Harland Sanders(founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken)–
Phyllis Whitney(writer)–
Sylvia Miles(actress)–
Otis Redding(singer & songwriter)–
Tom Wopat(actor & singer)–
Angela Cartwright(actress)–
Hugh Grant(actor)–
Adam Sandler(actor)–
Eric Stonestreet(actor)–
Michael Bublé(singer)–
Michelle Williams(actress)–
Events
Continental Congress declared “United States of America” would be the name of the new nation–
John Herschel took the first glass plate photograph–
California was admitted as the 31st state–
Tom Fleming won the first national log rolling championship–
Canadian swimmer, Marilyn Bell, became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario–
Elvis Presley appeared for the first time on The Ed Sullivan Show. The show was hosted by Charles Laughton because Sullivan was recovering from injuries received in a car accident–
USS Long Beach, the first nuclear-powered surface warship, was commissioned–
Arthur Ashe won the U.S. Open tennis title–
The comic strip For Better or For Worse debuted–
Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in Britain’s history–
Football game between Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans lasted about 7 hours 8 minutes due to 3 hours 59 minutes of weather (lightning) delays. This made it the longest game in NFL history since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. Dolphins beat the Titans 27-20.–
Weather
Thrall, Texas, had 38.2 inches of rain within 24 hours–
