Desmond Mpilo Tutu(South African archbishop, Nobel Peace Prize winner)–
Leroi Jones(poet)–
John Mellencamp(singer)–
Yo-Yo Ma(cellist)–
Jayne Torvill(figure skater, Olympic gold medalist; partner was Christopher Dean)–
Simon Cowell(American Idol judge)–
Rachel McAdams(actress)–
Aaron & Shawn Ashmore(actors)–
Died
Edgar Allan Poe(author)–
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.(writer)–
Christy Mathewson(baseball player)–
Mario Lanza(singer)–
Events
Cornell University welcomed its first students –
Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University in football 222-0 –
German troops invaded Romania –
Frank Sinatra’s first TV show debuted –
First photos taken of the dark side of the Moon, by Luna 3 –
President John F. Kennedy signed nuclear test ban treaty between United States, Britain, and Soviet Union –
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats opened on Broadway –
Lynette Woodard selected as the first woman to play with the Harlem Globetrotters –
The rose was chosen to be national floral emblem of the U.S. Resolution signed on this day by President Reagan. U.S. Code Title 36, Chapter 3, Section 303 –
Adrienne Clarkson became the 26th governor-general of Canada –
A 12-year-old caught a 618-pound bluefin tuna in the Northumberland Strait of Canada –
Weather
A hurricane caused shore damage and snow inland in New England –
Hurricane Daisy produced heavy rains while moving to Canadian waters near Newfoundland. Tide damage occurred in eastern New England and Nova Scotia. –
San Antonio, Texas, received 3.1 inches of rain in 6 hours –
