Gertrude Ederle(first woman to swim the English Channel)–
Johnny Carson(comedian & television host)–
Pele(soccer player)–
Michael Crichton(author)–
Weird Al Yankovic(musician)–
Doug Flutie(football player)–
Ryan Reynolds(actor)–
Masiela Lusha(actress, author)–
Died
Zane Grey(author)–
Adolph Green(author & lyricist)–
Madame Chiang Kai-shek(became one of the world’s most famous women as she helped her husband fight the Japanese during World War II and later the Chinese Communists)–
Robert Merrill(baritone)–
Events
25,000 women marched in New York City demanding the right to vote –
Charlie Chaplin married Mildred Harris –
Researchers at the University of Toronto announced the development of an electronic cardiac pacemaker –
Cumberland mine disaster –
Garfield the Cat’s lovable teddy bear, Pooky, made his comic strip debut –
Weather
Flood “swept all the fences off” in Newbury, Vermont –
Newbury, Vermont, received 12 inches of snow, which stayed until spring –
1 foot of snow fell in Haverhill, New Hampshire –
A hurricane hit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –
A tornado hit Cass County, Indiana, around mid-afternoon –
Major flooding occurred in Chickasha, Oklahoma –
The Neches River in southeast Texas was 8 feet above flood stage due to heavy rain –
Hurricane Patricia, a Category 5, became the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western hemisphere, with maximum sustained winds near 200 mph. –
