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–
