Sri Swami Satchidananda(founded Yogavilleβ in Virginiaβ)β
Tony Scott(director)β
Born
Orville Wright(aviator)β
Coco Chanel(designer)β
Ogden Nash(writer)β
Malcolm Forbes(publisher)β
Gene Roddenberry(author, producer)β
Willie Shoemaker(jockey)β
Bill Clinton(42nd U.S. president)β
Jonathan Frakes(actor)β
Peter Gallagher(actor)β
John Stamos(actor)β
Kyra Sedgwick(actress)β
Lee Ann Womack(country musician)β
Matthew Perry(actor)β
Callum Blue(actor)β
Jennifer Morrison(actress)β
Erika Christensen(actress)β
Events
Five hanged for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusettsβ
In a battle off Nova Scotia, the USS Constitution earned the nickname Old Ironsides and sank the British frigate HMS GuerriΓ¨reβ
Farmer Gail Borden obtained a patent for his process for condensing milkβ
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 5, a space menagerie. Two dog passengers, Belka and Strelka, became the first living organisms recovered from orbitβ
Strong earthquake in Turkey killed over 2,000 peopleβ
72-pound lake trout was caught in Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territoriesβ
Carly Patterson became the first American in 20 years to win the women’s Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medalβ
A bronze statue of Arthur Fonzie Fonzarelli was unveiled in Milwaukee, Wisconsinβ
Weather
The thermometer soared to 102.92 degrees F (39.4 degrees C) in Rexton, New Brunswickβ
Hurricane Diane caused unprecedented flooding of many small rivers in New England, resulting in 184 deaths and $1 billion in damageβ