Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon(8th premier of Quebec)–
Ivan Pavlov(physiologist)–
Arthur B. Davies(artist)–
T.S. Eliot(poet)–
George Gershwin(composer)–
Jack LaLanne(fitness guru)–
Olivia Newton-John(singer)–
Melissa Sue Anderson(actress)–
Serena Williams(tennis player)–
Died
Daniel Boone(frontiersman)–
Bessie Smith(singer)–
Robert Palmer(singer)–
Paul Newman(actor & businessman)–
Events
Parthenon partially destroyed by Venetians, Athens, Greece–
On the steps of the Salem, New Jersey courthouse, Colonel Robert Johnson bit into a tomato in order to prove wrong the long-lasting theory that tomatoes were poisonous–
The Shriners, a fraternal and charitable organization, opened its first temple–
Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy confronted each other in the first televised presidential debate–
The Beverly Hillbillies debuted on television–
N.Y. Giant Ali Haji-Sheikh kicked a 56-yard field goal–
Australia won the America’s Cup. It was the first time in 132 years that the U.S. did not win–
Prairie View A&M University football team snapped 80-game losing streak
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42.1-inch-long cucumber set world record–
Weather
The temperature in San Diego, California, reached 111 degrees F–
The temperature in Los Angeles, California, reached 109 degrees F–
Death Valley, California, had an afternoon temperature of 104 degrees F–
