The Earl of Minto(Canadian Governor General 1898-1904)–
Franz Boas(anthropologist)–
Dean R. Koontz(author)–
Jimmy Smits(actor)–
Tom Hanks(actor)–
Fred Savage(actor)–
Died
Zachary Taylor(12th U.S. president)–
Eric Sevareid(journalist)–
Douglas George Chapman(Canadian-born American wildlife statistician)–
Rod Steiger(actor)–
Isabel Sanford(actress)–
Kevin Hagen(actor)–
Milan B. Williams(musician)–
Rip Torn(actor)–
Events
Henry VIII of England annulled his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves –
Samuel Latham Mitchill became the first agriculture college professor in the United States when he was appointed by Columbia College in New York City. –
First natural gas well discovered near what is now Charleston, West Virginia –
Argentina declared independence from Spain –
The U.S. Congress ratified the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, granting citizenship to all those born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves –
John F. Blondel received a patent for a doughnut cutter –
Henry Tibbe patented an improved corn cob pipe –
In his Wright biplane, aviator Walter Brookins flew higher than a mile –
New York Mayor LaGuardia read the comics over the radio during a newspaper strike –
At age seven, Roger Woodward became the first person to fall accidentally over the Niagara River’s Horseshoe Falls and live –
Canada’s Official Languages Act adopted –
Clarence M. Kelley, is sworn in as director of the FBI –
Jim Purol set a Guinness World Record for Most Seats Sat in 48 Hours by sitting in 39,250 seats –
Weather
43 degrees F, Williamstown, Massachusetts –
Tucson, Arizona, hit 102 degrees F in its 33rd consecutive day with temperatures above 100 –
