Lee Harvey Oswald(suspected assassin of President John F. Kennedy)–
Freddie Mercury(musician)–
John Rawls(leading figure in political philosophy and legal theory)–
Warren Spahn(American baseball player)–
Pat Morita(actor)–
Events
The transit of Venus was first observed –
Justus Falckner became the first Lutheran pastor ordained in America (Philadelphia) –
Charles Darwin’s controversial Origin of Species published –
First national Thanksgiving celebration –
Joseph Glidden granted patent for barbed wire fencing –
Cape Breton Railway opened, Nova Scotia –
Ruth Nichols became the first woman to fly a transcontinental flight –
Lee Harvey Oswald, accused by Dallas police of assassinating President Kennedy, was shot and killed by Jack Ruby in the basement of the Dallas municipal building while in police custody –
239-lb. yellowfin tuna caught off Catalina Island, California –
14.04-pound saugeye caught, Antrim Lake, Ohio –
Weather
In what became known as the “Battle Above the Clouds,” the Union army, aided by clouds obscuring the battlefield, was victorious at Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga –
