Sir Charles Stanley(4th Viscount Monck; first governor-general of Canada)–
Natalie Wood(actress)–
Cary Grant(actor)–
George Harrison(musician; member of The Beatles)–
John D. Barrymore(actor)–
Wendie Jo Sperber(actress)–
Events
Committee of Secret Correspondence organized by 2nd Continental Congress –
Fire destroyed much of Maryland Agricultural College, in College Park, Maryland –
Richard E. Byrd and pilot Bernt Balchen, in the Floyd Bennett, were first to fly over the South Pole –
Doctors Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas performed the first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome –
The first helicopter hoist rescue took place, at Penfield Reef, Connecticut –
Kukla, Fran and Ollie debuted on television –
Enos became the first chimp to orbit Earth –
President Lyndon B. Johnson established the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy –
English was used for the first time during a U.S. Catholic Mass. –
Pong, a coin-operated video game, debuted –
Megamouth shark caught off Catalina Island, California –
Ensemble of 1,013 cellists played in Kobe, Japan, setting world record –
Weather
Major Henry Hitchcock, during Sherman’s March, Georgia, wrote: “Weather so warm that I could not wear any cape after 10 a.m. Afternoon perfectly lovely and tonight beautiful starlight: Atmosphere dense and smoke from campfires hangs low.” –
