Benjamin Harrison (U.S.) 1833, Jacqueline Susann 1921 - Author, Ron Paul 1935
Isaac Hayes (Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr.) 1942 - Singer, songwriter, actor, producer, Robert Plant 1948 - Musician (Led Zeppelin), Al Roker 1954 - Telvision personality
1741 - Danish navigator Vitus Jonas Bering discovered Alaska.
1882 - Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuted in Moscow.
1885 - "The Mikado", by Gilbert and Sullivan, opened at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City.
1923 - The first American dirigible, the "Shenandoah," was launched in Lakehurst, NJ. The ship began its maiden voyage from the same location on September 4.
1939 - The National Bowling Association was founded in Detroit, MI. It was the first bowling association in the U.S. for African-Americans.
1955 - Colonel Horace A. Hanes, a U.S. Air Force pilot, flew to an altitude of 40,000 feet. Hanes reached a speed of 822.135 miles per hour in a Super Sabrejet.
1964 - A $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
1997 - Britain began voluntary evacuation of its Caribbean island of Montserrat due to the volcanic activity of the Soufriere Hills.
1998 - U.S. military forces attacked a terrorist camp in Afghanistan and a chemical plant in Sudan. Both targets were chosen for cruise missile strikes due to their connection with Osama bin Laden.
1998 - The U.N. Security Council extended trade sanctions against Iraq for blocking arms inspections.
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