| Peter Roget(of Thesaurus fame) invented slide rule, pocket chess | |
| Daniel Webster, early American orator and politician. | |
| Joseph Farwell Glidden, invented 1st useable barbed wire | |
| Thomas A. Watson, needed by Bell. | |
| Oliver Hardy, of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy. | |
| Cary Grant, actor (Arsenic & Old Lace, North by Northwest) | |
| Danny Kaye, comedian, actor, UNICEF | |
| National Clean Off Your Desk Day | |
| 1st UFO sighting in America, by perplexed Pilgrims in Boston. | |
| Captain James Cook stumbles over the Hawaiian Islands. | |
| The elegant California Theatre opens in San Francisco. | |
| Versailles Peace Conference, ending World War I | |
| Tunisian Revolution Day (National Day) | |
By Scott Labrecque version 9.4.0.0