| Charles Goodyear, invented vulcanization process for rubber | |
| Andrew Johnson, 17th President (1865-1869) | |
| William Ewart Gladstone, British statesman | |
| Pablo Casals, cellist | |
| Feast of St Thomas of Canterbury (Thomas … Beckett) | |
| Texas becomes the 28th state | |
| Gas lights installed at White House for 1st time | |
| San Francisco Symphony formed. | |
| Identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey | |
| Pan Am starts San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand service. | |
| first UHF TV station operating regular basis, Bridgeport CT | |
| first transistorized hearing aid offered for sale, Elmsford NY | |
By Scott Labrecque version 9.4.0.0