| Thomas Warton, poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy) | |
| Joseph B. Strauss, civil engineer, builder of Golden Gate Bridge | |
| Chic Young, creator of the 'Blondie' comic strip. | |
| George Balanchine, dancer-choreographer | |
| Simone de Beauvoir, French author (The Mandarins, The Second Sex) | |
| Richard M. Nixon, 37th President (1968-1974) Beloved by Checkers. | |
| Gypsy Rose Lee, burlesque entertainer, actress | |
| Joan Baez, folk singer, human rights advocate in Staten Island | |
| Conneticut becomes 5th state | |
| Jean Pierre Blanchard makes 1st balloon flight in North America | |
| 1st income tax imposed, in England. | |
| The daguerrotype process announced at French Academy of Science | |
| Thomas Henderson measures 1st stellar parallax Alpha Centauri | |
| Caroline Herschel, '1st lady of astronomy,' dies at 98 in Germany | |
| first San Francisco paper, 'California Star', published. | |
| Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established | |
| 5.9 earthquake in New England/Canada; last one was in 1855. | |
By Scott Labrecque version 9.4.0.0