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Events
- 1758 – The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
- 1778 – American Revolutionary War: British and American forces battle indecisively at the Battle of Rhode Island.
- 1786 – Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens.
- 1861 – American Civil War: The Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries gives Federal forces control of Pamlico Sound.
- 1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded.
- 1911 – Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.*1915 – US Navy salvage divers raise F-4, the first U.S. submarine sunk in an accident.
- 1916 – The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
- 1950 – Korean War: British troops arrive in Korea to bolster the US presence there.
- 1952 – American experimental composer John Cage’s 4’33” premieres at Maverick Concert Hall, played by American pianist David Tudor.
- 1958 – United States Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- 1965 – The Gemini V spacecraft returns to Earth, landing in the Atlantic Ocean.
- 1970 – Chicano Moratorium against the Vietnam War, East Los Angeles, California. Police riot kills three people, including journalist Rubén Salazar.
- 1997 – Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
- 2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
Births
- 1792 – Charles Grandison Finney, American minister and author (d. 1875)
- 1809 – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician and author (d. 1894)
- 1843 – David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (d. 1910)
- 1861 – Byron G. Harlan, American singer (d. 1936)
- 1876 – Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (d. 1958)
- 1891 – Marquis James, American journalist and author (d. 1955)
- 1898 – Preston Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1959)
- 1910 – Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic (d. 1985)
- 1912 – Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1912 – Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016)
- 1915 – Nathan Pritikin, American nutritionist and author (d. 1985)
- 1916 – Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008)
- 1917 – Isabel Sanford, American actress (d. 2004)
- 1920 – Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1955)
- 1920 – Herb Simpson, American baseball player (d. 2015)
- 1920 – Otis Boykin, American inventor and engineer (d. 1982)
- 1922 – Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (d. 2008)
- 1922 – John Edward Williams, American author and educator (d. 1994)
- 1922 – Arthur Anderson, American actor (d. 2016)
- 1924 – Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (d. 1963)
- 1926 – Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (d. 2016)
- 1926 – Betty Lynn, American actress (d. 2021)
- 1929 – Thom Gunn, English-American poet and academic (d. 2004)
- 1935 – William Friedkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1936 – John McCain, American captain and politician (d. 2018)
- 1937 – James Florio, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 49th Governor of New Jersey
- 1938 – Elliott Gould, American actor and producer
- 1938 – Robert Rubin, American lawyer and politician, 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury
- 1939 – Joel Schumacher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020)
- 1940 – James Brady, American politician and activist, 15th White House Press Secretary (d. 2014)
- 1940 – Gary Gabelich, American race car driver (d. 1984)
- 1942 – James Glennon, American cinematographer (d. 2006)
- 1942 – Sterling Morrison, American singer and guitarist (d. 1995)
- 1943 – Dick Halligan, American pianist and composer
- 1945 – Wyomia Tyus, American sprinter
- 1946 – Bob Beamon, American long jumper
- 1946 – Francine D. Blau, American economist and academic
- 1947 – Temple Grandin, American ethologist, academic, and author
- 1948 – Robert S. Langer, American chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and academic
- 1949 – Stan Hansen, American wrestler and actor
- 1950 – Doug DeCinces, American baseball player
- 1950 – Frank Henenlotter, American director and screenwriter
- 1950 – Dave Reichert, American soldier and politician
- 1952 – Karen Hesse, American author and poet
- 1952 – Dave Malone, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1952 – Don Schlitz, American Hall of Fame country music songwriter
- 1953 – David Boaz, American businessman and author
- 1953 – James Quesada, Nicaraguan-American anthropologist and academic
- 1954 – Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American journalist, author, and academic
- 1955 – Diamanda Galás, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1955 – Jack Lew, American lawyer and politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff
- 1956 – Mark Morris, American dancer and choreographer
- 1956 – Eddie Murray, American football player
- 1956 – Steve Yarbrough, American novelist and short story writer
- 1957 – Jerry D. Bailey, American jockey and sportscaster
- 1959 – Timothy Shriver, American businessman and activist
- 1959 – Stephen Wolfram, English-American physicist and mathematician
- 1960 – Todd English, American chef and author
- 1961 – Rodney McCray, American basketball player
- 1962 – Carl Banks, American football player and sportscaster
- 1964 – Perri "Pebbles" Reid, American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter
- 1965 – Will Perdue, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1967 – Neil Gorsuch, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- 1967 – Anton Newcombe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1969 – Jennifer Crittenden, American screenwriter and producer
- 1971 – Carla Gugino, American actress
- 1976 – Pablo Mastroeni, Argentine-American soccer player and manager
- 1977 – Aaron Rowand, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1979 – Ryan Shealy, American baseball player
- 1980 – Chris Simms, American football player
- 1980 – David West, American basketball player
- 1986 – Lea Michele, American actress and singer
- 1991 – Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player
- 1992 – Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player
Deaths
- 1877 – Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1801)
- 1917 – George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (b. 1833)
- 1931 – David T. Abercrombie, American businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (b. 1867)
- 1946 – Adolphus Busch III, American businessman (b. 1891)
- 1946 – John Steuart Curry, American painter and academic (b. 1897)
- 1958 – Marjorie Flack, American author and illustrator (b. 1897)
- 1968 – Ulysses S. Grant III, American general (b. 1881)
- 1977 – Jean Hagen, American actress (b. 1923)
- 1979 – Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (b. 1890)
- 1981 – Lowell Thomas, American journalist and author (b. 1892)
- 1982 – Lehman Engel, American composer and conductor (b. 1910)
- 1985 – Evelyn Ankers, British-American actress (b. 1918)
- 1987 – Archie Campbell, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1914)
- 2007 – Richard Jewell, American police officer (b. 1962)
- 2007 – Alfred Peet, Dutch-American businessman, founded Peet's Coffee & Tea (b. 1920)
- 2008 – Michael Schoenberg, American geophysicist and theorist (b. 1939)
- 2011 – Honeyboy Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1915)
- 2012 – Anne McKnight, American soprano (b. 1924)
- 2012 – Les Moss, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
- 2013 – Joan L. Krajewski, American lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
- 2013 – Bruce C. Murray, American geologist and academic, co-founded The Planetary Society (b. 1931)
- 2016 – Gene Wilder, American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author (b. 1933)
- 2018 – Paul Taylor, American choreographer (b. 1930)
- 2021 – Ed Asner, American actor (b. 1929)