- Republic of Turkey: was established when forces led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk wrested control from the Ottoman Empire (1923)
- Black Tuesday: US stock market crashed, Great Depression began (1929)
- Star of India: was stolen, along with other fabulous gems, from the American Museum of Natural History (1964)
- John Glenn: the first American in orbit returned to space (1998)
- James Boswell (1740-1795): Scottish writer, biographer of Samuel Johnson
- Richard Dreyfuss (60): Oscar winner for The Goodbye Girl
- Winona Ryder (36): actress, Girl, Interrupted, Heathers
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