John McEnroe 1959 - Tennis player
- 1804 - A raid was led by Lt. Stephen Decatur to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia. The ship had been taken by pirates.
- 1857 - The National Deaf Mute College was incorporated in Washington, DC. It was the first school in the world for advanced education of the deaf. The school was later renamed Gallaudet College.
- 1932 - The first fruit tree patent was issued to James E. Markham for a peach tree which ripens later than other varieties.
- 1937 - Wallace H. Carothers received a patent for nylon. Carothers was a research chemist for Du Pont.
- 1959 - Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista.
- 1968 - In the U.S., the first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, AL.
- 2005 - The Kyoto global warming pact went into effect in 140 nations.
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