1993 Obsessed David Letterman fan Margaret Ray is arrested for the 8th time after trespassing on his property. She had previously been arrested for breaking into his home, sleeping in his bedroom, and stealing his Porsche.

1986 Gramm-Rudman The law is ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.

1981 First woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court Sandra Day O'Connor is nominated by Pres. Reagan. She was sworn in the following September.

1981 First solar-powered flight across the English Channel, by Stephen R. Ptacek flying the Solar Challenger designed by Paul MacCready.

1947 Roswell UFO Incident Major Jesse Marcel and head of the Roswell Army Counterintelligence Corps, Sheridan Cavitt, go to William "Mack" Brazel's ranch and retrieve what they believe is debris from a UFO crash.

1936 First win of the National League over the American League in the annual All-Star baseball game (4-1 in the 4th annual game).

1898 Hawaii A joint congressional resolution is passed providing for the annexation of the island territory.

1865 Lincoln Assassination Four conspirators in the president's assassination are hanged in Washington D.C. The condemned included Mary E. Surratt, making her the First Woman Executed by the U.S. Federal Government. It was believed she provided assistance to John Wilkes Booth.

1959 Jessica Hahn American secretary. She claimed that televangelist Jim Bakker and preacher John Wesley Fletcher had drugged and raped her.

1949 Shelley Duvall American actress. Film: The Shining (1979). TV: Faerie Tale Theater (producer).

1940 Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), British singer, one of the Beatles.

1927 Doc Severinsen (Carl Severinsen), American orchestra leader, for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.

1922 Pierre Cardin French fashion designer, who founded his fashion company in 1949.

1907 Robert Anson Heinlein d. 1988 American science fiction author, Stranger in a Strange Land (1961). He won an unprecedented four Hugo awards.

1906 Satchel Paige d. 1982 (Leroy Robert Paige), American baseball player, the greatest baseball pitcher of the Negro Leagues. He became the oldest rookie ever in the major-leagues when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1948. They went on to win both the pennant and the World Series.

1752 Joseph Marie Jacquard d. 1834 French inventor. He invented the first programmable loom capable of weaving figured patterns (1801).

2006 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi b. 1966 Jordanian-born leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. He was killed when U.S. forces bombed his safehouse.

1973 Veronica Lake b. 1919 (Constance Ockelman), American actress, known for her trademark long blonde hair covering one eye. Film: This Gun for Hire (1942) and Hold That Blonde (1945).

1970 Sir Allen Lane b. 1902 British publisher. He founded Penguin Books (1935), which introduced low-priced paperbacks to the world.

1930 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle b. 1859 Scottish physician, author, creator of Sherlock Holmes (1887).  His belief in Spiritualism and the existence of fairies put him at odds with his one-time friend Harry Houdini.

1854 Georg Simon Ohm b. 1787 German physicist, creator of "Ohm's Law," and for whom the electrical measurements ohm and mho (Ohm spelled backwards) are named.

1307 Edward I b. 1239 King of England (1272-1307).

1304 Benedict XI b. 1240 Italian religious leader, 194th Pope (1303-04).

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