1973 Texas Chain Saw Massacre According to the 1974 movie.

1963 First black to graduate from the University of Mississippi: 3,000 troops had been used to put down riots when James Meredith entered 115-year-old university in 1962.

1939 The Wizard of Oz is released, starring Judy Garland as Dorothy.

1920 19th Amendment Constitutional Amendment granting American women the right to vote is approved by Tennessee, providing the necessary two-thirds majority needed for ratification.

1873 First recorded climb of Mt. Whitney The second highest peak in the U.S. is reached by John Lucas, Charles Begole, and A.H. Johnson.

1872 First mail-order catalog A. Montgomery Ward issues his first catalog. It included a money-back guarantee.

1590 Lost Colony of Roanoke Sir John White returns to the colony to find all of the colonists missing. The only clue to their fate was the word "CROATOAN" carved on a post.

1970 Malcolm-Jamal Warner American actor. TV: The Cosby Show (Theo Huxtable).

1958 Madeleine Stowe American actress, co-star of The Last of the Mohicans (1992).

1952 Patrick Swayze d. 2009 American actor, dancer.  He first danced professionally in Disneyland parades (1950).  Film: Red Dawn (1984), Dirty Dancing (1987), and Ghost (1990).

1943 Martin Mull American actor. TV: Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Garth Gimble) and Fernwood 2-Night (host - Garth Gimble's brother Barth).

1937 Robert Redford American actor, Oscar-winning director. Film: Barefoot in the Park (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Sting (1973), All The President's Men (1976), and Ordinary People (1980, Best Director Oscar). He was the first man to appear on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal magazine.

1933 Roman Polanski Polish director. Film: Repulsion (1965), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), and Rosemary's Baby (1968). In 1977, he fled the U.S. while awaiting trial for raping a 13-year-old girl.

1927 Rosalynn Carter American former first lady.

1922 Shelley Winters d. 2006 (Shirley Schrift), American Oscar-Emmy-winning actress. Film: A Place In the Sun (1951), The Diary of Anne Frank (1959, Oscar), A Patch of Blue (1965, Oscar), Bloody Mamma (1970, Ma Barker), and The Poseidon Adventure (1972).  TV: Roseanne's grandmother in Roseanne.

1917 Caspar Weinberger d. 2006 American politician, secretary of health, education, and welfare (1973-75), secretary of defense under President Ronald Reagan. He was indicted in the Iran-contra affair but pardoned by President George H. Bush.

1834 Marshall Field d. 1906 American businessman. He founded the department store chain bearing his name. He died of pneumonia contracted while playing golf with Abraham Lincoln's son Todd. The quote "The customer is always right" is attributed to him.

1774 Meriwether Lewis d. 1809 American soldier, explorer, governor of Louisiana territory. With Clark he explored the American West (1804-06) establishing a route to the Pacific.

1587 Virginia Dare d. circa 1590 first child born in North America to English parents. She disappeared with the lost colonists of Roanoke.

1990 B.F. Skinner b. 1904 (Burrhus Frederic Skinner), American psychologist, pioneer in behaviorism.  He worked on WWII Project Pigeon, which attempted to use pigeons for missile guidance systems.

1981 Anita Loos b. 1893 American author, playwright. Writings: Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1925) and But Gentleman Marry Brunettes (1928).

1940 Walter Percy Chrysler b. 1875 American auto executive, founder of the Chrysler Automobile Company.

1559 Paul IV b. ???? Italian religious leader, 223rd Pope (1555-59).

1503 Alexander VI b. 1431 Spanish-born religious leader, 214th Pope (1492-1503).

1276 Adrian V b. ???? Italian religious leader, 186th Pope (July - Aug. 1276). He died before without having been ordained even to the priesthood.

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