BIRTHDAYS:
1912, David Brower

1916, Olivia De Havilland, actress

1936, Jamie Farr, actor

1942, Karen Black

1942, Genevieve Bujold

1945, Debbie ''Blondie'' Harry, singer

1946, Ron Silver, actor

1952, Dan Aykroyd, actor, comedian

1961, Princess Diana

1961, Carl Lewis

1967, Pamela Anderson Lee

1977, Liv Tyler, actress


EVENTS:
1850, At least 626 lay anchor around San Francisco Bay

1867, Dominion of Canada formed.

1898, Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill.

1899, San Francisco City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building.

1919, First Class Postage drops to 2 cents from 3 cents.

1931, Ice vending machines introduced in Los Angeles. 25 lbs, 15 cents.

1944, Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing world-wide financial systems (like the IMF and the World Bank.)

1961, Haleakala National Park established in Hawaii.

1971, Golden Gate Bridge is paid for.

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
- Oscar Wilde