BIRTHDAYS:
1856, Sigmund Freud, psycologist, cigar smoker.

1870, A.P. Giannini, founder of Bank of America.

1895, Rudolph Valentino, actor.

1903, Daniel Gerber, founder of "Strained Peas" and other flavors of baby food.

1915, Orson Welles, director and actor.

1931, The "Say Hey Kid", Willie Mays.

1942, Tammy Wynette, singer.

1960, Roma Downey, actress.


EVENTS:
1851, Patent granted to Dr. John Farrie for a "refrigeration machine."

1851, Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco starts.

1860, The Olympic Club, first athletic club in US, founded.

1906, Temporary permit to erect overhead wires on Market Street which allowed "United Railroads" to run electric street cars.

1915, Babe Ruth hits first major league home run.

1937, The airship Hindenburg, the largest dirigible ever built and the pride of Nazi Germany, bursts into flames upon touching its mooring mast in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 passengers and crew-members.

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
- Chinese Proverb