In 1821, Spain ceded Florida to the United States.
In 1841, the British humor magazine Punch was first published.
In 1938, aviator Douglas Corrigan took off from New York with the stated intention of going to California, but ended up the next day in Ireland, earning himself the nickname Wrong Way Corrigan.
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TV personality Art Linkletter (1912)
Comedian Phyllis Diller (1917)
Actor Donald Sutherland (1934)
Comedy writer Pat McCormick (1934)
Actress-singer Diahann Carroll (1935)
Actress Lucie Aranz (1951)
Actor David Hasselhoff (1952)
Singer Phoebe Snow (1952)
Singer Nicolette Larson (1952)
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"A life spent in making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent in doing nothing."