1939 Majel Barrett - Actress (Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, West World, The Domino Principle) She was the wife of Gene Rodenberry, creator of Star Trek. She provided the voice of the computer in all the Star Trek TV series and Star Trek films, except Enterprise

Her voice was very distinctive.

1848 John Quincy Adams, age 80 - The 6th US president. He died of a stroke

Did he have a pet alligator or not?

1885 In Devonshire, England, nineteen-year-old John Lee became the only man to survive hanging three times.

An act of God or not? I believe it was.