1955 Sandra Bernhard – Comedienne and actress (Playing Mona Lisa, Wrongfully Accused, Hudson Hawk, The King of Comedy)

Never could stand her.

1891 Sir John A. Macdonald, age 76 - Canada's first Prime Minister. He died while still in office. The bells of Ottawa tolled 76 times for him. He was buried in Kingston, Ontario

That was quite a tribute.

1949 Nineteen Eighty-four, George Orwell’s prophetic novel of a world ruled by Big Brother, was published

Orwell was more insightful than he realized.