1937 - Dustin Hoffman - Academy Award winner and unquestionably one of the best actors of his generation. Movies included "Rain Man", "The Graduate", "Tootsie", "Midnight Cowboy" and many more.
1927 - Andy Warhol - Most famous Pop artist of the 20th Century who achieved his "15 minutes of fame" for paintings of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell's Soup cans.
1879 - Emiliano Zapata - Famed Mexican revolutionary war leader who fought the government to equitably distribute land among the peasants.
Other notable events
on this day in history:
1899 - A.T. Marshall of Brockton, MA received a patent for the refrigerator.
1846 - The Smithsonian Institute, America's foremost repository of history, was founded in Washington, D.C., as a result of a bequest from English scientist James Smithson.
1786 - The Congress adopted the decimal system for use in our monetary system.
Population:
The Dalles:
11,600
U.S. population:
306,217,171
Sunrise and sunset:
Sunrise:5:57 a.m.
Sunset:8:23 p.m.
Local weather:
The Dalles high:
77° F
The Dalles low:
61° F
The nation's weather extremes:
High:
108° at Gila Bend, Ariz. Low: 28 at Truckee, California