1820: Julia Gardiner (John Tyler’s second wife) was born.
1884: Former-President Grant gave a personal check for $150,000, as an investment, to business associate Ferdinand Ward. Grant never saw the money again and went bankrupt.
1988: Joe Biden had an elective operation for a cerebral aneurysm.
1991: George W. H. Bush developed dyspnea from atrial fibrillation and Graves’ disease.