1735: John Adams was born.
1893: The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was repealed through the efforts of Grover Cleveland.
1912: VP James S Sherman, running with Taft, died 6 days before election day.
1973: Gerald Ford had a skiing accident.
1974: Richard Nixon went into shock from the blood loss after surgery.
1977: The last naturally occurring case of smallpox was diagnosed. It killed a healthcare worker in Somalia.