Mr. Backus entire persona is also immediately recognizable to Gilligan’s Island fans. From 1964 to 1967 (with reruns, it seems much longer than 4 seasons), He played the role of Thurston Howell III in CBS-TV’s popular Gilligan’s Island series; and returned for several sequels, the first, Rescue from Gilligan’s Island aired in 1978 and was a big hit. (Later versions did not fare as well; although one can catch them in reruns on late-night TV.) 

Jim (James Gilmore) Backus starred in I Married Joan from 1952 through 1955; was the first host of Talent Scouts in 1962 and played the role of Dagwood’s boss, Mr. Dithers, in the 1968 version of Blondie. Jim Backus appeared in many films including: The Great Lover in 1949, Rebel Without a Cause in 1955, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World in 1963, Angel’s Brigade in 1979 and Slapstick of Another Kind in 1984. 

This is just a sampling of the entertainment brought to us by the man whose career spanned several decades of radio, film and TV until his death on July 3, 1989. We miss you, Mr. Quincy Magoo. 
1913 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax 

 1925 - Bert Remsen
actor: McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Nashville, Dick Tracy, It’s a Living, Dallas; died Apr 22, 1999, geboren
1925 Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia composer, dies at 81 , gestorben
1925 Bert Remsen Glen Cove NY, actor (Mario-It's a Living) , geboren

 1944 - Karen Grassle

1984 - Michael Spinks defeated Eddie Davis in a unanimous decision to retain the light heavyweight championship; in 12 rounds in Atlantic City, NJ. 

1984, The Thompson Twins scored their first UK No.1 album with their third release 'Into The Gap.'
1984 Oil fire in Cubatao Brazil kills 500 

1984, Van Halen's 'Jump', started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart, a No.7 hit in the UK.

1989, Simple Minds had a UK No.1 with their 17th single release 'Belfast Child.'
1989 1st independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms 
1989 Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career 
1989 Javed Miandad scores 271 vs New Zealand at Eden Park 
1989 Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (956.7 mbar at De Bilt) 
1989 Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 

1989, Simply Red started a four week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with their third release 'A New Flame.'

Kuwait : National Day 
México : Coronado Day (1540) 
World : Brotherhood Day (1934) - - - - - ( Sunday )

Religious Observances
Christian : Feast of St Avertanus & Bl Romeo 
Roman Catholic : Commemoration of St Matthias the Apostle (leap years) 
Roman Catholic : Commemoration of St Walburga, abbess 
Orthodox : Commemoration of St Tarasius, patriarch of Constantinople 
Lutheran : Commemoration of Elizabeth Fedde, deaconess, 
Jewish : Fast of Esther (Adar 13, 5762 AM)