first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. 1987: Jessica McClure fell into a well. Erwin Rommel (1891-1944), Errol Flynn (1909-1959) and Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) died on this date. And happy birthday to James VII and II (1633-1701), Dwight D Eisenhower (1890-1969), Sir Roger Moore (1927-TBD) and Harry Anderson