IN THE WORLD

1984: Indira Gandhi, India’s prime minister for more than 15 years, was assassinated by two of her own security guards.

IN THE NATION

1913: The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across the United States, was dedicated.

1999: EgyptAir Flight 990, bound from New York to Cairo, crashed off the Massachusetts coast, killing all 217 people aboard.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Former CBS anchorman Dan Rather is 95. Actor Stephen Rea is 80. Olympic gold medal marathoner Frank Shorter is 79. Retired football coach Nick Saban is 75. Film director Peter Jackson is 65. Musician Larry Mullen Jr. (U2) is 65. Musician Johnny Marr is 63. Baseball Hall of Famer Fred McGriff is 63. Actor Rob Schneider is 63. Actor Dermot Mulroney is 63. Musician Darryl Worley is 62. Actor-comedian Mike O’Malley is 60. Musician Adam Horovitz is 60. Musician Vanilla Ice is 59. Actor Letitia Wright is 33.

— The Associated Press