Misc: in what famous poem does killing an albatross cause disaster?

Questions

Barometric pressure at 856 mb (25.55") off Okinawa (record low).?

James J. Jeans, astrophysicist, dies on his 69th birthday.?

First automobile to exceed 400 mph, John Cobb, Bonneville Salt Flats.?

Ed Begley, Jr., actor (St. Elsewhere, Real Genius, Spinal Tap), born.?

Richard Nixon appears on "Laugh-in".?