Birthdays:
1978~ Yael Naïm, Israeli musician.
1957~ Robert Townsend, African American actor, comedian and film director.
1955~ Michael Pollan, American journalist. He is best known for his book Omnivore’s Dilemma.
1950~ Natalie Cole (née Natalie Maria Cole; d. Dec. 31, 2015), American singer who carried on her father’s legacy. She was the daughter of Nat King Cole. She died of congested heart failure at age 65.
1945~ Bob Marley (né Robert Nasta Marley; d. May 11, 1981), Jamaican singer and musician. He died of cancer at age 36.
1944~ Michael Tucker, American actor. He is best known for his role as Stuart Markowitz on the television drama L.A. Law.
1942~ Sarah Brady (née Sarah Jane Kemp; d. Apr. 3, 2015), prominent campaigner for gun control after her husband former White House Press Secretary, James Brady, was shot along with when President Ronald Reagan was shot. She was a tireless campaigner who pushed for gun control. She died of pneumonia at age 73.
1940~ Petr Hájek (d. Dec. 26, 2016), Czech mathematician. He died at age 76.
1940~ Tom Brokaw (né Thomas John Brokaw), American news journalist and long-time anchor of NBC Nightly News.
1939~ Mike Farrell (né Michael Joseph Farrell, Jr.), American actor. He is best known for his role as Captain J.B. Hunnicut on the television sit-com M*A*S*H.
1934~ Marty Sklar (né Martin A. Sklar; d. July 27, 2017), American Disney imaginer who dreamed up theme parks. He died at age 83.
1932~ François Truffaut (né François Roland Truffaut; d. Oct. 21, 1984), French film director. He died of a brain tumor at age 52.
1931~ Rip Torn (né Elmore Rual Torn, Jr.), American actor. He is best known for his role as Artie on the Larry Sanders Show.
1929~ Keith Waterhouse (né Keith Spencer Waterhouse; d. Sept. 4, 2009), British comic author who wrote Billy Liar. He died at age 80.
1922~ Patrick Macnee (né Daniel Patrick Macnee; d. June 25, 2015), British born actor best known for his role as John Steed in the television series, The Avengers. He was 93 years old.
1917~ Zsa Zsa Gabor (née Sári Gábor; d. Dec. 18, 2016), Hungarian-born actress and socialite. She was married 9 times. She died of cardiac arrest at age 99.
1916~ John Crank (d. Oct. 3, 2006), British mathematician. He died at age 90.
1913~ Mary Leakey (née Mary Douglas Nicol; d. Dec. 9, 1996), English archeologist and anthropologist. She was the wife of archeologist Louis Leakey. She died at age 83.
1912~ Eva Braun (née Eva Anna Paula Braun; d. Apr. 30, 1945), German mistress and wife of Adolf Hitler. She committed suicide at age 33.
1911~ Ronald Reagan (né Ronald Wilson Reagan; d. June 5, 2004), American actor who became the 40thPresident of the United States. He was president from January 1981 until January 1989. He had previously served as the 33rd Governor of California. He died at age 93 years old.
1902~ Louis Nizer (d. Nov. 10, 1994), American trial attorney who represented many celebrities and high-profile cases. He died at age 92.
1895~ Babe Ruth (né George Herman Ruth, Jr.; d. Aug. 16, 1948), American baseball player. He played for the Boston Red Sox before being traded to the New York Yankees. He died of cancer at age 53.
1892~ William P. Murphy (né William Parry Murphy; d. Oct. 9, 1987), American physician and recipient of the 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in treating pernicious anemia. He died at age 95.
1849~ Ida Straus (née Rosalie Ida Blun; d. Apr. 15, 1912), wife of Isidor Straus. She died on the RMS Titanic. She and her husband, Isidor Straus, shared a birth and death date. She was 63 years old.
1845~ Isidor Straus (d. Apr. 15, 1812), co-owner of Macy’s department store in New York. He and his wife, Ida Straus, shared a birth and death date. He died on the RMS Titanic. He was 67 years old.
1842~ Mary Rudge (d. Nov. 22, 1919), English chess master. She died at age 77.
1833~ Jeb Stuart (né James Ewell Brown Stuart, d. May 12, 1864), Confederate Army General. He was killed in battle at age 31.
1818~ William Evarts (né William Maxwell Evarts; d. Feb. 28, 1901), 27th United States Secretary of State. He served under President Rutherford B. Hayes from March 1977 until March 1881. He also served as the 29th United States Attorney General under President Andrew Johnson from July 1868 to March 1868. Following his positions in the Federal Executive Office, he became a United States Senator from the State of New York from March 1885 until March 1891. He was born in Charleston, Massachusetts. He died 22 days after his 83rd birthday.
1756~ Aaron Burr, Jr. (d. Sept. 14, 1836), 3rd Vice President of the United States. He served during the President Thomas Jefferson administration from March 1801 until March 1805. He served as a United States Senator from New York from March 1791 until March 1797. He is best known for killing political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel. He died at age 80.
1695~ Nicolaus II Bernoulli (d. July 31, 1726), Swiss mathematician. He died of a fever at age 31.
1665~ Queen Anne of Great Britain (d. Aug. 1, 1714). She was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. She was the first Queen of Britain, which was formed when the Kingdom of Scotland united with the Kingdom of England and Wales. She was also the Queen of Ireland. She was the last monarch of the royal House of Stuart. None of her children survived her. She was succeeded by a distant cousin, George, Elector of Hanover. She was 49 at the time of her death. She was in ill health. The 2018 movie, The Favourite, is a fictionalized version of the last years of her life.
1612~ Antoine Arnauld (d. Aug. 8, 1694), French philosopher, Catholic theologian and mathematician. He died at age 82.
1611~ Chongzhen Emperor (d. Apr. 25, 1644), 17th and last Chinese Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He ruled from October 1627 until his death 1644. He committed suicide at age 33 during a peasant rebellion.
1582~ Mario Bettinus (d. Nov. 7, 1657), Italian mathematician and astronomer. He died at age 72.
1577~ Beatrice Cenci (d. Sept. 11, 1599), Italian noblewoman and legendary murderess. She was abused by her father. She reported his crimes, but was ignored, hence, she and other members of her family murdered her abusive father. She and her family were subsequently executed. She has become a symbol for resistance against the aristocracy. She was 22 at the time of her execution.
1465~ Scipione del Ferro (d. Nov. 5, 1526), Italian mathematician. He died at age 61.
1452~ Joanna, Princess of Portugal (d. May 12, 1490). She was of the House of Aviz. She became a nun. She died at age 38.
Events that Changed the World:
2016~ A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan. Over 115 people were killed.
2013~ An 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands. Ten people were killed.
2012~ A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck central Philippines. At least 51 people were killed and many others injured.
2010~ Mitch Landrieu (b. 1960) was elected Mayor of New Orleans in the first round of voting.
1998~ The Washington National Airport was renamed the Ronald Reagan National Airport.
1978~ The Blizzard of 1978 was one of the worst storms in New England’s recorded history. The storm had sustained winds of 65 miles per hour and snowfall of 4 inches per hour.
1959~ Jack Kilby (1923 ~ 2005) of Texas Instruments filed the first patent for an integrated circuit.
1952~ Elizabeth II (b. 1926) became Queen of the United Kingdom upon the death of her father, King George VI (1895 ~ 1952). She was on vacation in Kenya when her father died.
1919~ The American Legion was formed.
1918~ British women over the age of 30 are granted the right to vote.
1900~ The international arbitration court at The Hague was created.
1899~ The Spanish-American War comes to an end with the Treaty of Paris, when the United States Senate ratified the peace treaty that had been signed between the United States and Spain.
1815~ John Stevens (1749 ~ 1838) was granted the first American railroad charter; it is granted from the State of New Jersey.
1788~ Massachusetts became the 6th State to ratify the United States Constitution.
1778~ During the American Revolutionary War, the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce were signed in Paris by the United States and France, signaling official recognition by France of the United States. It was a defensive alliance between the two countries.
1685~ James II (1633 ~ 1701) became King of England and VII of Scotland following the death of his brother, King Charles II (1630 ~ 1685).
Good-Byes:
2017~ Irwin Corey (d. July 29, 1914), American madcap comedian who mocked expertise. He was the world’s foremost authority on intellectual doublespeak. He died at age 102.
2014~ Maxine Kumin (née Maxine Winokur; b. June 6, 1925), American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who wrote about her farm. She died in Warner, New Hampshire. She was 88 years old.
2014~ Ralph Kiner (né Ralph McPherren Kiner; b. Oct. 27, 1922), American major league baseball player and slugger who became a broadcaster and voice of the Mets. He died at age 91.
2012~ Janice E. Voss (née Janice Elaine Voss; b. Oct. 8, 1956), American engineer and astronaut. She flew in space 5 times. She died of breast cancer at age 55.
2009~ James Whitmore (né James Allen Whitmore, Jr.; b. Oct. 1, 1921), American gruff character actor who specialized in ordinary guys. He died at age 87.
2002~ Max Perutz (né Max Ferdinand Perutz; b. May. 19, 1914), Austrian-born English biologist and recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He died at age 87.
1998~ Falco (né Johann Hölzel, b. Feb. 19, 1957), Austrian musician. He was killed in an automobile accident 2 weeks before his 41st birthday.
1995~ James Merrill (né James Ingram Merrill; b. Mar. 3, 1926), American poet. He was the son of Charles Merrill, the founder of Merrill Lynch. He died of a heart attack less than a month before his 69th birthday.
1993~ Arthur Ashe (né Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.; b. July 10, 1943), American tennis player. He died at age 49.
1991~ Salvador Luria (né Salvador Edward Luria; b. Aug. 13, 1912), Italian-born American microbiologist and recipient of the 1969 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology for his work with bacterial viruses. He died at age 78 in Lexington, Massachusetts.
1991~ Danny Thomas (né Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz, b. Jan. 6, 1912), American actor. He was the father of Marlo Thomas. He died a month after his 79th birthday.
1989~ Barbara Tuchman (née Barbara Wertheim; b. Jan. 30, 1912), American historian. She is best known for her book The Guns of August, which is about the first month of World War I. She died 7 days after her 77th birthday.
1986~ Minoru Yamasaki (b. Dec. 1, 1912), American architect. He designed the World Trade Center. He died of stomach cancer at age 73.
1952~ King George VI of the United Kingdom (né Albert Frederick Arthur George; b. Dec. 14, 1895). He became King upon the abdication of his older brother, Edward VIII. He reigned as King from December 1936 until his death in February 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth. He was the father of Queen Elizabeth II. He died at age 56.
1929~ Marie Christina of Austria (b. July 21, 1858), Queen consort of Spain and second wife of Alfonso XII, King of Spain. She was of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. She died of heart disease at age 70.
1918~ Gustav Klimt (b. July 14, 1862), Austrian painter and graphic artist. He died at age 55 during the flu epidemic.
1825~ William Eustis (b. June 10, 1753), 6th United States Secretary of War. He served under President James Madison from March 1809 until January 1813. He later served as the 12th Governor of Massachusetts from May 1823 until February 1825. He died at age 71.
1804~ Joseph Priestly (b. Mar. 24, 1733), English clergyman and chemist who shares credit for the discovery of oxygen with Carl Scheele. His birthday is sometimes listed as March 13 because of the calendar in use at the time of his birth. He died shortly before his 71st birthday.
1740~ Pope Clement XII (né Lorenzo Corsini; d. Apr. 7, 1652). He was Pope from July 1730 until his death 10 years later. He died a day before his 88th birthday.
1685~ King Charles II of England (b. May 29, 1630), monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was married to Catherine of Braganza. He was of the House of Stuart. He died at age 54.
1612~ Christopher Clavius (b. Mar. 25, 1538), German mathematician. He died at age 73.
1378~ Joanna of Bourbon (b. Feb. 3, 1338), Queen consort of France through her marriage to Charles V of France. She died 3 days after her 40th birthday of complications of childbirth.
1155~ King Sigurd II Haraldsson of Norway (1133 ~ Feb. 6, 1155). He reigned as co-ruler with his half-brother, Inge and Eystein II, from 1136 until his death in 1155. He is sometimes referred to as Sigurd Munn. He was of the House of Gille. He was killed in a power struggle with his half-brother at about age 23.
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