Birthdays:
1969 ~ Ken Jeong (né Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong), American actor and comedian. He earned a medical degree from Tulane University. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.
1963 ~ Spud Webb (né Anthony Jerome Webb), American basketball player. At 5 feet, 6 inches, he is best known for being one of the shortest players in the National Basketball Association. He was born in Dallas, Texas.
1946 ~ Cheech Marin (né Richard Anthony Marin), American actor. He was born in South Los Angeles, California.
1944 ~ Ernő Rubik, Hungarian inventor, best known for his toy the Rubik’s cube. He was born in Budapest, Hungary.
1942 ~ Harrison Ford, American actor best known for his portrayal of Indiana Jones in the movie series. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1941 ~ Robert Forster (né Robert Wallace Forster, Jr.; d. Oct. 11, 2019), American actor who got a second shot with Jackie Brown. He was born in Rochester, New York. He died of brain cancer at age 78 in Los Angeles, California.
1940 ~ Paul Prudhomme (d. Oct. 8, 2015), American chef who specialized in Louisiana and Cajun cuisine. He was the proprietor of K-Paul’s restaurant in New Orleans. He was born in Opelousas, Louisiana and died at age 75 in New Orleans.
1940 ~ Sir Patrick Stewart, English actor. He is best known for his role as Captain Picard from Star Trek. He was born in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England.
1935 ~ Jack Kemp (né Jack French Kemp; d. May 2, 2009), American politician and professional football player. He served as the 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from February 1989 until January 1993 in the George H.W. Bush administration. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He died of cancer at age 73 in Bethesda, Maryland.
1934 ~ Wole Soyinka (né Akínwáandé Olúwolé Babátúneé Sóyíinká), Nigerian writer and recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
1930 ~ Naomi Shemer (d. June 26, 2004), Israeli singer-songwriter. She died 17 days before her 74th birthday in Tel Aviv, Israel.
1928 ~ Bob Crane (né Robert Edward Crane; d. June 29, 1978), American actor best known for his role as Colonel Hogan on the TV show Hogan’s Heroes. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. He died under mysterious circumstances two weeks before his 50th birthday in Scottsdale, Arizona.
1924 ~ Johnny Gilbert (né John Lewis Gilbert, III), American game show host and announcer. He was born in Newport News, Virginia.
1913 ~ Dave Garroway (né David Cunningham Garroway; d. July 21, 1982), American journalist. He was born in Schenectady, New York. He died by suicide a week after his 69th birthday in Swathmore, Pennsylvania.
1896 ~ Mordecai Ardon (né Max Bronstein, d. June 18, 1992), Israeli painter. He died less than a month before his 96th birthday.
1894 ~ Isaac Babel (d. Jan. 27, 1940), Jewish-Ukrainian writer. He was executed as a spy at age 45.
1886 ~ Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan (né Edward Joseph Flanagan; d. May 15, 1948), Irish-born Catholic priest and founder the orphanage known as Boys Town. He was born in Leabeg, County Roscommon, Ireland. He died of a heart attack at age 61 in Berlin, Germany.
1864 ~ John Jacob Astor, IV (né John Jacob Jack Astor, IV, d. Apr. 15, 1912), American businessman and entrepreneur. He died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. He was 47 years old.
1863 ~ Margaret Murray (née Margaret Alice Murray; d. Nov. 13, 1963), British Egyptologist, archeologist and historian. She was born in Calcutta when India was under British rule. She died at age 100.
1847 ~ Roger Wolcott (d. Dec. 21, 1900), Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from January 1897 until January 1900. He was born and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He died of typhoid fever at age 53.
1821 ~ Nathan Bedford Forrest (d. Oct. 29, 1877), General in the Confederate Army. He was an early leader and Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. In June 2020, many status of him throughout the South were torn down. He was born and died in Memphis, Tennessee. He died of complications from diabetes at age 56.
1798 ~ Alexandra Feodorovna (née Princess Charlotte of Prussia, d. Nov. 1, 1860), German-Russian wife of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia. She died at age 62.
1608 ~ Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Apr. 2, 1657). He died at age 48.
1590 ~ Pope Clement X (né Emilio Bonaventura Altieri; d. July 22, 1676). He was Pope from April 29, 1670 until his death nine days after his 86th on July 22, 1676.
1579 ~ Arthur Dee (d. 1651), English physician and alchemist. He was the eldest son of mathematician John Dee. He died at age 72, although the exact date of his death is not known.
1527 ~ John Dee (d. 1609), English mathematician and scientist. His eldest son, Arthur (d. 1651), who became a physician, was also born on this date in 1579. John Dee is believed to have died at age 81, although the exact date of is death is not known.
100 BCE ~ Julius Caesar (Mar 15, 44 BCE), Roman general and statesman. This the traditional date ascribed to his birth. He was said to have been assassinated by Brutus. He is believed to have been 55 at the time of his death.
Events that Changed the World:
2019 ~ Tropical Storm Barry made landfall in Louisiana. This was the first such storm to strike in Louisiana while the Mississippi River was at its near highest crest.
2016 ~ In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister David Cameron (b. 1966), resigned after a referendum in which the citizens voted to exist the European Union. He was succeeded by Theresa May (b. 1956), who resigned over the Brexit issue 3 years later.
2013 ~ A Florida jury found George Zimmerman (b. 1983) not guilty in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin (1995 ~ 2012), under the State’s “Stand Your Ground” law.
1985 ~ The Live Aid Benefit Concert was held in London, England and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sydney, Australia and Moscow, Russia. The concert was intended to raise fund to help with the famine in Ethiopia.
1977 ~ New York City experienced a 24-hour blackout, which led to widespread fires and looting.
1977 ~ Somalia declared war on Ethiopia.
1923 ~ The Hollywood Sign was officially dedicated in the hills above Hollywood, California. The sign originally read as Hollywoodland, but the “land” was dropped in 1949.
1793 ~ Jean-Paul Marat (1743 ~ 1973), a journalist and French revolutionary, was assassinated by stabbing while taking a bath by Charlotte Corday (1768 ~ 1793). She was executed 4 days later.
1787 ~ The United States Continental Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance, which established the governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also established the procedures for the admission of new states and limited the expansion of slavery.
1249 ~ Alexander III (1241 ~ 1286) was crowned King of Scots.
Good-Byes:
2018 ~ Nancy B. Sinatra (née Nancy Rose Barbato; b. Mar. 25, 1917), American ex-wife who stayed loyal to Frank Sinatra. She was Frank Sinatra’s first wife. After they divorced, she never remarried. She died at age 101.
2017 ~ Liu Xiaobo (b. Dec. 28, 1955), Chinese activist and recipient of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the first Chinese citizen to be awarded a Nobel Prize while still living in China. In 2009, he was imprisoned as a political prisoner. After being diagnosed with liver cancer, he was released from prison in June 2017, and died shortly thereafter. He was 61 years old.
2014 ~ Thomas Berger (né Thomas Lewis Berger; b. July 20, 1924), American author, best known for his novel, Little Big Man. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He died 7 days before his 90th birthday in Nyack, New York.
2014 ~ Nadine Gordimer (b. Nov. 20, 1923), South American writer and political activist. She was the author who challenged apartheid. She was the recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was 90 years old.
2013 ~ Cory Monteith (né Cory Allan Michael Monteith; b. May 11, 1982), Canadian actor best known for his role as Finn Hudson on Glee. He died of a drug overdose at age 31.
2013 ~ Leonard Garment (b. May 11, 1924), White House Counsel. He served under President Richard Nixon from April 1973 until August 1974. He died at age 89.
2012 ~ Richard D. Zanuck (né Richard Darryl Zanuck; b. Dec. 13, 1934), American movie producer who produced Jaws and reshaped Hollywood. He died of a heart attack at age 77.
2010 ~ George Steinbrenner (né George Michael Steinbrenner, III; b. July 4, 1930), American businessman and owner of the New York Yankees. He died of a heart attack 9 days after his 80th birthday.
2006 ~ Red Buttons (né Aaron Chwatt; b. Feb. 5, 1919), American actor. He died of vascular disease at age 87.
1974 ~ Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett (né Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett; b. Nov. 18, 1897), English physicist and recipient of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physics. The crater Blackett on the moon is named in his honor. He died at age 76.
1970 ~ Leslie Groves (né Leslie Richard Groves, Jr.; b. Aug. 17, 1896), American Lieutenant General in the United States Army and engineer. He was the officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon. He was also involved in the direction of the Manhattan Project. He was born in Albany, New York. He died of a heart attack at age 73 in Washington, D.C.
1954 ~ Frida Kahlo (née Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón; b. July 6, 1907), Mexican painter. She died 1 week following her 47th birthday.
1946 ~ Alfred Stieglitz (b. Jan. 1, 1864), American photographer. His second wife was artist Georgia O'Keeffe (1887 ~ 1986). He died at age 82.
1934 ~ Mary E. Byrd (née Mary Emma Byrd; b. Nov. 15, 1849), American astronomer and college professor. She was the director of the observatory at Smith College in Massachusetts. She died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 84.
1921 ~ Gabriel Lippmann (né Jonas Ferdinand Gabriel Lippmann; b. Aug. 16, 1845), French physicist who was awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in color photography. He died about a month before his 76thbirthday.
1890 ~ John C. Frémont (né John Charles Frémont; b. Jan. 21, 1813), American general and explorer. From September 1850 to March 1851, he served as a United States Senator from California. He died at age 77.
1793 ~ Jean-Paul Marat (b. May 24, 1743), journalist and one of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution. He was assassinated at age 50 in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a French aristocrat and member of the opposing political faction.
1402 ~ Jianwen Emperor (b. Dec. 5, 1377) 2nd Chinese Emperor of the Ming Empire. He reigned from June 1398 until his disappearance 4 years later. He was 24 years old.
1399 ~ Peter Parler (b. 1330), German architect who designed the Charles Bridge in Prague. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but he is believed to have been about 68 or 69 at the time of his death.
1105 ~ Rashi (né Shlomo Yitzchaki, b. Feb. 22, 1040), medieval French rabbi Talmudic Scholar. He was the author of a comprehensive commentary on the Talmud. He is generally called Rashi because that is the Hebrew acronym of RAbbi Shlomo Itzhaki. He died at age 65.
1024 ~ Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. May 6, 973). He ruled from February 1014 until his death 10 years later. He is also known as Saint Henry. He died at age 51.
939 ~ Pope Leo VII. He served as pope from January 3, 936 until his death on this date. The date of his birth is unknown.
574 ~ Pope John III (né Catelinus). He was Pope from July 17, 561 until his death on this date. The date of his birth is unknown. He is believed to have been about 54 at the time of his death.
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