Birthdays:
1987 ~ Colin Kaepernick (né Colin Rand Kaepernick), American football player. He is best known for taking a kneel during the playing of the National Anthem at the beginning of a football game to protest the racial injustice in the United States. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1962 ~ Phillip Katz (né Phillip Walter Katz; d. Apr. 14, 2000), American computer programmer. He is best known for co-creating the data-compression software known as the Zip file format. He was born and died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He died of alcoholism at age 37.
1954 ~ Adam Ant (né Stuart Leslie Goddard), English singer and musician. He was born in London, England.
1953 ~ Kate Capshaw (née Kathleen Sue Nail), American actress and 2nd wife of Steven Spielberg. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas.
1953 ~ Dennis Miller (né Dennis Michael Miller), American comedian and talk show host. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1949 ~ Dame Anna Wintour, British-American journalist and editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine. She was born in London, England.
1948 ~ Lulu (née Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie), Scottish singer. She is best known for singing To Sir With Love, the theme song from the movie of the same name.
1942 ~ Martin Cruz Smith (né Martin William Smith), American author. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.
1938 ~ Martin Dunwoody (né Martin John Dunwoody), English mathematician.
1933 ~ Michael Dukakis (né Michael Stanley Dukakis), American politician and former Presidential candidate. He also served as the 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts. He served his first term from January 1975 until January 1979; and he served his second term from January 1983 until January 1991. He was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
1933 ~ Amartya Sen (né Amartya Kumar Sen), Indian economist and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
1930 ~ William H. Dana (né William Harvey Dane; d. May 6, 2014), American test pilot who touched space. He was an engineer and NASA test pilot. He was born in Pasadena, California. He died at age 83 in Phoenix, Arizona.
1918 ~ Russell B. Long (né Russell Billiu Long; d. May 9, 2003), United States Senator from Louisiana and son of former Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He died at age 84 and is buried in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1918 ~ Elisabeth P. Hoisington (née Elizabeth Paschel Hoisington; d. Aug. 21, 2007), American Brigadier General. In 1970, she became one of the first two women to reach the rank of Brigadier General. She was born in Newton, Kansas. She died at age 88 in Springfield, Virginia.
1909 ~ James Reston (né James Barrett Reston; d. Dec. 6, 1995), Scottish-born American journalist. He had a long career with the New York Times. He was born in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. He died about a month after his 86thbirthday in Washington, D.C.
1903 ~ Walker Evans (d. Apr. 10, 1975), American photographer and photojournalist. He is best known for his work with the Farm Security Administration, which documented the effects of the Great Depression. He died in New Haven, Connecticut at age 71.
1901 ~ Leopold III, King of Belgium (d. Sept. 25, 1983). He reigned as King from February 1934 until July 1951 when he abdicated in favor of his son, Prince Baudouin. He was of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until 1920, when the family became known as the House of Belgium. He was the son of Albert I, King of Belgium and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria. He was born and died in Brussels, Belgium. He died at age 81.
1900 ~ Adolf Dassler (d. Sept. 6, 1978), German founder of Adidas, the sports gear company. He was the younger brother of Rudolf Dassler, the founder of Puma. He was born and died in Herzogenaurach, Germany. Adolf died at age 77.
1884 ~ Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (né Joseph William Martin, Jr.; d. Mar. 6, 1968), American publisher and politician. He served as the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January 1953 until January 1955. He was a Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He died at age 83 in Hollywood, Florida.
1877 ~ General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (d. Apr. 28, 1960), President of Chile. He served two terms, the first from May 1927 until November 1931 in his first term and the second term from November 1952 until November 1958. He was born in Linares, Chile. He died at age 82 in Santiago, Chile.
1845 ~ Edward Douglass White, Jr. (d. May 19, 1921), 9th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was initially nominated to the High Court as an Associate Supreme Court Justice by President Grover Cleveland. He served as an Associated Justice from March 1894 until December 1910, when he was promoted to become the Chief Justice. He served in that position until his death 10 years later. He initially replaced Samuel Blatchford on the Court. This seat was filled by Willis Van Devanter when White became the Chief Justice. He replaced Melville Fuller as Chief Justice. William Howard Taft succeeded him as Chief Justice. He died in Office. He was born in Thibodaux, Louisiana. He died at age 75 in Washington, D.C.
1801 ~ Karl Baedeker (né Karl Ludwig Johannes Baedeker; d. Oct. 4, 1859), German author and publisher. He was the founder of the Baedeker Publishing Company. He died a month before his 58th birthday.
1799 ~ William Sprague, III (d. Oct. 19, 1956), Governor of Rhode Island. He served as Governor from May 1838 until May 1839. He was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. He died 2 weeks before his 57th birthday in Providence, Rhode Island.
1793 ~ Stephen Austin (né Stephen Fuller Austin; d. Dec. 27, 1836), American frontiersman in Texas. He is sometimes referred to as the Father of Texas. Austin, Texas is named in his honor. He died of pneumonia at age 43.
1777 ~ Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (d. May 27, 1848). She was of the House of Hanover. She was the 12thchild and 5th daughter of George III, King of the United Kingdom and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She was born and died in London, England. She died at age 70.
1757 ~ Robert Smith (d. Nov. 26, 1842), 6th United States Secretary of State. He served under President James Madison from March 1809 until April 1811. He had previously served as the 2nd United States Secretary of the Navy under President Thomas Jefferson. He served in that position from July 1801 until March 1809. He was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He died in Baltimore, Maryland 23 days after his 85th birthday.
1749 ~ Daniel Rutherford (d. Dec. 15, 1819), Scottish physician and chemist. He is best known for isolating nitrogen. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He died at age 70.
1500 ~ Benvenuto Cellini (d. Feb. 13, 1571), Italian goldsmith, painter and sculptor. He was born and died in Florence, Italy. He died at age 70.
Events that Changed the World:
2020 ~ Election day the United States. Joe Biden (b. 1942) beat Republican incumbent Donald Trump (b. 1946).
2014 ~ The new World Trade Center officially opened in New York City.
2013 ~ A total solar eclipse occurred across Africa, Europe and the Eastern United States.
1997 ~ The United States imposed economic sanctions against the Sudan due to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its assistance to Islamic extremist groups in the Middle East and across Africa.
1992 ~ Bill Clinton (b. 1946) was elected the 42nd President of the United States. He defeated Republican George H.W. Bush (1924 ~ 2018) and Independent candidate H. Ross Perot (1930 ~ 2019).
1986 ~ The Federated States of Micronesia gained its independence from the United States.
1964 ~ Residents of Washington, D.C., were able to vote for the first time in a presidential election. Lyndon B. Johnson (1908 ~ 1973) was elected as the 36th President of the United States of America in this election.
1960 ~ The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Morris County, New Jersey, was established by an Act of Congress.
1957 ~ The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, which carried a dog named Laika aboard, the first animal to enter orbit. The dog did not survive the orbit, but died within hours from overheating. The true cause of death was not revealed until 2002.
1936 ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt (1883 ~ 1945) was reelected for his second term as the President of the United States.
1918 ~ Poland declared its independence from Russia.
1911 ~ Chevrolet entered the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
1908 ~ William Howard Taft (1857 ~ 1930) was elected as the 27th President of the United States.
1903 ~ Panama became independent from Columbia.
1868 ~ John Willis Menard (1838 ~ 1893) was the first African-American elected to the United States Congress. He was elected to serve Louisiana’s Second Congressional District. His opponent, Caleb Hunt, contested the election and, thus Menard was ultimately unable to take his seat.
1783 ~ The American Continental Army was officially disbanded and was succeeded by the United States Army.
1534 ~ The British Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, making Henry VIII, King of England (1491 ~ 1547), the head of the English Church. The Pope had previously been head of the Church.
1333 ~ The Arno River in Florence, Italy, caused massive damage to the city.
Good-Byes:
2020 ~ Irvin Baxter (né Irvin Lee Baxter, Jr.; b. July 8, 1945), American televangelist who built a Texas-based broadcasting empire around apocalyptic prophecies. Before his death of Covid-19, he preached that the virus was divine punishment for growing tolerance for homosexuality, gay marriage and unwed couples living together. He was born in Richmond, Indiana. He died in Richardson, Texas at age 75.
2019 ~Gert Boyle (née Gertrude Lamfrom; b. Mar. 6, 1924), German-born American “tough mother” who led an outerwear giant. After her husband died in 1970, Gertrude found herself in charge of the family-owned Columbia Sportswear. She soon saw the company grow. She was born in Augsburg, Germany. In 1937, her family fled to Oregon to escape the Nazi regime. She died at age 95.
2014 ~ Thomas Magliozzi (né Thomas Lewis Magliozzi; b. June 28, 1937), American radio personality and host who got laughs out of auto repair. He, along with his brother, Ray Magliozzi (b. 1949), were known as Click and Clack, the Tappit Brothers on NPR’s Car Talk. He was born in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. He died at age 77 in Belmont, Massachusetts.
2009 ~ Carl Ballantine (né Meyer Kessler; b. Sept. 27, 1917), the comic who was a bumbling magician. He died at age 92.
2008 ~ Edward Sheehan (né Edward Richard Fulton Sheehan; d. Mar. 2, 1930), foreign correspondent who immersed himself in turmoil. He was born and died in Newton, Massachusetts. He died at age 78 from an allergic reaction to medication.
2008 ~ Alan Ford (né Alan Robert Ford; b. Dec. 7, 1923), American Olympic swimmer known as the “Human Fish.” He was born in the Panama Canal Zone. He died of emphysema a month before his 85th birthday in Sarasota, Florida.
1998 ~ Bob Kane (né Robert Kahn; d. Oct. 24, 1915), American author and illustrator. He was the co-creator of Batman. He died 10 days after his 83rd birthday.
1990 ~ Mary Martin (née Mary Virginia Martin; b. Dec. 1, 1913), American actress best known for her role as Peter Panin the play by the same name. She was the mother of actor Larry Hagman (1931 ~ 2012). She died a month before her 77th birthday.
1954 ~ Henri Matisse (né Henri Émile Benoît Matisse; b. Dec. 31, 1869), French artist. He died at age 84.
1949 ~ Solomon R. Guggenheim (né Solomon Robert Guggenheim; b. Feb. 2, 1861), American art collector and founder of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. He died at age 88.
1947 ~ John Gilbert Winant (b. Feb. 23, 1889), 60th Governor of New Hampshire. He served two, non-consecutive terms in office. He first served from January 1, 1925 through January 6. 1927. His second term ran from January 1, 1931, through January 3, 1935. He was born in New York, New York. He died at age 58 from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head in Concord, New Hampshire.
1940 ~ Lewis Hine (né Lewis Wickes Hine, b. Sept. 26, 1874), American photographer. His photographs were instrumental in changing child labor laws in the United States. He was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He died following surgery at age 66 in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
1933 ~ Pierre Paul Émile Roux (b. Dec. 17, 1853), French physician and immunologist. He was a co-founder the Pasteur Institute. He died at age 79.
1926 ~ Annie Oakley (née Phoebe Ann Mosey; b. Aug. 13, 1860), American Wild West sharp shooter. She was married to Frank Butler. She died of pernicious anemia at age 66.
1918 ~ Aleksandr Lyapynov (b. June 6, 1857), Russian mathematician. He committed suicide at age 61 following the death of his wife, who had died of tuberculosis.
1834 ~ Johann Caspar Horner (b. Mar. 12, 1774), Swiss physicist and mathematician. He died at age 60.
1643 ~ Paul Guldin (né Habakkuk Guldin; b. June 12, 1577), Swiss astronomer and mathematician. He died at age 66.
1600 ~ Richard Hooker (b. March 1554), English theologian. The exact date of his birth is not known. He died at age 46.
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