Birthdays:
1985 ~ Kris Humphries (né Kristopher Nathan Humphries), American professional basketball player. He is best known for his ill-fated 72-day marriage to Kim Kardashian. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1978 ~ Yael Naïm, Israeli musician. She was born in Paris, France.
1957 ~ Kathy Najimy (née Kathy Ann Najimy), American actress. She was born in San Diego, California.
1957 ~ Robert Townsend, African American actor, comedian and film director. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1955 ~ Michael Pollan (né Michael Aaron Pollan), American journalist. He is best known for his book Omnivore’s Dilemma. He was born in Long Island, New York.
1950 ~ Natalie Cole (née Natalie Maria Cole; d. Dec. 31, 2015), African-American singer who carried on her father’s legacy. She was the daughter of Nat King Cole. She was born and died in Los Angeles, California. 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 in Miami, Florida.
1944 ~ Michael Tucker, American actor. He is best known for his role as Stuart Markowitz on the television drama L.A. Law. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
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 was born in Kirksville, Missouri. She died of pneumonia at age 73 in Alexandria, Virginia.
1941 ~ Spencer Silver (né Spencer Ferguson Silver; d. May 8, 2021), American chemist who made Post-it Notes sticky. He was born in San Antonio, Texas. He died at age 80 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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. He was born in Webster, South Dakota.
1939 ~ Mike Farrell (né Michael Joseph Farrell, Jr.), American actor. He is best known for his role as Captain J.B. Hunnicutt on the television sit-com M*A*S*H. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
1934 ~ Marty Sklar (né Martin A. Sklar; d. July 27, 2017), American Disney imaginer who dreamed up theme parks. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He died at age 83 in Los Angeles, California.
1932 ~ François Truffaut (né François Roland Truffaut; d. Oct. 21, 1984), French film director. He was born in Paris, France. He died of a brain tumor at age 52 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
1931 ~ Rip Torn (né Elmore Rual Torn, Jr.; d. July 9, 2019), American actor. He is best known for his hot temper and his role as Artie, the pit bull producer, on the Larry Sanders Show. He was born in Temple, Texas. He died at age 88 in Salisbury, Connecticut.
1929 ~ Keith Waterhouse (né Keith Spencer Waterhouse; d. Sept. 4, 2009), British comic author who wrote Billy Liar. He died at age 80 in London, England.
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 born in London, England. He died at age 93 years old in Rancho Mirage, California.
1917 ~ Zsa Zsa Gabor (née Sári Gábor; d. Dec. 18, 2016), Hungarian-born actress and socialite. She was married 9 times. She was born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. She died of cardiac arrest at age 99 in Los Angeles, California.
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 was born in London, England. She died at age 83 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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 40th President of the United States. He was president from January 1981 until January 1989. He had previously served as the 33rd Governor of California. He was born in Tampico, Illinois. He died at age 93 years old in Bel Air, California.
1902 ~ Louis Nizer (d. Nov. 10, 1994), American trial attorney who represented many celebrities and high-profile cases. He was born in London, England. He died at age 92 in New York, New York.
1895 ~ Geoffrey Madan (né Geoffrey Spencer Madan; d. July 6, 1947), British essayist. He died suddenly at age 52 in London, England.
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 was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He died of cancer at age 53 in New York, New York.
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 was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin. He died at age 95 in Brookline, Massachusetts.
1849 ~ Ida Straus (née Rosalie Ida Blun; d. Apr. 15, 1912), German-born American 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), Bavarian-born American and 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 in London, England.
1833 ~ Jeb Stuart (né James Ewell Brown Stuart; d. May 12, 1864), Confederate Army General. He was killed in the Battle of Yellow Tavern in Henrico County, Virginia. He was 31 years old.
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 in New York, New York.
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 was born in Newark, Province of New Jersey. He died at age 80 in Staten Island, New York.
1695 ~ Nicolaus II Bernoulli (d. July 31, 1726), Swiss mathematician. He died of a fever at age 31.
1665 ~ Anne, Queen 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 married to Prince George of Denmark. They had several children, but none survived. She was of the House of Stuart. She was the daughter of James II /VII, King of Great Britain and Scotland and Anne Hyde. She was the last monarch of the royal House of Stuart. 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 was born and died in Bologna. He died at age 61.
1452 ~ Joanna, Princess of Portugal (d. May 12, 1490). She never married and had no children. She was of the House of Aviz. She was the daughter of Afonso V, King of Portugal and his first wife Isabel of Coimbra. 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. He served as Mayor until May 2018.
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.
1973 ~ A 7.6 earthquake, known as the Luhuo earthquake in Sichuan Province, China caused widespread destruction. Over 2,100 people were killed by the eqrthquake.
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, George VI (1895 ~ 1952). She was on vacation in Kenya when her father died.
1937 ~ Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck (1902 ~ 1968) was first published.
1919 ~ The American Legion was formed.
1918 ~ British women over the age of 30 were 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.
1851 ~ Large bushfires broke out in Victoria, Australia. These were the largest bushfires to date and caused extensive damage. Over 800 people were believed to have perished in the fires. The extent of the fire would not be surpassed until the 2019-2020 fires.
1815 ~ John Stevens (1749 ~ 1838) was granted the first American railroad charter; it is granted from the State of New Jersey. This gave him a monopoly on the railroads in 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) was proclaimed King of England and VII of Scotland following the death of his brother, Charles II, King of England and Scotland (1630 ~ 1685).
Good-Byes:
2021 ~ George P. Shultz (né George Pratt Schultz, b. Dec. 13, 1920), American economist and 60th Secretary of State of the United States. He was the steady diplomat who helped end the Cold War. He served under President Ronald Reagan from July 1982 until January 1989. He had previously served as the 62nd United States Secretary of the Treasury from June 1972 until May 1974. He was also the 11th United States Secretary of Labor during the Nixon administration from January 1969 until July 1970. He was born in New York, New York. He died at age 100 in Stanford, Connecticut.
2020 ~ Roger Kahn (b. Oct. 31, 1927), American Dodgers fan who elevated baseball writing. He is best known for his 1972 baseball book The Boys of Summer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died at age 92 in Mamaroneck, New York.
2019 ~ Manfred Eigen (b. May 9, 1927), German biophysicist and recipient of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in measuring fast chemical reactions. He died at age 91.
2017 ~ Irwin Corey (d. July 29, 1914), American madcap comedian who mocked expertise. He was the world’s foremost authority on intellectual doublespeak. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died at age 102 in Manhattan, New York.
2014 ~ Maxine Kumin (née Maxine Winokur; b. June 6, 1925), American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who wrote about her farm. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico. He died at age 91 in Rancho Mirage, California.
2012 ~ Janice E. Voss (née Janice Elaine Voss; b. Oct. 8, 1956), American engineer and astronaut. She flew in space 5 times. She was born in South Bend, Indiana. She died of breast cancer at age 55 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
2009 ~ James Whitmore (né James Allen Whitmore, Jr.; b. Oct. 1, 1921), American gruff character actor who specialized in ordinary guys. He was born in White Plains, New York. He died at age 87 in Malibu, California.
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 was born in Vienna, Austria. He died at age 87 in Cambridge, England.
1998 ~ Falco (né Johann Hölzel; b. Feb. 19, 1957), Austrian musician. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He was killed in an automobile accident in the Dominican Republic just 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 was born in New York, New York. He died in Tuscon, Arizona 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 was born in Richmond, Virginia. He died at age 49 in New York, New York.
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 was born in Turin, Italy. 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 was born in Deerfield, Michigan. He died a month after his 79th birthday in Los Angeles, California.
1989 ~ Barbara W. 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 was born in New York, New York. She died 7 days after her 77th birthday in Greenwich, Connecticut.
1986 ~ Minoru Yamasaki (b. Dec. 1, 1912), American architect. He designed the World Trade Center. He was born in Seattle, Washington. He died of stomach cancer at age 73 in Detroit, Michigan.
1952 ~ George VI, King 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, King of the United Kingdom. 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. After 1917, he was of the House of Windsor. He was the son of George V, King of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. In 1923, he married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. He was the father of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom. He died at age 56.
1938 ~ Marianne von Werfkin (né Marianna Wladimirowna Werewkina; b. Sept. 10, 1860), Russian-born Swiss artist. She died at age 77.
1929 ~ Archduchess 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 was the daughter of Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria. 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.
1908 ~ Harriet Samuel (née Harriet Wolfe; b. Mar. 8, 1836), English businesswoman and founder of H. Samuel Jewelers, one of England’s best-known high-street jewelry retailers. When her husband died in 1863, she took over her father-in-law’s clockmaking business. She was born in London, England. She died about a month before her 72nd birthday.
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 was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He died at age 71 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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 was born in England. He died at age 70 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.
1740 ~ Pope Clement XII (né Lorenzo Corsini; d. Apr. 7, 1652). He was Pope from July 1730 until his death 10 years later. He was born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He died a day before his 88th birthday in Rome.
1685 ~ Charles II, King 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 was the son of Charles I, King of England and Henrietta Maria of France. 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, King of France. She was of the House of Bourbon. She was the daughter of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon and Isabella of Valois. She died 3 days after her 40th birthday of complications of childbirth.
1155 ~ Sigurd II Haraldsson, King of Norway (1133 ~ Feb. 6, 1155). He reigned as co-ruler with his half-brothers, 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 the son of Harald IV, King of Norway and his concubine, Thora Guttormsdotter. He was killed in a power struggle with his half-brother at about age 23.
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