Birthdays:
1952 ~ Dame Hilary Mantel (née Hilary Mary Thompson), British author. She was born in Glossip, Derbyshire, England.
1951 ~ Geoffrey Rush (né Geoffrey Roy Rush), Australian actor. He was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
1946 ~ George W. Bush (né George Walker Bush), 43rd President of the United States. He was President from January 2001 until January 2009. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
1946 ~ Sylvester Stallone (né Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone), American actor. He was born in New York, New York.
1946 ~ Jamie Wyeth (né James Browning Wyeth), American painter. He is the son of Andrew Wyeth and the grandson of N.X. Wyeth. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware.
1937 ~ Ned Beatty (né Ned Thomas Beatty; d. June 13, 2021), American actor whose calling card was versatility. He made his acting debut as Bobby Trippe in the 1972 movie, Deliverance. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He died in Los Angeles, California 23 days before his 84th birthday.
1935 ~ 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso; né Lhamo Thondup), Tibetan monk and 14th Dalai Lama. He was also the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. He was born in Taktser, China.
1931 ~ Della Reese (née Delloreese Patricia Early; d. Nov. 19, 2017), African-American gospel singer who became a TV star. She was born in Detroit, Michigan. She died at age 86 in Los Angeles, California.
1928 ~ Bernard Malgrange, French mathematician. He is known for his work in differential equations. He was born in Paris, France.
1927 ~ Pat Paulsen (né Patrick Layton Paulsen; d. Apr. 24, 1997), American comedian and sometimes politician. He was born in South Bend, Washington. He died of cancer at age 69 in Tijuana, Mexico.
1927 ~ Janet Leigh (née Jeanette Helen Morrison; d. Oct. 3, 2004), American actress. She is best remembered for her role as Marion Crane, the murder victim, in the Alfred Hitchcock’s film, Psycho. She was born in Merced, California. She died of a heart attack at age 77 in Beverly Hills, California.
1925 ~ Bill Haley (né William John Clifton Haley; d. Feb. 9, 1981), American musician and guitarist. He was the frontman for his band, Bill Haley and the Comets. He was born in Highland Park, Michigan. He died at age 55 in Harlingen, Texas of complications from a brain tumor.
1925 ~ Merv Griffin (né Mervyn Edward Griffin, Jr.; d. Aug. 12, 2007), American producer best known for creating game shows such as Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. He was born in San Mateo, California. He died at age 82 in Los Angeles, California.
1921 ~ Nancy Reagan (née Anne Frances Robbins; d. Mar. 6, 2016), First Lady of the United States and second wife of President Ronald Reagan. She was born in New York, New York. She died of congestive heart failure at age 94 in Los Angeles, California.
1918 ~ Sebastian Cabot (né Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot; d. Aug. 22, 1977), English actor. He is best known for his role as Giles French on the sit-com Family Affair, which ran from 1966 until 1971. He was born in London, England. He died of a stroke at age 59 in North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.
1916 ~ Harold Norse (né Harold Rosen, d. June 8, 2009), American writer and rebel poet who ran with the Beats. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died a month before his 93rd birthday in San Francisco, California.
1912 ~ Georgeanna Jones (née Georgeanna Seegar; d. Mar. 26, 2005), American reproductive endocrinologist who began an in vitro fertilization clinic with her husband, Howard Jones (1910 ~ 2015), after reaching retirement age. Elizabeth Carr (b. Dec. 28, 1981), the first “test tube” baby born in the United States, was born as a result of their research. Georgeanna Jones was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She died at age 92 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
1907 ~ Frida Kahlo (née Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón; d. July 13, 1954), Mexican painter and artist. She was born and died in Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico. She died 1 week following her 47th birthday.
1903 ~ Hugo Theorell (né Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell; d. Aug. 15, 1982), Swedish biochemist and recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He died at age 79 in Stockholm, Sweden.
1900 ~ Kathryn Hulme (née Kathryn Cavarly Hulme; d. Aug. 25, 1981), American writer, best known for her novel, The Nun’s Story. She was born in San Francisco, California. She died at age 81 in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii.
1900 ~ Frederica Sagor Maas (née Frederica Alecandrina Sagor; d. Jan. 5, 2012), American screenwriter who told cinema’s secrets. She was one of the oldest surviving entertainers from the silent film era. At age 99, she published her memoir entitled The Shocking Miss Pilgrim: A Writer in Early Hollywood. She was born in Manhattan, New York. She died at age 111 in La Mesa, California.
1868 ~ Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. Dec. 3, 1935). She never married. She was of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until 1917 when the family changed its name to Windsor. She was the daughter of Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra of Denmark. She was the younger sister of the future George V, King of the United Kingdom. She died at age 67.
1859 ~ Verner von Heidenstam (né Carl Gustav Verner von Heidenstam; d. May 20, 1940), Swedish writer and recipient of the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died at age 80.
1832 ~ Maximilian I (d. June 19, 1867), President of the Second Mexican Empire was executed by firing squad just 17 days before his 35th birthday.
1818 ~ Adolf Anderssen (né Karl Ernst Aldolf Anderssen, d. Mar. 13, 1879), German mathematician and chess player. He died at age 60.
1796 ~ Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia (d. Mar. 2, 1855). July 6 is the date of his birth under the Gregorian calendar. His birthday is June 25 under the calendar used by Russia at the time of his birth. He ruled as Emperor of Russia from December 1825 until his death in 1855. He was married to Alexandra Feodorvna (née Charlotte of Prussia). He was of the House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov. He was the son of Paul I, Tsar of Russia and Maria Feodorovna (née Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg). He died of pneumonia at age 58.
1789 ~ Infanta María Isabella of Spain (d. Sept. 13, 1846), Queen consort of the Two Sicilies. Her first husband was Francis I, King of the Two Sicilies. She was his second wife. After his death, she married Francesco, Count del Balzo dei Duchi di Presenzano. He was 16 years her junior. She was of the House of Bourbon. She was the daughter of Charles IV, King of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. She was born on the 5th birthday of her sister, Infanta María Luisa of Spain. She died at age 59.
1785 ~ Sir William Hooker (né William Jackson Hooker, d. Aug. 12, 1865), English botanist. He died at age 80.
1782 ~ Infanta María Luisa of Spain (d. Mar. 13, 1824), Queen consort of Etruria. She was married to Louis I, King of Etruria. She was of the House of Bourbon. She was the daughter of Charles IV, King of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. She died of cancer at age 41.
1747 ~ John Paul Jones (né John Paul; d. July 18, 1792), American naval commander during the American Revolution. He is sometimes referred to as the Father of the American Navy. He was born in Scotland. He died 12 days after his 45thbirthday in Paris, France.
1423 ~ Antonio Manetti (d. May 26, 1497), Italian mathematician and architect. He was born and died in Florence, Italy. He died at age 73.
1387 ~ Blanche I, Queen of Navarre (d. Apr. 1, 1441). She ruled over Navarre from September 1425 until her death in April 1441. She also served as Queen consort of Sicily through her first marriage to Martin I, King of Sicily. After his death, she married John, Duke of Montblanc. She was of the House of Évreux. She was the daughter of Charles III, King of Navarre and Eleanor of Castile. She died at age 53.
Events that Changed the World:
2021 ~ The Bootleg Fire in Oregon began. Before it was fully contained on August 15, 2021, it had burned over 413,765 acres. The fire destroyed nearly 100 homes. It was the 3rd largest fire in Oregon since 1900. Lightening is believed to have been the cause of the fire.
2013 ~ A Boeing 777 crashed upon landing at the San Francisco International Airport. Three people were killed and over 180 people were injured.
1989 ~ Fourteen passengers were killed when an Arab assaulted the bus driver causing the bus to go over the edge of a cliff in what became known as the Israeli 405 Bus Slaughter.
1986 ~ Davis Phinney (b. 1959) became the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.
1976 ~ The first women were inducted into the United States Naval Academy.
1967 ~ The Nigerian Civil War began when Nigerian forces invaded Biafra. Biafra remained independent only until January 1970 when it rejoined Nigeria.
1957 ~ Althea Gibson (1927 ~ 2003) won the Wimbledon championships. She was the first African-American athlete to win the event.
1947 ~ The AK-47 went into production in the Soviet Union.
1944 ~ The Hartford Circus Fire in Hartford, Connecticut killed over 168 people and injured over 700 more in one of the worst fire disasters in the United States.
1942 ~ Anne Frank (1929 ~ 1945) and her family were sent into hiding at the “Secret Annexe” in Amsterdam.
1939 ~ The last remaining Jewish businesses in Germany were closed during the Holocaust.
1933 ~ The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Chicago’s Cominsky Park. The American League defeated the National League in the game.
1887 ~ Americans forced David Kalākaua, King of Hawaii (1836 ~ 1891), to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which gave American more power in Hawaii and stripped native Hawaiian citizens of their rights.
1885 ~ Louis Pasteur (1822 ~ 1895) successfully tested his vaccine against rabies. He tested the vaccine on a young boy who had been bitten by a rabid dog.
1865 ~ The Nation magazine was first published.
1854 ~ The first convention of the United States Republican Party was held in Jackson, Michigan.
1785 ~ The Continental Congress authorized the issuance of the Dollar as the monetary unit for the United States.
1535 ~ Sir Thomas More (1478 ~ 1535) was executed for treason against Henry VIII, King of England (1491 ~ 1547).
1483 ~ Richard III (1452 ~ 1485) was crown King of England. He had actually become King on June 28, 1483, but his coronation was on this date. He was king until his death at age 32 in August 1485.
1348 ~ Pope Clement VI (1291 ~ 1352) issued a Papal bull protecting the Jews who were accused of having caused the Black Death.
1189 ~ Richard I, the Lionheart (1157 ~ 1199), inherited the throne of England. He reigned as king from July 1189 until his death in April 1199. He was the 3rd son of Henry II, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. His coronation was two months later, on September 3, 1189. He was known as The Lionheart due to his unusual courage.
Good-Byes:
2020 ~ Mary Kay Letourneau (née Mary Katherine Schmitz; b. Jan. 30, 1962), American school teacher charged with second-degree rape of one of her 6th grade students. After serving time in prison, she married the student. They were married for 14 years before separating. She was born in Tustin, California. She died of colon cancer at age 58 in Des Moines, Washington.
2020 ~ Charlie Daniels (né Charles Edward Daniels; b. Oct. 28, 1936), American musician, singer-songwriter and fiddle player. He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina. He died at age 83 in Hermitage, Tennessee.
2020 ~ Ronald Graham (né Ronald Lewis Graham; b. Oct. 31, 1935), American mathematician. He was born in Taft, California. He died at age 84 in San Diego, California.
2020 ~ Ennio Morricone (b. Nov. 10, 1928), Italian composer who elevated the movie soundtrack. He composed the score to such movies as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. He died at age 91.
2019 ~ João Gilberto (b. June 10, 1931), Brazilian quiet virtuoso who pioneered bossa nova. He is often called the Father of Bossa Nova. He died about a month after his 88th birthday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2015 ~ Jerry Weintraub (né Jerome Charles Weingraub; b. Sept. 26, 1937), American impresario who triumphed in music and film. He began his career as a talent agent. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was 77 years old in Santa Barbara, California.
2013 ~ Lo Hsing Han (b. Sept. 25, 1935), Burmese drug lord. He was called the “Godfather of Heroin.” He went from being a rural drug trafficker to a well-connected and rich businessman. He died at age 77.
2009 ~ Robert McNamara (né Robert Strange McNamara; b. June 9, 1916), 8th United States Secretary of Defense who was undone by Vietnam. He served under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson from January 1961 until February 1968. He was a major figure in America’s role in the Vietnam War. He was born in San Francisco, California. He died less than a month before his 94th birthday in Washington, D.C.
2005 ~ Bruno Augenstein (né Bruno Wilhelm Augenstein; b. Mar. 16, 1923), German-born mathematician. He died at age 82 in California.
2005 ~ L. Patrick Gray (né Louis Patrick Gray, III; b. July 18, 1916), Acting Director of the FBI following the death of J. Edgar Hoover. He was appointed to head the FBI by President Richard Nixon. He served in that office from May 1972 until April 1973. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He died in Atlantic Beach, Florida 12 days before his 89th birthday.
2005 ~ Claude Simon (b. Oct. 10, 1913), French writer and recipient of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died at age 91 in Paris, France.
2003 ~ Buddy Ebsen (né Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr.; b. Apr. 2, 1908), American actor, best known for his role as Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies. He was born in Belleville, Illinois. He died at age 95 in Torrance, California.
1998 ~ Roy Rogers (né Leonard Franklin Slye; b. Nov. 5, 1911), American actor and singer. His third wife was Dale Evans. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He died at age 86 in Apple Valley, California.
1978 ~ Babe Paley (née Barbara Cushing, b. July 5, 1915), American socialite. Her second husband was William Paley, founder of CBS. She was the subject of the novel Swans of Fifth Avenue. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She died of lung cancer 1 day after her 63rd birthday in New York, New York.
1973 ~ Otto Klemperer (né Otto Nossan Klemperer; b. May 14, 1885), German composer and conductor. He died at age 88.
1971 ~ Louis Armstrong (né Louis Daniel Armstrong; b. Aug. 4, 1901), American jazz trumpeter. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He died of a heart attack a month before his 70th birthday in New York, New York.
1962 ~William Faulkner (né William Culbert Falkner; b Sept. 25, 1897), American southern writer and recipient of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in New Albany, Mississippi. He died of a heart attack at age 64 in Byhalia, Mississippi.
1961 ~ Woodall Rodgers (né James Woodall Rodgers; b. May 11, 1890), Mayor of Dallas, Texas. He served from 1939 until 1947. He was born in New Market, Alabama. He died in Dallas, Texas at age 71 after a long illness.
1947 ~ Geoffrey Madan (né Geoffrey Spencer Madan; b. Feb. 6, 1895), British essayist. He died suddenly at age 52 in London, England.
1932 ~ Kenneth Grahame (b. Mar. 8, 1859), Scottish author, best known for his children’s novel, The Wind in the Willows. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He died at age 73 in Pangbourne, England.
1893 ~ Guy de Maupassant (né Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant; b. Aug. 5, 1850) French novelist and short-story writer. He died a month before his 43rd birthday in Paris, France.
1854 ~ Georg Ohm (né Georg Simon Ohm; b. Mar. 16, 1789), German physicist and mathematician. He is best known for determining there is a direct proportionality between the potential difference applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current. This is known as Ohm’s law. He died at age 65.
1835 ~ John Marshall (né John James Marshall; b. Sept. 24, 1755), 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated to the High Court by President John Adams. He served in that office from January 1801 until his death in July 1835. He replaced Oliver Ellsworth on the Court. He was replaced by Roger Taney. He had previously served as the 4th United States Secretary of State, during the John Adams administration, a position he held from June 1800 until March 1801. He was born in Germantown, Virginia Colony, British America. He died at age 79 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1759 ~ Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet (b. June 27, 1696), Early American colonist and soldier. He was born and died in Kittery Point in what is now Maine. He died 9 days after his 63rd birthday.
1553 ~ Edward VI, King of England and Ireland (b. Oct. 12, 1537). He was of the House of Tudor. He was the son of Henry VIII, King of England and Jane Seymour. He was crown king in 1547 at age 9. He became ill and died at age 15, paving the way for Elizabeth I to become Queen.
1535 ~ Sir Thomas More (b. Feb. 7, 1478), English statesman and theologian. He was opposed to the Protestant Reformation. He was executed by beheading for treason against Henry VIII, King of England. He was 57 years old.
1476 ~ Regiomontanus (né Johannes Müller von Königsberg; b. June 6, 1436), German mathematician and astronomer. He died a month after his 40th birthday.
1415 ~ Jan Hus (b. 1372), Czech priest and religious reformer. He was condemned as a heretic and burned at stake at about age 42 or 43. The exact date and year of his birth is unknown.
1249 ~ Alexander II, King of Scotland (b. Aug. 24, 1198). He was King from December 1214 until his death in 1249. He was married twice. His first wife was Joan of England. After her death, he married Marie de Coucy. He was of the House of Dunkeld. He was the son of William I, King of Scotland, also known as William the Lion and Ermengarde de Beaumont. He died at age 50.
1189 ~ Henry II, King of England (b. Mar. 5, 1133). He was King from December 1154 until his death 35 years later. He was also known as Henry Curtmantle or Henry Plantagenet. He was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was of the House of Plantagenet. He was the son of Empress Matilda and Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou. He died at age 56.
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