Birthdays:
1978 ~ James Corden (né James Kimberley Corden), British actor, comedian, and television host. He was born in London, England.
1967 ~ Josh Ozersky (né Joshua Ozersky; d. May 4, 2015), American food writer. He was born in Miami, Florida. He died at age 47 in Chicago, Illinois.
1950 ~ Scooter Libby (né Irve Lewis Libby), American lawyer and politician. He was the Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Chaney from January 2001 until November 2005. He was indicted on five counts by a federal grand jury regarding leaking information about a CIA operative. He was convicted of four counts, including obstruction of justice, and served 30 months in prison. In 2018, President Donald Trump granted him a full pardon. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
1949 ~ Diana Nyad (née Diana Sneed), American swimmer. On her 5th attempt in 2013, she became the first confirmed person to swim from Florida to Cuba without a shark cage. She was born in New York, New York.
1947 ~ Cindy Williams (née Cynthia Jane Williams; d. Jan. 25, 2023), American sit-com actress who did slapstick. She was best known as Shirley Feeney from the television series Laverne and Shirley, which aired from 1976 to 1982. She was born in Van Nuys, California. She died following a brief illness at age 75 in Los Angeles, California.
1939 ~ Valerie Harper (née Valerie Kathryn Harper; d. Aug. 30, 2019), American actress who went from sidekick to star as TV’s Rhoda. She best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern from the Mary Tyler Moore Show. She later had her own spin-off as Rhoda. She was born in Suffern, New York. She died of cancer 8 days after her 80th birthday in Los Angeles, California.
1939 ~ Carl Yastrzemski (né Carl Michael Yastrzemski), American professional baseball player who spent much of his career with the Boston Red Sox. He was born in Southampton, New York.
1936 ~ Petar Mladenov (d. May 31, 2000). He was the last Communist leader of Bulgaria, from 1989 until 1990. He then briefly served as the 1st President of Bulgaria from April 1990 until July 1990. He was born in Toshevtsi, Bulgaria. He died at age 63 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
1935 ~ Annie Proulx (née Edna Ann Proulx), American author. She graduated from the University of Vermont. She was born in Norwich, Connecticut.
1934 ~ Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. (né Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr.; d. Dec. 27, 2012), American general. He led the coalition forces during the Gulf War. He was known as Stormin’ Norman. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He died of complications of pneumonia at age 78 in Tampa, Florida.
1925 ~ Honor Blackman (d. Apr. 5, 2020), British actress. She was best known for her role as Cathy Gale on The Avengers. She died at age 94.
1920 ~ Ray Bradbury (né Ray Douglas Bradbury; d. June 5, 2012), American science-fiction writer. He is best known for his novel Fahrenheit 541. He was born in Waukegan, Illinois. He died at age 91 in Los Angeles, California.
1920 ~ Denton Cooley (né Denton Arthur Cooley; d. Nov. 18, 2016), American heart surgeon. He performed the first implantation of an artificial heart. He was born and died in Houston, Texas. He died at age 96.
1915 ~ James Hillier (d. Jan. 15, 2007), Canadian-born scientist who co-designed the electron microscope. He was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He died at age 91 in Princeton, New Jersey.
1908 ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson (d. Aug. 3, 2004), French photographer. He died less than 3 weeks before his 96th birthday.
1904 ~ Deng Xiaoping (d. Feb. 19, 1997), Chinese politician and leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 until his retirement in 1989. He died at age 92 in Beijing, China.
1902 ~ Leni Riefenstahl (née Helene Bertha Amalie Riefenstahl; d. Sept. 8, 2003), German actress and movie director. She is best known for her propaganda films during the Nazi regime. She died of cancer within three weeks following her 101st birthday.
1893 ~ Dorothy Parker (née Dorothy Rothschild; d June 7, 1967), American writer. She was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. She died of a heart attack at age 73 in New York, New York.
1867 ~ Maximilian Bircher-Benner (d. Jan. 24, 1939), Swiss physician and creator of Muesli. He died at age 71 in Zurich, Switzerland.
1862 ~ Claude Debussy (né Archille-Claude Debussy; d. Mar. 25, 1918), French composer. He died of cancer at age 55.
1860 ~ Eleanore Reuss of Köstritz (d. Sept. 12, 1917), Tsarina of Bulgaria and second wife of Ferdinand I, Tsar of Bulgaria. They married in 1908. It was not a happy marriage and he neglected her. She was of the House of Reuss- Köstritz. She was the daughter of Prince Heinrich IV of Reuss of Köstritz and Princess Luise Caroline of Reuss of Greiz. She was Lutheran but converted to Eastern Orthodox upon her marriage. She died 3 weeks after her 57th birthday.
1854 ~ Milan I, King of Serbia (né Milan Obrenović; d. Feb. 11, 1901). He ruled Serbia first as Prince, then as King from 1868 until 1889. In January 1889, Milan adopted a new constitution and two months later abdicated unexpectedly to his young son, Alexander I. He was married to Natalija Keșco (1859 ~ 1941). They married in 1875. He was of the House of Obrenović. He was the son of Milos J Obrenović and Marija Obrenović. He died suddenly and unexpectedly at age 46.
1845 ~ William Lewis Douglas (d. Sept. 17 1924), 42nd Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from January 1905 until January 1906. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died 26 days after his 79th birthday in Boston, Massachusetts.
1834 ~ Samuel Langley (né Samuel Pierpont Langley; d. Feb. 27, 1906), American physicist and astronomer. He served as the 3rd Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, from 1887 until 1906. The Langley Air Force Base in Virginia is named in his honor. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He died at age 71 in Aiken, South Carolina.
1778 ~ James Paulding (né James Kirke Paulding; Apr. 6, 1860) 11th United States Secretary of the Navy from July 1838 until March 1841. He served under President Martin Van Buren. He was born in Pleasant Valley, New York. He died at age 81 in Hyde Park, New York.
1647 ~ Denis Papin (d. Aug 26, 1713), French physicist, mathematician and inventor. He developed a process for pressure cooking. He died in London, England 4 days after his 66th birthday.
Events that Changed the World:
2006 ~ Russian mathematician Grigori Perelman (b. 1966) was awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaréconjecture in mathematics. He refused to accept the medal on the grounds that he wasn’t out for fame.
2004 ~ Two paintings by Edvard Munch, The Scream and Madonna, were stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway. They were recovered 2 years later.
2003 ~ Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore (b. 1947) was suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order to remove the monument of the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Alabama Supreme Court. He returned to the Bench in 2013 but was suspended again in 2016 for numerous ethics violations, including abuse of authority, and interference with a federal court ruling relating to same-sex marriages.
1989 ~ Nolan Ryan (b. 1947), playing for the Texas Rangers, struck out Rickey Henderson (b. 1958) to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.
1973 ~ The Congress of Chile voted in favor of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende’s government. The Resolution demanded his resignation. The demand was executed in a bloody coup d’état in early September 1973, which led to 17 years of military rule.
1968 ~ Pope Paul VI (1897 ~ 1978) traveled to visit Bogota, Columbia. He was the first pope to visit Latin America.
1953 ~ The penal colony on Devil’s Island was permanently closed.
1949 ~ An 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Queen Charlotte Islands off the Pacific Coast of British Columbia. It was one of the strongest earthquakes to hit in Canada.
1902 ~ President Theodore Roosevelt (1858 ~ 1919) became the first American president to ride in an automobile.
1902 ~ The Cadillac Motor Company was founded.
1864 ~ Twelve nations (Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Swiss Confederation, and 4 nations now comprising Germany: Grand Duchy of Baden, Grand Duchy of Hesse, Prussia, and the Kingdom of Württemberg) signed the First Geneva Convention. The International Red Cross was also formed at the Convention.
1851 ~ The first America’s Cup was won by the yacht America, hence the name, America’s Cup.
1827 ~ José de la Mar (1778 ~ 1830) became the President of Peru for his second term. He had first been president from September 1822 until February 1823. His second term ran from August 22, 1827 through June 7, 1829.
1654 ~ Jacob Barsimson arrived in New Amsterdam. He was one of the first known Jewish immigrants to arrive what would become the United States. Within a month, a ship carrying Jews from Brazil joined him. The Jews had been living in Brazil under Dutch rule, but when the country came under Portuguese rule, and hence the Spanish Inquisition, it was no longer safe for the Jews. They were initially headed back to the Netherlands, but the ship was damaged and, hence, they arrived in what would become New York.
1642 ~ Charles I, King of England (1600 ~ 1649) called the English Parliament traitors, thereby instigating the English Civil War.
1614 ~ During the Fettmilch Uprising, the Jews were expelled from Frankfort, Germany.
1485 ~ Richard III, King of England (1452 ~ 1485) was killed during the Battle of Bosworth Field, thereby ending the House of Plantagenet.
Good-Byes:
2022 ~ Gary Gaines (b. May 4, 1949), American football coach who inspired Friday Night Lights. He a high school football coach in West Texas. He was the focus of the 1990 book Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger. He was born in Crane, Texas. He died at age 73 in Lubbock, Texas.
2016 ~ Toots Thielemans (né Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor Thielemans; b. Apr. 29, 1922), Belgian harmonica virtuoso who became a jazz icon. He was born in Brussels, Belguim. He died at age 94.
2014 ~ John Sperling (né John Glen Sperling; b. Jan. 9, 1921), American history professor who transformed higher education when he founded the University of Phoenix in 1973, the for-profit institute of higher education. He died at age 93.
2011 ~ Jerry Leiber (né Jerome Leiber; b. Apr. 25, 1933), American lyricist of the rock ‘n’ roll revolution. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He died of heart failure at age 78 in Los Angeles, California.
2007 ~ Grace Paley (née Grace Goodside; b. Dec. 11, 1922), American writer and political activist. She was born in The Bronx, New York. She died in Thetford, Vermont at age 84.
1991 ~ Colleen Dewhurst (Colleen Rose Dewhurst; b. June 3, 1924), Canadian actress. She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She died of cancer at age 67 in South Salem, New York.
1989 ~ Huey P. Newton (né Huey Percy Newton; b. Feb. 17, 1942), American activist in the Civil Rights Movement. He co-founded the Black Panther Party. He was born in Monroe, Louisiana. He was shot and killed at age 47 in a drug deal gone bad in Oakland, California.
1989 ~ Diana Vreeland (née Diana Dalziel; b. Sept. 29, 1903), French-American journalist and columnist. She was best known for working in the fashion magazine industry. She was the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue for many years. She was born in Paris, France. She died about a month before her 86th birthday in New York, New York.
1980 ~ James McDonnell (né James Smith McDonnell; b. Apr. 9, 1899), American pilot and founder of McDonnell Aircraft. He was born in Denver, Colorado. He died at age 81 in St. Louis, Missouri.
1978 ~ Ignazio Silone (né Secondino Tranquilli; b. May 1, 1900), Italian novelist and political leader. He is best known for his power anti-Fascist novels. He died at age 78 in Geneva, Switzerland.
1978 ~ Jomo Kenyatta (b. 1897), former president of Kenya. The exact date of his birth is not known. He is believed to have been about 80 or 81 at the time of his death.
1977 ~ Sebastian Cabot (né Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot; b. July 6, 1918), 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.
1974 ~ Jacob Bronowski (b. Jan. 18, 1908), Polish-born English mathematician. His family moved to England during World War I. He died of a heart attack at age 66 in East Hampton, New York.
1967 ~ Gregory Goodwin Pincus (b. Apr. 9, 1903), American biologist and co-creator of the birth control pill. He was born in Woodbine, New Jersey. He died of a blood disease in Boston, Massachusetts at age 64.
1965 ~ Ellen Church (b. Sept. 22, 1904), American nurse and first female flight attendant. She was born in Cresco, Iowa. She died in Terre Haute, Indiana a month before her 61st birthday from injuries sustained from a horse-riding accident.
1961 ~ Ida Siekmann (b. Aug. 23, 1902), became the first person to die in an attempt to cross the Berlin Wall. She died from injuries when she jumped out of the window hoping to land on the other side of the Wall. She was born in Górki, Poland. She died 1 day before her 59th birthday.
1958 ~ Roger Martin du Gard (b. Mar. 23, 1958), French writer and recipient of the 1937 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was also a trained paleographer. He was 77 years old.
1940 ~ Mary Vaux Walcott (née Mary Morris Vaux; b. July 31, 1860), American painter. She is best known for her watercolors of wildflowers. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada a month after her 80th birthday.
1926 ~ Charles William Eliot (b. Mar. 20, 1834), American mathematician. He was the 21st President of Harvard University. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Northeast Harbor, Maine at age 92.
1922 ~ Michael Collins (b. Oct. 16, 1890), Irish revolutionary. He was the Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Free State. He was killed during an Anti-Treaty ambush during the Irish Civil War. He was 31 at the time of his death.
1904 ~ Kate Chopin (née Katherine O’Flaherty; b. Feb. 8, 1850), American author who set many of her stories in Louisiana. She was born and died, however, in St Louis, Missouri. She died of a brain hemorrhage at age 54.
1903 ~ Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (b. Feb. 3, 1830), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He served as Prime Minister for 3 terms during the reigns of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII. He died at age 73.
1861 ~ Xianfeng (b. July 17, 1831), 9th Chinese Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He ruled from March 1850 until his death in August 1861. He died at age 30.
1752 ~ William Whiston (b. Dec. 9, 1667), English mathematician and theologian. He died at age 84.
1664 ~ Maria Cunitz (b. 1610), Polish astronomer. She was one of the most notable women astronomers even as to modern times. The exact date of her birth is unknown. She is believed to have been about 53 or 54 at the time of her death.
1545 ~ Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (b. 1484), English politician. He was the second husband of Mary Tudor, Queen dowager of France. Mary was his 3rd wife. The exact date of his birth is not known, but he is believed to have been about 60 or 61 at the time of his death.
1485 ~ Richard III, King of England (b. Oct. 2, 1452). He ruled from June 1483 until his death in August 1485. In 1472 he married Anne Neville. He was the was the last king of the House of York. He was the son of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York and Cecily Neville. He was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field, and his defeat was the last decisive battle of the War of Roses. The War of the Roses is often considered the end of the Middle Ages in England. Richard’s death marked the end of the House of Plantagenet. He was 32 years old. He was succeeded by Henry VII, King of England who was from the House of Tudor. In 2013, Richard’s remains were found buried in what had become a parking lot in northern England.
1425 ~ Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (b. Sept. 10, 1423), Spanish princess. She was of the House of Trastámara. She was the daughter of John II, King of Castile and Maria of Aragon. She was Roman Catholic. She died a month before her 2ndbirthday.
1358 ~ Princess Isabella of France (b. 1295), Queen consort of England and wife of Edward II, King of England (1284 ~ 1327). They married in 1308. They had 4 children. She was known as the She-Wolf of France. She is best known for having overthrown and becoming Queen regent in favor of her son, Edward III. She was of the House of Capet. She was the daughter of Philip IV, King of France and Joan I, Queen of Navarre. She was Roman Catholic. The exact date of her birth is not known, but she is believed to have been about age 62 or 63. Her life is depicted in the novel Queen of Shadows: A Novel of Isabella, Wife of Edward II, by Edith Felber.
1350 ~ Philip VI, King of France (b. 1293). He reigned from April 1328 until his death in August 1350. He was married twice. His first wife was Joan of Burgundy. After her death, he married Blanche of Navarre. He was of the House of Valois. He was the son of Charles, Count of Valois and Margaret, Countess of Anjou. The exact date of his birth is unknown. He died at age 57.
1280 ~ Pope Nicholas III (né Giovanni Gaetano Orsini; b. 1216). He was Pope from November 25, 1277 until his death on this date less than 3 years later. The date of her birth is unknown. He is believed to have been about age 54 or 55 at the time of his death.
1241 ~ Pope Gregory IX (né Ugolino di Conti; b. 1145). He was Pope from March 19, 1227 until his death on this date 14 years later. The exact date of his birth is unknown. He may have been born as early as 1145 or as late as 1170.
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