Veteran’s Day
Birthdays:
1974 ~ Leonardo DiCaprio (né Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio), American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California.
1964 ~ Calista Flockhart (née Calista Kay Flockhart), American actress. She was born in Freeport, Illinois.
1962 ~ Demi Moore (née Demi Gene Guynes), American actress. She was born in Roswell, New Mexico.
1960 ~ Stanley Tucci, Jr., American actor, and director. He was born in Peekskill, New York.
1954 ~ Mary Gaitskill, American novelist, and essayist. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky.
1948 ~ Vincent Schiavelli (né Vincent Andrew Schiavelli; d. Dec. 26, 2005), American actor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died of lung cancer at age 57 in Palermo, Sicily.
1947 ~ Elizabeth Glaser (née Elizabeth Meyer; d. Dec. 3, 1994), American AIDS activist. She was born and died in Santa Monica, California. She died 22 days after her 47th birthday.
1930 ~ Hugh Everett, III (d. July 19, 1982), American mathematician and physicist. He was born in Washington, D.C. He died at age 51 of a heart attack in McLean, Virginia.
1930 ~ David H. Hackworth (né David Haskell Hackworth; d. May 4, 2005), American war hero and military journalist who became a critic of the United States military. He was born in Santa Monica, California. He died at age 74 of bladder cancer in Tijuana, Mexico.
1930 ~ Mildred Dresselhaus (née Mildred Spiewak; d. Feb. 20, 2017), American nanoscience pioneer who broke barriers. She was the first female Institute Professor at MIT. She was known as the Queen of Carbon Science. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. She died at age 86 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1928 ~ Carlos Fuentes (né Carlos Fuentes Macías; d. May 15, 2012), Mexican author. He was born in Panama City, Panama. He died at age 83 in Mexico City, Mexico.
1926 ~ Maria Teresa de Filippis (d. Jan. 8, 2016), Italian race car driver. In 1958, she became the first woman to race in Formula One. She was born in Naples, Italy. She died at age 89 in Scanzorosciate, Italy.
1925 ~ Jonathan Winters (né Jonathan Harshman Winters, III; d. Apr. 11, 2013), American comic and actor who thrived on improvisation. He was born in Dayton, Ohio. He died at age 87 in Montecito, California.
1925 ~ Tennent H. Bagley (né Tennent Harrington Bagley; d. Feb. 20, 2014), the American CIA agent who handled, Yuri Nosenko, a dubious Russian defector. He was born in Annapolis, Maryland. He died of cancer at age 88.
1922 ~ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (d. Apr. 11, 2007), American novelist, best known for his novels Slaughter-House Five and Cat’s Cradle. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He died at age 84 in Manhattan, New York.
1921 ~ Terrel Bell (né Terrel Howard Bell; d. June 22, 1996), 2nd United States Secretary of Education. He served under President Ronald Reagan from January 1981 until January 1985. He was born in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. He died at age 74 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1915 ~ William Proxmire (né Edward William Proxmire; d. Dec. 15, 2005), American politician. He was a United States Senator from Wisconsin from August 1957 until January 1989. He was born in Lake Forest, Illinois. He died about a month after his 90th birthday in Sykesville, Maryland.
1915 ~ Anna Schwartz (née Anna Jacobson; d. June 21, 2012), American economist who rewrote the history of the Depression. She is best known for her 1963 classic A Monetary History of the United States. She was born in The Bronx, New York. She died at age 96 in Manhattan, New York.
1914 ~ Howard Fast (né Howard Melvin Fast; d. Mar. 12, 2003), American author. He was born in New York, New York. He died at age 88 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
1904 ~ J.H.C. Whitehead (né John Henry Constantine Whitehead; d. May 8, 1960), British mathematician. He was born in Madras, British India. He died of a heart attack at age 55 in Princeton, New Jersey.
1904 ~ Alger Hiss (d. Nov. 15, 1996), American government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He died in New York, New York 4 days after his 92nd birthday.
1895 ~ Wealthy Babcock (née Wealthy Consuelo Babcock; d. Apr. 10, 1990), American mathematician. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and had a long teaching career at that university. She died at age 94 in Lawrence, Kansas.
1885 ~ George S. Patton (né George Smith Patton, Jr.; d. Dec. 21, 1945), American General. He was known as Old Blood and Guts. He was born in San Gabriel, California. He died at age 60 of injuries suffered in a car accident in Germany.
1882 ~ Gustav VI Adolf, King of Sweden (d. Sept. 15, 1973). He reigned as King from October 1950 until his death in September 1973. He was married twice. His first wife was Princess Margaret of Connaught. After her death, he married Lady Louise Mountbatten. He was of the House of Bernadotte. He was the son of Gustaf V, King of Sweden and Victoria of Baden. He was of the Church of Sweden. He died at age 90.
1872 ~ David L. Walsh (né David Ignatius Walsh; d. June 11, 1947), 46th Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from January 1914 until January 1916. He later served as a United States Senator from Massachusetts. He was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 74 in Boston, Massachusetts.
1869 ~ Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy (d. Dec. 28, 1947). He reigned from July 1900 until May 9, 1946 when he abdicated the throne in favor of his son, Umberto II, King of Italy. In 1896, he married Elena of Montenegro (1873 ~ 1952). He was of the House of Savoy. He was the son of Umberto I, King of Italy and Margherita of Savoy. He was born in Naples, Kingdom of Italy. He died at age 78 in Alexandria, Egypt.
1866 ~ Martha Anne Whiteley (d. May 24, 1956), English chemist and mathematician. She is known for advocating for women’s equality in the field of chemistry. She was born and died in London, England. She died at age 89.
1864 ~ Alfred Hermann Fried (d. May 5, 1921), Austrian writer and pacifist. He was the recipient of the 1911 Nobel Peace Prize. He was born and died in Vienna, Austria. He died at age 56.
1821 ~ Fyodor Dostoyevesky (né Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevesky; d. Feb. 9, 1881), Russian novelist, best known for his novel, Crime and Punishment. He was born in Moscow, Russia. He died at age 59 of a pulmonary hemorrhage in St. Petersburg, Russia.
1792 ~ Mary Anne Disraeli, 1st Viscountess Beaconsfield (née Mary Anne Evans; d. Dec. 15, 1872), Welsh wife of Benjamin Disraeli. She died about month after her 80th birthday.
1748 ~ Charles IV, King of Spain (d. Jan. 20, 1819). He reigned from December 1788 until he was forced to abdicate in March 1808 in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII. He was married to Maria Luisa of Parma (1751 ~ 1819). They married in 1765. He was of the House of Bourbon. He was the son of Charles III, King of Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 70.
1633 ~ George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax (d. Apr. 5, 1695), English statesman, writer, and politician. He died in London, England at age 61.
1599 ~ Maria Eleanora of Brandenburg (d. Mar. 28, 1655), Queen consort of Sweden and wife of Gustavus Alolphus, King of Sweden (1594 ~ 1632). They married in 1620. They were the parents of Christina, Queen of Sweden. She was of the House of Hohenzollern. She was the daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg and Anna, Duchess of Prussia. She died at age 55.
1449 ~ Princess Catherine of Poděbrady (d. Mar. 8, 1464), Queen consort of Hungary and Croatia. She was the second wife of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary (1443 ~ 1490). They married when he was 18 and she was 13. She was of the House of Poděbrady. She was the twin sister of Sidonie of Poděbrady. She was the daughter of George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia and Kunigunde of Sternberg. She died in childbirth at age 14. Her unborn baby died as well.
1449 ~ Sidonie of Poděbrady (d. Feb. 1, 1510), Duchess consort of Saxony and wife of Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443 ~ 1500). They married in 1464. She was of the House of Poděbrady. She was the daughter of George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia and Kunigunde of Sternberg. She was the twin sister of Catherine of Poděbrady who became the wife of Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. Sidonie was Roman Catholic. She died at age 60.
1441 ~ Charlotte of Savoy (d. Dec. 1, 1483), Queen consort of France and second wife of Louis XI, King of France (1423 ~ 1483). They married in 1451. They were the parents of Charles VIII, King of France. She was of the House of Savoy. She was the daughter of Louis, Duke of Savoy and Princess Anne of Cyprus. She was Roman Catholic. The exact date of her birth is not known, but she is believed to have been born on November 11. She died of dysentery 20 days after her 42nd birthday.
1155 ~ Alfonso VIII, King of Castile and Toledo (d. Oct. 5, 1214). He reigned from August 1158 until his death in 1214. He was also known as Alfonso the Noble. He was married to Princess Eleanor of England (1161 ~ 1214). They married in 1170. He was of the Castilian House of Ivrea. He was the son of Sancho III, King of Castile and Blanche of Navarre. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 58.
1154 ~ Sancho I, King of Portugal (d. Mar. 26, 1211). He reigned from December 1185 until his death in March 1211. In 1174, he married Dulce of Aragon (1160 ~ 1198). They were the parents of Afonso II, King of Portugal. He was of the Portuguese House of Burgundy. He was the son of Afonso I, King of Portugal and Matilda of Savoy. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 56.
1050 ~ Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Aug. 7, 1106). He reigned from October 1056 through March 1084. He had the distinction of being excommunicated five times by three different Popes. He was married twice. His first wife was Bertha of Savoy (1051 ~ 1087). They married in 1066. It was not a happy marriage. They were the parents of Conrad II, King of Italy. After her death, he married Eupraxia of Kiev (1067 ~ 1190). The second marriage ended in divorce. He was of the Salian dynasty. He was the son of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor and Agnes of Poitou. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 55.
990 ~ Gisela of Swabia (d. Feb. 15, 1043), Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire through her third husband, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990 ~ 1039). She had previously been married to Brun I, Count of Bruswick. Her second husband was Ernest I, Duke of Swabia. She was of the House of Conradines. She was the daughter Herman II, Duke of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy. The date of her birth is in question but is sometimes considered to have been sometimes during 990. She died at about age 52 or 53.
Events that Changed the World:
2012 ~ A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in northern Burma, killing nearly 30 people.
2004 ~ Mahmoud Abbas (b. 1935) was elected the president of the Palestine Liberation Organization. He assumed the Office in January 2005.
1993 ~ A sculpture honoring the women who served in the Vietnam War was dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1992 ~ The General Synod of the Church of England voted to allow woman to become Anglican priest.
1981 ~ Antigua and Barbuda joined the United Nations. In 2017, Hurricane Irma would destroy over 90% of the island of Barbuda.
1954 ~ Veterans Day was first celebrated in the United States to honor the men and women who have served in the United States armed services. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson (1856 ~ 1924) proclaimed November 11 as Armistice Day to remind Americans of those lost in World War I. It was made a Federal Holiday in 1938. In 1954, the name was changed to Veterans Day to commemorate American Veterans of all wars, not just World War II.
1942 ~ The minimum draft age was lowered from 21 to 18.
1942 ~ Nazi Germany completed its invasion of France.
1926 ~ U.S. Route 66 came into being with the establishment of the United States Numbered Highway System. The route officially was decommissioned in June 1985.
1921 ~ The Tomb of the Unknown soldiers was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery.
1918 ~ World War I ended when Germany signed an armistice agreement. Fighting officially ended at 11:00 a.m. The war officially ended with the signing of the Treaty Versailles, which occurred on June 28, 1919.
1889 ~ Washington State became the 42nd State of the Union.
1865 ~ Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (1832 ~ 1919) received the United States Medal of Honor. She was the first woman to receive this award. She earned her medical degree in 1855. She volunteered during the American Civil war and served as a surgeon. She was captured by Confederate forces and arrested as a spy. She was later released in a prisoner exchange.
1864 ~ During the American Civil War, Union General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820 ~ 1891), who had formerly been the president of Louisiana State University, began burning Atlanta, Georgia on his march south to the Gulf Coast.
1839 ~ The Virginia Military Institute was founded in Lexington, Virginia.
1675 ~ Gottfried Leibniz (1646 ~ 1716) demonstrated integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the of the graph y = ƒ(x).
1620 ~ The Mayflower Compact was signed aboard the Mayflower as it was stationed off the coast of what is now known as Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
1572 ~ Dutch nobleman Tycho Brahe (1546 ~ 1601), observed the supernova SN 1572.
1500 ~ Louis XII, King of France (1462 ~ 1515) and Ferdinand II, King of Aragon (1452 ~ 1516) agreed to divide the Kingdom of Naples between they with the signing of the Treaty of Granada.
1215 ~ The Fourth Lateran Council met and defined the doctrine of transubstantiation, by which the bread and wine of communion are said to be transformed into the body and blood of Jesus.
1100 ~ Henry I, King of England (1068 ~ 1135) married Matilda of Scotland (1080 ~ 1118). Matilda was the daughter of Malcolm III, King of Scotland (1031 ~ 1093).
Good-Byes:
2022 ~ Gallagher (né Leo Anthony Gallagher, Jr.; b. July 24, 1946), American comedian who smashed watermelons. He smashed more than 15,000 watermelons during his 30-year career as a stand-up comedian. He was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He died at age 76 in Palm Desert, California.
2022 ~ Henry Rosovsky (b. Sept. 1, 1927), American economic historian. He was the Dean of the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He was born in the Free City of Danzig (current day known as Gdansk, Poland). He died at age 95 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2021 ~ Frederik Willem de Klerk (b. Mar. 18, 1936), South African politician and recipient of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending Apartheid. He was the President of South Africa. He served in that Office from August 1989 until May 1994. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He died of cancer at age 85 in Cape Town, South Africa.
2016 ~ Robert Vaughn (né Robert Francis Vaughn; b. Nov. 22, 1932), American actor best who found fame for his role as Napoleon Solo in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. He was born in New York, New York. He died 11 days before his 84th birthday in Danbury, Connecticut.
2014 ~ John Doar (né John Andrew Doar; b. Dec. 3, 1921), American civil rights lawyer who fought segregation and drafted the articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died 3 weeks before his 93rd birthday in New York, New York.
2012 ~ Sir Rex Hunt (né Rex Masterman Hunt; b. June 29, 1926), British governor who defied Argentina during the Falkland Islands War in 1982. He was 86 years old.
2006 ~ Esther Lederberg (née Esther Miriam Zimmer; b. Dec. 18, 1922), American microbiologist. She is best known for her work in microbial genetics. She was born in The Bronx, New York. She died of pneumonia and congestive heart failure at age 83 in Stanford, California.
2005 ~ Peter Drucker (né Peter Ferdinand Drucker; b. Nov. 19, 1909), American management theorist. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He died 8 days before his 96th birthday in Claremont, California.
2004 ~ Yasser Arafat (b. Aug. 24, 1929), Leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization. He was also the recipient of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize. He was born in Cairo, Egypt. He died at age 75 in France.
1994 ~ John A. Volpe (né John Anthony Volpe; b. Dec. 8, 1908), 2nd United States Secretary of Transportation. He served in the Richard Nixon administration from January 1969 until February 1973. He previously served two terms as Governor of Massachusetts: first from January 1961 until January 1963 and second from January 1965 until January 1969. He was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He died less than a month before his 86th birthday in Nahant, Massachusetts.
1985 ~ Arthur Rothstein (b. July 17, 1915), American photojournalist. He was born in New York, New York. He died at age 70 in New Rochelle, New York.
1976 ~ Alexander Calder (b. July 22, 1898), American sculptor and inventor. He is best known for his mobiles. He was born in Lawnton, Pennsylvania. He died at age 78 in New York, New York.
1973 ~ Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (b. Jan. 15, 1895), Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research and inventions in agricultural and nutrition chemistry. He was born and died in Helsinki, Finland. He died at age 78.
1953 ~ Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (b. July 11, 1866). She was married to Prince Henry of Prussia. She was of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was the daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom. She was the granddaughter of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom. She died at age 87.
1945 ~ Jerome Kern (né Jerome David Kern; b. Jan. 27, 1885), American composer. He was born and died in New York, New York. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 60.
1938 ~ Typhoid Mary Mallon (b. Sept. 23, 1869), Irish-American asymptomatic carrier of Typhoid fever. She is believed to have infected at least 50 people, and possibly over 100 people, with typhoid. She died at age 69 in North Brother Island, New York.
1917 ~ Queen Lili’uokalani (b. Sept. 2, 1838) of Hawaii. She was the last reigning monarch of the Hawaiian Islands. She was born and died in Honolulu, Hawaii. She died at age 79.
1892 ~ Thomas Adolphus Trollope (b. Apr. 29, 1810), British author and journalist. He was born in London, England. He died at age 82.
1880 ~ Ned Kelly (né Edward Kelly, b. Dec. 1855), Australian criminal. He was hanged at age 31. The exact day of his birth is not known.
1880 ~ Lucretia Mott (née Lucretia Coffin; b. Jan. 3, 1793), American leader of the abolitionist and women’s rights movements in the United States. She was from Nantucket, Massachusetts. She died at age 87 in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.
1862 ~ James Porter (né James Madison Porter; b. Jan. 6, 1793), 18th United States Secretary of War. He served under President John Tyler from March 1843 until January 1844. He was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He died at age 69 in Easton, Pennsylvania.
1861 ~ Pedro V, King of Portugal (b. Sept. 16, 1837). He reigned as King from November 1853 until his death 8 years later. He was married to Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1837 ~ 1859). They married in 1858. She died a year later of diphtheria just 2 days after her 22nd birthday. He never remarried. He was of the House of Braganza. He was the son of Maria II, Queen of Portugal and Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. He died of typhoid fever at age 24. Upon his death, his brother, Luís became king.
1855 ~ Søren Kierkegaard (né Søren Aabye Kierkegaard; b. May 5, 1813), Danish Christian philosopher, theologian and religious author. He was born and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. He died at age 42.
1831 ~ Nat Turner (b. Oct. 2, 1800), American slave rebel who was hanged after inciting a slave uprising. He was executed about a month after his 31st birthday for his role in leading the revolt.
1677 ~ Barbara Strozzi (née Barbara Valie; b. Aug. 6, 1619), Italian composer and singer-songwriter. During her lifetime, she published 8 volumes of music. She was able to do this without the support of the church or any known patron. She was also believed to have been a courtesan. She was born in Venice, Italy. The actual date of her birth is not known, but she was baptized on August 6, 1619. She died at age 58 in Padua, Italy.
1623 ~ Philippe de Mornay (b. Nov. 5, 1549), French Protestant theologian and author. He died 6 days after his 74thbirthday.
1495 ~ Dorothea of Brandenburg (b. 1430), Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. She was the wife of Christopher III, King of Denmark. He was her first husband. They married in 1445. After his death, she married Christian I, King of Denmark. She was of the House of Hohenzollern. She was the daughter of John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg. She was Roman Catholic. The exact date of her birth is not known.
1331 ~ Stefan Uroš III Dečanski, King of Serbia (b. 1276). He ruled Serbia from 1322 until his death in 1331. He was married twice. His first wife was Theodora of Bulgaria. His second wife was Maria Palaiologina. He was of the House of Nemanjić. He was the son of Stefan Uroš II Milutin and Jelena. He was Serbia Orthodox. He died at age 55.
1285 ~ Peter III, King of Aragon (b. 1239). He ruled Aragon from July 1276 until his death in November 1285. He was married to Constance II of Sicily. He was of the House of Barcelona. He was the son of James I, King of Aragon and Violant of Hungary. He was Roman Catholic. The actual dates of his birth and death are not known, but he is believed to have died at about age 45 or 46 on November 11.
1220 ~ Alphonse, Count of Poitiers (b. Aug. 21, 1271). He was a member of the French royal family. He was married to Joan of Toulouse. He was of the House of Capet. He was the son of Louis VIII, King of France and Blanche of Castile. He died at age 50.
1189 ~ William II, King of Sicily (b. Dec. 1153). He ruled Sicily from May 1166 until his death 23 years later. He was known as William the Good. He was married to Joan of England. He was of the House of Hauteville. He was the son of William I, King of Sicily and Margaret of Navarre. The exact date of his birth is not known, but he is believed to have been about age 35 at the time of his death.
1028 ~ Constantine VIII, Byzantine Emperor (b. 960). He reigned from December 1025 until his death 3 years later. The exact date of his birth is not known.
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