Birthdays:
1973 ~ Mathilde of Belgium (née Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d’Udekem d’Acoz), Queen consort of the Belgians and wife of King Philippe of Belgium (b. 1960). They married in 1999. She is of the House of d’Udekem d’Acoz. She is the daughter of Count Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz and Countess Anna Maria Komorowska. She is Roman Catholic. She was born in Uccle, Belgium.
1972 ~ Nikki Haley (née Nimrata Randhawa), American politician. She was a candidate for president in 2024. She served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations during the Donald Trump administration from January 2917 through December 2018. Prior to joining the Trump Administration, she served as Governor of South Carolina. She was born in Bamberg, South Carolina.
1971 ~ Questlove (né Ahmir Khalib Thompson), American musician. He is the drummer and frontman for the band The Roots, which is the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1968 ~ Melissa Rivers (née Melissa Warburg Rosenberg), American actress and television host. She is the daughter of Joan Rivers. She was born in Manhattan, New York.
1967 ~ Kellyanne Conway (née Kellyanne Elizabeth Fitzpatrick), American political strategist for Donald Trump. She was born in Atco, New Jersey.
1966 ~ Rainn Wilson (né RainnieWilson), American actor, best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on The Office. He was born in Seattle, Washington.
1965 ~ Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (née Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones), wife of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II. They married in 1999. She was a commoner but became a part of the House of Windsor by marriage. She is the daughter of Christopher Rhys-Jones and Mary O’Sullivan. She was born in Oxford, England.
1956 ~ Bill Maher (né William Maher), American political comedian and television host. He was born in New York, New York.
1953 ~ Jeffrey Epstein (né Jeffrey Edward Epstein; d. Aug. 10, 2019), American businessman and convicted sex offender. In July 2019, he was charged with sex trafficking. He died in jail, ostensibly of a suicide. He was born and died in New York, New York. He was 66 at the time of his death.
1948 ~ Natan Sharansky (né Anatoly Borisovich Shcharansky), Ukrainian-born Israeli physicist and politician. He was born in Stalino, Ukrainian, Soviet Union.
1946 ~ David Lynch (né David Keith Lynch), American film director. He was born in Missoula, Montana.
1939 ~ Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Colombo, British Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka.
1936 ~ Frances Shand Kydd (née Frances Ruth Roche; d. June 3, 2004), British mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. She died of Parkinson’s disease at age 68.
1931 ~ David Lee (né David Morris Lee), American physicist and recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was born in Rye, New York.
1930 ~ Buzz Aldrin (né Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.), American astronaut and engineer. He and Neil Armstrong were the first two people to land on the moon. He was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
1929 ~ Frank Kush (né Frank Joseph Kush; d. June 22, 2017), American tough coach who made Arizona State a football powerhouse. He was born in Windber, Pennsylvania. He died at age 88 in Phoenix, Arizona.
1929 ~ Arte Johnson (né Arthur Stanton Eric Johnson; d. July 3, 2019), American actor. He is best known for his role as a regular on the television show, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. He was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan. He died at age 90 in Los Angeles, California.
1929 ~ Jimmy Cobb (né Wilbur James Cobb; d. May 24, 2020), African-American subtle drummer who laid down the beat on Kind of Blue. He was the last surviving member of Miles Davis’s First Great Sextet. He was born in Washington, D.C. He died of lung cancer at age 91 in Manhattan, New York.
1927 ~ Denise McCluggage (d. May 6, 2015), American female racer who shattered stereotypes. In 1959, she became the first woman to win a sports-car event at the Thompson Raceway in Connecticut. She was born in El Dorado, Kansas. She died at age 88 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1926 ~ Patricia Neal (née Patsy Louise Neal; d. Aug. 8, 2010), American actress. She was married to writer Roald Dahl. She was born in Packard, Kentucky. She died in Edgartown, Massachusetts at age 84 of lung cancer.
1920 ~ Frederico Fellini (d. Oct. 31, 1993), Italian movie director. He died of a stroke at age 73 in Rome, Italy.
1920 ~ DeForest Kelley (né Jackson DeForest Kelley; d. June 11, 1999), American actor best known for his role as Bones on Star Trek. He was born in Toccoa, Georgia. He died of stomach cancer at age 79 in Los Angeles, California.
1914 ~ Gerald Holtom (né Gerald Herbert Holtom; d. Sept. 18, 1985), British artist and designer. In 1958, he designed the peace symbol logo for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He died at age 71.
1910 ~ Joy Adamson (née Friederike Victoria Gessner; d. Jan. 3, 1980), Czech conservationist best known for her books about Elsa the lion raised in her home in Africa, including Born Free, Living Free, and Forever Free. She was murdered by a former and disgruntled employee just 17 days before her 70th birthday. Her 2nd husband, George Adamson was also murdered, just 9 years later.
1906 ~ Aristotle Socrates Onassis (né Aristotle Socrates Onassis; d. Mar. 15, 1975), Greek shipping magnate and second husband of Jacqueline Kennedy. He also had a long-term affair with opera singer Maria Callas. His birth date is sometimes recorded as January 15, 1906. He died at age 69 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
1896 ~ George Burns (né Nathan Birmbaum; d. Mar. 9, 1996), American actor and comedian. He was born in New York, New York. He died at age 100 in Beverly Hills, California.
1895 ~ Gábor Szegő (d. Aug. 7, 1985), Hungarian mathematician. He died at age 90 in Palo Alto, California.
1894 ~ Harold Gray (né Harold Lincoln Gray; d. May 9, 1968), American cartoonist and creator of Little Orphan Annie. He was born in Kankakee, Illinois. He died at age 74 in La Jolla, California.
1888 ~ Lead Belly (né Huddie William Ledbetter; d. Dec. 6, 1949), African-American folk and blues musician. He was born in Mooringsport, Louisiana. He died at age 61 in New York, New York.
1873 ~ Johannes V. Jensen (né Johannes Vilhelm Jensen; d. Nov. 25, 1950), Danish writer and recipient of the 1944 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died at age 77.
1856 ~ Harriot Stanton Blatch (née Harriot Eaton Stanton; d. Nov. 20, 1940), American suffragist and daughter of women’s rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She was born in Seneca Falls, New York. She died at age 84 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
1834 ~ George Dexter Robinson (né George Washington Robinson; d. Feb. 22, 1896), 34th Governor of Massachusetts. He served as governor from January 1884 until January 1887. He was an attorney, and his most famous client was Lizzie Bordon, who was accused of murdering her father and stepmother in 1892. He was born in Lexington, Massachusetts. He died just over a month after his 62nd birthday in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
1798 ~ Anson Jones (d. Jan. 9, 1858), the 4th and last President of the Republic of Texas. He was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He died by suicide in Houston, Texas just 11 days before his 60th birthday.
1775 ~ André-Marie Ampère (d. June 10, 1836), French physicist and mathematician. The measurement of electric current, the Ampere, is named in his honor. He was born in Lyon, France. He died at age 61 in Marseille, France.
1732 ~ Richard Henry Lee (d. June 19, 1794), Early American lawyer, statesman and politician. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as President of the Continental Congress. He later served as a United States Senator from Virginia from March 1780 until October 1792. He was born and died in Westmoreland County in the Colony of Virginia. He died at age 62.
1716 ~ Charles III, King of Spain (d. Dec. 14, 1788). He ruled from August 1759 until his death in December 1788, and King of Naples and Sicily from May 1734 until October 1759. Under his reign, Spain became recognized as a nation instead of a collection of kingdoms and territories. He was married to Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724 ~ 1760). They married in 1738. He was of the House of Bourbon-Anjou. He was the son of Philip V, King of Spain and Elisabeth of Farnese. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 72.
1682 ~ Nicholas Saunderson (d. Apr. 19, 1739), English mathematician. He was blind. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but he is believed to have been 57 at the time of his death.
1554 ~ Sebastian, King of Portugal and the Algarves (d. Aug. 4, 1578). He reigned from June 1557 until his death in 1578. He died young and never married. He was of the House of Aviz. He was the son of John Manuel, Prince of Portugal, and Joanna of Austria. He was the grandson of John III, King of Portugal. He died in the Battle of Alcácer Quibir at age 24.
1526 ~ Rafael Bombelli (d. 1572), Italian mathematician. The exact date of his birth and death is not known, however, he was baptized on January 20, 1526. He is best known for his work in algebra and was a central figure in the understanding of imaginary numbers.
1292 ~ Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia (d. Sept. 28, 1330), Queen consort of Bohemia and first wife of John of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia (1296 ~ 1346). They married in 1310. They were the parents of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. She was of the House of Přemyslid. She was the daughter of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia and Judith of Habsburg. She died of tuberculosis at age 38.
1259 ~ Aveline de Forz (d. Nov. 10, 1274), Countess of Aumale. She was the countess in her own right. She was the first wife of Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster (1245 ~ 1296). They married when she was only 10 years old. She was daughter of William de Forz, 4th Earl of Albermarle and Isabella de Fortibus, Countess of Devon. She died at age 15.
Events that Changed the World:
2021 ~ Inauguration of President Joe Biden (b. 1942) and Vice-President Kamala Harris (b. 1964). Biden became the 46th President of the United States and the oldest person inaugurated as President. Kamala Harris became the first women to become Vice President of the United States.
2017 ~ Inauguration of President Donald Trump (b. 1946) and Vice-President Mike Pence (b. 1959). In his inaugural address, Trump scorned former presidents. He immediately began attacking the mainstream media as “fake media” and was intent on exaggerating the size of the inauguration crowd. He immediately began issuing executive orders, including ordering federal agencies to delay any parts of the Affordable Care Act that was deemed “burdensome”, prohibiting organizations from providing women advice on abortion, and freezing all grants and contracts with the Environmental Protection Agency.
2020 ~ The first confirmed COVID-19 case was isolated in the United States.
2020 ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was observed in the United States.
2018 ~ The Second Women’s March, protesting the presidency of Donald Trump, took place in Washington, D.C., as well as in other cities across American.
2017 ~ Donald J. Trump (b. 1946) was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. At the time of his inauguration, he was the oldest person to become president.
2009 ~ Barack Obama (b. 1961) was inaugurated as the 44th President and the first African-American President of the United States.
2001 ~ George W. Bush (b. 1946) was inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States.
1993 ~ Bill Clinton (b. 1946) was inaugurated as the 42nd President of the United States.
1991 ~ The Sudanese government imposed Islamic law across the country, which worsened the civil war between the country’s Muslim north and the Christian south.
1989 ~ George H.W. Bush (1924 ~ 2018) was inaugurated as the 41st President of the United States.
1987 ~ Terry Waite (b. 1939), a representative from the Church of England, was kidnapped in Lebanon. He would be released 4 years later on November 18, 1991.
1981 ~ Iran released 52 American hostages who had been held for 444 days. The release was timed to occur 20 minutes after Ronald Reagan’s inauguration as the 40th President of the United States.
1977 ~ Jimmy Carter (b. 1924) was inaugurated as the 39th President of the United States.
1969 ~ Richard Nixon (1913 ~ 1994) was inaugurated as the 37th President of the United States.
1965 ~ Lyndon B. Johnson (1908 ~ 1973) was inaugurated into his second term as 36th President of the United States.
1961 ~ John F. Kennedy (1917 ~ 1963) was inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States.
1953 ~ Dwight David Eisenhower (1890 ~ 1969) was inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States.
1949 ~ President Harry Truman (1884 ~ 1972) announced his Point Four Program, which was a program designed to provide economic aid to poor countries. He announced this Program in his inaugural address for a full term as President.
1945 ~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 ~ 1945) was sworn in for his fourth term as President. Harry Truman (1884 ~ 1972) became the new Vice President.
1942 ~ Senior Nazi officials met at the Wannsee Conference to discuss the implementation of “The Final Solution to the Jewish Question.”
1937 ~ Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882 ~ 1945) and John Nance Garner (1868 ~ 1967) were sworn in for their second terms as President and Vice President, respectively, of the United States. This was the first inauguration to take place on January 20, following the ratification of the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which set the term for the Office to begin on January 20.
1936 ~ Edward, Prince of Wales (1894 ~ 1972) became Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom following the death of his father, George V, King of the United Kingdom (1865 ~ 1936). He would abdicate the throne 11 months later to marry Wallis Simpson (1896 ~ 1986).
1934 ~ The photographic and electronics company, Fujifilm, was founded in Japan.
1929 ~ The first full-length talking motion picture that was filmed outdoors was released. The movie was called In Old Arizona.
1887 ~ The United States Navy was granted permission to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base.
1841 ~ Great Britain began its occupation of Hong Kong.
1783 ~ Great Britain signed a peace treaty with France and Spain officially ending the hostilities relating to the American War of Independence.
1649 ~ The trial of Charles I, King of England (1600 ~ 1649) for treason and other “high crimes” began. He was executed 20 days later.
1523 ~ Christian II, King of Denmark (1481 ~ 1559) was forced to abdicate the throne as following his slaughter of leading Swedish nobility. He was deposed in a rebellion.
1320 ~ Duke Władysław I Łokietek (1260 ~ 1333) became the first King of Poland.
1265 ~ The First English parliament conducted its first meeting. It included not only Lords, but also peers, the representatives of the major towns. It was held by Simon de Montfort (1208 ~ 1265) in the Palace of Westminster, now referred to as the Houses of Parliament.
Good-Byes:
2022 ~ Meat Loaf (né Marvin Lee Aday, aka Michael Lee Aday; b. Sept. 27, 1947), American over-the-top singer-songwriter who made operatic rock. He was also in the cult film, Rocky Horror Picture Show. He was anti-vaccine mandate and anti-mask during the Covid pandemic. He was born in Dallas, Texas. He died of Covid-19 at age 74 in Nashville, Tennessee.
2018 ~ Paul Bocuse (b. Feb. 11, 1926), French chef who made chefs celebrities. He was born and died in Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or, France. He died of Parkinson’s disease 22 days before his 92nd birthday.
2016 ~ George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld (b. Sept. 13, 1919), British Jewish refugee who became a publishing legend. He was born in Vienna, Austria, but escaped to England during World War II. He was born in Vienna, Austria. He died at age 96 in London, England.
2014 ~ Claudio Abbado (b. June 26, 1933), Italian conductor who achieved global presence. He was born in Milan, Italy. He died at age 80 in Bologna, Italy.
2013 ~ Larry Selman (b. Apr. 2, 1942), American street philanthropist of Greenwich Village. He weighed 3 pounds at birth and was not expected to live. He went on to overcome a mental disability and became a skilled charity fundraiser. He died at age 70.
2012 ~ Etta James (née Jamesetta Hawkins; b. Jan. 25, 1938), American singer hailed as the Queen of Rhythm and Blues. She was born in Los Angeles, California. She died 5 days before her 74th birthday in Riverside California.
2011 ~ Reynolds Price (né Edward Reynolds Price, b. Feb. 1, 1933), American novelist and poet who knew the South best. His first novel, A Long and Happy Life, won the William Faulkner Award. He also had a lifelong interest in Biblical scholarship. He was born in Macon, North Carolina. He died 12 days before his 78th birthday in Durham, North Carolina.
2005 ~ Miriam Rothschild (né Miriam Louisa Rothschild; b. Aug. 5, 1908), English entomologist, zoologist and author. She died at age 96.
2003 ~ Al Hirschfeld (né Albert Hirschfeld; b. June 21, 1903), American illustrator. He was best known for his black and white caricatures of celebrities. His devoted fans loved searching his drawings for the hidden name of his daughter. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He died at age 99 in New York, New York.
1996 ~ Gerry Mulligan (né Gerald Joseph Mulligan; b. Apr. 6, 1927), American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was born in Queens, New York. He died at age 68 following complications of knee surgery in Darien, Connecticut.
1993 ~ Audrey Hepburn (née Audrey Kathleen Ruston; b. May 4, 1929), Anglo-Dutch actress best known for her role as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She was born in Brussels, Belgium. She died of cancer at age 63 in Switzerland.
1990 ~ Barbara Stanwyck (née Ruby Catherine Stevens; b. July 16, 1907), American actress. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. She died at age 82 in Santa Monica, California.
1984 ~ Johnny Weissmuller (né Johann Peter Weißmüller; b. June 2, 1904), Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor, best known for his role as Tarzan in the movies. He died in Mexico at age 79 of pulmonary edema.
1947 ~ Andrew Volstead (né Andrew John Volstead; b. Oct. 31, 1860), American Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He is best known as being the author of the National Prohibition Act of 1919, commonly referred to as the Volstead Act, which authorized prohibition of the sale of alcohol. He was born in Kenyon, Minnesota. He died at age 86 in Granite Falls, Minnesota.
1936 ~ George V, King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India (b. June 3, 1865). He was King from May 1910 until his death 26 years later. In 1893, he married to Mary of Teck (1867 ~ 1953). They were the parents of Edward VIII, King of the United Kingdom and George VI, King of the United Kingdom. He was of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha until 1917 when the family became known as Windsor. He was the son of Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom and Alexandra of Denmark. He was Anglican. He died at age 70.
1921 ~ Mary Watson Whitney (d. Sept. 11, 1847), American astronomer. She was the head of the Vassar Observatory for 22 years and during her tenure and guidance over 100 scientific papers were published. She was born and died in Waltham, Massachusetts. She died at age 73 of pneumonia.
1908 ~ John Ordronaux (b. Aug. 3, 1830), American Civil War army surgeon and pioneer in mental health. He was born in New York, New York. He died at age 77 in Roslyn, New York.
1907 ~ Agnes Mary Clerke (b. Feb. 10, 1842), Irish astronomer. The lunar crater Clerke is named in her honor. She died 21 days before her 65th birthday in London, England.
1900 ~ John Ruskin (b. Feb. 8, 1819), English author. He was born in London, England. He died 19 days before his 81stbirthday.
1891 ~ Kalākaua, King of Hawaii (b. Nov. 16, 1836). He was born in Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawai’i. He died at age 54 in San Francisco, California.
1875 ~ Jean-François Millet (b. Oct. 4, 1814), French painter. He died at age 60.
1855 ~ Adelaide, Archduchess of Austria (b. June 3, 1822), Queen consort of Sardinia and first wife of Victor Emmanuel II, King of Sardinia (1820 ~ 1878). They married in 1842. He later became the 1st King of united Italy, but Adelaide died before he gained the Italian throne, so she was never the Queen consort of Italy. They were the parent of Umberto I King of Italy and Amadeo I, King of Spain. She was of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. She was the daughter of Archduke Rainer of Austria and Princess Elizabeth of Savoy. She was Roman Catholic. She died at age 32 of gastroenteritis.
1848 ~ Christian VIII, King of Denmark (b. Sept. 18, 1786). He was king of Denmark from December 1839 until his death 8 years later. He also served as King of Norway from May through October 1814 when he abdicated the throne. He was married twice. His first wife was Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1784 ~ 1840). They were the parents of Frederick VII, King of Denmark. This marriage ended in divorce. His second wife was Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1796 ~ 1881). They married in 1815. He was of the House of Oldenburg. He was the son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He was Lutheran. He died of blood poisoning at age 61.
1841 ~ Minh Mạng (b. May 25, 1791), Emperor of Vietnam. He ruled Vietnam from February 1820 until February 1839. He died at age 49.
1837 ~ Sir John Soane (b. Sept. 10, 1753), English architect. He died at age 83 in London, England.
1819 ~ Charles IV, King of Spain (b. Nov. 11, 1748). 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.
1745 ~ Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Aug. 6, 1697). He ruled from January 1742 until his death 3 years later. He also reigned as the King of Bohemia from December 1741 until May 1743. In 1722, he married Maria Amalia of Austria (1701 ~ 1756). He was of the House of Wittelsbach. He was the son of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria and Theresa Sobieska. He died of gout at age 47.
1666 ~ Infanta Anne of Austria (b. Sept. 22, 1601), Queen consort of France and wife of Louis XIII, King of France (1601 ~ 1643). They married in 1615. They were the parents of Louis XIV, King of France. She was of the House of Habsburg. She was the daughter of Philip III, King of Spain and Archduchess Margaret of Austria. She died of breast cancer at age 64.
1612 ~ Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. July 18, 1552). He ruled as the Holy Roman Emperor from October 1576 until his death in January 1612. He was regarded as an ineffective leader whose actions led to the Thirty Years’ War. He never married but had at least one illegitimate child. He was of the House of Habsburg. He was the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Empire and Maria of Austria. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 59.
1590 ~ Giambattista Benedetti (b. Aug. 14, 1530), Italian mathematician and physicist. He was born in Venice, Republic of Venice. He died at age 59 in Turin, Duchy of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire.
1513 ~ Helena of Moscow (b. May 19, 1476), Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania and Queen consort of Poland. She was the uncrown Duchess and Queen because she refused to convert from Eastern Orthodox to Catholicism upon her marriage. She was married to Alexander Jagiellon (1461 ~ 1506), Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland. She was of the Rurik dynasty. She was the daughter of Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow, also known as Ivan the Great, and Sophia Palaiologina. She died at age 36.
1479 ~ John II, King of Aragon (b. June 29, 1398). He ruled Aragon from June 1458 until his death. He was also the King of Sicily from June 1458 until 1468. He was known as both John the Great and John the Faithless. He was married twice. His first wife was Blanche I, Queen of Navarre (1387 ~ 1441). She was the queen in her own right. His second wife was Juana Enríquez, 5th Lady of Casarrubios del Monte (1425 ~ 1468). They married in 1444. He was of the House of Trastámara. He was the son of Ferdinand I, King of Aragon and Eleanor of Albuquerque. He died at age 80.
1343 ~ Robert of Anjou, King of Naples (b. 1276). He ruled Naples from May 1309 until his death in 1343. He was known as Robert the Wise. He was married twice. His first wife was Yolanda of Aragon (1273 ~ 1302). She died before Robert ascended to the throne, thus was never the Queen consort. His second wife was Sancha of Majorca (1281 ~ 1345). He was of the House of Anjou-Naples. He was the son of Charles II, King of Naples and Mary of Hungary. The exact date of his birth is not known. He died at age 67.
1191 ~ Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (b. Feb. 1167). He was the Duke of Swabia after the death of his older brother. He was the Duke from November 1170 until his death 21 years later. He was of the House of Hohenstaufen. He was the son of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, also known as Frederick Barbarossa, and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy. The actual date of his birth is not known, but he is believed to have been about 23 at the time of his death.
1189 ~ Shi Zong (b. Mar. 29, 1123), 5th Chinese emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty. He ruled from October 1161 until his death in October 1189. He died at age 65.
250 ~ Pope Fabian (b. 200). He was Pope from January 236 until his murder on this date in 250. He was murdered when Roman Emperor Decius began persecutions of Christians within the Roman Empire who refused to perform sacrifices to the Roman gods. The date of his birth is not known. He is believed to have been about 50 years old at the time of his death. He was born and died in Rome, Italy.
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