Birthdays:
1981 ~ Ellen Muth (née Ellen Anna Muth), American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Georgia Lass in the television series Dead Like Me. She was born in Milford, Connecticut.
1972 ~ Shaquille O’Neal (né Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal), African-American professional basketball player and graduate of the Louisiana State University. He was born in Newark, New Jersey.
1968 ~ Moira Kelly, American actress. She was born in Queens, New York.
1947 ~ Rob Reiner (né Robert Norman Reiner), American actor. He is best known for his role as Michael Stivic on the television sit-com All in the Family. He is the son of Carl Reiner. He was born in The Bronx, New York.
1944 ~ Richard Corliss (né Richard Nelson Corliss; d. Apr. 23, 2015), American film critic. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died at age 71 from complications of a stroke in New York, New York.
1944 ~ Mary Wilson (d. Feb. 8, 2021), African-American singer and founding member of The Supremes. She sang with that trailblazing group longer than any other member. She was born in Greenville, Mississippi. She died of heart disease in Henderson, Nevada about a month before her 77th birthday.
1940 ~ Willie Stargell (né Wilver Dornell Stargell; d. Apr. 9, 2001), African-American professional baseball player. He was born in Earlsboro, Oklahoma. He died of complications from surgery about a month after his 61st birthday in Wilmington, North Carolina.
1937 ~ Ivan Boesky (né Ivan Frederick Boesky), American businessman. He became infamous for his role in the 1980s insider-trading scandal, for which he served 3 years in prison. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.
1937 ~ Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, Russian cosmonaut, and politician. In June 1963, she became the first woman in space after having flown a solo mission.
1936 ~ Marion Barry, Jr. (d. Nov. 23, 2014), American politician and Mayor of Washington, D.C. He was the charismatic Mayor who survived many scandals. He was born in Itta Bena, Mississippi. He died of cardiac arrest at age 78 in Washington, D.C.
1935 ~ Sylvia Robinson (née Sylvia Vanterpool; d. Sept. 29, 2011), American singer known as the godmother of hip-hip. She was born in Harlem, New York. She died of congestive heart failure at age 76 in Englewood, New Jersey.
1931 ~ Hal Needham (né Hal Brett Needham; d. Oct. 25, 2013), American stuntman who became a successful film director. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He died at age 82 in Los Angeles, California.
1929 ~ Tom Foley (né Thomas Stephen Foley; d. Oct. 18, 2013), American lawyer and politician from Washington State. He was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from June 1989 until January 1995. He was born in Spokane, Washington. He died at age 84 in Washington, D.C.
1927 ~ Gordon Cooper (né Leroy Gordon Cooper; d. Oct. 4, 2004), American astronaut who piloted the final Mercuryspaceflight in 1963. He was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts. He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He died of heart failure at age 77 in Ventura, California.
1927 ~ William Bell (né William Joseph Bell; d. Apr. 29, 2005), American screenwriter and producer. He was known for producing many soap operas, including The Young and the Restless. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He died of complications of Alzheimer’s disease at age 78 in Los Angeles, California.
1927 ~ Gabriel García Márquez (d. Apr. 17, 2014), Columbian writer and recipient of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was the novelist who defined magical realism. He was born in Aracataca, Columbia. He died at age 87 in Mexico City, Mexico.
1926 ~ Ann Curtis (née Ann Elisabeth Curtis, d. June 26, 2012), American swimmer who won gold at the 1948 Olympics. She was born in San Francisco, California. She died at age 86 in San Rafael, California.
1926 ~ Alan Greenspan, American economist. He served as the 13th Chair of the Federal Reserve from August 1987 until January 2006. In 1997, he married his second wife, reporter Andrea Mitchell. He was born in New York, New York.
1924 ~ Bert Boyle (née Gertrude Lamfrom; d. Nov. 3, 2019), German-born American “tough mother” who led an outerwear giant. After her husband died in 1970, Gertrude found herself in charge of the family-owned Columbia Sportswear. She soon saw the company grow. She was born in Augsburg, Germany. In 1937, her family fled to Oregon to escape the Nazi regime. She died at age 95 in Portland, Oregon.
1924 ~ William H. Webster (né William Hedgcock Webster), 14th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency where he served under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush from May 1987 until August 1991. He also served as the 3rd Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan from February 1978 to May 1987. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
1923 ~ Ed McMahon (né Edward Leo Peter McMahon, Jr.; d. June 23, 2009), American television personality who was the guffawing announcer who was Johnny Carson’s second banana. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died at age 86 in Los Angeles, California.
1920 ~ Lewis Gilbert (d. Feb. 23, 2018), British versatile film director who helmed Bond and Alfie. He directed over 40 films during his six-decade career. He was born in London, England. He died 11 days before his 98th birthday in Monaco.
1914 ~ Robert R. Wilson (né Robert Rathbun Wilson; d. Jan. 16, 2000), American physicist known for his work on the Manhattan Project. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Fermilab, the particle-smashing facility. He was born in Frontier, Wyoming. He died in Ithaca New York at age 85.
1910 ~ Emma Bailey (née Emma Parascandola; d. Sept. 3, 1999), American auctioneer and author. In 1952, she became the first woman to be admitted into the National Auctioneers Association. She was born in New York, New York. She died at age 89.
1909 ~ Stanisław J. Lec (né Baron Stanisław Jerzy de Tusch-Lec; d. May 7, 1966), Polish poet. He is considered one of the most influential writers of post-war Poland. He was born in Lviv, Ukraine. He died at age 67 in Warsaw, Poland.
1906 ~ Lou Costello (né Louis Francis Cristillo; d. Mar. 3, 1959), American actor and comedian. He is best known for his comedy partner, Bud Abbott, and their act of Abbott and Costello. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He died of a heart attack 3 days before his 53rd birthday in Los Angeles, California.
1885 ~ Ring Lardner (né Ringgold Wilmer Lardner; d. Sept. 25, 1933), American sports columnist and satirical writer of short stories. He was born in Niles, Michigan. He died of tuberculosis at age 48 in East Hampton, New York.
1870 ~ Oscar Straus (né Oscar Nathan Strauss; d. Jan. 11, 1954), Viennese operetta composer. He died at age 83.
1849 ~ Georg Luger (né Georg Johann Luger; d. Dec. 22, 1923), Austrian designer of the Luger pistol. He died at age 74 in Berlin, Germany.
1818 ~ William Claflin (d. Jan. 5, 1905), 27th Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from January 1869 until January 1872. He was born in Milford, Massachusetts. He died at age 86 in Newton, Massachusetts.
1814 ~ Sarah Davis (née Sarah Knox Taylor; d. Sept. 15, 1835), first wife of Jefferson Davis. She was also the daughter of United States President Zachary Taylor. She died in St. Francisville, Louisiana, at age 21 of malaria, just three (3) months after her marriage to Jefferson Davis.
1812 ~ Aaron Dennison (né Aaron Lufkin Dennison; d. Jan. 9, 1895), American businessman and co-founder of the Waltham Watch Company, which was in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was born in Freeport, Maine. He died at age 82 in England.
1806 ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning (née Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett; d. June 29, 1861), English poet. She was born in Kelloe, Durham, England. In 1846, she married fellow poet Robert Browning. She died in Florence, Italy of an illness at age 55.
1619 ~ Cyrano de Bergerac (né Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac; d. July 28, 1655), French soldier and poet. He died at age 36.
1613 ~ Stjepan Gradić (d. May 2, 1683), Croatian philosopher and mathematician. He was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia. He died in Rome, Papal States at age 70.
1475 ~ Michelangelo Buonarroti (né Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni; d. Feb. 18, 1564), Italian painter and sculptor. He was born in the Republic of Florence. He died about 2 weeks before his 89th birthday in Rome, Italy.
1459 ~ Jakob Fugger (d. Dec. 30, 1525), German banker. He was considered one of the richest men in Europe. He was born and died in Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire. He died at age 66.
1405 ~ John II, King of Castile and León (d. July 20, 1454). He ruled Castile and León from December 1406 until his death nearly 48 years later. He was married twice. His first wife was Infanta Maria of Aragon (1403 ~ 1445). His second wife was Isabella of Portugal (1428 ~ 1496). He was of the House of Trastámara. He was the son of Henry III, King of Castile and Catherine of Lancaster. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 49.
1340 ~ John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (d. Feb. 3, 1399), Belgian-English politician and father of Henry IV, King of England. He was married three times: first to Blanche of Lancaster (1342 ~ 1368). They married in 1359. They were the parents of Henry IV, King of England. She died of the Black Death in 1368 at age 26. His second wife was Infanta Constance of Castile (1354 ~ 1394). They married in 1371. She died in 1394. His third and final wife was to Katherine Swynford (1349 ~ 1403), whom he married in 1396. She had been his mistress before they married. He was born into the House of Plantagenet and was the founder of the House of Lancaster. He was the son of Edward III, King of England and Philippa of Hainault. He died about a month before his 59th birthday.
Events that Changed the World:
2023 ~ Purim began at sunset.
2008 ~ A Palestinian gunman shot and killed 8 students and seriously wounded 11 others at the library of the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel.
1981 ~ Walter Cronkite (1916 ~ 2009) signed off for the last time as anchor of the CBS Evening News. He had been a news anchor for 19 years.
1975 ~ The Zapruder film, taken by Abraham Zapruder (1905 ~ 1970), of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (1917 ~ 1963) was first show to the public.
1970 ~ An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village killed three people.
1967 ~ Svetlana Alliluyeva (1926 ~ 2011), Joseph Stalin’s daughter, defected to the United States. She defected a week after her 41st birthday. Once in the United States, she became known as Lana Peters.
1964 ~ Constantine II (b. 1940) became the last King of Greece. The monarchy was abolished in 1973.
1964 ~ Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammad Ali (1942 ~ 2016).
1951 ~ The trial of Ethel (1915 ~ 1953) and Julius Rosenberg (1918 ~ 1953) began. They were ultimately found guilty of treason and executed.
1946 ~ Ho Chi Minh (1890 ~ 1969) signed an agreement with France which recognized Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union.
1945 ~ During World War II, the city of Cologne, Germany was captured by American troops.
1912 ~ The Nabisco Biscuit Company began marketing the Oreo cookie. The first batch of cookies was sold to a grocer in Hoboken, New Jersey.
1899 ~ Bayer Co., registered Aspirin as a trademark.
1869 ~ Dmitri Mendeleev (1834 ~ 1907) formulated the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.
1857 ~ The United States Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case, holding that slaves were not protected under the Constitution. Chief Justice Roger Taney (1777 ~ 1864) authored the opinion.
1840 ~ The world's first dental school, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, opened.
1836 ~ Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794 ~ 1876) captured the Alamo. 187 Texas volunteers, including Davy Crockett (1786 ~ 1836) and Jim Bowie (1796 ~ 1836), were killed defending the Alamo.
1820 ~ United States President James Monroe (1758 ~ 1831) signed the Missouri Compromise into law. The compromise allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, but the remainder of the northern portion of the Louisiana Purchase was to remain slave-free.
Good-Byes:
2021 ~ Carla Wallenda (b. Feb. 13, 1936), American high-wire artist who flirted with death. She was the last surviving child of Karl Wallenda, the founder of the Flying Wallendas. She died in Sarasota, Florida 3 weeks after her 85thbirthday.
2021 ~ Lou Ottens (né Lodewijk Frederik Ottens; b. June 21, 1926), Dutch engineer who changed the way we listen to music. He is best known for inventing the cassette tape, and for his work in helping to develop the compact disc. He was born in Bellingwolde, Netherlands. He died at age 94 in Duizel, Netherlands.
2020 ~ McCoy Tyner (né Alfred McCoy Tyner; b. Dec. 11, 1938), African-American pianist and John Coltrane sideman who reshaped jazz. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died at age 81 in Bergenfield, New Jersey.
2016 ~ Nancy Reagan (née Anne Frances Robbins; b. July 6, 1922), First Lady of the United States and second wife of President Ronald Reagan. She was the first lady who always protected her “Ronnie”. She was born in New York, New York. She died of congestive heart failure at age 94 in Los Angeles, California.
2013 ~ Alvin Lee (né Graham Anthony Barnes; b. Dec. 19, 1944), English reluctant rocker and guitarist who wowed Woodstock. He was the lead singer and guitarist with Ten Years After. He died from complications of surgery at age 68.
2012 ~ Robert B. Sherman (né Robert Bernard Sherman; b. Dec. 19, 1925), American songwriter who made Disney musicals soar. His best-known work is It’s A Small World. He was born in New York, New York. He died at age 86 in London, England.
2009 ~ Jim Bellows (b. Nov. 12, 1922), American scrappy newspaper editor who loved a good fight. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died of Alzheimer’s disease at age 86 in Santa Monica, California.
2007 ~ Ernest Gallo (b. Mar. 18, 1909), American winemaker and co-founder, along with his brother Julio (1910 ~ 1993) of Ernest and Julio Gallo Winery. He was born in Jackson, California. He died 12 days before his 98th birthday in Modesto, California.
2006 ~ Dana Reeve (né Dana Charles Morosini; b. Mar. 17, 1961), wife and widow of Christopher Reeve and activist for medical health. She was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. She died of lung cancer 11 days before her 45th birthday in Manhattan, New York.
2005 ~ Hans Bethe (né Hans Albrecht Bethe; b. July 2, 1906), German-born physicist who helped invent the atomic bomb. He was the recipient of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was the last surviving member of the Manhattan Project. He was a refugee from Nazi Germany. He was born in Strasbourg, Germany. He died at age 98 in Ithaca, New York.
1986 ~ Georgia O’Keeffe (née Georgia Totto O’Keeffe; b. Nov. 15, 1887), American artist. She was married to photographer Alfred Stieglitz. She was born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. She died at age 98 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1982 ~ Ayn Rand (née Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; b. Feb. 2, 1905), Russian-born American author, best known for her novels, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. She was born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire. She died about a month after her 77th birthday in New York, New York.
1973 ~ Pearl S. Buck (née Pearl Sydenstricker; b. June 26, 1892), American writer and recipient of the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature. She was born in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She died of lung cancer at age 80 in Danby, Vermont.
1968 ~ Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (né Joseph William Martin, Jr.; b. Nov. 3, 1884), American publisher and politician. He served as the 44th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January 1953 until January 1955. He was a Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He died at age 83 in Hollywood, Florida.
1967 ~ Nelson Eddy (né Nelson Ackerman Eddy; b. June 29, 1901), American singer and actor. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He died at age 65 of a cerebral hemorrhage in Miami Beach, Florida.
1961 ~ Edgar Krahn (b. Oct. 1, 1894), Estonian mathematician. He was born before Estonia converted to the Gregorian calendar, so his birthday is sometimes listed as having occurred on September 19. He was born in Laiuse, Estonia. He died at age 66 in Rockville, Maryland.
1950 ~ Albert Lebrun (né Albert François Lebrun; b. Aug. 29, 1871), President of France. He was the last president of the Third Republic. He served in that office from May 1932 until July 1940. He died of pneumonia at age 78.
1941 ~ Gutzon Borglum (né John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum; b. Mar. 25, 1867), American sculptor who designed Mount Rushmore. He was born in Utah territory. He died from complications following surgery 19 days before his 74thbirthday in Chicago, Illinois.
1939 ~ Miron Cristea (b. July 20, 1868), Romanian cleric and 38th Prime Minister of Romania. He served as Prime Minister from February 1938 until his death at age 70 a year later. He died in Cannes, France.
1939 ~ Ferdinand von Lindemann (né Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann; b. Apr. 12, 1852), German mathematician. He died at age 86 in Munich, Germany.
1935 ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., (b. Mar. 8, 1841), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was appointed to the High Court by President Theodore Roosevelt. He served on the Court from December 1902 until January 1932. He replaced Horace Gray on the Court. He was succeeded by Benjaman Cardozo. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He died in Washington, D.C. He died 2 days before his 94th birthday.
1933 ~ Anton Cermak (né Antonín Josef Čermák; b. May 9, 1873), Bohemian-born 44th Mayor of Chicago. He served as Mayor from April 1931 until March 1933. On February 15, 1933, he was with President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Florida, when an assassin attempted to kill the President. He was hit instead. He died less than a month later from injuries suffered from the shooting. He died in Miami, Florida at age 59.
1932 ~ John Philip Sousa (b. Nov. 6, 1854), American conductor and composer, known as The March King. He was born in Washington, D.C. He died of heart failure at age 77 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
1927 ~ Marie Euphrosyne Spartali (b. Mar. 10, 1844), English pre-Raphaelite painter and artist. She was one of the best-known artists of her time. She was born and died in London, England. She died 4 days before her 83rd birthday.
1919 ~ Hilary A. Herbert (né Hilary Abner Herbert; b. Mar. 12, 1834), 33rd United States Secretary of the Navy. He served in that Office from March 1893 until March 1897 during the second Grover Cleveland administration. He had previously served in the United House of Representatives from Alabama. He was born in Laurens, South Carolina. He died in Tampa, Florida just 6 days before his 85th birthday.
1900 ~ Gottlieb Daimler (né Gottlieb Wilhelm Damler; b. Mar. 17, 1834), German businessman and founder of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft automobile company. He died 11 days before his 66th birthday.
1892 ~ Edwards Pierrepont (d. Mar. 4, 1817), 33rd Attorney General of the United States. He served under President Ulysses S. Grant from April 1875 until May 1876. He was born in North Haven, Connecticut. He died of a massive stroke 2 days after his 75th birthday in New York, New York.
1888 ~ Louisa May Alcott (b. Nov. 29, 1832), American novelist. She is best known for her novels Little Women and Little Men. She was born on her father’s 33rd birthday. She was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. She died of a stroke at age 55 in Boston, Massachusetts.
1844 ~ Gabriel Duvall (b. Dec. 6, 1752), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated to the High Court by President James Madison. He replaced Samuel Chase on the Court. He was succeeded by Philip Barbour. He served on the Court from November 1811 until January 1835. He was considered one of the most insignificant Supreme Court Justices. He died in Glenn Dale, Maryland. He was 91 years old at the time of his death.
1842 ~ Constanze Mozart (née Maria Constanze Cäcilia Josepha Johanna Aloysia Weber; b. Jan. 5, 1762), German wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. She died at age 80.
1836 ~ Jim Bowie (né James Bowie; b. Mar. 10, 1796), American pioneer and soldier. Although born in Kentucky, he spent much of his life in Louisiana. He is credited with inventing the Bowie knife. He was killed at the Alamo. The exact date of his birth is unknown but is generally considered to be March 10, 1796. He is believed to have died 4 days before his 40th birthday.
1836 ~ Davy Crockett (né David Crockett; b. Aug. 17, 1786), American frontiersman. He also served as a Representative from Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. He was born in Limestone, Tennessee (at the time the area was a part of North Carolina). He was killed at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. He was 49 years old.
1815 ~ 9th Dalai Lama (né Lungtok Gyatso; b. Dec. 1, 1805). He died at age 9.
1754 ~ Henry Pelham (b. Sept. 25, 1694), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He served as Prime Minister from August 1743 until his death at age 59 in March 1754. He served during the reign of King George II.
1491 ~ Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers (1453), English nobleman and brother of Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort of England and wife of Edward IV. His life is depicted in the novel The White Queen by Philippa Gregory. The exact date of his birth is not known.
1490 ~ Ivan, Grand Prince of Russia (b. Feb. 15, 1458), member of the Russian royal family. He was known as Ivan the Younger. He was the heir to the Russian throne. In 1483, he married Elena Stefanovna (1465 ~ 1505), also known as Elena of Moldavia. He was of the House of Rurik. He was the eldest son of Ivan III, Tsar of Russia and Maria of Tver. He died of gout about 2 weeks after his 32nd birthday.
190 ~ Lui Bian (b. 176), Chinese Emperor of the Han Dynasty. He is believed to have been poisoned at about age 13 or 14. The exact date of his birth is not known.
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