Birthdays:
1965 ~ Rodney King (né Rodney Glen King; d. June 17, 2012), American victim and symbol of police violence in Los Angeles. He was born in Sacramento, California. He died at age 47 of an accidental drowning and drug overdose in Rialto, California.
1961 ~ Christopher Meloni (né Christopher Peter Meloni), American actor. He is best known for his role as Elliot Stabler on Law & Order: SVU. He was born in Washington, D.C.
1953 ~ Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner (d. Jan. 24, 2019), American pilot. She was one of the first six women to earn their wings as a United States Naval Aviator in 1974. She was the first female military pilot to fly a tactical jet and the first to achieve command of an operational aviation squadron. She was born in Harlingen, Texas. She died at age 65 of ovarian cancer in Knoxville, Tennessee.
1947 ~ Emmylou Harris, American singer-songwriter. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama.
1947 ~ Camille Paglia (née Camille Anne Paglia), American social critic. She was born in Endicott, New York.
1945 ~ Linda Hunt (née Lydia Susanna Hunter), American actress best known for her role as Billy in the movie, The Year of Living Dangerously. She was born in Morristown, New Jersey.
1943 ~ Lynn Kellogg Simpers (née Lynn Kellogg; d. Nov. 12, 2020), American singer and actress. She is best known for her breakthrough role of Sheila in the original 1968 Broadway production of Hair. She later helped develop children’s television shows such as Animals, Animals, Animals. She was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. She died of Covid-19 at age 77 in St. Louis, Missouri.
1942 ~ Larry Selman (d. Jan. 20, 2013), 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 was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died at age 70 in Manhattan, New York.
1942 ~ Leon Russell (né Claude Russell Bridges, d. Nov. 13, 2016), American singer-songwriter. Lawton, Oklahoma. He died at age 74 while recovering from heart surgery in Nashville, Tennessee.
1941 ~ Dr. Demento (né Barrett Eugene Hansen), American radio host. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1939 ~ Marvin Gaye (né Marvin Pentz, Gay, Jr.; d. Apr. 1, 1984), American singer. He was born in Washington, D.C. He was shot and killed by his father 1 day before his 45th birthday in Los Angeles, California.
1939 ~ Anthony Lake (né William Anthony Kirsopp Lake), 18th National Security Advisor. He served under President Bill Clinton from January 1993 until March 1997. He was born in New York, New York.
1934 ~ Paul Cohen (né Paul Joseph Cohen; d. March 23, 2007), American mathematician. He was the recipient of the 1966 Fields Medal. He was born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He died 10 days before his 73rd birthday in Stanford, California.
1934 ~ Carl Kasell (né Carl Ray Kasell; d. Apr. 17, 2018), American newscaster and radio personality. For many years, he was the announcer on NPR’s Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me. He retired from the radio show in 2014. He was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He died 15 days after his 84th birthday in Potomac, Maryland.
1929 ~ Catherine Gaskin (d. Sept. 6, 2009), Irish-Australian romance novelist. She was born in Dunkalk Bay, Ireland. She died at age 80 of ovarian cancer in Sydney, Australia.
1928 ~ Serge Gainsbourg (né Lucien Ginsburg; d. Mar. 2, 1991), French singer and screenwriter. He was born and died in Paris, France. He died of a heart attack a month before his 63rd birthday.
1927 ~ Kenneth Tynan (né Kenneth Peacock Tynan; d. July 26, 1980), British theater critic and writer. He was born in Birmingham, England. He died of pulmonary emphysema at age 53 in Santa Monica, California.
1927 ~ Bo Callaway, Sr. (né Howard Hollis Callaway; d. Mar. 15, 2014), American soldier and 11th United States Secretary of the Army. He served under Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford from May 1973 until July 1975. He was born in LaGrange, Georgia. He died 13 days before his 87th birthday in Columbus, Georgia.
1923 ~ G. Spencer-Brown (né George Spencer-Brown, d. Aug. 25, 2016), English mathematician. He died at age 93.
1922 ~ Martha White (d. June 5, 2021), American house cleaner who sparked a civil rights protest. On June 15, 1953, after a long day a work, she stepped on a Baton Rouge city bus and sat down in the only empty seat behind the driver in the “whites only” section. She was ordered to move, but she refused. She was ultimately kicked off the bus. This action caused a bus boycott, which was ended in a settlement to reduce the number of “whites only” seats. She was born in Woodville, Mississippi. She died at age 99 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her memorial was held on June 19, 2021, the nation’s first Juneteenth Day.
1921 ~ Natalie de Blois (d. July 22, 2013), American architect. She was one of the earliest prominent women in the male-dominated profession. She was a partner in the firm of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. She later taught architecture at the University of Texas. She was born in Paterson, New Jersey. She died at age 92 in Chicago, Illinois.
1920 ~ Jack Webb (né John Randolph Webb; d. Dec. 23, 1982), American actor. He is best known for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday from the television series Dragnet. He was born in Santa Monica, California. He died of a heart attack at age 62 in West Hollywood, California.
1914 ~ Sir Alec Guinness (né Alec Guinness de Cuffe; d. Aug. 5, 2000), English actor. He was born in London, England. He died of cancer at age 86.
1908 ~ Buddy Ebsen (né Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr.; d. July 6, 2003), American actor best known for his role as Jed Clampett in the Beverly Hillbillies. He was born in Belleville, Illinois. He died at age 95 in Torance, California.
1898 ~ Chiungtze C. Tsen (d. Oct. 1, 1940), Chinese mathematician. He died of a stomach ulcer at age 42.
1891 ~ Max Ernst (b. Apr. 1, 1976), German artist. He died 1 day before his 85th birthday in Paris, France.
1875 ~ Walter Chrysler (né Walter Percy Chrysler; d. Aug. 18, 1940), American automobile pioneer and founder of the Chrysler company. He was born in Wamego, Kansas. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 65 in Kings Point, New York.
1862 ~ Nicholas Murray Butler (d. Dec. 7, 1947), American philosopher and diplomat. He was President of Columbia University. He was, ironically, the recipient of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize, considering his stance on Italy and Germany during World War II. He exhibited anti-Semitic views and enforced the quotas on the number of Jews who could attend Columbia University. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He died at age 85 in New York, New York.
1840 ~ Émile Zola (né Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola; d. Sept. 29, 1902), French novelist and critic. He is best known for his article, J’Accuse, which was instrumental in the exoneration of Alfred Dreyfus, an army officer who had been convicted of a crime simply because he was Jewish. The article brought to light the false accusations against Dreyfus. He was born and died in Paris, France. Zola died at age 62 of carbon monoxide poisoning, which some believe was murder.
1814 ~ Eratus Brigham Bigelow (d. Dec. 6, 1879), American industrialist and inventor of weaving machines. He was born in West Boylston, Massachusetts and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He was 65 at the time of his death.
1807 ~ Alexander Stuart (né Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart; d. Feb. 13, 1891), 3rd United States Secretary of the Interior. He served under President Millard Fillmore September 1850 until March 1853. He was born and died in Staunton, Virginia. He died at age 83.
1805 ~ Hans Christian Andersen (d. Aug. 4, 1875), Danish writer of children’s stories and fairy tales. He died at age 70 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1725 ~ Giacomo Casanova (d. June 4, 1798), Italian adventurer and womanizer. He was born in Venice, Republic of Venice. He died at age 73 years old.
1653 ~ Prince George of Denmark (d. Oct. 28, 1708), Prince consort of Great Britain and husband of Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665 ~ 1714). They married in 1683. He was a member of the Danish royal family. He was of the House of Oldenburg. He was the son of Frederick III, King of Denmark and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He was Lutheran. He died at age 55.
1647 ~ Maria Sibylla Merian (d. Jan. 13, 1717), German-born naturalist, entomologist botanist, and illustrator. She was one of the first European naturalists to study insects. She died at age 69 in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic.
1618 ~ Francesco Maria Grimaldi (d. Dec. 28, 1663), Italian mathematician, physicist and priest. The Grimaldi crater on the moon is named in his honor. He was born and died in Bologna. He died at age 45.
1545 ~ Princess Elizabeth of Valois (d. Oct. 3, 1568), Queen consort of Spain and third wife of Philip II, King of Spain (1527 ~ 1598). They married in 1559 when she was just 14 years old. She was known to be a patron of the arts. She was of the House of Valois-Angoulême. She was the daughter of Henry II, King of France and Catherine de’Medici. She died of complications of childbirth at age 23.
742 ~ Charlemagne (d. Jan. 28, 814), Frankish king and Holy Roman Emperor. He is also sometimes referred to as Charles the Great. He is considered the first Holy Roman Emperor. He was married several times. His first wife was Desiderata. They married in 770 and was annulled in 771. Little is known of her life. His second wife was Hildegard of Vinzgouw (754 ~ 783). They married in 771. She died in 783. After her death, he married Fastrada (765 ~ 794). She died in 794, and he married his fourth wife, Luitgard (d. 800). All of his wives died before he became the Holy Roman Emperor, thus were never the Empress consort. He was the creator of the Carolingian Dynasty. He was the son of Pepin the Short and Bertrada of Laon. He was Christian. He died pleurisy at age 71.
181 ~ Emperor Xian of Han (d. Apr. 21, 234), 14th and last emperor of the Han Dynasty. He reigned from September 189 until November 220. The exact date of his birth is not known, but it is believed to have been on April 2, 181. He died 19 days before his 53rd birthday.
372 BCE ~ Mencius (d. 289 BCE), Chinese Confucian philosopher.
Events that Changed the World:
2023 ~ Palm Sunday.
2021 ~ Good Friday.
2021 ~ In an act of domestic terrorism, a black nationalist rammed his car into a barricade outside the United States Capitol building, killing one Capitol Police officer and injuring another.
2014 ~ A mass shooting spree at the Fort Hood army base in Texas left 4 people dead and 16 others injured.
2012 ~ A mass shooting occurred at Oikos University, a Korean Christian institution in Oakland, California. Seven people were killed, and several others wounded.
2006 ~ Over 60 tornadoes hit across the United States. Tennessee was hit the hardest and nearly 30 people were killed by the storm.
1982 ~ Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.
1979 ~ An accidental leak of anthrax spores in a Soviet microbiology facility in Sverdlovsk, Russia caused approximately 100 people to fall ill and die. The actual number of victims is not known.
1973 ~ LexisNexis began its computerized legal research services.
1956 ~ CBS television premiered two 30-minute soap operas ~ As the World Turns and The Edge of Night.
1930 ~ Haile Selassie (1892 ~ 1975) was proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
1917 ~ President Woodrow Wilson (1856 ~ 1924) asked Congress for a declaration of war on Germany, thus marking the entry of the United States in World War I.
1902 ~ The first full-time movie theater in the United States opened in Los Angeles. It was called the Electric Theatre.
1900 ~ The Foraker Act was passed granting Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
1863 ~ Food shortages caused by the American Civil War incited hundreds of angry women to riot in Richmond, Virginia and demand that the Confederate government release emergency supplies. This became known as the Southern Bread riot.
1851 ~ Rama IV (1804 ~ 1868) became the King of Thailand following the death of his half-brother, Rama III, King of Thailand (1788 ~ 1851).
1792 ~ The Coinage Act was passed thereby establishing the United States Mint.
1513 ~ Juan Ponce de León (1474 ~ July 1521) is believed to have first sighted land, which is now the State of Florida, in his quest to find the Fountain of Youth.
Good-Byes:
2023 ~ Seymour Stein (né Seymour Steinbigle; b. Apr. 18, 1942), American record executive who signed Madonna. He was born in New York, New York. He died 16 days before his 81st birthday in Los Angeles, California.
2022 ~ Michel Delebarre (b. Apr. 27, 1946), French politician. He was born in Bailleul, France. He died 25 days before his 76th birthday in Lille, France.
2022 ~ Estelle Harris (née Estelle Nussbaum; b. Apr. 22, 1928), American actress who gave Seinfeld its shrill mom. She is best known for her role as Estelle Costanza, George’s mother on the sit-com Seinfeld. She was born in Manhattan, New York. She died in Palm Desert, California 20 days before her 94th birthday.
2020 ~ Sergio Rossi (b. July 31, 1935), Italian luxury shoe designed best known for his elegant heels. He was born in San Mauro Pascoli, Italy. He died at age 84 in Cesena, Italy from complications of Covid-19.
2020 ~ Patricia Bosworth (née Patricia Crum; b. Apr. 24, 1933), American actress, biographer, and memoirist. She was born in Oakland, California. She died in New York, New York 22 days before her 87th birthday of complications of Covid-19.
2020 ~ Lila Fenwick (née Lila Althea Fenwick; b. May 24, 1932), African-American attorney who, in 1956, became the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School. She went on to work as a human rights official at the United Nations. She was born in Manhattan. She died from complications of Covid-19 at age 87.
2020 ~ Forrest Compton (b. Sept. 15, 1925), American actor and World War II veteran. He is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Gray on the 1960s sit-com Gomer Pyle. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He died at age 94 in Shelter Island, New York from complications of Covid-19.
2020 ~ William Frankland (né Alfred William Frankland; b. Mar. 19, 1912), British immunologist and allergist. He transformed the world’s understanding of allergies and helped millions of hay fever sufferers by developing the idea of a pollen count. He was born in Sussex, England. He died in London, England of complications of Covid-19. He died 14 days after his 108th birthday.
2018 ~ Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (née Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela, b. Sept. 26, 1936), South African anti-apartheid leader who embraced brutality. She was married to Nelson Mandela. She died at age 81.
2013 ~ Jane Henson (née Jane Ann Nebel, b. June 16, 1924), American puppeteer and widow of puppeteer Jim Hanson, creator of The Muppets. She was born in New York, New York. She died of cancer at age 78 in Greenwich, Connecticut.
2013 ~ Milo O’Shea (né Milo Donal O’Shea; b. June 2, 1926), Irish character actor. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He died at age 86 in Manhattan, New York.
2011 ~ Paul Violi (né Paul Randolph Violi; b. July 20, 1944), American poet. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died of cancer at age 66 in Cortlandt Manor, New York.
2005 ~ Pope Saint John Paul II (né Karol Józef Wojtyla; b. May 18, 1920). He served as Pope from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was 84 at the time of his death.
1995 ~ Hannes Alfvén (b. May 30, 1908), Swedish physicist and recipient of the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physics. He died at age 86.
1994 ~ Betty Furness (née Elizabeth Mary Furness; b. Jan. 3, 1916), American actress and television journalist. She was also a consumer advocate. She was born and died in New York, New York. She died of stomach cancer at age 78.
1987 ~ Buddy Rich (né Bernard Rich, b. Sept. 30, 1917), American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died of a brain tumor at age 69 in Los Angeles, California.
1980 ~ Stanley Forman Reed (b. Dec. 31, 1884), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated to the High Court by President Franklin Roosevelt. He served on the Court from January 1938 until February 1957. He replaced George Sutherland on the Court. He was succeeded by Charles Whittaker. He was born in Minerva, Kentucky. He died at age 95 in Huntington, New York.
1978 ~ Aurelio Baldor (b. Oct. 22, 1906), Cuban mathematician and lawyer. He was born in Havana, Cuba. He died of pulmonary emphysema at age 71 in Miami, Florida.
1974 ~ Georges Pompidou (b. July 5, 1911), French politician and President of France from June 1969 until April 1974. He died in Office of cancer at age 62 in Paris, France.
1966 ~ C.S. Forester (né Cecil Louis Troughton Smith; b. Aug. 27, 1899), English author. He was the author of The African Queen. He was born in Cairo, Egypt. He died at age 66 in Fullerton, California.
1928 ~ Theodore William Richards (b. Jan. 31, 1868), American chemist and recipient of the 1914 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in determining the atomic weights of a number of chemical elements. He was the first American to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. He died at age 60 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1922 ~ Hermann Rorschach (b. Nov. 8, 1884), Swiss psychologist and author. He is best known for devising the inkblot test. He died at age 37 of peritonitis following a rupture appendix.
1914 ~ Paul von Heyse (né Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse; b. Mar. 15, 1830), German writer and recipient of the 1910 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in Berlin, Germany. He died 18 days before his 85th birthday in Munich, Germany.
1872 ~ Samuel Morse (né Samuel Finley Breese Morse; b. Apr. 27, 1791), American painter and inventor of the Morse code. His contribution greatly advanced the use of the commercial telegraph. He was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts. He died three weeks before his 81st birthday in New York, New York.
1791 ~ Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (b. Mar. 9, 1749), French journalist and politician who played a role in the French revolution. He died of illness at age 42.
1787 ~ Thomas Gage (b. Mar. 10, 1719), British general and American Revolutionary War figure. He had also served as Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The exact year of his birth is not known. He is believed to have been born in either 1719 or 1720. He died at age 67 or 68 in London, England.
1720 ~ Joseph Dudley (b. Sept. 23, 1647), Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was born and died in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He died at age 72.
1657 ~ Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. July 13, 1608). He reigned from November 1637 until his death 20 years later. He was married three times. His first wife was Maria Anna of Austria (1606 ~ 1646). They married in 1631. After her death, he married Maria Leopoldine, Archduchess of Austria (1632 ~ 1649). They married in 1648. His third wife was Eleanor Gonzaga (1630 ~ 1686). They married in 1651. He was of the House of Habsburg. He was the son of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Anna of Bavaria. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 48.
1578 ~ Princess Marie Elisabeth of France (b. Oct. 27, 1572), member of the French royal family. She was of the House of Valois. She was the only child of Charles IX, King of France and Elizabeth of Austria. She was Roman Catholic. She died at age 5.
1502 ~ Arthur, Prince of Wales (b. Sept. 20, 1486), member of the British royal family. He married Catherine of Aragon (1485 ~ 1536) but died before marriage was said to have been consummated. He was of the House of Tudor. He was the son of Henry VII, King of England and Elizabeth of York. He died before his father, Henry VII, so his younger brother, Henry ultimately became Henry VIII, King of England, who married Arthur’s widow. Arthur was 15 years old at the time of his death.
1416 ~ Ferdinand I, King of Aragon (b. Nov. 27, 1380). He reigned from September 1412 until his death less than 4 years later. He was married to Eleanor of Albuquerque (1374 ~ 1435). They had several children, including Alfonso V, King of Aragon and John II, King of Aragon. He was of the House of Trastámara. He was the son of John I, King of Castile and Infanta Eleanor of Aragon. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 35.
1305 ~ Joan I, Queen of Navarre (b. Jan. 14, 1273), She reigned from July 1274 until her death in April 1305. She was also the Countess of Champagne in her own right. She was the Queen consort of France and wife of Philip IV, King of France (1268 ~ 1314). They married in 1284. She was of the House of Blois. She was the daughter of Henry I, King of Navarre and Blanche of Artois. She died at age 32, probably in childbirth.
1272 ~ Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (b. Jan. 5, 1209), member of the British royal family. He married three times. His first wife was Isabel Marshal (1200 ~ 1240). Richard was her second husband. They married in 1231. After her death, he married Sanchia of Provence (1225 ~ 1261). They married in 1243. After her death, he married Beatrice of Falkenburg (1254 ~ 1277). They married in 1269. He was of the House of Plantagenet. He was one of the richest men in Europe. He was the son of John, King of England and Isabella, Countess of Angoulême. He died at age 63.
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