Birthdays:
2016~ Prince Oscar of Sweden and Duke of Skåne. He is the son of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling.
1981~ Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress and daughter of actor Ron Howard. She is the daughter of Ron Howard.
1980~ Rebel Wilson (née Melanie Elizabeth Bownds), Australian actress.
1968~ Daniel Craig (né Daniel Wroughton Craig), English actor best known for his portrayals of James Bond.
1962~ Jon Bon Jovi (né John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.), American singer-songwriter.
1955~ Ken Salazar (né Kenneth Lee Salazar), 50th United States Secretary of the Interior. He served under President Barack Obama from January 2009 until April 2013.
1952~ Laraine Newman, American actress best known for her role as an ensemble member of the original Saturday Night Live cast.
1950~ Karen Carpenter (néeKaren Anne Carpenter; d. Feb. 4, 1983), American singer and drummer. She was born in New Haven, Connecticut. She died of anorexia about a month before her 33rd birthday.
1942~ Meir Ariel (d. July 18, 1999), Israeli singer-songwriter. He died of Mediterranean Spotted Fever at age 57.
1942~ Lou Reed (néLewis Allan Reed; d. Oct. 27, 2013), American singer and guitarist. He was the dark visionary who reshaped rock ‘n’ roll. He died of liver disease at age 71.
1942~ John Irving (né John Wallace Blunt, Jr.), American novelist, author of such books as The World According to Garpand Hotel New Hampshire. He was born in Exeter, New Hampshire.
1941~ David Satcher, 16th United States Surgeon General. He served under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush from February 1998 until February 2002.
1938~ Ricardo Lagos (né Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar), President of Chile. He served as President from March 2000 until March 2006.
1932~ Miriam Makeba (née Zenzile Miriam Makeba; d. Nov. 9, 2008), South African singer known as “Mama Africa.” She died at age 76.
1931~ Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union. He served from 1985 to 1991. He was also the recipient of the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize.
1930~ Edward Sheehan (né Edward Richard Fulton Sheehan; d. Nov. 3, 2008), foreign correspondent who immersed himself in turmoil. He was from Newton, Massachusetts. He died at age 78 from an allergic reaction to medication.
1930~ Tom Wolfe (né Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Jr.; d. May 14, 2018), American “New Journalist” who gleefully skewered the elite. He is best known for his books such as The Bonfire of the Vanitiesand The Right Stuff. He died at age 87.
1927~ Kurt Leichtweiss (d. June 23, 2013), German mathematician. He specialized in differential geometry. He died at age 86.
1922~ David Greenglass (d. July 1, 2014), American spy who doomed his sister, Ethel Rosenberg, to execution. He was an atomic spy for the Soviet Union who worked on the Manhattan Project. It was his testimony that convicted his sister and brother-in-law. He died at age 92.
1921~ Norman T. Hatch (né Norman Thomas Hatch; d. Apr. 22, 2017), the American Marine who filmed World War II in the Pacific. He died at age 96.
1917~ Desi Arnez (d. Dec. 2, 1986), Cuban-born actor and bandleader. He was married to Lucille Ball. He died of lung cancer at age 69.
1909~ Mel Ott (né Melvin Thomas Ott; d. Nov. 21, 1958), American baseball player. He was born in Gretna, Louisiana. He was killed in a car accident in Mississippi. He was 49 years old at the time of his death.
1904~ Dr. Seuss (né Thedor Seuss Geisel; d. Sept. 24, 1991), author of children’s books, such as The Cat in the Hat. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He died at age 87.
1901~ Grete Hermann (d. Apr. 15, 1984), German mathematician. She died at age 83.
1900~ Kurt Weill (d. Apr. 3, 1950), German composer best known for The Threepenny Opera. He grew up in a religious Jewish family. He fled Nazi Germany in 1933. He died of a heart attack about a month after his 50th birthday.
1876~ Pope Pius XII (né Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli; d. Oct. 9, 1958). He was elected Pope on his 63rd birthday. He was Pope from March 1939 until his death at age 82 in October 1958.
1860~ Susanna M. Salter (née Susanna Madora Kinsey; d. Mar. 17, 1961), United States politician and activist. She was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas, thereby becoming the first woman elected mayor of any United States city, and one of the first women to be elected to any political office in the United States. She died 15 days after her 101st birthday.
1859~ Sholem Aleichem (né Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich; d. May 13, 1916), Russian-Yiddish writer and humorist. He died of tuberculosis and diabetes at age 57.
1842~ Carl Jacobsen (né Carl Christian Hillman Jacobsen; d. Jan. 11, 1914), Dutch brewer and patron of the arts. The Carlsberg Brewery is named after him. He died at age 71.
1836~ Henry Billings Brown (d. Sept. 4, 1913), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated to the High Court by President Benjamin Harrison. He served on the Court from December 1890 through May 1906. He is best known for being the author of the 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which solidified the “separate but equal” doctrine. He was born in Lee, Massachusetts. He died at age 77.
1832~ John Foster (né John Watson Foster; d. Nov. 15, 1917), 32nd United States Secretary of State. He served under President Benjamin Harrison from June 1892 until February 1893. He was the grandfather of John Foster Dulles, who later became United States Secretary of State during the Eisenhower administration. He died at age 81.
1829~ Carl Schurz (né Carl Christian Schurz; d. May 14, 1906), German-born American and 13th United States Secretary of the Interior. He served under President Rutherford Hayes from March 1877 until March 1881. He died at age 77.
1816~ Alexander Bullock (né Alexander Hamilton Bullock; d. Jan. 17, 1882), 26th Governor of Massachusetts. He was Governor from January 1866 until January 1869. He had previously served as the Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts. He died at age 65.
1810~ Pope Leo XIII (né Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; d. July 20, 1903). He was Pope from February 1878 until July 1903. He died at age 93.
1793~ Sam Houston (d. July 26, 1863), American political leader, Governor of Tennessee, President of the Republic of Texas, and Governor of Texas. The city of Houston, Texas was named after him. He died of pneumonia at age 70.
1779~ Joel Poinsett (né Joel Roberts Poinsett; d. Dec. 12, 1851), 15th United States Secretary of War. He served under President Martin Van Buren from March 1837 until March 1841. He died at age 72.
1769~ DeWitt Clinton (d. Feb. 11, 1828), 6th Governor of New York. He had also served as the Mayor of New York. He died less than a month before his 59th birthday.
1459~ Pope Adrian VI (né Adriaan Florenzoon Boeyens; d. Sept. 14, 1523). He was Pope from January 1522 until his death a year later. He died at age 64.
1316~ King Robert II of Scotland (d. Apr. 19, 1390). He ruled from February 1371 until his death in April 19 years later. He died at age 74.
Events that Changed the World:
2017~ Three new synthetic elements were added to the periodic table: Moscovium, atomic number 115; Tennessine, atomic number 117; and Oganesson, atomic number 118.
2012~ Tornadoes in the Ohio Valley of the United States killed 40 people.
2002~ Operation Anaconda began with the invasion of United States troops into Afghanistan. The operation ended on March 19, 2002 after 500 Taliban and al-Qadea fighters and 11 Western troops were killed.
1995~ Researchers at the Fermilab announced the discovery of the top Quark.
1995~ Yahoo! became incorporated.
1962~ Wilt Chamberlain (1936 ~ 1999) set the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points, in a game played in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
1956~ Morocco gained its independence from France.
1949~ The first automatic street lights were installed in New Milford, Connecticut.
1946~ Ho Chi Minh (1890 ~ 1969) was elected President of North Vietnam.
1939~ Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (1876 ~ 1958) was elected Pope and took the name Pius XII.
1933~ The movie King Kong opened at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
1917~ The Jones-Shafroth Act granted Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
1901~ The United States Steel Corporation was founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and the Federal Steel Company. The United States Steel Corporation became the first corporation with a market capital of over $1 billion.
1877~ Rutherford B. Hayes (1822 ~ 1893) was declared the winner of the 1876 Presidential election, even though his opponent, Samuel Tilden (1814 ~ 1886) had won the popular vote. Hayes was inaugurated into office on March 4, 1977.
1867~ The United States Congress passed the first Reconstruction Act.
1855~ Alexander II (1818 ~ 1881) became the Tsar of Russia.
1836~ Texas declared its independence from Mexico and became known as the Republic of Texas.
1807~ The United States Congress passed the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves. No new slaves were allowed to be imported into the United States.
986~ Louis V (966 ~ 987) became King of the Franks. He was known as Louis the Do-Nothing.
Good-Byes:
2012~ Lawrence Anthony (b. Sept. 17, 1950), South African conservationist who saved the Baghdad zoo. He died of a heart attack at age 61.
2012~ James Q. Wilson (né James Quinn Wilson; b. May 27, 1931), American political scientist and authority on public administration. He was the scholar who revolutionized policing. He died in Boston, Massachusetts at age 80.
2007~ Thomas S. Kleppe (né Thomas Savig Kleppe; b. July 1, 1919), 41st United States Secretary of the Interior. He served under President Gerald Ford from October 1975 until January 1977. He died at age 87.
1999~ Dusty Springfield (née Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien; b. Apr. 16, 1939), English singer. She died of breast cancer at age 59.
1991~ Serge Gainsbourg (né Lucien Ginsburg; b. Apr. 2, 1928), French singer and screenwriter. He died of a heart attack a month before his 63rd birthday.
1982~ Philip K. Dick (né Philip Kindred Dick; b. Dec. 16, 1928), American author. He died of a stroke at age 53.
1962~ Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Baron de la Vallée Poussin (b. Aug. 14, 1866), Belgian mathematician. He is best known for proving the Prime Number Theory. He died at age 95.
1946~ Logan P. Smith (né Logan Pearsall Smith; b. Oct. 18, 1865), American-born British essayist and critic. He died at age 80.
1942~ Gisela Januszewska (b. Jan. 22, 1867), Austrian physician. She was born in what is now the Czech Republic. She was Jewish and was one of the few physicians to ensure that Bosnian Muslim women received proper medical care. During World War II, she was deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp where she died at age 76.
1939~ Howard Carter (b. May 9, 1874), British archaeologist. He led the expedition that found the tomb of King Tut. He died of lymphoma at age 64.
1930~ D.H. Lawrence (né David Herbert Richards Lawrence; b. Sept. 11, 1885), English writer best known for his novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover. He died from complications of tuberculosis at age 44.
1921~ Champ Clark (né James Beauchamp Clark; b. Mar. 7, 1850), American lawyer and United States Representative from Missouri. He served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He died 5 days before his 71st birthday.
1895~ Isma’il Pasha (b. Dec. 31, 1830), Egyptian ruler. He governed Egypt from January 1863 until June 1879 when he was removed from power by pressure from Great Britain. He died at age 64.
1855~ Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (b. July 6, 1796). July 6 is the date of his birth under the Gregorian calendar. His birthday is June 25 under the calendar used by Russia at the time of his birth. He ruled as Emperor of Russia from December 1825 until his death in 1855. He died of pneumonia at age 58.
1835~ Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Feb. 12, 1768). He ruled as Holy Roman Emperor from July 1792 until he abdicated and dissolved the Empire in August 1806. In 1804, he founded the Empire of Austria and lived out his life as Francis I, Emperor of Austria. He married four times. He died less than 3 weeks after his 67thbirthday.
1797~ Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (b. Sept. 24, 1717), English politician and writer. He died at age 79.
1791~ John Wesley (b. June 28, 1703), English founder of Methodism and the Methodist church. He died at age 87.
1619~ Anne of Denmark (b. Dec. 12, 1574). She was the Queen consort of Scotland, England and Ireland as the wife of King James VI. She died at age 44.
1333~ Wladyslaw I (b. 1261), King of Poland. He ruled Poland from 1320 until his death 13 years later. The exact date of his birth is not known.
986~ Lothair, King of West Francia (b. 941). He ruled from September 954 until his death 32 years later. The exact date of his birth is not known. He is believed to have been 44 at the time of his death.
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