Birthdays:
1959 ~ Rupert Everett (né Rupert James Hector Everett), British actor. He was born in Burnham Deepdale, Norfolk, England.
1958 ~ Annette Bening (née Annette Carol Bening), American actress. She was born in Topeka, Kansas.
1941 ~ Bob Simon (né Robert David Simon; d. Feb. 11, 2015), American television foreign correspondent who was it all. He was killed at age 73 from head injuries sustained when the taxi cab he was traveling in crashed.
1938 ~ Fay Vincent (né Francis Thomas Vincent, Jr.), 8th Commissioner of Baseball. He served as Commissioner from September 1989 until September 1992. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut.
1932 ~ Doreen Simmons (née Doreen Sylvia Clarke; d. Apr. 23, 2018), British teacher who made it big in the world of sumo. She was best known for her English radio commentary on Sumo wrestling. She died at age 85.
1929 ~ Peter Higgs (né Peter Ware Higgs), English physicist and recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the mass of subatomic particles. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.
1922 ~ Raymond Plank (d. Nov. 8, 2018), American tax expert who became an oil giant. He was the founder and Chairman of the Apache Corporation. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died at age 96.
1920 ~ John Harsanyi (né Harsányi János Károly; d. Aug. 9, 2000), Hungarian economist and recipient of the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He died at age 80.
1918 ~ David Rees (d. Aug. 16, 2013), Welsh mathematician. He died at age 95.
1917 ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy (d. Nov. 22, 1963), 35th President of the United States. He served as President from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. He was assassinated at age 46 in Dallas, Texas.
1914 ~ Tenzing Norgay (né Namgyl Wangdi; d. May 9, 1986), Nepalese Sherpa who accompanied Edmund Hillary on the climb up Mount Everest in May 1953. He reached the summit on his 39th birthday. He died 20 days before his 72ndbirthday.
1912 ~ Pamela Hansford Johnson, Baroness Snow (d. June 19, 1981), British novelist, poet and social critic. She was born and died in London, England. She died 20 days after her 69th birthday.
1911 ~ George Szekeres (d. Aug. 28, 2005), Hungarian mathematician and husband of Esther Szekeres (1910 ~ 2005). His family left Hungary during World War II. He died within hours of his wife. He was born in Budapest, Hungary. He was 94 years old in Adelaide, Australia.
1906 ~ T.H. White (né Terence Hanbury White; d. Jan. 17, 1964), English author best known for his book, The Once and Future King, about King Arthur. He died of heart failure at age 57.
1903 ~ Bob Hope (né Leslie Townes Hope; d. July 27, 2003), English-American comedian and actor. He died at age 100.
1874 ~ G.K. Chesterton (né Gilbert Keith Chesterton; d. June 14, 1936), English novelist. He died 16 days after his 63rdbirthday.
1736 ~ Patrick Henry (d. June 6, 1799), Early-American politician and 1st Governor of Virginia. He died 8 days after his 63rd birthday.
1675 ~ Humphry Ditton (d. Oct. 15, 1715), English mathematician. He died at age 40.
1630 ~ King Charles II of England (d. Feb. 6, 1685), monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was married to Catherine of Braganza. He was of the House of Stuart. He died at age 54.
1439 ~ Pope Pius III (né Francesco Todechini Piccolomini; d. Oct. 18, 1503). He was Pope for only 26 days, from September 1503 until his death on October 18, 1503, making his papacy one of the shortest in Catholic history. He was 64 years old at the time of his death.
Events that Changed the World:
2017 ~ Memorial Day observed in the United States.
2012 ~ A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit northern Italy.
2008 ~ A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Iceland.
2004 ~ The National World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
1990 ~ Boris Yeltsin (1931 ~ 2007) was elected president of the Russian Republic.
1982 ~ The British defeated Argentine forces at the Battle of Goose Green during the Falklands War.
1973 ~ Tom Bradley (1917 ~ 1998) was elected as the first African-American mayor of Los Angeles, California.
1953 ~ Sir Edmund Hillary (1919~2008) and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay (1914 ~ 1986) became the first known people to reach the summit of Mount Everest. They reached the summit on Norgay’s 39th birthday.
1942 ~ All Jews of occupied Paris, France were ordered to wear identifying yellow stars.
1919 ~ Albert Einstein’s theory of general relative was tested by Sir Arthur Eddington (1882 ~ 1944) and Andrew Crommelin (1865 ~ 1939).
1914 ~ The Ocean liner the RMS Empress of Ireland sank in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence following a collision with the Norwegian ship the SS Storstad. Over 1000 people were killed in the collision.
1913 ~ Igor Stravinsky’s ballet, The Rite of Spring, premiered in Paris and caused a riot.
1886 ~ The first advertisement for Coca-Cola appeared in the Atlantic Journal.
1848 ~ Wisconsin became the 30th State of the Union.
1790 ~ Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the last of the original 13 colonies to ratify the Constitution.
1727 ~ Peter II (1715 ~ 1730) became Tsar of Russia.
1660 ~ King Charles II (1630 ~ 1685) was restored to the throne of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
1328 ~ Philip VI (1293 ~ 1350) was crowned King of France.
Good-Byes:
2017 ~ Manuel Noriega (b. Feb. 11, 1934), Panamanian dictator. He died following complications of brain surgery. He was 83 years old.
2015 ~ Doris Hart (b. June 20, 1925), American tennis champion who beat the odds. She was a World Number 1 tennis player who was active in the 1940s and ‘50s. She was one of just three players to have a “boxes set” of Grand Slam titles by winning the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles from all four Grand Slam events. She died 22 days before her 90thbirthday.
2013 ~ Andrew Greeley (b. Feb. 5, 1928), American Catholic maverick priest who chided his church. He also wrote novels of straying priests and detective thrillers. He died at age 85.
2012 ~ Doc Watson (né Arthel Land Watson; b. Mar. 3, 1923), American guitarist who was blind. He died at age 89.
2011 ~ Bill Clements (né William Perry Clements, Jr.; b. Apr. 13, 1917), 42nd and 44th Governor of Texas. He served his first time from January 1979 through January 1983, and his second term from January 1987 through January 1991. He had previously served briefly as the United States Secretary of Defense during the Richard Nixon administration, from May 1973 until July 1973. He died at age 94.
2010 ~ Dennis Hopper (né Dennis Lee Hopper; b. May 17, 1936), American actor. He died of prostate cancer just 12 days after his 74th birthday.
2008 ~ Harvey Korman (né Harvey Herschel Korman; b. Feb. 15, 1927), American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role on The Carol Burnett Show. He died at age 81.
2004 ~ Archibald Cox, Jr. (b. May 17, 1912), American lawyer and First Special Prosecutor for the Watergate hearings. He also served as the 31st United States Solicitor General under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He died 12 days after his 92nd birthday.
1998 ~ Barry Goldwater (né Barry Morris Goldwater; b. Jan. 2, 1909), American politician and 1964 presidential candidate. He was a United States Senator from Arizona from January 1969 until January 1087. He died at age 89.
1995 ~ Margaret Chase Smith (née Margaret Madeline Chase; b. Dec. 14, 1897), American politician and United States Senator from Maine. She served main as Senator from January 1949 until January 1973. She was born and died in Skowhegan, Maine. She died at age 97.
1979 ~ Mary Pickford (née Gladys Marie Smith; b. Apr. 8, 1892), Canadian silent film actress and co-founder of United Artists. She died at age of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 87.
1970 ~ John Gunther (b. Aug. 30, 1901), American journalist and author. He is best known for his 1949 memoir, Death Be Not Proud, which chronicled the death of his young son from a brain tumor. Gunther died of liver cancer at age 68.
1958 ~ Juan Ramón Jiménez (b. Dec. 23, 1881), Spanish writer and recipient of the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died at age 76.
1951 ~ Fanny Brice (née Fania Borach; b. Oct. 29, 1891), American singer and actress. She died at age 59 of a cerebral hemorrhage.
1942 ~ John Barrymore (né John Sidney Blyth; b. Feb. 14, 1882), American actor and member of the Barrymore acting dynasty. His birthdate is sometimes listed as Feb. 15, 1882. He died at age 60.
1919 ~ Robert Bacon (b. July 5, 1860), 39th United States Secretary of State. He served under President Theodore Roosevelt for 38 days, from January 1909 until March 1909. He was from Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. He died at age 58 of blood poisoning following surgery.
1911 ~ Sir W.S. Gilbert (né William Schwenck Gilbert; b. Nov. 18, 1836), English dramatist and lyricist who worked with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan to create operettas, such as the Pirate of Penzance. He died at age 74.
1892 ~ Bahá’u’lláh (b. Nov. 12, 1817), Persian born religious leader and founder of he Bahá’í faith. He died at age 74.
1868 ~ Levi Lincoln, Jr. (b. Oct. 25, 1868), 13th Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from May 1825 until January 1834. He was born and died in Worcester, Massachusetts. He died at age 85.
1866 ~ Winfield Scott (b. June 13, 1786), American Army General. He was known as “Old Fuss and Feathers” and served on active duty for over 53 years. During the course of his military career, he commanded forces in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the Mexican-American War, the Second Seminole War, and the American Civil War. He died 15 days before his 80th birthday.
1829 ~ Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet (b. Dec. 17, 1778), English chemist. He is known for inventing the Davy Lamp. He died at age 50 from complications following a stroke.
1814 ~ Joséphine de Beauharnais (b. June 23, 1763), first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte. She died 24 days before her 51stbirthday.
1790 ~ Israel Putnam (b. Jan. 7, 1718), American general. He made his name at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War. He died at age 72.
1660 ~ Frans van Schooten (b. 1615), Dutch mathematician. The exact date of his birth is unknown.
1424 ~ Hongxi (b. Aug. 16, 1378), 4th Chinese Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He died at age 46.
1379 ~ Henry II, King of Castile and León (b. Jan. 13, 1334). He was the first king of Castile and León. He was the king involved in the Ferdinand War and the Hundred Years’ War. He was married to Juana Manuel (1339 ~ 1381). He died at age 45.
1332 ~ Mary of Woodstock (b. Mar. 11, 1279), daughter of King Edward I of England. She became a Benedictine nun. She died at age 53.
1259 ~ Christopher I of Denmark (b. 1219). The exact date of his birth is unknown, but he is believed to have been about 39 or 40 at the time of his death.
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