Birthdays:
1966 ~ Grigori Perelman, Russian mathematician. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2006, however, he declined claiming that he wasn’t after fame. He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
1963 ~ Audrey Niffenegger, American author, best known for her novel The Time Traveler’s Wife. She was born in South Haven, Michigan.
1962 ~ Ally Sheedy (née Alexandria Elizabeth Sheedy), American actress. She was born in New York, New York.
1959 ~ Klaus Iohannis (né Kalus Werner Iohannis), 5th President of Romania. He assumed office in December 2014. He was born in Sibiu, Romania.
1953 ~ Tim Allen (né Timothy Alan Dick), American actor. He was born in Denver, Colorado.
1946 ~ Paul L. Modrich (né Paul Lawrence Modrich), American biochemist and recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was born in Raton, New Mexico.
1944 ~ Ban Ki-moon, South Korean diplomat and 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served in that Office from January 2007 through December 2016.
1935 ~ Christo (né Christo Vladimirov Javacheff; d. May 31, 2020) and Jeanne-Claude (née Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, d. Nov. 18, 2009), a married artistic couple who were born on the same day. They were both visual artists and created many environmental works of art throughout the world. Christo was born in Gabrovo, Bulgaria; Jeanne-Claude was born in Casablanca, Morocco of French parents. Jeanne-Claude was the French artist who helped Christo wrap his work. She died at age 74 in Manhattan, New York. Christo died in New York, New York 13 days before his 85th birthday.
1931 ~ Herbert Wilf (né Herbert Saul Wilf; d. Jan. 7, 2012), American mathematician. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died of progressive neuromuscular disease at age 80 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
1928 ~ John Forbes Nash, Jr. (d. May 23, 2015), American mathematician and recipient of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economic Science. He was plagued by mental illness and became the subject of the movie, A Beautiful Mind. He and his wife, Alicia Nash (1933 ~ 2015) were killed in a taxi crash in New Jersey on their way home from the airport after having been abroad. He died three weeks before his 87th birthday.
1926 ~ Paul Lynde (né Paul Edward Lynde; d. Jan. 11, 1982), American comedian and game show panelist. He died of a heart attack at age 55.
1920 ~ Iosif Vorovich (d. Sept. 6, 2001), Russian mathematician. He died at age 81.
1913 ~ Ralph Edwards (né Ralph Livingstone Edwards; d. Nov. 16, 2005), American radio and television host. He died at age 92.
1911 ~ Luis Alvarez (né Luis Walter Alvarez; d. Sept. 1, 1988), American physicist and recipient of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physics. He died of cancer at age 77.
1906 ~ Bruno de Finetti (d. July 20, 1985), Austrian-Italian mathematician. He died at age 79.
1902 ~ Carolyn Eisele (d. Jan. 15, 2000), American mathematician and math historian. She died at age 97.
1893 ~ Dorothy L. Sayers (née Dorothy Leigh Sayers; d. Dec. 17, 1957), English writer of crime novels. She died of coronary thrombosis at age 64.
1892 ~ Basil Rathbone (né Philip St. John Basil Rathborne; d. July 21, 1967), South African-born English actor. He died of a heart attack at age 75.
1884 ~ Leon Chwistek (d. Aug. 20, 1944), Polish avant-garde painter, philosopher and mathematician. He died at age 60.
1870 ~ Jules Bordet (né Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent Bordet, d. Apr. 6, 1961), Belgian immunologist and microbiologist. He was the recipient of the 1919 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The bacterial genus Bordetella is named after him. He died at age 90.
1865 ~ William Butler Yeats (d. Jan. 28, 1939), Irish poet and playwright. He was the recipient of the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died at age 73.
1854 ~ Sir Charles Algeronon Parsons (d. Feb. 11, 1931), Irish engineer and inventor of the steam turbine. He died at age 76.
1831 ~ James Clerk Maxwell (d. Nov. 5, 1879), Scottish physicist and mathematician. He died of abdominal cancer age 48.
1786 ~ Winfield Scott (d. May 29, 1866), 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.
1752 ~ Fanny Burney (née Frances Burney; d. Jan. 6, 1840), English novelist. She died at age 87.
1731 ~ Martha Washington (née Martha Dandridge, d. May 22, 1802), 1st First Lady and wife of President George Washington. She was the widow of Daniel Custis when she married George Washington. She had several children from her first marriage. She and George Washington had no children. The Julian calendar notes her birthday as occurring on June 2, 1731. She died about 3 weeks before her 71st birthday.
1580 ~ Willebrord Snell (d. Oct. 30, 1626), Dutch astronomer and mathematician. He died at age 46.
1555 ~ Giovanni Magini (né Giovanni Antonio Magini; d. Feb. 11, 1617), Italian mathematician, cartographer and astronomer. He died at age 61.
839 ~ Charles the Fat, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Jan. 13, 888). He was also known as Charles III. He was married to Richardis of Swabia. He died at age 48.
823 ~ Charles the Bald (d. Oct. 6, 877), Roman Emperor. He was the Holy Roman Emperor from 875 until his death 2 years later. He is believed to have been 54 at the time of his death.
Events that Changed the World:
1997 ~ Timothy McVeigh (1968 ~ 2001) was sentenced to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. He would be executed nearly 4 years to the date following this sentence.
1994 ~ A jury verdict in the Exxon Valdez case found Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood (b. 1946) liable for the oil spill caused when the Valdez ran aground causing a massive oil spill, thereby allowing the victims the ability to seek $15 billion in damages.
1971 ~ The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers.
1967 ~ President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908 ~ 1973) nominated Thurgood Marshall (1908 ~ 1993) to become the first African-American justice on the United States Supreme Court. His nomination would be approved by Congress and he served as an Associate Justice on the Court from October 2, 1967 until October 1, 1991.
1966 ~ The United States Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Miranda v. Arizona finding that police officers must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them. Chief Justice Earl Warren drafted the opinion.
1955 ~ The Mir Mine, the first diamond mine in Russia, was discovered.
1927 ~ A ticker-tape parade in New York City was given to Charles Lindbergh (1902 ~ 1972) upon his return to the United States following his successful transatlantic flight.
1898 ~ The Yukon Territory in Canada was formed and Dawson was chosen as its capital.
1893 ~ President Grover Cleveland (1837 ~ 1908) underwent secret surgery to remove a cancerous portion of his jaw. This surgery was not made public until 1917, nearly a decade after Cleveland’s death.
1774 ~ Rhode Island became the first colony in Britain’s North America to ban the importation of slavery.
1625 ~ King Charles I (1600 ~ 1649) of England married Henrietta Maria of France (1609 ~ 1669).
1525 ~ Martin Luther (1483 ~ 1546) married Katrina von Bora (1499 ~ 1552), against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.
313 ~ Constantine the Great signed the Edict of Milan, which granted religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire.
Good-Byes:
2017 ~ Anita Pallenberg (b. Apr. 6, 1942), Italian actress who inspired the Rolling Stones. She was Keith Richards’ partner with whom she had three children. She died at age 75.
2015 ~ Buddy Boudreaux (né John Landry Boudreaux; b. Dec. 27, 1917), American big band and jazz musician from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. He was 97 years old.
2012 ~ William Standish Knowles (b. June 1, 1917), American chemist and recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. He died 12 days after his 95th birthday in Chesterfield, Missouri.
2010 ~ Jimmy Dean (né Jimmy Ray Dean; b. Aug. 10, 1928), American businessman and founder of Jimmy Dean Foods. He died at age 81.
2008 ~ Tim Russert (né Timothy John Russert; b. May 7, 1950), American television news host and political analyst. He died unexpectedly of coronary thrombosis at age 58.
1993 ~ Deke Slayton (né Donald Kent Slayton, b. Mar. 1, 1924), American astronaut who was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. He died at age 69.
1987 ~ Geraldine Page (née Geraldine Sue Page; b. Nov. 22, 1924), American actress. She died of a heart attack at age 62.
1986 ~ Benny Goodman (né Benjamin David Goodman; b. May 30, 1909), American clarinetist and bandleader. He died of a heart attack 14 days after his 77th birthday
1977 ~ Tom C. Clark (né Thomas Campbell Clark; b. Sept. 23, 1899), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated to the High Court by President Harry S Truman. He served on the Supreme Court from August 1949 until June 1967. He replaced Frank Murray on the Court and was succeeded by Thurgood Marshall. Prior to joining the Supreme Court, he served as the 59th United States Attorney General under President Harry S Truman. He was born in Dallas, Texas. He died at age 77 in New York, New York.
1972 ~ Georg von Békésy (b. June 3, 1899), Hungarian biophysicist and recipient of the 1961 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research on the function of the cochlea in hearing. He became a professor at the University of Hawaii. He died in Honolulu, Hawaii 10 days after his 73rd birthday.
1965 ~ Martin Buber (b. Feb. 8, 1890), Austrian-born Israeli Jewish philosopher and theologian. He died at age 87.
1953 ~ Joseph B. Ely (né Joseph Buell Ely; b. Feb. 22, 1881), Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from January 1931 until January 1935. He was born and died in Westfield, Massachusetts. He died at age 75.
1918 ~ Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (b. Dec. 4, 1878), younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II. He was the first Romanov to be murdered by the Bolsheviks. He was 39 years old at the time of his death.
1886 ~ Ludwig II of Bavaria (b. Aug. 25, 1845), King of Bavaria from March 1864 until his death 22 years later. He is best known for spending massive amounts of money on architectural projects, most notably the Neuschwanstein Castle. He also provided funds to support composer Richard Wagner. He died at age 40 under mysterious circumstances.
1861 ~ Henry Gray (b. 1827), British anatomist and surgeon. He is best known for publishing Gray’s Anatomy. The exact date of his birth is not known. He died of smallpox at age 34 in Belgravia, London, England.
1784 ~ Henry Middleton (b. 1717), Early American farmer and politician. He served as the 2nd President of the Continental Congress for 4 days, from October 22, 1774 until October 26, 1774. The exact date of his birth is not known, but he is believed to have been about 66 or 67 at the time of his death.
1762 ~ Dorothea Erxleben (née Dorothea Christiane Erxleben; b. Nov 13, 1715), first German female medical doctor. She was born and died in Quedlinburg, Germany. She died at age 46.
1550 ~ Veronica Gambara (b. Nov. 30, 1485), Italian poet and political leader. She died at age 64.
1231 ~ Anthony of Padua (né Fernando Martins de Bulhões; b. Aug. 15, 1195), Portuguese priest and saint. He died in Padua, Italy at age 35.
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