Birthdays:
1952 ~ Dame Hilary Mantel (née Hilary Mary Thompson), British author. She was born in Glossip, Derbyshire, England.
1951 ~ Geoffrey Rush (né Geoffrey Roy Rush), Australian actor. He was born in Toowoomba, Australia.
1946 ~ George W. Bush (né George Walker Bush), 43rd President of the United States. He was President from January 2001 until January 2009. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
1946 ~ Sylvester Stallone (né Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone), American actor. He was born in New York, New York.
1946 ~ Jamie Wyeth (né James Browning Wyeth), American painter. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware.
1937 ~ Ned Beatty (né Ned Thomas Beatty), American actor. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
1935 ~ 14th Dalai Lama (religious name: Tenzin Gyatso; né Lhamo Thondup), Tibetan monk and 14th Dalai Lama. He was also the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. He was born in Taktser, China.
1931 ~ Della Reese (née Delloreese Patricia Early; d. Nov. 19, 2017), African-American gospel singer who became a TV star. She was born in Detroit, Michigan. She died at age 86 in Los Angeles, California.
1928 ~ Bernard Malgrange, French mathematician. He is known for his work in differential equations.
1927 ~ Pat Paulsen (né Patrick Layton Paulsen; d. Apr. 24, 1997), American comedian and sometimes politician. He was born in South Bend, Washington. He died of cancer at age 69 in Tijuana, Mexico.
1927 ~ Janet Leigh (née Jeanette Helen Morrison; d. Oct. 3, 2004), American actress. She is best remembered for her role as Marion Crane, the murder victim, in the Alfred Hitchcock’s film, Psycho. She died of a heart attack at age 77.
1925 ~ Bill Haley (né William John Clifton Haley; d. Feb. 9, 1981), American musician and guitarist. He was the frontman for his band, Bill Haley and the Comets. He died at age 55.
1925 ~ Merv Griffin (né Mervyn Edward Griffin, Jr.; d. Aug. 12, 2007), American producer best known for creating game shows such as Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. He died at age 82.
1921 ~ Nancy Reagan (née Anne Frances Robbins; d. Mar. 6, 2016), First Lady of the United States and wife of President Ronald Reagan. She died of congestive heart failure at age 94.
1918 ~ Sebastian Cabot (né Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot; d. Aug. 22, 1977), English actor. He is best known for his role as Giles French on the sit-com Family Affair, which ran from 1966 until 1971. He died of a stroke at age 59.
1916 ~ Harold Norse (né Harold Rosen, d. June 8, 2009), American writer and rebel poet who ran with the Beats. He died a month before his 93rd birthday.
1912 ~ Georgeanna Jones (née Georgeanna Seegar; d. Mar. 26, 2005), American reproductive endocrinologist who began an in vitro fertilization clinic with her husband, Howard Jones (1910 ~ 2015), after reaching retirement age. Elizabeth Carr, born on December 28, 1981, was first “test tube” baby born in the United States, was born as a result of their research. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Georgeanna Jones died at age 92 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
1907 ~ Frida Kahlo (née Magdlaena Carmen Frida Kally y Calderón; d. July 13, 1954), Mexican painter. She died 1 week following her 47th birthday.
1903 ~ Hugo Theorell (né Axel Hugo Theodor Theorell; d. Aug. 15, 1982), Swedish biochemist and recipient of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He died at age 79.
1900 ~ Kathryn Hulme (née Kathryn Cavarly Hulme, d. Aug. 25, 1981), American writer, best known for her novel, The Nun’s Story. She was born in San Francisco, California. She died at age 81 in Kauai, Hawaii.
1900 ~ Frederica Sagor Maas (née Frederica Alecandrina Sagor; d. Jan. 5, 2012), American screenwriter who told cinema’s secrets. She was one of the oldest surviving entertainers from the silent film era. At age 99, she published her memoir entitled The Shocking Miss Pilgrim: A Writer in Early Hollywood. She was born in Manhattan, New York. She died at age 111 in La Mesa, California.
1868 ~ Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. Dec. 3, 1935). She was the daughter of King Edward VII and younger sister of King George V. She died at age 67.
1859 ~ Verner von Heidenstam (né Carl Gustav Verner von Heidenstam; d. May 20, 1940), Swedish writer and recipient of the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died at age 80.
1832 ~ Maximilian I (d. June 19, 1867), President of the Second Mexican Empire was executed by firing squad just 17 days before his 35th birthday.
1818 ~ Adolf Anderssen (né Karl Ernst Aldolf Anderssen, d. Mar. 13, 1879), German mathematician and chess player. He died at age 60.
1796 ~ Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (d. Mar. 2, 1855). 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.
1785 ~ Sir William Hooker (né William Jackson Hooker, d. Aug. 12, 1865), English botanist. He died at age 80.
1747 ~ John Paul Jones (né John Paul; d. July 18, 1792), American naval commander during the American Revolution. He is sometimes referred to as the Father of the American Navy. He died 12 days after his 45thbirthday.
1423 ~ Antonio Manetti (d. May 26, 1497), Italian mathematician and architect. He died at age 73.
Events that Changed the World:
2013 ~ A Boeing 777 crashed upon landing at the San Francisco International Airport. Three people were killed and over 180 people were injured.
1989 ~ Fourteen passengers were killed when an Arab assaulted the bus driver causing the bus to go over the edge of a cliff in what became known as the Israeli 405 Bus Slaughter.
1976 ~ The first women were inducted into the United States Naval Academy.
1967 ~ The Nigerian Civil War began when Nigerian forces invaded Biafra. Biafra remained independent only until January 1970 when it rejoined Nigeria.
1957 ~ Althea Gibson (1927 ~ 2003) won the Wimbledon championships. She was the first African-American athlete to win the event.
1947 ~ The AK-47 went into production in the Soviet Union.
1944 ~ The Hartford Circus Fire in Hartford, Connecticut killed over 168 people and injured over 700 more in one of the worst fire disasters in the United States.
1942 ~ Anne Frank (1929 ~ 1945) and her family were sent into hiding at the “Secret Annexe” in Amsterdam.
1939 ~ The last remaining Jewish businesses in Germany were closed during the Holocaust.
1933 ~ The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Chicago’s Cominsky Park. The American League defeated the National League in the game.
1887 ~ Americans forced King David Kalākaua of Hawaii (1836 ~ 1891), to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which gave American more power in Hawaii and stripped native Hawaiian citizens of their rights.
1885 ~ Louis Pasteur (1822 ~ 1895) successfully tested his vaccine against rabies. He tested the vaccine on a young boy who had been bitten by a rabid dog.
1865 ~ The Nation magazine was first published.
1854 ~ The first convention of the United States Republican Party was held in Jackson, Michigan.
1785 ~ The Continental Congress authorized the issuance of the Dollar as the monetary unit for the United States.
1483 ~ Richard III (1452 ~ 1485) was crown King of England. He had actually become King on June 28, 1483, but his coronation was on this date. He was king until his death at age 32 in August 1485.
1348 ~ Pope Clement VI (1291 ~ 1352) issued a Papal bull protecting the Jews who were accused of having caused the Black Death.
1189 ~ Richard I, the Lionheart (1157 ~ 1199), inherited the throne of England. He reigned as king from July 1189 until his death in April 1199. He was the 3rd son of Henry II, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. His coronation was two months later, on September 3, 1189. He was known as The Lionheart due to his unusual courage.
Good-Byes:
2019 ~ João Gilberto (b. June 10, 1931), Brazalian quiet virtuoso who pioneered bossa nova. He is often called the Father of Bossa Nova. He died about a month after his 88th birthday.
2015 ~ Jerry Weintraub (né Jerome Charles Weingraub; b. Sept. 26, 1937), American impresario who triumphed in music and film. He began his career as a talent agent. He was 77 years old.
2013 ~ Lo Hsing Han (b. Sept. 25, 1935), Burmese drug lord. He was called the “Godfather of Heroin.” He went from being a rural drug trafficker to a well-connected and rich businessman. He died at age 77.
2009 ~ Robert McNamara (né Robert Strange McNamara; b. June 9, 1916), 8th United States Secretary of Defense who was undone by Vietnam. He served under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson from January 1961 until February 1968. He was a major figure in America’s role in the Vietnam War. He died less than a month before his 94thbirthday.
2005 ~ Bruno Augenstein (né Bruno Wilhelm Augenstein; b. Mar. 16, 1923), German-born mathematician. He died at age 82.
2005 ~ L. Patrick Gray (né Louis Patrick Gray, III; b. July 18, 1916), Acting Director of the FBI following the death of J. Edgar Hoover. He was appointed to head the FBI by President Richard Nixon. He served in that office from May 1972 until April 1973. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He died in Atlantic Beach, Florida 12 days before his 89th birthday.
2005 ~ Claude Simon (b. Oct. 10, 1913), French writer and recipient of the 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died at age 91.
2003 ~ Buddy Ebsen (né Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr.; b. Apr. 2, 1908), American actor, best known for his role as Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies. He died at age 95.
1998 ~ Roy Rogers (né Leonard Franklin Slye; b. Nov. 5, 1911), American actor and singer. His third wife was Dale Evans. He died at age 86.
1978 ~ Babe Paley (née Barbara Cushing, b. July 5, 1915), American socialite. Her second husband was William Paley, founder of CBS. She was the subject of the novel Swans of Fifth Avenue. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She died of lung cancer 1 day after her 63rd birthday.
1973 ~ Otto Klemperer (né Otto Nossan Klemperer; b. May 14, 1885), German composer and conductor. He died at age 88.
1971 ~ Louis Armstrong (né Louis Daniel Armstrong; b. Aug. 4, 1901), American jazz trumpeter. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He died of a heart attack a month before his 70th birthday.
1962 ~William Faulkner (né William Culbert Falkner; b Sept. 25, 1897), American southern writer and recipient of the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died of a heart attack at age 64.
1961 ~ Woodall Rodgers (né James Woodall Rodgers; b. May 11, 1890), Mayor of Dallas, Texas. He served from 1939 until 1947. He died at age 71.
1932 ~ Kenneth Grahame (b. Mar. 8, 1859), Scottish author, best known for his children’s novel, The Wind in the Willows. He died at age 73.
1893 ~ Guy de Maupassant (né Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant; b. Aug. 5, 1850) French short-story writer. He died a month before his 43rd birthday.
1854 ~ Georg Ohm (né Georg Simon Ohm; b. Mar. 16, 1789), German physicist and mathematician. He is best known for determining there is a direct proportionality between the potential difference applied across a conductor and the resultant electric current. This is known as Ohm’s law. He died at age 65.
1835 ~ John Marshall (né John James Marshall; b. Sept. 24, 1755), 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated to the High Court by President John Adams. He served in that office from January 1801 until his death in July 1835. He replaced Oliver Ellsworth on the Court. He was replaced by Roger Taney. He had previously served as the 4th United States Secretary of State, during the John Adams administration, a position he held from June 1800 until March 1801. He died at age 79.
1759 ~ Sir William Pepperrell, 1st Baronet (b. June 27, 1696), Early American colonist and soldier. He was born and died in Kittery Point in what is now Maine. He died 9 days after his 63rd birthday.
1553 ~ King Edward VI of England and Ireland (b. Oct. 12, 1537). He was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. He was crown king in 1547 at age 9. He became ill and died at age 15, paving the way for Elizabeth I to become Queen.
1535 ~ Sir Thomas More (b. Feb. 7, 1478), English statesman and theologian. He was opposed to the Protestant Reformation. He was executed by beheading for treason against King Henry VIII of England. He was 57 years old.
1476 ~ Regiomontanus (né Johannes Müller von Königsberg; b. June 6, 1436), German mathematician and astronomer. He died a month after his 40th birthday.
1415 ~ Jan Hus (b. 1369), Czech priest and religious reformer. He was condemned as a heretic and burned at stake at about age 46. The exact date and year of his birth is unknown.
1249 ~ King Alexander II of Scotland (b. Aug. 24, 1198). He was King from December 1214 until his death in 1249. He died at age 50.
1189 ~ King Henry II of England (b. Mar. 5, 1133). He was King from December 1154 until his death 35 years later. He was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine. He died at age 56.
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