Birthdays:
1984 ~ Mark Zuckerberg (né Mark Elliot Zuckerberg), American computer programmer and co-founder of Facebook. He was born in White Plains, New York.
1983 ~ Amber Tamblyn (née Amber Rose Tamblyn), American actress. She is best known for her role as Joan Girardi in the television drama Joan of Acadia. She was born in Santa Monica, California.
1979 ~ Dan Auerbach (né Daniel Quine Auerbach), American singer-songwriter. He is the guitarist and vocalist of Black Keys. He was born in Akron, Ohio.
1971 ~ Sofia Coppola (née Sofia Carmina Coppola), American film director and screenwriter. She was born in New York, New York.
1969 ~ Cate Blanchett (née Catherine Elsie Blanchett), Australian actress. She was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
1964 ~ Mara Neusel (née Mara Dicle; b. Sept. 5, 2014), German mathematician. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany. She died at age 50 in Lubbock, Texas.
1961 ~ Tim Roth (né Simon Timothy Roth), English actor. He was born in London, England.
1952 ~ David Byrne, Scottish-born American musician, and frontman of the Talking Heads. He was born in Dumbarton, Scotland.
1944 ~ George Lucas (né George Walton Lucas, Jr.), American film director. He was born in Modesto, California.
1943 ~ Jack Bruce (né John Symon Asher Bruce; d. Oct. 25, 2014), British musician and bassist who wrote Cream’sgreatest hits. He died of liver disease at age 71.
1936 ~ Bobby Darin (né Walden Robert Cassotto; d. May 20, 1973), American singer-songwriter. He was born in New York, New York. He died following heart surgery at age 37 in Los Angeles, California.
1936 ~ Richard John Neuhaus (d. Jan. 8, 2009), conservative Catholic theologian who worked to forge ties between Catholics and evangelic Christians, which helped energize the Republican party under George W. Bush. He began his career as a Lutheran minister before converting to Catholicism. He was a staunch conservative and opposed to abortion. He was born in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. He died of cancer at age 72 in New York, New York.
1932 ~ Bob Johnston (né Donald William Johnston; d. Aug. 14, 2015), American record producer who is best known for nurturing Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Johnny Cash. He was born in Hillsboro, Texas. He died in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 83 years old.
1925 ~ Oona O’Neill Chaplin, Lady Chaplin (née Oona O’Neill; d. Sept. 27, 1991), daughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill and 4th wife of Charlie Chaplin. She was born in Warwick Parish, Bermuda. She died of pancreatic cancer at age 66 in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
1922 ~ Franjo Tuđman (d. Dec. 10, 1999), Croatian politician and 1st President of Croatia following its independence from Yugoslavia. He served in Office from May 1990 until his death 9 years later. He died of cancer at age 77.
1914 ~ W.T. Tutte (né William Thomas Tutte, d. May 2, 2002), British mathematician. He was a code-breaker during World War II. He died 12 days before his 85th birthday in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
1888 ~ Archie Alexander (né Archie Alphonso Alexander; d. Jan. 4, 1958), African-American engineer and mathematician. In 1954, he was appointed to serve as the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands. He served in that position from 1954 until 1955. He was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. He died at age 69 in Des Moines, Iowa.
1885 ~ Otto Klemperer (né Otto Nossan Klemperer, d. July 6, 1973), German composer and conductor. He died at age 88.
1869 ~ William Hale Thompson (d. Mar. 19, 1944), Mayor of Chicago. He served for several terms in that office. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He died at age 74 in Chicago, Illinois.
1868 ~ Leland Stanford, Jr. (né Leland Dewitt Stanford; d. Mar. 13, 1884), only son of the American railroad magnate. He was born in Sacramento, California. He died of typhoid fever at age 15 in Florence, Italy. His father named Stanford University in California in his memory.
1863 ~ John Charles Fields (d. Aug. 9, 1932), Canadian mathematician and founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics. The Fields Medal was first awarded in 1936 for outstanding achievement in mathematics. Since 1950, it has been awarded every 4 years to a mathematician under the age of 40. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. John Fields died at age 69 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1851 ~ Anna Laurens Dawes (d. Sept. 25, 1938), American writer, social activist and suffragist. She was from North Adams, Massachusetts. She died at age 87.
1832 ~ Rudolf Lipschitz (d. Oct. 7, 1903), German mathematician. He died at age 71.
1771 ~ Thomas Wedgwood (d. July 10, 1805), British early pioneer as a photographer. He was a son of Josiah Wedgwood. He died at age 34.
1761 ~ Samuel Dexter (d. May 4, 1816), 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury. He served in this position from January 1801 until May 1801. He also served as the 4th United States Secretary of War from June 1800 until January 1801, during the John Adams administration. He was a United States Senator from Massachusetts. He was born and died in Boston, Massachusetts. The town of Dexter, Maine is named in his honor. He died 10 days before his 55th birthday.
1727 ~ Thomas Gainsborough (d. Aug. 2, 1788), English painter. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but he was baptized on May 14, 1727. He died at age 61.
1710 ~ Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (d. Feb. 12, 1771). He was king from March 1751 until his death in February 1771. He was married to Louisa Ulrika of Prussia. He was of the House of Holstein-Gottorp. He was the son of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach. He died at age 60.
1701 ~ William Emerson (d. May 20, 1782), English mathematician. He died 6 days after his 81st birthday.
1679 ~ Peder Horrebow (b. Apr. 15, 1764), Danish mathematician. The crater Horrebow on the moon is named in his honor. He died a month before his 85th birthday in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1553 ~ Margaret of Valois (d. Mar. 27, 1615), Queen consort of France and first wife of Henry IV, King of France. There were no children of the marriage; thus marriage was annulled after 27 years. She was of the House of Valois. She was the daughter of Henry II, King of France and Catherine de’Medici. She died at age 61.
1316 ~ Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Nov. 29, 1378). He was also the King of Bohemia. He was the first King of Bohemia to become Holy Roman Emperor. He was married 4 times. His first wife was Blanche of Valois. After her death, he married Anne of Bavaria. His third wife was Anna von Schweidnitz. His fourth and final wife was Elizabeth of Pomerania. He was of the House of Luxembourg. He was the son of John of Bohemia and Elisabeth of Bohemia. He was born and died in Prague. He died at age 62.
Events that Changed the World:
2018 ~ The American Embassy moved its location from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The move caused riots in Gaza.
2017 ~ Mother’s Day in the United States.
1973 ~ The United States’s first space station, Skylab, was launched. It orbited the Earth until 1979 when it fell back to earth.
1948 ~ Israel declared its independence. This is the traditional date on the Gregorian calendar. Immediately after the declaration, Israel was attached by Arab states, which initiated the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
1925 ~ Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf (1882 ~ 1941) was first published.
1913 ~ William Sulzer (1863 ~ 1941), the governor of New York, approved a charter for the Rockefeller Foundation. John D. Rockefeller (1839 ~ 1937) made a $100 million donation.
1878 ~ The last witchcraft trial in the United States began. Lucretia Brown accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers. The trial was held in Salem, Massachusetts. The judge dismissed the case.
1811 ~ Paraguay gained its independence from Spain.
1804 ~ Lewis and Clark Expedition began. The expedition took place between May 1804 and September 1806. It is also sometimes referred to as the Corps of Discovery Expedition. It was the first expedition to cross what is now the western portion of the United States.
1796 ~ Edward Jenner (1749 ~ 1823) administered the first smallpox vaccination.
1787 ~ A Constitutional Convention was convened in Philadelphia to draft a new United States Constitution.
1643 ~ Louis XIV (1638 ~ 1715), the Sun King, became King of France at age 4 following the death of his father, Louis XIII, King of France (1601 ~ 1643).
1607 ~ Jamestown, Virginia was settled as an English colony.
Good-Byes:
2020 ~ Phyllis George (née Phyllis Anne George; b. June 25, 1949), American beauty queen who broke the sportscast ceiling. In 1971, she was crown Miss America. In 1975, she was hired as a reporter and co-host of the CBS Sports pre-show The NFL Today. She was born in Denton, Texas. She died at age 70 in Lexington, Kentucky of complications from polycythemia vera, a form of blood cancer.
2019 ~ Tim Conway (né Toma Daniel Conway; b. Dec. 15, 1933), American improve master who cracked up his co-stars. He was best known for his role in sketches in the Carol Burnett Show. He was born in Willoughby, Ohio. He died of complications of dementia at age 85 in Los Angeles, California.
2018 ~ Tom Wolfe (né Thomas Kennerly Wolfe, Jr.; b. Mar. 2, 1930), American “New Journalist” who gleefully skewered the elite. He is best known for his books such as The Bonfire of the Vanities and The Right Stuff. He was born in Richmond, Virginia. He died at age 87 in New York, New York.
2015 ~ B.B. King (né Riley Benjamin King; b. Sept. 16, 1925), American musician. He was the Mississippi sharecropper who became the King of the Blues. His nickname of B.B. stood for “Blues Boy.” He was born in Berclair, Mississippi. He died at age 89 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2013 ~ Billie Sol Estes (b. Jan. 10, 1925), Texas businessman and con man who bilked the government. He is best known for his involvement in a business fraud scheme and his connection to Lyndon Johnson. He spent several years in prison for swindling, mail fraud and conspiracy. He was born in Clyde, Texas. He died at age 88 in DeCordova, Texas.
2011 ~ Lord Michael Onslow, 7th Earl of Onslow (né Michael William Coplestone Dillon Onslow; b. Feb. 28, 1938), British lord and eccentric who enlivened the House of Lords. He died of cancer at age 73.
2011 ~ Murray Handwerker (b. July 25, 1921), American businessman who expanded the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, the company his father had founded. He died at age 89.
2006 ~ Robert Bruce Merrifield (b. July 15, 1921), American chemist and recipient of the 1984 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He died at age 84 in Cresskill, New Jersey.
2006 ~ Stanley Kunitz (né Stanley Jasspon Kunitz; b. July 29, 1905), American Poet Laureate. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. He died at age 100 in New York, New York.
2005 ~ Jimmy Martin (né James Henry Martin, b. Aug. 10, 1927), American singer known as the King of Bluegrass. He was born in Sneedville, Tennessee. He died at age 77 in Nashville, Tennessee.
2003 ~ Robert Stack (né Charles Langford Modini Stack; b. Jan. 13, 1919), American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He died at age 84 in Bel Air, California.
2003 ~ Dame Wendy Hiller (née Wendy Margaret Hiller; b. Aug. 15, 1912), English actress. She is best known for her role in the 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express. She died at age 90.
1998 ~ Frank Sinatra (né Francis Albert Sinatra; b. Dec. 12, 1915), American singer and actor. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. He died of a heart attack at age 82 in Los Angeles, California.
1998 ~ Marjory Stoneman Douglas (b. Apr. 7, 1890), American journalist, environmental activist, and feminist. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She died at age 108 in Miami, Florida.
1995 ~ Christian B. Anfinsen, Jr. (né Christian Boehmer Anfinsen, Jr.; b. Mar. 26, 1916), American chemist and recipient of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on ribonuclease. He was born in Monessen, Pennsylvania. He died at age 79 in Randallstown, Maryland.
1994 ~ W. Graham Claytor, Jr. (né William Graham Claytor, Jr.; b. Mar. 14, 1912), 15th United States Secretary of the Navy. He served during the administration of Jimmy Carter, from August 1979 until January 16, 1981. He was born in Roanoke, Virginia. He died at age 82 in Bradenton, Florida.
1993 ~ William Randolph Hearst, Jr. (b. Jan. 27, 1908), American newspaper magnate. He was the second son of publisher William Randolph Hearst, Sr. He was born and died in New York, New York. He died of cardiac arrest at age 85.
1991 ~ Jiang Qing (b. Mar. 19, 1914), Chinese widow of Mao Zedong. She died at age 77 in Beijing, China.
1987 ~ Rita Hayworth (née Margarita Carmen Cansino; b. Oct. 17, 1918), American actress. She was born and died in New York, New York. She died at age 68 of Alzheimer’s disease.
1983 ~ Miguel Alemán Valdés (b. Sept. 29, 1900), President of Mexico. He served as President from December 1946 until November 1952. He died at age 82 in Mexico City, Mexico.
1982 ~ Hugh Beaumont (né Eugene Hugh Beaumont; b. Feb. 16, 1909), American actor best known for his portrayal of Ward Cleaver on the sit-com Leave It to Beaver, which ran from 1957 ~ 1963. He was born in Eudora, Kansas. He died of a heart attack at age 73 while visiting his son in Munich, West Germany.
1979 ~ Jean Rhys (née Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams; b. Aug. 24, 1890), English novelist best known for her novel, Wide Sargasso Sea. She died at age 88.
1968 ~ Husband E. Kimmel (né Husband Edward Kimmel; b. Feb. 26, 1882), American admiral. He was born in Henderson, Kentucky. He died at age 86 in Groton, Connecticut.
1965 ~ Frances Perkins (née Fannie Coralie Perkins; b. Apr. 10, 1880), first woman to be appointed to a United States cabinet position when she was appointed as the 4th United States Secretary of Labor. She served under President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman from March 1933 through June 1945. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She died at age 85 in New York, New York.
1959 ~ Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (b. Nov. 28, 1862), Portuguese Princess. She was the second wife of Robert I, Duke of Parma. She was of the House of Braganza. She was the daughter of Miguel I, King of Portugal and Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. She died at age 96.
1945 ~ Isis Pogson (née Elizabeth Isis Pogson; b. Sept. 28, 1852), British astronomer and meteorologist. She died at age 92.
1943 ~ Henri La Fontaine (né Henri Marie La Fontaine, b. Apr. 22, 1854), Belgian lawyer and recipient of the 1913 Nobel Peace Prize. He was born and died in Brussels, Belgium. He died less than a month after his 89th birthday.
1940 ~ Emma Goldman (b. June 27, 1869), Lithuanian-born anarchist. She died of complications of a stroke at age 70 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1936 ~ Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, (né Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby; b. Apr. 23, 1861), British general. He died suddenly from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm about 3 weeks after his 75th birthday in London, England.
1919 ~ Henry J. Heinz (né Henry John Heinz; b. Oct. 11, 1844), German-American businessman and founder of the H.J. Heinz Company. He was born in Birmingham, Pennsylvania. He died of pneumonia at age 74 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1912 ~ August Strindberg (né Johan August Strindberg; b. Jan. 22, 1849), Swedish playwright best known for his play, Miss Julie. He was born and died in Stockholm, Sweden. He died following a long illness at age 63.
1912 ~ Frederick VIII, King of Denmark (b. June 3, 1843). He was King from January 1906 until his death 6 years later. He was married to Louise of Sweden. He was of the House of Glücksburg. He was the son of Christian IX, King of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel. He died 20 days before his 69th birthday.
1906 ~ Carl Schurz (né Carl Christian Schurz; d. Mar. 2, 1829), 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 in New York, New York.
1893 ~ Ernst Kummer (né Ernst Eduard Kummer; b. Jan. 29, 1810), German mathematician. He died at age 83.
1887 ~ William Woods (né William Burnham Woods; b. Aug. 3, 1824), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated to the High Court by President Rutherford B. Hayes. He replaced William Strong on the Court and was replaced by Lucius Lamar. He served on the Court from December 1880 until his death 6 ½ years later. He was born in Newark, Ohio. He died at age 62 in Washington, D.C.
1847 ~ Fanny Mendelssohn (b. Nov. 14, 1805), German composer and pianist. She was the sister of Felix Mendelssohn and the granddaughter of Mendelssohn. She died of complications of a stroke at age 41.
1761 ~ Thomas Simpson (b. Aug. 20, 1710), English mathematician. He died at age 50.
1643 ~ Louis XIII, King of France (b. Sept. 27, 1601). He ruled France from May 1610 until his death on May 14, 1643. He was known as Louis the Just. He was married to Anne of Austria. He was of the House of Bourbon. He was the son of Henry IV, King of France and Marie de’Medici. His father was Henry IV, King of France, had also died on May 14, exactly 33 years earlier. Louis XIII died at age 41 of intestinal tuberculosis.
1610 ~ Henry IV, King of France (b. Dec. 13, 1553). He reigned as King from August 1589 until his assassination. Although baptized as a Catholic, he was raised as a Protestant. His first marriage to Margaret of Valois was annulled. He then married Marie de’Medici. He was of the House of Bourbon. He was the son of Jeanne III, Queen of Navarre and Antoine, of Navarre. He was assassinated by a fanatical Catholic at age 56.
1470 ~ Charles VIII, King of Sweden (b. Oct. 5, 1409). He ruled for several intermittent years. He was married three times. His first wife was Birgitta Turesdotter. His second wife was Catherine Karlsdotter. His third wife had been his mistress with whom he had two children was Kristina Abramsdotter. He married his last wife on his deathbed. He was of the House of Bonde. He was the son of Knut Tordsson Bonde and Margareta Karlsdotter. He died at age 60.
964 ~ Pope John XII (né Octavianus; b. 927). He was Pope from December 955 until his death 8 and a half years later. The date of his birth is not known.
649 ~ Pope Theodore I. He was Pope from November 24, 642 until his death on this day in 649. The date of his birth is not known.
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