Birthdays:
1969 ~ Misha Verbitsky, Russian mathematician. He was born in Moscow, Russia
1967 ~ Nicole Kidman (née Nicole Mary Kidman), Australian actress. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1958 ~ Mark Milley (né Marl Alexander Milley), American United States Army General. In 2019, he became the 20thChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After the 2020 presidential election, he became concerned that President Donald Trump would go rogue, so took steps to prevent the President from starting a war or launching nuclear weapons. He was born in Winchester, Massachusetts.
1955 ~ E. Lynn Harris (né Everette Lynn Harris; d. July 23, 2009), the African-American author who wrote about gay Black men. He was born in Flint, Michigan. He died of heart disease at age 54 in Los Angeles, California.
1954 ~ Ilan Ramon (né Ilan Wolferman, d. Feb. 1, 2003), Israeli combat pilot and astronaut, who was killed, along with 6 other crew members, when the Columbia crashed upon re-entry. He was born in Ramat Gan, Israel. He was 48 years old.
1952 ~ John Goodman (né John Stephen Goodman), American actor. He was born in Affton, Missouri.
1949 ~ Lionel Richie (né Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr.), African-American musician. He was born in Tuskegee, Alabama.
1946 ~ David Kazhdan (né Dmitry Aleksandrovich Kazhdan), Russian-Israeli mathematician. He is best known for his work in representation theory. He migrated from the Soviet Union in 1974 to take a position at Harvard University. In 2002, he immigrated to Israel. He was born in Moscow, Russia.
1945 ~ Anne Murray (née Morna Anne Murray), Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada.
1942 ~ Dan Sperber, French cognitive scientist. He was born in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France.
1942 ~ Neil Trudinger (né Neil Sidney Trudinger), Australian mathematician. He was born in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
1940 ~ John Mahoney (né Charles John Mahoney; d. Feb. 4, 2018), British-born American actor best known for his role as Martin Crain in the television sit-com Frasier. He found fame late in life. He was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. He died of throat cancer at age 77 in Chicago, Illinois.
1933 ~ Danny Aiello (né Daniel Louis Aiello, Jr.; d. Dec. 12, 2019), American actor. He was born in Manhattan, New York. He died in New Jersey at age 86 following a brief illness.
1931 ~ Olympia Dukakis (née Olympia Mary Dukakis; d. May 1, 2021), American state veteran who had a cinematic second act. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. She died at age 89 in Manhattan, New York.
1930 ~ Catherine Aird (née Kinn Hamilton McIntosh), author of “cozy” crime fiction novels. She was born in Huddersfield, England.
1928 ~ Martin Landau (né Martin James Landau; d. July 15, 2017), American versatile actor who fought against typecasting. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died of an abdominal hemorrhage 25 days after his 89th birthday in Los Angeles, California.
1926 ~ Rehavam Ze’evi (d. Oct. 17, 2001), Israeli general and politician. He was an Israeli tourist minister. He was the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack. He was born and died in Jerusalem, Israel. He died at age 75.
1925 ~ Audie Murphy (né Audie Leon Murphy; d. May 28, 1971), American actor and soldier. He was a hero in World War II. He was born in Kingston, Texas. He was killed in a private plane crash in Virginia. He died less than a month before his 46th birthday.
1925 ~ Doris Hart (d. May 29, 2015), 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 was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She died 22 days before her 90th birthday in Coral Gables, Florida.
1922 ~ Reuben Klamer (d. Sept. 14, 2021), American designer and toy inventor who made an enduring Game of Life. He was born in Canton, Ohio. He died at age 99 in La Jolla, California.
1917 ~ Helena Rasiowa (d. Aug. 9, 1994), Polish mathematician. She was born in Vienna, Austria. She died at age 77 in Warsaw, Poland.
1916 ~ Gerald Larue (né Gerald Alexander Larue; d. Sept. 17, 2014), Canadian-American religious scholar who questioned biblical truths. He had been an ordained minister, but later became agnostic. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He died at age 98 in Newport Beach, California.
1909 ~ Errol Flynn (né Errol Leslie Flynn; d. Oct. 14, 1959), Australian actor known for his romantic swashbuckling roles. He was born in Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia. He died of a heart attack at age 50 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
1906 ~ Dame Catherine Cookson (née Catherine Ann McMullen; d. June 11, 1998), British novelist. She died 9 days before her 92nd birthday.
1905 ~ Lillian Hellman (née Lillian Florence Hellman; d. June 30, 1984), American playwright. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She died in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts 10 days after her 79th birthday.
1884 ~ Mary Ross Calvert (d. June 25, 1974), American astronomer and astrophotographer. She was born and died in Nashville, Tennessee. She died 5 days after her 90th birthday.
1861 ~ Sir Frederick Hopkins (né Frederick Gowland Hopkins; d. May 16, 1947), English biochemist and recipient of the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He died just over a month before his 86th birthday.
1837 ~ David Josiah Brewer (d. Mar. 28, 1910), 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 1889 until his death on this date 21 years later. He replaced Stanley Matthews on the Court. He was succeeded by Charles Hughes. He was born in Izmir, Turkey. He died in Washington, D.C., at age 72.
1819~ Jacques Offenbach (né Jacob Offenbach; d. Oct. 5, 1880), German-born French composer and cellist. He was born in Cologne, Germany. He died at age 61 in Paris, France.
1808 ~ Samson Raphael Hirsch (d. Dec. 31, 1888), German rabbi. He opposed the Reform and Conservative movements. He died at age 80.
1566 ~ Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland (d. Apr. 30, 1632). He ruled Poland from August 1587 until his death in 1632. He was married twice. His first wife was Anne of Austria. After her death, he married Constance of Austria. He was of the House of Vasa. He was the son of John III, King of Sweden and Catherine of Jagiellon. He died at age 65.
Events that Changed the World:
2021 ~ Father’s Day in the United States.
2009 ~ During the Iranian election protests, Neda Agha-Soltan (1983 ~ 2009) shot to death and her death was caught on video and immediately released on the internet.
1975 ~ The movie, Jaws, was released.
1959 ~ A rare hurricane struck in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Thirty-five people were killed in the storm.
1945 ~ The United States government approved the transfer of Wernher von Braun (1912 ~ 1977) and his team of Nazi scientist to America.
1943 ~ Kazimierz Piechowski (1919 ~ 2017) led an escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp by dressing up as an SS officer and stealing an SS staff car.
1900 ~ The Boxer Rebellion began in China.
1893 ~ Lizzie Bordon (1860 ~ 1927) was acquitted of the murders of her father and step-mother.
1877 ~ Alexander Graham Bell (1847 ~ 1922) installed the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
1863 ~ West Virginia was admitted as the 35th State in the Union. It was the only state to separate to form from a Confederate State during the American Civil War.
1840 ~ Samuel Morse (1791 ~ 1772) received a patent for the telegraph.
1837 ~ Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819 ~ 1901) ascended to the British throne. Her coronation would take place in June 1838. She reigned over England and the British Commonwealth until her death on January 22, 1901.
1819 ~ The SS Savannah became the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic. It was a hybrid vessel that was part sailing ship and part steam ship. The vessel set off from the United States in late May; and arrived in Liverpool in mid-June.
1782 ~ United States Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States.
1248 ~ The University of Oxford received its Royal charter during the reign of Henry III, King of England.
Good-Byes:
2012 ~ LeRoy Neiman (né Leroy Leslie Runquist; b. June 8, 1921), American artist who immortalized sporting legends. He died 12 days after his 91st birthday.
2012 ~ Judy Agnew (née Elinor Isabel Judefind; b. Apr. 23, 1921), Second Lady of the United States and wife of United States Vice President, Spiro T. Agnew. She was 91 years old.
2007 ~ Nazik al-Malaika (b. Aug. 23, 1923), Iraqi poet. She was born in Baghdad, Iraq. She died at age 83 in Cairo, Egypt.
2005 ~ Larry Collins (né John Lawrence Collins; b. Sept 14, 1929), American writer and journalist who wrote Is Paris Burning?, about the Nazi occupation of France during World War II, and O Jerusalem!, about the birth of Israel. He was born in West Hartford, Connecticut. He died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 75 in Fréjus, France.
2005 ~ Jack Kilby (né Jack St. Clair Kilby; b. Nov. 8, 1923), American physicist and recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was also the co-inventor of the handheld calculator and thermal printer. He was born in Great Bend, Kansas. He died at age 81 in Dallas, Texas.
1999 ~ Clifton Fadiman (né Clifton Paul Fadiman; b. May 15, 1904), American author and television personality. He died of pancreatic cancer just a month after his 95th birthday.
1972 ~ Howard Johnson (né Howard Deering Johnson; b. Feb. 2, 1897), American businessman and founder of the Howard Johnson restaurant chain. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He died at age 75 in Milton, Massachusetts.
1965 ~ Bernard Baruch (né Bernard Mannes Baruch; b. Aug. 19, 1870), American financier and statesman. He died at age 94.
1963 ~ Raphaël Salem (b. Nov. 7, 1898), Greek mathematician. He died at age 64.
1958 ~ Kurt Alder (b. July 10, 1902), German chemist and recipient of the 1950 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He died under mysterious circumstances 20 days before his 56th birthday.
1947 ~ Bugsy Siegel (né Benjamin Siegel; b. Feb. 28, 1906), American gangster. He was murdered at age 41.
1883 ~ John Colenso (né John William Colenso; b. Jan. 24, 1814), British mathematician, theologian and Biblical scholar. He died at age 69.
1862 ~ Barbu Catargui (b. Oct. 26, 1807), 1st Prime Minister of Romania. He served as Prime Minister from February 1862 until he was assassinated at age 54. His assassin was never caught.
1843 ~ Hugh S. Legaré (né Hugh Swinton Legaré, b. Jan. 2, 1797), 16th United States Attorney General. He served under President John Tyler from September 1841 until his death at age 46 in June 1843. He died in office. He also briefly served as Acting United States Secretary of State under President Tyler from May 1843 until June 1843. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina and died in Boston, Massachusetts.
1837 ~ King William IV of the United Kingdom (b. Aug. 21, 1765). He reigned as King from June 1830 until June 1937. He was succeeded by Queen Victoria. He died at age 71.
1800 ~ Abraham Gotthelf Kästner (b. Sept. 27, 1719), German mathematician. He died at age 80.
1605 ~ Feodor II of Russia (b. 1589). He was assassinated by strangulation 3 months after being installed as tsar. He was murdered at age 16. The exact date of his birth is unknown.
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