Birthdays:
1981 ~ Hope Solo (née Hope Amelia Solo), American professional soccer player. She was born in Richland, Washington.
1978 ~ Brian Sicknick (né Brian David Sicknick; d. Jan. 7, 2021), American police officer who was beaten during the storming and attack of the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. He was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He died at age 42 in Washington, D.C., of what was determined to be “natural causes” despite the beating.
1977 ~ Jaime Pressly (née Jaime Elizabeth Pressly), American actress. She was born in Kinston, North Carolina.
1974 ~ Hilary Swank (née Hilary Ann Swank), American actress. She was born in Lincoln, Nebraska.
1969 ~ Simon Baker (né Simon Lucas Baker), Australian actor best known for his role as Patrick Jane on The Mentalist. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
1968 ~ Terry Crews (né Terry Alan Crews), American professional football player and actor. He is best known for his role as Sergeant Terry Jeffords on the television sit-com Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He was born in Flint, Michigan.
1963 ~ Lisa Kudrow (née Lisa Valerie Kudrow), American actress. She is best known for her roles as Phoebe Buffay on the television sit-com Friends. She was born in Los Angeles, California.
1962 ~ Alton Brown (né Alton Crawford Brown, Jr.), American television personality, food show presenter and chef. He was born in Los Angeles, California.
1961 ~ Laurence Fishburne (né Laurence John Fishburne, III), African-American actor. He was born in Augusta, Georgia.
1960 ~ Richard Linklater (né Richard Stuart Linklater), American film director. He was born in Houston, Texas.
1958 ~ Kate Bush (née Catherine Bush), English singer-songwriter and musician.
1956 ~ Delta Burke (née Delta Ramona Leah Burke), American actress. She is best known for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker on the television sit-com Designing Women. She was born in Orlando, Florida.
1956 ~ Anita Hill (née Anita Faye Hill), American academic and attorney. She became a household name in 1991 when she testified as a witness against the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court confirmation hearings. She was born in Lone Tree, Oklahoma.
1954 ~ Ken Olin (né Kenneth Edward Olin), American actor. He is best known for his role as Michael Steadman on the television drama Thirtysomething. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1948 ~ Jean Reno (né Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez), Moroccan-French actor. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco.
1947 ~ Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, French virologist who first discovered the HIV virus. She was the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work in the identification of HIV and its role in AIDS. She was born in Paris, France.
1947 ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger (né Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger), Austrian-born body builder, actor, and politician. He was the 38th Governor of California. He served as Governor from November 2003 until January 2011. He married into the Kennedy family when he married Maria Shriver. They were divorced in 2011. He was born in Thal, Styria, Allied-occupied Austria.
1945 ~ Patrick Modiano (né Jean Patrick Modiano), French author and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
1940 ~ Pat Schroeder (née Patricia Nell Scott), American politician and United States Representative from Colorado. She served in the House from January 1973 until January 1997. She was the first female Representative elected from Colorado. She was born in Portland, Oregon.
1939 ~ Peter Bogdanovich (d. Jan. 6, 2022), American film critic turned film director. In the early 1970s, he brought to screen such films as The Last Picture Show, What’s Up Doc?, and Paper Moon. He was born in Kingston, New York. He died of Parkinson’s disease in Los Angeles, California at age 82.
1939 ~ Eleanor Smeal (née Eleanor Marie Cutri), American women’s rights activist. She served as the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). She was born in Ashtabula, Ohio.
1938 ~ Terry O’Neill (né Terence Patrick O’Neill; d. Nov. 16, 2019), British photographer who captured the swinging ’60. His 2nd wife was Faye Dunaway. He was born and died in London, England. He died of cancer at age 81.
1936 ~ Buddy Guy (né George Guy), American blues guitarist and singer. He was born in Lettsworth, Louisiana.
1934 ~ Bud Selig (né Allan Huber Selig), Major League Baseball Commissioner. He was the 9th Commissioner of Baseball. He served in that position from July 1998 until January 2015. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1929 ~ Darrell H. Winfield (d. Jan. 12, 2015), American rancher and cowboy who defined the Marlboro Man. He was the real-life cowboy who appeared in the Marlboro cigarette advertisements. He was born in Kansas, Oklahoma. He died at age 85 in Riverton, Wyoming.
1924 ~ C.T. Vivian (né Cordy Tindell Vivian; d. July 17, 2020), African-American minister and civil rights activist who preached non-violence. He was born in Boonville, Missouri. He died 13 days before his 96th birthday in Atlanta, Georgia.
1922 ~ Mary Doyle Keefe (née Mary Doyle; d. Apr. 21, 2015), American petite model who became “Rosie the Riveter.” She became a dental hygienist. She was born in Bennington, Vermont. She died at age 92 years old in Simsbury, Connecticut.
1922 ~ Henry W. Bloch (né Henry Wollman Bloch; d. Apr. 23, 2019), American banker, businessman and co-founder of H&R Block. He was born and died in Kansas City, Missouri. He died at age 96.
1898 ~ Henry Moore (né Henry Spencer Moore; d. Aug. 31, 1986), English sculptor. He died a month after his 88thbirthday.
1890 ~ Casey Stengel (né Charles Dillon Stengel; d. Sept. 29, 1975), American professional baseball player and manager. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He died at age 85 in Glendale, California.
1872 ~ Princess Clémentine of Belgium (d. Mar. 8, 1955). After her marriage in 1910 to Victor, Prince Napoléon, she became known as Princess Napoléon. HShe was of the House of Witten, a branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. She was the third daughter of Leopold II, King of the Belgians and Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria. She died at age 82.
1863 ~ Henry Ford (d. Apr. 7, 1947), American automobile manufacturer and pioneer. He founded the Ford Motor Company. He was also known for being virulently antisemitic. He was born in Springwells Township, Michigan. He died at age 83 in Dearborn, Michigan.
1818 ~ Emily Brontë (née Emily Jane Brontë; d. Dec. 19, 1848), English novelist. She is best known for her novels Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. She died at age 30, probably of tuberculosis.
1751 ~ Maria Anna Mozart (née Maria Anna Walburg Ignatia Mozart; d. Oct. 29, 1829), Austrian pianist and older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. She died at age 78.
1549 ~ Ferdinando I de’Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. Feb. 3, 1609). He ruled Tuscany from October 1587 until his death. He is known for issuing edicts of tolerance for Jews. During the first two years of his reign, he was a cardinal, but he gave up this post in 1589 to marry Christina of Lorraine. He was of the House of Medici. He was the son of Cosimo I de’Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleanor of Toledo. He died at age 59.
1470 ~ Hongzhi (d. June 9, 1505), 10th Chinese Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He reigned from September 1487 until his death 18 years later. He died at age 34.
Events that Changed the World:
2011 ~ Zara Phillips (b. 1981), oldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth (b. 1926), married Mike Tindall (b. 1978), a former professional rugby player.
1976 ~ Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner (b. 1949) won the gold in the decathalon event in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
1975 ~ Jimmy Hoffa (1913 ~ 1975) disappeared. In 1982, on the 7th anniversary of his disappearance, he was declared legally dead.
1974 ~ After being ordered by the United States Supreme Court in the United States v. Nixon, President Richard Nixon (1913 ~ 1994) released the subpoenaed White House tapes that were part of the Watergate scandal.
1971 ~ The Apollo 15 Mission Lunar Module, Falcon, landed on the moon with the first Lunar Rover. The crew consisted of David Scott (b. 1932), James Irwin (1930 ~ 1991), and Alfred Worden (1932 ~ 2020).
1966 ~ The Troggs hit, Wild Thing, hit number 1 on the pop charts.
1965 ~ President Lyndon Johnson (1908 ~ 1973) signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
1956 ~ The United States Congress issued a joint resolution, which President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 ~ 1969) signed, authorizing the words, “In G~d we Trust” as the United States national motto.
1945 ~ The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. There were nearly 1200 crew aboard but only 316 survived.
1930 ~ The Uruguayan soccer team defeated Argentina to win the first FIFA World Cup. The games were played in Montevideo, Uruguay. The first tournament consisted of thirteen teams: 7 from South America, 4 from Europe and 2 from North America.
1866 ~ In New Orleans, Louisiana, the Democratic government ordered police to raid an integrated Republican Party meeting. Forty people were killed and over 150 others were injured during the raid.
1756 ~ The Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia was presented to Elizabeth, Empress of Russia (1709 ~ 1762).
1729 ~ The city of Baltimore, Maryland was founded.
1627 ~ An earthquake in Gargano, Italy killed about 5,000 people.
1419 ~ The first Defenestration of Prague occurred when a crowd of radical Hussites killed seven members of the Prague city council.
762 ~ The city of Baghdad, Iraq was founded.
Good-Byes:
2020 ~ Herman Cain (b. Dec. 13, 1945), African-American businessman. He ran as a Republican in the 2012 Presidential campaign. His campaign was derailed after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him. He had earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He died at age 74 in Stockbridge, Georgia of Covid-19.
2019 ~ Nick Buoniconti (né Nicholas Anthony Buoniconti; b. Dec. 15, 1940), American football linebacker who fought to make the paralyzed walk again. He was a professional football player who played for a number of teams, including the Boston Patriots and the Miami Dolphins. While playing for the Patriots, he earned his law degree. After his son was paralyzed in a college football game in 1985, he co-founded the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He died at age 78 in Bridgehampton, New York.
2019 ~ Sherm Poppen (né Sherman Robert Poppen; b. Mar. 25, 1930), American inventor who wanted people to go “snurfing”. He invented the snowboard and is often called the Grandfather of Snowboarding. He died at age 89.
2018 ~ Ron Dellums (né Ronald Vernie Dellums; b. Nov. 24, 1935), African-American politician and antiwar firebrand who became a liberal icon. He served as the 48th Mayor of Oakland, California from January 2007 until January 2011. He was born in Oakland, California. He died at age 82 in Washington, D.C.
2015 ~ Lynn Anderson (née Lynn Rene Anderson; b. Sept. 26, 1947), American singer. She was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She died at age 67 of a heart attack in Nashville, Tennessee.
2014 ~ Dick Smith (né Richard Emerson Smith; b. June 26, 1922), American make-up and special-effects artist who transformed Hollywood. He was born in Larchmont, New York. He died at age 92 in Los Angeles, California.
2013 ~ Berthold Beitz (b. Sept. 26, 1913), German industrialist who saved Jews. In 1973, he received the Righteous Among the Nations award. He died at age 99.
2012 ~ Maeve Binchy (née Anne Maeve Binchy; b. May 28, 1939), Irish novelist. She was born and died in Dublin, Ireland. She died at age 73.
2007 ~ Bill Walsh (né William Ernest Walsh; b. Nov. 30, 1931), American professional football player and head coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He died at age 75 in Woodside, California.
2007 ~ Ingmar Bergman (né Ernst Ingmar Bergman; b. July 14, 1918), Swedish film director and playwright. He was born in Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden. He died 2 weeks after his 89th birthday in Fårö, Gotland, Sweden.
2003 ~ Sam Phillips (né Samuel Cornelius Phillips; b. Jan. 5, 1923), American record producer and founder of Sun Records. He was born in Florence, Alabama. He died at age 80 in Memphis, Tennessee.
1998 ~ Buffalo Bob Smith (né Robert Emil Schmidt; b. Nov. 27, 1917), American actor and television host best known for hosting The Howdy Doody Show. He was born in Buffalo, New York. He died of cancer at age 80 in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
1996 ~ Claudette Colbert (née Émilie Claudette Chauchion; b. Sept. 13, 1903), French actress. She died at age 92.
1992 ~ Joe Shuster (né Joseph Shuster; b. July 10, 1914), Canadian-born illustrator who, along with Jerry Siegel, created the comic strip, Superman. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He died 3 weeks after his 78th birthday in Los Angeles, California.
1989 ~ Lane Frost (né Lane Clyde Frost; b. Oct. 12, 1963), American professional bull rider. He was born in La Junta, Colorado. He was killed in Cheyenne, Wyoming at age 25 from injuries sustained from being rammed by a bull he had just dismounted. His life and death were depicted in the 1994 movie 8 Seconds.
1985 ~ Julia Robinson (née Julia Hall Bowman; b. Dec. 8, 1919), American mathematician. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, She died at age 65 of leukemia in Oakland, California.
1983 ~ Lynn Fontanne (née Lillie Louise Fontanne; b. Dec. 6, 1887), British actress. She was born in Woodford, Essex, United Kingdom. She died at age 95 in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin.
1963 ~ Patrick J. Hurley (né Patrick Jay Hurley; b. Jan. 8, 1883), 51st United States Secretary of War. He served under President Herbert Hoover from December 1929 until March 1933. He was born in County Waterford, Ireland. He died at age 80 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1918 ~ Joyce Kilmer (né Alfred Joyce Kilmer; b. Dec. 6, 1886), He is best known for his poem Trees. He died at age 31 during the Second Battle of Marne during World War I.
1908 ~ James Budd (né James Herbert Budd; b. May 18, 1851), 19th Governor of California. He served as Governor from January 1895 until January 1899. He was born in Janesville, Wisconsin. He died at age 57 in Stockton, California.
1900 ~ Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. Aug. 6, 1844). He was a member of the British royal family. He was married to the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia. He was of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He was the second son and fourth child of Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He died of throat cancer just a week before his 56th birthday.
1898 ~ Otto von Bismarck (née Otto Eduard Leopold, Prince of Bismark; b. Apr. 1, 1815), 1st Chancellor of the German Empire. He served in that Office from March 1871 until March 1890. He died at age 83.
1875 ~ George Pickett (né George Edward Pickett; b. Jan. 16, 1825), General in the Confederate Army. He was born in Richmond, Virginia. He died at age 50 in Norfolk, Virginia.
1859 ~ Richard Rush (b. Aug. 29, 1780), 8th United States Attorney General. He served under Presidents James Madison and James Monroe. He held the position of Attorney General from February 1814 until November 1817. He subsequently went on to serve as the 8th United States Secretary of the Treasury, from March 1825 until March 1829. He was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died a month before his 79th birthday.
1718 ~ William Penn (b. Oct. 14, 1644), English founder of the Province of Pennsylvania. He was born in London, England. He died at age 73.
1700 ~ Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (d. July 24, 1689), member of the British royal family. He was of the House of Stuart. He was the son of Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Prince George of Denmark. He died just 6 days after his 11th birthday.
1683 ~ Infante Maria Theresa of Spain and Portugal (b. Sept. 10, 1638), Queen consort of France and first wife of Louis XVI, King of France. She was of the House of Habsburg. She was the daughter of Philip IV, King of Spain and Elisabeth of France. She died at age 44.
579 ~ Pope Benedict I (né Benedictus). He was Pope from June 575 until his death on this date 4 years later. The date of his birth is unknown. He followed Pope John III; Pope Pelagius II succeeded him.
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