Birthdays:
1974 ~ Julián Castro, 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He served in President Barak Obama’s administration from July 2014 until January 2017. He was born in San Antonio, Texas.
1971 ~ Amy Poelher (née Amy Meredith Poelher), American actress. She was born in Newton, Massachusetts.
1966 ~ John Bel Edwards, 56th Governor of Louisiana. He took Office in January 2016. He was born in Amite, Louisiana.
1966 ~ Elizabeth McCracken, American author. She was born in Brighton, Massachusetts.
1958 ~ Jennifer Tilly (née Jennifer Ellen Chan), American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California.
1956 ~ David Copperfield (né David Seth Kotkin), American magician. He was born in Metuchen, New Jersey.
1948 ~ Susan Ruttan (née Susan Diane Dunsrud), American actress best known for her role as Roxanne Melman on L.A. Law. She was born in Oregon City, Oregon.
1945 ~ Al Howie (né Arthur Howie; d. June 21, 2016), Scottish ultramarathoner who couldn’t stop running. At age 30, he quit smoking and took up running. He was born in the United Kingdom. He died at age 70 in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada.
1927 ~ Peter Falk (né Peter Michael Falk; b. June 23, 2011), American actor, best known for his role as the title character in the TV series Columbo. He was born in the Bronx, New York. He died at age 83 in Beverly Hills, California.
1927 ~ Sadako Ogata (née Sadako Nakamura; d. Oct. 22, 2019), Japanese “diminutive giant” who helped millions of refugees. She was a Japanese diplomat and was the first woman to head the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. She helped to change the United Nations rules regarding help for refugees. She was born and died in Tokyo, Japan. She died at age 92.
1926 ~ John Knowles (d. Nov. 29, 2001), American author. He is best known for his novel A Separate Peace. He was born in Fairmont, West Virginia. He died at age 75 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
1925 ~ B.B. King (né Riley Benjamin King; d. May 14, 2015), 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 years old in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1924 ~ Lauren Bacall (née Betty Joan Perske; d. Aug. 12, 2014), American sultry actress who enchanted audiences and co-stars. She was born in The Bronx, New York. She died about a month before her 90th birthday in Manhattan, New York.
1923 ~ Lee Kuan Yee (né Harry Lee Kuan Yew; d. Mar. 23, 2015), the uncompromising statesman who built modern Singapore. He is considered to be the founding father of Singapore and was the country’s first Prime Minister. He was born and died in Singapore. He died at age 91.
1919 ~ Laurence J. Peter (né Laurence Johnston Peter; d. Jan. 12, 1990), Canadian educator and hierachiologist, best known for formulating the Peter Principle, whereby every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetency. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He died of complications of a stroke at age 70 in Palos Verdes Estates, California.
1914 ~ Allen Funt (né Allen Albert Funt; d. Sept. 5, 1999), American radio and television personality. He was best known for his role as host on Candid Camera. He was born in New York, New York. He died less than 2 weeks before his 85th birthday in Pebble Beach, California.
1898 ~ H.A. Rey (né Hans Augusto Reyersbach; d. Aug. 26, 1977), German-born American children’s author and illustrator. He, along with his wife Margret Rey (1906 ~ 1996), created Curious George. Although born in Hamburg, Germany, he fled with his family when the Nazis came to power. He died 3 weeks before his 79th birthday in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1893 ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi (d. Oct. 22, 1986), Hungarian physiologist and biochemist credited with discovering vitamin C and the importance of the citric acid cycle. He was the 1937 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He was born in Budapest, Hungary. He died in Woods Hole, Massachusetts at age 93.
1888 ~ Frans Eemil Sillanpää (d. June 3, 1964), Finish writer and recipient of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died at age 75 in Helsinki, Finland.
1888 ~ W.O. Bentley (né Walter Owen Bentley, d. Aug. 13, 1971), British race car driver and engineer. He founded the Bentley Motor Limited. He was born in London, England. He died about a month before his 83rd birthday.
1886 ~ Jean Arp (né Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp; d. June 7, 1966), Alsatian sculptor and painter. He was sometimes known as Hans Arp. He died at age 79.
1880 ~ Alfred Noyes (d. June 25, 1958), English poet. He died at age 77 on the Isle of Wight.
1877 ~ Jacob Schick (d. July 3, 1937), American-Canadian inventor of the electric razor. He was the founder of the Schick Razor Company. He was born in Ottumwa, Iowa. He died of complications following kidney disease at age 59 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1875 ~ James Cash Penney, Jr. (d. Feb. 12, 1971), founder of the American department store chain, J.C. Penney’s. He was born in Hamilton, Missouri. He died at age 95 in New York, New York.
1861 ~ Miriam Benjamin (née Miriam Elizabeth Benjamin; d. 1947), African-American educator and inventor. She was born in Charleston, South Carolina. The exact date of her death is not known, but she is believed to have been about 85 or 86. She died in Boston, Massachusetts.
1858 ~ Bonar Law (né Andrew Bonar Law, d. Oct. 30, 1923), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He served as Prime Minister from October 1922 through May 1923. He died at age 65 in London, England.
1853 ~ Albrecht Kossel (d. July 5, 1927), German physician and recipient of the 1910 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in determining the chemical composition of nucleic acids. He died at age 73.
1846 ~ Anna Kingsford (née Anna Bonus, d. Feb. 22, 1888), English physician. She was one of the first British women to earn a medical degree. She later became an advocate for animal rights. She died at age 41 of pneumonia in London, England.
1837 ~ Pedro V, King of Portugal (d. Nov. 11, 1861). He reigned as King from November 1853 until his death 8 years later. He was married to Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. He was of the House of Braganza. He was the son of Maria II, Queen of Portugal and Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. He died of typhoid fever at age 24. Upon his death, his brother, Luís became king.
1782 ~ Daoguang Emperor (d. Feb. 26, 1850), Chinese Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He reigned during the First Opium War. He died at age 67.
1777 ~ Nathan Mayer Rothschild (d. July 28, 1836), German banker and financier. He was born and died in Frankfurt, Germany. He died of an infected abscess at age 58.
1666 ~ Antoine Parent (d. Sept. 26, 1716), French mathematician. He was born and died in Paris, France. He died 10 days after his 50th birthday.
1507 ~ Jiajing (d. Jan. 23, 1567), 12th Chinese Emperor of the Ming dynasty. He ruled from May 1521 until his death in January 1567. He died at age 59.
1386 ~ Henry V, King of England (d. Aug. 31, 1422). He ruled over England from March 1413 until his death in August 1422. He was also known as Henry of Monmouth. In 1420, he married Catherine of Valois. He was of the House of Lancaster. He was the son of Henry IV, King of England and Mary de Bohun. He died of dysentery while in France just 16 days before his 36th birthday. Upon his death, his infant son, Henry VI, became King of England.
508 ~ Yuan Di (d. Jan. 27, 555), Chinese emperor of the Liang Dynasty. He died at age 46.
Events that Changed the World:
2021 ~ A 6.0 Magnitude earthquake struck in the province of Sichuan, China.
2020 ~ Hurricane Sally made landfall on the Alabama Gulf shores. The storm formed on September 11 and dissipated on September 18, 2020.
2012 ~ Rosh HaShanah began at sunset, bringing in the year 5773.
2004 ~ Hurricane Ivan made landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It was a Category 3 storm. The storm had formed on September 2 and dissipated on September 25, 2004.
1992 ~ The trial of Manuel Noriega (1934 ~ 2017), the deposed Panamanian dictator, ended in the United States. He was sentenced to 30 years for drug trafficking and money laundering. His sentence was ultimately reduced to 17 years for good behavior. He was after serving 17 years in detention and prison, he was released in September 2007.
1987 ~ The Montreal Protocol was signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion.
1978 ~ A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the city of Tabas, Iran killing at least 15,000 people.
1966 ~ The Metropolitan Opera House opened at the Lincoln Center in New York City.
1961 ~ Typhoon Nancy made landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing over 170 people. It is one of the most intense tropical storms recorded. The storm formed on September 7 and dissipated on September 22, 1961.
1959 ~ The Xerox 914, first successful photocopier was introduced.
1932 ~ Mahatma Gandhi (1869 ~ 1948) began his fast to protest caste separation.
1920 ~ A bomb in a horse-drawn wagon exploded in front of the J.P. Morgan building on Wall Street in New York City. Thirty-eight people were killed, and hundreds were seriously injured. No one claimed credit for the bombing, and it has never been solved.
1908 ~ The General Motors Corporation was founded by William Durant (1861 ~ 1947).
1893 ~ Over 100,000 white settlers rush into the Cherokee Strip of Oklahoma to claim land that had once belonged to Native Americans. A single shot from a pistol began the dash to claim land. Some settlers started a bit early, hence the State’s nickname is the Sooner State.
1880 ~ The Cornell Daily Sun began its publication in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the country’s oldest, continuously independent college daily newspaper in the United States.
1863 ~ Robert College of Istanbul, Turkey, was founded by Christopher Robert (1802 ~ 1878). This was the first American educational institution that got its start outside the United States.
1701 ~ James Francis Edward Stuart (1688 ~ 1766) became the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland. He is sometimes known as the Old Pretender to the Throne.
1620 ~ The traditional date ascribed to when the Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower to North America.
1400 ~ Owain Glyndŵr (1359 ~ 1415) was declared Prince of Wales. He was the last native Welshman to hold this title.
Good-Byes:
2021 ~ Jane Powell (née Suzanne Lorraine Burce; b. Apr. 1, 1929), American sunny actress who lit up golden-age movie musicals. She is best known for role in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. She was born in Portland, Oregon. She died in Wilton, Connecticut at age 92.
2021 ~ Ruth Sullivan (née Ruth Christ; b. Apr. 20, 1924), American nurse who became an autism advocate. She became an advocate after her son, Joseph, was diagnosed with autism and she was told he would always be “odd” and nothing more could be done. She trained as a nurse at Charity Hospital in New Orleans. She was born in Mowata, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. She died in Huntington, West Virginia at age 97.
2019 ~ Davo Karničar (né Davoin Karničarl b. Oct. 26, 1962), Slovene daredevil alpinist and extreme skier who skied down Mount Everest. He died in a freak accident. While cutting down trees at his workplace, a tree fell on him, killing him. He was 56 years old.
2018 ~ Big Jay McNeely (né Cecil James McNeeley; b. Apr. 29, 1927), African-American hard-honking saxophonist who inspired rock ‘n roll. He is best known for his tenor rhythm and blues saxophone. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He died at age 91 in Moreno Valley, California.
2016 ~ W.P. Kinsella (né William Patrick Kinsella; b. May 25, 1935), Canadian author who inspired Field of Dreams. It was his 1982 novel, Shoeless Joe, that inspired the movie. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He died at age 81 in Hope, British Columbia, Canada.
2016 ~ Edward Albee (né Edward Franklin Albee, III; b. Mar. 12, 1928), American playwright who put hard truths on stage. He was born in Washington, D.C. He died at age 88 in Montauk, New York.
2013 ~ Philip S. Berg (né Shraga Feivel Gruberger; b. Aug. 20, 1927), American rabbi who made Kabballah trendy. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died of a stroke 27 days after his 86th birthday in Los Angeles, California.
2009 ~ Mary Travers (née Mary Allin Travers, b. Nov. 9, 1936), American folksinger and member of the trio, Peter, Paul and Mary. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She died of leukemia at age 72 in Danbury, Connecticut.
2005 ~ Gordon Gould (b. July 17, 1920), American physicist and inventor of the Laser. He was born and died in New York, New York. He died at age 85.
1996 ~ McGeorge Bundy (b. Mar. 30, 1919), 6th United States National Security Advisor. He served under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from January 1961 until February 1966. He was born and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He died of a heart attack at age 77.
1992 ~ Millicent Fenwick (née Millicent Vernon Hammond, b. Feb. 25, 1910), American politician and writer. She served in the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey. She was born in New York, New York. She died at age 82 in Bernardsville, New Jersey.
1992 ~ Victoria Wolff (née Gertrude Victor; b. Dec. 10, 1903), German-born novelist. She was born in Heilbronn, Germany. She died at age 88 in Los Angeles, California.
1984 ~ Louis Réard (b. 1897), French fashion designer. He is best known for creating the bikini. He was died in Lausanne, Switzerland. The exact date of his birth is not known; he is believed to have been 86 or 87 at the time of his death.
1977 ~ Maria Callas (b. Dec. 2, 1923), Greek-American opera singer. She was born in New York, New York. She died at age 53 of a heart attack in Paris, France.
1976 ~ Bertha Lutz (née Bertha Maria Júlia Lutz; d. Aug. 2, 1894), Brazilian zoologist and social rights activist. She specialized in poison dart frogs. Four frog species and two lizard species are named in her honor. She was also a leading figure in the Pan American feminist movement in Brazil. She died at age 82.
1971 ~ Agnes Driscoll (née Agnes Meyer; b. July 24, 1889), American cryptanalyst. In 1918, she joined the United States Navy where she became a leading code-breaker during both World War I and World War II. She was born in Geneseo, Illinois. She died at age 83.
1946 ~ Sir James Hopwood Jeans (b. Sept. 11, 1877), English physicist and mathematician. He died 5 days after his 69thbirthday.
1941 ~ Ida Lou Anderson (b. Nov. 6, 1900), American radio broadcaster and professor. She was a pioneer in radio broadcasting. She was born in Morganton, Tennessee. She died at age 40 of complications of polio.
1932 ~ Peg Entwistle (née Millicent Lilian Entwhistle; b. Feb. 5, 1908), Welsh-born American actress. She was a stage actress who appeared in one movie. She was born in Wales. She is best known for her suicide at age 24. She jumped off the “H” in the Hollywood sign in Hollywood, California.
1932 ~ Sir Ronald Ross (b. May 13, 1857), English physician and mathematician. He was the recipient of the 1902 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work in the study of malaria. He discovered that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes. He was born in British India. He died at age 75 in London, England.
1925 ~ Alexander Friedmann (b. June 16, 1888), Russian mathematician and physicist. The moon crater Fridman is named in his honor. He was born and died in St. Petersburg, Russia although at the time of his death, the city was known as Leningrad. He died of typhoid fever at age 37.
1824 ~ Louis XVIII, King of France (b. Nov. 17, 1755). He reigned as King from 1814 until 1824. He spent 23 years in exile. He was of the House of Bourbon. He was the son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony. He died at age 68.
1736 ~ Gabriel Fahrenheit (né Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit; b. May 24, 1686), German physicist, engineer and glass blower. He is best known for inventing the mercury thermometer and the temperature scale that is named after him He developed the Fahrenheit temperature scale. He died at age 50 in The Hague, Dutch Republic.
1701 ~ James II of England, King of England; James VII, King of Scotland (b. Oct. 24, 1633). He was King from February 1685 until December 11, 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was married twice. His first wife was Anne Hyde. After her death, he married Mary of Modena. He was of the House of Stuart. He was the son of Charles I, King of England and Henrietta Maria of France. When he was born, the Julian calendar was in use, so his birth is sometimes listed as being on October 14, 1633. He died a month before his 68thbirthday.
1672 ~ Anne Bradstreet (née Anne Dudley, b. Mar. 20, 1612), Puritan American poet. She was born in England. She died in what is now North Andover, Massachusetts, at age 60.
1607 ~ Mary Stuart (b. Apr. 8, 1605), English-Scottish princess. She was of the House of Stuart. She was the daughter of James VI and I, King of England and Scotland and Anne of Denmark. She died at age 2.
1583 ~ Catherine Jagiellon (b. Nov. 1, 1526), Queen consort of Sweden and 1st wife of John III, King of Sweden. She was of the House of Jagiellon. She was the daughter of Sigismund I, King of Poland and Bona Sforza. She died at age 56 in Stockholm, Sweden.
1498 ~ Tomás de Torquemada (b. Oct. 14, 1420), Dominican friar and first Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition. He died a month before his 78th birthday.
1394 ~ Antipope Clement VII (d. 1342). The exact date of his birth is unknown, but he is believed to have been 52 at the time of his death.
1380 ~ Charles V, King of France (b. Jan. 21, 1338). He was known as Charles the Wise. He ruled France from April 1364 until his death in September 1380. He was married to Joanna of Bourbon. He was of the House of Valois. He was the son of John II, King of France, and Bonne of Bohemia. He died at age 42 from an infection cause by an abscess on his arm.
1343 ~ Philip III, King of Navarre (b. Mar. 27, 1306). He was king of Navarre by virtue of his marriage to Joan II, Queen of Navarre. He was known as Philip the Wise. He was of the House of Évreux. He was the son of Louis, Count of Évreux and Margaret of Artois. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 37.
1087 ~ Pope Victor III (né Dauferio, b. 1026). He served as Pope from May 24, 1086 until his death just over a year later. The exact date of his birth is unknown.
655 ~ Pope Martin I (b. June 21, 598). He was Pope from July 649 until his death 6 years later. He died at age 57.
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