Birthdays:
1981 ~ Ivanka Trump (née Ivanka Marie Trump), daughter of President Donald Trump and adviser to her father during his presidency. She was born in Manhattan, New York.
1978 ~ Matthew Morrison (né Matthew James Morrison), American singer and actor. He is best known for his role as Will Schuester on the television drama Glee. He was born in Fort Ord, California.
1966 ~ Choua Yang (d. Oct. 9, 2020), Hmong refugee and educator. She fled Laos as a child following the 1975 Communist takeover and grew up to be an educator in the United States. She helped to help fellow Hmong refugees adapt to live in the United States and was the co-founder of the Prairie Seeds Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She died of Covid-19 just three weeks after her 59th birthday.
1963 ~ Andrew Solomon, American journalist, and author. He was born in Manhattan, New York.
1961 ~ Larry Wilmore (né Elister Larry Wilmore), African-American comedian and television host. He was born in Los Angeles, California.
1960 ~ Diego Maradona (d. Nov. 25, 2020), Argentine slum kid who became a soccer legend. He died of a heart attack less than a month after his 60th birthday.
1951 ~ Harry Hamlin (né Harry Robinson Hamlin), American actor. He was born in Pasadena, California.
1946 ~ William Thurston (né William Paul Thurston, d. Aug. 21, 2012), American mathematician. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982. He was born in Washington, D.C. He died at age 65 of cancer in Rochester, New York.
1946 ~ Andrea Mitchell, American journalist. She married Alan Greenspan, her 2nd husband, in 1997. She was born in New Rochelle, New York.
1945 ~ Henry Winkler (né Henry Franklin Winkler), American actor, best known for his role as The Fonz on Happy Days. He was born in Manhattan, New York.
1941 ~ Theodor W. Hänsch (né Theodor Wolfgang Hänsch), German physicist and recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany.
1939 ~ Leland H. Hartwell (né Leland Harrison Hartwell), American biologist and recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of protein molecules that control cell division. He was born in Los Angeles, California.
1939 ~ Grace Slick (née Grace Barnett Wing), American singer in the bands Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. She was born in Highland Park, Illinois.
1936 ~ Dick Vermeil (né Richard Albert Vermeil), American professional football coach. He was born in Calistoga, California.
1935 ~ Robert Caro (né Robert Allan Caro), American author best known for writing biographies of political figures. He was born in New York, New York.
1932 ~ Louis Malle (né Louis Marie Malle; d. Nov. 23, 1995), French film director. His second wife was actress Candice Bergen. He was born in Thumeries, Nord, France. He died of lymphoma 24 days after his 63rd birthday in Beverly Hills, California.
1928 ~ Daniel Nathans (d. Nov. 16, 1999), American microbiologist and recipient of the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of restriction enzymes. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He died 17 days after his 71st birthday in Baltimore, Maryland.
1900 ~ Ragnar Granit (né Ragnar Arthur Granit; d. Mar. 12, 1991), Finnish neuroscientist and recipient of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He died at age 90 in Stockholm, Sweden.
1899 ~ Nadezhda Mandelstam (née Nadezhda Yakovlevna Khazina; d. Dec. 29, 1980), Russian writer and educator. She was born in Saratov, southern Russia. She died in Moscow, Russia at age 81.
1896 ~ Harry R. Truman (né Harry Randall Truman; d. May 18, 1980), American soldier. He was best known for being a resident of Washington State. He lived on Mount St. Helens and refused to leave his home despite evacuation orders when the volcano began to erupt in 1980. He was killed as a result of the eruptions. He was born in Ivydale, West Virginia. He was 83 at the time of his death.
1896 ~ Ruth Gordon (née Ruth Gordon Jones; d. Aug. 28, 1985), American actress, best known for her role as Maude in the 1971 cult film Harold and Maude. She was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. She died in Edgartown, Massachusetts at age 88.
1895 ~ Gerhard Domagk (né Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk; d. Apr. 24, 1964), German bacteriologist and recipient of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in antibiotics. The Nazis forced him to refuse to accept the Nobel Prize. In 1947, he was finally able to accept the medal, however, he due to the lapse in time, he was unable to receive the monetary award. He died of a heart attack at age 68.
1895 ~ Dickinson W. Richards (né Dickinson Woodruff Richards, Jr.; d. Feb. 23, 1973), American physician and recipient of the 1956 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the development of the cardiac catheterization. He was born in Orange, New Jersey. He died at age 77 in Lakeville, Connecticut.
1892 ~ Charles Atlas (né Angelo Siciliano; d. Dec. 23, 1972), Italian-American bodybuilder and model. He was born in Acri, Cosenza, Italy. He died at age 80 in New York, New York.
1885 ~ Ezra Pound (né Ezra Weston Loomis Pound; d. Nov. 1, 1972), American poet. He was born in Hailey, Idaho Territory. He died 2 days after his 87th birthday in Venice, Italy.
1882 ~ William Halsey, Jr. (né William Frederick Halsey, Jr.; d. Aug. 16, 1959), American Navy Admiral during World War II. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He died at age 76 in Fishers Island, New York.
1873 ~ Francisco I. Madero (né Francisco Ignacio Madero Gonzáles; d. Feb. 22, 1913), President of Mexico. He was President from November 1911 until a coup in February 1913. He was killed in a military coup at age 39 in Mexico City, Mexico.
1871 ~ Paul Valéry (né Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry; d. July 20, 1945), French poet. He was born in Sète, France. He died at age 73 in Paris, France.
1857 ~ Georges Gilles de la Tourette (d. May 26, 1904), French neurologist after whom Tourette’s syndrome is named. He died at age 46.
1748 ~ Martha Skelton Jefferson (née Martha Wayles; d. Sept. 6, 1782), wife of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson was her second husband as her first husband had died young. She died at age 33 shortly after having given birth to her 7th child. She is believed to have died due to complications of diabetes combined with childbirth. Because she died nearly 19 years before Jefferson became President, she was never the American First Lady. She was born in Charles City, Virginia. She died in Charlottesville, Virginia.
1741 ~ Angelica Kauffman (née Maria Anna Angelika Kauffmann; d. Nov. 5, 1807), Swiss painter. She is known as a neoclassical painter. She died 6 days after her 66th birthday.
1735 ~ John Adams (d. July 4, 1826), 2nd President of the United States. He was President from March 1797 until March 1801. Prior to that he had served as the 1st Vice President of the United States under George Washington, from April 1789 until March 1797. He was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. He died at age 90 in Quincy, Massachusetts.
1668 ~ Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (d. Feb. 1, 1705), Queen consort of Prussia. She was the 2nd wife of Frederick William I, King of Prussia. When they married in 1684, Frederick William was the Elector of Brandenburg, thus she became the Electress consort of Brandenburg. After he became King, she became the first Queen of Prussia. She was of the House of Hanover. She was the daughter of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover and Sophia of the Palatinate. She was Lutheran. She died at age 36 of pneumonia.
1632 ~ Sir Christopher Wren (d. Mar. 8, 1723), English architect and mathematician. Following the Great Fire of London in 1666, he re-designed many of the city’s churches. He is best known as being the lead architect of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. Under the calendar in use at the time, his birthday was on October 20. He died at age 90 in London, England.
1327 ~ Andrew, Duke of Calabria (d. Sept. 18, 1345), first husband of Joanna I, Queen of Naples. He was of the House of Anjou-Hungary. He was the son of Charles I, King of Hungary and Elizabeth of Poland. He was Catholic. He was murdered at age 17.
Events that Changed the World:
2020 ~ A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey causing numerous buildings to collapse. The quake also triggered a tsunami
2016 ~ A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in Castelsantangelo sur Nera, Italy. It was the strongest quake in the area in 36 years. Twenty people were injured and 25,000 were left homeless, but no deaths were reported. The Benedictine cathedral was destroyed as were numerous other historic buildings. This was the third in a series of quakes struck Italy since late August.
2015 ~ President Obama (b. 1961) confirmed plans to expand United States military involvement in Syria.
2014 ~ Sweden became the first member of the European Union to officially recognize the Palestine.
1983 ~ Argentina held the first democratic elections after being under military rule for the previous seven years.
1975 ~ Prince Juan Carlos I of Spain (b. 1938) became the acting head of state, taking over from General Francisco Franco (1892 ~ 1975). He would formally be named King of Spain in November following the death of Franco. He would reign until 2014 when he abdicated in favor of his son, Felipe VI (b. 1968).
1974 ~ The boxing match between Muhammad Ali (1942 ~ 2016) and George Foreman (b. 1949) dubbed the Rumble in the Jungle took place in Zaire. Ali won the match.
1973 ~ The Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey was completed. The bridge connects Europe with Asia over the Bosphorus.
1960 ~ Dr. Michael Woodruff (1911 ~ 2001) performed the first successful kidney transplant in the United Kingdom.
1945 ~ Jackie Robinson (1919 ~ 1972) signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, thereby becoming the first African-American to play baseball in the major leagues.
1944 ~ Anne Frank (1929 ~ 1945) and her sister, Margot (1925 ~ 1945), were deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
1941 ~ Over 1,500 Jews from Pidhaytsi in the western Ukraine were sent by the Nazis to the Bełżec extermination camp.
1938 ~ Orson Wells (1915 ~ 1985) broadcast The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells, which cause a stir with radio audiences who were not aware that this was a radio play and not real news.
1905 ~ Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia (1868 ~ 1918) granted Russia’s first constitution, thereby creating a legislative assembly. This event occurred on October 17 of the Julian calendar, which was in effect in Russia at the time.
1864 ~ Helena, Montana was founded after prospectors found gold at the “Last Chance Gulch.”
1817 ~ Simón Bolívar (1783 ~ 1830) became the President of the Third Republic of Venezuela.
1534 ~ British Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, thereby making Henry VIII, King of England(1491 ~ 1547) the head of the English Church. The Pope had previously been head of the Church.
1485 ~ Henry VII (1457 ~ 1509) was crowned King of England.
1270 ~ The Eight Crusade ended by an agreement between Charles I , King of Sicily (also known as Charles of Anjou; 1220s ~ 1285) and the Hafsid dynasty of Tunis, Tunisia.
Good-Byes:
2021 ~ Igor Kirillov (né Igor Leonidovich Kirillov; b. Sept. 14, 1932), Soviet news anchor who told comforting lies. He served as the chief news anchor on the Soviet news station and reported on the Soviet’s latest “triumphs”. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, he acknowledged that his broadcasts had been filled with propaganda. He was born and died in Moscow, Russia. He died at age 89.
2021 ~ Justus Rosenberg (b. Jan. 23, 1921), Polish-American language and literature professor who helped artist escape the Nazis. In his late 90s, he wrote and published his book, The Art of Resistance, in which he described being in the French Resistance during World War II. He was born in the Free City of Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland). He died at age 100.
2019 ~ Bernard Slade (né Bernard Slade Newbound; b. May 2, 1930), Canadian playwright who created The Partridge Family. He was also the creator of The Flying Nun. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He died at age 89 in Beverly Hills, California.
2016 ~ Curly Putman (né Claude Putman, Jr.; b. Nov. 20, 1930), American composer who wrote Green, Green, Grass of Home. He was born in Princeton, Alabama. He died three weeks before his 86th birthday in Lebanon, Tennessee.
2016 ~ James Galanos (b. Sept. 20, 1924), American fashion designer who dressed America’s elite. He designed clothing for such people as Marilyn Monroe, Nancy Reagan, and Elizabeth Taylor. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died at age 92 in West Hollywood, California.
2015 ~ Al Molinaro (né Umberto Francesco Molinaro; b. June 24, 1919), American Happy Days star who found fame late in life. He is best known for his role as Big Al Delveccio, the owner of a malt-shop on Happy Days. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He died at age 96 in Glendale, California.
2014 ~ Thomas Menino (né Thomas Michael Menino; b. Dec. 27, 1942), 53rd Mayor of Boston. He served as Mayor from July 1993 until January 2014. He was born and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He died of cancer at age 71.
2009 ~ Michelle Triola Marvin (née Michelle Triola; b. Nov. 13, 1933), American actress who made the case for “palimony.” She lived with actor Lee Marvin for years and when they split up, she sued for financial support. She was born in Los Angeles, California. She died of lung cancer 2 weeks before her 77th birthday in Malibu, California.
2009 ~ Claude Levi-Strauss (b. Nov. 28, 1908), French anthropologist and scholar who changed the study of humanity. He was born in Brussels, Belgium. He died 29 days before his 101st birthday in Paris, France.
2007 ~ Robert Goulet (né Robert Gérard Goulet; b. Nov. 26, 1933), American actor and singer. He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He died 27 days before his 74th birthday in Los Angeles, California.
2006 ~ Clifford Geertz (né Clifford James Geertz; b. Aug. 23, 1926), American anthropologist. He was born in San Francisco, California. He died at age 80 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2000 ~ Steve Allen (né Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen, b. Dec. 26, 1921), American actor and television personality. He was born in New York, New York. He died at age 78 in Los Angeles, California.
1997 ~ Sydney Newman (né Sydney Cecil Newman; b. Apr. 1, 1917), Canadian screenwriter and co-creator of Doctor Who. He was born and died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died at age 80.
1987 ~ Joseph Campbell (né Joseph John Campbell; b. Mar. 26, 1904), professor of comparative mythology and religion. He was born in White Plains, New York. He died at age 83 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1975 ~ Gustav Ludwig Hertz (b. July 22, 1887), German physicist and recipient of the 1925 Nobel Prize in Physics. He died at age 88 in East Berlin, East Germany.
1968 ~ Conrad Richter (né Conrad Michael Richter; b. Oct. 13, 1890), American writer and short-story author. He was born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania. He died of a heart attack 16 days after his 78th birthday in Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
1968 ~ Rose Wilder Lane (née Rose Wilder; b. Dec. 5, 1886), American journalist and author. She was the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder. She was born in De Smet, Dakota Territory, United States. She died at age 81 in Danbury, Connecticut.
1965 ~ Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr. (né Arthur Meier Schlesinger; b. Feb. 27, 1888), American historian and author. He was born in Xenia, Ohio. He died in Boston, Massachusetts at age 77.
1958 ~ Dame Rose Macaulay (née Emilie Rose Macaulay; b. Aug. 1, 1881), British writer. She is best known for her seim-autobiographical novel The Towers of Trebizond. She was born in Rugby, England. She died at age 77 in London, England.
1928 ~ Robert Lansing (b. Oct. 17, 1864), 42nd United States Secretary of State. He served under President Woodrow Wilson from June 1915 until February 1920. He was born in Watertown, New York. He died in New York, New York 13 days after his 64th birthday.
1923 ~ Bonar Law (né Andrew Bonar Law; b. Sept. 16, 1858), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He served as Prime Minister from October 1922 through May 1923. He was born in Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada. He died at age 65 in London, England.
1912 ~ James S. Sherman (né James Schoolcraft Sherman; b. Oct. 24, 1855), 27th Vice President of the United States. He served under President William Taft from March 1909 until his death in Office. He was born and died in Utica, New York. He died 6 days after his 57th birthday of complications of Bright’s disease.
1910 ~ Henry Dunant (né Jean-Henri Dunant, b. May 8, 1828), Swiss businessman and social activist. He was a co-founder of the Red Cross. He was also the recipient of the 1901 Nobel Peace Prize, the first such prize awarded. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He died at age 82 in Heiden, Switzerland.
1893 ~ Sir John Abbott (né John Joseph Caldwell Campbell; b. Mar. 12, 1821), 3rd Prime Minister of Canada. He served from 1891 to 1892. He died at age 72.
1867 ~ John Albion Andrew (b. May 31, 1818), 25th Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from January 1861 until January 1866. He was born in Windham, Maine. He died in Boston, Massachusetts of apoplexy at age 49.
1832 ~ Edmund Cartwright (b. Apr. 24, 1743), English clergyman and inventor of the power loom. He died at age 80.
1809 ~ William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (b. Apr. 14, 1738), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the reign of King George III, from March 1807 until October 1809, and he was the Prime Minister of Great Britain from April 1783 until December 1783. He was born in Nottinghamshire, England. He died at age 71.
1626 ~ Willebrord Snell (b. June 13, 1580), Dutch astronomer and mathematician. He was born and died in Leiden, Dutch Republic. He died at age 46.
1611 ~ Charles IX, King of Sweden (b. Oct. 4, 1550). He was King from March 1604 until his death in October 1611. He was married twice. His first wife was Maria of Palatinate-Simmern. They married in 1579. She died in 1589. His second wife was Christina of Holstein-Gottorp. They married in 1592. He was of the House of Vasa. He was the son of Gustav I, King of Sweden and Margaret Leijonhufvud. He died 26 days after his 61st birthday.
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