Birthdays:
1978 ~ Liu Yang, Chinese astronaut. She was the first Chinese woman in space when she was a crew member on the Space mission Shenzhou 9 in 2012.
1965 ~ John McWhorter (né John Hamilton McWhorter, V), African-American linguist. He hosts the podcast, Lexicon Valley. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1965 ~ Steve Scalise (né Stephen Joseph Scalise), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana. He is very conservative. He opposed to the Affordable Care Act and supported President’s Trump ban on allowing Muslims from immigrating to the United States. He is also opposed to any support for the LTGB community and supports the NRA, despite having been shot and seriously wounded by a deranged shooter in 1917. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1963 ~ Elisabeth Shue (née Elizabeth Judson Shue), American actress. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware.
1940 ~ Jerry Heller (né Gerald Elliot Heller; d. Sept. 2, 2016), American impresario who helped launch gansta rap. He was a music manager and businessman. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He died about a month before his 76th birthday in Thousand Oaks, California.
1936 ~ Julius Chambers (né Julius LeVonne Chambers; d. Aug. 2, 2013), African-American civil rights lawyer who won many landmark cases against racial segregation. He was born in Mount Gilead, North Carolina. He died at age 76 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
1935 ~ Bruno Sammartino (né Bruno Laopardo Francesco Sammartino; d. Apr. 18, 2018), Italian champion pro wrestler who fought for authenticity. He is best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation. He died at age 82 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1931 ~ Riccardo Giacconi (d. Dec. 9, 2018), Italian physicist and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics. His work formed the foundation for X-ray astronomy. He was born in Genoa, Kingdom of Italy. He died at age 87 in San Diego, California.
1925 ~ Shana Alexander (née Shana Ager; d. June 23, 2005), American journalist who became a fixture on 60 Minutes. She was born in New York, New York. She died of cancer at age 79 in Hermosa Beach, California.
1921 ~ Evgenii Landis (d. Dec. 12, 1997), Ukrainian mathematician. He died at age 76 in Moscow, Soviet Union.
1914 ~ Thor Heyerdahl (d. Apr. 18, 2002), Norwegian explorer and adventurer. He wrote about his experience traversing the Pacific Ocean in a raft in his 1947 book Kon-Tiki. He was born in Larvik, Norway. He died at age 87 in Colla Micheri, Italy.
1908 ~ Carole Lombard (née Jane Alice Peters; d. Jan. 16, 1942), American actress who was killed when the plane in which she was a passenger crashed in Mount Potosi, Nevada. She was married to Clark Gable. She was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was 33 at the time of her death.
1908 ~ Sergei Sobolev (né Sergei Lvovich Sobolev; d. Jan. 3, 1989), Russian mathematician. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire. He died at age 80 in Moscow, Soviet Union.
1903 ~ Ernest Walton (né Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton; d. June 25, 1995), Irish Physicist and recipient of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in “atom-smashing.” He died at age 91 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1897 ~ Florence B. Seibert (née Florence Barbara Seibert; d. Aug. 23, 1991), American biochemist best known for isolating a pure form of tuberculin used in the standard Tuberculosis, or TB, tests. She was born in Easton, Pennsylvania. She died at age 93 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
1887 ~ Le Corbusier (né Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris; d. Aug. 27, 1965), Swiss-born French architect and designer. He died at age 77.
1874 ~ Frank G. Allen (né Frank Gilman Allen; d. Oct. 9, 1950), 51st Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from January 1929 until January 1931. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts and died in Norwood, Massachusetts. He died 3 days after his 76th birthday.
1846 ~ George Westinghouse, Jr. (d. Mar. 12, 1914), American inventor, engineer, manufacturer, and entrepreneur. He earned his first patent, which was a railway air brake, at age 22. He was born in Central Bridge, New York. He died at age 67 in New York, New York.
1831 ~ Richard Dedekind (né Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind; d. Feb. 12, 1916), German mathematician. He died at age 84.
1820 ~ Jenny Lind (née Johanna Marie Lind; d. Nov. 2, 1887), Swedish soprano opera singer. She was known as the Swedish Nightingale. She died less than a month after her 67th birthday.
1773 ~ Louis Philippe I, King of France (d. Aug. 26, 1850). He was King of France from August 1830 until February 1848. He broke with the French Republic over its decision to execute Louis XVI, King of France. He took the throne after the Bourbon Restoration. He was forced to abdicate in 1848 and lived in exile in England until his death. He died at age 76.
1744 ~ James McGill (d. Dec. 19, 1813), Scottish-Canadian businessman. He founded McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He died at age 69 in Montreal, Canada.
1738 ~ Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. Nov. 19, 1789), heir presumptive of the Austrian throne until her younger brother, Joseoh was born. She never married. She was of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. She was the daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Austria. She was in ill health. She died at age 51.
1729 ~ Sarah Crosby (d. Oct. 29, 1804), British theologian and first female Methodist preacher. She was born and died in Leeds, England. She died 23 days after her 75th birthday.
1552 ~ Matteo Ricci (d. May 11, 1610), Italian priest and missionary. He was one of the founding fathers of the Jesuit China missions and was the first European to enter the Forbidden City in Beijing. He died at age 57 in Beijing, China.
1289 ~ Wenceslaus III, King of Bohemia, Hungary and Poland (d. Aug. 4, 1306). He ruled from 1310 until 1305 when he abandoned his claim to Otto III, Duke of Bavaria. He was married to Viola of Teschen. He was of the Přemyslid dynasty. He was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia and Judith of Habsburg. He was assassinated by stabbing at age 16. His murder remains unsolved.
Events that Changed the World:
2021 ~ The World Health Organization announced that it is recommending the wide-spread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine to children in sub-Saharan Africa. It was a landmark decision that has the potential to save thousands of lives each year.
2018 ~ Brett Kavanaugh (b. 1965) formally assumed his position as United States Supreme Court Associate Justice.
2010 ~ Instagram was founded.
2009 ~ Hilary Mantel (b. 1952) was awarded the Booker Prize for her historical novel Wolf Hall, a novel about Thomas Cromwell.
2009 ~ A Louisiana Justice of the Peace made news when he refused to marry an interracial couple. The United States Supreme Court determined that forbidding interracial couples is unconstitutional. This was decided back in 1963 in the case, Loving v. Virginia. In November 2009, the Justice of the Peace who had refused to marry the couple resigned his position.
1981 ~ Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (1918 ~ 1918) was murdered by Islamic extremists.
1979 ~ Pope John Paul II (1920 ~ 2005) became the first pope to visit the White House where he was hosted by President Jimmy Carter (b. 1924)
1973 ~ Egypt began a coordinated attach with Syria against Israel leading to the Yom Kippur War. The conflict ran through October 25, 1973.
1927 ~ The Jazz Singer, which was the first prominent talking movie, made its premier.
1884 ~ The Naval War College of the United States Navy was founded in Newport, Rhode Island.
1876 ~ The American Library Association was founded.
1789 ~ During the French Revolution, Louis XVI, King of France was forced to change his residence from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace.
1683 ~ German immigrant families founded Germantown in the Pennsylvania colony. This group of immigrants was the first major German immigration to America.
1582 ~ Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain implemented the Gregorian calendar; thus, this day was skipped in these countries.
Good-Byes:
2020 ~ Eddie Van Halen (Edward Lodewijk van Halen; b. Jan. 26, 1955), Dutch-American musician and virtuoso who changed the sound or rock guitar. He was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He died at age 65 of throat cancer in Santa Monica, California.
2019 ~ Ginger Baker (né Peter Edward Baker; b. Aug. 19, 1939), British drummer, songwriter and rock malcontent who made drummers stars. He was the founder of the band Cream. He died at age 80.
2018 ~ Montserrat Caballé (née María de Montserrat Viviana Concepción Caballé I Folch; b. Apr. 12, 1933), Spanish soprano who became an opera superstar. She epitomized the prima donna and had a very hot temper. She was born and died in Barcelona, Spain. She died at age 85.
2017 ~ Connie Hawkins (né Cornelius Lance Hawkins; b. July 17, 1942), African-American basketball star who was blocked in his prime. He played for the Phoenix Suns from 1969 to 1973 but was barred from playing in the NBA after being linked to a college point-shaving scandal. He wasn’t involved but it took years to clear his name. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died at age 75 in Phoenix, Arizona.
2015 ~ Árpád Göncz (b. Feb. 10, 1922), 1st President of Hungary. He served in Office from May 1990 until August 2000. He was born and died in Budapest, Hungary. He died at age 93.
2014 ~ Vic Branden, Jr. (né Victor Kenneth Branden, Jr.; b. Aug. 2, 1929), American tennis player and sporting ambassador who popularized tennis. He was born in Monroe, Michigan. He died at age 85 in Trabuco Canyon, California.
2014 ~ Marian Seldes (née Marian Hall Seldes; b. Aug. 23, 1928), American stage actress and Broadway stalwart who lived for the stage. She was born and died in Manhattan, New York. She died at age 86.
2008 ~ Nadia Nerina (b. Oct. 21, 1927), South African-born ballerina who combined acrobatics with beauty. She died 15 days before her 81st birthday.
2002 ~ Prince Claus of the Netherlands (né Klaus-Georg Wihelm Otto Friedrich Gerd von Amsberg; b. Sept. 6, 1926), Prince consort of the Netherlands and husband of Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands. They married in 1966. He was of the House of Amsberg. He was the son of Claus Felix von Amsberg and Baroness Gösta von dem Bussche-Haddenhausen. He was Lutheran until he married, when he then converted to the Reformed Dutch Church. He died of complications of pneumonia a month after his 76th birthday.
2000 ~ Richard Farnsworth (né Richard William Farnsworth, b. Sept. 1, 1920), American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California. He died of prostate cancer at age 80 in Lincoln, New Mexico.
1996 ~ Ted Bessel (né Howard Weston Bessell, Jr.; b. Mar. 20, 1935), American actor. He is best known for his role as Donald Hollinger from That Girl. He was born in Flushing, New York. He died at age 61 of a ruptured aortic aneurism at age 61 in Santa Monica, California.
1989 ~ Bette Davis (née Ruth Elizabeth Davis; b. Apr. 5, 1908), American actress. She was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. She died at age 81 of breast cancer in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
1986 ~ Alexander Kronrod (b. Oct. 22, 1921), Russian mathematician. He was born and died in Moscow, Russia. He died 16 days before his 65th birthday.
1983 ~ Cardinal Terrance Cooke (né Terrance James Cooke; b. Mar. 1, 1921), American Catholic Cardinal of New York. He was born in Manhattan, New York. He died of leukemia at age 62.
1981 ~ Anwar el-Sadat (né Mohamed Anwar el-Sadat; b. Dec. 25, 1981), President of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination. He was the recipient of the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated at age 62 by Islamic extremist in Cairo, Egypt.
1981 ~ Blanche Noyes (née Blanche Wilcox; b. June 23, 1900), American aviator. She was one of the first 10 women to receive a transport aviation license. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She died at age 81 in Washington, D.C.
1968 ~ Phyllis Nicholson (né Phyllis Lockett; b. Sept. 21, 1917), English mathematician. She is best known for her work on the Crank-Nicholson method. She died of breast cancer less than 3 weeks after her 51st birthday.
1956 ~ Charles Merrill (né Charles Edward Merrill; b. Oct 19, 1885), American banker and co-founder of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He was born in Green Cover Springs, Florida. He died 2 weeks before his 71st birthday in Southampton, New York.
1951 ~ Otto Meyerhof (né Otto Fritz Meyerhof; b. Apr. 12, 1884), German physician and biochemist. He was the recipient of the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on muscle metabolism. He fled Germany and the Nazi regime in 1938. In 1940, he immigrated to the United States. He died at age 67 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1951 ~ Will Keith Kellogg (b. Apr. 7, 1860), American industrialist and food manufacturer. He was the founder of the Kellogg’s Company. He was born and died in Battle Creek, Michigan. He died at age 91 of heart failure.
1912 ~ Susie Taylor (née Susan Ann Baker; b. Aug. 6, 1848), American nurse. She was the first African-American Army nurse. She served in the all-Black army troop, the 1st South Carolina Volunteer unit during the American Civil War. She, like many other nurses at the time, was never paid for her service. She was also an educator and opened a school for freed slaves in Georgia. She was born in Liberty County, Georgia. She died at age 64 and is buried in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Roslindale, Massachusetts.
1912 ~ August Beernaert (né August Marie François Beernaert; b. July 26, 1829), Prime Minister of Belgium and recipient of the 1909 Nobel Peace Prize. He was awarded the Peace Prize for his work at the Court of Permanent Arbitration. He served as Prime Minister from October 1884 until March 1894. He died at age 83.
1892 ~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (né Alfred Tennyson; b. Aug. 6, 1809), British poet. He died at age 83.
1891 ~ Charles Stewart Parnell (b. June 27, 1846), Irish politician. He died of pneumonia at age 45.
1885 ~ Thomas Talbot (b. Sept. 7, 1818), 31st Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from January 1879 until January 1880. He was born in Cambridge, New York. He died in Lowell, Massachusetts a month after his 67thbirthday.
1829 ~ Pierre Derbigny (né Pierre Augustin Charles Bourguignon Derbigny; b. June 30, 1769), 6th Governor of Louisiana. He served as Governor for only 10 months, the shortest term of any elected governor of Louisiana. He was born in Laon, France. He was killed after being thrown from a horse-drawn carriage while visiting in Gretna, Louisiana. He is buried in the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. He was 60 years old at the time of his death. He also has the distinction of having been only one of four governors to have died in office, three of whom also died during the month of October.
1644 ~ Princess Elisabeth of France (b. Nov. 22, 1602), Queen consort of Spain and Portugal. She was the 1st wife of Philip IV, King of Spain. She was of the House of Bourbon. She was the daughter of Henry IV, King of France and Marie de’Medici. She died at age 41.
1536 ~ William Tyndale (b. 1494), English scholar and leader in the Protestant Reformation. He is known for having translated the Bible into English using Hebrew and Greek texts. Because of his role in the Protestant Reformation, he was charged with heresy and executed by strangling then his body was burned at stake. The exact date of his birth is not known, but he is believed to have been about 41 or 42 at the time of his death.
1349 ~ Joan II (b. Jan. 28, 1312), Queen of Navarre and wife of Philip III, King of Navarre. She was the Queen in her own right. She was of the House of Capet. Her father was Louis X, King of France / Louis I, King of Navare. Her mother was Margaret of Burgundy. Her paternity was in question, however, Louis recognized her as his legitimate daughter. She died at age 37 of the Black death.
1014 ~ Samuel, Tsar of Bulgaria (b. 958). He ruled Bulgaria from 997 until his death 17 years later. He was married to Agatha. He was of the Cometopuli Dynasty. He was the son of Nicholas and Ripsimia of Armenia. He was Bulgarian Orthodox. The exact date of his birth is not known. He is believed to have been about 56 at the time of his death.
866 ~ Charles, Holy Roman Emperor (b. June 13, 823). He was the Holy Roman Emperor from 875 until his death 2 years later. He was known as Charles the Bald. He was also known as Charles II, King of West Francia. He was married twice. His first wife was Ermentrude of Orléans. His second wife was Richilde of Provence. He was of the House of Carolingian. He was the son of Louis the Pious and Judith of Bavaria. He is believed to have been 54 at the time of his death.
869 ~ Ermentrude of Orléans (b. Sept. 27, 823), Queen of the Franks. She was the first wife of Charles II, King of West Francia. They married in 842. She was of the House of Udalriching. She was the daughter of Odo I, Count of Orléans and Engeltrude of Fézensac. She is believed to have died 9 days after her 46th birthday.
23 A.D. ~ Wang Mang (b. 45 B.C.E.), Chinese emperor of the Han Dynasty. He ruled from 9 A.D. until his death 14 years later. The exact date of his birth is not known, but he is believed to have been 67 at the time of his death.
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