Birthdays:
1971 ~ Jada Pinkett Smith (née Jada Koren Pinkett), African-American actress and wife of actor Will Smith. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1961 ~ James Gandolfini (né James Joseph Gandolfini, Jr.; d. June 19, 2013), American actor most famous for his role as Tony Soprano and changed television. He stared in the cable TV series, The Sopranos. He was born in Westwood, New Jersey. He died of a heart attack at age 51 while in Rome, Italy.
1954 ~ Dennis Johnson (né Dennis Wayne Johnson; d. Feb. 22, 2007), American basketball player who played for the Boston Celtics. He was born in San Pedro, California. He died of a heart attack at age 52 in Austin, Texas.
1951 ~ Dee Dee Ramone (né Douglas Glenn Covin; b. June 5, 2002), American singer-songwriter and bassist for The Ramones. He was born in Fort Lee, Virginia. He died of a heroin overdose at age 50 in Hollywood, California.
1951 ~ Ben Carson (né Benjamin Solomon Carson, Jr.), African-American neurosurgeon and Republican Presidential candidate in the 2016 primaries. He served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Trump Administration. He held that Office from March 2017 until the end of the Trump administration in January 2021. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.
1945 ~ P.F. Sloan (né Philip Gary Schlein; d. Nov. 15, 2015), American troubled pop rock singer who wrote a ‘60s protest anthem, the Eve of Destruction. He was born in New York, New York. He died at age 70 in Los Angeles, California.
1945 ~ John McAfee (né John David McAfee; d. June 23, 2021), English-American software entrepreneur who went rogue. He died at age 75 of an apparent suicide while in prison in Spain while awaiting extradition to the United States for tax evasion.
1942 ~ Fernando Hidalgo (né Fernando Corona; d. Feb. 15, 2021), Cuban-born TV host who for 14 years hosted El Show de Fernando Hidalgo, a racy variety show filled with scantily clad dancers, interviews and double entendres. He was born in Marianao, Cuba. He died of Covid-19 at age 78 in Miami, Florida.
1939 ~ Jan Camiel Willems (d. Aug. 31, 2013), Belgian mathematician. He was born in Bruges, Belgium. He died less than 3 weeks before his 74th birthday.
1933 ~ Fred Willard (né Frederick Charles Willard, Jr.; d. May 15, 2020), American comic actor who spun gold from oblivion. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He died at age 86 in Los Angeles, California.
1933 ~ Robert Blake (né Michael James Gubitosi; d. Mar. 9, 2023), American talented, troubled actor accused of murder. In 2000, he was accused of murdering his second wife, although was ultimately acquitted of the charges. He was born in Nutley, New Jersey. He died at age 89 in Los Angeles, California.
1924 ~ J.D. Tippit (né Jefferson Davis Tippit; d. Nov. 22, 1963), American police officer who was killed, possibly by Lee Harvey Oswald, while trying to protect President John F. Kennedy. He was born in Annona, Texas. He died in Dallas, Texas. He was 39 years old.
1923 ~ Anne, Queen of Romania (née Anne Antoinette Françoise Charlotte Zita Marguerite; d. Aug. 1, 2016), wife of Michael I, King of Romania (1921 ~ 1917). They married in 1948, after he abdicated the throne, however, she was known Queen Anne. She was of the House of Bourbon-Parma. She was the daughter of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Margaret of Denmark. She was born in Paris, France. She died at age 92 in Morges, Vaud, Switzerland.
1922 ~ Dottie Thomas (née Dorothy Martin; d. Jan. 9, 2015), American dutiful wife who advanced medicine. She was a hematology researcher in her own right. She worked closely with her husband, Dr. E. Donnall Thomas (1920 ~ 2012), on bone marrow transplants. Her husband was the recipient of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for this research. She was born in San Antonio, Texas. She died at age 92 in Seattle, Washington.
1920 ~ Jack Warden (né John Warden Lebzelter, Jr.; d. July 19, 2006), American actor. He was born in Newark, New Jersey. He died of heart and kidney failure at age 85 in New York, New York.
1920 ~ Cecilia Chiang (née Sun Yun; d. Oct. 28, 2020), Chinese-American restaurateur who brought authentic Chinese food to America. She is best known for opening a Mandarin restaurant in San Francisco in 1961. She was born in Shanghai, China. She died in San Francisco, California at age 100.
1917 ~ June Forey (née June Lucille Forer; d. July 26, 2017), American actress who gave cartoon characters a voice. She was best known as the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Natasha Fatale from The Bullwinkle Show, and Cindy Lou Who from How the Grinch Stole Christmas. She was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. She died at age 99 in Los Angeles, California.
1914 ~ Jack Cardiff (d. Apr. 22, 2009), British cinematographer. He died at age 94.
1910 ~ Josef Tal (né Josef Grünthal; d. Aug. 25, 2008), Israeli composer. He died 3 weeks before his 98th birthday in Jerusalem, Israel.
1907 ~ Edwin McMillan (né Edwin Mattison McMillan; d. Sept. 7, 1991), American physicist and recipient of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was born in Redondo Beach, California. He died less than 2 weeks before his 84th birthday in El Cerrito, California.
1905 ~ Greta Garbo (née Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; d. Apr. 15, 1990), Swedish actress. She was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She died at age 84 in New York, New York.
1905 ~ Agnes de Mille (née Agnes George de Mille; d. Oct. 7, 1993), American choreographer. She was born and died in New York, New York. She died 19 days after her 88th birthday.
1859 ~ John L. Bates (né John Lewis Bates; d. June 8, 1946), American politician and 41st Governor of Massachusetts. He was Governor from January 1903 until January 1905. He was born in Easton, Massachusetts. He died at age 86 in Boston, Massachusetts.
1857 ~ John Hessin Clarke (d. Mar. 22, 1945), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated to the High Court by President Woodrow Wilson. He served as an Associate Justice from July 1916 until September 1922. He replaced Charles Hughes on the Court. He was succeeded in the Court by George Sutherland. He was born in New Lisbon, Ohio. He died at age 87 in San Diego, California.
1819 ~ Léon Foucault (né Jean Bernard Léon Foucault; d. Feb. 11, 1868), French physicist, best known for the invention of the Foucault pendulum. He was born and died in Paris, France. He died at age 48.
1786 ~ Christian VIII, King of Denmark (d. Jan. 20, 1848). He was king of Denmark from December 1839 until his death 8 years later. He also served as King of Norway from May through October 1814 when he abdicated the throne. He was married twice. His first wife was Charlotte Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1784 ~ 1840). They were the parents of Frederick VII, King of Denmark. This marriage ended in divorce. His second wife was Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1796 ~ 1881). They married in 1815. He was of the House of Oldenburg. He was the son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He was Lutheran. He died of blood poisoning at age 61.
1779 ~ Joseph Story (d. Sept. 10, 1845), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was nominated to the High Court by President James Madison. He was 32 years old at the time of his appointment to the Court. He replaced William Cushing on the Court and was succeeded by Levi Woodbury. He served on the Court from November 1812 until his death 33 years later at age 65. He was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts 8 days before his 66th birthday.
1765 ~ Pope Gregory XVI (né Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, d. June 1, 1846). He was Pope from February 1831 until his death 15 years later at age 80.
1752 ~ Adrien-Marie Legendre (d. Jan. 10, 1833), French mathematician. Legendre polynomials and Legendre transformations are named in his honor. He was born and died in Paris, France. He died at age 80.
1709 ~ Samuel Johnson (d. Dec. 13, 1784), British biographer and lexicographer. He was born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. He died at age 75 in London, England.
1434 ~ Infanta Eleanor of Portugal (d. Sept. 3, 1467), Holy Roman Empress consort and wife of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415 ~ 1493). They married in 1452. They were the parents of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. She was of the House of Aviz. She was the daughter of Edward, King of Portugal and Eleanor of Aragon. She was Roman Catholic. She died 15 days before her 33rd birthday.
1344 ~ Princess Marie of France (d. Oct. 15, 1404), Duchess of Bar. In 1361, she married Robert I, Duke of Bar (1344 ~ 1411). She was also known as Marie of Valois. She was of the House of Valois. She was the sixth child and second daughter of John II, King of France and Bonne of Bohemia. She died about a month after her 60th birthday.
Events that Changed the World:
2022 ~ Hurricane Fiona, a powerful Category 4 storm, struck over Puerto Rico. The storm was formed on September 14 and dissipated on September 28, 2022.
2020 ~ Erev Rosh Hashanah.
2018 ~ Yom Kippur began at sunset.
2014 ~ Scotland voted against its independence from the United Kingdom.
2009 ~ After a 72-year run, the soap opera, The Guiding Light, ended is final broadcast. The show first aired on the radio beginning in January 1937, before becoming a television show.
2001 ~ The first mailing of the 2001 anthrax attack letters was mailed from Trenton, New Jersey. Over the course of several weeks, many letters were sent to politicians and news media outlets. The anthrax spores killed five people in infected 17 others.
1990 ~ Liechtenstein became a member of the United Nations.
1976 ~ The funeral of Mao Zedong (1893 ~ 1976) was held in Beijing, China. Over a million people gathered for the funeral.
1975 ~ Patty Hearst (b. 1954) was arrested after being on the FBI’s Most Wanted List for over a year for her role in a bank robbery following her kidnapping.
1974 ~ Hurricane Fifi struck Honduras killing over 5,000 people. The storm formed on September 14 and dissipated on September 24, 1974.
1948 ~ Margaret Chase Smith (1897 ~ 1995) a Republican politician from Maine, became the first woman elected to the United States Senate entirely on her own, without having first completed another senator’s term. Senator Smith was a long-term senator from the State of Maine. She served as Senator from January 1949 until January 1973.
1947 ~ The National Security Act established both the National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency.
1947 ~ The United States Air Force became in independent branch of the United States Armed Forces.
1943 ~ Adolf Hitler ordered the deportation of the Danish Jews during World War II.
1943 ~ During Holocaust, the Jews of Minsk were massacred at the German extermination camp of Sobibór.
1934 ~ The Soviet Union was admitted to the League of Nations.
1927 ~ The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) began broadcasting.
1922 ~ Hungary was admitted to the League of Nations.
1919 ~ The Netherlands granted women the right to vote.
1906 ~ A typhoon and tsunami struck in Hong Kong, killing about 10,000 people.
1889 ~ Hull House opened in Chicago. It was America’s most influential settlement house for the arrival of European immigrants.
1870 ~ Henry D. Washburn (1832 ~ 1871), a member of the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition, named Old Faithful Geyser, which is in what is now known as Yellowstone National Park.
1851 ~ The forerunner of the New York Times began publication.
1850 ~ The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. It was a part of the Compromised of 1850 between Southern and Northern states. The Act required all escaped slaves, when captured, be returned to the slave owner and that officials in free states cooperate. The Act was repealed by an Act of June 28, 1864.
1837 ~ Tiffany and Company was founded by Charles Tiffany (1812 ~ 1902) and John B. Young.
1809 ~ The Royal Opera House opened in London.
1793 ~ George Washington (1732 ~ 1799) laid the cornerstone of the Capitol Building.
1739 ~ The Treaty of Belgrade was signed, ceding Belgrade to the Ottoman Empire.
1679 ~ New Hampshire became a county of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1180 ~ Philip Augustus (1165 ~ 1223) became king of France. He was 15 years old.
Good-Byes:
2020 ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg (née Joan Ruth Bader; b. Mar. 15, 1933), Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court who fought for gender equality. She was nominated to the High Court by President Bill Clinton. She began her tenure on the Court in August 1993. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. She died at age 87 on Erev Rosh Hashanah (29 Elul 5780) in Washington, D.C.
2013 ~ Ken Norton, Sr. (né Kenneth Howard Norton; b. Aug. 9, 1943), heavyweight boxer who broke Muhammad Ali’s jaw in a 12-round victory in 1973. He beat and then befriended Ali. He was born in Jacksonville, Illinois. He died at age 70 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2012 ~ Stephen Sabol (né Stephan Douglas Sabol; b. Oct. 2, 1942), American filmmaker who exalted football. He was the president, and one of the founders of, NFL Films. He was born and died in Moorestown, New Jersey. He died of brain cancer about 2 weeks before his 70th birthday.
2011 ~ Norma Holloway Johnson (née Normalie Loyce Johnson; b. July 28, 1932), African-American Federal judge who oversaw the Monica Lewinsky probe. She was the first African-American woman to serve as Chief Judge of a United States District Court. She was born and died in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She died at age 79.
2009 ~ Irving Kristol (b. Jan. 22, 1920), American journalist. He was known as the Godfather of Neoconservatism. He was the father of neoconservative writer Bill Kristol. He was born in New York, New York. He died at age 89 in Falls Church, Virginia.
2006 ~ Edward King (né Edward Joseph King; b. May 11, 1925), 66th Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from January 1969 to January 1983. He was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He died at age 81 in Burlington, Massachusetts.
2004 ~ Russ Meyer (né Russell Albion Meyer; b. Mar. 21, 1922), American movie director and screenwriter. He is best known for campy sexploitation films. He was born in San Leandro, California. He died of complications from pneumonia at age 82 in Los Angeles, California.
1985 ~ Gerald Holtom (né Gerald Herbert Holtom; b. Jan. 20, 1914), British artist and designer. In 1958, he designed the peace symbol logo for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. He died at age 71.
1980 ~ Katherine Anne Porter (née Callie Russell Porter; b. May 15, 1890), American author. She is best known for her novel, Ship of Fools. She was born in Indian Creek, Texas. She died at age 90 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
1977 ~ Paul Bernays (né Paul Isaac Bernays; b. Oct. 17, 1888), Swiss mathematician. He was born in London, England. He died a month before his 89th birthday in Zurich, Switzerland.
1970 ~ Jimi Hendrix (né Johnny Allen Hendrix; b. Nov. 27, 1942), American musician and guitarist. He was born in Seattle, Washington. He died of an accidental drug overdose at age 27 in London, England.
1967 ~ Sir John Cockcroft (né John Douglas Cockcroft; b. May 27, 1897), English physicist and recipient of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in splitting the atomic nucleus. He died of a heart attack at age 70 in Cambridge, England.
1964 ~ Seán O’Casey (né John Casey; b. Mar. 30, 1880), Irish playwright. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. He died at age 84 in Torquay, Devon, England.
1961 ~ Dag Hammarskjöld (b. July 29, 1905), Swedish economist. He also served as the 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations. He was killed in a plane crash on a mission to negotiate peace in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in September 1961. Later that year, he was posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, being one of a very few honored with a Nobel Prize after death. He was 56 at the time of his death.
1939 ~ Charles M. Schwab (né Charles Michael Schwab; b. Feb. 18, 1862), American businessman and co-founder of Bethlehem Steel. He was born in Williamsburg, Pennsylvania. He died of heart disease at age 77 in New York, New York.
1915 ~ Susan LaFlesch Picotte (b. June 17, 1865), Omaha Native American shaman and physician. She was a social reformer who advocated for Native American health rights. She was also the first Native American to earn a medical degree. She was born on the Omaha Reservation. She died of bone cancer at age 50 in Walthill, Nebraska.
1891 ~ William Ferrel (b. Jan 29, 1817), American mathematician and meteorologist. He was born in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. He died at age 74 in Wyandotte County, Kansas.
1872 ~ Charles XV, King of Sweden (b. May 3, 1826). He reigned as king from July 1859 until his death 13 years later. His coronation, however, was in May 1860 on his 34th birthday. He was married to Louise of the Netherlands (1828 ~ 1871). They married in 1850. He was of the House of Bernadotte. He was the son of Oscar I, King of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg. He was of the Church of Sweden. He died at age 46. He was succeeded by his younger brother, Oscar II, King of Sweden.
1830 ~ William Hazlitt (b. Apr. 10, 1778), British writer, literary critic, social commentator and philosopher. He was born in Maidstone, Kent, England. He died at age 52 in London, England.
1783 ~ Leonhard Euler (b. Apr. 15, 1707), Swiss mathematician. He was born in Basel, Swiss Confederacy. He died at age 76 in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire.
1524 ~ Charlotte of Valois, Princess of France (b. Oct. 23, 1516), member of the French royal family. She was of the House of Valois-Angoulême. She was the daughter of Francis I, King of France and Claude of France. She was Roman Catholic. She died of the measles at age 7.
1345 ~ Andrew, Duke of Calabria (b. Oct. 30, 1327), first husband of Joanna I, Queen of Naples (1325 ~ 1382). 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.
1197 ~ Princess Margaret of France (b. 1158), junior Queen consort of England and wife of Henry the Younger (1155 ~ 1183). They married in 1160. He was her first husband. After his death, she married in Béla III, King of Hungary (1148 ~ 1196) in 1186, thus becoming the Queen consort of Hungary. She was his second wife. She was of the House of Capet. She was the daughter of Louis VII, King of France and Infanta Constance of Castile. The exact date of her birth is not known, but she is believed to have been about age 38 or 39 at the time of her death.
1180 ~ King Louis VII of France (b. 1120). The ruled from 1121, as junior king until he became senior king in 1137, when he then ruled until his death. He was married three times. His first marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 ~ 1204) in 1137 ended in an annulment. In 1154, he married Infanta Constance of Castile (1130s ~ 1160). Just 5 weeks after her death in 1160, he married Adela of Champagne (1140 ~ 1206). They were the parents of Philip II, King of France. He was of the House of Capet. He was the son of Louis VI, King of France and Adelaide of Maurienne. The exact date of his birth is not known, but he is believed to have been about 59 or 60 at the time of his death.
1137 ~ King Eric II of Denmark (b. 1090). He was known as Eric the Memorable. He ruled from 1134 until his death. He was married to Maimfred of Kiev. He was her second husband. He was of the House of Estridsen. He was the illegitimate son of Eric I, King of Denmark and an unnamed mother. He was Romna Catholic. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but he is believed to have been about 46 or 47 at the time of his death. He was killed by a local nobleman.
958 ~ Liu Sheng (b. 920), 3rd Chinese Emperor during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The date of his birth is not known.
895 ~ Saint Richardis of Swabia (b. 840), Holy Roman Empress consort. In 862 she married Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor (839 ~ 888). There were no children of this marriage. She was repudiated by her husband and later became a Christian model of devotion and just rule. She was canonized in 1049. She was of the family of Ahalofinger. She was the daughter of Erchanger, Count of Nordgau and an unnamed mother. The exact date of her birth is not known. She is believed to have been about 55 at the time of her death.
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