Birthdays:
2009 ~ Count Henrik of Monpezat Denmark (né Henrik Carl Joachim Alain), member of the Danish royal family. He was born a Danish prince. In January 2023, his grand mother, Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, removed the princely titles of the descendants of her second son. Henrik is of the House of Monpezat. He is the son of Prince Joachim of Denmark and his second wife, Marie Cavalier.
1979 ~ Lance Bass (né James Lance Bass), American pop singer. He was born in Laurel, Mississippi.
1970 ~ Will Arnett (né Will Emerson Arnett), Canadian actor. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1967 ~ Ana Gasteyer (née Ana Kristina Gasteyer), American actress. She is best known for being a member of the cast of Saturday Night Live from 1996 until 2002. She was born in Washington, D.C.
1958 ~ Keith Haring (né Keith Allen Haring; d. Feb. 16, 1990), American graphical artist. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. He died of AIDS at age 31 in New York, New York.
1953 ~ Pia Zadora (née Pia Alfreda Schipani), American actress. She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey.
1949 ~ Gary Gaines (d. Aug. 22, 2022), American football coach who inspired Friday Night Lights. He a high school football coach in West Texas. He was the focus of the 1990 book Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger. He was born in Crane, Texas. He died at age 73 in Lubbock, Texas.
1944 ~ Russi Taylor (d. July 26, 2019), American voice actress who brought Minnie Mouse to life. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She died of colon cancer at age 75 in Glendale, California.
1941 ~ George Will (né George Frederick Will), American journalist and television commentator. He was born in Champaign, Illinois.
1940 ~ Robin Cook (né Robert Brian Cook), American physician and author of medical thrillers. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.
1939 ~ Paul Gleason (né Paul Xavier Gleason; d. May 27, 2006), American actor best known for his role as the principal in The Breakfast Club. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He died of lung cancer 23 days after his 68th birthday in Burbank, California.
1939 ~ Amos Oz (né Amos Klausner; d. Dec. 28, 2018), Israeli novelist who proved Israel’s contradictions. He is best known for his memoir, A Tale of Love and Darkness. He was born in Jerusalem, Israel. He died of cancer at age 79 in Petah Tikva, Israel.
1937 ~ Dick Dale (né Richard Anthony Mansour; d. Mar. 16, 2019), American rapid-fire guitarist who pioneered the surf rock sound. He was known as the King of the Surf Guitar. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He died at age 81 in Loma Linda, California.
1932 ~ Edward Nelson (d. Sept. 10, 2014), American mathematician. He is best known for his work in mathematical physics. He was born in Decatur, Georgia. He died at age 82 in Princeton, New Jersey.
1930 ~ Roberta Peters (née Roberta Peterman; d. Jan. 18, 2017), American overnight success who became an opera legend. She was born in The Bronx, New York. She died of Parkinson’s disease at age 86.
1930 ~ Marguerite Littman (née Marguerite Lamkin; d. Oct. 16, 2020), American Southern socialite who was the inspiration for Holly Golightly in Truman Capote’s novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She was also an HIV/AIDS activist. Interestingly, she and Audrey Hepburn (1929 ~ 1933), who played Holly Golightly in the movie, shared a birthday, although Audrey was born a year earlier. Marguerite was born in Monroe, Louisiana. She died in London, England at age 90.
1929 ~ Audrey Hepburn (née Audrey Kathleen Ruston; d. Jan. 20, 1993), Anglo-Dutch actress best known for her role as Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She died of cancer at age 63 in Tolochenaz, Switzerland.
1928 ~ Hosni Mubarak (d. Feb. 25, 2020), President of Egypt. He was ousted from office during the Arab Spring in 2011. He died at age 91 in Cairo, Egypt.
1928 ~ Betsy Rawls (née Elizabeth Earle Rawls; d. Oct. 21, 2023), American professional golf trailblazer who led the LPGA to the big time. She won 8 major championships and 55 LPGA Tour career events. She was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She died at age 95 in Lewes, Delaware.
1924 ~ Harry Lorayne (né Harry Ratzner; d. Apr. 7, 2023), American magician with the world’s greatest memory. He was born in New York, New York. He died at about a month before his 97th birthday in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
1922 ~ Eugenie Clark (d. Feb. 25, 2015), American pioneering oceanographer who swam with sharks. She was known as The Shark Lady. She was born in New York, New York. She died of lung cancer at age 92 in Sarasota, Florida.
1922 ~ Glenn Snoddy (d. May 21, 2018), American engineer who accidently invented rock’s “fuzz tone.” He developed a device that would allow guitarist to go from a clean sound to a “dirty” or fuzzy sound with the tap of the foot. He was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee. He died of congestive heart failure 17 days after his 96th birthday in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
1907 ~ Colonel Walter Walsh (né Walter Rudolph Walsh; d. Apr. 29, 2014), American FBI marksman who gunned down gangsters. He joined the FBI in 1934, during the infamous Public Enemy era and was involved in many high-profile cases. He was born in West Hoboken, New Jersey. He died 6 days before his 107th birthday in Arlington, Virginia.
1889 ~ Francis Spellman (d. Dec. 2, 1967), American cardinal in the Catholic Church. He served as the 6th Archbishop of New York. He was born in Whitman, Massachusetts. He died at age 78 in Manhattan, New York.
1879 ~ Opha May Johnson (née Opha May Jacob, d. Aug. 11, 1955), American who was the first woman to enlist in the United States Marines. She enlisted on August 13, 1918 during World War I. She was born in Kokomo, Indiana. She died at age 76 in Washington, D.C.
1852 ~ Alice Liddell (née Alice Pleasance Liddell; d. Nov. 16, 1934), English woman. As a young child, she was acquainted with author Lewis Carroll. She was a frequent model for his photography. Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, was named for her. She was born in London, England. She died at age 82.
1826 ~ Frederic Edwin Church (d. Apr. 7, 1900), American landscape painter. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He died in New York, New York about a month before his 74th birthday.
1825 ~ Thomas Henry Huxley (d. June 29, 1895), English botanist. He was born in London, England. He died at age 70.
1824 ~ Joseph Joubert (b. May 7, 1754), French moralist and essayist. He died 3 days before his 70th birthday in Paris, France.
1820 ~ Julia Gardiner Tyler (née Julia Gardiner; d. July 10, 1889), First Lady of the United States and second wife of President John Tyler. She served as First Lady for less than a year because John Tyler died in office. She was bornn in Gardiners Island, New York. She died at age 69 in Richmond, Virginia.
1796 ~ Horace Mann (d. Aug. 2, 1859), American educator and politician. He was born in Franklin, Massachusetts. He died at age 63 in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
1796 ~ William Pennington (d. Feb. 16, 1862), American politician. He served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from Feb. 1860 until March 1861. He had previously served as the Governor of New Jersey from October 1837 until October 1843. He was born and died in Newark, New Jersey. He died at age 65.
1752 ~ John Brooks (d. Mar. 1, 1825), 11th Governor of Massachusetts. He served as Governor from May 1816 through May 1823. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but May 4, 1752 is the date of his baptism. He was born and died in Medford, Massachusetts. He died at age 72.
1733 ~ Jean-Charles de Borda (d. Feb. 19, 1799), French mathematician and naval officer. He died at age 65 in Paris, France.
1679 ~ Elisabet Helene von Vieregg (d. June 27, 1679), Countess of Antvorskov and second wife of Frederick IV, King of Denmark (1671 ~ 1730). She had been the royal mistress prior to their 1703 morganatic marriage. When they married, Frederick was still married to Louise of Mecklenburg- Güstrow, his first wife. She was the daughter of Adam Otto von Vieregg and Anna Helena von Wolfersdorf. She died in childbirth at age 25.
1655 ~ Bartolomeo Cristofori (d. Jan. 27, 1731), Italian musical instrument maker and regarded as the inventor of the piano. He was born in Padua, Republic of Venice. He died at age 75 in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
1654 ~ Kangxi Emperor of China (d. Dec. 20, 1722), Fourth Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He ruled from February 1661 until his death 61 years later. He was born in Beijing. He died at age 68.
1008 ~ Henry I, King of France (d. Aug. 4, 1060). He ruled as junior king from May 1027 until July 1031 when he became the senior King. He was married twice. His first wife was Matilda of Frisia (d. 1044). Little is known of her life, other than they married in 1040 and she gave birth to a daughter by caesarian section four years later. She died of complications of childbirth at about age 19 or 20. His second wife was Anne of Kiev (1030 ~ 1075). They were the parents of of Philip I, King of France. Henry was Anne first husband. After Henry’s death, she married Ralph IV, Count of Valois. Henry was of the House of Capet. He was the son of Robert II, King of France and Constance of Arles. He died at age 52.
Events the Changed the World:
2021 ~ Halima Cissé (b. 1996), a young Malian woman, gave birth to nine babies in Casablanca, Morocco. She had been flown to Casablanca to give birth under the supervision of specialists. The babies, five girls and four boys, are the world’s only surviving nonuplets. They were born prematurely, but after 19 months in Morocco, were finally ready to return to their home in Timbuktu, Mali.
2007 ~ Greensburg, Kansas was almost completely destroyed by a 1.7-mile-wide tornado.
2000 ~ Kenneth Livingstone (b. 1945) became the 1st Mayor of London, England. Prior to this date, London was governed by a council. He served as governor from May 2000 until May 2008.
1994 ~ Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (1922 ~ 1995) and PLO leader Yasser Arafat (1929 ~ 2004) signed a peace accord regarding Palestinian autonomy granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and in the city of Jericho.
1989 ~ Oliver North (b. 1943) was convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges for his role in the Iran-Contra Affair. His convictions were later overturned on appeal.
1979 ~ Margaret Thatcher (1925 ~ 2013) became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1970 ~ The Ohio National Guard opened fire at Kent State University killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the United States’ invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
1961 ~ The Freedom Riders, civil rights activists, began a bus trip through the American South during the Civil Rights activism.
1959 ~ The first Grammy Awards were held.
1953 ~ Ernest Hemingway (1899 ~ 1961) won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, The Old Man and the Sea.
1932 ~ Al Capone (1899 ~ 1947) began serving his 11-year prison term for tax evasion.
1927 ~ The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science was incorporated.
1910 ~ Canada created its Royal Canadian Navy.
1904 ~ The United States began construction of the Panama Canal.
1886 ~ The Chicago Haymarket Riot took place during a labor protest. Eight people were killed and 60 were wounded when a bomb was thrown at police who were trying to break up the labor rally. The police subsequently fired into the crowd.
1814 ~ Ferdinand VII, King of Spain (1784 ~ 1833), who had reigned briefly in 1808 before being overthrown by Napoleon (1769 ~ 1821), regained the throne and abolished the Spanish constitution. In its place, he restored absolute monachiacal power.
1814 ~ Napoleon I of France (1769 ~ 1821) began his exile on Elba Island.
1776 ~ Rhode Island became the first American colony to renounce its allegiance to George III, King of England (1738 ~ 1820).
1675 ~ Charles II, King of England (1630 ~ 1685) ordered the construction of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
1626 ~ Dutch explorer Peter Minuit (1594 ~ 1638) landed in New Netherlands, what is known now known as Manhattan.
1493 ~ Pope Alexander VI (1431 ~ 1503) divided the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation.
1471 ~ During the Battle of Tewkesbury during the Wars of the Roses, Edward IV, King of England (1442 ~ 1482) defeated the Lancastrian army. This was one of the most decisive battles of the War. Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453 ~ 1471) was killed in this battle.
1415 ~ Religious reformers John Wycliffe (1331 ~ 1384) and Jan Hus (1369 ~ 1415) were condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance. Despite having died many years earlier, Wycliffe’s body was exhumed and burned. His ashes were strewn into the River Swift. Hus was arrested and thrown in prison. He would be burned at the stake two months later and his ashes thrown into the Rhine River.
Good-Byes:
2020 ~ Don Shula (né Donald Francis Shula; b. Jan. 4, 1930), American professional NFL football player and coach who kept on winning. He was born in Grand River, Ohio. He died at age 90 in Indian Creek, Florida.
2019 ~ Rachel Held Evans (née Rachel Grace Held; b. June 8, 1981), American Christian author who challenged evangelical beliefs. At the time of her death, she no longer considered herself to be an evangelical due to its close association with the Christian right. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She died in Nashville, Tennessee about a month before her 38th birthday from complications of an allergic reaction to medication for an infection.
2015 ~ Josh Ozersky (né Joshua Ozersky; b. Aug. 22, 1967), American food writer. He was born in Miami, Florida. He died at age 47 in Chicago, Illinois.
2014 ~ William Worthy, Jr. (b. July 7, 1921), African-American defiant journalist who reported from forbidden lands. He was a civil rights activist and dissident who pressed his right to travel regardless of the regulations issued by the United States Department of State. He was born and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He died at age 92.
2013 ~ Christian de Duve, Vicount de Duve (b. Oct. 2, 1917), Belgian biologist and recipient of the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He died by self-induced euthanasia at age 95.
2012 ~ Adam Yauch (né Adam Nathanial Yauch; b. Aug. 5, 1964), American musician and member of the band, The Beastie Boys. He was born and died in New York, New York. He died of cancer at age 47.
2009 ~ Dom DeLuise (né Dominick DeLuise; b. Aug. 1, 1933), American actor and comedian. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died of kidney cancer at age 75 in Santa Monica, California.
2005 ~ David H. Hackworth (né David Haskell Hackworth; b. Nov. 11, 1930), American war hero and military journalist who became a critic of the United States military. He was born in Santa Monica, California. He was born in Ocean Park, California. He died at age 74 of bladder cancer in Tijuana, Mexico.
2001 ~ Bonnie Lee Bakley (b. June 7, 1956), American model and second wife of actor Robert Blake. He was her 10thhusband. She was murdered while sitting in her husband’s car under mysterious circumstances. Robert Blake was tried and acquitted of her murder. She was born in Morristown, New Jersey. She was killed in Los Angeles, California. She was 44 at the time of her death.
1980 ~ Josep Broz Tito (b. May 7, 1892), 1st President of Yugoskavia. He was in office from January 1953 until his death on May 4, 1980. He died 3 days before his 88th birthday.
1975 ~ Moe Howard (né Moses Harry Horwitz; b. June 19, 1897), American comedian and one of the Three Stooges. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died of lung cancer at age 77 in Los Angeles, California.
1972 ~ Edward Calvin Kendall (b. Mar. 8, 1886), American chemist and recipient of the 1950 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with hormones of the adrenal glands. He was born in South Norwalk, Connecticut. He died at age 86 in Princeton, New Jersey.
1938 ~ Carl von Ossietzky (b. Oct. 3, 1889), German pacifist and recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in exposing the clandestine German re-armament. He died at age 48 under Gestapo surveillance from complications of tuberculosis and from the after-effects of abuse he had suffered after having been arrested by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp.
1924 ~ Edith Nesbit (b. Aug. 15, 1858), English author of children’s books. She died at age 65.
1919 ~ Max Delbrück (né Max Emil Julius Delbrück; b. June 16, 1850), German agricultural chemist. He was the uncle of the Nobel physicist of the same name. He died at age 68 in Berlin, Germany.
1912 ~ Nettie Stevens (née Nettie Maria Stevens; b. July 7, 1861), American geneticist. She is best known for her work on the XY sex-determination system. She was born in Cavendish, Vermont. She died of breast cancer at age 50 in Baltimore, Maryland.
1884 ~ Maria Anna of Savoy (b. Sept. 19, 1803), Empress consort of Austria and wife of Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria (1793 ~ 1875). They married in 1831. There were no children of the marriage. She was of the House of Savoy. She was the daughter of Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia and Maria Theresa of Austria-Este. She died at age 80.
1880 ~ Edward Clark (b. Apr. 1, 1815), 8th Governor of Texas. His term coincided with the American Civil War and he was only governor for about 7 months, from May 1861 until early November 1861. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and died at age 65 in Marshall, Texas.
1859 ~ Joseph Diaz Gergonne (b. June 19, 1771), French mathematician. He was born in Nancy, France. He died at age 87 in Montpellier, France.
1816 ~ Samuel Dexter (b. May 14, 1761), 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury. He served in this position from January 1801 until May 1801. He also served as the 4th United States Secretary of War from June 1800 until January 1801, during the John Adams administration. He was a United States Senator from Massachusetts. He was born and died in Boston, Massachusetts. The town of Dexter, Maine is named in his honor. He died 10 days before his 55th birthday.
1837 ~ Eustace Budgell (b. Aug. 19, 1686), English writer. He was born in Exeter, Devon, England. He died in London, England at age 50.
1678 ~ Anna Maria van Schurman (b. Nov. 5, 1607), Dutch painter, engraver, poet, and scholar. She was born in Cologne, Germany. She died at age 70 in Wieuwerd, Netherlands.
1677 ~ Isaac Barrow (b. October 1630), English mathematician and theologian. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but he is believed to have died at age 46. He was born and died in London, England.
1615 ~ Adriaan van Roomen (b. Sept. 29, 1561), Flemish mathematician and priest. He died at age 53.
1519 ~ Lorenzo di Piero de’Medici,, Duke of Urbino (b. Sept. 12, 1492). He ruled Florence from March 1516 until his death 3 years later. In 1518, he married Madeleine de la Tour. He was of the House of Medici. He was the son of Piero the Unfortunate and Alforsina Orsini. He died of syphilis at age 26.
1471 ~ Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (b. Oct. 13, 1453), member of the English royal family. He was the heir apparent to the English throne. In 1470, he married Anne Neville (1456 ~ 1485). He was of the House of Lancaster. He was the son of Henry VI, King of England and Margaret of Anjou. He was killed at age 17 in the Battle of Tewkesbury one of the most decisive battles of the War of the Roses.
1228 ~ Isabella II, Queen of Jerusalem (b. 1212), Holy Roman Empress consort and second wife of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194 ~ 1250). She was also known as Yolande of Brienne. She was Queen of Jerusalem in her own right. She was of the House of Brienne. She was the daughter of John of Brienne and Maria of Montferrat, Queen of Jerusalem. She was Roman Catholic. She died shortly after giving birth to her 2nd child at about age 15 or 16.
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