Birthdays:
1977 ~ Kathrin Bringmann, German mathematician. She was born in Münster, Germany.
1961 ~ Bill de Blasio (né Warren Wilhelm, Jr.), 109th Mayor of New York City. He assumed Office in January 2014. He was born in Manhattan, New York.
1954 ~ David Keith (né David Lemuel Keith), American actor best known for his role in the 1982 movie, An Officer and a Gentleman. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee.
1947 ~ H. Robert Horvitz (né Howard Robert Horvitz), American biologist and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1941 ~ James Traficant (né James Anthony Traficant, Jr.; d. Sept. 27, 2014), American brash lawmaker and politician and Congressman from Ohio who left office in disgrace. He had been expelled from the House of Representatives for taking bribes, filing false tax returns, and racketeering. He was sent to prison where he served a 7-year term. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio. He died in Poland, Ohio at age 73 from injuries sustained when he took a fall from his tractor.
1940 ~ Peter Benchley (né Peter Bradford Benchley; d. Feb. 11, 2006), American author and screenwriter. He is best known for his novel Jaws. He was born in New York, New York. He died of complications of pulmonary fibrosis at age 65 in Princeton, New Jersey.
1940 ~ Emilio Delgado (né Emilio Ernest Delgado; d. Mar. 10, 2022), American Sesame Street actor who sang in Spanish. He portrayed the gentle Fix-It Shop owner, Luis, on the show, while singing and sharing lessons of Latino culture. He was born in Calexico, California. He died in New York, New York, at age 81 of multiple myeloma.
1940 ~ Toni Tennille (née Cathryn Antoinette Tennille), American singer and female half of The Captain and Tennille. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama.
1939 ~ Sheila Michaels (née Sheila Babs Michaels, d. June 22, 2017), American feminist who brought “Ms.” to the masses. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She died of leukemia at age 78 in Manhattan, New York.
1937 ~ Thomas Pynchon (né Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr.), American novelist best known for his novel Gravity’s Rainbow. He was born in Glen Cove, New York.
1932 ~ Sonny Liston (né Charles L. Liston; d. Dec. 30, 1970), American boxer. The actual date of his birth is unknown but is believed to have been sometime between May 8 and July 22, 1930. He was born in Sand Slough, Arkansas. He died in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1929 ~ John C. Bogle (né John Clifton Bogle; d. Jan. 16, 2019), American investor who stood for the little guy. He was the founder and chief executive of The Vanguard Group. In 1996, at age 66, he had a heart transplant. He was born in Montclair, New Jersey. He died at age 89 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
1928 ~ Ted Sorensen (né Theodore Chaikin Sorensen; d. Oct. 31, 2010), White House Counsel. He served under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson from January 1961 until February 1964. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. He died at age 82 of complications from a stroke in New York, New York.
1926 ~ Don Rickles (né Donald Jay Rickles; d. Apr. 6, 2017), American comedian who insulted his way to fame. He was born in New York, New York. He died about a month before his 91st birthday in Los Angeles, California.
1926 ~ Sir David Attenborough (né David Frederick Attenborough), English naturalist, biologist, and author. He is the brother of English film director, Richard Attenborough.
1911 ~ Robert Johnson (né Robert Leroy Johnson, b. Aug. 16, 1938), African-American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. He died at age 27 of unknown causes in Greenwood, Mississippi.
1906 ~ Roberto Rossellini (d. June 3, 1977), Italian movie director. He was the father of actress Isabella Rossellini. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. He died of a heart attack less than a month after his 71st birthday.
1906 ~ Esther Hoffe (née Ilse Esther Hoffe; d. Sept. 2, 2007), Czech-born Israeli mistress of Max Brod. She was born in Opava, Czechia. She died in Tel Aviv at age 101.
1902 ~ André Michel Lwoff (d. Sept. 30, 1994), French microbiologist and recipient of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the mechanism by which some viruses can infect bacteria. He died at age 92 in Paris, France.
1899 ~ Friedrich Hayek (né Friedrich August von Hayek; d. Mar. 23, 1992), Austrian economist and recipient of the 1974 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. He died in Württemberg, Germany. He was 92 years old at the time of his death.
1895 ~ Edmund Wilson (d. June 12, 1972), American writer and literary critic. He was born in Red Bank, New Jersey. He died at age 77 in Talcottville, New York.
1895 ~ Fulton J. Sheen (né Peter John Sheen; d. Dec. 9, 1979), American bishop in the Catholic Church and televangelist. He was born in El Paso, Illinois. He died at age 84 in New York, New York.
1885 ~ Thomas B. Costain (né Thomas Bertram Costain; d. Oct. 8, 1965), Canadian journalist and novelist. He first began writing historical fiction at age 57. He was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He died of a heart attack at age 80 in New York, New York.
1884 ~ Harry S. Truman (d. Dec. 26, 1972), 33rd President of the United States. He was President from April 1945, following the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, until January 1953. He had served as Vice President under Roosevelt’s third term. He was born in Lamar, Missouri. He died at age 88 in Kansas City, Missouri.
1859 ~ Johan Jensen (d. Mar. 5, 1925), Danish mathematician. He died at age 65 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1846 ~ Oscar Hammerstein I (d. Aug. 1, 1919), American businessman and composer. He was the grandfather of composer Oscar Hammerstein II. He was born in Stettin, Prussia (current day Szczecin, Poland). He died at age 73 in Manhattan, New York.
1842 ~ Emil Christian Hansen (d. Aug. 27, 1909), Danish physiologist and mycologist and fermentation physiologist. He died at age 67.
1828 ~ Henry Dunant (né Jean-Henri Dunant; d. Oct. 30, 1910), 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.
1814 ~ Charles Wadsworth (d. Apr. 1, 1882), American clergyman. After graduation at Union college in 1837 he became a Presbyterian pastor. Dr. Wadsworth was among the most eloquent divines of his day. The University of the City of New York gave him the degree of D. D. in 1857. He was born in Litchfield, Connecticut. He died at age 67in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1737 ~ Edward Gibbon (d. Jan. 16, 1794), English historian best known for his six-volume work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. He died at age 56 in London, England.
1720 ~ William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (d. Oct. 2, 1764), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the reign of King George II. He was Prime Minister from November 1756 until June 1757. He died at age 44.
1587 ~ Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. Oct. 7, 1637). He ruled as the Duke of Savoy from 1630 until his death 7 years later. In 1619, he married Princess Christine Marie of France (1606 ~ 1663). He was of the House of Savoy. He was the son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catherine Micaela of Spain. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 50.
1326 ~ Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (d. Sept. 29, 1360), Queen consort of France through her second marriage. She was married twice. Her first husband was Philip of Burgundy (1323 ~ 1346). He died during the Siege of Aiguillon. Following his death, she married John, Duke of Normandy (1319 ~ 1364). It was a second marriage for both. A few months after their marriage, John ascended to the French throne and became John II, King of France. Joan was a Countess in her own right. She was of the House of Auvergne. She was the daughter of William XII, Count of Auvergne and Margaret d’Évreux. She was Roman Catholic. She died at age 34.
1046 ~ Constance of Burgundy (d. 1093), Queen consort of León and Castile. She was the second wife of Alfonso VI, King of León and Castile. They married in 1079. He was her second husband. They were the parents of Urraca, Queen of León and Castile. She had previously been married to Hugh II, Count of Chalon. There were no children of her first marriage. She was of the House of Burgundy. She was the daughter of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy and Helie de Semur-en Brionnais. She was the granddaughter of Robert II, King of France. She died in 1093, the exact date of which is not known.
Events that Changed the World:
2022 ~ Mother’s Day was celebrated in the United States.
2019 ~ A 17-year-old Isabelle Carnell-Holdaway, a British teen, was the first recorded patient to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection. She had nearly died after a lung transplant left her with an intractable infection that could not be cleared with antibiotics. Isabelle, who had cystic fibrosis, later died in 2022.
2016 ~ Mother’s Day was celebrated in the United States.
2011 ~ Mother’s Day was celebrated in the United States.
2010 ~ At age 88, Betty White (1922 ~ 2022) became the oldest person to host Saturday Night Live.
2007 ~ Israeli archeologists reported that they had uncovered what is believed to be the tomb of Herod the Great.
1980 ~ The World Health Organization announced the eradication of smallpox.
1973 ~ The standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, which had been ongoing for the previous 71-days, ended following a gunfire exchange.
1963 ~ Sean Connery (1930 ~ 2020) starred in his first James Bond movie, Dr. No.
1945 ~ V-E Day was celebrated in Europe and the United Sates, the day after German surrendered, ending World War II.
1933 ~ Mohandas Gandhi (1869 ~ 1948) began a 21-day fast to protest British rule in India.
1912 ~ Paramount Pictures was founded.
1902 ~ Mount Pelée on Martinique erupted. The town of Saint-Pierre was destroyed and over 30,000 people were killed due to the eruption.
1886 ~ Pharmacist John Styth Pemberton (1831 ~ 1888) first sold a carbonated beverage called Coca-Cola, which was patented as a medicinal beverage.
1877 ~ The first Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was held.
1861 ~ Richmond, Virginia was named the capital of the Confederate States of America.
1846 ~ During the Battle of Palo Alto, the first major battle of the Mexican-American War, Zachary Taylor (1784 ~ 1850) lead troops forward to defeat the Mexican force.
1794 ~ French chemist and tax collector Antoine Lavoisier (1743 ~ 1794), was labeled a traitor during the French Revolution and was tried, convicted and guillotined.
1541 ~ Hernando de Soto (1500 ~ 1542) and his men became the first known Europeans to reach the Mississippi River. They named the river the Rio de Espíritu Santo.
1429 ~ Joan of Arc (1412 ~ 1431) ended the Siege of Orléans. The victory marked a turning point in the Hundred Years War.
Good-Byes:
2022 ~ Robert Vlasic (b. Mar. 9, 1926), American pickle mogul who didn’t take business too seriously. He was born in Detroit Michigan. He died at age 96 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
2021 ~ Spencer Silver (né Spencer Ferguson Silver, III; b. Feb. 6, 1941), American chemist and inventor who made Post-it Notes sticky. He developed the adhesives that was used to make Post-it Notes. In 1994, he received a heart transplant. He was born in San Antonio, Texas. He died at age 80 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
2021 ~ Helmut Jahn (b. Jan. 4, 1940), German-American brash architect who aimed to dazzle. He was born in Nuremberg, Germany. He was killed in a bicycling accident at age 81 in Campton Hills, Illinois.
2020 ~ Roy Horn (né Uwe Ludwig Horn; b. Oct. 3, 1944), German-American magician and half of the famed illusionist team of Siegfried and Roy. They dazzled Las Vegas audiences for decades by levitating tigers, making elephants disappear, and transforming himself into a snake. He was seriously mauled by a tiger during a show in 2003 on his 59thbirthday. He died at age 75 in Las Vega, Nevada of Covid-19.
2019 ~ Jim Fowler (né James Mark Fowler; b. Apr. 9, 1930), American daredevil naturalist who hosted Wild Kingdom. He was born in Albany, Georgia. He died a month after his 89th birthday in Norwalk, Connecticut.
2018 ~ Anne V. Coates (née Anne Voase Coates, b. Dec. 12, 1925), British film editor who became a Hollywood icon. She is best known for her editing of the 1962 film, Lawrence of Arabia. She died at age 92 in Woodland Hills, California.
2017 ~ Cécile DeWitt-Morette (née Cécile Andrée Paule Morette; b. Dec. 21, 1922), French mathematician and physicist. She was born in Paris, France. She died at age 94 in Austin, Texas.
2016 ~ John Bradshaw (b. June 29, 1933), American self-help guru who embraced the “inner child.” He was born and died in Houston, Texas. He died of heart failure at age 82.
2016 ~ Tom M. Apostol (né Tom Mike Apostol; b. Aug. 20, 1923), American mathematician and analytic number theorist. He is best known for writing mathematical textbooks. He was born in Helper, Utah. He died at age 92.
2014 ~ Roger L. Easton, Sr. (né Roger Lee Easton; b. Apr. 30, 1921), American scientist and co-inventor of the GPS. He was born in Craftsbury, Vermont and died in Hanover, New Hampshire. He died 8 days after his 93rd birthday.
2013 ~ Jeanne Cooper (née Wilma Jeanne Cooper; b. Oct. 25, 1928), American actress best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on the soap opera, The Young and the Restless. She was also the mother of actor Corbin Bernsen. She was born in Taft, California. She died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at age 84 in Los Angeles, California.
2013 ~ Taylor Mead (b. Dec. 31, 1924), American underground movie star of Warhold’s Factory. He was born in Grosse Point, Michigan. He died at age 88 in Denver, Colorado.
2012 ~ Maurice Sendak (né Maurice Bernard Sendak; b. June 10, 1928), American writer and illustrator of children's literature, best known for his book, Where the Wild Things Are. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He died about a month before his 84th birthday in Danbury, Connecticut.
2012 ~ Nicholas Katzenbach (né Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach; b. Jan. 17, 1922), 65th United States Attorney General. He served under President Lyndon B. Johnson from February 1965 until October 1966. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died at age 90 in Montgomery, New Jersey.
2011 ~ Cornell Dupree (né Cornell Luther Dupree; b. Dec. 19, 1942), African-American jazz guitarist who enhanced hundreds of hits. He was born and died in Fort Worth, Texas. He died of complications of emphysema at age 68.
2009 ~ Dom DiMaggio (né Dominic Paul DiMaggio; b. Feb. 12, 1917), American professional baseball player who played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox. He was known as The Little Professor. He was Joe DiMaggio’s younger brother. He was born in San Francisco, California. He died of pneumonia at age 92 in Marion, Massachusetts.
2008 ~ Eddy Arnold (né Richard Edward Arnold; b. May 15, 1918), country-western musician. He was born in Henderson, Tennessee. He died 1 week before his 90th birthday in Nashville, Tennessee.
1996 ~ Garth Williams (né Garth Montgomery Williams; b. Apr. 16, 1912), American illustrator. He illustrated such children’s books as Charlotte’s Web and Laura Ingall’s Little House series. He was born in New York, New York. He died in Guanajuato, Mexico about 3 weeks after his 84th birthday.
1988 ~ Robert A. Heinlein (né Robert Anson Heinlein; b. July 7, 1907), American science fiction writer, best known for his novel, Stranger in a Strange Land. He wrote over 50 novels. He was born in Butler, Missouri. He died at age 80 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
1984 ~ Lila Bell Wallace (née Lila Bell Acheson; b. Dec. 25, 1889), Canadian-born American magazine publisher. She co-founded Reader’s Digest with her husband, DeWitt Wallace. She was born in Virden, Manitoba, Canada. She died at age 94 of heart failure in Mount Kisco, New York.
1981 ~ Uri Zvi Grinberg (b. Sept. 22, 1896), Israeli poet and journalist. He died at age 84 in Ramat Gan, Israel.
1975 ~ Avery Brundage (b. Sept. 28, 1887), American businessman and 5th President of the International Olympic Committee. He served in that office during the 1972 Summer Olympics, when Palestinian terrorists slaughtered 11 Israeli athletes. At his insistence, following a memorial service for the Israeli athletes, the Olympic games continued. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died of heart failure at age 87 in West Germany.
1960 ~ J.H.C. Whitehead (né John Henry Constantine Whitehead; b. Nov. 11, 1904), British mathematician. He was born in British India. He died of a heart attack at age 55 in Princeton, New Jersey.
1952 ~ William Fox (né Wilhem Fried Fuchs; b. Jan. 1, 1879), Hungarian-born American film producer and founder of the Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theaters. He and his family immigrated to the United States when he was an infant. He died at age 73 in Manhattan, New York.
1947 ~ Harry Gordon Selfridge, Sr. (b. Jan. 11, 1858), American businessman and founder of the the London-based Selfridges Department Store. A British television series entitled Mr. Selfridge, is a fictional account of his life. He was born in Ripon, Wisconsin. He died of pneumonia at age 89 in London, England.
1943 ~ Mordechai Anielewicz (b. 1919), Polish leader of the Jewish Fighting Organization, which lead the Warsaw ghetto uprising during World War II. The date of is birth is unknown, but he is believed to have been about 23 or 24 at the time of his death.
1941 ~ Natalie of Serbia (née Natalija Keșcu; b. May 15, 1859), Queen consort of Serbia. She was the wife of Milan I, King of Serbia (1854 ~ 1901). They were the parents of Alexander I, King of Serbia. She was also known as Natalija Keșco. She was of the House of Keșcu. She was the daughter of Colonel Petre Keșcu and Princess Pulcheria Sturdza of Moldavia. She was Eastern Orthodox. She died 7 days before her 82nd birthday.
1904 ~ Eadweard Muybridge (né Edward James Muggeridge; b. Apr. 9, 1930), English-born photographer. He was known for his photographic studies of motion. In 1874, he shot and killed his wife’s lover, but was acquitted by a jury on the grounds of justified homicide. He died a month after his 74th birthday.
1903 ~ Paul Gauguin (né Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin; b. June 7, 1848), French painter. He is known as being one of the founders of modern art. He was born in Paris, France. He died a month before his 55th birthday in French Polynesia.
1880 ~ Gustave Flaubert (b. Dec. 12, 1821), French novelist, best known for Madame Bovary. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 58.
1822 ~ John Stark (b. Aug. 28, 1728), General during the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire. A road in Dover, New Hampshire is named after him. He was born in Londonderry, Province of New Hampshire. He died in Derryfield, New Hampshire at age 93.
1819 ~ King Kamehameha I (b. 1758), King of Hawaii. The exact date of his birth is unknown, but he was believed to have been about 82 at the time of his death.
1794 ~ Antoine Lavoisier (b. Aug. 26, 1743), French chemist known as the Father of Modern Chemistry. He was branded as a traitor by the revolutionists during the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution for being a tax collector. He was tried, convicted, and guillotined on the same day. He was 50 years old at the time of his execution.
1778 ~ Lorenz Christoph Mizler (né Lorenz Christoph Mizler von Kolof; b. July 26, 1711), German mathematician, physician, and composer. He died at age 66 in Warsaw, Poland.
1655 ~ Edward Winslow (b. Oct. 18, 1595), English politician and 3rd Governor of Plymouth Colony. He was a Separatist who traveled on the Mayflower to what is now Massachusetts. The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown but he is believed to have been 59 at the time of his death. He died of yellow fever while on an English naval mission against the Spanish in the West Indies. He died near Jamaica.
1551 ~ Barbara Radziwiłł (b. Dec. 6, 1520), Queen consort of Poland and 2nd wife of Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1520 ~ 1572). She had been his mistress, so they married in a secret ceremony. He was her 2nd husband. She had been widowed and was previously married to Stanislovas Goštautas (1507 ~ 1542). She was of the Radziwiłł family. She was the daughter of Jerzy Radziwiłł and Barbara Kolanka. She was Roman Catholic. She died at age 30 after suffering a long illness.
1319 ~ Haakon V Magnusson, King of Norway (b. Apr. 10, 1270). He ruled over Norway from 1299 until his death 14 years later. He was married twice. In 1295, he married his first wife was Isabelle de Joigny. Little is known of her life other than she died in 1297. In 1299, he married his second wife Euphemia of Rügen (1280 ~ 1312). Little is known of her life. He was of the House of Sverre. He was the son of Magnus VI, King of Norway and Ingeborg of Denmark. He died about a month after his 49th birthday.
1278 ~ Duan Zong (b. July 10, 1269), 17th Chinese emperor of the Song Dynasty. He was emperor from June 1276 until his death 2 years later. He died at age 8 years old.
1220 ~ Princess Richeza of Denmark, Queen consort of Sweden. She was the wife of Eric X, King of Sweden. They were the parents of Eric XI, King of Sweden. She was of the House of Estridsen. She was the daughter of Valdemar I, King of Denmark and Sophia of Minsk. The date of her birth is unknown.
997 ~ Tai Zong (b. Nov. 20, 939), 2nd Chinese emperor of the Song Dynasty. He was emperor from November 976 until his death in 997.
685 ~ Pope Benedict II (né Benedictus Sabellus; b. 635). He was Pope from June 684 until his death a year later. The actual date of his birth is unknown, but he is believed to have been 50 years old at the time of his death.
615 ~ Pope Boniface IV. He is known as Saint Pope Boniface. He was Pope from September 608 until his death 7 years later. The exact date of his birth is not known. He died at about age 64 or 65.
535 ~ Pope John II (né Mercurius; b. 470). He was the first Pope to adopt a new name upon becoming Pope. His birth name, Mercurius, honored the Roman god, Mercury, which was inappropriate for a Pope. He was Pope from January 533 until his death on this date 2 years later. The actual date of his birth is unknown.
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