United States of America in History (Part 33)

Historical Events

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 3201 - 3,300 of 9,838

• 1934-05-10 Jeanine Basinger, American film scholar
• 1934-05-22 Arne Harris, American television sports director, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2001)
• 1934-06-03 Rolland D. McCune, American theologian
• 1934-06-12 John A. Alonzo, American cinematographer (pioneered handheld work, lighting techniques and HD video development), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2001)
• 1934-06-16 William Forsyth Sharpe, American economist, Nobel laureate
• 1934-06-16 Bill Cobbs [Wilbert], American actor (Night at the Museum, The Color of Money), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1934-06-26 John V Tunney, American politician (Rep/Sen-D-California), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)

• 1934-07-10 Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2012)

• 1934-07-18 Darlene Conley, American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful), born in Chicago Heights, Illinois (d. 2007)
• 1934-07-24 Sante Kimes, American convicted con artist and murderess
• 1934-08-03 Haystacks Calhoun, American professional wrestler, born in McKinney, Texas (d. 1989)
• 1934-08-05 Wendell Berry, American poet, writer and farmer, born in Henry County, Kentucky
• 1934-08-18 Vincent Bugliosi, American attorney and author (Helter-Skelter), born in Hibbing, Minnesota (d. 2015)
• 1934-09-10 James L Oberstar, American politician (Rep-D-Minnesota, 1975-2011), born in Chisholm, Minnesota, (d. 2014)
• 1934-09-12 Glenn Davis, American athlete (Olympic gold 1956,60), born in Wellsburg, West Virginia (d. 2009)
• 1934-09-12 Jaegwon Kim, Korean-born American philosopher, born in Daegu, South Korea
• 1934-09-22 Lute Olson, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Uni of Iowa 1974-83; NCAA Division I Tournament 1997, Uni of Arizona 1983-2008), born in Mayville, North Dakota (d. 2020)
• 1934-10-05 Angelo Buono, Jr., American serial killer, born in Rochester, New York (d. 2002)
• 1934-10-09 Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American author, first female president of Smith College, born in Hillston, Australia (d. 2018)
• 1934-10-12 Richard Meier, American architect and abstract artist, born in Newark, New Jersey
• 1934-10-18 Chuck Swindoll, American evangelist
• 1934-11-02 Bill Gothard, American Christian minister, speaker and Founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), born in Illinois
• 1934-11-05 Victor Argo, American actor, born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2004)
• 1934-11-12 Ann Flood, American actress (Edge of Night), born in Queens, New York

• 1934-11-13 Peter Arnett, New Zealand-born American journalist, born in Riverton, New Zealand
• 1934-12-01 Billy Paul [Paul Williams], American singer ("Me & Mrs. Jones"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
• 1934-12-10 Howard Martin Temin, American geneticist (Nobel 1975), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
• 1934-12-19 Casper R. Taylor, Jr., American politician
• 1934-12-22 David Pearson, American stock car racer, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina (d. 2018)
• 1934-12-28 Peggy Wilson, American golfer (US Open runner-up 1969), born in Lauderdale, Mississippi
• 1934-12-30 John Norris Bahcall, American physicist (d. 2005)
• 1935-01-01 B. Kliban, American cartoonist known for his drawings of cats, usually with horrible puns (Love to Eat Them Mousies), born in Norwalk, Connecticut (d. 1990)
• 1935-01-07 Kenny Davern, American jazz clarinetist, born in Huntington, New York (d. 2006)
• 1935-01-07 Tommy Johnson, American orchestral tubist (Jaws theme), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2006)

• 1935-01-09 Earl G. Graves, Sr., American businessman & publisher, born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1935-01-10 Ronnie Hawkins, American-Canadian rock musician, born in Huntsville, Arkansas

• 1935-01-30 Richard Brautigan, American novelist & poet (Trout Fishing in America), born in Tacoma, Washington
• 1935-02-12 Ken Still, American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2017)
• 1935-02-13 Tommy Jacobs, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in Denver, Colorado
• 1935-02-13 Dr. Don Panoz, American entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS)
• 1935-02-17 Christina Pickles, UK-born American actress (St Elsewhere), born in Halifax, England
• 1935-03-09 Andrew Viterbi, American telecommunications scientist and businessman (Qualcomm Inc.), born in Bergamo, Italy
• 1935-03-13 Joseph Mascolo, American actor (Days of Our Lives), born in West Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2016)
• 1935-03-13 Leslie Parrish, American actress and activist, born in Melrose, Massachusetts
• 1935-03-13 Michael Walzer, American political theorist, born in New York
• 1935-04-01 Larry McDonald, American politician (d. 1983)

• 1935-04-21 Thomas Kean, American politician
• 1935-04-22 Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (Miles Davis Quintet, 1955-63; Wynton Kelly Trio, 1963-68), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
• 1935-04-23 Vernice "Bunky" Green, American jazz saxophonist (Healing The Pain), and educator, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1935-04-29 Otis Rush, American blues musician (Right Place, Wrong Time), born in Philadelphia. Mississippi (d. 2018)
• 1935-05-01 Ann Robinson, American actress
• 1935-05-02 Lance LeGault, American actor (The A-Team), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
• 1935-05-03 Ron Popeil, American inventor and TV personality, born in NYC, New York
• 1935-05-09 Nole "Nokie" Edwards, American surf-rock guitarist (The Ventures) and actor (Deadwood), born in Lahoma, Oklahoma (d. 2018)
• 1935-05-13 Dominic Cossa, American baritone
• 1935-05-19 David Hartman, Pawtucket RI, TV personality (Good Morning America)
• 1935-05-24 Joan Micklin Silver, American film director (Hester Street; Crossing Delancey), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2020)
• 1935-05-25 Victoria Shaw, Australian-American actress (Alvarez Kelly, Westworld), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1988)
• 1935-05-27 Lee Meriwether, Miss America (Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1935-06-01 Reverend Ike [Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II], American televangelist (Joy of Living), born in Ridgeland, South Carolina (d. 2009)
• 1935-06-02 Carol Shields, American-Canadian novelist (The Stone Diaries) and short story writer, born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 2003)
• 1935-06-07 Thomas Kailath, American electrical engineer, born in Pune, Maharashtra, India
• 1935-06-18 Hugh McColl, American banker, born in Bennettsville, South Carolina
• 1935-07-05 John Gilmore, American true crime author (Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
• 1935-07-10 Tura Satana, Japanese-American actress (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!), born in Hokkaidō, Japan (d. 2011)
• 1935-07-11 Frederick Hemke, American classical saxophonist and educator, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2019)
• 1935-08-07 Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American jazz multi-instrumentalist (Bright Moments, The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1977)
• 1935-08-08 Donald P. Bellisario, American television producer
• 1935-08-12 John Cazale, Italian-American actor (d. 1978)
• 1935-08-22 E. Annie Proulx, American author (Postcards), born in Norwich, Connecticut
• 1935-08-23 Loren Rush, American composer, born in Richmond, California
• 1935-08-25 Charles Wright, American poet (Black Zodiac), born in Pickwick Dam, Tennessee
• 1935-08-29 William Friedkin, American director, producer, writer (The Exorcist, The French Connection), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1935-09-10 Mary Oliver, American poet (1984 Pulitzer Prize), born in Maple Heights, Ohio (d. 2019)
• 1935-09-16 Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist, born in Minneapolis (d. 2016)
• 1935-09-19 Benjamin T. Hacker, American naval aviator (first Naval Flight Officer (NFO) to achieve Flag rank), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2003)

• 1935-10-05 Arlene Saunders, American soprano, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2020)
• 1935-10-15 Barry McGuire, American singer (Eve of Destruction), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• 1935-10-30 Robert Caro, American journalist and biographer (Lyndon B. Johnson), born in NYC, New York

• 1935-11-05 Dick Davalos, American actor (Jeff-The Americans), born in The Bronx, New York
• 1935-11-10 Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2004)
• 1935-11-13 Tom Atkins, American actor (Escape from New York), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1935-11-27 Les Blank, American documentary filmmaker, born in Tampa, Florida (d. 2013)
• 1935-12-02 David Hackett Fischer, American educator and historian (Albion's Seed), born in Baltimore, Maryland
• 1935-12-04 Robert Vesco, American financier and fugitive, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2007)
• 1935-12-11 Ron Carey, American actor (Barney Miller), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2007)
• 1935-12-17 George Lindsey, American actor (The Andy Griffith Show), (d. 2012)
• 1935-12-19 Barbara Bostock, American actress
• 1935-12-19 Bobby Timmons, American jazz pianist (Moanin'), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1974)
• 1935-12-21 Yusuf Bey (Joseph Stephens), American activist, born in Greenville, Texas (d. 2003)

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Famous Weddings

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Famous Divorces

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 3201 - 3,300 of 4,947

• 2005-12-23 Norman D. Vaughan, American polar explorer and dogsled driver (b. 1905)
• 2005-12-24 Michael Vale, American actor known for being Dunkin' Donuts mascot "Fred the Baker", dies at 83
• 2005-12-26 Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American mezzo-soprano (b. 1937)
• 2005-12-26 Vincent Schiavelli, American actor, dies of cancer at 57
• 2005-12-30 Rona Jaffe, American novelist (Mazes & Monsters), dies at 74
• 2005-12-31 Enrico di Giuseppe, American tenor, dies of cancer at 73
• 2006-01-01 Harry Magdoff, American magazine editor, dies at 92
• 2006-01-01 Bryan Harvey, American musician (House of Freaks), dies at 49
• 2006-01-06 Lou Rawls, American soul singer-songwriter and producer ("You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"), dies of cancer at 72
• 2006-01-11 Nixzmary Brown, American child abuse victim, dies from extreme abuse
• 2006-01-13 Frank Fixaris, American sportscaster (b. 1934)

• 2006-01-14 Jim Gary, American sculptor (b. 1939)
• 2006-01-16 Stanley Biber, American physician, pioneer of transgender surgery, (b. 1923)
• 2006-01-17 Clarence Ray Allen, American murderer (b. 1930)
• 2006-01-19 Anthony "Tony" Franciosa [Papaleo], American actor (Career, Ben-Hur, Jeff-Name of the Game), dies at 77

• 2006-01-24 Fayard Nicholas, American tap dancer, one-half of The Nicholas Brothers and actor (The Five Heartbeats), dies of pneumonia and complications from a stroke at 91
• 2006-01-24 Chris Penn, American actor (The Wild Life), dies at 40
• 2006-01-27 Gene McFadden, American R&B singer-songwriter and producer (McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now), dies of lung cancer at 56 [1]
• 2006-01-30 Coretta Scott King, American activist and wife of Martin Luther King Jr., dies of ovarian cancer at 78
• 2006-02-03 Al Lewis [Alexander Meister], American actor (The Munsters, Used Cars), dies at 82

• 2006-02-04 Myron Waldman, American animator (Fleischer Studio), dies at 97
• 2006-02-05 Franklin Cover, American actor (Tom-The Jeffersons), dies at 77
• 2006-02-10 J Dilla, American rapper/producer (b. 1974)
• 2006-02-10 Dick Harmon, American golf instructor (Fred Couples, Jay Haas, Craig Stadler, Lanny Wadkins, Steve Elkington), dies from pneumonia at 58

• 2006-02-13 Andreas Katsulas, Greek-American actor (b. 1946)
• 2006-02-16 Johnny Grunge, American professional wrestler (b. 1966)
• 2006-02-17 Bill Cowsill, American singer (The Cowsills), dies at 58
• 2006-02-18 Richard Bright, American actor (Al Neri-Godfather), dies at 68
• 2006-02-22 Anthony Burger, American musician and singer (b. 1961)
• 2006-02-24 Octavia Butler, American author and MacArthur Foundation Fellow (b. 1947)
• 2006-02-24 Don Knotts, American actor (Andy Griffth Show, 3's Company), died of lung cancer at 81
• 2006-02-24 Dennis Weaver, American actor (Chester-Gunsmoke, Duel, Battered), dies at 81
• 2006-02-25 Darren McGavin [Richardson], American actor (Murphy Brown, The Night Stalker, A Christmas Story), dies of cardiovascular disease at 83
• 2006-02-27 Otis Chandler, American newspaper publisher (b. 1927)
• 2006-02-28 Owen Chamberlain, American physicist (antiproton, Nobel-1959), dies at 85
• 2006-03-01 Harry Browne, American politician and author, dies at 72
• 2006-03-01 Johnny Jackson, American drummer (The Jackson 5), dies at 54
• 2006-03-02 Milton Katims, American violist and conductor (b. 1909)
• 2006-03-04 John Reynolds Gardiner, American engineer (b. 1944)
• 2006-03-04 Dave Rose, American artist (b. 1910)

• 2006-03-06 Anne Braden, American civil rights activist, journalist, and educator, dies at 81
• 2006-03-06 Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of Christopher Reeve and activist (Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation), dies of lung cancer at 44
• 2006-03-06 King Floyd, American soul singer-songwriter (Groove Me), dies of complications of a stroke and diabetes at 61
• 2006-03-10 Anna Moffo, American soprano (Adventurers), dies at 73
• 2006-03-13 Maureen Stapleton, American actress (Lonelyhearts, Airport, Coccoon, Plaza Suite), dies at 80
• 2006-03-13 Peter Tomarken, American game show host (Press Your Luck) (b. 1942)
• 2006-03-16 David Feintuch, American sci-fi author (b. 1944)
• 2006-03-17 Bob Blue, American singer/songwriter (b. 1948)
• 2006-03-17 Oleg Cassini, American fashion designer (for Jackie Kennedy), dies at 92
• 2006-03-17 Ray Meyer, American basketball coach (b. 1913)
• 2006-03-17 Bob Papenbrook, American voice actor, dies at 50
• 2006-03-18 Bill Beutel, American journalist (b. 1930)
• 2006-03-23 Desmond Doss, American soldier and first conscientious objector Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
• 2006-03-23 Cindy Walker, American songwriter ("Dream Baby"; "You Don't Know Me") and country singer, dies at 87
• 2006-03-25 Richard Fleischer, American film director (Doctor Dolittle), dies at 89
• 2006-03-25 Buck Owens, American singer and television personality (b. 1929)
• 2006-03-26 Paul Dana, American race car driver (b. 1975)
• 2006-03-27 Dan Curtis, American television producer and director (b. 1928)
• 2006-03-27 Lyn Nofziger, American journalist and political advisor to Ronald Reagan, dies of cancer at 81
• 2006-03-28 Caspar Weinberger, United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917)
• 2006-03-28 Charles Schepens, American ophthalmologist (b. 1912)
• 2006-03-31 Jackie McLean, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1931 or 1932)
• 2006-04-05 Gene Pitney, American vocalist and songwriter ("Town Without Pity"; "Hello Mary Lou"; "He's A Rebel"), dies at 65
• 2006-04-06 Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (b. 1977)
• 2006-04-11 June Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters -"Fire"; "He's So Shy"; "Jump (For My Love)'; "Slow Hand"), dies of cancer at 52
• 2006-04-11 Proof, American rapper (D12) (b. 1973)
• 2006-04-19 Scott Crossfield, American pilot, first man to fly at Mach 2 (b. 1921)
• 2006-04-25 Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian author and urbanologist (The Death and Life of Great American Cities), dies at 89
• 2006-05-01 Big Hawk, American rapper (b.1969)
• 2006-05-01 Johnny Paris, American saxophonist (Johnny and the Hurricanes) (b. 1940)
• 2006-05-02 Louis Rukeyser, American columnist (b. 1933)
• 2006-05-06 Lillian Asplund, last American RMS Titanic survivor (b. 1906)
• 2006-05-07 Joan C. Edwards, American philanthropist (b. 1918)
• 2006-05-10 A. M. Rosenthal, American journalist and newspaper editor (NY Times), dies at 84
• 2006-05-10 Soraya, Colombian-American singer (b. 1969)

• 2006-05-11 Frankie Thomas, American actor & author (Tom Corbett Space Cadet), dies of a stroke at 85
• 2006-05-13 Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian (b. 1923)
• 2006-05-13 Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (Heatwave), dies at 56
• 2006-05-14 Lewis "Lew" Anderson, American actor and musician (The Howdy Doody Show), dies of prostate cancer at 84
• 2006-05-14 Stanley Kunitz, American poet (b. 1905)
• 2006-05-17 Cy Feuer, American playwright (b. 1911)
• 2006-05-21 Katherine Dunham, American dancer (b. 1909)
• 2006-05-21 Billy Walker, American singer (b. 1929)
• 2006-05-23 Clifford Antone, American businessman, dies at 56
• 2006-05-23 Lloyd Bentsen, American politician (b. 1921)
• 2006-05-23 Frits Bernard, American clinical psychologist and pedophile activist, dies at 85
• 2006-05-24 Henry Bumstead, American art director (b. 1915)
• 2006-05-27 Paul Gleason, American actor (Breakfast Club, Die Hard), dies of lung cancer at 67
• 2006-05-27 Alex Toth, American cartoonist (b. 1928)
• 2006-05-27 Rob Borsellino, American columnist (b. 1949)
• 2006-05-30 Robert Sterling, American actor (George Kirby-Adv of Topper), dies at 88
• 2006-05-31 Raymond Davis Jr., American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1914)
• 2006-05-31 Lula Mae Hardaway, American songwriter, mother of singer Stevie Wonder (b. 1930)
• 2006-06-05 Frederick Franck, American artist and writer (b. 1909)

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