2008 Death John Archibald Wheeler, dies in New Jersey, at 96 2004 Death Archibald Cox, Watergate prosecutor, fired by Nixon during the Watergate hearings, dies at 92 1999 Death Elliot Richardson, honest U.S. attorney general, fired by Nixon after he refused to fire Archibald Cox, dies at 79 1991 Event Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin and Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1982 Death Archibald MacLeish, U.S., lawyer/writer (Conquistador), dies at 89 1982 Death Archibald McLeish, American Poet 1980 Death Archibald James Potter, composer, dies at 61 1973 Event U.S. president Nixon fires Watergate accuser Archibald Cox 1973 Event Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000 1969 Birthday David Archibald, born in Chilliwack, NHL center, Ottawa Senators 1961 Death Archibald T Davison, composer, dies at 77 1960 Death Archibald McIndoe, plastic surgeon, dies 1959 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish 1958 Event Archibald MacLeish's "JB," premieres in New York City 1953 Event Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Archibald MacLeish 1950 Death Archibald Wavell, British Soldier 1948 Birthday Nate Archibald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, NBA guard 1948 Death Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer, dies at 80 1933 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Archibald Macleish (Conquistador) 1931 Birthday Claudia Jane Archibald, parapsychologist 1928 Birthday Archibald Forster, CEO, Esso UK 1927 Death Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer, dies at 88 1918 Birthday Archibald James Potter, composer 1914 Birthday Archibald J Gumede, South Africa ANC member/chairman, UDF 1912 Birthday Archibald Cox, special prosecutor, Watergate 1911 Birthday John Archibald Wheeler, born in Florida, American theoretical physicist, coined terms black hole, wormhole 1911 Event 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05 1896 Birthday Archibald J Cronin, England, author, Citadel, Shining Victory 1892 Birthday Archibald MacLeish, Glencoe, Illinois, polit essayist/poet/dramatist, JB 1892 Birthday Archibald McLeish, American Poet 1892 Death Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist, dies at 60 1883 Birthday Archibald T Davison, composer 1883 Birthday Archibald Wavell, British Soldier 1868 Birthday Frederick Archibald Lamond, composer 1867 Death Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, dies at 74 1864 Death Archibald Gracie, Jr., Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 31 1864 Death Archibald Campbell Godwin, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1847 Birthday Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery, British Prime Minister, 1894 - 1895 1844 Birthday William Archibald Spooner, London, reverend/inventor, spoonerisms 1839 Birthday Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer 1836 Birthday Archibald M Willard, U.S., artist, Spirit of '76 1835 Birthday Archibald Geikie, British geologist 1832 Birthday Archibald Gracie, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army 1831 Birthday Archibald Scott, Scottish chemist 1829 Death Robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48 1811 Birthday John Archibald Campbell, Assistant Secretary War, Confederacy 1802 Birthday George Archibald McCall, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1792 Birthday Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, History of Europe 1780 Birthday Robert Archibald Smith, composer 1703 Death Archibald Campbell, Scottish military man (blood bath of Glencoe), dies at 52 1685 Death Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 55 1661 Death Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53
