1954 Birthday Jim Beattie, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1947 Birthday Ann Beattie, born in Washington, D.C., short story writer, novelist, compared to John Updike, J.D Salinger, professor at Harvard, University of Virginia, Rea Award for the Short Story recipient 1924 Birthday David Beattie, British governor-general of New Zealand 1803 Death James Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67 1735 Birthday James Beattie, Scotland, poet/philosopher, Essay on Truth
