1979 Birthday Summer Altice, born in Fountain Valley, California, fashion model, actress, 'Playboy' magazine Playmate, appeared in films, 'The Scorpion King', 'Grind' 1978 Death Maggie McNamara, actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal), dies at 49 1975 Birthday Justin Huish, born in Fountain Valley, California, archer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1968 Event Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Caesar's Palace Fountain 1967 Birthday Chris Patton, Fountain Inn, South Carolina, Nike golfer, 1993 New Mexico Charity Classic 1967 Birthday Carlos Briceno, born in Fountain Valley, California, beach volleyball, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1950 Birthday Ronnie McDowell, born in Fountain Head, Tennessee, country singer, King is Gone 1949 Birthday Primous, III Fountain, composer 1949 Event J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen 1930 Birthday Pete Fountain, born in New Orleans, jazz clarinetist, Lawrence Welk 1957-59 1928 Birthday Maggie McNamara, born in New York City, actress, 3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal 1913 Birthday Sammy Cahn, lyricist, 3 Coins in a Fountain 1910 Event Luisa Tetrazzini sings to 250,000 people at Lotta's Fountain 1901 Death U Benson, British Lt-colonel (Magers' fountain), killed in battle 1899 Event Battle of Magers' fountain - Boer leader Cronje vs. General Methuen 1894 Birthday Charles Morgan, England, writer, Fountain 1890 Event W B Purvis patents fountain pen 1883 Event Louis Waterman begins experiments to invents fountain pen 1875 Event Lotta's Fountain (Kearny and Market) dedicated 1875 Birthday Carl Milles, Uppsala Sweden, fountain sculptor, Wedding of Rivers 1870 Event Soda fountain patented by Gustavus Dows 1843 Birthday Benito Perez Galdos, Spain, novelist, Fountain of Gold, Nazaarin 1833 Event Jacob Evert and George Dulty patent soda fountain 1833 Event Patent granted for 1st soda fountain 1830 Event D. Hyde patents fountain pen 1460 Birthday Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida
