1993 Jean Negulesco, director (3 Coins in a Fountain), dies at 93
1978 Maggie McNamara, actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal), dies at 49
1975 Justin Huish, born in Fountain Valley, California, archer, Olympics gold 1996
1968 Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Caesar's Palace Fountain
1967 Chris Patton, Fountain Inn, South Carolina, Nike golfer, 1993 New Mexico Charity Classic
1967 Carlos Briceno, born in Fountain Valley, California, beach volleyball, Oly-br-92, 96
1950 Ronnie McDowell, born in Fountain Head, Tennessee, country singer, King is Gone
1949 Primous, III Fountain, composer
1949 J Edgar Hoover gives Shirley Temple a tear gas fountain pen
1930 Pete Fountain, born in New Orleans, jazz clarinetist, Lawrence Welk 1957-59
1928 Maggie McNamara, born in New York City, actress, 3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal
1913 Sammy Cahn, lyricist, 3 Coins in a Fountain
1910 Luisa Tetrazzini sings to 250,000 people at Lotta's Fountain
1901 U Benson, British Lt-colonel (Magers' fountain), killed in battle
1899 Battle of Magers' fountain - Boer leader Cronje vs Gen Methuen
1894 Charles Morgan, England, writer, Fountain
1890 W B Purvis patents fountain pen
1883 Louis Waterman begins experiments to invents fountain pen
1875 Lotta's Fountain (Kearny and Market) dedicated
1875 Carl Milles, Uppsala Sweden, fountain sculptor, Wedding of Rivers
1870 Soda fountain patented by Gustavus Dows
1843 Benito Perez Galdos, Spain, novelist, Fountain of Gold, Nazaarin
1833 Jacob Evert and George Dulty patent soda fountain
1833 Patent granted for 1st soda fountain
1830 D. Hyde patents fountain pen
1460 Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida
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