2001 Death Lorenzo Music, voice, ", voice of Garfield, the Cat, ", dies at 64 1987 Event Garfield Park Nature Center opens, latest in Cleveland Metroparks 1978 Event Garfield, created by Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip 1958 Event Edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia 1954 Birthday Gary Wilmot, born in Lambeth, London, actor, impressionist, singer, comedian, created role of Elliot Garfield in 'The Goodbye Girl' by Neil Simon 1952 Death John Garfield, actor (Juarez, Air Force), dies at 39 1946 Birthday Eddie Brigati, Garfield, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Rascals 1945 Birthday Jim Davis, cartoonist, Garfield 1939 Birthday Allen Garfield, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Candidate, Beverly Hills Cop II 1937 Birthday Lorenzo Music, born in Brooklyn, New York, writer/actor/voice, Carlton-Rhoda, Garfield 1931 Birthday Garfield Morgan, Brtish actor, Odessa File, To Catch a Spy 1927 Birthday Garfield Weston, English industrial/billionaire, Twinings Tea 1915 Birthday Lester Garfield Maddox, Gov-D-Ga, restaurant owner 1912 Birthday John Garfield, born in New York City, actor, Air Force, Destination: Tokyo, Juarez 1882 Death Charles J Guiteau, assassin (President Garfield), hanged 1881 Event Charles J. Guiteau went on trial for President Garfield's assassination 1881 Death James A Garfield, 20th president (1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49 1881 Death James A. Garfield, American President 1881 Event President Garfield shot by Charles J Guiteau a disappointed office-seeker 1881 Event James A. Garfield inaugurated as 20th president 1880 Event James A. Garfield (R) elected president 1878 Event Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield 1832 Birthday Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, 1st lady, 1881 1831 Birthday James A. Garfield, American President