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2011 Event - Physician Conrad Murray, is found guilty of manslaughter in the death of the American entertainer Michael Jackson 2009 Event - Internet traffic reaches unprecedented levels after entertainer Michael Jackson's death triggers an outpouring of worldwide grief 2004 Death - Jackson Beck, voice over actor, Popeye, dies at 92 2004 Death - J. J. Jackson, DJ/VJ, first VJ on MTV, dies at 62 2003 Death - Maynard Jackson, lawyer/mayor, first black mayor of Atlanta, dies at 65 1999 Death - Iris Murdoch, writer, Jackson's Dilemma, dies at 79 1997 Event - Chicago Bull's coach Phil Jackson is quickest to reach 500 wins 1997 Event - Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him 1997 Event - Autumn Jackson, found guilty of trying to extort $40M from Bill Cosby 1997 Event - 31st Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and LeAnn Rimes 1997 Event - Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1997 Birthday - Michael Jackson, Jr., son of Michael Jackson 1996 Event - 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson 1996 Event - Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce from Michael Jackson in New York 1995 Event - Michael Jackson collapses while rehearsing for an HBO special 1995 Event - 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win 1995 Event - 29th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Reba McEntire 1994 Event - MTV awards feature newlyweds Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley 1994 Event - 11th MTV Awards: Aerosmith, Lisa Marie and Michael Jackson win 1994 Event - Actor Jackson Pinckney awarded $487,000 for being partially blinded by Jean-Claude Van Damme during filming of "Cyborg" 1994 Event - 28th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Ray Stevens 1994 Death - Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer, dies at 61 1994 Event - Michael Jackson (35) weds Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley (26) 1994 Event - Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1994 Event - Colin Jackson runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.30 sec) 1994 Event - Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson Miss, 30 years after the crime 1994 Event - Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, Michael Jackson settles a civil lawsuit out of court 1994 Death - Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player, dies at 66 1993 Event - Colin Jackson runs world record 110m hurdles (12.91) 1993 Event - Reggie Jackson Day - New York Yankees retire 13th # (#44) 1993 Event - Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York 1993 Event - 27th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Vince Gill 1993 Event - "Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC and drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people 1993 Event - 20th American Music Award: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win 1993 Event - Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame 1992 Death - Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey Bear, dies of diabetes 1992 Event - 26th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks 1991 Event - Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV 1991 Event - Jermaine Jackson releases "Word to the Badd!!" anti Michael song 1991 Event - "La Toya: Growing Up in The Jackson Family" goes on sale 1991 Event - "Michael Jackson: Magic and Madness" goes on sale 1991 Event - Bo Jackson signs 1-year contract with Chicago White Sox 1991 Event - Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records 1991 Event - Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers 1991 Event - Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records 1991 Event - 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson 1990 Event - Shoeless Joe Jackson's signature is sold for $23,100 1990 Event - 1st Billboard Music Awards: Janet Jackson wins 1990 Event - Bo Jackson hits 4th of 4 consecutive home runs 1990 Event - Michael Jackson is hospitalized with inflamed rib cartilage 1990 Event - Michael Jackson hospitalized for chest pains 1990 Event - 4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson 1990 Death - Gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66 1989 Event - 60th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim All star MVP: Bo Jackson (Kansas City Royals) 1988 Event - Jose Canseco is 1st unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson 1988 Event - San Antonio (Texas League) beats Jackson 1-0 in 26 innings 1988 Event - Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000 1987 Event - Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson 1987 Death - Travis Jackson, baseball player (New York Giants), dies at 83 1987 Event - Michael Jackson attempts to buy Elephant Man's remains 1987 Event - 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross 1986 Event - "Captain EO" with Michael Jackson premieres 1986 Event - Bo Jackson's 1st home run - a 475-foot blast (longest at Royal Stadium) 1986 Event - Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner, singns with Kansas City Royals 1986 Event - Reggie Jackson hit his 537th home run passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place 1985 Event - 51st Heisman Trophy Award: Bo Jackson, Auburn (RB) 1985 Event - Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million 1985 Event - Reggie Jackson hits his 513th home run to move into 10th place 1984 Event - Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 home runs 1984 Event - 26th Grammy Awards: Beat It, Michael Jackson wins 8 1984 Event - Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called New York City, "Hymietown" 1984 Event - Michael Jackson awarded a 4-ft-high platinum disc by CBS 1984 Event - Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial 1984 Event - Syria frees captured U.S. pilot after appeal from Jesse Jackson 1983 Event - Jesse Jackson launches his 1st campaign for presidency 1983 Event - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release "Say, Say, Say" in the United Kingdom 1983 Death - Henry M. Jackson, Senator-D-Washington 1941 - 1983, dies at 71 of an aortic aneurysm 1983 Death - Henry M. Jackson, American Politician 1983 Event - 11th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Hollis Stacy 1983 Birthday - Richard Jackson, Redlands, California, actor, Ryan Meyers-Saved by the Bell 1983 Event - Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times 1983 Event - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks 1982 Event - Michael Jackson releases 'Thriller' 1982 Event - Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release "Girl is Mine" 1982 Event - 10th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Sandra Haynie 1982 Birthday - Jonathan Jackson, Orlando, Florida, actor, Lucky-General Hospital 1982 Event - Travis Jackson and Happy Chandler elected to Hall of Fame 1981 Event - 9th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Jan Stephenson 1980 Birthday - Jeremy Jackson, born in Newport Beach, California, actor, Shout, Baywatch 1980 Event - Yankees Reggie Jackson hits his 400th home run off Chicago's Britt Burns 1980 Event - 8th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Pat Bradley 1980 Death - Eddie Jackson, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84 1979 Event - 7th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Amy Alcott 1978 Event - New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away 1978 Event - Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically strikes out Reggie Jackson in 9th 1978 Event - Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home run in 11 straight years 1978 Event - Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson 1978 Event - Reggie Jackson returns and helps Yankees win their 5th straight 1978 Event - Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes manager Billy Martin to suspend him 1978 Birthday - Joshua Jackson, actor, Mighty Ducks 1978 Event - 6th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner 1978 Event - Jackson slugs a 3-run home run in the 1st inning, and the field is showered 1977 Event - Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Ruth's series record 1977 Event - 5th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Judy Rankin 1977 Event - Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson get into a dug out altercation 1977 Birthday - Trina Jackson, 4X200m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1976 Event - Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with New York Yankees 1976 Event - 1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich and McCovey, available 1976 Birthday - Shar Jackson, American Actress 1976 Event - Baltimore Oriole Reggie Jackson homers in 6th straight game 1976 Event - Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman 1976 Event - 4th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Donna Caponi 1976 Death - Allan Jackson, newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand), dies at 60 1976 Event - A's trade prospective free agents Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman, to Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell 1975 Death - Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T and The MG's), dies at 39 1975 Birthday - Karan Ashley Jackson, Odessa, Texas, actress, Aisha-Mighty Power Rangers 1975 Birthday - Curtis Jackson, American Musician 1975 Event - 3rd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner 1974 Birthday - Lysa Jackson, Miss South Carolina USA 1996 1974 Event - 2nd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Carole Jo Skala 1974 Event - A's Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit 1974 Event - 46th Academy Awards - "Stng," Glenda Jackson and Jack Lemmon win 1973 Event - Oakland A's Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP unanimously 1973 Event - Maynard Jackson elected 1st black mayor of Atlanta 1973 Event - Jackson Pollocks painting "Blue Poles" sold for $2,000,000 1973 Birthday - Cara Jackson, born in Chandler, Arizona, Miss America-Arizona 1996 1973 Birthday - Aaron Jackson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Mark Winkle-California Dreams 1973 Birthday - Bobby Jackson, NBA guard for the Denver Nuggets 1973 Birthday - Raymond Jackson, NFL defensive back for the Buffalo Bills 1973 Birthday - Grady Jackson, defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders 1972 Birthday - Waverly Jackson, DL for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Death - Mahalia Jackson, vocalist (Got Whole World in His Hands), dies at 61 1972 Birthday - Jack Jackson, NFL/CFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts 1972 Birthday - Calvin Jackson, NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday - Tia Jackson, WNBA forward, Phoenix Mercury 1972 Event - Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain Georgia 1972 Event - Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral 1972 Death - Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60 1972 Birthday - Jeff Jackson, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1971 Event - Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) form Jesse Jackson 1971 Event - People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic 1971 Birthday - Tyoka Jackson, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1971 Birthday - Coni Lyn Hull, Jackson Michigan, Miss America-Michigan 1996 1971 Death - George Jackson, U.S. prisoner, shot to death at 29 1971 Birthday - Willie Jackson, NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 Birthday - Selena, born Selena Quintanilla-Perez, born in Lake Jackson, Texas, Mexican American singer, called 'The Queen of Tejano music', released first album at age 12 1971 Event - 43rd Academy Awards - "Patton," George C Scott and Glenda Jackson win 1971 Death - Selmer Jackson, actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 82 1970 Birthday - Jim Jackson, NBA guard, Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers 1970 Event - WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 Birthday - Trise Jackson, WNBA guard for the Los Angeles Sparks 1970 Death - Jonathan P Jackson, U.S. black activist, shot dead 1970 Event - Mississippi Highway Patrol kills 2 at Jackson State College 1970 Event - Cops kill 2 students in racial disturbance (Jackson State U, Miss) 1970 Event - Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand 1970 Event - WMAA TV channel 29 in Jackson, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 Birthday - Leon Searcy, NFL offensive tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson Jaguars 1969 Event - Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show" 1969 Event - 1st Jackson Five record to enter top 100 (I Want You Back) 1969 Birthday - Tim Crabtree, Jackson, Michigan, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1969 Birthday - Tim Jackson, Australian 100m/200m 1996 Olympics 1969 Event - Oakland A's Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7 1969 Birthday - Michael Jackson, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1969 Birthday - Steve Jackson, NFL cornerback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1969 Birthday - Jennifer Lyn Jackson, born in Cleveland, Ohio, playmate, April, 1989 1969 Birthday - Victoria Fair, Jackson Michigan, Miss Michigan-America 1991 1968 Birthday - Jeff Barlow, born in Jackson, Mississippi, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Carolina Classic-5th 1968 Birthday - Lisa Marie Presley Keough Jackson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, daughter of Elvis 1967 Birthday - Jaren Jackson, NBA guard and forward, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs 1967 Birthday - Alfred Jackson, NFL cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday - Alfred Jackson, CFL receiver for the BC Lions 1967 Event - Phillies Larry Jackson beats New York Mets for 18th straight time 1967 Birthday - Colin Jackson, Cardiff, Wales, 100m hurdler 1988 Olympics silver 1966 Birthday - Greg Jackson, NFL strong safety, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers 1966 Event - New York Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1 1966 Birthday - Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control 1966 Birthday - Mark Jackson, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers 1966 Event - Twister hits Jackson, Mississippi; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die 1966 Birthday - Kate Schellenbach, musician, Luscious Jackson 1965 Birthday - Gabrielle Glaser, musician, Luscious Jackson 1965 Birthday - Chuckii Booker, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, songwriter, bandleader, rhythm and blues artist, musical director, recorded and produced with Barry White, Janet Jackson 1965 Death - Shirley Hardie Jackson, U.S. author (Road Through the Wall), dies at 45 1965 Birthday - Mark Jackson, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers 1965 Birthday - Matt Jackson, Birmingham, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Payless 1965 Death - Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries 1965 Birthday - John Jackson, NFL offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1964 Birthday - Mike Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1964 Birthday - Kevin Jackson, Highland Falls, New York, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday - Wendy Wyland, Jackson, Michigan, platform diver 1984 Olympics bronze 1964 Birthday - Dave Ellefson, born in Jackson, Minnesota, bass guitar player, founder and member, thrash metal band, Megadeth 1964 Birthday - Mary-Louise Parker, Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, actress, Fried Green Tomatoes 1963 Birthday - Zina Garrison Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, tennis star, 1988/90 Wimbledon 1963 Death - Medgar Evers, NAACP official, shot in Jackson Miss at 37 1962 Birthday - Tammy Jackson, WNBA forward and center for the Houston Comets 1962 Birthday - Bo Jackson, baseball/football player, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Raiders 1962 Birthday - Steven R "Randy" Jackson, U.S. percussionist/singer, Enjoy Yourself 1962 Birthday - Clive "Doctor" Jackson, rocker, Dr. and Medics-Laughing at Pieces 1962 Event - Donald Jackson of Canada, is 1st to land a triple lutz ice skate jump 1962 Birthday - Danny Jackson, U.S. baseball pitcher, Royals/Phillies/Cardinals 1961 Birthday - Paul Jackson, cricketer, slow lefty bowler for Victoria and Queensland 1961 Birthday - Peter Jackson, New Zealander Director 1961 Birthday - Randy Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Jackson 5-ABC 1961 Birthday - Grace Jackson, born in St. Ann, Jamaica, 200m runner 1988 Olympics silver 1961 Event - 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi 1960 Birthday - Karch Kiraly, Jackson, Michigan, volleyballer, Gold Medals 1984, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1960 Birthday - Karch Kiraly, Jackson, Michigan, volleyballer, 3 Gold Medals 1984, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1960 Birthday - Curt Ford, born in Jackson, Mississippi, professional baseball player, played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball teams 1960 Birthday - Alice Regina Brown, born in Jackson, Mississippi, 4X100 runner, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics 1960 Birthday - Tom Jackson, Oakville, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 CPGA Winter 1960 Birthday - Stoney Jackson, Richmond, Virginia, actor, White Shadow, Insiders 1960 Birthday - Eddie Jackson, bassist, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence 1959 Birthday - Missy Cleveland, Jackson, Mississippi, playmate, April, 1979 1959 Birthday - Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Casual Sex, SNL, UHF 1959 Birthday - Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, comedian, SNL, Casual Sex 1958 Birthday - Linda Jackson, born in Montreal, Quebec, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1958 Birthday - Alan Jackson, born in Newnan, Georgia, country singer, Here in the Real World 1958 Event - Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jackson Golf Open 1958 Birthday - Michael Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Thriller, Bad 1958 Death - Judge Jackson, composer, dies at 75 1958 Birthday - Rickey Jackson, NFL defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers 1957 Birthday - Chico Walker, born in Jackson, Mississippi, professional baseball player, second base, played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, California Angels, New York Mets 1957 Event - Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1957 Birthday - Marlon D. Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Jackson 5-Maybe Tomorrow 1956 Birthday - Freddie Jackson, U.S. R&B singer and songwriter, Rock Me Tonight 1956 Death - Jackson Pollock, abstract artist, dies in auto accident (East Hampton) 1956 Birthday - La Toya Yvette Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, Playboy, Millipede 1956 Birthday - LaToya Jackson, singer, If You Feel the Funk 1956 Birthday - Charly McClain, born in Jackson, Tennessee, country singer, Radio Heart 1956 Birthday - Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1955 Birthday - Stu Jackson, Reading, Pennsylvania, NBA coach, New York Knicks, 1989-90 1955 Birthday - Cassandra Wilson, born in Jackson, Mississippi, jazz singer, guitar player, jazz and blues genres, album 'New Moon Daughter' won Grammy Award 1955 Birthday - Martin Jackson, rocker, Swing Out Sister-Swing Out 1955 Event - WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday - Randy Jackson, New Orleans, guitarist, Zebra-Tell Me What You Want 1954 Birthday - Jermaine Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Jackson 5-ABC 1954 Death - Robert H. Jackson, American Statesman 1954 Birthday - Joe Jackson, English singer/pianist/composer, The Harder they Come 1953 Event - WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday - Tom Sanders, Jackson Wyoming, aerial cameraman, Living Daylights 1953 Birthday - [Toriano] Tito Jackson, singer, Jackson 5-ABC, Never Can Say Goodbye 1953 Birthday - Tito Jackson, American Musician 1953 Birthday - Ron Jackson, born in Birmingham, Alabama, professional baseball player, played Major League Baseball, hitting coach for Boston Red Sox, 2003 - 2006 1953 Event - WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Birthday - Beth Henley, Jackson, Mississippi, actress/playwright, Miss Firecracker 1951 Death - "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies 1951 Death - Shoeless Joe Jackson, American Athlete 1951 Event - William H. Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1951 Birthday - Jackie Jackson, Sigmund, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Jackson 5-ABC 1951 Birthday - Jackson Spires, rock drummer, Blackfoot 1951 Event - South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated 1951 Birthday - Walt Willey, Ottawa, Illinois, actor, Jackson Montgomery-All My Children 1950 Event - William H. Jackson, becomes deputy director of CIA 1950 Birthday - Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, R U Tuff Enuff 1950 Birthday - Sheila Jackson Lee, American Politician 1948 Birthday - Samuel L. Jackson, actor, Amos and Andrew, White Sand, Pulp Fiction 1948 Birthday - Kate Jackson, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Rookies, Charlie's Angels 1948 Birthday - Jackson Browne, U.S. Base in Germany, rock voclaist, Lawyers in Love 1948 Event - Actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson 1947 Birthday - Tommy James, born in Dayton, Ohio, born Thomas Gregory Jackson, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, led rock band Tommy James and the Shondells 1947 Birthday - John Wiley Bryant, born in Lake Jackson, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1983 - 1997 1946 Birthday - Susan Sarandon, born in Jackson Hgts, New York, actress, Bull Durham 1946 Birthday - Robert Jackson, MP/minister of British Civil Service 1946 Birthday - Reggie Jackson, Mr. October - baseball rightfielder, Yankees, A's 1946 Event - Pulitzer prize awarded to Arthur M. Schlesinger (Age of Jackson) 1946 Birthday - Harold Jackson, Hattiesburg, MS, NFL wide receiver, LA, New Engl 1945 Birthday - Phil Jackson, Deer Lodge Montana, NBA star, Knicks, coach, Bulls 1945 Birthday - Alphonso Jackson, American Public Servant 1945 Birthday - Jewell Jackson McCabe, President, national coaltion of 100 black women 1945 Birthday - Charles "Chuck" Jackson, U.S. singer, Playboy, Independents 1944 Birthday - Mac Collins, born in Jackson, Georgia, Representative-R-Georgia 1993 - 2005 1944 Birthday - Millie Jackson, born in Thompson, Georgia, model/singer, Get it out 'cha system 1944 Birthday - Maurice Jackson, U.S. singer, Independents-Leaving You 1943 Birthday - Dan Coats, born in Jackson, Michigan, Representative-R-Indiana 1981 - 1999 1943 Birthday - Kevin Dobson, born in Jackson Heights, New York, actor, Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon 1943 Birthday - Lee Jackson, rocker, Nice 1942 Birthday - Grant "Mudcat" Jackson, pitcher, 1972 New York Yankees, Phillies 1941 Birthday - Tommy Rettig, Jackson Heights, New York, actor, Jeff's Collie-Lassie 1941 Birthday - Lucas Brown Jackson, San Marcos, Texas, basketballer 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Birthday - Jesse Jackson, born in Greenville, South Carolina, clergyman/presidential candidate, D 1941 Birthday - Christopher Jones, Jackson, Tennessee, actor, Wild in the Streets 1941 Birthday - Doris Coley, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, lead singer of The Shirelles, married names are Doris Coley Kenner and Doris Kenner Jackson, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1941 Birthday - Jackson Hill, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer, vocal music, teacher, Ph.D. Musicology, teacher, Duke University, Bucknell University 1940 Death - Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62 1940 Event - Leon Trotsky, revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson, dies Aug 21 1940 Birthday - Tony Jackson, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Searchers 1939 Birthday - Mike Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open 1938 Birthday - Roger Laver, Jackson, rock keyboardist, Tornados 1938 Birthday - Pervis Jackson, rocker, Spinners 1937 Birthday - Wanda Jackson, Maud Oklahoma, country singer, Let's Have a Party 1937 Birthday - Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry 1937 Birthday - Dave Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis 1937 Birthday - Don Massengale, born in Jackson, Texas, PGA golfer, 1966 Bing Crosby Celebrity 1936 Birthday - John Dancy, born in Jackson, Texas, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday 1936 Birthday - Glenda Jackson, Cheshire, England, actress, Women in Love 1935 Birthday - Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers 1935 Birthday - Brendan Jackson, British air marshal 1934 Birthday - Wink Martindale, Jackson, Tennessee, TV host, Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This 1934 Event - Tornoto Maple Leaf Harvey Jackson is 1st to score 4 goals in 1 period 1934 Event - Kenesaw Mountain Landis denies Joe Jackson's appeal for reinstatement 1933 Birthday - Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer 1932 Birthday - Stonewall Jackson, rocker 1932 Birthday - Carl Perkins, born in Jackson, Tennessee, singer and songwriter, Blue Suede Shoes 1932 Birthday - Alfred M Worden, Jackson Michigan, Colonel USAF/astronaut, Apollo 15 1931 Birthday - Larry Jackson, baseball player 1929 Birthday - Joseph Jackson, American Businessman 1929 Birthday - Lee Hazelwood, born in Oklahoma, country singer and songwriter, Summer Wine, Jackson 1929 Event - Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut vs. England at Adelaide 1928 Birthday - Keith Jackson, Carrolton, Georgia, sportscaster, ABC Monday Night Football 1927 Birthday - Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player 1927 Birthday - Raymond Jackson, Jaki, British cartoonist 1926 Birthday - Anne Jackson, Penn, actress, Dirty Dingus Magee, Angel Levine 1926 Birthday - Lawrence Jackson, Provost Emeritus, Blackburn 1925 Birthday - Tom Jackson, British union leader, Post Office 1923 Birthday - Milton Jackson, U.S., vibraphonist, Milt of Bags 1922 Birthday - Jackson Mac Low, composer 1921 Birthday - Les Jackson, cricket bowler, England twice, 1949 and 1961 1921 Birthday - Douglass Watson, Jackson Georgia, actor, Satan Murders, Another World 1919 Birthday - Shirley Jackson, U.S., writer, Road Through the Wall 1917 Birthday - Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Ohio, historian, 1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson 1917 Birthday - Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister 1915 Birthday - Allan Jackson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, newscaster, Youth Takes a Stand 1915 Event - White Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleveland in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, and $31,500 1913 Birthday - Juanita E Jackson Mitchell, U.S. head, NAACP 1912 Birthday - Henry M. Jackson, born in Everett, Washington, Senator-D-Washington 1941 - 1983 1912 Birthday - Jackson Pollock, born in Cody, Wyoming, expressionist painter, Lavender Mist 1911 Birthday - Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer, Whole World in his Hands 1911 Birthday - Mahalia Jackson, American Musician 1910 Birthday - Lehman Engel, Jackson, Mississippi, conductor/comp, Streetcar Named Desire 1909 Birthday - Eudora Welty, born in Jackson, Mississippi, novelist, Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973 1906 Birthday - Edward Lansing Gordon, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi, long jumper, Olympics gold 32 1902 Event - 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8 1892 Birthday - Robert Houghwout Jackson, 84th Supreme Court justice, 1941-54 1892 Birthday - Robert H. Jackson, American Statesman 1891 Event - Boxers Peter Jackson and Jim Corbett fight to a draw in 61 rounds 1889 Birthday - Shoeless Joe Jackson, American Athlete 1888 Birthday - Selmer Jackson, Iowa, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1887 Birthday - Joe Jackson, black sox player, Say it aint so, Joe 1885 Death - Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer 1883 Birthday - Judge Jackson, composer 1870 Birthday - Stanley Jackson, cricketer, captain of England, governor of Bengal 1870 Event - Memoria of Jackson Kemper, 1st Missionary Bishop in US 1868 Event - Mississippi constitutional convention meets in Jackson 1866 Death - William Jackson, composer, dies at 51 1865 Death - William Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies 1864 Event - Federals occupy Jackson, Mississippi 1863 Event - Battle of Jackson, Mississippi and Battle of Birdsong Ferry, Mississippi 1863 Event - Battle of Jackson, Mississippi 1863 Death - Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Confederate general (Civil War), dies 1863 Death - Thomas J. Jackson, American Soldier 1863 Event - Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, wounded by his own men 1863 Death - Daniel Smith Donelson, Confederate gen/cousin of Andrew Jackson, dies at 61 1862 Event - Skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tennessee (80 casualties) 1862 Death - Conrad Feger Jackson, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 49 1862 Death - James Streshley Jackson, attorney and Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 39 1862 Event - Lee splits his army and sends Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry 1862 Event - Stonewall Jackson occupies Frederick, Maryland 1862 Event - Prelude to 2nd Manassas, Jackson is victorious at Battle of Cedar Mt., however General Charles S. Winder is killed 1862 Event - Valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Ft. Royal, Virginia 1862 Event - Battle of Ft. Jackson, Ft. St. Philip and New Orlean's, Louisiana 1862 Event - Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA 1862 Event - General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac, General Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief 1862 Event - Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson march towards Romney, WV 1862 Event - Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson occupies Bath 1862 Event - Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson moves north from Winchester 1861 Birthday - Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisconsin, historian/educator, Harvard U 1861 Event - Colonal Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general 1861 Event - Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state 1861 Death - James T Jackson, U.S. landlord (doodde EE Ellsworth), shot dead) 1861 Event - Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry 1861 Event - Ft. Jackson and Ft. Philip are taken over by LA state troops 1861 Event - U.S. Ft. Pulaski and Ft. Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia 1860 Event - Thomas J. Jackson is assigned to command Harpers Ferry 1860 Event - Clipper Andrew Jackson arrives in SF, 89 days out of NY 1860 Birthday - Jackson Showalter, 1st U.S. chess champion 1853 Event - 1st U.S. bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash 1845 Death - Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th President (1828-37), dies at 78 1837 Event - U.S. president Andrew Jackson and Congress recognizes Republic of Texas 1836 Birthday - Fannie M Jackson, pioneer and educator, 1st U.S. Black woman college grad 1835 Birthday - William Hicks "Red" Jackson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1835 Event - New Orleans gives U.S. government Jackson Square to be used as a mint 1835 Event - Richard Lawrence misfires at President Andrew Jackson in Washington D.C. 1834 Birthday - Joseph Jackson Bartlett, Major General Union volunteers 1834 Event - Senate censure President Jackson for taking federal deposits from Bank of U.S. 1834 Event - President Jackson orders 1st use of U.S. troops to suppress a labor dispute 1833 Birthday - Charles Jackson Paine, Major General Union volunteers 1832 Event - John Calhoun becomes 1st Vice President to resign over differences with President Jackson 1832 Event - Andrew Jackson re-elected president of US 1832 Event - President Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter 2nd Bank of US 1831 Birthday - Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author, Ramona 1830 Birthday - Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer 1830 Birthday - Richard Henry Jackson, Major General Union volunteers 1829 Event - President Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican government refuses 1829 Event - Andrew Jackson inaugurated as 7th president 1829 Event - Unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball 1828 Death - Rachel Jackson, wife of 7th U.S. President Andrew Jackson, dies 1828 Event - Andrew Jackson elected 7th president of US 1827 Birthday - Edmund Jackson Davis, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1824 Event - Jackson, WH Crawford and H Clay Adams eventually declared president 1824 Event - Popular presidential vote 1st recorded; Jackson beats J Q Adams 1824 Birthday - Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1824 Event - Harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper publishes results of 1st public opinion poll. Clear lead for Andrew Jackson 1824 Birthday - Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lieutenant General 2nd Corps, ANV, Confederate 1824 Birthday - Thomas J. Jackson, American Soldier 1822 Death - George Knowil Jackson, composer, dies at 65 1822 Birthday - Napolean Jackson Tecumseh Dana, Major General Union volunteers 1820 Birthday - Henry Rootes Jackson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1819 Birthday - Henry Jackson Hunt, Major General Union Army 1818 Event - General Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida 1818 Event - General Andrew Jackson conquers St. Marks Florida from Seminole indians 1815 Birthday - Thomas Jackson Rodman, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1815 Birthday - Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General Union volunteers 1815 Birthday - Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1815 Birthday - William Jackson, composer 1814 Event - Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians 1814 Event - Battle at Horseshoe Bend: General Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians 1813 Birthday - Conrad Feger Jackson, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1807 Birthday - Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1803 Birthday - Alexander Jackson Davis, U.S., architect, gothic revivalist 1803 Death - William Jackson, composer, dies at 73 1788 Event - Captain Arthur Phillip hoists English flag on Port Jackson, New South Wales 1787 Event - Andrew Jackson admitted to bar 1782 Birthday - John Caldwell Calhoun, South Carolina, Andrew Jackson's Vice President, 1825 - 1832 1767 Birthday - Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of President Andrew, 1828-37, died 1828 1767 Birthday - Andrew Jackson, General and 7th President, 1829-37 1757 Birthday - George Knowil Jackson, composer 1730 Birthday - William Jackson, composer |
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