2004 Jackson Beck, voice over actor, Popeye, dies at 92
2004 J. J. Jackson, DJ/VJ, first VJ on MTV, dies at 62
2003 Maynard Jackson, lawyer/mayor, first black mayor of Atlanta, dies at 65
1999 Iris Murdoch, writer, Jackson's Dilemma, dies at 79
1997 Chicago Bull's coach Phil Jackson is quickest to reach 500 wins
1997 Fed judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him
1997 Autumn Jackson, found guilty of trying to extort $40M from Bill Cosby
1997 31st Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and LeAnn Rimes
1997 Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1997 Michael Jackson, Jr., son of Michael Jackson
1996 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson
1996 Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce from Michael Jackson in NY
1995 Michael Jackson collapses while rehearsing for an HBO special
1995 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win
1995 29th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Reba McEntire
1994 MTV awards feature newlyweds Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley
1994 11th MTV Awards: Aerosmith, Lisa Marie and Michael Jackson win
1994 Actor Jackson Pinckney awarded $487,000 for being partially blinded by Jean-Claude Van Damme during filming of "Cyborg"
1994 28th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Ray Stevens
1994 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer, dies at 61
1994 Michael Jackson (35) weds Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley (26)
1994 Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1994 Colin Jackson runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.30 sec)
1994 Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson Miss, 30 years after the crime
1994 Accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, Michael Jackson settles a civil lawsuit out of court
1994 Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player, dies at 66
1993 Colin Jackson runs world record 110m hurdles (12.91)
1993 Reggie Jackson Day - New York Yanks retire 13th # (#44)
1993 Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York
1993 27th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Vince Gill
1993 "Michael Jackson Talks To Oprah Winfrey" airs on ABC and drew an astounding 39.3 rating/56 share, 90 million people
1993 20th American Music Award: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win
1993 Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame
1992 Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes
1992 26th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks
1991 Michael Jackson's "Black or White" video premieres on FOX TV
1991 Jermaine Jackson releases "Word to the Badd!!" anti Michael song
1991 "La Toya: Growing Up in The Jackson Family" goes on sale
1991 "Michael Jackson: Magic and Madness" goes on sale
1991 Bo Jackson signs 1-year contract with Chicago White Sox
1991 Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records
1991 Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers
1991 Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records
1991 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson
1990 Shoeless Joe Jackson's signature is sold for $23,100
1990 1st Billboard Music Awards: Janet Jackson wins
1990 Bo Jackson hits 4th of 4 consecutive HRs
1990 Michael Jackson is hospitalized with inflamed rib cartilage
1990 Michael Jackson hospitalized for chest pains
1990 4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson
1990 Gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66
1989 60th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim All star MVP: Bo Jackson (Kansas City Royals)
1988 Jose Canseco is 1st unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson
1988 San Antonio (Texas League) beats Jackson 1-0 in 26 innings
1988 Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000
1987 Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career HR off Danny Jackson
1987 Travis Jackson, baseball player (New York Giants), dies at 83
1987 Michael Jackson attempts to buy Elephant Man's remains
1987 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross
1986 "Captain EO" with Michael Jackson premieres
1986 Bo Jackson's 1st HR-a 475-foot blast (longest at Royal Stadium)
1986 Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner, singns with Kansas City Royals
1986 Reggie Jackson hit his 537th HR passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place
1985 51st Heisman Trophy Award: Bo Jackson, Auburn (RB)
1985 Michael Jackson buys ATV Music (every Beatle songs) for $47 million
1985 Reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move into 10th place
1984 Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 HRs
1984 26th Grammy Awards: Beat It, Michael Jackson wins 8
1984 Rev Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called New York City, "Hymietown"
1984 Michael Jackson awarded a 4-ft-high platinum disc by CBS
1984 Michael Jackson is burned during filming for Pepsi commercial
1984 11th American Music Award: Michael Jackson
1984 Syria frees captured U.S. pilot after appeal from Jesse Jackson
1983 Jesse Jackson launches his 1st campaign for presidency
1983 Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release "Say, Say, Say" in UK
1983 Henry "Scoop" Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash), dies at 71
1983 Henry M. Jackson, American Politician
1983 11th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Hollis Stacy
1983 Richard Jackson, Redlands, California, actor, Ryan Meyers-Saved by the Bell
1983 Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times
1983 Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks
1982 Michael Jackson releases Thriller
1982 Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson release "Girl is Mine"
1982 10th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Sandra Haynie
1982 Jonathan Jackson, Orlando, Florida, actor, Lucky-General Hospital
1982 Travis Jackson and Happy Chandler elected to Hall of Fame
1981 9th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Jan Stephenson
1980 Jeremy Jackson, born in Newport Beach, California, actor, Shout, Baywatch
1980 Yanks Reggie Jackson hits his 400th HR off Chicago's Britt Burns
1980 8th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Pat Bradley
1980 Eddie Jackson, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84
1979 7th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Amy Alcott
1978 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 Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically strikes out Reggie Jackson in 9th
1978 Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 HR in 11 straight years
1978 Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson
1978 Reggie Jackson returns and helps Yankees win their 5th straight
1978 Billy Martin suspends Reggie Jackson for not bunting
1978 New York Yankee manager Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson fight in dug out
1978 Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes mgr Billy Martin to suspend him
1978 Joshua Jackson, actor, Mighty Ducks
1978 6th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner
1978 Jackson slugs a 3-run HR in the 1st inning, and the field is showered
1977 Reggie Jackson hits 3 consecutive homers tying Ruth's series record
1977 5th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Judy Rankin
1977 Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson get into a dug out altercation
1977 Trina Jackson, 4X200m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1976 Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with New York Yankees
1976 New York Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract
1976 1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich and McCovey, available
1976 Shar Jackson, American Actress
1976 Baltimore Oriole Reggie Jackson homers in 6th straight game
1976 Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman
1976 4th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Donna Caponi
1976 Allan Jackson, newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand), dies at 60
1976 A's trade prospective free agents Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman, to Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell
1975 Al Jackson, rock drummer (Booker T and The MG's), dies at 39
1975 Karan Ashley Jackson, Odessa, Texas, actress, Aisha-Mighty Power Rangers
1975 Curtis Jackson, American Musician
1975 3rd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner
1974 Lysa Jackson, Miss South Carolina USA 1996
1974 2nd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Carole Jo Skala
1974 A's Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit
1974 46th Academy Awards - "Stng," Glenda Jackson and Jack Lemmon win
1973 Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP Award unanimously
1973 Oakland A's Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP unanimously
1973 Maynard Jackson elected 1st black mayor of Atlanta
1973 Jackson Pollocks painting "Blue Poles" sold for $2,000,000
1973 Cara Jackson, born in Chandler, Arizona, Miss America-Arizona 1996
1973 Aaron Jackson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Mark Winkle-California Dreams
1973 Bobby Jackson, NBA guard for the Denver Nuggets
1973 Raymond Jackson, NFL defensive back for the Buffalo Bills
1973 Grady Jackson, defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders
1972 Waverly Jackson, DL for the Carolina Panthers
1972 Mahalia Jackson, vocalist (Got Whole World in His Hands), dies at 61
1972 Jack Jackson, NFL/CFL wide receiver, Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts
1972 Calvin Jackson, NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins
1972 Tia Jackson, WNBA forward, Phoenix Mercury
1972 Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain Georgia
1972 Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral
1972 Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60
1972 Jeff Jackson, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
1971 Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) form Jesse Jackson
1971 People United To Save Humanity (PUSH) forms by Jesse Jackson in Chic
1971 Tyoka Jackson, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1971 Coni Lyn Hull, Jackson Michigan, Miss America-Michigan 1996
1971 George Jackson, U.S. prisoner, shot to death at 29
1971 Willie Jackson, NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
1971 43rd Academy Awards - "Patton," George C Scott and Glenda Jackson win
1971 Selmer Jackson, actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 82
1970 Jim Jackson, NBA guard, Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers
1970 WAPT TV channel 16 in Jackson, MS (ABC) begins broadcasting
1970 Trise Jackson, WNBA guard for the Los Angeles Sparks
1970 Jonathan P Jackson, U.S. black activist, shot dead
1970 Mississippi Highway Patrol kills 2 at Jackson State College
1970 Cops kill 2 students in racial disturbance (Jackson State U, Miss)
1970 Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand
1970 WMAA TV channel 29 in Jackson, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1969 Leon Searcy, NFL offensive tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jackson Jaguars
1969 Jackson Five made their 1st appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show"
1969 1st Jackson Five record to enter top 100 (I Want You Back)
1969 Tim Crabtree, Jackson, Michigan, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1969 Tim Jackson, Australian 100m/200m 1996 Olympics
1969 Oakland A's Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7
1969 Michael Jackson, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1969 Steve Jackson, NFL cornerback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1969 Jennifer Lyn Jackson, born in Cleveland, Ohio, playmate, April, 1989
1969 Victoria Fair, Jackson Michigan, Miss Michigan-America 1991
1968 Jeff Barlow, born in Jackson, Mississippi, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Carolina Classic-5th
1968 Lisa Marie Presley Keough Jackson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, daughter of Elvis
1967 Jaren Jackson, NBA guard and forward, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs
1967 Alfred Jackson, NFL cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings
1967 Alfred Jackson, CFL receiver for the BC Lions
1967 Phillies Larry Jackson beats New York Mets for 18th straight time
1967 Colin Jackson, Cardiff England, 100m hurdler 1988 Olympics silver
1966 Greg Jackson, NFL strong safety, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers
1966 New York Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1
1966 Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control
1966 Mark Jackson, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers
1966 Twister hits Jackson, Mississippi; 3 minutes after 1st sighting, 57 die
1966 Kate Schellenbach, musician, Luscious Jackson
1965 Gabrielle Glaser, musician, Luscious Jackson
1965 Shirley Hardie Jackson, U.S. author (Road Through the Wall), dies at 45
1965 Mark Jackson, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers
1965 Matt Jackson, Birmingham, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Payless
1965 Jimmie Lee Jackson, civil rights activist, dies of injuries
1965 John Jackson, NFL offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
1964 Mike Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1964 Kevin Jackson, Highland Falls, New York, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1964 Wendy Wyland, Jackson, Michigan, platform diver 1984 Olympics bronze
1964 Mary-Louise Parker, Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, actress, Fried Green Tomatoes
1963 Zina Garrison Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, tennis star, 1988/90 Wimbledon
1963 Medgar Evers, NAACP official, shot in Jackson Miss at 37
1962 Tammy Jackson, WNBA forward and center for the Houston Comets
1962 Bo Jackson, baseball/football player, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Raiders
1962 Steven R "Randy" Jackson, U.S. percussionist/singer, Enjoy Yourself
1962 Clive "Doctor" Jackson, rocker, Dr. and Medics-Laughing at Pieces
1962 Donald Jackson of Canada, is 1st to land a triple lutz ice skate jump
1962 Danny Jackson, U.S. baseball pitcher, Royals/Phillies/Cardinals
1961 Paul Jackson, cricketer, slow lefty bowler for Victoria and Queensland
1961 Peter Jackson, New Zealander Director
1961 Randy Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Jackson 5-ABC
1961 Paul Jackson, rocker
1961 Grace Jackson, born in St. Ann, Jamaica, 200m runner 1988 Olympics silver
1961 27 Freedom Riders arrested in Jackson, Mississippi
1960 Karch Kiraly, Jackson, Michigan, volleyballer, Oly-2 gold-1984, 88
1960 [Charles] Karch Kiraly, Jackson, Michigan, volleyballer, Oly-3 g-84, 88, 96
1960 Alice Regina Brown, Jackson MS, 4X100 runner, Olympics gold 1984, 88
1960 Tom Jackson, Oakville, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 CPGA Winter
1960 Stoney Jackson, Richmond, Virginia, actor, White Shadow, Insiders
1960 Eddie Jackson, bassist, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence
1959 Missy Cleveland, Jackson, Mississippi, playmate, April, 1979
1959 Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, actress, Casual Sex, SNL, UHF
1959 Victoria Jackson, born in Miami, Florida, comedian, SNL, Casual Sex
1958 Linda Jackson, born in Montreal, Quebec, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1958 Alan Jackson, born in Newnan, Georgia, country singer, Here in the Real World
1958 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jackson Golf Open
1958 Michael Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Thriller, Bad
1958 Judge Jackson, composer, dies at 75
1958 Rickey Jackson, NFL defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers
1958 Michael Jackson, controller, BBC2
1957 Floyd Patterson TKOs Tommy Jackson in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1957 Marlon D. Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Jackson 5-Maybe Tomorrow
1956 Freddie Jackson, U.S. R&B singer and songwriter, Rock Me Tonight
1956 Jackson Pollock, abstract artist, dies in auto accident (East Hampton)
1956 La Toya Yvette Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, Playboy, Millipede
1956 LaToya Jackson, singer, If You Feel the Funk
1956 Charly McClain, born in Jackson, Tennessee, country singer, Radio Heart
1956 Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold
1955 Stu Jackson, Reading, Pennsylvania, NBA coach, New York Knicks, 1989-90
1955 Martin Jackson, rocker, Swing Out Sister-Swing Out
1955 WBBJ TV channel 7 in Jackson, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting
1955 Randy Jackson, New Orleans, guitarist, Zebra-Tell Me What You Want
1954 Jermaine Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Jackson 5-ABC
1954 Robert H. Jackson, American Statesman
1954 Joe Jackson, English singer/pianist/composer, The Harder they Come
1953 WLBT TV channel 3 in Jackson, MS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1953 Tom Sanders, Jackson Wyoming, aerial cameraman, Living Daylights
1953 [Toriano] Tito Jackson, singer, Jackson 5-ABC, Never Can Say Goodbye
1953 Ron Jackson, baseball player
1953 WJTV TV channel 12 in Jackson, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 Tito Jackson, American Musician
1952 Beth Henley, Jackson, Mississippi, actress/playwright, Miss Firecracker
1951 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies
1951 William H. Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA
1951 Jackie Jackson, [Sigmund], born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Jackson 5-ABC
1951 Jackson Spires, rock drummer, Blackfoot
1951 South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated
1951 Walt Willey, Ottawa, Illinois, actor, Jackson Montgomery-All My Children
1951 Shoeless Joe Jackson, American Athlete
1950 William H. Jackson, becomes deputy director of CIA
1950 Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, R U Tuff Enuff
1950 Sheila Jackson Lee, American Politician
1948 Samuel L. Jackson, actor, Amos and Andrew, White Sand, Pulp Fiction
1948 Ray Jackson, rocker
1948 Kate Jackson, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Rookies, Charlie's Angels
1948 Jackson Browne, U.S. Base in Germany, rock voclaist, Lawyers in Love
1948 Actor Eli Wallach marries actress Anne Jackson
1946 Susan Sarandon, born in Jackson Hgts, New York, actress, Bull Durham
1946 Robert Jackson, MP/minister of British Civil Service
1946 Reggie Jackson, Mr. October - baseball rightfielder, Yankees, A's
1946 Pulitzer prize awarded to Arthur M. Schlesinger (Age of Jackson)
1946 Harold Jackson, Hattiesburg, MS, NFL wide receiver, LA, New Engl
1945 Phil Jackson, Deer Lodge Montana, NBA star, Knicks, /coach, Bulls
1945 Alphonso Jackson, American Public Servant
1945 Jewell Jackson McCabe, President, natl coaltion of 100 black women
1945 Charles "Chuck" Jackson, U.S. singer, Playboy, Independents
1944 Millie Jackson, born in Thompson, Georgia, model/singer, Get it out 'cha system
1944 Maurice Jackson, U.S. singer, Independents-Leaving You
1943 Kevin Dobson, born in Jackson Heights, New York, actor, Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon
1943 Lee Jackson, rocker, Nice
1942 Grant "Mudcat" Jackson, pitcher, 1972 New York Yankees, Phillies
1942 Paula, [Jill Jackson], Texas, singer, Hey Paula
1941 Tommy Rettig, Jackson Heights, New York, actor, Jeff's Collie-Lassie
1941 Lucas Brown Jackson, San Marcos, Texas, basketballer 1964 Olympic gold
1941 Jesse Jackson, born in Greenville, South Carolina, clergyman/presidential candidate, D
1941 Christopher Jones, Jackson, Tennessee, actor, Wild in the Streets
1941 Jackson Hill, composer
1940 Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62
1940 Leon Trotsky, revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson, dies Aug 21
1940 Tony Jackson, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Searchers
1939 Mike Hill, Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open
1938 Roger Laver, [Jackson], rock keyboardist, Tornados
1938 Pervis Jackson, rocker, Spinners
1937 Wanda Jackson, Maud Oklahoma, country singer, Let's Have a Party
1937 Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry
1937 Dave Hill, Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis
1937 Don Massengale, born in Jackson, Texas, PGA golfer, 1966 Bing Crosby Celebrity
1936 John Dancy, born in Jackson, Texas, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday
1936 Glenda Jackson, Cheshire, England, actress, Women in Love
1935 Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers
1935 Brendan Jackson, British air marshal
1935 Alan Jackson, CEO, BTR
1934 Wink Martindale, Jackson, Tennessee, TV host, Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This
1934 Tornoto Maple Leaf Harvey Jackson is 1st to score 4 goals in 1 period
1934 Kenesaw Mountain Landis denies Joe Jackson's appeal for reinstatement
1933 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer
1932 Stonewall Jackson, rocker
1932 Carl Perkins, born in Jackson, Tennessee, singer and songwriter, Blue Suede Shoes
1932 Alfred M Worden, Jackson Michigan, Colonel USAF/astronaut, Apollo 15
1931 Larry Jackson, baseball player
1929 Joseph Jackson, American Businessman
1929 Lee Hazelwood, born in Oklahoma, country singer and songwriter, Summer Wine, Jackson
1929 Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut vs. England at Adelaide
1928 Keith Jackson, Carrolton, Georgia, sportscaster, ABC Monday Night Football
1927 Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player
1927 Raymond Jackson, [Jaki], British cartoonist
1926 Anne Jackson, Penn, actress, Dirty Dingus Magee, Angel Levine
1926 Lawrence Jackson, Provost Emeritus, Blackburn
1925 Tom Jackson, British union leader, Post Office
1923 Milton Jackson, U.S., vibraphonist, Milt of Bags
1922 Jackson Mac Low, composer
1921 Les Jackson, cricket bowler, England twice, 1949 and 1961
1921 Douglass Watson, Jackson Georgia, actor, Satan Murders, Another World
1919 Shirley Jackson, U.S., writer, Road Through the Wall
1917 Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Ohio, historian, 1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson
1917 Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister
1915 Allan Jackson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, newscaster, Youth Takes a Stand
1915 White Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleveland in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, and $31,500
1913 Juanita E Jackson Mitchell, U.S. head, NAACP
1912 Henry M. Jackson, Sen-D-Wash
1912 Jackson Pollock, born in Cody, Wyoming, expressionist painter, Lavender Mist
1911 Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer, Whole World in his Hands
1911 Mahalia Jackson, American Musician
1910 Lehman Engel, Jackson, Mississippi, conductor/comp, Streetcar Named Desire
1909 Eudora Welty, born in Jackson, Mississippi, novelist, Optimist's Daughter-Pulitzer 1973
1906 Edward Lansing Gordon, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi, long jumper, Olympics gold 32
1902 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8
1892 Robert Houghwout Jackson, 84th Supreme Court justice, 1941-54
1892 Robert H. Jackson, American Statesman
1891 Boxers Peter Jackson and Jim Corbett fight to a draw in 61 rounds
1890 Negro Methodist Episcopal Church founded in Jackson, TN
1889 Shoeless Joe Jackson, American Athlete
1888 Selmer Jackson, Iowa, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1887 Joe Jackson, black sox player, Say it aint so, Joe
1885 Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer
1883 Judge Jackson, composer
1876 Rosa Jackson Lumpkin, Georgia, lived to be 115, died in 1991
1870 Stanley Jackson, cricketer, captain of England, governor of Bengal
1870 Memoria of Jackson Kemper, 1st Missionary Bishop in US
1868 Mississippi constitutional convention meets in Jackson
1866 William Jackson, composer, dies at 51
1865 William Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies
1864 Federals occupy Jackson, Mississippi
1863 Battle of Jackson, Mississippi and Battle of Birdsong Ferry, Mississippi
1863 Battle of Jackson, Mississippi
1863 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Conf general (Civil War), dies
1863 Thomas J. Jackson, American Soldier
1863 Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville, wounded by his own men
1863 Daniel Smith Donelson, Conf gen/cousin of Andrew Jackson, dies at 61
1862 Skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties)
1862 Conrad Feger Jackson, U.S. Union brig-general, dies in battle at 49
1862 James Streshley Jackson, attorney/Union-brig-gen, dies in battle at 39
1862 Lee splits his army and sends Jackson to capture Harpers Ferry
1862 Stonewall Jackson occupies Frederick, Maryland
1862 Prelude to 2nd Manassas, Jackson is victorious at Battle of Cedar Mt, however Gen Charles S Winder is killed
1862 Valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Ft. Royal, Virginia
1862 Battle of Ft. Jackson, Ft. St. Philip and New Orlean's, Louisiana
1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA
1862 Gen Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac. Gen Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief
1862 Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson march towards Romney, WV
1862 Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson occupies Bath
1862 Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson moves north from Winchester
1861 Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisconsin, historian/educator, Harvard U
1861 Colonal Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general
1861 Missouri Governor Claiborne Jackson calls for 50,000 volunteers to stop Federates from taking over his state
1861 James T Jackson, U.S. landlord (doodde EE Ellsworth), shot dead)
1861 Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry
1861 Ft. Jackson and Ft. Philip are taken over by LA state troops
1861 US Ft. Pulaski and Ft. Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia
1860 Thomas J. Jackson is assigned to command Harpers Ferry
1860 Clipper Andrew Jackson arrives in SF, 89 days out of NY
1860 Jackson Showalter, 1st U.S. chess champion
1853 1st U.S. bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash
1845 Andrew Jackson, (D) 7th President (1828-37), dies at 78
1837 US president Andrew Jackson and Congress recognizes Republic of Texas
1836 Fannie M Jackson, pioneer and educator, 1st U.S. Black woman college grad
1835 William Hicks "Red" Jackson, Brig General Confederate Army
1835 New Orleans gives U.S. government Jackson Square to be used as a mint
1835 Richard Lawrence misfires at President Andrew Jackson in Washington D.C.
1834 Joseph Jackson Bartlett, Bvt Mjr Gen Union volunteers, died in 1893
1834 Senate censure President Jackson for taking fed deposits from Bank of U.S.
1834 President Jackson orders 1st use of U.S. troops to suppress a labor dispute
1833 Charles Jackson Paine, Bvt Major General Union volunteers
1832 John Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with President Jackson)
1832 Andrew Jackson re-elected president of US
1832 President Jackson vetoed legislation to re-charter 2nd Bank of US
1831 Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author, Ramona
1831 Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer
1830 Richard Henry Jackson, Bvt Major General Union volunteers
1829 President Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican government refuses
1829 Andrew Jackson inaugurated as 7th president
1829 Unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball
1828 Rachel Jackson, wife of 7th U.S. President Andrew Jackson, dies
1828 Andrew Jackson elected 7th president of US
1827 Edmund Jackson Davis, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1883
1824 Jackson, WH Crawford and H Clay Adams eventually declared president
1824 Popular presidential vote 1st recorded; Jackson beats J Q Adams
1824 Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, Brig General Union volunteers
1824 Harrisburg Pennsylvanian newspaper publishes results of 1st public opinion poll. Clear lead for Andrew Jackson
1824 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lieutenant General 2nd Corps, ANV, Confed
1824 Thomas J. Jackson, American Soldier
1822 George Knowil Jackson, composer, dies at 65
1822 Napolean Jackson Tecumseh Dana, Major General Union volunteers
1820 Henry Rootes Jackson, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1898
1819 Henry Jackson Hunt, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1889
1818 Gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida
1818 Gen Andrew Jackson conquers St. Marks Florida from Seminole indians
1815 Thomas Jackson Rodman, Bvt Brig General Union volunteers
1815 Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1897
1815 Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1875
1815 William Jackson, composer
1814 Battle at Horseshoe Bend Ala: Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians
1814 Battle at Horseshoe Bend: Gen Andrew Jackson beats Creek-indians
1813 Conrad Feger Jackson, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1862
1811 Battle of Tippecanoe: Gen Jackson vs indians
1807 Alfred Eugene "Mudwall" Jackson, Brig General Confederate Army
1803 Alexander Jackson Davis, U.S., architect, gothic revivalist
1803 William Jackson, composer, dies at 73
1787 Andrew Jackson admitted to bar
1782 John Caldwell Calhoun, South Carolina, Andrew Jackson's VP, 1825-32
1767 Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of President Andrew, 1828-37, died 1828
1767 Andrew Jackson, General and 7th President, 1829-37
1757 George Knowil Jackson, composer
1730 William Jackson, composer
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