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2007 Hans Wollschlager, writer, editor, translated completed works of Edgar Allen Poe, James Joyce's Ulysses, dies in Bamberg, Germany
2005 James H. Scheuer, Representative-D-New York 1965 - 1973, 1975 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993, died of natural causes at age 85 2005 James Jarrell Pickle, American Politician 2004 Rick James, Singer, Super Freak, dies at 54 2004 Joseph James Zimmerman, inventor, invented the first electronic telephone answering machine in 1948, dies at 91 2004 Art James, game show host/announcer, ", The Who, What, Where Game, ", dies at 74 2002 James Coburn, actor, Affliction, dies at 74 2002 James Gregory, actor, Barney Miller, dies at 90 2002 James Tobin, American Economist 2002 44th Grammy Awards, U2, Alicia Keyes, Nelly Furtado and James Taylor win major awards 2001 Super Bowl XXXV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants 34-7 1999 Desmond Llewelyn, actor, Q in many James Bond movies, dies at 85 1999 James White, writer, Sector General books, dies at 71 1999 Brion James, actor, Blade Runner, dies at 54 1999 James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist 1999 James Broughton, American Director 1998 James Patrick Murray, American Journalist 1998 "Patti LaBelle On Broadway," closes at St. James Theater New York City 1998 "Patti LaBelle On Broadway," opens at St. James Theater New York City 1998 "Funny Thing Happened," closes at St. James New York City after 715 perform 1997 James Lees-Milne, architecural historian, dies at 89 1997 James Komack, producer (Courtship of Eddie's Father), dies at 67 1997 James Laughlin, American Poet 1997 James Mitchner, author (Hawaii), dies of kidney failure at 90 1997 James A. Michener, American Novelist 1997 Leon Edel, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 89 1997 James Dewar, journalist/documentary film-maker, dies at 70 1997 James Stewart, actor, It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, dies at 89 1997 Dennis James, game show host, The Price is Right, dies at 79 1997 Martin Luther King's son meets with James Earl Ray 1997 Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E. Sullivan Award 1997 James Friell, political cartoonist, dies at 84 1997 James Colin Ross Welch, journalist, dies at 72 1997 James Dickey, writer, Deliverance 1996 Hugh Joseph Charles James L'Etang, medical writer, dies at 79 1996 Michael James O'Hehir, commentator/journalist, dies at 76 1996 Granville James Leveson Gower, land owner, dies at 77 1996 James Leo Herlihy, author (Midnight Cowboy), commits suicide at 66 1996 James Aubrey Turner, scientist, dies at 57 1996 James Wild, music teacher, dies at 68 1996 James Gulliver, businessman, dies at 66 1996 William James Moyce, armaments scientist, dies at 82 1996 Harald James Penrose, pilot, dies at 92 1996 William James Millar Mackenzie, political scientist, dies at 87 1996 James Whitman McLamore, businessman, dies at 70 1996 Peter James Frederick Green, CEO Lloyd's of London, dies at 71 1996 Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier, dies at 85 1996 James Tye, safety expert, dies at 74 1996 James Woodie Alexander, songwriter/vocalist, dies at 80 1996 Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management dies 1996 Kevan James scores 103 and takes 4 wkts in 4 balls, Hants vs. Ind 1996 Roy James Alfred Kaulback, soldier, dies at 85 1996 James Leander "Leo" Nichols, honorary consul, dies at 65 1996 Fitzroy Maclean, the original James Bond, dies at 85 1996 James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist, dies at 77 1996 Wayne James scores 99 and 99 and ct 11 stp 2 in Logan Cup Final 1996 "Funny Thing Happened," opens at St. James Theater New York City for 715 performances 1996 James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, criminal, dies at 64 1996 James William Rouse, U.S. builder (shopping malls), dies at 81 1996 James Rouse, American Businessman 1996 James Herbert Lloyd Morrell, bishop, dies at 89 1996 James Runcieman Sutherland, academic, dies at 95 1996 James Holland, artist/exhibition organiser, dies at 90 1995 James Meade, English Economist 1995 James Geoffrey Cutcliffe Hepburn, tap-dancer/socialist, dies at 88 1995 James Altgens, John F. Kennedy assassination photographer, dies at 76 1995 James "Scotty" Barrett Reston, journalist, dies at 86 1995 James Brady, former white house press sect, suffers a heart attack 1995 "Busker Alley," premieres at St. James Theatre, New York 1995 James Ralph Darling, teacher, dies at 96 1995 James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist, dies at 95 1995 David James Moore, educationalist, dies at 62 1995 James Pilditch, designer, dies at 66 1995 James Truitte, dancer, dies at 72 1995 James Ackley Maxwell, actor and director (Traitors, Otley), dies at 66 1995 Paul James Nunn, mountaineer, dies at 52 1995 Charles James Dunn, japanese scholar, dies at 80 1995 James Smiddy, high school basketball coach (1,216 wins), dies at 71 1995 James Cameron Tudor, politician, dies at 66 1995 "Who's Tommy" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 899 performances 1995 James Anderson, writer, dies at 41 1995 James Pack, naval officer museum curator, dies at 81 1995 James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist, dies at 75 1995 James Bullock, colliery manager, dies at 92 1995 James Eric Storrar, fighter Pilot, dies at 74 1995 James Gardner, designer, dies at 87 1995 James Herriot, Scottish author (All Creatures Great and Small), dies at 78 1995 James Ingram Merrill, U.S. poet (Braving the elements), dies at 68 1995 James Merrill, American Poet 1995 James Johnson, English MP (Labour, 1950..83), dies at 86 1995 George Richard James, saxophonist, dies at 88 1995 James P Grant, U.S. director of UNICEF (1980-95), dies at 72 1994 Lloyd James Austin, french Scholar, dies at 79 1994 John James Osborne, playwright, dies at 65 1994 James Norman Dalrymple Anderson, lawyer, dies at 86 1994 James Winston Watts, developer of the Frontal Lobotomy, dies at 90 1994 James Hill, English director/screenwriter (Born Free), dies at 75 1994 James Hill, director, dies at 75 1994 Ronald James Herron, architect, dies at 64 1994 James Clavell, author (Shogun, Tai-Pan), dies at 69 1994 James Clavell, author/director (King Rat, Shogun), dies at 69 1994 James Aubrey, actor (Riders of the Storm), dies of heart attack at 75 1994 Elias Canetti, buried next to James Joyce 1994 James Bysse Joll, historian, dies at 76 1994 James Topping, author of CP/M, dies at 52 1994 James Pollack, U.S. room designer, dies at 55 1994 Alfred James Broomhall, methodist Missionary, dies at 82 1994 James L Lyons, jazz promoter, dies at 77 1994 James Farentino pleads no contest to stalking ex-girl Tina Sinatra 1994 Edward James "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player 1994 Timothy Andrew James Souster, composer Musician, dies at 51 1994 Actress Lorraine Bracco (39) weds actor Edward James Olmos (46) 1994 James Clay, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins, dies at 59 in Dallas, Texas 1993 Political campaigners James Carville (49) and Mary Matalin wed 1993 Actor Roger Moore (James Bond) has his enlarge prostate removed 1993 Actor James Coburn (65) weds Paula Murad (37) 1993 James Leo Herlihy, novelist (Midnight Cowboy), dies at 66 1993 James H Doolittle, U.S. air force general (Tokyo 1942), dies at 96 1993 James Boyden, British Labour MP (1959-79), dies at 82 1993 James Donald, actor (In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies at 76 1993 James Jordan, NBA Michael Jordan's father, found dead near McColl, South Carolina 1993 James Bridges, writer and director (Paper Chase), dies of cancer at 57 1993 James Millhollin, actor (Anston Foster-Grindl), dies at 77 1993 Jane Seymour and James Kesch, Marriage 1993 "Who's Tommy" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 899 performances 1993 James Bulger, English child beaten to death at 2, by 10 yr old boys 1993 James Woolsey, becomes 16th director of CIA 1993 "Secret Garden" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 706 performances 1992 James Marshall, illustrator/author (The Stupids), dies at 50 1992 James Seay, actor (Amazing Colossal Man), dies at 78 1992 James A Van Fleet, U.S. general (D-Day, Battle of Bulge), dies at 100 1992 James Van Fleet, American Soldier 1992 Allen James, vocalist/actor (Show Boat), dies of lung cancer at 84 1992 James Stirling, Scottish D-Day parachutist/architect, dies 1992 James Duke Mason, son of singer Belinda Carlisle and Morgan Mason 1992 James Brown, actor (Rip-Adv of Rin Tin Tin), dies at 72 1992 James E Webb, head of NASA (1961-68), dies at 84 1992 Ralph James, actor (Orson-Mork and Mindy), dies at 67 1992 James Brooks, U.S. mural painter (Flight, La Guardia New York), dies at 85 1991 James Marshall, U.S. children's book writer/illustrator, dies at 50 1991 James Roosevelt, American Politician 1991 James B Irwin, Col USAF/astronaut (Apollo 15), dies at 61 1991 James Irwin, American Astronaut 1991 Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies 1991 Funk singer Rick James, arrested on sexual torture charges 1991 James Farentino of Dynasty arrested in Canada for cocaine possession 1991 James McCallion, actor (PT 109, Big Combo), dies at 72 1991 James Franciscus, actor (Mr Novak), dies at of emphysema 57 1991 James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden, Star Trek NG 1991 James L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies 1991 Indians' Chris James sets club record for most RBIs in a game (9) 1991 "Secret Garden" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 706 performances 1991 James Schuyler, U.S. poet (Pulitzer 1980), dies 1991 Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond Movies), dies at 73 1991 John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award 1991 Singer James Brown is released from prison 1991 James G MacDonald, cartoon voice (Mickey Mouse), dies at 84 1991 "Gypsy" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 477 performances 1990 Secretary of State James Baker visits U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia 1990 U.S. Secretary of State James Baker meets with Vietnam's foreign minister 1990 Evan James Springsteen, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker Bruce Springsteen's son 1990 Jessica James, actress (Spring Break), dies of breast cancer at 60 1990 James Brown moves to a work-release center after serving 15 months 1990 James Gavin, commandant U.S. 82nd Airborn Div (Normandy), dies at 82 1990 James M. Gavin, American Scientist 1990 James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown 1989 "Gypsy" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 477 performances 1989 16th James Bond movies "License to Kill" premieres 1989 C L R James, cricket writer (distinguished Trinidadian), dies 1989 C. L. R. James, Journalist 1989 James Kirkwood, actor and writer (Devil's Holiday), dies at 64 1988 James Ogilvy, under English princess Alexandra, marries Julia Rawlinson 1988 James "Hamish" Hamilton, British publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87 1988 James McCracken, U.S. tenor, dies at 61 1988 James J. Howard, Representative-D-New Jersey 1965 - 1988 1988 Jim Abbott, 1-handed pitcher, wins 58th James E. Sullivan Award 1988 James R Killian, Jr., MIT President (1948-59), dies at 83 1987 James Dobson, actor (Impulse, Jet Attack, Okinawa), dies 1987 "Fat" Larry James, U.S. drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38 1987 James Arthur Baldwin, writer (Another Country), dies at 63 1987 James A. Baldwin, American Author 1987 James Baldwin, writer (Go Tell it on the Mountain), dies at 63 1987 James E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79 1987 Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine's musical "Into the Stars," premieres 1987 James Jefferson of Winnipeg scores 2 TDs on interception returns without making an interception. (He scored on laterals) 1987 James Burnham, philosopher (Coming Defeat of Communism), dies at 81 1987 Emile Meyer, actor (Young Jesse James, Lineup), dies 1987 Randolph Scott, actor (Ft. Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89 1987 James Coco, actor (Joe-Dumplings), dies at 58 1986 James "Bone Crusher" Smith TKO's WBA champ Tim Witherspoon in MSG 1986 Allen Case, actor (Deputy, Legend of Jesse James), dies at 51 1986 James Rainwater, American Scientist 1986 President Reagan appoints Dr. James C Fletcher NASA Administrator 1986 "Jerry's Girls" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 139 performances 1986 Tim McIntire, actor (Bob Younger-Legend of Jesse James), dies at 42 1986 James Cagney, actor (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies in New York at 86 1986 James Eastland, Senator-D-Mississippi, 1941 - 1941 and 1943 - 1978, dies at 81 1986 Dick James, Beatles' music publisher (1962-70), dies in London at 58 1986 1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis and Elvis Presley) 1986 Claire James, actress (Jack Armstrong), dies 1986 James H "Jim" Crowley, U.S. football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83 1985 James Vance (20) and Raymond Belknap (18), commit suicide, sparking their families to sue rock group Judas Priest for subliminal messages 1985 "Jerry's Girls" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 139 performances 1985 James F Nolan, actor (Dante), dies of cancer at 69 1985 James Dewar, inventor (Twinkie), dies 1985 James Craig, actor (Human Comedy, Kismet), dies of lung cancer at 74 1985 "My One and Only" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 767 performances 1985 James Cameron, journalist, dies 1984 LeBron James, American Athlete 1984 James Mason, British actor (Lolita), dies of a heart attack at 75 1984 Jim [James] Fixx, jogger/writer (Jim Fixx on Running), dies at 52 1984 James Huberty kills 21 McDonald's patrons in San Ysidro California 1984 James Oliver Huberty, shot by police after killing 21 in McDonalds 1983 Tor Bay Buccaneers James Wilder rushes for 219 yards vs Minnesota Vikings 1983 Harry James, swing-era bandleader/trumpet player, dies at 67 1983 James Van Der Zee, American Photographer 1983 "My One and Only" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 767 performances 1983 James Hayter, actor (Pickwick Papers, Trio, Great Game), dies at 75 1983 James G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident 1982 Dorothy James, composer, dies on 81st birthday 1982 James Broderick, actor (Doug-Family), dies of cancer at 55 1982 "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." closes at St. James New York City after 9 performances 1982 "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." opens at St. James Theater New York City for 9 performances 1982 James Philbrook, actor (Islanders, Investigators), dies at 58 1982 Charles Russhon, USAF Lieutenant Colonel/liaison for James Bond films, dies at 71 1982 "Barnum" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 854 performances 1981 Members of Red Brigades kidnap Brigadier General James L Dozier 1981 Roy James Brown, U.S. boxer/singer (Good rockin' tonight), dies at 55 1981 James Sanford equals 50m indoor world record (5.61 sec) 1981 Bernard Lee, actor (M in James Bond Movies), dies at 73 1980 President-elect Reagan appoints J Kirkpatrick (UN) and James Watt (Interior) 1980 James S. McDonnell, American Businessman 1980 Archibald James Potter, composer, dies at 61 1980 "Barnum" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 854 performances 1980 Jason James Richter, Medford OR, actor, Free Willy 1980 "1940's Radio Hour" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 105 performances 1979 James Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, James Deshaune Allen, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League, attended Oregon State University, chosen 82nd overall in 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, now a free agent 1979 "1940's Radio Hour" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 105 performances 1979 James T Farrell, U.S. writer (French Girls are Vicious), dies 1979 "Broadway Opry '79" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 6 performances 1979 "Broadway Opry '79" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 6 performances 1979 James F Mcintyre, archbishop of Los Angeles, dies at 93 1979 "Carmelina" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 17 performances 1979 "Carmelina" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 17 performances 1979 "On the 20th Century" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 460 performances 1979 Beginning of James Clavell's novel "Whirlwind" 1978 Saint Maarten Patriotic Movement (SPM) forms under W James 1978 Mandy James, born in Jacksonville, Florida, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96 1978 James J "Gene" Tunney, heavyweight boxing champ (1926-8), dies at 80 1978 James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu 1978 James G Cozzens, U.S. writer (Guard of Honor, Pulitzer), dies at 74 1978 James Daly, actor (Medical Center), dies at 59 1978 James Christy's discovery of Pluto's moon Charon announced 1978 James Franco, American Actor 1978 Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr., retired Air Force general, dies at 58 1978 "On the 20th Century" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 460 performances 1978 James B Conant, headmaster (Harvard University), dies at 84 1978 James Bryant Conant, American Scientist 1977 James M Cain, U.S. writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85 1977 James Brown's band walks out claiming they were underpaid and overworked 1977 James Louis McCartney, son of Paul and Linda McCartney 1977 Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray recaptured 1977 James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison 1977 James Jones, U.S. writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 1977 James Van Der Beek, actor, Dawson's Creek 1977 "My Fair Lady" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 384 performances 1976 "Music Is" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 8 performances 1976 "Music Is" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 8 performances 1976 James Wong Howe, Chinese Director 1976 James A Farley, U.S. Postmaster General (1932-38), dies at 88 1976 Sidney James, actor (Lavander Hill Mob, Carry On), dies at 65 1976 James Flavin, actor (Man With a Camera), dies at 69 1976 Harold Wilson resigns as James Callaghan becomes Prime Minister of England 1976 "My Fair Lady" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 384 performances 1976 James McCartney, father of Paul McCartney, dies at 73 1976 James Clifton Williams, composer (Sinfonians), dies at 52 1976 "Musical Jubilee" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 92 performances 1975 James Cotton, NBA guard, Seattle Supersonics 1975 "Musical Jubilee" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 92 performances 1975 Philip James, composer, dies at 85 1975 Former Teamsters' president James Hoffa reported missing 1975 Mathew James Coad, born in Wellington, New Zealand, 100m/200m runner 1996 Olympics 1975 James Blish, American Author 1975 James [Benjamin] Blish, sci-fi author (Star Trek Reader), dies at 54 1975 James Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr. om Love), dies at 70 1975 James A. Healy, 1st black Roman Catholic bishop, consecrated (Maine) 1975 James Thrash, wide receiver for the Washington Redskins 1975 James Rupers kills his family to inherit 1975 James Farrior, linebacker for the New York Jets 1975 "Good News" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 16 performances 1974 James Darling, linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles 1974 "Good News" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 16 performances 1974 James Morrison, actor (Don't, Black Beauty), dies on his 86th birthday 1974 "Papa Don't Take No Mess Part 1" by James Brown peaks at #31 1974 James Chadwick, English physicist (Nobel 1935), dies at 82 1974 James Miller, Australian pole vaulter 1996 Olympics 1974 James Hamilton, linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1974 James Burgess, linebacker for the San Diego Chargers 1974 Candy Darling, James Slattery, female impersonator, dies 1974 Toran James, linebacker for the San Diego Chargers 1974 James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame 1973 James Collins, NBA guard for the Los Angeles Clippers 1973 James Marsden, American Actor 1973 James Roe, wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens 1973 James McKeehan, tight end for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 "Live and Let Die," James Bond film premieres 1973 James R. Schlesinger, ends term as 9th director of CIA 1973 "2 Gentlemen of Verona" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 613 performances 1973 Tory James, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1973 James Haven, American Director 1973 James "Jamie" Koven, born in Morristown, New Jersey, rower, Olympics-5th-1996 1973 James Dexter, tackle for the Arizona Cardinals 1973 James Michael Kennedy, Boston, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys 1973 James Christensen, NFL guard for the Atlanta Falcons 1973 James Young, Australian water polo player 1996 Olympics 1973 James R. Schlesinger, becomes 9th director of CIA 1973 U.S. poet James Merrill wins Bollingen Prize 1972 James Logan, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 James Willis, linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles 1972 James Stream Thurmond, Jr., son of U.S. senator Strom Thurmond 1972 James Willis, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles 1972 James McKnight, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President 1972 James F. Byrnes, American Politician 1971 James Stewart, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 James Stewart, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 "2 Gentlemen of Verona" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 613 performances 1971 James Westerfield, actor (Travels of Jaime McPheeters), dies at 59 1971 Richard D. James, English Musician 1971 James Folston, NFL defensive end for the Oakland Raiders 1971 Brennon James Dowric, Australian gymnast, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1971 James Baldwin, Jr., born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 James Roberson, defensive end for the Tennessee Oilers 1971 James Burton, cornerback for the Chicago Bears 1971 James Burton, NFL cornerback for the Chicago Bears 1971 James Hundon, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1971 James Ransom, born in Toronto, Ontario, Epee fencer 1996 Olympics 1971 Dalton James, actor, My Father the Hero, Mark-Beverly Hills 90201 1971 James Roberson, WLAF defensive end, Rhein Fire 1971 James Hammerstrand, born in LaMesa California, volleyball middle blocker, 1996 Olympics 1971 James Cash Penney, U.S. founder (J C Penney), dies at 95 1971 James Logan, WLAF linebacker for the Scotland Claymores 1970 James Jett, NFL wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders 1970 "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 2844 performances 1970 James Brown, tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1970 James Pedro, Danvers Massachusetts, lightweight judoka, Olympics-bronze-92, 96 1970 Baby Huey, James Ramey, vocalist (Baby Huey and Babysitters), dies 1970 James Williams, WLAF cornerback for the Scottish Claymores 1970 Quebec separatists kidnap British trade commissioner James Cross 1970 James M Taylor, USAF/astronaut, dies at 39 1970 James Robinson, NBA guard, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers 1970 James McClain, U.S. black activist, shot dead 1970 James Michael Furyk, West Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th 1970 James Johnson, NFL/WLAF running back, Tampa Bucs, Frankfurt Galaxy 1970 Kelli James, born in Medford, New Jersey, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1970 James Calvin Spivey, born in Schiller Park, Illinois, miler 1970 Slim Harpo, James Moore, rocker, dies at 28 1970 James Atkins, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 James "Shep" Shepherd, rocker (Shep and Limelites), beaten to death 1970 James Wilson, WLAF defensive end for the Rhein Fire 1970 James Patton, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1970 James Brown, NFL tackle for the New York Jets 1969 James Trapp, NFL cornerback for the Oakland Raiders 1969 James Anderson, actor (Connection, Five), dies at 48 1969 James Black, Regina, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks 1969 James Fuller, NFL/WLAF safety, N O Saints, Frankfurt Galaxy, Scotland 1969 21st Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Don Adams and Susan St. James 1969 Tommy James and Shondells release "Crystal Blue Persuasion" 1969 James Westphal, born in Oak Park Illinois, 10k runner 1969 James Atkin, rocker, EMF-Unbelievable 1969 James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1969 James Lanphier, actor (Flight of Lost Balloon), dies at 48 1969 James Jones, NFL defensive tackle, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens 1968 James Mouton, born in Denver, Colorado, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 James Mouton, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Alex James, English Musician 1968 James Brady, born in Brooklyn, New York, columnist, New York Post 1968 James Williams, NFL linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers 1968 Mark James Crear, SF, 110m hurdler, 1996 Olympics silver 1968 James Caviezel, American Actor 1968 Marine James Anderson, Jr. is 1st black Medal of Honor winner 1968 James Francis, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals 1968 James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., captured 1968 James Burke, actor (Ellery Queen, Army Surgeon), dies at 81 1968 James Parrish, NFL outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1968 James "Jim" Neil, Buffalo, New York, rower 1996 Olympics 1968 James Harris, NFL defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings 1968 James Williams, NFL tackle for the Chicago Bears 1968 L L Cool J, James Todd Smith, St. Albans, New York, rapper, Bigger and Deffer 1967 Michael James Adams, USAF pilot (X-15), dies in X-15 crash at 37 1967 James Joseph, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1967 James Dunn, actor (Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 6 Gun Law), dies at 61 1967 James Jenkins, NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins 1967 Mike James, born in Ft. Walton, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels 1967 James Law rides entire New York City subway in 22 hours 12 minutes 1967 James Friskin, composer, dies at 80 1967 James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 85 1966 Governor James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland, race riot 1966 Activist James Meredith wounded by white sniper in Mississippi 1966 James Saxon, NFL fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles 1966 James Goldman's "Lion in Winter," premieres in New York City 1966 Wendy James, born in London, England, vocalist, Transvision Vamp-Velveteen 1966 James "Rachel" Bolan, Pt Pleasant, New Jersey, rocker, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1965 James Jagger, son of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall 1965 Wayne James, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper vs. Pakistan 1993 1965 James Tomkins, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1965 James Rennie, actor (Wilson, Skylark, Illicit), dies at 75 1965 Henry James, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers 1965 James B Collip, Canadian bio-chemist (insulin), dies at 72 1965 James Hasty, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Kevin James, American Comedian 1965 James Baldwin's "Amen Corner," premieres in New York City 1965 James Reeb, U.S. vicar/civil rights activist, murdered 1965 James David McGovern, Teaneck, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1993 Shell Houston Open 1965 James Washington, NFL safety, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins 1964 James Martinez, Santa Fe, New Mexico, rower 1996 Olympics 1964 Gene Watkins, Waco, Texas, actor, James Walsh-As the World Turns 1964 Kim Richards, LI, New York, actress, Nanny and Professor, James at 15 1964 Ian Fleming, British journalist and creator of 'James Bond', dies at 56 1964 Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James E Chaney, bodies discovered in an earthen Mississippi dam 1964 James Chaney, U.S. civil rights activist, murdered at 21 1964 James M. Kelly, Burlington Iowa, Captain USAF/astronaut 1964 James Baldwin's "Blues for Mr. Charlie," premieres in New York City 1964 Cheryl "Salt" James, singer, Salt-N-Pepa 1964 Cheryl James, American Musician 1964 James RB Ogilvy, son of English princess Alexandra 1964 "Hello, Dolly!" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 2,844 performances 1963 James Meredith becomes 1st black graduate from University of Mississippi 1963 James Wilder, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1 1963 James Hetfield, heavy metal rocker, Metallica-Helpless 1963 James Patrick, born in Winnipeg, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1963 "Mr. President" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 265 performances 1963 Elmore James, blues guitarist, dies at 45 of a heart attack 1963 1st American, James Whittaker, conquers Mount Everest 1963 Dr. James Campbell performed the 1st human nerve transplant 1963 Robert James Affuso, born in Newburgh, New York, rock drummer, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1963 James Denton, American Actor 1962 James J Kilroy, tank inspector (Kilroy was here), dies at 60 1962 "Mr President" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 265 performances 1962 James Meredith became 1st black at University of Mississippi 1962 James Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi 1962 Governor R. Barnett refuses to admit a black to Miss Universe (James Meredith) 1962 James Debarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Debarge 1962 Duffy James Joseph Waldorf, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, PGA golfer, 1995 LaCantera Tx 1962 James Marsters, American Actor 1962 "Subways Are after Sleeping" closes at St. James New York City after 205 performances 1962 James Carpenter, Canton Conn, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics 1962 Nicholas Turturro, Queens, New York, actor, James Martinez-NYPD Blue 1962 James F Doehring, born in Santa Barbara, California, shot putter, Olympics-silver-1992 1962 Paul Webb, born in Essex, England, musician, producer, bass player, member of reggae band Eskalator, joined band TalkTalk in 1981, produced album 'The Year of the Leopard' with James Jorkston in 1996 1962 "Do Re Mi" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 400 performances 1961 "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 205 performances 1961 Producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman announce expensive publicity campaign to make Sean Connery (James Bond) a star 1961 U.S. government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith 1961 James Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66 1961 James Meredith refused access as a student in Mississippi 1961 James Gandolfini, American Actor 1961 James B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court 1961 James R. Hoffa elected chairman of Teamsters 1961 James McNichol, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Fitzpatricks, California Fever 1961 James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 1961 James Melton, opera tenor (Ford Festival), dies at 57 1961 Mike Kingery, born in St. James, Minnesota, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1961 James T. Gallagher, Jr., born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1990 Greater Milw 1961 James Edward Murray, Senator-D-Montana 1934 - 1961, dies 1961 Kevan James, cricketer, all-rounder 4 wkts/4 balls and ton vs. India 1996 1961 James Worthy, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, 1988 Playoff MVP 1960 "Do Re Mi" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 400 performances 1960 Darryl James, Kamloops BC, Canadian Tour golfer, Glenco-1992, 93 1960 Lance Kerwin, born in Newport Beach, California, James at 15, The Loneliest Runner 1960 James Prime, British rock keyboardist, Deacon Blue-Pay Day 1960 James Patrick Delsing, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 New England-2nd 1960 Derek James, Durban South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Infiniti 1960 David James Elliott, Toronto, actor, Seinfeld, Lt Harmon Rabb-Jag 1960 James A Pawelczyk, Buffalo, New York, PhD/astronaut, sk STS-90 1960 [James] Kenneth Perry, born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial 1960 1st date in James Clavell's novel "Nobel House" 1960 "Flower Drum Song" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 602 performances 1960 James Spader, born in New York City, actor, Endless Love, Wall St, Mannequin 1959 Brian James Claar, born in Santa Monica, California, PGA golfer, 1991 AT&T-2nd 1959 Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1959 James Gleason, dies at 76 1958 "Flower Drum Song" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 602 performances 1958 "Li'l Abner" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 693 performances 1958 Pulitzer prize awarded to James Agee for (Death in the Family) 1958 Tony James, rock bassist, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1958 James McDaniel, born in Washington D.C., actor, Arthur Fancy-NYPD Blue 1958 James Wilby, Burma, actor, Howards End, Maurice 1958 James van Allen discovers radiation belt 1958 B James Lowry, rocker, Boys Band 1957 AAU awards Bobby Morrow, James Sullivan Memorial Trophy 1957 James Sanford, U.S. runner, world record 50m indoor 1957 James Brown, British reggae singer/drummer, UB40-Red Red Wine 1957 James De Paiva, Hayward California, actor, Max Holden-One Life to Live 1957 James McGreevey, American Politician 1957 White Sox' James Landis struck out 5 times in a game 1957 St. James' Theater in London closes 1957 James F "Jimmy" Dorsey, U.S. orchestra leader, dies at 53 1957 James Connolly, 1st Olympic winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies 1956 "Pajama Game" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 1063 performances 1956 "Li'l Abner" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 693 performances 1956 James Honeyman-Scott, rock guitarist and vocalist, Pretenders 1956 James Talent, American Politician 1956 James H Newman, Trust Territory of Pacific, PhD/Astronaut, STS-51, 69 1956 James Newman, American Astronaut 1956 James Van Patten, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Bo-Chisholms 1956 James Donald Halsell, Jr., Monroe, Louisiana, astronaut, STS-65, 74, 83, 94 1956 James Lofton, NFL wide reciever, Bills, Packers, Raiders 1956 John James, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, Jeff Colby-Dynasty 1956 James Ingram, vocalist, On the Wings of Love 1955 James Edwards, NBA center, Chicago Bulls 1955 James Price Johnson, composer, dies at 64 1955 James Dean, U.S. actor (East of Eden, Giant), dies 1955 James Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in car crash at 24 1955 James Jonathan Sylvers, rocker 1955 James Agee, U.S. critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in NY 1955 Amschel Mayor James Rothschild, born in Paris, France, banker, joined family banking firm N M Rothschild & Sons, chief executive of Rothschild Asset Management 1955 James Montgomery, U.S. 100m swimmer, Olympic-3 gold-1976 1955 Michael James Sullivan, born in Gary, Indiana, PGA golfer, 1980 Southern Open 1954 James Hilton, English author (Lost Horizon), dies at 54 1954 "Star is Born" starring Judy Garland and James Mason premieres 1954 James E. Wilkins is 1st black to attend a U.S. cabinet meeting 1954 James Cameron, born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, writer and director, True Lies, Titanic 1954 James Kiberd, actor, Trevor Dillon-Loving, All My Children 1954 James Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Sat Night Live, Trading Places 1954 James Henderson, country singer, Black Oak Arkansas 1954 "Pajama Game" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1063 performances 1954 "King and I" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 1246 performances 1954 James F Reilly II, born in Mount Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut, STS-89, sk:100 1953 James Remar, Boston, actor, 48 Hours, Rent-a-Cop, Cotton Club 1953 Alexander O'Neal, Minneapolis, rocker, James Hearsky Harris III 1953 James di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles 1953 James E Lascelles, grandson of English princess Mary 1953 James Taylor, born in South Carolina, rocker, Kool and The Gang 1953 James Horner, actor, Titanic, Apollo 13, Balto, Jade, Casper 1953 James Russo, born in New York City, actor, My Own Private Idaho, China Girl 1953 James Francis Thorpe, decathelete, 2 Gold Medals 1912 Olympics, dies at 64 1953 James Anderson II, (Jo-Northern Exposure), dies 1953 Francis Crick and James Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule 1953 James Mndaweni, South African worker's union leader/president, NACTU 1952 James D Wetherbee, Flushing, New York, Lieutenant Commander USN/astr, STS-32, 52, 63, 86 1952 Alec John Such, born in Yonkers, New York, rocker, musician, former bassist for band Bon Jovi, managed local New Jersey bands and Heaven band in Chicago with James Young of Styx 1952 James Keane, Buffalo, New York, actor, Willis Bell-Paper Chase 1952 James Forbes, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1952 James H. Douglas, American Politician 1952 James Mankey, rocker, Concrete Blonde 1952 James A. Barcia, born in Bay City, Michiga, Representative-D-Michigan 2003 - 1952 James Philip Bagian, Philadelphia, MDPE/astronaut, STS-29, STS-40 1951 James Turner Brewer, born Maywood, Illinois, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 James Norman Hall, American Author 1951 David Yip, born in Liverpool, England, of Chinese descent, English actor, played Johnny Ho in The Chinese Detective, played CIA liason agent Chuck Lee in 'A View to a Kill', a 1985 James Bond film 1951 James Stephens, Mount Kisko, New York, actor, Paper Chase, Devil's Island 1951 James C. Greenwood, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1993 - 2005 1951 "King and I" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1246 performances 1951 James I Wedgwood, British theosophist/Catholic bishop, dies at 67 1951 James Bridie, Osborne Henry Mavor, dramatist, dies 1950 James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold), dies at 68 1950 "Harvey," starring James Stewart, premieres in NY 1950 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial 1950 Cleveland Browns' Tommy James intercepts 3 passes, club record 1950 James P[aul] Blaylock, U.S., sci-fi author, Elfin Ship, Homunculus 1950 "Where's Chartev?" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 792 performances 1950 James Reynolds, born in Oskaloosa, Kansas, actor, Abe Carver-Days of our Lives 1950 David James Wottle, 800m runner, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 James Smith, U.S., singer, Stylistics-Can't Give you Anything 1950 James A. Butts, born in Los Angeles, California, triple jumper 1976 Olympics silver 1950 James Conlon, born in New York City, conductor, Cincinnati May Festival-1979 1950 James Dunn, U.S. vocalist, Stylistics-You make me feel Brand New 1949 James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher (Oestereetster), dies at 89 1949 Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1949 "Fat" Larry James, U.S. drummer, Fat Larry's Band 1949 James Fallows, American Journalist 1949 Mike Vale, rock bassist, Tommy James and The Shondells 1949 Ronnie James Dio, rocker, Dio-Holy Diver, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath 1949 James T Adams, U.S. historian (Pulitzer 1921) 1949 James S. Voss, born Cordova, Alabama, Major USA/astronaut, STS-44, 53, 69 1949 James Sempill, born in Scotland, born James William Stuart Whitemore Sempill, Lord Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill, Peerage of Scotland, created in 1489 for Sir John Sempill 1949 James P Pennington, rocker, Exile 1948 James Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Styx 1948 "Where's Chartev?" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 792 performances 1948 James Baskett, dies 1948 "Sleepy Hallow" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 12 performances 1948 "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 12 performances 1948 Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener and Tennessee Williams 1948 James Wise, U.S. soul singer, Archie Bell and the Drells 1948 Eddie James Hart, Martinez Cal, 4x100m relay runner, Olympics gold 72 1948 James Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, vocalist and guitarist, Up on the Roof 1948 Les Holroyd, born in Oldham, England, rocker, Barclay James Harvest 1948 James FCS "Jim" Woude, cartoonist 1948 James Ellroy, American Writer 1948 Eddie Gray, rock guitarist, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue 1948 Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1948 Rick James, American Musician 1948 Mel Pritchard, born in Oldham, England, Melvyn Pritchard, Mel Pritchard, drummer, rocker, played progressive rock with Barclay James Harvest, worked with Les Holroyd 1947 George Lawrence James, New Jersey, 4X400m relayer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 James Fielder, Denton, Texas, rocker, Blood Sweat and Tears 1947 James Forrestal sworn in as 1st U.S. Secretary of Defense 1947 James Pankow, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rocker, Chicago 1947 James Harris, born in Monroe, Louisiana, NFL quarterback, Buffalo, Louisiana, San Diego 1947 James T. Walsh, born in Syracuse, New York, Representative-R-New York 1989 - 2009 1947 Tommy James, born in Dayton, Ohio, born Thomas Gregory Jackson, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, led rock band Tommy James and the Shondells 1947 James Woods, born in Warwick, Rhode Island, actor, Salvador, Against All Odds 1947 Wooly Wolstenholme, keyboardist/vocalist, Barclay James Harvest 1947 James Patterson, American Author 1947 Edward James Olmos, Cal, actor, Miami Vice, Stand and Deliver, Triumph 1947 Peter Lucia, rock drummer, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue 1946 James Ray Tucker, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist, Turtles-Eleanor 1946 James Jeans, English physicist/mathematician/astronomer, dies at 69 1946 James R. Hines, Dumas, Arkansas, 4X100m relayer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Susan Saint James, Miller, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, McMillian and Wife 1946 Susan St. James, Susan Jane Miller, Los Angeles California, actress (Kate and Allie) 1946 James Maxton, politician, dies 1946 Timothy Dalton, born in North Wales, actor, James Bond-Living Daylights 1946 James C. Adamson, born Warsaw New York, Lt. Col. U.S. astronaut on STS-28, STS-43 1946 Sidney James Jones, composer, dies at 84 1945 James Naughton, Middleton CT, actor, Stranger is Watching 1945 James G Richardson, Gainesville, Florida, actor, Tim Cassidy-Sierra 1945 Peter James Leonard Klatzow, composer 1945 James Rodford, English rock vocalist/bassist, Kinks-Mr Pleasant 1945 James Orville Fulkerson, composer 1945 James F. Buchli, born in New Rockford, North Dakota, USMC/astr, STS-51C, 61A, 29, 48 1945 James Naughton, U.S., actor, Trauma Center, 7/6/46]- 1945 Richard Ottaway, born in Bristol, England, Richard Geoffrey James Ottaway, politician, Conservative Party, attended Brittania Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Member of Parliament for Croydon South 1945 James P. Moran, American Politician 1945 Ronnie Rosman, rocker, Tommy James Shondells-Crystal Blue Persuasion 1945 James Nicholson, British MEP 1944 James Carville, American Lawyer 1944 James "Ox" D A van Hoften, born in Fresno California, astronaut, STS-11, STS-20 1944 James Purify, U.S. singer, I'm Your Puppet 1944 James Buckley, CEO, Baltic Exchange 1944 James Diggle, FBA, classicist 1944 James Cousins, British MP 1944 James Cran, born in Britain, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Beverley and Holderness 1997 - 2005 1943 Allen James Coage, New York City, HW judo 1976 Olympics bronze 1943 James Edward Sellars, composer 1943 James Kale, rocker, Guess Who 1943 Benjamin James Dale, composer, dies at 58 1943 James Levine, musical conductor, Tosca, dir, Metropolitan Opera 1943 James Levine, British conductor 1943 James Earl Chaney, U.S. civil rights activist 1943 James Gow and A d'Usseau's "Tomorrow the World," premieres in New York City 1943 James Oglethorpe (U.S.) and Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed and sinks 1943 James Wallace Beaton, born in Britain, Chief Superintendent, The Queen's Police Officer 1983 - 1992, saved Princess Anne from kidnapper 1974 1943 Win Griffiths, born in Wales, born Winston James Griffiths, politician, Labor Party, served as Member of Parliament for Bridgend, member of the European Parliament, Chairman of Bro Margannwg NHS Trust 1943 James King, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, basketball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1943 Timothy Andrew James Souster, composer 1943 Paul James Nunn, mountaineer 1942 Mike Heron, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, born James Michael Heron, singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, member of The Incredible String Band 1942 1st U.S. citizenship granted an alien on foreign soil (James Hoey) 1942 James Barry M Hertzog, South African premier (1914-39), dies at 76 1942 James A. Leach, American Politician 1942 James Carr, U.S., gospel singer, To Love Somebody 1942 James Topping, author of CP/M 1942 68th Preakness: Basil James aboard Alsab wins in 1:57 1942 James H. Doolittle bombs Tokyo and other Japanese cities 1942 James Couchman, born in England, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Gillingham 1942 James Cromwell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Stretch-All in the Family, Babe 1942 Interallied war trial conference publishes St. James Declaration 1941 James Bowman, English contratenor 1941 Prior to U.S. in WW II, Germany torpedoes U.S. destroyer Reuben James 1941 USS Reuben James torpedoed by Germans, even though U.S. is not in war 1941 James Seals, Sidney, Texas, singer, Seals and Crofts-Summer Breeze 1941 James Stephenson, actor (Sea Hawk, River's End), dies at 52 1941 James Scott, director, Strike it Rich 1941 James P[atrick] Hogan, UK, sci-fi author, Giants' Star 1941 James P. Hoffa, American Businessman 1941 James Traficant, Jr., born in Youngstown, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1985 - 2002 1941 James G. Frazer, Scottish Scientist 1941 Sheila James Kuehl, politician/actress, Zelda-Dobie Gillis 1941 James Joyce, novelist (Ulysses), dies in Zurich Switzerland, at 58 1940 James Burrows, TV producer/director, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers 1940 James Brady, press secretary, wounded during Reagan assassin attempt 1940 John Pennel, pole vaulter, James E Sullivan Award-1963 1940 James Brolin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Dr. Kiley-Marcus Welby, Peter-Hotel 1940 James Hall, writer/actor (Millie, Hell's Angels), dies at 39 1940 James L. Brooks, producer/director, Broadcast News, Taxi, Critic 1940 James L. Brooks, Producer 1940 James Blyth, born in Britain, businessman, head of defense sales for Ministry of Defense, chairman, London Business School, CEO, The Boots Company 1940 James Gammon, born in Newman, Illinois, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Nick-Nash Bridges 1939 Bob James, born in Marshall, Missouri, rocker, smooth jazz, fusion, arranger, producer, wrote "Nautilus" and "Take Me To Mardi Gras", two of the most sampled songs in hip hop history 1939 James Booker, New Orleans, R and B musician, Gonzo 1939 James Galway, born in Belfast. Ireland, flutist, 18k gold flute, Royal Phil 1939 James A Naismith, creator of basketball, dies at 78 1939 James Naismith, Basketball inventor, dies 1939 James McGee, pathologist/professor, Morbid Anatomy at Oxford 1939 James Victor, born in Puerto Rico, actor, Boulevard Night, Streets of LA 1939 James Deacon White, ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi), dies at 91 1939 71st Belmont: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:29.6 1939 James Fox, born in London, England, actor, Greystoke 1939 65th Kentucky Derby: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:03.4 1939 James Robert Jones, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Representative-D-Oklahoma 1973 - 1987 1939 Reinier Lucassen, Dutch painter, Kuifje contra James Union 1939 James Caan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Brian's Song, Killer Elite, Godfather 1939 James Aubrey Turner, scientist 1938 James Katt, pitcher/sportscaster, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins 1938 P J Proby, James Marcus Smith, born in Houston, Texas, rocker 1938 James Weldon Johnson, black leader (NAACP), dies in car crash at 67 1938 James Botten, cricketer, all-rounder in 1965 South Africa series vs. England 1938 James Bolam, actor, Crucible of Terror 1938 70th Belmont: James Stout aboard Pasteurized wins in 2:29.6 1938 James Bilbray, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, Representative-D-Nevada 1987 - 1995 1938 James Farentino, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Dead and Buried, Final Countdown 1938 James G Watt, born in Colorado, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1981 - 1983 1938 James G. Watt, Public Servant 1938 Etta James, Jamesette Hawkins, U.S. singer, Roll With Me Henry 1937 James MacArthur, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Danny Williams-Hawaii 5-0 1937 James Ramsay MacDonald, British Prime Minister (Lab, 1924, 29-35), dies at 71 1937 James Marcus, actor (Clockwork Orange), dies at 60 1937 James Florio, born in Brooklyn, New York, Representative-D-New Jersey 1975 - 1990, Governor-D-New Jersey,1990 - 1994 1937 Joe Louis KOs James J. Braddock in 18 for heavyweight boxing title 1937 James M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies 1937 James M. Barrie, British Playwright 1937 Ian St. James, novelist, Balfour Conspiracy, Vengeance, Money Stones 1937 Paul Mefano, born in France, composer, conductor, founded Ensemble 2e2m, premiered over 500 works by young composers, including James Dillon and Franco Donatoni, directed the Conservatory of Versailles 1996 - 2005 1936 James Stacy, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Fred-Adv of Ozzie and Harriet 1936 James De Preist, Philadelphia Penn, conductor, Mitropolos 1964 1936 James H "Simon" Gray, English playwright, Butley 1936 James Philip Dunn, composer, dies at 52 1936 James Hampton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Bugler Dobbs-F Troop, Teen Wolf 1936 James Darren, born in Philadelphia, actor, TJ Hooker, Diamond Head, Venus in Furs 1936 68th Belmont: James Stout aboard Granville wins in 2:30 1936 James Darren, actor, Time Tunnel 1936 James Dobson, American Psychologist 1936 James C. Dobson, American Psychologist 1936 James Rand, British judge, Advocate General 1935 James Clay, born in Dallas, Texas, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins 1935 James Cotton, blues vocalist 1935 James J Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1935 James George, U.S., weightlifter, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1956 Olympics 1935 James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1935 Hans Wollschlager, born in Minden, Germany, writer, editor, translated completed works of Edgar Allen Poe, James Joyce's Ulysses 1935 James T Farrell finishes his "Studs Lonigan" trilogy 1934 Vernon Duke and James Hanley's musical premieres in New York City 1934 James Inhofe, American Politician 1934 William James Matthias, composer 1934 James Carl Tenney, composer 1934 James Tenney, American Composer 1934 U.S. Court of Appeals upheld lower court ruling striking down government's attempt to ban controversial James Joyce novel "Ulysses" 1934 [James] Thorne Smith, U.S., sci-fi author (Stray Lamb, Turnabout) 1934 James Charles Lehrer, Wichita, Kansas, news anchor, McNeil-Lehrer Report 1934 James Jeffords, American Politician 1934 James Drury, New York City, actor, Virginian 1934 James B Sikking, California, actor, Hill St. Blues, Star Trek 3, Doogie Howser 1934 James Franciscus, Clayton, Missouri, actor, Mr Novak, Longstreet, Hunter 1933 James Booth, born in London, England, actor and writer, Zulu, Robbery, Revenge 1933 Ban on James Joyce' "Ulysses" in U.S., lifted 1933 James Wolfensohn, Australian Businessman 1933 James D. Houston, American Writer 1933 Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young 1933 James Loeb, American Businessman 1933 Robert Rhodes James, historian, Gallipoli 1933 Bob Simmons, born in Fulham, England, stuntman, double for James Bond 1933 David James Moore, educationalist 1933 James Goldsmith, Paris, France, corporate raider, Referendum Party 1933 James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies 1933 James A. Abrahamson, USAF/astronaut 1932 Al Levitt, born in New York City, New York, drummer, American jazz artist, studied under Irv Kuger, played in Europe with Peter Ind, Slide Hampton, Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, James Moody 1932 New York City Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges) 1932 John James Fenwick, English warehouse owner/multi-millionaire 1932 Englishman James Mollisson is 1st to fly east to west over Atlantic 1932 James V. Hansen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1981 - 2003 1932 James Anderton, Chief constable, Manchester England 1932 James Lester, born in Nottingham, England, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Beeston, served as party whip, junior employment minister 1932 58th Preakness: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 1:59.8 1932 58th Kentucky Derby: Eugene James aboard Burgoo King wins in 2:05.2 1932 1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree 1932 James Clyde, born in England, Baron Clyde, son of James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde, British judge, Chancellor to the Bishop of Argyll, Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland 1931 Arthur James Cook, union leader (coal miners), dies at 47 1931 James Watson Cronin, nuclear physicist 1931 James Cronin, American Physicist 1931 Monty Losowsky, professor of medicine, St. James University England 1931 James Loughran, British conductor 1931 James Tolkan Calumet, born in Michigan, actor, Weekend War, Leap of Faith 1931 James Leander "Leo" Nichols, honorary consul 1931 James Q. Wilson, American Politician 1931 Donald James Martino, Plainfield, New Jersey, composer, Noturnno-Pulitzer 1974 1931 James Weatherhead, moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1931 James Dean, born in Marion, Indiana, stage/film actor, Giant, Rebel Without a Cause 1931 James Earl Jones, Mississippi, actor, Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man 1930 James Weldon Johnson resigns as executive secretary of NAACP 1930 Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award 1930 James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, light HW boxer 1956 Olympics gold 1930 James M Taylor, Stamps ARK, USAF/astronaut 1930 James Olsen, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Andromeda Strain, Spell 1930 James McLane, U.S., 1500m freestyle swimmer 1948 Olympics gold 1930 Sean Connery, Edinburgh Scotland, actor, James Bond 1930 James Gulliver, businessman 1930 Ronald James Herron, architect 1930 James Komack, born in New York City, writer/director/actor, Courtship of Eddie's Father 1930 James Gathers, Sumter, South Carolina, 200m runner 1952 Olympics bronze 1930 James McEachin, Pennert, North Carolina, actor, Harry-Tenafly 1930 Michael James Adams, USAF pilot, X-15 1930 James Baker III, Houston, Secretary of Treasury, 1985 - 1988, Secretary of State, 1989 - 1992 1930 James Alan Ferman, secretary, British Board of Film Classification 1930 Hostess Twinkies invented by bakery executive James Dewar 1930 James Benson Irwin, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 15 1930 James Irwin, American Astronaut 1930 Doug Harvey, hockey star, 3 time James Norris winner 1930 James Broderick, born in Charleston, New Hampshire, actor, Brenner-Brenner, Doug-Family 1929 James Brosnan, baseball player/writer, Long Season 1929 James H. Scullin forms Australia government 1929 Lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in New York in 1st all-instrument flight 1929 John Milford, Johnstown, New York, actor, Lieutenant, Legend of Jesse James 1929 James Pilditch, designer 1929 James Bishop, editor, London News Publications 1929 James Kirtland Randall, composer 1929 James McDivitt, born in Chicago, Brigadier General USAF/astronaut, Gemini 4, Apollo 9 1929 Sonny James, James Loden, Hackelburg AL, rocker, Young Love 1929 James Last, orchestra leader/composer/arranger 1929 Lady, James, Mellon, CEO, Volunteer Development Scotland 1929 James Ackley Maxwell, actor and director, Traitors, Pyt Potter, Otley 1929 James Coco, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Man of La Mancha, Murder by Death 1929 Sonny James, singer, Young Love, Running Bear 1929 James R. Schlesinger, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1973 - 1975 1929 James Mulcro Drew, composer 1928 James "Jimmy" Johnson, U.S. gospel/blues singer/guitarist 1928 James Edward Bradford, HW weightlifer, Silver Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics 1928 James "Junior" Gilliam, Dodgers, NL rookie of year 1953 1928 James Porter, CEO, Commonwealth Institute 1928 James Coburn, Laurel Nebr, actor, Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven 1928 James Wild, music teacher 1928 Amazing [James] Randi, born in Toronto, Ontario, skeptic magician, Nova 1928 James Randi, Canadian Entertainer 1928 James Kilfedder, MP, Ulster Popular Unionist 1928 James Ivory, producer/director, Howard's End, Remains of the Day 1928 James Brown, born in Barnwell, South Carolina, soul singer, 'Hot Pants', 'Living in America' 1928 James Garner, born in Norman, Oklahoma, actor, Rockford Files, Bret Maverick 1928 James White, sci-fi author, Star Surgeon, Star Healer 1928 James D. Watson, chemist, co-discovered structure of DNA 1928 James A. Lovell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, USN/astr, Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13 1928 James W. Kinnear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CEO, Texaco 1928 James Earl Ray, assassin, Martin Luther King, Jr. 1927 St. James Theater (Erlanger) opens at 246 W 44th St. New York City 1927 James Curwood, U.S. journalist and writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49 1927 James Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry 1927 James H. Weaver, born in Brookings, South Dakota, Representative-D-Oregon 1975 - 1987 1927 James J. Howard, born in Irvington, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1965 - 1988 1927 James E K Aggrey, Ghana/US theologist, dies 1927 James Goldman, author/playwright, Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid 1927 James Eberle, British admiral/director, Royal Institute of International Affairs 1927 James Scott Skinner, composer, dies at 83 1927 James D. Watkins, American Soldier 1927 James Callaghan, British MP 1926 James Dewar, journalist/documentary film-maker 1926 James McCracken, born in Gary, Indiana, dramatic tenor, Rodolfo-La Boheme 1926 James Lipton, American Educator 1926 Edwin James Nairn Carr, composer 1926 James Best, born in Corydon, Indiana, actor, Savages, Sounder, Rolling Thunder 1926 James Hele, high master, St. Paul's School 1926 James Whitman McLamore, businessman 1926 James S. Coleman, American Sociologist 1926 James P. Donleavy, born in Brooklyn, novelist, Ginger Man, Onion Eaters 1926 James Stirling, Scottish D-day-parachutist/architect/knight 1926 James Hillman, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, psychologist, credited with developing archetypal psychology 1926 James Merrill, U.S. poet and author, Scripts for the Pageant 1926 James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hour day and $5 daily minimum wage 1925 James E "Jimmy" Smith, U.S. jazz/organist, Walk on the Wild Side 1925 Maurice Binder, New York City, photographer/film titler, James Bond 1925 Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight 1925 James Pickles, judge 1925 Peter Graves, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, James Phelps-Mission Impossible 1925 James Miskin, QC/recorder of London 1925 James E. Burke, American Businessman 1925 James Moody, U.S., jazz saxophonist/orchestra leader 1925 James Lane Allen, U.S. writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 1925 James Saunders, English chemist/playwright, Ark 1925 James Gleason and Richard Tabers "Is zat so?," premieres in New York City 1924 James A. McClure, born in Payette, Idaho, Senator-R-Idaho 1973 - 1991, Representative-R-Idaho 1967 - 1973 1924 James Galanos, Philadelphia, fashion designer, Coty Hall of Fame-1959 1924 James W. Wood, USAF/astronaut, Dynasoar 1924 James Kirkwood, born in Los Angeles, California, actor and writer, Hired Wife 1924 James A. Baldwin, American Author 1924 Peter James Frederick Green, CEO Lloyd's of London 1924 James W. Black, Scottish Scientist 1924 Cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64 1924 James Colin Ross Welch, journalist 1924 James Swaffield, director-general, Swaffield and Clerk to the GLC 1923 James Stockdale, Admiral, Vietnam, Ross Perot's 1992 running mate 1923 [James] Hoyt Wilhelm, knuckleball pitcher, Orioles 1923 James Arness, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, Matt Dillon-Gunsmoke, Thing 1923 James Kirkup, travel writer/poet/novelist, African in Greenland 1923 James Dewar, Scottish Scientist 1923 James L. Buckley, born in New York City, New York, Senator-R-New York 1971 - 1977 1923 James L. Buckley, American Politician 1923 James Abdnor, born in Kennebec, South Dakota, Senator-R-South Dakota 1981 - 1987, Representative-D-South Dakota 1973 - 1981 1923 James Dickey, Atlanta, poet/actor, Deliverance 1922 James Wilson, composer 1922 James E. Gunn, U.S., sci-fi author, Station in Space, Immortal 1922 James Holt, medieval historian 1922 Kingsley Amis, born in London, novelist, Lucky Jim, James Bond Dossier 1922 James Noble, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Governor Gatling-Benson 1922 James C "Jim" Laker, Bradford England, cricket off spinner 1922 James William Tate, composer, dies at 46 1922 James Joyce's "Ulysses" published in Paris (1,000 copies) 1922 Lord James Hanson, English industrialist/House of Lords, Conservative 1921 James Tye, safety expert 1921 James Jones, Robinson, Illinois, novelist, From Here to Eternity 1921 James Whitmore, born in White Plains, New York, actor, Give 'em Hell Harry 1921 James Menter, principal, Queen Mary College 1921 J. James Exon, born in Geddes, South Dakota, Senator-D-Nebraska 1979 - 1997 1921 James Houston, born in Toronto, author/filmmaker, Tikta'Liktak 1921 Clifton James, New York City, actor, Buster and Billie, David and Lisa 1921 James Clifton, Spokane, Washington actor, Live and Let Die 1921 James [Benjamin] Blish, US/UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Star Trek Reader 1921 James Blish, American Author 1921 Philip James Barry's "Punch for Judy," premieres in New York City 1921 James Wilson, British Lieutenant-General 1921 Nancy Kelly, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actress, Double Exposure, Jesse James 1920 William James Robjohn, composer, dies at 77 1920 James J Kilpatrick, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, columnist, 60 Minutes 1920 James Lanphier, New York, actor, Flight of Lost Balloon 1920 James Molyneaux, MP, Ulster unionist 1920 P. D. James, English Novelist 1920 Phyllis James, mystery writer 1920 James Munn, commissioner, British University 1920 James Eric Storrar, fighter Pilot 1920 Michael James O'Hehir, commentator/journalist 1920 James Brown, born in Desdemona, Texas, actor, Lt Rip Masters-Rin Tin Tin 1920 James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist 1920 James Doohan, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor played Montgomery Scott on Star Trek 1920 James Mitchell, Sacramento California, actor, Palmer-All My Children 1920 James H. Scheuer, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1965 - 1973, 1975 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993 1920 James Whyte, Moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland 1920 James Farmer, Marshall, Tex, civil rights leader 1920 James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist 1919 James Patrick Murray, American Journalist 1919 James Quinn, film producer/actor, Joey, Hammett, Overlord 1919 James Lovelock, scientist 1918 Granville James Leveson Gower, land owner 1918 James Daly, Wisconsin, actor, Medical Center 1918 James Cameron Tudor, politician 1918 Archibald James Potter, composer 1918 James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist 1918 James MacGregor Burns, political writer, The Lion and the Fox 1918 James Bysse Joll, historian 1918 James Tobin, American Economist 1918 Elmore James, musician, Dust My Broom 1917 James Rainwater, American Scientist 1917 Hugh Joseph Charles James L'Etang, medical writer 1917 Dennis James, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, wrestling announcer/TV host, PDQ 1917 James Mason Crafts, U.S. chemist, dies at 78 1917 49th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Hourless wins in 2:17.8 1917 James Bostock, painter/engraver 1917 James Donald, Aberdeen Scotland, actor, Bridge on River Kwai, Vikings 1917 James Penberthy, composer 1917 James Barries' "Old Lady Shows Her," premieres in London 1916 James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer, dies at 88 1916 James L Lyons, jazz promoter 1916 James Alfred Wight Herriot, veterinarian/novelist 1916 James D. Ramage, U.S. Lieutenant-Admiral, WW II - Palau, Guam, and Philippines 1916 James J. Hill, American Businessman 1916 James Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London 1916 Harry James, born in Albany, Georgia, trumpeter, married to Betty Grable 1916 [James] Harold Wilson, L, British Prime Minister, 1964-70, 1974-76 1916 James Herriot, born in Scotland, writer, All Creatures Great and Small 1916 Henry James, US/British writer (Bostonians), dies in London at 72 1916 James Griffith, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Sheriff of Cochise 1916 Al James Woodie exander, songwriter/vocalist 1915 SF City Hall dedicated by Mayor James Rolph 1915 Lloyd James Austin, French Scholar 1915 Atty James L. Curtis named minister of Liberia 1915 James Murray, philologist, dies 1915 Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar 1915 James Hutton Brew, Pioneer of West African Journalism, dies 1915 Frank James, American Criminal 1915 James E Flecker, British diplomat/novelist (Hassan), dies at 30 1914 James Laughlin, American Poet 1914 James Scarlett, born in England, born James Richard Scarlett, 8th Baron Abinger, Lord Abinger, politician, Royal Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel, Deputy Lieutenant for Essex 1914 James Van Allen, U.S. physicist, discovered Van Allen radiation belts 1914 James Grierson, British general 1914 Ted Moore, South Africa, cinematographer, James Bond 1914 James William Rouse, U.S. builder, shopping malls/Columbia, Maryland 1914 James Rouse, American Businessman 1914 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2 1914 James Pack, naval officer museum curator 1914 James Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in New York City 1913 James Broughton, American Director 1913 William James Moyce, armaments scientist 1913 James Jarrell Pickle, American Politician 1913 38th Preakness: James Butwell aboard Buskin wins in 1:53.4 1913 Sidney James, Cohen, Johannesburg, actor, Carry On 1913 Stewart Granger, James Stewart, London, actor, Prisoner of Zenda 1913 James Westerfield, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Jungle Heat, Lucky Johnny 1913 James Pike, Oklahoma City, bishop, Beyond Anxiety 1912 Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1912 James Callaghan, L, British Prime Minister, 1976-79 1912 Cuthbert Alport, born in England, born Cuthbert James McCall Alport, Lord Alport, Baron Alport, politician, Conservative Party, Cabinet Minister, life peer, Deputy Lieutenant for Essex 1912 James Friell, political cartoonist 1912 James McKay, lord provost of Edinburgh 1912 James Craig, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Devil and Daniel Webster, Cyclops 1911 James Gregory, Bronx New York City, actor, My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller 1911 Alfred James Broomhall, Methodist missionary 1911 James H[enry] Schmitz, Germany, sci-fi author, Lion Game 1911 James Marjoribanks, British ambassador 1911 Roy James Alfred Kaulback, soldier 1911 Harry James Smith' "Mrs. Bumsted-Leigh," premieres in New York City 1911 Charles Joseph A. Russhon, USAF Lieutenant Colonel/liaison, James Bond films 1910 Francis James Claude Piggott, soldier 1910 William James, American Philosopher 1910 Jack Johnson KOs James J Jeffries in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1910 50th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 299 at St. Andrews Scot 1910 44th Belmont: James Butwell aboard Sweep wins in 2:22 1909 James Agee, American author, African Queen, Death in Family 1909 James "Scotty" Barrett Reston, Clydebank Scotld, journalist, New York Times 1909 James B Pritchard, U.S., theologist/archaeologist 1909 James Mason, England, actor, Lolita, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil 1909 James Bovard, Author 1909 James Sanborn, American Sculptor 1909 James R. Bath, American Businessman 1909 William James Millar Mackenzie, political scientist 1909 Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli, born in New York City, film producer, James Bond 1908 James E Folsom, Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59 1908 James Norman Dalrymple Anderson, lawyer 1908 James "Jimmy" Johnson, English Labor MP, 1950-59, 64-83 1908 James Barries "What Every Woman Knows," premieres in London 1908 James Lees-Milne, architecural historian 1908 James L Reinsch, media-adviser, Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy 1908 Ian Lancaster Fleming, born in London, England, author, James Bond 1908 Bernard Lee, born in London, England, actor, M in James Bond movies 1907 James Gardner, designer 1907 James Roosevelt, American Politician 1907 James Geoffrey Cutcliffe Hepburn, tap-dancer/socialist 1907 Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 James Herbert Lloyd Morrell, bishop 1907 James McGranahan, composer, dies at 67 1907 James Meade, English Economist 1907 James Gavin, U.S., 82nd Airborne Div General, Sicily/Normandy 1907 James M. Gavin, American Scientist 1907 James A. Michener, New York City, writer, South Pacific, Hawaii, Space 1906 George Richard James, saxophonist 1906 James Brooks, U.S. mural painter, Acquisition of Long Island 1906 James E Webb, head of NASA, 1961-68 1906 Arthur James Bramwell Hutchings, composer 1906 James Flavin, Portland Me, actor, Man With a Camera 1906 James A Bailey, circus showman (Barnum and Bailey), dies at 58 1905 James Burnham, philosopher, Coming Defeat of Communism 1905 James Holland, artist/exhibition organiser 1905 James Robertson Justice, born in Scotland, actor, Above Us the Waves 1905 James J Jeffries retires as boxing champ 1905 James Barrie's "Alice-sit-by-the-fire," premieres in London 1905 James Blackstone, Seattle, bowls 299 -last pin breaks but stands 1904 James Eastland, born in Doddsville, Mississippi, Senator-D-Mississippi 1941 - 1941 and 1943 - 1978 1904 James J Jeffries TKOs Jack Munroe in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1904 James R Killian, Jr., MIT President, 1948-59 1904 Harald James Penrose, pilot 1904 Ken James, cricket wicketkeeper, New Zealand's 1st Test, later Northants 1904 James Thomas Farrell, U.S., author, Studs Lonigan trilogy 1904 James Winston Watts, developer, Frontal Lobotomy 1904 James Melton, Moultrie, Georgia, opera tenor, Ford Festival 1904 James Longstreet, Confederate general, dies at 82 1903 James Gould Cozzens, U.S., novelist, 1949 Pulitzer-Guard of Honor 1903 James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 10 for heavywgt boxing title 1903 James A McNeill Whistler, U.S./British writer (Bride Tomorrow), dies at 69 1903 James Whistler, American Artist 1903 James Beard, U.S., culinary expert/author, Delights and Prejudices 1903 James S. Russell, U.S. pilot/admiral, WW II Pacific Ocean 1903 James Bullock, colliery manager 1903 Barney Dreyfuss and James Potter buys Philadelphia Phillies for $170,000 1902 James Van Alen, created Simplified Scoring System for tennis 1902 Philip James Bailey, English poet (Universal hymn), dies at 86 1902 James J. Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1902 James McCartney, father of Beatle, Paul McCartney 1902 Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician, Delta Blues 1901 Dorothy James, composer 1901 James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1901 James Dunn, New York City, actor, Tree Grows in Brooklyn, It's a Great Life 1901 James Pitman, Bath England, educator/publisher/phonetic speller 1901 James A Herne, J Aherne, U.S. playwright (Margaret Fleming), dies 1901 James J Caffrey wins Boston marathon (2:29:23.6) 1901 C. L. R. James, Journalist 1900 James Hall, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Hell's Angels 1900 James Hilton, English novelist, Goodbye Mr. Chips 1900 James E Keeler, U.S. astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42 1900 James Augustine Healy, black Roman Catholic bishop, dies at 80 1900 James Cagney, actor, Yankee Doodle Dandy, hold that grapefruit 1900 James Loudon, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75 1900 James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavywgt boxing title 1900 James Sutherland, English literature scholar/actor, Rob Roy 1953 1900 James J Jeffries KOs Jack Finnegan in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1900 James Martineau, English Philosopher 1899 James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget), dies at 85 1899 James "Pigmeat" Jarrett, pianist 1899 James J. Jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title 1899 James Wong Howe, Chinese Director 1899 James Ralph Darling, teacher 1899 James J Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavywgt boxing title 1899 James S. McDonnell, American Businessman 1899 James B. Connant, chemist/college president, Yale 1898 Baltimore James Hughes no-hits Boston Braves 8-0 1898 James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70 1897 3rd U.S. Golf Open: James Foulis wins 1897 James Joseph Sylvester, English Mathematician 1896 James H Doolittle, USAF General, Raid on Tokyo 1942 1896 2nd U.S. Golf Open: James Foulis shoots a 152 at Shinnecock Hills NY 1896 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece, American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history 1895 James Dwight Dana, American Scientist 1895 Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London 1894 James Thurber, American Comedian 1894 James Morrison Steele Mackaye, U.S. actor/author/director, dies at 51 1894 James J. Corbett KOs Charley Mitchell in 3 for heavyweight boxing title 1893 James Bryant Conant, American Scientist 1893 James G Blaine, U.S. minister of foreign affairs, dies at 62 1892 James B Collip, Canadian biochemist/physiologist, insulin 1892 James Meredith, 800m runner, Gold Medal 1912 Olympics 1892 James Corbett KOs John Sullivan in 21 for heavyweight boxing title 1892 James Keir Hardie chosen 1st socialist in British Lower house 1892 James M. Cain, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, novelist, Postman Always Rings Twice 1892 James Van Fleet, American Soldier 1892 Alice James, American Writer 1892 James Barrie's "Walker London," premieres in London 1892 "Lady Windermere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde premieres at St. James (London) 1892 James Forrestal, U.S., banker/minister of Navy 1891 James Naismith invents basketball (Canada) 1891 James Naismith creates the game of basketball 1891 James Chadwick, English physicist, discovered neutron 1891 James Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat, dies 1891 Henry James' "American," premieres in London 1891 James Price Johnson, composer 1890 James Barton, New Jersey, Broadway actor, Tobacco Road, Iceman Cometh 1890 Philip James, composer 1890 James Nasmyth, Scottish Inventor 1890 James Rennie, born in Toronto, Ontario, actor, Lash, Little Damozel 1889 James Stephenson, actor, Letter, Espionage Agent, Nancy Drew 1888 James Morrison, Mattoon, Illinois, actor, Little Detectives 1888 James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies 1888 James A. Farley, Public Servant 1888 James E. Casey, founder, United Parcel Service 1888 Henry James Sumner Maine, English Historian 1888 Henry King, U.S., director, Jesse James, 12 O'Clock High 1887 George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 1887 James Norman Hall, American Author 1887 James D Innes, English painter 1886 James Burke, New York City, actor, Mystery Theater, Great Guy 1886 James Van DerZee, famous African 1886 James Van Der Zee, American Photographer 1886 James Friskin, composer 1885 James Hannington, English missionary, murdered in Uganda 1885 Benjamin James Dale, composer 1884 James Elroy Flecker, English poet/dramatist, Hassan 1884 Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for 1st President term 1884 Henry James Byron, English Dramatist 1884 James Philip Dunn, composer 1883 Arthur James Cook, England, union leader, coal miners 1883 James Cutler patents postal mail chute 1883 James I Wedgwood, British theosophist/old-catholic bishop 1882 James Franck, German naturalist, Nobel 1925 1882 James Gleason, New York City, writer and actor, Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool 1882 Jesse James, outlaw, shot dead at 34, in St. Joseph, Missouri by Robert Ford 1882 With 120 miles James Saunders wins New York City's 24 hour race and $100 prize 1882 James Joyce, Ire, novelist/poet, Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake 1882 James Stephens, Irish poet, Crock of Gold 1881 James Schneider, New York, actor, Keystone Kops 1881 James A Garfield, 20th president (1881), dies of gunshot wound at 49 1881 James A. Garfield, American President 1881 Greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum and James A Bailey 1881 James A. Garfield inaugurated as 20th president 1880 1st cash register patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton Ohio 1880 James A. Garfield (R) elected president 1879 James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48 1879 James C. Maxwell, Scottish Mathematician 1879 James Ritty patents 1st cash register, to combat stealing by bartenders in his Dayton, Ohio saloon 1879 James F. Byrnes, American Politician 1879 James Branch Cabell, American novelist/essayist, Restless Heads 1879 James Shields (D) elected U.S. senator from Missouri after previously serving as U.S. senator from Illinois and Minnesota 1878 James Truslow Adams, historian, Pul-1921, Founding of New England 1878 James M. Kilroe, priest of St. Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx 1878 James O Curwood, U.S., journalist and writer, Kazan the wolfdog 1877 James J Jeans, cosmologist/astrophysicist, Mysterious Universe 1877 James Jeans, England, physicist/mathematician/astronomer 1877 James Drummond, historical painter, dies 1877 James Montgomery Flagg, illustrator, "I want you" Uncle Sam 1876 James Fraser, designed buffalo nickel 1876 James Lick, American Celebrity 1876 Bank robbery by James/Younger fails (Cole/Bob/Jim Younger arrested) 1876 29th Postmaster General: James N. Tyner of Indiana takes office 1876 James Edward Murray, born in St. Thomas, Canada, Senator-D-Montana 1934 - 1961 1875 James E K Aggrey, Ghana, U.S. theologian/educationalist 1875 James Cash Penney, department store founder, J C Penney 1875 James William Tate, composer 1875 Jesse James robs train in Otterville, Missouri 1875 James Augustine Healey became 1st Black Catholic Bishop in US 1874 Jesse James gang takes train at Muncie, Kansas 1874 James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti 1874 James, Tod, Sloan, jockey, created monkey crouch riding style 1874 27th Postmaster General: James W. Marshall of New Jersey takes office 1874 Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri 1873 Jesse James and James Younger gang's 1st train robbery (Adair Iowa) 1873 7th Belmont: James Roe aboard Springbok wins in 3:01.75 1872 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58 1872 Jesse James gang robs bank in Columbia, Kentucky (1 dead/$1,500) 1871 Jesse James robs bank in Corydon, Iowa ($45,000) 1871 James Weldon Johnson, lawyer, 1st black admitted to Florida Bar 1871 Jesse James and his gang robs Obocock Bank (Corydon Iowa), of $15,000 1870 David [James] Glasgow Farragut, admiral, dies 1870 James W Smith of South Carolina is 1st black to enter West Point 1869 James E Sullivan, founder, Amateur Athletic Union 1869 Englishman James Moore wins 1st bicycle race (13K Paris-Rouen) 1869 Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market 1869 James, Sunny Jim, Rolph, San Francisco mayor, 1912-31, MUNI backer 1869 James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade 1868 Jesse James gang robs bank in Gallatin, Missouri, kills 1 1868 James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (1841-68), dies 1868 James Buchanan, 15th U.S. president (1857-61), dies at 77 1868 Dr. James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, (2k) velocipede race at Parc fde St. Cloud, Paris 1868 James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan, dies at about 70 1868 Jesse James Gang robs bank in Russelville Kentucky of $14,000 1867 James Loeb, American Businessman 1867 John James Ferris, cricketer, mighty Australian bowler of late 1880's 1867 James Marcus, actor, Eagle, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Lone Avenger 1866 Jesse James gang robs bank in Lexington Missouri ($2000) 1866 James Ramsay MacDonald, L, British Prime Minister, 1924, 1929-35 1866 James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer, 1892-97 1866 James B. Hertzog, South African general/premier, 1914 - 1939 1866 Jesse James holds up his 1st bank, Liberty, Missouri ($15,000) 1865 James H Mason (Mass) patents 1st U.S. coffee percolator 1865 James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, SF 1865 George A. Birmingham, Reverend James Owen Hannay, novelist 1865 James Dearing, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 24 1864 James Jay Archer, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 46 1864 Jesse James' gang surprise attack train: 150 killed 1864 James Birdseye Mcpherson, U.S. Union General-major, dies in battle at 35 1864 640m long ponton bridge over James River Virginia finished 1864 Captain Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James River, Virginia 1864 James P McMahon, U.S. Union colonel (164th New York), dies in battle 1864 James Barbour Terrill, U.S. attorney/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 26 1864 James Byron Gordon, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 41 1864 Butler attacks Drewry's Bluff on James River 1864 James Clay Rice, lawyer/Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 34 1864 James Samuel Wadsworth, general-major (Union), dies in battle at 56 1863 James Bruce, Count of Elgin and Kincardine, governor Jamaica, dies at 52 1863 James Deshler, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 30 1863 James Johnston Pettigrew, U.S. attorney/Confederate, dies at 35 1863 James Harvey Robinson, born in Illinois, historian, Ordeal of Civilization 1863 James Cooper, U.S. attorney/senator/Union-Brigadier-General, dies at 52 1863 4 wheeled roller skates patented by James Plimpton of NY 1862 James Edward Rains, lawyer/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 29 1862 James Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting home run on Oct 14th 1862 Baseballer James Creighton ruptures bladder hitting home run, dies 10/18 1862 James Streshley Jackson, attorney and Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 39 1862 Montague Rhodes James, scholar/author/editor 1862 James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, Georgia 1862 James Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies 1862 James McIntosh, U.S. confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 33 1861 James A Naismith, inventor, basketball 1861 William James Mayo, surgeon/co-founder Mayo clinic in Minnesota 1861 Sidney James Jones, composer 1861 Battle of Vienna, Virginia and Secessionville, South Carolina, James Island 1861 James T Jackson, U.S. landlord (doodde EE Ellsworth), shot dead) 1860 James Wilson, politician 1860 James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist, Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan 1860 James M. Barrie, British Playwright 1860 James Ensor, Flemish painter/etcher, De lampenjongen 1860 William James Ashley, English economic-historian 1859 Cecil [James] Sharp, born in London, England, folk musician 1859 James Henry Leigh Hunt, English Writer 1858 James Gadsden, American Politician 1858 Britain's Queen Victoria telegraphs President James Buchanan 1857 James E Keeler, U.S., astronomer, rings of Saturn 1857 Walter Woodbury and James Page open photo studio in Batavia, Djakarta 1857 James Gibbs, Va, patents chain-stitch single-thread sewing machine 1856 James Buchanan elected U.S. president 1856 James Kelly and Jack Smith fight bareknuckle for 6h15m in Melbourne 1855 James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884 1855 James Edward Kelly, U.S., sculptor "Sculptor of American History" 1854 James P Carrell, composer, dies at 67 1854 James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author, The Golden Bough 1854 James G. Frazer, Scottish Scientist 1852 James F Cooper, writer, dies at 62 1852 [James] Burner Matthews, U.S. playwright/critic, New York Times 1851 James Ten Eyck, champion rower/coach, Ten Eyck Trophy namesake 1851 John James Audubon, conservationist (Audubon Society), dies at 65 1849 James Lane Allen, U.S. writer, Kentucky Cardinal 1849 James Whitcomb Riley, U.S., poet, Raggedy Man 1849 Dolley Madison, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins, died at age 81 in Washington, D.C. 1849 James Knox Polk, 11th President (1845-1849), dies in Nashville, Tennessee at 53 1849 James E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger 1848 Alice James, American Writer 1848 James K. Polk became 1st President photographed in office by Matthew Brady 1848 James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California 1847 James Deacon White, Canton, New York, ball player jumped teams in 1876, Chi 1847 Jesse James, Missouri, bank/train robber, son of a clergyman 1847 James Anthony Bailey, Detroit, circus impresario, Barnum and Bailey 1845 James K. Polk inaugrated at 11th president 1844 James K Polk elected 11th president of US 1843 William James Robjohn, composer 1843 Liberty Party nominates James Birneyas presidential candidate 1843 James Scott Skinner, composer 1843 Henry James, US/British writer/critic, Turn of the Screw, Bostonians 1843 Frank James, American Criminal 1842 James Lillywhite, Jr., cricketer, 1st England Test captain 1842 James Dewar, Scottish chemist/physicist, Dewarfles/cordiet 1842 James Morrison Steele Mackaye, U.S. actor, American Academy of Dramatic Art 1842 William James, U.S., psychologist/philosopher 1841 1st date in James Clavell's novel Tai-Pan 1841 Britain obtains Sarawak from Brunei, James Brooke appointed Rajah 1841 James Clark Ross (UK) is 1st to enter pack ice near Ross Ice Shelf 1840 James McGranahan, composer 1840 James Dearing, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1839 James Mason Crafts, U.S. chemist, Friedel-Crafts-synthesis 1839 James A. Herne, J Aherne, U.S. playwright, Hearts of Oak 1838 Henry Hobson Richardson, St. James, Louisiana, Romanesque revival architect 1838 James J Hill, Canada, RR entrepreneur, Great Northern Railroad 1838 James J. Hill, American Businessman 1838 James, 1st Viscount Bryce, historian/statesman 1838 James Barbour Terrill, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1837 James Lawlor Kiernan, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1837 James Harrison Wilson, Major General Union volunteers 1837 James Sanks Brisbin, Major General Union volunteers 1837 James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary 1837 James Phillip Simms, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1836 James Madison, 4th U.S. President (1809-17), dies in Montpelier Virginia at 85 1836 James Patrick Major, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1836 James Meech Warner, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1835 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reache James Island, Galapagos archipelago 1835 James William Forsyth, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1835 Henry James Byron, English Dramatist 1834 James "Cardinal" Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore 1834 James McNeill Whistler, American Artist 1834 James Whistler, American Artist 1834 James A. McNeill Whistler, US/British painter, Whistler's Mother 1833 John James Ingalls, Rep-Ks 1833 James Thadeus Holtzclaw, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1833 James Deering Fessenden, Major General Union volunteers 1833 James Edward Rains, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1833 James Deshler, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1833 James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart, Major General Confederate Army 1833 James Ball Antyne, Scottish founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60 1832 James Alexander Walker, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1832 James Hewett Ledlie, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1832 James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor, electricstatic generator 1831 James Hoban, architect who designed White House, dies 1831 James A. Garfield, American President 1831 James Maxwell, Edinburgh Scot, physicist, Treatise on Electricity 1831 James Northcote, English Artist 1831 James Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73 1831 Admiral James C Ross reaches magnetic North Pole 1831 James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist, electromagnetic theory 1831 James C. Maxwell, Scottish Mathematician 1831 James Ronald Chalmers, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1830 James A. Healy, 1st black bishop in America 1830 James Augustine Healy, born in Macon, Georgia, 1st black Roman Catholic bishop 1830 James G Blaine, the "Plumed Knight" 1830 James G Blaine, U.S., minister of foreign affairs 1829 James Clay Rice, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1829 James St. Clair Morton, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1829 James Conner, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1829 James Smithson, dies, his will establishes Smithsonian Institute 1828 James Birdseye MacPherson, Major General Union volunteers 1828 James Johnston Pettigrew, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 James Cutler Dunn Parker, composer 1828 James William Reilly, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1828 James Fleming Fagan, Major General Confederate Army 1827 James Southerton, cricketer, Test debut in the 1st ever Test at 49 1827 James Sidney Robinson, Major General Union volunteers 1827 James Hewitt, composer, dies at 57 1827 James Murrell Shackelford, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1827 James Barnet Fry, Major General Union Army 1826 James Scott Negley, Union volunteers Major General 1826 James Gillpatrick Blunt, Major General Union volunteers 1825 James Winning McMillan, Major General Union volunteers 1824 Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen, Union 1824 Richard James Oglesby, Union Union volunteers 1824 James Loudon, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies 1824 Thomas James Churchill, Major General Confederate Army 1824 James Merritt Ives, lithographer, Currier and Ives 1824 James Morrison Hawes, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1823 President James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine" 1823 James Isham Gilbert, Major General Union volunteers 1823 James Dunwody Bulloch, Captain, Confederate Navy 1823 James Lawson Kemper, Major General Confederate Army 1823 James Allen Hardie, Major General Union Army 1823 English Captain James Weddell reaches 74 degrees 15' S, 1520 km from S pole 1822 James Byron Gordon, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1822 Henry James Sumner Maine, English Historian 1822 James Varick becomes 1st bishop of Afr Meth Episcopal Zion Church 1822 James Nagle, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1822 James Patton Anderson, Major General Confederate Army 1821 James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose 1821 James Longstreet, Confederate general, 1st Corps, ANV 1821 John James Peck, Major General Union volunteers 1820 U.S. president James Monroe re-elected 1820 James Monroe elected 5th U.S. president 1820 James Monroe Goggin, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1820 James Harlan, Rep-Iowa, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1865 - 1866 1820 James Buchanan Eads, U.S., engineer/inventor, Eads Bridge-St. Louis 1820 Stephen Decatur, killed in a duel with Com James Barron at 41 1820 James Monroe's daughter Maria marries in the White House 1819 James Clifford Veatch, Major General Union volunteers 1819 James Henry Van Alen, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1819 James Russell Lowell, poet and critic /diplomat/abolitionist 1819 James Green Martin, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1818 James Cantey, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1818 James Prescott Joule, physicist, discovered conservation of energy 1818 James Anthony Froude, historian 1817 James Jay Archer, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1817 James Blair Steedman, Major General Union volunteers 1817 James Brewerton Ricketts, Major General Union Army 1817 James William Denver, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1817 James Craig, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1816 James Monroe (VA), elected 5th president, defeating Federalist Rufus King 1816 James McHenry, American Politician 1816 Philip James Bailey, English poet, Festus 1816 James Gallant Spears, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1815 James Hewward Trapier, General Confederate Army 1815 James Alexander Seddon, Secretary War, Confederacy 1815 James Edward Harrison, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1815 James Chesnut, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army 1814 James Henry Carleton, Major General Union Army 1814 James Joseph Sylvester, English Mathematician 1814 James Paget, English surgeon, disease of Paget 1813 James Jesse Strang, King of Mormons on Beaver Island, Michigan, 1850 - 1856 1813 James Dwight Dana, American Scientist 1813 James Marion Sims, South Carolina, surgeon/gynecologist, vesicovaginal operation 1812 James Madison re-elected president of U.S., E Gerry vice-pres 1812 James Speed, Attorney General Union 1811 James Hall, U.S. geologist, Natural history of New York 1811 James Melville Gilliss, founder, Naval Observatory in Washington 1811 James Bruce, earl of Elgin and Kincardine, governor, Jamaica 1811 James Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician, used chloroform 1810 James Shedden Palmer, Commander Union Navy 1810 James Shields, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1810 James Cooper, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1808 James Madison elected U.S. president/George Clinton vice-president 1808 James Nasmyth, Scottish Inventor 1808 James Bowen, Major General Union volunteers 1807 James Samuel Wadsworth, Major General Union volunteers 1807 James Findlay Schenck, Commander Union Navy 1807 John Opie, born at Trevellas, England, teacher, artist, portraitist, historical works include, the Assassination of James I, Murder of Rizzio, dies at 45 in Berners Street, London 1806 Charles James Fox, English Politician 1806 James Smith, Irish / U.S. attorney and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 87 1806 James Madison Randolph, Jefferson's grandson, 1st born in White House 1805 James Martineau, English Philosopher 1804 James Bridger, scout, fur trader and mountain man par excellance 1803 James Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67 1803 James Douglas, father of British Columbia 1803 George James Webb, composer 1803 Gabriel James Rains, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1803 James Outram, Bulterley Hall Derbyshire, general 1802 James Lawrence Lardner, Commander Union Navy 1801 James Barnes, Major General Union volunteers 1801 James Pennethorne, architect 1800 James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole 1800 James Clark Ross, explorer, British Antarctic 1800 James Bogardus, U.S. inventor/builder, made cast-iron buildings 1798 Mason James Murray, Confederacy 1798 James Wilson, Scottish lawyer, U.S. judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1798 James Wilson, American Politician 1797 James Hutton, geologist, dies 1796 James Lick, American Celebrity 1796 James S. McLean patents his piano 1796 James Macpherson, poet, dies 1795 James Knox Polk, North Carolina, 11th President, D, 1845-1849 1795 James Barry, female disguised as a man, surgeon general, British army 1795 James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 U.S. national debt 1794 James Wolfe Ripley, Major General Union Army 1794 James Adam, System architect (essays on agriculture), dies at about 64 1794 James Lyon, composer, dies at 59 1794 1st U.S. textile machinery patent granted, to James Davenport, Philadelphia 1791 James Buchanan, Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, 15th U.S. president, 1857-61 1789 James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major U.S. novelist, Last of Mohicans 1789 James F. Cooper, American Novelist 1788 James Gadsden, American Politician 1787 James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer, Weddell Sea 1787 James P Carrell, composer 1785 James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist, Philosphy of Storms 1785 John James Audubon, Haiti, bird watcher/artist 1784 James Henry Leigh Hunt, English Writer 1783 James Otis, American lawyer, dies 1783 James Nares, composer, dies at 67 1781 James Lawrence, naval hero, War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!" 1779 James Cook, explorer, murdered by natives in Hawaii 1779 James Cook, Scottish explorer, killed in fracas with Hawaiian 1778 James Hargreaves, inventor (spinning jenny), dies 1778 Captain James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay 1778 Captain James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands) 1777 Major James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers 1776 James Kent, composer, dies at 76 1775 Sir James Jay invents invisible ink 1773 James Mill, born in Scotland, philosopher and historian, History of British India 1773 Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66 degrees 33' S) 1772 Captain James Cook begins 2nd trip (Resolution) to South Seas 1771 James Cook sails Endeavour back to Downs England 1770 James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (Formula of Stirling), dies at 78 1770 Captain James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia 1770 James Hewitt, composer 1770 Captain James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia 1770 Captain James Cook 1st sees Australia 1770 Captain James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia) 1768 Captain James Cook departs from Plymouth with Endeavour to Pacific Ocean 1768 Dolley Madison, born in New Garden, North Carolina, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins 1768 James Varicick, 1st AME Zion Bishop 1766 James III Edward, Old Pretender, king of Great Britain and Ireland, dies at 77 1764 James Otis publishes views on taxation without representation 1763 James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies 1763 James Boswell's 1st meeting with Samuel Johnson 1763 Samuel Johnson meets his future biographer James Boswell in London 1762 James Cook marries Elizabeth Batts 1762 James Bradley, 3rd Astronomer Royal, dies 1761 John Opie, born at Trevellas, England, teacher, artist, portraitist, historical works include, the Assassination of James I, Murder of Rizzio 1761 James Hall, Scotland, geologist 1759 James Wolfe and the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed 1759 James Wolfe, British general (Plains of Abraham), dies in battle at 32 1758 British battle fleet under General James Wolfe conquerors Louisbourg 1758 James Monroe, Westmoreland, Virginia, D-R, 5th President, 1817-25 1753 James McHenry, American Politician 1751 James Madison, born in Port Conway, Virginia, D-R, 4th U.S. president, 1809-17 1749 Charles James Fox, English Politician 1748 James Thomson, dies 1746 James Northcote, English Artist 1746 James Hook, composer 1746 Battle at Culloden Moor: Duke of Cumberland beats "James VIII and III" 1746 Battle at Culloden: Troops of "James VIII and III" defeat Charles Stuart 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes King James VIII 1745 James Montgolfier, France, aeronaut, 1st pioneer balloonist 1744 James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) 1742 James Wilson, Scottish lawyer, U.S. judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence 1740 James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer 1738 James Sherard, composer, dies at 71 1736 James Watt, Scotland, inventor, steam engine 1735 James Beattie, Scotland, poet/philosopher, Essay on Truth 1735 James Lyon, composer 1733 Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah 1733 James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC 1732 Royal charter for Georgia granted to James Oglethorpe 1728 James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands 1727 James Wolfe, commanded British Army, captured Quebec 1726 James Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist 1721 James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 1718 James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents world's 1st machine gun 1716 Scottish pretender to the throne James III Edward returns to France 1715 English pretender to the throne James III lands at Peterhead 1715 James Nares, composer 1710 James Ferguson, astronomer 1709 James Harris, philosopher 1708 English pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk 1708 English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth 1702 James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes queen of England 1701 James II [Stuart], king of England (1685-88), dies at 68 1701 Alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible 1700 James Thomson, songwriter, Rule Britannia 1700 James Kent, composer 1696 James Oglethorpe, England, General/author/colonizer, Georgia 1691 Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II 1690 Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II 1690 Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of Boyne in Ireland 1690 England passes Act of Grace, forgiving followers of James II 1689 Former English King James II lands in Ireland 1688 English king James II lands in Ambleteuse, France 1688 Lord Delamere sides with King James II 1688 King James II's wife and son flee to France 1688 Lord Delamere sides with King James II 1688 King James II arrested 1688 King James II flees London 1688 King James II's wife and son flee England for France 1688 King James II escapes back to London 1688 King James II fires premier Robert Spencer 1688 James III Edward, Old Pretender, recognized as King of Britain by Pope 1688 Reverend James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian 1687 King James II disbands English parliament 1687 King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church 1686 English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence 1685 James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles 2, executed 1685 Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth 1685 James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic king James II 1682 Duke James of York gives Delaware to William Penn 1679 Meal Tub Plot against James II of England 1673 Charles II's brother duke James of York resigns as Lord High Admiral 1666 James Sherard, composer 1662 Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I, dies at 65 1661 Yachting begins in England; King Charles II beats his brother James 1661 1st Yacht race, England's King Charles vs his brother James 1658 James I, king of England (1603-25), dies at 92 1656 Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 1656 James Ussher, Irish bible scholar/anglican archbishop, dies at 76 1650 James G, Marquis of Montrose, Scottish general, hanged 1649 James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II 1633 James II Stuart, king of England/Scotland, James VII, 1685-88 1625 James I Stuart, king of Scotland (1567)/England (1603-25), dies at 58 1625 King James I, Royalty 1625 James I (VI), king of England (1603-25)/poet/author, dies at 58 1622 King James I disbands the English parliament 1621 English king James I cracks Protestation of Parliament 1621 King James of England gives Canada to Sir Alexander Sterling 1614 2nd parliament of King James I, dissolves passing no legislation 1614 2nd parliament of King James I begin session (no enactments) 1613 King James I's daughter Elizabeth marries Frederik 1612 Robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I 1611 James Harrington, England, political author, Commonwealth of Oceans 1610 King James I addresses English House of Commons 1607 English colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA 1607 James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby 1603 New English king James I departs Edinburgh for London 1603 Scottish king James VI becomes King James I of England 1600 John Craig, Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies 1600 1st date in James Clavell's novel Shogun 1596 Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I 1582 King James IV of Scotland captured 1581 James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland 1581 James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, gave age to Earth based on bible 1567 Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate and 1-year-old James VI becomes King of Scotland 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots marries James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell 1566 James I Stuart, king of Scotland, James VI, England, 1567/1603-25 1566 King James I, Royalty 1542 James, king of Scotland (1513-42), dies at 30 1542 Battle at Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James 1524 James I (12) becomes king of Scotland 1515 Marie Guise, French wife of king James V of Scotland 1513 Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland 1513 James IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513), dies in battle at 40 1512 James I, king of Scotland, 1513-42 1495 Scottish king James IV receives bedrieger Perkin Warbeck 1488 James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle 1473 James IV, king of Scotland, 1488-1513 1263 King James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing |
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