1981 Event Pamela Jenks, 21, crowned 14th Miss Black America 1962 Death Frank Jenks, actor (Colonel Flack), dies of cancer at 60 1902 Birthday Frank Jenks, Des Moines, Iowa, actor, Zombies on Broadway 1894 Death Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragist (Bloomers named for her), dies at 76 1818 Birthday Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons