History Home
Events     Birthdays     Deaths     Years

Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy!

Jr


2008 William F. Buckley, Jr., dies in Stamford, Connecticut, at 82

2007 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., dies of caridac arrest at 89, newspapers remembered him as a historian of power

2005 Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Representative-R-South Carolina, 1979 - 1986, Governor of South Carolina 1987 - 1995

2005 Vine Deloria, Jr., Sioux Author

2005 John G. Roberts, Jr. is nominated to the United States Supreme Court

2004 Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino Actor

2003 William V. Roth, Jr., Representative-R-Delaware 1967 - 1971, Senator-R-Delaware 1971 - 2001

2002 "General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr", Air Force General, first black general in the Air Force, dies at 89

2001 "Jack Haley, Jr", documentary producer, That's Entertainment!, dies at 67

2001 "Morton Downey, Jr", former talk show host, The Morton Downey Jr. Show, dies at 68

2000 "Ring Lardner, Jr", writer, M*A*S*H screenwriter, dies at 85

2000 Bruce Palmer, Jr., American Soldier

2000 "Raymond E. Portwood, Jr", game creator, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, dies at 66

2000 "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr", actor, dies at 90

1999 "Grover Washington, Jr", jazz musician, Aria, dies at 56

1999 John F. Kennedy, Jr., publisher and philanthropist, 'George' magazine, dies at 38

1999 George Brown, Jr., Representative-D-California 1963 - 1971 and 1973 - 1999, died of complications from surgery

1999 James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist

1997 Ewart G. Abner, Jr., president (Motown Records), dies at 74

1997 Ken Griffey, Jr. unanimously wins AL MVP

1997 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 56th home run of 1997

1997 Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, dies of cancer at 62

1997 "Harry Blackstone, Jr.", magician, dies at 62

1997 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 250th home run

1997 John Curtis, Jr., president/CEO (Luby's Cafe), commits suicide at 58

1997 Michael Jackson, Jr., son of Michael Jackson

1996 Howard E Rollins, Jr., actor (Ed Harding-Another World), dies at 46

1996 John F. Kennedy, Jr. marries Caroline Bisset

1996 Max Factor, Jr., makeup inventor, dies at 91

1996 Ken Griffey, Jr., 26, is 8th youngest to hits 200 home runs

1996 Lucius E Burch, Jr., U.S. civil rights leader, dies at 84

1996 Minnesota Fats, Rudolf Wanderone, Jr., billiard hustler, dies at 82

1995 Charles Scribner, Jr., publisher, dies at 74

1995 Louis Levy, Jr., music publisher, dies at 84

1995 "George" magazine premieres, published by John F Kennedy Jr

1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games

1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games

1995 Fischer S Black, Jr., financial Theorist, dies at 57

1995 Ronald Anthony White, Jr., singer, dies at 57

1995 Marcus Chenault, killer of Martin Luther King Jr's mother, dies at 54

1995 Max Factor, Jr., makeup inventor, dies

1995 Elisha Cook, Jr., actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane), dies at 91

1995 J Peter Grace, Jr., CEO (W R Grace), dies at 81

1995 Frederic Ramsey, Jr., folklorist/author, dies at 80

1995 World best 7th wkt stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh, Jr. and P Dharmani

1995 Carlos Menem, Jr., son of Argentine president, dies at 26

1995 Arthur S Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer/author (Notes on notes), dies at 65

1994 Thomas J Watson, Jr., CEO (IBM), dies of a stroke at 79

1994 Billionaire J Paul Getty, Jr. marries Victoria Holdsworth on Barbados

1994 Eugene Tanner, Jr., singer, dies at 58

1994 Noah Beery, Jr., U.S. actor (Gung Ho!, Heaven With a Gun), dies at 81

1994 Jack Antonio, son of Virginia Madisen and Antonio Sabatto Jr

1994 Ken Griffey, Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most home runs by end of June (31)

1994 Al Unser, Jr. wins 78th Indianapolis 500 in 3:06:29.006 (255.89 kph)

1994 Singer Harry Connick, Jr. (26) weds model Jill Goodare (30)

1994 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (21 days after his divorce) weds Mary Richardson

1994 Cornelis N "Cor" van Dis, Jr., Dutch MP (1971-94), dies at 71

1994 Robert F Kennedy, Jr. divorces Emily Black

1994 Cuba Godding, Jr. (26) weds Sara Kapfer (26)

1993 Thomas J Watson, Jr., president of IBM (1956-71)/diplomat, dies at 79

1993 Robert Taft, Jr., Senator-R-Ohio 1971 - 1976, died at age 76

1993 Ted Kennedy, Jr. (32) weds psychiatrist Katherine Gershman (34)

1993 Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games

1993 Will Rogers, Jr., (Rep-D)/actor (Boy from Okla), commits suicide at 81

1993 John F. Kennedy, Jr., gives notice of quitting as ADA in Manhattan

1993 Ken Griffey, Jr. slugs his 100th career home run in Seattle's

1993 BPAA U.S. Open by Del Ballard Jr

1993 Richard C Diebenkorn, Jr., U.S. painter (Ocean Park Paintings), dies at 70

1993 Morton Downey, Jr. weds Lori Krebs

1993 PBA National Championship Won by Ron Palombi Jr

1993 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time

1993 Harry Connick, Jr. arrested at a New York airport for gun possession

1992 Harry Connick, Jr. is caught with 9mm gun in New York's JFK airport

1992 Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., actor (King's Whore), dies after illness at 87

1992 All star MVP: Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners

1992 Al Unser, Jr. wins Indy 500

1992 C V Wood, Jr., theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71

1992 John E Allen, Jr., actor (1 2 3), dies

1991 Charles Keating, Jr. (Lincoln Savings and Loan fraud), found guilty

1991 Lydia Hodson Copeland, America's, Jr. Miss (1972), dies at 37

1991 John F. Kennedy, Jr. wins his 1st battle as an attorney

1991 Robert DiMatte, Jr., stage director/actor, dies at 43

1991 All star MVP: Cal Ripken, Jr. for the Baltimore Orioles

1991 Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., USN/astro (STS-33), dies at 43

1991 Del Ballard, Jr. throws most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history

1990 Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar, Jr. wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously

1990 Ken Griffey, Sr and, Jr., hit back-to-back home runs in 1st inning

1990 Ken Griffey Sr &, Jr. are 1st father and son to play on same team each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners

1990 Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. become 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning

1990 Sammy Davis, Jr., singer and actor (Golden Boy), dies at 64

1990 BPAA U.S. Open by Ron Palombi Jr

1990 Alan Hale, Jr., Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71

1989 A A Busch, Jr., brewer/baseball owner for the St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 90

1989 24th Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams, Jr., Alabama

1988 Generoso Pope, Jr., National Enquirer owner, dies at 61

1988 Franklin D. Roosevelt,, Jr., Representative-D-New York 1949 - 1955, dies on 74th birthday

1988 Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game

1988 Virgil Oliver, Jr., entertainer, dies

1988 "Morton Downey, Jr. Show," debuts in TV syndication

1988 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams, Jr.

1988 James R Killian, Jr., MIT President (1948-59), dies at 83

1988 Frank Pace, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Army 1950 - 1953, dies at 76

1987 Thomas G Lanphier, Jr., U.S. WW II pilot, dies at 71

1987 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William, Jr. wins

1987 Angel Cordero, Jr. becomes 4th jockey to win 6,000 races

1987 Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. announces his retirement

1987 Mariners draft Ken Griffey, Jr. #1

1987 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr

1987 FBI apprehends most wanted Claude L Dallas, Jr. in California

1987 David Savoy, Jr., rock manager (Husker Du), commits suicide at 24

1986 Jon William Haussermann, Jr., composer, dies at 76

1986 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

1985 George Rhodes, orchestra leader (Sammy Davis, Jr. Show), dies at 66

1985 Gardner Cowles, Jr., U.S. publisher (Look Magazine), dies at 82

1985 Marion Byron, actress (Steamboat Bill Jr), dies at 73

1985 Laffit Pincay, Jr. becomes 2nd jockey to win $100 million

1985 FBI arrests John A Walker, Jr., convicted of spying for U.S.S.R.

1985 111th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. on Spend A Buck wins 2:00.2

1985 John B Kelly, Jr., chairman U.S. Olympic Committee, dies at 57

1985 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician

1985 Laffit Pincay, Jr. is third to ride 6,000th winners at Santa Anita

1985 Robert H. W. Welch, Jr., U.S. founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85

1984 John W Mercom, Jr. announces NO Saints are up for sale for $75 million

1984 Martin Luther King Sr, U.S. vicar/father of MLK, Jr., dies at 84

1984 116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2

1984 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6

1984 Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken, Jr. hits for cycle

1984 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4

1983 David Shire and R Maltby Jr's musical "Baby," premieres in New York City

1983 Senate establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday

1983 Benigno S Aquino, Jr., Philippines opposition leader, killed at 50

1983 Eddie Foy, Jr., actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78

1983 115th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Caveat wins in 2:27.8

1983 109th Preakness: Donald Miller, Jr. on Deputed Testamony wins in 1:55.4

1982 John Leonard Swigert, Jr., astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51

1982 Charlie Brooks, Jr., convicted murderer became 1st U.S. prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas

1982 Joe Tex, Joseph Arrington Jr, singer (Getting Scarce), dies at 49

1982 Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Jr. resigns, replaced by George Schultz

1982 Washington D.C. jury finds John Hinckley, Jr. innocent by insanity

1982 114th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Conquistador Cielo wins in 2:28

1982 Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. attempted assassin of Reagan, begins

1981 Justin Jud Strunk, Jr., comedian (Laugh In), dies at 48

1981 John Hinckley, Jr. pleads innocent in attempt to kill President Reagan

1981 Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton

1980 Ronald Reagan, Jr. marries Doria Palmieri

1980 Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill)

1980 Walter Hass, Jr. becomes CEO of Oakland A's

1980 Timothy Goebel, born in Evanston, Illinois, figure skater, 1996 National, Jr. champ

1980 Rep John Jenrette, Jr. (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation

1980 Attempted assassination on Vernon Jordan, Jr. National Urban League president

1980 106th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Codex wins in 1:54.2

1980 William R Tolbert, Jr., Liberian President and 27 others killed in coup

1980 Axel Springer, Jr., German photographer, commits suicide at 38

1979 Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ

1979 Beppie Nooij, Jr., Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 67

1979 Frank Peterson, Jr. named 1st black general in Marine Corps

1978 Police in Des Plaines Ill, arrest John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for murder

1978 Edward D Wood, Jr., director (Plan 9), dies of heart failure at 54

1978 Joseph Freeman, Jr. is 1st black priest in Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

1978 Ko van Dijk, Jr., Dutch actor (Zaak M P), dies at 61

1978 Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr., retired Air Force general, dies at 58

1977 Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY

1977 Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Martin Luther King, Jr.

1977 Jere Michael, Aspen, Colorado, figure skater, 1994 National, Jr. champ

1977 Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ

1976 Oscar Beregi, Jr., actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City), dies at 58

1976 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to William N Lipscomb Jr

1976 Beppie Nooij, Jr., Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 83

1976 Francis E Meloy, Jr., U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped and killed

1976 108th Belmont: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Bold Forbes wins in 2:29

1976 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6

1976 Tamas Buday, Jr., Budapest Hungary, Canadian canoeist 1996 Olympics

1976 Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor, I Know What You Did Last Summer

1976 Clifford Alexander, Jr. confirmed as 1st black secretary of Army

1975 Jay R Ferguson, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Taylor Newton-Evening Shade

1975 Matthew Kessinger, born in Louisville, Kentucky, fig skater, 1995 Gt Lakes, Jr. champ

1975 Mathew Gates, born in Baldock, England, dance skater, & Chalom-1995 Nat, Jr. champ

1975 Charles McMahon, Jr., U.S. USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam

1975 Trifun Zivanovic, born in Santa Monica, fig skater, 1995 Pac Coast, Jr. champ

1975 Asa Smith Bushnell, Jr., Secretary of U.S. Olympics 1945 - 1965, dies at 75

1975 Paul Frey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, dance skater, & Ponte-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ

1975 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr

1974 Louis B Russell, Jr., longest living heart transplant, dies at 49

1974 Nelly, also known as Cornell Haynes, Jr., American Musician

1974 Gary Hall, Jr., U.S., 50m/100m/400m free relay, Olympic-gold/2 silver-96

1974 Carlyle Blackwell, Jr., entertainer, dies at 61

1974 Creighton W. Abrams, Jr., U.S. general/army staff chief (Vietnam), dies at 59

1974 Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in church

1974 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr. aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04

1974 Thomas Enqvist, born in Stockholm Sweden, tennis star, 1991 Wimbledon jr boys

1974 Earl W. Sutherland, Jr., U.S. pharmacologist (Nobel 1971), dies at 58

1974 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr

1974 E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come," premieres in New York City

1973 Joe Angel Acosta, Jr., SD California, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd

1973 John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ

1973 Lon Chaney, Jr., actor (Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 67

1973 Lon Chaney, Jr., actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66

1973 Harvey S Firestone, Jr., U.S. tire manufacturer, dies at 75

1973 Wes Martin, born in Calgary, golfer, 1990 Alberta, Jr. Masters-2nd

1973 Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ

1973 Franca Fehlauer, born in Hamburg, Germany, golfer, Belgian International, Jr. champ 1991

1973 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr

1973 Elvis Presley, Jr., alleged son of Elvis Presley

1972 James Stream Thurmond, Jr., son of U.S. senator Strom Thurmond

1972 Joseph F Smith, Jr., leader U.S. mormon chuch, dies at 95

1972 Denise Booker, Liverpool, golfer, S Australian, Jr. champ 1990

1972 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Representative-D-New York, dies at 63 from acute prostatitis

1972 Antonio Sabato, Jr., actor, Jagger Cates-General Hospital

1972 Ernie Reyes, Jr., born in San Jose, California, actor, Ernie-Sidekicks

1972 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. becomes a Supreme Court Justice

1971 Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman,, Jr., USMC, ends term as deputy director of CIA

1971 Bobby Jones, Jr., PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at 69

1971 Lewis F Powell, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court

1971 William Simas, Jr., Hanford California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox

1971 William Deering, Jr., South Bend Indiana, pole vaulter

1971 James Baldwin, Jr., born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, pitcher, Chicago White Sox

1971 Vernon E Jordan, Jr., appointed executive director of National Urban League

1971 Harold Lloyd, Jr., actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40

1971 Harold Lloyd, Jr., actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40

1971 Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. becomes 1st black Admiral in U.S. Navy

1971 1st Lt William L Calley, Jr. found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre

1971 Whitney M Young, Jr., leader (National Urban League 1961-71), dies at 49

1971 Whitney Young, Jr., National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria

1971 Richard Russell, Jr., Senator-D-Georgia 1933 - 1971, dies at 73

1970 George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, 1996 Olympics

1970 Bhupinder Singh, Jr., cricketer, Punjab and Indian ODI batsman

1970 Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ

1970 Sammy Davis, Jr. weds Altovise

1970 Trudi Jeffrey, Brisbane QLD, golfer, 1990 Australian, Jr. Champion

1969 Bernhard, Jr., Prince of Netherlands

1969 Ken Griffy, Jr., centerfielder, Seattle Mariners, MVP 1997

1969 Donald E Wahlberg, Jr., Boston, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough

1969 Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from House

1969 Glenn Rogers, Jr., CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos

1969 Robert E. Cushman, Jr., becomes deputy director of CIA

1969 James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1969 Dorey Funk, Jr. beats Gene Kiniski in Tampa, to become NWA champ

1969 Ijaz Ahmed, Jr., cricketer, one Test Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1995

1969 Rep Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. seated by Congress

1968 Carlo H L Ponti, Jr., son of Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren

1968 Jonathan A Drummond, Jr., Philadelphia, 4X400m runner, 1996 Olympics silver

1968 Marine James Anderson, Jr. is 1st black Medal of Honor winner

1968 Donovan Leitch, Jr., actor/musician, I Shot Andy Warhol

1968 David Bradley Stockton, Jr., born in Redlands, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Canon-3rd

1968 John P Navin, Jr., Philadelphia, actor, Joey Elliot-Jennifer Slept Here

1968 James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., captured

1968 Paulo, Jr., Brazilian pop bassist, Sepultura, Morbid Visions

1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., buried in Atlanta

1968 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., (Dream continues), assassinated in Memph at 39

1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

1968 Joseph Martin, Jr., Speaker of the House, dies at 83

1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign

1968 George Quigley, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, skeet 1996 Olympics

1968 Cuba Gooding, Jr., actor, Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men

1967 Clifton C Williams, Jr., astronaut, dies at 35, in T-38 jet crash

1967 Harry Connick, Jr., New Orleans Louisiana, singer, We Are in Love

1967 Dale Hurley, Jr., born in Philadelphia, rower 1996 Olympics

1967 Major Robert H Lawrence, Jr. named 1st black astronaut

1967 Edward G Givens, Jr., Major USAF/astronaut, dies in an car crash at 47

1967 Patrick F. Manning, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, rower 1992 Olympics

1967 Jayce Fincher, Jr., heavy metal bassist, Southgang-Tainted Angel

1967 Harlem (New York City) voters defy Congress and reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr

1967 31st Golf Masters Championship: Gay Brewer, Jr. wins, shooting a 280

1967 House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116)

1967 Peter Cox, Jr., Bronxville, New York, fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics

1967 William Michael Heinen, Jr., Rayne, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1994 Shell Houston

1966 John W Mecom, Jr. becomes 1st owner of New Orlean Saints

1966 Thomas Louis Tolles, Jr., Ft. Myers, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-3rd

1966 Ken Norton, Jr., NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers

1966 Martin Luther King, Jr. stoned during Chicago march

1966 Vice Admiral William F Raborn, Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA

1966 "(I'm A) Road Runner" by, Jr. Walker and The All-Stars peaks at #20

1966 Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr. (Thousand Days)

1966 Elliot McKay See, Jr., astronaut, dies at 38 in T-38 jet crash

1966 Martin Luther King, Jr. opens campaign in Chicago

1966 Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr

1965 John Keller, Jr., Toledo Ohio, team handball back court 1996 Olympics

1965 Kathleen Horvath, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis player, French Open, Jr. 1980

1965 Michael Landon, Jr., born in Encino, California, actor, Bonanza The Return

1965 William F. Raborn, Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA

1965 1st U.S. Senate black page, Lawrence W. Bradford, Jr., 16, appointed by New York Senator Jacob Javits

1965 Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School

1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama

1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

1965 1st nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford

1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama

1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters

1964 Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize

1964 Jack Kay, born in Jr., Montreal Que, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Singapore Open

1964 Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds, Jr., born in Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner

1964 Ron Warren, Jr., jockey, Bay Meadows

1964 Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., announces a baseball team is moving there

1963 Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., pitcher, Toronto Blues Jays

1963 Frank Sinatra, Jr. returned after being kidnapped

1963 Frank Sinatra, Jr. is kidnapped

1963 Mickey Wright/Dave Ragan, Jr. wins LPGA Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Golf

1963 Johnny Earl Dawkins, Jr., NBA guard, Spurs, Charlotte Hornets

1963 Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial

1963 Horace Holden, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96

1963 Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1962 Joseph Allen, Jr., actor (All Women Have Secrets), dies at 44

1962 Duffy James Joseph Waldorf, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, PGA golfer, 1995 LaCantera Tx

1962 Martin Luther King, Jr. jailed in Albany, Georgia

1962 Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested during demonstration in Georgia

1962 Al Unser, Jr., Indy-car racer, over 10 wins

1962 Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS-85, sk: 99

1961 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany, Georgia

1961 Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker, Jr., Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63

1961 Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow

1961 Cal Ripkin, Jr., all-star shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles

1961 Whitney Young, Jr. named executive director of National Urban League

1961 Bradford John Faxon, Jr., Oceanport, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1986 Provident

1961 James T. Gallagher, Jr., born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1990 Greater Milw

1960 John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, magazine publisher, 'George' magazine

1960 Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Swedish actress May Britt

1960 Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in

1960 Johnny Lee Gray, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, 800m runner, Olympics-7th-1996

1960 John D Rockefeller, Jr., philanthropist, dies at 86

1960 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman

1960 William Lee Glasson, Jr., born in Fresno, California, PGA golfer, 1985 Kemper Open

1960 Jon Huntsman, Jr., American Politician

1960 Lee Chill, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1977 Ohio Jr

1959 Lester Lonergan, Jr., actor (Growing Paynes), dies at 65

1959 Walter Ray Williams, Jr., bowler, twice Player of the Year

1959 Tom Pernice, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, Nike golfer, 1989 Centel Classic-4th

1959 Benjamin O Davis, Jr. becomes 1st black General-major in USAF

1959 23rd Golf Masters Championship: Art Wall, Jr. wins, shooting a 284

1959 Tyrone Power, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Shag

1958 Robert H W Welch, Jr. and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society

1958 Brent W. Jett, Jr., Pontiac, Michigan, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-72, sk:81

1958 Ronald Prescot Reagan, Jr., Louisiana, President son/TV host, Ron Reagon Show

1958 Joe Frank Edwards, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-89

1958 Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Loray White

1956 William J. Brennan, Jr. becomes a Supreme Court Justice

1956 William J Brennan, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court

1956 James Donald Halsell, Jr., Monroe, Louisiana, astronaut, STS-65, 74, 83, 94

1956 Bill Murchison, Jr., Lake Charles, Louisiana, Nike golfer, 1994 Boise Open-2nd

1956 Johan[nes F] Bakker, Jr., actor, dies at 62

1956 Bernard A. Harris, Jr., born in Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut, STS-55, 63

1956 Douglas Heyes, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Captains and Kings, Aspen

1956 20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke, Jr. wins, shooting a 289

1956 Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City

1956 Curtis L. Brown, Jr., North Carolina, astronaut, STS-47, STS-66, 77, 85, sk:95

1956 Howard Edward Davis, Jr., Glen Cove, New York, lw boxer 1976 Olympics silver

1956 Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Martin Luther King, Jr's home bombed

1955 Clarence Gilyard, Jr., Moses Lake Wash, actor, Chips, Duck Factory

1955 John Hinckley, Jr., shot and wounded President Reagan, 1981

1954 Charles C. Diggs, Jr. elected Michigan's 1st black congressman

1954 B. O. Davis, Jr. becomes 1st black general in USAF

1954 Kip Byrne, born in Detroit, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, Michigan State Jr. 1970, 1971

1954 74th U.S. Mens Tennis: E V Seixas, Jr. beats Rex Hartwig (36 62 64 64)

1954 Edgar Riley, Jr., rocker, Axe K

1954 Ray Parker, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, rock guitarist and vocalist, Ghostbusters

1954 Joe Laurie, Jr., comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 61

1954 Robert F Kennedy, Jr., attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council

1953 73rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (63 62 63)

1953 Charlie Moore, Jr., baseball player

1953 Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities

1953 Porter Carroll, Jr., drummer, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover

1953 Desi Arnaz, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Craig-Here's Lucy, Fakeout, Joyride

1952 Ernest Harden, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Marcus-Jeffersons

1952 Mario Runco, Jr., born in Bronx, New York, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-44, 54, 77

1952 Lloyd Blaine Hammond, Jr., Savannah, Georgia, Major USAF/astr, STS-39, 64

1951 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Elias Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61)

1951 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: F A Sedgman beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61)

1951 Don [Sheldon George] Pooley, Jr., born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1980 BC Open

1951 Charles E. Brady, Jr., Pinehurst, North Carolina, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-78

1951 William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., born in North Carolina, astronaut, STS-58, 74, sk: 92

1951 Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Patuxent R, Maryland, Commander USN/astro, STS-48, 60

1951 Russell Thompkins, Jr., U.S. soul singer, Stylistics-Sing Baby Sing

1951 Harley O. Staggers, Jr., born in Washington, D.C., Representative-D-West Virginia 1983 - 1993

1951 Liz Taylor's 1st divorce, Conrad Hilton, Jr.

1951 William Nelson, Jr., U.S. bassist, Connections and Disconnections

1950 Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Caverns, Reefs, Lava

1950 Howard E Rollins, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bannister-Wildside,Another World

1950 Earle and Roy Mack, purchase 54% of A's from Connie Mack Jr

1950 Paul F. McHale, Jr., born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 1999

1950 Rodney Milburn, Jr., USA, hurdler, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 Liz Taylor's 1st marriage to Conrad Hilton, Jr.

1950 Tom Brown, Jr., American Celebrity

1949 Thomas O Kite, Jr., born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 BC Open, Crosby 1983

1949 Arthur Lee Washington, Jr., Neptune, New Jersey, murderer, FBI Most Wanted

1949 Mickey Lee Davis, Jr., Tennessee, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List

1949 Ed Begley, Jr., LA Cal, actor, Eating Raoul, St. Elsewhere, Parenthood

1949 Hank Williams, Jr., born in Shreveport, Louisiana, country singer, Honky Tonk

1949 Frank L Culbertson, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-38

1949 Albert Sacco, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, PhD/astronaut, STS-73

1948 John R. McKernan, Jr., born in Bangor, Maine, Representative-R-Maine 1983 - 1987, Governor-Maine 1987 - 1995

1947 Syanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr., U.S. accordionist, On Track

1947 Rex Allen, Jr., Chicago, country singer, Nashville on the Road

1947 Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., born in Macon, Georgia, USN/astronaut, STS-33

1947 Robert M. Parker, Jr., American Critic

1947 William H Campbell, Jr., rocker

1947 John D Rockefeller, Jr. donates New York City East River site to the U.N.

1946 Laffit Pincay, Jr., jockey, Kentucky Derby 1984, Belmont 1982 - 1984, Swale

1946 Paul S. Trible, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, Senator-R-Virginia 1983 - 1989

1946 U.N. accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr

1946 Herbert Jefferson, Jr., born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Battlestar Galactica

1946 William Strunk, Jr., American Writer

1946 66th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom Brown, Jr. (97 63 60)

1946 Buddy Miles, born in Omaha, Nebraska, George Allen Miles, Jr., drummer, member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, played with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon

1946 Charles F Bolden, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina, astronaut, STS-61C, 31, 45, 60

1946 Larry Graham, Jr., rocker, Graham Central Station-One in a Million You

1946 Bill Kreutzmann, Jr., born in Palo Alto California, drummer, Grateful Dead

1946 Alexis Nihon, Jr., Bahamas, wrestler 1968 Olympics

1945 Lewis F. Payne, Jr., born in Amherst, Virginia, Representative-D-Virginia 1988 - 1997

1945 71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop, Jr. wins in 2:07

1945 Brewster H Shaw, Jr., Michigan, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-9, STS 61B, STS-28

1945 Edward J. Caruthers, Jr., Troy Ala, high jumper, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics

1945 Frank J Biondi, Jr., president, HBO

1944 Bill Boggs, born in Philadelphia, TV host/producer, Midday, Morton Downey, Jr. Show

1944 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. receives congressional medal of honor

1944 Santiago Jimenez, Jr., U.S. accordionist, El Mero Mero, Viva Seguin

1943 Grover Washington, Jr., jazz artist, Mr Magic

1943 Michael Anderson, Jr., London, actor, Clay-The Monroes

1943 Roy Dunbard Bridges, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-51-F, 61-F

1943 Robert J Murphy, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, PGA golfer, 1968 Philadelphia Classic

1942 Guion Steward Bluford, Jr., Philadelphia, Col USAF/astr, STS-8, 61A, 39, 53

1942 John M. Spratt, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-D-South Carolina 1983 -

1942 62nd U.S. Mens Tennis: F Schroeder, Jr. beats F Parker (86 75 36 46 62)

1942 John F. Lehman, Jr., American Businessman

1942 Nelson "Bo" Burton, Jr., bowler/sportscaster, Pro Bowlers Tour

1942 Angel Cordero, Jr., Athlete

1942 Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Towers of Toron, Neveryona

1942 J. Milton Cage Jr's "Imaginary Landscape No 3," premieres in Chicago

1942 Peder Lunde, Jr., Norway, yachtsman 1960 Olympics gold

1942 Willy Bogner, Jr., Munich, director, On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1941 John A Wismont, Jr., California, watercolor painter, over 50,000

1941 Ernest Wright, Jr., U.S. rock vocalist, Imperials-So Much

1941 Jimmy Hoffa, Jr., son of Jimmy Hoffa/Teamster union leader

1941 James Traficant, Jr., born in Youngstown, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1985 - 2002

1941 Glenn Randall, Jr., stuntman, Species, Mrs. Soffel, Return of the Jedi

1941 C L "Gibby" Gilbert, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1976 Danny Thomas

1940 Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., born in Greenville, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina, 1979 - 1986, Governor of South Carolina 1987 - 1995

1940 Billy Davis, Jr., born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell

1940 Robert Walker, Jr., New York City, actor, Ceremony, Ms Don Juan, Ensign Pulver

1939 George Nicholls, Jr., actor (Finishing School), dies at 42

1939 DeWitt T Weaver, Jr., Danville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1972 Southern Open

1939 Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino Actor

1939 E. Clay Shaw, Jr., born in Miami, Florida, Representative-R-Florida 1981 - 2007

1939 Marvin P. Gaye, Jr., Washington D.C., singer, Sexual Healing

1938 Ronald Anthony White, Jr., singer

1938 Beryl Anthony, Jr., born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Representative-D-California 1979 - 1993

1938 Donald W. Riegle, Jr., born in Flint, Michigan, Senator-D-Michigan 1976 - 1995

1938 Fischer S Black, Jr., financial theorist

1937 Don Bies, Cottonwood ID, PGA golfer, 1975 Sammy Davis Jr

1937 Max Baer, Jr., born in Oakland California, actor, Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies

1937 Jimmy Bowen, born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, record producer, pop music performer, famous for 'I'm Stickin' With You', produced chart hits for Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr.

1936 Louis Gossett, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Officer and Gentleman, Deep

1936 May Britt, Sweden, actress, Young Lions, wife of Sammy Davis, Jr.

1936 Ernie K-Doe, Ernest Kador Jr, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, rocker

1935 Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers

1935 Charles M. Duke, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brigadier General USAF and astronaut, Apollo 16

1935 Vernon Eulion Jordan, Jr., civil rights activist, National Urban League

1935 39th U.S. Golf Open: Sam Parks, Jr. shoots a 299 at Oakmont CC PA

1935 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American Judge

1934 R. W. Apple, Jr., American Journalist

1934 Claude Jarman, Jr., born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Rio Grande, Inside Straight

1934 Van Cliburn, Jr., Harvey Lavan, Louisiana, pianist, Tchaikovsky 1958

1934 Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, Blackstone Book of Magic and Illusion

1934 Al Freeman, Jr., born in Texas, actor, One Life to Live, My Sweet Charlie

1934 John A. Ziegler, Jr., Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 4th NHL President, 1977-92

1934 William Vollie Alexander, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, Representative-D-Arkansas 1969 - 1993

1933 Henry Hartsfield, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, astro, STS-4, STS 41-D, STS 61A

1933 Fred W. Haise, Jr., Biloxi Mississippi, astronaut, Apollo 13 STS-T-1, T-3, T-5

1933 1st airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), JR Wendell, Glenview, Il

1933 Perry Botkin, Jr., born in New York City, orchestra leader, Bert Convy Show

1933 Vine Deloria, Jr., Sioux Author

1933 Terry J. Hatter, Jr., U.S. judge in California

1932 Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippine opposition leader; assassinated

1932 Clifton C Williams, Jr., Mobile Alabama, Major USMC/astronaut

1932 Bennett Johnston, Jr., born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Senator-D-Louisiana 1972 - 1997

1932 John Barrymore, Jr., born in Beverly Hills, California, actor, Pantomine Quiz

1932 Charles Lindbergh, Jr. (20 months), kidnapped in New Jersey

1932 Andrew Jacobs, Jr., born in Indianapolis, Indiana,Representative-D-Indiana, 1965 - 1973, 1975 - 1997

1932 Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., born in Virginia, Representative-R-Virginia 1981 - 2001

1931 51st U.S. Mens Tennis: H E Vines beats George M Lott, Jr. (79 63 97 75)

1931 John Leonard Swigert, Jr., Denver Colorado, astronaut, Apollo 13

1931 51st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Sid Wood, Jr. beats F X Shields (walkover)

1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era

1931 Jim [Purvis] Ferree, Jr., Pine Bluff, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1958 Vancouver

1931 Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., born in Paris, France, Representative-R-Connecticut 1969 - 1971, Senator-R-Connecticut 1971 - 1989, Governor-D-Connecticut 1991 - 1995

1931 Alvin Augustus Lucier, Jr., composer

1931 Harold Lloyd, Jr., actor, Frankenstein's Daughter

1930 Clarence M Pendleton, Jr., chairman of U.S. comm on Civil Rights, 1981-88

1930 Tiny Little, Jr., Worthington, Minnesota, pianist, Lawrence Welk Show

1930 Henry Clay Folger, Jr., CEO (Folger Shakespeare Library), dies at 72

1930 Charles Pete Conrad, Jr., born in Philadelphia, USN/astronaut, Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2

1930 Harry "Buddy" Melges, Jr., Wisconsin, yachter, Olympic-gold/bronze-1964, 72

1930 Edward Galven Givens, Jr., Quanah Texas, Major USAF/astronaut

1929 Berry Gordy, Jr., Detroit, record company owner, Motown

1929 Richard F. Gordon, Jr., born in in Seattle, Washington, Captain USN and astronaut, Gemini 11, Apollo 12

1929 Pat Harrington, Jr., New York City, actor, Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time

1929 Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, born John Marshall Alexander, Jr., singer, member of the B.B. King band, signed to Duke Records, toured with Willa Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

1929 Gyula Andrassy, Jr., Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 68

1929 John Conyers, Jr., born in Highland Park, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1965 -

1929 Arthur S. Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer and band leader, Taylor's Wailers

1929 William F. Clinger, Jr., born in Warren, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1979 - 1997

1929 Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, dreamer, Nobel 1964

1928 Manuel Lujan, Jr., born in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, Representative-R-New Mexico 1969 - 1989

1928 William Reynolds Archer, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1971 - 2001

1928 James Earl Ray, assassin, Martin Luther King, Jr.

1927 Wilhelm, Jr. Killmayer, composer

1927 Elliot McKay See, Jr., Dallas Texas, astronaut

1927 John Kelly, Jr., U.S., sculls, Olympic-bronze-1956, brother of Grace Kelly

1927 Arthur Ravenel, Jr., born in Charleston, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1987 - 1995

1927 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5

1927 Dick Jones, Snyder, Texas, actor, Buffalo Bill Jr

1926 Frederick, Jr. Zech, composer, dies at 68

1926 Oscar Brown, Jr., U.S. songwriter, Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit

1926 Hamilton Fish, Jr., born in Washington, D.C., Representative-R-New York 1969 - 1995

1925 Sammy Davis, Jr., New York City, singer/dancer/actor, Ocean's 11, Candy Man

1925 William F. Buckley, Jr., born in New York City, conservative author, commentator, founded 'The National Review'

1925 Howard H. Baker, Jr., American Politician

1925 D. French Slaughter, Jr., born in Culpeper, Virginia, Representative-R-Virginia, 1985 - 1991

1925 D. French Slaughter, Jr., Representative-R-Virginia, 1985 - 1991, died from a series of strokes

1925 William J Crowe, Jr., Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff

1924 Alexander Haig, Jr., Bala-Cynwyd,

1924 Herman Heijermans, Jr., author (On Hope, Heap of Blessing), dies

1924 Edward D Wood, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, director, Plan 9 from Outer Space

1924 Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Jr., Dutch minister (CHU), dies at 87

1923 Alan B. Shepard, Jr., East Derry, New Hampshire, Rear Admiral USN astronaut, Mercury 3, Apollo 14

1923 John Holt, Jr., cricketer, WI batsman in 17 Tests, 1066 runs at 36 75

1923 Earl Hamner, Jr., Schuyler, Virginia, TV narrator, Waltons

1923 Lloyd Biggle, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Silence is Deadly

1923 Cor N van Dis, Jr., Dutch MP, SGP, 1971-94

1923 Walter M[ichael] Miller, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, View from Stars

1922 Jason Robards, Jr., Chicago, actor, A Thousand Clowns, Any Wednesday

1922 John W. Vessey, Jr., American Soldier

1922 Richard C Diebenkorn, Jr., U.S., painter, Ocean Park Paintings

1922 Doug Barnard, Jr., born in Augusta, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1977 - 1993

1922 Herbert P. Douglas Jr., born in Pittsburgh, long jumper, 1948 Olympic bronze

1922 Willam V. Chappell, Jr., born in Kendrick, Florida, Representative-D-Florida 1969 - 1989

1921 Whitney M. Young, Jr., civil rights leader, head of Urban League

1921 William V. Roth, Jr., born in Great Falls, Montana, Representative-R-Delaware 1967 - 1971, Senator-R-Delaware 1971 - 2001

1921 Frederick Schroeder, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1942

1921 Charles Scribner, Jr., music publisher, Scribner

1921 Harry Carey, Jr., Saugus California, actor, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1921 F[rancis] M[arion] Busby, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Star Rebel

1921 John Henry Davis, Jr., Smithtown, New York, weightlifter, Olym-gold-1948, 52

1920 George Brown, Jr., born in Holtville, California, Representative-D-California 1963 - 1971 and 1973 - 1999

1920 James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist

1919 Luther Henderson, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, orchestra leader, Polly Bergen Show

1918 Efren Zimbalist, Jr., New York City, actor, 77 Sunset Strip, FBI, Scruples

1918 44th Preakness: Charles Peak aboard Jack Hare, Jr. wins in 1:53.4

1918 Oscar Beregi, Jr., Hungary, actor, Young Frankenstein, Panic in City

1918 Joseph Allen, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Champion

1918 Alan Hale [MacKahan], Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Skipper-Gilligan's Island

1917 Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Ohio, historian, 1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson

1917 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., born in Ohio, American historian, author, democratic activist, Pulitzer prize recipient

1917 Robert Taft, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1971 - 1976

1917 Carl Karcher, born in Ohio, restauranteur, founder of Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, supported Conservative causes

1916 Erich Von Stroheim, Jr., actor and director, Napoleon, Sunset Blvd

1916 Ko van Dijk, Jr., Dutch actor, Zaak M P

1915 Lardner Ring, Jr., Chicago, screenwriter, Woman of the Year

1915 Ring Lardner, Jr., writer

1915 Alfred Scott Witherbee, Jr., U.S. Lusitania officer, dies

1915 Frederic Ramsey, Jr., folklorist/author

1914 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., born in Campobello Island, Canada,Representative-D-New York 1949 - 1955, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

1913 Victor Trumper, Jr., cricketer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Trumper NSW 1940-41

1913 Noah Beery, Jr., New York City, actor, Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot

1913 Carlyle Blackwell, Jr., California, actor, Docks of New York

1913 Bruce Palmer, Jr., American Soldier

1912 Lucius E Burch, Jr., U.S. lawyer/civil rights leader

1912 Frank Pace, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Army, 1950 - 1953

1911 Will Rogers, Jr., New York, actor, Down to Earth

1911 Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr., tennis, U.S. Open 1931, 32, golfer

1911 Joe Hardstaff, Jr., cricketer, son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England

1911 Alfred Scott Witherbee, Jr., U.S., 3 year old who drowned on Lusitania

1910 Fritz [Reuter] Leiber, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Bazaar of the Bizarre

1910 Stephen Jurika, Jr., U.S. pilot/captain, WW II, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross

1910 Louis Levy, Jr., music publisher

1909 Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., New York City, actor, Ghost Story

1909 Jon William, Jr. Haussermann, composer

1909 George W. Crockett, Jr., born in Jacksonville, Florida, Representative-D-Michigan 1980 - 1991

1908 Elliott Cook Carter, Jr., New York City, composer, Tom and Lily

1908 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., born in New Haven, Connecticut, Representative-D-New York, 1945 - 1972

1908 William Randolph Hearst, Jr., newspaper publisher, Hearst Publishing

1907 Lewis F Powell, Jr., Virginia, Supreme Court justice, 1972-87

1907 Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Judge

1906 George Martin Lott, Jr., tennis champ, 1931 U.S. Open runner-up

1906 Playing as "Sullivan," Columbia U jr Eddie Collins debuts with A's

1906 Edward Lansing Gordon, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi, long jumper, Olympics gold 32

1906 William J. Brennan, Jr., Judge

1906 Lon Chaney, Jr., Oklahoma City Oklahoma, actor, Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1905 Eddie Foy, Jr., New Rochelle, New York, actor, Eddie-Fair Exchange

1904 Wilmer L Allison, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1935

1904 Max Factor, Jr., CEO, Max Factor Cosmetics

1904 James R Killian, Jr., MIT President, 1948-59

1904 Ernesto de la Guardia, Jr., President of Panama, 1956-60

1902 Elisha Cook, Jr., born in San Francisco, California, actor, Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI

1902 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became Associate Justice on Supreme Court

1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician

1902 Bobby Jones, Jr., born in Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer, Grand Slam 1930

1902 Wilhelmina JR Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress, dies at 68

1900 Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., great polo player, Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39

1900 Asa Smith Bushnell, Jr., Springfield Ohio, Secretary of U.S. Olympics, 1945 - 1965

1899 Horatio Alger, Jr., Amer clergyman/author (Disagreeeable Woman), dies

1899 John Randall, Jr., Michigan, historian/philosopher, Western Man

1898 Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker, Jr., Dutch actor, Sold Grandpa

1897 Richard Russell, Jr., born in Winder, Georgia, Senator-D-Georgia 1933 - 1971

1896 George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., inventor (Ferris wheel), dies

1895 Buster [Joseph F] Keaton, actor, Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr

1893 Johannes F "Johan" Bakker, Jr., Dutch actor

1891 Henry Morgenthau, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1934 - 1945

1890 Willem Linnig, Jr., Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies

1888 8th U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum, Jr. beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60)

1882 Pierre H Ritter, Jr., Dutch literary/head, Utrecht Newspaper

1881 Player piano patented by John McTammany, Jr. (Cambridge, Mass)

1875 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., famed St. Louis lawyer, dies at 54

1874 John David Rockefeller, Jr., born in Cleveland, Ohio, philanthropist

1874 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman

1872 George Westinghouse, Jr. patents triple air brake for trains

1870 Fred Law Olmsted, Jr., architect/landscaper

1870 John D Zocher, Jr., architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79

1869 William Strunk, Jr., American Writer

1865 William H Revere, Jr., U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies

1864 Herman Heijermans, Jr., Dutch writer, Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City

1864 Archibald Gracie, Jr., Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 31

1864 John Randolph Chambliss, Jr., planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31

1864 Daniel McCook, Jr., U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies at 29

1864 William N. Green, Jr., Union Brigadier-General, dies

1863 Edmund Kirby, Jr., Union Brigadier-General, dies of injuries at 23

1862 Samuel Garland, Jr., U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle

1862 Henry W. Slocum, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1888

1860 Gyula Andrassy, Jr., Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs, 1918-20

1859 George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., engineer/inventor, Ferris Wheel

1858 Frederick Zech, Jr., composer

1857 Henry Clay Folger, Jr., U.S., businessman/Shakespeare fan

1856 Cyrus Chambers, Jr. patents folding machine that folds book and newspapers

1853 August Belmont, Jr., breeder, Man 'O War, founder, New York Jockey Club

1852 Alexandre Dumas Jr's "Le Dame aux Camelias," premieres in Paris

1845 Macon B. Allen and Robert Morris, Jr., 1st blacks to open law practice

1842 James Lillywhite, Jr., cricketer, 1st England Test captain

1842 Willem Linnig Jr., Flemish painter and graphic artist

1840 Edmund Kirby, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers

1839 William Henry Seward, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers

1835 Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers

1834 Daniel McCook, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers

1834 Isaac Fischer, Jr. patents sandpaper

1834 Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer, Jr., Springfield, Vermont

1834 Horatio Alger, Jr., Revere Massachusetts, author, Lost at Sea, Work and Win

1833 John Randolph Chambliss, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army

1832 Archibald Gracie, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army

1832 Richard Waterhouse, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army

1831 John Bullock Clark, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army

1830 Stephen Elliott, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army

1829 Thomas Ewing, Jr., Major General, Union volunteers

1829 Alfred Iverson, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army

1828 Robert Ransom, Jr., Major General Confederate Army

1821 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., Lexington, Kentucky, Rep-Missouri

1820 Charles Devens, Jr., Major General, Union volunteers

1817 Philip Cook, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army

1815 James Chesnut, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army

1808 Joaquim Casimiro, Jr., composer

1805 Joseph Smith, Jr., Sharon Vt, founder, Mormon Church

1802 Adrian van der Hoop, Jr., Dutch poet and critic

1801 Elisha Brown, Jr. pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm

1795 John Marston, Jr., Commander Union Navy

1791 Jan D Zocher, Jr., Dutch garden architect, Vondelpark, Amsterdam

1783 English government of Pitt, Jr. forms

1783 William Pitt, Jr. (24) becomes British premier

1777 Guillaume Coustou, Jr., French sculptor (Apollo/Mars/Venus), dies at 61

1716 Guillaume Coustou, Jr., French sculptor, Mausolee du Dauphin

1697 Constantine Huygens, Jr., Poet/painter/cartoonist, buried

1628 Constantine Huygens, Jr., Dutch poet, painter and cartoonist


History Home    Copyright 2009 BrainyMedia.com