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1999 John F. Kennedy, Jr., publisher and philanthropist, 'George' magazine, dies at 38
1998 Rodney Harvey, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho', died at age 30, of a heroin overdose 1998 Joan Lestor, Baroness Lestor of Eccles, politician, Labor Party, teacher, founding editor, Searchlight, anti-fascist magazine, dies 1997 Brendan Gill, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine, dies at 83 1997 Jeffrey Bernard, journalist, wrote column, 'Low Life', for The Spectator magazine, dies in Soho, England, after refusing dialysis treatment 1996 Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine, dies at 59 1996 Og Mandino, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1995 Nancy LaMott, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, dies at 43 1995 "George" magazine premieres, published by John F Kennedy Jr 1995 Michael VerMeulen, writer, journalist, magazine editor, broke story on U.S. AIDS epidemic, published in Vanity Fair, Parade, GQ founding features editor, dies at 38 1994 Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic (Dance Magazine), dies at 80 1993 Kenneth Burke, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University, dies of heart failure at his home in Andover, New Jersey 1992 Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again' 1992 Screw magazine superimposed a gunsight over a picture of Larry Flint 1992 William E Gaines, publisher (Mad Magazine), dies at 70 1992 After 151 years Britain's "Punch Magazine" final issue 1991 Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year 1990 Ms. Magazine hits newstands again after an 8 month hiatus 1990 "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine 1987 Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1987 Mohammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame 1986 Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret U.S. arms sales to Iran 1986 Hubert Fichte, writer, columnist for magazine konkret, novelist, dies at 50 1985 Gardner Cowles, Jr., U.S. publisher (Look Magazine), dies at 82 1985 "Spin Magazine" begins publishing 1984 Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs 1st appears in Nature magazine 1983 Mignon McLaughlin, journalist, author, contributed to Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Vogue magazines, Managing Editor, Glamour magazine, famous quote, 'Anything you lose automatically doubles in value', dies in Coral Gables, Florida 1983 Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled 1981 Hoyt J Fuller, editor (1st World magazine), dies at 57 1978 British pop magazine "Smash Hits," 1st published 1978 Josh Hartnett, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, film producer, actor, movies include 'Black Hawk Down', 'Pearl Harbor', People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People 2002 1978 Katie Price, born in Brighton, England, Jordan, model, businesswoman, television personality, tabloid, celebrity magazine subject, topless model, appeared on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' show 1975 Walker Evans, U.S. photographer (Fortune Magazine), dies at 71 1974 "People" magazine begins sales 1974 1st edition of women's magazine "Story" 1972 Life magazine ceases publication 1972 Bill Berns, commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53 1972 Ms. magazine begins publishing 1971 Last issue of "Look" magazine is published 1971 Jose Solano, born in Inglewood, California, actor, played Manny Gutierrez on Baywatch, listed as '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' by YM Magazine, nominated for the ALMA Award 1970 Ralph W. Sockman, Protestant pastor, author, successful radio show, National Radio Pulpit, considered by Time magazine as the best Protestant preacher in the U.S., dies at age 80 1968 Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon and Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on cover 1967 Rodney Harvey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho' 1964 Time Magazine uses term "op art" for 1st time 1964 Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of New York Times Magazine section 1960 John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, magazine publisher, 'George' magazine 1960 Ian Hislop, born in Mumbles, Wales, writer, editor, Private Eye magazine, broadcaster, radio, television, team captain on BBC's 'Have I Got News for You' 1960 Ernest Holmes, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine, dies 1956 Michael VerMeulen, born in Chicago, Illinois, writer, journalist, magazine editor, broke story on U.S. AIDS epidemic, published in Vanity Fair, Parade, GQ founding features editor 1954 Ferry Hoogendijk, Dutch editor in chief, Elsevier Magazine 1954 Sports Illustrated magazine begins publishing 1954 B. C. Forbes, Bertie Charles Forbes, founder Forbes magazine, financial journalist, books include, 'Forbes Epigrams', '101 Unusual Experiences', dies 1952 1st Dutch edition of youth magazine "Donald Duck" 1952 Mad Magazine debuts 1951 Nancy LaMott, born in New York City, New York, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton 1951 Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1951 Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson 1949 1st magazine on microfilm offered to subscribers (Newsweek) 1949 Microfilm copies of "Newsweek" magazine 1st offered 1948 Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine 1945 1st issue of Ebony magazine published by John H. Johnson 1945 1st edition of Elseviers Weekly newspaper (Elseviers Magazine) 1941 George Will, born in Champaign, Illinois, journalist, author, wrote, editor, National Review magazine 1972 - 1978, awarded Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1940 Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts 1940 Dary John Mizelle, born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, composer, co-founder SOURCE magazine, works include, SPANDA Symphonies of Sound, 2006 1939 Judith P Appelbaum, magazine and newspaper editor, educator 1939 Billboard Magazine introduces hillbilly (country) music chart 1939 Glamour magazine begins publishing 1937 Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine 1936 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce 1936 Life magazine hit newsstands 1936 Federal Register, 1st magazine of the U.S. government, publishes 1st issue 1936 Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade 1935 Hubert Fichte, born in Germany, writer, columnist for magazine konkret, novelist, influenced by Marcel Proust, Hans henny Jahnn, Jean Genet, wrote novel Die Geschichte der Empfindlichkeit, translated as the history of sensibility 1934 Gloria Steinem, born in Toledo, Ohio, feminist/publisher, Ms. Magazine 1933 Jack Perkins, born in Cleveland, Ohio, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine 1933 Peter Hartling, born in Chemnitz, Germany, writer, poet, managing director, S. Fisher Verlag publishing house, editor, Der Monat, magazine 1933 Esquire magazine is 1st published 1933 1st issue of Newsweek magazine published 1932 Jeffrey Bernard, born in London, England, journalist, wrote column, 'Low Life', for The Spectator magazine 1932 Paul Krassner, comic strip cartoonist, MAD Magazine, and founder, Yippies 1931 Joan Lestor, born in England, Baroness Lestor of Eccles, politician, Labor Party, teacher, founding editor, Searchlight, anti-fascist magazine 1929 Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine 1928 1st issue of Time magazine, Japanese Emperor Hirohito on cover 1928 "My Weekly Reader" magazine made its debut 1926 Hugh Hefner, born in Chicagp, magazine publisher, Playboy 1925 1st issue of "New Yorker" magazine published 1924 Lloyd Alexander, born in Pennsylvania, American author, wrote children's fantasy novels, 'Cricket' magazine creator 1923 Og Mandino, born in Italy, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1923 Frances Lear, Larchmont, New York, Woman's magazine publisher, Lears 1923 Time magazine debuts 1922 Alan Ross, editor, London Magazine 1922 William M. Gaines, publisher of MAD Magazine 1922 Reader's Digest magazine 1st published 1921 Allan Jaffee, comic strip cartoonist/illustrator, MAD Magazine 1919 Malcolm Forbes, publisher, Forbes Magazine 1914 Brendan Gill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine 1914 Leo Lerman, actor/manager/critic, Dance Magazine 1913 Mignon McLaughlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, journalist, author, contributed to Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Vogue magazines, Managing Editor, Glamour magazine, famous quote, 'Anything you lose automatically doubles in value' 1911 Gun magazine of French battleship Liberte explode 1908 Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer, Life Magazine 1904 John J. Sirica, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, John Joseph Sirica, judge, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over Watergate scandal, Time magazine Person of the Year, 1973 1903 Walker Evans, U.S., photographer, Fortune Magazine 1903 Gardner Cowles, Iowa, publisher/founder, Look Magazine 1900 Karin Boye, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, born Karin Maria Boye, poet, novelist, co-founder of poetry magazine Spektrum, introduced T.S. Eliot to Swedish readers, best-known novel 'Kallocain' 1897 Kenneth Burke, born in America, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University 1896 Abram N Pritzker, U.S. businessman, Hyatt Hotels, McCall's magazine 1893 1st U.S. bowling magazine, Gut Holz, published in New York 1892 Frank Sullivan, humorist, NYer Magazine 1892 Basketball rules published in Triangle Magazine, Mass 1889 Ralph W. Sockman, born in New York, New York, Protestant pastor, author, successful radio show, National Radio Pulpit, considered by Time magazine as the best Protestant preacher in the U.S. 1888 National Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time 1887 Ernest Holmes, born in Lincoln, Maine, author, teacher, spiritualist, founded Religious Science movement, considered 'Science of Mind', part of New Thought movement, wrote metaphysical books, including 'The Science of Mind', founded 'Science of Mind' magazine 1886 1st U.S. nurses' magazine, The Nightingale, 1st appears, New York City 1885 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published 1881 1st American fishing magazine, American Angler published 1880 B. C. Forbes, born in New Deer, Scotland, Bertie Charles Forbes, founder Forbes magazine, financial journalist, books include, 'Forbes Epigrams', '101 Unusual Experiences' 1860 Harriet Monroe, Chicago, poet/editor of Poetry magazine, You and I 1857 Atlantic Monthly magazine 1st published 1847 1st Swedish magazine in U.S., Skandinavia, published in New York City 1842 1st illustrated weekly magazine in U.S. publishes 1st issue, New York City 1841 British humor magazine "Punch" 1st published 1836 Joseph Norman Lockyer, discoverer, Helium, founder, Nature magazine 1833 John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine, oldest chess mag 1818 1st successful U.S. educational magazine "Academician," begins (New York City) 1810 1st Irish magazine in U.S., Shamrock, is published 1806 1st U.S. college magazine, Yale Literary Government, publishes 1st issue 1799 William Curtis, English botanist (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53 1793 Tennis is 1st mentioned in an English sporting magazine 1746 William Curtis, English botanist/publisher, Botanical Magazine 1741 Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, 2nd U.S. magazine begins publishing 1741 Andrew Bedford publishes 1st American magazine (American Magazine) 1709 1st edition of Tattler magazine in England 1693 1st woman's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published (London) 1692 Edward Cave, England, printer, Gentlemen's Magazine |
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