1953 Birthday Jon Faddis, born in Oakland, California, musician, jazz trumpeter, conductor, composer, music educator, sound compared to his mentor, Dizzy Gillespie, member Lionel Hampton's big band, led Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, released Grammy-Award nominated work, Remembrances, 1999 1906 Birthday Leopold Kohr, writer/mentor of Fritz Schumacher 1850 Death Richard Mentor Johnson, American Politician 1850 Event Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio, 206 die 1780 Birthday Richard Mentor Johnson, American Politician
