2000 Death George Montgomery, sculptor/actor, dies at 84 1996 Death Thomas Edward Montgomery, drummer, dies at 73 1996 Death Duncan Montgomery Stewart, academic, dies at 66 1995 Death Elizabeth Montgomery, actress (Bewitched), dies of cancer at 62 1995 Death Charles Montgomery Monteith, publisher, dies at 74 1981 Death Robert Montgomery, actor/dir (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 77 1980 Birthday Matthew Lawrence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, actor, Matthew-Gimme a Break 1977 Death Margaret Hayes, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 61 1976 Death Bernard L Montgomery, British general, defeated Rommel, dies at 88 1974 Birthday Paula Gaye Montgomery, Cabot, Arkansas, Miss America, Arkansas-3rd-1996 1973 Birthday Monty Montgomery, defensiveback for the Indianapolis Colts 1973 Event 1st BART train travels thru transbay tube to Montgomery St. Station 1971 Event Montgomery St. Station, last link in BART, 'holed thru' 1969 Birthday Jim Montgomery, born in Montreal, NHL center for the Philadelphia Flyers 1968 Birthday Alton Montgomery, NFL safety for the Atlanta Falcons 1968 Death Wes Montgomery, jazz guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 48 1967 Birthday Glenn Montgomery, NFL defensive tackle, Seattle Seahawks, Oilers 1966 Birthday Dave Veres, born in Montgomery, Alabama, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Death Montgomery Clift, movie actor (From Here to Eternity), dies 1966 Death Douglass Montgomery, actor (Forbidden, Daybreak), dies at 56 1966 Death [Edward] Montgomery Clift, actor (From Here to Eternity), dies at 45 1966 Death Montgomery Clift, American Actor 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 1964 Birthday Greg Montgomery, punter for the Baltimore Ravens 1964 Event WKAB TV channel 32 in Montgomery, AL (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 Event Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame 1963 Birthday Michael Lofton, Montgomery, Alabama, fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics 1962 Event WAIQ TV channel 26 in Montgomery, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Birthday Jensen Buchanan, born in Montgomery, Alabama, actress, Vicky/Marley-Another World 1962 Birthday Jeff Montgomery, Wellston, Ohio, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1961 Birthday Alonzo Babers, born in Montgomery, Alabama, 400m/4X400m relay, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1961 Birthday Jensen Buchanan, Montgomery, Alabama, actress, Vicky/Marley-Another World 1961 Event Governor Patterson declares martial law in Montgomery 1961 Event White mob attacks "Freedom Riders" in Montgomery, Alabama 1959 Birthday Bill McCorvey, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1958 Birthday Brett Butler, born in Montgomery, Alabama, comedienne, Grace-Grace Under Fire 1957 Event 300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan) 1956 Event Montgomery, Ala, removed race-based seat assignments on its buses 1956 Birthday Julie Montgomery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Samantha-1 Life to Live, Kindred 1956 Event Federal court rules racial segregation on Montgomery buses anti-Const 1955 Event Historic bus boycott begins in Montgomery Alabama by Rosa Parks 1955 Birthday James Montgomery, U.S. 100m swimmer, Olympic-3 gold-1976 1954 Event WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery, AL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WCOV TV channel 20 in Montgomery, Alabama (IND/CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Birthday Kathryn C Thornton, Montgomery, Alabama, PhD/astronaut, STS-33, 49, 61, 73 1950 Birthday Belinda J Montgomery, born in Winnipeg, actress, Man From Atlantis 1950 Event "Robert Montgomery Presents" dramatic anthology premieres on NBC TV 1946 Event Field Marshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander 1945 Birthday Tammi Terrell, Montgomery, singer, Ain't No Mountain High Enough 1945 Death John Poston, British major/Montgomery's ADC, dies in battle at 25 1945 Event General Eisenhower, Montgomery and Bradley discuss advance in Germany 1945 Event Premier Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Straelen 1945 Event Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarters 1944 Event Eisenhower and Montgomery meet in Hasselt Belgium 1944 Event Eisenhower, Bradley and Montgomery confer in Brussel 1944 Event Lieutenant-general Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far" 1944 Event King George VI promotes Montgomery to field marshal 1944 Event General Montgomery consults with Generals Bradley/Eisenhower 1944 Event General Bradley visits Montgomery 1944 Event Generals Montgomery/Dempsey/Bradley discuss naderende breakthrough 1944 Event General Montgomery visits general Dempsey's headquarter 1944 Event General Montgomery takes command of 12th and 21st army 1944 Event British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery 1944 Event General Eisenhower visits Montgomery's headquarter in Normandy 1944 Event Churchill/Marshall/Arnold visit Montgomery's HQ in Chateau de Creully 1944 Event General Montgomery lands in Normandy, forms HQ in Chateau de Creully 1944 Event Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery dine in Portsmouth 1944 Event General Montgomery/Patton/Bradley/Dempsey/Crerar meet in Portsmouth 1944 Event Eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill and George VI discuss D-Day plan 1944 Event General Montgomery speaks to generals about invastion plan 1943 Event Montgomery discusses Overlord with Eisenhower and Bedell Smith 1943 Event General Montgomery told he is appointed commandant for D-day 1943 Event Montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion - arm forces at Salerno 1943 Birthday Toni Tennille, Montgomery, Alabama, female Beachboy, Captain and Tennille 1943 Event General Montgomery occupies Sfax Tunisia 1942 Event Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (G) in battle of Alamein Egypt (WW II) 1942 Event 7th day of battle at El Alamein: Montgomery assault 1942 Event 6th day battle at El Alamein: British offensive under Montgomery 1942 Birthday Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker, Temptations 1942 Event Churchill visits Montgomery's headquarter in Burg-al-Arab 1942 Event Lieutenant-general Montgomery arrives in Cairo 1942 Event Lieutenant-general Montgomery makes landing on Gibraltar 1942 Event General B. Montgomery becomes commandant British 8th leader in North Africa 1941 Event 300 Montgomery, San Francisco opens as new Bank of America HQ 1941 Event Cornerstone of B of A building at 300 Montgomery laid 1940 Event General-major Bernard Montgomery returns to London 1940 Event General-major Bernard Montgomery leaves Duinkerken 1939 Event Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th reindeer 1937 Death Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried 1937 Death Betty Carver, wife of English Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, dies 1935 Birthday Eddie Floyd, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer/composer, California Girl, Falcons 1933 Birthday Elizabeth Montgomery, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Samantha/Serena-Bewitched 1931 Birthday David Montgomery, chairman, British Forestry Commission 1930 Birthday Duncan Montgomery Stewart, principal, Lady Margaret Hall-Oxford 1927 Event Major Bernard Montgomery (29) marries widow Betty Carver 1923 Birthday Julia Montgomery Walsh, political consultant/writer 1921 Birthday Charles Montgomery Monteith, publisher 1920 Birthday Montgomery Clift, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, From Here to Eternity 1920 Birthday Carole Mathews, Montgomery, Illinois, actress, Wilma-Californians 1920 Birthday Gillespie V. Montgomery, born in Meridian, Mississippi, Representative-D-Mississippi 1967 - 1997 1920 Birthday James Doohan, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor played Montgomery Scott on Star Trek 1919 Birthday Nat King Cole, born in Montgomery Alaabama, singer, Unforgettable, Mona Lisa 1916 Birthday George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor, Battle of Bulge, Hallucination 1915 Birthday Margaret Hayes, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Robert Montgomery Presents 1909 Birthday Douglass Montgomery, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Forbidden, Harmony Lane 1908 Event Bank of Italy opens new HQ at Clay and Montgomery 1904 Birthday Robert Montgomery, Beacon, New York, actor/dir, Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack 1887 Birthday Bernard L Montgomery, British field marshall, WW II-African campaign 1887 Birthday Bernard Law Montgomery, British Soldier 1884 Event John Joseph Montgomery makes 1st glider flight, Otay, California 1883 Death Montgomery Blair, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford), dies at 70 1877 Birthday James Montgomery Flagg, illustrator, "I want you" Uncle Sam 1874 Birthday Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian Educator 1872 Event Aaron Montgomery started his mail-order business 1861 Event Confederate convention in Montgomery, adopts constitution 1861 Event Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery Alabama 1861 Event Confederate States of America organizes in Montgomery, Alabama 1861 Event Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy 1846 Event Captain Montgomery claims Yerba Buena, San Francisco, for U.S. 1844 Birthday A Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business, Montgomery Ward 1831 Event Robert Montgomery Bird's "Gladiator," premieres in New York City 1830 Birthday Rochard Montgomery Gano, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1824 Birthday William Montgomery Gardner, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1816 Birthday Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, Major General Union Army 1816 Birthday Montgomery Dent Corse, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1813 Birthday Montgomery Blair, Franklin County, Kentucky, lawyer, Dred Scot V Sandford 1794 Birthday John Barrien Montgomery, Commander Union Navy 1779 Birthday Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer, Pike's Peak 1775 Death Richard Montgomery, General, dies fighting British 1559 Event Duke of Montgomery wounds king Henri II during tournament
