2004 Death Helmut Newton, photographer, Vogue, dies at 83 1998 Event Apple discontinues developing Newton computer 1996 Death Joy Newton, dancer, dies at 82 1994 Event Singer Wayne Newton (52) weds attorney Kathleen McCrone (30) 1990 Birthday Cody Newton Gifford, son of Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford 1989 Death Huey Newton, U.S., Black Panther leader, shot dead at 47 1980 Death Bert Kaempfert, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1972 Birthday Thandie Newton, born in London, England, actress, appeared in films, 'The Pursuit of Happyness', 'Mission Impossible II', 'The Chronicles of Riddick' 1972 Birthday Tony Clark, born in Newton, Kansas, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1971 Birthday Amy Poehler, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' 2001 - 2008, appeared in films, 'Bay Mama', 'Mean Girls' 1970 Event U.S. Black Panther leader Huey Newton let out of jail 1970 Birthday Peter Newton, born in Kailua, Hawaii, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Scott DeFreitas, Newton Massachusetts, actor, Andy Dixon-As the World Turns 1967 Event Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope 1967 Birthday Matt Leblanc, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Joey-Friends 1963 Death Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 1962 Birthday Connie Needham Newton, Anaheim California, actress, Elizabeth-8 is Enough 1961 Birthday Nate Newton, NFL guard for the Dallas Cowboys 1961 Event FCC Chairman Newton N Minow criticizes TV as a "vast wasteland" 1960 Birthday Christopher J "Gus" Loria, Newton, Massachusetts, Major USMC/astronaut 1956 Death Robert Newton, actor (Henry V, Odd Man Out), dies at 50 1952 Birthday Juice Newton, Judy Cohen, Virginia, vocalist, Angel of the Morning 1946 Death Gilbert Newton Lewis, American Scientist 1945 Birthday Paul Newton, rock bassist 1942 Birthday Wayne Newton, born in Roanoke, Virginia, singer, Danke Schon 1942 Birthday Huey Newton, Black Panther leader 1939 Birthday Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure 1931 Birthday Robert Morse, Newton Massachusetts, actor, That's Life, Jack Frost 1930 Event Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans 1928 Birthday Anne Sexton, Newton Massachusetts, poet, Live or Die; Pulitzer 1967 1926 Birthday Newton N. Minow, American Lawyer 1923 Birthday Bert Kaempfert, born in Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1920 Birthday Helmut Newton, German Photographer 1920 Death Homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74 1918 Birthday Malcolm Shepherd, born in England, born Malcolm Newton Shepherd, Lord Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd of Spalding, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Lords 1918 Event Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Secretary of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt 1918 Birthday Robert Preston, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter 1906 Birthday Bob Howard, born in Newton, Massachusetts, singer/pianist, Sing it Again 1905 Birthday Robert Newton, England, actor, Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days 1904 Birthday Theodore Newton, New Jersey, actor, Ace of Aces, Voltaire 1875 Birthday Gilbert Newton Lewis, American Scientist 1871 Birthday Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Massachusetts, composer 1845 Birthday Homer Newton Bartlett, composer 1835 Birthday Newton Martin Curtis, Major General Union volunteers 1824 Birthday Innis Newton Palmer, Major General Union volunteers 1823 Birthday John Newton, Major General Union volunteers 1794 Death Pieter Nieuwland, prodigy/"Dutch Newton", dies at 30 1764 Birthday Pieter Nieuwland, Dutch scientist, Newton 1742 Death Edmund Halley, genius eclipsed by Newton, dies at 85 1727 Death Isaac Newton, English Mathematician 1727 Death Issac Newton, English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84 1705 Event Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College 1697 Event Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night 1687 Event Newton publishes "Principia" 1687 Event Isaac Newton's 'Principia' published by Royal Society in England 1672 Event Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London 1668 Event Isaac Newton receives MA from Trinity College, Cambridge 1661 Event Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge 1642 Birthday Isaac Newton, born in Grantham, England, physicist, mathematician, and astronomer
