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1994 Dub Taylor, actor (Poor Pretty Eddie), dies of a heart attack at 87
1994 Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract 1992 Dan Quayle sites Murphy Brown as a poor example of family values 1991 1st scheduled NHL exhibition game in St. Petersburg Fla, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (New York Islanders vs Boston Bruins) 1989 George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" and "Poor Little Girl" 1988 Marjorie Bonner Lowry, actress (Reno, Poor Girls), dies at 83 1986 Murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63 1986 Helen Craig, actress (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 74 1985 On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series 1984 Irwin Shaw, U.S. writer (Rich Man, Poor Man), dies at 71 1976 "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV 1968 50,000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign 1968 Poor Peoples March on Washington 1968 "March of Poor" under Reverend Abernathy reach Washington, D.C. 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign 1964 Pope Paul VI gives tiara to poor 1962 Arthur Kopit's "Oh, Dad, Poor Dad..." premieres in New York City 1959 Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps for poor Americans 1953 Kay Lenz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Moving Violations, Rich Man Poor Man 1951 Penny Peyser, Irvington, New York, actress, Rich Man Poor Man, Knots Landing 1948 Susan Blakely, Frankfurt Germany, actress, Rich Man Poor Man 1948 Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actress, True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man 1942 Peter Strauss, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, actor, Rich Man Poor Man 1941 Fionnula Flanagan, Dublin Ireland, actress, Rich Man Poor Man 1940 Adam Faith, born in England, singer, Poor Me, What Do You Want? 1934 Nick Nolte, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, Teachers, 48 hours, Rich Man Poor Man 1932 Dimitra Arliss, actress, Rich Man Poor Man II 1932 William Smith, born in Columbia, Missouri, actor, Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii 5-0 1928 George Maharis, actor, Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66 1928 Pavel Kohout, born in Czechoslovakia, director/author, Poor Murderer 1925 Cora Lee Johnson, social activist for rural poor 1924 Gloria Vanderbilt, don't my jeans look great, poor little rich girl 1923 Paula Fox, U.S. children's books author, Poor George 1923 Murray Hamilton, born in Washington, North Carolina, actor, Rich Man Poor Man 1918 Hella [S Lelyveld-]Haasse, Dutch author, Cider for Poor People 1913 Irwin Shaw, U.S., novelist, Rich Man Poor Man 1912 Abbe Pierre, born in Lyon, France, French Catholic priest, founded Emmaus movement aiding poor, homeless, refugees 1906 Finnish Senate accepts universal suffrage, except for poor 1893 Mary Pickford, actress, Poor Little Rich Girl 1891 Elisabeth Zernike, Dutch writer, Poor Part, Bruidstijd 1887 Emma Lazarus, U.S. poet ("Give us your tired and poor"), dies in New York at 38 1864 Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC 1857 1st production of Dion Boucicaults "Poor of NY" 1857 Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in New York City 1808 Charles Henry Poor, Commander Union Navy, died in 1882 1790 Benjamin Franklin, U.S., (Poor Richards Almanac), dies at 84 1732 1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette) 1732 Benjamin Franklin under the name Richard Saunders begins publication of "Poor Richard's Almanack" 1712 Utrecht banishes poor Jews 1523 Franz von Sickingen, Germ knight/protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42 1381 St. Colette, abbess/reformer, Poor Clares |
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