1973 Birthday Rufus Wainwright, Canadian Musician 1969 Event Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1966 Event Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA 1965 Birthday Rufus Porter, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1948 Death Rufus Jones, American Writer 1917 Birthday Rufus Thomas, born in Mississippi, singer, Walking the Dog 1892 Birthday Alan Hale, Rufus A Mackahan, Washington D.C., actor, Little John-Robin Hood 1863 Birthday Rufus Jones, American Writer 1862 Death William Rufus Terrill, Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 28 1862 Event Secretary of War authorizes General Rufus Saxton to arm 5,000 slaves 1853 Event William Rufus de Vane King (D) sworn in as 13th U.S. Vice President 1834 Birthday William Rufus Terrill, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1824 Birthday Rufus Saxton, Major General Union volunteers 1821 Birthday Rufus Barringer, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1818 Birthday Rufus Ingalls, Major General Union Army 1816 Event James Monroe (VA), elected 5th president, defeating Federalist Rufus King 1814 Birthday Rufus King, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1799 Birthday Rufus Choate, U.S., lawyer, Hall of Fame 1786 Birthday William Rufus DeVane King, D, 13th Vice President, 1853 1755 Birthday Rufus King, framer of U.S. constitution 1100 Death William II, Rufus, king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 1095 Event Council of Rockingham: bishop Anselmus vs King William II Rufus
