1968 Death Upton B Sinclair, U.S. author (Jungle), dies at 90 1953 Birthday Fred Upton, born in St. Joseph, Michigan, Representative-R-Michigan 1987 - 1946 Birthday Steve Upton, rock drummer, Wishbone Ash-There's the Rub, Locked In 1943 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Upton Sinclair (Dragon's Teeth) 1881 Death Emory Upton, U.S. Union General-Major (Selma), commits suicide at 42 1878 Birthday Upton Sinclair, American Author 1864 Event U.S. Brigadier General Emory Upton (25) promoted to general-major 1864 Event U.S. Union colonel Emory Upton (24) promoted to brigade-general 1839 Birthday Emory Upton, Major General Union Army