1970 Birthday Doug E. Doug, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, screenwriter, comedian, played Griffith Vesey on television sitcom Cosby, voice of Bernie in the animated movie Shark Tale, and Sanka Coffie in film Cool Runnings 1888 Birthday Vesey D'Davoren, character actor 1822 Death Denmark Vesey, and 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, South Carolina 1822 Event Denmark Vesey, leads slave rebellion in South Carolina 1822 Event House slave betrays Denmark Vesey conspiracy (37 blacks hanged)
