2013 Event Signs of deteriorating economic security are suggested by an Associated Press survey stating that four out of five U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives 1994 Death Asta ER Elstak, Suriname/Netherlands welfare worker, dies at 74 1994 Event Israel and PLO initialed accord giving autonomy to Palestinians in West Bank in education, health, taxation, social welfare and tourism 1987 Death L. T. Coggeshall, medical scientist and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1956 - 1958, dies at 86 1966 Event National Welfare Rights Organization organizes 1959 Death Arthur C Pigou, English economist (Economics of Welfare), dies 1953 Event Department of Health, Education and Welfare created 1953 Event Oveta Culp Hobby becomes 1st at Health, Education, and Welfare 1953 Event Department of Health, Education and Welfare established 1949 Birthday Bertha Knox Gilkey, welfare and tenament rights for urban women 1942 Birthday Frank Field, born in Edmonton, London, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Birkhead, served as Minister of Welfare Reform 1934 Event 4.7 million U.S. families report receiving welfare payments 1926 Birthday Johnnie Tillmon, civil rights activist, National Welfare Rights Association 1880 Event Salvation Army of England sets up U.S. welfare and religious activity 1877 Birthday Arthur C Pigou, English economist, Wealth and welfare 1869 Death Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/author (People's Welfare), dies at 54 1861 Birthday Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker, 1st christmas seal drive, 1907 1814 Birthday Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder, Coop of Welfare of the People
