1977 Event Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY 1969 Birthday David Wharton, born in Warminster, Pennsylvania, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Silver Medal 1988 Olympics 1961 Birthday Vince Neil [Wharton], California, vocalist, Motley Crue-Girls Girls Girls 1958 Event Clifton R. Wharton confirmed as 1st U.S. black foreign minister (Romania) 1955 Birthday Mac Sweeney, born in Wharton, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 1989 1937 Death Edith Wharton, American Author 1931 Birthday Dan Rather, born in Wharton, Texas, news anchor, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes 1923 Birthday Alan Wharton, cricketer, England batsman once vs. New Zealand 1949, scored 7 and 13 1865 Death John Austin Wharton, U.S. Confederate general-major, dies at 36 1862 Birthday Edith Wharton, American Author 1828 Birthday John Austin Wharton, Major General Confederate Army 1824 Birthday Gabriel Colvin Wharton, Brigadier General Confederate Army
