2014 Event Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman announces reduction of at least 45,000 jobs, expanding the original plan for 34,000 cuts; Whitman seeks to refocus and align HP with changing computing habits such as use of cloud services rather than servers 2001 Death Whitman Mayo, actor, Sanford and Son, dies at 70 1996 Death James Whitman McLamore, businessman, dies at 70 1995 Event New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern 1993 Event Christie Todd Whitman (R) elected 1st woman governor of New Jersey 1988 Birthday Mae Whitman, American Actress 1966 Event Charles Whitman climbs University of Texas tower and shoots 12 dead 1966 Event Former marine Charles Whitman kills 13 and wounds 31 at University of Texas 1966 Death Charles Whitman, former marine, kills 13 at University of Texas, shot by cops 1966 Event Charles Whitman wounds 46 and kills 5 at University of Texas 1956 Birthday Meg Whitman, born in Long Island, New York, formerly, CEO of eBay, billionaire, Republican, 2010 candidate for Governor of California 1946 Birthday Christine Todd Whitman, American Politician 1946 Birthday Christie Todd Whitman, American Politician 1942 Birthday Slim Whitman, yoddler/country singer, Home on the Range 1930 Birthday Whitman Mayo, New York City, actor, Grady-Sanford and Son 1926 Birthday James Whitman McLamore, businessman 1926 Birthday Stuart Whitman, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Captain Apache, Ransom, Cimarron Strip 1898 Event 18th U.S. Mens Tennis: Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight Davis (36 62 62 61) 1892 Death Walt Whitman, poet, dies in Camden, New Jersey at 72 1883 Birthday Jo Davidson, U.S., sculptor, Woodrow Wilson, Walt Whitman 1877 Birthday Malcolm D. Whitman, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1898 1847 Event Indians kill Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, 11 settle in Walla Walla Ore 1819 Birthday Walt Whitman, West Hills, New York, poet, Leaves of Grass 1802 Birthday Marcus Whitman, missionary, led to U.S. securing Oregon
