1974 Birthday Scott Whittaker, center/tackle for the Oakland Raiders 1963 Event 1st American, James Whittaker, conquers Mount Everest 1944 Death William Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67 1942 Birthday John Whittaker, English real estate developer, Peel Holdings 1939 Birthday Bob Whittaker, born in Eureka, Kansas, Representative-R-Kansas 1979 - 1991 1936 Birthday Roger Whittaker, born in Nairobi, Kenya, country singer, Durham Town 1901 Birthday Whittaker Chambers, American Writer 1901 Birthday Charles E Whittaker, Kansas, U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1957-62 1876 Birthday William Gillies Whittaker, composer 1733 Event 1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni
