1977 Death Maria Realino, teacher (Botany of Curaeao), dies at 87 1970 Death Patrick Aherne, actor (Bwana Devil, Botany Bay), dies at 69 1963 Death John Farrow, actor and director (Botany Bay), dies at 58 1955 Birthday Michael Pollan, born in Long Island, New York, professor of journalism, U of C, Berkeley, author, columnist, activist, wrote, 'The Omnivore's Dilemma', 'The Botany of Desire', 'In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto' 1904 Birthday John Farrow, born in Sydney, Australia, director/actor, Botany Bay, Wake Island 1903 Death Francois Crepin, Belgian botany, dies at 72 1901 Birthday Patrick Aherne, England, actor, Bwana Devil, Botany Bay, Q Planes 1889 Birthday Maria Realino, Frederikus Janssen, teacher, Botany of Curacao 1849 Death Stephan L Endlicher, Austrian priest/botany, dies at 44 1845 Death Nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77 1830 Birthday Francois Crepin, Belgian botany 1799 Birthday John Lindley, English botanist, Elements of Botany 1788 Event Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW 1788 Event English settlers arrive in Australia's Botany Bay to setup penal colony 1787 Event Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay 1777 Death John Bartram, father of American botany, dies at 77 1770 Event Captain James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia 1770 Event Captain James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia) 1762 Death Johann F Gronovius, physician/botany, dies at 76 1699 Birthday John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany 1686 Birthday Johann F Gronovius, Dutch physician/botany 1582 Event Leidse university names Rembert Dodoens professor of botany/medicine 1554 Death Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies
