2015 Event Nobel prize winning mathematician John Forbes Nash, Jr., 86, and his wife Alicia, 82, die after an accident in New Jersey in which their taxi lost control 2014 Event Race car driver Tony Stewart hits fellow driver Kevin Ward, Jr. with a vehicle on a sprint car track; Ward was walking on the track and did not survive the incident 2014 Event Former Press Secretary James S. Brady dies at age 73; Brady's death has been ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound made 33 years earlier by John W. Hinckley, Jr.; Hinckley was found to be insane and was not charged with the original crime 2014 Event Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins his second Daytona 500 race, 10 years after his first win, in a race postponed for hours by heavy rain 2013 Event The 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have A Dream' speech is commemorated in the U.S. 2008 Death William F. Buckley, Jr., dies in Stamford, Connecticut, at 82 2007 Death Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., dies of caridac arrest at 89, newspapers remembered him as a historian of power 2005 Death Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Representative-R-South Carolina, 1979 - 1986, Governor of South Carolina 1987 - 1995 2005 Death Vine Deloria, Jr., Sioux Author 2005 Event John G. Roberts, Jr. is nominated to the United States Supreme Court 2004 Death Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino Actor 2003 Death William V. Roth, Jr., Representative-R-Delaware 1967 - 1971, Senator-R-Delaware 1971 - 2001 2002 Death "General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr", Air Force General, first black general in the Air Force, dies at 89 2001 Death "Jack Haley, Jr", documentary producer, That's Entertainment!, dies at 67 2001 Death "Morton Downey, Jr", former talk show host, The Morton Downey Jr. Show, dies at 68 2000 Death "Ring Lardner, Jr", writer, M*A*S*H screenwriter, dies at 85 2000 Death Bruce Palmer, Jr., American Soldier 2000 Death "Raymond E. Portwood, Jr", game creator, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, dies at 66 2000 Death "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr", actor, dies at 90 1999 Death "Grover Washington, Jr", jazz musician, Aria, dies at 56 1999 Death John F. Kennedy, Jr., publisher and philanthropist, 'George' magazine, dies at 38 1999 Death George Brown, Jr., Representative-D-California 1963 - 1971 and 1973 - 1999, died of complications from surgery 1999 Death James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist 1997 Death Ewart G. Abner, Jr., president (Motown Records), dies at 74 1997 Event Ken Griffey, Jr. unanimously wins AL MVP 1997 Event Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 56th home run of 1997 1997 Death Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, dies of cancer at 62 1997 Death "Harry Blackstone, Jr.", magician, dies at 62 1997 Event Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 250th home run 1997 Death John Curtis, Jr., president/CEO (Luby's Cafe), commits suicide at 58 1997 Birthday Michael Jackson, Jr., son of Michael Jackson 1996 Death Howard E Rollins, Jr., actor (Ed Harding-Another World), dies at 46 1996 Event John F. Kennedy, Jr. marries Caroline Bisset 1996 Death Max Factor, Jr., makeup inventor, dies at 91 1996 Event Ken Griffey, Jr., 26, is 8th youngest to hits 200 home runs 1996 Death Lucius E Burch, Jr., U.S. civil rights leader, dies at 84 1996 Death Minnesota Fats, Rudolf Wanderone, Jr., billiard hustler, dies at 82 1995 Death Charles Scribner, Jr., publisher, dies at 74 1995 Death Louis Levy, Jr., music publisher, dies at 84 1995 Event "George" magazine premieres, published by John F Kennedy Jr 1995 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games 1995 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games 1995 Death Fischer S Black, Jr., financial Theorist, dies at 57 1995 Death Ronald Anthony White, Jr., singer, dies at 57 1995 Death Marcus Chenault, killer of Martin Luther King Jr's mother, dies at 54 1995 Death Max Factor, Jr., makeup inventor, dies 1995 Death Elisha Cook, Jr., actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane), dies at 91 1995 Death J Peter Grace, Jr., CEO (W R Grace), dies at 81 1995 Death Frederic Ramsey, Jr., folklorist/author, dies at 80 1995 Event World best 7th wkt stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh, Jr. and P Dharmani 1995 Death Carlos Menem, Jr., son of Argentine president, dies at 26 1995 Death Arthur S Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer/author (Notes on notes), dies at 65 1994 Death Thomas J Watson, Jr., CEO (IBM), dies of a stroke at 79 1994 Event Billionaire J Paul Getty, Jr. marries Victoria Holdsworth on Barbados 1994 Death Eugene Tanner, Jr., singer, dies at 58 1994 Death Noah Beery, Jr., U.S. actor (Gung Ho!, Heaven With a Gun), dies at 81 1994 Birthday Jack Antonio, son of Virginia Madisen and Antonio Sabatto Jr 1994 Event Ken Griffey, Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most home runs by end of June (31) 1994 Event Al Unser, Jr. wins 78th Indianapolis 500 in 3:06:29.006 (255.89 kph) 1994 Event Singer Harry Connick, Jr. (26) weds model Jill Goodare (30) 1994 Event Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (21 days after his divorce) weds Mary Richardson 1994 Death Cornelis N "Cor" van Dis, Jr., Dutch MP (1971-94), dies at 71 1994 Event Robert F Kennedy, Jr. divorces Emily Black 1994 Event Cuba Godding, Jr. (26) weds Sara Kapfer (26) 1993 Death Thomas J Watson, Jr., president of IBM (1956-71)/diplomat, dies at 79 1993 Death Robert Taft, Jr., Senator-R-Ohio 1971 - 1976, died at age 76 1993 Event Ted Kennedy, Jr. (32) weds psychiatrist Katherine Gershman (34) 1993 Event Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1993 Death Will Rogers, Jr., (Rep-D)/actor (Boy from Okla), commits suicide at 81 1993 Event John F. Kennedy, Jr., gives notice of quitting as ADA in Manhattan 1993 Event Ken Griffey, Jr. slugs his 100th career home run in Seattle's 1993 Event BPAA U.S. Open by Del Ballard Jr 1993 Death Richard C Diebenkorn, Jr., U.S. painter (Ocean Park Paintings), dies at 70 1993 Event Morton Downey, Jr. weds Lori Krebs 1993 Event PBA National Championship Won by Ron Palombi Jr 1993 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time 1993 Event Harry Connick, Jr. arrested at a New York airport for gun possession 1992 Event Harry Connick, Jr. is caught with 9mm gun in New York's JFK airport 1992 Death Feodor Chaliapin, Jr., actor (King's Whore), dies after illness at 87 1992 Event All star MVP: Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners 1992 Event Al Unser, Jr. wins Indy 500 1992 Death C V Wood, Jr., theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71 1992 Death John E Allen, Jr., actor (1 2 3), dies 1991 Event Charles Keating, Jr. (Lincoln Savings and Loan fraud), found guilty 1991 Death Lydia Hodson Copeland, America's, Jr. Miss (1972), dies at 37 1991 Event John F. Kennedy, Jr. wins his 1st battle as an attorney 1991 Death Robert DiMatte, Jr., stage director/actor, dies at 43 1991 Event All star MVP: Cal Ripken, Jr. for the Baltimore Orioles 1991 Death Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., USN/astro (STS-33), dies at 43 1991 Event Del Ballard, Jr. throws most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history 1990 Event Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar, Jr. wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously 1990 Event Ken Griffey, Sr and, Jr., hit back-to-back home runs in 1st inning 1990 Event Ken Griffey Sr &, Jr. are 1st father and son to play on same team each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners 1990 Event Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. become 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning 1990 Death Sammy Davis, Jr., singer and actor (Golden Boy), dies at 64 1990 Event BPAA U.S. Open by Ron Palombi Jr 1990 Death Alan Hale, Jr., Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71 1989 Death A A Busch, Jr., brewer/baseball owner for the St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 90 1989 Event 24th Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams, Jr., Alabama 1988 Death Generoso Pope, Jr., National Enquirer owner, dies at 61 1988 Death Franklin D. Roosevelt,, Jr., Representative-D-New York 1949 - 1955, dies on 74th birthday 1988 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game 1988 Death Virgil Oliver, Jr., entertainer, dies 1988 Event "Morton Downey, Jr. Show," debuts in TV syndication 1988 Event 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams, Jr. 1988 Death James R Killian, Jr., MIT President (1948-59), dies at 83 1988 Death Frank Pace, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Army 1950 - 1953, dies at 76 1987 Death Thomas G Lanphier, Jr., U.S. WW II pilot, dies at 71 1987 Event 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William, Jr. wins 1987 Event Angel Cordero, Jr. becomes 4th jockey to win 6,000 races 1987 Event Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. announces his retirement 1987 Event Mariners draft Ken Griffey, Jr. #1 1987 Event 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr 1987 Event FBI apprehends most wanted Claude L Dallas, Jr. in California 1987 Death David Savoy, Jr., rock manager (Husker Du), commits suicide at 24 1986 Death Jon William Haussermann, Jr., composer, dies at 76 1986 Event 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. 1985 Death George Rhodes, orchestra leader (Sammy Davis, Jr. Show), dies at 66 1985 Death Gardner Cowles, Jr., U.S. publisher (Look Magazine), dies at 82 1985 Death Marion Byron, actress (Steamboat Bill Jr), dies at 73 1985 Event Laffit Pincay, Jr. becomes 2nd jockey to win $100 million 1985 Event FBI arrests John A Walker, Jr., convicted of spying for U.S.S.R. 1985 Event 111th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. on Spend A Buck wins 2:00.2 1985 Death John B Kelly, Jr., chairman U.S. Olympic Committee, dies at 57 1985 Death Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician 1985 Event Laffit Pincay, Jr. is third to ride 6,000th winners at Santa Anita 1985 Death Robert H. W. Welch, Jr., U.S. founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85 1984 Event John W Mercom, Jr. announces NO Saints are up for sale for $75 million 1984 Death Martin Luther King Sr, U.S. vicar/father of MLK, Jr., dies at 84 1984 Event 116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2 1984 Event 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6 1984 Event Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken, Jr. hits for cycle 1984 Event 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4 1983 Event David Shire and R Maltby Jr's musical "Baby," premieres in New York City 1983 Event Senate establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday 1983 Death Benigno S Aquino, Jr., Philippines opposition leader, killed at 50 1983 Death Eddie Foy, Jr., actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78 1983 Event 115th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Caveat wins in 2:27.8 1983 Event 109th Preakness: Donald Miller, Jr. on Deputed Testamony wins in 1:55.4 1982 Death John Leonard Swigert, Jr., astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 1982 Death Charlie Brooks, Jr., convicted murderer became 1st U.S. prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas 1982 Death Joe Tex, Joseph Arrington Jr, singer (Getting Scarce), dies at 49 1982 Event Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Jr. resigns, replaced by George Schultz 1982 Event Washington D.C. jury finds John Hinckley, Jr. innocent by insanity 1982 Event 114th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Conquistador Cielo wins in 2:28 1982 Event Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. attempted assassin of Reagan, begins 1981 Death Justin Jud Strunk, Jr., comedian (Laugh In), dies at 48 1981 Event John Hinckley, Jr. pleads innocent in attempt to kill President Reagan 1981 Birthday Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1980 Event Ronald Reagan, Jr. marries Doria Palmieri 1980 Event Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill) 1980 Event Walter Hass, Jr. becomes CEO of Oakland A's 1980 Birthday Timothy Goebel, born in Evanston, Illinois, figure skater, 1996 National, Jr. champ 1980 Event Rep John Jenrette, Jr. (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation 1980 Event Attempted assassination on Vernon Jordan, Jr. National Urban League president 1980 Event 106th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Codex wins in 1:54.2 1980 Death William R Tolbert, Jr., Liberian President and 27 others killed in coup 1980 Birthday Chingy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, born Howard Bailey, Jr., rapper, debut album, 'Jackpot' produced hit titled, 'One Call Away' and went Triple Platinum 1980 Death Axel Springer, Jr., German photographer, commits suicide at 38 1979 Birthday Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1979 Death Beppie Nooij, Jr., Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 67 1979 Event Frank Peterson, Jr. named 1st black general in Marine Corps 1978 Event Police in Des Plaines Ill, arrest John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for murder 1978 Death Edward D Wood, Jr., director (Plan 9), dies of heart failure at 54 1978 Event Joseph Freeman, Jr. is 1st black priest in Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1978 Death Ko van Dijk, Jr., Dutch actor (Zaak M P), dies at 61 1978 Death Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr., retired Air Force general, dies at 58 1977 Event Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY 1977 Event Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Martin Luther King, Jr. 1977 Birthday Jere Michael, Aspen, Colorado, figure skater, 1994 National, Jr. champ 1977 Birthday Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ 1976 Death Oscar Beregi, Jr., actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City), dies at 58 1976 Event Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to William N Lipscomb Jr 1976 Death Beppie Nooij, Jr., Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 83 1976 Death Francis E Meloy, Jr., U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped and killed 1976 Event 108th Belmont: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Bold Forbes wins in 2:29 1976 Event 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6 1976 Birthday Tamas Buday, Jr., Budapest Hungary, Canadian canoeist 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor, I Know What You Did Last Summer 1976 Event Clifford Alexander, Jr. confirmed as 1st black secretary of Army 1975 Birthday Jay R Ferguson, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Taylor Newton-Evening Shade 1975 Birthday Matthew Kessinger, born in Louisville, Kentucky, fig skater, 1995 Gt Lakes, Jr. champ 1975 Birthday Mathew Gates, born in Baldock, England, dance skater, & Chalom-1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1975 Death Charles McMahon, Jr., U.S. USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam 1975 Birthday Trifun Zivanovic, born in Santa Monica, fig skater, 1995 Pac Coast, Jr. champ 1975 Death Asa Smith Bushnell, Jr., Secretary of U.S. Olympics 1945 - 1965, dies at 75 1975 Birthday Paul Frey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, dance skater, & Ponte-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1975 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1974 Death Louis B Russell, Jr., longest living heart transplant, dies at 49 1974 Birthday Nelly, also known as Cornell Haynes, Jr., American Musician 1974 Birthday Gary Hall, Jr., U.S., 50m/100m/400m free relay, Olympic-gold/2 silver-96 1974 Death Carlyle Blackwell, Jr., entertainer, dies at 61 1974 Death Creighton W. Abrams, Jr., U.S. general/army staff chief (Vietnam), dies at 59 1974 Death Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr., assassinated in church 1974 Event 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr. aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04 1974 Birthday Thomas Enqvist, born in Stockholm Sweden, tennis star, 1991 Wimbledon jr boys 1974 Death Earl W. Sutherland, Jr., U.S. pharmacologist (Nobel 1971), dies at 58 1974 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1974 Event E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come," premieres in New York City 1973 Birthday Joe Angel Acosta, Jr., SD California, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd 1973 Birthday John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ 1973 Death Lon Chaney, Jr., actor (Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 67 1973 Death Lon Chaney, Jr., actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66 1973 Death Harvey S Firestone, Jr., U.S. tire manufacturer, dies at 75 1973 Birthday Wes Martin, born in Calgary, golfer, 1990 Alberta, Jr. Masters-2nd 1973 Event Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ 1973 Birthday Franca Fehlauer, born in Hamburg, Germany, golfer, Belgian International, Jr. champ 1991 1973 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1973 Birthday Elvis Presley, Jr., alleged son of Elvis Presley 1972 Birthday James Stream Thurmond, Jr., son of U.S. senator Strom Thurmond 1972 Death Joseph F Smith, Jr., leader U.S. mormon chuch, dies at 95 1972 Birthday Denise Booker, Liverpool, golfer, S Australian, Jr. champ 1990 1972 Birthday Busta Rhymes, born in Brooklyn, New York, born Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., rapper, songwriter, actor, albums include, 'The Coming', 'When Disaster Strikes' 1972 Death Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Representative-D-New York, dies at 63 from acute prostatitis 1972 Birthday Antonio Sabato, Jr., actor, Jagger Cates-General Hospital 1972 Birthday Ernie Reyes, Jr., born in San Jose, California, actor, Ernie-Sidekicks 1972 Event Lewis F. Powell, Jr. becomes a Supreme Court Justice 1971 Event Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman,, Jr., USMC, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1971 Death Bobby Jones, Jr., PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at 69 1971 Event Lewis F Powell, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court 1971 Birthday William Simas, Jr., Hanford California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 Birthday William Deering, Jr., South Bend Indiana, pole vaulter 1971 Birthday James Baldwin, Jr., born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 Event Vernon E Jordan, Jr., appointed executive director of National Urban League 1971 Death Harold Lloyd, Jr., actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40 1971 Death Harold Lloyd, Jr., actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40 1971 Event Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. becomes 1st black Admiral in U.S. Navy 1971 Event 1st Lt William L Calley, Jr. found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre 1971 Death Whitney M Young, Jr., leader (National Urban League 1961-71), dies at 49 1971 Death Whitney Young, Jr., National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria 1971 Death Richard Russell, Jr., Senator-D-Georgia 1933 - 1971, dies at 73 1970 Birthday George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Bhupinder Singh, Jr., cricketer, Punjab and Indian ODI batsman 1970 Birthday Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1970 Event Sammy Davis, Jr. weds Altovise 1970 Birthday Trudi Jeffrey, Brisbane QLD, golfer, 1990 Australian, Jr. Champion 1969 Birthday Bernhard, Jr., Prince of Netherlands 1969 Birthday Ken Griffy, Jr., centerfielder, Seattle Mariners, MVP 1997 1969 Birthday Donald E Wahlberg, Jr., Boston, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough 1969 Event Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from House 1969 Birthday Glenn Rogers, Jr., CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1969 Event Robert E. Cushman, Jr., becomes deputy director of CIA 1969 Event James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1969 Event Dorey Funk, Jr. beats Gene Kiniski in Tampa, to become NWA champ 1969 Birthday Ijaz Ahmed, Jr., cricketer, one Test Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1995 1969 Event Rep Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. seated by Congress 1968 Birthday Carlo H L Ponti, Jr., son of Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren 1968 Birthday Jonathan A Drummond, Jr., Philadelphia, 4X400m runner, 1996 Olympics silver 1968 Event Marine James Anderson, Jr. is 1st black Medal of Honor winner 1968 Birthday Donovan Leitch, Jr., actor/musician, I Shot Andy Warhol 1968 Birthday David Bradley Stockton, Jr., born in Redlands, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Canon-3rd 1968 Birthday John P Navin, Jr., Philadelphia, actor, Joey Elliot-Jennifer Slept Here 1968 Event James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., captured 1968 Birthday Paulo, Jr., Brazilian pop bassist, Sepultura, Morbid Visions 1968 Event Martin Luther King, Jr., buried in Atlanta 1968 Event 40th Academy Awards postponed to Apr 10th due to death of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1968 Death Martin Luther King, Jr., (Dream continues), assassinated in Memph at 39 1968 Death Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader 1968 Death Joseph Martin, Jr., Speaker of the House, dies at 83 1968 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign 1968 Birthday George Quigley, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, skeet 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Cuba Gooding, Jr., actor, Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men 1967 Death Clifton C Williams, Jr., astronaut, dies at 35, in T-38 jet crash 1967 Birthday Harry Connick, Jr., New Orleans Louisiana, singer, We Are in Love 1967 Birthday Dale Hurley, Jr., born in Philadelphia, rower 1996 Olympics 1967 Event Major Robert H Lawrence, Jr. named 1st black astronaut 1967 Death Edward G Givens, Jr., Major USAF/astronaut, dies in an car crash at 47 1967 Birthday Patrick F. Manning, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, rower 1992 Olympics 1967 Birthday Jayce Fincher, Jr., heavy metal bassist, Southgang-Tainted Angel 1967 Event Harlem (New York City) voters defy Congress and reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr 1967 Event 31st Golf Masters Championship: Gay Brewer, Jr. wins, shooting a 280 1967 Event House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116) 1967 Birthday Peter Cox, Jr., Bronxville, New York, fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday William Michael Heinen, Jr., Rayne, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1994 Shell Houston 1966 Event John W Mecom, Jr. becomes 1st owner of New Orlean Saints 1966 Birthday Thomas Louis Tolles, Jr., Ft. Myers, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-3rd 1966 Birthday Ken Norton, Jr., NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers 1966 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. stoned during Chicago march 1966 Event Vice Admiral William F Raborn, Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA 1966 Event "(I'm A) Road Runner" by, Jr. Walker and The All-Stars peaks at #20 1966 Event Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr. (Thousand Days) 1966 Death Elliot McKay See, Jr., astronaut, dies at 38 in T-38 jet crash 1966 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. opens campaign in Chicago 1966 Birthday Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr 1965 Birthday John Keller, Jr., Toledo Ohio, team handball back court 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Kathleen Horvath, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis player, French Open, Jr. 1980 1965 Birthday Michael Landon, Jr., born in Encino, California, actor, Bonanza The Return 1965 Event William F. Raborn, Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA 1965 Event 1st U.S. Senate black page, Lawrence W. Bradford, Jr., 16, appointed by New York Senator Jacob Javits 1965 Birthday Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama 1965 Event 1st nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma, Alabama 1965 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters 1964 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize 1964 Birthday Jack Kay, born in Jr., Montreal Que, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Singapore Open 1964 Birthday Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds, Jr., born in Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner 1964 Birthday Ron Warren, Jr., jockey, Bay Meadows 1964 Event Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., announces a baseball team is moving there 1963 Birthday Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., pitcher, Toronto Blues Jays 1963 Event Frank Sinatra, Jr. returned after being kidnapped 1963 Event Frank Sinatra, Jr. is kidnapped 1963 Event Mickey Wright/Dave Ragan, Jr. wins LPGA Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Golf 1963 Birthday Johnny Earl Dawkins, Jr., NBA guard, Spurs, Charlotte Hornets 1963 Event Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial 1963 Birthday Horace Holden, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96 1963 Birthday Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1962 Death Joseph Allen, Jr., actor (All Women Have Secrets), dies at 44 1962 Birthday Duffy James Joseph Waldorf, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, PGA golfer, 1995 LaCantera Tx 1962 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. jailed in Albany, Georgia 1962 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested during demonstration in Georgia 1962 Birthday Al Unser, Jr., Indy-car racer, over 10 wins 1962 Birthday Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS-85, sk: 99 1961 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany, Georgia 1961 Death Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker, Jr., Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63 1961 Birthday Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Event Whitney Young, Jr. named executive director of National Urban League 1961 Birthday Bradford John Faxon, Jr., Oceanport, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1986 Provident 1961 Birthday James T. Gallagher, Jr., born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1990 Greater Milw 1960 Birthday John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, magazine publisher, 'George' magazine 1960 Event Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Swedish actress May Britt 1960 Event Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in 1960 Birthday Johnny Lee Gray, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, 800m runner, Olympics-7th-1996 1960 Death John D Rockefeller, Jr., philanthropist, dies at 86 1960 Death John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman 1960 Birthday William Lee Glasson, Jr., born in Fresno, California, PGA golfer, 1985 Kemper Open 1960 Birthday Jon Huntsman, Jr., American Politician 1960 Birthday Lee Chill, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1977 Ohio Jr 1959 Death Lester Lonergan, Jr., actor (Growing Paynes), dies at 65 1959 Birthday Walter Ray Williams, Jr., bowler, twice Player of the Year 1959 Birthday Tom Pernice, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, Nike golfer, 1989 Centel Classic-4th 1959 Event Benjamin O Davis, Jr. becomes 1st black General-major in USAF 1959 Event 23rd Golf Masters Championship: Art Wall, Jr. wins, shooting a 284 1959 Birthday Tyrone Power, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Shag 1958 Event Robert H W Welch, Jr. and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society 1958 Birthday Brent W. Jett, Jr., Pontiac, Michigan, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-72, sk:81 1958 Birthday Ronald Prescot Reagan, Jr., Louisiana, President son/TV host, Ron Reagon Show 1958 Birthday Joe Frank Edwards, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-89 1958 Event Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Loray White 1956 Event William J. Brennan, Jr. becomes a Supreme Court Justice 1956 Event William J Brennan, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court 1956 Birthday James Donald Halsell, Jr., Monroe, Louisiana, astronaut, STS-65, 74, 83, 94 1956 Birthday Bill Murchison, Jr., Lake Charles, Louisiana, Nike golfer, 1994 Boise Open-2nd 1956 Death Johan[nes F] Bakker, Jr., actor, dies at 62 1956 Birthday Bernard A. Harris, Jr., born in Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut, STS-55, 63 1956 Birthday Douglas Heyes, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Captains and Kings, Aspen 1956 Event 20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke, Jr. wins, shooting a 289 1956 Event Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City 1956 Birthday Curtis L. Brown, Jr., North Carolina, astronaut, STS-47, STS-66, 77, 85, sk:95 1956 Birthday Howard Edward Davis, Jr., Glen Cove, New York, lw boxer 1976 Olympics silver 1956 Birthday Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1956 Event Martin Luther King, Jr's home bombed 1955 Birthday Clarence Gilyard, Jr., Moses Lake Wash, actor, Chips, Duck Factory 1955 Birthday John Hinckley, Jr., shot and wounded President Reagan, 1981 1954 Event Charles C. Diggs, Jr. elected Michigan's 1st black congressman 1954 Event B. O. Davis, Jr. becomes 1st black general in USAF 1954 Birthday Kip Byrne, born in Detroit, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, Michigan State Jr. 1970, 1971 1954 Event 74th U.S. Mens Tennis: E V Seixas, Jr. beats Rex Hartwig (36 62 64 64) 1954 Birthday Ray Parker, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, rock guitarist and vocalist, Ghostbusters 1954 Death Joe Laurie, Jr., comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 61 1954 Birthday Robert F Kennedy, Jr., attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council 1953 Event 73rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (63 62 63) 1953 Birthday Charlie Moore, Jr., baseball player 1953 Birthday Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities 1953 Birthday Porter Carroll, Jr., drummer, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover 1953 Birthday Desi Arnaz, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Craig-Here's Lucy, Fakeout, Joyride 1952 Birthday Ernest Harden, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Marcus-Jeffersons 1952 Birthday Mario Runco, Jr., born in Bronx, New York, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-44, 54, 77 1952 Birthday Lloyd Blaine Hammond, Jr., Savannah, Georgia, Major USAF/astr, STS-39, 64 1951 Event 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Elias Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61) 1951 Event 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: F A Sedgman beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61) 1951 Birthday Don [Sheldon George] Pooley, Jr., born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1980 BC Open 1951 Birthday Charles E. Brady, Jr., Pinehurst, North Carolina, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-78 1951 Birthday William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., born in North Carolina, astronaut, STS-58, 74, sk: 92 1951 Birthday Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Patuxent R, Maryland, Commander USN/astro, STS-48, 60 1951 Birthday Russell Thompkins, Jr., U.S. soul singer, Stylistics-Sing Baby Sing 1951 Birthday Harley O. Staggers, Jr., born in Washington, D.C., Representative-D-West Virginia 1983 - 1993 1951 Event Liz Taylor's 1st divorce, Conrad Hilton, Jr. 1951 Birthday William Nelson, Jr., U.S. bassist, Connections and Disconnections 1950 Birthday Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Caverns, Reefs, Lava 1950 Birthday Howard E Rollins, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bannister-Wildside,Another World 1950 Event Earle and Roy Mack, purchase 54% of A's from Connie Mack Jr 1950 Birthday Paul F. McHale, Jr., born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 1999 1950 Birthday Rodney Milburn, Jr., USA, hurdler, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 Event Liz Taylor's 1st marriage to Conrad Hilton, Jr. 1950 Birthday Tom Brown, Jr., American Celebrity 1949 Birthday Thomas O Kite, Jr., born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 BC Open, Crosby 1983 1949 Birthday Arthur Lee Washington, Jr., Neptune, New Jersey, murderer, FBI Most Wanted 1949 Birthday Mickey Lee Davis, Jr., Tennessee, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1949 Birthday Ed Begley, Jr., LA Cal, actor, Eating Raoul, St. Elsewhere, Parenthood 1949 Birthday Hank Williams, Jr., born in Shreveport, Louisiana, country singer, Honky Tonk 1949 Birthday Frank L Culbertson, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-38 1949 Birthday Albert Sacco, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, PhD/astronaut, STS-73 1948 Birthday John R. McKernan, Jr., born in Bangor, Maine, Representative-R-Maine 1983 - 1987, Governor-Maine 1987 - 1995 1947 Birthday Syanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr., U.S. accordionist, On Track 1947 Birthday Rex Allen, Jr., Chicago, country singer, Nashville on the Road 1947 Birthday Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., born in Macon, Georgia, USN/astronaut, STS-33 1947 Birthday Robert M. Parker, Jr., American Critic 1947 Birthday William H Campbell, Jr., rocker 1947 Event John D Rockefeller, Jr. donates New York City East River site to the U.N. 1946 Birthday Laffit Pincay, Jr., jockey, Kentucky Derby 1984, Belmont 1982 - 1984, Swale 1946 Birthday Paul S. Trible, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, Senator-R-Virginia 1983 - 1989 1946 Event U.N. accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr 1946 Birthday Herbert Jefferson, Jr., born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Battlestar Galactica 1946 Death William Strunk, Jr., American Writer 1946 Event 66th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom Brown, Jr. (97 63 60) 1946 Birthday Buddy Miles, born in Omaha, Nebraska, George Allen Miles, Jr., drummer, member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, played with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon 1946 Birthday Charles F Bolden, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina, astronaut, STS-61C, 31, 45, 60 1946 Birthday Larry Graham, Jr., rocker, Graham Central Station-One in a Million You 1946 Birthday Alexis Nihon, Jr., Bahamas, wrestler 1968 Olympics 1945 Birthday Lewis F. Payne, Jr., born in Amherst, Virginia, Representative-D-Virginia 1988 - 1997 1945 Event 71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop, Jr. wins in 2:07 1945 Birthday Brewster H Shaw, Jr., Michigan, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-9, STS 61B, STS-28 1945 Birthday Edward J. Caruthers, Jr., Troy Ala, high jumper, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1945 Birthday Frank J Biondi, Jr., president, HBO 1944 Birthday Bill Boggs, born in Philadelphia, TV host/producer, Midday, Morton Downey, Jr. Show 1944 Event Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. receives congressional medal of honor 1944 Birthday Santiago Jimenez, Jr., U.S. accordionist, El Mero Mero, Viva Seguin 1943 Birthday Grover Washington, Jr., jazz artist, Mr Magic 1943 Birthday Michael Anderson, Jr., London, actor, Clay-The Monroes 1943 Birthday Roy Dunbard Bridges, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-51-F, 61-F 1943 Birthday Robert J Murphy, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, PGA golfer, 1968 Philadelphia Classic 1942 Birthday Guion Steward Bluford, Jr., Philadelphia, Col USAF/astr, STS-8, 61A, 39, 53 1942 Birthday John M. Spratt, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-D-South Carolina 1983 - 1942 Event 62nd U.S. Mens Tennis: F Schroeder, Jr. beats F Parker (86 75 36 46 62) 1942 Birthday John F. Lehman, Jr., American Businessman 1942 Birthday Nelson "Bo" Burton, Jr., bowler/sportscaster, Pro Bowlers Tour 1942 Birthday Angel Cordero, Jr., Athlete 1942 Birthday Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Towers of Toron, Neveryona 1942 Event J. Milton Cage Jr's "Imaginary Landscape No 3," premieres in Chicago 1942 Birthday Peder Lunde, Jr., Norway, yachtsman 1960 Olympics gold 1942 Birthday Willy Bogner, Jr., Munich, director, On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1941 Birthday John A Wismont, Jr., California, watercolor painter, over 50,000 1941 Birthday Ernest Wright, Jr., U.S. rock vocalist, Imperials-So Much 1941 Birthday Jimmy Hoffa, Jr., son of Jimmy Hoffa/Teamster union leader 1941 Birthday James Traficant, Jr., born in Youngstown, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1985 - 2002 1941 Birthday Glenn Randall, Jr., stuntman, Species, Mrs. Soffel, Return of the Jedi 1941 Birthday C L "Gibby" Gilbert, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1976 Danny Thomas 1940 Birthday Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., born in Greenville, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina, 1979 - 1986, Governor of South Carolina 1987 - 1995 1940 Birthday Billy Davis, Jr., born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell 1940 Birthday Robert Walker, Jr., New York City, actor, Ceremony, Ms Don Juan, Ensign Pulver 1939 Death George Nicholls, Jr., actor (Finishing School), dies at 42 1939 Birthday DeWitt T Weaver, Jr., Danville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1972 Southern Open 1939 Birthday Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino Actor 1939 Birthday E. Clay Shaw, Jr., born in Miami, Florida, Representative-R-Florida 1981 - 2007 1938 Birthday Ronald Anthony White, Jr., singer 1938 Birthday Beryl Anthony, Jr., born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Representative-D-California 1979 - 1993 1938 Birthday Donald W. Riegle, Jr., born in Flint, Michigan, Senator-D-Michigan 1976 - 1995 1938 Birthday Fischer S Black, Jr., financial theorist 1937 Birthday Don Bies, Cottonwood ID, PGA golfer, 1975 Sammy Davis Jr 1937 Birthday Max Baer, Jr., born in Oakland California, actor, Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies 1937 Birthday Jimmy Bowen, born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, record producer, pop music performer, famous for 'I'm Stickin' With You', produced chart hits for Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. 1936 Birthday Louis Gossett, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Officer and Gentleman, Deep 1936 Birthday May Britt, Sweden, actress, Young Lions, wife of Sammy Davis, Jr. 1936 Birthday Ernie K-Doe, Ernest Kador Jr, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, rocker 1935 Birthday Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers 1935 Birthday Charles M. Duke, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brigadier General USAF and astronaut, Apollo 16 1935 Birthday Vernon Eulion Jordan, Jr., civil rights activist, National Urban League 1935 Event 39th U.S. Golf Open: Sam Parks, Jr. shoots a 299 at Oakmont CC PA 1935 Death Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American Judge 1934 Birthday R. W. Apple, Jr., American Journalist 1934 Birthday Claude Jarman, Jr., born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Rio Grande, Inside Straight 1934 Birthday Van Cliburn, Jr., Harvey Lavan, Louisiana, pianist, Tchaikovsky 1958 1934 Birthday Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, Blackstone Book of Magic and Illusion 1934 Birthday Al Freeman, Jr., born in Texas, actor, One Life to Live, My Sweet Charlie 1934 Birthday John A. Ziegler, Jr., Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 4th NHL President, 1977-92 1934 Birthday William Vollie Alexander, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, Representative-D-Arkansas 1969 - 1993 1933 Birthday Henry Hartsfield, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, astro, STS-4, STS 41-D, STS 61A 1933 Birthday Fred W. Haise, Jr., Biloxi Mississippi, astronaut, Apollo 13 STS-T-1, T-3, T-5 1933 Event 1st airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), JR Wendell, Glenview, Il 1933 Birthday Perry Botkin, Jr., born in New York City, orchestra leader, Bert Convy Show 1933 Birthday Vine Deloria, Jr., Sioux Author 1933 Birthday Terry J. Hatter, Jr., U.S. judge in California 1932 Birthday Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippine opposition leader; assassinated 1932 Birthday Clifton C Williams, Jr., Mobile Alabama, Major USMC/astronaut 1932 Birthday Bennett Johnston, Jr., born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Senator-D-Louisiana 1972 - 1997 1932 Birthday John Barrymore, Jr., born in Beverly Hills, California, actor, Pantomine Quiz 1932 Event Charles Lindbergh, Jr. (20 months), kidnapped in New Jersey 1932 Birthday Andrew Jacobs, Jr., born in Indianapolis, Indiana,Representative-D-Indiana, 1965 - 1973, 1975 - 1997 1932 Birthday Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., born in Virginia, Representative-R-Virginia 1981 - 2001 1931 Event 51st U.S. Mens Tennis: H E Vines beats George M Lott, Jr. (79 63 97 75) 1931 Birthday John Leonard Swigert, Jr., Denver Colorado, astronaut, Apollo 13 1931 Event 51st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Sid Wood, Jr. beats F X Shields (walkover) 1931 Birthday Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1931 Birthday Jim [Purvis] Ferree, Jr., Pine Bluff, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1958 Vancouver 1931 Birthday Lowell P. Weicker, Jr., born in Paris, France, Representative-R-Connecticut 1969 - 1971, Senator-R-Connecticut 1971 - 1989, Governor-D-Connecticut 1991 - 1995 1931 Birthday Alvin Augustus Lucier, Jr., composer 1931 Birthday Harold Lloyd, Jr., actor, Frankenstein's Daughter 1930 Birthday Clarence M Pendleton, Jr., chairman of U.S. comm on Civil Rights, 1981-88 1930 Birthday Tiny Little, Jr., Worthington, Minnesota, pianist, Lawrence Welk Show 1930 Death Henry Clay Folger, Jr., CEO (Folger Shakespeare Library), dies at 72 1930 Birthday Charles Pete Conrad, Jr., born in Philadelphia, USN/astronaut, Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2 1930 Birthday Harry "Buddy" Melges, Jr., Wisconsin, yachter, Olympic-gold/bronze-1964, 72 1930 Birthday Edward Galven Givens, Jr., Quanah Texas, Major USAF/astronaut 1929 Birthday Berry Gordy, Jr., Detroit, record company owner, Motown 1929 Birthday Richard F. Gordon, Jr., born in in Seattle, Washington, Captain USN and astronaut, Gemini 11, Apollo 12 1929 Birthday Pat Harrington, Jr., New York City, actor, Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time 1929 Birthday Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, born John Marshall Alexander, Jr., singer, member of the B.B. King band, signed to Duke Records, toured with Willa Mae "Big Mama" Thornton 1929 Death Gyula Andrassy, Jr., Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 68 1929 Birthday John Conyers, Jr., born in Highland Park, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1965 - 1929 Birthday Arthur S. Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer and band leader, Taylor's Wailers 1929 Birthday William F. Clinger, Jr., born in Warren, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1979 - 1997 1929 Birthday Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, dreamer, Nobel 1964 1928 Birthday Manuel Lujan, Jr., born in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, Representative-R-New Mexico 1969 - 1989 1928 Birthday William Reynolds Archer, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1971 - 2001 1928 Birthday James Earl Ray, assassin, Martin Luther King, Jr. 1927 Birthday Wilhelm, Jr. Killmayer, composer 1927 Birthday Elliot McKay See, Jr., Dallas Texas, astronaut 1927 Birthday John Kelly, Jr., U.S., sculls, Olympic-bronze-1956, brother of Grace Kelly 1927 Birthday Arthur Ravenel, Jr., born in Charleston, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1987 - 1995 1927 Birthday Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5 1927 Birthday Dick Jones, Snyder, Texas, actor, Buffalo Bill Jr 1926 Death Frederick, Jr. Zech, composer, dies at 68 1926 Birthday Oscar Brown, Jr., U.S. songwriter, Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit 1926 Birthday Hamilton Fish, Jr., born in Washington, D.C., Representative-R-New York 1969 - 1995 1925 Birthday Sammy Davis, Jr., New York City, singer/dancer/actor, Ocean's 11, Candy Man 1925 Birthday William F. Buckley, Jr., born in New York City, conservative author, commentator, founded 'The National Review' 1925 Birthday Howard H. Baker, Jr., American Politician 1925 Birthday D. French Slaughter, Jr., born in Culpeper, Virginia, Representative-R-Virginia, 1985 - 1991 1925 Death D. French Slaughter, Jr., Representative-R-Virginia, 1985 - 1991, died from a series of strokes 1925 Birthday William J Crowe, Jr., Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff 1924 Birthday Alexander Haig, Jr., Bala-Cynwyd, 1924 Death Herman Heijermans, Jr., author (On Hope, Heap of Blessing), dies 1924 Birthday Edward D Wood, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, director, Plan 9 from Outer Space 1924 Death Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Jr., Dutch minister (CHU), dies at 87 1923 Birthday Alan B. Shepard, Jr., East Derry, New Hampshire, Rear Admiral USN astronaut, Mercury 3, Apollo 14 1923 Birthday John Holt, Jr., cricketer, WI batsman in 17 Tests, 1066 runs at 36 75 1923 Birthday Earl Hamner, Jr., Schuyler, Virginia, TV narrator, Waltons 1923 Birthday Lloyd Biggle, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Silence is Deadly 1923 Birthday Cor N van Dis, Jr., Dutch MP, SGP, 1971-94 1923 Birthday Walter M[ichael] Miller, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, View from Stars 1922 Birthday Jason Robards, Jr., Chicago, actor, A Thousand Clowns, Any Wednesday 1922 Birthday John W. Vessey, Jr., American Soldier 1922 Birthday Richard C Diebenkorn, Jr., U.S., painter, Ocean Park Paintings 1922 Birthday Doug Barnard, Jr., born in Augusta, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1977 - 1993 1922 Birthday Herbert P. Douglas Jr., born in Pittsburgh, long jumper, 1948 Olympic bronze 1922 Birthday Willam V. Chappell, Jr., born in Kendrick, Florida, Representative-D-Florida 1969 - 1989 1921 Birthday Whitney M. Young, Jr., civil rights leader, head of Urban League 1921 Birthday William V. Roth, Jr., born in Great Falls, Montana, Representative-R-Delaware 1967 - 1971, Senator-R-Delaware 1971 - 2001 1921 Birthday Frederick Schroeder, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1942 1921 Birthday Charles Scribner, Jr., music publisher, Scribner 1921 Birthday Harry Carey, Jr., Saugus California, actor, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1921 Birthday F[rancis] M[arion] Busby, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Star Rebel 1921 Birthday John Henry Davis, Jr., Smithtown, New York, weightlifter, Olym-gold-1948, 52 1920 Birthday George Brown, Jr., born in Holtville, California, Representative-D-California 1963 - 1971 and 1973 - 1999 1920 Birthday James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist 1919 Birthday Luther Henderson, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, orchestra leader, Polly Bergen Show 1918 Birthday Efren Zimbalist, Jr., New York City, actor, 77 Sunset Strip, FBI, Scruples 1918 Event 44th Preakness: Charles Peak aboard Jack Hare, Jr. wins in 1:53.4 1918 Birthday Oscar Beregi, Jr., Hungary, actor, Young Frankenstein, Panic in City 1918 Birthday Joseph Allen, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Champion 1918 Birthday Alan Hale [MacKahan], Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Skipper-Gilligan's Island 1917 Birthday Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Ohio, historian, 1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson 1917 Birthday Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., born in Ohio, American historian, author, democratic activist, Pulitzer prize recipient 1917 Birthday Robert Taft, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1971 - 1976 1917 Birthday Carl Karcher, born in Ohio, restauranteur, founder of Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, supported Conservative causes 1916 Birthday Erich Von Stroheim, Jr., actor and director, Napoleon, Sunset Blvd 1916 Birthday Ko van Dijk, Jr., Dutch actor, Zaak M P 1915 Birthday Lardner Ring, Jr., Chicago, screenwriter, Woman of the Year 1915 Birthday Ring Lardner, Jr., writer 1915 Death Alfred Scott Witherbee, Jr., U.S. Lusitania officer, dies 1915 Birthday Frederic Ramsey, Jr., folklorist/author 1914 Birthday Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., born in Campobello Island, Canada,Representative-D-New York 1949 - 1955, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1913 Birthday Victor Trumper, Jr., cricketer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Trumper NSW 1940-41 1913 Birthday Noah Beery, Jr., New York City, actor, Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot 1913 Birthday Carlyle Blackwell, Jr., California, actor, Docks of New York 1913 Birthday Bruce Palmer, Jr., American Soldier 1912 Birthday Lucius E Burch, Jr., U.S. lawyer/civil rights leader 1912 Birthday Frank Pace, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Army, 1950 - 1953 1911 Birthday Will Rogers, Jr., New York, actor, Down to Earth 1911 Birthday Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr., tennis, U.S. Open 1931, 32, golfer 1911 Birthday Joe Hardstaff, Jr., cricketer, son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England 1911 Birthday Alfred Scott Witherbee, Jr., U.S., 3 year old who drowned on Lusitania 1910 Birthday Fritz [Reuter] Leiber, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Bazaar of the Bizarre 1910 Birthday Stephen Jurika, Jr., U.S. pilot/captain, WW II, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross 1910 Birthday Louis Levy, Jr., music publisher 1909 Birthday Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., New York City, actor, Ghost Story 1909 Birthday Jon William, Jr. Haussermann, composer 1909 Birthday George W. Crockett, Jr., born in Jacksonville, Florida, Representative-D-Michigan 1980 - 1991 1908 Birthday Elliott Cook Carter, Jr., New York City, composer, Tom and Lily 1908 Birthday Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., born in New Haven, Connecticut, Representative-D-New York, 1945 - 1972 1908 Birthday William Randolph Hearst, Jr., newspaper publisher, Hearst Publishing 1907 Birthday Lewis F Powell, Jr., Virginia, Supreme Court justice, 1972-87 1907 Birthday Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Judge 1906 Birthday George Martin Lott, Jr., tennis champ, 1931 U.S. Open runner-up 1906 Event Playing as "Sullivan," Columbia U jr Eddie Collins debuts with A's 1906 Birthday Edward Lansing Gordon, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi, long jumper, Olympics gold 32 1906 Birthday William J. Brennan, Jr., Judge 1906 Birthday Lon Chaney, Jr., Oklahoma City Oklahoma, actor, Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats 1905 Birthday Eddie Foy, Jr., New Rochelle, New York, actor, Eddie-Fair Exchange 1904 Birthday Wilmer L Allison, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1935 1904 Birthday Max Factor, Jr., CEO, Max Factor Cosmetics 1904 Birthday James R Killian, Jr., MIT President, 1948-59 1904 Birthday Ernesto de la Guardia, Jr., President of Panama, 1956-60 1902 Birthday Elisha Cook, Jr., born in San Francisco, California, actor, Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI 1902 Event Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became Associate Justice on Supreme Court 1902 Birthday Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician 1902 Birthday Bobby Jones, Jr., born in Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer, Grand Slam 1930 1902 Death Wilhelmina JR Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress, dies at 68 1900 Birthday Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., great polo player, Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39 1900 Birthday Asa Smith Bushnell, Jr., Springfield Ohio, Secretary of U.S. Olympics, 1945 - 1965 1899 Death Horatio Alger, Jr., Amer clergyman/author (Disagreeeable Woman), dies 1899 Birthday John Randall, Jr., Michigan, historian/philosopher, Western Man 1898 Birthday Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker, Jr., Dutch actor, Sold Grandpa 1897 Birthday Richard Russell, Jr., born in Winder, Georgia, Senator-D-Georgia 1933 - 1971 1896 Death George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., inventor (Ferris wheel), dies 1895 Birthday Buster [Joseph F] Keaton, actor, Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr 1893 Birthday Johannes F "Johan" Bakker, Jr., Dutch actor 1891 Birthday Henry Morgenthau, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1934 - 1945 1890 Death Willem Linnig, Jr., Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies 1888 Event 8th U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum, Jr. beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60) 1882 Birthday Pierre H Ritter, Jr., Dutch literary/head, Utrecht Newspaper 1881 Event Player piano patented by John McTammany, Jr. (Cambridge, Mass) 1875 Death Francis Preston Blair, Jr., famed St. Louis lawyer, dies at 54 1874 Birthday John David Rockefeller, Jr., born in Cleveland, Ohio, philanthropist 1874 Birthday John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman 1872 Event George Westinghouse, Jr. patents triple air brake for trains 1870 Birthday Fred Law Olmsted, Jr., architect/landscaper 1870 Death John D Zocher, Jr., architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79 1869 Birthday William Strunk, Jr., American Writer 1865 Death William H Revere, Jr., U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies 1864 Birthday Herman Heijermans, Jr., Dutch writer, Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City 1864 Death Archibald Gracie, Jr., Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 31 1864 Death John Randolph Chambliss, Jr., planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31 1864 Death Daniel McCook, Jr., U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies at 29 1864 Death William N. Green, Jr., Union Brigadier-General, dies 1863 Death Edmund Kirby, Jr., Union Brigadier-General, dies of injuries at 23 1862 Death Samuel Garland, Jr., U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1862 Birthday Henry W. Slocum, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1888 1860 Birthday Gyula Andrassy, Jr., Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs, 1918-20 1859 Birthday George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., engineer/inventor, Ferris Wheel 1858 Birthday Frederick Zech, Jr., composer 1857 Birthday Henry Clay Folger, Jr., U.S., businessman/Shakespeare fan 1856 Event Cyrus Chambers, Jr. patents folding machine that folds book and newspapers 1853 Birthday August Belmont, Jr., breeder, Man 'O War, founder, New York Jockey Club 1852 Event Alexandre Dumas Jr's "Le Dame aux Camelias," premieres in Paris 1845 Event Macon B. Allen and Robert Morris, Jr., 1st blacks to open law practice 1842 Birthday James Lillywhite, Jr., cricketer, 1st England Test captain 1842 Birthday Willem Linnig Jr., Flemish painter and graphic artist 1841 Birthday Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., born in Massachusetts, 59th Supreme Court justice, 1902 - 1932 1840 Birthday Edmund Kirby, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers 1839 Birthday William Henry Seward, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers 1835 Birthday Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers 1834 Birthday Daniel McCook, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers 1834 Event Isaac Fischer, Jr. patents sandpaper 1834 Event Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer, Jr., Springfield, Vermont 1834 Birthday Horatio Alger, Jr., Revere Massachusetts, author, Lost at Sea, Work and Win 1833 Birthday John Randolph Chambliss, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army 1832 Birthday Archibald Gracie, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army 1832 Birthday Richard Waterhouse, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army 1831 Birthday John Bullock Clark, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army 1830 Birthday Stephen Elliott, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army 1829 Birthday Thomas Ewing, Jr., Major General, Union volunteers 1829 Birthday Alfred Iverson, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 Birthday Robert Ransom, Jr., Major General Confederate Army 1821 Birthday Francis Preston Blair, Jr., Lexington, Kentucky, Rep-Missouri 1820 Birthday Charles Devens, Jr., Major General, Union volunteers 1817 Birthday Philip Cook, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army 1815 Birthday James Chesnut, Jr., Brigadier General Confederate Army 1808 Birthday Joaquim Casimiro, Jr., composer 1805 Birthday Joseph Smith, Jr., Sharon Vt, founder, Mormon Church 1802 Birthday Adrian van der Hoop, Jr., Dutch poet and critic 1801 Event Elisha Brown, Jr. pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm 1795 Birthday John Marston, Jr., Commander Union Navy 1791 Birthday Jan D Zocher, Jr., Dutch garden architect, Vondelpark, Amsterdam 1783 Event English government of Pitt, Jr. forms 1783 Event William Pitt, Jr. (24) becomes British premier 1777 Death Guillaume Coustou, Jr., French sculptor (Apollo/Mars/Venus), dies at 61 1716 Birthday Guillaume Coustou, Jr., French sculptor, Mausolee du Dauphin 1697 Death Constantine Huygens, Jr., Poet/painter/cartoonist, buried 1628 Birthday Constantine Huygens, Jr., Dutch poet, painter and cartoonist
