1995 Death John Reginald "Nat" Allen, planning enforcement officer, dies at 66 1990 Death Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton, New York Knick, dies at 65 of a heart attack 1980 Death Bert Kaempfert, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1979 Birthday Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1977 Birthday Nat Friedman, American Businessman 1975 Birthday Mathew Gates, born in Baldock, England, dance skater, & Chalom-1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1968 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner) 1967 Death Nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72 1965 Death Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 49 1956 Event Singer Nat Cole attacked on stage of Birmingham theater by whites 1928 Birthday John Reginald "Nat" Allen, planning enforcement officer/climber 1925 Birthday William Styron, born in Virginia, novelist, Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice 1925 Birthday Nat Hentoff, columnist/novelist, Village Voice, The Cold Society 1924 Birthday Randy Van Horne, El Paso, Texas, vocalist, Nat King Cole Show 1923 Birthday Bert Kaempfert, born in Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany, orchestra leader, songwriter, composed jazz-oriented, easy-listening records including Strangers in the Night and hit Wonderland by Night, Danke Schoen for Wayne Newton and L-O-V-E for Nat King Cole 1921 Birthday Andre Hodeir, born in Paris, France, violinist, composer, studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, founder and director of Jazz Groupe de Paris, comprised of nine musicians including Bobby Jaspar and Nat Peck 1919 Birthday Nat King Cole, born in Montgomery Alaabama, singer, Unforgettable, Mona Lisa 1908 Birthday Josh White, born in Greenville, South Carolina, born Joshua Daniel White, guitarist, singer, civil rights activist, unique stylings and techniques inspired Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan 1896 Birthday Nat Holman, basketball coach, CCNY 1895 Birthday Nat Pendleton, Davenport, Iowa, Olympic wrestler/actor, Reckless 1862 Death Nat Gordon, last pirate, hanged in New York City for stealing 1,000 slaves 1838 Birthday Nat Thompson, cricketer, 1st batsman dismissed in a Test match 1831 Death Nat Turner, former slave, led a violent insurrection, hanged in VA 1831 Death Nat Turner, and 19 associates, hanged at 31 1831 Event Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia 1831 Event Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery 1800 Birthday Nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion, 1831
