2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address, promoting free community college education, increased capital gains taxes on the rich, more paid time off for employees, and greater tax credits for the middle class 2012 Event Less than three years after accepting the position of Chairman of Disney Studios, Rich Ross, resigns 2010 Event U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks reveal a cable from Hillary Clinton accusing Saudi Arabia's rich of being the largest source of funding for Sunni terrorist groups 1995 Death Charlie Rich, country singer (Lonely Weekends), dies at 62 1993 Death Josephine Rich Corday, vaudevillian, dies of kidney failure at 79 1991 Event Child star Adam Rich arrested for stealing hypodermics 1991 Event Former child actor Adam Rich charged with burglary 1991 Event Former child actor Adam Rich arrested for breaking into a pharmacy 1988 Event Rich Gossage 300th career save, beats Phillies 1988 Death Irene Rich, U.S. actress (Beau Brumell, Champ), dies at 96 1987 Event PTL's Jim Bakker and Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God 1987 Death Buddy Rich, drummer/orchestral leader (Away We Go), dies at 69 1986 Death Murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 63 1986 Death Helen Craig, actress (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 74 1984 Death Irwin Shaw, U.S. writer (Rich Man, Poor Man), dies at 71 1982 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to John Updike for 'Rabbit is Rich' 1980 Birthday Macaulay Culkin, New York City, actor, Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich 1978 Death Harry Winston, U.S. jeweler for the "rich and famous", dies at 82 1978 Event 50th Academy Awards - "Annie Hall," Rich Dreyfuss and Diane Keaton win 1976 Event "Rich Little Show," debuts on NBC-TV 1976 Event "Rich Man, Poor Man" mini-series premieres on ABC TV 1974 Event 8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich 1974 Death Warren Hull, actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World), dies at 71 1973 Birthday Rich Yurkiewicz, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, Amst Admirals 1972 Event In 1 of their worst trades Yankees get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen 1972 Birthday Rich Owens, NFL defensive end for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Rich Aurilia, born in Brooklyn, New York, infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1971 Birthday Rich Garces, Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1971 Birthday Rich McKenzie, NFL linebacker for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Rich Tylski, guard/center for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1970 Birthday Rich Braham, tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Rich Manning, NBA center for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1969 Birthday Rich Robinson, rocker, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker 1969 Birthday Melinda Rich, born in Muskegon, Michigan, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-1993 1968 Birthday Adam Rich, New York City, actor, Nicholas-8 is Enough, Code Red, Gun Shy 1968 Birthday Rich Robertson, Nacogdoches, Texas, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1967 Birthday Jason R Rich, Irvington, New York, writer, Celebrity Teen Talk 1967 Birthday Rich Rowland, U.S. baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1966 Birthday Sean Kanan, actor, AJ-General Hospital, Rich Girl, Karate Kid Part 3 1966 Event 5 Minnesota Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner, and Harmon Killebrew) all homer in 7th inning to beat A's 9-4 1966 Birthday Rich Gannon, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Birthday Rich Delucia, Reading, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Birthday Rich Weiss, Munich Germany, U.S. slalom single kayak, Olympics-6th-96 1963 Birthday Rich Monteleone, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher for the California Angels 1962 Birthday Rich Amaral, born in Visalia, California, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners 1959 Birthday Rich Camarillo, NFL punter for the Houston Oilers 1956 Birthday Hart Bochner, born in Los Angeles, California, actor and director, Rich and Famous 1953 Birthday Rich Alves, Pleasanton California, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1953 Birthday Kay Lenz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Moving Violations, Rich Man Poor Man 1952 Birthday Michael "Rich"ard Clifford, Cal, Army/Astronaut, STS-53, 59, 76 1951 Birthday Robert Lindsay, Ilketson England, actor, Strike it Rich, King Lear 1951 Birthday Penny Peyser, Irvington, New York, actress, Rich Man Poor Man, Knots Landing 1950 Birthday Rich Glover, born in Bayonne, New Jersey, athlete, American football player, played in the NFL's New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles 1949 Event Philadelphia fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners 1949 Birthday Frank Rich, U.S. politician 1948 Birthday Rich Gooch, rock bassist, Quarterflash 1948 Birthday Susan Blakely, Frankfurt Germany, actress, Rich Man Poor Man 1948 Birthday Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actress, True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man 1943 Event Nazis arrest Dutch sons of rich parents 1942 Birthday Peter Strauss, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, actor, Rich Man Poor Man 1941 Birthday Fionnula Flanagan, Dublin Ireland, actress, Rich Man Poor Man 1941 Birthday Robin Leach, born in London, England, TV host, Life Styles of Rich and Famous 1941 Birthday Don Rich, Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer, Hee Haw 1941 Birthday James Scott, director, Strike it Rich 1940 Birthday Bob Cowper, cricketer, Australia LHB, 307 vs. England MCG 1966 Very rich 1938 Birthday Rich Little, Ottawa Canada, impressionist/actor, Love on a Rooftop 1938 Birthday Mike Mainieri, born in the Bronx, New York, jazz fusion vibraphonist, worked with Steps Ahead, pioneer in 'synth-vibe' electronic vibraphone music, recorded with Buddy Rich, Jeremy Steig, featured on Dire Straights tracks 1937 Death Esther de Farmer-of Rich, actress (Kniertje-On hope of blessing), dies 1935 Event Monopoly invented by Charles Darrow symbol Rich Uncle Pennybags 1934 Birthday Robert E Hughes, New York City, orchestra leader, Rich Little Show 1934 Birthday Nick Nolte, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, Teachers, 48 hours, Rich Man Poor Man 1932 Birthday Charlie "Silver Fox" Rich, Colt, Arkansas, vocalist, Behind Closed Doors 1932 Birthday Dimitra Arliss, actress, Rich Man Poor Man II 1932 Birthday William Smith, born in Columbia, Missouri, actor, Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii 5-0 1931 Birthday Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, leader B-sect/guru of rich 1931 Birthday Stephen Birmingham, Hartford, author, Real Lace: America's Irish Rich 1929 Birthday Adrienne Rich, born in Baltimore, Maryland, feminist writer, 'The Diamond Cutters' and 'Arts of the Possible' 1928 Birthday George Maharis, actor, Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66 1925 Birthday Zoot Sims, born in Queens, New York, musician, saxophonist, jazz player, played with Woody Herman, Al Cohn, Buddy Rich, Jack Kerouac, Count Basie, Art Pepper 1924 Birthday Gloria Vanderbilt, don't my jeans look great, poor little rich girl 1923 Birthday Murray Hamilton, born in Washington, North Carolina, actor, Rich Man Poor Man 1917 Birthday Buddy Rich, born in Brooklyn, New York, drummer/orchestral leader, Buddy Rich Band-Away We Go 1913 Birthday Irwin Shaw, U.S., novelist, Rich Man Poor Man 1909 Birthday Rich Lowry, American Editor 1906 Birthday Aristotle Onassis, born in Greece, rich shipping magnate 1903 Birthday Warren Hull, Gasport, New York, actor, Strike it Rich, Who in the World 1897 Birthday Henry Kendall, London, actor, Amazing Quest, Shadow, Rich and Strange 1893 Birthday Mary Pickford, actress, Poor Little Rich Girl 1891 Birthday Irene Rich, Luther, Buffalo, New York, actress, Beau Brummell, Champ 1861 Event Battle of Rich Mountain, Virginia - Rosecrans forces rebels to surrender 1658 Death Robert Rich 2nd earl of Warwick, English Lord High Admiral, dies at 70 1630 Event Composer Pier Cavalli marries rich widow Maria Sosomeno 1568 Death Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 1540 Birthday Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg 1536 Death Ibrahim Pasha, grand-visier of Osmaanse Rich, murdered at about 45 1479 Death Louis IX, the Rich, duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt), dies at 61 919 Event Duke Henry of Saxon becomes king Henry I of Oostfrankische rich 840 Death Louis de Vrome, emperor of French rich, dies 460 Death Eudocia Aelia Athenais, empress Oostromeinse Rich/poet, dies
