1990 Event 101 year old Sam Ackerman weds 95 year old Eva in New Rochelle, New York 1978 Birthday Amanda Rochelle Penix, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997 1978 Birthday Cristina Teuscher, born in New Rochelle, New York, 4X200m freestyle, 1996 Olympic gold 1972 Death Rochelle Hudson, actress (That's My Boy), dies at 55 1970 Birthday Alexia Dechaume-Ballert, La Rochelle, France, tennis star, 1992 Australia 1964 Birthday Matt Dillon, born in New Rochelle, New York, actor, Flamingo Kid, Tex, Kansas 1962 Birthday Rob Morrow, New Rochelle, New York, actor, Dr. Fleishman-Northern Exposure 1961 Event Judge Irving Kaufman orders Board of Ed of New Rochelle, to integrate 1954 Birthday Peter Scolari, New Rochelle, New York, actor, Jerry-Newhart, Bosom Buddies 1950 Birthday Wayne Powers, New Rochelle, New York, actor, Laverne and Shirley, 13 East 1950 Birthday Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host, Tonight Show 1950 Birthday Rochelle Fleming, U.S. soul vocalist, First Choice, Smarty Pants 1949 Birthday Rochelle Firestone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Hellhole 1948 Birthday Bud Cort, New Rochelle, New York, actor and director, Electric Dreams, M*A*S*H 1947 Birthday Bernard Giraudeau, born in La Rochelle, France, actor, L'Annee des Meduses 1945 Birthday Don McLean, New Rochelle, New York, singer and songwriter, American Pie, Vincent 1945 Death Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, French writer/poet, commits suicide at 52 1944 Birthday Anthony Heald, New Rochelle, New York, actor, Orphans, Silence of Lambs 1938 Birthday Joan Tower, born in New Rochelle, New York, composer, Breakfast Rhythms 1937 Birthday Richard Roundtree, born in New Rochelle, New York, actor, Getting Even, Shaft 1935 Birthday Bob Denver, born in New Rochelle, New York, actor, Dobie Gillis, Gilligan's Island 1932 Birthday Anthony C. Beilenson, born in New Rochelle, New York, Representative-D-California 1977 - 1997 1932 Birthday Louis Woodard Jones, New Rochelle, New York, 4X400m relayer, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics 1930 Birthday Barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author, Little Gloria Happy At Last 1920 Event French passenger ship Afrique sinks near La Rochelle; 553 die 1916 Birthday Rochelle Hudson, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, That's My Boy 1905 Birthday Eddie Foy, Jr., New Rochelle, New York, actor, Eddie-Fair Exchange 1893 Birthday Faith Baldwin, New Rochelle, New York, author/novelist, They Who Love 1893 Birthday Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, French novelist/essayist, Gilles 1628 Event French king Louis XIII occupies La Rochelle 1628 Event Hugenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu 1627 Event Cardinal Richelieu begins siege of La Rochelle 1627 Event English fleet under George Villiers reaches La Rochelle 1627 Event English fleet under George Villiers reach La Rochelle 1626 Event Huguenot rebels and French sign Peace of La Rochelle 1621 Event French government army occupies Fort St. Jean d'Angely at La Rochelle 1245 Death Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle, French theologist, dies
