2015 Event Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been implicated in DeflateGate, the scandal in which footballs used by the team were found to be below regulation pressure; Brady's father, Tom Brady, Sr., states that his son was framed 2014 Event After nearly 40 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos of Spain is abdicating and installing his son Felipe; unfavorable opinion, health issues and investigation of daughter Cristina in a public funds theft scandal have taken their toll on the king 2014 Event Academics report that a pelvis bone discovered in Winchester 1999 may belong to King Alfred the Great or his son, Edward the Elder 2013 Event Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to a son, the third in line to the British throne; the child, named George Alexander Louis, is formally known as His Royal Highness Prince of Cambridge 2013 Event Investigators on the case of the October 2012 Kunsthal gallery theft of paintings by Picasso, Matisse and Monet, discover paint, canvas and nails in the oven of a woman whose son has been charged with the crime 2013 Event Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, will welcome it's first McDonald's early next year; the site will be run by the son of Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Henry Nguyen 2013 Event In Belgium, King Albert II abdicates his throne to son, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, due to health reasons 2013 Event The Liberal Political Party of Canada choses Justin Trudeau, son of Pierre Trudeau, as its new leader 2013 Event Beatrix of the Netherlands announces she will abdicate her throne to her son, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, on April 30, 2013 2012 Event In his first political speech, marking the five-year anniversary of his mother's death, ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, vows to maintain democracy and fight militancy 2012 Event King Jong-un, son of King Jong-il, is announced the official Supreme Leader of North Korea; he also now holds the rank of Marshal in the Korean People's Army 2011 Event Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, is captured in Libya; he will be tried for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court 2010 Event The 46-year old son of convicted fraud king Bernard Madoff kills himself in a Manhattan apartment 2010 Event For the first time in ten years, Burmese pro-Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is reunited with her son 2010 Event Kim Jong-nam, eldest son of Kim Jong-il, states his opposition to North Korea's succession plan to transfer power to his younger brother, Kim Jong-un 2008 Death Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, businessman, nobleman, son of Osbert Peake, paralyzed from polio, contributed to the 1970 Disabled Persons Act, dies 2002 Death LaWanda Page, actress, Sanford and Son, dies at 81 2001 Death Whitman Mayo, actor, Sanford and Son, dies at 70 1999 Death Dusty Springfield, pop singer, Son of a Preacher Man, dies at 59 1997 Death Michael Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, dies in ski accident at 39 1997 Event Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games 1997 Event Martin Luther King's son meets with James Earl Ray 1997 Birthday Michael Jackson, Jr., son of Michael Jackson 1997 Death Innis Cosby, son of Bill Cosby, murdered on LA highway at 29 1996 Death Nicu Ceausescu, son of Romanian President, Nicolae Ceasescu, drinker, gambler, playboy, imprisoned for misusing government funds, dies at 45 in Vienna, Austria 1996 Death Murtaza Bhutto, politician, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was sentenced to death by Lahore High Court, dies at 42 in Karachi, Pakistan, shot dead along with six other activists of the Pakistan Peoples Party 1995 Death Ahmad Khomeini, youngest son of Iran ayatollah Khomeini, dies at 48 1995 Death Carlos Menem, Jr., son of Argentine president, dies at 26 1994 Death Didier Rocher, son of French cosmetic maker Yves Rocher, dies at 41 1994 Death Sviatoslav S Stravinsky, French/U.S. composer/son of Igor Stravinsky, dies at 84 1994 Death David Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, dies at 69 1994 Birthday Jack Antonio, son of Virginia Madisen and Antonio Sabatto Jr 1994 Death Thomas Davis, U.S. movie editor/son of MGM-chief Frank D, dies at 26 1994 Birthday Nicholas Pietro Santopictro, son of Vanna White 1994 Birthday Nicholas Joseph Mills, son of Chris Evert and Andy Mills 1994 Death Cecile Dreesmann, son of Anton Dreesmann, dies at 74 1994 Death Basel al-Assad, Syrian President Assad son, dies in car accident at 31 1993 Birthday Jonathan Ric Ocasek, son of rocker Ric and model Paulina Porizkova 1993 Death Brandon Lee, U.S. actor (Crow)/son of Bruce Lee, accidentally shot at 28 1993 Birthday John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, son of Caroline Kennedy 1992 Death Cesar [Caesar] Domela, painter/son of Ferdinand D Nieuwenhuis, dies 1992 Birthday Louis Ducrut, prince/son of Princess Stephanie and Daniel Ducrut 1992 Death Theo Edison, son of Thomas Edison, dies at 94 1992 Birthday Earvin Johnson III, son of NBA foward Magic Johnson 1992 Birthday James Duke Mason, son of singer Belinda Carlisle and Morgan Mason 1992 Birthday Jett Travolta, son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston 1992 Death Margaret Barker, actress (Fathers and Son), dies of lung cancer at 83 1992 Birthday Rebop Rundgren, son of Michelle Gray and Todd 1991 Birthday Owen Joseph Kline, son of Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline 1991 Birthday Beau Grayson, son of country singer Tanya Tucker 1991 Birthday Gabriel Anthony Cohen, son of Meredith Viera and Richard Cohen 1991 Death Gabriel Cohen, son of Meredith Viera and Richard Cohen 1991 Birthday James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden, Star Trek NG 1991 Birthday Abraham Joseph Groening, son of Simpson creator Matt Groening 1991 Death Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son Dodger manager, dies of pneumonia at 33 1991 Death Dennis Crosby, son of Bing, commits suicide at 54 1991 Death Marcus Heeresma, writer/poet (Anna, Son of a Whore), dies 1991 Event Mike Tyson admits paternity to Kimberly Scarborough's son 1991 Death Leueen McGrath, actress (Edward My Son, Saint's Vacation), dies at 77 1991 Death Conor Clapton, Eric Clapton's son, falls out of 53rd floor window at 5 1991 Death Vilma Banky, actress (Eagle, Son of Sheik, Rebel), dies at 93 1991 Birthday Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Eddie Van Halan and Valerie Bertinelli 1991 Birthday Nicholas Garland, son of Pamela Sue Martin 1991 Death Keye Luke, actor (Charlie Chan's No 1 Son), dies after a stroke at 86 1990 Death Elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR, dies at 80 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 Birthday Evan James Springsteen, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker Bruce Springsteen's son 1990 Event Kerry Kennedy (daughter of Robert) and Andrew Coumo (Mario's son) wed 1990 Birthday Marston Glenn Hefner, son of Hugh Hefner and Kimberley Conrad 1990 Event Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50 1990 Birthday Cody Newton Gifford, son of Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford 1989 Birthday Dakota Johnson, son of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson 1989 Birthday Jeff Linton Osbourne, son of Jeffrey and Sheri 1989 Birthday Oliver Bernsen, son of Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays 1988 Death Carolyn Franklin, singer/songwriter/son of Aretha, dies at 43 1988 Birthday Michael Tylo, son of U.S. actor/actress Michael Tylo/Deborah Hunter 1988 Birthday Jamie Altman, son of Lynda Carter and Robert Altman 1987 Death Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies 1986 Death John Hurley, song writer (Son of a Preacher Man), dies at 45 1986 Death Helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies 1986 Birthday Amedeo, Belgium, son of princess Astrid/arch duke Lorenz 1985 Birthday Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002 1985 Event Zak Starkey (Ringo's son) marries Sarah Menikides 1983 Event Test cricket debut of Shoaib Mohammad, son of Hanif, vs. India Jullundur 1982 Birthday William of Wales, son of Prince Chuck and Lady Di 1982 Death Harry H Corbett, Brits actor (Steptoe and Son, Jabberwacky), dies at 57 1981 Death Nils Asther, actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84 1981 Birthday Elijah Wood, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, actor, Radio Flyer, Good Son 1981 Birthday Ray J, born in Carson, California, singer, record producer, actor, son of gospel singer William Norwood 1980 Event 1st nonstop crossing of U.S. via balloon (Maxie Anderson and son Chris) 1979 Birthday Frederick MGDL Windsor, son of English prince Michael 1977 Birthday James Louis McCartney, son of Paul and Linda McCartney 1977 Birthday Liam Botham, cricketer, son of Ian Hampshire all-rounder 1996 1977 Event Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being "Son of Sam" 44 caliber killer 1977 Death Stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20 1977 Death Karac Plant, son of Robert Plant, dies of respratory failure at 6 1977 Event David Berkowitz pleads guilty in "Son of Sam" 44-caliber shootings 1976 Birthday Sage Stallone, Sylvester's son/actor, Rocky V 1975 Birthday Sean Ono Lennon, John and Yoko's Son 1974 Death Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop, dies at 62 1974 Birthday Alexander PGR duke of Ulster, son of English prince Richard 1974 Birthday Ahmet Rodan Zappa, son of Frank/rocker, Z, 2 Hip 4 TV 1974 Death Anna Q Nilsson, actress (Toll Gate, Sorrell and Son), dies at 85 1973 Birthday Shaun Pollock, cricketer, son of Peter South African Test quick 1995- 1973 Birthday Mark Larsen, born in Denmark, jockey, rode "Vetrotex" to victory in his first Danish Derby, son of Ole Larsen 1973 Birthday Daniel Marsh, cricketer, son of Rod South Australia slow lefty since 1993 1973 Birthday Elvis Presley, Jr., alleged son of Elvis Presley 1972 Birthday James Stream Thurmond, Jr., son of U.S. senator Strom Thurmond 1972 Event "Sanford and Son" starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV 1971 Birthday Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Crown Prince/son of King of Nepal 1970 Birthday Nicholas CEJ Windsor, son of English prince Edward, duke of Kent 1970 Birthday Chris Cairns, cricketer, son of Lance, New Zealand all-rounder 1969 Death Roy Barcroft, actor (Eyes of Texas, Son of Zorro), dies at 67 1969 Birthday Chris Harris, cricketer, son of Zin New Zealand all-rounder in ODI's 1969 Birthday Dweezil Zappa, born in Hollywood, California, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ, MTV 1969 Birthday Arthur Guinness, 4th Earl of Iveagh, son of Arthur Benjamin Guinness, member of the Guinness family, founders of the Guinness brewery 1968 Birthday Carlo H L Ponti, Jr., son of Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren 1968 Birthday Ziggy Marley, born in Trenchtown, Jamaica, reggae performer, oldest son of Rita and Bob Marley, leader of band, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers 1967 Birthday Jason Gould, son of Elliot Gould/Barbra Streisand, Prince of Tides 1967 Birthday Jamie Brayshaw, cricketer, son of Ian WA and SA right-handed batsman 1967 Birthday Willem-Alexander CGF, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Netherlands 1966 Birthday Jason Gould, son of Barbra Striesand and Elliot Gould 1966 Birthday Grant Bradburn, cricketer, son of Wynne New Zealand off-spinner 1990- 1965 Birthday Zak Starsky, rock drummer, son of Beatle Ringo 1965 Birthday James Jagger, son of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall 1965 Birthday Sanjay Manjrekar, cricketer, son of Vijay Indian middle-order batsman 1965 Death Frank Reicher, actor (King Kong, Nazi Agent, Son of Kong), dies at 89 1964 Birthday James RB Ogilvy, son of English princess Alexandra 1963 Birthday Laurens BBM, Belgian prince/son of Albert II and Paola 1963 Death Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, dies at only 3 days 1963 Birthday Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, lives only 3 days 1963 Birthday Alec Stewart, cricketer, son of Micky/opening bat Occasional WK 1963 Birthday Julian Lennon, John's son and singer, Too Late for Goodbyes 1963 Birthday Glenn Trimble, cricketer, son of Sam Two ODI's for Australia 1986 1962 Death Hans Rudolf Krik, Danish writer/critic (Vredens Son), dies at 64 1962 Birthday Robbie Knievel, daredevil, son of Evel, Chips Something Special 1961 Birthday David AC viscount Linley, son of English princess Margaret/mystic 1961 Death Adeline De Walt Reynolds, actress (Son of Dracula), dies at 78 1961 Birthday Shoaib Mohammad, cricketer, son of Hanif Patient and prolific batsman 1960 Death Richard N Wright, U.S. author (Native son), dies at 52 in Paris France 1960 Birthday John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, magazine publisher, 'George' magazine 1960 Birthday Reza Pahlavi, Iran, son of Shah of Iran 1960 Birthday Crown Prince Naruhito, heir apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan, eldest son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko 1958 Birthday Ronald Prescot Reagan, Jr., Louisiana, President son/TV host, Ron Reagon Show 1958 Birthday Christian Brando, son of Marlon/killed sisters boyfriend 1957 Birthday Chris Cowdrey, cricketer, son of Colin, captain of England 1988 1957 Birthday Pranab Roy, cricketer, son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982 1956 Birthday Gary Cole, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, actor, Fatal Vision, Son of Morning Star 1956 Birthday Steve Ford, actor, Young and Restless, son of President Gerald Ford 1956 Birthday Mudassar Nazar, cricketer, son of Nazar Mohammad Pakistani bat 1954 Birthday Murtaza Bhutto, born in Karachi Pakistan, politician, son of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was sentenced to death by Lahore High Court 1953 Birthday Nicholas Wisdom, cricketer, son of comic Norman, 2 games Sussex 1974 1951 Birthday Nicu Ceausescu, born in Romania, son of Romanian President, Nicolae Ceasescu, drinker, gambler, playboy, imprisoned for misusing government funds 1951 Event King Leopold II of Belgium gives up throne to son Boudouin I 1950 Birthday Mohinder Amarnath, cricketer, son of Lala Indian batsman of 70's/80's 1950 Birthday Michael Ford, son of President Gerald and Betty Ford 1950 Death Bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62 1948 Birthday Surinder Amarnath, cricketer, son of Lala 124 on debut vs. New Zealand 1976 1947 Birthday Cat Stevens, Yusaf Islam, rock vocalist, Peace Train, Father and Son 1946 Birthday Demond Wilson, Valdosta Georgia, actor, Sanford and Son, Baby I'm Back 1946 Birthday Ashok Mankad, cricketer, son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78 1946 Birthday Gary Lewis, Jerry's son, singer, & The Playboys-This Diamond Ring 1946 Birthday Barbara Benary, born in America, composer, co-founder, Gamelan Son of Lion, New York City repertory ensemble, composes theater music, chamber music 1946 Birthday Michael Reagan, talk show host, Ronald's son 1946 Birthday Graham Vivian, cricketer, son of Giff, 5 Tests for New Zealand 1965-72 1946 Birthday Phyllis Eisenstein, U.S., sci-fi author, Sorcerer's Son, Born to Exile 1945 Birthday Larry Larden, rocker, Every Mother's Son 1944 Event King Victor Emmanuel abdicates the throne for his son Umberto 1943 Birthday Henri Szeps, born in Lausanne, Switzerland, actor, Mother and Son 1943 Birthday Bruce Milner, rocker, Every Mother's Son 1942 Birthday Alexander EHAML, prince of the Belgians/son of Leopold III 1942 Birthday Richard Hutton, cricketer, son of Len, 5 Tests 1971 1942 Birthday Kim Il Jong, son of North Korean President Kim Il Sung, 1972-94 1942 Birthday Terry Melcher, Rip Chords, Doris Day's son 1941 Event Al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach 1941 Event Shah of Iran abdicates throne to his son Reza Pahlawi 1941 Birthday Jimmy Hoffa, Jr., son of Jimmy Hoffa/Teamster union leader 1941 Birthday Chris Augustine, rocker, Every Mother's Son 1941 Event Richard Wright and Paul Green's "Native Son," premieres in New York City 1940 Event Batman Comics, mobsters rubbed out a circus highwire team known as the Flying Graysons, leaving their son Dick (Robin) an orphan 1940 Death Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies 1940 Event Richard Wright's novel "Native Son" is published 1940 Event Richard Wright's "Native Son" published 1939 Birthday Ron Headley, cricketer, son of George, 2 Tests WI vs. England 1973 1938 Birthday Hal Williams, Columbus Ohio, actor, Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford and Son 1937 Birthday Harald, Crown Prince, son of King Olav V, heir apparent of Norway 1936 Birthday Khalid Wazir, cricketer, son of S Wazir Ali 2 Tests for Pakistan 1954 1936 Birthday Daniel Goode, born in America, composer, clarinetist, studied with Henry Cowell, influenced by Indonesian gamelan music, bird song, Cape Breton fiddling, minimal music, member, Gamelan Son of Lion, Director, Electronic Music Studio, Rutgers University 1935 Event Kitei Son runs world record marathon (2:26:42) 1935 Birthday Ronnie Burns, born in Evanston, Illinois, adopted son of George Burns 1935 Birthday Faisal II, King of Iraq, 1939-58, son of Ghasi I 1934 Event Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for murder of Lindbergh's son 1934 Birthday Alfred Scott, WI cricket leg-spinner, son of O C, Test 0-140 1932 Birthday Gerard van den Berg, Dutch TV host, Like Father, Like Son 1932 Birthday Noam Pitlik, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor and director, Sanford and Son, Bob Newhart 1932 Birthday Jon Lindbergh, 2nd son of aviator Charles Lindbergh 1932 Event Body of kidnapped son of Charles Lindbergh is found in Hopewell, New Jersey 1932 Event Charles Lindbergh turns over $50,000 as ransom for kidnapped son 1932 Birthday James Clyde, born in England, Baron Clyde, son of James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde, British judge, Chancellor to the Bishop of Argyll, Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland 1931 Event George Gunn gets 183 and son of a gunn George Vernon 100* same innings 1931 Birthday Igor Oistrach, Russian violinist and son of David Oistrach 1931 Birthday Johnny Sheffield, born in Pasadena, California, actor, Boy-Tarzan Finds a Son 1930 Birthday Whitman Mayo, New York City, actor, Grady-Sanford and Son 1929 Birthday Remco [Wouter] Campert, Dutch literary/poet/son of Jan Campert 1929 Event Sergei Prokoviev's ballet "Prodigal Son," premieres in Paris 1928 Birthday Angus Ogilvy, son of English princess Alexandra 1926 Birthday Martin Peake, born in England, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, businessman, nobleman, son of Osbert Peake, paralyzed from polio, contributed to the 1970 Disabled Persons Act 1926 Birthday Sydney Chaplin, son of Charlie/actor, Adding Machine, Psycho Sisters 1926 Birthday Shelley Berman, Chicago, comedian, Son of Blob, Love American Style 1925 Birthday David Bache, born in Worcestershire, England, David Ernest Bache, son of footballer Joe Bache, car designer, worked with Rover, established design company David Bache Associates, created the Land Rover, Series II Land Rover 1925 Birthday Harry H Corbett, Rangoon Burma, actor, Steptoe and Son, Jabberwacky 1924 Birthday Gerald D Lascelles, son of English princess Mary 1924 Birthday Jan Willem Radecker, sculptor/son of John Raedecker 1923 Birthday Sara A. Lidman, Swedish author, Jag Och Min Son, Samtal in Hanoi 1922 Birthday Redd Foxx, born in St. Louis, Missouri, comedian, Sandford and Son, Redd Foxx Show 1921 Birthday Adrian Cruft, born Adrian Francis Cruft, son of Eugene Cruft, born in Britain, composer, dubbed a performer's composer, composed church, chamber and orchestral works 1920 Birthday Christopher R. Milne, son of Alan A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh 1919 Death Wilhelm von Siemens, German industrial/son of Werner, dies 1919 Birthday Hugh FitzRoy, born in Cape Town, South Africa, 11th Duke of Grafton, Deputy Lieutenant, KG, patrilineal descendant of King Charles II's third eldest illegitimate son 1919 Birthday Mercer Ellington, son of Duke Ellington and bandleader 1919 Birthday Lindsay Tuckett, cricketer, son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49 1919 Death John C F, son of English king George V, dies at 13 1918 Birthday Pim [Albrecht W] Lyre, Dutch lawyer/son of prince Henry 1918 Death Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II, executed at 13 1918 Event Soccer team SON OF Meerssen forms 1917 Birthday Isang Yun, born in Tongyeong, South Korea, composer, professor, son of renowned poet Yun Ki-hyon, exhiled from South Korea, taught at Hanover Academy of Music 1916 Birthday Asfa Wossen, Crown prince of Ethiopia/son of emperor Haile Selassi 1915 Birthday Iris Meredith, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actress, Son of Davy Crockett 1914 Birthday Frances Farmer, born in Seattle, Washington, actress, Son of Fury, Among the Living 1914 Death William E. Darwin, British son of Charles Darwin, dies at 74 1914 Birthday Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., born in Campobello Island, Canada,Representative-D-New York 1949 - 1955, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1914 Event King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent 1913 Birthday Victor Trumper, Jr., cricketer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Trumper NSW 1940-41 1912 Birthday Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop 1911 Birthday Joe Hardstaff, Jr., cricketer, son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England 1910 Birthday A "Dudley" Nourse, cricketer, son of Dave, brilliant South African bat 1910 Birthday Elliot Roosevelt, son of FDR/writer, Murder in the Oval Office 1910 Birthday Soulima Stravinsky, born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Russian pianist, Igor's son 1910 Birthday Chiang Ching-huo, son of Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek/President, 1978-88 1909 Birthday Jeffrey Lynn, Auburn Massachusetts, actor, My Son Jeep, Roaring Twenties 1908 Birthday Richard Wright, U.S., author, Native Son, Uncle Tom's Children 1906 Birthday Klaus Mann, German/US author, Mephisto, son of Thomas Mann 1906 Birthday Victor Wong, LA Cal, actor, Mission to Moscow, Son of Kong, King Kong 1905 Birthday John C F, son of English King George V 1904 Death Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto, dies 1904 Birthday Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II 1903 Event Pitcher Jack Doscher, 1 son of a major leaguer debuts with Cubs 1902 Birthday Nicolas Guillen, Cuban poet, Motivos de son 1902 Birthday Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician, Delta Blues 1901 Event George Cohan's musical "Governor's Son," premieres in New York City 1900 Birthday Sydney Arnold, English comic/actor, Miss Jones and Son 1900 Birthday Cesar Domela, Dutch painter, Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis son 1899 Death Frederick "Freddy" Roberts, son of British field marshal, dies in battle 1899 Birthday Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith 1899 Event Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor 1899 Death Adrian the la Rey, son of South African general, dies in battle at 19 1898 Birthday Josie Sedgwick, born in Texas, actress, Son of Oklahoma 1896 Birthday Doris Lloyd, actress, Bachelor Father, Charley's Aunt, Sarah and Son 1893 Birthday Ruth Chatterton, U.S. actress, Madame X, Sarah and Son 1892 Death Thomas Cook, English tour director (Thomas Cook and Son), dies at 83 1890 Birthday Julian Rivero, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Son of Oklahoma, Via Pony Express 1886 Birthday Georges Vandertongerloo, Flemish artist, L'art et Son Avenir 1886 Birthday Karl Dane, Copenhagen Denmark, actor, Son of the Sheik 1881 Birthday Emil Ludwig, German biographer, Diana, Son of Man 1878 Birthday Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai 1875 Birthday Frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor, King Kong, Son of Kong 1875 Death John Baptist van Son, Dutch Catholic politician, dies at 71 1862 Birthday Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County, Iowa, actress, Son of Dracula 1849 Birthday Herbert von Bismarck, German politician/son of Otto of Bismarck 1849 Birthday Johan Willem, son of Dutch princess Marianne and coachman 1849 Birthday Edmund Gosse, London, translator/critic, Father and Son 1847 Birthday Jesse James, Missouri, bank/train robber, son of a clergyman 1843 Birthday Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange/son of king Willem III 1833 Death Kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel of Bathe, murdered at 21 1832 Birthday Joseph Smith, son of founder of Mormonism 1831 Event Dom Pedro abdicates to son, Dom Pedro II crowned emperor of Brazil 1829 Death George Washington Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, dies 1828 Event John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House 1822 Event Pedro I, son of king Joao VI, declares Brazil independence 1812 Birthday Kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel van Bathe 1811 Birthday Napoleon FKJ Bonaparte II, Napoleon's son/King of Rome 1810 Birthday Alexander Walewski, French earl/foreign minister/Napoleon I's son 1808 Birthday Thomas Cook, England, tour director, Thomas Cook and Son 1804 Birthday Jan Baptist van Son, Dutch politician, RC 1800 Event Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination to his son to prevent smallpox 1792 Birthday Edward John Trelawney, England, traveler/author, Adv of Younger Son 1792 Birthday John Herschel, born in Slough, England, William Herschel's son, astronomer 1791 Event Samuel Briggs and his son, patent nail-making machine 1788 Event Hue Tay Son becomes emperor Quang Trung of Vietnam 1784 Death Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach, dies at 74 1778 Birthday Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X 1764 Birthday Elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI 1751 Death Frederick Louis, English prince of Wales/son of George I, dies 1742 Death Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 1742 Death Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 1735 Birthday Johann Christian Bach, composer, son of JS Bach, English Bach 1714 Birthday Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer, son of J. S. Bach 1710 Birthday Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of J.S. Bach 1710 Birthday Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, composer, son of JS Bach, Sinfonias 64 1691 Death Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 1690 Birthday Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great 1690 Event Emperor Leopold's son Jozef chosen Roman Catholic king 1688 Event King James II's wife and son flee to France 1688 Event King James II's wife and son flee England for France 1686 Death Ferdinando Tacca, Italian painter/son of Pietro Tacca, dies at 66 1685 Death James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles 2, executed 1679 Birthday Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius 1671 Birthday Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius 1654 Death Ferdinand, son of RC emperor Ferdinand III, dies 1649 Birthday James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II 1646 Death Baltasar Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip IV, dies 1641 Death Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50 1629 Birthday Cornelis Tromp, Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral-General/son of Maarten Tromp 1620 Birthday Peregrine White, son of Wm and Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower 1613 Event Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected Russian tsar 1611 Event Henry Hudson and son set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers 1591 Death Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 1582 Birthday Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII 1581 Birthday Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of Ivan IV "the Terrible" 1572 Event Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege for Haarlem 1572 Event Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederik plunders Mechelen 1568 Death Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23 1568 Death Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 1556 Event Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain 1556 Event Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain 1555 Event Emperor Karel puts son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan 1551 Event Emperor Karel appoints son Philip as heir to the throne 1547 Death Pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered 1545 Event Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma 1545 Birthday Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II 1540 Event Emperor Karel names his son Philip, duke of Milan 1540 Birthday Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg 1506 Event Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir 1503 Birthday Il Bronzino, Florentine painter, Eleanor de Toledo and her Son 1502 Event Cesare Borgia (son of pope Alexander VI) occupies Urbino 1497 Event "Edward IV's son" Perkin Warbecks army lands in Cork 1495 Death Djem Sultan, son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at 35 1495 Event Pope gives his son Cesare Borgia as hostage to Charles VIII of France 1479 Birthday Vasili III, great prince of Moscow 1505-33 amd son of Ivan III 1477 Event Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of 1459 Birthday Djem Sultan, son of Turks sultan Mehmed II 1422 Event Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France 1415 Death Anton van Bourgondie, French son of Philip the Stout/duke, dies at 31 1393 Death Yvain, son of earl of Foix, burned at royal ball 1376 Death "Black Prince" of Wales, son of King Edward of England, dies at 46 1354 Event Margaretha van Bavarian's son earl Willem V signs peace treaty 1349 Event Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand 1310 Event German king Heinrich VII makes his son Johan king of Bohemia 1307 Event William Tell shoots apple off his son's head 1307 Event German king Albrecht I makes his son Rudolf king of Bohemia 1298 Event Albert I, son of Rudolf of Habsburg, crowned Holy Roman Emperor 1291 Event Sultan of Egypt and his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre 1272 Death Re Enzo, Italian poet/son of Emp Frederik II von Hohenstaufen, dies 1268 Death Conrad Hohenstaufen, Conrad van Zwaben, son of Conrad IV, dies 1268 Death Konradijn Hohenstaufen, son of Koenraad IV, beheaded in Naples 1266 Death Manfred, bastard son of Emperor Frederik II/king of Sicily, dies 1252 Birthday Konradijn Hohenstaufen, Koenrad van Zwaben, son of Konrad IV 1236 Death Sava [Rastko], son of Serbia's king/saint, dies at 64 1215 Death Otto van Gelre, son of Otto I/earl-elect of Utrecht 1188 Birthday Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I 1162 Death Boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies 1129 Event Fulco V's son Godfried marries king Henry I's daughter Mathildis 1120 Death William, English crown prince/son of Henry I, drowns at 17 1093 Death Edward Macduncan, Scottish crown prince/son of Malcolm II, dies in battle 1087 Event German emperor Henry IV crowns his son Koenraad 1059 Event Henri I crowns his son compassionate King Philip I of France 1057 Death Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan 1054 Event Emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king 1028 Event German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king 1027 Event Robert II, the Vrome, names son Henry I, king of France 987 Event French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king 955 Event Alberich II, son of Octavianus elected pope 936 Event Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII 811 Death Charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39 810 Death Pepin, son of Charlemagne, King of Italy, dies (birth date unknown) 628 Death Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son 117 Death Mark Ulpius Trajanus, adopted son of emperor Nerva/emperor, dies
