2012 Event The uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Jang Song-thank, meets Hu Jintao, the President of China 1995 Event "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances 1995 Event "Uncle Vanya" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1994 Death Louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Uncle Wanja, Charlotte), dies at 74 1994 Death John Candy, actor (SCTV, Uncle Buck), dies from a heart attack at 43 1991 Death Robert Eddison, British actor (Uncle Silas), dies at 83 1988 Death Ella Raines, actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact), dies at 66 1984 Death Jackie Coogan, actor (Uncle Fester-Addams Family), dies at 69 1983 Death Jerry Hatsuo Fujikawa, actor (Uncle Matsu-Mr T and Tina), dies at 71 1982 Death Paul Lynde, comedian (Uncle Arthur-Bewitched), dies at 55 1982 Birthday Gaby Hoffman, actress, Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Now and Then 1981 Death Ian Martin, actor (Uncle Bill-O'Neills), dies at 69 1979 Death Edgar Buchanan, actor (Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction), dies at 77 1975 Death Moyna MacGill, actress (Strange Affair of Uncle Harry), dies 1975 Death Faisal Ibn Mussed Abdul Aziz, Saudi prince, beheaded in Riyadh shopping center parking lot for killing his uncle the king 1972 Death Leo G Carroll, actor (Topper, Man From Uncle), dies at 80 1972 Death Carl Frank, actor (Uncle Gunnar-Mama), dies at 63 1970 Death Malcolm Keen, English actor (Uncle Chris-Mama), dies at 82 1966 Event Man From Uncle star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London 1950 Birthday John Candy, Ontario Canada, comedian, SCTV, Uncle Buck 1950 Birthday Debi Morgan, Dunn, North Carolina, actress, Angie-All My Children, Cry Uncle 1950 Birthday Amy Madigan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Uncle Buck, Twice in a Lifetime 1946 Birthday Madeleine Le Roux, Wyoming, Broadway actress, Cry Uncle 1944 Birthday Barbara Moore, Wardell, Missouri, actress, Lisa Rogers-Man From UNCLE 1942 Birthday Randy Kirby, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Randy-Girl From UNCLE 1942 Birthday Stefanie Powers, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Girl From UNCLE, Hart to Hart 1936 Birthday Noel Harrison, London, singer and actor, Mark-Girl from UNCLE 1935 Event Monopoly invented by Charles Darrow symbol Rich Uncle Pennybags 1934 Death Warden Uncle, Edward Vermeulen, Flemish landlord/writer, dies at 73 1933 Birthday David McCallum, Glasgow Scot, actor, Ilyla Kuryakin-Man From UNCLE 1932 Birthday Robert Vaughn, New York City, actor, Napolean Solo-Man from UNCLE, I Spy 1931 Birthday Robert Stephens, Bristol England, actor, Uncle Kurt-Holocaust 1927 Birthday Lee Montague, born in London, England, actor, Uncle Sasha-Holocaust 1926 Birthday Paul Lynde, Mount Vernon, Ohio, comedian, Uncle Arthur-Bewitched 1920 Birthday Louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress, Medea, Uncle Wanja 1914 Birthday Jackie Coogan, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Uncle Fester-Addams Family 1914 Death Jacobus Herculas de la Rey, Uncle Chose, Boer general, dies at 66 1909 Event Mien Wenneker, Dutch prince Henry's lover, weds Uncle Cornelis Abbo 1908 Birthday Richard Wright, U.S., author, Native Son, Uncle Tom's Children 1908 Birthday Milton Berle, born in Harlem, New York City, comedian, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Television 1908 Death Joel Chandler Harris, created Uncle Remus, dies at 59 1906 Birthday Ned Glass, born in Poland, actor, Sol-Julia, Uncle Moe-Bridget Loves Bernie 1904 Death Anton Pavlovich Chechov, Russian writer (Uncle Vanya), dies at 44 1902 Birthday Edgar Buchanan, born in Humansville, Missouri, actor, Uncle Joe-Petticoat Junction 1896 Death Harriet Beecher Stowe, U.S. author (Uncle Tom's Cabin), dies at 85 1892 Birthday Leo G Carroll, Weedon England, actor, Topper, Man From Uncle 1892 Birthday William Demarest, St. Paul, Minnesota, actor, Uncle Charlie-My 3 Sons 1889 Birthday Uncle Art Satherly, entertainer, 1968 Academy of Country Music Award 1888 Birthday Anna Q. Nilsson, born in Sweden, actress, Shenandoah, Uncle Tom's Cabin 1887 Birthday Malcolm Keen, Bristol England, actor, Uncle Chris-Mama 1877 Birthday James Montgomery Flagg, illustrator, "I want you" Uncle Sam 1874 Birthday Ben[jamin] Turpin, U.S., comic, Uncle Tom Without the Cabin 1873 Birthday Sul-To-Wan, Nellie Conley, U.S. actress, Uncle Tom's Cabin 1870 Birthday Uncle Dave Macon, entertainer 1869 Event Harper's Weekly publishes 1st picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers 1864 Death "Uncle" John Sedgwick, U.S. Union general-major, dies in battle at 50 1852 Event George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, New York 1852 Event Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" published (Boston) 1852 Event Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly 1848 Birthday Joel Chandler Harris, U.S. journalist, created Uncle Remus stories 1847 Birthday Jacobus Herculas [Uncle Koos] de la Rey, South African politician 1844 Death Claude Tillier, French journalist and writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies 1842 Birthday Anna S Barbiers, actress, Uncle Tom 1837 Event Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 1813 Event "Uncle Sam" was 1st used to refer to U.S. (Troy Post of New York) 1811 Birthday Harriet Beecher Stowe, author, Uncle Tom's Cabin 1801 Birthday Claude Tillier, French journalist and writer, My Uncle Benjamin 1765 Death Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies 1702 Death Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies 1702 Death Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies 1169 Death Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies
