2014 Event Maya Angelou, American author of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' and many other works, dies of natural causes at age 86 2014 Event A 12-page letter written by Robert R. Livingston in 1775 is found by an archivist at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, George Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War; the letter explains why Livingston was chosen to help draft the Declaration of Independence 1979 Death John Reed King, TV host (Why?, Let's See), dies at 64 1975 Birthday Tifini Hale, born in Palm Springs, California, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why 1975 Birthday Deedee Magno, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why 1975 Birthday Albert Fields, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why 1975 Birthday Chase Hampton, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why 1971 Death Harold Lloyd, U.S. comic/actor (Why Worry), dies of cancer at 77 1963 Event Beatles release "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" 1962 Event Beatles tape "Please Please Me" and "Ask Me Why" 1961 Event Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child and My Bonnie, in Hamburg 1957 Birthday Christopher Lambert, actor, Highlander, Subway, Greystoke, Why Me 1954 Birthday Annie Lennox, Aberdeen, Scotland, vocalist, Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams, Why 1944 Birthday Timmy Thomas, U.S. singer and songwriter, Why Can't We Live Together 1917 Event "Why Marry," 1st drama to win Pulitzer Prize, premieres in New York City 1914 Birthday John Reed King, Atlantic City, New Jersey, TV host, Why?, Let's See 1893 Birthday Harold Lloyd, Burchard, Nebraska, silent comic, Why Worry, Safety Last
