1691 Massachusetts Bay Colony granted new charter 1819 First whaling ship arrives in Hawaii 1849 Harriet Tubman is the first to escape slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers 1859 Joshua Abraham Norton, an English-born resident of San Francisco, proclaims himself His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, Emperor of the United States of America 1861 First class for escaped slaves taught by Mary Peake at Fortress Monroe Virginia (now Hampton University). 1862 American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war; 78 workers killed 1862 Battle of Antietam [Battle of Sharpsburg]: Bloodiest day in the American Civil War with 22,000 dead, wounded, or missing in the first major battle on Union soil 1862 Battle of Munfordville, Kentucky, US Colonel J. Wilder surrenders city 1864 American Civil War: Grant approves Sheridan's plan for Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1873 Nineteen students attend the opening class at Ohio State University 1876 Race riots in South Carolina 1900 Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham at Mabitac 1906 Playing as "Sullivan," Columbia University junior Eddie Collins debuts with the A's 1912 Center fielder Casey Stengel debuts with Brooklyn and hits four singles 1917 American baseball shortstop Honus Wagner retires at 43; Pirates retire his #33 1920 National Football League is born in Canton, Ohio; 12 teams pay $100 each to join American Professional Football Association; renamed the NFL in 1922 1926 Hurricane hits Miami and Palm Beach, Florida, killing approximately 450 1927 Charles Lindbergh visits San Francisco 1927 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills NY: Frenchman Rene Lacoste successfully defends title; beats Bill Tilden 11-9, 6-3, 11-9 1928 San Felipe Segundo/Okeechobee hurricane makes landfall in West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee, Florida, as a Category 4 storm, killing 2,500-3,000 and causing $25 million in damages 1939 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Reigning Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs beats fellow American Welby van Horn 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 1939 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Dual champion Alice Marble beats Helen Jacobs 6-0, 8-10, 6-4 1941 Stan Musial makes his major league debut for the St. Louis Cardinals, going 2-for-4 1947 Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of the Year by Sporting News 1952 "I Am an American Day" and "Constitution Day" are renamed "Citizenship Day" 1953 Ernie Banks becomes the Chicago Cubs' first African American player 1954 In a quick rematch at Yankee Stadium, NYC, Rocky Marciano knocks out Ezzard Charles in the eighth round to retain his world heavyweight boxing title 1955 Future MLB Hall of Famer Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson goes 2-4 in his first game 1955 Sammy Fain and Dan Shapiro's musical comedy "Ankles Aweigh" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 176 performances 1959 Jack Nicklaus wins the 59th US Golf Amateur Championship 1960 US National Championship Women's Tennis: American Darlene Hard wins her first US singles title; beats defending champion Maria Bueno of Brazil 6-4, 10-12, 6-4 1961 Fran Tarkenton plays his first NFL game against the Chicago Bears, coming off the bench to lead the Vikings to a 37-13 victory and becomes the only QB to throw four touchdown passes in his first career game 1964 American sitcom "Bewitched," starring Elizabeth Montgomery , premieres on ABC TV 1964 Motown Records releases The Supremes ' single "Baby Love"; written and produced by the Holland-Dozier-Holland team, it becomes their second consecutive #1 record 1964 The Beatles are paid a record $150,000 by baseball team owner Charles Finley for a concert at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on a scheduled day off; the group adds the song "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" to their standard setlist, much to the delight of the crowd 1964 Yankee Mickey Mantle gets career hits #1999, 2000, and 2001 and his 450th home run in a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in New York 1967 American rock band "The Doors" appear for the first and last time on "The Ed Sullivan Show" as singer Jim Morrison reneges on a promise to change a lyric, prompting producers to offer no further invitations [1] 1967 Mount Washington Cog Railway train derails, killing 8 (NH) 1968 San Francisco Giants Gaylord Perry no-hits St Louis Cardinals 1-0 1972 TV comedy series "M*A*S*H", adapted from the movie, starring Alan Alda , Loretta Swit , Wayne Rogers, and McLean Stevenson, debuts on CBS in the US and runs for 11 years, garnering 14 Emmy Awards and 1 Peabody 1973 Stephen Sondheim 's musical "A Little Night Music" transfers from the Shubert to the Majestic Theatre, NYC 1976 NASA publicly unveils the Space Shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California, named after the starship Enterprise from the "Star Trek" TV series, with members of the cast attending 1977 British-American band Fleetwood Mac 's "Rumours" album is #1 for the 19th consecutive week 1977 Dave Kingman hits his first Yankee home run, and Reggie hits two more 1978 Anwar Sadat , Menachem Begin , and Jimmy Carter sign the Camp David Accords , frameworks for peace in the Middle East and between Egypt and Israel 1979 Royals' George Brett becomes the 6th player to have 20 doubles, triples, and home runs in a season 1980 Bette Midler 's concert film "Divine Madness," directed by Michael Ritchie, premieres 1982 "Bad to the Bone" single by George Thorogood and the Destroyers first released 1983 8th Toronto International Film Festival: " The Big Chill ," directed by Lawrence Kasdan, wins the People's Choice Award 1983 Vanessa Williams (20), Miss New York, is crowned 56th Miss America 1984, becoming the first winner of African American descent 1984 Dwight Gooden ties the record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games 1984 Reggie Jackson is the 13th player to hit 500 home runs 1988 Jeff Reardon becomes the first pitcher to record 40 or more saves in both the American League and the National League 1989 Hurricane Hugo kills 85 in Charleston, South Carolina 1989 The NYC Court of Appeals overturns the lower court decision and returns the America's Cup to the US from New Zealand 1992 "Passion Fish," directed by John Sayles and starring Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard , premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival 1992 Frank Zappa conducts The Ensemble Modern in portions of his classical work "The Yellow Shark" in Frankfurt, Germany; receives a 20-minute standing ovation in what is his last public appearance 1994 Heather Whitestone (21), Miss Alabama, crowned 68th Miss America 1995 1996 MLB Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Hideo Nomo no-hits the Colorado Rockies 9-0 at Coors Field, the only no-hitter to date at the venue 2000 Dan Marino 's #13 jersey is retired by the Miami Dolphins 2000 Farm Aid 13 held in Bristow, Virginia; performers include Willie Nelson , Neil Young , John Mellencamp , Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Arlo Guthrie , Sawyer Brown, Alan Jackson , Travis Tritt, North Mississippi Allstars, Barenaked Ladies, and Tipper Gore [1] 2001 Despite suffering from lung cancer and Parkinson's disease, Jack Buck stirs emotions by reading a patriotic-themed poem during the pregame ceremonies on baseball's first night back after the September 11th terrorist attacks 2001 Major trading markets in the United States, including the New York Stock Exchange and the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), reopen for the first time since September 11 2003 Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins presents his poetry at the Art Institute of Chicago's Rubloff Auditorium 2004 SF Giants outfielder Barry Bonds hits his 700th career MLB home run, off San Diego's Jake Peavy 2005 Diana DeGarmo receives the Horizon Award at the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame Awards ceremony 2007 AOL, once the largest ISP in the US, officially announces plans to refocus the company as an advertising business and to relocate its corporate headquarters from Dulles, Virginia, to New York City 2009 TV sitcom "Community," created by Dan Harmon and starring an ensemble cast including Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, and Alison Brie , debuts in the US 2010 Documentary film "Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?" is released theatrically 2012 United States and Japanese government officials agree to put a second missile defense system in Japan 2016 Farm Aid held in Bristow, Virginia; performers include Willie Nelson , John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Alabama Shakes, Sturgill Simpson, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Jamey Johnson & Alison Krauss, Margo Price, and The Wisdom Indian Dancers [1] 2016 Terror bomb in Chelsea, New York injures 29 2018 US border control agent confesses to the murder of four women and assault of another in Laredo, Texas 2019 MLB San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski hits a home run in his first game at Boston's Fenway Park, the long-time home field of his grandfather Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox 2025 Disney-ABC indefinitely suspends production of late night television talk show " Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after complaints about his political jokes, and threat of broadcast license revocation by FCC chairman Brendan Carr [1] Prussian-American military officer (major general of the Continental Army), born in Magdeburg 1739 John Rutledge, American 2nd Chief Justice of the United States, born in Charleston, South Carolina, British America (d. 1800) 1800 Franklin Buchanan, American first superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1874) 1820 Earl Van Dorn, American Major General (Confederate Army), born in Claiborne County, Mississippi (d. 1863) 1839 Ira Erastus Davenport, American magician, claimed to be a spirit medium, born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1911) 1854 David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American automobile pioneer (Buick Motor Company), born in Arbroath, Angus, Scotland (d. 1929) 1859 Richard Henry Warren, American organist and composer, born in Albany, New York (d. 1933) 1874 Ben Turpin, American comic (Uncle Tom Without the Cabin), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1940) 1882 Frank Schulte, American baseball outfielder (NL MVP 1911; Chicago Cubs), born in Cochecton, New York (d. 1949) 1883 William Carlos Williams, American physician and poet, born in Rutherford, New Jersey (d. 1963) 1884 Charles Tomlinson Griffes, American composer (White Peacock), born in Elmira, New York (d. 1920) 1890 Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator famous for his WWII sign-on "There's good news tonight", born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1972) 1899 Winnie Lightner [Winifred Reeves], American vaudeville stage and screen actress, and singer (Gold Diggers of Broadway; Gold Dust Gertie; Sit Tight), born in Greenport, New York (d. 1971) 1900 Hughie Critz, American MLB baseball player (Cincinnati Reds), born in Starkville, Mississippi (d. 1980) 1900 J. Willard Marriott, American entrepreneur and hotelier (founder of Marriott Corporation), born in Marriott Settlement, Utah (d. 1985) 1902 Esther Ralston, American actress (Old Ironsides), born in Bar Harbor, Maine (d. 1994) 1903 Dolores Costello, American silent and sound screen actress (Little Lord Fauntleroy; Noah's Ark; Expensive Women), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1979) 1904 Jerry Colonna, American actor (Jerry Colonna Show, Alice in Wonderland, Road to Singapore), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1986) 1906 Edgar Wayburn, American environmentalist awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1999, born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2010) 1907 Helen Vinson, American actress (Transatlantic Tunnel, In Name Only), born in Beaumont, Texas (d. 1999) 1907 Warren E. Burger, 15th Supreme Court chief justice (1969-86), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1995) 1916 Oswald Garrison Villard Jr., American Engineer (electronics) who invented the over-the-horizon radar that could detect objects thousands of miles away and peer around the Earth's curvature, born in Dobbs Ferry, New York (d. 2004) 1920 Marjorie Holt, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2018) American country singer - songwriter ("Cold Cold Heart"; "Hey, Good Lookin'"; "Your Cheatin' Heart"), born in Mount Olive, Alabama 1925 Dorothy Loudon, American actress and singer (Garry Moore Show, Annie), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2003) 1926 Bill Black, American rock bassist (Elvis Presley, 1954-57), and bandleader (Bill Black Combo), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1965) 1926 Brother Jack McDuff {Eugen McDuffy], American jazz jazz organist (George Benson, Brother Jack), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 2001) American Pro Football HOF quarterback/placekicker (AFL C'ship 1960, 61 [MVP], 67; First-team All-AFL 1961; 4 × AFL All-Star; Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders), born in Youngwood, Pennsylvania 1930 David Huddleston, American actor (The Big Lebowski; Blazing Saddles), born in Vinton, Virginia (d. 2016) 1930 Edgar Mitchell, NASA astronaut (Apollo 14), born in Hereford Texas (d. 2016) 1930 Jim Rohn, American business philosopher, born in Yakima, Washington (d. 2009) 1930 Thomas P. Stafford, American US Air Force officer and NASA astronaut (Gemini 6 and 9; Apollo 10 and 18), born in Weatherford, Oklahoma (d. 2024) [1] American stage and screen Emmy, Oscar, and Tony Award-winning actress (The Graduate; The Miracle Worker), director, and screenwriter, born in The Bronx, New York 1933 Chuck Grassley, American politician (Senator-R-Iowa, 1981- ), born in New Hartford, Iowa 1933 Pat Crowley, American actress (Money from Home, There's Always Tomorrow, Please Don't Eat the Daisies), born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania (d. 2025) [1] American tennis player (1st women's Grand Slam 1953; 9 x Grand Slam singles titles), born in San Diego, California 1935 Ken Kesey, American author (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Sometimes a Great Notion), born in La Junta Colorado (d. 2001) 1935 LaMonte McLemore, American champagne soul vocalist (The 5th Dimension, 1966-2006 - "Up, Up and Away"; "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In"), and portrait photographer, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2026) [1] 1937 Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF first baseman (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series & NL MVP 1967 St. Louis Cardinals; NL Rookie of the Year 1958 SF Giants), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2024) [1] 1938 Paul Benedict, American actor (Harry-Jeffersons), born in Silver City, New Mexico (d. 2008) 1939 David Souter, American jurist (105th Supreme Court Justice, 1990-2009), born in Melrose, Massachusetts (d. 2025) [1]

1939 Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter ("Angel on My Shoulder"; "Cast Your Fate to the Wind"), born in North Hollywood, California 1941 Bob Matsui, American politician (Rep-D-California, 1979-2005), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2005) 1942 Beverly Fisher (née Aadland), American dancer known for being Errol Flynn's last girlfriend, born in Hollywood, California (d. 2010) 1942 Doris Brown-Heritage, American 800m track star (Olympic gold 1968), born in Gig Harbor, Washington 1942 Robert Graysmith, American Zodiac killer researcher and author, born in Pensacola, Florida 1943 Samuel T. Durrance, American scientist and astronaut (STS 35, STS 67), born in Tallahassee, Florida 1945 American Basketball HOF coach (11 x NBA C'ship Chicago Bulls [6], LA Lakers [5]) and forward (NBA C'ship 1970, 73 NY Knicks), born in Deer Lodge, Montana 1948 John Ritter, American actor and comedian (Three's Company, It, 8 Simple Rules), born in Burbank, California (d. 2003) 1951 Cassandra Peterson [Elvira], American actress (Echo Park, Elvira), born in Manhattan, Kansas 1955 Charles Martinet, American actor (voice of Mario in Nintendo video games 1996-2023), born in San Jose, California 1955 Mike Parson, American politician (Governor of Missouri, 2018-), born in Wheatland, Missouri 1955 Scott Simpson, American golfer (US Open 1987; 7 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California 1956 Brian Andreas [Kai Andreas Skye], American writer, sculptor, painter and publisher, born in Iowa City 1957 William De Acutis, American actor (9½ Weeks, Other People's Money), born in Fairfield, Connecticut (d. 1991) 1960 John Franco, American pitcher (NY Mets), born in Brooklyn, New York 1960 Kevin Clash, American puppeteer (Sesame Street, 1984-2012 "Elmo"), born in Baltimore, Maryland 1961 Pamela Ann Melroy, American Major USAF and astronaut (STS 92), born in Palo Alto, California 1961 Steve Clifford, American basketball head coach (Orlando Magic 2018-19; Charlotte Hornets 2013-18), born in Island Falls, Maine 1961 Ty Tabor, American progressive metal guitarist and singer (King's X), born in Pearl, Mississippi 1963 Amy Roloff, American reality star (Little People, Big World), born in Michigan 1963 James Urbaniak, American character actor (Oppenheimer, The Fabelmans), born in Bayonne, New Jersey 1963 Michael Adler, American businessman and United States Ambassador to Belgium (2022-25), born in United States [1] 1965 Bryan Singer, American film and television director (The Usual Suspects), born in New York City 1965 Guy Picciotto, American punk rock singer, songwriter and guitarist (Rites of Spring; Fugazi), born in Washington, D.C. 1965 Kyle Chandler, American actor (Friday Night Lights), born in Buffalo, New York 1966 Fred Childress, American CFL guard (Calgary Stampeders), born in Little Rock, Arkansas 1968 Anastacia [Newkirk], American pop singer ("Left Outside Alone"), born in Chicago, Illinois 1968 Suzy Cote, American actress (Samantha Marler in "Guiding Light"), born in Santa Barbara, California 1972 Bobby Lee, American comedian and actor (Splitting Up Together), born in San Diego, Californioa 1973 David Reid, American light middleweight boxer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1974 Mirah [Yom Tov Zeitlyn], American singer-songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1975 Austin St. John, American actor and martial artist (Power Rangers), born in Roswell, New Mexico 1975 Constantine Maroulis, American rock singer (American Idol, season 4), born in Brooklyn, New York City 1975 Jimmie Johnson, American auto racer (7-time NASCAR Cup Series champion), born in El Cajon, California 1976 Jonathan Nichols, American dance skater (with partner Tami Tyler), born in Wilmington, Delaware 1979 Billy Miller, American actor (The Young and the Restless, General Hospital), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2023) 1979 Flo Rida [Tramar Dillard], American rapper, born in Carol City, Florida 1981 Jonny Radtke, American rock guitarist (Kill Hannah), born in Chicago, Illinois 1982 Hope Larson, American illustrator and cartoonist, born in Asheville, North Carolina 1983 Jennifer Peña, American Tejano/Latin pop singer, born in San Antonio, Texas 1985 Jon Walker, American musician (Panic! at the Disco), born in Chicago, Illinois 1994 Taylor Ware, American yodeler and country music singer, born in Franklin, Tennessee 1995 American football quarterback (Super Bowl MVP 2020, 22; KC Chiefs), born in Tyler, Texas 1918 Abbott Costello straight man Bud Abbott (22) weds Betty Smith 1954 Film and theater actress Shirley MacLaine (20) weds Steve Parker in New York City 1965 American future tennis star Billie Jean Moffitt (21) weds American future attorney and sports promoter Larry King (20) in Long Beach, California; divorce in 1987 1994 "Stone Temple Pilots" lead singer Scott Weiland (26) weds Janina Castenada (23); divorce in 2000 1808 Benjamin Bourne, American lawyer, politician (US Representative from Rhode Island, 1790-96), and federal jurist (1796-1802), dies at 53 US ex-slave who sought to sue for his freedom, dies of tuberculosis at 62 or 63 1862 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 41 1899 Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American industrialist and co-founder (Pillsbury Company), dies at 56 1908 Thomas Selfridge, early American aviator, 1st person to die in an air crash at 26 1916 Seth Low, American politician, President of Columbia University, Mayor of New York (1901-03), dies at 66 1948 Ferruccio Giannini, Italian-American operatic tenor (one of the first to be recorded), teacher, and impresario (Verdi Opera House, Philadelphia), dies at 79 1948 Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist (Patterns of Culture), dies at 61 1951 Gelett Burgess, American humorist and author (The Purple Cow), dies at 85 1951 Jimmy Yancey, American boogie-woogie jazz and blues pianist, dies somewhere between age 50 and 57 - (birth year documentation uncertain) 1953 Henry Holden Huss, American classical pianist, composer, and educator, dies at 91 1958 Herbie Fields [Bernfeld], American jazz saxophonist and bandleader ("Dardanella"), dies from an intentional overdose of sleeping pills at 39 1973 Hugo Winterhalter, American composer, dies at 63 1980 Barbara Rubin, American underground filmmaker (Christmas on Earth), dies of a postnatal infection at 35 [1] 1980 Katherine A Porter, American author (Ship of Fools, Pulit-66), dies at 90 1982 David Dubinsky, Belarusian-born American labor leader (Freedom Award, 1969 Medal of Freedom), dies at 90 1983 Humberto Madeiros, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 67 1984 Richard Basehart, American actor (Voyage to Bottom of Sea, Rage), dies following several strokes at 70 1989 Jay Stewart, American TV and Radio announcer (Let's Make a Deal), commits suicide at 71 by shooting himself in the carport of his home 1991 John Thomas, American co-inventor of fiberglass, dies at 83 [1] 1993 Christian Nyby, American director (Big Sleep, Thing), dies at 80 1993 James Griffith, American actor (Sheriff of Cochise), dies at 77 1994 Iris Adrian, American actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard), dies at 82 1994 John DeLaFose, American French speaking zydeco musician, dies at 55 Lithuanian-American tennis player (Australian Open 1977; Wimbledon doubles 1975), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 40 1995 Grady Sutton, American actor (The Bank Dick; The Pruitts of Southhampton), dies at 89 1996 Jessie Hill, American jazz musician (Ooh Poo Pah Doo), dies at 63 American politician (Vice President, 1969 until resignation over corruption allegations in 1973), dies of leukemia at 77 1997 Red Skelton [Richard], American comedian (Red Skelton Show), dies at 84 1998 Ted Binion, American casino gaming heir (Binion's Horseshoe - Las Vegas), dies of suspicious causes at 54 1998 William Hugh Albright, American composer and musician, dies at 53 2000 Nicole Reinhart, American cyclist, dies at 24 during a 42-mile circuit race on a course in Arlington, Massachusetts, after hitting a curb, coming off her bike and hitting a tree 2002 (Michael) "Dodo" Marmarosa, American big band and bebop jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (Artie Shaw), dies at 76 2005 Alfred Reed [Freidman], American neoclassical composer (In Memoriam, an Elegy for the Fallen), conductor, and music educator, dies at 84 2005 Donn Clendenon, American baseball first baseman (World Series MVP 1969 NY Mets; Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 70 2006 Al Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy; The Wrecking Crew), dies at 69 2006 Dorothy Stratton, American coast guard officer (1st woman officer in US Coast Guard, SPARS), dies at 108 2006 Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite and sister of President John F. Kennedy, dies at 82 2009 Leon Kirchner, American contemporary classical composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music 1967), dies of congestive heart failure at 90 2011 Charles H. Percy, American businessman and politician (Senator-R-Illinois 1967-85), dies at 91 2011 Eleanor Mondale, American radio personality, television host, and political activist, dies from brain cancer at 51 2012 Russell E. Train, American environmentalist and administrator (EPA, WWF), dies at 92 2013 Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpeter, electronic music composer, artistic director (Canadian Electronic Ensemble, 1985-2013), and radio broadcaster (CBC 's Two New Hours, 1978-2007), dies of leukemia at 70 2013 Marvin Rainwater, American country and rockabilly singer, dies from heart failure at 88 2014 George Hamilton IV, American country musician, dies from complications from a heart attack at 77 2015 Everett C. Parker, American activist, communications director and founder of the United Church of Christ, dies at 102 2016 Charmian Carr, American actress (The Sound of Music), dies at 73 2017 Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, American pro wrestling manager, colour commentator and wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame), dies of throat cancer at 72 2018 Annette Michelson [Michelsohn], American film scholar and co-founder of the October journal, dies at 95 2019 Corrine "Cokie" Roberts, American journalist, pioneering newscaster (ABC; NPR; PBS), and author, dies of with metastatic breast cancer at 75 2019 Harold Mabern Jr., American post-bop jazz pianist and composer, dies at 83 2020 Larry Wilson, American Pro Football Hall of Fame free safety (8 x Pro Bowl; 6 x All Pro 1st Team; NFL Defensive Player of Year 1966; St. Louis Cardinals), dies at 82 2020 Robert W. Gore, American businessman and inventor of GORE-TEX, dies at 82 [1] 2020 Terry Goodkind, American epic fantasy novelist (The Sword of Truth), dies at 72 2020 Winston Groom Jr., American reporter and author (Forrest Gump, Better Times Than These), dies at 77 2021 Michael J. Fitzgerald, American technical writer and novelist (Song of Falling Leaves), dies at 63 2022 Joseph P. Hoar, American US Marine Corps general (Commander in Chief of US Central Command, 1991-94), dies at 87 2022 Maarten Schmidt, Dutch-American astronomer who first identified a quasar, dies at 92 2024 (John David) J.D. Souther, American singer and songwriter ("Heartache Tonight"; "New Kid In Town"), dies at 78 [1] 2025 John Rubey, American business executive and president of AEG-TV and AEG Network LIVE (2004-14), dies at 73 American philosopher (Chinese Room Argument), dies at 93 Today in History by Country Abraham Lincoln Elizabeth Cady Stanton Frederick Douglass George Washington Martin Luther King Jr. Search the largest and most accurate independent site for today in history.