Pocahontas(aka Rebecca Rolfe, funeral occurred on this date)–
Frederick Winslow Taylor(father of scientific management”“)–
Macdonald Carey(actor)–
Herman Talmadge(governor & U.S. senator)–
Rabbi Israel Miller(leader of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany)–
Johnny Bristol(producer, songwriter, & singer)–
Ludmilla Tcherina(French-artist & ballet star)–
Barney Martin(actor)–
Bernard Lacoste(head of fashion company best known for its crocodile-crested polo shirts)–
James Rebhorn(actor)–
Born
Johann Sebastian Bach(composer; Old Style date)–
Modest Mussorgsky(composer)–
Florenz Ziegfeld(theatrical producer)–
Halton Christian Arp(American astronomer)–
Jules Bergman(newsman)–
James Coco(actor)–
Timothy Dalton(actor)–
Gary Oldman(actor)–
Ayrton Senna(race car driver)–
Matthew Broderick(actor)–
Rosie O'Donnell(comedienne & actress)–
Events
Thomas Jefferson reported to President Washington in NY as the new Secretary of State –
Jane Croly organized first club for professional women, Sorosis, in New York City –
Journalist Henry M. Stanley began his famous expedition into Africa to locate the missing Scottish missionary, David Livingstone –
World War I Second Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest in history, began in France –
United Nations established temporary headquarters in New York City, at Hunter College –
DJ Alan Freed hosted the first rock-n-roll concert, Cleveland, Ohio. Reportedly, 25,000 people showed up, though only 10,000 seats were available –
Sharpeville Massacre took place in S. Africa when blacks besieged Johannesburg police station protesting law requiring all blacks to carry papers –
The federal prison on Alcatraz Island, California, closed after 29 years of operation –
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led thousands of civil rights demonstrators on a 50+ mile walk from Selma to Montgomery, AL, demanding voting rights for African Americans –
Order of Canada, to honor outstanding contributions to society and country, instituted –
Royals was the winning name for the new Kansas City baseball team –
The Guess Who’s “American Woman” was released as a single –
Soviet sub collided with USS Kitty Hawk –
U.S. figure skater Debi Thomas became the first African American woman to win the world’s championship, Geneva, Switzerland –
After 33 years, Dick Clark announced he was stepping down as host of American Bandstand –
Former NBA star Michael Jordan was dropped from the White Sox major league baseball roster and sent to minor league spring training camp –
Rajveer Meena recited 70,000 decimal places of pi –
Weather
Tornado swept through southeastern U.S., killing more than 300 people –
