History Blog

March 14

Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) Quincy Jones Jr(1933–2024) ; “Michael Caine”(Maurice Micklewhite)–92 William “Billy” Crystal–77 Rigdon “Rick” Dees–75 Jerry Greenfield–74 Adrian Zmed–71 Kevin Williamson–60 James Frain–57 Frederick “Chris” Klein–46 Jordan Taylor Hanson–42 Jamie Bell–39 ; 1794 – Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin ; 1964 – Jack Ruby is convicted of killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of John F. Kennedy. The incident was televised on NBC during transfer of Oswald.