History Blog

March 14

Happy Birthday RIP Albert Einstein(1879–1955) Diane Arbus(1923–1971) ; Quincy Jones Jr–89 “Michael Caine”(Maurice Micklewhite)–89 William “Billy” Crystal–74 Rigdon “Rick” Dees–72 Jerry Greenfield–71 Adrian Zmed–68 Kevin Williamson–57 James Frain–54 Frederick “Chris” Klein–43 Jordan Taylor Hanson–39 Jamie Bell–36 ; 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.