History Blog

May 12

Happy Birthday RIP Wilfrid Hyde-White(1903–1991) Katharine Hepburn(1907–2003) George Carlin(1937–2008) Lawrence “Yogi” Berra(1925–2015) ; Burt Bacharach–93 Stephen “Steve” Winwood–73 Irving Rhames–72 William “Billy” Squier–71 Gabriel Byrne–71 Jennifer Hetrick–63 Bruce McColloch–60 Emilio Estevez–59 Stephen Baldwin–55 Anthony “Tony” Hawk–53 Kim Fields–52 Jason Biggs–43 Rami Malik–40 ; 1933 – The Agricultural Adjustment Act is enacted to restrict agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies ; 1937 – The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey