History Blog

November 10

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Burton(Richard Jenkins 1925–1984) Vincent Schiavelli(1948–2005) ; Russell Johnson–88 Jack Scalia(Giacomo Tedesco)–62 Sinbad(David Adkins)–56 Laura Mackenzie Phillips–53 Tommy Davidson–49 Tracy Morgan–44 Ellen Pompeo–43 Heather Matarazzo–30 ; 1775 – The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas under authority of the Continental Congress.

November 9

Happy Birthday RIP Carl Sagan(1934–1996) Hedy Lamarr(Hedwig Kiesler 1913–2000) ; Dorrel “Whitey” Herzog–81 Robert David Hall–64 Lou Ferrigno–61 Robert Duncan McNeill–48 Eric Dane–40 Nick Lachey–39 ; 1967 – First issue of Rolling Stone Magazine is published 

November 8

Happy Birthday RIP Esther Rolle(1920–1998) ; Norman Lloyd–98 Morley Safer–81 Bonnie Raitt–63 Mary Hart(Mary Harum)–62 Christie Hefner–60 Alfre Woodard–60 Chi Chi LaRue(Larry Paciotti)–53 Leif Garrett(Leif Per Nervik)–51 Parker Posey–44 Gretchen Mol–40 Tara Reid–37 ; 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.

November 7

Happy Birthday RIP Dana Plato Strain(1964–1999) ; Joni Mitchell(Roberta Anderson)–69 David Petraeus–60 Judy Tenuta–56 Christopher Knight–55 David Guetta–45 Michelle Clunie–43 Jason and Jeremy London–40 ; 1665 – The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published.

November 6

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Henry Dow(Founder WSJ and creator Dow Industrial Average 1851–1902) ; Sally Field-66 Glenn Frey-64 Maria Shriver-57 Ethan Hawke-42 Rebecca Romijn-40 ; 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency.

November 5

Happy Birthday RIP Roy Rogers(Leonard Slye 1911–1998) Vivien Leigh Hartley(1913–1967) ; Elke Sommer(Elke von Schletz)-72 Art Garfunkel-71 Samuel Shepard Rogers-69 Bryan Adams-54 Katherine Matilda Swinton-52 Tatum O’Neal-49 Famke Janssen-48 Sam Rockwell-44 Samuel Page Elliot-36 ; 1935 Parker Brothers began marketing the board game “Monopoly.”

November 4

Happy Birthday RIP Art Carney(1918–2003) ; Doris Roberts(Green)-87 Loretta Swit-75 Laura Bush-66 Marjorie “Markie” Post-62 Kathleen “Kathy” Griffin-52 Ralph Macchio-51 Matthew McConaughey-43 Sean John Combs-43 ; 2008 California voters approved Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment outlawing same-sex marriage.

November 3

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Bronson(Charles Buchinsky 1921–2003) ; Tom Savini-66 Roseanne Barr-60 Kate Capshaw(Kathleen Nail)-59 Kathy Kinney-59 Dennis Miller-59 Adam Ant(Stuart Goddard)-58 Hans Dolph Lundgren-55 ; 1911 The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant ; 1936 President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred Landon.

November 2

Happy Birthday RIP Burton Lancaster(1913–1994) ; Stefanie Powers(Stefania Federkiewicz)-70 Kate Linder-65 Kathryn Dawn “k.d.” Lang-51 David Schwimmer-46 Sean Kanan(Sean Perelman)-46 Cornell “Nelly” Haynes-37 Randy Harrison-35 ; 1889 – North and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states. ; 1898 –Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team.

November 1

Happy Birthday Barbara Bosson-73 Larry Flynt-70 Marcia Wallace-70 Lyle Lovett-55 Rachel Ticotin-54 Anthony Kiedis-50 Antonia “Toni” Collette-40 Jennifer “Jenny” McCarthy-40 ; 1512 Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.