1655 Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Fort Casimir from the Swedes in Delaware 1777 Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania: Americans lose to the British, Polish soldier Casimir Pulaski saves the life of George Washington 1783 Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace" 1789 Alexander Hamilton is appointed as the first Secretary of the US Treasury 1814 Americans defeat the British at the Battle of Plattsburgh, which began on September 6, during the War of 1812 1814 Battle of Lake Champlain: The American Navy defeats the Royal Navy at Plattsburgh, New York, ending the British invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812 1847 First singing of Stephen Foster 's "Oh! Susanna" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1850 Opera singer Jenny Lind, "The Swedish Nightingale," gives her first US concert at Castle Garden in New York City, promoted by P. T. Barnum [1] 1853 First electric telegraph used between Merchant's Exchange, San Francisco, and Point Lobos, California 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre: Mormons, disguised as Native Americans, murder 120 settlers in Utah 1885 Ambrose Bierce finishes as editor of "The Wasp" magazine 1886 6th America's Cup: Mayflower (NY Yacht Club) beats Galatea (Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club, Scotland) for a 2-0 series victory 1903 The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held, making it the oldest major speedway in the world 1912 Philadelphia second baseman Eddie Collins steals an MLB record of 6 bases in the Athletics' 9-7 win over the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field 1914 Father of the Blues, W. C. Handy , publishes "St. Louis Blues," his most famous composition 1926 Aloha Tower is dedicated in Honolulu, Hawaii 1927 Yankees slugger Babe Ruth hits his 50th home run during his MLB record 60 HR season in New York's 6-2 loss to the St. Louis Browns at Yankee Stadium 1928 First TV drama WGY's "The Queen's Messenger," starring Izetta Jewell, broadcasts in the New York area 1928 Philadelphia Athletics' Ty Cobb pops out in his last MLB at-bat in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees in New York 1937 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: American Don Budge wins first of 2 straight US titles; beats Gottfried von Cramm of Germany 6-1, 7-9, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 1941 Charles Lindbergh claims the "British, Jewish, and Roosevelt administration" are trying to get the US into World War II 1941 Construction of the Pentagon begins in Arlington County, Virginia (completed January 15, 1943). Designed by architect George Bergstrom and built by contractor John McShain, construction is overseen by Leslie Groves 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the US Navy that any Axis ship found in American waters be shot on sight 1950 A train crash in Coshocton, Ohio, kills 33 1951 Florence Chadwick becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel from England to France, taking 16 hours and 19 minutes 1954 20.4 cm of rainfall at Brunswick, Maine (state record) 1954 First Miss America TV broadcast; 19-year-old Lee Meriwether of California is crowned 27th Miss America 1955 75th US National Championships Men's Tennis: American Tony Trabert wins his second home title, beating Ken Rosewall of Australia 9-7, 6-3, 6-3 1955 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Defending champion Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward Hales of England 6-4, 6-2 1956 Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th home run 1956 New York Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs by a catcher (236) 1959 Composer and jazz orchestra leader Duke Ellington wins NAACP's Spingarn Medal for his musical achievements 1959 Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps for low-income Americans 1960 The Young Americans for Freedom, meeting at the home of William F. Buckley Jr., promulgate the Sharon Statement 1961 Hurricane Carla strikes near Port O'Connor, Texas, with winds of 175 mph 1965 The 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army arrives in Vietnam 1966 Johnny Miller becomes the first New York Yankee to hit a home run in his first MLB at-bat; his second home run comes in his final MLB at-bat in 1969 1966 Rolling Stones' fourth appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; they perform three songs, including "Paint It Black" 1967 "The Carol Burnett Show," starring Carol Burnett, premieres on CBS-TV in the US 1970 American rock guitar legend Jimi Hendrix gives what becomes his final interview with NME's Keith Altham in England 1971 Laurel Lea Schaefer (22) of Ohio is crowned the 44th Miss America 1972 1971 Richard Rodgers and Martin Charnin's musical "Two by Two," starring Danny Kaye, closes at the Imperial Theater in NYC after 343 performances 1971 US Open Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-American final, Billie Jean King beats doubles partner Rosemary Casals 6-4, 7-6 1976 Dorothy Kathleen Benham (Minn), 20, crowned 49th Miss America 1977 1976 US Open Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Chris Evert retains her title, dominating Evonne Goolagong Cawley of Australia 6-3, 6-0 1977 29th Emmy Awards: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," Carroll O'Connor , and Bea Arthur win; "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" accumulates a then-record 29 awards over its seven-season run 1977 American crooner Bing Crosby and British singer David Bowie record duet "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" at ATV Elstree Studios near London for television special "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas" 1977 US Open Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Guillermo Vilas becomes the only Argentine to win the US title, beating Jimmy Connors 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-0; final time event played at West Side Tennis Club 1982 Debbie Maffett (California), 25, crowned 55th Miss America 1983 1982 US Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert wins her 6th and final US title, beating Hana Mandlíková 6-3, 6-1 1983 US Open Men's Tennis: American Jimmy Connors retains his title, repeating previous year's win over Czech Ivan Lendl 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0 1985 Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of the San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb 's record 1988 US Open Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander of Sweden wins his only US title and 7th and final Grand Slam event, beating Ivan Lendl 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in the longest final in event's history 1989 KSO-AM in Des Moines, Iowa, changes its call letters to KGGO 1992 Hurricane Iniki hits Kauai, Hawaii, killing 3 people and injuring 8,000 1994 46th Emmy Awards: Frasier, Picket Fences, and Kelsey Grammer win 1994 US Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi wins his first US title, beating Michael Stich of Germany 6-1, 7-6, 7-5 1995 Eastern Tennessee begins using 423 as the new area code 1995 Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day" 1998 Independent counsel Ken Starr sends a report to the U.S. Congress accusing President Bill Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses 1999 US Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams wins her first Grand Slam title; beats World #1 Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-6 2001 Jay-Z releases his album "Blueprint," featuring contributions by Eminem and Kanye West 2001 Passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 attempt to retake control of their hijacked plane from terrorists, causing the plane to crash in a Pennsylvania field, killing all 44 people on board 2001 Two passenger planes hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists crash into New York's World Trade Center towers, causing the collapse of both and the deaths of 2,606 people 2005 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Crooked Stick GC: The US regains the Cup with a 15½–12½ victory, as Meg Mallon clinches the win with a 3 and 1 triumph over Karen Stupples 2005 US Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer retains his title, beating Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1; Agassi's last appearance in a Grand Slam final 2008 Chris Sharma redpoints Jumbo Love at Clark Mountain, California, the world's first consensus 9b (5.15b) route 2015 "The Martian," based on the novel by Andy Weir, directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Matt Damon , premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival 2015 Former Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, becomes the first candidate to drop out of the race for the Republican nomination 2015 Sofía Vergara (Modern Family) and Kaley Cuoco -Sweeting (The Big Bang Theory) are named the highest-earning TV actresses by Forbes, each earning $28.5 million 2017 Hurricane Irma leaves 7 million U.S. homes without power in Florida and Georgia 2018 "Fear: Trump in the White House" by Bob Woodward is published by Simon and Schuster 2018 Film " Green Book ," directed by Peter Farrell and starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali , premieres at the Toronto Film Festival (Academy Award Best Picture 2019) 2021 Twentieth anniversary of 9/11 is observed by US President Joe Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton in New York 2023 American rock band Aerosmith postpones their "Peace Out: The Farewell Tour" after three shows due to a vocal cord injury of singer Steven Tyler (75) 2023 Doja Cat 's "Paint the Town Red" becomes her second Billboard #1 single and first solo #1 [1] 2024 Hurricane Francine makes landfall in southern Louisiana as a category 2 storm 2025 Suspect in the assassination of US political activist Charlie Kirk surrenders at the urging of his father and a family clergyman 1800 Daniel S. Dickinson, New York senator, born in Goshen, Connecticut (d. 1866) 1806 Joshua Blackwood Howell, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Woodbury, New Jersey (d. 1864) 1813 Conrad Feger Jackson, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Alsace Township, Pennsylvania (d. 1862) 1821 Erastus Flaval Beadle, American publisher (Beadle's Dime Novels), born in Oswego County, New York (d. 1894) 1835 William Wirt Allen, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in New York City (d. 1894) 1836 Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American author (The Hasheesh Eater), born in New York City (d. 1870) 1862 Hawley Harvey Crippen [Dr Crippen], American homeopath and first killer to be caught with the aid of wireless telegraphy, born in Coldwater, Michigan (d. 1910) American short story writer (Cabbages and Kings), born in Greensboro, North Carolina 1885 Herbert Stothart, American theater (Rose-Marie) and film score composer (The Wizard of Oz; Mutiny on the Bounty; A Night at the Opera), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1949) 1891 William Thomas Walsh, American author (Isabella of Spain), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1949) 1892 Pinto Colvig, American animation voice actor (Goofy, Pluto), born in Jacksonville, Oregon (d. 1967) 1899 Jimmie Davis, American singer and songwriter ("You Are My Sunshine"), born in Quitman, Louisiana (d. 2000) 1900 D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman, born in Royston, Georgia (d. 1999) 1902 Alice Tully, American singer and arts patroness (Carnegie Hall), born in Corning, New York (d. 1993) 1909 William Natcher, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky 1953-94), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky (d. 1994) American College Football HOF coach (University of Alabama 1958-82, 6 x NCAA C'ships; AFCA Coach of the Year 1961, 71, 73), born in Moro Bottom, Arkansas 1915 Jack Fascinato, American pianist and orchestra leader (Kukla, Fran & Ollie), born in Bevier, Missouri (d. 1994) American filmmaker (NFL Films), born in Atlantic City, New Jersey 1917 Henderson Forsythe, American actor (As the World Turns, Crisis at Central High), born in Macon, Missouri (d. 2006) 1917 Jessica "Decca" Mitford, English author (American Way of Death), activist and one of the Mitford sisters, born in Gloucestershire (d. 1996) 1918 Donald Blakeslee, American aviator who led 4th Fighter Group during World War II, born in Fairport Harbor, Ohio (d. 2008) 1922 Charles Evers, American civil rights leader (1st Black mayor in Mississippi since Reconstruction), born in Decatur, Mississippi (d. 2020) 1924 Daniel Akaka, American educator and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii), born in Honolulu, Hawaii (d. 2018) American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl VI, XII; NFL Coach of the Year 1966 Dallas Cowboys), born in Mission, Texas 1926 Alfred Slote, American children's books author (Love & Tennis, Omega Station), born in Brooklyn, New York 1926 Eddie Miksis, American baseball player, born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 2005) 1927 G. David Schine, American businessman, born in Gloversville, New York (d. 1996) 1928 Earl Holliman, American actor (The Rainmaker; Police Woman; Tribes; Cry Panic), pop singer, and animal rights activist, born in Delhi, Louisiana (d. 2024) [1] 1928 Reubin Askew, American politician (Governor of Florida, 1971-79), born in Muskogee, Oklahoma (d. 2014) 1930 Cathryn Damon, American actress (Mary-Soap, She's Having a Baby), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1987) American attorney and Republican party politician ( US Senator from Oregon, 1969-95), born in Portland, Oregon 1932 Sonny Callahan [Herbert Leon Callahan], American politician (Rep-R-Alabama 1985-2003), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2021) 1933 Baby Face Willette [Roosevelt Willet], American hard bop and soul-jazz Hammond organ player, born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1971) 1933 William Luther Pierce, American author and activist, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2002) 1936 Charles Dierkop, American character actor (Gunsmoke; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid; The Sting; Police Woman), born in La Crosse, Wisconsin (d. 2024) [1] 1937 Robert Crippen, American astronaut (STS 1, 7, 41C, 41G), born in Beaumont, Texas 1939 Charles Geschke, American computer scientist, inventor and businessman (co-founder of Adobe Systems), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021) 1940 Brian DePalma, American film director (Body Double, Dressed to Kill), born in Newark, New Jersey 1940 Tom Gallagher, American diplomat, gay activist, and 1st Foreign Service officer to publicly come out in 1976, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2018) 1942 Gerome Ragni, American playwright and songwriter (Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1991) 1942 Lola Falana [Loletha Elayne], American singer and actress (Golden Boy; A Man Called Adam), born in Camden, New Jersey American stand-up comedian best known for his act with Tim Reid (Tim and Tom), born in Harvey, Illinois [1] 1943 Mickey Hart [Hartman], American drummer and percussionist (Grateful Dead, 1967-71 & 1974-96; Planet Drum: Rhythm Devils), born in Brooklyn, New York City 1949 Bill Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2021) 1949 Marty Liquori, American runner (AAU 3 mile-1979 (13:14.7)), born in Montclair, New Jersey 1953 Tommy Shaw, American rock guitarist, and singer (Styx - "Come Sail Away"; Damn Yankees), born in Montgomery, Alabama

1954 Reed Birney, American actor (Greatest Man in the World), born in Alexandria, Virginia 1956 Tony Gilroy, American screenwriter and director (The Bourne Franchise, Michael Clayton), born in Manhattan, New York 1957 Jeff Sluman, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1988; 6 PGA Tour titles), born in Rochester, New York 1958 Roxann Dawson, American actress (B'Elanna Torres-Star Trek: Voyager), born in Los Angeles, California 1958 Scott Patterson, American actor (Gilmore Girls, Sullivan's Crossing, Saw IV), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1959 Robert Wrenn, American golfer, sportscaster, course designer (ESPN), born in Richmond, Virginia 1961 Elizabeth Daily, American actress (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure; The Powerpuff Girls - "Buttercup"), and pop singer ("Say It, Say It"), born in Los Angeles, California 1962 Kristy McNichol, American actress (Buddy-Family, Barbara-Empty Nest), born in Los Angeles, California 1963 Bonnie Gadusek, tennis player (French Juniors 1981), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1964 Ellis Burks, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1990, 96; Gold Glove 1990; Silver Slugger 1990, 96; Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi 1964 Victor Wooten, American Grammy Award-winning jazz-fusion, funk, and bluegrass bass guitarist and producer (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones), born in Mountain Home, Idaho 1965 Moby [Richard Hall], American musician (Play; 18), born in Harlem, New York City 1965 Paul Heyman, American entertainment producer and wrestling manager, born in Westchester County, New York 1966 Richard Harvey, American NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints), born in Pascagoula, Mississippi 1967 American pop and jazz singer , pianist (We Are in Love; When Harry Met Sally), actor (Will & Grace), and TV Personality (American Idol, 2013-16), born in New Orleans, Louisiana 1967 Maria Bartiromo, American financial broadcast journalist, born in Brooklyn, New York 1968 Kay Hanley, American singer-songwriter (Letters to Cleo), born in Boston, Massachusetts 1968 Paul Mayeda Berges, American film writer and director, born in Torrance, California 1969 Eduardo Perez, American baseball player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio 1969 Gidget Gein [Bradley Stewart], American rock uitarist and bass player (Marilyn Manson band), born in Hollywood, Florida (d. 2008) 1970 Chris Garver, American tattoo artist and TV personality (Miami Ink), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1970 Taraji P. Henson, American singer and actress (Empire, Hidden Figures), born in Washington, D.C. 1970 Ted Leo, American musician (Ted Leo and the Pharmacists), born in South Bend, Indiana 1970 William Joppy, American professional boxer, born in Silver Spring, Maryland 1971 Markos Moulitsas, American blogger and author (Daily Kos), born in Chicago, Illinois 1971 Shelton Quarles, American NFL linebacker, executive (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Director Football Ops), born in Nashville, Tennessee 1972 Kip Simons, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Media, Pennsylvania 1972 Mark Pope, American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), born in Omaha, Nebraska 1973 Fred Thomas, American NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks), born in Bruce, Mississippi 1975 Mark Klepaski, American bass guitarist (Breaking Benjamin), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 1977 Ludacris [Christopher Bridges], American rapper ("Stand Up"; "Act A Fool"), and actor (The Ride; Fast and Furious franchise), born in Champaign, Illinois 1978 Ed Reed, American Pro Football HOF safety (Super Bowl 2012 Baltimore Ravens; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 2004; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 9 × Pro Bowl), born in St. Rose, Louisiana 1979 Ariana Richards, American actress (Spaced Invaders, Prancer), born in Healdsburg, California 1979 Nathan Gale, American murderer (Heavy metal Pantera's concert murder), born in Marysville, Ohio (d. 2004) 1979 Steve Hofstetter, American comedian (Secret Optimist) and podcaster (Judgy Two Shoes), born in Queens, New York 1981 Dylan Klebold, American Columbine High School Massacre co-perpetrator, born in Lakewood, Colorado (d. 1999) 1983 Ike Diogu, Nigerian-American basketball player, born in Buffalo, New York 1983 Jacoby Ellsbury, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star, Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award 2011; World Series 2007, 13 Boston Red Sox), born in Madras, Oregon 1985 Shaun Livingston, American basketball player, born in Peoria, Illinois 1987 Tyler Hoechlin, American actor (Teen Wolf), born in Corona, California 1993 Country singer Merle Haggard (56) weds (fifth and final time) Theresa Ann Lane at his ranch near Redding, California 1851 Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist and minister (Graham cracker) (b. 1794) 1888 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, President of Argentina (1868-74) after whom Panamerican Teacher's Day is chosen, dies at 77 1896 Francis James Child, American ballad collector (b. 1825) 1905 John Ware, American-Canadian black rancher and cowboy born into slavery, dies after an accident at 55 [1] 1911 William R. Boggs, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and chief of engineers, dies at 82 1915 William Cornelius Van Horne, American-Canadian railway executive (Canadian Pacific Railway), dies at 72 1915 William Sprague IV, American politician and Governor of Rhode Island (1859-63), dies at 84 1922 Louis Coerne, American composer (Zenobia; Excalibur), and educator (The Evolution of Modern Orchestration), dies at 52 1936 Byron G. Harlan, American balladeer ("Wait 'Till the Sun Shines, Nellie"), and comic minstrel singer (Collins & Harlan), dies at 75 1959 Paul Douglas, American actor (Adventure Theater; Clash by Night), dies from a heart attack at 52 1965 Ralph C. Smedley, American Founder of Toastmasters International, dies at 87 1966 Charlie Cantor, American radio and television actor (The Fred Allen Show - "Socrates Mulligan"; The Jack Benny Program -"Logan Jerkfinkel"), dies at 68 1966 Collett E. Woolman, American airline founder (Delta Air Service), dies at 76 Scottish-American golfer (US Open 1927, PGA 1930, British Open 1931), dies at 71 1970 Chester Morris, American actor (Diagnosis: Unknown), dies at 69 1971 Curtis Jones, American blues pianist and songwriter ("Lonesome Bedroom Blues", "Highway 51 Blues"), dies of heart failure at 65 1971 Percy Helton, American actor (Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men), dies at 77 1972 Max Fleischer, Polish-American animator and film producer (Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor Man), dies at 89 1977 Leonard Carey, American actor (Rebecca, Laughter), dies at 90 1981 Frank McHugh, American actor (Going My Way, Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young), dies at 83 1984 Jerry Voorhis, American politician (Rep-D-California 1937-47), dies at 83 1985 Andrew C. Thornton II, American drug smuggler, dies jumping from a plane to his death with $15 million in cocaine at 40 1988 George Alpert, American railroad executive (New Haven Line), dies at 90 1988 John Sylvester White, American actor (Welcome Back, Kotter), dies at 68 1988 Luis Alvarez, American physicist (subatomic particles, Nobel 1968), dies of cancer at 77 1990 Ben Frank, American actor (Don't Answer the Phone), dies of a heart attack at 56 1992 Frank McKinney, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m medley 1960) and executive (owner Pittsburgh Pirates), dies in a mid-air collision between 2 aircraft at 53 1993 Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-American conductor (Boston Symphony, 1962-69), dies of cancer at 81 [1] 1994 Frederick R. Weisman, American philanthropist (Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation), dies at 82 British-American Academy Award-winning stage and screen actress (The Birds; Cocoon; Driving Miss Daisy), dies of ovarian cancer at 85 1994 Sara Southern, American actress and mother of Elizabeth Taylor, dies at 99 1994 William Obanhein, American police officer and actor (Officer Obie-Alice's Restaurant), dies at 69 1995 Jerome Theisen, American Abbot Primate of the Benedictine order of monks, dies of a heart attack at 64 1997 Hannah Weiner, American experimental poet, dies at 68 1998 Dane Clark, American actor (Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry Mason), dies at 86 2000 Herb Bateman, American Republican party politician (US Representative from Virginia, 1983-2000), dies at 72 2001 Alice Stewart Trillin, American author, dies at 63 2001 Angel L. Juarbe, Jr., American firefighter, dies in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center at 35 2001 Barbara Olson (née Bracher), American political commentator, dies in terror attack aboard flight 77 flown into the Pentagon at 45 2001 Berinthia "Berry" Berenson, American photographer, actress, model, and widow of actor Anthony Perkins, dies on American Airlines Flight 11 in the 9/11 attacks at 53 2001 Betty Farmer, American jazz and cabaret singer, killed in World Trade Center attack at 62 2001 Betty Ong, American-Kaiping flight attendant who altered authorities to the 9/11 Flight 11 hijacking, declared an American hero, dies aboard 9/11 plane crash at 45 2001 Daniel M. Lewin, American–Israeli mathematician and founder of Akamai Technologies, dies in the terror attacks aboard flight 11 at 31 2001 David Angell, American screenwriter and sitcom creator (Frasier; Wings; Cheers), dies aboard plane in the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center at 55 2001 Jeremy Glick, American passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, dies thwarting terrorist attempts to crash the plane into a Washington monument at 31 2001 John Ogonowski, American pilot, dies aboard American Airlines Flight 11 in terror attack on the World Trade Center at 50 2001 John P. O'Neill, American anti-terrorism expert and FBI agent, dies as Head of Security in the terror attack on the World Trade Center at 49 2001 Mark Bingham, American passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, dies thwarting terrorist attempts to crash the plane into a Washington monument at 31 2001 Mychal F. Judge, American Chaplain to NY Fire Dept, dies in the World Trade Center attack at 68 2001 Peter J. Ganci, Jr., American Fire fighter (Chief of Department, FDNY_, dies in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center at 55 American passenger and hero on United Airlines Flight 93 , dies at 32 in a plane crash trying to stop the 9/11 terrorists 2001 Tom Burnett, American businessman and passenger aboard United 93, dies thwarting terrorist attempts to crash the plane into a Washington monument at 38 American Pro Football HOF quarterback (NFL MVP 1959, 64, 67; Super Bowl V; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 10 x Pro Bowl; Baltimore Colts), dies of a heart attack at 69 2002 Kim Hunter [Janet Cole], American actress (A Streetcar Named Desire; Planet of the Apes), dies of a heart attack at 79 2003 John Ritter, American actor and comedian (Three's Company, It, 8 Simple Rules), dies of an aortic dissection at 54 2004 David Mann, American graphic artist of biker culture, dies at 64 American musical theater lyricist , with John Kander (Cabaret; Chicago; New York, New York; Funny Lady), dies of a heart attack at 76 2005 Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (ABC Wide World of Sports), dies of emphysema at 82 2006 Pat Corley, American actor (Murphy Brown), dies at 76 2007 Gene Savoy, American author, explorer and religious leader, Head Bishop of the International Community of Christ (1971-2007), dies at 80 2007 Willie Tee [Wilson Turbinton] American soul and funk keyboardist, songwriter, singer, and producer, dies of colon cancer at 63 2007 [Josef] Joe Zawinul, Austrian-American jazz keyboardist, composer and musician (Weather Report - "Birdland"), dies from Merkel cell carcinoma at 75 2010 Harold Gould, American character actor (The Sting, The Golden Girls, Rhoda, Big Bus), dies at 86 2010 Kevin McCarthy, American actor (Invasion of Body Snatchers; Death of a Salesman), dies of pneumonia at 96 2014 Bob Crewe, American songwriter and producer ("Big Girls Don't Cry"), dies at 83 2016 Alexis Arquette, American transgender performer (Last Exit to Brooklyn), dies at 47 2017 J. P. Donleavy, American novelist (Ginger Man, Onion Eaters), dies at 91 2018 Don Panoz, American pharmaceutical entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS - American Le Mans Series), dies at 83 2018 Jim Houston, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (Ohio State; Pro Bowl 1964-65, 69-70; Cleveland Browns), dies of dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 80 2019 Anne Rivers Siddons, American writer (Peachtree Road; The House Next Door), dies at 83 2019 Daniel Johnston, American musician and visual artist ("Hi, How Are You"), dies of a suspected heart attack at 58 American businessperson and oil tycoon (Shamrock, Mesa Petroleum Co) known as the 'Oracle of Oil', dies at 91 2020 Charles Patrick, American do-wop singer and songwriter (The Monotones - "The Book of Love"). dies on his 82nd birthday 2020 Sonny Allen, American basketball coach (ODU, Southern Methodist University, University of Nevada, Reno; WNBA Sacramento Monarchs), dies of Parkinson's Disease at 84 2021 Mick Tingelhoff, American Pro Football HOF center (6 × Pro Bowl; 5 × First-team All-Pro; Minnesota Vikings), dies at 81 2023 Howard Safir, American law enforcement official and the first Jewish New York City police commissioner (1996-2000), dies of sepsis at 81 2024 Chad McQueen, American actor (Nightforce; The Karate Kid), dies at 63 Today in History by Country Abraham Lincoln Elizabeth Cady Stanton Frederick Douglass George Washington Martin Luther King Jr. Search the largest and most accurate independent site for today in history.