NOTABLE BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER 16
Noah Webster (1758-1843) - The creator of An American Dictionary of the English Language.
Paul Hamilton (1762-1816) - Third Secretary of the Navy whose contributions helped shape current methods of how the Navy handles conflict.
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William Buell Sprague (1795-1876) - Minister and author who wrote several books about American religion.
Isaac Murphy (1802-1882) - Educator and politician who became the 8th Governor of Arkansas.
Benjamin Russell (1804-1885) - Journalist and founder of the Columbian Centinel, a Federalist newspaper in Boston.
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William P. Fessenden (1806-1869) - The 26th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Austin F. Pike (1819-1886) - Politician who served as a New Hampshire representative until his death.
Lucy Stanton (1831-1910) - One of the first Black women to receive a 4 year degree.
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Richard Sears (1861-1943) -Tennis player who was the first U.S. National Champion.
Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) - Nobel Prize in Literature in 1936 for his dramatic plays.
Paul Popenoe (1888-1979) - Founder of relationship counseling for couples and families.
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Paul Strand (1890-1975) - Photographer most famous for his Wall Street (1915) image.
Gordon "Goose" Goslin (1900-1971) - Left-handed baseball player known for his ability to drive runs.
Big Joe Williams (1903-1982) - Delta blues singer best known for Baby Please Don’t Go and I Got the Blues.
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Abraham Nemeth (1918-2013) - Mathematician who created the Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics and Science Notation.
Kathleen Winsor (1919-2003) - Author of Forever Amber.
MacKenzie Miller (1921-2010) - Horse trainer and breeder who is best known for training the horse Affirmed, winner of the 1978 Triple Crown.
Linda Darnell (1923-1965) - Actress known for her starring roles in The Mark of Zorro (1940) and No Way Out (1950).
Charles Dolan (1926-Still Living) - Founder Cablevision and HBO.
Mary Daly (1928-2010) - Theologian and activist whose works centered around religion, feminism, and social justice for women.
Ann Morgan Guilbert (1928-2016) - Millie Helper in the The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Henry Lewis (1932-1996) - First Black to join an orchestra (LA Philharmonic).
Barry Corbin (1940-Still Living) - Actor best known for his characters Maurice Minnifield in Northern Exposure and Coach Whitey Durham in One Tree Hill.
Dave DeBusschere (1940-2003) - Former NBA forward for the Detroit Pistons and NY Knicks.
Elizabeth Loftus (1944-Still Living) - Psychologist who provided groundbreaking research in the study of memory and how outside factors contribute to how people remember events.
Roger Hawkins (1945-2021) - Drummer for the Swampers (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section).
Paul Monette (1945-1995) - Author and winner of the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement (1995) for his literary works in AIDS.
Suzanne Somers (1946-2023) - Actress best known for her role as Chrissy on Three's Company.
Bob Weir (1947-Still Living) - Guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead.
David Zucker (1947-Still Living) - Director, producer, and screenwriter for Naked Gun, Airplane, and Scary Movie.
Angry Grandpa (1950-2017) - YouTuber and internet personality.
Tony Carey (1953-Still Living) - Former lead keyboard player for the band Rainbow.
Lorenzo Carcaterra (1954-Still Living) - Author of Sleepers, which was later turned into a film.
Ellen Dolan (1955-Still Living) - Television actress known for her role as Margo Hughes in As the World Turns.
Meg Rosoff (1956-Still Living) - American-English author of How I Live Now (2004) and Just in Case (2006).
Tim Robbins (1958-Still Living) - Actor known for his roles in Mystic River, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and Dead Man Walking.
Tamara McKinney (1962-Still Living) - Four-time World Cup winner in the alpine ski racer division.
Terri J. Vaughn (1969-Still Living) - Actress best known for her roles as Lovita Alizé Jenkins in the Steve Harvey Show, Shasha Brown in Meet the Browns, and Chippy in The Family Business.
Wendy Wilson (1969-Still Living) - Singer and co-founder of the group Wilson Phillips.
Adrianne Frost (1972-Still Living) - Comedian with frequent visits on The Daily Show.
Kellie Martin (1975-Still Living) - Actress most famously known for her role as Becca in Life Goes On.
John Mayer (1977-Still Living) - Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer.
MEMORABLE EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 16
1848 - The Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania opens. The college is now known as Drexel University College of Medicine.
1849 - Avery College opens its doors in Allegheny, Pennsylvania to provide education to Blacks.
1854 - Abraham Lincoln delivers his Peoria Speech to publicly criticizes legislation to extend slavery.
1859 - Abolitionist John Brown, 21 men that included a few free slaves, and his son raid Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
1861 - The Confederacy starts selling postage stamps.
1863 - President Lincoln appoints Ulysses Grant as the General-in-Chief of the Union Army, replacing General Henry Halleck.
1869 - The first indoor plumbing is offered to patrons at the Tremont House, a hotel in Boston.
1869 - The Cardiff Giant is found in Cardiff, NY and is said to be petrified man similar to those found in the Bible.
1780 - The last Native American raid occured in New England when British-led Royalton attack a mixed camp of Natives and French settlers nearby the town.
1875 - Brigham Young University is opens in Provo, Utah.
1882 - The Nickel Plate Railroad between NY and Chicago opens for business to transport passengers.
1901 - Booker T. Washington dine at the White House with Teddy and Edith Roosevelt, prompting condemnation from both sides of segregation at the time.
1909 - An assassination attempt is made during a summit meeting between U.S. President Taft and Mexico President Porfirio Díaz.
1909 - Jack Johnson knocks out Stanley Ketchel in the 12th round, securing Johnson's heavyweight boxing crown.
1916 - Brownsville Clinic, the first family planning clinic in the U.S., is opened by Nurse Margaret Sanger.
1923 - Walt and Roy Disney found the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio.
1925 - The Butler Act was passed by the Texas legislature prohibiting the teaching of evolution.
1928 - American League catcher Mickey Cochrane wins MVP honors.
1936 - Lou "The Iron Horse" Gehrig is voted the American League MVP.
1940 - Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. becomes the first Black person to become a general in the U.S. military.
1941 - Gordo Lopez, a Mexican comic strip character, makes his first appearance in newspapers.
1942 - The National Boxing Association freezes all boxing titles held by anyone serving in the armed forces during WWII.
1943 - Chicago opens a new subway system.
1952 - Woolworth's opens in San Francisco, CA.
1957 - Two aluminium bullets are shot into space by the U.S. Air Force.
1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis begins after President Kennedy is shown pictures of nuclear missiles in Cuba.
1963 - The U.S. launches two secret satellites from Cape Canaveral.
1964 - The NY Yankees fire Yogi Berra as manager one day after losing the World Series.
1967 - Joan Baez, along with other anti-draft protesters, are arrested in Oakland for protesting in front of the Oakland Induction Center.
1968 - Olympian's Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute.
1972 - Creedence Clearwater Revival break up after five years.
1973 - Maynard Jackson is elected the first Black mayor of Atlanta.
1982 - Secretary of State George Shultz threatens the United Nations by warning the U.S. will withdraw from the UN if the UN votes to exclude Israel.
1985 - Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip, delivering data with a up to 4 GB of RAM for PCs.
1986 - Keith Richards (Rolling Stone guitarist) organizes concert to celebrate the 60th Birthday of Chuck Berry.
1986 - US government shuts in a dispute between President Reagan and the House.
1990 - Paul Simon's song The Rhythm of the Saints is released.
1991 - Roy Tarpley (Dallas Mavericks) is the seventh player to be banned from NBA for breaking the anti-drug contract/agreement.
1991 - George Jo Hennard, 35, kills 23 & himself & wounds 20 in Texas.
1992 - The television pilot for Gilligan's Island (filmed in 1963) is aired on TBS for the first time.
1995 - Million Man March was held in Washington, D.C. as a way to encourage social change in Black America.
1999 - An earthquake measuring 7.1 hectors hits California.
2001 - A ban on liquefied natural gas tankers entering Boston Harbor after the September 11 attacks is lifted to make deliveries.
2013 - The 16-day government shutdown ends.
