Today in History
Listings for Monday, May 6, 2019.
Birthdays:
- Daniel Gerber, beloved by babies at mealtime
- 1769 J.N.P. Hachette --1834
- 1818 Karl Marx, forgot human nature
- 1856 Sigmund Freud, insecure cigar smoker
- 1856 Robert E. Peary
- 1856 Sigmund Freud
- 1870 A.P. Giannini, founder of Bank of America.
- 1895 Rudolph Valentino, sheik
- 1915 Orson Welles, citizen and observer of Martians
- 1931 The 'Say Hey Kid', Willie Mays
- 1931 Willie Mays
- 1945 Bob Seger
- 1953 Tony Blair
- 1961 George Clooney
Events:
- 1851 Patent granted to Dr. John Farrie for a "refrigeration machine"
- 1860 The Olympic Club, 1st athletic club in US, founded in SF.
- 1942 U.S. forces on Corregidor surrender to the Japanese
That's all for today.
