1943
Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte was born in Omaha, NE.
Nick Nolte was nominated for seven major awards and won a Golden Globe
Award for his portrayal of Tom Wingo in the 1991 film, The Prince of Tides.
Prior to his acting career, he worked as a model, and was featured on a
campaign with actress Sigourney Weaver.
He made his film debut as the Town Gang Leader in the 1972 film, Dirty
Little Billy.
1982
1989
President Clinton (center) with other world leaders came to pay
tribute at the funeral of Jordan’s King Hussein in 1999.
The Orangeburg Massacre was a deadly protest in Orangeburg,
South Carolina in 1968.
A 1915 silent epic drama film released on this day.
1938
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)
Richard Lawrence Hatch (May 21, 1945 – February 7, 2017)
(FoxNews) – Richard Hatch, best known for his role as Captain Apollo in
"Battlestar Galactica," died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
The actor had been in hospice care and died around 1:30 p.m. at his home
in Santa Clarita, Calif., with his son Paul by his side. He is also survived by
his brother, John.
John Deere (February 7, 1804 – May 17, 1886) was born in
Rutland, Vermont.
Entrepreneur John Deere was entrepreneur invented the steel plow and
founded Deere & Company that had a worth of more than $40 billion in
2010. He began working as a blacksmith’s apprentice at age 17.
1950