Black History - October 1st
October 1st
You can adapt yourself to circumstances and environment, but enjoy luxury and ease. You are sociable, magnetic, a loyal friend and possess a happy disposition. You are idealistic, sensitive, like music and art and derive much pleasure from both. Do not marry in haste.
1799 John Brown Russwurm, newspaper publisher and colonizer of Liberia was born in Port Antonio, Jamaica.
1851 William Jerry Henry, runaway slave and craftsman who settled in Syracuse, NY was arrested by a US Marshall to return to slavery. Ten thousand citizens in the city freed him and aided in his escape to Canada.
1886 Willis Jefferson King, Methodist bishop and author (The Negro in American Life) was born.
1897 Virginia Proctor Powell Florence, second African American to be formally trained in librarianship and the first African American woman in the US to earn a degree in library science was born in Wilkinsburg, PA.
1906 Estelle Rolle Evans, actor (To Kill a Mockingbird) (sister of Esther Rolle) was born in Nassau, New Povidence, Bahamas.
1912 Robert Lee Griffith, Negro League Baseball player was born in Liberty, TN.
1914 Neva Mary Peoples, actor, (The Duke is Tops) was born in San Francisco, CA.
1914 Marvin Pentz Gar, Sr., minister and father of singer Marvin Gaye was born in Jessamine County, KY.
1919 (Robert Richard) Bob Boyd, Negro and Major League Baseball player was born in Potts Camp, MS.
1919 Napoleon Strickland, blues artist and songwriter was born in Como, MS.
1923 Erma Lee Ethridge Winslow, singer was born in Newark, NJ.
1924 (Charles C.) C.C. Smith, World Colored Heavyweight champion dies.
1929 Grady Chapman lead singer with The Robins (I Need You So) was born in Greenville, SC.
1932 Albert Collins, electric blues guitarist and singer (Frosty) was born in Leona, TX.
1935 Barbados Joe Walcott, professional boxer dies in New York, NY.
1938 Henry Alexander Hunt, educator who led efforts to reach African Americans in the rural areas of Georgia dies in Macon County, GA.
1939 George Robert Carruthers, astrophysicist and developer of the first moon-based space observatory that was carried to the lunar surface aboard Apollo 16 was born in Cincinnati, OH.
1942 Edison O. Jackson, president of Bethune-Cookman University was born in Heathsville, VA.
1942 Herb Fame (Feemster), singer with Peaches & Herb (Love was Strange) was born in Washington, DC
1943 Willie L. Williams, first African American police commissioner in Philadelphia and Los Angeles was born in Philadelphia, PA.
1944 Barbara Parritt, singer with The Toys (A Lover’s Concerto) was born in Wilmington. NC.
1944 Herbert Rhoad, singer with The Persuasions was born in Bamberg, SC.
1945 (Albert Woods) A.W. Dumas, physician and president of the National Medical Association dies.
1945 (Rodney Cline) Rod Carew, Major League Baseball player was born in Gatun, Panama Canal Zone.
1945 Donny Edward Hathaway, singer and composer (The Ghetto) was born in Chicago, IL.
1949 Beatrice Rice, television personality (sidekick for Jimmy Kimmel) was born in Atlanta, GA.
1951 Stewart Alexis Alexander, presidential nominee for the Socialist Party USA in the 2012 election was born in Newport News, VA.
1952 Phyllis D. Thompson, Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals was born in Washington, DC.
1953 (Lawrence Horton) Yogi Horton, F&B funk, jazz and rock drummer was born.
1955 Durtis Lundy, double bass player, choir director and composer was born in Miami, FL.
1955 Howard Hewett, singer with Shalimar (Second Time Around) was born in Akron, OH.
1957 Yvette Freeman, actor (ER) was born in Wilmington, DE.
1957 (Larry Sanders) L.V. singer (Gangsta Paradise) was born in Los Angeles, CA.
1959 (Youssou Madjiguéne Ndour) Youssou N’Dour, songwriter, singer and actor (Reurn to Gorde) was in Dakar, Senegal.
1960 Peter Thomas, reality star (The Real Housewives of Atlanta) was born in Jamaica.
1960 (Stephen Elliott) Steve Moore, National Football League player was born in Memphis, TN.
1961 Yvette M. Alexander, representative on the Council of the District of Columbia was born in Washington, DC.
1962 Hakeem Kae-Kazim, actor (Hotel Rwanda) was born in Lagos, Nigeria.
1964 Roberto Conrado ‘Gray’ Kelly, Major League Baseball player was born in Panama City, Panama.
1965 John Ridley, IV, television director, novelist and screenwriter (12 Years a Slave) was born in Milwaukee, WI.
1966 George Manneh Oppong Weah, professional footballer and President of Liberia was born in Monrovia, Liberia.
1966 George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah, humanitarian, politician (President of Liberia) and professional footballer was born in Monrovia, Liberia.
1969 John W. Mosley, photojournalist dies in Reading, PA.
1969 (Heather Keisha Hunter) Double H, pornographic actor was born in The Bronx, NY.
1970 (Kerry Brothers, Jr.) Krucial, songwriter and executive producer (Songs in a Minor) was born.
1973 Rahzel (Manely Brown) rap artist and beatboxer (If Your Mother Only Knew) was born in New York, NY.
1974 (Ignacio Fornes) Nach, rap artist (Electos Vocales) was born in Albacete, Spain.
1974 Harold Garrison, actor and assistant director (Reform School) dies in Los Angeles, CA.
1975 Tobias Truvillion, model and actor (Empire) was born in Flushing, Queens, NY.
1975 Al Jackson, Jr., drummer with Booker T & the MGs dies in Memphis, TN.
1976 (Tiffany Cobb) Blu Cantrell, songwriter and singer (Hit Em Up Style [Oops!]) was born in Providence, RI.
1977 Owen Biddle, songwriter and bass guitarist with The Roots was born in Philadelphia, PA.
1978 Cassandra Freeman, actor (The Last O.G.) was born in West Palm Beach, FL.
1978 (Thomas Samuel) T.J. Turner, III, National Football League player was born in Dayton, OH.
1979 (Elkochukwu Jephthah) Jeff Unaegbu documentary film maker and author (Od on Lagos)was born in Amankwo-Inyl village, Oji River LGA of Enugu State, Nigeria.
1979 (Burudi Ali) Rudi Johnson, National Football League player was born in Petersburg, VA.
1980 La Farrell Deshun Bunting, professional super middleweight boxer was born in Memphis, TN.
1980 Domanick Williams (Davis), National Football League player was born in Lafayette, LA.
1981 (Gabriel) Gaby Mudingayi, professional footballer was born in Kinshasa, Zaire.
1981 (David) Johnny Oduya, National Hockey League player was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
1982 (Israel Feliciano) Rael, rap artist (Cosas do Meu Imaginario) was born in San Paulo, Brail.
1983 (Ewart Haron) Jackie Battle, III, National Football League player was born in Houston, TX.
1983 Eliseu (Pereira dos Santos), professional footballer was born in Angra do Heroismo, Portugal.
1984 (Dylan Kwabena Mills) Dizzee Rascal, record producer and rap artist (Boy in da Corner) was born in London, England.
1984 Greg Davis, Jr., actor (10 Items or Less) was born in Orlando, FL.
1985 Darren Scott Ford, Major League Baseball player was born in Vineland, NJ.
1985 Barney Brown, Negro League Baseball player dies in Philadelphia, PA.
1985 Sicily Sewell, actor (How Stella Got Her Groove Back) was born in Pontiac, MI.
1985 (Darrell Walls) Isis King, first trans woman to compete on America’s Next Top Model was born in Annapolis, MD.
1986 Ricardo Jorge Vaz Té, professional footballer was born in Lisbon, Portugal.
1986 Jurnee Diana Smollett (Bell), actor (Friday Night Lights) was born in New York, NY.
1987 (Michaela-Moses Ewuraba O. Boakye-Collinson) Michaela Coel actor (Chewing Gum) was born in Aldgate, London, England.
1987 (Charles Dwayne) Chuck McElroy, Sr., Major League Baseball player was born in Port Arthur, TX.
1989 Louis Cordice, actor (Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince) was born in London, England.
1990 Oscar Brown, Sr. businessman, lawyer and father of singer Oscar Brown, Jr., dies in Chicago, IL.
1990 Walter R. Tucker, Jr., mayor of Compton, CA dies in Compton, CA.
1990 Paige McPherson, Olympic taekwondo competitor was born in Abilene, TX.
1991 Joseph McFashion, entrepreneur (founder of 4sho Magazine), record label (4746 Global) and the film production company (Mula Films) was born in Detroit, MI.
1991 Danielle Champion, reality star (Welcome to Sweetie Pies) was born in St. Louis, MO.
1992 Cora Emmanuel, fashion model was born in Martinique, France
1992 Xander Jan Bogaerts, Major League Baseball player was born in Oranjestad, Aruba.
1992 Harry Ray singer with The Moments and Ray, Goodman & Brown (Look At Me, I’m In Love) dies in Monmouth County, NJ.
1993 (Body Osagie) Cozz, rap artist (Cozz & Effect) was born in Los Angeles, CA.
1994 Wayne Gallman, Jr., National Football League player was born in Loganville, GA.
1995 Erickson Lubin, professional super welterweight boxer was born in Orlando, FL.
1996 (Chinsea Lee) Shenseea, dancehall artist was born in Jamaica.
2001 Mason Will John Greenwood, professional footballer was born in Bradford, England.
2001 Kenny Greene, singer and songwriter (Love No Limit) dies in New York, NY.
2005 Paul J. Pena, singer, guitarist and songwriter (Jet Airliner) dies in San Francisco, CA.
2006 Priah Feguson, actor (Stranger Things) was born in Atlanta, GA.
2006 Prentiss Barnes, singer with The Moonglows (Sincerely) dies in Magnolia, MS.
2008 Andre-Philippe Fula, politician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo dies in Paris, France.
2012 (Antoine Ashley) Sahara Davenport, singer and reality television personality (RuPaul’s Drag Race) dies in Baltimore, MD.