Black History - October 7th
October 7th
You are scrupulously honest, faithful to duty, sincere and say just what you mean. Studious and intellectual, well informed, a clear, keen thinker and a lucid talker. Do not marry young; you will judge people differently and by different standards, as you grow older.
1821 William Still, abolitionist and conductor o the Underground Railroad was born in Burlington County, NJ.
1851 Henry N. Jeter, minister at Shiloh Baptist Church in Newport, Rhode Island was born in Charlotte County, VA.
1856 Moses Fleetwood Walker, first African American Major League Baseball player was born in Mount Pleasant, OH.
1886 Alonzo Bozan, actor (Our Virgin Island) was born in Shelbyville, OH.
1890 H. H. Reynolds was awarded patent 437,937 for safety gate, a barrier for bridges that could be opened or closed when the bridge was up.
1890 Snow & Johns are awarded patent 437,728 for a liniment.
1890 Isaac Watkins was awarded patent 437,849 for scrubbing frame.
1891 Archibald John Motley, Jr., painter and visual artist (The Jockey Club) was born in New Orleans, LA.
1897 The Honorable Elijah Muhammad (Robert Poole) leader of the National of Islam was born in Sandersville, GA.
1900 Lucy Goode Brooks, founder of the Friends’ Asylum for Colored Orphans in Richmond, Virginia dies in Richmond, VA.
1911 (Jonathan David Samuel) ‘Papa’ Jo Jones, jazz drummer was born in Chicago, IL.
1912 (Charleszetta Lena Campbell) Mother Waddles, founder of Mother Waddles Perpetual Mission, Inc. was born in St. Louis, MO.
1916 Joe Evans, jazz also saxophonist was born in Pensacola, FL.
1931 Bishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South African activist and Anglican minister was born in Klersdorp Western Transuaal, South Africa.
1934 Edgar Connor, vaudevillian (The Shoo-Fly Regiment) dies in New York, NY.
1934 (William Dean) Willie Naulls, National Basketball Association player was born in San Pedro, CA.
1934 (Everett Leroi Jones) Imamu Amiri Baraka, poet, playwright, author, critic and dramatist was born in Newark, NJ
1935 John Andrew Bowler, educator, minister and organizer for the first school for African Americans in Church Hill, Virginia dies in Richmond, VA.
1938 Yvonne Jones Brewster (Clarke), state director, teacher and writer (The Undertaker’s Daughter: The Colourful Life of a Theatre Director) was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
1940 Althea Garrison, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives was born in Hahira, GA.
1940 (Larry Young) Khalid Yasin Abdul Aziz jazz organist and pianist was born in Newark, NJ.
1941 (Enrique Antonio) Tony ‘Panama’ Sylvester, singer with The Main Ingredient (Everyobdy Plays the Food) was born in Colon, Panama.
1943 (Michael Alan) Mike Johnson, National Football League player was born in Denver, CO.
1943 Austin Stoker, actor (Assault on Precinct 13) was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
1946 (John Barton) Johnny Davis, Negro League Baseball player dies in St. Paul, MN.
1948 Varnado Simpson, soldier in the US Army who participated in the ay Lai Massacre in Vietnam was born.
1951 (Earnest) Stanley O’Neal, Chief Executive Office and Chairman of the Board of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. was born in Roanoke, AL.
1954 Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes, Justice of the Supreme Federal Court in Brazil was born in Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
1955 Daun Sessoms Hester, educator and member of the Virginia House of Delegates was born in Norfolk, VA.
1956 Rudy Karl Lawn, Major League Baseball player was born in Waco, TX.
1962 (Francis Hillman) Scrapper Blackwell, blues guitarist and singer dies in Indianapolis, IN.
1963 (Keith Matthew Thornton) Kool Keith, rap artist (Dr. Octagonecologyist) was born in The Bronx, NY.
1964 Selena Sloan Butler, founder and first president of the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers Association dies in Atlanta, GA.
1966 (Overton Amos Lemons) Smiley Lewis, singer and guitarist (The Bells Are Ringing) dies in New Orleans, LA.
1967 Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson, executive secretary of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) dies in Atlanta, GA.
1967 Blair Lamar Thomas, National Football League player was born in Philadelphia, PA.
1967 Michelle Alexander, associate professor of law (Ohio State University) and writer (The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness) was born in Evanston, IL.
1967 Toni (Michelle) Braxton, singer was born in Severn, MD.
1968 Milt Cuyler, Jr., Major League Baseball player was born in Macon, GA.
1970 Nicole Air Parker –Kodjoe, actor (Soul Food) was born in Baltimore, MD.
1971 (Timothy Jerome Parker) Gift of Gab, rap artist and member of Blackalicious was born in Sacramento, CA.
1971 Johnnie James Morton, Jr., National Football League player was born in Inglewood, CA.
1972 Bryce Wilson, singer with Grove Theory was born in New York, NY.
1973 (Andrea Chizoba) Chizzy Akudolu, actor (EastEnders) was born in Harlesden, London, England.
1973 (Nelson de Jesus Silva) Dida, professional footballer was born in Iaara Bahia, Brazil.
1973 Priest Anthony Holmes, National Football League player was born in Fort Smith, AR.
1975 Jamie Hector, actor (The Wire) was born in Brooklyn, NY.
1976 Gilberto Aparecido da Silva, professional footballer was born in Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
1976 Charles Cameron Woodson, National Football League player was born in Fremont, OH.
1977 (Mutah Wassin Shabazz Beale) Napoleon, rap artist (Outlewz) was born in Irvington, NJ.
1978 Alesha Anjanette Dixon, rap artist (Breathe Slow) was born in Welwyn Garden City, England.
1978 Omar Benson Miller, actor (CSI: Miami) was born in Detroit, MI.
1982 Jermain Colin Defoe, professional footballer was born in Beckton, England.
1983 (Steven Ellison) Flying Lotus, rap artist (Duality) was born in Los Angeles, CA.
1984 (Evan Ingersoll) Chuck Inglish, rap artist (Convertibles) was born in Mont Clemens, MI.
1984 Simon Busk Poulsen, professional footballer was born in Senderborg, Denmark.
1985 Larry Beavers, National Football and Arena Football League player was born in Annapolis, MD.
1986 (Anthony Jordan) A. J. Price, National Basketball Association player was born in Orange, NJ.
1986 Bret Emanuel Lockett, National Football League player was born in San Dimas, CA.
1986 Jairus Keelon Byrd, National Football League player was born in San Diego, CA.
1986 Amber Dawn West (Stevens), actor (22 Jump Street) was born in Los Angeles, CA.
1987 Damion James, National Basketball Association player was born in Hobbs, NM.
1988 Russell Okung, National Football League player was born in Houston, TX.
1988 (William Boone) Billy Daniels, singer (That Old Black Magic) dies in Los Angeles, CA.
1990 Mitchell Kelly, dancer (So You Think You Can Dance) was born in Joliet, IL
1990 Seinabo Sey, singer (Younger) was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
1990 Bonle Moloi (Modiselle, actor (Her Me Move) was born in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa.
1990 Daniel William Leadbitter, professional footballer was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
1990 Olivier Alexander Vernon, National Football League player was born in Miami, FL.
1991 Bagio White, Creative Director and editor in Chief of Dopeness Magazine was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
1991 Kevin Pierre-Louis, National Football League player was born in Norwalk, CT.
1991 Nicholas Olushola Ajose, professional footballer was born in Bury, England.
1992 Ed Joseph Blackwell, jazz drummer dies in Middletown, CT.
1994 Rashard Malick ‘Hollywood’ Higgins, National Football League player was born in Dallas, TX.
1996 Leven Kali, songwriter, record producer and singer (Homegirl) was born in the Netherlands.
1997 Gamal Toseafa, actor (StreetDance: All Stars.) was born in England.
1998 Trent Alexander-Arnold, professional footballer was born in Liverpool, England.
1998 (Joshua Levi Bolden) Josh Levi, singer and actor (Friday Night Lights) was born in Chicago, IL.
1999 Williamkk ‘Dynamite’ Douglas, professional middleweight and light-heavyweight boxer (father of James ‘Buster’ Douglas) dies in Columbus, OH.
2003 Bertram Lee, co-owner of the Denver Nuggets basketball team dies in Washington, DC.
2004 Liv Simone, dancer (Monster Kids) was born in Chicago, IL.
2009 (Bahaboob) Ben Ali, co-founder of Ben’s Chili Bowl dies in Washington, DC.
2011 Donald Banks, bassist with The Tymes (So Much In Love) dies.
2012 Mervyn Malcolm Dymally, Lieutenant Governor of California dies in Los Angeles, CA.
2012 Andrew Brimmer, first African American to serve as a governor of the Federal Reserve System dies in Washington, DC.
2013 (Joseph Bernard) Joe Rogers, youngest Lieutenant Governor in Colorado dies in Denver, CO.