1981 Birthday Amanda Beard, born in Newport Beach, California, 100m/200m breaststroke, 2 Silver Medals 1996 Olympics 1981 Death Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies 1972 Event Jack Anderson discloses Dita Beard (ITT) memo indicating antitrust charges were dropped for $400,000 contribution to Republican Party 1958 Death Mary Ritter Beard, American historian, dies at 82 1954 Birthday William Beard, rock drummer, Face To Face 1951 Birthday Frank Beard, U.S. country rock drummer, ZZ Topp 1950 Birthday Graeme Beard, cricketer, NSW medium-pace all-rounder 3 Tests 1980 1949 Birthday Frank Beard, rocker, ZZ Top-She Got Legs, Fandango 1948 Death Charles A. Beard, American Historian 1920 Birthday Donald Beard, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler in the 1950's 1903 Birthday James Beard, U.S., culinary expert/author, Delights and Prejudices 1902 Birthday Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer, Jomtof and Blue Beard 1897 Event Andrew J Beard invents "jerry coupler," to connect railroad cars 1876 Birthday Mary R. Beard, born in Indianapolis, historian, Woman as a Force in History 1874 Birthday Charles A. Beard, American Historian 1860 Event 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard 1851 Birthday Daniel Carter Beard, U.S., organized 1st boy scout troop 1139 Death Godfried I, with the Beard, duke of Brabant/earl of Leuven, dies 1069 Death Godfried II, with the Beard, duke of Neder-Lutherans, dies 1015 Death Lambert I with the Beard, count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65 988 Event Boudouin IV with the Beard becomes earl of Flanders
