1999 Death James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist 1996 Death Mark Frankel, actor (Leon the Pig Farmer), dies on motorcycle at 34 1996 Death Maitland Mackie, farmer, dies at 84 1996 Death Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner, dies at 80 1993 Event Farmer Sugeng finds 1.2 million year old Pithecanthropus IX skull 1988 Death Virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90 1979 Death August Maes, Flemish actor and director (Farmer that Dies), dies at 85 1970 Death Pal Szabo, Hungarians farmer/writer (Isten Malmai), dies 1970 Death Frances Farmer, actress (Toast of NY, Come and Get It), dies at 55 1970 Birthday Tony Farmer, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets 1962 Birthday Mark Frankel, actor, Leon the Pig Farmer 1961 Death Yme C Schuitmaker, potato farmer/dramatist, dies 1961 Birthday Mylene Farmer, born in Montreal, Canada, french singer, Cendres de Lune 1956 Birthday Denise Jannah, Zeefuik, Suriname jazz singer, Farmer's Market 1945 Death Irma Laplasse, Flemish farmer/nazi collaborator, executed 1945 Birthday Mimsy Farmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Devil's Angel, Road to Salina 1944 Death John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed 1943 Event New volcano Paracutin erupts in farmer's corn patch (Mexico) 1939 Death Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50 1934 Birthday Simon Gournlay, president, British National Farmer's Union 1933 Death Lillian Hall-Davies actress (Farmer's Wife, Ring), dies at 36 1930 Event Farmer killed by hail in Lubbock, Texas, only known fatality due to hail 1930 Birthday Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer/multi-millionaire 1928 Birthday Philip Jose Farmer, Indiana, science fiction novelist, Riverworld 1924 Event Eden Phillpotts' "Farmer's Wife," premieres in London 1923 Birthday William Windom, New York City, actor, Farmer's Daughter, Murder She Wrote 1921 Birthday Jacob J Hage, Dutch farmer/WW II resistance fighter 1920 Birthday Keith Andes, born in Ocean City, New Jersey, actor, Farmer's Daughter, Away All Boats 1920 Event Farmer Labor Party organized, Chicago 1920 Birthday James Farmer, Marshall, Tex, civil rights leader 1920 Birthday James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist 1916 Birthday Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner 1914 Birthday Frances Farmer, born in Seattle, Washington, actress, Son of Fury, Among the Living 1913 Birthday Loretta Young, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actress, Farmer's Daughter, Stranger 1909 Birthday Paul Farmer, American Educator 1906 Birthday Johannes Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter, passage fight 1901 Death John Farmer, composer, dies at 64 1899 Birthday Douwe Hermans Kiestra, Harm Harmstra, Frisian farmer/writer 1896 Event Fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook 1894 Birthday Basil Sydney, born in England, actor, Hamlet, Jassy, Simba, Farmer's Wife 1893 Birthday Pal Szabo, Hungarian farmer and author, Talpalatnyi Fold 1891 Birthday J C "Farmer" White, cricketer, Somerset slow lefty 1909-37 1888 Birthday Jameson Thomas, born in London, England, actor, Farmer's Wife 1861 Birthday Warden Oncle, Edward Vermeulen, Flemish farmer/writer 1857 Event William Francis Channing and Moses G Farmer patents electric fire alarm 1857 Birthday Fannie Farmer, actress, namesake of a candy company 1855 Death Jan Mazereeuw, Frisian farmer/sect leader, dies at 75 1847 Event Moses Garrish Farmer builds 1st miniature train for children to ride 1836 Birthday John Farmer, composer 1823 Birthday Joseph Farmer Knipe, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1819 Event 1st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins 1798 Death Lewis Morris, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 71 1797 Death Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer, signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1794 Death Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1792 Event Farmer's Almanac 1st published 1792 Event 1st Old Farmer's Almanac is published 1787 Death Arthur Middleton, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 44 1783 Birthday Johann Heinrich von Thunen, economist/geographer/farmer 1779 Death John Heart, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at about 68 1766 Birthday Robert Bailey Thomas, founder, Farmer's Almanac 1736 Birthday Carter Braxton, U.S. farmer/signer, Declaration of Independence 1734 Birthday Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer/signer Declaration of Independence 1732 Birthday Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer, signed Declaration of Independence 1726 Birthday Lewis Morris, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence 1726 Birthday Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence 1437 Event Farmer uprising in Transsylvania
