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1995 Death - Carl E Jefferson, record company owner, dies at 74

1987 Event - James Jefferson of Winnipeg scores 2 TDs on interception returns without making an interception. (He scored on laterals)

1984 Event - "Layin' It On Line" by Jefferson Starship peaks at #66

1980 Birthday - Richard Jefferson, American Athlete

1978 Event - President Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship

1977 Birthday - Michelle Marie Jefferson, Miss Wyoming Teen USA 1996

1974 Event - Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour

1974 Birthday - Kevin Jefferson, NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals

1973 Birthday - Chris Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics

1973 Birthday - Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics

1972 Event - Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain Georgia

1971 Birthday - Greg Jefferson, NFL defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles

1971 Event - Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane seriously injured in a car accident

1970 Event - John Creach, joins Jefferson Airplane

1969 Event - Jefferson Airplanes Paul Kanter, arrested for marijuana possession

1969 Birthday - Shawn Jefferson, NFL wide receiver, San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots

1968 Birthday - Keith Osik, Port Jefferson, New York, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates

1968 Birthday - Reggie Jefferson, Tallahassee, Florida, 1st baseman, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Seattle, Boston

1967 Event - "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane peaks at #5

1966 Birthday - Matthew Ryan, Port Jefferson, New York, team handball circle 1996 Olympics

1965 Event - Rock group "Jefferson Airplane" forms

1960 Birthday - B J Jefferson, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Ronnie Laurance-Another World

1955 Event - KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954 Birthday - Craig Chaquico, rock guitarist, Jefferson Starship

1953 Birthday - Mike Ford, New York City, Canadian Tour golfer, 1976 Port Jefferson Open

1949 Birthday - Mickey Thomas, rock vocalist, Jefferson Airplane, Starship

1948 Birthday - Pete Sears, bassist, Jefferson Starship

1947 Birthday - William J. Jefferson, born in Lake Providence, Lousiana, Representative-D-Louisiana 1991 - 2009

1946 Birthday - Herbert Jefferson, Jr., born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Battlestar Galactica

1946 Birthday - William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, 42nd U.S. President, D, 1993-01

1946 Birthday - Aynsley Dunbar, rocker, Journey, Jefferson Starship

1944 Birthday - Jack Casady, born in Washington D.C., rock bassist, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane

1943 Event - Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Jefferson Memorial

1943 Birthday - Spencer Dryden, born in New York City, rock drummer, Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice

1942 Birthday - Paul Kantner, born in San Francisco, California, rock singer/guitarist, Jefferson Airplane

1942 Birthday - Marty Balin, Cincinnati, singer, Jefferson Starship-Miracles

1940 Birthday - Jorma Kaukonen, Washington D.C., rock guitarist, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna

1939 Event - Franklin D. Roosevelt lays cornerstone of Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C.

1939 Birthday - Grace Slick, Chicago, rock vocalist, Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit

1938 Event - Groundbreaking begins for Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C.

1936 Event - WOS-AM in Jefferson City Missouri goes off the air

1935 Event - Fort Jefferson National Monument in Florida established

1931 Birthday - Harold Volkmer, born in Jefferson City, Missouri, Representative-D-Missouri 1977 - 1997

1928 Birthday - Thomas Jefferson Anderson, composer

1921 Birthday - George Jefferson, CEO, British Telecom

1917 Birthday - Pape John Creech, rocker, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane

1905 Death - Joseph Jefferson, American Artist

1901 Birthday - George Gallup, Jefferson Iowa, public opinion pollster, Gallup Poll

1897 Birthday - Blind Lemon Jefferson, rocker

1892 Birthday - Dumas Malone, Mississippi, historian, Jefferson and His Time

1889 Death - Jefferson Davis, President of Confederate States 1861 - 1865, dies at 81

1874 Birthday - John Russell Pope, U.S., architect, Jefferson Memorial

1871 Event - Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates)

1871 Event - Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman

1870 Event - Hiram R. Revels elected to fill unexpired term of Jefferson Davis

1869 Event - Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped

1868 Event - Trial of Jefferson Davis starts; 1st blacks on U.S. trial jury

1865 Event - President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Georgia

1865 Event - Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville, Georgia

1865 Event - President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis

1865 Event - CSA President Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia

1865 Event - President Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners

1863 Event - Battle of Milliken's Bend, Louisiana - Jefferson Davis' home burnt

1862 Event - Union General Ben "Beast" Butler is proclaimed a "felon, outlaw and common enemy of mankind" by Jefferson Davis

1861 Event - Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate president

1861 Event - Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between U.S. and Confederacy

1861 Event - Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers

1861 Event - Confederate President Jefferson Davis inaugurated at Montgomery Alabama

1861 Event - Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected president and Vice President of Confederate States of America

1861 Event - Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy

1861 Event - Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and 4 other southern senators resign

1860 Event - Joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle," premieres in New York City

1849 Death - Dolley Madison, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins, died at age 81 in Washington, D.C.

1845 Event - Ether 1st used in childbirth in U.S., Jefferson, Ga

1829 Birthday - Joseph Jefferson, American Artist

1828 Birthday - Jefferson Columbus Davis, Major General Union Army

1826 Death - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president (1801-09), dies at 83

1825 Birthday - Benjamin Jefferson Hill, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1815 Event - Burned Library of Congress reestablished with Jefferson's 6500 vols

1810 Birthday - Thomas Jefferson McKean, Major General Union volunteers

1808 Birthday - Jefferson Davis, born in Kentucky, President of Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865

1806 Birthday - James Madison Randolph, Jefferson's grandson, 1st born in White House

1804 Event - Thomas Jefferson re-elected U.S. president/George Clinton vice-president

1804 Event - Jefferson nominated for president at Democratic-Republican caucus

1801 Event - Thomas Jefferson is the 1st president inaugurated in Washington D.C.

1801 Event - House breaks electoral college tie, chooses Jefferson President over Burr

1790 Event - Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st U.S. Secretary of State

1790 Event - Thomas Jefferson reports to President Washington in New York as Secretary of State

1789 Event - Jefferson appointed 1st Secretary of State; John Jay 1st chief justice;

1781 Event - Jack Jouett rides to warn Jefferson of British attack

1768 Birthday - Dolley Madison, born in New Garden, North Carolina, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins

1743 Birthday - Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, D-R, 3rd President, 1801-09

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