1995 Death Jeremiah Jerry Patrick Lordam, songwriter/compser, dies at 61 1993 Death Jeremiah Sullivan, actor (Soldier, Double-Stop), dies of AIDS at 58 1977 Death Andy Devine, Jeremiah Schwartz, actor (Andy's Gang), dies at 71 1944 Event Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh 1941 Birthday Jeremiah Wright, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pastor Emeritus, former Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, 8,500 member megachurch, former pastor of President Obama, known for politically charged, controversial sermons 1924 Birthday Jeremiah Denton, born in Mobile, Alabama, Senator-R-Alabama, 1981 - 1986 1905 Birthday Andy Devine, Jeremiah Schwartz, Flagstaff, Arizona, actor, Andy's Gang 1862 Birthday Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, U.S., politician/author, Progressive 1830 Birthday Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1821 Birthday Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell, Brigadier General, Confederate Army 1790 Death Jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed and stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89 1763 Event Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland 1707 Death Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies 1641 Death Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomical prodigy, dies at 22