1996 Death Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63 1996 Death Hawkes Jessie Jacquetta Priestley, archaeologist, dies at 85 1994 Death Jessie Kesson, author, novelist, radio producer, and playwright, dies at 77 1981 Death Jessie Matthews, actress (Gangway, First a Girl), dies at 74 1974 Birthday Brandon Jessie, tight end for the New York Giants 1972 Death Jessie Royce Landis, actress (North by Northwest), dies at 67 1971 Birthday Jessie Hicks, WNBA forward and center for the Utah Starzz 1970 Birthday Jessie Armstead, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1970 Death Jessie Street, Australian civil rights activist, dies 1965 Birthday Jessie Tuggle, NFL linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons 1963 Birthday Jessie Hester, NFL player for the St. Louis Rams 1953 Birthday Peter Isacksen, Dover, New Hampshire, actor, CPO Sharkey, Jessie 1949 Birthday Rick Springfield, Australia, General Hospital, Jessie's Girl 1944 Death Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79 1935 Event Jessie Owens of U.S., sets then long jump record at 26' 8" 1932 Birthday Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician 1916 Birthday Jessie Kesson, born in Scotland, Jessie Grant McDonald, author, novelist, radio producer, and playwright 1913 Event Woodrow Wilson's daughter Jessie marries in White House 1907 Birthday Jessie Matthews, born in London, England, actress, Gangway, First a Girl 1904 Birthday Jessie Royce Landis, Medbury, Chicago, actress, North by Northwest 1889 Birthday Jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter 1858 Event Dion Boucicault's "Jessie Brown," premieres in New York City
