1973 Birthday Pamela Polk, Berlin Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin 1996 1971 Birthday Octus Polk, NFL guard for the Chicago Bears 1963 Birthday Norm Charlton, born in Fort Polk, Louisiana, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1948 Event CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece 1948 Event George Polk, CBS news correspondant, body found 1943 Birthday Tony Joe White, born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, nickname, 'The Swamp Fox', singer, guitarist, songwriter, known for hit 'Polk Salad Annie', swam rock genre 1929 Birthday John Polk Allen, Carnegie, Oklahoma, CEO, Biosphere 2 1864 Death Leonidas Polk, general, killed in action in Battle of Pine Mt 1849 Death James Knox Polk, 11th President (1845-1849), dies in Nashville, Tennessee at 53 1848 Event Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) 1848 Event President Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms California gold discovery 1848 Event James K. Polk became 1st President photographed in office by Matthew Brady 1845 Event James K. Polk inaugrated at 11th president 1844 Event James K Polk elected 11th president of US 1833 Birthday Lucius Eugene Polk, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1816 Birthday William Polk Hardeman, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1806 Birthday Leonidas Polk, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1803 Birthday Sarah Childress Polk, 1st lady, 1845-1849 1795 Birthday James Knox Polk, North Carolina, 11th President, D, 1845-1849
