1977 Death Quincy Howe, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 76 1972 Event Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President 1970 Birthday Quincy Dushawn Watts, born in Detroit, Michigan, 400m runner 1968 Birthday Ken Johnson, Quincy Massachusetts, 3x40 rifle 1996 Olympics 1966 Death Quincy Porter, U.S. composer, dies at 69 1965 Birthday Caren Kemner, born in Quincy, Illinois, volleyball outside hitter, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1962 Birthday Billy Dean, born in Quincy, Florida, country singer, Billy the Kid 1959 Event 1st atomic powered cruiser, Long Beach, Quincy Massachusetts 1954 Event 1st typesetting machine (photo engraving) used, Quincy Massachusetts 1953 Birthday Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities 1950 Birthday Louise Duart, Quincy, Massachusetts, comedienne, Paramount Comedy Theater # 5 1943 Birthday Noreen Corcoran, Quincy Massachusetts, actress, Kelly-Bachelor Father 1942 Birthday Donna Corcoran, Quincy Massachusetts, actress, Man Without a Star 1936 Birthday Anita Gillette, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck 1935 Birthday Lee Remick, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer 1933 Birthday Quincy Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer and singer, We Are The World 1928 Birthday Dave Ketchum, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Agent 13-Get Smart 1924 Birthday Bill Dana, Quincy Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Jose Jimenez 1922 Birthday Jack Klugman, born in Philadelphia, Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus 1921 Birthday Michael Fox, U.S., actor, Quincy, Dallas, Bold and the Beautiful 1913 Birthday Murvyn Vye, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actor, Bob Cummings Show 1906 Birthday Mary Astor, Quincy, Illinois, actress, Maltese Falcon, Dinky 1904 Birthday Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenber----dorff, Sr, near Hamburg, Germany 1900 Birthday Quincy Howe, born in Boston, Massachusetts, newscaster, CBS Weekend News 1897 Birthday Quincy Porter, New Haven, Connecticut, composer 1870 Birthday Henry Kolker, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Real Glory, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry 1848 Death John Quincy Adams, 6th U.S. President 1825 - 1829, dies of a stroke at 80 1832 Event 1st railroad accident in U.S., Granite Railway, Quincy, Mass-1 dies 1831 Event Former President John Quincy Adams takes his seat as member of House of Representatives 1829 Death George Washington Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, dies 1828 Event John Quincy Adam's son John marries in White House 1826 Event 1st U.S. Railroad chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy, Massachsetts 1825 Event President John Quincy Adams suggests establishment of a U.S. observatory 1825 Event John Quincy Adams inaugrated as 6th president 1825 Birthday Quincy Adams Gillmore, Major General Union volunteers 1825 Event House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. president 1817 Event John Quincy Adams becomes Secretary of State 1767 Birthday John Quincy Adams, Braintree, Massachusetts, 6th President of the United States, Democrat, 1825 - 1829
