October 1st, 1944...

Today is Sunday !

TIME Magazine: Lieutenant General Lee

(TIME Cover: September the 25th, 1944)

1207 - King Henry III of England (d. 1272)
1471 - King Frederick I of Denmark (d. 1533)
1685 - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740)
1730 - Richard Stockton, American attorney, signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1781)
1903 - Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian pianist (d. 1989)
1910 - Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. 1934)
1924 - James Earl Carter, Jr., 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1930 - Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)
1959 - Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer

Isidor Isaac Rabi
1989-1988

for his resonance method for recording the magnetic properties of atomic nuclei

USA
Columbia University - New York, NY, USA

Photo: nobelprize.org