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March 14, 1932

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Mark Murphy (singer)

1932Mark Murphy, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015)[โ€ ]

Mark Howe Murphy was an American jazz singer based at various times in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and San Francisco. He recorded 51 albums under his own name during his lifetime and was principally known for his innovative vocal improvisations. He was the recipient of the 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2001 Down Beat magazine readers' jazz poll for Best Male Vocalist and was also nominated five times for the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Jazz Performance. He wrote lyrics to the jazz tunes "Stolen Moments" and "Red Clay".

Naina Yeltsina

1932Naina Yeltsina, Russian wife of Boris Yeltsin, First Lady of Russia[โ€ ]

Anastasia Iosifovna "Naina" Yeltsina is the widow of the first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin. She was the First Lady of Russia during her husband's presidency (1991โ€“1999).

Notable Deaths

George Eastman

1932George Eastman, American inventor and businessman, founded Eastman Kodak (born 1854)[โ€ ]

George Eastman was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and helped to bring the photographic use of roll film into the mainstream. After a decade of experiments in photography, he patented and sold a roll film camera, making amateur photography accessible to the general public for the first time. Working as the treasurer and later president of Kodak, he oversaw the expansion of the company and the film industry.

Frederick Jackson Turner

1932Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian (born 1861)[โ€ ]

Frederick Jackson Turner was an American historian during the early 20th century, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until 1910, and then Harvard University. He was known primarily for his frontier thesis. He trained many PhDs who went on to become well-known historians. He promoted interdisciplinary and quantitative methods, often with an emphasis on the Midwestern United States.