BaltimoreBob
Presidents LBJ, Nixon and Ford
probably had more to do with the death of JFK
then Lee Harvey Oswald.
I do a Celebrity Birthday database
and Lee is probably the most screwed individual
in American History:
My #1 Celebrity Birthday Person for October 18th is
Lee Harvey Oswald (Would have been 71 in 2010) 1939 - Died age 24
Born 18 October 1939 - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Interesting back-to-back #1 Celebrities born just one year & one day apart:
Lee Harvey Oswald (1939) today & Evel Knievel yesterday (1938)
Two interesting characters in History.
Date of death 24 November 1963 - Dallas, Texas, USA.
(homicide by gunshot) / Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Alleged assassin of President John F Kennedy,
son of Marguerite Claverie Oswald.
He never knew his father, Robert Edward Lee Oswald,
who had died 2 months before his birth of a heart attack.
Oswald had 1 older full brother Robert
and another half-brother John Pic(from his mother's first marriage).
Young Oswald was placed in a Lutheran orphanage at the age of 3,
but he was removed when his mother left for Dallas in January 1944
and married her 3rd husband Edwin A. Ekdahl.
Oswald left school in 1954.
He was in the US Marines until 1959
when he was discharged due to hardship as his mother
was suffering from physical problems.
Oswald was interested in Marxist ideologies
and lived for some time in the USSR (1959-62).
He unsuccessfully tried to get Soviet citizenship.
When he was intially denied and as his visa
was about to expire he even attempted suicide.
In 1961 he married a Russian woman
and was allowed to stay indefinitely.
However by October 1963 Oswald moved along
with his wife and daughter back to the States,
and settled in Dallas.
Oswald began to publicly express his opinions
about Communist regimes like Cuba and China
by distributing pamphlets.
He was working for the Texas School Depository,
a 6 story building located in the now 'infamous'
Dealey Plaza area of Dallas, Texas.
On November 22, 1963 when President Kennedy's
motorcade passed by the building
it is believed that Oswald was in the building.
He may shot the president from the 6th floor
and then concealed the rifle behind some crates.
Whether he acted alone or not is still an ongoing debate.
Oswald apparently left the depository when pandemonium
broke out after the incident.
He then headed home where he picked up a pistol.
Oswald returned to the Depository
where he is beleived to have fired 4 bullets
into police officer J.D. Tippit
who approached him to ask him a question.
Oswald then ran into the Texas Theatre where the double bill:
‘War is Hell’ (1963) and ‘Cry of Battle’ (1963) was playing.
He had not bought a ticket
and the authorities cornered him in the theatre
and quickly took him into custody.
On 23 November 1963 he was charged with the murder of President Kennedy,
whom he was alleged to have shot from the
6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository,
as the President passed by in a motor cavalcade.
Oswald however vehemently denied his involvement
in both the Kennedy assassination
and the shooting of officer Tippit.
On November 24, 1963 just 2 days later,
while authorities were transferring Oswald to the county jail,
he was shot dead by night club owner Jack Ruby (1911-67),
live before the cameras.
Ruby claimed he was avenging Jacqueline Kennedy
(Jackie Kennedy Onassis).
Claims were made that Oswald had links with the
US secret service and with the Mafia.
But it seems that there are more conspiracy theories than facts.
Spouse: Marina Oswald (30 April 1961 - 24 November 1963) (his death) 1 daughter
Daughter, June Lee, born March/April 1962 in Minsk, USSR.
He and Marina had a second daughter in 1963.
Dropped out of high school and joined the U. S. Marines,
where he served from October 1956 - 11 September 1959.
Tried unsuccessfully to become a Soviet citizen in 1959.
Worked, for less than 2 months, at the
Texas School Book Depository (October/November 1963).
Allegedly killed a Dallas police officer
after allegedly killing President Kennedy on 22 November 1963.
At 1:30 am on November 23, 1963 he was formally
arraigned for the murder of President Kennedy.
Charged with the murder of a Dallas policeman J.D. Tippit,
and the murder of President John F. Kennedy.
A day after Oswald's arrest Jack Ruby shot him in the stomach.
Oswald was taken to the same hospital where President Kennedy died.
Oswald died an hour later.
Died just two days after President John F. Kennedy's murder.
Was reportedly shot to prevent him from testifying to the murder charge.
Baltimore Bob DataBase people born in October 1939:
Dennis Bennett born October 5 1939 in Oakland, CA
- / Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m) / MLB Pitcher.
Paul Hogan born October 8 1939 in Lightning Ridge,
-- New South Wales, Australia / Height: 5' 10".
Ralph Lauren born October 14 1939 in New York, New York
--- / Birth Name: Ralph Lifshitz.
Mike Ditka born October 18 1939 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania
---- / Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m).
Tony Roberts born October 22 1939 in New York, NY
----- / Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m).
F. Murray Abraham born October 24 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA
------ / Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m).
John Cleese born October 27 1939 in
------- Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK / 6' 4¾".
Jane Alexander born October 28 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts
-------- / Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m).
Grace Slick born October 30 1939 in Chicago, Illinois
--------- / Height: 5’ 7" (1.70 m)
Lee Harvey Oswald (1939) born exact same day as
NFL Eagle/Bears Mike Ditka (see below).
Baltimore Bob
probably had more to do with the death of JFK
then Lee Harvey Oswald.
I do a Celebrity Birthday database
and Lee is probably the most screwed individual
in American History:
My #1 Celebrity Birthday Person for October 18th is
Lee Harvey Oswald (Would have been 71 in 2010) 1939 - Died age 24
Born 18 October 1939 - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Interesting back-to-back #1 Celebrities born just one year & one day apart:
Lee Harvey Oswald (1939) today & Evel Knievel yesterday (1938)
Two interesting characters in History.
Date of death 24 November 1963 - Dallas, Texas, USA.
(homicide by gunshot) / Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Alleged assassin of President John F Kennedy,
son of Marguerite Claverie Oswald.
He never knew his father, Robert Edward Lee Oswald,
who had died 2 months before his birth of a heart attack.
Oswald had 1 older full brother Robert
and another half-brother John Pic(from his mother's first marriage).
Young Oswald was placed in a Lutheran orphanage at the age of 3,
but he was removed when his mother left for Dallas in January 1944
and married her 3rd husband Edwin A. Ekdahl.
Oswald left school in 1954.
He was in the US Marines until 1959
when he was discharged due to hardship as his mother
was suffering from physical problems.
Oswald was interested in Marxist ideologies
and lived for some time in the USSR (1959-62).
He unsuccessfully tried to get Soviet citizenship.
When he was intially denied and as his visa
was about to expire he even attempted suicide.
In 1961 he married a Russian woman
and was allowed to stay indefinitely.
However by October 1963 Oswald moved along
with his wife and daughter back to the States,
and settled in Dallas.
Oswald began to publicly express his opinions
about Communist regimes like Cuba and China
by distributing pamphlets.
He was working for the Texas School Depository,
a 6 story building located in the now 'infamous'
Dealey Plaza area of Dallas, Texas.
On November 22, 1963 when President Kennedy's
motorcade passed by the building
it is believed that Oswald was in the building.
He may shot the president from the 6th floor
and then concealed the rifle behind some crates.
Whether he acted alone or not is still an ongoing debate.
Oswald apparently left the depository when pandemonium
broke out after the incident.
He then headed home where he picked up a pistol.
Oswald returned to the Depository
where he is beleived to have fired 4 bullets
into police officer J.D. Tippit
who approached him to ask him a question.
Oswald then ran into the Texas Theatre where the double bill:
‘War is Hell’ (1963) and ‘Cry of Battle’ (1963) was playing.
He had not bought a ticket
and the authorities cornered him in the theatre
and quickly took him into custody.
On 23 November 1963 he was charged with the murder of President Kennedy,
whom he was alleged to have shot from the
6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository,
as the President passed by in a motor cavalcade.
Oswald however vehemently denied his involvement
in both the Kennedy assassination
and the shooting of officer Tippit.
On November 24, 1963 just 2 days later,
while authorities were transferring Oswald to the county jail,
he was shot dead by night club owner Jack Ruby (1911-67),
live before the cameras.
Ruby claimed he was avenging Jacqueline Kennedy
(Jackie Kennedy Onassis).
Claims were made that Oswald had links with the
US secret service and with the Mafia.
But it seems that there are more conspiracy theories than facts.
Spouse: Marina Oswald (30 April 1961 - 24 November 1963) (his death) 1 daughter
Daughter, June Lee, born March/April 1962 in Minsk, USSR.
He and Marina had a second daughter in 1963.
Dropped out of high school and joined the U. S. Marines,
where he served from October 1956 - 11 September 1959.
Tried unsuccessfully to become a Soviet citizen in 1959.
Worked, for less than 2 months, at the
Texas School Book Depository (October/November 1963).
Allegedly killed a Dallas police officer
after allegedly killing President Kennedy on 22 November 1963.
At 1:30 am on November 23, 1963 he was formally
arraigned for the murder of President Kennedy.
Charged with the murder of a Dallas policeman J.D. Tippit,
and the murder of President John F. Kennedy.
A day after Oswald's arrest Jack Ruby shot him in the stomach.
Oswald was taken to the same hospital where President Kennedy died.
Oswald died an hour later.
Died just two days after President John F. Kennedy's murder.
Was reportedly shot to prevent him from testifying to the murder charge.
Baltimore Bob DataBase people born in October 1939:
Dennis Bennett born October 5 1939 in Oakland, CA
- / Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m) / MLB Pitcher.
Paul Hogan born October 8 1939 in Lightning Ridge,
-- New South Wales, Australia / Height: 5' 10".
Ralph Lauren born October 14 1939 in New York, New York
--- / Birth Name: Ralph Lifshitz.
Mike Ditka born October 18 1939 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania
---- / Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m).
Tony Roberts born October 22 1939 in New York, NY
----- / Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m).
F. Murray Abraham born October 24 1939 in Pittsburgh, PA
------ / Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m).
John Cleese born October 27 1939 in
------- Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK / 6' 4¾".
Jane Alexander born October 28 1939 in Boston, Massachusetts
-------- / Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m).
Grace Slick born October 30 1939 in Chicago, Illinois
--------- / Height: 5’ 7" (1.70 m)
Lee Harvey Oswald (1939) born exact same day as
NFL Eagle/Bears Mike Ditka (see below).
Baltimore Bob