TV actor Jimmy Smits

Events in 1955 and 9-7

Events in US in the birth year of Jimmy Smits

• President Eisenhower suffers coronary thrombosis in Denver (Sept. 24).
• Rosa Parks refuses to sit at the back of the bus, breaking Montgomery, Ala., segregated seating law (Dec. 1). Martin Luther King, Jr., leads 381-day black boycott of Montgomery bus system; desegregated service begins Dec. 21, 1956. Background: Civil Rights
• AFL and CIO merge to become the AFL-CIO (Dec. 5).

Birthday Jimmy Smits (9-7) in history

• Day 9-7 year 1816: Argentina formally declared independence from Spain.
• Day 9-7 year 1850: Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the U.S., died after only 16 months in office.
• Day 9-7 year 1872: The doughnut cutter was patented by John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Me.
• Day 9-7 year 1896: William Jennings Bryan delivered his "cross of gold" speech at the Democratic National Convention.
• Day 9-7 year 1900: The British Parliament proclaimed that as of Jan. 1, 1901, the six Australian colonies would be united at the Commonwealth of Australia.
• Day 9-7 year 1974: Former U.S. chief justice Earl Warren died in Washington, DC.
• Day 9-7 year 1997: Boxer Mike Tyson was temporarily banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear.
• Day 9-7 year 2002: Baseball's All-Star Game ended in a tie after 11 innings. Both sides had run out of pitchers.
• Day 9-7 year 2011: After more than 50 years of struggle, South Sudan declares independence and becomes Africa's 54th state.