Today in History: Born on December 12

John Jay, first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who negotiated treaties for the United States.

William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist who published The Liberator.

Gustave Flaubert, French novelist (Madame Bovary, A Simple Heart).

Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist (The Scream).

Edward G. Robinson, actor famous for gangster roles.

Lillian Smith, Southern writer and civil rights activist.

Henry Jackson Jr, boxer using the name Henry Armstrong, the only fighter to hold 3 professional boxing titles simultaneously.

Frank Sinatra, American pop singer and actor.

Robert Norton Noyce, co-inventor of the integrated circuit.

Helen Frankenthaler, abstract painter.

John Osbourne, playwright and film producer (Look Back in Anger).

Connie Francis, singer.

Dionne Warwick, singer, actress.

Grover Washington Jr, singer, songwriter, musician, producer.

Cathy Rigby, gymnast, actress.

Brooklyn: The Once and Future CityBy Thomas J. CampanellaPrinceton, 2019; $35