Library for Deaf Action's Deaf Culture Calendar

William Ellsworth Hoy - Born May 23, 1862, in Houcktown, OH. Died December 15, 1961. Last home address site: Cincinnati, OH.First deaf major leaguer. He taught his teammates signs which […]

John Carlin - Born June 15, 1813, in Philadelphia, PA. Died April 23, 1891. Last home address site: New York City.Artist, writer and advocate who contributed greatly to the cultural […]

June 23, 1869 -- First Commencement of Gallaudet University, held at the First Congregational Church in Washington, D.C. John Carlin, the first deaf recipient awarded an honorary degree (Master of […]

Helen Adams Keller - Born June 27, 1880, in Tuscumbia, AL. Died June 1, 1968. Last home address site: Westport, CT.First deaf-blind author and lecturer who received many honors for […]

Andrew Jackson Foster - Born June 27, 1925, in Birmingham, AL. Died December 3, 1987. Last home address site: Ibadan, Nigeria.American educator who founded thirty-one schools and many other programs […]

George W. Veditz - Born August 13, 1861, in Baltimore, MD. Died March 12, 1937. Last home address site: Colorado Springs, CO.Writer, teacher, English-German translator, strong defender of ASL and […]

Edmund Booth - Born August 24, 1810, in Chicopee, MA. Died March 29, 1905. Last home address site: Anamosa, IA.Author, newspaper publisher, pioneer settler, gold miner, teacher and one of […]

August 25, 1880 -- First convention of the National Association of the Deaf, which met in Cincinnati, Ohio. Edmund Booth, Edwin A. Hodgson, and Robert P. McGregor were the co-founders […]

Alice Cogswell - Born August 31, 1805, in Hartford, CT; also her last home address.  Died December 30, 1830.Daughter of Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell and first pupil to enroll American School for […]

Gilbert C. Eastman - September 12, 1934, in Middletown, CT. Died December 2, 2006. Last home address site: Bethany Beach, DE.Author, playwright, professor, artist, leader, expert on Laurent Clerc, mentor, […]

Dr. Mason Fitch Cogswell - Born September 28, 1761, in Canterbury, CT. Died December 17, 1830. His last home address site: Hartford, CT.First hearing father of a deaf child to […]

Ludwig van Beethoven - Born December 16(?), 1770, in Bonn, Germany. Died March 26, 1827. Last home address site: Vienna, Austria.Composed at total of nine symphonies, the 3rd - 9th […]

Laurent Clerc - Born December 26, 1785, in La Balme, France. Died July 18, 1869. Last home address site: Hartford, CT.First deaf teacher in America and a role mentor of […]