1998 Helen Wills Moody Roark, tennis ace (31 Grand Slams), dies at 92
1997 19th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 32 awards
1996 18th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 28 awards
1995 17th ACE Cable Awards
1995 Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69
1995 22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men and Ace of Base win
1995 16th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 23 awards
1994 Jimmy Buddy Lee Land Ace, singer, dies at 57
1994 Sebastian Lewis Shaw, actor (High Season, Ace of Spades), dies at 89
1994 Jennifer Capriati, tennis ace, checks out of drug abuse clinic
1994 15th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 34 awards, Showtime wins 10
1993 14th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 32 awards
1992 Tennis ace Stefan Edberg marries Annette Olsen in Sweden
1992 13th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 27 awards
1991 12th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 25 awards
1990 11th ACE Cable Awards
1989 10th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 35 awards
1988 9th ACE Cable Awards
1988 Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer
1986 Tennis ace John McEnroe marries actress Tatum O'Neal
1983 Tennis ace Arthur Ashe undergoes double bypass heart surgery
1982 Ace Goodman, Kansas City, Missouri, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83
1980 George Raft, actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr. Ace), dies at 85
1979 Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87
1976 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
1975 Czech tennis ace Martina Navratilova asks for political asylum in New York City
1974 Jane Ace, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 74
1974 Ace Custis, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks
1971 Natasha Zvereva, born in Minsk, Belarus, tennis ace, finals 1995 Indian Wells
1971 Tigers ace reliever John Hiller, 27, sufferes a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves
1967 Mellow Man Ace, Cuba, spanish rapper/actor, Only the Strong
1963 Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58
1954 Johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25
1954 Johnny Ace, ballad singer, dies at 25 of Russian Roulette
1952 Parker Stevenson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Falcon Crest, Stroker Ace
1951 Ace Frehley, born in Bronx, New York, heavy metal rocker, Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet
1951 Stanley Ridges, actor (possessed, Sgt York, Mr. Ace), dies at 59
1948 Phil Harris, rocker, Ace
1945 Cleveland ace Bob Feller returns from Navy and strike out 12
1944 Frank McCormick (Reds) HR off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH
1943 New York Giants' pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game
1938 Rod Laver, Australia, tennis ace, 1962, 1969 Grand Slam
1937 Buddy Jimmy Lee Land Ace, singer
1934 NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto
1929 Johnny Ace, rocker
1929 Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, R&B singer, My Song
1925 Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer
1918 Douglas Campbell is 1st U.S. ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane)
1912 Clarence "Ace" Parker, NFL QB, Brooklyn, Boston Yanks
1905 Sebastian Lewis Shaw, actor, High Season, Ace of Spades, Caste
1904 Theodore Newton, New Jersey, actor, Ace of Aces, Voltaire
1899 Ace Goodman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, Easy Aces
1899 Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist, Better of Goodman
1892 Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, [Red Baron], German WW I ace
1890 Eddie Rickenbacker, aviator "Ace of Aces", WW I
1859 Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer, Sursum Corda, Ace Knave
1825 Richard ACE Erlenmeyer, German chemist, Erlenemyer kolf
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