2015 Event At the 87th Academy Awards, 'Birdman' is awarded Best Picture, Eddie Redmayne wins Best Actor for his role as Stephen Hawking in 'A Theory of Everything,' and Julianne Moore wins Best Actress for her role in 'Still Alice' 2013 Event The 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to Canadian writer Alice Munro 2011 Event The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Dr.John, Tom Waits, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love and Neil Diamond into its Hall of Fame 2002 Death Layne Staley, Grunge rocker, Alice in Chains, dies at 34 2001 Death Alice Trillin, writer, Dear Bruno, dies at 63 1998 Death Alice Faye, actress/singer, Alexander's Ragtime Band, dies at 83 1997 Death Glen Buxton, guitarist (Alice Cooper), dies of pneumonia at 49 1993 Birthday Alice Ann Newman, daughter of Gretchen and Randy 1993 Death Alice Reinhart, entertainer, dies at 83 1992 Death Alice Mary Riley, entertainer, dies of cancer at 51 1991 Event Alice Miller wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic 1990 Death Alice Marble, California, tennis star, dies at 77 1990 Death Alice Sapritch, actress (European Vacation), dies 1990 Death David Arkin, actor (I Love You Alice B Toklas), dies 1989 Event 2 hot-air balloon crash at Alice Springs Australia, 13 killed 1988 Event "Teddy and Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 77 performances 1987 Death Alice Terry, Taaffe, actress (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse), dies 1987 Event "Teddy and Alice" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 77 performances 1987 Death Alice B[radley] Sheldon, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful), dies at 71 1985 Event Alice Miller/Don January wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship 1985 Event Alice Miller wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic 1985 Event Alice Miller wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship 1985 Event Alice Miller wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic 1985 Event 14th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Alice Miller 1984 Event Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic 1984 Event Alice Miller wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic 1983 Event Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic 1983 Event Alice Walker wins Pulitzer Prize for "The Color Purple" 1983 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Alice Walker for "Color Purple" 1983 Death Alice White, actress (Employees' Entrance), dies at 78 of a stroke 1980 Death Lillian Roth, actress (Animal Crackers, Alice Sweet Alice), dies 1980 Death Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, dies at 96 1977 Death Richard Addinsell, English composer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 73 1977 Death Alice Paul, American Activist 1976 Event "Alice," debuts on CBS-TV 1976 Death Alice Allen, actress (Call of the Hills), dies 1975 Event Rocker Alice Cooper falls off stage in Vancouver, breaks 6 ribs 1973 Birthday Jason Bowen, Port Alice, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers 1971 Death Alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81 1969 Event Arlo Guthrie releases "Alice's Restaurant" 1967 Death Alice Lake, silent screen actress (Frisco Kid, Wicked), dies at 72 1967 Birthday Layne Staley, U.S. rock singer/guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt 1966 Death Alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65 1966 Birthday Sean Kinney, U.S. rock drummer, Alice in Chains-We Die Young 1966 Birthday Mike Inez, U.S. rock bassist, Alice in Chains-Facelift 1966 Birthday Jerry Cantrell, U.S. rock guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt 1966 Death Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52 1965 Birthday Brad Savage, Livdnia, Michigan, actor, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice 1964 Event Edward Albee's "Tiny Alice," premieres in New York City 1961 Birthday Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1960 Birthday Alice Regina Brown, born in Jackson, Mississippi, 4X100 runner, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics 1960 Death Nevil Shute [Norway], Eng/Australia author (Town like Alice), dies at 60 1958 Birthday Tim Burton, born in Burbank, California, film director, films include, 'Edward Scissorhands', 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', 'Alice in Wonderland', 'Batman', 'Batman Returns' 1957 Event Richie Ashburn, fouls hit fan Alice Roth twice in same at bat 1st one breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher 1956 Birthday Alice Barrett, born in New York City, actress, Frankie Frame-Another World 1956 Birthday Alice Miller, born in Marysville, California, LPGA golfer, 1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore 1955 Death Alice Joyce, actress (Song O' My Heart), dies at 65 1954 Birthday Alice Krige, born in South Africa, actress, Chariots of Fire, Ladykiller 1953 Birthday Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1952 Birthday Alice Hoffman, born in New York City, New York, author, known for novel, 'Practical Magic', adapted for film 1952 Birthday Alice Ritzman, born in Kalispell, Montana, LPGA golfer, 1995 Rochester International-5th 1951 Event Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland" released 1950 Birthday Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, Engl, Princess/olympic equestrian 1949 Birthday Mary Alice Williams, news reporter, NBC-TV 1948 Birthday Alice Cooper, Vincent Furnier, Detroit, rocker, School's Out 1947 Birthday Alice Playton, New York City, actress, Who Killed Mary Whats 'er Name 1947 Birthday Arlo Guthrie, Brooklyn, singer, Alice's Restaurant, City of New Orleans 1946 Birthday Dennis Dunaway, rocker, guitarist for "The Spiders", "The Earwigs", and for the "Alice Cooper group" 1945 Birthday Leigh Taylor-Young, Washington D.C., actress, Peyton Place, Alice B Toklas 1944 Birthday Alice Walker, U.S., novelist, Color Purple, Meridian 1943 Birthday Michael Durrell, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Shannon, V, Alice, Chiefs 1943 Birthday Spencer Dryden, born in New York City, rock drummer, Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice 1942 Death Alice Duer Miller, American Poet 1941 Birthday Mary Alice, Indianola MS, newscaster, CBS, Lettie-Different World 1940 Event 54th U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 63) 1939 Death Alice Brady, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee), dies at 46 1939 Event 53rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64) 1939 Event 52nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Kay Stammers (62 60) 1938 Event Alice Marble wins her 2nd singles U.S. tennis title 1938 Event 52nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Nancye Wynne Bolton (60 63) 1938 Birthday Elliott Gould, Queens, New York, actor, M*A*S*H, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice 1938 Death Alice Berend, writer, dies 1937 Birthday Linda Lavin, Portland Maine, actress, Alice, Barney Miller 1937 Birthday Alice Mahon, born in Halifax, England, trade unionist, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Halifax 1987 - 2005 1937 Birthday Alice Coltrane, jazz musician 1936 Event 50th U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (46 63 62) 1935 Event English prince Henry (under George V) weds Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1935 Death Alice Brown Davis, American Statesman 1932 Birthday Ellen Burstyn, born in Detroit, actress, Exorcist, Alice Doesn't Live Here 1931 Birthday Alice Munro, author, Dance of the Happy Shades 1930 Birthday Robert Culp, Berkley California, actor, I Spy, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice 1930 Birthday Lieux Dressler, actress, Alice Grant-General Hospital 1930 Birthday John Gilpin, English ballet dancer, Etudes, Alice in Wonderland 1927 Birthday Alice Bauer, LPGA golfer 1926 Birthday Alice Adams, U.S. author 1926 Birthday Alice Ghostley, Eve Montana, actress, Bewitched, Designing Women 1923 Birthday Alice [Davis] Coachman, born in Albany, Georgia, high jumper, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1923 Birthday Alice Coleman, geographer 1923 Birthday Jean Maxwell-Scott, Lady-in-Waiting, Prin Alice Duchess Gloucester 1922 Birthday Vinnette Carroll, born in New York City, actress, Alice's Restaurant, Reivers 1921 Birthday Mark Lawrence, Washington D.C., pianist, Alice Pearce 1920 Birthday Alice Childress, U.S. playwright/actress, Wedding Band 1919 Event Alice H Parker patents gas heating furnace 1918 Birthday Pamela Brown, born in England, actress, Alice in Wonderland, Dracula 1915 Birthday Alice B[radley] Sheldon, U.S., sci-fi author, Byte Beautiful 1914 Death John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93 1913 Birthday Alice Pearce, New York City, comedienne/actress, Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched 1913 Birthday Alice Marble, Beckworth California, tennis player, U.S. Open 1936, 1938-40 1912 Birthday Stephen Murray, born in Partney, England, actor, Alice in Wonderland 1912 Birthday Alice Faye, Ann Leppert, New York City, actress, Barricade, State Fair 1910 Birthday Dame Markova, Alicia Lilian Alice Marks, London, ballerina 1910 Birthday Joan Alice Chetwode Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury 1910 Event World's 1st female cop, Alice Stebbins Wells, appointed (LAPD) 1909 Birthday Alice Rivlin, American Economist 1909 Birthday Franc Albertson, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, actor, Psycho, Alice Adams 1906 Event Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House 1904 Birthday George Stevens, U.S. director, Alice Adams, Penny Serenade 1902 Birthday Alice Tully, born in Corning, New York, singer/patroness, Carnegie Hall 1900 Birthday Alice Calhoun, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Silent film actress, Flowing Gold 1900 Birthday Richard Arlen, Virginia, actor, Alice in Wonderland, Crawling Hand 1899 Birthday Nevil Shute [Norway], London, novelist, On the Beach, Town Like Alice 1898 Death Lewis Carroll, writer (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 65 1895 Birthday Alice Lake, born in Brooklyn, New York, silent screen actress, Glamour, Wicked 1892 Birthday Alice Brady, New York City, actress, My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee, Zenobia 1892 Death Alice James, American Writer 1890 Birthday Alice Joyce, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Song O' My Heart 1890 Event Alice Sanger becomes 1st female White House staffer 1885 Birthday Lili Green, Alice Sally Mary, Netherlands/England dancer 1885 Birthday Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder, National Woman's Party 1884 Death Alice Mary Smith, composer, dies at 45 1884 Birthday Alice Roosevelt Longworth, born in New York City, New York, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt 1880 Event Theodore Roosevelt marries Alice Hathaway Lee, on his 22nd birthday 1878 Event England's Princess Alice sinks; 645 die 1877 Birthday Alice B. Toklas, American 1874 Birthday Alice Duer Miller, American Poet 1874 Birthday Gertrude Stein, Penn, author, Autobiography of Alice B Toklas 1873 Birthday Fred Stone, Longmont CO, acrobat/Broadway actor, Alice Adams 1869 Birthday Alice Hamilton, physician/writer, workmen's compensation laws 1865 Event "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll published in US 1865 Event Lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" 1865 Event 1st edition of "Alice in Wonderland" is published 1862 Event Lewis Carroll creates Alice in Wonderland for Alice P. Liddell 1859 Birthday Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist, Handbook of Trees of California 1855 Birthday Alice Freeman Palmer, educator, Hall of Fame 1852 Birthday Alice Brown Davis, American Statesman 1848 Birthday Alice James, American Writer 1847 Birthday Alice Sophia Stopford Green, Ireland, proponent of Irish independence 1847 Birthday Ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director, Imperial Theatre 1839 Birthday Alice Mary Smith, composer 1838 Birthday Alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist, Stranger in Her Native Land 1832 Birthday Lewis Carroll, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, auth, Alice in Wonderland 1824 Birthday Phoebe Cary, born in Cincinnati, American poet, Poems of Alice and Phoebe Cary 1820 Birthday Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet, Cincinnati Sentinel 1820 Birthday John Tenniel, England, cartoonist/illustrator, Alice in Wonderland 1804 Event Alice Meynell becomes 1st woman jockey (England) 1645 Death lady Alice Lisle, English widow of John Lisle, beheaded