2010 Event The Gulf of Mexico oil spill threatens sensitive marshes and wildlife along the Gulf Coast; Admiral Thad Allan is appointed to lead the Federal response to the spill 1999 Death Allan Carr, "Producer, manager", Grease, dies at 62 1996 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Qld vs. Vic) 1995 Death Allan Leslie Merson, historian, dies at 79 1995 Event Allan Donald takes 8-71 as South Africa defeat Zimbabwe 1995 Death Lawrence Allan Laurie Scott, script writer, dies at 87 1994 Event Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border 1994 Death Allan G. Odell, Advertising executive (Burma Shave), dies at 90 1993 Event Allan Border beats Gavaskar's record for most Test Cricket runs 10,123 1992 Death Allan Bloom, author (Closing of the American Mind), dies at 62 1992 Event Last day of test cricket for Ian Botham and Allan Lamb 1991 Death Allan Sobek, dancer, dies 1991 Event Allan Border takes 5-68 vs. WI at Bourda (!), Georgetown 1990 Death Elizabeth Allan, actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Camille, Java Head), dies 1989 Event Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the SCG 1988 Death Allan Cuthbertson, actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67 1987 Event Allan Border scores 205 vs. New Zealand to become Australia's top rungetter 1986 Event Allan Border scores the 10,000th run in Tests (v India, Bombay) 1985 Event Allan Border scores 4th successive 1st class 100 (v Derbyshire) 1984 Event Allan Border's 1st Test Cricket match as captain (v WI Adelaide) 1981 Death Allan Dwan, Canadian Director 1980 Event John and Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum 1980 Death Gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer, dies at 68 1979 Event Allan McLeod Cormack and Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield win Nobel Prize for medicine for developing CAT scan 1979 Death Allan Frank, actor (Charade Quiz), dies at 64 1978 Event Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, vs. England at the MCG 1978 Event Supreme Court orders California medical school to admit Allan Bakke a white man claiming reverse discrimination when application was rejected 1977 Event Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years 1977 Event Allan Border scores 36 in his 1st-class innings (NSW vs. Qld) 1976 Death Allan Jackson, newscaster (Youth Takes a Stand), dies at 60 1975 Death Jack Allan Westrup, composer, dies at 70 1973 Death Allan Sherman, parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey and Sheila), dies at 48 1973 Death Allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (All's Fair), dies at 64 1973 Death Allan "Rocky" Lane, actor (voice of Mr. Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 72 1971 Birthday Allan Houston, NBA guard for the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons 1970 Death Allan Walker, actor and writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64 1969 Death Allan Welsh Dulles, U.S. diplomat/director (CIA 1953-61), dies at 75 1967 Birthday Gary Allan, American Musician 1967 Birthday Allan Boyko, CFL slot back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1966 Birthday Douglas Allan Martin, Bluffton, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd 1966 Birthday Allan Donald, cricketer, great South African fast bowler 1964 Birthday Jeffrey Allan Maggert, Columbia, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney 1963 Event Allan Sherman releases "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda" 1955 Birthday Allan Border, cricket captain, Australia 1954 Birthday Allan Lamb, cricketer, Langebaanweg, Cape Prov, 79 Tests for England 1942 Birthday Allan Clarke, rock vocalist, Hollies-Air That I Breathe 1941 Birthday Allan Carr, Illinois, director, Grease, Happiest Millionaire 1939 Birthday David Allan Coe, country musician, Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy 1937 Birthday David Allan, cricketer, West Indian wicketkeeper 1962-66 1937 Birthday Jed Allan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Days of our Lives, CC-Santa Barbara 1935 Birthday Peter Allan, cricketer, 1 Test Australia vs. England 1965, 2-58 and 0-25 1927 Birthday Helenard J "Allan" Hendrickse, leader of South Africa Labour Party 1924 Birthday Allan Sherman, parody singer and songwriter, Hello Muddah, Hello Fardah 1923 Birthday Allan Melvin, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Brady Bunch, Barney-All in Family 1922 Birthday Allan Rae, cricketer, prolific WI opening batsman 1948-53 1922 Birthday Allan Watkins, cricketer, England batsman late 40s early 50s 1921 Birthday Allan Davis, mayor-London 1921 Birthday Allan Jaffee, comic strip cartoonist/illustrator, MAD Magazine 1916 Birthday Allan Leslie Merson, historian 1915 Birthday Allan Jackson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, newscaster, Youth Takes a Stand 1913 Birthday Allan David, actor, director andproducer, Cry of the Children 1911 Birthday Gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer 1907 Birthday Allan Jones, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor/singer, A Day at the Races, Showboat 1906 Birthday Allan Walker, actor and writer, Red Buttons Show 1904 Birthday Jack Allan Westrup, composer 1901 Birthday Allan "Rocky" Lane, Mishawaka, Indiana, actor, voice of Mr. Ed, Red Ryder 1893 Death Allan Wilson, British/Rhodesian major, dies in battle 1893 Birthday Allan W. Dulles, U.S. diplomat and CIA head 1953-61, Germany's Underground 1885 Birthday Allan Dwan, Canadian Director 1849 Death Edgar Allan Poe, American Poet 1842 Death Allan Cunningham, Scottish Poet 1819 Birthday Allan Pinkerton, founded Chicago detective agency 1809 Birthday Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author, Pit and the Pendulum 1784 Birthday Allan Cunningham, Scottish Poet 1784 Death Allan Ramsay, artist 1758 Death Allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71 1744 Birthday David Allan, Scottish painter