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2006 Jeff Cooper, American Celebrity 2006 John M. Ford, American Writer 2006 Joseph Stefano, American Writer 2006 Kenneth Lay, American Businessman 2006 Stanley Kunitz, American Poet 2006 Caspar Weinberger, American Public Servant 2006 Harry Browne, American Writer 2006 Henry M. Morris, American Celebrity 2006 Andreas Katsulas, American Actor 2006 Wendy Wasserstein, American Playwright 2006 Clifford Geertz, American Scientist 2005 Constance Baker Motley, American Activist 2005 M. Scott Peck, American Psychologist 2005 Gordon Gould, American Physicist 2005 Robert Moog, American Inventor 2005 John H. Johnson, American Businessman 2005 Little Milton, American Musician 2005 Hank Stram, American Athlete 2005 Gaylord Nelson, American Politician 2005 John T. Walton, American Businessman 2005 Shelby Foote, American Author 2005 Jack Kilby, American Scientist 2005 James Jarrell Pickle, American Politician 2005 Jean O'Leary, American Activist 2005 Lloyd Cutler, American Lawyer 2005 Lloyd Norton Cutler, American Lawyer 2005 Joe Grant, American Artist 2005 David Hackworth, American Soldier 2005 Mel Gussow, American Critic 2005 Percy Heath, American Musician 2005 Philip Morrison, American Scientist 2005 Dale Messick, American Artist 2005 Frank Perdue, American Businessman 2005 Don Rose, American Entertainer 2005 Fred Korematsu, American Celebrity 2005 Howell Heflin, American Politician 2005 Greg Garrison, American Director 2005 John DeLorean, American Businessman 2005 Andre Norton, American Writer 2005 Jef Raskin, American Scientist 2005 Gene Scott, American Clergyman 2005 Fritz Scholder, American Artist 2005 Al Lopez, American Coach 2005 Wellington Mara, American Businessman 2005 Rose Mary Woods, American Celebrity 2005 Ruth Warrick, American Musician 2005 Robert Sheckley, American Author 2005 Will Eisner, American Cartoonist 2005 Shirley Chisholm, American Politician 2005 Bob Matsui, American Politician 2004 Marvin Davis, American Businessman 2004 American military deaths in the Iraq War reach 1,000 2004 J. Irwin Miller, American Businessman 2004 Donald Justice, American Poet 2004 Cotton Fitzsimmons, American Coach 2004 Laurance Rockefeller, venture capitalist/philanthropist, founded the American Conservation Association, dies at 94 2004 Joe Gold, American Businessman 2004 Walter Wager, American Novelist 2004 Rodger Ward, American Celebrity 2004 Neal A. Maxwell, American Clergyman 2004 Edward B. Lewis, American Scientist 2004 Robert Teeter, American Politician 2004 Steve Lacy, American Musician 2004 Samuel Dash, American Lawyer 2004 Jim Cantalupo, American Businessman 2004 Victor Argo, American Actor 2004 Alistair Cooke, American Journalist 2004 Jerome Lawrence, American Playwright 2004 Bart Howard, American Composer 2004 John Hench, American Artist 2004 Johnny Oates, American Athlete 2004 Anthony Hecht, American Poet 2004 Jerry Nachman, American Journalist 2004 Paul Nitze, American Writer 2004 Tom Wesselmann, American Artist 2004 Gary Webb, American Journalist 2004 Alexandra Ripley, American Writer 2004 Tug McGraw, American Athlete 2004 Larry Buchanan, American Director 2003 American forces captuer Sadam Hussen outside of Tikrit 2003 Clark Kerr, American Economist 2003 Warren Spahn, American Athlete 2003 Garrett Hardin, American Environmentalist 2003 Ron Burton, American Athlete 2003 Wesley Willis, American Musician 2003 Ed Townsend, American Musician 2003 Herb Brooks, American Coach 2003 Ivan Allen, American Politician 2003 Buddy Hackett, American Comedian 2003 Donald T. Regan, American Public Servant 2003 Burke Marshall, American Lawyer 2003 Kathleen Winsor, American Author 2003 Sloan Wilson, American Novelist 2003 Mark McCormack, American Businessman 2003 June Carter, American Musician 2003 Jack Gelber, American Playwright 2003 David Lavender, American Historian 2003 Anita Borg, American Scientist 2003 Edwin Starr, American Musician 2003 Harry Ellis Dickson, American Musician 2003 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American Politician 2003 Daniel P. Moynihan, American Politician 2003 Rachel Corrie, American Activist 2003 Stan Brakhage, American Director 2003 Karen Morley, American Actress 2003 Tom Glazer, American Musician 2003 Thomas Leonard, American Businessman 2003 Ron Ziegler, American Politician 2003 Michael P. Anderson, American Astronaut 2003 Leslie Fiedler, American Critic 2003 Craig Kelly, American Athlete 2003 Wally George, American Celebrity 2003 Arthur Berger, American Composer 2003 Neil Postman, American Educator 2003 Conrad Hall, American Artist 2002 John Rawls, American Educator 2002 Bruce Paltrow, American Producer 2002 Norman O. Brown, American Philosopher 2002 Bob Hayes, American Athlete 2002 W. Clement Stone, American Businessman 2002 Abe Lemons, American Coach 2002 Jesse Brown, American Politician 2002 William Pierce, American Celebrity 2002 Alan Lomax, American Writer 2002 Timothy White, American Critic 2002 Jack Buck, American Celebrity 2002 John Gotti, American Criminal 2002 Lew Wasserman, American Producer 2002 Flora Lewis, American Journalist 2002 Walter Lord, American Author 2002 David Riesman, American Sociologist 2002 Dan Devine, American Coach 2002 George Sidney, American Director 2002 Lisa Lopes, American Musician 2002 Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, American Writer 2002 Jay Chiat, American Businessman 2002 Buck Baker, American Celebrity 2002 Ed Turner, American Journalist 2002 Milton Berle, American Comedian 2002 Randy Castillo, American Musician 2002 James Tobin, American Economist 2002 Harlan Howard, American Musician 2002 John W. Gardner, American Educator 2002 Vernon A. Walters, American Soldier 2002 Jack Henry Abbott, American Author 2002 Claude Brown, American Writer 2002 Jam Master Jay, American Musician 2002 Harry Hay, American Celebrity 2002 Richard M. Helms, American Celebrity 2002 Robert Nozick, American Philosopher 2002 Stanley Marcus, American Businessman 2002 Carl Olson, American Athlete 2002 Cyrus Vance, American Statesman 2002 Aileen Wuornos, American Criminal 2002 Charles Guggenheim, American Director 2001 Millicent Carey McIntosh, American Educator 2001 Lance Loud, "actor/early ""reality show"" star", An American Family, dies at 50 2001 American Airlines flight 587 crashes in Belle Harbor, New York, killing 265, vertical stabilizer failure 2001 John Lilly, American Scientist 2001 Katherine Graham, American Publisher 2001 Joe Henderson, American Musician 2001 Jack Lemon, American Actor 2001 Joseph Greenberg, American Writer 2001 Morris Graves, American Artist 2001 Billy Higgins, American Musician 2001 Michael Ritchie, American Director 2001 Harvey Ball, American Celebrity 2001 Willie Stargell, American Athlete 2001 Henry Lee Lucas, American Criminal 2001 Henry Wade, American Lawyer 2001 Roger Caras, American Activist 2001 Dale Earnhardt, American Celebrity 2001 Herbert Simon, American Scientist 2001 J. J. Johnson, American Musician 2001 O. Winston Link, American Photographer 2001 Al McGuire, American Coach 2001 Marvin Harris, American Scientist 2001 Harvey Martin, American Athlete 2001 Norman Granz, American Musician 2001 Howard Finster, American Artist 2001 Gregory Corso, American Poet 2001 William Reddington Hewlett, American Businessman 2001 John G. Schmitz, American Politician 2001 Herbert Lawrence Block, American Cartoonist 2000 Alan Cranston, American Politician 2000 Gwendolyn Brooks, poet, first black American to win a Pulitzer Prize, dies at 83 2000 Gwendolyn Brooks, American Poet 2000 John Harsanyi, American Educator 2000 Richard Kerry, American Diplomat 2000 John Tukey, American Scientist 2000 Jerome Richardson, American Musician 2000 Alan Hovhaness, American Composer 2000 Jacob Lawrence, American Artist 2000 William Simon, American Public Servant 2000 William E. Simon, American Public Servant 2000 Merton Miller, American Economist 2000 Leonard Baskin, American Artist 2000 John Coolidge, American Celebrity 2000 Karl Shapiro, American Poet 2000 Adam Petty, American Celebrity 2000 John Cardinal O'Connor, American Clergyman 2000 Lee Petty, American Celebrity 2000 72nd Academy Awards-Oscar Ceremony, Billy Crystal hosts, American Beauty wins Best Picture, Kevin Spacey and Hilary Swank win lead acting awards 2000 Malcolm Wilson, American Politician 2000 Franklin Garrett, American Historian 2000 Clifton Daniel, American Editor 2000 Tom Landry, American Coach 2000 Kenneth L. Pike, American Sociologist 2000 Gil Kane, American Artist 2000 John Lindsay, American Politician 2000 Mel Carnahan, American Politician 2000 Gus Hall, American Businessman 2000 Bob Lemon, American Athlete 2000 Bruce Vento, American Politician 2000 Bruce Palmer, Jr., American Soldier 2000 William P. Bundy, American Historian 2000 David R. Brower, American Environmentalist 1999 Joey Adams, American Comedian 1999 Alexander Liberman, American Designer 1999 Bobby Sheehan, American Musician 1999 Pee Wee Reese, American Athlete 1999 Harry Walker, American Athlete 1999 James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist 1999 J. F. Powers, American Novelist 1999 James Broughton, American Director 1999 John Minor Wisdom, American Judge 1999 Roderick Thorp, American Novelist 1999 Harry Callahan, American Photographer 1999 Early Wynn, American Athlete 1999 Andre Dubus, American Writer 1999 Henry W. Kendall, American Scientist 1999 Elizabeth Gray Vining, American Writer 1999 Daniel Nathans, American Scientist 1999 Lester Bowie, American Musician 1999 Theodore Hall, American Criminal 1998 Stokely Carmichael, American Activist 1998 Betty Carter, American Musician 1998 Frederick Reines, American Physicist 1998 James Patrick Murray, American Journalist 1998 Alan Shepard, astronaut, first American in space, dies at 74 1998 Danielle Berry, American Celebrity 1998 Kay Thompson, American Author 1998 Alan Shepard, American Astronaut 1998 Eldridge Cleaver, American Activist 1998 Gabe Paul, American Businessman 1998 Tom Cora, American Musician 1998 Tim Flock, American Celebrity 1998 David F. Powers, American Politician 1998 Benjamin Spock, American Scientist 1998 Theodore William Schultz, American Economist 1998 Henry Youngman, American Comedian 1998 Lawrence Sanders, American Novelist 1998 Margaret Walker, American Poet 1998 Kerry Thornley, American Philosopher 1998 25th American Music Award: Spice Girls and Babyface win 1998 President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" 1998 Nelson Goodman, American Philosopher 1998 World League of American Football becomes NFL East 1998 William Gaddis, American Novelist 1998 Bob Kane, American Artist 1997 "Jackie - An American Life," opens at Belasco Theater New York City 1997 James A. Michener, American Novelist 1997 American Justin Leonard wins the British Open shooting at 272 1997 "American Daughter" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 88 performances 1997 Wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mt Everest for 3rd time 1997 Alfred Day Hershey, American Scientist 1997 "American Daughter" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 88 performances 1997 Pitts Penguins' Joe Mullen, is 1st American to score 500 NHL goals 1997 Edward M. Purcell, American Scientist 1997 American Express Senior Golf Invitational 1997 11th American Comedy Award: Debbie Reynolds 1997 24th American Music Award: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette win 1997 James Laughlin, American Poet 1996 Spiro T. Agnew, American Politician 1996 Leon Shenandoah, native American leader, dies at 81 1996 Thomas Kuhn, American Writer 1996 George D. Snell, American Scientist 1996 Ray Combs, American Comedian 1996 Timothy Leary, American Educator 1996 Dan Abrams, American Journalist 1996 William Colby, American Public Servant 1996 James Rouse, American Businessman 1996 Edmund S. Muskie, American Politician 1996 George Burns, American Comedian 1996 10th American Comedy Award 1996 23rd American Music Award: Garth Brooks wins 1996 Harold E. Hughes, American Politician 1996 Ray Blanton, American Politician 1996 David Viscott, American Psychologist 1995 American Flight 965 crashes in Columbia, 159 die, 5 survive 1995 Eiji Okada, actor (Traffic Jam, Yakuza, Ugly American), dies at 75 1995 William Kunstler, American Activist 1995 Alfred Eisenstaedt, American Photographer 1995 Alonzo Church, American Mathematician 1995 Warren E. Burger, American Judge 1995 Roger Zelazny, American Writer 1995 Stanley Elkin, American Author 1995 Lewis Thompson Preston, American Businessman 1995 9th American Comedy Award: Rodney Dangerfield 1995 American Express Travel begins charging for domestic air tickets 1995 J. William Fulbright, American Politician 1995 James Merrill, American Poet 1995 22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men and Ace of Base win 1995 Rose Kennedy, American Author 1995 Murray Rothbard, American Economist 1995 Morrie Schwartz, American Educator 1994 American Eagle commuter plane crashes in NC, killing 15 1994 American Eagle ATR-72 crash down at Gary, Indiana: 68 killed 1994 National Museum of American Indian opens (New York City) 1994 Cab Calloway, American Musician 1994 Charles A. Beckwith, American Soldier 1994 "Cafe American," last airs on NBC-TV 1994 Margaret Skeete, oldest American, dies at 115 1994 Fred Sadoff, actor (Quiet American), dies of AIDS at 67 1994 Richard M. Nixon, American President 1994 Karl Hess, American Writer 1994 Ralph Ellison, American Author 1994 Kurt Cobain, American Musician 1994 Lewis Grizzard, American Writer 1994 8th American Comedy Award: Carrot Top wins 1994 Bill Hicks, American Comedian 1994 Marvin J. Ashton, American Clergyman 1994 Dakota Fanning, American Actress 1994 21st American Music Award: Whitney Houston wins 1994 David Dean Rusk, American Politician 1994 Thomas P. O'Neill, American Politician 1994 Dixie Lee Ray, American Politician 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect 1993 Frank Zappa, American Musician 1993 Atlantic Radio (20 radio stations) becomes American Radio Systems 1993 Doris Duke, heiress (American Tobacco Co), dies at 80 1993 Jimmy Doolittle, American Aviator 1993 Marian Anderson, American Musician 1993 Henry Hazlitt, American Philosopher 1993 Harrison Salisbury, American Journalist 1993 GG Allin, American Musician 1993 Max A. Zorn, American Mathematician 1993 7th American Comedy Award: Seinfeld wins 1993 Arthur Ashe, American Athlete 1993 Edward P. Morgan, American Journalist 1993 20th American Music Award: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win 1992 Roy Acuff, American Musician 1992 Allan Bloom, author (Closing of the American Mind), dies at 62 1992 James Van Fleet, American Soldier 1992 Evelyn Wesler Zemel, U.S. author (American Glass Animals), dies 1992 M. F. K. Fisher, American Writer 1992 Morris Kline, American Writer 1992 Robert Alton Harris, American Criminal 1992 American Airlines reduce its 1st-class fares 20%-50% 1992 Issac Asimov, American Writer 1992 6th American Comedy Award: Cathy Ladman, Judy Watkins, Billy Crystal 1992 S. I. Hayakawa, American Politician 1992 Irving R. Kaufman, American Judge 1992 19th American Music Award: C and C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win 1991 Pan American World Airways ceased operations 1991 Muslim Shites release American held in Lebanon hostage Joseph Cicippio 1991 Miles Davis, American Musician 1991 Kim Zmeskal is 1st American to win a medal at World Gymnastics Championships, she wins the gold with 39.848 pts 1991 James Roosevelt, American Politician 1991 Richard Snelling, American Politician 1991 James Irwin, American Astronaut 1991 Debbie Doom (U.S.) pitches 2nd consecutive perfect game in women's softball at the Pan American Games, beats Nicaragua, 8-0 1991 Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl in Wembley 1991 Isaac Bashevis Singer, American Novelist 1991 Warren Schutte, is 1st non American to win NCAA Div 1 golf title 1991 Johnny Thunders, American Musician 1991 1st World League of American Football games, London beats Frankfurt 24-11, Sacramento beats Raleigh-Dur 9-3 and Mont beats Birmingham 20-5 1991 5th American Comedy Award: Dennis Wolfberg 1991 Planeloads of U.S. troops arrive home from the Persian Gulf, Iraq hands over 40 foreign journalists and 2 American soldiers it captured 1991 Cool Papa Bell, American Athlete 1991 Bank of Credit and Commerce International divests itself of 1st American Bank 1991 End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) 1st draft 1991 John Sloan Dickey, American Diplomat 1991 All American Bowl ends after 14 years 1991 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson 1991 Harold Grange, American Athlete 1991 Steven Jesse Bernstein, American Writer 1991 Carl D. Anderson, American Scientist 1990 William S. Paley, American Businessman 1990 Norman Maclean, American Author 1990 Cedric Belfrage, American Sociologist 1990 Ralph Abernathy, American Activist 1990 Cyrus Rowlett Smith, American Businessman 1990 Sarah Vaughan, American Musician 1990 Harry Bridges, American Activist 1990 4th American Comedy Award: When Harry Met Sally 1990 Malcolm S. Forbes, American Publisher 1990 James M. Gavin, American Scientist 1990 Del Shannon, American Musician 1990 Alan Perlis, American Scientist 1990 Aaron Copland, American Composer 1990 Lewis Mumford, American Sociologist 1990 17th American Music Award: Milli Vanilli 1990 Joanna Noelle Levesque, American Musician 1990 Arthur Joseph Goldberg, American Statesman 1990 Ed Parker, American Athlete 1990 Anatole Broyard, American Critic 1989 American Airlines purchases Eastern Airline's Latin American route 1989 Bette Davis, American Actress 1989 Robert Penn Warren, American Novelist 1989 A. Bartlett Giamatti, American Educator 1989 Diana Vreeland, American Editor 1989 Lil' Romeo, American Musician 1989 William Shockley, American Physicist 1989 I. F. Stone, American Journalist 1989 Walter Martin, American Clergyman 1989 Howard Simons, American Editor 1989 3rd American Comedy Award: Paula Poundstone 1989 John J. McCloy, American Lawyer 1989 Jake Lloyd, American Actor 1989 Norris Cotton, American Politician 1989 16th American Music Award: Randy Travis and George Michael wins 1989 Michelle Wie, American Athlete 1988 Arafat meets prominent American Jews in Stockholm, Sweden 1988 John N. Mitchell, American Politician 1988 Virginia Satir, American Psychologist 1988 Alexa Vega, American Actress 1988 Andy Hampton is 1st American to win Round of Italy 1988 Mae Whitman, American Actress 1988 2nd American Comedy Award: Robin Williams and Tracey Ullman 1988 Frank Sinatra, American Musician 1988 Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer 1988 Valerie Solanas, American Writer 1988 Clifford D. Simak, American Writer 1988 Eugene Marino of Atlanta, appointed 1st African American archbishop 1988 John Clellon Holmes, American Writer 1988 Carly Patterson, American Athlete 1988 15th American Music Award: Anita Baker, Paul Simon and Whitney Houston 1988 Pappy Boyington, American Soldier 1987 Aaron Carter, American Musician 1987 James A. Baldwin, American Author 1987 Hilary Duff, American Actress 1987 Evan Rachel Wood, American Actress 1987 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala 1987 Michael Welch, American Actor 1987 North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video 1987 1st American Comedy Award 1987 Jesse McCartney, American Musician 1987 Lloyd Goodrich, American Arts Museum director, dies at 90 1987 Chrysler Corp offered to buy American Motors Corp for $1 billion 1987 Carl Rogers, American Psychologist 1987 14th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie and Alabama 1987 Lawrence Kohlberg, American Educator 1987 Alf Landon, American Politician 1987 Angel Carter, American Model 1986 Emmy Rossum, American Actress 1986 Greg Lemond is 1st American to win Tour de France 1986 Mary-Kate Olsen, American Actress 1986 James Rainwater, American Scientist 1986 Helen B. Taussig, American Scientist 1986 Jimmy Lyons, American Musician 1986 Theodore White, American Journalist 1986 Donald E. Pelotte becomes 1st native American bishop 1986 J. Allen Hynek, American Scientist 1986 Amanda Bynes, American Actress 1986 Mary Beth Whitehead, American Celebrity 1986 Brittany Snow, American Actress 1986 Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist 1986 Frank Herbert, American Writer 1986 13th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and C Gayle 1986 Mischa Barton, American Actress 1986 Virginia C. Andrews, American Author 1986 Ella Baker, American Activist 1986 Camilla Belle, American Actress 1985 Position of American Poet Laureate established (Robert Warren is 1st) 1985 E. B. White, American Comedian 1985 Smokey Joe Wood, American Athlete 1985 Michael Phelps, American Athlete 1985 American, Brazilian and West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele 1985 American Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped and held hostage in Lebanon 1985 Theodore Sturgeon, American Writer 1985 Sarah Hughes, American Athlete 1985 Sam Ervin, American Politician 1985 Irving Mills, American Musician 1985 Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist 1985 Emile Hirsch, American Actor 1985 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician 1985 12th American Music Award 1985 16 indicted by U.S. for granting sanctuary to Central American refugees 1985 Michelle Trachtenberg, American Actress 1985 Frankie Muniz, American Actor 1984 Scarlett Johansson, American Actress 1984 Joe Cronin, shortstop/American League Pres, dies at 77 1984 George Oppen, American Poet 1984 Fantasia Barrino, American Musician 1984 Carmelo Anthony, American Athlete 1984 Francis Schaeffer, American Theologian 1984 William Allen Egan, American Politician 1984 Count Basie, American Musician 1984 America Ferrera, American Actress 1984 Pulitzer prize awarded to Mary Oliver for "American Primitive" 1984 Mandy Moore, American Musician 1984 Christy Romano, American Actress 1984 Olivia Wilde, American Actress 1984 Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold 1984 LeBron James, American Athlete 1984 Sasha Cohen, American Athlete 1984 Jena Malone, American Actress 1984 Stanley Milgram, American Psychologist 1984 George D. Aiken, American Politician 1984 George Aiken, American Politician 1984 Malcolm H Kerr, 9th President of American University of Beirut, shot dead 1984 11th American Music Award: Michael Jackson 1984 Madonna 1st sings "Holiday" on American Bandstand 1984 George Gaylord Simpson, American Scientist 1984 Ashlee Simpson, American Musician 1984 Walt Alston, American Athlete 1983 "Marilyn: An American Fable" closes at Minskoff New York City after 16 performances 1983 "Marilyn: An American Fable" opens at Minskoff New York City for 16 performances 1983 George Halas, American Coach 1983 Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship 1983 Henry M. Jackson, American Politician 1983 Mila Kunis, American Actress 1983 Howard Dietz, American Musician 1983 U.S. announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge 1983 Kenneth Millar, American Writer 1983 Michelle Branch, American Musician 1983 R. Buckminster Fuller, American Inventor 1983 James Van Der Zee, American Photographer 1983 Jessica Lynch, American Soldier 1983 Earl Hines, American Musician 1983 Haldan Keffer Hartline, American Scientist 1983 Taylor Hanson, American Musician 1983 Carrie Underwood, American Musician 1983 Kim Smith, American Actress 1983 Paul Bryant, American Coach 1983 10th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers 1983 William Hung, American Entertainer 1983 Tom McCall, American Politician 1983 Natalie Gulbis, American Athlete 1982 Andy Roddick, American Athlete 1982 Erika Christensen, American Actress 1982 Finland, Italy, Germany, Austria and France form American European Football Federation (AEFF) 1982 David S. Dodge becomes 1st American hostage in Lebanon 1982 Ryan Cabrera, American Musician 1982 Sophia Bush, American Actress 1982 Leelee Sobieski, American Actress 1982 Satchel Paige, American Athlete 1982 Lizzy Caplan, American Actress 1982 Neil Bogart, American Businessman 1982 Kelly Clarkson, American Musician 1982 Archibald McLeish, American Poet 1982 Nathan F. Twining, American Soldier 1982 Danica Patrick, American Celebrity 1982 Thora Birch, American Actress 1982 Beth Daniel wins LPGA American Express Sun City Golf Classic 1982 Philip K. Dick, American Writer 1982 Jessica Biel, American Actress 1982 Waverley Lewis Root, American Journalist 1982 9th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers win 1982 Heather Matarazzo, American Actress 1982 Lynndie England, American Criminal 1982 Vladimir K Zworykin, Russ/American engineer (cathode-ray tube), dies 1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr, 1st American test tube baby 1981 Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg becomes an honarary American 1981 Serena Williams, American Athlete 1981 Christina Milian, American Musician 1981 Harry Warren, American Composer 1981 Nicole Richie, American Actress 1981 Alexis Bledel, American Actress 1981 West Tampa Florida defeats Richmand Virgina, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series 1981 Beyonce Knowles, American Musician 1981 Rachel Bilson, American Actress 1981 American Charles Chapman is 1st black to swim English Channel 1981 Chad Michael Murray, American Actor 1981 Ray Harrison, dancer (American Song), dies at 64 1981 Amanda Maccaro becomes 1st American to win Russian Ballet Competition 1981 Larisa Oleynik, American Actress 1981 Arthur C. Nielsen, American Businessman 1981 Jessica Alba, American Actress 1981 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic 1981 Michael Pitt, American Actor 1981 Julia Stiles, American Actress 1981 Frank Lane, American Businessman 1981 Young Buck, American Musician 1981 Ellen Muth, American Actress 1981 Bryce Dallas Howard, American Actress 1981 Josh Groban, American Musician 1981 Paris Hilton, American Celebrity 1981 Kelly Rowland, American Musician 1981 John Walker Lindh, American Criminal 1981 Justin Timberlake, American Musician 1981 8th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers wins 1981 Sienna Miller, American Actress 1981 Alicia Keys, American Musician 1981 Jenna Bush, American Celebrity 1981 Willa Ford, American Musician 1981 Beverley Mitchell, American Actress 1981 US and Iran sign agreement to release 52 American hostages 1981 Amy Lee, American Musician 1981 Brooks Hays, American Politician 1981 Walter Knott, American Businessman 1980 Christina Aguilera, American Musician 1980 4 American Maryknoll nuns killed by death squads in El Salvador 1980 Jason Cook, American Actor 1980 Willard Libby, American Scientist 1980 James S. McDonnell, American Businessman 1980 Vanessa Carlton, American Musician 1980 Dominique Swain, American Actress 1980 American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran 1980 Jessica Simpson, American Musician 1980 Adam Petty, American Celebrity 1980 Dore Schary, American Producer 1980 Michelle Kwan, American Athlete 1980 Helen Gahagan, American Actress 1980 Richard Jefferson, American Athlete 1980 Henry Miller, American Author 1980 Matt Long, American Actor 1980 Amy Alcott wins LPGA American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic 1980 Jesse Owens, American Athlete 1980 George H. Fallon, American Politician 1980 Chingy, American Musician 1980 Howard Bailey, American Musician 1980 Laura Prepon, American Actress 1980 Steve Blake, American Athlete 1980 Jason Ritter, American Actor 1980 Conor Oberst, American Musician 1980 William Howard Stein, American Scientist 1980 John William McCormack, American Politician 1980 William O. Douglas, American Judge 1980 Jake Gyllenhaal, American Actor 1980 Zooey Deschanel, American Actress 1980 Colonel Sanders, American Celebrity 1980 Nick Cannon, American Musician 1979 American Airlines DC-10 crashes on takeoff from Chicago, kills 275 1979 ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline") 1979 Charlie Smith, oldest American (137 year), dies 1979 Rachael Leigh Cook, American Actress 1979 Bam Margera, American Celebrity 1979 Pink, American Musician 1979 Foxy Brown, American Musician 1979 Jamal Lewis, American Athlete 1979 George Seaton, American Playwright 1979 Leverett Saltonstall, American Politician 1979 Forrest Carter, American Writer 1979 Monica Keena, American Actress 1979 American Airlines DC-10 crashes in Chicago killing 275 1979 A. Philip Randolph, American Activist 1979 Rosario Dawson, American Actress 1979 Lance Bass, American Musician 1979 Jaime King, American Actress 1979 Kate Hudson, American Actress 1979 Rachel Corrie, American Activist 1979 Natasha Lyonne, American Actress 1979 Norah Jones, American Musician 1979 Joel Madden, American Musician 1979 Brandy Norwood, American Musician 1979 Mena Suvari, American Actress 1979 Jerome Cavanagh, American Politician 1979 Summer Altice, American Model 1979 Aaliyah, American Musician 1979 Adam Brody, American Actor 1979 6th American Music Award: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win 1979 Mya, American Musician 1979 Kristanna Loken, American Actress 1979 Nick Stahl, American Actor 1979 Trishelle Cannatella, American Celebrity 1979 Shannyn Sossamon, American Musician 1979 Dorothy Arzner, American Director 1978 Katie Holmes, American Actress 1978 Clay Aiken, American Musician 1978 Usher Raymond, American Musician 1978 Tibor Serly, Hungarian violist/composer (American Elegy), dies at 76 1978 Dante Hall, American Athlete 1978 Nick Johnson, American Athlete 1978 Ruben Studdard, American Musician 1978 Benjamin McKenzie, American Actor 1978 Wes Bentley, American Actor 1978 Amber Brkich, American Celebrity 1978 Marisa Miller, American Model 1978 Topher Grace, American Actor 1978 Michelle Rodriguez, American Actress 1978 Mario Vazquez, American Celebrity 1978 Jordan's King Hussein marries Elizabeth Halaby, 26-yr-old American 1978 Shane West, American Actor 1978 Justin Long, American Actor 1978 Jessica Cutler, American Celebrity 1978 Barry Zito, American Athlete 1978 Jason Biggs, American Actor 1978 Josie Maran, American Model 1978 Amy Alcott wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic 1978 James Franco, American Actor 1978 "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA New York City after 21 performances 1978 Ford Frick, American Journalist 1978 "History of the American Film" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 21 performances 1978 Kevin Federline, American Dancer 1978 Brooke Burns, American Actress 1978 Jay Hernandez, American Actor 1978 Debbie Austin wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic 1978 James Bryant Conant, American Scientist 1978 Ashton Kutcher, American Actor 1978 LaToya London, American Musician 1978 John Legend, American Musician 1978 Justin Guarini, American Musician 1978 Katherine Heigl, American Actress 1978 Warren Weaver, American Scientist 1978 Jackie Stiles, American Athlete 1978 Will Estes, American Actor 1978 Michael East, American Athlete 1978 Don Ellis, American Musician 1978 5th American Music Award: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and C Twitty 1978 Hubert H. Humphrey, American Politician 1978 A. J. McLean, American Musician 1978 Ian Somerhalder, American Actor 1978 Shiri Appleby, American Actress 1978 January Jones, American Actress 1977 Brad Delson, American Musician 1977 Brittany Murphy, American Actress 1977 Fiona Apple, American Musician 1977 N.Y. Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship 1977 Groucho Marx, American Comedian 1977 George Kenney, American Soldier 1977 Nat Friedman, American Businessman 1977 Tom Brady, American Athlete 1977 Ashley Scott, American Actress 1977 Alice Paul, American Activist 1977 Vladimir Nabokov, American Novelist 1977 Jason Mraz, American Musician 1977 Jai Rodriguez, American Actor 1977 Marston Morse, American Mathematician 1977 Tom C. Clark, American Politician 1977 Kanye West, American Musician 1977 Ricky Williams, American Athlete 1977 Robert M. Hutchins, American Educator 1977 Tom Welling, American Actor 1977 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA American Defender Golf Tournament 1977 Aaron Stanford, American Actor 1977 Kelli White, American Athlete 1977 Joseph Hahn, American Musician 1977 Bubba Sparxxx, American Musician 1977 Chris Martin, American Musician 1977 Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship 1977 Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic 1977 Randy Moss, American Athlete 1977 Mike Shinoda, American Musician 1977 Gavin DeGraw, American Musician 1977 Vince Carter, American Athlete 1977 Colin Hanks, American Actor 1977 John Mayer, American Musician 1977 Maggie Gyllenhaal, American Actress 1977 Anais Nin, Cuban/American writer (Delta of Venus), dies at 73 1977 Obie Trice, American Musician 1977 Bode Miller, American Athlete 1977 Amber Benson, American Actress 1977 Carroll Quigley, American Writer 1977 Randy Harrison, American Actor 1976 Richard J. Daley, American Politician 1976 American Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature 1976 Ludacris, American Musician 1976 Shannon Elizabeth, American Actress 1976 Oliver Hudson, American Actor 1976 Shar Jackson, American Actress 1976 Scott Caan, American Actor 1976 Josh Schwartz, American Producer 1976 Jon Crosby, American Musician 1976 1st U.S. football club in Austria forms (FAAFC-1st Austrian American) 1976 Minor White, American Photographer 1976 J. Paul Getty, American Businessman 1976 Sue Roberts wins LPGA American Defender Golf Classic 1976 Samuel E. Morison, American Historian 1976 Dave Willis, American Actor 1976 Susan Ward, American Model 1976 Candace Cameron, American Actress 1976 Amy Smart, American Actress 1976 Peyton Manning, American Athlete 1976 Reese Witherspoon, American Actress 1976 Chester Bennington, American Musician 1976 Brittany Daniel, American Actress 1976 Danny Masterson, American Actor 1976 Ja Rule, American Musician 1976 Ali Larter, American Model 1976