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2009 Andrew Wyeth, American artist, dies at 91, after a brief illness
2007 Writers Guild of American goes on strike 2007 Albert Ellis, American psychologist, dies of heart failure at 93 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 capture 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 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 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 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 Mount 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 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 Al Hansen, Norwegian American artist, dies at 67 1995 Roger Zelazny, American Writer 1995 Stanley Elkin, American Author 1995 Lewis Thompson Preston, American Businessman 1995 Letitia Vriesde runs S American indoor record 800m (2:00.35) 1995 9th American Comedy Award: Rodney Dangerfield 1995 American Express Travel begins charging for domestic air tickets 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 Al Levitt, American jazz artist, dies at 63 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 Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, dies at 59 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 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 Augusto Alcalde, 1st South American Zen teacher, receives Dharma Transmission 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 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 and American League President, 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 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 Seattle Baptist Church declares sanctuary for Central American refugees 1982 Andy Roddick, American Athlete 1982 Erika Christensen, American Actress 1982 Finland, Italy, Germany, Austria and France form American European Football Federation (AEFF) 1982 Brad Renfro, born in Knoxville, Tennessee American actor, film and television 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, Russian/American engineer (cathode-ray tube), dies 1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr, 1st American test tube baby 1981 Mehmet Shehu, Prime Minister Albania 1954 - 1981, American spy, commits suicide 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 U.S. 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 Shakira, born in Barranquilla, Columbia, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, Latin American musical prodigy 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 Brandon Boyd, American Musician 1976 Lee J. Cobb, American Actor 1976 Vanessa Kerry, American Celebrity 1976 Piper Perabo, American Actress 1976 Buddy Rice, American Celebrity 1976 Anna Faris, American Actress 1976 David Mamet's "American Buffalo," premieres in New York City 1976 Charles Reznikoff, American Poet 1976 Desmond Harrington, American Actor 1976 Walter Piston, American Composer 1976 Colleen Haskell, American Celebrity 1976 Sean William Scott, American Actor 1976 Seann William Scott, American Actor 1975 Thornton Wilder, American Novelist 1975 Casey Affleck, American Actor 1975 Carolyn Murphy, American Model 1975 Anthony McAuliffe, American Soldier 1975 James Blish, American Author 1975 Torrie Wilson, American Celebrity 1975 Lil' Kim, American Musician 1975 Curtis Jackson, American Musician 1975 Tobey Maguire, American Actor 1975 Linda Cardellini, American Actress 1975 Joshua Leonard, American Actor 1975 Angelina Jolie, American Actress 1975 Andre Benjamin, American Musician 1975 Lauryn Hill, American Musician 1975 Joanne Carner wins LPGA American DefenderGolf Classic 1975 Johnny Galecki, born in Bree, Belgium, actor, American Dreamer, David-Roseanne 1975 Zach Braff, American Actor 1975 Eva Longoria, American Actress 1975 Jolene Blalock, American Actress 1975 2nd American Music Awards 1975 Amber Frey, American Celebrity 1975 Wes Borland, American Musician 1975 Aron Ralston, American Celebrity 1975 Rob Mariano, American Celebrity 1975 Patrick McHenry, American Politician 1975 Trish Stratus, American Entertainer 1975 Travis Barker, American Musician 1975 Marion Jones, American Athlete 1975 Kim Mathers, American Celebrity 1975 Tara Reid, American Actress 1975 Bradley Cooper, American Actor 1975 Edward Lawrie Tatum, American Scientist 1975 Danica McKellar, American Actress 1975 Bo Bice, American Musician 1974 Caprice Bourret, American Model 1974 Natalie Maines, American Musician 1974 Clarence Jones of Kintetsu Buffaloes hits his 38th HR, 1st American to win a Japanese HR title 1974 Jimmy Fallon, American Comedian 1974 Ryan Phillippe, American Actor 1974 Harmony Korine, American Director 1974 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate-European American Golf Open 1974 Dizzy Dean, American Athlete 1974 Earl Warren, American Judge 1974 Brande Roderick, American Model 1974 Jason Mewes, American Actor 1974 Ahmed Best, American Actor 1974 Aaron McGruder, American Artist 1974 Jewel, American Musician 1974 Jewel Kilcher, American Musician 1974 Ken Jennings, American Celebrity 1974 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic 1974 Breckin Meyer, American Actor 1974 Frederick Kelly, American Athlete 1974 Derek Luke, American Actor 1974 American Boccaccio Association forms 1974 Marston Bates, American Scientist 1974 Alyson Hannigan, American Actress 1974 Beanie Sigel, American Musician 1974 Eva Mendes, American Actress 1974 Matt Robinson, American Actor 1974 Chad Hugo, American Musician 1974 Bryan White, American Musician 1974 Seth Green, American Actor 1974 Joaquin Phoenix, American Actor 1974 Ryan Seacrest, American Entertainer 1974 Ed Helms, American Comedian 1974 Heather Donahue, American Actress 1974 Chloe Sevigny, American Actress 1974 Giovanni Ribisi, American Actor 1974 Rose McGowan, American Actress 1974 ABC airs final episode of "Love, American Style" 1974 Meg White, American Musician 1974 Luther H. Hodges, American Politician 1974 Nelly, American Musician 1973 American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not mental illness 1973 Holly Marie Combs, American Actress 1973 OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) forms 1973 "We're An American Band" by Grand Funk peaks at #1 1973 Bridgette Wilson, American Actress 1973 James Marsden, American Actor 1973 Anastacia, American Musician 1973 Paul Walker, American Actor 1973 Mike Storen becomes American Basketball Association's 4th commissioner 1973 Alexandra Kerry, American Actress 1973 Jennifer Wilbanks, American Celebrity 1973 Dave Chappelle, American Comedian 1973 Sergey Brin, American Businessman 1973 Monica Lewinsky, American Celebrity 1973 Nomar Garciaparra, American Athlete 1973 Omar Epps, American Actor 1973 Tim Ryan, American Politician 1973 Laurens Hammond, American Inventor 1973 Gretchen Wilson, American Musician 1973 Carson Daly, American Entertainer 1973 "American Graffiti" opens in New York City 1973 Faith Evans, American Musician 1973 Molly Sims, American Model 1973 Jeanette Rankin, American Politician 1973 Joshua Homme, American Musician 1973 Tori Spelling, American Actress 1973 James Haven, American Director 1973 Judy Rankin wins LPGA American Defender-Raleigh Golf Classic 1973 Elisabeth Rohm, American Actress 1973 Adrien Brody, American Actor 1973 Jennifer Esposito, American Actress 1973 Emma Caulfield, American Actress 1973 Pharrell Williams, American Musician 1973 David Blaine, American Entertainer 1973 Larry Page, American Businessman 1973 Pearl S. Buck, American Novelist 1973 American Indian Movement occupy Wounded Knee in South Dakota 1973 Members of American Indian Movement begin occupation of Wounded Knee 1973 Justin Sane, American Musician 1973 Drew Curtis, American Businessman 1973 Jason Behr, American Actor 1973 Seth MacFarlane, American Cartoonist 1973 Lyndon B. Johnson, American President 1973 Margaret Anderson, American Editor 1973 Dana Snyder, American Actor 1973 American League adopts designated hitter rule 1973 Mos Def, American Musician 1973 Nick Lachey, American Musician 1972 Joseph Cornell, American Sculptor 1972 Harry S. Truman, American President 1972 Ezra Pound, American Poet 1972 Eminem, American Musician 1972 American Museum of Immigration dedicated 1972 Michael Landes, actor, American Summer 1972 Chris Tucker, American Actor 1972 Don Byas, American Musician 1972 Oscar Levant, actor (American in Paris, Dance of Life), dies at 65 1972 Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam 1972 Angie Harmon, American Model 1972 Maya Rudolph, American Actress 1972 Allen J. Ellender, American Politician 1972 Scott Foley, American Actor 1972 Michael Rosenbaum, American Actor 1972 Chuck Klosterman, American Critic 1972 Amy Weber, American Actress 1972 Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history 1972 Selma Blair, American Actress 1972 Brian McBride, American Athlete 1972 Robin Tunney, American Actress 1972 Saul Alinsky, American Activist 1972 Wayne Brady, American Comedian 1972 Busta Rhymes, American Musician 1972 Gabriel Mann, American Actor 1972 Frank Tashlin, American Artist 1972 J. Edgar Hoover, American Public Servant 1972 Dwayne Johnson, American Athlete 1972 Julie Benz, American Actress 1972 Jorge Garcia, American Actor 1972 Carmen Electra, American Actress 1972 Jennifer Garner, American Actress 1972 Frank H Knight, American Economist 1972 C. W. Ceram, [Kurt Marek], German/U.S. writer (1st American), dies at 57 1972 James F. Byrnes, American Politician 1972 Krista Allen, American Actress 1972 Mark Hoppus, American Musician 1972 Rory Cochrane, American Actor 1972 Denise Richards, American Actress 1972 Bo Bennett, American Businessman 1972 Ajay Naidu, American Actor 1972 Julian H Steward, U.S. anthropologist (South American), dies at 70 1972 Natalie Clifford Barney, American Author 1972 Tim Jones, American Musician 1972 Gabrielle Union, American Actress 1972 Brad Paisley, American Musician 1972 Scott Peterson, American Criminal 1972 Alyssa Milano, American Actress 1972 Drea De Matteo, American Actress 1972 Wyclef Jean, American Musician 1972 Josh Duhamel, American Actor 1972 Amanda Peet, American Actress 1972 Tre Cool, American Musician 1972 Rebecca Romijn, American Actress 1972 Taye Diggs, American Actor 1971 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released 1971 Ralph Bunche, American Diplomat 1971 Ricky Martin, American Musician 1971 Dean Acheson, American Statesman 1971 Hugo Black, American Judge 1971 Luke Wilson, American Actor 1971 Sanaa Lathan, American Actress 1971 Jada Pinkett Smith, American Actress 1971 Amy Poehler, American Comedian 1971 Brooke Burke, American Model 1971 Rick Yune, American Actor 1971 16 baseball researchers form Society for American Baseball Research 1971 Allison Krauss, American Musician 1971 Missy Elliot, American Musician 1971 Missy Elliott, American Musician 1971 Christine Taylor, American Actress 1971 Monica Potter, American Actress 1971 Mark Wahlberg, American Actor 1971 Mary Lynn Rajskub, American Actress 1971 Josh Lucas, American Actor 1971 Bobby Jindal, American Politician 1971 Leo Burnett, American Businessman 1971 Ben Pollack, American Musician 1971 Lisa Lopes, American Musician 1971 Matt Stone, American Producer 1971 Tony Stewart, American Celebrity 1971 Sofia Coppola, American Director 1971 Marc Andreessen, American Businessman 1971 Nicholas Brendon, American Actor 1971 Joe Valachi, American Celebrity 1971 Method Man, American Musician 1971 Johnny Knoxville, American Actor 1971 Whitney M. Young, American Activist 1971 Matthew Vaughn, American Producer 1971 American Mensa, Ltd incorporates in NY 1971 Alex Chiu, American Businessman 1971 William Griffith Wilson, American Celebrity 1971 Snoop Dogg, American Musician 1971 Angelica Bridges, American Actress 1971 John Wozniak, American Musician 1971 Kid Rock, American Musician 1971 Chris Kirkpatrick, American Musician 1971 Billy Bush, American Entertainer 1971 Mary J. Blige, American Musician 1971 Harry Knowles, American Critic 1971 Big Punisher, American Musician 1971 Joey Lauren Adams, American Actress 1971 Corin Nemec, American Actor 1971 Norman Cota, American Soldier 1971 Richard L. Evans, American Clergyman 1970 North American Soccer League awards New York and Toronto franchises 1970 Matt Blunt, American Politician 1970 Napoleon Hill, American Writer 1970 American Norman Borlaug awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1970 Matt Damon, American Actor 1970 New American Bible published 1970 Dean Ween, American Musician 1970 Ani Difranco, American Musician 1970 Aisha Tyler, American Actress 1970 Neko Case, American Musician 1970 Latrell Sprewell, American Athlete 1970 Macy Gray, American Musician 1970 Debbie Gibson, American Musician 1970 Jay Mohr, American Actor 1970 Bill Roth, born in Yonkers, New York, gymnast, Gold Medal 1995 Pan American, 1996 Olympics 1970 John Carmack, American Scientist 1970 Fred Durst, American Musician 1970 Anthony Anderson, American Actor 1970 Thomas Lennon, American Actor 1970 M. Night Shyamalan, American Director 1970 Charisma Carpenter, American Actress 1970 Beck, American Musician 1970 Casey Kasem's "American Top 40" debuts on LA radio 1970 Barnett Newman, American Artist 1970 Yancy Butler, American Actress 1970 Steve Burton, American Actor 1970 Paul Thomas Anderson, American Director 1970 Sean Hayes, American Actor 1970 Cobi Jones, American Athlete 1970 Leah Remini, American Actress 1970 Lonnie Johnson, American Musician 1970 Jamie Kennedy, American Actor 1970 Joseph Wood Krutch, American Environmentalist 1970 Tina Fey, American Comedian 1970 Jordan Knight, American Musician 1970 Michael Patrick Jann, American Actor 1970 Samantha Mathis, American Actress 1970 Gina Philips, American Actress 1970 "Long and Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release 1970 Debra Wilson, American Comedian 1970 Jason Lee, American Actor 1970 Richard Neutra, American Architect 1970 Wesley Barnett, born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Olympic weightlifter, Silver medal 1987 Pan American 1970 Anna Louise Strong, American Journalist 1970 Vince Vaughn, American Actor 1970 John Frusciante, American Musician 1970 Julie Bowen, American Actress 1970 American Airlines' 1st flight of a Boeing 747 1970 Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand 1970 Paul Ryan, American Politician 1970 Adam Goldberg, American Actor 1970 Chely Wright, American Musician 1970 Will Oldham, American Musician 1970 Michelle Malkin, American Writer 1970 George M. Humphrey, American Lawyer 1970 George Humphrey, American Lawyer 1970 Chris Kattan, American Comedian 1970 Mike Epps, American Comedian 1970 David O. McKay, American Clergyman 1970 Sean Patrick Thomas, American Actor 1970 Zack de la Rocha, American Musician 1970 Charles Olson, American Poet 1970 Dave Eggers, American Writer 1970 Napolean Hill, American Author 1970 Morgan Spurlock, American Director 1970 Amy Jo Johnson, American Actress 1970 Julie Chen, American Journalist 1970 Puff Daddy, American Musician 1970 Stephanie Herseth, American Politician 1970 Sarah Silverman, American Comedian 1970 Richard Cardinal Cushing, American Clergyman 1969 Bryant H. McGill, American Poet 1969 Gwen Stefani, American Musician 1969 "Love American Style," premieres on ABC-TV 1969 Marc Anthony, American Musician 1969 France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912) 1969 Edward Norton, American Actor 1969 Donnie Wahlberg, American Actor 1969 David Wain, American Writer 1969 Charles Edison, American Businessman 1969 Josh Holloway, American Actor 1969 Lisa Nicole Carson, American Actress 1969 Gale Harold, American Actor 1969 Michael Gerber, American Writer 1969 John L. Lewis, American Leader 1969 Brian McKnight, American Musician 1969 Cathy McMorris, American Politician 1969 Tucker Carlson, American Journalist 1969 David Boreanaz, American Actor 1969 Kim Fields, American Actress 1969 Wes Anderson, American Writer 1969 Renee Zellweger, American Actress 1969 Jack Black, American Actor 1969 Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President 1969 Max Eastman, American Author 1969 Jonah Goldberg, American Celebrity 1969 Terrence Howard, American Actor 1969 Joshua Micah Marshall, American Politician 1969 Darren Aronofsky, American Director 1969 Thomas Jane, American Actor 1969 Allen Dulles, American Public Servant 1969 Mo Rocca, American Writer 1969 Ben Harper, American Musician 1969 Sarah Vowell, American Author 1969 John Edward, American Entertainer 1969 Duncan Sheik, American Musician 1969 Vanessa Marcil, American Actress 1969 Paige Davis, American Actress 1969 Jason Bateman, American Actor 1969 Nancy Kerrigan, American Athlete 1969 Kathleen Hanna, American Musician 1969 Jakob Dylan, American Musician 1969 Jay Z, American Musician 1968 Lucy Liu, American Actress 1968 Owen Wilson, American Actor 1968 Jim Caviezel, American Celebrity 1968 James Caviezel, American Actor 1968 Debra Messing, American Actress 1968 Kristin Chenoweth, American Actress 1968 Billy Crudup, American Actor 1968 Bobby Sheehan, American Musician 1968 Robert Kennedy, American Politician 1968 Ron Livingston, American Actor 1968 Rachel Griffiths, American Actress 1968 Tony Hawk, American Athlete 1968 Traci Lords, American Actress 1968 Margaret Young, American Musician 1968 Daisy Berkowitz, American Musician 1968 Curtis Jones, American Musician 1968 Ashley Judd, American Actress 1968 Edna Ferber, author (American Beauty), dies at 78 1968 Orlando Jones, American Comedian 1968 Paula Cole, American Musician 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader 1968 Kenny Chesney, American Musician 1968 Mark McGrath, American Musician 1968 Aaron Eckhart, American Actor 1968 Lisa Loeb, American Musician 1968 Johnny Kelly, American Musician 1968 Mitch Hedberg, American Comedian 1968 Neal Cassady, American Writer 1968 Lisa Marie Presley, American Musician 1968 Trevor Dunn, American Musician 1968 Rose Wilder Lane, American Journalist 1968 Edward Burns, American Actor 1968 Weegee, American Photographer 1968 Kenneth Scott Latourette, American Historian 1968 Arthur Fellig, American Photographer 1968 Rodney Carrington, American Comedian 1968 Traci Bingham, American Actress 1968 Bob Bartlett, American Politician 1968 Emily Procter, American Actress 1968 Francis Biddle, American Lawyer 1967 John Romero, American Inventor 1967 Edward Brooke, born in Washington, D.C, Senator-R-Massachusetts 1967 - 1979, first African American to be elected to the Senate 1967 Faith Hill, American Musician 1967 Maria Bartiromo, American Journalist 1967 Ad Reinhardt, American Artist 1967 Jeff Tweedy, American Musician 1967 George Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated 1967 Serj Tankian, American Musician 1967 Esther Forbes, American Author 1967 Philip Seymour Hoffman, American Actor 1967 Carl Sandberg, American Poet 1967 Vin Diesel, American Actor 1967 Will Ferrell, American Comedian 1967 Adam Savage, American Entertainer 1967 Patrick J. Kennedy, American Politician 1967 Ethel Percy Andrus, educator and founder of AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons , dies 1967 Bruce Barton, American Author 1967 Pamela Anderson, American Actress 1967 Mia Sara, American Actress 1967 John Yoo, American Educator 1967 Dave Navarro, American Musician 1967 Paul Giamatti, American Actor 1967 Anderson Cooper, American Journalist 1967 Billy Strayhorn, American Composer 1967 Poppy Z. Brite, American Author 1967 Charlie Hunter, American Musician 1967 Langston Hughes, American Poet 1967 Ana Gasteyer, American Comedian 1967 Tim McGraw, American Musician 1967 Jane Clayson, American Journalist 1967 Michael Franti, American Musician 1967 Dar Williams, American Musician 1967 Maria Bello, American Actress 1967 John Coltrane, American Musician 1967 Liz Phair, American Musician 1967 Matthew Barney, American Artist 1967 Billy Corgan, American Musician 1967 Lauren Graham, American Actress 1967 Brad Carson, American Lawyer 1967 Shuler Hensley, American Actor 1967 George Eads, American Actor 1967 Latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up 1967 A. J. Muste, American Activist 1967 Formation of American Basketball Association is announced 1967 Laura Dern, American Actress 1967 Meg Cabot, American Author 1967 Chris Ware, American Artist 1967 Keith Urban, American Musician 1967 Mark Ruffalo, American Actor 1967 Zakk Wylde, American Musician 1967 Steve Zahn, American Actor 1967 Jimmy Kimmel, American Celebrity 1967 Gavin Newsom, American Politician 1967 Artur Davis, American Politician 1967 Courtney Thorne Smith, American Actress 1967 Gary Allan, American Musician 1967 Liev Schreiber, American Actor 1967 Francis Cardinal Spellman, American Clergyman 1966 Edward Brooke, Representative-R-Massachusetts 1967 - 1979, becomes 1st African American elected to Senate 1966 Eric Rudolph, American Criminal 1966 Paula Jones, American Celebrity 1966 Doug E. Fresh, American Musician 1966 Ben Folds, American Musician 1966 Lee Ann Womack, American Musician 1966 Jimmy Wales, American Businessman 1966 Kristin Hersh, American Musician 1966 Montgomery Clift, American Actor 1966 Dan Lipinski, American Politician 1966 Mike Tyson, American Athlete 1966 Dan Abrams, American Journalist 1966 Kamal Ahmed, American Comedian 1966 Louis A. Johnson, American Public Servant 1966 Craig Kelly, American Athlete 1966 Tone Loc, American Musician 1966 Chester W. Nimitz, American Soldier 1966 Alfred P. Sloan, American Businessman 1966 Matt Drudge, American Celebrity 1966 Bill Goldberg, American Athlete 1966 Antoine Fuqua, American Director 1966 Rachel True, American Actress 1966 Rob Zombie, American Musician 1966 Sherman Alexie, American Writer 1966 Sarah Zettel, American Author 1965 Branch Rickey, American Athlete 1965 Dorothea Lange, American Photographer 1965 Bryan Singer, American Director 1965 Kyle Chandler, American Actor 1965 Moby, American Musician 1965 Claudia Christian, American Actress 1965 Adlai E. Stevenson, American Politician 1965 David O. Selznick, American Producer 1965 Joseph Auslander, American Poet 1965 Bernard Baruch, American Businessman 1965 Rick Larsen, American Politician 1965 Sonny and Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand" 1965 Mike Gordon, American Musician 1965 John C. Reilly, American Actor 1965 Chris A. Bridges, American Author 1965 Krist Novoselic, American Musician 1965 Edward R. Murrow, American Journalist 1965 Kevin James, American Comedian 1965 Eric Avery, American Musician 1965 Suge Knight, American Producer 1965 Jeff Zucker, American Businessman 1965 Frank Black, American Musician 1965 Mike McCready, American Musician 1965 Jill Goodacre, American Model 1965 Kiana Tom, American Model 1965 Billy Sherwood, American Musician 1965 Kevin Williamson, American Author 1965 Carrot Top, Florida, comedian, American Comedy Award-1994 1965 Michael Dell, American Businessman 1965 Felix Frankfurter, American Judge 1965 Malcom X, American Clergyman 1965 Jon Fishman, American Musician 1965 Michael Bay, American Director 1965 Jam Master Jay, American Musician 1965 Michael Diamond, American Musician 1965 Katharine Anthony, American Writer 1965 Dave Attell, American Comedian 1965 Henry A. Wallace, American Vice President 1965 Adam Jones, American Musician 1965 Randall Jarrell, American Poet 1965 Slick Rick, American Musician 1965 Dawn Powell, American Writer 1965 Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History 1965 Milton Avery, American Artist 1965 Cindy Margolis, American Model 1964 American Radio Relay League (organization for hams) founded 1964 Calista Flockhart, American Actress 1964 Trey Anastasio, American Musician 1964 Stephan Jenkins, American Musician 1964 Molly Shannon, American Actress 1964 Alfred Blalock, American Inventor 1964 Tavis Smiley, American Author 1964 John Sununu, American Politician 1964 Michael Johns, American Politician 1964 Anthony Weiner, American Politician 1964 Anthony D. Weiner, American Politician 1964 Adam Curry, American Journalist 1964 William Eardley, IV, American Public Servant 1964 Tom Walsh, American Celebrity 1964 Adam Duritz, American Musician 1964 Vivica Fox, American Actress 1964 Yeardley Smith, American Actress 1964 Eric Dolphy, American Musician 1964 Joss Whedon, American Writer 1964 Dan Brown, American Author 1964 Courteney Cox, American Actress 1964 Laura Kightlinger, American Comedian 1964 Kerry King, American Musician 1964 Wynonna Judd, Ashland, Kentucky, American Musician, Judds-Why Not Me 1964 Melissa Gilbert, American Actress 1964 Hank Azaria, American Actor 1964 Stephen Colbert, American Comedian 1964 Margaret Haddix, American Author 1964 Raye Hollit, American Gladiator, Zap 1964 Lisa Guerrero, American Journalist 1964 David Cross, American Actor 1964 Todd Barry, American Comedian 1964 Annabella Sciorra, American Actress 1964 Cheryl James, American Musician 1964 Wanda Sykes, American Comedian 1964 Glenn Beck, American Journalist 1964 Laura Linney, American Actress 1964 GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy 1964 Carl Van Vechten, American Writer 1964 Fareed Zakaria, American Journalist 1964 Victor Francis Hess, American Physicist 1964 Shepard Smith, American Journalist 1964 Patrick Warburton, American Actor 1964 Penelope Ann Miller, American Actress 1964 Jeff Bezos, American Businessman 1964 Bobby Flay, American Celebrity 1964 Dan Savage, American Writer 1964 Matthew Sweet, American Musician 1964 Douglas Wilson, American Entertainer 1963 A. J. Liebling, American journalist and writer, dies 1963 Philip Greenspun, American Scientist 1963 Randy Johnson, American Athlete 1963 American Bandstand moves to California, and airs once a week on Saturday 1963 Malcolm Gladwell, American Journalist 1963 Eric Johnston, American Businessman 1963 Steve Carell, American Actor 1963 Charles Seymour, American Historian 1963 Andrew Sullivan, American Journalist 1963 Kevin Mitnick, American Celebrity 1963 Alexandra Paul, born in New York City, actress, Christine, American Flyers, Dragnet 1963 Edie Falco, American Actress 1963 Brad Henry, American Politician 1963 American Heart Association is 1st agency to campaign against cigarettes 1963 Wesley Willis, American Musician 1963 Page McConnell, American Musician 1963 Aiden Wilson Tozer, American Clergyman 1963 Alessandra Ferri, British ballerina, American Ballet Theater 1963 1st American, James Whittaker, conquers Mount Everest 1963 Alfred Whitney Griswold, American historian and educator, President of Yale 1951 - 1963, dies of colon cancer 1963 Conan O'Brien, American Entertainer 1963 Joe Scarborough, American Politician 1963 Marc Jacobs, American Designer 1963 Michael Schiavo, American Celebrity 1963 Michael K. Powell, American Politician 1963 Neil LaBute, American Director 1963 Ron Kind, American Politician 1963 Joel Osteen, American Clergyman 1963 Jason Newsted, American Musician 1963 Nancy O'Dell, American Celebrity 1963 Billy Baldwin, American Designer 1963 Laurell K. Hamilton, American Writer 1963 Brian Greene, American Physicist 1963 Robert Frost, American Poet 1963 James Denton, American Actor 1963 Bruce Schneier, American Scientist 1963 Mark Pryor, American Politician 1963 Sam Graves, American Politician 1963 Laura Ingraham, American Celebrity 1962 American Basketball League announces suspension of operation 1962 Jon Stewart, American Entertainer 1962 American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize in literature 1962 Aida Turturro, American Actress 1962 Rebecca Miller, American Director 1962 Elizabeth Vargas, American Journalist 1962 e. e. cummings, American Poet 1962 Marie Laurie Mahabir, Guadeloupe, North American Bodybuilding Champ, 1985-87 1962 James Marsters, American Actor 1962 Tammy Bruce, American Author 1962 Kool Moe Dee, American Musician 1962 Alton Brown, American Entertainer 1962 Bob Schaffer, American Politician 1962 Jack Irons, American Musician 1962 Tom Kenny, American Actor 1962 Owen D. Young, American Businessman 1962 William Faulkner, American Novelist 1962 Gina Gershon, American Actress 1962 "All American" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 80 performances 1962 E. Franklin Frazier, American Sociologist 1962 Franz Kline, American Artist 1962 David Fincher, American Director 1962 Kevin J. Anderson, American Writer 1962 Stephen Sommers, American Director 1962 "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances 1962 Arthur H. Compton, American Scientist 1962 Arthur Holly Compton, American Scientist 1962 American Airlines 707 plunges nose 1st into Jamaica Bay New York killing 95 1962 Chris Chocola, American Politician 1962 John Glenn is 1st American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7 1962 Jackie Silva, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, volleyballer, Bronze Pan American 1962 Tammy Baldwin, American Politician 1962 Jim Beatty sets American indoor mile record (3:58.9) in LA 1962 Jeff Flake, American Politician 1962 Lee Terry, American Politician 1962 Victoria Gotti, American Celebrity 1962 Warren R. Austin, American Politician 1962 Melissa Bean, American Politician 1962 Steven Curtis Chapman, American Musician 1962 Dennis Chavez, American Politician 1962 Richard Jewell, American Celebrity 1962 Mike Judge, American Producer 1962 Rob Glaser, American Businessman 1962 Laura San Giacomo, American Actress 1962 Trace Adkins, American Musician 1962 Peter Steele, American Musician 1962 April Winchell, American Actress 1961 Bill Hicks, American Comedian 1961 Ann Coulter, American Journalist 1961 American Basketball League starts play 1961 Tom Sizemore, American Actor 1961 Charles Erwin Wilson, American Businessman 1961 Eric Stoltz, American Samoa, actor, Mask 1961 Michael Torke, American Composer 1961 James Gandolfini, American Actor 1961 Dave Mustaine, American Musician 1961 Dee Dee Myers, American Public Servant 1961 Mike Ross, American Politician 1961 J B Parsons is 1st African American judge of a U.S. District Court 1961 Tom Ford, American Designer 1961 Learned Hand, American Judge 1961 Susan Olsen, American Actress 1961 Barack Obama, American Politician 1961 Judy Kimball wins LPGA American Women's Golf Open 1961 Keith Sweat, American Musician 1961 Toby Keith, American Musician 1961 Carl Lewis, American Athlete 1961 Laurence Fishburne, American Actor 1961 Ma Ferguson, American Politician 1961 David Leavitt, American Novelist 1961 Kim Deal, American Musician 1961 Aaron Sorkin, American Producer 1961 Tom Araya, American Musician 1961 Lawrence Lessig, American Educator 1961 Paul Begala, American Journalist 1961 Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7) 1961 David Vitter, American Politician 1961 Joe Murray, American Artist 1961 George Lopez, American Comedian 1961 American Harold Graham makes 1st rocket belt flight 1961 John Podhoretz, American Writer 1961 Daniel Clowes, American Author 1961 Vincent Gallo, American Actor 1961 Amy Sedaris, American Actress 1961 B. Carroll Reece, American Politician 1961 Mitch Gaylord, born in California, gymnast, Olympics 1984, actor, American Anthem 1961 Camryn Manheim, American Actress 1961 Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist 1961 Gresham Barrett, American Politician 1961 Alexander Payne, American Director 1961 Vince Neil, American Musician 1961 Tim Meadows, American Comedian 1961 Sean Hannity, American Writer 1961 Dexter Scott King, American Actor 1961 Edward Albee's "American Dream," premieres in New York City 1961 Mary Bono, American Politician 1961 Eric Allin Cornell, American Physicist 1961 Rick Moody, American Novelist 1961 Isaac Mizrahi, American Designer 1961 Wayne Coyne, American Musician 1961 Janet Jones, Bridgeton, Missouri, actress, American Anthem, Flamingo Kid 1961 Bill Shuster, American Politician 1961 Julia Sweeney, American Comedian 1961 Clarice Baright, 1st woman admitted to American Bar Association, dies at 74 1961 John Thune, American Politician 1960 Washington Senators joins American League 1960 Timothy Pawlenty, American Politician 1960 Allison Janney, American Actress 1960 Ari Fleischer, American Public Servant 1960 Blanche Lincoln, American Politician 1960 Melissa Leo, American Actress 1960 Alison Bechdel, American Cartoonist 1960 4th American Football League plays 1st game (Denver 13, Boston 10) 1960 Aimee Mann, American Musician 1960 Edith Rogers, American Politician 1960 Richard Roeper, American Critic 1960 Patty Berg wins LPGA American Women's Golf Open 1960 Richard Linklater, American Director 1960 Mark Burnett, American Businessman 1960 Adam Schiff, American Politician 1960 Mark Sanford, American Politician 1960 Charlie Dent, American Politician 1960 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman 1960 Jaron Lanier, American Artist 1960 Steve Cauthen, American Athlete 1960 American Samoa sets up a constitutional government 1960 Brad Garrett, American Actor 1960 Afrika Bambaataa, American Musician 1960 Jon Huntsman, Jr., American Politician 1960 Catherine Keener, American Actress 1960 Jim Matheson, American Politician 1960 Lance Burton, American Entertainer 1960 Tony Robbins, American Writer 1960 Joel Hodgson, American Entertainer 1960 Heather Wilson, American Politician 1960 Dave Pelzer, American Writer 1960 Zora Neale Hurston, American Dramatist 1960 Peter G. Fitzgerald, American Politician 1960 Eric Alterman, American Writer 1960 Stanley Tucci, American Actor 1960 Michael R. Turner, American Politician 1960 Loretta Sanchez, American Politician 1960 Matthew Shipp, American Musician 1960 Andrea Thompson, American Actress 1960 Dudley Nichols, American Screenwriter 1960 Carol Alt, American Model 1959 George Marshall, American Statesman 1959 Maya Lin, American Architect 1959 Michael Pare, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Greatest American Hero, Houston Knights 1959 Abraham Flexner, American Educator 1959 Mark Kirk, American Politician 1959 Ben Chandler, American Politician 1959 Jack Norworth, American Musician 1959 William Halsey, American Soldier 1959 David Koresh, American Criminal 1959 Jonathan Franzen, American Novelist 1959 Magic Johnson, American Athlete 1959 Marcia Gay Harden, American Actress 1959 Stanley Jordan, American Musician 1959 William D. Leahy, American Soldier 1959 Scott Garrett, American Politician 1959 Jessica Hahn, American Celebrity 1959 Vincent D'Onofrio, American Actor 1959 Brian Roberts, American Businessman 1959 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA American Women's Golf Open 1959 Eliot Spitzer, American Lawyer 1959 Mike Pence, American Politician 1959 Colin Quinn, American Comedian 1959 Ving Rhames, American Actor 1959 Brian Williams, American Journalist 1959 Raymond Chandler, American Writer 1959 Flavor Flav, American Musician 1959 Lester Young, American Musician 1959 Lester Dent, American Writer 1959 Ira Glass, American Journalist 1959 Jennifer M. Granholm, American Politician 1959 Jennifer Granholm, American Politician 1959 Armstrong Williams, American Journalist 1959 American Airlines Electra crashes in New York's East River, killing 65 1959 Mike Tice, American Coach 1959 Neal Stephenson, American Writer 1959 Patricia Clarkson, American Actress 1959 Rahm Emanuel, American Politician 1959 Frank Darabont, American Director 1959 Keith Olbermann, American Journalist 1959 1st transcontinental coml jet flight (American) (LA to New York for $301) 1959 Michael P. Anderson, American Astronaut 1959 William Cameron Forbes, American Diplomat 1959 Al Yankovic, American Comedian 1959 Cecil B. DeMille, American Producer 1959 Jo Bonner, American Politician 1959 George C. Marshall, American Soldier 1959 Emeril Lagasse, American Celebrity 1959 Donna Brazile, American Politician 1959 Lee Haney, American Athlete 1959 Brian Higgins, American Politician 1959 Clancy Brown, American Actor 1959 Candace Bushnell, American Writer 1958 Charles Kettering, American Inventor 1958 Warner Fabian, [S Adams], U.S. author (Great American Fraud), dies at 87 1958 Viggo Mortensen, American Actor 1958 Neil Cavuto, American Journalist 1958 Dan Castellaneta, American Actor 1958 Julie Brown, American Actress 1958 Ernest Lawrence, American Scientist 1958 Tim Burton, American Director 1958 Steve Case, American Businessman 1958 Mary Ritter Beard, American historian, dies at 82 1958 Mark Cuban, American Businessman 1958 Patty Berg wins LPGA American Women's Golf Open 1958 Bela Fleck, American Musician 1958 Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist 1958 Bruce Campbell, American Actor 1958 Herbert Bayard Swope, American Editor 1958 Jello Biafra, American Musician 1958 Bobby Farrelly, American Director 1958 Mac Thornberry, American Politician 1958 Meredith Brooks, American Musician 1958 Keenen Ivory Wayans, American Comedian 1958 Prince, American Musician 1958 Annette Bening, American Actress 1958 Ted Levine, American Actor 1958 Lea DeLaria, American Comedian 1958 Mitch Albom, American Writer 1958 Tom Feeney, American Athlete 1958 Ron Reagan, American Journalist 1958 U.S. and Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) 1958 Bill Sienkiewicz, American Artist 1958 Hal Sutton, American Athlete 1958 Andie MacDowell, American Actress 1958 Elliot Paul, American Journalist 1958 William Christopher Handy, American Musician 1958 John Ensign, American Politician 1958 Susie Bright, American Writer 1958 Recording Industry Association of American created 1958 Jack Abramoff, American Criminal 1958 Ice T, American Musician 1958 Cecily Adams, Queens, New York, entertainment caster, American Heart 1958 Rick Reilly, American Writer 1958 Geoff Davis, American Politician 1958 Rita Wilson, American Actress 1958 Hilary Rosen, American Businessman 1958 Thomas Kinkade, American Artist 1958 Megan Mullally, American Actress 1958 Xander Berkeley, American Actor 1958 Bernie Mac, born in Chicago, American actor, comedian, sketch writer 1958 Robert Patrick, American Actor 1958 George Saunders, American Writer 1958 Edward Weston, American Photographer 1958 Charlie Kaufman, American Screenwriter 1957 Janet Napolitano, American Politician 1957 Robert. L. Ehrlich, American Politician 1957 Simon and Garfunkel appear on "American Bandstand" as "Tom and Jerry" 1957 Jeff East, born in Kansas, Missouri, American actor, best-known for role of Clark Kent in 1978 film "Superman" 1957 "American Bandstand" premieres 1957 Michael W. Smith, American Musician 1957 Brad Bird, American Cartoonist 1957 Khandi Alexander, American Dancer 1957 Denis Leary, American Actor 1957 Laura Innes, American Actress 1957 Nancy Glass, TV broadcaster, American Journal 1957 James McGreevey, American Politician 1957 "American Bandstand," begins network TV (ABC) 1957 Mojo Nixon, American Musician 1957 Don Bowden becomes 1st American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7) 1957 Cindy Sheehan, American Activist 1957 Jerry Weller, American Politician 1957 Berkeley Breathed, American Cartoonist 1957 Richard Powers, American Novelist 1957 Jeff Hawkins, American Inventor 1957 Anti American riots breakout in Taipei, Taiwan 1957 John Rowland, American Politician 1957 Lisa Murkowski, American Politician 1957 Eliot Ness, American Public Servant 1957 Amy Goodman, American Journalist 1957 Mark Kennedy, American Politician 1957 John M. Ford, American Writer 1957 Katherine Harris, American Politician 1957 Christopher Morley, American Author 1957 Tad Williams, American Writer 1957 John Hoeven, American Politician 1957 Cheryl Lynn, American Musician 1957 Renee Fleming, American Musician 1957 Julia Morgan, American Architect 1957 Gilbert Hernandez, American Artist 1957 Payne Stewart, American Athlete 1957 Louis B. Mayer, American Director 1957 Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, American Celebrity 1957 Nancy Cartwright, American Actress 1957 Bob Ehrlich, American Politician 1957 Margaret Spellings, American Public Servant 1957 J. C. Watts, American Politician 1957 Michael Clarke Duncan, American Actor 1957 Greg Walden, American Politician 1957 Nicholson Baker, American Novelist 1957 Andrew Cuomo, American Politician 1957 Russell Simmons, American Businessman 1957 Eric S. Raymond, American Author 1956 Rod Blagojevich, American Politician 1956 1st American to land an airplane at South Pole - Rear Admiral G. J. Dufek 1956 James Talent, American Politician 1956 Sam Brownback, American Politician 1956 Mark Morris, American Dancer 1956 GG Allin, American Musician 1956 Alfred Kinsey, American Scientist 1956 Louise Suggs wins LPGA All American Golf Open 1956 Meg Whitman, American Businessman 1956 Carol Leifer, American Comedian 1956 Michael Connelly, American Author 1956 Jerry Doyle, American Actor 1956 Tom McClintock, American Politician 1956 Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand 1956 Anthony Bourdain, American Author 1956 Thomas J. Watson, American Scientist 1956 Patricia Cornwell, American Writer 1956 Keith David, American Actor 1956 Sugar Ray Leonard, American Athlete 1956 David Guterson, American Author 1956 Phil Foglio, American Cartoonist 1956 Alben W. Barkley, American Vice President 1956 Charles MacArthur, American Playwright 1956 Christopher Darden, American Lawyer 1956 David E. Kelley, American Producer 1956 Ray Combs, American Comedian 1956 Steve Ballmer, American Businessman 1956 Laura Thorne, chef, named one of 10 best American chefs 1956 Brian Baird, American Politician 1956 Teena Marie, American Musician 1956 Aileen Wuornos, American Criminal 1956 Elsie Janis, American Musician 1956 Emo Philips, American Comedian 1956 H. L. Mencken, American Writer 1956 Karen Hughes, American Politician 1956 David Sedaris, American Writer 1956 Steve Harvey, American Actor 1956 Marvin Bush, American Celebrity 1956 Geena Davis, American Actress 1956 Chaka Fattah, American Politician 1956 Grover Norquist, American Politician 1956 Jim Hodges, American Politician 1956 Peter Farrelly, American Director 1956 James Newman, American Astronaut 1956 Jim Elliot, American Clergyman 1956 David Caruso, American Actor 1956 Charles E. Merrill, American Businessman 1956 Lynda Barry, American Cartoonist 1955 Evan Bayh, American Politician 1955 Mary Landrieu, American Politician 1955 Ann Bancroft, American Explorer 1955 Gwen Ifill, American Journalist 1955 Brian Schweitzer, American Politician 1955 Bernard Kerik, American Public Servant 1955 Gary Webb, American Journalist 1955 Mike Huckabee, American Politician 1955 William F. DeVault, American Poet 1955 John Sweeney, American Politician 1955 Wayne Knight, American Actor 1955 Alberto Gonzales, American Public Servant 1955 Caleb Carr, American Novelist 1955 Thomas Leonard, American Businessman 1955 Pat Brown, American Psychologist 1955 Brent Bozell, American Journalist 1955 Lindsey Graham, American Politician 1955 Glenn Danzig, American Musician 1955 George Radanovich, American Politician 1955 Griffin Dunne, actor, American Werewolf in London, Who's That Girl 1955 Joey Scarbury, born in Ontario, California, singer, Greatest American Hero 1955 Jake Roberts, American Celebrity 1955 Jon Porter, American Politician 1955 Tom Bergeron, American Celebrity 1955 Dave Winer, American Scientist 1955 Barbara Kingsolver, American Novelist 1955 David Wu, American Politician 1955 Stephen F. Lynch, American Politician 1955 Matthew Henson, American Explorer 1955 Ken Salazar, American Politician 1955 Jim Gerlach, American Politician 1955 Jim Cramer, American Businessman 1955 John Elias Baldacci, American Politician 1955 John Baldacci, American Politician 1955 Richard Burr, American Politician 1955 Ira Hayes, American Soldier 1955 Bill Condon, American Director 1955 Neil Bush, American Businessman 1955 Jeff Koons, American Artist 1955 Jane Kaczmarek, American Actress 1955 Carter Burwell, American Composer 1955 Rob Portman, American Politician 1955 Kevin Shelley, American Politician 1955 Yves Tanguy, French/American sailor/surrealistic painter, dies 1955 Thomas Keller, American Celebrity 1955 Robert E. Sherwood, American Playwright 1955 Darrell Hammond, American Comedian 1955 Yo-Yo Ma, American Musician 1954 Mark Warner, American Politician 1954 Condoleezza Rice, American Statesman 1954 Mike Rounds, American Politician 1954 Robert H. Jackson, American Statesman 1954 Al Sharpton, American Politician 1954 Jeffrey Combs, American Actor 1954 Mark Foley, American Politician 1954 Carly Fiorina, American Businessman 1954 Pat Metheny, American Musician 1954 Sam J. Jones, American Actor 1954 Michael Badnarik, American Politician 1954 Al Dimeola, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rocker, guitarist, Latin jazz and Italian American jazz fusion 1954 J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer 1954 Grantland Rice, American Journalist 1954 Betty McCollum, American Politician 1954 Neil Tennant, American Musician 1954 Bob Ney, American Politician 1954 Louise Erdrich, American Writer 1954 Jerry Moran, American Politician 1954 Robert Capa, American Photographer 1954 Marvin Hagler, American Athlete 1954 Candice S. Miller, American Politician 1954 Randy Cross, American Athlete 1954 1st American, civilian pilot, P.R. Holden, wounded in Indochina 1954 Michael Moore, American Activist 1954 Edwin Armstrong, American Inventor 1954 Gale Norton, American Public Servant 1954 Ron Howard, Oklahoma, actor and director, American Graffiti, Happy Days 1954 Neil Schon, American Musician 1954 Patty Hearst, American Celebrity 1954 Frederick Lewis Allen, American Editor 1954 Michael Bergdahl, American Author 1954 Maxwell Bodenheim, American Poet 1954 Cliff Martinez, American Musician 1954 Bill Mumy, American Actor 1954 Larry Summers, American Economist 1954 Lawrence Summers, American Economist 1954 Stephen Carter, American Lawyer 1954 Brad Sherman, American Politician 1954 Mike McCurry, American Public Servant 1954 Sandra Cisneros, American Author 1954 Cindy Sherman, American Photographer 1954 Scott McNealy, American Businessman 1954 Chris Noth, American Actor 1954 Jeff Sachs, American Economist 1954 Robert Menendez, American Politician 1953 American Airlines begins 1st regular coml NY-LA air service 1953 Alex Grey, American Artist 1953 Charles Martin Smith, Van Nuys California, actor, American Graffiti 1953 Edwin Powell Hubble, American Scientist 1953 Tommy Shaw, American Musician 1953 Frederick M. Vinson, American Judge 1953 John Zorn, American Composer 1953 Mary Matalin, American Celebrity 1953 John Salazar, American Politician 1953 Thomas Friedman, American Journalist 1953 Douglas Feith, American Public Servant 1953 Anna Quindlen, American author, journalist, and New York Times columnist 1953 Billy Hinsche, born in Manila, Philippines, William 'Billy' Hinsche, American musician, rocker, member of Dino, Desi, and Billy singing group, toured with The Beach Boys 1953 George Herbert Walker, American Businessman 1953 Baron Hill, American Politician 1953 John Edwards, American Politician 1953 Linda Lingle, American Politician 1953 Cornel West, American Educator 1953 Janis Karpinski, American Soldier 1953 Kim Gordon, American Musician 1953 Ruby Wax, American Comedian 1953 Andy Hertzfeld, American Inventor 1953 Frank Gaffney, American Writer 1953 Lincoln Chafee, American Politician 1953 Carl Hiaasen, American Writer 1953 American B-47 accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on South Carolina, the bomb doesn't go off due to 6 safety catches 1953 Paul Krugman, American Journalist 1953 Robert M. La Follette, American Politician 1953 William Petersen, American Actor 1953 Roberta Williams, American Designer 1953 Jeb Bush, American Politician 1953 Rick Wagoner, American Businessman 1953 Joe Bob Briggs, American Critic 1953 Steven Hatfill, American Scientist 1953 NFL's National and American conference become Eastern and Western conf 1953 Antonio Villaraigosa, American Politician 1953 Jim Jarmusch, American Director 1953 Steve Chabot, American Politician 1953 Paul Allen, American Businessman 1953 Robert Alton Harris, American Criminal 1953 Tito Jackson, American Musician 1953 Frances Conroy, American Actress 1953 NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 27-7 1953 Tom Barrett, American Politician 1953 Joyce Maynard, American Writer 1952 Susan Collins, American Politician 1952 John Lynch, American Politician 1952 North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH 1952 Ernie Fletcher, American Politician 1952 Roseanne Barr, American Actress 1952 Ed Case, American Politician 1952 Bell Hooks, American Critic 1952 Bob Goodlatte, American Politician 1952 "I am an American Day" and "Constitution Day" renamed "Citizenship Day" 1952 Don Was, American Musician 1952 Rita Dove, American Poet 1952 Paul Reubens, American Comedian 1952 Louise Suggs wins LPGA All American Women Golf Tournament 1952 Philip E. Berger, American Politician 1952 Gus Van Sant, American Director 1952 Johnny Thunders, American Musician 1952 A. Whitney Brown, American Comedian 1952 Robert D. Kaplan, American Journalist 1952 James H. Douglas, American Politician 1952 Spencer Abraham, American Politician 1952 Matthew Bright, American Director 1952 Gary Bettman, American Businessman 1952 Gordon Smith, American Politician 1952 Diane Duane, American Writer 1952 John Kasich, American Politician 1952 American Bowling Congress approves use of an automatic pinsetter 1952 Larry Elder, American Journalist 1952 Jim Costa, American Politician 1952 Clayton Christensen, American Businessman 1952 Kim Stanley Robinson, American Writer 1952 24th Academy Awards - "American in Paris," H Bogart and Vivian Leigh win 1952 Harvey Weinstein, American Producer 1952 Alice Hoffman, American Author 1952 Howard Chandler Christy, American Artist 1952 Bill Frist, American Politician 1952 Amy Tan, American Novelist 1952 Randy Forbes, American Politician 1952 Mike Varty, born in Detroit, Michigan, athlete, American football linebacker for the National Football League 1952 John Hickenlooper, American Politician 1952 John Cornyn, American Politician 1952 Kathryn Bigelow, American Director 1952 Timothy White, American Critic 1952 Rick Ross, American Celebrity 1952 Bill Kristol, American Politician 1952 Curly Howard, American Actor 1952 Chris Cox, American Politician 1952 Susan Estrich, American Journalist 1952 Robin McKinley, American Writer 1952 Sydney Biddle Barrows, American Celebrity 1952 John Lurie, American Actor 1952 John Lone, American Actor 1952 NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 30-13 1952 Walter Mosley, American Novelist 1952 Cathy Rigby, American Athlete 1952 Ben Crenshaw, American Athlete 1952 Jim Woodring, American Artist 1952 Susan Dey, American Actress 1952 Charles F. Bass, American Politician 1952 Charles Foster Bass, American Politician 1952 Michael Cunningham, American Writer 1951 Harold Ross, American Editor 1951 Organization of Central American States forms 1951 John Tierney, American Politician 1951 Bill Klem, American Athlete 1951 Albert Wynn, American Politician 1951 John French Sloan, American Artist 1951 Jim DeMint, American Politician 1951 Edward Witten, American Mathematician 1951 Greg Bear, American Writer 1951 Emmet Fox, American Author 1951 Anthony A. Williams, American Politician 1951 Rob Bishop, American Politician 1951 James Norman Hall, American Author 1951 John Doerr, American Businessman 1951 John Salthouse, British actor, American Werewolf in London 1951 Todd Tiahrt, American Politician 1951 Suze Orman, American Author 1951 Sally Ride, American Astronaut 1951 Michael Crapo, American Politician 1951 Charles G. Dawes, American Vice President 1951 Gwen Moore, American Politician 1951 American Bowling Congress begins 1st masters tournament 1951 Dean Kamen, American Inventor 1951 John Hannah, American Athlete 1951 John Abizaid, American Soldier 1951 Bill Frisell, American Musician 1951 Michael Kinsley, American Journalist 1951 1st Pan American Games opens (Buenos Aires Argentina) 1951 Lloyd C. Douglas, American Clergyman 1951 Robert Iger, American Businessman 1951 Charles S. Dutton, American Actor 1951 Shelley Berkley, American Politician 1951 Terry McMillan, American Author 1951 Stephen Root, American Actor 1951 John Mellencamp, American Musician 1951 Shoeless Joe Jackson, American Athlete 1951 Eugene Chadbourne, American Composer 1950 Thomas Vilsack, American Politician 1950 Ralph J Bunche (1st black American) presented Nobel Peace Prize 1950 Agnes Repplier, American essayist and writer, 'Books and Men' and 'In Pursuit of Laughter', dies 1950 Augusto Gen'un Alcalde, Buenos Aires, 1st South American Zen teacher 1950 Edna St. Vincent Millay, American Author 1950 Dave Freudenthal, American Politician 1950 Patty Murray, American Politician 1950 Alan Colmes, American Journalist 1950 Jo Ann Emerson, American Politician 1950 Henry Louis Gates, American Critic 1950 Mike Simpson, American Politician 1950 Michael K. Simpson, American Politician 1950 1st helicopter rescue of American pilot behind enemy lines 1950 Phil McGraw, American Psychologist 1950 John Landis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, American Werewolf in London 1950 Dave Reichert, American Politician 1950 Andres Serrano, American Photographer 1950 Alan Keyes, American Politician 1950 American Bowling Congress ends all-white-males rule 1950 Jenny Holzer, American Artist 1950 Mark Udall, American Politician 1950 Arianna Huffington, American Journalist 1950 Jo Ann Davis, American Politician 1950 Mercedes Lackey, American Author 1950 Mike Johanns, American Politician 1950 Marvin Olasky, American Educator 1950 George Noory, American Journalist 1950 Tim Bishop, American Politician 1950 Tim Russert, born in New York, American television journalist, author, lawyer, 'Meet the Press' moderator 1950 Scott McCallum, American Politician 1950 Debbie Stabenow, American Politician 1950 Bainbridge Colby, American Public Servant 1950 Carter G Woodson, American historian (black studies), dies at 74 1950 Carter G. Woodson, American Historian 1950 Michael F. Easley, American Politician 1950 Charles Krauthammer, American Journalist 1950 Edgar Lee Masters, American Poet 1950 Rick Perry, American Politician 1950 George Richards Minot, American Scientist 1950 Julius Irving, American Athlete 1950 William Katt, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Greatest American Hero, 1st Love 1950 Rich Glover, born in Bayonne, New Jersey, athlete, American football player, played in the NFL's New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles 1950 George Thorogood, American Musician 1950 John Doolittle, American Politician 1950 Tom Brown, Jr., American Celebrity 1950 Jack Youngblood, American Athlete 1950 Karl Rove, American Politician 1950 Gennifer Flowers, American Celebrity 1950 Charles Schumer, American Politician 1950 Bill Owens, American Politician 1950 Tina Weymouth, American Musician 1950 Jeffrey Katzenberg, American Producer 1950 Gary Locke, American Politician 1950 Chris Cannon, American Politician 1950 Henry L. Stimson, American Statesman 1950 Wendy Wasserstein, American Playwright 1950 Randy Castillo, American Musician 1950 Harvey Martin, American Athlete 1950 Sheila Jackson Lee, American Politician 1950 Nora Roberts, American Author 1950 Roy Blunt, American Politician 1950 Louis Freeh, American Lawyer 1950 Steven Jesse Bernstein, American Writer 1950 Asa Hutchinson, American Lawyer 1950 Robert B. Laughlin, American Physicist 1949 Lois McMaster Bujold, American Writer 1949 Sigourney Weaver, American Actress 1949 American Contract Bridge League votes 58 % to keep blacks out 1949 Burton Richardson, American Entertainer 1949 Jerry Costello, American Politician 1949 Jerry B. Jenkins, American Novelist 1949 Will Cuppy, American Writer 1949 Joe Barton, American Politician 1949 Leon Redbone, American Musician 1949 Bob Holden, American Politician 1949 Norm Coleman, American Politician 1949 Jonathan Kellerman, American Psychologist 1949 Edward Thorndike, American Psychologist 1949 James Fallows, American Journalist 1949 Frank Murphy, American Politician 1949 Richard Russo, American Novelist 1949 Ann Veneman, American Public Servant 1949 Vera Wang, American Designer 1949 Chris Van Allsburg, American Author 1949 Bill Keller, American Editor 1949 Holly Near, American Musician 1949 Steve King, American Politician 1949 Jim Broadbent, American Actor 1949 Tom Cole, American Politician 1949 Christopher Hitchens, American Author 1949 Scott Turow, American Novelist 1949 Dorothy Allison, American Writer 1949 Mitch Daniels, American Politician 1949 Leigh Steinberg, American Businessman 1949 Elizabeth George, American Author 1949 Danielle Berry, American Celebrity 1949 Richard Neal, American Politician 1949 Ken Wilber, American Philosopher 1949 Peter Agre, American Scientist 1949 Jerry Lawler, American Entertainer 1949 Hervey Allen, American Author 1949 Jonathan Carroll, American Author 1949 Linda Tripp, American Celebrity 1949 Jeff Dowd, American Actor 1949 Anita Borg, American Scientist 1949 Franklin Raines, American Businessman 1949 Harry Stack Sullivan, American Psychologist 1949 Tom Kite, American Athlete 1949 Robert Sternberg, American Educator 1949 Les Moonves, American Businessman 1949 Joseph C. Wilson, American Public Servant 1948 Lester Bangs, American Critic 1948 John Bolton, American Statesman 1948 Howard Dean, American Politician 1948 Jim Steinman, American Musician 1948 Diane Ackerman, born in Waukegan, Illinois, American poet, author and naturalist, wrote 'Wife of Light' and 'A Natural History of Love' 1948 John M. McHugh, American Politician 1948 Bob Beauprez, American Politician 1948 Christa McAuliffe, American Astronaut 1948 Charles A. Beard, American Historian 1948 Lewis Black, American Comedian 1948 Charles Evans Hughes, American Judge 1948 Dennis Prager, American Journalist 1948 Sally Struthers, American Actress 1948 Peggy Fleming, American Athlete 1948 D. W. Griffith, American Director 1948 John B. Larson, American Politician 1948 S. E. Hinton, American Writer 1948 John Larson, American Politician 1948 John Joseph Pershing, American Soldier 1948 Tom Latham, American Politician 1948 Phylicia Rashad, American Actress 1948 American Library Association adopts Library Bill of Rights 1948 Rufus Jones, American Writer 1948 Joe Roth, American Director 1948 Jim Wallis, American Writer 1948 Duncan Hunter, American Politician 1948 Gary McCord, American Athlete 1948 Richard H. Baker, American Politician 1948 Tom Udall, American Politician 1948 Kathleen Sebelius, American Politician 1948 Dave Heineman, American Politician 1948 Org of American States charter signed at Bogota, Colombia 1948 Paul Cellucci, American Politician 1948 Dan Simmons, American Author 1948 Steve Tyler, American Musician 1948 Wolf Blitzer, American Journalist 1948 Margaret Weis, American Writer 1948 Michael Owen Bruce, American Musician 1948 Tom Coburn, American Politician 1948 Roy Barnes, American Politician 1948 James Ellroy, American Writer 1948 Jean O'Leary, American Activist 1948 Steven Chu, American Scientist 1948 Kenneth Blackwell, American Politician 1948 Art Spiegelman, American Artist 1948 Mordecai Brown, American Athlete 1948 Ray Kurzweil, American Inventor 1948 Errol Morris, American Director 1948 Rick James, American Musician 1948 Dick Morris, American Author 1948 Josephus Daniels, American Politician 1948 Ted Poe, American Politician 1948 John Engler, American Politician 1948 Aaron Brown, American Journalist 1948 Robert Quillen, American Journalist 1948 Max Burns, American Politician 1948 Bob Wise, American Politician 1948 Allyson Schwartz, American Politician 1948 Lynn Abbey, American Author 1947 Tom Daschle, American Politician 1947 Jameson Parker, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, American Justice, Simon and Simon 1947 P. J. O'Rourke, American Comedian 1947 John Perry Barlow, American Writer 1947 Vic Snyder, American Politician 1947 Fiorello LaGuardia, American Politician 1947 John Kline, American Politician 1947 Temple Grandin, American Educator 1947 Joe Manchin, American Politician 1947 Ben Shneiderman, American Scientist 1947 Carol Moseley Braun, American Politician 1947 Danielle Steel, American Novelist 1947 Rick Derringer, rocker, I am the Real American, Hulk Hogan's theme 1947 Robert M. Parker, Jr., American Critic 1947 Steve Forbes, American Businessman 1947 Alexis Herman, American Public Servant 1947 O. J. Simpson, American Athlete 1947 Todd Akin, American Politician 1947 Octavia Butler, American Writer 1947 Meredith Baxter, American Actress 1947 Candy Clark, born in Oklahoma, actress, Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti 1947 Linda Chavez, American Author 1947 Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win British Women's Amateur Golf Champ 1947 Sara Paretsky, American Author 1947 John Dykstra, American Scientist 1947 Gene Robinson, American Clergyman 1947 Karen Valentine, Santa Rosa California, actress, Love American Style, Room 222 1947 Bob Edwards, American Journalist 1947 Al Ciner, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1947 Andrew Card, American Politician 1947 Caroline B. Cooney, American Writer 1947 William Moulton Marston, American Psychologist 1947 Willa Cather, American Author 1947 Andrew Tobias, American Journalist 1947 John Thorn, American Historian 1947 Tom Clancy, American Novelist 1947 Tom DeLay, American Politician 1947 Robert Kiyosaki, American Author 1947 Henry Ford, American Businessman 1947 Christine Gregoire, American Politician 1947 James Patterson, American Author 1947 Karen McCarthy, American Politician 1947 Mitt Romney, American Politician 1947 Bob Greene, American Journalist 1947 John Stossel, American Journalist 1947 Al Capone, American Criminal 1947 Olympia Snowe, American Politician 1947 Eliot Engel, American Politician 1947 Stephen Hadley, American Politician 1947 Roy Moore, American Judge 1947 -81 degrees F (-63 degrees C), Snag Yukon (North American record) 1947 Mark Dayton, American Politician 1947 Michio Kaku, American Scientist 1947 Thomas Carper, American Economist 1947 Joe Baca, American Politician 1947 Haley Barbour, American Politician 1947 Zoe Lofgren, American Politician 1947 Lamar S. Smith, American Politician 1947 Laura Schlessinger, American Writer 1947 Bill Richardson, American Politician 1947 Robert Martin, American Politician 1947 Thomas R. Cech, American Scientist 1947 Mike DeWine, American Politician 1947 Ward Churchill, American Educator 1947 Jack Hanna, American Celebrity 1947 Jon Corzine, American Politician 1946 Carrie Jacobs Bond, American composer (I Love You Truly), dies at 85 1946 Tim Johnson, American Politician 1946 W. C. Fields, American Comedian 1946 Jeff Sessions, American Politician 1946 Sonny Perdue, American Politician 1946 Richard J. Codey, American Politician 1946 Jodi Rell, American Politician 1946 Laura Bush, American First Lady 1946 Lynne Marta, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Love American Style 1946 Mel Martinez, American Politician 1946 Chuck Hagel, American Politician 1946 Andrea Dworkin, American Critic 1946 Christine Todd Whitman, American Politician 1946 William Strunk, Jr., American Writer 1946 Christie Todd Whitman, American Politician 1946 Pete Coors, American Businessman 1946 Joe Klein, American Journalist 1946 Jerome Corsi, American Author 1946 Tom Ridge, American Politician 1946 Richard Richards, American Astronaut 1946 William J. Clinton, American President 1946 Larry Graham, American Musician 1946 Rick Boucher, American Politician 1946 Gertrude Stein, American Author 1946 Paul Schrader, director, American Gigolo, Cat People, Hardcore 1946 Steve Friedman, TV news executive/actor, American Anthem 1946 Ken Starr, American Lawyer 1946 Kenneth Starr, American Lawyer 1946 Randal Kleiser, American Director 1946 Ed Markey, American Politician 1946 Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini canonized as 1st American saint 1946 George W. Bush, two-term American president 2000-2008 1946 Jamie Wyeth, Penn, artist, An American Vision-Boston 1946 Robert Asprin, American Author 1946 Antoinette Perry, American Actress 1946 William S. Hart, American Actor 1946 Bob Vila, American Entertainer 1946 Sidney Hillman, American Activist 1946 Tony Levin, American Musician 1946 Carter Glass, American Politician 1946 Cher, American Musician 1946 Andreas Katsulas, American Actor 1946 L. Neil Smith, American Writer 1946 Gary Bauer, American Public Servant 1946 Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of Year" 1946 Harlan Stone, American Lawyer 1946 Catfish Hunter, American Athlete 1946 Gilbert Newton Lewis, American Scientist 1946 Rudy Rucker, American Scientist 1946 Jerry Nachman, American Journalist 1946 Joseph Sobran, American Activist 1946 Barbara Cubin, American Politician 1946 Harry Hopkins, American Diplomat 1946 United Mine Workers union rejoins American Federation of Labor 1946 Bobby Rush, American Politician 1946 Ernest Thompson Seton, American Leader 1946 Johnny Oates, American Athlete 1946 Lewis Grizzard, American Writer 1946 Dick Wolf, American Producer 1946 Dolly Parton, American Musician 1946 Josiah Bailey, American Politician 1946 David A. Stockman, American Playwright 1946 Dennis Kucinich, American Politician 1946 John T. Walton, American Businessman 1946 Catharine MacKinnon, American Activist 1946 Lloyd Doggett, American Politician 1946 Rodney Alexander, American Politician 1946 Gifford Pinchot, American Politician 1945 Theodore Dreiser, novelist (An American Tragedy), dies at 74 1945 George S. Patton, American Soldier 1945 Ellen Glasgow, American Novelist 1945 Jim Doyle, American Politician 1945 Sandy Berger, American Public Servant 1945 Pat Conroy, American writer, Great Santini, Prince of Tides 1945 Don McLean, New Rochelle, New York, singer and songwriter, American Pie, Vincent 1945 Dee Dee Warwick, American Musician 1945 Robert Benchley, American Comedian 1945 Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer 1945 Alphonso Jackson, American Public Servant 1945 Robert Greenwald, American Director 1945 Mel Watt, American Politician 1945 Vince McMahon, American Entertainer 1945 Albert J. Nock, American Philosopher 1945 Gary Loizzo, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1945 Wim Wenders, West German director, American Friend, Hammett 1945 Dorothy Denning, American Public Servant 1945 Erskine Bowles, American Businessman 1945 William Weld, American Politician 1945 Bill Weld, American Politician 1945 Larry Craig, American Politician 1945 Debbie Harry, American Musician 1945 Jane Harman, American Politician 1945 Bill Luther, American Politician 1945 George Pataki, American Politician 1945 George E. Pataki, American Politician 1945 Art Bell, American Entertainer 1945 Tommy Franks, American Soldier 1945 Mercer Reynolds, American Businessman 1945 Whitley Strieber, American Writer 1945 Deborah Tannen, American Sociologist 1945 Allen Boyd, American Politician 1945 James P. Moran, American Politician 1945 Charlie Gonzalez, American Politician 1945 Annie Dillard, American writer, An American Childhood 1945 Richard Armitage, American Politician 1945 American planes bombed Tokyo and damaged the Imperial Palace 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt, American President 1945 Robert A. Brady, American Politician 1945 Neal Boortz, American Journalist 1945 Michael V. Hayden, American Soldier 1945 Sammy Gravano, American Criminal 1945 Elizabeth Moon, American Author 1945 Curtis Hanson, American Director 1945 Bubba Smith, American Athlete 1945 Marta Kristen, American Actress 1945 Douglas Hofstadter, American Writer 1945 Bill Bergey, born in South Dayton, New York, American collegiate and professional football player, played for American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals and NFL Philadelphia Eagles 1945 Mia Farrow, American Actress 1945 Don Ohlmeyer, American Producer 1945 Connie Willis, American Writer 1945 Lloyd Kaufman, American Director 1945 Tom Tancredo, American Politician 1945 Chris Matthews, American Journalist 1945 Stanley Crouch, American Critic 1945 Margaret Deland, American Novelist 1945 Tracy Kidder, American Author 1945 Dennis Moore, American Politician 1945 Barry Lopez, American Author 1945 Penelope Spheeris, American Director 1944 Johnny Isakson, American Politician 1944 Wesley Clark, American Soldier 1944 Germans demand surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium 1944 Ben Stein, American Actor 1944 Dick Durbin, American Politician 1944 Kinky Friedman, American Musician 1944 Rodney Marsh, born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, athlete, footballer, striker, player for Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, coached the New York United team in the American Soccer League 1944 John S. Tanner, American Politician 1944 Thomas E. Mann, American Sociologist 1944 Ander Crenshaw, American Politician 1944 Charles Colbert, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, American Breed 1944 Tug McGraw, American Athlete 1944 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees 1944 Larry Ellison, American Businessman 1944 Robert Mueller, American Public Servant 1944 Kenneth Tomlinson, American Editor 1944 Gary Busey, American Actor 1944 Collin C. Peterson, American Politician 1944 Whitfield Diffie, American Scientist 1944 Christopher Dodd, American Politician 1944 Armistead Maupin, American Novelist 1944 Max Brand, American Writer 1944 Richard Kline, American Actor 1944 Frank Knox, American Public Servant 1944 Sandra Dee, American Actress 1944 Bernie Worrell, American Musician 1944 Susan Davis, American Politician 1944 Jesse Brown, American Politician 1944 R. Lee Ermey, American Soldier 1944 Sirhan Sirhan, American Criminal 1944 Hendrik Willem Van Loon, American Journalist 1944 Stanley Schmidt, American Writer 1944 Charles Davenport, American Scientist 1944 Michael Oxley, American Politician 1944 Vernor Vinge, American Writer 1944 Gordon Gee, American Educator 1944 Michael Enzi, American Politician 1944 Kary Mullis, American Scientist 1944 Amy Marcy Beach, American Musician 1944 Angela Davis, American Activist 1944 Emanuel Cleaver, American Politician 1944 James Carville, American Lawyer 1944 Neely Bruce, born in America, composer, conductor, pianist, scholar of American music, Professor of Music and American Studies at Wesleyan University, chorus director for Connecticut Opera 1944 Jack Henry Abbott, American Author 1944 Earl Monroe, American Athlete 1944 Peter Lynch, American Businessman 1944 Jim Gibbons, American Politician 1944 Steve Crocker, American Businessman 1944 Wendell L. Wilkie, American Lawyer 1944 George Nethercutt, American Politician 1944 Edward G. Rendell, American Politician 1944 Carolyn McCarthy, American Politician 1944 Ed Rendell, American Politician 1944 Alfred E. Smith, American Politician 1944 Alfred Emanuel Smith, American Politician 1943 Fats Waller, American Musician 1943 John F. Kerry, American Politician 1943 Wayne Allard, American Politician 1943 Bruce Paltrow, American Producer 1943 Phil Bredesen, American Politician 1943 Lauren Hutton, [Mary], Charleston, South Carolina, model/actress, American Gigolo 1943 Saxby Chambliss, American Politician 1943 Lee Graziano, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, American Breed 1943 Oliver North, American Soldier 1943 H. Rap Brown, American Activist 1943 Robert M. Gates, American Politician 1943 Joe Morgan, American Athlete 1943 Lincoln Davis, American Politician 1943 Michael D. Barnes, American Politician 1943 Nelson DeMille, American Author 1943 William Lyon Phelps, American Educator 1943 Eni Faleomavaega, born in Vailoatai Village, American Samoa, Representative-D-American Samoa 1989 1943 Bill Bradley, American Politician 1943 Kay Hutchison, American Politician 1943 Kay Bailey Hutchison, American Politician 1943 Thomas J. Sargent, American Economist 1943 Walter Murch, American Celebrity 1943 Joel Siegel, born in Los Angeles, California, American film critic, television journalist 1943 Virginia Foxx, American Politician 1943 Vinton Cerf, American Inventor 1943 Brit Hume, American Journalist 1943 Jim Sensenbrenner, American Politician 1943 Joe Haldeman, American Author 1943 Sue Simmons, American Journalist 1943 David Clennon, American Actor 1943 Richard Darman, American Economist 1943 Bob Livingston, American Politician 1943 Ben Lindsey, American Judge 1943 Bobby Fischer, born in Chicago, eleventh World Chess Champion, American chess Grandmaster 1943 Jef Raskin, American Scientist 1943 Peter Straub, American Writer 1943 Sally Jessy Raphael, American Entertainer 1943 David Geffen, American Businessman 1943 Rob Simmons, American Politician 1943 Joseph E. Stiglitz, American Economist 1943 Howell Raines, American Editor 1943 Neil Bogart, American Businessman 1943 Jim Mitchell, American Director 1943 John Mica, American Politician 1943 Jerry Kleczka, American Politician 1943 Tobe Hooper, American Director 1943 Jim Barksdale, American Businessman 1943 Gary Burton, American Musician 1943 Paul Wolfowitz, American Celebrity 1943 Jim Saxton, American Politician 1943 Kay Granger, American Politician 1943 Jim Cantalupo, American Businessman 1943 Jim Hightower, American Activist 1943 Arthur Guiterman, American Comedian 1943 R. L. Stine, American Writer 1943 Stephen Greenblatt, American Critic 1943 Doris Kearns Goodwin, American Historian 1943 Richard Ben-Veniste, American Lawyer 1942 Bob Hayes, American Athlete 1942 Dennis Conner, American Athlete 1942 Donald L. Carcieri, American Politician 1942 Kathleen Blanco, American Politician 1942 George M. Cohan, American Actor 1942 Bill Nelson, American Politician 1942 Donna Leon, American Author 1942 Nathan Deal, American Politician 1942 Max Cleland, American Politician 1942 Alice Duer Miller, American Poet 1942 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Is 1942 John F. Lehman, Jr., American Businessman 1942 1st American offensive in Pacific in WW2, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 1942 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II) 1942 1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast) 1942 Joan Van Ark, American Actress 1942 Theodore Kaczynski, American Criminal 1942 Byron Dorgan, American Politician 1942 Nazi U-boat sinks American cargo ship at mouth of Mississippi River 1942 John Ashcroft, American Public Servant 1942 John Kyl, American Politician 1942 Ken Auletta, American Journalist 1942 Kenneth Lay, American Businessman 1942 Richie Allen, American Athlete 1942 Lou Gerstner, American Businessman 1942 Louis Gerstner, American Businessman 1942 Michael Bloomberg, American Politician 1942 Grant Wood, U.S. painter (American Gothic), dies at 49 1942 Eric Shinseki, American Soldier 1942 Thomas Menino, American Politician 1942 Gray Davis, American Politician 1942 Alexander Woollcott, American Critic 1942 Jim Rogers, American Businessman 1942 Gary Ackerman, American Politician 1942 Barry McCaffrey, American Soldier 1942 Dick Murphy, American Politician 1942 James A. Leach, American Politician 1942 Anna Eshoo, American Politician 1942 Bob Taft, American Politician 1942 Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American Clergyman 1942 Paul Weyrich, American Critic 1942 Bernice Johnson Reagon, American Musician 1942 Dennis Hastert, American Politician 1942 Hugh Shelton, American Soldier 1942 John Spratt, American Politician 1942 Al Hunt, American Journalist 1941 American forces on Wake Island surrender to Japanese 1941 Tom Conti, Paisley Scotland, actor, Reuben Reuben, American Dreamer 1941 Anne Tyler, American writer, Accidental Tourist 1941 Paul Bremer, American Statesman 1941 Bob Matsui, American Politician 1941 Richard Perle, American Public Servant 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders any Axis ship found in American waters be shot on sight 1941 Stephen Jay Gould, American Scientist 1941 Dennis Ritchie, American Scientist 1941 Bernie Sanders, American Politician 1941 Danny K. Davis, American Politician 1941 Barbara Ehrenreich, American Writer 1941 Lynne Cheney, American Celebrity 1941 Bob Etheridge, American Politician 1941 Phil Condit, American Businessman 1941 Raymond Sokolov, American Journalist 1941 Michael Ledeen, American Writer 1941 Bill Delahunt, American Politician 1941 Jelly Roll Morton, American Musician 1941 Sam Farr, American Politician 1941 Stokely Carmichael, American Activist 1941 Michael M. Honda, American Politician 1941 Mike Honda, American Politician 1941 Louis Chevrolet, American Celebrity 1941 American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Philadelphia 1941 James P. Hoffa, American Businessman 1941 Ben Nelson, American Politician 1941 Howard Berman, American Politician 1941 Paul Theroux, American travel book writer, Mosquito Coast 1941 David Boies, American Lawyer 1941 Don Sherwood, American Politician 1941 Robert Hass, American Poet 1941 Donna Shalala, American Public Servant 1941 Sonny Landham, American Actor 1941 Dave Parnas, American Scientist 1941 Doc Hastings, American Politician 1941 Dick Gephardt, American Politician 1941 Dick Trickle, American Celebrity 1941 Don Van Vliet, American Artist 1941 Faye Dunaway, American Actress 1941 Lester Bowie, American Musician 1941 Brian Lamb, American Businessman 1941 Bruce Nauman, American Artist 1941 Justice Brandeis, American Lawyer 1940 Ted Kulongoski, American Politician 1940 John Gotti, American Criminal 1940 Bill Kurtis, Pensacola, Florida, newscaster, American Parade 1940 3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2) 1940 Norman Spinrad, American Author 1940 Brian De Palma, American Director 1940 Ted Olson, American Politician 1940 William S. Cohen, American Politician 1940 Galen Rowell, American Photographer 1940 Ruben Hinojosa, American Politician 1940 Bill McCartney, American Celebrity 1940 Jan Claire, actor, American Anthem 1940 Walter Chrysler, American Inventor 1940 David E. Price, American Politician 1940 Frederick Albert Cook, American Explorer 1940 Roscoe Mitchell, American Composer 1940 Pat Schroeder, American Politician 1940 Joe Torre, American Athlete 1940 Phyllis Davis, born in Port Arthur, Texas, actress, Love American Style, Vega$ 1940 Dick Armey, American Politician 1940 Lamar Alexander, American Politician 1940 Smedley Butler, American Soldier 1940 Shirley Muldowney, American Celebrity 1940 Alan Kay, American Scientist 1940 Roger Ailes, American Businessman 1940 Don Nelson, American Coach 1940 Sue Grafton, American Novelist 1940 Chuck Norris, American Actor 1940 Russell Banks, American Author 1940 Solomon Burke, American Musician 1940 Mary Ellen Mark, American Photographer 1940 Wayne Dyer, American Psychologist 1940 Edwin Markham, American Poet 1940 Stuart Margolin, Davenport Iowa, actor, Love American Style 1940 Jesse Livermore, American Businessman 1940 Phil Spector, American Businessman 1940 Norm Dicks, American Politician 1940 Sam Waterston, American Actor 1940 Edmund White, American Novelist 1940 John Warnock, American Scientist 1940 Steve Swallow, American Musician 1940 Lewis Hine, American Photographer 1939 1st American skimobiles, North Conway, New Hampshire 1939 Harry Reid, American Politician 1939 Lee Trevino, American Athlete 1939 Tom Harkin, American Politician 1939 Wendy Carlos, American Musician 1939 Harvey Cushing, American Scientist 1939 David H. Souter, American Judge 1939 Henry Waxman, American Politician 1939 Joel Schumacher, American Director 1939 Frederick Carl Frieseke, American Artist 1939 Josh McDowell, American Writer 1939 Michael Storm, American Actor 1939 John W. Snow, American Economist 1939 William J. Mayo, American Scientist 1939 John Negroponte, American Diplomat 1939 Mike Castle, American Politician 1939 Peter Bogdanovich, American 1939 Chuck Robb, American Politician 1939 Benjamin Tucker, American Activist 1939 Marian Wright Edelman, American Activist 1939 Robert A. M. Stern, American Architect 1939 Ron Ziegler, American Politician 1939 Catholic church beatified the 1st Native American, Kateri Tekakwitha 1939 Marvin Gaye, American Musician 1939 Fred F. Fielding, American Lawyer 1939 Kit Bond, American Politician 1939 Leon Kass, American Educator 1939 Peter Camejo, American Businessman 1939 Frank R. Wolf, American Politician 1939 F. Murray Abraham, American Actor 1939 Jeff Smith, American Entertainer 1939 George Kaufman and Moss Hart's "American Way," premieres in New York City 1939 Wen Ho Lee, American Scientist 1939 Kim Weston, American Musician 1939 Charles M. Schwab, American Businessman 1939 David Horowitz, American Writer 1939 Russell Means, American Activist 1939 Charles Alexander Eastman, American Author 1939 Franklin Jones, American Celebrity 1939 Richard Serra, American Artist 1938 Pat Buchanan, American Journalist 1938 Evel Knievel, American Entertainer 1938 Teresa Heinz Kerry, American 1938 Sam Nunn, American Politician 1938 Bob Rubin, American Businessman 1938 Robert E. Rubin, American Businessman 1938 Paul Maguire, American Athlete 1938 Lee R. Raymond, American Businessman 1938 Ron Fairly, American Athlete 1938 William Wallace Campbell, American Scientist 1938 Charles Simic, American Poet 1938 Stanley Fish, American Writer 1938 Kerry Thornley, American Philosopher 1938 Jay Garner, American Soldier 1938 A. Bartlett Giamatti, American Educator 1938 John Bates Clark, American Economist 1938 Clarence Darrow, American Lawyer 1938 David Baltimore, American Scientist 1938 American Bowling Congress' largest tournament (24,765 competitors) 1938 Philip Knight, American Businessman 1938 Phil Knight, American Businessman 1938 Michael Ritchie, American Director 1938 Porter Goss, American Public Servant 1938 Dawn Wells, American Actress 1938 Robert Nozick, American Philosopher 1938 Stewart Brand, American Author 1938 Donald Knuth, American Scientist 1938 David Obey, American Politician 1937 Don Marquis, American Poet 1937 Joseph Jarman, American Musician 1937 Don Bluth, American Artist 1937 Robert Crippen, American Astronaut 1937 2nd American Football League plays 1st game (LA 21, Pittsburgh 0) 1937 Jared Diamond, American Author 1937 Olly Wilson, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, double bassist, musicologist, contemporary classical music, preeminent African American composer, studied with Robert Wykes, earned PhD from University of Iowa 1937 Allen Weinstein, American Public Servant 1937 Andrew Mellon, American Businessman 1937 Edith Wharton, American Author 1937 Charlie Haden, American Musician 1937 Herb Brooks, American Coach 1937 Hunter S. Thompson, American Journalist 1937 George Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38 1937 Jay Rockefeller, American Politician 1937 Red Grooms, American Artist 1937 Robert Fulghum, American Author 1937 Charles W. Pickering, American Judge 1937 Mark Shields, American Journalist 1937 John D. Rockefeller, American Businessman 1937 Madeleine Albright, American Statesman 1937 Roger Zelazny, American Writer 1937 George Carlin, born in New York, American comedian, actor, author, Grammy Award winner 1937 William Gillette, American Actor 1937 Joe Henderson, American Musician 1937 Paul Elmer More, American Critic 1937 Claude Brown, American Writer 1937 David Ackles, Illinois, vocalist/songwriter, American Gothic 1937 Frank B. Kellogg, American Politician 1937 Cynthia Weil, American Musician 1937 Jim Harrison, American Writer 1937 Fritz Scholder, American Artist 1936 Hector Elizondo, New York City, actor, American Gigolo, Young Doctors in Love 1936 Don DeLillo, American Novelist 1936 Bobby Seale, American Activist 1936 Anne Sullivan, American Educator 1936 Jim Sasser, American Politician 1936 Sue Kelly, American Politician 1936 Sunny Murray, American Musician 1936 Al Oerter, born in New York City, American athlete, four-time, consecutive, Olympic Champion in the discus throw 1936 Walter Koenig, American Actor 1936 Roderick Thorp, American Novelist 1936 Kenny Guinn, American Politician 1936 Henry Lee Lucas, American Criminal 1936 Andre Dubus, American Writer 1936 Lincoln Steffens, American Journalist 1936 Don Bowden, U.S., 1st American to run a sub 4 minute mile 1936 Buddy Guy, born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, rock guitarist, singer, American blues five-time Grammy-Award winner, inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan 1936 Elizabeth Dole, American Politician 1936 Ron Burton, American Athlete 1936 Tom Robbins, American Author 1936 George Voinovich, American Politician 1936 Major R. Owens, American Politician 1936 Major Owens, American Politician 1936 Robert E. Howard, American Writer 1936 M. Scott Peck, American Psychologist 1936 Frank Stella, American Artist 1936 James Dobson, American Psychologist 1936 James C. Dobson, American Psychologist 1936 Frank Serpico, American Celebrity 1936 Robert Scheer, American Journalist 1936 Valerie Solanas, American Writer 1936 Judith Guest, American Novelist 1936 Marion Barry, American Politician 1936 Sonia Johnson, American Activist 1936 Roger Mahony, American Clergyman 1936 Joshua Willis Alexander, American Judge 1936 Jean M. Auel, American Writer 1936 William L. Jenkins, American Politician 1936 Jim McDermott, American Politician 1936 Neil Sheehan, American Journalist 1936 Shelley Morrison, American Actress 1936 Sylvia Browne, American Celebrity 1936 Billy Higgins, American Musician 1936 Al Goldstein, American Publisher 1936 Christopher Alexander, American Architect 1935 Paul O'Neill, American Politician 1935 Jack Welch, American Businessman 1935 Roy Scheider, born in New Jersey, American actor, played Martin Brody in 'Jaws' 1935 Billy Sunday, American Athlete 1935 Huey Long, American Politician 1935 Richard Lamm, American Politician 1935 Mary Oliver, American Poet 1935 Dallas Willard, American Philosopher 1935 Ron Paul, American Politician 1935 Story Musgrave, American Astronaut 1935 Jack Schmitt, American Astronaut 1935 Norman Ralph Augustine, American businessman and Under Secretary of the Army 1975 - 1977 1935 Alice Brown Davis, American Statesman 1935 Len Dawson, American Athlete 1935 Thomas H. Kean, American Politician 1935 Gene Cherico, born in Buffalo, New York, Eugene Valentino Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, accompanied singer Peggy Lee 1935 Anna Katharine Green, American Author 1935 Gene Oliver, American Athlete 1935 Jimmy Swaggart, American Clergyman 1935 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American Judge 1935 Frank Jordan, American Politician 1935 Jane Wagner, American Comedian 1935 Ronald Graham, American Mathematician 1935 Robert Caro, American Writer 1935 Conrad Burns, American Politician 1935 Ann Rule, American Writer 1935 Pete du Pont, American Politician 1935 Ruth Ann Minner, American Politician 1935 George Lindsey, American Actor 1935 A. J. Foyt, American Celebrity 1935 Tom Atkins, American Politician 1935 Robert Crandall, American Businessman 1935 Eddie Bernice Johnson, American Politician 1934 Willie Morris, American Writer 1934 James Inhofe, American Politician 1934 Little Milton, American Musician 1934 James Tenney, American Composer 1934 Wendell Berry, American Poet 1934 Don Ellis, American Musician 1934 Steve Lacy, American Musician 1934 Donald M. Payne, American Politician 1934 Van Cliburn, American Musician 1934 Giorgio Armani, born in Milan, Italy, fashion designer, American Gigolo 1934 Don Rose, American Entertainer 1934 Sydney Pollack, born in Indiana, American film director, producer, actor in over 30 films 1934 Carl Levin, American Politician 1934 Harlan Ellison, American Writer 1934 Robert Moog, American Inventor 1934 Jim Lehrer, American Journalist 1934 Cass Gilbert, American Architect 1934 James Jeffords, American Politician 1934 Jim Jeffords, American Politician 1934 Richard Shelby, American Politician 1934 John J. Sweeney, American Businessman 1934 Diane Johnson, American Novelist 1934 Mark Strand, American poet/editor/translator, Another Republic 1934 George Ryan, American Politician 1934 Audre Lorde, American Poet 1934 Mel Carnahan, American Politician 1934 Del Shannon, American Musician 1934 R. W. Apple, Jr., American Journalist 1934 Charles R. Swindoll, American Clergyman 1934 Chuck Swindoll, American Clergyman 1934 Nick Clooney, American Politician 1934 Leonard Boswell, American Politician 1934 Alexandra Ripley, American Writer 1934 Amiri Baraka, American Writer 1934 National and American baseball leagues select a uniform ball 1934 Victor Argo, American Actor 1934 Bill Gothard, American Clergyman 1933 Michael Dukakis, American Politician 1933 Robert Bennett, American Politician 1933 Robert Foster Bennett, American Politician 1933 Chuck Grassley, American Politician 1933 Charles Grassley, American Politician 1933 William Pierce, American Celebrity 1933 Michael Novak, American Philosopher 1933 Nancy Friday, American Author 1933 Ken Lucas, American Politician 1933 George J. Mitchell, American Politician 1933 Stanley Milgram, American Psychologist 1933 Jerry Pournelle, American Journalist 1933 Donald E. Westlake, American Writer 1933 Oliver Sacks, American Scientist 1933 Fatty Arbuckle, American Comedian 1933 Dave Bristol, American Celebrity 1933 Harry Browne, American Writer 1933 Rod Paige, American Politician 1933 F. Lee Bailey, American Lawyer 1933 James Loeb, American Businessman 1933 Joan Collins, American Actress 1933 Frank H. Murkowski, American Politician 1933 Frank Murkowski, American Politician 1933 Philip Zimbardo, American Psychologist 1933 Sanford I. Weill, American Businessman 1933 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American Judge 1933 Paul Sarbanes, American Politician 1933 Sara Teasdale, American Author 1933 Mel Gussow, American Critic 1933 Susan Sontag, born in New York City, Susan Rosenblatt, New York, writer, author, filmmaker, philosopher, political activist, 'Against Interpretation' established reputation as 'the Dark Lady of American Letters' 1933 Ernest Gaines, American Writer 1933 Stan Brakhage, American Director 1933 Diane Watson, American Politician 1933 James D. Houston, American Writer 1933 Texas Guinan, American Businessman 1932 Don King, American Celebrity 1932 Al Levitt, born in New York City, New York, drummer, American jazz artist, studied under Irv Kuger, played in Europe with Peter Ind, Slide Hampton, Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, James Moody 1932 Stephen Covey, American Businessman 1932 John Sharp Williams, American Politician 1932 William Ruckelshaus, American Lawyer 1932 Dick Thornburgh, American Politician 1932 Nina Van Pallandt, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, actress, American Gigolo 1932 Bradman scores 260, a North American record, vs. Western Ontario 1932 Richard Scaife, American Businessman 1932 Peter Bart, American Editor 1932 William Odom, American, NASA director, Soviet Union expert, U.S. Army lieutenant general, advised Carter, Reagan 1932 Pete Domenici, American Politician 1932 Charles Fort, American Writer 1932 Casey Kasem, born in Detroit, Michigan, radio personality, American Top 40 1932 Hart Crane, American Poet 1932 Dennis Banks, American Educator 1932 Clive Davis, American Businessman 1932 Ted Morgan, American Writer 1932 Walter Gilbert, American Scientist 1932 Alan Bean, American Astronaut 1932 Zell Miller, American Politician 1932 Edward Kennedy, American Politician 1932 Duane Michals, American Photographer 1932 Florence Kelley, American Activist 1932 David Antin, American Poet 1932 Charles W. Chesnutt, American Novelist 1932 Bob Pettit, American Athlete 1932 Julius Rosenwald, American Businessman 1932 John Searle, American Philosopher 1931 Vachel Lindsay, American Poet 1931 Bob Crewe, born in Newark, New Jersey, American songwriter, singer, co-wrote with Bob Gaudio, Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons, recorded with Bobby Darin, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle 1931 Ike Turner, born in Mississippi, American musician, bandleader, record producer, talent scout, Grammy Award winner 1931 Thomas A. Edison, American Inventor 1931 Eddie Mathews, American Athlete 1931 James Cronin, American Physicist 1931 Sandy Levin, American Politician 1931 Francis Bellamy, American Clergyman 1931 John Shelby Spong, American Clergyman 1931 Bert Lance, American Politician 1931 James Q. Wilson, American Politician 1931 Jim Frey, American Coach 1931 David Belasco, American Playwright 1931 Gene Wolfe, American Writer 1931 George H. Mead, American Philosopher 1931 George Herbert Mead, American Philosopher 1931 Fred Brooks, American Scientist 1931 1st walk across American backwards begins 1931 Ram Dass, American Psychologist 1931 Ida B. Wells, American Activist 1931 Ban Johnson, founder of baseball's American League, dies at 67 1931 Burton Richter, American Scientist 1931 Ed Parker, American Athlete 1931 Herb Kelleher, American Businessman 1931 Neil Postman, American Educator 1931 Robert Novak, American Journalist 1931 Bob Novak, American Entertainer 1931 Dominic Chianese, American Actor 1931 Tom Wesselman, U.S. sculptor, Great American Nudes 1931 Tom Wesselmann, American Artist 1931 Melvil Dewey, American Inventor 1931 Jay Chiat, American Businessman 1931 Tippi Hedren, American Actress 1931 Allen Klein, American Businessman 1931 Chuck Colson, American Lawyer 1931 Charles Nelson Reilly, born in New York, American actor, director, comedian, drama teacher, game show panelist 1931 Pete Stark, American Politician 1931 Cotton Fitzsimmons, American Coach 1931 E. L. Doctorow, American Author 1931 Riccardo Giacconi, American Scientist 1931 Alvin Ailey, choreographer, American Dance Theater 1931 Dwight Morrow, American Businessman 1931 Wally George, American Celebrity 1931 Drew Lewis, American Businessman 1931 Jimmy Lyons, American Musician 1930 Raymond J. Donovan, American Politician 1930 Warren Buffett, American Businessman 1930 John G. Schmitz, American Politician 1930 Joseph Force Crater, American Judge 1930 Harold Bloom, American Critic 1930 Ahmad Jamal, American Musician 1930 Ross Perot, American Businessman 1930 Marion Zimmer Bradley, American Writer 1930 Harvey Milk, American Politician 1930 Fred Saberhagen, American Author 1930 Herbert Croly, American Author 1930 Betty Carter, American Musician 1930 Stanley Elkin, American Author 1930 Richard Donner, American Director 1930 Ray Blanton, American Politician 1930 Jerome Isaac Friedman, American Physicist 1930 James Irwin, American Astronaut 1930 Cecil Taylor, American Musician 1930 George Haven Putnam, American Soldier 1930 Harry Mathews, American Author 1930 Arlen Spector, American Politician 1930 Kenneth Anger, American Author 1930 Mother Jones, American Activist 1930 Bobby Bland, American Musician 1930 Kin Hubbard, American Journalist 1930 David Amram, American Composer 1930 Ernest Just, Black biologist, served as Vice President of American Zoologists 1930 David Hackworth, American Soldier 1930 Faith Ringgold, American Artist 1930 Mark McCormack, American Businessman 1930 Phil Crane, American Politician 1930 Gary Becker, American Economist 1930 Frederick Wiseman, American Director 1929 1st U.S. nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, New York City) 1929 Dick Clark, Mount Vernon, New York, TV Host, American Bandstand 1929 G. Gordon Liddy, American Entertainer 1929 Dick Clark, Mount Vernon, New York, TV host, American Bandstand 1929 Arnold Palmer, American Athlete 1929 Betty Dodson, American Educator 1929 Louise Slaughter, American Politician 1929 Gene Scott, American Clergyman 1929 Joseph Jackson, American Businessman 1929 Milton Glaser, American Designer 1929 Eric Carle, American Author 1929 June Carter, American Musician 1929 Edward O. Wilson, American Scientist 1929 E. O. Wilson, American Scientist 1929 Chuck Barris, American Producer 1929 Howard Simons, American Editor 1929 Norton Juster, American Architect 1929 John Conyers, American Politician 1929 Dave Anderson, American Writer 1929 Ed Townsend, American Musician 1929 Tom Foley, American Politician 1929 Charles Curtis (R-Kansas) becomes 1st native American Vice President 1929 Frank Gehry, American Architect 1929 Hayden Fry, American Coach 1929 American Samoa organizes as territory of U.S. 1929 Jim Whittacker, mountain climber, 1st American to climb Mount Everest 1929 Berry Gordy, American Businessman 1929 George Crumb, American Composer 1929 Charles A. Beckwith, American Soldier 1929 Ursula K. LeGuin, American Author 1929 Ed Asner, American Actor 1929 Charles Goodnight, American Celebrity 1929 Gerry Spence, American Lawyer 1929 Bobby Bowden, American Coach 1929 Gordon Moore, American Businessman 1928 Bo Diddley, born in Mississippi, acclaimed as a founder of American rock and roll, singer, guitarist, songwriter 1928 George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York City) 1928 President Hoover speaks of "American system of rugged individualism" 1928 Whitey Ford, American Athlete 1928 Albert Shanker, American labor leader, American Federation of Teachers 1928 Robert Indiana, American Artist 1928 Walter Martin, American Clergyman 1928 Robert M. Pirsig, American Philosopher 1928 Vera Rubin, American Scientist 1928 Robert Sheckley, American Author 1928 Carl Olson, American Athlete 1928 Crystal Eastman, American Lawyer 1928 Eric Dolphy, American Musician 1928 Jerome Cavanagh, American Politician 1928 John Forbes Nash, American Mathematician 1928 Timothy Thomas Fortune, American Writer 1928 Jack Kevorkian, American Activist 1928 Roger Caras, American Activist 1928 T. Boone Pickens, American Businessman 1928 Theodore C. Sorensen, American Lawyer 1928 Shirley Temple, American Actress 1928 Robert Byrne, American Celebrity 1928 Dick Lane, American Athlete 1928 Chauncey Depew, American Politician 1928 Patrick McGoohan, born in New York, American actor of Irish descent, appeared in films, theater, television 1928 Eddie Foy, American Actor 1928 Frank Frazetta, American Artist 1928 Andrew Greeley, American Clergyman 1928 Cleo Moore, American Actress 1928 Daniel Nathans, American Scientist 1928 Elinor Wylie, American Poet 1928 M. Russell Ballard, American Clergyman 1928 Walter F. Mondale, American Lawyer 1927 Al Hansen, born in New York City, New York, Norwegian American artist, member of the 1960's Flexus art movement that blended different artistic media and disciplines 1927 W. S. Merwin, American Poet 1927 Isadora Duncan, American Dancer 1927 Harlan Howard, American Musician 1927 Paul A. Volcker, American Economist 1927 Thomas S. Monson, American Clergyman 1927 Rosalynn Carter, American First Lady 1927 Marvin Harris, American Scientist 1927 Edwin Edwards, American Politician 1927 John Ashbery, American Poet 1927 Doc Severinsen, American Musician 1927 Martin Lewis Perl, American Physicist 1927 Evelyn Wesler Zemel, U.S., author, American Glass Animals 1927 George Andrew Olah, American Scientist 1927 Pan American Airlines incorporates 1927 James D. Watkins, American Soldier 1927 Gordon Cooper, American Astronaut 1927 1,000 U.S. Marines land in China to protect American property 1927 Robert Bork, American Public Servant 1927 John Warner, American Politician 1927 Richard Snelling, American Politician 1927 Vin Scully, American Celebrity 1927 William E. Simon, American Public Servant 1927 Lawrence Kohlberg, American Educator 1927 William J. Perry, American Politician 1927 Jim Elliot, American Clergyman 1927 William Labov, American Writer 1927 Vernon L. Smith, American Economist 1926 Poul Anderson, American Writer 1926 H. R. Haldeman, American Politician 1926 Eugene V. Debs, American Politician 1926 Evan Hunter, [Ed McBain], American writer, Blackboard Jungle 1926 Duke Snider, American Athlete 1926 James Lipton, American Educator 1926 Robert H. Schuller, American Clergyman 1926 Tommy Bond, American Actor 1926 Clifford Geertz, American Scientist 1926 Charles W. Eliot, American Educator 1926 Charles William Eliot, American Educator 1926 Arthur Rock, American Businessman 1926 Lewis Thompson Preston, American Businessman 1926 Hilary Putnam, American Philosopher 1926 Frederick Buechner, American Clergyman 1926 Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, American 1926 John Dingell, American Politician 1926 Neal A. Maxwell, American Clergyman 1926 Paul Berg, American Scientist 1926 Conrad Hall, American Artist 1926 Roscoe Bartlett, American Politician 1926 Robert Jay Lifton, American Psychologist 1926 George C. Williams, American Scientist 1926 James S. Coleman, American Sociologist 1926 Bessie Coleman, American Aviator 1926 Gil Kane, American Artist 1926 John Clellon Holmes, American Writer 1926 Murray Rothbard, American Economist 1926 Bob Richards, American Athlete 1926 Ken Olsen, American Businessman 1926 Neal Cassady, American Writer 1926 Shelley Berman, Chicago, comedian, Son of Blob, Love American Style 1926 Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, 1st Cent American cardinal, Nicaragua 1926 Olympia Brown, American Activist 1926 Joseph McKenna, American Politician 1926 Jeane Kirkpatrick, American Public Servant 1926 Newton N. Minow, American Lawyer 1926 Joseph Cannon, American Politician 1926 Henry W. Kendall, American Scientist 1926 Zig Ziglar, American Author 1925 Robert Kennedy, American Politician 1925 American Association for Advancement of Atheism forms (NY) 1925 Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor/novelist, Brief American 1925 Warren M. Christopher, American diplomat and lawyer 1925 Frank D Gilroy, American writer, Subject Was Roses 1925 Christy Mathewson, American Athlete 1925 B. B. King, American Musician 1925 Forrest Carter, American Writer 1925 Donald Justice, American Poet 1925 Medgar Evers, American Activist 1925 57th Belmont: Albert Johnson aboard American Flag wins in 2:16.8 1925 Thomas R. Marshall, American Politician 1925 Tony Hillerman, American Author 1925 Malcom X, American Clergyman 1925 Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier 1925 Yogi Berra, American Athlete 1925 John Ehrlichman, American Politician 1925 Walter Camp, father of American football, dies at 65 1925 Harry Harrison, American Author 1925 Swain's Island (near American Samoa) annexed by U.S. 1925 James E. Burke, American Businessman 1925 Samuel Dash, American Lawyer 1925 Virginia Johnson, American Psychologist 1925 Jack Lemon, American Actor 1925 George Washington Cable, American Novelist 1925 Douglas Engelbart, American Inventor 1925 Paul Kurtz, American Philosopher 1925 Theodore Hall, American Criminal 1925 Howard H. Baker, Jr., American Politician 1925 John DeLorean, American Businessman 1925 Bill Dixon, American Musician 1924 Samuel Gompers, organizer (American Federation of Labor), dies at 74 1924 Lee Iacocca, American Businessman 1924 Jose Donoso, born in Chile, writer, born Jose Donoso Yanez, part of Latin American literary boom, Magical Realism literary movement, wrote Coronacion, El lugar sin limites (The Place Without Limits) 1924 Frederic Morton, American Writer 1924 Daniel Akaka, American Politician 1924 Russell M. Nelson, American Clergyman 1924 Grace Metalious, American Novelist 1924 Daniel Inouye, American Politician 1924 Walter Wager, American Novelist 1924 Buddy Hackett, American Comedian 1924 Jack Buck, American Celebrity 1924 James A. Baldwin, American Author 1924 William H. Gass, American Novelist 1924 Brett Somers, born in Canada, American actress, singer, comedienne, game show panelist 1924 Snyder Act: U.S. citizenship granted to all American Indians 1924 Candy Cummings, American Athlete 1924 Tim Flock, American Celebrity 1924 G. Stanley Hall, American Psychologist 1924 Nina Foch, born in Leiden, Netherlands, actress, American in Paris 1924 Louis Sullivan, American Architect 1924 Jack T. Chick, American Cartoonist 1924 Jack Chick, American Cartoonist 1924 Kenneth Noland, American Artist 1924 Charles Guggenheim, American Director 1924 Sarah Vaughan, American Musician 1924 Allen Neuharth, American Businessman 1924 William Hedgcock Webster, American Public Servant 1924 Lloyd Alexander, born in Pennsylvania, American author, wrote children's fantasy novels, 'Cricket' magazine creator 1924 Frank Lautenberg, American Politician 1924 Dan Devine, American Coach 1924 J. J. Johnson, American Musician 1924 Florence Harding, American First Lady 1924 Ed Koch, American Politician 1924 Max Roach, born in North Carolina, American jazz percussionist, drummer, composer 1924 Joy Page, American Actress 1924 Frank Press, American Scientist 1923 Freeman Dyson, American Physicist 1923 Ted Stevens, American Politician 1923 Alan Shepard, American Astronaut 1923 Denise Levertov, American poet/essayist, Joy Beneath the Skin 1923 Charlton Heston, born in Illinois, American actor in film, theater, television, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1923 Bum Phillips, American Coach 1923 Sam Rivers, American Musician 1923 1st American to swim English Channel, Henry Sullivan 1923 Bob Dole, American Politician 1923 Robert J. Dole, American Politician 1923 Mari Evans, American Poet 1923 Peter Gay, American Historian 1923 Virginia C. Andrews, American Author 1923 Sumner Redstone, American Businessman 1923 Karl Hess, American Writer 1923 Merton Miller, American Economist 1923 Bea Arthur, American Actress 1923 Percy Heath, American Musician 1923 Knute Nelson, American Politician 1923 Bettie Page, born in Nashville, Tennessee, American fetish and pin-up model, 'Playboy' playmate 1923 Manon H E Alving, Dutch actress, Short American 1923 James L. Buckley, American Politician 1923 Doc Watson, American Musician 1923 Edward E. Barnard, American Scientist 1923 United States signs friendship treaty with Central American countries 1923 Norman Mailer, born in New Jersey, American novelist, poet, playwright, film director, wrote 40 books and 11 novels 1923 Larry Buchanan, American Director 1923 Paddy Chayefsky, American Dramatist 1923 Anthony Hecht, American Poet 1923 Ira Hayes, American Soldier 1923 Carroll Shelby, American Designer 1923 Joseph Weizenbaum, American Educator 1923 Jack Kilby, American Scientist 1923 Hank Stram, American Athlete 1923 Willie Keeler, American Athlete 1922 Lyman Abbott, American Author 1922 Damon Knight, American Writer 1922 Lyndon LaRouche, American presidental candidate, 1980 1922 Frank Kelly Freas, American Writer 1922 Howard Zinn, American Historian 1922 Thomas Kuhn, American Writer 1922 John W. Vessey, Jr., American Soldier 1922 Hal Clement, American Writer 1922 Lou Duva, American Coach 1922 Joseph Stefano, American Writer 1922 Alan Perlis, American Scientist 1922 Joe Gold, American Businessman | |