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2000 Death - Jester Hairston, actor/composer, Amos 'n' Andy, dies at 98
1998 Death - Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63 1990 Event - Dr. Amos Sawyer installed as interim President of Liberia 1982 Death - Freeman "Amos" Gosden, U.S. radio actor (Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 83 1981 Event - Paul 'Bear' Bryant ties Amos Alonzo Stagg with 314 football wins 1980 Death - Lillian Randolph, actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 1980 Death - Amos Milburn, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship, dies at 52 1977 Event - Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1975 Birthday - Troy Amos Ross, born in Georgetown, Guyana, Canadian boxer 1996 Olympics 1967 Death - Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65 1966 Death - Smiley Lewis, Overton Amos Lemons, rocker, dies at 46 1965 Birthday - Amos Mansdorf, born in Tel Aviv, lsrael, professional tennis player, ranked 67th in the World for doubles, May, 1986 1963 Birthday - Tori Amos, born in North Carolina, pianist/vocalist, Under The Pink, 1960 Event - "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio 1960 Event - Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at 98 1953 Event - "Amos 'n Andy," TV Comedy, also radio from '29; last aired on CBS 1951 Event - "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV 1950 Birthday - Amos Gitai, actor, Neo-Fascist Trilogy, Golem, Arena of Murder 1948 Birthday - Samuel L. Jackson, actor, Amos and Andrew, White Sand, Pulp Fiction 1947 Birthday - Amos Biwott, born in Uasin Gishee, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1942 Birthday - Amos Tom Wargo, born in Marlette, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 PGA Seniors Champion 1939 Birthday - John Amos, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Good Times, Coming to America 1939 Birthday - Amos Oz, Jerusalem Israel, author, My Michael 1936 Birthday - Wally Amos, born in Tallahassee, Florida, actor, speaker, co-wrote, 'The Power in You', founder, 'Famous Amos' chocolate chip cookie brand, first African-American talent agent, represented Diana Ross & the Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel 1934 Birthday - Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days 1928 Event - "Amos and Andy" debuts on radio (NBC Blue Network-WMAQ Chicago) 1927 Birthday - Amos Milburn, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship 1920 Event - General Amos Fries appointed 1st U.S. Army chemical warfare chief 1918 Event - Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway scores Amos Strunk, the Red Sox win 1-0 over Cleveland, prevailing rules reduce Babe's Hhome runR to a triple 1888 Death - Amos Bronson Alcott, U.S. theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88 1862 Birthday - Amos Alonzo Stagg, football pioneer, inventor, tackling dummy 1825 Death - Amos Bull, composer, wrote book of hymns 'The Responsary', used in New England churches, dies at 81 1806 Birthday - Amos Beebe Eaton, Major General Union Army 1799 Birthday - Amos Bronson Alcott, U.S. educator/poet, Concord Days 1744 Birthday - Amos Bull, composer, wrote book of hymns 'The Responsary', used in New England churches 1592 Birthday - Jan Amos Komensky, Comenius, Moravian educational reB03281603 Stephan Otto, composer |
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