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
