2015 Event 'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy Award drama nominations with 24, giving network HBO the lead with 124 nominations overall; ABC ranks second with 42 total nominations for this year's awards, to be held in September 2014 Event French author Patrick Modiano receives the Nobel Prize in Literature, winning the award over noted poet Adonis and writers Haruki Murakami, Svetlana Alexievich, and Ngugi wa Thiong'o 2014 Event Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, wins a record fifth Associated Press MVP award; the award has never been won more than three times by a single NFL player 2014 Event At the 71st Golden Globe Awards, Best Motion Picture is awarded to '12 Years a Slave'; 'American Hustle is receives the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy award, with actress Amy Adams honored as Best Actress 2014 Event Award nominations are announced ahead of the 67th British Academy Film Awards; heading the list is Sandra Bullock for best actress in 'Gravity' by director Alfonso Cuaron 2013 Event Queen Elizabeth of the U.K. is named 'the most memorable Bond girl' for her appearance at the London Olympics. BAFTA, gave her the honorary award for her support of British film and television 2013 Event The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences award is established by Mark Zuckerburg of Facebook, Sergey Brin of Google and venture capitalize Yuri Milner; the prize rewards excellence in life sciences, with 11 awards and $3 million in prizes 2012 Event The 2012 'World Soccer' Player of the Year award is given to Lionel Messi 2012 Event The Golden Dagger award for best crime novel of the year is awarded to Irish writer, Gene Kerrigan, for 'The Rage' 2012 Event New Delhi hosts the 59th National Film Awards; 'Deool' and 'Byari' win the Award for Best Feature Film 2012 Event The Guardian proclaims 'The Guard' has won its first annual film award 2011 Event Musician Katy Perry wins the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards for Video for the Year award for her song 'Firework' 2011 Event The Academy of Country Music Awards 2010 selects Taylor Swift winner of the 2010 Entertainer of the Year award 2011 Event At the 53rd Grammy Awards, Lady Antebellum wins the Song of the Year and Record of the Year award for the song, 'Need You Now' 2009 Death Hugh Leonard, writer, winner, Jacob's Award, for 'Wuthering Heights', wrote Sunday Independent column 'The Curmudgeon', dies at age 82 2006 Death Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines, dies of cancer, in Tebworth, England, at age 53 1998 Event 25th American Music Award: Spice Girls and Babyface win 1997 Event 63rd Heisman Trophy Award: Charles Woodson, Michigan (CB) 1997 Event Pedro Martinez wins NL Cy Young Award 1997 Event Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Cy Young Award 1997 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1997 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1997 Event Emmy 24th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 17th time 1997 Event Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E. Sullivan Award 1997 Event 11th American Comedy Award: Debbie Reynolds 1997 Event 24th American Music Award: Toni Braxton and Alanis Morissette win 1996 Event 62nd Heisman Trophy Award: Danny Wuerffel, Florida (quarterback) 1996 Event Toronto's Pat Hentgen wins AL Cy Young Award 1996 Event Braves John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award 1996 Event 30th Country Music Association Award: Brooks and Dunn win 1996 Event Emmy 23rd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 16th time 1996 Event 10th American Comedy Award 1996 Event 23rd American Music Award: Garth Brooks wins 1995 Event 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB) 1995 Event 29th Country Music Association Award: Krauss Jackson win 1995 Death Colin Gray, fighter ace in World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, dies at 80 1995 Event Emmy 22nd Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 15th time 1995 Event 16th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1995 Event 9th American Comedy Award: Rodney Dangerfield 1995 Event 22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men and Ace of Base win 1994 Event 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (RB) 1994 Death Charles "Honi" Coles, dancer (1983 Tony award), dies at 81 1994 Event 28th Country Music Association Award 1994 Event Emmy 21st Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci not nominated 1994 Event 15th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1994 Event Rodney King award $3,800,000 in compensation of police beating 1994 Event 8th American Comedy Award: Carrot Top wins 1994 Event 21st American Music Award: Whitney Houston wins 1993 Event 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (quarterback) 1993 Event 27th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill wins 1993 Event Emmy 20th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 14th time 1993 Event 14th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1993 Event 7th American Comedy Award: Seinfeld wins 1993 Event 20th American Music Award: Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey win 1992 Death Stephen Albert, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1985, for symphony 'RiverRun', won Grammy Award 1995 for 'Cello Concerto', killed in an automobile accident in Cape Cod, Massachusetts 1992 Event 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, Miami, Florida (quarterback) 1992 Event 26th Country Music Association Award: Garth Brooks wins 1992 Event Harold Wilson's academy award is auctioned for $60,500 1992 Event Emmy 19th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 13th time 1992 Event Alex Haley, (Roots), wins 1992 Ellis Island Award, posthumously 1992 Event 6th American Comedy Award: Cathy Ladman, Judy Watkins, Billy Crystal 1992 Event 19th American Music Award: C and C Music Factory, Michael Bolton win 1991 Event 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR) 1991 Event Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award 1991 Event Atlanta Brave Tom Glavine wins NL Cy Young Award 1991 Event 25th Country Music Association Award: 1991 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1991 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1991 Event Emmy 18th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 12th time 1991 Event 12th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1991 Event John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award 1991 Event 5th American Comedy Award: Dennis Wolfberg 1991 Event 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson 1990 Event 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (quarterback) 1990 Event Doug Drabek (22-6) wins NL Cy Young Award 1990 Event Oakland's Bob Welch wins AL Cy Young Award 1990 Event 24th Country Music Association Award: George Strait wins 1990 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1990 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1990 Event Emmy 17th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 11th time 1990 Event 11th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1990 Event 4th American Comedy Award: When Harry Met Sally 1990 Event 17th American Music Award: Milli Vanilli 1989 Event 55th Heisman Trophy Award: Andre Ware, Houston (quarterback) 1989 Event Bret Saberhagen wins AL Cy Young Award 1989 Event Padres reliever Mark Davis wins NL Cy Young Award 1989 Event 23rd Country Music Association Award: George Strait, Kathy Mattea wins 1989 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1989 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1989 Event 1st regular-season matchup of defending Cy Young Award winners 1989 Event Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to Mets 1989 Event Emmy 16th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 10th time 1989 Event 3rd American Comedy Award: Paula Poundstone 1989 Event 10th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1989 Event 1st Spanish commercial on network TV (Pepsi-Cola-CBS Grammy Award) 1989 Event 16th American Music Award: Randy Travis and George Michael wins 1988 Event 54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (RB) 1988 Event Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award 1988 Event Orel Hershiser (23-8) is a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young Award 1988 Event Chris Sabo, wins NL Rookie of Year award 1988 Event Jurors award $147,000 to Tacoma parishioner seduced by her minister 1988 Event 22nd Country Music Association Award: Highway 101, K T Oslin win 1988 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1988 Event 9th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1988 Event Emmy 15th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 9th time 1988 Event 2nd American Comedy Award: Robin Williams and Tracey Ullman 1988 Event Jim Abbott, 1-handed pitcher, wins 58th James E. Sullivan Award 1988 Event 15th American Music Award: Anita Baker, Paul Simon and Whitney Houston 1987 Event 53rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Brown, Notre Dame (WR) 1987 Event Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe 57-55 to win NL Cy Young Award 1987 Event 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William, Jr. wins 1987 Event 8th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1987 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1987 Event Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson 1987 Event Emmy 14th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 8th time 1987 Event 1st American Comedy Award 1987 Event 14th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie and Alabama 1986 Event 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Florida (quarterback) 1986 Event Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award unanimously 1986 Event Houston's Astro Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young Award 1986 Event 20th Country Music Association Award: 1986 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1986 Event Emmy 13th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 7th time 1986 Death Ray Milland, actor (Lost Weekend-Academy Award 1945), dies at 81 1986 Event 13th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis and C Gayle 1985 Death Sam Spiegel, Academy Award winning producer (Betrayal), dies at 84 1985 Event 51st Heisman Trophy Award: Bo Jackson, Auburn (RB) 1985 Event Dwight Gooden, youngest 20 game winner, wins Cy Young award 1985 Event 19th Country Music Association Award: Ricky Skaggs wins 1985 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1985 Event 7th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1985 Event Emmy 12th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 6th time 1985 Event 12th American Music Award 1984 Event 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (quarterback) 1984 Event Ryne Sandberg wins the NL MVP Award 1984 Event Willie Hernandez wins AL MVP Award 1984 Event Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez wins AL Cy Young Award 1984 Event 18th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins 1984 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1984 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1984 Event Emmy 11th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 5th time 1984 Event Supreme Court reinstated $10M award to Karen Silkwood's family 1983 Event 49th Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Rozier, Nebraska (RB) 1983 Event 6th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1983 Event 17th Country Music Association Award: Alabama wins 1983 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1983 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1983 Event Emmy 10th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 4th time 1983 Death Sydney Box, academy award producer, dies at 76 1983 Event 10th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers 1982 Death Roy Webb, composer, arranger for over 200 films, Academy Award nominee, wrote fight song 'Roar, Lion, Roar', dies at 94 1982 Event 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB) 1982 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1982 Event 16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson and Ricky Skagg 1982 Event Emmy 9th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 3rd time 1982 Event 5th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1982 Event 9th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers win 1981 Event 4th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1981 Event 47th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Allen, Southern California (RB) 1981 Event New York Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award 1981 Event Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award 1981 Event Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie to win a Cy Young Award 1981 Event Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers wins AL Cy Young Award 1981 Event 15th Country Music Association Award: 1981 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1981 Event Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story 1981 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1981 Event 8th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers wins 1980 Event 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB) 1980 Event Baltimore's Steve Stone wins AL Cy Young Award 1980 Event 14th Country Music Association Award 1980 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1980 Event Amer Book Award: William Styron (Sophie Choice)/T Wolfe (Right Stuff) 1980 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1980 Event 3rd Emmy Sports Award presentation 1980 Event Emmy 7th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 1st time 1979 Event 45th Heisman Trophy Award: Charles White, Southern California (RB) 1979 Event Willie Stargell and Keith Hernandez share NL MVP Award NL 1979 Event Cub reliever Bruce Sutter wins NL Cy Young Award 1979 Event Mike Flanagan, wins AL Cy Young Award 1979 Death Ben Weber, U.S. composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62 1979 Event Emmy 6th Daytime Award presentation 1979 Event 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation 1979 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1979 Event 6th American Music Award: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win 1978 Event 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB) 1978 Event Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award 1978 Event New York Yankee Ron Guidry unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award 1978 Event 12th Country Music Association Award 1978 Birthday Tia Mowry, born in Gelhausen, West Germany, also known as Tia Mowry Hardrict, actress, winner of NAACP Image Award, breakout role in sitcom, Sister, Sister 1978 Event Emmy 5th Daytime Award presentation 1978 Event Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award) 1978 Event 5th American Music Award: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and C Twitty 1977 Event 43rd Heisman Trophy Award: Earl Campbell, Texas (RB) 1977 Event Rod Carew wins AL MVP award 1977 Event 1st Emmy Sports Award presentation 1977 Event Phillies' Steve Carlton wins 2nd Cy Young Award 1977 Event 11th Country Music Association Award: Ronnie Milsap wins 1977 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1977 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1977 Event Emmy 4th Daytime Award presentation 1977 Event Bette Davis is 1st woman to receive Life Achievement Award 1976 Event 42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB) 1976 Event Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award 1976 Event Baltimore Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award 1976 Event 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins 1976 Event Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation 1976 Event Emmy 3rd Daytime Award presentation 1975 Event 41st Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) 1975 Event New York Mets Tom Seaver wins his 3rd Cy Young Award 1975 Event Orioles Jim Palmer wins his 2nd Cy Young Award 1975 Event 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins 1975 Event Emmy 2nd Daytime Award and Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1974 Event 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) 1974 Event Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award 1974 Event Catfish Hunter is named AL Cy Young Award 1974 Event 8th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Rich 1974 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1974 Event Emmy 1st Daytime Award presentation 1973 Event 39th Heisman Trophy Award: John Cappelletti, Penn State (RB) 1973 Event Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award 1973 Event Tom Seaver becomes 1st non-20-game winner to win Cy Young award 1973 Event 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins 1973 Event Emmy News and Documentaries Award presentation 1972 Birthday Jude Law, born in Lewisham, England, actor, producer, director, Academy Award nominee for movie 'Cold Mountain' 1972 Event 38th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska (FL) 1972 Event Phillies' Steve Carlton wins unanimous NL Cy Young Award 1972 Event Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award 1971 Event 37th Heisman Trophy Award: Pat Sullivan, Auburn (quarterback) 1971 Event 5th Country Music Association Award: Charlie Pride wins 1971 Birthday Mariah Carey, born in Huntington, New York, singer, rhythm and blues, pop music genres, five-time Grammy award winner, sold over 62.5 million albums 1971 Birthday Jose Solano, born in Inglewood, California, actor, played Manny Gutierrez on Baywatch, listed as '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' by YM Magazine, nominated for the ALMA Award 1971 Birthday Mary J. Blige, born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, also known as Brook-Lynn, singer, songwriter, record producer, rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop genres, 26-time Grammy Award nominee, has sold over 48 million albums worldwide 1970 Event 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (quarterback) 1970 Event Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award 1970 Event Bob Gibson wins NL Cy Young Award 1970 Event 4th Country Music Association Award: Merle Haggard wins 1970 Birthday Mike Kelly, born in Los Angeles, California, Michael Raymond Kelly, baseball player, outfielder, attended Arizona State University, played outfield for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, won Golden Spikes Award, 1991 1970 Birthday Tina Fey, born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, actress, writer, producer, Emmy Award winner, appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', '30 Rock' television shows 1969 Event 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB) 1969 Event 1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Baltimore and Denny McLain, Detroit) 1969 Event Tom Seaver voted NL Cy Young Award 1968 Event 34th Heisman Trophy Award: O J Simpson, Southern California (RB) 1968 Event Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award 1967 Event 33rd Heisman Trophy Award: Gary Beban, UCLA (quarterback) 1967 Event SF's Mike McCormick wins NL Cy Young Award 1966 Event 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (quarterback) 1966 Event Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner 1965 Birthday Gong Li, born in Shenyang, China, actress, appeared in director Zhang Yimou's film, Ju Dhou, Red Sorghum, received Golden Rooster award 1965 Event 31st Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Garrett, Southern California (RB) 1965 Event Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young Award unanimously 1965 Birthday Marlee Matlin, Illinois, deaf actress, Children of Lesser God-Academy Award 1964 Event 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (quarterback) 1964 Birthday Clive Owen, born in Coventry, England, appearance in film, 'Closer', won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1963 Birthday Brad Pitt, born in actor, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, actor, film producer, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe nominee, one-time Golden Globe winner 1963 Event 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (quarterback) 1963 Event Sandy Koufax wins NL MVP award 1963 Event Sandy Koufax is unanimous winner of Cy Young Award 1962 Event 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (quarterback) 1962 Event Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award 1961 Event 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (HB) 1961 Event Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn 1961 Death Gary Cooper, 2 time Academy award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60 1961 Birthday Wendy Liebman, born in Manhasset, New York, comedian, performs stand up comedy, American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year, 1997, appeared on HBO, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show 1960 Event 26th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Bellino, Navy (HB) 1960 Event Pittsburgh Pirates' Vern Law wins Cy Young Award 1960 Birthday Nick della Casa, British/Brazillian/Argentine cameraman, Emmy Award 1959 Event 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (HB) 1958 Event 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB) 1958 Event Bob Turley of Yankees wins Cy Young Award 1958 Event 1st presentation of West Point's Sylvanus Thayer Award 1958 Birthday Ice-T, born in Newark, New Jersey, Tracy Marrow, musician, pioneer of gangsta rap, songwriter, actor, Grammy Award winner, author 1957 Event 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB) 1957 Event Warren Spahn of the Braves wins Cy Young Award 1957 Birthday Frances McDormand, actress, Fargo, Academy Award 1956 Event 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (quarterback) 1956 Event Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP and 1st-ever Cy Young Award 1956 Event Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honor to outstanding pitcher 1956 Birthday Lance Parrish, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, catcher, played for many Major League Baseball teams, won All-Star eight times, won Silver Slugger award six times 1955 Event 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB) 1955 Event Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award 1955 Birthday Cassandra Wilson, born in Jackson, Mississippi, jazz singer, guitar player, jazz and blues genres, album 'New Moon Daughter' won Grammy Award 1955 Birthday Willie Hernandez, pitcher, Cy Young Award 1954 Event 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB) 1954 Birthday Tobias Picker, born in New York City, New York, composer, awarded Joseph H. Bearns Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, Award in Music from American Academy of Arts and Letters, composer-in-residence for Houston Symphony, 1985 - 1990, music publisher, Schott Music Corporation 1953 Event 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB) 1953 Birthday Earl Klugh, born in Detroit, Michigan, jazz musician, guitarist, composer, won Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, 1981 1952 Event 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB) 1952 Birthday Roseanne Barr, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, comedian, actress, television producer, won Emmy award for television series, 'Roseanne' 1952 Birthday Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines 1952 Birthday Pat MacDonald, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of band, Timbuk 3, Grammy Award Nominee for Best New Artist, 1987 1952 Birthday Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese, rocker, Academy Award 1988, Yellow Magic Orchestra 1951 Event 17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (HB) 1950 Event 16th Heisman Trophy Award: Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (HB) 1950 Birthday Eugene Fodor, born in Turkey Creek, Colorado, violinist, 1974 Tchaikovsky Award 1949 Event 15th Heisman Trophy Award: Leon Hart, Notre Dame (E) 1948 Event 14th Heisman Trophy Award: Doak Walker, SMU (HB) 1948 Birthday Kathy Bates, born in Memphis, Tennessee, academy award winning actress, Misery 1948 Birthday Sandra Post, born in Oakville, Ontario, professional golfer, won LPGA Championship 1968, LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Award 1968 1947 Event 13th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lujack, Notre Dame (quarterback) 1947 Event Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower 1947 Birthday Ann Beattie, born in Washington, D.C., short story writer, novelist, compared to John Updike, J.D Salinger, professor at Harvard, University of Virginia, Rea Award for the Short Story recipient 1947 Birthday Walter Willison, born in Monterrey Park, California, actor, McDuff the Talking Dog, Two By Two [Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award] 1946 Event 12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (HB) 1946 Birthday Cher, born in El Centro, California, born Cherilyn Sarkisian, singer, songwriter, director, record producer, won Academy Award, sold over 100 million records 1946 Birthday Paul Dean, born in Vancouver, Canada, guitarist, founded band, Streetheart and Loverboy, won Composer of the Year Juno Award for 'Turn Me Loose', Loverboy's 1980 debut album 1945 Event 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB) 1944 Event 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (quarterback) 1944 Birthday Shelley Fabares, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, singer, television debut 'Letter to Loretta', played role of Mary Stone in sitcom 'The Donna Reed Show', Primetime Emmy Award nominee for ABC sitcom 'Coach' 1943 Event 9th Heisman Trophy Award: Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (quarterback) 1943 Birthday Bert Jansch, born in Glasgow, Scotland, musician, folk artist, acoustic guitarist, singer, songwriter, member of the band Pentangle, winner, BBC Folk Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award 1943 Birthday Richard Goode, Bronx, concert pianist, 1980 Avery Fisher Award 1943 Birthday Mike Marshall, MLB pitcher, 1974 Cy Young Award 1942 Birthday Paul Horowitz, New York City, physicist, META project, Sloan Award 1971-3 1942 Event 8th Heisman Trophy Award: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (HB) 1942 Birthday Betsy Johnson, fashion designer, 1971 Winnie Award 1941 Event 7th Heisman Trophy Award: Bruce Smith, Minnesota (HB) 1941 Birthday Dale Chihuly, born in Tacoma, Washington, artist in glass, Louis Tiffany Award 1967 1941 Birthday John Williams, born in Melbourne, Australia, guitarist, Academy Award 1941 Birthday Stephen Albert, born in New York City, New York, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1985, for symphony 'RiverRun', won Grammy Award 1995 for 'Cello Concerto' 1940 Event 6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB) 1939 Event 5th Heisman Trophy Award: Nile Kinnick, Iowa (HB) 1938 Event 4th Heisman Trophy Award: Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian (quarterback) 1937 Event 3rd Heisman Trophy Award: Clint Frank, Yale (HB) 1937 Birthday George Carlin, born in New York, American comedian, actor, author, Grammy Award winner 1937 Birthday Seymour Hersh, award winning investigative reporter, New York Times 1936 Event 2nd Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E) 1936 Event Pacifist/anti fascist writer Carl Von Ossietzky sent to concentration camp, award Nobel Peace Prize 1936 Birthday Jim Perry, pitcher, Cy Young Award 1970 1934 Event Academy Award 1st called Oscar in print (Sidney Skolsky) 1932 Event "Flowers and Trees" receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon 1932 Event 1st tie for Best Actor Academy Award Wallace Beery and Fredric March 1932 Birthday Theoni Vachliotis aldredge, award winning costume designer 1932 Event Purple Heart award reinstituted 1931 Birthday Ike Turner, born in Mississippi, American musician, bandleader, record producer, talent scout, Grammy Award winner 1930 Event Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award 1930 Birthday Liz Anderson, born in Roseau, Minnesota, country music singer, songwriter, Grammy Award nominee, wrote hits for Merle Haggard 1929 Birthday Jean Shepherd, humorist, Playboy satire Award 1966, 1967, 1969 1929 Event AL announces it will discontinue MVP award 1929 Birthday Douglas Kiker, NBC newsman, 1970 Peabody Award 1928 Birthday Gary Graffman, New York City, pianist, Leventritt Award 1927 Birthday Cecil Bodker, born in Fredericia, Denmark, writer, won Mildred L. Batchelder Award for her book titled, The Leopard, considered the most outstanding book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, then published in the United States 1926 Birthday Hugh Leonard, born in Dublin, Ireland, writer, winner, Jacob's Award, for 'Wuthering Heights', wrote Sunday Independent column 'The Curmudgeon' 1925 Birthday Oscar Peterson, born in Montreal, Canada, jazz pianist, composer, Grammy Award winner 1924 Birthday Maurice Jarre, Lyons France, composer, Dr. Zhivago-Academy Award 1966 1924 Birthday Mark Bucci, New York City, composer, 1959 Arts and Letters Award 1923 Birthday Richard Avedon, U.S., photographer, 1957 ASMP award 1923 Birthday Joseph Heller, born in Brooklyn, New York, novelist, Catch-22, 1963 Arts and Letters Award 1922 Birthday Richard Stankiewicz, U.S. sculptor, 1974 Akston Award, 1966 Brandeis 1921 Birthday Francoise Gilot, painter, designer, author living legacy award, 1984 1921 Birthday Rosalyn Yalow, famed award winning medical physicist 1920 Birthday John Addison, born in Surrey, England, composer, Tom Jones-Academy Award 1918 Birthday Ingmar Bergman, born in Sweden, director, writer, producer for stage, film and television, Academy Award winner 1916 Birthday Margaret Hayden Rector, playwright, living legacy award 1995 1915 Birthday Howard Cooke, Jamaica, 1991 Mico Gold Medal Award 1914 Birthday Colin Gray, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, fighter ace in World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, fought Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Channel Front 1913 Birthday Muriel Rukeyser, U.S., poet, 1977 Shelley Memorial Award 1912 Event Columbia University approves plans for awarding the Pulitzer Prize in several categories The award is established by Joseph Pulitzer 1910 Birthday Ulrich Becher, born in Germany, writer, author, playwright, studied law in Berlin, novella series condemned by Nazi party, burned in book-burning fire, received Lifetime Achievement Award from Swiss Schiller Foundation 1908 Birthday John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award 1907 Birthday Alec Wilder, born in Rochester, New York, composer, 1973 ASCAP award 1906 Birthday Clifford Odets, U.S., dramatist, 1961 Award of Merit-Golden Boy 1906 Birthday George Sanders, Russia, actor, All About Eve-Academy Award 1950 1905 Birthday Jule Styne, England, songwriter/composer, 1954 Academy Award, 1968 Tony 1905 Birthday Lionel Trilling, author, 1969 Poses Award, Liberal Imagination 1905 Birthday Ray Milland, born in Neath, Wales, actor, Lost Weekend-Academy Award 1945 1903 Birthday John von Neumann, mathematician and astronomer, Bocher Award 1938 1903 Birthday Jack Oakie, Sedalia, Missouri, actor, Great Dictator, 1974 Photoplay Award 1902 Birthday Ansel Adams, photographer, 1966 ASMP Award 1900 Birthday Jean Negulesco, born in Craiova, Dolj, Romania, film director, screenwriter, directed The Mask of Dimitrios, Three Strangers, Academy award nominee for Johnny Belinda 1899 Birthday Noel Coward, England, playwright, In Which We Serve-1942 Academy Award 1895 Birthday Paul Muni, actor, Academy Award 1936-Angel on My Shoulder, Juarez 1894 Birthday Dimitri Tiomkin, Russia, composer, Academy Award 1954-High and Mighty 1893 Birthday Dorothy Parker, New Jersey, short story writer, 1958 Marjorie Peabody Award 1892 Birthday Thomas Mitchell, born in New Jersey, academy award winning actor, Outlaw, Adventures 1892 Birthday David Dubinsky, labor leader, Freedom Award, 1969 Medal of Freedom 1891 Birthday Ronald Colman, England, 1947 Academy Award actor, Tale of 2 Cities 1889 Birthday Enid Bagnold, novelist, Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit 1889 Birthday Uncle Art Satherly, entertainer, 1968 Academy of Country Music Award 1888 Birthday Roy Webb, born in New York City, New York, composer, arranger for over 200 films, Academy Award nominee, wrote fight song 'Roar, Lion, Roar' 1888 Birthday Henrietta P "Hetty" Beck, actress, Bouwmeester Award 1887 Birthday Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author, Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award 1886 Event Queen Victoria establishes Distinguished Service Order (DSO) award 1886 Birthday Josephine Hull, Newtonville, Massachusetts, Academy award actress, Harvey 1883 Birthday Imogen Cunningham, photographer, 1965 ASMP award 1878 Birthday Christian Gauss, educator/writer, Phi Beta Kappa award namesake 1860 Birthday Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer, Nipkow Award 1852 Birthday Edwin Markham, U.S., poet, 1st winner of American Academy of Poets Award 1937 1700 Birthday Daniel Bernoulli, born in Basel, Switzerland, mathematician, 10 time French award
