2005 Constance Baker Motley, American Activist
2002 Buck Baker, American Celebrity
1997 San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year
1996 48th Emmy Awards: ER, Dennis Franz and Kathy Baker wins
1996 Baron Baker, activist, dies at 71
1995 9th Soul Train Music Awards: Boyz II Men, Anita Baker win
1994 Bill Baker, singer, dies at 58
1994 [Henry] John Baker, resistance fighter/journalist (Slogan), dies at 79
1993 Victorine Hefting, historian/wife of Bert Baker, dies at 88
1992 Dorothy Helen Baker, mother of Diane Baker, dies at 78
1992 Ginette Leclerc, actress (Baker's Wife), dies at 79
1991 Lance Baker, dies at 31
1991 Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva; talks fail to defuse gulf crisis
1991 Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th
1990 Secretary of State James Baker visits U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia
1990 U.S. Secretary of State James Baker meets with Vietnam's foreign minister
1989 3rd Soul Train Music Awards: Anita Baker
1988 Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59
1988 15th American Music Award: Anita Baker, Paul Simon and Whitney Houston
1986 Ella Baker, American Activist
1985 40th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Baker
1983 Richard Baker, Zen teacher, steps down from abbotship of San Francisco Zen Center
1982 Sam Baker, dies
1980 Buddy Baker wins Daytona 500 (177.6 MPH/285.8 kph)
1978 NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms
1977 Dusty Baker 30th HR joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-HR hitters
1976 Laurie Baker, ice hockey forward, USA, Oly-gold-98
1976 Stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49
1975 Josephine Baker, US/French revue artist (Folies-Bergere), dies at 68
1974 Vanessa Baker, born in Australia, diver 1996 Olympics
1974 Supergroup Blind Faith's (Clapton, Windwood, Baker) 1st concert
1971 Vin Baker, NBA forward, Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks
1971 Richard Baker becomes teacher of San Francisco Zen Center
1971 Elsie Baker, actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78
1971 Myron Baker, NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears
1970 Shannon Baker, CFL receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
1968 Jon Baker, WLAF defensive end for the Frankfurt Galaxy
1968 Jon Baker, WLAF defensive end, Frankfurt Galaxy
1968 Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70
1967 Marina Augusta Baker, Windsor England, playmate, Mar, 1987
1967 Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens
1967 Darren Baker, born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1966 Kevin Baker, Montreal, Canadian Tour golfer, Manitoba Amateur-1988
1966 Art Baker, TV host (You Asked For It), dies at 67
1965 David Baker, Sheffield England, U.K. cyclist
1965 "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 313 performances
1965 Penny Baker, Buffalo, New York, playmate, January, 1984
1965 Margaret Dumont [Daisy Baker], actress (Animal Crackers), dies at 75
1965 Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president
1965 "Baker Street" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 313 performances
1964 Stephen Baker, NFL receiver for the New York Giants
1963 Bobby Baker resigns as Senate Democratic secretary
1963 Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 home runs in 1911 world series) dies at 77
1963 Philippa June Baker, born in Wanganui NZ, double scull rower 1996 Olympics
1963 Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes 1st and only Heisman Trophy winner
1962 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (QB)
1962 Terry Baker, CFL kicker, Montreal Alouettes
1960 Scott Thompson Baker, born in Minneapolis, actor, Gen Hosp, All My Children
1959 Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 mi (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became 1st animals retrieved from a space mission
1958 Simon Baker, Australian speed walker, Olympics-84, 88, 96
1958 Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It"
1958 Anita Baker, born in Toledo, Ohio, singer, Giving You the Best That I Got
1957 Anita Baker, [Ward], born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Rapture
1957 Nicholson Baker, American Novelist
1956 Blanche Baker, born in New York City, actress/Carroll Baker's Daughter, French Postcard
1955 Arthur Baker, rock producer, Afrika Banbaataa-Planet Rock
1954 Fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60
1954 Cheryl Baker, rock vocalist, Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies
1953 Michael Baker, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 43, 52, 68, 81
1953 Lynn Whitfield, Baton Rouge, actress, Josephine Baker, Equal Justice
1953 Ellen L. Shulman Baker, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS 34, 50, 71
1951 Rob Baker, rock drummer, Red Rider
1950 Rick Baker, Binghamton, New York, special effects makeup artist, Exorcist
1950 Kathy Whitton Baker, born in Midland, Texas, actress, Right Stuff, 16 Candles
1949 Dusty Baker, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1949 1st photo of genes taken at University of South California by Pease and Baker
1948 Richard Baker, Rep-R-Louisiana
1948 Richard H. Baker, American Politician
1947 Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Scotland, guitarist and vocalist, Baker Street
1946 10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas
1946 Lenny Baker, rocker, Sha Na Na
1945 Lisa Nicole Baker, born in Detroit, Texas, playmate of the year, Nov 1966
1944 George Baker, [Hans Bouwens], Dutch vocalist, G B Selection
1943 Colin Baker, actor, Dr. Who, Swallows and Amazons
1942 Tammy Faye Bakker, gospel singer and wife of Jim Baker, PTL
1941 Elzie "Buddy" Baker, race-car driver
1940 George Greenstein, author, Secret of a Jewish Baker
1940 Bill Baker, Rep-R-California
1939 Ginger [Peter] Baker, England, drummer, Cream-White Room
1939 Ginger Baker, British Musician
1938 Final game at Phila's Baker Bowl, Giants beat Phils 14-1
1938 Diane Baker, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie
1936 Richard Baker, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Zen teacher, Dharma Sangha
1936 Joe Don Baker, Groesback, Texas, actor, Eischied, Walking Tall, Fletch
1935 George P Baker, U.S. playwright (Dramatic Technique), dies at 68
1934 Kenny Baker, actor, R2D2-Star Wars
1934 1st formal meeting of Baker Street Irregulars (New York City)
1934 Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Sat Review of Lit" Males who solved puzzle became members of Baker Street Irregulars
1934 Tom Baker, actor, Angels Die Hard, Vault of Horror
1934 Kenneth Baker, English Politician
1933 Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam
1933 Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano, Owen Wingrave
1932 1st U.S. radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker WABC from MD)
1931 David Baker, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, composer, Reflections
1931 Carroll Baker, Penn, actress, Andy Warhol's Bad, Babydoll, Harlow
1931 George Baker, born in Bulgaria, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Curse of the Fly
1930 Ellie Rabb, U.S., actor, Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up
1930 James Baker 3, Houston, Sec of Treasury, 1985-88, Sec State, 1989-92
1929 LaVern Baker, Chicago, R&B vocalist, I Cried a Tear
1928 Lavern Baker, U.S. singer, Tweedle Dee, Jim Dandy, Saved
1927 Stanley Baker, Ferndale Wales, actor, Concrete Jungle, Zorro, Zulu
1926 Josephine Baker goes up in Amsterdam
1925 Baron Baker, activist
1925 Howard Baker, Sen-R-Tenn
1925 Mickey Baker, rocker
1925 W Howard Baker, English publisher
1925 Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Virginia, columnist/humorist, New York Times
1925 Gene Baker, baseball player
1925 Howard H. Baker, Jr., American Politician
1921 Constance Baker Motley, American Activist
1920 Ottalee Baker, Frank "Home Run" Baker's wife, dies at 31
1919 Buck Baker, American Celebrity
1918 Sect Baker grants extended exemption to World Series players
1918 Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Sec of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt
1918 White Sox losing 5-4 against New York Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a triple play
1916 Robert Stevens Baker, composer
1916 New York Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500
1915 Frank Home Run Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack. He sits out 1915 season
1912 Kenny Baker, radio singer and actor, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back
1910 Mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies
1909 Frank "Home Run" Baker's 1st career home run
1907 Benny Baker, St. Joseph, Missouri, actor, 18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds
1906 Josephine Baker, dancer and Parisian night club owner, Folies-Bergere
1906 London Underground opens Bakeroo line (Baker Street to Waterloo Line)
1903 Ella Baker, American Activist
1901 Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1
1898 Art Baker, New York City, TV host, You Asked For It
1897 Ed Baker, Davis, West Virginia, actor, Keystone Kops
1896 Phil Baker, Philadelphia, comedian, Who's Whose
1893 Samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72
1887 1st game played at Broad and Huntingdon St. Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10
1886 Carr Baker Neel and Samuel Neel win U.S. Lawn Tennis Association doubles
1886 John "Home Run" Baker, hall of famer, hit 2 HR in 1911 world series
1870 Ray Stannard Baker, U.S., journalist, Puliter Prize 1940
1866 George P. Baker, U.S. playwright, 47 Workshop
1866 Mary Baker Eddy cures her injuries by opening a bible
1861 Edward Dickinson Baker, U.S. attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50
1858 Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39
1857 US occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is south of Hawaii
1846 Desiderio FA Pietri, Italian baker and marathon runner Dorando's father
1830 Laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1907
1828 Alpheus Baker, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1891
1826 Lafayette Curry Baker, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1868
1821 Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science, Science and Health
1821 Samuel White Baker, born in London, England, explorer, Ceylon/Egypt
1819 Isac Baker Woodbury, composer
1811 Edward Dickinson Baker, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1861
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