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2005 Death - Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

2002 Death - Buck Baker, American Celebrity

1997 Event - San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year

1996 Event - 48th Emmy Awards: ER, Dennis Franz and Kathy Baker wins

1995 Event - 9th Soul Train Music Awards: Boyz II Men, Anita Baker win

1994 Death - Bill Baker, singer, dies at 58

1994 Death - [Henry] John Baker, resistance fighter/journalist (Slogan), dies at 79

1993 Death - Victorine Hefting, historian/wife of Bert Baker, dies at 88

1992 Death - Dorothy Helen Baker, mother of Diane Baker, dies at 78

1992 Death - Ginette Leclerc, actress (Baker's Wife), dies at 79

1991 Death - Lance Baker, dies at 31

1991 Event - Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva; talks fail to defuse gulf crisis

1991 Event - Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th

1990 Event - Secretary of State James Baker visits U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia

1990 Event - U.S. Secretary of State James Baker meets with Vietnam's foreign minister

1989 Event - 3rd Soul Train Music Awards: Anita Baker

1988 Death - Chet Baker, jazz trumpeter, fell to death out of a hotel window at 59

1988 Event - 15th American Music Award: Anita Baker, Paul Simon and Whitney Houston

1986 Death - Ella Baker, American Activist

1985 Event - 40th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Baker

1983 Event - Richard Baker, Zen teacher, steps down from abbotship of San Francisco Zen Center

1982 Death - Sam Baker, dies

1980 Event - Buddy Baker wins Daytona 500 (177.6 MPH/285.8 kph)

1978 Event - NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms

1977 Event - Dusty Baker 30th home run joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-home run hitters

1976 Birthday - Laurie Baker, ice hockey forward, USA, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1976 Death - Stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49

1975 Death - Josephine Baker, US/French revue artist (Folies-Bergere), dies at 68

1974 Birthday - Vanessa Baker, born in Australia, diver 1996 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Vin Baker, NBA forward, Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks

1971 Event - Richard Baker becomes teacher of San Francisco Zen Center

1971 Death - Elsie Baker, actress (Ghosts of Hanley House), dies at 78

1971 Birthday - Myron Baker, NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears

1970 Birthday - Shannon Baker, CFL receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

1969 Event - Supergroup Blind Faith's (Clapton, Windwood, Baker) 1st concert in Hyde Park, London

1968 Birthday - Jon Baker, WLAF defensive end for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1968 Birthday - Jon Baker, WLAF defensive end, Frankfurt Galaxy

1968 Death - Ed Baker, actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70

1967 Birthday - Marina Augusta Baker, Windsor England, playmate, Mar, 1987

1967 Event - Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens

1967 Birthday - Darren Baker, born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, cyclist 1996 Olympics

1966 Birthday - Kevin Baker, Montreal, Canadian Tour golfer, Manitoba Amateur-1988

1966 Death - Art Baker, TV host (You Asked For It), dies at 67

1965 Birthday - David Baker, Sheffield England, U.K. cyclist

1965 Event - "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 313 performances

1965 Birthday - Penny Baker, Buffalo, New York, playmate, January, 1984

1965 Death - Margaret Dumont [Daisy Baker], actress (Animal Crackers), dies at 75

1965 Event - Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president

1965 Event - "Baker Street" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 313 performances

1964 Birthday - Stephen Baker, NFL receiver for the New York Giants

1963 Event - Bobby Baker resigns as Senate Democratic secretary

1963 Death - Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 home runs in 1911 world series) dies at 77

1963 Birthday - Philippa June Baker, born in Wanganui New Zealand, double scull rower 1996 Olympics

1963 Event - Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes 1st and only Heisman Trophy winner

1962 Event - 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (quarterback)

1962 Birthday - Terry Baker, CFL kicker, Montreal Alouettes

1960 Birthday - Scott Thompson Baker, born in Minneapolis, actor, General Hosp, All My Children

1959 Event - Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 mi (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became 1st animals retrieved from a space mission

1958 Birthday - Simon Baker, Australian speed walker, Olympics-84, 88, 96

1958 Event - Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It"

1958 Birthday - Anita Baker, born in Toledo, Ohio, singer, Giving You the Best That I Got

1957 Birthday - Anita Baker, Ward, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Rapture

1957 Birthday - Nicholson Baker, American Novelist

1956 Birthday - Blanche Baker, born in New York City, actress/Carroll Baker's Daughter, French Postcard

1955 Birthday - Arthur Baker, rock producer, Afrika Banbaataa-Planet Rock

1954 Death - Fay Baker, actress (Sorority Girl), dies at 60

1954 Birthday - Cheryl Baker, rock vocalist, Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies

1953 Birthday - Michael Baker, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-43, 52, 68, 81

1953 Birthday - Lynn Whitfield, Baton Rouge, actress, Josephine Baker, Equal Justice

1953 Birthday - Ellen L. Shulman Baker, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-34, 50, 71

1950 Birthday - Rick Baker, Binghamton, New York, special effects makeup artist, Exorcist

1950 Birthday - Kathy Whitton Baker, born in Midland, Texas, actress, Right Stuff, 16 Candles

1949 Birthday - Dusty Baker, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers

1949 Event - 1st photo of genes taken at University of South California by Pease and Baker

1948 Birthday - Richard Baker, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Representative-R-Louisiana 1987 - 2008

1948 Birthday - Richard H. Baker, American Politician

1947 Birthday - Gerry Rafferty, Paisley Scotland, guitarist and vocalist, Baker Street

1946 Event - 10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas

1946 Birthday - Lenny Baker, rocker, Sha Na Na

1945 Birthday - Lisa Nicole Baker, born in Detroit, Texas, playmate of the year, Nov 1966

1944 Birthday - George Baker, Hans Bouwens, Dutch vocalist, G B Selection

1943 Birthday - Colin Baker, actor, Dr. Who, Swallows and Amazons

1941 Birthday - Elzie "Buddy" Baker, race-car driver

1940 Birthday - George Greenstein, author, Secret of a Jewish Baker

1940 Birthday - William P. Baker, born in Oakland, California, Representative-R-California 1993 - 1997

1939 Birthday - Ginger [Peter] Baker, England, drummer, Cream-White Room

1939 Birthday - Ginger Baker, British Musician

1938 Event - Final game at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl, Giants beat Phillies 14-1

1938 Birthday - Diane Baker, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie

1936 Birthday - Richard Baker, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Zen teacher, Dharma Sangha

1936 Birthday - Joe Don Baker, Groesback, Texas, actor, Eischied, Walking Tall, Fletch

1935 Death - George P Baker, U.S. playwright (Dramatic Technique), dies at 68

1934 Birthday - Kenneth Baker, English Politician

1934 Birthday - Kenny Baker, actor, R2D2-Star Wars

1934 Event - 1st formal meeting of Baker Street Irregulars (New York City)

1934 Event - Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Sat Review of Lit" Males who solved puzzle became members of Baker Street Irregulars

1934 Birthday - Tom Baker, actor, Angels Die Hard, Vault of Horror

1933 Event - Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam

1933 Birthday - Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano, Owen Wingrave

1932 Birthday - 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 Event - 1st U.S. radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker WABC from MD)

1931 Birthday - David Baker, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, composer, Reflections

1931 Birthday - Carroll Baker, Penn, actress, Andy Warhol's Bad, Babydoll, Harlow

1931 Birthday - George Baker, born in Bulgaria, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Curse of the Fly

1930 Birthday - Ellie Rabb, U.S., actor, Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up

1930 Birthday - James Baker III, Houston, Secretary of Treasury, 1985 - 1988, Secretary of State, 1989 - 1992

1929 Birthday - LaVern Baker, Chicago, R&B vocalist, I Cried a Tear

1928 Birthday - Lavern Baker, U.S. singer, Tweedle Dee, Jim Dandy, Saved

1927 Birthday - Stanley Baker, Ferndale Wales, actor, Concrete Jungle, Zorro, Zulu

1926 Event - Josephine Baker goes up in Amsterdam

1925 Birthday - Howard Baker, born in Huntsville, Tennessee, Senator-R-Tennessee 1967 - 1985

1925 Birthday - Howard H. Baker, Jr., American Politician

1925 Birthday - Mickey Baker, rocker

1925 Birthday - W Howard Baker, English publisher

1925 Birthday - Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Virginia, columnist/humorist, New York Times

1925 Birthday - Gene Baker, baseball player

1921 Birthday - Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

1920 Death - Ottalee Baker, Frank "Home Run" Baker's wife, dies at 31

1919 Birthday - Buck Baker, American Celebrity

1918 Event - Sect Baker grants extended exemption to World Series players

1918 Event - Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Secretary of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt

1918 Event - 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 Birthday - Robert Stevens Baker, composer

1916 Event - New York Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500

1915 Event - Frank Home Run Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack. He sits out 1915 season

1912 Birthday - Kenny Baker, radio singer and actor, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back

1910 Death - Mary Baker Eddy, founder Christian Science Monitor, dies

1909 Event - Frank "Home Run" Baker's 1st career home run

1907 Birthday - Benny Baker, St. Joseph, Missouri, actor, 18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds

1906 Birthday - Josephine Baker, dancer and Parisian night club owner, Folies-Bergere

1906 Event - London Underground opens Bakeroo line (Baker Street to Waterloo Line)

1903 Birthday - Ella Baker, American Activist

1901 Event - Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1

1898 Birthday - Art Baker, New York City, TV host, You Asked For It

1897 Birthday - Ed Baker, Davis, West Virginia, actor, Keystone Kops

1896 Birthday - Phil Baker, Philadelphia, comedian, Who's Whose

1893 Death - Samuel White Baker, English explorer, dies at 72

1887 Event - 1st game played at Broad and Huntingdon St. Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10

1886 Event - Carr Baker Neel and Samuel Neel win U.S. Lawn Tennis Association doubles

1886 Birthday - John "Home Run" Baker, hall of famer, hit 2 home run in 1911 world series

1870 Birthday - Ray Stannard Baker, U.S., journalist, Puliter Prize 1940

1866 Birthday - George P. Baker, U.S. playwright, 47 Workshop

1861 Death - Edward Dickinson Baker, U.S. attorney/senator, dies in battle at 50

1858 Death - Isac Baker Woodbury, composer, dies at 39

1857 Event - U.S. occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is south of Hawaii

1846 Birthday - Desiderio FA Pietri, Italian baker and marathon runner Dorando's father

1830 Birthday - Laurence Simmons Baker, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1828 Birthday - Alpheus Baker, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1826 Birthday - Lafayette Curry Baker, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1821 Birthday - Mary Baker Eddy, founded Christian Science, Science and Health

1821 Birthday - Samuel White Baker, born in London, England, explorer, Ceylon/Egypt

1819 Birthday - Isac Baker Woodbury, composer

1811 Birthday - Edward Dickinson Baker, Major General Union volunteers













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