1994 Death Nikolai Krjoetsjkov, Russian actor (Ballad of Soldatje), dies at 83 1979 Death Lester Raymond Flatt, musician (Ballad of Jed Clampett), dies at 64 1969 Event "The Ballad Of John and Yoko" by The Beatles hit #1 in UK 1969 Event Beatles release Ballad Of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe, in US 1966 Event "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34 1966 Event Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks) 1963 Birthday Thomas Perry, born in Germany, born Thomas Wellnowski, singer, songwriter, lead vocalist for Surprises band, performed own compositions on 'The Ballad Album' 1956 Event Douglas Moore/John Latouche' opera "Ballad of Baby Doe," premieres 1955 Event "Ballad of Davy Crockett," becomes the #1 record in US 1943 Birthday Georgie Fame, rock vocalist, Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde 1941 Event Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man," premieres 1935 Birthday Willibrordus S Rendra, Indonesia, poet, Ballad orang-orang tertjina 1924 Birthday Jules de Corte, blind Dutch ballad singer 1923 Birthday Tom Blackburn, born in Raton, New Mexico, writer, author, screenwriter, lyricist, worked for Walt Disney's story department, wrote lyrics to The Ballad of Davy Crockett 1906 Birthday Vernon P. Watkins, Welsh poet, Ballad of Mari Lwyd 1903 Birthday Countee Cullen, U.S. poet, Color, Ballad of the Brown Girl 1864 Birthday [John] Casey Jones, RR engineer, Ballad of Casey Jones
