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2003 Death - Barry White, man with velvet voice, ", Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe, ", dies at 58

2003 Death - Barry Sheene, motorcycle road racer, winner, Formula 750 World Championship and 1976 British Grand Prix, dies of esophagus and stomach cancer

2002 Death - Barry Took, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman

1998 Death - Barry Goldwater, born in Phoenix, Arizona, Senator-R-Arizona 1953 - 1965, 1969 - 1987, Republican Presidential candidate 1964, dies at 89 from a stroke

1998 Event - Barry Switzer resigns as Dallas Cowboy coach

1997 Event - Detroit Lions Barry Sanders is 3rd to run for 2,000 yards in a season

1997 Event - Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher

1997 Event - NHL Nashville, Tennessee names Barry Trotz as its 1st coach

1997 Event - San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9M 2 year contract

1997 Death - Barry Evans, actor (Dr. Upton-Dr. in the House), dies at 53

1996 Death - Barry George Barrington Porter, politician, dies at 57

1996 Death - Barry Linehan, actor (Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft), dies at 70

1996 Death - Barry Appleby, cartoonist, dies at 86

1996 Death - Barry Troyna, teacher/educational sociologist, dies at 44

1994 Death - Edna Manilow, mother of singer Barry Manilow, dies at 70 of cancer

1994 Death - Godfrey Quigley, actor (Barry Lyndon, Educating Rita), dies at 71

1994 Death - Barry Sullivan, actor (Streets of SF, Oh, God!), dies at 81

1994 Death - Barry Sullivan, actor (Great Gadsby), dies at 81

1993 Event - Northern Exposure star Barry Corbin falls off his horse

1993 Death - Barry Karas, dies of leukemia at 49

1993 Event - Former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry divorces his wife Effi

1992 Event - San Francisco Giants renig on $43 million pact with Barry Bonds

1992 Event - "Barry Manilow's Showstoppers" closes at Paramount Theater New York City

1992 Event - "Barry Manilow's Showstoppers" opens at Paramount New York City

1992 Event - Barry Bonds joins Willie Mays, Howard Johnson and Ron Gant as having (2) 30-home run/30-steal seasons

1992 Event - Barry Diller resigns as CEO of Fox

1992 Event - Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single year contract - $4.7 mil

1990 Event - Expos trade Tim Raines to White Sox for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones

1990 Event - Pittsburgh's Barry Bonds wins NL MVP

1990 Event - Washington D.C. mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term,

1990 Event - Washington D.C., Mayor Marion Barry arrested in drug enforcement sting

1989 Death - Barry Sadler, singer (Green Berets), murdered at 49 in Murfreesboro Tn

1989 Event - Barry Bond's home run sets father-son (Bobby) home run record at 408

1989 Event - Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma's football

1989 Death - Joan Barry, dies at 85

1988 Event - 54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (RB)

1988 Death - Barry Bingham Sr, U.S. daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82

1984 Death - Jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66

1982 Death - Patrick J G McGee, Irish actor (Barry Lyndon), dies at 60

1980 Death - Donald Barry, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak), dies at 68

1980 Event - Rick Barry, Houston, is 1st in NBA to score 8, 3-pt goals in a game

1979 Event - 6th American Music Award: Barry Manilow, Linda Ronstadt win

1978 Birthday - Barry Zito, American Athlete

1976 Event - Rick Barry (SF), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60

1976 Event - Rick Barry (SF), begins then longest NBA free throw streak of 60

1976 Event - "I Write the Songs" by Barry Manilow hits #1

1975 Birthday - Michael Barry, Toronto, Ontario, cyclist 1996 Olympics

1975 Event - Barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold

1973 Birthday - Barry Stokes, WLAF offensive linesman for the Rhein Fire

1973 Birthday - Drew Barry, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks

1972 Birthday - Barry Potomski, Windsor, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1971 Birthday - Brent Barry, NBA guard for the Los Angeles Clippers

1971 Death - Barry Macollum, actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 81

1970 Death - Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61

1970 Birthday - Barry van Galen, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC

1970 Birthday - Barry Pepper, Canadian Actor

1970 Event - 1st Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six

1970 Birthday - Barry Minter, NFL middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears

1970 Event - Test debut of Barry Richards, South Africa vs. Australia, Cape Town

1969 Birthday - Jon Barry, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors

1969 Birthday - Barry Kloeth, WLAF wide receiver for the Amsterdam Admirals

1968 Birthday - Barry Sanders, NFL running back, Detroit Lions, 1988 Heisman Trophy

1967 Death - [Francis] Barry Byrne, Chicago, Illinois, architect, dies at 83

1966 Birthday - David Justice, baseball player, Atlanta Braves, husband of Halle Barry

1966 Event - Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks)

1966 Birthday - Barry Klein, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rower 1996 Olympics

1965 Birthday - Chuckii Booker, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, songwriter, bandleader, rhythm and blues artist, musical director, recorded and produced with Barry White, Janet Jackson

1965 Birthday - Neill Barry, New York City, actor, Old Enough, Heat

1965 Birthday - Barry Manuel, born in Mamou, Louisiana, pitcher for the Montreal Expos

1965 Birthday - Barry D, Iain Bakker, English pop musician, Jesus Jones

1964 Event - Lyndon Baines Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater for president

1964 Birthday - Barry Bonds, born in Riverside, California, left fielder, Pirates, San Francisco Giants, 3X MVP

1964 Event - Republicans convention selects Barry Goldwater as President candidate

1964 Event - Barry M. Goldwater nominated for president by Republicans

1964 Birthday - Barry Larkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds

1964 Birthday - Todd Barry, American Comedian

1963 Birthday - Barry Wilburn, NFL full safety for the Philadelphia Eagles

1961 Death - Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72

1960 Birthday - Barry Lyons, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Barry Stephen Lyons, baseball player, catcher, played for Major League Baseball teams, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, served as backup catcher to Gary Carter, named Most Valuable Player, South Atlantic League, 1984

1960 Birthday - Barry McGuigan, born in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, professional boxer, world featherweight champion, number one featherweight challenger in the World Boxing Association

1958 Birthday - Barry Miller, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married

1956 Birthday - Lynda Barry, born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, cartoonist, author, known for comic strip, 'Ernie Pook's Comeek', wrote 'The Good Times are Killing Me', 'What It Is'

1954 Birthday - Barry Williams, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Greg-Brady Bunch

1954 Birthday - Barry Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock bassist, Cowsills-We Can Fly

1954 Birthday - Tula, Barry Kenneth Cossey, England, transsexual, For Your Eyes Only

1953 Birthday - Daniel T Barry, Norwalk, Connecticut, PhD/MD/astronaut, STS-72

1953 Birthday - Barry Livingston, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ernie-My 3 Sons

1953 Birthday - Barry Sonnenfeld, director, When Harry Met Sally, Big, Misery

1952 Birthday - Barry Champagne, born in Louisiana, stunt coorindator, Licence to Kill

1951 Birthday - Barry Doudreau, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Boston

1951 Birthday - Barry Brandt, Washington D.C., rock drummer, Angel

1951 Birthday - Barry Troyna, teacher/educational sociologist

1951 Birthday - Barry Van Dyke, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Battlestar Galactica, Diag Murder

1951 Birthday - Barry Goudreau, born in America, guitarist, vocalist, original guitarist for Boston, the rock band, recorded his first solo LP using Brad Delp and Fran Cosmo, and Sib Hashian

1951 Event - Philip Barry's "Second Threshold," premieres in New York City

1950 Birthday - Barry Sheene, born in London, England, motorcycle road racer, winner, Formula 750 World Championship and 1976 British Grand Prix

1950 Birthday - Barry Pearson, born in Geneseo, Illinois, born Barry Lynn Pearson, American professional football player, attended Northwestern University, played position of wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs

1948 Birthday - Barry Gordon, Brookline Massachusetts, actor, Gary-Archie Bunker's Place

1948 Birthday - Barry Hay, singer/fluitist/saxophonist/guitarist, Golden Earring

1948 Birthday - Barry Bailey, born in Doraville, Georgia, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section

1948 Birthday - Barry Wordsworth, conductor

1947 Birthday - Dave Barry, born in Armonk, New York, humorist, author, Pulitzer-prize winner for Commentary 1988, wrote columns for the Miami Herald, books include 'Big Trouble', 'Dave Barry Turns 40', Dave Barry's Greatest Hits', 'Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys', style capitalizes on absurdities

1947 Birthday - Barry Guy, born in London, England, composer, musician, double bass player, Guildhall School of Music teacher, influenced by contemporary jazz, member Michael Nyman Band

1947 Birthday - Barry Wilson, England, rock drummer, Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale

1947 Birthday - Marisa Berenson, New York City, actress, Barry Lyndon, Death in Vienna, SOB

1946 Birthday - Barry Gibb, born in Manchester, England, guitarist/singer, Bee Gees

1946 Birthday - Barry "Bean" Whitwam, rocker

1946 Birthday - Barry Manilow, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer/pianist, Mandy, I Write the Songs

1945 Birthday - Barry Richards, extraordinary cricket batsman, 4 Tests for South Africa

1945 Birthday - Barry Dudleston, cricket umpire

1945 Birthday - Barry Schrader, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, composer, electro-acoustic genre, wrote, 'Introducton to Electro-Acoustic Music'

1945 Birthday - Barry Holstein Lopez, U.S. author, Of Wolves and Men

1945 Birthday - Barry John, Welsh international rugby player

1945 Birthday - Barry Lopez, American Author

1944 Birthday - Barry Jenkins, rocker, Animals-House of the Rising Sun

1944 Birthday - Barry White, born in Galveston, Texas, singer, Love's Theme

1944 Birthday - Barry Conyngham, composer

1944 Birthday - Barry Stevens, British/Netherlands, choreographer, Personals, Young Again

1944 Birthday - Barry Pritchard, rock guitarist, Fortunes

1944 Event - NBA rookie of the year in 1966, Rick Barry

1944 Birthday - Rick Barry, ABA/NBA forward, New York Nets, Golden State Warriors

1944 Birthday - Barry Bostwick, San Mateo California, actor, Rocky Horror Show, Megaforce

1943 Birthday - Barry Milburn, cricketer, New Zealand wicket-keeper in three Tests 1969

1943 Birthday - Barry Evans, actor, Dr. Upton-Dr. in the House, Mind Your Language

1942 Birthday - Barry Wood, cricketer, England opener in early 70's

1942 Birthday - Len Barry, Leonard Borisoff, Philadelphia, rocker, Bristol Stomp

1942 Death - James Barry M Hertzog, South African premier (1914-39), dies at 76

1942 Birthday - Barry McCaffrey, American Soldier

1942 Event - Philip Barry's "Without Love," premieres in New York City

1942 Birthday - Len Barry, rocker, 1-2-3-Dovells

1942 Birthday - Barry B[rookes] Longyear, U.S., sci-fi author, City of Baraboo

1942 Birthday - Barry Diller, founder, Fox-TV

1941 Birthday - Barry Hadlee, cricketer, bro of Dayle and Richard, New Zealand World Cup 1975

1940 Birthday - Barry Corbin, actor, Maurice-Northern Exposure

1939 Event - Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry was a Lady," premieres in New York City

1939 Birthday - Barry [Norman] Malzberg, sci-fi author, Revelations, Beyond Apollo

1939 Birthday - Barry George Barrington Porter, politician

1939 Birthday - Barry Porter, MP, Conservative

1939 Event - Philip Barry's "Philadelphia Story," premieres in New York City

1939 Birthday - Robert Tear, born in Barry, Wales, tenor, Welsh National Opera 1970

1939 Birthday - Barry Mann, R&B singer, Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp

1939 Birthday - Barry Mann, vocalist, Who Put the Bump

1938 Event - Philip Barry's "Here Come the Clowns," premieres in New York City

1938 Birthday - Jeff Barry, born in Brooklyn, New York, rock writer, Tell Laura I Love Her

1938 Birthday - Barry Knight, cricketer, England all-rounder mid-60s

1938 Birthday - Barry Primus, New York City, actor, Sergeant McKenna-Cagney and Lacey, Boxcar Bertha

1937 Birthday - Barry McGuire, Oklahoma City, singer, Eve of Destruction

1937 Birthday - Barry Switzer, football coach, Oklahoma

1937 Birthday - Barry Lloyd Vercoe, composer

1937 Birthday - Barry Shepherd, cricketer, Australian lefty bat early 60's

1936 Birthday - Barry Newman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Amy, Deadline, Petrocelli

1936 Birthday - Barry Sinclair, cricketer, 21 Tests for New Zealand in the 60's, 3 centuries

1936 Birthday - Barry Wilson, deputy chief, British Defense Staff

1936 Birthday - Marion S. Barry, Mayor-D-Washington D.C., 1979-90, 95, drug indictment

1936 Birthday - Marion Barry, American Politician

1936 Birthday - Barry Jarman, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper in 60's

1935 Birthday - Barry Cryer, comedian/writer, Goodies Rule-OK, All You Need is Cash

1934 Birthday - Barry Briggs, New Zealand auto maker, World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66

1934 Birthday - Barry Humphries, Australia TV host, Dame Edna Everage

1933 Birthday - Barry Norman, Britain, film critic, Film Greats

1932 Birthday - Barry Levinson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, director, Rainman

1932 Event - Philip Barry's "Animal Kingdom," premieres in New York City

1931 Birthday - Barry Tuckwell, born in Melbourne, Australia, hornist, London Symphony Orchestra 1955 - 1968

1931 Event - Philip Barry's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow," premieres in New York City

1930 Birthday - Barry Unsworth, novelist, Pascali's Island

1930 Event - Philip Barry's "Hotel Universe," premieres in New York City

1928 Event - Philip Barry's "Holiday," premieres in New York City

1928 Birthday - Barry Took, born in Muswell Hill, North London, England, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman

1928 Death - Barry E Odell Pain, English writer (Punch), dies at 63

1928 Birthday - Hardy Kruger, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, Barry Lyndon, Wrong is Right

1928 Event - Philip Barry and Elmer Rice's "Cock Robin," premieres in New York City

1927 Event - Philip Barry's "Paris Bound," premieres in New York City

1926 Event - Philip Barry's "White Wings!," premieres in New York City

1925 Event - Philip Barry's "In a Garden," premieres in New York City

1925 Birthday - Barry Linehan, actor, Bullseye, Dark Places, Witchcraft

1924 Event - Philip Barry's "Youngest," premieres in New York City

1923 Birthday - Godfrey Quigley, actor, Barry Lyndon, Educating Rita, Rooney

1923 Event - Philip Barry's "You and I," premieres in New York City

1922 Birthday - Barry Levinson, director, Rain Man

1922 Death - John Kirk Barry, Dr/explorer David Livingstone's companion, dies at 89

1921 Birthday - Gene Barry, born in New York City, actor, Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law

1921 Event - Philip James Barry's "Punch for Judy," premieres in New York City

1920 Birthday - Barry Nelson, born in Oakland, actor, Airport, My Favorite Husband

1918 Birthday - Barry Morse, actor, Fugitive-Lt Philip Gerard, Winds of War

1918 Birthday - Jack Barry, born in Lindenhurst, New York, game show emcee, Joker's Wild

1917 Birthday - Barry Commoner, born in Brooklyn, New York, biologist, Science and Survival

1916 Birthday - Barry Gray, Bernard Yaroslaw, interviewer, started call-in radio

1912 Birthday - Barry Sullivan, New York City, actor, Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man

1912 Birthday - Donald Barry, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Mr Gallo-Mr Novak

1909 Birthday - Barry Appleby, cartoonist

1909 Birthday - Barry Wood, New Haven, Connecticut, vocalist, Your Hit Parade

1909 Birthday - Barry Goldwater, born in Phoenix, Arizona, Senator-R-Arizona 1953 - 1965, 1969 - 1987, Republican Presidential candidate 1964

1906 Birthday - Roger Livesey, born in Barry, Wales, actor, Drums, Life and Death of Col Blimp

1896 Birthday - Philip Barry, U.S., dramatist, Philadelphia Story

1889 Birthday - Barry Macollum, born in Northern Ireland

1888 Birthday - Barry Fitzgerald, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Academy Award-Going My Way

1883 Birthday - [Francis] Barry Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, architect

1864 Birthday - Barry E Odell Pain, English writer, Punch

1839 Birthday - John Decatur Barry, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1832 Birthday - John Kirk Barry, Scot, Dr/companion to explorer David Livingstone

1818 Birthday - William Farquhar Barry, Major General Union Army

1803 Death - John Barry, 1st American commodore, dies

1795 Birthday - James Barry, female disguised as a man, surgeon general, British army

1795 Birthday - Charles Barry, architect

1793 Death - Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, mistress of Louis XV, beheaded

1787 Birthday - Barry Cornwall, Bryan Waller Procter, British? poet

1769 Event - Madame du Barry becomes King Louis XV's "official" mistress

1743 Birthday - Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV


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