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2005 Death - Charlie Bell, Australian Businessman 1997 Death - Bob Bell, clown (WGN's 1st Bozo), dies at 75 1997 Death - Bobby Helms, singer, Recorded Jingle Bell Rock, dies at 63 1997 Event - Bell Atlantic Senior Golf Classic 1997 Event - John Bell, 115, recieves new pacemaker 1997 Event - Southwestern Bell Dominion Senior Golf 1996 Death - Quentin Bell, artist author/teacher, dies at 86 1995 Event - David Bell debuts for the Indians (3rd generation player, Gus and Buddy) 1992 Death - Tommy Nutter, fashion designer (bell bottom pants), dies of AIDs at 49 1991 Death - Hal Bell, dies at 65 1991 Death - Cool Papa Bell, American Athlete 1990 Death - John Stewart Bell, Irish Physicist 1987 Event - George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP 1986 Event - Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees 1986 Event - De Havilland Twin Otter and Bell 206 helicopter collide, kills 25 1985 Death - Sandy Bell, South African cricket pace bowler (16 Tests), dies 1985 Event - Tinker Bell's nightly flight begins 1984 Event - AT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies 1983 Birthday - Richard Jackson, Redlands, California, actor, Ryan Meyers-Saved by the Bell 1982 Death - Melville Bell Grosvenor, President National Geographic Society, dies at 80 1982 Event - AT&T agrees to divest itself of 22 Bell System companies 1980 Birthday - Sarah Lancaster, born in Kansas City, Kansas, actress, Rachel-Saved By Bell: New Class 1978 Death - Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash 1978 Birthday - Natalia Cigliuti, born in New York, actress, Lindsay-Saved By Bell: New Class 1977 Birthday - Jonathan Angel, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Tommy Delucca-Saved By The Bell 1977 Birthday - Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ 1977 Birthday - Dustin Diamond, born in San Jose, California, actor, Screech-Saved By Bell 1976 Birthday - Melanie Joyce Bell, Vernon New Jersey, Miss America-New Jersey 1997 1976 Event - Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall 1975 Birthday - Natasha Bell, Miss Michigan USA 1996 1974 Birthday - Ricky Bell, cornerback for the Chicago Bears 1974 Birthday - Brigette Wilson, actress, Mortal Kombat, Billy Madison, Save by Bell 1974 Birthday - Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor, played Zack on Saved by the Bell 1974 Event - James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame 1974 Birthday - Tiffani-Amber Theissen, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Saved by Bell, 90210 1974 Birthday - Tiffani Thiessen, born in Long Beach, California, actress, appeared in 'Saved By the Bell' and 'Beverly Hills, 90210' television series 1973 Birthday - Mario Lopez, born in San Diego, California, actor, A C Slater-Saved by the Bell 1973 Death - Katina Paxinou, actress (For Whom the Bell Tolls, Zita), dies at 72 1972 Birthday - David Bell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1972 Birthday - Elizabeth Berkley, born in Michigan, actress, Jessie-Saved by the Bell, Showgirl 1972 Event - Greg Luzinski's 500' home run hits Liberty Bell monument in Philadelphia Vet 1972 Birthday - Christian Oliver, actor in Baby Sitters Club, Brian-Saved by the Bell 1971 Birthday - Colbie Bell, born in Edmonton, Alberta, 100kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday - Myron Bell, NFL safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1971 Birthday - William Bell, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1970 Birthday - Coleman Bell, NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday - Lauralee "Bug" Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Cricket-Young and Restless 1968 Birthday - Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday - Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday - Catherine Bell, born in London, England, actress, known for role as Lt. Colonel Sarah MacKenzie on 'JAG' television show, 1997 - 2004 1968 Birthday - Michael Bivins, Boston, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe 1968 Event - 11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old 1968 Event - 178,000 employees of U.S. Bell Telephone System go on strike 1968 Event - Jocelyn Bell discovers 1st pulsar 1967 Birthday - Ronnie Devoe, Boston, vocals, New Edition, Bell Div Devoe-Candy Girl 1967 Birthday - Ricky Bell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe 1966 Birthday - Teresa Zarzeczny Bell, born inWashington Crossing, New Jersey, rower, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday - Jay Bell, Eglin AFB, Florida, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1964 Death - Clive Bell, English Critic 1964 Birthday - Andy Bell, rocker, Erasure-Oh L'Amour 1963 Event - Bell Telephone introduces push button telephone 1963 Birthday - Michelle Bell, Melrose, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1981 Mass School Girls Champ 1962 Death - Rex Bell, actor/lieutenant governor of Nevada, dies of heart attack at 56 1961 Event - Wind Bell, journal of San Francisco Zen Center, begins publishing 1961 Birthday - Brian Thomas Kamm, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, 1994 Bell Canadian-6th 1961 Event - Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom 1960 Birthday - Charlie Bell, Australian Businessman 1960 Death - Chris van Abkoude, author (Pietje Bell, Kruimeltje), dies at about 79 1959 Birthday - George Bell, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP 1959 Death - Bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64 1957 Birthday - Fulton Peter Allem, Kroonstad South Africa, PGA golfer, 1993 SW Bell 1956 Event - Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+ 1956 Event - Bell X-2 rocket plane sets world aircraft speed record of 3,050 kph 1956 Event - Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header 1956 Birthday - Pillow, Therese Joan Bell, California, bodybuilder, Gold Classic 1983 1955 Event - Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight 1954 Event - Bell labs announces 1st solar battery 1953 Event - Charles E Yeager fly > 2,575 kph in Bell X-1A 1953 Event - Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane 1951 Birthday - Ronald Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rock sax, Kool and The Gang 1951 Event - Pirate's Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4 1951 Birthday - Chris Bell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Big Star 1950 Birthday - Robert "Kool" Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rocker, Kool and the Gang 1950 Event - Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories 1948 Event - Transistor as a substitute for Radio tubes announced, Bell Labs 1948 Birthday - James Wise, U.S. soul singer, Archie Bell and the Drells 1947 Event - Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs 1947 Birthday - Marilyn Hassett, LA Ca, actress, Bell Jar, Other Side of Mt 1947 Event - Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015) 1947 Birthday - Eric Bell, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy 1946 Event - SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St. Louis 1946 Death - William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72 1946 Event - Bert Bell becomes 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago headquarters to Philadelphia 1945 Birthday - Art Bell, American Entertainer 1945 Birthday - Willie Parnell, U.S. singer, Archie Bell and the Drells 1945 Event - Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) 1945 Birthday - Maggie Bell, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rocker 1944 Birthday - Archie Bell, U.S. singer, & the Drells-Tighten up 1944 Birthday - Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell 1944 Event - Air Force announces production of 1st U.S. jet fighter, the Bell P-59 1942 Event - Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st U.S. jet, makes maiden flight 1942 Birthday - Madeline Bell, U.S. singer, Black Nativity 1940 Birthday - Billy Davis, Jr., born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell 1940 Birthday - Bobby Bell, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1939 Birthday - William Bell, Yarborough, U.S. singer, Tryin' to Love Two 1938 Birthday - Stuart Bell, born in County Durham, England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough 1936 Event - Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use 1935 Birthday - Jimmy Powell, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1990 Southwestern Bell Classic 1933 Birthday - Bobby Helms, rock vocalist, Jingle Bell Rock 1932 Birthday - Sylvia Plath, Victoria Lucas, U.S., poet, Colossus, 3 Women, Bell Jar 1930 Birthday - Gregory C Bell, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, long jumper 1956 Olympics gold 1928 Birthday - John S. Bell, Irish Physicist 1927 Birthday - William J. Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, soap opera creator, Young and Restless 1926 Death - Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert and Sown), dies at 57 1926 Birthday - Arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director, Kew Gardens 1925 Birthday - Julie Harris, Grosse Pt, Michigan, actress, Bell Jar, East of Eden 1922 Death - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies 1921 Birthday - Peggy Kirk Bell, LPGA golfer 1919 Birthday - Daniel Bell, American Sociologist 1915 Event - Alexander Graham Bell in New York calls Thomas Watson in SF 1914 Birthday - John Hodiak, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat 1912 Birthday - Pauline Trigere, fashion designer, Bell Bottoms 1912 Event - South Pacific RR offers to bring Liberty Bell to Exposition, free 1910 Birthday - Quentin Bell, artist author/teacher 1906 Birthday - Era Bell Thompson, Dakota Dick, U.S. actress, Ebony 1906 Birthday - A J "Sandy" Bell, South Africa cricket fast bowler, 16 Tests 1929-35 1905 Birthday - Rex Bell, Chicago, cowboy actor, Cowboys and Injuns, lieutenant governor, Nevada 1904 Event - Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms 1903 Birthday - Donald Voorhees, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, conductor, Bell Telephone Hour 1903 Birthday - Cool Papa Bell, American Athlete 1899 Birthday - Akim Tamiroff, Tiflis Russia, actor, For Whom the Bell Tolls 1899 Birthday - Ernest Hemingway, born in Oak Park, for whom the bell tolled..., Nobel 1954 1895 Birthday - DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, Pennsylvania, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF, Eagles 1888 Birthday - Henry Armetta, Italian/U.S. actor, Bell for Adano, Big Store 1883 Birthday - Sam Wood, U.S., communist fighter/director, For Whom the Bell Tolls 1881 Birthday - Clive Bell, English Critic 1881 Event - Bell Phone opens 1st Dutch telephone exchange 1876 Event - 1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson) 1876 Event - Alexander Graham Bell patents telephone 1876 Event - A G Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor 1875 Event - Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st voice transmission 1873 Birthday - William Henry Bell, composer 1868 Birthday - Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist, Desert and The Sown 1864 Death - David Bell Birney, U.S. lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39 1864 Event - CSA President Davis replaces General Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood 1862 Birthday - Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], U.S. civil rights activist 1854 Birthday - Thomas A. Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant, Telephone 1847 Birthday - Alexander Graham Bell, born in Scotland, inventor of the telephone 1839 Birthday - Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet, Bell Birds 1839 Birthday - William Bell Wait, U.S., educated the blind 1835 Event - Liberty Bell cracks, again 1831 Birthday - John Bell Hood, General Confederate Army 1825 Birthday - David Bell Birney, Major General Union volunteers 1825 Birthday - Samuel Bell Maxey, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1815 Birthday - Tyree Harris Bell, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1808 Birthday - Henry Haywood Bell, Commander Union Navy 1798 Birthday - Charles H Bell, Commander Union Navy 1778 Event - Liberty Bell came home to Philadelphia after the British had left 1775 Event - Liberty Bell rang for the 2nd Continental Congress 1752 Event - Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia 1666 Death - Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies 1592 Birthday - Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer 1487 Event - Bell chimes invented |
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