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2005 Charlie Bell, Australian Businessman
1997 Bob Bell, clown (WGN's 1st Bozo), dies at 75 1997 Bobby Helms, singer, Recorded Jingle Bell Rock, dies at 63 1997 Bell Atlantic Senior Golf Classic 1997 John Bell, 115, recieves new pacemaker 1997 Southwestern Bell Dominion Senior Golf 1996 Quentin Bell, artist author/teacher, dies at 86 1995 David Bell debuts for the Indians (3rd generation player, Gus and Buddy) 1992 Tommy Nutter, fashion designer (bell bottom pants), dies of AIDs at 49 1991 Hal Bell, dies at 65 1991 Cool Papa Bell, American Athlete 1990 John Stewart Bell, Irish Physicist 1987 George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP 1986 Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees 1986 De Havilland Twin Otter and Bell 206 helicopter collide, kills 25 1985 Sandy Bell, South African cricket pace bowler (16 Tests), dies 1985 Tinker Bell's nightly flight begins 1984 AT&T's 22 owned Bell system companies divests into 8 companies 1983 Richard Jackson, Redlands, California, actor, Ryan Meyers-Saved by the Bell 1982 Melville Bell Grosvenor, President National Geographic Society, dies at 80 1982 AT&T agrees to divest itself of 22 Bell System companies 1980 Sarah Lancaster, born in Kansas City, Kansas, actress, Rachel-Saved By Bell: New Class 1978 Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash 1978 Natalia Cigliuti, born in New York, actress, Lindsay-Saved By Bell: New Class 1977 Jonathan Angel, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Tommy Delucca-Saved By The Bell 1977 Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ 1977 Dustin Diamond, born in San Jose, California, actor, Screech-Saved By Bell 1976 Melanie Joyce Bell, Vernon New Jersey, Miss America-New Jersey 1997 1976 Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall 1975 Natasha Bell, Miss Michigan USA 1996 1974 Ricky Bell, cornerback for the Chicago Bears 1974 Brigette Wilson, actress, Mortal Kombat, Billy Madison, Save by Bell 1974 Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor, played Zack on Saved by the Bell 1974 James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame 1974 Tiffani-Amber Theissen, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Saved by Bell, 90210 1973 Mario Lopez, born in San Diego, California, actor, A C Slater-Saved by the Bell 1973 Katina Paxinou, actress (For Whom the Bell Tolls, Zita), dies at 72 1972 David Bell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1972 Elizabeth Berkley, born in Michigan, actress, Jessie-Saved by the Bell, Showgirl 1972 Greg Luzinski's 500' home run hits Liberty Bell monument in Philadelphia Vet 1972 Christian Oliver, actor in Baby Sitters Club, Brian-Saved by the Bell 1971 Colbie Bell, born in Edmonton, Alberta, 100kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1971 Myron Bell, NFL safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1971 William Bell, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1970 Coleman Bell, NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins 1968 Lauralee "Bug" Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Cricket-Young and Restless 1968 Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Catherine Bell, British Model 1968 Michael Bivins, Boston, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe 1968 11 year-old Mary Bell strangles 4 year-old 1968 178,000 employees of U.S. Bell Telephone System go on strike 1968 Jocelyn Bell discovers 1st pulsar 1967 Ronnie Devoe, Boston, vocals, New Edition, Bell Div Devoe-Candy Girl 1967 Ricky Bell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock vocalist, New Edition, Bell Biv Devoe 1966 Teresa Zarzeczny Bell, born inWashington Crossing, New Jersey, rower, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1965 Jay Bell, Eglin AFB, Florida, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1964 Clive Bell, English Critic 1964 Andy Bell, rocker, Erasure-Oh L'Amour 1963 Bell Telephone introduces push button telephone 1963 Michelle Bell, Melrose, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1981 Mass School Girls Champ 1962 Rex Bell, actor/lieutenant governor of Nevada, dies of heart attack at 56 1961 Wind Bell, journal of San Francisco Zen Center, begins publishing 1961 Brian Thomas Kamm, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, 1994 Bell Canadian-6th 1961 Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom 1960 Charlie Bell, Australian Businessman 1960 Chris van Abkoude, author (Pietje Bell, Kruimeltje), dies at about 79 1959 George Bell, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP 1959 Bert Bell, NFL hall of famer, dies at 64 1957 Fulton Peter Allem, Kroonstad South Africa, PGA golfer, 1993 SW Bell 1956 Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000'+ 1956 Bell X-2 rocket plane sets world aircraft speed record of 3,050 kph 1956 Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header 1956 Pillow, Therese Joan Bell, California, bodybuilder, Gold Classic 1983 1955 Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight 1954 Bell labs announces 1st solar battery 1953 Charles E Yeager fly > 2,575 kph in Bell X-1A 1953 Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane 1952 Bell Hooks, American Critic 1951 Ronald Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rock sax, Kool and The Gang 1951 Pirate's Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4 1951 Chris Bell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Big Star 1950 Robert "Kool" Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rocker, Kool and the Gang 1950 Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories 1948 Transistor as a substitute for Radio tubes announced, Bell Labs 1948 James Wise, U.S. soul singer, Archie Bell and the Drells 1947 Transistor invented by Bardeen, Brattain and Shockley in Bell Labs 1947 Marilyn Hassett, LA Ca, actress, Bell Jar, Other Side of Mt 1947 Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015) 1947 Eric Bell, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy 1946 SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St. Louis 1946 William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72 1946 Bert Bell becomes 2nd NFL commissioner, moves Chicago headquarters to Philadelphia 1945 Art Bell, American Entertainer 1945 Willie Parnell, U.S. singer, Archie Bell and the Drells 1945 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) 1945 Maggie Bell, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rocker 1944 Archie Bell, U.S. singer, & the Drells-Tighten up 1944 Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell 1944 Air Force announces production of 1st U.S. jet fighter, the Bell P-59 1942 Bell P-59 Airacomet fighter, 1st U.S. jet, makes maiden flight 1942 Madeline Bell, U.S. singer, Black Nativity 1940 Billy Davis, Jr., born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell 1940 Bobby Bell, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1939 William Bell, Yarborough, U.S. singer, Tryin' to Love Two 1938 Stuart Bell, born in County Durham, England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough 1936 Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use 1935 Jimmy Powell, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1990 Southwestern Bell Classic 1933 Bobby Helms, rock vocalist, Jingle Bell Rock 1932 Sylvia Plath, Victoria Lucas, U.S., poet, Colossus, 3 Women, Bell Jar 1930 Gregory C Bell, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, long jumper 1956 Olympics gold 1928 John S. Bell, Irish Physicist 1927 William J. Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, soap opera creator, Young and Restless 1926 Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist (Desert and Sown), dies at 57 1926 Arthur Bell, royal botanic gardens director, Kew Gardens 1925 Julie Harris, Grosse Pt, Michigan, actress, Bell Jar, East of Eden 1922 Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies 1921 Peggy Kirk Bell, LPGA golfer 1919 Daniel Bell, American Sociologist 1915 Alexander Graham Bell in New York calls Thomas Watson in SF 1914 John Hodiak, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat 1912 Pauline Trigere, fashion designer, Bell Bottoms 1912 South Pacific RR offers to bring Liberty Bell to Exposition, free 1910 Quentin Bell, artist author/teacher 1906 Era Bell Thompson, Dakota Dick, U.S. actress, Ebony 1906 A J "Sandy" Bell, South Africa cricket fast bowler, 16 Tests 1929-35 1905 Rex Bell, Chicago, cowboy actor, Cowboys and Injuns, lieutenant governor, Nevada 1904 Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms 1903 Donald Voorhees, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, conductor, Bell Telephone Hour 1903 Cool Papa Bell, American Athlete 1899 Akim Tamiroff, Tiflis Russia, actor, For Whom the Bell Tolls 1899 Ernest Hemingway, born in Oak Park, for whom the bell tolled..., Nobel 1954 1895 DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, Pennsylvania, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF, Eagles 1888 Henry Armetta, Italian/U.S. actor, Bell for Adano, Big Store 1883 Sam Wood, U.S., communist fighter/director, For Whom the Bell Tolls 1881 Clive Bell, English Critic 1881 Bell Phone opens 1st Dutch telephone exchange 1876 1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson) 1876 Alexander Graham Bell patents telephone 1876 A G Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor 1875 Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st voice transmission 1873 William Henry Bell, composer 1868 Gertrude M L Bell, British archaeologist, Desert and The Sown 1864 David Bell Birney, U.S. lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39 1864 CSA President Davis replaces General Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood 1862 Ida Bell Wells-Barnett [Iola], U.S. civil rights activist 1854 Thomas A. Watson, needed by Bell, inventor assistant, Telephone 1847 Alexander Graham Bell, born in Scotland, inventor of the telephone 1839 Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet, Bell Birds 1839 William Bell Wait, U.S., educated the blind 1835 Liberty Bell cracks, again 1831 John Bell Hood, General Confederate Army 1825 David Bell Birney, Major General Union volunteers 1825 Samuel Bell Maxey, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1815 Tyree Harris Bell, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1808 Henry Haywood Bell, Commander Union Navy 1798 Charles H Bell, Commander Union Navy 1778 Liberty Bell came home to Philadelphia after the British had left 1775 Liberty Bell rang for the 2nd Continental Congress 1752 Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia 1666 Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies 1592 Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer 1487 Bell chimes invented |
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