1998 Roseanne files for divorce from 3rd husband Ben Thomas
1997 Ben Hogan, golfer, Masters, British Open, U.S. Open-1953, dies at 84
1997 Big Ben stops at 12:11 PM for 54 minutes
1996 Mohammed Ben Amhed Abdelghani, PM of Algeria (1979-84), dies
1996 Ben Johnson, cowboy actor (Tex, Dillinger), dies of heart attack at 77
1996 Vince Edwards, actor (Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 67
1995 59th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274
1995 Roseanne weds bodyguard Ben Thomas
1994 Ben Mokoena becomes 1st black mayor of Middelburg South Africa
1993 Ben Scholtens, historian (Gaama Duumi), murdered at 39
1993 Ben[jamin S] Polak, Dutch physician/resistance fighter, dies
1992 Ben Vereen suffers injuries when hit by a car
1992 Ben Frommer, dies at 78
1992 Karl Tunberg, U.S. scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies
1992 Walt Morey, U.S. children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84
1991 Ben Piazza, actor (Consenting Adults), dies of cancer at 58
1991 Ben Elton's "Silly Cow," premieres in London
1991 Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd
1990 Ben Frank, actor (Don't Answer the Phone), dies of heart attack at 56
1990 Ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80
1989 Amateur Athletic Fed strips Ben Johnson of all track records
1989 Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids
1989 Ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981
1988 Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test
1988 Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec
1988 Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15
1987 Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec
1987 Ben and Jerry's and Jerry Garcia agree on a new flavor Cherry Garcia
1987 Ben and Jerry Ice Cream and Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia announce new Ice Cream flavor, Cherry Garcia
1987 Ben Linder, development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua
1987 Angelo Rutherford, actor (Willie-Gentle Ben), dies at 32
1987 Ben Nicholas, Australian Actor
1986 Ben Sajet, physician/politician, dies at 99
1986 Howard Da Silva, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76
1984 May McAvoy, actress (Ben Hur), dies at 82 after a heart attack
1984 48th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 277
1984 Paul Ben Haim, composer, dies at 86
1983 55th Academy Awards - "Gandhi," Ben Kingsley and Meryl Streep win
1982 Ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87
1981 Billy [William] Wyler, U.S. director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies
1981 William Wyler, U.S. director (Ben Hur), dies
1981 Ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73
1981 Ben Plucknett of U.S. throws discus 72.34 m, but throw is disqualified
1980 Ben Savage, actor, Little Monsters, Wild Palms
1980 Hugh Griffith, actor (Passover Plot, Ben Hur, Tom Jones), dies at 67
1979 Algerian ex-president Ben Bella freed
1979 Ben Weber, U.S. composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62
1979 Ben Lyon, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet), dies at 78
1975 Ben Blue, actor (Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 73
1974 Ben Wallace, NBA forward, Washington Wizards
1974 Ben[jamin] Lincoln Holbrook, Hartland Wis, rower 1996 Olympics
1974 Ben Bordelon, tackle for the San Diego Chargers
1973 Ben[jamin F] Webster, U.S. tenor saxophonist, dies
1973 Ben Mann, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics
1973 Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75
1973 Ben Johnson, cricketer, promising South Australian opening batsman
1973 Jack Hawkins, actor (Ben Hur, Ben-Four Just Men), dies at 62
1973 David Ben Gurion, Israeli Statesman
1972 Ben Bronson, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions
1972 Ben Affleck, actor, Daddy
1972 Ben Talley, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants
1972 Ben Cavil, guard for the Baltimore Ravens
1971 Ben Atkins, New York City, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics
1971 Ben Pollack, American Musician
1971 Ben Coleman, guard/offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars
1971 Movie "Ben Hur" 1st shown on television
1970 Ben Williams, WLAF defensive end for the London Monarchs
1970 Ben Weir, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Bogey Hills-2nd
1970 Ben Maruquin, Ventura California, field hockey sweeper 1996 Olympics
1969 Ben Iroha, soccer player, Vitesse
1969 Ben Coates, NFL tight end for the New England Patriots
1969 Ben Alexander, dies at 58
1969 Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57
1969 Ben Shahn, U.S. painter, dies at 70
1969 Ben Harper, American Musician
1968 Ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69
1968 "Ben Franklin in Paris" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 215 performances
1968 Ben Rivera, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1967 Ben McDonald, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1967 Ben Fouchee, born in Kuruman, South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1987 South Africa Amateur
1966 Ben Folds, American Musician
1965 Ben Husaby, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1965 Ben Stiller, New York City, actor, Ben Stiller Show, Next of Kin, Cable Guy
1965 General strike in Morocco against disappearance of Ben Barka
1965 Ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped and murdered in Paris
1965 Algerian coup under colonel Houari Boumedienne, President Ben Bella fired
1965 Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, rocker, Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Distance
1965 Ben Torriero, WLAF running back, Scottish Claymores
1965 Ben Lee, Rangoon Burma, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics
1964 "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne New York City for 215 performances
1964 Ben Hecht, playwright (Child of the Century), dies at 71
1963 Ben Bella elected 1st president of Algeria
1962 Ben Watt, rocker, Everything but the Girls-Sir Idlewood
1962 Rick Todd, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Ben Hogan Dakota
1962 Algerian government of Ben Bella forms
1962 Ben Bella wins 1st elections in independent Algeria
1962 Esteban Toledo, Mexicali, Mexico, Nike golfer, 1991 Ben Hogan Reno-2nd
1962 Premier Ben Khedda disbands Algerian Liberation Army fighters
1962 Algerian War ends after 7 years (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees
1962 Ben Testerman, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, tennis star
1961 Ben Johnson, 100m runner, Olympics gold 1988-disqualified
1961 "Ben Casey" premieres on NBC-TV
1961 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79
1960 Singer Ben E King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me"
1959 Ben Chandler, American Politician
1959 Ben Elton, London, UK, actor, Stark, Friday Night Live
1959 Clint Howard, born in Burbank, California, actor, Gentle Ben
1959 Ben Okri, Nigerian Poet
1957 British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman
1956 France intercept Moroccan plane, arrest Ben Bella
1955 Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Yussuph V returns to Morocco
1955 Ben de Lisi, British fashion designer
1954 Ben Amonette, Radford, Virginia, free pistol, Olympics-92, 96
1954 Tahar Ben Ammar appointed premier of Tunisia
1953 Ben Bossi, rocker, Romeo Void
1953 Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief
1953 82nd British Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 282 at Carnoustie Dai Rees
1953 53rd U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont PA
1953 17th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 274
1952 Ben Daniel Crenshaw, born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1976 Bing Crosby
1952 Ben Crenshaw, American Athlete
1951 51st U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Mich
1951 Ben E. Carlos, rock drummer, Cheap Trick-Dream Police
1951 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280
1950 Ben Hogan wins U.S. Open golf tournament
1950 50th U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Merion Golf Club PA
1949 Golfing champ Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident
1948 Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager
1948 48th U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 276 at Riviera CC in LA
1948 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St. Louis
1947 Ben Cross, England, actor, Chariots of Fire, Far Pavillions
1947 Ben Shneiderman, American Scientist
1947 Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor, Vic-Another World, Making Mr. Right
1947 Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82
1947 Ben Cramer, Dutch vocalist, Clown
1946 Ben Vereen, born in Miami, Florida, actor/dancer, Pippin, Roots, Webster
1946 28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland GC Portland Ore
1946 Dr. Ben Spock's "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" published
1944 Ben Stein, American Actor
1944 Ben Korthals, advocate/Dutch MP, VVD
1943 Ben Kingsley, Scarborough England, actor, Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice
1943 Yoran Ben Ami, born in Israel, producer/president, Triumph Pictures
1943 Ben Lindsey, American Judge
1942 Beth Brickell, Camden Arkansas, actress, Gentle Ben
1942 Ben M J Hennekam, Dutch MP, CDA
1941 Ben Nelson, American Politician
1941 Ben Murphy, born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, actor, Name of the Game, Winds of War
1940 Ben[jamin] Turpin, U.S. comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies
1940 Ben Davidson, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rhino-Ball Four, Code R
1938 Ben E[arl] King, [Nelson], North Carolina, singer, Stand by Me
1936 Zine al-Abidine Ben Ami, general/president of Tunisia, 1987-
1936 Tony Lazerri 2 grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching 1st 7 times safely, Yanks beat A's 25-2
1934 Jody McCrea, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ben Matheson-Wichita Town
1934 Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas
1934 Ben Smith, born in Atlanta, Georgia, PGA golfer, Ralphs Senior Classic-4th
1933 Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Sen-D Colorado
1932 Ben[jamin William] Bova, U.S., sci-fi author, Exiled from Earth
1932 Yanks' Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park HRs, tying record
1931 Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH
1930 Ben Cooper, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Rose Tattoo, Outcast, Arizona Raiders
1930 Ben Gazzara, New York City, actor, Run for Your Life, QB VII
1928 Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in New York City
1928 Vince Edwards, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ben Casey, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse
1928 Ben Garrido Blaz, Rep-R-Guam, 1985-
1927 "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie
1925 Yank Ben Paschal hits 2 inside-the-park-homers
1923 BBC begins using Big Ben chime ID
1923 Charlton Heston, Illinois, actor, 10 Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of Apes
1921 Ben Bradlee, Boston, editor/journalist/executive, Washington Post
1920 Ben Cami, Flemish writer/poet, Rose from Mud
1918 Ben Johnson, born in Foraker, Oklahoma, actor, Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger
1918 Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian Politician
1916 Ben Weber, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, Thorne Music Award-1965
1914 Baltimore Orioles' (IL) owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore and Ben Egan for $10,000 to Connie Mack, who refuses, pleading poverty
1913 Ben[jamin S] Polak, Neth, physician/communist/resistance fighter
1912 Ben Hogan, born in Dublin, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1950, 51, 53
1912 Hugh Griffith, Wales, actor, Ben Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, Oliver!
1912 Karl May, German writer (Winnetou/Kara Ben Nemsi), dies at 70
1911 Ben Alexander, NV, actor, Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr. Doodles Kicks Off
1910 Ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor, Hamlet
1909 Ben Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game
1909 Howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ben Franklin-1776
1909 Ben[jamin F] Webster, U.S. tenor saxophonist
1908 Ben Barnett, Australian cricket wicket-keeper, 1938 England tour
1908 Ben Seijes, Dutch historian, WW II
1908 Ben Grauer, New York City, newscaster, Big Story
1907 Ben Carter, born in New York City, actor, Dark Alibi, Dressed to Kill
1905 Tippo-Tip, [Hamed ben Mohammed], Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67
1905 Lewis Wallace, U.S. diplomat/writer (Ben Hur), dies at 77
1903 Ben Pollack, American Musician
1902 Billy Wyler, director, Ben Hur, Mrs. Miniver
1902 Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer, Jomtof and Blue Beard
1901 Ben Blue, Montreal, actor, Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show
1901 Ben Lyon, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse
1899 Ramon Novarro, [Jose RG Samaniegos], Durango Mexico, actor, Ben Hur
1898 Ben Shahn, painter, 1964 Arts and Letters
1898 Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch writer, Arid Earth
1896 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75
1894 Ben Nicholson, English painter and sculptor, Circle
1893 Ben Hecht, New York City, novelist/playwright/screenwriter, Front Page
1887 Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician
1886 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36
1886 David Ben Gurion, Israeli Statesman
1883 Francis X Bushman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, silent film actor, Ben Hur
1882 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer, Citation, Whirlaway
1874 Ben[jamin] Turpin, U.S., comic, Uncle Tom Without the Cabin
1869 Ben Lindsey, American Judge
1864 Ben Webster, born in London, England, actor, Old Curiosity Shop
1862 Union Gen Ben "Beast" Butler is proclaimed a "felon, outlaw and common enemy of mankind" by Jefferson Davis
1862 Ben McCulloch, U.S. Confederate brig-general (KIA), dies at 50
1827 Lewis Wallace, Major General Union volunteers and author, Ben Hur
1811 Ben McCulloch, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1862
1789 Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death and taxes"
1784 Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol
1776 Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi, dies at 78
1752 Ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment
1752 Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning-what a shock!
1720 Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi
1697 Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi
1667 David ben Samuel Halevi, rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies
1637 Ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65
1637 Ben Jonson, English Poet
1631 Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies
1572 Ben Jonson, England, playwright and poet, Volpone, Alchemist
1558 Shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies
1542 Abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies
1267 Rabbi Moses Ben Nachman establishes a Jewish community in Jerusalem
1204 Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69
1198 Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies
1197 Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah
1171 Jacob Ben Meir, [Rabbenu Tam], French Tosofist, dies
1135 Maimonides, [Moses Ben Maimon], Corodoba Spain, philosopher and physician
1105 Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary
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