2013 Event When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke leaves office, U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Janet Yellin to take his place 1998 Event Roseanne files for divorce from 3rd husband Ben Thomas 1997 Death Ben Hogan, golfer, Masters, British Open, U.S. Open-1953, dies at 84 1997 Event Big Ben stops at 12:11 PM for 54 minutes 1996 Death Mohammed Ben Amhed Abdelghani, Prime Minister of Algeria 1979 - 1984, dies 1996 Death Ben Johnson, cowboy actor (Tex, Dillinger), dies of heart attack at 77 1996 Death Vince Edwards, actor (Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 67 1995 Event 59th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274 1995 Event Roseanne weds bodyguard Ben Thomas 1994 Event Ben Mokoena becomes 1st black mayor of Middelburg South Africa 1993 Death Ben Scholtens, historian (Gaama Duumi), murdered at 39 1993 Death Ben[jamin S] Polak, Dutch physician/resistance fighter, dies 1992 Event Ben Vereen suffers injuries when hit by a car 1992 Death Ben Frommer, dies at 78 1992 Death Karl Tunberg, U.S. scriptwriter (Ben Hur), dies 1992 Death Walt Morey, U.S. children's book writer (Gentle Ben), dies at 84 1991 Death Ben Piazza, actor (Consenting Adults), dies of cancer at 58 1991 Event Ben Elton's "Silly Cow," premieres in London 1991 Event Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd 1990 Death Ben Frank, actor (Don't Answer the Phone), dies of heart attack at 56 1990 Death Ben Rutgers Van de Loeff-Basenau, children's book writer, dies at 80 1989 Event Amateur Athletic Federation strips Ben Johnson of all track records 1989 Event Ben Johnson, Canadian Olympian, admits using steroids 1989 Event Ben Johnson's coach testifies Johnson began using steroids in 1981 1988 Event Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test 1988 Event Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec 1988 Event Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15 1987 Birthday Ben Nicholas, born in Adelaide, Australia, actor, known for role as Scott Timmins in Australia's soap opera, 'Neighbours' 1987 Event Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec 1987 Event Ben and Jerry's and Jerry Garcia agree on a new flavor Cherry Garcia 1987 Event Ben and Jerry Ice Cream and Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia announce new Ice Cream flavor, Cherry Garcia 1987 Death Ben Linder, development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua 1987 Death Angelo Rutherford, actor (Willie-Gentle Ben), dies at 32 1986 Death Ben Sajet, physician/politician, dies at 99 1986 Death Howard Da Silva, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76 1984 Death May McAvoy, actress (Ben Hur), dies at 82 after a heart attack 1984 Event 48th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 277 1984 Death Paul Ben Haim, composer, dies at 86 1983 Event 55th Academy Awards - "Gandhi," Ben Kingsley and Meryl Streep win 1982 Death Ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87 1981 Death Billy [William] Wyler, U.S. director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies 1981 Death William Wyler, U.S. director (Ben Hur), dies 1981 Death Ben Seijes, historian (WW II), dies at 73 1980 Birthday Ben Savage, actor, Little Monsters, Wild Palms 1980 Death Hugh Griffith, actor (Passover Plot, Ben Hur, Tom Jones), dies at 67 1979 Event Algerian ex-president Ben Bella freed 1979 Death Ben Weber, U.S. composer (Thorne Music Award 1965), dies at 62 1979 Death Ben Lyon, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Indiscreet), dies at 78 1975 Death Ben Blue, actor (Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 73 1974 Birthday Ben Wallace, NBA forward, Washington Wizards 1974 Birthday Ben[jamin] Lincoln Holbrook, Hartland Wis, rower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Ben Bordelon, tackle for the San Diego Chargers 1973 Death David Ben Gurion, Israeli Statesman 1973 Death Ben[jamin F] Webster, U.S. tenor saxophonist, dies 1973 Birthday Ben Mann, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1973 Death Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch playwright (Arid Earth), dies at 75 1973 Birthday Ben Johnson, cricketer, promising South Australian opening batsman 1973 Death Jack Hawkins, actor (Ben Hur, Ben-Four Just Men), dies at 62 1972 Birthday Ben Bronson, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Ben Affleck, born in Berkeley, California, actor, director, screenwriter, Academy-award winner for Good Will Hunting, 1987, founded production company LivePlanet with actor Matt Damon 1972 Birthday Ben Talley, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants 1972 Birthday Ben Cavil, guard for the Baltimore Ravens 1971 Birthday Ben Atkins, New York City, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Christine Taylor, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, actress, appeared in 'My Name is Earl' television show, 'The Brady Bunch' movie, married to Ben Stiller 1971 Death Ben Pollack, American Musician 1971 Birthday Ben Coleman, guard/offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 Event Movie "Ben Hur" 1st shown on television 1970 Birthday Ben Williams, WLAF defensive end for the London Monarchs 1970 Birthday Ben Weir, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Bogey Hills-2nd 1970 Birthday Ben Maruquin, Ventura California, field hockey sweeper 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Ben Iroha, born in Aba, Nigeria, professional soccer player, played for the Nigerian national team, head coach, Nigeria's Dolphins FC 1969 Birthday Ben Harper, American Musician 1969 Birthday Ben Coates, NFL tight end for the New England Patriots 1969 Death Ben Alexander, dies at 58 1969 Death Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57 1969 Death Ben Shahn, U.S. painter, dies at 70 1968 Death Ramon Novarro, Jose RG Samaniegos, actor (Ben Hur), dies at 69 1968 Event "Ben Franklin in Paris" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 215 performances 1968 Birthday Ben Rivera, Dominican/US baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1967 Birthday Ben McDonald, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1967 Birthday Ben Fouchee, born in Kuruman, South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1987 South Africa Amateur 1966 Birthday Ben Folds, American Musician 1965 Birthday Ben Husaby, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1965 Birthday Ben Stiller, New York City, actor, Ben Stiller Show, Next of Kin, Cable Guy 1965 Event General strike in Morocco against disappearance of Ben Barka 1965 Death Ben Barka, Moroccan opposition leader, kidnapped and murdered in Paris 1965 Event Algerian coup under colonel Houari Boumedienne, President Ben Bella fired 1965 Birthday Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, rocker, Curiosity Killed Cat-Keep Distance 1965 Birthday Ben Torriero, WLAF running back, Scottish Claymores 1965 Birthday Ben Lee, Rangoon Burma, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics 1964 Event "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne New York City for 215 performances 1964 Death Ben Hecht, playwright (Child of the Century), dies at 71 1963 Event Ben Bella elected 1st president of Algeria 1962 Birthday Ben Watt, rocker, Everything but the Girls-Sir Idlewood 1962 Birthday Rick Todd, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Ben Hogan Dakota 1962 Event Algerian government of Ben Bella forms 1962 Event Ben Bella wins 1st elections in independent Algeria 1962 Birthday Esteban Toledo, Mexicali, Mexico, Nike golfer, 1991 Ben Hogan Reno-2nd 1962 Event Premier Ben Khedda disbands Algerian Liberation Army fighters 1962 Event Algerian War ends after 7 years (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees 1962 Birthday Ben Testerman, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, tennis star 1961 Event "Ben Casey" premieres on NBC-TV 1961 Death Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79 1960 Event Singer Ben E King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me" 1959 Birthday Ben Chandler, American Politician 1959 Birthday Ben Elton, London, UK, actor, Stark, Friday Night Live 1959 Birthday Clint Howard, born in Burbank, California, actor, Gentle Ben 1959 Birthday Ben Okri, born in London, of Nigerian descent, poet, author, won Booker Prize 1991, for book 'The Famished Road', described as a magic realist 1957 Event British offensive against imam Galeb Ben Ali of Oman 1956 Event France intercept Moroccan plane, arrest Ben Bella 1955 Event Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Yussuph V returns to Morocco 1955 Birthday Ben de Lisi, British fashion designer 1954 Birthday Ben Amonette, born in Radford, Virginia, free pistol, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1954 Event Tahar Ben Ammar appointed premier of Tunisia 1953 Event Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief 1953 Event 82nd British Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 282 at Carnoustie Dai Rees 1953 Event 53rd U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC in Oakmont PA 1953 Event 17th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 274 1952 Birthday Ben Daniel Crenshaw, born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1976 Bing Crosby 1952 Birthday Ben Crenshaw, American Athlete 1951 Birthday Mark McCumber, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mark Randall McCumber, golfer, won PGA tour ten times, won World Cup of Golf for the United states with Ben Crenshaw, golf analyst for Fox Sports, golf course architect 1951 Event 51st U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Michigan 1951 Birthday Ben E. Carlos, rock drummer, Cheap Trick-Dream Police 1951 Event 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280 1950 Event Ben Hogan wins U.S. Open golf tournament 1950 Event 50th U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Merion Golf Club PA 1949 Event Golfing champ Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident 1948 Event Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager 1948 Event 48th U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 276 at Riviera CC in LA 1948 Event 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St. Louis 1947 Birthday Ben Cross, England, actor, Chariots of Fire, Far Pavillions 1947 Birthday Ben Shneiderman, American Scientist 1947 Birthday Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor, Vic-Another World, Making Mr. Right 1947 Death Ben Webster, actor (Old Curiosity Shop), dies at 82 1947 Birthday Ben Cramer, Dutch vocalist, Clown 1946 Birthday Ben Vereen, born in Miami, Florida, actor/dancer, Pippin, Roots, Webster 1946 Event 28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland Golf Club Portland, Oregon 1946 Event Dr. Ben Spock's "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" published 1944 Birthday Ben Stein, American Actor 1944 Birthday Ben Korthals, advocate/Dutch MP, VVD 1943 Birthday Ben Kingsley, Scarborough England, actor, Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice 1943 Birthday Ben Cardin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1987 - 2007, Senator-D-Maryland 2007 - 1943 Birthday Yoran Ben Ami, born in Israel, producer/president, Triumph Pictures 1943 Death Ben Lindsey, American Judge 1942 Birthday Beth Brickell, Camden Arkansas, actress, Gentle Ben 1942 Birthday Ben M J Hennekam, Dutch MP, CDA 1941 Birthday Ben Nelson, American Politician 1941 Birthday Ben Murphy, born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, actor, Name of the Game, Winds of War 1940 Death Ben[jamin] Turpin, U.S. comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies 1940 Birthday Ben Davidson, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rhino-Ball Four, Code R 1938 Birthday Ben E[arl] King, Nelson, North Carolina, singer, Stand by Me 1936 Birthday Zine al-Abidine Ben Ami, general/president of Tunisia, 1987- 1936 Event Tony Lazerri 2 grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching 1st 7 times safely, Yankees beat A's 25-2 1934 Birthday Jody McCrea, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ben Matheson-Wichita Town 1934 Birthday Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas 1934 Birthday Ben Smith, born in Atlanta, Georgia, PGA golfer, Ralphs Senior Classic-4th 1933 Birthday Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Sen-D Colorado 1932 Birthday Ben[jamin William] Bova, U.S., sci-fi author, Exiled from Earth 1932 Event Yankees' Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park home runs, tying record 1931 Event Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH 1930 Birthday Ben Cooper, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Rose Tattoo, Outcast, Arizona Raiders 1930 Birthday Ben Gazzara, New York City, actor, Run for Your Life, QB VII 1928 Event Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in New York City 1928 Birthday Vince Edwards, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ben Casey, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse 1927 Event "Ain't She Sweet?" hits #1 on the pop singles chart by Ben Bernie 1925 Event Yank Ben Paschal hits 2 inside-the-park-homers 1923 Event BBC begins using Big Ben chime ID 1921 Birthday Ben Bradlee, Boston, editor/journalist/executive, Washington Post 1920 Birthday Ben Cami, Flemish writer/poet, Rose from Mud 1918 Birthday Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian Politician 1918 Birthday Ben Johnson, born in Foraker, Oklahoma, actor, Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger 1916 Birthday Ben Weber, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, Thorne Music Award-1965 1914 Event 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 Birthday Ben[jamin S] Polak, born in Netherlands, physician/communist/resistance fighter 1912 Birthday Ben Hogan, born in Dublin, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1950, 51, 53 1912 Birthday Hugh Griffith, Wales, actor, Ben Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, Oliver! 1912 Death Karl May, German writer (Winnetou/Kara Ben Nemsi), dies at 70 1911 Birthday Ben Alexander, NV, actor, Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr. Doodles Kicks Off 1910 Birthday Ben Aerden, John Mikkelsen, actor, Hamlet 1909 Event Ben Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game 1909 Birthday Howard Da Silva, Silverblatt, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ben Franklin-1776 1909 Birthday Ben Webster, U.S. tenor saxophonist 1908 Birthday Ben Barnett, Australian cricket wicket-keeper, 1938 England tour 1908 Birthday Ben Seijes, Dutch historian, WW II 1908 Birthday Ben Grauer, New York City, newscaster, Big Story 1907 Birthday Ben Carter, born in New York City, actor, Dark Alibi, Dressed to Kill 1905 Death Tippo-Tip, Hamed ben Mohammed, Zanzibar merchant, dies at about 67 1905 Death Lewis Wallace, U.S. diplomat/writer (Ben Hur), dies at 77 1903 Birthday Ben Pollack, American Musician 1902 Birthday Billy Wyler, director, Ben Hur, Mrs. Miniver 1902 Birthday Bernard J H "Ben" Stroman, recensent/writer, Jomtof and Blue Beard 1901 Birthday Ben Blue, born in Montreal, Canada, actor, Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show 1901 Birthday Ben Lyon, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse 1899 Birthday Ramon Novarro, Jose RG Samaniegos, Durango Mexico, actor, Ben Hur 1898 Birthday Ben Shahn, painter, 1964 Arts and Letters 1898 Birthday Ben van Eysselsteijn, Dutch writer, Arid Earth 1896 Event 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75 1894 Birthday Ben Nicholson, English painter and sculptor, Circle 1893 Birthday Ben Hecht, New York City, novelist/playwright/screenwriter, Front Page 1887 Birthday Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician 1886 Birthday David Ben Gurion, Israeli Statesman 1886 Event 12th Kentucky Derby: Paul Duffy aboard Ben Ali wins in 2:36 1883 Birthday Francis X Bushman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, silent film actor, Ben Hur 1882 Birthday Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer, Citation, Whirlaway 1874 Birthday Ben[jamin] Turpin, U.S., comic, Uncle Tom Without the Cabin 1869 Birthday Ben Lindsey, American Judge 1864 Birthday Ben Webster, born in London, England, actor, Old Curiosity Shop 1862 Event Union General Ben "Beast" Butler is proclaimed a "felon, outlaw and common enemy of mankind" by Jefferson Davis 1862 Death Ben McCulloch, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General (KIA), dies at 50 1827 Birthday Lewis Wallace, Major General Union volunteers and author, Ben Hur 1811 Birthday Ben McCulloch, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1789 Event Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death and taxes" 1784 Event Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol 1776 Death Jacob Israel Emden, Jacob ben Tswi, German rabbi, dies at 78 1752 Event Ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment 1752 Event Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning-what a shock! 1720 Birthday Elia van Vilnius, Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman, Latvian rabbi 1697 Birthday Jacob Israel Emden, Jacob ben Tswi, German rabbi 1667 Death David ben Samuel Halevi, rabbi/author (Shulchan Aruch), dies 1637 Death Ben Johnson, dramatist/playwright, dies at 65 1637 Death Ben Jonson, English Poet 1631 Death Rabbi Samuel Eliezer ben Judah ha-levi Edels, dies 1572 Birthday Ben Jonson, England, playwright and poet, Volpone, Alchemist 1558 Death Shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies 1542 Death Abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies 1267 Event Rabbi Moses Ben Nachman establishes a Jewish community in Jerusalem 1204 Death Maimonides, Moses Ben Maimon, Span/Egyptian rabbi, dies at 69 1198 Death Moses ben Solomon Ha-Cohen, rabbi of Mainz, dies 1197 Event Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah 1171 Death Jacob Ben Meir, Rabbenu Tam, French Tosofist, dies 1135 Birthday Maimonides, Moses Ben Maimon, Corodoba Spain, philosopher and physician 1105 Event Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary
