1995 Benny Lee, entertainer, dies at 84
1995 Phil Harris, Linton In, actor/comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 89
1992 Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67
1988 Dennis Day, actor/tenor (Jack Benny Show), dies of ALS at 71
1988 Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71
1986 Frank Nelson, actor (Ralph-I Love Lucy, Jack Benny Show), dies at 75
1986 Benny Rubin, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show), dies at 87
1986 Benny Goodman, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing), dies at 77
1983 Mary Livingstone, [Sadye Marks] Comedienne, (Jack Benny), dies at 77
1982 Don Wilson, TV announcer (Jack Benny Show), dies at 81
1977 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71
1974 Jack Benny, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 80
1974 New York Met Benny Ayala hits a HR in his 1st at bat
1973 Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet
1971 "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings
1963 Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne, Benny Hill Show
1962 Benny "Kid" Paret, U.S. welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24
1962 Benny Paret, KOed in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later
1961 13rd Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr and Barbara Stanwyck
1959 Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet
1959 11st Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr
1955 Benny Alexander, secretary general, South Africa Pan-Africanist Movement
1954 Benny Defranco, rocker, Defrnco Family
1951 Benny Neyman, Dutch singer, I Don't Know How
1951 Benny Ayala, baseball player
1948 Stefanie Marrian, Paris, France, comedienne, Benny Hill Show
1947 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51
1946 Benny Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, singer, ABBA-Money! Money! Money!
1946 Fred Allen's last radio show, his guest is Jack Benny
1939 Benny Goodman records "Let's Dance"
1938 Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing
1937 Battle of the Century: Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio
1936 Benny Goodman and orch record "Stompin' at the Savoy" on Victor Records
1932 Jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network)
1932 Jack Benny debuts on radio
1930 "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1
1927 Stan Getz, Philadelphia, jazz tenor saxophonist, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey
1925 Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter
1924 Benny Hill, born in Southampton, England, comedian, Benny Hill Show
1923 49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6
1917 Dennis Day, Irish tenor/comedian, Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy
1911 Benny Lee, entertainer
1909 Benny Goodman, Chicago, clarinetist/bandleader, King of Swing
1909 Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman's drummer, Sing Sing Sing
1908 Arturo De Cordova, [Rodriguez], Merida Mexico, actor, Medal for Benny
1907 Benny Carter, born in New York City, musician/composer, Easy Money, King Carter
1907 Benny Payne, born in Philadelphia, pianist, Billy Daniels Show
1907 Benny Baker, St. Joseph, Missouri, actor, 18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds
1905 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, born in Oakland California, actor, Jack Benny Show
1902 Benny Waters, saxophonist
1900 Fritz Feld, Berlin Germany, actor, Jack Benny Show, At the Circus
1899 Benny Rubin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor/comedian, Benny Rubin Show
1896 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ, 1917-25
1894 Jack Benny, [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan, Illinois, "Oh! Rochester!"
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