1992 Death Bernice Gera, 1st female basball ump (1969 NY-Penn League) dies at 61 1973 Event Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm 1972 Event Bernice Gera becomes 1st female umpire in pro baseball 1972 Event Former umpire, now housewife Bernice Gera wins her suit against baseball, initiated on March 15, 1971 to be allowed to umpire 1963 Birthday Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1959 Birthday Gary Springer, born in New York City, actor, Bernice Bobs Her Hair 1942 Birthday Bernice Johnson Reagon, American Musician 1935 Birthday Eddie Bernice Johnson, American Politician 1916 Birthday Bernice Levin Neugarten, social scientist/gerontologist
