2007 Death Betty Hutton, dies in California, complications of colon cancer, at 86 1999 Death Betty Lou Gerson, voice, 101 Dalmations, dies at 84 1998 Death Adelaide Hawley Cumming, Betty Crocker, dies at 93 1998 Death Betty Carter, American Musician 1998 Death Mae Questel, actress, voice of Betty Boop, dies at 89 1997 Death Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, suffering from burns, dies at 63 1997 Event Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, set afire by 12 year old grandson 1996 Death Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator, dies at 80 1996 Event After 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitamin 1995 Death Betty Davis, British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn, dies 1994 Death Pieter de Cort, Belgian rock guitarist (Betty Goes Green), dies at 25 1994 Event Doc Gooden leaves Betty Ford Center 1994 Event Doc Gooden admitted to Betty Ford Center 1994 Event Darryl Strawberry enters Betty Ford clinic 1994 Death Betty Furness, actress/news consumer reporter (WNBC), dies at 78 1993 Death David Tendlar, animator (Betty Boop), dies 1991 Death Betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86 1990 Death Betty Warren actress (Passport to Pimlico), dies 1986 Death Betty Kean, actress (Amy Tucker-Leave it to Larry), dies at 69 1985 Event Liza Minnelli enters Betty Ford Drug Center 1984 Event Elizabeth Taylor, undergoing rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Clinic 1982 Death Betty Walker, actress (Steve Lawrence Show), dies at 54 1982 Event 24th Grammy Awards: Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy wins 1980 Death Dee Carroll, Betty Jean Marsh, actress (Mad Bomber, Split), dies 1979 Death Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53 1976 Event 22nd LPGA Championship won by Betty Burfeindt 1975 Birthday Betty Okino, born in Uganda, U.S. gymnast 1992 Olympics 1974 Event 1st Lady Betty Ford undergoes a radical mastectomy 1974 Death Betty Compson, actress (Barker, Weary River, Drag Net), dies at 77 1973 Death Betty Field, actress (Kings Row), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 60 1973 Event Betty Burfeindt wins LPGA Child and Family Service Golf Opens 1973 Event WPBA National Championship won by Betty Morris 1973 Death Betty Grable, U.S. actress (How to Marry a Millionaire), dies at 56 1972 Event Betty Burfeindt wins Sealy LPGA Golf Classic 1972 Event Betty Burfeind wins LPGA Birmingham Centennital Golf Classic 1971 Death Betty Bronson, actress (Naked Kiss), dies after brief illness at 64 1967 Death Tom Conway, actor (Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show), dies at 62 1965 Death Betty Harte, entertainer, dies at 82 1964 Birthday Beatrice Dalle, Breast France, actress, Betty Blue, Sabbath 1961 Death Betty Elder, actress (Annie Get Your Gun), dies 1960 Birthday Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard, Apopka, Florida, country singer, Betty's Bein' Bad 1959 Birthday Allison Janney, born in Dayton, Ohio, actress, films include, 'American Beauty', 'Nurse Betty', known for television show 'The West Wing' 1958 Event Betty Jameson/Mary Lena Faulk wins Homestead 4-Ball Golf Tournament 1957 Birthday "Curley" Joe Smyth, country singer, Betty's Bein' Bad 1957 Event Betty Dodd wins LPGA Colonial Golf Open 1956 Event Betty Dodd wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open 1955 Event Betty Jameson wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open 1955 Event Betty Jameson wins LPGA White Mountain Golf Open 1955 Event Betty Jameson/Mary Faulk wins Virg Hot Springs 4-Ball Golf Tournament 1955 Death Betty Ann Davies, dies at 44 1955 Event Betty Jameson wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1955 Event Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open 1954 Birthday Betty McCollum, American Politician 1954 Event Betty Jameson wins LPGA Western Golf Open 1953 Birthday Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1953 Event Betty Jack Davis, singer (w/Skeeter Davis), killed in car crash 1953 Event Betty Jameson wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open 1952 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betty Jameson Golf Tournament 1952 Event Betty Jameson wins LPGA World Golf Championship 1952 Birthday Jim Scholten, Midland, Michigan, country singer, Betty's Bein' Bad 1952 Event Betty MacKinnon and Sam Snead wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament 1950 Birthday Michael Ford, son of President Gerald and Betty Ford 1947 Birthday Betty Thomas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Lucy Baines-Hill Street Blues 1947 Birthday Betty Buckley, born in Big Springs, Texas, actress, Abby-8 is Enough, 1776, Cats 1947 Event 2nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson 1946 Birthday Jean-Jacques Beineix, director, Betty Blue, Diva 1945 Birthday Betty Burfeindt, LPGA golfer 1945 Birthday Betty Stove, born in Netherlands, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1972 1944 Birthday Betty Kelly, Detroit, rocker, Martha Reeves and Vandellas 1944 Birthday Linda Kaye Henning, Cal, actress, Betty Joe-Petticoat Junction 1940 Birthday Betty Shabazz, educator/talk show hostess/widow, Malcolm X 1939 Birthday Betty Everett, U.S. singer, Getting Mighty Crowded 1938 Birthday Betty Cuthbert, Australia 100m/200m/400m dash, Gold Medals 1956, 1964 Olympics 1937 Death Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried 1937 Death Betty Carver, wife of English Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, dies 1936 Birthday Betty Rollin, actress, Crossing Delancey, author, Last Wish 1932 Event "Betty and Bob" premieres on radio 1931 Birthday Betty Johnson, born in Guilford County, North Carolina, singer, Jack Paar Show, I Dreamed 1930 Event 44th U.S. Womens Tennis: Betty Nuthall beats Anna McCune Harper (61 64) 1930 Event Betty Boop debuts in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes 1930 Birthday Betty Carter, American Musician 1930 Birthday Betty Clooney, born in Maysville, Kentucky, singer, Jack Paar Show 1929 Birthday Betty Dodson, American Educator 1928 Birthday Betty Callaway, figure skating trainer 1927 Event 41st U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64) 1927 Event Major Bernard Montgomery (29) marries widow Betty Carver 1925 Birthday Betty Evans Grayson, born in Portland, Oregon, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1959 1924 Birthday Betty Driver, actress, Coronation St, Pardon the Expression 1923 Birthday Betty Page, born in Kingsport, Tennessee, playmate, Jan, 1955, model, Dark Angel 1922 Birthday Betty White, Oak Park, actress, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls 1921 Birthday Betty Ford, 1st lady, 1975-76, and namesake for Betty Ford Clinic 1921 Birthday Betty Hutton, born in Michigan, American film actress, singer, 'Greatest Show on Earth' 1921 Birthday Betty Friedan, born in Peoria, Illinois, feminist writer, Feminine Mystique 1920 Birthday Betty Hicks, LPGA golfer 1920 Birthday Betty Driver, actress, Penny Paradise 1919 Birthday Betty Garrett, St. Joseph, Missouri, actress, Irene-All in the Family 1919 Birthday Betty Jameson, Norman, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1947 U.S. Women's Open 1919 Birthday Betty Comden, Brooklyn, song writer, Comden and Green-Bells are Ringing 1916 Birthday Betty Grable, St. Louis, great legs/actress, Gay Divorcee 1916 Birthday Betty Furness, actress, journalist/consumer advisor, NYC, WNBC 1916 Birthday Harry James, born in Albany, Georgia, trumpeter, married to Betty Grable 1916 Birthday Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator 1916 Birthday Betty Furness, New York City, actress/consumer activist, Studio 1 1913 Birthday Betty Field, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Kings Row, Bus Stop 1911 Birthday Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, U.S. 100m sprinter 1928 Olympics gold 1910 Birthday Betty Ann Davies, born in London, England, actress, Tough Guy 1908 Birthday Betty MacDonald, Anne E Campbell Bard, U.S. writer, Egg and I 1907 Birthday Eleanor L "Betty" Compton, U.S. actress, Here Comes Trouble 1906 Birthday Betty Smith, novelist, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1906 Birthday Betty Bronson, Trenton, New Jersey, actress, Evel Knievel, One Stolen Night 1905 Birthday Betty Garde, Philadelphia, actress, Aggie-Real McCoys 1904 Birthday Tom Conway, Russia, actor, Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show 1897 Birthday Betty Compson, Beaver, Utah, actress, Millionaire Kid, Mad Youth 1897 Birthday Betty Compson, actress, Big City, Docks Of New York 1894 Death Betty Paoli, writer, dies
