2012 Event American singer and actress Whitney Houston dies suddenly at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel in California at age 48 2008 Death Charlton Heston, dies at 84, at his home in Beverly Hills, California, with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, by his side 2007 Death Beverly Sills, dies of lung cancer at 78 2007 Death Charles Nelson Reilly, dies in Beverly Hills, California, of complications of pneumonia, at 76 2003 Death Buddy Ebsen, actor/dancer, TV's The Beverly Hillbillies, dies at 95 1996 Death Beverly Drew, architect, dies at 85 1996 Death Jane Beverly Drew, architect, dies at 85 1996 Death Pat Brown, politician, Democratic party, 32nd Governor of California, in Beverly Hills, California, at age 90 1993 Event Shannen Doherty (Brenda) is fired from Beverly Hills 90210 1993 Event Beverly Hills 90210 star Shannen Doherty (Brenda) weds Ashley Hamilton 1992 Death Beverly Carter, entertainer, dies at 51 1992 Event Beverly Hills 90210 Gabrielle Carteris marries Charles Isaacs 1989 Event Zsa Zsa Gabor convicted of slapping a police officer in Beverly Hills 1989 Event Zsa Zsa Gabor arrested for slaping Beverly Hills motorcycle patrolman 1983 Death Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86 1982 Death Beverly Bayne, actress (Romeo and Juliet, Passionate Youth), dies at 87 1977 Event 165 killed in a fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky 1974 Birthday Kevin Connolly, actor, Beverly Hillbillies, Rocky V, Angus 1974 Birthday Tiffani Thiessen, born in Long Beach, California, actress, appeared in 'Saved By the Bell' and 'Beverly Hills, 90210' television series 1973 Birthday Kathleen Robertson, actress, Beverly Hills 90210 1973 Birthday Emma Caulfield, born in San Diego, California, actress, appeared in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', 'Beverly Hills 90210' 1969 Birthday Jamie Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, singer, record producer, appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210, the Heights, song, 'How Do You Talk To An Angel' hit number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 1968 Birthday Vanessa Marcil, born in Indio, California, actress, appeared in television series, 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and 'General Hospital' soap opera 1967 Birthday Kari Wuhrer, Brookfield, Connecticut, MTV/actress, Beverly Hills 90210 1967 Birthday Cameron Bancroft, actor, Beverly Hills 90210 1967 Birthday J. D. Roth, born in Beverly Hills, California, TV host, Fun House 1967 Birthday Dara Torres, born in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Olympics gold 84 1963 Death Beverly Wills, actress (Beverly-I Married Joan), dies at 29 1962 Event TV comedy series "Beverly Hillbillies" premieres on CBS 1961 Birthday Eddie Murphy, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, SNL, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Raw 1961 Birthday Gabrielle Carteris, actress, Beverly Hills 90210 1960 Birthday Robin Shou, martial arts actor, Mortal Kombat, Beverly Hills Ninja 1960 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open 1959 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Links Golf Invitation Open 1959 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open 1959 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA American Women's Golf Open 1959 Birthday Beverly Lee, born in Passaic, New Jersey, singer, member, trademark holder for The Shirelles, an all girl vocal pop group 1959 Birthday Bronson Pinchot, New York City, actor, Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop 1959 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Golden Triangle Festival Golf Tournament 1958 Birthday Jonathan Prince, born in Beverly Hills, Pennsylvania, actor, Danny-Alice, Pray TV 1958 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open 1958 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship 1957 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open 1957 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Smokey Golf Open 1957 Birthday Lisa Eilbacher, Dharan, Saudi Arabia, actress, Beverly Hills Cop 1956 Birthday Carrie Fisher, born in Beverly Hills, California, actress, Princess Lelia-Star Wars 1956 Event Beverly Hanson/Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Hot Springs Golf Invitational 1956 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Western Golf Open 1955 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Battle Creek Golf Open 1955 Event 1st LPGA Championship won by Beverly Hanson 1955 Birthday Gilbert Gottfried, comedian, Beverly Hills Cop 1955 Birthday Paul Rodriguez, born in Culiacan, Mexico, comedian, actor, films include, 'A Cinderella Story', 'Lonely Street', 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' 1954 Birthday Beverly D'Angelo, Columbus Ohio, actress, Vacation, European Vacation 1954 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Wichita Golf Open 1954 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open 1953 Birthday David Morse, Beverly Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves 1952 Birthday Beverly Johnson, model/actress, Ashanti Land of No Mercy 1951 Death William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills 1951 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open 1949 Birthday Gates McFadden, actress, Beverly Crusher on Star Trek Next Generation 1948 Birthday Carol Potter, New York City, actress, Beverly Hills 90210, Today's FBI 1948 Birthday Beverly Archer, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Iola-Mama's Family 1948 Birthday Carol Potter, actress, Beverly Hills 90210 1947 Death Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal 1946 Birthday Beverly Todd, born in Ohio, actress, Roots, Having Babies, Redd Foxx Show 1946 Birthday Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actress, Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown 1945 Death Bruno Frank, born in Stuttgart, Germany, writer, dramatist, novelist, wrote 'Trenchk', 'The Days of the King', dies at 58 in Beverly Hills, California 1943 Birthday Julie Bennett, Beverly Hills California, actress, Hey There It's Yogi Bear 1942 Birthday Beverly Aadland, Hollywood Cal, Errol Flynns last girlfriend 1940 Birthday Beverly Sanders, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey 1940 Birthday Bijan, born in Iran, mens apparel designer, Beverly Hills, New York City, London 1939 Birthday Allen Garfield, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Candidate, Beverly Hills Cop II 1938 Birthday Ja'net Dubois, born in Philadelphia, actress, Willona-Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210 1938 Birthday Beverly F. Albert, architect 1935 Birthday Nicholas Pryor, actor, Beverly Hills 90210 1934 Birthday Richard Chamberlain, born in Beverly Hills, California, actor, Dr. Kildare 1933 Birthday Donna Douglas, born in Pride, Louisiana, actress, 'Beverly Hillbillies' 1932 Birthday Beverly Byron, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1979 - 1993 1932 Birthday John Barrymore, Jr., born in Beverly Hills, California, actor, Pantomine Quiz 1929 Birthday Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine 1926 Birthday Beverly Garland, Santa Cruz California, actress, My 3 Sons 1924 Birthday Beverly Tyler, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Fireball, Lorelei-Big Town 1921 Birthday Amanda Blake, Beverly, Buffalo, New York, actress, Kitty Russell-Gunsmoke 1919 Birthday Kathleen Freeman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Beverly Hillbillies 1918 Birthday Tim Holt, Beverly Hills California, actor, Stagecoach, Hitler's Children 1916 Birthday Beverly Cleary, American Author 1914 Birthday Lester Flatt, Earl Scrugg's partner, Beverly Hillbillies theme 1914 Event Beverly Hills, California, is incorporated 1912 Event Beverly Hills Hotel opens 1911 Birthday Jane Beverly Drew, architect 1908 Birthday Buddy Ebsen, born in Belleville, Illinois, actor, Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones 1906 Birthday Howard Petrie, Beverly, Massachusetts, actor, Border River, Bounty Hunter 1889 Death William Roxby Beverly, artist, dies 1865 Event Battle of Beverly, WV 1863 Event Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia, Fleetwood, Beverly Ford 1827 Birthday Beverly Holcombe Robertson, Brigadier General Confederate Army