1979 Event Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith 1967 Death John Macchia, actor (Beach Blanket Bingo), dies of stroke at 35 1947 Birthday David French, British director, Deep Sleep, Bingo 1947 Birthday Donna Loren, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer and actress, Beach Blanket Bingo 1946 Birthday Bobby "Bingo" Smith, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers 1944 Birthday Donna Michele, playmate, Dec, 1963, actress, Beach Blanket Bingo 1942 Birthday Linda Evans, Hartford, actress, Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo 1940 Birthday Frankie Avalon, rocker, Venus, Beach Blanket Bingo 1931 Birthday John Macchia, California, actor, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party 1929 Event BINGO invented by Edwin S Lowe 1929 Event Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe