2003 Bobby Hatfield, singer, the Righteous Brothers, dies at 63
1999 Bobby Sheehan, American Musician
1999 Bobby Troup, actor/songwriter, Emergency!, dies at 80
1998 Singers Bobby Brown found guiilty of DWI in Ft. Lauderdale Fla
1997 Bobby Helms, singer, Recorded Jingle Bell Rock, dies at 63
1996 San Francisco Giant Bobby Bond is 2nd player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases
1996 Bobby Keetch, footballer/entrepreneur, dies at 54
1996 Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist, dies at 67
1995 Bobby Riggs, tennis star, dies of prostate cancer at 77
1995 Singer Bobby Brown escapes injury in gun battle
1995 Bobby Stokes, soccer star, dies at 44
1995 New York Islanders retire Bobby Nystrom's uniform #23
1994 Replay shows A's Bobby Witt beat KC's Gagne to 1st in 6th but ump Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, runing Witt's perfect game
1994 Bobby Pratt, jazz Trombone/Piano Player, dies at 67
1993 Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown
1993 Bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies
1992 Bobby Russell, song writer (Honey, Little Green Apples), dies at 52
1992 Bobby Mcclure, U.S. singer (Don't mess up a good thing), dies at 50)
1992 Bobby Fisher beats Boris Spassky to with Chess title in Belgrade
1992 Singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown marry
1992 President Bush's daughter Dorothy marries Bobby Koch
1991 Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with New York Mets
1991 Bobby Dale, dies at 92
1990 Bobby Nunn, U.S. bassist (Coasters-Down in Mexico), dies at about 65
1990 Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt
1990 Chicago White Sox Bobby Thigpen is 1st to record 50 saves
1990 White Sox reliever Bobby Thigpen sets save record at 47 en route to 57
1990 Bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58
1990 Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with GM Bobby Cox
1990 Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50
1990 5th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin
1990 Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229)
1989 Barry Bond's HR sets father-son (Bobby) HR record at 408
1988 Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd, U.S. football coach
1988 Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's #1
1988 Bobby Allison at 50 becomes oldest driver to win Daytona 500
1986 Robert L "Bobby" Layne, football player (Detroit Lions), dies at 59
1986 Bobby (Patrick Duffy) returns to Dallas, his death is attributed to his wife Pam's bad dream (erases all of last season)
1986 Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr, and Ernie Lombardi inducted in Hall of Fame
1986 Bobby Rahal is 1st to avg over 170 mph in Indianapolis 500
1986 Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from dead on Dallas
1986 "Dallas" announces it will revive killed Bobby Ewing character
1986 Ernie Lombardi, NL MVP in 1938, and Bobby Doerr, elected to Hall of Fame
1985 Denis Potvin passes Bobby Orr as NHL defenseman scorer (916 points)
1985 Bobby Ewing, (Patrick Duffy) killed off on Dallas
1985 Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game
1985 Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals
1983 Bobby Murcer Day at Yankee Stadium
1983 New York Yankee Bobby Murcer retires
1982 John N McMahon replaces Bobby R Inman becomes deputy director of CIA
1981 Bobby Sands, IRA activists dies in his 66th day of his hunger strike
1981 Bobby Sands, Irish IRA-terrorist, dies after hunger strike
1981 Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands elected to British Parliament
1981 Bobby Sands, IRA member, begins 65-day hunger strike in Maze Prison
1981 Admiral Bobby R. Inman, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA
1981 Bobby Sherwood, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66
1980 Cardinals release outfielder Bobby Bonds
1980 Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49
1980 Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist
1979 Bobby Bonds hits his 300th HR (2nd to have 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases)
1978 Last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston
1977 Bobby Simpson scores 176 Australia vs. India at the WACA, aged 41
1977 English football international Bobby Moore retires
1977 20th hat trick in Islander history - Bobby Nystrom
1976 Bobby Hackett, jazz cornetist/orch leader (Air time '57), dies at 61
1976 Bobby Unser sets world record for fastest pit stop (4 seconds)
1975 Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it
1974 Yanks trade Bobby Murcer to Giants for Bobby Bonds
1974 Bobby Petta, soccer player, Feyenoord, RKC
1974 "Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare peaks at #41
1973 Bobby Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles
1973 Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37
1973 Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in battle-of-sexes tennis match
1973 All star MVP: Bobby Bonds for the San Francisco Giants
1973 Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating Kansas City 5-0
1973 San Francisco Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off HRs
1973 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's
1973 Bobby Riggs beat Margaret Smith Court in Mother's Day match in California
1973 Bobby Jackson, NBA guard for the Denver Nuggets
1973 Bobby Engram, wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
1972 Bobby Schoonens, soccer player, RKC
1972 Bobby Fischer (U.S.) defeats Boris Spassky (U.S.S.R.) for world chess title
1972 Bobby Ramirez, drummer (White Trash), killed at 23 in bar brawl
1972 Bobby Chouinard, Manilla, Phillipines, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1972 Bobby Hull becomes the 2nd NHLer to score 600 goals
1971 Bobby Jones Jr, PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at 69
1971 Nathan Leopold, U.S. kidnapper/murderer of Bobby Franks (1924), dies
1971 Bobby Leslie, TV rocker, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You
1971 Bobby Hurley, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings
1971 Bobby Jindal, American Politician
1971 Bobby Hamilton, NFL/WLAF defensive end, Amsterdam Admirals, New York Jets
1971 Bobby Holik, Jihlava Cze, NHL left wing, New Jersey Devils, Team Czech Rep
1970 Bobby Murcer ties record of 4 consecutive HRs
1970 Bobby Jones, born in Fresno, California, pitcher for the New York Mets
1969 Bobby Phills, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets
1969 Bobby Phillips, WLAF running back, Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy
1969 Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player
1969 Bobby Ayala, born in Oxnard, California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners
1969 Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy
1969 Bobby Olive, NFL wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts
1969 Bobby Brown, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, vocalist, Ghostbusters, Don't Be Cruel
1968 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (Giants)
1968 Bobby Sheehan, American Musician
1968 Sirhan Sirhan indicted for Bobby Kennedy assassination
1968 Sirhan Sirhan shoots Bobby Kennedy, who dies next day
1968 Bobby Hutton, U.S. Black Panther leader, shot to death
1968 Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 vs. India in his last Test for ten years
1968 Bobby Goldsboro records his biggest hit, "Honey"
1967 Bobby Houston, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets
1967 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe"
1967 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6
1967 Bobby Abrams, NFL outside linebacker for the New England Patriots
1967 "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby
1966 Bobby Fuller, rocker (I Fought the Law), found dead at 22
1966 Bobby Hull's 51st goal of season, sets record
1965 Bobby Jordan, actor (Dead End Kids), dies of sclerosis of liver at 42
1965 Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants
1965 Bobby Gage, born in Winsted, California, Nike golfer, 1993 NIKE Wichita Open-16th
1965 Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77
1965 Bobby Dollas, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
1964 Bobby Simpson completes cricket century in each innings vs. Pakistan
1964 Bobby Joe Edmonds, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1964 Bobby Jurasin, CFL defensive end for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
1964 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio
1964 Rolling Stones begin 1st U.S. tour, with Bobby Goldsboro and Bobby Vee
1964 Bobby Witt, Arlington, Virginia, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1964 Bobby Flay, American Celebrity
1963 Bobby Baker resigns as Senate Democratic secretary
1963 Bobby Rock, born in Houston, Texas, rock drummer, Nelson-Love and Affection
1963 Bobby Bonilla, New York City, outfielder, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Marlins
1963 Spin bowler Bobby Simpson takes 5-57 for Australia vs. England
1961 Walt Disney's movie "Grey Friars Bobby" premieres
1961 Bobby Gubby, rocker
1961 Bobby Gillespie, rocker, Primal Scream
1961 Bobby Darin is youngest performer to headline a TV special on NBC
1960 Bobby Richarson hits a World Series grand slammer
1960 Bobby Hebert, NFL quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons
1960 86th Preakness: Bobby Ussery aboard Bally Ache wins in 1:57.6
1960 Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71
1959 Cleveland Browns' halfback Bobby Mitchell sets club record for longest run from scrimmage (90-yards), beat Washington 31-17
1958 Bobby Dall, rocker, Poison-Every Rose Has a Thorn
1958 Bobby Blotzner, rock drummer, Ratt-Round and Round
1958 "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, wrestler, SMW/ECW/NJPW/WCW, Midnight Express
1958 Bobby Farrelly, American Director
1957 AAU awards Bobby Morrow, James Sullivan Memorial Trophy
1957 Test Cricket debut for Wally Grout and Bobby Simpson vs. South Africa
1954 Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor
1954 Bobby Valentino, rocker, Fabulous Poodles
1954 Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron
1953 Bobby Gubby, rocker, Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies
1953 Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame
1953 Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 years 357 days
1953 Bobby Rahal, Indy-car racer, over 15 wins
1952 Bobby Barth, rocker vocalist and guitarist, Axe
1952 Philadelphia A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP
1952 Giants Bob Elliot is ejected for arguing a strike, Bobby Hoffman complete his at bat, he strikes out and is also ejected for arguing
1952 Bobby Buntrock, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Harold Baxter-Hazel
1951 Bobby Thomson HR-Giants win pennant defeating Dodgers
1951 Bobby Caldwell, New York City, rocker
1951 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double and single vs Red Sox
1951 Bobby Lalonde, NHLer, Boston Bruins
1951 Bobby Stokes, footballer
1950 79th British Golf Open: Bobby Locke shoots a 279 at Royal Troon
1950 Bobby McFerrin, singer, Don't Worry Be Happy-Grammy 1989
1949 Ahmad Rashad, [Bobby Moore], NFL receiver for the Minnesota Vikings/sportscaster
1949 Bobby Jones, baseball player
1949 Bobby Farrell, Jamaica, rock vocalist
1949 Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player and coach, Philadelphia Flyer
1948 Bobby Orr, born in Parry Sound, Ontario, HOF NHL defenseman for the Boston Bruins
1947 Bobby Kimball, [Robert Toteaux], Vinton, Louisiana, rocker, Toto-Roseann
1946 Bobby L Rush, Rep-D-Illinois
1946 Bobby Bond, baseball player, Giants, Yankees, etc
1946 Michael Warren, born in Indiana, actor, Bobby Hill-Hill Street Blues
1946 Bobby "Bingo" Smith, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1946 Bobby Rush, American Politician
1944 Bobby Womack, Cleve, R&B singer and guitarist, Woman's Got to Have It
1943 Bobby Comstock, rocker
1943 Bobby Keyes, rocker
1943 Bobby Fuller, Texas, rock vocalist and guitarist, Bobby Fuller Four
1943 Bobby Diamond, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Duncan Gillis-Dobie Gillis
1943 Bobby Sherman, actor/singer, Seattle
1943 Bobby Sherman, born in Santa Monica, California, singer, Shindig, Here Comes Brides
1943 Bobby Harrison, born in England, rock drummer, Procol Harum-Conquistador
1943 Bobby Vee, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Devil or Angel, Night has a Thousand Eyes
1943 Michael Greer, born in born in Galesburg, Illinois, actor, Bobby Gentry Show
1943 Bobby Fischer, U.S., world chess champion, 1972-75
1943 Bobby Wayne Mitchell, Chatham, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1971 Cleveland Open
1942 Bobby Elliot, rock drummer, Hollies
1942 Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ
1942 Bobby Fuller, rocker
1942 Bobby Rydell, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock singer, Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie
1942 Bobby McClure, U.S. gospel singer, Don't Mess Up a Good Thing
1942 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht
1941 Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro
1941 Bobby Keetch, soccer player/entrepreneur
1941 Bobby Hebb, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer and songwriter, Sunny
1941 Bobby Moore, English Athlete
1941 Bobby Goldsboro, Marianna, Florida, singer, Honey
1940 Bobby Knight, college basketball coach, Indiana, Olympics gold 1984
1940 Bobby Hatfield, born in Wisconsin, rocker, Righteous Bros-Unchained Melody
1940 Bobby Bell, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
1940 Bobby Freeman, rocker, Do You Want to Dance
1940 Bobby Rogers, U.S. vocalist, Miracles-You Really Got a Hold on Me
1940 Bobby "Boris" Pickett, rocker, Monster Mash
1939 Bobby Purify, rocker
1939 59th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bobby Riggs beats E Cooke (26 86 36 63 62)
1939 Bobby Hull, NHL forward, Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72
1938 Michael Greer, Durham, North Carolina, actor, Bobby Gentry Show
1938 Bobby Hendricks, U.S. soul vocalist, Itchy Twitchy Feeling
1937 Bobby Allison, auto racer, 3 time winner of Daytona 500
1937 Bobby Charlton, English soccer player
1937 Bobby Scott, jazz singer
1936 Bobby Ross, NFL coach for the San Diego Chargers
1936 Bobby Seale, American Activist
1936 Bobby Nunn, rocker, Coasters-Young Blood
1936 Bobby Darin, [Walden Waldo Cassotto], Bronx, singer, Mack the Knife
1936 Robert "Bobby" Smith, U.S. singer, Spinners
1936 Bobby Simpson, cricketer, great Australian batsman/capt/coach/slip
1935 Bobby Joe Morrow, Brownsville, Texas, sprinter, Olympic-3 gold-1956
1935 Bobby Richardson, South Carolina, 2nd baseman, New York Yankees
1935 Bobby Mitchell, NFL running back/wide receiver, Browns, Redskins
1935 Bobby Vinton, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Roses are Red, Blue on Blue
1935 Bobby Bare, born in Irontown, Ohio, country singer, Detroit City
1934 Bobby Unser, auto racer, 1968, 75, 81 Indianapolis 500
1934 Bobby Lord, Sanford, Florida, country singer, Ozark Jubilee
1933 Bobby Helms, rock vocalist, Jingle Bell Rock
1933 Bobby Robson, British soccer coach, PSV
1933 Bobby Lewis, rocker, Tossin' and Turnin'
1932 Bobby Day, [Robert Byrd], Fort Worth, Texas, rock vocalist, Rockin' Robin
1930 Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award
1930 Bobby Van, [Robert King], New York City, singer, Hollywood Palace
1930 34th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones
1930 34th U.S. Golf Open: Robert T "Bobby" Jones wins
1930 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake
1930 34th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 287 at Interlachen CC Minnesota
1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark, Tennessee, blues singer, Call on the Drummer
1930 Bobby Bland, American Musician
1929 33rd U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 294 at Winged Foot CC NY
1929 Bobby Bowden, American Coach
1929 Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist
1927 62nd British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 285 at St. Andrews
1926 Bobby Layne, NFL QB, Detroit Lions
1926 30th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio
1926 61st British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Royal Lytham
1925 Bobby Shantz, baseball player, 1952 AL MVP
1925 29th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones
1925 Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out
1925 Ethel Kennedy, wife of Bobby
1925 Romolo Valli, actor, Bobby Deerfield, Fistful of Dynamite, La Viaccia
1924 Bobby Short, born in Danville, Illinois, singer/pianist, Carlisle Hotel
1924 Leopold and Loeb kidnap Bobby Franks for fun
1924 Bobby Franks, killed by Leopold and Loeb, at 14
1923 Bobby Thomson, HR hitter, Giants win the pennant
1923 27th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 296 at Inwood CC in New York
1923 Bobby Jordan, born in New York, actor, Bowery Champs, Kid Dynamite, Flying Wild
1921 Bobby Todd, U.S. comic/actor, Original Sin
1918 Bobby Troup, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pianist/actor, Emergency, Acapulco
1918 Bobby Byrne, Columbus Ohio, orch leader, Club Seven
1918 Bobby Riggs, U.S. tennis star, U.S. Open 1939, 41
1915 Bobby Hackett, born in Providence, Rhode Island, trumpeteer/orch leader, Air Time '57
1914 Bobby Sherwood, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, orch leader, Milton Berle Show
1902 Bobby Jones, Jr., born in Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer, Grand Slam 1930
1902 Bobby Jones, American Athlete
1899 Robert H "Bobby" Gunning, British colonel (60th Rifles), dies in battle
1898 Bobby Gilbert, PA
1894 Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 home runs in 1 baseball game
1892 Bobby Abel carries his bat for 132* for England in SCG Test
1888 Bobby Clark, vaudevillan, World's funniest circus clown
1887 Bobby Watson, born in Springfield, Illinois, comedian
1876 2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38
1875 9th Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard Calvin wins in 2:42
1868 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02
1857 Bobby Peel, cricketer, great English lefty 1884-96
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