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2009 Birthday - Brittany Murphy, actress, appeared in films, 'Sin City', 'Happy Feet', 'Clueless', 'Riding in Cars with Boys', 'Abandoned', dies in Los Angeles, California at age 32

1998 Death - Carl Wilson, rock 'n' roller, Beach Boys, dies at 51

1997 Event - "Sunshine Boys," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City

1995 Death - Dany Robin, actress (Follow the Boys, Topaz, Julietta), dies at 68

1994 Death - Ralph C Rinzler, folklorist (Greenbriar Boys), dies at 59

1993 Death - Kenneth Nelson, US/English actor (Boys in the Band), dies at 63

1993 Death - James Bulger, English child beaten to death at 2, by 10 yr old boys

1992 Death - Keith Prentice, U.S. actor (Boys in the Band), dies

1992 Death - Keith Prentice, U.S. actor (Boys in the Band), dies of cancer at 52

1992 Death - Irving Allen Lee, actor (Newspaper Boys), dies of AIDS at 43

1992 Event - Jeffrey Dahmer found sane and guilty of killing 15 boys

1992 Death - John Dehner, actor (Apache, Cowboy, Boys from Brazil), dies at 76

1986 Death - Lilli Palmer, German actress (Boys from Brazil, Kinder), dies at 71

1985 Death - Wilfrid Brambell, actor (Hard Day's Night, Boys), dies at 72

1984 Birthday - Ryan O'Donohue, born in Pomona, California, actress, Byrds of Paradise, Boys are Back

1983 Death - Dennis Wilson, drummer/singer (Beach Boys), drowns at 39

1983 Event - "Pump Boys and Dinettes" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 573 performances

1982 Event - "I Know What Boys Like," by The Waitresses hits #62

1982 Event - "Pump Boys and Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 573 performances

1982 Event - Musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes," premieres in New York City

1981 Death - Stanley Clements, actor (Boys' Prison, Army Bound, Hot News), dies

1980 Birthday - Nick Carter, singer, Backstreet Boys

1978 Birthday - Douglas Osmond, born in Provo, Utah, vocalist for Osmond Boys

1978 Birthday - A. J. McLean, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, born Alexander James 'Alex' McLean, musician, singer, member of the Backstreet Boys, over 130 million albums sold

1977 Birthday - Brittany Murphy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actress, appeared in films, 'Sin City', 'Happy Feet', 'Clueless', 'Riding in Cars with Boys', 'Abandoned'

1977 Death - Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86

1977 Birthday - Nathan Osmond, Utah, vocalist, Osmond Boys

1976 Event - After 12 years, Brian Wilson performs with the Beach Boys

1975 Birthday - Michael Osmond, Utah, singer, Osmond Boys

1975 Event - Elton John, Eagles and Beach Boys play Wembley

1975 Event - Penn is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports

1975 Birthday - Brian Littrell, singer, Backstreet Boys

1974 Event - "Surfin' USA" by Beach Boys reenters chart and peaks at #36

1974 Birthday - Alex Corretja, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1990 Orange Bowl boys 16

1974 Birthday - Thomas Enqvist, born in Stockholm Sweden, tennis star, 1991 Wimbledon jr boys

1974 Birthday - Jonathan Bryan Colling, Boston, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys

1973 Birthday - Kristian Lundin, born in Sweden, composer, songwriter, record producer, co-produced 'Quit Playing Games With My Heart' for the Backstreet Boys

1973 Birthday - James Michael Kennedy, Boston, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys

1973 Birthday - Michael Joyce, born in Santa Monica, California, tennis star, 1989 USTA National Boys' 18

1972 Event - Neil Simons "Sunshine Boys," premieres in New York City

1972 Birthday - Claire Forlani, born in Twickenham, London, actress, appeared in 'Meet Joe Black', 'Boys and Girls', 'The Pentagon Papers'

1971 Birthday - John Francis Zingg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys

1971 Birthday - Chuck Adams, born in Pacific Palisades, California, tennis star, 1989 USTA Boys

1970 Birthday - Todd Martin, born in Hinsdale, Illinois, tennis star, 1988 USTA Boys' 18

1970 Event - "Minnie's Boys" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 80 performances

1970 Birthday - Cristiano Caratti, born in Italy, tennis star, 1987 Orange Bowl boys doubles

1970 Event - "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 80 performances

1969 Death - Leo Gorcey, actor (Bowery Boys), dies at 53

1969 Birthday - David Wheaton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star, 1987 U.S. junior boys

1968 Event - Mart Crowley's "Boys in the Band," premieres in New York City

1968 Birthday - Sabrina [Salerno], born in Genoa, Italy, Miss Italy, 1984, and singer, Boys

1967 Birthday - Steve Zahn, born in Marshall, Minnesota, actor, appeared in films, 'Reality Bites', 'That Thing You Do', 'Happy Texas', 'Riding in Cars with Boys'

1967 Event - Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion

1966 Birthday - Kiefer Sutherland, actor, Young Guns, Stand by Me, Lost Boys

1966 Birthday - Jason Patric, born in New York City, actor, Lost Boys, Solar Babies

1966 Event - "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys hit #1 in U.K.

1966 Event - Beach Boys' "Pets Sounds" is released

1965 Birthday - Johan Garrels, soccer player, Alphense Boys, RKC

1965 Death - Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77

1964 Birthday - M C A, Adam Yauch, rapper, Beastie Boys

1963 Event - Beach Boys 1st appearance on "Shindig"

1963 Event - "Little Deuce Coupe" by The Beach Boys peaks at #15

1963 Event - Ines Cuervo de Priete, 34, gives birth to quintuplets, all boys

1962 Birthday - Esai Morales, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Bad Boys, La Bamba

1962 Event - Beach Boys release "Surfin' Safari"

1962 Event - Mick Jagger and Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue and Blue Boys

1962 Event - Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit "Surfin"

1961 Event - 1st performance of Beach Boys

1961 Event - Beach Boys play their debut gig under that name

1961 Birthday - John Cameroon, guitarist, 'Claw Boys Claw'

1960 Event - Danny Heater scores 135 pts in basketball game (Boys' HS)

1959 Event - "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances

1959 Event - "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances

1958 Birthday - Shaun Cassidy, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/singer, Hardy Boys, Breaking Away

1958 Birthday - Shaun Cassidy, rocker and actor, Hardy Boys, Texas Guns

1957 Event - Flevo Boys soccer team forms in Emmeloord

1956 Event - Broekster Boys soccer team forms in Damwoude

1956 Birthday - Nathan Lane, born in Jersey, New Jersey, actor, One of the Boys, Frankie and Johnnie

1955 Birthday - Andrew Stevens, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury

1953 Birthday - Billy Hinsche, born in Manila, Philippines, William 'Billy' Hinsche, American musician, rocker, member of Dino, Desi, and Billy singing group, toured with The Beach Boys

1952 Birthday - Lorna Luft, Scarsdale, New York, singer and actress, Where the Boys Are-1980

1951 Birthday - Joe Pantoliano, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Finelli Boys, Fugitive

1950 Birthday - Peter te Bos, Dutch singer, Claw Boys Claw

1950 Birthday - Greg Gordon, rock vocalist, Boys Band

1948 Event - Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten

1947 Birthday - Don Henley, drummer/singer, Eagles, Boys of Summer

1946 Birthday - John Rubinstein, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/composer, Family, Boys from Brazil

1945 Event - Ella Fitzgerald and Delta Rhythm Boys record "It's Only a Paper Moon"

1944 Event - 1st TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise)

1944 Birthday - Bruce Johnston, born in Peoria, Illinois, born Benjamin Baldwin, rocker, musician, singer, record producer, Grammy-Award winning songwriter, member of The Beach Boys, composed I Write The Songs

1944 Birthday - Moe Bandy, Meridian Ms, country vocalist, Just Good Ol' Boys

1942 Birthday - John Wayne Gacy, born in Chicago, Illinois, serial killer, 32 boys

1939 Death - Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, Dutch actor and director (Two Boys), dies at 67

1939 Birthday - George Hamilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Love at 1st Bite, Where the Boys Are

1939 Birthday - Phillip R. Allen, born in Pittsburgh, actor, Harry-Hardy Boys Mystery, Mitch-Alice

1939 Birthday - Yvette Mimieux, Hollywood Cal, actress, Time Machine, Where the Boys Are

1938 Birthday - Connie Francis, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer and actress, Where the Boys Are

1938 Event - Clare Boothe's "Boys Goodbye," premieres in New York City

1936 Birthday - Cliff Gorman, Jamacia, New York, actor, Boys in the Band, Angel

1936 Birthday - Mart Crowley, playwright, Boys in the Band

1935 Birthday - William Lee Gloden, Brewton Al, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys

1934 Birthday - Ralph C RInzler, folklorist, Greenbriar Boys

1933 Birthday - Dudley Sutton, British actor, Leather Boys, Brimstone and Treacle

1932 Event - Kozakken Boys soccer team forms in Werkendam forms

1931 Event - Scottsboro Boys (accused of raping a white woman) arrested in Alabama

1930 Birthday - Wilfrid Sheed, England, writer, Boys of Winter, Hack

1930 Birthday - Ellie Rabb, U.S., actor, Fabulous Baker Boys, Extreme Close-up

1930 Event - Alphense Boys soccer team forms in Alphen on Rhine

1930 Event - Ronsburgse Boys soccer team forms

1929 Birthday - Ira Levin, author, Rosemary Baby, Boys From Brazil, This Perfect Day

1929 Birthday - Wim Bary, Dutch actor/theater director, Nice Boys

1927 Birthday - Dany Robin, actress, Follow the Boys, Topaz, Jupiter, Julietta

1920 Event - Soccer team Quick Boys forms

1919 Birthday - Uta Hagen, born in Germany, actress, Boys From Brazil, teaches acting

1917 Event - Reverend Edward Flanagan forms Boys Town outside Omaha, Neb

1917 Event - Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb

1916 Event - Boys Scouts of America forms

1916 Event - "Bing Boys are Here" opens in London

1914 Birthday - Lilli Palmer, born in Posen, Germany, actress, Boys From Brazil, Sebastian

1909 Birthday - James Mason, England, actor, Lolita, Bloodline, Boys From Brazil

1906 Birthday - Lew Grade, British TV mogul, ATV, movie producer, Boys from Brazil

1906 Event - Federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes

1905 Birthday - Dore Schary, producer/writer/director, Act 1, Boys Town, Big City

1890 Birthday - Henry Hull, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra

1889 Death - Charles Mackay, poet, writer, journalist, songwriter, wrote for the Morning Chronicle, Illustrated London News, wrote book 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds', 1841, wrote popular song 'Cheer, Boys, Cheer', dies

1883 Birthday - Colin Campbell, born in Falkirk, Scotland, actress, High Bright Sun, Leather Boys

1814 Birthday - Charles Mackay, born in Perth, Scotland, poet, writer, journalist, songwriter, wrote for the Morning Chronicle, Illustrated London News, wrote book 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds', 1841, wrote popular song 'Cheer, Boys, Cheer'

1777 Event - Battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits

1775 Event - Green Mountain Boys capture Ft. Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution

1738 Birthday - Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter, lead the Green Mtn Boys


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