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2004 Larry Brown, writer, Big Bad Love, dies at 53

2004 Paula Danziger, writer, Amber Brown books, dies at 59

2004 Robert Pastorelli, actor/boxer, Murphy Brown, dies at 49

2003 David Brown, astronaut, mission specialist on the Columbia, STS-107,

2002 Norman O. Brown, American Philosopher

2002 Jesse Brown, American Politician

2002 Claude Brown, American Writer

1999 George Brown, Jr., Representative-D-California 1963 - 1971 and 1973 - 1999, died of complications from surgery

1998 Tony Awards, Side Man, Death of a Salesman revival, Annie Get Your Gun revival and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown revival won major awards

1998 Singers Bobby Brown found guiilty of DWI in Ft. Lauderdale Fla

1997 Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown, knocked unconscious in game

1997 Brown Meggs, CEO (Capitol Records), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 66

1997 126th British Golf Open: Billy Ray Brown shoots a 271 at Royal Troon

1997 Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits San Francisco Giants 9-0

1997 Hilary Grover Barratt Brown, conservationist, dies at 71

1996 Willaim Brown, British TV executive, dies at 67

1996 Robert Croften Brown, politician, dies at 75

1996 Louise Brown, dancer/teacher, dies at 89

1996 Albert "Pud" Brown, clarinetist/saxophonist, dies at 79

1996 Pud Brown, jazz musician, dies at 79

1996 George Mackey Brown, poet, dies at 74

1996 Ron Brown, Secretary of Commerce, dies in an accident

1996 Ronald Harmon Brown, politician, dies at 54

1996 Edmund G "Pat" Brown, politician, dies at 90

1996 Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 80

1995 Singer Bobby Brown escapes injury in gun battle

1995 Alex Brown, snooker player, dies at 87

1995 Elizabeth Brown, minister healer/writer, dies at 32

1995 Cleo Brown, pianist, performed on National Public Radio, dies at 91

1995 Timothy Hugh Brown, theatre critic, dies at 52

1994 Shauna McDonald Brown, British TV producer, dies at 37

1994 Henry Phelps Brown, historian/economist, dies at 88

1994 Nicole Brown Simpson, ex-wife of OJ, murdered at 35 (probably by OJ)

1994 Andrew Brown, film Producer, dies at 55

1993 Walter Brown Newman, U.S. screenwriter (Cat Ballou), dies at 77

1993 Actor Richard Moll (Night Court) weds Susan Brown

1993 Night Court actor Richard Moll (50) weds Susan Brown (32)

1993 Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown

1992 Carol Moseley Brown elected 1st black female in U.S. Senate

1992 New York City police commisioner Brown resigns

1992 Lucille Brown, actress (Farina-Our Gang), dies after illness at 74

1992 Singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown marry

1992 Georgia Brown, British singer and actress (Love at Stake), dies at 58

1992 Jerome Brown, defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagle), dies in car crash at 27

1992 Georgia Brown, British actress (Lock up your daughters), dies at 58

1992 Dan Quayle sites Murphy Brown as a poor example of family values

1992 100th episode of "Murphy Brown" airs

1992 James Brown, actor (Rip-Adv of Rin Tin Tin), dies at 72

1991 Former California Governor Jerry Brown announce run for presidency

1991 Precious Bunny wins the 46th Little Brown Jug

1991 Colleen Dewhurst, actress (Murphy Brown), dies of cancer at 67

1991 Paul Brown, NFL founder (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals), dies at 82

1991 Rocker Jani Lane, Warrant-Cherry Pie, marries model Bobbie Brown

1991 Britain's Nick Brown, 591st rank beats 10th-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in 2nd round at Wimbledon

1991 Vicky Brown, U.S. singer (Power of Love), dies

1991 Reno Brown, dies

1991 Singer James Brown is released from prison

1990 42nd Emmy Awards: LA Law, Murphy Brown, Peter Falk and Patricia Wettig

1990 42nd Emmy Awards - LA Law and Murphy Brown win

1990 Tom Brown, actor (Judge Priest, Hello Sucker, Ex-Champ), dies at 77

1990 James Brown moves to a work-release center after serving 15 months

1989 Ron Brown chosen 1st black chairman of a major U.S. party (Democrats)

1989 Sterling A Brown, U.S. poet/critic (Southern Road), dies at 87

1987 53rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Brown, Notre Dame (WR)

1987 Cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS), dies at 80

1987 Don Brown sets flight record for handbow (1,336 yards 1'3")

1986 1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis and Elvis Presley)

1986 Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA

1984 Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader

1983 Lennox Brown, cricket leg spinner (3 wickets at 63 for South Africa), dies

1981 Kirsty-Leigh Brown, Australia, gymnast 1996 Olympics

1981 Roy Brown, rocker, dies at 55 of a heart attack

1981 Roy James Brown, U.S. boxer/singer (Good rockin' tonight), dies at 55

1981 Joe Louis, also known as the 'Brown bomber', U.S. heavyweight champ 1937 - 1949, dies at 66

1980 Virginia Brown Faire, actress (Lonesome Trail, Temptress), dies

1979 Foxy Brown, American Musician

1978 Louise Joy Brown, born in Oldham, England, world's 1st "test tube baby"

1977 "Bubbling Brown Sugar" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 766 performances

1977 James Brown's band walks out claiming they were underpaid and overworked

1976 "Bubbling Brown Sugar" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 766 performances

1976 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at 43

1975 Pamela Brown, actress (Cleopatra, Beckett, Night Digger), dies at 58

1975 Barbara Brown

1975 Melanie Janine Brown, "Scary Spice", Leeds, vocalist, Spice Girls

1975 Melanie Brown, English Musician

1975 Cornell Brown, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Cynthia Geyn Brown, born in San Jose, California, playmate, May, 1995

1974 Johnny Mack Brown, actor (Lawman is Born, Back Trail), dies at 70

1974 Art Modell gets snowed in and misses his 1st Cleveland Brown game in 33 yrs

1974 U.S. General George Brown's speech deplores Jewish influence in U.S. over his treatment during the 1973 World Series

1974 "Papa Don't Take No Mess Part 1" by James Brown peaks at #31

1974 Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1

1974 "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83

1973 Joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80

1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected

1973 Reggie Brown, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks

1973 Jamie Brown, NFL tackle for the Denver Broncos

1973 Fred Essler, actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), dies at 77

1973 Tyrone Brown, NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons

1972 Thomas Wilson Brown, actor, Jason-Knots Landing

1972 Anthony Brown, NFL tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals

1972 Shannon Brown, NFL defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons

1972 Willie Brown, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Seattle Seahawks. Rhein Fire

1972 Rushia Brown, WNBA forward and center for the Cleveland Rockers

1972 Jamie Brown, NFL tackle, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32

1972 Joanne Brown, Australian softball catcher and 1st baseman, 1996 Olympics bronze

1972 Fredric [William] Brown, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), dies at 65

1972 Lance Brown, NFL defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Matt Brown, WLAF guard for the Amsterdam Admirals

1971 Dennis de Brown, soccer player, Sparta

1971 Chadrick Brown, NFL defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals

1971 Troy Brown, NFL wide receiver for the New England Patriots

1971 "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" closes at Golden New York City after 31 performances

1971 Brant Brown, born in Porterville, California, infielder for the Chicago Cubs

1971 "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" opens at Golden New York City for 31 performances

1971 Ken Brown, NFL linebacker for the Denver Broncos

1971 Rolling Stones release "Brown Sugar"

1971 Derek Brown, NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints

1971 Ernie Brown, CFL defensive tackle for the Calgary Stampeders

1971 Gilbert Brown, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1971 Errol Brown, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1970 Orlando Brown, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

1970 James Brown, tackle for the Miami Dolphins

1970 Arthur Brown arrested for stripping on stage in Palemo Sicily

1970 Steven J Brown, born in Hackensack, New Jersey, guitarist, Trixter-Give It To Me Good

1970 Chad Brown, NFL linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1970 Tony Brown, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks

1970 Corwin Brown, NFL safety, New York Jets, New England Patriots

1970 Monty Brown, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills

1970 Derek D. Brown, born in Washington D.C., team handball right wing 1996 Olympics

1970 Derek Brown, NFL tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars

1970 Dave Brown, NFL quarterback for the New York Giants

1970 Ruben Brown, NFL guard for the Buffalo Bills

1970 Alistair Brown, cricketer, Surrey and England ODI opening batsman 1996

1970 James Brown, NFL tackle for the New York Jets

1969 Larry Brown, NFL cornerback, Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders

1969 P J Brown, NBA center and forward, New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat

1969 Travis Brown, born in Durango, Colorado, cyclist 1996 Olympics

1969 Gary Brown, NFL running back for the Houston Oilers

1969 Simon Brown, cricketer, Durham pace bowler, England 1996

1969 Laura Brown, born in America, golfer, member, LPGA Tour 1994 - 1997, coach Daytona Beach College women's golf team

1969 Beatles release Ballad Of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe, in US

1969 Bobby Brown, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, vocalist, Ghostbusters, Don't Be Cruel

1968 Dee Brown, NBA guard for the Boston Celtics

1968 Jonathan Brown, New York City, rower, Olympics-5th-1996

1968 Randy Brown, NBA guard, Chicago Bulls

1968 British minister of Foreign affairs George Brown resigns

1968 Chucky Brown, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks

1968 Sharon Brown, born in New York City, actress, Chantal-Generations

1967 Dennis Brown, NFL defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers

1967 H Rap Brown replaces Stokely Carmichael as chairman of Student

1967 J B Brown, NFL cornerback, Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers

1966 Lisa Brown Miller, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics

1966 Trent Brown, CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos

1966 Tim Brown, NFL wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders

1966 Eddie Brown, CFL slot back for the Edmonton Eskimos

1966 Jeff Brown, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers

1965 "A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres

1965 Charnele Brown, East Hampton, New York, actress, Kim-A Different World

1965 Richard Brown, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings

1965 Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown and the Green Apple," premieres

1965 Marty Brown, born in Owensboro, Kentucky, country singer, Wildest Dreams

1965 Cindy Brown, U.S., basketball player 1988 Olympics gold

1965 Kevin Brown, born in Mcintyre, Georgia, pitcher for the Florida Marlins

1965 Dana Brown, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Miss Tennessee - America, 1991-3rd

1965 Vincent Brown, NFL inside linebacker for the New England Patriots

1964 Eric Brown, born in New York City, actor, Buzz-Mama's Family

1964 Michael Brown meets Rene Fladen, then writes "Walk Away Rene"

1964 Sam Brown, English singer and songwriter, Stop!

1964 Nacio Herb Brown, dies

1964 Faith Ford, born in Louisiana, actress, Another World, Corky-Murphy Brown

1964 Dan Brown, American Author

1963 Jim Brown sets NFL single-season rushing record, 8,390 yards

1963 Elizabeth Brown, minister healer/writer

1963 Cleveland ties record of 4 consecutive home runs (Held, Ramos, Francona, Brown)

1963 Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels)

1963 Lomas Brown, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals

1963 Ian Brown, English rock vocalist, Stone Roses-Made of Stone

1962 Ray Brown, NFL guard, Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers

1962 Alton Brown, American Entertainer

1962 Philip Brown, Birmingham Engl, 4x400m runner 1984 Olympics silver

1961 Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Ready Teddy"

1961 Wally Brown, actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57

1961 "Downtown" Julie Brown, TV host, Club MTV, Inside Edition

1961 Jane Leeves, born in London, actress, Murphy Brown, Daphne Moon-Fraiser

1961 Olivia Brown, born in Frankfurt GFR, actress, Det Trudy Joplin-Miami Vice

1961 Ron Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold

1961 Grant Shaud, actor, Miles Silverburg-Murphy Brown

1960 "Unsinkable Molly Brown" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 532 performances

1960 Tammy Grimes' "Unsinkable Molly Brown," premieres in New York City

1960 Alice Regina Brown, born in Jackson, Mississippi, 4X100 runner, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics

1960 Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist

1960 "Unsinkable Molly Brown" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 532 performances

1959 Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt

1959 Cleveland Browns' Jim Brown makes club record 37 rushing attempts

1959 Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley (37) and David Brown (43) wed

1959 Nicole Brown Simpson, Frankford Germany, Mrs. OJ Simpson, murdered

1959 Coasters's "Charlie Brown" peaks at #2

1959 Clancy Brown, American Actor

1958 Julie Brown, American Actress

1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, 13, while still married to his 1st wife Jane Mitcham

1957 Cleveland Browns' fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yards rushing

1957 Jim Brown, rocker, UB40-Red Red Wine

1957 James Brown, British reggae singer/drummer, UB40-Red Red Wine

1957 Faye Resnick, author, Nicole Brown Simpson-Private Diary

1957 Shauna McDonald Brown, TV producer

1956 Syracuse fullback Jim Brown, scores NCAA record of 43 pts (vs Colgate)

1956 Clifford Brown, U.S. jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25

1956 David M. Brown, Arlington, Virginia, Comander USN/astronaut

1956 Curtis L. Brown, Jr., North Carolina, astronaut, STS-47, STS-66, 77, 85, sk:95

1956 Woody Brown, Dayton Ohio, actor, Cliff-Facts of Life

1955 Pat Brown, American Psychologist

1954 T Graham Brown, Arabi, Georgia, country singer, Come as you Were

1954 Scott Bakula, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Quantum Leap, Gung Ho, Murphy Brown

1954 Lisa Brown, KC, Missouri, actress, Guiding Light, Iva-As the World Turns

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 Robert Pastorelli, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Eldin-Murphy Brown

1954 Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education reversed 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy Vs Ferguson decision

1954 School desegregation law, Brown vs. Board of education

1953 Tina Brown, journalist, New Yorker

1953 Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14

1953 Tina Brown, journalist publisher, New Yorker, Tattler

1953 Benjamin Gene Brown, born in San Francisco, California, 4X400 runner 1976 Olympics gold

1953 Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yankees lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St. Louis Brown 14 game losing streak

1953 Brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Philadelphia A's, 6-0

1952 Sherrod Brown, born in Mansfield, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 2007, Senator-D-Ohio 2007 -

1952 A. Whitney Brown, American Comedian

1951 Mark N Brown, Valparaiso, Indiana, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-28, 48, 66

1951 Judi Brown, born in East Lansing, Michigan, 400m hurdler 1984 Olympics silver

1951 Gordon Brown, born in Govan, Scotland, politician, Labor Party, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, former television journalist

1951 Gordon Prentice, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, politician, Labor Party, serves as Member of Parliament for Pendle, joined Graham Stringer in calling for resignation of Gordon Brown in July, 2008

1951 Crystal Gayle, born in Kentucky, country singer, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue

1950 1st strip of Charlie Brown, "Li'l Folks," later "Peanuts" in 9 papers

1950 Darryl Hunt, English pop bassist, Pogues-Pair of Brown Eyes

1950 Peter Hain, born in Nairobi, Kenya, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Commons, Cabinet member for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Member of Parliament for Neath

1950 Tom Brown, Jr., American Celebrity

1949 Tony Stevens, born in Willesden, London, bassist, musician, played bass with Foghat, Savoy Brown, releases include 'Looking In'

1949 Joe Regalbuto, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Knots Landing, Frank-Murphy Brown

1949 Jay Thomas, born in Kermit, Texas, DJ/actor, Mork and Mindy, Cheers, Murphy Brown

1949 Michael Brown, rocker (Left Bank-Don't Walk Away Renee)

1949 Michael Brown, born in New York City, keyboardist, Left Bank-Don't Walk Away Renee

1949 Blair Brown, born in Washington D.C., actress, Altered States, Molly Dodd

1949 Friedrich C R Bergius, chemist (brown coal, Nobel 1931), dies at 64

1949 George Brown, rock drummer, Kool and the Gang

1948 Charles D Brown, actor (Eve Knew Her Apples), dies at 61

1948 Errol Brown, Kingston Jamaica, rock vocalist, Hot Chocolate

1948 Aaron Brown, American Journalist

1948 Jay Thomas, dj/actor, Eddie LeBec-Cheers, Jerry Gold-Murphy Brown

1948 Fred Brown, NBAer, Seattle SuperSonic

1948 Reb Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cage, Yor, Captain America, Fast Break

1948 Mordecai Brown, American Athlete

1947 Larry Brown, NFL runningback, 3rd to rush over 4,000 yards

1947 61st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom P Brown (61 63 62)

1947 Bryan Brown, born in Sydney, actor, F/X, Gorillas in the Mist, Kim, Tai-Pan

1947 Faith Brown, impressionist

1947 Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, TV producer, Designing Women, Murphy Brown

1947 Al Goodman, rock vocalist, Ray, Goodman, Brown

1946 Harry Ray, Hackensack, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Ray, Goodman, Brown

1946 Corrine Brown, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Representative-D-Florida 1993 -

1946 66th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom Brown, Jr. (97 63 60)

1946 60th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Yvon Petra beats G Brown (62 64 79 57 64)

1946 Billy Brown, rock vocalist, Ray, Goodman, Brown

1946 Chelsea Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln

1946 Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actress, Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown

1946 Susan Brown, actress, Gail Baldwin-General Hospital

1946 Harold Brown, born in Long Beach, California, rock drummer, War-Summer, Galaxy

1946 Andy Brown, rock drummer, Fortunes Birmingham

1945 Kathleen Brown, state treasurer, D-Calif, 1991-

1945 Philadelphia A's Dick Fowler no-hits St. Louis Brown, 1-0

1945 Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a home run

1945 Tommy Brown, Brooklyn Dodger becomes youngest home run hitter (17)

1945 1 armed outfielder, St. L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4

1945 Derek Leckenby, rocker/actor, Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter

1944 Bob Brown, Australian Politician

1944 Rita Mae Brown, actress, Long Hot Summer, Slumber Party Massacre

1944 Tommy Brown, just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers

1944 Quentin Davies, born in Oxford, England, Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford 1987 - 1997, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defense under Prime Minister, Gordon Brown

1944 Jesse Brown, American Politician

1943 Bobby Keyes, born in Slaton, Texas, musician, saxophone player, played with Bobby Vee, Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, celebrated recording "Return to Sender", "Brown Sugar"

1943 H. Rap Brown, American Activist

1943 Georg Stanford Brown, born in Havana, Cuba, actor, Terry Webster-Rookies

1943 Christopher Brown, composer

1943 "Porgy and Bess" opens on Broadway with Anne Brown and Todd Duncan

1942 Timothy Hugh Brown, theatre critic

1942 Dave Brown, cricketer, Warwicks pace bowler, played 26X for England

1941 Lucas Brown Jackson, San Marcos, Texas, basketballer 1964 Olympic gold

1941 Ronald Harmon Brown, chairman, Democratic Party

1941 Joe Brown, singer/guitarist

1941 John R Locksmith de Brown, vicar/CHU-politician, dies at 71

1940 Peter Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker

1940 Pete Brown, born in Ashtead, England, poet, lyricist, musical producer, worked with The Battered Ornaments, created Pete Brown & Piblokto!

1940 Willie Brown, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders

1940 Larry Brown, NBA player/NBA coach for the New York Knicks

1940 St. Louis Brown John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings

1940 Hank Brown, born in Denver, Colorado, Representative-R-Colorado 1981 - 1991, Senator-R-Colorado 1991 - 1997

1939 Grimmett and Ward rip through Qld except Bill Brown (156)

1939 Matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51

1939 White Sox reliever Clint Brown sets record of 61st relief appearance

1939 43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:28:51.8

1939 Charles Brown, Cin, Ohio, featherweight boxer 1964 Olympics bronze

1938 Toni Brown, U.S. guitarist/singer/keyboardist, Joy of Cooking

1938 1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC

1938 Andrew Brown, film Producer

1938 Jerry Brown, California governor, Gov-D-Cal, 1974-..

1938 Ricardo Lagos, born in Santiago, Chile, politician, lawyer, Socialist Party, Party for Democracy, 33rd President of Chile, professor, Brown University

1937 Johnny Brown, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, comedian, Good Times, Leslie Uggams

1937 Simon Brown, British high court judge

1937 Claude Brown, American Writer

1936 Bonnie Brown, rocker, Browns

1936 Gilbert K Chesterton, English writer/poet (Father Brown), dies

1936 Charles Kimbrough, actor, Murphy Brown

1936 40th Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:33:40.8

1936 Jim Brown, Georgia, NFL full back for the Cleveland Browns/actor, Dirty Dozen

1935 David White, cricketer, England opening attack Brown and White vs. Pak 1961

1935 Alan Brown, cricketer, England opening attack Brown and White vs Pak 1961

1935 Peter Brown, New York City, actor, Lawman, Laredo, Bold and Beautiful

1935 Earlene Dennis Brown, born in Latero, Texas, shot putter 1960 Olympics bronze

1935 Alice Brown Davis, American Statesman

1934 J. Carter Brown, Providence Rhode Island, art director, Washington National Gallery

1934 St. Louis Brown Bobo Newsom loses no-hitter to Boston in 10, 2-1

1934 Jim "Ed" Brown, born in Sparkman, Arkansas, country singer, Nashville on the Road

1933 Georgia Brown, Lillian Getel, actress, Study in Terror, Fixer

1933 Sally Eilers weds Harry Joe Brown

1933 Harve Presnell, Modesto California, actor, Unsinkable Molly Brown

1933 Tony Brown, Charleston, West Virginia, newsman, Tony Brown's Journal

1933 Wilson Mizner, playwright, entrepreneur, raconteur, wrote, 'The Deep Purple', 'The Greyhound', opium addict, boxing manager, hotel manager, managed restaurant The Brown Derby, with brother, Addison Mizner, dies

1933 Mike Stoller, composer, Lieber and Stoller-Hound Dog, Charlie Brown

1933 Henderson, DeSylva and Brown's "Strike Me Pink," premieres in New York City

1932 Roosevelt Brown, Virginia, NFL hall of fame tackle for the New York Giants

1932 Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist, Charlie Brown TV specials

1932 Christy Brown, born in Dublin, novelist, My Left Foot, Down All the Days

1932 Maxine Brown, rocker, Browns

1930 Clifford Brown, Brownie, U.S. jazz trumpeter/composer

1930 Kenny Ball, born in Essex, England, musician, lead trumpet player, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, appeared in film Live It Up!, featured with Joe Brown, Brenda Lee on Kapp Records

1929 Willaim Brown, television executive

1929 BG DeSylva and Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru," premieres in New York City

1928 Earl Brown, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Stovall-Operation Petticoat

1928 James Brown, born in Barnwell, South Carolina, soul singer, 'Hot Pants', 'Living in America'

1928 Vanessa Brown, born in Vienna, Austria, actress, My Favorite Husband

1927 B. G. DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in New York City

1927 Robert Brown, Herbrides Is, actor, Here Come the Brides, Primus

1926 Earle Brown, born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, composer, known for reviving interest in classical music with musical improvisation, creating formal and notational systems, and open forum style of muscial construction

1926 John M Brown, U.S. weapons constructer, dies

1926 Olympia Brown, American Activist

1926 Ray Brown, U.S., bandleader

1926 Oscar Brown, Jr., U.S. songwriter, Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit

1926 Ruth Brown, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, actress, Leona-Hello Larry, Checking In

1926 Eugene O'Neill's "Great God Brown," premieres in New York City

1925 Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight

1925 Hilary Grover Barratt Brown, conservationist

1924 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Vinton, Louisiana, blues singer, Mary is Fine

1923 Gillian Brown, diplomat

1923 Origin of Brown lunation numbers

1922 Max Bygraves, London, actor, Tom Brown's School Days

1922 St. Louis Brown "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits 3 triples beating Tigers 16-0

1922 St. Louis Brown Hub Pruett strikes out Babe Ruth 3 straight times

1922 Helen Gurley Brown, Portland Me, author/publisher, Cosmopolitan

1921 George Mackey Brown, poet

1921 Robert Croften Brown, politician

1920 George Brown, Jr., born in Holtville, California, Representative-D-California 1963 - 1971 and 1973 - 1999

1920 James Brown, born in Desdemona, Texas, actor, Lt Rip Masters-Rin Tin Tin

1919 1st nonstop Atlantic flight, Alcock and Brown, lands in Ireland

1919 1st nonstop air crossing of Atlantic (Alcock and Brown)

1918 Pamela Brown, born in England, actress, Alice in Wonderland, Dracula

1917 Helen Gurley Brown, editor-in-chief, Cosmopolitan

1917 Pamela Brown, born in London, England, actress, Cleopatra, Beckett

1917 St. Louis Brown Bob Groom no-hits Chicago White Sox, 3-0

1917 St. Louis Brown Ernie Koob no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0

1917 Albert "Pud" Brown, clarinetist/saxophonist

1916 Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown final baseball game

1916 David Brown, born in New York City, director, Jaws, Planet of the Apes

1916 St. Louis Brown Ernie Koob pitches all 17 inns in a 0-0 tie vs Boston

1916 1st football game in Rose Bowl, Washington State vs. Brown

1915 Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer/guitarist

1915 Godfrey Brown, England, 4 x 400m runner 1936 Olympics gold

1913 Henry Billings Brown, American Judge

1913 George H Brown, film producer

1913 Audrey Brown, England, 4 x 100m runner 1936 Olympics silver

1913 Henry Cadbury Brown, architect

1913 Lord Aberconway, CEO, John Brown and Co

1913 Tom Brown, New York City, actor, Ed-Gunsmoke, Lt Rovacs-Mr Lucky

1912 St. Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1

1912 Bill Brown, cricketer, Australian opener of the 30's and 40's

1912 Leslie Brown, Bishop, St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich

1912 Lou Brown, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Jerry Lewis Show

1910 Lennox Brown, cricketer, South Africa leg-spinner on 1931-32 Australia/New Zealand tour

1910 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won

1909 Cleo Brown, born in Mississippi, pianist, vocalist, stage name Cleo Patra Brown, performed on National Public Radio, stride piano playing was compared to Fats Waller

1908 Paul Brown, born in Norwalk, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Browns, Bengals

1908 Alex Brown, snooker player

1907 Cecil Brown, news correspondent, CBS

1907 Lawrence Brown, U.S. trombonist, Duke Ellington Orchestra

1906 Fredric [William] Brown, U.S., sci-fi author, Martians Go Home

1906 Louise Brown, dancer/teacher

1906 Robert Brown Black, British diplomat/gov, Hong Kong

1906 Stephen Brown, CEO, Stone-Platt Industries

1906 Henry Phelps Brown, historian/economist

1906 Willa B Brown, Coffey, U.S. black air pioneer, NAAA

1905 Edmund G "Pat" Brown, Gov-D-Calif

1905 Walter Brown, sports organizer, NBA

1904 Wally Brown, Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Zombies on Broadway, Girl Rush

1904 Johnny Mack Brown, Dothan AL, actor, Lawman is Born, Back Trail

1904 David Brown, CEO, Aston Martin Lagonda

1903 Countee Cullen, U.S. poet, Color, Ballad of the Brown Girl

1900 John Mason Brown, born in Louisville, Kentucky, critic, Tonight on Broadway

1898 Brown defeats Harvard 6-0 in 1st intercollegiate hockey game

1897 Thomas Edward Brown, British Poet

1896 Nacio Herb Brown, U.S. composer

1896 Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton

1895 J. T. Brown hits the fastest 50 in Test Crickets (28 minutes) England vs. Australia

1895 Fred Essler, Austria, actor, Unsinkable Molly Brown, Saratoga Trunk

1894 Joseph E. Brown, American Politician

1892 Joe E Brown, born in Holgate, Ohio, comedian, Buck Circus Hour

1891 Francis Henry Brown, composer, dies at 73

1887 George Brown, cricketer, legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's

1887 Charles D. Brown, born in Iowa, actor, Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor

1886 Arthur Whitten Brown, aviator

1884 Friedrich C R Bergius, German chemist, benzine from brown coal, Nobel

1876 Mordecai, 3 finger, Brown, hall of fame pitcher

1876 Mordecai Brown, American Athlete

1876 Wilson Mizner, born in Benicia, California, playwright, entrepreneur, raconteur, wrote, 'The Deep Purple', 'The Greyhound', opium addict, boxing manager, hotel manager, managed restaurant The Brown Derby, with brother, Addison Mizner

1869 O. B. Brown patents moving picture projector

1864 Battle of Fisher's Hill, Virginia, General Early Retreats to Brown's Gap

1859 John Brown, U.S. abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59

1859 John Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va

1858 John Brown holds antislavery convention

1858 Dion Boucicault's "Jessie Brown," premieres in New York City

1858 William Wells Brown published 1st Black drama, "Leap to Freedom"

1858 John Brown organized raid on Arsenal at Harper's Ferry

1853 William Wells Brown publishes "Clotel," 1st novel by black American

1853 Olympia Brown, American Activist

1852 Alice Brown Davis, American Statesman

1836 Henry Billings Brown, American Judge

1833 James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart, Major General Confederate Army

1832 John Brown Gordon, Major General Confederate Army

1830 Thomas Edward Brown, British Poet

1829 Robert Brown Potter, Major General Union volunteers

1827 John Calvin Brown, Major General Confederate Army

1825 Antoinette Brown Blackwell, clergy, 1st ordained U.S. female minister

1823 Thomas Hughes, England, author, Tom Brown's School Days

1821 Ford Maddox Brown, painter

1821 Emerson Brown Joseph, Confederacy

1821 Joseph E. Brown, American Politician

1818 George Brown, Canada, publisher, Toronto Globe, PM, L, 1858

1818 Francis Henry Brown, composer

1816 Egbert Benson Brown, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1801 Elisha Brown, Jr. pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm

1800 John Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry

1789 1st American novel, WH Brown's "Power of Sympathy," is published

1787 John Brown, (British) theologist, dies

1783 Lancelot "Capability" Brown, English architect (Kew), dies at about 67

1771 Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel, Wieland


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