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1997 Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic

1995 Byron MacGregor, newscaster, dies at 56

1994 Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson Miss, 30 years after the crime

1994 Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues Singer, dies at 64

1993 Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced plans to retire

1991 Byron Q Griffith, producer/actor, dies at 73

1991 Byron Webster, actor (That Man Bolt), dies of AIDS at 58

1990 Paul Hogan and Linda Koslowski wed in Byron Bay, Eastern Australia

1985 Marion Byron, actress (Steamboat Bill Jr), dies at 73

1976 Byron Hanspard, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons

1972 Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1971 Byron Arnold, composer, dies at 70

1971 Byron Chamberlain, NFL/WLAF tight end Denver Broncos, Rhein Fire

1971 Byron Dafoe, Sussex Eng, NHL goalie for the Los Angeles Kings

1970 Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70

1969 Byron Houston, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings

1969 Byron Black, Zimbabwe, tennis star

1964 Byron Evans, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles

1962 Byron R. White becomes a Supreme Court Justice

1962 Byron R White appointed to Supreme Court

1962 Grady Neal Lancaster, born in Smithfield, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson

1961 Joe Lando, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Byron Sully-Dr. Quinn

1961 Byron Allen, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Real People, Byron Allen Show

1961 Byron Scott, NBA guard for the Vancouver Grizzlies

1958 Yoshinori Mizumaki, Tokyo, Japan, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd

1957 David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd

1957 Byron Cherry, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Coy-Dukes of Hazzard

1957 Nick Price, Durban South Africa, PGA golfer, 1991 Byron Nelson Classic

1956 Byron Stewart, Baxter Springs, Kansas, actor, Warren Coolidge-St. Elsewhere

1953 Michael Byron, composer

1949 Thomas Sturges Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1975 Byron Nelson

1948 Byron Allred, Logan, Utah, rocker, Steve Miller Band

1948 Byron MacGregor, newscaster

1948 Byron K Lichtenburg, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, astronaut, STS 9, STS 45

1947 David Byron, vocalist, Uriah Heep

1945 Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season

1945 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton, Ohio

1944 Byron Berline, rocker

1942 Byron L Dorgan, Rep-D-ND, 1981-

1942 Byron Dorgan, American Politician

1942 9th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 280

1940 23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa

1939 43rd U.S. Golf Open: Byron Nelson shoots a 284 at Philadelphia CC in Philadelphia

1937 4th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 283

1935 Chi Chi Rodriguez, Rio Piedras PR, PGA golfer, 1972 Byron Nelson

1932 Beverly B Byron, Rep-D-MD, 1979-

1931 Miller Barber, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1968 Byron Nelson Classic

1930 Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues singer

1928 Byron "Yanks" Janis, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pianist, NBC Symphony Orch

1922 Kathleen Byron, born in London, England, actress, Abdication, Profile, 4 Days

1921 Cary Middlecoff, golfer, 1956 Vardon Trophy, 1955 Byron Nelson Award

1917 Byron R. Whizzer White, born in Ft. Collins, NFLer/Supreme Court Just, 1962-93

1912 Byron Nelson, Fort Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, won 19 tournaments in 1945

1905 Peter C Quennell, English biographer/critic, Byron in Italy

1901 Byron Arnold, composer

1899 Byron Foulger, Ogden, Utah, actor, River's Edge, Up in Smoke

1884 Henry James Byron, English Dramatist

1864 James Byron Gordon, Confederate brig-gen, dies at 41

1835 Henry James Byron, English Dramatist

1828 Byron Grimes, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1880

1824 George Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36

1824 Lord Byron, British Poet

1824 George Gordon Byron, Scottish Poet

1822 James Byron Gordon, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1864

1822 Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77

1818 Lord Byron completes "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" (4th canto)

1816 Lord Byron completes "Parisina" and "Siege of Corinth"

1814 Lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication

1814 Lord Byron completes "The Corsair"

1812 Lord Byron makes his maiden speech in House of Lords

1810 Lord Byron swims Hellespont

1788 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet, Don Juan

1788 Lord Byron, British Poet

1788 George Gordon Byron, Scottish Poet

1784 Leigh Hunt, British writer, Lord Byron

1766 John Byron back in England after trip around the world



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