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1998 Casey Cisyk, jingle singer, dies at 44

1996 Vince Edwards, actor (Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 67

1991 Casey Walters, actor (True Story of Lynn Stuart), after a stroke at 75

1990 Liberty Irene Kasem, daughter of Casey and Jean Kasam

1990 Stephen Burns, actor (Casey's Shadow), dies

1987 William J Casey, director of CIA (1981-87), dies at 73

1987 William J Casey, ends term as 13th director of CIA

1986 CIA director William Casey suffers a cerebral seizure

1984 Sam Jaffe, actor (Dr. Zorba-Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 93

1981 William J Casey becomes 13th director of CIA (until 1987)

1975 Casey Stengel, New York Yankee manager (1949-60), dies in Glendale at 85

1975 Casey Affleck, American Actor

1975 Casey Barrett, born in Montreal, Quebec, 200m Butterfly 1996 Olympics

1974 Casey Patton, London Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics

1972 Casey Cristin Mizell, Miss USA-South Carolina, 1997

1970 New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37 (BTG was there)

1970 Casey Kasem's "American Top 40" debuts on LA radio

1969 Casey Weldon, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1966 Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame

1966 Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame

1965 Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball

1965 Casey Lambert, jockey

1965 Casey Stengel resigns as manager of New York Mets

1965 New York Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager

1964 Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright (Playboy of Western World), dies at 84

1963 Amy Yasbeck, born in Cincinnati, actress, Casey Davenport-Wings, Mask

1961 "Ben Casey" premieres on NBC-TV

1961 Casey Siemaszko, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High

1960 Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down

1960 Ralph Houk, 41, replaces Casey Stengel as Yankee manager

1960 Casey Stengel retired by New York Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years)

1958 Yankees win 24th pennant, and 9th under Casey Stengel

1951 Yankee Joe DiMaggio and mgr Casey Stengel feud

1951 Harry Casey, [KC], rock vocalist, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It

1950 Yanks clinch 2nd consecutive pennant under Casey Stengel

1950 Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1st base (handles 13 chances)

1948 Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager

1944 Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves

1943 Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg

1939 Bernie Casey, born in Wyco, West Virginia, actor, Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop

1938 Jim McMullan, Long Beach, New York, actor, Dr. McDaniel-Ben Casey

1938 Steve Casey beats Lou Thesz in Boston, to become wrestling champ

1937 Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees

1936 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel

1934 Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas

1934 Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers

1932 Casey Kasem, born in Detroit, Michigan, radio personality, American Top 40

1929 Sean O'Casey's "Silver Tassle," premieres in London

1928 Vince Edwards, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ben Casey, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse

1928 Bettye Ackerman, Cottageville, South Carolina, actress, Maggie Graham-Ben Casey

1927 Robert Casey, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Henry-Aldrich Family Show

1926 Sean O'Casey's "Plough and Stars" opens at Abbey Theater Dublin

1924 Sean O'Casey's "Juno and the Paycock," premieres in Dublin

1923 New York Giant's Casey Stengel HR beats Yanks 1-0 in World Series

1923 Sean O'Casey's "Shadow of a Gunman," premieres in Dublin

1921 Harry Landers, born in New York City, actor, Ted Hoffman-Ben Casey

1919 Casey Stengel releases a sparrow from under his baseball cap

1918 Dodgers trade Casey Stengel and Cutshaw to Pitts for Grimes and Mamaux

1913 William J. Casey, headed CIA during Iran-contra scandal, 1981-87

1912 Center fielder Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn and hits 4 singles

1905 Franchot Tone, Niagara Falls, New York, actor, Dr. Freeland-Ben Casey

1900 John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck

1891 Sam Jaffe, born in New York City, actor, Gunga Din, Dr. Zorba-Ben Casey

1890 Casey Stengel, baseball manager, Yankees, 1949-60, /NY Met's 1st

1888 "Casey at the Bat" published, SF Examiner

1888 DeWolf Hooper 1st recited "Casey at Bat"

1888 James E. Casey, founder, United Parcel Service

1887 Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with New York Giants!

1880 Sean O'Casey, born in Ireland, playwright, Playboy of the Western World

1864 [John] Casey Jones, RR engineer, Ballad of Casey Jones

1807 Silas Casey, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1882



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