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2008 Bill Gates resigns from Microsoft to focus on his charity work

1997 Stubby Kaye, actor (Guys and Dolls, Sweet Charity), dies at 79

1997 Loren Roberts wins CVS Charity Golf Classic with a 266

1997 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship

1996 Barb Mucha wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship

1996 50,000 swimmers raise 15 million for charity during BT's Swimathon '96

1996 Audrey Angers, charity pioneer

1995 Laura Davis wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship

1994 Faith Davis, oldest triplets (Charity and Hope survive), dies at 95

1992 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1992 Paula Kelly, singer and actress (Sweet Charity), dies at 72

1991 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1990 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1990 Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity

1989 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1988 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1987 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1987 "Sweet Charity" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 368 performances

1986 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1986 "Sweet Charity" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 368 performances

1986 AIDS charity record "That's What Friends are For," hits #1

1985 Betsy King wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1984 Cindy Hill wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1984 Barb Bunkowsky wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Classic

1983 Lauri Peterson wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1983 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Tournament

1982 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1982 Cathy Morse wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Classic

1981 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1980 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1979 Jo Ann Washam wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1978 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1977 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Long Island Charity Golf Classic

1976 Sid Berstein offers $230 million charity concert for Beatle reunion

1975 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic

1974 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic

1973 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic

1967 Chris Patton, Fountain Inn, South Carolina, Nike golfer, 1993 New Mexico Charity Classic

1967 "Sweet Charity" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 608 performances

1966 "Sweet Charity" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 608 performances

1966 Neil Simons, Coleman and Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres

1964 John Erickson, born in Woodland Hills, California, golfer, 1991 Windsor Charity

1963 John XXIII encyclical On peace in truth, justice, charity and liberty

1959 Pope John XXIII 1st encyclical "On truth, unity, and peace, in charity"

1950 Mother Teresa found her Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India

1947 Rosie Barnes, born in Nottingham, England, born Rosemary Susan Allen, politician, founding member of the Social Democratic Party, served the Council for Social Democracy, charity organizer

1938 3 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game

1933 Chita Rivera, Washington D.C., actress, West Side Story, Sweet Charity

1930 New York Giants defeat Notre Dame 22-0 in a charity game

1929 Cy Coleman, Seymour Kaufman, songwriter, Witchcraft, Sweet Charity

1925 Paul Newman, born in Ohio, actor, entrepreneur, humanitarian, donated over $250 million to charity

1925 Gwen Verdon, born in Louisiana, actress/singer/dancer, Cotton Club, Sweet Charity

1924 Brian Rix, born in Cottingham, England, born Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, actor, appeared in film, The Night We Got The Bird, charity worker for Mencap

1797 Antonio Rosmini-Serbati, philosopher/founder, Institute of Charity


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