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2009 Death - Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida

2002 Death - Chuck Jones, animator, Wyle E. Coyote and the Road Runner, dies at 90

1998 Event - Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3M and 4 minor leaguers

1995 Death - Chuck Greenberg, new age musician (Shadowfax), dies at 45

1994 Event - Chuck Jones found guilty of breaking into Marla Maples home

1992 Death - Chuck Connors, U.S. NBA/baseballer/actor (Boston Celtics), dies at 71

1992 Death - Chuck Mitchell, actor (Penitentiary), dies

1991 Event - Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawks coach

1991 Event - Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years

1991 Death - Chuck Vincent, Adult film director, dies of heart attack at 51

1990 Event - Calif's Chuck Finley and Seattle's Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between U.S. and Japanese all-star teams

1990 Event - Police find marijuana at Chuck Berry's home

1988 Event - Chuck Berry pays $250 fine to resolve New York City assault charges

1988 Event - Woman sues Chuck Berry for $5,000,000 alleges he hit her

1986 Event - 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)

1982 Event - Prince Chuck and Lady Di name their baby "William"

1982 Event - Prince Chuck and Lady Di take Prince William home from hospital

1982 Birthday - William of Wales, son of Prince Chuck and Lady Di

1981 Birthday - Jessica Alba, born in Pomona, California, actress, appeared in television series, 'Dark Angel', films include, 'Sin City', 'Into the Blue', 'Good Luck Chuck'

1979 Event - Chuck Berry sentenced to 4 months for $200,000 in tax evasion

1979 Event - Chuck Berry pleads guilty to income tax evasion, sentenced to 4 months

1979 Event - Rocker Chuck Berry is charged with tax evasion

1976 Event - Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 to A's for manager Chuck Tanner

1975 Event - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1975 Birthday - Chuck Watanabe, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics

1972 Event - Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-ling," is #1

1972 Birthday - Chuck Klosterman, American Critic

1972 Birthday - Chuck Levy, kick returner/running back for the San Francisco 49ers

1971 Death - Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lion collapses during game and later, dies

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

1971 Birthday - Tim Jones, born in America, composer, musician, composer of film scores including, 'Chuck', 'Vampires: The Turning', 'Wicked Little Things'

1971 Event - Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts-16, Dallas Cowboys-13 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Chuck Howley, Dallas, LB

1970 Birthday - Chuck Bradley, born in CFL/WLAF tackle, BC Lions, Barcelona Dragons

1969 Birthday - Chuck Smith, NFL defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons

1968 Event - Chuck Latourette, sets NFL record 47.7 yd punt return avg (3 punts)

1968 Event - Chuck Hixson (Southern Methodist) completes 37 of record 69 passes

1968 Birthday - Chuck Knoblauch, born in Houston, Texas, shortstop, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins

1967 Birthday - Chuck McElroy, pitcher for the California Angels

1966 Birthday - Chuck Wade, born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, diver 1996 Olympics

1965 Birthday - Chuck Klingbeil, NFL nose tackle for the Miami Dolphins

1965 Event - Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups

1964 Birthday - Chuck Cecil, NFL safety for the Houston Oilers

1964 Birthday - Chuck Person, NBA forward for the San Antonio Spurs

1962 Birthday - Chuck Finley, born in Monroe, Louisiana, pitcher, Major League Baseball, played for California Angels, won more than 15 games six times between 1986 and 1999

1961 Event - 75th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Chuck McKinley (63 61 64)

1961 Event - Chuck Berry's amusement park, Berryland in St. Louis, opens

1961 Birthday - Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

1961 Birthday - Alexander Payne, born in Omaha, Nebraska, film director, screenwriter, co-wrote, 'About Schmidt' and 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'

1960 Birthday - Chuck D, born in Roosevelt, New York, rapper, author, leader, Public Enemy, created politically, socially conscious rap music, focused on hip hop genre, albums include, 'Yo! Bum Rush the Show', 'Fear of a Black Planet'

1958 Birthday - Chuck Wagner, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Automan

1958 Death - Chuck Willis, rocker, dies at 30

1958 Death - Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillie home run hitter, dies at 53

1954 Birthday - Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer, Chuck E's in Love

1953 Event - Chuck Yeager reaches Mach 2.43 in Bell X-1A rocket plane

1953 Birthday - Chuck Orton, U.S. sysop, Emerald BBS, Oregon

1951 Event - Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft

1951 Birthday - David Yip, born in Liverpool, England, of Chinese descent, English actor, played Johnny Ho in The Chinese Detective, played CIA liason agent Chuck Lee in 'A View to a Kill', a 1985 James Bond film

1950 Birthday - Chuck Schumer, born in Brooklyn, New York, Representative-D-New York 1981 - 1999, Senator-D-New York 1999 -

1950 Birthday - Chuck Foreman, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings

1950 Event - Chuck Cooper becomes 1st black to play in NBA

1948 Birthday - Chuck Larsen, rocker, Snuff

1947 Event - Chuck Yeager in Bell XS-1 makes 1st supersonic flight (Mach 1.015)

1947 Birthday - Chuck Panozzo, Chicago, rocker, Styx

1946 Birthday - Chuck Hagel, American Politician

1945 Birthday - Chuck Portz, born in Santa Monica, California, bassist, Turtles-Happy Together

1945 Birthday - Charles "Chuck" Jackson, U.S. singer, Playboy, Independents

1943 Birthday - Mike Newell, director, Bad Blood, Awakening, Amazing Grace and Chuck

1942 Birthday - Chuck Negron, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World

1942 Birthday - Chuck Negron, singer, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World

1941 Birthday - Chuck Tharp, rock vocalist, Fireballs

1940 Birthday - Chuck Mangione, born in Rochester, New York, jazz hornist, Chasing the Clouds Away

1940 Birthday - Chuck Norris, American Actor

1940 Birthday - Chuck Woolery, born in Kentucky, TV game show host, Love Connection

1940 Birthday - Chuck Norris, Carlos Ray, born in Oklahoma, martial arts actor, Missing in Action

1939 Birthday - Chuck Robb, born in Phoenix, Arizona, Senator-D-Virginia 1989 - 2001

1939 Birthday - Chuck Robb, American Politician

1939 Birthday - Geoff Griffin, cricketer, South Africa quick, hat-trick and chuck vs. England 1960

1938 Birthday - Charlie Griffith, cricketer, WI fast bowler, or did he chuck?,

1937 Birthday - Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry

1936 Event - Phillies Chuck Klein becomes 4th to hit 4 home runs in a game

1936 Birthday - Chuck Glaser, Spalding, Nebraska, singer, Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again

1935 Event - Test Cricket debut of "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith vs. South Africa, Durban

1935 Birthday - Chuck Barksdale, U.S. singer, Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow

1934 Birthday - Chuck Swindoll, American Clergyman

1933 Birthday - Chuck Grassley, born in New Hartford, Iowa, Senator-R-Iowa 1981 -

1933 Birthday - Chuck Grassley, American Politician

1933 Birthday - Chuck Cassey, born in Chicago, choral director, Jimmy Dean Show

1933 Event - Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs St. Louis Cardinals

1932 Event - Jimmie Foxx wins AL MVP and Chuck Klein wins NL MVP

1932 Birthday - Chuck Knox, NFL coach, Rams, Bills, Seahawks

1932 Birthday - Chuck Noll, Cleveland, NFL coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1931 Birthday - Chuck Colson, American Lawyer

1931 Event - Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs. Chicago Cubs

1931 Event - Phillies Chuck Klein homers off Ben Cantwell (Braves) in both ends DH

1930 Event - Hack Wilson hits his 44th home run, breaks Chuck Klein's NL record

1930 Event - 2nd time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Phillies hits in 26 straight games

1930 Birthday - Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics

1930 Event - Chuck Klein sets Phillies hitting streak at 26 straight games

1929 Birthday - Chuck Tanner, baseball player

1929 Birthday - Chuck Barris, American Producer

1928 Birthday - Chuck Willis, rock vocalist, C C Rider

1926 Birthday - Chuck Berry, St. Louis, rocker, Roll over Beethoven

1925 Birthday - Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker, Philadelphia

1923 Birthday - Chuck Yeager, U.S. test pilot, 1st man to break sound barrier

1921 Birthday - Chuck Connors, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa

1912 Birthday - Chuck Jones, animator, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck

1908 Birthday - Leslie O'Brien "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith, Chinese cricket bowler

1904 Birthday - Chuck Gardiner, UK, NHL goalie, Vezina winner

1904 Birthday - Chuck Klein, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Philadelphia Phillies, 43 home runs in 1929

1889 Birthday - D P "Dad" Carter, baritone, Chuck Wagon Gang


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