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Cooper Evans, Representative-R-Iowa, 1981 - 1987 2004 Gordon Cooper, astronaut/businessman, dies at 77 1997 Glen Buxton, guitarist (Alice Cooper), dies of pneumonia at 49 1995 Davie Cooper, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991, dies at 39 1992 Ralph Cooper, creator (Amateur Night at the Apollo), dies of cancer 1991 Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1991 Iran releases British hostage Roger Cooper after 5 years 1988 Justin Cooper actor, Liar, Liar, General Hospital 1986 Edna Mae Cooper, actress (Folly of Vanity, Grounds for Divorce), dies 1986 Diana Cooper, English Celebrity 1984 Tommy Cooper, comedian, dies at 61 1984 Tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses and dies on stage 1982 Susan Cooper/Hume Cronyns "Foxfire," premieres in New York City 1982 Edmund Cooper, British sci-fi writer (Tomorrow Came), dies at 55 1980 Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper and Money hit grand slams) 1979 Billy Martin is involved in a barroom altercation with Joseph Cooper, a Minnesota marshmallow salesman. Cooper requires 15 stitches 1979 Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82 1975 Rocker Alice Cooper falls off stage in Vancouver, breaks 6 ribs 1975 Bradley Cooper, American Actor 1971 "Dan Cooper" jumps with $200,000 out of plane over Washington 1971 Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000 1971 Gladys Cooper, actress (Margaret-The Rogues), dies at 83 1971 Melville Cooper, actor (Diane, Bundle of Joy), dies of cancer at 75 1970 Cooper Harris, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1968 Michael Weatherly, born in New York City, actor, Cooper Alden-The City/Loving 1968 Adrian Cooper, NFL tight end for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Anderson Cooper, American Journalist 1966 Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Henry Cooper in London 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Kim Cooper, Australian softball 3rd baseman/shortstop, Olym-bronze-96 1965 Astronauts Cooper and Conrad complete 120 Earth orbits in Gemini 5 1964 Richard Cooper, NFL tackle, NO Saints, Philadelphia Eagles 1963 Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables, Florida, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Jamaica 1963 Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends U.S. Proj Mercury 1963 Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched 1963 Cynthia Cooper, WNBA guard, Houston Comets, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1961 Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1961 Gary Cooper, 2 time Academy award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60 1958 78th U.S. Mens Tennis: A J Cooper beats M J Anderson (62 36 46 108 86) 1958 72nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: A Cooper beats N Fraser (36 63 64 13-11) 1957 77th U.S. Mens Tennis: M J Anderson beats Ashley J Cooper (108 75 64) 1957 71st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ashley J Cooper (62 61 62) 1956 Jeffrey Cooper, rock guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1956 Michael Cooper, NBA star, Los Angeles Lakers 1956 Davie Cooper, born in Hamilton, Scotland, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991 1955 Wyllis Cooper, TV narrator (Volume One), dies at 56 1954 Jim Cooper, born in Nashville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1983 - 1995, 2003 - 1954 Patty Berg/Pete Cooper wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament 1953 Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1953 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) 1952 Louise Cooper, UK, sci-fi author, Nemesis, Inferno, Infanta, Nocturne 1951 Chris Cooper, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan 1951 Ralph Cooper, born in Australia, drummer, Air Supply-All Out of Love 1950 Chuck Cooper becomes 1st black to play in NBA 1949 Cincinnati Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs 1948 Michael Cooper, born in San Francisco, California, sodomizer, FBI Most Wanted List 1948 Alice Cooper, Vincent Furnier, Detroit, rocker, School's Out 1946 Dennis Dunaway, rocker, guitarist for "The Spiders", "The Earwigs", and for the "Alice Cooper group" 1943 Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort and catcher Walker, dies 1943 St. Louis Card Mort Cooper pitches his 2nd consecutive 1 hitter 1943 Cards Mort Cooper pitches 1st of back-to-back one-hitters 1942 Mort Cooper wins NL MVP 1942 14th Academy Awards - "How Green was My Valley," Cooper and Fontaine win 1941 Kenneth Cooper, New York City, harpsichordist/professor, Barnard, Bkln 1939 Marilyn Cooper, New York City, actress, Broadway Bound, Survivors 1939 Colin Cooper, rocker, Climax Blues Band 1937 Jilly Cooper, British Author 1936 Ashley J Cooper, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1957 1933 Terence Cooper, born in Northern Ireland, actor, Casino Royale 1930 Ben Cooper, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Rose Tattoo, Outcast, Arizona Raiders 1930 Leon Cooper, U.S. physicist, Nobel 1972 1928 Jeanne Cooper, Minneapolis, actress, Kay-Young and Restless 1927 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5 1927 Gordon Cooper, American Astronaut 1926 Edmund Cooper, UK, sci-fi author, Seed of Light, All Fool's Day 1925 George Cooper, general 1924 T. Cooper Evans, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Representative-R-Iowa, 1981 - 1987 1921 Jackie Cooper, born in Los Angeles, California, actor and director, Hennesey, People's Choice 1920 Jeff Cooper, American Celebrity 1913 Mort Cooper, baseball player, NL MVP 1942 1906 Clancy Cooper, actress, Enchanted Forest, Girls in Chains 1901 John Sherman Cooper, Sen-Kentucky 1901 Gary Cooper, Montana, actor, 2 Academy Awards-Sergeant York, High Noon 1899 Wyllis Cooper, Pekin, Illinois, TV narrator, Volume One 1896 Melville Cooper, Birmingham England, TV panelist, I Got a Secret 1894 Daniel Cooper patents time clock 1892 Diana Cooper, English Celebrity 1888 Gladys Cooper, Lewisham England, actress, My Fair Lady 1888 Gladys Cooper, England, actress, Margaret-Rogues 1863 James Cooper, U.S. attorney/senator/Union-Brigadier-General, dies at 52 1852 James F Cooper, writer, dies at 62 1844 Bransby Cooper, cricketer, in Dhaka Batsman in Australia's 1st Test 1823 Joseph Alexander Cooper, Major General Union volunteers 1815 Douglas Hancock Cooper, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1810 James Cooper, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1798 Samuel Cooper, Sect of War/General Confederate Army 1791 Peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist, Cooper Union 1789 James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major U.S. novelist, Last of Mohicans 1789 James F. Cooper, American Novelist 1713 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, writer, dies 1709 William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62 1683 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61 1621 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury/minister, 1660-73 |
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