2011 Event The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Dr.John, Tom Waits, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love and Neil Diamond into its Hall of Fame 2006 Death Jeff Cooper, American Celebrity 2005 Death T. Cooper Evans, Representative-R-Iowa, 1981 - 1987 2004 Death Gordon Cooper, astronaut/businessman, dies at 77 1997 Death Glen Buxton, guitarist (Alice Cooper), dies of pneumonia at 49 1995 Death 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 Death Ralph Cooper, creator (Amateur Night at the Apollo), dies of cancer 1991 Event Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title 1991 Event Iran releases British hostage Roger Cooper after 5 years 1988 Birthday Justin Cooper actor, Liar, Liar, General Hospital 1986 Death Edna Mae Cooper, actress (Folly of Vanity, Grounds for Divorce), dies 1986 Death Diana Cooper, English Celebrity 1984 Death Tommy Cooper, comedian, dies at 61 1984 Death Tommy Cooper, comedian, collapses and dies on stage 1982 Event Susan Cooper/Hume Cronyns "Foxfire," premieres in New York City 1982 Death Edmund Cooper, British sci-fi writer (Tomorrow Came), dies at 55 1980 Event Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper and Money hit grand slams) 1979 Event Billy Martin is involved in a barroom altercation with Joseph Cooper, a Minnesota marshmallow salesman. Cooper requires 15 stitches 1979 Death Melville Cooper, TV panelist (I Got a Secret), dies at 82 1975 Event Rocker Alice Cooper falls off stage in Vancouver, breaks 6 ribs 1975 Birthday Bradley Cooper, American Actor 1971 Event "Dan Cooper" jumps with $200,000 out of plane over Washington 1971 Event Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000 1971 Death Gladys Cooper, actress (Margaret-The Rogues), dies at 83 1971 Death Melville Cooper, actor (Diane, Bundle of Joy), dies of cancer at 75 1970 Birthday Cooper Harris, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1968 Birthday Michael Weatherly, born in New York City, actor, Cooper Alden-The City/Loving 1968 Birthday Adrian Cooper, NFL tight end for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Anderson Cooper, American Journalist 1966 Event Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Henry Cooper in London 1966 Event Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1965 Birthday Kim Cooper, Australian softball 3rd baseman/shortstop, Olym-bronze-96 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully land the Gemini 5 in 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds, breaking the record for manned spaceflight for total mission duration 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully launch Gemini 5, the 11th manned spaceflight mission of all time 1964 Birthday Richard Cooper, NFL tackle, NO Saints, Philadelphia Eagles 1963 Birthday Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables, Florida, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Jamaica 1963 Event Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends U.S. Proj Mercury 1963 Event Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched 1963 Birthday Cynthia Cooper, WNBA guard, Houston Comets, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1961 Birthday 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 Death Gary Cooper, 2 time Academy award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60 1958 Event 78th U.S. Mens Tennis: A J Cooper beats M J Anderson (62 36 46 108 86) 1958 Event 72nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: A Cooper beats N Fraser (36 63 64 13-11) 1957 Event 77th U.S. Mens Tennis: M J Anderson beats Ashley J Cooper (108 75 64) 1957 Event 71st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Lew Hoad beats Ashley J Cooper (62 61 62) 1956 Birthday Jeffrey Cooper, rock guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1956 Birthday Michael Cooper, NBA star, Los Angeles Lakers 1956 Birthday 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 Death Wyllis Cooper, TV narrator (Volume One), dies at 56 1954 Birthday Jim Cooper, born in Nashville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1983 - 1995, 2003 - 1954 Event Patty Berg/Pete Cooper wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament 1953 Birthday 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 Event 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) 1952 Birthday Louise Cooper, UK, sci-fi author, Nemesis, Inferno, Infanta, Nocturne 1951 Birthday Chris Cooper, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan 1951 Birthday Ralph Cooper, born in Australia, drummer, Air Supply-All Out of Love 1950 Event Chuck Cooper becomes 1st black to play in NBA 1949 Event Cincinnati Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs 1948 Birthday Michael Cooper, born in San Francisco, California, sodomizer, FBI Most Wanted List 1948 Birthday Alice Cooper, Vincent Furnier, Detroit, rocker, School's Out 1946 Birthday Dennis Dunaway, rocker, guitarist for "The Spiders", "The Earwigs", and for the "Alice Cooper group" 1943 Death Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort and catcher Walker, dies 1943 Event St. Louis Card Mort Cooper pitches his 2nd consecutive 1 hitter 1943 Event Cards Mort Cooper pitches 1st of back-to-back one-hitters 1942 Event Mort Cooper wins NL MVP 1942 Event 14th Academy Awards - "How Green was My Valley," Cooper and Fontaine win 1941 Birthday Kenneth Cooper, New York City, harpsichordist/professor, Barnard, Bkln 1939 Birthday Marilyn Cooper, New York City, actress, Broadway Bound, Survivors 1939 Birthday Colin Cooper, rocker, Climax Blues Band 1937 Birthday Jilly Cooper, British Author 1936 Birthday Ashley J Cooper, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1957 1933 Birthday Terence Cooper, born in Northern Ireland, actor, Casino Royale 1930 Birthday Ben Cooper, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Rose Tattoo, Outcast, Arizona Raiders 1930 Birthday Leon Cooper, U.S. physicist, Nobel 1972 1928 Birthday Jeanne Cooper, Minneapolis, actress, Kay-Young and Restless 1927 Birthday Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5 1927 Birthday Gordon Cooper, American Astronaut 1926 Birthday Edmund Cooper, UK, sci-fi author, Seed of Light, All Fool's Day 1925 Birthday George Cooper, general 1924 Birthday T. Cooper Evans, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Representative-R-Iowa, 1981 - 1987 1921 Birthday Jackie Cooper, born in Los Angeles, California, actor and director, Hennesey, People's Choice 1920 Birthday Jeff Cooper, American Celebrity 1913 Birthday Mort Cooper, baseball player, NL MVP 1942 1906 Birthday Clancy Cooper, actress, Enchanted Forest, Girls in Chains 1901 Birthday John Sherman Cooper, Sen-Kentucky 1901 Birthday Gary Cooper, Montana, actor, 2 Academy Awards-Sergeant York, High Noon 1899 Birthday Wyllis Cooper, Pekin, Illinois, TV narrator, Volume One 1896 Birthday Melville Cooper, Birmingham England, TV panelist, I Got a Secret 1894 Event Daniel Cooper patents time clock 1892 Birthday Diana Cooper, English Celebrity 1888 Birthday Gladys Cooper, Lewisham England, actress, My Fair Lady 1888 Birthday Gladys Cooper, England, actress, Margaret-Rogues 1863 Death James Cooper, U.S. attorney/senator/Union-Brigadier-General, dies at 52 1852 Death James F Cooper, writer, dies at 62 1844 Birthday Bransby Cooper, cricketer, in Dhaka Batsman in Australia's 1st Test 1823 Birthday Joseph Alexander Cooper, Major General Union volunteers 1815 Birthday Douglas Hancock Cooper, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1810 Birthday James Cooper, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1798 Birthday Samuel Cooper, Sect of War/General Confederate Army 1791 Birthday Peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist, Cooper Union 1789 Birthday James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major U.S. novelist, Last of Mohicans 1789 Birthday James F. Cooper, American Novelist 1713 Death Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, writer, dies 1709 Death William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62 1683 Death Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury, dies at 61 1621 Birthday Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury/minister, 1660-73
