2003 Death John Schlesinger, director, Midnight Cowboy, dies at 77 1998 Death Gene Autry, actor/singing cowboy/businessman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, dies at 91 1998 Death Roy Rogers, cowboy actor, dies at 86 1998 Event Barry Switzer resigns as Dallas Cowboy coach 1996 Death James Leo Herlihy, author (Midnight Cowboy), commits suicide at 66 1996 Death Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor (Lash of the West), dies at 78 1996 Death Ben Johnson, cowboy actor (Tex, Dillinger), dies of heart attack at 77 1994 Death Woodrow "Woody" Strode, U.S. rugby player/black cowboy actor (Oil), dies 1993 Death James Leo Herlihy, novelist (Midnight Cowboy), dies at 66 1992 Death John Dehner, actor (Apache, Cowboy, Boys from Brazil), dies at 76 1991 Death Mike Sokoll, cowboy actor, dies at 97 1990 Event Cowboy Channel on cable TV begins transmitting 1990 Death Sunset Carson, cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62 1989 Event Dallas Cowboy, Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle 1988 Death Amapola Del Vando, actress (Cowboy), dies at 78 1983 Death Gavin Gordon, television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at 82 1976 Death Ray "Crash" Corrigan, cowboy (Crash Corrigan's Ranch), dies at 74 1976 Death Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74 1972 Death William Boyd, cowboy (Hopalong Cassidy), dies at 77 1971 Death Gilbert M Anderson, actor (1st Movie Cowboy), dies at 88 1971 Death Kermit Maynard, cowboy actor (Saturday Roundup), dies at 68 1970 Event 42nd Academy Awards - "Midnight Cowboy," John Wayne and Maggie Smith win 1970 Birthday Heather Graham, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Drugstore Cowboy, Diggstown 1969 Event Dallas Cowboy kicker Mike Clark, attempting an on-side kick against Cleveland, missed the ball 1969 Birthday Ty Murray, rodeo cowboy, 5-time all-around world champion 1969 Event "Midnight Cowboy" released with an X rating 1967 Death Smiley Burnette, cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction), dies at 55 1965 Death Wild Bill Elliott, cowboy actor (49'ers), dies of cancer at 60 1962 Death Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70 1962 Birthday Herschel Walker, WFL/NFL running back for New Jersey Generals, Dallas Cowboy 1961 Birthday Toby Keith, born in Clinton, Oklahoma, country singer, hit singles include, 'Should've Been a Cowboy', 'How Do You Like Me Now?', toured with the USO 1961 Birthday Margo Timmins, singer, Cowboy Junkies 1960 Event Cowboy quarterback Eddie LeBaron throws shortest touchdown pass (2") 1959 Birthday Tina Gayle, Frankfurt GFR, Cowboy cheerleader/actress, Kathy-Chips 1959 Birthday Kelly Lynch, actress, Drugstore Cowboy 1956 Birthday Suzy Bogguss, born in Aledo, Illinois, singer, I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart 1949 Death Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy and Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 1943 Birthday Steve Miller, Milwaukee, rocker, Abracadabra, Space Cowboy 1942 Death Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried 1941 Birthday Harry Nilsson, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer/guitarist, Midnight Cowboy 1939 Birthday David Allan Coe, country musician, Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy 1938 Birthday Jon Voight, born in Yonkers, New York, actor, Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy 1936 Event Rodeo Cowboy's Association founded 1936 Birthday Mickey Gilley, born in Ferriday, Louisiana, country singer, Urban Cowboy 1932 Birthday Sylvia Miles, New York City, actress, Midnight Cowboy, Farewell My Lovely 1926 Birthday John Schlesinger, born in London, England, director, Midnight Cowboy, Darling 1922 Birthday Rex Allen, Wilcox, Arizona, cowboy singer, Dr. Baxter-Frontier Doctor 1921 Birthday Chuck Connors, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa 1918 Birthday Anne Gwynne, Waco, Texas, actress, Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein 1917 Birthday Al "Lash" La Rue, cowboy actor, Black Lash, Lash of the West 1911 Birthday Roy Rogers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, cowboy, Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show 1911 Birthday Leo Fuchs, Polish/US Yiddish actor, Galitzianer Cowboy 1911 Birthday Smiley Burnette, Summum, Illinois, cowboy, Charlie-Petticoat Junction 1908 Birthday Patsy Montana, Ruby Rose Blevins, singer 'I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart' 1905 Birthday Rex Bell, Chicago, cowboy actor, Cowboys and Injuns, lieutenant governor, Nevada 1903 Event 1st cowboy film "Kit Carson," premieres in U.S. 1902 Birthday Kermit Maynard, Vevey, Indiana, cowboy actor, Saturday Roundup 1902 Birthday Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Milwaukee, cowboy, Crash Corrigan's Ranch 1897 Birthday Mae Busch, Australian/US actress, Cowboy Socialist 1895 Birthday Ken Maynard, born in Texas, cowboy/actor/producer, Bigfoot 1895 Birthday William Boyd, born in Ohio, cowboy, Hopalong Cassidy 1893 Event Cowboy Bob Pickett invents bulldogging 1880 Birthday Tom Mix, Mix Run, Pennsylvania, silent screen cowboy actor, Dick Turpin 1878 Birthday Franklyn Farnum, actor, Cowboy and Bandit, Scarlet Car, Frontier Days 1874 Birthday Norman Angell, Lane, English cowboy/journalist, Nobel 1933 1859 Birthday Andy Adams, U.S. writer, Log of a Cowboy 1837 Birthday "Wild Bill" Hickok, cowboy/scout
