2014 Event New Baseball Hall of Fame inductees determined by Baseball Writers' Association of America voters include: Frank Thomas, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, and managers Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox 2004 Death Archibald Cox, Watergate prosecutor, fired by Nixon during the Watergate hearings, dies at 92 1999 Death Elliot Richardson, honest U.S. attorney general, fired by Nixon after he refused to fire Archibald Cox, dies at 79 1995 Death Trenchard Cox, museum director, dies at 90 1994 Death Maureen Cox Starkey, ex-wife of Ringo, dies of Leukemia at 48 1994 Death Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist, dies at 81 1993 Event Prodigy announces it will offer Cox newspapers 1990 Event Braves replace manager Russ Nixon with General Manager Bobby Cox 1987 Event Lynne Cox became 1st to swim from U.S. to Russia across Bering Strait 1987 Event Lynne Cox swims 4.3 km from U.S. to U.S.S.R. in 39 degrees F (4 degrees C) Bering Sea 1984 Event Cleveland Browns' Steve Cox sets club record with a 60-yd field goal 1982 Event Cox 4 rowing record set at 12:52 for 99 miles (Geneva, Switzerland) 1978 Birthday Nikki Cox, actress, Unhappily Ever After 1975 Event Ringo Starr and Maureen Cox divorce 1974 Death Robert Cox, last surviving member of Keystone Kops, dies at 79 1973 Event U.S. president Nixon fires Watergate accuser Archibald Cox 1973 Birthday Deborah Cox, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, singer, hit song, 'Nobody's Supposed to Be Here' was 'Billboard's' longest-running number one R&B and hip-hop single 1973 Death Wally Cox, actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares), dies at 48 1973 Birthday Jamal Cox, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday Michael Cox, Hannibal, Missouri, 1.5k runner 1971 Event Tricia Nixon and Edward F Cox marry at White House 1968 Birthday Ron Cox, NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears 1968 Birthday Bryan Cox, NFL linebacker, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears 1967 Birthday Nancy Jane Cox, Campbellsville Kentucky, Miss Kentucky-America-1991 1967 Birthday Peter Cox, Jr., Bronxville, New York, fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics 1965 Event Beatle Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox 1964 Birthday Courtney Cox, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Family Ties, Monica-Friends 1964 Birthday Courteney Cox, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, known for playing Monica on 'Friends' television sitcom, appeared in 'Cougar Town' television series, films include 'Scream' 1957 Birthday Doug Cox, Guelph Ontario, 90 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1956 Birthday Ashley Cox, Dallas Texas, playmate, December, 1977 1956 Birthday Andy Cox, rock guitarist, Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy 1955 Birthday Peter Cox, rocker, Go West-Call Me, Don't Look Down 1955 Event "Mr Peepers" (TV Comedy) starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC 1955 Event John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) 1954 Birthday Ullrich Diessner, born in East Germany, 4 man cox 1976 Olympics gold 1954 Birthday Walter Diessner, born in East Germany, 4 man cox 1976 Olympics gold 1954 Birthday Alex Cox, born in Bebington, Mereyside, England, screenwriter, film director, independent film producer, actor, author, directed film 'Repo Man', wrote book '10,000 Ways to Die' 1954 Birthday Gunther Tiersch, born in East Germany, 8 man cox, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1952 Birthday Christopher Cox, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Representative-R-California 1989 - 2005 1952 Birthday Chris Cox, American Politician 1948 Birthday Richard Cox, New York City, actor, Mark-Executive Suite 1946 Birthday Maureen Cox Starkey, 1st wife of Beatle Ringo Starr 1946 Birthday Brian Cox, actor, Killer Party, Manhunter 1946 Birthday Tricia Nixon Cox, Richard Milhaus' daughter, or 0202 1943 Event Phils owner William D. Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team 1943 Event William D. Cox buys Philadelphia Phillies 1940 Birthday Paul Cox, actor, Exile, Golden Braid, Touch Me 1939 Birthday Herbie Cox, rocker, Cleftones 1939 Event Gene Cox becomes 1st girl page in U.S. House of Representatives 1938 Birthday Ronny Cox, actor/singer, Robocop, Dr. John Gideon-St. Elsewhere 1938 Birthday Ronny Cox, Cloudcroft Massachusetts, actor, St. Elsewhere 1938 Birthday Bernard Malivoire, born in France, cox pair 1952 Olympics gold 1929 Birthday Harvey Cox, U.S. theologist, Secular City 1926 Event James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hour day and $5 daily minimum wage 1924 Birthday Wally Cox, Detroit, actor, Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares 1924 Birthday David Cox, warden, Nuffield College, Oxford 1923 Birthday Noel Vandernotte, France, cox, Olympic-bronze-1936 1919 Birthday Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, U.S. ambassador to Belgium, 1977-81 1919 Birthday John Cox, Flemish/U.S. painter/dir, Museum of Fine Physician, Boston 1918 Birthday Robert Zimonyi, born in Hungary, cox, Olympic-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64 1916 Birthday David Vassall Cox, composer 1915 Birthday Anthony Cox, English architect 1913 Birthday Anthony David Machell Cox, medievalist 1912 Birthday Archibald Cox, special prosecutor, Watergate 1905 Birthday Trenchard Cox, museum director 1902 Birthday Harold Roxbee Cox Kings Norton, aeronautical engineer 1886 Birthday Joe Cox, cricketer, South African pace bowler in 1913-14 series vs. England 1865 Event General Sherman/Cox' troops reach Goldsboro North Carolina 1856 Death David Cox, English painter (Treatise on Landscape Paint), dies at 73 1832 Birthday William Ruffin Cox, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 Birthday Jacob Dolson Cox, Major General Union volunteers 1783 Birthday David Cox, English painter, Treatise on landscape painting