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2002 Keene Curtis, actor, starred in original Broadwayproduction of Annie, dies at 77

1999 Curtis Mayfield, composer/singer, People Get Ready, dies at 57

1997 John Curtis Jr, pres/CEO (Luby's Cafe), commits suicide at 58

1996 29th Curtis Cup: Great Britain and Ireland, 11 -6

1994 28th Curtis Cup: Draw, 9-9

1994 Tony Curtis undergoes heart-bypass surgery

1993 Guardian Angel Lisa Evers Sliwa files for divorce from Curtis Sliwa

1993 Tony Curtis weds Lisa Deutsch as his 4th wife

1992 Guardian Angel Curtis Sliwa is shot twice in New York City

1991 Ken Curtis, actor (Festus-Gunsmoke), dies at 74

1991 Ken Curtis, actor (Lost, Freckles, California Gold Rush), dies at 74

1990 Curtis E LeMay, USAF General/VP candidate, dies at 83

1990 26th Curtis Cup: U.S. wins 14-4

1989 89th U.S. Golf Open: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Oak Hill CC New York

1989 Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open/Helene Curtis Pro-Am

1988 Billy Curtis, 4'2" actor (Terror of Tiny Town), dies at 79

1988 Curtis Strange wins U.S. Open golf tournament

1988 88th U.S. Golf Open: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Country Club Mass

1988 25th Curtis Cup: British Isles, 11-7

1988 Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open/Helene Curtis Pro-Am

1987 Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for year record ($697,385)

1986 Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs

1985 Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players

1985 Jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38

1982 22nd Curtis Cup: U.S., 14 -3

1981 Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa and Lisa Evers marry

1980 Nancy Lopez/Curtis Strange wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic

1980 Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23

1975 Curtis Jackson, American Musician

1974 Canute Curtis, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals

1973 Curtis Myden, Calgary Alberta, 200m/400m swimmer, Oly-2 bronze-96

1973 Caroline Hall, Bristol England, golfer, Curtis Cup 1992

1973 Curtis Martin, NFL running back for the New England Patriots

1973 Drew Curtis, American Businessman

1972 Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver for the New York Jets

1971 King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], U.S. musician, murdered at 37

1971 Curtis Shearer, WLAF receiver for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1971 Curtis Conway, NFL wide receiver and kick returner for the Chicago Bears

1970 Curtis Buckley, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1970 Songwriter Sammy Cahn marries Tita Curtis in California

1969 Curtis Cotton, NFL/WLAF cornerback, Oak Raiders, Frankfurt Galaxy

1969 Curtis Whitley, NFL center, Panthers, Packers, Raiders

1968 Curtis Pride, Washington D.C., outfielder for the Detroit Tigers

1968 Chad Curtis, Marion, Indiana, outfielder, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers

1968 15th Curtis Cup: U.S., 10 -7

1968 Curtis Jones, American Musician

1968 Curtis Mayfield, CFL receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

1967 Curtis Baldwin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Calvin-227

1967 Curtis Joseph, born in Keswick, Ontario, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers

1967 Antonio de Curtis Toto, comedian, dies of heart attack at 69

1966 Kevin Curtis Young, born in Los Angeles, California, 400m hurdler

1966 Allegra Curtis, born in London, model/daughter of Christine Kaufmann

1964 Janet Soulsby, Corbridge Australia, golfer, Curtis Cup 1982

1964 Alexandra Curtis, model/daughter of Christine Kaufmann

1964 Helen Wadsworth, born in Wales, golfer, Curtis Cup 1990

1962 Curtis Williams, rocker

1962 Steven Curtis Chapman, American Musician

1960 Tim Curtis, cricketer, England righty batsman in 5 Tests 1988-89

1959 Todd Curtis, actor, Capitol, Skip-Young and Restless

1958 Jamie Lee Curtis, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Anything But Love, Halloween

1957 Ray Billingsley, comic strip cartoonist, Curtis

1956 Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist, Joy Division-Transmission

1956 Curtis L. Brown, Jr., North Carolina, astronaut, STS 47, STS 66, 77, 85, sk:95

1956 Richard Curtis, New Zealander Writer

1955 Curtis Strange, born in Norfolk, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1989 U.S. Open

1954 Curtis Armstrong, actor, Moonlighting, Revenge of the Nerds

1954 Curtis Sliwa, founder, Guardian Angels, /radio personality, WABC

1953 Charles Gordon Curtis, inventor of (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92

1952 7th Curtis Cup: British Isles, 5-4

1950 Isaac Curtis, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals

1950 Curtis Stone, born in Hollywood, California, singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry

1948 Stephen Curtis, CEO, DVLA

1945 Curtis Blefary, baseball player, 1965 AL rookie of year

1945 Curtis Hanson, American Director

1942 Curtis Mayfield, born in Chicago, rock vocalist, Freddie's Dead, Superfly

1941 Curtis Lee, rocker

1941 Curtis Otto Bismark Curtis-Smith, composer

1941 Chris Curtis, [Chris Crummy], rock drummer/vocalist, Deep Purple

1940 Clem Curtis, rocker

1939 Ruby Nash Curtis, U.S. singer, Romantics-Our Day Will Come

1937 Sonny Curtis, Texas, guitarist, Crickets

1934 F. Curtis Michel, born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, astronaut

1934 King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], rocker

1934 King Curtis, [Curtis Ousley], U.S. vocalist, Memphis Soul Stew

1932 President Hoover and VP Charles Curtis renominated by Rep Convention

1932 1st Curtis Cup: U.S., 5 -3

1929 Charles Curtis (R-Kansas) becomes 1st native American VP

1926 Ann Curtis, U.S., 400m freestyle swimmer, 1948 Olympics gold

1926 Ann Curtis, 400m/800m U.S. swimmer, Olympics-2 gold-1948

1925 Tony Curtis, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Some Like It Hot

1924 Howard Curtis Nielson, Rep-R-UT, 1983-

1923 Keene Curtis, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Magician, Amanda's

1920 H Shapley and H D Curtis hold "great debate" on nature of nebulae

1917 Jean-Louis Laffitte Curtis, novelist

1917 Jean-Louis Curtis, French writer, Just Causes

1916 Ken Curtis, [Curtis Gates], Lamar CO, actor, Ripcord, Festus-Gunsmoke

1915 Atty James L. Curtis named minister of Liberia

1912 15 young women fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break

1911 Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row

1907 Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes 1st Native American U.S. senator

1906 Curtis E Le May, air force general/VP candidate

1898 Curtis Stevens, U.S., 2 man bobsled 1932 Olympics gold

1898 Toto, Antonio de Curtis, Naples Italy, actor, Motorizzate, Noi Duri

1892 George William Curtis, American Author

1889 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady)

1866 Samuel Ryan Curtis, Union general-major, dies at 49

1864 Union Gen Samuel R Curtis defeats Conf Gen Stirling Price

1860 Charles Gordon Curtis, U.S. attorney/inventor, Curtis Turbine

1860 Charles Curtis, R, 31st U.S. VP, 1929-33

1835 Newton Martin Curtis, Bvt Major General Union volunteers

1824 George William Curtis, American Author

1817 Samuel Ryan Curtis, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1866

1799 William Curtis, English botanist (Botanical Magazine), dies at 53

1759 George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Curtis

1746 William Curtis, English botanist/publisher, Botanical Magazine



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