2004 Ann Miller, dancer, Kiss Me Kate, dies at 84
2003 Gene Anthony Ray, dancer/actor, Fame, dies at 41
2003 Donald O'Connor, actor/dancer, Singing in the Rain, dies at 78
2003 Gregory Hines, dancer/actor, White Nights, dies at 57
2003 Buddy Ebsen, actor/dancer, TV's The Beverly Hillbillies, dies at 95
2000 Jose Greco, flamenco dancer, Ship of Fools, dies at 82
2000 Gwen Verdon, actress/dancer, Damn Yankees, dies at 75
2000 Elvera Davis, tap dancer, dies at 95
2000 Harold Nicholas, dancer, the Nicholas Brothers, dies at 79
1997 Violet Carlson, stage dancer/singer, dies at 97
1997 Tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91
1996 Paula Hinton, dancer, dies at 72
1996 John Gregory, dancer, dies at 82
1996 Eugene Polyakov, dancer, dies at 95
1996 Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer, dies at 72
1996 Paul Draper, dancer, dies at 87
1996 Gene Nelson, actor/dancer (SOB, Purple Hills, Starlift), dies at 76
1996 Juliet Prowse, actress/dancer (Mona McCluskey), dies at 59
1996 Louise Brown, dancer/teacher, dies at 89
1996 Chris Komar, dancer, dies at 48
1996 Ulysses Dove, dancer/choreographer, dies at 49
1996 Tamara Toumanova, dancer, dies at 77
1996 Jack Wyngaard, dancer, dies at 37
1996 Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73
1996 Joy Newton, dancer, dies at 82
1996 Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer, dies at 74
1996 Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83
1995 Nina Verchinina, dancer choreographer/teacher, dies at 85
1995 Woiciech Woytek Wiesidlowski Lowski, dancer, dies at 56
1995 Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90
1995 Martha Hill, modern dancer/teacher, dies at 94
1995 Dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer (Paying the Piper), dies at 102
1995 James Truitte, dancer, dies at 72
1995 Youly Algaroff, ballet dancer, dies at 77
1995 Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher, dies at 91
1995 Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer, dies at 75
1995 Prudence Hyman, dancer, dies at 80
1995 Henning Kronstam, dancer, dies at 60
1995 Alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45
1995 Ginger Rogers, actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), dies at 83
1995 Francisco Moncion, dancer, dies at 73
1995 Lorraine Macleod, dancer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun), dies at 65
1994 Erick Frederick Hawkins, U.S. dancer/wed to Martha Graham, dies at 85
1994 Michael [George] Somes, English dancer (Royal Ballet), dies at 77
1994 Charles "Honi" Coles, dancer (1983 Tony award), dies at 81
1994 Evelyn Anderson, dancer, dies at 87
1994 Pearl Primus, dancer, dies at 44
1994 Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/Choreographer, dies at 88
1994 Virginia Dale, U.S. actress/dancer (Holiday Inn), dies at about 77
1994 Dancer Gene Kelly suffers a mild stroke
1994 Dominic Lucero, dancer/singer, dies of lymphatic cancer
1994 Igor Youskevitch, dancer, dies at 82
1994 John Morey Downs, actor/dancer/singer, dies at 80
1993 Agnes de Mille, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Oklahoma!), dies at 88
1993 Alexis Smith, dancer/actress (Follies), dies of cancer at 72
1993 Gret Palucca, German dancer and choreographer (Entartet), dies at 91
1993 Edgar Nelson Barclift, dancer, dies after lengthy illness at 76
1993 Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies
1993 Rudolph Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer (Kirov), dies of AIDS at 54
1992 Jorge Donn, dancer, dies after long illness at 45
1992 Cary Scott Lowenstein, dancer/singer, dies of AIDS at 30
1992 Mary Smithuysen, Dutch dancer/actress (Bridge Too Far), dies
1992 Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer, dies of cancer at 81
1992 Hans Zullig, Swiss/German dancer (Green Table), dies
1992 Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57
1992 Jerome Andrews, US/French dancer/choreographer, dies
1992 Indra Kamadjojo, [Broekveld], Indon/Dutch dancer (Stille Kracht), dies
1992 Ballet dancer Peter Martins charged with beating his wife
1992 Glen White, dancer/actor (Graft, Camille), dies of AIDS at 42
1992 Joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34
1992 Frank Westbrook, dancer/choreographer, dies at 82
1992 Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37
1992 Corky Geil, dancer, dies in Long Beach, California at 64Okla
1991 Edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43
1991 Horatio Luro, U.S. horse trainer (Northern Dancer), dies at 90
1991 Tutte Lemkow, dancer/dir (Capt Paradise, I am a Camera), dies at 73
1991 Allan Sobek, dancer, dies
1991 Betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86
1991 Irene Campbell, British actress/dancer (Wicker Man, St. Justice), dies
1991 Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer, dies at 77
1991 Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51
1990 Steve Condos, tap dancer, dies of heart attack at 71
1989 Helen le Clerq, Dutch dancer, dies
1988 Tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies
1987 Fred Astaire, actor/dancer (Royal Wedding, Let's Dance), dies at 88
1987 Antony Tudor, dancer and choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78
1987 Nora Kaye, U.S. ballet dancer, dies at 67
1987 Ray Bolger, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz), dies at 83
1986 Anna Neagle, actress (Courtney Affair)/dancer, dies at 81
1986 John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black and Bubbles), dies at 84
1985 Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery
1984 June Preisser, dancer/actress (Babes in Arms), dies in car crash at 61
1984 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6
1984 Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies of cancer at 73
1984 Balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras
1982 Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer, dies at 39
1982 Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer
1981 Ray Harrison, dancer (American Song), dies at 64
1980 Gower Champion, dancer (Marge and Gower Champion Show), dies at 60
1979 Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in New York City
1978 Blanche Calloway, U.S. singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76
1978 Dan Dailey, dancer/actor (Gov Drinkwater-Governor and JJ), dies at 63
1978 Ruth Etting, U.S. dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80
1978 Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79
1978 Kevin Federline, American Dancer
1977 Chantal Lefebvre, Ville LaSalle Que, ice dancer, 1996 Canadians-2nd
1976 Shae-Lyn Bourne, Chatham Ontario, ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th
1975 Charles Weidman, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Fables for Our Time), dies
1974 Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects to west
1973 Savion Glover, dancer and choreographer, Bring in 'da Noise
1973 Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/min on BBC TV
1972 Fantasia, [Tonya Manley], born in Detroit, Michigan, dancer/actress, Pump it Up
1972 Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer (moor's pavane), dies at 64
1972 Ted Shawn, U.S. dancer, dies at 80
1971 Yvonne St. Clair, dancer, dies at 57
1971 Victor Kraatz, born in Berlin, Germany, Canadian ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th
1970 Michel Brunet, Gatineau Quebec, ice dancer, 1996 Canadians-2nd
1970 Nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55
1969 Nancy Blogg, Swiss dancer, Josephine
1968 Dancer Image DQ due to drugs after winning 94th Kent Derby in 2:02
1967 Mick Hankers, Dutch dancer, Josephine, Sound of Motown
1967 Micky Michelle, [Ingrid Hankers], Dutch dancer, Josephine
1965 Fora van Leijenhorst, Curacaos/Neth dancer, Josephine
1964 90th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 1:56.8
1964 Carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35
1964 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00
1963 Carmen Amaya, Spanish flamenco dancer, dies at about 50
1963 Gene Anthony Ray, Harlem, New York, dancer/actor, Leroy-Fame
1963 Deborah Bull, British Dancer
1961 Nia Peeples, [Vernia], Hollywood, dancer/host, Fame, Party Machine
1961 Russian ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev defects to west in Frankfurt
1961 Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West in Paris
1960 Matthew Bourne, English Dancer
1959 91st Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Sword Dancer wins in 2:28.6
1959 Patrick Dupond, born in Paris, dancer, La Bayadere
1959 Ray McDonald, dancer, dies of barbituate overdose at 38
1959 Jody Watley, Chic, dancer, Solid Gold, /singer, Looking For a New Love
1958 Doris Humphrey, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at 63
1958 Jack Wyngaard, dancer
1957 Khandi Alexander, American Dancer
1956 Mark Morris, American Dancer
1955 Fernando Bujones, born in Miami, Florida, ballet dancer
1954 Ib Anderson, Copenhagen, ballet dancer
1953 85th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 2:28.6
1953 79th Preakness: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 1:57.8
1952 Patrick Swayze, born in Houston, Texas, actor/dancer, Dirty Dancing, Ghost
1952 W de Basil, [US Voskresenski], Russia, ballet dancer, dies
1951 Janet Collins, ballerina, 1st Black dancer with Opera Co, Aida
1951 Karen Kain, Canadian Dancer
1950 Vaslav Fromich Nijinsky, Ukrainian ballet dancer, dies in London
1950 Debbie Allen, born in Houston, Texas, dancer/actress, 3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame
1949 Alexander Godunov, Russia, composer/dancer, Bolshoi, defected 1979
1949 [Boris] Alexander Godunov, Sakhalin U.S.S.R., dancer/actor, Die Hard
1949 Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71
1949 Ann Reinking, Seattle, dancer/actress, All the Jazz, Micki and Maude
1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov, born in Riga, Latvia, ballet dancer, That's Dancing
1947 Chris Komar, dancer
1947 Lesley Collier, British ballet dancer
1947 Ulysses Dove, dancer/choreographer
1946 Ben Vereen, born in Miami, Florida, actor/dancer, Pippin, Roots, Webster
1946 Aleksandr Gorshlov, ice dancer, holds 6 titles
1946 Ricardo Anasagasti, [Ricardo M Meul], Curaeao, dancer/actor
1945 Harold W. Hennep, Arubians/Dutch dancer/actor, Plus Echo
1945 Gregory Hines, born in New York City, actor/dancer, White Nights, Taps
1944 Joey Heatherton, Rockville Center, New York, dancer/actress, Bluebeard
1944 Francois Ambrosiny, French dancer and choreographer (Fˆtes d'Hebe), dies at 66
1943 Paula Kelly, born in Jacksonville, Florida, dancer/actress, Liz-Night Court
1943 Benedictus H Dancer, botanist, dies at 52
1943 Eugene Polyakov, dancer
1943 Anthony Dowell, London, ballet dancer, Royal Ballet
1942 Donna McKechnie, Pontiac Michigan, actress/dancer, Company
1942 Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer, Talent Scouts
1942 Mikhailmichel Fokine, Russian ballet dancer/choreographer, dies
1942 Marian Sarstadt, dancer/ballerina
1942 Frank Mills, pianist/composer/arranger, Music Box Dancer
1942 Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer
1941 Natalya Bessmertnova, born in Moscow, dancer, Bolshoi, Lenin Prize 1970
1941 Karin von Aroldingen, born in Germany, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Co
1941 Major Lance, U.S. boxer, dancer and singer, Hey Little Girl
1940 Lino Brocka, born in San Jose, Philippines, director, Macho Dancer, Jaguar
1939 Henrica M L "Wiesje" Backer, Dutch dancer/actress/playwright
1939 Woiciech Wiesidlowski Lowski, dancer
1939 Tommy Tune, born in Wichita Falls, Texas, dancer and choreographer, Boyfriend
1938 Rudolf Nureyev, Russia, ballet dancer and choreographer, Kirov
1937 Donald MacLeary, dancer
1937 Cocky van Oost, [Kommertje van Vliet], Dutch dancer, Sylphides
1936 Edward Villella, Bayside Queens, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet
1936 Juliet Prowse, Bombay India, actress/dancer, Who Killed Teddy Bear
1934 Carol Lawrence, Illinois, dancer/actress, West Side Story
1934 Jacques d'Amboise, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Company
1934 Henning Kronstam, dancer
1933 Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch choreographer/ballet dancer, Painted Birds
1932 Carlene Polite, U.S. dancer/activist/author, Sister X
1931 Joseph Lichtman Layton, dancer
1931 Carmen Delavallade, U.S. dancer/singer/actress, Aida
1931 Isabel Peron, [Maria Martinez], dancer/president Argentina
1930 Robert Joffrey, [Abdullah Jaffa Anver Bey Khan], U.S., dancer
1930 Geoffrey Holder, Trinidad, dancer/actor, Annie, The Wiz
1930 Frank Page, British broadcaster/actor, Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer
1930 John Gilpin, English ballet dancer, Etudes, Alice in Wonderland
1929 Lorraine Macleod, dancer, Girls Just Want to Have Fun
1928 Erik Bruhn, Copenhagen Denmark, dancer, Natl Ballet of Canada
1928 Will Gaines, jazz dancer
1927 Florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in New York City at 32
1927 Isadora Duncan, American Dancer
1927 Stanley Dancer, harness racer, 4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown
1926 Vera-Ellen, [Westmeyr Rohe], Cincinnati, actress/dancer, Wonder Man
1925 Sammy Davis, Jr., New York City, singer/dancer/actor, Ocean's 11, Candy Man
1925 Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain
1925 Gwen Verdon, born in Louisiana, actress/singer/dancer, Cotton Club, Sweet Charity
1924 Ludmilla Tcherina, French actress/ballet dancer, Sins of Rome
1924 Paula Hinton, dancer
1924 Renee Jeanmaire, Paris, France, dancer, Hans Christian Anderson
1924 Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer
1923 Dorothy Dandridge, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/singer/dancer, Porgy and Bess
1923 Ann Miller, [Lucille Ann Collier], Cherino, Texas, dancer, On the Town
1923 Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress, Ruthless, Ziegfeld Follies
1922 Marina Candael, Flemish dancer/choreography, Rhapsody in Blue
1922 Francisco Moncion, dancer
1921 Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer
1921 Cyd Charisse, [Tula Finklea], Amarillo, Texas, dancer/actress, East Side
1920 Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer
1920 George Skibine, Russ/US dancer and choreographer, Tragedy in Verona
1920 Don Saddler, Van Nuys California, dancer, Holiday Hotel
1919 Pearl Primus, dancer
1919 Marge Champion, born in Los Angeles, California, dancer, Marge and Gower Champion Show
1919 Tamara Toumanova, dancer
1918 Jose Greco, Italy, flamenco dancer, Holiday for Lovers
1918 Youly Algaroff, ballet dancer
1917 Pam Henningen, [Cornelia CP Ingenegeren], Indonesian/Dutch dancer
1917 Ram Gopal, Indies/English dancer, Blue Peter, Purple Plain
1917 Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris
1917 Michael [George] Somes, England, dancer, Royal Ballet
1915 Noelle de Mosa, Neth/British dancer/teacher, Brigadoon
1914 Dan Dailey, born in New York City, dancer/actor, Gov Drinkwater-Governor and JJ
1914 Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher
1914 John Gregory, dancer
1914 Hans Zelig, Swiss dancer
1913 Patricia "Boots" Mallory, U.S. dancer/actress, Handle With Care
1913 Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer
1912 Eleanor Powell, Springfield Massachusetts, actress/tap dancer, Bdwy Melody
1912 Alfred G Vanderbilt, thoroughbred horse owner, Native Dancer
1912 Gene Kelly, born in Pittsburgh, dancer/actor, An American in Paris, Going My Way
1912 Gene Kelly, actor/dancer, Xanadu, 40 Carats, Marjorie Morningstar
1912 Igor Youskevitch, dancer
1911 Ginger Rogers, Independence, Missouri, dancer, Gay Divorcee
1911 Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer, Tap
1910 David Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US dancer, Make Mine Music
1910 Marius Petipa, Fren ballet dancer and choreographer (Casse-noisette), dies
1910 Nina Verchinina, dancer choreographer/teacher
1909 Ruby Keeler, Halifax NS, dancer, Dames, 42nd Street
1909 Katherine Dunham, dancer and choreographer, Casbah, Stormy Weather
1909 Robert Murray Halpmann, dancer
1908 Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (Spanish Dancer), dies
1908 Frederick Hawkins, dancer
1908 Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer, I, Odysseus
1907 Henry Ritz, comedian/dancer, Ritz Brothers
1907 William Dollar, St. Louis, ballet dancer/choreographer
1906 Louise Brown, dancer/teacher
1906 Kathryn Murray, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party
1906 Josephine Baker, dancer and Parisian night club owner, Folies-Bergere
1906 Tamara Geva, dancer
1905 Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/choreographer
1905 Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher
1905 Serge Lifar, born in Kiev, dancer, choreographer, Paris Opera Ballet
1904 Anton Dolin, [Patrick Healey-Kay], dancer, Girl From Petrovka
1904 Akarova, [Marguerite Acarin], Belgian dancer, Les Biches
1904 Ray Bolger, Dorchester Massachusetts, actor/dancer, Wizard of Oz
1904 George Balanchine, dancer/choreographer/ballet producer
1904 Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer, La Chatte
1903 Helene Costello, dancer/actress, Love Toy
1902 Willemina J H "Mascha" ter Weene, dancer/ballerina
1902 George Murphy, New Haven, Connecticut, Sen-R-Calif, /actor/dancer, MGM Parade
1902 John Bubbles, born in Louisville, Kentucky, rhythm tap dancer, No Maps on My Taps
1902 Blanche Calloway, U.S. vocalist/dancer, 12 Clouds of Joy
1902 Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreography, Silent Song
1901 Charles Weidman, born in Nebraska, modern dancer and choreographer, Candide
1899 Fred Astaire, born in Omaha, Nebraska, tap dancer/actor, Easter Parade, Swingtime
1899 Leon Woizikowski, Polish dancer/ballet master, Ballets Russes
1898 Queenie Smith, New York City, actress/dancer, Funny Side
1898 Lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreograph/ballet leader, dies
1896 Ruth Etting, U.S. dancer/singer/actress, Roman scandals
1895 Doris Humphrey, born in Oak Park, Illinois, dancer, Dances of Women
1895 Arthur Murray, born in New York City, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party
1895 Arthur Murray, dancer, Arthur Murray's Dance Party
1893 Johan G Dancer, Dutch poet, Meetings
1893 Florrie Rodrigo, Dutch dancer/choreography/teacher, Schepelingen
1893 Dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer, Paying the Piper, Danny Boy
1893 Irene Castle, dancer, leader in anti-vivisection movement
1891 Ted Shawn, U.S. dancer and choreographer, Dance We Must
1890 Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian and U.S. ballet dancer, Petroesjka
1890 Vaslav Nijinsky, born in Kiev, Ukraine, ballet dancer, 3/12 NS
1889 Vaslav F Nijinski, Ukraine/US ballet dancer, l'apres-midi d'une faune
1889 Albert J Sylvester, England, ballroom dancer, Alex Moor Award-1977
1889 John Mills, dancer, Mills Brothers
1885 Lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer
1880 Aida Overton Walker, U.S. dancer/singer, In Dahomey, Salome
1879 Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer
1878 Francois Ambrosiny, French dancer/choreograph, L'oiseau enchante
1877 Isadora Duncan, SF, free form/interpretative dancer
1876 Mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy, WW I
1848 King Louis I of Bayern abdicates to marry dancer Lola Montez
1819 Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer, Don Quiotte
1816 Vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Ital dancer/choreographer, dies at 73
1815 Lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreographer/ballet leader
1787 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45
1770 Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60
1758 Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer
1741 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer and choreographer, Menuet Reine
1733 Vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer
1729 Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer.
1727 Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer and choreographer, ballet d'action
1710 Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer
548 Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies
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