2004 Death Ann Miller, dancer, Kiss Me Kate, dies at 84 2003 Death Gene Anthony Ray, dancer/actor, Fame, dies at 41 2003 Death Donald O'Connor, actor/dancer, Singing in the Rain, dies at 78 2003 Death Gregory Hines, dancer/actor, White Nights, dies at 57 2003 Death Buddy Ebsen, actor/dancer, TV's The Beverly Hillbillies, dies at 95 2000 Death Jose Greco, flamenco dancer, Ship of Fools, dies at 82 2000 Death Gwen Verdon, actress/dancer, Damn Yankees, dies at 75 2000 Death Elvera Davis, tap dancer, dies at 95 2000 Death Harold Nicholas, dancer, the Nicholas Brothers, dies at 79 1997 Death Violet Carlson, stage dancer/singer, dies at 97 1997 Death Tamara Geva, dancer, dies at 91 1996 Death Paula Hinton, dancer, dies at 72 1996 Death John Gregory, dancer, dies at 82 1996 Death Eugene Polyakov, dancer, dies at 95 1996 Death Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer, dies at 72 1996 Death Paul Draper, dancer, dies at 87 1996 Death Gene Nelson, actor/dancer (SOB, Purple Hills, Starlift), dies at 76 1996 Death Juliet Prowse, actress/dancer (Mona McCluskey), dies at 59 1996 Death Louise Brown, dancer/teacher, dies at 89 1996 Death Ulysses Dove, dancer/choreographer, dies at 49 1996 Death Tamara Toumanova, dancer, dies at 77 1996 Death Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 73 1996 Death Joy Newton, dancer, dies at 82 1996 Death Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer, dies at 74 1996 Death Gene Kelly, actor and dancer, 'An American in Paris', 'Singin' in the Rain', dies at 83 1995 Death Nina Verchinina, dancer choreographer/teacher, dies at 85 1995 Death Woiciech Woytek Wiesidlowski Lowski, dancer, dies at 56 1995 Death Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90 1995 Death Martha Hill, modern dancer/teacher, dies at 94 1995 Death Dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer (Paying the Piper), dies at 102 1995 Death James Truitte, dancer, dies at 72 1995 Death Youly Algaroff, ballet dancer, dies at 77 1995 Death Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher, dies at 91 1995 Death Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer, dies at 75 1995 Death Prudence Hyman, dancer, dies at 80 1995 Death Henning Kronstam, ballet dancer, performed over 120 roles with Royal Danish Ballet for over 20 years, dies at 60 of a pulmonary embolism 1995 Death Alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45 1995 Death Ginger Rogers, actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), dies at 83 1995 Death Francisco Moncion, dancer, dies at 73 1995 Death Lorraine Macleod, dancer (Girls Just Want to Have Fun), dies at 65 1994 Death Erick Frederick Hawkins, U.S. dancer/wed to Martha Graham, dies at 85 1994 Death Michael [George] Somes, English dancer (Royal Ballet), dies at 77 1994 Death Charles "Honi" Coles, dancer (1983 Tony award), dies at 81 1994 Death Evelyn Anderson, dancer, dies at 87 1994 Death Pearl Primus, dancer, dies at 44 1994 Death Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/Choreographer, dies at 88 1994 Death Virginia Dale, U.S. actress/dancer (Holiday Inn), dies at about 77 1994 Event Dancer Gene Kelly suffers a mild stroke 1994 Death Dominic Lucero, dancer/singer, dies of lymphatic cancer 1994 Death Igor Youskevitch, dancer, dies at 82 1994 Death John Morey Downs, actor/dancer/singer, dies at 80 1993 Death Agnes de Mille, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Oklahoma!), dies at 88 1993 Death Alexis Smith, dancer/actress (Follies), dies of cancer at 72 1993 Death Gret Palucca, German dancer and choreographer (Entartet), dies at 91 1993 Death Edgar Nelson Barclift, dancer, dies after lengthy illness at 76 1993 Death Michel Renault, French ballet dancer (Giselle), dies 1993 Death Rudolph Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer (Kirov), dies of AIDS at 54 1992 Death Jorge Donn, dancer, dies after long illness at 45 1992 Death Cary Scott Lowenstein, dancer/singer, dies of AIDS at 30 1992 Death Mary Smithuysen, Dutch dancer/actress (Bridge Too Far), dies 1992 Death Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer, dies of cancer at 81 1992 Death Hans Zullig, Swiss/German dancer (Green Table), dies 1992 Death Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57 1992 Death Jerome Andrews, US/French dancer/choreographer, dies 1992 Death Indra Kamadjojo, Broekveld, Indon/Dutch dancer (Stille Kracht), dies 1992 Event Ballet dancer Peter Martins charged with beating his wife 1992 Death Glen White, dancer/actor (Graft, Camille), dies of AIDS at 42 1992 Death Joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34 1992 Death Frank Westbrook, dancer/choreographer, dies at 82 1992 Death Clark Tippet, dancer/choreographer, dies at 37 1992 Death Corky Geil, dancer, dies in Long Beach, California at 64Okla 1991 Death Edward M Love, choreographer/dancer, dies of AIDS at 43 1991 Death Horatio Luro, U.S. horse trainer (Northern Dancer), dies at 90 1991 Death Tutte Lemkow, dancer/dir (Captain Paradise, I am a Camera), dies at 73 1991 Death Allan Sobek, dancer, dies 1991 Death Betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86 1991 Death Irene Campbell, British actress/dancer (Wicker Man, St. Justice), dies 1991 Death Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer, dies at 77 1991 Death Lino Brocka, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), dies in car crash at 51 1990 Death Steve Condos, tap dancer, dies of heart attack at 71 1989 Death Helen le Clerq, Dutch dancer, dies 1988 Death Tucker Smith, singer/dancer (Cool-West Side Story), dies 1987 Death Fred Astaire, actor/dancer (Royal Wedding, Let's Dance), dies at 88 1987 Death Antony Tudor, dancer and choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 1987 Death Nora Kaye, U.S. ballet dancer, dies at 67 1987 Death Ray Bolger, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz), dies at 83 1986 Death Anna Neagle, actress (Courtney Affair)/dancer, dies at 81 1986 Death John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black and Bubbles), dies at 84 1985 Death Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery 1984 Death June Preisser, dancer/actress (Babes in Arms), dies in car crash at 61 1984 Event 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6 1984 Death Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies of cancer at 73 1984 Death Balasaraswathi, Indian classical dancer, dies in Madras 1982 Death Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer, dies at 39 1982 Death Eleanor Powell, tap dancer/wife of Glenn Ford, dies at 69 of cancer 1981 Birthday Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Birthday Beyonce Knowles, born in Houston, Texas, singer, actress, dancer, song, 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)', earned six Grammy Awards, worth over $87 million dollars 1981 Death Ray Harrison, dancer (American Song), dies at 64 1980 Death Gower Champion, dancer (Marge and Gower Champion Show), dies at 60 1979 Event Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in New York City 1978 Death Blanche Calloway, U.S. singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76 1978 Death Dan Dailey, dancer/actor, dies at 63 1978 Death Ruth Etting, U.S. dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80 1978 Death Queenie Smith, actress/dancer (Funny Side), dies at 79 1978 Birthday Kevin Federline, American Dancer 1977 Birthday Chantal Lefebvre, Ville LaSalle Que, ice dancer, 1996 Canadians-2nd 1977 Birthday Shakira, born in Barranquilla, Columbia, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, Latin American musical prodigy 1976 Birthday Shae-Lyn Bourne, Chatham Ontario, ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th 1975 Death Charles Weidman, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Fables for Our Time), dies 1974 Event Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects to west 1973 Birthday Savion Glover, dancer and choreographer, Bring in 'da Noise 1973 Birthday Adam Garcia, born in Wahroonga, Australia, actor, tap dancer, appeared on 'Doctor Who', appeared in films, 'Wilde', 'Coyote Ugly', 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen' 1973 Event Tap dancer Ray Castle measured at 1440 taps/minute on BBC TV 1972 Birthday Fantasia, Tonya Manley, born in Detroit, Michigan, dancer/actress, Pump it Up 1972 Death Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer (moor's pavane), dies at 64 1972 Death Ted Shawn, U.S. dancer, dies at 80 1971 Death Yvonne St. Clair, dancer, dies at 57 1971 Birthday Brooke Burke, born in Hartford, Connecticut, television personality, dancer, host of 'Wild On!' show, Frederick's of Hollywood model 1971 Birthday Victor Kraatz, born in Berlin, Germany, Canadian ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th 1970 Birthday Michel Brunet, Gatineau Quebec, ice dancer, 1996 Canadians-2nd 1970 Death Nel Rose, dancer, dies at 55 1969 Birthday Nancy Blogg, Swiss dancer, Josephine 1968 Event Dancer Image DQ due to drugs after winning 94th Kent Derby in 2:02 1967 Birthday Mick Hankers, Dutch dancer, Josephine, Sound of Motown 1967 Birthday Micky Michelle, Ingrid Hankers, Dutch dancer, Josephine 1965 Birthday Fora van Leijenhorst, Curacaos/Netherlands dancer, Josephine 1964 Event 90th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 1:56.8 1964 Death Carol Haney, dancer (Pantomime Quiz), dies at 35 1964 Event 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00 1963 Death Carmen Amaya, Spanish flamenco dancer, dies at about 50 1963 Birthday Gene Anthony Ray, Harlem, New York, dancer/actor, Leroy-Fame 1963 Birthday Deborah Bull, British Dancer 1961 Birthday Nia Peeples, Vernia, Hollywood, dancer/host, Fame, Party Machine 1961 Event Russian ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev defects to west in Frankfurt 1961 Event Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defects to West in Paris 1960 Birthday Matthew Bourne, English Dancer 1959 Event 91st Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Sword Dancer wins in 2:28.6 1959 Birthday Patrick Dupond, born in Paris, dancer, La Bayadere 1959 Death Ray McDonald, dancer, dies of barbituate overdose at 38 1959 Birthday Jody Watley, Chic, dancer, Solid Gold, singer, Looking For a New Love 1958 Death Doris Humphrey, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Dances of Women), dies at 63 1957 Birthday Khandi Alexander, American Dancer 1956 Birthday Mark Morris, American Dancer 1955 Birthday Fernando Bujones, born in Miami, Florida, ballet dancer 1954 Birthday Ib Anderson, Copenhagen, ballet dancer 1953 Event 85th Belmont: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 2:28.6 1953 Event 79th Preakness: Eric Guerin aboard Native Dancer wins in 1:57.8 1952 Birthday Patrick Swayze, born in Houston, Texas, actor/dancer, Dirty Dancing, Ghost 1952 Death W de Basil, US Voskresenski, Russia, ballet dancer, dies 1951 Birthday Janet Collins, ballerina, 1st Black dancer with Opera Co, Aida 1951 Birthday Karen Kain, Canadian Dancer 1950 Death Vaslav Fromich Nijinsky, Ukrainian ballet dancer, dies in London 1950 Birthday Debbie Allen, born in Houston, Texas, dancer/actress, 3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame 1949 Birthday Alexander Godunov, Russia, composer/dancer, Bolshoi, defected 1979 1949 Birthday [Boris] Alexander Godunov, Sakhalin U.S.S.R., dancer/actor, Die Hard 1949 Death Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 1949 Birthday Ann Reinking, Seattle, dancer/actress, All the Jazz, Micki and Maude 1948 Birthday Mikhail Baryshnikov, born in Riga, Latvia, ballet dancer, That's Dancing 1947 Birthday Lesley Collier, British ballet dancer 1947 Birthday Ulysses Dove, dancer and choreographer 1946 Birthday Ben Vereen, born in Miami, Florida, actor/dancer, Pippin, Roots, Webster 1946 Birthday Aleksandr Gorshlov, ice dancer, holds 6 titles 1946 Birthday Ricardo Anasagasti, Ricardo M Meul, Curaeao, dancer/actor 1945 Birthday Harold W. Hennep, Arubians/Dutch dancer/actor, Plus Echo 1945 Birthday Gregory Hines, born in New York City, actor/dancer, White Nights, Taps 1944 Birthday Joey Heatherton, Rockville Center, New York, dancer/actress, Bluebeard 1944 Death Francois Ambrosiny, French dancer and choreographer (Fates d'Hebe), dies at 66 1943 Birthday Paula Kelly, born in Jacksonville, Florida, dancer/actress, Liz-Night Court 1943 Death Benedictus H Dancer, botanist, dies at 52 1943 Birthday Anthony Dowell, London, ballet dancer, Royal Ballet 1942 Birthday Donna McKechnie, Pontiac Michigan, actress/dancer, Company 1942 Birthday Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer, Talent Scouts 1942 Death Mikhailmichel Fokine, Russian ballet dancer/choreographer, dies 1942 Birthday Marian Sarstadt, dancer/ballerina 1942 Birthday Frank Mills, pianist/composer/arranger, Music Box Dancer 1942 Birthday Malika A Sabirova, Russian dancer 1941 Birthday Natalya Bessmertnova, born in Moscow, dancer, Bolshoi, Lenin Prize 1970 1941 Birthday Karin von Aroldingen, born in Germany, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Co 1941 Birthday Major Lance, U.S. boxer, dancer and singer, Hey Little Girl 1940 Birthday Lino Brocka, born in San Jose, Philippines, director, Macho Dancer, Jaguar 1939 Birthday Henrica M L "Wiesje" Backer, Dutch dancer/actress/playwright 1939 Birthday Woiciech Wiesidlowski Lowski, dancer 1939 Birthday Tommy Tune, born in Wichita Falls, Texas, dancer and choreographer, Boyfriend 1938 Birthday Rudolf Nureyev, Russia, ballet dancer and choreographer, Kirov 1937 Birthday Cocky van Oost, Kommertje van Vliet, Dutch dancer, Sylphides 1936 Birthday Edward Villella, Bayside Queens, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet 1936 Birthday Juliet Prowse, Bombay India, actress/dancer, Who Killed Teddy Bear 1934 Birthday Carol Lawrence, Illinois, dancer/actress, West Side Story 1934 Birthday Jacques d'Amboise, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Company 1934 Birthday Henning Kronstam, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, ballet dancer, performed over 120 roles with Royal Danish Ballet for over 20 years 1933 Birthday Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch choreographer/ballet dancer, Painted Birds 1932 Birthday Carlene Polite, U.S. dancer/activist/author, Sister X 1931 Birthday Joseph Lichtman Layton, dancer 1931 Birthday Carmen Delavallade, U.S. dancer/singer/actress, Aida 1931 Birthday Isabel Peron, Maria Martinez, dancer/president Argentina 1930 Birthday Robert Joffrey, Abdullah Jaffa Anver Bey Khan, U.S., dancer 1930 Birthday Geoffrey Holder, Trinidad, dancer/actor, Annie, The Wiz 1930 Birthday Frank Page, British broadcaster/actor, Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer 1930 Birthday John Gilpin, English ballet dancer, Etudes, Alice in Wonderland 1929 Birthday Lorraine Macleod, dancer, Girls Just Want to Have Fun 1928 Birthday Erik Bruhn, Copenhagen Denmark, dancer, NNationalatl Ballet of Canada 1928 Birthday Will Gaines, jazz dancer 1927 Death Florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in New York City at 32 1927 Death Isadora Duncan, American Dancer 1927 Birthday Stanley Dancer, harness racer, 4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown 1926 Birthday Vera-Ellen, Westmeyr Rohe, Cincinnati, actress/dancer, Wonder Man 1925 Birthday Sammy Davis, Jr., New York City, singer/dancer/actor, Ocean's 11, Candy Man 1925 Birthday Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain 1925 Birthday Gwen Verdon, born in Louisiana, actress/singer/dancer, Cotton Club, Sweet Charity 1924 Birthday Ludmilla Tcherina, French actress/ballet dancer, Sins of Rome 1924 Birthday Paula Hinton, dancer 1924 Birthday Renee Jeanmaire, Paris, France, dancer, Hans Christian Anderson 1924 Birthday Ludmilla Chiraeff, ballet dancer 1923 Birthday Dorothy Dandridge, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/singer/dancer, Porgy and Bess 1923 Birthday Ann Miller, Lucille Ann Collier, Cherino, Texas, dancer, On the Town 1923 Birthday Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress, Ruthless, Ziegfeld Follies 1922 Birthday Marina Candael, Flemish dancer/choreography, Rhapsody in Blue 1922 Birthday Francisco Moncion, dancer 1921 Birthday Antonio Ruiz Soler, spanish dancer 1921 Birthday Cyd Charisse, Tula Finklea, Amarillo, Texas, dancer/actress, East Side 1920 Birthday Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer 1920 Birthday George Skibine, Russian/U.S. dancer and choreographer, Tragedy in Verona 1920 Birthday Don Saddler, Van Nuys California, dancer, Holiday Hotel 1919 Birthday Pearl Primus, dancer 1919 Birthday Marge Champion, born in Los Angeles, California, dancer, Marge and Gower Champion Show 1919 Birthday Tamara Toumanova, dancer 1918 Birthday Jose Greco, Italy, flamenco dancer, Holiday for Lovers 1918 Birthday Youly Algaroff, ballet dancer 1917 Birthday Pam Henningen, Cornelia CP Ingenegeren, Indonesian/Dutch dancer 1917 Birthday Ram Gopal, Indies/English dancer, Blue Peter, Purple Plain 1917 Death Mata Hari, Dutch dancer/German spy, executed by firing squad in Paris 1917 Birthday Michael [George] Somes, England, dancer, Royal Ballet 1915 Birthday Noelle de Mosa, Netherlands/British dancer/teacher, Brigadoon 1914 Birthday Travis Kemp, dancer/teacher 1914 Birthday John Gregory, dancer 1914 Birthday Hans Zelig, Swiss dancer 1913 Birthday Patricia "Boots" Mallory, U.S. dancer/actress, Handle With Care 1913 Birthday Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer 1912 Birthday Eleanor Powell, Springfield Massachusetts, actress/tap dancer, Bdwy Melody 1912 Birthday Alfred G Vanderbilt, thoroughbred horse owner, Native Dancer 1912 Birthday Gene Kelly, born in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, dancer and actor, 'An American in Paris', 'Singin' in the Rain' 1912 Birthday Igor Youskevitch, dancer 1911 Birthday Ginger Rogers, Independence, Missouri, dancer, Gay Divorcee 1911 Birthday Charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer, Tap 1910 Birthday David Lichine, Lichtenstein, Russian/US dancer, Make Mine Music 1910 Death Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer (Casse-noisette), dies 1910 Birthday Nina Verchinina, dancer choreographer/teacher 1909 Birthday Ruby Keeler, Halifax NS, dancer, Dames, 42nd Street 1909 Birthday Katherine Dunham, dancer and choreographer, Casbah, Stormy Weather 1909 Birthday Robert Murray Halpmann, dancer 1908 Death Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (Spanish Dancer), dies 1908 Birthday Frederick Hawkins, dancer 1908 Birthday Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer, I, Odysseus 1907 Birthday Henry Ritz, comedian/dancer, Ritz Brothers 1907 Birthday William Dollar, St. Louis, ballet dancer/choreographer 1907 Birthday Tamara Geva, born in Russia, dancer, actress, choreographer, married to George Balanchine 1906 Birthday Louise Brown, dancer/teacher 1906 Birthday Kathryn Murray, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1906 Birthday Josephine Baker, dancer and Parisian night club owner, Folies-Bergere 1905 Birthday Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/choreographer 1905 Birthday Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher 1905 Birthday Serge Lifar, born in Kiev, dancer, choreographer, Paris Opera Ballet 1904 Birthday Anton Dolin, Patrick Healey-Kay, dancer, Girl From Petrovka 1904 Birthday Akarova, Marguerite Acarin, Belgian dancer, Les Biches 1904 Birthday Ray Bolger, Dorchester Massachusetts, actor/dancer, Wizard of Oz 1904 Birthday George Balanchine, dancer/choreographer/ballet producer 1904 Birthday Boris Kochno, Russian ballet dancer, La Chatte 1903 Birthday Helene Costello, dancer/actress, Love Toy 1902 Birthday Willemina J H "Mascha" ter Weene, dancer/ballerina 1902 Birthday George Murphy, born in New Haven, Connecticut, Senator-R-California 1965 - 1971, actor and dancer, MGM Parade 1902 Birthday John Bubbles, born in Louisville, Kentucky, rhythm tap dancer, No Maps on My Taps 1902 Birthday Blanche Calloway, U.S. vocalist/dancer, 12 Clouds of Joy 1902 Birthday Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreography, Silent Song 1901 Birthday Charles Weidman, born in Nebraska, modern dancer and choreographer, Candide 1899 Birthday Fred Astaire, born in Omaha, Nebraska, tap dancer/actor, Easter Parade, Swingtime 1899 Birthday Leon Woizikowski, Polish dancer/ballet master, Ballets Russes 1898 Birthday Queenie Smith, New York City, actress/dancer, Funny Side 1898 Death Lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreograph/ballet leader, dies 1896 Birthday Ruth Etting, U.S. dancer/singer/actress, Roman scandals 1895 Birthday Doris Humphrey, born in Oak Park, Illinois, dancer, Dances of Women 1895 Birthday Arthur Murray, born in New York City, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1895 Birthday Arthur Murray, dancer, Arthur Murray's Dance Party 1893 Birthday Johan G Dancer, Dutch poet, Meetings 1893 Birthday Florrie Rodrigo, Dutch dancer/choreography/teacher, Schepelingen 1893 Birthday Dorothy Dickson, actress/dancer, Paying the Piper, Danny Boy 1893 Birthday Irene Castle, dancer, leader in anti-vivisection movement 1891 Birthday Ted Shawn, U.S. dancer and choreographer, Dance We Must 1890 Birthday Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian and U.S. ballet dancer, Petroesjka 1890 Birthday Vaslav Nijinsky, born in Kiev, Ukraine, ballet dancer, 3/12 NS 1889 Birthday Vaslav F Nijinski, Ukraine/US ballet dancer, l'apres-midi d'une faune 1889 Birthday Albert J Sylvester, England, ballroom dancer, Alex Moor Award-1977 1889 Birthday John Mills, dancer, Mills Brothers 1885 Birthday Lili Green, Alice Sally Mary, Netherlands/England dancer 1880 Birthday Aida Overton Walker, U.S. dancer/singer, In Dahomey, Salome 1879 Birthday Agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer 1878 Birthday Francois Ambrosiny, French dancer/choreograph, L'oiseau enchante 1877 Birthday Isadora Duncan, SF, free form/interpretative dancer 1876 Birthday Mata Hari, Margaretha G Zelle, dancer, courtesan and spy, WW I 1848 Event King Louis I of Bayern abdicates to marry dancer Lola Montez 1819 Birthday Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer, Don Quiotte 1816 Death Vincenzo Galeotti, Tomazelli, Italian dancer/choreographer, dies at 73 1815 Birthday Lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreographer/ballet leader 1787 Death Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 1770 Death Marie AC de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer, dies at 60 1758 Birthday Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer 1741 Birthday Maximilian JLP Gardel, French dancer and choreographer, Menuet Reine 1733 Birthday Vincenzo Galeotti, Tomazelli, Italian dancer/choreographer 1729 Birthday Gaetano B Vestris, Italian/French ballet dancer. 1727 Birthday Jean-Georges Noverre, French dancer and choreographer, ballet d'action 1710 Birthday Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer 548 Death Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies
