1994 Event Davy Jones (Monkees), charged with DWI 1976 Death Edgar Pangborn, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy), dies at 66 1955 Event "Ballad of Davy Crockett," becomes the #1 record in US 1945 Birthday Davy Jones, born in Manchester, England, singer, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville 1943 Birthday Davy Johnson, baseball manager for the New York Mets 1925 Birthday Fess Parker, Fort Worth Texas, actor, Davy Crockett, Old Yeller 1923 Birthday Tom Blackburn, born in Raton, New Mexico, writer, author, screenwriter, lyricist, worked for Walt Disney's story department, wrote lyrics to The Ballad of Davy Crockett 1915 Birthday Iris Meredith, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actress, Son of Davy Crockett 1909 Birthday Edgar Pangborn, U.S., sci-fi author, Judgment of Eve, Davy 1836 Death Davy Crockett, U.S. pioneer (Alamo), killed in battle at 49 1836 Event Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo 1829 Death Humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84 1815 Event Sir Humphrey Davy of London patents miner's safety lamp 1786 Birthday Davy Crockett, U.S., frontiersman/adventurer/politician, Alamo 1778 Birthday Hunphry Davy, English chemist, discovered some elements
