2014 Event Celine Dion announces that she will not be performing for the indefinite future; the singer will be focusing on taking care of her husband as he recovers from throat cancer surgery; she is also recovering from an illness affecting her vocal cords 1999 Event 41st Grammy Awards, Celine Dion, Lauryn Hill and Eric Clapton win major awards 1971 Birthday Dion Nash, cricketer, New Zealand right-arm medium-pacer 1992- 1971 Birthday Dion Foxx, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1968 Birthday Celine Dion, born in Quebec, Canada, singer, I'm Your Woman 1966 Birthday Martina McBride, born in Sharon, Kansas, singer, country music genre, songwriter, successful songs include, 'Happy Girl', 'A Broken Wing', 'Wrong Again', dubbed the, 'Celine Dion of Country Music' 1966 Birthday Dan[iel Dion] O'Brien, born in Portland, Oregon, decathelete, Olympics gold 96 1965 Birthday Colleen Dion, actress, Brett Gardner-Another World 1964 Birthday Colleen Dion, Newburgh, New York, actress, Search for Tomorrow 1959 Birthday Michel Dion, born in Quebec City, Canada, Rifle shooter, Olympics-24-92, 96 1941 Birthday Angelo D'Aleo, Bronx, tenor, Dion and Belmonts-Teenager in Love 1939 Birthday Dion DiMucci, born in Bronx, rocker, Dion and Belmonts-Teenager in Love 1938 Birthday Carlo Mastrangelo, born in Bronx, New York, rocker, Dion and The Belmonts 1936 Birthday Mort Shuman, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, songwriter, pianist, co-wrote 'Viva Las Vegas', ' Turn Me Loose', compositions recorded by Dion, Andy Williams, Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley 1890 Death Dion Boucicault, Irish/US actor and playwright (Octoroon), dies at 67 1860 Event Dion Boucicault's "Colleen Bawn," premieres in New York City 1859 Event Dion Boucicault's "Octaroon," premieres in New York City 1858 Event Dion Boucicault's "Foul Play," premieres in London 1858 Event Dion Boucicault's "Jessie Brown," premieres in New York City 1857 Event 1st production of Dion Boucicaults "Poor of NY" 1857 Event Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in New York City 1851 Event Dion Boucicault's "Love in a Maze," premieres in London 1841 Event Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London 1822 Birthday Dion Boucicault, Irish/Us actor and playwright, Rip van Winkle