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1998 Buddy the Wonder Dog, dog (Air Bud), dies of cancer at 9
1997 Millie, dog of President Bush (Millie's Book), dies at 12 1996 Buck, dog (Married with Children), dies at 13 1995 Robert L Haller, coon Dog Trainer, dies at 32 1992 "Dog City," cartoon debuts on Fox-TV 1991 Shotzie, Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9 1990 "Millie's Book" written by 1st Lady Barbara Bush for president's dog is a best-selling non-fiction book 1990 Sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16 1988 Barbara Woodhouse, dog trainer, dies at 78 of a stroke 1986 Susan Butcher wins 1,158 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 1985 Libby Riddles is 1st woman to win Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race 1985 Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71 1982 Schottzie Schott, dog mascot of Cincinnati Reds 1979 44-kg Newfoundland dog pulls 2293-kg load, Bothell, Wash 1978 World's strongest dog, 80-kg St. Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m 1978 Wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73 1978 John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 1977 Jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54 1975 Dog spectacles patented in England 1974 David Bowie's 'Diamond Dog' tour ends in New York City 1971 John A Emmens, art historian/poet (Dog of Pavlov), dies at 47 1970 Benedictine, St. Bernard]; becomes heaviest known dog, 137 kg 1969 "My Wife, My Dog, My Cat," by Maskman and The Agents hits #92 1967 Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1966 Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1966 Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1965 Mad Dog Vachon beats Crusher in Denver, to become NWA champ 1965 The Crusher beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1965 Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1965 Igor Vodic beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1964 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1964 Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1964 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1962 Mark Haddon, born in Northampton, England, novelist, poet, wrote, 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time', written from perspective of boy with Asperger syndrome 1961 Sputnik 10 carries a dog into Earth orbit; later recovered 1961 1st animal returned from space, dog named Blackie aboard Sputnik 9 1961 Sputnik 9 carries Chernushka, a dog, into orbit 1958 Sputnik 2 (with dog Laika) burns up in atmosphere 1957 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 2 with a dog (Laika), 1st animal in orbit 1957 Soviet Union launches, Sputnik II, carrying a dog named Laika 1957 Gary Kroeger, born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, comedian, SNL, Return of Shaggy Dog 1956 Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" reaches #1 1956 Elvis Presley releases "Hound Dog" 1956 Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" 1956 Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 and stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single) 1954 Susan H Butcher, dog sled driver, Idatarod 1952 Carol Kane, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Dog Day Afternoon, Simka-Taxi 1950 Miou-Miou, Paris, France, actress, Dog Day, My Other Husband 1949 Jack Ryland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1948 Jimmy Greenspoon, LA Cal, rock organist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1947 Walter Willison, born in Monterrey Park, California, actor, McDuff the Talking Dog, Two By Two [Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award] 1947 Dennis Cowan, London, rocker, Bonzo Dog Band 1947 Mike Allsup, born in Modesto, California, rock guitarist, Three Dog Night 1946 Lasse Hallstrom, director, Once Around, My Life as a Dog, ABBA 1945 Joe Schermie, Madison Wi, bassist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1944 Rodney Desborough Slater, rocker, Bonzo Dog Band 1944 Larry "Legs" Smith, rocker, Bonzo Dog Band-Urban Spaceman 1943 Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer, Three Dog Night-Joy to the World 1943 Roger Ruskin Spear, born in London, England, saxophonist, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 1942 Danny Hutton, Ireland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1942 Chris Sarandon, West Virginia, actor, Child's Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick 1942 Chuck Negron, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Chuck Negron, singer, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Hughie Flint, born in London, England, rock drummer, Bonzo Dog Band 1942 Cory Wells, born in Buffalo, New York, born Emil Lowendowski, musician, rocker, toured with Sonny and Cher, formed Three Dog Night with Danny Hutton 1941 Donald "Duck" Dunn, Tennessee, bassist, Booker T-Mar-Keys, Walkin' the Dog 1941 Stephen Dobyns, U.S. author and poet, Cold Dog Soup 1940 4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings 1938 1st use of seeing eye dog 1936 Mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska 1933 Mike Stoller, composer, Lieber and Stoller-Hound Dog, Charlie Brown 1932 Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, mobster, killed by Dutch Schultz gang 1932 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport) 1929 Seeing Eye Guide Dog Organization forms 1928 Buddy, a German Shepherd, becomes 1st guide dog for the blind 1926 Bill Black, born in Memphis, Tennessee, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, played for "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" 1922 Poodle Dog Restaurant closes 1920 1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track in Emeryville, California 1917 Rufus Thomas, born in Mississippi, singer, Walking the Dog 1913 Alexander Scourby, Brooklyn, actor, Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant 1912 Max Croiset, playwright/director/actor, Dog of Flanders, Little Ark 1912 Maurice Dallimore, born in England, actor, Collector, Lad: A Dog 1910 Barbara Woodhouse, dog training expert 1904 Wilfred Pickles, Halifax England, actor, Billy Liar, Gay Dog 1896 Edna Purviance, Lovelock NV, Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life 1894 New York passes 1st state dog license law 1893 Juan Miro, Spain, painter/sculptor, Dog Barking at the Moon 1877 1st Westminster Dog Show held 1877 Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer, 1 great dog 1872 Albert P. Terhune, U.S., novelist, Lad, a Dog 1871 Giacomo Balla, Italian painter, Dog at a Rope 1859 1st dog show held, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England 1678 Charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56 |
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