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
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
1951 David Clayton-Thomas, singer, Blood, Sweat and Tears
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, Buffalo, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World
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
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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