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2005 Don Rose, American Entertainer
2004 Syreeta Wright, singer, Don't You Know With You I'm Born Again, dies at 58 2003 Don Gibson, songwriter/singer, I Can't Stop Loving You, dies at 75 2003 Jean Kerr, writer, Please Don't Eat the Daisies, dies at 79 2002 Don Pease, Representative-D-Ohio 1977 - 1993 2000 Christopher Pettiet, actor, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, dies at 24 2000 Don Martin, Mad cartoonist, dies at 68 1998 Don Harrison, Headline News anchor, dies at 61 1998 Don Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1997 Don Messick, cartoon voice (Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm), dies at 62 1997 Don Mattingly's #23 is retired by New York Yankees 1997 Don Steele, LA radio personality (KRTH), dies of cancer at 61 1997 Don Porter, actor, Gidget, dies at 84 1996 Don Kenyon, cricketer, dies at 72 1996 Don Grolnick, jazz musician, dies at 48 1996 Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula announces his retirement 1995 Don Anthony, bandleader/songwriter, dies at 85 1995 Don E Cherry, jazz Musician, dies at 58 1995 Don Richard Carpenter, novelist, dies at 64 1995 Don Pullen, pianist/composer, dies at 53 1995 Don Cook, British foreign correspondent, dies at 74 1994 Don Watson, race car driver, dies in an accident at 46 1994 Don Mattingly becomes 6th New York Yankee to get 2,000 hits 1994 Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan, 22, weds Don Burton, 32 1994 Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most) 1993 Don DeFore, actor (George Baxter-Hazel), dies of cardiac arrest at 76 1993 Deadline for Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza, they don't 1993 Don Ameche, actor (Cocoon), dies of prostate cancer at 85 1993 Don Shula becomes winningest coach in NFL history 1993 Don Getz, U.S. filmer (Playpoint) 1993 New York City radio (WFAN) personality Don Imus' lung collapes for 2nd time 1993 New York City radio (WFAN) personality Don Imus' lung collapes 1993 New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits his 200th home run 1993 David Brian, U.S. actor (Damned Don't Cry, Fort Worth), dies at 78 1993 Don Imus begins broadcasting to Boston on WEEI (590 AM) 1993 Don Drysdale, pitcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 56 1993 Boris Christoff, Bulgaria/Italian bass (Don Carlos), dies at 79 1993 Don Henley booed in Milwaukee when he dedicates the song "It's Not Easy Being Green" to President Clinton 1993 Don Randolph, actor (Harem Girl), dies of pneumonia at 87 1992 Bobby Mcclure, U.S. singer (Don't mess up a good thing), dies at 50) 1992 Don Keller makes his 18,000th sky dive 1992 Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of Colorado Rockies 1992 Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker and WFAN DJ Don Imus change places for 1 day 1991 Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula records his 300th career NFL victory 1991 Don Nute, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 56 1991 Don Dubbins, actor (Enchanted Island, DI), dies at 63 1991 Don[ald] Siegel, U.S. director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78 1991 Marc Camoletti's "Don't Dress for Dinner," premieres in London 1991 Don Mattingly named 10th New York Yankee Captain 1991 Luis Escobar, Spanish actor (Don Juan My Love), dies at 78 1991 Don Beddoe, actor (Bullwhip, Loophole, Texas), dies at 87 1991 UN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait (they don't) 1990 Don Draper, actor (Pepper Agent 00X), dies of AIDS at 61 1990 Ronnie Dyson, U.S. singer (Salvation-I Don't Wanna Cry), dies at 40 1990 Ben Frank, actor (Don't Answer the Phone), dies of heart attack at 56 1990 Don Appell, dies 1990 Don Mattingly signs a $19.7 million 5-year contract with Yankees 1989 U.S. troops invade Panama and oust Manuel Noriega, but don't catch him 1989 Dakota Johnson, son of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson 1989 Glenn Frey joins Don Henley on-stage (for 1st time since 1981) 1989 Jeff Richards, actor (Don't Go Near the Water), dies at 66 1989 Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson marry for 2nd time 1989 Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson remarry 1989 Keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33 1989 1st Seniors Golf Tradition: Don Bies wins 1989 31st Grammy Awards: Don't Worry Be Happy, Faith, Tracy Chapman 1988 Los Angeles Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings 1988 Doughnutgate incident: New Jersey Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended 1988 "Don't Get God Started" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 86 performances 1987 New York Jets retire Don Maynards #13 1987 "Don't Get God Started" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 86 performances 1987 New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits record 6th grand slam of year 1987 Don Brown sets flight record for handbow (1,336 yards 1'3") 1987 Don Mattingly ties 1st base fielding record with 22 put-outs 1987 Don Mattingly sets AL record of extra base hits in 10 cons games 1987 New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of home runs in 8 cons games 1987 Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) 1987 Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) 1987 Don Baylor sets career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 (Pitcher Rick Rhoden) 1987 Don Mattingly wins highest salary arbitration ($1,975,000 per year) 1986 Phils Don Carmen perfect game bid is broken in 9th 1986 "Papa Don't Preach," goes #1 for 2 weeks 1986 Don Baylor gets hits by a pitch for a record 25th time in a season 1986 Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning 1986 Don Sutton becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games 1986 Angel Don Sutton (298 wins) beats White Sox Tom Seaver (306 wins) 3-0 1986 New York Yankee Don Mattingly is 6th to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game 1985 Alice Miller/Don January wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship 1985 New York Yankee Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP 1985 On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series 1985 "Don't Lose My Number" by Phil Collins peaks at #4 1985 New York Yankee Don Baylor is hit by a pitch for a record 190th time 1985 New York Devil Don Lever becomes 57th NHLer to score 300 goals 1985 Don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies 1984 New York Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg 1984 Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Don Drysdale, Pee Wee Reese, and Luis Aparicio inducted into Hall of Fame 1984 Michail A Sholochov, Russian writer (Ocean Don, Nobel 1965), dies 1983 Don Ida, balloonists, dies during a race 1983 Don Sutton becomes 8th pitcher to strikeout 3,000 batters 1983 Don Genalo needs just 3 of 5 pins to win Southern California Open bowling tournament, miscalculates his score and intentionally gutters his ball 1983 STS-6 specialist Story Musgrave and Don Peterson 1st STS spacewalk 1983 Don Ritchie runs world record 50 mile (4:51:49) 1983 Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ 1982 Don Lever becomes 1st captain of New Jersey Devils 1982 Don Wilson, TV announcer (Jack Benny Show), dies at 81 1981 Don Fagan and Walter Becker quit Steely Dan 1979 California's Don Baylor, wins AL MVP 1979 Don Martina's MAN party wins election in Dutch Antilles 1979 Brenda Spencer kills 2, inspires Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays" 1978 Don Ellis, American Musician 1978 Neil Diamond and Barbra Striesand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1 1978 Streisand and Diamond's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers," goes #1 1978 Don Ritchie runs world record 100k (6:10:20) 1978 Ump Doug Harvey ejects Don Sutton after discovering 3 scuffed balls 1978 Cully Richards, actor (Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 68 1978 Reds don green uniforms for St. Patricks Day 1978 Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Don Gillis, U.S. composer (Symphony #5 ), dies at 65 1978 Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies 1977 Don Ritchie runs world record 100 mile (11:30:51) 1977 Don Blackman, actor (Old Man and Sea, Desert Legion), dies at 65 1977 Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton throws his NL record tying 5th one-hitter 1977 All star MVP: Don Sutton (Los Angeles Dodgers) 1976 Yankees sign free agent Don Gullett 1976 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" closes at Playhouse New York City after 16 performances 1976 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse New York City for 16 performances 1976 Don Bolles, U.S. journalist (against Arizona), dies 1976 Brewers' Don Money's grand slammer disallowed - Yankees win 9-7 1976 A's trade prospective free agents Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman, to Orioles for Don Baylor, Mike Torrez and Paul Mitchell 1975 Cleveland Browns' Don Cockroft kicks club record 5 field goals 1975 Al Lettieri, actor (Beautiful but Deadly, Don is Dead), dies at 47 1975 Don Robey, U.S. gospel/impresario/producer, dies at 71 1975 Tony Orlando and Dawn receives gold record for "He Don't Love You" 1975 Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning 1974 James Morrison, actor (Don't, Black Beauty), dies on his 86th birthday 1974 "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse New York City after 1065 per 1974 "Papa Don't Take No Mess Part 1" by James Brown peaks at #31 1974 Brewer Don Money sets record of consec errorless games at 3rd, 78 1974 Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number" 1974 Gino Cervi, actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72 1973 Don Reid, NBA guard and forward, Detroit Pistons 1973 New York Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St. Louis 1973 Willie Mays hits 660th and last home run (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati) 1972 Don Davis, linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1972 Jet's Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632) 1972 Don Cockroft of Cleveland Browns kicks 57-yard field goal 1972 "Don't Play Us Cheap" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 164 performances 1972 Don Sasa, NFL defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers 1972 Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 59 1972 Don Byas, American Musician 1972 "Don't Play Us Cheap" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 164 performances 1972 "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" opens at Playhouse New York City for 1,065 performances 1971 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released 1971 New York Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet 1971 Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game 1971 Ringo releases "It Don't Come Easy" in UK 1971 Raymond Herreman, Flemish writer (Don't Forget to Live), dies at 74 1971 Henri Tomasi, French composer (Don Juan de Manara), dies at 69 1970 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson 1970 Don MacLean, NBA forward, New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets 1969 Don Wengert, Sioux City, Iowa, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1969 Don Drysdale retires because of damage to his right shoulder 1969 Don Sutton breaks his 13-game losing streak to Cubs with a 4-2 win 1969 21st Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Don Adams and Susan St. James 1969 Houston Don Wilson 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 4-0 1969 Bobby Brown, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, vocalist, Ghostbusters, Don't Be Cruel 1968 Don Silvestri, NFL/WLAF kicker, New York Jets, London Monarchs 1968 AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st 1968 Don Lillis, NFL president for the New York Jets 1968 Giovanni Guareschi, Italian author: Don Camillo/Peppone, dies at 60 1968 Houston Astro Don Wilson strikes-out 18, beats Reds 6-1 1968 Don Drysdale pitches a record 58th consecutive scoreless inning 1968 Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings 1968 Don Davey, NFL defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1968 Don Smith, born in North Tonawanda, New York, rower 1996 Olympics 1967 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colorado 1967 Houston Don Wilson no-hits Atlanta Braves, 2-0 1967 19th Emmy Awards: Mission Impossible, Monkees, Don Knotts and Lucy Ball 1967 Dylan's 1965 U.K. Tour is released as film "Don't Look Back" 1967 Don Alvarado, actor (Morning Glory, Big Steal), dies at 62 1966 Kevin Paige, vocalist, Don't Shut Me Out 1966 5 Minnesota Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner, and Harmon Killebrew) all homer in 7th inning to beat A's 9-4 1966 Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47 1966 92nd Preakness: Don Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 1:55.4 1966 Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers 1966 Don Anurasiri, cricketer, Sri Lankan slow left-armer 1966 Don Myrah, born in Oakland California, cyclist, Olympics-20th-96 1965 Los Angeles Dodger Don Drysdale (23-12) wins 13th straight game, 7 by shutouts 1965 Fresh Prince, Will Smith, rapper, Parents Just Don't Understand 1965 Willie Mays's 500th home run (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win 1965 Jazzy Jeff Townes, rapper, Parents Just Don't Understand 1964 Don Beebe, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1964 Don Redman, orchestra leader (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 64 1964 Don Cheadle, actor, Boogie Nights 1964 Ann Curless, singer, Expose-What You Don't Know 1964 Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium 1964 Don Campbell sets record for turbine vehicle, 690.91 kph (429.31 mph) 1964 Don Griffin, NFL cornerback for the Cleveland Browns 1964 Don Majkowski, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions 1963 Edith Piaf, French singer (No, I don't regret anything), dies at 47 1963 1st 200 meter freestyle swum under 2 minutes (Don Schollander 1:58) 1963 Ringo admits he wrote a song "Don't Pass Me By" 1963 Don August, born in Inglewood, California, Donald Glenn August, baseball player, pitcher, batted right-handed, pitched right-handed, played for Milwaukee Brewers 1988 - 1991, related to Archbishop of Philadelphia Justin Francis Rigali 1963 Brian Nash, Glendale, California, actor, Joel-Please Don't Eat Daisies 1962 Don Diamont, actor, Brad-Young and Restless 1962 Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award 1962 Marilyn, rocker, You Don't Love Me 1962 Don Fardon, Toowoomba QLD, Australasia golfer 1962 Princess Sophia of Greece weds Don Juan Carlos of Spain 1961 Don Wilson, CFL linebacker for the BC Lions 1961 Don Mattingly, born in Indiana, 1st baseman, New York Yankees/MVP 1985 1961 Don Van Spall, guitarist, Sleeze Beez 1960 Don Franklin, actor, Seaquest 2032, Noah Dixon-The Young Riders 1960 Phyllis Haver, actress (Don Juan), commits suicide at 61 1960 Chicago Cub Don Cardwell no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 1959 Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri 1959 Gerard Philipe, French actor (El Cid, Don Carlos), dies at 36 1959 Jane Winton, actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan), dies at 53 1959 Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day home run 1959 Bill White traded to St. Louis for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate 1959 Richard Drummie, rocker, Go West-Call Me, Don't Look Down 1959 Don Letts, rocker, Big Audio Dynamite 1958 Paul Hardcastle, keyboardist, Don't Waste My Time, Just for Money 1958 Jay Don Blake, St. George, Utah, PGA golfer, 1991 Shearson Lehman Open 1958 Don Slaught, born in Long Beach, California, catcher, California Angels, New York Yankees 1958 "Flip Top Box" by Dicky Doo and The Don'ts hits #46 1958 Jeff Fithian, actor, Trevor Nash-Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1958 Joe Fithian, actor, Tracey Nash-Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1957 Cleveland Browns' Don Paul sets club record for longest fumble return with a 89-yard run (and TD), beating Pittsburgh 24-0 1957 Jerry Don Gleaton, baseball player 1957 Don Bowden becomes 1st American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7) 1957 Don McBride, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Flicka), dies at 68 1957 1st U.S. runner breaks 4 minute mile (Don Bowden) 1957 Don Snow, born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1992, changed name to John Savannah, musician, guitarist, drummer, saxophonist, toured with Van Morrison, member of Squeeze, Procol Harum, played Hammond organs, piano 1956 Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP and 1st-ever Cy Young Award 1956 Don Larsen, New York, pitches only perfect World Series game, vs Brooklyn 1956 Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" reaches #1 1956 Elvis Presley releases "Don't Be Cruel" 1956 Phil Fearon, rocker, Galaxy, Kandidate-I Don't Want to Lose You 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) 1955 Peter Cox, rocker, Go West-Call Me, Don't Look Down 1955 Cathy Ladman, comedienne, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1955 Leo Barnes, Irish saxophonist, Hothouse Flowers-I'm Sorry, Don't Go 1955 Don Zimmer, hits 4,000th Dodger home run 1955 Phillies Don Newcombe hits NL pitcher record 7th home run of season 1955 Keith Whitley, Sandy Hook, Kentucky, country singer, Don't Close Your Eyes 1955 Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Don Cockell in San Francisco 1955 Rocky Marciano TKOs Don Cockell in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1955 1st "Walk"/"Don't Walk" lighted street signals installed 1954 Don Hollenbeck, newscaster (CBS Weekend News), dies at 49 1954 Bo [Robert] Donaldson, rock vocalist, Billy Don't Be a Hero 1954 Kim Tyler, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Kyle-Please Don't Eat Daisies 1954 Don Perry climbs a 20' rope in under 2.8 seconds (AAU record) 1954 BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter 1953 Don Dokken, heavy metal rocker, Dokken-Alone Again 1953 Bo Donaldson, Billy Don't Be a Hero 1952 Don Barnes, rock guitarist, 38 Special 1952 Don Was, American Musician 1952 Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434'1" (Tennessee) 1952 Narada, Michael Walden, Michigan, rocker, Don't Want Nobody Else 1951 Yvonne Elliman, U.S. actress and singer, I Don't Know How to Love Him 1951 Ron and Don Gaylon, midwest U.S., siamese twins, Jerry Springer Show 1951 Don [Sheldon George] Pooley, Jr., born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1980 BC Open 1951 Benny Neyman, Dutch singer, I Don't Know How 1951 Dwight Twilley, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer, Twilley Don't Mind 1951 Melissa Manchester, born in Bronx, New York, vocalist, Don't Cry Out Loud 1951 Crystal Gayle, born in Kentucky, country singer, Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue 1950 Don Powell, England, rock drummer, Slade 1950 Billy Squier, Massachusetts, heavy metal guitarist, Don't Say No 1950 Bobby McFerrin, singer, Don't Worry Be Happy-Grammy 1989 1949 Don Johnson, born in Flatt Creek, Missouri, actor, Miami Vice, Harrad Experiment 1949 Richard Strauss, German composer 'Don Quixote' and 'Metamorphosis', dies at 85 1949 Don Baylor, born in Texas, baseball player, Rockies, 1979 AL RBI leader, 267 HBP 1949 Charley Lupica begins stay on 4' platform atop a 60' pole, vowing to stay until Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and stays 117 days) 1949 Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0 1948 Don Nickles, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Senator-R-Oklahoma 1981 - 2005 1948 Don Brewer, born in Flint, Michigan, musician, drummer, performed with Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band, Silver Bullet Band and rock band Grand Funk Railroad 1948 Don Boyd, director, Goldeneye, 21, East of Elephant Rock 1948 Don Sweet, Vancouver, CFL, NFL place kicker, Montreal, Green Bay 1947 Jim Messina, rocker, Loggins and Messina-Your Mamma Don't Dance 1947 Don Grolnick, jazz musician 1947 Don Gelder, Gainesville, Florida, rocker, Eagles 1947 Tanith Lee, UK, sci-fi author, Don't Bite the Sun 1947 1st black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a home run on 1st at bat) 1947 Don Henley, born in Linden, Texas, rock drummer/vocalist, Eagles-Desparado 1947 Cleveland Indian Don Black no-hits Philadelphia A's, 3-0 1947 Don Henley, drummer/singer, Eagles, Boys of Summer 1947 Barbara Rhodes, born in Poughkeepsie, New York, actress, Don't Just Stand There 1947 Kiki Dee, born in Yorkshire, England, singer, Don't Go Breaking My Heart 1947 Sandi Shaw, Sandra Goodrich, Essex, rocker, Girl Don't Come 1946 Jane Birkin, born in London, England, actress, Mrs Don Juan, Dark Places, Dust 1946 Don Chaney, NBA player for the Houston Rockets/coach, Detroit Pistons 1945 Don McLean, New Rochelle, New York, singer and songwriter, American Pie, Vincent 1945 Suzanne Farrell, Cincinnati, ballerina, Don Quioxote 1945 Don Reid, Virginia, country singer, Statler Bros-Flowers on the Wall 1945 Don Sutton, baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1945 Don Ohlmeyer, American Producer 1944 Don Stroud, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Coogan's Bluff, Buddy Holly Story 1944 Rosetta Hightower, U.S. singer, Don't Hang Up 1944 Jon Hiseman, born in Woolwich, London, musician, drummer, record producer and music publisher, formed bands Colosseum, Coloseeum II with Don Airey, Gary Moore and Tempest with Alan Holdsworth 1944 Don Grady, Agrati, actor, Robbie Douglas-My Three Sons 1944 Don Dannemann, rocker, Cyrkle 1944 Kiri Te Kanawa, born in Gisborne, New Zealand, operatic soprano, Don Giovanni 1943 Don Mitchell, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Mark-Ironside 1943 Russian offensive at Don under general Golikov 1942 French Navy at Toulon scuttles ships and subs so Nazis don't take them 1942 Russian 21st Army recaptures Kalatsj at Don 1942 Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front 1942 Don Stevenson, born in Seattle, Washington rock drummer, Moby Grape 1942 Bobby McClure, U.S. gospel singer, Don't Mess Up a Good Thing 1942 WW II Navy flier Don Mason sends message "Sighted sub sank same" 1942 Don Novello, Father Guido Sarducci, Ashtabula, Ohio, comedian, SNL 1941 Don Francisco, Spanish variety show host, Sabado Gigante 1941 Don Pullen, pianist/composer 1941 Don Nix, U.S. saxophonist, Last Night 1941 Don Cornelius, TV show host, Soul Train 1941 Don Rich, Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer, Hee Haw 1941 Don Sherwood, American Politician 1941 Captain Beefheart, Don Van Vliet, rocker, Bongo Fury, Shiny Beast 1941 Don Van Vliet, American Artist 1941 Long John Baldry, England, blues vocalist, Don't try to Lay No Boogie 1940 Don Imus, radio disc jockey, WNBC 1940 Michael Sarrazin, actor, Seduction, They Shoot Horses Don't They 1940 Don Nelson, American Coach 1940 Robert Walker, Jr., New York City, actor, Ceremony, Ms Don Juan, Ensign Pulver 1939 Don Lash wins 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship 1939 Herman van Keeken, Dutch singer, Daddy don't run so fast 1939 Don "Sugarcane" Harris, rocker/actor, Soup for 1, Greeased Lightning 1939 Don Williams, Floydada Texas, country singer, I Believe in You 1938 Don Budge becomes 1st tennis player to grand slam 1938 Don Budge wins U.S. Tennis open and completes Grand Slam 1938 58th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats Henry Austin (61 60 63) 1938 Don Pavletich, baseball player 1938 Don Dolan, Staten Island, New York, actor, Guy Lewis- General Hospital 1938 Don Meredith, born in Mount Vernon, Texas, NFL quarterback, Cowboys, and Monday Night Football 1938 Simon Estes, born in Centerville, Iowa, bass/baritone, Wonton, Don Carlos 1937 Don Marquis, American Poet 1937 Don Bies, Cottonwood ID, PGA golfer, 1975 Sammy Davis Jr 1937 Don Sebesky, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, orchestra leader, Jimmy Dean Show 1937 Don Bluth, American Artist 1937 Don Wilson, cricketer, England slow left-armer between 1963-71 1937 Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry 1937 Don Galloway, born in Brooksville, Kentucky, actor, Arrest and Trial, Ironside 1937 57th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats G von Cramm (63 64 62) 1937 Don Massengale, born in Jackson, Texas, PGA golfer, 1966 Bing Crosby Celebrity 1937 Don Bonker, born in Denver, Colorado, Representative-D-Washington 1975 - 1989 1937 Don Wilson, rock guitarist, Ventures-Walk Don't Run, Batman Theme 1937 Don Everly, Brownie, Kentucky, vocalist, Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie 1937 Don Maynard, NFL receiver for the New York Jets, #13 1936 Don DeLillo, American Novelist 1936 Don E Cherry, U.S. jazz trumpeter 1936 Don Bowden, U.S., 1st American to run a sub 4 minute mile 1936 Charles Pope, U.S. soul singer, Tams-Hey Girl Don't Bother Me 1936 Mark Goddard, Lowell Massachusetts, actor, Don West-Lost in Space 1936 Don Drysdale, born in Van Nuys, California, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers-Cy Young 1962 1936 Don Sundquist, born in Moline, Illinois, Representative-R-Tennessee 1983 - 1995, Governor of Tennesse 1995 - 2003 1936 Joe Don Baker, Groesback, Texas, actor, Eischied, Walking Tall, Fletch 1936 Linda Lawson, Ann Arbor, Michigan, actress, Don't Call Me Charlie 1935 Don Stewart, actor, Guiding Light 1935 Don McCullin, British photographer 1935 Don Nute, born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Denver University, actor 1934 Don Ellis, American Musician 1934 Pat McCormick, comedian, Don Rickles Show, New Bill Cosby Show 1934 Don Rose, American Entertainer 1934 Don Kirshner, rock and roll producer, invented bubblegum music 1934 Don Hastings, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Captain Video, Bob-As the World Turns 1934 Joyce Van Patten, born in Queens, New York, actress, Good Guys, Don Rickles Show 1934 Gia Scala, born in Italy, actress in Angry Hills, Don't Go Near the Water 1933 John Mayall, MacClesfield England, pop musician, Don't Washed Me Time 1933 Joseph Pope, U.S. singer, Hey Girl Don't Bother Me 1933 Patricia Crowley, Olyphant, Pennsylvania, actress, Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1933 Don Fuqua, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Representative-D-Florida 1967 - 1987 1933 Don McNeill's Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35 year run on NBC 1933 Don Young, born in Meridian, California, Representative-R-Alaska 1973 - 1933 59th Kentucky Derby: Don Meade aboard Brokers Tip wins in 2:06.8 1932 Don King, American Celebrity 1932 Don King, fight promoter, Mike Tyson 1932 Don Preston, rocker, Mothers Of Invention 1932 Don Francks, Vancouver, actor, Terminal Choice, Finian's Rainbow 1931 Don Pease, born in Toledo, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1977 - 1993 1931 Don Richard Carpenter, novelist 1930 Don Bradman takes his 1st Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, WI, lbw) 1930 Tommy Collins, Leonard Sipes, country singer, Don't Growl 1930 Don Ho, Hawaii, ukulele player, Tiny Bubbles 1930 Don Leslie Lind, Midvale Utah, astronaut, STS-51-B 1930 Don Conicannon, government minister 1930 Don Tyson, founder, Tyson Foods 1930 Don Shula, winningest NFL coach for the Miami Dolphins 1929 Don January, pro golfer, 1976 Vardon Trophy 1929 Don Larsen, pitcher, New York Yankees, on what must have been a perfect day 1929 Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a home run 1929 Don Murray, born in California, actor, Bus Stop, Advise and Consent, Endless Love 1929 Don Dubbins, born in Brooklyn, actor, Enchanted Island, Fix 1929 Arte Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie 1928 Test Cricket debut of Don Bradman, who scored 18 and 1 vs England 1928 Don Gibson, born in Shelby, North Carolina, singer/writer, I can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me 1927 Cricket 1st-class debut of Don Bradman, NSW vs. South Australia 1927 Ricardo Guiraldes, Argentine poet and writer (Don Segundo Sombra), dies 1927 Don Revie, English soccer coach, Leeds, National team 1927 Michael Constantine, Penn, actor, Room 222, Don't Drink the Water 1927 Don Barbour, born in Greencastle, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen 1927 Tom Kennedy, born in Louisville, Kentucky, quiz host, You Don't Say, Name That Tune 1926 Don Gordon, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Prentiss-Lucan 1926 Don Messick, born in Buffalo, New York, cartoon voice, Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm 1926 Don Juan with John Barrymore shown 1926 1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, New York 1926 Don Carter, bowler, 6-time Bowler of Year, 1953-54, 57-58, 60-61 1926 Don Carter, bowling great, 1st PBA president 1926 Don Rickles, Queens, New York, comedian, Don Rickles Show, CPO Sharkey 1926 Don Adams, born in New York City, comedian, Maxwell Smart-Get Smart, Check it Out 1924 Don Knotts, born in Morgantown, West Virginia, actor, Amdy Griffth Show, 3's Company 1924 Don Kenyon, cricketer, England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55 1924 Nick Perito, born in Denver, Colorado, orchestra leader, Don Knotts Show, Big Show 1924 Gloria Vanderbilt, don't my jeans look great, poor little rich girl 1924 Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer, Dean Martin Summer Show 1923 Jean Kerr, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, novelist, Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1923 Franco Corelli, born in Anconia, Italy, tenor, Don Jose-Carmen 1923 Don Taylor, cricketer, New Zealand 3 Tests, Auck stands w/Sutcliffe in Wisden 1922 Don Hewitt, New York City, CBS news executive producer, 60 Minutes 1922 Jeff Richards, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Don't Go Near the Water 1922 Paul Schalluck, German writer, Don Quixote in Cologne 1920 Don Taylor, Freeport, Pennsylvania, actor, Father's Little Dividend 1920 Don Cook, foreign Correspondent 1920 F Don Miller, born in Racine, Wisconsin, Boxing coach 1946 Olympics 1920 Don Saddler, Van Nuys California, dancer, Holiday Hotel 1918 Don Castle, Texas, actor, Born to Speed, Tombstone, Motor Patrol 1918 Don Pardo, Westfield Massachusetts, TV announcer, Jeopardy, SNL 1917 Don Defore, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor, George-Hazel, Ozzie and Harriet 1917 Don Herbert, born in Waconia, Minnesota, scientist/TV host, Watch Mr. Wizard 1916 Don Tallon, cricketer, perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper 1916 Vic Mizzy, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Don Rickles Show 1915 Harry Hickox, Big Springs, Texas, Herb-Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1915 Ann Nagel, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Don Winslow of the Navy 1915 New York Yankees don pinstripes and hat-in-the-ring logo for 1st time 1915 Don Edwards, born in San Jose, California, Representative-D-California 1963 - 1995 1914 Bill Tallon, cricketer, brother of Don, Queensland leggie 1914 John Hubbard, born in Indiana Harbor, Indiana, actor, Don't Call Me Charlie 1913 Vivien Leigh, Gone With Wind, Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn 1913 Gig Young, St. Cloud, Minnesota, actor, They Shoot Horses Don't They 1913 Don Hutson, NFL end, Packers 1912 Don[ald] Siegel, born in Chicago, Illinois, director, Escape from Alcatraz, Shootist 1912 Carlos Don Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist 1912 Don Byas, American Musician 1912 Don Porter, Miami Oklahoma, actor, Russ Lawrence-Gidget, Ann Sothern Show 1912 Don Gillis, born in Cameron, Missouri, composer, Symphony #5 1912 Wilhelmus H L "Willem" Tollenaar, actor and director, Don Carlos 1909 Don Cleverley, cricketer, two Tests for New Zealand 1932 and 1946, took 0-130 1909 Don Large, Canada, choral director, Wayne King 1909 Robert Douglas, Finlayson, Bletchley England, actor, Adv of Don Juan 1908 Don Ameche, Kenosha WI, actor, Cocoon, Trading Places 1908 Giovanni Guareschi, Italian writer, Don Camillo, Peppone 1907 Don McNeill, Galena, Illinois, host, Don McNeill TV Club 1907 32nd Preakness: G Mountain aboard Don Enrique wins in 1:45.4 1907 Eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orchestra leader, Don McNeill TV Club 1907 George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London 1905 Jane Winton, Philadelphia, actress, Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan 1905 Mikhail Sholokhov, U.S.S.R., writer, And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel 1965 1904 Don Alvarado, Jose Page, Albuquerque, New Mexico, actor, Captain Thunder 1904 Don Goddard, born in Binghamton, New York, news anchor, ABC Evening News 1958-59 1903 Don Robey, U.S. gospel singer 1901 Henri Tomasi, Marseilles France, composer, Don Juan de Manara 1900 Don Redman, Piedmont, West Virginia, orchestra leader, Sugar Hill Times 1898 Richard Straus' "Don Quixote," premieres in Keulen 1889 Snub Pollard, Melbourne Australi, actor, Don't Shove, Arizona Days 1889 Efrem Zimbalist, Rostov on Don Russia, composer and violinist 1886 Ricardo Guiraldes, Argentina, novelist/poet, Don Segundo Sombra 1882 Don Blackie, cricketer, Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46 1881 Pedro Munoz Seca, Spanish playwright, Vengeanza de Don Mendo 1879 Don Joaquin BF Espartero, Field Marshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86 1878 Don Marquis, Illinois, journalist/poet, archy and mehitabel 1875 Ramiro de Maeztu y Whitney, Spanish writer, Don Quixote and Celestine 1875 Enrique Larreta, E R Maza, Argentine diplomat, Gloria de Don Ramiro 1872 William Heath Robinson, England, illustrator/cartoonist, Don Quixote 1870 Henry Kolker, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Real Glory, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry 1867 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Don Carlos," premieres in Paris 1864 Richard Strauss, born in Munich, Germany, composer, 'Don Quixote' and 'Metamorphosis' 1844 Jose Zorilla's "Don Juan Tenorio," premieres in Madrid 1843 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Don Pasquale," premieres in Paris 1825 1st French Liszts operette Don Sanche premieres in Paris 1819 Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer, Don Quiotte 1818 Don Carlos Buell, Major General Union volunteers 1813 Captain John Lawrence utters Navy motto "Don't give up the ship" 1792 Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/Field Marshal 1788 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet, Don Juan 1787 Opera "Don Giovanni" is produced (Prague) 1781 James Lawrence, naval hero, War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!" 1775 Yemelyan Pugachov, Don Cossack rebel, executed by tsarist Russia 1766 Don Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Terr from French 1754 Don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, dies 1734 Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples 1696 Czar Peter I's fleet occupies Azov at mouth of Don River 1685 Don Francisco de Agurto installed as land guardian of S Netherlands 1679 Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies 1675 Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Netherlands 1670 Don Juan Domingo Zuniga y Fonseca becomes Governor-General of Southern Netherlands 1661 Don Luis Mendez de Haro, premier of Spain (1643-61), dies at about 63 1641 Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands 1616 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 1613 Don Carlo Gesauldo, composer, dies 1607 Don Juan Alvarez, Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle 1578 Don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31 1578 Juan de Escobedo, secretary of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered 1577 Treason of Don Juan in Brussels 1577 Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict" 1576 Don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Netherlands (1573-76), dies at 70 1573 Don Luis de Requesensy Zuniga succeeds duke of Alva as land guardian of Netherlands 1573 Don Frederik disbands siege of Alkmaar 1572 Don Frederiks troops occupy/plunder Zutphen 1572 Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege for Haarlem 1572 Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederik plunders Mechelen 1568 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23 1567 Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique 1547 Miguel de Cervantes, novelist, Don Quixote 1547 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer, Don Quioxite 1545 Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II 1424 Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews |
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