2003 Robert Atkins, diet doctor, Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution, dies at 72
2001 Dr. Christiaan Barnard, surgeon, ", performed the first heart transplant, South Africa 1967, ", dies at 78
2000 Dr. Rene Favaloro, doctor, invented heart by-pass surgery, dies at 77
1998 Dr. Mary Calderone, doctor/writer, Talking With Your Child About Sex, dies at 94
1998 Dr. Jonathan Mann, AIDS expert, dies at 51
1998 Dr. Benjamin Spock, pediatrician/writer, Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care, dies at 94
1997 Dr. Sam Sheppard's body (Fugitive) is exhumed for DNA test
1997 Terry Nation, writer (Dr. Who, Blake 7) at 66
1997 Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr. Pepper National Pro-Am
1997 Barry Evans, actor (Dr. Upton-Dr. in the House), dies at 53
1996 John Pertwee, actor (Dr. Who), dies at 76
1995 Lavad "Dr. Hepcat" Durst, vocal/piano, dies at 82
1995 Ed Flanders, actor (Dr. Westphal-St. Elsewhere), dies
1995 Ed Flanders, actor (Dr. Westphall-St. Elsewhere), commits suicide at 60
1994 Harry Saltzman, producer (Dr. No, Nijinski), dies at 78
1994 Roy Castle, actor (Dr. Who and the Daleks), dies of lung Cancer
1994 Detlef Macha, German DR cyclist (5x world champ), dies at 35
1994 Peter Cushing, actor (Star Wars, Dr. Who), dies of cancer at 81
1994 Erich Honecker, president of German DR (1971-89), dies in Chile at 81
1994 Dr. Kervokian found innocent on assisting suicides
1994 1st multi-racial election in South Africa begins [3 days] Dr. Nomaza Paintin in NZ is 1st black South African to vote
1993 Dr. William Masters (78) weds college sweetheart Geraldine Oliver (76)
1992 Governor Cuomo grants Jean Harris (Scarsdale Diet Dr. killer) clemency
1992 Army refused to overturn 127 year old conviction against Dr. Mudd
1992 Thomas Graftdijk, Dutch writer (Dr. Faustus), dies
1992 Actress Joan Chen (Twin Peaks) marries Dr. Peter Hui
1991 DeForest Kelly (Dr. McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in Hollywood
1991 Dr. Jack Kevorkian's suicide machine kills 2 women
1991 Roy Black, German singer and actor (Kinderarzt Dr. Froehlich), dies
1991 Theodore Geisel, author (Dr. Seuss), dies of cancer at 87
1991 Michigan court bars Dr. Jack Kevorkian from assisting in suicides
1990 Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die
1990 Dr. Antonia Novello sworn-in as 1st hispanic/female U.S. surgeon general
1989 Vincent Van Gogh's "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" auctioned for $825M
1987 Rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), dies at 90
1987 Patrick Troughton, actor (Dr. Who-Dr. Who), dies at 56
1986 Siobhan McKenna, actress (Dr. Zhivago, Hungry Hill), dies at 63
1986 [Francis XA] Keenan Wynn, U.S. actor (Dr. Strangelove), dies at 70
1986 President Reagan appoints Dr. James C Fletcher NASA Administrator
1985 Lloyd Nolan, actor (Dr. Chegley-Julia), dies of lung cancer at 83
1985 West German top counter espionage Hans Tiedge moves to German DR
1985 American, Brazilian and West German forensic pathologists confirm skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele
1985 Body of Nazi criminal, Dr. Josef Mengele located and exhumed
1984 Luther Adler, actor (Dr. Bernard Altman-The Psychiatrist), dies at 81
1984 1st space walk by U.S. woman, Kathryn D. Sullivan
1984 "Welcome To Fun Zone" hosted by Dr. Demento airs on NBC-TV
1984 Peter Bull, British actor (Dr. Doolittle), dies of a heart attack at 72
1984 Sam Jaffe, actor (Dr. Zorba-Ben Casey), dies of cancer at 93
1983 Raymond Massey, actor (Dr. Kildare), dies of pneumonia at 86
1983 Marian Nixon, actress (Dr. Bull, Sweepstakes), dies of cancer at 78
1982 Dr. Michael E. Bakey performs 1st successful heart implant
1982 Philip K[indred] Dick, author (Hugo-1963, Dr. Futurity), dies at 53
1981 Dr. George Nichopoulas is acquitted of overprescribing addictive drugs for Elvis Presley
1981 Jean Harris sentenced 15-to-life for slaying of Scarsdale Diet Dr
1981 Bernard Lee, actor (Fallen Idol, Dr. No), dies at 73
1979 German DR frees dissidents Rudolf Bahro and Nico Hubner
1979 Dr. Walter Massey named director of Argonne national Lab
1977 Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY
1977 Marxist philosopher Rudolf Bahro imprisoned in German DR
1977 Dr. Allen Bussey completes 20,302 yo-yo loops
1976 German DR banishes singer Nina Hagen
1976 Dr. Patrick J Hillery elected president of Iraq
1976 German DR deprives singer/poet Wolf Biermann citizenship
1976 New York Nets Julius "Dr. J" Erving sold to Philadelphia 76ers
1975 James Robertson Justice, actor (DR at Large, Dr. om Love), dies at 70
1975 William Hartnell, actor (Dr. Who), dies at 67
1975 "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances
1975 "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances
1974 Paul Richards, actor (Dr. Thompson-Breaking Point), dies at 50
1974 German DR amends constitution
1974 U.S. and German DR establish diplomatic relations
1974 Virginia Squires trade Julius "Dr. J" Erving to New York Nets
1974 Howard St. John, actor (Investigator, Dr. Lewis-Hank), dies at 68
1973 German FR and German DR admitted to UN
1973 Walter Ulbricht, President German DR, dies at 80
1973 Roger Delgado, actor (Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr. Who), dies at 55
1973 Dr. Hook's "Cover of "Rolling Stone"" enters Top 40 and peaks at #6
1973 Netherlands recognizes German DR
1972 Belgium recognizes German DR
1971 Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda sworn in as President for Life of Malawi
1971 Noah Wyle, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Dr. John Carter-ER
1971 Dr. Melvin H Evans inaugurated as 1st elected governor of Virgin Is
1969 Katrin Krabbe, Neubrandenburg German DR, 100m/200m, World Champ 1991
1969 Cambodia recognizes German DR
1968 Verne Gagne beats Dick Beyers (Dr. X) in Minn, to become NWA champ
1968 1st U.S. Open tennis match (Billie Jean King beats Dr. Vija Vuskains)
1968 Dick Beyers (Dr. X) beats Verne Gagne, to become NWA champ
1968 Brandon Douglas, born in Oklahoma City, actor, Dr. Quinn, Father's Homecoming
1968 University church in Leipzig German DR, blown up
1968 German DR adopts constitution
1968 Dr. N E Shumway performs 1st U.S. adult cardiac transplant operation
1968 Dr. Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law
1967 1st human heart transplant performed (Dr. Christian Barnard, South Africa)
1966 Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS
1966 Dr. Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury
1966 Malawi becomes a republic, Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda becomes pres
1965 Director David Lean's "Dr. Zhivago," premieres
1965 Silke Horner, German DR, swimmer, world record 100m-breast stroke
1965 Reginald Beckwith, actor and writer (39 Steps, Dr. in Love), dies at 56
1965 Rica Reinisch, born in German DR, 100m/200m backstroke, 1980 Olympics gold
1965 Dr. Dre, [Andre Young], rap singer
1965 Neil Craig, actor (Calling Dr. Kildare), dies at 73
1964 Principal filming of "Dr. Zhivago," begins
1964 Heike Drechsler, Gera German DR, sprinter, 1988 world record
1964 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
1964 Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda becomes president of Zaire
1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1964 Maxi Gnauck, German DR, uneven parallel bars, 1980 Olympics gold
1964 Robert Burton, actor (Dr. Gordon-Kings Row), dies at 69
1964 Willi Stoph succeeds Otto Great as premier of German DR
1964 German DR government allows short visits to West Germany
1964 Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove," premieres
1963 Ines Diers, German DR, 400m freestyle swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold
1963 Caren Metschuck, German DR, 100m butterfly swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold
1963 Gabriele Reinsch, German DR, discus thrower, world record 1988
1963 "Dr. No" premieres in U.S.
1963 Dr. James Campbell performed the 1st human nerve transplant
1962 Dr. Watson (U.S.), Dr. Crick, and Dr. Wilkins (Britain) win Nobel Prize for Medicine for work in determining structure of DNA
1962 Rob Morrow, New Rochelle, New York, actor, Dr. Fleishman-Northern Exposure
1962 Dr. Geza DeKaplany tortures wife with acid
1962 Eriq La Salle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Dr. Peter Benton-ER
1962 Anthony Edwards, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, It Takes Two, Dr. Greene-ER
1962 Clive "Doctor" Jackson, rocker, Dr. and Medics-Laughing at Pieces
1962 Thomas Gibson, actor, Dr. Daniel Nyland-Chicago Hope
1962 Birgit Fischer, German DR, 500m kayaker, 1980 Olympics gold
1962 Shooting begins on "Dr. No"
1962 Mister M (Dr. X) beats Verne Gagne in Minn, to become NWA champ
1961 Dr. Ruth marries Fred Westheimer
1961 Cornelia Oschkenat, German DR, hurdler, 50m indoor
1961 German DR limits traffic to West Berlin
1961 Karin Enke, Dresden German DR, speed skater, Olympics gold 1980, 84
1961 George Clooney, Lexington, Kentucky, actor, Dr. Douglas Ross-ER, Batman
1961 Nita Naldi, actress (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), dies of heart attack at 63
1960 Dr. Felix Houphouet-Boigny becomes president of Ivory Coast
1960 CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series
1960 German DR limits access to East-Berlin for West Berliners
1960 Wilhelm Pieck, president of German DR (1949-60), dies at 84
1960 Gisela Beyer, German DR, discus thrower, Olympics-4th place-1980
1960 Dr. Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from Los Angeles to New York City
1960 Boris Pasternak, Russian poet (Dr. Zhivago), dies at 70
1960 Russell Todd, born in Troy, New York, actor, Dr. Jamie Frame-Another World
1959 Ronald Weigel, German DR speed walker, 5 km indoor
1959 Petra Felke, German DR, javelin thrower, world record 1988
1959 Dr. Leakey discovers oldest human skull (600,000 years old)
1959 Brian Tochi, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Dr. Alan Poe-St. Elsewhere, Renegades
1959 Paul McGann, actor, Dr. Who
1958 TV soap "Young Dr. Malone" debuts
1958 Dr. F. Mason Sones is 1st doctor to perform a coronary angiogram
1958 Dr. Ake Senning installs 1st pacemaker in Stockholm
1958 Ramona Neubert, German DR, long jumper/pentathlete, Oly-4th-80
1958 Harry Nicholls Holmes, Dr. (crystallized vitamin A), dies at 78
1958 Marlies Gohr, German DR, sprinter, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1958 Christine Lathan-Brehmer, German DR, 400m runner, Oly-gold-76
1957 Bogdan Musiol, German DR, bobsled 1980 Olympics bronze
1957 New York narcotics investigator, Dr. Herbert Berger, urges AMA to investigate use of stimulating drugs by athletes
1957 German DR accepts 22 Russian divisions
1957 Harry Sothern, actor (Dr. Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72
1957 Marita Koch, German DR, 400m sprinter, Oly-gold-1980
1956 Dr. Albert Sabin discovers oral polio vaccine
1956 Ilona Briesenick-Slupianek, German DR, shot-putter, 1980 Olympics gold
1956 Hans-Georg Beyer, German DR, team handball player, 1980 Olympics gold
1956 Gordon Bruks, England, Dr/cosmonaut
1956 German DR frees almost 19,000 prisoners
1956 Michael Nikolay, German DR, gymnist, Olympics
1956 Evelin Jahl, born in German DR, discus thrower, Olympic-2 gold-1976
1956 German DR forms own army (National People's Army)
1955 Howie Mandel, born in Toronto, Canada, comedian, Dr. Wayne Fiscus-St. Elsewhere
1955 Thomas Mann, German writer (Dr. Faustus, Nobel 1929), dies at 80
1955 Dr. Jonas Salk successfully tests Polio vaccine
1955 Barbel Wockel-Eckert, German DR, sprinter, Olympic-4 gold-1976, 80
1955 [Kater]Nina Hagen, born in East Berlin German DR, actress, Blue Angel
1954 Denzel Washington, born in Mount Vernon, New York, actor, Dr. Chandler-St. Elsewhere
1954 Ullrich Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox 1976 Olympics gold
1954 Walter Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox 1976 Olympics gold
1954 Dr. Sam Sheppard's wife Marilyn is murdered (he is accused of crime)
1954 Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], actor (Dr. Kildare, Key Largo), dies at 76
1954 Hans-Jurgen Gerhardt, German DR, bobsled, 1980 Olympics gold
1954 West German secret service head Otto John defects to German DR
1954 Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer
1954 Dr. Peter Murray Marshall becomes 1st black to head an AMA unit
1954 Gunther Tiersch, German DR, 8 man cox, 1968 Olympics gold
1954 Norbert Hahn, German DR, 2 man luge, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1953 Dr. Albert Schweitzer and Gen George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize
1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio
1953 Hans Rinn, German DR, 2 man lugist, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1953 Dr. A de Waal appointed as Netherlands 1st female asst sect of state
1952 Monika Zehrt, German DR, 400m runner, Olympics gold 1972
1952 Margit Schumann, German DR, luge 1976 Olympics gold
1952 Johanna Klier-Schaller, German DR, 100m hurdler 1976 Olympics gold
1952 Dr. Floyd J Lewis 1st uses deep freeze technique in heart surgery
1952 East German SED decides to form German DR army
1952 Ulrich Wehling, born in German DR, cross country, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80
1952 Seigfried Brietzke, German DR, coxless rower, Oly-gold-1972, 76, 80
1952 Rosemarie Ackermann, German DR, high jumper 1976 Olympics gold
1951 Bernd Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs, Olympics gold 1976
1951 Jorg Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs, Olympics gold 1976
1951 Mark Harmon, born in Burbank, California, actor, Dr. Caldwell-St. Elsewhere
1951 Bernhard Germeshausen, German DR, bobsled, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1951 Dr. William Shockley invents junction transistor (Murray Hill NJ)
1951 Burglinde Pollak, German DR, pentathlete, Olympics-bronze-1972
1951 Angela Voigt, German DR, long jumper, Olympics gold 76
1951 Peter Davison, actor, Dr. Who, Sink or Swim, Fiddlers Three
1951 Jane Seymour, [Joyce Frankenberg], England, actress, Dr. Quinn
1950 Roland Matthes, German DR, 100m/200m backstroke, Oly-gold-1968, 72
1950 Dr. Ralph Bunche receives Nobel Peace Prize
1950 Waldemar Cierpinski, German DR, marathoner, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1950 German DR recognizes Oder-Neisse borders with Poland
1950 Annelie Ehrhardt, German DR, 100m hurdler, Olympics gold 1972
1950 German DR and Poland sign treaty about Oder-Neisse border
1950 Renate Stecher-Meissner, German DR, sprinter, Oly-gold-72
1950 New York City hires Dr. Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker"
1949 Nigel Havers, English actor, Dr. Latimer-Don't Wait Up
1949 Otto Greatwohl becomes 1st premier of German DR
1949 Wilhelm Pieck becomes 1st president of German DR
1949 Dennis Locorriere, Union City, New Jersey, rock guitarist, Dr. Hook
1949 Denny Albee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Dr. Janssen-One Life to Live
1949 Anna-Maria Muller, German DR, Luge, Olympics gold 1972
1949 Paul Nurse, dr/director-general elect, Imperial Cancer Research Fund
1948 Dr. Frank G Back (New York City) patents lens to provide zoom effects
1948 33 1/3 RPM LP record introduced (DR Peter Goldmark-Columbia Records)
1948 Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's as Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record"
1947 Husband and wife Dr. Carl Cori and Dr. Gerty Cori are 1st spouses to be awarded joint Nobel Prizes
1946 Ruth Fuchs, German DR, javelin thrower, Oly-2 gold-72, 76
1946 Dr. Ben Spock's "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" published
1946 Simon Williams, U.S., actor, Fiendish plot of dr Fu Manchu
1946 George Arliss, actor and writer (Dr. Syn, Voltaire), dies at 77
1945 G. W. Bailey, Port Arthur, Texas, actor, Dr. Beale-St. Elsewhere
1945 Rik Elswit, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show-In the Right Place
1945 Uwe Beyer, born in German DR, shot-putter 1976 Olympics gold
1944 Geraldine Chaplin, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Dr. Zhivago, 3 Musketeers
1944 Janice Garfat, rocker, Dr. Hook
1943 Yugoslavian resistance forms provisionary government under Dr. Ribar
1943 Barry Evans, actor, Dr. Upton-Dr. in the House, Mind Your Language
1943 Colin Baker, actor, Dr. Who, Swallows and Amazons
1943 In Dr. Faustus, Serenus Zeitblom begins his bio of Adrian Leverkuhn
1943 Thomas Mann begins writing his novel Dr. Faustus
1943 Conrad Veidt, German/US actor (Cabinet of Dr. Calgary), dies at 50
1943 Wolfgang Scheidel, German DR, luge, 1972 Olympics gold
1942 Jay David, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show
1942 Edy Williams, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actress, Dr. Minx
1942 Bill Francis Mobile Al, rocker, Dr. Hook
1941 Martine Beswicke, Jamacia, actress, Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
1941 Margritta Gummel, born in German DR, shot putter, 1968 Olympics gold
1941 Julie Christie, born in Assam, India, actress, Dr. Zhivago
1941 Meinhard Nehmer, German DR, 2 man bobsledder 1976 Olympics gold
1940 Jenny Linden, English actress, Hedda, Dr. Who and the Daleks
1940 Dr. John, [Rebennack], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, vocalist, I Was in Right Place
1940 Benjamin O. Davis became 1st Black general in U.S. Army
1940 James Brolin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Dr. Kiley-Marcus Welby, Peter-Hotel
1940 Thomas Kohler, German DR, luger, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1940 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr. Malone" on CBS
1940 Rita Tushingham, born in Liverpool, England, actress, Green Eyes, Dr. Zhivago
1940 Howard Hesseman, Salem Or, actor, Dr. Johnny Fever-WKRP, Head of Class
1940 Jud Taylor, actor, Dr. Gerson-Dr. Kildare
1939 Eberhard Koellner, German DR, cosmonaut, Soyuz 31 backup
1939 Dr. Roy P Scholz is 1st surgeon to use fiberglass sutures
1938 Dr. R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana
1938 Larry Bryggman, Concord California, actor, Dr. John Dixon-As the World Turns
1938 Jim McMullan, Long Beach, New York, actor, Dr. McDaniel-Ben Casey
1938 Ronny Cox, actor/singer, Robocop, Dr. John Gideon-St. Elsewhere
1938 George Cummings, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show
1938 Karin Balzer, German DR, hurdler, 1968 Olympics gold
1938 Frank Converse, actor, It's About Time, Dr. Cook's Garden, Movin' On
1937 Alfred Abel, actor (Dr. Mabuse, Metropolis), dies at 57
1937 Barbara Babcock, born in Pasadena, California, actr, Dr. Quinn, Dallas, Hill St. Blues
1937 Tom Courtenay, born in England, actor, Dresser, Dr. Zhivago, To Catch a Spy
1937 Sigmund Jaehn, German DR, cosmonaut, Soyuz 31/29
1937 Dr. Hook, [Ray Sawyer], Ala, vocalist, Dr. Hook-When You're in Love
1935 Dr. Robert Smith and William Wilson of Akron form Alcoholics Anonymous
1935 Nylon discovered by Dr. Wallace H. Carothers
1934 Ed Flanders, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, Dr. Westphall-St. Elsewhere
1934 John Stears, Middlesex England, special effects expert, Dr. No
1933 Adrienne Corri, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actress, River, Dr. Zhivago
1933 Dr. Robert Stevens, Master, Pembroke College, Oxford
1932 Omar Sharif, born in Egypt, actor, Dr. Zhivago, Top Secret
1931 Anthony Newley, England, actor, Dr. Doolitte, Garbage Pail Kids, composer
1931 Right-radical coup of Dr. Pfrimer fails in Austria
1931 Eunice Gayson, born in London, England, actress, Dr. No, From Russia With Love
1931 Ed Hall, Roxbury Massachusetts, actor, Dr. Bicker-Medical Center
1930 Renaat Verheijen, Flemish actor and director (Dr. Faustus), dies at 26
1930 Harry Glass, German DR, 1st E German Olympic medalist, bronze-1956
1930 Terry Nation, writer, Dr. Who, Blake 7
1929 Dr. Vladimir K Zworykin demonstrates "kinescope"
1929 Dr. Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin Tx
1929 55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr. Freeland wins in 2:01.6
1929 John S Ragin, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Dr. Astin-Quincy ME
1929 Peter Jeffrey, actor, Dr. Phibes Rides Again, Twinsanity
1928 Ruth Westerheimer, sex therapist, Dr. Ruth
1928 Stanley Kubrick, born in Bronx, New York, director, 2001, Dr. Strangelove, Lolita
1928 Peter Roger Hunt, born in London, England, director, Dr. No
1927 Joseph Campanella, New York City, actor, Dr. Steffen-The Nurses, Lou-Mannix
1927 Steve Ditko, co-creator of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, and Dr. Strange
1927 William Daniels, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Dr. Mark Craig-St. Elsewhere, 1776
1924 Maurice Jarre, Lyons France, composer, Dr. Zhivago-Acad Award 1966
1924 Robert Oxton Bolt, playwright, Man for All Seasons, Dr. Zhivago
1924 Leo Buscaglia, born in Los Angeles, California, "Dr. Hug", psycholigist, Love
1923 Gerald Gotting, German DR president, CDU
1923 1st brain tumor operation under local anesthetic performed (Beth Israel Hospital in New York City) by Dr. K Winfield Ney
1922 Rex Allen, Wilcox, Arizona, cowboy singer, Dr. Baxter-Frontier Doctor
1922 Dr. Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar
1922 Fritz Langs "Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler" premieres in Berlin
1922 John Kirk Barry, Dr/explorer David Livingstone's companion, dies at 89
1921 Dr. Marie Stopes opens Britain's 1st birth control clinic (London)
1921 Toronto's Dr. Banting and Dr. Best announce discovery of insulin
1921 Andries Treurnicht, [Dr. No], founder, South Africa Conservative Party
1920 DeForest Kelley, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Dr. Leonard McCoy-Star Trek
1920 DeForest Kelley, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Dr. McCoy-Star Trek
1919 Johann Sigurjonsson, Icelandic writer (Dr. Rung), dies
1919 Jon Pertwee, English comic/actor, Dr. Who, Worzel Gummidge
1919 Slim Pickens, born in Kingsburg, California, actor, Dr. Strangelove, Blazing Saddles
1918 Dr. Joseph L Johnson named minister to Liberia
1918 Joseph Wiseman, Montreal, actor, Dr. No, Viva Zapata, Les Miserables
1918 Alan Arbus, New York City, actor, Dr. Sidney Freedman-M*A*S*H
1917 Laraine Day, Roosevelt Utah, actress, Dr. Kildaire, I've Got a Secret
1916 Kennan Wynn, born in New York City, actor, Dr. Strangelove, Absent Minded Professor
1916 Mort Abrahams, producer, Dr. Doolittle, Planet Of Apes
1916 Sterling Hayden, born in New Jersey, actor, Dr. Strangelove, Asphalt Jungle, Cobra
1915 Terence Young, born in Shanghai, China, director, Dr. No, Thunderball
1914 Jonathan Harris, actor, Dr. Zachary Smith-Lost in Space
1914 Gary Merrill, Hartford Conn, actor, Young Dr. Kildare, All About Eve
1914 1st patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted, Dr. Robert Goddard
1914 Willi Stoph, president German DR
1914 Polly Hill, Dr/anthropologist
1913 Peter Cushing, England, actor, Dracula, Star Wars, Dr. Who
1913 Lavad "Dr. Hepcat" Durst, vocal/piano
1912 Peter Bull, actor/author, Executioner, Tom Jones, Dr. Strangelove
1911 Mason Gross, Dr/TV professor, Think Fast, Two for the Money
1910 Hayden Rorke, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Dr. Bellows-I Dream of Jeannie
1908 Lew Ayres, Minnesota, actor, All Quiet on Western Front, Dr. Kildare
1908 1st horror movie (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) premieres in Chicago
1908 David Lean, born in Croydon, England, director, Dr. Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter
1908 Rex Harrison, born in England, actor, My Fair Lady, Dr. Doolittle
1907 3-element vacuum tube patented by Dr. Lee De Forest
1906 Dr. Lee DeForest demonstrated his electrical vacuum tube (radio tube)
1905 Charles Finney, U.S., author, Circus of Dr. Lao
1905 Franchot Tone, Niagara Falls, New York, actor, Dr. Freeland-Ben Casey
1905 John Dierkes, Ohio, actor, Daughter of Dr. Jekyll, Hanging Tree
1904 Albert Van Dekker, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Dr. Cyclops, Beau Gesture
1904 Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss, children's author, "Horton Hears a Who!"
1903 Luther Adler, New York City, actor, Dr. Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist
1903 Dr. Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid in New York City
1902 Ralph Richardson, born in England, actor, Anna Karenina, Dr. Zhivago
1902 Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1st U.S. brain surgeon, does his 1st brain operation
1900 Dr. Walter Reed begins research that beats Yellow Fever
1900 Ian Hunter, born in Capetown South Africa, actor, Dr. Blood's Coffin, White Unicorn
1897 Halliwell Hobbes, Stratford-on-Avon England, actor, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1897 Frederic March, Wisconsin, actor, Dr. Jeckyll-Acad Awards 1932/1946
1896 Raymond Massey, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Dr. Gillespie-Dr. Kildare
1896 Emile Grubbe is 1st dr to use radiation treatment for breast cancer
1896 1st X-ray photo in U.S. (Dr. Henry Smith, Davidson NC)
1896 Battle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr. Jamesons troops)
1895 Dr. L S Jameson begins failed raid on Johannesburg
1895 Nigel Bruce, British/US actor, Dr. Watson-Sherlock Holmes
1895 Robert Burton, actor, Dr. Gordon-Kings Row
1894 Robert Louis Stevenson, Engl writer (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), dies at 45
1894 Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr. Roux of Paris
1893 Dr. Jamesons Legertje occupies Bulawayo Matabeleland
1893 Battle of Shangani, Matabeleland: Dr. Jameson beats Ndebeles
1893 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anesthesia
1893 Walter Ulbricht, president German DR
1893 Adriaan F. Dussenbroek, Dutch family dr/co-founder, Union National Arubano
1893 Conrad Veidt, Potsdam Germany, actor, Cabinet of Dr. Calgary
1892 Dr. Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal
1892 Dr. Jose Rizal forms League Filipina
1892 Dr. Washington Sheffield invents toothpaste tube
1891 Nell Craig, born in New Jersey, actress, Calling Dr. Kildare, Queen of Sheba
1891 Sam Jaffe, born in New York City, actor, Gunga Din, Dr. Zorba-Ben Casey
1890 Boris L Pasternak, Russian poet and writer, Dr. Zhivago,
1890 Boris L Pasternak, Russia, novelist/poet, Dr. Zhivago, Nobel 1958,
1889 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams forms Provident Hospital in Chicago
1889 Dr. Herman Hollerith receives 1st U.S. patent for a tabulating machine
1887 Reginald Owen, born in Wheathampstead, England, actor, Dr. Watson-Sherlock Holmes
1886 Sax Rohmer, England, author, Dr. Fu Manchu
1886 Hugh Lofting, England, writer and illustrator, Dr. Dolittle
1885 Dr. W W Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy (on Mary Gartside, 22)
1884 Werner Krauss, born in Germany, actor, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Joyless Street
1884 Dr. John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal"
1884 Harry Sothern, actor, Dr. Huer-Buck Rogers
1882 Dr. Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis
1882 John Barrymore, [Blythe], Philadelphia, actor, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1881 Hermann KJ Zilcher, German pianist/composer, Dr. Eisenbart
1881 Dr. John H Watson is introduced to Sherlock Holmes
1880 Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr. Watson is wounded, breaks out
1880 Johann Sigurjonsson, Icelandic writer, Dr. Rung
1879 Harry Nicholls Holmes, Penn, Dr., crystallized vitamin A
1879 Dr. Benjamin E Mays, named president of Atlanta Board of Education
1878 Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Philadelphia, actor, Free Soul, Dr. Kildare
1876 Charles Halton, born in Washington D.C., actor, Dr. Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1875 Emma Dunn, actress, Dr. Monica, Dr. Kildare's Strange Case, Hideaway
1874 Dr. Andrew T Sill, of Macon Missouri, finds science of osteopathy
1874 Dr. David Livingstones corpse arrives in Southampton
1871 Henry M. Stanley in Tanganyka say "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
1869 Black candidate for lt governor of Va, Dr. J H Harris, defeated
1868 Dr. James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, (2k) velocipede race at Parc fde St. Cloud, Paris
1865 1st class cricket debut of Dr. W. G. Grace
1863 Dr. Charles H Sheppard opens 1st public bath, in Brooklyn
1862 Dr. Richard Gatling patents machine gun (Indianapolis)
1862 Dr. Richard Gatling patents machine gun
1858 Richard Bright, British Dr. (Bright's disease/nephritis), dies at 69
1856 Dr. John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, California
1854 Karl Adolph von Basedow, German DR (Ziekte van Basedow), dies at 55
1851 Dr. John Gorrie patents a "refrigeration machine"
1846 Dr. William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether
1846 Anesthetic ether used for 1st time (Dr. Wm Morton extracts a tooth)
1845 Emmanuel-Persillier Lachapelle, dr, found Notre Dame Hosp Montreal
1842 Ether was used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr. Crawford Long
1842 Dr. Crawford Long, 1st physician to use ether as anesthetic
1841 Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch dr/chemist (electrical car), dies at 53
1835 Dr. Elias L"nnrot publishes Finnish poem "Kalevala"
1832 John Kirk Barry, Scot, Dr/companion to explorer David Livingstone
1801 Gustav T Fechner, [Dr. Mises], German philosopher/physicist
1800 Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives 1st cowpox vaccination to his son to prevent smallpox
1798 Dr. George Balfour becomes 1st naval surgeon in the U.S. navy
1794 Dr. Jessee Bennet of Edom Va, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation on his wife
1768 1st U.S. bachelor of medicine degree, Dr. John Archer
1755 1e edition of Dr. Johnsons "Dictionary"
1744 Elbridge Gerry, DR, 5th VP, Mass-Gov, invented gerrymandering
1721 Dr. Zabdiel Boylston gives 1st smallpox inoculations in America
1702 Philip Doddridge, England, Dr/nonconformist clergyman
1667 Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys, French doctor, performs 1st blood transfusion
1564 Christopher Marlowe, English poet/dramatist, Dr. Faustus
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