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2005 Eddie Barclay, French Musician

2002 Eddie Bracken, actor, Miracle of Morgan's Creek, dies at 87

2000 Jaime Cardriche, actor/wrestler, Malcolm and Eddie, dies at 32

1998 Eddie Rabbitt, singer, I Love a Rainy Night, dies at 56

1997 James Komack, producer (Courtship of Eddie's Father), dies at 67

1997 Eddie Arcaro, jockey (won 2 Triple Crowns), dies at 81

1997 Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games

1997 Eddie Ryder, actor (Slick Jones-General Hospital), dies at 74

1996 Eddie Harris, saxophonist/composer, dies at 62

1996 Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray's 500th career home run

1996 "Nutty Professor," starring Eddie Murphy opens in theaters in the USA

1995 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB)

1995 Eddie J Bush, golf professional, dies at 83

1995 Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits

1995 Eddie Murray of Indians hits his 463rd career home run (ties for 18th)

1995 Eddie Williams Wiggins, alto saxophone/comedian, dies at 78

1995 Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82

1994 Dub Taylor, actor (Poor Pretty Eddie), dies of a heart attack at 87

1994 Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, dies at 79

1994 Pearl Jam rocker Eddie Vedder (29) weds Beth Liebling (27)

1994 Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit home runs in a games (11 times)

1994 Eddie Calhoun, jazz Bassist, dies at 72

1993 Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder arrested for public drunkiness

1993 New York Met Eddie Murray is 20th to get 1,600 RBIs

1993 Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in New York City

1993 Eddie Constantine, actor (Alphaville, License to Kill), dies at 75

1992 Eddie Hazel, U.S. pop guitarist (Funkadelic-Knee Deep), dies at 42

1992 Eddie Kendricks, singer (Temptations), dies of lung cancer at 52

1992 Eddie Antar, CEO (Crazy Eddies), $74 m stock fraud caught in Israel

1992 Eddie Lopat, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 73

1992 124th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard AP Indy wins in 2:26

1992 New York Met Eddie Murray sets RBI record by a switch hitter

1992 New York Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 home runs

1991 Ernestine McClendon, director/actress (Homer and Eddie), dies

1991 Wolfgang Van Halen, son of Eddie Van Halan and Valerie Bertinelli

1991 Eddie Sutton is 1st NCAA coach to lead 4 schools into playoffs

1991 Eddie Bartell, actor (Every Night at Eight), dies at 83

1990 Eddie Quillan, actor (Brigadoon, Summer Magic), dies of cancer at 83

1990 Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games

1989 New York Rangers retire goalie Eddie Giacomin's #1 uniform

1988 Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers

1988 120th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 2:26.6

1988 114th Preakness: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 1:56.2

1987 Eddie Murray hits his 300th home run

1987 Oriole Eddie Murray hits his 299th and 300th career home runs

1987 Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit home runs in 2 consecutive games

1986 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, jazz saxophonist, dies at 65

1985 Grambling's Eddie Robinson wins record 324th football game

1985 Baltimore Oriole Eddie Murray knocks in 9 RBIs in a game vs California Angels

1985 117th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Creme Fraiche wins in 2:27

1984 Eddie Van Halen joins in, in a Jacksons concert

1983 Eddie Foy, Jr., actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78

1983 Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit

1982 Eddie J Peck, Lynchburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Sutton-Wildside

1982 Eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph

1981 Valerie Bertinelli marries Eddie Van Halen

1981 AL approves sale of White Sox to Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn for $20 million, and 80% of Mariners to George Argyros for $104 million

1980 Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale

1980 Eddie Jackson, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 84

1980 112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8

1978 Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, and Larry MacPhail inducted to Hall of Fame

1978 Eddie Robinson, actor, Neil Atwater-Swan's Crossing

1978 Eddie Mathews elected to Hall of Fame

1978 Eddie Gilbert, cricket (Aboriginal Qld quick got Don for a duck), dies

1977 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year

1977 Eddie Murray hits his 1st home run

1977 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71

1976 "Very Good Eddie" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 307 performances

1976 Eddie Dowling, composer (Anywhere USA), dies at 81

1975 "Very Good Eddie" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 307 performances

1973 Eddie Pope, Greensboro, North Carolina, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies

1973 Eddie Cade, NFL full safety for the New England Patriots

1973 Eddie Condon, jazz guitarist (Eddie Condon's Floor Show), dies at 68

1973 Eddie Rickenbacker, WW I fighter pilot, dies at 82

1973 Eddie Davis, CFL cornerback for the Calgary Stampeders

1973 Eddie Kennison, wide receiver for the St. Louis Rams

1972 Eddie Goines, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks

1972 Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for 2nd consecutive game

1972 Eddie Mason, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets

1971 Eddie Jones, NBA guard and forward, Los Angeles Lakers

1971 Eddie Parenti, born in Montreal, Quebec, 100m butterfly swimmer 1996 Olympics

1970 Eddie Guardado, Stockton California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins

1970 96th Preakness: Eddie Belmonte aboard Personality wins in 1:56.2

1970 Eddie Robinson, NFL linebacker, Houston Oilers, Jacksonville Jaguars

1969 Eddie Sutter, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons

1969 Eddie Garcia, born in Louisiana, actor/musician, Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You

1968 Eddie Britton, wide reciever for the Baltimore Ravens

1968 Eddie Taubensee, Beeville, Texas, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds

1968 Eddie Perez, Cuidad Ojeda, Venezuela, catcher, Atlanta Braves

1967 Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal

1967 Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers

1967 Eddie Pye, U.S. baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers

1966 Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton to retain light-HW boxing title

1966 Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22

1966 Eddie Brown, CFL slot back for the Edmonton Eskimos

1966 Eddie Zambrano, Venezuelan/U.S. baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs

1965 Eddie Vedder, heavy metal singer, Pearl Jam-Justine

1965 Eddie Irvine, Irish Celebrity

1965 Eddie Gribbon, actor (Keystone Kops), dies after long illness

1965 Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954 - 1965) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 home runs while playing together on the same team

1965 Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1964 Eddie Williams, born in Sheveport, Louisiana, infielder for the Detroit Tigers

1964 Eddie Cantor, comedian (Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater), dies at 72

1964 Liz Taylor's 4th divorce (Eddie Fisher)

1963 Eddie Anderson, NFL safety for the Oakland Raiders

1962 Eddie Lundon, rocker, China Crisis-Christian

1962 Brandon Cruz, actor, Eddie-Courtship of Eddie's Father

1962 Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races)

1962 Eddie Izzard, British Comedian

1961 South Africa vs. New Zealand, Durban debuts for Eddie Barlow and Peter Pollock

1961 Astro's Eddie Matthews hits home run #500

1961 Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive home runs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas)

1961 Eddie Murphy, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, SNL, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Raw

1960 Cowboy quarterback Eddie LeBaron throws shortest touchdown pass (2")

1960 Valerie Bertinelli, 1 Day at a Time, Sydney, Ms. Eddie Van Halen

1960 Eddie Cochran, rocker, dies at 21 in a car crash

1960 Eddie Jackson, bassist, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence

1959 Eddie MacDonald, rocker, The Alarm-Knocking on Heaven's Door

1959 Eddie Lubanski bowls 2 consecutive perfect games

1959 Liz Taylor's 4th marriage (Eddie Fisher)

1959 Eddie Johnson, NBA guard and forward, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers

1959 Slim [Eddie Jones] Guitar, rocker, dies at 32

1958 J Eddie Peck, Joplin Missouri, actor, Bold and Beautiful-Cole Howard

1958 Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time

1958 "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran peaks at #8

1958 Jockey Eddie Arcaro rides his 4,000th winner

1957 83rd Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold Ruler wins in 1:56.2

1957 Eddie Van Halen, Nijmegan, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Van Halen-Jump, 1984

1956 Eddie Acuff, actor (Guns of Pecos), dies at 48

1956 Eddie Edwards, South Africa, tennis star

1956 Eddie Murray, born in Los Angeles, California, 1st baseman, Orioles, Dodgers, Cleveland Indians

1955 Eddie Campbell, Scottish Artist

1955 87th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 2:29

1955 81st Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6

1955 Eddie Jobson, rock violinist, Zappa, UK, Roxy Music-For Your Pleasure

1954 Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row

1954 Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda, Bx, New York, Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It

1953 Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Philadelphia A's

1953 Butch Patrick, actor, Eddie Munster-Munster

1952 Eddie Mekka, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, actor, Carmine-Laverne and Shirley

1952 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2

1952 78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins in 2:01.6

1952 Eddie Manion, born in America, Eddie 'Kingfish' Manion, saxophonist, tenor and baritone sax, session musician, member of Bruce Springsteen with The Sessions Band Tour, recorded and performed with Diana Ross, Bon Jovi, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, The E Street Band

1951 Bill Veeck (Browns) sends Eddie Gaedel, a 3'7" midget, to pinch-hit

1951 77th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4

1951 Eddie Dunn, comedian (Face to Face, Spin the Picture), dies at 54

1950 Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer selected as Manager of Year

1950 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2

1950 Eddie Hazel, U.S. pop guitarist, Funkadelic-Uncle Jam Wants You

1949 Phils Eddie Waitkus, shot by Ruth Steinhagen, 19, at Eddgewater Hotel

1949 Eddie Hart, U.S., 100m runner, Olympic-1972

1949 Eddie Money, Mahoney, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and guitarist, Take Me Home Tonight

1949 Eddie Hemmings, cricket off-spinner, immense England

1949 Eddie Hardin, keyboardist/singer

1948 Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager

1948 Jay Thomas, dj/actor, Eddie LeBec-Cheers, Jerry Gold-Murphy Brown

1948 80th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:28.2

1948 74th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:02.4

1948 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05.4

1948 Eddie James Hart, Martinez Cal, 4x100m relay runner, Olympics gold 72

1948 Eddie Gray, rock guitarist, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue

1947 Eddie Antar, founder/CEO, Crazy Eddie Electronics Store

1947 Eddie Hodges, born in Mississippi, actor/singer, High Hopes, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1947 Eddie Thomson, Australian soccer coach, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics

1946 Eddie Brigati, Garfield, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Rascals

1946 Eddie Holman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, recording artist, rhythm and blues, gospel, pop, soul genres, known for hit 'Hey There Lonely Girl'

1945 77th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Pavot wins in 2:30.2

1945 Howard Kaylan, rocker, Flo and Eddie/Turtles-Happy Together, Eleanor

1945 71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop, Jr. wins in 2:07

1945 Eddie Slovik, 1st U.S. executed for desertion since Civil War at 25

1944 Eddie Rabbitt, Brooklyn, country singer, I Love a Rainy Night

1944 Mark "Flo" Volman, rocker, Flo and Eddie, Turtles-Eleanor, DJ, WKRK

1944 Kristina Holland, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Tina-Courtship of Eddie's Father

1944 Eddie Shah, English publisher, Today, Post

1943 Ken Osmond, actor, Eddie Haskel-Leave it To Beaver

1943 Eddie McGrady, born in County Down, Northern Ireland, born Eddie Kevin McGrady, Member of Parliament for South Down, founding member of the Social Democratic and Labor Party

1942 Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran

1942 Eddie Levert, born in Canton, Ohio, vocalist, O'Jays-For the Love of Money

1942 74th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Shut Out wins in 2:29.2

1941 Eddie Mayo (LA-Pacific Coast League), spits in face of ump Ray Snyder

1941 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway win in 2:31, triple crown

1941 67th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 1:58.8

1941 67th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 2:01.4

1940 Eddie Barlow, cricketer, Great South African all-rounder

1939 Eddie Kendricks, Alabama, rocker, Temptations-My Girl, Boogie Down

1939 Eddie Holland, U.S. singer and songwriter, Jamie, Leaving Here

1939 Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler elected to Hall of Fame

1938 Eddie Cochran, Oklahoma City, rock vocalist and guitarist, C'Mon Everybody

1938 Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat 1st flown, Eddie Allen

1938 64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8

1937 Eddie Paynter scores 322 for Lancashire against Sussex

1935 Eddie Bernice Johnson, American Politician

1935 Eddie Applegate, Wyncote, Pennsylvania, actor, Richard-Patty Duke Show

1935 Eddie Floyd, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer/composer, California Girl, Falcons

1935 Eastern Airlines hires Eddie Rickenbacker as General Manager

1934 "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show

1934 Eddie Harris, saxophonist/composer

1932 Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in 2nd 18-17 victory in 18 as his A's beats Indians in longest relief job

1932 U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold)

1932 Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his 1st race

1931 Eddie Mathews, American Athlete

1931 Eddie Barth, Philadelphia, actor, Shaft, Simon and Simon

1931 Eddie Fuller, cricketer, South African fast bowler in 7 Tests 1952-58

1931 Eddie Collins and Harry Heilmann, retire from baseball

1930 James Komack, born in New York City, writer/director/actor, Courtship of Eddie's Father

1930 Buddy Bregman, Chicago, orchestra leader, Eddie Fisher Show

1930 Eddie Egan, Bronx New York City, actor, Joe Forrester

1929 Miyoshi Umeki, born in Japan, actress, Mrs Livingston-Courtship of Eddie's Father

1928 Eddie Kirkland, Jamaican/U.S. blues guitarist, Have Mercy

1928 Eddie Fisher, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, Oh My Papa, Lady of Spain

1928 Eddie Foy, American Actor

1927 Eddie Leadbeater, cricketer, England leg-spinner with an avg of 109

1926 Eddie Jones, "Guitar Slim" rocker

1926 Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager

1926 Eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51

1926 Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor, City Heat, Homer and Eddie

1925 Eddie Gaedel, 3'7" St. Louis Browns pinch-hitter, he walked

1925 Eddie Collins, is 6th to get 3,000 hits

1925 White Sox manager Eddie Collins gets 3,000 hit

1923 Fred Robbins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, DJ, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest

1923 Eddie Ryder, New York City, actor, Slick Jones-General Hospital

1921 Eddie Calhoun, jazz bassist

1921 Memorial to Captain Eddie Grant, killed in WW I, unveiled at Polo Grounds

1921 Eddie Barclay, French Musician

1920 Eddie Bracken, born in Astoria, New York City, actor, Summer Stock, Young and Willing

1919 Eddie Lawrence, comedian

1919 Eddie Robinson, winningest college football coach, Grambling

1918 Eddie Safranski, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Jonathan Winters Show

1918 Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Secretary of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt

1917 Eddie Constantine, US/French actor, Lucky Jo, It Lives Again

1917 Eddie "Brat" Stanky, Phil Rizzuto's nemisis/2nd baseman, Dodgers

1916 Eddie Joost, baseball player

1916 Eddie Arcaro, jockey, 1958 Racing Hall of Fame, 2 triple crowns

1915 J Kern/S Greene's musical "Very Good Eddie," premieres in New York City

1914 Connie Mack sells Eddie Collins to the White Sox

1914 Eddie Sauter, Brooklyn, musician, Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue

1914 Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, Mississippi

1914 Connie Mack asks waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank and Chief Colby

1912 Eddie Collins repeats record of stealing 6 bases in a game (9/7/12)

1912 Philadelphia A's Eddie Collins steals 6 bases in 1 game

1912 Eddie Collins steals record 6 bases in 9-7 Athletics win over Detroit

1912 Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist

1912 Eddie Maxwell, singer, Yes We Have No Bananas

1912 Eddie J Bush, golf professional

1911 Eddie Mayehoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Hour Glass, How to Murder Your Wife

1911 36th Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Watervale wins in 1:51

1909 Ump Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call, this leads to Hurst's banishment

1909 43rd Belmont: Eddie Dugan aboard Joe Madden wins in 2:21.6

1909 Eddie Duchin, born in Massachusetts, society pianist and bandleader, Eddie Duchin Orchestra

1908 Eddie Acuff, actor, Guns of the Pecos, Phantom Creeps, Outer Gate

1908 33rd Preakness: Eddie Dugan aboard Royal Tourist wins in 1:46.4

1908 Eddie Albert, born in Rock Island, Illinois, actor, Oliver-Green Acres

1907 Phillies Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader vs Giants

1907 Eddie Quillan, Philadelphia, actor, Julia, Hell Town

1907 Sheldon Leonard, New York City, actor and director, Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie

1907 Eddie Ballantine, Chicago, orchestra leader, Don McNeill TV Club

1906 Playing as "Sullivan," Columbia U jr Eddie Collins debuts with A's

1905 Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, born in Oakland California, actor, Jack Benny Show

1905 Eddie Foy, Jr., New Rochelle, New York, actor, Eddie-Fair Exchange

1904 Eddie Condon, Goodland, Indiana, jazz guitarist, Eddie Condon's Floor Show

1902 Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins, #2, hall of famer

1902 Eddie James "Son" House, folk blues musician, Delta Blues

1901 Eddie Paynter, cricketer, England batting hero in Bodyline series

1898 Eddie Eagan, born in Denver, boxer, bobsledder, Gold Medals 1920, 1932 Olympics

1894 Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, actor, Anywhere USA

1893 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39

1892 Eddie Cantor, New York City, comedian, Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater

1890 Eddie Rickenbacker, aviator "Ace of Aces", WW I

1875 Eddie Pola, composer, Lullabye of Broadway

1856 Eddie Foy, American Actor


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