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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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