2015 Event The National Baseball Hall of Fame elects four players: Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, John Smoltz, and Craig Biggio; the induction ceremony will take place in July 2014 Event New Baseball Hall of Fame inductees determined by Baseball Writers' Association of America voters include: Frank Thomas, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, and managers Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox 2013 Event It is announced that Linda Ronstadt, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, Nirvana, KISS and Cat Stevens will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 2013 Event Mexican singer and songwriter Thalia receives a walk on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 2013 Event The Astronaut Hall of Fame inducts three new members: Curtis Brown, Eileen Collins, and Bonnie Dunbar 2013 Event For the first time since 1996, no candidates were elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame 2011 Event The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Dr.John, Tom Waits, Alice Cooper, Darlene Love and Neil Diamond into its Hall of Fame 2003 Death Gene Anthony Ray, dancer/actor, Fame, dies at 41 2002 Death Mickey Newbury, singer, member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, wrote songs for Acuff-Rose Music, dies 2000 Death Brian Statham, cricketer, 20th century's leading fast bowler, inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, 2009, dies in Stockport, England, of leukemia, at age 69 1998 Event Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Mama and Papas and Eagles 1998 Event Don Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1997 Event Mario Lemieux enters NHL Hall of Fame 1997 Event Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo elected to World Golf Hall of Fame 1997 Event Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1997 Event Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox and Willie Wells for Hall of Fame 1996 Event J Bunning, E Weaver, B Foster, and N Hanlon inducted in Hall of Fame 1996 Event Earl Weaver and Jim Bunning, elected to Hall of Fame 1996 Event For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1995 Event Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio 1995 Event Richie Ashburn and Mike Schmidt enter basaeball's Hall of Fame 1995 Death Rick Ferrell, Hall of Fame catcher, dies at 89 1995 Event Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1994 Event Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1994 Event Phil Rizzuto Hall of Fame Night 1994 Event Phil Rizzuto (Yankees) and Steve Carlton enter the Hall of Fame 1994 Event Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994 Event Miami begins a latin walk of fame, 1st star for Gloria Estefan 1994 Event Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1994 Event Steve Carlton (Phillies) elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1993 Event Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York 1993 Event New York Islander goalie Billy Smith elected to NHL Hall of Fame 1993 Event Cleveland breaks ground for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993 Event Construction begins on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993 Death Luis Falco, U.S. choreographer (Fame, Angel Heart), dies at 50 1993 Event Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame 1992 Event Roseanne Barr Arnold gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1992 Event Tom Seaver, R Fingers, Hal Newhouser, and B McGowan enter Hall of Fame 1992 Event Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1992 Event Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame 1992 Event William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame 1992 Event Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1992 Event Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1991 Event IM Pei receives $5 million for design of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991 Event New York Islanders Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame 1991 Event Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, and Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York 1991 Event Islanders Denis Potvan and Michael Bossy inducted into NHL Hall of Fame 1991 Event New York Islanders Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy, elected to Hockey Hall of Fame 1991 Event Scotty Bowman and Neil Armstrong elected to NHL Hall of Fame 1991 Event Bill Veeck and Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1991 Event Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin and Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1991 Event Joni Mitchel inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame 1991 Event Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose 1991 Event Jan Stenerud becomes 1st pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame 1991 Event Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame 1991 Event Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins and Rod Carew elected to Hall of Fame 1991 Event Rod Carew is 22nd player elected to Hall of Fame on 1st try 1990 Event Arsenio Hall gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1990 Event Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame 1990 Event Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan inducted into hall of fame 1990 Event Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame 1990 Event No one elected to Hall of Fame for 2nd time in 3 years 1990 Event 5th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards: Bobby Darin 1990 Event Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990 Event Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1989 Event Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame 1989 Event Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 1989 Event Red Schoendienst and Al Barlick elected to Hall of Fame 1989 Event Celtic Kansas City Jones and Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1989 Event Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1988 Event Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame 1988 Event Willie Stargell became 200th man inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame 1988 Birthday Carly Patterson, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, singer, gymnast, Olympic All-Around Champion, 2004, USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame inductee 1988 Event Willie Stargell (Pittsburgh Pirate), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1987 Event Mohammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame 1987 Event Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1987 Event Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1987 Event Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin 1986 Death Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica, a thrash metal band, dies in Sweden at age 24, when tour bus for the band skidded and crashed, inducted posthumously into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica 1986 Event Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr, and Ernie Lombardi inducted in Hall of Fame 1986 Event Amy Alcott wins LPGA Mazda Hall of Fame Golf Championship 1986 Event Hall of Fame and Museum announced to be built in Cleveland 1986 Event Ernie Lombardi, NL MVP in 1938, and Bobby Doerr, elected to Hall of Fame 1986 Event 1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis and Elvis Presley) 1986 Event Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his 1st year 1985 Event Establishment of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is announced 1985 Event L Brock, Slaughter, A Vaughan, and H Wilhelm inducted into Hall of Fame 1985 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Hall of Fame Golf Championship 1985 Event Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1985 Event Arthur Ashe is named to International Tennis Hall of Fame 1985 Event Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1985 Event Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1984 Event Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Don Drysdale, Pee Wee Reese, and Luis Aparicio inducted into Hall of Fame 1984 Event Pee Wee Reese and Rick Ferrell elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1984 Event Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew, and D Drysdale elected to Hall of Fame 1983 Event B Robinson, J Marichal, G Kell, and W Alston inducted into Hall of Fame 1983 Event Walter Alston, Dodgers manager, elected to Hall of Fame 1983 Birthday William Hung, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, outsider musician, rose to fame for an off-key performance of 'She Bangs' by Ricky Martin on 'American Idol' show 1983 Event Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal elected to Hall of Fame 1982 Death Michael Thoma, actor (8 is Enough, Fame), dies at 55 1982 Event Travis Jackson and Happy Chandler elected to Hall of Fame 1982 Event Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame 1982 Event "Fame" premieres on NBC TV 1981 Event Johnny Mize and Rube Foster elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1981 Event Bob Gibson elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1980 Event Kaline, Snider, Klein, and Tom Yawkey inducted into Hall of Fame 1979 Event Willie Mays, Warren Giles, and Hack Wilson inducted in Hall of Fame 1979 Event National Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, New York) dedicated 1979 Death Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53 1979 Death M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at 61 1979 Event Warren Giles and Hack Wilson selected to baseball Hall of Fame 1979 Event Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1978 Event Eddie Mathews, Addie Joss, and Larry MacPhail inducted to Hall of Fame 1978 Event Addie Joss and Larry MacPhail elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1978 Event Eddie Mathews elected to Hall of Fame 1977 Event Elton John honored by MSG Hall of Fame 1977 Event Martin Dihigo John Lloyd elected to Hall of Fame 1977 Event Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1977 Event Edward W Stack replaces Paul Kerr president of Hall of Fame 1977 Event Ernie Banks elected to Hall of Fame 1976 Event Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career 1976 Event Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's the Hall of Fame 1976 Event Roger Connor, Fred Lindstrom and ump Cal Hubbard elected to Hall of Fame 1975 Event David Bowie's 'Fame' single goes #1 for 2 weeks 1975 Event David Bowie releases 'Fame' 1975 Event William "Judy" Johnson selected to baseball Hall of Fame 1975 Event Billy Herman, Earl Averill, and Bucky Harris elected to Hall of Fame 1975 Event Ralph Kiner elected to baseball's Hall of Fame 1974 Event Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become 1st teammates elected to hall of fame on same day 1974 Event James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame 1974 Event Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Hall of Fame 1974 Event New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame 1973 Event Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn inducted into Hall of Fame 1973 Event Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected 1973 Event Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death 1973 Event Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1973 Event Mickey Welch, George Kelly and Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame 1973 Event Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1972 Event Gordie Howe and Jean Beliveau inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame 1972 Event Hall of Fame inducts Berra, Sandy Koufax, Lefty Gomez and Early Wynn 1972 Death Harold "Pie" Traynor, hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), dies at 72 1972 Event Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard selected to Hall of Fame 1972 Event Bob Douglas is 1st black elected to Basketball Hall of Fame 1972 Event Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs and William Harridge selected for Hall of Fame 1972 Event Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, and Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame 1971 Event Le Roy (Satchel) Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame 1971 Event Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1971 Event Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks 1971 Event & Dave Bancroft and George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1970 Event Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy and Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame 1970 Event Expos beat White Sox 10-6 in the annual Hall of Fame game 1970 Event L Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, and Jesse Haines enter Hall of Fame 1970 Event Ford Frick, Earle Combs and Jesse Haines elected to Hall of Fame 1969 Event Stan Coveleski and Waite Hoyt are voted into baseball Hall of Fame 1969 Event Roy Campanella and Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1968 Event Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Massachusetts, opens 1968 Event Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1968 Event Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1967 Event Red Ruffing selected to Hall of Fame 1967 Event Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1966 Event High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame 1966 Event Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame 1966 Event Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame 1965 Event Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1964 Birthday Alex Solis, born in Panama City, Panama, jockey, in the Calder Race Course Hall of Fame, over 4,500 career wins 1964 Event 101st member elected to baseball's hall of fame (Luke Appling) 1964 Event Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame 1963 Birthday Carrie Hamilton, Carol Burnett's daughter/actress, Fame 1963 Event Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, Ohio 1963 Birthday Carlo Imperato, born in Bronx, actor, Fame 1963 Event Charter members of Canadian Football Hall of Fame chosen 1963 Event Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas elected to football hall of fame 1963 Event Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, and John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1962 Birthday Lori Singer, Corpus Christi Texas, actress, Fame, V, Footloose 1962 Birthday Michael Andretti, Indy-car racer/Auto Hall of Fame, elected 1986 1962 Death Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59 1962 Event Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1962 Event Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1961 Birthday Nia Peeples, Vernia, Hollywood, dancer/host, Fame, Party Machine 1961 Death Thomas Connolly, 1st baseball umpire elected to hall of fame, dies 1961 Event Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto 1961 Event NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio 1960 Event Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame on Hollywood Blvd 1960 Event Agricultural Hall of Fame forms 1960 Event Hall of Fame allows veteran committee to vote annually 1960 Event BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member 1959 Birthday Magic Johnson, born in Lansing, Michigan, professional basketball player, inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame, 2002, played for Michigan State, NBA All-Star Games 1959 Birthday Irene Cara, born in Bronx New York City, actress/singer, Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury 1959 Event Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1958 Birthday Barry Miller, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married 1958 Event Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950 1957 Birthday Glenn Hoddle, born in Hayes, London, soccer team manager for Swindon Town, formerly played for Swindon Town, National Football Museum Hall of Fame inductee 1956 Event Joe Cronin and Hank Greenberg inducted into Hall of Fame 1956 Event Hank Greenberg and Joe Cronin are elected to Hall of Fame 1955 Event E. Arcaro, E. Sande and G Woolf 1st inductees in Jockey hall of fame 1955 Birthday Ann Bancroft, born in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, author, teacher, adventurer, Arctic and Antarctic explorer, National Women's Hall of Fame inductee 1954 Event Boxing Hall of Fame's 1st election selects 24 modern and 15 pioneers 1953 Event Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame 1952 Event Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1951 Birthday John Mellencamp, born in Seymour, Indiana, singer, songwriter, sold over 40 million albums worldwide, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, hits include, 'Jack & Diane' 1951 Birthday Dean Pitchford, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, prolific songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, novelist, Oscar, Golden Globe award-winner, wrote with composers Alan Menken, Rupert Holmes, collaborated on songs for movie, Fame, wrote screenplay for movie, 'Footloose' 1951 Death Edward Collins, Hall of Fame infielder (White Sox, A's), dies at 63 1951 Event Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1950 Birthday Nora Roberts, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, author, wrote 165 romance novels, Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame inductee, sold over 280 million books 1950 Birthday Cathy Sherk, born in Bancroft, Ontario, professional golfer, achieved No. 1 World ranking by Golf Digest, 1978, earned silver medal with Canadian team at 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships, joined LPGA tour, inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, 1995 1950 Birthday Julius Irving, born in Roosevelt, New York, basketball, helped legitimize the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA), inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame 1950 Event Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1950 Birthday Jack Youngblood, born in Jacksonville, Florida, professional football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, voted into College Football Hall of Fame 1949 Event Tiger 2nd baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame 1946 Event 11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, and McGinnity are named to Hall of Fame 1945 Event No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame 1944 Event Anne Frank (of Diary fame) is deported from Auschwitz to Belsen 1943 Birthday Georgie Fame, Clive Powell, rocker, Georgie Fame and Blue Flames 1943 Birthday Georgie Fame, rock vocalist, Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde 1942 Birthday Dick Butkus, Chicago, NFL hall of fame linebacker, Bears, sportscaster 1942 Birthday Willis Reed, NBA hall of fame MVP center/coach for the New York Knicks 1942 Event Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame 1941 Birthday Doris Coley, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, lead singer of The Shirelles, married names are Doris Coley Kenner and Doris Kenner Jackson, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1941 Event PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame 1941 Birthday Carol Mann, Buffalo, New York, golfer, LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 U.S. Open 1940 Birthday Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1940 Birthday Joan Joyce, Waterbury, Connecticut, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1983 1940 Birthday Mickey Newbury, born in Houston, Texas, singer, member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, wrote songs for Acuff-Rose Music 1940 Birthday Herve Filion, sulky driver, 1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame 1939 Event Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1939 Birthday Carl Yastrzemski, born in New York, Boston Red Sox great, 1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame 1939 Event Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York 1939 Event Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler elected to Hall of Fame 1938 Event Alexander Cartwright selects to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1938 Birthday Mickey Stratton, born in Meriden, Connecticut, softball catcher, Hall of Fame 1969 1938 Event Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York 1938 Event Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to Hall of Fame 1937 Birthday Juan Marichal, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1937 Event Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1936 Event 1st players elected to Baseball Hall of Fame - Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson 1934 Birthday Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1933 Birthday Ian Tyson, born in British Columbia, Canada, singer, songwriter, guitarist, song 'Four Strong Winds' chosen as greatest Canadian song of all time, in Canada's Country Music Hall of Fame 1932 Birthday Roosevelt Brown, Virginia, NFL hall of fame tackle for the New York Giants 1932 Birthday Halston, R Halston Frowick, fashion designer, 1972 Hall of Fame 1932 Birthday Joe Schmidt, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, Detroit Lions 1930 Birthday Brian Statham, born in Gorton, England, cricketer, 20th century's leading fast bowler, inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, 2009 1928 Birthday Edward "Whitey" Ford, hall of fame pitcher, New York Yankees 1927 Death Ross Youngs, Hall of Fame baseballer, dies of Bright's disease at 30 1927 Birthday Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts 1927 Event Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack Wheat 1926 Birthday Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1926 Death Georges Vezina, NHL Hall of Fame goalie (Canadiens), dies 1925 Birthday Betty Evans Grayson, born in Portland, Oregon, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1959 1925 Birthday Doc Pomus, born in Brooklyn, New York, given name Jerome Solon Felder, blues singer, songwriter, inducted in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame 1925 Birthday Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker, Philadelphia 1925 Birthday Bertha Tickey, born in Dinuba, California, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1973 1924 Birthday Darrell Royal, born in Hollis, Oklahoma, football coach, in 20 years as head coach, University of Texas Longhorn never lost a season, elected to College Football Hall of Fame, 1983 1919 Birthday [Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop, Dodgers 1919 Birthday Tony Canadeo, Chicago, NFL hall of fame halfback for the Green Bay Packers 1918 Birthday Florence Chadwick, born in San Diego, California, swimmer, Hall of Fame 1970 1917 Birthday M Marie Widlow, born in St. Louis, Missouri, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1957 1917 Birthday Jerry Wexler, born in New York, music journalist, music producer, in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1916 Birthday Eddie Arcaro, jockey, 1958 Racing Hall of Fame, 2 triple crowns 1914 Death Elbrige Gerry, Vice President (of Gerrymander fame), dies at 70 1914 Birthday Sammy Baugh, born in Texas, American football player, coach, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame 1911 Birthday Sid Gillman, NFL hall of fame coach, LA, San Diego, Houston 1909 Birthday Clyde Barrow, bank robber, of Bonnie and Clyde fame 1908 Birthday Albie Booth, collegiate Hall of Fame football star, Yale 1907 Birthday Johnny Longden, jockey/trainer, 1958 Racing Hall of Fame 1906 Death William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (New York Giants), dies at 67 1906 Birthday Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colorado, NFL hall of fame quarterback, Spartans, Detroit 1905 Birthday Rick Ferrell, baseball Hall of Fame catcher 1903 Birthday Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, .320 avg 1903 Birthday Vincent Richards, hall of fame tennis pro, elected 1961 1901 Event Hall of Fame for Great American on NYU campus dedicated 1900 Event American Hall of Fame found 1899 Birthday Harold "Pie" Traynor, baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman, Pirates 1897 Birthday Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1965 1894 Birthday Herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher, Yankees, 243 career wins 1893 Birthday Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, Prime Minister of China PR, 1949 - 1976 1893 Birthday Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1960 1891 Birthday Dazzy Vance, hall of fame pitcher, led NL in strike-outs 7-yrs 1887 Birthday Edward Collins, New York, Hall of Fame infielder, White Sox, A's 1883 Birthday George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee, elected 1961 1883 Birthday Charles Bender, only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame 1883 Event Fire at uninsured Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin kills 71. General Tom Thumb of P T Barnum fame, escapes unhurt 1881 Birthday William J Clothier, 1st President of tennis hall of fame, U.S. Open 1906 1881 Birthday Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player, elected 1963 1880 Birthday Joseph Tinker, baseball Hall of Famer, 1/3 of fame double play combo 1879 Birthday Roger P Bresnaham, hall of fame catcher/manager 1876 Birthday Mordecai, 3 finger, Brown, hall of fame pitcher 1875 Birthday Napoleon "Larry" Lajoie, Rhode Island, hall of fame shortstop, .426 in 1901 1868 Birthday Helen Miller Shepard, philanthropist/established Hall of Fame 1867 Birthday Wilbur Wright, of aeronautical fame, Wright Brothers 1866 Birthday William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, New Jersey, hall of fame baseball player 1859 Birthday William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher, New York Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds 1855 Birthday Alice Freeman Palmer, educator, Hall of Fame 1842 Birthday Sidney Clopton Lanier, U.S., composer/poet, Hall of Fame 1833 Birthday Edwin Thomas Booth, U.S., U.S. Hall of Fame/actor, Hamlet 1817 Death William Bligh, British naval officer of "Bounty" fame, dies at 63 1800 Birthday George Bancroft, historian, Hall of Fame 1799 Birthday Rufus Choate, U.S., lawyer, Hall of Fame 1797 Birthday Mary Lyon, U.S., educator, Mount Holyoke, Hall of Fame 1787 Birthday Emma Willard, U.S., opens school for young ladies, Hall of Fame 1779 Birthday Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor, slide rule, pocket chessboard 1765 Death Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81
