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1997 U.S. Senior Golf Open ends at Olympia Fields Golf Club Illinois
1996 Haing S Ngor, doctor/actor (Killing Fields), dies at 45 1995 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer, dies at 79 1994 Sally Fields files for divorce from 2nd husband Alan Greisman 1993 Carlotta Monti, lover of WC Fields, dies at 86 1991 Iraq continues to explode oil fields in Kuwait 1985 Central Park's Strawberry Fields, dedicated 1984 Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1979 Gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81 1978 Totie Fields, Sophie Feldman, comedienne, dies at about 48 1976 Venezuela nationalizes oil fields 1975 Sidney Fields, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 77 1975 Albert Fields, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why 1974 Dorothy Fields, U.S. singer (Way you Look Tonight), dies at 68 1973 Scott Fields, NFL linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 Mark Fields, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Charlie Fields, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Shannon 1970 Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1969 Kim Fields Freeman, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Tootie-Facts of Life 1969 Kim Fields, American Actress 1968 Government seizes oil fields in Peru 1967 Beatles release "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields" 1966 Neil Simons, Coleman and Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres 1962 Cleo Fields, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Representative-D-Louisiana 1993 - 1997 1961 Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal 1961 43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL 1953 John Malkovich, born in Christopher, Illinois, actor and director, Killing Fields 1952 Jack Fields, born in Humble, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1981 - 1997 1946 W C Fields, writer/comedian (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies at 67 1946 W. C. Fields, American Comedian 1945 Roland Joffe, director, City of Joy, Mission, Killing Fields 1945 S Romberg, H&D Fields' musical premieres in New York City 1942 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber and Lewis Fields), dies at 74 1941 Jerome Chodorov/Joseph Fields' "Junior Miss," premieres in New York City 1940 JA Fields/J Chodorov's "My Sister Eileen," premieres in New York City 1937 Joseph Wambaugh, born in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police writer, Onion Fields 1934 Rudolph Agner, CEO, Consolidated Gold Fields 1928 32nd U.S. Golf Open: Johnny Farrell shoots a 294 at Olympia Fields Ill 1927 J McHugh and D Fields' musical "Delmar's Revels," premieres in New York City 1925 8th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Olympia Fields CC Matteson Ill 1915 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer 1915 Irving Fields, New York City, pianist, Ilona Massey Show 1912 Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia 1908 Jackie Fields, U.S., featherweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold 1905 Dorothy Fields, lyricist, I'm in the Mood for Love 1898 Gracie Fields, England, music hall/vaudeville performer 1880 W. C. Fields, Philadelphia, actor 1877 Hubert Ahaus, missionary, Harvest Fields 1867 Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer, Weber and Lewis Fields 1867 Lew Fields, comedian, of Weber and Fields 1851 Gold fields discovered in Australia 1742 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London) 1540 The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) 1513 Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland 1485 Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III 451 Germans and Romans beat Atiila the Hun at Catalarinische Fields |
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