2014 Event Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally, will retire in July and be replaced by Mark Fields; Mulally restored profitability and distinguished the company as the only Big Three automaker to refuse government bailouts during the 2008-2009 recession 2013 Event Scientists discover that bumblebees have the ability to sense electric fields around flowers, enabling them to identify specific flowers for pollination 2011 Event A German naval mine from World War II is discovered and dismantled by BP; removing the bomb avoided potential closure of 16 oil fields 1997 Event U.S. Senior Golf Open ends at Olympia Fields Golf Club Illinois 1996 Death Haing S Ngor, doctor/actor (Killing Fields), dies at 45 1995 Death Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer, dies at 79 1994 Event Sally Fields files for divorce from 2nd husband Alan Greisman 1993 Death Carlotta Monti, lover of WC Fields, dies at 86 1991 Event Iraq continues to explode oil fields in Kuwait 1985 Event Central Park's Strawberry Fields, dedicated 1984 Event Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1979 Death Gracie Fields, actress (Queen of Hearts), dies at 81 1978 Death Totie Fields, Sophie Feldman, comedienne, dies at about 48 1976 Event Venezuela nationalizes oil fields 1975 Death Sidney Fields, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 77 1975 Birthday Albert Fields, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why 1974 Death Dorothy Fields, U.S. singer (Way you Look Tonight), dies at 68 1973 Birthday Scott Fields, NFL linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 Birthday Mark Fields, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Birthday Charlie Fields, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Shannon 1970 Birthday Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1969 Birthday Kim Fields Freeman, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Tootie-Facts of Life 1969 Birthday Kim Fields, American Actress 1968 Event Government seizes oil fields in Peru 1967 Event Beatles release "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields" 1966 Event Neil Simons, Coleman and Fields' musical "Sweet Charity," premieres 1962 Birthday Cleo Fields, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Representative-D-Louisiana 1993 - 1997 1961 Event Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal 1961 Event 43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL 1953 Birthday John Malkovich, born in Christopher, Illinois, actor and director, Killing Fields 1952 Birthday Jack Fields, born in Humble, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1981 - 1997 1946 Death W C Fields, writer/comedian (Bank Dick, It's A Gift), dies at 67 1946 Death W. C. Fields, American Comedian 1945 Birthday Roland Joffe, director, City of Joy, Mission, Killing Fields 1945 Event S Romberg, H&D Fields' musical premieres in New York City 1942 Death Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer (Weber and Lewis Fields), dies at 74 1941 Event Jerome Chodorov/Joseph Fields' "Junior Miss," premieres in New York City 1940 Event JA Fields/J Chodorov's "My Sister Eileen," premieres in New York City 1937 Birthday Joseph Wambaugh, born in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police writer, Onion Fields 1934 Birthday Rudolph Agner, CEO, Consolidated Gold Fields 1928 Event 32nd U.S. Golf Open: Johnny Farrell shoots a 294 at Olympia Fields Ill 1927 Event J McHugh and D Fields' musical "Delmar's Revels," premieres in New York City 1925 Event 8th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Olympia Fields CC Matteson Ill 1915 Birthday Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer 1915 Birthday Irving Fields, New York City, pianist, Ilona Massey Show 1912 Event Army fires on striking mine workers at Lena-gold fields Siberia 1908 Birthday Jackie Fields, U.S., featherweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold 1905 Birthday Dorothy Fields, lyricist, I'm in the Mood for Love 1898 Birthday Gracie Fields, England, music hall/vaudeville performer 1880 Birthday W. C. Fields, Philadelphia, actor 1877 Birthday Hubert Ahaus, missionary, Harvest Fields 1867 Birthday Joseph M Weber, comedian/singer, Weber and Lewis Fields 1867 Birthday Lew Fields, comedian, of Weber and Fields 1851 Event Gold fields discovered in Australia 1742 Event 1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London) 1540 Event The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester) 1513 Event Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland 1485 Event Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III 451 Event Germans and Romans beat Atiila the Hun at Catalarinische Fields
