1996 Charles O Finley, baseball owner for the Oakland A's, dies at 76
1994 Billy Ray Cyrus, Achy Breaky Heart, weds Leticia Finley
1990 Calif's Chuck Finley and Seattle's Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between U.S. and Japanese all-star teams
1980 Charlie Finley sells A's for $127M to Haas (owners of Levi Strauss)
1978 U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976
1976 Charlie Finley's $10 million damage suit against Bowie Kuhn begins
1974 Jim "Catfish" Hunter wins free agent claim against A's owner Finley
1974 Catfish Hunter and Charlie Finley meet in arbitration
1974 A's Catfish Hunter charge owner Charlie Finley with breach of contract
1974 A's Mike Andrews files $25 million lawsuit against Charlie Finley
1973 Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him
1973 Michael Finley, NBA guard and forward, for the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks
1967 Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive VP of A's by Charlie Finley
1967 Charlie Finley names Bob Kennedy 1st manager of Oakland A's
1967 A's drop grievance filed with National Labor Relations against C Finley
1967 Jeff Finley, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets
1965 Steve Finley, Union City, Tennessee, outfielder for the San Diego Padres
1965 Steve Finley, born in Union City, Tennessee, outfielder for the San Diego Padres
1964 John Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76
1964 Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City
1964 AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville
1963 Reports of Charlie Finley's intention to move Kansas City A's to Oakland
1962 Chuck Finley, Monroe, Louisiana, pitcher for the California Angels
1962 Chuck Finley, pitcher, Angels
1962 Charlie Finley is denied permission to move A's to Dallas-Ft. Worth
1961 Charlie Finley, changes A's manager Joe Gordon (26-33) for Hank Bauer
1960 Charlie Finley, makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels
1944 Betsy Finley Ashton, broadcast journalist/author/lecturer
1940 Pat Finley, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Ellen Hartley-Bob Newhart Show
1935 John L Finley, USAF/astronaut
1918 Charles O Finley, baseball team owner for the Oakland A's
1909 Karen Finley, American Artist
1887 John Finley Williamson, Canton Ohio, conductor, Westminster Choir
1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum
1867 Finley Peter Dunne, U.S., journalist/humorist, Mr Dooley
1863 John Huston Finley, Illinois, editor of the New York Times, 1937-38
1812 Jesse Johnson Finley, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1904
1808 Martha Finley, children's book author
1791 Samuel Finley Breece Morse, U.S. painter/inventor, telegraph
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