2000 Death Penelope Fitzgerald, English Poet 1996 Death Ella Fitzgerald, singer, dies at 78 1995 Death Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mother of President John F Kennedy, dies at 104 1994 Event Radio conservative Rush Limbaugh (43) weds Marta Fitzgerald (35) 1994 Event Radio personality Rush Limbaugh weds wife #3, Marta Fitzgerald 1982 Death Neil Fitzgerald, Irish actor (Bride of Frankenstein), dies at 90 1976 Death Walter Fitzgerald, actor (Adv of Sadie, Fallen Idol), dies at 80 1975 Event Ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald and crew of 29 lost in storm on Lake Superior 1972 Birthday Rusty Fitzgerald, Minneapolis, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1971 Birthday Joseph Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Tom Fitzgerald, Melrose, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1967 Birthday Tara Fitzgerald, Sussex England, actress, Siren 1966 Birthday Thomas Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1961 Death Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 1960 Birthday John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star 1960 Birthday John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star 1960 Birthday Peter G. Fitzgerald, American Politician 1960 Birthday Mike Fitzgerald, born in Long Beach, California, professional baseball player, catcher, played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, California Angels Major League Baseball Teams, 1983 - 1992 1959 Event 1st Grammy Awards: Perry Como and Ella Fitzgerald win 1949 Birthday Alan "Fitz" Fitzgerald, rock keyboardist/vocalist, Night Ranger 1947 Birthday Lynn Fitzgerald, marathoner, ran 133 miles 939 yards in 24 hours 1947 Birthday Wayne Dowdy, born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Representative-D-Mississippi 1981 - 1989 1945 Event Ella Fitzgerald and Delta Rhythm Boys record "It's Only a Paper Moon" 1940 Death F Scott Fitzgerald, author (Zelda), dies of a heart attack at 44 1940 Birthday Frances FitzGerald, New York City, journalist/author, Fire in the Lake 1938 Event "A Tisket A Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb hits #1 1938 Event Ella Fitzgerald records "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" 1926 Birthday Garret FitzGerald, Prime Minister of Ireland 1925 Event Scribners publishes "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald 1918 Birthday Ella Fitzgerald, Newport News, Virginia, jazz singer, Is it live or Memorex 1916 Birthday Penelope Fitzgerald, English Poet 1916 Birthday Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1912 Birthday Geraldine Fitzgerald, Dublin Ire, actress, Pawnbroker, Easy Money 1900 Birthday Zelda Fitzgerald, 1st wife of F Scott 1896 Death Francis SK Fitzgerald, U.S. writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda), dies 1896 Birthday F. Scott Fitzgerald, St. Paul, Minnesota, author, Great Gatsby 1896 Birthday William Fitzgerald Jenkins, author, Time Tunnel, Land of Giants 1896 Birthday Walter Fitzgerald, Keyhan Devonport England 1890 Birthday Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mom of John F. Kennedy, RFK and Ted 1888 Birthday Barry Fitzgerald, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Academy Award-Going My Way 1816 Birthday Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard, General Union volunteers 1809 Birthday Edward FitzGerald, born in England, writer, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
