History Home
Events     Birthdays     Deaths     Years

Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy!

Google Web brainyhistory.com   
Frank


2005 Frank Perdue, American Businessman

2002 Frank Inn, Hollywood animal trainer, discovered Benji, dies at 86

2000 Frank Wills, often unemployed security guard, he the Democratic National Committee office in the Watergate Building had been burgled in June 1972, dies at 52

2000 Frank Patterson, Irish tenor, dies at 61

1999 Frank De Vol, composer, My Three Sons, dies at 88

1999 Susan Strasberg, actress/writer, original Anne in Broadway's The Diary of Anne Frank, dies at 60

1998 Frank Sinatra, singer/actor, From Here to Eternity, dies at 82

1998 Frank Muir, English Writer

1997 "Diary of Anne Frank," opens at Music Box Theater New York City

1997 Frank Joseph Kofsky, teacher/writer, dies at 62

1997 White Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time

1997 Frank Nobilo wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic at Forest Oaks

1997 Mark McGwire, is 4th to HR on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder)

1997 Frank Launder, director/scriptwriter, dies at 91

1997 Heart attacks sends Frank Sinatra back to hospital

1996 Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant

1996 Frank Neville Hosband Robinson, physicist, dies at 71

1996 Bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer, dies at 69

1996 Denis Frank Owen, Natural historian, dies at 65

1996 Frank Whittle, English Inventor

1996 Frank A Whittle, inventor of the Jet engine, dies at 89

1996 Frank Ulrich Marcus, playwright/critic, dies at 68

1996 Howard Frank Trayton Smith, diplomat/head of MI5, dies at 76

1996 Frank Hercules, writer, dies at 85

1996 Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive, dies at 71

1996 Frank Murray, police Officer, dies at 51

1996 Mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title

1996 Mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round

1995 Frank Hammond, tennis umpire, dies of ALS at 66

1995 Frank Bruno beats Oliver McCall in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1995 Frank Perry, film director, dies at 65

1995 Frank Perry, U.S. dir (Diary of Mad Housewife, David and Lisa), dies at 65

1995 Frank Cvitanovich, film maker, dies at 68

1995 Frank Chacksfield, conductor/arranger, dies at 81

1995 Frank Waters, writer, dies at 92

1995 Australia beat West Indies to regain the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy

1995 Frank Fidler, artist, dies at 84

1994 Frank Thring, Australian actor (El Cid, Ben-Hur), dies at 68

1994 Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist, dies at 70

1994 Frank Singleton, librarian, dies at 67

1994 Haywood Frank Henry, sax player, dies at 81

1994 South African President Nelson Mandela receives Anne Frank Penning

1994 Thomas Davis, U.S. movie editor/son of MGM-chief Frank D, dies at 26

1994 Liesbeth Struppert, actress (Pipo the Clown, Anne Frank), dies at 55

1994 Alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83

1994 Dave Winfield passes Frank Robinson for 12th on RBI list with 1,617

1994 Frank Wells, president (Disney), dies in helicopter crash

1994 Frank G Wells, U.S. director (Walt Disney), dies at 62

1993 Frank Sturgis, watergate burglar, dies at 68

1993 Frank V Zappa, U.S. music/composer (Mothers of Invention), dies at 52

1993 Frank Zappa, American Musician

1993 Christopher Frank, director/actor (Annee Des Meduses), dies at 50

1993 Christopher Frank, French writer, dies at 51

1993 Frank J Del Giudice, U.S. industrial designer (Boeing 747), dies at 77

1993 Lennox Lewis TKOs Frank Bruno in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

1993 Cassidy Gifford, daughter of Frank and Kathy Lee

1993 Frank Moro, entertainer, dies

1993 Jan Gies, Dutch resistance fighter (helped Anne Frank), dies at 87

1992 Frank Singuineau, actor (Firepower, Pressure, Mummy), dies

1992 Director Frank Perry (Mommie Dearest) marries Virginia Bush Ford

1992 Frank Stallone beats Geraldo Rivera in boxing on Howard Stern Show

1992 Jilly Rizzo, restauranteur/friend of Frank Sinatra, dies in car at 75

1992 Frank Killmond, dies at 58

1992 Frank Westbrook, dancer/choreographer, dies at 82

1992 Frank Wilson, actor (Beware, Sunday Sinners, Club), dies at 37

1991 Frank Yerby, U.S. writer (Health Card, The Dahomean), dies at 75

1991 Frank Capra, director (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 94

1991 Frank Rizzo, (Mayor-D-Phila, 1972-80), dies of a heart attack at 70

1991 Frank Hamilton, actor (Subterraneans), dies at 66

1991 Frank Thomas is 1st White Sox to homer at new Comiskey Park

1991 Frank Mitchell, actor (Music is Magic, Prairie Gunsmoke), dies

1990 Ben Frank, actor (Don't Answer the Phone), dies of heart attack at 56

1990 U.S. hostage Frank Reed freed after 4 years in hands of pro-Iranians

1990 Bankruptcy court forces Frank Lorenzo to give up Eastern Airlines

1990 Cody Newton Gifford, son of Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford

1989 Frank M Thomas, actor (Behind the Headlines, M'Liss), dies

1989 Frank Viola and Mets outduel Orel Hershiser and Dodgers 1-0

1989 Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to Mets

1989 Frank Easton, cricket wicketkeeper (NSW 1933-39), dies

1989 Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1989 Frank Adams, British Mathematician

1988 Dimitri Frenkel Frank, writer and director (Hadimassa), dies at 60

1988 Frank Sinatra, American Musician

1988 Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Baltimore Orioles

1988 Frank Pace Jr, U.S. Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76

1987 Arthur Frank Burns, Ukrainian Economist

1987 Frank Carlson, (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks), dies at 94

1986 Frank Nelson, actor (Ralph-I Love Lucy, Jack Benny Show), dies at 75

1986 Tim Witherspoon KOs Frank Bruno in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

1986 Frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter, dies at 87

1986 Frank [Patrick] Herbert, sci-fi author (Dune), dies at 65

1986 Frank Herbert, American Writer

1985 Frank Faylen, vaudevillian, dies of pneumonia at 79

1985 Phil Foster, comedian (Frank De Fazio-Laverne and Shirley), dies at 72

1985 Larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69

1984 Frank Church, (Sen-D-Ohio, 1957-81), dies at 59

1984 Frank Aquilera sets world frisbee distance record (168m) Las Vegas

1984 Frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer

1983 Frank Link, actor (Burns and Schreiber Comedy Show), dies at 46

1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

1983 Frank Reynolds, news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies at 59

1982 Frank Wijngaarde, Suriname journalist, murdered

1982 Frank Nicholson, South African cricket wicket-keeper (1935-36), dies

1982 Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame

1981 Frank DeKova, actor (F Troop), dies

1981 Frank DeKova, actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop), dies

1981 Frank McHugh, actor (Dawn Patrol, Going My Way), dies at 83

1981 Frank Lane, American Businessman

1981 Frank Merrik, composer, dies at 94

1981 Red Sox trade Fred Lynn to Angels for Frank Tanana and Joe Rudi

1981 Frank C Carlucci, ends term as deputy director of CIA

1980 "Perfectly Frank" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 16 performances

1980 "Perfectly Frank" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 16 performances

1980 Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91

1980 "Fearless Frank" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 12 performances

1980 "Fearless Frank" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 12 performances

1980 Theme From New York, New York by Frank Sinatra hits #32

1980 175,000 pay to hear Frank Sinatra sing in Rio de Janeiro

1980 Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70

1979 ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline")

1979 Allan Frank, actor (Charade Quiz), dies at 64

1979 Dancin' Fool by Frank Zappa hits #45

1979 Frank Peterson, Jr. named 1st black general in Marine Corps

1979 Diva Zappa, daughter of Frank

1978 Frank Ferguson, actor (Wagons West, Dynamite, My Gal Sal), dies at 69

1978 Frank Lampard, English Athlete

1978 Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73

1978 Frank C Carlucci succeeds John F Blake as deputy director of CIA

1978 Frank Herbert completes his novel "Destination: Void"

1977 Frank Martinus Arion forms Surinamese Writers group 77

1977 Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg

1977 Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71

1976 Frank Forest, actor (Big Broadcast of 1937, Champagne Waltz), dies

1976 Paul M Frank Forest, dies at 80

1976 Cleve manager Frank Robinson last game as a player

1976 Frank van Twillert, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles

1975 Frank Sully, actor (Parachute Nurse, Inside the Law), dies at 67

1975 Frank Puglia actor (Black Orchid, Jungle Book), dies at 83

1975 Frank Robinson debuts as 1st black baseball mgr (Cleve, beats New York 5-3)

1975 Ben Blue, actor (Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 73

1974 Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), dies at 84

1974 Frank Middleton, guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974 Frank Robinson became 1st Black baseball manager (Cleve Indians)

1974 Frank Robinson becomes baseball's 1st black manager (Cleve Indians)

1974 Frank Sutton, actor (Sgt Vince Carter-Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50

1974 Ahmet Rodan Zappa, son of Frank/rocker, Z, 2 Hip 4 TV

1974 "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Frank Sinatra hits #83

1974 Frank McGee, Today show host, dies of cancer at 52

1974 Frank Wilcox, actor (John-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 66

1973 Frank Juric, Australian soccer goalie, Olyroos, Olympics-96

1973 Frank Knight, TV announcer (Chronoscope), dies at 79

1973 Frank Robinson homers in record 32nd ML park (Arlington Tx)

1973 Frank Hayes scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. WI as England lose

1973 Frank Leahy, football coach (Notre Dame), dies at 64

1973 Frank Beede, NFL center for the Seattle Seahawks

1973 Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHLer to score 500 goals

1973 Frank Sanders, NFL wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals

1972 Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels

1972 Carl Frank, actor (Uncle Gunnar-Mama), dies at 63

1972 Frank Shorter wins 17th Olympic marathon (2:12:19.8)

1972 Frank Rocca, CFL corner for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

1972 Frank Tashlin, American Artist

1972 Frank H Knight, American Economist

1972 Frank West, CFL defensive back, Hamilton Tiger Cats

1972 Frank Garcia, NFL center, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1971 Frank Pimiskern, CFL safety for the BC Lions

1971 Frank Wolff, actor (Erotic Illusion, Last Gun), suicide at 43

1971 Frank Wycheck, NFL tight end, Houston/Tennessee Oilers

1971 Frank McGee becomes news anchor of Today Show

1971 Frank Robinson hits his 500th HR

1971 All star MVP: Frank Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles

1971 "Frank Merriwell" opens/closes at Longacre Theater New York City for 1 perf

1971 Frank Habermann, WLAF defensive linebacker, Rhein Fire

1971 Royal Albert Hall bans scheduled concert featuring Frank Zappa

1970 Frank Messmer, WLAF defensive end for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1970 Richard Frank Donovan, composer, dies at 78

1970 Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Orioles beat Senators 12-2

1970 Frank Laubach, Benton Pa, taught reading through phonetics, dies

1970 Frank Silvera, Jamaican actor (High Chaparral), dies at 55

1970 Frank de Boer, Dutch soccer star, Ajax

1970 Frank Temming, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals

1970 Frank Kooiman, soccer player, Sparta

1970 Frank "Cliff" Mannon, Amarillo, Texas, team handball 1996 Olympics

1969 Frank Dikstaal, soccer player, MVV

1969 Frank Newburg, actor (Homemaker), dies at 83

1969 Dweezil Zappa, born in Hollywood, California, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ, MTV

1969 Frank Lickliter, born in Middletown, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1993 White Rose-24th

1969 Frank H Loesser, U.S. songwriter/composer (Guys and Dolls), dies at 59

1969 Frank Lawton, actor (David Copperfield, Skin Game), dies at 64

1969 Australian aircraft carrier "Melbourne" slices U.S. destroyer "Frank E. Evans" in half, killing 74 (South Vietnam)

1969 Frank McCormack, Leicester Massachusetts, cyclist 1996 Olympics

1969 Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57

1969 Frank Castillo, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs

1969 Frank Robinson, WLAF defensive back for the Scottish Claymores

1968 Frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting Moon

1968 Malcolm Frank, CFL cornerback for the Edmonton Eskimos

1968 Frank Pelleg, composer, dies at 57

1968 Frank Thomas, "Big Hurt", 1st baseman, Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP

1968 Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games

1968 Frank Howard ties AL record with HR in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games

1968 Frank Howard belts record 8th HR in 5th straight game

1968 Frank Watkins, U.S. heavy metalist bass, Obituary, Cause of Death

1967 Frank Hartley, NFL tight end, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers

1967 Frank Pollack, NFL tackle for the San Francisco 49ers

1967 Frank Wainright, tight end for the Miami Dolphins

1967 Moon Unit Zappa, rocker, Valley Girl, Frank's daughter

1967 Frank Cornish, NFL center/guard, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles

1967 Frank Butler, actor/screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), dies at 76

1967 Frank McGrath, actor (Wagon Train), dies at 64

1967 Frank Overton, actor (12 O'Clock High), dies at 48

1967 Frank Wisbar, director (Fireside Theater), dies at 67

1967 Frank Worrell, West indian cricketer, dies

1966 Frank Robinson selected AL MVP

1966 Frank Hannon, rock guitarist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper

1966 Frank O'Hara, writer, dies at 40

1966 50 year old Frank Sinatra marries 21 year old Mia Farrow in Las Vegas

1966 "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34

1966 Only HR ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson)

1966 Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75

1965 Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati to the Orioles

1965 Donald Frank, NFL cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings

1965 Frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73

1965 Senators Frank Howard ties record with 7 strikeouts in DH

1965 Phillies Dick Allen and Frank Thomas get into a fight during practice

1965 West Indies becomes 1st holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy

1965 Frank Black, American Musician

1965 Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting

1965 Frank Reicher, actor (King Kong, Nazi Agent, Son of Kong), dies at 89

1964 Frank Musil, Pardubice Cze, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1964 Cleveland Browns' Frank Ryan sets club record of 5 TD passes

1964 Orioles Frank Robinson unanimous choice as AL MVP

1964 Frank Gilroy's "Subject is Roses," premieres in New York City

1964 Frank Rugani sets badminton shuttlecock distance record, 24.3 m

1964 Frank Albertson, actor (Chico and Man, Room Service), dies at 55

1964 Frank Conroy, actor (Midnight Mary, Threat), dies at 73

1964 Frank Winters, NFL center, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1964 Joseph Schildkraut, actor (Cleopatra, Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 68

1963 Frank Sinatra, Jr. returned after being kidnapped

1963 Frank Sinatra Jr. is kidnapped

1963 83rd U.S. Mens Tennis: R H Osuna beats Frank Froehling III (75 64 62)

1963 Axel Stordahl, orch leader (Frank Sinatra Show), dies at 50

1963 Frank Bello, U.S. heavy metal bassist, Anthrax-Soldiers of Metal

1963 Frank Mayo, actor (Santa Fe Trail), dies of heart attack at 74

1963 Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 home runs in 1911 world series) dies at 77

1963 Frank Wijnhoven, Dutch soccer player, NEC, Treffers

1962 Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48

1962 Frank Rijkaard, Surinam/Dutch soccer star, Ajax, AC Milan

1962 New York Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th HR in 3 games

1962 Andre Braugher, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Frank Pembleton-Homicide

1962 Frank Howard, hits the 5,000th Dodger home run

1962 Frank Borzage, U.S., director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo), dies at 69

1962 Frank Jenks, actor (Colonel Flack), dies of cancer at 60

1962 Frank Orth, actor (Boston Blackie, The Brothers), dies at 82

1961 Frank Reich, NFL quarterback, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1961 Frank Reich, quarterback, Detroit Lions

1961 Frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues

1961 Frank Bruno, British boxer, European champ

1961 Frank Fay, actor (God's Gift to Women), dies in Santa Monica CA

1961 Leonhard Frank, writer, dies at 78

1961 Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive home runs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas)

1961 Otto E. Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor (Negro Worker), dies at 67

1961 Frank Sinatra launches Reprise label under Warner Bros Records

1960 Frank Sinatra's 1st session with Reprise Records (Ring-A-Ding-Ding)

1960 Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year

1960 Frank Lloyd, director (Berkeley Square, Blood on the Sun), dies at 72

1960 Steve Vai, guitarist, Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth Band, Whitesnake

1960 Frank Nobilo, Auckland NZ, Australasia golfer

1960 Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special

1960 Frank Viola, Hempstead, New York, pitcher, Twins, Mets/Cy Young-1988

1959 Frank Maudsley, rock bassist/vocalist, Flock Of Seagulls

1959 Guggenheim Museum, by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens in N.Y.C.

1959 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive HRs

1959 Frank Brickowski, NBA forward and center, Seattle Supersonics

1959 Frank Lloyd Wright, U.S. architect (Guggenheim Museum New York), dies at 89

1959 Frank Darabont, American Director

1958 Frank Edmonds, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta

1958 Henk Wanders, Dutch bassist, Frank Boeijen Group

1958 Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California

1958 Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro, Buenos Aires, Arg, astronaut

1958 Joe Frank Edwards, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 89

1958 Frank Ullrich, East Germany, world biathlon champion

1957 Robert Frank Kurka, composer, dies at 35

1957 Frank E Gannett, newspaper publisher, dies at 81

1957 Frank Boe˜en, Dutch singer, Frank Boe˜en Group, /Black and White

1957 Frank Milton "Pete" Higgins II, VP, Microsoft Desktop

1957 Frank Affolter, pianist/writer/composer, If Nobody Does

1957 Milwaukee Braves' Frank Torre scores 6 runs in 1 game

1957 Anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam

1957 Frank Miller, U.S., comicbook writer, Batman-The Dark Knight Returns

1957 Frank Dicopoulos, born in Akron, Ohio, actor, Frank Cooper-Guiding Light

1956 Frank Robinson (NL) and Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year

1956 F Goodrich and A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Neth

1956 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th HR

1956 Millard Frank Hampton, born in Fresno, California, 4x100m runner 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Frank Loesser's musical "Most Happy Fella," premieres in New York City

1956 Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 HRs

1956 AL umpire Frank Umont is 1st to wear glasses in a regular season game

1956 10th Tony Awards: Diary of Anne Frank and Damn Yankees win

1956 Frank Dailey, orch leader (Music at Meadowbrook), dies at 54

1956 New York Mayor Robert Wagner and Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30M Brooklyn Sports Center Authority to build

1955 Frank Gilligan, Queens, New York, singer, Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around

1955 Last day as Test Cricket umpire for Frank Chester

1955 Frank H G de Grave, Dutch MP, VVD

1955 Jos Haagmans, Dutch singer, Frank Boeijen Group

1954 Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws

1954 Huub Stapel, Dutch actor, Amsterdamned, Attic: Hiding of Anne Frank

1954 Frank Marino, rocker

1954 Frank Selvey scores 100 points for Furman beating Newberry 149-95

1953 Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show

1953 Frank Tanana, baseball pitcher, California Angels

1953 Frank Gaffney, American Writer

1952 Frank Zincavage, rocker, Romeo Void

1952 72nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Gardnar Mulloy (61 62 63)

1952 72nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank Sedgman beats Gardnar Mulloy (61 62 63)

1952 66th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Frank Sedgman beats J Drobny (46 62 63 62)

1951 Frank Beard, U.S. country rock drummer, ZZ Topp

1951 Fuzzy [Frank] Zoeller, New Albany, Indiana, PGA golfer, Masters 1981

1951 Frank Pallone, Jr., Rep-D-New Jersey

1951 Frank Dimino, Washington D.C., rock vocalist, Angel

1951 NL ump Frank Dascoli clears the Dogers bench ejecting 15 players

1951 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Elias Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61)

1951 Frank Sinatra recorded "I'm a Fool to Want You"

1951 Frank Chikane, sec-gen of South Africa Council of Churches

1950 Gary Frank, Spokane, Washington, actor, Enemy Territory, Deadly Weapon

1950 Frank Murray, Australian field hockey national coach, Oly-sil-92, 96

1950 Police bar white players-Lou Chirban, Stan Mierko, and Frank Dyle, from playing in Negro League

1950 Frank Stallone, New York City, Sylvestor's brother/actor, Barfly, Outlaw Force

1950 Frank Worrell completes 261 vs. England at Trent Bridge

1950 New York Yankees obtain their 1st black players, Elston Howard and Frank Barnes

1949 Frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59

1949 Frank Murphy, American Politician

1949 Frank Beard, rocker, ZZ Top-She Got Legs, Fandango

1949 Frank L Culbertson, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina, Cmdr USN/astro, STS-38

1949 Frank de Leeuw, Dutch rock guitarist, Bob Color

1949 Frank Rich, U.S. politician

1948 Dr. Frank G Back (New York City) patents lens to provide zoom effects

1948 Frank Cellier, actor (Spider, Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade), dies at 64

1948 Daphne Maxwell Reid, actress, Frank's Place

1948 Frank Estersmith, born in Australia, rocker, Air Supply

1948 Frank Esier-Smith, rocker

1948 Test Cricket debut of Frank Worrell, vs. England Port-of-Spain

1947 Frank Shorter, Munich Germany, U.S. marathoner, Oly-gold/silver-72, 76

1947 67th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Frank A Parker (46 26 61 60 63)

1947 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published

1947 Gervase Frank Ashworth Jackson-Stops, architectural adviser

1946 Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," premieres

1946 Frank Hayes, cricketer, 106* England vs. WI on debut 1973

1946 Frank Seno returns kickoff 105 yd, Chicago Cards vs New York Giants

1946 Hans Frank, German Public Servant

1946 Dreyfuss family, owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells club to Frank McKinney and John Galbreath for $25 million

1945 Frank Tejeda, Rep-D-Texas

1945 65th U.S. Mens Tennis: Sgt Frank A Parker beats Wm Talbert (14-12 61 62)

1945 Ron Glass, born in Evansville, Indiana, actor, Harris-Barney Miller, Frank's Place

1945 Bruno Frank, writer, dies at 58

1945 Anne Frank, diarist (Diary of Anne Frank), killed in Belsen Camp

1945 Frank Murray, police Officer

1945 Frank J Biondi, Jr., president, HBO

1944 Tim Reid, born in Norfolk, Virginia, comedian, Venus Flytrap-WKRP, Frank's Place

1944 Anne Frank (of Diary fame) is deported from Auschwitz to Belsen

1944 64th U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank Parker beats Wm F Talbert (64 36 63 63)

1944 68th and last transport of Dutch Jews (Anne Frank) leaves to Auschwitz

1944 Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for U.S. Tennis title

1944 Holocaust diarist Anne Frank was sent to Auschwitz

1944 Germans raid Achterhuis, home of Anne Frank and family

1944 Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by Nazis

1944 Anne Frank's last diary entry; 3 days later she is arrested

1944 Frank McCormick (Reds) HR off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH

1944 Frank Oz, Heresford England, puppeteer, Sesame St, Muppet Show

1944 Frank Knox, American Public Servant

1944 Frank Oz, muppetteer, Grover-Sesame Street, Muppet Show

1943 New York City's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater

1943 Frank Allen, rock vocalist, Searchers-Needles and Pins

1943 Frank Muyser, Dutch guitarist/saxophonist, Les Baroques

1943 J T Walsh, actor, Col Frank Bach-Dark Skies

1943 Postmaster General Frank C Walker invents Postal Zone System

1943 Frank Piasecki, Vertol founder, flies his 1st (single-rotor) craft

1943 Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4:09.6)

1943 Leon Frank Sylvers, rocker

1943 Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"

1943 Frank Calder, 1st NHL president, dies

1942 Frank D. Adams, Canadian geologist, dies at 83

1942 8th Heisman Trophy Award: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (HB)

1942 New York Yankees Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series, he is fined $200 and suspended for 1st 30 days of 1943 season

1942 Jean-Luc Ponty, France, fusion violinist, Frank Zappa

1942 Frank Field, MP, Labour

1942 Anne Frank, 13, goes into hiding with her family and 4 other Jews

1942 Anne Frank's family goes into hiding in After House, Amsterdam

1942 Frank Mills, pianist/composer/arranger, Music Box Dancer

1942 Anne Frank begins her diary

1942 Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present, Amsterdam

1942 Frank Bank, born in Hollywood California, actor, Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver

1942 Kitty Kelley, author, Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra

1942 Frank Bonner, Little Rock AR, actor, WKRP, Hoax, You Can't Hurry Love

1942 Rick Frank, rocker

1941 Frank Creton, Suriname/Neth painter

1941 Frank Rosenthal, rocker

1941 Frank AM Aendenboom, Flemish actor, Lion of Flanders

1941 Frank Gerstenberg, Edinburgh, principal, George Watson's College

1941 Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey Orch record "Everything Happens to Me"

1941 Frank Bridge, English violinist and composer (Sea), dies at 61

1940 Frank Zappa, born in Baltimore, rocker, Mothers of Invention, Catholic Girls

1940 Frank Linzy, baseball player

1940 54th Postmaster General: Frank C. Walker of Pennsylvania takes office

1940 Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62

1940 Leon Trotsky, revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson, dies Aug 21

1940 Frank Lorenzo, airline executive, Continental, Texas Air, Eastern

1940 Barney Frank, Rep-D-MA, 1981-

1940 Frank Dobson, British Politician

1940 Daniel J. Travanti, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Frank Furillo on Hill St. Blues

1940 Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis (Tommy Dorsey Orch)

1940 Frank Langella, Bayonne, New Jersey, actor, Dracula, Diary of a Mad Housewife

1939 Nazi Governor-General of Poland, Hans Frank organizes Judenrat

1939 Nazi Gov of Poland Hans Frank requires Jews to wear a blue star

1939 Larry Linville, Ojai California, actor, Frank Burns-M*A*S*H, Blue Movie

1939 Frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna, Louisiana, rock vocalist, Sea Cruise

1939 Frank Sinatra made his recording debut

1939 Frank Van de Goes, writer/marxist theorist, dies

1939 Richard Beymer, Avoca, Iowa, actor, West Side Story, Diary of Anne Frank

1939 Frank R Wolf, Rep-R-VA, 1981-

1939 Frank R. Wolf, American Politician

1938 Liesbeth Struppert, actress, Miep Gies-Anne Frank

1938 Frank Misson, cricketer, Australian pace bowler 1960-61

1938 Frank Converse, actor, It's About Time, Dr. Cook's Garden, Movin' On

1938 Millie Perkins, actress, Diary of Anne Frank, Table for 5, Shooting

1938 Diane Baker, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie

1938 Robert Frank Baksa, composer

1938 Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player

1938 Frank Mahovlich, NHL Hall of Famer, Mont Canadians

1937 Frank Kellog, U.S. foreign minister (Nobel 1929), dies at 80

1937 3rd Heisman Trophy Award: Clint Frank, Yale (HB)

1937 Chicago Cub Frank Demaree gets 6 hits in 1st game and 2 in 2nd game

1937 Frank Vosper, actor and writer (Jew Suss), dies at 37

1937 Frank B. Kellogg, American Politician

1936 Frank Martinus Arion, [F Efraim M], Antilles, writer, Double Play

1936 Frank Hornby, English Inventor

1936 Frank Howard, baseball player, NL Rookie of the Year 1960

1936 Frank Stella, American Artist

1936 Frank Serpico, American Celebrity

1935 Frank Joseph Kofsky, teacher/writer

1935 Frank Robinson, baseball player/manager, MVP 1961-NL 1966-AL

1935 Frank Yablans, New York City, writer, North Dallas Forty

1935 Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years

1935 Frank Bartell (Czech), cycles record 80.584 mph in Los Angeles

1935 Frank Jordan, American Politician

1934 Frank Chapot, U.S., equestrian, Olympic-silver-1960, 1972

1933 Frank Brake, English multi-millionaire

1933 Frank Baumann, baseball player

1933 Frank Gorshin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian and impersonator, Riddler-Batman

1933 Frank H. Murkowski, American Politician

1933 Frank Murkowski, American Politician

1933 Frank Taylor, Chief Constable, Durham

1933 Frank H. Murkowski, Sen-R-AK, 1981-

1932 Frank Crosetti ties record, striking out twice in 1 inning

1931 Frank T Mdlalose, KwaZulu minister of Internal minister

1931 Frank Harris, Irish Author

1931 Frank Hoyt Losey, composer, dies at 59

1931 Frank Auerbach, German Artist

1931 Denis Frank Owen, Natural historian

1930 Frank Adams, British Mathematician

1930 Frank Carlucci, National Security Adviser/Sec of Defense, 1987-89

1930 Frank Perry, film director

1930 Frank Gifford, born in California, NFL halfback for the New York Giants/ABC sportscaster

1930 Frank Tyson, cricketer, "Typhoon" England pace destroyer mid-50's

1930 Frank Page, British broadcaster/actor, Hudson Hawk, Dark Dancer

1930 Frank Malzone, baseball player

1929 Jan Wiegel, director/producer, Classroom of Anne Frank, Myrada

1929 Frank Woolley scores his 100th first-class hundred

1929 Frank Valentine Van der Stucken, composer, dies at 70

1929 Frank Gehry, American Architect

1928 Frank Ulrich Marcus, playwright/critic

1928 Dimitri Frenkel Frank, Dutch writer and director, Hadimassa

1928 Frank Borman, born in Gary, Indiana, astronaut, Gemini 7, Apollo 8, CEO, Eastern Airline

1928 Frank Michael Beyer, composer

1928 Frank Frazetta, American Artist

1928 Frank Ross Anderson, Canada, International Chess Master, 1954

1927 Frank A Sedgman, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1951

1927 Frank Cvitanovich, film maker

1927 Jerry Stiller, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Frank Constanza-Seinfeld

1927 Frank Singleton, librarian

1927 Bernard Frank, oriental scholar/writer

1927 Frank Dunlop, director, Edinburgh International Festival

1926 Frank King, cricketer, WI fast bowler in 14 Tests in 50's, 29 wkts

1926 Frank Durrr, British? racehorse trainer

1926 Frank Finlay, Farnworth Lancashire England, actor, Robbery, Lifeforce

1926 Frank Hauser, British theatrical director

1926 Frank O'Hara, writer

1926 Frank Thring, Melbourne Australia, actor, El Cid, Ben-Hur

1926 Frank Aletter, Long Island, New York, actor, Mac-It's About Time, Tom-Nancy

1926 Frank Carson, Irish Comedian

1925 Frank D Gilroy, American writer, Subject Was Roses

1925 Frank Latimore, [Kline], Darien, Connecticut, actor, Patton, Breakin Up

1925 Francois J [Frank] le Roux, chief whip, South Afr Conserv Party

1925 Frank Chamberlain, CEO, Test and County Cricket Board

1925 Frank Neville Hosband Robinson, physicist

1925 Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive

1924 Frank Corsaro, New York harbor, opera director

1924 Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist

1924 Frank Liedel, [Leo van Assche], Flemish writer, Kaperbrief

1924 Frank Worrell, cricketer, one of the three W's, inspiring WI captain

1924 Frank Church, Sen-D-Id, 1957-81

1924 Test cricket ump debut for Frank Chester, vs. South Africa at Lord's

1924 Frank F. Mankiewicz, New York City, columnist, Perfectly Clear

1924 Frank Carauna, becomes 1st to bowl 2 successive perfect 300 games

1924 Warren Frank Benson, composer

1924 Frank R. Lautenberg, Sen-D-NJ, 1983-

1924 Frank Lautenberg, American Politician

1924 Robert Frank, Swiss Photographer

1924 Frank Press, American Scientist

1923 Frank Reynolds, E Chicago, Indiana, news anchor, ABC Evening News

1923 Frank Sutton, Clarksville Tennessee, actor, Sgt Carter-Gomer Pyle USMC

1923 Frank Silver and Irving Conn release "Yes, We Have No Bananas"

1922 Frank Comstock, SD California, orch leader, Jimmie Rodgers Show

1922 Frank Kelly Freas, American Writer

1922 Frank Hauser, British theatrical director

1922 Frank Price, CEO, British Waterways Board

1922 Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer

1921 Robert Frank Kurka, composer

1921 Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history

1921 Jan Frank Fischer, composer

1921 Frank McGee, Monroe, Louisiana, news anchor, NBC Evening News

1921 Frank Scott, born in Fargo ND, pianist, Lawrence Welk Show

1921 Nelson Riddle, Oradell, New Jersey, musical conductor, Batman, Frank Sinatra

1921 Frank Mooney, cricketer, dependable wicket-keeper for NZ in 13 Tests

1921 25th Boston Marathon won by Frank Zuna of New Jersey in 2:18:57.6

1920 "1st Year" with Frank Craven premieres in New York City

1920 Frank [Patrick] Herbert, U.S., sci-fi author, Dune

1920 Frank Herbert, American Writer

1920 Frank Perdue, American Businessman

1920 Frank Fontaine, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian, Crazy Guggenheim

1920 Frank Rogers, CEO, NPA Telegraph

1920 Ottalee Baker, Frank "Home Run" Baker's wife, dies at 31

1920 Frank Muir, English Writer

1919 Howard Frank Trayton Smith, diplomat/head, MI5

1919 Frank Wedekind's "Herakles," premieres in Munich

1919 Bruce Gordon, born in London, England, actor, Frank Nitti-Untouchables

1919 Frank Middlemass, actor, Island, Oliver Twist

1919 Frank Ereaut, Balliff of Jersey

1919 Frank Lyman Baum, author (Wizard of Oz), dies at 62

1919 Frank Wedekind's "Elius Erweckung," premieres in Hamburg

1919 Frank van Klingeren, Dutch architect, De Meerpaal, Dronten

1919 Frank Wedekind's "Die letzten Tage der Menschheit," premieres

1918 Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000

1918 50th Belmont: Frank Robinson aboard Johren wins in 2:20.6

1918 White Sox losing 5-4 against New York Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a triple play

1918 Mickey Spillane, [Frank], born in Brooklyn, New York, mystery writer, I the Jury

1918 Frank Wigglesworth, composer

1916 Frank McGuire, basketball coach, won 550 games in 30 college seasons

1916 Jess Willard fights Frank Moran to no decision in 10 for boxing title

1916 New York Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500

1916 Frank A Parker, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1944

1915 Frank Sinatra, born in Hoboken, vocalist/actor, old blue eyes

1915 Frank Mcgee,

1915 Frank Cady, actor, Mr Drucker-Green Acres

1915 Mob lynches Jewish businessman Leo Frank in Cobb County, Georgia after death sentence for murder of 13-year-old girl commuted to life

1915 Frank Thistlethwaite, vice chancellor, University of East Anglia

1915 Pittsburghs' Frank Allen no-hits St. Louis (Federal League), 2-0

1915 Frank James, American Criminal

1915 Frank Home Run Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack. He sits out 1915 season

1915 Frank Annunzio, Rep-D-IL, 1965-

1914 Frank, Bruiser, Kinard, NFL, AAFC tackle, Bkln, New York Yankees

1914 Frank Silvera, Kingston Jamaica, actor, High Chaparral

1914 Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title

1914 Frank Chacksfield, arranger/orch leader

1914 Frank Lovejoy, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw

1914 Frank Craven's "Too Many Cooks," premieres in New York City

1913 Ernst Schnabel, German sailor/dramatist, Anne Frank

1913 Axel Stordahl, Staten Island, New York, orch leader, Frank Sinatra Show

1913 Frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55

1913 John McGraw joins Fred Clarke, Cap Anson, Frank Selee, and Connie Mack

1913 Phil Foster, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Frank De Fazio-Laverne and Shirley

1913 Frank Allaun, British MP, L

1913 Frank Tashlin, American Artist

1913 Haywood Frank Henry, sax player

1913 Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager

1912 Frank Wedekind's "Tod und Teufel," premieres in Berlin

1912 Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader, created salsa music

1912 Frank Pace, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Army, 1950-53

1911 Frank Wedekind's "Oaha, die Satire der Satire," premieres in Munich

1911 Ty Cobb (AL) and Frank Schulte (NL) are 1st MVPs, each gets an auto

1911 Frank Devol, Moundsville, West Virginia, orch leader, I'm Dickens He's Fenster

1911 Charles Frank, physicist

1911 Frank Hercules, writer

1910 Alan Frank, music publisher

1910 Frank Pelleg, composer

1910 Frank Fidler, artist

1909 Frank Tarrant scores cricket 145 and 13-67 for Middlesex vs. Gloucs

1909 Frank Gasparro, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. chief engraver, 1965-81

1909 Frank Bowden, industrialist/landowner

1909 Frank "Home Run" Baker's 1st career home run

1909 Frank Ward, cricketer, Australian leggie late 30s

1908 Frank Ferguson, California, actor, Wagons West, Dynamite, My Gal Sal

1908 Willard Frank Libby, inventor, carbon-14 "atomic clock", Nobel 1960,

1908 Chicago White Sox Frank Smith 2nd no-hitter, beats Philadelphia 1-0

1908 Frank Leahy, O'Neill Nebraska, football coach, Notre Dame

1908 Frank Sully, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief

1908 Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hrs

1908 Frank Stanton, born in Muskegon, Michigan, broadcasting executive, CBS

1908 Frank G Slaughter, author, Sangaree

1907 Frank A. Whittle, England inventor, jet engine

1907 Frank Whittle, English Inventor

1907 Frank Wilcox, born in DeSoto, Missouri, actor, John-Beverly Hillbillies

1906 Frank Parker, born in New York City, actor, Shawn-Days of our Life

1906 Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater, Olympic-bronze-1932

1905 Frank Faylen, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Herbert Gillis-Dobie Gillis

1905 Chicago White Sox Frank Smith no-hits Detroit Tigers, 15-0

1905 Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ

1905 Frank Wedekind's "Hidada, oder Sein und Haben," premieres in Munich

1905 Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months

1905 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals

1905 Eric Frank Russell, UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides

1904 Kermit Bloomgarden, producer, Diary of Anne Frank, Music Man

1904 Frank Lawton, born in London, England, actor, Devil Doll, Invisible Ray

1904 Frank Ervin, harness racer, Hambletonian 1959, 66

1904 Frank Chance gets hit by pitch 5 times in a doubleheader

1904 Arthur Frank Burns, Ukrainian Economist

1903 Cecil Frank Powell, England, physicist, discovered pion, Nobel 1950

1903 Limestone slides at Turtle Mountain kills 9 (Frank Alberta)

1903 Frank Parker, born in New York City, singer, Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party

1903 Frank Belknap Long, American writer, Rim of the Unknown

1903 Frank Howley, Hampton, New York, Brig General, Answers for Americans

1903 Frank McGrath, Mound City, Missouri, actor, Wagon Train

1903 Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase AL Balt franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City (Yankees)

1902 Frank Wedekind's "Der Erdgeist," premieres in Berlin

1902 Frank Jenks, Des Moines, Iowa, actor, Zombies on Broadway

1902 Frank Norris, writer, dies at 32

1902 [B] Frank[lin] Norris, U.S. writer (Pit), dies at 32

1902 Frank Waters, writer

1902 Frank Richard Stockton, American Writer

1901 Frank X. Boucher, Ottawa, All-star NHL center, Ottawa, New York Rangers

1901 Ben Blue, Montreal, actor, Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show

1901 Chicago White Sox Frank Isbell strands record 11 teammate base runners

1900 Hans Frank, German Public Servant

1900 Frank Hamilton Cushing, American Writer

1899 Frank Fergusson, actor, My Friend Flicka, Peyton Place

1899 Frank Vosper, born in London, England, actor, Man Who Knew Too Much

1899 Frank Wedekind's "Der Kammersang," premieres in Berlin

1898 Frank "Fordham Flash" Frisch, New York City, baseball player, NL MVP 1931

1898 Frank Mortelmans, Belgian painter

1898 Frank McHugh, actor, Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young

1897 Frank Fay, born in San Francisco, California, actor, God's Gift to Women, Love Nest

1897 William Frank Powell, New Jersey educator, named minister to Haiti

1897 Frank Capra, Italy, director, Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic and Old Lace

1896 Frank Lane, American Businessman

1895 Frank Raymond Leavis, British literary critic, Culture and Environment

1894 20th Kentucky Derby: Frank Goodale aboard Chant wins in 2:41

1893 Otto E. Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor-in-chief, Negro Worker

1893 Frank Duryea drives 1st U.S. made gas propelled vehicle (car)

1893 Frank Borzage, born in Salt Lake City, director, 7th Heaven, Strange Cargo

1893 Frank Carlson, Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks

1892 Frank Sullivan, humorist, NYer Magazine

1892 Frank Puglia, born in Sicily, Italy, actor, Black Orchid, Jungle Book

1892 Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby

1892 Frank Hutchens, composer

1891 Richard Frank Donovan, composer

1891 Frank Foyston, NHL Hall of Famer, Seattle

1891 Frank Pettingell, Liverpool England, actor, Gaslight, Goose Steps Out

1890 Frank Butler, Oxford England, actor/sreenwriter, Road to Bali, China

1890 Frank Conroy, Derby England, actor, Call of the Wild

1890 Frank Martin, born in Geneva, Switzerland, composer, In Terra Fax

1890 Frank Morgan, [Francis P Wupperman], New York City, actor, Annie Get Your Gun

1890 Frank Murphy, American Politician

1890 Frank Thieá, writer

1889 Frank Mayo, silent screen actor, Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters

1889 Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank

1888 Frank Buck, actor, Africa Screams, Tiger Queen, Tiger Fangs

1888 Frank Lloyd, Scotland, actor and director, Mutiny on Bounty, Oliver Twist

1887 Bruno Frank, writer

1887 Frank Woolley, cricketer, long-running England left-arm all-rounder

1886 Frank Newburg, actor, Homemaker

1886 Frank Merrik, composer

1885 Frank H Knight, American Economist

1884 Frank Laubach, Benton, Pennsylvania, educator, taught reading through phonetics

1884 Frank Arthur Swinnerton, England, novelist, Summer Storm, Sanctuary

1884 Frank Cellier, Surbiton England, actor, Quiet Wedding, Big Blockade

1883 Frank Debenham, Australian geographer/geologist

1883 Frank O King, Cashton Wisconsin, cartoonist, Gasoline Alley

1880 Frank Orth, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Boston Blackie, Brothers

1879 Frank Bridge, English violinist, composer and conductor /tutor of B Britten

1879 1st 5 and 10 store opened by Frank W. Woolworth (Utica New York)

1878 Frank N D Buchman, U.S. theologist, Moral Rearmament

1877 Frank Chance, baseball player/manager, Tinkers to Evers to Chance

1877 Frank Pocock, British explorer, drowned in the Congo

1876 Frank L Gillespie, Arkansas, founded Supreme Life Insurance Company

1876 Frank E Gannett, Rochester, newspaper publisher, Gannett

1876 Frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats

1875 Frank Reicher, Munich Germany, actor, King Kong, Son of Kong

1875 Frank "Pop" Morgenweck, basketball hall of famer, elected 1962

1874 Frank Knox, American Public Servant

1873 Frank Mori, composer, dies at 53

1872 Frank Hoyt Losey, composer

1871 Stijn Streuvels, [Frank Lateur], Flemish writer, De Valschaard

1869 J Frank Duryea, inventor, 1st auto built and operated in U.S.

1868 Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity

1867 Frank Iredale, cricketer, Australian batsman 1894-99

1867