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2008 Gary Gygax, dies in Wisconsin, at 69

2004 Gary Webb, American Journalist

1999 Gary Morton, producer/actor, dies at 74

1998 John Gary, singer, dies at 65

1997 Gary Burris, murderer (Kenneth Chambers), executed in Indiana

1997 123rd Preakness: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 1:54

1997 St. Louis Cardinals Gary Gaetti records his 2,000th hits

1997 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3

1996 Rodney Rash, born in Frederick, Maryland, Rodney R. Rash, horse trainer, trained Thoroughbred horses, clients include Berry Gordy, Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, Gary A. Tanaka, won Santa Anita Handicap with Urgent Request, 1995, dies of rare blood disorder at age 36

1996 Gary Kirsten scores 188* for South Africa vs. UAE at Rawalpindi

1996 IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champ Gary Kasparov

1995 Gary Bond, actor (Outback, Zulu, Anne of Thousand Days), dies at 55

1995 Gary Crosby, singer and actor (Operation Bikini, Mardi Gras), dies at 61

1995 127th Belmont: Gary Stevens aboard Thunder Gulch wins in 2:32

1995 121st Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Thunder Gulch wins in 2:01.2

1995 Last "Far Side" by cartoonist Gary Larson started in 1980

1994 American Eagle ATR-72 crash down at Gary, Indiana: 68 killed

1994 Gary Larson, announces he is retiring from doing "Far Side" cartoon

1994 Gary Kildall, creator of CP/M, dies at 52

1994 Replay shows A's Bobby Witt beat KC's Gagne to 1st in 6th but ump Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, runing Witt's perfect game

1994 Gary Hart's girlfriend Donna Rice (36) weds Jack Hughes (42)

1994 Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer, dies at 47

1993 Gary Kasparov defeats Nigel Short for chess championship

1993 Gary Coleman wins $1,280,000 lawsuit against parents for high fees

1992 Gary Mascaro, choreographer, dies at 43

1992 Gary Dell'Abate (Howard Stern Show) marries Mary

1992 Expos Gary Carter is 3rd to catch 2,000 games (joins Boone and Fisk)

1991 Sharmell Sullivan (Gary, Indiana), 20, crowned 23rd Miss Black America

1991 Gary Gears, Chicago disk jockey, dies at 46 of a heart attack

1990 51st PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player

1990 Gary Carter catches his 1,862nd career game breaks Al Lopez's NL mark

1990 Gary Merrill, actor (Time Tunnel, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 75

1988 Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash

1988 225 at bats after #299, Met Gary Carter is 59th to hit 300th home run

1988 9th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player

1988 114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2

1988 49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player

1987 Gary Hart admits on "Nightline," to cheating on his wife

1987 8th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player

1987 Gary Hart quits democratic presidential race due to Donna Rice affair

1987 Gary Hart denies affair with model Donna Rice

1987 Miami Herald reports a woman spent Friday and Saturday with Gary Hart

1985 Gary Kasparov becomes world chess champion

1985 New York Mets Gary Carter's 2 home runs ties record of 5 home runs in 2 games

1985 New York Met Gary Carter hits 3 consecutive home runs in a game

1984 Gary Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip resumes after 2-year hiatus

1984 All star MVP: Gary Carter, Mont Expos

1983 Gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury"

1981 All star MVP: Gary Carter (Mont Expos)

1980 Romain Gary, Russian Novelist

1980 "Cars," by Gary Numan hits #9

1979 Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game

1979 Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland)

1978 42nd Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277

1977 Francis Gary Powers, U.S. U-2 pilot, dies at 47

1977 Nigel Harrison replaces Gary Valentine as bassist of Blondie

1977 Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st U.S. execution since 1967

1977 Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing

1976 Utah Supreme Court OKs execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore

1976 Gary Brent, cricketer, Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996

1975 Gary Cosier scores 109 vs. West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut

1975 Gary Sentman draws a record 176 lb longbow to a maximum 28" draw

1975 Gary Gilmour takes 6-14 in Cricket World Cup semi vs. England

1975 Albert Fields, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why

1975 Gary Neville, English Athlete

1975 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in New York City

1974 Gary Hall, Jr., U.S., 50m/100m/400m free relay, Olympic-gold/2 silver-96

1974 Gary Trent, NBA forward, Portland Trailblazers

1974 103rd British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 282 at Royal Lytham

1974 38th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 278

1973 Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year

1973 Gary Walker, NFL defensive tackle/defensive end for the Houston Oilers

1973 Glenn Robinson, born in Gary, Indiana, NBA forward, Milw, Olympics gold 96

1972 Gary Bandy, NFL defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons

1972 Jimmy Gary, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks

1972 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan

1972 Gary Downs, running back for the Atlanta Falcons

1972 Reverend Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76

1972 1st black U.S. political convention opens in Gary, Indiana

1972 Gary Harrell, NFL/WLAF receiver, New York Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy

1971 Gary Downs, NFL running back for the Denver Broncos

1971 Karen McDougal, born in Gary, Indiana, playmate, Dec, 1997

1971 Tommy Puett, born in Gary, Indiana, actor, Tyler-Life Goes On, America's Top 10

1970 Gary Gabelich sets auto speed record 622.4 mph (1,001 kph)

1970 Gary Muhrcke wins 1st New York Marathon

1970 Gary Rogers, CFL linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders

1970 1st New York City Marathon won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38

1970 Gary Lynagh, Australian rower 1996 Olympics

1970 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's "Purlie," premieres in New York City

1969 Gary Brown, NFL running back for the Houston Oilers

1968 Gary Sheffield, born in Tampa, Florida, outfielder for the Florida Marlins

1968 Race Riot in Gary, Indiana

1968 Gary Payton, NBA guard, Seattle Supersonics

1968 97th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 289 at Carnoustie Scotland

1968 Gary Puckett and Union Gap release "Lady Will Power"

1968 Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games

1968 Gary Coleman, Zion, Illinois, actor, Arnold-Diff'rent Strokes

1967 Gary Allan, American Musician

1967 Gary Jones, NFL safety for the New York Jets

1967 33rd Heisman Trophy Award: Gary Beban, UCLA (quarterback)

1967 Gary Kirsten, cricketer, South African lefty opening batsman 1993-

1967 Gary Disarcina, Maiden, Massachusetts, infielder for the California Angels

1967 Richard G. Hatcher elected mayor of Gary, Indiana

1967 Gary John Anderson, Wanganui New Zealand, cyclist 1996 Olympics

1967 Gary Shuchuk, Edmonton, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings

1967 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti

1966 Gary Martin, cricket pace bowler, Zimbabwe ODI

1966 Gary Roberts, North York, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames

1966 Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control

1966 Gary Parker, WLAF kicker, Scotland Claymores

1965 65th U.S. Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 282 at Bellerive CC in St. Louis

1965 Gary Grant, NBA guard for the New York Knicks

1965 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti

1964 Gary Muller, South Africa, tennis star

1964 Gary Ryan, rocker, Blackhearts

1964 Gary Suter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, USA

1963 Gary Kasparov, U.S.S.R., world chess champion, 1985-

1962 Gary Rusnak, Orangeburg, South Carolina, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Permian Basin-2nd

1962 44th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 278 at Aronimink Golf Club Pennsylvania

1962 Gary Crocker, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman

1962 Gary Clark, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins

1962 Gary Clark, rocker, Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer

1962 Gary Reasons, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants

1962 U.S.S.R. swaps spy Francis Gary Power to U.S. for Rudolph Abel

1962 Dan Plesac, born in Gary, Indiana, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates

1961 Gary Zimmerman, NFL tackle, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32

1961 Randy Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Jackson 5-ABC

1961 Mark Bucek, Winter Pak, Florida, Nike golfer, 1994 Gary Player Tour

1961 Gary Cherone, born in Boston, heavy metal vocalist, Extreme-More Than Words

1961 Gary Varsho, born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Gary Andrew Varsho, baseball player, outfielder, played for Major League Baseball teams, the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, played in 1991 and 1992 National League Championship Series

1961 Gary Cooper, 2 time Academy award winning actor (High Noon), dies at 60

1961 25th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 280

1961 Gary Dell'Abate, producer, Howard Stern Show

1960 Gary Lineker, English soccer player, World Cup 1986

1960 Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by U.S.S.R. (U-2 incident)

1960 Francis Gary Powers U-2 spy trial opens in Moscow

1960 Gary Graham, actor, Money on the Side

1960 Barry Lyons, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Barry Stephen Lyons, baseball player, catcher, played for Major League Baseball teams, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, served as backup catcher to Gary Carter, named Most Valuable Player, South Atlantic League, 1984

1960 U.S.S.R. announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy

1960 Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers in a U-2 spy plane

1960 Gary Plummer, NFL linebacker, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers

1959 Gary Kemp, London, rock guitarist, Spandau Ballet-True

1959 Gary Springer, born in New York City, actor, Bernice Bobs Her Hair

1959 Gary Anderson, NFL kickerk for the Philadelphia Eagles

1959 Rodney Rash, born in Frederick, Maryland, Rodney R. Rash, horse trainer, trained Thoroughbred horses, clients include Berry Gordy, Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, Gary A. Tanaka, won Santa Anita Handicap with Urgent Request, 1995

1959 88th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 284 at Muirfield Gullane

1958 Michael Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Thriller, Bad

1958 Gary Gaetti, Centralia, Illinois, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1958 Gary George Hallberg, Berwyn, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1983 Andy Williams

1958 Gary Oldman, actor, Sid and Nancy, Criminal Law, State of Grace

1958 Gary Numan, Gary Webb, born in Hammersmith, England, vocalist, Replicas

1958 Gary Sobers 365* vs. Pak, 614 min, 38 fours, best Cricket before Lara

1958 Gary Brian Tibbs, London, rock bassist, Adam and The Ants, Roxy Music

1958 Donna Rice, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, model/Gary Hart's lover

1957 Ian Buchanan, Scotland, actor, General Hospital, Gary Shandling Show

1957 Gary Kroeger, born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, comedian, SNL, Return of Shaggy Dog

1957 Marlon D. Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Jackson 5-Maybe Tomorrow

1956 Gary Cole, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, actor, Fatal Vision, Son of Morning Star

1956 La Toya Yvette Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, Playboy, Millipede

1956 Gary Wilmot, British? entertainer

1955 Gary Streeter, born in Hampshire, England, educated at King's College London, Member of Parliament for South West Devon

1955 Gary Webb, American Journalist

1955 Gary Grimes, SF, actor, Summer of '42, Class of '44

1955 Gary Sinise, actor, Apollo 13, Forrest Gump

1955 Michael James Sullivan, born in Gary, Indiana, PGA golfer, 1980 Southern Open

1954 1st fully automated railroad freight yard (Gary, Indiana)

1954 Jermaine Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Jackson 5-ABC

1954 Gary Roberts, rocker, Boomtown Rats

1954 Gary Fencik, NFL defensive back for the Chicago Bears

1954 Gary Carter, catcher, Montreal Expos, New York Mets

1953 Gary Cosier, cricketer, Australian batsman 1975-78, 109 on debut vs. WI

1953 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised)

1953 Gary Franks, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Representative-R-Connecticut 1991 - 1997

1952 Gary Troup, cricketer, New Zealand lefty pace bowler in 15 Tests 1976-86

1952 Gary Bettman, American Businessman

1952 Gary Moore, Irish rock guitarist, Skid Row-Oh Pretty Woman

1951 Gary Rossington, rocker, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band

1951 Gary Hall, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-bronze/2 silver-1968, 72

1951 Gary Gilmour, cricketer, exciting Aussie all-rounder 1973-77

1951 Jackie Jackson, Sigmund, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Jackson 5-ABC

1951 Bruce Gary, born in Burbank, California, rock drummer, Knack-My Sharona

1950 Gary Green, rocker, Gentle Giant

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

1950 Gary Larson, cartoonist, Far Side

1950 Gary Matthews, baseball player, 1973 NL rookie of year

1950 Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, R U Tuff Enuff

1950 Ernest Thomas, born in Gary, Indiana, actor, Roger-What's Happening!!

1950 Gary Locke, American Politician

1949 Gary Richrath, Peoria, Illinois, rock guitarist, REO Speedwagon

1949 Pete Visclosky, born in Gary, Indiana, Representative-D-Indiana 1985 -

1949 Gary Moffet, born in Montreal, rock guitarist, April Wine

1949 Gary Brooker, rock keyboardist, Procol Harum

1949 Tom Tripplehorn, rocker, Gary Lewis and Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1948 Gary Morris, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer and actor, Colbys

1948 Gary McCord, American Athlete

1948 Gary Condit, born in Salina, Oklahoma, Representative-D-California 1989 - 1993

1947 Gary Talley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Box Tops

1947 Gary "BB" Coleman, blues vocal/guitarist/producer

1946 Gary Mallaber, Buffalo, New York, rocker, Steve Miller Band-Abracadbra

1946 Gary Gentry, baseball player for the New York Mets

1946 Gary Duncan, Grubb, born in San Diego, California, rock guitarist, Quicksilver

1946 Gary Lewis, Jerry's son, singer, & The Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1946 Gary Bauer, American Public Servant

1946 Paul Wheatbread, rocker, Gary Puckett and Union Gap-Young Girl

1945 Dwight Bement, rocker, Gary Puckett and Union Gap-Young Girl

1945 Gary Sandy, Dayton Ohio, actor, Andy-WKRP in Cincinnati

1945 1000 whites walk out of Gary, Indiana schools to protest integration

1945 Gary Loizzo, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed

1945 Kerry Chater, rocker, Gary Puckett and Union Gap-Young Girl

1945 Gary Stewart, Latcher County, Kentucky, country singer, She's Actin' Single

1944 Gary Busey, American Actor

1944 Gary Busey, born in Goose Creek, Texas, actor, Buddy Holly Story, Star in Born

1944 Jon Hiseman, born in Woolwich, London, musician, drummer, record producer and music publisher, formed bands Colosseum, Coloseeum II with Don Airey, Gary Moore and Tempest with Alan Holdsworth

1944 Gary Glitter, Paul Gadd, England, rocker, Rock and Roll Part II

1944 David Costell, born in Pittsburg, rocker, Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Diamond Ring

1943 Gary Alexander, Tennessee, rock vocalist and guitarist, Association

1943 Gary Ilman, U.S., 100m freestyle, Olympic-4th-1964

1943 Al Ramsey, born in New Jersey, rocker, Gary Lewis and the Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1943 Gary Waldhorn, actor, To the Camp and Back

1943 David Walker, rock keyboardist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-Diamond Ring

1943 Gary Wright, singer, dream weaver, Spooky Tooth-It's All About

1943 Gary Burton, American Musician

1942 Gary Ackerman, born in Brooklyn, New York, Representative-D-New York 1983 -

1942 Gary Ackerman, American Politician

1942 Gary Puckett, vocalist, & Union Gap-Woman Woman, Young Girl

1942 Gary Kildall, creator of CP/M

1942 Gary Leeds, born in Glendale, California, rocker, Walker Brothers

1941 Gary Boyle, rocker, Isotope

1941 Gary Karr, born in Los Angeles, California, double-bassist, Oslo Philharmonic

1941 Gary Bartlett, cricket pace bowler, New Zealand in 10 Tests in the 1960's

1940 Gary Stites, rock vocalist, Lonely For You

1940 Gary Burghoff, Bristol CT, actor, Radar-M*A*S*H

1940 Gary Bond, England, actor, Outback, Zulu, Anne of Thousand Days

1939 John R West, rock guitarist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1939 Gary Bonds, born in Florida, singer and songwriter, New Orleans

1938 Gary Gygax, born in Chicago, writer, game designer, co-created 'Dungeons & Dragons' role-playing game

1938 Gary Collins, born in Venice, California, actor, 6th Sense, Home Show

1938 Fred "Hammer" Williamson, born in Gary, Indiana, NFLer, Chiefs

1937 Lorraine Gary, New York City, actress, Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 4

1937 Gary Lockwood, born in Van Nuys, California, actor, 2001, Survival Zone, Lieutenant

1936 Gary Hart, born in Ottawa, Kansas, Senator-D-Colorado, 1975 - 1986

1936 Gary Clarke, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Hondo, Virginian, Michael Shayne

1936 Gary Owens, Mitchell, South Dakota, disc jockey/TV host, Laugh, Indiana, Gong Show

1936 Gary Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Burke's Law, Land of the Giants

1935 Gary J. Player, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, PGA golfer, British Open 1959, 1968, 1974

1935 Alex Karras, born in Gary, Indiana, NFLer, Detroit Lions, actor, George-Webster

1935 Gary Owens, announcer, Laugh-in

1934 Gary Davidson, U.S. sports league founder, ABA, WHA, WFL

1933 Gary Crosby, born in California, actor, Bill Dana Show, Adam 12, Chase

1932 John Gary, Watertown, New York, singer

1930 Gary Becker, American Economist

1930 Gary Snyder, Japhy Ryder, beat poet, Rip Rap and Cold Mountain Poems

1929 Francis Gary Powers, U.S. spy, U.S.S.R. captures him in 1959 U-2 incident

1928 Gary Graffman, New York City, pianist, Leventritt Award

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

1926 James McCracken, born in Gary, Indiana, dramatic tenor, Rodolfo-La Boheme

1924 William Marshall, born in Gary, Indiana, actor, Blacula, Something of Value

1914 Gary Merrill, Hartford Conn, actor, Young Dr. Kildare, All About Eve

1914 Romain Gary, Russian Novelist

1901 Gary Cooper, Montana, actor, 2 Academy Awards-Sergeant York, High Noon

1896 Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith


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