2014 Event Jay Leno, entertainer and host of 'The Tonight Show', says goodbye after 22 years of hosting the show; he will be replaced with Jimmy Fallon beginning February 17 1997 Death Ruth Picardie, journalist, editor, The Guardian, The Independent newspapers, author of Before I Say Goodbye, memoir of living with breast cancer, dies in Lambeth, London, of breast cancer, at age 33 1996 Death Greer Garson, actress (Goodbye Mr. Chips), dies at 92 1993 Event "Goodbye Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 188 performances 1993 Event "Goodbye Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 188 performances 1989 Event Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC's "Today" show 1986 Death Vincente Minnelli, director (Gigi, Goodbye Charlie), dies in LA at 76 1985 Death Michael Redgrave, actor (Goodbye Mr. Chips, Mr. Arkadin), dies at 77 1985 Death Michael Redgrave, actor (Goodbye Mr. Chips), dies at 77 of Parkinson's 1975 Death Clive Morton, actor (Goodbye Mr. Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71 1969 Event Cream releases their last album "Goodbye" 1967 Event Beatles' "Hello Goodbye," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks 1967 Birthday Quinn Cummings, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Annie-Family, Goodbye Girl 1966 Birthday Shirley Manson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, actress, musician, keyboardist, lead singer, Garbage rock band, also performed with Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie 1964 Birthday Ruth Picardie, born in Reading, England, journalist, editor, The Guardian, The Independent newspapers, author of Before I Say Goodbye, memoir of living with breast cancer 1960 Event On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids" 1960 Birthday Mike Hucknail, rocker, Simply Red-Every Time We Say Goodbye 1959 Death Raymond T Chandler, U.S. detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71 1958 Death Robert Donat, actor (Citadel, Goodbye Mr. Chips, 39 Steps), dies at 53 1954 Birthday Gary Wilmot, born in Lambeth, London, actor, impressionist, singer, comedian, created role of Elliot Garfield in 'The Goodbye Girl' by Neil Simon 1953 Birthday [Toriano] Tito Jackson, singer, Jackson 5-ABC, Never Can Say Goodbye 1942 Birthday Edward "Sonny" Bivins, U.S. singer, Manhattans-Kiss and Say Goodbye 1939 Birthday Ali MacGraw, born in Pound Ridge, New York, actress, Love Story, Goodbye Columbus 1938 Event Clare Boothe's "Boys Goodbye," premieres in New York City 1938 Birthday Richard Benjamin, New York City, director/actor, Goodbye Columbus, He and She 1937 Birthday Adam Wade, actor, Kiss Me Goodbye, Crazy Joe 1935 Birthday Paul Wilson, U.S. R&B-singer, Flamingos-Lovers Never Say Goodbye 1934 Birthday Joanna Barnes, Boston, actress, Parent Trap, Spartacus, Goodbye Charlie 1934 Birthday Mark Rydell, born in New York City, actor, Havana, Punchline, Long Goodbye 1933 Birthday Tommy Hunt, U.S. singer, Flamingos-Lovers Never Say Goodbye 1933 Birthday Philip Roth, born in Newark, novelist, Goodbye Columbus, Portnoy's Complaint 1931 Birthday George Baker, born in Bulgaria, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Curse of the Fly 1922 Birthday Jack Klugman, born in Philadelphia, Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus 1916 Birthday John D. MacDonald, novelist, Deep Blue Goodbye 1915 Birthday Ross MacDonald, detective novelist, Goodbye Look 1905 Birthday Robert Donat, born in England, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Citadel 1904 Birthday Christopher W. Bradshaw-Isherwood, British/US writer, Goodbye to Berlin 1904 Birthday Clive Morton, born in London, England, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Moonraker 1900 Birthday James Hilton, English novelist, Goodbye Mr. Chips 1855 Event Gustave Flaubert writes goodbye to Louise Colet
