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2004 Spalding Gray, actor/writer, Swimming to Cambodia, dies at 62
2001 43rd Grammy Awards, U2, Steely Dan, Macy Gray and Sting win major awards 2000 Charles Gray, actor, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies at 71 1999 Elizabeth Gray Vining, American Writer 1998 Hurd Hatfield, actor, Picture of Dorian Gray, dies at 80 1997 Milner Connorton Gray, designer, dies at 97 1997 Douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74 1996 Sidney George Gray, company secretary, dies at 82 1996 Piers Gray, critic/writer, dies at 49 1995 Georgia Neese Gray, 1st Woman Treasurer of USA, dies at 95 1995 Colin Gray, fighter ace in World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, dies at 80 1995 Maggie Kuhn, activist (Gray Panthers), dies at 89 1994 "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 8 performances 1994 Nadia Gray, actress (La Dolce Vita, Naked Summer), dies at 70 1994 Nadia Gray, actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), dies at 71 1994 "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 8 performances 1994 "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 13 performances 1993 "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 13 performances 1992 Rebop Rundgren, son of Michelle Gray and Todd 1989 Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) last appearance on Dallas 1988 Jean-Michel Basquiat, U.S. musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies 1987 Geraldine Page, actress (Blue and Gray), dies at 62 1986 New Orleans Saints Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown 1986 Sterling Hayden, actor (Blue and Gray), dies at 70 1982 Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions 1981 Simon Gray's "Quartermaine's Terms," premieres in London 1980 Earnest Gray becomes 2nd New York Giant to score 4 TDs (vs St. Louis) 1978 Hannah H Gray inaugurated as 1st female head of U.S. university (Chic) 1977 Heather Gray, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 1996 1976 Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74 1975 Ed Gray, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1975 Simon Gray's "Otherwise Engaged," premieres in London 1974 Most complete early man skeleton found (Johanson and Gray in Ethiopia) 1974 Torrian Gray, safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Mel Gray begins NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions 1973 Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal 1972 Tod Andrews, actor (Gray Ghost, Counterthrust), dies at 52 1972 Oscar Gray, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Rebecca Lynn Gray, Indianapolis Indiana, Miss America-Indiana 1996 1971 Simon Gray's "Butley," premieres in London 1971 Carlton Gray, NFL cornerback, Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts 1971 Derwin Gray, NFL center for the Indianapolis Colts 1970 Macy Gray, American Musician 1970 Chris Gray, NFL guard, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears 1968 Chris Gray, Perth, Washington, Australasia golfer 1968 Harold Gray, U.S. comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 74 1968 Cecil Gray, NFL tackle for the Arizona Cardinals 1961 Mel Gray, NFL wide receiver/kick returner, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1960 Jean-Michel Basquiat, Haiti/US graffiti artist/painter, Gray, SAMO 1960 Johnny Lee Gray, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, 800m runner, Olympics-7th-1996 1959 Gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60 1955 Andy Gray, English soccer player 1951 Cecil Gray, composer, dies at 56 1951 Michael Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Ronnie-Brian Keith Show 1950 Erin Gray, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers 1948 Linda Esther Gray, opera singer 1948 Eddie Gray, rock guitarist, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue 1947 Piers Gray, critic/writer 1946 Les Gray, vocalist, Mud-Cat Crept In 1945 1 armed outfielder, St. L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4 1944 Helmut Berger, actor, Ash Wednesday, Damned, Picture of Dorian Gray 1942 Gray Davis, American Politician 1942 Dobie Gray, Brookshire, Texas, singer, In Crowd 1942 1st nylon parachute jump, Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray 1941 William H. Gray, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1979 - 1991 1941 Spalding Gray, Rhode Island, actor, Beaches, Clara's Heart, Heavy Petting 1941 William Hjortsberg, New York City, writer, Gray Matters, Fallen Angel 1940 Linda Gray, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Sue Ellen Ewing-Dallas 1938 Henry John Newbolt, poet/author (Studies Green and Gray), dies at 75 1938 Billy Gray, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Bud-Father Knows Best 1936 James H "Simon" Gray, English playwright, Butley 1935 Alan Gray, composer, organist, known for descants, hymn tunes, works include, 'Common Praise', dies at 79 1934 Milton Gray Campbell, Plainfield, New Jersey, decathelete 1956 Olympics gold 1929 Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, actress, 4 Weddings and a Funeral, Solo, Tenko 1928 Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor, Clay-Rawhide 1926 Robert Symonds, Bristow Oklahoma, actor, Robert E Lee-Blue and Gray 1924 Kenneth J. Gray, born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1955 - 1975, 1985- 1924 Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts 1924 Dolores Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Designing Woman, Kismet 1923 Nadia Gray, actress, Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide 1922 Coleen Gray, Staplehurst Nebraska, actress, Apache Drums 1922 Douglas Gray, archivist 1922 Rory Calhoun, actor, Blue and Gray, Judson Tyler-Capitol 1920 Sloan Wilson, Norwalk, Conn, novelist, Man in the Gray Flannal 1919 Dulcie Gray, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, actress, Mine Own Executioner 1919 Richard Todd, born in Ireland, actor, Dorian Gray, Assassin Yangtse Incident 1918 John Gray, FRS/marine biologist 1917 Herbert Lom, Czechoslovakia, actor, Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dorian Gray 1916 Barry Gray, Bernard Yaroslaw, interviewer, started call-in radio 1915 Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder, St. Louis Browns 1914 Colin Gray, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, fighter ace in World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, fought Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Channel Front 1914 Sidney George Gray, company secretary 1913 Thomas Gray, professor and anaesthetist 1910 Raymod Gray Lewis, Ontario Canada, 4X400 relayer, Olympic-bronze-1932 1905 Maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder, Gray Panthers 1902 Elizabeth Gray Vining, American Writer 1902 Horace Gray, American Judge 1902 Alexander Gray, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, actor, This is Music 1901 Elisha Gray, American Inventor 1899 Milner Connorton Gray, designer 1895 Cecil Gray, composer 1894 Harold L Gray, creator, Little Orphan Annie 1892 Clifford Gray, U.S., bobsled 1928 Olympics gold 1889 William Gray patents coin-operated telephone 1888 Asa Gray, U.S. botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 1876 A G Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor 1855 Alan Gray, born in York, England, composer, organist, known for descants, hymn tunes, works include, 'Common Praise' 1854 Oscar Wilde, Fingal O'Flahertie Wills, Dublin, Pic of Dorian Gray 1836 Edwin Gray Lee, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1835 Elisha Gray, American Inventor 1828 Horace Gray, American Judge 1823 John Gray Foster, Major General Union volunteers 1816 Henry Gray, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1810 Asa Gray, Sauquoit, New York, botanist, Flora of North America 1792 Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Captain Robert Gray 1792 Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) 1790 Robert Gray's Columbia, completes 1st American around world voyage 1790 Robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth 1771 Thomas Gray, English poet, dies at 54 1771 Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy), dies at 54 1771 Thomas Gray, English Poet 1751 1st publication of Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard" 1716 Thomas Gray, English poet, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard 1715 Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London |
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