2011 Event In Canada, Kathryn Gray becomes the youngest person to ever discover a supernova; she is ten years old 2004 Death Spalding Gray, actor/writer, Swimming to Cambodia, dies at 62 2001 Event 43rd Grammy Awards, U2, Steely Dan, Macy Gray and Sting win major awards 2000 Death Charles Gray, actor, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies at 71 1999 Death Elizabeth Gray Vining, American Writer 1998 Death Hurd Hatfield, actor, Picture of Dorian Gray, dies at 80 1997 Death Milner Connorton Gray, designer, dies at 97 1997 Death Douglas Gray, archivist, dies at 74 1996 Death Sidney George Gray, company secretary, dies at 82 1996 Death Piers Gray, critic/writer, dies at 49 1995 Death Georgia Neese Gray, 1st Woman Treasurer of USA, dies at 95 1995 Death Colin Gray, fighter ace in World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, dies at 80 1995 Death Maggie Kuhn, activist (Gray Panthers), dies at 89 1994 Event "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 8 performances 1994 Death Nadia Gray, actress (La Dolce Vita, Naked Summer), dies at 70 1994 Death Nadia Gray, actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), dies at 71 1994 Event "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 8 performances 1994 Event "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 13 performances 1993 Event "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 13 performances 1992 Birthday Rebop Rundgren, son of Michelle Gray and Todd 1989 Event Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) last appearance on Dallas 1988 Death Jean-Michel Basquiat, U.S. musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies 1987 Death Geraldine Page, actress (Blue and Gray), dies at 62 1986 Event New Orleans Saints Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown 1986 Death Sterling Hayden, actor (Blue and Gray), dies at 70 1982 Event Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions 1981 Event Simon Gray's "Quartermaine's Terms," premieres in London 1980 Event Earnest Gray becomes 2nd New York Giant to score 4 TDs (vs St. Louis) 1978 Event Hannah H Gray inaugurated as 1st female head of U.S. university (Chic) 1977 Birthday Heather Gray, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 1996 1976 Death Alexander Gray, singer (This is Music), dies at 74 1975 Birthday Ed Gray, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1975 Event Simon Gray's "Otherwise Engaged," premieres in London 1974 Event Most complete early man skeleton found (Johanson and Gray in Ethiopia) 1974 Birthday Torrian Gray, safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Event Mel Gray begins NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions 1973 Event Acting FBI director L Patrick Gray resigns after admitting he destroyed evidence in the Watergate scandal 1972 Death Tod Andrews, actor (Gray Ghost, Counterthrust), dies at 52 1972 Birthday Oscar Gray, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Rebecca Lynn Gray, Indianapolis Indiana, Miss America-Indiana 1996 1971 Event Simon Gray's "Butley," premieres in London 1971 Birthday Carlton Gray, NFL cornerback, Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts 1971 Birthday Derwin Gray, NFL center for the Indianapolis Colts 1970 Birthday Macy Gray, born in Canton, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, Grammy-Award winner, films, 'Idlewild', 'Training Day', hit song, 'I Try', famous album, 'On How Life Is' 1970 Birthday Chris Gray, NFL guard, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears 1968 Birthday Chris Gray, Perth, Washington, Australasia golfer 1968 Death Harold Gray, U.S. comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 74 1968 Birthday Cecil Gray, NFL tackle for the Arizona Cardinals 1961 Birthday Mel Gray, NFL wide receiver/kick returner, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1960 Birthday Jean-Michel Basquiat, Haiti/US graffiti artist/painter, Gray, SAMO 1960 Birthday Johnny Lee Gray, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, 800m runner, Olympics-7th-1996 1959 Death Gilda Gray, actress (Piccadilly), dies of heart attack at 60 1955 Birthday Andy Gray, born in Glasgow, Scotland, professional soccer player, striker, pundit for ESPN, Sky Sports 1951 Death Cecil Gray, composer, dies at 56 1951 Birthday Michael Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Ronnie-Brian Keith Show 1950 Birthday Erin Gray, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers 1948 Birthday Linda Esther Gray, opera singer 1948 Birthday Eddie Gray, rock guitarist, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue 1947 Birthday Piers Gray, critic/writer 1946 Birthday Les Gray, vocalist, Mud-Cat Crept In 1945 Event 1 armed outfielder, St. L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4 1944 Birthday Helmut Berger, actor, Ash Wednesday, Damned, Picture of Dorian Gray 1942 Birthday Gray Davis, American Politician 1942 Birthday Dobie Gray, Brookshire, Texas, singer, In Crowd 1942 Event 1st nylon parachute jump, Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray 1941 Birthday William H. Gray, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1979 - 1991 1941 Birthday Spalding Gray, Rhode Island, actor, Beaches, Clara's Heart, Heavy Petting 1941 Birthday William Hjortsberg, New York City, writer, Gray Matters, Fallen Angel 1940 Birthday Linda Gray, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Sue Ellen Ewing-Dallas 1938 Death Henry John Newbolt, poet/author (Studies Green and Gray), dies at 75 1938 Birthday Billy Gray, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Bud-Father Knows Best 1936 Birthday James H "Simon" Gray, English playwright, Butley 1935 Death Alan Gray, composer, organist, known for descants, hymn tunes, works include, 'Common Praise', dies at 79 1934 Birthday Milton Gray Campbell, Plainfield, New Jersey, decathelete 1956 Olympics gold 1929 Birthday Elspet Gray, Lady Rix, actress, 4 Weddings and a Funeral, Solo, Tenko 1928 Birthday Charles Gray, Bournemouth England, actor, Clay-Rawhide 1926 Birthday Robert Symonds, Bristow Oklahoma, actor, Robert E Lee-Blue and Gray 1924 Birthday Kenneth J. Gray, born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1955 - 1975, 1985- 1924 Event Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts 1924 Birthday Dolores Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Designing Woman, Kismet 1923 Birthday Nadia Gray, actress, Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide 1922 Birthday Coleen Gray, Staplehurst Nebraska, actress, Apache Drums 1922 Birthday Douglas Gray, archivist 1920 Birthday Sloan Wilson, Norwalk, Conn, novelist, Man in the Gray Flannal 1919 Birthday Dulcie Gray, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, actress, Mine Own Executioner 1919 Birthday Richard Todd, born in Ireland, actor, Dorian Gray, Assassin Yangtse Incident 1918 Birthday John Gray, FRS/marine biologist 1917 Birthday Herbert Lom, Czechoslovakia, actor, Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dorian Gray 1916 Birthday Barry Gray, Bernard Yaroslaw, interviewer, started call-in radio 1915 Birthday Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder, St. Louis Browns 1914 Birthday 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 Birthday Sidney George Gray, company secretary 1913 Birthday Thomas Gray, professor and anaesthetist 1910 Birthday Raymod Gray Lewis, Ontario Canada, 4X400 relayer, Olympic-bronze-1932 1905 Birthday Maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder, Gray Panthers 1902 Birthday Elizabeth Gray Vining, American Writer 1902 Death Horace Gray, American Judge 1902 Birthday Alexander Gray, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, actor, This is Music 1901 Death Elisha Gray, American Inventor 1899 Birthday Milner Connorton Gray, designer 1895 Birthday Cecil Gray, composer 1894 Birthday Harold L Gray, creator, Little Orphan Annie 1892 Birthday Clifford Gray, U.S., bobsled 1928 Olympics gold 1889 Event William Gray patents coin-operated telephone 1888 Death Asa Gray, U.S. botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 1876 Event A G Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor 1855 Birthday Alan Gray, born in York, England, composer, organist, known for descants, hymn tunes, works include, 'Common Praise' 1854 Birthday Oscar Wilde, born in Dublin, Ireland, 'Picture of Dorian Gray' 1836 Birthday Edwin Gray Lee, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1835 Birthday Elisha Gray, American Inventor 1828 Birthday Horace Gray, American Judge 1823 Birthday John Gray Foster, Major General Union volunteers 1816 Birthday Henry Gray, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1810 Birthday Asa Gray, Sauquoit, New York, botanist, Flora of North America 1792 Event Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Captain Robert Gray 1792 Event Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) 1790 Event Robert Gray's Columbia, completes 1st American around world voyage 1790 Event Robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth 1771 Death Thomas Gray, English poet, dies at 54 1771 Death Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy), dies at 54 1771 Death Thomas Gray, English Poet 1751 Event 1st publication of Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard" 1716 Birthday Thomas Gray, English poet, Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard 1715 Event Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London
