2015 Event Zimbabwe seeks extradition of U.S. dentist Walter James Palmer, who killed a protected lion, Cecil, during a hunt; led by a local guide, Palmer believed that the hunt was properly licensed and fully legal 2002 Death Walter Annenberg, publisher/philanthropist/ambassador, started TV GUide, dies at 94 2001 Death Douglas Adams, hysterically-funny writer, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, dies at 49 1991 Event TV Guide publishes it's 2000th edition 1990 Event TV Guide selects Arsenio Hall as TV personality of year 1979 Event Voluntary Euthanasia Society publishes how-to-do-it suicide guide 1970 Birthday John Gerak, NFL tight end/guide, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams 1969 Death Harry Emerson Fosdick, Baptist clergyman, studied at Colgate University, opposed racism, injustice, supported appeasement of Hitler, claimed democracies caused the rise of fascism, wrote "A Guide to Understanding the Bible', died in Bronxville, New York 1964 Birthday Cornelia Guest, debutante, Debutante's Guide to Life 1962 Death Richard de Guide, composer, dies at 52 1953 Birthday Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1953 Event "TV Guide" publishes 1st issue 1952 Birthday Douglas Adams, born in England, author, Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1947 Birthday Dave Barry, born in Armonk, New York, humorist, author, Pulitzer-prize winner for Commentary 1988, wrote columns for the Miami Herald, books include 'Big Trouble', 'Dave Barry Turns 40', Dave Barry's Greatest Hits', 'Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys', style capitalizes on absurdities 1942 Birthday Margaret Wright, chief commissioner, Guide Association 1938 Death Willem J T Kloos, Dutch poet/critic (New Guide), dies at 78 1937 Birthday Edwin Roxburgh, born in England, composer, principal oboist, Sadler's Wells Opera, wrote, Manuhin Music Guide 1929 Event Seeing Eye Guide Dog Organization forms 1928 Event Buddy, a German Shepherd, becomes 1st guide dog for the blind 1925 Birthday Elliot Lawrence, Philadelphia, orchestra leader, Guide Right, Howard Cosell 1922 Birthday Judith Crist, New York, movie critic, TV Guide 1920 Birthday Bert Weedon, born in Essex, London, musician, guitarist, composer, influenced Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Odefield, The Beatles, created "Play in a Day" guitar tutorial guide 1917 Birthday Cleveland Amory, Nahant Massachusetts, conservationist/TV reviewer, TV Guide 1909 Birthday Richard de Guide, composer 1908 Birthday Walter Annenberg, born in Milwaukee, publisher, Triangle-TV Guide and Ambassador to Great Britain 1905 Event Lillian Mortimer's "No Mother to Guide," premieres in Detroit 1899 Event Farmers send/guide belegerd Ladysmith Kerstpudding/desire in grenade 1880 Birthday Duncan Hines, U.S., restaurant guide writer, Out of Kentucky Kitchens 1878 Birthday Harry Emerson Fosdick, born in Buffalo, New York, Baptist clergyman, studied at Colgate University, opposed racism, injustice, supported appeasement of Hitler, claimed democracies caused the rise of fascism, wrote "A Guide to Understanding the Bible' 1859 Death Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57 1834 Death Aernout Drost, Dutch literary/founder (The Guide), dies at 24 1808 Birthday Everhardus J Potgieter, Dutch writer/publisher, The Guide 1709 Birthday Samuel Johnson, lexicographer/writer, Boswell's Tour Guide 1199 Event Rambam (Maimonides) authorizes Samuel Ibn Tibbon to translate Guide of Perplexed from Arabic into Hebrew
