1989 Death Dik Browne, cartoonist (Hi and Lois, Hagar the Horrible), dies at 71 1979 Event Billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar 1973 Event Comic strip "Hagar The Horrible" debuted 1954 Birthday Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1947 Birthday Sammy Hagar, Monterey California, rock vocalist, Van Halen-Jump 1917 Birthday Dik Browne, cartoonist, Hi and Lois, Hagar the Horrible