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2006 Harry Browne, American Writer
2005 6th Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling is released: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2003 Art Carney, actor, Harry and Tonto, dies at 85 2003 Harry Ellis Dickson, American Musician 2002 Harry Hay, American Celebrity 2001 Sir Harry Secombe, actor, The Goon Show, dies at 79 2001 Harry Secombe, Welsh Actor 2000 Harry Oppenheimer, South African Businessman 1999 Harry Crane, writer, The Honeymooners, dies at 85 1999 Harry Walker, American Athlete 1999 Harry Callahan, American Photographer 1999 Harry Rossoll, illustrator, created Smokey Bear, dies at 89 1998 Harry Caray, sportscaster for the Chicago Cubs, dies at 77 1998 Harry Caray, Cubs baseball announcer, dies at 77 1997 G. Harry Stine, writer, Also wrote as Lee Correy, dies at 69 1997 Harry Brian Boyne, journalist, dies at 87 1997 Carroll O'Connor found not guilty of slandering Harry Perzigian 1997 Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, dies of cancer at 62 1997 "Harry Blackstone, Jr.", magician, dies at 62 1997 Actor Harry Hamlin weds actress Lisa Rinna 1997 Harry B. Helmsley, businessman, Helmsley hotels, dies at 88 1996 Harry Campion, statistician, dies at 91 1996 Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist, dies at 80 1996 Harry Potts, footballer/manager, dies at 75 1995 Harry McLevy, trade unionist, dies at 59 1995 Frederick Harry Baines, painter, dies at 85 1995 Harry Broadhurst, British airman, dies at 89 1995 Harry Craft, baseball manager, dies at 80 1995 Harry Shorto, linguist, dies at 75 1995 Harry Golombek, chess Grandmaster, dies at 83 1994 Harry Tobias, songwriter, dies at 99 1994 Harry Horner, Czechoslovakian/U.S. set designer/director, 'Our Town', dies at 84 1994 Harry Saltzman, producer (Dr. No, Nijinski), dies at 78 1994 Harry Vincent Kemp, poet, dies at 82 1994 Harry Ebbeling, PC-corrector, dies at 54 1994 Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor (City Heat), dies at 66 1994 Harry Levin, literary Scholar, dies at 81 1994 Singer Harry Connick, Jr. (26) weds model Jill Goodare (30) 1994 Harry Touw, Dutch comic (Fred Hache Show), dies at 70 1994 Harry la Fontaine, Danish/US resistance fighter/producer, dies at 81 1994 Harry Nilsson, singer/Songwriter, dies at 52 1994 Harry Nilsson, rock vocalist (Everybody's Talkin'), dies at 52 1993 Harry Haldeman, Nixon's cabinet member (1968-73), dies 1993 Harry R "Rob" Haldeman, White House chief of staff (Nixon), dies at 67 1993 Harry Belafonte performs in Tivoli Copenhagen 1993 Henry J "Harry" Smeets, dealer of Volkskrant, dies at 56 1993 Harry Bellaver, actor (Blue Collar, Old Man and the Sea), dies at 88 1993 Harry Elstrom, Danish/Belgian sculptor, dies at 86 1993 Harry Connick, Jr. arrested at a New York airport for gun possession 1992 Harry Connick, Jr. is caught with 9mm gun in New York's JFK airport 1992 Harry Ellerbe, actor (House of Usher, Magnetic Monster), dies at 91 1992 Harry Milton Ray, singer and actor (Avanti!), dies of stroke at 45 1992 Harry van Doorn, Dutch MP (KVP/KRO-chairman/PPR/CRM), dies at 76 1991 Harry Thomas, founder (Flower Festival, Dutch Homofielen Party), dies 1991 Scorecard Harry, Space Appeal and Cafe Lex in 9th race at Belmont, creating 2nd triple dead heat in New York thoroughbred racing history 1991 Harry Gant wins NSACAR Goody's 500 1991 Harry Hamlin weds Nicollette Sheridan 1991 Harry Reasoner, newscaster (60 Minutes), dies at 68 1991 Harry Glicken, volcanologist, killed by Mount Unzen Volcano in Japan 1991 Don[ald] Siegel, U.S. director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78 1991 Kevin Peter Hall, actor (Harry and Hendersons), dies of AIDS at 35 1991 Harry Hamlin and Nicollette Sheridan wed 1991 Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin and Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1991 Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon), committed suicide at 94 1990 Harry Bridges, American Activist 1990 4th American Comedy Award: When Harry Met Sally 1989 Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77 1988 Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m 1988 Ella Raines, actress (Uncle Harry, Runaround, Impact), dies at 66 1987 Crossbow flight record (2,005 yards 1'9") set by Harry Drake in Nevada 1986 Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment 1986 House of Representatives impeaches Judge Harry E. Claiborne on tax evasion 1986 Harry Ritz, comedian/actor (Ritz Brothers), dies at 79 1986 Harry Ritz, actor (3 Musketeers, On the Avenue), dies at 79 1985 Laura Johnson (Falcon Crest) and Harry Hamlin (LA Law) wed 1984 Oldest groom - Harry Stevens, 103, weds Thelma Lucas, 83, in Wisc 1984 Harry Salter, orchestra leader (Stop the Music), dies at 85 1984 "Night Court" starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV 1983 Harry James, swing-era bandleader/trumpet player, dies at 67 1982 Harry Mills, U.S., singer (Mills Brothers), dies at 70 1982 Harry H Corbett, Brits actor (Steptoe and Son, Jabberwacky), dies at 57 1981 Harry Krieger/Tom Eyen's musical "Dreamgirls," premieres in New York City 1981 Harry Von Zell, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 75 1981 Chief Dan George, actor (Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man), dies at 82 1981 Harry Warren, American Composer 1981 Harry Chapin, folk vocalist (Taxi), dies in car crash at 38 1980 Deborah Harry/Meat Loaf film, "Roadie," premieres 1980 David Janssen, Meyer, actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49 1979 Harry Drake set long distance footbow shot record of 2,006 yards 1'9" 1978 Harry Winston, U.S. jeweler for the "rich and famous", dies at 82 1978 Harry Bertoia, Italian Artist 1976 Harry Partch, U.S. composer (Oedipus), dies at 75 1976 Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies 1975 Joshua Rudoy, actor, Harry and Hendersons 1975 Moyna MacGill, actress (Strange Affair of Uncle Harry), dies 1974 Harry Hershfield, cartoonist (Can You Top This?), dies at 89 1974 Harry Baum, actor (Crime and Punishment), dies at 58 1972 Harry Truman, 33rd U.S. President (1945-53), dies in Kansas City, Missouri at 88 1972 Harry S. Truman, American President 1972 "Hurry, Harry" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 2 performances 1972 "Hurry, Harry" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 2 performances 1972 Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Astros 1971 Harry Knowles, American Critic 1971 Harry Drake sets longest arrow flight by a footbow (1 mile 268 yards) 1971 Harry M O'Connor, dies of pneumonia at 98 1971 Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey 1970 Harry A. Blackmun, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice 1970 Harry Van Hofwegen, CFL defensive tackle for the BC Lions 1970 Harry A Blackmun appointed to Supreme Court 1970 Harry A Blackmun is confirmed as a justice on Supreme Court 1970 Harry Decheiver, soccer player, RKC 1969 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 1969 Harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41 1969 Harry Boatswain, NFL tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles 1969 Harry Colon, NFL safety, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions 1968 Harry Robert Wilson, composer, dies at 67 1967 Harry Seymour, composer/actor (Tenderfoot), dies of heart attack at 76 1967 Harry Connick, Jr., New Orleans Louisiana, singer, We Are in Love 1967 Harry McNaughton, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 70 1967 Harry Antrim, actor (Ma and Pa Kettle), dies of heart attack at 83 1966 Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 50 1965 Harry Harvey Sr, actor (It's a Man's World), dies at 64 1965 Harry Reser, orchestra leader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 69 1965 Harry Swayne, NFL tackle, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1965 Harry Galbreath, NFL guard for the Green Bay Packers 1964 Ian Hart, born in Liverpool, England, actor, theater, television, film roles include, 'Michael Collins', 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' 1964 Harry Lee "Butch" Reynolds, U.S., 400m runner, world record 1964 Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds, Jr., born in Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner 1964 French Stewart, New Mexico, actor, Harry Solomon-Third Rock From the Sun 1963 Harry Steers, bowling hall of famer, dies 1962 Cleveland sends Harry Chiti to Mets for a player to be named later, on 1961 Producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman announce expensive publicity campaign to make Sean Connery (James Bond) a star 1961 Meg Ryan, Bethel, Connecticut, actress, When Harry Met Sally, As the World Turns 1961 Barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones" 1961 Harry Enfield, comedian, Dermot-Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live 1960 Harry St. John Philby, sheik Abdullah, British explorer, dies 1960 Harry Pollitt, England, Britsh communist chairman (1956-60) 1960 Harry Belafonte 2nd Carnegie Hall performance 1959 Harry Fox II, dies at 77 1958 Harry Redman, composer, dies on 89th birthday 1958 Harry Rushakoff, rocker, Concrete Blonde 1958 Harry Revel, movie composer (Sitting Pretty, Gay Divorcee), dies 1958 Harry Crosby, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Friday the 13th 1958 Harry Warner, U.S. movie pionier (Warner Bros), dies at 81 1958 Harry Nicholls Holmes, Dr. (crystallized vitamin A), dies at 78 1958 Harry Burrell flies KC-135 record (5:27:42.8) New York to London 1958 Harry Cohn, CEO (Columbia Pictures), dies of a heart attack 1957 Jackee [Harry], Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Sandra-227 1957 Harry Stefanki, Mento Park Cal, tennis star 1957 Harry S. Truman Library forms in Independence, Missouri 1957 Harry E Soref, inventor (padlock), dies at 70 1957 Harry Sothern, actor (Dr. Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72 1956 Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso," goes to #1 and stays #1 for 31 weeks 1955 Harry Belafonte records "Day-O" (Banana Boat Song) 1955 Harry Haden, actor (Harry-Stu Erwin Show), dies at 73 1954 Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer, dies at 84 1954 Harry van Thorn chosen chairman of Dutch KVP 1953 Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame 1953 Barry Sonnenfeld, director, When Harry Met Sally, Big, Misery 1953 Wayne Siegel, born in Los Angeles, California, composer, influenced by minimalist Steve Reich, music commissioned by Kronos Quartet, Harry Sparnaay, Safri Duo 1952 A's Harry Byrd selected AL Rookie of Year 1952 Harry Anderson, Newport, Rhode Island, actor, Judge Harry Stone-Night Court 1952 Harry Heilmann and Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1951 Harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb 1951 Harry Hamlin, born in Pasadena, California, actor, Michael Kuzak - L.A. Law 1951 President Harry S Truman formally ends state of war with Germany 1951 Harry Smith, Hammond, Indiana, TV co-anchor, CBS Morning Show 1951 Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56 1951 Harry Casey, KC, rock vocalist, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It 1951 Harry Sinclair Lewis, U.S. writer (Nobel 1930), dies at 65 1950 Harry Sacksioni, Dutch guitarist, Around the Corner 1950 St. Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators 1950 Harry Lauder (Maclennan), Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75 1950 Harry Blomberg, Swedish author (Jacobs Drom), dies at 56 1949 Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy and Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 1949 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) 1949 Harry Stack Sullivan, American Psychologist 1949 President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" 1948 Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries) 1947 Harry Carey Sr, actor and director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69 1947 Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 1947 Harry Vanda, Vandenberg, Hague, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Easybeats 1946 Harry Ray, Hackensack, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Ray, Goodman, Brown 1946 Harry Truman becomes 1st U.S. president to travel in a submerged sub 1946 Harry L Hopkins, U.S. Minister of Business (Loan and Lease law), dies at 55 1946 Harry Hopkins, American Diplomat 1945 John Lithgow, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Harry and Hendersons, Pelican Brief 1945 Harry Thomas, Dutch founder, Schlager Festival Gay Party 1945 President Harry S. Truman signs United Nations Charter 1945 Debbie Harry, American Musician 1945 Harry Truman sworn in as 33rd president 1944 Harry Langdon, U.S. comic/director (Heart Trouble), dies at 60 1944 Harry CA Eyres, British diplomat (Constantinople, Albania), dies at 87 1944 Harry Crosby takes 1st rocket airplane, MX-324, for maiden flight 1944 1st black reporter accredited to White House, Harry McAlpin 1943 Harry Shearer, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, SNL, Simpsons, Pure Luck 1943 Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered 1943 Harry Conroy, trade unionist 1942 Harry Chapin, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Taxi, Cat's in the Craddle 1941 Harry Nilsson, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer/guitarist, Midnight Cowboy 1941 Harry Muskee, Dutch rock vocalist, Cuby and Blizzards 1940 Cliff Richards, Harry Webb, Lucknow India, rock voclist, Suddenly 1940 Harry Winston Jerome, Sask Canada, 100m runner 1964 Olympics bronze 1940 Harry Kumel, Flemish director, Monsieur Hawarden 1940 Harry Gant, NASCAR driver 1939 Harry Reid, American Politician 1938 Harry McGowan, born in England, born Harry Duncan Cory McGowan, Lord McGowan, 3rd Baron McGowan 1938 Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for heavyweight boxing title 1937 Harry Smith, England cricket wicket-keeper (v WI 1928), dies 1936 Harry McLevy, trade Unionist 1936 Harry Northrup, actor (Who's Knocking at My Door), dies at 60 1936 Harry Froboess dives 110 m from airship into Bodensee and survives 1936 Harry Pitt, vice chancellor, Reading University 1935 Harry Crews, U.S. writer and actor, Indian Runner 1934 Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, Blackstone Book of Magic and Illusion 1933 Sally Eilers weds Harry Joe Brown 1933 Henry Darrow, New York City, actor, Harry O, New Dick Van Dyke Show 1933 Harry Browne, American Writer 1932 Harry Lammertink, Yrrah, Dutch cartoonist, Vrij Netherland 1932 Roger C Carmel, actor, Harry Mudd-Star Trek, In-Laws 1932 Harry Sinden, NHL player and coach, Team Canada 1932 Timothy Renton, born in England, born Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, politician, Conservative Party, Minister of State, Margaret Thatcher's Chief Whip, Member of Parliament for Mid-Sussex 1932 John Vernon, Canada, actor, Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry 1931 Eddie Collins and Harry Heilmann, retire from baseball 1930 Harry Gilbert Trythall, composer 1930 Harry Glass, born in East Germany, 1st E German Olympic medalist, bronze-1956 1930 Clint Eastwood, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Dirty Harry, mayor, Carmel, California 1930 David Janssen, born in Naponee Nebraska, actor, Fugitive, Harry O 1930 Harry Boldt, Federal Republic of Germany, equestrian dressage 1976 Olympics gold 1930 Harry Mathews, American Author 1930 Harry "Buddy" Melges, Jr., Wisconsin, yachter, Olympic-gold/bronze-1964, 72 1929 Jack Higgins, Harry Patterson, novelist 1928 Peter Griffiths, born in London, born Peter Harry Steve Griffiths, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Smethwick 1928 Harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner, Center Point 1927 Harry Johnston, British Explorer 1927 Harry K V Mulisch, writer, Message to King Rat 1927 Harry Belafonte, calypso singer 1927 Harry Belafonte, Harlem New York City, calypso singer, Buck and the Preacher 1927 Harry Wich, Dutch set designer 1927 Harry Tierney/Joseph McCarthy's "Rio Rita," premieres in New York City 1926 Harry Houdini, Erich Weisz, U.S. magician, dies in Detroit 1926 Harry Dean Stanton, born in West Irvine, Kentucky, actor, Alien, Cool Hand Luke 1926 Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor, City Heat, Homer and Eddie 1925 Harry Guardino, New York City, actor, Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill St. Blues 1925 Harry Heilmann's 6 hits edges Ty Cobb .393 to .389 as batting champ 1925 Harry Stuart Somers, composer 1925 Harry [Maxwell] Harrison, UK, sci-fi author, Deathworld Trilogy 1925 Harry Harrison, American Author 1925 Harry H Corbett, Rangoon Burma, actor, Steptoe and Son, Jabberwacky 1924 Harry Cordon, comic and host, Fred Hache Show 1924 Margaret Truman, born in Missouri, singer, writer, only daughter of President Harry and Bess Truman 1923 Andrew Duggan, actor, Secret War of Harry Frigg, Winds of War 1923 Harry Heilmann goes 2-for-2, sit out rest of season, except for a pinch single on final day, hitting .403 1923 Harry JN Vane 11th Lord Barnard, English large landowner 1923 Harry Frazee, sells Red Sox to Ohio businessmen for $1M 1923 Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in New York City 1923 Harry Reasoner, Dakota City Iowa, newscaster, 60 Minutes, ABC, CBS 1922 Harry Cave, cricketer, New Zealand bowler and Test captain in the 1950's 1922 Harry Clement Stubbs, U.S., sci-fi author, Needle, Iceworld 1922 Harry Greb gave Gene Tunney his only professional boxing defeat 1922 Naval Reserve #3, "Teapot Dome," leased to Harry F Sinclair 1922 Harry Freedman, composer 1921 James Whitmore, born in White Plains, New York, actor, Give 'em Hell Harry 1921 Harry Secombe, Swansea, Wales, actor, Down Among the "Z" Men 1921 Yankee pitcher Harry Harper hits 3 batters in an inning tying record 1921 Harry Hookway, pro-chancellor, Loughborough University 1921 Harry Carey, Jr., Saugus California, actor, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1921 Harry Knutton, Major-General/director-general, London City and Guilds Institute 1921 Harry Landers, born in New York City, actor, Ted Hoffman-Ben Casey 1920 Harry Potts, soccer star/manager 1920 Harry Caray, baseball announcer, Chicago Cubs 1919 Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1919 John Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Australia one Test 1895, one catch), dies 1919 Harry Shorto, linguist 1919 1st air flight over a major body of water in Australia (Harry Butler) 1919 Harry S Truman marries Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence 1918 Harry Walker, American Athlete 1918 Harry Kay, vice-chancellor, Exeter U 1918 Harry M Corbett, Bradford, puppeteer/entertainer, Sooty, Some People 1917 1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron 1917 Harry West, Unionist party leader, Unionist 1916 Harry Rabinowitz, British composer and conductor 1916 Harry James, born in Albany, Georgia, trumpeter, married to Betty Grable 1915 Irving Berlin and Harry B Smith's musical premieres in New York City 1915 Harry Saltzman, St. Johns NB Canada, producer, Goldfinger 1915 Harry Hickox, Big Springs, Texas, Herb-Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1915 Harry van Doorn, Henri W, CRM minister/Dutch politician, KVP/PPR 1915 Harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist, Spike Jones and City Slickers 1915 Harry Banks, English Soldier 1915 Harry Craft, baseball manager 1915 Harry Morgan, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, December Bride, M*A*S*H, Dragnet 1915 Harry Bertoia, Italian Artist 1915 Charles Henry "Harry" Urwin, trade unionist 1914 Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox) 1914 54th British Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 306 at Prestwick Club 1914 Harry Lauter, born in White Plains, New York, actor, Waterfront 1913 Harry Mills, singer, Mills Brothers-Paper Moon 1913 Harry Wismer, born in Port Huron, Michigan, AFL owner, New York Titans 1913 Harry Green runs world record marathon (2:38:16.2) 1912 Harry Callahan, American Photographer 1912 Harry Levin, literary Scholar 1912 Harry Hay, American Celebrity 1911 Harry Andrews, Kent England, actor, Equus, Man of La Mancha 1911 Harry Simeone, Newark, New Jersey, choral director, Kate Smith Show 1911 Harry James Smith' "Mrs. Bumsted-Leigh," premieres in New York City 1911 Harry Golombek, chess grandmaster 1910 Harry Horner, stage/Film Designer 1910 Frederick Harry Baines, painter 1909 Arnold Shaw, born in America, composer, songwriter, music business executive for Leeds Music Corporation, later MCA, wrote book on Harry Belafonte, series on 20th century American music 1909 Harry Hillman and Lawson Robertson run 100m 3-legged race in 11 seconds 1909 Harry B. Helmsley, born in New York City, billionaire builder, Empire State Building 1908 Harry Kemelman, U.S. detective author, rabbi-omnibus 1908 Harry A Blackmun, Illinois, 100th Supreme Court justice, 1970-94 1908 Harry A. Blackmun, American Judge 1908 Harry Oppenheimer, South African Businessman 1908 Raymond Harry Warnow Scott, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Your Hit Parade 1908 Josh White, born in Greenville, South Carolina, born Joshua Daniel White, guitarist, singer, civil rights activist, unique stylings and techniques inspired Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan 1907 Harry Boyle, round-arm cricket bowler (12 of Australia's early Tests), dies 1906 Harry Elstrom, Danish/Belgian sculptor, Great Passion, Black Christ 1906 Bkln Dodger Harry McIntire no-hits Pitts for 10 2/3 loses in 13th 1906 Harry Sosnik, born in Chicago, orchestra leader, Jack Carter Show, Your Hit Parade 1906 Harry Von Zell, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Burns and Allen 1906 Harry Von Zell, sidekick, George Burns Show 1906 Stanford White, Architect, shot dead atop Madison Square Garden which he designed by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit 1906 Harry N Pillsbury, U.S. chess player, dies 1906 Harry Ritz, U.S. comic, Ritz Brothers-Silent Movie 1906 Cubs sign 3rd baseman Harry Steinfeldt to complete Tinker-Evers-Chance 1906 Harry van Kruiningen, Henri A Janssen, painter/graphic artist 1905 Harry Broadhurst, airman 1905 Harry Campion, statistician and founder, British Central Statistical Office 1905 Harry Bellaver, actor, Sergeant Arcaro-Naked City 1904 Harry Martinson, Sweden, novelist/poet, Trade Wind-Nobel 1974 1903 Dr. Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid in New York City 1903 Harry Gammeter, Cleveland, patents multigraph duplicating machine 1903 Harry Houdini escapes police station Halvemaansteeg in Amsterdam 1903 Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam 1902 Harry Bridges, American Activist 1902 Harry Golden, Jewish humorist and writer, 2 cents Plain, Only in America 1901 Harry Partch, born in Oakland, California, composer, Oedipus 1901 Harry Robert Wilson, composer 1900 6th U.S. Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 313 at Chicago Golf Club Illinois 1900 Harry Vardon wins U.S. Open golf tournament 1899 Harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith 1899 Chief Dan George, actor, Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man. Smith! 1898 Victor Herbert/Harry Smith' musical premieres in New York City 1896 Sidney Jones and Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London 1896 Harry Banks, English Soldier 1896 Harry Krimer, actor, Napoleon 1896 Harry Reser, born Piqua, Ohio, orchestra leader, Sammy Kaye Show 1895 Harry Tobias, songwriter 1895 Harry F V Edward, born in British Guiana, 100m/200m runner, Olympic-bronze-1920 1894 Harry Heilmann, born in San Francisco, California, baseball hall of famer outfielder, Detroit 1894 Harry Houdini marries Bessie Rahner 1893 Harry Warren, American Composer 1893 Harry Blomberg, Swedish author, Master Jacob 1893 Harry Wright suggests umps keep ball-strike count a secret 1893 Harry Graham scores 107 on cricket debut Australia vs. England, Lord's 1892 Harry Stack Sullivan, American Psychologist 1892 Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby 1891 Harry Seymour, New York, actor, Boy Meets Girl, Tenderfoot 1890 Harry Pollitt, chairman British communist (1956-60), dies 1890 Harry L Hopkins, U.S. politician, Loan and Lease law 1890 Harry Hopkins, American Diplomat 1888 Harry Moses 297 not out for NSW against Victoria 1885 Harry Hershfield, Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist, Can You Top This? 1885 Harry Sinclair Lewis, U.S., writer, Babbitt, Nobel 1930 1885 Harry St. John Philby, sheik Abdullah, British explorer 1884 Harry Antrim, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Miracle on 34th St, Devil's Doorway 1884 Harry Langdon, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, comic/director, Strong Man 1884 Harry S Truman, Lamar Missouri, 33rd U.S. President, D, 1945-1953 1884 Harry S. Truman, American President 1884 Harry Sothern, actor, Dr. Huer-Buck Rogers 1882 Harry Makepeace, cricketer, 4 Tests for England vs. Australia 1920-21 1882 Harry Fox, entertainer 1879 Harry Nicholls Holmes, Penn, Dr., crystallized vitamin A 1878 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' 1878 Harry Carey Sr, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force 1878 Henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, U.S. actor, Informer 1875 Harry Northrup, Paris, France, actor, Who's That Knocking at My Door 1874 Harry S. Parmelee patents sprinkler head 1874 Harry Houdini, Budapest, magician/escape artist 1873 Harry M O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Stranger than Fiction 1872 Harry N Pillsbury, U.S. chess player 1871 5th Belmont: W Miller aboard Harry Basset wins in 2:56 1870 Harry Graham, cricketer, 107 on Test debut Australia vs. England 1893 1870 Harry Lauder, born in Scotland, comedian/singer, Roman in the Gloamin 1869 Harry Redman, composer 1869 Harry Lawrence Freeman, composer 1866 Harry Davenport, New York City, actor and director, Her Unborn Child, My Sin 1860 Jens Otto Harry Jespersen, linguist/philologist 1858 Harry Johnston, British Explorer 1858 Harry Rowe Shelley, composer 1856 Harry A. P. Eyres, British diplomat, Constantinople, Albania 1820 Harry Thompson Hays, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1756 Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Rep/Gov-Va, general 1403 Henry Percy, Harry Hotspur, killed in battle at 39 1364 Henry Percy, Harry Hotspur, British soldier/politican |
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