2001 Eleven die after two trucks collide, head on, in a mountain tunnel in Switzerland
1998 New York Rangers fire head coach Colin Campbell
1998 Dallas Cowboys sign Chan Gailey as their 4th head coach
1998 Decapitated head of Danish Little Mermaid is returned
1997 South African and U.S. surgeons separate Zambian Siamese twins joined at the head
1997 Abe Gibron, head coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 72
1997 Beam Dai, head of South Vietnam (1949-55), dies
1997 Joshua Hassan, head of Gibraltar (1964-69, 72-87), dies
1997 Deng Xiaoping, head of the Chinese Communist Party, dies at 92
1997 Bill Parcells becomes head coach of New York Jets
1996 Arthur Axmann, head of Hitler Youths in (1940-45), dies at 83
1996 Howard Frank Trayton Smith, diplomat/head of MI5, dies at 76
1995 Arthur Benfield, formed head of Cheshire CID, dies at 82
1995 Azeddine Medjoubi, head Algerian nationally theater, murdered at 49
1994 Herman H Felderhof, radio-announcer/head (NRU/NOS Radio), dies at 83
1994 Jakob Kaplan, French head rabbi (1955-81), dies at 99
1994 William Leonard, head (CBS News), dies of a stroke at 78
1994 Dennis Richardson sworn in as head of St. Maarten
1994 Mildred Mcafee Horton, U.S. 1st head mistress of WAVES, dies
1994 Grete Schickedanz, German head mistress, dies at 82
1994 Johnny Morey Downs, actor/singer (Algiers, Red Head), dies at 80
1994 Ezra Taft Benson, 13th head of Mormon Church, dies at 94
1994 Michalis Vranopoulos, head of Greek state bank, murdered at 48
1993 Jacques Lemaire is named New Jersey Devils 8th Head Coach
1993 Long fly ball by Indians' Carlos Martinez bounces off Jose Canseco's head and goes over fence for a home run
1993 Judd Nelson pleads no contest to kicking Kim Evans in the head
1992 Carlos Martinez hits a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a HR
1992 James E Webb, head of NASA (1961-68), dies at 84
1992 Matt Keough, in the dugout, is hit flush in the head by a batted ball
1992 Princess Sarah Ferguson wears paper bag over her head on airline ride
1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of Soviet Union
1991 Gorbachev resigns as head of U.S.S.R. Communist Party
1991 Robert M. Gates becomes head of CIA
1991 Apple computer head Steve Jobs weds Laurene Powell
1991 John A McCone, Head of CIA (1961-65), dies
1990 Elizabeth Allan, actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Camille, Java Head), dies
1990 Maurine Stuart, Zen teacher (head of Cambridge Buddhist Assn), dies
1989 Rod Stewart hits his head while on stage and knocks himself out
1989 Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma's football
1989 Bill White named NL president; 1st black major-league sports head
1988 John Loder, actor (Sabotage, Java Head), dies at 90
1988 U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on diving board
1988 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73
1987 Head of Salvadoran Human Rights Commission assassinated by death squads
1986 Paul McCartney release "Pretty Little Head"
1986 Bessie Head, writer, dies
1985 Spencer W. Kimball, U.S. head of mormon church, dies at 90
1985 "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3
1985 Sarah Blanding, 1st U.S. fem college head (Vassar 1946-64), dies at 86
1985 -19 degrees F (-28 degrees C), Caesar's Head, South Carolina (state record)
1984 Bess Flowers, actress (View from Pompey's Head), dies at 85
1983 Rita Lavelle, former head of EPA, convicted of perjury
1982 Bill Parcells becomes 12th head coach of New York Giants
1981 Lt Jerry Rawlings becomes head of Ghana, suspends constitution
1981 O A "Bum" Phillips becomes head coach of New Orleans Saints
1980 Alfred Andersch, German writer (Red Head), dies at 66
1980 Head of narcotic brigade arrested for drug smuggling in Belgium
1979 Nematullah Nassiri, Iran general/head of Savak, executed
1978 Hannah H Gray inaugurated as 1st female head of U.S. university (Chic)
1978 Yamada Mumon Roshi appointed head of Zen Rinzai Sect
1978 Terry Kath, rock guitarist (Chicago), accidently shot in head at 32
1978 Judge William H Webster appointed head of FBI
1976 Michael Dewar Head, composer, dies at 76
1976 General Murtala Mohammed, head of Nigeria, killed during a coup
1975 Petra Begerow, born in Germany, tennis star, 1996 quarter Hilton Head
1974 Lewis L Strauss, head U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1953-58), dies at 78
1973 Harold B Lee, U.S. head of Mormon Church, dies at 74
1972 Lord Michael Killanin succeeds Avery Brundage as head of Olympics
1972 Jean Westwood is 1st woman chosen to head Democratic National Committee
1972 J Edgar Hoover, head of FBI (1924-72)/cross dresser, dies at 77
1972 Phil King, rock (Blue Oyster Cult), shot in head at 24 while gambling
1970 Taizan Maezumi Roshi, head of LA Zen Center, receives dharma
1970 Dena Head, WNBA guard for the Utah Starzz
1969 Rain Pryor, actress, Head of the Class, /daughter of Richard
1969 Gen Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via miltary coup
1969 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, vp, gm and head coach of Redskins
1969 John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders
1969 The Palestine National Congress appointed Yasser Arafat head of PLO
1968 Ralph Aberbathy elected to head So Christian Leadership Conference
1968 Famous photo: Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to head
1967 Ruth Fuller Sasaki, head of 1st Zen Institute of America, dies at 75
1967 George Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated
1965 William F. Raborn, Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA
1964 Brezhnev and Kosygin replace Khrushchev as head of Russia
1963 Cardinal Montini elected Pope Paul VI, 262nd head of RC Church
1962 Rob Burnett, born in North Caldwell, New Jersey, head writer, David Letterman
1961 Jane Sibbett, actress, Teddy Z, Heddy Newman-Herman's Head
1961 Roland Orzabal, rock vocalist, Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels
1961 Max Hymans, WW II resistance fighter/Head of Air France, dies at 60
1960 Prince Norodom Sihanoek becomes head of Cambodia
1960 Keith Musa[kawukhathi] Zondi, South Africa head, Inkatha Youth Brigade
1960 Rob Derksen, Australian baseball head coach 1996 Olympics
1959 Edmund Gwenn, actor (Them, Java Head, Miracle on 34th St), dies at 83
1959 Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL
1958 King Hussein declares himself head of Jordan/Iraqi federation
1958 Bob Crudgington, Australian softball head coach 1996 Olympics bronze
1956 Leon N H Jungschlaeger, head milt intelligence Neth-Indies, dies at 52
1956 Jeanne F Bourgeois, French head mistress (Moulin Rouge), dies at 84
1954 Johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25
1954 West German secret service head Otto John defects to German DR
1954 Dr. Peter Murray Marshall becomes 1st black to head an AMA unit
1954 Joseph Hergesheimer, novelist (Java Head), dies
1954 Anthony Stewart Head, actor, Buffy Vampire Slayer
1952 Mr. Potato Head, introduced
1952 Mr. Potato Head is 1st toy advertised on television
1952 Richard Charsworth, Australian women field hockey head coach 1996 Olympics
1950 Walter Bedell Smith replaces Roscoe H Hillenkoetter as 4th CIA head
1950 Ronnie McDowell, born in Fountain Head, Tennessee, country singer, King is Gone
1949 Lukas D. Barnard, head of South Africa secret service, NIS
1947 Lt General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA
1947 Michael Mavor, Head Master, Rugby School
1947 William Dawson becomes 1st black to head congressional committee
1946 Al Luginbill, Pomona California, WLAF head coach for the Amsterdam Admirals
1946 Brooklyn Dodger Ed Head no-hits Boston Braves, 5-0
1946 Murray Head, singer
1945 Jacobus W. G. Balfoort, Dutch actor (Heimwee, Head On), dies at 57
1945 Rod Argent, rocker, She's Not There-Zombies, Hold Your Head Up-Argent
1944 Klaus Barbie, Gestapo head of Lyon France leaves for Auschwitz
1944 Enver Hoxha becomes head of Albania anti fascists
1944 General Eisenhower becomes head commander of allied air fleet
1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Office of War with Elmer Davis as head
1942 John Lewis, Head Master, Eton College
1941 Earnest Udet, German general/head air pioneer, commits suicide
1941 Paul Anka, born in Ottawa, Ontario, singer, Put Your Head on My Shoulder
1941 Martin Bormann is named head of Nazi Party Chancellery in Germany
1941 Vichy-France's head of government Admiral Dalan consults with Hitler
1940 David Hart, gen-sect, National Association of Head Teachers
1940 Galen Hall, WLAF Head Coach, Orlando Thunder, Rhein Fire
1940 Jim Criner, WLAF head coach for the Scottish Claymores
1940 Howard Hesseman, Salem Or, actor, Dr. Johnny Fever-WKRP, Head of Class
1940 Anthony Gaurdine, Little Anthony and Imperials-Goin Out of My Head
1939 France Nuyen, born in Marseilles, France, actress, St. Elsewhere, Diamond Head
1939 N R Bomford, head master, Harrow School
1939 Bernard Glassman, New York, Zen teacher/head, Zen Center of New York
1939 Hermann Goering appoints Reinhard Heydrich head of Jewish Emigration
1938 LP Beria follows Nikolai Jezjov as head of Russian secret police
1938 New York Yankees suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club"
1938 Dutch writer Maurits Dekker sentenced to 50 days for "offending a friendly head of state" (Hitler)
1938 Jack Bicknell, WLAF head coach, Barcelona Dragons
1938 Mary Frances Berry, educator/head, US Commission on Civil Rights
1937 David Summerscale, head master, Westminster School England
1937 Viscount Head
1936 James Darren, born in Philadelphia, actor, TJ Hooker, Diamond Head, Venus in Furs
1935 Jakusho Kwong, Santa Rosa California, head of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center
1935 Lord Grenfell, head of External affairs European office, world bank
1934 Maggis Lena Walker, 1st U.S. (black) woman to head a bank, dies at 69
1934 Malcolm Gill, deputy head, Bank for International Settlements
1934 Franz Ehrle, German jesuit/head of Vatican library, dies at 88
1933 59th Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Head Play wins in 2:02
1932 Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program
1932 Former Chinese emperor Henry Pu-Yi installed as head of Manchuria
1931 Roone Arledge, born in Forest Hills, New York, head of sports broadcasting, ABC
1930 G[eorge] Gordon Liddy, head CIA/ate a rat/Watergate felon/radio host
1930 Elijah Barayi, head of South Africa union centre, COSATU
1927 Carel W. H. Boshoff, South African head, Broederbond/Volkswag
1925 Gertrude Shope, South African head, ANC female section
1925 Queen Wilhelmina names H Colijn head of government
1925 Ernie Stautner, NFL tackle, Steelers, /WLAF head coach, Galaxy
1924 J. Edgar Hoover appointed head of FBI
1924 William H. Webster, U.S., judge and head FBI/CIA
1923 Lee Teng-hui, president of ROC, Taiwan, head of KMT, 1988-
1922 Michael Palliser, head of British diplomatic service
1922 Eileen Ford, modeling agency head, Ford Modeling Agency
1922 Megan Bull, British head mistress, Holloway Jail
1921 Whitney M. Young, Jr., civil rights leader, head of Urban League
1921 Logan Ramsey, born in Long Beach, California, actor, Head, Joy Sticks, Say Yes
1920 Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch, dies
1920 Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality
1920 League of Nations places International head of Justice in Hague
1919 Howard Frank Trayton Smith, diplomat/head, MI5
1919 Iris Murdoch, born in Dublin, Ireland, novelist, Severed Head, Unicorn
1919 Eugen Levine, head of 2nd Bavarian soviet republic, assassinated
1916 Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Sec of Defense, 1961-68, head World Bank
1915 Dany [Daniel S] Tuijnman, head of Dutch traffic and water
1915 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head, Washington, Paris
1914 Daisy Bates, publisher/head, Arkansas NAACP
1914 Alfred Andersch, German writer, Red Head
1913 Bao Dai, emperor of Annam/Indochina/head of South Vietnam, 1949-55
1913 Arthur Benfield, head of Cheshire CID
1913 Richard Helms, CIA head, 1966-73
1913 Ab [Albert] Visser, Dutch poet and writer, Man Without a Head
1913 Juanita E Jackson Mitchell, U.S. head, NAACP
1911 Clarence M Kelley, FBI head
1909 1st Lincoln head pennies minted
1908 Georg Adler, German statehouse head, dies at 45
1907 Edith Head, fashion designer, MGM
1906 Dick White, head of British secret service, MI-5/MI-6
1906 James E Webb, head of NASA, 1961-68
1906 Galo Plaza Lasso, President of Ecuador, 1948-52, head of OAS, 1968-75
1904 Justus van Maurik, cigar manufacturer/author/head of Red Guard, dies
1904 J. Robert Oppenheimer, born in New York, head of Manhattan, A-bomb, Project
1904 Leon N H Jungschlager, head of military intelligence, Neth-Indies
1902 Menachem A. Schneerson, rebee, head of Lubavitcher Jews
1902 Georgy M Malenkov, Stalin's successor as head of CPSU, PM, 1953-55
1900 Heinrich Himmler, head of Gestapo
1900 Josephine Holt Bay, 1st woman to head a firm on New York stock exchange
1900 Michael Dewar Head, composer
1895 Jakob Kaplan, French head rabbi, 1955-81
1895 Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. general, WW II, /head of CIA, 1950-52
1893 Allan W. Dulles, U.S. diplomat and CIA head 1953-61, Germany's Underground
1892 Jack Warner, U.S. movie studio head, Warner Bros
1887 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence
1886 Bela Kun, Czehul Romania, head of Hungarian Soviet Republic, 1919
1882 Pierre H Ritter, Jr., Dutch literary/head, Utrecht Newspaper
1878 Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26
1876 Raymond Duchamp-Villon, cubist sculptor, Head of Baudeaire
1875 Michael I Kalinin, Russian metal worker/head of state
1875 Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman
1874 Harry S. Parmelee patents sprinkler head
1865 Margaret Murray Washington, wife of Booker T/head, NACW 1896..1918
1863 General Joseph Hooker replaces Burnside as head of Army of Potomac
1862 40,000 watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC
1862 Ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac
1851 Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer, head of Jut
1844 Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death
1793 Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman
1773 Ali Bey, Egyptian Mameluk head, dies
1760 Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, dies at 75
1690 Neth-French sea battle at Beachy Head (Cornelis Evertsen)
1690 Battle at Beachy Head: French under Tourville beat Neth/English fleet
1644 Johan Mauritius van Nassau resigns as head of Civil rights activists
1619 Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies
1598 London's head office of Hanze closed
1580 Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange
1535 Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church
1534 English Parliament passes Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope
1531 Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of Church in England
1530 King Henry VIII's divorce request is denied by the Pope Henry then declares that he, not the Pope, is supreme head of England's church
1522 Head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope
1481 Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87
1382 Daigaku, Zen teacher/46th head of Engakuji, dies in Kamakura Japan
1351 Muso Soseki, Zen teacher/Rinzai line/head of Nanzenji, dies in Japan
1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son's head
1278 Daikaku, Zen teacher Rinzai line/head of Kenchoji, dies in Japan at 65
942 Saadiah Gaon, head of Talmudic Academy of Sura, dies
31 Sejanus, Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed
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