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2000 Helen Martin, actress, Bulworth, dies at 90

1999 Helen Aberson, writer, Dumbo, dies at 92

1998 70th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, Titanic wins eleven Oscars, including Best Picture, Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt win lead acting awards

1998 Helen Alfredsson wins Office Depot LPGA tournament

1998 Helen Wills Moody Roark, tennis ace (31 Grand Slams), dies at 92

1997 Audra Lindley, actress (Helen Roper-3's Company, Ropers), dies at 79

1997 "Defending the Caveman," closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 671 performances

1997 "Last Night of Ballyhoo" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City

1997 Singer Sade (Helen Folasade), arrest in Jamaica for disobeying a cop

1997 Helen Foster Snow, writer, dies at 89

1996 Helen Rosenthal, Teacher/health administrator, dies at 47

1996 Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician, dies at 88

1996 Helen Chadwick, artist, dies at 42

1995 Roxie Roker, actress (Helen Willis-Jeffersons), dies at 66

1995 Helen Vlachos, journalist, dies at 83

1995 "Defending the Caveman," opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 671 perf

1995 Helen Wallis, cartographer/Librarian, dies at 70

1994 "Flying Karamzov Brothers..." opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 50 performances

1994 Helen Alfredss wins LPGA Ping Welch's Golf Championship

1994 "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 50 performances

1994 Helen Lee Mai, Hong Kong actress, dies at 63

1994 Helen Lessore, artist, dies at 86

1994 "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 50 performances

1994 "Shakespeare after My Father" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 266 perf

1994 "Flying Karamzov Brothers" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 50 performances

1993 Helen O'Connell, singer (Green Eyes), dies of cancer at 74

1993 Helen Dobson wins LPGA State Farm Rail Golf Classic

1993 "Shakespeare for My Father" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 266 performances

1993 22nd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Helen Alfredsson

1993 Helen Hayes, actress (Airport), dies of congestive heart failure at 92

1992 "3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 45 performances

1992 Helen B M Fennell Joseph, English/South Afr anti-apartheid, dies at 87

1992 "3 From Brooklyn" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 45 performances

1992 Dorothy Helen Baker, mother of Diane Baker, dies at 78

1992 Helen Windsor (daughter of English prince Edward) weds Timothy Taylor

1992 "High Rollers" opens at Helen Hayes theater on Broadway

1992 Helen Deutsch, screenwriter, dies of natural causes

1991 Helen Page Camp,

1990 Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego)

1990 "Prelude to a Kiss" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City

1990 Helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92

1989 Helen le Clerq, Dutch dancer, dies

1989 Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77

1989 "Romance/Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 297 performances

1988 "Romance/Romance" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 297 performances

1987 "Oh Coward!" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 56 performances

1986 "Oh Coward!" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 56 performances

1986 Helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies

1986 Helen Craig, actress (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 74

1986 Helen B. Taussig, American Scientist

1985 "News" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 4 performances

1985 Helen Rose, costume designer, dies at 81

1985 "News" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 4 performances

1981 "5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 12 performances

1981 "5 O'Clock Girl" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 12 performances

1980 "Perfectly Frank" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 16 performances

1980 "Perfectly Frank" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 16 performances

1980 "Charlie and Algernon" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 17 performances

1980 "Charlie and Algernon" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 17 performances

1980 Helen Gahagan, American Actress

1977 Helen Mahmastol, Miss Universe-Estonia 1996

1976 Helen Denman, born in Perth, Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics

1975 "Rodgers and Hart" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 108 performances

1975 "Rodgers and Hart" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 108 performances

1973 Wings release "Helen Wheels"

1973 "Nash at Nine" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 21 performances

1973 "Nash at Nine" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 21 performances

1972 "To Live Another Summer" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 173 performances

1971 "Me Nobody Knows" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 587 performances

1971 "To Live Another Summer" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 173 performances

1971 Helen Dobson, Skegness England, golfer, 1993 State Farm Rail Classic

1970 "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 587 performances

1970 Helen Louise Goldsby, born in Brooklyn, New York, Miss America, NY-Top 10-1996

1969 Helen Kelesi, Canada, tennis star

1969 Helen Labdan, born in Bracknell, England, model, page 3

1968 Helen Gardner, silent film actress (Sandra), dies

1968 Helen Keller, blind and deaf/author (Let us Have Faith), dies at 87

1968 Helen Walker, actress (Brewster's Million), dies of cancer at 47

1967 Helen Flint, actress (Sea Devils), dies after being hit by a car at 69

1967 Helen Weston of Detroit rolls a record 4,585 in 24 games

1966 Helen Kane, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62

1965 Helen Chandler, actress (Dracula, Salute, Last Flight), dies at 56

1965 Helen Alfredsson, born in Goteborg, Sweden, LPGA golfer, 1993 Dinah Shore

1964 Helen Marina Lucy Windsor, England, daughter of Prince Edward

1964 Helen Wadsworth, born in Wales, golfer, Curtis Cup 1990

1963 Helen Slater, New York City, actress, Supergirl, Billie Jean, Ruthless People

1963 Helen Reale, New York City, WPVA volleyballer, Manhattan Beach-7th-1994

1963 Helen Hunt, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Jamie-Mad About You, Twister

1963 Helen Patricia Sharman, Great Britain, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-12

1963 Helen Shapiro begins tour (Beatles are part of undercard)

1960 Helen Rees, director, Design Museum

1960 Helen Hopkins, born in Donneybrook, Australia, golfer, Australian International 1983

1960 Sade, [Helen Ady] Nigeria, rocker, Taboo; Grammy 1986-Best new singer

1959 Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley (37) and David Brown (43) wed

1959 Helen Broderick, comedienne/actress (Swing Time, Top Hat), dies

1959 Helen Parrish, actress (Hour Glass), dies of cancer at 36

1957 Helen Haye, actress (Girl in the Taxi, Spy in Black), dies at 83

1956 Helen O'Connell joins Today Show panel

1956 Helen Terry, rocker, Now You're Mine

1953 Helen Chadwick, artist

1953 5th Emmy Awards: I Love Lucy, Thomas Mitchell and Helen Hayes wins

1951 Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress, WIOU, Praise of Older Women

1950 Helen Clark, New Zealander Statesman

1949 Helen Rosenthal, British teacher/health administrator

1948 Helen Ernst, German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43

1946 Helen Shapiro, Bethnal Green London, rock vocalist, Culture Club

1945 Helen Mirren, born in England, actress, Cook Thief Wife

1942 Helen Garner, Australian Novelist

1941 Helen Cornelius, Hannibal, Missouri, country singer, Nashville on the Road

1941 Jennifer Helen McLeod, composer

1941 Helen Reddy, born in Melbourne, Australia, rock vocalist, I Am Woman

1940 Gestapo arrest German resistance fighter/poster artist Helen Ernst

1940 54th U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 63)

1939 53rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64)

1938 Helen Caldicott, born in Melbourne, Australia, physician/anti-war activist

1938 51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60)

1938 Helen Ryan, actress, Hannah

1936 50th U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (46 63 62)

1936 Tennis champs Helen Moody and Howard Kinsley volley 2,001 times (1h18m)

1935 Helen Gifford, composer

1935 48th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats H Jacobs (63 36 75)

1934 Helen Richey becomes 1st woman to pilot an airmail transport

1934 48th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H P Fabyan (61 64)

1934 48th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H Cooke (61 64)

1934 Rosanna Podesta, born in Tripoli, actress, Helen of Troy

1933 Aneta Corsaut, Jutchinson, Kansas, actress, Helen Crump-Andy Griffith

1933 47th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Helen Moody (86 36 30 ret)

1933 46th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats D Round (64 68 63)

1933 Helen Paling, British circuit judge

1932 46th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Carolin A Babcock (62 62)

1932 45th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (63 61)

1931 45th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Eileen B Whitingstall (64 61)

1931 45th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Eileen Whitingstall (64 61)

1931 Nellie Melba, [Helen Mitchell], Australian soprano, dies

1930 43rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Elizabeth Ryan (62 62)

1930 6th French Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (62 61)

1929 43rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Phoebe H Watson (64 62)

1929 42nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (61 62)

1929 Terry Moore, [Helen Luella Koford], LA Cal, actress, Little Sheba

1928 Helen Frankenthaler, New York, abstract expressionist artist, Arden

1928 42nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen W Moody beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 61)

1928 41st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats L de Alvarez (62 63)

1927 41st U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64)

1927 40th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats L de Alvarez (62 64)

1926 Helen Gallagher, born in Brooklyn, actress, Ryan's Hope, Strangers When We Meet

1926 Tennis star Suzanne Lenglen beats Helen Wills in their only match

1926 Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France

1925 39th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats K McKane (36 60 62)

1925 Jacques Sernas, born in Lithuania, actor, La Dolce Vita, Helen of Troy

1924 Helen Wallis, cartographer/librarian

1924 38th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Molla B Mallory (61 63)

1924 Helen Wedemeyer, Hilo Hawaii, actress, Hawaii Five-O

1923 Helen Delich Bentley, Rep-R-MD, 1985-

1923 Helena Carter, [Helen Rickerts], U.S. model/actress, River Lady

1923 37th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Molla B Mallory (62 61)

1922 Helen Kinney Copley, newspaper publisher

1922 36th U.S. Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Helen Wills Moody (63 61)

1922 Helen Parrish, born in Columbus Georgia, actress, Hour Glass, Show Business

1922 Helen Gurley Brown, Portland Me, author/publisher, Cosmopolitan

1920 Helen Thomas, UPI journalist, starts press conferences

1920 Helen Walker, Worcester, Massachusetts, actress, Brewster's Million

1920 Helen Cattanach, British Army Nursing Service, QARANC

1920 Helen O'Connell, Lima Ohio, singer, Green Eyes, Anapola

1920 1st woman U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, Helen Hamilton appointed

1918 Audra Lindley, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Helen Roper-3's Company, Ropers

1918 Helen Wagner, Lubbock, Texas, actress, Nancy-As The World Turns

1918 Helen Stephens, Fulton, Missouri, 100m runner 1936 Olympics gold

1917 Helen Gurley Brown, editor-in-chief, Cosmopolitan

1917 Robert Cornthwaite, born in St. Helen, Oregon, actor, Thing, War of the Worlds

1917 Helen Suzman, South African Politician

1916 Helen Willis Moody Roark, tennis player, U.S. Open 1923-25, 27-29, 31

1912 Helen Craig, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Snake Pit, They Live by Night

1912 Helen Hayes Theater opens at 238 W 44th St. New York City

1911 Helen Vlachos, journalist

1911 Helen Hayes Theater (Folies Bergere) opens at 210 W 46th St. New York City

1910 Catherine Helen Spence, Australian Author

1909 Helen Giuliani, mother of Rudy, Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002

1909 Helen Fielding, British Author

1909 Helen O Dickens, [Henderson], U.S. physician/gynaecologist

1909 Helen Chandler, Charleston, South Carolina, actress, Christopher Strong, Dracula

1908 Helen Twelvetrees, actress, State's Attorney, Painted Desert

1908 Helen Hull Jacobs, born in Berkley, California, U.S. tennis champ, 1932-35

1908 Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician

1907 Helen Lessore, artist

1907 Helen Foster Snow, writer

1907 Helen Vinson, born in Texas, actress, Transatlantic Tunnel, In Name Only

1905 Helen N Willis Moody, tennis pro, 8 Wimbledon titles 1927-1938

1905 Helen B M Fennell Joseph, anti-apartheid writer, Side by Side

1903 Helen Kane, [Schroeder], born in Bronx, New York, actress, Heads Up, Pointed Heels

1900 Helen Gahagan Douglas, Nixon's 1st opponent/, Rep-D-Ca

1900 Helen Hayes, Washington D.C., actress, Caesar and Cleopatra, Happy Birthday

1900 Helen Morgan, [Riggins], U.S., singer and actress, Applause

1900 Helen Morgan, singer and actress, Applause, Frankie and Johnny

1900 Helen Gahagan, American Actress

1899 Helen Traubel, born in St. Louis, Missouri, soprano, Sieglinde in Walkure, Nightclubs

1898 Helen B. Taussig, American Scientist

1898 Helen Flint, Chicago, actress, Sea Devils, Married Before Breakfast

1891 Helen Broderick, U.S., comedienne/actress/singer, Swing Time

1890 Alan Herbert, England, journalist and writer, Punch, Helen

1887 Anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller

1887 Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller

1887 Helen Parkhurst, U.S. educator, Education on the Dalton plan

1885 Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer

1885 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61

1884 Laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], U.S. actress, Broadway

1880 Helen Keller, blind-deaf author/lecturer had more sense than many

1879 John Erskine, U.S., poet/pianist, Private Life of Helen of Troy

1868 Helen Miller Shepard, philanthropist/established Hall of Fame

1866 Anne Mansfield Sullivan, U.S., educated Helen Keller

1861 Lillian Russell, [Helen Leonard], U.S., singer and actress, Great Mogul

1861 Helen Herron Taft, 1st lady, 1909-12

1831 Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author, Ramona

1831 Helen Hunt Jackson, American Writer

1825 Catherine Helen Spence, Australian Author

1823 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer



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