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2003 Christopher Hill, English Historian
2003 John Edward Christopher Hill, English Historian 2002 George Roy Hill, director, The Sting, dies at 80 2000 Air Philippines flight 541 crashes into a hill near Davao, killing 131 1999 41st Grammy Awards, Celine Dion, Lauryn Hill and Eric Clapton win major awards 1997 Phil Mickelson wins Bay Hill Golf Invitiational 1996 Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages, dies at 96 1996 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63 1996 Dana Hill, actress (Vacation), dies at 32 1996 Alfred Marks, actor (Fanny Hill, Desert Mice), dies at 75 1996 Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist, dies at 62 1996 Richard Leslie Hill, historian, dies at 94 1996 Julian Hill, research chemist, dies at 91 1995 Martha Hill, modern dancer/teacher, dies at 94 1995 31st Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 14 -13 at Oak Hill CC (NY) 1995 Ken Hill, playwright/director, dies at 57 1994 James Hill, English director/screenwriter (Born Free), dies at 75 1994 James Hill, director, dies at 75 1994 Carolyn Hill wins McCall's LPGA Golf Classic at Stratton Mountain 1994 John Bayard Britton, abortion doctor, killed by Paul Hill 1993 C-130 flies into a Philippines hill and explodes, 16 killed 1993 Jacqueline Hill, dies of cancer at 63 1993 Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72 1992 Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67 1992 Maurice J Hill, writer (Track of Thunder), dies of pneumonia at 89 1992 Avon Jaeger Hill, entertainer, dies of cancer at 44 1991 Anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrased her 1991 Law Professor Anita Hill accuses Supreme nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriat comments to her 1990 Rene Enriquez, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies of pancreatic cancer at 56 1990 Ken Hill, actor (Cobra, Protocol), dies 1989 Patti Rizzo/Mike Hill wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship 1989 89th U.S. Golf Open: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Oak Hill CC New York 1989 Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77 1988 Trindad Silva, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies at 38 in an auto accident 1987 Cindy Hill wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic 1986 John Antill, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, dies at 82 1986 Oliver North's sect, Fawn Hill, smuggles documents out of his office 1986 Siobhan McKenna, actress (Dr. Zhivago, Hungry Hill), dies at 63 1985 Henry Hathaway, actor and director (Nob Hill), dies of heart attack at 86 1984 36th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, John Ritter and Tyne Daly 1984 Cindy Hill wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1984 Larry Stock, songwriter (Blueberry Hill), dies 1983 David Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53 1983 Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58 1983 35th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, Ed Flanders and Shelley Long 1983 Lorene Scott, actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74 1982 34th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Barney Miller, Alan Alda and Carol Kane 1982 Eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph 1981 33rd Emmy Awards: Taxi, Hill St. Blue, Judd Hirsh and Isabel Sanford wins 1981 "Hill Street Blues" premieres on NBC-TV 1980 62nd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 274 at Oak Hill, New York 1980 112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8 1979 Richard Ward, actor (Beacon Hill), dies at 64 1978 Flora Campbell, actress (Faraway Hill, Date With Judy), dies at 67 1978 78th U.S. Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 285 at Cherry Hill CC in Denver 1977 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight 1976 Sidney James, actor (Lavander Hill Mob, Carry On), dies at 65 1976 Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 1976 Danielle Garrett, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Jeff O'Neill, Richmond Hill, NHL center, Hartford Whalers 1975 Arafath Hill, soccer player, FC Groningen 1975 Lauryn Hill, American Musician 1973 Frederic Meyer, actor (Faraway Hill), dies at 63 1972 Kevin Sally, Richmond Hill Ontario, archer 1996 Olympics 1972 Grant Hill, born in Dallas, Texas, NBA forward and guard, Detroit Pistons, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1972 Jeff Hill, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill Ontario, 1994 Olympics silver 1972 Greg Hill, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Lee McIntyre, born in Peak Hill, Australia, golfer, T3 1995 NSW Trainee Champ 1971 Roy van de Hill, soccer player, Roda JC 1971 Sean Hill, NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins 1971 "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings 1970 Guy Hill, Atlanta Georgia, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 NCAA-3rd 1970 Napoleon Hill, American Writer 1970 Napolean Hill, American Author 1970 Shane Heal, Box Hill Melbourne VIC Austral, basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1970 74th Boston Marathon won by Ron Hill of Great Britain in 2:10:30 1970 Ron Hill's 2:10:30 at Boston, sets new U.S. marathon record 1970 Sean Hill, Duluth, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1969 Travis Hill, NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 1969 Ron Hill wins European marathon (2:16:47.8) 1969 Randal Hill, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1969 U.S. troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill Vietnam 1969 U.S. troop begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill 1968 Ron Hill sets record 10-mile run (46:44) at Leicester England 1968 Rhys Ifans, born in Haverfordwest, Wales, actor, singer, movie roles include 'Spike', 'Notting Hill', 'Vladis Grutas', 'Hannibal Rising' 1968 68th U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 275 at Oak Hill CC NY 1968 Babette Van Veen, Netherlands, actress, Linda-GTST, Blueberry Hill 1968 Hill, Hawkins and Coghill's musical premieres in London 1968 Tyrone Hill, NBA forward, Milwaukee Bucks 1968 Tyrone Hill, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers 1967 Faith Hill, American Musician 1966 Ron Coomer, Crest Hill, Illinois, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1966 Eric Hill, NFL middle linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals 1966 Luke Perry, born in Mansfield, Ohio, actor, Dillon-Beverly Hill 90210 1966 Graham Hill wins Indianapolis 500 car race (232.2 kph) 1966 Supreme Court reverses Mass ruling that "Fanny Hill" is obscene 1965 Ken Hill, Lynn, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1965 Michael Dolan, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Hamburger Hill, Liberace 1964 Don Redman, orchestra leader (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 64 1964 Scotti Hill, Manhasset, New York, rock guitarist, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1964 Dana Hill [Goetz], Van Nuys California, actress, 2 of Us, Shoot the Moon 1964 Willie Bryant, singer (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 55 1964 Virgil Hill, Missouri, middleweight boxer 1984 Olympics silver 1963 Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne, Benny Hill Show 1962 Jack Warren Pierce, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, hurdler 1961 "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC 1960 Alfred Hill, composer, dies at 89 1960 Edward Burlingame Hill, composer, dies at 86 1960 South Africa police kills 11 Pondo's at Nqusa Hill 1960 Courtney B. Vance, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Hamburger Hill 1959 Carolyn Hill, born in Santa Monica, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 McCall's Classic 1958 Race riots in Notting Hill Gate, London 1956 Anita Hill, professor of law, Clarence Thomas' nemesis 1956 38th PGA Championship: Jack Burke at Blue Hill CC Boston 1956 56th U.S. Golf Open: Cary Middlecoff shoots a 281 at Oak Hill CC NY 1955 WUNorth Carolina TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Chris Stamey, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, musician, rocker, songwriter, record producer, formed the dB's, founded Car Records indie record label, founded recording studio called Modern Recording where he recorded and mixed Whiskeytown 1954 Ken Olin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hill St. Blues, Michael-30 Something 1954 Dan Hill, rocker, Sometimes When We Touch 1953 Baron Hill, American Politician 1952 78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins in 2:01.6 1952 Dave Hill, born in England, rock guitarist, Slade-Coz I Love You 1952 Ian Hill, bass guitarist, Judas Priest-Breakin the Law 1951 Dr. William Shockley invents junction transistor (Murray Hill NJ) 1950 U.S. Mustangs accidentally bombs British on Hill 282 Korea, 17 killed 1950 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2 1950 Phototransistor invention announced, Murray Hill, New Jersey 1950 Steve Hill, country vocalist, A Winning Hand 1950 Ed Marinaro, actor on Hill Street Blues 1949 Thomas Lionel Hill, New Orleans, 110m hurdler 1972 Olympics bronze 1949 Dusty Hill, rocker, ZZ Top 1948 Stefanie Marrian, Paris, France, comedienne, Benny Hill Show 1948 Taurean Blacque, actor, Hill Street Blues 1947 Joey Molland, born in Edge Hill, England, guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, member, Badinger, The Merseys, Natural Gas 1947 Calvin Hill, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1946 TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run 1946 Patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78 1946 David Hill, Australian TV-reporter/owner, Fox Sports 1945 Michael Nouri, Washington D.C., actor, Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues 1945 David Dukes, actor, Beacon Hill, 79 Park Avenue, Winds of War 1945 Mick Hill, cricketer, NSW all-rounder 1964-75 1944 Mike Post, composer, Rockford Files, Hill St. Blues, Magnum PI 1944 U.S. 28th Infantry division occupies Hill 555 at Roscheid 1944 Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy 1944 Polish 1st Division occupies Hill 262 (Mont Ormel), Normandy 1944 U.S. troops occupy le Mesnil-Herman/Hill 183 Normandy 1944 British/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy 1944 British troops occupy Bourquebus hill range Normandy 1944 Kitty Winn, Washington D.C., actress, Beacon Hill 1943 Steven Bochco, prod, Hill St. Blues, LA Law, St. Elsewhere, New YorkPD Blue 1943 Bruce Weitz, Norwalk, Connecticut, actor, Hill St. Blues, Death of a Centerfold 1943 U.S. 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia 1942 Bernard Hill, Manchester, actor, Bellman and True, New World, Bounty 1942 Amy Hill, actress, Grandma-Seinfeld, Pauly Shore 1942 Susan Hill, English playwright, Magic Apple Tree 1942 Walter Hill, director, 48 Hours, Extreme Prejudice 1941 Jackson Hill, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer, vocal music, teacher, Ph.D. Musicology, teacher, Duke University, Bucknell University 1941 Terence Hill, born in Venice, Italy, actor, Super Fuzz, They Call Me Trinity 1941 Charlie McCoy, born in Oak Hill, West Virginia, harmonica player, Hee Haw 1940 Phil Ochs, born in El Paso, Texas, anti-war folk singer, Joe Hill, War is Over 1940 Bruce Chatwin, England, writer, On the Black Hill 1940 Daniel J. Travanti, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Frank Furillo on Hill St. Blues 1939 Mike Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open 1938 Ja'net Dubois, born in Philadelphia, actress, Willona-Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210 1938 Carla Bley, Carla Borg, Oakland, musician, Escalator Over the Hill 1938 John Corigliano, born in New York City, composer, Fern Hill, Ghosts of Versailles 1937 Dave Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis 1937 Barbara Babcock, born in Pasadena, California, actress, Dr. Quinn, Dallas, Hill St. Blues 1937 Ken Hill, playwright/director 1936 Ralph Taeger, born in Richmond Hill, New York, actor, Klondike, Acapulco, Hondo 1936 Tom T. Hall, Olive Hill, Kentucky, country singer and writer, Harper Valley PTA 1934 James B Sikking, California, actor, Hill St. Blues, Star Trek 3, Doogie Howser 1933 Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist 1933 Goldie Hill, Karnes County, Texas, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1932 Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician 1932 Alistair Graham, headmaster, Mill Hill School 1932 Vince Hill, singer, Roses of Picardy, La Vie en Rose 1930 David Rounds, Bronxville, New York, actor, Terence-Beacon Hill 1929 Jack Hogan, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ator, Combat, Adam 12, Sierra 1929 Fats Domino, rocker, Blueberry Hill 1929 Arthur Hill, born in Brompton Square, London, Arthur Robin Ian Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort. Conservative Party, House of Lords 1929 Graham Hill, London, auto racer, 1962, 68 international racing champ 1928 Jimmy Hill, British Athlete 1928 Nancy Marchand, born in Buffalo, New York, actress, Beacon Hill, Margaret-Lou Grant 1928 Barry Took, born in Muswell Hill, North London, England, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman 1928 Antione "Fats" Domino, NO, Louisiana, rhythm and blues pianist, Blueberry Hill 1927 Jack Cassidy, born in Richmond Hill, Virginia, actor, Oscar/Jetman-He and She 1926 Jules Van de Hill, Belgian lawyer/politician, dies 1925 Harry Guardino, New York City, actor, Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill St. Blues 1924 Benny Hill, born in Southampton, England, comedian, Benny Hill Show 1923 Jack Hill, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner of mid 50's 1922 George Roy Hill, dir, Slap Shot, Little Drummer Girl, Little Romance 1922 Arthur Hill, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, actor, Owen Marshall, Glitter 1922 Steven Hill, born in Seattle, Washington, actor, Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law and Order 1921 Michael Conrad, Washington Hgts, New York, actor, Delvecchio, Hill St. Blues 1920 Dave Bartholomew, Louisiana, jazz artist/songwriter, Blueberry Hill 1920 George Rose, Bicester England, actor, Beacon Hill, Holocaust 1919 Mel Brandt, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Faraway Hill 1916 Mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 56 1916 James J. Hill, American Businessman 1915 Joe Hill, Labor leader/songwriter, executed for murder 1915 Jimmie Rogers, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Sugar Hill Time 1915 Richard Ward, born in Glenside, Pennsylvania, actor, Beacon Hill 1914 Polly Hill, Dr/anthropologist 1914 Rose Hill, singer and actress, Nicholas Nickleby, Shot in the Dark 1914 George W. Hill, U.S. astronomer (moon orbit), dies at 76 1914 IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia 1913 Morton Gould, born in Richmond Hill, New York, prolific composer, Verdun 1913 John Jacob Weinzweig, born in Toronto, Canada, composer, Enchanted Hill 1912 Christopher Hill, English Historian 1912 John Edward Christopher Hill, English Historian 1911 Vincent Price, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, House on Haunted Hill, Fly, Laura 1910 Allen Hill, cricket bowler (England, 2 Tests), dies 1909 Chips Rafferty, Broken Hill Australia, actor, Desert Rats 1908 Ralph Hill, U.S., 5K runner, Olympic-1932 1908 Willie Bryant, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Sugar Hill Times 1908 C Hill and R J Hartigan make 8th wkt partnership 243 for Australia 1904 Julian Hill, research chemist 1904 John Antill, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, famous for ballet suite Corroboree 1903 Castle on top of Telegraph Hill closes 1901 Richard Leslie Hill, historian 1900 Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages 1900 Don Redman, Piedmont, West Virginia, orchestra leader, Sugar Hill Times 1900 Battle at Diamond Hill: British troops chase General Botha 1900 Battle at Hart's Hill, South Africa (Boers vs British army) 1900 Battle at Wynne's Hill, South Africa (Boers vs British army) 1899 Battle at Talana Hill Natal: British army vs Boers 1898 Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill 1897 Naomi Mitchison, author, African Heroes, Return to Fairy Hill 1895 U.S. Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan 1893 Wilton St. Hill, WI cricketer, 3 Tests 1928-30 1890 John Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89 1889 Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier 1883 Napoleon Hill, American Writer 1883 Napolean Hill, American Author 1882 Percy Grainger, Melbourne, composer/pianist/conductor, Hill Songs 1882 Telegraph Hill Observatory opens in San Francisco 1882 Telegraph Hill RR Co organized 1881 Natal: British troops under General-major Colley occupy Majuba Hill 1879 Joe Hill, Jevla Sweden, organizer, IWW, songwriter, Union Scab, martyr 1879 Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84 1877 Clem Hill, cricketer, all-time great Australian batsman 1874 Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri 1873 Edward Burlingame Hill, composer 1870 Alfred Hill, composer 1870 Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec 1868 Patty Smith Hill, author and songwriter, Happy Birthday To You 1867 90 kegs of powder used to get rock from Telegraph Hill for seawall 1866 Irish Fenians raid Pigeon Hill, Quebec 1865 Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39 1864 Battle of Honey Hill South Carolina (Broad River) 96 dead/665 wounded 1864 Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee (Thomason's Station) 1864 Battle of Fisher's Hill, Virginia, General Early Retreats to Brown's Gap 1864 Battle of Front Royal Virginia (Guard Hill) 1864 Battle of Laurel Hill, West Virginia 1864 Battle of Antietam, Virginia (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill) 1864 Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, 2870 causalities 1864 Skirmish at Crump's Hill (Piney Woods), Louisiana 1864 Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana 1863 Skirmish at Sporting Hill, Pennsylvania 1863 Battle of Champion's Hill, MS-bloodiest action of Vicksburg Campaign 1862 Battle at Cane Hill, Arkansas (475 casualties) 1862 Battle at Chantilly (Ox Hill) Virginia (2100 casualties) 1862 Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments) 1862 Confederate forces defeated at More's Hill, Mo 1862 Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia (Harrison's Landing, Crew's Farm) 1862 Day 7 of 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill (Poindexter's Farm) Day 7 of Seven Days US15,249 CS17,583 1861 Battle of Laurel Hill, Virginia 1859 Mildred J. Hill, composer/musician, Happy Birthday To You 1845 Allen Hill, cricketer, took the 1st wicket in Test cricket 1838 Octavia Hill, British reformer, leader of open-space movement 1838 James J Hill, Canada, RR entrepreneur, Great Northern Railroad 1838 James J. Hill, American Businessman 1838 George W. Hill, U.S. astronomer, Moon orbit 1836 Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension 1825 Ambrose Powell Hill, Lieutenant General, Confederate 3rd Army Corp 1825 Benjamin Jefferson Hill, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1821 Nathan Bedford Forrest, born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, American Civil War, Confederate Army lieutenant general, cavalry leader, opposed Reconstruction era in the post-war South 1821 Daniel Harvey Hill, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1821 Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier 1819 Thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen, Confederacy 1801 John Hill Hewitt, composer 1795 Rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp, 1840 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, actually it was Breed's Hill 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill) 1775 Americans drag cannon up hill to fight British (Gun Hill Road, Bronx) 1772 Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general 1770 Battle of Golden Hill (Lower Manhattan) 1744 Rowland Hill, preacher 1685 Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet, Tragedy of Zara 1646 Elias Hill, German architect of Augsburg, dies at 72 1573 Elias Hill, German architect/city builder, Augsburg 1420 Battle at Vitkov Zizka's hill (Prague): Taboriets beat Bohemia |
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