2012 Event American singer and actress Whitney Houston dies suddenly at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel in California at age 48 2010 Event Monsoon rains delay salvage of the wreckage of Airblue Flight 202 which crashed in the Margalla Hills outside Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people onboard 2008 Death Charlton Heston, dies at 84, at his home in Beverly Hills, California, with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, by his side 2007 Death Charles Nelson Reilly, dies in Beverly Hills, California, of complications of pneumonia, at 76 1998 Death John Hopkins, writer for film, television, edited screenplay 'Thunderball', television show 'Play for Today', dies in Woodland Hills, California 1997 Event Vijay Singh of Fiji wins Buick Open at the Warwick Hills Golf 1996 Death Ann Susan Hills, freelance journalist, dies at 55 1996 Death Gene Nelson, actor/dancer (SOB, Purple Hills, Starlift), dies at 76 1996 Event 96th U.S. Golf Open: Steve Jones shoots a 278 wins at Oakland Hills CC 1996 Death Richard Michael Hills, comedy script writer, dies at 70 1996 Death Pat Brown, politician, Democratic party, 32nd Governor of California, in Beverly Hills, California, at age 90 1995 Event 95th U.S. Golf Open: Corey Pavin shoots a 280 at Shinnecock Hills NY 1994 Event 76th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 269 at Southern Hills Tulsa 1993 Event Shannen Doherty (Brenda) is fired from Beverly Hills 90210 1993 Event Beverly Hills 90210 star Shannen Doherty (Brenda) weds Ashley Hamilton 1992 Event Beverly Hills 90210 Gabrielle Carteris marries Charles Isaacs 1991 Death Renato Rascel, actor (7 Hills of Rome), dies of heart failure at 78 1989 Event -18 degrees F in Denver, -23 degrees F in Kansas City, Missouri, -42 degrees F in Scottsbluff Nebraska -47 degrees F in Hardin Mont and -60 degrees F in Black Hills South Dakota 1989 Event Zsa Zsa Gabor convicted of slapping a police officer in Beverly Hills 1989 Event Zsa Zsa Gabor arrested for slaping Beverly Hills motorcycle patrolman 1988 Event 1st NBA game at Palace of Auburn Hills, Pistons beat Hornets 94-85 1988 Event Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit Opens 1986 Event 86th U.S. Golf Open: Ray Floyd shoots a 279 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club New York 1985 Event 67th PGA Championship: Hubert Green shoots 278 at Cherry Hills Denver 1985 Event 85th U.S. Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 279 at Oakland Hills CC Michigan 1983 Death Ira Gershwin, lyricist, dies in Beverly Hills at 86 1982 Event Chris Evert wins her 6th and final U.S. Open Tennis match at West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills NY 1982 Event 64th PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 272 at Southern Hills Tulsa 1979 Event 61st PGA Championship: David Graham shoots a 272 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1979 Event Sioux nation receives $100 million in compensation for Black Hills, South Dakota 1977 Event 77th U.S. Golf Open: Hubert Green shoots a 278 at Southern Hills Tulsa 1977 Event 165 killed in a fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky 1977 Death William E. Vaughan, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms, died age 61 from lung cancer 1976 Death Alice Allen, actress (Call of the Hills), dies 1974 Birthday Kerwin Waldroup, born in Country Club Hills, Illinois, professional football player, defensive end for the Detroit Lions 1974 Birthday Tiffani Thiessen, born in Long Beach, California, actress, appeared in 'Saved By the Bell' and 'Beverly Hills, 90210' television series 1973 Birthday Brian Austin Green, born in Van Nuys, California, actor, David-Beverly Hills 90210 1973 Birthday Kathleen Robertson, actress, Beverly Hills 90210 1973 Birthday Kano Hills, tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Birthday Vic"Tori"a Davey Spelling, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Donna-Beverly Hills 90210 1973 Birthday Emma Caulfield, born in San Diego, California, actress, appeared in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', 'Beverly Hills 90210' 1972 Event 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1972 Birthday Jennie Garth, born in Champaign, Illinois, actress, Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210 1971 Birthday Shannen Doherty, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Little House, Bev Hills 90210 1971 Birthday Dalton James, actor, My Father the Hero, Mark-Beverly Hills 90201 1970 Birthday Dene Hills, cricketer, prolific Tasmanian batsman 1970 Event 52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills OK 1969 Birthday Carrie Westcott, Mission Hills, Kansas, playmate, Sep, 1993 1969 Birthday Jason Priestley, Vancouver BC, actor, Brandon-Beverly Hills 90210 1969 Birthday Jamie Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, singer, record producer, appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210, the Heights, song, 'How Do You Talk To An Angel' hit number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 1968 Birthday Vanessa Marcil, born in Indio, California, actress, appeared in television series, 'Beverly Hills, 90210' and 'General Hospital' soap opera 1968 Birthday Robert David Burns, Mission Hills, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Buick-5th 1968 Birthday Ashley Judd, born in Granada Hills, California, actress, films include, 'Kiss the Girls', 'High Crimes', 'Double Jeopardy' 1967 Event Monkees perform at Forest Hills, New York, Jimi Hendrix is opening act 1967 Birthday Kari Wuhrer, Brookfield, Connecticut, MTV/actress, Beverly Hills 90210 1967 Birthday Cameron Bancroft, actor, Beverly Hills 90210 1967 Birthday J. D. Roth, born in Beverly Hills, California, TV host, Fun House 1967 Birthday Dara Torres, born in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Olympics gold 84 1967 Birthday Ian Ziering, born in West Orange, New Jersey, actor, Steve Sanders-Beverly Hills 90210 1966 Birthday Jennifer Grant, actress, Celeste-Beverly Hills 90210 1965 Event Robert Mitera aces 447-yd 10th hole at Miracle Hills, Omaha, Nebr to score world's longest straight hole-in-one 1964 Birthday Ty Miller, Granada Hills California, actor, The Kid-Young Riders 1964 Birthday Gina Procaccio, born in Drexel Hills, Pennsylvania, 5k runner 1964 Birthday Hank Azaria, born in Forest Hills, New York, actor, director, voice actor in 'The Simpsons', appeared in films, 'Godzilla', 'The Birdcage', 'Huff' 1964 Birthday John Erickson, born in Woodland Hills, California, golfer, 1991 Windsor Charity 1963 Birthday Patty Duffek, Woodland Hills California, playmate, May, 1984 1962 Birthday Tracy Austin, born in Rolling Hills, California, tennis pro, U.S. Open 1979, 81 1961 Event 61st U.S. Golf Open: Gene Littler shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Michigan 1961 Birthday Eddie Murphy, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, SNL, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Raw 1961 Birthday Gabrielle Carteris, actress, Beverly Hills 90210 1961 Birthday Gabrielle Carteris, born in Phoenix, Arizona, actress, Andrea-Beverly Hills 90210 1960 Birthday Robin Shou, martial arts actor, Mortal Kombat, Beverly Hills Ninja 1960 Event 60th U.S. Golf Open: Arnold Palmer shoots 280 at Cherry Hills in Denver 1959 Event 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania 1959 Birthday Bronson Pinchot, New York City, actor, Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop 1958 Birthday Jonathan Prince, born in Beverly Hills, Pennsylvania, actor, Danny-Alice, Pray TV 1958 Birthday Bruce Dickinson, heavy metal rocker, Iron Maiden-Run to Hills 1958 Event 58th U.S. Golf Open: Tommy Bolt shoots a 283 at Southern Hills in Tulsa 1957 Birthday Lisa Eilbacher, Dharan, Saudi Arabia, actress, Beverly Hills Cop 1956 Birthday Carrie Fisher, born in Beverly Hills, California, actress, Princess Lelia-Star Wars 1956 Birthday David Caruso, born in Forest Hills, New York, actor, producer, known for television series, 'CSI: Miami', appeared in films, 'First Blood', 'China Girl', 'An Officer and a Gentleman' 1955 Birthday Cindy Olavarri, born in Pleasant Hills, California, cyclist, 7-Eleven team 1955 Birthday Gilbert Gottfried, comedian, Beverly Hills Cop 1955 Birthday Paul Rodriguez, born in Culiacan, Mexico, comedian, actor, films include, 'A Cinderella Story', 'Lonely Street', 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' 1951 Death William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills 1951 Event 51st U.S. Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Michigan 1950 Event 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY 1950 Event Patty Berg wins LPGA Sunset Hills Golf Open 1948 Birthday Carol Potter, New York City, actress, Beverly Hills 90210, Today's FBI 1948 Birthday Donna Karan, Forest Hills, New York, fashion designer, Coty Award-1977 1948 Event 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St. Louis 1948 Birthday Carol Potter, actress, Beverly Hills 90210 1947 Death Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal 1946 Birthday Gillian Hills, born in Cairo, Egypt, actress, Blow-up, Clockwork Orange 1946 Birthday Candice Bergen, Beverly Hills, actress, Carnal Knowledge, Murphy Brown 1945 Death Bruno Frank, born in Stuttgart, Germany, writer, dramatist, novelist, wrote 'Trenchk', 'The Days of the King', dies at 58 in Beverly Hills, California 1943 Birthday Julie Bennett, Beverly Hills California, actress, Hey There It's Yogi Bear 1941 Event 24th PGA Championship: Vic Ghezzi at Cherry Hills CC Denver 1941 Birthday Ann Susan Hills, freelance journalist 1940 Birthday Bijan, born in Iran, mens apparel designer, Beverly Hills, New York City, London 1939 Birthday Allen Garfield, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Candidate, Beverly Hills Cop II 1938 Event 42nd U.S. Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 284 at Cherry Hills Denver 1937 Birthday Michael Landon, born in Forest Hills, New York, actor, Bonanza, Highway to Heaven 1937 Event 41st U.S. Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1935 Event 18th PGA Championship: Johnny Revolta at Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City 1935 Birthday Nicholas Pryor, actor, Beverly Hills 90210 1934 Birthday Richard Chamberlain, born in Beverly Hills, California, actor, Dr. Kildare 1934 Birthday Gia Scala, born in Italy, actress in Angry Hills, Don't Go Near the Water 1934 Birthday Carla Hills, politician, U.S. President Commission on Housing-1982 1932 Birthday John Barrymore, Jr., born in Beverly Hills, California, actor, Pantomine Quiz 1931 Birthday Roone Arledge, born in Forest Hills, New York, head of sports broadcasting, ABC 1929 Birthday Joan Shawlee, born in Forest Hills, New York, actress, Prehistoric Women 1928 Event ESL Robinson's "Far-Off Hills," premieres in Dublin 1926 Birthday Graham Hills, principal, Strathclyde University, England 1926 Birthday Richard Michael Hills, comedy script writer 1924 Event 28th U.S. Golf Open: Cyril Walker shoots a 297 at Oakland Hills CC Michigan 1921 Birthday Jack Fletcher, born in Forest Hills, New York, actor, Grady, Bob Crane Show 1918 Birthday Tim Holt, Beverly Hills California, actor, Stagecoach, Hitler's Children 1915 Birthday William E. Vaughan, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms 1915 Birthday Barnard Hughes, Bedford Hills, New York, Tron, Where's Poppa, Best Friends 1914 Event Beverly Hills, California, is incorporated 1912 Event Beverly Hills Hotel opens 1912 Birthday Renato Rascel, actor, 7 Hills of Rome, Secrets of Santa Vittoria 1896 Event 2nd U.S. Golf Open: James Foulis shoots a 152 at Shinnecock Hills NY 1895 Birthday John Gilbert, Pringle, Logan, Utah, actor, Heart o' the Hills 1891 Birthday Alan Bridge, Pennsylvania, actor, North of Arizona, Badmen of the Hills 1886 Birthday Carter De Haven, born in Woodland Hills, California, Francis O'Callaghan, actor, director, writer, worked with Charlie Chaplin 1876 Event U.S. law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find 1861 Event Battle of Wilson's Creek MO (Springfield, Oak Hills)-General Lyon killed 1858 Birthday William W. Campbell, Canadian poet, Beyond the Hills of Dream 1819 Birthday Walt Whitman, West Hills, New York, poet, Leaves of Grass