1997 48th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, Carlos Perez (Mon)/Darren Holmes
1995 Jeremy Brett, English actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 59
1995 Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician, dies at 53
1995 Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1994 Patricia Louise Dalton, chair (Sherlock Holmes Society), dies at 75
1994 Buster Holmes, chef/restaurateur, dies at 88
1992 Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
1988 John Clellon Holmes, American Writer
1988 Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
1986 Leroy Holmes, orch leader (Tonight Show, 1956-57), dies at 72
1986 Nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies
1986 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1985 Rupert Holmes' musical "Mystery of Edwin Drood," premieres in New York City
1985 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ
1985 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1985 Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1985 Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1985 George Holmes, actor (Man in the Trunk), dies at 66
1984 Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1983 Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1983 Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1983 Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1982 Larry Holmes TKOs Gerry Cooney in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title
1981 Larry Holmes beats Trevor Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Muhammad Ali in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Scott LeDoux in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Lorenzo Holmes in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shaver in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1979 Archie Duncan, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 65
1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Mike Weaver in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1979 Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1978 Katie Holmes, American Actress
1978 Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1978 Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1977 Ed Holmes, actor (Growing Paynes, Once Upon a Tune), dies at 66
1974 Tammy Holmes, born in Berkeley, California, female outfielder, Colo Silver Bullets
1973 Kenny Holmes, defensive end for the Tennessee Oilers
1973 Priest Holmes, running back for the Baltimore Ravens
1973 Earl Holmes, linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers
1971 Stuart Holmes, dies of stomach ailment at 87
1971 Darick Holmes, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills
1969 Lester Holmes, NFL guard for the Philadelphia Eagles
1969 Clayton Holmes, NFL cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys
1967 Basil Rathbone, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies of heart attack at 75
1966 Nicholas Rowe, born in London, England, actor, Young Sherlock Holmes
1966 Darren Holmes, born in Asheville, North Carolina, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1963 Greg Holmes, Covina Cal, tennis star
1959 Taylor Holmes, actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 81
1958 Harry Nicholls Holmes, Dr. (crystallized vitamin A), dies at 78
1956 Holmes Herbert, actor (The Kiss), dies at 74
1952 Charlie Grimm succeeds Tommy Holmes as manager of Boston Braves
1950 Dennis Holmes, actor, Mike-Laramie
1949 Larry Holmes, heavyweight boxing champ, 1978-85
1949 Larry Holmes, boxer/heavyweight champ, 1978-85
1947 Rubert Holmes, Tenafly, New Jersey, vocalist, Pina Colada song
1945 Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games
1942 Holmes Sterling Morrison, musician
1942 Braves get Tommy Holmes from Yanks for Buddy Hassett and Gene Moore
1941 Michael Pennington, actor/author, Return of Sherlock Holmes
1939 John Schuck, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, McMillan and Wife, Holmes and Yoyo
1937 Eleanor Holmes Norton, born in Washington D.C., lawyer/, Rep-D-DC
1935 Jeremy Brett, born in Berkswell, England, actor, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1935 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American Judge
1934 Sherlock Holmes crossword puzzle in "Sat Review of Lit" Males who solved puzzle became members of Baker Street Irregulars
1934 Patrick Holmes Sellors, ophthalmologist
1933 Jeremy Brett, actor, Sherlock Holmes, Freddie-My Fair Lady
1932 Peter Holmes, CEO (Shell Transport and Trading Company
1932 Sutcliffe and Holmes make 555 opening cricket stand for Yorks vs. Essex
1930 Ala Odetta, [Odetta Holmes], Birmingham, folk singer/actress
1930 Odetta, [Holmes], Birmingham, Alabama, folk singer, Sanctuary
1930 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, premiers on NBC radio
1930 Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 71
1929 Richard B Shull, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Diana, Holmes and Yoyo
1926 John C[lellon] Holmes, U.S. writer, Horn
1926 John Clellon Holmes, American Writer
1919 Patricia Louise Dalton, chair, Sherlock Holmes Society of London
1914 Sherlock Holmes Adventure "His Last Bow" takes place
1914 Archie Duncan, born in Glasgow, Scotland, actor, Sherlock Holmes
1914 Ida Lupino, born in London, England, actress, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1913 Leroy Holmes, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Tonight Show, 1956-57
1905 Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 66
1903 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Creeping Man"
1903 Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Mazarine Stone" takes place
1903 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Gables"
1903 Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer, dies at 55
1903 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blanched Soldier"
1902 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became Associate Justice on Supreme Court
1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Red Circle"
1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Illustrious Client"
1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax"
1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 3 Garidebs"
1902 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place"
1901 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Priory School"
1900 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Problem of Thor Bridge"
1900 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 6 Napoleons"
1899 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton
1898 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Retired Colourman"(BG)
1898 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Dancing Men"
1897 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Devil's Foot"
1897 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Abbey Grange"
1896 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Missing 3 Quarter"
1896 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Sussex Vampire"
1896 Sherlock Holmes adventure "Veiled Lodger" takes place
1895 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Bruce Partington Plans"
1895 Nigel Bruce, British/US actor, Dr. Watson-Sherlock Holmes
1895 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Norwood Builder"
1895 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Black Peter"
1895 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Solitary Cyclist"
1895 Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of 3 Students"
1894 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Golden Pince-Nez"
1894 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Empty House"
1892 Basil Rathbone, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, actor, Sherlock Holmes
1891 Sherlock Holmes, "dies" at Reichenbach Falls
1891 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Final Problem"
1890 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet"
1890 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Red-Headed League"
1890 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Silver Blaze"
1890 Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge"
1890 1st U.S. edition of Sherlock Holmes (Study in Scarlet) published
1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Crooked Man"
1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Engineer's Thumb"
1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Cardboard Box"
1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Naval Treaty"
1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Man with the Twisted Lip"
1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Boscombe Valley Mystery"
1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Copper Beeches"
1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Hound of Baskervilles"
1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Sign of Four"
1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Greek Interpreter"
1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Yellow Face"
1888 Start of the Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "A Scandal in Bohemia"
1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Valley of Fear"
1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blue Carbuncle"
1887 Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet"
1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Dying Detective"
1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity"
1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips"
1887 Reginald Owen, born in Wheathampstead, England, actor, Dr. Watson-Sherlock Holmes
1887 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires"
1886 Percy Holmes, cricketer, Engl, 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks
1886 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of 2nd Stain"
1886 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Noble Bachelor"
1886 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Resident Patient"
1886 George Zucco, England, actor, Adv of Sherlock Holmes, Capt Fury
1885 William Henry Holmes, composer, dies at 73
1884 Stuart Holmes, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Prisoner of Zenda
1883 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Speckled Band"
1882 Holmes Herbert, Mansfield England, actor, The Kiss
1881 Holmes and Watson begin "A Study in Scarlet," 1st case together
1881 Dr. John H Watson is introduced to Sherlock Holmes
1879 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Musgrave Ritual"
1879 Harry Nicholls Holmes, Penn, Dr., crystallized vitamin A
1878 Taylor Holmes, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely
1877 Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st telephone switchboard burglar alarm
1876 Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38
1874 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "Gloria Scott"
1860 Sidney Paget, British illustrator, Sherlock Holmes
1859 Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice
1858 Edwin T. Holmes installs 1st electric burglar alarm (Boston, Massachusetts)
1853 William H Gillette, actor, Sherlock Holmes on stage
1847 Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer
1841 Oliver Wendell Holmes, born in Massachusetts, 59th Supreme Court justice, 1902-32
1839 Henry Holmes, composer
1837 Alfred Holmes, composer
1835 Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director Confederate Army, died in 1900
1830 Oliver Wendell Holmes publishes "Old Ironsides"
1830 Oliver Wendell Holmes writes "Old Ironsides"
1812 William Henry Holmes, composer
1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, physician/author, Old Ironsides
1805 American Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, Kilburn Wells, England
1804 Theophilus Hunter Holmes, Lieutenant General Confederate Army, died in 1880
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