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2004 John Randolph, actor, Prizzi's Honor, dies at 88
1997 William Hickey, actor, Prizzi's Honor, dies of emphysema at 68 1993 Last honor guard at Lenin's mausoleum 1992 John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack 1992 Avonne Taylor, actress (My Best Girl, Honor Among Lovers), dies at 93 1992 Boris Arapov, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986 1989 Machinists strike Eastern Airlines; pilots honor picket lines 1989 Kenneth McMillan, actor (Our Family Honor, Malone), dies at 67 1988 Richard Castellano, aqctor (Honor thy Father), dies at 55 1987 Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollar is issued, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman 1978 Susan B. Anthony dollar, 1st U.S. coin to honor a woman, issued 1978 James G Cozzens, U.S. writer (Guard of Honor, Pulitzer), dies at 74 1977 Yehonathan Netanyou Lane in the Bronx named in honor of Bronx-born 1974 Pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary" 1970 New York Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37 (BTG was there) 1968 Marine James Anderson, Jr. is 1st black Medal of Honor winner 1967 Jan Mens, Dutch writer (Honor to God Alone), dies at 70 1966 Daphne Ashbrook, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Liz-Our Family Honor 1965 Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues 1960 Emory Johnson, director (Phantom Express, Shield of Honor), dies at 66 1958 Sheree J Wilson, Rochester, Minnesota, actress, Our Family Honor, Dallas 1958 Rachel Ticotin, New York City, actress, Grace-For Love and Honor, Total Recall 1957 Cynthia Rothrock, born in Wilmington, Delaware, actress, Lady Dragon, Honor and Glory 1956 Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honor to outstanding pitcher 1953 John Mengatti, New York City, actor, Nick-White Shadow, For Love and Honor 1952 Maria Schneider, born in Paris, actress, Last Tango in Paris, Crime of Honor 1951 Anjelica Huston, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Prizzi's Honor, Alien 1947 Boulder Dam renamed in honor of Herbert Hoover 1945 Major Courtney, U.S. medal of honor marine, dies in battle of Sugar Loaf 1944 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. receives congressional medal of honor 1942 Douglas Munro, only U.S. Coast Guard with WW II-Med of Honor, dies 1941 Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young 1941 Jewish veterans honor their dead 1941 Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack 1940 Jeffrey Archer, born in England, Tory-Commons, author, Matter of Honor 1938 Dick Anthony Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Family Honor 1935 Alain Delon, France, actor, Honor Among Thieves, Return of Zorro 1933 Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young 1932 Gay Talese, author, Honor Thy Father 1931 Charlie Chaplin receives France's distinguished Legion of Honor 1931 Spring training site of New York Yankees in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager 1928 William Hickey, actor, Prizzi's Honor 1926 Honor Blackman, London, actress, Pussy Galore in Goldfinger 1926 Paul Bocuse, France, great chef, Legion of Honor 1924 Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated (SF) 1915 F F Fletcher is 1st Admiral to receive Congressional Medal of Honor 1906 Shields/Cobbs musical "His honor, the Mayor," premieres in New York City 1905 Boris Arapov, born in Poltava, Ukraine, composer, studied with Vladimir Shcherbachov at Leningrad Conservatory, taught at Leningrad Conservatory, received honor Peoples Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Order of Lenin honor in 1986 1905 Lili Krus, born in Budapest Hungary, pianist, Austrian Cross of Honor 1978 1903 James Gould Cozzens, U.S., novelist, 1949 Pulitzer-Guard of Honor 1900 Henry O. Tanner, painter, wins Medal of Honor at Paris Exposition 1899 Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor 1865 Mary Edward Walker, 1st Army female surgeon, awarded Medal of Honor 1864 Black Soldiers given Medal of Honor 1863 1st Army Medal of Honor awarded 1862 Congress authorizes Medal of Honor 1861 1st military action to result in Congressional Medal of Honor 1857 Hermann Sudermann, German writer, Honor, That Ehre, Frau Sorge 834 1st All Hallows Eve (Halloween) observed to honor the saints |
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