History Home
Events     Birthdays     Deaths     Years

Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy!

Howard


2008 Howard Metzenbaum, dies in Florida, at 90

2007 E. Howard Hunt, dies at 88, of pneumonia in Florida

2004 Howard Keel, "actor, singer", Kiss Me Kate, dies at 85

2004 Bart Howard, American Composer

2003 Howard Fast, novelist, Spartacus, dies at 88

2002 Harlan Howard, American Musician

2002 Howard K. Smith, TV journalist, dies at 87

2001 Howard Finster, American Artist

2001 Howard Koch, producer, The Manchurian Candidate, dies at 84

2000 Jean Speegle Howard, actress, Cocoon, dies at 73

1998 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charleston South Carolina on WAVF 96.1 FM

1998 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Indianapolis, Indiana on WNAP 93.1 FM

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Davenport, Iowa on KORB 93.5 FM

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Louisville, Kentucky on WTFX 100.5 FM

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Montreal, Canada on CHOM 97.7 FM

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toronto, Canada on CILQ 107.1 FM

1997 Howard Stern is fired from radio station, KEGL Dallas, Texas

1997 Mark McGwire, is 4th to home run on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder)

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Minneapolis/St. Paul on WRQC 100.3 FM

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charlotte North Carolina on WXRC 95.7 FM

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft. Myers, Florida on WRXK 96.1 FM

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fayetteville, North Carolina on WRCQ 103.5 FM

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Detroit, Michigan on WKRK 97.1 FM

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in New Orleans, Louisiana on KKND 106.7 FM

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus, Ohio on WBZX 99.7 FM

1996 Ronald Howard, actor (Hunting Party, Koroshi), dies at 78

1996 Howard E Rollins, Jr., actor (Ed Harding-Another World), dies at 46

1996 Howard Stern's book "Miss America" released in paperback

1996 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on WZMT 97.9 FM

1996 Howard Stern radio show premieres in West Palm Beach, Florida on WCLB 95.5 FM

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City, Florida on WTBB 97.7 FM

1996 Bruce Howard Lidington, actor (Sword of Valiant, Mosses), dies at 46

1996 Howard Vernon, actor 'Faceless', 'Delicatessen', dies at 82

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Syracuse New York on WAQX 95.7 FM

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo, Ohio on WBUZ 106.5 FM

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Memphis, Tennessee on WMFS 92.9 FM

1996 Fred Norris of the Howard Stern show changes his name legally to Eric

1996 Howard Frank Trayton Smith, diplomat/head of MI5, dies at 76

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford, Connecticut on WCCC 106.9 FM

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Grand Rapids, Michigan on WKLQ 94.5 FM

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fresno, California on KFRR 104.1 FM

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Reno, Nevada on KRZQ 96.5 FM

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin, Texas on KJFK 98.9 FM

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in York, Pennsylvania on WQXA 105.7 FM

1996 Howard Stern announces he will be making the film "Private Parts"

1996 John Howard Purnell, scientist, dies at 70

1996 Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist, dies at 93

1995 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on WXDX 105.9 FM

1995 Howard Stern's 2nd book "Miss America" released (fastest selling ever)

1995 Howard Koch, screenwriter, dies at 92

1995 J Howard Smith Oil Tycoon, dies

1995 Former WMMS engineer William Alford is sentenced to 10 days and $1,000 fine for cutting feed during Howard Stern's broadcast from Cleveland

1995 Arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso), dies at 85

1995 Howard Cosell, sportscaster (Monday Night Football), dies at 77

1995 Howard Stern gets in trouble for disparaging remarks about Selena

1995 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Chicago, Illinois on WCKG 105.9 FM

1995 New Jersey officially dedicates the Howard Stern Rest Area along Route 295

1995 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Phoenix, Arizona on KEDJ 106.3/100.3 FM

1995 Howard Hunter, U.S. leader of Mormon Church (1994-95), dies at 87

1995 Howard Yanks, founder of the Philadelphia folk festival, dies at 65

1995 New Jersey Governor Christine Whitman, dedicates a rest stop to Howard Stern

1994 Peter Barker Howard May, cricket (4537 runs-England 1951-61), dies at 64

1994 Radio personality Howard Stern talks a man out of attempting suicide

1994 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft. Lauderdale / Miami, Florida on WBGG 105.9 FM

1994 Jack Dodson, actor (Howard Sprague-Andy Griffith Show), dies at 63

1994 Howard Stern drops out of New York gubernatorial race

1994 New York Supreme Court refuses Howard Stern's non financial disclosure

1994 Anna Nicole Smith (26) weds billionaire J. Howard Marshall II (89)

1994 Fred Norris, from the Howard Stern Show, marries Allison Furman

1994 Howard Stern begins 30-minute (Radio) TV show on E! cable network

1994 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Orlando, Florida on WTKS 104.1 FM

1994 Libertarian party nominates Howard Stern for Governor of New York

1994 Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for New York governor

1994 Howard Stern stops a would-be jumper on the George Washington Bridge

1994 Howard Stern's New Year's Eve Beauty Pageant

1993 Howard Caine, dies

1993 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on WYAV 104.1 FM

1993 Nia Peeples files for divorce from Howard Hewett

1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcasting in El Paso, Texas

1993 Howard Stern releases his 1st book "Private Parts"

1993 Howard Stern is fired from WLUP-AM, Chicago, Illinois

1993 Lucinda Ballard, U.S. costume designer/wife of Howard Dietz, dies at 90

1993 Cy Howard, director (Lovers and Other Strangers), dies at 77

1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Rochester, New York

1993 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Rochester, New York on WNVE 95.1 FM

1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Rochester, New York on WRQI

1993 Ashley Jade Stern, daughter of radio personality Howard Stern

1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Buffalo, New York on WKBW

1992 Howard Stern Interview premieres on E! Network

1992 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Las Vegas, Nevada on KXTE 107.5 FM

1992 Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcast in Las Vegas Nevada on KFBI

1992 Howard Stern radio show begins broadcasting on WLUP-AM, Chicago, Illinois

1992 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Albany, New York on WQBK 103.5 and 103.9 FM

1992 Barry Bonds joins Willie Mays, Howard Johnson and Ron Gant as having (2) 30-home run/30-steal seasons

1992 9th MTV Awards: Howard Stern appears as Fartman

1992 Howard Stern Radio Show begins broadcasting in Dallas, Texas on KGEL-FM 97.1

1992 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Cleveland, Ohio on WNCX 98.5 FM

1992 Vernon Howard, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth, dies

1992 Gary Dell'Abate (Howard Stern Show) marries Mary

1992 Howard Ralston, actor (Pollyana), dies

1992 Frank Stallone beats Geraldo Rivera in boxing on Howard Stern Show

1992 Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires

1991 57th Heisman Trophy Award: Desmond Howard, Michigan (WR)

1991 Jackie Martling walks off of Howard Stern show for one day

1991 Howard Spira sentenced to 2 years in prison for trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner

1991 Howard Brunner, dies of AIDS at 51

1991 Howard Stern adds Baltimore to his radio network on WJFK-AM

1991 Howard Stern adds a 4th radio market (KLSX FM-97.1 Los Angeles)

1991 Howard Nemerow, U.S. poet laureate (Pulitzer), dies

1991 Howard Ashman, song writer (Under the Sea), dies of AIDs at 40

1991 Howard Stern kisses New York Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Superbowl

1991 Howard "Red" Grange, football's galloping ghost, dies at 87

1990 "Howard Stern's Summer Show" premieres on WWOR-TV in New York City

1990 Howard Duff, actor (Kramer vs Kramer), dies at 76 of a heart attack

1990 Howard Duff, actor (Heist, Knots Landing), dies of heart attack at 72

1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella

1989 Howard Johnson joins B Bonds and W Mays to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases

1989 Howard Simons, American Editor

1988 Howard Stern fans disrupt WMMR's and John DeBella's "Louie Louie" parade

1988 James J. Howard, Representative-D-New Jersey 1965 - 1988

1988 Howard Stern's 1st pay-per-view "Underpants and Negligee Party"

1988 Trevor Howard, actor (Ryan's Daughter), dies of bronchitis at 71

1987 Howard Pyle, (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), dies at 81

1987 Howard Stern holds a free speech rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza New York City

1987 Howard Stern and Infinity Broadcasting are warned by FCC

1987 7th Golden Raspberry Awards: Howard the Duck wins

1986 White teenagers beat blacks in Howard Beach, New York

1986 Reverend Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern

1986 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on WYSP 94.1 FM

1986 WYSP-FM Philadelphia begins simulcasting Howard Stern Show

1986 Shalamar's Howard Hewett acquitted in Miami of drug charges

1986 Robert E Howard, sci-fi author (Conan the Conqueror), dies at 80

1986 Howard Stern radio show returns to New York City morning radio on WXRK 92.3 FM

1986 Howard Da Silva, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76

1985 Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC

1985 Howard Stern radio show returns to New York City WXRK 92.3 FM-afternoons

1985 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on 92.3 WXRK FM in New York

1985 Howard Stern gets fired from WNBC AM in New York

1985 New York Yankees retire Roger Maris (9) and Elston Howard (32) uniforms

1984 Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football

1984 Howard Goodall/Melvyn Bragg's musical "Hired Man," premieres in London

1984 Howard Culver, actor (Howie-Gunsmoke), dies at 66

1983 Howard Deitz, MGM executive, dies at 86 of Parkinson's disease

1983 Howard Dietz, American Musician

1982 Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch

1981 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington D.C.

1981 Bryce Dallas Howard, American Actress

1981 Howard Hanson, U.S. composer and conductor (Nordic), dies at 84

1981 Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84

1981 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to May Swenson and Howard Nemerov

1980 Elston Howard, MVP catcher (New York Yankees), dies at 59

1980 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWWW Detroit, Michigan

1980 Howard Bailey, American Musician

1980 William Howard Stein, American Scientist

1979 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut

1978 Howard Swanson, composer, dies at 71

1978 Nevada jury rules Howard Hughes "Mormon Will" is a forgery

1977 Howard Hawks, director (Rio Lobo, Hatari!), dies at 81

1977 Howard Stern begins broadcasting at WRNW, Briarcliff Manor, New York

1976 Julie Howard, Brantford ON, 100m/200m backstroker, Olympics-27-92, 96

1976 Mordecai Johnson, 1st black president of Howard U, dies at 86

1976 Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73

1976 Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72

1975 Howard Wendell, actor (Black Dakotas), dies at 81

1975 Howard Joslin, actor (Quebec, Detective Story), dies at 68

1975 Moe Howard, Moses Horowitz, comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77

1974 Howard St. John, actor (Investigator, Dr. Lewis-Hank), dies at 68

1973 Ty Howard, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals

1973 Howard Smothers, NFL guard for the Philadelphia Eagles

1973 Juwan Howard, NBA forward and center, Washington Bullets/Wizards

1973 Ron Howard appears on M*A*S*H in "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"

1973 Ed Howard, NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons

1972 Howard Eisley, NBA guard, Utah Jazz

1972 Craig Howard, born in Redding, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Rolex

1972 Howard Johnson, U.S. restaurant/hotel founder, dies at 75

1972 Howard Battle, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies

1972 Howard Barlow, conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 79

1972 Howard Nathan, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks

1972 Billionaire Howard Hughes says Clifford Irving's bio is a fake

1970 Stephen Howard, NBA forward, Seattle Supersonics

1970 Desmond Howard, NFL receiver, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders

1969 Terrence Howard, American Actor

1969 Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63

1968 Howard Sacklers "Great White Hope," premieres in New York City

1968 Jim Bob Howard, Wichita Falls Texas, actor, Flash and Bone

1968 Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games

1968 Frank Howard ties AL record with home run in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games

1968 Frank Howard belts record 8th home run in 5th straight game

1968 Howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61

1968 Howard University students seize administration building

1968 Howard Hanson's 6th Symphony, premieres

1968 Howard Lindsay, U.S. playwright (State of the Union), dies at 78

1968 Howard Smith, actor (Harvey Griffin-Hazel), dies at 74

1967 Howard Freeman, actor (Double Dynamite), dies after illness in New York City

1967 Howard Griffith, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32

1967 Matt Howard, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder, New York Yankees

1967 Howard Cross, NFL tight end for the New York Giants

1967 Yankee Stadium, Elston Howard singles on a 3-2 pitch

1967 David Howard, Sarasota, Florida, infielder for the Kansas City Royals

1967 Howard Charles Shaiffer, entertainer, dies at 49

1966 Traylor Howard, born in Orlando, Florida, actress, Joy Byrnes-Boston Common

1966 Chris Howard, U.S. baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners

1965 "Stuttering John" Melendez, interviewer, Howard Stern Show

1965 Senators Frank Howard ties record with 7 strikeouts in DH

1965 Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76

1965 Esther Howard, actress (Detour), dies of heart attack at 72

1964 Thomas Howard, born in Middletown, Ohio, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds

1964 John Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73

1964 Erik Howard, NFL defensive tackle/end for the New York Jets

1964 J Howard Frazer, USTA president, dies in office

1964 Denean Howard, Sherman, Texas, 4X400m relayer 1988 Olympics silver

1964 On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330)

1963 Lisa Howard, actress, Days of Our Life, Rolling Vengeance

1963 New York Yankee Elston Howard is 1st black ever voted AL MVP

1963 Howard Ballard, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks

1963 Los Angeles Dodgers F Howard and B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch home runs

1962 Frank Howard, hits the 5,000th Dodger home run

1962 Sherri Howard, Sherman, Texas, 4X400m hurdler 1984 Olympics gold

1962 Howard Engstrom, Boston, a designer of UNIVAC computer, dies at 59

1961 Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94

1961 Doctor Robert, Bruce R Howard, rocker, Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways

1961 Gary Dell'Abate, producer, Howard Stern Show

1960 Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year

1960 Howard Glenn, New York Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day's game

1960 Anne Howard, born in San Diego, California, actress, Nicole Love-Another World

1959 Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Howard Johnson Golf Invitational

1959 Clint Howard, born in Burbank, California, actor, Gentle Ben

1958 J Eddie Peck, Joplin Missouri, actor, Bold and Beautiful-Cole Howard

1958 Howard Johnson sets aircraft altitude record in F-104, 27,810 m

1957 Howard Cosell's 1st TV show

1957 Howard Hanson's "Song of Democracy," premieres in Washington D.C.

1956 Howard Edward Davis, Jr., Glen Cove, New York, lw boxer 1976 Olympics silver

1956 Simon Howard, English large landowner, Castle Howard

1955 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB)

1955 Shemp Howard, actor (3 Stooges), dies at 60

1955 Howard Hewett, born in Akron, Ohio, rock vocalist, Shalamar

1955 New York Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are 1st to hit consecutive pinch home runs

1955 Fred Norris, comedy writer/singer, Howard Stern Show

1955 Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform

1955 Tom Howard, comedian (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 66

1955 Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist, Things Can Only Get Better

1954 Alison Stern, wife of radio personality Howard Stern, Private Parts

1954 Ron Howard, Oklahoma, actor and director, American Graffiti, Happy Days

1954 Howard Stern, born in Roosevelt, New York, Radio's Bad Boy

1952 Robin Quivers, radio/TV personality, Howard Stern's sidekick

1952 Howard Donald Saunders, born in Danbury, Connecticut, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List

1952 Howard Chandler Christy, American Artist

1952 Curly Howard, American Actor

1951 Dan Duva, boxing promoter/producer, Howard Stern New Years Party

1951 Howard Reitzes, Southgate California, rocker, Iron Butterfly

1951 Howard Brockway, composer, dies at 80

1950 Howard Swanson's "Short Symphony," premieres

1950 Howard E Rollins, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bannister-Wildside,Another World

1950 New York Yankees obtain their 1st black players, Elston Howard and Frank Barnes

1950 Howard "Leon" Reeder, rock guitarist, Champaign

1950 Bruce Howard Lidington, actor, Sword of Valiant, Mosses

1949 Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes

1949 George Howard, born in England, George Beaumont William Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle, member of the Third Creation, Earls of Carlisle, 1661

1949 Howard Allen Twitty, born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1979 BC Open

1948 Howard Dean, American Politician

1948 1st black host of a network show-CBS' Bob Howard Show

1948 Jackie Martling, "Jackie the Jokeman", comedian, Howard Stern Show

1947 Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" flies for 1st (& last) time

1947 Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose," a large wooden airplane

1947 John Howard, U.S., speed record, 152.284 mph at Bonneville Flats, UT

1946 Tony Howard, cricketer, WI off-spinner one Test vs. New Zealand 1972

1946 Tish Howard, playmate, July, 1966

1946 Howard Scott, born in San Pedro, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, War, Cisco Kid

1946 Howard Bellamy, Darby, Florida, vocalist, Bellamy Bros-Let Your Love Flow

1945 Domonic Barber, attorney, Howard Stern, Jessica Hahn, Joe Buttafucco

1945 Howard Kaylan, rocker, Flo and Eddie/Turtles-Happy Together, Eleanor

1944 Ken Howard, born in El Centro, California, actor, Ken-White Shadow, Dynasty, 1776

1943 Howard Hanson's 4th Symphony, premieres

1943 Howard Wilkinson, English Coach

1943 Howard Gardner, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, psychologist, invented theory of multiple intelligences, influenced by Jerome Bruner, Nelson Goodman, Jean Piaget, MacArthur Prize Fellowship, 1981

1943 Leslie Howard, actor (Romeo and Juliet), Nazis shot down his plane at 50

1943 Susan Howard, Marshall, Texas, actress, Donna-Dallas, Petrocelli

1942 John Howard McGuire, composer

1941 Alan Howard, rock bassist, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes

1941 Howard Florey and Norman Heatley meet for 1st time, 11 days later they successfully recreate penicillin

1941 Howard Berman, born in Los Angeles, California, Representative-D-California 1983 -

1941 Howard Berman, American Politician

1940 Howard Hesseman, Salem Or, actor, Dr. Johnny Fever-WKRP, Head of Class

1939 Howard Wolpe, born in Los Angeles, California, Representative-D-Michigan 1979 - 1993

1939 Sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48

1939 John Howard, Australian Statesman

1939 Howard Carter, British archaeologist/Egyptologist (King Tut), dies at 65

1938 Howard P. McKeon, born in Tujunga, California, Representative-R-California 1993 -

1938 Howard Hughes flies around the world in 91 hours

1938 Margaret Howard, British broadcaster

1938 NBC radio performance of Howard Hanson's 3rd Symphony

1937 Millionaire Howard Hughes sets transcontinental air record (7h28m25s)

1936 Frank Howard, baseball player, NL Rookie of the Year 1960

1936 Robert E. Howard, American Writer

1936 John White, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, musician, tuba player, invented Systems music, a British form of minimalism, influences include Howard Skempton, Cornelius Cardew

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

1935 Millionaire Howard Hughes flies his own designed plane at 352.46 mph

1935 Richard W. Howard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 400m hurdler 1960 Olympics bronze

1934 Sidney Howard and Paul de Kruif's "Yellowjacket," premieres in New York City

1934 Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, NFLer

1934 Howard Hanson's "Merry Mount," premieres in New York City

1933 Sidney Howard's "Alien Corn," premieres in New York City

1932 Howard Hodgkin, British Artist

1931 Jack Dodson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Howard Sprage-Andy Griffith Show

1931 Howard Coble, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1985 -

1930 Howard Hanson's 2nd Symphony "Romantic," premieres

1930 William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. President (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72

1930 William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons

1929 Peter Barker Howard, cricketer

1929 A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs

1929 Howard Yanks, founder, Philadelphia folk festival

1929 Howard Simons, American Editor

1929 Donald Howard Keats, composer

1929 Elston Howard, Yankee catcher, 1st black New York Yankee/1963 AL MVP

1928 James Ivory, producer/director, Howard's End, Remains of the Day

1928 Howard Caine, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Californians

1928 Howard Caine, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Brushfire

1927 Ray Stern, mother of radio personality Howard Stern

1927 Harlan Howard, American Musician

1927 James J. Howard, born in Irvington, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1965 - 1988

1927 Babe Ruth hits 1st of 60 home runs of season (off A's Howard Ehmke)

1926 Sidney Howard's "Silver Cord," premieres in New York City

1926 Brian Howard, deputy chairman, Marks and Spencer

1926 Mordecai W. Johnson becomes president of Howard University

1925 Howard Baker, born in Huntsville, Tennessee, Senator-R-Tennessee 1967 - 1985

1925 Howard H. Baker, Jr., American Politician

1925 W Howard Baker, English publisher

1925 John Howard Purnell, scientist

1925 Elliot Lawrence, Philadelphia, orchestra leader, Guide Right, Howard Cosell

1925 John Howard Lawson's "Processional," premieres in New York City

1924 Howard C. Nielson, born in Richfield, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1983 - 1991

1924 Howard Roberts, born in Burlington, New Jersey, choral director, Leslie Uggams Show

1924 British egyptologist Howard Carter finds sarcophagus of Tutankhamun

1923 After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires next 27 Yankees

1923 Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Philadelphia A's, 4-0

1923 Howard Hanson's 1st Symphony "Nordic," premieres

1923 Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, formed at Howard U in 1920, incorporates

1923 Elizabeth Jane Howard, British novelist, After Julius

1923 Howard Carter finds Pharoah Tutankhamen

1922 Archaeologist Howard Carter enters King Tut's tomb

1922 Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt

1922 Howard Zinn, American Historian

1922 Kenneth Howard Peacock, composer

1922 Howard Moss, poet/editor, New Yorker

1920 John Howard Griffin, U.S., photographer/author, Black Like Me

1920 Howard Nemerov, U.S., 3rd U.S. poet laureate and novelist, Blue Swallows

1920 Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, at Howard University, incorporates

1919 Howard Frank Trayton Smith, diplomat/head, MI5

1919 Howard Morris, New York City, comedic actor, High Anxiety

1918 Howard Shanet, born in Brooklyn, New York, conductor, Night of the Tropics

1918 E. Howard Hunt, born in New York, American author, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spy, involved in Watergate

1918 Ronald Howard, born in Norwood, England, actor, Naked Edge, Africa-Texas Style

1918 Howard Cosell, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sportscaster, Monday Night Football

1918 Howard Boatwright, composer

1918 Vernon Howard, born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, spiritual teacher, speaker, philosopher, author, wrote humor books, children's books, spoke and wrote about self-development, self-awareness, spiritual, psychological growth

1917 Howard Duff, Bremerton Wash, actor, Flamingo Road, Knots Landing

1917 Howard Metzenbaum, born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States Senator from Ohio

1917 Howard Keel, born in Illinois, actor/singer, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Kiss Me Kate

1916 Howard Finster, American Artist

1916 Michael F Howard, British Major-General, Gold Stick to the Queen

1916 Trevor Howard, born in England, actor, Mutiny on Bounty, Ryan's Daughter

1916 Howard Brubeck, composer

1916 Howard Koch, producer/director, Frankenstein, Airplane II

1915 Howard Cooke, Jamaica, 1991 Mico Gold Medal Award

1915 Bart Howard, American Composer

1914 Howard Fast, New York City, screenwriter, Rachel and the Stranger, Spartacus

1914 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, founded at Howard University, incorporates

1914 Howard K Smith, Louisiana, TV newsman, ABC, Moderated Kennedy-Nixon debate

1914 Wilfred Howard Mellers, composer

1913 John Howard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dave-My Three Sons

1913 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates

1912 George Howard Darwin, British Scientist

1912 Howard de Walden, English landowner/multi-millionaire

1912 Mrs. William Howard Taft plants 1st cherry tree in Washington D.C.

1911 William Howard Stein, American Scientist

1910 Arthur John Howard, actor, Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage

1909 Howard Schultz, American Businessman

1909 Howard Da Silva, Silverblatt, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ben Franklin-1776

1908 William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th President over William Jennings Bryan

1908 Howard Ferguson, composer

1907 Howard William Hunter, Mormon Church Leader

1907 Howard Joslin, Georgia, actor, Quebec, Detective Story

1907 Howard Swanson, composer

1907 William Howard Russell, Irish Journalist

1906 Howard Petrie, Beverly, Massachusetts, actor, Border River, Bounty Hunter

1906 Bob Howard, born in Newton, Massachusetts, singer/pianist, Sing it Again

1906 Howard Pyle, Gov-R-Az, 1951-55

1906 Howard Zahniser, Father of Wilderness Act

1906 Robert E[rvin] Howard, U.S., sci-fi author, Conan the Conqueror

1906 Robert E. Howard, American Writer

1905 Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, Hughes Aircraft, inventor

1905 Mowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of Effingham

1905 Howard St. John, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Born Yesterday, Li'l Abner

1905 Howard McNear, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Floyd-Andy Griffith Show, Jetsons

1903 Curly Howard, American Actor

1902 Howard Koch, screenwriter

1902 Roy Barcroft, Howard Ravenscroft, Crab Orchard NE, actor, Freckles

1902 Howard T. Engstrom, born in Boston, computer designer, UNIVAC

1902 Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist

1900 Howard Thurman, theologian/author, Deep River, Deep in the Hunger

1900 Howard Aiken, American Scientist

1899 Howard Freeman, Helena MT, actor, Double Dynamite

1898 Howard W. Florey, Australia, pathologist; purified penicillin, Nobel '45

1898 Hubert Howard, British journalist (Times), dies through friendly fire

1897 Moe Howard, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, 3 Stooges

1896 Howard Hanson, Wahoo Nebraska, composer and conductor, Nordic

1896 Howard Dietz, American Musician

1896 Howard Hawks, Goshen, Indiana, director/producer, Rio Bravo, Scarface

1895 Benjamin E Mays, South Carolina, black educator, Morehouse, Howard University

1894 Howard Wendell, Poland, actor, 4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake

1893 Howard Smith, Attleboro Massachusetts, actor, Harvey Griffin-Hazel

1893 Leslie Howard, born in London, actor, Gone With the Wind

1892 Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor, Voice of Firestone

1892 Esther Howard, born in Helena, Montana

1891 Sidney Coe Howard, U.S., dramatist, Swords, Pulitzer 1925

1890 Edwin Howard Armstrong, New York City, radio pioneer inventor, FM

1890 John Tasker Howard, composer

1889 George Douglas Howard Cole, socialist/novelist

1889 Howard Lindsay, born in Waterford, New York, playwright, actor and director, State of Union

1889 Howard Spring, British author/novelist/writer/critic, O Absalom

1888 8th U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum, Jr. beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60)

1886 John Howard Lawson, scriptwriter/playwright

1884 1st known photograph of a tornado is made near Howard, South Dakota

1875 William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56

1874 Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies

1873 Howard Carter, British archaeologist, found King Tutankhamen's tomb

1873 Howard Chandler Christy, American Artist

1871 Howard T Ricketts, U.S. pathologist, studied typhus fever

1870 Howard Brockway, composer

1867 Congress creates 1st all-black university, Howard U in Washington D.C.

1867 Howard University chartered

1867 Howard University, Washington D.C., chartered

1867 Joe Howard, New York City, vocalist, Gay Nineties Revue

1866 Howard University founded (Wash, DC)

1865 Howard University forms in Washington D.C.

1864 Union General O Howard orders plunderers, shot to death

1857 William Howard Taft, Cin, R, 27th President, 1909-13, chief justice

1853 Howard Pyle, illustrator, painter and author, King Stork

1852 John Howard Payne, actor and playwright (Fair Warning), dies

1850 Ebenezer Howard, London, pioneer of garden cities

1847 Anna Howard Shaw, U.S., suffragette

1845 George Howard Darwin, British Scientist

1833 Thomas Howard Ruger, Major General Union volunteers

1830 Oliver Otis Howard, Major General Union volunteers

1821 William Howard Russell, Irish Journalist

1819 William Howard Glover, composer

1791 John Howard Payne, U.S., author/actor/diplomat, Home Sweet Home

1588 English Admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada

1588 Admiral Howard beats Spanish Armada

1572 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36

1554 Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English great admiral, dies

1547 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason

1547 Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29

1547 Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death

1542 Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded

1542 Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard

1541 Queen Catharine Howard confined in London Tower

1540 English King Henry VIII marries Catharine Howard, his 5th wife

1538 Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth, 1572

1536 Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl Marshall

1524 Thomas Howard 2nd duke of Norfolk, general/premier, dies at about 80


History Home    Copyright 2010 BrainyMedia.com