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2008 Death - Howard Metzenbaum, dies in Florida, at 90

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

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

2004 Death - Bart Howard, American Composer

2003 Death - Howard Fast, novelist, Spartacus, dies at 88

2002 Death - Harlan Howard, American Musician

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

2001 Death - Howard Finster, American Artist

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1996 Death - John Howard Purnell, scientist, dies at 70

1996 Death - Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist, dies at 93

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

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

1995 Death - Howard Koch, screenwriter, dies at 92

1995 Death - J Howard Smith Oil Tycoon, dies

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

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

1995 Event - Howard Stern gets in trouble for disparaging remarks about Selena

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1994 Event - Howard Stern drops out of New York gubernatorial race

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

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

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

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

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

1994 Event - Libertarian party nominates Howard Stern for Governor of New York

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

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

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

1993 Death - Howard Caine, dies

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

1993 Event - Nia Peeples files for divorce from Howard Hewett

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1993 Birthday - Ashley Jade Stern, daughter of radio personality Howard Stern

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

1992 Event - Howard Stern Interview premieres on E! Network

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

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

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

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

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

1992 Event - 9th MTV Awards: Howard Stern appears as Fartman

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

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

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

1992 Death - Howard Ralston, actor (Pollyana), dies

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

1992 Event - Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires

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

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

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

1991 Death - Howard Brunner, dies of AIDS at 51

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1990 Event - Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella

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

1989 Death - Howard Simons, American Editor

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

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

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

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

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

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

1987 Event - Howard Stern and Infinity Broadcasting are warned by FCC

1987 Birthday - 7th Golden Raspberry Awards: Howard the Duck wins

1986 Event - White teenagers beat blacks in Howard Beach, New York

1986 Event - Reverend Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern

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

1986 Event - WYSP-FM Philadelphia begins simulcasting Howard Stern Show

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1985 Event - Howard Stern gets fired from WNBC AM in New York

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

1984 Event - Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football

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

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

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

1983 Death - Howard Dietz, American Musician

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

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

1981 Birthday - Bryce Dallas Howard, American Actress

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

1981 Death - Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84

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

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

1980 Event - Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWWW Detroit, Michigan

1980 Birthday - Chingy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, born Howard Bailey, Jr., rapper, debut album, 'Jackpot' produced hit titled, 'One Call Away' and went Triple Platinum

1980 Birthday - Howard Bailey, American Musician

1980 Death - William Howard Stein, American Scientist

1979 Event - Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut

1978 Death - Howard Swanson, composer, dies at 71

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

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

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

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

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

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

1976 Death - Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, dies at 72

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

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

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

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

1973 Birthday - Ty Howard, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals

1973 Birthday - Howard Smothers, NFL guard for the Philadelphia Eagles

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

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

1973 Birthday - Ed Howard, NFL wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons

1972 Birthday - Howard Eisley, NBA guard, Utah Jazz

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

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

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

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

1972 Birthday - Howard Nathan, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks

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

1970 Birthday - Stephen Howard, NBA forward, Seattle Supersonics

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

1969 Birthday - Terrence Howard, American Actor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1968 Event - Howard University students seize administration building

1968 Event - Howard Hanson's 6th Symphony, premieres

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1967 Death - Howard Charles Shaiffer, entertainer, dies at 49

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

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

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

1965 Event - Senators Frank Howard ties record with 7 strikeouts in DH

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

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

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

1964 Death - John Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73

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

1964 Death - J Howard Frazer, USTA president, dies in office

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

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

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

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

1963 Birthday - Howard Ballard, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks

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

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

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

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

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

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

1961 Birthday - Gary Dell'Abate, producer, Howard Stern Show

1960 Event - Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year

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

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

1959 Event - Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Howard Johnson Golf Invitational

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

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

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

1957 Event - Howard Cosell's 1st TV show

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

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

1956 Birthday - Simon Howard, English large landowner, Castle Howard

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1952 Death - Howard Chandler Christy, American Artist

1952 Death - Curly Howard, American Actor

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

1951 Birthday - Howard Reitzes, Southgate California, rocker, Iron Butterfly

1951 Death - Howard Brockway, composer, dies at 80

1950 Event - Howard Swanson's "Short Symphony," premieres

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

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

1950 Birthday - Howard "Leon" Reeder, rock guitarist, Champaign

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

1949 Event - Howard Unruh kills 13 neighbors in 12 minutes

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

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

1948 Birthday - Howard Dean, American Politician

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

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

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

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

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

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

1946 Birthday - Tish Howard, playmate, July, 1966

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

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

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

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

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

1943 Event - Howard Hanson's 4th Symphony, premieres

1943 Birthday - Howard Wilkinson, English Coach

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

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

1942 Birthday - John Howard McGuire, composer

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

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

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

1941 Birthday - Howard Berman, American Politician

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

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

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

1939 Birthday - John Howard, Australian Statesman

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

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

1938 Event - Howard Hughes flies around the world in 91 hours

1938 Birthday - Margaret Howard, British broadcaster

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

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

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

1936 Death - Robert E. Howard, American Writer

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

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

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

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

1934 Birthday - Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, NFLer

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

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

1932 Birthday - Howard Hodgkin, British Artist

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

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

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

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

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

1929 Birthday - Peter Barker Howard, cricketer

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

1929 Birthday - Howard Yanks, founder, Philadelphia folk festival

1929 Birthday - Howard Simons, American Editor

1929 Birthday - Donald Howard Keats, composer

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

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

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

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

1927 Birthday - Ray Stern, mother of radio personality Howard Stern

1927 Birthday - Harlan Howard, American Musician

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

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

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

1926 Birthday - Brian Howard, deputy chairman, Marks and Spencer

1926 Event - Mordecai W. Johnson becomes president of Howard University

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

1925 Birthday - Howard H. Baker, Jr., American Politician

1925 Birthday - W Howard Baker, English publisher

1925 Birthday - John Howard Purnell, scientist

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

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

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

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

1924 Event - British egyptologist Howard Carter finds sarcophagus of Tutankhamun

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

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

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

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

1923 Birthday - Elizabeth Jane Howard, British novelist, After Julius

1923 Event - Howard Carter finds Pharoah Tutankhamen

1922 Event - Archaeologist Howard Carter enters King Tut's tomb

1922 Event - Howard Carter discovers tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt

1922 Birthday - Howard Zinn, American Historian

1922 Birthday - Kenneth Howard Peacock, composer

1922 Birthday - Howard Moss, poet/editor, New Yorker

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

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

1920 Event - Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, at Howard University, incorporates

1919 Birthday - Howard Frank Trayton Smith, diplomat/head, MI5

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

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

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

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

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

1918 Birthday - Howard Boatwright, composer

1918 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Howard Duff, Bremerton Wash, actor, Flamingo Road, Knots Landing

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

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

1916 Birthday - Howard Finster, American Artist

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

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

1916 Birthday - Howard Brubeck, composer

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

1915 Birthday - Howard Cooke, Jamaica, 1991 Mico Gold Medal Award

1915 Birthday - Bart Howard, American Composer

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

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

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

1914 Birthday - Wilfred Howard Mellers, composer

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

1913 Event - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, at Howard University, incorporates

1912 Death - George Howard Darwin, British Scientist

1912 Birthday - Howard de Walden, English landowner/multi-millionaire

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

1911 Birthday - William Howard Stein, American Scientist

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

1909 Birthday - Howard Schultz, American Businessman

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

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

1908 Birthday - Howard Ferguson, composer

1907 Birthday - Howard William Hunter, Mormon Church Leader

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

1907 Birthday - Howard Swanson, composer

1907 Death - William Howard Russell, Irish Journalist

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

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

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

1906 Birthday - Howard Zahniser, Father of Wilderness Act

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

1906 Birthday - Robert E. Howard, American Writer

1905 Birthday - Howard Hughes, reclusive billionaire, Hughes Aircraft, inventor

1905 Birthday - Mowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of Effingham

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

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

1903 Birthday - Curly Howard, American Actor

1902 Birthday - Howard Koch, screenwriter

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

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

1902 Birthday - Seton Howard Frederick Lloyd, archaeologist

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

1900 Birthday - Howard Aiken, American Scientist

1899 Birthday - Howard Freeman, Helena MT, actor, Double Dynamite

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

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

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

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

1896 Birthday - Howard Dietz, American Musician

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

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

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

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

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

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

1892 Birthday - Esther Howard, born in Helena, Montana

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

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

1890 Birthday - John Tasker Howard, composer

1889 Birthday - George Douglas Howard Cole, socialist/novelist

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

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

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

1886 Birthday - John Howard Lawson, scriptwriter/playwright

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

1875 Death - William Howard Glover, composer, dies at 56

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

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

1873 Birthday - Howard Chandler Christy, American Artist

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

1870 Birthday - Howard Brockway, composer

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

1867 Event - Howard University chartered

1867 Event - Howard University, Washington D.C., chartered

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

1866 Event - Howard University founded (Wash, DC)

1865 Event - Howard University forms in Washington D.C.

1864 Event - Union General O Howard orders plunderers, shot to death

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

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

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

1850 Birthday - Ebenezer Howard, London, pioneer of garden cities

1847 Birthday - Anna Howard Shaw, U.S., suffragette

1845 Birthday - George Howard Darwin, British Scientist

1833 Birthday - Thomas Howard Ruger, Major General Union volunteers

1830 Birthday - Oliver Otis Howard, Major General Union volunteers

1821 Birthday - William Howard Russell, Irish Journalist

1819 Birthday - William Howard Glover, composer

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

1588 Event - English Admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada

1588 Event - Admiral Howard beats Spanish Armada

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

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

1547 Death - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason

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

1547 Event - Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death

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

1542 Event - Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard

1541 Event - Queen Catharine Howard confined in London Tower

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

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

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

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


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