Hughes Events in History

Home - Events - Birthdays - Deaths - Years - History Feeds

2000 Death - Mark Reynolds Hughes, entreprenuer, Herbalife founder, dies at 43

1997 Death - Malcolm Hughes, artist, dies at 77

1996 Death - Harold E. Hughes, American Politician

1996 Death - Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89

1996 Death - Robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon, dies at 85

1995 Death - Herbert Delauney Bill Hughes, educationist, dies at 81

1994 Death - John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59

1994 Event - Gary Hart's girlfriend Donna Rice (36) weds Jack Hughes (42)

1992 Death - Hughes Rudd, news anchor (CBS Morning News), dies of aneurysm at 71

1988 Event - Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets vs. WI at the WACA but Australia lose

1988 Death - Arwel Hughes, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn, dies at 79

1987 Death - Patrick "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at 78

1985 Event - Test debut of Merv Hughes, Geoff Marsh and Bruce Reid (v India)

1985 Birthday - Sarah Hughes, born in Great Neck, New York, professional ice skater, 2002 Olympic gold medalist, biography 'Sudden Champion: The Sara Hughes Story'

1984 Event - Kim Hughes tearfully resigns as Australian cricket captain

1981 Event - Kim Hughes scores 213 vs. India at Adelaide

1979 Event - 1st appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes

1978 Birthday - Vicki Renee Hughes, Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1997

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

1977 Birthday - Joanna Hughes, Victoria Australia, gymnast 1996 Olympics

1976 Death - William Redfield, actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop), dies at 48

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

1975 Birthday - Angela Michelle Hughes, born in Anderson, South Carolina, Miss America-South Carolina 1997

1972 Birthday - Clara Hughes, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, cyclist, Olympics-2 bronze-96

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

1971 Death - Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lion collapses during game and later, dies

1971 Birthday - Owen Lance Bill Hughes, born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, kayaker 1996 Olympics

1970 Birthday - Danan Hughes, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs

1970 Birthday - Tyrone Hughes, NFL cornerback, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears

1967 Death - J Langston Hughes, U.S. author (Tambourines to Glory), dies at 65

1967 Death - Langston Hughes, American Poet

1967 Birthday - Bradley Hughes, Mordialloc VIC, Australasia golfer

1967 Death - Langston Hughes, poet/translator (Weary Blues), dies on 65th birthday

1966 Birthday - Brent Hughes, born in New Westminster, California, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1965 Death - Gareth Hughes, actor (Midnight Girl), dies at 71

1961 Birthday - Merv Hughes, cricketer, Australian pace bowler 1985-94 Extrovert

1959 Birthday - Finola Hughes, London, actress, Anna-General Hospital, Staying Alive

1958 Death - Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32

1957 Death - Langston Hughes, poet laureate, dies

1956 Birthday - Karen Hughes, American Politician

1956 Event - Writers Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge

1954 Birthday - Chris Hughes, born in London, England, drummer, musician, record producer, played drums for Dalek I Love You, The Blitz Brothers, member, Adam and the Ants, produced Tears for Fears, The Hurting, Songs from the Big Chair, co-produced Peter Gabriel's 'Red Rain'

1954 Birthday - Merrick, Chris Hughes, rock drummer, Adam and The Ants

1954 Birthday - Kimberly J "Kim" Hughes, Australian cricketer

1954 Birthday - Kim Hughes, cricketer, brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84

1952 Death - William Morris Hughes, Australian Politician

1952 Birthday - Glenn Hughes, born in Cannock, England, bassist, vocalist, member of Black Sabbath, also played with Trapeze, Deep Purple

1951 Birthday - Simon Hughes, born in Cheshire, England, British politician, Liberal Member of Parliament of North Southwark and Bermondsey

1950 Birthday - Richard Hughes, rocker, Johnny Winter Band

1950 Birthday - John Hughes, director, Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller

1950 Birthday - John Hughes, director, Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science

1948 Death - Charles Evans Hughes, American Judge

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

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

1947 Birthday - David Hughes, born in Newton-le-Willows, England, cricketer, right batsman, made 10,419 first-class runs in 20 years for Lancashire

1938 Birthday - Robert Hughes, born in Australia, writer/critic, Barcelona

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

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

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

1935 Birthday - John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington

1934 Birthday - Robert E Hughes, New York City, orchestra leader, Rich Little Show

1933 Event - Langston Hughes' "Mulatto," premieres in New York City

1932 Birthday - William J. Hughes, born in Salem, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1975 - 1995

1932 Birthday - Leon Hughes, born in Los Angeles, California, born Thomas Leon Hughes, member of The Coasters with Bobby Nunn, Carl Gardner, Billy Guy

1930 Birthday - Ted Hughes, British poet laureate

1930 Birthday - Ted Hughes, England, poet laureate, 1984-

1928 Birthday - Kathleen Hughes, born in Hollywood, California, actress, It Came From Outer Space

1927 Birthday - Shirley Hughes, author/illustrator

1927 Birthday - J D Hughes, Principal, Ruskin College-Oxford

1927 Birthday - William Redfield, New York City, actor, Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage

1926 Birthday - Robert Earl Hughes, became heaviest known human, 486 kg

1926 Birthday - G M Hughes, professor/zoologist

1925 Birthday - Trevor Hughes, water engineer

1925 Birthday - Roy Hughes, born in Pontllanfraith, Wales, born Royston John Hughes, Baron Islwyn, politician, Labor Party, union organizer, Member of Parliament for Newport, Member of Parliament for Newport East

1925 Birthday - G M Hughes, British zoologist

1925 Event - Franc B. Kellogg replaces Charles Hughes on as U.S. Secretary of State

1923 Event - U.S. foreign minister Charles Hughes refuses U.S.S.R. recognition

1922 Birthday - Harold Hughes, Governor, Democrat, New Jersey

1922 Birthday - Harold E. Hughes, American Politician

1922 Birthday - Ken Hughes, Liverpool England, director, Casino Royale

1921 Birthday - Hughes Rudd, TV newscaster, CBS/ABC

1920 Birthday - Malcolm Hughes, artist

1920 Birthday - William Butterfield, born in England, born William John Hughes Butterfield, Lord Butterfield, life peer as Baron Butterfield of Stechford, Order of the British Empire, medical researcher, clinician, administrator

1916 Event - Boston Brave's Tom Hughes 2nd no-hitter beats Pitts, 2-0

1915 Birthday - Barnard Hughes, Bedford Hills, New York, Tron, Where's Poppa, Best Friends

1914 Birthday - Herbert Delauney Bill Hughes, educationist

1912 Birthday - Richard D'Aeth, president, Hughes Hall Cambridge

1912 Birthday - Robert Watson Hughes, composer

1910 Birthday - Robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon

1910 Event - Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no-hit innings but loses to Cleveland 5-0 in 11

1909 Birthday - Arwel Hughes, born in Wales, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn

1908 Birthday - Patrick Cairns "Spike" Hughes, British jazz musician/composer, Elegy

1908 Birthday - John T. Hughes, Bishop to Forces

1907 Birthday - Albert Hughes Williams, teacher and historian

1906 Event - Charles Evans Hughes (R) elected New York Governor beats William Randolph Hearst

1906 Event - Washington National's pitcher Tom Hughes hits home run to win his own game 1-0 in 10th

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

1905 Birthday - Gervase Hughes, composer

1902 Birthday - Langston Hughes, poet/translator, Weary Blues

1900 Birthday - Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, English writer, Fiction as Truth

1898 Event - Baltimore James Hughes no-hits Boston Braves 8-0

1896 Event - Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected 1st female senator

1896 Event - Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator

1896 Death - Thomas Hughes, politican/author of Tom Brown's Schooldays, Brighton

1894 Birthday - Gareth Hughes, Llanelly Wales, actor, Midnight Girl

1893 Death - Richard Samuel Hughes, composer, dies at 37

1880 Event - 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47

1880 Event - 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40

1879 Event - 7th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Harold wins in 2:40

1878 Event - 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43

1877 Birthday - Charlotte Hughes, 1990, oldest person in Great Britain

1875 Event - 3rd Preakness: L Hughes aboard Tom Ochiltree wins in 2:43

1862 Birthday - William Morris Hughes, Australian Politician

1862 Birthday - Charles Evans Hughes, American Judge

1855 Birthday - Richard Samuel Hughes, composer

1831 Birthday - David Edward Hughes, inventor, microphone, teleprinter

1823 Birthday - Thomas Hughes, England, author, Tom Brown's School Days

1797 Birthday - John Hughes, archbishop, founded Fordham University in the Bronx

Add History to your Site or Blog
You can add our Today in History or Today's Birthdays scripts to your site. The script has fresh, new content each day, and requires no work on your part. Get started

BrainyHistory on FaceBook
Get the birthdays of the day from BrainyHistory on FaceBook and Twitter


BrainyHistory	Social BrainyHistory on FaceBook BrainyHistory on Twitter	Site Home Events Birthdays Deaths Years History Feeds	About Us Inquire Privacy Terms
Copyright © 2001 - 2013 BrainyHistory