2013 Event The Rim Fire at Yosemite National Park, which burned over 371 square miles and is now 80% contained, is being blamed on a hunter's illegal campfire 2006 Death Steve Irwin, wildlife expert, television personality, 'The Crocodile Hunter', wildlife documentary series, dies in Batt Reef, Australia, of a stingray barb 2002 Death Kim Hunter, actress, movie version of A Streetcar Named Desire, 1997 Event Hunter Tylo awarded $4 million in Melrose Place breach of contract 1997 Death Charles Hallahan, actor (Hunter), dies of heart attack at 54 1997 Death Eric William Hunter Christie, barrister, dies at 77 1996 Death Ross Hunter, U.S. producer (Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk), dies at 75 1995 Death Howard Hunter, U.S. leader of Mormon Church (1994-95), dies at 87 1995 Death Norman Hunter, writer, dies at 95 1994 Event 66th Academy Awards - "Schindler's List," Tom Hanks and Holly Hunter win 1993 Death Stanley Myers, English movie composer (Deer Hunter), dies at 63 1993 Event New York Islanders beat Washington Caps 4 to 1 in playoffs, Caps Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot 1990 Event Rocker Rod Stewart marries super model Rachel Hunter 1990 Event Tom Hunter swims world record 50m freestyle (21.81 sec) 1988 Event Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle (3:16.53) 1988 Birthday Michael Tylo, son of U.S. actor/actress Michael Tylo/Deborah Hunter 1987 Event Catfish Hunter Billy Williams and Ray Dandridge inducted in Baseball HOF 1987 Event Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1986 Event U.S. actress Deborah Hunter marries actor Michael Tylo 1984 Death Alberta Hunter, U.S. blues singer/composer, dies at 89 1979 Event Catfish Hunter Day at Yankee Stadium 1979 Event 51st Academy Awards - "Deer Hunter," Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win 1978 Event Yankee Catfish Hunter's 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 in Aug 1978 1978 Death John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 1977 Event "Throwaway Game" Catfish Hunter loses WS 6-1 resting Yank pitchers 1977 Event Billy Hunter becomes Rangers' 4th manager in 6 days 1975 Death Ian Hunter, actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood), dies at 75 1975 Death Ian Hunter, actor and writer (Rockets Galore, Ziegfield Girl), dies at 75 1974 Event Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year New York Yankees contract 1974 Event New York Yankees sign Jim "Catfish" Hunter to 5 years for record $3.75 million 1974 Event A's Catfish Hunter is ruled a free agent (later signs with Yankees) 1974 Event Jim "Catfish" Hunter wins free agent claim against A's owner Finley 1974 Event Catfish Hunter and Charlie Finley meet in arbitration 1974 Death Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60 1974 Event Catfish Hunter is named AL Cy Young Award 1974 Event A's Catfish Hunter charge owner Charlie Finley with breach of contract 1974 Birthday Brice Hunter, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1972 Birthday Hunter Goodwin, tight end for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Torey Hunter, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes 1972 Birthday Torey Hunter, NFL cornerback for the Houston Oilers 1971 Birthday Ernest Hunter, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Becky Sunshine, Rebekah Jayne Hunter, Arkansas, Miss Nude California 1993 1971 Birthday Brian Hunter, born in Portland, Oregon, outfielder, for the Houston Astros 1970 Birthday Lindsey Hunter, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons 1969 Birthday Malvin Hunter, CFL defensive end for the Edmonton Eskimos 1969 Birthday Rachel Hunter, born in Glenfield, New Zealand, model, actress, reality television host, appeared nude in 'Playboy' magazine, appeared in film, 'La Cucina', 'The Benchwarmers' 1969 Death Jeffrey Hunter, actor (Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage), dies at 43 1968 Event Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins (4-0) 1968 Birthday Deborah Caprioglio, Miestre, Italy, actress, Big Game Hunter 1968 Death Howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61 1968 Birthday Brian Hunter, born in Torrance, California, infielder for the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros 1968 Event Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas 1967 Death Carson McCullers, U.S. author (Heart is a Lonely Hunter), dies at 50 1967 Birthday Charlie Hunter, American Musician 1967 Birthday Natalie Hunter, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Jeffrey Hunter, WLAF DE for the London Monarchs 1964 Birthday Patrick Hunter, NFL cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals 1964 Birthday Thomas "Tom" Hunter, U.S. 50M FREESTYLE swimmer, world record 1964 Birthday Leonard Stabb, actor, Hunter Guthrie-One Life to Live, Guiding Light 1962 Birthday Hunter Tylo, model, Pantene, actress, Bold and Beautiful 1962 Birthday Steve Irwin, born in Essedon, Australia, wildlife expert, television personality, 'The Crocodile Hunter', wildlife documentary series, owned and operated Australia Zoo 1960 Birthday Dale Hunter, Petrolia, NHL center for the Washington Capitals 1958 Birthday Holly Hunter, born in Atlanta Georgia, actress, Broadcast News, Roe vs Wade 1958 Birthday Holly Hunter, born in Conyers, Georgia, actress, Broadcast News, Once Around 1956 Birthday Stepfanie Kramer, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Claudia-We Got it Made, Hunter 1956 Birthday Yoshiko Sakakibara, Chiba Japan, actress, Sailor Moon, Vampire Hunter 1955 Death W H van Eemlandt, Haasse, author (Treasure Hunter of Amstel), dies 1954 Event Yankees trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal 1953 Event Billy Hunter is last St. Louis Browns player to homer in a game 1949 Birthday John Savage, Old Bethpage, New York, actor, Deer Hunter, Maria's Lovers 1948 Birthday Duncan Hunter, born in Riverside, California, Representative-R-California 1981 - 2009 1948 Birthday Duncan Hunter, American Politician 1947 Birthday Sondra Locke, Shelbyville Tennessee, actress, Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1947 Death Ganzefles, Dutch nazi spy/Jews hunter, executed 1946 Birthday Fred Dryer, born in Hawthone, California, NFLer, New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams, actor, Hunter 1946 Birthday Ian Hunter, England, rocker, Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes 1946 Birthday Jim "Catfish" Hunter, major-league pitcher, A's, Yankees 1946 Birthday Catfish Hunter, American Athlete 1946 Event U.N. set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx) 1945 Birthday George Dzunda, born in Rosenheim, Germany, actor, Deer Hunter, Law and Order 1943 Birthday Charles Hallahan, actor, Hunter 1943 Birthday Christopher Walken, born in Astoria Queens, actor, Deer Hunter, Brainstorm 1943 Birthday Ronald Hunter, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Lazarus Syndrome 1939 Birthday Hunter Thompson, born in Louisville, Kentucky, writer, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1939 Event Dutch hunter shoots English bombers down 1937 Birthday Hunter S. Thompson, American Journalist 1934 Birthday James Franciscus, Clayton, Missouri, actor, Mr Novak, Longstreet, Hunter 1931 Birthday Kristin Hunter, Eggleston, U.S. author, God Bless the Child 1931 Birthday Tab Hunter, actor, Damn Yankees, Lust in the Dust, Battle Cry 1931 Birthday Tab Hunter, actor, Tab Hunter Show, Lust in the Dust 1931 Birthday Tab Hunter, born in New York City, actor, Tab Hunter Show 1929 Event 49th U.S. Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Francis Hunter (36 63 46 62 64) 1928 Birthday Elie Wiesel, Romania, author, Souls on Fire, Nazi hunter, Nobel 1986 1928 Event 48th U.S. Mens Tennis: Henri Cochet beats F T Hunter (46 64 36 75 63) 1927 Birthday George Hunter, born in South Africa, light heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1926 Birthday Biff McGuire, New Haven, Connecticut, actor, Serpico, Heart is Lonely Hunter 1926 Birthday Evan Hunter, Ed McBain, American writer, Blackboard Jungle 1926 Birthday [Martin] Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ever Since Paris 1925 Birthday Jeffrey Hunter, Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage 1925 Birthday Keith Larsen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Hunter, Brave Eagle 1923 Death Marquess of Ripon, game hunter, dies, after shooting 52nd grouse 1923 Event 43rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: William Johnston beats F Hunter (60 63 61) 1923 Birthday Edna Jo Hunter, expert on military families and prisoners of war 1922 Birthday Kim Hunter, Janet Cole, Det, Michigan, actress, Planet of the Apes, Lilith 1922 Birthday Eric William Hunter Christie, barrister 1921 Birthday Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, producer, Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk 1919 Birthday Ian Hunter, impresario 1917 Birthday Carson McCullers, U.S., novelist, Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1914 Birthday Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker 1911 Birthday [William] Broderick Crawford, Philadelphia, actor, Hunter, Liar's Moon 1908 Birthday Simon Wiesenthal, Polish/Austrian nazi hunter, Wiesenthal Center 1907 Birthday Howard William Hunter, Mormon Church Leader 1906 Birthday Howard Petrie, Beverly, Massachusetts, actor, Border River, Bounty Hunter 1906 Birthday Hunter Johnson, composer 1900 Birthday Ian Hunter, born in Capetown South Africa, actor, Dr. Blood's Coffin, White Unicorn 1899 Birthday Norman Hunter, writer 1897 Birthday Jerome Cowan, New York City, actor, Mr Dithers-Blondie, Tab Hunter Show 1896 Event J. H. Hunter patents portable weighing scales 1895 Birthday Alberta Hunter, blues singer and composer, Downhearted Blues 1891 Death Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Australia tour), dies 1884 Birthday Joseph Pholien, Belgian premier, 1950 - 1952, communist hunter 1864 Event General David Hunter takes command of Department of West Virginia 1860 Event 1st "dime" novel issued "Malaesk The Indian Wife of the White Hunter" 1860 Event 1st U.S. "dime novel" published: "Malaseka, The Indian Wife of the White Hunter," by Mrs. Ann Stevens 1835 Birthday Hunter Holmes McGuire, Med Director Confederate Army 1809 Birthday Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secretary State, Confederacy 1804 Birthday Theophilus Hunter Holmes, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1802 Birthday David Hunter, Major General Union volunteers 1718 Birthday William Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer
