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1999 Death - Iron Eyes Cody, actor, dies at 94 1994 Death - "Iron" Adriaan van Es, Dutch Undersecretary of Navy (1963-72), dies at 80 1993 Death - Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (large iron sculptures), dies at 80 1990 Death - Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83 1986 Death - Charles Aubroeck, Belgian painter/sculptor (Iron Tower), dies at 91 1984 Event - Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ 1983 Event - Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title 1982 Birthday - Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship 1978 Event - 1st Iron Man Triathlon held, Kona, Hawaii 1971 Event - Rock group Iron Butterfly disbands 1970 Event - Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh vs. England, Brisbane 1968 Event - Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117 1966 Birthday - Mike Tyson, born in Brooklyn, New York, professional boxer, youngest man to win WBC, WBA IBF world heavyweight titles, nickname 'Iron Mike' 1962 Birthday - Lydia Cheng, New York City, Ms Big Apple bodybuilder, 1982, Pumping Iron 2 1962 Birthday - Michael Wilton, born in San Francisco, California, guitarist, singer, member of Queensryche, progressive metal musician, influenced by Judas Priest, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, UFO 1959 Event - "On The Beach," is 1st film to premiere on both sides of Iron Curtain 1959 Birthday - Paul Di'anno, rocker, Iron Maiden Chingford, London V Early Vocalist 1958 Birthday - Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Powerslave 1958 Birthday - Bruce Dickinson, heavy metal rocker, Iron Maiden-Run to Hills 1958 Death - Charles O'Malley, actor in silent westerns (Iron Horse), dies at 61 1957 Birthday - Brad Bird, born in Kalispell, Montana, director, screenwriter, animator known for 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille', directed and animated the 2-D film, 'The Iron Giant' 1957 Event - 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2 1957 Birthday - Steve Harris, born in London, hard rock bassist, Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss 1957 Birthday - Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist, Iron Maiden-Aces High 1956 Event - Dmitri Shostakovich's 6th Iron quartet premieres in Leningrad 1955 Birthday - Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast 1954 Birthday - Dennis Stratton, born in London, England, rock guitarist, Iron Maiden 1954 Birthday - Carla Dunlap, Newark, New Jersey, bodybuilder, Pumping Iron 2 1954 Birthday - Michael "Nicko" McBain, English hard rock drummer, Iron Maiden-Powerslave 1953 Death - Dimitur Poljanov, Popov, Bulgaria poet (Iron Verses), dies 1952 Birthday - Phil Kramer, born in Youngtown, Ohio, rocker, Iron Butterfly 1951 Birthday - Howard Reitzes, Southgate California, rocker, Iron Butterfly 1950 Birthday - Erik Braunn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1950 Birthday - Eric Braunn, rocker, Iron Butterfly 1949 Event - Britain nationalizes it's steel and iron industry 1949 Birthday - Larry "Rhino" Rheinhardt, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1948 Birthday - Mike Pinear, rock guitarist, Iron Butterfly 1948 Birthday - Larry Reinhardt, rocker, Iron Butterfly 1948 Birthday - Tony Iommi, rock guitarist, Black Sabbath-Paranoid, Iron Man 1946 Birthday - Doug Ingle, Omaha Nebraska, rock vocalist/keyboards, Iron Butterfly 1946 Event - Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, Missouri 1945 Birthday - Ronald Bushy, rocker, Iron Butterfly-Ina gada davida 1945 Birthday - Ronald Bushy, Washington D.C., rock drummer, Iron Butterfly 1945 Birthday - Lee Dorman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, rock bassist, Iron Butterfly 1939 Event - "Monty" becomes commandant of 3rd "Iron" Infantry division 1939 Death - Armand Calinescu, Romania's PM, assassinated by the iron guard 1938 Death - Corneliu Codreanu, Romania fascist/putschist (Iron Guard), dies 1933 Event - Romania disallows fascist Iron Guard 1932 Death - Belle Bennett, actress (Iron Mask), dies at 41 1931 Birthday - Roy Evans, general sect, British Iron and Steel Trade Confederation 1927 Event - 1st iron lung installed, Bellevue hospital, New York 1927 Event - Bellevue Hospital in New York installs 1st iron lung 1925 Event - 6th Iron pilgrim at Diksmuide Belgium 1922 Birthday - Sidney AK Keyes, English poet, Iron Laurel 1921 Birthday - Paul Daels, president, Flemish Iron Pilgrimage committee 1920 Event - Iron monument unveiled at Stone churches, Flanders 1918 Event - 1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) 1912 Birthday - Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor, great iron sculptures 1906 Birthday - Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1904 Birthday - Iron Eyes Cody, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, actor, Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp 1899 Birthday - Guy Wilkerson, Texas, actor, Dead or Alive, West of Texas, Shootin' Iron 1898 Death - Otto von Bismarck, German "Iron" chancellor, dies at 83 1894 Birthday - Charles Aubroeck, Belgian painter/sculptor, Iron Tower 1891 Birthday - Belle Bennett, born in Milcoon Rapids, Iowa, actress, Stella Dallas, Iron Mask 1889 Birthday - Felix Aylmer, actor, Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St. Joan 1882 Event - Electric iron patented by Henry W Seely, New York City 1876 Birthday - Dimitur Poljanov, Popov, Bulgaria, poet, Iron Poems 1869 Event - Cornelius Swarthout patents waffle iron 1865 Birthday - C J Thomsen, Denmark, archaeologist, named Stone/Iron/Bronze Ages 1862 Event - Bismarck's "Blood and Iron" speech 1844 Event - Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains 1839 Event - Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn 1797 Event - Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can't sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil! 1703 Death - Man in the Iron Mask, prisoner in Bastille prison in Paris, dies 879 Death - Boudouin with the Iron Arm, earl of Flanders, dies 863 Event - Boudouin with the Iron Arm weds Charles de Kales' daughter Judith |
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