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2004 June Taylor, choreographer, Jackie Gleason Show, dies at 85

1997 "Jackie - An American Life," opens at Belasco Theater New York City

1997 Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams

1996 Sotherby ends 4 day auction of Jackie O stuff-take in $34.5 million

1996 Sotherby begins 4 day auction of Jackie Onassis things nets $34.5 million

1995 "Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect" closes at Golden New York City at 347 perf

1994 New York Central park reservior officially named after Jackie Kennedy Onasis

1994 Jackie Kennedy, First Lady

1994 "Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden New York City for 347 performances

1992 Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (Jackie Kennedy), dies at 78

1991 Jackie Martling walks off of Howard Stern show for 1 day

1991 Comedian Jackie Mason marries his manager Jyll Rosenfeld (37)

1991 "Jackie Mason - Brand New" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 216 performances

1990 "Jackie Mason - Brand New" opens at Neil Simon New York City for 216 performances

1990 Jackie Moran, actor (Janie, Barefoot Boy), dies of cancer at 65

1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee of USA sets heptathlon woman's record (7,291)

1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets women's heptathlete record of 7,215 pts

1988 Brooklyn dedicates a bus depot honoring Jackie Gleason

1988 General hospital star Jackie Zeman marries Glenn Gorden

1987 Jackie Joyner-Kersee ties world record with 24'5 " jump

1987 Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson

1987 Jackie Gleason, comedian (Ralph Kramden-Honeymooners), dies at 71

1987 Jackie Gleason, comedian (Honeymooners), dies of colon cancer at 71

1986 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (U.S.) sets record for heptathlon (7161 pts)

1985 Sheeba Reiter, Florida, illegitimate daughter of Jackie Mason

1985 Jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38

1984 Jackie Coogan, actor (Uncle Fester-Addams Family), dies at 69

1984 Jackie Wilson, U.S. singer (I Get the Sweetest Feeling), dies at 49

1979 Jackie Mercer wins her 4th golf title 31 years after her 1st

1978 Jackie Stiles, American Athlete

1975 Jackie "Moms" Mabley, comedienne (Amazing Grace), dies at 81

1973 Jackie Stewart becomes Formula 1 world champion

1972 Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 53

1969 Jackie DeShannon gets Gold Record for "Put Little Love in Your Heart"

1968 Jackie Harris, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1967 Jackie Gallagher-Smith, LPGA golfer

1967 Jackie Auzias de Turenne, Seattle, WPVA volleyballer, Natl-17th-1995

1964 Jackie Pereira, born in Perth, Australia, field hockey center and forward 1996 Olympics

1964 Jackie Campbell, born in Los Angeles, California, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-5th-1993

1962 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, heptathele won Olympic gold 1988, 1992

1962 Jackie Silva, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, volleyballer, Pan Am-Bronze

1962 Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1962 Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1961 Jackie Earle Haley, Northridge California, actor, Breaking Away

1958 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jackson Golf Open

1957 Caroline Kennedy-Schlossberg, attorney, John F. Kennedy and Jackie's daughter

1957 Jackie Wilson, releases his 1st solo single "Reet Petite"

1957 Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants

1956 Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires

1956 Jackie Bertsch, LPGA golfer

1955 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open

1955 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open

1954 Jackie Chan, martial art actor, Rumble in the Bronx

1953 Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen

1953 Jackie Zeman, actress, Bobbie Spencer-General Hospital

1953 Birmingham Alabama, bars Jackie Robinson's Negro-White All-Stars from playing there Robinson gives in and drops white players from his group

1953 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament

1953 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Palm Springs Golf Open

1953 Jackie McGlew scores 255* vs. NZ at Wellington

1953 Jackie Zeman, born in Englewood, New Jersey, actress, Bobbie-General Hospital

1952 Jackie Robinson charges New York Yankees with racism

1952 1st black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC New York)

1951 Jackie Jackson, [Sigmund], born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Jackson 5-ABC

1950 Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history

1949 NL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP

1949 "Cavalcade of Stars" debuts (DuMont); Jackie Gleason made host in 1950

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

1947 Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year"

1947 Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News

1947 Jackie Robinson swipes home for 1st of 19 times in his career

1947 A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon

1947 Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit

1947 Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut

1947 Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in modern major-league baseball

1947 Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers)

1946 Jackie McCauley, North Ireland, rock pianist, Them Coleraine

1946 Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals

1946 1st black pro-baseball player Jackie Robinson marries Rachel Isum

1945 Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson to a Montreal Royals

1945 Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract

1944 Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer, What the World Needs Now

1944 Jackie Gleason-Les Tremayne show premieres on NBC radio

1944 Jackie Lomax, Liverpool, rocker, Is This What You Want

1944 Jackie Torrence, story teller/artist

1942 2 black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out

1940 Jackie Trent, singer

1939 Jackie Stewart, Scotland, driver/sports announcer, 27 Grand Prix

1938 Jackie Liebesit, rocker, Can

1937 Jackie Collins, London, author, Bitch, Stud

1934 Jackie Wilson, Detroit, singer, Lonely Teardrops, Night

1933 Jackie Hendriks, cricketer, West Indian wicket-keeper of 60's

1933 Lee Radziwell Ross, born in New York City, princess, Jackie O's sister

1931 Jackie Mason, born in Wisconsin, comedian, World According to Me, Chicken Soup

1931 Jackie Mitchell became 1st female in professional baseball

1931 Ron Galella, celebrity photographer, sued by Jackie O

1929 Jackie Kennedy, First Lady

1929 Jackie McGlew, cricketer, dour South African opening bat of the 50'

1927 Jackie Collum, baseball player

1924 Sheila MacRae, born in London, England, actress, Jackie Gleason Show

1924 Jackie Milburn, English soccer star, Newcastle United

1923 Jackie Kelk, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Homer-Aldrich Family

1922 Rachel Robinson, social activist/humanitarian/Mrs Jackie Robinson

1921 Jackie Cooper, born in Los Angeles, California, actor and director, Hennesey, People's Choice

1921 "The Kid," starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan, released

1919 Jackie Robinson, born in Georgia, 1st black major league baseball player, Dodgers

1917 Jack Lescoulie, Sacramento California, TV host, Jackie Gleason Show

1916 Jackie Gleason, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Ralph Kramden-Honeymooners

1914 Jackie Coogan, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Uncle Fester-Addams Family

1913 Oleg Cassini, Paris, France, fashion designer, Jackie Kennedy

1912 Jackie Matthews takes 2 cricket hat-tricks same day Aust vs. South Africa

1908 Jackie Fields, U.S., featherweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold

1902 Ray Block, born in France, orch leader, Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason

1894 Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born in Brevard, South Carolina, comedienne, Merv Griffin Show

1884 Jackie Matthews, cricketer, Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912



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