1994 Death Jake Dengel, U.S. actor (Ragtime, Ironweed), dies at 61 1992 Event "Jake's Women" closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 245 performances 1992 Event "Jake's Women" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 245 performances 1989 Birthday Jake Lloyd, born in Fort Collins, Colorado, actor, played young Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas' 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace' and 'ER' television show 1988 Event Wrestler Jake Roberts convicted of battery 1985 Event 16th Shuttle Mission (51D)-Discovery 4 launched-with Senator Jake Garn 1980 Birthday Jake Gyllenhaal, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, appeared in films, 'The Day After Tomorrow', 'Jarhead', 'Brokeback Mountain' 1977 Birthday Jake Patellis, actor, Paul Bowman-Good Life 1974 Birthday Jake Plummer, quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals 1973 Event Superbowl MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S 1971 Event Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey 1967 Birthday Jake Reed, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings 1960 Birthday Tom Eplin, Hayward California, actor, Jake McKinnon-Another World 1959 Birthday Bill McCorvey, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1959 Birthday Dean Townson, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1958 Birthday Jake Steinfeld, exercise expert, Body by Jake 1957 Birthday Jake E Lee, rocker, Badlands-Dreams in the Dark 1956 Birthday Joe Penny, London, actor, Gangster Wars, Riptide, Jake and the Fatman 1955 Birthday Jimmy Lowe, born in Nashville, Tennessee, country singer, Pirates of Ms-Fred Jake 1955 Birthday Jake Roberts, American Celebrity 1953 Birthday Rich Alves, Pleasanton California, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1952 Birthday Pat Severs, Camden, South Carolina, country singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1951 Event Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title 1950 Birthday Sam Behrens, actor, Jake Meyer-General Hospital, Sunset Beach, LA Law 1938 Event New York Yankees suspend Jake Powell, after he said on Chicago radio he'd "hit every colored person in Chicago over head with a club" 1932 Birthday Jake Garn, born in Richfield, Utah, Senator-R-Utah 1974 - 1993, and astronaut STS-51D 1929 Birthday Jacques "Jake the Snake" Plante, Quebec, NHL goaltender, #1 1926 Birthday Jake Carey, U.S. R&B-singer, Flamingos-I Know Better 1925 Event New York's Jake Forbes makes 67 saves, Pitt's Ray Waters makes 70 1921 Birthday Jake LaMotta, born in Bronx, middleweight boxing champ, 1949-51, Raging Bull 1919 Event Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert 1913 Event Bkln Dodger Jake Daubert earns a new Chalmers auto as NL MVP 1889 Event John L. Sullivan KOs Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds (last bare-knuckle bout) 1888 Event Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain 1887 Event Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw