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2007 Jane Wyman, dies in California, of natural causes, at 90

1999 Mary Jane Croft, actress, The Lucy Show, dies at 83

1999 Jane Crowley, censor, NBC censor for The Tonight Show, dies at 73

1997 David Waller, actor (Lady Jane, Perfect Friday, Hannay), dies at 76

1996 Ethel Jane Cain, original U.K. Speaking Clock voice, dies at 87

1996 Jane Baxter, actress (We Live Again, Blossom Time), dies at 87

1996 Jane Beverly Drew, architect, dies at 85

1996 John Abbott, British actor (Lady Jane, Quest), dies at 90

1996 Jane Cowan, cello teacher, dies at 80

1995 Elizabeth Jane Lloyd, artist/teacher, dies at 67

1994 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Chicago Golf Challenge

1993 Jane Nigh, actress (Big Town, Blue Blood, Rawhide), dies at about 67

1993 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Oldsmobile Golf Classic

1993 Jane Seymour and James Kesch, Marriage

1992 David Lewett and Jane Luu discovers comet: "1992 QB1" 64 mil km from Sun

1992 Jane Pickens Langley Hoving, singer, dies at 83

1992 Jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee

1991 U.S. actress Jane Fonda marries CNN-director Ted Turner

1991 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Atlantic City Golf Classic

1991 Nancy Kulp, actress (Jane Hathaway-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 69

1991 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic

1991 "Real Life With Jane Pauley" premieres on NBC-TV

1990 Ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement

1990 Jane Crafter wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament

1990 Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at 94

1990 Mary Jane Carr, actress (Forbidden Trail, Second Wife), dies

1989 Jane Pauley says goodbye to NBC's "Today" show

1989 Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage

1988 Jane Powell weds Dickie Moore

1987 Jane Crafter/Steve Jones wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic

1987 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic

1987 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic

1987 33rd LPGA Championship won by Jane Geddes

1987 Jane Geddes wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic

1987 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open

1986 Jane Dornnacker, WNBC-AM New York City helicopter traffic reporter, dies doing a live traffic report as her copter crashes

1986 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic

1986 41st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jane Geddes

1985 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic

1985 Jane Frazee, singer and actress (Alice-Beulah), dies at 67 of pneumonia

1985 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open

1985 David Huffman, actor (FIST, Jane Doe, Firefox, Onion Field), dies

1985 Elizabeth Julesberg, author (Dick and Jane), dies

1983 Rachel and Ross Trudeau, twins of Jane Pauley and Gerry Trudeau

1983 Alfredo Antonini, conductor (Jane Froman Canteen), dies at 82

1983 "Cool Places" by Sparks and Jane Wiedlin peaks at #49

1981 Isobel Elsom, actress (Unseen, Jane Eyre, Illegal), dies at 87

1980 Jane Froman, U.S. singer (JF's USA Canteen), dies at 72

1980 Jane Froman, singer (Jane Froman's USA Canteen), dies at 72

1980 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic

1979 Lydia Jane Lipscombe, Christchurch New Zealand, breastroker 1996 Olympics

1979 Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, New York City

1979 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament

1979 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic

1979 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Tournament

1979 51st Academy Awards - "Deer Hunter," Jon Voight and Jane Fonda win

1979 Jane Byrne, elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago, Illinois

1979 Jane Hylton, English actress (Adv of Sir Lancelot), dies at 52

1979 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic

1979 36th Golden Globes: Midnight Express, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda

1978 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship

1978 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic

1978 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic

1978 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic

1977 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament

1977 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic

1977 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament

1976 Jane Pauley becomes news co-anchor of Today Show

1976 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open

1976 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic

1976 Sara Jane Moore sentenced to life for attempting to shoot President Ford

1975 Jane Blalock wins LPGA 14 Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament

1975 Sara Jane Moore pled guilty to trying to kill President Gerald Ford

1975 Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate President Ford in San Francisco California

1975 Jane Jamieson, Australian heptathlete 1996 Olympics

1975 Ed Bullins' "Taking of Miss Jane," premieres in New York City

1975 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Karsten-Ping Golf Open

1974 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic

1974 Jane Ace, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 74

1974 Jane Blalock/Sue Roberts wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open

1974 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic

1974 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Bing Crosby Golf Classic International

1973 Jane Blalock/Sandra Palmer wins Lady Angelo's 4-Ball Golf Tournament

1973 Jane Bowles, writer, playwright, dies at 56

1973 Jane March, born in Edgeware, England, actress, Lover

1972 Alyssa Jane Milano, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Samantha-Who's the Boss

1972 Jane Taylor, born in Maitland, Australia, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Wagga Waga

1972 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic

1972 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open

1972 Sandra Palmer/Jane Blalock wins Angelo's Four-Ball Golf Championship

1972 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Suzuki Golf Internationale

1972 1st Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock

1972 44th Academy Awards - "French Connection," G Hackman and Jane Fonda win

1972 Jane Morgan, actress (Mrs Margaret Davis-Our Miss Brooks), dies at 91

1971 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Pepsi Golf Open

1971 Jane Blalock wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic

1970 Josie Bissett, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Jane Mancini-Melrose Place

1970 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open

1969 Jane Robinson, Australian rower 1996 Olympics

1969 Thomas Jane, American Actor

1968 Vanessa Vadim, Paris, daughter of Jane Fonda/actress, Last Party

1968 Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44

1968 Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV

1968 Paul McCartney and Jane Asher attend an Andy Williams concert

1967 Paul McCartney and Jane Asher get engaged

1967 Nancy Jane Cox, Campbellsville Kentucky, Miss Kentucky-America-1991

1967 Jane Darwell, actress (Girls in Prison), dies of heart attack at 87

1967 Jane Clayson, American Journalist

1965 Nyla Jane Carroll, New Plymouth New Zealand, 5k/10k/marathoner 1996 Olympics

1965 Bessie Barriscale, actress (Plain Jane, Show Folks), dies

1963 Jane Leary, Sydney Australia, golfer, 1992 Australian Amateur Champ

1963 Jane Horrocks, Lancashire England, actress, Absolutely Fabulous

1962 Demi Moore, Guynes, Roswell, New Mexico, actress, Ghost, Striptease, GI Jane

1961 Jane Sibbett, actress, Teddy Z, Heddy Newman-Herman's Head

1961 Eily Malyon, actress (Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch), dies at 81

1961 Jane Leeves, born in London, actress, Murphy Brown, Daphne Moon-Fraiser

1961 Keren Jane Woodward, born in Bristol, England, rock vocalist, Bananarama-Venus

1961 Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads"

1960 12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack and Jane Wyatt

1960 Jane Geddes, Huntington, New York, LPGA golfer, 1987 Women's Kemper Open

1959 Jane Winton, actress (Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan), dies at 53

1958 Jane Wiedlin, Wisconsin, singer/guitarist, GoGos, Fur, Rush Hour

1958 10th Emmy Awards: Gunsmoke, Robert Young and Jane Wyatt

1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, 13, while still married to his 1st wife Jane Mitcham

1957 Jane Ackroyd, British sculptor

1957 Harley Jane Kozak, actress, Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness

1956 Jane Seymour, actress (Young Mr. Bobbin), dies at 56

1955 Jane Kaczmarek, American Actress

1955 Jane Crafter, born in Perth, Australia, golfer, 1987 JC Penney Mixed Teams

1955 Paul Harvey, actor (Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree), dies at 73

1955 Jane Siberry, Canadian Musician

1954 Jane Campion, New Zealander Director

1954 Mary Jane Smith, born in Van Nuys, California, WPVA volleyballer, National-9th-1993

1953 Jane Badler, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V

1953 Jane Priest, born in Perth, Australia, Prince Charles' lover

1952 Gerry Beckley, rock vocalist and guitarist, America-Daisy Jane

1952 Jane Frederick, U.S. pentathlete 1976 Olympics

1952 SN Behrman's "Jane," premieres in New York City

1952 Dewey Bunell, born in Yorkshire, England, rock guitarist, America-Daisy Jane

1951 Jane Seymour, Joyce Frankenberg, England, actress, Dr. Quinn

1950 Jane Pauley, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, newscaster, Today, NBC Weekend

1950 Sara Allgood, Irish actress (Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase), dies at 56

1949 Jane Actman, born in New York City, actress, Barbara-Paul Lynde Show

1949 21st Academy Awards - "Hamlet," Laurence Olivier and Jane Wyman win

1947 Jane Curtin, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actress, SNL, Allie Lowell-Kate and Allie

1947 Jane Elliot, New York City, actress, Baby Boom, General Hospital, Knots Landing

1946 Jane Birkin, born in London, England, actress, Mrs Don Juan, Dark Places, Dust

1946 Susan St. James, Susan Jane Miller, Los Angeles California, actress (Kate and Allie)

1946 Jane Asher, Paul McCartney's girlfriend and actress, Deep End

1946 Jasper Carrott, English comedian, Jane and the Lost City, Detectives

1945 Jerome Kern, U.S. composer (Sally, Leave it to Jane), dies at 60

1945 Jane Blalock, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, LPGA golfer 1972 Colgate-Dinah Shore

1945 Jane Blalock, champion golfer

1945 Jane Harman, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-California 1993 - 1999 and 2001 -

1945 Jane Harman, American Politician

1944 Jane Lapotaire, actress, Spirit of the Dead

1942 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn

1941 Jane Brody, writer/nutritionist

1941 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn

1939 Jane Alexander, Quigley, Boston, actress, Betsy, Kramer vs Kramer

1939 1st black woman judge, Jane Matilda Bolin, New York City

1939 Jane [Hyatt] Yolen, U.S., sci-fi author, Spider Jane, Heart's Blood

1939 Jane Bryant Quinn, newscaster/financial writer, Everyone's Money Book

1939 Jane Bryant Quinn, newspaper and television reporter

1937 Jane Fonda, New York City, actress, Barbarella, Klute, physically fit

1937 Colin Clive, actor (Bride of Frankenstein, Jane Eyre), dies at 39

1937 Margaret O'Brien, San Diego, actress, Jane Eyre, Meet Me in St. Louis

1935 Jane Addams, a founder of ACLU (Nobel 1973), dies at 65

1935 Jane Wagner, American Comedian

1934 Jane Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, first female Mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1979 - 1983, served as head of consumer affairs

1934 Jane Goodall, born in London, England, ethologist, studied African chimps

1934 Jane van Lawick-Goodall, ethologist and chimp expert, 1974 Walker Prize

1933 Cicely Tyson, born in Harlem, New York City, actress, Roots, Miss Jane Pittman

1932 Jayne Mansfield, Vera Jane Palmer, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, actress, Fat Spy

1931 Jill Bennett, Penang Malay, actress, Lady Jane, Concrete Jungle

1931 Jane Addams (1st U.S. woman) named co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize

1931 Claudia Jane Archibald, parapsychologist

1931 Jane Rule, Canadian Author

1928 Elizabeth Jane Lloyd, artist/teacher

1928 Jane Ellen Harrison, scholar/archaeologist, dies

1928 Jane Powell, born in Portland Oregon, singer and actress, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers

1927 Jane Withers, Georgia, actress, All Together Now, Josephine the plumber

1927 Jane Nigh, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Lorelei-Big Town

1926 Jane Hylton, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Lancelot, Daybreak

1925 Jane Connell, born in Oakland California, actress, Jane-Stanley, Bridget-Dumpling

1924 Jane Greer, Washington D.C., actress, Prisoner of Zenda, Clown

1923 Mary Jane Odell, Iowa, Secretary of State

1923 Elizabeth Jane Howard, British novelist, After Julius

1922 Peter Birch, Bronx, choreographer, Jane Froman's USA Canteen

1921 Jane Russell, born in Bemidji, Minnesota, full-figured actress, Outlaw

1919 Jane Randolph, singer, backup for Tony Orlando, Dawn

1918 Jane Frazee, born in Duluth, Minnesota, actress and singer, Alice-Beulah

1917 Jane Bowles, born in New York, New York, writer, playwright, wrote 'Two Serious Ladies', 'In The Summer House', works admired by Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, John Ashbery

1917 Jane Wyman, born in Missouri, actress, film, television, Academy Award-winner, first wife of U.S. President Ronald Reagan

1916 Jane Jacobs, Scranton, Pennsylvania, urbanologist

1915 Jane Cowan, cello teacher

1914 Elise Hoomans, Dutch director/actress, Jane Eyre

1912 Jane Wyatt, Campgaw, New Jersey, actress, Father Knows Best, Star Trek

1912 Jane Ross, Spokane, Washington actress, Audrey-Phyllis, Coed Fever

1911 Jane Beverly Drew, architect

1909 Jane Baxter, Feodora Forde, Bremen Germany, actress, We Live Again

1909 Ethel Jane Cain, original U.K. Speaking Clock voice

1908 Hank Sylvern, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Jane Froman's USA Canteen

1907 Jane Froman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, Jane Froman's USA Canteen

1906 Penny Singleton, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, voice, Jane Jetsons, actress, Blondie

1905 Jane Winton, Philadelphia, actress, Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan

1903 Martha Jane Cannary, Calamity Jane, U.S. desperado, dies

1896 Jane Wilde, writer, poet, activist, nationalist movement supporter, advocate of women's rights, dies

1896 Jane Wilde, born in Dublin, Ireland, writer, poet, activist, nationalist movement supporter, advocate of women's rights

1895 David Butler, born in San Francisco, California, director, April in Paris, Calamity Jane

1893 Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress, Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase

1882 Paul Harvey, Illinois, actor, Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree

1879 Eily Malyon, London, actress, Jane Eyre, I Married a Witch, Devotion

1879 Jane Darwell, Patti Woodward, Palmyra, Missouri, actress, Huckleberry Finn

1877 Maria "Marie" Hens, Flemish actress, Jane Eyre

1862 Jane Delano, U.S., nurse, teacher and founder, Red Cross

1860 Jane Addams, U.S., pacifist/social worker/feminist, Nobel 1931

1855 Charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38

1853 Emigrant ship "Annie Jane" sinks off Scotland, drowning 348

1852 Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter

1851 Lillien Jane Martin, psychologist, found gerontology clinic

1850 Jane Porter, novelist (Scottish Chiefs), dies at 74

1847 Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published

1847 Charlotte Bronte finishes manuscript of "Jane Eyre"

1818 Emily Jane Bronte, England, novelist, Wuthering Heights

1817 Jane Austen, British Writer

1817 Jane Austen, writer, dies

1816 Charlotte Bronte, born in Tornton, England, novelist, Jane Eyre

1806 Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady, 1853-57

1775 Jane Austen, England, novelist, Pride and Prejudice

1715 Nicholas Rowe's "Tragedy of Lady Jane Gray," premieres in London

1714 Nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London

1674 Nicholas Rowe, England, poet laureate, Jane Shore, Tamerlane

1554 Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk, Lady Jane Grey's father, executed

1554 Jane Grey, queen of England for 13 days, beheaded at 17

1554 Lord Guildford Dudley, Jane Grey's husband, beheaded

1554 Lady Jane Grey, deposed Queen of England, beheaded after 9 day rule

1553 English Lady Jane Grey/bishop Cranmer accused of high treason

1553 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days

1553 Lady Jane Grey becomes queen of England

1553 English Lady Jane Grey marries Guildford Dudley

1537 Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies

1537 Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days

1536 English king Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour


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