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2004 Janet Leigh, actress, Psycho, dies at 76
2004 Janet Frame, New Zealander Novelist 1997 New York Ranger Wayne Gretsky wife Janet is knocked unconcious and gets 2 stitches while watching the game as a plexiglass falls on her 1995 Attorney General Janet Reno announces she has Parkinson disease 1994 Janet Ahlberg, illustrator, dies at 50 1993 Janet Margolin, U.S. actress (Annie Hall), dies at 50 of ovarian cancer 1993 Janet Margolin, actress (David and Lisa), dies of ovarian cancer at 50 1993 Janet Reno selected by Clinton as U.S. Attorney General 1991 Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records 1991 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson 1990 1st Billboard Music Awards: Janet Jackson wins 1990 4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson 1989 Janet B Evans swims female world record 800m freestyle (8:16.22) 1988 Janet Ertel, crooner, dies 1988 Wayne Gretzky (NHL) and Janet Jones (Police Academy 5) wed in Edmonton 1988 Janet B. Evans swims 1500m freestyle female world record (15:52.10) 1987 Janet B Evans swims female world record 400m freestyle (4:03.85) 1987 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross 1985 "Janet" by Commodores peaks at #87 1984 Janet Gaynor, actress (Sunrise), dies at 77 from a traffic accident 1983 Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament 1982 37th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Janet Anderson 1981 Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story 1981 Washington Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax) 1978 Janet Flanner, writer, dies at 86 1978 Janet Coles wins LPGA Natural Light Lady Tara Golf Classic 1978 Margaret Bowman and Janet Levy, Chi Omega, FSU, killed by Ted Bundy 1977 Janet Guthrie becomes 1st woman to drive in Indy 500 1974 Janet Reasons, Port Orchard, Washington, Miss America-Washington 1997 1973 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1972 Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38 1972 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1971 Janet Evans, swimmer, Olympics 1971 Janet Evans, Fullerton California, 400m/800m swimmer, 4 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1971 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1970 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1969 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1966 Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control 1965 Chuckii Booker, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, songwriter, bandleader, rhythm and blues artist, musical director, recorded and produced with Barry White, Janet Jackson 1964 Janet Soulsby, Corbridge Australia, golfer, Curtis Cup 1982 1962 Janet Patricia Gardner, born in Juneau, Alaska, rocker, Vixen-Rev It Up 1961 Janet Jones, Bridgeton, Missouri, actress, American Anthem, Flamingo Kid 1959 Janet Lynn Kavandi, born in Springfield, Missouri, PhD/astronaut, sk:STS-91 1957 Janet Napolitano, American Politician 1956 Robin Mattson, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Janet Green-All My Children 1956 Janet Anderson, born in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1982 U.S. Women's Open 1956 Janet Hubert-Whitten, actress, Vivian Banks-Fresh Prince of Bel Air 1955 Hurricane Janet, kills 500 in Caribbean 1955 Janet Quist Austin, Texas, playmate, Dec, 1978 1954 Janet Maw, actress, Sparrow, King John, Mayor of Casterbridge 1954 Janet Dykman, Monterey Park California, archer 1996 Olympics 1953 Janet Lynn, ice skater, 1972 Olympics bronze 1951 Janet Collins, ballerina, 1st Black dancer with Opera Co, Aida 1951 Janet Eilber, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Hard to Hold, Romantic Comedy 1949 Joyce DeWitt, born in Wheeling, West Virginia, actress, Janet Wood-Three's Company 1949 Janet Issaca Ashford, writer 1948 Janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers 1947 Janet LePera, LPGA golfer 1946 Janet Street-Porter, British TV personality, Youth 1946 Janet Lennon, Culver City California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1946 Janet Lennon, vocalist, Lennon Sisters 1946 Janet E[llen] Morris, U.S., sci-fi author, Golden Sword, Tempus 1944 Janet Ahlberg, illustrator 1944 Janet Dailey, U.S., author 1943 Janet Margolin, born in New York City, actress, Take the Money and Run, David and Lisa 1942 Janet Vogel, rocker, Skyliners 1939 Janet Suzman, South Africa, actress, Dry White Season, Nuns on the Run 1938 Janet Hough Bryant, author/performing artist/educator 1938 Janet Reno, U.S. attorney general, 1993- 1938 Janet Guthrie, race car driver, 1st woman to race in Indianapolis 500 1936 Janet Allen, Headmistress, Benenden School 1934 Janet Pilgrim, playmate, July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956 1933 Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano, Owen Wingrave 1932 Janet Bately, Professor of English Language, King's College London 1929 1st Academy Awards - "Wings," Emil Jennings and Janet Gaynor wins 1927 Janet Leigh, born in Merced, California, actress, Psycho 1926 J[anet] O[pal] Jeppson, nee Janet Asimov, author, 2nd Experiment 1924 Janet Frame, New Zealand, novelist, Intensive Care, Owls Do Cry 1922 Kim Hunter, Janet Cole, Det, Michigan, actress, Planet of the Apes, Lilith 1921 Janet Blair, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, actress, Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family 1917 Janet Collins, ballerina 1907 Janet Harmon Bragg, U.S. pilot/columnist, Chicago Defender 1906 Janet Gaynor, Philadelphia, actress, Sunrise, A Star Is Born 1900 "Janet" Taylor Caldwell, England, novelist, Melissa 1892 Janet Flanner, journalist, New Yorker 1859 Pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist |
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