2014 Event Janet Yellen becomes the first woman to hold the post of chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve 2013 Event When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke leaves office, U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Janet Yellin to take his place 2013 Event Janet Napolitano, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, announces she will resign from her position to become the President of the University of California 2004 Death Janet Leigh, actress, Psycho, dies at 76 2004 Death Janet Frame, New Zealander Novelist 1997 Event 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 Event Attorney General Janet Reno announces she has Parkinson disease 1994 Death Janet Ahlberg, illustrator, dies at 50 1993 Death Janet Margolin, U.S. actress (Annie Hall), dies at 50 of ovarian cancer 1993 Death Janet Margolin, actress (David and Lisa), dies of ovarian cancer at 50 1993 Event Janet Reno selected by Clinton as U.S. Attorney General 1991 Event Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records 1991 Event 18th American Music Award: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson 1990 Event 1st Billboard Music Awards: Janet Jackson wins 1990 Event 4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson 1989 Event Janet Evans swims female world record 800m freestyle (8:16.22) 1988 Death Janet Ertel, crooner, dies 1988 Event Wayne Gretzky (NHL) and Janet Jones (Police Academy 5) wed in Edmonton 1988 Event Janet Evans swims 1500m freestyle female world record (15:52.10) 1987 Event Janet Evans swims female world record 400m freestyle (4:03.85) 1987 Event 1st Soul Train Music Awards: Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross 1985 Event "Janet" by Commodores peaks at #87 1984 Death Janet Gaynor, actress (Sunrise), dies at 77 from a traffic accident 1983 Event Janet Coles wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament 1982 Event 37th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Janet Anderson 1981 Event Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story 1981 Event Washington Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax) 1978 Death Janet Flanner, writer, dies at 86 1978 Event Janet Coles wins LPGA Natural Light Lady Tara Golf Classic 1978 Death Margaret Bowman and Janet Levy, Chi Omega, FSU, killed by Ted Bundy 1977 Event Janet Guthrie becomes 1st woman to drive in Indy 500 1974 Birthday Janet Reasons, Port Orchard, Washington, Miss America-Washington 1997 1973 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1972 Death Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38 1972 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1971 Birthday Janet Evans, born in Placentia, California, competitive swimmer, 1988 Olympics gold-medal winner, freestyle, seven World records, five Olympic medals 1971 Birthday Janet Evans, Fullerton California, 400m/800m swimmer, 4 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1971 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1970 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1969 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1966 Birthday Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control 1965 Birthday 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 Birthday Janet Soulsby, Corbridge Australia, golfer, Curtis Cup 1982 1962 Birthday Janet Patricia Gardner, born in Juneau, Alaska, rocker, Vixen-Rev It Up 1961 Birthday Janet Jones, Bridgeton, Missouri, actress, American Anthem, Flamingo Kid 1959 Birthday Janet Lynn Kavandi, born in Springfield, Missouri, PhD/astronaut, sk:STS-91 1957 Birthday Janet Napolitano, American Politician 1956 Birthday Robin Mattson, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Janet Green-All My Children 1956 Birthday Janet Anderson, born in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1982 U.S. Women's Open 1956 Birthday Janet Hubert-Whitten, actress, Vivian Banks-Fresh Prince of Bel Air 1955 Event Hurricane Janet, kills 500 in Caribbean 1955 Birthday Janet Quist Austin, Texas, playmate, Dec, 1978 1954 Birthday Janet Maw, actress, Sparrow, King John, Mayor of Casterbridge 1954 Birthday Janet Dykman, Monterey Park California, archer 1996 Olympics 1953 Birthday Janet Lynn, ice skater, 1972 Olympics bronze 1951 Birthday Janet Collins, ballerina, 1st Black dancer with Opera Co, Aida 1951 Birthday Janet Eilber, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Hard to Hold, Romantic Comedy 1949 Birthday Joyce DeWitt, born in Wheeling, West Virginia, actress, Janet Wood-Three's Company 1949 Birthday Janet Issaca Ashford, writer 1948 Death Janet Fay, hammered to death by Honeymoon Killers 1947 Birthday Janet LePera, LPGA golfer 1946 Birthday Janet Street-Porter, British TV personality, Youth 1946 Birthday Janet Lennon, Culver City California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1946 Birthday Janet Lennon, vocalist, Lennon Sisters 1946 Birthday Janet E[llen] Morris, U.S., sci-fi author, Golden Sword, Tempus 1944 Birthday Janet Ahlberg, illustrator 1944 Birthday Janet Dailey, U.S., author 1943 Birthday Janet Margolin, born in New York City, actress, Take the Money and Run, David and Lisa 1942 Birthday Janet Vogel, rocker, Skyliners 1939 Birthday Janet Suzman, South Africa, actress, Dry White Season, Nuns on the Run 1938 Birthday Janet Hough Bryant, author/performing artist/educator 1938 Birthday Janet Reno, U.S. attorney general, 1993- 1938 Birthday Janet Guthrie, race car driver, 1st woman to race in Indianapolis 500 1936 Birthday Janet Allen, Headmistress, Benenden School 1934 Birthday Janet Pilgrim, playmate, July 1955, Dec 1955, Oct 1956 1933 Birthday Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano, Owen Wingrave 1932 Birthday Janet Bately, Professor of English Language, King's College London 1929 Event 1st Academy Awards - "Wings," Emil Jennings and Janet Gaynor wins 1927 Birthday Janet Leigh, born in Merced, California, actress, Psycho 1926 Birthday J[anet] O[pal] Jeppson, nee Janet Asimov, author, 2nd Experiment 1924 Birthday Janet Frame, New Zealand, novelist, Intensive Care, Owls Do Cry 1922 Birthday Kim Hunter, Janet Cole, Det, Michigan, actress, Planet of the Apes, Lilith 1921 Birthday Janet Blair, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, actress, Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family 1917 Birthday Janet Collins, ballerina 1907 Birthday Janet Harmon Bragg, U.S. pilot/columnist, Chicago Defender 1906 Birthday Janet Gaynor, Philadelphia, actress, Sunrise, A Star Is Born 1900 Birthday "Janet" Taylor Caldwell, England, novelist, Melissa 1892 Birthday Janet Flanner, journalist, New Yorker 1859 Birthday Pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist
