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2002 Stephen Jay Gould, "educator, writer", The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, dies at 60

2002 Jay Chiat, American Businessman

2002 Jam Master Jay, American Musician

2000 Screamin' Jay Hawkins, R and B singer, I Put a Spell on You, dies at 70

1999 Jay Pritzker, billionaire, founded the Hyatt hotel chain, dies at 76

1998 Jay Monahan, husband of Katie Couric, dies of cancer at 42

1998 Jay Monahan, lawyer, MSNBC legal analyst, dies at 42

1996 Jay D. Miller, record producer, dies at 73

1996 Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay, politician, dies at 88

1996 Henry Jay Lewis, conductor, dies at 63

1996 Jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician, dies at 86

1994 Jay Blackton, U.S. conductor/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 84

1994 Jay Blackton, broadway Conductor (Oklahoma!), dies at 84

1993 Blue Jay Rickey Henderson pays Turner Ward $25,000 for his #24

1993 Jay Scott, [Jeffrey Scott Beaven], US/Canada movie critic, dies at 43

1993 Catherine Leno, mother of Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82

1992 Blue Jay Nigel Wilson is 1st pick of Marlins in expansion draft

1992 Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "Tonight Show"

1992 Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight

1991 Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game

1991 Seattle Jay Buhner hits a 479' HR in Yankee Stadium

1991 NBC announces Jay Leno will replace Johnny Carson on May 25, 1992

1990 Jay Currin, stuntman/actor (Back to the Beach, Serial), dies at 34

1990 9th no-hitter of 1990: Blue Jay Dave Steib beats Cleveland 3-0

1990 Blue Jay Cecil Fielder signs with Detroit as a free agent

1989 Jay Ward, animator (Rocky and His Friends), dies at 69 of cancer

1989 Jay Ward, cartoonist (Rocky and his Friends), dies at 79

1989 Jay Stewart, annoucer on Lets Make a Deal, commits suicide

1988 Jay Howell ejected in NLCS game 3 for having pine tar on his glove

1987 George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP

1986 Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a HR on 1st major league pitch he sees

1986 Alan Jay Lerner, Broadway librettist, dies in New York at 67

1984 A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo

1983 83rd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel

1983 Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR

1982 82nd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel

1982 Jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78

1980 Jay Silverheels, actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60

1978 Jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79

1978 Jay Hernandez, American Actor

1977 1st time Jay Leno appears on Tonight Show with host Johnny Carson

1975 Jay R Ferguson, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Taylor Newton-Evening Shade

1974 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 63

1973 Jay Hamilton, CFL running back for the Edmonton Eskimos

1973 Jay Hagood, tackle for the New York Jets

1973 Jay Riemersma, tight end for the Buffalo Bills

1972 Jay Barker, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots

1972 Jay Bellamy, NFL safety for the Seattle Seahawks

1972 Jay Walker, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings

1972 Jay Powell, Meridian MS, pitcher for the Florida Marlins

1971 Jay Fiedler, NFL quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles

1971 Jay Fiedler, WLAF QB for the Amsterdam Admirals

1971 Jay Williams, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams

1971 Natalie Jay, Hendon England, actress, Baywatch

1971 Jay Kearney, WLAF receiver for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1971 Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72

1970 Jay Mohr, American Actor

1970 Jay McNeil, CFL guard for the Calgary Stampeders

1970 Jay Irving, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh), dies at 69

1969 Jay Leeuwenburg, NFL guard/center, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts

1969 Jay Hillmann, WLAF running back, Rhein Fire

1969 Jay Kay, English Musician

1969 Jay Z, American Musician

1968 Jay Allens "Forty Carats," premieres in New York City

1968 Jay Underwood, actor, Boy Who Could Fly

1968 Jay Stacy, Aust field hockey midfielder, Oly-4th/silver-88, 92, 96

1968 Jay Darlington, born in London, England, keyboardist, Kula Shaker

1968 Jay Allen's "Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," premieres in New York City

1967 Phillip and Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet

1967 Jay Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs

1967 Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida)

1966 Jay Berger, Fort Dix, New Jersey, tennis star

1965 Jay Bell, Eglin AFB, Florida, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates

1965 Jam Master Jay, American Musician

1964 Nolan Jay Henke, Battle Creek, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1990 BC Open

1964 Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees

1963 Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables, Florida, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Jamaica

1962 Jay Novacek, NFL tight end for the Dallas Cowboys

1962 Jay Barrs, born in Jacksonville, Florida, archer, Olympics gold 1988, 92, 96

1961 Jay Ashton, rocker, Gene Loves Jezebel

1961 Jay Schroeder, NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Raiders

1961 Jay Aston, rocker

1960 Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner's "Camelot," premieres in New York City

1960 42nd PGA Championship: Jay Hebert shoots a 281 at Firestone CC Akron

1958 Edd Hall, TV announcer, Jay Leno's Tonight Show

1958 Jay Don Blake, St. George, Utah, PGA golfer, 1991 Shearson Lehman Open

1958 Jay Feenan, born in Windham, New Hampshire, rower 1996 Olympics

1956 Jay C. Buckey, New York City, physician/astronaut, STS 58 alt, sk: 90

1956 Jay McInerney, writer, Bright Lights, Big City

1955 Jay Howell, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Oakland A's

1955 Jay Acovone, Mahopac, New York, actor, Det Rado-Hollywood Beat

1955 Jay Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie

1955 Jay McInerney, author, Bright Lights, Big City

1954 Jay Jay French, born in New York City, guitarist, Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It

1953 Jay Dean Haas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1978 Andy Williams-San Diego

1953 Jay O Sanders, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski

1952 Jay North, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, Dennis the Menace, Maya

1951 Jay Beckenstein, saxophonist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance

1951 Jay Forrester patents computer core memory

1951 Jay Inslee, Rep-D-Washington

1950 Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host, Tonight Show

1949 Jay Thomas, born in Kermit, Texas, DJ/actor, Mork and Mindy, Cheers, Murphy Brown

1949 Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 37, 47, 59, 79

1948 Jay Thomas, dj/actor, Eddie LeBec-Cheers, Jerry Gold-Murphy Brown

1947 Jay Ferguson, born in Burbank, California, rocker, Spirit-I Got A Line on You

1945 Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda California, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited

1944 Charles Jay Hammer, actor, Fletcher Reade-Guiding Light

1943 Robert Jay Sigel, Narberth, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE West Classic

1943 Jay Traynor, rocker, Jay and The Americans

1942 Jay David, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show

1942 Jay Uzzell, rocker, Corsairs

1941 Stephen Jay Gould, American Scientist

1939 Jay Siegel, Brooklyn, rock bassist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight

1939 Jay Tarses, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor and writer, Open All Night, Duck Factory

1939 Jay C. Kim, Rep-R-California

1938 Jay Garner, American Soldier

1937 Jay Rockefeller, Sen-D-WV, 1985-

1937 Jay Rockefeller, American Politician

1937 Jay W. Macintosh, born in Gainesville, Georgia, actress, Sons and Daughters

1937 L Jay Silvester, U.S., discus thrower 1972 Olympics silver

1936 1st NFL draft, Eagles select Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger

1935 1st NFL draft; Jay Berwanger of U Chicago is 1st pick (by Eagles) He never plays in NFL

1934 Harlan [Jay] Ellison, U.S., sci-fi author, 7 Hugos, Doomsman, Babylon 5

1933 Bertram Jay Turetzky, composer

1932 Henry Jay Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor/bass, LA Philharmonic 1955-59

1932 Rockin Dopsie Sr, [Alton Jay Rubin], Jazz-Fusion singer, Zydeco

1931 Jay Chiat, American Businessman

1930 Jay Robinson, born in New York City, actor, Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop

1929 "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins, born in Cleveland, rocker, I Put a Spell on You

1928 William Jay Sydeman, composer

1928 Big Jay McNeely, rocker

1926 Robert Jay Lifton, American Psychologist

1923 Jay Herbert, golfer, 1960 PGA winner

1922 Jay D. Miller, record producer

1920 Jay Ward, cartoonist, Rocky and his Friends, Bullwinkle

1919 Jay Silverheels, actor, Tonto-Lone Ranger

1919 Jay Silverheels, actor, Tonto-Lone Ranger

1918 Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer, Lerner and Loewe-My Fair Lady

1918 Jay Wright Forrester, invented random-access magnetic core memory

1916 Jay McShann, American Musician

1915 Jay Livingston, composer, Buttons and Bows, Mona Lisa, Tammy

1914 J Jay Berwanger, 1st Heisman Trophy winner, 1935

1911 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, HOF baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals

1909 Jay Blackton, born in New York City, conductor/arranger, Guys and Dolls

1909 Jay Morris Arena, inventor and pediatrician

1907 Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay, politician

1905 Jay Cooke, American Businessman

1900 Jay Irving, New York City, cartoonist, Draw Me a Laugh

1898 Jay C. Flippen, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay

1895 John Jay McCloy, lawyer/banker, Sec of War 1941-45, President Chase Man

1873 Black Friday: Jay Cooke and Co fails, causing a securities panic

1873 Government bond agent Jay Cooke and Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St

1869 Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market

1864 James Jay Archer, U.S. Conf brig-general, dies in battle at 46

1862 John Jay Chapman, U.S. advocate/poet/writer, Learning and Other Essays

1853 William Jay, English Clergyman

1837 Francis Jay Herron, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1902

1836 Jay Gould, U.S. railroad executive, financier

1821 Jay Cooke, American Businessman

1817 James Jay Archer, Brig General Confederate Army died in 1864

1796 Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England

1795 U.S. and Great Britain sign Jay Treaty, 1st U.S. extradition treaty

1794 Jay Treaty, 1st U.S. extradition treaty, signed with Great Britain

1789 Jefferson appointed 1st Sec of State; John Jay 1st chief justice;

1789 President George Washington appointed John Jay the 1st Chief Justice

1784 John Jay becomes 1st U.S. Secretary of State (foreign affairs)

1775 Sir James Jay invents invisible ink

1769 William Jay, English Clergyman

1745 John Jay, diplomat/governor, NY



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