2014 Event Continued riots in Ferguson, Missouri over the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown by a police officer have resulted in the announcement of a state of emergency and a curfew by Governor Jay Nixon 2014 Event Jimmy Fallon officially replaces Jay Leno in his first broadcast as host of 'The Tonight Show' 2014 Event Jay Leno, entertainer and host of 'The Tonight Show', says goodbye after 22 years of hosting the show; he will be replaced with Jimmy Fallon beginning February 17 2013 Event The U.S. TV network NBC announces Jay Leno, host of 'The Tonight Show' will leave in the spring of 2014, and be replaced by comedian Jimmy Fallon 2011 Event South Australia swears in their new Premier, Jay Weatherill after officially electing him as the leader of the Australian Labor Party 2002 Death Jam Master Jay, American Musician 2002 Death Stephen Jay Gould, "educator, writer", The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, dies at 60 2002 Death Jay Chiat, American Businessman 2000 Death Screamin' Jay Hawkins, R and B singer, I Put a Spell on You, dies at 70 1999 Death Jay Pritzker, billionaire, founded the Hyatt hotel chain, dies at 76 1998 Death Jay Monahan, husband of Katie Couric, dies of cancer at 42 1998 Death Jay Monahan, lawyer, MSNBC legal analyst, dies at 42 1996 Death Jay D. Miller, record producer, dies at 73 1996 Death Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay, politician, dies at 88 1996 Death Henry Jay Lewis, conductor, dies at 63 1996 Death Jay Morris Arena, inventor/pediatrician, dies at 86 1994 Death Jay Blackton, U.S. conductor/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 84 1994 Death Jay Blackton, broadway Conductor (Oklahoma!), dies at 84 1993 Event Blue Jay Rickey Henderson pays Turner Ward $25,000 for his #24 1993 Death Jay Scott, Jeffrey Scott Beaven, US/Canada movie critic, dies at 43 1993 Death Catherine Leno, mother of Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82 1992 Event Blue Jay Nigel Wilson is 1st pick of Marlins in expansion draft 1992 Event Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "Tonight Show" 1992 Event Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight 1991 Event Blue Jay Cito Gaston is 1st manager ejected in a playoff game 1991 Event Seattle Jay Buhner hits a 479' home run in Yankee Stadium 1991 Event NBC announces Jay Leno will replace Johnny Carson on May 25, 1992 1990 Death Jay Currin, stuntman/actor (Back to the Beach, Serial), dies at 34 1990 Event 9th no-hitter of 1990: Blue Jay Dave Steib beats Cleveland 3-0 1990 Event Blue Jay Cecil Fielder signs with Detroit as a free agent 1989 Death Jay Ward, animator (Rocky and His Friends), dies at 69 of cancer 1989 Death Jay Ward, cartoonist (Rocky and his Friends), dies at 79 1989 Death Jay Stewart, annoucer on Lets Make a Deal, commits suicide 1988 Event Jay Howell ejected in NLCS game 3 for having pine tar on his glove 1987 Event George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP 1986 Event Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a home run on 1st major league pitch he sees 1986 Death Alan Jay Lerner, Broadway librettist, dies in New York at 67 1984 Event A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo 1983 Event 83rd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel 1983 Event Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit home run 1982 Event 82nd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel 1982 Death Jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78 1980 Death Jay Silverheels, actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger), dies at 60 1978 Death Jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79 1978 Birthday Jay Hernandez, American Actor 1977 Event 1st time Jay Leno appears on Tonight Show with host Johnny Carson 1975 Birthday Jay R Ferguson, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Taylor Newton-Evening Shade 1974 Death Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 63 1973 Birthday Jay Hamilton, CFL running back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1973 Birthday Jay Hagood, tackle for the New York Jets 1973 Birthday Jay Riemersma, tight end for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Birthday Jay Barker, NFL quarterback for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Jay Bellamy, NFL safety for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Jay Walker, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Jay Powell, Meridian MS, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1971 Birthday Jay Fiedler, NFL quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles 1971 Birthday Jay Fiedler, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 Birthday Jay Williams, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams 1971 Birthday Natalie Jay, Hendon England, actress, Baywatch 1971 Birthday Jay Kearney, WLAF receiver for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1971 Death Jay C Flippen, actor (Ensign O'Toole), dies at 72 1970 Birthday Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, actor, stand-up comedian, executive producer, NBC's Last Comic Standing reality television program 1970 Birthday Jay McNeil, CFL guard for the Calgary Stampeders 1970 Death Jay Irving, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh), dies at 69 1969 Birthday Jay Kay, English Musician 1969 Birthday Jay Z, also known as Shawn Corey Carter, American Musician 1969 Birthday Jay Leeuwenburg, NFL guard/center, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts 1969 Birthday Jay Hillmann, WLAF running back, Rhein Fire 1968 Event Jay Allens "Forty Carats," premieres in New York City 1968 Birthday Jay Underwood, actor, Boy Who Could Fly 1968 Birthday Jay Stacy, Australia field hockey midfielder, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Jay Darlington, born in London, England, keyboardist, Kula Shaker 1968 Event Jay Allen's "Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," premieres in New York City 1967 Event Phillip and Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet 1967 Birthday Jay Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Event Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida) 1966 Birthday Jay Berger, Fort Dix, New Jersey, tennis star 1965 Birthday Jay Bell, Eglin AFB, Florida, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1965 Birthday Jam Master Jay, American Musician 1964 Birthday Nolan Jay Henke, Battle Creek, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1990 BC Open 1964 Birthday Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees 1963 Birthday Jay B Cooper, Coral Gables, Florida, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Jamaica 1962 Birthday Jay Novacek, NFL tight end for the Dallas Cowboys 1962 Birthday Jay Barrs, born in Jacksonville, Florida, archer, Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Jay Ashton, rocker, Gene Loves Jezebel 1961 Birthday Jay Schroeder, NFL quarterback, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Raiders 1961 Birthday Jay Aston, London, England, singer, youngest member of British pop group, Bucks Fizz, founded Jay Aston Theatre Arts School 1960 Event Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner's "Camelot," premieres in New York City 1960 Event 42nd PGA Championship: Jay Hebert shoots a 281 at Firestone CC Akron 1958 Birthday Edd Hall, TV announcer, Jay Leno's Tonight Show 1958 Birthday Jay Don Blake, St. George, Utah, PGA golfer, 1991 Shearson Lehman Open 1958 Birthday Jay Feenan, born in Windham, New Hampshire, rower 1996 Olympics 1956 Birthday Jay C. Buckey, New York City, physician/astronaut, STS-58 alt, sk: 90 1956 Birthday Jay McInerney, writer, Bright Lights, Big City 1955 Birthday Jay Howell, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Oakland A's 1955 Birthday Jay Acovone, Mahopac, New York, actor, Det Rado-Hollywood Beat 1955 Birthday Jay Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1955 Birthday Jay McInerney, author, Bright Lights, Big City 1954 Birthday Jay Jay French, born in New York City, guitarist, Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It 1953 Birthday Jay Dean Haas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1978 Andy Williams-San Diego 1953 Birthday Jay O Sanders, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski 1952 Birthday Jay North, born in North Hollywood, California, actor, Dennis the Menace, Maya 1951 Birthday Jay Beckenstein, saxophonist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1951 Event Jay Forrester patents computer core memory 1951 Birthday Jay Inslee, born in Seattle, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1993 - 1995 and 1999 - 1950 Birthday Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host, Tonight Show 1949 Birthday Jay Thomas, born in Kermit, Texas, DJ/actor, Mork and Mindy, Cheers, Murphy Brown 1949 Birthday Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-37, 47, 59, 79 1948 Birthday Jay Thomas, dj/actor, Eddie LeBec-Cheers, Jerry Gold-Murphy Brown 1947 Birthday Jay Ferguson, born in Burbank, California, rocker, Spirit-I Got A Line on You 1945 Birthday Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda California, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1944 Birthday Charles Jay Hammer, actor, Fletcher Reade-Guiding Light 1943 Birthday Kenny Vance, born in New York City, New York, musician, singer, producer, member of Jay and the Americans, guest singer on Saturday Night Live, supervised music for film Animal House 1943 Birthday Robert Jay Sigel, Narberth, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE West Classic 1943 Birthday Jay Traynor, rocker, Jay and The Americans 1942 Birthday Jay David, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show 1942 Birthday Jay Uzzell, rocker, Corsairs 1941 Birthday Stephen Jay Gould, American Scientist 1939 Birthday Jay Siegel, Brooklyn, rock bassist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight 1939 Birthday Jay Tarses, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor and writer, Open All Night, Duck Factory 1939 Birthday Jay Kim, born in Seoul, South Korea, Representative-R-California 1993 - 1999 1938 Birthday Jay Garner, American Soldier 1937 Birthday Jay Rockefeller, born in New York City, New York, Governor of West Virginia 1977 - 1985, Senator-D-West Virginia 1985 - 1937 Birthday Jay Rockefeller, American Politician 1937 Birthday Jay W. Macintosh, born in Gainesville, Georgia, actress, Sons and Daughters 1937 Birthday L Jay Silvester, U.S., discus thrower 1972 Olympics silver 1936 Event 1st NFL draft, Eagles select Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger 1935 Event 1st NFL draft; Jay Berwanger of U Chicago is 1st pick (by Eagles) He never plays in NFL 1934 Birthday Harlan [Jay] Ellison, U.S., sci-fi author, 7 Hugos, Doomsman, Babylon 5 1933 Birthday Bertram Jay Turetzky, composer 1932 Birthday Henry Jay Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor/bass, LA Philharmonic 1955-59 1932 Birthday Rockin Dopsie Sr, Alton Jay Rubin, Jazz-Fusion singer, Zydeco 1931 Birthday Jay Chiat, American Businessman 1930 Birthday Jay Robinson, born in New York City, actor, Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop 1929 Birthday "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins, born in Cleveland, rocker, I Put a Spell on You 1928 Birthday William Jay Sydeman, composer 1928 Birthday Big Jay McNeely, rocker 1926 Birthday Robert Jay Lifton, American Psychologist 1923 Birthday Jay Herbert, golfer, 1960 PGA winner 1922 Birthday Jay D. Miller, record producer 1920 Birthday Jay Ward, cartoonist, Rocky and his Friends, Bullwinkle 1919 Birthday Jay Silverheels, actor, Tonto-Lone Ranger 1919 Birthday Jay Silverheels, actor, Tonto-Lone Ranger 1918 Birthday Alan Jay Lerner, lyricist composer, Lerner and Loewe-My Fair Lady 1918 Birthday Jay Wright Forrester, invented random-access magnetic core memory 1916 Birthday Jay McShann, American Musician 1915 Birthday Jay Livingston, composer, Buttons and Bows, Mona Lisa, Tammy 1915 Birthday Ray Evans, born in New York, lyricist, composer, Oscar-winner, worked with Jay Livingston, wrote "Mona Lisa" 1914 Birthday J Jay Berwanger, 1st Heisman Trophy winner, 1935 1911 Birthday Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, HOF baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1909 Birthday Jay Blackton, born in New York City, conductor/arranger, Guys and Dolls 1909 Birthday Jay Morris Arena, inventor and pediatrician 1907 Birthday Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay, politician 1905 Death Jay Cooke, American Businessman 1900 Birthday Jay Irving, New York City, cartoonist, Draw Me a Laugh 1898 Birthday Jay C. Flippen, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay 1895 Birthday John Jay McCloy, lawyer/banker, Secretary of War 1941 - 1945, President Chase Man 1873 Event Black Friday: Jay Cooke and Co fails, causing a securities panic 1873 Event Government bond agent Jay Cooke and Co collapses, causing panic on Wall St 1869 Event Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market 1864 Death James Jay Archer, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 46 1862 Birthday John Jay Chapman, U.S. advocate/poet/writer, Learning and Other Essays 1853 Death William Jay, English Clergyman 1837 Birthday Francis Jay Herron, Major General Union volunteers 1836 Birthday Jay Gould, U.S. railroad executive, financier 1821 Birthday Jay Cooke, American Businessman 1817 Birthday James Jay Archer, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1796 Event Jay's Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England 1795 Event U.S. and Great Britain sign Jay Treaty, 1st U.S. extradition treaty 1794 Event Jay Treaty, 1st U.S. extradition treaty, signed with Great Britain 1789 Event Jefferson appointed 1st Secretary of State; John Jay 1st chief justice; 1789 Event President George Washington appointed John Jay the 1st Chief Justice 1784 Event John Jay becomes 1st U.S. Secretary of State 1775 Event Sir James Jay invents invisible ink 1769 Birthday William Jay, English Clergyman 1745 Birthday John Jay, diplomat/governor, NY
