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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


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