2005 Joe Grant, American Artist
2004 Joe Gold, American Businessman
2004 Joe Viterelli, mob actor, Analyze This, dies at 66
2003 Bill Mauldin, cartoonist, Willie and Joe, dies at 81
2002 Joe Strummer, rocker, The Clash, dies at 50
2002 Joe Cobb, actor, an original Our Gang cast member, dies at 84
2001 Joe Henderson, American Musician
2000 Joe Mayhew, cartoonist/reviewer, Washington Post Book World, dies at 57
1999 Joe Adcock, Athlete
1999 Joe Williams, jazz singer, sang with Count Basie, dies at 80
1999 Joe DiMaggio, athlete, dies at 84
1997 San Francisco 49ers retire Joe Montana's #16
1997 RJR Nabisco announces it will replace Joe Camel in new ads
1997 35th NHL draft Boston picks center Joe Thornton 1st
1997 Pitts Penguins' Joe Mullen, is 1st American to score 500 NHL goals
1996 Joe Coral, bookmaker, dies at 92
1996 Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant
1996 Joe Elsby Martin, boxing coach, dies at 80
1996 Joe Minogue, journalist, dies at 72
1995 Bruce Seldon TKOs Joe Hipp in 10 for heavyweight boxing title
1995 Joe Hutton, northumbrian piper/shepherd, dies at 71
1995 Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football
1995 Joseph Anthony "Joe" Richards, singer and actor (Colo Ranger), dies at 44
1995 "Smokey Joe's Cafe," opens at Virginia Theater New York City
1995 10,000s South Africans attend state funeral of Joe Slovo
1995 Joe Slovo, Latvian/South African attorney/sect-gen (SACR), dies at 68
1994 Joe Pass, U.S. jazz guitarist (The Trio), dies at 65
1994 Joe Layton, director (Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip), dies at 63
1994 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75
1994 Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer, dies at 80
1994 Actor Joe Pantoliano (41) weds model Nancy Sheppard (31)
1994 Joe Mays, actor (Mr Saturday Night), dies of AIDS at 44
1993 Joe Petruzzi files for divorce from Annabella Sciorra (Jungle Fever)
1993 "Curly" Joe DeRita, last of Three Stooges, dies of pneumonia at 83
1993 Billy Conn, boxer (fought Joe Louis 1951), dies of pneumonia at 75
1993 Joe Keenan, actor (Conviction of Kitty Dodd), dies of cancer at 69
1992 WCBS TV news anchor Carol Martin weds Joe Terry
1992 Joe Shuster, co creator (Superman), dies at 78
1992 Joe Newman, U.S. jazz trumpetist (Count Basie), dies
1992 Joe Burke, president (Kansas City Royals), dies at 68, dies
1992 Joe Medwick, vocalist, dies at 61
1991 Joe Carter is 1st to have 3 consec 100-RBI seasons with 3 differ teams
1991 Joe Coleman 3rd 100 RBI season in a row 3 teams (Cleve, SD and Toronto)
1991 Joe Pasternak, producer (Spinout, Big City), dies of Parkinson's at 73
1991 Dolphin Dan Marino surpasses Joe Montana as the highest paid NFL player with a 5-year extension for $25 million
1991 Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games
1991 1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (Yanks-Orioles)
1991 Joe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games
1991 Joe Hicks, baseball coach, dies of cancer at 64
1990 Shoeless Joe Jackson's signature is sold for $23,100
1990 SF 49er Joe Montana passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Atlanta (45-35)
1990 Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan inducted into hall of fame
1990 Joe Turner, jazz pianist, dies of cardiac arrest at 82
1990 H. Wayne Huizenga buys Joe Robbie Stadium and 15% of Dolphins for $30M
1990 Superbowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
1990 Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1989 Actress Annabella Sciorra (Jungle Fever) weds Joe Petruzzi
1989 Joe De Santis, dies at 80
1989 Cleveland Indian Joe Carter has his 4th 3 HR game
1989 Joe Valdez Caballero, creator of hard taco, shell, dies at 81
1989 Joe Silver, actor (Rage, Rapid, Deathtrap, Shivers), dies at 66
1989 Joe Raposa, composer/songwriter (Sesame Street), dies at 51
1989 Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51
1988 Red Sox replace manager John McNamara with Joe Morgan
1988 Joe Besser, comedian (3's Stooges, Abbott and Costello), dies at 80
1987 Joe Montana of 49ers completes NFL record 22 consecutive passes
1987 Twins Joe Niekro is caught with a file on the mound and is ejected
1987 Joe Liggins, U.S. composer (I've a Right to Cry), dies at 71
1987 Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, opens
1987 Phil Niekro 314th combines with Joe to have most wins by bros (530)
1986 Chicago White Sox Joe Crowley no-hits California Angels, 7-1
1986 White Sox Joe Cowley sets record striking out 1st 7 Rangers he faces
1985 On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7
1985 Yanks trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro
1985 Joe Jones, drummer, dies at 73
1985 Mary Joe Fernandez, 14 years and 8 days old is youngest to win a U.S. Tennis Open match (beats Sara Gomer in 1st round)
1985 Joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95
1985 Smokey Joe Wood, American Athlete
1985 Superbowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
1984 SF 49er Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games
1984 Joe Kittinger completes 1st solo balloon crossing of Atlantic
1984 Joe Cronin, shortstop/American League Pres, dies at 77
1984 Joe Morgan sets career HR mark for 2nd basemen with #265
1984 Boston Red Sox retires #9 (Ted Williams) and #4 (Joe Cronin)
1984 Joe Lucius scored his 13th hole-in-one on same hole
1983 Buffalo Bill QB Joe Ferguson passes 419 yards with 5 TDs
1982 Jack Webb, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet), dies of a heart attack at 62
1982 Joe Altobelli succeeds retiring Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
1982 Joe Altobelli succeeds Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
1982 Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game
1982 Joe E Ross, comedian (Toody-Car 54, Phil Silvers Show), dies at 77
1982 Joe Tex, [Joseph Arrington Jr], singer (Getting Scarce), dies at 49
1982 Joe Tex, rocker, dies at 49
1982 Joe Sawyer, actor (Biff O'Hara-Adventures of Rin Tin Tin), dies at 80
1982 Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
1981 New York Giant Joe Danelo ties NFL record of 6 field goals in a game
1981 Joe Danelo kicks then New York Giant record 55 yard field goal
1981 Joe Louis, [Brown bomber], U.S. heavyweight champ (1937-49), dies at 66
1981 Red Sox trade Fred Lynn to Angels for Frank Tanana and Joe Rudi
1980 Joe Darby does a standing long jump of 12'5"
1980 Luella Gear, actress (Joe and Mabel), dies at 82
1978 Joe Wong, actor (Ken Murray Show), dies at 75
1978 Aerosmith's Steve Tyler and Joe Perry injured by a cherry bomb
1978 Reds Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 home runs and have 500 stolen bases
1978 Reds Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91 cons errorless games at 2nd
1977 "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Fat Woman)" by Joe Tex hits #12
1977 Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1976 QB Joe Namath last game as a New York Jet
1976 Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award
1976 1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich and McCovey, available
1976 Bowie Kuhn voids A's sales, totaling $35 million, of Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to Red Sox, and Vida Blue to Yankees
1976 Only HR of Joe Niekro's 22-year career, comes off brother Phil
1976 Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35
1976 Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74
1975 Joe Walsh recruited to join Eagles
1975 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP
1975 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali KOs Joe Frazier in Manilla
1975 Muhammad Ali TKOs Joe Frazier in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1975 Joe Andruzzi, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31
1975 Joe Smith, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors
1975 New York Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays
1975 Muhammad Ali beats Joe Bugner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1975 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Bugner in Malaysia
1975 Larry Blyden, actor (Joe and Mabel, What's My Line), dies at 49
1974 Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60
1974 Joe Flynn, actor (McHale's Navy), dies at 49
1974 Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin
1973 AL President Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees
1973 Sessue Hayakawa, actor (Tokyo Joe), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 83
1973 Joe Hudepohl, U.S., 800m freestyle relay, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Joe Angel Acosta, Jr., SD California, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd
1973 Joe Devlin, actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), dies at 74
1973 Joe Carollo, WLAF G for the Frankfurt Galaxy
1973 Joe E Brown, comedian, dies after long illness at 80
1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected
1973 Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger home run
1973 Joe Spiteri, Australian soccer striker, Olyroos, Olympics-96
1973 Joe Nedney, kicker for the Arizona Cardinals
1973 Joe Stephens, NBA forward for the Houston Rockets
1973 George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1972 N.Y. Jet Joe Namath passes for 6 touchdowns vs Balt Colt (44-34)
1972 All star MVP: Joe Morgan (Cin Reds)
1972 Joe Rudolph, NFL guard for the Philadelphia Eagles
1972 Joe Aska, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders
1972 Joe Johnson, NFL defensive end for the New Orleans Saints
1972 Joe O'Brien, WLAF defensive tackle for the Scottish Claymores
1972 Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1972 Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Ron Stander
1972 "Crazy" Joe Gallo, mobster, killed at his 43rd birthday party
1972 Billie Joe Armstrong, singer/musician, Green Day
1972 Joe Garten, WLAF center for the Frankfurt Galaxy
1972 Joe Horn, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs
1972 Heavyweight Joe Frazier KOs Terry Daniels
1971 Joe Dziedzic, Minneapolis, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins
1971 Joe Fleming, CFL defensive end for the BC Lions
1971 Joe Adonis, U.S. crime-syndicate boss in New York and NJ, dies at 68
1971 Joe Torre wins NL MVP, Vida Blue wins AL MVP
1971 Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, U.S. tennis star, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, tennis player, U.S. National 16s
1971 Joe Rumolo, CFL defensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden
1971 Joe Valachi, American Celebrity
1971 Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in 15, retains heavyweight boxing title
1971 Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey
1971 Joe Panos, NFL guard/center for the Philadelphia Eagles
1971 Billy Joe Hobert, NFL quarterback for the Oakland Raiders
1970 Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1970 Joe Cocozzo, NFL guard for the San Diego Chargers
1970 Joe Montford, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
1970 Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio
1970 Joe Vitiello, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, infielder for the Kansas City Royals
1970 Joe Bowden, NFL linebacker, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1970 Joe Frazier TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1969 Joe Randa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, infielder for the Kansas City Royals
1969 Joe Courtney, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1969 Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings) passes for 7 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (52-14)
1969 New York Yankee Joe Pepitone is reinstated
1969 Joe Pepitone quits Yanks after being fined $500 for leaving the bench
1969 Joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL
1969 Joe Sakic, Burnaby BC, NHL center, Colorado Avalanche, Canada 1998
1969 Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1969 Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar
1969 Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1969 Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw," premieres in London
1969 Joe Valerio, NFL outside corner/tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs
1969 Joe Sacco, Medford, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
1969 Superbowl III: New York Jets beat Baltimore Colts, 16-7 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Joe Namath, New York Jets, QB
1968 Joe Scuderi, cricketer, South Australian all-rounder
1968 Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1968 Joe Garten, WLAF corner/guard, Barcelona Dragons
1968 Joe Frazier TKOs Manuel Ramos in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1968 Paul McCartney and John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host
1968 Joe King, NFL safety for the Oakland Raiders
1968 Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1968 Joe Medwick elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1968 Joe Juneau, Pont-rouge, NHL center for the Washington Capitals
1967 Joe Garagiola joins Today Show panel
1967 Joe DiMaggio is hired as executive VP of A's by Charlie Finley
1967 Joe Murphy, London, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks
1967 Joe Orton, English actor and playwright (Leaf, Murdered), dies at 34
1967 Bobby Gentry releases her only hit "Ode to Billy Joe"
1967 Bobbie Gentry records "Ode to Billie Joe"
1967 Joe Deloach, U.S., 200m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1967 Joe Forte, actor (Horwitz-Life With Luigi), dies at 70
1967 Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide
1967 Joe Pasquale, rocker, Prey
1966 Joe Wolf, NFL guard for the Arizona Cardinals
1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience releases its 1st single, "Hey Joe," in the UK
1966 Joe Staysniak, NFL guard for the Indianapolis Colts
1966 Joseph Barbara, New Symrna, Florida, actor, Joe Carlino-Another World
1966 Joe Nieuwendyk, NHL forward, Dallas Stars, Team Canada 1998
1965 Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 80 km
1965 Joe Durigon, jockey
1965 Joe Engle in X-15 reaches 82 km
1965 Joe Oliver, born in Memphis, Tennessee, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1965 Joe Morgan is 1st Houston player with 6 hits in a game
1965 Joe Cain, NFL linebacker, Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks
1965 Joe Cioe, Cranston, Rhode Island, Canadian Tour golfer, NH Open-1992, 93
1965 Joe Reekie, Victoria, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals
1965 Joe Ortons "Loot," premieres in Brighton
1965 New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath
1964 Joe Wolf, NBA forward and center, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
1964 Joe LeSte, born in San Diego, California, rock vocalist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals
1964 Joe Girardi, Peoria, Illinois, catcher, New York Yankees
1964 Bobby Joe Edmonds, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1964 Bunning continues pitching perfectly to New York Mets until 2 outs in 5th, when Joe Christopher beats out a bunt. He totals 15 innings
1964 Joe Hamorski, born in Peru, Indiana, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Greater Greenville-9th
1964 Joe Magrane, baseball player
1964 Buster Mathis defeats Joe Fraizer to qualify for U.S. Olympic team
1964 Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloan," premieres in London
1964 Van Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloane"
1964 Joe Durant, born in Pensacola, Florida, Nike golfer, 1992 Boise Open-7th
1964 GI Joe character created
1964 GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy
1963 Gideon Joe Ng, born in Toronto, Ontario, table tennis player 1996 Olympics
1963 "Surfer Joe" by Surfaris peaks at #62
1963 NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km)
1963 NASA civilian Test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km
1963 Joe Phillips, NFL defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs
1963 Joe Walter, NFL tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals
1963 Joe Dumars, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons
1963 Joe Scarborough, American Politician
1963 Joe Lloyd, Highland Park, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Space Coast
1963 Joe Walker takes X-15 to altitude of 82 km
1962 Joe Orsulak, Glen Ridge, New Jersey, outfielder for the Florida Marlins
1962 Joe Pepitone 2nd Yankee to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio)
1962 Freddie Joe Nunn, NFL defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts
1962 Joe Handle, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1962 Joe Kleine, NBA center, Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls
1961 Joe Lando, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Byron Sully-Dr. Quinn
1961 Charlie Finley, changes A's manager Joe Gordon (26-33) for Hank Bauer
1961 Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive home runs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas)
1961 Joe Howard, singer (Gay Nineties Revue), dies at 94
1961 Joe Murray, American Artist
1960 26th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Bellino, Navy (HB)
1960 Joe Nash, NFL defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks
1960 Detroit trades mgr Jimmy Dykes for Cleve's mgr Joe Gordon
1960 Joe Carter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
1960 Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km
1959 Yanks trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri
1959 Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL
1959 Joe Deegan, jockey
1959 Joe Elliot, heavy metal vocalist, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages
1959 Joe Elliott, English Musician
1959 Joe Kelly, TV host (Quiz Kids), dies at 57
1959 Joe Cook, Stage comedian, dies at 69
1959 Joe Hesketh, U.S. baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
1959 Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL
1958 Joe Diffie, Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer/guitarist, Home
1958 John Bloom, [Joe Bob Briggs], drive-in movie critic
1958 Joe Fithian, actor, Tracey Nash-Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1958 Joe Frank Edwards, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 89
1957 Joe Leeway, rocker, Thompson Twins
1957 "Curley" Joe Smyth, country singer, Betty's Bein' Bad
1957 USAF Capt Joe B Jordan reaches 31,513 m in F-104 jet fighter
1956 Glynnis O'Connor, New York City, actress, California Dreaming, Ode to Billy Joe
1956 Joe Penny, London, actor, Gangster Wars, Riptide, Jake and the Fatman
1956 Joe Cronin and Hank Greenberg inducted into Hall of Fame
1956 Joe Satriani, rocker
1956 Joe Montana, NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers
1956 Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman and Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with 2 outs in 10th and lose to Braves in 11th, 2-1
1956 Joe [Naomichi] Ozaki, Tekushima, Japan, golfer, 1995 Phoenix Open-8th
1956 Hank Greenberg and Joe Cronin are elected to Hall of Fame
1955 Joe Orseno, race horse trainer
1955 Willie Mays hits record tying 9th HR at Ebbets Field (ties Joe Adcock)
1955 Joe Callis, rocker
1955 Danny Joe Pohl, born in Mt Pleasant, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1986 Colonial
1955 Joe Doherty, Ireland, IRA activist, jailed in U.S.
1954 U.S. Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Sen-R-Wisc) for "conduct that tends to bring Senate into dishonor and disrepute"
1954 Joe Jackson, English singer/pianist/composer, The Harder they Come
1954 Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 hrs, 1 double)
1954 Cards' Joe Cunningham hits 2 home runs for record 3 home runs in his 1st 2 days
1954 Joe Laurie Jr, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 61
1954 Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
1954 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio marries actress Marilyn Monroe
1953 Joe Toplyn, Boston, comedic writer, Late Night with David Letterman
1953 Willy "Mink" Deville, [Borsay], U.S. blues/rock singer, Hey! Joe
1953 Pittsburgh trades outfielder Ralph Kiner and Joe Garagiola to Chicago
1953 Heavyweight Rocky Marciano KOs Joe Walcott in Chicago
1953 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 1 for heavywgt boxing title
1953 Joe Adcock is 1st to homer into Polo Grounds' center field bleachers
1953 Joe Bob Briggs, American Critic
1952 Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year
1952 Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 13 for hw boxing title
1952 Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for hw boxing title
1951 Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement
1951 Joe Jordan, Scottish soccer star
1951 Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement
1951 Joe DiMaggio announces his baseball retirement
1951 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, of baseball's black sox scandal, dies
1951 Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan)
1951 Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden
1951 Joe Pantoliano, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Finelli Boys, Fugitive
1951 Jersey Joe Walcott at 37 becomes oldest to win heavyweight champion
1951 Yankee Joe DiMaggio and mgr Casey Stengel feud
1951 Joe Piscopo, born in Passaic, New Jersey, comedian, SNL, Miller Lite commercials
1951 Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory
1951 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title
1951 South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated
1951 Shoeless Joe Jackson, American Athlete
1950 Jockeys W Shoemaker and Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year
1950 David Leisure, actor, Joe Isuzu, Airplane, Charley-Empty Nest
1950 Ezzard Charles beats Joe Louis in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1950 Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles KOs Joe Louis in New York City
1950 Philadelphia A's Joe Astroth is 4th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (6th)
1950 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 HR in a game at Griffith Stadium
1950 Joe Perry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Walk this Way
1950 Hitting just .279, Yank great Joe DiMaggio is benched for 1st time
1950 Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1st base (handles 13 chances)
1950 Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000th hit
1950 Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2
1950 Joe Bugner, Hungarian/British/Australian boxer, European Champ 1971
1950 Senator Joe McCarthy claims to have list of 205 communist government employees
1950 Sen Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in U.S. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1949 Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title
1949 White Sox trade Joe Tipton to A's for Nellie Fox
1949 A's trade 2nd baseman Nellie Fox to White Sox for Joe Tipton
1949 Yanks trade Joe Gordon to Cleveland for Allie Reynolds
1949 Joe L Barton, Rep-R-Texas, 1985-
1949 Joe Barton, American Politician
1949 Joe Theismann, NFL QB, Redskins, /sportscaster
1949 Joe Regalbuto, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Knots Landing, Frank-Murphy Brown
1949 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for hw boxing title
1949 Nick Joe Rahall II, Rep-D-WV, 1977-
1949 Doug Sheehan, actor, Joe Kelly-General Hospital
1949 Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champ
1949 Joe Lavender, NFLer
1949 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (New York Yankees)
1948 Joe Dallesandro, Pensicola, Florida, actor, Heat, Trash, AW Frankenstein
1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1948 Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader
1948 Joe Roth, American Director
1948 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs
1948 New York Yank Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, HR)
1948 Joe Bonsall, Philadelphia, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira
1947 Joe Louis beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1947 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote
1947 Joe Walsh, Wichita, Kansas, guitarist/rocker, Eagles-Take it Easy
1947 Joe Mantegna, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House of Games, Weeds
1947 Joe Morton, New York City, actor, Hal-Grady, Abel Marsh-Another World
1947 Bob Weir, born in San Francisco, California, guitarist, Grateful Dead-Uncle Joe's Band
1947 Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe Dimaggio in World Series
1947 Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox
1947 Joe Manchin, American Politician
1947 Heavyweight Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello
1947 Joe Ely, Amarillo, Texas, country vocalist, Honky Tonk Masquerade
1947 Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher, Washington, Detroit
1947 Joe Baca, American Politician
1946 Joe Dante, director, Matinee, Twilight Zone, Police Squad, Gremlins
1946 Joe Correro, Greenwood Ms, rock drummer, Paul Revers and The Raiders
1946 "Mean" Joe Greene, NFL tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Coke spokesman
1946 Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1946 Joe Klein, American Journalist
1946 Joe Garagiola plays his 1st major league baseball game
1946 Joe Micelli, rocker
1946 Joe Spano, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Henry Goldblume-Hill St. Blues
1946 Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1946 Bill Dickey replaces Joe McCarthy as Yankee manager
1946 Joe Humphries, cricket wicket keeper (3 Tests for England 1907-08), dies
1945 Domonic Barber, attorney, Howard Stern, Jessica Hahn, Joe Buttafucco
1945 Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from army
1945 Joe Kuhel hits inside-the-park HR, only HR hit by a Senator all season at Washington's Griffith Stadium
1945 A's catcher George George punches ump Joe Rue gets suspended
1945 Johnnie Richardson, rocker, Johnnie and Joe
1945 Joe Schermie, Madison Wi, bassist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World
1945 Gen "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China
1944 Lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34
1944 Joe Eszterhas, screenwriter, Basic Instinct, Showgirls
1944 Joe Niekro, baseball knuckler, New York Yankees
1944 Smokey the Bear, named after New York City fireman Smokey Joe Martin
1944 Bobbie Gentry, Mississippi, singer and songwriter, Ode to Billy Joe
1944 Joe Amato, NHRA top fuel drag racing champion 1991
1944 Joe Nuxhall, 15, of Cin Reds is youngest player in major league
1944 Joe Cocker, Sheffield Eng, rock vocalist, Little Help From My Friends
1944 Joe McCarthy returns as Yankee manager after an illness
1944 Youngest baseball player, Cin Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall
1944 Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, HW boxer 1964 Olympic gold /champ, 1968-73
1943 Yankee 2nd baseman Joe Gordon announces retirement (hates New York)
1943 Robert Walden, New York City, actor, Joe Rossi-Lou Grant, New Doctors
1943 Joe Leonard Morgan, 2nd baseman, Reds, /commentator, ESPN
1943 Joe Morgan, American Athlete
1943 Joe "Speedo" Frazier, rocker, Impalas
1943 Joe Simon, U.S. singer, Power of Love
1943 Tony Joe White, rocker
1943 Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs
1943 Joe [William] Haldeman, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Nebula, Worlds Apart
1943 Joe Haldeman, American Author
1943 Joe Namath, Pennsylvania, NFL QB for the New York Jets, $400,000 man, 1969 Superbowl
1943 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the U.S. army
1943 Joe Pesci, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Half Nelson, Goodfellas
1943 Joe Butler, rocker
1942 Joe McGinniss, Rye, New York, author, Selling of President 1968
1942 Joe Biden, American Politician
1942 Despite Ted Williams wins Triple Crown, Yanks Joe Gordon wins AL MVP
1942 Joe Chambers, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Chambers Brothers
1942 Jerry Garcia, SF, rocker, Grateful Dead-Uncle Joe's Band
1942 46th Boston Marathon won by Joe Smith of Mass in 2:26:51.2
1942 Billy Joe Royal, born in Valdosta, Georgia, country singer, Down in the Boondocks
1942 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title (New York City)
1942 Joe Lieberman, Sen-D Connecticut
1942 Joe Louis KOs Buddy Baer in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1942 K Callan, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Joe's World, Martha-Lois and Clark
1942 Country Joe McDonald, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, & the Fish
1941 Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP
1941 Joe Louis Caldwell, Texas City, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold
1941 Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 Joe Bauer, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Youngbloods
1941 Joe Butler, born in Glen Cove New York, rock vocalist and drummer for Lovin' Spoonful
1941 Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base
1941 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland
1941 Joe Dimaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game
1941 Robert Pine, born in Scarsdale, New York, actor, Joe Getraer-CHiPs
1941 Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak
1941 Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 Joe Louis beats Buddy Baer on DQ in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yanks lose 13-1
1941 Joe Brown, singer/guitarist
1941 Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 Joe Terranoua, rocker, Danny and The Juniors
1940 Phil Ochs, born in El Paso, Texas, anti-war folk singer, Joe Hill, War is Over
1940 Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago
1940 Joe Pepitone, baseball 1st baseman, New York Yankee
1940 Joe Negroni, rock vocalist, Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
1940 Joe Torre, American Athlete
1940 Joe Flaherty, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian, SCTV, Blue Monday
1940 Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
1940 Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title
1940 Joe South, Atlanta, guitarist/songwriter/singer, Games People Play
1940 Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1939 Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up
1939 Joe Louis KOs Bob Pastor in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1939 Joe Azcue, baseball player
1939 7th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York New York Yankee/AL maanager Joe McCarthy starts 6 Yankees
1939 Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
1939 Joe Clark, [Charles Joseph], P-C, 16th Canadian PM, 1979-80
1939 Joe Carr, NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39), dies at 59
1939 Joe Louis KOs Jack Roper in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1939 Joe Kapp, NFL QB, Minnesota Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers
1939 John Fahey, singer, Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
1939 Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1938 Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium
1938 Joe Louis KOs Harry Thomas in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1938 Joe Louis KOs Nathan Mann in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
1937 Joe Farrell, rocker
1937 St. Louis Cardinals Triple Crown winner Joe Medwick is named NL MVP
1937 Joe Louis beats Tommy Farr in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1937 Joe DiMaggio's 1st grand slammer
1937 Joe Louis KOs James J. Braddock in 18 for heavyweight boxing title
1937 Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs against St. Louis Browns
1937 Joe Henderson, American Musician
1937 Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice and replace his 40 with 36 oz bat
1937 Joe Rivers, rocker, Johnnie and Joe
1937 Adam Wade, actor, Kiss Me Goodbye, Crazy Joe
1937 Joe Raposa, composer/songwriter, Sesame Street
1936 Joe Medwick sets a still-standing NL record with his 64th double
1936 Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yanks beat Browns 18-4
1936 German boxer Max Schmeling World Champion KOs Joe Louis
1936 Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown
1936 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits
1936 Joe Don Baker, Groesback, Texas, actor, Eischied, Walking Tall, Fletch
1935 Bobby Joe Morrow, Brownsville, Texas, sprinter, Olympic-3 gold-1956
1935 Joe Louis defeats Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium
1934 New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals (Pacific Coast League)
1934 While Washington player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece and adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox
1934 Vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer, Set 'em Up Joe
1934 Joe Santos, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Rockford Files, AKA Pablo, Shamus
1934 Kenesaw Mountain Landis denies Joe Jackson's appeal for reinstatement
1933 Joe Lilliard QBs Chicago Cardinals; last NFL black until 1946
1933 Joe Knollenberg, Rep-R-Michigan
1933 Sally Eilers weds Harry Joe Brown
1933 Joe Tex, singer and songwriter, Hold What You've Got
1933 Joe Dimaggio ends 61 game hitting streak in Pacific Coast League
1933 Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games
1933 Giuseppe [Joe] Zangara, electrocuted for assassination attempt on FDR
1933 Joe Orton, England, actor/dramatist, Prick Up Your Ears
1932 Joe Clark, born in Los Angeles, California, WLAF off coordinator coach for the Amsterdam Admirals
1932 Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game
1932 Joe H Engle, Abilene, Kansas, Brig Gen USAF/astro, STS T-2, T-4, 2, 51I
1932 Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland)
1932 Joel Grey, [Joe Katz], actor, Cabaret, Remo Williams, 7% Solution
1932 Joe Schmidt, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, Detroit Lions
1932 Joe Schmidt, NFL Hall-of-Famer
1931 Joe McCarthy debuts as New York Yankee manager
1930 Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP and Joe Cronin as AL MVP
1930 AP votes Joe Cronin unofficial AL MVP and BWA names Hack Wilson NL MVP
1930 Yankees announce signing Joe McCarthy to manage for 4 years
1930 Roger Hornsby replaces Joe McCarthy as Cubs manager
1930 Joe Solomon, cricketer, WI batsman of 50's Cap fell on wkt vs. Aust
1930 Joe Sewell, strikes out twice of his 3 times in 1930, by Pat Caraway
1930 Barbara Lawrence, Carnegie, Oklahoma, actress, Joe Dakota
1930 Eddie Egan, Bronx New York City, actor, Joe Forrester
1929 1st CF interception return for a touchdown (Joe Hess-University of Alberta)
1929 Joe Modise, South African commandant of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 1965-
1929 "Crazy" Joe Gallo, mobster
1927 Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa for 4th consecutive PGA title
1927 Joe Adcock, Athlete
1927 Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts
1927 Joe Perry, NFL Hall-of-Famer
1926 Joe Kolter, Rep-D-PA, 1983-
1926 Joe Garagiola, born in St. Louis, Missouri, sportscaster/host, Today Show
1924 Joe Paterno, football coach, Penn State, SI Sportsman of 1986
1924 Joe Flynn, Youngstown Ohio, actor, McHale's Navy
1924 Christian Gen Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing
1924 Joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game
1924 Audie Murphy, born in Kingston, Texas, WW II hero/actor, Destry, Joe Butterfly
1924 Joe Black, baseball player
1923 Joe Minogue, journalist
1923 Joe Hutton, northumbrian piper/shepherd
1922 Joe Silver, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mr I Magination, Fay
1922 Browns George Sisler's 41-game hit streak is stopped by New York's Joe Bush
1922 Joe Gold, American Businessman
1921 Joe "Ducky" Medwick, baseball player
1921 Joe Loco, [Jose Esteves, Jr], musician
1920 American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards
1920 Jack Webb, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Joe Friday-Dragnet
1920 Joe Malone, Quebec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game
1920 Quebec's Joe Malone sets NHL record of 7 goals in a game
1919 Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg)
1918 Joe Williams, Cordele, Georgia, jazz singer, Everyday I have the Blues
1918 Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I), dies at 36
1918 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player
1918 Joe Carveth, NHL forward, scored 20 or more goals in 3 seasons
1918 Montreal Canadien Joe Malone scores 5 goals beating Ottawa 9-4
1917 Joe Pasternak, Transylvania Hungary, producer, Spinout, Big City
1917 Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleveland for $15,000
1916 Joe Bushkin, New York City, jazz pianist, A Couple of Joes
1916 Philadelphia A's Bullet Joe Bush no-hits Cleve, 5-0
1916 Joe Liggins, U.S. composer, Pink Champagne
1916 Joe Bamford, British manufacturer/multi-millionaire
1915 Joe Hill, Labor leader/songwriter, executed for murder
1915 White Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleveland in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, and $31,500
1915 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4
1915 Joe Hitchcock, darts player, leader of St. Dunstan's Four
1914 "Joltin'" Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper, 56 game hitting streak
1914 Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker
1914 Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1
1914 Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1937-49
1914 Jersey Joe Walcott, heavyweight boxing champ, 1951-52
1914 IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia
1913 Joe Tinker fired as Cin Reds manager
1912 Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins
1912 Joe Stydahar, NFL tackle for the Chicago Bears
1911 Joe Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, drummer
1911 Boston Red Sox Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0
1911 Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0
1911 Joe Hardstaff, Jr., cricketer, son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England
1911 Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win
1911 Joe Turner, KC, blues singer, Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle and Roll
1909 Lupe Velez, [Guadelupe Velez de Villabos], actress, Joe Palooka
1909 43rd Belmont: Eddie Dugan aboard Joe Madden wins in 2:21.6
1909 Joe Arpaio, American Public Servant
1908 42nd Belmont: Joe Notter aboard Colin win
1908 Joe Grant, American Artist
1907 Joe Turner, U.S. jazz pianist
1907 Cards Ed Konetchy steals home twice and Joe Delahanty also steals home for record 3 steals of home (vs Boston)
1907 Joe Lederer, Austrian actress/writer, Drei Tage Liebe
1906 Joe Cronin, baseball, Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930, AL Pres
1906 New York Highlander Joe Doyle debuts pitching back-to-back shut-outs
1906 Joe Primeau, NHL center
1905 Joe E. Ross, comedian, Gunther Toody-Car 54, Ritzik-Phil Silvers Show
1904 Joe Coral, bookmaker
1903 Joe Valachi, American Celebrity
1903 Joe McGinnity wins his 3rd doubleheader of month
1903 Joe Pulitzer donated $1 million to Columbia U and begins Pulitzer Prizes
1902 Joe Adonis, Italy, American crime-syndicate boss in New York and NJ
1901 Joe McGinnity, suspended from NL for punching and spitting on an ump
1901 Joe Davis, English snooker/billiards-world champ, 1927-46
1898 Frank McHugh, actor, Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young
1898 Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground)
1897 3rd U.S. Golf Open: Joe Lloyd shoots a 162 at Chicago GC in Wheaton Ill
1897 Luella Gear, New York City, actress, Joe and Mabel
1894 Test Cricket debut of Joe Darling, Ernie Jones, Archie MacLaren
1892 Joe Guyon, NFL halfback, Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc
1892 Joe E Brown, born in Holgate, Ohio, comedian, Buck Circus Hour
1891 Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Aust tour), dies
1890 Robert Armstrong, Saginaw, Michigan, actor, Mighty Joe Young, King Kong
1889 Shoeless Joe Jackson, American Athlete
1889 Smokey Joe Wood, American Athlete
1887 Joe Jackson, black sox player, Say it aint so, Joe
1886 Joe Cox, cricketer, South African pace bowler in 1913-14 series vs. England
1885 11th Kentucky Derby: Babe Henderson aboard Joe Cotton wins in 2:37
1882 Joe Hardstaff Sr, cricketer, "Hotstuff" in 1907-08 MCC tour of Aust
1882 Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler, WW I
1880 Joe Carr, Ohio, NFL hall of famer/NFL president, 1921-39
1879 Joe Hill, Jevla Sweden, organizer, IWW, /songwriter, Union Scab, /martyr
1876 1st NL no-hitter (Joe Borden, Boston)
1872 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58
1870 Joe Darling, cricketer, Australian lefty batsman at turn of century
1870 Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch
1867 Joe Howard, New York City, vocalist, Gay Nineties Revue
1864 Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia
1864 CSA President Davis replaces Gen Joe Johnston with John Bell Hood
1863 Joe Coburn KOs Mike McCoole for U.S. boxing title in 63rd round
1862 Gen Lee assumes command after Joe Johnston is injured at 7 Pines
1738 Joe Miller, English comic, dies
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