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2009 John Updike dies of lung cancer, at 76
2008 John Michael Hayes, dies in New Hampshire, of natural causes, at 89 2008 Matthew John Rinaldo, Representative-R-New Jersey 1973 - 1993, died from Parkinson's disease 2008 John F. Seiberling, Representative-D-Ohio, 1971 - 1986, died of respiratory failure 2008 John Archibald Wheeler, dies in New Jersey, at 96 2006 John M. Ford, American Writer 2006 John Money, New Zealander Psychologist 2005 John G. Roberts is confirmed as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 2005 John G. Roberts is nominated for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 2005 John H. Johnson, American Businessman 2005 John G. Roberts, Jr. is nominated to the United States Supreme Court 2005 John T. Walton, American Businessman 2005 John DeLorean, American Businessman 2004 John Peel, DJ, dies at 65 2004 Democrats nominate John Kerry as their Presidential candidate 2004 John Maynard Smith, English Scientist 2004 John Randolph, actor, Prizzi's Honor, dies at 88 2004 John Hench, American Artist 2003 John Gregory Dunne, writer, True Confessions, dies at 71 2003 John Hawkesworth, producer/writer, ", Upstairs, Downstairs, ", dies at 82 2003 John Ritter, actor/comic, Three's Company, dies at 56 2003 John Jacob Rhodes, Representative-R-Arizona 1953 - 1983, died from cancer 2003 John Schlesinger, director, Midnight Cowboy, dies at 77 2003 45th Grammy Awards, Norah Jones and John Mayer win major awards 2003 John Edward Christopher Hill, English Historian 2002 John Rawls, American Educator 2002 John Wallach, journalist/humanitarian, dies at 59 2002 John Frankenheimer, director, The Manchurian Candidate, dies at 72 2002 John Entwistle, bass player, The Who, dies at 57 2002 John Gotti, American Criminal 2002 John B. Keane, Irish Playwright 2002 John Agar, actor, the original The Thing, dies at 81 2002 John Thaw, actor, Inspector Morse, dies at 60 2002 John W. Gardner, American Educator 2001 John Lilly, American Scientist 2001 John Walters, British Musician 2001 John Lee Hooker, bluesman, dies at 83 2001 John Phillips, singer, the Mamas and the Papas, dies at 65 2001 John G. Schmitz, American Politician 2000 John Milford, actor, dies at 70 2000 John Harsanyi, American Educator 2000 John Tukey, American Scientist 2000 John W. Tukey, professor/computer theorist, The Practice of Data Analysis, dies at 85 2000 John Coolidge, American Celebrity 2000 Sir John Gielgud, British actor, Arthur, dies at 96 2000 John Cardinal O'Connor, American Clergyman 2000 John Sladek, science fiction satirist, dies at 62 2000 John Colicos, actor, in the original Battlestar Gallactica, dies at 71 2000 John Lindsay, American Politician 1999 John Chafee, senator, Rhode Island senator, dies at 77 1999 John F. Kennedy, Jr., publisher and philanthropist, 'George' magazine, dies at 38 1999 John Minor Wisdom, American Judge 1998 John Glenn returns to space at the age of 77 as a payload specialist on the Discovery 1998 John Holliman, CNN journalist, dies at 49 1998 John Derek, actor/director, dies at 71 1998 40th Grammy Awards, Shawn Colvin, Bob Dylan, Sarah McLachlan, and Elton John win major awards 1998 Elton John knighted 1998 Pope John Paul II condemns U.S. embargo against Cuba 1998 Pope John Paul II visits Cuba 1998 NASA announces John Glenn, 76, may fly in space again 1998 John Gary, singer, dies at 65 1997 John Hinde, photographer/circus promoter, dies at 81 1997 John Whitley, air-Marshal, dies at 92 1997 John Pinkerton, compuer scientist, dies at 78 1997 SWAT team shoots John E Armstrong in Fla, freeing 2 young hostages 1997 William John Elwyn Davies, painter, dies at 80 1997 28th New York City Marathon won by John Kagwe of Kenya in 2:08:12 1997 Elton John's tribute to Diana breaks world record, 318 million dist 1997 John Denver, country star (Country Boy), dies in plain crash at 53 1997 Elton John releases Diana tribute "Candle in the Wind 1997" 1997 John Seldon Whale, theologian, dies at 100 1997 New York Met John Olerud hits for the cycle 1997 John Sengstacke, publisher (Defender), dies at 84 1997 John Bell, 115, recieves new pacemaker 1997 John Curtis, Jr., president/CEO (Luby's Cafe), commits suicide at 58 1997 John Richard Patterson, businessman, dies at 51 1997 Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant 1997 Roger John Tayler, astrophysicist, dies at 67 1997 John Burgess, rugby administrator, dies at 71 1996 Rupert John, Governor-General of Grenadines (1970-76), dies 1996 John Duffey, bluegrass musician, dies at 62 1996 John Vassall, spy/civil servant, dies at 72 1996 Andrew John Fairclough, trade union educator, dies at 45 1996 John Reginald Bevins, politician, dies at 88 1996 John Qace Hardbattle, political activist, dies at 51 1996 Braves John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award 1996 John Gorman, printer/socialist historian, dies at 66 1996 John Gregory, dancer, dies at 82 1996 John Bauldie, music journalist/Dylanologist, dies at 47 1996 William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist, dies at 80 1996 John Hillaby, writer/traveller, dies at 79 1996 Ronald John Bilsland Colville, businessman, dies at 79 1996 Baltimore Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck 1996 John F. Kennedy, Jr. marries Caroline Bisset 1996 John Stachniewski, scholar/teacher, dies at 42 1996 John Cheek, Falkland Islands advocate, dies at 56 1996 John Christopherson, artist/collector, dies at 75 1996 Christopher John Gray, priest, dies at 42 1996 Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer, dies at 63 1996 "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60 1996 John Corner, scientist, dies at 80 1996 John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot, dies at 50 1996 Yank John Weteland blows save after record 24 consecutive saves 1996 John William Fozard, aircraft designer, dies at 68 1996 John Panozzo, drummer, dies at 48 1996 New York Yankee John Weteland sets record of 24 consecutive saves 1996 John Boon, publisher, dies at 79 1996 John Chancellor, news anchor (VOA, NBC), dies at 68 1996 John William Chancellor, journalist, dies at 68 1996 Yankee John Weteland sets record of 20th cons saves en route to 24 1996 John Sturdy, scholar, dies at 62 1996 New York Yankee John Weteland ties Lee Smith's record of 19 consecutive saves 1996 Nicholas John, dramaturge, dies at 43 1996 Angelo John Novarese, record company founder, dies at 72 1996 MacKenzie John, pipe major, dies at 83 1996 John Alton, cinematographer, dies at 94 1996 John Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight" 1996 John Kahn, bassist, dies at 47 1996 John "Jack" Layden, local politician, dies at 70 1996 John Morrison, politician/landowner, dies at 89 1996 John Abbott, British actor (Lady Jane, Quest), dies at 90 1996 John Pertwee, actor (Dr. Who), dies at 76 1996 Edqard John Gurney, politician, dies at 82 1996 John "Jack" Baines, mountaineering publisher, dies at 57 1996 Peter John Swales, football club chairman, dies at 63 1996 John Norrie McArthur, malariologist/microscopist, dies at 94 1996 John Eustace Theodore Brancker, lawyer/parliamentarian, dies at 87 1996 John Lorne Campbell, folklorist, dies at 90 1996 "Jack-Night on Town with John Barrymore" opens at Belasco for 12 perf 1996 John Bobbitt is put under house arrest in Las Vegas for 120 days 1996 Christopher John Seward, aid worker, dies at 45 1996 John Alwyne Kitching, zoologist, dies at 87 1996 John McSheery, dies of heart attack while umpiring a game, at 51 1996 John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, news commentator (BBC), dies at 91 1996 Christopher John Magenis Headington, musician, dies at 65 1996 John Anthony Bowden Cuddon, writer/teacher, dies at 67 1996 John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian, dies at 96 1996 John Joseph Krol, cardinal, dies at 95 1996 John Grant, rear-admiral, dies at 87 1996 Daniel John Chapman Cunningham, physiologist, dies at 76 1996 John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76 1996 John Terence Reese, bridge master, dies at 82 1996 John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at 81 1996 John Patrick Sutton Ludlow, actor (Agatha), dies at 93 1996 David Schultz, wrestler, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, killed by John Du Pont 1996 John Mackin, programmer, dies at 36 1996 53th Golden Globes: Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, John Travolta 1996 John Adrian Hope, politician/businessman, dies at 83 1996 John Howard Purnell, scientist, dies at 70 1996 John Phillipps Kenyon, historian/teacher, dies at 68 1995 John Powell, campaigner, dies at 75 1995 Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster, dies at 39 1995 John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer, dies at 90 1995 James Altgens, John F. Kennedy assassination photographer, dies at 76 1995 Lindsay Oliver John Boynton, furniture historian, dies 1995 John Heawood, actor singer/choreographer (Pleasure Garden), dies at 75 1995 John Francis Boyd, journalist, dies at 85 1995 John Gillett, film researcher, dies at 70 1995 John Trevor Key, photographer, dies at 48 1995 John Prickett, teacher/ecumenist, dies at 88 1995 Peter John Welding, record producer, dies at 60 1995 John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer, dies at 83 1995 John Lee Admiral-Barber, dies at 90 1995 John Patrick, screenwriter, dies at 90 1995 Leonard Ernest John Chant, social Worker, dies at 57 1995 John Gardener, boatbuilder/writer, dies at 90 1995 John Walker, museum director, dies at 88 1995 John Bobbitt has plastic surgery to increase his penis 3 inches 1995 John Rodolph, wheelchair-race world record holder, hit by truck at 31 1995 John Alfred Scali, journalist/diplomat, dies at 77 1995 John Cairncross, linguist (5th Man), dies at 82 1995 "George" magazine premieres, published by John F Kennedy Jr 1995 John Stuart-Jervis, balloonist, dies 1995 John Britten, motorcycle Designer, dies at 45 1995 John Megna, actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird), dies at 42 1995 John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas, dies at 93 1995 John Costello, historian, dies at 52 1995 John Killan Houston Brunner, British sci-fi writer, dies at 60 1995 John E Gilmore, tenor Saxophonist, dies at 63 1995 John Cameron Swayze, news anchor (NBC), dies at 89 1995 John Priestly McCartjy, detroit DJ, dies at 62 1995 Douglas John Gorman, businessman, dies at 58 1995 Herbert Whitton John Sumsion, organist/composer, dies at 96 1995 John Schofield, journalist, dies at 29 1995 124th British Golf Open: John Daly shoots a 282 at St. Andrews Scotland 1995 John Cruickshank, French scholar, dies at 70 1995 John Eric Tieman, production Manager (Guardian), dies at 67 1995 John Reginald "Nat" Allen, planning enforcement officer, dies at 66 1995 John Richard Brinsley Norton, landowner, dies at 71 1995 Arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso), dies at 85 1995 John Valentin hits 3 home runs 1995 William John Phillips, actor (Nothing but a Man), dies at 80 1995 Kansas City Royal John Nonely is 70th to HR on his 1st at bat 1995 John C. Stennis, Senator-D-Mississippi, dies at 93 1995 John Elliott Terry, film financier, dies at 82 1995 Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years 1995 John Silverlight, journalist, dies at 75 1995 John Arthur Neill Lambert, composer teacher organist, dies at 69 1995 Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist, dies at 82 1995 John Humphreys Whitfield, italianist, dies at 88 1995 John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, trumpeter, dies at 83 1995 John Everett Allen, U.S. businessman, dies at 91 1995 John Pinsent, classical scholar, dies at 72 1995 John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC), dies at 74 1995 Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mother of President John F Kennedy, dies at 104 1995 John Halas, animator, dies at 82 1995 John Halas, Hungarian/US cartoonist (Animal Farm), dies at 81 1995 Pope John Paul II begins visit to Australia 1995 Pope John Paul II begins visit to SE Asia 1995 John AG Gere, English art historian (Raphael and his Circle), dies at 73 1994 John Eastburn Boswell, medievalist, dies at 47 1994 John James Osborne, playwright, dies at 65 1994 John Keith Wright, English Assistant Secretary of State (1971-84), dies at 66 1994 John Osborne, English playwright (Entertainer, Luther), dies at 65 1994 John Bruton becomes Ireland's premier 1994 John Edward Caulwell Hearne, writer, dies at 68 1994 Donald John Urquhart, librarian, dies at 85 1994 Gerard John Toorenaar, Amsterdam police commissar, dies at 69 1994 John Michael Grimes, set Designer, dies at 70 1994 John Lucarotti, scriptwriter, dies at 68 1994 John Boylan, U.S. actor (Twin Peaks, Sleepless in Seattle), dies at 82 1994 John F Hampe, pathologist (Fabric and Stoflongen), dies at 83 1994 John I M Stewart, detective writer (A Comedy of Terrors), dies at 88 1994 Michael John Innes Mackintosh Stewart Innes, writer, dies at 88 1994 John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy, English art historian, dies at 80 1994 William John Readings, literary theorist, dies at 34 1994 Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83 1994 Richard John Copeland Atkinson, archaeologist, dies at 74 1994 John the King, CDA-minister of Social Businesses, dies at 68 1994 John Heddle Nash, singer, dies at 68 1994 John Richard Ravensdale, historian, dies at 73 1994 John van Damme, businessman, hanged in Singapore at 59 1994 John Edward Teddy Buckner, trumpeter, dies at 85 1994 John DeLaFose, zydeco musician, dies at 55 1994 John William Stevens, jazz drummer, dies at 54 1994 Eric John Crozier, producer/librettist, dies at 79 1994 John Newman, Australian parlement member (Lab), murdered at 47 1994 John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59 1994 John Beavan, newspaper Editor, dies at 84 1994 John Doucette, actor (Fighting Mad, Gang War), dies of cancer at 73 1994 Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor (John F. Kennedy, 8 Seconds, Want to Live), dies at 33 1994 John Hidalgo Moya, architect, Designer of Skylon, dies at 74 1994 John van Raay, [John Oradi], radio-imitator (Paul Flanders) 1994 John Bayard Britton, abortion doctor, killed by Paul Hill 1994 John M Dengler, jazz Bass Sax/Trumpet/Trombone, dies at 67 1994 John Ernest, constructionist Artist, dies at 72 1994 John Wayne Bobbitt and Kristina Elliot arrested for domestic battery 1994 Mets reliever John Franco sets lefty save mark at 253 1994 John Britton, English Mathematician 1994 Pope John Paul II visits Spain 1994 John Morey Downs, actor/dancer/singer, dies at 80 1994 John Slot, mayor of Eethen/Hardenberg/Ede, dies 1994 Prima Sellecchia Tesh, daughter of John Tesh and Connie Sellecca 1994 John Barrington Wain, author, dies at 69 1994 John Wain, English Poet 1994 John Henry Weidner, Dutch/US resistance fighter, dies at 81 1994 John Weidner, war hero, dies at 71 1994 [Henry] John Baker, resistance fighter/journalist (Slogan), dies at 79 1994 John Smith, British Labour Party chairman (1992-94), dies at 55 1994 John Wayne Gacy, mass murderer, executed in Illinois at 52 1994 John Preston, U.S. writer (Gay House, Big Gay Book), dies at 48 1994 Cassidy Clinton Cremer, author (John Cremer), murdered at 30 1994 John McLiam, dies of Parkinson's disease at 75 1994 John Curry, English figure skater, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics, dies of AIDS at 44 1994 Albert Goldman, rock biographer (Elvis, John Lennon), dies at 66 1994 Albert Goldman, U.S. biographer (Lives of John Lennon), dies at 66 1994 John Logan Gorlay, journalist, dies at 74 1994 John Harrison, South African correspondent (BBC), dies at 48 1994 John Ewart, Sydney Australia, dies of cancer at 55 1994 John Candy, actor (SCTV, Uncle Buck), dies from a heart attack at 43 1994 "Papa" John Creach, U.S. jazz musician (Papa Blues), dies at 76 1994 Pope John Paul II demands juristic discrimination of homosexuals 1994 John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62 1994 John Bradley, raised U.S. flag at Iwo Jima, dies at 70 1993 Loveboat actress Jill Whelan (27) weds Brad St. John (33) 1993 John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as all-time New Jersey Devils scorer (521 pts) 1993 Actress Teri Garr weds John O'Neil 1993 John Williams final appearance as conductor of Boston Pops 1993 "Mixed Emotions" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 48 performances 1993 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 2 days for fractured shoulder 1993 Elton John awarded $518,700 from Sunday Mirror false report his diet 1993 Sunday Mirror ordered to pay Elton John $518,700 for false report 1993 John Bowles, president (Rexall Drugs), dies at 76 1993 "Mixed Emotions" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 48 performances 1993 Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical Veritatis splendor 1993 John Truscott, Australian set designer (Camelot), dies at 57 1993 John/Eoin Higgins, N Ire supreme court justice (1984-93), dies at 66 1993 93rd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by John Harris 1993 Pope John Paul II begins visit of U.S. 1993 Pope John Paul II visits Mexico 1993 Pope John Paul II publishes Veritatis splendor encyclical 1993 John Castrios, 1st murder in Washington, New Hampshire in 200 years, killed at 45 1993 Israeli Court of Appeal overturns (5-0) conviction of John Demjaujuk, saying not enough evidence he is Concentration Camp Ivan the Terrible 1993 John Beck, U.S. producer (Harvey, Singing Nun), dies at 83 1993 John F. Kennedy, Jr., gives notice of quitting as ADA in Manhattan 1993 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for Cat Scan test 1993 "Falsettos" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 487 performances 1993 John B Connally, Governor of Texas/shot with John F. Kennedy in 1963, dies at 76 1993 John Connally, (Gov-D/R-Texas), dies at 76 1993 John Granger, actor (Advise and Consent), dies at 69 1993 John Frost, English lt-kol (operation Market Garden 1944), dies at 80 1993 John Holland, actor (They Saved Hitler's Brain), dies at 65 1993 John P. W. Meefout, sculptor (Laying wife), dies at 77 1993 John Hersey, Pulitzer prize author (Hiroshima), dies at 78 1993 Pope John Paul II declares Duns Scotus, a saint 1993 John D Boeke, organist/conductor, dies 1993 John Grossman, Czechoslovakian director (Process, Revisor), dies 1993 John Steadman, actor (Gator, Fade to Black), dies of lung ailment 83 1993 Polish ferry boat John Heweliusz sinks, 52 killed 1993 John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, son of Caroline Kennedy 1993 John B "Dizzy" Gillespe, blues trumpeter, dies of cancer at 75 1992 John G Kemeny, U.S. computer pioneer (BASIC), dies 1992 John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack 1992 John H Davis, actor (Our Gang), dies of respiratory failure at 78 1992 Jim Garrison, Louisiana DA (investigate John F. Kennedy assassination), dies at 70 1992 John Hancock, actor (LA Law, Love and War), dies of heart attack at 51 1992 John Hancock, actor (Ike-Love and War), dies of heart attack at 51 1992 John Hancock, actor (Catch the Heat), dies of a heart attack at 51 1992 Sinead O'Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on SNL 1992 John Jaha ties record of 11 teammates to steal 10 bases (Brewers) 1992 John van Dreelen, [Jacques T van Drielen Gimberg], actor (Topaz), dies 1992 John Stuges, director (Gunfight at OK Corral), dies of emphysema at 82 1992 John J Sirica, U.S., judge (Watergate), dies at 88 1992 John Cage, avante-garde composer, dies of a stroke at 79 1992 John Anderson, actor (MacGyver), dies of heart attack at 69 1992 Kieren John Perkins swims world record/OR 1500m free style (14:43.4) 1992 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 3 weeks to have tumor removed 1992 John Ellis becomes CEO of Seattle Mariners 1992 John Phillips, rocker (Mamas and Papas), undergoes a liver transplant 1992 John Gotti begins life sentence in jail 1992 Peter John "Ollie" Halsall, guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 43 1992 John Myhers, director/actor (Billion Dollar Hobo), dies at 70 1992 John Lund, actor (Perils of Pauline), dies at 81 1992 "Falsettos" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 487 performances 1992 Lou Conaseca retires as coach of St. John's basketball team 1992 Jett Travolta, son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston 1992 John Majors, (C) elected Prime Minister of England 1992 John Tesh (Entertainment Tonight) marries actress Connie Selleca 1992 John Gotti found guilty in death of Paul Castallanos 1992 Last defendant in St. John sex assault case sentenced to 3 years prob 1992 John Ireland, actor (Rawhide), dies of leukemia at 78 1992 John E Allen, Jr., actor (1 2 3), dies 1992 Kieren John Perkins swims world record 800m freestyle (7:46.60) 1992 John Dehner, actor (Apache, Cowboy, Boys from Brazil), dies at 76 1992 Jack [John T] Aitken, British anatomist, dies at 78 1992 John Touchstone, actor (Across Five Aprils), dies of cirrhosis at 59 1992 John Bleifer, actor (Highway to Heaven), dies at 90 1992 John Remme, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 56 1991 John Morgan Evans, actor, dies after lengthy illness at 49 1991 Dehl Berti, actor (John Taylor-Guns of Paradise), dies at 70 1991 John Blatnik, (Rep-Minnesota, 1947-75), dies at 80 1991 White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigns 1991 John Blatnik, (Rep-Minn, 1947-75), dies at 80 1991 John Kirckpatrick, U.S. musicologist (Charles Ives Archives), dies 1991 John Korbal, film historian (Marlene Dietrich), dies at 51 1991 John Brodie wins Security Pacific Senior Golf Classic 1991 John Hart becomes general manager of Cleveland Indians 1991 John Hoyt, actor (My Favorite Brunette), dies of lung cancer at 87 1991 John Lawrence, doctor, dies 1991 John Crosby, U.S. columnist/detective writer dies at 79 1991 John Lawrence, examined effect of neutron radiation on fabric, dies 1991 Actor John Travolta weds Kelly Preston 1991 John F. Kennedy, Jr. wins his 1st battle as an attorney 1991 Vaughn Shoemaker, U.S. cartoonist (John Q Public, Pulitzer), dies 1991 73rd PGA Championship: John Daly shoots a 276 at Crooked Stick Ind 1991 Shite Moslems release British hostage John McCarthy 1991 John Brasser, Zaans resistance fighter (White Ko), dies 1991 Pope John Paul II compares abortion with nazi murders 1991 John Edward Craven, dies 1991 Emily McEnroe, daughter of Tatum O'Neal and John McEnroe 1991 Pope John Paul II's encyclical on Centesimus annus 1991 John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136 1991 John Tower, Senator-R-Texas 1961 - 1985, dies in a plane crash at 65 1991 John Heinz III, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1991, dies in a plane crash at age 52 1991 John Carter, U.S. jazz clarinetist (Roots and folklore), dies 1991 John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies 1991 John Robin Baitz' "Substance of Fire," premieres in New York City 1991 John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award 1991 Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and John Candy buy CFL's Toronto Argonauts 1991 John A McCone, Head of CIA (1961-65), dies 1991 John Sloan Dickey, American Diplomat 1991 John McIntire, actor (Virginian, Psycho), dies of emphysema at 83 1991 John Russell, actor and writer (Apache Uprising, Yellow Sky), dies at 70 1991 John Eckhardt, actor born without legs (Freaks), dies at 82 1990 Margaret Thatcher resigns as Britain's PM, replaced by John Majors 1990 Britain's conservatives chose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher 1990 Radio stations around world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon 1990 John "Cat" Thompson, basketball hall of famer, dies at 84 1990 Federal judge sentenced former national security adviser John M Poindexter to 6 months for making false statements to Congress 1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella 1990 John Poindexter (National Security Advisor) found guilty on Iran-Contra scandal 1990 John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row 1990 John Merivale, actor (Caltiki), dies 1990 John McEnroe becomes 1st ever expelled from Australian Open 1990 John S. Bell, Irish Physicist 1989 John Paine, actor (Miracle on 34th St), dies at 77 1989 John M Pritchard, British conductor, dies at 68 1989 U.S.S.R. President Mikhail S Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican 1989 John Meillon, actor (Wild Duck, Crocodile Dundee), dies 1989 John Ogdon, English pianist/composer, dies at 52 1989 John Wayne Bobitt marries Lorena L Gallo 1989 John Matusek, NFLer (Oak Raider)/actor, dies of a heart attack at 38 1989 John R Hicks, English economist (Nobel 1972), dies 1989 John Waldo Green, composer, dies at 80 1989 Pope John Paul II beatifies Victoire Rasoamanarivo of Madagascar 1989 New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2 1989 John J. McCloy, American Lawyer 1989 Senate rejects George H. W. Bush's nomination of John Tower as Defense Secretary 1989 John Cassavetes, actor and director (Husbands, Dirty Dozen), dies at 59 1989 John Cassavetes, U.S. actor (Rosemary's Baby)/director, dies at 59 1989 New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner meets with Pope John Paul II 1989 Big John Studd wins WWF's 1st Royal Rumble 1988 John Tarrant, 1st Australia born Zen teacher, receives Dharma Transmission 1988 John Loder, actor (Sabotage, Java Head), dies at 90 1988 John Canning, New York Post managing editor, dies at 56 1988 Amy Benz/John Huston wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic 1988 John Carradine, actor (Ten Commandments), dies of kidney failure at 82 1988 [John] Hein Donner, chess grand master, dies at 61 1988 John Mitchell, former Atny Gen, dies of heart attack in Washington 1988 John N. Mitchell, American Politician 1988 John Houseman, actor (Paper Chase, Fog), dies of spinal cancer at 86 1988 John Houseman, actor (Paper Chase), dies at 86 1988 Elton John sells out MSG for a record 26th time 1988 Adela Rogers St. John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94 1988 John Cardinal Dearden, U.S. cardinal, dies at 80 1988 Cincinnati Red pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month 1988 John Franco saves record 13th game of July 1988 Yankees' Tommy John makes 3 errors on 1 play yet beats Brewers 16-3 1988 Tommy John commits rec 3 errors on 1 play as Yankees rout Brewers 16-3 1988 Red Sox replace manager John McNamara with Joe Morgan 1988 Errol John, playwright, dies at 63 1988 John Duncan, Sr., Representative-R-Tennessee 1965 - 1988 1988 "Everything Your Heart Desires" by Daryl Hall and John Oates peaks at #3 1988 "Rooty Toot Toot" by John Cougar Mellencamp peaks at #61 1988 John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute 1988 Howard Stern fans disrupt WMMR's and John DeBella's "Louie Louie" parade 1988 John Demjanjuk (Ivan the Terrible), sentenced to death in Jerusalem 1988 Gerrit John Heijns murderer, arrested 1988 John Clellon Holmes, American Writer 1987 John M "Joop" de Uyl, Dutch social-dem premier (1973-77), dies at 68 1987 John F "Jaco" Pastorius, rock guitarist (Weather Report), dies at 35 1987 John Qualen, actor (Patch of Blue, Jungle Book), dies 1987 Gerrit John Heijn, senior executive (Ahold), kidnapped/murdered 1987 Benjamin and Patrick Binder separated at John Hopkins Hospital 1987 John McEnroe is fined $17,500 for tirades at U.S. Tennis Open 1987 John Huston, US/Irish actor and director (Maltese Falcon), dies at 81 1987 John Demjanjuk, accused Nazi "Ivan the Terrible" testifies in Israel 1987 John Poindexter testifies at Iran-Contra hearings 1987 John Hammond, Jazz reviewer (Melody Maker), dies at 76 1987 Pope John Paul II receives Austrian President Kurt Waldheim 1987 John Blofeld, writer/translator/Zen practitioner, dies at 73 1987 "Twilight Zone" director John Landis found innocent in death of actor 1987 John Baur, museum director, dies at 78 1987 Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish born nun 1987 John Gotti is acquitted of racketeering 1987 John Demjanjuk, accused of being "Ivan the Terrible" trial begins 1986 John Antill, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, dies at 82 1986 Wrestler John Tatum charged with possession of marijuana 1986 John E. Grotberg, Representative-R-Illinois 1985 - 1986 1986 John Lennon releases "Menlove Avenue" album 1986 John Braine, British Novelist 1986 Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi 1986 John Tesh's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight 1986 John Hurley, song writer (Son of a Preacher Man), dies at 45 1986 Tennis ace John McEnroe marries actress Tatum O'Neal 1986 John P. East, Senator-R-North Carolina, dies at 55 1986 John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black and Bubbles), dies at 84 1986 Captain Midnight (John R. MacDougall) interrupts HBO 1986 Pope John Paul II met Rome's Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff at Rome synagogue 1986 John Ciardi, U.S. poet/interpreter (Dante), dies at 69 1986 John N. McMahon, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1986 Sarah Cunningham, actress (Nurse Andrews-Trapper John MD), dies at 67 1986 Hal Buckley, actor (John Quincy-OK Crackerby), dies at 49 1986 "John Lennon: Live in New York City" album is released 1986 Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India 1985 President Reagan appoints Vice Admiral John Poindexter as security adviser 1985 John Sparkman, Senator-D-Alabama 1946 - 1979, dies at 85 1985 John Lodge, actor (Sensation, In Like Flint)/(gov-R-CT), dies at 82 1985 Pope John Paul II declares Titus Brandsma divine 1985 "Every Step Of The Way" by John Waite peaks at #25 1985 John Holt, Australian Statesman 1985 John Williams introduces new Today Show theme 1985 105th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats John McEnroe (76 63 64) 1985 John Herbert McDowell, composer, dies at 58 1985 John de Quay, Dutch premier (1959-63), dies at 83 1985 FBI arrests John A Walker, Jr., convicted of spying for U.S.S.R. 1985 Pope John Paul II arrives in Belgium 1985 Pope John Paul II arrives in Netherlands 1985 John B Kelly, Jr., chairman U.S. Olympic Committee, dies at 57 1985 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to John Ashbery and Fred Chapell 1985 Robert H. W. Welch, Jr., U.S. founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85 1984 John Rock, U.S. co-developer of anti-conceptiepil, dies at 94 1984 John W Mercom, Jr. announces NO Saints are up for sale for $75 million 1984 John Lennon releases "Every Man has a Woman Who Loves Him" 1984 John Woods Duke, composer, dies at 85 1984 John Henry becomes 1st thoroughbred to win $6 million 1984 John Facenda, sportscaster (NFL Action), dies at 72 1984 36th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, John Ritter and Tyne Daly 1984 Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th Prime Minister succeeding John Turner 1984 104th U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl (63 64 61) 1984 L.A. federal jury acquits auto maker John DeLorean on cocaine charges 1984 John Boynton Priestley, English, stagewriter (Magicians), dies at 89 1984 John Lennon releases "I'm Stepping Out" 1984 98th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats J Connors (61 61 62) 1984 John Turner succeeds Pierre Trudeau as premier of Canada 1984 54th French Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats John McEnroe (36 26 64 75 75) 1984 John Marley, actor (Cat Ballou), dies at 77 following heart surgery 1984 John Lee Mahin, screenwriter, dies of emphysema at 81 1984 John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1984 Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1984 John J O'Connor named 8th archbishop of New York 1984 John Lennon releases "Borrowed Time" 1984 John Long (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1984 Singer Elton John marries Renate Blauel in Sydney Australia 1984 John Macvane, newscaster (United or Not), dies at 71 1984 John and Yoko release "Milk and Honey" album 1984 John Lennon releases "Nobody Told Me" 1983 Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca) 1983 Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, vs. Pakistan MCG 1983 1st visit to Lutheran church by a pope (John Paul II in Rome) 1983 John Le Mesurier, British actor (Jabberwocky, Dad's Army), dies at 71 1983 Pope John Paul II names 3 new Dutch bishops 1983 John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69 1983 Balthasar J "John" Vorster, South African premier (1966-78), dies at 67 1983 John Sain of South Bend, Indiana builds 3.91 m house of cards 1983 97th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Chris Lewis (62 62 62) 1983 Pope John Paul II visits Poland 1983 John P Strijbos, writer (Called that Bird), dies at 92 1983 John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80 1983 John Cowles Sr, U.S. publisher, dies at 84 1983 Christina E "Christine" Auwen, singer/wife of John Kelly, dies at 75 1983 Pope John Paul II names 18 new cardinals 1983 Superbowl XVII: Washington Red Skins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: John Riggins, Washington, RB 1983 John McHugh, actor (Unspeakable), dies of a heart attack at 69 1982 John Leonard Swigert, Jr., astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51 1982 Joanne Carner/John Mahaffey wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic 1982 John Baboeram, Suriname lawyer, murdered 1982 Liz Taylor's 7th divorce (John Warner) 1982 Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pontiff to visit Spain 1982 Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted 1982 Automaker John DeLorean arrested on cocaine charges (Not guilty) 1982 Pope John Paul II canonizes Reverend M Kolbe, who volunteered to die in place of another inmate at Auschwitz concentration camp, a saint 1982 John Palmer becomes news anchor of Today Show 1982 Pope John Paul II receives PLO leader Yasser Arafat 1982 John C Gardner, U.S., writer (Life and Times of Chaucer High), dies at 49 1982 John AM "Hans" van Tongeren, actor (Hunk), commits suicide at 27 1982 KC's John Wathan steals 31st en route to 36 base for catcher's record 1982 John Alexander, actor (Alien PI), dies at 85 1982 John Everett Watts, composer, dies at 51 1982 Washington D.C. jury finds John Hinckley, Jr. innocent by insanity 1982 John Hinckley found not guilty of 1981 attempted assassination of President Reagan by reason of insanity 1982 John Cheever, U.S. writer (Wapshot Chronicle, Pulitzer), dies at 70 1982 John Cheever, Pulitzer prize winning author, dies at 70 in Ossining 1982 John Honeyman-Scott, guitarist (Pretenders), overdoses on drugs 1982 Pope John Paul II visits Argentina 1982 John N McMahon replaces Bobby R Inman becomes deputy director of CIA 1982 President Reagan meets Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth 1982 Pope John Paul II is 1st pope to visit Great Britain 1982 John McMullen buys NHL Colorodo Rockies and gets approval to move to NJ 1982 Pope John Paul II declares "Peerke" Donders divine 1982 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Updike for 'Rabbit is Rich' 1982 In Fatima Portugal, a Spanish priest with a bayonet is stopped prior to his attempt to attack Pope John Paul II 1982 WABC New York City plays its last record (John Lennon's Imagine) 1982 Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. attempted assassin of Reagan, begins 1982 John Cody, U.S. cardinal and archbishop of Chicago (1965-82), dies at 74 1982 John Pielmeier's "Agnes of God," premieres in New York City 1982 John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33 1982 John Hay Whitney, U.S. newspaper magnate, dies at 76 1982 John Sharples of England finishes disco dancing 371 hours 1982 Pope John Paul II prays for an end to martial law in Poland 1981 John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89 1981 John Warburton, actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94 1981 "Day in Hollywood, A Night..," closes at John Golden New York after 588 perf 1981 Rolling Stones begin their 6th U.S. tour at John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia 1981 Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical "Laborem exercens" against capitalism/marxism 1981 101st U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg (46 62 64 63) 1981 John Hinckley, Jr. pleads innocent in attempt to kill President Reagan 1981 Mark Chapman, John Lennon's murderer, is sentenced to 20 years 1981 95th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats B Borg (46 76 76 64) 1981 John McEnroe exhibits a disgraceful act of misbehavior at Wimbledon 1981 Mark David Chapman pleads guilty to killing John Lennon 1981 Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 55 days for infection 1981 John S Knight, U.S. newspaper magnate, dies at 86 1981 Pope John Paul II released from hospital after assassination attempt 1981 John Hinckley attempts suicide by overdosing on Tylenol 1981 Attempt on Pope John Paul II by Mehemet Ali Agca 1981 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St. Peter's Square 1981 Rocker Papa John Phillips arrested for drug possession 1981 President Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley III 1981 John Lennon releases "Watching the Wheels" in U.K. 1981 John Gnagy, artist (Learn to Draw), dies at 73 1981 People mag features drug ordeal of Mackenzie and Papa John Phillips 1981 John Walker Lindh, American Criminal 1981 Beatles McCartney, Starr and Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon 1981 John Lennon releases "Woman" in UK 1981 "Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 93 performances 1981 John Severin sets 100-mi unicycle speed record, 9 h 21 m 1981 50th hat trick in Islander history - John Tonelli scored 5 goals 1980 At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon 1980 John Lennon, assassinated in New York by Mark David Chapman at 40 1980 2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up 1980 John and Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum 1980 John Lennon releases "Double Fantasy" album in U.K. 1980 Pope John Paul II began 5 day visit to West Germany, 1980 Mary Michael, actress (Biridie-Wonderful John Acton), dies at 77 1980 Astros owner John McMullen replaces General Manager Tal Smith with Al Rosen 1980 John Lennon releases "(Just Like) Starting Over" in UK 1980 "Tintypes" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 93 performances 1980 John Lydon sentenced to 3 months on assault charges 1980 John Bonham, English pop drummer (Led Zeppelin), overdoses at 32 1980 John and Yoko sign a recording contract with Geffin Records 1980 100th U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg (76 61 67 57 64) 1980 John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title 1980 John Arlott calls his last game, England vs. Australia at Lord's 1980 John and Yoko begin recording "Double Fantasy" 1980 John Phillips of Mamas and Papas is arrested on drug charges 1980 John W. Davis, President (WV State college), dies at 92 1980 John Laurie, actor (39 Steps, Jericho, Kidnapped), dies at 83 1980 "Blues Brothers" with Dan Akwoyd and John Belushi premieres 1980 Rep John Jenrette, Jr. (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation 1980 John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg for U.S. Open 1980 Tommy John wins his 200th, 3-0 on a 2-hitter 1980 Bjorn Borg beats John McEnroe for Wimbledon title 1980 Tiger reliever John Hiller, 37, (who had a 1971 heart attack), retires 1980 Pope John Paul II begins African tour 1980 "Day in Hollywood, A Night..." opens at John Golden New York City for 588 perf 1980 Mike Weaver KOs John Tate in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1980 Jury finds John Wayne Gacy guilty of murdering 33 in Chicago 1980 John Jacob Niles, composer, dies at 87 1980 John William McCormack, American Politician 1980 "Blues Brothers" movie with Dan Akwoyd and John Belushi opens 1980 68th Australian Men Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (76 63 62) 1979 Twins John Castino and Jays Alfredo Griffin tie for AL Rookie of Year 1979 John Glassock, bass (Jethro Tull), dies at 27 following heart surgery 1979 John F. Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston 1979 John Tate beats Gerrie Coetze in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 John Stuart, actor (Number 17), dies at 81 1979 Pope John Paul II is 1st Pope to visit White House 1979 Pope John Paul II begins visit of US 1979 John Huston's "Wine Blood" premieres at New York Film Festival 1979 Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit Ireland 1979 Elton John, sick with flu, collapse on Hollywood Universal Ampitheater 1979 John Cromwell, actor and director (Of Human Bondage), dies at 91 1979 John McQuade, actor (Charlie Wild Private Detective), dies at 73 1979 99th U.S. Mens Tennis: John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis (75 63 63) 1979 John Reed King, TV host (Why?, Let's See), dies at 64 1979 John Wayne, actor (Green Berets, True Grit), dies at 72 1979 Pope John Paul II visits Poland 1979 John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a communist country (Poland) 1979 Pope John Paul II visits Poland 1979 Pope John Paul ordains John J O'Conner as a bishop 1979 Elton John becomes 1st western rocker to perform live in U.S.S.R. 1979 1st western pop star to tour U.S.S.R.-Elton John 1979 NL approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M 1979 John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros 1979 John Cameron Andrieu Bingham Morton, satirist (Beachcomber), dies 1979 Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel 1979 John Carroll, actor (Hired Wife, Fiesta, Geraldine), dies at 72 1979 Sid Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie], bassist (Sex Pistols), OD's at 31 1979 Pope John Paul II's 1st overseas trip as supreme pontiff 1979 John N Mitchell (former AG) released on parole from federal prison 1978 Police in Des Plaines Ill, arrest John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for murder 1978 Oakland Raider's John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games 1978 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans, available 1978 Pope John Paul II installed 1978 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "Ballroom," premieres in New York City 1978 Funeral services held for Pope John Paul I 1978 John Paul I, Pope for 34 days, dies at 65 1978 John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], Pope (1978), dies after 33 days as pope 1978 Pope John Paul I (Albino Luciani), 263rd Catholic Pope, died 1978 Pope John Paul I, Pope 1978 Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff 1978 John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston 1978 Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice becomes Pope John Paul I 1978 Petros John Petridis, composer, dies at 86 1978 60th PGA Championship: John Mahaffey shoots a 276 at Oakmont CC PA 1978 [John] Willem van Otterloo, conductor and composer (Symphonic), dies at 70 1978 John Lydon forms rock group Public Ltd Image 1978 "Grease" starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John opens 1978 John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, dies at 71 1978 John Selwyn Brooke Selwyn Lloyd, speaker of house of commons, dies 1978 John Clinge Doorenbos, Dutch journalist/poet, dies at 93 1978 John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 1978 Frank C Carlucci succeeds John F Blake as deputy director of CIA 1978 John Legend, American Musician 1978 John D Rockefeller III, U.S. billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71 1978 John D MacArthur, U.S. insurance billionaire, dies at 80 1977 "Saturday Night Fever,"starring John Travolta, premieres in New York City 1977 Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Rangers for John Poloni and cash 1977 John Little McClellan, Senator-D-Arkansas 1943 - 1977 1977 Hamilton Deane and John Balderstons "Dracula," premieres in New York City 1977 Elton John honored by MSG Hall of Fame 1977 John Breeden, actor (Madame Racketeer, Salute), dies at 73 1977 Edward Furlong, born in Pasedina, California, actor, John Connor-Terminator 2 1977 John F. Blake promoted from acting to deputy director of CIA 1977 John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in U.S. 1977 Seattle's John Montague pitches 6 2/3 innings of perfect relief tying 2 game record of retiring 33 consecutive batsmen 1977 John R Powers, U.S. director model bureau, dies at 80 1977 John Edrich scores his 100th 100, Surrey vs. Derbyshire at The Oval 1977 Former AG John Mitchell starts 19 months in Alabama prison 1977 Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann 1st U.S. male saint 1977 50th National Spelling Bee: John Paola wins spelling cambist 1977 "Sleepy" John Estes, rocker (Electric), dies at 74 1977 Supreme Court refuses to hear appeals of Watergate wrong doers H R Halderman, John Ehrlichman and John Mitchell 1977 John Marriott, dies at 83 1977 Martin Dihigo John Lloyd elected to Hall of Fame 1977 John Vincent, composer, dies at 74 1977 John Mayer, American Musician 1976 John Lever takes 7-46 in 1st Test Cricket innings, vs. India Delhi 1976 Liz Taylor's 7th marriage to John Warner 1976 John Lee, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Julia Bikbova 1976 "Going Up" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 49 performances 1976 John Hathaway completes 50,600 mile bicycle tour of every continent 1976 San Francisco Giant John Montefusco no-hits Atlanta Braves, 9-0 1976 "Going Up" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 49 performances 1976 Pitt Pirate John Candelaria no-hits Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0 1976 John Roselli, hired by CIA to kill Castro, found murdered 1976 White Sox John Odom (5 inn) and Francisco Barrios (4 inn) no-hits A's 1976 John Naber is 1st to swin 200m backstroke under 2 minutes 1976 John Walker of New Zealand sets record for 2000 m, 4:51.4 1976 NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor and David Brinkley, premieres 1976 Martha Mitchell wife of former Attorney General John Mitchell, dies in New York at 57 1976 102nd Preakness: John Lively aboard Elocutionist wins in 1:55 1976 Freddie Lennon, father of John Lennon (Beatles), dies at 63 1976 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (GRB) 1976 John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes at Toledo, Ohio 1975 1st New York Jet to gain 1,000 yards rushing (John Riggins) 1975 John Paul Stevens becomes a Supreme Court Justice 1975 Bill Veeck buys 80% of White Sox from John Allyn 1975 Giants pitcher John "the Count of" Montefusco wins NL Rookie of Year 1975 John Bucyk, Boston, became 7th NHLer to score 500 goals 1975 John Scott Trotter, orchestra leader (George Gobel Show), dies at 67 1975 Emily John Orton, Creswell Oregon, Miss America, Oregon-2nd-1996 1975 Elton John given a star in Hollywood 1975 9th Country Music Association Award: John Denver wins 1975 Sean Ono Lennon, John and Yoko's Son 1975 U.S. decides John Lennon won't be deported due to U.K. pot conviction 1975 John Harm Skippers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1975 John McGiver, actor (Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show), dies at 61 1975 John Thomas, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1975 John Mylong, actor (Robot Monster), dies at 82 1975 John R Dunning, U.S. physicist, dies at 67 1975 John Baragrey, actor (Gamera), dies at 57 1975 All star MVP: Bill Madlock (Pittsburgh Pirates) and John Matlock (New York Mets) 1975 John Hargis, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, 100m butterfly 1996 Olympics 1975 Elton John, Eagles and Beach Boys play Wembley 1975 "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," by John Denver hits #1 1975 John Higgins, Scottish Celebrity 1975 John Macready, born in Los Angeles, California, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 1975 Michael John Shea, USMC-lt/pilot, 1 of last soldiers killed in Vietnam 1975 John Lennon appears on "Tonight" and Ringo on "Smother Brothers" 1975 John Lennon releases "Stand by Me" 1975 John B McKay, U.S. test pilot (X-15), dies 1975 John Wooden's final game, UCLA, wins 10th NCAA championship in 12 yrs 1975 John A DeMott, dies at 63 1975 Francine Larrimore, actress (John Meade's Woman), dies at 76 1975 John Lennon releases "Rock 'n' Roll" album 1975 John Mitchell, HR Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman sentenced to 2-8 yrs 1975 John Secondari, newscaster (Open Hearing), dies at 55 1975 John Lennon releases "#9 Dream" 1975 John Piersma, U.S., 200m/400m freestyle swimmer, Olympics-4th-96 1975 John Slater, actor (Deadlock, 3 on a Spree), dies at 58 1975 Judge Sirica orders release of Watergate's John W Dean III, Herbert W Kalmbach and Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison 1975 John Dierkes, actor (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 69 1975 John Gregson, actor (Rooney, Assassin), dies at 55 1974 John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG New York City) 1974 John Lennon's only solo #1 "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" 1974 Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles 1974 John Lennon releases "Walls and Bridges" album 1974 John Smallenbroek, Dutch Internal minister, dies at 72 1974 John Lennon appears as guest dj on WNEW-FM (New York City) 1974 Cards beat Mets, 4-3, in 25 (7h4m), record 202 plate appearances, Felix Milan and John Milner come to bat 12 times each 1974 Giants John Montefusco makes his major league debut 1974 John Lennon reports seeing a UFO in New York City 1974 "Words and Music" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 127 performances 1974 John Lennon is ordered to leave U.S. in 60 days 1974 John Ehrlichman convicted of violating Daniel Ellsberg's rights 1974 Mike Marshall saves Tommy John's 4-1 win 1974 John C Ransom, U.S. poet (World's Body), dies 1974 John Wengraf, actor (Pride and Passion, 12 to the Moon), dies at 77 1974 "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances 1974 John Coppinger, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles 1974 John Hall, kicker for the New York Jets 1974 Howard St. John, actor (Investigator, Dr. Lewis-Hank), dies at 68 1974 John Wallace, NBA forward for the Toronto Raptors 1974 John Drew Nichols, born in Oklahoma, rocker, PC Quest-Can You See 1973 61st Australian Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats O Parun (63 67 75 61) 1973 Garth John Da Silva, Auckland New Zealand, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1973 39th Heisman Trophy Award: John Cappelletti, Penn State (RB) 1973 John Zimmerman, Birmingham, Alabama, pairs skater, & Steigler 1973 John Rostill, rocker, dies at 31 1973 John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album 1973 John Solomon, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 John Lennon sues U.S. government to admit FBI is tapping his phone 1973 John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ 1973 John Mobley, NFL linebacker, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1973 93rd U.S. Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Jan Kodes (64 16 46 62 62) 1973 John R R Tolkien, British story writer (Hobbitt), dies of ulcer at 81 1973 John Ford, U.S. director (Mary of Scotland, Stagecoach), dies at 78 1973 John Adams and his drum - become a right-field fixture in Cleveland Stadium 1973 Gavin Hassett, born in Saint John, New Brunswick, rower 1996 Olympics 1973 John W Dean tells Watergate Committee about Nixon's "enemies list" 1973 John Dean begins testimony before Senate Watergate Committee 1973 Super Fly Meets Shaft by John and Ernest hits #31 1973 John Davis, WLAF tight end, Amsterdam Admirals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1973 John and Yoko form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence 1973 John Oppio, Sparks Nevada, double trap 1996 Olympics 1973 John Michels, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1973 "Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 31 performances 1973 John Elmore, guard for the Baltimore Ravens 1973 "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 31 performances 1973 Test Cricket debut of Richard John Hadlee, New Zealand vs. Pakistan, Wellington 1973 John Banner, actor (Schultz-Hogan's Heroes), dies on 62nd birthday 1973 John Cleese's final episode on "Monty Python's Flying Circus," on BBC 1972 John Walsh, NFL quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Jude St. John, CFL offensive linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1972 John Steel, Auckland New Zealand, 100m/200m swimmer 1996 Olympics 1972 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Kenneth J Arrow and John R Hicks 1972 John Hyden, Tustin California, volleyball outside hitter alternate for 1996 Olympics 1972 John and Yoko appear on Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon 1972 Jerry Lewis' 7th Muscular Dystrophy telethon, John and Yoko appear 1972 John Lennon and Yoko Ono perform at Madison Square Garden 1972 John Barnes Chance, composer, dies at 39 1972 John Jones, WLAF guard for the Rhein Fire 1972 John Wasdin, Ft. Belvoir, Washington, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1972 John Lilley, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1972 John Paci, WLAF quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1972 John Lennon's political "Sometime in New York City" released including "Woman is the Nigger of the World" "Attica State" and "Luck of the Irish" 1972 Saul David Alinsky, radical writer (John L Lewis), dies at 63 1972 Edward Reevey, St. John NB, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 South Carolina Intercol 1972 John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded 1972 John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 John Lennon says his phone is tapped by FBI on Dick Cavett Show 1972 John Holecek, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills 1972 New York City Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported 1972 Apollo astronauts John Young and Charles Duke ride on Moon 1972 John Young and Charles Duke explores Moon (Apollo 16) 1972 John A H J S Bruins Slot, co-founder/editor in chief (illegal), dies 1972 John Godina, born in Fort Sill Oklahoma, shot putter/discus thrower, 1996 Olympics silver 1972 John Rothell, Titusville Florida, 400m hurdler 1972 John Farquhar, tight end for the New Orleans Saints 1972 John Leach, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1972 Maria Maunder, born in St. John's, New Foundland, rower 1996 Olympics 1972 John and Yoko are served with deportation papers 1972 John and Yoko end a week of co-hosting Mike Douglas Show 1972 John and Yoko co-host "Mike Douglas Show" for entire week 1972 John Slaney, St. John's, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings 1972 Senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported 1972 John Litel, actor (Big Boss, Crime Doctor, My Buddy), dies at 79 1972 Aaron John Mcintosh, Auckland New Zealand, sailboard yachter 1996 Olympics 1972 John Berryman, U.S. poet (Imaginary Jew), dies 1971 John Sinclair (sentence: 10 yrs, sold 2 marijuana joints) is freed 1971 John Sacca, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 John A Emmens, art historian/poet (Dog of Pavlov), dies at 47 1971 Galt MacDermot/John Guare's "2 gentlemen of Verona," premieres in New York City 1971 John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US 1971 John Anderson, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1971 John Francis Zingg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys 1971 John List kills family and moves to Colorado 1971 John and Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in New York City 1971 John Coker, NBA center for the Phoenix Suns 1971 William H Rehnquist and Lewis F Powell nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black and John Harlan 1971 John and Yoko appear on "Dick Cavett Show" 1971 John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine" 1971 John Lynch, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1971 John Vermeers painting "The liefdesbrief" stolen 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono are Dick Cavett's only guest 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear on Dick Cavett Show (ABC-TV) 1971 John Lennon releases "Imagine" album 1971 John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts opens in Washington D.C. 1971 John Burke, NFL tight end for the New England Patriots 1971 John Thierry, NFL defensive end for the Chicago Bears 1971 John Lennon leaves U.K. for New York City, never to return 1971 John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of U.S. Open 1971 John Raposo, CFL defensive tackle for the Toronto Argonauts 1971 John W. Campbell, U.S., sci-fi writer (Space Beyond), dies at 61 1971 John Achterberg, soccer player, NAC 1971 John Lennon and Yoko Ono unannounced appearance at Fillmore East in New York City 1971 Noah Wyle, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Dr. John Carter-ER 1971 John Longden, actor (Man From Interpol), dies at 70 1971 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Toland (Rising Sun) 1971 John Senden, born in Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer 1971 Lara St. John, Canadian Musician 1971 John Buchanan, actor, Sidekicks, Black Stallion, Family Man 1971 Montreal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal 1971 John Bock, NFL center, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins 1971 John Guares "House of Blue Leaves," premieres in New York City 1971 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich 1971 John Reece, WLAF/NFL cornerback, Amsterdam Admirals, Dallas Cowboys 1971 John and Yoko record "Power to the People" 1971 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono's parents in Japan 1971 John Wozniak, American Musician 1971 John Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50 1971 John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs 1971 Tigers ace reliever John Hiller, 27, sufferes a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves 1970 John de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58 1970 John DeWitt, WLAF defensive end for the Scottish Claymores 1970 John Amaechi, NBA center and forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers 1970 John T Scopes, U.S. teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70 1970 John Frazier kills Ohta's declares WW 3 has begun 1970 John Mabry, Wilmington, Delaware, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1970 John Creach, joins Jefferson Airplane 1970 John Roderigo Dos Passos, U.S. writer (Manhattan Transfer), dies at 74 1970 John Copeland, NFL defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Elton John's 1st U.S. appearance, Los Angeles 1970 John Carmack, American Scientist 1970 John Rennie, cricketer, Zimbabwe pace bowler 1993 1970 John G B Barbirolli, English conductor/composer, dies at 70 1970 John Barbirolli, English conductor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, dies at 70 1970 John Kalin, CFL safety for the Calgary Stampeders 1970 John Roethlisberger, born in Afton, Minnesota, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 1970 102nd Belmont: John Rotz aboard High Echelon wins in 2:34 1970 John Gunther, author/host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at 68 1970 John Karelse, soccer player, NAC 1970 John Knittel, writer, dies at 79 1970 "Park" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1970 "Park" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1970 John H O'Hara, U.S. journalist (Pal Joey, Rage to Live), dies at 65 1970 42nd Academy Awards - "Midnight Cowboy," John Wayne and Maggie Smith win 1970 John and Yoko release hoax they are having dual sex change operations 1970 "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater New York City 1970 John Frusciante, American Musician 1970 John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland 1970 Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs. Australia, Durban 1970 John Frascatore, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1970 John M Burgess installed as bishop of Protestant Episcopals (Mass) 1970 John J "Johnny" Murphy, U.S. baseball pitcher (New York Yankees), dies at 61 1970 John Gerak, NFL tight end/guide, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams 1969 "War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John and Yoko" posters begin appearing 1969 John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar 1969 John Lennon returns OBE to protest UK's support for Vietnam War 1969 John Parrella, NFL defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers 1969 Joseph P. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy/RFK/TMK father, dies in Hyannis Port Massachusetts, at 81 1969 John and Yoko release their 2nd album "Wedding Album" in UK 1969 Henry John Mills, NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers 1969 Nobel prize for economy awarded to John Tinbergen 1969 John Kasay, NFL kicker for the Carolina Panthers 1969 John McMullen, Santa Rosa California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 NCAA-15th 1969 John Morton, WLAF WR for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1969 Plastic Ono Band's (John, Yoko and Eric Clapton) 1st live performance 1969 Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Allentown Penn, wife of John Cougar 1969 John Crotty, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trailblazers 1969 John Leclair, St. Albans VT, NHL forward, Team USA, Philadelphia 1969 John Oostendorp, born in Iowa City, Iowa, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1969 John and Yoko are hospitalized after a car crash 1969 John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut vs. WI at Lord's 1969 John Pennel pole vaults world record (5.45 m) 1969 John BMR "John" Hanlo, poet (Oote oote boe), dies at 57 1969 John Scott, rocker with the Pretenders, dies at 25 1969 John and Yoko appear on David Frost's British TV Show 1969 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins Rolling Stones 1969 "The Ballad Of John and Yoko" by The Beatles hit #1 in UK 1969 John L Lewis, formed (Congress of Industrial Org), dies at 89 1969 John L. Lewis, American Leader 1969 Beatles release Ballad Of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe, in US 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance" 1969 John Cipollini, guitarist, dies of ephysema at 45 1969 John and Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal) 1969 John van Halst, soccer player, FC Twente 1969 John Forest, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 John and Yoko stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam) 1969 John and Yoko stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam Hilton) 1969 Beatle John Lennon marries Yoko Ono in Gibraltar 1969 John Bracken, Canadian Politician 1969 John Fina, NFL offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills 1969 John Wyndham, [Parkes Lucas B Harris], author (Chrysalids), dies at 65 1969 John Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73 1969 John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders 1969 John Moore, Australian baseball catcher 1996 Olympics 1969 John Veenhof, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1969 John Zajic, Czechoslovakian student, self incinerates 1969 John Edward, American Entertainer 1969 John Flannery, guard/corner for the Dallas Cowboys 1969 Bollingen prize for poetry presented to John Berryman and Karl Shapiro 1969 Stephen John Davies, Australia field hockey forward/vice captain, 2 Bronze Medals and 1 Silver Medal 1992, 1996, 2000 Olympics 1968 John Steinbeck, author (Grapes of Wrath, Nobel 1940, 62), dies at 66 1968 John and Yoko release their 1st album "Two Virgins" in UK 1968 John Lennon is fined 150 pounds for unauthorized drug possession 1968 John Johnstone, Liverpool, New York, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 John O'Neill, Detroit, U.S. field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1968 John Kander/Fred Ebbs musical "Zorba," premieres in New York City 1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear nude on cover of "2 Virgins" album 1968 John Jett, NFL punter, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions 1968 Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John 1968 Nico John Hoogma, soccer player, FC Twente 1968 Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby 1968 U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony 1968 During Olympics Tommie Smith and John Carlos give black power salute 1968 John Preston, born in Utah, actor, Greg-General Hospital 1968 Private Eye magazine reports a John Lennon and Yoko Ono album will have a picture of them nude on cover 1968 John and Yoko's "One on One" benefit for children at MSG 1968 John Gordon Mein, U.S. ambassador in Guatemala, dies 1968 John George, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies at 70 1968 Cynthia Lennon sues John Lennon for divorce on adultry 1968 John Coyle, West Bloomfield, Michigan, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1968 John Olerud, born in Seattle, Washington, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1968 John P Navin, Jr., Philadelphia, actor, Joey Elliot-Jennifer Slept Here 1968 John Maginnes, born in Atlanta, Georgia, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Texarkana Open-5th 1968 John Indrisano, actor (OK Crackerby), dies at 62 1968 John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce 1968 John Lennon's 1st full art exhibition (You are Here) 1968 John Gough, actor (Circus Kid, 2 for Tonight), dies at 73 1968 John Lumkes, born in Chicago, Illinois, 3k steeplechase runner 1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono plant an acorn at Conventry Cathedral 1968 John Connelly, born in Toledo, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1991 New Hampshire Open 1968 Little Willie John, rocker, dies at 30 1968 William E "Little Willie" John, U.S. R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30) 1968 Paul McCartney and John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host 1968 John Johnson, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1968 John Tardy, U.S. heavy metalist, Obituary, Slowly We Rot 1968 John Barrowman, actor, Peter Fairchild-Central Park West 1968 John Velddman, soccer player, Sparta 1968 John Cleese (Monty Python) marries Connie Booth 1968 Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon and wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1968 John Hudson, NFL center/guard, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles 1968 John Ridgely, actor (Air Force, Possessed, Big Sleep), dies at 58 1968 John Davidson, actor (Dick Tracy vs Crime Inc), dies at 80 1968 John Singleton, director and screenwriter, Boyz in the Hood 1968 John de Visser, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1967 John Randle, NFL defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 John Nance Garner, (Vice President-D, 1933-41), dies at 98 1967 John Romero, American Inventor 1967 John Flaherty, New York City, catcher for the San Diego Padres 1967 Gary John Anderson, Wanganui New Zealand, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1967 Yoko Plus Me art exhibit opens in London (the me is John Lennon) 1967 John Lovell, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, tornado yachter, Olympics-8th-1996 1967 WCAE TV channel 50 in St. John, IN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 John Smit, soccer player, NAC 1967 87th U.S. Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats Clark Graebner (64 64 86) 1967 Final episode of "What's My Line?," hosted by John Charles Daly 1967 John Jurkovic, defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1967 John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83 1967 Margo Malowney, born in Saint John, New Brunswick, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1967 John Femia, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Square Pegs, Hello Larry 1967 John Macchia, actor (Beach Blanket Bingo), dies of stroke at 35 1967 Julian McMahon, actor, Ian Rain-Another World, John Grant-Profiler 1967 John Coltrane, U.S. jazz sax/composer, dies at 40 1967 81st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats W Bungert (63 61 61) 1967 John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50 1967 John Wehner, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 John Entwistle of rock group Who weds Alison Wise 1967 John Doherty, born in the Bronx, New York, John Harold Doherty, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball teams 1967 John Yoo, American Educator 1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II 1967 John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce 1967 Craig John Monk, Auckland New Zealand, finn class yachter 1996 Olympics 1967 John Friesz, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65 1967 John Smoltz, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young 1967 John Child, East York Ontario, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics bronze 1967 John Coltrane, American Musician 1967 "Wait A Minim!" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 457 performances 1967 Actress Lynn Redgrave marries John Clark 1967 John Mangum, NFL safety for the Chicago Bears 1967 John F. Kennedy's body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial 1967 John F Bothwell, actor (Freckles-Our Gang), dies at 46 1967 John Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at 57 1967 John Herbert's "Fortune and Men's Eyes," premieres in New York City 1967 John Valentin, Mineola, New York, infielder for the Boston Red Sox 1967 John Patterson, U.S. baseball infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1966 John W Mecom, Jr. becomes 1st owner of New Orlean Saints 1966 Mississippi John Hurt, rocker, dies at 73 1966 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at a London art gallery 1966 John van de Brom, soccer player, Ajax 1966 86th U.S. Mens Tennis: Fred Stolle beats John Newcombe (46 12-10 63 64) 1966 John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avante-garde art exposition 1966 John Terry, CFL tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1966 John Wetteland, San Mateo California, pitcher, New York Yankees, Rangers, Expos 1966 Beatle John Lennon says Beatles are more popular than Jesus 1966 Alabamans burn Beatle products due to John Lennon's anti-Jesus remark 1966 Tylin John, born in Encino, California, playmate, Mar, 1992 1966 John Pennel pole vaults record (5.34 m) 1966 Gemini 10 launched (John Young and Michael Collins) 1966 Michael John Bradley, born in Largo, Florida, PGA golfer, 1993 Kemper Open-3rd 1966 Kristoff St. John, born in New York City, actor, Adam-Generations, Young and Restless 1966 John Cusack, born in Chicago, actor, Stand By Me, Sure Thing, Better Off Dead 1966 John Randle, golfer, 1992 Canadian Tour Fall-3rd 1966 Peter Green joins John Mayall's Bluebreakers 1966 "Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys hit #1 in U.K. 1966 John Jaha, born in Portland, Oregon, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1966 John VanderWal, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1966 John Patrick Daly, born in born in Sacramento, California, PGA golfer, 1995 British Open 1966 "Wait A Minim!" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 457 performances 1966 John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" 1966 John David Cullum, actor in 1776, Sweet Country, Day After 1966 John Druce, Peterborough, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings 1966 John [Vo] Velyvis, North Adams Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1966 Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr 1966 John Kropke, CFL defensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1965 John Feskens, Dutch soccer player, Willem II 1965 John Keller, Jr., Toledo Ohio, team handball back court 1996 Olympics 1965 "Stuttering John" Melendez, interviewer, Howard Stern Show 1965 [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies 1965 John Schofield, journalist 1965 John Bata, Czechoslovakian shoe manufacturer, dies at 67 1965 John Starks, NBA guard for the New York Knicks 1965 John Smith, born in Del City, Oklahoma, 62kg freestyle wrestler, Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics 1965 John Edrich completes 310* vs. New Zealand in 532 minutes, 52 fours 5 sixes 1965 John Leonard, Australian Poet 1965 John Frawley, Australia, tennis star 1965 John "Chip" McKibben II, born in Balboa Island, California, rower 1996 Olympics 1965 John Lennon's 2nd book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published 1965 97th Belmont: John Sellers aboard Hail to All wins in 2:28.6 1965 John C. Reilly, American Actor 1965 John Jensen, Danish Athlete 1965 William F. Raborn, Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA 1965 "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden New York City after 192 performances 1965 John "Jumbo" Elliot, NFL tackle, New York Giants, New York Jets 1965 John Smiley, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, pitcher, for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 John Stephenson, cricketer, England opening bat in one Test vs. Australia 1989 1965 John Commins, cricketer, South African Test batsman vs. New Zealand 1994-95 1965 John Lennon passes his driving test 1965 John van Loen, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord, San Frecce 1965 John Larkin, actor (Saints and Sinners, 12 O'Clock High), dies at 52 1965 John Larkin, dir (Circumstanial Evidence), dies of heart attack at 52 1965 John Jackson, NFL offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1964 John Burkett, New Brighton, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1964 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (quarterback) 1964 John Fabricius, playwright, dies at 55 1964 John Williams, NFL linebacker/FB for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1964 John Maclean, Oshawa, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils 1964 John Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73 1964 John Emery, actor (Ship Ahoy, Kronos, Mademoiselle Fifi), dies at 59 1964 "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" opens at John Golden New York City for 192 performances 1964 John Joseph Thomas, Arcadia California, actor, Young Dan'l Boone 1964 John Tucker, Windsor, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Susan Walters, Georgia, actress, Lorna-Loving, Mary Beth-Dear John 1964 John Sununu, American Politician 1964 John Osborne's "Inadmissable Evidence," premieres in London 1964 John Mooney, born in Seattle, Washington sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1964 John Cullen, Puslinch, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 John Leguizamo, born in Columbia, actor, Mambo Mouth, Whispers in the Dark 1964 All star MVP: John Callison, Philadelphia Phillies 1964 "Beyond the Fringe" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 673 performances 1964 John Finley Williamson, conductor (Westminster Choir), dies at 76 1964 John Salley, NBA star, Detroit Pistons 1964 John Parrott, snooker player 1964 John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in U.S. 1964 Edwin John Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81 1964 John Carney, NFL kicker for the San Diego Chargers 1964 John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years 1964 John Morris, cricketer, England right-hand batsman vs. India 1990 1964 Astronaut John Glenn withdraws from Ohio senate race 1964 Britain sets memorial for the late President John F. Kennedy 1964 John Norum, born in Vardo, Norway, musician, hard rock guitarist, co-founder of Swedish band Europe 1964 Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame 1964 John Gallagher, rugby league player 1964 John Habyan, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1964 Weldon John "Jack" Teagarden, U.S. jazz trombonist/singer, dies at 58 1964 John Erickson, born in Woodland Hills, California, golfer, 1991 Windsor Charity 1964 Christopher John Gray, priest 1963 Official 30-day mourning period for President John F. Kennedy ends 1963 John Lammers, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1963 Lyndon Baines Johnson sets up Warren Commission to investigate assassination of John F. Kennedy 1963 John F. Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald, John F. Kennedy's assassinator, shot dead by Jack Ruby 1963 John F. Kennedy's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House 1963 Lyndon Baines Johnson proclaims Nov 25 a day of national mourning (for John F. Kennedy) 1963 John F Kennedy, 35th President (1961-63), assassinated in Dallas at 46 1963 John F. Kennedy, Senator-D-Massachusetts 1947 - 1953, 35th President 1961 - 1963, dies at age 46 1963 John F. Kennedy flies to Texas 1963 John Barnes, British soccer player 1963 Tatum O'Neal, LA Cal, Mrs. John McEnroe, Paper Moon, Little Darlings 1963 John Lennon utters his infamous "Rattle your jewelry" line 1963 J. Edgar Hoover last meeting with president John F. Kennedy 1963 John F. Kennedy signs ratification for nuclear test ban treaty 1963 56th Postmaster General: John A Gronouski of Wis takes office 1963 Houston Colt .45 John Paciorek goes 3 for 3 in his only game 1963 John Elliot, Bristol CT, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Miss Gulf Coast 1963 John Vanbiesbrouck, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL goalie, Team USA, Florida 1963 John Philipson, pop bassist, Rowwen Heze, Kroenenberg 1963 John Pennel is 1st to pole-vault 17' 1963 John Bush, U.S. heavy metal singer, Anthrax-Armed and Dangerous 1963 John Stamos, born in Cypress, California, actor, General Hospital, Full House 1963 John Powell, composer, dies at 80 1963 John Sutton, actor (Of Human Bondage), dies of heart attack at 54 1963 John F. Kennedy speaks at Pauls Church in Frankfurt 1963 Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) succeeds John XXIII 1963 John Whiting, British dramatist/actor (Devils), dies 1963 John F. Kennedy says segregation is morally wrong and that it is "time to act" 1963 John F. Kennedy signs law for equal pay for equal work for men and women 1963 John F. Kennedy names Winston Churchill U.S. honorary citizen 1963 John Restino, born in Westchester, New York, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Tommy Armour 1963 British Minister of War John Profumo resigns due to Christine Keeler 1963 John XXIII, [Angelo G Roncalli], Pope (1958-63), dies at 81 1963 Pope John XXIII, Italian Pope 1963 John F. Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression 1963 John Cameron Mitchell, born in El Paso, Texas, actor, Misplaced, Band of the Hand 1963 John XXIII encyclical On peace in truth, justice, charity and liberty 1963 Julian Lennon, John's son and singer, Too Late for Goodbyes 1963 British Minister of War John Profumo denies having sex with Christine Keeler 1963 Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold 1963 John Andretti, race car driver 1963 John Cangelosi, born in Brooklyn, New York, outfielder for the Houston Astros 1963 U.S.S.R. informs John F. Kennedy it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba 1963 John Gesek, NFL center for the Washington Redskins 1963 John Marzano, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Seattle Mariners 1963 John Dye, Amory Massachusetts, actor, Andrew-Touched by an Angel 1963 Sam Rice, Eppa Rixey, Elmer Flick, and John Clarkson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1963 John Farrow, actor and director (Botany Bay), dies at 58 1963 John Sigvard Olsen, comedian (Olsen and Johnson), dies at 70 1963 Al St. John, actor (Law and Order, Devil Riders), dies at 70 1962 John de Wolf, soccer player, Feyenoord 1962 Stephen John Elkington, Inverell Australia, PGA golfer, 1990 Kmart 1962 John Gaasbeek, soccer player, FC Twente/NAC 1962 John Samuel Inman, Greensboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1993 Buick South Open 1962 John Squire, English pop guitarist, Stone Roses, She Bangs the Drums 1962 John F. Kennedy announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled 1962 Cuban missile crisis ends, John F. Kennedy says U.S.S.R. is dismantling missile bases 1962 "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 673 performances 1962 John F. Kennedy warns Russia U.S. will not allow Soviet missiles to remain in Cuba 1962 Nikita Khrushchev sends note to John F. Kennedy offering to withdraw his missiles from Cuba if U.S. closed its bases in Turkey offer is rejected 1962 American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize in literature 1962 John F. Kennedy addresses TV about Russian missile bases in Cuba 1962 John F. Kennedy imposes naval blockade on Cuba, beginning missile crisis 1962 John F. Kennedy receives Ugandan premier Milton Obote 1962 John F. Kennedy meets Russian minister of Foreign affairs Andrei Gromyko 1962 John Dorge, Australian basketball center 1996 Olympics 1962 Cuban missile crisis began as John F. Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba 1962 2nd Vatican Council (21st ecumenical) convened by Pope John XXIII 1962 NASA civilian test pilot John B McKay takes X-15 to 39,200 m 1962 John Secada, born in Havana, Cuba, born Juan Francisco Secada, singer, songwriter for himself and for Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Grammy-Award winner 1962 John Lowry, Mount Vernon NY, New York City builder, dies at 79 1962 John F. Kennedy routes 3,000 federal troops to Mississippi 1962 John F. Kennedy authorized use of federal troops to integrate University of Mississippi 1962 John Lennon weds Cynthia Powell 1962 John Williams, NBA center and forward for the Phoenix Suns 1962 John F. Kennedy dines with premier MacMillan in London 1962 John N Ireland, English composer/pianist (Epic March), dies at 82 1962 John Alt, NFL tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 "John Birch Society," by Chad Mitchell Trio hits #99 1962 88th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2 1962 John Corbett, actor/singer, Chris-Northern Exposure 1962 John F. Kennedy authorizes Area Redevelopment Act 1962 John F. Kennedy throws out 1st ball at Washington's new DC Stadium 1962 John Gruffith, rocker, Red Rockers 1962 John Taylor, NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers 1962 John Stockton, born in Spokane, Washington, NBA guard, Utah Jazz, 1996 Olympics gold 1962 John F. Kennedy visits SF 1962 John Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85 1962 John F. Kennedy announces U.S. will resume above ground nuclear testing 1962 John Glenn is 1st American to orbit Earth in Friendship 7 1962 John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm 1962 1st pole vault over 16' (4.88m) (John Uelses-16', Melrose Games) 1962 John F. Kennedy arrives in Uruguay 1962 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to John Hall Wheelock 1962 Donald John Cowie, Auckland New Zealand, yachting Star class 1996 Olympics 1962 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro 1961 John F. Kennedy and British Prime Minister MacMillan meet in Bermuda 1961 "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden New York City after 55 performances 1961 John F. Kennedy visits Puerto Rico 1961 Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record 1961 Jimmy Dean's Big Bad John album is country music 1st million $ seller 1961 Lord Acton, John Dalberg-Acton, English historian and MP, dies 1961 John F. Kennedy provides U.S. miltary helicopters and crews to South Vietnam 1961 John A McCone replaces Allen W Dulles as 6th director of CIA 1961 John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam 1961 "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden New York City for 55 performances 1961 John Axel Fernstrom, composer, dies at 63 1961 John F. Kennedy advises Americans to build fallout shelters 1961 John F. Kennedy begins underground nuclear testing 1961 John Kidd, NFL punter for the Miami Dolphins 1961 John Viscardi, New York City, actor, Father Tony-One Life to Live 1961 Bradford John Faxon, Jr., Oceanport, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1986 Provident 1961 Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor, John F. Kennedy, 8 Sceonds, I Want to Live 1961 John Chancellor becomes news anchor of Today Show 1961 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Mater et magistrate 1961 John F. Kennedy and Khrushchev meet in Vienna 1961 John Cameroon, guitarist, 'Claw Boys Claw' 1961 John F. Kennedy visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris 1961 John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, U.S. canoist/kayaker 1992 Olympics 1961 John F. Kennedy sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade 1961 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Mater et Magistra 1961 87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04 1961 South Africa ANC-leader John Nkadimeng arrested 1961 John F. Kennedy accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs 1961 John Podhoretz, American Writer 1961 John Clarke, actor, Mickey-Days of Our Life 1961 Dutch foreign minister Luns talks to John F. Kennedy about New Guinea 1961 John Stockwell, Galveston, Texas, actor, Born to Ride, City Limits 1961 John Clark Gable, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Bad Jim 1961 John F. Kennedy sets up the Alliance for Progress 1961 John F. Kennedy names Henry Kissinger special advisor 1961 John Kruk, U.S. baseball 1st baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies 1961 John F. Kennedy asks for an Alliance for Progress and Peace Corp 1961 1st live, nationally televised presidential news conference (John F. Kennedy) 1961 John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday 1961 Robert Frost recites "Gift Outright" at John F. Kennedy's inauguration 1961 John Thune, American Politician 1960 John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star 1960 John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star 1960 John Felton, Kyogle Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1960 John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, magazine publisher, 'George' magazine 1960 John F. Kennedy, Senator-D-Massachusetts, beats Vice President Richard Nixon to become the 35th U.S. president 1960 John F. Kennedy and Nixon clashed in 4th and final presidential debate (New York City) 1960 Peace Corps 1st suggested by John F. Kennedy 1960 John Aalberg, Orland Norway, U.S. cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1960 John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon's 3rd presidential debate 1960 Radio - TV executive John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Detroit Tigers 1960 2nd John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debate 1960 Harry St. John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer, dies 1960 John MacBeth Paxson, NBA Guard, Chicago Bulls 1960 John Hills, horse trainer 1960 John Rocca, English funk singer, Southern Freeze 1960 John Franco, born in Brooklyn, New York, pitcher for the New York Mets 1960 John Phillips Marquand, novelist, dies at 66 1960 U.S. Democratic convention nominates John F. Kennedy as presidential candidate 1960 John Elway, NFL quarterback, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1960 John Brenden Kelly, rower, Gold Medals 1920, 1924 Olympics, dies at 70 1960 John Taylor, born in England, rock bassist, Duran Duran-Girls on Film 1960 Mark John Calcavecchia, Laurel NE, PGA golfer, 1987 Honda Classic 1960 Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler, Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84 1960 John Cowsill, rock vocalist, Cowsills-Hair 1960 "At the Drop of a Hat" closes at John Golden New York City after 216 performances 1960 John D Rockefeller, Jr., philanthropist, dies at 86 1960 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman 1960 John F. Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia 1960 John P "John" Musch, actor/founder (JM), dies at 84 1960 Pope John raises the 1st Japanese, 1st African and 1st Filipino cardinal 1960 John F. Kennedy makes missile gap the presidential campaign issue 1960 John van Grinsven, soccer player, MVV 1960 John Cage's "Music for Amplified Toy Pianos," premieres 1960 William John Readings, literary theorist 1960 John Caliri, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble 1960 John Galliano, British Designer 1960 John Miljan, actor (Charlie Chan in Paris, Yankee Clipper), dies at 66 1960 John Crawford, Palo Alto California, bass, Berlin-You Take My Breath Away 1960 John F. Kennedy announces run for U.S. Presidency 1960 John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years 1960 Senator John F Kennedy, announces his candidacy for president 1959 John Whitaker, Van Nuys California, actor, Family Affair, Snowball Expr 1959 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Princeps Pastorum 1959 "Billy Barnes Revue" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 87 performances 1959 "At the Drop of a Hat" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 216 performances 1959 John Mackin, programmer 1959 John H Kliegl, developer of Klieg light, dies at 89 1959 Progressive Party under John Steytler forms in South Africa 1959 "Billy Barnes Revue" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 87 performances 1959 Pope John XXIII publishes encyclical Sacerdotii nostri primordia 1959 John Sykes, Irish hard rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy-Blue Murder 1959 John Keeble, London, rock drummer, Spandau Ballet-True 1959 Pope John XXIII 1st encyclical "On truth, unity, and peace, in charity" 1959 John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State 1953 - 1959, dies at 71 1959 "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 44 performances 1959 Dorothy Rigney, husband John, and Hank Greenberg resign from White Sox 1959 "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 44 performances 1959 U.S. Secretary of States John Foster Dulles resigns 1959 John Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111 1959 John Arthur Wilson, Ceres California, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-4th 1959 John McEnroe, tennis player, U.S. Open 1979-81, 84 Wimb 1981, 83, 84 1959 Pope John XXIII proclaims 2nd Vatican council 1959 "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 38 performances 1959 John Singleton, born in Los Angeles, California, director, Boyz n The Hood 1958 "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 38 performances 1958 John J York, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mac Scorpio-General Hospital 1958 Robert H W Welch, Jr. and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society 1958 Angelo G. Roncalli crowned as pope John XXIII 1958 Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope, taking name John XXIII 1958 John Bloom, [Joe Bob Briggs], drive-in movie critic 1958 John C Poortenaar, painter/etcher/cartoonist, dies at 72 1958 John Hamilton, actor (Perry White-Superman), dies at 61 1958 John M Grunsfeld, born in Chicago, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS-67, 81 1958 John B Watson, U.S. psychologist/behaviorist, dies 1958 John Bennett Herrington, Wetumka, Oklahoma, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1958 John G Strijdom, premier of South Africa (1954-58), dies at 65 1958 John Gobau, Flem/Dutch actor (Death of Business Traveller), dies at 67 1958 Julia Lennon, mother of Beatle John, dies in an auto accident 1958 John Bracewell, New Zealand cricketer, premiere spinner of 80's 1958 John Wesley Jones, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, 4X100m relayer, 1976 Olympics gold 1958 John Ensign, American Politician 1958 John Paul Morse, Marshall, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1995 United Airlines 1958 John Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/church historian, dies at 75 1958 Waverley John Anderson, Scot, viscount/governor of Bengal, dies at 75 1957 John W. Van Druten, U.S. stage/screenwriter (I Remember Mama), dies at 56 1957 John Webster, rocker, Red Ryder-Light in the Tunnel 1957 2 commuter trains collide in heavy fog killing 92 (St. John's England) 1957 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB) 1957 Caroline Kennedy-Schlossberg, attorney, John F. Kennedy and Jackie's daughter 1957 John "Jellybean" Benitez, music producer 1957 John HA Eman, founder of Aruban Peoples Party, dies at 70 1957 "Mask and Gown" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 39 performances 1957 John Neuman Cook, born in Toledo, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1981 Bing Crosby 1957 John W. "John" Eisenloeffel, goldsmith, dies at 81 1957 "Bachelor Father" with John Forsythe premieres 1957 "Mask and Gown" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 39 performances 1957 John Coltrane, rocker, dies of cancer at 30 1957 Marine Major John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record (03:28:08) 1957 Beatle John Lennon 1st meets Paul McCartney 1957 Lee John, English singer and actor, Body Talk 1957 John Ryder, rock bassist, Face To Face 1957 John Diefenbacker (C) takes office as Prime Minister of Canada 1957 John Diefenbacker (C) elected Prime Minister of Canada 1957 John G. Rowland, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Governor of Connecticut 1995 - 2004 1957 John Rowland, American Politician 1957 Sid Vicious, [John Simon Ritchie], England, bassist, Sex Pistols 1957 John Stuper, baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1957 [Christopher St. John] "Sinjin" Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1957 Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage) 1957 All NL teams intergates, John Irwin Kennedy is 1st black on Phillies 1957 61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Connecticut in 2:20:05 1957 John Castellanos, San Diego, California, actor, John Silva-Young and Restless 1957 John Osborne's "Entertainer," premieres in London 1957 John M. Ford, American Writer 1957 John Hoeven, American Politician 1957 John Turturro, born in Brooklyn, actor, Brain Donor, Color of Money, Jungle Fever 1957 Falco, [John Hoelcel], rock vocalist, Rock Me Amadeus 1957 John Von Neumann, astronomer, dies at 53 1956 Alec John Such, U.S. pop bassist, Bon Jovi-Wanted Dead or Alive 1956 Gene de Paul/John Meyer's musical "Li'l Abner," premieres in New York City 1956 Douglas Moore/John Latouche' opera "Ballad of Baby Doe," premieres 1956 John Jorgenson, born in Madison, Wisconsin, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1956 John Lennon (15) and Paul McCartney (13) meet for 1st time as Lennon's rock group Quarrymen perform at a church dinner 1956 John Treacy, marathonr, Olympics-silver-1984 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 John Osbornes "Look Back in Anger," premieres in London 1956 Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster 1956 John James, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, Jeff Colby-Dynasty 1956 Joseph John Richards, composer, dies at 77 1956 John F. Reid, cricketer, New Zealand batsman of 70's/80's 1956 John Cowsill, born in Newport, Rhode Island, rock drummer, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1956 Johnny Rotten, [John Lydon], rocker, Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen 1956 John McNally, Naha Okinawa, U.S. rapid fire pistol, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1956 John Phillips Naber, Evanston, Illinois, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold/silver-76 1956 John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70 1955 John Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs (1913-18), dies at 87 1955 John Hodiak, actress (Lifeboat, Battleground), dies at 41 1955 John Kricfalusi, Canadian Artist 1955 John de Young, cardinal and archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69 1955 John Sweeney, American Politician 1955 John Gilmore, Activist 1955 John Waite, vocalist, Babies/Bad English-Forget Me Not, Missing You 1955 John Hinckley, Jr., shot and wounded President Reagan, 1981 1955 John Stevens, member of European Parliament, founder of the Pro-Euro Conservative party, known for his pro-Euro policy stance 1955 John Glavin, rock keyboardist, Molly Hatchet 1955 Mark David Chapman, assassin, John Lennon 1955 John Hutton, born in Westcliff-on-Sea, England, politician, Labor Member of Parliament for Secretary of State for Defence 1955 John Nunn, British chess player 1955 John Campbell, harness racer, 3-time winner of Hambletonian 1955 Mark David Chapman, assassin, John Lennon 1955 John Grisham, writer, Client, Firm, Pelican Brief 1955 John R Mott, U.S. theologist/founder (YMCA, Nobel 1946), dies at 89 1955 John Elias Baldacci, American Politician 1955 John Baldacci, American Politician 1955 John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) 1955 John Tate, U.S., heavyweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1954 John Anderson, born in Apopka, Florida, country singer and actor, Lone Wolf McQuade 1954 John Strodom succeeds Malan as premier of South Africa 1954 John Rosamund Johnson, composer, dies at 81 1954 Lieutenant Colonel John Strapp travels 632 MPH in a rocket sled 1954 Jere Burns, Cambridge MS, actor, Something So Right, Kirk-Dear John 1954 John Lloyd, England, tennis star, former husband of Chris Everet 1954 John Colwell, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1978 Simon Fraser 1954 West German secret service head Otto John defects to East Germany 1954 John Wright, New Zealand cricketer, opening batsman 1978-92 1954 John Kimmel, horse trainer 1954 "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" closes at Imperial New York City after 229 perf 1954 John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) 1954 John Dyson, cricketer, NSW and Australian opening batsman 1954 John Costello (Cons) becomes premier of Ireland 1954 John Iles, dolby supervisor, Elephant Man, Richard III 1954 Janet Maw, actress, Sparrow, King John, Mayor of Casterbridge 1954 John Greg Adams, Scottsdale, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1982 Hall of Fame-2nd 1954 Pulitzer prize awarded to Charles A. Lindbergh and John Patrick 1954 John Schneider, born in Mount Kisco, New York, actor, Bo-Dukes of Hazzard 1954 John Bolger, actor, Captain Gabe McNamara-Another World 1954 John Travolta, born in Englewood, New Jersey, actor, Welcome Back Kotter, Pulp Fiction 1954 Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press" 1953 John Callahan, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Craig-Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest 1953 "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial New York City for 229 performances 1953 John Malkovich, born in Christopher, Illinois, actor and director, Killing Fields 1953 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (HB) 1953 John McFee, rock guitarist, Doobie Brothers, Clover 1953 John van Melle, South African writer (Bart Nel), dies at 66 1953 John Parsons Beach, composer, dies at 76 1953 John Lucas, Durham, North Carolina, NBA guard, Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee 1953 John Patrick's "Teahouse of the Red Moon," premieres in New York City 1953 John Stachniewski, scholar/teacher 1953 "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" opens at John Golden New York City for 849 perf 1953 John Mengatti, New York City, actor, Nick-White Shadow, For Love and Honor 1953 Senator John F. Kennedy, 36, marries Jacqueline Bouvier, 24 1953 John Williams, U.S., archer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1953 John Zorn, American Composer 1953 John Norman Lewis contends players have no desire to form a union 1953 Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation 1953 John Salazar, American Politician 1953 John Denham, MP, Labour 1953 John Edwards, American Politician 1953 John Edward Stevens, New York City, bank robber, FBI Most Wanted List 1953 Winston Churchill criticizes John Foster Dulles domino theory 1953 John P. Hiler, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Indiana 1981 - 1991 1953 John Buchanan, cricketer, Qld batsman 78-79, Shield coach 1995 1953 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of GRB 1953 John Shirley, U.S., sci-fi author, Eclipse Penumbra, Eclipse Corona 1953 John Foster Dulles appointed as Secretary of State 1952 John Francome, English jockey 1952 John Lynch, American Politician 1952 Alec John Such, rocker 1952 John Otway, born in Buckinghamshire, England, unsuccessful singer, built large cult following based on underdog persona 1952 John Kinsella, USA, swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1952 John Emburey, England cricket off-spinner, 1978-95, captain 1988 1952 John Hiatt, U.S. singer and songwriter, Have a Little Faith in Me 1952 Nicholas John, dramaturge 1952 Julia Lennon, John Lennon's mother dies in a car accident 1952 Chris Cross, [St. John], rock singer, Arthur 1952 John Tesh, born in Garden City, New York, New age pianist/TV host, ET 1952 John Goodman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Dan Conner-Roseanne, Babe 1952 John Dewey, U.S. philosopher (Common Faith), dies at 92 1952 John Garfield, actor (Juarez, Air Force), dies at 39 1952 John R. Kasich, born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Ohio 1983 - 2001 1952 John Kasich, American Politician 1952 1st performance of John Cage's "Water Music" 1952 Wayne John Levi, Little Falls, New York, PGA golfer, 1983 Buick Open 1952 John Hickenlooper, American Politician 1952 John Cornyn, American Politician 1952 John Lurie, American Actor 1952 John Lone, American Actor 1952 Victor Alexander John Hope, viceroy of India (1936-43), dies at 64 1951 John Van Druten's "I am a Camera," premieres in New York City 1951 John H Van Maarseveen, Dutch minister of Justice, dies at 57 1951 Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson 1951 John Ford Coley, rocker, England Dan and John Ford Coley 1951 John Cougar Mellencamp, Seymour Indiana, rocker, Jack and Diane 1951 John Douglas Cockcroft, physicist, dies 1951 John Tierney, American Politician 1951 John French Sloan, American Artist 1951 John Deacon, British pop guitarist, Queen-Somebody to Love 1951 John Childs, cricketer, England left-arm spinner, two Tests vs. WI 1988 1951 J of Oudshoorn, [John K Feylbrief], writer (Maze of Sentences), dies 1951 John Doerr, American Businessman 1951 John Salthouse, British actor, American Werewolf in London 1951 John Redwood, British Politician 1951 Richard Thomas, born in New York City, John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda 1951 John Erskine, U.S. writer/poet/pianist (Venus Love Goddess), dies at 71 1951 John Conteh, born in Liverpool, England, athlete, former British boxer, world light-heavyweight boxing champion 1951 John Battle, born in Bradford, England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Leeds West, attended University of Leeds 1951 John Alden Carpenter, U.S. composer (Sea Drift), dies at 75 1951 Andrew John Fairclough, trade union educator 1951 John Bentley, rocker 1951 John L. Phillips, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, PhD/astronaut 1951 John Dittrich, born in Union, New Jersey, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1951 John Hannah, American Athlete 1951 John Abizaid, American Soldier 1951 John Gosden, racehorse trainer 1951 John Wetton, rocker, Asia 1951 John Winter Thompson, composer, dies at 83 1951 John Parker, cricketer, New Zealand batsman of 70s 1951 "John and Marsha" by Stan Freberg peaks at #21 1951 John McTiernan, born in Albany, New York, actor, Predator, Die Hard, Medicine Man 1951 John Mellencamp, American Musician 1950 "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1950 "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1950 John Akii-bua, Uganda, 400m hurdler, gold 1972 Olympics 1950 Ernest John Moeran, British composer, dies at 55 1950 John Candy, Ontario Canada, comedian, SCTV, Uncle Buck 1950 John Doolittle, born in Glendale, California, Representative-R-California 1991 - 2009 1950 John Matuszak, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, NFLer, Raiders, actor, Hollywood Beat 1950 John Sayles, born in Schenetady, New York, actor, Brother from Another Planet 1950 John C Smuts, co-found British RAF/South African Prime Minister 1919 - 1948, dies at 80 1950 John Landis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, American Werewolf in London 1950 Gregory Harrison, Catalina California, actor, Trapper John, Logan's Run 1950 Bernie Taupin, lyricist, writes with Elton John 1950 John "Jocko" Marcellino, rocker/actor, Tagget, Hot to Trot, Rain Man 1950 John G Fletcher, U.S. poet (Burning Mountain), dies 1950 John F. Dulles becomes advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Acheson 1950 John Hartman, born in Falls Church, Virginia, rock drummer, Doobie Brothers 1950 John Voldstad, Oslo Norway, actor, Darryl-Newhart 1950 John Hughes, director, Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller 1950 England Dan, singer, England Dan and John Ford Coley 1950 John Doolittle, American Politician 1950 John Hughes, director, Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science 1949 Maurice Ravel/John Cranko's ballet "Beauty and the Beast," premieres 1949 Christopher John Seward, aid worker 1949 Rita Jenrette, born in San Antonio, Texas, wife of Rep John Jenrette, D-SC 1949 John Boehner, born in Reading, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1991 - 1949 John Curry, England, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold 1949 Peter John Wiegold, composer 1949 John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1949 John Savage, Old Bethpage, New York, actor, Deer Hunter, Maria's Lovers 1949 John Bauldie, music journalist/dylanologist 1949 John Tarrant, Tasmania, 1st Australian born Zen teacher 1949 John Riggins, NFL running back, New York Jets, Washington Redskins 1949 John Arthur Casken, composer 1949 John Wetton, rock vocalist/bassist, Asia, King Crisom 1949 John Illsley, born in Leicester, England, rock bassist, Dire Straits 1949 John Illsley, rocker, Dire Straits 1949 John Glover, conductor 1949 John Miles, vocal/guitar/keyboards, John Miles Band-Rebel, Zaragon 1949 John Oates, born in New York City, rock guitarist and vocalist, Hall and Oates-Rich Girl 1949 John Shea, born in North Conway, New Hampshire, actor, Honeymoon, New Life, Lois and Clark 1949 Walter and John Huston become 1st father-and-son team to win 1949 John Duttine, actor, Day of the Triffids 1949 James Sempill, born in Scotland, born James William Stuart Whitemore Sempill, Lord Sempill, 21st Lord Sempill, Peerage of Scotland, created in 1489 for Sir John Sempill 1949 John Lever, cricketer, England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81 1949 Nigel Olsson, rock guitarist/drummer, Elton John Band 1949 John Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, SNL, Blues Brothers 1949 John Christopher Parry, rocker, Cure 1948 John Bolton, American Statesman 1948 Andrea Marcovicci, New York City, actress, Gloria-Berrengers, Fran-Trapper John 1948 John Peterson, U.S., Middleweight 1976 Olympics gold 1948 John M. McHugh, born in Watertown, New York, Representative-R-New York 1993 - 1948 John M. McHugh, American Politician 1948 John Ritter, born in Burbank, California, actor, Jack-3's Company, Hearts Afire 1948 Murray Parker, cricketer, brother of John Three Tests for New Zealand 1976 1948 David John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65 1948 John Scarlett, British Celebrity 1948 John B. Larson, American Politician 1948 John Larson, American Politician 1948 John J Pershing, [Black Jack], U.S. general (Mexico, WW I), dies at 87 1948 John Joseph Pershing, American Soldier 1948 John Blackwood McEwen, composer, dies at 80 1948 Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues player, dies at 34 1948 John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham, drummer, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1948 John Amiel, director, Queen of Hearts, Tune in Tomorrow 1948 John R. McKernan, Jr., born in Bangor, Maine, Representative-R-Maine 1983 - 1987, Governor-Maine 1987 - 1995 1948 John Drayton Mahaffey, Kerrville, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 PGA Champ 1948 John Evans, Aka Evan, rock drummer, Jethro Tull 1948 John Cunningham sets world altitude record (54,492' (18,133 m)) 1948 John de Lancie, actor, Q-Star Trek Next Gen, Days of our Lives 1948 John Browne, group chief executive, British Petroleum Company 1948 John Costello follows Eamon Da Valera as premier of Ireland 1948 John Carpenter, born in Carthage, New York, director, Halloween, The Thing 1948 John Engler, American Politician 1947 13th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lujack, Notre Dame (quarterback) 1947 John Larroquette, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Dan Fielding-Night Court 1947 John Steinbeck's novel "Pearl" published 1947 John Wilson, rock drummer, Them 1947 John Johnson, NBA, Seattle SuperSonic 1947 John Perry Barlow, American Writer 1947 John Fiddler, born in England, rock vocalist and guitarist, British Lions 1947 John Panozzo, Chicago, rocker, Styx 1947 John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH 1947 John Kline, American Politician 1947 John Morrison, cricketer, "Mystery" New Zealand batsman 1973-82 1947 John Howard, U.S., speed record, 152.284 mph at Bonneville Flats, UT 1947 Ann Beattie, born in Washington, D.C., short story writer, novelist, compared to John Updike, J.D Salinger, professor at Harvard, University of Virginia, Rea Award for the Short Story recipient 1947 John Trevor Key, photographer 1947 John Forbes, horse trainer 1947 John Dykstra, American Scientist 1947 John Bonham, Redditch England, drummer, Led Zeppelin-Stairway 1947 John Bruton, Prime Minister, Republic of Ireland 1947 John Traicos, cricketer, in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93 1947 John Ray Sinnock, U.S. chief engraver (1925-47), dies at 59 1947 John Reid, born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts, public service includes Secretary of State for Scotland, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1947 John Laurence Miller, born in San Francisco, California, golfer, U.S. Open 1973, British Open 1976 1947 John Weider, bassist, Family-Family Entertainment 1947 John Thorn, American Historian 1947 John Ratzenberger, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, Cliff Clavin-Cheers 1947 Elton John, [Reginald Kenneth Dwight], born in England, singer, Rocketman 1947 John D Rockefeller, Jr. donates New York City East River site to the U.N. 1947 John Eastburn Boswell, medievalist 1947 John Beckwith, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire 1947 John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in U.S. Navy 1947 John Stossel, American Journalist 1947 John Dawkins, Australian Politician 1947 John Wiley Bryant, born in Lake Jackson, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1983 - 1997 1947 John Lees, England, rock guitarist and vocalist, Medicine Man 1946 John Akkerman, Dutch guitarist/composer, Focus-Can't Stand Noise 1946 John Spencer, actor, Tommy Mullanney-LA Law 1946 U.N. accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr 1946 John Rubinstein, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/composer, Family, Boys from Brazil 1946 John "Blackfoot" Colbert, U.S. singer, Soul Children, Taxi 1946 John F. Kennedy elected to House of Representatives 1946 John S Curry, U.S. painter (Baptism in Kansas), dies 1946 John Prine, Maywood, Illinois, country singer, Hello in There 1946 John Coghlan, London, rock drummer, Status Quo 1946 John Conlee, Versailles, Kentucky, country singer, Common Man 1946 Dreyfuss family, owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells club to Frank McKinney and John Galbreath for $25 million 1946 John Klemmer, rocker 1946 John "Mike" Lounge, born in Denver, Colorado, astr, STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-35 1946 John Lawton, British rock singer, Uriah Heep 1946 John Paul Jones, rock bassist, Led Zeppelin 1946 John Woo, Chinese Director 1946 John Maclean, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1978-79 1946 John Waters, director, Hairspray 1946 John M. Keynes, English economist (How to pay for the war?), dies at 62 1946 John Maynard Keynes, English Economist 1946 Dee Murray, rocker, Elton John Band 1946 John Virgo, British snooker player 1946 John Barbata, drummer, Turtles-Happy Together, Eleanor 1946 John S S P V Gort, viscount of Limerick/Hamsterley, dies at 59 1946 John Clapham, English Economist 1946 John Greenway, British MP 1946 John Harrison, South Africa correspondent, BBC 1946 John T. Walton, American Businessman 1946 John Paul Jones, rocker, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1945 John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot 1945 John Walsh, activist/TV host, America's Most Wanted 1945 John McEuen, rocker, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1945 John J "Cardinal" O'Connor, ordained as a priest 1945 John Densmore, Louisiana, drummer, Doors-C'mon Light My Fire 1945 John McVie, British rock bassist, Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Tusk 1945 1st issue of Ebony magazine published by John H. Johnson 1945 John Lithgow, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Harry and Hendersons, Pelican Brief 1945 John "Pa" van de Steur, philanthropist (Java), dies at 80 1945 John McCormack, Irish singer (Irish national anthem/folk songs), dies 1945 John Mauceri, born in New York City, conductor, Washington D.C. Opera 1945 John S Mccain, U.S. admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies 1945 John Qace Hardbattle, political activist 1945 John Bowis, born in Brighton, England, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Battersea, member of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 1945 John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1945 John Motson, British Celebrity 1945 John Veltch, horse trainer 1945 John McCook, born in Ventura, California, actor, Codename: Firefox, Bold and Beautiful 1945 John Carlos, track star, Olympic bronze 1968, ; gave black power salute 1945 John Fogerty, Berkeley Cal, rock vocals, Creedence Clearwater Revival 1945 John Richard Patterson, businessman 1945 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) 1945 John Poston, British major/Montgomery's ADC, dies in battle at 25 1945 49th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:30:40.2 1945 John Ambrose Fleming, electrical engineer, dies 1945 John Heard, actor, Cat People, Cutter's Way, CHUD 1945 John Hayes, Secretary-General, British Law Society 1945 John Amery, British Politician 1945 John Peters, rock drummer, Harpers Bizarre 1945 Barry John, Welsh international rugby player 1945 John Patrick's "Hasty Heart," premieres in New York City 1944 John Abercrombie, rocker 1944 John Hopkins hospital performs 1st open heart surgery 1944 John Van Druten's "I Remember Mama," premieres in New York City 1944 John Eigenhuis, writer (The Dike), dies at 78 1944 John Entwistle, London, rock guitarist and vocalist, Who-Baba O'Riley 1944 John S. Tanner, born in Halls, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1989 - 1944 John S. Tanner, American Politician 1944 John Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem 1944 John AC Fitch, British Lt-colonel, dies in battle in Arnhem 1944 John Surman, jazz musician 1944 John Glover, born in Kingston, New York, actor, 52 Pick-Up, Something Special 1944 John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed 1944 Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested 1944 Gerrit John van de Peat, artist/resistance fighter, executed at 41 1944 John Benaud, cricketer, brother of Richie, Australian bat 1972-73 1944 John Heard, actor, Pelican Brief, CHUD, Radio Flyer, Big 1944 John Rhys-Davies, Salisbury England, actor, Sir Edward-Quest, Sliders 1944 John Verity, rocker, Argent 1944 John Bryant, editor, Europeans 1944 Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death 1944 John Lill, professor/pianist 1944 John Kay, [Joachim F Krauledat], Germany, rock vocalist, Steppenwolf 1944 John Milius, writer, Red Dawn, 1941, Big Wednesday 1944 John Stax, rocker, Pretty Things-Don't Bring Me Down 1944 John Peale Bishop, U.S. poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51 1944 John Suchet, British TV journalist, Independent TV News 1944 John Sebastian, born in New York City, singer, Loving Spoonful, Welcome Back Kotter 1944 John Breaux, born in Crowley, Louisiana, Representative-D-Louisiana 1972 - 1988 1944 John Napier, London, set designer for the Royal Shakesphere Company 1944 Johnny Winter, [John Dawson], Leland Mississippi, guitarist, Silver Train 1944 John Inverarity, cricketer, Australian batsman 1968-72 1944 John Thornton, English chocolate factory/multi-millionaire 1944 John Edmonds, British trade unionist 1944 John Tavener, composer, The Whale 1944 John Kenneth Tavener, composer 1943 John Denver, New Mexico, singer, 'Rocky Mountain High', 'Thank God He's a Country Boy' 1943 John F. Kerry, American Politician 1943 John Van Druten's "Voice of the Turtle," premieres in New York City 1943 John Bouber, [Blom], actor/author (Bluejackets), dies at 22 1943 John Paul Hammond, New York City, blues singer, So Many Roads 1943 John Maus, New York City, rock vocalist, Walker Brothers 1943 John Shepherd, cricketer, WI all-rounder 1969-71, later in South Africa 1943 Marlene Jobert, novelist, Adventures of John Difool 1943 John Charles Boissevain, resistance fighter, executed at 23 1943 John Locke, rock keyboardist, Spirit-I Got A Line on You 1943 John Cipollina, San Francisco Cal, rock guitarist, Quicksilver Messenger Service 1943 Lt. John F. Kennedy's PT-boat 109 sinks at Solomon islands 1943 John Lodge, Birmingham, bassist, Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin 1943 John H Casper, Greenville, South Carolina, USAF/astronaut, STS-36, 54, 62, 77 1943 John Allen Strang, composer 1943 John Lilipaly, Dutch 2nd Chamber member, PvdA 1943 John "Poli" Palmer, rocker, Family K 1943 John Newcombe, Australia, tennis pro, Wimbledon 1967, 70, 71 1943 Tommy John, pitcher, Yankee/Dodger 1943 John Costello, historian 1943 John Oliver Creighton, born in Orange, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51G, 36, 48 1943 John Montagu, born in England, 11th Earl of Sandwich, elected as a hereditary peer in the House of Lords, related to 4th Earl who popularized the sandwich 1943 John Major, British Prime Minister, C, 1990-97 1943 John Leeson, British Actor 1943 John Beck, Chic, actor, Mark-Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara 1943 John Mica, American Politician 1943 John Burns, English minister of Local Government (1905-14), dies 1942 John Crowley, U.S., sci-fi author, Deep, Beasts, Novelty 1942 John Du Preez, cricketer, South Africa leg-spin all-rounder vs. Australia 1966-67 1942 John M. Spratt, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-D-South Carolina 1983 - 1942 John P "Jannie" Roux, South African sect to President, Botha/De Klerk 1942 Robin John Maconie, composer 1942 Fight at Matanikau, Guadalcanal (John Hersey-Into the Valley) 1942 John Taylor, jazz pianist 1942 John Linder, born in Deer, River, Minnesota, Representative-R-Georgia 1993 - 1942 John E Blaha, San Antonio, USAF/astronaut, STS-29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81 1942 John Meulendijks, Dutch cryptogram maker, People's Daily 1942 John F. Lehman, Jr., American Businessman 1942 John Pleshette, New York City, actor, Richard-Knots Landing, 7th Avenue 1942 John de Hont, Dutch guitarist, ZZ and Masks 1942 John Howard McGuire, composer 1942 John Kubris, Czechoslovakian resistance fighter, killed Heydrich, dies at 28 1942 John Rostill, rocker 1942 John Daniel, British Vice-Chancellor, Open U 1942 John Barrymore, U.S. actor (Beloved Rogue, Dinner at 8), dies at 60 1942 John Ashcroft, American Public Servant 1942 John Martin Dalby, composer 1942 John Kyl, American Politician 1942 John Wayne Gacy, born in Chicago, Illinois, serial killer, 32 boys 1942 John Whittaker, English real estate developer, Peel Holdings 1942 John Cale, Welsh/US bassist/altviolist/singer, Velvet Underground 1942 John Irving, born in New Hampshire, short-story writer, wrote World According to Garp 1942 John Lewis, Head Master, Eton College 1942 John London, bassist, Michael Nesmith band 1942 John McLaughlin, rock guitarist, Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy 1942 John Spratt, American Politician 1941 John Davidson, Pitts, TV host, Hollywood Squares, That's Incredible 1941 John Nelson, San Jose Costa Rica, conductor, Les Troyens of Berlioz 1941 John de Andrea, U.S. sculptor 1941 John S Plaskett, Canadian astronomer (Plaskett's twins), dies 1941 John Snow, cricketer, fiery England quickie Unpopular with Aussies 1941 John Mackey, NFL tight end, Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers 1941 John A Wismont, Jr., California, watercolor painter, over 50,000 1941 John McNally, Liverpool, rock guitarist and vocalist, Searchers 1941 John Gould, British composer/musical comic 1941 John Jameson, cricketer, England batsman, 465 p/ship with Kanhai 1941 John Edgar Widerman, U.S. writer 1941 Pieter J Kromsigt, theologist/publicist (John Knox), dies at 74 1941 John Fred, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, born John Fred Gourrier, musician, co-wrote chart-topping parody of The Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' 1941 John R Locksmith de Brown, vicar/CHU-politician, dies at 71 1941 John Williams, born in Melbourne Australia, guitarist, Academy Award 1941 John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Challenger), dies at 73 1941 John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, sculptor (Mount Rushmore), dies at 73 1941 John Aprea, born in Englewood, New Jersey, actor, Lucas-Another World, Godfather 2 1941 John Hancock, born in Hazen, Arkansas, actor, Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights 1941 John Butterfill, born in Kingston upon Thames, England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament Bournemouth West 1941 John Hampshire, cricketer, of Yorkshire Century on debut for England 1969 1941 John Steel, rock drummer, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1941 John Oxenham, British Journalist 1941 Long John Baldry, England, blues vocalist, Don't try to Lay No Boogie 1941 John E. Walker, English Scientist 1941 John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Massachusetts, singer and actor, Falcon Crest 1940 John Van Druten's "Old Acquaintance," premieres in New York City 1940 John Cale, born in Wales, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Velvet Underground 1940 John Alderton, Gainsborough England, actor, Zardoz 1940 Dr. John, [Rebennack], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, vocalist, I Was in Right Place 1940 John Gotti, American Criminal 1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 John Lennon, English Musician 1940 John Dawes, rugby coach 1940 Jack Thompson, [John Pain], Sydney Australia, actor, Breaker Morant 1940 John Banham, director-general, CBI 1940 John Lantree, rocker 1940 Jill St. John, [Oppenheim], born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Diamonds are Forever 1940 St. Louis Brown John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings 1940 John W. Carlin, Gov-D-KS 1940 John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hours 46 minutes in the Mississippi River 1940 John Pennel, pole vaulter, James E Sullivan Award-1963 1940 John Salvito, rocker, Duprees 1940 John Mahoney, born in Manchester, England, actor, Fraiser, Frantic, 8 Men Out 1940 John Mizelle, composer 1940 John William Stevens, jazz drummer 1940 John Irvin, actor, Moment in Time 1940 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Steinbeck (Grapes of Wrath) 1940 Jan Cremer, Dutch writer/sculptor, I, John Cremer 1940 John Havlicek, born in Martin's Ferry, Ohio, NBA hall-of-famer for the Boston Celtics 1940 John Gilmour, Scottish Politician 1940 John Lewis, born in Troy, Alabama, Representative-D-Georgia 1987 - 1940 John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada (1935-40), dies 1940 John Hurt, England, actor, Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express 1940 John Warnock, American Scientist 1939 John Amos, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Good Times, Coming to America 1939 Martin Feldstein, economist, 1977 John Bates Clark Medal 1939 Rick Lenz, born in Springfield, Illinois, actor, Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John 1939 John Cheek, Falkland Islands advocate 1939 John Cleese, Weston-Super-Mare England, comedian, Monty Python 1939 Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin, John F. Kennedy 1939 John J. LaFalce, born in Buffalo, New York, Representative-D- New York 1975 - 2003 1939 John Stewart, born in San Diego, California, rocker, Kingston Trio-Fire in the Wind 1939 John Peel, British Entertainer 1939 John Badham, Luton England, director, Dracula, Short Circuit 1939 John Cobb (Britain) drives 365.85 MPH (593.48 KPH) at Bonneville Flats 1939 John W. Snow, American Economist 1939 John R West, rock guitarist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-This Diamond Ring 1939 John Howard, Australian Statesman 1939 John Negroponte, American Diplomat 1939 John Sununu, U.S. Secretary of State, R, 1989 - 1991 1939 Marco St. John, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Rayford-Ball Four 1939 John Foulds, composer, dies at 58 1939 John Chilcot, civil servant 1939 John McCabe, born in Huyton, England, composer, pianist, wrote thirteen symphonies by age 11, composed Notturni ed Alba in 1970, ballets, string quartets, piano music, known for his concerti 1939 John DeLaFose, zydeco Musician 1939 John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" published 1939 Mike Lowry, born in St. John, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1979 - 1989, Governor of Washington 1993 - 1997 1939 John Fahey, singer, Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death 1939 John D Hancock, actor and director, Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights 1939 John Schuck, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, McMillan and Wife, Holmes and Yoyo 1939 John M Fabian, Goosecreek, Texas, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-7, STS-51G 1939 Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 John Pilger, Australian Journalist 1938 Larry Bryggman, Concord California, actor, Dr. John Dixon-As the World Turns 1938 John Harris Harbison, Orange, New Jersey, composer 1938 John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist, After Midnight 1938 John "Jack" Baines, mountaineering publisher 1938 John Reilly, Chicago, actor, Sean-General Hospital, Dallas, Hamptons 1938 John Asprey, British jeweler/multi-millionaire 1938 John Heinz III, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1991 1938 John Dean III, former White House counsel, Watergate figure 1938 John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day) 1938 Ronny Cox, actor/singer, Robocop, Dr. John Gideon-St. Elsewhere 1938 John Sparling, New Zealand cricket all-rounder, 11 Tests 1958-64 1938 John Sheil, Northern Irish High Court judge 1938 Ian St. John, Scottish Athlete 1938 John Prescott, British MP 1938 John R. Miller, Representative-R-Washington 1985 - 1993 1938 John Walters, British Musician 1938 Madge Sinclair, Kingston Jamaica, actress, Bell-Roots, Trapper John 1938 Leonard Ernest John Chant, social worker 1938 Henry John Newbolt, poet/author (Studies Green and Gray), dies at 75 1938 John Weston, born in England, diplomat, UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council, 1992 - 1995, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations 1995 - 1998 1938 John Bates Clark, American Economist 1938 Charles Siebert, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, One Day at A Time, Trapper John 1938 John Corigliano, born in New York City, composer, Fern Hill, Ghosts of Versailles 1938 John Guare, U.S. writer, 6 degrees of Separation, Atlantic City, Taking Off 1938 John Bellairs, U.S., sci-fi author, Chessmen of Doom 1938 John Agyekum Kufuor, Ghanaian Statesman 1938 John Considine, actor, Reginald Love-Another World 1937 John Hartford, born in New York City, country singer, Gentle on My Mind 1937 John [Thomas] Sladek, U.S., sci-fi author, Tik-Tok, Bugs 1937 John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," premieres in New York City 1937 William E "Little Willie" John, [Woods], U.S. R&B singer, Fever 1937 John Patrick Williams, born in Helena, Montana, Representative-D-Montana 1979 - 1997 1937 John Phillip Law, Hollywood, actor, Barbarella, Love Machine 1937 John Bernard, Dutch TV weatherman 1937 John Price, England cricket fast-medium bowler, 1964-72 1937 John Edrich, cricketer, England left-handed batsman, 310* vs. New Zealand 1965 1937 John Mazza, horse trainer 1937 John Davison Rockfeller, industrialist, dies at 97 in Ormond Beach Fla 1937 John D. Rockefeller, American Businessman 1937 John Murray/Allen Boretz' "Room Service," premieres in New York City 1937 John Cope, MP/Paymaster General 1937 John Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Bird in Hand), dies at 54 1937 John Ward, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper, 8 Tests 1964-68 1937 John MacGregor, British MP 1937 John Devitt, Australia, 100m freestyle swimmer 1960 Olympics gold 1937 John Ogdon, Manchester England, pianist/composer 1937 John Hume, Irish Politician 1937 John Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72 1936 John Monks/Fred Finklehoff's "Brother Rat," premieres in New York City 1936 John Menzies, Scottish publisher/banker/multi-millionaire 1936 John Danforth, born in Missouri, Senator-R-Missouri 1977 - 1995 1936 John Olver, born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1991 1936 John McCain, born in Panama, Representative-R-Arizona 1983 - 1986, Senator-R-Arizona 1987 - 1936 John Poindexter, U.S. Chief of Staff 1936 D V Day, Principal, St. John's College, Durham U 1936 John Dancy, born in Jackson, Texas, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday 1936 John Burton-Hall, Dorset England, captain, QE2 1936 Phillies John Moore hits 3 consecutive home runs 1936 John Shalikashvili, Polish/US general, NATO 1936 Douglas John Gorman, businessman 1936 John Martin Tchicai, composer 1936 John D'Arcy, cricketer, New Zealand Test batsman on 1958 England tour 1936 John Madden, NFL coach for the Oakland Raiders/sports commentator, CBS, FOX 1936 John Albert, professor, Master of University College Oxford 1936 John White, composer 1936 John Larkin IV, actor and writer (Charlie Chan in Panama), dies at 63 1936 Roy Beggs, born in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland, John Robert Beggs, Ulster Unionist Party, Member of Parliament for East Antrim 1983 - 2005, known for his Euroscepticism, strong support of Northern Ireland's grammar schools 1936 John Hope, president of Atlanta University, dies at 67 1936 John Harris, British cricket player 1936 John Paul Cain, Sweetwater, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Greater Grand Rapids 1936 John Gilbert, actor (Love, Downstairs), dies at 40 1935 John L Finley, USAF/astronaut 1935 John H Aberson, 1st rector of Landbouw high school, dies at 78 1935 Peter John Welding, record producer 1935 Jerry Douglas, Chelsea Massachusetts, actor, John Abbott-Young and Restless 1935 John Nicholas Maw, composer 1935 Mina Dilis-Beersmans, Flemish actress/wife of John Dilis, dies at 71 1935 John B Coleman, Boston, hotel magnate, Ritz Carlton 1935 John Palmer, Kingsport Tennessee, news anchor, NBC Weekend News 1935 John Phillips, singer/guitarist, Mama and Papas-California Dreaming 1935 John McCartan, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1935 John Saxon, born in Brooklyn, actor, Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman 1935 John MacIvor Perkins, composer 1935 John David Crow, football player, Heisman Trophy 1957 1935 John Swan, PM, Bermuda 1935 Jim Dine, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pop artist, St. John the Divine 1935 John Porter, born in Evanston, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1980 - 2001 1935 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:32:07.4 1935 John Pepper Clark, born in Nigeria, writer, Horn, Song of a Goat 1935 Easton Dudley Ashton St. John McMorris, cricketer, WI batsman of 60's 1935 John Murray, cricketer, England 1961 - 1967, 1st wk called Murray to play Tests 1935 John Charles Eaton, composer 1935 John J R Macleod, Scot/Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), dies at 58 1935 Judd Hirsch, born in Bronx, actor, Alex-Taxi, Dear John, Ordinary People 1935 John Gross, author, Age of Kipling, Dickens and 20th Century 1935 John R Block, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1981 - 1986 1935 John J "Jannie" Geldenhuys, supreme commander South Africa army 1980- 1935 John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington 1935 David John Lodge, English writer, Soul and Bodies 1934 John Akers, business executive 1934 John Ashley, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Clipper-Straightaway 1934 John Van Druten's "Distaff Side," premieres in New York City 1934 John S Bull, Memphis Tennessee, astronaut 1934 John Brunner, [Kilian Houston], UK, sci-fi author, 100th Millennium 1934 John Guy, cricketer, solid left-handed batsman for New Zealand in late 1950's 1934 John Stears, Middlesex England, special effects expert, Dr. No 1934 John M Chowning, composer 1934 John Standing, born in London, England, actor, Edward-Lime Street 1934 John Kane, Scotish/US miner/painter, dies at 73 1934 John Storey Bonington, UK, mountain climber, Annapurna I in 1970 1934 J E F "John" Beck, cricketer, lefty bat in 8 Tests for New Zealand 1953-56 1934 John Pardoe, CEO, Sight and Sound Education, Liberal MP 1934 John Dillinger, shot dead at Biograph Theater in Chicago, at 33 1934 Donald Sutherland, St. John NB, actor, M*A*S*H, Body Snatchers 1934 John V. Tunney, born in New York City, New York, heavyweight boxing champion, Representative-D-California 1965-1971 and Senator-D-California 1971 - 1977 1934 Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times 1934 Michael Mates, born in England, born Michael John Mates, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for East Hampshire 1934 John Robertson, deputy chairman, Barclays de Zoete Wedd 1934 John J. Sweeney, American Businessman 1934 John Barbour, born in Toronto, TV host, Real People 1934 John K. Barlow, English rubberplanter/financier/multi-millionaire 1934 Lindsay Oliver John Boynton, furniture historian 1934 John Roch, high court judge 1934 John Collier, British Artist 1934 John Lelliott, English contractor and multi-millionaire 1934 John D. Loudermilk, rock drummer/vocalist, Language of Love, Norman 1934 John Noakes, British TV presenter 1934 John Duffey, bluegrass musician 1934 John Dillinger breaks out of jail using a wooden pistol 1934 John J McGraw, manager (New York Giants), dies at 60 1934 John Surtees, British race car driver 1934 John A. Ziegler, Jr., Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 4th NHL President, 1977-92 1934 Patrick O'Malley, U.S. policeman, killed by John Dillinger 1933 John Mayall, MacClesfield England, pop musician, Don't Washed Me Time 1933 John Sturdy, scholar 1933 John Dillinger escapes from Allen County, OH, jail 1933 John Gale, theatrical producer 1933 John Aniston, Crete, actor, Search for Tomorrow, Day of our Lives 1933 John C Gardner, scholar/writer, Grendel, Sunlight Dialogues 1933 John M Acket, literary (New Friends), dies at 70 1933 John Sparrow, CEO, British Horseracing Betting Levy Board 1933 John Karlen, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Harvey Lacey-Cagney and Lacey 1933 Loch Ness Monster is 1st reportedly sighted by John Mackay 1933 John Browning, Denver Colorado, pianist, Leventritt Award-1956 1933 John Henry Mackay, Scottish/German author (Der Schwimmer), dies at 69 1933 John Mortimore, cricketer, England off-spinner 1959-64 1933 John Denison-Pender, born in England, John Willoughby Denison-Pender, Lord Pender, 3rd Baron Pender of Porthcurnow in the County of Cornwall 1933 John A. Llewellyn, born in Cardiff, Wales, astronaut 1933 Tim Rathbone, born in England, born John Rankin Rathbone, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Lewes from 1974 to 1997 1933 John Hall, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire 1933 Yoko Ono, [Mrs John Lennon], Tokyo, Japan, vocalist 1933 John Galsworthy, England, writer (Forsythe, Nobel 1932), dies at 65 1933 John Boorman, producer/dir, Exorcist II, Deliverance, Zardoz 1933 Leonard John Coldwell, cricketer 1933 John Joly, Irish Scientist 1932 John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of New York City 1932 John Hillerman, Denison, Texas, actor, Magnum PI, Blazing Saddles 1932 Peter John Swales, football club chairman 1932 John Hillerman, actor, Magnum PI 1932 John Gary, Watertown, New York, singer 1932 John Barnes Chance, composer 1932 John Sharp Williams, American Politician 1932 John James Fenwick, English warehouse owner/multi-millionaire 1932 Dodger John Quinn, 49, is oldest pitcher to win a major league game 1932 John Chilton, jazz trumpeter 1932 John McGraw retires from baseball 1932 John P. Murtha, born in New Martinsville, West Virginia, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1974 - 1932 Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 1932 John Barrymore, Jr., born in Beverly Hills, California, actor, Pantomine Quiz 1932 John McGraw, who came to New York in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants 1932 John Grogery Dunne, U.S. writer, Up Close and Personal, True Confessions 1932 John Lyons, Cambridge England, Master, Trinity Hall 1932 John Armitage, principal, College of St. Hilda and St. Bede Durham 1932 John Clement, chairman, Unigate Group 1932 John Glen, Thames England, actor, Spy Who Loves Me, Backfire 1932 John Bond, cricket umpire 1932 John Gavin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Felony, Jennifer, House of Shadows 1932 John Jakes, born in Chicago, writer, Sir Scoundrel, Great Women Reporters 1932 Wes Santee, born in Ashland, Kansas, runner, athlete, competed in 1,500-meter events, competed against Roger Bannister, John Landy 1932 John Updike, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, writer, novelist, art critic, literary critic, Pulitzer Prize winner 1932 John Philip Sousa, U.S. composer (Stars and Stripes Forever), dies at 77 1932 John Vernon, Canada, actor, Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry 1932 John Van Druten's "There's Always Juliet," premieres in New York City 1932 John Towner Williams, Flushing, New York, composer and conductor, Boston Pops 1932 John Hart, born in Denver, Colorado, newsman, CBS News Retrospective, NBC News 1932 John Nott, born in Bideford, Devon, Sir John William Frederic Nott, Conservative Party, served as Secretary of State for Defense 1981 - 1983, was Member of Parliament for St. Ives in Cornwall 1966 - 1983 1932 John Searle, American Philosopher 1931 John de Mol, Dutch vocalist/composer/producer 1931 John T "Legs" Diamond, U.S. gangster, murdered at 35 1931 John Hyatt Brewer, composer, dies at 75 1931 John P Lotsy, botanist/geneticist (Resumptio Genetics), dies at 64 1931 John Kerr, New York City, actor, South Pacific, Peyton Place, Pit and Pendulum 1931 John A Manke, U.S. test pilot, HL-10 1931 John Macchia, California, actor, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party 1931 John LeCarre, [Cornwell], England, spy novelist, Little Drummer Girl 1931 John E Gilmore, tenor Saxophonist 1931 Matthew John Rinaldo, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Representative-R-New Jersey 1973 - 1993 1931 John Leonard Swigert, Jr., Denver Colorado, astronaut, Apollo 13 1931 John Perkins, rocker, Crew Cuts 1931 John Shirley-Quirk, Liverpool England, baritone, Death in Venice 1931 John Shelby Spong, American Clergyman 1931 John Dellow, commisioner, London Metropolitan Police 1931 John Schrieffer, U.S. physicist, Nobel 1972 1931 John S. Horn, born in San Juan Bautista, California, Representative-R-California 1993 - 2003 1931 John Chapple, British chief of General Staff 1931 John Gabriel, Niagara Falls, New York, actor, Cat Gang, Fantasies 1931 John Bartlett, tennis player, Davis Cup captain-Britain 1931 John Chalstrey, alderman/Lord Mayor, London 1931 Ruth Etchells, principal, St. John's College-Durham 1931 John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on 1931 John Rae, British educator, Conscience and Politics 1931 John Atkinson, Irish Judge 1931 John McPhee, author, Back to ---- 1931 John Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men 1931 John Hopkins, writer 1931 John Le Carre, English Author 1931 John Monash, Australian Soldier 1930 John Morressy, U.S., sci-fi author, Starbrat, Greymantle, Kingsbane 1930 John Paul Schiffer, Senator R-Wyoming 1930 John Henry Mayer, composer 1930 John Arden, England, novelist/playwright, Left Handed Liberty 1930 John Watts Young, born in San Francisco, California, astronaut, Gem 3 10, Apollo 10 16, STS-1 9 1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club 1st game, loses to St. John's Rugby, 7-3 1930 John Daly, British trade union leader 1930 John Watts, chief of defense, Omani Armed Forces 1930 John Fairclough, British scientific adviser 1930 John G. Schmitz, American Politician 1930 Supreme Court Justice John Force Crater disappears in New York City 1930 John Gorman, printer/socialist historian 1930 John Everett Watts, composer 1930 John Alabaster, cricketer, New Zealand most prolific leg-spinner with 49 wkts 1930 John Waine, bishop, Chelmsford 1930 John Barth, novelist, Sot-Weed Factor 1930 Christopher John Magenis Headington, composer 1930 John Robson, British ambassador, Norway 1930 John Bartholomew Tucker, born in Pennsylvania, TV host, Candid Camera, Treasure Island 1930 John Reardon, born in New York City, baritone, Falke-Die Fledermaus 1930 John Astin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, I'm Dickens He's Fenster, Addams Family 1930 John Cullum, born in Knoxville, actor, Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure 1930 John Frankenheimer, New York City, director, Birdman of Alcatraz 1930 John Gilpin, English ballet dancer, Etudes, Alice in Wonderland 1930 John Junkin, actor and writer, A Hard Day's Night 1930 John Waite, cricket wicket-keeper, great South African 1930 John Polkinghorne, British Physicist 1929 John Osborne, England, playwright, Look Back in Anger, Luther-TONY 1964 1929 John Cassavetes, New York City, actor, Dirty Dozen, Rosemary's Baby 1929 Betta St. John, Hawthorne California, actress, Corridors of Blood 1929 John Baldridge' "Berkeley Square," premieres in New York City 1929 Roger John Tayler, astrophysicist 1929 John Metzelaar, Dutch/US writer (Report on the Fishes), dies at 37 1929 John Zochonis, British multi-millionaire soap magnate 1929 John Schrober becomes chancellor of Austria 1929 John Rutherford, cricketer, one Test for Australia 1956 1929 John Stewart-Clark, MEP, C 1929 John Gutfreund, former CEO of investment bank, Salomon Brothers Inc., featured in book Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis 1929 John Milford, Johnstown, New York, actor, Lieutenant, Legend of Jesse James 1929 John Alldis, composer and conductor 1929 John Hannam, born in the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament for Exeter, Conservative Party 1929 Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, born John Marshall Alexander, Jr., singer, member of the B.B. King band, signed to Duke Records, toured with Willa Mae "Big Mama" Thornton 1929 John Morgan, British ambassador, to Mexico 1929 John Turner, born in Richmond, England, L, 17th Canadian PM, 1984 1929 Lord St. John of Fawsley 1929 John Conyers, Jr., born in Highland Park, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1965 - 1929 John Conyers, American Politician 1929 John Scalise, U.S. gangster, murdered by Al Capone 1929 John Polk Allen, Carnegie, Oklahoma, CEO, Biosphere 2 1929 John Taylor, bishop, St. Albans, Lord High Almoner to Queen 1929 John S Ragin, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Dr. Astin-Quincy ME 1929 [John] Jeremy Thorpe, British MP, Liberal 1929 Nigel Hawthorne, actor, Tartuffe, Pope John Paul II 1929 Michael Ryan, actor, John Randolph-Another World 1929 John Ebenezer West, composer, dies at 65 1929 John Polanyi, Berlin, Canadian chemist, Nobel 1986 1929 John Charles Polanyi, Canadian Scientist 1928 John McGraw backs NL President John Heydler's designated hitter idea 1928 NL President John Heydler proposes designated hitter for pitchers 1928 John Colicos, Toronto, actor, Battlestar Galactica 1928 John Reginald "Nat" Allen, planning enforcement officer/climber 1928 John Lupton, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Tom-Broken Arrow 1928 John B. Keane, Irish Playwright 1928 John Bratby, painter/writer, Breakdown 1928 1st color TV broadcast in London (John Logic Baird) 1928 John Wills, lord-lt of Avon England 1928 John S. Bell, Irish Physicist 1928 John Forbes Nash, American Mathematician 1928 John Reid, cricketer, prolific New Zealand batsman 1949 - 1965 1928 John Anthony Bowden Cuddon, writer/teacher 1928 John Keith Wright, English economist and Assistant Secretary of State, 1971 - 1984 1928 Pernell Roberts, Waycross, Georgia, actor, Adam-Bonanza, Trapper John MD 1928 John McGraw is knocked down by a taxicab and suffers a broken leg 1928 Theodore Sorenson, presidential advisor, John F. Kennedy, author, 1000 Days 1928 John Ingle, actor, Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital 1928 John Horlock, British vice-chancellor, Open College 1928 John Gavin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Back Street, Psycho, Murder for Sale 1928 John William Fozard, aircraft designer 1927 John Carter, Center Ridge, Arkansas, actor, Max-Falcon Crest 1927 John Sainsbury, English billionaire 1927 John Eric Tieman, production manager, The Guardian 1927 John Downey, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, pianist, conductor, professor of composition and theory, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, founder, director of the Wisconsin Contemporary Music Forum 1927 John Buller, born in England, composer, known for Proenca, written for electric guitar, mezzo-soprano and orchestra, one of his sons is Ed Buller, a record producer 1927 Elvin Jones, born Pontiac, Michigan, musician, jazz drummer, played hard bop, avant-garde jazz, post-bop, member of John Coltrane quartet, appearing in A Love Supreme 1927 John Hoskyns, director-general, Institute of Directors 1927 John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75 1927 John Freeland, Legal advisor U.K. foreign office 1927 John Warr, England, cricket bowler, avg 281, president, MCC 1927 John William Chancellor, born in Chicago, Illinois, news anchor, NBC, VOA 1927 John Ashbery, American Poet 1927 John M Dengler, jazz bass sax/trumpet/trombone 1927 John Phillipps Kenyon, historian/teacher 1927 John Aspinall, owner, casino, zoos 1927 John Kelly, Jr., U.S., sculls, Olympic-bronze-1956, brother of Grace Kelly 1927 John Walford, solicitor 1927 John McDermott, Lord Justice of Appeal, Northern Ireland 1927 John Gilbert, born in England, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Dudley East, life peer as Baron Gilbert, of Dudley in the County of West Midlands 1927 John McLaughlin, commentator, McLaughlin Report 1927 John McLaughlin, TV commentator, McLaughlin Group 1927 John Vane, FRS/pharmacologist 1927 John Pierre Herman Joubert, composer, Chamber Music for brass quintet 1927 John Harold Kander, composer, Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer vs. Kramer 1927 John Beckwith, composer 1927 John Fairchild, born in Newark, New Jersey, CEO, Fairchild publishing 1927 John Swire, British aircraft magnate, Cathay Pacific 1927 John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St. New York City 1927 John Warner, American Politician 1927 John T. Myers, born in Covington, Indiana, Representative-R-Indiana 1967 - 1997 1927 NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants 1927 John Britton, English Mathematician 1927 John Hayes, cricketer, New Zealand fast bowler in 15 Tests 1951-58 1926 John Herbert McDowell, composer 1926 John M Brown, U.S. weapons constructer, dies 1926 John C Garand patents semi-automatic rifle 1926 John Dewes, cricketer, England opener late 40's early 50's 1926 John Ericson, Dusseldorf Germany, actor, Sam Bolt-Honey West 1926 John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist, Round Midnight 1926 John Knowles, U.S. writer, Morning in Antibes 1926 John R[obert] Jones, U.S., sci-fi author, White Regiment, Lizard War 1926 John Derek, born in Los Angeles, California, actor and director, 10, Annapolis Story 1926 Don Juan with John Barrymore shown 1926 John Arthur Neill Lambert, composer 1926 John Graham, British ambassador to NATO 1926 John Dingell, born Colorado Springs, Colorado, Representative-D-Michigan 1955 - 1926 John Dingell, American Politician 1926 John Lucarotti, scriptwriter 1926 52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8 1926 John Hamilton-Jones, CEO, Richmond Enterprises, British Major-General 1926 John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, born in England, 11th Duke of Marlborough, justice of the peace, cousin of Sir Winston Churchill 1926 John Fowles, born in England, novelist, Collector, French Leiutenent's Woman 1926 John Heddle Nash, singer 1926 John C[lellon] Holmes, U.S. writer, Horn 1926 John Clellon Holmes, American Writer 1926 John Schlesinger, born in London, England, director, Midnight Cowboy, Darling 1926 John Clark, CEO, Plessey Company 1926 John Edward Caulwell Hearne, writer 1926 1st public demonstration of television, John L Baird, London 1926 John "Jack" Layden, local politician 1925 David Doyle, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, John Bosley-Charlie's Angels 1925 John Balcombe, Lord Chief Justice of Appeal 1925 John Tower, born in Houston, Texas, Senator-R-Texas 1961 - 1985 1925 John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 52 1925 John Gillett, film researcher 1925 John Hawkes, U.S. writer, 2nd Skin 1925 John Howard Purnell, scientist 1925 Ernst Jandl, born in Vienna, Austria, writer, poet, influenced by Dada, translated Gertrude Stein, Robert Creeley's The Island and John Cage's Silence 1925 John Pieter Veth, painter/lithographer/etcher/writer, dies at 61 1925 Jury selection took place in John T Scopes evolution trial 1925 Pierre Salinger, newsman, ABC, press secretary, John Kennedy 1925 Roy Hughes, born in Pontllanfraith, Wales, born Royston John Hughes, Baron Islwyn, politician, Labor Party, union organizer, Member of Parliament for Newport, Member of Parliament for Newport East 1925 John Keith Laumer, [Anthony LeBaron], U.S., science fiction author, Retief's War 1925 Gerard John Toorenaar, political commissar in Amsterdam, 1975-79 1925 John Moberly, diplomat 1925 John [Denton Pinkstone] French, British field marshall (WWI), dies at 72 1925 John Simon, theater critic, New York Times 1925 John T. Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee 1925 John Neville, actor, Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1925 John Yates, bishop, Lambeth England 1925 John Singer Sargent, U.S. portrait painter, dies at 69 1925 John Knox, British supreme court justice 1925 John Wells, born in England, politician, Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Maidstone, educated at Eton College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1925 John E. Grotberg, born in Winnebago, Minnesota, Representative-R-Illinois 1985 - 1986 1925 John D Erlichman, Politician, Nixon aide, Watergate 1925 John Ehrlichman, American Politician 1925 Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a bishop 1925 John Barrington Wain, born in England, novelist and poet, Hurry on Down 1925 John Wain, English Poet 1925 John Fiedler, Platville Wisconsin, actor, Mr Peterson-Newhart 1925 John F Mellaerts, Flemish social founder (Boerenbond), dies at 79 1925 John Bury, born in England, theatre designer of sets, costumes, and lighting, made Amadeus with Peter Hall, nominated for multiple Tony awards 1925 John Howard Lawson's "Processional," premieres in New York City 1925 John DeLorean, former automaker, DeLorean 1925 John DeLorean, American Businessman 1925 French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, and Hugh Jennings 1924 Errol John, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, actor, PT-109, Assault on a Queen 1924 John Portman, born in South Carolina, architect, Ivan Allen Award-1964 1924 John Backus, inventor, FORTRAN computer language 1924 John Vassall, spy/civil servant 1924 John Michael Grimes, set Designer 1924 John Melcher, Sioux City, Iowa, Representative-D-Montana 1969 - 1977, Senator-D-Montana 1977 - 1989 1924 John A Emmens, art historian/poet, Kunst and Vliegwerk 1924 John Milne, CEO, Blue Circles Industries 1924 John Henry Roberts, composer, dies at 76 1924 John Kilgour, director of prison medical services, Home Office 1924 John Cruickshank, French scholar 1924 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2 1924 50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2 1924 John Harvey-Jones, CEO, ICI 1924 John Grigg, British historian 1924 John Frederick Bridge, composer, dies at 79 1924 1st coast-to-coast radio hookup: General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago 1924 Gee John, U.S. mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies 1924 Jan Willem Radecker, sculptor/son of John Raedecker 1923 Angelo John Novarese, record company founder 1923 Giants defeat Baltimore Orioles 9-0 to benefit former Giants owner John Day 1923 John Harwood patents self-winding watch (Switzerland) 1923 Mary McCarty, Winfield, Kansas, actress and singer, Starch-Trapper John MD 1923 John Hale, born in Ashford, Kent, linguist, historian, professor, editor, attended Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, served as a Fellow of the British Academy 1923 John Holt, Jr., cricketer, WI batsman in 17 Tests, 1066 runs at 36 75 1923 John Richard Brinsley Norton, landowner 1923 John McKay, West Virginia, football coach, USC, Tampa Bay, 5 time Rose Bowl champ 1923 Jimmy Cameron, cricketer, brother of John WI batsman 1948-49 1923 John Compton, born in Lynchburg, Tennessee, actor, Shannon-D.A.'s Man 1923 John Lea, British Vice-Admiral 1923 John Weitz, spy/author/fashion designer, Friends in High Places 1923 John Dugdal, Lord-Lt, Salop 1923 John Mortimer, English Novelist 1923 John Holt, Australian Statesman 1923 John Watkins, cricketer, South African all-rounder in 15 Tests 49-57 1923 John Venn, British Philosopher 1923 John Smith, English large landowner/financier/MP, C 1922 John B McKay, U.S. test pilot, X-15 1922 John Pinsent, classical scholar 1922 John Chafee, born in Providence, Rhode Island, Senator-R-Rhode Island 1976 - 1999 1922 John Weidner, war hero 1922 John Anderson, Clayton, Illinois, actor, Virgil-Legend of Wyatt Earp 1922 Giants beat St. Louis, to clinch John McGraw's 8th pennant 1922 John Farr, born in Nottingham, England, Sir John Arnold Farr, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Harborough 1959 - 1992, served with Royal Navy during World War II 1922 Janis Paige, born in Tacoma, Washington, actress, Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD 1922 MacKenzie John, pipe major 1922 John W. Vessey, Jr., American Soldier 1922 John C Kapteyn, astronomer, dies at 71 1922 John Veale, composer 1922 John Bromfield, born in South Bend, Indiana, actor, Easy to Love 1922 John McNamara, baseball player 1922 John West, vice chancellor, Bradford University 1922 John Heerbecq, Church commissioner 1922 John Alderson, chief constable, Devon and Cornwall UK 1922 John Ernest, constructionist artist 1922 John Paul Hammerschmidt, born in Harrison, Arkansas, Representative-R-Arkansas 1967 - 1993 1922 John Braine, English novelist, Life at the Top 1922 John Willard's "Cat and the Canary," premieres in New York City 1922 John Kirk Barry, Dr/explorer David Livingstone's companion, dies at 89 1921 John V Lindsay, Mayor-R/D-NY, 1965-73 1921 John V. Lindsay, Politician 1921 Rodney Dangerfield, [John Cohen], Babylon, New York, comedian, Caddyshack 1921 John Willard Peterson, composer 1921 John B Dunlop, Scottish inventor air tire (Dunlop Rubber), dies at 81 1921 John Arthur Giles Gere, English art historian, Pre-Raphaelite painter 1921 John Hendricks, lyricist singer, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross 1921 John M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies 1921 John Christopherson, artist/collector 1921 John Glenn, born in Cambridge, Ohio, astronaut, Mercury 7, STS-95, Senator-D-Ohio 1921 John Money, New Zealander Psychologist 1921 John Harrison, British vice admiral/surgeon 1921 John Garlick, British senior civil servant 1921 John van Kesteren, Dutch tenor, Komische Oper, West-Berlin 1921 John Stott, British Clergyman 1921 John Bouber, [Blom], actor/author, Fool of Heideloo 1921 John Rawls, American Educator 1921 John M Pritchard, born in London, England, conductor 1921 John Agar, Chicago, actor, Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima 1921 John Lindsay, American Politician 1921 John Doucette, Brockton Massachusetts, actor, Lock Up, Big Town 1921 Dehl Berti, born in Pueblo, Colorado, actor, John Taylor-Guns of Paradise 1921 John Henry Davis, Jr., Smithtown, New York, weightlifter, Olym-gold-1948, 52 1921 John Russell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Pale Rider, Rio Bravo 1920 John Richard Ravensdale, historian 1920 John Smith, CEO, Liverpool FC 1920 John A "Jacky" Kilverston, Admiral/designer (dreadnought), dies at 79 1920 John Ayers Lessard, composer 1920 John Howard Griffin, U.S., photographer/author, Black Like Me 1920 John Heawood, actor/singer/choreographer, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1920 John Harsanyi, American Educator 1920 John Cruickshank, banker 1920 Pope John Paul II, Polish Pope 1920 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies 1920 John Henderson, Lord-Lieutenant, Berkshire England 1920 John Hidalgo Moya, architect/designer, Skylon 1920 John Galsworthy's "Skin Game," premieres in London 1920 John Paul Stevens, born in Illinois, 103rd Supreme Court Justice, 1975- 1920 John William Farr, born in Detroit, bank robber, FBI Most Wanted List 1920 John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80 1920 John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court Justice 1920 William Butterfield, born in England, born William John Hughes Butterfield, Lord Butterfield, life peer as Baron Butterfield of Stechford, Order of the British Empire, medical researcher, clinician, administrator 1920 John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], Poland, Pope, 1978- 1920 John La Montaine, born in Oak Park, Illinois, composer, Pulitzer 1959 1920 John Addison, born in Surrey, England, composer, Tom Jones-Academy Award 1920 David Wright, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, given name David John Murray Wright, editor of 'X', autobiography 'Deafness. A Personal Account' gives insight into deafness 1920 John Hartford Worlock, rC Bishop of Liverpool 1920 John Logan Gorlay, journalist 1920 Richard John Copeland Atkinson, archaeologist 1920 John J "Cardinal" O'Connor, Philadelphia, Roman Catholic Archbishop of NY 1920 John Junor, British editor in chief, Sunday Express 1920 John Cardinal O'Connor, American Clergyman 1920 John Powell, campaigner 1920 John Maynard Smith, English Scientist 1919 John Alcock, pilot (1st non-stop over Atlantic), dies in crash at 27 1919 John Silverlight, journalist 1919 John McCarthy, composer 1919 John Secondari, Rome, Italy, newscaster, Open Hearing 1919 John Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Australia one Test 1895, one catch), dies 1919 Daniel John Chapman Cunningham, physiologist 1919 John Moroney, cricketer, Australian opener 1949-51 1919 Boyd Bradfield Upchurch, [John Boyd], U.S., sci-fi author, IQ Merchant 1919 John Meade, born in Ireland, 7th Earl of Clanwilliam, a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1776 for John Meade, who served as Attorney-General for Ireland 1919 New York City welcomes home General John J Pershing and 25,000 WW I soldiers 1919 John Noorda, resistance fighter 1919 John Reed forms American Communist Labor Party in Chicago 1919 General John Smuts becomes premier of South Africa 1919 John Cox, Flemish/U.S. painter/dir, Museum of Fine Physician, Boston 1919 John Pinkerton, compuer scientist 1919 John W. S. Raleigh, British physicist (Nobel 1904), dies at 76 1919 Lord John WS Raleigh, British physicist (Nobel 1904), dies 1919 John Eldridge, CEO, Matthews Wrightmson 1919 John Michael Hayes, born in Massachusetts, screenwriter, scripted several famous Alfred Hitchcock films 1919 John Goddard, cricketer, West Indian all-rounder 1948-57 1919 John Presper Eckert, co-inventor, 1st electronic computer-ENIAC 1919 McGeorge Bundy, born in Boston, national security adviser, John F. Kennedy 1919 John Duncan, Sr., born in Tennessee, Representative-R-Tennessee 1965 - 1988 1919 John Gregson, born in Liverpool England, actor, Gideon CID, Shirley's World 1919 NL President John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers 1919 John C F, son of English king George V, dies at 13 1919 John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, and Judge MCQuade buy New York Giants 1918 John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover 1918 John A Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League 1918 John Ireland, Irish/U.S. archbishop of St. Paul, dies at 80 1918 John Berger, politician 1918 John F. Seiberling, born in Akron, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio, 1971 - 1986 1918 Martha Mitchell, wife of Attorney General John Mitchell 1918 John Bunting, senior civil servant 1918 John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], 264th Roman Catholic pope, 1978- 1918 John Johnston, British diplomat, Rhodesia, Malaysia 1918 John Alfred Scali, journalist/correspondent, ABC 1918 John Baragrey, born in Haleyville, Alabama, actor, Creeper, Colossus of New York 1918 John Gray, FRS/marine biologist 1918 John Read, CEO, TSB Group 1918 John Intoxication, resistance fighter 1918 John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 1918 Maurice Laing, life president, John Laing 1918 John Forsythe, born in New Jersey, actor, Bachelor Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty 1918 John McCrae, Canadian poet/physician, dies 1918 John McLiam, Alberta, actor, Parker-Men From Shiloh 1918 John H. Johnson, American Businessman 1917 John Whiting, British dramatist/actor, Saint's Day 1917 John Lee Hooker, born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, blues guitarist, Canned Heat 1917 Sunday benefit baseball game at Polo Grounds results in John McGraw and Christy Mathewson's arrest for violating Blue laws 1917 John Cunningham, executive director, British Aerospace 1917 John Hillaby, writer/traveller 1917 John Stokes, born in England, politician, Conservative Party Member of Parliament, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, member of the Conservative Monday Club, Primrose League 1917 John F. Kennedy, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, Senator-D-Massachusetts 1947 - 1953, 35th President 1961 - 1963 1917 "Papa" John Creach, violinist 1917 Pape John Creech, rocker, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane 1917 Ronald John Bilsland Colville, businessman 1917 John Arnatt, actor, Circumstantial Evidence 1917 John Beradino, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Steve Hardy-General Hospital 1917 John Gardner, composer 1917 John B. Connally, Gov/Sen-D/R-Tx, took a bullet with John F. Kennedy 1917 John Connally, Gov-D/R-Texas, shot in Kennedy motorcade 1917 Jane Bowles, born in New York, New York, writer, playwright, wrote 'Two Serious Ladies', 'In The Summer House', works admired by Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, John Ashbery 1917 John Raitt, born in Santa Ana California, actor/singer, Chevy Show, Pajama Game 1917 John Raitt, Bonnie Raitt's father/singer/actor, Pajama Game 1917 John W. Foster, American Soldier 1916 John Boon, publisher 1916 John Bentley, Warwickshire England, actor, Chair 1916 John Francis Barnett, composer, dies at 79 1916 William John Elwyn Davies, painter 1916 John Lapsley, British air marshal 1916 John Jacob Rhodes, born in Council Grove, Kansas, Representative-R-Arizona 1953 - 1983 1916 John Thoday, geneticist 1916 John Slater, born in London, England, actor, Deadlock, Cartel, Devil's Pass 1916 William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist 1916 John de Young, resistance fighter 1916 John Clark, born in Hampton, Iowa, actor, Graveyard of Horror 1916 John D. MacDonald, novelist, Deep Blue Goodbye 1916 John Ciardi, poet and critic, translated Dante 1916 John Young, actor/TV panelist, Masquerade Party 1916 John Vivyan, actor, Mr Lucky, Wrong Man, Imitation of Life 1916 John McIntyre, theologian 1916 John Hinde, photographer/circus promoter 1916 John Vivyan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Imitation of Life, Mr. Lucky 1916 John Paul, Governor-General, Bahamas 1916 John Corner, scientist 1916 John Oliver Killens, novelist 1915 John P. W. Meefout, Dutch sculptor, Laying Woman 1915 St. John Ervine's "John Ferguson," premieres in Dublin 1915 John Dehner, [Forkum], Staten Is, New York, actor, Big Hawaii, Bare Essence 1915 John Conte, Plamer Massachusetts, actor, Mantovani 1915 John Gruelle patents his Raggedy Ann doll 1915 21st U.S. Golf Open: John Travers shoots a 297 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey 1915 John Tukey, American Scientist 1915 John Randolph, New York City, actor, King Kong, Lucan, Lucas Tanner, Angie 1915 John B. Gruelle patents Raggedy Ann doll 1915 Paul A. Samuelson, economist, 1970 Nobel, 1947 John Bates Clark Medal 1915 John Habakkuk, principal, Jesus College in Oxford 1915 John Egerton, born in England, born John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, served with British Expeditionary Force, captured at St. Valery, spent four years in a prisoner of war camp 1915 John Archer, Osceola Nebraska, actor, Destination: Moon 1915 John Arnold, British high court judge 1915 John Bunny, American Actor 1915 John Freeman, British politician, Labour, ambassador/TV host 1915 John D. Profumo, born in England, politician 1915 John Lilly, American Scientist 1915 John Hope Franklin, historian 1914 John Muir, American Environmentalist 1914 Eric John Crozier, producer/librettist 1914 John Berryman, American poet, Friends and Associates 1914 John Reed King, Atlantic City, New Jersey, TV host, Why?, Let's See 1914 John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur 1914 John Kluge, Chemnitz Germany, media CEO, Metromedia, billionaire 1914 John French evacuate Amiens 1914 John Weiss, German new testament, dies 1914 British field marshal John French and General Wilson land in France 1914 John Philip Holland, submarine designer, dies 1914 John Wray patents animation 1914 John French appointed British supreme commander 1914 William John Phillips, actor, Nothing but a Man 1914 John G Bearer, writer, Metro, Drunken Canary, Fast Heartbeat 1914 John J "John" Beautiful Garden, sculptor 1914 John Hersey, American Writer 1914 40th Kentucky Derby: John McCabe aboard Old Rosebud wins in 2:03.4 1914 John Hubbard, born in Indiana Harbor, Indiana, actor, Don't Call Me Charlie 1914 John Hodiak, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat 1914 John Gregory, dancer 1914 John Cameron, cricketer, brother of Jimmy WI v-captain 1939 England tour 1914 John Beith, British diplomat 1914 Sonny Boy Williamson, [John Lee], blues musician, Down and Out Blues 1914 John Murray, piloted HMS Challenger to Christmas Island, dies 1914 John Arlott, cricketer, the doyen of cricket commentators and writers 1914 John Tenniel, British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at 93 1914 John Daly, South Africa, newscaster/TV game show host, What's My Line 1914 John Ireland, Vancouver BC, actor, Rawhide, Gunfight at OK Corral 1914 Edqard John Gurney, politician 1913 John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy, English art historian 1913 John K Tener becomes president of baseball's National League 1913 John K M McCaffery, Moscow Idaho, TV host, One Minute Please 1913 John McGiver, New York City, actor, Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show 1913 John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw and is fired 1913 John Mitchell, Nixon's attorney general who went to jail 1913 John N. Mitchell, American Politician 1913 John Terence Reese, bridge master 1913 John Cairncross, linguist, 5th Man 1913 George Walter Selwyn Lloyd, English composer, Serf, John Socman 1913 John Kubris, Czechoslovakian resistance fighter 1913 John Elliott Terry, managing director, National Film Finance Corp 1913 John Edmunds, composer 1913 John McGraw joins Fred Clarke, Cap Anson, Frank Selee, and Connie Mack 1913 Lord Avebury, [John Lubbock], British banker/politician, dies 1913 John Lubbock, British Statesman 1913 John D. Rockefeller gives $100 million to Rockefeller Foundation 1913 Jack [John T] Aitken, British anatomist 1913 Lord Aberconway, CEO, John Brown and Co 1913 John Howard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dave-My Three Sons 1913 John Pierpont Morgan, U.S. banker/CEO (US Steel Corp), dies at 75 1913 John Thomas, composer, dies at 87 1913 John Jacob Weinzweig, born in Toronto, Canada, composer, Enchanted Hill 1913 John Grandy, Brits RAF-marshal 1913 John Lund, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Wackiest Ship in the Army 1913 Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist 1912 John W. Pritchard, [Ian Wallace], U.S., sci-fi author, Megalomania 1912 John Paul I, [Albino Luciano], 263rd Roman Catholic pope, 1978 1912 Pope John Paul I, Pope 1912 John W. Gardner, American Educator 1912 John de Mol, Dutch accordianist/producer, Baantjer, Pril Geluk 1912 John Cage, born in Los Angeles, California, composer, Imaginary Landscape No 1/O'O 1912 18th U.S. Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 294 at CC of Buffalo NY 1912 John Dacie, hematologist 1912 John Toland, U.S., political writer, Rising Sun, Pulitzer 1971 1912 John B M R "John" Hanlo, Dutch poet, Go to the Mosque 1912 John Cheever, writer, Wapshot Chronicle 1912 John Payne, Roanoke, Virginia, actor, Restless Gun 1912 John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer 1912 John Halas, animator 1912 John Larkin, born in Oakland California, actor, Saints and Sinners, 12 O'Clock High 1912 John Adrian Hope, politician and businessman 1912 John Le Mesurier, born in Bedford, England, actor, Jabberwocky, Dad's Army 1912 John Payne, born in Roanoke, Virginia, actor, Dodsworth, Razor's Edge 1912 John Amery, British Politician 1912 John Garfield, born in New York City, actor, Air Force, Destination: Tokyo, Juarez 1912 John Edward Christopher Hill, English Historian 1912 John P. Jones, American Politician 1911 John Archibald Wheeler, born in Florida, American theoretical physicist, coined terms black hole, wormhole 1911 17th U.S. Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago Golf Club in Illinois 1911 Edgar Beck, president, John Mowlem 1911 John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, trumpeter 1911 Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby league player 1911 John Paxton, screenwriter, On The Beach, Kotch, Farewell My Lovely 1911 John Bigelow, American Lawyer 1911 John Sturges, U.S., director, Old Man and Sea, Magnificent 7 1910 John Kerr, New Zealand, cricketer, opening batsman in 1930's 1910 John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads 1910 John "Cardinal" Krol, former archbishop, Philadelphia 1910 John Wooden, basketball coach, UCLA-10 national championships 1910 Eugene John Weigel, composer 1910 John Shea, U.S., 500m/1500m speed skater 1932 Olympics gold 1910 John YWJ Eilerts de Cock, sea officer (Suriname), dies at 44 1910 John Francis Boyd, journalist 1910 John W. Campbell, U.S., sci-fi writer, Moon is Hell 1910 Ben Aerden, [John Mikkelsen], actor, Hamlet 1910 Constance Cummings, Wash, actress, John and Julie, 7 Sinners, Glamour 1910 John Beavan, newspaper editor 1910 John Galsworthy's "Justice," premieres in London 1910 John Banner, Vienna Austria, actor, Sergeant Hans Schultz-Hogan's Heroes 1910 Arthur John Howard, actor, Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage 1910 John LaFarge, American Artist 1909 Donald John Urquhart, librarian 1909 John Megaw, British Lord Justice of Appeal 1909 John Ridgely, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Northern Pursuit, Air Force 1909 John Beal, Joplin, Missouri, actor, 10 Who Dare, I Am the Law, Amityville 3D 1909 John Baur, museum director/author, American Paintings in 19th Century 1909 John A. Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League 1909 John Edward "Teddy" Buckner, trumpeter 1909 John Cochrane, South African cricket pace bowler, one Test 1931 1909 John Schepens, [Jean Baudoux], Flemish journalist and writer, Polyfoto 1909 John Arkell, director of administration, BBC 1909 John Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37 1909 John Synge, Irish Poet 1909 John Evan "Jasper" Weston Mather, writer 1909 John Galsworthy's "Strife," premieres in London 1909 John Eustace Theodore Brancker, lawyer/parliamentarian 1909 Saul David Alinsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, radical writer, John L Lewis 1908 John Volpe, Gov-Mass, U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1969 - 1973 1908 John H Doeg, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1930 1908 John Alwyne Kitching, zoologist 1908 John Sutton, Rawalpindi India, actor, Tower of London, Return of Fly 1908 John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award 1908 John Grant, British rear-admiral 1908 John Waldo Green, New York City, composer, Body and Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger 1908 John Churton Collins, English Critic 1908 John Haeton, U.S., bobsled, Silver Medals 1928, 1948 Olympics 1908 John Reginald Bevins, politician 1908 St. Louis Card John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn 1908 John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) 1908 John Hench, American Artist 1908 John Verrall, composer 1908 John Scott Trotter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, orchestra leader, George Gobel Show 1908 John Krohn begins walk around perimeter of U.S., which took 357 days 1908 John Masefields "Tragedy of Nan," premieres in London 1908 John Bardeen, U.S., physicist, transistor, Nobel 1956, 1972 1908 John T. Hughes, Bishop to Forces 1908 John Eliot, English meteorology, dies at 68 1908 John Mills, England, actor, Big Sleep, King Rat, War and Peace 1908 John Blockx' opera "Baldie" premieres in Antwerp 1907 John "Cardinal" Dearden, U.S. cardinal, 1969 - 1988, archbishop of Detroit 1907 John Prickett, teacher/ecumenist 1907 John A Kelly, U.S. marathon runner, Berlin 1936, Boston 1935..1991 1907 John Kerr, physicist (magneto-optic Kerr-effect), dies at 82 1907 John McIntire, born in Spokane, Washington, actor, Naked City, Wagon Train, Virginian 1907 John Hadfield, author/publisher, Love on a Branch Line 1907 John Wayne, Winterset, Iowa, actor, Green Berets, True Grit 1907 John Albert Delany, composer, dies at 54 1907 John Canaday, art critic, Metropolitan Museum of Art Portfolios 1907 John Sloan Dickey, American Diplomat 1906 John Walker, museum director 1906 John Morrison, politician/landowner 1906 John A. C. Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer, dies at 78 1906 John Bentley, England, actor, Hammer the Tuff 1906 John Humphreys Whitfield, scholar of Italian language and literature 1906 John Lorne Campbell, folklorist 1906 John I M Stewart, British detective writer, Comedy of Terrors 1906 Michael John Innes Mackintosh Stewart Innes, writer 1906 John Galsworthy's "Silver Box," premieres in London 1906 John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher 1906 John Coolidge, American Celebrity 1906 John Betjeman, poet laureate of England, Mount Zion 1906 Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game 1906 John Huston, born in Nevada, Missouri, director and writer, African Queen, Chinatown 1906 John Carroll, [Julian LaFaye], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Wolf Call 1906 John Hope becomes 1st black president of Morehouse College 1906 John Mayo, director-general, Help the Aged 1906 Phillie's John Lush no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-0 1906 John Knowles Paine, U.S. composer, dies at 67 1906 John Betjeman, English Poet Laureate 1972-1984, Mount Zion 1906 John Cameron Swayze, born in Wichita, Kansas, newscaster, Timex, Hindenberg 1906 John Cameron Swayze, news correspondent/spokesman, Timex 1906 John D. Rockefeller, billionaire philanthropist, oil 1906 John "Cat" Thompson, basketball hall of famer, elected 1962 1906 John Carradine, Greenwich Village, New York, actor, Grapes of Wrath, Howling 1905 Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67 1905 Howard St. John, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Born Yesterday, Li'l Abner 1905 John Whitley, British air-marshal 1905 John Hay Whitney, publisher, New York Herald Trib 1961-67 1905 John C F, son of English King George V 1905 John Hay, U.S. politician, dies 1905 John Gardener, boatbuilder/writer 1905 John Gart, Russia, orchestra leader, Paul Winchell Show 1905 John Abbott, born in London, actor, Smogasboard 1905 John Patrick, screenwriter 1905 John Minor Wisdom, American Judge 1905 John S "Jimmy" Thach, U.S. pilot/admiral, WW II 1905 John Lee-Barber, admiral 1905 John Kirkpatrick, New York City, pianist, Concord Sonata 1905 John H. Reagan, American Politician 1905 John Dierkes, Ohio, actor, Daughter of Dr. Jekyll, Hanging Tree 1905 John O'Hara, Pottstown Penn, novelist, Appointment at Samarra 1905 John Carmel Heenan, Essex, cardinal archbp of Westminster, 1963-75 1905 John Henry Jacques, co-operative retailer 1904 George Bernard Shaws "John Bull's Other Island," premieres in London 1904 John Hoyt, Bronxville, New York, actor, Gimme a Break, Tom Dick and Mary 1904 Angelo G Roncalli (Pope John XXIII) becomes a priest. 1904 [John] Selwyn [Brooke] Lloyd, British statsman 1904 John Simon, public health pioneer, dies 1904 Henry M Stanley, [John Rowlands], British explorer, dies 1904 John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge, bBC news announcer/commentator 1904 John Snagge, commentator, BBC 1904 John Breeden, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street 1904 John Gielgud, born in London, England, actor, Arthur, Ages of Man 1904 John Antill, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, famous for ballet suite Corroboree 1904 John R. Hicks, British economist, Nobel 1972 1904 John J Sirica, U.S. federal judge, Watergate hearings 1904 John J. Sirica, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, John Joseph Sirica, judge, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over Watergate scandal, Time magazine Person of the Year, 1973 1904 John "Pepper" Martin, baseballer, NL stolen base leader 1933,34,36 1904 Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenber----dorff, Sr, near Hamburg, Germany 1904 John Farrow, born in Sydney, Australia, director/actor, Botany Bay, Wake Island 1904 John Millington Synges "Well of Saints," premieres in Dublin 1904 John P R Tak, Dutch liberal politician, dies at 64 1903 John von Neumann, mathematician and astronomer, Bocher Award 1938 1903 John Piper, British writer, US Churches in WW I, official war painter 1903 Johnny Blood, aka John McNally, early NFL halfback, Green Bay 1903 John Lodge, Washington D.C., actor, Witchmaker 1903 John Everett Allen, U.S. businessman 1903 John Ringling North, circus director, Ringling Bros 1903 John Wyndham P L B Harris, U.S., sci-fi author, Day of the Triffids 1903 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75 1903 7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Mass in 2:41:29.8 1903 John Williams, born in England, actor, Niles-Family Affair, Dial M for Murder 1903 John Patrick Sutton Ludlow, actor, Agatha 1903 Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at 68 1903 John Dunning, cricketer, New Zealand medium-fast bowler of 30's 1903 John Eccles, British physiologist/neurologist 1903 "Sleepy" John Estes, rocker 1902 John Wesley Powell, U.S. geologist (Grand Canyon), dies at 68 1902 John Houseman, Bucharest Romania, actor, Kingsfield-Paper Chase 1902 Pieter John Bouman, sociologist/historian 1902 New York Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw 1902 John White, composer, dies at 47 1902 John McGraw named manager of New York Giants 1902 John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles 1902 John J McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years) 1902 John Dillinger, U.S. bank robber, public enemy #1 1902 John E E Dalberg baron van Acton, English historian, dies at 69 1902 36th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Mastermam wins in 2:22.6 1902 John Vincent, composer 1902 John Glover, English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85 1902 John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54 1902 John Steinbeck, born in Salinas, California, author, Grapes of Wrath-Nobel 1962 1902 John Bubbles, born in Louisville, Kentucky, rhythm tap dancer, No Maps on My Taps 1901 John Wijga, painter/illustrator 1901 John Norrie McArthur, malariologist/microscopist 1901 John Alton, cinematographer 1901 John Erik Jonsson, businessman/Mayor of Dallas 1901 John C. Stennis, born in Mississippi, Senator-D-Mississippi, 1947 - 1989 1901 John Gunther, born in Chicago, Illinois, author/host, John Gunther's High Road 1901 John Sherman Cooper, Sen-Kentucky 1901 John C. Stennis, born in Mississippi, Senator-D-Mississippi 1947 - 1989 1901 John Bleifer, born in Zawiercie, Poland, actor, Highway to Heaven 1901 John Farmer, composer, dies at 64 1901 John Fiske, [Edmund Fisk Green], U.S. historian/philosopher, dies 1901 John Wesley Work, composer 1901 John W. Van Duren, playwright, I Remember Mama 1901 John Stainer, composer, dies at 60 1901 Cincinnati Enquirer reports Baltimore manager John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant 1901 Edward John Hopkins, composer, dies at 82 1901 Boer general John Smuts and De la Rey conqueror Mud river Transvaal 1900 John Longden, West Indies, actor, Man From Interpol 1900 John T Scopes, Tennessee teacher convicted for teaching evolution 1900 John Mason Brown, born in Louisville, Kentucky, critic, Tonight on Broadway 1900 John Power, Irish baronet/whiskey manufacturer, dies in battle 1900 John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson sign with Cardinals 1900 John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck 1900 John Henry Pyle Pafford, librarian, University of London 1900 Sean O'Faolain, [John Whelan], Ire, writer, Murder at Cobbler's Hulk 1900 John Ruskin, English writer (Dearest Mama Talbot), dies of flu at 81 1900 1st date in John dos Passos' USA trilogy (The 42nd Parallel) 1899 John Sparkman, born in Hartselle, Alabama, Senator-D-Alabama 1946 - 1979 1899 John William Glover, composer, dies at 84 1899 John Qualen, Vancouver BC, actor, Grapes of Wrath, Searchers 1899 John Barbirolli, English conductor, New York Philharmonic Orchestra 1899 Robert Welch, found John Birch Society 1899 U.S. Minister of Foreign affairs John Hay publishes his "Open Through Note" 1899 John Woods Duke, composer 1899 John M Harlan, Chicago, 91st Supreme Court justice, 1955-71 1899 John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager 1899 John Randall, Jr., Michigan, historian/philosopher, Western Man 1899 [John] Herbert Whitton Sumsion, organist/composer 1898 John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway), dies 1898 John J Slauerhoff, Dutch ship's doctor/writer/poet, El Dorado 1898 Francine Larrimore, Verdun France, actress, John Meade's Woman 1898 John Stuart, Edinburgh Scotland, actor, Number 17 1898 John Grierson, documentary film maker 1898 John Ames Sherman patents 1st envelope folding and gumming mach (Mass) 1898 John George, Syria, actor, Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu 1897 John Axel Fernstrom, composer 1897 John Mercer Langston, U.S. black jurist, dies at 67 1897 John Steuart Curry, U.S. painter/lithographer, Baptism in Kansas 1897 John Heemskerk Azn, Dutch Internal minister (1866..88), dies at 79 1897 John Mens, writer, People Without Money 1897 John McNally's musical "Good Mr. Best," premieres in New York City 1897 John Douglas Cockroft, English physicist, Radar, Nobel 1951 1897 John Wengraf, born in Vienna, Austria, actor, 12 to Moon, Pride and Passion 1897 1st American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (Boston) 1897 1st Boston Marathon won by John McDermott of New York in 2:55:10 1897 John B. Glubb, British commandant/writer, A soldier with the Arabs 1897 John Laurie, born in Dumfries, Scotland, actor, Jericho, Island of Desire 1897 John Franklin Enders, Conn, microbiologist, polio-Nobel 1954 1897 John Cottam, cricket (Test for Australia 1897, no Sheffield matches), dies 1897 John Dewey's essay "My Pedagogic Creed" appears in School Journal 1897 Henrik Ibsen's "John Gabriel Borkman," premieres in Helsingfors 1896 "Stars and Stripes Forever" written by John Philip Sousa 1896 John Seldon Whale, theologian 1896 John GR Acquoy, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 1896 John Urzidil, Austria/U.S. writer, Die erbeuteten Frauen 1896 John Mcdermott wins 1st U.S. marathon (New York City) 1896 John Everett Millais, English painter, dies at 67 1896 1st public film showing in U.S. John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in New York City 1896 John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (New York City) 1896 John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66 1896 John Little McClellan, born in Sheridan, Arkansas, Senator-D-Arkansas 1943 - 1977 1896 John Moores, British gambling magnate/multi-millionaire 1896 John dos Passos, novelist, 1919, Big Money, 42nd Parallel 1895 John Knudsen Northrop, aircraft designer, Northrop Air 1895 John Boles, Greenville, Texas, singer and actor, Babes in Baghdad 1895 John G Diefenbaker, Neustadt Ontario, 13th Canadian PM, C, 1957-63 1895 John G. Diefenbaker, Politician 1895 | |