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2008 Stephanie Tubbs Jones, dies in Ohio, of a brain aneurysm, at 58

2007 Marion Jones gives up 5 Olympic medals after admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs

2003 45th Grammy Awards, Norah Jones and John Mayer win major awards

2002 Chuck Jones, animator, Wyle E. Coyote and the Road Runner, dies at 90

2000 Robert Trent Jones, golf course architect, Augusta National Course, dies at 93

1999 Ed Jones, Representative-D-Tennessee 1969 - 1989

1999 Henry Jones, actor, Phyllis, dies at 86

1998 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail LPGA Tournament

1998 Date for Paula Jones sex harassment trial vs. President Clinton

1998 Paula Jones' sexual harassment case against President Bill Clinton is thrown out of court

1998 Grandpa Jones, country comic/banjo wizard, 'Hee Haw', dies at 84

1998 President Clinton faces sexual harrament charges from Paula Jones

1998 Grandpa Jones suffers a stroke

1997 Reginald Victor Jones, scientist, dies at 86

1997 Dow Jones crashes record 554 pts to 7161

1997 Dow Jones drops 186.88 pts

1997 Steve Jones wins Canadian Golf Open with a 275

1997 Dow Jones drops 247.37 pts

1997 Dow Jones drops 192.25 pts

1997 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Classic

1997 San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones

1996 Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series

1996 Dow Jones closes over 6,000 for 1st time (6,010)

1996 2nd Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 16 -15 at Robert Jones Va

1996 Clay Jones, horticulturalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the program Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4, voted tenth alongside Carol Klein as the nation's all-time favorite gardener, dies at 72

1996 96th U.S. Golf Open: Steve Jones shoots a 278 wins at Oakland Hills CC

1996 Dean Jones takes career-best 5-112 for Derbyshire vs. Hampshire

1996 Stephen Jones, art historian, dies at 41

1996 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic

1996 Eva Jones, poet and novelist, dies at 82

1995 Adrianne Jones, killed by David Graham and Diane Zamora, at 16

1995 Dow Jones closes above 5,000 for 1st time

1995 Tristan Jones, sailor, author, Welsh story teller, dies at 71

1995 Dow Jones for 5th straight day of the week sets a new record (4430.59)

1995 Dow Jones Index hits record 4303.98

1995 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Pinewild Women's Golf Championship

1995 Dow Jones closes above 4,000 for 1st time (4,003.33)

1995 Dean Jones completes 324* for Victoria vs. South Australia

1994 Davy Jones (Monkees), charged with DWI

1994 1st Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 20-12 at Robert Jones Va

1994 Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery

1994 Norman "Doc" Jones, bassist, dies at 68

1994 Chuck Jones found guilty of breaking into Marla Maples home

1994 Dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36

1994 Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48)

1994 Dow Jones passes 3900 (record 3,914.20)

1993 Dow Jones hits record 3764.43

1993 Dow Jones hits record 3740.67

1993 Dow Jones hits record 3697.64

1993 Dow Jones index reaches record 3687.86

1993 Ken E. Jones, musician ,New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, dies of AIDS at 34

1993 Dow Jones index reaches record high of 3,638.96 points

1993 Dow Jones hits record high of 3612.13

1993 Rebecca Jones, of Georgia, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss

1993 Dow Jones closes above 3,500 for 1st time (3,500.03)

1993 Daniel Jones, Daniel Jenkyn Jones, Welsh composer, friend of Dylan Thomas, wrote 12 numbered symphonies, chamber music, made Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968

1992 Walter B. Jones, Representative-D-North Carolina 1966 - 1992, dies at 79

1992 David Jones, actor, commits suicide (had terminal cancer) at 76

1992 Bryant Jones, born in Camarillo, California, actor, Nate Hastings-Young and Restless

1991 Dow Jones closes at record high 3168.83

1991 Prior Jones, West Indian cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1948-52), dies

1991 Dow Jones avg drops 120.31 points (5th largest dive)

1991 Tony Richardson, British director (Tom Jones), dies of AIDs at 63

1991 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rochester Golf International

1991 Lupita Jones, 23, of Mexico, crowned 40th Miss Universe

1991 Dow Jones closes above 3,000 for 1st time (3,004.46)

1991 Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons vs. Sri Lanka (122 and 100*)

1991 Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones make 467 stand vs. SL, world record

1990 Expos trade Tim Raines to White Sox for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones

1990 Rosie Jones, (St. Louis), 26, crowned 22nd Miss Black America

1990 Dow Jones Avg hits a record high of 2,900.97

1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,878.56

1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,870.49

1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,856.26

1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,852.23

1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,844.68

1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,831.71

1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,822.45

1990 Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,821.53

1990 Dean Jones scores twin Test tons vs. Pakistan at Adelaide Oval

1990 Dow Jones hits record 2,800 (2,810.15)

1989 Dow Jones down 190.58 points

1989 Dallas Cowboy, Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle

1989 "Indiana Jones and Last Crusade" premieres

1989 Dow Jones Avg passes 2,500 mark for 1st time, closes at 2,501.1

1989 Celtic Kansas City Jones and Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame

1989 Dean Jones scores 216 vs. WI at the Adelaide Oval

1988 19th New York City Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20

1988 Steve Jones wins New York men's marathon; Grete Waitz 9th women's title

1988 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship

1988 Duane Jones, dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 51

1988 Wayne Gretzky (NHL) and Janet Jones (Police Academy 5) wed in Edmonton

1988 Cleveland pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves

1988 Rosie Jones wins LPGA USX Golf Classic

1988 Neil Ronald Jones, science fiction writer (Space War, Twin Worlds), dies at 78

1988 Dow Jones down 140.58 points

1987 Jane Crafter/Steve Jones wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic

1987 On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56

1987 Dow Jones down 156.83 points

1987 "Black Monday"-Dow Jones down 508.32, 4 times previous record

1987 Dow Jones Index drops 508.32 points (22%) (record)

1987 Dow Jones for 1st time falls more than 100 pts (108.35)

1987 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

1987 Dow Jones industrial stock avg reaches record 2722.42

1987 Dow Jones Industrial Avg closes above 2,700 for 1st time (2,700.57)

1987 At the Kingdome, Ruppert Jones hits a foul ball that sticks in speaker

1987 Dow Jones closes above 2,500 (2,510.04) for 1st time

1987 Dow Jones Avg soared 664.7; 2nd biggest one-day gain in history

1987 Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2,390.34 pts

1987 Dow Jones avg closes above 2,200 for 1st time

1987 Dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 pt loss)

1987 Joyce Jameson, comedienne (Spike Jones Show), dies at 54

1987 Dow Jones closes above 2,000 for 1st time (2,002.25)

1986 San Diego Padre Jimmy Jones pitchs 1-hitter in his major league debut

1986 Dean Jones scores 210 vs. India at Madras

1986 Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded

1986 Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, dies of cancer at 63

1986 Shia LaBeouf, born in Los Angeles, California, voice actor, actor, comedian, appeared in Disney's 'Even Stevens' television series, film debut, 'Holes', appeared in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'

1985 Dow Jones closes above 1,500 for 1st time (1,511.70)

1985 Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 1,500 level for 1st time

1985 Joe Jones, drummer, dies at 73

1985 Dow Jones industrial avg closes above 1300 for 1st time

1985 Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier

1984 Virginia Lacy Jones, U.S. librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72

1984 Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05

1984 6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart and liver transplant

1983 Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer

1983 Dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1,200 for 1st time

1983 Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for 1st time

1983 Doodles Weaver, comedian (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 71

1982 "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City

1981 16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell and George Jones

1981 D[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65

1980 Corey Carrier, actor, Young Indiana Jones

1980 Willie Jones hospitalized for heat stroke with record 46.5 degrees C temp

1980 Hugh Griffith, actor (Passover Plot, Ben Hur, Tom Jones), dies at 67

1980 Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title

1979 Kelli Jones, Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1997

1979 Norah Jones, American Musician

1978 Kenny Jones becomes The Who's new drummer

1978 Jim Jones, U.S. pastor, leader of Jonestown Cult, commits suicide

1978 Heather Noelle Jones, Miss Oregon Teen USA 1996

1978 January Jones, American Actress

1977 Preston Jones' "Texas Trilogy," premieres in New York City

1977 James Jones, U.S. writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55

1976 San Diego Padre Randy Jones wins NL Cy Young

1976 Edith Evans, actress (Tom Jones, Scrooge, Chalk Garden), dies at 88

1976 Seattle and Toronto picks 30 unprotected players on other AL rosters Ruppert Jones (Seattle) and Bob Bailor (Toronto) are picked 1st

1976 Anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18

1976 Randy Jones wins NL record 16 games before All Star break

1976 San Diego Padre pitcher Randy Jones ties record of 68 innings without a walk

1975 Marion Jones, American Athlete

1975 Dontae' Jones, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics

1975 Jacque Jones, born in San Diego, California, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze

1974 Raymond Glenn, actor (Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones), dies at 76

1974 Dow Jones index hits 570.01

1974 Jamie Jones, singer, All 4 One

1974 Clarence Jones of Kintetsu Buffaloes hits his 38th home run, 1st American to win a Japanese home run title

1974 Kelly Jones, Welsh Musician

1974 Greg Jones, linebacker for the Washington Redskins

1974 Cedric Jones, defensive end for the New York Giants

1974 K C Jones, NFL center, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32

1974 "Rainbow Jones" opens and closes at Music Box Theater New York City

1974 Walter Jones, tackle for the Seattle Seahawks

1974 Rod Jones, NFL guard for the Cincinnati Bengals

1973 George Jones, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1973 Marcus Jones, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Merlakia Jones, WNBA guard and forward for the Cleveland Rockers

1973 "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV

1972 Charlie Jones, wide reciever for the San Diego Chargers

1972 Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16)

1972 Dow Jones Index moves above 1,000 for 1st time

1972 Donta Jones, NFL linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers

1972 Nate Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze

1972 John Jones, WLAF guard for the Rhein Fire

1972 Marvin Jones, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets

1972 Jeff Jones, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions

1972 Chipper Jones, born in Deland, Florida, infielder, Atlanta Braves

1972 Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President

1972 Craig Jones, Australian rower 1996 Olympics

1972 Tim Jones, American Musician

1971 Bobby Jones, Jr., PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at 69

1971 Eddie Jones, NBA guard and forward, Los Angeles Lakers

1971 TC Jones, female impersonator, dies of cancer at 50

1971 Chris T Jones, NFL tackle/wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles

1971 Khari Jones, CFL/WLAF quarterback, BC Lions, Scottish Claymores

1971 Rondell Jones, NFL safety, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens

1971 Reggie Jones, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs

1971 Ernest Jones, NFL defensive end, Saints, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32

1971 Tom Jones, "She's a Lady," goes gold

1971 Larry Jones, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins

1971 Tommie Jones, WLAF cornerback for the Amsterdam Admirals

1971 "Alias Smith and Jones" premieres on ABC TV

1970 Calvin Jones, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders

1970 Shannon Jones, WLAF linebacker for the Scottish Claymores

1970 Dan Jones, NFL tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals

1970 Preston Jones, WLAF quarterback for the London Monarchs

1970 Popeye Jones, NBA center for the Toronto Raptors

1970 Ron "Popeye" Jones, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks

1970 Cobi Jones, American Athlete

1970 Selwyn Jones, NFL defensive back, Seahawks, Den Broncos Superbowl 32

1970 Wyatt Jones, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak, alternate 1996 Olympics

1970 Bobby Jones, born in Fresno, California, pitcher for the New York Mets

1969 Craig Jones, born in Nambour, Australia, Canadian Tour golfer, New Zealand Open 1994

1969 Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a home run in World Series

1969 Robert Jones, NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys

1969 Catherine Zeta Jones, Swansea Wales, actress, Christopher Columbus

1969 Mike Jones, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots

1969 76th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Ann Jones beats Billie J King (36 63 62)

1969 Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25

1969 Brian Jones quits (sic) Rolling Stones because of his drug problems

1969 Brian Jones leaves The Rolling Stones

1969 Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones

1969 Roger Jones, NFL center for the Cincinnati Bengals

1969 Michael Jones, NFL linebacker, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams

1969 "This Is Tom Jones," debuts on ABC TV

1969 James Jones, NFL defensive tackle, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens

1969 Roy Jones, Pensacola, Florida, Light-MW boxer 1988 Olympics silver

1968 David Jones, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals

1968 Keith Jones, Brantford, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals

1968 "How Now, Dow Jones" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 220 performances

1968 38th French Womens Tennis: Nancy Richey beats Anne H Jones (57 64 61)

1968 Curtis Jones, American Musician

1968 Todd Jones, born in Marietta, Georgia, pitcher for the Houston Astros

1968 Orlando Jones, American Comedian

1968 Brian Jones, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints

1968 Robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84

1967 Henry Jones, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills

1967 Phalin Jones, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in plane crash

1967 "How Now, Dow Jones" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 220 performances

1967 Gary Jones, NFL safety for the New York Jets

1967 81st U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean M King beats Ann H Jones (119 64)

1967 74th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats A Jones (63 64)

1967 Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges

1967 Maxine Waters Jones, rocker, En Vogue

1967 Kent Jones, Portales, New Mexico, golfer, NM State Amateur-1990-91

1966 Aaron Jones, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots

1966 Zeke Jones, Yipsilanti, Michigan, 114 lbs freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics

1966 Paula Jones, American Celebrity

1966 Brian Jones final perfomance as a Rolling Stone

1966 Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title

1966 Tony Jones, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32

1966 Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 50

1966 8th Grammy Awards: Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Striesand

1966 Al Jaworsky, Alan Doughty, pop bassist, Jesus Jones

1966 Jimmie Jones, defensive end/defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles

1965 Tony Jones, WLAF receiver, Amsterdam Admirals, Frankfurt Galaxy

1965 Chris Jones, Utica, New York, outfielder for the New York Mets

1965 Sean Patrick Flanery, actor, Young Indiana Jones, Powder

1965 Barry D, Iain Bakker, English pop musician, Jesus Jones

1965 Spike Jones, composer (Spike Jones Show), dies at 53

1965 Dante Jones, NFL linebacker for the Denver Broncos

1965 Eastern DC-7B crashes into Atlantic off Jones Beach NJ, kills 84

1965 Adam Jones, American Musician

1965 Vinnie Jones, British Athlete

1964 Earl Jones, born in Inkster, Michigan, 800m runner 1984 Olympics bronze

1964 Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie

1964 36th Academy Awards - "Tom Jones," Sidney Poitier and Patricia Neal win

1964 Rod Jones, NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals

1963 Gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott and Costello), dies at 52

1963 Brent Jones, NFL tight end for the San Francisco 49ers

1962 Star Jones, attorney/TV hostess, NBC, Inside Edition

1962 John Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85

1961 75th U.S. Womens Tennis: Darlene R Hard beats Ann Haydon Jones (63 64)

1961 Graham Jones, rock guitarist, Haircut 100

1961 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79

1961 Dean Jones, cricketer, dashing Australian batsman and fielder 1984-92

1961 Janet Jones, Bridgeton, Missouri, actress, American Anthem, Flamingo Kid

1960 Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics

1960 Harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks," premieres in New York City

1960 Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny and Jones (GRB)

1959 Charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies

1959 Rosie Jones, born in Santa Ana California, LPGA golfer, 1988 USX Golf Classic

1959 San Francisco Giants Sam Jones 2nd no-hitter, beats St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0

1959 "Along Came Jones" by Coasters peaks at #9

1959 Andrew Jones, cricketer, highly consistent for New Zealand at 1st drop

1959 Bill White traded to St. Louis for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate

1959 Brian Douglas Jones, born in Auckland New Zealand, tornado class yachter 1996 Olympics

1959 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of GRB

1959 Slim [Eddie Jones] Guitar, rocker, dies at 32

1958 Steven Glen Jones, Artesia, New Mexico, PGA golfer, 1988 AT&T Pebble Beach

1958 Oran "Juice" Jones, rocker, Curiosity, Here I Go Again

1958 Kim Jones, Sonoma California, 5k runner

1958 John Wesley Jones, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, 4X100m relayer, 1976 Olympics gold

1958 Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones GRB

1957 Pete Jones, born near Watford, England, rocker, British bass guitarist, member of Public Image Ltd.

1957 Stephen Jones, British milliner

1957 Charles Jones, NBA forward for the Houston Rockets

1957 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham and Jones (GRB)

1956 Marilyn Jones, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Carey-King's Crossing

1956 Dow Jones closes above 500 for 1st time (500.24)

1955 Steve Jones, London, rock guitarist, Sex Pistols

1955 Chicago Cub Sam Jones is 1st black to pitch no-hitter (Pirates, 4-0)

1955 Steve Jones, English pop guitarist, Sex Pistols-Mercy

1955 Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist, Things Can Only Get Better

1955 Thomas David Jones, born in Baltimore, Maryland, PhD/Astronaut, STS-59, 68, 80, sk: 98

1954 Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer, Chuck E's in Love

1954 Stephen Jones, art historian

1954 Sam J Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chris-Code Red, The Highway Man

1954 Sam J. Jones, American Actor

1953 Griff Rhys Jones, British humorist/actor, Morons From Outer Space

1953 Sandra "Puma" Jones, Kingston Jamaica, rocker, Black Uhuru

1953 Jeff Jones, Red Rider, rock bassist/vocalist, Red Rider

1953 Grace Jones, born in Kingston, Jamacia, she claims but actually 5/19/48

1952 Mickey Jones, Washington D.C., rock bassist

1952 Dwight Elmo Jones, born in Houston, Texas, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics

1951 Lynne Jones, born in Birmingham, England, British politician, Labour party, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak

1951 Ed "Too Tall" Jones, NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys

1950 Michael Jones, rocker, BT Express-Here Comes the Express

1950 Willie Ford, U.S. R&B-singer, Dramatics-Me and Mrs. Jones

1950 David Lynn Jones, Bexar, Arkansas, country singer, Bonnie Jean

1949 Gayl Jones, U.S. author and poet, Corregidora, Song for Anninho

1949 Bobby Jones, baseball player

1949 Stephanie Tubbs Jones, born in Ohio, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio

1949 Joyce Jones, U.S. singer, 1st Choice

1949 Mark Shera, born in Bayonne, New Jersey, actor, SWAT, Barnaby Jones

1949 Neil Jones, musician, Bend Me Shape Me

1949 Larry Demps, U.S. R&B vocalist, Dramatics-Me and Mrs. Jones

1948 Kenny Jones, London, rock drummer/vocalist, Small Faces

1948 Rufus Jones, American Writer

1948 "William Tell Overture" by Spike Jones peaks at #6

1948 Grace Jones, Mendoza, Spanishtown Jamacia, singer and actress, Vamp

1948 Nigel Jones, born in Chelenham, England, politician, Liberal Democrat, Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1992 - 2005

1947 Rod Clements, born in North Shields, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, worked with Wizz Jones, Peter Hamill, Michael Chapman

1947 Jeffrey Jones, born in Buffalo, New York, actor, Beetlejuice, Ferris Bueller

1947 Tamara Dobson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Amazons, Cleopatra Jones

1946 Alan Jones, Australia, auto racer, 1980 World Champion

1946 Alfred Jones, born in Grace, Mississippi, middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze

1946 Tommy Lee Jones, actor, Executioner's Song, Bloody Monday, Fugitive

1946 David Liebman, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, rocker, saxaphonist, flautist, worked with Steve Swallow, Pete La Roca, played with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis's group, appeared on 'Big Fun' album, among others

1946 Jenny Jones, born in Canada, comedienne, Jenny Jones Show

1946 John Paul Jones, rock bassist, Led Zeppelin

1946 Sidney James Jones, composer, dies at 84

1946 John Paul Jones, rocker, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven

1945 Davy Jones, born in Manchester, England, singer, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville

1945 Roger Lee Jones, West Virginia, child molester, FBI Most Wanted List

1944 Mick Jones, rock guitarist, Foreigner-Want to Know What Love is

1944 George Lucas, Modesto, California, director, Star Wars, Indiana Jones

1944 16th Academy Awards - "Casablanca," Jennifer Jones and Paul Lukas win

1943 Kenny Gamble, U.S. songwriter, Me and Mrs. Jones

1943 "Shiek Of Arahy" Spike Jones and City Slickers peaks at #19

1942 Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried

1942 Jerry Jones, owner/General Manager for the Dallas Cowboys

1942 Harrison Ford, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic

1942 Brian Jones, Lewis B Hopkin, English pop guitarist, Rolling Stones

1942 Brian Jones, rock guitarist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar

1942 Paul Jones, England, rocker, Manfried Mann-Mighty Quinn

1942 Terry Jones, Colwyn Bay North Wales, comedian, Monty Python

1941 Anouska Hempel, Forbes New Zealand, actress, Tiffany Jones

1941 Jeff Jones, cricketer, England left-arm pace bowler in 60's

1941 Christopher Jones, Jackson, Tennessee, actor, Wild in the Streets

1941 Marcia Jones Smoke, born in Oklahoma, 500m kayak 1964 Olympics bronze

1941 Susannah York, London, actress, A Man for All Seasons, Tom Jones

1940 Tom Jones, born in Pontypridd, Wales, singer, What's New Pussycat

1939 Franklin Jones, American Celebrity

1939 Ray Jones, rock bassist, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas

1939 Lola Falana, born in Camden, New Jersey, singer, Liberation of LB Jones

1939 James Robert Jones, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Representative-D-Oklahoma 1973 - 1987

1938 [David] Deacon Jones, NFL defensive end, LA, South Dakota, Washington

1938 Alan Jones, cricketer, England vs. ROW 1970 his only International honour

1938 Ann Jones, English Athlete

1938 Hayes Wendell Jones, born in Sturksville, Michigan, 110m hurdler, Gold Medal 1964 Olympics

1938 Jack Jones, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Love Boat Theme

1937 Jimmy Jones, born in Birmingham, Alabama, African-American rocker, singer, songwriter, performed with doo-wop group The Berliners, wrote 'Handy Man' recorded by the Sparks of Rhythm

1937 Barbara Pearl Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, 4X100m relayer, Gold Medals 1952, 1960 Olympics

1936 Gwyneth Jones, Pontnewyndd Wales, soprano, Die Walkure

1936 Edward Jones, U.K. military rep to NATO

1935 Esther Phillips, EM Jones, U.S. singer, When a Woman Loves a Man

1935 Lee Meriwether, born in Los Angeles, California, Miss America, Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones

1935 Len Weinrib, New York City, comedian, Spike Jones Show

1934 Billy Paul, Philadelphia, singer, Me and Mrs. Jones

1934 Imamu Amiri Baraka, Everett Leroi Jones, U.S., poet/writer

1934 [Everett] LeRoi Jones, Amiri Baraka, U.S. writer, Black Music

1934 Diana Wynne Jones, UK, sci-fi author, Drowned Ammet, Witch Week

1934 60th Preakness: Robert Jones aboard High Quest wins in 1:58.2

1934 David Jones, British reverend and headmaster, Bryanston School

1934 Diane Cilento, Rabaul, actress, Hombre, Tom Jones, Wicker Man

1934 David Hugh Jones, Poole Dorset England, director, Betrayal

1933 Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", U.S. singer, dies at about 64

1933 Shirley Jones, born in Smithton, Pennsylvania, actress, Partridge Family, Elmer Gantry

1933 Quincy Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer and singer, We Are The World

1932 Joyce Jameson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Spike Jones Show

1932 Depression low point of Dow Jones Industrial Average, 41.22

1932 K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold

1932 Arthur Jones, principal, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester

1932 Louis Woodard Jones, New Rochelle, New York, 4X400m relayer, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics

1931 George Jones, born in Saratoga, Texas, singer, Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me

1931 Jim Jones, reverend, poisoned over 100 in Guyana, Jonestown Massacre

1931 Piet [van] Bambergen, Dutch cabaretier, Mounties, Sherlock Jones

1931 Dean Jones, Decatur Ala, actor, Ensign O'Toole, Company, Love Bug

1931 James Earl Jones, Mississippi, actor, Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man

1930 Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award

1930 Mother Jones, American Activist

1930 Charlie Jones, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, sportscaster, Almost Anything Goes

1930 34th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones

1930 34th U.S. Golf Open: Robert T "Bobby" Jones wins

1930 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake

1930 34th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 287 at Interlachen CC Minnesota

1929 Dow Jones plummets 38.33 pts (13%) to 260.64

1929 "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%

1929 Dow Jones hits a record peak of 381.17

1929 Jones Beach in New York opens

1929 33rd U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 294 at Winged Foot CC NY

1929 Tristan Jones, born in Liverpool, England, sailor, author, Welsh story teller, wrote about sailing in books and articles

1929 Carolyn Jones, born in Amarillo, Texas, actress, Morticia-Addams Family

1929 Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77

1928 Phil Jones, principal, Trinity College of Music

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 62nd British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 285 at St. Andrews

1927 Brock Peters, born in New York City, actor/singer, Carmen Jones, To Kill a Mockingbird

1927 Dick Jones, Snyder, Texas, actor, Buffalo Bill Jr

1926 Eddie Jones, "Guitar Slim" rocker

1926 John R[obert] Jones, U.S., sci-fi author, White Regiment, Lizard War

1926 30th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio

1926 61st British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Royal Lytham

1925 Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist

1925 29th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones

1923 Clay Jones, born in England, horticulturalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the program Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4, voted tenth alongside Carol Klein as the nation's all-time favorite gardener

1923 New York Yankee Sad Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia A's, 2-0

1923 27th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 296 at Inwood CC in New York

1922 Herbert Kelsey Jones, composer

1922 Mervyn Jones, author, Nobody's Fault, 5 Hungarian Writers

1921 James Jones, Robinson, Illinois, novelist, From Here to Eternity

1920 "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater

1920 Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in New York City

1920 T C Jones, Pennsylvania, female impersonator

1920 Peter Jones, born in England, actor, From a Bird's Eye View

1920 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09

1919 Jennifer Jones, Phyllis Isley, born in Oklahoma, actress, Farewell to Arms

1917 Prior Jones, cricketer, WI pace bowler in 9 Tests 1948-52

1917 Geraint Jones, conductor/organist

1917 Jones Act: Puerto Rico territory created, U.S. citizenship granted

1916 U.S. Congress accept Jones Act: Philippines independence

1915 Harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist, Spike Jones and City Slickers

1914 Stan Jones, born in Douglas, Arizona, actor, Sheriff of Cochise

1913 Grandpa [Louis M] Jones, Niagra, Kentucky, country musician, Hee-Haw

1913 Walter B. Jones, born in Farmville, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1966 - 1992

1913 Eva Jones, poet and novelist

1913 Jack Jones, British trade unionist, CH

1912 Daniel Jones, born in Pembroke, Wales, Daniel Jenkyn Jones, Welsh composer, friend of Dylan Thomas, wrote 12 numbered symphonies, chamber music, made Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968

1912 John P. Jones, American Politician

1912 Chuck Jones, animator, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck

1912 Henry Jones, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Gun Shy

1912 Edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals

1912 Virginia Lacy Jones, U.S. librarian/presidential advisor

1912 Ed Jones, born in Yorkville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1969 - 1989

1912 Peter Bull, actor/author, Executioner, Tom Jones, Dr. Strangelove

1911 Spike Jones, born in Long Beach, California, composer, In a Secluded Rendesvous

1911 Joe Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, drummer

1911 Reginald Victor Jones, CH, FRS natural philosopher

1911 Doodles Weaver, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Spike Jones and City Slickers

1911 Gordon Jones, born in Alden, Iowa, actor, Mike the Cop-Abbott and Costello

1911 Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57

1910 Charles Jones, composer

1910 Francis Avery Jones, British gastro-enterologist

1909 "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones and Billy Murray hits #1

1909 Neil R[onald] Jones, U.S., sci-fi author, Space War, Twin Worlds

1908 Frank Sully, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief

1908 Buddy Ebsen, born in Belleville, Illinois, actor, Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones

1907 Allan Jones, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor/singer, A Day at the Races, Showboat

1906 Alfred Gilpin Jones, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia 1900 - 1906, dies at 81

1906 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100

1905 Lois Mailou Jones, U.S. painter, Peasants on Parade

1904 George Cohans musical "Little Johnny Jones," premieres in New York City

1904 Angela Baddeley, born in London, England, actress, Ghost Train, Tom Jones

1902 Bobby Jones, Jr., born in Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer, Grand Slam 1930

1902 Bobby Jones, American Athlete

1900 John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck

1900 Sydney Arnold, English comic/actor, Miss Jones and Son

1898 Raymond Glenn, Frankfort, Kentucky, actor, Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones

1898 Wallace Ford, Samuel Jones Grundy, Batton England, actor, Deputy

1896 Dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks

1896 Dow Jones begins an index of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94)

1896 Sidney Jones and Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London

1896 Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27

1896 Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael and his Lost Angel," premieres in London

1894 Test Cricket debut of Joe Darling, Ernie Jones, Archie MacLaren

1889 Buck Jones, Charles F Gebhart, U.S. actor, War Horse

1885 Edith Evans, born in London, England, actress, Tom Jones, David Copperfield

1884 Dow Jones published it's 1st stock avg

1884 Eli S Jones, U.S., evangelist, Christ of Indian road

1882 Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer, Citation, Whirlaway

1881 Daniel Jones, England phoneticist, English pronouncing dictionary

1880 Charlie Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning

1879 Ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst, Life and Work of Sigmund Freud

1877 Charles Coburn, Savannah, Georgia, actor, Devil and Miss Jones

1876 John Owen Jones, composer

1876 1st record high jump over 6' (Marshall Jones Brooks)

1874 Owen Jones, architect, dies

1873 1st trial run of San Francisco cable car, Clay Street between Kearny and Jones

1871 Albert L Jones (New York City), patents corrugated paper

1871 Warner Fabian, Samuel H Adams, U.S. journalist and writer, Average Jones

1869 Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler, marvellous Australia at turn of century

1865 Annie Jones, Virginia, bearded lady

1865 Surrender of Sam Jones

1864 3rd day of Battles at Waynesboro/Jones's Plantation, Georgia

1864 William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 39

1864 John Marshall Jones, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 43

1864 [John] Casey Jones, RR engineer, Ballad of Casey Jones

1863 Paul Jones Semmes, U.S. businessman/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 48

1863 Rufus Jones, American Writer

1862 Edward German, Jones, Whitchurch Shropshire, British composer

1861 Sam Jones, cricketer, Australian batsman of 1880's

1861 Sidney James Jones, composer

1860 Nancy Jones, U.S. black missionary in Africa

1858 Anson Jones, American Public Servant

1853 Edwin Arthur Jones, composer

1851 Charles H Dow, co-founded Dow Jones/1st editor of Wall St. Journal

1851 Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright, Judah

1845 Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour

1841 Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones)

1837 Mother Jones, American Activist

1830 Patrick Henry Jones, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1830 Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones, activist

1829 John P. Jones, American Politician

1827 John Robert Jones, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1825 David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General Confederate Army

1824 Alfred Gilpin Jones, Weymouth NS, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, 1900 - 1906

1824 William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1824 Edward Jones, composer, dies at 72

1822 Joseph Jones Reynolds, Major General Union volunteers

1820 John Marshall Jones, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1819 Samuel Jones, Major General Confederate Army

1816 Alfred Elzey Jones, Major General Confederate Army

1815 Paul Jones Semmes, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1814 Samuel Jones Tilden, philanthropist for New York Public Library

1814 Jones Mitchell Withers, Major General Confederate Army

1813 John Jones Pettus, Confederate governor, D-Miss, 1859-63

1800 William Jones, composer, dies at 73

1798 Anson Jones, American Public Servant

1794 William Jones, British Orientalist/jurist, dies at 47

1779 John Paul Jones' "Bon Homme Richard" defeats HMS Serepis

1754 Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47

1752 Edward Jones, composer

1749 1st edition of Henry Fieldings' "Tom Jones" published

1749 10th (final) volume of Fielding's "Tom Jones" is published

1747 John Paul Jones, naval hero, "I have not yet begun to fight"

1746 Absalom Jones, Delaware, born into slavery

1746 William Jones, born in London, England, British Orientalist/jurist

1726 William Jones, composer

1707 Henry Fielding, born in England, novelist, Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones

1573 Inigo Jones, born in London, architect, restored St. Paul's Cathedral


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