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2005 John G. Roberts, Jr. is nominated to the United States Supreme Court

2005 Vine Deloria, Jr., Sioux Author

2004 Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino Actor

2002 "General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr", Air Force General, first black general in the Air Force, dies at 89

2001 "Jack Haley, Jr", documentary producer, That's Entertainment!, dies at 67

2001 "Morton Downey, Jr", former talk show host, The Morton Downey Jr. Show, dies at 68

2000 "Ring Lardner, Jr", writer, M*A*S*H screenwriter, dies at 85

2000 "Raymond E. Portwood, Jr", game creator, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, dies at 66

2000 "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr", actor, dies at 90

2000 Bruce Palmer, Jr., American Soldier

1999 "Grover Washington, Jr", jazz musician, Aria, dies at 56

1999 "John F. Kennedy, Jr", publisher/philanthropist, George, dies at 38

1999 James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist

1997 Ewart G. Abner, Jr., president (Motown Records), dies at 74

1997 Ken Griffey, Jr. unanimously wins AL MVP

1997 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 56th HR of 1997

1997 Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, dies of cancer at 62

1997 "Harry Blackstone, Jr.", magician, dies at 62

1997 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 250th HR

1997 John Curtis Jr, pres/CEO (Luby's Cafe), commits suicide at 58

1997 Michael Jackson, Jr., son of Michael Jackson

1996 Howard E Rollins Jr, actor (Ed Harding-Another World), dies at 46

1996 John F. Kennedy, Jr. marries Caroline Bisset

1996 [Francis] Max Factor Jr, makeup inventor, dies at 91

1996 Ken Griffey Jr, 26, is 8th youngest to hits 200 home runs

1996 Lucius E Burch Jr, U.S. civil rights leader, dies at 84

1996 Minnesota Fats, [Rudolf Wanderone Jr], billiard hustler, dies at 82

1995 Charles Scribner Jr, publisher, dies at 74

1995 Louis Levy Jr, music publisher, dies at 84

1995 "George" magazine premieres, published by John F Kennedy Jr

1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games

1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games

1995 Fischer S Black Jr, financial Theorist, dies at 57

1995 Ronald Anthony White Jr, singer, dies at 57

1995 Marcus Chenault, killer of Martin Luther King Jr's mother, dies at 54

1995 Max Factor Jr, makeup inventor, dies

1995 Elisha Cook Jr, actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane), dies at 91

1995 J Peter Grace Jr, CEO (W R Grace), dies at 81

1995 Frederic Ramsey Jr, folklorist/author, dies at 80

1995 World best 7th wkt stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh, Jr. and P Dharmani

1995 Carlos Menem Jr, son of Argentine pres, dies at 26

1995 Arthur S Taylor Jr, U.S. drummer/author (Notes on notes), dies at 65

1994 Thomas J Watson Jr, CEO (IBM), dies of a stroke at 79

1994 Billionaire J Paul Getty, Jr. marries Victoria Holdsworth on Barbados

1994 Eugene Tanner Jr, singer, dies at 58

1994 Noah Beery Jr, U.S. actor (Gung Ho!, Heaven With a Gun), dies at 81

1994 Jack Antonio, son of Virginia Madisen and Antonio Sabatto Jr

1994 Ken Griffey, Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most home runs by end of June (31)

1994 Al Unser, Jr. wins 78th Indianapolis 500 in 3:06:29.006 (255.89 kph)

1994 Singer Harry Connick, Jr. (26) weds model Jill Goodare (30)

1994 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (21 days after his divorce) weds Mary Richardson

1994 Cornelis N "Cor" van Dis Jr, Dutch MP (1971-94), dies at 71

1994 Robert F Kennedy, Jr. divorces Emily Black

1994 Cuba Godding, Jr. (26) weds Sara Kapfer (26)

1993 Thomas J Watson Jr, president of IBM (1956-71)/diplomat, dies at 79

1993 Ted Kennedy, Jr. (32) weds psychiatrist Katherine Gershman (34)

1993 Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games

1993 Will Rogers Jr, (Rep-D)/actor (Boy from Okla), commits suicide at 81

1993 John F. Kennedy, Jr., gives notice of quitting as ADA in Manhattan

1993 Ken Griffey, Jr. slugs his 100th career home run in Seattle's

1993 BPAA U.S. Open by Del Ballard Jr

1993 Richard C Diebenkorn Jr, U.S. painter (Ocean Park Paintings), dies at 70

1993 Morton Downey, Jr. weds Lori Krebs

1993 PBA National Championship Won by Ron Palombi Jr

1993 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observed in all 50 states for 1st time

1993 Harry Connick, Jr. arrested at a New York airport for gun possession

1992 Harry Connick, Jr. is caught with 9mm gun in New York's JFK airport

1992 Feodor Chaliapin Jr, actor (King's Whore), dies after illness at 87

1992 All star MVP: Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners

1992 Al Unser, Jr. wins Indy 500

1992 C V Wood Jr, theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71

1992 John E Allen Jr, actor (1 2 3), dies

1991 Charles Keating, Jr. (Lincoln Savings and Loan fraud), found guilty

1991 Lydia Hodson Copeland, America's, Jr. Miss (1972), dies at 37

1991 John F. Kennedy, Jr. wins his 1st battle as an attorney

1991 Robert DiMatte Jr, stage director/actor, dies at 43

1991 All star MVP: Cal Ripken, Jr. for the Baltimore Orioles

1991 Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr, USN/astro (STS 33), dies at 43

1991 Del Ballard, Jr. throws most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history

1990 Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar, Jr. wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously

1990 Ken Griffey, Sr and Jr, hit back-to-back home runs in 1st inning

1990 Ken Griffey Sr &, Jr. are 1st father and son to play on same team each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners

1990 Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. become 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning

1990 Sammy Davis Jr, singer and actor (Golden Boy), dies at 64

1990 BPAA U.S. Open by Ron Palombi Jr

1990 Alan Hale Jr, Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71

1989 A A Busch Jr, brewer/baseball owner for the St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 90

1989 24th Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams Jr, Alabama

1988 Generoso Pope Jr, National Enquirer owner, dies at 61

1988 Franklin D Roosevelt Jr, (Rep-D-NY, 1949-55), dies on 74th birthday

1988 Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game

1988 Virgil Oliver Jr, entertainer, dies

1988 "Morton Downey, Jr. Show," debuts in TV syndication

1988 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams, Jr.

1988 James R Killian Jr, MIT President (1948-59), dies at 83

1988 Frank Pace Jr, U.S. Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76

1987 Thomas G Lanphier Jr, U.S. WW II pilot, dies at 71

1987 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William, Jr. wins

1987 Angel Cordero, Jr. becomes 4th jockey to win 6,000 races

1987 Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. announces his retirement

1987 Mariners draft Ken Griffey, Jr. #1

1987 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr

1987 FBI apprehends most wanted Claude L Dallas, Jr. in California

1987 David Savoy Jr, rock manager (Husker Du), commits suicide at 24

1986 Jon William Haussermann Jr, composer, dies at 76

1986 1st federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

1985 George Rhodes, orch leader (Sammy Davis, Jr. Show), dies at 66

1985 David Lee Rohr, Jr., transplant donor

1985 Gardner Cowles Jr, U.S. publisher (Look Magazine), dies at 82

1985 Marion Byron, actress (Steamboat Bill Jr), dies at 73

1985 Laffit Pincay, Jr. becomes 2nd jockey to win $100 million

1985 FBI arrests John A Walker Jr, convicted of spying for U.S.S.R.

1985 111th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. on Spend A Buck wins 2:00.2

1985 Sam J Ervin Jr, (Sen-D-NC), dies at 88

1985 John B Kelly Jr, chairman U.S. Olympic Committee, dies at 57

1985 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician

1985 Laffit Pincay, Jr. is third to ride 6,000th winners at Santa Anita

1985 Robert H. W. Welch, Jr., U.S. founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85

1984 John W Mercom, Jr. announces NO Saints are up for sale for $75 million

1984 Martin Luther King Sr, U.S. vicar/father of MLK Jr, dies at 84

1984 116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2

1984 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6

1984 Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken, Jr. hits for cycle

1984 110th Kentucky Derby: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Swale wins in 2:02.4

1983 David Shire and R Maltby Jr's musical "Baby," premieres in New York City

1983 Senate establishes Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday

1983 Benigno S Aquino Jr, Philippines opposition leader, killed at 50

1983 Eddie Foy Jr, actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange), dies of cancer at 78

1983 115th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Caveat wins in 2:27.8

1983 109th Preakness: Donald Miller, Jr. on Deputed Testamony wins in 1:55.4

1982 John Leonard Swigert Jr, astronaut (Apollo 13), dies of cancer at 51

1982 Charlie Brooks Jr, convicted murderer became 1st U.S. prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas

1982 Joe Tex, [Joseph Arrington Jr], singer (Getting Scarce), dies at 49

1982 Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Jr. resigns, replaced by Schultz

1982 Washington D.C. jury finds John Hinckley, Jr. innocent by insanity

1982 114th Belmont: Laffit Pincay, Jr. aboard Conquistador Cielo wins in 2:28

1982 Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. attempted assassin of Reagan, begins

1981 Justin Jud Strunk Jr, comedian (Laugh In), dies at 48

1981 John Hinckley, Jr. pleads innocent in attempt to kill President Reagan

1981 Jennie Thompson, born in Wichita Falls, Texas, gymnast, Jr Natl-champ-93, Oly-96

1980 Ronald Reagan, Jr. marries Doria Palmieri

1980 Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill)

1980 Walter Hass, Jr. becomes CEO of Oakland A's

1980 Timothy Goebel, born in Evanston, Illinois, figure skater, 1996 National, Jr. champ

1980 Rep John Jenrette, Jr. (D-SC) indicted in "Abscam" investigation

1980 Attempted assassination on Vernon Jordan, Jr. National Urban League pres

1980 106th Preakness: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Codex wins in 1:54.2

1980 William R Tolbert Jr, Liberian President and 27 others killed in coup

1980 Axel Springer Jr, German photographer, commits suicide at 38

1979 Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ

1979 Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 67

1979 Frank Peterson, Jr. named 1st black general in Marine Corps

1978 Police in Des Plaines Ill, arrest John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for murder

1978 Edward D Wood Jr, director (Plan 9), dies of heart failure at 54

1978 Joseph Freeman, Jr. is 1st black priest in Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

1978 Ko van Dijk Jr, Dutch actor (Zaak M P), dies at 61

1978 Daniel "Chappie" James Jr, retired Air Force general, dies at 58

1978 Reesa Starr, Jr.

1977 Dr. Clifford R Wharton, Jr. named chancellor of State University of NY

1977 Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr

1977 Jere Michael, Aspen, Colorado, figure skater, 1994 National, Jr. champ

1977 Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ

1976 Oscar Beregi Jr, actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City), dies at 58

1976 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to William N Lipscomb Jr

1976 Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien), dies at 83

1976 Francis E Meloy Jr, U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped and killed

1976 108th Belmont: Angel Cordero, Jr. aboard Bold Forbes wins in 2:29

1976 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero, Jr. on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6

1976 Tamas Buday, Jr., Budapest Hungary, Canadian canoeist 1996 Olympics

1976 Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor, I Know What You Did Last Summer

1976 Clifford Alexander, Jr. confirmed as 1st black secretary of Army

1975 Jay R Ferguson, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Taylor Newton-Evening Shade

1975 Matthew Kessinger, born in Louisville, Kentucky, fig skater, 1995 Gt Lakes, Jr. champ

1975 Mathew Gates, born in Baldock, England, dance skater, & Chalom-1995 Nat, Jr. champ

1975 Charles McMahon Jr, U.S. USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam

1975 Trifun Zivanovic, born in Santa Monica, fig skater, 1995 Pac Coast, Jr. champ

1975 Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Sec of U.S. Olympics (1945-65), dies at 75

1975 Paul Frey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, dance skater, & Ponte-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ

1975 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr

1974 Louis B Russell Jr, longest living heart transplant, dies at 49

1974 Gary Hall, Jr., U.S., 50m/100m/400m free relay, Oly-gold/2 silver-96

1974 Carlyle Blackwell Jr, entertainer, dies at 61

1974 Alberta King, mother of Martin Luther King Jr, assassinated in church

1974 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr. aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04

1974 Thomas Enqvist, born in Stockholm Sweden, tennis star, 1991 Wimbledon jr boys

1974 Earl W. Sutherland, Jr., U.S. pharmacologist (Nobel 1971), dies at 58

1974 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr

1974 E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come," premieres in New York City

1973 Joe Angel Acosta, Jr., SD California, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd

1973 John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ

1973 Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 67

1973 Lon Chaney Jr, actor (Wolfman), dies after long illness at 66

1973 Albert Guardado, Jr., born in Redlands, California, light flyweight boxer, Olymp-96

1973 Harvey S Firestone Jr, U.S. tire manufacturer, dies at 75

1973 Wes Martin, born in Calgary, golfer, 1990 Alberta, Jr. Masters-2nd

1973 Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ

1973 Franca Fehlauer, born in Hamburg, Germany, golfer, Belgian International, Jr. champ 1991

1973 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr

1973 Elvis Presley, Jr., alleged son of Elvis Presley

1972 James Stream Thurmond, Jr., son of U.S. senator Strom Thurmond

1972 Joseph F Smith Jr, leader U.S. mormon chuch, dies at 95

1972 Denise Booker, Liverpool, golfer, S Australian, Jr. champ 1990

1972 Adam Clayton Powell Jr, (Rep-D-NY), dies at 63

1972 Antonio Sabato, Jr., actor, Jagger Cates-General Hospital

1972 Ernie Reyes, Jr., born in San Jose, California, actor, Ernie-Sidekicks

1972 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. becomes a Supreme Court Justice

1971 Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, ends term as deputy director of CIA

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

1971 Lewis F Powell, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court

1971 William Simas, Jr., Hanford California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox

1971 William Deering, Jr., South Bend Indiana, pole vaulter

1971 James Baldwin, Jr., born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, pitcher, Chicago White Sox

1971 Vernon E Jordan Jr, appointed exec director of National Urban League

1971 Harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40

1971 Harold Lloyd Jr, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 40

1971 Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. becomes 1st black Admiral in U.S. Navy

1971 1st Lt William L Calley, Jr. found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre

1971 Whitney M Young Jr, leader (National Urban League 1961-71), dies at 49

1971 Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria

1970 George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, Oly-1996

1970 Bhupinder Singh, Jr., cricketer, Punjab and Indian ODI batsman

1970 Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ

1970 Sammy Davis, Jr. weds Altovise

1970 Trudi Jeffrey, Brisbane QLD, golfer, 1990 Australian, Jr. Champion

1969 Bernhard, Jr., Prince of Netherlands

1969 Ken Griffy, Jr., centerfielder, Seattle Mariners, MVP 1997

1969 Donald E Wahlberg, Jr., Boston, rocker, New Kids-Hangin' Tough

1969 Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from House

1969 Glenn Rogers, Jr., CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos

1969 Robert E. Cushman, Jr., becomes deputy director of CIA

1969 James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1969 Dorey Funk, Jr. beats Gene Kiniski in Tampa, to become NWA champ

1969 Ijaz Ahmed, Jr., cricketer, one Test Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1995

1969 Rep Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. seated by Congress

1968 Carlo H L Ponti, Jr., son of Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren

1968 Jonathan A Drummond, Jr., Philadelphia, 4X400m runner, 1996 Olympics silver

1968 Marine James Anderson, Jr. is 1st black Medal of Honor winner

1968 Donovan Leitch, Jr., actor/musician, I Shot Andy Warhol

1968 David Bradley Stockton, Jr., born in Redlands, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Canon-3rd

1968 John P Navin, Jr., Philadelphia, actor, Joey Elliot-Jennifer Slept Here

1968 James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr, captured

1968 Paulo, Jr., Brazilian pop bassist, Sepultura, Morbid Visions

1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., buried in Atlanta

1968 Martin Luther King Jr, (Dream continues), assassinated in Memph at 39

1968 Martin Luther King, Jr., American Leader

1968 Joseph Martin Jr, Speaker of the House, dies at 83

1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. announces plans for Poor People's Campaign

1968 George Quigley, Jr., Cin Ohio, skeet 1996 Olympics

1968 Cuba Gooding, Jr., actor, Boyz N the Hood, Glaadiator, Few Good Men

1967 Clifton C Williams Jr, astronaut, dies at 35, in T-38 jet crash

1967 Harry Connick, Jr., New Orleans Louisiana, singer, We Are in Love

1967 Dale Hurley, Jr., born in Philadelphia, rower 1996 Olympics

1967 Maj Robert H Lawrence, Jr. named 1st black astronaut

1967 Edward G Givens Jr, Major USAF/astronaut, dies in an car crash at 47

1967 Patrick F. Manning, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, rower 1992 Olympics

1967 Jayce Fincher, Jr., heavy metal bassist, Southgang-Tainted Angel

1967 Harlem (New York City) voters defy Congress and reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr

1967 31st Golf Masters Championship: Gay Brewer, Jr. wins, shooting a 280

1967 House of Representatives expels Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (307 to 116)

1967 Peter Cox, Jr., Bronxville, New York, fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics

1967 William Michael Heinen, Jr., Rayne, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1994 Shell Houston

1966 John W Mecom, Jr. becomes 1st owner of New Orlean Saints

1966 Thomas Louis Tolles, Jr., Ft. Myers, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-3rd

1966 Ken Norton, Jr., NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers

1966 Martin Luther King, Jr. stoned during Chicago march

1966 Vice Adm William F Raborn Jr, USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA

1966 "(I'm A) Road Runner" by, Jr. Walker and The All-Stars peaks at #20

1966 Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr. (Thousand Days)

1966 Elliot McKay See Jr, astronaut, dies at 38 in T-38 jet crash

1966 Martin Luther King, Jr. opens campaign in Chicago

1966 Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, model/wife of John Kennedy Jr

1965 John Keller, Jr., Toledo Ohio, team handball back court 1996 Olympics

1965 Kathleen Horvath, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis player, French Open, Jr. 1980

1965 Bob Hess, Jr., horse trainer

1965 Michael Landon, Jr., born in Encino, California, actor, Bonanza The Return

1965 William F. Raborn, Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA

1965 1st U.S. Senate black page, Lawrence W. Bradford Jr, 16, appointed by New York Sen Jacob Javits

1965 Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School

1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. led 25,000 to state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama

1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama

1965 1st nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford

1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstrators arrested in Selma Ala

1965 Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters

1964 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize

1964 Martin Luther King, Jr. wins Nobel Peace Prize

1964 Jack Kay, born in Jr., Montreal Que, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Singapore Open

1964 Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds, Jr., born in Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner

1964 Ron Warren, Jr., jockey, Bay Meadows

1964 Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr, announces a baseball team is moving there

1963 Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., pitcher, Toronto Blues Jays

1963 Frank Sinatra, Jr. returned after being kidnapped

1963 Frank Sinatra Jr. is kidnapped

1963 Mickey Wright/Dave Ragan, Jr. wins LPGA Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Golf

1963 Johnny Earl Dawkins, Jr., NBA guard, Spurs, Charlotte Hornets

1963 Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" at Lincoln Memorial

1963 Eddie Martin, Jr., jockey

1963 Horace Holden, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96

1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I have a dream" speech

1963 Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1962 Joseph Allen Jr, actor (All Women Have Secrets), dies at 44

1962 Duffy James Joseph Waldorf, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, PGA golfer, 1995 LaCantera Tx

1962 Martin Luther King, Jr. jailed in Albany, Georgia

1962 Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested during demonstration in Georgia

1962 Al Unser, Jr., Indy-car racer, over 10 wins

1962 Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS 85, sk: 99

1961 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany Ga

1961 Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker Jr, Dutch actor (Unknown Woman), dies at 63

1961 Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow

1961 Cal Ripkin, Jr., all-star shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles

1961 Whitney Young, Jr. named executive director of National Urban League

1961 Bradford John Faxon, Jr., Oceanport, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1986 Provident

1961 James T. Gallagher, Jr., born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1990 Greater Milw

1960 John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy/lawyer/magazine publisher, George

1960 Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Swedish actress May Britt

1960 Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested in Atlanta sit-in

1960 Johnny Lee Gray, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, 800m runner, Olympics-7th-1996

1960 John D Rockefeller Jr, philanthropist, dies at 86

1960 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman

1960 William Lee Glasson, Jr., born in Fresno, California, PGA golfer, 1985 Kemper Open

1960 Jon Huntsman, Jr., American Politician

1960 Lee Chill, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1977 Ohio Jr

1959 Lester Lonergan Jr, actor (Growing Paynes), dies at 65

1959 Walter Ray Williams, Jr., bowler, twice Player of the Year

1959 Tom Pernice, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, Nike golfer, 1989 Centel Classic-4th

1959 Benjamin O Davis, Jr. becomes 1st black gen-major in USAF

1959 23rd Golf Masters Championship: Art Wall, Jr. wins, shooting a 284

1959 Tyrone Power, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Shag

1958 Robert H W Welch, Jr. and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society

1958 Brent W. Jett, Jr., Pontiac, Michigan, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 72, sk:81

1958 Ronald Prescot Reagan, Jr., Louisiana, President son/TV host, Ron Reagon Show

1958 Joe Frank Edwards, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 89

1958 Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Loray White

1956 William J. Brennan, Jr. becomes a Supreme Court Justice

1956 William J Brennan, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court

1956 James Donald Halsell, Jr., Monroe, Louisiana, astronaut, STS 65, 74, 83, 94

1956 Bill Murchison, Jr., Lake Charles, Louisiana, Nike golfer, 1994 Boise Open-2nd

1956 Johan[nes F] Bakker Jr, actor, dies at 62

1956 Bernard A. Harris, Jr., born in Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut, STS 55, 63

1956 Douglas Heyes, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Captains and Kings, Aspen

1956 20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke, Jr. wins, shooting a 289

1956 Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City

1956 Curtis L. Brown, Jr., North Carolina, astronaut, STS 47, STS 66, 77, 85, sk:95

1956 Howard Edward Davis, Jr., Glen Cove, New York, lw boxer 1976 Olympics silver

1956 Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Martin Luther King, Jr's home bombed

1955 Clarence Gilyard, Jr., Moses Lake Wash, actor, Chips, Duck Factory

1955 John Hinckley, Jr., shot and wounded President Reagan, 1981

1954 Charles C. Diggs, Jr. elected Michigan's 1st black congressman

1954 B. O. Davis, Jr. becomes 1st black general in USAF

1954 74th U.S. Mens Tennis: E V Seixas, Jr. beats Rex Hartwig (36 62 64 64)

1954 Edgar Riley, Jr., rocker, Axe K

1954 Ray Parker, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, rock guitarist and vocalist, Ghostbusters

1954 Joe Laurie Jr, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 61

1954 Robert F Kennedy, Jr., attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council

1953 Dino Martin, Jr., rocker

1953 73rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (63 62 63)

1953 Charlie Moore, Jr., baseball player

1953 Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities

1953 Porter Carroll, Jr., drummer, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover

1953 Desi Arnaz, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Craig-Here's Lucy, Fakeout, Joyride

1952 Ernest Harden, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Marcus-Jeffersons

1952 Bill Badgett, Jr., horse trainer

1952 Mario Runco, Jr., born in Bronx, New York, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 44, 54, 77

1952 Lloyd Blaine Hammond, Jr., Savannah, Georgia, Major USAF/astr, STS 39, 64

1951 Frank Pallone, Jr., Rep-D-New Jersey

1951 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: Frank A Sedgman beats Elias Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61)

1951 71st U.S. Mens Tennis: F A Sedgman beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (64 61 61)

1951 Don [Sheldon George] Pooley, Jr., born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1980 BC Open

1951 Charles E. Brady, Jr., Pinehurst, North Carolina, Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 78

1951 William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., North Carolina, astro, STS 58, 74, sk: 92

1951 Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Patuxent R, Maryland, Cmdr USN/astro, STS 48, 60

1951 Russell Thompkins, Jr., U.S. soul singer, Stylistics-Sing Baby Sing

1951 Harley O Staggers, Jr., Rep-D-WV, 1983-

1951 Liz Taylor's 1st divorce, Conrad Hilton, Jr.

1951 William Nelson, Jr., U.S. bassist, Connections and Disconnections

1950 Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Caverns, Reefs, Lava

1950 Howard E Rollins, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bannister-Wildside,Another World

1950 Earle and Roy Mack, purchase 54% of A's from Connie Mack Jr

1950 Rodney Milburn, Jr., USA, hurdler, Olympics gold 1972

1950 Liz Taylor's 1st marriage to Conrad Hilton, Jr.

1950 Tom Brown, Jr., American Celebrity

1949 Thomas O Kite, Jr., born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 BC Open, Crosby 1983

1949 Arthur Lee Washington, Jr., Neptune, New Jersey, murderer, FBI Most Wanted

1949 Mickey Lee Davis, Jr., Tennessee, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List

1949 Ed Begley, Jr., LA Cal, actor, Eating Raoul, St. Elsewhere, Parenthood

1949 Hank Williams, Jr., born in Shreveport, Louisiana, country singer, Honky Tonk

1949 Frank L Culbertson, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina, Cmdr USN/astro, STS-38

1949 Albert Sacco, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, PhD/astronaut, STS 73

1948 Angel Penna, Jr., horse trainer

1948 John R McKernan, Jr., Rep-R-ME, 1983-86/Gov-Maine

1948 Robert E [Bob] Wise, Jr., Rep-D-WV, 1983-

1947 Syanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr., U.S. accordionist, On Track

1947 Rex Allen, Jr., Chicago, country singer, Nashville on the Road

1947 Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., Macon, Georgia, USN/astro, STS 33

1947 Robert M. Parker, Jr., American Critic

1947 John J Duncan, Jr., Rep-R-Tennessee

1947 William H Campbell, Jr., rocker

1947 Robert Reinacher, Jr., horse trainer

1947 John D Rockefeller, Jr. donates New York City East River site to the U.N.

1946 Laffit Pincay, Jr., jockey, Ky Derby 1984, Belmont 1982-84, Swale

1946 U.N. accepts 6 Manhattan blocks as a gift from John D Rockefeller Jr

1946 Herbert Jefferson, Jr., born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Battlestar Galactica

1946 William Strunk, Jr., American Writer

1946 66th U.S. Mens Tennis: Jack Kramer beats Tom Brown, Jr. (97 63 60)

1946 Charles F Bolden, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina, astronaut, STS 61C, 31, 45, 60

1946 Larry Graham, Jr., rocker, Graham Central Station-One in a Million You

1946 Bill Kreutzmann, Jr., born in Palo Alto California, drummer, Grateful Dead

1946 Alexis Nihon, Jr., Bahamas, wrestler 1968 Olympics

1945 Lewis F. Payne, Jr., Rep-D-Virginia

1945 71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop, Jr. wins in 2:07

1945 Brewster H Shaw, Jr., Michigan, Col USAF/astro, STS-9, STS 61B, STS-28

1945 Edward J. Caruthers, Jr., Troy Ala, high jumper, 1968 Olympics silver

1945 Frank J Biondi, Jr., president, HBO

1944 Bill Boggs, born in Philadelphia, TV host/producer, Midday, Morton Downey, Jr. Show

1944 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. receives congressional medal of honor

1944 Santiago Jimenez, Jr., U.S. accordionist, El Mero Mero, Viva Seguin

1943 Grover Washington, Jr., jazz artist, Mr Magic

1943 Michael Anderson, Jr., London, actor, Clay-The Monroes

1943 Roy Acuff, Jr., rocker

1943 Roy Dunbard Bridges, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, Col USAF/astro, STS 51-F, 61-F

1943 Robert J Murphy, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, PGA golfer, 1968 Philadelphia Classic

1942 Guion Steward Bluford, Jr., Philadelphia, Col USAF/astr, STS 8, 61A, 39, 53

1942 Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Sen-D-DE, 1973-

1942 John M Spratt, Jr., Rep-D-SC, 1983-

1942 62nd U.S. Mens Tennis: F Schroeder, Jr. beats F Parker (86 75 36 46 62)

1942 John F. Lehman, Jr., American Businessman

1942 Robert [Bob] W Kasten, Jr., Sen-R-WI, 1981-

1942 Nelson "Bo" Burton, Jr., bowler/sportscaster, Pro Bowlers Tour

1942 Angel Cordero, Jr., Athlete

1942 Samuel R[ay] Delany, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Towers of Toron, Neveryona

1942 J. Milton Cage Jr's "Imaginary Landscape No 3," premieres in Chicago

1942 Peder Lunde, Jr., Norway, yachtsman 1960 Olympics gold

1942 Willy Bogner, Jr., Munich, director, On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1941 John A Wismont, Jr., California, watercolor painter, over 50,000

1941 Ernest Wright, Jr., U.S. rock vocalist, Imperials-So Much

1941 Jimmy Hoffa, Jr., son of Jimmy Hoffa/Teamster union leader

1941 James A. Traficant, Jr., Rep-D-OH, 1985-

1941 Charles Pashayan, Jr., Rep-R-CA, 1979-

1941 Glenn Randall, Jr., stuntman, Species, Mrs. Soffel, Return of the Jedi

1941 C L "Gibby" Gilbert, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1976 Danny Thomas

1940 Wyche Fowler, Jr., Rep-D-GA, 1977-87

1940 Carroll A Campbell, Jr., Rep-R-SC, 1979-86

1940 Billy Davis, Jr., born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell

1940 Robert Walker, Jr., New York City, actor, Ceremony, Ms Don Juan, Ensign Pulver

1939 George Nicholls Jr, actor (Finishing School), dies at 42

1939 DeWitt T Weaver, Jr., Danville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1972 Southern Open

1939 Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino Actor

1939 William W. Cobey, Jr., Rep-R-NC, 1985-87

1939 E Clay Shaw, Jr., Rep-R-FL, 1981-

1939 Marvin P. Gaye, Jr., Washington D.C., singer, Sexual Healing

1938 Ronald Anthony White, Jr., singer

1938 Beryl F Anthony, Jr., Rep-D-CA, 1979-

1938 Donald W. Riegle, Jr., Sen-D-MI, 1976-

1938 Fischer S Black, Jr., financial theorist

1937 Don Bies, Cottonwood ID, PGA golfer, 1975 Sammy Davis Jr

1937 Max Baer, Jr., born in Oakland California, actor, Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies

1937 Carroll Hubbard, Jr., Rep-D-KY, 1975-

1937 James Hunt, Jr., Gov-NC

1936 Alfred A Oerter, Jr., Astoria, New York, discus, Olympics gold 56, 60, 64, 68

1936 Louis Gossett, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Officer and Gentleman, Deep

1936 May Britt, Sweden, actress, Young Lions, /wife of Sammy Davis, Jr.

1936 Ernie K-Doe, [Ernest Kador Jr], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, rocker

1935 Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers

1935 Charles M Duke, Jr., Charlotte, North Carolina, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut, Apol 16

1935 Vernon Eulion Jordan, Jr., civil rights activist, National Urban League

1935 39th U.S. Golf Open: Sam Parks, Jr. shoots a 299 at Oakmont CC PA

1935 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American Judge

1934 Claude Jarman, Jr., born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Rio Grande, Inside Straight

1934 Van Cliburn, Jr., [Harvey Lavan], Louisiana, pianist, Tchaikovsky 1958

1934 Harry Blackstone, Jr., magician, Blackstone Book of Magic and Illusion

1934 Al Freeman, Jr., born in Texas, actor, One Life to Live, My Sweet Charlie

1934 John A. Ziegler, Jr., Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 4th NHL President, 1977-92

1934 R. W. Apple, Jr., American Journalist

1933 Henry Hartsfield, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, astro, STS-4, STS 41-D, STS 61A

1933 Fred W. Haise, Jr., Biloxi Mississippi, astronaut, Apollo 13 STS T-1, T-3, T-5

1933 1st airplane to exceed 300 mph (483 kph), JR Wendell, Glenview, Il

1933 Perry Botkin, Jr., born in New York City, orch leader, Bert Convy Show

1933 Vine Deloria, Jr., Sioux Author

1933 Terry J. Hatter, Jr., U.S. judge in California

1932 Benigno Aquino, Jr., Philippine opposition leader; assassinated

1932 Clifton C Williams, Jr., Mobile Alabama, Major USMC/astronaut

1932 John Barrymore, Jr., born in Beverly Hills, California, actor, Pantomine Quiz

1932 Charles Lindbergh, Jr. (20 months), kidnapped in New Jersey; found dead May 12

1932 Andrew Jacobs, Jr., Rep-D-IN, 1965-73, 75-

1932 Thomas J Bliley, Jr., Rep-R-VA, 1981-

1931 51st U.S. Mens Tennis: H E Vines beats George M Lott, Jr. (79 63 97 75)

1931 John Leonard Swigert, Jr., Denver Colorado, astronaut, Apollo 13

1931 51st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Sid Wood, Jr. beats F X Shields (walkover)

1931 Jim [Purvis] Ferree, Jr., Pine Bluff, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1958 Vancouver

1931 Alvin Augustus Lucier, Jr., composer

1931 Harold Lloyd, Jr., actor, Frankenstein's Daughter

1930 Clarence M Pendleton, Jr., chairman of U.S. comm on Civil Rights, 1981-88

1930 Tiny Little, Jr., Worthington, Minnesota, pianist, Lawrence Welk Show

1930 Henry Clay Folger Jr, CEO (Folger Shakespeare Library), dies at 72

1930 Charles Pete Conrad, Jr., Philadelphia, USN/astro, Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2

1930 Harry "Buddy" Melges, Jr., Wisconsin, yachter, Oly-gold/bronze-1964, 72

1930 Edward Galven Givens, Jr., Quanah Texas, Major USAF/astronaut

1929 Berry Gordy, Jr., Detroit, record company owner, Motown

1929 Richard F Gordon, Jr., Seattle, Capt USN/astronaut, Gemini 11, Apol 12

1929 Pat Harrington, Jr., New York City, actor, Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time

1929 Red Terrill, Jr., horse trainer

1929 Gyula Andrassy Jr, Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 68

1929 John Conyers, Jr., Rep-D-MI, 1965-

1929 Arthur S. Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer and band leader, Taylor's Wailers

1929 William F. Clinger, Jr., Rep-R-PA, 1979-

1929 Thomas Bell, Jr., race horse trainer

1929 Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, dreamer, Nobel 1964

1928 Manuel Lujan, Jr., Rep-R-NM, 1969-

1928 James Earl Ray, assassin, Martin Luther King, Jr.

1927 Wilhelm, Jr. Killmayer, composer

1927 Elliot McKay See, Jr., Dallas Texas, astronaut

1927 Joseph Pierce, Jr., horse trainer

1927 John Kelly, Jr., U.S., sculls, Oly-bronze-1956, /brother of Grace Kelly

1927 Arthur Ravenel, Jr., Rep-R-South Carolina

1927 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5

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

1926 Frederick, Jr. Zech, composer, dies at 68

1926 Oscar Brown, Jr., U.S. songwriter, Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit

1926 Hamilton Fish, Jr., Rep-R-NY, 1969-

1925 Sammy Davis, Jr., New York City, singer/dancer/actor, Ocean's 11, Candy Man

1925 William F. Buckley, Jr., Journalist

1925 D French Slaughter, Jr., Rep-R-VA, 1985-

1925 Howard H. Baker, Jr., American Politician

1925 William J Crowe, Jr., Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff

1924 Alexander Haig, Jr., Bala-Cynwyd,

1924 Herman Heijermans Jr, author (On Hope, Heap of Blessing), dies

1924 Edward D Wood, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, director, Plan 9 from Outer Space

1924 Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann Jr, Dutch minister (CHU), dies at 87

1923 Alan B Shepard, Jr., East Derry NH, Rear Adm USN/astro, Merc 3, Ap 14

1923 John Holt, Jr., cricketer, WI batsman in 17 Tests, 1066 runs at 36 75

1923 Earl Hamner, Jr., Schuyler, Virginia, TV narrator, Waltons

1923 Lloyd Biggle, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Silence is Deadly

1923 Cor N van Dis, Jr., Dutch MP, SGP, 1971-94

1923 Walter M. Schirra, Jr., born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Capt USN/ast, Mer 8, Gem 6, Ap 7

1923 Walter M[ichael] Miller, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, View from Stars

1922 James C Wright, Jr., Rep-D-Texas, Speaker of House, 1987-89

1922 Jason Robards, Jr., Chicago, actor, A Thousand Clowns, Any Wednesday

1922 Charles Mathias, Jr., Sen-R-MD, 1969-86

1922 John W. Vessey, Jr., American Soldier

1922 Richard C Diebenkorn, Jr., U.S., painter, Ocean Park Paintings

1922 Doug Barnard, Jr., Rep-D-GA, 1977-

1922 Herbert P. Douglas Jr., born in Pittsburgh, long jumper, 1948 Olympic bronze

1922 Bill Chappell, Jr., Rep-D-FL, 1969-

1921 Whitney M. Young, Jr., civil rights leader, head of Urban League

1921 William V. Roth, Jr., Sen-R-Delaware, 1971-

1921 Frederick Schroeder, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1942

1921 Charles Scribner, Jr., music publisher, Scribner

1921 Harry Carey, Jr., Saugus California, actor, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1921 Joe Loco, [Jose Esteves, Jr], musician

1921 F[rancis] M[arion] Busby, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Star Rebel

1921 John Henry Davis, Jr., Smithtown, New York, weightlifter, Olym-gold-1948, 52

1920 George E. Brown, Jr., Rep-D-CA, 1963-71, 73-

1920 James L. Farmer, Jr., American Activist

1919 John J Duncan, Jr., Rep-R-TN, 1965-

1919 Luther Henderson, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, orch leader, Polly Bergen Show

1918 Efren Zimbalist, Jr., New York City, actor, 77 Sunset Strip, FBI, Scruples

1918 44th Preakness: Charles Peak aboard Jack Hare, Jr. wins in 1:53.4

1918 Oscar Beregi, Jr., Hungary, actor, Young Frankenstein, Panic in City

1918 Joseph Allen, Jr., born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Death of a Champion

1918 Alan Hale [MacKahan], Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Skipper-Gilligan's Island

1917 Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Ohio, historian, 1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson

1917 Sid Watters, Jr., horse trainer

1917 Robert Taft, Jr., Sen-R-Oh

1916 Erich Von Stroheim, Jr., actor and director, Napoleon, Sunset Blvd

1916 Ko van Dijk, Jr., Dutch actor, Zaak M P

1915 Lardner Ring, Jr., Chicago, screenwriter, Woman of the Year

1915 Ring Lardner, jr, writer

1915 Alfred Scott Witherbee Jr, U.S. Lusitania officer, dies

1915 Frederic Ramsey, Jr., folklorist/author

1914 Franklin D Roosevelt, Jr., son of FDR/, Rep-D-NY, 1949-55

1913 Victor Trumper, Jr., cricketer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Trumper NSW 1940-41

1913 Noah Beery, Jr., New York City, actor, Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot

1913 Carlyle Blackwell, Jr., California, actor, Docks of New York

1913 Bruce Palmer, Jr., American Soldier

1912 Lucius E Burch, Jr., U.S. lawyer/civil rights leader

1912 Frank Pace, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Army, 1950-53

1911 Will Rogers, Jr., New York, actor, Down to Earth

1911 Henry Ellsworth Vines, Jr., tennis, U.S. Open 1931, 32, /golfer

1911 Joe Hardstaff, Jr., cricketer, son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England

1911 Alfred Scott Witherbee, Jr., U.S., 3 year old who drowned on Lusitania

1910 Fritz [Reuter] Leiber, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Bazaar of the Bizarre

1910 Stephen Jurika, Jr., U.S. pilot/capt, WW II, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross

1910 Louis Levy, Jr., music publisher

1909 Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., New York City, actor, Ghost Story

1909 Jon William, Jr. Haussermann, composer

1909 George W. Crockett, Jr., Rep-D-MI, 1980-

1908 Elliott Cook Carter, Jr., New York City, composer, Tom and Lily

1908 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Rep-D-NY, /minister

1908 William Randolph Hearst, Jr., newspaper publisher, Hearst Publishing

1907 Lewis F Powell, Jr., Virginia, Supreme Court justice, 1972-87

1907 Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Judge

1906 George Martin Lott, Jr., tennis champ, 1931 U.S. Open runner-up

1906 Playing as "Sullivan," Columbia U jr Eddie Collins debuts with A's

1906 Edward Lansing Gordon, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi, long jumper, Olympics gold 32

1906 William J. Brennan, Jr., Judge

1906 Lon Chaney, Jr., Oklahoma City Oklahoma, actor, Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1905 Eddie Foy, Jr., New Rochelle, New York, actor, Eddie-Fair Exchange

1904 Wilmer L Allison, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1935

1904 Max Factor, Jr., CEO, Max Factor Cosmetics

1904 James R Killian, Jr., MIT President, 1948-59

1904 Ernesto de la Guardia, Jr., President of Panama, 1956-60

1902 Elisha Cook, Jr., born in San Francisco, California, actor, Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI

1902 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became Associate Justice on Supreme Court

1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician

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

1902 Wilhelmina JR Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress, dies at 68

1900 Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., great polo player, Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39

1900 Asa Smith Bushnell, Jr., Springfield Ohio, Sec of U.S. Olympics, 1945-65

1899 Horatio Alger Jr, Amer clergyman/author (Disagreeeable Woman), dies

1899 John Randall, Jr., Michigan, historian/philosopher, Western Man

1898 Fredrik J "Frits" Bakker, Jr., Dutch actor, Sold Grandpa

1895 Buster [Joseph F] Keaton, actor, Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr

1893 Johannes F "Johan" Bakker, Jr., Dutch actor

1891 Henry Morgenthau, Jr., U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1934-45

1890 Willem Linnig Jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies

1888 8th U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum, Jr. beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60)

1882 Pierre H Ritter, Jr., Dutch literary/head, Utrecht Newspaper

1881 Player piano patented by John McTammany, Jr. (Cambridge, Mass)

1875 Francis Preston Blair Jr, famed St. Louis lawyer, dies at 54

1874 John David Rockefeller, Jr., born in Cleveland, Ohio, philanthropist

1874 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman

1872 George Westinghouse, Jr. patents triple air brake for trains

1870 Fred Law Olmsted, Jr., architect/landscaper

1870 John D Zocher Jr, architect (Soestdijk Palace), dies at 79

1869 William Strunk, Jr., American Writer

1865 William H Revere Jr, U.S. Union brig-general, dies

1864 Herman Heijermans, Jr., Dutch writer, Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City

1864 Archibald Gracie Jr, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 31

1864 John Randolph Chambliss Jr, planter/Confederate, dies in battle at 31

1864 Daniel McCook Jr, U.S. Union-brig-gen, dies at 29

1864 William N Green Jr, Union brig-general, dies

1863 Edmund Kirby Jr, Union-brig-gen, dies of injuries at 23

1862 Samuel Garland Jr, U.S. Confederate brig-gen, dies in battle

1862 Henry W. Slocum, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1888

1860 Gyula Andrassy, Jr., Hungarian minister of Foreign affairs, 1918-20

1858 Frederick Zech, Jr., composer

1857 Henry Clay Folger, Jr., U.S., businessman/Shakespeare fan

1856 Cyrus Chambers, Jr. patents folding machine that folds book and newspapers

1853 August Belmont, Jr., breeder, Man 'O War, /founder, New York Jockey Club

1852 Alexandre Dumas Jr's "Le Dame aux Camelias," premieres in Paris

1845 Macon B. Allen and Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice

1842 James Lillywhite, Jr., cricketer, 1st England Test captain

1842 Willem Linnig jr, Flemish painter/graphic artist

1840 Edmund Kirby, Jr., Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1863

1839 William Henry Seward, Jr., Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1920

1835 Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., Brig General Union volunteers

1834 Daniel McCook, Jr., Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1864

1834 Isaac Fischer, Jr. patents sandpaper

1834 Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, Vermont

1834 Horatio Alger, Jr., Revere Massachusetts, author, Lost at Sea, Work and Win

1833 John Randolph Chambliss, Jr., Brig Gen Confederate Army, died in 1864

1832 Archibald Gracie, Jr., Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1864

1832 Richard Waterhouse, Jr., Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1876

1831 John Bullock Clark, Jr., Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1903

1830 Stephen Elliott, Jr., Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1866

1829 Thomas Ewing, Jr., Major General, Bvt Union volunteers, died in 1896

1829 Alfred Iverson, Jr., Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1911

1828 Robert Ransom, Jr., Major General Confederate Army, died in 1892

1821 Francis Preston Blair, Jr., Lexington, Kentucky, Rep-Missouri

1820 Charles Devens, Jr., Major General, Bvt Union volunteers, died in 1891

1817 Philip Cook, Jr., Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1894

1815 James Chesnut, Jr., Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1885

1808 Joaquim Casimiro, Jr., composer

1805 Joseph Smith, Jr., Sharon Vt, founder, Mormon Church

1802 Adrian van der Hoop, Jr., Dutch poet and critic

1801 Elisha Brown, Jr. pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm

1795 John Marston, Jr., Commander Union Navy, died in 1885

1791 Jan D Zocher, Jr., Dutch garden architect, Vondelpark, Amsterdam

1783 English government of Pitt, Jr. forms

1783 William Pitt, Jr. (24) becomes British premier

1777 Guillaume Coustou Jr, French sculptor (Apollo/Mars/Venus), dies at 61

1716 Guillaume Coustou, Jr., French sculptor, Mausolee du Dauphin

1697 Constantine Huygens Jr, Poet/painter/cartoonist, buried

1628 Constantine Huygens, Jr., Dutch poet, painter and cartoonist