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2005 Graham Kennedy, Australian Entertainer

2000 Florynce Rae Kennedy, lawyer/lecturer, dies at 84

1999 John F. Kennedy, Jr., publisher and philanthropist, 'George' magazine, dies at 38

1997 Michael Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, dies in ski accident at 39

1996 John F. Kennedy, Jr. marries Caroline Bisset

1996 Mercer Kennedy Ellington, trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76

1995 James Altgens, John F. Kennedy assassination photographer, dies at 76

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

1995 William Kennedy, baseball player, dies at 76

1995 Angela Kennedy swims world record 100m butterfly

1995 Angela Kennedy swims woman's world record 50m butterfly

1995 Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mother of President John F Kennedy, dies at 104

1995 Rose Kennedy, American Author

1994 Frankie Kennedy, flute player, dies at 38

1994 New York Central park reservior officially named after Jackie Kennedy Onasis

1994 Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor (John F. Kennedy, 8 Seconds, Want to Live), dies at 33

1994 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1st lady (1961-63), dies of cancer at 64

1994 Jackie Kennedy, First Lady

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

1994 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis operated on for a bleeding ulcer

1994 Robert F Kennedy, Jr. divorces Emily Black

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

1993 Angela Kennedy swims world record 50 m butterfly stroke (26.93)

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

1993 John B Connally, Governor of Texas/shot with John F. Kennedy in 1963, dies at 76

1993 John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, son of Caroline Kennedy

1992 Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (Jackie Kennedy), dies at 78

1992 Jim Garrison, Louisiana DA (investigate John F. Kennedy assassination), dies at 70

1992 Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy marries Victoria Reggie (38)

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

1991 James L Reinsch, media-advisor (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy), dies

1990 Kerry Kennedy (daughter of Robert) and Andrew Coumo (Mario's son) wed

1990 Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg, New York City, daughter of Caroline

1990 Arthur Kennedy, actor (Air Force), dies of a brain tumor at 76

1988 Anthony M. Kennedy, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice

1988 Anthony M. Kennedy appointed to Supreme Court

1988 Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves nomination of Judge Anthony M Kennedy to U.S. Supreme Court

1987 Judge Anthony M. Kennedy nominated to Supreme Court

1987 Madge Kennedy, actress (Marrying Kind, 3 Bad Sisters), dies

1986 "Les Miserables" opens at Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.

1986 Caroline Kennedy (28) marries Edwin Schlossberg (41)

1986 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB

1986 STS-61-C mission scrubbed T -9m because of bad weather at Kennedy

1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1985 Enterprise (OV-101) flies from Kennedy Space Center to Dulles Airport

1985 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB

1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1985 Discovery flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1985 Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz

1985 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Offutt AFB, Neb

1985 Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx

1985 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1985 Atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas

1984 14th Shuttle Mission (51A) -Discovery 2- lands at Kennedy Center

1984 STS-41-G mission; lands at Kennedy Space Center

1984 Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Okla

1984 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1984 Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women's basketball record with 70 pts

1983 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB

1983 Discovery flies from Vandenberg AFB to Kennedy Space Center

1983 Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas

1983 Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

1982 Senator Ted and Joan Kennedy divorce

1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas

1982 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas

1982 Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas

1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center from White Sands

1981 Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center

1981 Rolling Stones begin their 6th U.S. tour at John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia

1979 John F. Kennedy Library dedicated in Boston

1979 Columbia flown on carrier aircraft lands at Kennedy Space Center

1979 Columbia flies on Shuttle carrier aircraft to Kennedy Space Center

1978 6 masked men bound 10 employees at Lufthansa cargo area at New York Kennedy Airport and made off with $5.8 M in cash and jewelry

1977 Ground-breaking ceremonies for President Kennedy library

1976 Angie Kennedy, Nambour QLD Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics

1973 Douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies at 57

1973 Kennedy Otieno, Kenya cricket wicket-keeper, 85 vs. Australia 1996 World Cup

1973 James Michael Kennedy, Boston, rocker, 4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys

1972 Robert Kennedy, cricketer, New Zealand opening bowler 1996

1972 Mike Kennedy, Vancouver, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars

1971 John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts opens in Washington D.C.

1971 Larry Kennedy, WLAF cornerback for the Rhein Fire

1971 Lincoln Kennedy, tackle for the Oakland Raiders

1970 Corrina Kennedy, Saskatoon Saskatchawan, kayaker 1996 Olympics

1970 Bob Kennedy, Bloomington Indiana, 5k runner

1970 Jamie Kennedy, American Actor

1969 Joseph P. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy/RFK/TMK father, dies in Hyannis Port Massachusetts, at 81

1969 Edward Kennedy pleads guilty to leaving scene of an accident a week after the Chappaquiddick car accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne

1969 Mary Jo Kopechne, in Ted Kennedy's car, drowns at 28

1969 Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames

1969 Robert Kennedy's murderer Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death

1969 Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death for killing Bobby Kennedy

1969 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Sen Robert F Kennedy

1969 Lindsay Kennedy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Jeb-Little House on the Prairie

1968 Jaqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on the island of Scorpios

1968 1st European satellite launched, Esro 1, at Cape Kennedy

1968 Jacqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis

1968 Cortez Kennedy, NFL defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks

1968 Chris Kennedy, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

1968 AL games at Baltimore and Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy

1968 Sirhan Sirhan indicted for Bobby Kennedy assassination

1968 Robert F Kennedy, (Sn-D-NY), assassinated in LA by Sirhan Sirhan at 42

1968 Robert Kennedy, American Politician

1968 Sirhan Sirhan shoots Bobby Kennedy, who dies next day

1968 Robert F. Kennedy announces presidential campaign

1967 Duncan Kennedy, Burlington California, luger 1994 Olympics

1967 Charlie Finley names Bob Kennedy 1st manager of Oakland A's

1967 Blas Elias Gomez, Kennedy, Texas, rock drummer, Slaughter-Stick it Live

1967 Patrick J. Kennedy, American Politician

1967 John F. Kennedy's body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial

1966 Saturn I rocket launched at Cape Kennedy

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

1964 U.S. attorney general Robert Kennedy resigns

1964 Kevin Kennedy, baseball manager for the Texas Rangers

1964 Britain sets memorial for the late President John F. Kennedy

1964 Kennedy half-dollar issued

1964 Rockwell, Kennedy Gordy, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Someone Watching Me

1964 Jacqueline Kennedy's 1st public appearance (TV) since assassination

1963 Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar

1963 Official 30-day mourning period for President John F. Kennedy ends

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 J. Edgar Hoover last meeting with president John F. Kennedy

1963 John F. Kennedy signs ratification for nuclear test ban treaty

1963 Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, dies at only 3 days

1963 Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st, 1st lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland

1963 Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, lives only 3 days

1963 President Kennedy arrives in Rome

1963 President Kennedy spent 1st full day in Ireland

1963 Kennedy visits W Berlin "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner)

1963 John F. Kennedy speaks at Pauls Church in Frankfurt

1963 President Kennedy tours West-Europe

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 F. Kennedy offers Israel assistance against aggression

1963 U.S.S.R. informs John F. Kennedy it's withdrawing several thousand troops from Cuba

1962 President Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington D.C.

1962 Edward M. Kennedy 1st elected Senator

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 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 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 Cuban missile crisis began as John F. Kennedy becomes aware of missiles in Cuba

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 F. Kennedy dines with premier MacMillan in London

1962 John F. Kennedy authorizes Area Redevelopment Act

1962 John F. Kennedy throws out 1st ball at Washington's new DC Stadium

1962 John F. Kennedy visits SF

1962 John F. Kennedy announces U.S. will resume above ground nuclear testing

1962 Robert Kennedy visits Netherlands

1962 1st lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV

1962 President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba

1962 President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs

1962 John F. Kennedy arrives in Uruguay

1961 John F. Kennedy and British Prime Minister MacMillan meet in Bermuda

1961 John F. Kennedy visits Puerto Rico

1961 John F. Kennedy provides U.S. miltary helicopters and crews to South Vietnam

1961 John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam

1961 John F. Kennedy advises Americans to build fallout shelters

1961 John F. Kennedy begins underground nuclear testing

1961 President Kennedy signs law against hijacking (death penalty)

1961 Kennedy administration establishes Alliance for Progress

1961 Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor, John F. Kennedy, 8 Sceonds, I Want to Live

1961 John F. Kennedy and Khrushchev meet in Vienna

1961 John F. Kennedy visits Charles de Gaulle in Paris

1961 John F. Kennedy sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade

1961 John F. Kennedy accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs

1961 Dutch foreign minister Luns talks to John F. Kennedy about New Guinea

1961 John F. Kennedy sets up the Alliance for Progress

1961 President Kennedy establishes the Peace Corp

1961 John F. Kennedy names Henry Kissinger special advisor

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 Robert Frost recites "Gift Outright" at John F. Kennedy's inauguration

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 3rd presidential debate with Nixon in Hollywood and Kennedy in NY

1960 John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon's 3rd presidential debate

1960 2nd John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debate

1960 1st of 4 TV debates Nixon and Kennedy took place (Chicago)

1960 U.S. Democratic convention nominates John F. Kennedy as presidential candidate

1960 John F. Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia

1960 John F. Kennedy makes missile gap the presidential campaign issue

1960 John F. Kennedy announces run for U.S. Presidency

1960 Senator John F Kennedy, announces his candidacy for president

1959 Charles Kennedy, British Politician

1957 Caroline Kennedy-Schlossberg, attorney, John F. Kennedy and Jackie's daughter

1957 Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, American Celebrity

1957 "Black Jack" Bouvier, father of Jacqueline Kennedy, dies of cancer

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 Mark Kennedy, American Politician

1956 Nigel Kennedy, English violinist

1956 ... Kennedy, daughter of future President Kennedy, dies same day

1956 Terry Kennedy, baseball player

1955 Frankie Kennedy, flute player

1954 Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles

1954 Senator John Kennedy appears on "Meet the Press"

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

1953 Senator John F. Kennedy, 36, marries Jacqueline Bouvier, 24

1952 Joseph P. Kennedy II, born in Brighton, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1987 - 1999

1951 Jayne Kennedy, Washington D.C., sportscaster, CBS, actress, Body and Soul

1950 Ice Pairs Championship at London won by K Kennedy and P Kennedy (USA)

1949 Mimi Kennedy, born in Rochester, New York, actress, Spencer, 3 girls 3, Under 1 Roof

1948 Edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58

1948 President Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport), New York

1946 John F. Kennedy elected to House of Representatives

1946 Bill Kennedy of Rocky Mount (CPL) strikes out minors record 456

1945 Edwin Schlossberg, husband of Carolyn Kennedy

1943 Lt. John F. Kennedy's PT-boat 109 sinks at Solomon islands

1942 Jacqueline Kennedy's mother marries Hugh Auchincloss

1941 New York City Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens

1940 Mary Jo Kopechne, Ted Kennedy's driving buddy

1939 Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin, John F. Kennedy

1936 Joan Kennedy, 1st wife of Mass Senator, Ted

1936 Anthony Kennedy, born in California, 106th Supreme Court justice, 1988-

1936 Kennedy A. Simmonds, premier, St. Kitts and Nevis, 1983-95

1935 Chicago White Sox Vern Kennedy no-hits Cleveland Indians, 5-0

1935 White Sox Vern Kennedy no-hits Indians 5-0

1934 Graham Kennedy, Australian Entertainer

1932 Valentino, born in Milan, Italy, fashion designer, Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis

1932 Edward Kennedy, American Politician

1929 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, New York, 1st lady, 1961-63

1929 Jackie Kennedy, First Lady

1928 Theodore Sorenson, presidential advisor, John F. Kennedy, author, 1000 Days

1928 William Kennedy, U.S. writer

1927 Tom Kennedy, born in Louisville, Kentucky, quiz host, You Don't Say, Name That Tune

1926 Francis Kennedy, British diplomat

1925 Robert Francis Kennedy, Brookline, Mass, D-Sen-NY, AG; assassinated

1925 Robert Kennedy, American Politician

1925 Pierre Salinger, newsman, ABC, press secretary, John Kennedy

1925 Ethel Kennedy, wife of Bobby

1925 George Kennedy, born in New York City, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Blue Knight

1922 Adam Kennedy, born in Lafayette, Indiana, actor, Dion-Californian

1921 Robert Runcie, Kennedy, Liverpool England, Archbishop of Canterbury

1920 Bob Kennedy, baseball player

1919 McGeorge Bundy, born in Boston, national security adviser, John F. Kennedy

1918 William Kennedy, baseball player

1917 John F. Kennedy, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, Senator-D-Massachusetts 1947 - 1953, 35th President 1961 - 1963

1917 21st Boston Marathon won by Bill Kennedy of New York in 2:28:37.2

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

1916 Joseph W. Kennedy, scientist, 1 of 4 discoverers of plutonium

1915 Douglas Kennedy, born in New York, actor, Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold

1914 Arthur Kennedy, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place

1913 Oleg Cassini, Paris, France, fashion designer, Jackie Kennedy

1908 James L Reinsch, media-adviser, Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy

1900 Dodgers' Brickyard Kennedy walks 6 straight Phillies

1899 Duke Ellington, Washington D.C., Edward Kennedy, bandleader, Take A Train

1896 Margaret Kennedy, novelist

1890 Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, mom of John F. Kennedy, RFK and Ted

1890 Rose Kennedy, American Author

1890 Edgar "E Livingstone" Kennedy, U.S. actor and director, My Old Dutch

1888 Joseph P. Kennedy, born in Boston, Massachusetts, diplomat, father of John F. Kennedy, RFK and Teddy

1888 Joseph P. Kennedy, American Diplomat

1870 John P. Kennedy, American Soldier

1840 John Doby Kennedy, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1795 John P. Kennedy, American Soldier


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