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2006 Kenneth Lay, American Businessman

2002 Kenneth Tobey, actor, dies at 85

2000 Kenneth Lee Pike, American Sociologist

2000 Kenneth Waller, actor, Are You Being Served?, dies at 72

1998 Supreme Court rules attorney-client privilege extends beyond the grave, exempting Vince Foster's conversations with his lawyers from being used as evidence by Kenneth Starr

1998 Federal court rules that Monica Lewinsky does not have an immunity agreement with Kenneth Starr

1997 Kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist, dies at 73

1997 Gary Burris, murderer (Kenneth Chambers), executed in Indiana

1997 Kenneth Rowntree, painter, dies at 81

1997 Kenneth Thimann, botanist, dies at 92

1996 Kenneth Watkins, woodland conservationist, dies at 86

1996 Kenneth Muir, english scholar, dies at 89

1996 Kenneth M Stewart, euro MP for Merseyside West, dies at 71

1996 Kenneth Fleetwood, fashion Designer, dies at 65

1996 Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge, physicist, dies at 91

1996 Kenneth Jameson, art educationalist, dies at 83

1996 Kenneth Robinson, politician/businessman, dies at 84

1995 Kenneth Goldstein, folklorist/enthomusicologist, dies at 68

1995 Kenneth Kweku Sinaman Dadzie, diplomat, dies at 65

1995 Kenneth Lo, cookery writer/restaurateur, dies at 81

1995 Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 61

1995 Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster, dies at 71

1995 Kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/Orientalist, dies at 70

1995 Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician, dies at 83

1995 Kenneth Koch wins Bollingen Prize

1994 Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer, dies at 59

1993 Kenneth Connor, English comic/actor (Carry on Sergeant), dies at 75

1993 Kenneth Burke, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University, dies of heart failure at his home in Andover, New Jersey

1993 Kenneth Nelson, US/English actor (Boys in the Band), dies at 63

1992 Kenneth MacMillan, British choreographer (Manon, Judas Tree), dies

1989 Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer (Homer and Jethro), dies at 69

1989 Kenneth McMillan, actor (Our Family Honor, Malone), dies at 67

1988 Kenneth Williams, dies at 61

1986 Kenneth and Nellie Pike challenge Alabama Dem runoff win by AG C Graddick

1984 Kenneth Whitty, 1st sec at British Embassy in Athens, shot dead

1983 Kenneth Millar, American Writer

1982 Kenneth Goncalves, Deacon of Surinamese order of advocate, murdered

1982 Kenneth More, British actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67

1980 Kenneth Tynan, English Critic

1979 LA's Hillside Strangler, Kenneth Bianchi, arrested in Bellingham

1976 Kenneth Gibson, is 1st black president of U.S. Conference of Mayors

1973 Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark, tennis star

1972 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Kenneth J Arrow and John R Hicks

1972 Kenneth Patchen, U.S. writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60

1972 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth Shelley

1972 Kenneth Patchen, U.S. poet and writer (Cloth of Tempest), dies at 60

1970 Kenneth A. Gibson elected mayor of Newark, New Jersey

1969 Kenneth H. Wallis achieved record speed for an autogiro-179 KPH

1969 Kenneth Benson, CFL linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts

1969 Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61

1968 Kenneth Scott Latourette, American Historian

1967 Kenneth Gould, born in Chicago, Illinois, Welterweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze

1967 Kenneth Gant, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1967 Kenneth Charlie Griffith Benjamin, cricketer, WI like his namesake

1967 Kenneth Thomson, actor (White Gold), dies of emphysema at 68

1965 Kenneth LeBel jumps 17 barrels on ice skates

1964 Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda becomes president of Zaire

1964 Kenneth Kaunda becomes premier of North-Rhodesia (Zambia)

1962 Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62

1961 Kenneth F Fearing, U.S., poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58

1960 Kenneth Branagh, born in Belfast, actor and director, High Season, Dead Again

1960 [James] Kenneth Perry, born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial

1960 Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance of congressional support from New York Senator Kenneth Keating

1959 Kenneth D. Herdigein, Suriname/Dutch actor, Say A

1958 Kenneth Leighton, composer, dies at 28

1958 Kenneth J Green, born in Danbury CT, PGA golfer, 1985 Buick Open

1956 Kenneth Grant, bass/vocalist, Midnight Star-No Parking, Operator

1956 Kenneth D Bowersox, Portsmouth, Virginia, USN/astronaut, STS-50, 61, 73, 82

1955 Kenneth Carr, born in Clearwater, Florida, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold

1954 Tula, Barry Kenneth Cossey, England, transsexual, For Your Eyes Only

1951 Ned Sublette, born in Lubbock, Texas, composer, musician, musicologist, producer, guitarist, studied classical guitar with Emilio Pujol, composition with Kenneth Gaburo, Cuban music scholar, known for mixing country-western, afro-Caribbean salsa, cumbia, rumba music styles

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

1950 Kenneth Shadrick, Pvt from WV becomes 1st U.S. fatality in Korean War

1950 Kenneth D. Cockrell, born in Austin Texas, Astronaut, STS-56, 69, 80

1949 Kenneth D Cameron, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Lieutenant Colonel USMC/astronaut, STS-37, 56, 74

1948 Nigel Osborne, born in Manchester, England, composer, studied with Egon Wellesz, Kenneth Leighton, music professor, University of Edinburgh

1948 Kenneth Blackwell, American Politician

1947 Kenneth Dryden, NHL goalie, Montreal Canadiens, 6 Stanley Cups

1947 Elton John, born in Pinner, England, also known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, singer 'Rocketman' and 'Candle in the Wind'

1946 Kenneth Starr, American Lawyer

1945 Kenneth Robert Livingstone, British Politician

1944 Jonathan King, born in London, England, Kenneth George King, singer, songwriter, pop music producer, wrote song 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon', successful writer, producer for other musical artists

1944 Kenneth Tomlinson, American Editor

1944 John Kenneth Tavener, composer

1943 Kenneth Kelley, U.S. singer, Manhattans, One Life to Live

1942 Kenneth Lay, American Businessman

1941 Kenneth Cooper, New York City, harpsichordist/professor, Barnard, Bkln

1940 Kenneth Clarke, British minister

1939 Kenneth Warby, fastest man on water at 300 knots, 345 mph

1938 Kenneth J. Gregory, warden, Goldsmiths' College

1937 Kenneth Palmer, cricket umpire

1936 Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies

1935 Kenneth Kleinwort, English banker/multi-millionaire

1935 Kenneth Hayr, air marshal

1935 Kenneth "Buddy" Scott, blues guitarist/Singer

1935 Kenneth Money, Canada, astronaut, STS-42-alt

1934 Kenneth Baker, English Politician

1934 Kenneth Eaton, Controller, British Navy

1933 Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist

1932 Kenneth Grahame, Scottish Author

1931 Kenneth Bloomfield, BBC governor, Ireland

1930 Kenneth Fleetwood, fashion designer

1930 Kenneth Kweku Sinaman Dadzie, diplomat

1930 Kenneth Nelson, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, actor, Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family

1930 Kenneth Anger, American Author

1929 Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn, Schenectady, New York, conductor, Amer Ballet

1929 Kenneth Leighton, composer

1929 Kenneth Haigh, born in Yorkshire, England, actor, Search for the Nile

1929 Kenneth Henry, U.S., 500m speed skater 1952 Olympics gold

1927 Lawrence Kenneth Moss, composer

1927 Kenneth Eastham, born in England, politician, Labor Party Member of Parliament for Manchester Blackley 1979 - 1997

1927 Kenneth Tynan, English Critic

1927 Kenneth S. Goldstein, folklorist/enthomusicologist

1926 Kenneth Gaburo, composer

1926 Kenneth H Olsen, U.S., engineer/founder, Digital Equipment Corp

1925 Kenneth M Stewart, euro MP for Merseyside West

1925 Kenneth Couzens, CEO, Coal Products

1924 Kenneth J. Gray, born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1955 - 1975, 1985-

1924 Kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist

1924 Kenneth Burslam Gardner, librarian/orientalist

1924 Kenneth David Kaunda, founder/president, Zambia, 1964-91

1924 Kenneth Kaunda, Statesman

1924 Kenneth Noland, American Artist

1924 Kenneth Corfield, CEO, STC

1923 Kenneth Henry Lowry Lamb, broadcaster

1923 Kenneth Rickards, cricketer, WI batsman two Tests 104 runs

1923 Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, country singer, Homer and Jethro

1922 Kenneth Howard Peacock, composer

1921 Kenneth Joseph Arrow, American Economist

1920 Kenneth Dover, chancellor, St. Andrews University

1920 Kenneth Bond, former vice-chairman

1919 Kenneth Snowman, antiquarian

1916 Kenneth Armitage, English sculptor

1915 Kenneth Millar, American Writer

1915 Kenneth Rowntree, painter

1914 Kenneth More, born in England, actor, 39 Steps, Doctor in the House

1914 Kenneth B Clark, Canal Zone, civil rights activist, Dark Ghetto

1913 Kenneth Lo, cookery writer/restaurateur

1913 Kenneth Horne, English paper manufacturer/multi-millionaire

1912 Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8)

1912 Kenneth Jameson, art educator

1912 Kenneth L. Pike, American Sociologist

1911 Kenneth Patchen, U.S., poet and novelist, Cloth of the Tempest

1911 Kenneth Norman Joseph Loveless, priest folk musician

1911 Kenneth Robinson, politician/businessman

1909 Kenneth Watkins, woodland conservationist

1909 Kenneth Darling, Commander-in-chief Allied Forces, Northern Europe

1909 Kenneth W. Howell, English Anglican bishop, Chile/Bolivia/Peru

1908 John Kenneth Galbraith, economist, Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award

1908 Kenneth Mellanby, entomologist

1908 Leslie Kenneth O'Brien, Lord O'Brien of Lothbury, missionary

1907 Kenneth Allen, engineer

1907 Kenneth Muir, English scholar

1906 Kenneth Anderson, deputy comptroller, British GPO

1905 Kenneth Rexroth, U.S., poet, critic and translator Birds in the Bush

1904 Kenneth Thimann, botanist

1904 Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge, physicist

1904 Kenneth Buckley, British rear-admiral

1904 Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenber----dorff, Sr, near Hamburg, Germany

1902 Kenneth F Fearing, U.S., poet, Dead Reckoning

1899 Kenneth MacKenna, Canterbury, New Hampshire, actor and director, Those We Love

1899 Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor, Broadway Melody, Little Giant

1897 Kenneth Burke, born in America, philosopher, literary theorist, Agnostic, awarded Guggenheim Fellowship 1935, music critic for 'The Nation', editor, 'The Dial' literary magazine, attended Columbia University

1891 Kenneth A. N. Anderson, British general, Dunkerk, North Africa

1884 Kenneth Scott Latourette, American Historian

1859 Kenneth Grahame, author, Wind, Willows


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