2014 Event Dominican fashion designer Oscar de la Renta dies at age 82 at his home in Kent, Connecticut, after battling cancer for 8 years 2014 Event Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, American aid workers who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia and returned to the U.S. for treatment, have been released and declared fully recovered 2014 Event Medical worker Nancy Writebol, the second of two Americans to contract the Ebola virus in Liberia, joins Dr. Kent Brantly at Emory University Hospital for treatment; both patients are receiving an experimental drug that has not been tested on humans 2014 Event Dr. Kent Brantly, one of two American medical workers who contracted the Ebola virus in Liberia, arrives in the U.S. for treatment in isolation at Emory University Hospital; the virus has already claimed hundreds of lives in West Africa 1997 Death Jack Kent Cooke, NFL owner for the Washington Redskins, dies at 84 1996 Event Dean Headley takes 3rd cricket hat-trick of season, Kent vs. Hampshire 1996 Event Sunday League game Kent 6-314 overhaul Leicestershire's 4-311 1995 Death Hopper Levett, Kent cricket wicketkeeper (1930-47, Test 1934), dies 1995 Event Brian Lara completes a pair for West Indians vs. Kent 1994 Event Atlanta Brave Kent Mercker no-hits Dodgers, 6-0 1994 Death Walter Kent, U.S. composer (I'll Be Home for Christmas), dies at 82 1992 Event Mets trade David Cone to Toronto for Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson 1992 Event New York Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent 1991 Event Atlanta Braves Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena pitched 1st combined no-hitter in NL, beating San Diego Padres, 1-0 1991 Event ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent 1989 Event Jockey Kent Desormeaux sets record with 598 wins in a year 1989 Event IRA-bomb kills 10 British marines in Kent 1989 Event Reds reliever Kent Tekulve retires after 1,070 appearances 1988 Event Kent Tekulve is 2nd pitcher in majors to appear in 1,000 games 1987 Event Phillies Kent Tekulve pitches his 900th game in relief 1987 Event Alan and Colin Wells make 303* partnership for Sussex vs. Kent 1987 Death Kent Taylor, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders), dies at 79 1986 Death Corita Kent, artist, educator, mediums include silkscreen, serigraphy, producing fine art with messages of love and peace, famous work includes the 1985 Love Samp and Rainbow Swash, dies of cancer 1985 Death Kent Smith, actor (Peyton Place, Invaders), dies at 78 1985 Event Kent Hrbek signs 5-year, $6 million contract with Minnesota Twins 1980 Death Jim Parks Sr, Kent cricket all-rounder (only Test for England), dies 1976 Event 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students 1974 Birthday Joey Kent, wide receiver for the Tennessee Oilers 1972 Birthday Paul Michael Kent, born in Australia, New Zealand breastroker 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1970 Birthday Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1970 Birthday Nicholas CEJ Windsor, son of English prince Edward, duke of Kent 1970 Event National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio 1970 Death 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard 1969 Birthday Mark Ealham, cricketer, Kent and England Test all-rounder 1996 1969 Birthday Jason Kent Bateman, Rye, New York, actor, David-Valerie, Hogan Family 1969 Event Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee 1968 Birthday Kent Bottenfield, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Birthday Kent Graham, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Death Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61 1968 Birthday Kent Steffes, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, beach volleyballer, 1996 Olympics gold 1968 Event Dancer Image DQ due to drugs after winning 94th Kent Derby in 2:02 1968 Birthday Jeff Kent, born in Bellflower California, infielder for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday Kent Mercker, Dublin, Ohio, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles 1968 Birthday Kent Carlsson, Sweden, born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, professional tennis player, won nine career titles, three-time European Champion 1967 Birthday Andrew Dunkley, Kent England, golfer, 1991-93 Co-Captain University of W Fla 1967 Birthday Kent Jones, Portales, New Mexico, golfer, NM State Amateur-1990-91 1963 Birthday Kent Ferguson, born in Cedar Rapids Iowa, diver, 1992 and 1996 Olympics 1961 Event English prince Edward, Duke of Kent, weds Katharine Worsley 1961 Birthday Kent Hull, NFL center for the Buffalo Bills 1960 Birthday Sean Kerly, born in Whitstable, Kent, England, Sean Robin Kerly, athlete, field hockey player, awarded bronze medal at 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 1984, scored eight goals at 1988 Olympics in Seoul, playing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad 1959 Event Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley and Joe Deaestri 1958 Birthday Kurt Rambis, NBA forward, Lakers, Hornets, Clark Kent look-a-like 1957 Birthday Jeff East, born in Kansas, Missouri, American actor, best-known for role of Clark Kent in 1978 film "Superman" 1957 Birthday Siouxsie Sioux, Susan Ballion, Kent England, Siouxsie and Banshees 1956 Birthday Kent V. Rominger, born in Del Norte, Colorado, U.S. Navy /astronaut, STS-73, 80, 85 1953 Birthday Arthur Kent, newscaster [Scud Stud], NBC-Gulf War coverage 1953 Birthday Martin Kent, cricketer, Queensland batsman played for Australia 1981 1953 Birthday Julian Brazier, born in Kent, England, British politician, Conservative Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1953 Birthday Kent Bostick, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, pursuit cyclist, Olympics-84, 96 1952 Birthday Joseph Kent Massey, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, soling yachter, 1996 Olympics bronze 1950 Birthday Peter Frampton, born in Kent, England, guitarist and vocalist with 'Humble Pie' and 'The Herd' 1948 Birthday Kent Conrad, Sen-D North Dakota 1943 Birthday Karin Kent, Dutch singer 1942 Birthday Kent McCord, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Officer Jim Reed-Adam 12 1942 Birthday Michael G C F, English prince of Kent 1942 Birthday Kent Bede Bernard, Trinidad, 4X400 runner 1964 Olympics bronze 1938 Birthday Allegra Kent, born in Santa Monica, California, ballerina 1938 Event Arthur Fagg completes 244 and 202 in the same cricket game for Kent 1937 Birthday Allegra Kent, U.S. actress, Addams Family 1936 Birthday Richard Rodney Bennett, Broadstairs Kent England, composer 1935 Birthday Edward GNPP, English prince/duke of Kent 1934 Birthday Mary Quant, Kent England, fashion designer, Chelsea Look, Mod Look 1933 Birthday Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, England, Duchess of Kent 1931 Event Duke and Duchess of Kent wed 1929 Birthday Thom Gunn, Kent England, poet, The Wound 1929 Birthday Bruce Kent, British Activist 1928 Death Arnold Kent, dies 1928 Birthday Bob Monkhouse, Kent England, comedian, Bonkers 1927 Birthday David Ingram, Vice-Chancellor, University of Kent at Canterbury 1924 Birthday Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton, born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Major USAF/astronaut, Apollo 18 1924 Birthday Hattie Jacques, Kent England, actress, Carry on Doctor 1923 Birthday John Hale, born in Ashford, Kent, linguist, historian, professor, editor, attended Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, served as a Fellow of the British Academy 1923 Birthday Kent L Lee, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II - Marianas and Palau 1921 Birthday Jean Kent, born in London, England, actress, Adv of Sir Francis Drake 1919 Birthday Bob Boucher, born in Kent, Ohio, orchestra leader, Music on Ice 1918 Birthday Corita Kent, born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, artist, educator, mediums include silkscreen, serigraphy, producing fine art with messages of love and peace, famous work includes the 1985 Love Samp and Rainbow Swash 1916 Birthday Francis Cockfield, born in Horsham, England, born Francis Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield of Dover in the County of Kent, politician, Conservative Party, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1915 Birthday Arthur Fagg, cricketer, dual double-centuries in a game for Kent 1938 1915 Birthday Alan Watts, born in Kent, England, writer, speaker, and philosopher, 'The Spirit of Zen' and 'The Art of Contemplation' 1913 Birthday Kent Wheeler Kennan, composer 1912 Birthday Jack Kent Cooke, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins 1911 Birthday Harry Andrews, Kent England, actor, Equus, Man of La Mancha 1909 Event 1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio 1907 Birthday Kent Smith, born in New York City, actor, Peyton Place, Invaders 1906 Birthday Kent Taylor, Louis Weiss, Iowa, actor, Boston Blackie, Rough Riders 1904 Birthday Anthony Bushell, Kent England, actor, Journey's End 1903 Birthday Bob Hope, Kent, England, entertainer, famous profile 1900 Birthday Larry Kent, California, director, High Stakes 1888 Birthday A P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner, legend for Kent and England 1882 Birthday Rockwell Kent, artist/painter/illustrator, Canterbury Tales 1863 Birthday Alec Hearne, cricketer, brother of George and Frank, Kent 1884-1910 1857 Death Elisha Kent Kane, Arctic explorer (Kane Basin), dies at 37 1848 Event Edmund Hickly gets 1st known 10 wicket innings (Kent vs. England) 1820 Birthday Elisha Kent Kane, U.S. Arctic explorer, Kane Basin off NW Greenland 1776 Death James Kent, composer, dies at 76 1763 Death James Kent, Fredericksburgh NY, legal scholar (Columbia), dies 1748 Death William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies 1700 Birthday James Kent, composer 1554 Event Sir Thomas Wyatt gathers an army in Kent, rebels against Queen Mary 1534 Death Elizabeth Barton, St. Magd van Kent, British prophet, dies
