2003 Death Stanley Fafara, kid actor, Leave It to Beaver, dies at 53 1994 Death Richard McClure Scarry, U.S. kid book illustrator/writer, dies at 74 1993 Event Shari Beadley weds Christopher Martin (Kid 'n Play) 1993 Death Billy Conn, boxer/actor (Pittsburgh Kid), dies at 75 1992 Death Gene O'Donnell, actor (Ape, Miracle Kid), dies of lung cancer at 81 1991 Death Hotze de Roos, carpenter/kid book writer (Chameleon series), dies 1991 Event New Kid Donnie Wahlberg, arrested on arson charges in Kentucky 1990 Death Eva Sully Block, actress (Kid Millions), dies of heart failure at 88 1990 Event New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg release from hospital after fall 1990 Death Sunset Carson, cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62 1986 Death [Irving] Lee Dorsey, Kid Chocolate, U.S. boxer/singer, dies at 59 1985 Event "Tap Dance Kid" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 669 performances 1984 Death Duncan Renaldo, actor (Cisco Kid), dies at 80 1984 Death Ethel Merman, singer and actress (Kid Million), dies in her sleep at 76 1983 Event "Tap Dance Kid" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 669 performances 1983 Event Musical "Tap Dance Kid" with H Battle premieres in New York City 1981 Death Patsy Kelly, actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop and the Kid), dies at 71 1980 Death Duncan Renaldo, actor (Cisco Kid, Guns of Fury), dies at 76 1974 Birthday Hilary Swank, born in Bellingham, Washington, actress, Karate Kid 4 1973 Death Veda Ann Borg, actress (Kid Galahad), dies at 54 1971 Birthday Kid Rock, born in Romeo, Michigan, singer, songwriter, Grammy-Award winner, hits include, 'All Summer Long', 'American Bad Ass', sold over 22 million albums 1968 Death John Gough, actor (Circus Kid, 2 for Tonight), dies at 73 1968 Birthday Whitfield Crane, rocker, Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad 1967 Death Alice Lake, silent screen actress (Frisco Kid, Wicked), dies at 72 1966 Birthday Sean Kanan, actor, AJ-General Hospital, Rich Girl, Karate Kid Part 3 1966 Death Jack Mather, actor (Cisco Kid), dies of heart attack at 58 1966 Birthday Tamlyn Tomita, Okinawa, actress, Karate Kid 2, Ming Li-Santa Barbara 1965 Death Minor Watson, actor (Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid), dies at 75 1965 Birthday Jason Gedrick, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Heavenly Kid, Class of '96 1965 Birthday Cordell Crockett, rocker, Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad 1964 Birthday Matt Dillon, born in New Rochelle, New York, actor, Flamingo Kid, Tex, Kansas 1963 Death Bryant Washburn, actor (Nabonga, Millionaire Kid), dies at 74 1962 Death Benny "Kid" Paret, U.S. welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24 1962 Birthday Billy Dean, born in Quincy, Florida, country singer, Billy the Kid 1961 Birthday Ralph Macchio, Huntington, New York, actor, Karate Kid, 8 is Enough 1961 Death Leo Carrillo, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid), dies at 81 1961 Birthday Janet Jones, Bridgeton, Missouri, actress, American Anthem, Flamingo Kid 1960 Birthday Chad McQueen, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, film producer, played role of Dutch in The Karate Kid movie, race car driver, started McQueen Racing LLC in 2010 1960 Birthday Greta Scacchi, Milan Italy, actress, Coca-Cola Kid, White Mischief 1960 Birthday Tierre Turner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Waverly Wonders, Cop and the Kid 1959 Death Wayne Morris, actor (Kid Galahad), dies of heart attack at 45 1957 Birthday Graeme Kelling, British pop guitarist, Deacon Blue-Real Gone Kid 1956 Birthday Sinbad, David Adkins, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, 1st Kid, Vibe 1953 Event KID (now KIDK) TV channel 3 in Idaho Falls, Idaho (CBS) 1st broadcasting 1953 Birthday Tracy Scoggins, Galveston, Texas, actress, Colbys, Gumshoe Kid 1953 Death Cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63 1952 Birthday Paul LeMat, Rahway, New Jersey, actor, Fuirehouse, Hanoi Hilton, PK and the Kid 1951 Birthday William Katt, U.S., actor, Butch and Sundance Kid, Carrie 1950 Event ABC begins Saturday morning kid shows (Animal Clinic and Acrobat Ranch) 1950 Birthday Kid Creole, born in the Bronx, New York, born Thomas August Darnell Browder, singer, lyricist, composer, arranger, producer, founder of Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1950 Birthday David Jensen, born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, David 'Kid' Jensen, popular British radio DJ, played progressive music, hosted BBC pop network, Radio 1, Top of the Pops presenter, interviewed Duran Duran, promoted The Police before they were commercially successful 1949 Birthday Jeannie Berlin, LA Cal, actress, Heartbreak Kid, Portnoy's Complaint 1946 Death Noah Beery, actor (Beau Geste, Cimarron Kid, Mammy), dies at 62 1946 Birthday Howard Scott, born in San Pedro, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, War, Cisco Kid 1943 Death Spencer Charters, actor (Big Town Girl, St. Louis Kid), dies at 68 1941 Death Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, New York gangster/police informer, killed 1938 Event A Copland and E Lorings ballet "Billy the Kid," premieres in Chicago 1938 Event Dorothy Lathrop wins 1st Caldecott Medal, kid books author 1935 Birthday Charles Grodin, actor, Woman in Red, Lonely Guy, Heartbreak Kid 1933 Birthday Pat Morita, born in California, actor, Arnold-Happy Days, Karate Kid 1932 Birthday [Moriyuki] Pat Morita, Isleton California, actor, Hiroshima, Karate Kid 1931 Birthday Willie Mays, baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid", 660 home runs, MVP 1954 1927 Birthday James Goldman, author/playwright, Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid 1924 Birthday Lola Albright, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Delta Country, Kid Galahad 1923 Event H Tierney/J McCarthy's musical "Kid Boots," premieres in New York City 1923 Event Flyweights Gene LaRue and Kid Pancho KO each other simultaneously 1923 Birthday Bobby Jordan, born in New York, actor, Bowery Champs, Kid Dynamite, Flying Wild 1921 Event "The Kid," starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan, released 1918 Event Kid Gleason replaces Pants Rowland as White Sox manager 1914 Event Charlie Chaplin debuts "The Tramp" in "Kid Auto Races at Venice" 1908 Event Yankees replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost percentage of any Yankee manager 27-71 (.276) 1904 Birthday Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor, Cisco Kid 1901 Event Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid rob train of $40,000 at Wagner Montana 1900 Birthday Aaron Copeland, Brooklyn, composer, Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring 1900 Event Boston hurler Kid Nichols notches his 300th career victory 1899 Birthday Humphrey Bogart, born in New York City, actor, Here's looking at you, kid, Casablanca 1897 Birthday Betty Compson, Beaver, Utah, actress, Millionaire Kid, Mad Youth 1894 Birthday Johnnie Gough, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Smooth as Satin, Circus Kid 1894 Birthday Kit Guard, Denmark, actor, El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous 1890 Birthday Art Acord, Glenwood Sevier, Utah, western actor, Arizona Kid, Hard Fists 1889 Birthday Minor Watson, Marianna AR, actor, Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid 1889 Birthday Cliff Clark, actor, Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout 1889 Birthday Bryant Washburn, born in Chicago, actor, Exposure, Millionaire Kid, Nabonga 1889 Birthday Warner Baxter, born in Columbus, Ohio, actor, In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid 1881 Birthday Leo Carrillo, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Pancho-Cisco Kid 1881 Birthday Leo Carrillo, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, American Empire, Cisco Kid 1881 Death William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21 1867 Birthday Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisconsin, kid book author, Little House on Prarie 1865 Birthday George C Pearce, actor, Country Kid, British Agent, Valiant 1859 Birthday Billy the Kid, William H Bonney, New York City, criminal