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2004 Howard Keel, "actor, singer", Kiss Me Kate, dies at 85

2004 Ann Miller, dancer, Kiss Me Kate, dies at 84

2000 Tony Awards, Copenhagen, Contact, The Real Thing revival, and Kiss Me Kate revival won major awards

1995 "Kiss of the Spider Woman" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 906 performances

1994 Robert Doisneau, French photographer (The Kiss), dies at 81

1993 47th Tony Awards: Angels in America and Kiss of the Spider Woman win

1993 "Kiss of the Spider Woman" opens at Broadhurst New York City for 906 performances

1992 Stephen Burks, actor (Kiss of a Killer), dies at 36

1992 Ray Gill, actor (Prelude to a Kiss), dies of AIDS at 42

1992 Kiss Guitarist Paul Stanley weds Pamela Bowen

1992 Rocker Paul Stanley (Kiss) weds model Pamela Bowen

1990 500 pound Hershey Kiss is displayed in Times Square

1990 "Prelude to a Kiss" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City

1989 Ralph Meeker, actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Gentle Giant), dies at 68

1980 Drummer Peter Criss quits Kiss

1977 All 4 Kiss members release solo albums

1977 Marvel Comics publish "Kiss book" tributing rock group Kiss

1976 Kiss performs their 1st concert

1973 1st Kiss concert (Queens New York)

1973 KISS plays their 1st show (Coventry Club in Queens New York)

1972 David Arquette, actor, Scream, Scream 2, Kiss and Tell

1971 Betty Bronson, actress (Naked Kiss), dies after brief illness at 64

1970 Claud Allister, actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet), dies at 81

1970 Meredith Salenger, actress, Dream a Little Dream, The Kiss

1968 1st interracial TV kiss, Star Trek-Kirk and Uhura

1963 Seal, English vocalist/songwriter, Killer, Crazy, Kiss by a Rose

1958 Lita Rossana Ford, born in London, England, metal guitarist, Kiss Me Deadly

1958 Lita Ford, born in London, England, vocalist, Kiss Me Deadly, Runaways

1957 Steve Harris, born in London, hard rock bassist, Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss

1957 Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress, Gorky Park, Kiss

1956 Holmes Herbert, actor (The Kiss), dies at 74

1953 Bruce Kulick, guitarist/singer, KISS

1951 "Kiss Me, Kate" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 1077 performances

1949 3rd Tony Awards: Death of a Salesman and Kiss Me Kate win

1948 "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 1077 performances

1946 Hector Babenco, director, Ironweed, Kiss of the Spider Woman

1945 Everett McGill, Miami Beach, Florida, actor, Jezebel's Kiss, Silver Bullet

1945 "Kiss Me Kate" opens in Britain

1943 Mel Carter, singer, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

1943 Ewald Vanvugt, author, Kiss of Delight, Seed of Love

1943 F. Hugh Herbert's "Kiss and Tell," premieres in New York City

1940 Raul Julia, actor, Addams Family, Kiss of the Spider Woman

1937 Adam Wade, actor, Kiss Me Goodbye, Crazy Joe

1937 Doris Troy, [Payne], U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Just One Kiss

1936 Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Poisoned Kiss," premieres in London

1933 Constance Towers, actress, Capitol, Shock Corrider, Naked Kiss

1928 Al Lettieri, New York City, actor, Deadly Kiss, Pulp, Mr. Majestyk, Getaway

1924 Paul Richards, California, actor, Kiss Daddy Goodnight

1924 Victor Herbert, Irish/US composer, Kiss in Dark

1923 Kathryn Grayson, born in North Carolina, vocalist/actress, Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate

1921 Jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (A het), dies at 78

1920 Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Massachusetts, singer, Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire

1917 Howard Keel, born in Illinois, actor/singer, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Kiss Me Kate

1916 James Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London

1914 Alfred Drake, [Capurro], born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actor, Kiss Me Kate

1912 Dave O'Brien, Big Springs, Texas, actor, Kiss Me Kate, 1st Aid

1912 Willard Parker, New York City, actor, Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman

1907 Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth, Texas, actress, Death Kiss, Panama Patrol

1899 Karl Millocker, Austrian conductor and composer (Try-out Kiss), dies at 57

1899 Bella Spewack, born in Hungary, playwright, Kiss Me Kate

1897 Denise Robins, London, romantic novelist, 1st Long Kiss

1893 Cole Porter, Indiana, composer/lyricist, Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate

1882 Holmes Herbert, Mansfield England, actor, The Kiss

1870 Andres Randolf, Denmark, actor, The Kiss

1843 Jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary, Zsido Dalok

1840 Auguste Rodin, France, sculptor, Kiss, Thinker



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