2014 Event The U.S. Senate intelligence committee releases its report on CIA interrogation methods after 9/11; the report found that the CIA hid many of its actions from Congress and former President George W. Bush and claims that little useful intelligence resulted 2014 Event Burger King Worldwide Inc. will purchase Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons Inc. and move its headquarters to Canada; Burger King will pay a little over $11 billion in U.S. dollars, and the merger will create the third-largest global fast food company 2014 Event Mobile game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood is now one of the top three downloads in the free app category of the Apple App store in the U.S.; the game was released a little over two weeks ago 2013 Event Footage of the previously unseen Kawahiva tribe is released; the Kawahiva is an indigenous tribe living in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, and is thought to have had very little contact with the outside world 2013 Event Nik Wallenda completes a high wire walk across a Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon 2011 Event Famed 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling leaves her agent, Christopher Little, ending their 15-year working relationship 2010 Event Flash floods on the Little Missouri River kill at least 20 people near a campground in the Ouachita Mountains, west of Little Rock, Arkansas 2009 Event Panic ensues when an earthquake strikes off the Bali coast in Indonesia, causing few injuries and little material damage 2008 Death Roy Scheider, dies in Little Rock, Arkansas, complications from a staph infection, at 75 2005 Death Little Milton, American Musician 2004 Event Clinton Library opens in Little Rock Arkansas, containing 2 million photographs and 80 million documents 2004 Death Frances Dee, actress, Little Women, dies at 96 2003 Death Felice Bryant, Songwriter, ", Wake Up, Little Susie, ", dies at 77 2001 Death Victor Wong, actor/newscaster, Big Trouble in Little China, dies at 74 1998 Event Decapitated head of Danish Little Mermaid is returned 1998 Event Vandals decapitate Copenhagen's Little Mermaid 1997 Event "Little Foxes," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 56 performances 1997 Event "Little Foxes," opens at Vivian Beaumont New York City for 56 performances 1996 Event 38th Grammy Awards: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morisette wins 1994 Death Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor (City Heat), dies at 66 1994 Event "Best Little Whorehouse" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 16 performances 1994 Event "Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Font New York City for 16 per 1994 Event "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 9 performances 1994 Event "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon New York City for 9 performances 1994 Event "Little More Magic" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 30 performances 1994 Event "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 30 performances 1993 Death Maroun Bagdadi, director/writer (Little Wars, Veiled Man), dies at 42 1993 Event Long Beach, California beats Panama for little league world championship 1993 Event "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly hits #17 1993 Event President Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees 1992 Death Bobby Russell, song writer (Honey, Little Green Apples), dies at 52 1992 Death Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53 1992 Death Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies at 53 1992 Death Carl Stotz, founder (baseball's little league), dies at 82 1992 Event "Little Hotel on the Side" closes at Belasco New York City after 41 performances 1992 Event "Little Hotel on the Side" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 41 performances 1991 Death Klaus Kinski, actor (Android, Little Drummer Girl), dies at 65 1991 Death Angelo "Little Moe" Rossitto, dwarf actor (Carousel), dies at 83 1991 Death Angelo Rossitto, dwarf known as "Little Moe"/actor (Dark), dies at 83 1991 Event Precious Bunny wins the 46th Little Brown Jug 1991 Event Taiwan captures its 15th Little League World Series, 11-0 1991 Event "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 7 performances 1991 Event "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 7 performances 1990 Event "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 11 performances 1990 Birthday Jon Benet Ramsey, little beauty queen, murdered in 1996 1990 Event "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 11 performances 1990 Event Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame 1990 Death Charles Farrell, actor (Vern-My Little Margie), dies at 89 1990 Event A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch 1989 Event George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" and "Poor Little Girl" 1989 Event Trumbull Conn, is 1st U.S. team since 1983 to win Little League WS 1988 Death Christine Norden, actress (Little Shop of Horroers, Night Beat), dies 1988 Event 16th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sally Little 1988 Event Women are allowed to compete in Little 500 bicycle race (Indiana) 1987 Event "Little Shop of Horrors," released in France 1987 Event "Little Shop of Horrors" is released in Germany 1986 Event Paul McCartney release "Pretty Little Head" 1986 Death Virginia Gregg, actress (Little Women), dies at 69 1985 Event Little Richard seriously injured in a car accident 1984 Death Lillian Hellman, playwright, (Little Foxes), dies at 79 1984 Death Ann Little, actress (Roaring Road), dies 1983 Event "Dance a Little Closer" opens and closes at Minskoff Theater New York City 1982 Event Menken and Ashman's musical "Little Shop of Horrors," premieres in New York City 1982 Event "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at E O'Neill New York City after 63 performances 1982 Event Sally Little wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic 1982 Event "Best Little Whorehouse in Tx" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 63 perf 1982 Event Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1982 Event 11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little 1982 Event "Best Little Whorehouse..." closes at 46th St. New York City after 1577 performances 1982 Event "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City 1982 Event Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic 1982 Event "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 36 performances 1982 Event "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 36 performances 1981 Death Chief Dan George, actor (Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man), dies at 82 1981 Event Sally Little wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International 1981 Event Stephen Sondheim's musical "Marry Me a Little," premieres in New York City 1981 Event Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic 1981 Event Sally Little wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic 1980 Death William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor (Little Rascal), dies at 49 1980 Birthday Ben Savage, actor, Little Monsters, Wild Palms 1980 Event Sally Little wins LPGA WUI Golf Classic 1980 Event 26th LPGA Championship won by Sally Little 1979 Event "Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band peaks at #6 1979 Event Sally Little wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic 1979 Event Sally wins LPGA Barth Golf Classic Little 1979 Death Lowell George, rocker (Mothers of Invention, Little Feat), dies at 34 1979 Event Little Richard quits rock and roll for religious pursuit 1979 Event Rock group "Little Feat" disbands 1979 Event Sally Little wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic 1978 Event "Best Little Whorehouse..." opens at 46th St. New York City for 1577 performances 1978 Event Wings release "With a Little Luck" 1978 Event Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic 1977 Death John Little McClellan, Senator-D-Arkansas 1943 - 1977 1977 Death Richard Carlson, actor and director (Little Foxes, Hunted), dies at 65 1977 Event Arkansas' Steve Little kicks a record tying 67 yard field goal 1976 Event Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament 1976 Event "Rich Little Show," debuts on NBC-TV 1976 Birthday Amanda Little, Miss USA-Texas, 1997, top 6 1976 Death Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 1975 Event Simon and Garfunkel reunite on SNL, sing "My Little Town" 1975 Event Joanne Little acquitted of murder charges 1975 Birthday John Hargis, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, 100m butterfly 1996 Olympics 1975 Event "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater New York City after 5 performances 1975 Event "Men on the Moon" opens at Little Theater New York City for 5 performances 1974 Event "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances 1974 Event 106th Belmont: Miguel Rivera aboard Little Current wins in 2:29.2 1974 Birthday Alanis Nadine Morisette, vocalist, Jagged Little Pill 1974 Event 100th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6 1974 Birthday Matt Lucas, born in Paddington, England, comedian, actor, known for 'Little Britain' television show 1974 Birthday Christian Bale, Wales, actor, Empire of the Sun, Little Women 1973 Death William Haines, actor (Little Annie Rooney), dies of cancer at 73 1973 Event New Jersey becomes 1st state to allow girls into little league 1973 Event "Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway 1973 Event Lawsuit in Detroit challenges Little League's "no girls" rule 1973 Death William M Inge, U.S. playwright (Come Back Little Sheba), dies at 60 1973 Event 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win 1973 Event "Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 601 performances 1973 Event Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in New York City 1973 Death Edward G Robinson, Goldenberg, actor (Little Caesar), dies at 79 1972 Birthday Missy Francis, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1972 Event "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond peaks at #38 1972 Event Paul McCartney and Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb" 1971 Birthday Neil Little, Medicine Hat, NHL goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers 1971 Birthday Corin "Corky" Nemec, Little Rock, actor, Tucker, Parker Lewis 1971 Birthday David Walliams, born in Surrey, England, actor, appeared on 'Little Britain', 'Neighbours', 'Capturing Mary', television shows 1971 Birthday Charlotte Gainsbourg, born in London, England, actress, Little Thief 1971 Birthday Shannen Doherty, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Little House, Bev Hills 90210 1971 Event P Zindel's "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little," premieres in New York City 1971 Birthday Tim Jones, born in America, composer, musician, composer of film scores including, 'Chuck', 'Vampires: The Turning', 'Wicked Little Things' 1970 Birthday River Phoenix, Madras Ore, actor, Little Nikta, Stand By Me 1970 Birthday Meredith Salenger, actress, Dream a Little Dream, The Kiss 1970 Birthday Brennan Little, St. Thomas Ont, golfer, 1994 Western States mini-tour 1969 Event Jackie DeShannon gets Gold Record for "Put Little Love in Your Heart" 1969 Death Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, 1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34 1968 Event Race riot in Miami, Chicago and Little Rock 1968 Death Little Willie John, rocker, dies at 30 1968 Death William E "Little Willie" John, U.S. R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30) 1968 Death Harold Gray, U.S. comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 74 1968 Death Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 1968 Death Lawson Little, amateur golfer (U.S./British Opens 1934,35), dies at 57 1967 Death Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72 1967 Event Jules Feiffer's "Little Murders," premieres in New York City 1967 Birthday Trini Alvarado, born in New York City, New York, actor, known for playing role of Meg in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, and Lucy Lynskey in film, The Frighteners 1966 Event KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Birthday Valeria Golino, Naples Italy, actress, Rain Man, Little Flames 1966 Death Gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95 1966 Death Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22 1966 Birthday Doug McKeon, born in New Jersey, actor, Big Shamus Little Shamus, Centennial 1965 Death Malcolm X, Little, black Moslem leader, assassinated in New York City at 39 1965 Birthday Brandon Lee, born in Emerson, Colorado, actor, Showdown in Little Tokyo 1964 Death Clarence Kolb, actor (Mr Honeywell-My Little Margie), dies at 90 1964 Event Rod Steward records his 1st single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" 1964 Birthday Debi Mazar, born in Queens, New York, actress, Civil Wars, Little Man Tate, LA Law 1964 Event Jan and Dean release "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" 1964 Birthday Melissa Gilbert Brinkman, Louisiana, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1963 Event "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances 1963 Event "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater New York City for 4 performances 1963 Birthday Carol Peterka, Little Falls, Minnesota, team handball back court, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 Event "Tambourines to Glory" closes at Little Theater New York City after 24 performances 1963 Birthday Tatum O'Neal, LA Cal, Mrs. John McEnroe, Paper Moon, Little Darlings 1963 Event "Tambourines to Glory" opens at Little Theater New York City for 24 performances 1963 Event Little Richard joins Everly Brothers Tour 1963 Event "Little Deuce Coupe" by The Beach Boys peaks at #15 1963 Event "Little Me" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 257 performances 1963 Event "Little" Stevie Wonder (13) releases "Fingertips" 1963 Event "Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1 1962 Event "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 257 performances 1962 Event Simon/Coleman/Leigh's musical "Little Me," premieres in New York City 1962 Birthday Melissa Sue Anderson, Cal, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1962 Birthday Suzee Pai, born in Toledo, Ohio, actress, Big Trouble in Little China 1962 Event Mick Jagger and Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue and Blue Boys 1962 Death Willie Best, actor (Charlie-My Little Margie), dies at 45 1961 Birthday Scott E Parazynski, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, MD/astronaut, STS-66, 86, sk:95 1961 Event "Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" by Coasters peaks at #23 1960 Birthday Jim Reilly, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, second drummer for Stiff Little Fingers, a Northern Ireland punk band, played for U.S. bands Red Rockers and The Raindogs 1960 Event Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km 1959 Event Little Anthony and the Imperials record "Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop" 1959 Birthday Danitra Vance, comedienne, SNL, Little Man Tate, Limit Up 1959 Event 2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area 1959 Event Teddy Scholten wins Eurovision Song festival with "A Little Bit" 1958 Event U.S. Supreme Court orders Little Rock Arkansas high school to integrate 1958 Event Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock 1958 Event Ernest Green and 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS 1958 Event President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central High School, Little Rock 1958 Birthday Rik Mayall, comedian, Drop Dead Fred, Bottom, Little Noises 1957 Event Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration 1957 Event Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie" reaches #1 1957 Event Eisenhower orders U.S. troops to desegregate Little Rock schools 1957 Event White mob forces 9 black students who had entered a Little Rock high school in Arkansas to withdraw 1957 Event Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out National Guard to stop 9 black students from entering a Little Rock high school 1957 Death Laura Ingalls Wilder, U.S. author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90 1956 Death George Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74 1956 Birthday T. A. Sekar, Indian cricket pace-bowler, 2 Tests 1982-83 little impact 1956 Death Charles Dingle, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes', dies 1956 Event Little Richard releases "Tutti Frutti" 1956 Event Federal court bars former Little League Commissioner Carl Stotz from forming a rival group 1955 Event KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday Rebecca Balding, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Carla-Lou Grant, Soap 1955 Birthday Bruce Foxton, born in Woking, Surrey, guitarist, bass player for The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers 1954 Birthday George McArdle, rock bassist, Little River Band Melbourne 1954 Birthday Louise Erdrich, born in Little Falls, Minnesota, author, short story writer, wrote, 'Love Medicine, 'The Plague of Doves' 1954 Event KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Lesley-Anne Down, born in London, actress, A Little Night Music, Moonraker 1953 Event KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Death Maude K Adams, U.S. actress (Little Minister), dies 1953 Birthday Derek Pellicci, rock drummer, Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way 1952 Birthday Kate Capshaw, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Little Sex, Dreamscape 1952 Birthday John Hiatt, U.S. singer and songwriter, Have a Little Faith in Me 1952 Birthday Wayne John Levi, Little Falls, New York, PGA golfer, 1983 Buick Open 1951 Birthday Sally Little, Cape Town South Africa, LPGA golfer, 1982 Dinah Shore 1951 Birthday David Briggs, rock guitarist, Little River Band-Help is on it's Way 1950 Birthday Richard Keith, Lafayette, Louisiana, actor, Little Ricky-I Love Lucy 1950 Birthday Little Steven, Van Zandt, Asbury Park, New Jersey, rocker, Born to Run 1950 Birthday Ellen Greene, born in Brooklyn, New York, vocalist/actress, Little Shoppe of Horrors 1950 Event WM Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba," premieres in New York City 1950 Death Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 1949 Birthday Bill Payne, born in Waco, Texas, rock keyboardist, Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero 1948 Birthday "Little" Stevie Wright, rocker, Easybeats 1948 Birthday Beeb Birtles, Gerard Birtlekamp, rock guitarist, Little River Band 1948 Death Edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58 1948 Birthday Paul Barrere, rock vocalist and guitarist, Little Feat-Sailin' Shoes 1948 Birthday Little Peggy March, Margaret Battavio, vocalist, I Will Follow Him 1947 Event 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport Pennsylvania win 1947 Birthday Graham Goble, Adelaide, Australia, rock guitarist, Little River Band 1947 Birthday Nedra Telley, New York City, vocalist, Ronettes-Be My Little Baby 1946 Birthday Diane Keaton, born in Louisiana, actress, Annie Hall, Little Drummer Girl 1945 Birthday Little Eva, born in Belhaven, North Carolina, rock vocalist, Locomotion 1945 Birthday Lowell George, rock vocalist and guitarist, Little Feat-Time is a Hero 1945 Birthday Michael Cristofer, actor and writer, Little Drummer Girl 1944 Birthday Glenn Shorrock, born in Sydney, Australia, rock vocalist, Little River Band 1944 Birthday Joe Cocker, Sheffield Eng, rock vocalist, Little Help From My Friends 1943 Birthday Oscar Harris, Surinames/Dutch singer, Try a Little Love 1943 Birthday Ronnie Spector, born in New York City, New York, singer, 'Be My Little Baby' 1943 Birthday Gil Gerard, Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Buck Rogers in 25th Century 1942 Birthday Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1942 Event Little Golden Books (children books) begins publishing 1942 Birthday Tommy F. Robinson, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Representative-D-Arkansas 1985 - 1991 1942 Birthday Frank Bonner, Little Rock AR, actor, WKRP, Hoax, You Can't Hurry Love 1942 Birthday Claude Miller, director, Garde a Vue, Little Thief, Wild Child 1941 Birthday Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 1941 Birthday Curtis Lee, born in Yuma, Arizona, singer, doo-wop and pop recording artist with Phil Spector, partnered with Tommy Boyce, sang 'Under the Moon of Love', 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' 1941 Birthday Brenton Wood, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, rocker, Gimme Little Sign 1941 Birthday Little Jayotis Washington, U.S. R&B singer, Persuasions 1941 Event Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes 1941 Birthday Major Lance, U.S. boxer, dancer and singer, Hey Little Girl 1941 Birthday Ivana Loudova, born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czech Republic, composer, wrote chamber, orchestral, children's choral works, including 'Little Christmas Cantata' 1940 Birthday Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Birthday Marcia Rodd, actress, Little Murders, T R Baskins 1940 Birthday Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer, Taxi, Little Buddah, Dick Tracy 1940 Event 44th U.S. Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury Golf Club Ohio 1940 Event "Lake Shore Ltd" derails speed killing 34 near Little Falls NY 1940 Birthday Anthony Gaurdine, Little Anthony and Imperials-Goin Out of My Head 1940 Birthday Little Anthony [Gourdine], rocker, & Imperials 1939 Birthday Cleavon Little, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers 1939 Event "3 Little Fishies," by Kay Kyser hits #1 1939 Event Lillian Hellman's "Little Foxes," premieres in New York City 1938 Birthday Rich Little, Ottawa Canada, impressionist/actor, Love on a Rooftop 1938 Birthday Phil Everly, Brownie, Kentucky, singer, Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie 1937 Birthday William E "Little Willie" John, Woods, U.S. R&B singer, Fever 1937 Birthday Don Everly, Brownie, Kentucky, vocalist, Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie 1937 Birthday Conny Vandenbos, Dutch singer, My rose, my little rose 1935 Birthday Steve Lawrence, born in Brooklyn, singer and actor, Go Away Little Girl, Lonely Guy 1934 Birthday Robert E Hughes, New York City, orchestra leader, Rich Little Show 1934 Birthday Little Milton, rocker 1934 Birthday Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, California, tennis, 1st woman grand slam, 1953 1934 Birthday Little Milton, American Musician 1934 Birthday Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas 1934 Birthday Little Caesar, vocalist, Little Caesar and the Romans 1934 Event 1st Donald Duck cartoon, Wise Little Hen, released 1934 Event Donald Duck made his 1st screen appearance ("The Wise Little Hen") 1934 Event Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by 3 strokes for U.S. Open 1933 Event Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut 1933 Birthday Robert Blake, Nutley, New Jersey, Baretta, Little Rascals, Coast to Coast 1933 Event Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released 1932 Birthday Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker, Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One 1932 Birthday Little Richard, born in Macon, Georgia, rocker, Tutty Fruity 1932 Birthday Milly Vitale, born in Rome, actress, 7 Little Foys, War and Peace, Juggler 1932 Birthday Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, U.S. jazz singer, Little Green Apples 1932 Birthday Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress, Little Women, Daisy Kenyon 1931 Birthday Darla Hood, Leedey Oklahoma, singer and actress, Little Rascals 1931 Birthday John LeCarre, Cornwell, England, spy novelist, Little Drummer Girl 1931 Birthday Thurston Harris, born in Indianapolis, vocalist, Little Bitty Pretty One 1931 Event 1st broadcast of "Little Orphan Annie" on NBC-radio 1931 Birthday William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor, Little Rascals 1930 Birthday J M Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact 1930 Birthday Tiny Little, Jr., Worthington, Minnesota, pianist, Lawrence Welk Show 1930 Birthday Barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author, Little Gloria Happy At Last 1930 Birthday Little Walter, Marion Walter Jacobs, rocker 1929 Birthday Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia 1929 Birthday Jules Feiffer, New York City, cartoonist, Passionella, author, Little Murders 1929 Birthday Terry Moore, Helen Luella Koford, LA Cal, actress, Little Sheba 1928 Birthday Jack Lord, New York City, actor, Steve McGarrett-Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre 1928 Birthday George Emmett McFarland, Dallas, act, Spanky-Our Gang/Little Rascals 1928 Death Leos Janacek, Czechoslovakian composer and conductor (Sly Little Fox), dies at 74 1927 Birthday Anne Gillis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Adv of Tom Sawyer, Little Men 1926 Birthday Klaus Kinski, Nikolas Naksynski, Poland, actor, Little Drummer Girl 1926 Birthday Aldo Ray, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, actor, God's Little Acre, Green Beret 1926 Birthday Roger Corman, born in Detroit, producer and director, Little Shop of Horrors 1926 Birthday Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor, City Heat, Homer and Eddie 1925 Birthday Leonard Starr, comic strip cartoonist, Little Orphan Annie 1925 Birthday Gail Davis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Annie Oakley 1925 Birthday Dickie Moore, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Expert, Oliver Twist, Little Men 1925 Birthday Malcolm X, Little, Detroit Red, Omaha NB, founder, Black Muslims 1924 Event "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip 1st published 1924 Event 1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in New York City Daily News 1924 Event Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts 1924 Birthday Thomas Berger, U.S., novelist, Vital Parts, Little Big Man 1924 Birthday Gloria Vanderbilt, don't my jeans look great, poor little rich girl 1923 Event Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane) 1922 Birthday George Roy Hill, dir, Slap Shot, Little Drummer Girl, Little Romance 1922 Event George Cohan's musical "Little Nellie Kelly," premieres in New York City 1922 Birthday Little Orphan Annie, comic strip character 1922 Birthday Joan Copeland, Miller, New York City, actress, Roseland, A Little Sex 1922 Birthday Gale Storm, born in Bloomington, Texas, actress, My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show 1921 Event Little Review faces obscenity charges for publishing "Ulysses," NY 1920 Birthday Don Taylor, Freeport, Pennsylvania, actor, Father's Little Dividend 1920 Birthday Mitzi Green, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Little Orphan Annie 1920 Event Little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia 1917 Birthday Dabbs Greer, born in Fairview, Missouri, actor, Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie 1917 Birthday Thomas K Scherman, New York City, conductor, Little Orchestra Society 1947 - 1975 1916 Event 1st tank used in war, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flors, France 1915 Birthday Edith Piaf, E Giovanna Gassion, Paris, chanteuse, Little Sparrow 1915 Birthday Dorothy Dell, actor, Little Miss Marker, Wharf Angel 1912 Birthday Max Croiset, playwright/director/actor, Dog of Flanders, Little Ark 1912 Birthday Jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress, Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women 1910 Birthday Ronald Russell, actor/manager, We are Angels, Little Dorrit 1910 Birthday Joan Bennett, Palasades, New Jersey, actress, Little Women, Disraeli 1907 Birthday Albert Rice Leventhal, publisher, Little Golden Books 1907 Birthday Lillian Hellman, playwright, Toys in the Attic, Little Foxes 1905 Birthday Dolores Costello, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Little Lord Fauntleroy 1904 Event George Cohans musical "Little Johnny Jones," premieres in New York City 1903 Birthday Erskine P Caldwell, author, Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre 1902 Birthday Morgan Beatty, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, news anchor, Du Mont Evening News 1902 Birthday Erin O'Brien-Moore, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Peyton Place, Our Little Girl 1901 Birthday Charles Farrell, Cape Cod Massachusetts, actor, Vern-My Little Margie 1900 Birthday Spencer Tracy, born in Milwaukee, actor, Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib 1900 Birthday William Haines, Staunton, Virginia, actor, Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney 1899 Birthday William R Burnett, U.S., author, Little Caesar 1899 Birthday Chief Dan George, actor, Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man. Smith! 1899 Birthday Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor, Broadway Melody, Little Giant 1898 Birthday Jay C. Flippen, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay 1897 Birthday Emiel van Hemeldonck, Belgian writer, Little Emperor 1897 Birthday Emmy Arbous, Emilia J Henke, Dutch actress, Little Rascal 1896 Birthday Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith 1896 Birthday John Little McClellan, born in Sheridan, Arkansas, Senator-D-Arkansas 1943 - 1977 1896 Birthday Rex Ingram, Ireland, actor and director, Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre 1894 Birthday Harold L Gray, creator, Little Orphan Annie 1893 Birthday Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, Prime Minister of China PR, 1949 - 1976 1893 Birthday Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1960 1893 Birthday Mary Pickford, actress, Poor Little Rich Girl 1892 Birthday Alan Hale, Rufus A Mackahan, Washington D.C., actor, Little John-Robin Hood 1890 Death Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US 1890 Birthday Herbert Marshall, London, actor, Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes 1890 Birthday James Rennie, born in Toronto, Ontario, actor, Lash, Little Damozel 1888 Birthday James Morrison, Mattoon, Illinois, actor, Little Detectives 1888 Birthday Maurice Chevalier, Paris, thanked heaven for little girls, Gigi 1887 Birthday Charles Dingle, born in Wabash, Indiana, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes' 1883 Birthday Edna May Oliver, Nutter, Malden, Massachusetts, actress, Little Women 1882 Birthday Gilbert M. Anderson, Max Aronson, Little Rock AR 1880 Birthday Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock, Arkansas, general, WW II, he did return! 1878 Birthday Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor, Stormy Weather, Little Colonel 1876 Event Custer and 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne at Little Big Horn 1876 Death Boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 Death George A Custer, U.S. general (Little Bighorn), dies at 36 1876 Death John Patton, trumpeter, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 Death Lame White Man, Cheyenne, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 Death Myles Keogh, U.S. officer, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 Death Thomas W. Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn 1874 Birthday Julius Bittner, Austrian composer, Little Violet 1873 Birthday John McGraw, born in Truxton, New York, MLB player and manager of the New York Giants, nicknamed 'Little Napoleon' 1871 Birthday Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor, A Chique Little Boy 1871 Birthday Henry Stephenson, British WI, actor, Conquest, Little Old, New York, Mr. Lucky 1868 Birthday Mary Austin, Illinois, feminist/nature writer, Land of Little Rain 1868 Event Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock 1867 Birthday Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisconsin, kid book author, Little House on Prarie 1867 Birthday James Marcus, actor, Eagle, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Lone Avenger 1865 Death William Henry "Little Billy" Chase Whiting, Confederate General-Major, dies at 48 1864 Death John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 1864 Event Skirmish at Elkin's Ford Little Missouri River, Arkansas 1863 Birthday Arthur D Little, U.S., chemist, patented rayon 1863 Event Battle of Little Rock AK and Start of Chattanooga campaign 1863 Death Little Crow, Ta-oya-te-duta, Santee Sioux indian chief, dies 1862 Death [Lewis] Henry Little, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 45 1861 Death Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies 1850 Birthday Eugene Field, author/journalist, Little Boy Blue 1847 Event Little William Nelman poisons his grandpa 1835 Birthday Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer, Little Town of Bethlehem 1832 Birthday Louisa May Alcott, Germantown, Pennsylvania, author, Little Women 1830 Event "Mary Had A Little Lamb," is written 1817 Birthday Lewis Henry Little, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1813 Birthday Stephen Arnold Douglas, Little giant, U.S. senator, Lincoln debates 1788 Birthday Sarah Josepha Hale, author, Mary Had a Little Lamb 1740 Event Czarina Anne of Little Russia, expels Jews 1740 Event Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne
