2001 Billie Lou Watt, voice, Kimba the White Lion, dies at 71
1999 Betty Lou Gerson, voice, 101 Dalmations, dies at 84
1995 Tigers teammates Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell play in 1,914 game together tying AL record
1994 Actress Kelly Preston (26) weds actor Lou Diamond Phillips (32)
1993 Lou van Raised, impresario, dies at 77
1992 Lou Jacobs, U.S. clown (1966 U.S. postage stamp), dies at 89
1992 Lou Whitaker hits his 200th career HR
1992 Lou Krugman, actor (I Want to Live), dies of cancer at 78
1992 Lou Ramos, entertainer, dies
1992 Lou Conaseca retires as coach of St. John's basketball team
1992 Record producer Lou Adler weds Paige Hannah (Daryl's sister)
1991 Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal
1990 Olympic gymnist Mary Lou Retton weds Shannon Kelley
1989 Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose
1988 Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of New York Yankees
1988 Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager
1988 Lou Piniella is fired as manager of Yankees for 2nd time
1988 Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager
1987 Woody Woodward resigns as New York Yankee GM, Lou Piniella is named GM and Billy Martin is named New York Yankee manager for 5th and final time
1987 Lou Lamoriello is named New Jersey Devils President
1986 Mary Lou Retton retires as a gymnast
1985 Lou Piniella named New York Yankee manager
1985 Sidney Clute, actor (Lou Grant, Cagney and Lacey), dies at 69
1985 Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
1984 Lou Pinella Day at Yankee Stadium
1984 Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72
1982 Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season breaks Lou Brock's mark
1981 Mary Lou Williams, black musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC
1980 32nd Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ed Asner and Barbara Bel Geddes
1979 St. Louis legend Lou Brock steals 938th and final base of his career
1979 31st Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ron Leibman and Ruth Gordon
1979 Lou Brock, is 14th to get 3,000 hits
1979 Lou Frizzel, actor (Dusty Rhoades-Bonanza), dies at 58
1977 Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years
1977 St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3
1977 Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43
1977 Fanie Lou Hamer, freedom fighter, dies
1976 St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock and Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park HRs
1975 75th U.S. Golf Open: Lou Graham shoots a 287 at Medinah CC ILL
1974 Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year
1974 Lou Brock ties (104) and then sets (105) baseball stolen base mark
1974 St. Louis Card Lou Brock steals his 700th base
1973 Mary Lou Crocker wins LPGA MARC Equity Golf Classic Crocker
1973 San Francisco 49er President Lou Spadia proposes NFL expand to 30 teams
1972 Lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65
1972 Lou Roe, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons
1971 Lou Benfatti, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Jets
1970 Lou Rosselli, born in New York City, 114 lbs/52 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1969 KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year
1969 Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to Royals
1968 Mary Lou Retton, Fairmont, West Virginia, gymnist, Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84
1967 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series
1966 Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become NWA champ
1965 Lou Frazier, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Montreal Expos
1963 Buddy Rogers and Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ and Thesz becomes NWA champ
1962 Lou Brock is 2nd to HR into Polo Grounds right-center field bleachers
1962 Lou Diamond Phillips, Philippines, actor, La Bamba, Stand and Deliver
1961 Mary Lou, Daniels Chicago lL, tennis star
1959 Lou Bandy, Dutch revue-artist (Life Ain't Bad), commits suicide at 69
1959 Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52
1959 Lou Costello, actor (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52
1958 Albert Kuyle, [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54
1957 Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ
1957 Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz, to become NWA wrestling champ
1957 Lou[is Rodman] Whitaker, 2nd baseman for the Detroit Tigers
1957 Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as President of Milwaukee Braves
1956 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St. Louis, to become NWA champ
1956 Whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champ
1953 Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14
1953 "Sweet" Lou Dunbar, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters
1951 Lou Ferrigno, born in Brooklyn, New York, body builder/actor, Incredible Hulk
1951 Nadia Cassini, [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock, New York, model, Oui
1950 Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner
1950 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract
1950 After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau
1950 Lou Gramm, born in Rochester, New York, rocker, Foreigner-Want to Know What Love Is
1950 Lou Gramm, rocker
1948 Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected AL MVP
1948 Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champ
1947 Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ
1947 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ
1946 Cleve Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and HR but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 HR with 8 RBIs
1944 Mary Lou Crocker, LPGA golfer
1944 Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves
1943 Lou Jansen, leader of illegal Dutch political party (CPN), executed
1943 Lou Piniella, outfielder/manager, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners
1943 Lou Pinella, Yankee manager, 1969 AL rookie of the year
1943 Lou Jansen and Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland
1943 Lou Jansen, leader of illegal Dutch political party (CPN) arrested
1943 Lou Christie, [Lugee Sacco], Penn, vocalist, Lightning Striking Again
1942 Lou Reed, [Firbank], Freeport, New York, rock vocalist in the Velvet Underground
1942 Lou Gerstner, American Businessman
1941 Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager
1941 Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 New York Yankees unveil a monument to Lou Gehrig in centerfield
1941 Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (New York Yankee), dies of ALS in Riverdale New York at 37
1940 Ricky Nelson, New Jersey, rock star, Hello Mary Lou, It's Late, Garden Party
1939 Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
1939 Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day
1939 Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech
1939 Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ
1939 Doctors reveal Lou Gehrig has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
1939 New York Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement
1939 Lou Brock, one-time baseball stolen base leader for the St. Louis Cardinals
1939 Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yanks beat Tigers 22-2
1939 Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ
1938 Lou Gehrig hits record 23rd and last grand slam
1938 Steve Casey beats Lou Thesz in Boston, to become wrestling champ
1937 Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ
1937 Lou [Andreas-]Salome, Russian/German author (Eroticism), dies at 75
1937 Lou Holtz, U.S., football coach, New Jersey Jets
1936 Lou Gehrig, is voted AL MVP by BBWAA
1935 Lou Rawls, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man
1935 Lou Gehrig collides with Carl Reynolds and leaves the game
1934 Eiji Sawamura, 17, gives up 1 hit, Lou Gehrig's HR, Japan beats U.S. 1-0
1934 Although Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown, Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP
1934 Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive game
1934 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2,
1934 Lou Antonio, Oklahoma City, actor, Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It
1933 Lou Gehrig breaks record by playing in his 1,308th straight game
1933 Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game
1933 Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games
1932 Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland)
1932 Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive HRs; Yanks beat A's 20-13
1931 Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game (.3486) Jim Bottomley (.3481)
1931 Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184
1931 Lou Gehrig hitless in Detroit, his 1,000th consecutively played game
1931 Lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season
1931 Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1930 Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games
1930 Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yanks beat Red Sox 14-13
1930 Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader
1930 Lou A de Graaf, Dutch Assistant Secretary of Social Affairs, VDA
1929 Edward Asner, Kansas City Kansas, actor, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant
1929 Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive HRs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9
1928 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples and 2 home runs to be White Sox 15-7
1927 Emma Lou Diemer, composer
1927 Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible)
1927 Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers
1927 Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox
1927 Lou Creekmur, Baseball Hall-of-Famer
1925 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers
1925 Lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp (1st of record 2130 consec games)
1924 Lou "The Toe" Groza, AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker for the Cleveland Browns
1923 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 HRs
1922 Lou Duva, American Coach
1922 Lou Stein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pianist, Tonight! America After Dark
1921 Lou Harris, pollster, Lou Harris Poll
1917 Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager, 1948 AP Athlete of Year
1917 Lou Harrison, born in Portland, Oregon, composer, Rapunzel
1917 Lou Monte, born in New Jersey, singer, Peppino the Italian Mouse
1916 Sidney Clute, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney and Lacey
1913 Lou Jacobi, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedian, Dean Martin Show, Melba
1913 Lou Salica, U.S., flyweight boxer, Olympic-bronze-1932
1912 Lou Brown, Brooklyn, orch leader, Jerry Lewis Show
1910 Lou Zara, New York City, writer, Stump the Authors
1910 Mary Lou Williams, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, Zodiac Suite
1907 Lew Parker, actor, Lou Marie-That Girl
1906 Lou Costello, born in Paterson, New Jersey, comedian and actor, Abbott and Costello
1903 Albert Helman, [Lou Lichtveld], Suriname politician/novelist
1903 Lodewijk AM "Lou" Lichtveld, [Albert Helman], Suriname author
1903 1st trotter to run a mile under 2 minutes (Lou Dillon 1:58.1)
1903 Lou Gehrig, American Athlete, 1st baseman, New York Yankees
1898 Lou Holtz, comedian/actor, Follow the Leader
1898 Lauwrens Voorthuyzen, [Lou de Palingboer], Dutch sect leader
1893 Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1960
1890 Lou Bandy, [Lodewijk F Dieben], revue-artist, Look for the Sun
1875 Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady, 1929-33
1861 Lou [Andreas-]Salome, Russian/German author, Im Kampf um Gott
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