1996 Event New York Yankee Jim Leyitz is 2nd catcher to wear a hockey mask 1992 Death Bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95 1979 Event L.A. Court orders Clayton Moore to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask 1972 Birthday Cameron Diaz, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding 1966 Birthday Koji Kanemoto, wrestler, NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee 1963 Birthday Amy Yasbeck, born in Cincinnati, actress, Casey Davenport-Wings, Mask 1962 Birthday Jim Carrey, born in Ontario, Canada, actor, Living Color, Dumb and Dumber, Mask 1961 Birthday Eric Stoltz, actor, Anaconda, Pulp Fiction, Mask 1961 Birthday Eric Stoltz, American Samoa, actor, Mask 1959 Event NY Ranger goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask 1959 Event 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante) 1957 Event "Mask and Gown" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 39 performances 1957 Event "Mask and Gown" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 39 performances 1932 Death Belle Bennett, actress (Iron Mask), dies at 41 1914 Event Garrett Morgan invents and patents gas mask 1900 Birthday Jean Negulesco, born in Craiova, Dolj, Romania, film director, screenwriter, directed The Mask of Dimitrios, Three Strangers, Academy award nominee for Johnny Belinda 1891 Birthday Belle Bennett, born in Milcoon Rapids, Iowa, actress, Stella Dallas, Iron Mask 1878 Event Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) 1877 Event Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game 1850 Event Benjamin Lane patents gas mask with a breathing apparatus 1849 Event Gas mask patented by Lewis Haslett, Louisville, Kentucky 1703 Death Man in the Iron Mask, prisoner in Bastille prison in Paris, dies
