2005 Mel Gussow, American Critic
2000 Mel Carnahan, American Politician
1999 Mel Torme, "singer, songwriter", Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, dies at 73
1997 Todd and Mel Stottlemyre become 1st father and son to win 100 games
1997 Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV
1996 Mel Taylor, drummer, dies at 63
1996 Mel Allen, sportscaster (New York Yankees), dies at 83
1996 53th Golden Globes: Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, John Travolta
1992 Mel Hein, NFLer (New York Giants), dies at 82
1991 NY assembly speaker Mel Miller is convicted of federal mail fraud
1990 Melanie Appleby, rocker (Mel and Kim), dies of liver cancer at 23
1989 Mel Blanc, cartoon voice (Warner Bros cartoons), dies at 81
1986 New Orleans Saints Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown
1984 Richard Deacon, actor (Mel Cooley-Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 62
1982 Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions
1980 Mel Harris appears on M*A*S*H in "Cementing Relationships"
1976 10th Country Music Association Award: Mel Tillis wins
1975 Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 games as a teen
1974 Mel Stottlemyre's AL record 272nd consecutive start, without relief
1974 Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" opens in movie theaters
1973 Mel Gray begins NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions
1970 Mel Stottlemyre sets record by walking 11, but wins 2-0
1968 Mel Stewart, North Carolina, 200m butterfly swimmer, Olympics gold 92
1966 Mel Rojas, Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1966 Mel Appleby, rocker, Mel and Kim-Coming to America
1966 Mel Rojas, Haina, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1965 Mel Stottlemyre wins game #20
1965 New York Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam
1965 Willie Mays 512th HR breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record
1964 Actress Anne Bancroft and comedian Mel Brooks wed
1963 Mel Stottlemyre, Jr., pitcher, Toronto Blues Jays
1961 Kim Appleby, rocker, Mel and Kim-Coming to America
1961 Mel Gray, NFL wide receiver/kick returner, Houston/Tennessee Oilers
1959 Mel Gaynor, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock drummer, Simple Minds-Water Front
1959 Asantha De Mel, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler
1958 Mel Ott, New York Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49
1956 Boston Red Sox Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0
1956 Mel Harris, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, actress, Hope-30 Something
1956 Mel Gibson, born in Peekskill, New York, actor, Mad Max, Mrs. Soffel, Lethal Weapon
1954 Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record
1952 Mel Smith, author, Morons From Outer Space
1951 Mel Schacher, born in Michigan, bassist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful
1951 Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1950 "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen
1948 Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, New York Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott and Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager
1948 Mel Pritchard, rocker
1946 Mel Martinez, American Politician
1946 New York Giant Mel Ott is 1st mgr ejected from both games of a doubleheader
1946 2-for-42 and hitting .048 for 1946, Mel Ott stops playing baseball
1946 Manager Mel Ott of Giants hits 511th and final HR
1945 Mel Watt, American Politician
1945 Mel Ott is 1st in NL to hit 500th HR (joins Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx)
1944 New York Giant, Mel Ott scores 6 runs in 1 game drawing 5 walks for 4th time
1943 Mel Levine, Rep-D-CA, 1983-
1943 Mel Carter, singer, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
1942 Mel McDaniel, born in Checotah, Oklahoma, singer, Baby's got her Blue Jeans On
1941 New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry
1941 Mel Stottlemyre, Wash, pitcher, New York Yankee, /pitching coach, New York Met
1941 New York Giant Mel Ott hits his 400th HR and his 1,500th RBI
1934 New York Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game and beats Phillies 21-4
1934 Mel Carnahan, American Politician
1933 Mel Gussow, American Critic
1932 Mel Tillis, born in Tampa, Florida, country singer, Who's Julie, M-M-Mel
1931 Anne Bancroft, Graduate, Miracle Worker, Mrs Mel Brooks.
1929 Mel Hancock, Rep-R-Missouri
1929 Mel Ott (Giants) homers off Leo Sweetland (Phillies) in doubleheader
1927 Mel Ott, 18, hits his 1st league home run (inside the park)
1926 Mel Brooks, born in New York City, comedian/actor and director, Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs
1926 In the Giants' 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearance
1925 Mel Torme, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer "Velvet Fog", Jet Set, Night Court
1923 Mel Powell, composer
1922 Richard Deacon, actor, Mel Cooley-Dick Van Dyke Show
1919 Mel Brandt, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Faraway Hill
1917 Mel Ferrer, Elberon, New Jersey, actor, Longest Day, Eaten Alive, 5th Floor
1913 Mel Allen, born in Birmingham, Alabama, sportscaster, voice of New York Yankees
1909 Mel Hein, NFL center for the New York Giants
1909 Mel Ott, 1st NLer to hit 500 HRs, hall of famer for the New York Giants
1908 Mel[vin J] Blanc, voice, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig
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