2005 Death Little Milton, American Musician 2002 Death Milton Berle, comedian, 'The Milton Berle Show', dies at 93 1997 Death Milton Cato, Prime Minister of San Vincent and Grenadines 1979 - 1984, dies 1996 Death Milton "Tippy" Larkin, band leader, dies at 85 1995 Death Paul Monette, writer, wrote, 'Becoming a Man', wrote about gay relationships, taught writing, Milton Academy, dies of AIDS in Los Angeles, California at 49 1994 Death Milton M Shorty Rajonsky Rogers, trumpeter, dies at 70 1994 Death Milton "Shorty" Rogers [Rajonsky], U.S. jazz trumpeter, dies at 70 1993 Death Milton "Milt" Thompson, U.S. NASA-test pilot/chief-engineer, dies at 67 1993 Death Milton O Thompson, astronaut (Dynasoar, X-15), dies at 66 1992 Death Harry Milton Ray, singer and actor (Avanti!), dies of stroke at 45 1989 Death Milton van Embricqs, Suriname/Dutch publicist, dies 1989 Death Milton Frome, actor (Family Jewels), dies 1988 Death Milton Adolphus, composer, dies at 75 1988 Death Milton A Caniff, U.S. cartoonist (Terry and the Pirates), dies at 81 1987 Birthday Milton J. Cross, born in New York City, TV announcer, Met Opera Auditions of the Air 1986 Death Sid Stone, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 82 1985 Death Milton S Eisenhower, U.S. diplomat, dies at 85 1981 Death Bobby Sherwood, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 66 1979 Death Milton Ager, U.S. composer, dies at 85 1977 Death Gummo [Milton] Marx, U.S. comic (Marx Brothers), dies at 84 1976 Event Nobel prize for economy awarded to Milton Friedman 1975 Death Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87 1974 Death Ernest Milton, actor (Julius Caesar, Cat Girl), dies at 84 1972 Death Alan Roth, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 68 1971 Death Milton Rosmer, director (Murder in the Red Barn), dies at 90 1971 Event Idi Amin ousts Milton Obote to become dictator of Uganda 1967 Event "Milton Berle Show" last airs on ABC-TV 1965 Death Milton B Babbitt, U.S. composer (Widow's Lament), dies at 49 1965 Birthday Anthony Painter, Milton NSW, Australasia golfer 1965 Death Milton Avery, American Artist 1964 Birthday Davis Milton Love III, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 MCI Heritage 1964 Birthday Milton Small, cricket pace bowler, WI vs. Australia 1984 1962 Death Fatso Marco, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56 1962 Event John F. Kennedy receives Ugandan premier Milton Obote 1959 Event Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle, last airs on NBC-TV 1958 Event C A Milton scores 104* on Test Cricket debut, England vs. New Zealand Headingley 1957 Birthday Frank Milton "Pete" Higgins II, Vice President, Microsoft Desktop 1956 Death Victor Young, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56 1956 Event "Milton Berle Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1953 Event Milton Berle Show premieres 1953 Event "Milton Berle Show/Texaco Star Theater," last airs on NBC-TV 1948 Event "Texaco Star Theater" with Milton Berle premieres on NBC-TV 1948 Event Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater 1948 Event "Milton Berle Show" premieres on NBC TV 1945 Birthday Paul Monette, born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, writer, wrote, 'Becoming a Man', wrote about gay relationships, taught writing, Milton Academy 1944 Birthday Paul Lansky, born in New York, composer, electronic music, computer music language pioneer, studied with George Perle and Milton Babbitt, professor of music at Princeton University 1943 Birthday Milton Robert Carr, born in Janesville, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Michigan 1975 - 1981, 1983 - 1993, and 1993 - 1995 1942 Event J. Milton Cage Jr's "Imaginary Landscape No 3," premieres in Chicago 1934 Birthday Milton Gray Campbell, Plainfield, New Jersey, decathelete 1956 Olympics gold 1934 Birthday Little Milton, rocker 1934 Birthday Little Milton, American Musician 1929 Birthday Robert Coles, Milton Massachusetts, author, Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973 1929 Birthday Milton Glaser, American Designer 1928 Birthday Arthur Milton, cricketer, England opening batsman late 50's 1926 Birthday Milton "Milt" Thompson, U.S. NASA-test pilot/chief-engineer, X-15 1926 Birthday Milton O. Thompson, astronaut, Dynasoar, X-15 1926 Birthday Soupy Sales, Milton Hines, North Carolina, comedian, Soupy Sales Show 1925 Birthday Arnold Stang, Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Broadside, Milton Berle, Top Cat 1924 Birthday Shorty Rogers, Milton M. Rajonsky, composer 1923 Birthday Milton Jackson, U.S., vibraphonist, Milt of Bags 1919 Birthday Michael Kidd, Milton Greenwald, choreographer, 7 Brides for 7 Bros 1918 Birthday Milton Delugg, born in Los Angeles, California, orchestra leader, Tonight Show 1916 Birthday Billy May, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Milton Berle Show 1916 Birthday Milton Babbitt, U.S. mathematician/composer, Widow's Lament 1914 Birthday Bobby Sherwood, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, orchestra leader, Milton Berle Show 1913 Birthday Milton Adolphus, composer 1912 Birthday Milton Friedman, economist, Nobel 1976 1910 Birthday Milton "Tippy" Larkin, band leader 1909 Birthday Milton Katims, born in New York City, conductor/violist, WOR-NYC 1908 Birthday Milton Berle, born in Harlem, New York City, comedian, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Television 1907 Birthday Milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist, Terry and Pirates 1906 Birthday William Empson, English poet and critic, Milton's God 1905 Event Edward Milton Royle's "Squaw Man," premieres in New York City 1904 Birthday Milton Krims, writer, Speed 1900 Birthday Victor Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Milton Berle Show, In Old California 1899 Birthday Milton S Eisenhower, Dwight's brother/president, Pennsylvania State 1890 Birthday Ernest Milton, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Cat Girl, Fiddler's Three 1885 Birthday Milton Avery, American Artist 1881 Birthday Milton Rosmer, Southport England, director, Murder in the Red Barn 1874 Birthday Milton Bennett Medary, U.S., architect, Washington Chapel 1871 Event J Milton Turner named minister to Liberia 1857 Birthday Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist 1838 Birthday John Milton Hay, politician, Union 1820 Birthday John Milton Thayer, Major General Union volunteers 1818 Event Keats writes his poem "On a Lock of Milton's Hair" 1674 Death John Milton, English poet (Paradise Lost), dies at 65 1608 Birthday John Milton, London, poet/puritan, Paradise Lost