2000 "William ""Oliver"" Swofford", singer, ", Good Morning, Starshine, ", dies at 54
1999 Oliver Reed, actor, Oliver!, dies at 61
1999 Lionel Bart, composer, Oliver!, dies at 68
1996 Oliver Charles Anderson, novelist, dies at 84
1995 Lindsay Oliver John Boynton, furniture historian, dies
1995 Oliver Wendell Harrington, cartoonist, dies at 83
1995 Frank Bruno beats Oliver McCall in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1995 Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1994 Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
1994 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer, dies at 61
1994 Oliver Smith, U.S. set designer (Guys and Dolls-7 Tony Awards), dies at 75
1993 Dr. William Masters (78) weds college sweetheart Geraldine Oliver (76)
1993 Director Oliver Stone files for divorce from Elizabeth
1993 Oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75
1992 David Oliver, actor (Perry Hutchins-Another World), dies of AIDS at 30
1992 Miami Dolphen Louis Oliver returns record tying interception 103 yards
1992 Oliver Franks, English Public Servant
1991 Wrestler Rip Oliver forced to retire after being injured by Crush
1990 Susan Oliver, actress (Disorderly Orderly), dies of cancer at 61
1989 In the Iran-Contra trial, Oliver North's case goes to the jury
1989 Oliver Bernsen, son of Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays
1988 Virgil Oliver Jr, entertainer, dies
1988 Melvin J "Cy" Oliver, U.S. jazz composer/orchestra leader, dies at 77
1987 Lt Col Oliver North concludes 6 days of Congressional testimony
1987 Oliver North admits to shredding Iran-Contra evidence
1987 Oliver North began public testimony at Iran-Contra hearing
1987 Oliver North's secretary Fawn Hall tesifies at Iran-Contra hearing
1987 Federal judge dismisses lawsuits sought by Oliver North
1987 U.S. Foreign minister George Shultz meets ANC-leader Oliver Tambo
1986 Oliver North's sect, Fawn Hill, smuggles documents out of his office
1986 Rachel Oliver (Mass), 20, crowned 19th Miss Black America
1984 James Oliver Huberty, shot by police after killing 21 in McDonalds
1984 "Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 17 performances
1984 "Oliver!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 17 performances
1984 Pulitzer prize awarded to Mary Oliver for "American Primitive"
1981 Oliver North is assigned to White House duty
1976 Oliver Hudson, American Actor
1976 Judge Oliver upholds Seitz's decision on Andy Messersmith free agency
1975 Archbishop Oliver Plunkett became 1st Irish-born saint in 7 centuries
1975 Jamie Oliver, British Celebrity
1974 Oliver Tilden Triangle in the Bronx named
1973 Barret Oliver, actor, Never Ending Story, Secret Garden
1973 Winslow Oliver, running back for the Carolina Panthers
1973 Jimmy Oliver, NFL wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers
1972 Oliver Quass, WLAF kicker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Oliver Gibson, NFL defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
1972 Christian Oliver, actor in Baby Sitters Club, Brian-Saved by the Bell
1971 Oliver F McGowan, actor (Banning, Stagecoach), dies at 64
1971 David Oliver, Sechelt, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers
1970 Darren Oliver, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers
1970 Oliver Miller, NBA forward and center for the Toronto Raptors
1969 41st Academy Awards - "Oliver," C Robertson and K Hepburn/Striesand win
1969 Muhammad Oliver, NFL cornerback and safety for the Washington Redskins
1968 Doris Lloyd, actress (Oliver Twist), dies of heart strain at 71
1966 Monique Oliver, Malibu California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-4th-1994
1966 Oliver Barnett, NFL defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers
1966 Louis Oliver, NFL safety, Miami Dolphins
1965 Joe Oliver, born in Memphis, Tennessee, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1965 Adrian Pasdar, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, actor, C Oliver Resor-Feds, Top Gun
1964 "Oliver!" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 774 performances
1963 Oliver Hazzard Perry La Farge, U.S. anthropologist/writer, dies at 61
1963 "Oliver!" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 774 performances
1960 Oliver Platt, Canadian Actor
1958 Mark Lester, born in Oxford, England, actor, Oliver, Prince and Pauper
1957 Oliver Hardy, comedian of Laurel and Hardy, dies at 65
1955 Oliver Conant, New York City, actor, Summer of '42
1952 Oliver Knussen, born in Glasgow, Scotland, composer, Chicara
1946 Oliver Stone, born in New York City, director, Wall St, Good Morning Vietnam, Platoon
1945 Nicola Pagett, actress, Oliver's Story, Privates on Parade
1945 Oliver, rock vocalist, Good Morning Starshine, Jean
1945 Oliver, rocker
1943 Oliver North, American Soldier
1943 John Oliver Creighton, born in Orange, Texas, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 51G, 36, 48
1943 Bob Oliver, baseball player
1942 Edna May Oliver, dies on 59th birthday
1942 Oliver Eugene Lake, composer
1940 Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr named 1st black general in regular army
1939 Daniel Oliver, born in New York City, CEO, Federal Trade Commission
1938 Oliver Reed, born in London, England, actor, Big Sleep
1937 Erich Segal, born in Brooklyn, New York, author, Love Story, Oliver's Story
1937 Susan Oliver, New York City, actress, Ann-Peyton Place, Star Trek-Cage
1935 Mary Oliver, American Poet
1935 Gene Oliver, American Athlete
1935 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American Judge
1934 Lindsay Oliver John Boynton, furniture historian
1933 Oliver Sacks, American Scientist
1933 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer
1933 Shani Wallis, Ireland, singer and actress, Oliver
1932 Arthur L Liman, New York City, trial lawyer, Oliver North
1930 Lionel Bart, [Begleiter], English composer, Oliver!
1929 Oliver Neville, principal, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
1929 Gladys Brockwell, actress (Oliver Twist), dies at 34
1926 David Oliver Williams, trade unionist, COHSE
1925 Dickie Moore, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Expert, Oliver Twist, Little Men
1925 Michael Oliver, cardiologist
1923 Oliver Millar, Surveyor, Queen's Pictures
1921 Oliver Wright, British Ambassador, To U.S.
1919 Frank Middlemass, actor, Island, Oliver Twist
1917 Oliver Tambo, co-founder, African National Congress
1916 John Oliver Killens, novelist
1913 Oliver Chesterton, chartered surveyor
1912 Oliver Charles Anderson, novelist
1912 Brother William Oliver Antoninus Everson, poet
1912 Hugh Griffith, Wales, actor, Ben Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, Oliver!
1912 Oliver Wendell Harrington, cartoonist
1908 Peter Oliver, English Artist
1908 Peter Oliver, English Artist
1907 Oliver F McGowan, Kipling AL, actor, Banning, Stagecoach
1905 Oliver Franks, English Public Servant
1904 Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenber----dorff, Sr, near Hamburg, Germany
1902 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. became Associate Justice on Supreme Court
1902 Samuel R Gardiner, British historian (Oliver Cromwell), dies at 72
1901 Oliver [Hazard Perry] La Farge, New York City, anthropologist/novelist
1894 Gladys Brockwell, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Long Pants, Oliver Twist
1892 Oliver Hardy, Harlem, Georgia, comedy team member, Laurel and Hardy
1891 11th U.S. Mens Tennis: Oliver S Campbell beats C Hobart (26 75 79 61 62)
1891 Irving Pichel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor and director, Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist
1890 Oliver S. Campbell wins U.S. Tennis Open
1888 Frank Lloyd, Scotland, actor and director, Mutiny on Bounty, Oliver Twist
1883 Edna May Oliver, [Nutter], Malden, Massachusetts, actress, Little Women
1882 George Siegmann, actor, Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist
1881 Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player, elected 1963
1875 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75
1871 Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1890
1869 James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade
1862 Oliver Tilden, of the Bronx, killed in Civil War in Virginia
1851 Oliver Joseph Lodge, born in England, early radio pioneer
1850 Oliver Heaviside, London, physicist, predicted ionosphere
1848 Oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69
1844 Oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78
1841 Oliver Wendell Holmes, born in Massachusetts, 59th Supreme Court justice, 1902-32
1835 Oliver Edwards, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1904
1830 Oliver Wendell Holmes publishes "Old Ironsides"
1830 Oliver Otis Howard, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1909
1830 Oliver Wendell Holmes writes "Old Ironsides"
1827 John Morrison Oliver, Bvt Major General Union volunteers
1823 Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, Gov-Ind, died in 1877
1820 Oliver Mowat, a founder of the Canadian Confederation
1819 Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday
1813 Comm Oliver H Perry defeats British in Battle of Lake Erie
1812 Charles Dickens, born in England, novelist, Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities
1810 Oliver Fisher Winchester, rifle maker, Winchester
1809 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Cambridge, Massachusetts, physician/author, Old Ironsides
1804 Thomas Oliver Selfridge, Commander Union Navy
1797 Oliver Wolcott, U.S. judge/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 71
1792 George Cruikshank, London, caricaturist, Oliver Twist
1785 Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. Naval hero, "We have met the enemy"
1779 Oliver Shaw, composer
1778 Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol
1774 Oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17
1773 Oliver Goldsmith' "She Stoops to Conquer," premieres in London
1765 Oliver Holden, composer
1755 Oliver Evans, pioneered high-pressure steam engine
1753 Oliver Cromwell, Burlington, New Jersey, black who served with Washington
1746 Oliver Brownson, composer
1745 Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court, 1796-1800
1730 Oliver Goldsmith, Ireland, novelist/dramatist, She Stoops to Conquer
1726 Oliver Wolcott, U.S. judge/signer, Declar of Independence
1726 Oliver Wolcott, Ct-Gov, /signed Decl of Independence
1658 Oliver Cromwell, British general (1653-58)/Lord Protector, dies at 59
1657 Oliver Cromwell constrains English army leader John Lambert
1657 Oliver Cromwell grants residency to Luis Caravajal
1653 Oliver Cromwell sworn in as English Lord Protector
1649 Oliver Cromwell seizes Drogheda Ireland, most inhabitants massacred
1645 Battle at Naseby Leicester: New Model army under Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax beats royalists
1617 Isaac Oliver, miniature painter, dies
1599 Oliver Cromwell, Puritan lord protector of England, 1653-58
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