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2003 Martha Scott, actress, Our Town, dies at 86
2002 Joe Cobb, actor, an original Our Gang cast member, dies at 84 2002 "Darwood ""Ken"" Kaye Smith", actor/minister, Our Gang, dies at 72 2002 Harold Russell, Oscar winner, The Best Years of Our Lives, dies at 88 1999 Sarah Delany, author/teacher, Having Our Say, dies at 109 1995 "Having Our Say" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 308 performances 1995 Gail Gordon, actor (Our Miss Brooks, Lucy Show), dies of cancer at 89 1995 Gale Gordon, comedian (Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy), dies at 89 1995 "Having Our Say" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 308 performances 1994 Harry Horner, Czechoslovakian/U.S. set designer/director, 'Our Town', dies at 84 1994 Macdonald Carey, actor (Days of Our Lives), dies of cancer at 81 1994 10th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1993 Gordon Douglas, director (Call Me Mr. Tibbs, Our Gang), dies at 85 1993 George "Spanky" McFarland, child actor (Our Gang), dies at age 65 1993 Ad van Gessel, Dutch actor (Everything For Our Soldiers), dies 1993 Joy Garrett, actress (Days of Our Lives), dies of liver failure 1993 Joy Garrett, actress (Days of Our Live), dies of liver failure at 47 1993 Florence Desmond, Dawson, actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at 87 1992 Dana Andrews, actor (Best Years of Our Lifes), dies at 83 1992 John H Davis, actor (Our Gang), dies of respiratory failure at 78 1992 Maxine Audley, British actress (Vikings, Our Man in Havana), dies at 69 1992 Andrew Samuel, child actor (Our Gang), dies at 82 1992 William Walker, stuntman/actor (Our Man Flint), dies at 74 1991 Magdalena G Schenk, historical (Vorstenhuizen of our time), dies 1991 "Our Country's Good" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 48 performances 1991 "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 48 performances 1991 Graham Greene, British writer (3rd Man, Our man in Havana), dies at 86 1991 7th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1990 Eve Arden, actress (Our Miss Brooks), dies at 82 1989 Earl Nightingale, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs, dies 1989 Kenneth McMillan, actor (Our Family Honor, Malone), dies at 67 1988 Timberlake Westenbaker's "Our Country's Good," premieres in London 1988 4th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1987 11th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1986 Paul Tournier, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings, dies from carcinoma, Troinex, Switzerland 1986 Robert Drivas, actor (Our Private World), dies at 47 1984 1st planet outside our solar system discovered 1982 Stanley Holloway, comedian (My Fair Lady, Our Man Higgins), dies at 91 1981 "They're Playing Our Song" closes at Imperial New York City after 1082 performances 1981 Keefe Brasselle, actor (Be Our Guest), dies at 58 1979 Darla Hood, actress (Our Gang 1935-45), dies at 47 1979 "They're Playing Our Song" opens at Imperial New York City for 1082 performances 1979 Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres in New York City 1975 Charles Weidman, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Fables for Our Time), dies 1973 Christie Clark, Louisiana, actress, Carrie Brady-Days of Our Life 1973 Jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), dies at 54 1972 Mark A Van Doren, U.S. literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78 1972 Michael Bays, born in Enrico, California, actor, Bronx Zoo, Days of Our Live 1971 Patrick Muldoon, California, actor, Austin-Days of Our Lives, Melrose Place 1971 Bryan Dattilo, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, California Dreaming, Days of Our Lives 1971 Austin Peck, born in Hawaii, actor, Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives 1970 New York City local newspaper "Our Town" begins publishing 1968 Lisa Trusel, Cal, actress, Lizette-Father Murphy, Days of our Lives 1968 Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44 1968 Fay Bainter, actress (Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair), dies at 76 1968 Michael Easton, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Tanner-Days of Our Lives 1968 Charlotte Ross, Chicago, actress, Eve-Days of Our Lives 1967 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special 1967 Melissa Brennan Reeves, born in Eatontown, New Jersey, actress, Jen-Days of our Lives 1966 Thyme Lewis, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Jonah-Days of our Lives 1965 "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV 1965 Crystal Chappell, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, actress, Carly "Days of our Lives" 1965 Lisa Rinna, born in Newport Beach, California, actress, Billie-Days of Our Life 1964 Mark Valley, Odgensvurg, New York, actor, Days of Our Lives 1964 Supreme's "Where Did Our Love Go," reaches #1 1964 Staci Greason, Denver, actress, Isabella Toscando-Days of Our Lives 1964 Robert Kelker-Kelly, born in Wichita, Kansas, Bo-Days of our Live 1963 Karen Moncrieff, Sacramento California, actress, Xtro 3, Days of Our Lives 1963 Lisa Howard, actress, Days of Our Life, Rolling Vengeance 1963 Deborah Moore, born in London, England, actress, Danielle-Day of Our Lives 1963 Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68 1963 Tracey E. Bregman Recht, Munich Germany, actress, Days of Our Life 1962 Michael T Weiss, Chicago, actor, Jarod-Pretender, Days of our Lives 1962 Robert Mailhouse, New Haven, Connecticut, actor, Brian-Days of our Life 1961 John Clarke, actor, Mickey-Days of Our Life 1961 Iris DeMent, Paragould Ar, country singer, Our Town 1960 Richard Biggs, born in Columbus Ohio, actor, Marcus-Days of Our Lives 1960 Matthew Ashford, Davenport, Iowa, actor, Jack Devaraux-Days of Our Lives 1959 Patricia Pease Jeffers, born in North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of our Life 1959 Eileen Davidson, born in Artesia, California, actress, Kristen-Days of our Life 1958 Sheree J Wilson, Rochester, Minnesota, actress, Our Family Honor, Dallas 1958 Billy Hufsey, actor, Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life 1958 Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students and 3 nuns (Chic) 1958 Wallace Kurth, actor, Days of Our Lives, Ned/Ed-General Hospital 1958 Patsy Pease, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of Our Lives 1958 Magdalene Szekely-Lulofs, author (Our Italian Employees), dies at 58 1956 T K Carter, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Mike-Punky Brewster, Just our Luck 1956 Arleen Sorkin, actress, Days of Our Lives, America's Funniest Videos 1955 Patti Weaver, West Virginia, actress, Days of our Life, Gina-Young and Restless 1955 Michael Sabatino, born in California, actor, Days of Our Life, Bold and Beautiful 1955 Peter Reckell, Elkhart, actor, Days of our Lifes 1955 Charles Shaughnessy, London, actor, Shane-Days of our Lives, Nanny 1953 Bess Armstrong, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws 1953 Roberta Leighton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actress, Ginger-Days of Our Lives 1952 Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres 1952 Deborah Adair, actress, Tracey-Dynasty, Kate-Day of Our Life 1951 Tanya Boyd, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Celeste-Days of our Life 1951 Stephen Nichols, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Witchboard, Days of our Lives 1951 "Pardon Our French" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 100 performances 1950 "Pardon Our French" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 100 performances 1950 James Reynolds, born in Oskaloosa, Kansas, actor, Abe Carver-Days of our Lives 1948 John de Lancie, actor, Q-Star Trek Next Gen, Days of our Lives 1947 Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 1946 Gloria Loring, New York City, actress and singer, Days of our Life 1945 Thaao Penghlis, actor, Mission Impossible, Tony-Days of Our Life 1945 Brenda Benet, Hollywood, actress, Lee-Days of Our Lives, Beach Ball 1945 Joy Garrett, actress, Jo-Days of Our Lives 1944 Deidre Hall, Milwaukee, actress, Days of our Lives, Our House 1944 Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London 1944 Mary Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go 1943 Richard T Ely, U.S. economist (Ground under our feet), dies 1943 Susan Seaforth Hayes, actress, Days of our Life, Young and Restless 1943 Mary Frann, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Joanna-Newhart, Days of Our Live 1942 Thornton Wilders "Skin of our Teeth," premieres in New York City 1942 Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, rocker, Spanky and Our Gang-Lazy Day 1942 Pulitzer prize awarded to Ellen Glasgow (In this our Life) 1938 Robert Drivas, Choromokos, Chicago, actor, Our Private World 1938 Dick Anthony Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Family Honor 1938 Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town) 1938 "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway 1938 "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, premieres 1937 David Behrman, born in Salzburg, Austria, composer, producer, Music of Our Time series, Columbia Records, founding member, Sonic Arts Union 1937 Jed Allan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Days of our Lives, CC-Santa Barbara 1936 Mischa de Vreede, poet, Our Eternal Hunger 1935 Susan Brownmiller, Brooklyn, feminist author, Against Our Wills 1933 Eileen Fulton, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Our Private World 1933 Lance Percival, actor/singer, Darling Lili, Our Miss Fred 1933 John Aniston, Crete, actor, Search for Tomorrow, Day of our Lives 1932 "Free Eats" introduces George "Spanky" McFarland to "Our Gang" 1931 Congress makes "Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem 1931 Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Netherlands) 1929 Nigel Pickering, guitarist, Spanky and Our Gang 1928 James Coburn, Laurel Nebr, actor, Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven 1925 Bill Hayes, born in Harvey, Illinois, actor, Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life 1923 Keefe Brasselle, Elyria Ohio, actor, Be Our Guest 1921 Earl Nightingale, born in Los Angeles, California, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs 1920 Irving Howe, U.S., writer/critic, World of Our Fathers 1917 Googie Withers, born in Karachi, India, actress, 1 of Our Aircraft is Missing 1914 Martha Scott, born in Jamesport, Missouri, actress, Dallas, Bionic Woman, Our Town 1914 Harold Russell, actor, Best Years of Our Life 1906 Frank Parker, born in New York City, actor, Shawn-Days of our Life 1905 Michael Kemp Tippett, English composer and conductor, Child of our Time 1902 Erin O'Brien-Moore, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Peyton Place, Our Little Girl 1901 Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer, When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay 1899 Natalie Talmadge, actress, Our Hospitality 1898 Rod La Rocque, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Modern Maidens 1898 Paul Tournier, born in Geneva, Switzerland, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings 1897 Thornton Wilder, U.S., novelist/playwright, Our Town 1896 Tom Keene, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Our Daily Bread 1893 The Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink 1891 Robertson Hare, born in London, England, actor, Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge 1891 Fay Bainter, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair 1889 Isabel Randolph, Illinois, actress, Fuller Brush Girl, Our Miss Brooks 1876 Karl B Adam, German theologist, Christ our Brother 1871 Franc S Finzgar, Slovenian clergyman/writer, Our Blood 1863 Frederick William Faber, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham, dies 1814 Frederick William Faber, born in Calverley, England, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham |
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