2013 Event Owen Paterson, UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, convenes with British retailers and the Food Standards Agency to determine how "beef" products containing horsemeat were sold in supermarkets 1999 Death Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer 1997 Death Owen Barfield, philosopher of language, dies at 99 1996 Death Denis Frank Owen, Natural historian, dies at 65 1996 Death Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer, dies at 79 1995 Death Philip Owen A Sherrard, scholar theologian poet/translator, dies at 72 1994 Death Alan Owen, English screenplay/actor (Hard Day's Night), dies at 69 1994 Death Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/Choreographer, dies at 88 1991 Birthday Owen Joseph Kline, son of Phoebe Cates and Kevin Kline 1990 Event President Bush awards Jesse Owen the Congressional Gold Medal 1986 Event Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson 1979 Birthday Michael Owen, born in Chester, England, professional soccer player, striker, plays for Manchester United 1972 Death Reginald Owen, actor (Above Suspicion, Love on the Run), dies at 85 1971 Birthday Owen Lance Bill Hughes, born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, kayaker 1996 Olympics 1971 Event Benjamin Britten's opera "Owen Wingrave," premieres in Aldwych 1970 Birthday Owen McMahon, Australian 470 class yachter 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Owen Wilson, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, writer, comedian, appeared in film, 'You, Me and Dupree', 'Starsky & Hutch', 'I Spy', 'Night at the Museum', 'The Darjeeling Unlimited' 1966 Death Seena Owen, actress/writer (Queen Kelly), dies at 71 1965 Death Catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), dies at 62 1965 Birthday Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer 1964 Birthday Clive Owen, born in Coventry, England, appearance in film, 'Closer', won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1962 Death Owen D. Young, American Businessman 1962 Death John Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85 1961 Death Marubel Vinaon Owen, figure skater 1932 Olympics silver, dies 1961 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen 1959 Death Owen W. Richardson, English physicist (Nobel 1928), dies at 69 1950 Birthday Simon Owen, Wanganui New Zealand, Australasia golfer 1949 Birthday Randy Owen, Fort Payne, Alabama, country music star, Alabama - Mountain Music 1949 Birthday Walter "Clyde" Owen, rocker 1949 Birthday Owen Arthur, born in Barbados, statesman, politician, Barbados Labor Party, Prime Minister of Barbados 1994 - 2008 1948 Death Reginald Owen Morris, composer, dies at 62 1948 Birthday Michael Owen Bruce, American Musician 1945 Birthday Owen "Onnie" McIntyre, Scotland, guitarist, Average White Band 1943 Birthday Owen Keir Davidson, Australia, 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ 1939 Death Owen Moore, actor (She Done Him Wrong), commits suicide at 52 1937 Birthday Benjamin Luxon, born in Redruth, England, baritone, Owen Wingrave 1934 Birthday Geoffrey Owen, British editor, Financial Times 1933 Birthday Janet Baker, York England, mezzo-soprano, Owen Wingrave 1931 Birthday Denis Frank Owen, Natural historian 1930 Birthday Owen Kay Garriott, Enid Oklahoma, astronaut, Skylab 3, STS-9 1930 Birthday Owen B. Pickett, born in Richmond, Virginia, Representative-D-Virginia 1987 - 2001 1929 Birthday Owen Bieber, United Auto Workers president 1926 Birthday Alan Owen, English author, Maggie May, Ronnie Barker Show 1925 Birthday Alun Owen, North Wales, writer, Hard Days Night, actor, Servant 1923 Event Owen Davis' "Icebound," premieres in New York City 1922 Birthday Philip Owen Arnould Sherrard, scholar theologian poet/translator 1922 Birthday Arthur Hill, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, actor, Owen Marshall, Glitter 1920 Birthday Owen Chamberlain, physicist/co-discoverer, antiproton, Nobel-1959 1918 Event Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min 1916 Birthday Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer 1916 Birthday Owen Chadwick, chancellor, University of East Anglia 1912 Event Pirates Owen "Chief" Wilson hits record 36th triple of season 1910 Birthday Herbert Owen Reed, composer 1905 Birthday Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/choreographer 1904 Birthday Owen Saunders, mechanical engineer 1903 Birthday Catherine Dale Owen, actress, Behind Office Doors, Louisville, Kentucky 1900 Birthday Owen Aisher, president, Marley 1898 Birthday Owen Barfield, philosopher of language 1898 Birthday Steve Owen, NFL tackle, coach for the New York Giants 1898 Event Owen Smith of NC, AME Zion minister, named minister to Liberia 1894 Birthday Seena Owen, Spokane, Washington, silent screen actress, Queen Kelly 1893 Birthday Wilfred Owen, born in England, anti-war poet, Anthem for Doomed Youth 1892 Death Richard Owen, English zoologist (Dinosaurus), dies at 88 1890 Event John Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds 1888 Birthday Owen Nares, actor-manager, Maiden Erleigh 1887 Birthday Reginald Owen, born in Wheathampstead, England, actor, Dr. Watson-Sherlock Holmes 1886 Birthday Owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor, She Done Him Wrong 1886 Birthday Reginald Owen Morris, composer 1879 Birthday Owen Williams Richardson, born in England, physicist, Nobel 1928 1876 Birthday John Owen Jones, composer 1874 Birthday Owen D. Young, American Businessman 1874 Death Owen Jones, architect, dies 1869 Birthday Owen Wister, U.S., novelist, Virginian 1865 Birthday George A. Birmingham, Reverend James Owen Hannay, novelist 1862 Event Liliuokalani, queen of Hawaii (1891-93) marries John Owen Dominis 1861 Birthday Owen Seaman, poet/editor, Punch 1856 Birthday Owen Dunell, cricketer, South Africa's 1st Test captain 1825 Event Scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community 1821 Birthday Joshua Thomas Owen, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1804 Birthday Richard Owen, British zoologist 1771 Birthday Robert Owen, England, factory owner/socialist
