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1986 Red Sox Spike Owens scores 6 runs in a 24-5 rout of Cleveland Indians

1984 Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat, wins 4 Olym track golds

1980 Jesse Owens, American Athlete

1980 Jesse Owens, 4 Gold Medals 1936 Olympics, dies at the age of 66

1976 Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest

1975 Casual, born in Oakland, California, born Jon Owens, rapper, hip hop, vocalist, songs use a verse-chorus-verse arrangement, member of Hieroglyphics

1973 Terrell Owens, wide reciever for the San Francisco 49ers

1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected

1972 Rich Owens, NFL defensive end for the Washington Redskins

1971 Eric Owens, born in Danville, Virginia, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds

1969 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB)

1969 Michael Owens, cricket pace bowler, New Zealand Test

1969 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV

1969 Billy Owens, NBA forward and guard for the Sacramento Kings

1969 Jayhawk Owens, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the Colorado Rockies

1967 Dan Owens, NFL defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions

1956 Susie Diane Owens, Arkansas City Kansas, playmate, March, 1988

1955 Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athelete

1953 Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary

1950 Bill Owens, American Politician

1941 Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike, Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely - would have been last out, instead Yankees score 4 and win 7-4

1941 Dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd)

1941 Shirley Owens Alston, Passaic, New Jersey, singer, Shirelles-Soldier Boy

1936 Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics

1936 At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal

1936 Major Owens, born in Collierville, Tennessee, Representative-D-New York 1983 - 2007

1936 Major R. Owens, American Politician

1936 Major Owens, American Politician

1936 Jesse Owens of U.S. sets 100 meter record at 10.2

1936 Gary Owens, Mitchell, South Dakota, disc jockey/TV host, Laugh, Indiana, Gong Show

1935 Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour

1935 Jessie Owens of U.S., sets then long jump record at 26' 8"

1935 Gary Owens, announcer, Laugh-in

1929 Buck Owens, born in Sherman, Texas, country singer, Hee Haw

1918 Wilfred Owens, anti-war poet (Anthem for doomed youth), dies at 25

1913 Jesse Owens, track star, Olympics - 4 gold medals

1895 Michael Owens of Toledo, Ohio patents a glass-blowing machine

1890 1st 100 yard dash under 10 seconds (John Owens 9-4/5 seconds, Washington D.C.)

1872 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California


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