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2003 Joan Kroc, philanthropist/former baseball team owner, started Peace Institutes at several universities, dies at 75
2001 William Berry, Lord Hartwell, 3rd Viscount Camrose and Baron Hartwell, journalist, newspaper owner, editor-in-chief of the Daily, Sunday Telegraph, dies in Westminster, London, at age 89 1999 Paul Mellon, art patron/horse owner, dies at 91 1997 Les Alexander, owner of Houston Rockets buys NHL's Edmonton Oilers 1997 Baseball's Executive Council suspends New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner 1997 Jack Kent Cooke, NFL owner for the Washington Redskins, dies at 84 1997 Vladimir Yamnikov, owner (Kristall vodka), dies of cirrhosis at 56 1996 Granville James Leveson Gower, land owner, dies at 77 1996 Andrew MacElhone, bar owner, dies at 73 1996 Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner, dies at 44 1996 Helene Cordet, entertainer/nightclub owner, dies at 78 1996 Charles O Finley, baseball owner for the Oakland A's, dies at 76 1995 Katsumasu Roy Sakioka, propery owner, dies at 96 1995 Jimmy Nash, record company owner, dies at 47 1995 Odut Joseph Olutola Oluola Oguntala, soho club owner, dies at 74 1995 Ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club Owner, dies at 93 1995 Tim Mara, owner (New York Giants), dies at 59 1995 Carl E Jefferson, record company owner, dies at 74 1994 BAM "Bob" Schreiner, airline owner (S Aviation Group), dies at 79 1994 Petrus HJ van Doorne, bus manufacturer/owner (BOVA), dies at 58 1994 Manfred Longer, Austrian/Dutch gay disco owner, dies at 42 1994 Alain Berdarin, founder/owner of "Crazy Horse Saloon," suicide at 78 1994 Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23) 1993 Henry Ringling North, circus owner (Ringling Bros Circus), dies at 83 1993 Ewing Kaufman, founder/owner (Kansas City Royals), dies of lung cancer at 76 1993 George Steinbenner is reinstated as owner of New York Yankees 1993 Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to racist comments 1992 Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks 1992 Jacques Pic, french restaurant owner, dies 1992 Faye Vincent reinstates Yankee owner George Steinbrenner, eff 3/1/93 1992 Jean R Yawkey, owner (Boston Red Sox), dies of a stroke at 83 1991 Howard Spira sentenced to 2 years in prison for trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner 1991 David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner for the New York Jets, dies at 81 1990 Florida record store owner Charles Freeman is found guilty of obsenity, for selling 2 Live Crew rap records 1990 George Steinbrenner steps down as New York Yankee owner 1990 Horace Stoneham, baseball owner (Giants), dies at 86 1990 Joseph Robbie, lawyer/NFL owner (Miami Dolphins), dies at 73 1989 A A Busch, Jr., brewer/baseball owner for the St. Louis Cardinals, dies at 90 1989 Dallas Cowboys' new owner fires 29-year coach Tom Landry 1989 New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner meets with Pope John Paul II 1988 Generoso Pope, Jr., National Enquirer owner, dies at 61 1988 Leo Steiner, New York's Carnegie Deli owner, dies 1985 Computer store owner in Sacramento California killed by package bomb 1984 Ray Kroc, founder of MacDonalds/owner San Diego Padres, dies at 81 1983 AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires 1980 Astros owner John McMullen replaces General Manager Tal Smith with Al Rosen 1978 U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976 1977 Philip K Wrigley, baseball owner for the Chicago Cubs, dies at 82 1977 Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing 1975 Joan Whitney Payson, owner of New York Mets, dies at 72 1974 Jim "Catfish" Hunter wins free agent claim against A's owner Finley 1974 A's Catfish Hunter charge owner Charlie Finley with breach of contract 1974 Daniel R Topping, U.S. owner (New York Yankees), dies at 61 1974 Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans "Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life" 1973 Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him 1973 Max Yasgur, owner Woodstock-festival farmland, dies at 53 1969 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, Vice President, General Manager and head coach of Redskins 1969 Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee 1968 Phil Anselmo, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, musician, focuses on heavy metal, sludge metal, hardcore punk, thrash metal genres, lead for Pantera, producer, owner Housecore Records 1966 John W Mecom, Jr. becomes 1st owner of New Orlean Saints 1965 2nd New York Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner) 1964 Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook/newspaper owner (Leatherhead), dies 1960 Lee Duncan, owner/trainer (Rin Tin Tin), dies of heart attack at 67 1960 Walter O'Malley, Los Angeles Dodger owner, purchases Chavez Ravine for $494,000 1954 Ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier, dies at 82 1953 Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated St. Louis Browns 1952 Rosa Lewis, English chef/owner (Cavendish Hotel London), dies 1952 Waldorf Astor, House of Lords and Commons/owner of Observer, dies 1952 Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner 1950 Tom Werner, owner for the San Diego Padres/producer, Roseanne, Cosby Show 1949 Indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant 1949 Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day" 1947 A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon 1946 Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck's right foot is amputated 1946 David Hill, Australian TV-reporter/owner, Fox Sports 1945 Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4 of World Series and is escorted out, he casts goat curse on Cubs 1943 Phils owner William D. Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team 1943 Edsel Ford, owner (Ford Motor Company), dies at 49 1943 NL seeks buyer for Phillies, as owner Gerry Nugent, falls in arrears 1942 Jerry Jones, owner/General Manager for the Dallas Cowboys 1941 Ernst Cahn, owner of Amsterdam Koco ice cream parlor, executed 1940 Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1937 Eli Jacobs, baseball owner for the Baltimore Orioles 1937 Vincent J Naimoli, Paterson, New Jersey, owner for the San Francisco Giants 1937 Annie E F Horniman, England, theater owner (Abbey Theatre), dies at 76 1937 Roger Penske, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, owner, Penske Racing, auto racing team, the Penske Corporation, corporate director, General Electric 1935 Tommy Jacobs, born in America, professional golfer, golf course owner and operator, played on Champions Tour, PGA Tour 1934 While Washington player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece and adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox 1934 Bill Giles, born in Rochester, New York, baseball owner for the Philadelphia Phillies 1934 Bud Selig, owner, Milw Brewers, acting baseball commissioner 1933 Nelson Doubleday, publisher, Doubleday, owner for the New York Mets 1932 John James Fenwick, English warehouse owner/multi-millionaire 1932 Lamar Hunt, NFL owner for the Kansas City Chiefs 1932 Max Schubel, born in America, composer, contemporary classical music, founder and owner of Opus One records, recorded new music 1932 William K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies 1930 George Steinbrenner, owner, New York Yankees, ship builder/horse owner 1929 Berry Gordy, Jr., Detroit, record company owner, Motown 1929 Al Davis, born in Brocton, Massachusetts, NFL team owner, Los Angeles Raiders 1928 Joan Kroc, wife of Ray Korc/owner, McDonalds and San Diego Padres 1928 Harry Hyams, English immovable goods owner, Center Point 1927 Hiroshi Yamauchi, Kyoto Japan, owner for the Seattle Mariners 1927 John Aspinall, owner, casino, zoos 1926 Victor Kermit Kiam II, CEO, Remington shavers, NFL owner, Patriots 1926 Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 1925 Viscount Rothermere, newspaper owner 1925 Art Modell, owner, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Modells Stores 1925 Richard Jacobs, philanthropist/sports owner, Cleveland Indians 1924 Bruce Norris, NHL owner, Detroit Red Wings 1923 Giants defeat Baltimore Orioles 9-0 to benefit former Giants owner John Day 1923 Andrew MacElhone, bar owner 1921 Peter Pocklington, NHL team owner, Edmonton Oiler 1921 Countess of Sutherland, English great land owner/multi-millionaire 1920 Joseph Olutola Olu Odutola Oguntala, soho club owner 1920 Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner, Redskins, Baltimore Orioles 1919 Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1919 Duke of Rutland, British land owner/multimillionaire 1918 Granville James Leveson Gower, land owner 1918 Charles O Finley, baseball team owner for the Oakland A's 1917 Tiny Rowland, Roland Fuhrop, German/British owner, Observer 1917 Helene Cordet, entertainer/nightclub owner 1916 In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3 1915 Lester Garfield Maddox, Gov-D-Ga, restaurant owner 1914 Edwin Mirvish, owner, Old Vic 1914 Baltimore Orioles' (IL) owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore and Ben Egan for $10,000 to Connie Mack, who refuses, pleading poverty 1914 Bill Veeck, baseball club owner 1913 Harry Wismer, born in Port Huron, Michigan, AFL owner, New York Titans 1912 Jack Kent Cooke, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins 1912 Alfred G Vanderbilt, thoroughbred horse owner, Native Dancer 1912 Dan Reeves, NFL team owner, Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams 1911 William Berry, born in England, Lord Hartwell, 3rd Viscount Camrose and Baron Hartwell, journalist, newspaper owner, editor-in-chief of the Daily, Sunday Telegraph 1907 Gene Autry, Tioga, Texas, cowpoke/singer/actor/owner, California Angels 1906 Josephine Baker, dancer and Parisian night club owner, Folies-Bergere 1904 Jan Boissevain, ship owner/politician, dies 1903 Walter O'Malley, baseball team owner, Dodgers 1903 Thomas Yawkey, baseball owner for the Boston Red Sox 1903 Joan Whitney Payson, owner, New York Mets and horse stables 1902 Ray Kroc, born in Illinois, founder of McDonalds and owner for the San Diego Padres 1902 Ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club owner 1901 Art Rooney, NFL team owner for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1899 Cees Lasseur, Dutch actor and owner, Hague Comedy 1898 Jimmy Conzelman, NFL quarterback/coach/team owner, Chicago 1897 George Preston Marshall, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins 1895 DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, Pennsylvania, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF, Eagles 1889 Willem Ruys J Dz, ship owner, dies at 80 1887 Timothy Mara, NFL owner for the New York Giants 1882 Circus owner PT Barnum buys his world famous elephant Jumbo 1876 Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor, 1922-23 1876 Paul van Vlissingen, Dutch ship owner, dies at 78 1871 Ernst Heldring, Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier 1867 Rosa Lewis, society caterer/owner, Cavandish Hotel-England 1865 Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1861 Samuel D. Riddle, horse owner, Man 'o War 1860 Annie EF Horniman, England, theater owner, Abbey Theatre, Dublin 1859 Edward Bradley, horse owner, 1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners 1858 Cornelis Smit, Dutch ship builder/ship owner, dies at 74 1850 Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93 1836 Jan Boissevain, Dutch politician/ship owner 1834 Marshall Field, Conway Massachusetts, owner, Field Department Store 1825 Scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community 1824 Louise MC countess of Albany, Henegouws salon owner, dies at 71 1809 Willem Ruys J Dz, Dutch ship owner 1803 Augustus Zerega diZerega, Martinique, ship owner, Red Z Lane 1785 Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch and Putnam), dies at 65 1771 Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author 1771 Robert Owen, England, factory owner/socialist 1756 Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant and ship owner 1720 Frederick Philipse III, New York City, land owner, Bronx, Westchester and Putnam 1706 John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens 1704 Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 1624 Isaac Le Maire, Amsterdam ship owner, dies at about 66 1472 Pieter Bladelin, Belgium, land owner (Middelburg castle), dies 193 Didius Julianus, ship owner/emperor of Rome (193), murdered at 61 |
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