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1998 Death - Carl Perkins, singer/songwriter, dies at 65

1994 Event - Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m free style (14:41.66)

1994 Event - Kieren Perkins swims world record 800m free style (7:46.00)

1992 Death - Anthony Perkins, actor (Psycho), dies from AIDs at 60

1992 Event - Kieren John Perkins swims world record/OR 1500m free style (14:43.4)

1992 Event - Kieren John Perkins swims world record 800m freestyle (7:46.60)

1992 Event - Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m freestyle (14:32.40)

1986 Death - Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81

1986 Death - Marlin Perkins, TV host (Wild Kingdom) at 80

1977 Event - Susan Perkins (Ohio), crowned 50th Miss America 1978

1973 Birthday - Kieren Perkins, Australian free-style 1500m swimmer, world record

1973 Birthday - Kieren Perkins, born in Brisbane, Australia, 1500m swimmer, Olympic-2 gold-92, 96

1965 Death - Frances Perkins, U.S. 1st female minister of Labor (1933-45), dies at 83

1963 Event - "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" with Marlin Perkins begins on NBC

1961 Death - Marion Perkins, sculptor (Man of Sorrow), dies at 53

1961 Birthday - Sam Perkins, NBA forward and center, Seattle Supersonics

1960 Event - CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series

1960 Birthday - Elizabeth Perkins, Queens, New York, actress, About Last Night, Big

1958 Event - Carl Perkins leaves Sun Records for Columbia Records

1957 Event - "Look Homeward, Angel" with Anthony Perkins premieres in New York City

1955 Event - Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes"

1954 Birthday - Carl C. Perkins, born in Washington, D.C., Representative-D-Kentucky 1984 - 1993

1938 Birthday - Millie Perkins, Passaic, New Jersey, actress, Jane-Knots Landings

1938 Birthday - Millie Perkins, actress, Diary of Anne Frank, Table for 5, Shooting

1935 Birthday - John MacIvor Perkins, composer

1933 Birthday - Jack Perkins, born in Cleveland, Ohio, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine

1933 Event - Frances Perkins becomes sec of labor, 1st U.S. woman cabinet member

1933 Event - 1st female in cabinet: Francis Perkins appointed Secretary of Labor

1932 Birthday - Carl Perkins, singer, Blue Suede Shoes

1932 Birthday - Carl Perkins, born in Jackson, Tennessee, singer and songwriter, Blue Suede Shoes

1932 Birthday - Anthony Perkins, born in New York City, actor, Psycho, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison

1931 Birthday - John Perkins, rocker, Crew Cuts

1914 Death - Henry Southwick Perkins, composer, dies at 80

1905 Birthday - Marlin Perkins, born in Carthage, Missouri, TV host, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

1895 Event - 21st Kentucky Derby: Soup Perkins aboard Halma wins in 2:37

1880 Birthday - Frances Perkins, 1st woman to hold cabinet-level position, Labor

1861 Birthday - Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker, 1st christmas seal drive, 1907

1860 Birthday - Charlotte Perkins Gilman, economist/lecturer/author/feminist

1833 Birthday - Henry Southwick Perkins, composer













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