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2000 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Pat Rafter
1999 Pete Conrad, "astronaut, businessman", third man to walk on the moon, dies at 69 1999 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi 1998 Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Goran Ivanisevic 1997 111th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats C Pioline (64 62 64) 1997 85th Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Carlos Moya (62 63 63) 1996 Pete Rozelle, commissioner NFL, dies at 70 1996 116th U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Michael Chang (61 64 76) 1995 115th U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi (64 63 46 75) 1995 109th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats B Becker (67 62 64 62) 1995 Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras to win Australian Open 1994 Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter, dies at 73 1994 82nd Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Todd Martin (76 64 64) 1993 113rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Cedric Pioline (64 64 63) 1993 107th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Courier (76 76 36 63) 1992 112th U.S. Mens Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Pete Sampras (36 64 76 62) 1992 Steffan Edberg beats Pete Sampress to win U.S. Open 1991 BPAA U.S. Open by Pete Weber 1991 Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose 1991 Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame 1990 19 year old Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi to win U.S. Open 1990 110th U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi (64 63 62) 1990 Pete Sampras ends Ivan Lendl's bid for 9th straight U.S. Open final 1990 Pete Rose begins 5-ms prison term at Marion (IL) Federal prison camp 1990 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion 1990 Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income 1989 Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose 1989 Pete Rose is suspended from baseball for life for gambling 1989 Pete de Freitas, drummer (Echo and the Bunnyman), dies 1989 Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years 1989 Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation 1989 Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling 1988 Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump 1988 "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40 1986 Lloyd Haynes, actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222), dies at 54 1985 Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record 1985 Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits 1985 Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader 1985 Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno 1984 Pete Rose returns to Cincinnati Reds as player-manager (gets 2 hits) 1984 Reds' Pete Rose collects record 3,053rd career single vs. Philadelphia 1984 Expos Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with his 3,052nd single 1984 Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski 1984 Pete Rose becomes 1st NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career 1983 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745 1983 Pete Farndon, rock bassist (Pretenders), dies 1982 Pete Vuckovich becomes Milwaukee's 2nd consecutive AL Cy Young 1982 Pete Rose sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance 1982 Pete Rose (Phillies) 12,365 at bat sets record (passes Aaron) 1982 Pete Rose gets his 3,772nd hit, moves past Aaron into 2nd place 1982 Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz) 1981 Pete Rose, 3,631 career hit, breaks Stan Musial's NL hit record 1981 Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's NL record of 3,630 hits 1981 Pete Squires sets record for 1575 steps of Empire State Building, 10m 1980 Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of Cheap Trick 1980 Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, and home in one inning for Phillies 1979 Pete Rose reaches 200 hits in a season for 10th time 1979 Phillies Pete Rose collects NL record 2,427th career single 1978 Free agent Pete Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Phillies 1978 Phillies Pete Rose becomes highest paid baseball player 1978 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans, available 1978 Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games 1978 Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44 game hitting streak (ties NL) 1978 Pete Rose ties NL record hitting streak at 44 1978 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games 1978 Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games 1978 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits 1977 Pete Rose passes Frankie Frisch as switch-hit leader with 2,881 1977 New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 pts 1976 Connee Boswell, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at 68 1975 Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27 1974 Pete Kelley, 218 lbs, 99 kg, U.S. weightlifter, Olympics-14th-1996 1974 Pete Chryplewicz, tight end, Detroit Lions 1973 Pete Rose wins NL MVP 1973 NLCS game 3 brawl between Cincinnatis' Pete Rose and New York Met Bud Harrelson 1973 Pete Rose and Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000 1972 Pete Gogolak scores New York Giant record 8 pts after a touchdown 1972 Pete Kendall, NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Pete Bercich, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Pete Vordenberg, Rota Spain, U.S. cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1971 Pete Mitchell, NFL tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 Pete Sampras, born in Washington D.C., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1990, 93 95 1971 Pete Pierson, NFL tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1970 LSU's "Pistol" Pete Marovich scores 69 pts in losing cause 1970 Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points 1969 Pete Marovich sets NCAA record of hitting 30 of 31 foul shots 1969 Pete Shufelt, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1969 Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar 1969 Who's Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey charged with assault 1969 Pete Schourek, born in Austin, Texas, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 LSU Pete Maravich scores 66, despite losing to Tulane 101-94 1968 Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP 1968 Pete Chilcutt, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1968 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Pete Tountas 1967 Pete Knight in X-15 reaches 85 km 1967 Pete Stoyanovich, NFL kicker, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Pete Harnisch, Commack, New York, pitcher for the New York Mets 1966 Pete Smith, U.S. baseball player, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets 1964 Pete McCutcheon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Quebec Open 1964 Pete Jordan, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, Nike golfer, 1992 Fresno Open-2nd 1964 Pete Incaviglia, born in Pebble Beach, California, outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1963 Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year 1963 Harmon Killebrew (Twins) home runs off Pete Burnside (Senators) in DH 1963 Pete Rose triples for his 1st major league base hit 1963 Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training 1962 Drummer Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of the Beatles 1962 Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr 1962 Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer 1962 Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC) 1962 U.S. Open Tennis: Jimmy Bostwick defeats brother Pete to win 1961 Pete De Freitas, rocker, Echo and the Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here 1961 Pete de Freitas, Trinidad, rock drummer, Echo and the Bunnyman 1960 Boston 2nd baseman Pete Runnels goes 6-for-7 1960 Pete Metzelaars, NFL tight end, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions 1960 Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot 1959 Pete Burns, rocker, Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round 1959 Pete Trewavas, Middlesbrough, bassist, Marillion-Clutching at Straws 1958 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB) 1958 Pete Runnels wins Comeback Player of Year (avg went from .230 to .322) 1958 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2 1958 Pete Wylie, born in Liverpool, rocker, Sinful 1957 Frank Milton "Pete" Higgins II, Vice President, Microsoft Desktop 1957 Pete Jones, born near Watford, England, rocker, British bass guitarist, member of Public Image Ltd. 1957 Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1957 Pete Murphy, rocker, Love Hysteria 1955 Pete Shelley, vocal/guitar, Buzzcocks-Going Steady, Love Bites 1954 Pete Byrne Bath England, rocker, Naked Eyes 1954 Patty Berg/Pete Cooper wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament 1951 Timothy Gullikson, tennis player and coach, Pete Sampras 1949 Pete Visclosky, born in Gary, Indiana, Representative-D-Indiana 1985 - 1948 "Pistol" Pete Maravich, NBA star for the Atlanta Hawks 1948 Pete Sears, bassist, Jefferson Starship 1947 Pete "Overend" Watts, rock bassist, Mott The Hoople-All Young Dudes 1947 Pete Ham, born in Swansea, Wales, rock vocalist, Badfinger-Come and Get It 1947 Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, U.S. Lieutenant-Admiral (WW II-Task Force 58), dies at 60 1947 Pete Waterman, rocker, Stock Aitken and Waterman-Road Block 1946 Pete Coors, American Businessman 1946 David Liebman, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, rocker, saxaphonist, flautist, worked with Steve Swallow, Pete La Roca, played with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis's group, appeared on 'Big Fun' album, among others 1945 Pete Townshend, British Musician 1945 1 armed outfielder, St. L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4 1945 Pete Postlethwaite, actor, The Boxer 1941 Pete Best, drummer, Beatles 1941 Pete Birrell, rock bassist, Freddie and The Dreamers 1941 Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Charlie hustle, most hits in majors 1940 Pete Brown, born in Ashtead, England, poet, lyricist, musical producer, worked with The Battered Ornaments, created Pete Brown & Piblokto! 1939 Pete Moore, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker, Miracles 1939 Warren "Pete" Moore, U.S. singer, Miracles-Tears of a Clown 1938 Paul Waner (Pirates) homers off Pete Sivess (Phillies) in DH 1936 Charles Dierkop, LaCrosse Wisconsin, actor, Det Pete Royster-Police Woman 1936 Pete Graves, rocker, Moonglows 1935 Pete Peterson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Representative-D-Florida 1991 - 1997 1935 Pete Hamill, born in Brooklyn, New York, journalist, New York Post 1935 Pete du Pont, American Politician 1934 Pete Barbutti, Scranton, Pennsylvania, comedian, Garry Moore Show 1933 Pete Wilson, born in Lake Forest, Illinois, Senator-R-California, 1983 -1988, Governor-R-California 1991 - 1999 1932 Lloyd Haynes, South Bend Indiana, actor, Pete Dixon-Room 222 1932 Pete Domenici, American Politician 1932 "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts 1931 Pete Stark, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-California 1973 - 1931 Pete Stark, American Politician 1930 Pete Fountain, born in New Orleans, jazz clarinetist, Lawrence Welk 1957-59 1930 Charles Pete Conrad, Jr., born in Philadelphia, USN/astronaut, Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2 1929 William Joseph "Pete" Knight, astronaut/test pilot, X-15 1926 Pete Rozelle, NFL commissioner 1960-89 1925 Cara Williams, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Pete and Gladys, Cara Williams Show 1923 Pete Pihos, NFL end, Phil Eagles 1923 Pete Domenici, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Senator-R-New Mexico 1973 - 2009 1922 Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards 1921 Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter 1919 Pete Seeger, New York City, folk singer, Weaver, Goodnight Irene 1919 Than Wyenn, New York City, actor, Pete Kelly's Blues 1915 Pete Rugolo, bandleader/arranger, Fugitive 1915 Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder, St. Louis Browns 1911 Pete Piute, Morris Kaufman, born in New York City, comedian, Village Barn 1907 Connee Boswell, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Pete Kelly's Blue 1907 Pete Desjardins, U.S., platform and springboard diver 1928 Olympics gold 1902 Seton I Miller, Chehalis, Washington, writer, Pete's Dragon, Istanbul 1897 Wilbur, Pete, Henry, NFL tackle, Canton, New York Giants, Pottsville 1888 Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose 1887 Marc A. "Pete" Mitscher, U.S. lt-admiral, WW II-Task Force 58 |
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