2015 Event At the 67th Annual Emmy Awards, Viola Davis is the first black woman to win outstanding lead drama actress; Jon Hamm wins outstanding lead drama actor, Peter Dinklage wins best supporting actor, and 'Game of Thrones' wins for outstanding drama 2015 Event Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian journalist Baher Mohamed are released on bail in Cairo while awaiting trial for allegedly assisting the Muslim Brotherhood; a third journalist, Australian Peter Grest, was deported earlier this month 2014 Event The Vatican will install showers for the homeless in public restrooms on the grounds of St. Peter's Square; Archbishop Konrad Krajewski has also requested several local parishes around Rome to do the same 2014 Event Pope Francis gives Easter Mass in St. Peter's square; his message included prayer for peace in Syria and Ukraine, a halt to Boko Haram attacks against Nigerian Christians, and for all to care for the hungry and the needy 2013 Event It is announced that Linda Ronstadt, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, Nirvana, KISS and Cat Stevens will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 2013 Event After a long illness, British actor Peter O'Toole, known for playing Lawrence, in 'Lawrence of Arabia', dies at the age of 81 2013 Event Pope Francis displays relics believed to be the bones of St. Peter at a mass in St. Peter's Square; the first time the bones have ever been shown to the public 2013 Event Three American economists win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences: Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen, and Robert Shiller 2013 Event Winners of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics include theoretical physicists Francois Englert of Belgium and Peter Higgs of Britain 2013 Event Actor Peter Capaldi, of Scotland, lands the role of the Doctor in the twelfth incarnation of the 'Doctor Who' British science fiction show 2013 Event Australian diplomat Peter Woolcott's draft for the first-ever treaty to regulate the conventional arms trade is discussed by members of the United Nations 2013 Event In Rome, Italy, the papal inauguration ceremony for Pope Francis is held in St. Peter's Square; hundreds of thousands attend 2012 Event At St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Rome, Pope Benedict XVI delivers the annual Christmas Message and holds traditional Mass at St. Peters Basilica 2011 Event The annual Christmas message is delivered by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City 2011 Event Opposition MP Peter Slipper replaces Harry Jenkins as speaker of the Australian House of Representatives 2011 Event Pope Benedict XVI performs Easter Mass at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City; he calls for dialogue and diplomacy to end Libya's unrest 2010 Event The first black mayor of a town in the former Eastern Bloc of Europe, Peter Bossman, becomes Mayor of Piran, Slovenia 2010 Event Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop, is canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Square 2010 Event The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded to economists Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides 2007 Death Peter Hoagland, Representative-D-Nebraska 1989 - 1995, died at age 65 2005 Death Peter W. Rodino, Representative-D-New Jersey 1949 - 1989, chaired Watergate council, died at 95 of heart failure 2005 Death Peter Malkin, Israeli Public Servant 2005 Death Peter Benenson, British Lawyer 2005 Death Peter Foy, English Actor 2004 Death Peter Barnes, English Playwright 2004 Death Peter Ustinov, actor/writer, Spartacus, dies at 82 2002 Death Bill Peet, cartoon artist/writer, Disney's Peter Pan, dies at 87 2001 Death Peter Maas, writer, Serpico, dies at 72 2000 Death Peter McWilliams, writer, Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do, dies at 49 2000 Death Craig Stevens, actor, Peter Gunn, dies at 81 2000 Death Peter Levi, poet, writer, professor of poetry, University of Oxford, Catholic, spent time in the priesthood, dies 1998 Death Peter Diamand, artistic administrator, dies at 84 1997 Event Artist Peter Max pleads guilty to tax fraud and time served 1997 Event Peter Graf, father of Steffi, enters German jail for tax evasion 1997 Death Peter Blos, psychoanalyst/writer, The Adolescent Passage, dies at 93 1997 Event Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV 1997 Death Peter Tali Coleman, Governor of Americ Samoa (1956-61, 78-85, 89-93), dies 1997 Death Peter Morris, historian of France, dies at 50 1997 Death Ian Peter Leslie Smith, journalist, dies at 52 1996 Death Peter Dormer, arts writer, dies at 47 1996 Death Peter Fowler, physicist, dies at 73 1996 Death Peter Muir Doig, politician, dies at 85 1996 Death Peter Aldersley, actor/disc jockey, dies at 72 1996 Event Christie Brinkey gets married for 4th time, she marries Peter Cook 1996 Death Peter Michael Grayson, showman, dies at 70 1996 Death Peter Phillips, printer, dies at 61 1996 Death Peter Winter, naval commander, dies at 78 1996 Death Peter James Frederick Green, CEO Lloyd's of London, dies at 71 1996 Death Peter Ludwig, businessman/art collector, dies at 71 1996 Death Peter Malcolm Gordon Raleigh, journalist, dies at 77 1996 Death Peter Bird, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days, dies at age 49 at sea during an attempt to row across the Pacific 1996 Death Peter Glenville, actor and director (Hotel Paradiso, Becket), dies at 82 1996 Death Paul Peter Piech, artist, dies at 76 1996 Death Peter Gordon Dorrell, archaeologist/photographer, dies at 68 1996 Death Peter Fletcher, music teacher, dies at 60 1996 Death Peter John Swales, football club chairman, dies at 63 1996 Death Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian, dies at 67 1996 Death Peter Baer, artost/printmaker, dies at 72 1996 Death Peter Clemoes, Anglo-Saxon scholar, dies at 76 1996 Death Peter Mansfield, writer, dies at 67 1996 Death Peter Pooley, broadcaster, dies at 84 1996 Death Peter Stadlen, pianist/critic, dies at 85 1995 Death Peter Refn, Danish journalist/director (Violets are Blue), dies at 54 1995 Death Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker, dies at 75 1995 Death Peter Grant, rock band manager, dies at 60 1995 Death Peter John Welding, record producer, dies at 60 1995 Death Peter Hinchcliff, historian, dies at 66 1995 Death Peter Crichton Kirkpatrick, oarsman, dies at 79 1995 Death Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer, dies at 81 1995 Death Peter Shankland, film maker/writer, dies at 94 1995 Event Mike Tyson returns to the ring and DQs Peter McNeeley in 38 seconds 1995 Death Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist, dies at 81 1995 Death Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher, dies at 83 1995 Death J Peter Grace, Jr., CEO (W R Grace), dies at 81 1995 Death Joseph Peter Grace, businessman, dies at 61 1995 Death Peter Brinson, dance educationalist, dies at 67 1995 Death Peter Herbert Penwarden, priest, dies at 73 1995 Death Peter Woods, journalist, newsreader, broadcaster, famous newsreader, appeared on News Room for BBC News, dies at 64 1995 Death Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist, dies at 82 1995 Death Peter Guy Wykeham Fighter Pilot-Barnes, dies at 79 1995 Death Peter Black, TV critic, dies at 82 1995 Death Peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke, playwright, dies at 75 1995 Death Peter Cook, English comic/actor (Peter n' Dud, Bedazzled), dies at 57 1994 Death Peter Barker Howard May, cricket (4537 runs-England 1951-61), dies at 64 1994 Death Peter Hebblethwaite, English editor-in-chief (The Month), dies at 64 1994 Death Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist, dies at 70 1994 Death Peter Cushing, actor (Star Wars, Dr. Who), dies of cancer at 81 1994 Death Peter Graves, English actor (Derby Day/Admirable Crichton), dies at 82 1994 Death Peter Hacker, U.S. journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at 69 1994 Death Peter Caddy, founder of the Findhorn Community, dies at 76 1993 Death Peter Quennell, English Writer 1993 Death Peter De Vries, cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 83 1993 Event Peter Angelos and William DeWitt purchase Orioles 1993 Death Peter Tazelaar, adjutant of Dutch queen Wilhelmina, dies at 73 1993 Event Peter Townshend's musical "Tommy," premieres in New York City 1993 Death Peter Roovers, Dutch sculptor/teacher (war monuments), dies at 90 1993 Death Peter Bierdrager, Dutch Fokker's-test pilot, dies in air crash 1993 Death Peter Brocco, blacklisted in the 1950's, dies of heart attack at 89 1992 Event Ballet dancer Peter Martins charged with beating his wife 1992 Event New York City Ballet star Peter Martins, arrested for beating his wife 1992 Event Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft 1992 Death Peter Allen, entertainer (Legs Diamond), dies of aids at 48 1992 Death Peter Von Zerneck, actor (Foreign Affair), dies at 84 1992 Death Peter John "Ollie" Halsall, guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 43 1992 Death Peter Bruni, dies of heart failure at 60 1992 Death Peter D. Mitchell, British Scientist 1992 Event Peter Collins discovers nova Cygni 1992 1992 Event Actress Joan Chen (Twin Peaks) marries Dr. Peter Hui 1992 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 48 performances 1991 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances 1991 Death Peter Willes, British actor/producer (Way We Live), dies 1991 Death Peter T. Thwaites, British Brigadier-General and playwright 'Love or money', dies 1991 Death Peter Bailey, Graphic designer/calligrapher, dies 1991 Death Kevin Peter Hall, actor (Harry and Hendersons), dies of AIDS at 35 1991 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City or 45 performances 1990 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 45 performances 1990 Death Peter Schilperoort, saxophonist/clarinetist, dies 1990 Death Mary Martin, actress (Peter Pan), dies of cancer at 76 1990 Event 42nd Emmy Awards: LA Law, Murphy Brown, Peter Falk and Patricia Wettig 1990 Death Peter Dunn, actor (Invaders from Mars) dies 1990 Death Laurence J Peter, author (Peter Princible), dies of a stroke at 70 1989 Event 1st black owners (Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m 1989 Event Peter Koech of Kenya sets 3k steeplechase rec (8:05.39) in Stockholm 1989 Death Peter Conrad Baden, composer, dies at 80 1989 Event Peter Ueberroth deal to purchase Eastern Airlines falls through 1989 Event Mary Martin in "Peter Pan," 1st seen on TV since 1973 1988 Death Peter Langan, Irish restaurateur (Langans London), dies in fire 1988 Death Peter Tosh, reggae singer shot dead at 43 in Jamacia 1988 Event Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million 1987 Event Peter Shaffer's "Lettice and Lovage," premieres in London 1987 Death Peter Brian Medawar, medical scientist, dies 1987 Event 4th MTV Awards: Peter Gabriel wins 1987 Event Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction 1987 Death Peter Adams, actor (Alternative, Blowing Hot and Cold), dies at 69 1986 Death Peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75 1986 Event Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs 1986 Event New Jersey Devil Peter McNab becomes 42nd NHLer to score 350 goals 1985 Event Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle 1985 Event -69 degrees F (-56 degrees C), Peter's Sink, Utah (state record) 1984 Death Peter Lawford, actor (Thin Man), dies of cardiac arrest at 61 1984 Event Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of baseball 1984 Death Peter Charles Arthur Wishart, composer, dies at 63 1984 Death Peter Bull, British actor (Dr. Doolittle), dies of a heart attack at 72 1984 Death Peter Yarrall, strongest Englishman/weighed 826 lb (374.7 kg), dies 1984 Event Peter Ueberroth elected baseball commissioner (Effective Oct 1) 1984 Event Brothers Anton and Peter Stastny score 8 pts each for NHL Quebec 1983 Death Peter Coffield, Ill, actor (Kevin-W E B), dies at 37 1983 Death Peter Arne, actor (Straw Dogs), bludgeoned to death in London at 62 1983 Event 11th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Hollis Stacy 1983 Death Peter Mennin(i), U.S. composer (Moby Dick), dies at 60 1983 Death Peter Edel, writer, dies 1983 Death Peter Potter, DJ (Peter Potter Show, Juke Box Jury), dies at 78 1982 Event 10th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Sandra Haynie 1982 Death Peter Weiss, German playwright (Marat-Sade), dies at 65 1981 Event 9th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Jan Stephenson 1981 Death Peter Paul Kreuder, German composer, dies at 75 1981 Death Peter Kreuder, German composer, dies 1981 Event Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St. Peter's Square 1981 Death Peter Huchel, writer, dies at 78 1981 Event Peter Sutcliffe admits he is the Yorkshire Ripper (murdered 13 women) 1981 Event "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured 1981 Event British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, a truck driver later convicted of "Yorkshire Ripper" murders of 13 women 1981 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 578 performances 1981 Event British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper" 1980 Event Peter Comita replaces Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick 1980 Event 8th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Pat Bradley 1980 Death Peter Sellers, actor (Pink Panther, Mouse that Roared), dies at 54 1980 Event Drummer Peter Criss quits Kiss 1979 Event Peter Shaffers musical "Amadeus," premieres in London 1979 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 578 performances 1979 Event 7th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Amy Alcott 1979 Death Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60 1979 Event Peter Jenkins finishes "A Walk Across America," Florence Oregon 1978 Birthday Naomi Lang, born in Arcata, California, dance skater, & Peter Tchernyshev 1978 Event 6th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner 1977 Death Cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80 1977 Birthday Peter Mark Andrew Phillips, 9th in succession to British throne 1977 Event Peter Schats opera "Houdini" premieres in Amsterdam 1977 Event Peter Schats circus opera "Houdini," premieres in Amsterdam 1977 Event 5th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Judy Rankin 1977 Event 49th Academy Awards - "Rocky," Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway win 1977 Event Princess Anne announces she's expecting her 1st child (Peter) 1977 Death Peter Finch, actor (Network, Nun's Story, Judith), dies at 60 1976 Event Peter Petherick takes hat-trick on debut New Zealand vs. Pak Javed 1st wkt 1976 Event 4th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Donna Caponi 1976 Birthday Peter Devine, New York City, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1976 Event Peter Casserly of New Zealand hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes 1976 Event Peter Frampton released platinum live album "Frampton Comes Alive" 1975 Event Peter Seitz makes Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally free agents 1975 Event Peter Gabriel quits Genesis 1975 Event 3rd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner 1975 Birthday Tobey Maguire, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, known for role as Peter Parker and Spider-Man in the 'Spider-Man' film series 1975 Death Peter Bamm, writer, dies 1975 Event CDU-politician Peter Lorentz kidnapped in West Berlin 1975 Event Ewen Chatfield flattened by Peter Lever and seriously injured 1975 Event Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in New York City 1974 Birthday Peter Boulware, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens 1974 Birthday Peter Pucher, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1974 Event Actress Faye Dunaway weds Peter Wolf of J Geils Band 1974 Event 2nd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Carole Jo Skala 1974 Event Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to cover burglary that torches "Gulliver's" nightclub killing 24 (Port Chester New York) 1974 Death Peter Revson, U.S. race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35 1974 Event "Jaws" by Peter Benchley is published 1973 Birthday Peter Scott, born in Newcastle, Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1973 Event Peter Shaffers "Equus," premieres in London 1973 Birthday Peter Heijsteek, soccer player, DFC/Dordrecht '90 1973 Birthday Peter Forsberg, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche 1973 Birthday Shaun Pollock, cricketer, son of Peter South African Test quick 1995- 1973 Birthday Peter Hoekstra, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Ajax 1973 Birthday Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics 1972 Birthday Peter Wright, U.S., 1500m freestyle 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Christian Peter, defensive tackle for the New York Giants 1972 Birthday Peter Ogilvie, Vancouver BC, 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Peter Billingsley, born in New York City, actor, Real People 1972 Death Peter Whitney, actor (Rough Riders), dies at 55 1971 Death Peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31 1971 Birthday Peter Schwab, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Peter Tchernyshev, St. Petersburg Russia, dance skater, & Naomi Lang 1971 Birthday Peter "Chip" Cipollone, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Peter Winter, Australian decathlete 1996 Olympics 1970 Death Peter II Karadjordjevic, last king of Yugoslavia (1934-45), dies at 57 1970 Event Peter Yarrow arrested for taking "immoral liberties" with girl, 14 1970 Birthday Peter Newton, born in Kailua, Hawaii, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1970 Event Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult 1970 Birthday Peter Giles, born in London, Ontario, kayaker 1996 Olympics 1970 Death Peter Veres, Hungarian minister of defense/writer, dies at 73 1970 Event Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) plead guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl 1970 Event Peter O'Malley becomes CEO of Los Angeles Dodgers 1970 Event Gary Geld and Peter Udell's "Purlie," premieres in New York City 1969 Event Peter, Paul and Mary's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" reaches #1 1969 Birthday Peter Martin, cricketer, Lancashire and England pace bowler 1995 1969 Birthday Peter Breen, Brockton Massachusetts, dance skater 1969 Birthday Peter Ciavaglia, born in Albany, New York, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1969 Death Peter Van Eyck, dies after long illness at 56 1969 Death Peter Alma, painter/graphic artist, dies at 83 1969 Event Peter Stone and Sherman Edward's "1776," premieres in New York City 1969 Event Jimi Hendrix and Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars 1968 Birthday Peter Gross-Pass, WLAF defensive linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1968 Birthday Peter Miller, CFL linebacker for the BC Lions 1968 Birthday Peter van Foxes, soccer player, Ajax 1968 Event Peter Luke's "Hadrian VII," premieres in London 1968 Birthday Peter Blackburn, born in Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday John Barrowman, actor, Peter Fairchild-Central Park West 1968 Birthday Peter Popovic, Koping Swe, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens 1968 Birthday Peter Bondra, Lutsk Ukr, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1968 Birthday Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht 1967 Birthday Peter Murphy, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1967 Event Peter (Asher) and Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership 1967 Birthday Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht 1967 Birthday Peter Cox, Jr., Bronxville, New York, fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Peter Loran, born in Teaneck, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Trixter-Give It To Me Good 1966 Birthday Peter DeLuise, born in Hollywood, California, actor, 21 Jump Street, seaQuest DSV 1966 Birthday Peter Fonseca, Lisbon Portugal, Canadian marathoner 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Peter Shorts, CFL tackle for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1966 Event Peter Green joins John Mayall's Bluebreakers 1966 Birthday Peter McIntyre, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1995 1966 Death Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71 1966 Birthday Peter Douris, Toronto, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1965 Birthday Peter Draisaitl, born in Karvina, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1965 Birthday Peter MacKay, Canadian Politician 1965 Death Peter Ronnefeld, composer, dies at 30 1965 Event 94th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 285 at Royal Birkdale 1965 Birthday Peter O'Malley, Bathurst NSW, Australasia golfer 1965 Event Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news 1965 Birthday Peter Lundgren, Sweden, tennis star 1964 Birthday Peter Hanson, English/Sierra Leone/Dutch actor, Darling How Could You 1964 Birthday Peter Laviolette, Norwood Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1964 Birthday Peter Vogler, Australian baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Peter Such, cricketer, England off-spinner 1993- 1964 Event Peter and Gordon release "World Without Love" 1964 Death Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59 1964 Death Peter Lorre, actor (Casino Royale), dies at 59 1964 Birthday Peter Berg, born in New York City, New York, actor, film director, producer, known for role as Dr. Billy Kronk on television medical drama 'Chicago Hope', directed films 'The Kingdom', 'Hancock' 1964 Event Peter Shaffer's "Royal Hunt of the Sun," premieres in London 1963 Birthday Peter Bosz, Dutch soccer star, Toulon/Feyenoord 1963 Event Peter, Paul and Mary win their 1st Grammy (If I Had a Hammer) 1963 Event "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul and Mary hits #2 1962 Birthday Josh Silver, born in America, keyboardist, producer for band Type O Negative, viewed as a gothic metal band, played with Peter Steele, founding member of rock group Fallout 1962 Birthday Marilyn, born in Kingston, Jamaica, born Peter Robinson, singer, famous for hit song, 'Calling Your Name', associated with Boy George 1962 Birthday Peter Cantrell, cricketer, Queensland opening bat, Netherlands WC 1996 1962 Event Peter, Paul and Mary release their 1st hit "If I Had a Hammer" 1962 Event E German border guards shot and kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector 1962 Birthday Eriq La Salle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Dr. Peter Benton-ER 1962 Event East Berliner Peter Fechter flees over Berlin Wall 1962 Event Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums 1962 Birthday Peter Steele, American Musician 1961 Event South Africa vs. New Zealand, Durban debuts for Eddie Barlow and Peter Pollock 1961 Birthday Peter Jackson, New Zealander Director 1961 Death Peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75 1961 Death Peter Dawson, Australian Musician 1961 Birthday Peter Glen Vidmar, born in Los Angeles, California, gymnast, Olympic-2 gold/silver-1984 1961 Death Peter H "Paul" Huf, actor and director (Dutch Comedy), dies at 70 1961 Birthday Peter Doohan, Australia, tennis star 1960 Birthday Peter G. Fitzgerald, American Politician 1960 Birthday Peter Virgile, soap actor, Hostage, Popeye Doyle 1960 Birthday Peter Winterbottom, British rugby player 1960 Death Hope Emerson, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62 1959 Birthday Peter Senior, born in Singapore, Australasia golfer 1959 Death Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (The Dream), dies 1959 Birthday Peter Fowler, Hornsby NSW, Australasia golfer 1959 Birthday Peter Greene, born in Brooklyn, New York, producer, After Midnight 1959 Death Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68 1958 Birthday Peter "Jeff" K Wisoff, born in Norfolk, Virginia, PhD/Astronaut, STS-57, 68, 81/84 1958 Event Peter Shaffer's "Five Finger Exercise," premieres in London 1958 Event 87th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 278 at Royal Lytham 1958 Birthday Peter Antonie, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1958 Birthday Peter Koech, Kiliburani Kenya, 3K steeplechaser 1988 Olympics silver 1958 Birthday Peter R Mokaba, president, South African Youth Congress 1957 Birthday Fulton Peter Allem, Kroonstad South Africa, PGA golfer, 1993 SW Bell 1957 Event Peter Loader takes a cricket hat-trick England vs. WI Headingley 1957 Birthday Peter Webb, New Zealand cricketer, batsman against West Indies 1980 1957 Birthday Peter Murphy, born in Northampton, England, vocalist, goth rock genre, member of rock group, Bauhaus, released solo albums Deep, Love Hysteria, nicknamed, 'The Godfather of Goth' 1957 Birthday Peter Sleep, cricketer, Australian leg-spin all-rounder 1979-90 1957 Birthday Peter Deutsch, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-Florida 1993 - 2005 1957 Birthday Bienvenida Buck, Velencia Spain, lover of British Peter Harding 1956 Birthday Peter Farrelly, American Director 1956 Birthday Peter Buck, U.S. pop guitarist, REM-Murmur 1956 Birthday Peter Frechette, Warwick, Rhode Island, actor, Paint it Black, George-Profiler 1956 Birthday Peter Zaremba, born in America, singer, rocker, member of The Fleshtones, host of 'I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge', MTV program 1956 Birthday Peter Taylor, cricketer, Australian off-spinner 1987-92 1956 Birthday Peter Barton, actor, Powers of Matthew Star 1956 Birthday [Peter] Marc Almond, Merseyside England, vocalist, Soft Cell 1956 Event 85th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 286 at Hoylake England 1956 Birthday Jan Peter Balkenende, born in Biezelinge, Netherlands, politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, member of the Christian Democratic Appeal party 1956 Birthday Peter Teravainen, Plymouth MA USA, Australasia golfer 1956 Event Peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff and Juliet," premieres in Manchester 1956 Birthday Peter O'Toole, Irish pop bassist, Hothouse Flowers-People 1956 Event Peter Twiss sets new world air record 1,132 mph (1,823 kph) 1956 Birthday Peter Roebuck, cricketer, Somerset opening batsman and SMH writer 1956 Birthday Peter Holsapple, rocker, Continental Drifters 1956 Birthday Peter Hook, English rock bassist, New Order-Round and Round, Run 1956 Birthday Peter Schilling, Stuttgart Germany, rocker 1955 Birthday Peter Cox, rocker, Go West-Call Me, Don't Look Down 1955 Birthday Peter Boynton, Danaiscotta Maine, actor, Tonio-As the World Turns 1955 Birthday Peter Gallagher, Armonk, New York, actor, Player, Summer Lovers, Dreamchild 1955 Birthday Peter Kirsten, cricketer, South African middle-order batsman 1955 Birthday Kevin Peter Hall, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Misfits of Science 1955 Birthday Peter Reckell, Elkhart, actor, Days of our Lifes 1955 Event Mary Martin as "Peter Pan" televised 1955 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 149 performances 1955 Birthday Peter Fleming, New Jersey, tennis player, U.S. Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83 1954 Death Peter Van Anrooy, conductor and composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75 1954 Birthday Peter Woods, rocker, Romeo Void-Girl in Trouble 1954 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 149 performances 1954 Birthday Peter Scolari, New Rochelle, New York, actor, Jerry-Newhart, Bosom Buddies 1954 Death Peter Anders, German opera singer, dies 1954 Event Peter B Cortese of U.S. achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania 1954 Event Dr. Peter Murray Marshall becomes 1st black to head an AMA unit 1954 Birthday Peter Erskine, jazz drummer, Weather Report 1954 Birthday Peter Toohey, cricketer, NSW and Australian batsman 1977-80 1954 Birthday Peter MacNicol, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Chicago Hope, Sophie's Choice 1954 Birthday Peter Erling Jacobsen, born in Portland, Oregon, PGA golfer, 1990 Bob Hope 1954 Birthday Chris Hughes, born in London, England, drummer, musician, record producer, played drums for Dalek I Love You, The Blitz Brothers, member, Adam and the Ants, produced Tears for Fears, The Hurting, Songs from the Big Chair, co-produced Peter Gabriel's 'Red Rain' 1953 Birthday Peter McEwan, cricketer, New Zealand batsman early 80's 1953 Birthday Peter Isacksen, Dover, New Hampshire, actor, CPO Sharkey, Jessie 1953 Birthday Peter Hoekstra, born in Groningen, Netherlands, Representative-R-Michigan 1993 - 1953 Birthday Peter Firth, Bradford England, actor, Equus, Lifeforce, Tess 1953 Birthday Peter Mandelson, British Politician 1953 Birthday Peter Horton, Bellevue Wash, actor, Gary-30 Something 1953 Birthday Peter Greenall, English brewer, Greenall Witley 1953 Birthday Peter Bergman, born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, actor, Eat or Be Eaten 1953 Birthday Peter Bergman, actor, All My Children, Starland Vocal Band 1953 Birthday Peter Garrett, Australian Musician 1953 Birthday Peter McEvoy, British actor, Against the Innocent 1953 Death Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter and the wolf), dies at 61 1953 Event "Peter Pan" by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, New York City 1952 Birthday Peter Westbrook, born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. fencer, Olympic-bronze-88, 92, 96 1952 Birthday Peter Haycock, rock guitarist, All Along the Watchtower 1951 Birthday Peter Gordon, born in New York City, New York, Peter Laurence Gordon, experimental composer, musician, opera, world music, jazz, rock influences, founder, Love of Life Orchestra, composed for Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, worked on Desperate Housewives soundtrack 1951 Event Peter Ustinov's "Love of Four Colonels," premieres in London 1951 Birthday Peter Davison, actor, Dr. Who, Sink or Swim, Fiddlers Three 1951 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 320 performances 1950 Birthday Peter te Bos, Dutch singer, Claw Boys Claw 1950 Birthday Peter Jan Rens, Dutch actor and director, Mister Cactus, Passion 1950 Birthday Peter Gabriel, rocker, Genesis-Against All Odds 1950 Birthday Peter Schaufuss, director of ballet, Deutsche Opera Berlin 1950 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 320 performances 1950 Birthday Peter Frampton, born in Kent, England, guitarist and vocalist with 'Humble Pie' and 'The Herd' 1950 Birthday Peter Hain, born in Nairobi, Kenya, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Commons, Cabinet member for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Member of Parliament for Neath 1950 Birthday Peter Gabriel, born in Surrey, England, rock vocalist, Genesis, In Your Eyes 1949 Birthday Peter Willey, cricketer, England batsman late 70's early 80's 1949 Birthday Peter Ackroyd, British Author 1949 Birthday Peter John Wiegold, composer 1949 Death Amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79 1949 Birthday Peter Agre, American Scientist 1949 Birthday Peter Dormer, arts writer 1948 Birthday Peter Hammill, English singer and songwriter, Patient 1948 Death Peter JM Aalberse, Dutch minister of Labor, dies at 77 1948 Birthday Peter Ruzicka, born in Dusseldorf, Germany, professor, composer, conductor, composes stage, orchestral, chamber, piano, vocal music 1948 Event 33 1/3 RPM LP record introduced (DR Peter Goldmark-Columbia Records) 1948 Event Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's as Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" 1948 Birthday Peter Wingfield, Wales, rocker/actor, Methos-Highlander 1948 Birthday Peter Mond, born in England, 4th Baron Melchett, Lord Melchett, heir to Sir Alfred Mond's fortune, Labor Party whip, researched cannabis addition, Greenpeace activist 1947 Birthday Peter Criss, rocker, Kiss-Beth 1947 Birthday Peter Crisscoula, born in Brooklyn, New York, rocker, Kiss-Beth 1947 Birthday Peter de Jong, Dutch actor, Maxi-Mini and Maxi 1947 Birthday Rod Clements, born in North Shields, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, worked with Wizz Jones, Peter Hamill, Michael Chapman 1947 Birthday Peter Noone, rocker, Herman-Herman's Hermits-Silhouttes 1947 Birthday Peter Hope-Evans, British singer/harmonicaist, Family 1947 Birthday Peter Serkin, New York City, pianist, Tashi 1947 Birthday Peter Banks, born in Barnet, London, bassist, rocker, played with the progressive rock band Yes 1947 Birthday Peter Weller, born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, actor, Robocop, Of Unknown Origin 1947 Birthday Peter DeFazio, born in Needham, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Oregon 1987 1947 Birthday Peter Riegert, born in New York City, actor, Animal House, Crossing Delancey 1947 Birthday Peter Hinchcliffe, co-founder, Iceland Frozen Foods 1947 Birthday Peter Bird, born in Britain, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days 1947 Birthday Peter Lucia, rock drummer, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue 1947 Birthday Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Birthday Peter Lankhorst, Dutch MP, PPR 1946 Birthday Peter Green, Peter Greenbaum, London, rocker, Fleetwood Mac 1946 Birthday Peter Martins, Danish actor 1946 Birthday Peter Lieberson, composer 1946 Birthday Peter Mahvolich, NHL star, Mont Canadiens 1946 Birthday Peter Egan, actor, Bean, Chariots of Fire 1946 Birthday Peter H. Kostmayer, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1981 and 1983 - 1993 1946 Birthday Peter Morris, historian of France 1946 Birthday Peter Kilfoyle, British MP 1946 Birthday Peter Sutherland, CEO, Allied Irish Banks 1946 Birthday Peter L de Baan, Dutch actor, director and playwright, Leonce and Lena 1946 Birthday Michael Peter Finnissey, composer 1946 Birthday Peter Wolf, rock singer, J Giels Band-Centerfold, Freeze Frame 1945 Birthday Peter Martins, Copenhagen, dancer-choreographer 1945 Birthday Peter Storey, English Athlete 1945 Birthday Peter Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Moby Grape 1945 Birthday Peter James Leonard Klatzow, composer 1945 Event Opera "Peter Grimes of Benjamin Britten," premieres in London 1945 Birthday Gordon Waller, born in Scotland, singer, Peter and Gordon-World Without Love 1945 Birthday Peter Beckwith, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire 1944 Birthday Peter Tosh, born in Westmoreland, Jamaica, musician, singer, guitarist, pianist, activist promoted marijuana legalization, played with Bob Marley, The Wailers 1944 Birthday Peter Hobson, headmaster, Giggleswick School 1944 Death Peter Waddy, British major 1st Para Brigade, dies in battle in Arnhem 1944 Birthday Peter Cetera, born in Chicago, lead singer, Chicago-25 or 6 to 4, Old Days 1944 Birthday Peter Weir, born in Sydney, Australia, director and writer, Witness, Dead Poets Society 1944 Birthday Peter de Savary, English financier/multi-millionaire 1944 Birthday Chris Spedding, born in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, born Peter Robinson, rocker, jazz guitarist, rock and roll, considered the most versatile session guitarist in the U.K. 1944 Birthday Peter Albin, born in San Francisco, California, rocker, Big Brother and Holding Co 1944 Birthday Peter Mayhew, British Actor 1944 Birthday Peter Ryan, British national director, Police Training 1944 Birthday Ian Peter Leslie Smith, journalist 1944 Birthday Peter Staples, rocker, Troggs-Wild Thing 1944 Birthday Peter T. King, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-New York 1993 - 1944 Birthday Peter Tork, Washington D.C., singer and actor, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville 1944 Birthday Peter Allen, Australia, vocalist/pianist, I Go to Rio, Legs Diamond 1944 Birthday Peter Akinola, born in Ogun, Nigeria, church leader in Nigeria 1944 Birthday Peter Lynch, American Businessman 1944 Birthday Peter Eotvos, born in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Hungary, now Romania, composer, conductor, works include 'Love and Other Demons' 1943 Birthday Peter Quaife, Devon England, rock bassist, Kinks-Long Tall Sally 1943 Birthday Nicholas Peter Negroponte, New York City, founder/director, Media Lab at MIT 1943 Death Peter "Pam" Pooters, resistance fighter, executed at 32 1943 Birthday Peter Rigby, CEO, Specialist Computer Holdings 1943 Birthday Peter Lilley, MP/sect of state for British social security 1943 Death Henrik Pontoppidan, writer (Peter Gelukkige, Nobel 1917), dies at 86 1943 Birthday Peter Hyams, director, 2010, Capricorn 1, Relic, Timecop 1943 Birthday Peter Kenilorea, Prime Minister Solomon Islands 1943 Birthday Peter Horak, jetboat jumper 1943 Birthday Peter Graves, supt minister, Westminster Central Hall 1943 Birthday Peter Straub, American Writer 1943 Birthday Peter MacBeth, rocker, Foundations 1943 Birthday Peter Kenton Winkler, composer 1942 Birthday Peter Handke, Austrian songwriter, Ritt uber den Bodensee 1942 Birthday Peter Kalikow, Queens New York City, real estate developer/publisher, New York Post 1942 Birthday Peter Coyote, Cohon, New York City, actor, Kika, Living a Lie, Exposure, ET 1942 Birthday Peter Petherick, cricketer, New Zealand slow lefty 1976-77, hat-trick on debut 1942 Birthday Peter York, rock drummer, Spencer Davis Group 1942 Birthday Peter Greenaway, British Director 1942 Birthday Peter Eyre, born in New York City, New York, actor, films include 'Hedda', 'Dragonslayer', 'The Affair of the Necklace' 1942 Birthday Peter Guber, producer, Flashdance 1942 Birthday Peter Strauss, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, actor, Rich Man Poor Man 1941 Birthday Peter Michael Goetz, actor, Jumping Jack Flash, King Kong Lives 1941 Birthday Peter Hoagland, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Representative-D-Nebraska 1989 - 1995 1941 Birthday Paul Peter Plishka, Old Forge Penn, bass, Bronx Botanical Gardens 1941 Birthday Peter Truscott, cricketer, one Test New Zealand vs. Pakistan 1965, 3 and 26 1941 Birthday Peter Pollock, cricketer, bro of Graeme/father of Shaun, S Af quickie 1941 Birthday Peter Wilson, CEO, Gallaher 1941 Event King Peter leaves Yugoslavia 1941 Death Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian, dies at 79 1940 Birthday Peter Koelewijn, Dutch writer/vocalist, Come off that Roof 1940 Birthday Peter Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker 1940 Birthday Peter Benchley, New York City, novelist, Jaws, The Deep 1940 Birthday Peter Goldstein, joint founder, Superdrug 1940 Birthday Peter Haining, writer and editor, Anatomy of Witchcraft 1940 Death Peter Behrens, German architect, dies 1940 Birthday Peter Fonda, actor, Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip 1940 Birthday Peter McEnery, England, actor, Game is Over, Moonspinners 1940 Birthday Peter Middleton, CEO, Lloyd's of London 1939 Birthday Peter Camejo, American Businessman 1939 Birthday Ginger [Peter] Baker, England, drummer, Cream-White Room 1939 Birthday Peter Bogdanovich, born in Kingston, New York, director/producer, Last Picture Show 1939 Birthday Peter Bogdanovich, American 1939 Birthday Peter Duffell, Brits Lieutenant-General/minister of Defense 1939 Birthday Peter Phillips, born in Birmingham, England, artist, painter, sculpture, screenprint, lithography, pioneer, Pop Art Movement 1939 Birthday Peter Revson, auto racer, 1971 Indianapolis pole winner 1939 Birthday Peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher 1938 Birthday Peter Snell, born in New Zealand, 800m/1500m runner, Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics 1938 Birthday Peter Carlstein, cricketer, South African Test batsman 1958-64 1938 Birthday Peter Bonerz, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, actor, Jerry-Bob Newhart Show, 9 to 5 1938 Birthday Peter Jennings, born in Toronto, Canada, news anchor, ABC Evening News 1938 Death Peter Michael, CEO (Cray Electronics), dies 1938 Birthday Peter Michael, English electronic manufacturer, UEI, Paintbox 1938 Birthday Peter Sanders, CEO, Commission for Racial Equality 1938 Birthday Peter Yarrow, New York City, Peter, Paul and Mary-Puff the Magic Dragon 1938 Birthday Peter Preston, editor, Guardian 1938 Birthday Peter Davies, Major-General/Director-General, RSPCA 1938 Birthday Duane Eddy, born in Phoenix, Arizona, country singer, Peter Gunn, Cannonball 1938 Birthday Peter Attenborough, British headmaster, Charterhouse 1937 Birthday Paul Stookey, singer/musician, Peter, Paul, and Mary 1937 Birthday Paul Stookey, Balt, singer, Peter, Paul and Mary-Wedding Song 1937 Birthday Peter Edward Cook, Torquay England, actor/comedian, Bedazzled 1937 Birthday Peter Cook, British Writer 1937 Birthday Peter Lloyd, born in England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Fareham 1979 - 2001 1937 Birthday Peter Max, psychadelic artist, Dynamite Chicken 1937 Birthday Peter Ueberroth, organized LA Olympics, 1984, baseball commissioner 1937 Birthday Peter Duchin, born in New York City, pianist/bandleader, Peter Duchin Orchestra 1937 Birthday Peter Pike, born in England, born Peter Leslie Pike, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Burnley 1937 Death James M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies 1937 Birthday Peter Lupus, actor, Mission Impossible 1937 Birthday Peter Frederic Williams, composer 1937 Birthday Peter M. Harris, Official Solicitor, Supreme Court 1937 Birthday Peter van der Merwe, cricketer, South African captain of mid-1960's 1937 Birthday Peter Lashley, cricketer, 4 Tests for West Indies 1960-66 1936 Birthday Peter Parfitt, cricketer, fine England batsman of the 1960's 1936 Birthday Peter Michael Braun, composer 1936 Birthday Mary Travers, born in Louisville, Kentucky, folk singer, Peter Paul and Mary 1936 Event "Peter and Wolf" premieres in Moscow 1936 Birthday Hans Peter Bleuel, writer 1936 Death Peter H J "Piet" van Doorne, director BOVA Red Peppers, executed at 52 1936 Birthday Peter Fletcher, music teacher 1935 Birthday Peter Allan, cricketer, 1 Test Australia vs. England 1965, 2-58 and 0-25 1935 Birthday Peter John Welding, record producer 1935 Birthday Peter Boyle, Philadelphia, actor, Joe, Candidate, Everybody Loves Raymond 1935 Birthday Peter Brown, New York City, actor, Lawman, Laredo, Bold and Beautiful 1935 Birthday Peter Frankl, born in Hungary, pianist, performs classical music, Romantic period, early Modern, recorded the complete solo piano music of Debussy, performed with world class orchestras throughout America and Europe 1935 Birthday Peter Schreier, Meissen Germany, tenor, Dresden State Opera 1961 1935 Birthday Lord Peter Palumbo, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire 1935 Birthday Peter Schat, Dutch opera composer, Labyrint, Houdine, Symposion 1935 Birthday Peter Grant, rock band manager 1935 Birthday Peter Bichsel, born in Lucerne, Switzerland, writer, journalist, wrote 'And Really Frau Blum Would Very Much Like to Meet the Milkman', member of the Gruppe Olten, a club of Swiss writers 1935 Birthday Peter Ronnefeld, composer 1934 Birthday Peter Philpott, cricketer, NSW and Australian leg spinner 1965-66 1934 Birthday Valentine J Peter, born in Omaha, Nebraska, priest, Boy's Town 1985- 1934 Birthday Peter Dickinson, composer 1934 Birthday Peter Arnett, born in Riverton, New Zealand, journalist, worked for CNN 1934 Birthday Peter Haskell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Bracken's World, Rituals 1934 Birthday Peter Maxwell Davies, Manchester England, composer, Prolation, Taverner 1934 Birthday Peter Masterson, Houston Texas, actor, Ambush Bay 1934 Birthday Bent Peter Rasch, Denmark, canoe 1952 Olympics gold 1934 Birthday Peter Nero, New York City, conductor/pianist, A Sunday in New York 1934 Birthday Peter Middleton, British permanent secretary, Treasury 1933 Birthday Peter Hartling, born in Chemnitz, Germany, writer, poet, managing director, S. Fisher Verlag publishing house, editor, Der Monat, magazine 1933 Birthday Peter Post, Dutch bicyclist, 8x European Champion at Derny-drive 1933 Event Peter I Island incorporated as a Norwegian dependency 1932 Birthday Peter John Swales, football club chairman 1932 Birthday Al Levitt, born in New York City, New York, drummer, American jazz artist, studied under Irv Kuger, played in Europe with Peter Ind, Slide Hampton, Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, James Moody 1932 Birthday Peter Stormonth Darling, CEO, Mercury Asset Management Group 1932 Birthday Peter Holmes, CEO, Shell Transport and Trading Company 1932 Birthday Peter O'Toole, born in Ireland, actor, Lord Jim, Beckett, Lawrence of Arabia 1932 Birthday Peter Bart, American Editor 1932 Birthday Graham Arnold, born in England, artist, founder of Brotherhood of Ruralists, other members include Jann Haworth, Sir Peter Blake, worked with oil and mixed media, realistic and surrealistic elements 1932 Birthday Peter Burge, cricketer, dashing Australian batsman of 50's and 60's 1932 Birthday Peter Moores, director, Littlewoods 1932 Birthday Peter Ball, Bishop, Gloucester 1931 Death Peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73 1931 Birthday Peter Swinnereton-Dyer, mathematician 1931 Birthday Peter Richardson, cricketer, England batsman mid-50's 1931 Birthday Peter Batty, TV/movie producer 1931 Birthday Peter Talbot Westergaard, composer 1931 Birthday Peter Levi, born in Ruislip, England, poet, writer, professor of poetry, University of Oxford, Catholic, spent time in the priesthood 1931 Event Norway claims Peter I Island 1931 Birthday Peter Walters, CEO, Midland Bank 1931 Event U.S. opera, "Peter Ibbetson," by Deems Taylor premieres at Met Opera New York City 1931 Birthday Peter Barnes, English Playwright 1930 Birthday Peter Hall, born in Suffolk, England, director, Royal Shakespeare Company 1930 Death Peter Warlock, composer, dies at 36 1930 Birthday Peter Woods, born in Britain, journalist, newsreader, broadcaster, famous newsreader, appeared on News Room for BBC News 1930 Birthday Peter J Clase, South African minister of Education/Culture, 1985- 1930 Birthday Peter Miller, CEO, Lloyd's of London 1930 Birthday Peter Marshall, police commissioner, London 1930 Birthday Heather Harper, born in Belfast, Ireland, soprano, known for role of Elsa in Lohengrin, by Wagner, Ellen Orford in Peter Grimes, by Britten 1930 Birthday Peter Tapsell, British MP 1929 Birthday Peter Barker Howard, cricketer 1929 Birthday Peter May, cricketer, dashing English batsman of 50's 1929 Birthday Hans Peter Haller, composer 1929 Birthday Peter Loader, cricketer, England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59, later WA 1929 Birthday Peter Ruhmkorf, writer 1929 Death Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74 1929 Birthday Peter Thompson, golfer 1929 Birthday Peter Yates, director, Breaking Away, Bullitt 1929 Birthday Peter George, born in Akron, Ohio, weightlifter, Olympic-gold/2 silver-48, 52 1929 Birthday Peter Carsten, Weissenberg Bavaria, actor, Mr Super Invisible 1929 Birthday Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer 1929 Death Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer, dies at 86 1929 Birthday Peter Hordern, British CEO, Fina 1929 Birthday Peter Jeffrey, actor, Dr. Phibes Rides Again, Twinsanity 1929 Birthday Peter Breck, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Black Saddle, Big Valley, Benji 1929 Birthday Peter Bingham Hinchcliff, British church historian, 1 Sided Reciprocity 1929 Birthday Peter Hinchcliff, historian 1929 Birthday Peter NF Porter, Australian/British author and poet, Chair of Babel 1928 Birthday Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian 1928 Birthday Peter Matz, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Hullabaloo, Carol Burnette Show 1928 Birthday Patrick Peter Sacco, composer 1928 Birthday Peter Mansfield, writer 1928 Birthday Peter Richard Tahourdin, composer 1928 Birthday Peter, Indiana, jazz musician 1928 Birthday Peter Heine, cricketer, solid South African fast bowler in 1950's 1928 Birthday Peter Griffiths, born in London, born Peter Harry Steve Griffiths, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Smethwick 1928 Birthday Peter Moore, Principal, London Business School 1928 Birthday Peter Hacks, German playwright, Tie Windloch 1928 Birthday Peter Roger Hunt, born in London, England, director, Dr. No 1928 Birthday Peter Gordon Dorrell, archaeologist/photographer 1928 Birthday Peter Byrne, actor, Postcards from America, Carry on Cabby 1928 Birthday Peter Donat, Kentville Nova Scotia, Flamingo Road, Different Story 1928 Death Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57 1928 Birthday William Peter Blatty, New York City, author/director, The Exorcist 1927 Birthday Peter [Malcolm] Dickinson, Zambia, sci-fi author, Heartsease 1927 Birthday Peter Brinson, dance educationalist 1927 Birthday Peter Falk, born in Ossining, New York, actor, Colombo, Scared Straight 1927 Birthday Peter Swinnereton-Dyer, mathematician 1927 Birthday Peter Bayliss, born in Thames, England, actor, From Russia With Love 1927 Birthday Peter Malkin, Israeli Public Servant 1927 Birthday Peter Mark Richman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Andrew-Dynasty 1927 Birthday Peter Marshall, born in Huntington, West Virginia, TV game show host, Hollywood Squares 1926 Birthday Peter T. Thwaites, British Brigadier-General and playwright, 'Love or Money' 1926 Birthday Peter Coker, captain 1926 Birthday Peter Michael Grayson, showman 1926 Birthday Peter Shaffer, twin brother playwright, 5 Finger Exercise, Equus 1926 Birthday Peter Emery, British MP 1926 Death Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer, dies at 75 1926 Birthday Peter Crill, Bailiff of Jersey 1925 Birthday Peter Sellers, born in England, actor, not now, Kato, Bobo, Pink Panther 1925 Birthday Peter Ludwig, businessman/art collector 1925 Birthday Peter Foy, English Actor 1925 Event Peter DePaolo became 1st man to average over 100 mph at Indy 1925 Birthday Peter Leng, Master General of the Ordnance 1925 Birthday Peter Blum, German/South African/English poet, Capricorn 1925 Birthday Peter Brook, born in London, director, 1776, TV writer 1925 Birthday Peter Graves, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, James Phelps-Mission Impossible 1925 Birthday Peter Berger, British Vice-Admiral 1925 Birthday Peter Lane, born in England, Baron Lane of Horsell, Lord Land of Horsell, politician, businessman, Conservative Party, served in Royal Navy, life peer, House of Lords 1925 Birthday John Bury, born in England, theatre designer of sets, costumes, and lighting, made Amadeus with Peter Hall, nominated for multiple Tony awards 1924 Birthday Peter Prowtiny, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire 1924 Birthday Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist 1924 Birthday Peter Allsop, publisher 1924 Birthday Peter James Frederick Green, CEO Lloyd's of London 1924 Birthday Peter Miles, British keeper of privy purse 1924 Birthday Peter Heatly, CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation 1924 Birthday Peter Shore, MP, Labour 1924 Birthday Peter Aldersley, actor/disc jockey 1924 Birthday Peter Vaughan, actor, Haunted Honeymoon, Die Die My Darling 1924 Birthday Peter Baer, artist and printmaker 1924 Birthday Peter Godfrey, chartered accountant 1924 Birthday Peter Webster, British High Court Judge 1923 Birthday Peter Hammond, born in London, England, actor, Buccaneers 1923 Birthday Peter Lawford, born in London, England, actor, Mrs Miniver, Thin Man 1923 Birthday Peter II Karadjordjevic, King of Yugoslavia, 1934-45 1923 Birthday Peter Carey, permanent secretary, DTI 1923 Birthday Peter Gay, American Historian 1923 Birthday Peter Mennini, Erie Pennsylvania, composer, Moby Dick 1923 Birthday Peter Bowring, CEO, C T Bowring 1923 Birthday Peter Fowler, physicist 1922 Birthday Peter Birch, Bronx, choreographer, Jane Froman's USA Canteen 1922 Birthday Peter Andrew Tranchell, composer 1922 Birthday Peter Jona Korn, composer 1922 Birthday Ray Anthony, Penn, orchestra leader, Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme 1921 Birthday Peter Hansen, born in Oakland California, actor, Mr Parkson-Mr Novak, General Hospital 1921 Birthday Peter Pocklington, NHL team owner, Edmonton Oiler 1921 Death Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1903-21), dies 1921 Birthday Peter Benenson, British Lawyer 1921 Birthday Peter Twiss, test pilot 1921 Birthday Peter Charles Arthur Wishart, composer 1921 Birthday Peter Ustinov, born in London, actor, Death on Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd 1921 Birthday Peter Herbert Penwarden, priest 1921 Birthday Peter Horsley, CEO, Osprey Aviation 1921 Death Peter Kropotkin, Russ Prince/geologist/revolut anarchist, dies at 78 1921 Birthday Peter Sallis, actor, Tast the Blood of Dracula 1920 Birthday Peter D. Mitchell, British Scientist 1920 Birthday Peter Racine Fricker, British composer 1920 Birthday Peter West, British sports commentator 1920 Birthday Peter Jones, born in England, actor, From a Bird's Eye View 1920 Event 24th Boston Marathon won by Peter Trivoulidas of Greece in 2:29:31 1920 Birthday Paul Peter Piech, artist 1920 Birthday Peter Clemoes, anglo-Saxon scholar 1920 Birthday Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker 1919 Birthday Peter Strawson, English philosopher 1919 Birthday Peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke, playwright 1919 Birthday Peter Malcolm Gordon Raleigh, journalist 1919 Birthday Peter Abrahams, South African Novelist 1919 Death Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59 1919 Death Richard Englander, Peter Altenberg, Austrian author, dies at 59 1918 Birthday Peter A. Juten, office clerk/resistance fighter 1918 Death Peter Gast, composer, dies at 64 1918 Birthday Craig Stevens, born in Liberty, Missouri, actor, Craig-Dallas, Peter Gunn 1918 Birthday Peter Aryans, PCJ Vander, Dutch radio actor, Shoot Out 1918 Birthday Peter O'Sullevan, born in Ireland, horse racing commentator 1917 Birthday Ram Gopal, Indies/English dancer, Blue Peter, Purple Plain 1917 Birthday Peter Adams, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Alternative 1917 Birthday Peter Bennett, London, actor, Leonides-Adv of Sir Lancelot 1917 Birthday Peter Winter, naval commander 1917 Birthday Peter Caddy, founder, Findhorn Community 1917 Birthday Peter Taylor, U.S. writer 1916 Birthday Peter Weiss, Germany, Swedish author/dramatist/novelist, Marat/Sade 1916 Birthday Peter Shepherd, English contractor/multi-millionaire 1916 Birthday Peter Finch, London, actor, Network, Windom's Way, Raid on Entebbe 1916 Birthday Peter Crichton Kirkpatrick, oarsman 1916 Birthday Peter Crossley-Holland, composer 1915 Birthday Peter Guy Wykeham-Barnes, fighter Pilot 1915 Birthday Peter Lind Hayes, born in San Francisco, California, comedian/singer, Peter Lind Hayes Show 1915 Birthday Peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist, Nobel 1953 1914 Birthday Peter Woolridge Townsend, war hero courtier writer 1914 Birthday Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer 1914 Event King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent 1914 Birthday Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist 1914 Death Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79 1913 Birthday Mary Martin, Weatherford, Texas, actress, Peter Pan, Larry Hagman's mom 1913 Birthday Peter Black, TV critic 1913 Birthday Peter Glenville, actor stage/screen director, Hotel Paradiso, Becket 1913 Event Lt Peter Nestrov, of Imperial Russian Air Service, performs a loop in a monoplane at Kiev (1st aerobatic maneuver in an airplane) 1913 Birthday Peter Van Eyck, Steinwehr Germany, actor, Brain, Wages of Fear 1913 Birthday Peter Diamand, artistic administrator 1913 Birthday Peter Gibson, British Rear-Admiral 1913 Birthday Peter Cushing, England, actor, Dracula, Star Wars, Dr. Who 1913 Birthday Joseph Peter Grace, businessman 1913 Birthday Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist 1912 Birthday Peter Gretton, British vice admiral 1912 Birthday Peter Menzies, CEO, British Electricity Council 1912 Birthday Peter Bull, actor/author, Executioner, Tom Jones, Dr. Strangelove 1912 Birthday Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher 1912 Birthday Peter Pooley, broadcaster 1911 Birthday Peter Saunders, English theater producer, Legend of the Werewolf 1911 Birthday Peter Graves, born in London, England, actor, Mission Impossible, Stalag 17 1911 Birthday Peter Muir Doig, politician 1911 Death Peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer, dies at 76 1911 Death Peter A "Piet" Cronje, South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75 1910 Death Johan Peter Selmer, composer, dies at 66 1910 Birthday Peter Stadlen, pianist/critic 1910 Birthday Peter Pears, Farnham England, tenor, Death in Venice 1910 Death Kalman Mikszath, Hungarian author (Szent Peter Esernyoje), dies at 63 1910 Birthday Peter De Vries, Chicago, author, Reuben Reuben, Prick of Noon 1909 Birthday Peter Drucker, American Businessman 1909 Event Knights and Ladies of St. Peter Claver organizes in Mobile Alabama 1909 Birthday Peter W. Rodino, born in Newark, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1949 - 1989, chaired Watergate council 1908 Birthday Giacomo Manzu, Italy, sculptor, St. Peter, Laurenskerk, Lenin Prize 1908 Birthday Peter Conrad Baden, composer 1908 Death Peter Oliver, English Artist 1908 Birthday Peter Anders, German opera singer 1908 Birthday Peter Oliver, English Artist 1908 Death Peter Milne, composer, dies at 83 1907 Event 41st Belmont: G Mountain aboard Peter Pan wins 1907 Death Peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limbourg monastery founder, dies at 80 1906 Birthday Peter Carl Goldmark, developed color TV and LP records 1906 Birthday Peter Mieg, composer 1905 Birthday Peter Paul Kreuder, composer 1905 Birthday Peter C Quennell, English biographer/critic, Byron in Italy 1905 Birthday Peter Quennell, English Writer 1904 Event Duke of York Theatre opens in London (1st musical Peter Pan) 1904 Event King Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime 1904 Birthday Peter Lorre, Hungarian American, actor, M, Casablanca, Beast with 5 Fingers 1904 Death Peter Hille, writer, dies 1904 Birthday Peter Van Steeden, born in Amsterdam Netherlands, orchestra leader, Break the Bank 1904 Birthday Peter Hurd, Roswell, New Mexico, painter, Portrait of Jose Herrera 1904 Death Peter Prime Minister Alberdingk Thijm, Dutch historian/writer, dies at 76 1904 Birthday Peter Arno, New York City, cartoonist, New Yorker 1903 Birthday Peter Huchel, writer 1902 Death John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54 1902 Birthday Tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress, Peter the Tramp 1901 Birthday Staff Nees, Flemish organist/composer, Simon Peter 1901 Event Peter O'Connor of Ireland, sets then long jump record at 24' 11 3/4" 1901 Birthday Peter Shankland, film maker/writer 1901 Death Peter Benoit, Flemish composer and conductor (High Mass), dies at 66 1900 Death Peter S Koyer, Danish painter/sculptor/graphic artist, dies at 49 1900 Death Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer, dies at 94 1900 Event Peter Ostlund skates world record 500m (45.2 sec) 1898 Birthday Cyril Ritchard, Sydney Australia, actor, Peter Pan, Hans Brinker 1897 Event Peter Pan opens in New York at Empire Theater 1897 Birthday Hope Emerson, Hawarden Iowa, actress, I Married Joan, Peter Gunn 1897 Birthday Peter Veres, literary/Hungarian minister of defense 1895 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Black Peter" 1894 Birthday Peter Warlock, composer 1893 Event Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducted 1st performance of "Symphony Number Six in B minor, "Pathetique" 1893 Event English author Beatrix Potter 1st tells the story of Peter Rabbit 1893 Birthday Cedric Hardwicke, Stourbridge England, actor, Peter Pan, Richard III 1892 Event "Nutcracker Suite," Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet, premieres 1891 Event Boxers Peter Jackson and Jim Corbett fight to a draw in 61 rounds 1891 Birthday Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, born in Ukraine, composer, Peter and the Wolf 1891 Birthday Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher, Suhrkamp Verlag 1891 Birthday Peter H "Paul" Huf, actor and director, Great Netherlands Stage 1887 Death Peter "Peerke" Donders, missionary (Father of Melaatsen), dies at 77 1886 Death Peter Hofstede de Groot, Dutch reformed theologist, dies at 84 1886 Birthday Peter Alma, Dutch painter/graphic artist 1885 Birthday Joseph Deems Taylor, New York City, composer, Peter Ibbetson 1885 Death Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 1884 Birthday Peter Debye, Holland, physical chemist, Nobel 1936 1882 Birthday Ludvig Nordstrom, Sweden, writer, Story of Peter Svensk 1882 Birthday Peter Dawson, Australian Musician 1882 Death Peter Singer, composer, dies at 71 1879 Birthday Peter Van Anrooy, Dutch conductor and composer, Piet Hein Rhapsodie 1879 Death Peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49 1879 Death Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 1878 Death Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76 1878 Birthday Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/ composer and conductor, Peter Schlemihl 1878 Event Peter Tsjaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres 1875 Event Peter Tsjaikofsky's "1st Pianoconcert up. 23" premieres in Boston 1875 Death Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 1874 Death Johann Peter Pixis, composer, dies at 86 1874 Death Peter Cornelius, German composer, dies at 49 1874 Birthday Thornton Waldo Burgess, author, Peter Rabbit 1870 Death Peter van Schendel, Dutch painter, dies at 64 1870 Birthday Amedos Peter Giannine, born in San Jose, California, founded Bank of America 1870 Birthday Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, Greenland 1869 Death Peter M Roget, England, lexographer (Roget's Thesaurus), dies 1869 Birthday Peter A. Egge, Norwegian writer, De Droom 1867 Birthday Finley Peter Dunne, U.S., journalist/humorist, Mr Dooley 1866 Birthday Beatrix Potter, born in England, children's author, Tale of Peter Rabbit 1864 Death Peter A Porter, U.S. Union colonel (8th New York), dies in battle 1861 Birthday Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist 1861 Death Peter A de Genestet, vicar/poet, dies at 31 1860 Birthday James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist, Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan 1859 Death Peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53 1859 Birthday Richard Englander, Peter Altenberg, Austria, author, Lebensabend 1858 Birthday Peter Christian Lutkin, composer 1856 Death Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer, dies at 64 1856 Birthday Peter Henry Emerson, 1st to promote photography as an independent art 1855 Birthday Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, History of the Dutch People 1854 Birthday Peter Gast, composer 1853 Death Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer, dies at 80 1853 Death Peter Lichtenthal, composer, dies at 73 1852 Event 1st edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus published 1851 Death Peter II Petrovic Njegos, bishop of Montenegro 1830 - 1851, dies at 37 1851 Birthday Peter S Koyer, Danish painter/sculptor/graphic artist 1850 Birthday Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer 1849 Event Peter Burnett elected 1st governor of California 1847 Birthday John Peter Altgeld, German/U.S., Gov-Ill, pardoned Haymarket-anarchists 1846 Death Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83 1846 Birthday Peter Carl Faberge, Russia, goldsmith/jeweler/egg maker 1844 Birthday Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia 1844 Birthday Johan Peter Selmer, composer 1843 Birthday Mark M Antokolski, Russian/French sculptor, Peter the Great 1842 Birthday Peter Kropotkin, Russian Revolutionary 1842 Birthday Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer 1840 Birthday Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk, Russia, composer, 1812 Overture 1840 Birthday Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer, 1812 Overture, 5/7 NS 1834 Birthday Peter Benoit, Flemish composer and conductor, Leie/Rubens Cantata 1834 Birthday Peter H Hugenholtz, Dutch reformer/founder, Free Parish 1834 Birthday Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda, 1885-1914 1834 Birthday Peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer 1831 Death Peter Hansel, composer, dies at 60 1831 Death Peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78 1830 Death Peter I Petrovic Njegos, bishop (Montenegro), dies 1830 Birthday Peter Arnold Heise, composer 1829 Birthday Peter A de Genestet, Dutch vicar/poet 1827 Birthday Peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limburgs monastery founder 1826 Death Johann Peter Hebel, writer, teacher, most widely read German poet, author, wrote in Alemanic dialect, dies in Schwetzingen, Germany, at age 66 1825 Death Peter Gronland, composer, dies at 64 1825 Death Peter Winter, composer, dies at 71 1825 Death Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor, dies at 82 1824 Birthday Peter Cornelius, composer 1824 Birthday Peter Milne, composer 1823 Birthday Peter Joseph Osterhaus, Major General Union volunteers 1821 Birthday Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1815 Death Johann Peter Salomon, composer, dies at 70 1815 Death Johann Peter Saloman, composer, dies at 70 1813 Birthday Peter II Petrovic Njegos, poet/ruler of Montenegro, 1830 - 1851 1813 Death Johann Friedrich Peter, composer, dies at 67 1812 Event Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pennsylvania patents a horse-drawn mower 1812 Birthday Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer 1811 Death Peter S Pallas, German geologist/zoologist, dies at 69 1810 Birthday Peter Singer, composer 1809 Birthday Peter P van Bosse, Dutch attorney/liberal minister of Finance 1809 Birthday Peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname 1806 Birthday Peter van Schendel, Dutch painter 1805 Birthday Samuel Peter Heintzelman, Major General Union volunteers 1805 Birthday Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer 1805 Birthday Peter G L Dirichlet, Germany, number theorist/analysist 1803 Birthday Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer 1802 Birthday Peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist 1800 Death Georg Peter Weimar, composer, dies at 66 1800 Death Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, German composer, dies at 53 1797 Birthday Franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal, Austria, composer, Unfinished Symphony 1795 Birthday Peter of Limburg Brouwer, physician/classical/author 1791 Birthday Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer 1791 Birthday Peter Cooper, industrialist/philanthropist, Cooper Union 1789 Death Peter I Panin, Russian general (Pugatshov-uprising), dies at about 67 1789 Death Peter Camper, anatomist/animal scholar, dies at 66 1789 Event John Odell signs contract for 336 pounds to build St. Peter's church (Bronx) 1788 Birthday Johann Peter Pixis, composer 1780 Birthday Peter Lichtenthal, composer 1779 Birthday Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor, slide rule, pocket chessboard 1778 Death Peter Burmannus Secundus, P Burman, Dutch classicist, dies at 64 1775 Death Peter A van de Parra, Governor-General of (Netherlands Indies), dies at 61 1775 Birthday Peter the Great, Russia 1775 Death Jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies 1773 Birthday Johann Peter Heuschkel, composer 1772 Death Johann Peter Kellner, composer, dies at 66 1770 Birthday Peter Hansel, composer 1763 Birthday Peter Ritter, composer 1762 Death Peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34 1762 Death Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34 1762 Event Russian Czar Peter III divorces his wife Catharina II 1761 Birthday Peter Gronland, composer 1761 Death Peter Musschenbroek, physician/physicist (Leidse Bottle), dies at 69 1760 Birthday Johann Peter Hebel, born in Basel, Switzerland, writer, teacher, most widely read German poet, author, wrote in Alemanic dialect 1754 Birthday Peter Winter, composer 1753 Birthday Peter Fuchs, composer 1747 Birthday Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, German composer, Moon has Risen 1746 Death John Peter Zenger, journalist, involved in 1st amendment fight, dies 1746 Birthday Johann Friedrich Peter, composer 1745 Birthday Johann Peter Salomon, composer 1742 Birthday Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor 1741 Birthday Peter S Pallas, German geologist/zoologist, Siberia/Krim 1741 Death Peter Burmannus, Peter Burman, Dutch attorney/classicist, dies at 72 1734 Birthday Georg Peter Weimar, composer 1731 Event 1st U.S. music concert (Peter Pelham's great room in Boston) 1730 Death Peter II Alekseyevitch, emperor of Russia (1727-30), dies at 14 1730 Death Peter II, czar of Russia (1727-30), dies at 14 1728 Birthday Robert Bage, English writer, Criticism by Peter Faulkner 1728 Birthday Peter III, Kiel Germany, Russian tsar, 1762, husband of Catherine 1728 Birthday Peter III Feodorovich, German/Russian czar of Russia, 1761-62 1727 Event Peter II Aleksei (11) becomes czar of Russia 1725 Death Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52 1725 Death Peter I "the Great" Romanov, czar of Russia, dies at 52 1724 Death Peter Schuyler, English Politician 1722 Birthday Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor, Amsterdam 1722 Event Peter the Great ends tax on men with beards 1722 Event Czar Peter the Great begins civil system 1721 Event Czar Peter the Great becomes "All-Russian Imperator" 1721 Event Czar Peter the Great ends Russian-orthodox patriarchy 1718 Birthday Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/diplomat, plot against Peter III 1716 Event Pacification Treaty of Warsaw: Czar Peter the Great guarantees Saxon monarch August I's Polish kingdom 1716 Event Duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia and marries Czar Peter the Great's niece 1715 Birthday Peter II Aleksejevitsj, Emperor of Russia, 1727-30 1715 Birthday Peter II, czar of Russia, 1727-30 1714 Birthday Peter A van de Parra, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies, 1761-75 1713 Birthday Peter Burmannus Secundus, Pieter Burman, Dutch classicist 1711 Event Surrounded Czar Peter the Great flees Azov 1710 Death Peter Codde, apostile vicar (1688-1704), dies at 62 1710 Event Czar Peter the Great sets 1st Russian state budget 1709 Birthday Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great 1709 Birthday Elizabeth, empress of Russia, to Peter the Great and Catherine I 1707 Event Rakoczi II and Czar Peter the Great sign social security agreement 1705 Birthday Johann Peter Kellner, composer 1705 Birthday Peter Arctedius, Swedish biologist 1703 Event St. Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Peter the Great 1702 Death Peter Rabus, Dutch poet/translator (Great Name Book), dies at 41 1699 Event Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 1698 Event Russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards 1698 Event Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe 1698 Event Russian czar Peter the Great begins term 1698 Event Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam 1698 Event Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England 1697 Event Czar Peter the Great begins tour through West-Europe 1697 Event Czar Peter the Great begins tour of West-Europe 1696 Event Czar Peter I's fleet occupies Azov at mouth of Don River 1692 Birthday Peter Musschenbroek, Dutch physician/physicist, Leyden jar 1690 Birthday Aleksei P Romanov, Russia, son of Peter the Great 1689 Event Peter the Great becomes tsar of Russia 1672 Birthday Peter I Romanov, tsar of Russia, 1682-1725 1672 Birthday Peter I, the Great, tsar of Russia, 1682-1725 1672 Birthday Peter I "the Great" Romanov, great tsar of Russia, 1682-1725 1671 Death Peter Zrinyi, Hungarian banished to Croatia, beheaded at 49 1668 Birthday Peter Burmannus, Pieter Burman, Dutch attorney/classicist 1660 Birthday Peter Schenck, German/Netherlands engraver/publisher, baptised 1660 Birthday Peter Rabus, poet/translator, Liberated Britanje 1660 Death Peter Scriverius, lawyer/historian, dies at 44 1660 Death Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 84 1659 Event Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in U.S.) 1657 Birthday Peter Schuyler, English Politician 1655 Event Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft. Casimir from Swedish in Delaware 1655 Event New Amsterdam and Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service 1655 Event Dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam 1654 Death Peter Claver, Spanish saint (baptized 300,000 slaves), dies 1648 Birthday Peter Codde, RC apostole vicar, 1688-1704 1648 Event Peter Stuyvesant establishes Americas 1st volunteer firemen 1640 Death Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter, dies at 62 1637 Event Peter Minuit and 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden 1637 Death Pierre Vernier [Peter Werner], French mathematician, dies 1626 Event Peter Minuet buys Manhattan from Indians for trinkets, valued at $24 1626 Event Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands 1622 Death Peter Plancius, Flemish vicar/cartographer, dies at about 69 1621 Birthday Peter Zrinyi, Hungarian ruler of Croatia 1595 Death Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist, dies at 69 1587 Event English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower 1587 Event English parliament leader Peter Wentworth confined in London Tower 1577 Birthday Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish Baroque painter, Circumcision 1576 Birthday Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian 1560 Death Peter S Lotichius, Peter Lotz, German poet (Opera omnia), dies 1552 Death Peter Apianus, Bennewitz/Bienewitz, German astronomer, dies at 50 1545 Death Pierre Brully, Peter Brulius, calvinist minister, burned to death 1533 Birthday Peter Bornemisza, Hungarian vicar/author/publisher, Tragoedia 1529 Death Peter Vischer, the Old, German count of Sebaldus, dies 1528 Birthday Peter S Lotichius, Peter Lotz, Neo latin poet, Collected Works 1526 Birthday Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist, Historia Martyrum 1521 Birthday Peter Canisius, Pieter de Hondt/Kanijs, jesuit/saint 1518 Death Pierre de la Rue/Peter van Straten, Flemish composer, dies 1474 Death Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded 1474 Event Breisach land guardian Peter von Hagenbach throws out Walloon/Italians 1449 Death Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies 1420 Death Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies 1392 Birthday Peter, Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer, Virtuosa benfeitoria 1390 Death Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 1364 Event Peter Coutherel banished from Leuven 1322 Birthday Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian 1252 Death Peter of Verona, Peter Martyr, Italian inquisitor/st, dies at 45 1249 Death Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies 1208 Death Peter of Castelnau, French nobleman, murdered 1156 Death Peter Venerabilis, French theologist/9th abbot of Cluny, dies at about 61 1115 Death Peter van Amiens, French minister of crusades, dies at about 64 1111 Event German King Hendry V arrives at St. Peter, Rome 1083 Event Henry IV of Germany storms Rome, capturing St. Peter's Cathedral 969 Death Peter, tsar of Bulgaria (927-69), dies
