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2005 Peter Malkin, Israeli Public Servant

2005 Peter Benenson, British Lawyer

2005 Peter Foy, English Actor

2004 Peter Barnes, English Playwright

2004 Peter Ustinov, actor/writer, Spartacus, dies at 82

2002 Bill Peet, cartoon artist/writer, Disney's Peter Pan, dies at 87

2001 Peter Maas, writer, Serpico, dies at 72

2000 Peter McWilliams, writer, Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do, dies at 49

2000 Craig Stevens, actor, Peter Gunn, dies at 81

1998 Peter Diamand, artistic administrator, dies at 84

1997 Artist Peter Max pleads guilty to tax fraud and time served

1997 Peter Graf, father of Steffi, enters German jail for tax evasion

1997 Peter Blos, psychoanalyst/writer, The Adolescent Passage, dies at 93

1997 Mel Karmazin replaces Peter Lund as CEO of CBS TV

1997 Peter Tali Coleman, Governor of Americ Samoa (1956-61, 78-85, 89-93), dies

1997 Peter Morris, historian of France, dies at 50

1997 Ian Peter Leslie Smith, journalist, dies at 52

1996 Peter Dormer, arts writer, dies at 47

1996 Peter Hall, folklorist/musician, dies at 60

1996 Peter Fowler, physicist, dies at 73

1996 Peter Muir Doig, politician, dies at 85

1996 Peter Aldersley, actor/disc jockey, dies at 72

1996 Christie Brinkey gets married for 4th time, she marries Peter Cook

1996 Peter Michael Grayson, showman, dies at 70

1996 Peter Phillips, printer, dies at 61

1996 Peter Winter, naval commander, dies at 78

1996 Peter James Frederick Green, CEO (LLoyd's of London), dies at 71

1996 Peter Ludwig, businessman/art collector, dies at 71

1996 Peter Malcolm Gordon Raleigh, journalist, dies at 77

1996 Peter Martini, British journalist, dies at 31

1996 Peter Glenville, actor and director (Hotel Paradiso, Becket), dies at 82

1996 Peter Bird, ocean rower, dies at 49

1996 Paul Peter Piech, artist, dies at 76

1996 Peter Gordon Dorrell, archaeologist/photographer, dies at 68

1996 Peter Fletcher, music teacher, dies at 60

1996 Peter John Swales, football club chairman, dies at 63

1996 Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian, dies at 67

1996 Peter Baer, artost/printmaker, dies at 72

1996 Peter Clemoes, Anglo-Saxon scholar, dies at 76

1996 Peter Mansfield, writer, dies at 67

1996 Peter Pooley, broadcaster, dies at 84

1996 Peter Stadlen, pianist/critic, dies at 85

1995 Peter Refn, Danish journalist/director (Violets are Blue), dies at 54

1995 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker, dies at 75

1995 Peter Grant, rock band manager, dies at 60

1995 Peter John Welding, record producer, dies at 60

1995 Peter Hinchcliff, historian, dies at 66

1995 Peter Crichton Kirkpatrick, oarsman, dies at 79

1995 Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer, dies at 81

1995 Peter Shankland, film maker/writer, dies at 94

1995 Peter Michalke, journalist, dies at 40

1995 Mike Tyson returns to the ring and DQs Peter McNeeley in 38 seconds

1995 Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist, dies at 81

1995 Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher, dies at 83

1995 J Peter Grace Jr, CEO (W R Grace), dies at 81

1995 Joseph Peter Grace, businessman, dies at 61

1995 Peter Brinson, dance educationalist, dies at 67

1995 Peter Herbert Penwarden, priest, dies at 73

1995 Peter Woods, newsreader, dies at 64

1995 Peter John Norton, naval diplomat/artist, dies at 82

1995 Peter Guy Wykeham Fighter Pilot-Barnes, dies at 79

1995 Peter Black, TV critic, dies at 82

1995 Peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke, playwright, dies at 75

1995 Peter Cook, English comic/actor (Peter n' Dud, Bedazzled), dies at 57

1994 Peter Barker Howard May, cricket (4537 runs-Eng 1951-61), dies at 64

1994 Peter Hebblethwaite, English editor-in-chief (The Month), dies at 64

1994 Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist, dies at 70

1994 Peter Cushing, actor (Star Wars, Dr. Who), dies of cancer at 81

1994 Peter Graves, English actor (Derby Day/Admirable Crichton), dies at 82

1994 Peter Hacker, U.S. journalist/actor (NBC, Broadcast News), dies at 69

1994 Peter Caddy, founder of the Findhorn Community, dies at 76

1993 Peter De Vries, cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 83

1993 Peter Angelos and William DeWitt purchase Orioles

1993 Peter Tazelaar, adjutant of Dutch queen Wilhelmina, dies at 73

1993 Peter Townshend's musical "Tommy," premieres in New York City

1993 Peter Roovers, Dutch sculptor/teacher (war monuments), dies at 90

1993 Peter Bierdrager, Dutch Fokker's-test pilot, dies in air crash

1993 Peter Quennell, English Writer

1993 Peter Brocco, blacklisted in the 1950's, dies of heart attack at 89

1992 Ballet dancer Peter Martins charged with beating his wife

1992 New York City Ballet star Peter Martins, arrested for beating his wife

1992 Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft

1992 Peter Allen, entertainer (Legs Diamond), dies of aids at 48

1992 Peter Von Zerneck, actor (Foreign Affair), dies at 84

1992 Peter John "Ollie" Halsall, guitarist, dies of a heart attack at 43

1992 Peter Bruni, dies of heart failure at 60

1992 Peter D. Mitchell, British Scientist

1992 Peter Collins discovers nova Cygni 1992

1992 Actress Joan Chen (Twin Peaks) marries Dr. Peter Hui

1992 "Peter Pan" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 48 performances

1991 "Peter Pan" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances

1991 Peter Willes, British actor/producer (Way We Live), dies

1991 Peter T Thwaites, British brig-gen/playwright (Love or money), dies

1991 Peter Bailey, Graphic designer/calligrapher, dies

1991 Kevin Peter Hall, actor (Harry and Hendersons), dies of AIDS at 35

1991 "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City or 45 performances

1990 "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 45 performances

1990 Peter Schilperoort, saxophonist/clarinetist, dies

1990 Mary Martin, actress (Peter Pan), dies of cancer at 76

1990 42nd Emmy Awards: LA Law, Murphy Brown, Peter Falk and Patricia Wettig

1990 Peter Dunn, actor (Invaders from Mars) dies

1990 Laurence J Peter, author (Peter Princible), dies of a stroke at 70

1989 1st black owners (Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m

1989 Peter Koech of Kenya sets 3k steeplechase rec (8:05.39) in Stockholm

1989 Peter Conrad Baden, composer, dies at 80

1989 Peter Ueberroth deal to purchase Eastern Airlines falls through

1989 Mary Martin in "Peter Pan," 1st seen on TV since 1973

1988 Peter Langan, Irish restaurateur (Langans London), dies in fire

1988 Peter Tosh, reggae singer shot dead at 43 in Jamacia

1988 Peter Kalikow purchases New York Post from Rupert Murdoch for $37.6 million

1987 Peter Shaffer's "Lettice and Lovage," premieres in London

1987 Peter Brian Medawar, medical scientist, dies

1987 4th MTV Awards: Peter Gabriel wins

1987 Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction

1987 Peter Adams, actor (Alternative, Blowing Hot and Cold), dies at 69

1986 Peter Pears, English tenor (Death in Venice), dies at 75

1986 Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs

1986 New Jersey Devil Peter McNab becomes 42nd NHLer to score 350 goals

1985 Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle

1985 -69 degrees F (-56 degrees C), Peter's Sink, Utah (state record)

1984 Peter Lawford, actor (Thin Man), dies of cardiac arrest at 61

1984 Peter Ueberroth replaces Bowie Kuhn as 6th commissioner of baseball

1984 Peter Charles Arthur Wishart, composer, dies at 63

1984 Peter Bull, British actor (Dr. Doolittle), dies of a heart attack at 72

1984 Peter Yarrall, strongest Englishman/weighed 826 lb (374.7 kg), dies

1984 Peter Ueberroth elected baseball commissioner (Effective Oct 1)

1984 Brothers Anton and Peter Stastny score 8 pts each for NHL Quebec

1983 Peter Coffield, Ill, actor (Kevin-W E B), dies at 37

1983 Peter Arne, actor (Straw Dogs), bludgeoned to death in London at 62

1983 11th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Hollis Stacy

1983 Peter Mennin(i), U.S. composer (Moby Dick), dies at 60

1983 Peter Edel, writer, dies

1983 Peter Potter, DJ (Peter Potter Show, Juke Box Jury), dies at 78

1982 10th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Sandra Haynie

1982 Peter Weiss, German playwright (Marat-Sade), dies at 65

1981 9th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Jan Stephenson

1981 Peter Paul Kreuder, German composer, dies at 75

1981 Peter Kreuder, German composer, dies

1981 Pope John Paul II shot, wounded by assailant in St. Peter's Square

1981 Peter Huchel, writer, dies at 78

1981 Peter Sutcliffe admits he is the Yorkshire Ripper (murdered 13 women)

1981 "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, murderer of 13 women, captured

1981 British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, a truck driver later convicted of "Yorkshire Ripper" murders of 13 women

1981 "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 578 performances

1981 British police arrest Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper"

1980 Peter Comita replaces Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick

1980 8th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Pat Bradley

1980 Peter Sellers, actor (Pink Panther, Mouse that Roared), dies at 54

1980 Drummer Peter Criss quits Kiss

1979 Peter Shaffers musical "Amadeus," premieres in London

1979 "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 578 performances

1979 7th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Amy Alcott

1979 Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60

1979 Peter Jenkins finishes "A Walk Across America," Florence Oregon

1978 Naomi Lang, born in Arcata, California, dance skater, & Peter Tchernyshev

1978 6th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner

1977 Cyril Ritchard, actor (Peter Pan), dies at 80

1977 Peter Mark Andrew Phillips, 9th in succession to British throne

1977 Peter Schats opera "Houdini" premieres in Amsterdam

1977 Peter Schats circus opera "Houdini," premieres in Amsterdam

1977 5th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Judy Rankin

1977 49th Academy Awards - "Rocky," Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway win

1977 Princess Anne announces she's expecting her 1st child (Peter)

1977 Peter Finch, actor (Network, Nun's Story, Judith), dies at 60

1976 Peter Petherick takes hat-trick on debut NZ vs. Pak Javed 1st wkt

1976 4th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Donna Caponi

1976 Peter Devine, New York City, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics

1976 Peter Casserly of NZ hand-sheers record 353 lambs in 9 holes

1976 Peter Frampton released platinum live album "Frampton Comes Alive"

1975 Peter Seitz makes Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally free agents

1975 Peter Gabriel quits Genesis

1975 3rd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): JoAnne Carner

1975 Peter Bamm, writer, dies

1975 CDU-politician Peter Lorentz kidnapped in West Berlin

1975 Ewen Chatfield flattened by Peter Lever and seriously injured

1975 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in New York City

1974 Peter Boulware, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Peter Pucher, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998

1974 Actress Faye Dunaway weds Peter Wolf of J Geils Band

1974 2nd du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Carole Jo Skala

1974 Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to cover burglary that torches "Gulliver's" nightclub killing 24 (Port Chester New York)

1974 Peter Revson, U.S. race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35

1974 "Jaws" by Peter Benchley is published

1973 Peter Scott, born in Newcastle, Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics

1973 Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, Olympics-96

1973 Peter Shaffers "Equus," premieres in London

1973 Peter Heijsteek, soccer player, DFC/Dordrecht '90

1973 Peter Forsberg, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche

1973 Shaun Pollock, cricketer, son of Peter South African Test quick 1995-

1973 Peter Hoekstra, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Ajax

1973 Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, Oly-94, New York Rangers

1972 Peter Wright, U.S., 1500m freestyle 1996 Olympics

1972 Christian Peter, defensive tackle for the New York Giants

1972 Peter Ogilvie, Vancouver BC, 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics

1972 Peter Billingsley, born in New York City, actor, Real People

1972 Peter Whitney, actor (Rough Riders), dies at 55

1971 Peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31

1971 Peter Schwab, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics

1971 Peter Tchernyshev, St. Petersburg Russia, dance skater, & Naomi Lang

1971 Peter "Chip" Cipollone, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, rower 1996 Olympics

1971 Peter Winter, Australian decathlete 1996 Olympics

1970 Peter II Karadjordjevic, last king of Yugoslavia (1934-45), dies at 57

1970 Peter Yarrow arrested for taking "immoral liberties" with girl, 14

1970 Peter Newton, born in Kailua, Hawaii, sprint kayak 1996 Olympics

1970 Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult

1970 Peter Giles, born in London, Ontario, kayaker 1996 Olympics

1970 Peter Veres, Hungarian minister of defense/writer, dies at 73

1970 Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) plead guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl

1970 Peter O'Malley becomes CEO of Los Angeles Dodgers

1970 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's "Purlie," premieres in New York City

1969 Peter, Paul and Mary's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" reaches #1

1969 Peter Martin, cricketer, Lancashire and England pace bowler 1995

1969 Peter Breen, Brockton Massachusetts, dance skater

1969 Peter Ciavaglia, born in Albany, New York, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics

1969 Peter Van Eyck, dies after long illness at 56

1969 Peter Alma, painter/graphic artist, dies at 83

1969 Peter Stone and Sherman Edward's "1776," premieres in New York City

1969 Jimi Hendrix and Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars

1968 Peter Gross-Pass, WLAF defensive linebacker for the Rhein Fire

1968 Peter Miller, CFL linebacker for the BC Lions

1968 Peter van Foxes, soccer player, Ajax

1968 Peter Luke's "Hadrian VII," premieres in London

1968 Peter Blackburn, born in Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics

1968 John Barrowman, actor, Peter Fairchild-Central Park West

1968 Peter Popovic, Koping Swe, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens

1968 Peter Bondra, Lutsk Ukr, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals

1968 Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht

1967 Peter Murphy, Australian rower 1996 Olympics

1967 Peter (Asher) and Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership

1967 Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht

1967 Peter Cox, Jr., Bronxville, New York, fencer-sabre 1996 Olympics

1967 Peter Loran, born in Teaneck, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Trixter-Give It To Me Good

1966 Peter DeLuise, born in Hollywood, California, actor, 21 Jump Street, seaQuest DSV

1966 Peter Fonseca, Lisbon Portugal, Canadian marathoner 1996 Olympics

1966 Peter Shorts, CFL tackle for the Hamilton Tiger Cats

1966 Peter Green joins John Mayall's Bluebreakers

1966 Peter McIntyre, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner 1995

1966 Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71

1966 Peter Douris, Toronto, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1965 Peter Draisaitl, Karvina CZE, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998

1965 Peter MacKay, Canadian Politician

1965 Peter Ronnefeld, composer, dies at 30

1965 94th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 285 at Royal Birkdale

1965 Peter O'Malley, Bathurst NSW, Australasia golfer

1965 Peter Martini, journalist

1965 Peter Jennings, 26, becomes anchor of ABC's nightly news

1965 Peter Lundgren, Sweden, tennis star

1964 Peter Hanson, English/Sierra Leone/Dutch actor, Darling How Could You

1964 Peter Laviolette, Norwood Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics

1964 Peter Remie, soccer player, NAC

1964 Peter Vogler, Australian baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics

1964 Peter Such, cricketer, England off-spinner 1993-

1964 Peter and Gordon release "World Without Love"

1964 Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59

1964 Peter Lorre, actor (Casino Royale), dies at 59

1964 Peter Shaffer's "Royal Hunt of the Sun," premieres in London

1963 Peter Bosz, Dutch soccer star, Toulon/Feyenoord

1963 Peter, Paul and Mary win their 1st Grammy (If I Had a Hammer)

1963 "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" by Peter, Paul and Mary hits #2

1962 Peter Cantrell, cricketer, Queensland opening bat, Netherlands WC 1996

1962 Peter, Paul and Mary release their 1st hit "If I Had a Hammer"

1962 E German border guards shot and kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector

1962 Eriq La Salle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Dr. Peter Benton-ER

1962 East Berliner Peter Fechter flees over Berlin Wall

1962 Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums

1962 Peter Berg, actor, Chicago Hope

1962 Peter Steele, American Musician

1961 South Africa vs. NZ, Durban debuts for Eddie Barlow and Peter Pollock

1961 Peter Jackson, New Zealander Director

1961 Peter Jensen, co-inventer (loud speaker), dies at 75

1961 Peter Dawson, Australian Musician

1961 Peter Glen Vidmar, born in Los Angeles, California, gymnist, Olympic-2 gold/silver-1984

1961 Peter H "Paul" Huf, actor and director (Dutch Comedy), dies at 70

1961 Peter Doohan, Australia, tennis star

1960 Peter Virgile, soap actor, Hostage, Popeye Doyle

1960 Peter Winterbottom, British rugby player

1960 Hope Emerson, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62

1960 Peter G. Fitzgerald, American Politician

1959 Peter Senior, born in Singapore, Australasia golfer

1959 Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (The Dream), dies

1959 Peter Fowler, Hornsby NSW, Australasia golfer

1959 Peter Greene, born in Brooklyn, New York, producer, After Midnight

1959 Peter Suhrkamp, German publisher (Suhrkamp Verlag), dies at 68

1958 Peter "Jeff" K Wisoff, born in Norfolk, Virginia, PhD/Astronaut, STS 57, 68, 81/84

1958 Peter Shaffer's "Five Finger Exercise," premieres in London

1958 87th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 278 at Royal Lytham

1958 Peter Antonie, Australian rower 1996 Olympics

1958 Peter Koech, Kiliburani Kenya, 3K steeplechaser 1988 Olympics silver

1958 Peter R Mokaba, president, South African Youth Congress

1957 Fulton Peter Allem, Kroonstad South Africa, PGA golfer, 1993 SW Bell

1957 Peter Loader takes a cricket hat-trick England vs. WI Headingley

1957 Peter Webb, NZ cricketer, batsman against West Indies 1980

1957 Peter Sleep, cricketer, Australian leg-spin all-rounder 1979-90

1957 Peter Deutsch, Rep-D-Florida

1957 Bienvenida Buck, Velencia Spain, lover of British Peter Harding

1956 Peter Buck, U.S. pop guitarist, REM-Murmur

1956 Peter Frechette, Warwick, Rhode Island, actor, Paint it Black, George-Profiler

1956 Peter Zaremba, rocker, Fleshtones

1956 Peter Taylor, cricketer, Australian off-spinner 1987-92

1956 Peter Barton, actor, Powers of Matthew Star

1956 [Peter] Marc Almond, Merseyside England, vocalist, Soft Cell

1956 85th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 286 at Hoylake England

1956 Jan Peter Balkenende, Statesman

1956 Peter Teravainen, Plymouth MA USA, Australasia golfer

1956 Peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff and Juliet," premieres in Manchester

1956 Peter O'Toole, Irish pop bassist, Hothouse Flowers-People

1956 Peter Twiss sets new world air record 1,132 mph (1,823 kph)

1956 Peter Roebuck, cricketer, Somerset opening batsman and SMH writer

1956 Peter Holsapple, rocker, Continental Drifters

1956 Peter Hook, English rock bassist, New Order-Round and Round, Run

1956 Peter Schilling, Stuttgart Germany, rocker

1956 Peter Farrelly, American Director

1955 Peter Cox, rocker, Go West-Call Me, Don't Look Down

1955 Peter Boynton, Danaiscotta Maine, actor, Tonio-As the World Turns

1955 Peter Gallagher, Armonk, New York, actor, Player, Summer Lovers, Dreamchild

1955 Peter Kirsten, cricketer, South African middle-order batsman

1955 Kevin Peter Hall, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Misfits of Science

1955 Peter Reckell, Elkhart, actor, Days of our Lifes

1955 Peter Michalke, journalist

1955 Mary Martin as "Peter Pan" televised

1955 "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 149 performances

1955 Peter Fleming, New Jersey, tennis player, U.S. Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83

1954 Peter Van Anrooy, conductor and composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie), dies at 75

1954 Peter Woods, rocker, Romeo Void-Girl in Trouble

1954 "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 149 performances

1954 Peter Scolari, New Rochelle, New York, actor, Jerry-Newhart, Bosom Buddies

1954 Peter Anders, German opera singer, dies

1954 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 Dr. Peter Murray Marshall becomes 1st black to head an AMA unit

1954 Peter Erskine, jazz drummer, Weather Report

1954 Peter Toohey, cricketer, NSW and Australian batsman 1977-80

1954 Peter MacNicol, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Chicago Hope, Sophie's Choice

1954 Peter Erling Jacobsen, born in Portland, Oregon, PGA golfer, 1990 Bob Hope

1953 Peter McEwan, cricketer, NZ batsman early 80's

1953 Peter Isacksen, Dover NH, actor, CPO Sharkey, Jessie

1953 Peter Hoekstra, Rep-R-Michigan

1953 Peter Firth, Bradford England, actor, Equus, Lifeforce, Tess

1953 Peter Horton, Bellevue Wash, actor, Gary-30 Something

1953 Peter Greenall, English brewer, Greenall Witley

1953 Peter Bergman, born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, actor, Eat or Be Eaten

1953 Peter Bergman, actor, All My Children, Starland Vocal Band

1953 Peter Garrett, Australian Musician

1953 Peter McEvoy, British actor, Against the Innocent

1953 Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter and the wolf), dies at 61

1953 "Peter Pan" by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, New York City

1953 Peter Mandelson, British Politician

1952 Peter Westbrook, born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. fencer, Olympic-bronze-88, 92, 96

1952 Peter Haycock, rock guitarist, All Along the Watchtower

1952 Peter Garland, composer

1951 Peter Tolson, rocker

1951 Peter Gordon, composer

1951 Peter Ustinov's "Love of Four Colonels," premieres in London

1951 Peter Davison, actor, Dr. Who, Sink or Swim, Fiddlers Three

1951 "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 320 performances

1950 Peter te Bos, Dutch singer, Claw Boys Claw

1950 Peter Jan Rens, Dutch actor and director, Mister Cactus, Passion

1950 Peter Gabriel, rocker, Genesis-Against All Odds

1950 Peter Schaufuss, director of ballet, Deutsche Opera Berlin

1950 "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 320 performances

1950 Peter Frampton, born in Kent, England, guitarist and vocalist, Frampton Comes Alive

1950 Peter Banks, rocker, Genesis

1950 Peter Hain, British MP

1950 Peter Gabriel, born in Surrey, England, rock vocalist, Genesis, In Your Eyes

1949 Peter Willey, cricketer, England batsman late 70's early 80's

1949 Peter Ackroyd, British Author

1949 Peter John Wiegold, composer

1949 Peter J Visclosky, Rep-D-Indiana, 1985-

1949 Amedos Peter Giannine, founder of Bank of America dies at 79

1949 Peter Agre, American Scientist

1949 Peter Dormer, arts writer

1948 Peter Hammill, English singer and songwriter, Patient

1948 Peter JM Aalberse, Dutch minister of Labor, dies at 77

1948 Peter Ruzicka, composer

1948 33 1/3 RPM LP record introduced (DR Peter Goldmark-Columbia Records)

1948 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 Peter Wingfield, Wales, rocker/actor, Methos-Highlander

1948 Peter Swevel, rocker

1947 Peter Criss, rocker, Kiss-Beth

1947 Peter Criss[coula], born in Brooklyn, New York, rocker, Kiss-Beth

1947 Peter de Jong, Dutch actor, Maxi-Mini and Maxi

1947 Peter Noone, rocker, Herman-Herman's Hermits-Silhouttes

1947 Peter Hope-Evans, British singer/harmonicaist, Family

1947 Peter Serkin, New York City, pianist, Tashi

1947 Peter Weller, born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, actor, Robocop, Of Unknown Origin

1947 Peter DeFazio, Rep-D-Oregon

1947 Peter Gena, composer

1947 Peter Riegert, born in New York City, actor, Animal House, Crossing Delancey

1947 Peter Hinchcliffe, co-founder, Iceland Frozen Foods

1947 Peter Bird, ocean rower

1947 Peter Lucia, rock drummer, Tommy James and Shondells-Crystal Blue

1947 Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, 1968 Olympics gold

1947 Peter Lankhorst, Dutch MP, PPR

1946 Peter Green, [Peter Greenbaum], London, rocker, Fleetwood Mac

1946 Peter Martins, Danish actor

1946 Peter Lieberson, composer

1946 Peter Mahvolich, NHL star, Mont Canadiens

1946 Peter Egan, actor, Bean, Chariots of Fire

1946 Peter H Kostmayer, Rep-D-PA, 1977-81, 83-

1946 Peter Morris, historian of France

1946 Peter Kilfoyle, British MP

1946 Peter Sutherland, CEO, Allied Irish Banks

1946 Peter L de Baan, Dutch actor, director and playwright, Leonce and Lena

1946 Michael Peter Finnissey, composer

1946 Peter Wolf, rock singer, J Giels Band-Centerfold, Freeze Frame

1945 Peter Martins, Copenhagen, dancer-choreographer

1945 Peter Storey, English Athlete

1945 Peter Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Moby Grape

1945 Peter James Leonard Klatzow, composer

1945 Opera "Peter Grimes of Benjamin Britten," premieres in London

1945 Gordon Waller, born in Scotland, singer, Peter and Gordon-World Without Love

1945 Peter Beckwith, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire

1944 Peter Tosh, rocker

1944 Peter Tosh, Jamaica, reggae musician, Mystic Man, Mama Africa

1944 Peter Hobson, headmaster, Giggleswick School

1944 Peter Waddy, British major 1st Para Brigade, dies in battle in Arnhem

1944 Peter Cetera, born in Chicago, lead singer, Chicago-25 or 6 to 4, Old Days

1944 Peter Weir, Sydney Aust, director and writer, Witness, Dead Poets Society

1944 Peter de Savary, English financier/multi-millionaire

1944 Peter Asher, born in London, singer, Peter and Gordon-World Without Love

1944 Peter Albin, born in San Francisco, California, rocker, Big Brother and Holding Co

1944 Peter Mayhew, British Actor

1944 Peter Ryan, British national director, Police Training

1944 Ian Peter Leslie Smith, journalist

1944 Peter Staples, rocker, Troggs-Wild Thing

1944 Peter T. King, Rep-R-New York

1944 Peter Paul Zahl, writer

1944 Peter Tork, Washington D.C., singer and actor, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville

1944 Peter Allen, Australia, vocalist/pianist, I Go to Rio, Legs Diamond

1944 Peter Lynch, American Businessman

1944 Peter Eotvos, composer

1943 Peter Quaife, Devon England, rock bassist, Kinks-Long Tall Sally

1943 Nicholas Peter Negroponte, New York City, founder/director, Media Lab at MIT

1943 Peter "Pam" Pooters, resistance fighter, executed at 32

1943 Peter Rigby, CEO, Specialist Computer Holdings

1943 Peter Lilley, MP/sect of state for British social security

1943 Henrik Pontoppidan, writer (Peter Gelukkige, Nobel 1917), dies at 86

1943 Peter Hyams, director, 2010, Capricorn 1, Relic, Timecop

1943 Peter Kenilorea, PM Solomon Islands

1943 Peter Horak, jetboat jumper

1943 Peter Graves, supt minister, Westminster Central Hall

1943 Peter Straub, American Writer

1943 Peter MacBeth, rocker, Foundations

1943 Peter Kenton Winkler, composer

1942 Peter Handke, Austrian songwriter, Ritt uber den Bodensee

1942 Peter Kalikow, Queens New York City, real estate developer/publisher, New York Post

1942 Peter Coyote, [Cohon], New York City, actor, Kika, Living a Lie, Exposure, ET

1942 Peter Petherick, cricketer, NZ slow lefty 1976-77, hat-trick on debut

1942 Peter York, rock drummer, Spencer Davis Group

1942 Peter Greenaway, British Director

1942 Peter Eyre, actor, Hedda

1942 Peter Guber, producer, Flashdance

1942 Peter Strauss, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, actor, Rich Man Poor Man

1941 Peter Michael Goetz, actor, Jumping Jack Flash, King Kong Lives

1941 Peter Hoagland, Rep-D-Nebraska

1941 Paul Peter Plishka, Old Forge Penn, bass, Bronx Botanical Gardens

1941 Peter Truscott, cricketer, one Test NZ vs. Pakistan 1965, 3 and 26

1941 Peter Pollock, cricketer, bro of Graeme/father of Shaun, S Af quickie

1941 Peter Wilson, CEO, Gallaher

1941 King Peter leaves Yugoslavia

1941 Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian, dies at 79

1940 Peter Koelewijn, Dutch writer/vocalist, Come off that Roof

1940 Peter Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker

1940 Peter Benchley, New York City, novelist, Jaws, The Deep

1940 Peter Goldstein, joint founder, Superdrug

1940 Peter Haining, writer and editor, Anatomy of Witchcraft

1940 Peter Behrens, German architect, dies

1940 Peter Fonda, actor, Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip

1940 Peter McEnery, England, actor, Game is Over, Moonspinners

1940 Peter Middleton, CEO, Lloyd's

1939 Ginger [Peter] Baker, England, drummer, Cream-White Room

1939 Peter Bogdanovich, born in Kingston, New York, director/producer, Last Picture Show

1939 Peter Bogdanovich, American

1939 Peter Duffell, Brits lt-general/minister of Defense

1939 Peter Revson, auto racer, 1971 Indianapolis pole winner

1939 Peter Camejo, American Businessman

1939 Peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher

1938 Peter Snell, NZ, 800m/1500m runner, Olympics gold 1960, 64

1938 Peter Carlstein, cricketer, South African Test batsman 1958-64

1938 Peter Bonerz, Portsmouth NH, actor, Jerry-Bob Newhart Show, 9 to 5

1938 Peter Jennings, born in Toronto, Canada, news anchor, ABC Evening News

1938 Peter Hall, diplomat

1938 Peter Michael, CEO (Cray Electronics), dies

1938 Peter Michael, English electronic manufacturer, UEI, Paintbox

1938 Peter Sanders, CEO, Commission for Racial Equality

1938 Peter Yarrow, New York City, Peter, Paul and Mary-Puff the Magic Dragon

1938 Peter Preston, editor, Guardian

1938 Peter Davies, Major-General/Director-General, RSPCA

1938 Duane Eddy, born in Phoenix, Arizona, country singer, Peter Gunn, Cannonball

1938 Peter Attenborough, British headmaster, Charterhouse

1937 Paul Stookey, singer/musician, Peter, Paul, and Mary

1937 Paul Stookey, Balt, singer, Peter, Paul and Mary-Wedding Song

1937 Peter Edward Cook, Torquay England, actor/comedian, Bedazzled

1937 Peter Cook, British Writer

1937 Peter Lloyd, British MP

1937 Peter Max, psychadelic artist, Dynamite Chicken

1937 Peter Ueberroth, organized LA Olympics, 1984, /baseball commissioner

1937 Peter Duchin, born in New York City, pianist/bandleader, Peter Duchin Orch

1937 Peter Pike, MP

1937 James M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies

1937 Peter Lupus, actor, Mission Impossible

1937 Peter Kolman, composer

1937 Peter Frederic Williams, composer

1937 Peter M. Harris, Official Solicitor, Supreme Court

1937 Peter van der Merwe, cricketer, South African captain of mid-1960's

1937 Peter Lashley, cricketer, 4 Tests for West Indies 1960-66

1936 Peter Parfitt, cricketer, fine England batsman of the 1960's

1936 Peter Michael Braun, composer

1936 Mary Travers, born in Louisville, Kentucky, folk singer, Peter Paul and Mary

1936 Peter Hall, folklorist/musician

1936 "Peter and Wolf" premieres in Moscow

1936 Hans Peter Bleuel, writer

1936 Peter H J "Piet" van Doorne, director BOVA Red Peppers, executed at 52

1936 Peter Walker, cricket all-rounder, Glamorgan did little for Eng 1960

1936 Peter Fletcher, music teacher

1935 Peter Allan, cricketer, 1 Test Australia vs. England 1965, 2-58 and 0-25

1935 Peter John Welding, record producer

1935 Peter Boyle, Philadelphia, actor, Joe, Candidate, Everybody Loves Raymond

1935 Peter Brown, New York City, actor, Lawman, Laredo, Bold and Beautiful

1935 Peter Frankl, pianist

1935 Peter Schreier, Meissen Germany, tenor, Dresden State Opera 1961

1935 Lord Peter Palumbo, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire

1935 Peter Schat, Dutch opera composer, Labyrint, Houdine, Symposion

1935 Peter Scott, QC

1935 Peter Heap, diplomat

1935 Peter Grant, rock band manager

1935 Peter Bichsel, writer

1935 Peter Phillips, printer

1935 Peter Ronnefeld, composer

1934 Peter Philpott, cricketer, NSW and Australian leg spinner 1965-66

1934 Valentine J Peter, born in Omaha, Nebraska, priest, Boy's Town 1985-

1934 Peter Dickinson, composer

1934 Peter Haskell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Bracken's World, Rituals

1934 Peter Maxwell Davies, Manchester England, composer, Prolation, Taverner

1934 Peter Masterson, Houston Texas, actor, Ambush Bay

1934 Bent Peter Rasch, Denmark, canoe 1952 Olympics gold

1934 Peter Nero, New York City, conductor/pianist, A Sunday in New York

1934 Peter Middleton, British permanent secretary, Treasury

1933 Peter Hartling, writer

1933 Peter Post, Dutch bicyclist, 8x European Champion at Derny-drive

1933 Peter Walwyn, British race horse trainer

1933 Peter I Island incorporated as a Norwegian dependency

1932 Peter John Swales, football club chairman

1932 Peter Stormonth Darling, CEO, Mercury Asset Management Group

1932 Peter Holmes, CEO (Shell Transport and Trading Company

1932 Peter O'Toole, born in Ireland, actor, Lord Jim, Beckett, Lawrence of Arabia

1932 Peter Bart, American Editor

1932 Peter Burge, cricketer, dashing Australian batsman of 50's and 60's

1932 Peter Moores, director, Littlewoods

1932 Peter Ball, Bishop, Gloucester

1931 Peter Christian Lutkin, composer, dies at 73

1931 Peter Swinnereton-Dyer, mathematician

1931 Peter Richardson, cricketer, England batsman mid-50's

1931 Peter Batty, TV/movie producer

1931 Peter Talbot Westergaard, composer

1931 Peter Levi, poet/writer

1931 Norway claims Peter I Island

1931 Peter Walters, CEO, Midland Bank

1931 U.S. opera, "Peter Ibbetson," by Deems Taylor premieres at Met Opera New York City

1931 Peter Barnes, English Playwright

1930 Peter Hall, born in Suffolk, England, director, Royal Shakespeare Company

1930 Peter Warlock, composer, dies at 36

1930 Peter Hall, British stage/film/opera director, Pedestrian

1930 Peter Woods, newsreader

1930 Peter Stampfel, rocker

1930 Peter J Clase, South African minister of Education/Culture, 1985-

1930 Peter Miller, CEO, Lloyd's of London

1930 Peter Marshall, police commissioner, London

1930 Peter Tapsell, British MP

1929 Peter Barker Howard, cricketer

1929 Peter May, cricketer, dashing English batsman of 50's

1929 Hans Peter Haller, composer

1929 Peter Loader, cricketer, England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59, later WA

1929 Peter Ruhmkorf, writer

1929 Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, dies at 74

1929 Peter Thompson, golfer

1929 Peter Yates, director, Breaking Away, Bullitt

1929 Peter George, born in Akron, Ohio, weightlifter, Oly-gold/2 silver-48, 52

1929 Peter Carsten, Weissenberg Bavaria, actor, Mr Super Invisible

1929 Peter Joshua Sculthorpe, composer

1929 Odon Peter Jozsef de Mihalovich, composer, dies at 86

1929 Peter Hordern, British CEO, Fina

1929 Peter Jeffrey, actor, Dr. Phibes Rides Again, Twinsanity

1929 Peter Breck, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Black Saddle, Big Valley, Benji

1929 Peter Bingham Hinchcliff, British church historian, 1 Sided Reciprocity

1929 Peter Hinchcliff, historian

1929 Peter NF Porter, Australian/British author and poet, Chair of Babel

1928 Peter Nailor, civil servant/historian

1928 Peter Matz, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Hullabaloo, Carol Burnette Show

1928 Patrick Peter Sacco, composer

1928 Peter Mansfield, writer

1928 Peter Richard Tahourdin, composer

1928 Peter, Indiana, jazz musician

1928 Peter Heine, cricketer, solid South African fast bowler in 1950's

1928 Peter Griffiths, MP

1928 Peter Moore, Principal, London Business School

1928 Peter Hacks, German playwright, Tie Windloch

1928 Peter Roger Hunt, born in London, England, director, Dr. No

1928 Peter Gordon Dorrell, archaeologist/photographer

1928 Peter Byrne, actor, Postcards from America, Carry on Cabby

1928 Peter Donat, Kentville Nova Scotia, Flamingo Road, Different Story

1928 Johan Peter Koch, Danish officer/explorer, dies at 57

1928 William Peter Blatty, New York City, author/director, The Exorcist

1927 Peter [Malcolm] Dickinson, Zambia, sci-fi author, Heartsease

1927 Peter Brinson, dance educationalist

1927 Peter Falk, born in Ossining, New York, actor, Colombo, Scared Straight

1927 Peter Swinnereton-Dyer, mathematician

1927 Peter Bayliss, born in Thames, England, actor, From Russia With Love

1927 Peter Malkin, Israeli Public Servant

1927 Peter Mark Richman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Andrew-Dynasty

1927 Peter Marshall, born in Huntington, West Virginia, TV game show host, Hollywood Squares

1926 Peter T Thwaites, British brig-gen/playwright, Love or money

1926 Peter Coker, captain

1926 Peter Michael Grayson, showman

1926 Peter Shaffer, twin brother playwright, 5 Finger Exercise, Equus

1926 Peter Emery, British MP

1926 Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer, dies at 75

1926 Peter Crill, Bailiff of Jersey

1925 Peter Sellers, born in England, actor, not now, Kato, Bobo, Pink Panther

1925 Peter Ludwig, businessman/art collector

1925 Peter Foy, English Actor

1925 Peter DePaolo became 1st man to average over 100 mph at Indy

1925 Peter Leng, Master General of the Ordnance

1925 Peter Blum, German/South African/English poet, Capricorn

1925 Peter Brook, born in London, director, 1776, /TV writer

1925 Peter Graves, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, James Phelps-Mission Impossible

1925 Peter Berger, British vice-admiral

1924 Peter Prowtiny, English real estate developer/multi-millionaire

1924 Arthur Frank "Peter" Shore, egyptologist

1924 Peter Allsop, publisher

1924 Peter James Frederick Green, CEO, LLoyd's of London

1924 Peter Miles, British keeper of privy purse

1924 Peter Heatly, CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation

1924 Peter Shore, MP, Labour

1924 Peter Aldersley, actor/disc jockey

1924 Peter Vaughan, actor, Haunted Honeymoon, Die Die My Darling

1924 Peter Baer, artist and printmaker

1924 Peter Godfrey, chartered accountant

1924 Peter Webster, British High Court Judge

1923 Peter Hammond, born in London, England, actor, Buccaneers

1923 Peter Lawford, born in London, England, actor, Mrs Miniver, Thin Man

1923 Peter II Karadjordjevic, King of Yugoslavia, 1934-45

1923 Peter Carey, permanent secretary, DTI

1923 Peter Gay, American Historian

1923 Peter Mennin[i], Erie Pennsylvania, composer, Moby Dick

1923 Peter Bowring, CEO, C T Bowring

1923 Peter Fowler, physicist

1922 Peter Birch, Bronx, choreographer, Jane Froman's USA Canteen

1922 Peter Andrew Tranchell, composer

1922 Peter Jona Korn, composer

1922 Ray Anthony, Penn, orch leader, Ray Anthony Show, Peter Gunn Theme

1921 Peter Hansen, born in Oakland California, actor, Mr Parkson-Mr Novak, Gen Hospital

1921 Peter Pocklington, NHL team owner, Edmonton Oiler

1921 Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1903-21), dies

1921 Peter Benenson, British Lawyer

1921 Peter Twiss, test pilot

1921 Peter Charles Arthur Wishart, composer

1921 Peter Ustinov, born in London, actor, Death on Nile, Logan's Run, Billy Budd

1921 Peter Herbert Penwarden, priest

1921 Peter Horsley, CEO, Osprey Aviation

1921 Peter Kropotkin, Russ Prince/geologist/revolut anarchist, dies at 78

1921 Peter Sallis, actor, Tast the Blood of Dracula

1920 Peter D. Mitchell, British Scientist

1920 Peter Racine Fricker, British composer

1920 Peter West, British sports commentator

1920 Peter Jones, born in England, actor, From a Bird's Eye View

1920 24th Boston Marathon won by Peter Trivoulidas of Greece in 2:29:31

1920 Paul Peter Piech, artist

1920 Peter Clemoes, anglo-Saxon scholar

1920 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker

1919 Peter Strawson, English philosopher

1919 Peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke, playwright

1919 Peter Malcolm Gordon Raleigh, journalist

1919 Peter Abrahams, South African Novelist

1919 Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59

1919 Richard Englander, [Peter Altenberg], Austrian author, dies at 59

1918 Peter A. Juten, office clerk/resistance fighter

1918 Peter Gast, composer, dies at 64

1918 Craig Stevens, born in Liberty, Missouri, actor, Craig-Dallas, Peter Gunn

1918 Peter Aryans, [PCJ Vander], Dutch radio actor, Shoot Out

1918 Peter O'Sullevan, born in Ireland, horse racing commentator

1917 Ram Gopal, Indies/English dancer, Blue Peter, Purple Plain

1917 Peter Adams, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Alternative

1917 Peter Bennett, London, actor, Leonides-Adv of Sir Lancelot

1917 Peter Winter, naval commander

1917 Peter Caddy, founder, Findhorn Community

1917 Peter Taylor, U.S. writer

1916 Peter Weiss, Germany, Swedish author/dramatist/novelist, Marat/Sade

1916 Peter Shepherd, English contractor/multi-millionaire

1916 Peter Finch, London, actor, Network, Windom's Way, Raid on Entebbe

1916 Memphis Slim, [Peter Chatman], rocker

1916 Peter Crichton Kirkpatrick, oarsman

1916 Peter Crossley-Holland, composer

1915 Peter Guy Wykeham-Barnes, fighter Pilot

1915 Peter Lind Hayes, born in San Francisco, California, comedian/singer, Peter Lind Hayes Show

1915 Peter Medawar, England, zoologist, immunologist, Nobel 1953

1914 Peter Woolridge Townsend, war hero courtier writer

1914 Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer

1914 King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent

1914 Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist

1914 Peter Leyten, bishop of Breda (1885-1914), dies at 79

1913 Mary Martin, Weatherford, Texas, actress, Peter Pan, Larry Hagman's mom

1913 Peter Black, TV critic

1913 Peter Glenville, actor stage/screen director, Hotel Paradiso, Becket

1913 Lt Peter Nestrov, of Imperial Russian Air Service, performs a loop in a monoplane at Kiev (1st aerobatic maneuver in an airplane)

1913 Peter Van Eyck, Steinwehr Germany, actor, Brain, Wages of Fear

1913 Peter Diamand, artistic administrator

1913 Peter Gibson, British Rear-Admiral

1913 Peter Cushing, England, actor, Dracula, Star Wars, Dr. Who

1913 Joseph Peter Grace, businessman

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