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1994 Paul Swift, U.S. actor (Egg Man in Pink Flamingo), dies of AIDS at 60

1994 Henry Mancini, composer (Pink Panther, Moon River), dies at 70

1994 Lynne Frederick Unger, actress (Trail of Pink Panther), dies at 39

1990 Pink Floyds' "Wall" is performed where Berlin Wall once stood

1988 Divine, Harris Milstead, female impersonator (Pink Flamingos), dies

1984 Edith Massey, actress (Polyester, Pink Flamingos), dies at 66

1981 Wanda Hendrix, actress (Sierra, Ride the Pink Horse), dies

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

1980 Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in Wall (Part II)" is banned in South Africa

1980 Pink Floyd's "Wall" hits #1

1979 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks

1979 Pink, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Alecia Beth Moore, singer, songwriter, pop, punk genres, sold 30 million albums, 40 million digital singles worldwide

1979 Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles

1977 1st quadrophonic concert (Pink Floyd in London)

1968 David Gilmour joins rock group Pink Floyd

1968 Molly Ringwald, born in Roseville, California, actress, 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink

1967 Pink FLoyd's 1st U.S. tour (arrives in New York City)

1967 Pink Floyd releases their 1st song (Arnold Layne)

1967 Pink Floyd release their 1st single "Arnold Layne"

1965 Jon Cryer, actor, Pretty in Pink, Superman IV

1964 "The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink)

1963 Tori Amos, born in North Carolina, pianist/vocalist, Under The Pink,

1957 Steve Buscemi, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, studied at Lee Strasberg Institute, known for role of Carl Showalter in 'Fargo', Mr. Pink in 'Reservoir Dogs', cast member of 'The Sopranos'

1955 Perez Prado's "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" goes #1 for 10 weeks

1954 "Girl in Pink Tights" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 115 performances

1954 "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 115 performances

1954 Edward Ka-spel, English singer and songwriter, Legendary Pink Dots

1951 Bob Geldof, born in Dublin, Ireland, rocker, member of The Boomtown Rats, singer, songwriter, actor, played Pink in "The Wall"

1951 Jeff Altman, comedian/actor, Nurses, Pink Lady, Soul Man

1950 Natalie Cole, born in Los Angeles, California, vocalist, Pink Cadillac, Miss You Like Crazy

1948 Rob Buckman, British broadcaster/actor, Pink Medicine Show

1948 Jean Reno, born in Casablanca, Morocco, Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jimenez, actor, films include 'The Pink Panther', 'The DaVinci Code', 'Ronin'

1946 David Jon Gilmour, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall

1946 Roger Keith, Syd, Barrett, lead guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in Wall

1946 Syd Barrett, Cambridge England, rocker, Pink Floyd-Wall

1946 "Crazy Barret Diamond" Syd, rocker, Pink Floyd

1945 Divine, Harris Glenn Milstead, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Pink Flamingo

1945 Richard William Wright, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall

1945 Rick Wright, keyboardist of Pink Floyd

1945 Nicholas Berkeley Mason, drummer, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall

1945 Nick Mason, rock drummer, Pink Floyd-Money

1944 Roger Waters, born in Cambridge, England, rock bassist, Pink Floyd-Wall

1944 David Gilmore, born in Cambridge, England, guitarist, Pink Floyd

1943 George Roger Waters, keyboardist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall

1939 Theo Mann, actress (Pink Bernd, Hedda Gabler), dies at 88

1939 Claudia Cardinale, born in Tunis, actress, Blindfold, 8, Pink Panther

1933 Henderson, DeSylva and Brown's "Strike Me Pink," premieres in New York City

1933 Capucine, Germaine Lefebvre, Toulon France, actress, Pink Panther

1925 Leo Fall, Austria operetta composer (That Pink von Stambul), dies

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

1924 Henry Mancini, born in Cleveland, composer and conductor, Pink Panther

1921 Ivan Caryll, composer (Pink Lady), dies at 60

1917 Herbert Lom, Czechoslovakia, actor, Pink Panther Strikes Again, Dorian Gray

1916 Joe Liggins, U.S. composer, Pink Champagne

1911 Ivan Caryll's musical "Pink Lady," premieres in New York City

1907 33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6

1886 Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand)

1880 Oscar, Bachigaloupi, Tourniaire, actor and director, Pink Kate

1861 Ivan Caryll, U.S., composer, Pink Lady

1856 Nestor de Tiere, Flemish poet, Pink Kate

1850 Theo Mann-Bouwmeester, Dutch actress, Pink Bernd, Hedda Gabler


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