1999 Death Gene Rayburn, game show host, Match Game, dies at 81 1962 Event "Match Game" debuts on NBC with host Gene Rayburn 1961 Death Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79 1961 Death Samuel Rayburn, Representative-D-Texas, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957, died of pancreatic cancer at age 79 1951 Event Gene Rayburn and Dee Finch show premieres on NBC radio 1940 Event Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of House 1917 Birthday Gene Rayburn, born in Christopher, Illinois, TV game show host, Match Game 1882 Birthday Samuel Rayburn, born in Kingston, Tennessee, Representative-D-Texas 1913 - 1961, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957 1882 Birthday Sam Rayburn, American Politician
