2009 Birthday Brittany Murphy, actress, appeared in films, 'Sin City', 'Happy Feet', 'Clueless', 'Riding in Cars with Boys', 'Abandoned', dies in Los Angeles, California at age 32 1990 Event In Victoria, Australia, helmetless bike riding becomes illegal 1987 Death Irene Handl, actress (Riding High, Morgan), dies at 85 1980 Event Jim King completes riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours 1980 Event Jim King begins riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours 1977 Birthday Brittany Murphy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actress, appeared in films, 'Sin City', 'Happy Feet', 'Clueless', 'Riding in Cars with Boys', 'Abandoned' 1967 Birthday Steve Zahn, born in Marshall, Minnesota, actor, appeared in films, 'Reality Bites', 'That Thing You Do', 'Happy Texas', 'Riding in Cars with Boys' 1958 Event Willie Shoemaker 1st jockey to win national riding championship 4X 1953 Event Willie Shoemaker shatters record, riding 485 winners in a year 1944 Birthday Molly Bennett Aiken, founder, riding for the handicapped 1939 Birthday Ron Nagle, rock producer, Riding with the King 1911 Birthday Florence Rice, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Double Wedding, Riding on Air 1906 Birthday Gil Lamb, born in Minneapolis, actor, Hit Parade of 1947, Riding High 1901 Birthday Irene Handl, born in London, England, actress, Riding High, Morgan 1874 Birthday James, Tod, Sloan, jockey, created monkey crouch riding style 1862 Death Felix Zollicoffer, General killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines
