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2006 Bob Barker, from The Price is Right, retires after 35 years as host
2003 Rod Roddy, announcer, The Price Is Right, dies at 67 1997 Dennis James, game show host, The Price is Right, dies at 79 1997 Diane Blood, 32, in England, won right to use her dead husbands sperm 1994 Austrian conservative Vice President wins elections/extreme right gets 18.5% 1994 William Ambrose Right, footballer, dies at 70 1993 Price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accident 1992 Gregory Kingsley, 12, wins right to divorce his parents and live with his foster parents, he takes name Shawn Russ 1992 Janice Pennington is awarded $1.3M for accident on Price is Right set 1992 "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred peaks at #1 1992 Jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee 1991 New York Rangers right wing Mike Gartner scores his 500th NHL goal 1991 U.S.S.R. grants republics right to secede under certain conditions 1990 Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later 1990 Bill Cullen, game show host (Price is Right), dies at 70 of cancer 1990 Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die 1989 Penn is 1st to restrict abortions after Supreme Court gave states the right to do so 1988 PLO leader Yasi Arafat accepts Israel's right to exist 1988 Britain ends suspects right to remain silent in crackdown on IRA 1988 "Price is Right" model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera 1988 Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games 1987 Joe Liggins, U.S. composer (I've a Right to Cry), dies at 71 1987 Yitzhak Shamir re-elected chairman of right wing Herut Party 1985 Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 1985 Billy Martin's right arm is broken by pitcher Ed Whitson 1984 Emily Ann Lloyd, actress, Sarah Kramer-Something So Right 1980 Billy L Sullivan, LI, New York, actor, Will Pacino-Something So Right 1980 Amer Book Award: William Styron (Sophie Choice)/T Wolfe (Right Stuff) 1980 Marne Patterson, born in Sherman Oaks, California, actress, Nicole-Something So Right 1979 "Kids Are All Right" premieres 1978 Sanna Lankosaari, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1978 Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" 1977 Maria Helena Selin, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1976 Shane Doan, Eston, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Craig Mills, Toronto, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1976 David Nemirovsky, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1975 Brett Lindros, London, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1975 Landon Wilson, St. Louis, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1975 Todd Bertuzzi, Sudbury, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1975 Vitali Yachmenev, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL right wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1974 Pavol Demitra, Dubnica Slo, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators, Blues 1974 U.N. General Assembly recognizes Palestine right to sovereignty 1974 Chris Murray, Port Hardy, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1974 Valeri Bure, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens, Silver Meda 1998 Olympics 1974 Sergei Krivokrasov, born in Angarsk, Russia, NHL right wing, Blackhawks, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Stefan Ustorf, Kaufbeuren Ger, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1973 Markus Naslund, born in Bonassund, Sweden, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1973 Jere Lehtinen, Espoo Fin, NHL right wing, Dallas Stars, Olympic-bronze-98 1973 Hanna Riikka Nieminen, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1973 Grant Marshall, Mississauga, NHL right wing for the Dallas Stars 1973 Alek Stojanov, born in Windsor, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1973 Alexei Kovalev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing for the New York Rangers 1973 Chris Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics 1973 Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics 1973 Mark Kolesar, Minnedosa, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1972 Jean-Francois Jomphe, Havre St-pierre California, NHL right wing, Anaheim 1972 Kirk Maltby, Guelph, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1972 Daniel Alfredsson, Grums Swe, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1972 Ed Patterson, Delta, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1972 Glen Murray, Halifax, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1972 Trent McCleary, Swift Current, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1972 Chris Right, CFL receiver, Montreal Alouettes 1972 Sandy Mccarthy, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1972 Turner Stevenson, Prince George, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1972 Mikael Renberg, Pitea Swe, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, TB Lightning 1972 Zigmund Palffy, Skalica Slo, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1972 Mariusz Czerkawski, born in Radomsko, Poland, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1972 Jaromir Jagr, Kladno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Penguins, Czechoslovakian, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2006 Olympics 1972 Mark Lawrence, Burlington, NHL right wing for the Dallas Stars 1971 Dan Plante, Hayward, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1971 Mike Sillinger, Regina, NHL right wing, Vanc Canucks, Anaheim Ducks 1971 Mike Craig, St. Mary's, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1971 Steven Rice, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1971 Oleg Petrov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1971 David Oliver, Sechelt, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Alexander Selivanov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1971 Trent Klatt, Robbinsdale, NHL right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1970 Bill Guerin, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, New Jersey Devils, Oilers 1970 Tony Amonte, Hingham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks, USA 1970 Teemu Selanne, born in Helsinki, Finland, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1970 Andrei Kovalenko, Gorky Rus, NHL right wing, Mont Canadiens, Edmonton 1970 Jim Cummins, Dearborn, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1970 Trevor Linden, Medicine Hat, NHL right wing, Canucks, New York Islanders 1970 Derek D. Brown, born in Washington D.C., team handball right wing 1996 Olympics 1970 Denis Chasse, Montreal, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1970 Scott Levins, Spokane, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1969 Ed Ward, Edmonton, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1969 Tie Domi, Windsor, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1969 Don Drysdale retires because of damage to his right shoulder 1969 Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1969 Joe Sacco, Medford, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1969 Jody Hull, Cambridge, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1968 Keith Jones, Brantford, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1968 Tom Fitzgerald, Melrose, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1968 New York Yankee outfield Rocky Colavito pitches 2 2/3 innings and beats Tigers 6-5; he played right field in 2nd game and homered 1968 Theoren Fleury, NHL right wing, Calgary Flames, Canada 1968 Rob Dimaio, Calgary, NHL right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1968 Peter Bondra, Lutsk Ukr, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1968 Sari Krooks, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1968 Mark Recchi, Kamloops, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1967 Jocelyn Lemieux, Mont Laurier, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1967 Pat Elynuik, Foam Lake, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1967 Kelly Chase, Porcupine Plain California, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Joe Murphy, London, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1967 Scott Young, born in Clinton, Massachusetts, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Brad Dalgarno, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1967 Mike Keane, Winnipeg, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Robert Kron, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Marianne Ihalainen, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1967 Randy Mckay, Montreal, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils 1967 Gregory Caccia, Bayshore, New York, team handball right back 1996 Olympics 1967 Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1967 Helena Bonham Carter, London, actress, Getting it Right 1966 Patricia Neder, Wauykesha WI, team handball right wing, Olympic-92, 96 1966 Jim Sandlak, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1966 Brad Lauer, Humboldt, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1966 Donovan Right, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1966 Rudy Poeschek, Kamloops, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Scott Mellanby, born in Montreal, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1966 Stephane Richer, Ripon, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils 1966 Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1966 Todd Ewen, born in Saskatoon, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1966 John Druce, Peterborough, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings 1966 Peter Douris, Toronto, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1965 Shane Churla, Fernie, NHL right wing, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers 1965 Bob Probert, born in Windsor, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1965 Wayne Presley, born in Detroit, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote 1965 Mikko Makela, Tampere Finland, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1965 Russ Courtnall, Duncan, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1964 Petr Klima, born in Chaomutov, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Joey Kocur, Calgary, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1964 John Maclean, Oshawa, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils 1964 John Tucker, Windsor, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Brett Hull, NHL right wing, MVP 1991, 86 goals 1964 Rosie Perez, born in Brooklyn, actress, Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump 1964 Brett Hull, born in Belleville, Ontario, NHL right wing, St. Louis Blues, USA 1963 Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles 1963 Kevin Dineen, Quebec City, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1963 Patrick Flatley, Ontario, right winger, New York Islanders, 4 Gold Medals 1998 Olympics 1962 160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany, Georgia 1962 Shirlie Hollman, rocker, Pepsi and Shirley-All Right Now 1962 Darryl Strawberry, born in Los Angeles, California, right fielder for the Mets, Dodgers, Yankees 1961 Martin L. King protests for black voting right in Miami 1961 Supreme Court rules cities and states have right to censor films 1960 CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series 1960 Glenn Anderson, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1960 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' home run over right field roof in Detroit 1960 Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing, Minn North Stars, Washington Caps 1959 Mike Gartner, Ottawa, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1959 President De Gaulle recognizes Algerian right of self determination 1959 Dave Christian, Minnesota, NHL right wing, Washington Caps, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1958 Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2 1956 "The Price Is Right" debuts on NBC 1956 At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there) 1955 Glenne Headly, born in New London, Connecticut, actress, Dick Tracy, Making Mr. Right 1954 Jere Burns, Cambridge MS, actor, Something So Right, Kirk-Dear John 1954 Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident 1954 Elvis Presley records his 1st hit, "That's All Right" 1954 Amendment to give 18-year-olds right to vote is defeated 1954 Dennis Quaid, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Big Easy, Dreamscape, Right Stuff 1954 Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right" 1954 Karen Anne Quinlan, born in New Jersey, famous comatose patient, right to die case 1952 Ford Frick sets waiver rule to bar inter-league deals until all clubs in same league get right to bid 1952 Andy Fraser, born in Paddington, West London, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, played bass for Free, composed "All Right Now", wrote hits for Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1951 Guy LaFleur, Quebec, NHL right wing, Montreal, New York Rangers 1951 Dougie Thompson, rocker, Supertramp-Bloody Well Right 1951 Kathleen Bradley, Youngstown, Ohio, model, Price is Right 1950 Ed Harris, Tenafly, New Jersey, actor, Right Stuff, Swing Shift, Walker, Coma 1950 Law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel 1950 Swiss parliament refuses voting right for women 1950 Kathy Whitton Baker, born in Midland, Texas, actress, Right Stuff, 16 Candles 1947 David Hughes, born in Newton-le-Willows, England, cricketer, right batsman, made 10,419 first-class runs in 20 years for Lancashire 1947 Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor, Vic-Another World, Making Mr. Right 1946 Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck's right foot is amputated 1946 British premier Attlee agrees with India's right to independence 1946 Subroto Guha, cricketer, right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69 1945 Rik Elswit, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show-In the Right Place 1945 Gerbrandy British government refuses Dutch Jewish right to buy 1944 Eddy Raven, Lafayette, Louisiana, country singer, Right Hand Man 1942 Janice Pennington, born in Kansas, playmate, May 1971, model, Price is Right 1942 Scott Glenn, Pittsburgh, actor, Right Stuff, Personal Best, Backdraft 1940 Dr. John, Rebennack, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, vocalist, I Was in Right Place 1938 Rosalind Cash, Atlantic City, New Jersey, actress, Omega Man, Wrong is Right 1936 Philip Kaufman, director, Right Stuff, Henry and June 1936 Hans Haacke, Cologne Germany, artist, Right to Life, Dripper Boxes 1933 Women allowed to vote in Spain (helps right wing) 1933 Danny Aiello, New York City, actor, Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing 1931 Tom Wolfe, Richmond Virginia, journalist and author, wrote The Right Stuff 1931 Extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes president of Finland 1931 Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, NHL right wing, Canadiens, Rangers 1928 Hardy Kruger, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, Barry Lyndon, Wrong is Right 1928 George Grizzard, born in North Carolina, actor, Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica 1928 Gordie Howe, born in Floral, Saskatchewan, NHL right wing, Detroit Redwings 1928 Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose) 1925 Elliot Lawrence, Philadelphia, orchestra leader, Guide Right, Howard Cosell 1925 Kim Stanley, Patricia Reid, Tularosa, New Mexico, actress, Right Stuff 1924 Billy W. William Ambrose right, soccer star 1924 Ron Moody, born in London, England, actor, 12 Chairs, Wrong is Right 1923 Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, TV host, Price is Right 1923 Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, game show emcee, Price is Right 1922 Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amend woman's right to vote 1922 Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road 1920 Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right 1919 Italy agress to general voting right/proportional representation 1916 40,000 Amsterdam demonstrators demand general voting right 1915 25,000 women march in New York City, demanding right to vote 1915 House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women right to vote 1913 Demonstrations for general voting right in Netherlands 1913 British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote 1913 Edward Fiennes-Clinton, born in Australia, born Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton, 18th Earl of Lincoln, engineer, landowner, inherited Earldom but formally did not prove his right to the title 1912 U.S. passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition government 1910 Johnny Olson, TV announcer, Price is Right 1907 Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote 1905 Whites win right to vote in South Africa 1901 SDAP demands general voting right/abolishing First Chamber 1893 New Zealand is 1st country to grant all its women the right to vote 1885 Dutch demonstrate for general voting right 1870 15th Amendment passes, guarantees right to vote regardless of race 1869 Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (U.S. 1st) 1869 15th Amendment guaranteeing right to vote sent to states 1868 Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity 1862 Emperor Alexander II grants Jews right to publish books 1853 Women's Right's Convention met (New York City) 1852 Dutch Government recognize Catholics right to organize 1846 Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, vicar/Dutch anarchist, Right for all 1844 Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote 1839 Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president" 1837 Canada gives blacks the right to vote 1828 South Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws 1816 U.S. Supreme Court affirms its right to review state court decisions 1795 Pinckney's Treaty between Spain and U.S. is signed, establishing southern boundary of U.S. and giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi 1792 Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women's right to divorce 1776 Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States" 1748 English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US 1656 Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam 1631 English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right 1424 Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews 1310 Shoes were made for both right and left feet |
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