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2009 Morgan Tsvangirai becomes Prime Minister of Zimbabwe after agreeing to share power with President Robert Mugabe
2008 Robert Mondavi, dies in Yountville, California, at 94 2008 Robert Rauschenberg, dies in Florida, of heart failure, at 82 2007 Robert Goulet, dies in Los Angeles, California, awaiting a lung transplant for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, at 73 2007 Robert A. Young, Representative-D-Missouri 1977 - 1987, died from liver disease 2007 Robert Pickett, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash', dies 2007 Robert C. Solomon, dies in Zurich, Switzerland, at 64 2005 Robert Sheckley, American Author 2005 Robert Badham, Representative-R-California 1977 - 1989 2005 Robert Moog, American Inventor 2004 Robert Merrill, opera singer, dies at 85 2004 "Robert ""Gypsy Boots"" Bootzin", actor/gadfly, The Gypsy in Me, dies at 89 2004 Robert Teeter, American Politician 2004 Robert Quine, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues, dies 2004 Robert Pastorelli, actor/boxer, Murphy Brown, dies at 49 2003 Robert Palmer, resistable performer, Addicted to Love, dies at 54 2003 Robert McCloskey, writer/illustrator, Make Way for Ducklings, dies at 78 2003 Robert Stack, actor, The Untouchables, dies at 84 2003 Robert Atkins, diet doctor, Dr. Atkins Diet Revolution, dies at 72 2002 Robert Forward, writer, Dragon's Egg, dies at 70 2002 Robert Urich, actor, Spenser for Hire, dies at 55 2002 Robert L. Chapman, lexicographer, Roget's Thesaurus, dies at 81 2002 Robert Nozick, American Philosopher 2001 Robert Ludlum, novelist, The Bourne Identity, dies at 73 2000 Robert Buck, rock guitarist/songwriter, ", 10,000 Maniacs, ", dies at 42 2000 Robert Trout, radio Methuselah, ", coined the term ""fireside chat"" to describe FDR's informal speeches, ", dies at 91 2000 Robert Cormier, writer, The Chocolate War, dies at 75 2000 Robert Northshield, TV news producer, Sunday Morning, dies at 78 2000 Robert Trent Jones, golf course architect, Augusta National Course, dies at 93 2000 Robert Rathburn Wilson, nuclear physicist, a leader of the Manhattan Project, dies at 82 1999 Robert Bresson, French Director 1999 Robert Shaw, chorale director, founded the Robert Shaw Chorale, dies at 82 1998 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail LPGA Tournament 1998 Robert Young, actor, Marcus Welby, dies at 91 1998 Robert Merrill, songwriter (Funny Girl), commits suicide at 76 1998 Boston Celtics retire Robert Parrish's #00 1997 Michael Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, dies in ski accident at 39 1997 Robert Steel, academic, dies at 82 1997 Robert Sutton, electronics engineer, dies at 82 1997 Robert Palmer, rock critic, dies at 52 1997 Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell, journalist/musician, dies at 55 1997 Robert Pinget, novelist/Playwright, dies at 78 1997 Robert Mitchum, actor, Winds of War, dies at 79 1997 TV evangelist Robert Schuller attacks a flight attendant 1997 Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders 1996 Robert Grant-Ferris, politician, dies at 89 1996 Robert J. Morris, lawyer, served New York State Assembly committee investigating Communist activities, dies at 81 1996 Robert Bromston Thesiger Daniell, soldier, dies at 95 1996 Robert Rapoport, social anthropologist, dies at 72 1996 Robert O'Neill Crossman, politician, dies at 49 1996 Robert Bourassa, Prime Minister of province of Quebec 1970 - 1976, 1985 - 1993, dies at 63 1996 2nd Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 16 -15 at Robert Jones Va 1996 Robert Croften Brown, politician, dies at 75 1996 Robert Louis Tewdwr Moss, journalist/travel writer, dies at 42 1996 Robert Lewis Campbell Lorimer, publisher, dies at 77 1996 Robert Lynn, anarchist, dies at 72 1996 Robert Collins, keyboard player, dies at 33 1996 Robert Kidd, marine geoscientist, dies at 48 1996 Robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon, dies at 85 1996 Robert Edwin Hall, mountaineer/businessman, dies at 35 1996 Robert Hersant, press baron, dies at 76 1996 Robert William Paine, architect, dies at 88 1996 Marthe Robert, essayist/translator, dies at 82 1996 Robert Franklin Overmyer, astronaut (STS-5, STS-51-B), dies at 59 1996 Robert Mellors, gay activist, dies at 47 1996 Robert Covington, drummer/singer, dies at 54 1996 Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician, dies at 80 1995 Robert Francis Vere Heuston, professor of law, dies at 72 1995 Robert Shelton (Shapiro), journalist, dies at 69 1995 Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor, dies at 77 1995 Robert Parrish, film director editor/actor (Casino Royale), dies at 79 1995 Robert Stephens, actor (Chaplin, QB VII, Cleopatra), dies at 64 1995 Robert Grieve, civil Servant, dies at 84 1995 Robert Lorimer Riggs, tennis Player, dies at 77 1995 Robert E. Lucas awarded Nobel Prize in economics 1995 Robert "Robby" Debarge, r&B Musician, dies at 36 1995 Robert L "Bob" Talley, pianist, dies at 75 1995 Helmut Erich Robert Gernsheim, photographer/collector, dies at 82 1995 Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at 83 1995 Robert Harris, actor (Werewolf of London), dies at 95 1995 Robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57 1995 Robert Selby Taylor, bishop, dies at 86 1995 Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, cricketer, dies at 93 1995 Robert Turner, winner of 1st All-American Soap Box Derby, dies at 72 1995 Robert Urquhart, actor (Dunkirk, Bulldog Breed), dies at 72 1995 Robert Bolt, British playwright (Doctor Zhivago, Bounty), dies at 70 1995 Robert Bolt, British Playwright 1995 Robert L Haller, coon Dog Trainer, dies at 32 1995 Robert Shaw, town Planner, dies at 81 1995 Robert Clifford Latham, pepys Scholar, dies at 82 1995 Robert Nesbitt, impresario, dies at 88 1994 Robert Emhardt, actor (Mac Cory-Another World), dies at 80 1994 Robert Jesse Charleston, museum curator, dies at 78 1994 Robert White, guitarist, dies at 57 1994 Robert White, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl, dies in Los Angeles, California 1994 Robert Lansing, actor (Blade Runner, Equalizer), dies of cancer at 66 1994 Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/Choreographer, dies at 88 1994 Robert Bloch, screenwriter (Psycho), dies of cancer at 77 1994 1st Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 20-12 at Robert Jones Va 1994 Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky, poet, dies at 64 1994 Robert Hutton, Winne, U.S. actor (Rocket), dies at 74 1994 Robert Jungk, German/French/Us/Austrian philosopher/historian, dies 1994 Robert Michael Payton, pizza magnate, dies at 50 1994 Robert E Lee, dies of cancer at 75 1994 Robert Millar, journalist, dies at 72 1994 Mark Robert Isfeld, combat Engineer, dies at 31 1994 Country singer Trisha Yearwood (29) weds Robert Reynolds (32) 1994 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (21 days after his divorce) weds Mary Richardson 1994 Robert O van Gennep, Dutch publisher (Guevara, Mandel), dies at 56 1994 Robert Doisneau, French photographer (The Kiss), dies at 81 1994 Robert F Kennedy, Jr. divorces Emily Black 1994 Robert Shea, author, dies of cancer 1993 Haitian premier Robert Malval resigns 1993 Robert Goulet undergoes prostate cancer surgery 1993 Robert Taft, Jr., Senator-R-Ohio 1971 - 1976, died at age 76 1993 Actress Allison Angrim (32) weds Robert Schoonover (44) 1993 Robert C Maynard, CEO (Oakland Tribune), dies at 56 1993 Televangelist Robert Tilton announces he is divorcing Marte 1993 Robert W. Kempner, German officer of justice in Prussia, dies at 93 1993 Robert J Glass, film producer (ET), is killed at 53 1993 Robert Davis, dies of emphysema at 76 1993 Robert Strong 1993 Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (large iron sculptures), dies at 80 1993 Robert M Gates, ends term as 15th director of CIA 1992 Robert F Simon, U.S. actor (Operation Petticoat, M*A*S*H), dies at 83 1992 Robert Shayne, U.S. actor (Tora! Tora! Tora!), dies of cancer at 92 1992 Adam Robert Worton, Newark DE, twin actor, Baby's Day Out 1992 Robert Reese, producer, dies of natural causes at 66 1992 New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train 1992 Robert Muldoon, premier New Zealand (1975-84)/President IMF, dies 1992 Robert Morley, actor (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 84 1992 Robert Morris Page, U.S. physicist (radar), dies at 88 1992 Robert Reed, actor (Brady Bunch), dies of AIDs at 59 1992 Robert Harris, murderer, executed in California's gas chamber at 39 1992 Robert Alton Harris, American Criminal 1992 Robert F Clayton, drummer (Jody Grind), dies at 26 in a car crash 1992 Robert Paul Haynes, bassist (Jody Grind), dies at 26 in a car crash 1992 BPAA U.S. Open by Robert Lawrence 1992 Robert Beatty, actor (Odd Man Out), dies at 82 1992 Robert Schenkkan's "Kentucky Cycle," premieres in LA 1991 Robert Eddison, British actor (Uncle Silas), dies at 83 1991 Robert Q Lewis, U.S. comic/TV panel member (RQL Show), dies at 70 1991 Robert M. Gates, becomes 15th director of CIA 1991 Robert Maxwell, Billionaire publisher (New York Daily News), dies at 68 1991 Robert Helmick resigns as President of U.S. Olympic Committee 1991 Robert DiMatte, Jr., stage director/actor, dies at 43 1991 Robert Motherwell, U.S. painter (Elegies to Spanish Rep), dies at 76 1991 Robert Strauss becomes U.S. ambassador to Soviet Union 1991 Robert M. Gates becomes head of CIA 1991 Actor Robert Duvall weds Sharon Brophy 1991 Robert Maroff, dies at 57 1991 Robert Wagner, mayor (NYC-D-1954-65), dies 1991 Robert Gibson flies record 27,040 feet altitude 1990 Robert F X Sillerman purchases WAFL NY-New Jersey Knights for $11 million 1990 Robert Cummings, actor (Love that Bob), dies of kidney failure at 82 1990 Robert Mariano, entertainer, dies at 21 1990 Robert Tessier, actor (Nightwish, Future Force), dies at 56 1990 Robert E. Nederlander appointed New York Yankee managing general partner 1990 Robert Alex, shot to death by robber at 31 1990 Robert Sommer, singer, dies of liver failure at 42 1990 Kerry Kennedy (daughter of Robert) and Andrew Coumo (Mario's son) wed 1990 Robert Noyce, co-inventor (semi-conductor)/founder (Intel), dies 1990 Lebanon release U.S. hostage Robert Polhill after 39 months 1990 Robert D Webb, director/actor (Love Me Tender, Jackals), dies at 87 1990 Robert F Adams, U.S., sci-fi author (Castaways in Time), dies at 57 1989 Robert Wickler, dies 1989 Robert Penn Warren, American Novelist 1989 Robert Webber, actor (Alex-Moonlighting), dies of ALS at 64 1989 Robert Webber, actor (Nuts, Assassin, 10), dies at 74 1989 Richard J. Kerr replaces Robert M. Gates as deputy director of CIA 1989 Robert Mapplethorpe, U.S. photographer, dies at 42 1989 Robert McFarlane gets $20,000 fine, 2 years probation for Iran-Contra 1988 Bob Steele, Robert Bradbury, dies after short illness at 60 1988 Robert Bork's supreme court nomination rejected by U.S. Senate 1988 Robert Englund, actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth 1988 Robert Gwathmey, artist, dies at 85 1988 Rockers Jonathan "Chico" and Robert DeBarge indicted on drug trafficking 1988 Robert Lee "Bobby" Dodd, U.S. football coach 1988 Robert A Heinlein, sci-fi writer (Friday), dies of heart failure at 80 1988 Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer 1988 Robert Livingston, actor (Lone Ranger), dies at 83 of emphysema 1988 Jamie Altman, son of Lynda Carter and Robert Altman 1987 Robert Paige, actor (Son of Dracula, Pardon My Sarong), dies 1987 Nobel prize for economy awarded to Robert M. Solow 1987 Senate debate begins rejecting Robert Bork's Supreme Court nomination 1987 William H. Webster replaces Robert M. Gates as 14th director of CIA 1987 Robert Preston, actor (Harold Hill-Music Man), dies at 68 1987 Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide 1986 Robert L "Bobby" Layne, football player (Detroit Lions), dies at 59 1986 Robert Sutton Whitney, composer, dies at 82 1986 Robert S Mulliken, U.S. physicist (Nobel 1966), dies at 90 1986 Robert Helpmann, actor (Second Time Lucky, Patrick), dies at 77 1986 Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park 1986 Robert Drivas, actor (Our Private World), dies at 47 1986 Robert E Howard, sci-fi author (Conan the Conqueror), dies at 80 1986 Robert Alda, actor (Dan Lewis-Supertrain), dies at 72 1986 Robert M. Gates, becomes deputy director of CIA 1985 Position of American Poet Laureate established (Robert Warren is 1st) 1985 Robert Graves, English writer/poet (King Jesus), dies at 90 1985 Senate judiciary committee begins Robert Bork confirmation hearings 1985 Rodney Robert Porter, British Scientist 1985 Robert Nathan, U.S. writer/poet (Portrait of Jennie), dies at 91 1985 Robert W. Woodruff, CEO (Coca-Cola), dies at 95 1985 Robert H. W. Welch, Jr., U.S. founder/leader John Birch Society, dies at 85 1985 Actress Judith Licht (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (One Life to Live) 1984 Robert Moore, actor (Marshall-Diana), dies at 56 1984 Robert Penn Warren, Pulitzer Prize winner, named 1st U.S. poet laureate 1984 Actress Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) marries Robert Altman 1983 Robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65 1983 Robert Agnew, director, dies at 84 of kidney failure 1983 Robert Gross, composer, dies at 69 1983 Robert de Castella wins Helsinki marathon 2:10:03 1983 Robert Bray, actor (Corey-Lassie, Simon-Stagecoach West), dies at 65 1983 Robert Christian, actor (Bustin' Loose), dies of cancer at 42 1982 Robert Coote, actor (Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe), dies at 73 1982 Robert Coote, actor (MacBeth), dies in New York City of a heart attack at 73 1982 Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship 1982 Robert H G Havemann, German chemist/dissident, dies 1981 Robert H Harris, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 72 1981 Robert Montgomery, actor/dir (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 77 1981 Robert Russell Bennett, U.S. composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87 1981 Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered 1981 Robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies 1981 Robert Davi (opera singer/actor), dies at 54 1981 Military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy 1980 Margot Contois, Marquette, Michigan, dance skater, & Robert Peal 1980 Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe 1980 Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe 1980 Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician, dies at 62 1979 Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 1979 "Bad Case Of Loving You" by Robert Palmer peaks at #14 1978 Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, vs. England at the MCG 1978 Robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51 1978 Robert Frost Plaza, at California, Drumm and Market, SF, dedicated 1978 Robert Heger, composer, dies at 91 1977 Robert C "Cal" Hubbard, U.S. baseball player/umpire, dies at 77 1977 Robert Lowell, U.S. poet/pacifist (Near the Ocean), dies at 60) 1977 Karac Plant, son of Robert Plant, dies of respratory failure at 6 1977 Robert Middleman, actor (Barney-Monroes), dies at 66 1977 Robert M. Hutchins, American Educator 1977 Margaret Hayes, actress (Robert Montgomery Presents), dies at 61 1976 Robert Fleming, composer, dies at 55 1976 Gregory Robert Henderson, Dunedin New Zealand, 4k pursuit cyclist 1996 Olympics 1976 Robert de Roos, composer, dies at 69 1975 Senator Robert Dole and Elizabeth Hanford marry 1975 Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder, Olyroos, 1996 Olympics 1975 Robert Plant is involved in a car crash in Rhodes 1975 House of Representatives votes to restore citizenship to General Robert E. Lee 1975 Robert Stolz, Austrian composer (Fruhling im Prater), dies at 94 1975 27th Emmy Awards: Mary Tyler Moore Show, Robert Blake and Jean Marsh 1975 Rob Touber, Robert J Noordervliet, chansonnier/director, dies at 38 1975 Robert Strauss, actor (Sergeant Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey), dies at 61 1975 Robert Fuchs, soccer player, PSV 1975 Robert Evett, composer, dies at 52 1975 Robert Norman Waddell, Cambridge New Zealand, Single scull rower 1996 Olympics 1975 Robert Neumann, Austrian/British author (False Flag), dies at 77 1974 Robert Levine Sanders, composer, dies at 68 1974 Robert Herberigs, Flemish composer (La Chanson d'Eve), dies at 88 1974 Robert Cox, last surviving member of Keystone Kops, dies at 79 1974 Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Lowell (Dolphin) 1974 Robert Rollins, cricketer, big-hitting Essex wicketkeeper-batsman 1973 Robert Walker, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Robert A Watson-Watt, England, physicist (radar), dies at 81 1973 Robert Ellis, actor (Curse of King Tut's Tomb), dies at 40 1973 Robert Petrovicky, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Dallas 1973 Robert Tate, wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Judd Woldon and Robert Brittens musical "Raisin," premieres in New York City 1973 Robert Couch, NFL tackle for the Atlanta Falcons 1973 Robert Lee, NFL cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons 1973 Robert Ryan, U.S. actor (Dirty Dozens, Longest Day), dies at 63 1973 Robert Barr, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82 1973 Robert Joffrey Dance Company opens 1973 Robert Pipkins, Staten Island, New York, luger 1994 Olympics 1973 Robert Braknis, born in Montreal, Quebec, 100m backstroke/4 x 100 1996 Olympics 1973 Robert Dunn, Glenn Cove, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1972 Robert Robinson, CFL defensive linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1972 Robert KJE Antonissen, South African literary, dies at 53 1972 Robert M Casadesus, French pianist/composer (Prix Diemer), dies at 73 1972 Robert Denzler, composer, dies at 80 1972 Robert Peal, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Margot Contois 1972 Robert Esmie, born in Jamaica, Canadian 4X100m runner, 1996 Olympics gold 1972 Robert Kennedy, cricketer, New Zealand opening bowler 1996 1972 Robert Smith, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain Georgia 1972 Adrian Rollins, cricketer, Derbyshire batsman, bro of Robert of Essex 1972 "Emergency" with Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV 1971 Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman,, Jr., USMC, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1971 Robert Lowery, actor (Circus Boy, Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies at 57 1971 Robert Flickinger, WLAF defensive end for the Scottish Claymores 1971 Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 David Robert Duval, born in Jacksonville, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope 1971 Robert Gordon director/writer (Loveless), dies at 76 1971 Robert Reichel, born in Litinov, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, New York Islanders, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Robert Samuels, cricketer, West Indies Test opening batsman vs. New Zealand 1996 1971 Robert O'Neal, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 Robert Still, composer, dies at 60 1971 Robert O' Neal, WLAF DB for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Robert Hall, WLAF wide reciever for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Robert Lang, Teplice, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, Los Angeles 1970 Robert Griffith, NFL strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1970 Robert Ruthenfranz, composer, dies at 65 1970 Natasha Gregson Wagner, actress, Dark Horse, SFW, Robert's daughter 1970 Robert Green, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1970 Robert Horry, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets 1970 Robert Higginson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1970 Robert Morley's "How the Other Half Loves," premieres in London 1970 Robert Brooks, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1970 22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young and Susan Hampshire 1970 Robert Croft, cricketer, Glamorgan off-spinner, England 1996- 1970 Robert Bruce Lockhart, diplomat/writer, dies 1970 Robert Marasco's "Child's Play," premieres in New York City 1970 Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H," premieres 1970 Robert [Harriot] Barrat, actor (Bad Lands, Go West), dies at 81 1969 Robert Person, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pitcher for the New York Mets 1969 Robert Jones, NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys 1969 Robert Coons, NFL tight end for the Buffalo Bills 1969 Robert Lehman, U.S. multi-millionaire/director (Met Museum of Art), dies 1969 Robert Scott, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1969 Robert Porcher, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions 1969 Robert Gordon, CFL receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos 1969 Robert Harris, NFL defensive end for the New York Giants 1969 Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 1969 Robert Perez, born in Bolivar, Venezuela, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1969 Robert Kennedy's murderer Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death 1969 Robert E. Cushman, Jr., becomes deputy director of CIA 1969 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Sen Robert F Kennedy 1969 Robert Sean Leonard, New Jersey, actor, Dead Poets Society, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge 1969 Robert Massey, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants 1969 Robert Molenaar, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1969 Robert Pack, NBA guard, Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks 1969 Robert Young, NFL player for the St. Louis Rams 1969 Robert Wilson, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1969 Robert Svehla, born in Martin, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Florida Panthers, Slovakia 1968 Robert Ayres, actor (Battle Beneath the Earth), dies at 54 1968 Vanilla Ice, Robert Van Winkle, rapper, Ice Ice Baby 1968 Robert van Oosterom, cricket opening batsman, Holland 1996 World Cup 1968 Harry Robert Wilson, composer, dies at 67 1968 Robert Arthur Ley, sci-fi author (Telepath, Power of X), dies at 47 1968 Robert Bailey, NFL cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys 1968 Robert Anthony Gamez, born in Las Vegas Nevada, PGA golfer, 1990 Nestle 1968 Robert Rodriguez, director, El Mariachi, Desperado 1968 AL games at Baltimore and Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy 1968 Robert F Kennedy, (Sn-D-NY), assassinated in LA by Sirhan Sirhan at 42 1968 Robert Kennedy, American Politician 1968 Robert David Burns, Mission Hills, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Buick-5th 1968 Robert F. Kennedy announces presidential campaign 1968 Robert Anderson's "I Never Sang for My Father," premieres in New York City 1968 Robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84 1967 Robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32 1967 Robert McNamara elected president of World bank 1967 Robert H van Gulik, diplomat/writer (Judge Tie), dies 1967 Major Robert H Lawrence, Jr. named 1st black astronaut 1967 Robert Drummond, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1967 Robert Reading, born in Buffalo, New York, 110m hurdler 1967 Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles 1967 Robert Blackmon, defensive back, Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks 1967 Robert Anderson's "You Know I Can't Hear You ...," premieres in New York City 1967 Robert Kron, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Robert J Oppenheimer, creator of atomic bomb, dies at 62 1967 Robert Massey, NFL cornerback, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions 1967 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Robert Penn Warren 1967 Robert J Van De Graaff, U.S. nuclear physicist, dies at 65 1966 Robert Keith, actor (Battle Circus, Men in War), dies at 68 1966 Robert MacNaughton, New York City, actor, ET 1966 Nobel for chemistry awarded to Robert S Mulliken 1966 High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame 1966 Robert Kempainen, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, marathoner, 1996 Olympics 1966 Robert C Weaver, confirmed as 1st black cabinet member (HUD) 1966 1st black selected for President cabinet (Lyndon Baines Johnson selects Robert C Weaver-HUD) 1965 Robert Oberrrauch, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1965 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to Robert B Woodward 1965 Robert B. Woodward awarded Nobel prize for chemistry 1965 50 mph gust carries 165 lb Robert Mitera's tee shot 447 1965 Robert Mitera aces 447-yd 10th hole at Miracle Hills, Omaha, Nebr to score world's longest straight hole-in-one 1965 Robert Goff, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints 1965 Robert Rusler, actor, Game of Love, Vamp, Thrashin' 1965 Robert Manry, Cleveland newspaper editor/sailed the Atlantic, in craft 1965 Robert Holland, CFL defensive back for the BC Lions 1965 Robert Platus, born in New York City, lip syncher, Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know This 1965 Robert E Hickok, U.S. murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged 1965 Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School 1964 Robert Haynes, cricketer, Jamaica and WI leggie, one-dayer but no Tests 1964 Robert Burton, actor (Dr. Gordon-Kings Row), dies at 69 1964 Robert Farley, Ndola Zambia, Australasia golfer 1964 U.S. attorney general Robert Kennedy resigns 1964 Robert Mimbs, CFL running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 Robert Warwick, actor (Konga, Zorro, Lady Godiva), dies at 85 1964 Katie Wagner, daughter of Robert Wagner/model/guest VJ, MTV 1964 Robert Kelker-Kelly, born in Wichita, Kansas, Bo-Days of our Live 1964 Robert "Bob" Kaehler, born in Burlingame, California, rower, Olympics 1992, 1996 1964 Robert Lowell's "Benito Cereno," premieres in New York City 1963 Robert Jenkins, NFL tackle for the Oakland Raiders 1963 Robert Hamer, British Director 1963 Robert Stroud, "bird man of Alcatraz", dies 1963 Robert Bailey, cricketer, England batsman in four Tests 1988-90 1963 Robert Schuman, French premier/chair (European Parliament), dies at 77 1963 USAF Major Robert A Rushworth in X-15 reaches 86,900 m 1963 Robert Seguso, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star 1963 Robert James Affuso, born in Newburgh, New York, rock drummer, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1963 Robert Collins, keyboard player 1963 Robert Frost wins Bollingen Prize 1963 Robert Lee Frost, U.S. poet (New Hampshire, 4 Pulitzers), dies at 88 1963 Robert Frost, American Poet 1962 Robert Willis, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1962 USAF Major Robert A. Rushworth takes X-15 to 40,800m 1962 USAF Major Robert A Rushworth takes X-15 to 32,300m 1962 Robert Meyer, Sacramento Cal, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Morningstar 1962 Mark Robert Isfeld, combat engineer 1962 Robert White in X-15 sets altitude record of 108 km (354,300 ft) 1962 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 75,190 m 1962 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 56,270 m 1962 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 40,420 m 1962 Robert A. Rushworth, USAF major, takes X-15 to 30,600m 1962 Robert Druppers, runner, world record 1 km indoor 1962 Alain Robert, French Athlete 1962 Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS-85, sk: 99 1962 Robert Kennedy visits Netherlands 1962 Robert Mailhouse, New Haven, Connecticut, actor, Brian-Days of our Life 1961 Robert Louis Tewdwr Moss, journalist/travel writer 1961 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 30,970m 1961 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 66,100m 1961 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 32,830 m 1961 Robert Griffith, producer of Pajama Game, dies 1961 Stephen Robert Pate, Ventura California, PGA golfer, 1987 Southwest Classic 1961 Doctor Robert, Bruce R Howard, rocker, Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways 1961 Robert Noyce patents integrated circuit 1961 USAF Major Robert M. White takes X-15 to 32,000 m 1961 Robert Carlyle, Scottish Director 1961 Robert Weaver sworn in with then highest federal post by a black 1961 Robert Frost recites "Gift Outright" at John F. Kennedy's inauguration 1961 Robert Edwin Hall, mountaineer/businessman 1960 Robert Harold Lohr, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1988 Walt Disney 1960 Robert Pukalovic, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1960 Robert Bolt's "Man For All Seasons," premieres in London 1960 USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m 1960 12nd Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Robert Stack and Jane Wyatt 1960 USAF Major Robert M. White takes X-15 to 33,222 m 1960 Robert Green, born in Omaha, Nebraska, tennis star 1959 Robert Wrenn, born in Richmond, Virginia, Nike golfer, 1987 Buick Open 1959 Robert Earnshaw, racehorse trainer 1959 Robert Raymond Tway, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1986 Shearson 1959 Robert Smith, born in Sussex, rock guitarist and vocalist, Cure-Hell's Kitchen 1959 Robert Foster sets record by staying underwater 13 m 42.5 s 1958 Robert H W Welch, Jr. and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society 1958 Edgar A Robert Cecil viscount of Chelwood, (Nobel 1937), dies at 94 1958 New York City Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League 1958 Robert Patrick, American Actor 1958 Robert Lach, composer, dies at 84 1958 Robert W. Service, Scottish Poet 1958 Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32 1958 Robert Foth, born in Buffalo, New York, air rifle, Olympics-1988, 92, 96 1958 Robert Newman, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Joshua Lewis-Guiding Light 1958 Robert Greig, actor (Devil Doll, Indian Love Call), dies at 78 1958 Robert Donat, actor (Citadel, Goodbye Mr. Chips, 39 Steps), dies at 53 1958 10th Emmy Awards: Gunsmoke, Robert Young and Jane Wyatt 1957 Robert Frank Kurka, composer, dies at 35 1957 NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers and Giants 1957 Robert. L. Ehrlich, American Politician 1957 Robert Beltran, actor, Star Trek Voyager 1957 Robert Oboussier, composer, dies at 56 1957 New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants and Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast 1957 9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young and Loretta Young 1957 Robert Townsend, Chicago, comedian/actor, Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy 1957 Robert Thompson, born in Houston, Texas, Nike golfer, 1990 Boise Open-2nd 1956 Robert Walser, writer, dies at 78 1956 Charles Ives' overture "Robert Browning," premieres in New York City 1956 Robert Mills Delaney, composer, dies at 53 1956 Curt Robert of Columbus (International League) hits 4 home runs in 7 inning game 1956 Robert Davi, actor, License to Kill, Raw Deal, Wild Thing 1956 Robert Dover, equestrian dressage 1996 Olympics bronze 1956 Robert Newton, actor (Henry V, Odd Man Out), dies at 50 1956 New York Mayor Robert Wagner and Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30M Brooklyn Sports Center Authority to build 1955 Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 1955 Robert E. Sherwood, American Playwright 1955 Robert ten Brink, Dutch TV host/cabaret artist 1955 Robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer, dies at 70 1955 Robert Feld, born in Nashville, Tennessee, National Scrabble Champion 1990 1955 Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-First-Member of parliament, dies at 76 1954 Robert H. Jackson, American Statesman 1954 Robert Kocharian, Statesman 1954 Robert Cameron, CFL punter for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1954 Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer 1954 Robert Davi, born in Astoria, New York, opera singer and actor, Gangster Chronicles 1954 Robert Pastorelli, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Eldin-Murphy Brown 1954 Bo [Robert] Donaldson, rock vocalist, Billy Don't Be a Hero 1954 Robert Capa, American Photographer 1954 Robert Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan is Bar Mitzvahed 1954 Robert Oppenheimer accused of being a communist 1954 Robert Carradine, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Slim-The Cowboys, Wavelength 1954 Robert F Kennedy, Jr., attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council 1954 Robert Menendez, American Politician 1953 Robert Pittman, TV executive/developer, MTV 1953 Robert A Millikan, U.S. physicist (Nobel 1923), dies at 85 1953 Robert H Lightfoot, English theologist/exegetist, dies at 70 1953 Robert Picardo, Philadelphia, actor, Frame Up, Gremlins 2 1953 Robert Anderson's "Tea and Sympathy," premieres in New York City 1953 Robert Parish, NBA center, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets 1953 Robert Brent Thirsk, BC Canada, astronaut, STS-78 1953 Robert Cray, Columbus, Georgia, blues singer and songwriter, 1987 Grammy 1953 Robert Taft, Senator-R-Ohio 1971 - 1976, dies in New York at 63 1953 Congress cites research of New York City librarian Robert Henderson in proving 1953 Craig Robert Stadler, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, Masters 1982 1953 Robert M. La Follette, American Politician 1953 Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1952 Robert R[ick] McCammon, U.S., sci-fi author, Baal, Mystery Walk 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 1952 Robert D. Kaplan, American Journalist 1952 Robert Ainsworth, born in Coventry, England, Robert William Ainsworth, politician, Labor Party, 2009, assumed roles of Secretary of State for Defense, since 1992, serves as a Member of Parliament for Coventry North East 1951 Robert Lindsay, Ilketson England, actor, Strike it Rich, King Lear 1951 Robert Cochran, Claremont Vt, skier, Olympics-1972 1951 Robert G Aitken, U.S. astronomer (New General Catalogue), dies at 86 1951 Robert Wuhl, Union, New Jersey, actor, Bull Durham, Good Morning Vietnam 1951 Robert Desiderio, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Det Kennedy-Heart of the City 1951 Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer, dies at 67 1951 Robert Walker, actor and writer (Bataan, Madame Curie), dies at 32 1951 Robert Torricelli, born in Paterson, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1983 - 2003 1951 Robert Joy, born in Montreal, Quebec, actor, Big Shots, Suicide Club 1951 Robert Edwin Wadkins, Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open-2nd 1951 Chris Smith, born in Barnet, London, Christopher Robert 'Chris' Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, politician, Labor Party, Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury, Cabinet minister, first openly gay MP member, HIV positive 1951 Robert Joseph Flaherty, documentary film maker, dies 1951 Robert J. Flaherty, Director 1951 Robert Kahn, composer, dies at 85 1951 Robert Hegyes, New Jersey, actor, Underground Aces, Welcome Back Kotter 1951 Robert Iger, American Businessman 1951 Robert Mark, U.S. chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 1950 Robert Bryan Gilder, Corvallis OR, PGA golfer, 1980 Canadian Open 1950 Robert Muller-Hartmann, composer, dies at 66 1950 Robert B. Laughlin, American Physicist 1950 Robert "Kool" Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rocker, Kool and the Gang 1950 Robert W. Lehnhoff, Executioner of Groningen, SS fuhrer, executed 1950 French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS 1950 Robert S. Woods, born in California, actor, Bo-One Life to Live, Waltons 1950 "Robert Montgomery Presents" dramatic anthology premieres on NBC TV 1949 Robert Sternberg, American Educator 1949 Robert Mellors, gay activist 1949 Robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70 1949 Robert Englund, actor, Freddy Kreuger-Nightmare on Elm St, V 1949 Stanley Robert Marchant, composer, dies at 65 1949 Robert Cabana, born in Minneapolis, Major USMC/astronaut, STS-41, 53, 68, sk:88 1949 Robert Palmer, born in Batley, England, singer, Emerson, Lake and Palmer 1948 Robert Quillen, American Journalist 1948 Robert Ginty, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Paper Chase, White Fire 1948 Robert A. Borski, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1983 - 2003 1948 Robert Anderson, cricketer, New Zealand batsman 1976-78 1948 Robert Plant, English rock vocalist, Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love 1948 Robert P Holdstock, UK, sci-fi author, Ghost Dance, Labyrinth 1948 Robert Spink, born in Haworth, Worth Valley, Yorkshire, England, Robert Michael Spink, politician, Independence Party, former Conservative Party member, became Member of Parliament for Castle Point in June, 2001 1948 Robert A. Underwood, born in Tamuning, Guam, Representative-D-Guam 1993 - 2003 1948 Robert Zemeckis, director, Forrest Gump, Back to the Future 1948 Robert Braunwart, who added thousands of dates to this database 1948 Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator, dies at 38 1948 Robert Coover, novelist, Pricksongs and Descants 1947 Robert Gilliot, father of Gerda Havertongs daughter Zulema 1947 Sam Breadon sells Cards to Robert Hannegan and Fred Saigh for $4M 1947 Robert Kidd, marine geoscientist 1947 Robert E. Cramer, born in Huntsville, Alabama, Representative-D-Alabama 1991 - 2009 1947 Robert Hays, Bethesda, Maryland, actor, Airplane!, Starman, Scandalous 1947 Robert M. Parker, Jr., American Critic 1947 Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Penn Warren (All the King's Men) 1947 Robert C. Scott, born in Washington, D.C., Representative-D-Virginia 1993 - 1947 Robert Kiyosaki, American Author 1947 Bobby Kimball, Robert Toteaux, Vinton, Louisiana, rocker, Toto-Roseann 1947 Robert O'Neill Crossman, politician 1947 Robert Martin, American Politician 1947 David Bowie, born in London, England, singer and actor, Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust, also known as David Robert Hayward-Jones 1946 Robert Urich, Toronto Ohio, actor, SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$ 1946 Robert Mapplethorpe, U.S. photographer 1946 Robert L "Hoot" Gibson, Cooperstown, New York, USN/ast, STS-41B,61C,27,47,71 1946 Robert Jackson, MP/minister of British Civil Service 1946 Robert L Asprin, U.S., sci-fi writer, Thieves World, Cold Cash War 1946 Robert Xavier Rodriguez, composer 1946 Robert Asprin, American Author 1946 Robert Reich, U.S. Secretary of Labor, Clinton 1946 Tristan Rogers, born in Australia, actor, Robert Scorpio-General Hospital 1946 Robert Jarvik, surgeon/inventor, Jarvik 7 artificial heart 1946 Robert E. McKee, CEO and managing director, Conoco-UK 1945 Robert van Genechten, Dutch Nazi (NSB), commits suicide 1945 Robert Pickett, born in Somerville, Massachusetts, stage name, Bobby Boris Pickett, singer, co-wrote and performed hit 'Monster Mash' 1945 Robert Benchley, U.S. humorist (My 10 years in a quandary), dies at 56 1945 Robert J. Mrazek, born in Newport, Rhode Island, Representative-D-New York 1983 - 1993 1945 Robert Ley, German nazi, commits suicide 1945 Robert T Duncan appears as Tonio in "I Pagliacci" 1945 Robert Benchley, American Comedian 1945 Robert Greenwald, American Director 1945 Robert Hamilton wins PGA golf tournament 1945 Robert Balaban, Chicago, actor, Absence of Malice, Altered States 1945 Robert H Goddard, U.S., rocket pioneer, dies at 62 1945 Robert Goddard, Rocket pioneer, dies 1945 55th Postmaster General: Robert E Hannegan of Mo takes office 1945 Kenneth Robert Livingstone, British Politician 1945 Robert Henrit, England, rocker, Argent 1945 Robert Knight, born in Franklin, Tennessee, singer, rocker, debuted with the Paramounts, recorded hit, signature song, Everlasting Love 1945 Robert Key, MP/British undersecretary for National Heritage 1945 Robert Fripp, guitarist, King Crimson 1945 Robert A. Brady, American Politician 1945 Robert Wittinger, composer 1945 Robert Wyatt, English Musician 1944 Robert Colomby, New York City, rock drummer, Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die 1944 Robert Iliffe, English publisher, Coventry Evening Telegraph 1944 Robert Lamm, New York City, rocker, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now 1944 Robert Cole, U.S. Lt-colonel, dies in battle at Best 1944 Robert Lejour, Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered 1944 Robert Mueller, American Public Servant 1944 Joanna Cassidy, Caskey, Haddonfield, New Jersey, actress, 240 Robert 1944 Robert H Iseley, U.S. pilot/lt-comdr (Saipan), dies in battle 1944 Robert Powell, England, actor, Jigsaw Man, Shaka Zulu, Secrets 1944 Robert Michael Payton, pizza magnate 1944 Robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79 1944 Robert Landers, Tarrant County, Texas, PGA golfer, Ft. Worth-1976, 78, 80 1943 Joel Robert, Belgian motorcyclist 1943 Robert Lindsay Thomas, born in Patterson, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1983 - 1993 1943 Robert Jay Sigel, Narberth, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE West Classic 1943 Robert Long, Leverman, Dutch singer and actor, Vroeger Kon je Lachen 1943 Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort and catcher Walker, dies 1943 Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60 1943 Robert Walden, New York City, actor, Joe Rossi-Lou Grant, New Doctors 1943 Robert M. Gates, American Politician 1943 Robert Crumb, U.S., cartoonist, Father Time, Fritz Cat 1943 Robert De Niro, born in New York City, actor, Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver 1943 Robert W. Edgar, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania, 1975 - 1987 1943 Milton Robert Carr, born in Janesville, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Michigan 1975 - 1981, 1983 - 1993, and 1993 - 1995 1943 Robert J Murphy, Jr., born in Brooklyn, New York, PGA golfer, 1968 Philadelphia Classic 1942 Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1942 Robert Sullivan becomes 1st pilot to fly Atlantic 100 times 1942 Robert L. Hayes, born in Jacksonville, Florida, 100m/4x100m runner, 2 Gold Medals 1964 Olympics 1942 Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ 1942 Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ 1942 Robert C. Solomon, born in Michigan, philosophy professor, studied Hegel, Nietzsche, Sartre, philosophy of emotions 1942 Robert Lee Stewart, Washington D.C., Brigadier General U.S. Army/astronaut, STS-41B, 51J 1942 Robert Arthur Thornbury Campbell, journalist/musician 1942 Robert Ballard, explorer/geologist/author/discoverer, Titanic in 1985 1942 Robert C Springer, St. Louis, Col USMC/astronaut, STS-29, STS-38 1942 Robert Musil, Austrian writer (Mann ohne Eigenschaften), dies at 61 1942 Robert Klein, Bronx, comedian/actor, Hooper, Deadly Rivals 1941 Robert Covington, drummer/singer 1941 Robert Foxworth, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Chase-Falcon Crest, Frankenstein 1941 Robert Delaunay, French painter, dies at 56 1941 61st U.S. Mens Tennis: Robert L Riggs beats F Kovacs (2d 57 61 63 63) 1941 Robert Forster, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Lady in Red, Alligator 1941 Robert Pine, born in Scarsdale, New York, actor, Joe Getraer-CHiPs 1941 Robert Forester, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Banyon, Nakia 1941 Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert E Sherwood (There shall be no night) 1941 Robert C. Smith, born in Trenton, New Jersey, Representative-R-New Hampshire, 1985 - 1990, Senator-R-New Hampshire 1990- 2003 1941 Robert Liefmann, German economist (Kartelle und Trusts), dies at 67 1941 Robert Hass, American Poet 1941 Robert Walmsley, British Vice-Admiral 1941 Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83 1941 Robert Hicks, rocker, Paul Butterfield Blues Band 1940 Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics (Gaskugeln), dies at 78 1940 60th U.S. Mens Tennis: W D McNeill beats Robert L Riggs (46 68 63 63 75) 1940 60th U.S. Mens Tennis: McNeill beats Robert Riggs (46 68 63 63 75) 1940 Robert Wadlow, world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32 1940 Robert Kramer, actor, A.K. 1940 Robert Sherwood's "There Shall be No Night," premieres in New York City 1940 Robert Walker, Jr., New York City, actor, Ceremony, Ms Don Juan, Ensign Pulver 1939 59th U.S. Mens Tennis: Robert L Riggs beats S Welby van Horn (64 62 64) 1939 Robert Lee Dickey, U.S. singer, I'm your puppet 1939 Robert A. M. Stern, American Architect 1939 James Robert Jones, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Representative-D-Oklahoma 1973 - 1987 1939 Robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies 1939 Robert Nye, writer, Facts of Life and other fiction, 3 Views of Man 1939 Robert Tear, born in Barry, Wales, tenor, Welsh National Opera 1970 1938 Robert Herrick, U.S. writer (Chimes), dies at 70 1938 Robert Drivas, Choromokos, Chicago, actor, Our Private World 1938 Robert Nozick, American Philosopher 1938 Robert "Evel" Knievel, motorcycle daredevil, Snake River Canyon 1938 Robert Sherwoods "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," premieres in New York City 1938 Robert E. Rubin, American Businessman 1938 Robert Johnson, U.S. Delta-blues singer and guitarist, poisoned at 27 1938 Robert Hughes, born in Australia, writer/critic, Barcelona 1938 Robert Frank Baksa, composer 1937 Robert L Crippen, Beaumont, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-1, 7, 41C, 41G 1937 Robert Crippen, American Astronaut 1937 Olly Wilson, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, double bassist, musicologist, contemporary classical music, preeminent African American composer, studied with Robert Wykes, earned PhD from University of Iowa 1937 Robert Stone, U.S. writer, Who'll Stop the Rain, WUSA 1937 Robert Redford, born in California, actor, Sting, Candidate, Natural, Great Gatsby 1937 Robert Gibb, zoo/theme park creator 1937 Robert Fulghum, American Author 1937 Robert O "Rob" van Gennep, Dutch publisher, Guevara, Gorz, Mandel 1937 Robert Boozer, born in Omaha, Nebraska, basketball player 1960 Olympics gold 1937 Robert Hooks, Washington D.C., actor, Fast Walking, Aaron Loves Angela 1937 Robert Huber, Munich Germany, biochemist, Nobel 1988 1937 Robert Moran, born in Denver, Colorado, composer, operas include 'The Juniper Tree' co-composed with Philip Glass 'Night Passage' 1936 Robert Alan Ridley Parker, New York City, PhD/astronaut, STS-9, STS-35 1936 Robert White, born in Billmyre, Pennsylvania, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl 1936 Rob Touber, Robert J Noordervliet, cabaret director, Capers 1936 Robert Hogan, New York City, actor, Peyton Place, Operation Petticoat 1936 Robert Wolders, Rotterdam Holland, actor, Erik Hunter-Laredo 1936 Robert F Overmyer, born in Lorain, Ohio, Col USMC/astronaut, STS-5, STS-51B 1936 Robert Maclennan, British MP 1936 Robert E. Howard, American Writer 1936 Robert Herman Nichols, born in Louisville, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1986 Showdown 1936 Robert Scheer, American Journalist 1936 Robert "Bobby" Smith, U.S. singer, Spinners 1936 Robert Lee Smith, U.S. singer, Tams, You Lied to Your Daddy 1936 Roy Beggs, born in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland, John Robert Beggs, Ulster Unionist Party, Member of Parliament for East Antrim 1983 - 2005, known for his Euroscepticism, strong support of Northern Ireland's grammar schools 1936 Robert Simpson, Australian cricket player/manager 1936 Robert Suderburg, composer 1935 Robert Crandall, American Businessman 1935 Robert Caro, American Writer 1935 Robert H Lawrence, born in Chicago, Illinois, USAF/astronaut 1935 Robert Kruger, Sen-D Texas 1935 Dr. Robert Smith and William Wilson of Akron form Alcoholics Anonymous 1935 Robert Conrad, Conrad R Falk, Chicago, actor, Wild Wild West 1935 RADAR-Radio Detection and Ranging 1st demonstrated (Robert Watson-Watt) 1935 Robert Silverberg, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Regan's Planet 1934 Nicolas Coster, actor, Robert Delaney-Another World 1934 Robert Towne, producer/screenwriter, Chinatown 1934 Robert E Hughes, New York City, orchestra leader, Rich Little Show 1934 Robert Lang, actor, Night Watch, director 1934 [Robert] Lee Elder, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1974 Monsanto Open 1934 Robert A Moog, inventor, Moog Synthesizer 1934 Robert Moog, American Inventor 1934 60th Preakness: Robert Jones aboard High Quest wins in 1:58.2 1934 Robert Stigwood, producer, Saturday Night Fever, Grease 1933 Robert Goulet, born in Massachusetts, singer, actor, television, film, Canadian-American Grammy, Tony-Award winner 1933 Robert Blake, Nutley, New Jersey, Baretta, Little Rascals, Coast to Coast 1933 Robert F Bennett, Sen-R Utah 1933 Robert Bennett, American Politician 1933 Robert Foster Bennett, American Politician 1933 Robert Fuller, Troy, New York, actor, Laramie, Wagon Train 1933 Robert Bourassa, born in Montreal, premier of Quebec, 1970-76, 1985- 1933 Robert Kajanus, composer, dies at 76 1933 Dr. Robert Stevens, Master, Pembroke College, Oxford 1933 Robert Rhodes James, historian, Gallipoli 1933 Robert Garcia, born in Bronx, New York, Representative-D-New York 1978 - 1983 1932 Robert Pettit, NBA star, St. Louis Bombers/1959 MVP 1932 Robert T Herres, born in Denver, Colorado, USAF/astronaut 1932 Robert Vaughn, New York City, actor, Napolean Solo-Man from UNCLE, I Spy 1932 Journalist, Robert Trout, joins CBS 1932 Robert Reed, born in Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse 1932 Robert Benton, Texas, writer and director, Kramer vs Kramer 1932 Robert [Franklin] Adams, U.S., sci-fi author, Castaways in Time 1932 Robert L[ull] Forward, U.S., sci-fi author, Dragon's Egg, Starquake 1932 Robert William Davis, born in Marquette, Michigan, Representative-R-Michigan 1979 - 1993 1932 Robert Cowan, CEO, Highlands and Islands Enterprises 1932 Bobby Day, Robert Byrd, Fort Worth, Texas, rock vocalist, Rockin' Robin 1932 Robert Rozjdestvenski, Russian poet, Requiem, Userjoz 1932 Robert Sherlaw Johnson, composer 1932 Gay Robert Brewer, born in Middletwon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1972 Canadian 1932 Robert Mandan, Clever, Missouri, actor, Chester-Soap, James-3's a Crowd 1932 Robert Anton Wilson, U.S., sci-fi author, Trick Top Hat 1931 Robert Stephens, Bristol England, actor, Uncle Kurt-Holocaust 1931 Robert Ito, Vancouver BC, actor, Sam-Quincy ME 1931 Robert Freeman Smith, born in Portland, Oregon, Representative-R-Oregon 1983 - 1995 and 1997 - 1999 1931 1st rocket-powered aircraft design patented, Robert Goddard 1931 Robert Morse, Newton Massachusetts, actor, That's Life, Jack Frost 1931 Robert Dickson, born in Canada, ice hockey player, 1948 1931 Robert D Novak, Joliet, Illinois, news reporter, CNN-Evans and Novak 1931 Robert Novak, American Journalist 1931 Robert MacNeil, Montreal, news anchor, NBC Weekend News, 1965-67 1931 Robert Duvall, born in San Diego, California, actor, Great Santini, Taxi Driver 1930 Robert Joffrey, Abdullah Jaffa Anver Bey Khan, U.S., dancer 1930 Bob Guccione, Robert C J Edwa, U.S. publisher, Penthouse, Omni 1930 Robert Prosky, Philadelphia, actor, Christine, Sergeant Jablonski-Hill St. Blues 1930 Bobby Van, Robert King, New York City, singer, Hollywood Palace 1930 Robert Easton, Milwaukee, actor, Someone Up There Likes Me 1930 Robert Parker, U.S. saxophonist/soul singer, Barefootin' 1930 Robert Gavron, English publisher/multi-millionaire, St. Ives 1930 Robert Culp, Berkley California, actor, I Spy, Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice 1930 Robert Stout, New Zealand prime minister (1884-87), dies at 85 1930 34th U.S. Golf Open: Robert T "Bobby" Jones wins 1930 Robert Evans, born in New York City, director/actor, Love Story, Godfather, Chinatown 1930 Robert Ivanovich Rozhdestvensky, poet 1930 Robert Buchanan, founder, Center for History of Tech Bath University 1930 Robert Bunyard, Commandant, British Police Staff College 1930 Robert S Bridges, poet laureate (Testament of beauty), dies at 85 1930 Robert Bridges, English Poet 1930 Joseph Burnett-Stuart, CEO, Robert Fleming Holdings 1930 Robert Ashley, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, composer, audio synthesis pioneer, works incorporate extended techniques, electronics 1930 Robert Wagner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, It Takes a Thief, Hart to Hart 1930 Robert Loggia, Staten Island, actor, Officer and a Gentleman, THE Cat 1929 Robert J L Hawke, Lab, Prime Minister Australia, 1983 - 1991 1929 Robert Coles, Milton Massachusetts, author, Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973 1929 Robert Henri, U.S. painter (The Eight), dies at 63 1929 Robert Badham, born in Los Angeles, California, Representative-R-California 1977 - 1989 1929 Robert Welch, designer/silversmith, Robert Welch flatware 1929 Robert Wade-Gery, diplomat and executive director, Barclays de Zoete Wedd 1929 Robert Muczynski, composer 1929 Robert Sherriff's "Journey's End," premieres in London 1928 Robert Helps, composer 1928 Robert Indiana, American Artist 1928 Robert M. Pirsig, American Philosopher 1928 Robert Sheckley, American Author 1928 Robert Washburn, composer 1928 Robert Satanowski, composer 1928 Robert Lansing, born in California, actor, 12 O'Clock High, Equalizer, Automan 1928 Robert Byrne, American Celebrity 1928 Robert Mugabe, president, Zimbabwe, 1988- 1928 David Somerset, born in England, David Robert Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, British peer, criticized for accepting public funds on riverbed land granted to his dukedom 400 years ago 1928 Robert Clatworthy, sculptor 1927 Robert Guillaume, Williams, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Benson, Soap 1927 Robert Abernethy, born in Geneva, Switzerland, Newscaster, NBC News Encore 1927 Red Robert Chudnick Rodney, jazz trumpeter 1927 Robert Moore, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Marshall-Diana 1927 Robert Shaw, born in England, actor, Deep, Jaws, Sting, Black Sunday 1927 Robert Marquies de Flers, French writer (Monsieur Bretonneau), dies 1927 Robert Casey, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Henry-Aldrich Family Show 1927 Robert Matthews, master, Clare College Cambridge England 1927 Robert Evans, CEO, British Gas 1927 Robert Ludlum, New York City, spy novelist, Bourne Identity 1927 Henry Martyn Robert, (Robert's Rules of Order), dies at 90 1927 Robert Brustein, born in New York City, dean, Yale School of Drama 1927 Robert Mosbacher, U.S. politician 1927 Robert Di Domenica, composer 1927 Robert Orben, magician, comedy writer, author, specializes in observational comedy, wrote, 'Encyclopedia of Patter', 'Speaker's Handbook of Humor', speechwriter for Vice President Gerald R. Ford, became Director, White House Speechwriting Department 1927 Robert Bork, American Public Servant 1927 Robert Fuchs, composer, dies at 80 1927 Robert Brown, Herbrides Is, actor, Here Come the Brides, Primus 1926 Robert Bly, U.S., poet/editor/translator, Loving a Woman in 2 Worlds 1926 Robert Symonds, Bristow Oklahoma, actor, Robert E Lee-Blue and Gray 1926 Robert Schuller, televangelist, Glass Cathedral, Hour of Power 1926 Robert H. Schuller, American Clergyman 1926 Robert J. Lagomarsino, Representative-R-California 1974 - 1993 1926 Robert Shelton Shapiro, journalist 1926 Robert Earl Hughes, became heaviest known human, 486 kg 1926 Frederick Robert Spofforth, cricketer/demon bowler, dies 1926 Robert Creeley, Massachusetts, poet and novelist, Island 1926 Robert Jay Lifton, American Psychologist 1926 Robert Hall Lewis, composer 1926 2nd flight of a liquid-fueled rocket by Robert Goddard 1926 Robert Goddard launches 1st liquid fuel rocket, goes 184' (56 meters) 1926 Robert Clary, born in Paris, France, actor, LeBeau-Hogan's Heroes 1926 Robert Eugene Richards, Illinois, pole vaulter, Olympics gold 48, 52, 56 1926 Robert L Van Citters, cardiology/advisory panelist/UW dean 1926 Robert Earle, Baldwin, New York, TV host, GE College Bowl 1925 Robert Francis Kennedy, Brookline, Mass, D-Sen-NY, AG; assassinated 1925 Robert Kennedy, American Politician 1925 William Robert Mayer, composer 1925 Robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays 1925 Robert Rauschenberg, born in Texas, artist, created "Combines", combinations of non-traditional materials and objects 1925 Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist 1925 Robert Finch, actor, Academy Theater 1925 Robert Linn, born in America, composer, educator, University of Southern California, composed music for chorus and chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra and wind orchestra 1925 Robert Heppener, composer, Hymns and Conversations, Movie Music 1925 Ernst Jandl, born in Vienna, Austria, writer, poet, influenced by Dada, translated Gertrude Stein, Robert Creeley's The Island and John Cage's Silence 1925 Robert Venturi, born in Philadelphia, architect, Levittown, New York, Las Vegas 1925 Robert Arthur, born in Aberdeen, Washington, actor, 12 O'Clock High, Just For You 1925 Robert Caldwell Crawford, composer 1925 Robert Cohan, artistic director, Contemporary Dance Trust 1925 Robert Altman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, director, Nashville, M*A*S*H 1924 Robert Frank, Swiss Photographer 1924 Robert N Rapoport, social anthropologist 1924 Robert Webber, born in Santa Ana California, actor, 79 Park Avenue 1924 Robert A Rushworth, Madison Maine, test pilot, X-15 1924 Robert Oxton Bolt, playwright, Man for All Seasons, Dr. Zhivago 1924 Robert Bolt, British Playwright 1924 Robert Horton, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena 1924 Robert LeGendre of U.S., sets then long jump record at 25' 5 " 1924 Robert Michael White, New York City, test pilot, X-15 1924 In Chicago, Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnap Robert Franks 1924 Robert Parris, Philadelphia, composer, Book of Imaginery Beings 1924 Pulitzer Prize awarded to Robert Frost (New Hampshire) 1924 Robert A. Roe, born in Wayne, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1969 - 1993 1924 Robert G Mugabe, premier/president of Zimbabwe 1924 Robert Lynn, anarchist 1924 Robert Gatehouse, former High Court judge 1924 Robert Kastenmeier, born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1959 - 1991 1924 Robert Starer, Vienna Austria, composer 1923 Robert A. Young, Representative-D-Missouri 1977 - 1987 1923 Robert Francis Vere Heuston, British professor of law 1923 Robert Craft, Kingston, New York, conductor, Stravinsky-follower 1923 Robert J Dole, Sen-R Kansas, 1969 - 1995, presidential candidate, R-1996 1923 Robert J. Dole, American Politician 1923 Robert Maxwell, Jan Hoch, Czechoslovakia, billionaire/CEO, New York Daily News 1923 Robert H. Michel, born in Peoria, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1957 - 1995 1923 Robert L Bernstein, New York City, publisher, Random House 1922 Robert Evett, composer 1922 Robert Urquhart, actor, Dunkirk, Bulldog Breed, Dark Avenger 1922 Robert W. Holley, U.S., biochemist, worked with RNA, Nobel '68 1922 Guy Madison, Robert Moseley, California, actor, Wild Bill Hickok 1921 Robert Frank Kurka, composer 1921 Robert Fleming, composer 1921 Robert Runcie, Kennedy, Liverpool England, Archbishop of Canterbury 1921 Robert Muldoon, premier New Zealand, 1975-84, chairman, IMF 1921 Robert Millar, journalist 1921 Robert Arthur Ley, UK, sci-fi author, Telepath, Power of X 1921 Robert Croften Brown, politician 1921 Robert Fell, CEO, British Stock Exchange 1921 Robert Q. Lewis, born in New York City, TV host, Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show 1921 Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson, composer 1920 Robert Moevs, composer 1920 Robert Feenstra, Dutch law historian 1920 Robert Harron, actor (Intolerance), accidental shot to death at 27 1920 Robert Christiani, cricketer, brother of Cyril WI batsman in 22 Tests 1920 Robert Mann, born in Portland, Oregon, composer/violinist, String Quartet 1952 1920 Paul Foster, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer, Soul Stirrers gospel group member, sang with Robert Harris, Sam Cooke, Rising Stars, Golden Echoes, memorable recording 'Be With Me Jesus' 1920 Robert Hutton, Kingston, New York, actor, Torture Garden, Rocket 1920 Robert Fizdale, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Misia 1920 Robert E Peary, U.S. pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63 1920 Robert Hersant, press baron 1919 Robert Crichton-Brown, CEO, Rothmans International 1919 Robert Pinget, novelist/playwright 1919 Robert Merrill, American Musician 1919 Robert KJE Antonissen, South African literary 1919 Robert Suter, composer 1919 Robert Lowry, born in Ireland, judge, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Baron Lowry of Crossgar in the County of Down 1919 Robert Stack, born in born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Eliot Ness-Untouchables, Airplane 1918 Robert Ripley began his "Believe It or Not" column (New York Globe) 1918 Robert Feller, MLB pitcher, Red Sox, led AL in strikeouts 7 times 1918 Robert Charles Evans, mountaineer/doctor 1918 Robert Walker, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor and writer, Bataan, Mme Curie 1918 Robert Baldwin Ross, French Celebrity 1918 Robert Lewis Campbell Lorimer, publisher 1918 Robert Aldrich, U.S. director/producer, Dirty Dozen 1918 Robert Preston, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter 1918 Robert Hunt, CEO, Dowty Group 1918 Robert Zimonyi, born in Hungary, cox, Olympic-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64 1918 Robert Wadlow, Alton, Illinois, tallest known human, 2.72 m, 8' 11.1" 1917 Robert Byrd, American Politician 1917 Oswald Chambers, Scottish Protestant Christian minister, teacher, author, wrote, 'My Utmost for His Highest', established local society dedicated to his favorite poet, Robert Browning, dies from a ruptured appendix 1917 Robert Sterling, Newcastle, Pennsylvania, actor, George Kirby-Adv of Topper 1917 Robert Bray, Kalispell Mont, actor, Corey-Lassie, Stagecoach West 1917 Rodney Robert Porter, British Scientist 1917 Robert Adams, English sculptor 1917 Robert Eugene Ward, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, Pantaloon 1917 Robert Mitchum, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, Winds of War, North and South 1917 Robert Cowans, executive director, British Aerospace 1917 Robert Farnon, composer and conductor /arranger 1917 Robert Aitken, born in Philadelphia, Zen co-founder, Diamond Sangha 1917 Robert Conquest, English author, Back to Life 1917 Robert Vandekerckhove, Belgian politician 1917 Robert Anderson, author, Tea and Sympathy 1917 Robert Merrill, born in Brooklyn, New York, baritone, New York Metropolitan Opera 1917 Robert Anderson, born in New York, writer, Tea and Sympathy, Never Sang for My Father 1917 Robert Cornthwaite, born in St. Helen, Oregon, actor, Thing, War of the Worlds 1917 Robert Burns Woodward, organic chemist, Nobel 1965 1917 Robert [Albert] Bloch, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Psycho 1917 Robert Bloch, Writer 1917 Robert Erickson, composer 1917 Robert Lowell, poet and pacifist, Lord Weary's Castle, Near the Ocean 1917 Robert Taft, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1971 - 1976 1916 Robert A Bruce, Maryland, pioneer, exercise cardiology 1916 Robert Lowery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Murder Over New York 1916 Robert [Augustine] W[ard] Lowndes, U.S., sci-fi author, Puzzle Planet 1916 Robert van Spaendonk, Dutch resistance fighter 1916 Robert Stevens Baker, composer 1916 Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1961 - 1968, head World Bank 1916 Robert Shaw, born in Red Bluff, California, chorale conductor, Robert Shaw Chorale 1916 Robert Jesse Charleston, museum Curator 1916 Robert Parrish, Columbus, Georgia, director, Casino Royale 1915 Robert Ruark, U.S. writer, Something of Value 1915 Robert A. Dahl, American Writer 1915 Margaret Hayes, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Robert Montgomery Presents 1915 Robert Sutton, electronics engineer 1915 Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician 1915 White Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleveland in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, and $31,500 1915 Robert Steel, academic 1915 Robert Moffat Palmer, composer 1915 Robert Smalls, Reconstruction congressman, dies at 75 in SC 1915 Robert Hofstadter, U.S. atomic physicist 1915 Robert B Motherwell, U.S., painter, Elegies to the Spanish Republic 1914 Robert J. Morris, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, lawyer, served New York State Assembly committee investigating Communist activities, credited for efforts attributed to Senator Joseph McCarthy 1914 Robert Wise, director, Day the Earth Stood Still, West Side Story 1914 Robert Emhardt, actor, Mac-Another World, Underworld USA, Mooncussers 1914 1st patent for liquid-fueled rocket design granted, Dr. Robert Goddard 1914 Marthe Robert, essayist/translator 1914 Robert Gross, composer 1914 Robert Alda, New York City, actor, Dan Lewis-Supertrain, By Popular Demand 1913 Robert Dougall, English TV host 1913 Robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer (Ball Screw), dies 1913 Robert Strauss, New York City, actor, Sergeant Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey 1913 Robert Martineau, bishop of Blackburn 1913 Robert Schollum, composer 1913 Robert Stafford, born in Rutland, Vermont, Senator-R-Vermont 1971 - 1989, Governor of Vermont 1959 - 1961 1913 Robert Mondavi, born in Minnesota, American vintner, marketer, attracted worldwide recognition for Napa Valley wines 1913 Robert Shaw, town planner 1913 Helmut Erich Robert Gernsheim, photographer and collector 1912 Robert Scott's diary and dead body found in Antarctica 1912 Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor, great iron sculptures 1912 Robert Doisneau, photographer 1912 Captain Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far" 1912 Robert F Scott, British pole explorer (Antarctica), dies 1912 Robert Watson Hughes, composer 1912 Robert Clifford Latham, pepys Scholar 1912 English explorer Robert F Scott and his expedition reach South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there before 1912 Robert Scott expedition arrives at South Pole, 1 month after Amundsen 1912 Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor, Windom's Way, Young Winston 1911 Robert Scott's expedition leaves Cape Evans for South Pole 1911 Robert McCormick, Danville, Kentucky, NBC newscaster, Current Opinion 1911 Robert Taylor, Filley, Nebraska, actor, Death Valley Days 1911 Robert Middleman, Cin, Ohio, actor, Barney-Monroes 1911 Robert Johnson, blues singer, King of Delta Blues Singer 1911 Robert Joseph Kane, born in Ithaca, New York, President of U.S. Olympic Commission, 1976 1911 Robert Hamer, British Director 1911 Robert Guyn McBride, Tucson Arizona, composer, Mexican Rhapsody 1910 Robert Noehren, composer 1910 Robert Grieve, civil servant 1910 Robert Arthur Hughes, missionary/surgeon 1910 Robert Paige, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, actor, Colgate Comedy Hour 1910 Robert Pineda-Duque, composer 1910 Robert H van Gulik, Dutch diplomat/writer, Judge Ti 1910 Robert K Meston, U.S. sociologist, functionalism 1910 Robert Still, composer 1910 Robert Koch, German bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel), dies 1910 Robert H. G. Havemann, German chemist 1909 Nigel Tranter, author/historian, River Realm, Robert the Bruce 1909 Robert Ryan, Chicago, actor, Billy Budd, Dirty Dozen, Longest Day 1909 Robert Douglas, Finlayson, Bletchley England, actor, Adv of Don Juan 1909 Robert Beatty, Ontario, actor, Amorous Mr. Pawn, Where Eagles Dare 1909 Robert Trout, Wake County, North Carolina, newscaster, ABC 1909 Robert Kagan, American Writer 1909 Robert Helpmann, born in Mount Gambier, Australia, actor, Second Time Lucky 1909 Robert Murray Halpmann, dancer 1909 North Pole reached by Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson 1909 Robert Brasillach, French author/nazi collaborator 1909 Robert Selby Taylor, bishop 1909 Robert Fowler runs world record marathon (2:46:52.6) 1909 Robert Coote, London, actor, Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe 1909 Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) 1908 Robert F Simon, Mansfield, Ohio, actor, Man who shot Liberty Valance 1908 Robert B Rhoads becomes 1st Cleveland pitcher (Cleveland Naps) to toss a no-hit game, Cleveland 2, Boston 1 1908 Robert Peary's expedition sails from New York City for north pole 1908 Robert Cummings, born in Joplin, Missouri, actor, Love that Bob, Dial M For Murder 1908 Robert Morley, England, actor, High Road to China, African Queen 1908 Robert William Paine, architect 1908 Robert Rossen director and writer, Hustler, All the King's Men, Mambo 1907 Robert Grant Grant-Ferris, politician 1907 Robert Bresson, France, director, Pickpocket, Mouchette 1907 Sir Robert Baden-Powell forms Boy Scouts in England 1907 Robert A[nson] Heinlein, U.S., sci-fi author, 4 Hugos, Red Planet 1907 Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer 1907 Robert Humphreys, British? historian 1907 Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler 1932 Olympics gold 1907 Robert de Roos, composer 1907 Robert Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby MD 1906 Robert Rainy, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views, dies 1906 Robert Levine Sanders, composer 1906 Robert Brown Black, British diplomat/gov, Hong Kong 1906 Robert Shone, director-general, NEDC 1906 Robert, Bob, Allen, actor for the Texas Rangers 1906 Robert E[rvin] Howard, U.S., sci-fi author, Conan the Conqueror 1906 Robert E. Howard, American Writer 1906 Robert Nesbitt, impresario 1905 Charles Robert Owen Medley, dancer/choreographer 1905 Robert Ruthenfranz, composer 1905 Robert Newton, England, actor, Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days 1905 Robert S. Abbott published 1st issue of newspaper "Chicago Defender" 1905 Robert Houben, Belgian CVP-minister of Public health, 1958 1905 Robert Penn Warren, 1st U.S. poet laureate, All the King's Men 1905 Robert Donat, born in England, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Citadel 1904 Robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor, Sospiro do Roma 1904 Robert Knox, bacteriologist 1904 Robert Montgomery, Beacon, New York, actor/dir, Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack 1904 J. Robert Oppenheimer, born in New York, head of Manhattan, A-bomb, Project 1903 George [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46 1903 Robert A T G C Salisbury, British premier (1885..1902), dies at 73 1903 Robert Mills Delaney, composer 1903 Jean Robert Planquette, composer, dies at 54 1903 Robert Gwathmey, artist, Arts and Letters 1902 [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer, Music Man 1902 Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays', dies 1901 Robert Van de Graaff, Alabama, physicist, Mobility of Gaseous Ions 1901 Robert Bromston Thesiger Daniell, soldier 1901 Robert Allenby, born in Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer 1901 Robert Williams Buchanan, British Poet 1901 Harry Robert Wilson, composer 1901 Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, cricketer 1901 Robert Marshall, founder, Wilderness Society 1900 Robert Oboussier, composer 1900 165 lb Robert Fitzsimmons KOs 305 lb Ed Dunkhost in a boxing match 1900 Robert Harris, actor, Big Caper, Laughing Anne 1900 Robert "Lefty" Grove, baseball pitcher, 300 game winner 1899 Robert Welch, found John Birch Society 1899 Robert H "Bobby" Gunning, British colonel (60th Rifles), dies in battle 1899 Sutro railroad sold to Robert F Morrow for $215,000 1899 Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer 1899 Robert Marcel Casadesus, French pianist and composer, Prix Diemer 1899 Robert J Fruin, Dutch historian (80-year war), dies at 75 1899 Robert Maynard Hutchins, U.S., educator/civil libertarian 1899 Robert M. Hutchins, American Educator 1898 Robert Purvis, American Activist 1898 Robert Keith, Fowler, Indiana, actor, Battle Circus, Branded, Wild One 1897 Robert Ringling, circus master 1897 Robert Neumann, Austrian/British author, Waters of Babylon 1896 Robert Mulliken, U.S., chemist/physicist, Nobel 1966 1896 Robert Sheriff, playwright, Journey's End 1896 Robert Sherwood, dramatist, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight 1896 Robert E. Sherwood, American Playwright 1895 15th U.S. Mens Tennis: Fred H Hovey beats Robert D Wrenn (63 62 64) 1895 Robert Burton, actor, Dr. Gordon-Kings Row 1895 Robert Graves, Irish Novelist 1895 Robert Gordon, born in Kansas, actor in Loveless 1895 Robert M. La Follette, American Politician 1894 Robert Menzies, Australian PM, 1939-41, 1949-66 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson, English writer (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), dies at 45 1894 Robert Charles Winthrop, American Politician 1894 Robert Russell Bennett, born in Kansas City, composer/arranger, Oklahoma! 1894 Robert Prescott Stewart, composer, dies at 68 1894 Robert Nathan, New York City, poet, novelist, Portrait of Jennie 1893 13rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Robert D Wrenn beats Fred H Hovey (64 36 64 64) 1893 Robert Harron, born in New York City, actor, Birth of a Nation, Intolerance 1892 Robert A. Watson-Watt, England, physicist, radar 1892 Robert Denzler, composer 1892 Robert P Tristram Coffin, poet/reporter, WW II 1892 Robert Houghwout Jackson, 84th Supreme Court justice, 1941-54 1892 Robert H. Jackson, American Statesman 1891 Robert W. P. Peereboom, Dutch editor in chief, Haarlem Newspaper 1891 Robert Gordon Sproul, educator/college President, University of California 1890 Robert Armstrong, Saginaw, Michigan, actor, Mighty Joe Young, King Kong 1890 Robert Ley, German chemist/MP, NSDAP 1889 Robert Browning, English poet (Ring and Book), dies at 77 1889 Robert Benchley, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, humorist, My 10 Years in a Quandary 1889 Robert Taft, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1939 - 1953, Taft-Hartley Act 1889 Robert A. Taft, American Politician 1889 Robert [Harriot] Barrat, New York City, actor, Go West, Distant Drums 1888 Robert Moses, power broker, built Long Island and New York City parks and roads 1887 Robert Quillen, American Journalist 1886 Robert Collier, Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell, politician, judge, educated at Oxford, successfully defended Brazilian pirates, dies 1886 Robert Heger, composer 1886 Robert Schuman, French premier 1886 Robert Herberigs, Flemish composer/writer, Hiawatha's Song 1885 Robert Delaunay, French painter 1885 Robert Blackburn, British aviation pioneer 1884 Robert Muller-Hartmann, composer 1884 Robert Flaherty, Michigan, father of documentary film, Nanook of North 1884 Robert J. Flaherty, Director 1883 Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer, dies at 68 1883 Robert H Lightfoot, English theologist/exegetist, St. John's Gospel 1883 Robert Franz Richard Hernried, composer 1883 Stanley Robert Marchant, composer 1882 Dr. Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis 1882 Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer 1882 Robert Hutchings Goddard, Worcester Massachusetts, rocket pioneer 1882 Charles Robert Darwin, evolutionist, Origin of Species', dies at 73 1882 Jesse James, outlaw, shot dead at 34, in St. Joseph, Missouri by Robert Ford 1882 German scientist Robert Koch discovers bacillus cause of TB 1880 Robert [Edler von] Musil, Austrian author, Young Torless 1880 Robert E Stolz, Austrian composer and conductor, ...smaller guard 1880 Robert Rutherford McCormick, U.S., editor/publisher, Chicago Tribune 1880 Robert Fortune, Scottish Scientist 1879 Robert Greig, Australia, actor, Horse Feathers 1879 Robert Lynd, Irish writer/critic, Pleasures of Ignorance 1878 Robert Warwick, Bien, Sacramento California, actor, Falcon's Adventure 1878 Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament, About Plato 1878 Robert Stirling, Scottish Inventor 1878 Robert Walser, writer 1878 Julius Robert Mayer, German Scientist 1878 Robert Garbe, German poet, Gorniek 1876 Robert Dower, cricketer, 1 Test South Africa vs. England 1898, scored 0 and 9 1876 Robert Barany, Sweden, otologist, vestibular expert, Nobel 1914 1874 Oswald Chambers born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Scottish Protestant Christian minister, teacher, author, wrote, 'My Utmost for His Highest', established local society dedicated to his favorite poet, Robert Browning 1874 Robert Frost, born in San Francisco, poet, Mending Wall, Road Not Taken 1874 Robert Liefmann, German economist, Unternehmersverbande 1874 Robert Lach, composer 1874 Robert Service, England, Canadian poet, Cremation of Sam McGee 1874 Robert W. Service, Scottish Poet 1873 Robert D Wrenn, tennis champ, U.S. Open - 1893 1873 Robert Nelson, Canadian Politician 1872 Robert marquess of Flers, French author, Habit Vert 1871 Robert Chambers, Scottish Writer 1870 Robert E Lee, General of Confederate Army, dies at 63 1870 Robert E. Lee, American Soldier 1869 Robert Baldwin Ross, French Celebrity 1868 Robert Falcon Scott, British leader of ill-fated south pole expedition 1868 Robert Herrick, U.S. writer, Common lot 1868 Robert A. Millikan, U.S. physicist, photoelectric effect; Nobel 1923 1867 Robert T Freeman is 1st black to graduate from Harvard Dental School 1867 John Robert Gregg, Ireland, inventor, shorthand 1867 Robert Smirke, British architect, dies 1867 Robert Smirke, architect, dies 1865 Robert Kahn, composer 1865 Robert Henri, U.S. painter, leader of Ashcan school 1865 Robert C Tyler, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1865 Robert E. Lee and 26,765 troops, surrender to U.S. Grant at Appomattox 1865 Robert E. Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief 1865 Robert E. Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army 1865 General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies 1864 Robert G Aitken, U.S. astronomer, Binary Stars 1864 Robert Emmet Rodes, U.S. Confederate General-major, dies in battle at 35 1864 Robert Cecil, viscount of Chelwood, Nobel 1937 1864 Robert E. Lee's home area, Arlington, Virginia, becomes a military cemetery 1864 Ulysses S. Grant crosses Rapidan and begins his duel with Robert E. Lee 1864 Robert E Park, U.S., sociologist, human ecology, marginal man 1863 Robert Gould Shaw, American Soldier 1862 General Robert E Lee takes command of Confederate armies of E Virginia and NC 1862 Robert Hatton, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 34 1862 Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81 1862 Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics, Emden-polytroop 1861 Robert Fuhrer, composer, dies at 54 1861 Robert T A Innes, Edinburgh Scotland, astronomer, Proxima Centauri 1861 Robert Selden Garnett, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 41 1861 Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces 1861 Colonel Robert E. Lee resigns from Union army 1861 Col Robert E. Lee turns down offer to command Union armies 1861 Robert E Lee resigns from Union army 1861 English Admiral Robert Ritzroy issues 1st storm warnings for ships 1860 Major Robert Anderson, under cover of darkness, concentrated his small force at Ft. Sumter 1859 Robert Stephenson, English Celebrity 1857 Robert Abel, cricketer, The Guv'nor Surrey and England batsman 1857 Robert Baden-Powell, founder, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides 1856 Robert Kajanus, composer 1856 Robert A Schumann, German pianist/composer (Humoresque), dies at 46 1856 Robert Edwin Peary, U.S., arctic explorer, North Pole-Apr 6 1909 1855 Robert Marion La Follette, born in Wisconsin, President candidate, Progressive 1854 Robert Laird Borden, C, 8th Canadian PM, 1911-20 1854 Composer Robert Schumann saved from suicide attempt in Rhine 1852 Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, author/politician 1852 Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays' 1851 Robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony "Rhenisch," premieres in Dusseldorf 1850 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, author, Treasure Island 1850 Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62 1850 British ex-premier sir Robert Peel falls off his horse 1848 Jean Robert Planquette, France, composer, Bells of Corneville 1847 George Robert Sims, English Journalist 1847 Robert von Bunsen invents the Bunsen burner 1847 Robert Thompson patents rubber tire 1847 Robert Fuchs, composer 1846 Robert Schumann's 2nd Symphony in C, premieres 1846 Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elopes 1846 U.S. fleet officer Robert F Stockton annexes California 1846 Robert Thomson obtains an English patent on a rubber tire 1846 Mildred Childe "Life" Lee, daughter of confederate General Robert E Lee 1845 Macon B. Allen and Robert Morris, Jr., 1st blacks to open law practice 1845 Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning begin corresponding 1844 Robert S Bridges, England, poet laureate, Eros and Psyche 1844 Robert Bridges, English Poet 1844 Robert Stout, Shetland Islands Scotland, New Zealand prime minister, 1884-87 1843 Robert Koch, German bacteriologist, TB, cholera, Nobel 1905 1843 Robert Schumann's "Das Paradies und die Peri," premieres in Leipzig 1843 Robert Todd Lincoln, Captain Union volunteers 1843 Robert Southey, English Poet 1841 Robert Schumann's 4th Symphony in D, premieres 1841 Robert Williams Buchanan, British Poet 1841 1st performance of Robert Schumann's 1st Symphony in B 1841 [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of U.S. general Robert E Lee 1840 Composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck 1840 Robert S. Ball, Irish mathematician and astronomer 1839 Robert Smalls, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, black congressman 1875-87, Rep-SC 1839 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 1837 Robert Gould Shaw, American Soldier 1837 Robert Frederick Hoke, Major General Confederate Army 1837 Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian, Robert's Rules of Order 1837 Robert Ross McBurney, 1st paid secretary of the YMCA 1837 Robert Daniel Johnston, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1835 Robert Houston Anderson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1834 Robert Morrison, missionary in China/translated bible, dies 1834 Robert Sanford Foster, Major General Union volunteers 1833 Aleksandr Porfirievich Borodin, Russia, composer, Robert LeDiable 1833 Robert Green Ingersoll, New York, author/politician/agnostic, Attorney General-R-Illinois 1832 Robert the Hermit, U.S. ex-slave/hermit in Massachusetts, dies 1831 Robert Ogden Tyler, Major General Union Army 1831 Opera "Robert Le Diable" is produced (Paris) 1831 Robert Montgomery Bird's "Gladiator," premieres in New York City 1831 Robert Jenkins loses an ear, starts war between Britain and Spain 1830 Robert Schumann attends piano concerto by Paganini 1830 Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury, C, British Prime Minister, 1885-1902 1829 Robert Brown Potter, Major General Union volunteers 1829 Sir Robert Peel found London Metropolitan Police (Bobbies) 1829 Robert Emmet Rodes, Major General Confederate Army 1829 Robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48 1828 Robert Bullock, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 Robert Brank Vance, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 Robert Alexander Cameron, Major General Union volunteers 1828 Robert Ransom, Jr., Major General Confederate Army 1827 Robert Latimer McCook, volunteers Brigadier General, Union 1827 Robert Pollok, poet, dies 1827 John Robert Jones, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1827 Charles Robert Woods, Major General Union Army 1826 Robert Hopkins Hatton, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1826 Robert Kingston Scott, Major General Union volunteers 1826 Robert Rainy, born in Glasgow, Scotland, minister, professor of Church history at New College, theological seminary, principal of New College, argued against Dean Stanley's Broad Church views 1825 Robert Prescott Stewart, composer 1825 Joseph Robert Davis, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1825 Scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community 1823 Robert J Fruin, historian, 80 year war 1823 Robert Bloomfield, English Poet 1823 Robert Byington Mitchell, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1822 Robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies 1820 Robert Vinkler Richardson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1819 Robert Selden Garnett, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1818 Alexander Robert Lawton, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1817 Robert Collier, born in England, Robert Porrett Collier, 1st Baron Monkswell, politician, judge, educated at Oxford, successfully defended Brazilian pirates 1816 Robert Huston Milroy, Major General Union volunteers 1816 Robert Seaman Granger, Union Army Major general 1815 Robert Hudson, composer, dies at 83 1815 Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer 1815 Robert Hall Chilton, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1815 Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies 1814 Julius Robert Mayer, German Scientist 1814 Robert Jasper van der Capellen, Dutch politician, dies at 71 1814 Robert Jasper van der de Capellen, mister of Marsch, dies at 71 1814 Robert Treat Paine, U.S. judge, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 83 1813 Robert Fortune, Scottish Scientist 1813 Robert R Livingston, U.S. diplomat signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 66 1812 Robert Browning, born in London, England, poet, Pied Piper 1811 Robert Raikes, founder of Sunday Schools, dies 1811 Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen, Germany, chemist, Bunsen Burner 1811 Robert Allen, Major General Union Army 1811 Robert Christie Buchanan, Major General Union Army 1811 [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of U.S. general Robert E Lee 1811 Cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary, est Robert College, Turkey 1810 Robert Purvis, American Activist 1810 Robert Augustus Toombs, Secretary State, Confederacy 1810 Robert A. Schumann, Zwickau Saxony Germany, composer, Fantastiestucke 1810 Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer, Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik 1809 Robert Cumming Schenck, Major General Union volunteers 1809 Robert Charles Winthrop, American Politician 1809 Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter, Secretary State, Confederacy 1809 Robert Fulton patents steamboat 1807 Robert Fulton begins operating his steamboat 1807 Robert Fulton's steamboat Clermont begins 1st trip up Hudson River 1807 Robert Fuhrer, composer 1807 Robert Edward Lee, Stratford, Virginia, General-in-Chief, Confederacy 1807 Robert E. Lee, American Soldier 1805 Robert Cowdin, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1805 Robert Anderson, Major General Union Army 1804 Robert Parker Parrott, Inventor 1804 Robert Baldwin, L, help establish government in Canada, or 1904 1803 Robert Stephenson, English Celebrity 1803 Robert Emmet, Irish nationalist, executed 1803 Robert Emmett's insurrected in Dublin 1803 Robert Smith Surtees, novelist 1802 Robert Chambers, Scottish Writer 1801 Robert Bage, English writer (Hermsprong), dies 1801 Robert Woodward Barnwell, MC, Confederacy 1800 Barnwell Rhett Robert, Confederacy 1799 Robert Kimmerling, composer, dies at 61 1796 Robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37 1795 Robert Bakewell, English cattle breeder, dies at about 70 1794 Robert Nelson, Canadian Politician 1793 1st American stove patent is granted to Robert Haeterick 1792 Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Captain Robert Gray 1792 Captain Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington) 1792 Robert Adam, Scottish architect (Syon House, Middlesex), dies at 63 1792 Robert Patterson, Major General Union volunteers 1790 Robert Stirling, Scottish Inventor 1790 Robert Gray's Columbia, completes 1st American around world voyage 1790 Robert Gray is 1st American to circumnavigate the Earth 1788 Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder, Bobbies 1787 Robert Lowth, English Author 1786 Benjamin Robert Haydon, Plymouth, painter, Waiting for The Times 1783 Robert Gallenberg, composer 1782 Robert Wainwright, composer, dies at 33 1781 Robert Mills, U.S., architect, Washington Monument 1780 Karl Robert von Nesselrode, Germ/Russian minister of Foreign Affairs 1780 Robert Archibald Smith, composer 1778 Robert Peel, British Prime Minister, 1834-46, founder, Tories 1774 Robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies 1774 Robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson 1773 Robert Clive, English occupier (India), dies at about 48 1772 Robert Stevenson, born in Glasgow, civil engineer 1772 Robert J Pothier, French lawyer, dies at 73 1771 Robert Praelisauer, composer, dies at 62 1771 Robert Owen, England, factory owner/socialist 1768 Robert Simson, Scotland mathematician, dies at 80 1766 Robert Bloomfield, English Poet 1766 Robert Bailey Thomas, founder, Farmer's Almanac 1765 Robert Fulton, built 1st steamboat 1764 Robert Haldane, Scottish theologist/philanthropist 1759 Robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet, Auld Lang Syne 1757 Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal 1756 British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India 1751 English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India 1750 Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet, Scots poems 1748 Robert Wainwright, composer 1746 Robert Livingston, delivered oath of office to George Washington 1746 Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave), dies at 46 1745 Robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68 1745 Robert Walpole, 1st English premier (1722-42), dies at 68 1743 Robert Jasper van de Capellen, master of Marsch/politician 1737 Robert Kimmerling, composer 1736 Robert Raikes, England, Sunday school pioneer 1735 Robert Walpole is 1st British Prime Minister to live at 10 Downing Street 1734 Robert Morris, merchant, signed Declaration of Independence 1732 Robert Hudson, composer 1731 Robert Treat Paine, judge, signer, Declaration of Independence 1730 Robert Walpole becomes England 1st prime minister (was: chief min) 1728 Robert Adam, architect/designer, Adelphi Terrace, London 1728 Robert Bage, English writer, Criticism by Peter Faulkner 1725 Robert Clive, English explorer/founder, British empire in India 1725 Robert Clive, founder, British empire in India 1725 Robert Haley earl of Oxford, English Whig-premier (1710-4), dies at 63 1721 Robert Walpole becomes England's 1st Lord of the Treasury 1714 English Queen Anne fires premier Robert Haley 1710 Robert Lowth, English Author 1708 Robert Praelisauer, composer 1703 Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London 1702 Robert Spencer 2nd earl of Sunderland, English Prime Minister 1687 - 1688, dies at 61 1699 Robert Blair, Scottish poet, Grave 1699 Robert J Pothier, French lawyer 1688 King James II fires premier Robert Spencer 1687 Robert Simson, Scotland, mathematician 1682 Robert La Salle claims lower Mississippi (Louisiana) for France 1678 Robert LaSalle builds 1st ship in America, Griffon 1676 Robert Walpole, Whig, British Prime Minister, 1721-42 1674 Robert Herrick, Massachusetts, British poet, Together 1674 Robert Arnauld d'andilly, French literary/financier/translator, dies 1663 Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln (1660-63), dies 1661 Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier, Whig, 1710-14 1658 Robert Rich 2nd earl of Warwick, English Lord High Admiral, dies at 70 1657 Robert Blake, English Admiral (Dover, Dungeness), dies at about 57 1657 Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet 1652 English Admiral Robert Blake drives out Dutch fleet under lt-adm Tromp 1646 Robert Devereux, 3rd earl of Essex, dies 1645 Robert Devereux resigns as parliament supreme commander 1644 Battle at Lostwithiel: Robert Devereux' infantry surrenders 1643 1st battle at Newbury: King Charles I vs Robert Devereux' armies 1641 Robert Dowland, English luitist/son of John Dowland, dies at about 50 1640 Robert Burton, author (Anatomy of Melancholy), dies 1637 Robert Fludd, composer, dies at 63 1635 Robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist, Micrographia 1629 King Charles I gives Bahamas to Sir Robert Heath 1627 Robert Boyle, Ireld, physicist/chemist/author, experiments with color 1612 Robert Dowland appointed court luitist of King James I 1612 Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/Prime Minister 1598 - 1612, dies at 48 1610 Robert Parsons, English jesuit leader/plotter, dies at 63 1601 Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth 1601 Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London 1601 Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth 1599 Robert Devereux becomes Lieutenant-General of Ireland 1595 Robert Southwell, English poet, hanged for becoming a Catholic priest 1595 Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged 1591 Robert Herrick, England, poet, Gather ye rosebuds, baptized 1586 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Netherlands 1585 English fleet and earl Robert Dudley van Leicester reach Vlissingen 1577 Robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman, Anatomy of Melancholy 1574 Robert Fludd, composer 1571 Robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician 1566 Robert Devereux 2nd earl of Essex/cousin/lover of Elizabeth I 1564 Robert Dudley becomes earl of Leicester 1564 Liege prince-bishop Robert van Bergen resigns 1563 Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister, 1598-1612 1560 Amy Robsart, wife of English premier Robert Dudley, dies by accident 1558 Robert Greene, Elizabethan dramatist, Friar Bacon 1546 Robert Parsons, English jesuit, A Letter Disclosure 1521 Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 1501 Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66 1464 Robert Fayrfax, composer 1444 Robert Campin, South Netherlands painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 1415 Robert of Bar, French knight, dies in battle 1406 Robert III, King of Scotland (1390-1406), dies 1394 Clement VII, Robert de Geneve, Pope (1378-94), dies 1390 Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90), dies 1390 Robert II, King of Scotland, dies 1378 Robert de Geneve, "butcher of Cesena" crowned anti-pope Clemens VII 1377 Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term 1371 King Robert II Stuart of Scotland crowned 1343 Robert of Anjou, king (Naples), dies 1342 Charles I Robert van Anjou, King of Hungary (1307-42), dies 1329 Robert Bruce, King of Scotland (1306-29), dies at 53 1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence 1316 Robert II, the Steward, King of Scotland, 1371-90 1306 Robert the Bruce crowned king of Scotland 1279 Robert Kilwardby/Anglicus, English philosopher/Cardinal, dies 1274 Robert Bruce, King of Scotland, 1306-29 1253 Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies 1201 Robert de Sorbon, founded Sorbonne University, Paris 1167 Robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies 1134 Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies 1106 Battle at Tinchebrai: English King Henry I beats his brother Robert 1085 Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria, dies at 70 1081 Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine 1072 Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo 1035 Robert II/I, Duke of Normandy, dies 1031 Henry I succeeds father Robert II as King of France 1031 Robert II de Vrome, King of France (996-1031), dies 1027 Robert II, the Vrome, names son Henry I, king of France 987 French King Hugo Capet crowns his son Robert the compassionate king 923 Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle 922 French republic chooses Robert I, King of France |
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