2013 Event Brazilian Roberto Azevedo is named the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization; he assumes the position September 1, 2013 1999 Event 71st Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, Shakespeare in Love wins Best Picture, Roberto Benigni and Gwyneth Paltrow win lead acting awards 1997 Death Roberto C Goizueta, CEO (Coca-Cola), dies of lung cancer at 65 1997 Death Roberto Goizueta, Cuban Businessman 1997 Death Roberto Sanchez Vilella, governor of Puerto Rico in (1965-69), dies 1996 Event Orioles' Roberto Alomar suspended 5 games for spitting at ump 1996 Event Baltimore Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck 1994 Death Roberto Viola, Argentine general/president (1981), dies at 69 1994 Death Roberto Goyeneche, El Polaco, Argentine tango singer (Maria), dies 1994 Death Roberto Burle Marx, landscape gardener, dies at 84 1992 Death Roberto D'Aubuisson, El Salvadorian founder (ARENA), dies 1992 Death Roberto d'Aubuisson, leader of El Salvador, dies 1989 Event Blue Jays Dave Steib's perfect game broken up in 9th with 2 outs by New York Yankee Roberto Kelly 1989 Event Yankees beat Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, score is changed to 5-1 after game is over. Umpire rules Roberto Kelly scored before a double-play 1984 Event Thomas Hearns KOs Roberto Duran 1982 Death Roberto Calvi, director (Banco Ambrosiano), hangs himself 1982 Event Roberto S. Cordova installed as president of Honduras 1981 Event Argentine president/general Roberto Viola flees 1980 Event 1st U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Roberto deVicenzo 1980 Event Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision 1977 Death Roberto Rossellini, Italian director (Roma citt aperta), dies at 71 1974 Death Roberto Assagioli, Italian Psychologist 1973 Event Roberto Clemente and Warren Spahn inducted into Hall of Fame 1973 Event Roberto Clemente Day, Pirates retire his number 1973 Event Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death 1972 Death Roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38 1972 Event Roberto Clemente, is 11th to get 3,000 hits 1971 Death Roberto Lupi, composer, dies at 62 1970 Event Roberto Clemente compiles his record 2nd straight 5-hit game 1970 Death Roberto Gerhard, composer, dies at 73 1969 Birthday Roberto Lanckohr, soccer player, MVV 1968 Event Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card 1968 Birthday Roberto Alomar, Salinas Puerto Rico, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles 1967 Event Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina wins golf's British Open 1967 Birthday Roberto Baggio, born in Caldogno, Italy, retired Italian footballer, greatest of 125 footballers in 2004 FIFA 100 list 1966 Birthday Roberto Beam, soccer player, Vitesse/MVV 1966 Event Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP 1964 Birthday Roberto Hernandez, Santurce Puerto Rico, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1964 Birthday Roberto Kelly, born in Panama, outfielder, New York Yankees, for the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins 1963 Birthday Jose Oquendo, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jose Manuel Roberto Guillermo Contreras Oquendo, baseball player, infielder, coach, signed with New York Mets at age fifteen, member, St. Louis Cardinals, played 1987 World Series, record for fewest second baseman errors, 1990 1958 Birthday Roberto Guerrero, Medelin Colombia, Indy racer, Rookie of Year 1984 1958 Event Pirate Roberto Clemente ties record of 3 triples in a game 1952 Birthday Roberto Benigni, born in Manciano, Italy, actor, comedian, screenwriter, best known for movie, 'Life Is Beautiful', Academy-Award winner for Best Actor 1951 Birthday Roberto Duran, boxer, fists of stone 1943 Birthday Roberto Faenza, director, Cop Killers, Corrupt 1934 Birthday Roberto Clemente, U.S. baseball outfielder, Pittsburgh Pirates 1932 Birthday Roberto Goizueta, Cuban Businessman 1923 Birthday Roberto Caamano, composer 1914 Birthday Roberto Cavanagh, Argentina, polo 1936 Olympics gold 1911 Birthday Roberto Garcia Morillo, composer 1909 Birthday Roberto Burle Marx, landscape gardener 1908 Birthday Roberto Lupi, composer 1906 Birthday Roberto Rossellini, Rome, Italy, director, Open City 1900 Birthday Roberto Soundy, born in El Salvador, trap shooter, 1968 Olympics 1896 Birthday Roberto Gerhard, composer 1888 Birthday Roberto Assagioli, Italian Psychologist 1571 Event Catholic Italian businessman Roberto Ridolfi leaves Enngeland 1542 Birthday Roberto Bellarmino, Italian theologist/diplomat
