2000 Vickie Sue Robinson, disco diva, Turn the Beat Around, dies at 45
1997 Fenton Robinson, U.S. blues guitarist (Tennessee Woman), dies at 62
1997 Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams
1996 Frank Neville Hosband Robinson, physicist, dies at 71
1996 Clifton Eugene Bancroft Robinson, public servant, dies at 70
1996 Kenneth Robinson, politician/businessman, dies at 84
1995 Darren Robinson, singer, dies at 28
1994 Dave Winfield passes Frank Robinson for 12th on RBI list with 1,617
1994 David Robinson scores ties 7th highest total in the NBA - 71
1992 Cardew "the Cad" [Douglas] Robinson, Engl comedian (Alfie), dies at 75
1991 Mark Robinson, British actor (The Girl), dies at 30
1990 Mary Robinson elected as 1st female president of Ireland
1989 Sugar Ray Robinson, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer
1989 Tony Robinson of Jamaica becomes Nottingham's 1st black sheriff
1988 Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49
1988 Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Baltimore Orioles
1987 Gladys Knight and Smokey Robinson on "$10,000 Pyramid"
1987 Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson
1987 David Robinson scores 50 points in a NCAA basketball game
1986 Mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies
1986 Bartlett Robinson, actor (Wendy and Me, Mona McCluskey), dies at 73
1986 NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots
1985 Grambling's Eddie Robinson wins record 324th football game
1983 B Robinson, J Marichal, G Kell, and W Alston inducted into Hall of Fame
1983 Sonya Robinson, (Milwaukee), 23, crowned 16th Miss Black America
1983 Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal elected to Hall of Fame
1982 Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame
1978 Kate Robinson, Peoria, Illinois, dance skater, & Kate Robinson
1978 Eddie Robinson, actor, Neil Atwater-Swan's Crossing
1977 Brooks Robinson Night in Baltimore
1977 Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg
1976 Jennifer Robinson, Barrie Ontario, 1996 Canadian Champ
1976 Cleve manager Frank Robinson last game as a player
1975 Frank Robinson debuts as 1st black baseball mgr (Cleve, beats New York 5-3)
1975 Marcus Robinson, wide receiver for the Chicago Bears
1974 Frank Robinson became 1st Black baseball manager (Cleve Indians)
1974 Frank Robinson becomes baseball's 1st black manager (Cleve Indians)
1974 NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires
1974 Bumper Robinson, actor, Webster, Night Court
1974 Abraham Robinson, German Mathematician
1974 Matt Robinson, American Actor
1973 Frank Robinson homers in record 32nd ML park (Arlington Tx)
1973 Chris Robinson, NBA guard for the Vancouver Grizzlies
1973 Edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], actor (Little Caesar), dies at 79
1973 Glenn Robinson, born in Gary, Indiana, NBA forward, Milw, Olympics gold 96
1972 Robert Robinson, CFL defensive linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1972 Janet Munro, actress (Crawling Eye, Swiss Family Robinson), dies at 38
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels
1972 Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 53
1972 Clint Robinson, Brisbane QLD Australia, K-1 1k canoeist, Oly-bron-96
1972 Smokey Robinson and Miracles final live performance
1972 Stephen Robinson, Arlington, Virginia, rower 1996 Olympics
1971 Ainsley Robinson, Oshawa Ontario, 62 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1971 Emma Robinson, born in Montreal, Quebec, rower 1996 Olympics
1971 Rohan Robinson, Australian hurdler 1996 Olympics
1971 Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times
1971 Frank Robinson hits his 500th HR
1971 16 time gold glover Brook Robinson commits 3 errors in 6th inning
1971 All star MVP: Frank Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles
1971 Ivan Robinson, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics
1970 Ed Robinson, WLAF linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy
1970 James Robinson, NBA guard, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers
1970 Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Orioles beat Senators 12-2
1970 Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run HR
1970 Fran Robinson, born in California, actress, Lauren-Charlie and Company
1970 Eddie Robinson, NFL linebacker, Houston Oilers, Jacksonville Jaguars
1970 Bryan Robinson, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams
1970 Jeff Robinson, NFL defensive end, Denver Broncos, St. Louis Rams
1969 Chris Robinson, Atlanta, rocker, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker
1969 Jane Robinson, Australian rower 1996 Olympics
1969 Rich Robinson, rocker, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker
1969 11th Grammy Awards: Mrs. Robinson, By the Time I Get to Phoenix wins
1969 Fiona Robinson, Collie Western Aust, basketball player, Oly-bronze-96
1969 Frank Robinson, WLAF defensive back for the Scottish Claymores
1968 Dawn Robinson, singer, En Vogue
1968 Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving Bob Love and Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson
1968 Simon and Garfunkel's "Mrs Robinson" hits #1
1967 Oriole Brooks Robinson hits into a record 4th triple play
1967 Human Beatbox, [Darren Robinson], rocker, Fat Boys-Jail House Rock
1966 Chris Robinson, singer, Black Crowes
1966 Clifford Robinson, NBA center, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers
1966 Rumeal Robinson, NBA guard, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons
1966 Frank Robinson selected AL MVP
1966 All star MVP: Brooks Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles
1966 Only HR ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson)
1965 Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati to the Orioles
1965 Orioles' Brooks Robinson hits into his record tying (George Sisler)
1965 David Robinson, born in Florida, NBA center, San Antonio Spurs, Olympics gold 92
1964 Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson wins AL MVP
1964 Orioles Frank Robinson unanimous choice as AL MVP
1964 Holly Robinson, Philadelphia, actress, 21 Jump Street
1964 Shane Robinson, Adelaide SA, Australasia golfer
1963 Eugene Robinson, NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31
1962 Chicago White Sox Floyd Robinson goes 6 for 6 (all singles)
1962 Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1962 Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1962 Robinson Jeffers, poet/playwright (Dear Judas), dies at 75
1961 Jeff Robinson, baseball player, Det, Balt
1961 Frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues
1960 Baltimore Orioles' Brooks Robinson goes 5 for 5 including the cycle
1960 Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title
1959 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive HRs
1958 Tim Robinson, cricketer, solid England opener in 29 Tests 1984-89
1958 Brooks Robinson, hits into 1st of record 4 triple plays
1958 Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times
1957 Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants
1956 Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000 Robinson retires
1956 Frank Robinson (NL) and Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year
1956 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th HR
1956 Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 HRs
1955 Stephen K Robinson, Sacramento California, PhD/astronaut, STS 85, sk:95
1955 Future Hall of Famer Oriole Brooks Robinson goes 2-4 in his 1st game
1953 Birmingham Alabama, bars Jackie Robinson's Negro-White All-Stars from playing there Robinson gives in and drops white players from his group
1953 David Robinson, drummer, Cars
1952 Jackie Robinson charges New York Yankees with racism
1952 Rey Robinson, U.S., 100m sprinter, Olympic-1972
1952 Kim Stanley Robinson, American Writer
1951 Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman, Mont Canadiens, Norris-77, 80
1951 Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title
1950 Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title
1950 Jancis Robinson, wine writer/broadcaster
1950 Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history
1949 Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71
1949 NL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP
1949 Kevin Corcoran, actor, Swiss Family Robinson, Babes in Toyland
1948 Spider Robinson, Canada, sci-fi author, 3 Hugo, Callahan's Secret
1948 Indians 47-inning scoreless streak broken by White Sox Aaron Robinson
1948 Amy Robinson, born in Trenton, New Jersey, writer/actress, Mean Streets
1947 Robinson Jeffer's "Medea," premieres in New York City
1947 Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year"
1947 Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News
1947 Jackie Robinson swipes home for 1st of 19 times in his career
1947 Gene Robinson, American Clergyman
1947 A movement among Card players to protest its 1st meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon
1947 Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit
1947 Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut
1947 Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in modern major-league baseball
1947 Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in major league baseball (Dodgers)
1946 Richie Robinson, cricketer, Victorian keeper, Australian batsman 1977
1946 Bruce Robinson, actor, Story of Adele H
1946 Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals
1946 1st black pro-baseball player Jackie Robinson marries Rachel Isum
1946 Cynthia Robinson, rock trumpeteer, Sly and Family Stone-Everyday People
1945 Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson to a Montreal Royals
1945 Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract
1944 Anne Robinson, British Celebrity
1944 Mary Robinson, President of Republic of Ireland, Labour, 1990-
1942 2 black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out
1942 Tommy F. Robinson, Rep-D-AR, 1985-
1940 William "Smokey" Robinson, Det, vocalist, & Miracles-Being With You
1940 Smokey Robinson, rocker, & Miracles-Tears of Clown
1939 Max Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, black news anchor, ABC Evening News
1939 Lonnie White, vocalist, Smokey Robinson and Miracles-Shop Around
1938 Chris Robinson, Florida, actor, Stanley, General Hospital, Another World
1937 Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Oriole 3rd baseman, 1955-77
1936 Floyd Robinson, baseball player, White Sox, Reds, A's
1936 Sylvia Robinson, rocker, Mickey and Sylvia-Love is Strange
1935 Frank Robinson, baseball player/manager, MVP 1961-NL 1966-AL
1935 Edward Arlington Robinson, U.S. poet, dies
1934 Wilbert Robinson, baseball manager (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies
1930 Jay Robinson, born in New York City, actor, Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop
1928 ESL Robinson's "Far-Off Hills," premieres in Dublin
1928 Roscoe Robinson, U.S. gospel singer
1926 Clifton Eugene Bancroft Robinson, public servant
1925 Frank Neville Hosband Robinson, physicist
1922 Rachel Robinson, social activist/humanitarian/Mrs Jackie Robinson
1921 James Jones, Robinson, Illinois, novelist, From Here to Eternity
1920 Sugar Ray Robinson, [Walter Smith], middle/welterweight boxer, champ
1919 Eddie Robinson, winningest college football coach, Grambling
1919 Jackie Robinson, born in Georgia, 1st black major league baseball player, Dodgers
1918 50th Belmont: Frank Robinson aboard Johren wins in 2:20.6
1918 Abraham Robinson, German Mathematician
1916 Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus
1916 Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green, (Witch of Wall Street), dies
1915 Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit
1914 Mack Robinson, U.S., 200m dash 1932 Olympics silver
1913 John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw and is fired
1911 Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, U.S. 100m sprinter 1928 Olympics gold
1911 Kenneth Robinson, politician/businessman
1911 Jan Boon, [Tjalie Robinson], Dutch East Indies publicist, Tong Tong
1910 Earl Hawley Robinson, composer
1906 1st legal forward pass (Brandbury Robinson to Jack Schneider)
1901 Henry Peach Robinson, British Photographer
1900 John McGraw and Wilbert Robinson sign with Cardinals
1898 Joseph Robinson, composer, dies at 82
1897 Hercules Robinson, South Africa Commissioner (1880-89,1895-97), dies at 72
1897 William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer, dies at 63
1896 Theodore Robinson, American Artist
1893 Edward G Robinson, [Goldenberg], Romania, actor, 10 Commandments
1892 Wilbert Robinson sets record by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game
1887 Robinson Jeffers, U.S., poet/playwright, Tamar and Other Poems, Medea
1879 Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Fort Robinson
1878 Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor, Stormy Weather, Little Colonel
1878 Bill Bojangles Robinson, Actor
1872 William Heath Robinson, England, illustrator/cartoonist, Don Quixote
1869 Edwin Arlington Robinson, U.S., poet, Richard Corey
1865 1st black major in U.S. Army, Martin Robinson Delany
1863 James Harvey Robinson, born in Illinois, historian, Ordeal of Civilization
1852 Theodore Robinson, American Artist
1834 William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer
1830 Henry Peach Robinson, British Photographer
1827 James Sidney Robinson, Bvt Mjr Gen Union volunteers, died in 1892
1824 Hercules Robinson, Ire, South Africa Commissioner, 1880-89, 1895-97
1816 Joseph Robinson, composer
1782 Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer, Swiss Family Robinson
1746 Joachim H Campe, German author, Robinson of the Jungere
1731 Daniel Defoe, English author (Robinson Crusoe), dies at about 70
1731 Daniel Defoe, English novelist (Robinson Crusoe), dies
1719 Daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe"
1709 Alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe")
1709 British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe"
1709 Alexander Selkirk [Robinson Crusoe] rescued from Juan Fernandez
1686 Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Defoe)
1659 Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Defoe)
1650 Henry Robinson opens 1st marriage bureau (England)
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