2003 Fred Rogers, writer/actor/minister/musician, MisterRogers, dies at 74
1999 Buddy Rogers, actor, Wings, dies at 94
1998 Roy Rogers, cowboy actor, dies at 86
1997 New York Yankees withdraw Kenny Rogers and Mariano Duncon deal for SD Padre
1996 Johnny Costa, jazz pianist (Mr Rogers), dies at 74
1995 Rangers' Kenny Rogers scoreless inning streak ends after 39
1995 Henry C Rogers, press Agent, dies at 81
1995 Ginger Rogers, actress/dancer (Top Hat, Stage Door), dies at 83
1994 Milton M Shorty Rajonsky Rogers, trumpeter, dies at 70
1994 Milton "Shorty" Rogers [Rajonsky], U.S. jazz trumpeter, dies at 70
1994 Texas Ranger Kenny Rogers pitches baseball's 12th perfect game
1993 "Will Rogers Follies" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 983 performances
1993 Will Rogers Jr, (Rep-D)/actor (Boy from Okla), commits suicide at 81
1991 45th Tony Awards: Lost in Yonkers and Will Rogers Follies win
1991 "Will Rogers Follies" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 983 performances
1991 Musical "Will Rogers Follies," premieres in New York City
1991 Jean Rogers, actress (Flash Gordon, Hot Cargo), dies at 74
1988 Reggie Rogers, Det Lion's # 1 pick, kills 3 by driving intoxicated
1988 Adela Rogers St. John, journalist (Free Soul, Honeycomb), dies at 94
1987 Actor Tom Cruise (27) and actress Mimi Rogers (33), marry
1987 Carl Rogers, American Psychologist
1986 NASA's plan to implement recommendations of Rogers commission
1986 Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning
1986 Rogers Comm report on Challenger disaster blames Morton Thiokol
1984 Fred Rogers of PBS' "Mr Rogers? Neighborhood" presents a sweater to Smithsonian Institution
1983 Stan Rogers, musician, dies in aircraft fire
1983 10th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers
1982 9th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers win
1981 110th British Golf Open: Bill Rogers shoots a 276 at Royal St. George
1981 8th American Music Award: Kenny Rogers wins
1980 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB)
1979 Richard Rodgers, composer (Rogers and Hammerstein), dies at 77
1979 Jack Mulhall, actor (Buck Rogers, Held for Ransom), dies at 91
1979 14th Academy of Country Music Awards: Kenny Rogers and Barbara Mandrell
1975 "Hoppy, Gene and Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65
1975 Anthony Warde, actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66
1973 Melonie McGarrah, Rogers Arkansas, Miss America-Arkansas 1997
1973 Henry Kissinger succeeds William Rogers as min of Foreign affairs
1973 Roy Rogers, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics
1973 William Rogers and Nguyen Duy Trinh sign U.S. - North Vietnam treaty
1971 Rodney Rogers, NBA forward for the Los Angeles Clippers
1971 Joseph Rogers, CFL receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1971 Phil Rogers, born in Adelaide SA Aust, 100m breaststroker, Oly-bronze-92, 96
1971 Carlos Rogers, NBA forward and center for the Toronto Raptors
1970 Gary Rogers, CFL linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
1970 Sam Rogers, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills
1970 Jodie Rogers, Melbourne Victoria Australia, diver 1996 Olympics
1969 Glenn Rogers, Jr., CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos
1969 Dexter Rogers, St. Petersburg, Florida, volleyball opposite hitter 1996 Olympics
1968 Bernard Rogers, composer (Warrior, Passion), dies at 75
1968 Brendan Rogers, CFL linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts
1968 C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at 85
1967 Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut (X-20), dies in explosion at 38
1967 Tracy Rogers, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
1967 Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition
1967 "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," debuts on NET (now PBS)
1965 Trigger, horse (Roy Rogers), dies at 25
1964 Kenny Rogers, born in Savannah, Georgia, pitcher, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees
1963 Marla Maples, [Trump], Dalton, Georgia, actress, Will Rogers Follies
1963 Bruno Sammartino beats Buddy Rogers in New York, to become WWF champ
1963 SF Guy Rogers ties NBA record with 28 assists
1963 Buddy Rogers and Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ and Thesz becomes NWA champ
1963 Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66
1962 "Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show," debuts on ABC-TV
1962 Dick Calkins, co-author (Buck Rogers), dies at 67
1961 Buddy Rogers beats Pat O'Conner in Chicago, to become NWA champ
1960 Edith Rogers, American Politician
1959 Richard Rogers' "No Strings" opens on Broadway
1959 Ronnie Rogers, guitarist, T'Pau-Heart and Soul
1958 O+>, Prince, [Rogers Nelson], Minnesota, rocker/actor, 1999, Purple Rain
1957 Harry Sothern, actor (Dr. Huer-Buck Rogers), dies at 72
1955 Mimi Rogers, born in Coral Gables, Florida, actress, Paper Dolls, The Rousters
1954 -70 degrees F (-57 degrees C), Rogers Pass, Montana (US 48 state record)
1952 Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell, as Cincinnati Reds manager
1952 St. Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby
1950 Pamela Hensley, born in Glendale California, actress, Buck Rogers in 25th Century
1950 Erin Gray, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, Silver Spoons, Buck Rogers
1946 Tristan Rogers, born in Australia, actor, Robert Scorpio-General Hospital
1943 Gil Gerard, Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Buck Rogers in 25th Century
1942 Jim Rogers, American Businessman
1942 Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame
1940 Bobby Rogers, U.S. vocalist, Miracles-You Really Got a Hold on Me
1939 Budge Rogers, British rugby player
1938 Kenny Rogers, singer, Through the Years, /actor, Coward of the County
1936 Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 hits for 7 times
1935 Will Rogers, humoprist, killed in plane crash in Alaska at 55
1935 Ted Rogers, Kennington London, comedian, Aladdin, Cinderella
1933 Richard Rogers, English architect
1933 Wayne Rogers, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actor, M*A*S*H, House Calls, Chiefs
1932 Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, 1st joint movie (Flying Down to Rio)
1932 1st broadcast of "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" on CBS-radio
1931 Martin Rogers, director, Farmington Institute for Christian Studies
1931 Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer, dies at 87
1929 "Buck Rogers," 1st sci-fi comic strip, premieres
1928 Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut, X-20
1928 Fred Rogers, born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, children TV host, Mr Rogers' Neighborhood
1928 Fred Rogers, childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood)
1928 Mr [Fred] Rogers, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, kid host, Mr Roger's Neighorhood
1927 NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants
1926 Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring
1925 Rogers Hornsby replaces Branch Rickey as manager of Cardinals
1924 Shorty Rogers, [Milton M Rajonsky], composer
1923 Daniel Rogers Pinkham, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, Signs of Zodiac
1922 Rogers Hornsby's 3-for-5 ups avg to .401
1922 Rogers Hornsby ends hitting streak of 33 games
1921 Bernard Rogers, supreme Allied commander Europe
1920 Frank Rogers, CEO, NPA Telegraph
1917 Paul Rogers, British actor, Looking Glass War, Billy Budd
1915 Jimmie Rogers, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Sugar Hill Time
1914 Rogers Morton, born in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1968-75
1913 Annette Rogers, U.S. sprinter, Olympics gold 1932, 36
1913 William P. Rogers, born in Norfolk, New York, U.S. Secretary of State, 1969-73
1912 Dale Evans, [Frances Butts], Uvalde, Texas, cowgirl, Roy Rogers Show
1911 Calbraith Rogers completes 1st crossing of U.S. by airplane (84 days)
1911 Roy Rogers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, cowboy, Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show
1911 Will Rogers, Jr., New York, actor, Down to Earth
1911 Ginger Rogers, Independence, Missouri, dancer, Gay Divorcee
1904 Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe, Kansas, actor, Wings
1902 Carl R[ansom] Rogers, U.S., psychologist, Client-Centered Therapy
1902 Carl Rogers, American Psychologist
1896 Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals
1896 John Rogers Thomas, composer, dies at 66
1894 Adela Rogers St. John, journalist/author, Foreign Correspondent
1893 Bernard Rogers, New York City, composer, Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion
1884 Harry Sothern, actor, Dr. Huer-Buck Rogers
1883 New York Athletic Club hires Bob Rogers as 1st American pro sports trainer
1881 Edith Rogers, American Politician
1879 Will Rogers, Oologah Indian Territory, Okla, humorist
1844 Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer
1833 John Rogers Cooke, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1891
1830 John Rogers Thomas, composer
1779 George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (Ind) from British
1763 Samuel Rogers, English poet, Italy, a poem
1760 French commandant Belˆtre surrenders Detroit to Maj R Rogers
1752 George Rogers Clark, frontier military leader in Revolutionary War
1614 Benjamin Rogers, composer
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