2003 Roy Neal, TV journalist, NASA correspondent, dies at 82
2003 Roy Jenkins, politician/writer, Winston Churchill, dies at 82
2002 George Roy Hill, director, The Sting, dies at 80
2001 Roy Brocksmith, character actor, Picket Fences, dies at 56
1998 Roy Rogers, cowboy actor, dies at 86
1997 Nathaniel Roy McCaughey, Iowa, septuplets, 6
1997 Roy McMillan, baseball player (Reds), dies of heart failure at 68
1997 Andrew Keir, actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt), dies at 71
1997 Roy Lichtenstein, pop artist, dies of pneumonia at 73
1997 Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57
1996 Joseph Roy George Ralston, pilot, dies at 81
1996 Silas Roy Crain, singer/songwriter, dies at 85
1996 Roy James Alfred Kaulback, soldier, dies at 85
1996 Roy McKelvie, soldier/sports writer, dies at 83
1995 Katsumasu Roy Sakioka, propery owner, dies at 96
1995 Roy Rowland, film director, dies at 84
1995 Peaches Roy Davis, baseball pitcher, dies at 89
1994 Thomas Roy Garrett, museum curator, dies at 63
1994 Roy Castle, actor (Dr. Who and the Daleks), dies of lung Cancer
1994 Roy Castle, entertainer, dies at 62
1994 Ron Vawter, U.S. actor (Roy Cohn, Silence of the Lambs), dies at 45
1994 Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist, dies at 94
1993 Roy Armstrong, English historian (Traditional buildings), dies at 91
1993 Roy London, U.S. actor and director (Tiger Warsaw), dies of lymphoma at 50
1993 Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46
1993 Roy Campanella, 3xMVP catcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71
1993 Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84
1992 Roy Acuff, American Musician
1992 Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play
1992 Roy Holmer Wallack, dies of pneumonia at 64
1991 Dallas Mavericks Roy Tarpley becomes 7th to be banned from NBA for life under the league's anti-drug agreement
1991 Roy Black, German singer and actor (Kinderarzt Dr. Froehlich), dies
1990 Roy "Halston" Frowick, fashion designer, dies of AIDs at 68
1988 Roy Orbison, rocker (Pretty Woman), dies of a heart attack at 52
1988 Roy Orbison, singer (Pretty Woman), dies of massive heart attack at 52
1988 Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at TV taping
1988 Roy Kinnear, actor (Casanova, Pirates, Scrooge, Help!), dies at 54
1986 Roy Marcus Cohn, U.S. lawyer (Joseph McCarthy), dies
1986 Roy Poole, actor (Winds of War), dies at 62
1983 17th Music City News Country Awards: Marty Robbins and Roy Acuff
1983 Roy Horb, Suriname sergeant/putschist, commits suicide
1982 Roy Williams, Teamsters pres, and 4 others convicted of bribery
1982 Roy Webb, composer, dies at 94
1981 Roy Wilkins, longtime executive director of NAACP, dies at 80
1981 Russell "Lucky" Hayden, actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at 68
1981 Roy Brown, rocker, dies at 55 of a heart attack
1981 Roy James Brown, U.S. boxer/singer (Good rockin' tonight), dies at 55
1980 Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67
1979 Roy Harris, U.S. composer, dies at 81
1977 Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks
1977 Roy C. Sullivan of Virginia is struck by lightning for 7th time
1976 Benjamin Hooks, succeeds Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP
1976 Roy Thomson, Canadian Publisher
1976 Ray Teal, actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza), dies at 74
1975 Roy Fredericks hits 169 vs. Aust at WACA, hundred in 71 balls
1975 Roy Roberts, actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show), dies at 75
1975 Roy Makaay, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse
1975 "Hoppy, Gene and Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65
1974 Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show), dies at 59
1974 Roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79
1973 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins
1973 Roy Rogers, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics
1971 Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78
1971 Roy van de Hill, soccer player, Roda JC
1971 Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World
1971 Roy Keane, soccer player
1971 Le Roy (Satchel) Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame
1971 Roy Janse, born in Edmonton, Alberta, tornado yachter 1996 Olympics
1971 Roy Glenn, dies in Los Angeles at 56
1970 Bryan Roy, Surinam/Dutch soccer star, Ajax
1969 Roy Barcroft, actor (Eyes of Texas, Son of Zorro), dies at 67
1969 Roy D'Arcy, actor (Lovers, Actress), dies at 75
1969 Roy Hamilton, rocker, dies at 40
1969 "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV
1969 Roy Barker, NFL defensive end, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers
1969 Roy Campanella and Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1969 Roy Jones, Pensacola, Florida, Light-MW boxer 1988 Olympics silver
1968 Roy Face ties W Johnson's record of 802 pitching appearances with club
1966 Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash
1965 Patrick Roy, Quebec, NHL goalie, Mont Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche
1965 Trigger, horse (Roy Rogers), dies at 25
1965 79th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Fred Stolle (62 64 64)
1964 84th U.S. Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Frederick S Stolle (64 62 64)
1964 78th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Stolle (64 12-10 46 63)
1963 Philadelphia Phillies Roy Siever hits HR # 300
1962 "Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show," debuts on ABC-TV
1962 82nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Roy Emerson (62 64 57 64)
1962 82nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Roy Emerson (62 64 57 64)
1962 32nd French Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Roy Emerson (36 26 63 97 62)
1962 Roy Harris' 8th Symphony, premieres in SF
1961 81st U.S. Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Rodney G Laver (75 63 62)
1961 Roy Hay, guitarist, Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
1961 Roy Del Ruth, director (About Face, Folies Bergere), dies at 67
1961 Arundhati Roy, Indian Novelist
1960 Roy Orbison releases "Only the Lonely"
1960 Roy Chapman Andrews, U.S. biologist/explorer, dies at 76
1959 Michael Roy Whitney, cricket, great NSW and Aussie lefty quick 1981-92
1958 Bill Roy, Versailles, Illinois, skeet 1996 Olympics
1958 Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
1958 Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck
1957 Ignatius Roy D Campbell, British poet (Garcia Lorca), dies at 54
1957 Pranab Roy, cricketer, son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982
1956 Lee Roy Parnell, Abilene Texas, country singer, Oughta be a Law
1956 Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs. NZ, 413 opening stand with Roy
1955 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award
1953 Roy Firestone, sportscaster, Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
1953 Roy Ristie, Suriname/Neth radio host, Apintie, Kankantrie
1953 Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs
1953 Roy Campanella sets record for home runs by a catcher at 38
1952 Roy Dias, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test batsman
1951 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday
1951 Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP
1951 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP
1950 Earle and Roy Mack, purchase 54% of A's from Connie Mack Jr
1950 Roy Blunt, American Politician
1949 Roy Bittan, rocker, E Street Band
1948 Roy P Dyson, Rep-D-MD, 1981-
1948 Brooklyn's Roy Campanella debuts as catcher
1948 Roy Barnes, American Politician
1947 Roy Moore, American Judge
1946 Roy Loney, rocker, Flaming Groovies
1946 Roy Yeager, born in Doraville, Georgia, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section
1945 Roy Wood, Birmingham England, rock vocalist/celloist, ELO
1945 Roy Royer, rock guitarist, Procol Harum
1945 Ambar Roy, cricketer, nephew of Pankaj Batted in 4 Tests 1969-70
1945 Roy Dyke, Liverpool, rock drummer, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke
1944 Roy Agnew, composer, dies at 51
1944 Roy Horn, Las Vegas entertainer, Siegfried and Roy
1943 Roy Lynes, rocker, Status Quo
1943 Roy Lynes, England, rock organist, Status Quo
1943 1st warship named for a Black person, SS Leonard Roy Harmon, launched
1943 Roy Acuff, Jr., rocker
1943 Roy Dunbard Bridges, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, Col USAF/astro, STS 51-F, 61-F
1943 Roy Estrada, rocker, Morthers Of Invention
1942 Roy Fredericks, cricketer, brilliant WI lefty opener 169 vs. Aust 1975
1942 1st broadcast of Roy Plomley's "Desert Island Discs" on BBC
1941 Roy Harper, Manchester, rocker, Folkjokeopus
1941 Roy Crewsdon, Manchester, rocker, Freddie and The Dreamers
1941 Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man," premieres
1940 Roy Ayers, Louisiana, disco jazz artist, Fever, You Send Me
1939 Roy Buchanan, Ozark, Arkansas, rocker
1939 Dr. Roy P Scholz is 1st surgeon to use fiberglass sutures
1939 Roy Harris' 3rd Symphony, premieres in Boston
1939 Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher
1938 Teflon invented by Roy J Plunkett
1938 Roy Thinnes, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Invaders, Falcon Crest, General Hospital
1936 Roy Emerson, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon-1964, 65, U.S. Open-61
1936 Roy Emerson, tennis player, won 12 Majors in singles from 1961-67
1936 Roy Harford, cricketer, brother of Noel NZ wicketkeeper vs. India 1968
1936 Roy Hudd, comedian, Blood Beast Terror, Vampire Beast Craves Blood
1936 Roy Orbison, Vernon, Texas, rocker, Pretty Woman
1936 Roy Beggs, British MP
1935 Roy Scheider, born in Orange, New Jersey, actor, All That Jazz, Jaws, seaQuest DSV
1935 Roy Scheider, actor, Jaws, Fren Connection, Marathon Man, Paper Lion
1935 Roy Strong, writer/art historian/director, Victoria and Albert Museum
1934 Roy Gilchrist, cricketer, volatile WI fast bowler of late 50s
1934 Roy Massey, Master of Choristers, Hereford Cathedral
1934 Roy Kinnear, Lancashire England, actor, TW3, Help!, The 3 Musketeers
1933 Roy Swetman, cricketer, England wicket-keeper late 50's
1933 Roy Clark, born in Meherrin, Virginia, country singer, Hee Haw
1932 Roy Hattersley, British journalist/Labour-parliament leader
1932 Roy Castle, entertainer
1931 Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as asst secretary
1931 Roy Evans, general sect, British Iron and Steel Trade Confederation
1931 Thomas Roy Garrett, museum curator
1930 Noel Harford, cricketer, brother of Roy NZ Test batsman in 1950's
1930 Roy McLean, cricketer, prolific South African batsman played 40 Tests
1930 Roy Marshall, cricket opener, prolific Hampshire only 4 Tests for WI
1930 Roy E Disney, CEO, Disney
1929 Roy Hamilton, singer, You'll Never Walk Alone
1929 Roy Riegels runs 60 yds the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery
1928 Pankaj Roy, cricketer, Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad
1927 Roy Cohn, lawyer, "grand inquisitor", for Sen Joseph McCarthy
1926 Roy Smalley, shortstop, Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees
1926 Andrew Keir, actor, Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt, Catholics
1926 J Roy Rowland, Rep-D-GA, 1983-
1925 Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight
1925 Roy Hughes, MP
1925 Roy Haynes, U.S. jazz drummer, Trio Music with Chick Corea
1924 Roy Miller, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1953, 23 and 0-28
1924 Norman Marshall, cricketer, brother of Roy, one Test for WI 1955
1924 Klaus George Roy, composer
1924 Roy Harding, British teacher
1923 Roy Lichtenstein, New York City, Pop art painter, painted comic book panels
1923 Roy Dotrice, Guernsey Channel Island, actor, Wizard
1923 Roy Lanham, rocker, Sons of the Pioneers
1922 George Roy Hill, dir, Slap Shot, Little Drummer Girl, Little Romance
1922 Roy Tattersall, cricketer, brilliant England off-spinner early 50's
1922 Roy Elihu Travis, born in New York City, composer, Passion of Dedipus
1921 Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodger catcher, NL MVP 1951/53/55
1920 Roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket inn, vs. Eng at MCG
1920 Roy Jenkins, British MP, Labour
1917 Roy Scott, cricketer, one Test NZ vs. England 1947, 18, 1-74
1915 Joseph Roy George Ralston, pilot
1914 Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor, Roy Rodgers Show
1913 Roy Engle, Missouri, actor, Police Chief-My Favorite Martian
1912 Dale Evans, [Frances Butts], Uvalde, Texas, cowgirl, Roy Rogers Show
1912 Roy McKelvie, soldier/sports writer
1912 Russell "Lucky" Hayden, born in Chico, California, actor, Judge Roy Bean
1912 Roy Winsor, born in Chicago, producer, Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life
1912 Roy Hofheinz, engineer, Houston Astrodome
1912 Roy Fuller, England, poet and novelist, Lost Season
1911 Roy Rogers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, cowboy, Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show
1911 Silas Roy Crain, singer/arranger/songwriter
1911 Roy James Alfred Kaulback, soldier
1911 Roy Eldridge, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz trumpeter, Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw
1910 Roy Rowland, film director
1909 Roy Reuther, Wheeling, West Virginia, labor leader
1909 Gabrielle Roy, French-Canadian novelist, Tin Flute
1907 Roy Douglas, composer
1907 Roy K Marshall, Glen Carbon, Illinois, TV scientist, Nature of Things
1907 Roy Welensky, Premier, Rhodesia/Nyasaland 1956-63
1906 Roy L Johnson, U.S. Admiral, WW II-Pacific Ocean
1905 Roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher
1905 Pol le Roy, Flemish author/novelist/writer, Stroom
1903 Roy Acuff, born in Maynardville, Tennessee, country musician, Hee Haw
1902 Roy Barcroft, [Howard Ravenscroft], Crab Orchard NE, actor, Freckles
1902 Roy Armstrong, English historian, History of Sussex
1902 Ray Teal, Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza
1901 [Ignatius] Roy [D] Campbell, South African poet, Flowering Rifle
1901 Roy Wilkins, civil rights director, NAACP
1900 James Sutherland, English literature scholar/actor, Rob Roy 1953
1900 Roy Roberts, born in Tampa, Florida, actor, Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show
1900 Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist
1900 Sandy Powell, Rotherham England, costume designer, Rob Roy
1898 Roy "Link" Lyman, NFL tackle for the Chicago Bears
1898 [Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer, When Johnny Comes Marching Home
1894 Roy Bargy, Michigan, orch leader, Jimmy Durante Show
1894 Roy Thomson, Canadian Publisher
1894 Roy D'Arcy, SF, actor, Warning Shadows, Revolt of Zombies
1893 Roy Del Ruth, DE, director, About Face, Babe Ruth Story, Star Show
1893 Roy Agnew, composer
1892 Roy Park, cricketer, one Test Aust vs. Eng 1920, out 1st ball
1888 Roy Webb, composer
1884 Roy Chapman Andrews, U.S., scientist/explorer
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