2012 Event Roy Lichtenstein's picture, 'Sleeping Girl', sells at auction for $44.9 million, a new record for Lichtenstein's artwork 2008 Death Roy Scheider, dies in Little Rock, Arkansas, complications from a staph infection, at 75 2003 Death Roy Neal, TV journalist, NASA correspondent, dies at 82 2003 Death Roy Jenkins, politician/writer, Winston Churchill, dies at 82 2002 Death George Roy Hill, director, The Sting, dies at 80 2001 Death Roy Brocksmith, character actor, Picket Fences, dies at 56 1998 Death Roy Rogers, cowboy actor, dies at 86 1997 Death Roy McMillan, baseball player (Reds), dies of heart failure at 68 1997 Death Andrew Keir, actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt), dies at 71 1997 Death Roy Lichtenstein, pop artist, dies of pneumonia at 73 1997 Death Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57 1996 Death Joseph Roy George Ralston, pilot, dies at 81 1996 Death Silas Roy Crain, singer/songwriter, dies at 85 1996 Death Roy James Alfred Kaulback, soldier, dies at 85 1996 Death Roy McKelvie, soldier/sports writer, dies at 83 1995 Death Katsumasu Roy Sakioka, propery owner, dies at 96 1995 Death Roy Rowland, film director, dies at 84 1995 Death Peaches Roy Davis, baseball pitcher, dies at 89 1994 Death Thomas Roy Garrett, museum curator, dies at 63 1994 Death Roy Castle, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show', dies at age 62 in Buckinghamshire, England 1994 Death Ron Vawter, U.S. actor (Roy Cohn, Silence of the Lambs), dies at 45 1994 Death Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist, dies at 94 1993 Death Roy Armstrong, English historian (Traditional buildings), dies at 91 1993 Death Roy London, U.S. actor and director (Tiger Warsaw), dies of lymphoma at 50 1993 Death Roy Budd, English jazz pianist/composer (Paper Tiger), dies at 46 1993 Death Roy Campanella, 3xMVP catcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71 1993 Death Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84 1992 Death Roy Acuff, country musician, 'Hee Haw', dies 1992 Event Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play 1992 Death Roy Holmer Wallack, dies of pneumonia at 64 1991 Event Dallas Mavericks Roy Tarpley becomes 7th to be banned from NBA for life under the league's anti-drug agreement 1991 Death Roy Black, German singer and actor (Kinderarzt Dr. Froehlich), dies 1990 Death Roy "Halston" Frowick, fashion designer, dies of AIDs at 68 1988 Death Roy Orbison, rocker (Pretty Woman), dies of a heart attack at 52 1988 Death Roy Orbison, singer (Pretty Woman), dies of massive heart attack at 52 1988 Event Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at TV taping 1988 Death Roy Kinnear, actor (Casanova, Pirates, Scrooge, Help!), dies at 54 1986 Death Roy Marcus Cohn, U.S. lawyer (Joseph McCarthy), dies 1986 Death Roy Poole, actor (Winds of War), dies at 62 1983 Event 17th Music City News Country Awards: Marty Robbins and Roy Acuff 1983 Death Roy Horb, Suriname sergeant/putschist, commits suicide 1982 Event Roy Williams, Teamsters president, and 4 others convicted of bribery 1982 Death Roy Webb, composer, arranger for over 200 films, Academy Award nominee, wrote fight song 'Roar, Lion, Roar', dies at 94 1981 Death Roy Wilkins, longtime executive director of NAACP, dies at 80 1981 Death Russell "Lucky" Hayden, actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at 68 1981 Death Roy Brown, rocker, dies at 55 of a heart attack 1981 Death Roy James Brown, U.S. boxer/singer (Good rockin' tonight), dies at 55 1980 Death Roy Engle, actor (Police Chief-My Favorite Martian), dies at 67 1979 Death Roy Harris, U.S. composer, dies at 81 1977 Event Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks 1977 Event Roy C. Sullivan of Virginia is struck by lightning for 7th time 1976 Event Benjamin Hooks, succeeds Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP 1976 Death Roy Thomson, Canadian Publisher 1976 Death Ray Teal, actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza), dies at 74 1975 Event Roy Fredericks hits 169 vs. Australia at WACA, hundred in 71 balls 1975 Death Roy Roberts, actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show), dies at 75 1975 Birthday Roy Makaay, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse 1975 Event "Hoppy, Gene and Me" by Roy Rogers peaks at #65 1974 Death Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show), dies at 59 1974 Death Roy Bargy, orchestra leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79 1973 Event 7th Country Music Association Award: Roy Clark wins 1973 Birthday Roy Rogers, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1971 Death Roy Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78 1971 Birthday Roy van de Hill, soccer player, Roda JC 1971 Event Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World 1971 Birthday Roy Keane, born in Cork, Ireland, soccer player, midfielder, manager of Ipswich Town, an English Championship club, represented Republic of Ireland in 1994 World Cup and 2002 World Cup 1971 Event Le Roy (Satchel) Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame 1971 Birthday Roy Janse, born in Edmonton, Alberta, tornado yachter 1996 Olympics 1971 Death Roy Glenn, dies in Los Angeles at 56 1970 Birthday Bryan Roy, Surinam/Dutch soccer star, Ajax 1969 Death Roy Barcroft, actor (Eyes of Texas, Son of Zorro), dies at 67 1969 Death Roy D'Arcy, actor (Lovers, Actress), dies at 75 1969 Death Roy Hamilton, rocker, dies at 40 1969 Event "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV 1969 Birthday Roy Barker, NFL defensive end, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers 1969 Event Roy Campanella and Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1969 Birthday Roy Jones, Pensacola, Florida, Light-MW boxer 1988 Olympics silver 1968 Event Roy Face ties W Johnson's record of 802 pitching appearances with club 1966 Death Claudette Orbison, wife of singer Roy, dies in a motorcyle crash 1965 Birthday Patrick Roy, Quebec, NHL goalie, Mont Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche 1965 Death Trigger, horse (Roy Rogers), dies at 25 1965 Event 79th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Fred Stolle (62 64 64) 1964 Event 84th U.S. Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Frederick S Stolle (64 62 64) 1964 Event 78th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Stolle (64 12-10 46 63) 1963 Event Philadelphia Phillies Roy Siever hits home run # 300 1962 Event "Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show," debuts on ABC-TV 1962 Event 82nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Roy Emerson (62 64 57 64) 1962 Event 82nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Roy Emerson (62 64 57 64) 1962 Event 32nd French Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Roy Emerson (36 26 63 97 62) 1962 Event Roy Harris' 8th Symphony, premieres in SF 1961 Birthday Arundhati Roy, Indian Novelist 1961 Event 81st U.S. Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Rodney G Laver (75 63 62) 1961 Birthday Roy Hay, guitarist, Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me 1961 Death Roy Del Ruth, director (About Face, Folies Bergere), dies at 67 1960 Event Roy Orbison releases "Only the Lonely" 1960 Death Roy Chapman Andrews, U.S. biologist/explorer, dies at 76 1959 Birthday Michael Roy Whitney, cricket, great NSW and Aussie lefty quick 1981-92 1958 Birthday Bill Roy, Versailles, Illinois, skeet 1996 Olympics 1958 Event Floyd Patterson TKOs Roy Harris in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1958 Event Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck 1957 Death Ignatius Roy D Campbell, British poet (Garcia Lorca), dies at 54 1957 Birthday Pranab Roy, cricketer, son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982 1956 Birthday Lee Roy Parnell, Abilene Texas, country singer, Oughta be a Law 1956 Event Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs. New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy 1955 Event Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award 1953 Birthday Roy Firestone, sportscaster, Life's Most Embarrassing Moments 1953 Birthday Roy Ristie, Suriname/Netherlands radio host, Apintie, Kankantrie 1953 Event Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs 1953 Event Roy Campanella sets record for home runs by a catcher at 38 1952 Birthday Roy Dias, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test batsman 1951 Event Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday 1951 Event Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP 1951 Event Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP 1950 Event Earle and Roy Mack, purchase 54% of A's from Connie Mack Jr 1950 Birthday Roy Blunt, American Politician 1949 Birthday Roy Bittan, rocker, E Street Band 1948 Birthday Roy Dyson, born in Great Mills, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1981 - 1991 1948 Event Brooklyn's Roy Campanella debuts as catcher 1948 Birthday Roy Barnes, American Politician 1947 Birthday Roy Moore, American Judge 1946 Birthday Roy Loney, rocker, Flaming Groovies 1946 Birthday Roy Yeager, born in Doraville, Georgia, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section 1945 Birthday Roy Wood, Birmingham England, rock vocalist/celloist, ELO 1945 Birthday Roy Royer, rock guitarist, Procol Harum 1945 Birthday Ambar Roy, cricketer, nephew of Pankaj Batted in 4 Tests 1969-70 1945 Birthday Roy Dyke, Liverpool, rock drummer, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke 1944 Death Roy Agnew, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, pianist, considered best composer of early 20th century Australia, dies at 51 1944 Birthday Roy Horn, Las Vegas entertainer, Siegfried and Roy 1943 Birthday Roy Lynes, rocker, Status Quo 1943 Birthday Roy Lynes, England, rock organist, Status Quo 1943 Event 1st warship named for a Black person, USS Leonard Roy Harmon, launched 1943 Birthday Roy Dunbard Bridges, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-51-F, 61-F 1943 Birthday Roy Estrada, rocker, Morthers Of Invention 1942 Birthday Roy Fredericks, cricketer, brilliant WI lefty opener 169 vs. Australia 1975 1942 Birthday Tommy Roe, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, songwriter, guitarist, 1960's bubblegum artist, toured with Roy Orbison 1942 Event 1st broadcast of Roy Plomley's "Desert Island Discs" on BBC 1941 Birthday Roy Harper, Manchester, rocker, Folkjokeopus 1941 Birthday Roy Crewsdon, Manchester, rocker, Freddie and The Dreamers 1941 Event Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man," premieres 1940 Birthday Roy Ayers, Louisiana, disco jazz artist, Fever, You Send Me 1939 Birthday Roy Buchanan, Ozark, Arkansas, rocker 1939 Event Dr. Roy P Scholz is 1st surgeon to use fiberglass sutures 1939 Birthday Phil Gallie, born in Portsmouth, England, born Philip Roy Gallie, politician, Conservative Party, Member of the Scottish Parliament, Member of Parliament for Ayr 1939 Event Roy Harris' 3rd Symphony, premieres in Boston 1939 Birthday Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher 1938 Event Teflon invented by Roy J Plunkett 1938 Birthday Roy Thinnes, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Invaders, Falcon Crest, General Hospital 1936 Birthday Roy Emerson, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon-1964, 65, U.S. Open-61 1936 Birthday Roy Emerson, tennis player, won 12 Majors in singles from 1961-67 1936 Birthday Roy Harford, cricketer, brother of Noel New Zealand wicketkeeper vs. India 1968 1936 Birthday Roy Hudd, comedian, Blood Beast Terror, Vampire Beast Craves Blood 1936 Birthday Roy Orbison, Vernon, Texas, rocker, Pretty Woman 1936 Birthday 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 1935 Birthday Roy Scheider, born in New Jersey, American actor, played Martin Brody in 'Jaws' 1935 Birthday Roy Strong, writer/art historian/director, Victoria and Albert Museum 1934 Birthday Roy Gilchrist, cricketer, volatile WI fast bowler of late 50s 1934 Birthday Roy Massey, Master of Choristers, Hereford Cathedral 1934 Birthday Roy Kinnear, Lancashire England, actor, TW3, Help!, The 3 Musketeers 1933 Birthday Roy Swetman, cricketer, England wicket-keeper late 50's 1933 Birthday Roy Clark, born in Meherrin, Virginia, country singer, Hee Haw 1932 Birthday Roy Hattersley, British journalist/Labour-parliament leader 1932 Birthday Roy Castle, born in Scholes, England, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show' 1931 Event Roy Wilkins joined NAACP as Assistant Secretary 1931 Birthday Roy Evans, general sect, British Iron and Steel Trade Confederation 1931 Birthday Thomas Roy Garrett, museum curator 1930 Birthday Noel Harford, cricketer, brother of Roy New Zealand Test batsman in 1950's 1930 Birthday Roy McLean, cricketer, prolific South African batsman played 40 Tests 1930 Birthday Roy Marshall, cricket opener, prolific Hampshire only 4 Tests for WI 1930 Birthday Roy E Disney, CEO, Disney 1929 Birthday Roy Hamilton, singer, You'll Never Walk Alone 1929 Event Roy Riegels runs 60 yards the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery 1928 Birthday Pankaj Roy, cricketer, Indian opener, 413 partnership w/Vinoo Mankad 1927 Birthday Roy Cohn, lawyer, "grand inquisitor", for Senator Joseph McCarthy 1926 Birthday Roy Smalley, shortstop, Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees 1926 Birthday Andrew Keir, actor, Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt, Catholics 1926 Birthday J. Roy Rowland, born in Wrightsville, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1983 - 1995 1925 Birthday Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight 1925 Birthday Roy Hughes, born in Pontllanfraith, Wales, born Royston John Hughes, Baron Islwyn, politician, Labor Party, union organizer, Member of Parliament for Newport, Member of Parliament for Newport East 1925 Birthday Roy Haynes, U.S. jazz drummer, Trio Music with Chick Corea 1924 Birthday Roy Miller, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1953, 23 and 0-28 1924 Birthday Norman Marshall, cricketer, brother of Roy, one Test for WI 1955 1924 Birthday Klaus George Roy, composer 1924 Birthday Roy Harding, British teacher 1923 Birthday Roy Lichtenstein, born in New York City, Pop art painter, painted comic book panels 1923 Birthday Roy Dotrice, Guernsey Channel Island, actor, Wizard 1923 Birthday Roy Lanham, rocker, Sons of the Pioneers 1922 Birthday George Roy Hill, dir, Slap Shot, Little Drummer Girl, Little Romance 1922 Birthday Roy Tattersall, cricketer, brilliant England off-spinner early 50's 1922 Birthday Roy Elihu Travis, born in New York City, composer, Passion of Dedipus 1921 Birthday Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodger catcher, NL MVP 1951/53/55 1920 Event Roy Park makes 1st-ball duck in only Test Cricket India, vs. England at MCG 1920 Birthday Roy Jenkins, British MP, Labour 1917 Birthday Roy Scott, cricketer, one Test New Zealand vs. England 1947, 18, 1-74 1915 Birthday Joseph Roy George Ralston, pilot 1914 Birthday Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor, Roy Rodgers Show 1913 Birthday Roy Engle, Missouri, actor, Police Chief-My Favorite Martian 1912 Birthday Dale Evans, Frances Butts, Uvalde, Texas, cowgirl, Roy Rogers Show 1912 Birthday Roy McKelvie, soldier/sports writer 1912 Birthday Russell "Lucky" Hayden, born in Chico, California, actor, Judge Roy Bean 1912 Birthday Roy Winsor, born in Chicago, producer, Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life 1912 Birthday Roy Hofheinz, engineer, Houston Astrodome 1912 Birthday Roy Fuller, England, poet and novelist, Lost Season 1911 Birthday Roy Rogers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, cowboy, Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show 1911 Birthday Silas Roy Crain, singer/arranger/songwriter 1911 Birthday Roy James Alfred Kaulback, soldier 1911 Birthday Roy Eldridge, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz trumpeter, Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw 1910 Birthday Roy Rowland, film director 1909 Birthday Roy Reuther, Wheeling, West Virginia, labor leader 1909 Birthday Gabrielle Roy, French-Canadian novelist, Tin Flute 1907 Birthday Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides' 1907 Birthday Roy K Marshall, Glen Carbon, Illinois, TV scientist, Nature of Things 1907 Birthday Roy Welensky, Premier, Rhodesia/Nyasaland 1956-63 1906 Birthday Roy L Johnson, U.S. Admiral, WW II-Pacific Ocean 1905 Birthday Roy Peaches Davis, baseball pitcher 1905 Birthday Pol le Roy, Flemish author/novelist/writer, Stroom 1903 Birthday Roy Acuff, born in Maynardville, Tennessee, country musician, 'Hee Haw' 1902 Birthday Roy Barcroft, Howard Ravenscroft, Crab Orchard NE, actor, Freckles 1902 Birthday Roy Armstrong, English historian, History of Sussex 1902 Birthday Ray Teal, Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza 1901 Birthday [Ignatius] Roy [D] Campbell, South African poet, Flowering Rifle 1901 Birthday Roy Wilkins, civil rights director, NAACP 1900 Birthday James Sutherland, English literature scholar/actor, Rob Roy 1953 1900 Birthday Roy Roberts, born in Tampa, Florida, actor, Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show 1900 Birthday Roy Smeck, guitarist/banjoist 1900 Birthday Sandy Powell, Rotherham England, costume designer, Rob Roy 1898 Birthday Roy "Link" Lyman, NFL tackle for the Chicago Bears 1898 Birthday [Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer, When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1894 Birthday Roy Bargy, Michigan, orchestra leader, Jimmy Durante Show 1894 Birthday Roy Thomson, Canadian Publisher 1894 Birthday Roy D'Arcy, SF, actor, Warning Shadows, Revolt of Zombies 1893 Birthday Roy Del Ruth, director, About Face, Babe Ruth Story, Star Show 1892 Birthday Roy Park, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. England 1920, out 1st ball 1891 Birthday Roy Agnew, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, pianist, considered best composer of early 20th century Australia 1888 Birthday Roy Webb, born in New York City, New York, composer, arranger for over 200 films, Academy Award nominee, wrote fight song 'Roar, Lion, Roar' 1884 Birthday Roy Chapman Andrews, U.S., scientist/explorer
