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1996 Ruby Murray, singer, dies at 61

1995 Ruby Starr, vocalist (Grey Ghost), dies of brain tumor at 44

1993 Ruby Keeler, actress (42nd Street, Dames), dies of cancer at 82

1993 Ruby Keeler, actress (42nd Street), dies of cancer at 83

1991 Jack Ruby's gun sells for $220,000 in auction

1990 Barbara Stanwyck, Ruby Stevens, actress (Big Valley), dies at 82

1988 Typhoon Ruby sinks Philippine ferry; hundreds drown

1984 Rosser Reeves, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby, dies

1967 Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55

1964 Dallas jury sentences Jack Ruby to death in Lee Harvey Oswald murder

1964 Clinton Gregory, born in Martinsville, Virginia, singer, songwriter, recording artist, fiddler, country and bluegrass genres, recorded seven studio albums, chartered 11 Billboard Hot country Singles and Tracks, including Play, Ruby, Play, which reached no. 25 on the charts

1963 1st live murder on TV-Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald

1963 Lee Harvey Oswald, John F. Kennedy's assassinator, shot dead by Jack Ruby

1963 Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "What'd I Say" and "Ruby Baby"

1962 Ruby Turner, rocker, No Where to Run

1953 Ruby Wax, American Comedian

1945 British 36th division conquers Mogok (ruby mine)

1939 Ruby Nash Curtis, U.S. singer, Romantics-Our Day Will Come

1936 Ruby Johnson, U.S. singer, I'll Run Your Hurt Away

1935 Ruby Murray, Irish pop singer, Softly Softly

1934 Ruby Nash Cutis, born in Akron, Ohio, rocker, Ruby and The Romantics

1929 Ruby Vallee's Fleishmann Hour begins broadcasting on NBC radio

1929 Norma Connolly, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Ruby Anderson-General Hospital

1928 Stothard, Kalmar and Ruby's musical "Good Boy," premieres in New York City

1923 Ruby Dee, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Raisin in the Sun, Cat People, Roots

1914 Patsy Montana Ruby Blevins, singer

1910 Rosser Reeves, born in Danville, Virginia, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby

1909 Ruby Keeler, Halifax NS, dancer, Dames, 42nd Street

1905 Ruby Middleton Forsythe, teacher, 50 years in 1 room school in SC

1902 Ruby Dandridge, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress in Father of the Bride


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