2003 Death Russell B. Long, Senator-D-Louisiana, 1948 - 1987, died from heart failure 2002 Death Harold Russell, Oscar winner, The Best Years of Our Lives, dies at 88 2001 Event 73rd Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony, Steve Martin hosts, Gladiator wins Best Picture, Russell Crowe and Julia Roberts win lead acting awards 1996 Death Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician, dies at 80 1995 Event Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket vs. South Africa, a record 1995 Death Edwin "Russell" House, saxophonist, dies at 65 1995 Death Russell Reading Braddon, author, dies at 74 1994 Death Ronald Russell, actor/manager (We Are Angels), dies at 83 1993 Death Wilhelmus M J Russell, Dutch MP (KVP, CDA), dies at 74 1992 Death Bobby Russell, song writer (Honey, Little Green Apples), dies at 52 1992 Death Andy Russell, drummer/vocalist (Your Hit Parade), dies of stroke at 72 1991 Death John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies 1991 Death John Russell, actor and writer (Apache Uprising, Yellow Sky), dies at 70 1990 Death Craig Russell, female impersonator, dies of an AIDS-stroke at 42 1988 Death Russell Harty, broadcaster, dies 1986 Event Dodgers' Bill Russell, 38, announces his retirement 1986 Event Air Supply guitarist Graham Russell weds Jodi Varble 1986 Death Dora Russell, English Celebrity 1982 Death Russell Thorson, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72 1981 Death Robert Russell Bennett, U.S. composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87 1981 Death Russell "Lucky" Hayden, actor (Judge Roy Bean), dies at 68 1981 Death Russell Hayden, actor (Hidden Gold, Apache Chief, Justice), dies 1980 Event Willy Russell's "Educating Rita," premieres in London 1978 Death Eric Frank Russell, sci-fi author (Hugo, Deep Space), dies at 73 1977 Event Texas' Russell Erideben kicks his 3rd 60 yard field goal of the season 1976 Death Rosalind Russell, actress (Mame), dies of cancer at 68 1976 Birthday Keri Russell, actress, Mickey Mouse Club, Lottery, Daddy Girls 1974 Death Louis B Russell, Jr., longest living heart transplant, dies at 49 1974 Birthday Twan Russell, linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1973 Death Russell Hardie, dies after long illness at 69 1973 Event Garvey, Lopes, Cey and Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8 years (Los Angeles Dodgers) 1971 Birthday Russell Copeland, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Death Richard Russell, Jr., Senator-D-Georgia 1933 - 1971, dies at 73 1970 Birthday Bryon Russell, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1970 Birthday Kerri Ann Buchberger, born in Russell, Manitoba, volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1970 Death Bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97 1969 Birthday Russell Freeman, NFL tackle for the Oakland Raiders 1969 Birthday Derek Russell, NFL wide receiver, Houston/Tennessee Oilers 1969 Birthday Darrell Russell, defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders 1969 Birthday Russell Maryland, NFL defensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys, Oak Raiders 1969 Birthday Cam Russell, Halifax, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks 1968 Birthday Russell Butler, born in Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, diver, Olympics 28th-88, 96 1967 Death Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut (X-20), dies in explosion at 38 1966 Birthday Russell Watson, English Musician 1966 Event Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics) 1965 Death Russell Collins, actor (Niagara, Close Up, Shockproof), dies at 68 1965 Event Boston Celtic center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in loss to Philadelphia Warriors led by Wilt Chamberlain 1964 Birthday Kimberly Russell, actress, Sarah-Head of the Class 1964 Birthday Russell Crowe, born in Wellington, New Zealand, actor, musician, Academy-Award winning film, 'Gladiator', films include, 'L.A. Confidential', 'A Beautiful Mind' 1963 Birthday Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne, Benny Hill Show 1963 Birthday Jack Russell, superb England cricket wicket-keeper, 36 Tests 1988-94 1961 Birthday Russell Swanson, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer 1961 Birthday Jeff Russell, Cincinnatti, Ohio, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 Death Gail Russell, actress 'Calcutta', 'Moonrise', 'El Paso', dies at 36 1961 Birthday Russell Todd, actor, Jamie Frame-Another World 1961 Event Celtic Bill Russell grabs 40 rebounds to beat Warriors 136-125 1960 Birthday Jack Russell, rocker, Great White-Twice Shy 1960 Birthday Russell Todd, born in Troy, New York, actor, Dr. Jamie Frame-Another World 1960 Event Boston Celtic Bill Russell becomes 1st NBAer with 50 rebounds (51) 1959 Death Russell Simpson, actor (Abraham Lincoln), dies at 79 1958 Birthday Russell Earl Cochran, Paducah, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Centel Western 1958 Event Celtic Bill Russell grabs 41 rebounds to beat Syracuse 119-101 1957 Event Celtic Bill Russell sets NBA record of 49 rebounds beat Philadelphia 111-89 1957 Birthday Russell Simmons, American Businessman 1957 Birthday Theresa Russell, Paup, San Diego, California, actress, Black Widow, Razor's Edge 1957 Death Henry N Russell, co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies 1956 Birthday Russell Christian, rocker, Christians-Harvest the World 1955 Birthday Garry Christian, born in Liverpool, England, rocker, musician, singer, played with brother Russell and Roger Christian in sophisti-pop band, The Christians, known for late 1980's, early 1990's chart-topping hits 1954 Birthday JoAnne Russell, born in Miami, Florida, tennis player, Wibeldon Double 1977 1954 Birthday "Sensational" Sherri Martel, Russell, New Orl, wrestler, WWF/AWA 1953 Death George Alexander Russell, composer, dies at 73 1953 Birthday Russell Mael, Dwight Russel Day, California, rock vocalist, Sparks 1952 Birthday Russell Hitchcock, born in Melbourne, Australia, rock vocalist, Air Supply 1951 Birthday Russell Thompkins, Jr., U.S. soul singer, Stylistics-Sing Baby Sing 1951 Birthday Kurt Russell, born in Springfeild, Massachusetts, actor, Thing, Overboard, Mean Seasons 1950 Event Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits home runs twice in a game 1950 Birthday Graham Russell, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist, Air Supply 1949 Death Russell Porter, actor (Betsy, Hanna's War, British Empire), dies 1947 Birthday Willy Russell, author/playwright, Shirley Valentine, Educating Rita 1944 Birthday Dennis Russell Davies, composer 1942 Birthday David Russell Lange, PM, L, New Zealand, 1984-89 1941 Birthday Leon Russell, born in Lawton, Kansas, pianist and singer, Carny 1940 Birthday Russell Banks, American Author 1940 Birthday Johnny Russell, country singer 1939 Birthday Russell Means, American Activist 1939 Birthday Joseph "Jesse" Russell, U.S. singer, Slip Sliding Away 1938 Birthday Russell Hillhouse, under-sect Scottish Office 1936 Birthday Eric Russell, cricketer, England opening batsman early 60s 1936 Birthday Marj Dusay, Mahoney, Russell, Kansas, actress, Kate-Bret Maverick 1935 Birthday Russell Luis Schweickart, Neptune, New Jersey, astronaut, Apollo 9 1934 Birthday Donald Russell Holler, composer 1934 Birthday Bill Russell, Monroe, Louisiana, NBAer, Boston Celtics, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics 1932 Birthday Mark Russell, Buffalo, New York, political satirist/pianist, Real People 1932 Event "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts 1930 Birthday Ken Coates, born in Britain, politician, Labor Party, Member, European Parliament 1989 - 1999, chair, Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation 1930 Birthday David Russell Burge, composer 1929 Birthday Russell Arms, born in Berkeley, California, vocalist, Your Hit Parade 1928 Birthday Russell L Rogers, USAF/astronaut, X-20 1928 Birthday M. Russell Ballard, American Clergyman 1927 Birthday Ken Russell, England, director, Tommy, Altered States, Gothic 1927 Birthday Russell Smith, composer 1925 Birthday Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Virginia, columnist/humorist, New York Times 1925 Birthday Russell Hoban, U.S. children's book author, Riddley Walker/Pilgermann 1924 Birthday Russell Johnson, actor, professor-Gilligan's Island 1924 Birthday Nipsey Russell, comedian, Car 54 Where Are You?, Barefoot in the Park 1924 Birthday Gail Russell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Uninvited, Moonrise, Unseen 1924 Birthday Russell M. Nelson, American Clergyman 1924 Birthday Russell Endean, cricketer, 28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956 1924 Birthday Connie Russell, New York City, singer, Club Embassy, Garroway at Large 1924 Birthday Russell Nype, born in Zion, Illinois, singer and actor, Burton Farley-Dorothy 1923 Birthday Charles Russell Woolen, composer 1922 Death Lillian Russell, entertainer, dies at 60 1922 Birthday Russell Wood, treasurer, Queen Elizabeth 1921 Birthday Jane Russell, born in Bemidji, Minnesota, full-figured actress, Outlaw 1921 Birthday Russell Reading Braddon, Australian author 1921 Birthday John Russell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Pale Rider, Rio Bravo 1920 Birthday Nipsey Russell, born in Atlanta, Georgia, comedian, Car 54, Barefoot in the Park 1920 Birthday Lee Russell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, vocalist, Vincent Lopez 1919 Birthday Jack Russell, born in Saratoga Springs, New York, singer, Your Show of Shows 1919 Birthday Andy Russell, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Andy and Della Russell Show 1918 Birthday Russell B. Long, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Senator-D-Louisiana, 1948 - 1987 1918 Birthday Wilhelmus M J Russell, Dutch attorney/Member of 1st chamber, KVP/CDA 1915 Birthday Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician 1915 Death Russell Alexander, composer, dies at 38 1915 Event Assault up Russell's Top at Gallipolis, 232 Australians die 1914 Birthday Harold Russell, actor, Best Years of Our Life 1912 Birthday Russell "Lucky" Hayden, born in Chico, California, actor, Judge Roy Bean 1911 Birthday Anna Russell, born in London, England, possibly born in London, Ontario, birth name Maida Vale, Anna Claudia Russell-Brown, composer, singer, comedian, recording artist 1910 Birthday Ronald Russell, actor/manager, We are Angels, Little Dorrit 1908 Birthday Rosalind Russell, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, actress, Mame, Take a Letter Darling 1907 Death William Howard Russell, Irish Journalist 1905 Birthday Eric Frank Russell, UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Deep Space, Dark Tides 1904 Birthday Russell Hardie, Buffalo, New York, actor, Sequoia, In Old Kentucky 1903 Birthday James S. Russell, U.S. pilot/admiral, WW II Pacific Ocean 1901 Event Anne Russell's "Girl and the judge," premieres in New York City 1900 Death Henry Russell, composer, dies at 87 1897 Birthday Richard Russell, Jr., born in Winder, Georgia, Senator-D-Georgia 1933 - 1971 1897 Birthday Russell Collins, New Orleans LA 1894 Birthday Robert Russell Bennett, born in Kansas City, composer/arranger, Oklahoma! 1894 Birthday Dora Russell, English Celebrity 1891 Death James Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat, dies 1887 Birthday A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer, prolific England batsman post-WW I 1880 Birthday George Alexander Russell, composer 1880 Birthday Russell Simpson, actor, Abraham Lincoln 1877 Birthday Henry Norris Russell, astronomer, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram 1877 Birthday Russell Alexander, composer 1874 Birthday John Russell Pope, U.S., architect, Jefferson Memorial 1872 Birthday Bertrand Russell, England, mathematician/philosopher, Nobel 1950 1871 Birthday Russell W. Porter, Vermont, explorer, Alaska 1870 Birthday Frederick Russell, developed 1st successful typhoid fever vaccine 1864 Death David Allen Russell, U.S. Union general-major, dies in battle at 43 1861 Birthday Lillian Russell, Helen Leonard, U.S., singer and actress, Great Mogul 1855 Death Mary Russell Mitford, English playwright and poet (Julian), dies at 67 1853 Event Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester, Mass 1852 Birthday Charles Taze Russell, religion founder, Jehovah's Witnesses 1835 Birthday Charles Russell Lowell, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers 1821 Birthday William Howard Russell, Irish Journalist 1820 Birthday David Allen Russell, Army Major General, Union 1819 Birthday James Russell Lowell, poet and critic /diplomat/abolitionist 1813 Death William Russell, composer, dies at 36 1812 Birthday Henry Russell, composer 1792 Birthday John, 1st Earl Russell, British Whig PM, 1846-52, 1865-66 1777 Birthday William Russell, composer 1683 Death Lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded
