2013 Event The U.S. TV network NBC announces Jay Leno, host of 'The Tonight Show' will leave in the spring of 2014, and be replaced by comedian Jimmy Fallon 2013 Event Google agrees to settle a privacy lawsuit, paying a $7 million fine over its handling of wireless data from early 2008 until the spring of 2010 2011 Event Following the turmoil of the Arab Spring G8 nations pledge $40 billion to help Arab countries reconstruct and implement democracy 2011 Event Thousands of homes are ordered evacuated as the Spring 2011 Mississippi River Floods continue 1993 Event Marlins beat Astros 12-8 in their 1st spring training game 1993 Event Florida Marlins open their 1st spring training camp 1992 Event Ground breaking of Florida Marlins 7,500 seat spring training stadium 1992 Event Professional Spring Football League begins 1991 Death Martha Graham, U.S., choreographer (Appalachian Spring), dies at 96 1990 Death Jessica James, actress (Spring Break), dies of breast cancer at 60 1987 Event New York Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl 1982 Death Sarah Churchill, actress (Royal Wedding, Spring Meeting), dies at 67 1978 Event Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training) 1976 Birthday Dominique Dawes, Silver Spring, Maryland, gymnast, Olympics-gold/brz-92, 96 1976 Event Owners announce spring training won't open without a labor contract 1975 Death Lillian Fontaine, actress (Suddenly it's Spring), dies at 88 1972 Birthday Susan Alexander, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, Miss America Maryland, 1997 1971 Death Spring Byington, actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride), dies at 84 1968 Birthday Mark Lenz, U.S., 3m spring diver 1992 Olympics gold 1967 Birthday Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canada, tennis player/actress, Spring Fever 1966 Birthday Ronna Reeves, born in Big Spring, Texas, female country music singer, albums titled, 'Only the Heart', 'The More I Learn', 'What Comes Naturally' 1966 Birthday Julianna Margulies, born in Spring Valley, New York, actress, Carol Hathaway-ER 1965 Birthday Emmanuelle Beart, born in St. Tropez, France, actress, Manon of the Spring 1965 Birthday Crystal Chappell, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, actress, Carly "Days of our Lives" 1965 Death Howard Spring, British author (Heaven Lies About Us), dies at 76 1964 Death Rachel L Carson, U.S. biologist/author (Silent spring), dies at 56 1964 Birthday Brady Anderson, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles 1963 Event Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training 1961 Birthday Jim Laver Carter, born in Spring Lake, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch 1958 Birthday Christopher Cass, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, actor, Jack Forbes-Loving 1958 Event KDUH TV channel 4 in Scottsbluff-Hay Spring, NB (ABC) 1st broadcast 1956 Event AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training 1956 Event KWAB TV channel 4 in Big Spring, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday Tracy [Raye] Hickman, U.S., sci-fi author, Dragons of Spring Dawning 1954 Event WMTW TV channel 8 in Portland-Poland Spring, ME (ABC) begins 1954 Event Ted Williams fractures collarbone in 1st game of spring training after flying 39 combat missions without injury in Korean War 1952 Event 34th PGA Championship: Jim Turnesa at Big Spring CC Louisville 1950 Birthday Susan Anton, Oak Glen California, actress, Golden Girl, Spring Fever 1950 Birthday Nora Roberts, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, author, wrote 165 romance novels, Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame inductee, sold over 280 million books 1950 Birthday Dick Spring, Irish Politician 1950 Birthday Daniel Auteuil, Algeria, actor, Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring 1948 Event Yankees and Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game 1948 Birthday Margaret [Edith] Weis, U.S., sci-fi author, Dragons of Spring Dawning 1946 Birthday Richard Spring, British MP 1946 Event "Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater New York City after 167 performances 1945 Event "Day before Spring" opens at National Theater New York City for 167 performances 1945 Event Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain, New York 1944 Event Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring," premieres in Washington D.C. 1944 Birthday Sherwood C "Woody" Spring, Hartford, Connecticut, Col USA/astronaut, STS-61B 1931 Birthday Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor, Hunger, Virgin Spring 1931 Event Spring training site of New York Yankees in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager 1929 Birthday Leroy Van Dyke, Spring Fork, Missouri, country singer, Walk on By 1929 Birthday June Carter Cash, born in Maces Spring, Virginia, country singer, Johnny Cash Show 1927 Birthday Maurice Bejart, France, ballet choreographer, Rite of Spring 1913 Birthday J. J. Pickle, born in Big Spring, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1963 - 1995 1907 Birthday Rachel Louise Carson, biologist/ecologist/writer, Silent Spring 1905 Birthday Anthony Powell, England, novelist, Infants of Spring 1904 Event 8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of New York in 2:38:04.4 1902 Birthday William D Revelli, Spring Gulch Colorado, band leader 1900 Birthday Aaron Copeland, Brooklyn, composer, Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring 1894 Birthday Martha Graham, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, choreographer, Appalachian Spring 1889 Birthday Howard Spring, British author/novelist/writer/critic, O Absalom 1886 Birthday Spring Byington, Colorado Springs, actress, Lily Ruskin-December Bride 1886 Birthday Lillian Fontaine, Reading England, actress, Suddenly it's Spring 1882 Birthday Igor Stravinsky, Oranienbaum Russia, composer, Rite of Spring, 1882 Birthday Igor Stravinsky, born in Oranienbaum Russia, composer, Rite of Spring 1865 Event Battle of Bluff Spring, Florida 1864 Event Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee (Thomason's Station) 1862 Event Battle of Holly Spring, MS 1862 Event Battle of Hooly Spring, MS 1862 Event Battle of Holly Spring, MS 1862 Event Battle of Holly Spring, MS
