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1999 "Forrest Mars, Sr", businessman, Mars candy, dies at 95

1995 Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr, vocalist, dies at 66

1995 Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 11th reincarnation of Panchen Lama, Tibet's 2nd most sr spiritual leader

1994 Wijnanda MC "Nan" Aberson, friend of Gerard Van de Reve Sr, dies at 82

1994 Aubrey J Watson Sr, bishop, dies at 65

1994 Guus Verstraete Sr, Dutch actor/dir (2 Drops of Water), dies at 79

1993 Rockin Dopsie Sr, Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco), dies at 61

1992 Vernon William Reed Sr, singer, dies after a long illness at 73

1990 Ken Griffey, Sr and, Jr., hit back-to-back home runs in 1st inning

1990 Ken Griffey Sr &, Jr. are 1st father and son to play on same team each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners

1989 "Starmites" closes at Criter Ctr SR Theater New York City after 60 performances

1989 "Starmites" opens at Criter Ctr SR Theater New York City for 60 performances

1988 Barry Bingham Sr, U.S. daily newspaper publisher, dies at 82

1988 John Duncan, Sr., Representative-R-Tennessee 1965 - 1988

1987 Al Unser, Sr., 47, wins his 4th Indy 500

1986 Edward A Doisy Sr, discoverer of vitamin K (Nobel 1943), dies at 92

1984 Martin Luther King Sr, U.S. vicar/father of MLK, Jr., dies at 84

1984 Marvin Gaye, shot to death by his father Marvin Gaye Sr in LA at 44

1983 John Cowles Sr, U.S. publisher, dies at 84

1980 Jim Parks Sr, Kent cricket all-rounder (only Test for England), dies

1980 Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale

1980 Brittney McConn, born in Largo, Florida, figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr champ

1980 Angela Nikodinov, Spartanburg, South Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Pacif Sr champ

1979 Alizah Allen, born in New York City, New York, figure skater, 1997 North Atlantic Sr champ

1979 Sydne Vogel, born in Anchorage, Alaska, figure skater, 1996 NW Pac Sr champ

1978 Amber Corwin, Harbor City California, figure skater, 1997 National Sr - 5th

1978 Karen Kwan, Torrance California, figure skater, 1995 Pac Coast Sr champ

1977 Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ

1977 Beata Handra, born in San Francisco, California, dance skater, & Sinek-1997 Pac Coast Sr 3rd

1975 Brian Buetsch, born in Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes Sr champ

1973 John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ

1973 Philip Dulebohn, Washington D.C., figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr - 3rd

1972 Kyoko Ina, Tokyo, Japan, figure skater, 1993 North Atlantic Sr champ

1971 Todd Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1997 National Sr champ

1971 Michael Chack, Toms River, New Jersey, figure skater, 1997 Pac Coast Sr champ

1971 Shepherd Clark, born in Atlanta, Georgia, figure skater, 1994, 97 Eastern Sr champ

1970 B O Davis Sr, 1st black general, dies at 93 in Chicago

1965 Harry Harvey Sr, actor (It's a Man's World), dies at 64

1964 Charles Sinek, dance skater, & Beata Handra-1997 Pac Coast Sr 3rd

1963 Jason Robards Sr, actor (Acapulco), dies at 70

1959 Irving Cummings Sr, actor and director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70

1952 Joseph Allen Sr, dies

1949 Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95

1947 Harry Carey Sr, actor and director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69

1945 Harold Ford, Sr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1975 - 1997

1943 Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, dies at 74%

1940 Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr named 1st black general in regular army

1935 Cal Ripken Sr, baseball manager for the Baltimore Orioles

1932 Rockin Dopsie Sr, Alton Jay Rubin, Jazz-Fusion singer, Zydeco

1932 Jacob Cocey Sr chosen as mayor of Massillon Ohio

1931 Tyrone Power Sr, actor (Big Trial, Test of Donald Norton), dies at 62

1929 Aubrey J Watson Sr, bishop

1928 Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, actor/husband of Truus Soete, dies at 61

1919 John Duncan, Sr., born in Tennessee, Representative-R-Tennessee 1965 - 1988

1914 Guus Verstraete Sr, August de Graef, Dutch actor/dir, Black Magic

1912 Wijnanda M C "Nan" Aberson, friend of Gerard Reve Sr

1910 John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads

1904 Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenber----dorff, Sr, near Hamburg, Germany

1895 Charles W. Bidwill, Sr., Chicago, NFL hall of famer, Chicago Cardinals

1893 Edward A Doisy Sr, U.S. bio-chemist, Vitamin K1, Nobel 1943

1892 Jason Robards Sr, Hillsdale, Michigan, actor, Acapulco

1890 Guyla Andr ssy Sr, earl/premier of Hungary (1867-71), dies at 66

1888 Irving Cummings Sr, New York City, silent screen star/director, Curly Top

1882 Joe Hardstaff Sr, cricketer, "Hotstuff" in 1907-08 MCC tour of Australia

1881 Otto V Kuusinen, Fin/Rus communist President of Karelo-Finnish SR, 1940-56

1878 Harry Carey Sr, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force

1874 Johann Strauss Sr's opera "Die Fledermaus," premieres in Vienna

1869 Tyrone Power Sr, born in London, England, actor, Alexanders Ragtime Band

1869 Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, Holland Tooneelgezelschap

1866 Johannes F "Johan" Bakker Sr, Dutch actor/husband of Truus Soete

1861 2nd British Golf Open: Tom Morris Sr shoots a 163 at Prestwick Club

1853 Maria E "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr

1823 Guyla Andrassy Sr, premier of Hungary, 1867-71

1778 William Pitt Sr, English premier (1756-61, 66-68), dies at 69

1758 Allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71

1757 English king George II fires minister William Pitt, Sr.

1755 English minister William Pitt Sr resigns

1746 Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor (Mary Leszczynska), dies at 68

1677 Guillaume Coustou Sr, French sculptor, Chevaux the Marly

1553 Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81


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