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2009 European astronomers discover 32 extrasolar planets, or exoplanets - planets that orbit a star other than the Sun

2005 Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars III) is released

2005 Star Trek: Enterprise broadcasts it's final show in the U.S.

2003 Madlyn Rhue, actress, Star Trek, dies at 69

2002 Mary Stuart, long-time soap star, Search for Tomorrow, dies at 76

2001 Lance Loud, "actor/early ""reality show"" star", An American Family, dies at 50

1999 DeForest Kelley, actor, Star Trek, dies at 79

1999 Dana Plato, child star, Different Strokes, dies at 34

1998 Persis Khambatta, actress, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, dies at 47

1998 Star Bank LPGA Classic

1998 69th All Star Baseball Game: at Coors Field, Denver

1997 French court orders producer Jacques Charrier, ex-husband of Brigitte Bardot, to pay the former screen star $8,300 in damages

1997 John Denver, country star (Country Boy), dies in plain crash at 53

1997 Colleen Wakjer wins Star Bank LPGA Classic

1997 68th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland

1997 Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space

1996 Tupac Shakur, rap star/actor (Juice, Bullet), killed in drive by at 25

1996 Laura Davies wins Star Bank LPGA Golf Classic

1996 67th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-0 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

1996 All star MVP: Mike Piazza, Los Angeles Dodgers

1996 Melvin Mouron Belli, attorney/actor (Star Trek), dies at 88

1996 Raaj Kumar, film star, actor in Bollywood movies, famous for film 'Mother India', dies at 68

1996 Ilona Ference, actress (Quatermass II, Star of My Night), dies at 78

1996 Eastenders star Michael French is reported to be a homosexual

1996 Neil Franklin, soccer star, dies at 74

1996 "Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 97 performances

1995 Madge Sinclair, actress (Star Trek IV, Conrack, Convoy), dies at 55

1995 Bobby Riggs, tennis star, dies of prostate cancer at 77

1995 "Swinging On a Star" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 97 performances

1995 Johnny Carey, soccer star, dies at 76

1995 66th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 at Ballpark at Arlington, Texas

1995 All star MVP: Jeff Conine (Florida Marlins)

1995 Ted Drake, soccer star, dies at 82

1995 Chris Johnson wins Star Bank LPGA Golf Classic

1995 Roel Wiersma, Dutch soccer star (PSV), dies at 62

1995 Fred Perry, English tennis star (Wimbledon 1934-36), dies at 85

1994 Leigh Bowery, designer, pop star, model, performance artist, influenced Boy George, Vivienne Westwood, dies at 33

1994 "Star Trek VII - Generations," premieres

1994 Dennis C Ott, U.S. actor (Star Trek 3/4), dies of AIDs

1994 Pointer Sisters receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1994 Vitas Gerulaitis, tennis star (Davis Cup 1979), dies at 40

1994 Peter Cushing, actor (Star Wars, Dr. Who), dies of cancer at 81

1994 Terry Hibbitt, soccer star, dies at 47

1994 Jean Borotra, Flying Basque, French tennis star (Davis Cup), dies at 95

1994 Madzy Rollin Couquerque, tennis star/international hockey, dies at 91

1994 65th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-8 at 3 Rivers Stad, Pitts

1994 All star MVP: Fred McGriff (Atlanta Braves)

1994 Otto Bonsema, soccer star/trainer (GVAV, Veendam), dies at 84

1994 Lewis A "Lew" Hoad, tennis star (Wimbledon 1953, 56), dies at 59

1994 Andres Escobar, Colombia world cup soccer star, shot for losing to US

1994 Star Trek The Next Generation, finale airs this week in syndication

1994 Tennis star Jennifer Capriati (18), checks into a drug rehab center

1994 Tennis star Jennifer Capriati arrested on possession of marijuana

1994 Miami begins a latin walk of fame, 1st star for Gloria Estefan

1994 East beats West 9-8 in 45th NHL All Star Game at MSG in New York City

1993 Northern Exposure star Barry Corbin falls off his horse

1993 Tennis star Boris Becker (26) weds Barbara Feltus (27)

1993 Bert Schoofs, table tennis star, dies at 48

1993 Beverly Hills 90210 star Shannen Doherty (Brenda) weds Ashley Hamilton

1993 Walter Koenig, Checkov of Star Trek, suffers a heart attack

1993 Reggie Lewis, NBA star (Boston Celtics), dies of heart failure at 27

1993 64th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-3 at Camden Yards, Baltimore

1993 All star MVP: Kirby Puckett for the Minnesota Twins

1993 Conway Twitty, country star (Linda on My Mind), dies in surgery at 59

1993 Tennis star Bjorn Borg divorces Loredana Berte

1993 Arthur Ashe, tennis star (Wimbledon 1975), dies of AIDS at 49

1992 Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again'

1992 Roseanne Barr Arnold gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1992 New York City Ballet star Peter Martins, arrested for beating his wife

1992 63rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 13-6 at Jack Murphy Stadium, SD

1992 All star MVP: Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners

1992 Kim Basinger gets 1,959th star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1992 Actress Marina Sirtis, Star Trek NG, marries rocker Michael Lamper

1992 All star concert in memory of Freddie Mercury held at Wembley Stadium

1992 Juanito, soccer star (Madrid Real 1977-87), dies at 37 in car crash

1992 Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1992 Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Body Talk, Star Trek), dies at 49

1992 West beats East 14 to 9 in Major Soccer League all star game

1992 NBA All Star Game - West beats East 153-113

1992 NHL All Star Game - Campbell-10, Wales-6 (Brett Hull, MVP) at Philadelphia

1992 Judith Anderson, actress (Star Trek 3), dies of pneumonia at 93

1991 DeForest Kelly (Dr. McCoy on Star Trek) gets a star in Hollywood

1991 "Star Trek VI-Undiscovered Country" premieres

1991 Gene Roddenberry, creator (Star Trek), dies of cardiac arrest at 70

1991 Child star Adam Rich arrested for stealing hypodermics

1991 NBA star Magic Johnson marries Earletha "Cookie" Kelly

1991 Italian/Argentine Soccer star Diego Maradona retires

1991 62nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-2 at SkyDome, Toronto

1991 All star MVP: Cal Ripken, Jr. for the Baltimore Orioles

1991 James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden, Star Trek NG

1991 Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Star, 4 games to 2

1991 Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine, arrested in Argentina for possession and distribution of illegal narcotics

1991 Argentine soocer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 month by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use

1991 NBA All Star Game at Charlotte North Carolina

1990 Alice Marble, California, tennis star, dies at 77

1990 Arsenio Hall gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1990 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Bayakoa, Fly So Free, In The Wings, Meadow Star, Royal Academy, Safely Kept, Unbridled

1990 Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame

1990 61st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-0 at Wrigley Field, Chicago

1990 All star MVP: Julio Franco (Texas Rangers)

1990 2 Live Crew release "Banned in the USA" the lyrics quote Star Spangled Banner and Gettysburg Address

1990 Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame

1990 Cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI

1990 Norwegian Scandinavian Star catches fire; about 170 die

1990 10th Golden Raspberry Awards: Star Trek V wins

1990 On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children and no man can stand her for long

1989 Billy Graham is given 1,900th star on Hollywood Blvd

1989 60th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim All star MVP: Bo Jackson (Kansas City Royals)

1989 President Ronald Reagan sportscasts All Star Game

1989 Despite retiring May 29, Mike Schmidt elected to start All Star game

1989 Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame

1989 Jerry Lee Lewis gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

1989 "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier," premieres in USA

1989 Pat Bradley wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic

1989 U.K. physicist Stephen Hawking calls Star Wars a "deliberate fraud"

1989 Joe Spinell, actor (Maniac, Star Crash, Strike Force), dies at 51

1988 Tennis star Chris Everett weds skier Andy Mills

1988 59th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin

1988 All star MVP: Terry Steinbach for the Oakland A's

1988 120th Belmont: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 2:26.6

1988 Genie Francis (General Hospital) weds Jonathan Frakes (Star Trek TNG)

1988 114th Preakness: Eddie Delahoussaye aboard Risen Star wins in 1:56.2

1988 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic

1988 General hospital star Jackie Zeman marries Glenn Gorden

1988 Heather O'Rourke, (Poltergeist) star, dies of intestinal ailment at 12

1988 Czechoslovakian born tennis star Hana Mandikova becomes an Australian Citizen

1987 "Star Trek: The Next Generation," debuts on syndicated TV

1987 58th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-0 in 13 at Oakland-Alameda Stad

1987 All star MVP: Tim Raines (Montreal Expos)

1987 Steve Miller's star is unveiled on Hollywood's Walk of Fame

1987 A's Mark McGwire is 1st rookie to hit 30 home runs before All Star break

1986 Tina Turner's star unveiled in Hollywood

1986 U.S. Senate votes for SDI-project, Star Wars

1986 57th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-2 at Astrodome, Houston

1986 All star MVP: Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox

1986 Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 and suspended for 10 weeks

1985 Stepin Fetchit, Lincoln Penny, 1st black star, dies of pneumonia 83

1985 Morton Downey, singer (Star of the Family), dies at 83

1985 Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star, dies at 64

1985 56th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-1 at Humphrey Metrodome, Minn

1985 All star MVP: LaMarr Hoyt (San Diego Padres)

1985 Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) New York City at 91

1985 Dawn Addams, actress (Alan Young Show, Star Maidens), dies at 54

1985 Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

1984 55th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-1 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

1984 All star MVP: Gary Carter, Mont Expos

1984 Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs 1st appears in Nature magazine

1984 Anne Townsend, lacrosse/tennis/field hockey star, dies

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

1983 54th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 13-3 at Comiskey Park, Chicago

1983 Fred Lynn of Angels hits All Star game 1st grand slam (AL wins 13-3)

1983 "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released

1983 U.S. president Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars" missile defense plan (SDI)

1983 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period

1982 Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux), dies

1982 Dorothy [Little-]Round, England, tennis star (Never on Sunday), dies

1982 Roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star, dies at 41

1982 1st Old Timer's All star classic - AL wins 7-2 in Washington D.C.

1982 53rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Montreal

1982 All star MVP: Dave Conception (Cincinnati Reds)

1982 Bep [Elisa H] Bakhuis, soccer star/writer, dies at 76

1982 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," released in USA

1982 Hope Hampton, actress (Star Dust, Lawful Larcency), dies at 83

1982 Heater explodes at Star Elementary School-Okla, kills 6 kids and teacher

1981 Brian Bonsall, actor, Family Ties, Star Trek Next Generation

1981 52nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland

1981 All star MVP: Gary Carter (Mont Expos)

1981 NL beats AL 5-4 in 52nd All Star Game (Cleveland Stadium)

1980 Martina Hingis, born in Kosice, Slovakia, tennis star, 1997 Australia/US/Wimb

1980 51st All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-2 at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

1980 All star MVP: Ken Griffey (Cincinnati Reds)

1980 Venus Williams, born in Lynwood, California, tennis star

1980 Aubrie Rippner, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star, 1995 USTA National Girls 18

1979 Fleetwood Mac gets a star in Hollywood

1979 50th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-6 at Kingdome, Seattle

1979 All star MVP: Dave Parker (Pittsburgh Pirates)

1979 Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel

1978 Chris Bell, rock guitarist (Big Star), dies at 27 in car crash

1978 Henrietta Nagyova, Nove Zamky Slovakia, tennis star, ITF/Cali-COL

1978 Magdalena Grzybowska, Poznan Pol, tennis star, 1995 Futures Slovakia

1978 49th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at San Diego Stadium

1978 All star MVP: Steve Garvey, Los Angeles Dodgers

1978 Tatyana Jecmenica, Novi Sad Yugo, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Novi Sad

1978 Sandra Kleinova, Prague, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Turku-FIN

1978 Mike Bryan, born in Oxnard, California, tennis star, USTA National 18 doubles

1978 Siobhan Drake-Brockman, born in Bunbury, Australia, tennis star, 1994 Port Pirie

1978 Brackett Hamilton Leigh, Douglass, author (Ginger Star), dies at 62

1978 4th People's Choice Awards: Star Wars, Carol Burnett and Bob Hope

1978 Annabel Ellwood, Canberra Australia, tennis star, 1995 Futures NC

1977 Francesca Lubiani, Bologna Italy, tennis star, Futures-Amadora-POR

1977 "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band," by Meco hits #1

1977 Iva Majoli, Zagreb Croatia, tennis star, 1996 Pan Pacific

1977 Vince Barnett, actor (Star is Born, Human Jungle), dies at 75

1977 48th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-5 at Yankee Stadium, New York

1977 All star MVP: Don Sutton (Los Angeles Dodgers)

1977 Ludmila Richterova, born in Kosice, Slovakia, tennis star

1977 Lindsay Lee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Woodlands TX

1977 Yvette Basting, born in Breda, Netherlands, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Flensberg-GER

1977 Movie "Star Wars" debuts

1977 Anca Barna, Cluj, Romania, tennis star, semifinals 1995 ITF Poland

1977 Iva Majoli, Yugoslavia, tennis star

1977 Ludmila Richterova, born in Kosice, Slovakia, tennis star, 1995 Bournemouth

1977 William E. Vaughan, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms, died age 61 from lung cancer

1977 Dally Randriantefy, Antananarivo Madag, tennis star, 1993 Marseille

1977 Melanie Schnell, Radstadt Austria, tennis star, 1994 semi Surabaya

1977 Justin Gimelstob, New Jersey, tennis star, 1994 doubles USTA Bakersfield

1977 Lenka Cenkova, Trinec Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Vaihingen-GER

1977 Anne Miller, Midland, Michigan, tennis star, 1995 Darmstadt Germany

1976 "A Star is Born," with Barbra Striesand, premieres

1976 Mark Philippoussis, Australia, tennis star, 140 MPH serve

1976 Jana Kandarr, tennis star

1976 Sjeng Schalken, Weert, Netherlands, tennis star

1976 Cartos Moya, Spain, tennis star

1976 42nd NFL Chicago All Star Game: Pittsburgh 24, All Stars 0 (52,895)

1976 Anna Smashnova, born in Minsk, Russia, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Erlangen GER

1976 47th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

1976 All star MVP: George Foster (Cincinnati Reds)

1976 Randy Jones wins NL record 16 games before All Star break

1976 Paola Suarez, born in Pergamino, Argentina, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Buenos Aires

1976 Lindsay Davenport, born in Palos Verdes, California, tennis star, 1996 Olympics gold

1976 Scott Humphries, born in Greely, Colorado, tennis star, 1995 doubles Binghampton

1976 Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star

1976 Sonya Jeyaseelan, born in Newestminster BC, tennis star, 1995 Futures Fla

1976 Lenka Nemeckova, born in Brno Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Maribor-SLO

1976 Barbara Schett, born in Innsbruck, Austria, tennis star

1976 Adriana Serra-Zanetti, born in Modena Italy, tennis star, 1995 Moscow semi

1976 Chanda Rubin, Lafayette, Louisiana, tennis star, 1996 Australian Open doubles

1976 Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star, 1995 Puerto Rico

1976 Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star, 1995 finalist Jakarta

1975 Marcelo Rios, Santiago Chile, tennis star, 1995 Amsterdam

1975 Ju-Yeon Choi, Pusan Korea, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Seoul-KOR II

1975 Sarah Pitkowski, Seclin France, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Koksijde

1975 Elton John given a star in Hollywood

1975 Elena Likhovtseva, Alma-Ata Kazakhstan, tennis star

1975 Tennis Star Martina Navratilova requests U.S. political asylum

1975 Star in Cygnus goes nova becoming 4th brightest in sky

1975 James [Benjamin] Blish, sci-fi author (Star Trek Reader), dies at 54

1975 Gloria Pizzichini, born in Italy, tennis star

1975 46th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-3 at County Stadium, Milwaukee

1975 All star MVP: Bill Madlock (Pittsburgh Pirates) and John Matlock (New York Mets)

1975 Ai Sugiyama, born in Tokyo, Japan, tennis star

1975 Catalina Cristea, born in Bucharest, Rom, tennis star, 1995 quarter Jakarta

1975 Asa Carlsson, born in Vasteras, Sweden, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Stockholm

1975 Petra Begerow, born in Germany, tennis star, 1996 quarter Hilton Head

1975 Magdalena Maleeva, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, tennis star, 1995 Chicago Moscow

1975 Rita Grande, born in Napoli, Italy, tennis star, 3rd round 1996 Australia Open

1975 Jiri Novak, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1975 Bohdan Utihrach, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1975 Sung-Hee Park, Pusan Korea, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Seoul

1975 Hendrik Dreekmann, Germany, tennis star

1975 Mary Pierce, born in Montreal, Canada, tennis star, 1995 Australian Open

1975 Star Behl, Miss Delaware USA 1996

1974 Alex Radutescu, Romania, tennis star

1974 Anke Huber, Bruchsal Germany, tennis star, 1996 finalist Australian

1974 Meike Babel, Langen Germany, tennis star, 1991 Futures-Paderborn-GER

1974 Sandra Cacic, born in Joliet, Illinois, tennis star

1974 Andrei Medvedev, born in Kiev, Ukraine, tennis star, 1991 French Open junior

1974 Adrian Voinea, born in Focsani, Romania, tennis star, 1995 Malta

1974 45th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-2 at 3 Rivers Stadium, Pitts

1974 Vincent Spadea, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis star

1974 Tatiana Ignatieva, born in Minsk, Belarus, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Sopot POL

1974 Barbara Mulej, Kranj Slovenia, tennis star, 1992 Futures Germ

1974 Maria Alejandra Vento, Caracas Venz, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Braz

1974 Keri Phebus, Laguna Beach, California, tennis star

1974 Alex Corretja, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1990 Orange Bowl boys 16

1974 Irina Spirlea, born in Bucharest, Romania, tennis star, 1996 Amelia Island

1974 Petra Kamstra, born in Rotterdam, Holland, tennis star, 1995 Surabaya doubles

1974 Tina Krizan, Maribor Slovenia, tennis star, 1995 Surabaya doubles

1974 Thomas Enqvist, born in Stockholm Sweden, tennis star, 1991 Wimbledon jr boys

1974 Karol Kucera, born in Bratislava, Slovakia, tennis star, 1995-Rosmalen

1974 Kyoko Nagatsuka, Shizuoka Prefecture Japan, tennis star, 1996 Hobart

1974 Katerina Kroupova, Olomouc Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Sofia-BUL

1974 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Sochi Russia, tennis star, 1995 doubles-Hamburg

1974 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, tennis star

1974 Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi, Colombes France, tennis star, 1994 Futures NC

1974 Stephanie Rottier, St. Niklaas Belgium, tennis star, 1995 semi Prague

1974 Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67

1973 Kristie Boogert, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, tennis star, 1996 Paris

1973 Monica Seles, Novi Sad Yugoslavia, tennis star, U.S. Open 1992

1973 Alexandra Fusai, St. Cloud France, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Szczecin

1973 Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty

1973 Shi Ting Wang, Tainan Taiwan, tennis star, 1994 Taipei

1973 Angelica Gavaldon, born in El Centro, California, tennis star, 1995 quarter Australia

1973 Virginia Ruano-Pascual, born in Madrid, Spain, tennis star

1973 "Star Trek-Animated" premieres on TV

1973 Greg Rusedski, born in Montreal, Quebec, tennis star, 1995 Seoul

1973 Joanette Kruger, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, tennis star

1973 Lisa Raymond, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, tennis star, 1995 Indian Wells doubles

1973 Karina Habsudova, born in Bojnice, Slovakia, tennis star

1973 Andrea Gaudenzi, born in Faenza, Italy, tennis star, 1990 French Open junior

1973 40th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Miami 14, All Stars 3 (54,103)

1973 44th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Royals Stadium, KC

1973 All star MVP: Bobby Bonds for the San Francisco Giants

1973 Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial)

1973 Alberto Berastegui, born in Spain, tennis star

1973 Ines Gorrochategui, born in Cordoba, Argentina, tennis star, 1991 Futures-Brindisi

1973 Sargis Sargsian, born in Yerevan, Armenia, tennis star, 1995 NCAA

1973 Dominique van Roost, Verviers Belg, tennis star, 1995 Futures-GBR

1973 Maria Jose Gaidano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, tennis star, 1993 Belgium doubles

1973 Karim Alami, Morocco, tennis star

1973 Dominique Monami, Verviers Belgium, tennis star

1973 Barbara Rittner, born in Krefeld, West Germany, tennis star, 1992 Schenectady

1973 Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark, tennis star

1973 Naoko Sawamatsu, born in Nishinomiya, Japan, tennis star, 1994 Singapore

1973 David Prinosil, born in Olmutz, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 ATP Newport

1973 Nicole Pratt, born in Mackay, Australia, tennis star, 1995 Futures Australia

1973 Kirrily Sharpe, born in Bankstown, Australia, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Saga-JPN

1973 Kristin Godridge, born in Traralgon, Australia, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Singapore

1973 Radka Bobkova, born in Prague, Czech Republic, tennis star, quarter Bournemouth

1973 Elena Makarova, born in Moscow, Russia, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Val

1973 Michael Joyce, born in Santa Monica, California, tennis star, 1989 USTA National Boys' 18

1973 Chris Woodruff, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, tennis star, 1993 NCAA Division I

1973 Fang Li, Hunan China, tennis star, 1991 Futures-Bilbao-ESP

1972 Patrick Rafter, born in Queensland, Australia, tennis star, 1993 USTA/Aptos California

1972 Marcos Ondruska, South Africa, tennis star

1972 Fabrice Santoro, Tahiti, tennis star

1972 Jordi Buritlo, Spain, tennis star

1972 Kerry Anne Guse, Brisbane Queensland, tennis star, 1996 final Hobart

1972 Virag Csurgo, Siofok Hungary, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Freeport

1972 Laxmi Poruri, Guntur India, tennis star, 1994 Futures-College Park

1972 Jane Taylor, born in Maitland, Australia, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Wagga Waga

1972 Ruxandra Dragomir, Pitesti Rom, tennis star, 1996 Bournemouth doubles

1972 Erika de Lone, born in Boston, Massachusetts, tennis star, 1996 Futures-Wilmington DE

1972 Cathy Caverzasio, born in Switzerland, tennis star

1972 Amy Frazier, born in St. Louis, Missouri, tennis star

1972 Miriam Oremans, Berlicum, Netherlands, tennis star

1972 Katarina Studenikova, Bratislava Slovak Rep, tennis star

1972 Christian Ruud, born in Oslo, Norway, tennis star, 1989 Norwegian

1972 Silvia Ramon-Cortes, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Vigo

1972 Martin Damm, Czech Republic, tennis star

1972 Wil Wheaton, born in California, actor, Star Trek Next Generation-Wesley, Stand By Me

1972 39th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Dallas 20, All Stars 7 (54,162)

1972 Brenda Schultz, born in Netherlands, tennis star

1972 NHL star Maurice "Rocket" Richard signs with WHL Quebec Nordiques

1972 43rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stad

1972 All star MVP: Joe Morgan (Cincinnati Reds)

1972 Mindy Carson, born in New York City, vocalist, Club Embassy, Ford Star Revue

1972 Nathalie Baudone, born in Rocurt, Belgium, tennis star, 3rd round 1995 U.S. Open

1972 Petra Schwarz-Ritter, Vienna Aus, tennis star, 1988 Futures-Bari-ITA

1972 Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star, 1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR

1972 Silvia Farina, born in Milan, Italy, tennis star, 1995 Maria Lankowitz doubles

1972 Sabine Appelmans, Aalst Belg, tennis star, Strasbourg doubles final

1972 Conchita Martinez, born in Monzon, Spain, tennis star, 1996 final Indian Wells

1972 Sandrine Testud, born in Lyon, France, tennis star, 1993 Strasbourg

1972 Naoko Kijimuta, born in Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan, tennis star, 1996 Jakarta

1972 Jonas Bjorkman, born in Vaxjo, Sweden, tennis star, Davis Cup 1994

1972 Filip Dewulf, Belgium, tennis star

1972 Hernan Gumy, born in Buenos Aires Argentina, tennis star

1972 Mikael Tillstrom, born in Sweden, tennis star

1972 Michael Chang, born in Hoboken, New Jersey, tennis star, 1989 French Open

1972 Yang Wenyi, Chinese swim star, WR/OR 50m freestyle

1971 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Barcelona, tennis star, Silver and Bronze Medals 1992 Olympics

1971 Mauricio Hadad, Cali Colombia, tennis star, 1995 Bermuda

1971 Richard Krajicek, Netherlands, tennis star, Wimbledon-1996

1971 Rika Hiraki, Beirut Lebanon, tennis star, 1992 Japan doubles

1971 Rachel McQuillan, born in Merewether, Australia, tennis star, 1989 Futures ITA

1971 Yone Kamio, Yokohama Japan, tennis star, 1995 semi-finalist Hobart

1971 Audra Keller, Macon Georgia, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Evansville IN

1971 Natalia Medvedeva, born in Kiev, Ukraine, tennis star, 1993 Prague Essen

1971 Amanda Coetzer, born in Hoopstad, South Africa, tennis star, 1996 Australia semi

1971 Kimberly Po, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star, 1991 Futures-Evansville IN

1971 Wayne Ferreira, Johannesburg South Africa, tennis star, Munich 1995

1971 Goran Ivanisevic, born in Crotia, tennis star, 1994 Wimbledon finalist

1971 Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, U.S. tennis star, 1996 Olympics gold

1971 38th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Baltimore 24, All Stars 17 (52,289)

1971 Neus Avila, born in Lerida, Spain, tennis star, Futures-Valencia-ESP 1995

1971 42nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-4 at Tiger Stadium, Detroit

1971 All star MVP: Frank Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles

1971 Donna Faber, born in East Orange, New Jersey, tennis star

1971 Jared Palmer, born in New York City, tennis star

1971 Tupac Shakur, born in Brooklyn, New York, rap star/actor, Juice, Bullet, killed in 1996

1971 Florencia Labat, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, tennis star, 1992 Austrian

1971 Elena Brioukhovets, born in Odessa, Ukraine, tennis star, finalist 1990 Moscow

1971 Jamie Morgan, Australia, tennis star

1971 Meredith McGrath, born in Midland, Michigan, tennis star, 1996 Essen doubles

1971 Chuck Adams, born in Pacific Palisades, California, tennis star, 1989 USTA Boys

1971 Nicklas Kulti, Sweden, tennis star

1971 Fernando Meligeni, Argentina, tennis star

1971 Nana Miyagi, born in Seattle, Washington tennis star, 1995 final Surabaya doubles

1971 Todd Woodbridge, born in Sydney, Australia, tennis star, '95 doubles Wimbledon

1971 Daniel Vacek, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1971 Rennae Stubbs, Sydney Australia, tennis star

1971 Mariaan de Swardt, born in Johannesburg, South Africa tennis star, 1996 3rd round Australia

1971 Li Chen, born in Changsha China, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Austin Texas

1971 Radio Hanoi broadcasts Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner"

1971 Aki Rahunen, Finland, tennis star

1971 Linda Wild, Arlington Heights, Illinois, tennis star, 1993 Melbourne Open

1971 Mana Endo, Hiroshima Japan, tennis star, 1996 3rd round Australia Open

1971 Min Tang, Hunan China, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Canberra AUS

1971 Sergei Bruguera, Spain, tennis star

1971 Sergi Bruguera, Italy, tennis star

1970 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Haarlem, Netherlands, tennis star, 95, 96 Oklahoma City

1970 Radka Zrubakova, Bratislava Slovakia, tennis star, 1994 Futures-GER

1970 Susan Sloane, Lexington, Kentucky, tennis star

1970 Yayuk Basuki, Yogyakarta Indonesia, tennis star, 1996 Hobart doubles

1970 Marc Rosset, born in Geneva, Switzerland, tennis star, 1992 French Doubles

1970 Steve Campbell, Buffalo, New York, tennis star

1970 Ann Grossman, Grove City Ohio, tennis star, 1994 LA finalist

1970 Kimiko Date, Kyoto Japan, tennis star, 1996 Japan Open

1970 Julie Halard, born in Versailles, France, tennis star, 1995 Prague

1970 Barbara Paulus, born in Vienna, Austria, tennis star

1970 Flora Perfetti, born in Faenza, Italy, tennis star

1970 Jacco Elringh, Netherlands, tennis star

1970 Jacco Eltingh, Heerde, Netherlands, tennis star, 1993 ATP World Doubles

1970 Debbie Graham, Walnut Creek California, tennis star, 1993 Taranto doubles

1970 Els Callens, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star, 1996 quarterfinalist Essen

1970 Slava Dosedel, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1970 37th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Kansas City 24, All Stars 3 (69,940)

1970 41st All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin

1970 All star MVP: Carl Yastremski (Boston Red Sox)

1970 Todd Martin, born in Hinsdale, Illinois, tennis star, 1988 USTA Boys' 18

1970 Andrei Cherkasov, U.S.S.R., tennis star

1970 Petra Langrova, born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Palermo doubles

1970 Sandra Dopfer, Lustenau Austria, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Lerida

1970 Renzo Furlan, Italy, tennis star

1970 Frank de Boer, Dutch soccer star, Ajax

1970 Alexia Dechaume-Ballert, La Rochelle, France, tennis star, 1992 Australia

1970 Andre Agassi, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, tennis star, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics, U.S. Open 1994

1970 Richard Fromberg, born in Australia, tennis star

1970 Emanuela Zardo, born in Switzerland, tennis star

1970 Cristiano Caratti, born in Italy, tennis star, 1987 Orange Bowl boys doubles

1970 Jan Siemerink, born in Netherlands, tennis star

1970 Jason Stoltenberg, born in Australia, tennis star

1970 Magnus Larsson, Sweden, tennis star

1970 Kristine Radford, born in Sydney, Australia, tennis star, 1996 ITF/Lyneham

1970 Radka Zrubakova, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1970 Guillaume Raoux, France, tennis star

1970 Bryan Roy, Surinam/Dutch soccer star, Ajax

1970 Franco Davin, Argentina, tennis star

1970 Gabrielle Reece, Trinidad, volleyball star/model, Extremists

1969 Sabine Hack, West Germany, tennis star

1969 Helen Kelesi, Canada, tennis star

1969 Jan Apell, Sweden, tennis star

1969 Guillermo Perez-Roldan, Argentina, tennis star

1969 Byron Black, Zimbabwe, tennis star

1969 Nicole Bradtke, Melbourne Australia, tennis star, 1995 Auckland

1969 Nicole Arendt, Somerville, New Jersey, tennis star, 1996 Australia doubles finalist

1969 Elly Hakami, born in San Francisco, California, tennis star

1969 Maria Strandlund, born in Akersberga, Sweden, tennis star, 1987 Futures NOR

1969 Halle Cioffi, born in Cleveland, Ohio, tennis star

1969 40th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 9-3 at RFK Memorial, Washington D.C.

1969 All star MVP: Willie McCovey for the San Francisco Giants

1969 Sabine Hack, born in Ulm, Germany, tennis star, 1995 Jakarta

1969 Malivai Washington, born in Glenn Cove, New York, tennis star 1996 Olympics

1969 Cedric Pioline, born in Neuilly, France, tennis star, 1996 Coopenhagen

1969 Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC (Turnabout Intruder)

1969 David Wheaton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star, 1987 U.S. junior boys

1969 Wiltrud Probst, Nuermberg Germany, tennis star, 1992 Belgian Open

1969 Alberto Mancini, Argentina, tennis star

1969 Arnaud Boetsch, born in Meulam, France, tennis star, 1985 European Junior

1969 Gilbert Schaller, Bruck Austria, tennis star

1969 Flora Perfetti, Faenza Italy, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Reims-FRA

1969 Katarzyna Nowak, Lodz Poland, tennis star, 1994 Futures France

1968 Garrett Wang, actor, Star Trek Voyager

1968 Shaun Stafford, Ocala Florida, tennis star, 1992 Taipei

1968 Tallulah Bankhead, actress (All Star Revue), dies of pneumonia at 65

1968 Isabel Cueto, West Germany, tennis star

1968 Elna Reinach, Pretoria South Africa, tennis star

1968 1st interracial TV kiss, Star Trek-Kirk and Uhura

1968 Jeff Tarango, California, tennis star, defaulted 1995 Wimbledon

1968 Claudia Porwik, Coburg Ger, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Valladolid

1968 Tami Whitlinger-Jones, Neenah Wisconsin, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Sedona

1968 U.S. pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team

1968 Francisco Claver, Spain, tennis star

1968 Bettina Fulco Villella, Mar Del Plata Arg, tennis star, 1993 Futures

1968 Denisa Szabova, Bratislava Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1987 Futures-GER

1968 Michael Stich, Germany, tennis star

1968 Jana Novotna, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Australia/Wimbledon doubles

1968 Ginger Helgeson Nielson, St. Cloud, Minnesota, tennis star

1968 Jolene Watanabe, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Evansville

1968 Henrik Holm, Sweden, tennis star

1968 Horst Skoff, Austria, tennis star

1968 Tomas Carbonell, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star

1968 Patricia Tarabini, born in La Plata, Argentina, tennis star, 1985 Futures ITA

1968 Christina Singer, born in Goeppingen, Germany, tennis star, 1991 Futures GBR

1968 Silke Meier, born in Wiesbaden, Germany, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Bad Gogging

1968 39th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 1-0 at Astrodome, Houston

1968 All star MVP: Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants

1968 Omar Camporese, Italy, tennis star

1968 Carlos Costa, born in Spain, tennis star

1968 Bernd Karbacher, Germany, tennis star

1968 Eric Viscaal, Dutch soccer star, PSV/AA Gent

1968 Clare Wood, born in Zululand, South Africa, tennis star, 1986 Futures-Lisbon

1968 Dinky van Rensburg, South Africa, tennis star

1968 NBC's unprecedented on-air announcement, Star Trek will return

1968 Martin Sinner, Koblenz Germany, tennis star, 1990 Pretoria

1968 Michael Stich, Germany, tennis star

1968 Regina Rajchitova, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1968 Mark Koevermans, Netherlands, tennis star

1968 Javier Sanchez, Spain, tennis star

1968 Petr Korda, Prague Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1993 Doubles-Cincinnati

1968 Leila Meskhi, Tbilisi Georgia SSR, tennis star, 1995 Hobart

1968 Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star

1967 Star Trek's "Trouble With Tribbles" 1st airs

1967 Laura Golarsa, Milan Italy, tennis star, Oklahoma City doubles

1967 Laura Garrone, Italy, tennis star

1967 Shuzo Matsuoka, Tokyo, Japan, tennis star, 1995 USTA/Binghampton

1967 Jaime Yzaga, Lima Peru, tennis star

1967 Adrianne Werdel Witmeyer, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star, 1990 Futures-Chiba

1967 Marianne Werdel Witmeyer, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star

1967 Nathalie Tauziat, Bangui Cent Afr Rep, tennis star, 1993 Quebec City

1967 Mariana Perez-Roldan, Argentina, tennis star

1967 Thomas Muster, born in Leibnitz, Austria, tennis star, 1995 French Open

1967 Lorraine Pearson, born in Romfod, United Kingdom, born Lorraine Samantha Jean Pearson, singer, rocker, writer, member of pop group Five Star, published novel 'Her, Me and Reality", 1989

1967 Debbie Spence, San Jose Cal, tennis star

1967 Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star

1967 Nicole Jagerman, Netherlands, tennis star

1967 Tore Meinecke, West Germany, tennis star

1967 Christian Bergstrom, born in Sweden, tennis star

1967 Leonardo Lavalle, Mexico, tennis star

1967 38th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 15 at Anaheim Stadium, CA

1967 All star MVP: Tony Perez (Cincinnati Reds)

1967 Michelle Torres, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis star

1967 Stephane Simian, born in France, tennis star

1967 Olivier Delaitre, Metz France, tennis star, 1991 Guaruja Doubles

1967 George E Stone, actor (5 Star Final, Front Page), dies at 64

1967 Beate Reinstadler, Stuttgart, Germany, tennis star, 1989 Futures Israel

1967 Julie Richardson, born in Auckland New Zealand, tennis star, 1992 Futures-Canberra

1967 Alexander Volkov, born in Russia, tennis star

1967 Aron Winter, Surnamese/Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Lazio

1967 Jenny Byrne, born in Perth, Australia, tennis star, 1984 Futures-Wyong-AUS

1967 Laura Golarsa, Italy, tennis star

1967 Ulf Stenlund, Sweden, tennis star

1967 Magnus Gustafsson, Sweden, tennis star

1967 Mary Garden, opera star, dies at 92

1966 Javier Frana, Rafaela Argentina, tennis star

1966 Terry Phelps, Larchmont, New York, tennis star

1966 Niege Dias, Brazil, tennis star

1966 Jay Berger, Fort Dix, New Jersey, tennis star

1966 Petra Huber, Austria, tennis star

1966 Stefen Edberg, Sweden, tennis star

1966 Jonas B, Svensson Sweden, tennis star

1966 Wim Jonk, Dutch soccer star, Ajax

1966 Isabelle Demongeot, Gassin France, tennis star

1966 Star Trek premieres on NBC-TV

1966 Rob Witschge, Dutch soccer star, Ajax/Feyenoord

1966 Horacia de la Pena, Argentina, tennis star

1966 Larisa Neiland, born in Lvov, Ukraine, tennis star, 1996 Essen winner

1966 37th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 10 at Busch Stad, St. Louis

1966 All star MVP: Brooks Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles

1966 Annabel Croft, born in England, tennis star

1966 Larisa Savchenko, Neiland Latvia, tennis star

1966 Patrick McEnroe, Manhasset, New York, tennis star

1966 Mercedes Paz, born in Tucum, Argentina, tennis star, 1990 Strasbourg

1966 Camille Benjamin, born in Cleveland, Ohio, tennis star

1966 Luke Jensen, born in Grayling, Michigan, tennis star, 1993 French Open doubles

1966 Mark Kratzmann, Australia, tennis star

1966 Andrea Temesvari, born in Budapest, Hungary, tennis star, 1985 U.S. Clay Courts

1966 Pascale Paradis-Mangon, born in France, tennis star

1966 Myriam Schropp, West Germany, tennis star

1966 Nathalie Herreman, France, tennis star

1966 Man From Uncle star David McCallum receives huge welcome in London

1966 Tine Scheuer-Larsen, Denmark, tennis star

1966 Judith Wiesner, born in Hallein, Austria, tennis star, 1994 Schenectady

1966 Paul Haarhuis, Eindhoven, Netherlands, tennis star, 1994 U.S./Austral doubles

1966 Petra Huber, Austria, tennis star

1966 Patrick Kuhnen, West Germany, tennis star

1966 Alex Antonitsch, Austria, tennis star

1966 Andrei Chesnokov, Russia, tennis star

1966 Anna Ivan, La Jolla Cal, tennis star

1966 Linda Ferrando, Italy, tennis star

1965 Angeliki Kaneltopoutous, Greece, tennis star

1965 Raffaella Ragge, Italy, tennis star

1965 Raffaella Reggi, Italy, tennis star

1965 Derrick Rostagno, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star

1965 Amos Mansdorf, lsrael, tennis star

1965 Lisa Bonder, Columbus Ohio, tennis star

1965 Richey Reneberg, born in Phoenix, Arizona, tennis star, 1995 Australian doubles

1965 Darren Cahill, Australia, tennis star

1965 Mark Woodforde, Adelaide Australia, tennis star, 1993 Wimbledon mixed

1965 Anne Minter, Austratia, tennis star

1965 Patricia Hy-Boulais, Cambodia, tennis star, 1994 Auckland doubles

1965 Angeliki Kanellopoulou, Greece, tennis star

1965 Shooting begins on Star Trek 2nd pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before"

1965 36th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 at Metropolitan Stadium, Minn

1965 All star MVP: Juan Marichal (SF Giant)

1965 John Frawley, Australia, tennis star

1965 Gianluca Pozzi, born in Bari, Italy, tennis star, 1991 Brisbane

1965 Claudio Mezzadri, born in Switzerland, tennis star

1965 Jonathan Canter, LA Cal, tennis star

1965 Catherine Tanvier, France, tennis star

1965 Lilian Drescher, Venezuela, tennis star

1965 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Captain

1965 Michele Redman, born in Zanesville, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 Star Bank-3rd

1965 Paolo Cane, born in Italy, tennis star

1965 Patty Fendick, born in Sacramento, California, tennis star, 1989 Auckland

1965 Karel Novacek, born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1994 Hilversum

1965 Marian Vajda, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1965 Molly Van Nostrand, born in West lslip, New York, tennis star

1965 Eric Jelen, West Germany, tennis star

1965 Sandra Cecchini, Bologna Italy, tennis star, 1995 Warsaw doubles

1965 Helena Sukova, Prague, Czech Republic, tennis star, 1985 U.S. Open's Double

1965 Tarik Benhabiles, Algeria, tennis star

1965 Peter Lundgren, Sweden, tennis star

1965 Ross MacDonald, Vancouver BC, star yachter 1996 Olympics

1965 Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History

1965 Christine Wachtel, E German running star, world indoor record 800m

1965 Guy Forget, Morocco, tennis star

1964 Shooting begins on "The Cage" the pilot for Star Trek

1964 Gary Muller, South Africa, tennis star

1964 Shooting starts for "Star Trek" pilot "The Cage" (Menagerie)

1964 David Giles, Australian star yachter, Olympics-84, 88, 92, 96

1964 Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV

1964 Jakob Hlasek, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1964 Marco van Basten, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, AC Milan

1964 Star of India and other jewels are stolen in New York

1964 Lawson Duncan, Asheville, North Carolina, tennis star

1964 Etsuko Inoue, Japan, tennis star

1964 Martin Jaite, Argentina, tennis star

1964 Jordi Arrese, Spain, tennis star

1964 Mats Wilander, born in Vaxjo, Sweden, tennis star, 1988-US, Australia, French

1964 Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage

1964 35th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-4 at Shea Stadium, New York

1964 All star MVP: John Callison, Philadelphia Phillies

1964 1st draft of Star Trek's pilot "Cage" released

1964 Susan Mascarin, born in Detroit, Michigan, tennis star

1964 Beth Herr, Middletown Ohio, tennis star

1964 Elizabeth McColgan, British running star, world record 5 km indoor

1964 John Salley, NBA star, Detroit Pistons

1964 Sara Gomer, England, tennis star

1964 Goran Prpic, Yugoslavia, tennis star

1964 Jim Grabb, born in Tucson, Arizona, tennis star

1964 Manon Bollegraf, born in den Bosch, Netherlands, tennis star, semi 1996 Australia doubles

1964 Hans Schwaier, West Germany, tennis star

1964 Henrik Sundstrom, Sweden, tennis star

1964 Gigi Fernandez, Beatriz, San Juan PR, U.S. tennis star, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1964 Gretchen Magers, Pittsburgh PA/San Antonio, Texas, tennis star

1964 Jim Pugh, born in Burbank, California, tennis star

1964 Laura Gildemeister, Argentina, tennis star

1964 Francisco Maciel, Mexico, tennis star

1963 Johnny van 't Schip, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Genua

1963 Milan Srejber, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1963 Lori McNeil, born in San Diego, California, tennis star, 1995 Oakland doubles

1963 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, born in West Germany, tennis star

1963 Peter Bosz, Dutch soccer star, Toulon/Feyenoord

1963 Zina Garrison Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, tennis star, 1988/90 Wimbledon

1963 Adolphe Menjou, actor (Front Page, Star is Born), dies at 73

1963 Patti Berendt, born in San Diego, California, LPGA golfer, 1995 Star Bank Classic-24th

1963 Dan Goldie, Sioux City IO, tennis star

1963 Greg Holmes, Covina Cal, tennis star

1963 Terry Catledge, NBA star, Orlando Magic

1963 Luiz Mattar, Brazil, tennis star

1963 Libor Pimek, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1963 Siobodan Zivojinovic, Yugoslavia, tennis star

1963 Mikael Pernfors, Sweden, tennis star

1963 Thierry Tulasne, born in France, tennis star

1963 34th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland

1963 All star MVP: Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants

1963 Matt Anger, born in Walnut Creek, California, tennis star

1963 Sabrina Goles, born in Yugoslavia, tennis star

1963 Ken Ftach, born in St. Louis, Missouri, tennis star

1963 Wally Masur, England, tennis star

1963 Robert Seguso, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star

1963 Jet Li, born in Beijing, China, Li Lianjie, Chinese martial artist, actor, international film star, appeared in Lethal Weapon 4, with Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, Wushu champion, studied Changquan, among other arts

1963 Hu Na, born in China, tennis star

1963 Elizabeth Smylie, born in Perth, Australia, tennis star, 1987 Oklahoma City

1963 Sammy Giammatva, born in Houston, Texas, tennis star

1963 Ronald Koeman, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, PSV, Barcelona, Feyenoord

1963 Paul Annacone, born in Southampton, New York, tennis star

1963 Anne Minter, Australia, tennis star

1963 Francesco Cancellotti, Italy, tennis star

1963 Joakim Nystrom, Sweden, tennis star

1963 Kate Gompert, Ames lA, tennis star

1963 Petra Schneider, E German swimming star, world record 400m

1963 Jack Carson, actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce), dies at 52

1962 Berry van Aerle, Dutch soccer star, PSV

1962 Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year

1962 Wim Kieft, Dutch soccer star, Ajax/Gir de Bordeaux/PSV

1962 Christo van Rensburg, South Africa, tennis star

1962 Jaime Yzaga, Peru, tennis star

1962 Shahar Perkiss, Israel, tennis star

1962 Frank Rijkaard, Surinam/Dutch soccer star, Ajax, AC Milan

1962 Ruud Gullit, Suriname/Dutch soccer star, Feyenoord, PSV, AC Milan

1962 Scott Davis, born in Santa Monica, California, tennis star

1962 Alberto Tous, Spain, tennis star

1962 33rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-4 at Wrigley Field, Chicago

1962 All star MVP: Leon Wagner (LA Angels)

1962 32nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-1 at D.C. Stadium, Washington

1962 All star MVP: Maury Wills (Los Angeles Dodgers)

1962 Pam Shriver, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, 1991 U.S. Open doubles, 4 Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics

1962 Jan[ice] Merrill, track star, U.S. record long distance holder 1979

1962 Jan Gunnarsson, Sweden, tennis star

1962 David Pate, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star

1962 Star Jones, attorney/TV hostess, NBC, Inside Edition

1962 Val Paul, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922, dies at 73 in Hollywood, California

1962 Juan Aguilera, born in Spain, tennis star

1962 Elise Burgin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star

1962 Diego Perez, Spain, tennis star

1962 Ben Testerman, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, tennis star

1962 Donald John Cowie, Auckland New Zealand, yachting Star class 1996 Olympics

1961 Mark McKoy, Canadian track star, world record 50m indoor

1961 Christiane Jolissaint, born in Switzerland, tennis star

1961 Producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman announce expensive publicity campaign to make Sean Connery (James Bond) a star

1961 Sunny Deol, born in New Delhi, India, actor, action movie star, director, producer, winner, two National Film Awards, hit film 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'

1961 Eric Jespersen, Port Alberni BC, star yachter, Olympics-bronze-92, 96

1961 Pablo Arraya, Argentina, tennis star

1961 Bettine Vriesekoop, Dutch table tennis star

1961 Brad Gilbert, born in Oakland California, tennis star

1961 Mary Lou, Daniels Chicago lL, tennis star

1961 Danny Blind, Dutch soccer star, Sparta/Ajax

1961 31st All Star Baseball Game: 1-1 tie ends by rain at Fenway, Boston

1961 Anders Jarryd, born in Lidkoping, Sweden, tennis star

1961 30th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 in 10 at Candlestick Pk, SF

1961 Ramesh Krishnan, born in India, tennis star

1961 Peter Doohan, Australia, tennis star

1961 Leigh Bowery, born in Sunshine, Australia, designer, pop star, model, performance artist, influenced Boy George, Vivienne Westwood

1961 Todd Nelson, Dalles Ore, tennis star

1961 Alycia Moulton, Sacramento California, tennis star

1961 Eva Pfaff, West Germany, tennis star

1960 Broderick Dyke, Australia, tennis star

1960 John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star

1960 John Fitzgerald, Australia, tennis star

1960 Rosalyn Nideffer, Durban South Africa, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Midland MI

1960 In Britain, News Chronicle and Daily Mail merge, and London Evening Star merges with Evening News

1960 lva Budarova, born in Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1960 Christina Singer, born in Geoppingen, Germany, tennis star

1960 Jan Wouters, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV

1960 29th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-0 at Yankee Stadium, New York

1960 28th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, KC

1960 Lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76

1960 Merlene Ottey, Jamaican/Italian running star, Olympics

1960 Robert Green, born in Omaha, Nebraska, tennis star

1960 Mike Leach, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star

1959 Mark Dickson, born in Tampa, Florida, tennis star

1959 Colin Beashel, Australian star yachter 1996 Olympics

1959 Ann Henricksson, St. Paul Minnesota, tennis star

1959 Michiel Schapers, Netherlands, tennis star

1959 Anne Hobbs, England, tennis star

1959 Bud Schultz, Meriden Conn, tennis star

1959 27th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Memorial Coliseum, LA

1959 AL beats NL 5-3 in 27th All Star Game (Dodger Stadium)

1959 26th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh

1959 Eduardo Bengoechea, born in Argentina, tennis star

1959 Anne Smith, born in Dallas, Texas, tennis star

1959 Marcella Mesker, Netherlands, tennis star

1959 Petra Delhees, born in Jauch, Switzertand, tennis star

1959 Daniel Ray "Danny" Ainge, basketball and football star

1959 Heinz Gunthardt, born in Switzerland, tennis star

1959 Lea Antonoplis, West Covina Cat, tennis star

1958 Regina Marsikova, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1958 Mel Ott, New York Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49

1958 Marty Davis, San Jose Cat, tennis star

1958 Hal Haenel, born in St. Louis, Missouri, star yachter, Olympics-8th-1988, 92, 96

1958 Jose Luis, Clerc Argentina, tennis star

1958 Mary Decker Tabb Slaney, New Jersey, olympic track star, mile record 4:16.71

1958 25th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-3 at Memorial Stadium, Balt

1958 Fernando Luna, Spain, tennis star

1958 Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled

1958 RIAA certifies 1st gold record (Perry Como's Catch A Falling Star)

1958 Andreas Maurer, West Germany, tennis star

1958 Kevin Curren, South Africa, tennis star

1958 Regina Marsikova, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1958 Charles Waltz, rocker, Shooting Star

1958 Ricardo Acuna, Chile, tennis star

1957 Robert Beltran, actor, Star Trek Voyager

1957 Harry Stefanki, Mento Park Cal, tennis star

1957 Reds' fans stuff ballot box, electing 8 Reds as All Star starters

1957 Adri van Tiggelen, Dutch soccer star, Sparta/PSV

1957 Elly van Holly, running star, 3k indoor world record

1957 LeVar Burton, Landstuhl Germany, Roots, Star Trek Next Generation

1956 Doina Melinte, Romanian running star, world record 1500 m/mile indoor

1956 Larry Bird, hoop star for the Boston Celtics

1956 Betsy Nagelsen, St. Petersburg, Florida, tennis star

1956 Gary Cole, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, actor, Fatal Vision, Son of Morning Star

1956 Kim Cattrall, born in Liverpool, England, actress, Mannequin, Star Trek VI

1956 Dianne Fromhottz, Balestrat Australia, tennis star

1956 Iman Abdulmajid, born in Mogadishu, Somalia, model/actress, Star Trek 6

1956 Peter Barton, actor, Powers of Matthew Star

1956 23rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at Griffith Stadium, Washington D.C.

1956 Eddie Edwards, South Africa, tennis star

1956 Tomas Smid, Czechoslovakia, tennis star

1956 Ron Verlin, rocker, Shooting Star

1956 Sue Barker, England, tennis star

1956 Michael Cooper, NBA star, Los Angeles Lakers

1955 Jack Clark, Penns, all star outfielder, Giants, Cards, Yankees, Padres

1955 Mark Reynolds, born in San Diego, California, star yachter, Olympic-8th-1988, 92, 96

1955 Victor Pecci, Paraguay, tennis star

1955 "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 23 performances

1955 "Catch a Star" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 23 performances

1955 Roderick Hopkins Davis, Auckland New Zealand, yachting Star class 1996 Olympics

1955 22nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 in 12 at County Stad, Milw

1955 Sergey Babinov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey star, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1955 Tom Dugan, actor (Pick a Star), dies at 66

1955 Virginia Ruzici, Romania, tennis star

1955 Fred White, rocker, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover

1954 Brian Teacher, San Diego Cal, tennis star

1954 Paul McNamee, Australia, tennis star

1954 "Star is Born" starring Judy Garland and James Mason premieres

1954 John Lloyd, England, tennis star, former husband of Chris Everet

1954 Vitas Gerulaitis, born in Brooklyn, New York, tennis star, Australia 1987

1954 21st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-9 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland

1954 Balazs Taroczy, Hungary, tennis star

1954 Catherine Hickland, Ft. Lauderdale, actress, Capitol, Star Trek IV

1953 Hank Pfister, Bakersfield Cat, tennis star

1953 Michael Dudikoff, born in Redondo Beach, California, actor, Star of the Family

1953 Gates McFadden, Columbus Ohio, actress, Star Trek Next Generation

1953 20th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati

1953 "Milton Berle Show/Texaco Star Theater," last airs on NBC-TV

1953 Colm Meaney, actor, Star Trek Deep Space 9

1953 Steve Thomas, rocker, Shooting Star

1953 Van McLain, rocker, Shooting Star

1953 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02

1953 Baseball star/pilot Ted Williams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea

1952 Jody Stephens, rock drummer, Big Star

1952 Wojtek Fibak, born in Poland, tennis star

1952 19th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 in 5 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia

1952 Terry Moor, Hartford Conn, tennis star

1952 Brian Gottfried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, Wimbledon Doubles 1976

1952 Teddy Gentry, Fort Payne, Alabama, country music star, Alabama - Mountain Music

1951 Joe Jordan, Scottish soccer star

1951 Bucky Dent, all star shortstop, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees

1951 Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft

1951 Catherine Hicks, born in Scottsdale, Arizona, actress, Star Trek IV, Child's Play

1951 18th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 8-3 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit

1951 Ralph Johnson, rock drummer, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star

1951 Philip Bailey, rocker, Earth Wind and Fire-Shining Star, Easy Lover

1951 Kenny Dalglish, British soccer star, 100+ goals

1951 Andy Hummell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock bassist, Big Star

1951 Chris Bell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Big Star

1951 Kirstie Alley, Wichita, Kansas, actress, Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca

1950 Gillette and Mutual buy All Star and World Series rights ($6M for 6 yrs)

1950 Andrew Woolfolk, U.S. pop musician, Earth, Wind and Fire-Shining Star

1950 Persis Khambatta, Bombay India, actress, Star Trek, Megaforce

1950 Adriano Panatta, Rome, tennis star, French 1976, Italian 1976

1950 17th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chicago Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game

1950 Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer, Mouth and MacNeal, I See a Star

1950 2nd Emmy Awards: Ed Wynn Show and Texaco Star Theater win

1949 Randy Owen, Fort Payne, Alabama, country music star, Alabama - Mountain Music

1949 16th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn

1949 Gates McFadden, actress, Beverly Crusher on Star Trek Next Generation

1948 "Texaco Star Theater" with Milton Berle premieres on NBC-TV

1948 Artis Gilmore, ABA all star, Kentucky Colonels

1948 Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater

1948 Vonda N[eel] McIntyre, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Trek II, III, IV

1948 15th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-2 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis

1948 "Pistol" Pete Maravich, NBA star for the Atlanta Hawks

1948 David Concepcion, born in Venezuela, all star shortstop, Cincinnati Reds

1948 Austin Carr, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers

1947 Carlton Fisk, born in Vermont, all star catcher, Red Sox, White Sox

1947 Stephen Collins, born in Des Moines, Iowa, actor, Star Trek I, Tattingers

1947 Altie Taylor, soccer star

1947 Lucius Allen, NBA star for the Milwaukee Bucks

1947 Daniele Steel, New York City, author, Rememberance, Zoya, Star, Daddy

1947 14th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago

1947 Terry Hibbitt, soccer star

1947 Giorgio Chinaglia, soccer star, Lazio of Italy, New York Cosmos

1947 Bryan Robson, English international soccer star

1946 Peter Mahvolich, NHL star, Mont Canadiens

1946 13th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 12-0 at Fenway Park, Boston

1946 Tom Monteleone, U.S. writer, Dark Star and Illumination

1946 Bobby "Bingo" Smith, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers

1945 Nicholas Meyer, director, Star Trek II Wrath of Khan

1945 Elvin Hayes, NBA star, San Diego, Houston, Baltimore

1945 Phil Jackson, Deer Lodge Montana, NBA star, Knicks, coach, Bulls

1945 Virginia Wade, England, tennis star, Wimbledon 1977

1945 Dean Koontz, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Quest, Beastchild

1945 John Carlos, track star, Olympic bronze 1968, ; gave black power salute

1945 Walt Wesley, NBA star, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers

1944 Rick Berman, Richard, producer, Star Trek Generations

1944 U.S. Congress gives General Eisenhower his 5th star

1944 12th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh

1944 Glen [Charles] Cook, U.S., sci-fi author, Shadowline, Star's End

1944 Gary Busey, born in Goose Creek, Texas, actor, Buddy Holly Story, Star in Born

1944 George Lucas, Modesto, California, director, Star Wars, Indiana Jones

1944 Bing Crosby records "Swinging on a Star" for Decca Records

1944 David Gerrold, Jerrold David Friedman, author, World of Star Trek

1943 11th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia

1943 Gail Goodrich, NBA star, Lakers, Suns

1943 Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks

1943 Angelique Pettyjohn, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Body Talk, Star Trek

1943 Eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star, Europa Cup 1 1962

1942 Jews in Free Zone of France ordered to wear yellow star of David

1942 May Robson, actress (Star is Born, Reckless), dies at 84

1942 Malvin Whitfield, Bay City, Texas, track star, 1948, 1952 Olympics

1942 Donna Corcoran, Quincy Massachusetts, actress, Man Without a Star

1942 Doris Brown-Heritage, U.S., 800m track star, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1942 Fred Hetzel, NBA star, SF, Cincinnati, Milwaukee Bucks

1942 Harrison Ford, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic

1942 military all star team (including Bob Feller) losts to AL all stars 5-0

1942 10th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Polo Grounds, New York

1942 Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator

1942 Happy Hairston, NBA star, Cin, Detroit, LA

1942 Belgium Jews are required by Nazis to wear a Jewish star

1942 Nazi's require Dutch Jews to wear a Jewish star

1942 Radio Orange calls to defy order to wear "Jewish star"

1942 Jews forced to wear a Jewish Star in Netherlands and Vichy-France

1942 Jacqueline Lichtenberg, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Trek Lives!, Dreamspy

1942 Musical "Star and Garter," premieres in New York City

1942 Michael Crawford, England, Broadway star, Phantom of the Opera

1941 Roger J J Claessen, Belgian soccer star

1941 All Jews over age 6 in German territories ordered to wear a star

1941 Jews living in Germany are required to wear a yellow Jewish star

1941 David Warner, born in Manchester, New Hampshire, actor, Star Trek VI, Time Bandits

1941 Nate Thurmond, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers

1941 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit

1941 All Jews living in Baltic States are obligated to wear a Jewish Star

1941 James P[atrick] Hogan, UK, sci-fi author, Giants' Star

1941 Rep of Croatia orders all Jews to wear a star with the letter Z

1941 Paul Winfield, Louisiana, actor, Star Trek II, Huckleberry Finn, Mars Attack

1941 Howie Komives, NBA star, New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves

1940 Bruce Lee, born in San Francisco, California, karate star/actor, Green Hornet

1940 8th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-0 at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis

1940 Dubose Heyward, U.S. writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies

1940 Rene Auberjonois, actor, Clayton-Benson, Star Trek Deep Space 9

1940 Ricky Nelson, New Jersey, rock star, Hello Mary Lou, It's Late, Garden Party

1940 Kevin Loughery, NBA star/coach

1940 Albert Johanneson, soccer star

1940 Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star"

1940 Bibi Besch, Vienna Austria, actress, Star Trek 2, Beast Within

1939 Nazi Governor of Poland Hans Frank requires Jews to wear a blue star

1939 Jews in Lodz Poland ordered to wear yellow star of David

1939 Nazi require wearing of star of David

1939 7th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York New York Yankee/AL maanager Joe McCarthy starts 6 Yankees

1939 Jo Clayton, U.S., sci-fi author, Irsud, Maeve, Star Hunters

1939 Matthias Sindelar, Austria soccer star, commits suicide

1938 Jose Serebrier, Montevideo Uruguay, conductor and composer, Star Wagon

1938 Kristallnacht; Jews forced to wear Star of David

1938 3 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game

1938 Diana Muldaur, New York City, actress, McCloud, Star Trek Next Gen, LA Law

1938 34,000-ton Cunard-White Star liner Mauretania launched at Birkenhead

1938 6th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Crosley Field, Cincinnati

1938 Larry Niven, U.S., sci-fi author, 5 Hugo, Neutron Star

1938 Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer star

1937 Tom Heinsohn, NBA star/coach, Boston Celtic

1937 5th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 8-3 at Griffith Stadium, Wash

1937 Susan Oliver, New York City, actress, Ann-Peyton Place, Star Trek-Cage

1936 4th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 at Braves Field, Boston

1935 Jock Wallace, soccer star/manager

1935 3rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-1 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland

1934 Lewis Alan "Lew" Hoad, Australia, tennis star, Wimbledon 1953, 56

1934 Ken Rosewall, Sydney Australia, tennis star, U.S. Open 1956

1934 Willie Naulls, NBA star for the New York Knicks

1934 Elgin Baylor, NBA star, 1958-59 Rookie of Year-Lakers

1934 2nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-7 at Polo Grounds, New York

1934 Carl Hubbell strikes out Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx in All star game

1934 James B Sikking, California, actor, Hill St. Blues, Star Trek 3, Doogie Howser

1933 Ruth's homer leads AL to a 4-2 win in 1st All Star Game

1933 1st All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-2 at Comiskey Park, Chicago

1932 Robert Pettit, NBA star, St. Louis Bombers/1959 MVP

1931 Johnny Nicholss, soccer star

1931 William Shatner, born in Montreal, Canada, actor, Star Trek, T J Hooker

1931 "Star Spangled Banner" officially becomes U.S. national anthem

1930 Dawn Addams, Felixstown England, actress, Alan Young Show, Star Maidens

1930 Doug Harvey, hockey star, 3 time James Norris winner

1928 Richard A. "Pancho" Gonzalez, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star, U.S. 1948-49

1928 James White, sci-fi author, Star Surgeon, Star Healer

1928 Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51

1927 Raaj Kumar, born in Balochistan, Pakistan, film star, actor in Bollywood movies, famous for film 'Mother India', starred in more than 70 Bollywood films, had an iconic, gravelly voice

1927 George Nichols, actor (His Favorite Pastime, Star Boarder), dies at 62

1927 Billy Pierce, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, seven time all star

1926 Annie Oakley, U.S. sharp shooting star, dies at 66

1926 Tennis star Suzanne Lenglen beats Helen Wills in their only match

1925 Jeanne Crain, Barstow California, actress, Man Without a Star

1924 Jackie Milburn, English soccer star, Newcastle United

1924 Billy W. William Ambrose right, soccer star

1923 Servaas "Faas" Wilkes, Dutch soccer star, Xerxes/Fortuna/Inter Milan

1923 Edwin Hubble identifies Cepheid variable star

1923 Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, India, film star, Patala Bhairavi

1923 Ed McMahon, born in Detroit, Michigan, TV host, Johnny Carson Show, Star Search

1922 George Young, soccer star

1922 White Star Line Majestic completes 5 day maiden voyage

1922 Tom Finney, British soccer star

1922 Neil Franklin, soccer star

1921 Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer, Star Trek

1921 Jack Kramer, Las Vegas, tennis star, Wimbeldon 1947, U.S. Open-1946

1921 James [Benjamin] Blish, US/UK, sci-fi author, Hugo, Star Trek Reader

1921 F[rancis] M[arion] Busby, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Star Rebel

1920 Vaino Linna, born in Urjala, Finland, author, wrote Finnish books, Under the North Star translated into English by Richard Impola

1920 Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star

1920 Harry Potts, soccer star/manager

1920 James Doohan, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor played Montgomery Scott on Star Trek

1920 Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star, Bordeaux

1919 Johnny Carey, soccer star

1918 Bobby Riggs, U.S. tennis star, U.S. Open 1939, 41

1917 Ilona Ference, actress, Quatermass II, Star of My Night

1917 Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran, MGR, Indian film star, politician

1915 Brackett Hamilton Leigh, Douglass, U.S., sci-fi author, Ginger Star

1915 William E. Vaughan, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms

1915 Emil [Theodore] Petaja, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Mill, Tramontane

1914 Snooky Lanson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Your Hit Parade, 5 Star Jubilee

1914 Jimmy Wakely, Mineola, Arkansas, country vocalist, 5 Star Jubilee

1913 Raich Carter, soccer star

1913 Stuart J[ames] Byrne, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Man, God Man

1913 Silvio Piola, soccer star

1913 Jesse Owens, track star, Olympics - 4 gold medals

1913 Peter Cushing, England, actor, Dracula, Star Wars, Dr. Who

1913 Frances Langford, born in Lakeland, Florida, singer, Armed Forces Hour, Star Time

1912 Kenny Baker, radio singer and actor, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back

1912 Leo Cherne, New York City, economist/commentator, All Star News

1912 Ted Drake, soccer star

1912 Jane Wyatt, Campgaw, New Jersey, actress, Father Knows Best, Star Trek

1911 Cleve's League Park hosts 1st unofficial ML All Star game (benefit game for Addie Joss' family). Cleveland Naps lose to All Stars 5-3

1911 Evert H. "Bep" Bakhuys, Dutch soccer star and writer

1910 Jack Carson, Manitoba Canada, actor, Star is Born, Mildred Pierce

1910 Rudi Ball, Germany, Jewish ice hockey star, 1932 Olympics bronze

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 Fred Perry, English tennis star/commentator, Wimbledon, 1934-36

1908 Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling, born in Essen, Germany, tennis star, French 1935

1908 Star #46 was added to U.S. flag for Oklahoma

1908 Gordon Fraser, Lawrence Massachusetts, newscaster, All Star News

1908 Albie Booth, collegiate Hall of Fame football star, Yale

1908 Rene Simone Mathieu, France, doubles tennis star, Wimbledon 1934

1907 33rd Kentucky Derby: Andy Minder aboard Pink Star wins in 2:12.6

1906 Louise Brooks, silent screen star, American Venus, Pandora's Box

1906 Janet Gaynor, Philadelphia, actress, Sunrise, A Star Is Born

1906 Bep Bakhuis, Dutch soccer star/writer

1906 Tex Ritter, Texas, country singer, 5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind

1905 Edgar P. Snow, U.S. author/journalist: Red star over China

1903 Morley Callaghan, Canada, author, Toronto Star, Native Argosy

1902 Vince Barnett, Pittsburgh, actor, Star is Born, Human Jungle

1901 Morton Downey, Wallingford, Connecticut, singer, Star of the Family

1901 J Pat O'Malley, born in England, actor, Touch of Grace, Gunn, Star!

1899 Jack Haley, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Tin Man-Wizard of Oz, Ford Star Revue

1897 1st reporter, William Price (Washington Star), assigned to White House

1896 William W. Wellman, Brookline Massachusetts, director, Star is Born

1895 Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, When You Wish Upon a Star

1895 George "The Gipper" Gipp, football star, Notre Dame

1894 Venus is both a morning star and evening star

1894 Fritz Pollard, early black NFL star, 1920-26

1893 Roy Del Ruth, director, About Face, Babe Ruth Story, Star Show

1890 Adolphe Menjou, Pittsburgh, actor, Front Page, Star is Born

1890 Henny Porten, Magdeburg Germany, silent screen star, Deception

1888 Belgium: king Leopold II installs Order of African Star

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

1888 Heintje Davids, Dutch revue star

1886 Olaf Stapleton, British religious sci-fi writer, Star Maker

1886 Val Paul, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922

1883 Julian Eltinge, Massachusetts, vaudeville star/greatest female impersonator

1879 Edward Rigby, England, actor, Star Look Down, Young and Innocent

1878 James M. Kilroe, priest of St. Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx

1878 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37

1875 William Daniel Leahy, Iowa, 5 star admiral/chief of staff, 1949

1874 Mary Garden, Aberdeen Scotland, opera star

1873 W[illiam] C[hristopher] Handy, Alabama, jazz star, St. Louis Blues

1873 Alida J M Tartaud-Klein, actress/stage star, Rotterdam Stage

1873 British White Star steamship Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, 547 die

1861 Indianola Texas - "Star of West" taken by Confederacy

1861 1st hostile act of Civil War; Star of West fired on, Sumter, SC

1859 Wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope

1858 Laurence "Lon" Myers, U.S., track star, top U.S. miler

1855 Clipper Guiding Star disappears in Atlantic, 480 die

1850 Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star, Vega

1847 Frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star"

1847 1st San Francisco newspaper published (California Star)

1843 Francis Scott Key, composer (Star Spangled Banner), dies at 63

1814 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem

1784 Friedrich W. Bessel, German astronomer, star parallax, Bessel Function

1783 William Herschel announces star Lambda Herculis as apex

1780 William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris

1687 Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (star cataloger), dies on 76th birthday

1634 William Prynne tried in Star Chamber for publishing "Histrio-masti"

1611 Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer, star cataloger

1596 David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)

1564 David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer, discoved variable star

1352 French king Jean II introduces Order of the Star


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