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2004 June Taylor, choreographer, Jackie Gleason Show, dies at 85

2002 44th Grammy Awards, U2, Alicia Keyes, Nelly Furtado and James Taylor win major awards

2000 Johnnie Taylor, singer, Who's Makin' Love?, dies at 62

1997 Derek Taylor, Beatles publicist, dies of cancer at 65

1996 Martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner, dies at 57

1996 Mel Taylor, drummer, dies at 63

1995 Krissy Taylor, born in Miami, Florida, model, sister of supermodel, Niki Taylor, dies of respitory problems at 17

1995 Lionel Edmund "Sonny" Taylor, musician, dies at 70

1995 Robert Selby Taylor, bishop, dies at 86

1995 Wrestlemania XI in Conn-Lawrence Taylor defeats Bam Bam Bigelow

1995 Francis Taylor, builder, dies at 90

1995 Lord Taylor of Hadfield, British President of Taylor Woodrow Group, dies at 90

1995 Arthur S Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer/author (Notes on notes), dies at 65

1995 Gerard W. Taylor, South African/British surgeon, dies at 74

1994 New York Giants retire Lawrence Taylor's #56

1994 Dub Taylor, actor (Poor Pretty Eddie), dies of a heart attack at 87

1994 Walter C "Dub" Taylor II, U.S. actor (You Can't Take it All), dies at 86

1994 Sara Taylor, mother of Elizabeth, dies at 62

1994 Charles Taylor resigns as President of Liberia

1994 Liz Taylor released from the hospital after hip treatment

1993 Nobel prize for physics awarded to Russel Hulse and Joseph Taylor

1993 Taylor Reed, actor (Easy Money), dies of heart attack at 60

1992 Charles Taylor launches an offensive against Monrovia Liberia

1992 William Taylor, chairman (FDIC), dies at 53

1992 Helen Windsor (daughter of English prince Edward) weds Timothy Taylor

1992 Taylor Maine Pearl Brooks, daughter of country singer Garth Brooks

1992 Avonne Taylor, actress (My Best Girl, Honor Among Lovers), dies at 93

1991 Elizabeth Taylor weds for 8th time (Larry Fortensky)

1991 Lion's Terry Taylor reinstated after 1 year drug related suspension

1991 Vince Taylor, Brian Holden, British singer (Brand new Cadillac), dies

1991 New York Yankees selected 19-year-old Brien Taylor, #1 in amateur draft

1991 LA King Dave Taylor becomes 29th NHler to score 1000 points

1990 Alan J P Taylor, British historian (Origins of WW II), dies

1989 ODI debut for Mark Taylor and Sanath Jayasuriya at cricket MCG

1989 Charles Taylor enters Liberia to unseat President Samuel K Doe

1989 Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor complete 329 opening stand vs. England

1989 Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs. West Indies, Sydney

1987 Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies

1987 Maxwell D Taylor, U.S. commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85

1987 Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction

1987 Kent Taylor, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders), dies at 79

1986 Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer

1985 Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds

1984 Elizabeth Taylor, undergoing rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Clinic

1984 Glen H Taylor, U.S. senator/Vice Presidential candidate (1948), dies at 80

1984 Ruth Taylor, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 76

1983 Vaughn Taylor, act (Jailhouse Rock), dies of cerebal hemmorrhage at 72

1983 Vaughn Taylor, actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72

1983 Jordan Taylor Hanson, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop

1983 Taylor Hanson, American Musician

1982 Liz Taylor's 7th divorce (John Warner)

1982 Andy Taylor of rock group Duran Duran weds Tracie Wilson

1981 Jonathan Taylor Thomas, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, actor, Randy-Home Improvement

1978 Krissy Taylor, born in Miami, Florida, model, sister of supermodel, Niki Taylor

1976 Liz Taylor's 7th marriage to John Warner

1976 Maurice Taylor, NBA forward for the Los Angeles Clippers

1976 Priscilla Taylor, born in Miami, Florida, playmate March, 1996

1976 Liz Taylor's 6th divorce (re-divorces Richard Burton)

1975 Liz Taylor's 6th marriage (re-marries Richard Burton)

1975 Jay R Ferguson, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Taylor Newton-Evening Shade

1975 Bob Taylor catches 7 in an innings, Derbyshire vs. Yorkshire

1975 Ron Woods replaces Mick Taylor as Rolling Stone guitarist

1975 Niki Taylor, model, Elle, Marie Claire

1974 Liz Taylor's 5th divorce (Richard Burton)

1974 Johnny Taylor, NBA forward, Orlando Magic

1974 Vinnie Taylor, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a drug overdose

1973 Bobby Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles

1972 Aaron Taylor, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

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

1972 Leland Taylor, defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens

1972 Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President

1971 Karin Taylor, Kingston Jamacia, playmate, June, 1996

1971 Kathryn J Taylor, Miss USA-Kansas 1997

1971 Christine Taylor, American Actress

1971 Kerry Taylor, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres

1971 Ku'ualoha Taylor, Hawaii, Miss USA, Hawaii-Miss Congeniality-1996

1970 Chad Taylor, musician, Live

1970 James M Taylor, USAF/astronaut, dies at 39

1970 Billy Ashley, born in Taylor, Michigan, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers

1969 Noah Taylor, Australian Actor

1969 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins Rolling Stones

1969 Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones

1969 Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57

1969 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA

1968 Amy Louise Taylor, Kallested, actress, Silent Night Deadly Night 5

1968 Ashley Taylor Judd, born in Granada Hills, California, actress, Kuffs, Sisters

1967 Jay Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs

1967 39th Academy Awards - "Man For All Seasons," E Taylor and P Scofield win

1967 Lili Taylor, actress, Ransom, Short Cuts

1966 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA

1966 Joseph Deems Taylor, composer, dies at 80

1965 D Heneker and J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl," premieres in London

1965 Bruce Taylor takes 5-86 in debut innings for New Zealand after ton

1965 Bruce Taylor hits 105 for New Zealand vs. India in 1st Test Cricket innings

1965 Forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81

1964 Kimberly Taylor, Cindy, model/Penthouse Pet 1990

1964 Keith Taylor, NFL safety for the Washington Redskins

1964 Mark Taylor, cricketer, genius Australian captain since 1994

1964 Paul Taylor, cricketer, England left-arm pace bowler in one Test 1993

1964 Prince A Taylor becomes 1st black methodist bishop (NJ)

1964 General Maxwell Taylor appointed U.S. ambassador in South Vietnam

1964 Liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton)

1964 Liz Taylor's 4th divorce (Eddie Fisher)

1962 Taylor Dayne, New York, vocalist, Tell it to My Heart

1962 John Taylor, NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers

1962 Taylor Dayne, Leslie Wunderman, born in New York, vocalist, I'll Always Love You

1961 Billy Taylor, Monticello, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's

1961 33rd Academy Awards - "Apartment," Burt Lancaster and Liz Taylor win

1961 Andy Taylor, England, rock guitarist, Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf

1960 Donna Mayhew, born in Taylor, Pennsylvania, javelin thrower

1960 John Taylor, born in England, rock bassist, Duran Duran-Girls on Film

1960 Nancy Taylor, born in San Francisco, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Rochester International-54th

1960 Roger Taylor, rock drummer, Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf

1959 Taylor Holmes, actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 81

1959 Paul Taylor, rocker, Winger-17

1959 Liz Taylor's 4th marriage (Eddie Fisher)

1959 Lawrence Taylor, LT, NFL's greatest linebacker for the New York Giants

1958 Taylor Negron, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Silvio-Detective School

1958 Estelle Taylor, dies at 64

1958 1st flight with black stewardess, Ruth Carol Taylor, Ithaca New York

1957 Liz Taylor's 2nd divorce (Michael Wilding)

1956 Peter Taylor, cricketer, Australian off-spinner 1987-92

1956 Terry Taylor, Paul Klause, wrestler, WCW/WWF/NWA, Red Rooster

1954 Philthy Animal, Philip Taylor, rock drummer, Motorhead

1953 Gene Taylor, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Representative-D-Mississippi 1989 -

1953 James Taylor, born in South Carolina, rocker, Kool and The Gang

1952 Martin Taylor, CEO, Barclays Bank

1952 Derek Taylor, rocker, Let it Be, Beatles Anthology

1952 Liz Taylor's 2nd marriage to Michael Wilding

1952 Larry Fortensky, former husband of Liz Taylor, 7th

1951 Liz Taylor's 1st divorce, Conrad Hilton, Jr.

1950 Livingston Taylor, Boston, rocker, I Will be in Love With You

1950 Liz Taylor's 1st marriage to Conrad Hilton, Jr.

1949 Dennis Taylor, British snooker champion

1949 Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss'

1949 Roger Taylor, British rock drummer, Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody

1948 Stanner E V Taylor, U.S. director/writer (Lucky Jim, Ramona), dies at 71

1948 James Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, vocalist and guitarist, Up on the Roof

1948 Felice Taylor, R&B singer, I Feel Love Comin' On

1948 Mick Taylor, rock bassist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar

1947 Altie Taylor, soccer star

1946 Nick Taylor, singer/guitarist, Bloodrock

1945 Taylor Hackford, director, Idolmaker, Officer and a Gentleman

1944 Taylor Hackford, director, Devil's Advocate

1944 Graham Taylor, English Coach

1943 Bruce Taylor, cricketer, big-hitting New Zealand all-rounder 1965-73

1943 Christopher Taylor White, rocker

1943 Dick Taylor, rock vocalist, Pretty Thing-Cry on Me

1943 Holland Taylor, Philadelphia, actress, Bossom Buddies, Camilla-Naked Truth

1942 John Taylor, jazz pianist

1942 Larry Taylor, born in Brooklyn, rocker, Canned Heat-On the Road Again

1942 Larry "The Mole" Taylor, rocker, Canned Heat

1941 Charley Taylor, NFL wide receiver/running back, Washington Redskin

1941 Bob Taylor, cricketer wicket-keeper, too often in Knotty's shadow

1940 Larie Taylor, sociologist/broadcaster

1940 Jud Taylor, actor, Dr. Gerson-Dr. Kildare

1939 Gwen Taylor, British actress, Life of Brian, Sob Sisters, Screaming

1938 Martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner

1938 Buck Taylor, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Monroes, Gunsmoke

1938 Johnnie Taylor, U.S. gospel singer, I Believe in You

1938 Nathaniel Taylor, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Rollo-Sanford and Sons

1936 Larie Taylor, sociologist/broadcaster

1935 Koko Taylor, Cora Walton, U.S. vocalist, Queen of the Blues

1935 Ken Taylor, cricketer, England opening batsman three times 1959-64

1935 Renee Taylor, born in New York City, actress, Jack Paar Show, Mary Hartman, Nanny

1935 Martin Taylor, former vice-chairman, Hanson

1934 Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor

1934 Ron Taylor, born in Sydney, Australia, cinematographer, Those Amazing Animals

1934 Austin "Ted" Taylor, U.S. gospel/R&B-singer, Be Ever Wonderful

1934 Rip Taylor, comedian, Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show

1933 Barbara Taylor Bradford, author

1933 Barbara Taylor Bradford, English Novelist

1933 Frank Taylor, Chief Constable, Durham

1933 Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer and jazz pianist, University of Wisconsin

1932 K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold

1932 Elizabeth Taylor, born in London, actress, Cleopatra, violet eyes

1932 Jaswick Taylor, cricketer, WI pace bowler 50s, 10 wkts in 3 Tests

1931 U.S. opera, "Peter Ibbetson," by Deems Taylor premieres at Met Opera New York City

1930 James M Taylor, Stamps ARK, USAF/astronaut

1930 William Taylor, British Chairman of Convocation, London University

1930 Cecil Taylor, American Musician

1929 John Taylor, bishop, St. Albans, Lord High Almoner to Queen

1929 Arthur S. Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer and band leader, Taylor's Wailers

1929 Rod Taylor, Sydney Australia, actor, Bearcats, Time Machine

1928 Gene Taylor, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Representative-D-Mississippi 1989 -

1927 Clarice Taylor, Virginia, actress, Nurse Bailey-Nurse

1926 Phyllis Taylor, educationist

1926 Nicky Hilton, 1st husband of Elizabeth Taylor

1925 Alistair Taylor, cricketer, one Test as opening bat for South Africa 1956

1925 Lionel Edmund "Sonny" Taylor, musician

1925 Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman Governor in USA

1924 Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland

1923 Don Taylor, cricketer, New Zealand 3 Tests, Auck stands w/Sutcliffe in Wisden

1922 William Desmond Taylor, director/actor (Broken Coin), dies at 49

1921 Billy Taylor, born in Greenville, North Carolina, orchestra leader, David Frost Show

1920 Don Taylor, Freeport, Pennsylvania, actor, Father's Little Dividend

1920 Gerard W. Taylor, South African/British surgeon

1917 Andrew Taylor Still, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine, died at age 89

1917 Margaret Taylor Burroughs, U.S. author/house painter, Black Queen

1917 Peter Taylor, U.S. writer

1915 Frederick W. Taylor, American Scientist

1914 Harold Taylor, Canada, educator, Art and the Future

1913 53rd British Golf Open: J H Taylor shoots a 304 at Hoylake Hoylake

1912 Samuel Coleridge Taylor, African-British composer, dies at 37

1911 Robert Taylor, Filley, Nebraska, actor, Death Valley Days

1909 Robert Selby Taylor, bishop

1906 Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning

1906 Kent Taylor, Louis Weiss, Iowa, actor, Boston Blackie, Rough Riders

1906 Alan J P Taylor, British historian, English history 1914-1915

1906 A. J. P. Taylor, British Historian

1905 2" rain falls in 10 minutes in Taylor, Texas

1905 Francis Taylor, builder

1902 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3

1901 1st woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (Anna Taylor)

1901 General Maxwell D Taylor, former U.S. Army chief of staff

1901 Maxwell D. Taylor, Soldier

1900 "Janet" Taylor Caldwell, England, novelist, Melissa

1900 Taylor Caldwell, novelist

1899 Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress, 8 Commandments

1895 Johnny Taylor, cricketer, stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days

1889 Herbie Taylor, cricketer, prolific South African pre- and post-WWI

1888 8th U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum, Jr. beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60)

1887 Karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist

1886 Henry Taylor, English Dramatist

1885 Joseph Deems Taylor, New York City, composer, Peter Ibbetson

1884 Laurette Taylor, Helen LM Cooney, U.S. actress, Broadway

1878 Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist, 1899

1878 Taylor Holmes, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely

1877 Stanner E V Taylor, born in St. Louis, Missouri, director and writer, Lucky Jim, Ramona

1876 Nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a Governor, Wyoming, 1925-27

1866 Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st U.S. woman to earn a DDS degree

1865 Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician, Taylor series

1865 Battle of Citronville, Alabama; Richard Taylor surrenders

1864 Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana Federals routed by General Richard Taylor

1862 George William Taylor, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle

1861 Skirmish at Taylor Mountain, (W)Virginia - CS General Wise retreats

1856 Frederick Winslow Taylor, father of scientific management

1856 Frederick W. Taylor, American Scientist

1852 Charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks and Faces," premieres in London

1850 Vice President Fillmore becomes President following Zachary Taylor's death

1850 Zachary Taylor, 12th President (1849-50), dies in White House at 65

1850 Millard Fillmore sworn-in as president of U.S. (replacing Taylor)

1849 Zachary Taylor sworn in as 12th president

1849 U.S. had no president, Polks term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Senator David Atchison (President pro tem) term ended March 3rd

1848 General Zachary Taylor elected as president of US

1847 Battle of Buena Vista Mexico; Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans

1846 U.S. troops under General Taylor occupies Monterey Mexico

1846 General Zachary Taylor captures Monterey in Mexican War

1834 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, British poet, dies at 61

1833 Lucy Hobbs Taylor, 1st U.S. woman dentist, 1866

1828 Andrew Taylor Still, born in Lee County, Virginia, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine

1826 Richard Taylor, Lieutenant General Confederate Army

1825 Thomas Hart Taylor, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1824 John Taylor, philosopher (Jeffersonian Democracy), dies at 70

1810 Phineas Taylor Barnum, Bethel Conn, circus promoter, Barnum and Bailey

1809 Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Assistant Secretary War, Confederacy

1800 Henry Taylor, English Dramatist

1796 Joseph Pannell Taylor, Brigadier General Union Army

1788 Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady, 1849-50

1784 Zachary Taylor, Whig, 12th President, Mar 5, 1849-July 9, 1850

1772 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, England, poet, Rime of Ancient Mariner

1753 John Taylor, Virginia, philosopher, Jeffersonian Democracy

1731 J Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46

1685 Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem

1667 Jeremy Taylor, British Clergyman


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