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2003 Martha Scott, actress, Our Town, dies at 86
1997 Athens, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Rome and Stockholm are finalists for 2004 Olympics site 1996 Gerald Ian Lacey, architect/town planner, dies at 70 1996 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational 1996 "Jack-Night on Town with J Barrymore" closes at Belasco after 12 performances 1996 "Jack-Night on Town with John Barrymore" opens at Belasco for 12 perf 1995 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Michelle Mullen 1995 Earthquake hits Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people 1995 Robert Shaw, town Planner, dies at 81 1994 Harry Horner, Czechoslovakian/U.S. set designer/director, 'Our Town', dies at 84 1994 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson 1994 Lewis Bingham Keeble, town Planner, dies at 79 1994 Dennis Morgan, actor (Cattle Town, Canyon Pass), dies at 83 1993 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Robin Romeo 1993 Jane Nigh, actress (Big Town, Blue Blood, Rawhide), dies at about 67 1992 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson 1992 Bruce Springsteen releases "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" 1991 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Lorrie Nichols 1991 Regis Toomey, actor (Dive Bomber, Cry Danger, Magic Town), dies at 89 1990 Dorothy Appleby, actress (Small Town Boy, Paradise Express), dies 1990 Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at 94 1989 Jock Mahoney, actor (Dallas, Cow Town, Range Rider), dies at 70 1989 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson 1988 Billy Curtis, 4'2" actor (Terror of Tiny Town), dies at 79 1987 Sam's Town National Bowling Pro-Am won by Debbie Bennett 1987 "Nightline" presents it's 1st "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS and the show runs until 3:47 AM 1984 Julie Stevens, actress (Lorelei-Big Town), dies at 67 1981 Vera-Ellen, actress (Big Leaguer, On the Town), dies of cancer at 55 1981 Ipswich Town wins 10th UEFA Cup at Amsterdam 1980 Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78 1978 Wings release "London Town" album 1977 Henry Hull, actor (Werewolf of London, Boys Town), dies at 86 1976 Race riot in Cape Town, South Africa; 17 die 1976 Fuzzy Knight, actor (Gun Town, Ragtime Cowboy Joe), dies at 74 1975 Simon and Garfunkel reunite on SNL, sing "My Little Town" 1975 T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist (Funky Town, Well Done), dies at 64 1974 Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in New York City 1974 Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73 1974 Charles Braswell, actor (Only Game in Town), dies at 49 1974 Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89 1974 Douglass Dumbrille, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town), dies at 84 1974 ? Rosenkowitz, Cape Town South Africa, 1st sextuplets to survive born to Sue 1973 Patrick McVey, actor (Manhunt, Big Town), dies at 63 1972 "On the Town" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 65 performances 1971 "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 65 performances 1971 Roy Keane, born in Cork, Ireland, soccer player, midfielder, manager of Ipswich Town, an English Championship club, represented Republic of Ireland in 1994 World Cup and 2002 World Cup 1971 Rolling Stone Mick Jagger weds Bianca Macias at St. Tropez Town Hall 1970 New York City local newspaper "Our Town" begins publishing 1970 Test debut of Barry Richards, South Africa vs. Australia, Cape Town 1968 Fay Bainter, actress (Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair), dies at 76 1965 Bobby Watson, comedian (Hitler Gang, Boys Town), dies at 77 1964 Town of Karmiel founded in Galilee 1964 Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist, Deacon Blue-Your Town 1963 Ashley Chinner, Cape Town South Africa, golfer, 1992 CGIA Canadian Tour 1961 Iris DeMent, Paragould Ar, country singer, Our Town 1960 Nevil Shute [Norway], Eng/Australia author (Town like Alice), dies at 60 1959 Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus 1959 Bert Cameron, Spanish Town Jamaica, 4X400m relayer, Olympic-silv-1988 1959 "Happy Town" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 5 performances 1959 "Happy Town" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 5 performances 1959 David Laurence Frost, Cape Town South Africa, PGA golfer, 1988 Southern Open 1958 "New Girl in Town" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 432 performances 1958 Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick vs. South Africa at Cape Town 1957 "New Girt in Town" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 432 performances 1957 Bob Merrill's musical "New Girl in Town," premieres in New York City 1957 Patty Loveless, Ramey, Pikeville, Kentucky, singer, Blue Side of Town 1955 Steve Earle, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Guitar Town 1954 Steve Wariner, Noblesville Indiana, country singer, Small Town Girl 1954 "Wonderful Town" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 559 performances 1953 Hal Ketchum, born in Greenwich, New York, country singer, Small Town Saturday Night 1953 7th Tony Awards: Crucible and Wonderful Town win 1953 "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 559 performances 1951 Sally Little, Cape Town South Africa, LPGA golfer, 1982 Dinah Shore 1951 Industrial estate at Harlow New Town U.K. opens 1951 Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) 1951 Brian Downey, rock drummer, Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town 1949 Timothy Cordy, British director, Town and Country Planning Association 1948 Merry Clayton, born in Gert Town, New Orleans, singer, actress, sang gospel and soul music, famous for singing with The Rolling Stones' song 'Gimme Shelter' with Mick Jagger 1948 "Toast of the Town" hosted by Ed Sullivan premieres on CBS-TV 1946 Alan "Bam" King, born in Kentish Town, London, guitarist, singer with British rock music band, Ace 1945 Christine Kaufmann, Austria, actress, Town Without Pity, Red Lips 1944 Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town," premieres in New York City 1944 Italian town of Cassino destroyed by Allied bombing 1943 John Mackin, born in Bellshill, Scotland, soccer player, footballer, manager, Corby Town 1943 Spencer Charters, actor (Big Town Girl, St. Louis Kid), dies at 68 1943 Blue Ribbon Town (with Groucho Marx) 1st heard on CBS Radio 1941 Gene Pitney, Hartford, Connecticut, vocalist/songwriter, Town Without Pity 1938 Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town) 1938 "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway 1938 "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, premieres 1937 German Luftwaffe destroys Basque town of Guernica in Spain 1936 Roger Whittaker, born in Nairobi, Kenya, country singer, Durham Town 1934 McKinley Mitchell, U.S. gospel/singer, The Town I Live In 1934 "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show 1934 Valentine J Peter, born in Omaha, Nebraska, priest, Boy's Town 1985- 1934 Jody McCrea, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ben Matheson-Wichita Town 1932 Nagisa Oshima, born in Kyoto, Japan, director, Town of Love and Hope 1931 Sylvia Law, British town planner 1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town 1927 Town of Netanya Israel founded by Nathan Strauss 1927 Jane Nigh, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Lorelei-Big Town 1926 Gerald Ian Lacey, architect/town planner 1925 After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him 1925 Alex La Guma, Cape Town South Africa, novelist, A Walk in the Night 1924 Beverly Tyler, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Fireball, Lorelei-Big Town 1923 Ann Miller, Lucille Ann Collier, Cherino, Texas, dancer, On the Town 1921 John Doucette, Brockton Massachusetts, actor, Lock Up, Big Town 1919 Hugh FitzRoy, born in Cape Town, South Africa, 11th Duke of Grafton, Deputy Lieutenant, KG, patrilineal descendant of King Charles II's third eldest illegitimate son 1917 Reverend Edward Flanagan forms Boys Town outside Omaha, Neb 1917 Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb 1917 1st jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1917 1st jazz record recorded (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1915 Mark Stevens, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Big Town, Martin Kane 1915 Lewis Bingham Keeble, town planner 1914 Sarah Churchill, London, actress, All Over Town, Royal Wedding 1914 Martha Scott, born in Jamesport, Missouri, actress, Dallas, Bionic Woman, Our Town 1914 Wensley Pithey, Cape Town South Africa, actor, Winston Churchill-Ike 1913 Robert Shaw, town planner 1911 Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov, actor, Telegram, Town People 1910 Dennis Morgan, actor, Cattle Town, Canyon Pass, Waterfront 1910 T-Bone Walker, Linden, Texas, blues guitarist, Funky Town, Well Done 1908 Alan Baxter, East born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Big Town Girl, Rags to Riches 1907 George Cohans musical "Talk of the Town," premieres in New York City 1907 Colin Buchanan, town planner 1907 Eddie Quillan, Philadelphia, actor, Julia, Hell Town 1905 Joel McCrea, South Pasadena, California, actor, Marshal-Wichita Town 1905 Dore Schary, producer/writer/director, Act 1, Boys Town, Big City 1899 Nevil Shute [Norway], London, novelist, On the Beach, Town Like Alice 1897 Thornton Wilder, U.S., novelist/playwright, Our Town 1892 3 brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket England vs. South Africa (Cape Town) 1891 Fay Bainter, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair 1890 Henry Hull, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, Tobacco Rd, Boys Town, High Sierra 1889 Douglass Dumbrille, Hamilton Ont, actor, Mr Deed Goes to Town 1889 1st Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town vs. England 1887 Hobart Cavanaugh, U.S., actor, Border Town, Black Angel 1884 Willem Dudok, Dutch architect, town hall Hilversum/Beehive Rotterdam 1880 1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, Indiana) 1862 May Irwin, U.S. comedienne/singer, Hot Time in the Old Town 1862 Yorktown, Virginia - McClellan halted his troop before town as it is full of armed torpedoes left by CS Brigadier General Gabrial Rains 1859 Philadelphia A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later 1859 John H Been, town's archivist of Brielle, Baasje and Witkop 1847 California town of Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco 1843 Boston conducts its 1st town meeting (Faneuil Hall) 1835 Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer, Little Town of Bethlehem 1835 John Nash, British town planner/architect (Regent's Park), dies 1754 John Wood, architect/town planner, dies 1743 1st American town meeting (Boston's Faneuil Hall) 1731 Anthony Ziesenis, architect/sculptor, Town Hall of Westzaan 1652 Dutch establish settlement at Cape Town, South Africa 1512 Antoon Keldermans, Flem builder (Middelburg town hall), dies at 72 |
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