2002 Ed Turner, American Journalist
1997 Ted Turner gives $1 billion to UN
1997 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs
1997 1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yanks 2-0 (exhibition)
1996 James Aubrey Turner, scientist, dies at 57
1996 Lloyd Turner, journalist, dies at 57
1995 CNN/fn, the financial network by Turner Enterprises, launched
1995 Lana Turner, actress (Madame X), dies of cancer at 75
1995 James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist, dies at 75
1995 Robert Turner, winner of 1st All-American Soap Box Derby, dies at 72
1995 Turner Fodrell, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 66
1993 Blue Jay Rickey Henderson pays Turner Ward $25,000 for his #24
1992 Teddy Turner, comedian, dies at 75
1991 Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year
1991 US actress Jane Fonda marries CNN-director Ted Turner
1991 U.S. hostage Jesse Turner released from 5 years in captivity in Beirut
1990 Ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement
1990 Joe Turner, jazz pianist, dies of cardiac arrest at 82
1990 Eva Turner, British soprano, dies
1989 Debbye Turner (Mont), 23, crowned 63rd Miss America 1990
1989 Sherri Turner wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open/Itoki Pro-Am
1988 Sherri Turner wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
1988 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner
1986 Tina Turner's star unveiled in Hollywood
1985 CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover
1984 Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th PM succeeding John Turner
1984 John Turner succeeds Pierre Trudeau as premier of Canada
1981 Adm Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), ends term as 12th director of CIA
1980 Ted Turner's Cable News Network begins broadcasting
1980 Turner's painting "Juliet and Her Nurse" sells for $6.4 million
1978 CIA director, Admiral Stansfield Turner retires from the Navy
1978 Jacqie Turner, born in West Covina, California, figure skater, 1997 SW Pacific-2nd
1978 Zeb Turner, country-rock performer (Chew Tobacco Rag), dies at 62
1977 Becky Turner, born in Marietta, Georgia, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics
1977 Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game
1977 Adm Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), becomes 12th director of CIA replacing acting director Knoche
1977 Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing
1976 Joseph William Turner watercolor auctioned for 340,000 pounds
1976 Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves
1976 Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million
1974 Marcia Turner, Cambridge Massachusetts, Miss America, Mass-Top 10-1996
1974 Glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's 1st win against Australia
1973 Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th cricket run of English season
1972 Turner Stevenson, Prince George, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens
1972 Glenn Turner (259) and Terry Jarvis make 387 opening cricket stand vs. WI
1972 Scott Turner, NFL cornerback and safety for the Washington Redskins
1972 Glenn Turner carries his bat for 223* vs. WI at Kingston
1969 Kevin Turner, NFL fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles
1968 New York Jet Jim Turner kicks 6 field goals to beat Buffalo 25-21
1968 Eric Turner, NFL safety for the Cleveland Browns
1968 Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner)
1967 Vernon Turner, WLAF WR for the Frankfurt Galaxy
1967 Matt Turner, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1966 Floyd Turner, NFL wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts
1966 Tommy Turner, jockey
1966 Marcus Turner, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets
1965 Debbye Turner, Miss America 1990
1964 Erik Turner, born in Omaha, Nebraska, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie
1963 Greg Turner, Dunedin NZ, Australasia golfer
1962 Janine Turner, born in Lincoln, Nebraska, actress, Maggie-Northern Exposure
1962 Ruby Turner, rocker, No Where to Run
1962 Cathy Turner, born in Rochester, New York, short track skater 1994 Olympics gold
1962 Jeff Turner, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies
1960 Michael R. Turner, American Politician
1960 Tierre Turner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Waverly Wonders, Cop and the Kid
1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open
1959 Mare Winningham, born in Phoenix, Arizona, actress, St. Elmo's Fire, Turner and Hooch
1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open
1956 Sherri Turner, Greenville, South Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mazda LPGA Champ
1954 Kathleen Turner, actress, Accidental Tourist, Jewel of Nile
1954 Joe Turner releases "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
1951 James Turner Brewer, Maywood, Illinois, basketball player, Oly-silver-1972
1950 Alan Turner, Aussie cricket left-handed opener, World Cup ton 1975
1950 Ted Turner, rocker, Wishbone Ash
1949 [Mary] Kathleen Turner, born in Springfield, Missouri, actress, Romancing The Stone
1948 Godfrey Turner, composer, dies at 35
1947 Martin Turner, rocker, Wishbone
1947 Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph
1947 Glenn Turner, cricketer, masterful NZ opening batsman
1947 Lonnie Turner, bassist/vocalist, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra
1944 Terry Jarvis, NZ cricket opener, 387 partnership w/Turner vs. WI 1972
1944 C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies
1943 C Fred Turner, rock bassist/vocalist, Bachman-Turner Overdrive
1941 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner
1940 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner
1939 James Aubrey Turner, scientist
1938 Tina Turner, [Anna Mae Bullock], Brownsville, Texas, singer, Proud Mary
1938 Ted Turner, broadcasting mogul/owns, Atlanta Braves, /won America's Cup
1938 Lloyd Turner, journalist
1936 Butch Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1961 Waco Turner Open
1934 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
1933 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
1932 Sammy Turner, Paterson, New Jersey, vocalist, Lavender Blue
1932 Sammy Turner, Patterson, New Jersey, singer, Lavender Blue Moods
1931 Ike Turner, Mississippi, AKA Mr. Tina Turner!, guitarist, A Fool in Love
1931 Justice Turner
1931 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
1930 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
1929 John Turner, born in Richmond, England, L, 17th Canadian PM, 1984
1929 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
1929 Amedee Turner, QC/MEP
1929 M R Turner, publisher
1928 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner
1925 William Styron, born in Virginia, novelist, Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice
1923 Stansfield Turner, CIA director
1922 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF
1922 Capt Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
1920 James Daniel "Danny" Turner, saxophonist
1920 Lana Turner, born in Wallace, Idaho, actress, Survivors, Falcon Crest
1919 Clyde "Bulldog" Turner, NFL center for the Chicago Bears
1915 Zeb Turner, country-rock performer (Chew Tobacco Rag)
1915 Henry McNeal Turner, 1 U.S. black army chaplain, dies at 82
1913 Godfrey Turner, composer
1912 37th Preakness: Clarnence Turner on Colonel Holloway wins in 1:56.6
1911 Joe Turner, KC, blues singer, Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle and Roll
1910 Margot Turner, matron-in-chief, Army Nursing Service
1907 Joe Turner, U.S. jazz pianist
1900 34th Belmont: Nash Turner aboard Ildrim wins in 2:21
1897 Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73
1892 Eva Turner, British soprano
1879 Charles Tennyson Turner, English Poet
1871 J Milton Turner named minister to Liberia
1862 Charles Thomas Biass Turner, cricketer, the "Terror"
1862 Turner Ashby, General, killed near Harrisonburg VA, dies at 33
1861 Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisconsin, historian/educator, Harvard U
1857 Charles Turner, engraver, dies
1851 J M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam and Speed), dies at 76
1851 J. M. W. Turner, English Artist
1833 John Wesley Turner, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1899
1833 Henry McNeal Turner, black methodist bishop
1831 Nat Turner, former slave, led a violent insurrection, hanged in VA
1831 Nat Turner, and 19 associates, hanged at 31
1831 Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia
1831 Former slave Nat Turner leads uprising against slavery
1828 Turner Ashby, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1862
1824 Francis Turner Palgrave, Eng, poet, Golden Treasury, /prof, Oxford
1808 Thomas Turner, Commander Union Navy, died in 1883
1808 Charles Tennyson Turner, English Poet
1800 Nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion, 1831
1775 Joseph Mallord Turner, England, landscape painter, Shipwreck
1775 J. M. W. Turner, English Artist
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