2012 Event Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and the MEP for Belgium voice concerns that the Flemish N-VA party and the far right are 'the same'; N-VA responds by saying their criticism is 'gratuitous' 2012 Event Curiosity, the Mars rover, broadcasts its first audio recording of a human voice from the surface of another planet 2004 Death Jackson Beck, voice over actor, Popeye, dies at 92 2004 Death Danny Dark, voice, Superman in the '70s and '80s, dies at 63 2003 Death Earl Hindman, voice with hat, Home Improvement, dies at 61 2003 Death Barry White, man with velvet voice, ", Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe, ", dies at 58 2002 Death Gordon Matthews, engineer, inventor of voice mail, dies at 65 2001 Death Billie Lou Watt, voice, Kimba the White Lion, dies at 71 2001 Death Lorenzo Music, voice, ", voice of Garfield, the Cat, ", dies at 64 2001 Death Norma MacMillan, cartoon voice, voice of Casper, dies at 79 1999 Death Rex Allen, actor/voice, dies at 78 1999 Death Mary Kay Bergman, cartoon voice, South Park, dies at 38 1999 Death Jean Vander Pyl, cartoon voice, The Flintstones, dies at 78 1999 Death Betty Lou Gerson, voice, 101 Dalmations, dies at 84 1998 Death Mae Questel, actress, voice of Betty Boop, dies at 89 1997 Death Don Messick, cartoon voice (Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm), dies at 62 1997 Death Adriana Caseloti, voice (Snow White), dies at 70 1996 Death Ethel Jane Cain, original U.K. Speaking Clock voice, dies at 87 1996 Death Hugo Gryn, rabbi, broadcaster, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, leading voice in interfaith dialogue, dies at 66 1995 Death Jack Wagner, actor/voice (Disneyland, Walt Disney World), dies 1994 Death Keith Davis, voice Tutor/Author, dies at 85 1994 Event "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 9 performances 1994 Event "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon New York City for 9 performances 1994 Death Olan Soule, radio voice (Super Friends), dies of lung cancer at 83 1993 Death Clyde Adler, voice (White Fang/Black Tooth-Soupy Sales), dies 1992 Death Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey Bear, dies of diabetes 1992 Death Grace Stafford Lantz, cartoon voice (Woody Woodpecker), dies at 87 1991 Death Eleanor Audley, voice (Wicked Stepmother-Cinderella), dies at 86 1991 Death James G MacDonald, cartoon voice (Mickey Mouse), dies at 84 1989 Death Mel Blanc, cartoon voice (Warner Bros cartoons), dies at 81 1988 Death Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71 1987 Event Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials 1986 Death Paul Frees, cartoon voice (Boris Badenov), dies at 66 1986 Death Paul Frees, animation voice (Bullwinkle), dies at 66 1986 Birthday Shia LaBeouf, born in Los Angeles, California, voice actor, actor, comedian, appeared in Disney's 'Even Stevens' television series, film debut, 'Holes', appeared in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' 1985 Death Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65 1985 Death Clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in California 1984 Event During a radio voice test President Reagan joked he "signed legislation that would outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in 5 minutes" 1984 Birthday Adam Wylie, born in San Dimas, California, Broadway musical performer, television and voice actor 1982 Death Wilfred Pelletier, symph conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 85 1981 Birthday Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1977 Death Alan Reed, actor (Fred Allen)/voice (Fred Flintstone), dies at 69 1976 Birthday Ville Valo, born in Helsinki, Finland, musician, singer, songwriter, leader, HIM rock band, baritone voice, Moto Moto in Finnish version of movie, Madagaskar 2 1976 Birthday Andy Milonakis, born in Katonah, New York, actor, comedian, uses comedy to deflect from his congenital growth-hormone condition, giving him the voice, appearance of an adolescent boy, appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live television show 1975 Death Walter Tetley, cartoon voice (Sherman-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 60 1974 Birthday Breckin Meyer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, producer, voice actor on 'King of the Hill' and 'Titan Maximum' animated television shows 1973 Death Allan "Rocky" Lane, actor (voice of Mr. Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 72 1972 Death Charles J Correll, actor/voice (Calvin and the Colonel), dies at 82 1972 Death Howard Barlow, conductor (Voice of Firestone), dies at 79 1970 Birthday Doug E. Doug, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, screenwriter, comedian, played Griffith Vesey on television sitcom Cosby, voice of Bernie in the animated movie Shark Tale, and Sanka Coffie in film Cool Runnings 1969 Birthday Patton Oswalt, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, comedian, employs observational comedy, black comedy, surreal humor in his acts, wrote for MADtv, played Spence Olchin on 'The King of Queens' television show, voice of Remy in 'Ratatouille' 1968 Event After 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio 1968 Event Anti-Zionist Clandestine Radio Voice of El Assifa starts transmitting 1968 Event Clandestine Radio Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) final transmission 1967 Death Pinto Colvig, animation voice (Goofy, Pluto), dies at 75 1966 Birthday Melissa Brooke-Belland, rocker, Voice of the Beehive-Let it Bee 1964 Birthday Hank Azaria, born in Forest Hills, New York, actor, director, voice actor in 'The Simpsons', appeared in films, 'Godzilla', 'The Birdcage', 'Huff' 1963 Birthday Mike Myers, born in Scarborough, Canada, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, film producer, movies include 'Wayne's World', 'Austin Powers', 'Shrek' 1963 Event 1st transmission of Clandestine Voice of Iraqi People (Communist) 1962 Birthday Tracey Bryn, rocker, Voice of Beehive-Let it Bee 1961 Birthday Susan Boyle, born in Blackburn, Scotland, Scottish singer, gained international attention, audience ovation, on television contest, Britain's Got Talent with Les Miserables song, 'I Dreamed a Dream', and 'Cry Me a River', plain appearance contrasts with her powerful voice 1958 Event 1st radio broadcast from space (President Eisenhower voice "To all mankind, America's wish for Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men Everywhere") 1958 Event 1st voice from space: recorded Christmas message by Eisenhower 1958 Event Greek Clandestine Radio (communist), Voice of Truth 1st transmission 1955 Event 1st edition of "Village Voice" (New York City) published 1955 Birthday Diamanda Galas, born America, composer, musician, politically charged performance artist, keyboardist, singer, has a voice range of three and a half octaves 1953 Birthday Alan Moore, born in Northampton, England, author, wrote comic book series, 'Watchmen', 'From Hell' and 'V for Vendetta', wrote novel, 'Voice of Fire' 1952 Birthday Sam McMurray, born in New York City, New York, actor, television, film, voice actor, appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show, movie roles include Raising Arizona, LA Story 1947 Event Voice of America begins broadcasting to U.S.S.R. 1943 Event John Van Druten's "Voice of the Turtle," premieres in New York City 1942 Event Voice of America begins broadcasting (in German) 1941 Birthday Lisa Davina Phillip, born in Britain, actress, singer, voice actor, played role of teenage prostitute Macy in film 'Laters' 1940 Birthday Tim Rose, born in Washington, D.C., born Timothy Alan Patrick Rose, singer, songwriter, guitarist, voice compared to Ray Charles, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1939 Birthday Tom Johnson, born in Greely, Colorado, composer, minimalist style, new music critic for the Village Voice, wrote music based on tiling, involving mathematical and logical processes 1937 Birthday Lorenzo Music, born in Brooklyn, New York, writer/actor/voice, Carlton-Rhoda, Garfield 1936 Birthday Clarence Nash, animation voice, Donald Duck 1933 Event 1st voice amplification system to be used in U.S. Senate 1932 Birthday Adrian Mitchell, born in North London, English playwright, poet, children's author, voice for British anti-authoritarian Left 1931 Event His Master's Voice and Columbia Records merge into EMI 1930 Birthday Hugo Gryn, born in Britain, rabbi, broadcaster, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, leading voice in interfaith dialogue 1928 Birthday Andrew Sarris, movie critic, Village Voice 1927 Birthday 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 Event 1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice 1926 Birthday Don Messick, born in Buffalo, New York, cartoon voice, Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm 1926 Birthday Stan Freberg, born in Los Angeles, California, satirist/ad executive/cartoon voice, Bertie 1926 Birthday Cicely Berry, voice director, Royal Shakespeare Company 1925 Birthday Nat Hentoff, columnist/novelist, Village Voice, The Cold Society 1923 Event 1st transatlantic radio broadcast of a voice, Pittsburgh-Manchester 1923 Birthday Herschel Bernardi, actor, Arnie, Voice of Charlie the Tuna, Front 1920 Birthday Paul Frees, born in Chicago, Illinois, animation voice, Bullwinkle 1916 Birthday Daws Butler, born in Toledo, Ohio, animation voice, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound 1916 Birthday Adriana Caselotti, cartoon voice 1916 Birthday Adriana Caselotti, animation voice, Show White 1915 Birthday Walter Tetley, born in New York City, animation voice, Sherman-Bullwinkle Show 1913 Birthday Mel Allen, born in Birmingham, Alabama, sportscaster, voice of New York Yankees 1909 Birthday Ethel Jane Cain, original U.K. Speaking Clock voice 1909 Birthday Keith Davis, voice tutor/author 1908 Birthday Mel[vin J] Blanc, voice, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig 1907 Birthday Alan Reed, New York City, actor, Mr Adams and Eve, voice, Fred Flintstone 1907 Birthday Alan Reed, actor/voice, Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone 1906 Birthday Penny Singleton, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, voice, Jane Jetsons, actress, Blondie 1902 Birthday Lillian Bronson, Lockport, New York, actress, Next Voice you Hear 1902 Birthday Hubert Beuve-Mery, French newspaper publisher, Le Monde, The Voice, 1901 Birthday Allan "Rocky" Lane, Mishawaka, Indiana, actor, voice of Mr. Ed, Red Ryder 1898 Birthday Abraham J D van Oosten, Dutch poet and author, His Master's Voice 1896 Birthday Wilfred Pelletier, born in Montreal, Canada, conductor, Voice of Firestone 1892 Birthday Pinto Colvig, OR, animation voice, Goofy, Pluto 1892 Birthday Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor, Voice of Firestone 1883 Birthday Marguerite Clark, voice, Snow White 1875 Event Alexander Graham Bell makes 1st voice transmission 1873 Birthday John Rosamond Johnson, Florida, co-composer, Lift Every Voice and Sing 1868 Event Thomas Edison patents his 1st invention: electric voice machine 1866 Birthday Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice and music 1803 Event William Dunlap, adapts French melodrama "Voice of Nature"
