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2004 Gary Webb, American Journalist

1997 Karrie Webb wins LPGA SAFECO Classic

1997 Karrie Webb wins Safeway LPGA Golf Championship

1997 Karrie Webb wins LPGA Weetabix Women's British Open

1997 Karrie Webb wins LPGA Susan G Komen International

1996 Karrie Webb wins ITT LPGA Tour Championship

1996 Rookie Karrie Webb wins LPGA Tour Championship

1996 Karrie Webb wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic

1996 Karrie Webb wins LPGA Sprint Titleholders Golf Championship

1996 Karrie Webb wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament

1996 Kaye Webb, publisher, dies at 81

1995 Kerrie Webb wins LPGA Weetabix Women's British Golf Open

1994 Harri Webb, journalist, nationalist, poet, dies at 74

1993 Richard Webb, actor (Captain Midnight), shoots himself at 77

1992 James E Webb, head of NASA (1961-68), dies at 84

1991 Webb Pierce, U.S. country singer (Bye Bye Love), dies of cancer at 64

1990 Robert D Webb, director/actor (Love Me Tender, Jackals), dies at 87

1986 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition

1982 Jack Webb, actor (Joe Friday-Dragnet), dies of a heart attack at 62

1982 Roy Webb, composer, arranger for over 200 films, Academy Award nominee, wrote fight song 'Roar, Lion, Roar', dies at 94

1982 Alan Webb, actor (King Lear, Challenge to Lassie), dies at 75

1980 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Wayne Webb

1975 Umeki Webb, WNBA guard and forward, Phoenix Mercury

1974 Karrie Webb, born in Queensland, Australia, LPGA golfer, 1994 Australia Strokeplay

1969 David Webb, WLAF defensive end for the Scottish Claymores

1969 David Webb, WLAF linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy

1967 Richmond Webb, NFL tackle for the Miami Dolphins

1966 Clifton Webb, actor (Laura, Razor's Edge), dies of heart attack at 72

1965 Veronica Webb, supermodel/actress, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X

1963 Anthony Webb, NBA guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves

1963 Spud Webb, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks

1962 Paul Webb, born in Essex, England, musician, producer, bass player, member of reggae band Eskalator, joined band TalkTalk in 1981, produced album 'The Year of the Leopard' with James Jorkston in 1996

1958 Gary Numan, Gary Webb, born in Hammersmith, England, vocalist, Replicas

1958 Beatrice Webb, British Sociologist

1957 Peter Webb, New Zealand cricketer, batsman against West Indies 1980

1956 Leslie Webb, equestrian dressage 1996 Olympics

1955 Gary Webb, American Journalist

1952 "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premieres on NBC TV

1950 Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner

1947 Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter, dies

1947 Murray Webb, cricketer, New Zealand fast bowler in 3 Tests, 4 wkts at 117 75

1946 Jimmy Webb, born in Elk City, Oklahoma, songwriter, MacArthur Park, Up Up and Away

1945 Dan Topping, Del Webb and Larry MacPhail purchase New York Yankees for $2.8 mil

1943 Beatrice Potter Webb, British writer (My Apprenticeship), dies at 85

1943 Beatrice Webb, British Sociologist

1940 Cliff Richards, Harry Webb, Lucknow India, rock voclist, Suddenly

1939 Colin Webb, general manager, Press Association

1938 "A Tisket A Tasket" by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb hits #1

1931 Red Sox Earl Webb sets record with 65 en route to 67 doubles

1931 Donald Eugene Webb, Oklahoma City, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List

1929 Dr. Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin Tx

1926 Webb Pierce, born in West Monroe, Louisiana, country singer, Ozark Jubilee

1920 Harri Webb, Swansea, Wales, journalist, nationalist, poet, volunteered for the Royal Navy, published The Green Desert, a collection of poetry in 1969, Poems and Points in 1983

1920 Jack Webb, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Joe Friday-Dragnet

1919 Richard Webb, Bloomington, Illinois, actor, Invisible Monster, Git

1914 Kaye Webb, English writer/publisher, Puffin Club

1913 Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japanese from owning land

1906 James E Webb, head of NASA, 1961-68

1906 Alan Webb, actor, King Lear, Taming of Shrew, Challenge of Lassie

1899 Webb Hayes son of President Rutherford Hayes receives medal of honor

1891 Clifton Webb, Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck, Indianapolis, actor, Laura

1888 Roy Webb, born in New York City, New York, composer, arranger for over 200 films, Academy Award nominee, wrote fight song 'Roar, Lion, Roar'

1887 George James Webb, composer, dies at 84

1883 Matthew Webb, English Channel swimmer, drowns above Niagara Falls

1881 Mary Webb, English Novelist

1875 Matthew Webb becomes 1st to swim English Channel, 21h 45m

1859 Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter

1858 Beatrice Potter Webb, England, economist

1835 Alexander Stuart Webb, Major General Union Army

1831 Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, 1st lady, 1877-81

1815 George Webb Morell, Major General Union volunteers

1803 George James Webb, composer


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