2003 Death Wesley Willis, American Musician 1994 Death John Wesley Funchess Littlejohn, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 62 1985 Event Ken O'Brien's 96 yard TD pass (New York Jet record) to Wesley Walker 1978 Death Wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84 1975 Event Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabber and Walt Wesley to LA for 4 players 1972 Death Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 59 1971 Birthday Wesley Leasy, NFL linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals 1971 Birthday Wesley Person, NBA guard, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers 1971 Event Walt Wesley becomes 1st Cleveland Cavalier to score 50 pts in a game 1970 Birthday David Wesley, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets, Boston Celtics 1970 Birthday Wesley Barnett, born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Olympic weightlifter, Silver medal 1987 Pan American 1968 Birthday Glen Wesley, Red Deer, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1967 Death John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65 1966 Birthday Wesley Walls, NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints 1966 Birthday Wesley Walls, NFL tight end, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, NO Saints 1964 Death Wesley Lau, actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), dies at 43 1963 Birthday Wesley Willis, American Musician 1962 Birthday Wesley Snipes, born in Orlando, Florida, actor, New Jack City, Passenger 57 1962 Birthday Wesley Snipes, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Passenger 57, Money Train 1961 Birthday Kassie Wesley, born in Kentucky, actress, Evil Dead 2, Blair-One Life to Live 1958 Birthday John Wesley Jones, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, 4X100m relayer, 1976 Olympics gold 1945 Birthday Walt Wesley, NBA star, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers 1944 Birthday Wesley Clark, American Soldier 1937 Birthday Wesley Hall, West indian/British politician 1925 Death John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 52 1920 Death John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies 1913 Birthday Wesley Addy, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actor, Bostonians, Loving 1902 Death John Wesley Powell, U.S. geologist (Grand Canyon), dies at 68 1901 Birthday John Wesley Work, composer 1894 Birthday Wesley La Violette, composer 1889 Birthday Wesley Ruggles, actor/producer/director, Keystone Kops 1876 Death Samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer, dies at 65 1873 Birthday John Wesley Work, composer 1869 Event Celluloid patented by John Wesley Hyatt, Albany, New York 1837 Birthday John Wesley Hyatt, inventor, celluloid 1837 Death Samuel Wesley, composer (Exultate Deo), dies at 71 1834 Birthday Wesley Merritt, Major General Union volunteers 1834 Death Charles Wesley, composer, dies at 76 1834 Birthday John Wesley Powell, U.S., geologist/explorer/ethnologist 1833 Birthday John Wesley Turner, Major General Union Army 1827 Birthday John Wesley Frazer, Brigadier General Confederate Army, die in 1906 1810 Birthday Samuel Sebastian Wesley, composer 1788 Death Charles Wesley, hymn writer, dies 1784 Event John Wesley charters Methodist Church 1781 Death Garret Wesley Mornington, composer, dies at 45 1768 Event 1st Methodist church in U.S. initiated (Wesley Chapel, New York City) 1766 Birthday Samuel Wesley, Bristol England, composer/organist, Exultate Deo 1757 Birthday Charles Wesley, composer 1736 Event Methodists John and Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah, Georgia 1735 Birthday Garret Wesley Mornington, composer 1707 Birthday Charles Wesley, co-founder, Methodist movement 1703 Birthday John Wesley, English Clergyman 1703 Birthday John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder, Methodists
