2015 Event Researchers discover a biofluorescent hawksbill sea turtle in waters off of the Solomon Islands; though biofluorescence has been observed in captive reptiles, this is the first occurrence seen in a wild reptile 2014 Event A case of bubonic plague in the Chinese province of Gansu prompts quarantines in parts of the city of Yumen; while outbreaks are rare, the disease can be contracted by contact with fleas from wild rodents 2012 Event Scientists in Kamchatka, Russia, report sighting the first adult white orca to be seen in the wild 2010 Event Wild celebrations occur as a drill reaches an underground chamber with 33-trapped Chilean miners inside 2006 Death Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines, dies of cancer, in Tebworth, England, at age 53 1998 Event NHL's Minnesota franchise selects the nickname Wild 1997 Death Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77 1996 Death James Wild, music teacher, dies at 68 1996 Death Pamela Mason, actress (Wild in the Streets), dies at 78 1996 Death Guy Madison, actor (Wild Bill Hickok), dies at 74 1996 Death Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist, dies at 61 1995 Death William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician, dies at 76 1995 Death Dorothy Granger, U.S. actress (Hog Wild, Dentist), dies at about 80 1994 Death Ruth Gillette, actress (Wild Gold), dies of cancer at 88 1994 Death Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues Singer, dies at 64 1992 Death Malcolm Atterbury, actor (7 Days in May, Wild River), dies at 85 1992 Death Alberta Vaughn, actress (Wild Horse, Silver Devil), dies at 87 1989 Death John Meillon, actor (Wild Duck, Crocodile Dundee), dies 1987 Event Jack Morris ties AL record with 5 wild pitches in a 4-2 lose 1987 Event Last wild condor captured on California wildlife reserve 1986 Death Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81 1986 Death Marlin Perkins, TV host (Wild Kingdom) at 80 1985 Death Edmond O'Brien, actor (Moon Pilot, Wild Bunch), dies at 69 1984 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again at Hollywood 1984 Death Jack Barry, game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies at 66 1981 Death William Holden, actor (Network, Wild Bunch, Breezy), dies at 63 1981 Death Frank DeKova, actor (Chief Wild Eagle-F Troop), dies 1981 Death Nils Asther, actor (Son of Lassie, Wild Orchids), dies at 84 1981 Death Ross Martin, actor (Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West), dies at 61 1980 Birthday Ben Savage, actor, Little Monsters, Wild Palms 1979 Death John McQuade, actor (Charlie Wild Private Detective), dies at 73 1979 Event "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild and causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers 1979 Death Shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68 1979 Event J. R. Richard throws major league record 6 wild pitches in Astrodome 1977 Death Jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77 1971 Event "Wild and Wonderful" opens/closes at Lyceum Theater New York City 1971 Event Wings release their 1st album "Wild Life" 1971 Birthday Brooke Burke, born in Hartford, Connecticut, television personality, dancer, host of 'Wild On!' show, Frederick's of Hollywood model 1971 Death Joe E. Lewis, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild', dies in New Jersey, age 69 1971 Birthday Linda Wild, Arlington Heights, Illinois, tennis star, 1993 Melbourne Open 1968 Death Patsy Moran, actress (Children of the Wild), dies at 65 1968 Birthday Carre Otis, born in San Francisco, California, actress, Wild Orchid 1968 Event Bob Gibson's streak of 47 2/3 inn scoreless streak ends on wild pitch 1967 Event "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby 1966 Birthday Yokozuna, Rodney Anoia, wrestler, WWF/NJPW/AWA, Wild Samoan Kokina 1966 Death Pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at 75 1965 Death Wild Bill Elliott, cowboy actor (49'ers), dies of cancer at 60 1963 Event "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" with Marlin Perkins begins on NBC 1961 Birthday Maxi Priest, Max Elliott, Jamaican/English singer, Wild World 1959 Birthday Alan "Wild"er, English rock vocalist/music, Depeche Mode-Wild! 1959 Death William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76 1958 Birthday Kate Bush, born in Plumstead, England, singer and songwriter, Wild Things 1956 Birthday Mickey Rourke, born in Schenectady, New York, actor, 9 Weeks, Wild Orchid, Homeboy 1956 Birthday Michael Biehn, actor, Rampage, Hog Wild, Aliens, Abyss 1956 Birthday Robert Davi, actor, License to Kill, Raw Deal, Wild Thing 1955 Death "Wild Bill" Vukovich, killed in Indy 500 1955 Birthday Jeff Daniels, born in Georgia, actor, Something Wild, Dumb and Dumber, Speed 1953 Birthday Mickey Rourke, boxer/actor, Wild Orchid, Barfly 1952 Birthday Jack Wild, actor, theater, stage, Academy Award nominee at age 16 for role of Artful Dodger in film production of 'Oliver!', favorite subject, teen magazines 1948 Birthday George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, U.S., sci-fi author, Wild Cards 1947 Birthday Octavia E[stelle] Butler, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Wild Seed 1945 Birthday Clarissa Pinkola Estes, born in Indiana, writer, psychologist, certified Jungian psychoanalyst, poet, author, wrote bestseller, 'Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype' 1943 Birthday [Susan] Tuesday Weld, New York City, actress, Dobie Gillis, Wild in Country 1943 Birthday Donnie Iris, born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, musician, guitarist, performed with The Jaggerz, Cellarful of Noise, The Cruisers, famous for Wild Cherry's hit 'Play That Funky Music' 1942 Birthday Bobby Rydell, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock singer, Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie 1942 Birthday Brandon De Wilde, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Jamie, Wild in the Sky 1942 Birthday Claude Miller, director, Garde a Vue, Little Thief, Wild Child 1941 Birthday Christopher Jones, Jackson, Tennessee, actor, Wild in the Streets 1940 Event Bugs Bunny debuts in "Wild Hare" 1940 Birthday Peter Fonda, actor, Easy Rider, Lilith, Wild Angels, Trip 1935 Birthday Robert Conrad, Conrad R Falk, Chicago, actor, Wild Wild West 1934 Birthday Wild Jimmy Spruill, blues guitarist 1934 Birthday Dwayne Hickman, Louisiana, actor, Dobie Gillis, How to Stuff a Wild Bikini 1933 Birthday Morton Subotnick, born in Los Angeles, California, composer, Wild Bull 1932 Birthday Diane Ladd, Meridian Mississippi, actress, Wild Angels, Wild at Heart 1932 Birthday Jim Fowler, born in Albany, Georgia, naturalist, Wild Kingdom 1932 Event 150 wild swans die in Niagara waterfall 1930 Birthday Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues singer 1928 Birthday James Wild, music teacher 1928 Birthday Maurice Sendak, New York City, author/illustrator, Where The Wild Things Are 1925 Birthday James E "Jimmy" Smith, U.S. jazz/organist, Walk on the Wild Side 1925 Birthday Sam Peckinpah, born in Fresno, California, film director, Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs 1923 Event "Runnin' Wild" (introducing Charleston) opens on Broadway 1923 Event Gibbs/Grey/Wood's revue "Runnin' Wild," premieres in New York City 1923 Birthday Bobby Jordan, born in New York, actor, Bowery Champs, Kid Dynamite, Flying Wild 1922 Birthday Bruno VeSota, born in Illinois, actor and director, Chopper, Teenage Doll, Wild Rovers 1922 Birthday Guy Madison, Robert Moseley, California, actor, Wild Bill Hickok 1920 Birthday Ross Martin, born in Grodek, Poland, actor, Mr Lucky, Wild Wild West 1918 Birthday William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician 1918 Birthday Jack Barry, born in Lindenhurst, New York, game show emcee, Joker's Wild 1915 Birthday Earl Wild, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, composer/pianist, Caesar's Hour, NBC Symph 1942 1915 Event Yankees get record 16 walks and 3 wild pitches beat A's Bruno Hass, 15-0 1906 Birthday Phil Regan, singer, My Wild Irish Rose 1905 Birthday Wild Bill Elliott, Pattonsburg, Missouri, actor, Beyond the Sacramento 1905 Birthday Marlin Perkins, born in Carthage, Missouri, TV host, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom 1905 Birthday Rex Warner, English poet and writer, Wild Goose Chase 1903 Birthday Patsy Moran, Pennsylvania, actress, Children of the Wild 1902 Birthday Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild' 1898 Birthday Robert Keith, Fowler, Indiana, actor, Battle Circus, Branded, Wild One 1890 Birthday Frank Conroy, Derby England, actor, Call of the Wild 1883 Event Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks and and passballs count as errors prior to 1888) 1883 Event Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebr 1883 Event Buffalo Bill Cody's 1st wild west show premieres in Omaha 1883 Event "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show 1878 Birthday Harry Carey Sr, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force 1876 Death Wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces and a pair of 8's 1876 Birthday Jack London, writer/socialist, Call of the Wild 1870 Birthday William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns, Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds 1866 Birthday Butch Cassidy, U.S. desperado, Wild Bunch Passage 1865 Birthday William Butler Yeats, born in Ireland, poet, Wild Swans at Coole-Nobel 1923 1863 Event Naval Engagement at Havana Cuba-USS Henrick Hudson vs BR Wild Pigeon 1860 Birthday Annie Oakley, born in Drake, Ohio, frontierswoman, Buffalo Bill's Wild West 1848 Birthday Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], U.S. female outlaw, wild west 1837 Birthday "Wild Bill" Hickok, cowboy/scout 1825 Birthday Edward Augustus Wild, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1817 Event Gloucester, Massachusetts, newspapers tells of wild sea serpent seen offshore 1800 Event Wild Boy of Aveyron discovered in southern France 1798 Death Matija A Reljkovic, Croatian writer (Satire of Wild Man), dies at 66 1664 Death Miklos Zrinyi, Hungarian general/poet, killed by wild boar at 44
