2004 William Mitchell, food scientist, invented Pop Rocks, dies at 92
2004 William Manchester, biographer, Douglas McArthur, dies at 82
2004 William H. Pickering, rocket scientist, manager of the Mariner missions to Venus and Mars in the '60s, dies at 93
2003 William Steig, cartoonist/writer, New Yorker, dies at 95
2003 Hartley William Shawcross, British Lawyer
2003 William Marshall, actor, Blacula, dies at 78
2003 William McCool, astronaut, pilot of Columbia, STS-107, dies at 41
2002 "William ""Tex"" Henson", animator, Rocky and Bullwinkle, dies at 78
2002 William Rosenberg, Entreprenuer, started Dunkin' Donuts, dies at 86
2002 William Warfield, singer/teacher, Old Man River, dies at 82
2002 William Pierce, American Celebrity
2002 William Anthony Swithin Sarjeant, paleontologist/fantasy writer, dies at 66
2001 William Hanna, cartoon creator, The Flintstones, dies at 90
2001 William Masters, sex researcher, dies at 85
2001 William Hewlett, "started an early ""garage"" company", co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, dies at 87
2001 William Reddington Hewlett, American Businessman
2000 William Simon, American Public Servant
2000 William E. Simon, American Public Servant
2000 "William ""Oliver"" Swofford", singer, ", Good Morning, Starshine, ", dies at 54
2000 William P. Bundy, American Historian
1999 William Whitelaw, British Politician
1998 Theodore William Schultz, American Economist
1998 William Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78
1998 William Gaddis, American Novelist
1997 Kenneth WIlliam Gatland, aerospace scientist, dies at 73
1997 William Shatner (66) weds Norine Kidd
1997 William Perrie, prison governor, dies at 79
1997 William John Elwyn Davies, painter, dies at 80
1997 William Matthews, poet, dies at 55
1997 William Alland, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 81
1997 Eric William Hunter Christie, barrister, dies at 77
1997 William S. Burroughs, author, Naked Lunch, dies at 83
1997 William J. Brennan, jurist, served on the Supreme Court for 34 years (1956-90), dies at 91
1997 William Hickey, actor, Prizzi's Honor, dies of emphysema at 68
1997 William Lyle Woratzeck, convicted killer, executed in Ariz at 51
1997 Eric William Fenby, musician, dies at 90
1997 William Geoffrey Biddle, bomb disposal expert, dies at 79
1997 William Mills, painter, dies at 74
1997 Joshua William Steward, polymath, dies at 83
1997 Ronald William Eastman, cinematogrpaher, dies at 60
1996 William Thomas Pennar Davies, poet author/theologian, dies at 85
1996 William George Rushton, actor (TW3)/author/cartoonist, dies at 59
1996 Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80
1996 William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician, dies at 80
1996 William Downie Forrest, journalist, dies at 94
1996 Alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75
1996 William John Raff Hooper, cartoonist, dies at 80
1996 William Vickrey, economist, dies at 82
1996 William Prince, actor (Ken Baxter-Another World), dies at 83
1996 William Smith Monroe, bluegrass musician, dies at 84
1996 William James Moyce, armaments scientist, dies at 82
1996 William James Millar Mackenzie, political scientist, dies at 87
1996 Arthur William Raynes McDonald, radar Pioneer/pilot, dies at 93
1996 John William Fozard, aircraft designer, dies at 68
1996 John William Chancellor, journalist, dies at 68
1996 William Darling, journalist, dies at 73
1996 William Walsh, academic, dies at 80
1996 Harold William Woolhouse, plant scientist, dies at 63
1996 Hubert William Dean, air armaments specialist, dies at 84
1996 Stanley William Reed, cineaste, dies at 85
1996 William Mitchell Byers, musician, dies on 79th birthday
1996 David William Eric Davis, broadcaster, dies at 87
1996 William E Colby, director of CIA (1973-76), dies
1996 William Egan Colby, cIA Director, dies at 76
1996 William Colby, American Public Servant
1996 Robert William Paine, architect, dies at 88
1996 William K Everson, film historian, dies at 67
1996 William Wilkinson, businessman/conservationist, dies at 63
1996 James William Rouse, U.S. builder (shopping malls), dies at 81
1996 William Hutchinson Murray, mountaineer/author, dies at 83
1996 Charles William Oatley, electrical engineer, dies at 92
1996 Ivan William Hannaford, sociologist, dies at 64
1996 Giles William Playfair, writer, dies at 85
1996 William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud, musician/songwriter, dies at 52
1995 [William] Robertson Davies, novelist essayist/dramatist, dies
1995 William Roerick, actor (Guiding Light), dies in car crash at 83
1995 Patric William Billy Walker, astrologer, dies at 64
1995 William Murray, teacher/educationalist, dies at 83
1995 Jeremy William Huggins Brett (Moll Flanders), actor, dies at 59
1995 Charles William Hutton, architect, dies at 90
1995 Chynna Phillips weds William Baldwin
1995 William Moses Kunstler, UCLA attorney (Chicago 7), dies at 78
1995 William Kunstler, American Activist
1995 William Kennedy, baseball player, dies at 76
1995 William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician, dies at 76
1995 Former WMMS engineer William Alford is sentenced to 10 days and $1,000 fine for cutting feed during Howard Stern's broadcast from Cleveland
1995 William J Law, sailor, dies at 84
1995 William John Phillips, actor (Nothing but a Man), dies at 80
1995 William A Fowler, U.S. nuclear/astro physicist (Nobel 1983), dies at 83
1995 J William Fulbright, (Sen-D-Ark)/anti-Vietnam War, dies at 89
1995 J. William Fulbright, American Politician
1995 William Fulbright, U.S. politician, dies
1995 William Sylvester, actor (2001, Devil Doll, Blind Corner), dies at 72
1995 William Dillard, trumpeter/singer, dies at 83
1995 Stafford WIlliam Somerfield, newspaper editor, dies at 84
1995 William Larry White Grayson, comedian, dies at 71
1994 William Donald Campbell, diarist/Ornithologist, dies at 89
1994 William John Readings, literary theorist, dies at 34
1994 William Leonard, head (CBS News), dies of a stroke at 78
1994 WIlliam Faure, producer, dies at 45
1994 William Henry Swinburne, music teacher, dies at 87
1994 John William Stevens, jazz drummer, dies at 54
1994 William Obanheim, actor (Officer Obie-Alice's Restaurant), dies at 69
1994 William Usselton, U.S. tenor saxophonist, dies at 68
1994 William Ambrose Right, footballer, dies at 70
1994 Henry William Collins, artist, dies at 84
1994 William Sigei runs world record 10k (26:52.53)
1994 William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz Pianist/Arranger, dies at 79
1994 William A Henry III, critic (Time Mag), dies of heart attack at 44
1994 William Marshall, actor and director (Santa Fe Trail), dies at 86
1994 William Natcher, (Rep-D-Ky), dies at 84
1994 William Natcher, (Rep-D-Ky), casts his 18,401 and last consecutive vote
1994 William "Bill" M Hicks, comedian, dies at 32
1994 William Elgin Swinton, child Psychiatrist, dies at 54
1994 William Conrad, actor (Cannon), dies of a heart attack at 73
1994 William Levitt, builder (Levittown), dies of kidney failure at 86
1994 Frederick William Sternfield, musicologist, dies at 79
1994 William Raynor, writer, dies at 73
1993 William L Shirer, writer (Rise and Fall of 3rd Reich), dies at 89
1993 Newhart actor William Sanderson (47) weds Sharon Wix (39)
1993 William Lanteau, actor (On Golden Pond), dies at 70
1993 Norwegian Rushdie publisher William Nygaard injured in attack
1993 William Cort, actor/producer (Ghost, Dear Heart), dies of cancer at 53
1993 Dr. William Masters (78) weds college sweetheart Geraldine Oliver (76)
1993 Peter Angelos and William DeWitt purchase Orioles
1993 President Clinton fires FBI director William Sessions
1993 William Golding, author (Lord of the Flies, Nobel 1983), dies at 81
1993 William Randolph Hearst, U.S. newspaper magnate (Pulitzer), dies at 85
1993 William Bakewell, dies of leukemia at 84
1993 William J. Clinton inaugurated as 42nd president
1993 William LeMassena, actor (All that Jazz), dies of lung cancer at 76
1992 William Shawn, U.S. editor-in-chief (New Yorker, 1952-87), dies at 85
1992 William Hillcourt, author (Boy Scout Handbook), dies at 92
1992 William A Swanberg, biographer (Henry Luce, Pulitzer 1973), dies at 84
1992 William Taylor, chairman (FDIC), dies at 53
1992 William E Harris, entertainer, dies
1992 William France, founder (Daytona 500), dies at 82
1992 William McGowan, entrepreneur (MCI), dies at 64
1992 William France, founder (Daytona 500), dies at 82
1992 William E Gaines, publisher (Mad Magazine), dies at 70
1992 William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame
1992 William O. Studeman, becomes deputy director of CIA
1992 William S Magginetti, dies at 98
1992 William H Schuman, U.S. composer (Pulitzer)/President of Julliard, dies at 81
1992 Vernon William Reed Sr, singer, dies after a long illness at 73
1992 William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, U.S. boxer/pianist, dies at 81
1992 William JF "Bill" Naughton, Irish/Brit playwright (Alfie), dies at 81
1992 William Walker, stuntman/actor (Our Man Flint), dies at 74
1991 William Shea, (Shea Stadium namesake), dies at 84
1991 William H. Webster, ends term as 14th director of CIA
1991 William Gordon, screenwriter (Back to Bataan), dies
1991 William Ball, actor (Suburban Commando), dies at 60
1991 William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician (Shamen), dies at 30
1991 CIA director William H. Webster resigns
1991 William De Acutis, dies at 33
1990 William French Smith, attorney general (1980), dies at 73 of cancer
1990 William Paley, CEO (CBS), dies of a heart attack at 89
1990 William S. Paley, American Businessman
1990 Jonathan William Lipnicki, actor, Jeff Foxworthy Show, Jerry McGuirre
1990 Justice William Brennan resigns from Supreme Court after 36 years
1990 William Levi Dawson, composer, dies at 90
1990 Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound and pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill
1989 William Nicholson's "Shadowlands," premieres in London
1989 William Shockley, American Physicist
1989 William Ching, actor (Moonlighter, Terror in Haunted House), dies
1989 William Challee, actor (Desperate, Moonchild), dies
1989 William Hayden becomes governor-general of Australia
1989 William Stephenson, Canadian Soldier
1988 William V Shannon, U.S. ambassador to Ireland (1977-81), dies at 61
1988 William Camp, dies at 74
1988 William Brocklesby Wordsworth, composer, dies at 79
1988 Lebanese terrorists kidnap United Nations truce observer Lt Col William Higgins
1988 William Cagney, actor (Torrid Zone), dies of a heart attack at 82
1987 William C Pahlmann, interior decorator (4 Seasons New York City), dies at 80
1987 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William, Jr. wins
1987 William H. Webster replaces Robert M. Gates as 14th director of CIA
1987 William J Casey, director of CIA (1981-87), dies at 73
1987 William J Casey, ends term as 13th director of CIA
1986 CIA director William Casey suffers a cerebral seizure
1986 William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Chief Justice of Supreme Court
1986 U.S. Senate confirms William Rehnquist as 16th chief justice
1986 William J Schroeder, (longest-survivor with permanent artificial) heart, dies at 54, after 620 days with Jarvik VII man-made pump)
1986 Jon William Haussermann Jr, composer, dies at 76
1986 [William] Broderick Crawford, actor (Highway Patrol), dies at 74
1986 58th Academy Awards - "Out of Africa," William Hurt and G Page win
1986 William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies
1985 Shite Moslems claim to have killed hostage William Buckley
1985 William Alwyn, composer, dies at 79
1985 William Hoffman's "As Is," premieres in New York City
1985 William Schroeder is 1st artificial heart patient to leave hospital He spent 15 minutes outside Humana Hospital in Louisville, Ky
1984 Artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers 1st stroke
1984 William Schroeder, is 2nd to receive Jarvik-7 artificial heart
1984 William Keighley, dir (Man who came to Dinner), dies of a stroke at 94
1984 William Allen Egan, American Politician
1984 William "Count" Basie, jazz piano great, dies on 80th birthday
1984 Gunmen kidnap William Buckley, CIA station chief in Beirut
1984 William Powell, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 91
1983 William Demarest, actor (My 3 Sons), dies in Palm Springs at 91
1983 William D Elliot, actor (Bernie Loves Bridget, Adam 12), dies at 49
1983 William Goyen, writer, dies at 68
1983 William T Walton, English composer (Belhazzar's feast), dies at 80
1983 William Hung, American Entertainer
1982 William Mastrosimones "Extremities," premieres in New York City
1982 Mary-Beth and William Hurt divorce
1982 William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71
1982 Prince Chuck and Lady Di name their baby "William"
1982 Prince Chuck and Lady Di take Prince William home from hospital
1982 William of Wales, son of Prince Chuck and Lady Di
1982 William R Burnett, U.S., writer (Asphalt Jungle), dies at 82
1981 William Holden, actor (Network, Wild Bunch, Breezy), dies at 63
1981 William O Walker, publisher of Cleveland Call Post, dies at 85
1981 William Holden, actor (Casino Royale), dies at 63
1981 William Loeb, publisher of Manchester Union Leader, NH, dies at 75
1981 Billy [William] Wyler, U.S. director (Ben Hur, Funny Girl), dies
1981 William Wyler, U.S. director (Ben Hur), dies
1981 Fulton County (Atlanta) grand jury indicts Wayne B. William 23 year old photographers, for murder of 2 of 28 blacks killed in Atlanta
1981 William Saroyan, U.S. stagewriter (Time of your life), dies at 72
1981 William Finn's musical "March of Falsettos," premieres in New York City
1981 William J Casey becomes 13th director of CIA (until 1987)
1980 William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor (Little Rascal), dies at 49
1980 William Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70
1980 Amer Book Award: William Styron (Sophie Choice)/T Wolfe (Right Stuff)
1980 William R Tolbert Jr, Liberian President and 27 others killed in coup
1980 William H Stein, U.S. biochemist (Nobel 1972), dies at 68
1980 William Howard Stein, American Scientist
1980 John William McCormack, American Politician
1980 William O Douglas, member U.S. Supreme court (1939-75), dies at 81
1980 William O. Douglas, American Judge
1978 William Grant Still, composer, dies at 83
1978 Emily and William Harris plead guilty to 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst
1978 William Barclay, Scottish Theologian
1978 Judge William H Webster appointed head of FBI
1977 U.S. recalls William Bowdler, ambassador to South Africa
1977 William Powell, rocker (O'Jays), dies of cancer at 35
1976 William Tannen, actor (Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull), dies at 65
1976 Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to William N Lipscomb Jr
1976 William Redfield, actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop), dies at 48
1976 Paul William Gallico, writer, dies at 78
1976 Joseph William Turner watercolor auctioned for 340,000 pounds
1976 William E. Colby, ends term as 10th director of CIA
1976 Sean William Scott, American Actor
1976 Seann William Scott, American Actor
1975 William Lundigan, announcer (CBS Mystery Theater), dies at 61
1975 William Lundigan, Syracuse NY, actor (Climax), dies at 61
1975 William A Wellman, U.S. director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at 79
1975 Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas retired after 36 years
1975 William Hansen, actor (Homebodies), dies at 64
1975 William F Jenkins, author (Time Tunnel, Land of Giants), dies at 78
1975 Murray William Burdan, Wellington, New Zealand, swimmer 1996 Olympics
1975 William Craig Nystul, USMC capt, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet
1975 William Hartnell, actor (Jackpot, This Sporting Life), dies at 67
1975 William Hartnell, actor (Dr. Who), dies at 67
1975 William Hampton, CFL defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders
1975 William "Judy" Johnson selected to baseball Hall of Fame
1974 William Sloane, publisher/writer ("Edge of Running Water"), dies
1974 William Hudson, actor (I Led 3 Lives), dies at 49
1973 William Haines, actor (Little Annie Rooney), dies of cancer at 73
1973 Canadian actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Marcy Lafferty
1973 William Shatner marries Marcy Lafferty
1973 William CF Plomer, South Africa libretto writer (Curlew River), dies at 69
1973 William H Harris, composer, dies at 90
1973 William E. Colby, becomes 10th director of CIA
1973 Henry Kissinger succeeds William Rogers as min of Foreign affairs
1973 William M Inge, U.S. playwright (Come Back Little Sheba), dies at 60
1973 Funeral for LC William Nolde, last U.S. soldier killed in Vietnam War
1973 L C William Nolde, last U.S. soldier killed in Vietnam, funeral
1973 William Rogers and Nguyen Duy Trinh sign U.S. - North Vietnam treaty
1972 William Boyd, cowboy (Hopalong Cassidy), dies at 77
1972 William HAF, Engl prince/grandson of George V, dies in accident at 29
1972 Fredric [William] Brown, sci-fi author (Martians Go Home), dies at 65
1972 William Floyd, full back for the San Francisco 49ers
1972 Lefty Gomez, Ross Youngs and William Harridge selected for Hall of Fame
1972 William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
1971 William H Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court justice
1971 William Simas, Jr., Hanford California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1971 William Strong, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
1971 William H Rehnquist and Lewis F Powell nominated to U.S. Supreme Court by Nixon, following resignations of Justices Hugo Black and John Harlan
1971 William F Albright, U.S. archaeologist, dies at 80
1971 William Bell, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins
1971 William Deering, Jr., South Bend Indiana, pole vaulter
1971 William Gaines, NFL defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins
1971 William Tubman, president of Liberia (1944-71), dies at 76
1971 William Calley sentenced to life for Mi Lai Massacre
1971 1st Lt William L Calley, Jr. found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre
1971 "Cannon" with William Conrad premieres on CBS-TV
1971 William Henderson, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31
1971 William Griffith Wilson, American Celebrity
1970 Environmental Protection Agency begins (Dir: William Ruckelshaus)
1970 William L Dawson, (Rep-D-Ill), dies at 84
1970 William Christmas, U.S. black activist, shot dead
1970 William Van Landingham, born in Columbia, Tennessee, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1970 William Selby, born in Monroeville, Michigan, infielder for the Boston Red Sox
1970 William Martin III, born in Charleston, South Carolina, finn yachter, Olympics-23rd-1996
1970 William Roaf, NFL tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1970 William Hopper, actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason), dies at 55
1969 Lt William L Calley, charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial
1969 U.S. Army announces investigating William Calley for alleged massacre of civilians at Vietnamese village of My Lai in March, 19
1969 Itih Walracen, Sudanese widow of author William Walraven, dies
1969 William Flanagan, composer, dies at 46
1969 David William Wood, Boston, rocker, New Kids-Lovin' You Forever
1969 William Jayne, actor, Mikey Randall-Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1968 Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert after 3 years
1968 William Talman, actor (Hamilton-Perry Mason), dies at 53
1968 William E B Dubois, U.S. founder NAACP (Souls of black people), dies
1968 William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight)
1968 William Thomas, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles
1968 William E "Little Willie" John, U.S. R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30)
1968 Pulitzer prize awarded to William Styron (Confessions of Nat Turner)
1968 Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball
1967 William Knight sets X-15 speed rec of 7,297 KPH/4,534 MPH/Mach 6.72
1967 Carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84
1967 Joseph William Cathcart, rock guitarist, Nelson-Love and Affection
1967 William "Bill" Carlucci, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, rower 1996 Olympics bronze
1967 William C Bullitt, 1st U.S. ambassador in U.S.S.R., dies at 76
1967 William Michael Heinen, Jr., Rayne, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1994 Shell Houston
1966 William Dana in X-15 reaches 93 km
1966 William Fred Mayfair, born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1993 Greater Milw Open
1966 Vice Adm William F Raborn Jr, USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA
1966 98th Belmont: William Boland aboard Amberoid wins in 2:29.6
1966 William Frawley, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies at 89
1966 William White, NFL safety, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons
1966 William Harrigan, actor (Invisible Man, Girl in 419), dies at 71
1965 William Somerset Maugham, English author (Razor's Edge), dies at 91
1965 William Eckert replaces Ford Frick as 4th commissioner of baseball
1965 William Eckert is unanimously elected commissioner of baseball
1965 William Alfred's "Hogan's Goat," premieres in New York City
1965 William Goodhart's "Generation," premieres in New York City
1965 William F. Raborn, Jr. replaces John A. McCone as 7th head of CIA
1965 William McNamara, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Texasville, Beat, Stealing Home
1965 William H Kilpatrick, U.S. mathematician/philosopher, dies at 93
1964 William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58
1964 William Eardley, IV, American Public Servant
1964 William Maxwell Aitken, Canadian Businessman
1964 9.2 earthquake shakes Prince William Sound, Alaska
1964 William Thomas Andrade, Fall River, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1991 Kemper Open
1963 William R Titterton, English author (Candle of the Stars), dies at 87
1963 William Edward Burghardt du Bois, educational editor/author, dies
1963 William Richard Morris, 1st viscount Nuffield motor manufacturer, dies
1963 William Henry Squire, composer, dies at 91
1963 William Beveridge, English Economist
1963 William Carlos Williams, U.S. physician/poet, dies at 79
1963 William Baldwin, New York, actor, Backdraft, Sliver, Flatliners
1962 Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68
1962 William "The Refrigerator" Perry, NFL defensive back for the Chicago Bears
1962 William Roberts, NFL guard, New York Jets, New England Patriots
1962 William [Harrison] Faulkner, U.S. writer (Nobel 1949), dies at 64
1962 William Faulkner, American Novelist
1962 William Beebe, U.S. biologist/explorer, dies at 84
1962 William DeWitt buys Cin Reds for $4,625,000
1962 William Fuller, NFL defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers
1962 Axl Rose, Lafayette, Indiana, vocalist, Guns and Roses
1961 William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99
1961 William Beatton Moonie, composer, dies at 78
1961 William C McCool, born in San Diego, California, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut
1961 William M "Bill" Hicks, comedian
1961 William S Foster, chairman (U.S. Communist Party, 1945-57), dies at 80
1961 Test Cricket debut of William Morris Lawry, vs. Eng at Edgbaston, 57
1961 William Hague, Secretary of State for Wales
1961 William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81
1961 William Ragsdale, AK, actor, Fright Night, Mannequin 2, Smooth Talk
1960 William Sinnot, Scottish pop musician, Shamen-Move Any Mountain
1960 William Walton's 2nd Symphony, premieres
1960 William Lee Glasson, Jr., born in Fresno, California, PGA golfer, 1985 Kemper Open
1960 William D. Johnson, U.S. alpine skier
1960 William John Readings, literary theorist
1960 Paul William Azinger, Holyoke, Massachusetts, PGA golfer, 1987 Phoenix Open
1959 Albert William Ketelby, composer, dies at 84
1959 William Shea shows proposed New York City stadium with transparent roof
1959 William R Moses, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cole-Falcon Crest
1959 William Gibson's "Miracle Worker," premieres in New York City
1959 William Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42
1959 William Halsey, American Soldier
1959 William "Bull" F Halsey, U.S. vice-admiral (WW II Pacific), dies
1959 William Shea announces he plans to have a baseball team in New York City in 1961
1959 William D. Leahy, American Soldier
1959 1st black to win a major golf tournament, William Wright
1959 85th Preakness: William Harmatz aboard Royal Orbit wins in 1:57
1959 William L Axt, composer, dies at 70
1959 William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76
1959 William Cameron Forbes, American Diplomat
1958 Indians minority stockholders sell their stock to William Delay
1958 William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, U.S. blues singer and guitarist, dies at 65
1958 William Shea outlines plans for a $12M stadium at Flushing Meadows New York
1958 Fish, [Derek William Dick], Scottish vocalist, Marillion-Sugar Mice
1958 William Stuart Adamson, born in Manchester, rock guitarist, Big Country
1958 William C. Handy, U.S. conductor and composer (St. Louis Blues), dies at 84
1958 William Christopher Handy, American Musician
1958 William Faulkner says U.S. school degenerated to become babysitters
1958 1st black in NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins)
1958 William Gibson's "Two for the Seesaw," premieres in New York City
1957 William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs," premieres in New York City
1957 William Christian, Washington D.C., actor, Derek Frye-All My Children
1957 William A Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, dies at 90
1957 William Cadbury, chocolate maker, dies at 89
1957 William G. Gregory, Lockport, New York, Mjr USAF/Astronaut, STS 67
1957 William Orlamond, actor (Flesh and Devil, Words and Music), dies at 89
1957 Donald William Hammond, born in Frederick, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1986 Bob Hope
1957 William Payne Stewart, born in Springfield, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1983 Walt Disney
1956 William J. Brennan, Jr. becomes a Supreme Court Justice
1956 William J Brennan, Jr. appointed to Supreme Court
1956 William Shawn succeeds Harold Ross as editor of New Yorker
1955 William Andrews, actor, Sealed Cargo
1955 Billy Idol, [William Broad], rocker, White Wedding
1955 William Nigh, director (Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr. Wong), dies at 74
1955 Scott William Simpson, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1987 U.S. Open
1955 William F. DeVault, American Poet
1955 William Koch, U.S. skier, World Cup 1982
1955 William Inge's "Bus Stop," premieres in New York City
1954 Hans William Schlegel, Oberlingen Germany, Astronaut, STS 55
1954 William Walton's opera "Troilus and Cressida," premieres in London
1954 William Heatherton's "Reluctant Debutante," premieres in London
1954 William Quinn Buckner, Phoenix, Illinois, basketballer 1976 Olympics gold
1954 William Beard, rock drummer, Face To Face
1954 William R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93
1954 William R. Inge, English Clergyman
1954 William Ralph Inge, English Clergyman
1953 William Farnum, actor (Drifter, Scarlet Letter), dies at 76
1953 Cor Hermus, actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63
1953 William Simmons, sax/keyboardist, Midnight Star-No Parking
1953 William L Petersen, actor, Return to Lonesome Dove
1953 William Petersen, American Actor
1953 William Inge's "Picnic," premieres in New York City
1953 Vaughan William's "Sinfonia Antartica," premieres in Manchester
1952 William Green, union chairman (AFL 1924-52), dies at 79
1952 Jonathan Frakes, actor, Commander William T Riker-Star Trek Next Gen
1952 William Fox, [Fried], U.S. film pioneer (Nickelodeon), dies at 73
1952 William Kirby Cullen, born in Santa Ana, California, actor, How the West Was Won
1952 William Morris Hughes, Australian Politician
1952 William F Readdy, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, astronaut, STS 42, 51, 79
1951 William Waldorf 4th viscount Astor/English large landowner
1951 William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer, dies at 66
1951 William "Bootsy" Collins, U.S. bassist, Psychotic bump school
1951 William Katt, U.S., actor, Butch and Sundance Kid, Carrie
1951 William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, dies in Beverly Hills
1951 William H. Jackson, ends term as deputy director of CIA
1951 William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., North Carolina, astro, STS 58, 74, sk: 92
1951 Dr. William Shockley invents junction transistor (Murray Hill NJ)
1951 William Cullen Bryant, actor, Hell Squad
1951 William Nelson, Jr., U.S. bassist, Connections and Disconnections
1951 William Risrook, rocker, BT Express-Here Comes the Express
1950 Nobel for literature awarded to William Faulkner
1950 William H. Jackson, becomes deputy director of CIA
1950 William "Bill" Griffin, U.S. singer, Miracles-Love Machine
1950 William LM King, premier of Canada (1921-30, 35-48), dies at 75
1950 82nd Belmont: William Boland aboard Middleground wins in 2:28.6
1950 76th Kentucky Derby: William Boland on Middleground wins in 2:01.6
1950 University of Miami ends William and Mary straight tennis match victories at 82
1950 William Hurt, born in Washington D.C., actor, Big Chill, Children of a Lesser God
1950 William H. Macy, born in Miami, Florida, actor, Homicide, Water Engine
1950 William Katt, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Greatest American Hero, 1st Love
1950 William Cunningham, rock bassist/pianist, Box Tops-Letter
1949 Leadbelly, [Huddie William Ledbetter], blues singer, dies at 64
1949 William Ackerman, composer
1949 William M Shepherd, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 27, 41, 52
1949 William Randolph Hearst III, publisher/editor
1949 William Wallace, rocker, Guess Who
1949 William Sputnik Spooner, rock guitarist, Grateful Dead, Tubes
1949 William Newzam Prior Nicholson, painter/engraver, dies
1949 William King, Alabama, soul trumpeteer, Commodores-Easy
1948 William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada
1948 Warren William, actor (Fear, Wolf Man, Madame X), dies at 53
1948 U.S. Communist Party chairman William Forster arrested
1948 "William Tell Overture" by Spike Jones peaks at #6
1948 William Gibson, born in Canada, sci-fi author, Neuromancer, Count Zero
1948 William Sanderson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Larry-Newhart, Blade Runner
1947 William B Richardson, Rep-D-New Mexico, 1983-
1947 William Wister Haines' "Command Decision," premieres in New York City
1947 William B Davidson, dies
1947 William Atherton, born in Connecticut, actor, Real Genius, Ghostbusters, Class of 44
1947 William H Campbell, Jr., rocker
1947 William Moulton Marston, American Psychologist
1947 William Jefferson, Rep-D-Louisiana
1947 William Dawson becomes 1st black to head congressional committee
1946 William Strunk, Jr., American Writer
1946 William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, 42nd U.S. President, D, 1993-01
1946 William J. Clinton, American President
1946 William "Junior" Campbell, singer/guitarist, Marmalade
1946 William S. Hart, American Actor
1946 Tim Pigott-Smith, actor, Sweet William, Jewel in Crown
1946 William H. Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands
1946 Percy William Whitlock, composer, dies at 42
1946 William Henry Bell, composer, dies at 72
1946 William Frederick Fisher, Dallas Texas, MD/astronaut, STS 51-I
1946 William Joyce, (Lord Haw Haw), hanged in Britain for treason
1945 Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London
1945 William Floyd Weld, Gov-R-Mass
1945 William Weld, American Politician
1945 Richard William Wright, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall
1945 William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw) British radio traitor charged with treason
1945 U.S. destroyer William D. Porter ("Willie Dee") sunk by kamikaze
1945 William Schuman and Antony Tudors ballet premieres in New York City
1945 William Hill Boner, Rep-D-TN, 1979-
1945 William Busch, composer, dies at 43
1945 Francis William Aston, British Scientist
1945 William Hart, U.S. singer, 4 Gents, Delfonics-I'm Sorry
1944 William Hugh Albright, composer
1944 William Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67
1944 William Allen White, U.S. journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75
1943 William H Singer, U.S. painter/collector (Singer Museum), dies at 75
1943 William De Vries, Brooklyn, surgeon-inventor, Symbion artifical heart
1943 William Brooks, composer
1943 Phils owner William D. Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team
1943 William Lyon Phelps, American Educator
1943 William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud, musician/songwriter
1943 William Bennett, U.S. Secretary of Education, 1985-88, /drug tsar
1943 Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42
1943 U.S. destroyer William D. Porter [Willie Dee] launched
1943 Joe [William] Haldeman, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Nebula, Worlds Apart
1943 William Garth Morrison, Chief scout
1943 William D. Cox buys Philadelphia Phillies
1943 William Victor Harris, composer, dies at 73
1943 William Walraven, journalist and writer (Neglected Grouser), dies at 55
1943 William E "Bill" Gibb, Scottish fashion designer
1943 William Duckworth, composer
1943 William Albert Penn, composer
1943 William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, resigns to protest segregation in armed forces
1942 William HAF, English prince/grandson of George V
1942 William L. Dawson elected to Congress from Chicago
1942 William Nelson, Rep-D-Fla, 1979-, /astronaut, STS 61C
1942 William C Nelson, rep/astronaut, STS 24
1942 William Matthew Finders Petrie, Egyptologist, dies
1942 T G Sheppard, [William Browder], Humbolt, Tennessee, singer, Devil in Bottle
1942 William Carney, Rep-R-NY, 1979-86
1942 William Bradford Reynolds, U.S. asst attorney general
1942 William Olner, MP
1942 William McLennan, CEO, Central Statistical Office
1942 William Knudsen becomes 1st civilian appointed a general in U.S. army
1942 William Francis, rocker
1941 William Grut, Sweden, penthalete 1948 Olympics gold
1941 William H Gray III, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Rep-D-PA, 1978-
1941 William Guest, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knight Show
1941 William Hjortsberg, New York City, writer, Gray Matters, Fallen Angel
1940 William Wallace, composer, dies at 80
1940 William Fred Dempster, born in Berkeley, California, crew member, Biosphere 2
1940 William S Cohen, Sen-R Maine, 1979-
1940 William S. Cohen, American Politician
1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission
1940 John William Stevens, jazz drummer
1940 William Cash, MP
1940 William Ritchie, vice-chancellor, Lancaster U
1940 William "Smokey" Robinson, Det, vocalist, & Miracles-Being With You
1940 William Elgin Swinton, child psychiatrist
1939 William Walton's violinist concert premieres in Cleveland
1939 William Saroyan's "Time of Your Life," premieres in New York City
1939 Harvey (William) Cushing, U.S. neurologist, dies at 70
1939 William Friedkin, Chicago, dir, Exorcist, Cruising, French Connection
1939 William Alden Hibbard, composer
1939 William "Sonny" Sanders, U.S. singer, Rayber Voices
1939 William J Mayo, U.S. surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78
1939 William J. Mayo, American Scientist
1939 William Bell, [Yarborough], U.S. singer, Tryin' to Love Two
1939 William David Hellerman, composer
1939 William W. Cobey, Jr., Rep-R-NC, 1985-87
1939 William Hagerty, editor, People
1939 SS Van Dine, [William Huntingdon Wright], detective writer, dies at 50
1939 William Benjamin Lenoir, born in Miami, Florida, astronaut, STS 5
1939 Lenore Coffee and William Joyce Cowan's "Family Portrait," premieres
1939 George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist, Dark Sky Legacy
1939 William Butler Yeats, Irish poet (Nobel), dies in France at 73
1938 William Thomas McKinley, composer
1938 William W. Campbell, U.S. astronomer (Stellar Motions), dies at 76
1938 William Wallace Campbell, American Scientist
1938 William Elden Bolcom, born in Seattle Washington, composer, Oracles
1938 William J Bennett, U.S. Secretary of Education, 1985-88
1938 Louis William Stern, German/US philosopher/psychologist, dies at 66
1938 William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79
1937 William E "Little Willie" John, [Woods], U.S. R&B singer, Fever
1937 William Devane, born in Albany, New York, actor, Family Plot, Missles of October
1937 William George Rushton, London, actor/author/cartoonist, TW3
1937 William Cannon, football player, Heisman-1959
1937 William Gillette, American Actor
1937 William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen), dies at 81
1937 Arthur William Foote, U.S. organist/composer, dies at 84
1937 William Henry Hadow, composer (Studies in Modern Music), dies at 77
1937 William Gaunt, born in Leeds, England, actor, Champions
1937 William H. Hastie becomes 1st black federal judge (Virgin Islands)
1936 William FA Ellison, Irish clergyman/astronomer, dies at 72
1936 St. Louis Browns sold to Donald L Barnes and William O DeWitt
1936 William J Coyne, Rep-D-Pennsylvania, 1981-
1936 Ronald William Eastman, cinematogrpaher
1936 William L. Jenkins, American Politician
1935 William Watson, British poet (Purple East), dies
1935 William Brockwell, cricket (Brit all-rounder in 7 Tests 1893-99), dies
1935 Dr. Robert Smith and William Wilson of Akron form Alcoholics Anonymous
1935 William Lee Gloden, Brewton Al, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys
1934 William James Matthias, composer
1934 William Cleary, Cambridge Massachusetts, hockey center, Oly-gold/silv-56, 60
1934 U.S. explorer William Beebe descends 3,028' (923 m) in Bathysphere
1934 William Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour
1934 William Lithgow, Scottish industrialist/multi-millionaire
1934 William Henry Welch, dies at 75
1934 William Monroe Trotter, African, dies on 62nd birthday in Boston
1934 Edward William Elgar, English composer (Coronation Ode), dies at 76
1933 William A Anders, Hong Kong, Maj Gen, USAF/astronaut, Apollo 8
1933 William Pierce, American Celebrity
1933 William Muldoon, Belfast NY, boxing commissioner, dies at 88
1933 Polythene discovered by Reginald Gibson and Eric William Fawcett
1933 William Francis McBeth, composer
1933 William Davis, author/broadcaster, Battle at Bull Run
1933 William Wrigley III, chewing gum mogul, Wrigleys
1932 Ben[jamin William] Bova, U.S., sci-fi author, Exiled from Earth
1932 William Christopher, Evanstown, Illinois, actor, Father Mulcahy-M*A*S*H
1932 William J Hughes, Rep-D-New Jersey, 1975-
1932 William D Ruckelshaus, headed Environmental Protection Agency
1932 William Ruckelshaus, American Lawyer
1932 William Wilkinson, businessman/conservationist
1932 Harold William Woolhouse, plant scientist
1932 William Pember Reeves, politician/poet, dies
1932 William Roache, born in England, actor, Ken Barlow-Coronation Street
1932 William Smith, born in Columbia, Missouri, actor, Rich Man Poor Man, Hawaii 5-0
1932 Martin William Karlins, composer
1932 William Faulkner completes his novel "Light in August"
1932 William K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies
1931 William Waltons "Belshazzar's Feast," premieres in Leeds
1931 Patrick WIlliam Walker, British astrologer
1931 William Utting, chief inspector, British Social Services
1931 William L [Bill] Clay, Rep-D-MO, 1969-
1931 William Ball, actor, Suburban Commando
1931 William Shatner, born in Montreal, Canada, actor, Star Trek, T J Hooker
1931 Ivan William Hannaford, sociologist
1931 William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor, Little Rascals
1931 William Ernst Johnson, British mathematician, dies
1930 William Courtleigh, actor (Madame X, Eyes of Youth), dies at 63
1930 William H Dana, born in Pasadena, California, test pilot, X-15
1930 William E Brock, Sen-D, /U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1985-87
1930 William H Dana, pilot, X-15
1930 William H Taft, 27th U.S. President (1909-13), dies
1930 William A O'Neal, Gov-D-Ct
1930 William H Taft, U.S. president (1909-13), dies
1930 William Taylor, British Chairman of Convocation, London University
1930 William S Sessions, Arkansas, director of FBI
1930 President and Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington
1930 William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. President (1909-13)/Chief Justice, dies at 72
1930 William Howard Taft, resigns as chief justice for health reasons
1930 William Reid Pogue, Okemah Oklahoma, Colonel USAF/astronaut, Skylab 4
1929 William Safire, political columnist, New York Times, speech writer, Nixon
1929 William Joseph "Pete" Knight, astronaut/test pilot, X-15
1929 William E Dannemeyer, Rep-R-CA, 1979-
1929 William Winfield, rocker, Harptones
1929 William Edgar Thornton, born in Faison, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-8, 51-B, sk:49
1929 WIlliam K. Everson, film historian
1929 William F. Clinger, Jr., Rep-R-PA, 1979-
1929 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS pres
1928 William Staveley, British admiral
1928 William Campbell, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Jerry-Cannonball, Luke-Dynasty
1928 William Hickey, actor, Prizzi's Honor
1928 William Henry Grattan Flood, composer, dies at 68
1928 Stephen Boyd, [William Millar], Ire, actor, Fantastic Voyage, Ben-Hur
1928 William Joseph Russo, composer
1928 William Trevor, British writer, Children of Dynmouth, Fools of Fortune
1928 William HT Gairdner, Engl missionary (Nile Mission Press), dies at 54
1928 Edmund William Grosse, poet/author, dies
1928 William Jay Sydeman, composer
1928 William R. Boggs, born in Georgia, Brig Gen/chief of engineers under Bragg
1928 William Berger, Austria, actress, Adventure of Hercules
1928 John William Fozard, aircraft designer
1928 William Kennedy, U.S. writer
1928 William Peter Blatty, New York City, author/director, The Exorcist
1927 William Simon, U.S. sect of Treasury
1927 47th U.S. Mens Tennis: Rene Lacoste beats William T Tilden (119 63 119)
1927 William V Shannon, journalist/ambassador to Ireland, 1977-81
1927 William David Ford, Rep-D-Michigan, 1965-
1927 John William Chancellor, born in Chicago, Illinois, news anchor, NBC, VOA
1927 William Smithers, born in Richmond, Virginia, actor, Witness, Peyton Place, Attack!
1927 William T. Francis named minister to Liberia
1927 William Attewell, cricket bowler (England in 10 Tests 1884-1891), dies
1927 William Mitchell Byers, musician
1927 William Daniels, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Dr. Mark Craig-St. Elsewhere, 1776
1927 William J. Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, soap opera creator, Young and Restless
1927 William Bentley, diplomat
1927 William E. Simon, American Public Servant
1927 William Redfield, New York City, actor, Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage
1927 William J. Perry, American Politician
1927 William Labov, American Writer
1926 Poul [William] Anderson, U.S., sci-fi author, 7 Hugos, Mirkheim
1926 William O Smith, composer
1926 Arthur William Oldham, composer
1926 Charles William Elliot, President of Harvard (1869-1909), dies at 92
1926 Charles William Eliot, American Educator
1925 Bill [William] Westwood, British bishop of Peterborough
1925 Col William "Billy" Mitchell court-martial for insubordination
1925 William F. Buckley, Jr., Journalist
1925 William Robert Mayer, composer
1925 William Steinkraus, equestrian, Oly-gold/2 sil/br-52/56/60/64/68/72
1925 William Edgar Mitchell, physicist
1925 William Jennings Bryan, lawyer (Scopes-monkey trial), dies at 65
1925 William DeHart Hubbard of U.S., sets long jump record at 25' 10 3/4"
1925 William Styron, born in Virginia, novelist, Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice
1925 William L. Dickinson, Rep-R-AL, 1965-
1925 Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77
1925 William G. Whitehurst, Rep-R-Va
1925 William Hudson, California, actor, I Led 3 Lives
1925 William J Crowe, Jr., Kentucky, chairman joint chief of staff
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