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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

1924