2015 Event Taylor Swift receives eight awards at the Billboard Music Awards; Pharrell Williams, Meghan Trainor, One Direction, and Sam Smith were also multiple winners at the ceremony 2014 Event Shamil Tarpischev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation, has been suspended for a year and fined $25,000 by the Women's Tennis Association Tour for making derogatory gender-based remarks about tennis champion sisters Serena and Venus Williams 2014 Event Serena Williams beats Caroline Wozniacki in the U.S. Open final, joining Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert in having won 18 Grand Slam singles victories 2014 Event Tennis champion Serena Williams beats Karolina Pliskova in her first game since leaving the Wimbledon games on July 1st due to illness; Williams will undergo future medical tests to confirm whether the illness was caused by a virus 2014 Event French tennis player Alize Cornet beats top-ranked Serena Williams at Wimbledon 2014 Event Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, 2008 French Open Champion and former world number one, beats Serena Williams, a five-time Australian Open champion, during the fourth round of the 2014 Australian Open 2013 Event At the U.S. Open, tennis pro Serena Williams defeats Victoria Azarenka, winning Women's Singles for the fifth time 2012 Event Expedition 33 ends and Expedition 34 begins as astronauts Yuri Malenchenko, Sunita Williams, and Akihiko Hoshide return to Earth with spacecraft Soyuz TMA-05M 2012 Event Astronauts, Sunita Williams of the United States, Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Aki Hoshide of Japan, arrive at the International Space Station for a three-month long mission 2012 Event Tennis pro Serena Williams beats Agnieszka Radwanska in the Women's Singles final at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships 2012 Event Elena Vesnina beats five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, in the first round at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships 2012 Event A pop concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee takes place at Buckingham Palace, featuring artists Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, among others 2011 Event Serena Williams is defeated in Women's Singles at the 2011 U.S. Open by Samantha Stosur of Australia 2004 Event Wimbledon Women's Finals, Maria Sharapova beat Serena Williams 2003 Event Wimbledon Women's Finals, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams 2002 Event Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Venus Williams and her sister Serena Williams Paola Suarez and Virginia Ruano 2002 Event Wimbledon Women's Finals, Serena Williams beat her sister Venus Williams 2002 Death Ted Williams, athlete, last person to hit .400 for a season as a major leaguer, dies at 83 2001 Death Harrison A. Williams, Senator-D-New Jersey 1959 - 1982, died of heart disease 2001 Event Wimbledon Women's Finals, Venus Williams beat Justine Henin 2001 Death Michael Williams, supporting actor, Educating Rita, dies at 65 2000 Event Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Julie Halard-Decugis and Ai Sugiyama beat Venus Williams and Serena Williams 2000 Event Wimbledon Women's Finals, Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport 1999 Death Joe Williams, jazz singer, sang with Count Basie, dies at 80 1998 Event Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals, Max Mirnyi and Serena Williams beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Mirjana Lucic 1998 Death Wendy O. Williams, shock rocker, Plasmatics, dies at 48 1998 Event Australian Mixed: J. Gimelstob and V. Williams beat Suk and Sukova (62 61) 1997 Death Ronald Clive Williams, actor/comedian, dies at 68 1997 Event 111th U.S. Womens Tennis: Martina Hingis beats Venus Williams (60 64) 1997 Event Dallas TV Station KXAS settle with Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin and Erik Williams for reporting false sex assault allegations against them 1997 Event Tyrenda Williams, 18, of Alabama, crowned 40th America's Junior Miss 1997 Death Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51 1997 Death Tony Williams, jazz musician, dies at 51 1997 Death Vince Williams, actor (Hamp-Guiding Light), dies of cancer at 39 1996 Event New York Yankee Bernie Williams hits record tying 7th post season home run, as Yankees tie record of 6th straight post season road win (en route to 8) 1996 Death Albert Hughes Williams, teacher/historian, dies at 89 1996 Death Trevor Illtyd williams, scientific writer, dies at 75 1996 Event New York Yankee Bernie Williams switch hits home runs in a post season game 1996 Death Rose Isabel Williams, sister of Tennessee Williams, dies at 86 1996 Event Parlisha Williams (Louisiana) crowned Ms Black USA Metroplex 1996 Death Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer, dies at 79 1996 Event Gerald Williams is 1st New York Yankee since 1934 to get 6 hits in a game 1996 Death Sylvia Williams, museum director/curator, dies at 60 1995 Death Gwyn A Williams, historian/socialist, dies at 70 1995 Death Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist, dies at 81 1995 Death Paul WIlliams, climber, dies at 49 1995 Death Eddie Williams Wiggins, alto saxophone/comedian, dies at 78 1995 Death Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82 1994 Death Eldero L D Williams, tenor saxophonist, dies at 70 1994 Death Chester WIlliams, painter, dies at 73 1994 Death Dorothy Lousie Grenfell Williams, broadcaster, dies at 60 1994 Death Marion Williams, gospel singer, dies of diabetes at 66 1994 Death Oscar Sheldon A Williams, artist/critic, dies at 74 1994 Death Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player, dies at 77 1993 Event John Williams final appearance as conductor of Boston Pops 1993 Death Myrna Loy, Williams, U.S. actress (Jazz Singer), dies at 88 1993 Event California state senator Tom Hayden (54) weds actress Barbara Williams (40) 1992 Death Billy Williams, actor (Adv of Kit Carson), dies at 76 of brain tumor 1992 Death Tony Williams, U.S., singer (Platters-Great Pretender), dies at 64 1991 Event Andy Williams weds Debbie Hass 1990 Event Reggie Williams becomes 1st General Manager of WLAF's NY-New Jersey Knights 1989 Event Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title 1989 Event "Dead Poets Society" starring Robin Williams, premieres 1989 Event Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams and replace him with Cito Gaston 1989 Death Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space), dies in Argentina at 65 1989 Death Guy Williams, actor (Zorro, Lost in Space) 1989 Event 24th Academy of Country Music Awards: Hank Williams, Jr., Alabama 1988 Event Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million Eli Jacobs becomes CEO of Baltimore Orioles 1988 Death Arwel Hughes, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn, dies at 79 1988 Event 2nd American Comedy Award: Robin Williams and Tracey Ullman 1988 Death Kenneth Williams, dies at 61 1988 Event 23rd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams, Jr. 1988 Death G Mennen Williams, Supreme Court justice, dies at 76 in Detroit 1988 Event Superbowl XXII: Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego Superbowl MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, quarterback 1988 Death Raymond Williams, Welsh Novelist 1987 Death Emlyn Williams, actor and director (I Accuse, Ivanhoe, Scarf), dies at 81 1987 Event Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 home runs 1987 Event Catfish Hunter Billy Williams and Ray Dandridge inducted in Baseball HOF 1987 Death Maxine Sullivan, Williams, U.S. actress (Going Places), dies at 75 1987 Event 22nd Academy of Country Music Awards: Randy Travis and Hank Williams Jr 1987 Event Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1987 Event Singer/Miss America Vanessa Williams marries Ramon T Hervey in New York City 1985 Death Tex Williams, country-western singer, dies at 68 of cancer 1985 Event John Williams introduces new Today Show theme 1985 Death Grant Williams, actor (Shrinking Man), dies of toxic poisoning at 54 1985 Event Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Event Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mark Williams 1985 Event Billy Dee Williams receives a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1984 Event Suzette Charles, New Jersey, 21, replaces Williams as 57th Miss America 1984 1984 Event Vanessa Williams, 1st black Miss America, resigns due to posing nude 1984 Event Vanessa Williams is asked to resign as Miss America 1984 Death Billy Williams, singer (Your Show of Shows), dies at 73 1984 Event Boston Red Sox retires #9 (Ted Williams) and #4 (Joe Cronin) 1984 Death Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69 1983 Event Hugh Williams' "Pack of Lies," premieres in London 1983 Event Vanessa Williams (NY), 20, crowned 56th Miss America 1984, 1st black 1983 Death John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80 1983 Death Tennessee Williams, U.S. playwright (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 71 1982 Event Roy Williams, Teamsters president, and 4 others convicted of bribery 1982 Event Senate begins debate on expulsion of Senator Harrison Williams D-New Jersey 1982 Event Wayne Williams found guilty of murdering 2 of 28 blacks in Atlanta 1981 Birthday Serena Williams, born in Saginaw, Michigan, professional tennis player, winner, top earning female athlete of all time, 5th Australian title at 2010 Australian Open 1981 Death Mary Lou Williams, black musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC 1981 Event Harrison A. Williams, Senator-D-New Jersey, convicted on FBI Abscam charges 1981 Event Harrison A. Williams, Senator-D-New Jersey, convicted on FBI Abscam charges 1981 Death Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad and Tobago), dies at 79 1981 Event Wendy O Williams arrested in Milwaukee for on-stage obscenity 1980 Event Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback Doug Williams throws for 486 yards 1980 Event Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager 1980 Birthday Venus Williams, born in Lynwood, California, tennis star 1980 Event Samm-Art Williams' "Home," premieres in New York City 1980 Death Larry Williams, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie, dies from a gunshot wound, in Los Angeles, California, at age 44 1979 Event Edward Bennett Williams buys Orioles from Hoffberger for $12.3 million 1978 Event Basil Williams scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, vs. Australia Georgetown 1978 Death David McKinley Williams, composer, dies at 91 1978 Birthday Christa Williams, born in Houston, Texas, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold 1977 Birthday Trisha Williams, Hobbs New Mexico, Miss America-New Mexico 1997 1977 Birthday Ricky Williams, American Athlete 1977 Death Grace Mary Williams, composer, dies at 70 1976 Event Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career 1976 Birthday R. J. Williams, actor, General Hospital, Full House 1976 Birthday Kellie Shanygne Williams, born in Washington D.C., actress, Laura-Family Matters 1976 Death James Clifton Williams, composer (Sinfonians), dies at 52 1975 Event Billy Williams's 400th career home run 1974 Event 1st Washington Capitals penalty shot, Tom Williams unsuccessful vs Buff Sabres 1974 Event Tom Williams is unsuccessful on Washington Capitals 1st NHL penalty shot 1974 Birthday Brad Williams, cricketer, Victoria and Young Australia fast bowler 1974 Event Cubs trade Billy Williams to A's for Manny Trillo, Knowles and Locker 1974 Birthday Kim Williams, WNBA guard for the Utah Starzz 1974 Birthday Alvin Williams, NBA guard, Portland Trailblazers 1974 Birthday Tara Williams, WNBA guard, Phoenix Mercury 1974 Birthday Grant Williams, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1974 Death Janos Prohaska, actor (Andy Williams Show), dies at 52 1974 Birthday Robbie Williams, British Musician 1973 Birthday Jamel Williams, safety for the Washington Redskins 1973 Event AL President Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage Yankees 1973 Event Yankees sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL president 1973 Birthday Jason Williams, Gonzales, Louisiana, baseball infielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Event A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in World Series 1973 Death Paul Williams, rocker (Temptations), commits suicide at 32 1973 Birthday Armon Williams, safety/linebacker for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Sherman Williams, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1973 Birthday Stepfret Williams, wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys 1973 Birthday Clay Williams, WLAF OL for the Amsterdam Admirals 1973 Birthday Tyrone Williams, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1973 Birthday Jerome Williams, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons 1973 Birthday Clay Williams, OL for the Indianapolis Colts 1973 Birthday Pharrell Williams, American Musician 1972 Birthday Brian Williams, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1972 Birthday Kara Williams, Miss Texas USA 1996 1972 Birthday Larry Williams, WLAF defensive tackle for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Birthday Pat Williams, defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Birthday Tyrone Williams, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears, Rhein Fire 1972 Event Ted Williams manages his final game as Rangers lose to Royals, 4-0 1972 Birthday Allen Williams, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Bernard Williams, NFL tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles 1972 Birthday Eric Williams, NBA forward, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics 1972 Birthday Jeff Williams, Australian baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Ronald Williams, CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1972 Event Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash 1972 Birthday David Williams, born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1972 Birthday Shana Williams, Bridgeton, New Jersey, long jumper and heptathlete 1972 Event Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings," premieres in New York City 1972 Birthday Sara Nicole Williams, Miss USA-Washington, 1997 1972 Birthday Charlie Williams, NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys 1971 Event Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year 1971 Birthday Heather Williams, Miss USA-Oregon 1997 1971 Birthday Jay Williams, defensive end for the St. Louis Rams 1971 Birthday Monty Williams, NBA forward and guard for the San Antonio Spurs 1971 Birthday Kimberly Williams, actress, Father of the Bride 1971 Birthday Nigel Williams, CFL receiver, Montreal Alouettes 1971 Birthday Mark Williams, NFL linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 Birthday Karl Williams, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1971 Birthday Shad Williams, born in Fresno California, pitcher for the California Angels 1971 Birthday Wally Williams, NFL center/guard, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1971 Birthday Todd Williams, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1971 Birthday Kevin Williams, receiver/kick returner, Az Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys 1971 Birthday Scott Williams, Orange California, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Aaron Williams, NBA center, Seattle Supersonics 1970 Birthday Willie Williams, NFL cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seahawks 1970 Birthday Natalie Williams, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday James Williams, WLAF cornerback for the Scottish Claymores 1970 Event After NL record 1,117 consec games, Billy Williams asks to sit out 1970 Death Allen Lane [Williams], English publisher (Penguin Books), dies at 67 1970 Birthday Ben Williams, WLAF defensive end for the London Monarchs 1970 Event Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games 1970 Birthday Walt Williams, NBA forward and guard, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat 1970 Birthday Darryl Williams, NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Dan Williams, NFL defensive end, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Death Hugh Williams, actor (Human Monster), dies after surgery at 65 1969 Death Harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41 1969 Birthday Stuart Williams, cricketer, West Indian opening batsman 1994- 1969 Birthday Lorenzo Williams, NBA center, Washington Wizards, Dallas Mavericks 1969 Event On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896) 1969 Death Rhys Williams, actor 'Nightmare', 'Okinawa', 'Corn is Green', dies at 71 1969 Birthday Travis Williams, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets 1969 Birthday George Williams, born in Lacrosse WI, catcher for the Oakland A's 1969 Event Chicago Cub Billy Williams hits 4 consecutive doubles beat Phillies 11-3 1969 Event Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yankees 8-4 1969 Birthday Brian Williams, NBA center and forward, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers 1969 Event Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators 1969 Birthday Brian Williams, Lancaster, South Carolina, pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Astros 1969 Birthday Aeneas Williams, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals 1969 Event Neville Williams' "Chronology of the Expanding World" completed 1968 Birthday Laurie Williams, cricketer, West Indian ODI all-rounder vs. New Zealand 1996 1968 Birthday Alfred Williams, NFL defensive end, San Francisco 49ers, Broncos Superbowl 32 1968 Birthday Gene Williams, NFL guard and tackle for the Atlanta Falcons 1968 Birthday James Williams, NFL linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers 1968 Birthday L B Williams, NFLer for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1968 Birthday Bernie Williams, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, outfielder, New York Yankees 1968 Event Saundra Williams wins 1st Miss Black America pageant 1968 Birthday Erik Williams, NFL tackle for the Dallas Cowboys 1968 Birthday Mike Williams, born in Radford, Virginia, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1968 Birthday Roshumba Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, model, Bride 1968 Event Cubs Billy Williams sets outfielder record of 695 straight game 1968 Event Paul McCartney and Jane Asher attend an Andy Williams concert 1968 Birthday Stacey Williams, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, model, SI Swimsuit 1996 1968 Birthday James Williams, NFL tackle for the Chicago Bears 1968 Birthday Teee Williams, born in Los Angeles, California, volleyball outside hitter, Olympics bronze 1992, 1996 1968 Birthday Scott Williams, NBA forward for the Philadelphia 76ers 1968 Birthday Jayson Williams, NBA center, New Jersey Nets 1968 Birthday Aeneas Williams, NFL cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals 1967 Event Packers' Travis Williams returns 2 kickoffs for TDs against Browns, setting largest margin of Browns defeat (48), winning 55-7 1967 Death Clifton C Williams, Jr., astronaut, dies at 35, in T-38 jet crash 1967 Birthday Malik Yoba, actor, New York Undercover-Det JC Williams 1967 Birthday Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle, Toronto Argonauts, NO Saints 1967 Birthday Wendy Lian Williams, born in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. diver, Olympic-bronze-88, 92 1967 Birthday Willie Williams, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals 1967 Birthday Rachel Williams, born in Greenwich Village, New York, model, Absolut Vodka, Elle 1967 Birthday Harvey Williams, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1967 Birthday Dar Williams, born in Mount Kisco, New York, singer, songwriter, guitarist, pop folk genre, albums include, 'The Honesty Room', 'End of The Summer' 1967 Birthday Calvin Williams, NFL wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles 1966 Event Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title 1966 Birthday Mike Williams, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1966 Birthday Gerald Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, outfielder, New York Yankees 1966 Birthday Micheal Williams, NBA guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves 1966 Birthday David Williams, NFL tackle, Houston Oilers, New York Jets 1966 Birthday Brian Williams, NFL center for the New York Giants 1966 Birthday Freedom Williams, rock vocalist, C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now 1966 Birthday Ronnie Williams, NFL tight end for the Miami Dolphins 1965 Birthday Matt Williams, infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Death Clarence Williams, composer, dies at 67 1965 Birthday Jeff Williams, born in Santa Monica, California, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday John Williams, NFL linebacker/FB for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1964 Birthday Eddie Williams, born in Sheveport, Louisiana, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1964 Birthday Reggie Williams, NBA forward and guard for the Denver Nuggets 1963 Event 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on Andy Williams Show 1963 Birthday David Williams, WI cricket wicket-keeper, 3 Tests 1992 1963 Birthday Gerald Williams, NFL defensive end for the Carolina Panthers 1963 Birthday Kim Williams, born in Bethesda, Maryland, LPGA golfer, 1995 GHP Heartland-26th 1963 Birthday Vanessa L. Williams, born in Millwood, New York, 1st black Miss America 1983 and singer 1963 Death William Carlos Williams, U.S. physician/poet, dies at 79 1963 Birthday Suzette Charles, New Jersey, replaced Vanessa Williams as Miss America, 1983 1963 Event Tennessee Williams' "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore," premieres 1962 Event Osmond brothers debut on Andy Williams Show 1962 Birthday John Williams, NBA center and forward for the Phoenix Suns 1962 Birthday Paul Williams, rock guitarist, Flock of Seagulls 1962 Death Guinn Williams, actor (Big Boy-Circus Boy), dies of poisoning at 63 1962 Birthday Henry Williams, CFL receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos 1961 Event Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana," premieres in New York City 1961 Event Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year 1961 Event Ted Williams hits a home run on his last at bat 1961 Birthday Dana Williams, Dayton Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1961 Death Jack Kane, orchestra leader (Steve and Eydie, Andy Williams Show), dies at 37 1960 Event Ted Williams hits his final homer #521 1960 Event Ted Williams last at bat is his 521st home run off Jack Fisher 1960 Death Kathlyn Williams, actress (Single Man), dies of heart attack at 72 1960 Event Ted Williams hit his 500th home runs 1960 Birthday Buck Williams, NBA forward for the Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks 1959 Death Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117 1959 Birthday Walter Ray Williams, Jr., bowler, twice Player of the Year 1959 Birthday Diane Williams, Hahn AFB Ger, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1959 Event 100th anniversary of 1st college baseball game, between Amherst and Williams Teams reenact the original contest 1959 Birthday Brian Williams, American Journalist 1959 Event Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth," premieres in New York City 1959 Birthday Armstrong Williams, American Journalist 1958 Death Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer, dies at 85 1958 Event Ted Williams is fined $250 for spitting at Boston fans again 1958 Event "Andy Williams Show" premieres on ABC (later on CBS and NBC) 1958 Birthday Gary George Hallberg, Berwyn, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1983 Andy Williams 1958 Event Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits 1958 Birthday Herb Williams, NBA center, Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks 1958 Event Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid 1958 Birthday Jeffrey N Williams, Superior Wisconsin, Major Army/astronaut 1957 Birthday Vince Williams, actor, Hamp-Guiding Light 1957 Event Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-home run games in a season 1957 Event Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending," premieres in New York City 1957 Birthday Tad Williams, American Writer 1956 Event Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans 1956 Event Willie Williams of U.S. sets 100 meter record at 10.1 1956 Birthday Montel Williams, TV talk show host, Montel 1955 Birthday Doug Williams, Louisiana, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Washington Redskins 1955 Event Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof) 1955 Event Tennessee Williams, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens for 694 performances 1955 Event John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) 1954 Birthday Barry Williams, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Greg-Brady Bunch 1954 Event Ted Williams gets 8 hits in 1st game (DH) since breaking collarbone 1954 Birthday [Dafydd] Rhys Williams, Saskatoon, Canada, MD/astronaut, sk: STS-90 1954 Event Ted Williams fractures collarbone in 1st game of spring training after flying 39 combat missions without injury in Korean War 1953 Birthday Gus Williams, NBA guard, Golden State, Seattle, Washington 1953 Birthday John Williams, U.S., archer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1953 Event Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military 1953 Event Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in New York City 1953 Event Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet 1953 Event Baseball star/pilot Ted Williams uninjured as plane shot down in Korea 1953 Birthday Roberta Williams, American Designer 1953 Birthday Lucinda Williams, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, wrote Grammy-Award-winning song, 'Passionate Kisses', recorded by Mary Chapin Carpenter, successful album, 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road', combined country, blues, rock, Americana genres 1953 Death Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 1952 Birthday "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin, Williams, NWA/WCW/AWA wrestler 1952 Birthday Robin Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Mork and Mindy, Awakenings 1952 Death Alberto Williams, Argentine composer (Etrerno Reposo), dies at 89 1952 Event Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty 1951 Birthday Treat Williams, Rowayton CT, actor, Flashpoint, Hair 1951 Birthday Anthony A. Williams, American Politician 1951 Birthday Deniece Williams, Chandler, Indiana, singer, Love Wouldn't Let Me Wait 1951 Event Vaughan Williams "Pilgrim's Progress," premieres in London 1951 Birthday Maisie Williams, born in Montserrat, rock vocalist, Boney M 1951 Event Tennessee Williams' "Rose Tattoo," premieres in New York City 1950 Event Doctors remove 7 bone fragments from Ted Williams elbow 1950 Event 17th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chicago Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game 1950 Birthday Rowan Williams, English Theologian 1949 Birthday Cliff Williams, Sydney Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1949 Event Ted Williams, wins AL MVP 1949 Birthday Basil Williams, cricketer, century on debut for West Indies 1978 1949 Birthday Otis Williams, Otis Miles, Texas, rock vocalist, Temptations 1949 Birthday Anson Williams, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Potsie-Happy Days 1949 Birthday Anson Williams, actor, Happy Days 1949 Birthday Edgar Warren Williams, composer 1949 Birthday Hank Williams, Jr., born in Shreveport, Louisiana, country singer, Honky Tonk 1949 Birthday Milan Williams, U.S. keyboardist, Commodores-Three Times a Lady 1949 Birthday Mary Alice Williams, news reporter, NBC-TV 1948 Birthday JoBeth Williams, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Kramer vs Kramer, Poltergeist 1948 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener and Tennessee Williams 1948 Birthday Y. Y. Williams, Welsh rugby player 1947 Event Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in New York City 1947 Event Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote 1947 Birthday Cindy Williams, Van Nuys California, actress, Shirley- Laverne and Shirley 1947 Birthday Terry Williams, rocker, First Edition 1947 Death Ernest Samuel Williams, composer, dies at 65 1946 Event Hank Williams begins to record on Sterling label 1946 Event Ted Williams is picked as AL MVP 1946 Event Cleveland Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and a home run but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 home runs with 8 RBIs 1946 Birthday Simon Williams, U.S., actor, Fiendish plot of dr Fu Manchu 1946 Event Ted Williams is offered $500,000 to play in Mexican League, he refuses 1945 Birthday Tony Williams, jazz musician 1945 Event Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie," premieres in New York City 1945 Death Charles Williams, English Editor 1944 Event Tennessee Williams' play "Glass Menagerie," premieres in Chicago 1944 Birthday Sherley Anne Williams, U.S. literary, Dessa Rose 1943 Birthday Roek Williams, Dutch singer 1943 Birthday Leona Williams, singer and songwriter, Ladies Get the Blues 1942 Event Despite Ted Williams wins Triple Crown, Yankees Joe Gordon wins AL MVP 1942 Birthday Walter Williams, U.S., rock vocalist, O'Jays-Use to Be My Girl 1942 Birthday Edy Williams, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actress, Dr. Minx 1942 Event Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator 1942 Birthday Donald E. Williams, Lafayette, Indiana, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51D, STS-34 1942 Birthday Claudine Longet, France, former Mrs. Andy Williams/singer 1941 Birthday Otis Williams, rocker, Temptations 1941 Event Ted Williams ended the baseball season with .406 batting avg 1941 Event Ted Williams raises his batting avg over .400 for 1st time in 1941 1941 Event Ted Williams lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400 1941 Birthday John Williams, born in Melbourne, Australia, guitarist, Academy Award 1940 Birthday Paul Williams, born in Omaha, Nebraska, singer/composer/actor, Planet of the Apes 1940 Event Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run 1940 Birthday Thomas Williams, U.S., ice hockey play 1960 Olympics gold 1939 Birthday Clarence Williams III, New York City, actor, Mod Squad, 52 Pick Up, Purple Rain 1939 Birthday Paul Williams, rocker, Temptations-My Girl 1939 Birthday Don Williams, Floydada Texas, country singer, I Believe in You 1939 Event Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st home run 1939 Event Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double 1938 Birthday Hal Williams, Columbus Ohio, actor, Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford and Son 1938 Event Emlyn Williams' "Corn is Green," premieres in London 1938 Birthday Mason Williams, Abilene, Texas, writer, Smother Brothers Hour 1938 Birthday Dick Anthony Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Family Honor 1938 Birthday Billy Williams, baseball player, Cubs 1937 Event Red Sox acquire the contract of 19-year-old Ted Williams 1937 Birthday John Patrick Williams, born in Helena, Montana, Representative-D-Montana 1979 - 1997 1937 Birthday Lucinda Williams, U.S. sprinter 1960 Olympics gold 1937 Birthday Peter Frederic Williams, composer 1937 Birthday Billy Dee Williams, born in Harlem New York City, actor, Chiefs, Empire Strikes Back 1936 Birthday Mort Shuman, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, songwriter, pianist, co-wrote 'Viva Las Vegas', ' Turn Me Loose', compositions recorded by Dion, Andy Williams, Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley 1936 Birthday Stan Williams, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers 1936 Event Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Poisoned Kiss," premieres in London 1936 Birthday Sylvia Williams, museum director/curator 1936 Birthday Otis Williams, rocker, Charms 1935 Death Charles Lee Williams, composer, dies at 82 1935 Birthday Larry Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie 1935 Event Vaughan Williams' 4th Symphony premieres in London 1935 Birthday Paul O[sborne] Williams, U.S., sci-fi author, Ends of the Circle 1934 Birthday Dorothy Lousie Grenfell Williams, broadcaster 1934 Birthday Van Williams, Fort Worth, Texas, actor, Green Hornet, Tycoon 1933 Birthday Richard Williams, Canadian Director 1933 Birthday Charles Williams, born in Oxford, England, cricketer, batsman, Labor peer, Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Baron Williams of Elvel 1932 Death John Sharp Williams, American Politician 1932 Birthday Clifton C Williams, Jr., Mobile Alabama, Major USMC/astronaut 1932 Birthday Joel Grey, Joe Katz, actor, Cabaret, Remo Williams, 7% Solution 1932 Birthday John Towner Williams, Flushing, New York, composer and conductor, Boston Pops 1931 Death Daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies 1930 Birthday Andy Williams, Wall Lake Iowa, singer, Moon River, Andy Williams Show 1930 Birthday Grant Williams, New York City, actor, Hawaiian Eye, Incredible Shrinking Man 1930 Event Percy Williams runs world record 100m (10.3 sec) 1930 Birthday Shirley Williams, co-founder, Social Democratic Party, labour minister 1929 Birthday Dick Williams, baseball player, manager, including Seattle 1986-87 1929 Birthday Yvette Williams, New Zealand, long jumper, Gold Medal 1952 Olympics 1929 Birthday Ronald Clive Williams, actor and comedian 1928 Birthday Tony Williams, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, singer, Platters-Only You, Harbor Lights 1927 Birthday Robert Guillaume, Williams, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Benson, Soap 1927 Birthday Marion Williams, U.S. gospel singers, Stars of Faith 1927 Event Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats 1926 Birthday Dick Williams, born in Wall Lake, Iowa, choral director, Andy Williams Show 1926 Birthday George C. Williams, American Scientist 1926 Birthday David Oliver Williams, trade unionist, COHSE 1925 Birthday Gwyn A Williams, historian/socialist 1925 Birthday Cara Williams, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Pete and Gladys, Cara Williams Show 1924 Birthday Allyn Ferguson, born in San Jose, California, orchestra leader, Andy Williams Show 1924 Birthday Colin Romoff, New York City, orchestra leader, Andy Williams Show 1924 Birthday Guy Williams, New York City, actor, Zorro, Lost in Space 1923 Event U.S. lt Al Williams fly 392.2 KPH (record) 1923 Birthday Hank Williams, country singer, Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin' 1923 Birthday Esther Williams, born in Inglewood, California, actress/swimmer, Dangerous when Wet 1923 Birthday William B. Williams, born in Babylon, New York, DJ, WNEW, Sammy and Company 1923 Birthday Clifton Williams, born in Traskwood, Arkansas, band master, Sinfonians 1923 Death Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer, dies at 67 1922 Event 1st Phillie to hit for cycle (Cy Williams) 1922 Event Dr. Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar 1922 Death Bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in New York City 1922 Event Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Pastoral Symphony," premieres in London 1921 Birthday Raymond Williams, Welsh Novelist 1921 Birthday Trevor Williams, scientific consultant 1921 Birthday Trevor Illtyd Williams, scientific writer 1921 Birthday Alwyn Williams, Vice-Chancellor, Glasgow U 1920 Birthday Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner, Redskins, Baltimore Orioles 1919 Birthday Harrison A. Williams, born in Plainfield, New Jersey, Senator-D-New Jersey 1959 - 1982 1918 Birthday Joe Williams, Cordele, Georgia, jazz singer, Everyday I have the Blues 1918 Birthday Ted Williams, hitter, Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47 1918 Birthday Ted Williams, Baseball's last .400 hitter for the Boston Red Sox 1917 Birthday Jane Bowles, born in New York, New York, writer, playwright, wrote 'Two Serious Ladies', 'In The Summer House', works admired by Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, John Ashbery 1916 Birthday Owen Tudor Williams, civil engineer 1916 Event 36th U.S. Mens Tennis: R N Williams III beats Johnston (46 64 06 62 64) 1916 Birthday Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player 1916 Birthday Bill Williams, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Starlit Time, Date With the Angels 1915 Birthday Alvy West, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Andy Williams Show 1914 Birthday Peter Lancelot Williams, dance journalist 1914 Birthday E. A. V. "Foffie" Williams, cricketer, WI all-rounder 1939-48 1913 Event 33rd U.S. Mens Tennis: M E McLoughlin beats R N Williams (64 57 63 61) 1912 Birthday Eddie Williams, blues/Jazz Bassist 1911 Birthday Maxine Sullivan, Marietta Williams, U.S. singer and actress, Going Places 1911 Birthday Tennessee Williams, born in Columbus, Mississippi, playwright, 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' 1911 Birthday G Mennen Williams, Detroit, Supreme Court Justice, Gov-D-Michigan, 1949-60 1910 Birthday Mary Lou Williams, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, Zodiac Suite 1909 Birthday Billy Williams, Waco, Texas, singer, Your Show of Shows 1909 Event Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game 1909 Birthday Rose Isabel Williams, sister of Tennessee Williams 1909 Birthday Arwel Hughes, born in Wales, composer, choral and orchestral music conductor, composer, organist, studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams at Royal College of Music, known for large-scale oratorios Saint David and Pantycelyn 1907 Birthday Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 Birthday Albert Hughes Williams, teacher and historian 1906 Birthday Grace Mary Williams, composer 1905 Birthday George Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor and playwright, David Copperfield 1905 Birthday Emlyn Williams, Welsh Dramatist 1904 Birthday Hugh Williams, actor and writer, Charley's Aunt, Bank Holiday 1903 Birthday John Williams, born in England, actor, Niles-Family Affair, Dial M for Murder 1902 Event Most knock downs in a fight, Oscar Nelson (5) and Christy Williams (42) 1901 Death Robert Williams Buchanan, British Poet 1899 Birthday Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Texas, actor, Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail 1898 Birthday Clarence Williams, composer 1897 Birthday Rhys Williams, Wales, actor, Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart 1897 Birthday Pricilla L Williams, social activist/humanitarian 1894 Birthday Jean Rhys, Ella Williams, Dominica, writer, Voyage in the Dark 1893 Birthday Spencer Williams, born in Vidalia, Louisiana, actor, Andy-Amos 'n' Andy 1893 Event Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anesthesia 1891 Death George Washington Williams, historian (History of Negro), dies at 41 1891 Birthday R N Williams II, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1914 1889 Event Dr. Daniel Hale Williams forms Provident Hospital in Chicago 1888 Birthday Gluyas Williams, cartoonist, Fellows Citizen 1887 Birthday David McKinley Williams, composer 1886 Birthday Charles Walter Stansby Williams, songwriter 1886 Birthday Charles Williams, English Editor 1883 Birthday William Carlos Williams, poet 1881 Birthday Ernest Samuel Williams, composer 1879 Birthday Owen Williams Richardson, born in England, physicist, Nobel 1928 1872 Birthday Ralph Vaughan Williams, born in Down Ampney, England, composer, Hugh the Drover 1866 Birthday Chief Thundercloud, Scott T Williams, MT, actor, Lone Ranger 1865 Event S Brownsville, Texas (Palmito Ranch) Final engagement of Civil War PVT John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed 1862 Birthday Alberto Williams, Buenos Aires Argentina, composer, Etrerno Reposo 1862 Death Thomas Williams, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 47 1859 Event 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32 1856 Birthday Daniel Nathan Hale Williams, surgeon, 1st open heart operation 1855 Birthday Charles Francis Abdy Williams, composer 1854 Birthday John Sharp Williams, American Politician 1853 Birthday Charles Lee Williams, composer 1849 Birthday Geoirge Washington Williams, famous African 1849 Death George Washington Williams, 1st major black historian, dies 1842 Birthday Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, d 1959 1841 Birthday Robert Williams Buchanan, British Poet 1837 Birthday William Williams Keen, surgeon, brain 1822 Birthday Seth Williams, Major General Union Army 1821 Birthday George Williams, England, founder YMCA 1820 Birthday Williams Carter Wickham, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1820 Event Edward Bransfield aboard Williams discovers Antarctica (UK claim) 1819 Birthday David Henry Williams, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1818 Birthday John Stuart "Cerro Gordo" Williams, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1815 Birthday Thomas Williams, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1811 Death William Williams, U.S. merchant and signer, Declaration of Independence, dies at 80 1810 Birthday Alpheus Starkey Williams, Major General Union volunteers 1802 Birthday Mark Hopkins, U.S., educator/philosopher, Williams College 1758 Event Francis Williams, 1st U.S. black college graduate, publishes poems 1756 Birthday William Godwin, philosopher and political writer, Caleb Williams 1731 Birthday William Williams, U.S. merchant signed Declaration of Independence 1664 Event Roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island 1635 Event Religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony 1631 Event Rhode Island, founder, Roger Williams arrives in Boston from England
