2003 Willie Shoemaker, jockey, dies at 72
2003 Bill Mauldin, cartoonist, Willie and Joe, dies at 81
2001 "Willie ""Pops"" Stargell", baseball great/humanitarian, dies at 61
2001 Willie Stargell, American Athlete
1999 Willie Morris, writer, The Ghosts of Medgar Evers, dies at 63
1999 Boxcar Willie, singer, Best of Boxcar Willie, dies at 67
1997 Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77
1997 Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox and Willie Wells for Hall of Fame
1995 Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr, vocalist, dies at 66
1994 Willie Humphrey, jazz clarinetist, dies at 93
1994 Willie Mae Ford Smith, gospel Singer/Songwriter, dies at 89
1993 Willie Mosconi, world billiards champ, dies of heart attack at 80
1992 23rd New York City Marathon won by Willie Mtolo in 2:09:29
1992 Barry Bonds joins Willie Mays, Howard Johnson and Ron Gant as having (2) 30-HR/30-steal seasons
1992 IRS and Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M)
1992 Willie Dixon, blues composer (I'm a Man, Backdoor Man), dies at 76
1990 NL batting champ Willie McGee signs as a free agent with San Francisco Giants
1990 Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 HRs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits
1990 Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson and Willie Randolph (all ex Yanks)
1988 Willie Stargell became 200th man inducted in Baseball's Hall of Fame
1988 Willie Stargell (Pitts Pirate), elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1987 Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 HRs
1986 Willie McCovey, Bobby Doerr, and Ernie Lombardi inducted in Hall of Fame
1986 Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his 1st year
1985 Willie Nelson's Farm Aid concert
1985 Willie Banks of USA sets triple jump record (58'11 ") in Indianapolis quadruple bogies 5th hole and never recovers
1985 Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle
1985 Bill (Willie) Shoemaker is 1st jockey to surpass $100 million
1984 Willie Hernandez wins AL MVP Award
1984 Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez wins AL Cy Young Award
1983 Willie Bobo, jazz drummer (Cos), dies at 49
1983 18th Academy of Country Music Awards: Alabama and Willie Nelson
1982 16th Country Music Association Award: Willie Nelson and Ricky Skagg
1982 Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell's number
1980 Willie Sutton, U.S. bank robber, dies at 79
1980 Royals Willie Wilson steals AL-record 28 consecutive base
1980 Willie Jones hospitalized for heat stroke with record 46.5 degrees C temp
1980 Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st and final HR
1979 Willie Stargell and Keith Hernandez share NL MVP Award NL
1979 KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park HR (most since 1925)
1979 Willie Mays, Warren Giles, and Hack Wilson inducted in Hall of Fame
1979 New York Giants Willie McCovey 513th HR is an NL lefty record
1979 Willie Horton is honored at Seattle's Kingdome
1979 Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 home runs in the majors
1979 Willie Mays elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1978 Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 HRs
1977 San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th grand slammer
1977 Willie Stargell hits his 400th career HR
1977 Willie McCovey smashes 2 home runs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973)
1975 Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pirates for George "Doc" Medich
1973 Dodgers trade Willie Davis to Expos for relief pitcher Mike Marshall
1973 San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
1973 Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him
1973 Mets beat Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium
1973 Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium
1973 Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season
1973 Willie Mays hits 660th and last HR (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati)
1973 Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial)
1973 Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 HRs
1973 Pete Rose and Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000
1973 Willie Smith, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions
1973 Willie Whitehead, CFL defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger Cats
1972 Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 HR hitter (649)
1972 Willie Brown, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Seattle Seahawks. Rhein Fire
1972 In Willie Mays 1st game as a New York Met his homer beats San Francisco Giants, 5-4
1972 Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and cash
1972 Willie Clark, NFL cornerback, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles
1971 Willie McGinest, NFL outside linebacker for the New England Patriots
1971 Willie Greene, Milledgville Georgia, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds
1971 Willie Jackson, NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
1971 Willie Mays hits record 22nd and last extra inning HR
1971 Willie Mays hits his 638th HR, sets NL record of 1,950 runs scored
1970 Willie Williams, NFL cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seahawks
1970 Los Angeles Rams Willie Ellison sets NFL record of 247 yards rushing
1970 Willie Clay, NFL safety, Detroit Lions
1970 Willie Stargell (Pirates) ties record of 5 extra base hits in a game
1970 Willie Beamon, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants
1970 Jockey Willie Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 win
1970 Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s
1969 San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey edges Tom Seaver as NL MVP
1969 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit HR # 600
1969 Willie Mays hits his 600 HR off Mike Corkins
1969 Pirate Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium
1969 Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium
1969 All star MVP: Willie McCovey for the San Francisco Giants
1969 Willie Banks, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1968 All star MVP: Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants
1968 Little Willie John, rocker, dies at 30
1968 William E "Little Willie" John, U.S. R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30)
1968 Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 HRs, a double and a single
1967 Willie Davis, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Oilers
1967 Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle, Toronto Argonauts, NO Saints
1967 Willie Williams, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals
1967 Willie Anderson, U.S., NBA guard, New York Knicks, Olympic-bronze-1988
1966 Willie Mays takes 2nd place on all-time HR list
1966 Willie Mays hit his 512th HR
1966 Willie Green, NFL wide reciever, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32
1966 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year
1965 Willie Blair, Paintsville, Kentucky, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1965 Willie Mays wins NL MVP
1965 Willie Mays named NL MVP
1965 Willie Mays's 500th HR (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win
1965 Willie Watson, cricket pace bowler, NZ
1965 Willie Mays sets NL record for home runs in a month with his 17th of August
1965 Willie Mays 512th HR breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record
1965 [Willie] Flipper Anderson, NFL wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts
1964 Willie Broughton, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1964 Willie Pless, CFL linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos
1964 Willie Bryant, singer (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 55
1963 All star MVP: Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants
1963 Giant Willie Mays' HR in 16th inning gives them a 1-0 win over Braves
1963 Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants signs a record $100,000 per year contract
1962 Willie Mays hits 4 HRs
1962 Willie Best, actor (Charlie-My Little Margie), dies at 45
1961 Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more home runs twice in a season
1961 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays hits 4 home runs in a game
1960 Willie Gault, bob sledder/NFL receiver, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Raiders
1960 Willie Aames, born in Newport Beach, California, actor, 8 is Enough, Paradise, Zapped
1959 Giants slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of Year
1959 San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 HRs
1959 In his major league debut, San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey goes 4-for-4
1958 Willie Shoemaker 1st jockey to win national riding championship 4X
1958 Willie McGee, born in San Francisco, California, outfielder, St. Louis Cardinals, NL MVP-1985
1957 Frick overrules and names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron to team
1957 Willie Edwards, U.S. black, murdered by KKK at 25
1956 Willie Williams of U.S. sets 100 meter record at 10.1
1956 Willie Mosconi sinks 150 consecutive balls in a billiard tournament
1955 Willie Hernandez, pitcher, Cy Young Award
1955 Willie Mays (Giants) homers off Vern Law (Pirates) in both ends of DH
1955 Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 HRS in a season
1955 Willie Mays hits record tying 9th HR at Ebbets Field (ties Joe Adcock)
1954 Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51
1954 Willie Mays famous over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz' 460' drive
1954 Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record
1953 Willie Shoemaker shatters record, riding 485 winners in a year
1953 Willie Thrower becomes 1st black NFL quarterback in modern times
1953 New York Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit 2 home runs and a triple
1952 Willie Rush, rocker, Asbury Jukes
1951 After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his 1st HR
1951 Willie Mays gets his 1st major league hit, a home run
1951 New York Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5)
1951 Willie Mays begins playing for New York Giants
1950 Willie Hall, rocker
1950 Willie Ford, U.S. R&B-singer, Dramatics-Me and Mrs. Jones
1950 Willie Colon, born in born in Bronx, New York, actor, Last Flight
1950 Willie Duggan, rugby football player
1950 Willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in New York City
1949 Albert West[laken], Dutch singer, Dumb Willie
1949 Jimmy Hall, rocker, Wet Willie
1949 Willie Pep recaptures world featherweight boxing title
1948 Willie Donnell Smith
1947 Bank robber Willie Sutton escapes jail in Philadelphia
1945 U.S. destroyer William D. Porter ("Willie Dee") sunk by kamikaze
1945 Willie Parnell, U.S. singer, Archie Bell and the Drells
1945 Willie J L Swildens-Rozendal, Dutch MP, PvdA
1943 U.S. destroyer William D. Porter [Willie Dee] launched
1942 Willie Horton, baseball slugger for the Detroit Tigers
1942 Willie D. Davenport, born in Troy, Alabama, 110m hurdler, 1968 Olympics gold
1941 DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak (45th of 56)
1941 Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak
1940 Willie Brown, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders
1940 Willie Tyler, Red Level Ala, ventriloquist, Lester
1940 Willie Stargell, outfielder/1st baseman, Pirates, 1971 NL HR leader
1939 Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler elected to Hall of Fame
1938 Willie Wood, bowler
1938 Willie Chambers, guitarist and vocalist, Chambers Brothers
1938 Willie "Stretch" McCovey, 1st baseman, San Francisco Giant #44
1937 William E "Little Willie" John, [Woods], U.S. R&B singer, Fever
1935 67th Belmont: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:30.6
1935 61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4
1935 61st Kentucky Derby: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 2:05
1934 Willie Morris, American Writer
1934 Willie Naulls, NBA star for the New York Knicks
1934 Willie Davis, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay
1934 Willie Bobo, New York City, jazz drummer, Cos
1933 Willie Nelson, born in Abbott, Texas, country singer, On the Road Again
1933 Willie Walker, U.S. jazz singer/guitarist (Dupree Blues), dies at 36
1931 "Boxcar" Willie, singer
1931 Willie Shoemaker, jockey, won 8,833 of 40,350 starts
1931 Willie Mays, baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid", 660 HRs, MVP 1954
1931 Willie Mays, Hall of Fame baseball centerfielder, Giants, New York Mets
1930 Julie Bovasso, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Willie and Phil, Just Me and You
1928 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in New York in "Steamboat Willie"
1928 Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City)
1928 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" is released
1925 29th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Macfarlane shoots a 291 at Worcester CC Mass
1923 Willie Keeler, American Athlete
1920 Willie Watson, cricketer, England batsman and soccer international
1915 Willie Dixon, born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, bassist, Walkin' the Blues
1913 Willie Mosconi, world champion pool player, 1941-57
1910 Abraham L Polonsky, U.S. writer and director, Tell them Willie Boy is Here
1909 34th Preakness: Willie Doyle aboard Effendi wins in 1:39.8
1909 Willie Herenton, American Politician
1908 Willie Bryant, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Sugar Hill Times
1905 11th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 314 at Myopia Club Mass
1904 10th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club IL
1904 Willie Mae "Mother" Smith, gospel singer/evangelist folk artist
1903 9th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 307 at Baltusrol GC NJ
1902 Willie Shaw, race car driver, Indy 500-1937, 39, 40
1901 7th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 331 at Myopia Hunt Club, Massachusetts
1900 Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist
1899 5th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Smith shoots a 315 at Baltimore CC MD
1898 Emmett Kelly, Sedan, Kansas, circus clown, Weary Willie
1898 23rd Preakness: Willie Simms aboard Sly Fox wins in 1:49.75
1898 24th Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Plaudit wins in 2:09
1897 Willie Corsari, [Wilhelmina A Schmidt], Dutch writer
1896 22nd Kentucky Derby: Willie Simms aboard Ben Brush wins in 2:07.75
1894 28th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Henry of Navarre wins in 1:56
1893 27th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Commanche wins in 1:53
1872 Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles, hit .432 in 1897
1872 Willie Keeler, American Athlete
1860 1st British Golf Open: Willie Park shoots a 164 at Prestwick Club
1860 1st pro golf tournament held (Scotland) (Willie Park wins)
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