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2011 Event - An investigation into the death of American actress Natalie Wood is reopened by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after fresh information surfaces; Wood drowned in 1981

1997 Death - David Abell Wood, priest, dies at 72

1997 Death - Duncan Wood, television director and producer, dies at 71

1995 Death - Evelyn Wood, speed reading guru, dies at 86

1994 Death - Daniel Wood Gatton, guitarist, dies at 49

1994 Event - "Ed Wood" premieres

1993 Event - Ron Wood releases "Slide On Live"

1992 Death - C V Wood, Jr., theme park developer (Disneyland), dies of cancer at 71

1990 Death - George Wood, dies of diabetes complications at 56

1990 Event - Danny Wood of New Kids, steps on a stuffed animal and twists his ankle

1988 Death - Gert Froebe, actor (Lover's Wood, Upper Hand), dies at 75

1988 Death - Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72), dies at 78

1988 Death - Lin[wood V] Carter, U.S., sci-fi writer (Lost World of Time), dies at 57

1987 Birthday - Evan Rachel Wood, American Actress

1986 Birthday - Jeffery Wood, actor, Austin Warren-In The House

1985 Death - Joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95

1985 Death - Smokey Joe Wood, American Athlete

1983 Death - Chris Wood, rocker (Traffic), dies at 39

1981 Death - Natalie Wood, actress (West Side Story), dies at age 43 from 'accidental drowning'

1981 Birthday - Elijah Wood, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, actor, Radio Flyer, Good Son

1978 Death - Edward D Wood, Jr., director (Plan 9), dies of heart failure at 54

1978 Death - Peggy Wood, actress (One Life to Live, Mama), dies at 86

1978 Death - Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76

1975 Event - Ron Wood joined the Rolling Stones

1973 Birthday - A J Wood, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, soccer forward, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1973 Event - Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with New York Yankees, 12-2, and 7-0

1973 Death - Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies

1973 Birthday - Ricky Wood, Van Nuys California, diver 1996 Olympics

1972 Birthday - David Lascher, born in New York City, actor, Josh-Clueless, Kidz in the Wood

1972 Event - Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party-100 die-New Delhi

1971 Death - George Wood, England cricket wicketkeeper (v South Africa 1924), dies

1970 Death - Barry Wood, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 61

1970 Death - Joseph Wood Krutch, American Environmentalist

1970 Event - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Tim Wood (USA)

1970 Event - U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood

1970 Birthday - Nicole Wood, born in Canton, Ohio, playmate, Apr, 1993

1969 Birthday - David William Wood, Boston, rocker, New Kids-Lovin' You Forever

1969 Event - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA

1969 Event - U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood

1968 Birthday - Patricia Arquette, born in New York City actress, Ed Wood, Pretty Smart

1968 Birthday - Patricia Arquette, born in New York City, actress, Ed Wood, Nightmare on Elm Street 3

1968 Birthday - Clare Wood, born in Zululand, South Africa, tennis star, 1986 Futures-Lisbon

1968 Event - U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood

1967 Birthday - Ali Wood, born in Long Beach, California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-1995

1967 Birthday - Laurie Wood, born in Orange, California, playmate, March, 1989

1966 Birthday - Anna Wood, born in Roeumond, Netherlands, Dutch/Australian canoeist, 1988, 1996 Olympics

1964 Birthday - David Wood, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks

1963 Birthday - Randy Wood, Princeton, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars

1963 Birthday - Johnny Depp, born in Queensboro, Kentucky, actor, 21 Jump Street, Ed Wood

1959 Death - Haydn Wood, composer, dies at 76

1957 Death - Jozef Cantre, Flemish sculptor/wood carver, dies at 66

1957 Death - Heinrich Campendonk, German painter/wood carver/glasier, dies at 67

1957 Birthday - Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scot, guitarist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night

1956 Birthday - Graeme Wood, cricketer, Australian lefty opening batsman 1978-88

1954 Birthday - 4/13/1954 Barbara Roche, born Barbara Maureen Margolis, Labour Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green

1950 Death - Thomas Wood, composer, dies at 57

1949 Death - Sam Wood, U.S. communist fighter/director (Night at Opera), dies at 66

1947 Birthday - Ron Wood, rock guitarist, Faces, Jeff Beck Group, Rolling Stones

1946 Birthday - Lana Wood, Svetlana Gurdin, born in Santa Rosa, California, Diamonds are Forever

1945 Birthday - Carolyn Wood, U.S., 4 x 100m freestyle swimmer 1960 Olympics gold

1945 Birthday - Roy Wood, Birmingham England, rock vocalist/celloist, ELO

1945 Birthday - Daniel Wood Gatton, guitarist

1945 Death - Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver, dies

1944 Death - Henry J Wood, English conductor (My Life of Music, Proms), dies at 75

1944 Birthday - Chris Wood, rocker, Traffic

1942 Birthday - Barry Wood, cricketer, England opener in early 70's

1942 Death - Grant Wood, U.S. painter (American Gothic), dies at 49

1941 Birthday - Brenton Wood, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, rocker, Gimme Little Sign

1941 Event - 45th U.S. Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Ft. Worth

1941 Event - 8th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Wood wins, shooting a 280

1940 Birthday - Timothy Wood, British government asst whip

1938 Birthday - Natalie Wood, Gypsy, Rebel Without a Cause

1935 Event - 55th U.S. Mens Tennis: Wilmer L Allison beats Sidney B Wood (62 62 63)

1932 Birthday - Hugh Wood, born in Parbold, England, composer, studied with William Lloyd Webber, Anthony Milner, Iain Hamilton, works include Symphony and Violin Concerto

1931 Death - John-French Cantre, Flemish wood carver/painter/cartoonist, dies at 45

1931 Event - 51st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Sid Wood, Jr. beats F X Shields (walkover)

1931 Death - Timothy Cole, wood engraver, dies

1930 Birthday - Lin[wood] [Vrooman] Carter, U.S., sci-fi author, Thongor of Lemuria

1929 Birthday - Vivien Merchant, born in Manchester, England, actress, Under Milk Wood

1929 Birthday - Marni Nixon, singer, for Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood and Deborah Kerr

1928 Birthday - Martin Landau, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, 'Mission Impossible', 'Space 1999', 'Ed Wood'

1926 Death - Charles Wood, composer, dies at 40

1925 Birthday - Duncan Wood, TV director/producer

1925 Birthday - David Abell Wood, priest

1924 Birthday - Edward D Wood, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, director, Plan 9 from Outer Space

1924 Birthday - James W. Wood, USAF/astronaut, Dynasoar

1923 Event - Gibbs/Grey/Wood's revue "Runnin' Wild," premieres in New York City

1922 Birthday - Russell Wood, treasurer, Queen Elizabeth

1920 Birthday - Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA, 1961-72

1920 Birthday - Del Wood, born in Nashville, Tennessee, given name Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood, singer, pianist, recorded for Tennessee Records label, performed on the Grand Ole Opry

1919 Birthday - Mark Wood, bishop, Ludlow

1919 Death - Henry Wood, England cricket wicket keeper (in 4 Tests 1888-92), dies

1918 Event - Battle of Belleau Wood, 1st U.S. victory of WW I

1917 Event - Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleveland for $15,000

1915 Birthday - Thos Mauve, Dutch painter/wood engraver

1912 Event - Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins

1911 Event - Boston Red Sox Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0

1911 Event - Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0

1911 Event - Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win

1910 Death - David Duffle Wood, composer, dies at 72

1909 Birthday - Barry Wood, New Haven, Connecticut, vocalist, Your Hit Parade

1902 Birthday - Ralph Walter Wood, composer

1893 Birthday - Joseph Wood Krutch, American Environmentalist

1893 Event - San Francisco Bay City Club opens 1st U.S. bicycle race track, made of wood

1893 Birthday - Beatrice Wood, potter, artist and author

1892 Birthday - Thomas Wood, composer

1892 Birthday - Grant Wood, U.S., painter, American Gothic

1892 Birthday - Peggy Wood, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, One Life to Live, Mama

1890 Birthday - Jozef Cantre, Flemish sculptor/wood carver

1889 Birthday - Heinrich Campendonk, German painter/wood carver/glazer

1889 Birthday - Smokey Joe Wood, American Athlete

1888 Death - Spencer F Baird, U.S. biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65

1887 Death - Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73

1886 Birthday - John-French Cantre, Flemish wood carver/painter/cartoonist

1886 Birthday - Charles Wood, composer

1883 Birthday - Sam Wood, U.S., communist fighter/director, For Whom the Bell Tolls

1882 Event - Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks

1882 Birthday - Haydn Wood, composer

1881 Birthday - Edward Frederick Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax/ambassador to U.S., 1940-46

1881 Death - Fernando Wood, American Politician

1872 Birthday - John Cowper Powys, born in Derbyshire, England, writer, 'Wood and Stone'

1871 Birthday - Johan J Arch, graphic artist, wood cutter

1869 Birthday - Henry J. Wood, English conductor, Gentle Art of Singing, Proms

1866 Event - Firecracker thrown in wood starts fire destroying of Portland, Me

1864 Birthday - Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver

1862 Event - Ellen Price Wood's "East Lynne, premieres in Boston

1859 Birthday - Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet, Iris, Wood Song

1847 Birthday - Annie Besant, Wood, England, philosopher, Esoteric christianity

1838 Birthday - David Duffle Wood, composer

1823 Birthday - Thomas John Wood, Major General Union volunteers

1823 Birthday - Spencer F Baird, U.S. biologist, Wood's Hole Station

1814 Birthday - Thomas Crawford, U.S. sculptor, Babes in the Wood

1814 Birthday - Ellen Wood, English author, East Lynne, Pomeroy Abbey

1812 Birthday - Fernando Wood, American Politician

1754 Death - John Wood, architect/town planner, dies

1674 Death - John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver, dies at 66

1640 Death - Erasmus Quellinus I, Flemish wood carver, dies at about 55

1607 Birthday - John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver













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