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1997 David Abell Wood, priest, dies at 72

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

1995 Evelyn Wood, speed reading guru, dies at 86

1994 Daniel Wood Gatton, guitarist, dies at 49

1994 "Ed Wood" premieres

1993 Ron Wood releases "Slide On Live"

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

1990 George Wood, dies of diabetes complications at 56

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

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

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

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

1987 Evan Rachel Wood, American Actress

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

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

1985 Smokey Joe Wood, American Athlete

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

1981 Natalie Wood, actress (West Side Story), drowns at 43 (suicide)

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

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

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

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

1975 Ron Wood joined the Rolling Stones

1973 A J Wood, born in Pittsburgh, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold

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

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

1973 Ricky Wood, Van Nuys California, diver 1996 Olympics

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

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

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

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

1970 Joseph Wood Krutch, American Environmentalist

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1966 Anna Wood, born in Roeumond, Netherlands, Dutch/Australian canoeist, Olympics-88, 96

1964 David Wood, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks

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

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

1959 Haydn Wood, composer, dies at 76

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

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

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

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

1953 Victoria Wood, British Comedian

1950 Thomas Wood, composer, dies at 57

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

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

1946 Lana Wood, [Svetlana Gurdin], born in Santa Rosa, California, Diamonds are Forever

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

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

1945 Daniel Wood Gatton, guitarist

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

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

1944 Chris Wood, rocker, Traffic

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

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

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

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

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

1940 Timothy Wood, British government asst whip

1938 Natalie Wood, Gypsy, Rebel Without a Cause

1938 Willie Wood, bowler

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

1934 Martin Landau, actor, Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Ed Wood

1932 Hugh Wood, composer

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

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

1931 Timothy Cole, wood engraver, dies

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

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

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

1928 Martin Landau, born in Brooklyn, actor, Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Ed Wood

1926 Charles Wood, composer, dies at 40

1925 Duncan Wood, TV director/producer

1925 David Abell Wood, priest

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

1924 James W. Wood, USAF/astronaut, Dynasoar

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

1922 Russell Wood, treasurer, Queen Elizabeth

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

1920 Del Wood, singer

1919 Mark Wood, bishop, Ludlow

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

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

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

1915 Th˜s Mauve, Dutch painter/wood engraver

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

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

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

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

1910 David Duffle Wood, composer, dies at 72

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

1902 Ralph Walter Wood, composer

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

1893 Beatrice Wood, potter, artist and author

1893 Joseph Wood Krutch, American Environmentalist

1892 Thomas Wood, composer

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

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

1890 Jozef Cantre, Flemish sculptor/wood carver

1889 Heinrich Campendonk, German painter/wood carver/glazer

1889 Smokey Joe Wood, American Athlete

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

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

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

1886 Charles Wood, composer

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

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

1882 Haydn Wood, composer

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

1881 Fernando Wood, American Politician

1872 John Cowper Powys, British writer, Wood and Stone

1871 Johan J Arch, graphic artist, wood cutter

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

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

1864 Carel A Lion Cachet, lithographer/wood carver

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

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

1847 Annie Besant, [Wood], England, philosopher, Esoteric christianity

1838 David Duffle Wood, composer

1823 Thomas John Wood, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1906

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

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

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

1812 Fernando Wood, American Politician

1754 John Wood, architect/town planner, dies

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

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

1607 John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver



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