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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