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2004 Syreeta Wright, singer, Don't You Know With You I'm Born Again, dies at 58
2003 Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish Philosopher 1997 Austin Andrew Wright, sculptor, dies at 85 1995 Ronald Selby Wright, minister, dies at 87 1995 Rapper-E (Eazy Eric Wright), dies at 31 1994 John Keith Wright, English Assistant Secretary of State (1971-84), dies at 66 1994 Billy Wright, English soccer player (World Champion 1950), dies at 70 1994 David Wright, poet, dies at 74 1992 Clarence Wright, singer, dies at 84 1991 Dylan Francis Penn, born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright 1991 Leo N Wright, U.S. saxophonist (I Left My Heart in SF), dies at 57 1989 Speaker of House Jim Wright resigns 1988 J Skelly Wright, U.S. judge (anti-segregationist), dies at 77 1988 Sewall Wright, U.S. geneticist (evolution model), dies at 98 1987 Roger Lewis, aviation executive (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75 1986 House Dems select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker 1983 Dodgers trade Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut 1975 Lorenzen Wright, NBA forward for the Los Angeles Clippers 1973 Claudius Wright, WLAF CB for the London Monarchs 1973 2nd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1973 Sharone Wright, NBA center and forward for the Toronto Raptors 1972 Peter Wright, U.S., 1500m freestyle 1996 Olympics 1971 Sylvester Wright, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles 1971 Erykah Badu, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, Grammy-winner, R&B, hip hop, jazz, given name Erica Abi Wright 1970 Toby Wright, safety for the St. Louis Rams 1970 Chely Wright, American Musician 1970 Stevie Miracle marries Rita Wright 1970 California Angels Clyde Wright no-hits Oakland A's, 8-0 1969 T C Wright, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1969 Michae Wright, WLAF cornerback, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational 1968 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1968 Mickey Wright wins LPGA "500" Ladies Golf Classic 1968 Brian Wright, born in Stillwater Oklahoma, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 New Mexico Open-2nd 1968 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1968 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Palm Beach County Golf Open 1968 Mickey Wright wins Port Malabar Golf Invitational 1967 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational 1967 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational 1967 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1967 Mickey Wright wins Lady Carling Golf Open 1967 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational 1967 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pacific Ladies' Golf Classic 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Ladies Golf Invitational 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational 1966 Robin Wright Penn, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Santa Barbara, Princess Bride 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Venice Ladies Golf Open 1965 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1965 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open 1965 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational 1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1964 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open 1964 19th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waldemar Golf Open 1964 Pamela Wright, born in Scotland, LPGA golfer, 1995 Jamie Farr Toledo-3rd 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Lady Carling Eastern Golf Open 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open Invitational 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Squirt Ladies' Golf Open Invitational 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Clifford Ann Creed Golf Invitational 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational 1963 Mickey Wright/Dave Ragan, Jr. wins LPGA Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Golf 1963 Johanna Wright, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, WPVA volleyballer, Pismo Beach-4th 1963 9th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open 1963 Eric Eazy-E Wright, rapper 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Idaho Centennia Golf Tournament 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Albuquerque Swing Parade Golf Tournament 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waterloo Women's Golf Open Invitational 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Alpine Civitan Golf Open 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA St. Petersburg Women's Golf Open 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Carlsbad Cavern Golf Open 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Albuquerque Swing Parade Golf Tournament 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Tournament 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Milwaukee Golf Open 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Western Golf Open 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship 1962 C Wright Mills, U.S. sociologist (Power Elite), dies at 45 1962 Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1961 Ian Andrew Wright, Hamilton New Zealand, rower 1996 Olympics 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Open 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sacramento Valley Golf Open 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Women's Golf Open 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open 1961 16th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Columbus Golf Open 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Miami Golf Open 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open 1960 Richard N Wright, U.S. author (Native son), dies at 52 in Paris France 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Grossinger Golf Open 1960 6th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1960 Simon Wright, heavy metal drummer, AC/DC 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1959 Guggenheim Museum, by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens in N.Y.C. 1959 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Machine International Golf Open Alliance 1959 1st black to win a major golf tournament, William Wright 1959 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament 1959 14th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1959 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Cavalier Golf Open 1959 Frank Lloyd Wright, U.S. architect (Guggenheim Museum New York), dies at 89 1959 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open 1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open 1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open 1958 13th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1958 4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open 1957 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open 1957 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open 1957 Mickey Wright wins Sea Island Golf Open 1956 Adrian Wright, rocker, Human League-Only Human 1956 Adrian Wright, Sheffield, rock vocalist, Human League-Only Human 1956 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open 1955 Steven Wright, droll comedian, Steven Wright Live 1954 Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ/actor, Funny Man 1954 John Wright, New Zealand cricketer, opening batsman 1978-92 1953 Kevin Wright, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1979 1953 Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1953 Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame 1950 Amy Wright, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inside Moves, Accidental Tourist 1949 Maurice Willis Wright, composer 1949 Brigadier General Edwin K. Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1948 "Little" Stevie Wright, rocker, Easybeats 1948 Samuel E Wright, Camden, South Carolina, actor, Enos, Ball Four 1948 Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to U.S. from England 1948 Orville Wright, U.S. aviation pioneer, dies at 76 1947 Michael Wright, Vice-Chancello, Aston University 1947 Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA 1946 Anne Wright, Vice-Chancellor, Sunderland U 1946 Philip Wright, rocker, Paper Lace 1945 Richard William Wright, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall 1945 Rick Wright, keyboardist of Pink Floyd 1945 71st Preakness: Wayne D Wright aboard Polynesian wins in 1:58.8 1943 Max Wright, Detroit, actor, Buffalo Bill, Alf, Misfits of Science 1943 Gary Wright, singer, dream weaver, Spooky Tooth-It's All About 1942 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4 1942 Margaret Wright, chief commissioner, Guide Association 1941 Jeremiah Wright, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pastor Emeritus, former Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, 8,500 member megachurch, former pastor of President Obama, known for politically charged, controversial sermons 1941 Ernest Wright, Jr., U.S. rock vocalist, Imperials-So Much 1941 White Sox Taft Wright sets AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games 1941 Richard Wright and Paul Green's "Native Son," premieres in New York City 1940 Richard Wright's novel "Native Son" is published 1940 Richard Wright's "Native Son" published 1939 O. 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Wright, born in Leno, Tennessee, singer, sang gospel, considered southern soul artist, first pop recording, 'That's How Strong My Love Is' 1939 Marian Wright Edelman, American Activist 1939 SS Van Dine, William Huntingdon Wright, detective writer, dies at 50 1937 Norman Wright, rocker, Del-Vikings 1935 Mickey Wright, born in San Diego, California, LPGA golfer, 4 times LPGA champ 1934 66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2 1933 Leo N Wright, U.S. saxophonist, I left my heart in SF 1928 John Keith Wright, English economist and Assistant Secretary of State, 1971 - 1984 1926 Martha Wright, born in Seattle, singer, Let's Dance, Martha Wright Show 1925 Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright makes an unassisted triple play 1924 Billy Wright, English soccer player 1922 Jim Wright, born in Fort Worth, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1987 - 1989, Speaker of House 1921 Oliver Wright, British Ambassador, To U.S. 1920 David Wright, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, given name David John Murray Wright, editor of 'X', autobiography 'Deafness. A Personal Account' gives insight into deafness 1919 Ike Isaacs, born in Rangoon, Burma, guitarist, played jazz, known for work with Stephane Grappelli, played with Denny Wright in group Velvet in 1970's, taught at the Sydney Guitar School 1918 Teresa Wright, New York City, actress, Eleanor Gehrig-Pride of the Yankees 1918 Jay Wright Forrester, invented random-access magnetic core memory 1916 Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish Philosopher 1916 C. Wright Mills, American Sociologist 1914 Doug Wright, cricketer, England's leg-spinning genius of 30's and 40's 1912 Wilbur Wright, U.S. aviation pioneer, dies 1912 Roger Lewis, aviation executive, Lockheed, Curtiss Wright, Pan Am 1911 Austin Andrew Wright, sculptor 1911 Denis Wright, diplomat 1910 Wright Morris, U.S. writer 1909 Wright Brothers forms million dollar corp to manufacture airplanes 1909 Eugene Lefebvre, dies test piloting a Wright A aircraft 1909 Army Air Corps formed as Army takes 1st delivery from Wright Brothers 1909 Wright Brothers deliver 1st military plane to the army 1909 Orville Wright tests 1st U.S. Army airplane, flying 1h12m40s 1908 Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hour airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va 1908 Richard Wright, U.S., author, Native Son, Uncle Tom's Children 1908 Ronald Selby Wright, minister 1906 Wright Brothers patent the aeroplane 1906 Joseph Wright, born in Canada, oarsman, 1928 Olympics gold 1905 Orville/Wilbur Wright's "Flyer III" flight 38.5 km in 38.3" 1905 25th U.S. Mens Tennis: Beals C Wright beats Holcombe Ward (62 61 119) 1905 Carroll Wright appointed 1st U.S. Commissioner of Labor 1904 Orville and Wilbur Wright fly a circle in their Flyer II 1904 Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight 1904 Fats Waller, Thomas Wright, jazz singer/composer, Ain't Misbehavin' 1903 At 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) 1903 Wright Bros make 1st flight at Kittyhawk 1903 Wright brothers obtain airplane patent 1901 21st U.S. Mens Tennis: William Larned beats Beals C Wright (62 68 64 64) 1894 Will Wright, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Living Christ Story 1893 Harry Wright suggests umps keep ball-strike count a secret 1888 S S Van Dine, William Huntingdon Wright, author, Canary Murder Case 1879 Beals C Wright, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1905 1875 Chauncey Wright, American Philosopher 1871 Orville Wright, born in Dayton, Ohio, aviator 1867 Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisconsin, master builder, Guggenheim 1867 Wilbur Wright, of aeronautical fame, Wright Brothers 1865 George Wright, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies at 61 1862 Union troops under Brigadier-General Wright occupy Fernandina Florida 1861 Almroth Wright, born in Yorkshire, England, bacteriologist 1831 Marcus Joseph Wright, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1830 Chauncey Wright, American Philosopher 1820 Horatio Gouverneur Wright, Major General, Union volunteers 1810 Thomas Wright, historian 1803 George Wright, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1786 Patience Wright, 1st U.S. woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) 1779 Vice-Admiral Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada |
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