2008 Death Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, dies in Vlodrop, Netherlands, alert in yoga posture, at 90 1988 Death Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71 1987 Death Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33 1983 Event Yogi Berra named Yankee manager for 2nd time 1980 Event Johnny Bench hits his 314th home run as a catcher breaks Yogi Berra's record 1972 Event Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, and Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame 1970 Birthday Yogi Johl, Vancouver BC, 130 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1968 Event Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon and wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1967 Event Beatles, Mick Jagger and Marienne Faithful meet Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1967 Event Beatles go to Wales to study TM with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1964 Event Yankees fire Manager Yogi Berra 1964 Event Yankee Phil Linz plays harmonica on bus despite Yogi Berra's orders 1959 Event Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends 1956 Event Yogi Berra becomes 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1956 Event Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher 1954 Event Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop 1951 Event New York Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards 1947 Event Yankee Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a World Series homer 1947 Event Yogi Berri starts record 148 game errorless streak 1943 Birthday Julie Bennett, Beverly Hills California, actress, Hey There It's Yogi Bear 1925 Birthday Yogi Berra, American Athlete 1917 Birthday Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, born in British India, brought Transcendental Meditation to Indian schools, universities 1916 Birthday Daws Butler, born in Toledo, Ohio, animation voice, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound 1879 Birthday Sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi, Maharshi Research Inst
