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2004 Alexandra Scott, young philanthropist, ", raised over $700,000 for cancer research in 4 years by selling lemonade, ", dies at 8

2000 Loretta Young, actress, The Bishop's Wife, dies at 87

2000 Paul Young, singer, Mike and the Mechanics, dies at 53

1999 Madeline Kahn, actress, Young Frankenstein, dies at 57

1998 Robert Young, actor, Marcus Welby, dies at 91

1998 New York Giant GM George Young resigns to accept NFL position

1997 SWAT team shoots John E Armstrong in Fla, freeing 2 young hostages

1997 Coleman Young, 1st black mayor of a major city (Detroit)

1997 Pedro Martinez wins NL Cy Young Award

1997 Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Cy Young Award

1997 "Young Man From Atlanta" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 85 performances

1997 "Young Man From Atlanta," opens at Longacre New York City for 85 performances

1997 George Young, footballer, dies at 74

1996 Faron Young, country singer and actor (Hidden Guns), commits suicide at 34

1996 Faron Young, country singer, commits suicide at 64

1996 Toronto's Pat Hentgen wins AL Cy Young Award

1996 Braves John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award

1996 Lorna Young, salesperson, dies at 44

1996 Julius Young, fast food entrepreneur, dies at 73

1995 Marguerite Young, writer, dies at 87

1995 Superbowl MVP: Steve Young, San Francisco, QB

1994 Paul Nicholas Young, architect, dies at 47

1994 Terence Young, British director (Thunderball), dies of at 79

1994 Circus performers Marissa Young (24) and Matt Richardson (21) wed

1993 Cliff Young, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29

1993 Actress Loretta Young, 80, weds costume designer Jean Louis, 85

1993 New York Met Anthony Young wins ending his losing streak at 27 games

1993 New York Met Anthony Young loses record 27th straight

1993 New York Met Anthony Young, loses his 26th straight game, goes to 27

1993 New York Met Anthony Young loses a record 25th straight game (goes to 27)

1993 New York Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game

1993 New York Met Anthony Young ties record of 23rd straight lose

1993 Marvin Young, producer/child actor (Player), dies at 90

1993 Skip Young, actor (Smokey and Hotwire Gang), dies at 62

1992 Tampa Bay Lightning make goalie Wendell Young their 1st draft

1992 USPO announces young Elvis beats old Elvis stamp

1992 Joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79

1992 New York Met Anthony Young begins losing streak of at least 26 games

1992 Matt Young no-hits Cleveland, but loses 2-1

1991 Brigham Young Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season and 15,031 for career

1991 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award

1991 Atlanta Brave Tom Glavine wins NL Cy Young Award

1991 Ty Detmer of Brigham Young passes NCAA record 11,606 yards

1991 NL Cy Young winner Doug Drabek wins record $3 mil salary arbitration

1990 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (QB)

1990 Doug Drabek (22-6) wins NL Cy Young Award

1990 Oakland's Bob Welch wins AL Cy Young Award

1990 Mariner Matt Young becomes 21st AL'er to strike out 4 in 1 inning

1990 Lois Moran Young, dies of cancer at 81

1989 Bret Saberhagen wins AL Cy Young Award

1989 Padres reliever Mark Davis wins NL Cy Young Award

1989 1st regular-season matchup of defending Cy Young Award winners

1989 Twins trade AL Cy Young Award winner Frank Viola to Mets

1989 Year of the Young Reader begins

1988 Orel Hershiser (23-8) is a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young Award

1987 Young man survives 7 attempts at suicide in Somerset England

1987 Roger Clemens wins consecutive Cy Young Awards

1987 Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe 57-55 to win NL Cy Young Award

1987 Roger Clemens wins consecutive Cy Young Awards

1987 South Africa frees Dutch anthropologist/Anc'er Klaas de Young

1987 Yank Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start (Young and Sutton)

1987 Emile Meyer, actor (Young Jesse James, Lineup), dies

1986 10th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Young and Restless wins

1986 Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award unanimously

1986 Houston's Astro Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young Award

1986 Houston's Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young

1986 1st-class cricket debut of Andy Flower, ZCU Presidents XI vs. Young WI

1986 Nigel Stock, actor (Lost Continent, Young Sherlock Holmes), dies

1986 Yakima Canutt, actor and director (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 91

1985 Dwight Gooden (NL) and Bret Saberhagen (AL) win Cy Young

1985 Dwight Gooden, youngest 20 game winner, wins Cy Young award

1985 Maurice Copeland, actor (Ralph-Those Young Charmings), dies at 74

1985 A's Dave Kingman is 21st to hit 400 home runs (off Matt Young at Seattle)

1985 Dawn Addams, actress (Alan Young Show, Star Maidens), dies at 54

1984 Tigers reliever Willie Hernandez wins AL Cy Young Award

1984 Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young

1982 Artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95

1982 Marty Feldman, comedian (Young Frankenstein), dies at 49

1982 Pete Vuckovich becomes Milwaukee's 2nd consecutive AL Cy Young

1982 Steve Carlton became 1st pitcher to win 4 Cy Young awards

1981 Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award

1981 Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie to win a Cy Young Award

1981 Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers wins AL Cy Young Award

1981 Andrew Young, former United Nations Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia

1981 Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins Portland Ping Team Golf Champ

1981 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic

1981 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA WUI Golf Classic

1981 27th LPGA Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

1981 George Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83

1981 George Jessel, U.S. comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83

1981 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA American Defender/WRAL Golf Classic

1981 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Golf Tournament

1981 Young Buck, American Musician

1980 Baltimore's Steve Stone wins AL Cy Young Award

1980 Steve Carlton wins 3rd NL Cy Young Awards

1980 Kathy Whitworth/Donna Caponi Young win Portland Ping Team Golf Champ

1980 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic

1980 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic

1980 Corey Carrier, actor, Young Indiana Jones

1980 Julie Marie Bryan, 18, of Georgia, crowned America's Young Woman of Year

1980 Odile Versois, actress (Nude in a White Car, Young Lovers), dies

1980 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic

1980 9th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

1980 Donna Caponi Young Pro-Am wins LPGA National Golf Tournament

1980 "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 h 12 m)

1979 Cub reliever Bruce Sutter wins NL Cy Young Award

1979 Mike Flanagan, wins AL Cy Young Award

1979 Donald McHenry named to succeed Andrew Young as United Nations ambassador

1979 200 black leaders, meet in New York, to support Andrew Young

1979 Andrew Young resigns as United Nations ambassador

1979 25th LPGA Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

1979 Susan Horvath, of Penn, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year

1978 New York Yankee Ron Guidry unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award

1978 Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL)

1978 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Houston Exchange Golf Classic Clubs

1978 Gig Young, kills his bride of 3 weeks and then commits suicide at 64

1978 Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ping Team Golf Classic

1978 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament

1978 Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award)

1977 NCAA passing record set at 571 yards (Marc Wilson, Brigham Young)

1977 Phillies' Steve Carlton wins 2nd Cy Young Award

1976 Andrew Young named Ambassador and Chief U.S. Delegate to UN

1976 Balt Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award

1976 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA/Japan Mizuno Golf

1976 San Diego Padre Randy Jones wins NL Cy Young

1976 Oscar Beregi Jr, actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City), dies at 58

1976 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Carlton Golf

1976 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Portland Golf Classic

1976 Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1976 Christopher Pettiet, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Young Riders

1976 Balthazar Getty, actor, Young Guns 2, Lord of the Flies

1975 New York Mets Tom Seaver wins his 3rd Cy Young Award

1975 Orioles Jim Palmer wins his 2nd Cy Young Award

1975 Rock vocal Neil Young undergoes throat surgery

1975 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Colgate European Ladies Golf Open

1975 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic

1975 Susan Hayward, actress (Young and Willing), dies at 56

1975 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational

1974 Brad Williams, cricketer, Victoria and Young Australia fast bowler

1974 Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award

1974 Catfish Hunter is named AL Cy Young Award

1973 "Young and Restless" premieres on TV

1973 Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner

1973 Coleman Young elected mayor of Detroit

1973 Tom Seaver wins NL Cy Young Award

1973 Tom Seaver becomes 1st non-20-game winner to win Cy Young award

1973 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational

1973 Soap "Young and Restless" premieres

1973 Murat B "Chic" Young, U.S. comic strip artist (Blondie), dies at 72

1973 James Young, Australian water polo player 1996 Olympics

1973 Rodney Young, NFL safety for the New York Giants

1972 Shom-Rock, rocker, Young Nation

1972 Phillies' Steve Carlton wins unanimous NL Cy Young Award

1972 Gaylord Perry wins AL Cy Young award

1972 Apollo astronauts John Young and Charles Duke ride on Moon

1972 John Young and Charles Duke explores Moon (Apollo 16)

1972 Apollo 16's Young and Duke land on Moon with Boeing Lunar Rover #2

1972 Mayne One, rocker, Young Nation

1972 Bryant Young, NFL defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers

1971 Carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64

1971 Jo Etha Collier, young black woman killed by 3 whites in Drew Miss

1971 Chris Young, Penn, actor, Bryce Lynch-Max Headroom, Great Outdoors

1971 Whitney M Young Jr, leader (National Urban League 1961-71), dies at 49

1971 Whitney M. Young, American Activist

1971 Whitney Young Jr, National Urban League director, drowns in Nigeria

1971 Jordan Young, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Purdue

1971 Alan Young, NFL defensive end for the New York Jets

1970 Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award

1970 Bob Gibson wins NL Cy Young Award

1970 Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1970 Jim Bunning becomes 2nd (Cy Young) to win 100 games in both leagues

1970 25th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

1970 Shaun Young, cricketer, Tasmanian all-rounder, Young Aust 1995

1970 22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young and Susan Hampshire

1970 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational

1970 Nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr. Bobbins), dies at 68

1970 AL Cy Young winner Denny McLain suspended for bookmaking

1969 1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Balt and Denny McLain, Det)

1969 Tom Seaver voted NL Cy Young Award

1969 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open

1969 1st performance of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (Fillmore East, New York)

1969 Ernie Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Oakland A's

1969 24th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young

1969 Kevin Young, born in Alpena, Michigan, infielder for the Kansas City Royals

1969 Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit

1969 Glen Young, NFL linebacker for the San Diego Chargers

1969 Dino Terranova, actor (Young Dillinger), dies at 65

1969 Timothy Young, born in Philadelphia, rower 1966 Olympics silver

1969 Robert Young, NFL player for the St. Louis Rams

1969 Lorraine Hansberry's "To be Young, Gifted and Black," premieres in New York City

1968 Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award

1968 Hoyt Wilhelm's 907th breaks Cy Young's record for pitching appearances

1968 Duane Young, NFL tight end for the San Diego Chargers

1968 Margaret Young, American Musician

1967 Boston's Jim Lonborg wins AL Cy Young

1967 SF's Mike McCormick wins NL Cy Young Award

1967 Scott Young, born in Clinton, Massachusetts, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche

1967 John Smoltz, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young

1967 Eric Young, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, infielder for the Colorado Rockies

1967 Dutch De Young government forms

1966 Kiefer Sutherland, actor, Young Guns, Stand by Me, Lost Boys

1966 Nicholas Rowe, born in London, England, actor, Young Sherlock Holmes

1966 Tricia Cast, Medford, New York, actr, Amanda-Bad News Bear, Young and Restless

1966 Brigham Young QB Virgil Carter sets NCAA record of 599 yards gained

1966 Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner

1966 Jill Whelan, Oakland Cal, actress, Vicki-Love Boat, Young and Restless

1966 Kevin Curtis Young, born in Los Angeles, California, 400m hurdler

1966 Gemini 10 launched (John Young and Michael Collins)

1966 Kristoff St. John, born in New York City, actor, Adam-Generations, Young and Restless

1966 Sean Kinney, U.S. rock drummer, Alice in Chains-We Die Young

1966 Tom Glavine, born in Concord, Massachusetts, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991

1966 Buffalo Springfield form (Steven Stills, Neil Young, et al)

1966 Anthony Young, U.S. baseball pitcher, New York Met, Chicago Cubs

1965 Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young Award unanimously

1965 Sean Patrick Flanery, actor, Young Indiana Jones, Powder

1965 Gemini 3 launched, 1st U.S. 2-man space flight (Grissom and Young)

1965 Dr. Dre, [Andre Young], rap singer

1964 John Joseph Thomas, Arcadia California, actor, Young Dan'l Boone

1964 Brian Young, cricketer, NZ Test opening batsman

1963 Sandy Koufax is unanimous winner of Cy Young Award

1963 Lonnie Young, NFL safety/cornerback for the New York Jets

1963 Tigers claim young pitcher Denny McLain from the White Sox for $25,000

1963 Final episode of soap opera "Young Doctor Malone"

1963 Stark Young, U.S. writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81

1962 Barbara Crampton, Levittown, New York, actr, Body Double, Young and Restless

1962 Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award

1962 Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP

1962 Campbell Scott, born in New York City, actor, Singles, Dying Young, Sheltering Sky

1962 Owen D. Young, American Businessman

1962 Emilio Estevez, New York City, actor, Breakfast Club, Young Guns, Mighty Ducks

1962 Michael Damian, born in San Diego, singer, Rock on, /actor, Young and Restless

1962 Maarten de Young, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen

1961 Steve Young, NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers

1961 Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn

1961 Bryant Young, defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers

1961 Steve Young, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, NFL Player of Year '92

1961 Donald Cook, actor (Too Young To Go Steady), dies at 60

1961 Whitney Young, Jr. named executive director of National Urban League

1961 Roland Gift, UK, rocker, Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy

1961 Henzes opera "Elegy for Young Lovers," premieres in Schwetzingen

1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 27 performances

1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 27 performances

1960 Don Franklin, actor, Seaquest 2032, Noah Dixon-The Young Riders

1960 CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series

1960 Pittsburgh Pirates' Vern Law wins Cy Young Award

1960 Clara Kimball Young, actress (Return of Chandu), dies of stroke at 70

1960 Julianna Young, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, playmate, Nov, 1993

1960 David Steele, Birmingham, rock keyboardist, Fine Young Cannibals

1960 Troy Young, horse trainer

1959 Sean Young, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actress, Dune, Young Doctor in Love

1959 Angus Young, born in Glascow, Scotland, rock guitarist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell

1959 Lester Young, American Musician

1958 TV soap "Young Dr. Malone" debuts

1958 Bob Turley of Yankees wins Cy Young Award

1958 Fred Young, born in Glasgow, Kentucky, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett

1958 10th Emmy Awards: Gunsmoke, Robert Young and Jane Wyatt

1957 Warren Spahn of the Braves wins Cy Young Award

1957 Andrea Evans, actress, Young and Restless, Tina-One Life to Live

1957 9th Emmy Awards: Phil Silvers Show, Robert Young and Loretta Young

1957 1st black pilot (PH Young) on a U.S. scheduled passenger airline

1956 Doug Davidson, actor, Young and Restless

1956 Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP and 1st-ever Cy Young Award

1956 Victor Young, orch leader (Milton Berle Show), dies at 56

1956 Ford Frick inaugurates Cy Young Award, to honor to outstanding pitcher

1956 Steve Ford, actor, Young and Restless, /son of President Gerald Ford

1956 Aleksandr A Fadejev, Russ author (Young Guard), commits suicide at 54

1956 Faye Young, WBL forward, New York Stars, New Jersey Stars

1956 Kaye Young, WBL forward, New York Stars, New Jersey Stars

1956 Jane Seymour, actress (Young Mr. Bobbin), dies at 56

1956 Andy Cox, rock guitarist, Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy

1956 Paul Young, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Every Time You Go Away

1955 Willie Hernandez, pitcher, Cy Young Award

1955 Rev Sun Young Moon leaves prison in Seoul

1955 John de Young, cardinal and archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69

1955 7th Emmy Awards: Make Room for Daddy, Danny Thomas and Loretta Young

1955 Tim Young, athlete

1955 Richard Young, Glasgow, Kentucky, singer, Kentucky Headhunters-Davy Crockett

1954 Kathryn Young, LPGA golfer

1954 Francis B Young, British physician/writer (In South Africa), dies at 69

1953 Roland Young, actor (David Copperfield, Irene, Dulcy), dies at 65

1953 Malcolm Young, born in Glasgow, Scotland, guitarist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell

1952 Lorna Young, salesperson

1951 3rd Emmy Awards: Alan Young Show, Alan Young and Gertrude Berg

1950 Rev Sun Young Moon liberated from Hung Nam prison

1950 Sheila Young Ochowicz, Birmingham, Michigan, speed skater, Oly-gold/sil-76

1950 Meg Bennett, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Young and Restless

1950 Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry, Yankee pitcher, Cy Young 1978

1950 Terry Lester, Indianapolis, actor, Young and Restless, As World Turns

1949 Keith Carradine, San Mateo California, actor, Young Guns, Pretty Baby

1949 Vida Blue, major-league pitcher, Cy Young and AL MVP 1971

1949 Overend Watts, rock bassist, Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes

1948 James Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Styx

1948 20th Academy Awards - "Gentleman's Agreement," L Young, R Colman win minutes by 2nd live televised musical Arturo Toscvanni on NBC

1948 Jamie Lyn Bauer, born in Phoenix Arizona, actress, Young and Restless, Centerfold Girls

1947 Doug Young, rocker, Flash In The Pan

1947 George Young, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist, Easybeats

1947 Douglas Young, composer

1947 Pete "Overend" Watts, rock bassist, Mott The Hoople-All Young Dudes

1947 Paul Nicholas Young, architect

1947 Dennis De Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Styx-Its Raining Again

1947 Forrest Reid, Irish author/critic (Young Tom, Apostate), dies at 71

1946 Teri Garr, born in Lakewood, Ohio, actress, Mr Mom, Young Frankenstein

1946 Judy Pace, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Young Lawyers

1946 Ian Hunter, England, rocker, Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes

1946 Rusty Young, California, rock steel guitarist, Poco-Heat of the Night

1945 Neil Young, Toronto, singer and songwriter, Cosby, Sills and Young

1945 Kathy Young, rocker, Thousand Stars in the Sky

1945 Heather Young, born in Bremerton, Washington, actress, Betty-Land of Giants

1945 Cliff De Young, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, F/X, Hunger, Shock Treatment

1945 Donna Marie Caponi Young, Detroit, LPGA golfer, U.S. Open 1969, 70

1944 Steve Carlton, Phillies' pitcher, Cy Young '72, '77, '80, '82

1944 Michael Tilson Thomas, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor, New York Phil Young People

1944 Archbishop De Young and bishop Huibers condemn black market

1944 Tom Seaver, pitcher, New York Met, 300 game winner, Cy Young '69 '73 '75

1944 Jesse Colin Young, New York City, rock vocalist, Youngbloods-Soul of a City Boy

1944 Rod Arrants, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Vamping, Ape, Young and Restless

1944 Dino Danelli, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rock drummer, Fotomaker, Young Rascals

1944 Sparky Lyle, relief pitcher, New York Yankees, Cy Young

1944 Paul Young, actor, Another Time Another Place

1944 Barry Stevens, British/Neth, choreographer, Personals, Young Again

1944 Brigid Bazlen, born in Wisconsin, actress, Pam-Too Young to go Steady

1943 Joanna Shimkus, Halifax NS, actress, Marriage of a Young Stockbroker

1943 Adrianus M de Young, writer (Merijntje Gijzen's youth), murdered at 55

1943 Adrianus M de Young, writer (Merijntje Gijzen's youth), murdered

1943 Adrianus M de Young, writer (Merijntje Gijzen's Youth), dies at 55

1943 Susan Seaforth Hayes, actress, Days of our Life, Young and Restless

1943 Mike Marshall, MLB pitcher, 1974 Cy Young Award

1942 Rex Thompson, New York City, actor, Young Bess, King and I, Her 12 Men

1942 Gary Puckett, vocalist, & Union Gap-Woman Woman, Young Girl

1942 Madeline Kahn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety

1942 Bill Young, rocker

1941 Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young

1941 George Young, MP/British minister of housing and planning

1941 Archbishop De Young bans priest cooperation on Rijks radio

1941 Nazi police attacks and driven away from Koco Amsterdam by young Jews

1941 Nazi raid Amsterdam and round up 429 young Jews for deportation

1940 Burt Young, New York City, actor, Convoy, Rocky

1940 1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr. Malone" on CBS

1940 Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74

1938 Mike McCormick, MLB Pitcher, San Francisco Giants, Cy Young 1967

1938 Gaylord Perry, baseball player, 1972 AL Cy Young winner

1938 1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC

1937 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20

1937 Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1936 Hector Elizondo, New York City, actor, American Gigolo, Young Doctors in Love

1936 Jim Perry, pitcher, Cy Young Award 1970

1936 David Carradine, Hollywood, actor, Kung-Fu, Boxcar Bertha, Young Guns

1936 Don Drysdale, born in Van Nuys, California, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers-Cy Young 1962

1936 Quinn Redeker, Woodstock, Illinois, actor, Dan Raven, Young and Restless

1936 May Britt, Sweden, actress, Young Lions, /wife of Sammy Davis, Jr.

1936 Eldee Young, U.S. bassist, Young Holt Unlimited-Hang on Sloopy

1935 Sandy Koufax, Dodger pitcher, Cy Young '63, '65, '66, perfect-1967

1935 Bob Gibson, Cardinal pitcher, Cy Young/NL MVP 1968

1935 La Monte Young, Bern Idaho, composer, Composition in 1990

1935 Gene McDaniels, U.S. vocalist/bandleader/actor, Young Swingers

1933 Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young

1933 Marty Feldman, born in London, England, comedian, Young Frankenstein

1933 Don Young, Rep-R-AK, 1973-

1932 Andrew Young, U.S. ambassador to United Nations, 1977-79, /, Mayor-D-Atlanta

1932 Lord Young of Graffham, CEO, Cables and Wireless

1932 Faron Young, country singer and actor, Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone

1932 Young gang shoot dead 6 police in Springfield Missouri

1931 Warren, Dixon and Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in New York City

1931 Max Schmeling TKOs Young Stribling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

1930 John Watts Young, born in San Francisco, California, astronaut, Gem 3 10, Apol 10 16, STS 1 9

1930 Dawn Addams, Felixstown Engl, actress, Alan Young Show, Star Maidens

1929 Sonny James, [James Loden], Hackelburg AL, rocker, Young Love

1929 Sonny James, singer, Young Love, Running Bear

1928 David Berriman, CEO, Rose Thomson Young group of Lloyds Trustees

1927 William J. Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, soap opera creator, Young and Restless

1927 Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Young at Heart Comedians

1926 David Young, Lt-Gen/CEO, Cairn Tech

1926 Marguerite Piazza, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, operatic soprano, Young Broadway

1926 Claude, Buddy, Young, NFL running back, Yankees, Texans, Colts

1923 Robert A Young, Rep-D-MO, 1977-86

1923 Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hrs). Referee overturns decision

1923 Richard Attenborough, England, actor and director, Gandhi, Young Winston

1923 Noel Coward's "Young Idea," premieres in London

1922 George Young, soccer star

1922 Brian Young, Chairman, Christian Aid

1922 Charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria

1921 Whitney M. Young, Jr., civil rights leader, head of Urban League

1921 Whitney M. Young, American Activist

1921 Cleveland's 125th anniversary celebration: Cy Young, 54, pitches 2 inn

1921 Susan Peters, Spokane, Washington, actress, Random Harvest, Young Ideas

1921 Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz musician/actor, It's Great to Be Young

1920 Arthur Franz, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, actor, Invaders From Mars, Young Lions

1920 Eddie Bracken, born in Astoria, New York City, actor, Summer Stock, Young and Willing

1919 Alan Young, England, actor, Time Machine, Wilbur Post-Mr Ed

1919 Barbara Britton, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Young and Willing

1919 Polish Army executes 35 young Jews

1918 Coleman A Young, civil rights leader, Mayor-D-Detroit

1918 Oscar Beregi, Jr., Hungary, actor, Young Frankenstein, Panic in City

1918 Ted Willis, prolific English screenwriter, It's Great to be Young

1916 John de Young, resistance fighter

1916 John Young, actor/TV panelist, Masquerade Party

1915 Terence Young, born in Shanghai, China, director, Dr. No, Thunderball

1914 Gary Merrill, Hartford Conn, actor, Young Dr. Kildare, All About Eve

1914 Richard Young, CEO, Boosey and Hawkes

1913 Gig Young, St. Cloud, Minnesota, actor, They Shoot Horses Don't They

1913 Marjorie Weaver, born in Crossville, Tennessee, actress, Young Mr. Lincoln

1913 Loretta Young, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actr, Farmer's Daughter, Stranger

1912 National Council of Young Israel convenes

1912 Jack Young, cricketer, Middlesex and England slow left-armer post-WW2

1912 15 young women fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break

1912 Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins

1912 Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor, Windom's Way, Young Winston

1911 Cy Young's farewell appearance in a major league game is a letdown as he loses to Brooklyn 13-3 in a Braves uniform in his 906th game

1911 Cy Young beats Pitts 1-0 for his final career victory, number 511

1911 Boston's Cy Young vs Christy Mathewson of Giants, Giants win 9-0

1910 Cy Young registers his 500th career victory

1910 Cleveland Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Washington 5-4 in 11 innings

1909 Lester W. "Pres" Young, U.S. jazz saxophonist

1909 Lester Young, American Musician

1909 Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps

1908 Edward Dmytryk, director, Carpetbaggers, Young Lions, Caine Mutiny

1908 Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team

1908 Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats New York Highlanders, 8-0

1907 Carleton Young, New York, actor, Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery

1907 Robert Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby MD

1905 Anna "Ans" van Dike, "the Young", Jewish nazi collaborator

1904 German SW Africa abolishes slavery of young children

1904 Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia A's (3-0)

1903 British forces under MacDonald and Young march into Tibet

1903 Nick Young remains as NL president as AG Spalding ends challenge

1902 Nydia Westman, New York City, actress, Going My Way, Young Mr. Bobbins

1902 Young Women's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City

1901 Donald Cook, Portland, Oregon, actor, Too Young To Go Steady

1901 Cornelis J Kelk, Dutch writer, Dance of Young Feet

1901 Cy Young wins his 300th game

1901 Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer, When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay

1901 Chic Young, cartoonist, Blondie

1900 AL President Ban Johnson writes to NL President Nick Young seeking peace

1900 Victor Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, orch leader, Milton Berle Show, In Old California

1898 Frank McHugh, actor, Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young

1898 George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer, Diary of Young Comic

1896 Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary and leader, Young Frisian Movement

1894 Mary Clare, born in London, England, actress, Evil Mind, Young and Innocent

1891 Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3

1890 Robert Armstrong, Saginaw, Michigan, actor, Mighty Joe Young, King Kong

1890 Clara Kimball Young, born in Illinois, actress, Return of Chandu

1890 Cy Young pitches and wins 1st game

1890 Denton True "Cy" Young pitched his 1st major league baseball game

1887 Roland Young, London, England

1884 Francis B Young, British physician/writer, White Ladies

1881 Stark Young, U.S. critic/writer, So Red the Rose

1881 Margaret MJ "Daisy" Ashford, English author, Young Sisters

1880 Robert [Edler von] Musil, Austrian author, Young Torless

1879 Edward Rigby, England, actor, Star Look Down, Young and Innocent

1877 Brigham Young, 2nd president of Mormon Church, dies

1875 Lumsden Hare, Ireland, actor, Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess

1874 Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City

1874 Owen D. Young, American Businessman

1871 Brigham Young, mormon leader, arrest for bigamy

1870 Jan D Domela Nieuwenhuis Nyegaard, Dutch vicar, Young Flanders

1870 YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) forms (New York City)

1868 Brigham Young marries his 27th and final wife

1867 Simon Abramsz, Dutch teacher/writer, For the Young Ones

1867 Cy Young, born in Gilmore Ohio, pitcher, 511 wins, 1890-1911

1865 Horace Greeley advises his readers to "Go west young man"

1865 Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet, Young Poland

1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association chapter opened (Boston)

1851 1st Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montreal)

1848 William G. Young patents ice cream freezer

1847 Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah

1846 Elisabeth Forster-Nietzsche, German writer, Young Nietzsche

1845 Ella Flagg Young, 1st woman President, National Educational Association

1844 Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death

1844 Young Men's Christian Association, YMCA, forms in London

1838 William Hugh Young, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1901

1836 Pierce Manning Butler Young, Mjr Gen Confederate Army, died in 1896

1829 Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies

1822 Young Marshall Moody, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1866

1820 Arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies

1811 James Young Simpson, Scotland, obsterician, used chloroform

1811 Horace Greeley, editor, "Go west, young man"

1803 Prudence Crandall, founder, School for "young ladies of colour"

1801 Brigham Young, painter/religious leader, Mormon church, /polygamist

1793 Jan Ekels de Young, Dutch painter, dies at 34

1787 Emma Willard, U.S., opens school for young ladies, Hall of Fame

1773 Thomas Young, British philologist/physician, light interference

1765 Edward Young, English poet (Love of Fame), dies at 81

1763 French van Mieris "the Young", painter/historian, dies at 73

1759 Jan Ekels, the Young, Dutch painter

1745 Edinburg occupied by Jacobites under Young Pretenders

1745 Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62

1720 Charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender]

1707 Willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73

1705 Walraad, the Young, earl of Nassau-Ottweiler/gov of Nijmegen, dies

1700 Artus II Quellinus [Quellien/"the Young], Flemish sculptor, dies at 75

1693 Aert Jansz van Nes, [Young boer Jaep], lt-admiral, dies at 67

1689 French van Mieris "the Young", Dutch painter/historian

1683 Edward Young, English poet, Revenge, Complaint

1682 Willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter

1679 Cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51

1647 Achsah Young, 1st woman known to be a witch, executed in Salem Mass

1633 Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised

1628 Cornelis Evertsen de Young, vice Admiral of Zealand

1625 Artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised

1586 Lucas Cranach "the Young", German painter, dies at 70

1139 Godfried II the Young becomes duke of Brabant

1131 Crowning of Louis VII the Young, King of France

876 Battle at Andernach: Louis the Young beats Charles the Bare



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