1998 Death Helen Wills Moody Roark, tennis ace (31 Grand Slams), dies at 92 1997 Event 19th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 32 awards 1996 Event 18th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 28 awards 1995 Event 17th ACE Cable Awards 1995 Death Colin Gray, fighter ace in World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, dies at 80 1995 Death Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer, dies at 69 1995 Event 22nd American Music Award: Boyz II Men and Ace of Base win 1995 Event 16th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 23 awards 1994 Death Jimmy Buddy Lee Land Ace, singer, dies at 57 1994 Death Sebastian Lewis Shaw, actor (High Season, Ace of Spades), dies at 89 1994 Event Jennifer Capriati, tennis ace, checks out of drug abuse clinic 1994 Event 15th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 34 awards, Showtime wins 10 1993 Event 14th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 32 awards 1992 Event Tennis ace Stefan Edberg marries Annette Olsen in Sweden 1992 Event 13th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 27 awards 1991 Event 12th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 25 awards 1990 Event 11th ACE Cable Awards 1989 Event 10th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 35 awards 1988 Event 9th ACE Cable Awards 1988 Death Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, ace WW II pilot, dies at 75 of cancer 1986 Event Tennis ace John McEnroe marries actress Tatum O'Neal 1983 Event Tennis ace Arthur Ashe undergoes double bypass heart surgery 1982 Death Ace Goodman, Kansas City, Missouri, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83 1980 Death George Raft, actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr. Ace), dies at 85 1979 Death Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 1976 Event Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years 1975 Event Czechoslovakian tennis ace Martina Navratilova asks for political asylum in New York City 1974 Death Jane Ace, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 74 1974 Birthday Ace Custis, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks 1971 Birthday Natasha Zvereva, born in Minsk, Belarus, tennis ace, finals 1995 Indian Wells 1971 Event Tigers ace reliever John Hiller, 27, sufferes a heart attack, but later makes a remarkable comeback to record 38 saves 1967 Birthday Mellow Man Ace, Cuba, spanish rapper/actor, Only the Strong 1963 Death Theodore Newton, actor (Voltaire, Ace of Aces), dies at 58 1954 Death Johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25 1952 Birthday Parker Stevenson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Falcon Crest, Stroker Ace 1951 Birthday Ace Frehley, born in Bronx, New York, heavy metal rocker, Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet 1951 Death Stanley Ridges, actor, 'Possessed', 'Sergeant York', 'Mr. Ace', dies at 59 1946 Birthday Alan "Bam" King, born in Kentish Town, London, guitarist, singer with British rock music band, Ace 1945 Event Cleveland ace Bob Feller returns from Navy and strike out 12 1944 Event Frank McCormick (Reds) home run off Ace Adams (Giants) in both games of DH 1943 Event New York Giants' pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game 1938 Birthday Rod Laver, Australia, tennis ace, 1962, 1969 Grand Slam 1937 Birthday Buddy Jimmy Lee Land Ace, singer 1934 Event NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto 1929 Birthday Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, born John Marshall Alexander, Jr., singer, member of the B.B. King band, signed to Duke Records, toured with Willa Mae "Big Mama" Thornton 1925 Birthday Herman "Ace" Wallace, blues guitarist/singer 1918 Event Douglas Campbell is 1st U.S. ace pilot (shooting down 5th German plane) 1914 Birthday Colin Gray, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, fighter ace in World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, fought Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Channel Front 1912 Birthday Clarence "Ace" Parker, NFL quarterback, Brooklyn, Boston Yankees 1905 Birthday Sebastian Lewis Shaw, actor, High Season, Ace of Spades, Caste 1904 Birthday Theodore Newton, New Jersey, actor, Ace of Aces, Voltaire 1899 Birthday Ace Goodman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, Easy Aces 1899 Birthday Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist, Better of Goodman 1892 Birthday Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, Red Baron, German WW I ace 1890 Birthday Eddie Rickenbacker, aviator "Ace of Aces", WW I 1859 Birthday Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer, Sursum Corda, Ace Knave 1825 Birthday Richard ACE Erlenmeyer, German chemist, Erlenemyer kolf
