2015 Event Helen Mirren wins best leading actress for her role in 'The Audience,' and Alex Sharp wins best leading actor for 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' at the 69th annual Tony Awards 2014 Event Third baseman Miguel Cabrera signs a 10-year contract with the Detroit Tigers for $292 million, exceeding the 10-year contract signed by Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees in 2007 for $275 million 2013 Event New York Yankees player Alex Rodrigues, sets a Major League Baseball record with 24 grand slam home runs 2000 Death Alex Comfort, physician, poet, novelist, anarchist, pacifist, 'The New Joy of Sex', dies at 80 1998 Death Alex Schomberg, artist, dies at 91 1997 Event Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin 1997 Death Alex Macintosh, broadcaster/actor (Hell Fight), dies at 72 1995 Death Alex Brown, snooker player, dies at 87 1994 Death Alex Scott, trainer, Horses, dies at 34 1993 Death Alex Lyon, English Labor Lower house leader (1966-83), dies at 61 1992 Death Alex Wojciechowicz, NFLer (Philadelphia Eagles), dies at 76 1992 Event Alex Haley, (Roots), wins 1992 Ellis Island Award, posthumously 1992 Death Alex Haley, U.S. writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots), dies at 70 1991 Death Alex Graham, British cartoonstrip artist (Fred Basset), dies 1991 Death Alex North, music composer (Spartacus), dies at 80 of cancer 1990 Event Stefan Edberg (#1 seeded player) loses in 1st round to Alex Volkov 1990 Death Robert Alex, shot to death by robber at 31 1990 Event Indians' Alex Cole sets club record with 5 stolen bases in one game 1986 Event 112th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8 1981 Birthday Larisa Oleynik, born in Santa Clara County, California, actress, starred in 'The Secret World of Alex Mack' television series and film, '10 Things I Hate About You' 1980 Death Alexander "Alex" Nicholas Voormolen, Dutch composer, dies at 85 1979 Death Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51 1978 Death Carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67 1978 Birthday A. J. McLean, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, born Alexander James 'Alex' McLean, musician, singer, member of the Backstreet Boys, over 130 million albums sold 1977 Event Alex Haley, author of "Roots," awarded Pulitzer Prize 1977 Event Alex Haley finds his Roots in Juffure, Gambia 1975 Birthday Alex Rodriguez, New York City, shortstop for the Seattle Mariners 1974 Birthday Alex Radutescu, Romania, tennis star 1974 Birthday Alex Tanaka, actor, Saja-Swan's Crossing 1974 Birthday Alex Corretja, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1990 Orange Bowl boys 16 1973 Birthday Alex Pijper, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1973 Birthday Alex Molden, cornerback for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Event 87th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jan Kodes beats Alex Metreveli, 61 98 63 1973 Birthday Alex Gonzalez, born in Miami, Florida, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1972 Event Chicago's Dick Allen is 4th (Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson) to homer into Comiskey Park's center field bleachers 1972 Birthday Alex Ochoa, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder for the New York Mets 1971 Event Angels suspend Alex Johnson (after 5 benchings and 29 fines) 1971 Birthday Nathan Morris, Alex Vanderpool, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men 1971 Birthday Alex Chiu, American Businessman 1970 Birthday Alex Van Pelt, NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills 1969 Birthday Alex Fernandez, born in Miami Beach, Florida, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1969 Birthday Keith Alex, NFL guard for the Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Alex James, English Musician 1968 Birthday Alex Andrievski, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1967 Birthday Alex Arias, New York City, infielder for the Florida Marlins 1967 Birthday Alex Rousseau, Paris, France, U.S. water polo 2m Offense, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Alex Galtcheniouk, hockey forward, Team Belarus, Olympics-1998 1966 Birthday Alex Pastoor, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1966 Death Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, dies at 87 1966 Birthday Alex Antonitsch, Austria, tennis star 1965 Birthday Alex Winter, born in London, England, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 1964 Birthday Boyd Kestner, born in Virginia, actor, appeared in 'The Outsiders' television series, known for role as Alex Barth in 'Knots Landing' television series 1964 Birthday Alex Solis, born in Panama City, Panama, jockey, in the Calder Race Course Hall of Fame, over 4,500 career wins 1964 Birthday Alex Shoumidoub, NHL goaltender, Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1964 Event Paul Hornung and Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension 1962 Birthday Alex Tripolski, born in Israel, Men's Shooting 50M air pistol, Olympics 1996 1959 Event 73rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Alex Olmedo beats Rod Laver (64 63 64) 1957 Birthday Alex Trevino, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1955 Birthday Alex Van Halen, Nijmegen, born in Netherlands, rock drummer, Van Halen-1984, Jump 1954 Birthday Alex Cox, born in Bebington, Mereyside, England, screenwriter, film director, independent film producer, actor, author, directed film 'Repo Man', wrote book '10,000 Ways to Die' 1953 Birthday Alex Grey, born in Columbus, Ohio, sacred, visionary, psychedelic artist, co-founder, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, author of 'Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics' 1953 Birthday Alex Lifeson, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Rush 1950 Birthday Alex Chilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist and vocalist, Box Tops 1950 Birthday Ted McKenna, rocker, Alex Harvey Band 1949 Birthday Hugh McKenna, rocker, Alex Harvey Band 1949 Birthday Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1949 Birthday Zal Cleminson, rocker, Alex Harvey Band 1949 Birthday Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, Irish snooker player, 2X world-champ 1943 Event Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game 1941 Birthday Alex Ferguson, English Coach 1940 Birthday Alex Trebek, born in Sudbury, Ontario, TV game host, High Rollers, Jeopardy 1936 Birthday Alex Rocco, actor, Blue Knight, Stanley, Stunt Man 1935 Birthday Alex Karras, born in Gary, Indiana, NFLer, Detroit Lions, actor, George-Webster 1935 Birthday Alex Harvey, rocker, Just Visiting This Planet 1934 Event "Flash Gordon" comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts 1933 Birthday Alex Campbell, Canadian Politician 1932 Birthday Alex Hassilev, rocker, Limeliters 1932 Birthday Alex McMillan, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1985 - 1995 1931 Birthday Alex Cord, New York City, actor, Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum 1931 Birthday Alex Webster, football coach for the New York Giants 1931 Birthday Alexander L "Alex" Boraine, South Africa vicar/MP 1930 Birthday Marilyn Alex, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Molly-Young and Restless 1925 Birthday Alex Macintosh, broadcaster/actor, Hell Fight 1925 Birthday Alex La Guma, Cape Town South Africa, novelist, A Walk in the Night 1921 Birthday Alex Haley, U.S., writer, Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots 1920 Birthday Carl Betz, born in Pittsburgh, actor, Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show 1920 Birthday Alex Comfort, born in England, physician, poet, novelist, anarchist, pacifist, wrote "The Joy of Sex", a scholarly approach to sexual behavior 1919 Birthday Alex Moir, cricketer, New Zealand leg-spinner in 17 Tests 1950-59 1919 Birthday Alex Nicol, Ossining, New York, actor, Man From Laramie, Air Cadet 1916 Birthday Alex Dreier, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, newscaster, Whats it all about World? 1915 Event KC's Alex Main no-hits Buffalo (Federal League), 5-0 1915 Birthday Alex Wojciechowicz, NFL center, Lions, Eagles 1910 Birthday Alex North, Chester Penn, composer, Spartacus, Viva Zapata 1910 Event 16th U.S. Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 298 at Philadelphia Cricket Club PA 1908 Birthday Alex Brown, snooker player 1906 Event 12th U.S. Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill 1889 Birthday Albert J Sylvester, England, ballroom dancer, Alex Moor Award-1977 1878 Birthday Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general, China, WW II 1804 Death Alex Hamilton, killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in pistol duel near Weehawken 1789 Event Alex Mackenzie explores Mackenzie River (Canada)
