2014 Event Protests erupt in New York and other U.S. cities after a grand jury does not indict a white police officer for choking to death an unarmed man, Eric Garner; New York Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to retrain the police force in conflict resolution 2014 Event The cabinet of Israel approves a bill stating that the nation is both a democratic state and the Jewish homeland; the bill is meant to address political pressure from groups that deny or ignore Israel�s Jewish identity 2014 Event The foundation set up by Bill and Melinda Gates will provide funding to research and test various treatments for the Ebola virus, including vaccines and blood plasma therapy 2014 Event Chelsea Clinton and her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, announce the birth of their first child, Charlotte, making grandparents of former U.S. presidential couple Bill and Hillary Clinton 2014 Event Chelsea Clinton has announced that she and her husband Marc are expecting their first child in the fall; Chelsea is the only child of Bill and Hillary Clinton 2014 Event Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 2014 Event A bill to restore jobless benefits for the unemployed fails in the U.S. Senate; the benefits, a 3-month extension for 1.3 million unemployed will cost $6 billion; Democrats did not satisfy Republican request for a solid plan on how to pay for it 2014 Event The U.S House of Representatives and Senate finalized a long-delayed farm bill designed to cut $19 billion in farm subsidies, and reduce the $8 billion spent on food stamps over the next ten years 2014 Event The U.S. Senate votes to renew jobless benefits for 1.3 million Americans; the bill,calling for a three-month extension, will not be approved unless House Democrats agree to deal to cover $6 billion dollar cost without adding to the federal debt 2014 Event Former President Bill Clinton swears in New York's 109th Mayor, Bill de Blasio, the city's first Democratic mayor since 1993 2013 Event A partial shutdown of government agencies occurs after the U.S. House and Senate files to agree on a spending bill to keep government operations running 2013 Event New Zealand's first same-sex marriages take place since the country's parliament passed the Marriage Equality Bill in April 2013 Event A controversial bill passes in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies; the bill regulates the distribution of royalties generated from oil exploration, with 75% of funds directed to education only 25% of the funds going to health 2013 Event The upper house of the U.K. approves of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill; starting in 2014, gay marriage will be allowed in England and Wales 2013 Event Former U.S. President Bill Clinton earns $500,000 for a speech given to honor Israel's President Shimon Peres 2013 Event In the House of Commons, MP's approve of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, advancing the right for gay marriage in England and Wales 2013 Event In France, an amended bill legalizing same-sex marriage is passed, opening the door for Francois Holland to promulgate it 2013 Event The Arms Trade Treaty, the first-ever bill to regulate the global trade in conventional weapons, is passed by the U.N. General Assembly 2012 Event All members of the Commonwealth of Nations, who have the British Monarch as their head of state, agree to the Succession of the Crown Bill, enabling a female child, for the first time, to become monarch 2012 Event Argentina's Senate passes President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's bill to nationalize 51% of oil company YPF with overwhelming majority 2012 Event Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, President of Argentina, introduces a bill to nationalize 51% of YPF, the Argentine oil company, to Congress 2012 Event The State Senate of Maryland approves a bill allowing same-sex marriage in the state 2012 Event Following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the Cabinet of Japan approves a bill placing a 40-year cap on the life of nuclear reactors 2011 Event A bill extending a payroll tax extension and a bill expediting the Keystone XL pipeline between Canada and Texas is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 2011 Event Riots in England continue; Prime Minister David Cameron hires U.S. law enforcement officer Bill Bratton to advise on dealing with gang-related violence 2011 Event A bill banning the abortion of a fetus more than 20 weeks old passes in the Idaho House of Representatives 2011 Event In South Dakota, Governor Dennis Daugaard signs an abortion bill that requires women to undertake counseling and wait 72 hours, the longest period in the U.S. 2010 Event In the U.S., Senators from the Republican Party adopt a bill to ban earmarks, a process of setting aside money in bills for specific purposes specified by legislators 2010 Event A bill to allow same-sex civil unions is vetoed by Linda Lingle, U.S. governor of Hawaii 2010 Event The parliament in Portugal approves a bill legalizing same-sex marriage 2009 Event U.S. Senate Committee passes healthcare reform bill, hailed as a 'critical milestone' by President Obama 2008 Event Bill Gates resigns from Microsoft to focus on his charity work 2006 Event Warren Buffett donates $30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2004 Event Former President Bill Clinton undergoes a quadruple bypass operation 2003 Death Bill Mauldin, cartoonist, Willie and Joe, dies at 81 2002 Death Bill Blass, designer, dies at 79 2002 Death Bill Peet, cartoon artist/writer, Disney's Peter Pan, dies at 87 1999 Death Bill Ballantine, clown, Ringling Brothers Clown College, dies at 87 1998 Event President Bill Clinton testifies before a grand jury investigating his conduct (first president to do so), and admits an 'inappropriate relationship' with Monica Lewinsky 1998 Event Bill Clinton confesses to Hilary about the Monica Lewinsky affair 1998 Event Paula Jones' sexual harassment case against President Bill Clinton is thrown out of court 1998 Event Bill Gates testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee 1998 Event Larry Wayne Harris and Bill Levitt arrested for possession of anthrax 1998 Event President Bill Clinton says he would never resign, 'I would never walk away from the of this country and the trust they've placed in me', during a press conference 1998 Event Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium 1997 Event Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him 1997 Event U.S. releases a redesigned $50 bill 1997 Event Bill Glasson wins Las Vegas Golf Invitational 1997 Death Bill Rotsler, cartoonist/writer, dies of cancer at 62 1997 Event Autumn Jackson, found guilty of trying to extort $40M from Bill Cosby 1997 Event Bill Parcells becomes head coach of New York Jets 1997 Death Innis Cosby, son of Bill Cosby, murdered on LA highway at 29 1997 Event 23rd People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby wins 1996 Death Alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75 1996 Event Bob Dole and President Bill Clinton meet in their 1st debate 1996 Death Bill Monroe, bluegrass vocalist (created bluegrass music), dies at 84 1996 Death Bill Emerson, Representative-R-Missouri 1981 - 1996, died of cancer 1996 Event U.S. issues newly-redesigned $100 bill 1996 Death Guy Madison, actor (Wild Bill Hickok), dies at 74 1995 Event Cartoonist Bill Watterson ends his "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip 1995 Death Nancy LaMott, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, dies at 43 1995 Death Herbert Delauney Bill Hughes, educationist, dies at 81 1995 Death William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician, dies at 76 1995 Event Forbes Mag announces Bill Gates is the richest man in world, worth$12.9 billion dollars 1995 Death Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr, vocalist, dies at 66 1994 Death Max Bill, Swiss painter/sculptor/politician, dies at 85 1994 Event Bill Gates buys Leonardo da Vinci's "Codex" for $30,800,000 1994 Death Bill Challis, arranger/Pianist, dies at 90 1994 Death Major Bill Smith, record producer, dies at 72 1994 Death Bill Cowley, creator (Lyke Wake Walk), dies at 78 1994 Death Bill Baker, singer, dies at 58 1994 Death Mary Maxwell Gates, philanthropist/mother of Bill Gates, dies at 64 1994 Death Bill Quinn, U.S. actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at 81 1994 Death Bill Travers, actor (Trio, Gorgo, Born Free), dies at 72 1994 Death Laurence "Bill" Craigie, jet pioneer, dies at 92 1994 Death Bill Hicks, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand', dies of pancreatic cancer and liver cancer 1994 Event President Bill Clinton lifts U.S. trade embargo against Vietnam 1994 Event Microsoft CEO Bill Gates (38) marries Melinda French (29) 1993 Event President Clinton signs Brady Gun Control Bill 1993 Event Brady bill passes establishing 5-day waiting period for handgun sales 1993 Death Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies from cancer at 59 1993 Death Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies of prostate cancer at 59 1993 Death Bill Dickey, HOF baseball catcher (New York Yankees, 1928-46), dies at 86 1993 Event Mandy Smith (Bill Wyman's ex-wife) weds Pat van den Hauwe 1993 Event Rolling Stone Bill Wyman weds Suzanne Accosta on French Riveria 1993 Event Bill Wyman announces he will leave Rolling Stones 1992 Death Bill Kearns, U.S. actor (Playtime), dies of lung cancer at 69 1992 Event Bill Clinton wins U.S. presidential election over President Bush 1992 Event 1st overturn of a George Bush veto (cable bill) 1992 Event Bill Comrie purchases BC Lions from CFL 1992 Death Bill Elverman, playwright/actor (After Hours), dies at 40 1992 Event Former NFL New York Giant Coach Bill Parcells undergoes open heart surgery 1992 Death Bill Beyers, actor (Wally-Capitol), dies of AIDS at 37 1992 Death Florence Randall, model/designer (Bill Blass), dies at 54 of cancer 1992 Death Lloyd "Slim" Andrews, actor (Buf Bill in Tomahawk Territory), dies 1992 Event IRS and Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M) 1992 Event President candidate Bill Clinton (D) and Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair 1992 Death Bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95 1992 Death William JF "Bill" Naughton, Irish/British playwright (Alfie), dies at 81 1991 Death Bill Graham, rock promoter, dies 1991 Death Bill Graham, rock promoter, dies at 60 1991 Death Bill Graham, rock concert promoter (Filmore, Dylan), dies at 60 1991 Event Buffalo Bill Jim Kelly passes for 6 touchdowns vs Pitts (52-34) 1991 Event Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, and Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York 1991 Death Bill Buysman, Dutch guitarist/singer (Kilima Hawaiians), dies 1991 Event Jockey, Bill Shoemaker, paralyzed in a car accident 1991 Event New Jersey Net coach Bill Fitch is 4th coach to win 800 NBA games 1991 Event 17th People's Choice Awards: Julia Roberts, Bill Cosby, Pretty Woman 1991 Event Bill Veeck and Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1991 Event Actor Bill Bixby (57) weds Laura Michael (32) 1991 Death Bill Riordon, U.S. tennis promotor (Jimmy Connors), dies 1990 Death Bill Vukovich, Indie 500 driver, dies in crash at 27 1990 Death Bill E Herndon, actor (Rivals), dies at 54 1990 Death Bill Cullen, game show host (Price is Right), dies at 70 of cancer 1989 Event Pat Bradley/Bill Glasson wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic 1989 Event N.Y. State Legislature passes Staten Island secession bill 1989 Event Rolling Stones Bill Wyman marries Mandy Smith 1989 Event Bill White named NL president; 1st black major-league sports head 1989 Event NL announces Yankees' broadcaster Bill White will be 1st black president 1988 Death Bill Harris, U.S. guitarist (Clovers-Love Potion No 9), dies at 63 1988 Death Bill Cody, actor (Blazing Justice, Ghost City), dies at 75 1988 Event Senate passes bill curbing ads during children's TV shows 1988 Death Ken Murray, actor (Bill and Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85 1988 Event Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton 1988 Death Greta Nissen, actress (Ambassador Bill), dies 1988 Event Congress overrides Reagan's veto of sweeping civil rights bill 1988 Event 14th People's Choice Awards: Fatal Attraction, Bill Cosby. win 1987 Event Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last years World Series 1987 Event Bill Elliott sets NASCAR qualify record of 212.809 mph at Talladega 1987 Event 13th People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby 1986 Event Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill 1986 Event Trailing 5-3 with 2 out and no one on in bottom of 10th, New York rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball 1986 Event Dodgers' Bill Russell, 38, announces his retirement 1986 Event U.S. Senate approved immigration bill prohibiting hiring of illegal aliens and offered amnesty to illegals who entered prior to 1982 1986 Event 112th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Ferdinand wins in 2:02.8 1986 Event Bill Elliott sets stock car speed record of 212.229 mph 1985 Event Bill to balance the federal budget passed by Congress 1985 Death Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65 1985 Event Bill to abolish Greater London Council receives royal assent 1985 Death Marion Byron, actress (Steamboat Bill Jr), dies at 73 1985 Event 11th People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby wins 4 awards 1985 Event Bill (Willie) Shoemaker is 1st jockey to surpass $100 million 1984 Event Blackhawk Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Death Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive), dies at 79 1984 Event Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner 1984 Event Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold 1983 Death Bill Brandt, British Photographer 1983 Event President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L. King day 1983 Event Buffalo Bill quarterback Joe Ferguson passes 419 yards with 5 TDs 1982 Event Bill Parcells becomes 12th head coach of New York Giants 1982 Death Donald Dillaway, actor (Min and Bill, Platinum Blonde), dies at 78 1982 Death Bill Baldwin, announcer, dies at 69 1981 Event NBA New York Knick Bill Cartwright, ties record of 19 of 19 free throws 1981 Event Bill C. Davis' "Mass Appeal," premieres in New York City 1981 Event Bill Giles becomes CEO of Philadelphia Phillies 1981 Death Bill Shankly, Scottish Athlete 1981 Event 110th British Golf Open: Bill Rogers shoots a 276 at Royal St. George 1981 Event Rangers' Bill Stein sets AL record with 7 consecutive pinch hits 1981 Event Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey 1981 Death Bill Hopkins, British composer, music critic, teacher, pianist, studied at Oxford University with Egon Wellesz and Edmund Rubbra, taught at Birmingham University and University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1981 Death Bill Haley, vocalist (Rock Around Clock), dies of heart attack at 55 1981 Birthday Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1980 Death Bill Thomas, actor (Buckwheat), dies 1980 Death Bill Evans, U.S. jazz pianist, dies of a bleeding ulcer at 51 1980 Event Expos Bill Gullickson, sets rookie record of striking out 18 1980 Event Bill Veeck agrees to sell Chicago White Sox to Eddie DeBartolo Sr for $20,000,000, AL owners block the sale 1980 Event Bill Ward quits Black Sabbath 1980 Event 84th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:12:11 1980 Birthday Bryan Buffinton, born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, actor, Bill Lewis Jr-Guiding Light 1979 Death Bill Farrimond, England cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests 1930-35), dies 1979 Event 10th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:42 1979 Event 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:27 1978 Event President Carter signs Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill 1978 Event 9th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:12:12 1978 Event President Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship 1978 Event Dutch Investment bill (WIR) law goes into effect 1978 Event 82nd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:10:13 1978 Event USF-led Bill Cartwright scores 23 points as the Dons oust NC 1977 Event 8th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:38 1977 Death Jack Gardner, actor (Wild Bill Hickok, 3 Russian Girls), dies at 77 1977 Event Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner 1976 Event Buffalo Bill OJ Simpson rushes 203 yards 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 1976 Event 7th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:10:10 1976 Event International Bill of Rights goes into effect (35 nations ratifying) 1976 Event Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race 1975 Event Bill Veeck buys 80% of White Sox from John Allyn 1975 Event Bill Clinton weds Hillary Rodham 1975 Event Bill authorizes admission of women to military academies 1975 Event Astros hire Bill Virdon to replace Preston Gomez as manager 1975 Event Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of New York Yankees 1975 Event All star MVP: Bill Madlock (Pittsburgh Pirates) and John Matlock (New York Mets) 1975 Event 107th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Avatar wins in 2:28.2 1975 Event 79th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:55 1975 Event House of Representatives pass $21.3 billion anti-recession tax-cut bill 1975 Event "AM America," premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host 1974 Event Bonnie Bryant wins Bill Branch LPGA Golf Classic 1974 Event Padres draft Brown University shortstop Bill Almon #1 1974 Event A's Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit 1974 Event "My Girl Bill" by Jim Stafford hits #12 1974 Event New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager 1973 Birthday Bill Clay, Yokosuka Japan, U.S. sprint cyclist 1996 Olympics 1973 Event Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris 1973 Event Buff Bill OJ Simpson rushes 250 yards (2 TDs), beating NE Pats 31-13 1973 Event Congress passes and sends a bill to Nixon to lift football's blackout 1972 Event Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitches his 2nd no-hitter, beating Mets, 7-0 1972 Event Mont Expos Bill Stoneman 2nd no-hitter beats New York Mets, 7-0 1972 Death Bill Berns, commentator (Television Screen Magazine), dies at 53 1972 Event Plate ump and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is ump and Tom Haller is Tigers catcher, Kansas City Royals win 1-0 1972 Birthday Bill Curley, NBA forward, Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves 1972 Death Bill Lawrence, news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 1972 Event Bill Torrey becomes 1st Islander General Manager 1972 Event President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle 1971 Death Bill Stern, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights), dies at 64 1971 Birthday Owen Lance Bill Hughes, born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, kayaker 1996 Olympics 1971 Death Rodd Redwing, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory), dies at 66 1971 Birthday Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1971 Event Bill Graham closes down Fillmore and Fillmore East 1971 Event Bill White becomes 1st black baseball announcer (New York Yankees) 1971 Birthday Bill Schroeder, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1970 Event Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy and Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame 1970 Birthday Bill Guerin, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, New Jersey Devils, Oilers 1970 Event Bill Halley and Comets reject $30,000 for 15 date tour of Australia 1970 Birthday Bill Roth, born in Yonkers, New York, gymnast, Gold Medal 1995 Pan American, 1996 Olympics 1970 Event Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks 1970 Birthday Mandy Smith, England, rocker, I Just Can't Wait, wife of Bill Wyman 1970 Event Grover Henson Feels Forgotten by Bill Cosby hits #70 1970 Event President Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements on January 1, 1971 1969 Event Bill Toomey achieves world record-score (8417 points) 1969 Event Lottery for Selective Service draftees bill signed by President Nixon 1969 Event 95th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Majestic Prince wins in 1:55.6 1969 Event 95th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Majestic Prince wins in 2:01.8 1969 Event Mont Expos Bill Stoneman no-hits Phillies, 7-0 1969 Event Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds 1968 Birthday Bill Johnson, NFL defensive linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1968 Birthday Bill Johnson, defensive tackle for the St. Louis Rams 1968 Birthday Lucy Liu, born in Queens, New York, actress, known for television show, 'Ally McBeal', and film roles, 'Kill Bill', 'Kung Fu Panda', Charlie's Angels 1968 Birthday Chris Kennedy, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 1968 Birthday Bill Bellamy, actor, Fled, How to be a Player, Joey Breaker 1968 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill removing gold backing from U.S. paper money 1968 Death Bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during game (Jan 13), dies 1968 Event Minn North Stars center Bill Masterton fatally injured (dies on 15th) 1968 Death Bill Masterson, (Minn Northstars), checked into the boards and killed 1967 Birthday Bill Musgrave, NFL quarterback for the Denver Broncos 1967 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill establishing Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1967 Birthday Bill Berg, St. Catharines, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1967 Birthday Bill Huard, Welland, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1967 Event 99th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 2:28.8 1967 Birthday William "Bill" Carlucci, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, rower 1996 Olympics bronze 1967 Birthday Bill Risley, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1967 Event 93rd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2 1967 Birthday Bill Schultz, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Den Broncos, Scottish Claymores 1967 Birthday Bill Houlder, born in Thunder Bay, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1967 Event Longest dream (REM sleep) on record, Bill Carskadon, Chicago (2:23) 1967 Birthday Bill Leverty, Richmond, Virginia, guitarist, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime 1966 Birthday Bill Goldberg, American Athlete 1966 Birthday Bill Ranford, Brandon Man, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Boston 1966 Death Bill Nestell, U.S. actor (Dangerous Venture), dies of heart attack at 73 1966 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill creating Department of Transportation (DOT) 1966 Birthday Paula Jones, born in Lonoke, Arkansas, sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment, case was dismissed but while on appeal Clinton paid Jones $850,000 1966 Birthday Bill Spiers, born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, infielder for the Houston Astros 1966 Birthday Bill Haselman, Long Branch, New Jersey, catcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Event Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics) 1966 Birthday Bill Romanowski, NFL linebacker, Eagles, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1965 Death Wild Bill Elliott, cowboy actor (49'ers), dies of cancer at 60 1965 Death Bill Black, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, dies at 39 1965 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Medicare bill, which goes into effect in 1966 1965 Event President Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking 1965 Birthday Alex Winter, born in London, England, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 1965 Death Bill Hitch, England cricket fast-bowler (7 Tests 1911-21), dies 1965 Event Denny McLain in relief strikesout 1st 7 batters faced and record 14 in 6 2/3 innings, Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts 1965 Event Dutch Voting Rights Bill passes 1965 Event 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2 1965 Event Boston Celtic center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in loss to Philadelphia Warriors led by Wilt Chamberlain 1965 Event Senator Everett Dirksen introduces a bill to make marigold the national flower 1964 Birthday Bill Peterson, Smithfield, North Carolina, WLAF general manager for the Amsterdam Admirals 1964 Birthday Keanu Reeves, Beirut, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed 1964 Event Southern Democrats filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked 1964 Event 90th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 1:56.8 1964 Event 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00 1964 Birthday Bill Brooks, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills 1964 Event Bill Bradley scores 51 points for Princeton 1963 Event Bill J Kramer and Dakotas record Lennon and McCartney "I Call Your Name" 1963 Event 89th Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Candy Spots wins in 1:56.2 1963 Birthday Bill Wennington, NBA center, Chicago Bulls 1962 Event A's Bill Fischer ends 84 1/3 consec innings pitched without a walk 1962 Event KC A's Bill Fischer sets record of 69 1/3 innings without a walk 1962 Event Boston Red Sox Bill Monboquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0 1962 Event House passes bill requiring equal pay for equal work regardless of sex 1962 Event Bill Hartack becomes 8th jockey to win 3,000 horse races 1962 Event South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes 1962 Event "Bill of Hare," premieres in U.S. 1962 Event 94th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Jaipur wins in 2:28.8 1962 Event 88th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Decidedly wins in 2:00.4 1962 Event Red Sox Bill Monbouquette no-hits White Sox 1-0 1962 Birthday Bill Leen, rocker for the Gin Blossoms 1961 Event St. Louis Cardinals Bill Stacy, returns 2 interceptions for TDs vs Dallas 1961 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Bill Brannin's Swing Parade Golf Tournament 1961 Event After 84 1/3 innings Bill Fischer gives up a base on balls 1961 Birthday Bill Hicks, born in Valdosta, Georgia, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand' 1961 Event St. Louis Cardinal Bill White hits 3 home runs and a double 1961 Event An ailing Bill Veeck sells his interest in White Sox to Arthur Allyn 1961 Birthday Bill Bates, NFL safety for the Dallas Cowboys 1961 Birthday Paul Begala, born in New Jersey, political commentator, consultant, former advisor to President Bill Clinton, co-host on 'Crossfire' television show on CNN 1961 Event Celtic Bill Russell grabs 40 rebounds to beat Warriors 136-125 1961 Birthday Bill Shuster, American Politician 1960 Event Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill 1960 Event 92nd Belmont: Bill Hartack aboard Celtic Ash wins in 2:29.2 1960 Event 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4 1960 Event Bill Veeck and Chicago Comiskey Park debuts "Exploding Scoreboard" 1960 Event Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill 1960 Event Boston Celtic Bill Russell becomes 1st NBAer with 50 rebounds (51) 1959 Event Congress passes a bill authorizing food stamps for poor Americans 1959 Event Milwaukee Brave Bill Bruton hits 2 bases loaded triples 1959 Birthday Bill Campbell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Rocketeer 1959 Birthday Bill McCorvey, born in Montgomery, Alabama, singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1959 Event 91st Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Sword Dancer wins in 2:28.6 1959 Event 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2 1959 Event Bill Sharman hits a NBA record 56 consecutive foul shot 1959 Event Bill White traded to St. Louis for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate 1959 Event Boston Celtic's Bill Sharman begins record of 56 straight free-throws 1959 Event President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill 1959 Birthday Bill Gullickson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1959 Death William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76 1959 Event Dorothy Rigney sells 54% of White Sox to Bill Veeck for a reported $27M 1958 Birthday Bill Roy, Versailles, Illinois, skeet 1996 Olympics 1958 Death William L C "Big Bill" Broonzy, U.S. blues singer and guitarist, dies at 65 1958 Death Big Bill Broonzy, rocker, dies of cancer at 65 1958 Birthday Bill Berry, U.S. pop drummer, REM-Sentimental Hygiene 1958 Event President Eisenhower signed a bill approving Alaskan statehood 1958 Birthday Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist 1958 Death Bill Goodwin, TV announcer (Burns and Allen), dies at 47 1958 Birthday Bill Sienkiewicz, American Artist 1958 Birthday Bill Timoney, TV commercial actor, Addicted to Love 1958 Event Celtic Bill Russell grabs 41 rebounds to beat Syracuse 119-101 1958 Birthday Bill Dawley, born in Norwich, Connecticut, baseball player, pitcher, played Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros, Chicago Whitesox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics 1958 Event House of Lords passes bill allowing women in 1957 Event Celtic Bill Russell sets NBA record of 49 rebounds beat Philadelphia 111-89 1957 Birthday Bill Athey, cricketer, England batsman in 23 Tests 1980-88 1957 Event President Eisenhower signs 1st civil rights bill since Reconstruction 1957 Event Senator Strom Thurmond begins 24-hour filibuster against civil rights bill 1957 Birthday Bill Cartwright, basketball player, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls 1957 Event 89th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Gallant Man wins in 2:26.6 1957 Birthday Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons 1957 Event 83rd Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Iron Liege wins in 2:02.2 1957 Event Yankee Bill Skowron becomes 3rd player to hit a ball out of Fenway 1957 Event Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites 1956 Event Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games 1956 Event Bill Sharman (Boston) begins NBA free throw streak of 55 games 1956 Birthday Bill Murchison, Jr., Lake Charles, Louisiana, Nike golfer, 1994 Boise Open-2nd 1956 Birthday Bill Lagattuta, born in New York City, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye 1956 Birthday Bill Caudill, born in Santa Monica, California, nickname 'Cuffs', baseball player, pitcher, played for American and National League teams, including, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners 1956 Event Eisenhower signs farm bill allows government to store agricultural surplus 1956 Event 82nd Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Fabius wins in 1:58.4 1956 Event New York Giant Bill White, homers in his 1st at bat 1956 Event New York Mayor Robert Wagner and Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30M Brooklyn Sports Center Authority to build 1956 Birthday Bill Maher, comedian, Politically Incorrect 1955 Birthday Bill Lloyd, Bowling Green, Kentucky, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You 1955 Birthday Bill Nye, born in Washington, D.C., comedian, television host, mechanical engineer, host of children's science show, 'Bill Nye the Science Guy' 1955 Birthday Bill Buttner, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Nike golfer, 1989 Centel Classic-4th 1955 Birthday Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee 1955 Birthday Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington billionaire CEO, Microsoft 1955 Birthday Bill Condon, American Director 1955 Birthday Bill Elliott, auto racer, Daytona-1978 1955 Event Bill Haley and Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" tops billboards chart 1955 Birthday Bill Koch, born in Brattleboro, Vermont, skier, first U.S. world-class cross-country skier, won 1982 Cross-country skiing World Cup 1955 Event Bill Haley and Comets, "Rock Around the Clock" hits #1 1955 Death "Wild Bill" Vukovich, killed in Indy 500 1955 Birthday Bill Malley, born in Oakland California, Nike golfer, 1991 El Paso Open-30th 1955 Birthday Bill Paxton, actor, Brain Dead, Next of Kin, Indian Summer, True Lies 1955 Event 81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8 1955 Birthday Bill Beyers, actor, Wally McCandless-Capitol 1954 Birthday Bill Pullman, actor, Sommersby, League of their Own, Independence Day 1954 Event Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock," is originally released 1954 Birthday Bill Abbott, Sarnia Ontario, yachter 1996 Olympics 1954 Birthday Bill Paxon, born in Akron, New York, Representative-R-New York 1989 - 1999 1954 Event Bill Haley and Comets records "Rock Around Clock" 1954 Birthday Bill Mumy, American Actor 1953 Birthday Bill Schuette, born in Midland, Michigan, Representative-R-Michigan 1985 - 1991 1953 Event Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply 1953 Event Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame 1953 Death Bill Tilden, tennis champ, dies at 60 1953 Event President Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill 1953 Event Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St. Louis Browns for $2,475M 1953 Event AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St. Louis Browns to Baltimore 1953 Birthday Bill Kirchenbauer, actor/comedian, Coach-Just the 10 of Us 1953 Event New York, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues 1953 Birthday Paul Allen, born in Seattle, Washington, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, worth $10 billion, 'Time' magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World 1952 Birthday Bill Kristol, American Politician 1952 Birthday Bill Walton, NBA center, Portland Trailblazers, Boston Celtics 1952 Birthday David Pack, born in Los Angeles, California, musician, producer, Grammy-Award winning record producer for Wynnona, Aretha Franklin, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Music Director for President Bill Clinton's Inaugurations, 1992 and 1996, cofounder, lead vocalist for band, Ambrosia 1952 Birthday Bill Frist, born in Nashville, Tennessee, physician, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, U.S. Senate Majority Leader 2003 - 2007 1951 Birthday Nancy LaMott, born in New York City, New York, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton 1951 Birthday Bill Gibson, California, rock drummer, Huey Lewis and The News 1951 Death Bill Klem, American Athlete 1951 Event Bill Veeck's "Fans Managers' Night," Browns defeat A's 5-3; Browns coaches hold up placards for fans to vote on 1951 Event Bill Veeck (Browns) sends Eddie Gaedel, a 3'7" midget, to pinch-hit 1951 Birthday William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., born in North Carolina, astronaut, STS-58, 74, sk: 92 1951 Event Bill Veeck buys St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt 1951 Birthday Bill Frisell, born in Baltimore, Maryland, guitarist, composer, song 'Over the Rainbow' featured in move, 'Finding Forrester', Grammy-award winning album 'Unspeakable' 1951 Event Bill Mlkvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 pts 1951 Event New York City passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing 1951 Birthday Bill Madlock, 4X NL batting champ for the Chicago Cubs 1950 Birthday Bill Owens, born in Fort Worth, Texas, politician, Republican party, 40th Governor of Colorado 1950 Birthday Bill Murray, born in Evanston, Illinois, comedian, SNL, What About Bob, Stripes 1950 Birthday Bill Sudderth III, trumpeteer, Atlantic Star-Touch 4 Leaf Clover 1950 Birthday Bill Irwin, born in Santa Monica, actor, My Blue Heaven, Scenes From a Mall 1950 Birthday Bill Cunningham, rock keyboardist/bassist, Box Tops 1949 Birthday Bill Buckner, born in California, 1st baseman, error cost Red Sox 1986 world series 1949 Birthday Bill Nighy, English Actor 1949 Death Luther "Bill" Robinson, "Bojangles" famed tap dancer, dies at 71 1949 Event Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million 1949 Birthday Bill Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show 1949 Event Indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant 1949 Birthday Bill Spooner, rock guitarist and vocalist, Tubes 1949 Birthday Bill Keller, American Editor 1949 Event Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day" 1949 Birthday Bill Wallace, rocker/actor, Fear, Avenging Force, Desperate 1949 Event Truman signs bill establishing a rocket test range at Cape Canaveral 1949 Event Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California 1949 Birthday Bill Payne, born in Waco, Texas, rock keyboardist, Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero 1948 Birthday Bill Orton, born in North Ogden, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1983 - 1997 1948 Event Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champ 1948 Birthday Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet 1948 Event Truman signs Displaced Persons Bill (205,000 Europeans to U.S.) 1948 Event American Library Association adopts Library Bill of Rights 1948 Birthday Bill Bruford, English pop drummer, Yes, King Crimson-Red, Genesis 1948 Birthday Bill Ward, born in Birmingham, England, musician, vocalist, drummer for Black Sabbath, a British heavy metal band, sang lead vocals on Technical Ecstacy, Never Say Die! 1948 Birthday Bill Alexander, theatre director 1948 Birthday Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist, Commander Cody and Lost Planet Airmen 1948 Birthday Bill Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock guitarist/vocals, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1947 Birthday Bill Rodgers, marathon runner, Boston, New York 1947 Event Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1947 Birthday Bill Richardson, Representative-D-New Mexico 1983 - 1997, Governor of New Mexico 2003 - 1947 Birthday Bill Richardson, American Politician 1947 Event Philadelphia A's Bill McCahan no-hits Washington Senators, 3-0 1947 Event King George VI signs Indian Independence Bill 1947 Event Compton and Bill Edrich make 370 stand for 3rd wkt vs. South Africa 1947 Birthday Bill Champlin, born in Oakland California, rocker 1947 Birthday Bill Smitrovich, actor, Crime Story, Miami Vice 1947 Birthday Bill Fontana, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, sound art pioneer, created sounds sculptures in 1976, using urban surroundings as a source of musical information, to evoke visual imagery 1947 Event Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ 1947 Birthday Bill Weberniuk, Canadian snookers player 1946 Birthday Bill Bryson, Evanston, Illinois, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1946 Event Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck's right foot is amputated 1946 Event Bill Kennedy of Rocky Mount (CPL) strikes out minors record 456 1946 Event Johnny Neun replaces Bill Dickey as Yankee manager 1946 Birthday William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton, 42nd U.S. President, D, 1993-01 1946 Birthday Bill Forsyth, director, Local Hero, Breaking, Indiana, Housekeeping 1946 Event Bill Veeck purchases the Cleveland Indians for $2.2 million 1946 Event Bill Dickey replaces Joe McCarthy as Yankee manager 1946 Birthday Bill Danoff, Springfield Massachusetts, vocalist, Starland Vocal Band 1946 Birthday Bill Kreutzmann, born in Palo Alto California, drummer, Grateful Dead 1946 Event Last Test Cricket appearance of Bill O'Reilly (5-14 and 3-19) 1946 Birthday Bill Sudakis, baseball player 1946 Event Filibuster in U.S. Senate kills FEPC bill 1945 Birthday Bill Weld, American Politician 1945 Birthday Bill Luther, American Politician 1945 Birthday Bill Boner, born in East Nashville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1979 - 1987 1945 Birthday Bill Bergey, born in South Dayton, New York, American collegiate and professional football player, played for American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals and NFL Philadelphia Eagles 1944 Birthday Bill Hendon, born in Asheville, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1981 - 1983 and 1985 - 1987 1944 Birthday Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist and guitarist, Chilliwack 1944 Event Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for U.S. Tennis title 1944 Event Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1944 Birthday Bill McCollum, born in Brooksville, Florida, Representative-R-Florida 1981 - 1993 and 1993 - 2001 1944 Birthday Bill Boggs, born in Philadelphia, TV host/producer, Midday, Morton Downey, Jr. Show 1944 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs "GI Bill of Rights", Servicemen's Readjustment Act 1944 Birthday Bill Rafferty, comedian, Real People, Laugh-in '77 1944 Birthday Bill Rafferty, born in Queens, New York, comedian, Laugh-In, Real People 1944 Birthday Jim Stafford, Eloise, Florida, singer, Spiders and Snakes, My Girl Bill 1943 Birthday Max Wright, Detroit, actor, Buffalo Bill, Alf, Misfits of Science 1943 Birthday Bill Bradley, American Politician 1943 Birthday Bill Hopkins, born in Prestbury, Cheshire, England, British composer, music critic, teacher, pianist, studied at Oxford University with Egon Wellesz and Edmund Rubbra, taught at Birmingham University and University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1943 Birthday Bill Duke, actor, Bird on a Wire, Predator 1943 Birthday William E "Bill" Gibb, Scottish fashion designer 1942 Event Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of New York Giants minor league system 1942 Event Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ 1942 Event New York Yankees Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series, he is fined $200 and suspended for 1st 30 days of 1943 season 1942 Birthday Bill Nelson,born in Miami, Florida, Representative-D-Florida 1979 - 1991, Senator-D-Florida 2001 -, astronaut, STS-61C 1942 Birthday Bill Nelson, American Politician 1942 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs bill creating women's Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES) 1942 Birthday Bill Coday, U.S. singer, You're Gonna Then Me 1942 Birthday Bill Conti, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, For Your Eyes Only, Rocky IV 1942 Birthday Bill Bryden, theatre director 1942 Event Bill Longson beats Managoff and Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champ 1942 Birthday Bill Francis Mobile Al, rocker, Dr. Hook 1941 Event New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry 1941 Event British signal officer Bill Hudson lands in Montenegro 1941 Birthday Bill Parcells, NFL coach, New York Giants, New York Jets, New England Patriots 1941 Birthday Bill Delahunt, American Politician 1941 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Lend-Lease Bill to lend money to Britain 1940 Birthday Bill Kurtis, Pensacola, Florida, newscaster, American Parade 1940 Birthday Bill Medley, Santa Ana Cal, rocker, Righteous Bros-Up Where We Belong 1940 Birthday Tony Bill, SD Cal, actor, What Really Happened to the Class of '65 1940 Birthday Bill McCartney, American Celebrity 1940 Birthday Stan Ross, born in New York City, actor, New Bill Cosby Show 1940 Birthday Bill, Indiana, Bishop-designate, Truro 1939 Event Grimmett and Ward rip through Qld except Bill Brown (156) 1939 Event Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive home runs 1939 Event Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late) 1939 Event Massachusetts Legislature vote to ratify the Bill of Rights - 147 years late 1939 Birthday Bill Toomey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, decathelete, Olympics gold 68 1938 Birthday Bill Playle, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 8 Tests without distinction 1938 Birthday Bill Withers, Slab Fork, West Virginia, rhythm and blues singer, Lean on Me 1938 Event Bill Edrich scores his 1,000th run of cricket season, all at Lord's 1938 Birthday Bill Christian, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1938 Birthday Bill Emerson, born in Saint Louis, Missouri, Representative-R-Missouri 1981 - 1996 1937 Event Bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for NSW against South Australia 1937 Birthday Bill Anderson, country singer, Still, From This Pen 1937 Birthday Bill Cosby, born in Philadelphia, actor/comedian, I Spy, Cosby, Leonard Part 6 1937 Event Chicago White Sox Bill Dietrich no-hits St. Louis Browns, 8-0 1937 Birthday Bill Tillman, basebal player 1937 Birthday Bill Lawry, cricketer, dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit 1936 Birthday Bill Wyman, England, rocker, Rolling Stones-Under My Thumb 1936 Birthday Bill Mazeroski, MLB 2nd baseman, won 1960 World Series for Pitts 1936 Birthday Bill Zeliff, born in East Orange, New Jersey, Representative-R-New Hampshire 1991 - 1997 1936 Birthday Bill Jordan, British trade unionist 1934 Birthday Bill Gothard, American Clergyman 1934 Birthday Bill Giles, born in Rochester, New York, baseball owner for the Philadelphia Phillies 1934 Birthday Bill Cleary, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1934 Birthday Pat McCormick, comedian, Don Rickles Show, New Bill Cosby Show 1934 Event Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Bill Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] and United Air Lines 1934 Birthday Bill Moyers, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, news commentator, Bill Moyers' Journal 1934 Birthday Bill Russell, Monroe, Louisiana, NBAer, Boston Celtics, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics 1934 Birthday Bill White, U.S., 1st baseman, Cards, announcer, Yankees, President, NL 1934 Birthday Bill Bixby, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian 1933 Birthday Bill Tidy, English cartoonist, Fosdyke Saga 1933 Event Bill Veeck, urges midsummer inter-league games and a split season 1933 Birthday Bill Nieder, shot putter, 1960 Olympics gold 1933 Birthday Gary Crosby, born in California, actor, Bill Dana Show, Adam 12, Chase 1933 Birthday Bill Hayden, Australian Politician 1932 Event "Bill of Divorcement" premieres at the Mayfair 1932 Event Cubs shortstop Bill Jurges is shot twice in Chicago hotel room by a spurned girlfriend, Violet Popovich Valli 1932 Event Test debut of Bill O'Reilly, vs South Africa at Adelaide 1932 Birthday Dabney Coleman, born in Austin, Texas, That Girl, Mary Hartman, Buffalo Bill 1931 Birthday Bill Walsh, NFL coach for the San Francisco 49ers/sportscaster 1931 Event Closest NL batting race ends Chick Hafey (.3488) beats Bill Terry's 1931 Birthday Bill Moor, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor, Hanky Panky 1931 Birthday Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals/mgr, New York Yankees 1931 Birthday Bill Clay, born in St. Louis, Missouri, Representative-D-Missouri 1969 - 2001 1931 Birthday Bill Gilbert, born in Washington D.C., sports author, They Also Served, Big E 1931 Birthday Bill Hoskyns, born in England, epee fencer, 1964 Olympics silver 1931 Birthday Bill Watson, cricketer, NSW and Australian opening batsman mid-50s 1931 Birthday Bill Graham, Germany, rock promoter, Fillmore 1930 Event Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP and Joe Cronin as AL MVP 1930 Birthday Bill George, NFL linebacker, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams 1930 Birthday Bill Fischer, baseball player 1930 Event 50th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W Allison (63 97 64) 1930 Event 6th French Mens Tennis: Henri Cochet beats Bill Tilden (36 86 63 61) 1930 Event Bill Arnold wins Indianapolis 500 car race (161.6 kph) 1930 Birthday Derek Waring, actor, Barnacle Bill, Arthur-Heart of the Country 1930 Birthday Bill Hefner, born in Elora, Tennessee, Representative-D-North Carolina 1975 - 1999 1930 Birthday Bill Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer, Torpedo-Dreams 1930 Birthday Bill Benyon, English large landowner/Conservative Lower house leader 1929 Event Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager 1929 Event 49th U.S. Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Francis Hunter (36 63 46 62 64) 1929 Birthday Bill Evans, U.S. jazz pianist 1929 Birthday Mary Maxwell Gates, philanthropist/mother of Bill Gates 1929 Birthday Bill Tuttle, baseball player 1929 Birthday Bill Walker, born in Dundee, Scotland, politician, deputy chairman, Scottish Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Perth and East Perthshire 1929 Birthday Bill Barrett, born in Lexington, Nebraska, Representative-R-Nebraska, 1991 - 2001 1929 Birthday Bill O'Brien, British Politician 1928 Birthday Bill Frenzel, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Representative-R-Minnesota 1971 - 1991 1928 Birthday Bill Cotton, CEO, Noel Gay TV 1928 Birthday Bill Ryan, born in Brooklyn, New York, newscaster, Smithsonian 1927 Event Victoria score 793 against Queensland, Bill Ponsford 437 1927 Event Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title 1927 Birthday Bill Daily, Des Moines Iowa, actor, 'I Dream of Jeannie', 'The Bob Newhard Show' 1927 Birthday Bill Rexford, auto racer 1927 Birthday Dick Jones, Snyder, Texas, actor, Buffalo Bill Jr 1926 Birthday Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1926 Birthday Bill Black, born in Memphis, Tennessee, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, played for "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" 1926 Birthday Bill Flemming, sportscaster, ABC's Wide World of Sports 1925 Birthday Bill [William] Westwood, British bishop of Peterborough 1925 Birthday Bill Parkhouse, cricketer, England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59 1925 Birthday Bill Dixon, American Musician 1925 Event Bill Tilden wins 6th straight U.S. tennis championship 1925 Birthday Bill Haley, Highland Park, Michigan, rock vocalist, Rock Around the Clock 1925 Birthday Bill Hayes, born in Harvey, Illinois, actor, Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life 1925 Birthday Bill Harris, U.S. guitarist, Clovers-Good Lovin' 1925 Birthday Bill Burrud, born in Hollywood, California, host, Safari to Adventure, Animal World 1924 Event Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in 1st innings 1924 Birthday Bill Dana, Quincy Massachusetts, comedian/actor, Jose Jimenez 1924 Birthday Bill Wendell, born in New York City, TV announcer, Late Night With David Letterman 1923 Event Bill Ponsford and Edgar Mayne make 456 opening stand for Vict 1923 Event Bill Tilden wins U.S. Lawn Tennis Open 1923 Birthday Raymond "Bill" Hoffenberg, college president, Wolfson at Oxford 1922 Event 42nd U.S. Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats W M Johnston (46 36 62 63 64) 1922 Birthday Bill Blass, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, fashion designer, Nancy Reagan 1922 Birthday Bill Macy, Revere Massachusetts, actor, Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta 1922 Birthday Bill Johnston, cricket pace bowler, mighty Australian lefty post-war 1922 Birthday Guy Madison, Robert Moseley, California, actor, Wild Bill Hickok 1922 Birthday Bill Travers, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, actor, Born Free, Gorgo 1921 Birthday Bill Dudley, NFL halfback, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Washington 1921 Event President Harding signs Willis Campell Act (anti-beer bill) forbidding doctors prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes 1921 Birthday Bill Mauldin, cartoonist, WW II Army grunts 1921 Event Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, and Bill Piercy defy Landis ban on World Series 1921 Birthday Bill Willis, AAFC, NFL guard for the Cleveland Browns 1920 Event Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1920 Event Chicago grand jury indicts Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns as go-betweens in Black Sox World Series scandal 1920 Event Indian Bill Wambsganns makes 1st unassisted World Series triple play 1920 Birthday Bill Monroe, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, newscaster, NBC-TV, Congressional Report 1920 Event 40th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Patterson (26 63 62 64) 1920 Birthday Marian McPartland, jazz pianist, Bill Mayer, Jimmy McPartland 1920 Birthday Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host, over 20 different games 1919 Event President Wilson's veto of Prohibition Enforcement Bill is overridden 1919 Birthday Bill Anderson, cricketer, played in 1st New Zealand-Australia Test 1946 1919 Event Senate passes Women's Suffrage bill 1918 Birthday William Strethan "Wild Bill" Davis, musician 1917 Event 21st Boston Marathon won by Bill Kennedy of New York in 2:28:37.2 1917 Birthday Bill Finegan, born in Newark, New Jersey, Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue 1917 Death Buffalo Bill Cody, army scout and Indian fighter, dies 1916 Event Tennis legend Bill Tilden's 1st appearance at U.S. tennis championship 1916 Birthday Bill Waddington, British actor/comedian, Percy-Coronation Street 1916 Birthday Bill Williams, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Starlit Time, Date With the Angels 1916 Birthday Bill Edrich, cricketer, Middlesex and England bat, Compton's mate 1916 Birthday Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1914 Event Irish home rule bill receive Royal assent 1914 Birthday Herbert Delauney Bill Hughes, educationist 1914 Birthday Bill Tallon, cricketer, brother of Don, Queensland leggie 1914 Birthday Bill Veeck, baseball club owner 1913 Birthday Bill Shankly, Scottish Athlete 1913 Event Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill passes, forbidding Japanese from owning land 1913 Event House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill 1912 Birthday Bill Brown, cricketer, Australian opener of the 30's and 40's 1912 Birthday Bill Quinn, New York City, actor, Rifleman, Van Ranseleer-All in the Family 1912 Death Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies 1912 Birthday William "Bill" Henson, English diplomat, Prague 1939 1911 Event Bill Dobbie of Calgary Tigers kicks 10 singles in a game 1911 Birthday Bill Monroe, Rosine, Kentucky, country singer, Blue Moon of Kentucky 1911 Event British house of commons accept Parliament Bill 1911 Death Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Australia vs. South Africa Test 1910 Birthday Bill Goodwin, born in San Francisco, California, announcer, Jolson Story, Burns and Allen 1910 Birthday Wendell Bill, cricketer, NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930 1909 Birthday Bill Hewitt, NFL end, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles 1909 Event English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill 1909 Birthday Bill Voce, cricketer, England left-arm bodyline bowler 1909 Event Bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th 1908 Birthday Max Bill, Swiss painter/sculptor/politician, Ruban Sans Fin 1908 Event Tommy Burns KOs Bill Lang in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Birthday Bill Hunt, cricketer, NSW slow left-armer, Test for Australia 1933 1908 Event Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 13 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Birthday Bill Merritt, cricketer, early New Zealand Test leg-spinner, also Northants 1908 Event Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1908 Event Bill Burns has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th 1907 Event Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1907 Birthday Bill Stern, born in Rochester, New York, sportscaster, Saturday Night Fights 1907 Birthday Bill Dickey, New York Yankee hall-of-fame catcher, 1928 - 1943, manager, 1946 1906 Birthday Greta Nissen, actress, Ambassador Bill 1905 Birthday "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly, cricketer, mighty Australian leg-spinner 1905 Birthday Wild Bill Elliott, Pattonsburg, Missouri, actor, Beyond the Sacramento 1905 Event Boston's Bill Dinneen no-hits Chicago White Sox, 2-0 1905 Birthday Bill Raisch, one armed actor, Fred Johnson-Fugitive 1904 Birthday Rod Redwing, New York, actor, Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory 1904 Birthday Bill Baird, Grand Is Nebr, puppeteer, Kukla Fran and Ollie, Muppet Show 1904 Birthday Bill Challis, arranger/pianist 1904 Birthday Bill Brandt, British Photographer 1903 Event Bill Bradley becomes 1st Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle 1903 Event Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase AL Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City (Yankees) 1902 Event Cleveland's Bill Bradley is 1st ALer to hit a home run run in 4 consecutive games, not duplicated until Babe Ruth does it June 25, 1918 1902 Birthday Laurence "Bill" Craigie, jet pioneer 1900 Birthday Bill Ponsford, cricketer, great Australian batsman, HS 437 Vic vs. NSW 1899 Event President McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in U.S.) 1898 Event Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat 1897 Birthday Bill Woodfull, cricketer, Australian captain in the Bodyline series 1895 Birthday Buster [Joseph F] Keaton, actor, Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr 1894 Birthday Bill Wirges, born in Buffalo, New York, orchestra leader, Growing Paynes 1893 Birthday "Big Bill" Broonzy, born in Mississippi, blues singer/guitarist, Blues by Broonzy 1893 Birthday Bill Nestell, born in California, actor in Dangerous Venture, Buckskin Frontier 1893 Birthday William [Bill] T Tilden II, tennis player, U.S. Open 1920-25, 29 1892 Death Bill Powers, U.S. member of Daltonbende, dies 1890 Birthday Bill Henry, born in San Francisco, California, newscaster, Who Said That? 1889 Event President Cleveland signs bill to admit Dakotas, Montana and Washington state 1886 Birthday Bill Whitty, cricketer, Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12 1884 Event Bill Murdoch scores 1st Test Cricket double-century, 211 at The Oval 1883 Event Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebr 1883 Event Buffalo Bill Cody's 1st wild west show premieres in Omaha 1883 Event "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show 1878 Birthday Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor, Stormy Weather, Little Colonel 1878 Birthday Bill Bojangles Robinson, Actor 1877 Event Bill Midwinter completes Test Crickets' 1st 5-wkt haul, 5-78 vs. Eng 1876 Death Wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces and a pair of 8's 1874 Birthday Bill Klem, American Athlete 1870 Birthday William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns, Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds 1869 Birthday Bill Howell, cricketer, Australian bowler at turn of century 1868 Birthday Bill Lockwood, cricketer, England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1893-1902 1867 Event 2nd Reform Bill extends suffrage in England 1866 Event 1st Civil Rights Bill passes 1866 Event Civil Rights Bill passes over President Andrew Johnson's veto 1866 Event President Johnson vetoes civil rights bill; it later becomes 14th amendment 1864 Event Union troops ambush and kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI 1863 Event 1st U.S. wartime military conscription bill enacted 1861 Event Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between U.S. and Confederacy 1861 Event Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers 1860 Birthday Annie Oakley, born in Drake, Ohio, frontierswoman, Buffalo Bill's Wild West 1860 Event Congress accepts Pre-emption Bill: free land in West for colonists 1854 Birthday Bill Murdoch, cricketer, great pioneer of Australian Test cricket 1850 Event Henry Clay introduces a comprise bill on slavery to U.S. Senate 1846 Birthday William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes 1837 Birthday "Wild Bill" Hickok, cowboy/scout 1832 Event British Parliament passes reform bill 1822 Birthday Rosa Bonheur, French landscape painter, Buffalo Bill 1812 Event U.S. passes 1st foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims) 1805 Event American Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, Kilburn Wells, England 1791 Event Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gave its approval 1790 Event U.S. passes Assumption bill making U.S. responsible for state debts 1789 Event New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights 1789 Event Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify) 1774 Event Boston Port Bill, British government orders Port of Boston closed 1774 Event English Parliament passes Boston Port Bill 1774 Event Boston Port Bill passes, British close port of Boston to all commerce on June 1st 1774 1772 Event New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine 1755 Birthday Alexander Hamilton, West Indies, 1st U.S. Secretary of Treasury, face is on the $10 bill 1689 Event English Parliament adopts Bill of Rights after Glorious Revolution 1689 Event British Parliament adopts Bill of Rights 1679 Event English house of Commons accept Exclusion Bill 1542 Event Parliament passes bill of attainder against Queen Katherine Howard
