2014 Event Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has accepted a role as economic advisor to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in order to help Egypt reform its economy and develop new business opportunities 1997 Event Toni Blair elected Prime Minister of U.K. 1995 Event Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450) 1995 Event Bonnie Blair skates female world record 500m (38.69 sec) 1994 Event Bonnie Blair skates world record 500 m ladies (38.99 sec) 1992 Event Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics 1st gold medal for USA 1988 Event Bonnie Blair (U.S.) wins Olympic 500m speed skating in record 39.1 1988 Event Bonnie Blair skates world record 500m (39.10 sec) 1987 Event Bonnie Blair skates ladies world record 500 m (39.43 sec) 1978 Event Down 9-7 in 10th with 2 outs, Yankees Paul Blair hits a 3 run home run 1976 Birthday Elisa Blair, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Event "Exorcist," starring Linda Blair and rated X, premieres 1972 Birthday Selma Blair, American Actress 1972 Birthday Donald Blair, CFL slot back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1971 Birthday Blair Pocock, cricketer, New Zealand opening batsman 1993 1970 Birthday Kelly Blair, Prosser Wash, heptathlete 1966 Birthday Blair Hartland, cricketer, New Zealand opener 1965 Birthday Willie Blair, Paintsville, Kentucky, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1964 Birthday Blair Underwood, Tacomma Wash, actor, Jonathan-LA Law, High Incident 1964 Birthday Bonnie Blair, born in Champaign Illionis, speed skater, 5 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1994 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1988 Olympics 1963 Birthday Blair Piercy, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Cordova Bay Open 1962 Birthday Blair Rasmussen, NBA center for the Atlanta Hawks 1959 Birthday Linda Blair, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Exorcist, Chained Heat, Savage St 1957 Birthday Blair Cunningham, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Haircut 100 1954 Death Blair Moody, Sen-Michigan, dies at 52 1953 Event Frank Blair becomes news anchor of Today Show 1953 Birthday Tony Blair, British Prime Minister, Labour, 1997- 1952 Birthday Ron Blair, born in Macon, Georgia, rock bassist, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 1951 Event 1st North Pole flight in single engine plane-CF Blair 1950 Event Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House 1950 Birthday Blair Thornton, rock guitarist, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive 1950 Birthday Peter Hain, born in Nairobi, Kenya, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Commons, Cabinet member for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Member of Parliament for Neath 1949 Birthday Blair Brown, born in Washington D.C., actress, Altered States, Molly Dodd 1932 Birthday Bob Blair, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler in 19 Tests in 50s 1931 Birthday Lionel Blair, Montreal, choreographer, Spotlight 1923 Birthday Betsy Blair, actress, Marty 1921 Birthday Janet Blair, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, actress, Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family 1909 Birthday Jayson Blair, American Journalist 1902 Birthday Blair Moody, New Haven, Connecticut, Senator-Michigan 1883 Death Montgomery Blair, lawyer (Dred Scot V Sandford), dies at 70 1877 Birthday Blair Fairchild, composer 1876 Death Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85 1875 Death Francis Preston Blair, Jr., famed St. Louis lawyer, dies at 54 1864 Event Battle of Blair's Landing Louisiana 1861 Event Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with South 1834 Event 1st black to obtain a U.S. patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter 1821 Birthday Francis Preston Blair, Jr., Lexington, Kentucky, Rep-Missouri 1818 Birthday Austin Blair, Gov/MC, Union 1817 Birthday James Blair Steedman, Major General Union volunteers 1814 Birthday John Blair Smith Todd, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1813 Birthday Montgomery Blair, Franklin County, Kentucky, lawyer, Dred Scot V Sandford 1800 Death Hugh Blair, Scottish Theologian 1791 Birthday Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor, Washington Globe 1746 Death Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave), dies at 46 1745 Event Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland 1745 Event Bonnie Prince Charlie reaches Blair Castle Scotland 1718 Birthday Hugh Blair, Scottish Theologian 1699 Birthday Robert Blair, Scottish poet, Grave
