1997 Event Tiger Woods wins Byron Nelson Golf Classic 1995 Death Byron MacGregor, newscaster, dies at 56 1994 Event Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson Miss, 30 years after the crime 1994 Death Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues Singer, dies at 64 1993 Event Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced plans to retire 1991 Death Byron Q Griffith, producer/actor, dies at 73 1991 Death Byron Webster, actor (That Man Bolt), dies of AIDS at 58 1990 Event Paul Hogan and Linda Koslowski wed in Byron Bay, Eastern Australia 1985 Death Marion Byron, actress (Steamboat Bill Jr), dies at 73 1976 Birthday Byron Hanspard, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 Birthday Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1971 Death Byron Arnold, composer, dies at 70 1971 Birthday Byron Chamberlain, NFL/WLAF tight end Denver Broncos, Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday Byron Dafoe, Sussex Eng, NHL goalie for the Los Angeles Kings 1970 Death Byron Foulger, actor (Captain Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70 1969 Birthday Byron Houston, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings 1969 Birthday Byron Black, born in Salisbury, Zimbabwe, professional tennis player, double-handed forehand player, played for Zimbabwe, singles ranking 22nd in the World, June, 1996 1964 Birthday Byron Evans, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles 1962 Event Byron R. White becomes a Supreme Court Justice 1962 Event Byron R White appointed to Supreme Court 1962 Birthday Grady Neal Lancaster, born in Smithfield, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson 1961 Birthday Joe Lando, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Byron Sully-Dr. Quinn 1961 Birthday Byron Allen, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Real People, Byron Allen Show 1961 Birthday Byron Scott, NBA guard for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1958 Birthday Yoshinori Mizumaki, Tokyo, Japan, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd 1957 Birthday David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd 1957 Birthday Byron Cherry, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Coy-Dukes of Hazzard 1957 Birthday Nick Price, Durban South Africa, PGA golfer, 1991 Byron Nelson Classic 1956 Birthday Byron Stewart, Baxter Springs, Kansas, actor, Warren Coolidge-St. Elsewhere 1953 Birthday Michael Byron, born in America, composer, released music on Koch Records, Meridien Records, editor, contemporary music anthologies 1949 Birthday Thomas Sturges Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1975 Byron Nelson 1948 Birthday Byron Allred, Logan, Utah, rocker, Steve Miller Band 1948 Birthday Byron MacGregor, newscaster 1948 Birthday Byron K Lichtenburg, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, astronaut, STS-9, STS-45 1947 Birthday David Byron, vocalist, Uriah Heep 1945 Event Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season 1945 Event 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton, Ohio 1944 Birthday Byron Berline, born in Caldwell, Kansas, musician, fiddle, mandolin player, famous for contemporary bluegrass music, played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, worked with Manassas, founded Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival 1942 Birthday Byron Dorgan, born in Dickinson, North Dakota, Representative-D-North Dakota 1981 - 1992, Senator-D-North Dakota 1992 - 1942 Birthday Byron Dorgan, American Politician 1942 Event 9th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 280 1940 Event 23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa 1939 Event 43rd U.S. Golf Open: Byron Nelson shoots a 284 at Philadelphia CC in Philadelphia 1937 Event 4th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 283 1935 Birthday Chi Chi Rodriguez, Rio Piedras PR, PGA golfer, 1972 Byron Nelson 1932 Birthday Beverly Byron, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1979 - 1993 1931 Birthday Miller Barber, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1968 Byron Nelson Classic 1930 Birthday Byron "Wild Child" Gipson, blues singer 1928 Birthday Byron "Yankees" Janis, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pianist, NBC Symphony Orchestra 1922 Birthday Kathleen Byron, born in London, England, actress, Abdication, Profile, 4 Days 1917 Birthday Byron R. Whizzer White, born in Ft. Collins, NFLer/Supreme Court Just, 1962-93 1912 Birthday Byron Nelson, Fort Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, won 19 tournaments in 1945 1905 Birthday Peter C Quennell, English biographer/critic, Byron in Italy 1899 Birthday Byron Foulger, Ogden, Utah, actor, River's Edge, Up in Smoke 1884 Death Henry James Byron, English Dramatist 1864 Death James Byron Gordon, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 41 1835 Birthday Henry James Byron, English Dramatist 1828 Birthday Byron Grimes, Major General Confederate Army 1824 Death George Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36 1824 Death Lord Byron, British Poet 1824 Death George Gordon Byron, Scottish Poet 1822 Birthday James Byron Gordon, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1822 Death Ali Pasha of Janina, (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77 1818 Event Lord Byron completes "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" (4th canto) 1816 Event Lord Byron completes "Parisina" and "Siege of Corinth" 1814 Event Lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication 1814 Event Lord Byron completes "The Corsair" 1812 Event Lord Byron makes his maiden speech in House of Lords 1810 Event Lord Byron swims Hellespont 1788 Birthday Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet, Don Juan 1788 Birthday Lord Byron, British Poet 1788 Birthday George Gordon Byron, Scottish Poet 1784 Birthday Leigh Hunt, British writer, Lord Byron 1766 Event John Byron back in England after trip around the world
