2015 Event Delta Airlines states it will no longer transport wildlife trophies after the recent killing of a lion, Cecil, by an American who was reportedly unaware that the hunt was illegal; Delta formerly shipped such trophies if they were obtained legally 2015 Event Zimbabwe seeks extradition of U.S. dentist Walter James Palmer, who killed a protected lion, Cecil, during a hunt; led by a local guide, Palmer believed that the hunt was properly licensed and fully legal 2012 Event Anglo-Irish poet laureate Cecil Day-Lewis' archive, which inclues manuscripts and a letter from W. H. Auden are donated to Oxford University's Bodelian Library by Tamasin and Daniel Day-Lewis 1997 Event New York Yankee Cecil Fielder hits his 300th home run 1997 Event Mark McGwire, is 4th to home run on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder) 1997 Death Cecil Lewis, airman/writer, dies at 98 1996 Event Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals 1st base in 1,097th career game 1995 Death Raymond Joseph Cecil, British architect, dies at 69 1994 Death Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman, dies at 92 1992 Event Actress Cecil Hoffman (Zoe-LA Law) marries Paul Slye 1990 Death Cecil Effinger, composer, dies at 76 1990 Event Tiger Cecil Fielder becomes 11th, to hit 50 home runs (& 51st) 1990 Event For 2nd time this season, Cecil Fielder belts 3 home runs in a game 1990 Event Blue Jay Cecil Fielder signs with Detroit as a free agent 1987 Death Cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS), dies at 80 1986 Death David Cecil, English Writer 1980 Death Cecil Burleigh, composer, dies at 95 1980 Death Cecil Beaton, British photographer, dies at 76 1976 Death Cecil Weston, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn), dies at 86 1973 Death Cecil Kellaway, actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), dies at 78 1971 Death Cecil Parker, actor (Court Jester, Operation Snafu), dies at 73 1971 Event Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate 1970 Birthday Cecil Doggette, WLAF cornerback for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1968 Birthday Cecil Gray, NFL tackle for the Arizona Cardinals 1966 Death Cecil Scott Forester, English author (Horatio Hornblower), dies at 66 1964 Birthday Chuck Cecil, NFL safety for the Houston Oilers 1963 Birthday Cecil Fielder, born in Los Angeles, California, infielder, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees 1960 Death Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer, dies at 70 1959 Death A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico, dies at 51 1959 Death Cecil B[lount] de Mille, producer (10 Commandments), dies at 77 1959 Death Cecil B. DeMille, American Producer 1958 Death Edgar A Robert Cecil viscount of Chelwood, (Nobel 1937), dies at 94 1951 Death Cecil Gray, composer, dies at 56 1946 Birthday Gram Paarson, Cecil Connor, Winter Haven, Florida, rocker, Byrds 1946 Event Wash's Cecil Travis gets 6 straight hits before being stopped 1944 Birthday Henry Cecil, British organizer 1941 Death Cecil Forsyth, composer, dies at 71 1934 Birthday Carl Cecil Cain, Freeport, Illinois, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1933 Event Cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game 1933 Birthday Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer and jazz pianist, University of Wisconsin 1931 Event Lord Cecil of British Government says War was never so improbable 1930 Birthday Cecil Taylor, American Musician 1927 Birthday Cecil Bodker, born in Fredericia, Denmark, writer, won Mildred L. Batchelder Award for her book titled, The Leopard, considered the most outstanding book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, then published in the United States 1925 Birthday Raymond Joseph Cecil, British architect 1924 Death Cecil [James] Sharp, English folk musician, dies at 64 1923 Event Cecil B DeMille's 1st version of "Ten Commandments" premieres 1916 Birthday Cecil Blacker, CEO, British Equestrian Federation 1914 Birthday Cecil Effinger, composer 1909 Birthday Cecil Marley, cricketer, Jamaican batsman 1928 - 1946, WICBC president 1907 Birthday A Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice of Puerto Rico 1907 Birthday Cecil Brown, news correspondent, CBS 1905 Death Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer, dies at 79 1904 Birthday Cecil Day-Lewis, England, poet laureate/detective, Nicholas Blake 1904 Birthday Cecil Beaton, England, royal family photographer 1903 Birthday Cecil Frank Powell, England, physicist, discovered pion, Nobel 1950 1902 Birthday David Cecil, English Writer 1902 Event Cecil Rhodes scholarship fund forms with $10 million 1902 Death Cecil Rhodes, Prime Minister of Cape Colony 1890 - 1896 dies at 48 1901 Event Hubert Cecil Booth patents vacuum cleaner 1901 Birthday Cecil Rolph Hewitt, journalist/policeman 1901 Birthday Cecil H King, Irish/British daily newspaper publisher, Daily Mirror 1901 Event H Cecil Booth patented a dust removing suction cleaner 1900 Event General French relieves Kimberley/Cecil Rhodes 1899 Birthday Cecil Scott Forester, England, historical novelist, Horatio Hornblower 1898 Birthday Cecil Bowra, British classics expert, Greek experience 1898 Birthday Cecil Lewis, airman and writer 1897 Birthday Cecil Parker, Hastings England, actor, Indiscreet, Tale of 2 Cities 1896 Event Cecil Rhodes resigns as premier of Cape colony 1895 Birthday Cecil Gray, composer 1894 Birthday Cecil Kellaway, South Africa, actor, Mr Earnshaw-Wuthering Heights 1891 Birthday Cecil Dixon, cricket off-spinner, 1 Test for South Africa, 3-118, pair 1890 Event Cecil Rhodes' colonies hoist Union Jack in Mashonaland and Salisbury 1890 Event Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Mashonaland (Ft. Salisbury) 1890 Event Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Mashonaland (Fort Victoria) 1890 Event Cecil Rhodes' colonies reach Lundi 1890 Event Cecil Rhodes becomes premier of Cape colony 1890 Event Cecil Rhodes' colonies attack Motlousi at Matabeleland 1889 Event Queen Victoria grants Cecil Rhodes rights to Zambezia 1889 Birthday Cecil Weston, South Africa, actor, Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn 1889 Birthday Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer 1888 Event Ndebele-king Lobengula grants Cecil Rhodes, Mashonaland 100 pounds per month 1888 Event Lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company 1885 Birthday Cecil Burleigh, composer 1881 Birthday Cecil B deMille, Massachusetts, directed God, 10 Commandments, Cleopatra 1881 Birthday Cecil B. DeMille, American Producer 1870 Birthday Cecil Forsyth, composer 1864 Birthday Lord Cecil of Chelwood, UK, help form League of Nations, Nobel 1937 1864 Birthday Robert Cecil, viscount of Chelwood, Nobel 1937 1859 Birthday Cecil [James] Sharp, born in London, England, folk musician 1853 Birthday Cecil Rhodes, born in Hertfordshire, England, British Statesman, Prime Minister of Cape Colony 1890 - 1896 1845 Birthday Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion, 1866 1830 Birthday Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury, C, British Prime Minister, 1885-1902 1826 Birthday Walter Cecil Macfarren, composer 1652 Death Frances Cecil, 2nd wife of English earl of Shaftesbury, dies 1633 Event Charter for Maryland is given to Lord Cecil Baltimore 1612 Death Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/Prime Minister 1598 - 1612, dies at 48 1598 Death William Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier, dies at 77 1563 Birthday Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, English prime minister, 1598-1612 1550 Event William Cecil appoints himself English minister of foreign affairs 1520 Birthday William Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier
