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 2013 Event Anchorage, Alaska begins the 1,000 mile, 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race; winners receive a new truck and $50,400 in prize money 2012 Event Twenty-five year old Alaskan, Dallas Seavey becomes the youngest winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 2011 Event The Hendra virus is detected in a dog in Queensland, Australia near the Beaudesert; the virus has never before been detected in anything other than flying foxes, horses or humans 1998 Death Buddy the Wonder Dog, dog (Air Bud), dies of cancer at 9 1997 Death Millie, dog of President Bush (Millie's Book), dies at 12 1996 Death Buck, dog (Married with Children), dies at 13 1995 Death Robert L Haller, coon Dog Trainer, dies at 32 1992 Event "Dog City," cartoon debuts on Fox-TV 1991 Death Shotzie, Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9 1990 Event "Millie's Book" written by 1st Lady Barbara Bush for president's dog is a best-selling non-fiction book 1990 Death Sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16 1988 Death Barbara Woodhouse, dog trainer, dies at 78 of a stroke 1986 Event Susan Butcher wins 1,158 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 1985 Event Libby Riddles is 1st woman to win Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race 1985 Death Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71 1982 Birthday Schottzie Schott, dog mascot of Cincinnati Reds 1979 Event 44-kg Newfoundland dog pulls 2293-kg load, Bothell, Wash 1978 Event World's strongest dog, 80-kg St. Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m 1978 Death Wilfred Pickles, actor (Billy Liar, Gay Dog), dies at 73 1978 Death John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 1977 Death Jean Hagen, actress (Dead Ringer, Shaggy Dog, Arena), dies at 54 1975 Event Dog spectacles patented in England 1974 Event David Bowie's 'Diamond Dog' tour ends in New York City 1971 Death John A Emmens, art historian/poet (Dog of Pavlov), dies at 47 1970 Birthday Benedictine, a St. Bernard, full name Benedictine Daily Double, becomes heaviest known dog, 367 lbs (166.4 kg), lived until the age of 14 1969 Event "My Wife, My Dog, My Cat," by Maskman and The Agents hits #92 1967 Event Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1966 Event Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1966 Event Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1965 Event Mad Dog Vachon beats Crusher in Denver, to become NWA champ 1965 Event The Crusher beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1965 Event Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1965 Event Igor Vodic beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1964 Event Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1964 Event Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1964 Event Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1962 Birthday Mark Haddon, born in Northampton, England, novelist, poet, wrote, 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time', written from perspective of boy with Asperger syndrome 1961 Event Sputnik 10 carries a dog into Earth orbit; later recovered 1961 Event 1st animal returned from space, dog named Blackie aboard Sputnik 9 1961 Event Sputnik 9 carries Chernushka, a dog, into orbit 1958 Event Sputnik 2 (with dog Laika) burns up in atmosphere 1957 Event U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 2 with a dog (Laika), 1st animal in orbit 1957 Event Soviet Union launches, Sputnik II, carrying a dog named Laika 1957 Birthday Gary Kroeger, born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, comedian, SNL, Return of Shaggy Dog 1956 Event Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" reaches #1 1956 Event Elvis Presley releases "Hound Dog" 1956 Event Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" 1956 Event Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 and stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single) 1954 Birthday Susan H Butcher, dog sled driver, Idatarod 1952 Birthday Carol Kane, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Dog Day Afternoon, Simka-Taxi 1950 Birthday Miou-Miou, Paris, France, actress, Dog Day, My Other Husband 1949 Birthday Jack Ryland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1948 Birthday Jimmy Greenspoon, LA Cal, rock organist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1947 Birthday Walter Willison, born in Monterrey Park, California, actor, McDuff the Talking Dog, Two By Two [Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award] 1947 Birthday Dennis Cowan, London, rocker, Bonzo Dog Band 1947 Birthday Mike Allsup, born in Modesto, California, rock guitarist, Three Dog Night 1946 Birthday Lasse Hallstrom, director, Once Around, My Life as a Dog, ABBA 1945 Birthday Joe Schermie, Madison Wi, bassist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1944 Birthday Rodney Desborough Slater, rocker, Bonzo Dog Band 1944 Birthday Larry "Legs" Smith, rocker, Bonzo Dog Band-Urban Spaceman 1943 Birthday Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer, Three Dog Night-Joy to the World 1943 Birthday Roger Ruskin Spear, born in London, England, saxophonist, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 1942 Birthday Danny Hutton, Ireland, rock vocalist, Three Dog Night 1942 Birthday Chris Sarandon, West Virginia, actor, Child's Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick 1942 Birthday Chuck Negron, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Birthday Chuck Negron, singer, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Birthday Hughie Flint, born in London, England, rock drummer, Bonzo Dog Band 1942 Birthday Cory Wells, born in Buffalo, New York, born Emil Lowendowski, musician, rocker, toured with Sonny and Cher, formed Three Dog Night with Danny Hutton 1941 Birthday Donald "Duck" Dunn, Tennessee, bassist, Booker T-Mar-Keys, Walkin' the Dog 1941 Birthday Stephen Dobyns, U.S. author and poet, Cold Dog Soup 1940 Event 4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings 1938 Event 1st use of seeing eye dog 1936 Event Mary Joyce ends a 1,000 mile trip by dog in Alaska 1933 Birthday Mike Stoller, composer, Lieber and Stoller-Hound Dog, Charlie Brown 1932 Death Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, mobster, killed by Dutch Schultz gang 1932 Event 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport) 1929 Event Seeing Eye Guide Dog Organization forms 1928 Event Buddy, a German Shepherd, becomes 1st guide dog for the blind 1926 Birthday Bill Black, born in Memphis, Tennessee, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, played for "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" 1922 Event Poodle Dog Restaurant closes 1920 Event 1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track in Emeryville, California 1917 Birthday Rufus Thomas, born in Mississippi, singer, Walking the Dog 1913 Birthday Alexander Scourby, Brooklyn, actor, Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant 1912 Birthday Max Croiset, playwright/director/actor, Dog of Flanders, Little Ark 1912 Birthday Maurice Dallimore, born in England, actor, Collector, Lad: A Dog 1910 Birthday Barbara Woodhouse, dog training expert 1904 Birthday Wilfred Pickles, Halifax England, actor, Billy Liar, Gay Dog 1896 Birthday Edna Purviance, Lovelock NV, Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life 1894 Event New York passes 1st state dog license law 1893 Birthday Juan Miro, Spain, painter/sculptor, Dog Barking at the Moon 1877 Event 1st Westminster Dog Show held 1877 Birthday Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer, 1 great dog 1872 Birthday Albert P. Terhune, U.S., novelist, Lad, a Dog 1871 Birthday Giacomo Balla, Italian painter, Dog at a Rope 1859 Event 1st dog show held, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England 1678 Death Charles Dujardin, painter/etcher (Learned Dog), dies at about 56
