1997 Death Godfrey Baseley, British radio executive, dies at 92 1994 Death Godfrey Quigley, actor (Barry Lyndon, Educating Rita), dies at 71 1984 Death William Powell, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 91 1983 Death Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79 1980 Death Gail Patrick, actress (My Man Godfrey), dies of leukemia at 69 1979 Event Allan McLeod Cormack and Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield win Nobel Prize for medicine for developing CAT scan 1976 Death Godfrey Cambridge, actor (Watermelon Man), dies at 43 1973 Birthday Randall Godfrey, linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys 1972 Event "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio 1968 Birthday Godfrey Myles, NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys 1967 Death Mischa Auer, actor (My Man Godfrey), dies at 61 of a heart attack 1962 Death Edward Godfrey Richard Aldington, novelist/biographer, dies 1954 Death Eugene Pallette, actor (It's a Date, My Man Godfrey), dies at 65 1953 Event Singer Julius LaRosa is fired on TV by Arthur Godfrey 1953 Death Godfrey Tearle, actor (39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die), dies at 68 1951 Event 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from New York City to 4 cities 1949 Event "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" premieres on CBS TV 1948 Death Godfrey Turner, composer, dies at 35 1947 Death Godfrey Harold Hardy, British Mathematician 1945 Event "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio 1939 Death Alice Brady, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee), dies at 46 1939 Birthday Marion Marlowe, born in St. Louis, Missouri, singer, Arthur Godfrey and Friends 1933 Birthday Godfrey Cambridge, New York City, actor, Cotton comes to Harlem 1932 Birthday Godfrey Lawrence, cricketer, South African fast bowler, 8-53 vs. New Zealand 1961 1930 Birthday Julius LaRosa, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air 1924 Birthday Peter Godfrey, chartered accountant 1923 Birthday Godfrey Quigley, actor, Barry Lyndon, Educating Rita, Rooney 1920 Birthday [Thomas] Godfrey Evans, English cricket keeper, 1950's 1919 Birthday Dick Spooner, England, cricket wicketkeeper, Godfrey Evans' shadow 1918 Birthday Godfrey Ridout, composer 1915 Birthday Godfrey Brown, England, 4 x 400m runner 1936 Olympics gold 1913 Birthday Godfrey Turner, composer 1911 Birthday Gail Patrick, Birmingham, Alabama, actress, My Man Godfrey, Love Crazy 1909 Birthday Carol Lombard, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, actress, My Man Godfrey, In Name Only 1909 Birthday Archie Bleyer, born in Corona, New York, orchestra leader, Arthur Godfrey 1908 Birthday Bernie Green, born in New York City, orchestra leader, Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show 1905 Birthday Mischa Auer, Ounskowsky, St. Petersburg Rus, actor, My Man Godfrey 1904 Birthday Godfrey Baseley, radio executive 1903 Birthday Arthur Godfrey, New York City, radio/TV host, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scout 1903 Birthday Frank Parker, born in New York City, singer, Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party 1892 Birthday Alice Brady, New York City, actress, My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee, Zenobia 1892 Birthday William Powell, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Thin Man, My Man Godfrey 1884 Birthday Godfrey Tearle, English/US actor, 39 Steps 1877 Birthday Godfrey H Hardy, England, number theorist 1877 Birthday Godfrey Harold Hardy, British Mathematician 1865 Birthday Godfrey Cripps, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1892, 18 and 3 1853 Birthday George Godfrey, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer, Old Chocolate 1835 Birthday Godfrey Weitzel, Union volunteers Major general 1807 Event 17 die and 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty and Elizabeth Godfrey in England 1753 Event Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny 1723 Death Godfrey Kneller, English painter (74-77), dies
