2013 Event At the Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, American golfer Jason Dufner wins the 2013 PGA Championship 2003 Death Christopher Hill, English Historian 2003 Death John Edward Christopher Hill, English Historian 2002 Death George Roy Hill, director, The Sting, dies at 80 2000 Event Air Philippines flight 541 crashes into a hill near Davao, killing 131 1999 Event 41st Grammy Awards, Celine Dion, Lauryn Hill and Eric Clapton win major awards 1997 Event Phil Mickelson wins Bay Hill Golf Invitiational 1996 Death Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages, dies at 96 1996 Death Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician, dies at 63 1996 Death Dana Hill, actress (Vacation), dies at 32 1996 Death Alfred Marks, actor (Fanny Hill, Desert Mice), dies at 75 1996 Death Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist, dies at 62 1996 Death Richard Leslie Hill, historian, dies at 94 1996 Death Julian Hill, research chemist, dies at 91 1995 Death Martha Hill, modern dancer/teacher, dies at 94 1995 Event 31st Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 14 -13 at Oak Hill CC (NY) 1995 Death Ken Hill, playwright/director, dies at 57 1994 Death James Hill, English director/screenwriter (Born Free), dies at 75 1994 Death James Hill, director, dies at 75 1994 Event Carolyn Hill wins McCall's LPGA Golf Classic at Stratton Mountain 1994 Death John Bayard Britton, abortion doctor, killed by Paul Hill 1993 Event C-130 flies into a Philippines hill and explodes, 16 killed 1993 Death Jacqueline Hill, dies of cancer at 63 1993 Death Phyllis Hill, actress (Singing in the Dark), dies of lung cancer at 72 1992 Death Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67 1992 Death Maurice J Hill, writer (Track of Thunder), dies of pneumonia at 89 1992 Death Avon Jaeger Hill, entertainer, dies of cancer at 44 1991 Event Anita Hill testifies Clarence Thomas sexually harrased her 1991 Event Law Professor Anita Hill accuses Supreme nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriat comments to her 1990 Death Rene Enriquez, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies of pancreatic cancer at 56 1990 Death Ken Hill, actor (Cobra, Protocol), dies 1989 Event Patti Rizzo/Mike Hill wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship 1989 Event 89th U.S. Golf Open: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Oak Hill CC New York 1989 Death Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77 1988 Death Trindad Silva, actor (Hill St. Blues), dies at 38 in an auto accident 1987 Event Cindy Hill wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic 1986 Death John Antill, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, dies at 82 1986 Event Oliver North's sect, Fawn Hill, smuggles documents out of his office 1986 Death Siobhan McKenna, actress (Dr. Zhivago, Hungry Hill), dies at 63 1985 Death Henry Hathaway, actor and director (Nob Hill), dies of heart attack at 86 1984 Event 36th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, John Ritter and Tyne Daly 1984 Event Cindy Hill wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1984 Death Larry Stock, songwriter (Blueberry Hill), dies 1983 Death David Rounds, actor (Terence-Beacon Hill), dies at 53 1983 Death Michael Conrad, actor (Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 58 1983 Event 35th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, Ed Flanders and Shelley Long 1983 Death Lorene Scott, actress (Faraway Hill), dies at 74 1982 Event 34th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Barney Miller, Alan Alda and Carol Kane 1982 Event Eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph 1981 Event 33rd Emmy Awards: Taxi, Hill St. Blue, Judd Hirsh and Isabel Sanford wins 1981 Event "Hill Street Blues" premieres on NBC-TV 1980 Event 62nd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 274 at Oak Hill, New York 1980 Event 112th Belmont: Eddie Maple aboard Temperence Hill wins in 2:29.8 1979 Death Richard Ward, actor (Beacon Hill), dies at 64 1978 Death Flora Campbell, actress (Faraway Hill, Date With Judy), dies at 67 1978 Event 78th U.S. Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 285 at Cherry Hill CC in Denver 1977 Event Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight 1976 Death Sidney James, actor (Lavander Hill Mob, Carry On), dies at 65 1976 Death Phil Ochs, rock producer (Joe Hill), dies at 35 1976 Birthday Danielle Garrett, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Ali Larter, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, actress, fashion model, appeared in 'Heroes', 'Dawson's Creek' television series, appeared in film, 'Legally Blonde' 1976 Birthday Jeff O'Neill, Richmond Hill, NHL center, Hartford Whalers 1975 Birthday Arafath Hill, soccer player, FC Groningen 1975 Birthday Lauryn Hill, born in South Orange, New Jersey, singer, actress, won five Grammy's for 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' album, which sold over 18 million copies worldwide 1974 Birthday Breckin Meyer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, producer, voice actor on 'King of the Hill' and 'Titan Maximum' animated television shows 1973 Death Frederic Meyer, actor (Faraway Hill), dies at 63 1972 Birthday Kevin Sally, Richmond Hill Ontario, archer 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Grant Hill, born in Dallas, Texas, NBA forward and guard, Detroit Pistons, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Jeff Hill, NFL wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill Ontario, 1994 Olympics silver 1972 Birthday Greg Hill, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Lee McIntyre, born in Peak Hill, Australia, golfer, T3 1995 NSW Trainee Champ 1971 Birthday Roy van de Hill, soccer player, Roda JC 1971 Birthday Sean Hill, NFL cornerback for the Miami Dolphins 1971 Event "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings 1970 Birthday Guy Hill, Atlanta Georgia, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 NCAA-3rd 1970 Death Napoleon Hill, American Writer 1970 Death Napolean Hill, American Author 1970 Birthday Shane Heal, Box Hill Melbourne VIC Austral, basketball guard 1996 Olympics 1970 Event 74th Boston Marathon won by Ron Hill of Great Britain in 2:10:30 1970 Event Ron Hill's 2:10:30 at Boston, sets new U.S. marathon record 1970 Birthday Sean Hill, Duluth, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators 1969 Birthday Travis Hill, NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 1969 Event Ron Hill wins European marathon (2:16:47.8) 1969 Birthday Randal Hill, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1969 Event U.S. troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill Vietnam 1969 Event U.S. troop begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill 1968 Event Ron Hill sets record 10-mile run (46:44) at Leicester England 1968 Birthday Rhys Ifans, born in Haverfordwest, Wales, actor, singer, movie roles include 'Spike', 'Notting Hill', 'Vladis Grutas', 'Hannibal Rising' 1968 Event 68th U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 275 at Oak Hill CC NY 1968 Birthday Babette Van Veen, Netherlands, actress, Linda-GTST, Blueberry Hill 1968 Event Hill, Hawkins and Coghill's musical premieres in London 1968 Birthday Tyrone Hill, NBA forward, Milwaukee Bucks 1968 Birthday Tyrone Hill, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers 1968 Birthday Moira Kelly, born in Queens, New York, actress, director, played Mandy Hampton in the television series, The West Wing, and Karen Roe on the show, One Tree Hill 1967 Birthday Faith Hill, born in Ridgeland, Mississippi, singer, country music, sold 40 million records, hits include, 'This Kiss', appeared in 'The Stepford Wives', married to Tim McGraw 1967 Birthday Tim McGraw, born in Delhi, Louisiana, singer, actor, sold over 40 million albums and singles, famous songs include, 'I Like It, I Love It', married to singer, Faith Hill 1966 Birthday Ron Coomer, Crest Hill, Illinois, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1966 Birthday Eric Hill, NFL middle linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals 1966 Birthday Luke Perry, born in Mansfield, Ohio, actor, Dillon-Beverly Hill 90210 1966 Birthday Samuel West, born in England, actor, theater director, appeared in 'Howards End', 'Jane Eyre', Van Helsing', 'Notting Hill' , 'Complicity' films, among others 1966 Event Graham Hill wins Indianapolis 500 car race (232.2 kph) 1966 Event Supreme Court reverses Mass ruling that "Fanny Hill" is obscene 1965 Birthday Ken Hill, Lynn, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1965 Birthday Michael Dolan, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Hamburger Hill, Liberace 1964 Death Don Redman, orchestra leader (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 64 1964 Birthday Scotti Hill, Manhasset, New York, rock guitarist, Skid Row-Psycho Love 1964 Birthday Dana Hill [Goetz], Van Nuys California, actress, 2 of Us, Shoot the Moon 1964 Death Willie Bryant, singer (Sugar Hill Times), dies at 55 1964 Birthday Virgil Hill, Missouri, middleweight boxer 1984 Olympics silver 1963 Birthday Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne, Benny Hill Show 1962 Birthday Jack Warren Pierce, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, hurdler 1961 Event "Jail, No Bail" Jail-in movement starts in Rock Hill SC 1960 Death Alfred Hill, composer, dies at 89 1960 Death Edward Burlingame Hill, composer, dies at 86 1960 Event South Africa police kills 11 Pondo's at Nqusa Hill 1960 Birthday Courtney B. Vance, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Hamburger Hill 1959 Birthday Carolyn Hill, born in Santa Monica, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 McCall's Classic 1958 Event Race riots in Notting Hill Gate, London 1956 Birthday Anita Hill, professor of law, Clarence Thomas' nemesis 1956 Event 38th PGA Championship: Jack Burke at Blue Hill CC Boston 1956 Event 56th U.S. Golf Open: Cary Middlecoff shoots a 281 at Oak Hill CC NY 1955 Event WUNorth Carolina TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Chris Stamey, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, musician, rocker, songwriter, record producer, formed the dB's, founded Car Records indie record label, founded recording studio called Modern Recording where he recorded and mixed Whiskeytown 1954 Birthday Ken Olin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hill St. Blues, Michael-30 Something 1954 Birthday Dan Hill, rocker, Sometimes When We Touch 1953 Birthday Baron Hill, American Politician 1952 Event 78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins in 2:01.6 1952 Birthday Dave Hill, born in England, rock guitarist, Slade-Coz I Love You 1952 Birthday Ian Hill, bass guitarist, Judas Priest-Breakin the Law 1951 Event Dr. William Shockley invents junction transistor at Murray Hill, New Jersey 1950 Event U.S. Mustangs accidentally bombs British on Hill 282 Korea, 17 killed 1950 Event 76th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2 1950 Event Phototransistor invention announced, Murray Hill, New Jersey 1950 Birthday Steve Hill, country vocalist, A Winning Hand 1950 Birthday Ed Marinaro, actor on Hill Street Blues 1949 Birthday Thomas Lionel Hill, New Orleans, 110m hurdler 1972 Olympics bronze 1949 Birthday Dusty Hill, rocker, ZZ Top 1948 Birthday Stefanie Marrian, Paris, France, comedienne, Benny Hill Show 1948 Birthday Taurean Blacque, actor, Hill Street Blues 1947 Birthday Joey Molland, born in Edge Hill, England, guitarist, composer, singer, songwriter, member, Badinger, The Merseys, Natural Gas 1947 Birthday Calvin Hill, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1946 Event TV's 1st network dramatic serial "Faraway Hill" ends 2 month run 1946 Death Patty Smith Hill, songwriter (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 78 1946 Birthday David Hill, Australian TV-reporter/owner, Fox Sports 1945 Birthday Michael Nouri, Washington D.C., actor, Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues 1945 Birthday David Dukes, actor, Beacon Hill, 79 Park Avenue, Winds of War 1945 Birthday Mick Hill, cricketer, NSW all-rounder 1964-75 1944 Birthday Mike Post, composer, Rockford Files, Hill St. Blues, Magnum PI 1944 Event U.S. 28th Infantry division occupies Hill 555 at Roscheid 1944 Event Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy 1944 Event Polish 1st Division occupies Hill 262 (Mont Ormel), Normandy 1944 Event U.S. troops occupy le Mesnil-Herman/Hill 183 Normandy 1944 Event British/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy 1944 Event British troops occupy Bourquebus hill range Normandy 1944 Birthday Kitty Winn, Washington D.C., actress, Beacon Hill 1943 Birthday Steven Bochco, prod, Hill St. Blues, LA Law, St. Elsewhere, New YorkPD Blue 1943 Birthday Bruce Weitz, Norwalk, Connecticut, actor, Hill St. Blues, Death of a Centerfold 1943 Event U.S. 34th Division occupies Hill 609, North Tunisia 1942 Birthday Bernard Hill, Manchester, actor, Bellman and True, New World, Bounty 1942 Birthday Amy Hill, actress, Grandma-Seinfeld, Pauly Shore 1942 Birthday Susan Hill, English playwright, Magic Apple Tree 1942 Birthday Walter Hill, director, 48 Hours, Extreme Prejudice 1941 Birthday Jackson Hill, born in Birmingham, Alabama, composer, vocal music, teacher, Ph.D. Musicology, teacher, Duke University, Bucknell University 1941 Birthday Terence Hill, born in Venice, Italy, actor, Super Fuzz, They Call Me Trinity 1941 Birthday Charlie McCoy, born in Oak Hill, West Virginia, harmonica player, Hee Haw 1940 Birthday Phil Ochs, born in El Paso, Texas, anti-war folk singer, Joe Hill, War is Over 1940 Birthday Bruce Chatwin, England, writer, On the Black Hill 1940 Birthday Daniel J. Travanti, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Frank Furillo on Hill St. Blues 1939 Birthday Mike Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open 1938 Birthday Ja'net Dubois, born in Philadelphia, actress, Willona-Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210 1938 Birthday Carla Bley, Carla Borg, Oakland, musician, Escalator Over the Hill 1938 Birthday John Corigliano, born in New York City, composer, Fern Hill, Ghosts of Versailles 1937 Birthday Dave Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis 1937 Birthday Barbara Babcock, born in Pasadena, California, actress, Dr. Quinn, Dallas, Hill St. Blues 1937 Birthday Ken Hill, playwright/director 1936 Birthday Ralph Taeger, born in Richmond Hill, New York, actor, Klondike, Acapulco, Hondo 1936 Birthday Tom T. Hall, Olive Hill, Kentucky, country singer and writer, Harper Valley PTA 1934 Birthday James B Sikking, California, actor, Hill St. Blues, Star Trek 3, Doogie Howser 1933 Birthday Raymond Earl Hill, saxophonist 1933 Birthday Goldie Hill, Karnes County, Texas, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1932 Birthday Jessie "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Hill, jazz musician 1932 Birthday Alistair Graham, headmaster, Mill Hill School 1932 Birthday Vince Hill, singer, Roses of Picardy, La Vie en Rose 1930 Birthday David Rounds, Bronxville, New York, actor, Terence-Beacon Hill 1929 Birthday Jack Hogan, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ator, Combat, Adam 12, Sierra 1929 Birthday Fats Domino, rocker, Blueberry Hill 1929 Birthday Arthur Hill, born in Brompton Square, London, Arthur Robin Ian Hill, 8th Marquess of Downshire, the Hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort. Conservative Party, House of Lords 1929 Birthday Graham Hill, London, auto racer, 1962, 68 international racing champ 1928 Birthday Jimmy Hill, British Athlete 1928 Birthday Nancy Marchand, born in Buffalo, New York, actress, Beacon Hill, Margaret-Lou Grant 1928 Birthday Barry Took, born in Muswell Hill, North London, England, comedian, writer, television presenter on BBC program Points of View and BBC Radio 4 program The News Quiz, wrote comedy with Mary Feldman 1928 Birthday Antione "Fats" Domino, NO, Louisiana, rhythm and blues pianist, Blueberry Hill 1927 Birthday Jack Cassidy, born in Richmond Hill, Virginia, actor, Oscar/Jetman-He and She 1926 Death Jules Van de Hill, Belgian lawyer/politician, dies 1925 Birthday Harry Guardino, New York City, actor, Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill St. Blues 1924 Birthday Benny Hill, born in Southampton, England, comedian, Benny Hill Show 1923 Birthday Jack Hill, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner of mid 50's 1922 Birthday George Roy Hill, dir, Slap Shot, Little Drummer Girl, Little Romance 1922 Birthday Arthur Hill, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, actor, Owen Marshall, Glitter 1922 Birthday Steven Hill, born in Seattle, Washington, actor, Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law and Order 1921 Birthday Michael Conrad, Washington Hgts, New York, actor, Delvecchio, Hill St. Blues 1920 Birthday Dave Bartholomew, Louisiana, jazz artist/songwriter, Blueberry Hill 1920 Birthday George Rose, Bicester England, actor, Beacon Hill, Holocaust 1919 Birthday Mel Brandt, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Faraway Hill 1916 Death Mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 56 1916 Death James J. Hill, American Businessman 1915 Death Joe Hill, Labor leader/songwriter, executed for murder 1915 Birthday Jimmie Rogers, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Sugar Hill Time 1915 Birthday Richard Ward, born in Glenside, Pennsylvania, actor, Beacon Hill 1914 Birthday Polly Hill, Dr/anthropologist 1914 Birthday Rose Hill, singer and actress, Nicholas Nickleby, Shot in the Dark 1914 Death George W. Hill, U.S. astronomer (moon orbit), dies at 76 1914 Event IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia 1913 Birthday Morton Gould, born in Richmond Hill, New York, prolific composer, Verdun 1913 Birthday John Jacob Weinzweig, born in Toronto, Canada, composer, Enchanted Hill 1912 Birthday Christopher Hill, English Historian 1912 Birthday John Edward Christopher Hill, English Historian 1911 Birthday Vincent Price, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, House on Haunted Hill, Fly, Laura 1910 Death Allen Hill, cricket bowler (England, 2 Tests), dies 1909 Birthday Chips Rafferty, Broken Hill Australia, actor, Desert Rats 1908 Birthday Ralph Hill, U.S., 5K runner, Olympic-1932 1908 Birthday Willie Bryant, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Sugar Hill Times 1908 Event C Hill and R J Hartigan make 8th wkt partnership 243 for Australia 1904 Birthday Julian Hill, research chemist 1904 Birthday John Antill, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, famous for ballet suite Corroboree 1903 Event Castle on top of Telegraph Hill closes 1901 Birthday Richard Leslie Hill, historian 1900 Birthday Elizabeth Hill, teacher of Salvonic languages 1900 Birthday Don Redman, Piedmont, West Virginia, orchestra leader, Sugar Hill Times 1900 Event Battle at Diamond Hill: British troops chase General Botha 1900 Event Battle at Hart's Hill, South Africa (Boers vs British army) 1900 Event Battle at Wynne's Hill, South Africa (Boers vs British army) 1899 Event Battle at Talana Hill Natal: British army vs Boers 1898 Event Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charge up San Juan Hill 1897 Birthday Naomi Mitchison, author, African Heroes, Return to Fairy Hill 1895 Event U.S. Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan 1893 Birthday Wilton St. Hill, WI cricketer, 3 Tests 1928-30 1890 Death John Hill Hewitt, composer, dies at 89 1889 Death Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier 1883 Birthday Napoleon Hill, American Writer 1883 Birthday Napolean Hill, American Author 1882 Birthday Percy Grainger, Melbourne, composer/pianist/conductor, Hill Songs 1882 Event Telegraph Hill Observatory opens in San Francisco 1882 Event Telegraph Hill RR Co organized 1881 Event Natal: British troops under General-major Colley occupy Majuba Hill 1879 Birthday Joe Hill, Jevla Sweden, organizer, IWW, songwriter, Union Scab, martyr 1879 Death Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84 1877 Birthday Clem Hill, cricketer, all-time great Australian batsman 1874 Event Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri 1873 Birthday Edward Burlingame Hill, composer 1870 Birthday Alfred Hill, composer 1870 Event Irish Fenians raid Eccles Hill, Quebec 1868 Birthday Patty Smith Hill, author and songwriter, Happy Birthday To You 1867 Event 90 kegs of powder used to get rock from Telegraph Hill for seawall 1866 Event Irish Fenians raid Pigeon Hill, Quebec 1865 Death Ambrose Powell Hill, Confederate general, killed in action at 39 1864 Event Battle of Honey Hill South Carolina (Broad River) 96 dead/665 wounded 1864 Event Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee (Thomason's Station) 1864 Event Battle of Fisher's Hill, Virginia, General Early Retreats to Brown's Gap 1864 Event Battle of Front Royal Virginia (Guard Hill) 1864 Event Battle of Laurel Hill, West Virginia 1864 Event Battle of Antietam, Virginia (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill) 1864 Event Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, 2870 causalities 1864 Event Skirmish at Crump's Hill (Piney Woods), Louisiana 1864 Event Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana 1863 Event Skirmish at Sporting Hill, Pennsylvania 1863 Event Battle of Champion's Hill, MS-bloodiest action of Vicksburg Campaign 1862 Event Battle at Cane Hill, Arkansas (475 casualties) 1862 Event Battle at Chantilly (Ox Hill) Virginia (2100 casualties) 1862 Event Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments) 1862 Event Confederate forces defeated at More's Hill, Mo 1862 Event Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia (Harrison's Landing, Crew's Farm) 1862 Event Day 7 of 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill (Poindexter's Farm) Day 7 of Seven Days US15,249 CS17,583 1861 Event Battle of Laurel Hill, Virginia 1859 Birthday Mildred J. Hill, composer/musician, Happy Birthday To You 1845 Birthday Allen Hill, cricketer, took the 1st wicket in Test cricket 1838 Birthday Octavia Hill, British reformer, leader of open-space movement 1838 Birthday James J Hill, Canada, RR entrepreneur, Great Northern Railroad 1838 Birthday James J. Hill, American Businessman 1838 Birthday George W. Hill, U.S. astronomer, Moon orbit 1836 Event Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension 1825 Birthday Ambrose Powell Hill, Lieutenant General, Confederate 3rd Army Corp 1825 Birthday Benjamin Jefferson Hill, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1821 Birthday Nathan Bedford Forrest, born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, American Civil War, Confederate Army lieutenant general, cavalry leader, opposed Reconstruction era in the post-war South 1821 Birthday Daniel Harvey Hill, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1821 Birthday Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier 1819 Birthday Thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen, Confederacy 1801 Birthday John Hill Hewitt, composer 1795 Birthday Rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp, 1840 1775 Event Battle of Bunker Hill, actually it was Breed's Hill 1775 Event Battle of Bunker Hill (actually it is Breed's Hill) 1775 Event Americans drag cannon up hill to fight British (Gun Hill Road, Bronx) 1772 Birthday Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount/general 1770 Event Battle of Golden Hill (Lower Manhattan) 1744 Birthday Rowland Hill, preacher 1685 Birthday Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet, Tragedy of Zara 1646 Death Elias Hill, German architect of Augsburg, dies at 72 1573 Birthday Elias Hill, German architect/city builder, Augsburg 1420 Event Battle at Vitkov Zizka's hill (Prague): Taboriets beat Bohemia
