2012 Event Eleven people are killed when their hot air balloon collides with a power line and crashes near Carterton, New Zealand 2002 Death Billy Wilder, director, Some Like it Hot, dies at 95 1995 Death Burl Ives, folk singer and actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 85 1992 Death Joan Dixon, actress (Hot Lead, Bunco Squad, Gunplay), dies at 66 1991 Death Jack Ryan, inventor (Barbie Doll, Hot Wheels), dies at 65 1991 Death Eileen Sedgwick, silent film actress (Hot Heels), dies at 93 1991 Death Jean Rogers, actress (Flash Gordon, Hot Cargo), dies at 74 1990 Death Jimmy Starr, actor (Hot Flashes), dies at 86 1990 Event "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 149 performances 1990 Event "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 149 performances 1987 Death Peter Adams, actor (Alternative, Blowing Hot and Cold), dies at 69 1986 Event "Uptown... It's Hot!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 24 performances 1986 Event "Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 24 performances 1983 Death Pat O'Brien, actor (Some like it hot), dies of heart attack at 83 1983 Death Tennessee Williams, U.S. playwright (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 71 1982 Death Leigh Snowden, actress (Hot Rod Rumble), dies at 51 of cancer 1981 Birthday Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Death Stanley Clements, actor (Boys' Prison, Army Bound, Hot News), dies 1978 Birthday Tracie Spencer, born in Waterloo, Iowa, singer, songwriter, actress, model, performed pop, rhythm and blues, dance pop, quiet music genres, 'This House' reached Billboard Hot 100, guest on ABC sitcom Family Matters, sang background vocals for Eve, Kanye West, 50 Cent 1976 Death Chris Kenner, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others, dies 1975 Birthday Kalin Olson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, playmate, Aug 1997 1975 Event "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV 1973 Death Roger Delgado, actor (Agent 8 3/4, Hot Enought for June), dies at 55 1972 Event 1st hot air balloon flight over Alps 1972 Event "Hot Rod Lincoln," by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen hits #9 1969 Event Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," premieres in New York City 1969 Birthday Gwen Stefani, born in Fullerton, California, singer, fashion designer, leader of band, No Doubt, named Billboard's 37th Hot 100 artist of the decade 1969 Birthday Jamie Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, singer, record producer, appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210, the Heights, song, 'How Do You Talk To An Angel' hit number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 1967 Death Cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot and Blue), dies at 74 1964 Birthday Clinton Gregory, born in Martinsville, Virginia, singer, songwriter, recording artist, fiddler, country and bluegrass genres, recorded seven studio albums, chartered 11 Billboard Hot country Singles and Tracks, including Play, Ruby, Play, which reached no. 25 on the charts 1963 Event Hot Line communications link between Washington D.C. and Moscow begins 1963 Event U.S. and U.S.S.R. agree to set up Hot Line 1963 Birthday Mossimo Giannulli, fashion designer, hot 1963 Event "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 43 performances 1963 Event "Hot Spot" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 43 performances 1962 Birthday Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist, Red Hot Chili Peppers 1962 Birthday Flea, Michael Balzary, bassist, Red Hot Chili Peppers 1961 Birthday Virginia Madsen, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Dune, Hot Spot, Class 1959 Event "Some Like it Hot" with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon premieres 1958 Birthday Shelly West, born in Cleveland, Ohio, country singer, Red Hot, West by West 1957 Event Marilynn Smith/Fay Crocker wins Hot Springs 4-Ball Golf Tournament 1956 Birthday Jaki Graham, born in Birmingham, England, singer, 1994 hit 'Ain't Nobody', number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart 1956 Event Beverly Hanson/Kathy Cornelius wins LPGA Hot Springs Golf Invitational 1955 Event Betty Jameson/Mary Faulk wins Virg Hot Springs 4-Ball Golf Tournament 1955 Event Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof) 1955 Event Tennessee Williams, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens for 694 performances 1954 Birthday Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1953 Birthday Kevin Nealon, Bridgeport Conn, actor, SNL, Hot Shot, Coneheads 1953 Birthday Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1951 Birthday Nick Gilder, born in London, England, singer, Hot Child in the City 1950 Birthday John "Jocko" Marcellino, rocker/actor, Tagget, Hot to Trot, Rain Man 1950 Birthday David Johansen, New York, singer, Hot! Hot! Hot! 1948 Birthday Errol Brown, Kingston Jamaica, rock vocalist, Hot Chocolate 1948 Birthday Larry Ferguson, born in Nassau, keyboardist, Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing 1947 Birthday Tony Wilson, Trinidad, rock vocalist, Hot Chocolate 1947 Birthday Tony Cooner, born in Essex, drummer, Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing 1947 Birthday Patrick Olive, percussionist, Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing 1946 Birthday Walter "Clyde" Orange, Florida, rocker, Commodores-Too Hot to Trot 1945 Birthday David A[llen] Drake, U.S., sci-fi author, Cross the Stars, Rolling Hot 1944 Birthday Rita Mae Brown, actress, Long Hot Summer, Slumber Party Massacre 1944 Birthday Jim Abrahams, Shorewood, Wisconsin, director, Hot Shots, Top Secret 1944 Birthday Jack Casady, born in Washington D.C., rock bassist, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane 1943 Death Thomas "Fats" Waller, U.S. jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 38 1943 Birthday Chris Montez, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, singer, guitarist, rhythm and blues, Latino rock, recording Let's Dance with Monogram Records was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the U.S. 1941 Birthday Jim McBride, born in New York City, director/actor, Hot Times, Breathless, Big Easy 1940 Birthday Jorma Kaukonen, Washington D.C., rock guitarist, Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna 1940 Birthday Jesse Carlyle Snead, Hot Springs, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1972 Philadelphia Classic 1939 Event King and Queen of England taste 1st "hot dogs" at FDR's party 1937 Event Dutch Django Reinhardts "Quintette, premieres in du Hot Club" 1937 Birthday Lanford Wilson, U.S. playwright, Hot L Baltimore 1935 Birthday Lee Remick, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer 1931 Birthday Florian Zabach, born in Chicago, Illinois, violinist, Hot Canary, Club Embassy 1931 Birthday Rip Torn, born in Texas, actor, Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1929 Birthday Chris Kenner, born in Kenner, near New Orleans, Louisiana, rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, recording artist, 1961 hit I Like It Like That was on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, song Land of a Thousand Dances was recorded by Patti Smith, and others 1928 Birthday James Brown, born in Barnwell, South Carolina, soul singer, 'Hot Pants', 'Living in America' 1926 Birthday Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jean Mortenson, Louisiana, actress, Some Like It Hot 1925 Event Louis Armstrong records 1st of Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings 1925 Birthday Tony Curtis, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Some Like It Hot 1921 Event Hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas 1918 Birthday Roger Delgado, born in London, actor, Agent 8 3/4, Hot Enought for June 1917 Birthday Ossie Davis, born in Cogdell, Georgia, actor and playwright, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam 1917 Birthday Pape John Creech, rocker, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane 1915 Birthday Allan Jackson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, newscaster, Youth Takes a Stand 1913 Birthday Alan Ladd, Hot Springs AR, actor, Shane, Carpetbaggers 1912 Birthday Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Virginia, PGA golfer, PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73 1912 Birthday Hugues Panassie, French jazz saxophonist/author, Hot Club of France 1911 Birthday Tennessee Williams, born in Columbus, Mississippi, playwright, 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' 1909 Birthday Burl Ives, born in Hunt, Illinois, folk singer and actor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1906 Birthday Billy Wilder, Vienna, director, Some Like It Hot, Apartment, Stalag 17 1905 Event 1st race meet at Oaklawn Park (Hot Springs, Ark) 1895 Birthday George Raft, born in New York City, actor, Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot 1892 Birthday Edmund Lowe, actor in Black Sheep, Good Sam, Dillinger, Hot Pepper 1884 Birthday Sophie Tucker, Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas 1882 Birthday Hendrik N Werkman, painter/printer/resistance fighter, Hot printing 1862 Birthday May Irwin, U.S. comedienne/singer, Hot Time in the Old Town
