2014 Event Joan Rivers dies at age 81; the outspoken comedienne passed after complications from surgery on her vocal cords 2013 Event Joan Fontaine, a British and American actress and sister of Olivia de Havilland, dies at the age of 96; Fontaine is famous for roles in Alfred Hitchcock thrillers Suspicion and Rebecca 2010 Death Famous Australian opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland dies in Switzerland at age 83, after a lengthy illness 2003 Death Joan Kroc, philanthropist/former baseball team owner, started Peace Institutes at several universities, dies at 75 2000 Death Joan Marsh, actress, Road to Zanzibar, dies at 86 1998 Death Joan Hickson, actress, Miss Marple for the BBC, dies at 92 1998 Death Joan Lestor, Baroness Lestor of Eccles, politician, Labor Party, teacher, founding editor, Searchlight, anti-fascist magazine, dies 1997 Death Joan Rice, actress, Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up, dies at 66 1996 Death Joan Hammond, singer, dies at 84 1996 Death Joan Perry Cohn Harvey, actress (Hands of a Stranger), dies at 85 1996 Death Joan "Maudie" Warburton, painter, dies at 76 1996 Event Joan Pitcock wins LPGA Jamie Farr Kroger Golf Classic 1996 Death Joan Thirkettle, journalist, dies at 48 1996 Death Joan Sterndale Bennett, actress (Elizabeth-Dark Shadows), dies at 86 1995 Death Francis Joan Frances Will, actress, dies at 75 1995 Death Joan A C Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury, dies at 84 1994 Death Joan Barbara Grigor, artist, dies at 50 1994 Death Joan Dickson, cellist, professor at Royal College of Music in London, dies at 72 1994 Death Joan Harrison, English producer/Alfred Hitchcock's sect, dies at 83 1993 Event Comedian Rodney Dangerfield (72) weds Joan Child (41) 1993 Event "Saint Joan" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 49 performances 1993 Event "St. Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 49 performances 1992 Death Joan Maloney Rio, dancer, dies of cancer at 57 1992 Event Joan Lunden ordered to pay her ex-husband $18,000 a month support 1992 Death Joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79 1992 Death Joan Merrill, vocalist, dies of a stroke at 74 1992 Event Joan Lunden, breaks her left shoulder after being thrown from a horse 1992 Death Joan Dixon, actress (Hot Lead, Bunco Squad, Gunplay), dies at 66 1992 Event Actress Joan Chen (Twin Peaks) marries Dr. Peter Hui 1991 Death Joan Caulfield, actress (My Favorite Husband), dies of cancer at 69 1990 Death Joan Bennett, U.S. actress (House Across the Bay), dies at 80 1989 Death Joan Barry, dies at 85 1989 Death Joan Woodbury, actress (Super Sleuth, Northwest Trail), dies 1987 Death Joan Shawlee, actress (Abbott and Costello Show), dies at 58 1987 Death Joan Greenwood, English actress (Gentle Sex, Bad Sister), dies at 65 1984 Event Joan Benoit (U.S.) wins 1st Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52) 1984 Event Joan Benoit runs world record female marathon (2:22:43) 1983 Death Joan Miro, Spanish surrealist, dies at his home in Majorca at 90 1983 Death Joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49 1983 Event 12th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:22:43 1983 Death Joan Valerie, actress (Pier 13), dies of pneumonia 1982 Event Senator Ted and Joan Kennedy divorce 1982 Death Dan Tobin, actor (I Married Joan, My Favorite Martian), dies at 73 1982 Birthday Leelee Sobieski, born in New York City, New York, actress, films include, 'Deep Impact', Emmy-Award nominee for television movie, 'Joan of Arc' 1982 Event Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" goes #1 for 7 wks 1981 Death Joan Edwards, singer (Joan Edwards Show), dies at 62 1981 Event "Dynasty" with Joan Collins premieres on ABC-TV 1979 Death Joan Blondell, actress (Real McCoys), dies at 70 1979 Event Johnny Rotten and Joan Collins appear together on BBC's Juke Box Jury 1979 Death Joan Chandler, dies at 55 1979 Event 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15 1977 Death Joan Tetzel, actress (Hell Below Zero), dies at 56 1977 Death Joan Crawford, actress (Mildred Pierce), dies at 69 1976 Birthday Melissa Joan Hart, born in Sayville, New York, actress, Clarissa, Sabrina 1975 Death Joan Whitney Payson, owner of New York Mets, dies at 72 1974 Event Joan Jett forms her rock group Runaways 1971 Birthday Joan Kenmore, actress, Wizard of Oz 1967 Birthday Joan Pitcock, born in Fresno, California, LPGA golfer, 1995 Standard Register PING-3rd 1967 Birthday Joan Smith, born in Rochester, New York, biathelete 1994 Olympics 1966 Birthday Joan Guetschow, born in Akron, Ohio, biathelete 1994 Olympics 1964 Birthday Joan Bennett, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, January, 1985 1964 Birthday Joan E. Higginbotham, born in Chicago, Illinois, astronaut 1963 Event Carole Joan Crawford, 20, of Jamaica, crowned 13th Miss World 1963 Death Beverly Wills, actress (Beverly-I Married Joan), dies at 29 1962 Birthday Joan Cusack, born in Evanston, Illinois, actress, SNL, Addams Family Values 1962 Event Johnny Carson hosts his 1st Tonight Show, Joan Crawford guests 1961 Death Joan McCracken, actress (Claudie The Story of a Marriage), dies at 38 1961 Birthday Joan Delk, born in Tampa, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1995 First Bank Edina Realty-66th 1961 Death Joan Davis, comedic actress (I Married Joan), dies at 53 1961 Death Joan Davis, actress (I Married Joan), dies of heart attack at 53 1961 Birthday Joan Chen, born in Shanghai, China, actress, Heaven and Earth 1960 Birthday Joan Jett, Philadelphia, singer, Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll 1960 Death Hope Emerson, actress (I Married Joan, Peter Gunn), dies at 62 1960 Birthday Joan Chen, Chen Chung, Shanghai China, actress, Last Emperor 1958 Birthday Joan Severance, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Hear No Evil, See No Evil 1958 Birthday Ricky Byrd, rocker, Joan Jett and Blackhearts 1958 Death Johan N C "Joan" Collette, painter, dies at 68 1958 Birthday Lee Crystal, rocker, Joan Jett and Blackhearts-Ashes in the Wind 1957 Birthday Joan Benoit Samuelson, born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, marathoner, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics 1956 Death Francis L Sullivan, actor (Joan of Arc, Winslow Boy), dies at 53 1956 Birthday [Joan] Joni Sledge, born in Philadelphia, vocalist, Sister Sledge-We are Family 1956 Birthday Joan Allen, Illinois, actress, Peggy Sue Got Married, Tucker, In Country 1956 Birthday Pillow, Therese Joan Bell, California, bodybuilder, Gold Classic 1983 1952 Birthday Kenny Aaronson, born in New York City, New York, rocker, bass guitar player, played for Dust, Stories, Hall & Oates, toured with Billy Squier, Joan Jett, Billy Idol 1950 Birthday Joan Armatrading, St. Kitts, singer, Back to the Night 1950 Event Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony "Triumph of St. Joan," premieres 1950 Birthday Joan Lunden, Fair Oaks California, news host, Good Morning America 1949 Birthday Leslie Joan Corn, theatre producer, director and writer 1948 Birthday Joan [Carol] D[ennison] Vinge, U.S., sci-fi author, 2 Hugos, Dune 1947 Birthday Joan Thirkettle, journalist 1947 Birthday Joan La Barbara, composer 1944 Birthday Joan Barbara Grigor, artist 1943 Birthday Joan Van, born in Arkansas, New York City, actress, Valene-Dallas, Knots Landing 1942 Birthday Gus Dudgeon, British pop producer, Joan Armatrading, David Bowie 1942 Birthday Joan Van Ark, American Actress 1941 Event Cease fire of Joan of Arc, ends combat in Lebanon and Syria 1941 Birthday Joan Baez, Staten Island, folk singer/human rights advocate 1940 Birthday Joan Haanappel, figure skater/sports reporter 1940 Birthday Joan Joyce, Waterbury CT, LPGA golfer, 1984 S&H Golf Classic-6th 1940 Birthday Joan Joyce, Waterbury, Connecticut, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1983 1940 Birthday Joan Staley, playmate, Nov, 1958 1940 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 1939 Birthday Christina Crawford, author, Joan's daughter, Mommie Dearest 1939 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 1938 Birthday Joan Tower, born in New Rochelle, New York, composer, Breakfast Rhythms 1938 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 1936 Birthday Joan Kennedy, 1st wife of Mass Senator, Ted 1935 Birthday Joan Darling, born in Boston, actress, Frieda-Owen Marshall 1934 Birthday Joan Didion, U.S. novelist/journalist, Salvador 1933 Birthday Joan Weldon, SF, actress, So This is Love, Them 1933 Birthday Joan Rivers, born in Brooklyn, comedienne, Late Show, Hollywood Sq 1933 Birthday Joan Henrietta Collins, London, actress, Alexis-Dynasty, Bitch 1933 Birthday Joan Collins, American Actress 1933 Birthday Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster/actress, Cold Comfort Farm 1933 Birthday Joan Hackett, born in New York, actress, Will Penny, One Stone Pony 1931 Birthday Joan Lestor, born in England, Baroness Lestor of Eccles, politician, Labor Party, teacher, founding editor, Searchlight, anti-fascist magazine 1931 Birthday Joan Vohs, St. Albans, New York, actress, Fort Ti, Vice Squad, Sabrina 1931 Birthday Joan Clague, director of nursing services, Marie Curie Foundation 1931 Birthday Joan Carlyle, British soprano 1930 Birthday Joan Mondale, wife of U.S. vice-president Walter Mondale, 1977-81 1930 Birthday Joan Sims, actress, Carry on Behind, Carry on Cleo 1930 Birthday Joan Franks-Williams, composer 1930 Birthday Joan Rice, actress, Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up 1930 Birthday Lynn Carlin, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Joan Hunter-James at 15 1929 Birthday Joan Ganz Cooney, born in Phoenix, Arizona, TV executive, Children's TV Workshop 1929 Birthday Joan Ganz Cooney, founder, Children's Television Workshop 1929 Birthday Joan Plowright, Brigg England, actress, Brimstone and Treacle 1929 Birthday Joan Shawlee, born in Forest Hills, New York, actress, Prehistoric Women 1929 Birthday Mary Joan Nielubowicz, rear admiral/nurse 1928 Birthday Joan Kroc, wife of Ray Korc/owner, McDonalds and San Diego Padres 1928 Birthday Elizabeth Joan Smith, Canadian Politician 1926 Birthday Joan Sutherland, Sydney Australia, operatic soprano, Met Opera 1925 Event 38th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats Joan Fry (62 60) 1925 Birthday Joan Leslie, Detroit, actress, High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy 1924 Birthday Joan Aiken, Romania, writer of children's songs 1924 Event Premiere of Bernard Shaw's "Saint Joan," in London 1923 Event George Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan," premieres in New York City 1923 Birthday Siobhan McKenna, Ireland, stage actress, Saint Joan 1923 Birthday Joan Moriarty, Brigadier matron-in-chief/dir, Army Nursing Services 1922 Birthday Joan McCracken, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Claudie Story of a Marriage 1922 Birthday Joan Caulfield, East Orange, New Jersey, actress, Liz-My Favorite Husband 1922 Birthday Joan Copeland, Miller, New York City, actress, Roseland, A Little Sex 1921 Birthday Joan Dickson, born in England, cellist, professor at Royal College of Music in London, studied with Enrico Mainardi in Paris, performed with Joyce Rathbone 1921 Birthday Joan Tetzel, born in New York City, actress, Hell Below Zero, Joy in the Morning 1921 Birthday Joan Greenwood, born in London, actress and director, Amorous Mr. Prawn 1920 Event Joan of Arc (Jean D'arc) canonized a saint 1920 Birthday Joan "Maudie" Warburton, painter 1920 Birthday Joan Frances Will, actress 1919 Birthday Joan Edwards, New York City, vocalist, Joan Edwards Show 1918 Birthday Joan Bernard, Principal, Trevelyan College, Durham 1917 Birthday Joan Fontaine, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca 1912 Birthday Joan Hammond, British operatic soprano 1912 Birthday David Langton, born in Scotland, actor, Quintet, St. Joan, Abandon Ship 1911 Birthday Joan Perry Cohn Harvey, actress, Hands of a Stranger 1910 Birthday Joan Alice Chetwode Ramsey nee Hamilton, lady Ramsey of Canterbury 1910 Birthday Joan Sterndale Bennett, born in New Jersey, actress, Elizabeth-Dark Shadows 1910 Birthday Joan Bennett, Palasades, New Jersey, actress, Little Women, Disraeli 1909 Birthday [Rose] Joan Blondell, New York City, actress, Real McCoys, Here Come the Brides 1909 Birthday Joan Harrison, screenwriter 1909 Event Joan of Arc declared a saint 1908 Birthday Joan Crawford, born in Texas, actress, Mildred Pierce 1907 Birthday Joan Davis, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, actress, I Married Joan 1905 Birthday Joan [Jacobus J] Remmelts, Dutch actor, Jantjes, Twee Vorstinnen 1903 Birthday Joan Whitney Payson, owner, New York Mets and horse stables 1897 Birthday Hope Emerson, Hawarden Iowa, actress, I Married Joan, Peter Gunn 1896 Birthday Hal Walker, Ottumwa, Iowa, director, I Married Joan 1889 Birthday Joan Collette, Dutch, male, painter, New Church, Delft 1889 Birthday Felix Aylmer, actor, Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St. Joan 1888 Birthday Johanna E F G, Bachigaloupi, Tourniaire, actress, Saint Joan 1882 Birthday Sybil Thorndike, England, actress, Saint Joan 1865 Birthday Maude Gonne, Irish nationalist, Irish Joan of Arc 1863 Birthday Ralph Adams Cram, U.S., gothic architect, Cathedral of St. Joan New York City 1842 Birthday Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, orator, Joan of Arc of the Civil War 1824 Death Joan M Kemper, lawyer (layed-out Civil Code), dies 1807 Death Joan Lucaz, Dutch scholar/journalist/patriot, dies at 60 1794 Birthday Joan F Van Oordt, vicar, Groninger direction 1784 Death Joan Derk van de Capellen, leader of democratic Patriots, dies at 42 1781 Event Joan Derks scatters "On the People of Netherlands" pamphlets 1776 Birthday Joan M Kemper, Dutch lawyer, designed civil code law book 1746 Birthday Joan Lucaz, Dutch journalist/patriot 1741 Birthday Joan Derk van Capellen, leader of Netherlands Democratic Patriots 1711 Death Joan van Hoorn, Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies (1707-09), dies at 57 1678 Death Joan Maetsuyker, Governor-General of Netherlands East-Indies, dies at 72 1676 Death Joan Cererols, composer, dies at 57 1673 Death Joan Blaeu, Dutch cartographer/publisher (Atlas Major), dies at 77 1672 Event Joan Blaeus publishers destroyed by fire in Amsterdam 1653 Birthday Joan van Hoorn, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1707-09 1618 Birthday Joan Cererols, composer 1596 Birthday Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher 1505 Death Joan of Valois, Queen of France/saint, dies at 40 1456 Event Though she had already been executed, Joan of Arc is acquitted 1431 Death Joan of Arc, burned as a witch by English at Rouen at 19 1431 Event England begins trial against Joan of Arc 1431 Event Joan of Arc handed over to the bishop 1430 Event Joan of Arc is captured at Compiegne and sold to the British 1429 Event Joan of Arc leads French army in Battle of Orleans 1429 Event French troops under Joan of Arc rescues Orleans 1429 Event English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc 1429 Event Joan of Arc leads Orleans, France, to victory over English 1412 Birthday Joan of Arc, Domremy, martyr
