2015 Event Stock markets around the world fall after China reports a low value for its purchasing managers' index, suggesting that the nation's economy is slowing; in the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average drops by 470 points 2015 Event Stock markets around the world fall drastically due to concerns about an economic slowdown in China; the Dow Jones falls 1,000 points, closing down 588 points, while the Shanghai composite closes down 8.5% 2015 Event Golfer Jordan Spieth, 21 years old, wins the U.S. Open, making him the youngest to win since Bobby Jones over 90 years ago 2015 Event AT&T will be replaced with Apple Inc. on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), reflecting shifts in the U.S. economy between telecommunications and technology; AT&T had been part of the DJIA for over 100 years 2014 Event The Dow Jones Industrial Average sets a record at 18,024.17; the Dow has taken less than six months to climb from a value of 17,000 points 2014 Event The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffers its second largest dip since September 2011, dropping 458 points before regaining much of the loss to close down 173 points at just above 16,141 2014 Event The U.S. stock market decreases sharply, with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each sinking by about 2 percent 2014 Event The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 17,000 for the first time 2014 Event China's slowing growth and plans for tapering by the Fed cause investors to withdraw money from emerging markets; as a result, the Dow Jones loses over 300 points, ending its worst week since 2011 2013 Event The NASDAQ hits its highest level in ten years; the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P500 close at record highs 2012 Event George Lucas sells Lucasfilm Ltd. to the Walt Disney Company for $4.05 billion; the sale includes the rights to the 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars' franchises 2012 Event Strong manufacturing figures and company earnings cause the Dow Jones Industrial Average to reach a four-year high 2012 Event The Dow Jones Industrial Average achieves its highest level at closing since May 2008 2010 Event Pastor Terry Jones announces that the Dove Outreach Center will not burn the Koran, 'not now, not ever' 2010 Event Pastor Terry Jones threatens to organize an international Burn a Koran Day in retaliation for plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero 2008 Death Stephanie Tubbs Jones, dies in Ohio, of a brain aneurysm, at 58 2007 Event Marion Jones gives up 5 Olympic medals after admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs 2003 Event 45th Grammy Awards, Norah Jones and John Mayer win major awards 2002 Death Chuck Jones, animator, Wyle E. Coyote and the Road Runner, dies at 90 2000 Death Robert Trent Jones, golf course architect, Augusta National Course, dies at 93 1999 Death Ed Jones, Representative-D-Tennessee 1969 - 1989 1999 Death Henry Jones, actor, Phyllis, dies at 86 1998 Event Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail LPGA Tournament 1998 Event Date for Paula Jones sex harassment trial vs. President Clinton 1998 Event Paula Jones' sexual harassment case against President Bill Clinton is thrown out of court 1998 Death Grandpa Jones, country comic/banjo wizard, 'Hee Haw', dies at 84 1998 Event President Clinton faces sexual harrament charges from Paula Jones 1998 Event Grandpa Jones suffers a stroke 1997 Death Reginald Victor Jones, scientist, dies at 86 1997 Event Dow Jones crashes record 554 pts to 7161 1997 Event Dow Jones drops 186.88 pts 1997 Event Steve Jones wins Canadian Golf Open with a 275 1997 Event Dow Jones drops 247.37 pts 1997 Event Dow Jones drops 192.25 pts 1997 Event Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Classic 1997 Event San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones 1996 Event Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series 1996 Event Dow Jones closes over 6,000 for 1st time (6,010) 1996 Event 2nd Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 16 -15 at Robert Jones Va 1996 Death Clay Jones, horticulturalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the program Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4, voted tenth alongside Carol Klein as the nation's all-time favorite gardener, dies at 72 1996 Event 96th U.S. Golf Open: Steve Jones shoots a 278 wins at Oakland Hills CC 1996 Event Dean Jones takes career-best 5-112 for Derbyshire vs. Hampshire 1996 Event Rosie Jones wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic 1996 Death Eva Jones, poet and novelist, dies at 82 1995 Death Adrianne Jones, killed by David Graham and Diane Zamora, at 16 1995 Event Dow Jones closes above 5,000 for 1st time 1995 Death Tristan Jones, sailor, author, Welsh story teller, dies at 71 1995 Event Dow Jones for 5th straight day of the week sets a new record (4430.59) 1995 Event Dow Jones Index hits record 4303.98 1995 Event Rosie Jones wins LPGA Pinewild Women's Golf Championship 1995 Event Dow Jones closes above 4,000 for 1st time (4,003.33) 1995 Event Dean Jones completes 324* for Victoria vs. South Australia 1994 Event Davy Jones (Monkees), charged with DWI 1994 Event 1st Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 20-12 at Robert Jones Va 1994 Event Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery 1994 Death Norman "Doc" Jones, bassist, dies at 68 1994 Event Chuck Jones found guilty of breaking into Marla Maples home 1994 Event Dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36 1994 Event Dow Jones closes above 3,900 for 1st time (3,914.48) 1994 Event Dow Jones passes 3900 (record 3,914.20) 1993 Event Dow Jones hits record 3764.43 1993 Event Dow Jones hits record 3740.67 1993 Event Dow Jones hits record 3697.64 1993 Event Dow Jones index reaches record 3687.86 1993 Death Ken E. Jones, musician ,New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, dies of AIDS at 34 1993 Event Dow Jones index reaches record high of 3,638.96 points 1993 Event Dow Jones hits record high of 3612.13 1993 Event Rebecca Jones, of Georgia, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1993 Event Dow Jones closes above 3,500 for 1st time (3,500.03) 1993 Death Daniel Jones, Daniel Jenkyn Jones, Welsh composer, friend of Dylan Thomas, wrote 12 numbered symphonies, chamber music, made Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968 1992 Death Walter B. Jones, Representative-D-North Carolina 1966 - 1992, dies at 79 1992 Death David Jones, actor, commits suicide (had terminal cancer) at 76 1992 Birthday Bryant Jones, born in Camarillo, California, actor, Nate Hastings-Young and Restless 1991 Event Dow Jones closes at record high 3168.83 1991 Death Prior Jones, West Indian cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1948-52), dies 1991 Event Dow Jones avg drops 120.31 points (5th largest dive) 1991 Death Tony Richardson, British director (Tom Jones), dies of AIDs at 63 1991 Event Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1991 Event Lupita Jones, 23, of Mexico, crowned 40th Miss Universe 1991 Event Dow Jones closes above 3,000 for 1st time (3,004.46) 1991 Event Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons vs. Sri Lanka (122 and 100*) 1991 Event Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones make 467 stand vs. SL, world record 1990 Event Expos trade Tim Raines to White Sox for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones 1990 Event Rosie Jones, (St. Louis), 26, crowned 22nd Miss Black America 1990 Event Dow Jones Avg hits a record high of 2,900.97 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,878.56 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,870.49 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,856.26 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,852.23 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,844.68 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,831.71 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,822.45 1990 Event Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,821.53 1990 Event Dean Jones scores twin Test tons vs. Pakistan at Adelaide Oval 1990 Event Dow Jones hits record 2,800 (2,810.15) 1989 Event Dow Jones down 190.58 points 1989 Event Dallas Cowboy, Ed "Too Tall" Jones records his 1,000th NFL tackle 1989 Event "Indiana Jones and Last Crusade" premieres 1989 Event Dow Jones Avg passes 2,500 mark for 1st time, closes at 2,501.1 1989 Event Celtic Kansas City Jones and Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1989 Event Dean Jones scores 216 vs. WI at the Adelaide Oval 1988 Event 19th New York City Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20 1988 Event Steve Jones wins New York men's marathon; Grete Waitz 9th women's title 1988 Event Rosie Jones wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship 1988 Death Duane Jones, dies of cardiopulmonary arrest at 51 1988 Event Wayne Gretzky (NHL) and Janet Jones (Police Academy 5) wed in Edmonton 1988 Event Cleveland pitcher Doug Jones sets record of 14 consecutive saves 1988 Event Rosie Jones wins LPGA USX Golf Classic 1988 Death Neil Ronald Jones, science fiction writer (Space War, Twin Worlds), dies at 78 1988 Event Dow Jones down 140.58 points 1987 Event Jane Crafter/Steve Jones wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic 1987 Event On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56 1987 Event Dow Jones down 156.83 points 1987 Event "Black Monday"-Dow Jones down 508.32, 4 times previous record 1987 Event Dow Jones Index drops 508.32 points (22%) (record) 1987 Event Dow Jones for 1st time falls more than 100 pts (108.35) 1987 Event Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1987 Event Dow Jones industrial stock avg reaches record 2722.42 1987 Event Dow Jones Industrial Avg closes above 2,700 for 1st time (2,700.57) 1987 Event At the Kingdome, Ruppert Jones hits a foul ball that sticks in speaker 1987 Event Dow Jones closes above 2,500 (2,510.04) for 1st time 1987 Event Dow Jones Avg soared 664.7; 2nd biggest one-day gain in history 1987 Event Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2,390.34 pts 1987 Event Dow Jones avg closes above 2,200 for 1st time 1987 Event Dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 pt loss) 1987 Death Joyce Jameson, comedienne (Spike Jones Show), dies at 54 1987 Event Dow Jones closes above 2,000 for 1st time (2,002.25) 1986 Event San Diego Padre Jimmy Jones pitchs 1-hitter in his major league debut 1986 Event Dean Jones scores 210 vs. India at Madras 1986 Event Dow Jones Industrial Avg suffered biggest 1-day decline ever, plummeting 86.61 points to 1,792.89. 237.57 million shares traded 1986 Death Thad Jones, jazz trumpeter, dies of cancer at 63 1986 Birthday Shia LaBeouf, born in Los Angeles, California, voice actor, actor, comedian, appeared in Disney's 'Even Stevens' television series, film debut, 'Holes', appeared in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' 1985 Event Dow Jones closes above 1,500 for 1st time (1,511.70) 1985 Event Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 1,500 level for 1st time 1985 Death Joe Jones, drummer, dies at 73 1985 Event Dow Jones industrial avg closes above 1300 for 1st time 1985 Event Dow Jones closes at 1297.92 (record high) after topping 1300 earlier 1984 Death Virginia Lacy Jones, U.S. librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72 1984 Event Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05 1984 Event 6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart and liver transplant 1983 Death Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer 1983 Event Dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1,200 for 1st time 1983 Event Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for 1st time 1983 Death Doodles Weaver, comedian (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 71 1982 Event "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City 1981 Event 16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell and George Jones 1981 Death D[ennis] F[eltham] Jones, sci-fi author (Colossus), dies at 65 1980 Birthday Corey Carrier, actor, Young Indiana Jones 1980 Event Willie Jones hospitalized for heat stroke with record 46.5 degrees C temp 1980 Death Hugh Griffith, actor (Passover Plot, Ben Hur, Tom Jones), dies at 67 1980 Event Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for heavyweight boxing title 1979 Birthday Kelli Jones, Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1997 1979 Birthday Norah Jones, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, singer, jazz artist album, 'Come Away with Me', won five Grammy awards, sold more than 40 million albums worldwide 1978 Event Kenny Jones becomes The Who's new drummer 1978 Death Jim Jones, U.S. pastor, leader of Jonestown Cult, commits suicide 1978 Birthday Heather Noelle Jones, Miss Oregon Teen USA 1996 1978 Birthday January Jones, American Actress 1977 Event Preston Jones' "Texas Trilogy," premieres in New York City 1977 Death James Jones, U.S. writer (Bad Blood, From Here to Eternity), dies at 55 1976 Event San Diego Padre Randy Jones wins NL Cy Young 1976 Death Edith Evans, actress (Tom Jones, Scrooge, Chalk Garden), dies at 88 1976 Event Seattle and Toronto picks 30 unprotected players on other AL rosters Ruppert Jones (Seattle) and Bob Bailor (Toronto) are picked 1st 1976 Death Anissa Jones, actress (Buffy-Family Affair), ODs at 18 1976 Event Randy Jones wins NL record 16 games before All Star break 1976 Event San Diego Padre pitcher Randy Jones ties record of 68 innings without a walk 1975 Birthday Marion Jones, American Athlete 1975 Birthday Lil' Kim, born New York City, New York, born Kimberly Denise Jones, hip hop, rapper, debut album 'Conspiracy' generated three hit singles 1975 Birthday Dontae' Jones, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1975 Birthday Jacque Jones, born in San Diego, California, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Death Raymond Glenn, actor (Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones), dies at 76 1974 Event Dow Jones index hits 570.01 1974 Event Clarence Jones of Kintetsu Buffaloes hits his 38th home run, 1st American to win a Japanese home run title 1974 Birthday Kelly Jones, Welsh Musician 1974 Birthday Greg Jones, linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1974 Birthday Cedric Jones, defensive end for the New York Giants 1974 Birthday K C Jones, NFL center, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1974 Event "Rainbow Jones" opens and closes at Music Box Theater New York City 1974 Birthday Walter Jones, tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1974 Birthday Rod Jones, NFL guard for the Cincinnati Bengals 1973 Birthday George Jones, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 Birthday Marcus Jones, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1973 Birthday Merlakia Jones, WNBA guard and forward for the Cleveland Rockers 1973 Event "Barnaby Jones" premieres on CBS TV 1972 Birthday Charlie Jones, wide reciever for the San Diego Chargers 1972 Event Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for 1st time (1003.16) 1972 Event Dow Jones Index moves above 1,000 for 1st time 1972 Birthday Donta Jones, NFL linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1972 Birthday Nate Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Birthday John Jones, WLAF guard for the Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday Marvin Jones, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Jeff Jones, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Chipper Jones, born in Deland, Florida, infielder, Atlanta Braves 1972 Event Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President 1972 Birthday Craig Jones, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1971 Death Bobby Jones, Jr., PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at 69 1971 Birthday Eddie Jones, NBA guard and forward, Los Angeles Lakers 1971 Death TC Jones, female impersonator, dies of cancer at 50 1971 Birthday Chris T Jones, NFL tackle/wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles 1971 Birthday Khari Jones, CFL/WLAF quarterback, BC Lions, Scottish Claymores 1971 Birthday Rondell Jones, NFL safety, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens 1971 Birthday Reggie Jones, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Birthday Ernest Jones, NFL defensive end, Saints, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1971 Event Tom Jones, "She's a Lady," goes gold 1971 Birthday Larry Jones, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Tim Jones, born in America, composer, musician, composer of film scores including, 'Chuck', 'Vampires: The Turning', 'Wicked Little Things' 1971 Birthday Tommie Jones, WLAF cornerback for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 Event "Alias Smith and Jones" premieres on ABC TV 1970 Birthday Calvin Jones, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1970 Birthday Shannon Jones, WLAF linebacker for the Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Dan Jones, NFL tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals 1970 Birthday Preston Jones, WLAF quarterback for the London Monarchs 1970 Birthday Popeye Jones, NBA center for the Toronto Raptors 1970 Birthday Ron "Popeye" Jones, NBA forward, Dallas Mavericks 1970 Birthday Cobi Jones, American Athlete 1970 Birthday Selwyn Jones, NFL defensive back, Seahawks, Den Broncos Superbowl 32 1970 Birthday Wyatt Jones, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak, alternate 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Bobby Jones, born in Fresno, California, pitcher for the New York Mets 1969 Birthday Craig Jones, born in Nambour, Australia, Canadian Tour golfer, New Zealand Open 1994 1969 Event Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a home run in World Series 1969 Birthday Robert Jones, NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys 1969 Birthday Catherine Zeta Jones, Swansea Wales, actress, Christopher Columbus 1969 Birthday Mike Jones, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots 1969 Event 76th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Ann Jones beats Billie J King (36 63 62) 1969 Death Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25 1969 Event Brian Jones quits (sic) Rolling Stones because of his drug problems 1969 Event Brian Jones leaves The Rolling Stones 1969 Event Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones 1969 Birthday Renee Zellweger, born in Katy, Texas, actress, producer, Academy-Award winning film, 'Cold Mountain, other films include 'Jerry Maguire', 'Bridget Jones' Diary' 1969 Birthday Roger Jones, NFL center for the Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Michael Jones, NFL linebacker, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams 1969 Event "This Is Tom Jones," debuts on ABC TV 1969 Birthday James Jones, NFL defensive tackle, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens 1969 Birthday Roy Jones, Pensacola, Florida, Light-MW boxer 1988 Olympics silver 1968 Birthday David Jones, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals 1968 Birthday Keith Jones, Brantford, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1968 Event "How Now, Dow Jones" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 220 performances 1968 Event 38th French Womens Tennis: Nancy Richey beats Anne H Jones (57 64 61) 1968 Birthday Curtis Jones, American Musician 1968 Birthday Todd Jones, born in Marietta, Georgia, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Orlando Jones, American Comedian 1968 Birthday Brian Jones, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints 1968 Death Robert R "Bob" Jones, founder (Bob Jones University), dies at 84 1967 Birthday Henry Jones, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills 1967 Death Phalin Jones, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in plane crash 1967 Event "How Now, Dow Jones" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 220 performances 1967 Birthday Gary Jones, NFL safety for the New York Jets 1967 Event 81st U.S. Womens Tennis: Billie Jean M King beats Ann H Jones (119 64) 1967 Event 74th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats A Jones (63 64) 1967 Event Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges 1967 Birthday Maxine Waters Jones, rocker, En Vogue 1967 Birthday Kent Jones, Portales, New Mexico, golfer, NM State Amateur-1990-91 1966 Birthday Aaron Jones, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots 1966 Birthday Zeke Jones, Yipsilanti, Michigan, 114 lbs freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Paula Jones, born in Lonoke, Arkansas, sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment, case was dismissed but while on appeal Clinton paid Jones $850,000 1966 Event Brian Jones final perfomance as a Rolling Stone 1966 Event Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Birthday Tony Jones, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1966 Death Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 50 1966 Event 8th Grammy Awards: Taste of Honey, Tom Jones, Sintra and Striesand 1966 Birthday Al Jaworsky, Alan Doughty, pop bassist, Jesus Jones 1966 Birthday Jimmie Jones, defensive end/defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles 1965 Birthday Tony Jones, WLAF receiver, Amsterdam Admirals, Frankfurt Galaxy 1965 Birthday Chris Jones, Utica, New York, outfielder for the New York Mets 1965 Birthday Sean Patrick Flanery, actor, Young Indiana Jones, Powder 1965 Birthday Barry D, Iain Bakker, English pop musician, Jesus Jones 1965 Death Spike Jones, composer (Spike Jones Show), dies at 53 1965 Birthday Dante Jones, NFL linebacker for the Denver Broncos 1965 Event Eastern DC-7B crashes into Atlantic off Jones Beach, New Jersey, kills 84 1965 Birthday Adam Jones, American Musician 1965 Birthday Vinnie Jones, born in Watford, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, won 1988 FA Cup Final with Wimbledon, actor, appeared in 'The Midnight Meat Train' 1964 Birthday Earl Jones, born in Inkster, Michigan, 800m runner 1984 Olympics bronze 1964 Event Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie 1964 Event 36th Academy Awards - "Tom Jones," Sidney Poitier and Patricia Neal win 1964 Birthday Rod Jones, NFL cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals 1963 Death Gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott and Costello), dies at 52 1963 Birthday Brent Jones, NFL tight end for the San Francisco 49ers 1962 Birthday Star Jones, attorney/TV hostess, NBC, Inside Edition 1962 Death John Owen Jones, composer, dies at 85 1961 Event 75th U.S. Womens Tennis: Darlene R Hard beats Ann Haydon Jones (63 64) 1961 Birthday Graham Jones, rock guitarist, Haircut 100 1961 Death Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer (Citation, Whirlaway), dies at 79 1961 Birthday Dean Jones, cricketer, dashing Australian batsman and fielder 1984-92 1961 Birthday Janet Jones, Bridgeton, Missouri, actress, American Anthem, Flamingo Kid 1960 Birthday Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics 1960 Event Harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks," premieres in New York City 1960 Event Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny and Jones (GRB) 1959 Death Charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies 1959 Birthday Rosie Jones, born in Santa Ana California, LPGA golfer, 1988 USX Golf Classic 1959 Event San Francisco Giants Sam Jones 2nd no-hitter, beats St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 1959 Event "Along Came Jones" by Coasters peaks at #9 1959 Birthday Andrew Jones, cricketer, highly consistent for New Zealand at 1st drop 1959 Event Bill White traded to St. Louis for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate 1959 Birthday Brian Douglas Jones, born in Auckland New Zealand, tornado class yachter 1996 Olympics 1959 Event Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of GRB 1959 Death Slim [Eddie Jones] Guitar, rocker, dies at 32 1958 Birthday Steven Glen Jones, Artesia, New Mexico, PGA golfer, 1988 AT&T Pebble Beach 1958 Birthday Oran "Juice" Jones, rocker, Curiosity, Here I Go Again 1958 Birthday Kim Jones, Sonoma California, 5k runner 1958 Birthday John Wesley Jones, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, 4X100m relayer, 1976 Olympics gold 1958 Event Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones GRB 1957 Birthday Pete Jones, born near Watford, England, rocker, British bass guitarist, member of Public Image Ltd. 1957 Birthday Stephen Jones, born in Wirral Peninsula, England, British milliner, considered the most radical, prolific milliner of the late 20th-early 21st-century 1957 Birthday Charles Jones, NBA forward for the Houston Rockets 1957 Event Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham and Jones (GRB) 1956 Event Dow Jones closes above 500 for 1st time (500.24) 1955 Birthday Steve Jones, London, rock guitarist, Sex Pistols 1955 Event Chicago Cub Sam Jones is 1st black to pitch no-hitter (Pirates, 4-0) 1955 Birthday Steve Jones, English pop guitarist, Sex Pistols-Mercy 1955 Birthday Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist, Things Can Only Get Better 1955 Birthday Thomas David Jones, born in Baltimore, Maryland, PhD/Astronaut, STS-59, 68, 80, sk: 98 1954 Birthday Rickie Lee Jones, Chicago, singer, Chuck E's in Love 1954 Birthday Sam J Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chris-Code Red, The Highway Man 1954 Birthday Sam J. Jones, American Actor 1953 Birthday Griff Rhys Jones, British humorist/actor, Morons From Outer Space 1953 Birthday Sandra "Puma" Jones, Kingston Jamaica, rocker, Black Uhuru 1953 Birthday Jeff Jones, Red Rider, rock bassist/vocalist, Red Rider 1953 Birthday Grace Jones, born in Kingston, Jamacia, she claims but actually 5/19/48 1953 Birthday Marilyn Jones, born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, actress, Carey-King's Crossing 1952 Birthday Mickey Jones, Washington D.C., rock bassist 1952 Birthday Alexei Sayle, born in Anfield, England, actor, comedian, author, films include, 'Gorky Park', 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', wrote, 'Mister Roberts' 1952 Birthday Dwight Elmo Jones, born in Houston, Texas, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Birthday Lynne Jones, born in Birmingham, England, British politician, Labour party, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak 1951 Birthday Ed "Too Tall" Jones, NFL linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys 1950 Birthday Michael Jones, rocker, BT Express-Here Comes the Express 1950 Birthday Willie Ford, U.S. R&B-singer, Dramatics-Me and Mrs. Jones 1950 Birthday David Lynn Jones, Bexar, Arkansas, country singer, Bonnie Jean 1949 Birthday Gayl Jones, U.S. author and poet, Corregidora, Song for Anninho 1949 Birthday Bobby Jones, baseball player 1949 Birthday Stephanie Tubbs Jones, born in Ohio, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio 1949 Birthday Joyce Jones, U.S. singer, 1st Choice 1949 Birthday Mark Shera, born in Bayonne, New Jersey, actor, SWAT, Barnaby Jones 1949 Birthday Neil Jones, musician, Bend Me Shape Me 1949 Birthday Larry Demps, U.S. R&B vocalist, Dramatics-Me and Mrs. Jones 1948 Birthday Kenny Jones, London, rock drummer/vocalist, Small Faces 1948 Death Rufus Jones, American Writer 1948 Event "William Tell Overture" by Spike Jones peaks at #6 1948 Birthday Grace Jones, born in Spanishtown Jamacia, singer and actress, Vamp 1948 Birthday Nigel Jones, born in Chelenham, England, politician, Liberal Democrat, Member of Parliament for Cheltenham 1992 - 2005 1947 Birthday Rod Clements, born in North Shields, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, worked with Wizz Jones, Peter Hamill, Michael Chapman 1947 Birthday Jeffrey Jones, born in Buffalo, New York, actor, Beetlejuice, Ferris Bueller 1947 Birthday Tamara Dobson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Amazons, Cleopatra Jones 1946 Birthday Alan Jones, Australia, auto racer, 1980 World Champion 1946 Birthday Alfred Jones, born in Grace, Mississippi, middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1946 Birthday Tommy Lee Jones, actor, Executioner's Song, Bloody Monday, Fugitive 1946 Birthday David Liebman, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, rocker, saxaphonist, flautist, worked with Steve Swallow, Pete La Roca, played with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis's group, appeared on 'Big Fun' album, among others 1946 Birthday Jenny Jones, born in Canada, comedienne, Jenny Jones Show 1946 Birthday John Paul Jones, rock bassist, Led Zeppelin 1946 Death Sidney James Jones, composer, dies at 84 1946 Birthday John Paul Jones, rocker, Led Zeppelin-Stairway to Heaven 1945 Birthday Davy Jones, born in Manchester, England, singer, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville 1945 Birthday Roger Lee Jones, West Virginia, child molester, FBI Most Wanted List 1944 Birthday Mick Jones, rock guitarist, Foreigner-Want to Know What Love is 1944 Birthday George Lucas, Modesto, California, director, Star Wars, Indiana Jones 1944 Event 16th Academy Awards - "Casablanca," Jennifer Jones and Paul Lukas win 1943 Birthday Kenny Gamble, U.S. songwriter, Me and Mrs. Jones 1943 Event "Shiek Of Arahy" Spike Jones and City Slickers peaks at #19 1942 Death Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried 1942 Birthday Jerry Jones, owner/General Manager for the Dallas Cowboys 1942 Birthday Harrison Ford, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic 1942 Birthday Brian Jones, Lewis B Hopkin, English pop guitarist, Rolling Stones 1942 Birthday Brian Jones, rock guitarist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1942 Birthday Paul Jones, England, rocker, Manfried Mann-Mighty Quinn 1942 Birthday Terry Jones, Colwyn Bay North Wales, comedian, Monty Python 1941 Birthday Anouska Hempel, Forbes New Zealand, actress, Tiffany Jones 1941 Birthday Jeff Jones, cricketer, England left-arm pace bowler in 60's 1941 Birthday Christopher Jones, Jackson, Tennessee, actor, Wild in the Streets 1941 Birthday Marcia Jones Smoke, born in Oklahoma, 500m kayak 1964 Olympics bronze 1941 Birthday Susannah York, London, actress, A Man for All Seasons, Tom Jones 1940 Birthday Tom Jones, born in Pontypridd, Wales, singer, What's New Pussycat 1939 Birthday Franklin Jones, American Celebrity 1939 Birthday Ray Jones, rock bassist, Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas 1939 Birthday Lola Falana, born in Camden, New Jersey, singer, Liberation of LB Jones 1939 Birthday James Robert Jones, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Representative-D-Oklahoma 1973 - 1987 1938 Birthday [David] Deacon Jones, NFL defensive end, LA, South Dakota, Washington 1938 Birthday Alan Jones, cricketer, England vs. ROW 1970 his only International honour 1938 Birthday Ann Jones, English Athlete 1938 Birthday Hayes Wendell Jones, born in Sturksville, Michigan, 110m hurdler, Gold Medal 1964 Olympics 1938 Birthday Jack Jones, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Love Boat Theme 1937 Birthday Jimmy Jones, born in Birmingham, Alabama, African-American rocker, singer, songwriter, performed with doo-wop group The Berliners, wrote 'Handy Man' recorded by the Sparks of Rhythm 1937 Birthday Barbara Pearl Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, 4X100m relayer, Gold Medals 1952, 1960 Olympics 1936 Birthday Gwyneth Jones, Pontnewyndd Wales, soprano, Die Walkure 1936 Birthday Edward Jones, U.K. military rep to NATO 1935 Birthday Esther Phillips, EM Jones, U.S. singer, When a Woman Loves a Man 1935 Birthday Lee Meriwether, born in Los Angeles, California, Miss America, Time Tunnel, Barnaby Jones 1935 Birthday Len Weinrib, New York City, comedian, Spike Jones Show 1934 Birthday Billy Paul, Philadelphia, singer, Me and Mrs. Jones 1934 Birthday Imamu Amiri Baraka, Everett Leroi Jones, U.S., poet/writer 1934 Birthday [Everett] LeRoi Jones, Amiri Baraka, U.S. writer, Black Music 1934 Birthday Diana Wynne Jones, UK, sci-fi author, Drowned Ammet, Witch Week 1934 Event 60th Preakness: Robert Jones aboard High Quest wins in 1:58.2 1934 Birthday David Jones, British reverend and headmaster, Bryanston School 1934 Birthday Diane Cilento, Rabaul, actress, Hombre, Tom Jones, Wicker Man 1934 Birthday David Hugh Jones, Poole Dorset England, director, Betrayal 1933 Death Sissieretta Joyner Jones, "Black Patti", U.S. singer, dies at about 64 1933 Birthday Shirley Jones, born in Smithton, Pennsylvania, actress, Partridge Family, Elmer Gantry 1933 Birthday Quincy Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer and singer, We Are The World 1932 Birthday Joyce Jameson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Spike Jones Show 1932 Event Depression low point of Dow Jones Industrial Average, 41.22 1932 Birthday K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1932 Birthday Arthur Jones, principal, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester 1932 Birthday Louis Woodard Jones, New Rochelle, New York, 4X400m relayer, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics 1931 Birthday George Jones, born in Saratoga, Texas, singer, Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me 1931 Birthday Jim Jones, reverend, poisoned over 100 in Guyana, Jonestown Massacre 1931 Birthday Piet [van] Bambergen, Dutch cabaretier, Mounties, Sherlock Jones 1931 Birthday Dean Jones, Decatur Ala, actor, Ensign O'Toole, Company, Love Bug 1931 Birthday James Earl Jones, Mississippi, actor, Darth Vader, Exorcist II, Soul Man 1930 Event Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award 1930 Death Mother Jones, American Activist 1930 Birthday Charlie Jones, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, sportscaster, Almost Anything Goes 1930 Event 34th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones 1930 Event 34th U.S. Golf Open: Robert T "Bobby" Jones wins 1930 Event 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake 1930 Event 34th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 287 at Interlachen CC Minnesota 1929 Event Dow Jones plummets 38.33 pts (13%) to 260.64 1929 Event "Black Thursday," start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8% 1929 Event Dow Jones hits a record peak of 381.17 1929 Event Jones Beach in New York opens 1929 Event 33rd U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 294 at Winged Foot CC NY 1929 Birthday Tristan Jones, born in Liverpool, England, sailor, author, Welsh story teller, wrote about sailing in books and articles 1929 Birthday Carolyn Jones, born in Amarillo, Texas, actress, Morticia-Addams Family 1929 Death Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright (Silver King), dies at 77 1928 Birthday Phil Jones, principal, Trinity College of Music 1927 Birthday Elvin Jones, born Pontiac, Michigan, musician, jazz drummer, played hard bop, avant-garde jazz, post-bop, member of John Coltrane quartet, appearing in A Love Supreme 1927 Event 62nd British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 285 at St. Andrews 1927 Birthday Brock Peters, born in New York City, actor/singer, Carmen Jones, To Kill a Mockingbird 1927 Birthday Dick Jones, Snyder, Texas, actor, Buffalo Bill Jr 1926 Birthday Eddie Jones, "Guitar Slim" rocker 1926 Birthday John R[obert] Jones, U.S., sci-fi author, White Regiment, Lizard War 1926 Event 30th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio 1926 Event 61st British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Royal Lytham 1925 Birthday Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist 1925 Event 29th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones 1923 Birthday Clay Jones, born in England, horticulturalist, broadcaster, Chairman of the program Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4, voted tenth alongside Carol Klein as the nation's all-time favorite gardener 1923 Event New York Yankee Sad Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia A's, 2-0 1923 Event 27th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 296 at Inwood CC in New York 1922 Birthday Herbert Kelsey Jones, composer 1922 Birthday Mervyn Jones, author, Nobody's Fault, 5 Hungarian Writers 1921 Birthday James Jones, Robinson, Illinois, novelist, From Here to Eternity 1920 Event "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater 1920 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in New York City 1920 Birthday T C Jones, Pennsylvania, female impersonator 1920 Birthday Peter Jones, born in England, actor, From a Bird's Eye View 1920 Event 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins in 2:09 1919 Birthday Jennifer Jones, Phyllis Isley, born in Oklahoma, actress, Farewell to Arms 1917 Birthday Prior Jones, cricketer, WI pace bowler in 9 Tests 1948-52 1917 Birthday Geraint Jones, conductor/organist 1917 Event Jones Act: Puerto Rico territory created, U.S. citizenship granted 1916 Event U.S. Congress accept Jones Act: Philippines independence 1915 Birthday Harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist, Spike Jones and City Slickers 1914 Birthday Stan Jones, born in Douglas, Arizona, actor, Sheriff of Cochise 1913 Birthday Grandpa [Louis M] Jones, Niagra, Kentucky, country musician, Hee-Haw 1913 Birthday Walter B. Jones, born in Farmville, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1966 - 1992 1913 Birthday Eva Jones, poet and novelist 1913 Birthday Jack Jones, British trade unionist, CH 1912 Birthday Daniel Jones, born in Pembroke, Wales, Daniel Jenkyn Jones, Welsh composer, friend of Dylan Thomas, wrote 12 numbered symphonies, chamber music, made Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968 1912 Death John P. Jones, American Politician 1912 Birthday Chuck Jones, animator, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck 1912 Birthday Henry Jones, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Gun Shy 1912 Birthday Edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals 1912 Birthday Virginia Lacy Jones, U.S. librarian/presidential advisor 1912 Birthday Ed Jones, born in Yorkville, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1969 - 1989 1912 Birthday Peter Bull, actor/author, Executioner, Tom Jones, Dr. Strangelove 1911 Birthday Spike Jones, born in Long Beach, California, composer, In a Secluded Rendesvous 1911 Birthday Joe Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, drummer 1911 Birthday Reginald Victor Jones, CH, FRS natural philosopher 1911 Birthday Doodles Weaver, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Spike Jones and City Slickers 1911 Birthday Gordon Jones, born in Alden, Iowa, actor, Mike the Cop-Abbott and Costello 1911 Death Edwin Arthur Jones, composer, dies at 57 1910 Birthday Charles Jones, composer 1910 Birthday Francis Avery Jones, British gastro-enterologist 1909 Event "Shine On, Harvest Moon" by Ada Jones and Billy Murray hits #1 1909 Birthday Neil R[onald] Jones, U.S., sci-fi author, Space War, Twin Worlds 1908 Birthday Frank Sully, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Along Came Jones, Phantom Thief 1908 Birthday Buddy Ebsen, born in Belleville, Illinois, actor, Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones 1907 Birthday Allan Jones, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor/singer, A Day at the Races, Showboat 1906 Death Alfred Gilpin Jones, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia 1900 - 1906, dies at 81 1906 Event 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 1905 Birthday Lois Mailou Jones, U.S. painter, Peasants on Parade 1904 Event George Cohans musical "Little Johnny Jones," premieres in New York City 1904 Birthday Angela Baddeley, born in London, England, actress, Ghost Train, Tom Jones 1902 Birthday Bobby Jones, Jr., born in Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer, Grand Slam 1930 1902 Birthday Bobby Jones, American Athlete 1900 Death John Luther (Casey) Jones, dies in Cannonball Express train wreck 1900 Birthday Sydney Arnold, English comic/actor, Miss Jones and Son 1898 Birthday Raymond Glenn, Frankfort, Kentucky, actor, Raisin in the Sun, Carmen Jones 1898 Birthday Wallace Ford, Samuel Jones Grundy, Batton England, actor, Deputy 1896 Event Dow Jones starts reporting an average of selected industrial stocks 1896 Event Dow Jones begins an index of 12 industrial stocks (closing is 40.94) 1896 Event Sidney Jones and Harry Greenbacks musical premieres in London 1896 Event Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27 1896 Event Henry Arthur Jones' "Michael and his Lost Angel," premieres in London 1894 Event Test Cricket debut of Joe Darling, Ernie Jones, Archie MacLaren 1889 Birthday Buck Jones, Charles F Gebhart, U.S. actor, War Horse 1885 Birthday Edith Evans, born in London, England, actress, Tom Jones, David Copperfield 1884 Event Dow Jones published it's 1st stock avg 1884 Birthday Eli S Jones, U.S., evangelist, Christ of Indian road 1882 Birthday Ben Jones, Missouri, horse trainer, Citation, Whirlaway 1881 Birthday Daniel Jones, England phoneticist, English pronouncing dictionary 1880 Event Charlie Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning 1879 Birthday Ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst, Life and Work of Sigmund Freud 1877 Birthday Charles Coburn, Savannah, Georgia, actor, Devil and Miss Jones 1876 Birthday John Owen Jones, composer 1876 Event 1st record high jump over 6' (Marshall Jones Brooks) 1874 Death Owen Jones, architect, dies 1873 Event 1st trial run of San Francisco cable car, Clay Street between Kearny and Jones 1871 Event Albert L Jones (New York City), patents corrugated paper 1871 Birthday Warner Fabian, Samuel H Adams, U.S. journalist and writer, Average Jones 1869 Birthday Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler, marvellous Australia at turn of century 1865 Birthday Annie Jones, Virginia, bearded lady 1865 Event Surrender of Sam Jones 1864 Event 3rd day of Battles at Waynesboro/Jones's Plantation, Georgia 1864 Death William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 39 1864 Death John Marshall Jones, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 43 1864 Birthday [John] Casey Jones, RR engineer, Ballad of Casey Jones 1863 Death Paul Jones Semmes, U.S. businessman/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 48 1863 Birthday Rufus Jones, American Writer 1862 Birthday Edward German, Jones, Whitchurch Shropshire, British composer 1861 Birthday Sam Jones, cricketer, Australian batsman of 1880's 1861 Birthday Sidney James Jones, composer 1860 Birthday Nancy Jones, U.S. black missionary in Africa 1858 Death Anson Jones, American Public Servant 1853 Birthday Edwin Arthur Jones, composer 1851 Birthday Charles H Dow, co-founded Dow Jones/1st editor of Wall St. Journal 1851 Birthday Henry Arthur Jones, English playwright, Judah 1845 Event Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour 1841 Event Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones) 1837 Birthday Mother Jones, American Activist 1830 Birthday Patrick Henry Jones, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1830 Birthday Mary Harris Jones, Mother Jones, activist 1829 Birthday John P. Jones, American Politician 1827 Birthday John Robert Jones, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1825 Birthday David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General Confederate Army 1824 Birthday Alfred Gilpin Jones, Weymouth NS, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, 1900 - 1906 1824 Birthday William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1824 Death Edward Jones, composer, dies at 72 1822 Birthday Joseph Jones Reynolds, Major General Union volunteers 1820 Birthday John Marshall Jones, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1819 Birthday Samuel Jones, Major General Confederate Army 1816 Birthday Alfred Elzey Jones, Major General Confederate Army 1815 Birthday Paul Jones Semmes, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1814 Birthday Samuel Jones Tilden, philanthropist for New York Public Library 1814 Birthday Jones Mitchell Withers, Major General Confederate Army 1813 Birthday John Jones Pettus, Confederate governor, D-Miss, 1859-63 1800 Death William Jones, composer, dies at 73 1798 Birthday Anson Jones, American Public Servant 1794 Death William Jones, British Orientalist/jurist, dies at 47 1779 Event John Paul Jones' "Bon Homme Richard" defeats HMS Serepis 1754 Death Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 1752 Birthday Edward Jones, composer 1749 Event 1st edition of Henry Fieldings' "Tom Jones" published 1749 Event 10th (final) volume of Fielding's "Tom Jones" is published 1747 Birthday John Paul Jones, naval hero, "I have not yet begun to fight" 1746 Birthday Absalom Jones, Delaware, born into slavery 1746 Birthday William Jones, born in London, England, British Orientalist/jurist 1726 Birthday William Jones, composer 1707 Birthday Henry Fielding, born in England, novelist, Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones 1573 Birthday Inigo Jones, born in London, architect, restored St. Paul's Cathedral
