2015 Event Venture capital company Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has successfully defended itself in a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by former junior partner Ellen Pao; the case was monitored by Silicon Valley firms, which tend to be male-dominated 2012 Event A memorial service is held for San Diego chargers' Junior Seau; his #55 will be retired by the team 1998 Death David "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67 1998 Death Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63 1998 Death Junior Wells, blues harpist, dies at 63 1997 Event Tyrenda Williams, 18, of Alabama, crowned 40th America's Junior Miss 1996 Event Andrea Leah Plummer, of Tennessee, crowned 39th America's Junior Miss 1995 Death Junior Walker, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 64 1995 Event Kiersten Rickenbach, of New Jersey, crowned America's Junior Miss 1994 Event Amy Osmond, of Utah, 17, crowned America's Junior Miss 1994 Death Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer, dies at 61 1993 Event Rebecca Jones, of Georgia, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1991 Event Amy Elizabeth Goodman, of California, crowned America's Junior Miss 1990 Event Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss 1989 Event Kristin Huxhold, 18, of Missouri, crowned America's Junior Miss 1989 Event Junior Felix of Toronto becomes 53rd to hit home run on 1st at bat 1988 Event Kristen Logan, 17, of Mississippi, crowned America's Junior Miss 1987 Event Chuti Tiu, 17, of Wisconsin, crowned America's Junior Miss 1985 Event Valerie Lowrance, of Texas, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1984 Event Amber Kvanli, of Minnesota, crowned America's Junior Miss 1983 Death "Alvin" Junior Samples, country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 56 1983 Event Stephanie Kay Ashmore, of Alabama, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1982 Event Susan Lea Hammett, of Miss, 18, crowned 25th America's Junior Miss 1982 Birthday Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship 1981 Birthday Jennie Thompson, born in Wichita Falls, Texas, gymnast, Junior National-champ-93, 1996 Olympics 1981 Event Kimberley Ann Smith, of NC, 17, crowned America's Junior Miss 1974 Event Wings release "Junior's Farm" 1974 Birthday Andrei Medvedev, born in Kiev, Ukraine, tennis star, 1991 French Open junior 1973 Birthday Andrea Gaudenzi, born in Faenza, Italy, tennis star, 1990 French Open junior 1973 Birthday Junior Burrough, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics 1971 Death Junior Parker, rocker, dies during brain operation at 44 1971 Birthday Nicklas Kulti, born in Stockholm, Sweden, professional tennis player, won the Australian Open in Wimbledon junior titles in 1989, top singles title in Adelaide, 1990 1971 Birthday Junior Bryant, NFL defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers 1969 Birthday David Wheaton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star, 1987 U.S. junior boys 1969 Birthday Katerina Maleeva, Bulgaria, tennis player, U.S. Open Junior 1984 1969 Birthday Arnaud Boetsch, born in Meulam, France, tennis star, 1985 European Junior 1969 Birthday Junior Seau, NFL inside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers 1968 Birthday Akira Nogami, born in Narashino, Chiba, professional Japanese wrestler, actor, wrestled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, NJPW, in 1991, reigned as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, in 2000, appeared in television show, Kamen Rider Kuuga, competed part-time after 2004, regularly wrestling with Keiji Mutoh's All Japan Pro Wrestling 1968 Birthday Junior Murray, cricketer, WI keeper, no relation to Derryck or David 1965 Birthday Martine Robine, newspaper writer/Miss Junior Miss-France, 1984 1963 Birthday Wally Masur, born in Southampton, England, tennis coach, professional tennis player from Australia, won Australian Junior Championships at age 18 1961 Birthday Junior, Norman Giscombe, R&B singer, Mama used to Say 1955 Birthday Norio Honaga, born in Japan, athlete, professional wrestler, junior heavyweight three-time, New Japan Pro Wrestling Champion in IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, retired and became referee in 1988 1953 Event Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year 1946 Birthday William "Junior" Campbell, singer/guitarist, Marmalade 1941 Event Jerome Chodorov/Joseph Fields' "Junior Miss," premieres in New York City 1936 Birthday Marvin Junior, singer, Dells-Oh What a Night 1934 Birthday Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days 1933 Birthday Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer 1932 Birthday James Lester, born in Nottingham, England, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Beeston, served as party whip, junior employment minister 1928 Birthday James "Junior" Gilliam, Dodgers, NL rookie of year 1953 1927 Birthday [Herman] Junior Parker, rocker, Driving Wheel, In the Dark 1926 Birthday "Alvin" Junior Samples, born in Cummings, Georgia, country singer, Hee Haw 1923 Event University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne) 1921 Event Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Springs Colo 1921 Birthday Junior Parker, born in Arkansas, blues vocalist/songwriter, Mystery Train 1910 Event 1st junior high schools in U.S. opens (Berkeley California) 1909 Event 1st junior high school established (Berkeley California) 1880 Birthday Julian Myrick, promoter of junior tennis 1862 Death Joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54
