1996 Event Shiv Chanderpaul scores 303* for Guyana vs. Jamaica at Kingston 1994 Death Gundaris Pone, composer, professor, State University College at New Paltz, New York, dies of cancer in Kingston, New York, at age 61 1993 Death Lenore Kingston Jenson, dies of cancer at 79 1991 Event Boon completes 10th Test Cricket century, 109* vs. WI at Kingston 1980 Event Fire in nursing home in Kingston Jamaica, kills 157 1978 Event Last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston 1978 Event WI all set to lose cricket test vs. Australia at Kingston till riots end game 1974 Birthday Brandon Convery, Kingston, NHL center for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1973 Event WI vs. Australia at Kingston, 1st time since 1955 without Sobers 1972 Event Glenn Turner carries his bat for 223* vs. WI at Kingston 1972 Event Test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe WI vs. New Zealand Kingston, 214 and 100 1971 Birthday Karin Taylor, Kingston Jamacia, playmate, June, 1996 1970 Birthday Dan Howe, Kingston Ontario, canoeist 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Katie Anderson, Kingston Jamaica, Canada 100m hurdler, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Death Winifred Kingston, silent screen actress (David Garrick), dies at 72 1966 Event Emperor Haile Selassie (Ethiopia) visits Kingston Jamaica 1966 Birthday Kirk Muller, Kingston, NHL center for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1965 Birthday Marc Dunn, Kingston Ontario, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday John Barnes, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British professional soccer player, manager for Tranmere Rovers Football Club 1963 Event Kingston Trio are mystery guest on "What's My Line?" 1963 Birthday Doug Gilmour, Kingston, NHL center for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1962 Birthday Devon White, Kingston Jamacia, outfielder for the Florida Marlins 1962 Birthday Marilyn, born in Kingston, Jamaica, born Peter Robinson, singer, famous for hit song, 'Calling Your Name', associated with Boy George 1962 Birthday Sandra Marie Miller Farmer-Patrick, Kingston Jamaica, 400m hurdler 1960 Birthday Chili Davis, born in Kingston, Jamacia, outfielder for the California Angels 1957 Birthday Michael Rose, born in Kingston, Jamaica, rocker, Black Uhuru-Brutal, Positive 1956 Birthday Tessa Sanderson, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British javelin thrower 1984 Olympics gold 1955 Event Australia score 8-758 vs. West Indies at Kingston, their best ever 1955 Birthday Buster Mottram, born in Kingston upon Thames, in south-west London, English tennis player, ranked 15th best tennis player in the world, represented Great Britain in Davis Cup eight times 1955 Birthday Jack Kingston, born in Bryan, Texas, Representative-R-Georgia 1993 - 1955 Event Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut WI vs. Australia, Kingston 1954 Birthday John Colwell, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1978 Simon Fraser 1954 Event Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers vs. England at Kingston 1953 Birthday Sandra "Puma" Jones, Kingston Jamaica, rocker, Black Uhuru 1953 Birthday Bruce Heuchan, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Alberta-7th 1953 Birthday Grace Jones, born in Kingston, Jamacia, she claims but actually 5/19/48 1952 Birthday Sly Dunbar, Kingston Jamaica, reggae drummer, Sly and Robbie 1951 Event Hurricane winds drive 6 ships ashore, Kingston, Jamaica 1950 Birthday Derrick Simpson, born in Kingston Jamaica, rocker, Black Uhuru 1948 Birthday Errol Brown, Kingston Jamaica, rock vocalist, Hot Chocolate 1948 Birthday Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer, 5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India 1944 Birthday John Glover, born in Kingston, New York, actor, 52 Pick-Up, Something Special 1942 Event -23 degrees F (-31 degrees C), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record) 1941 Birthday John Butterfill, born in Kingston upon Thames, England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament Bournemouth West 1940 Birthday Maxine Hong Kingston, U.S., author 1939 Birthday John Stewart, born in San Diego, California, rocker, Kingston Trio-Fire in the Wind 1939 Birthday Peter Bogdanovich, born in Kingston, New York, director/producer, Last Picture Show 1938 Birthday Madge Sinclair, Kingston Jamaica, actress, Bell-Roots, Trapper John 1937 Birthday Paul Bailey, born in England, novelist, George Orewell prize-winner, lecturer at North Dakota State University, writer in residence, Kingston University, wrote At The Jerusalem, radio and television plays, and non-fiction books 1935 Event George Headley completes 270 in cricket vs. England at Kingston 1934 Birthday Dave Guard, born in San Francisco, California, singer, songwriter, recording artist, guitar and banjo player, founding member of The Kingston Trio 1934 Birthday David Guard, rocker, Kingston Trio 1934 Birthday Mark Kingston, actor, Intimate Contact 1934 Birthday Bob Shane, vocalist, Kingston Trio-Scarlet Ribbons 1933 Birthday Nick Reynolds, rocker, Kingston Trio-Scarlet Ribbons 1930 Event George Headley scores 223 vs. England at Kingston 1930 Event England out for 849 vs. WI Kingston, Sandham out for 325 1925 Birthday Edie Adams, born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ernie Kovacs, Murial Cigar, actress 1924 Birthday Audie Murphy, born in Kingston, Texas, WW II hero/actor, Destry, Joe Butterfly 1923 Birthday Robert Craft, Kingston, New York, conductor, Stravinsky-follower 1920 Birthday Robert Hutton, Kingston, New York, actor, Torture Garden, Rocket 1914 Birthday Frank Silvera, Kingston Jamaica, actor, High Chaparral 1906 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Queen's U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games 1905 Birthday Chick Chandler, Kingston, New York, actor, Barney-One Happy Family 1899 Event Stanley Cup: Mont Shamrocks sweep Queens U (Kingston Ont) in 2 games 1897 Event Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston 1895 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias awarded cup, as Queens University (Kingston Ont) loses to Montreal AAA, 5-1 1894 Birthday Winifred Kingston, England, silent screen actress, David Garrick 1882 Birthday Samuel Rayburn, born in Kingston, Tennessee, Representative-D-Texas 1913 - 1961, speaker of the House, 1940 - 1957 1865 Event Battle of Kingston, North Carolina (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) 1864 Event Kingston, Georgia burned during Sherman's March to Sea 1841 Event Queens University in Kingston is chartered 1841 Event 1st Canadian parliament opens in Kingston, Ontario 1826 Birthday Robert Kingston Scott, Major General Union volunteers 1776 Event Duchess of Kingston found guilty of bigamy 1692 Event Kingston, Jamaica founded
