2013 Event It is announced that Linda Ronstadt, Peter Gabriel, Hall & Oates, Nirvana, KISS and Cat Stevens will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 2013 Event A small pyrotechnics show ignited foram sound insulating material in the ceiling of Kiss, a crowded, windowless nightclub in southern Brazil's city of Santa Maria, killing 237 partygoers and injuring 169 others 2004 Death Howard Keel, "actor, singer", Kiss Me Kate, dies at 85 2004 Death Ann Miller, dancer, Kiss Me Kate, dies at 84 2000 Event Tony Awards, Copenhagen, Contact, The Real Thing revival, and Kiss Me Kate revival won major awards 1995 Event "Kiss of the Spider Woman" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 906 performances 1994 Death Robert Doisneau, French photographer (The Kiss), dies at 81 1993 Event 47th Tony Awards: Angels in America and Kiss of the Spider Woman win 1993 Event "Kiss of the Spider Woman" opens at Broadhurst New York City for 906 performances 1992 Death Stephen Burks, actor (Kiss of a Killer), dies at 36 1992 Death Ray Gill, actor (Prelude to a Kiss), dies of AIDS at 42 1992 Event Kiss Guitarist Paul Stanley weds Pamela Bowen 1992 Event Rocker Paul Stanley (Kiss) weds model Pamela Bowen 1991 Death Eric Carr, born Paul Charles Caravello, drummer, member of rock band Kiss, dies of heart cancer at age 41 in New York 1990 Event 500 pound Hershey Kiss is displayed in Times Square 1990 Event "Prelude to a Kiss" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City 1989 Death Ralph Meeker, actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Gentle Giant), dies at 68 1980 Event Drummer Peter Criss quits Kiss 1977 Event All 4 Kiss members release solo albums 1977 Event Marvel Comics publish "Kiss book" tributing rock group Kiss 1976 Event Kiss performs their 1st concert 1975 Birthday Danica McKellar, born in LaJolla, California, actress, author, mathematician, appeared on 'The Wonder Years' television show, wrote, 'Math Doesn't Suck' and 'Kiss My Math' 1973 Event 1st Kiss concert (Queens New York) 1973 Event KISS plays their 1st show (Coventry Club in Queens New York) 1972 Birthday David Arquette, actor, Scream, Scream 2, Kiss and Tell 1971 Death Betty Bronson, actress (Naked Kiss), dies after brief illness at 64 1970 Death Claud Allister, actor (Kiss Me Kate, Quartet), dies at 81 1970 Birthday Meredith Salenger, actress, Dream a Little Dream, The Kiss 1968 Event 1st interracial TV kiss, Star Trek-Kirk and Uhura 1968 Birthday Ashley Judd, born in Granada Hills, California, actress, films include, 'Kiss the Girls', 'High Crimes', 'Double Jeopardy' 1967 Birthday Faith Hill, born in Ridgeland, Mississippi, singer, country music, sold 40 million records, hits include, 'This Kiss', appeared in 'The Stepford Wives', married to Tim McGraw 1963 Birthday Seal, English vocalist/songwriter, Killer, Crazy, Kiss by a Rose 1958 Birthday Lita Rossana Ford, born in London, England, metal guitarist, Kiss Me Deadly 1958 Birthday Lita Ford, born in London, England, vocalist, Kiss Me Deadly, Runaways 1957 Birthday Steve Harris, born in London, hard rock bassist, Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss 1957 Birthday Joanna Pacula, Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress, Gorky Park, Kiss 1956 Death Holmes Herbert, actor (The Kiss), dies at 74 1953 Birthday Bruce Kulick, guitarist/singer, KISS 1951 Event "Kiss Me, Kate" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 1077 performances 1950 Birthday Eric Carr, born in Brooklyn, New York, born Paul Charles Caravello, drummer, member of rock band Kiss 1949 Birthday Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1949 Event 3rd Tony Awards: Death of a Salesman and Kiss Me Kate win 1948 Event "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 1077 performances 1946 Birthday Hector Babenco, director, Ironweed, Kiss of the Spider Woman 1945 Birthday Everett McGill, Miami Beach, Florida, actor, Jezebel's Kiss, Silver Bullet 1945 Event "Kiss Me Kate" opens in Britain 1943 Birthday Mel Carter, singer, Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me 1943 Birthday Ewald Vanvugt, author, Kiss of Delight, Seed of Love 1943 Event F. Hugh Herbert's "Kiss and Tell," premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday Raul Julia, actor, Addams Family, Kiss of the Spider Woman 1937 Birthday Adam Wade, actor, Kiss Me Goodbye, Crazy Joe 1937 Birthday Doris Troy, Payne, U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Just One Kiss 1936 Event Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Poisoned Kiss," premieres in London 1933 Birthday Constance Towers, actress, Capitol, Shock Corrider, Naked Kiss 1928 Birthday Al Lettieri, New York City, actor, Deadly Kiss, Pulp, Mr. Majestyk, Getaway 1924 Birthday Paul Richards, California, actor, Kiss Daddy Goodnight 1924 Birthday Victor Herbert, Irish/US composer, Kiss in Dark 1923 Birthday Kathryn Grayson, born in North Carolina, vocalist/actress, Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate 1921 Death Jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary (A het), dies at 78 1920 Birthday Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Massachusetts, singer, Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire 1917 Birthday Howard Keel, born in Illinois, actor/singer, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Kiss Me Kate 1916 Event James Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London 1914 Birthday Alfred Drake, Capurro, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actor, Kiss Me Kate 1912 Birthday Dave O'Brien, Big Springs, Texas, actor, Kiss Me Kate, 1st Aid 1912 Birthday Willard Parker, New York City, actor, Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman 1907 Birthday Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth, Texas, actress, Death Kiss, Panama Patrol 1899 Death Karl Millocker, Austrian conductor and composer (Try-out Kiss), dies at 57 1899 Birthday Bella Spewack, born in Hungary, playwright, Kiss Me Kate 1897 Birthday Denise Robins, London, romantic novelist, 1st Long Kiss 1893 Birthday Cole Porter, Indiana, composer/lyricist, Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate 1882 Birthday Holmes Herbert, Mansfield England, actor, The Kiss 1870 Birthday Andres Randolf, Denmark, actor, The Kiss 1843 Birthday Jozsef Kiss, Hungarian literary, Zsido Dalok 1840 Birthday Auguste Rodin, France, sculptor, Kiss, Thinker