2001 Death Billie Lou Watt, voice, Kimba the White Lion, dies at 71 1999 Death Betty Lou Gerson, voice, 101 Dalmations, dies at 84 1995 Event Tigers teammates Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell play in 1,914 game together tying AL record 1994 Event Actress Kelly Preston (26) weds actor Lou Diamond Phillips (32) 1993 Death Lou van Raised, impresario, dies at 77 1992 Death Lou Jacobs, U.S. clown (1966 U.S. postage stamp), dies at 89 1992 Event Lou Whitaker hits his 200th career home run 1992 Death Lou Krugman, actor (I Want to Live), dies of cancer at 78 1992 Death Lou Ramos, entertainer, dies 1992 Event Lou Conaseca retires as coach of St. John's basketball team 1992 Event Record producer Lou Adler weds Paige Hannah (Daryl's sister) 1991 Event Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal 1990 Event Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton weds Shannon Kelley 1989 Event Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose 1988 Event Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of New York Yankees 1988 Event Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager 1988 Event Lou Piniella is fired as manager of Yankees for 2nd time 1988 Event Yank manager Billy Martin's 5th term ends, Lou Pinella named manager 1987 Event Woody Woodward resigns as New York Yankee General Manager, Lou Piniella is named General Manager and Billy Martin is named New York Yankee manager for 5th and final time 1987 Event Lou Lamoriello is named New Jersey Devils President 1986 Event Mary Lou Retton retires as a gymnast 1986 Death Jacob K. Javits, New York, Senator-R-New York 1957 - 1981, Representative-R-New York 1947 - 1954, died of Lou Gehrig's disease at 81 1985 Event Lou Piniella named New York Yankee manager 1985 Death Sidney Clute, actor (Lou Grant, Cagney and Lacey), dies at 69 1985 Event Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1984 Event Lou Pinella Day at Yankee Stadium 1984 Death Lou Crosby, TV announcer (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 72 1982 Event Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season breaks Lou Brock's mark 1981 Death Mary Lou Williams, black musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC 1980 Event 32nd Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ed Asner and Barbara Bel Geddes 1979 Event St. Louis legend Lou Brock steals 938th and final base of his career 1979 Event 31st Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ron Leibman and Ruth Gordon 1979 Event Lou Brock, is 14th to get 3,000 hits 1979 Death Lou Frizzel, actor (Dusty Rhoades-Bonanza), dies at 58 1977 Event Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years 1977 Event St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3 1977 Death Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43 1977 Death Fanie Lou Hamer, freedom fighter, dies 1976 Event St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock and Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park home runs 1975 Event 75th U.S. Golf Open: Lou Graham shoots a 287 at Medinah CC ILL 1974 Event Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year 1974 Event Lou Brock ties (104) and then sets (105) baseball stolen base mark 1974 Event St. Louis Card Lou Brock steals his 700th base 1973 Event Mary Lou Crocker wins LPGA MARC Equity Golf Classic Crocker 1973 Event San Francisco 49er President Lou Spadia proposes NFL expand to 30 teams 1972 Death Lew Parker, actor, Lou Marie 'That Girl' 1972 Birthday Lou Roe, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons 1971 Birthday Lou Benfatti, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1970 Birthday Lou Rosselli, born in New York City, 114 lbs/52 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics 1969 Event KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year 1969 Event Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to Royals 1968 Birthday Mary Lou Retton, Fairmont, West Virginia, gymnast, Olympic-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84 1967 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series 1966 Event Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become NWA champ 1965 Birthday Lou Frazier, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Montreal Expos 1963 Birthday Masahiro Chono, born in Seattle, Washington, professional wrestler, works for New Japan Pro Wrestling, trained by Stu Hart, Lou Thesz 1963 Event Buddy Rogers and Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ and Thesz becomes NWA champ 1962 Event Lou Brock is 2nd to home run into Polo Grounds right-center field bleachers 1962 Birthday Lou Diamond Phillips, Philippines, actor, La Bamba, Stand and Deliver 1961 Birthday Mary Lou, Daniels Chicago lL, tennis star 1959 Death Lou Bandy, Dutch revue-artist (Life Ain't Bad), commits suicide at 69 1959 Death Lou Costello, comedian (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52 1959 Death Lou Costello, actor (Abbott and Costello), dies at 52 1958 Death Albert Kuyle, Lou Kuitenbrouwer, writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at 54 1957 Event Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1957 Event Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz, to become NWA wrestling champ 1957 Birthday Lou[is Rodman] Whitaker, 2nd baseman for the Detroit Tigers 1957 Event Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as President of Milwaukee Braves 1956 Event Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St. Louis, to become NWA champ 1956 Event Whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champ 1953 Event Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 1953 Birthday "Sweet" Lou Dunbar, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters 1951 Birthday Lou Ferrigno, born in Brooklyn, New York, body builder/actor, Incredible Hulk 1951 Birthday Nadia Cassini, Gianna Lou Muller, Woodstock, New York, model, Oui 1950 Event Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner 1950 Event Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract 1950 Event After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau 1950 Birthday Lou Gramm, born in Rochester, New York, given name Loyis Grammatico, rocker, singer, songrwriter, drummer, lead vocalist for Foreigner 1948 Event Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected AL MVP 1948 Event Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champ 1947 Event Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1947 Event Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1946 Event Cleveland Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and a home run but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 home runs with 8 RBIs 1944 Birthday Mary Lou Crocker, LPGA golfer 1944 Event Casey Stengel, manager of the Boston Braves since 1938, resigns Lou Perini, Guido Rugo, and Joseph Maney buy control of Boston Braves 1943 Death Lou Jansen, leader of illegal Dutch political party (CPN), executed 1943 Birthday Lou Piniella, outfielder/manager, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1943 Birthday Lou Pinella, Yankee manager, 1969 AL rookie of the year 1943 Event Lou Jansen and Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland 1943 Event Lou Jansen, leader of illegal Dutch political party (CPN) arrested 1943 Birthday Lou Christie, Lugee Sacco, Penn, vocalist, Lightning Striking Again 1942 Birthday Lou Reed, Firbank, Freeport, New York, rock vocalist in the Velvet Underground 1942 Birthday Lou Gerstner, American Businessman 1941 Event Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager 1941 Event Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1941 Event New York Yankees unveil a monument to Lou Gehrig in centerfield 1941 Death Lou Gehrig, 1st baseman (New York Yankee), dies of ALS in Riverdale New York at 37 1940 Birthday Ricky Nelson, New Jersey, rock star, Hello Mary Lou, It's Late, Garden Party 1939 Event Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1939 Event Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day 1939 Event Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech 1939 Event Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ 1939 Event Doctors reveal Lou Gehrig has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1939 Event New York Yankees announce Lou Gehrig's retirement 1939 Birthday Lou Brock, one-time baseball stolen base leader for the St. Louis Cardinals 1939 Event Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yankees beat Tigers 22-2 1939 Event Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1938 Event Lou Gehrig hits record 23rd and last grand slam 1938 Event Steve Casey beats Lou Thesz in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1937 Event Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1937 Death Lou [Andreas-]Salome, Russian/German author (Eroticism), dies at 75 1937 Birthday Lou Holtz, U.S., football coach, New Jersey Jets 1936 Event Lou Gehrig, is voted AL MVP by BBWAA 1935 Birthday Lou Rawls, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man 1935 Event Lou Gehrig collides with Carl Reynolds and leaves the game 1934 Event Eiji Sawamura, 17, gives up 1 hit, Lou Gehrig's home run, Japan beats U.S. 1-0 1934 Event Although Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown, Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP 1934 Event Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive game 1934 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2, 1934 Birthday Lou Antonio, Oklahoma City, actor, Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It 1933 Event Lou Gehrig breaks record by playing in his 1,308th straight game 1933 Event Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game 1933 Event Lou Gehrig and Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended 3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games 1932 Event Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland) 1932 Event Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yankees beat A's 20-13 1931 Event Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game (.3486) Jim Bottomley (.3481) 1931 Event Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184 1931 Event Lou Gehrig hitless in Detroit, his 1,000th consecutively played game 1931 Event Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1931 Event Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee 1930 Event Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games 1930 Event Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yankees beat Red Sox 14-13 1930 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader 1930 Birthday Lou A de Graaf, Dutch Assistant Secretary of Social Affairs, VDA 1929 Birthday Edward Asner, Kansas City Kansas, actor, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant 1929 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive home runs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9 1928 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples and 2 home runs to be White Sox 15-7 1927 Birthday Emma Lou Diemer, composer 1927 Event Lou Gehrig named AL MVP (Babe Ruth (former winner) not eligible) 1927 Event Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers 1927 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox 1927 Birthday Lou Creekmur, Baseball Hall-of-Famer 1925 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers 1925 Event Lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp (1st of record 2130 consec games) 1924 Birthday Lou "The Toe" Groza, AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker for the Cleveland Browns 1923 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 home runs 1922 Birthday Lou Duva, American Coach 1922 Birthday Lou Stein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pianist, Tonight! America After Dark 1921 Birthday Lou Harris, pollster, Lou Harris Poll 1917 Birthday Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager, 1948 AP Athlete of Year 1917 Birthday Lou Harrison, born in Portland, Oregon, composer, Rapunzel 1917 Birthday Lou Monte, born in New Jersey, singer, Peppino the Italian Mouse 1916 Birthday Sidney Clute, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney and Lacey 1913 Birthday Lou Jacobi, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedian, Dean Martin Show, Melba 1913 Birthday Lou Salica, U.S., flyweight boxer, Olympic-bronze-1932 1912 Birthday Lou Brown, born in Brooklyn, New York, orchestra leader, Jerry Lewis Show 1910 Birthday Lou Zara, New York City, writer, Stump the Authors 1910 Birthday Mary Lou Williams, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, Zodiac Suite 1907 Birthday Lew Parker, actor, Lou Marie 'That Girl' 1906 Birthday Lou Costello, born in Paterson, New Jersey, comedian and actor, Abbott and Costello 1903 Birthday Albert Helman, Lou Lichtveld, Suriname politician/novelist 1903 Birthday Lodewijk AM "Lou" Lichtveld, Albert Helman, Suriname author 1903 Event 1st trotter to run a mile under 2 minutes (Lou Dillon 1:58.1) 1903 Birthday Lou Gehrig, American Athlete, 1st baseman, New York Yankees 1898 Birthday Lou Holtz, comedian/actor, Follow the Leader 1898 Birthday Lauwrens Voorthuyzen, Lou de Palingboer, Dutch sect leader 1893 Birthday Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1960 1890 Birthday Lou Bandy, Lodewijk F Dieben, revue-artist, Look for the Sun 1875 Birthday Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady, 1929-33 1861 Birthday Lou [Andreas-]Salome, Russian/German author, Im Kampf um Gott
