1999 Death Mary Jane Croft, actress, The Lucy Show, dies at 83 1997 Death Eliot Daniel, composer (I Love Lucy theme), dies at 89 1997 Death Clare Lucy Madeleine Evans, historian, dies at 37 1996 Death Jessica Lucy Mitford, author, dies at 78 1996 Death Lucy Faithfull, children's campaigner, dies at 85 1995 Death Gail Gordon, actor (Our Miss Brooks, Lucy Show), dies of cancer at 89 1995 Death Gale Gordon, comedian (Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy), dies at 89 1992 Event Lucy in Peanuts comics raises her Pyschiatric Help from 5 cents to 47 cents 1991 Event Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman's musical premieres in New York City 1989 Event "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for 1st time in over 30 years 1989 Death Lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78 1986 Death Desi Arnaz, actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy), dies at 69 of cancer 1986 Death Frank Nelson, actor (Ralph-I Love Lucy, Jack Benny Show), dies at 75 1979 Death Vivian Vance, actress (Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy), diesof cancer at 67 1976 Birthday Jenny Lewis, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, actress, Becky-Life With Lucy 1975 Death Roy Roberts, actor (Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show), dies at 75 1970 Birthday Lucy Nusrala, born in St. Louis, Missouri, 5k runner 1968 Birthday Lucy Liu, born in Queens, New York, actress, known for television show, 'Ally McBeal', and film roles, 'Kill Bill', 'Kung Fu Panda', Charlie's Angels 1968 Birthday Lucy Lawless, New Zealander Actress 1967 Event 19th Emmy Awards: Mission Impossible, Monkees, Don Knotts and Lucy Ball 1967 Birthday Trini Alvarado, born in New York City, New York, actor, known for playing role of Meg in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, and Lucy Lynskey in film, The Frighteners 1966 Death William Frawley, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy), dies at 89 1965 Birthday Lucy Han, born in Hartford, Conn, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-7th-1994 1964 Birthday Helen Marina Lucy Windsor, England, daughter of Prince Edward 1962 Event Lucy Show premieres 1960 Birthday Clare Lucy Madeleine Evans, historian 1958 Birthday Charlene Tilton, born in San Diego, California, actress, Lucy Ewing-Dallas 1957 Birthday Lynn Herring, Enid Oklahoma, actress, Lucy Coe-General Hospital 1957 Event "I Love Lucy," last airs on CBS-TV 1957 Event Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV 1956 Event "I Love Lucy" Christmas show airs, never put in syndication 1956 Birthday Lucy Gutteridge, actress, Top Secret, Trouble With Spies 1956 Event 8th Emmy Awards: Ed Sullivan Show, Phil Silvers Show and Lucy Ball 1956 Event Autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled 1956 Event University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black) 1956 Event Autherine J Lucy admitted to University of Alabama, suspended 2/7 after a riot 1954 Event 6th Emmy Awards: I Love Lucy, Donald O'Connor and Eve Arden wins 1953 Event 5th Emmy Awards: I Love Lucy, Thomas Mitchell and Helen Hayes wins 1953 Birthday Desi Arnaz, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Craig-Here's Lucy, Fakeout, Joyride 1952 Event 1st TV acknowledgement of pregnancy (I Love Lucy) 1951 Event "I Love Lucy" debuts on CBS TV 1951 Birthday Lucie Arnaz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Kim-Here's Lucy, Jazz Singer 1950 Birthday Richard Keith, Lafayette, Louisiana, actor, Little Ricky-I Love Lucy 1947 Birthday Betty Thomas, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Lucy Baines-Hill Street Blues 1941 Birthday John Fred, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, born John Fred Gourrier, musician, co-wrote chart-topping parody of The Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' 1933 Birthday Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, England, Duchess of Kent 1929 Birthday Autherine Lucy, 1st black to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa 1922 Birthday Lucy Killea, assemblywoman-Calif 1917 Birthday Desi Arnaz, born in Santiago Cuba, actor, I Love Lucy 1911 Birthday Lucille Ball, born in Jamestown, New York, comedienne/actress, I Love Lucy, Mame 1910 Birthday Lucy Faithfull, children's campaigner 1909 Birthday Lucy Kroll, entertainment agent 1907 Birthday Vivian Vance, born in Cherryvale, Kansas, actress, Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy 1906 Birthday Gale Gordon, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Conklin-Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy 1905 Birthday Charles Lane, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show 1900 Birthday Roy Roberts, born in Tampa, Florida, actor, Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show 1893 Death Lucy Stone, American Activist 1893 Death Lucy [Blackwell-]Stone, U.S. abolitionist/feminist, dies 1893 Birthday William Frawley, Iowa, actor, Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy, Bub-My 3 Sons 1878 Event 1st Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn 1874 Birthday Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian Educator 1866 Event Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st U.S. woman to earn a DDS degree 1833 Birthday Lucy Hobbs Taylor, 1st U.S. woman dentist, 1866 1831 Birthday Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, 1st lady, 1877-81 1824 Birthday Lucy Larcom, American Poet 1818 Birthday Lucy Blackwell-Stone, U.S. abolitionist, U.S. Woman's Suffrage Association 1818 Birthday Lucy Stone, American Activist
