2014 Event The U.S. announces that it is on track to enroll 7 million people in government-mandated health insurance programs by the deadline at midnight 2003 Death John Schlesinger, director, Midnight Cowboy, dies at 77 1996 Death James Leo Herlihy, author (Midnight Cowboy), commits suicide at 66 1995 Death Wolfman Jack, disc jockey (Midnight Special), dies at 57 1993 Death James Leo Herlihy, novelist (Midnight Cowboy), dies at 66 1993 Death Richard Webb, actor (Captain Midnight), shoots himself at 77 1991 Death Brad Davis, U.S., actor (Midnight Express, Chariots of Fire), dies at 41 1991 Death Brad Davis, actor (Sybil, Midnight Express), dies of AIDS at 41 1987 Event Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose and Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team 1987 Death Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79 1986 Event Captain Midnight (John R. MacDougall) interrupts HBO 1979 Event 36th Golden Globes: Midnight Express, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda 1976 Death Rex O'Malley, actor (Camille, Zara, Midnight, Thief), dies at 75 1974 Birthday Danielle DuClos, actress, Midnight Run, Zits 1973 Event "Midnight Special" rock music show debuts on NBC-TV 1972 Death Edward Earle, actor (Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight), dies at 90 1970 Event 42nd Academy Awards - "Midnight Cowboy," John Wayne and Maggie Smith win 1970 Event "The Epoch" (Time 0 for UNIX systems, Midnight GMT) 1969 Event "Midnight Cowboy" released with an X rating 1965 Death Gareth Hughes, actor (Midnight Girl), dies at 71 1965 Birthday Vinnie Jones, born in Watford, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, won 1988 FA Cup Final with Wimbledon, actor, appeared in 'The Midnight Meat Train' 1964 Death Frank Conroy, actor (Midnight Mary, Threat), dies at 73 1959 Birthday Peter Greene, born in Brooklyn, New York, producer, After Midnight 1958 Birthday "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, wrestler, SMW/ECW/NJPW/WCW, Midnight Express 1957 Birthday Belinda Lipscomb, vocalist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1957 Birthday Bo Watson, vocalist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1957 Birthday Melvin Gentry, vocalits/guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1957 Birthday Vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player, Midnight Star-No Parking 1956 Birthday Kenneth Grant, bass/vocalist, Midnight Star-No Parking, Operator 1956 Birthday Jeffrey Cooper, rock guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1955 Birthday Reginald Calloway, trumpet player, Midnight Star-No Parking 1953 Birthday Kevin Rowlands, rock vocalist, Dexy's Midnight Runners-Come on Eileen 1953 Birthday William Simmons, sax/keyboardist, Midnight Star-No Parking 1950 Birthday Randy Quaid, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Midnight Express, Vacation, SNL 1949 Birthday Brad Davis, Tallahassee, Florida, actor, Roots, Chiefs, Midnight Express 1947 Birthday Salman Rushdie, Pak, novelist, Midnight's Children, Satanic Verses 1944 Birthday Marie-France Pisier, Daclat, Vietnam, actress, Scruples, Midnight 1943 Birthday Maria Muldaur, Greenwich Village, New York, singer, Midnight at the Oasis 1941 Birthday Harry Nilsson, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer/guitarist, Midnight Cowboy 1940 Birthday John Hurt, England, actor, Elephant Man, Alien, Midnight Express 1939 Event NY's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight 1939 Birthday Wolfman Jack, Bob Smith, born in Brooklyn, New York, DJ, Midnight Special 1938 Birthday Jon Voight, born in Yonkers, New York, actor, Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy 1938 Birthday John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist, After Midnight 1935 Birthday Dennis Christopher George Potter, playwright, Karaoke, Midnight Movie 1932 Birthday Sylvia Miles, New York City, actress, Midnight Cowboy, Farewell My Lovely 1926 Birthday John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist, Round Midnight 1926 Birthday John Schlesinger, born in London, England, director, Midnight Cowboy, Darling 1922 Birthday Dave Appell, singer/musician/songwriter, In the Midnight Hour 1915 Birthday Edmond O'Brien, New York City, actor, Sam Benedict, Johnny Midnight 1910 Death Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, HW boxing champ, shot and killed 1907 Birthday Earl Wilson, Rockford, Ohio, columnist, Midnight Earl 1906 Birthday Raymond Keane, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, Midnight Sun, Love Eagle 1906 Birthday June Collyer, New York City, actress, Before Midnight, Charley's Aunt 1905 Birthday Lila Lee, Union City, New Jersey, actress, Midnight Girl, Blood and Sand 1901 Birthday Rex O'Malley, born in London, England, actor, Camille, Zara, Midnight 1894 Birthday Gareth Hughes, Llanelly Wales, actor, Midnight Girl 1887 Birthday Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, HW boxing champ, 1908-10 1884 Birthday Joseph Crehan, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight 1882 Birthday Edward Earle, born in Toronto, Ontario, actor, Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight 1874 Birthday Sidney Toler, Warrensburg, Missouri, actor, Madame X, Meeting at Midnight 1852 Event Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m)
