2012 Event Following severe floods in southern France, hundreds of pilgrims are evacuated from the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes 2012 Event Astronomers have identified the nearest planet outside of our Solar System, Alpha Centauri B, which circles its star much closer than Mercury orbits our Sun 2003 Death Martha Scott, actress, Our Town, dies at 86 2002 Death Joe Cobb, actor, an original Our Gang cast member, dies at 84 2002 Death "Darwood ""Ken"" Kaye Smith", actor/minister, Our Gang, dies at 72 2002 Death Harold Russell, Oscar winner, The Best Years of Our Lives, dies at 88 1999 Death Sarah Delany, author/teacher, Having Our Say, dies at 109 1995 Event "Having Our Say" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 308 performances 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 1995 Event "Having Our Say" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 308 performances 1994 Death Harry Horner, Czechoslovakian/U.S. set designer/director, 'Our Town', dies at 84 1994 Death Macdonald Carey, actor (Days of Our Lives), dies of cancer at 81 1994 Event 10th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1993 Death Gordon Douglas, director (Call Me Mr. Tibbs, Our Gang), dies at 85 1993 Death George "Spanky" McFarland, child actor (Our Gang), dies at age 65 1993 Death Ad van Gessel, Dutch actor (Everything For Our Soldiers), dies 1993 Death Joy Garrett, actress (Days of Our Lives), dies of liver failure 1993 Death Joy Garrett, actress (Days of Our Live), dies of liver failure at 47 1993 Death Florence Desmond, Dawson, actress (Sally in Our Alley), dies at 87 1992 Death Dana Andrews, actor (Best Years of Our Lifes), dies at 83 1992 Death John H Davis, actor (Our Gang), dies of respiratory failure at 78 1992 Death Maxine Audley, British actress (Vikings, Our Man in Havana), dies at 69 1992 Death Andrew Samuel, child actor (Our Gang), dies at 82 1992 Death William Walker, stuntman/actor (Our Man Flint), dies at 74 1991 Death Magdalena G Schenk, historical (Vorstenhuizen of our time), dies 1991 Event "Our Country's Good" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 48 performances 1991 Event "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 48 performances 1991 Death Graham Greene, British writer (3rd Man, Our man in Havana), dies at 86 1991 Event 7th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1990 Death Eve Arden, actress (Our Miss Brooks), dies at 82 1989 Death Earl Nightingale, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs, dies 1989 Death Kenneth McMillan, actor (Our Family Honor, Malone), dies at 67 1988 Event Timberlake Westenbaker's "Our Country's Good," premieres in London 1988 Event 4th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1987 Event 11th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1986 Death Paul Tournier, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings, dies from carcinoma, Troinex, Switzerland 1986 Death Robert Drivas, actor (Our Private World), dies at 47 1984 Event 1st planet outside our solar system discovered 1982 Death Stanley Holloway, comedian (My Fair Lady, Our Man Higgins), dies at 91 1981 Event "They're Playing Our Song" closes at Imperial New York City after 1082 performances 1981 Death Keefe Brasselle, actor (Be Our Guest), dies at 58 1979 Death Darla Hood, actress (Our Gang 1935-45), dies at 47 1979 Event "They're Playing Our Song" opens at Imperial New York City for 1082 performances 1979 Event Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres in New York City 1975 Death Charles Weidman, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Fables for Our Time), dies 1973 Birthday Christie Clark, Louisiana, actress, Carrie Brady-Days of Our Life 1973 Death Jack McGowan, actor (On Our Selection), dies at 54 1972 Death Mark A Van Doren, U.S. literary (Our Lady Peace), dies at 78 1972 Birthday Michael Bays, born in Enrico, California, actor, Bronx Zoo, Days of Our Live 1971 Birthday Patrick Muldoon, California, actor, Austin-Days of Our Lives, Melrose Place 1971 Birthday Bryan Dattilo, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, California Dreaming, Days of Our Lives 1971 Birthday Austin Peck, born in Hawaii, actor, Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives 1971 Birthday Krista Allen, born in Ventura, California, known for playing Billie Reed on 'Days of Our Lives' and Jenna Avid on 'Baywatch Hawaii', films include, 'Liar Liar' 1970 Event New York City local newspaper "Our Town" begins publishing 1968 Birthday Lisa Trusel, Cal, actress, Lizette-Father Murphy, Days of our Lives 1968 Death Sara Jane Roberts, child actress (Our Gang), dies after surgery at 44 1968 Death Fay Bainter, actress (Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair), dies at 76 1968 Birthday Charlotte Ross, Chicago, actress, Eve-Days of Our Lives 1968 Birthday Shannon Sturges, born in Hollywood, California, actress, daytime soap opera veteran, appeared in television shows Passions, Charmed, Savannah, Days of Our Lives 1967 Event 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special 1967 Birthday Melissa Brennan Reeves, born in Eatontown, New Jersey, actress, Jen-Days of our Lives 1966 Birthday Thyme Lewis, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Jonah-Days of our Lives 1965 Event "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV 1965 Birthday Crystal Chappell, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, actress, Carly "Days of our Lives" 1965 Birthday Lisa Rinna, born in Newport Beach, California, actress, Billie-Days of Our Life 1964 Birthday Mark Valley, Odgensvurg, New York, actor, Days of Our Lives 1964 Event Supreme's "Where Did Our Love Go," reaches #1 1964 Birthday Staci Greason, Denver, actress, Isabella Toscando-Days of Our Lives 1964 Birthday Robert Kelker-Kelly, born in Wichita, Kansas, Bo-Days of our Live 1963 Birthday Karen Moncrieff, Sacramento California, actress, Xtro 3, Days of Our Lives 1963 Birthday Lisa Howard, actress, Days of Our Life, Rolling Vengeance 1963 Birthday Deborah Moore, born in London, England, actress, Danielle-Day of Our Lives 1963 Death Tom Keene, actor (Our Daily Bread), dies of cancer at 68 1963 Birthday Tracey E. Bregman Recht, Munich Germany, actress, Days of Our Life 1962 Birthday Michael T Weiss, Chicago, actor, Jarod-Pretender, Days of our Lives 1962 Birthday Robert Mailhouse, New Haven, Connecticut, actor, Brian-Days of our Life 1961 Birthday John Clarke, actor, Mickey-Days of Our Life 1961 Birthday Iris DeMent, Paragould Ar, country singer, Our Town 1960 Birthday Richard Biggs, born in Columbus Ohio, actor, Marcus-Days of Our Lives 1960 Birthday Matthew Ashford, Davenport, Iowa, actor, Jack Devaraux-Days of Our Lives 1959 Birthday Patricia Pease Jeffers, born in North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of our Life 1959 Birthday Eileen Davidson, born in Artesia, California, actress, Kristen-Days of our Life 1958 Birthday Sheree J Wilson, Rochester, Minnesota, actress, Our Family Honor, Dallas 1958 Birthday Billy Hufsey, actor, Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life 1958 Event Our Lady of Angels School burns, killing 92 students and 3 nuns (Chic) 1958 Birthday Wallace Kurth, actor, Days of Our Lives, Ned/Ed-General Hospital 1958 Birthday Patsy Pease, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of Our Lives 1958 Death Magdalene Szekely-Lulofs, author (Our Italian Employees), dies at 58 1957 Birthday Richard Powers, born in Evanston, Illinois, author, wrote novel, 'The Time of Our Singing', 'Plowing the Dark', 'The Echo Maker', 'Generosity: An Enhancement' 1956 Birthday T K Carter, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Mike-Punky Brewster, Just our Luck 1956 Birthday Arleen Sorkin, actress, Days of Our Lives, America's Funniest Videos 1955 Birthday Patti Weaver, West Virginia, actress, Days of our Life, Gina-Young and Restless 1955 Birthday Michael Sabatino, born in California, actor, Days of Our Life, Bold and Beautiful 1955 Birthday Peter Reckell, Elkhart, actor, Days of our Lifes 1955 Birthday Charles Shaughnessy, London, actor, Shane-Days of our Lives, Nanny 1953 Birthday Bess Armstrong, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws 1953 Birthday Roberta Leighton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actress, Ginger-Days of Our Lives 1952 Event Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres 1952 Birthday Deborah Adair, actress, Tracey-Dynasty, Kate-Day of Our Life 1951 Birthday Tanya Boyd, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Celeste-Days of our Life 1951 Birthday Stephen Nichols, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Witchboard, Days of our Lives 1951 Event "Pardon Our French" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 100 performances 1950 Event "Pardon Our French" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 100 performances 1950 Birthday James Reynolds, born in Oskaloosa, Kansas, actor, Abe Carver-Days of our Lives 1948 Birthday John de Lancie, actor, Q-Star Trek Next Gen, Days of our Lives 1947 Death Karl Mannheim, sociologist (Diagnosis of Our Time), dies at 53 1946 Birthday Gloria Loring, New York City, actress and singer, Days of our Life 1945 Birthday Thaao Penghlis, actor, Mission Impossible, Tony-Days of Our Life 1945 Birthday Brenda Benet, Hollywood, actress, Lee-Days of Our Lives, Beach Ball 1945 Birthday Joy Garrett, actress, Jo-Days of Our Lives 1944 Birthday Deidre Hall, Milwaukee, actress, Days of our Lives, Our House 1944 Event Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London 1944 Birthday Mary Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go 1943 Death Richard T Ely, U.S. economist (Ground under our feet), dies 1943 Birthday Susan Seaforth Hayes, actress, Days of our Life, Young and Restless 1943 Birthday Mary Frann, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Joanna-Newhart, Days of Our Live 1942 Event Thornton Wilders "Skin of our Teeth," premieres in New York City 1942 Birthday Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, rocker, Spanky and Our Gang-Lazy Day 1942 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Ellen Glasgow (In this our Life) 1938 Birthday Robert Drivas, Choromokos, Chicago, actor, Our Private World 1938 Birthday Dick Anthony Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Family Honor 1938 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Thornton Wilder (Our Town) 1938 Event "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway 1938 Event "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, premieres 1937 Birthday David Behrman, born in Salzburg, Austria, composer, producer, Music of Our Time series, Columbia Records, founding member, Sonic Arts Union 1937 Birthday Jed Allan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Days of our Lives, CC-Santa Barbara 1936 Birthday Mischa de Vreede, poet, Our Eternal Hunger 1935 Birthday Susan Brownmiller, Brooklyn, feminist author, Against Our Wills 1933 Birthday Eileen Fulton, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Our Private World 1933 Birthday Lance Percival, actor/singer, Darling Lili, Our Miss Fred 1933 Birthday John Aniston, Crete, actor, Search for Tomorrow, Day of our Lives 1932 Event "Free Eats" introduces George "Spanky" McFarland to "Our Gang" 1931 Event Congress makes "Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem 1931 Event Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Netherlands) 1929 Birthday Nigel Pickering, guitarist, Spanky and Our Gang 1928 Birthday James Coburn, Laurel Nebr, actor, Our Man Flint, Magnificent Seven 1925 Birthday Bill Hayes, born in Harvey, Illinois, actor, Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life 1923 Birthday Keefe Brasselle, Elyria Ohio, actor, Be Our Guest 1921 Birthday Earl Nightingale, born in Los Angeles, California, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs 1920 Birthday Irving Howe, U.S., writer/critic, World of Our Fathers 1917 Birthday Googie Withers, born in Karachi, India, actress, 1 of Our Aircraft is Missing 1914 Birthday Martha Scott, born in Jamesport, Missouri, actress, Dallas, Bionic Woman, Our Town 1914 Birthday Harold Russell, actor, Best Years of Our Life 1906 Birthday Frank Parker, born in New York City, actor, Shawn-Days of our Life 1905 Birthday Michael Kemp Tippett, English composer and conductor, Child of our Time 1902 Birthday Erin O'Brien-Moore, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Peyton Place, Our Little Girl 1901 Birthday Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer, When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay 1899 Birthday Natalie Talmadge, actress, Our Hospitality 1898 Birthday Rod La Rocque, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Modern Maidens 1898 Birthday Paul Tournier, born in Geneva, Switzerland, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings 1897 Birthday Thornton Wilder, U.S., novelist/playwright, Our Town 1896 Birthday Tom Keene, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Our Daily Bread 1893 Event The Critic reports that ice cream soda is our national drink 1891 Birthday Robertson Hare, born in London, England, actor, Our Girl Friday, Banana Ridge 1891 Birthday Fay Bainter, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair 1889 Birthday Isabel Randolph, Illinois, actress, Fuller Brush Girl, Our Miss Brooks 1876 Birthday Karl B Adam, German theologist, Christ our Brother 1871 Birthday Franc S Finzgar, Slovenian clergyman/writer, Our Blood 1863 Death Frederick William Faber, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham, dies 1814 Birthday Frederick William Faber, born in Calverley, England, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham
