2014 Event Texas Governor Rick Perry has been convicted of felony for threatening to block state funds from the office of District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg unless she resigned; the threat stemmed from Lehmberg's arrest for drunk driving 2014 Event In an effort to address the flood of unaccompanied immigrant children crossing the Texas border, Governor Rick Perry sends 1,000 National Guard troops to provide border security 2012 Event Rick Majerus, the head basketball coach at Saint Louis University, announces his retirement due to health issues 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Rick Santorum wins the caucuses in the state of Louisiana 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins the 2012 Iowa Caucus by 8 votes over Rick Santorum 2012 Event Iowa voters attend electoral caucuses; Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum lead Republican contenders as nominees for President of the United States 2004 Death Rick James, Singer, Super Freak, dies at 54 2003 Death Rick Husband, astronaut, commander of Columbia, STS-107 2000 Death Rick Jason, actor, Combat, dies at 74 1997 Death Murray Burnett, writer, Everybody Goes to Rick's - later filmed as Casablanca, dies at 86 1997 Event Rocker Rick Danko gets suspended sentence in Japan for drug smuggling 1997 Event Rick Pitino becomes coach of Boston Celtics 1997 Event PBA National Championship Won by Rick Steelsmith 1995 Death Rick Ferrell, Hall of Fame catcher, dies at 89 1995 Death Rick Aviles, U.S. comic/actor (Ghost), dies of AIDS 1993 Death Edwin "Rick" Bakker, author (Rick's Report/AIDS Diary), dies at 31 1992 Death Rick Emery, dies after long illness at 39 1991 Event Funk singer Rick James, arrested on sexual torture charges 1990 Event WWF Summer Slam-Ultimate Warrior beats Rick Rude 1990 Event Rick Dee's "Into the Night," premieres on ABC-TV 1990 Death Rick Grech, rocker (Blind Faith, Traffic), dies at 44 1989 Event Los Angeles Dodgers beat Montreal Expos, 1-0, in 22 innings (Rick Dempsey home run) 1989 Event New York Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher 1988 Event Rick Sutcliffe swipes home, 1st pitcher since Pascual Perez in 1984 to steal home 1988 Event Yankees' Rick Rhoden becomes 1st pitcher to DH (0 for 1 with an RBI) 1987 Event Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe 57-55 to win NL Cy Young Award 1987 Event Don Baylor sets career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 (Pitcher Rick Rhoden) 1985 Death Rick Nelson, singer and actor (Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), dies at 45 1985 Birthday Steven Hartman, Westlake California, actor, Rick Forrester-Bold and Beautiful 1984 Event Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen loses his arm in a car crash 1984 Event Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher 1984 Event Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young 1984 Event Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Don Drysdale, Pee Wee Reese, and Luis Aparicio inducted into Hall of Fame 1984 Event Pee Wee Reese and Rick Ferrell elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1983 Event Dodgers trade Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut 1983 Event Cards trade Keith Hernandez to Mets for Neil Allen and Rick Ownbey 1982 Event Closest Indy 500, Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds 1981 Event Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yankees for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles 1980 Event Oak A's Rick Langford is removed with 2 outs in 9th inning ending his consecutive complete-game streak at 22 1980 Event Former Buggles members Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn replace Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman in Yes 1980 Event Rick Barry, Houston, is 1st in NBA to score 8, 3-pt goals in a game 1979 Event Los Angeles Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year 1978 Event Flyers' Rick MacLeash scores on 6th penalty shot against Islanders 1977 Event "Dis-Gorilla (part 1)" by Rick Dees peaks at #56 1977 Event Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner 1976 Event Rick Barry (SF), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 1976 Event Rick Barry (SF), begins then longest NBA free throw streak of 60 1976 Event Denver's Rick Upchurch returns 2 punts for TDs against Cleveland 1976 Event Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues U.S. flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire 1975 Event Rick and Paul Reuschel become 1st brothers to pitch a combined shut out 1974 Event Keyboardist Rick Wakeman quits rock group "Yes" 1974 Birthday Rick Terry, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1973 Birthday Rick Plum, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, MVV 1973 Event Rick Wohlhuter runs record 880 yards in 1:44.6 1972 Birthday Rick Brunson, NBA guard, Portland Trailblazers 1972 Event Padres draft Dave Roberts #1, Indians draft Rick Manning #2 1972 Event Lopsided trade, Cards trade Steve Carlton to Phillies for Rick Wise 1971 Birthday Rick Yune, American Actor 1971 Birthday Rick Walters, CFL slot back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1971 Event Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 home runs and no-hits Reds 1971 Event Phillies Rick Wise no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 4-0 1971 Birthday Rick Lyle, defensive end/defensive tackle for the New York Jets 1970 Birthday Rick Hamilton, WLAF linebacker, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Birthday Rick Schroder, born in New York, actor, Ricky-Silver Spoons, Champ, Earthling 1970 Birthday Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears 1970 Death Rick Besoyan, composer, dies at 45 1970 Birthday Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Rick Krivda, Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1969 Birthday Rick Mercer, born in St. John's, Canada, comedian, satirist, television personality, created television show, 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes', trademark routine titled, 'Talking to Americans' 1969 Birthday Rick Fox, NBA guard and forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics 1969 Birthday Rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie for the Calgary Flames 1968 Birthday Rick McNair, born in Berkeley, California, water polo 2m defender 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets 1967 Birthday Rick Cunningham, NFL tackle, Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders 1966 Birthday Rick Astley, rock vocalist, Never Gonna Give You Up 1965 Birthday Rick Larsen, American Politician 1965 Event A's draft Rick Monday #1 1965 Birthday Slick Rick, American Musician 1965 Birthday Rick Tuten, NFL punter for the Seattle Seahawks 1963 Birthday Rick Allen, rock drummer, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1962 Birthday Rick Todd, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Ben Hogan Dakota 1961 Birthday Rick Aguilera, San Gabriel California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1961 Birthday Edwin "Rick" Bakker, Dutch author: Rick's Report, AIDS Diary 1961 Birthday Rick Gibson, Calgary Alta, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 CPGA 1961 Birthday Rick Moody, American Novelist 1960 Birthday Rick Savage, bass player, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1960 Birthday Rick de Leeuw, Dutch singer, Trockener Kecks, songwriter/producer 1958 Birthday Rick Pearson, Marianna, Florida, Nike golfer, 1990 Yuma Open 1958 Birthday Rick Mahorn, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons 1958 Birthday Rick Santorum, born in Winchester, Virginia, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1991 - 1995, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1995 - 2007 1958 Birthday Rick Lazio, born in Amityville, New York, Representative-R-New York 1993 - 2001 1958 Birthday Rick Reilly, American Writer 1957 Birthday Brian Fitzpatrick, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, actor, Rick Alden-Loving 1957 Birthday Rick Rossovich, Palo Alto California, actor, Top Gun, Roxanne, ER 1957 Birthday Rick Douglas Husband, born in Amarillo, Texas, USAF Major/astronaut 1957 Birthday Rick Darling, cricketer, accident-prone/dashing Aussie opener 1978-79 1956 Birthday Rick Olsen, rock guitarist, Berlin-Take My Breath Away 1956 Birthday Rick Sutcliffe, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs 1956 Birthday "The Model" Rick Martel, Richard Vignault, wrestler, WWF/AWA 1955 Birthday Rick Buckler, Paul Richard Buckler, rock drummer, Jam 1954 Birthday Rick Honeycutt, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1954 Birthday Rick Cerone, Newark, New Jersey, catcher, Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/Expos 1954 Birthday Rick Warren, San Jose, California, Pastor of Saddleback Church in Southern California 1954 Birthday Rick Finch, rocker, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It 1953 Birthday Rick Downey, rocker drummer/vocalist, Blue Oyster Cult 1953 Birthday Rick Henderson, Beaumont, Texas, singer, Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around 1953 Birthday Rick Rhoden, pitcher, New York Yankees 1953 Birthday Rick Moranis, born in Toronto, SCTV, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Spaceballs 1953 Birthday Rick Wagoner, American Businessman 1952 Birthday Rick Ross, American Celebrity 1952 Birthday Rick Waits, baseball pitcher, Rangers, Indians, Twins 1951 Birthday Rick Mears, Indy-car racer, over 25 wins 1951 Birthday Rick Bordia, rock guitarist, Mink Deville 1951 Birthday Rick Dees, radio disc jock, KIIS LA 1950 Birthday Rick Baker, Binghamton, New York, special effects makeup artist, Exorcist 1950 Birthday Rick Perry, born in Paint Creek, Texas, politician, Republican, 47th Governor of Texas, chairman Republican Governors Association, 2008 1950 Birthday Rick Flair, Richard Fliehr, wrestling champ, NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA 1950 Birthday Rick Medlocke, rock guitarist and vocalist, Blackfoot 1949 Birthday Rick Roberts, rocker, Firefall 1949 Birthday Rick Springfield, Australia, General Hospital, Jessie's Girl 1949 Birthday Rick Wakeman, rock keyboardist, Yes-Fish Out of Water 1949 Birthday Rick Reuschel, pitcher, New York Yankees 1948 Birthday Rick Parfitt, Surrey England, pop guitarist/singer, Status Quo-Wanderer 1948 Birthday Rick James, American Musician 1947 Birthday Rick Derringer, rocker, I am the Real American, Hulk Hogan's theme 1947 Birthday Rick Anderson, rock bassist, Tubes 1947 Birthday Rick Zehringer, Ohio, rocker, McCoys 1946 Birthday Rick Nielsen, Rockford, Illinois, rock vocalist and guitarist, Cheap Trick 1946 Birthday Rick McCosker, cricketer, fine Australian opener 1975-80 1946 Birthday Rick van der Linden, Dutch keyboardist, Ekseption 1946 Birthday Rick Boucher, American Politician 1946 Birthday Rick Allen, Arkansas, rock bassist, Box Tops-Letter 1945 Birthday Rick Grech, Bordeaux France, rock bassist, Blind Faith, Traffic 1945 Birthday Rick Wright, keyboardist of Pink Floyd 1945 Event Washington Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games 1944 Birthday Rick Berman, Richard, producer, Star Trek Generations 1944 Birthday Rick Davies, born in London, England, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Supertramp 1944 Birthday Rick Price, born in Birmingham, England, bassist, rock music, bass player, played with Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, The Move 1944 Event NBA rookie of the year in 1966, Rick Barry 1944 Birthday Rick Barry, ABA/NBA forward, New York Nets, Golden State Warriors 1943 Birthday Rick Danko, Canada, rocker, The Band-Islands, Stage Fright 1943 Birthday Rick Samwell-Smith, rocker, Yardbirds-For Your Love 1943 Birthday Rick West, Richard Westwood, rocker, Brian Poole and Tremeloes 1942 Birthday Rick Huxley, guitarist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Birthday Rick Sylvester, parachute ski jumper, world record 3,300' 1941 Birthday Frederick "Rick" Hauck, born in Long Beach, California, astr, STS-7, STS 51-A, STS-26 1941 Birthday Rick Laird, jazz musician, Gerry Niewood and Timepiece 1939 Birthday Rick Lenz, born in Springfield, Illinois, actor, Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John 1934 Event Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning including record 4 consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters 1932 Birthday Rick Hall, country/R&B singer 1926 Birthday Rick Jason, New York City, actor, Day of the Wolves, Eagles Attack at Dawn 1924 Birthday Rick Besoyan, composer 1914 Birthday Rick Slabbinck, Flemish painter 1913 Birthday Rick Schagen, Dutch actress, Saartje-Swiebertje 1909 Birthday Rick Warren, American Writer 1905 Birthday Rick Ferrell, baseball Hall of Fame catcher
