2003 Death John Ritter, actor/comic, Three's Company, dies at 56 1988 Event Louise Ritter, U.S., jumps 6'8" to win Olympic gold medal 1984 Event 36th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, John Ritter and Tyne Daly 1980 Birthday Jason Ritter, American Actor 1974 Death Tex Ritter, country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67 1969 Death Thelma Ritter, actress (Miracle on 34th Street), dies at 63 1969 Death Thelma Ritter, actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63 1969 Event Actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack and she dies Feb 5th 1958 Death Mary Ritter Beard, American historian, dies at 82 1948 Birthday John Ritter, born in Burbank, California, actor, Jack-3's Company, Hearts Afire 1947 Death Franz X. Ritter von Epp, German General (SW Africa), dies at 79 1940 Birthday Donald L. Ritter, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1979 - 1993 1933 Birthday Claude King, born in Keithville, Louisiana, singer, songwriter, performed on Louisiana Hayride television and radio show, billed alongside Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter 1917 Death JFW Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist (Nobel 1905), dies 1915 Death Kaspar C E Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austrian sculptor, dies at 84 1914 Death Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German catholic lawyer, dies at 87 1906 Birthday Tex Ritter, Texas, country singer, 5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind 1905 Birthday Thelma Ritter, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Miracle on 34th Street 1898 Death Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, Austria botanist, dies at 66 1896 Death Alexander Ritter, composer, dies at 62 1891 Death Frederic Louis Ritter, composer, dies at 67 1882 Birthday Pierre H Ritter, Jr., Dutch literary/head, Utrecht Newspaper 1876 Death Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist, dies at 84 1868 Birthday Franz X. Ritter von Epp, German general, China 1858 Death Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79 1846 Death Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83 1835 Birthday J. F. W. Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist, Nobel 1905 1833 Birthday Alexander Ritter, composer 1831 Birthday Anton Kerner Ritter von Marilaun, Austria botanist 1830 Birthday Kaspar CE Ritter von Zumbusch, German/Austria sculptor 1827 Birthday Johann F Ritter von Schulte, German Catholic lawyer 1824 Birthday Frederic Louis Ritter, composer 1822 Birthday August Ritter von Pettenkofen, painter 1808 Death Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer, dies at 60 1800 Birthday Ludwig A. F. Ritter von Kochel, Austrian musicologist, Mozart, Fux 1792 Birthday Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer, Estonian/German embryologist 1787 Death Christoph W. Ritter von Gluck, composer (Iphigenie Tauride), dies at 73 1779 Birthday Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography 1778 Birthday Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer/royal chaplain master 1767 Event Van Ritter von Glucks opera "Alceste" premiers 1763 Birthday Peter Ritter, composer 1748 Birthday Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer 1714 Birthday Christoph W. Ritter von Gluck, Austria composer, Il there pastore
