2012 Event A new wing dedicated to Islamic art is opened at the Musee du Louvre in Paris, France; the area contains 3,000 from the seventh to the 19th century 2011 Event Sonya Thomas is declared the winner of the U.S. Chicken Wing Eating Championship after consuming 183 Buffalo wings in 12 minutes 1999 Death Andrew Keith, writer, Wing Commander, dies at 41 1991 Event New York Rangers right wing Mike Gartner scores his 500th NHL goal 1987 Event Yitzhak Shamir re-elected chairman of right wing Herut Party 1980 Event Jaromir Wagner is 1st to fly Atlantic standing on wing 1978 Birthday Sanna Lankosaari, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1978 Birthday Karolina Rantamaki, ice hockey left wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1977 Birthday Maria Helena Selin, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1977 Birthday Radek Dvorak, born in Tabor, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1977 Birthday Terry Ryan, St. Johns, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1976 Birthday Shane Doan, Eston, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Birthday Craig Mills, Toronto, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Birthday David Nemirovsky, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1976 Birthday Jason Wiemer, born in Kimberley, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1976 Birthday Ryan Smyth, Banff, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1975 Birthday Brett Lindros, London, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1975 Event Ed Giacomin as a Red Wing returns to Mad Sq Garden beats Rangers 6-4 1975 Birthday Katja Riipi, ice hockey left wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Eric Daze, born in Montreal, Quebec, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1975 Birthday Dave Roche, Lindsay, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1975 Birthday Niklas Sundstrom, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1975 Birthday Michal Grosek, born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1975 Birthday Landon Wilson, St. Louis, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1975 Birthday Todd Bertuzzi, Sudbury, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1975 Birthday Vitali Yachmenev, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL right wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1974 Birthday Pavol Demitra, Dubnica Slo, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators, Blues 1974 Birthday Saku Koivu, Turku Fin, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Chris Murray, Port Hardy, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1974 Birthday Miroslav Satan, Topolcany Slo, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers, Sabres 1974 Event Detroit Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps 1974 Birthday Paul Kariya, Vancouver, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Valeri Bure, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens, Silver Meda 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Ken Belanger, Sault-ste-marie, California, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1974 Birthday Sergei Krivokrasov, born in Angarsk, Russia, NHL right wing, Blackhawks, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Jarrett Deuling, born in Vernon, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1974 Birthday Ian Mcintyre, Montreal, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1974 Birthday Stefan Ustorf, Kaufbeuren Ger, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1974 Birthday Todd Warriner, Blenheim, NHL left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1973 Birthday Andrew Brunette, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals 1973 Birthday Markus Naslund, born in Bonassund, Sweden, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1973 Birthday Rene Corbet, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1973 Birthday Jere Lehtinen, Espoo Fin, NHL right wing, Dallas Stars, Olympic-bronze-98 1973 Birthday Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1973 Birthday Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing, Whalers, Carolina, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Hanna Riikka Nieminen, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Grant Marshall, Mississauga, NHL right wing for the Dallas Stars 1973 Birthday Jason Dawe, North York, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1973 Birthday Matthew Barnaby, Ottawa, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1973 Birthday Alek Stojanov, born in Windsor, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1973 Birthday Patrick Poulin, born in Vanier, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1973 Birthday Alexei Kovalev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing for the New York Rangers 1973 Birthday Brian Rolston, Flint, NHL left wing, Olympics-1994, New Jersey Devils 1973 Birthday Chris Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics 1973 Birthday Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics 1973 Birthday Mark Kolesar, Minnedosa, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1973 Birthday Robert Dunn, Glenn Cove, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Jean-Francois Jomphe, Havre St-pierre California, NHL right wing, Anaheim 1972 Birthday Kirk Maltby, Guelph, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1972 Birthday Daniel Alfredsson, Grums Swe, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1972 Birthday Barry Potomski, Windsor, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1972 Birthday Yanick Dupre, Montreal, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1972 Birthday Ed Patterson, Delta, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1972 Birthday Glen Murray, Halifax, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1972 Birthday Trent McCleary, Swift Current, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1972 Birthday Sandy Mccarthy, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1972 Birthday Cheryl Abplanalp, Bryn Mawr Penn, team handball wing 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Turner Stevenson, Prince George, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1972 Birthday Mikael Renberg, Pitea Swe, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, TB Lightning 1972 Birthday Zigmund Palffy, Skalica Slo, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1972 Birthday Mariusz Czerkawski, born in Radomsko, Poland, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1972 Birthday Mike Kennedy, Vancouver, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1972 Birthday Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA 1972 Birthday Craig Johnson, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings and 1994 Olympic Team 1972 Birthday Jaromir Jagr, Kladno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Penguins, Czechoslovakian, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2006 Olympics 1972 Birthday Geoff Sanderson, Hay River, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers 1972 Birthday Chris Simon, Wawa, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1972 Birthday Mark Lawrence, Burlington, NHL right wing for the Dallas Stars 1972 Birthday Donald Brashear, Bedford, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1971 Birthday Joe Dziedzic, Minneapolis, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1971 Birthday Brad May, Toronto, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1971 Birthday Dan Plante, Hayward, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1971 Birthday Valeri Karpov, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1971 Birthday Eric Lacroix, born in Montreal, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1971 Birthday Mike Sillinger, Regina, NHL right wing, Vanc Canucks, Anaheim Ducks 1971 Birthday Mike Craig, St. Mary's, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1971 Birthday Steven Rice, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1971 Birthday Niklas Andersson, Kungalv Swe, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1971 Birthday Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1971 Birthday Oleg Petrov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1971 Birthday David Oliver, Sechelt, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Pavel Bure, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1971 Birthday Alexander Selivanov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1971 Birthday Louie Debrusk, Cambridge, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Martin Rucinsky, born in Most, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing, Canadiens, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Brian Savage, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1971 Event Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks 1971 Birthday Trent Klatt, Robbinsdale, NHL right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1971 Birthday Scott Thornton, London, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Darren Langdon, Deere Lake, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1971 Birthday Bobby Holik, Jihlava, Czech, Republic, NHL left wing, New Jersey Devils, Team Czechoslovakian Republic 1970 Birthday Bill Guerin, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, New Jersey Devils, Oilers 1970 Birthday Dawn Marple, born in Salem, Ohio, team handball wing/back 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Tony Amonte, Hingham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks, USA 1970 Birthday David Sacco, born in Malden, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Teemu Selanne, born in Helsinki, Finland, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1970 Birthday Russ Romaniuk, born in Winnipeg, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1970 Birthday Andrei Kovalenko, Gorky Rus, NHL right wing, Mont Canadiens, Edmonton 1970 Birthday Martin Gelinas, Shawinigan, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks 1970 Birthday Marty Mcinnis, Weymouth, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1970 Birthday Jim Cummins, Dearborn, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1970 Birthday Trevor Linden, Medicine Hat, NHL right wing, Canucks, New York Islanders 1970 Birthday Derek D. Brown, born in Washington D.C., team handball right wing 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Shawn Antoski, Brantford, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1970 Birthday Paul Kruse, Merritt, NHL left wing, Calgary Flames 1970 Birthday Lisa Eagen, Harlan Iowa, team handball wing/back court 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators 1970 Birthday Denis Chasse, Montreal, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1970 Birthday Scott Levins, Spokane, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1969 Birthday Scott Pearson, Cornwall, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1969 Birthday Darrin Shannon, Barrie, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Birthday Ed Ward, Edmonton, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1969 Birthday Jim Mckenzie, Gull Lake, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1969 Birthday Tie Domi, Windsor, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1969 Birthday Zdeno Ciger, Martin Slo, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1969 Birthday Dimitri Khristich, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1969 Birthday Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1969 Birthday Reid Simpson, Flin Flon, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1969 Birthday Vladimir Tsyplakov, Inta Rus, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings, Belarus 1998 1969 Birthday Dan Lacroix, Montreal, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1969 Birthday Joe Sacco, Medford, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1969 Birthday Jody Hull, Cambridge, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1969 Birthday Kristen Danihy, Lawton Oklahoma, team handball circle/wing 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Brendan Shanahan, Mimico Ont, NHL left wing, Whalers, Red Wings 1968 Birthday Keith Jones, Brantford, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1968 Birthday Tom Fitzgerald, Melrose, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1968 Birthday Benoit Brunet, Pointe Claire, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens 1968 Birthday Theoren Fleury, NHL right wing, Calgary Flames, Canada 1968 Birthday Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1968 Birthday Adam Graves, Toronto, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1968 Birthday Johan Garpenlov, born in Stockholm Sweden, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1968 Birthday Moira Kelly, born in Queens, New York, actress, director, played Mandy Hampton in the television series, The West Wing, and Karen Roe on the show, One Tree Hill 1968 Birthday Shjon Podein, born in Rochester, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1968 Birthday Rob Dimaio, Calgary, NHL right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1968 Birthday Peter Bondra, Lutsk Ukr, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1968 Birthday Sari Krooks, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1968 Birthday Mark Recchi, Kamloops, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1967 Birthday Garry Valk, Edmonton, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1967 Birthday Jocelyn Lemieux, Mont Laurier, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1967 Birthday Pat Elynuik, Foam Lake, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1967 Birthday Kelly Chase, Porcupine Plain California, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Bill Berg, St. Catharines, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1967 Birthday Joe Murphy, London, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1967 Birthday Scott Young, born in Clinton, Massachusetts, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Birthday Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Brad Dalgarno, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1967 Birthday Bill Huard, Welland, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1967 Birthday Mike Keane, Winnipeg, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Birthday Warren Rychel, Tecumseh, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Birthday Brent Fedyk, born in Yorkton, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1967 Birthday Robert Kron, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Marianne Ihalainen, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1967 Birthday Derek King, Hamilton, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders 1967 Birthday Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing, Washington Caps 1967 Birthday Randy Mckay, Montreal, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils 1967 Birthday Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1966 Birthday Patricia Neder, Wauykesha WI, team handball right wing, Olympic-92, 96 1966 Birthday Jim Sandlak, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1966 Birthday Kelly Buchberger, Langenburg, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1966 Birthday Chryssandra Hines, Bristol Conn, team handball wing 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Brad Lauer, Humboldt, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1966 Birthday Wendel Clark, Kelvington, NHL left wing, Toronto, New York Islanders 1966 Birthday Rudy Poeschek, Kamloops, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Birthday Martina McBride, born in Sharon, Kansas, singer, country music genre, songwriter, successful songs include, 'Happy Girl', 'A Broken Wing', 'Wrong Again', dubbed the, 'Celine Dion of Country Music' 1966 Birthday Shawn Burr, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Birthday Scott Mellanby, born in Montreal, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1966 Birthday Stephane Richer, Ripon, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils 1966 Birthday Nick Kypreos, born in Toronto, NHL left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1966 Birthday Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1966 Birthday Gary Roberts, North York, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames 1966 Birthday Paul Ysebaert, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Birthday Mikael Andersson, Malmo Swe, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Birthday Valeri Kamensky, born in Voskresensk, Russia, NHL left wing, Avalanche, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Brent Hughes, born in New Westminster, California, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1966 Birthday Thomas Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Todd Ewen, born in Saskatoon, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1966 Birthday John Druce, Peterborough, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings 1966 Birthday Peter Douris, Toronto, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1966 Birthday Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets 1966 Birthday Luc Robitaille, Montreal, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Pitts Penguins 1966 Birthday Paul Ranheim, St. Louis, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers 1966 Birthday Pavel Torgajev, Nizhnij Novgorod, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames 1966 Birthday Randy Burridge, Fort Erie, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1965 Birthday Craig Berube, Calahoo, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals 1965 Birthday Mike Peluso, Pengilly Canada, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1965 Birthday Todd Krygier, Chicago Heights, NHL left wing, Anaheim, Washington 1965 Birthday Shane Churla, Fernie, NHL right wing, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers 1965 Birthday Bob Probert, born in Windsor, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1965 Birthday Kevin Stevens, born in Brockton, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1965 Birthday Wayne Presley, born in Detroit, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1965 Birthday Mikko Makela, Tampere Finland, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1965 Birthday Esa Tikkanen, Helsinki FI, NHL left wing, Panthers, Canucks, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1965 Birthday Dave Lowry, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1965 Birthday Russ Courtnall, Duncan, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1964 Birthday Petr Klima, born in Chaomutov, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Birthday Joey Kocur, Calgary, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1964 Birthday John Maclean, Oshawa, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils 1964 Birthday John Tucker, Windsor, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Birthday Brett Hull, NHL right wing, MVP 1991, 86 goals 1964 Birthday Brett Hull, born in Belleville, Ontario, NHL right wing, St. Louis Blues, USA 1964 Birthday Yuri Khmylev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1964 Birthday Tony Granato, Downers Grove, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1964 Birthday Murray Craven, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1963 Birthday Kevin Dineen, Quebec City, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1963 Birthday Randy Wood, Princeton, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1963 Birthday Mike Donnelly, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1963 Birthday Greg Adams, Nelson, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1963 Birthday Steve Thomas, born in Stockport, England, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1963 Birthday Bob Carpenter, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils 1963 Birthday Dannette Leininger, born in Kailua, Hawaii, team handball wing, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Kelly Miller, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals 1963 Birthday Mike Hough, Montreal, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1961 Birthday Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators 1960 Birthday Glenn Anderson, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1960 Birthday Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings 1960 Birthday Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing, Minn North Stars, Washington Caps 1959 Birthday Allison Janney, born in Dayton, Ohio, actress, films include, 'American Beauty', 'Nurse Betty', known for television show 'The West Wing' 1959 Birthday Mike Gartner, Ottawa, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1959 Birthday Dave Christian, Minnesota, NHL right wing, Washington Caps, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1957 Birthday Charlene Morett, born in Darby, Pennsylvania, field hockey left wing, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1953 Birthday Rod Morgenstein, born in New York, drummer, member of '80's heavy metal band Wing, Dixie Dregs, educator, served as professor of percussion, Berklee College of Music 1951 Birthday Guy LaFleur, Quebec, NHL right wing, Montreal, New York Rangers 1950 Event Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport Ia) 1946 Birthday Clare Short, born in Birmingham, England, politician, left wing, Secretary of State for Internal Development, supports legislating cannabis, critical of Israel 1941 Birthday Rod Gilbert, Canada, NHL wing for the New York Rangers 1936 Event 1st ski jumping tournament, Red Wing, Minnesota 1933 Event Women allowed to vote in Spain (helps right wing) 1931 Event Extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes president of Finland 1931 Birthday Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, NHL right wing, Canadiens, Rangers 1928 Birthday Gordie Howe, born in Floral, Saskatchewan, NHL right wing, Detroit Redwings 1887 Event Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minnesota became the 1st U.S. ski club 1855 Birthday Arthur Wing Pinero, British playwright 1818 Birthday William Wing "Old Blizzards" Loring, Major General Confederate Army
