2004 Death Syreeta Wright, singer, Don't You Know With You I'm Born Again, dies at 58 2003 Death Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish Philosopher 1997 Death Austin Andrew Wright, sculptor, dies at 85 1995 Death Ronald Selby Wright, minister, dies at 87 1994 Death John Keith Wright, English Assistant Secretary of State (1971-84), dies at 66 1994 Death Billy Wright, English soccer player (World Champion 1950), dies at 70 1994 Death David Wright, poet, dies at 74 1992 Death Clarence Wright, singer, dies at 84 1991 Birthday Dylan Francis Penn, born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Sean Penn and Robin Wright 1991 Death Leo N Wright, U.S. saxophonist (I Left My Heart in SF), dies at 57 1989 Event Speaker of House Jim Wright resigns 1988 Death J Skelly Wright, U.S. judge (anti-segregationist), dies at 77 1988 Death Sewall Wright, U.S. geneticist (evolution model), dies at 98 1987 Death Roger Lewis, aviation executive (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75 1986 Event House Dems select majority leader Jim Wright as 48th speaker 1983 Event Dodgers trade Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut 1975 Birthday Lorenzen Wright, NBA forward for the Los Angeles Clippers 1973 Birthday Claudius Wright, WLAF CB for the London Monarchs 1973 Event 2nd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1973 Birthday Sharone Wright, NBA center and forward for the Toronto Raptors 1972 Birthday Peter Wright, U.S., 1500m freestyle 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Sylvester Wright, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles 1971 Birthday Erykah Badu, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, Grammy-winner, R&B, hip hop, jazz, given name Erica Abi Wright 1970 Birthday Toby Wright, safety for the St. Louis Rams 1970 Birthday Chely Wright, American Musician 1970 Event Stevie Miracle marries Rita Wright 1970 Event California Angels Clyde Wright no-hits Oakland A's, 8-0 1969 Birthday T C Wright, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1969 Event Carol Mann wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1969 Birthday Michae Wright, WLAF cornerback, Barcelona Dragons 1969 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational 1968 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1968 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA "500" Ladies Golf Classic 1968 Birthday Brian Wright, born in Stillwater Oklahoma, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 New Mexico Open-2nd 1968 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1968 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Palm Beach County Golf Open 1968 Event Mickey Wright wins Port Malabar Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational 1967 Event Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins Lady Carling Golf Open 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pacific Ladies' Golf Classic 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Ladies Golf Invitational 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational 1966 Birthday Robin Wright Penn, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Santa Barbara, Princess Bride 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Venice Ladies Golf Open 1965 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1965 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open 1965 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1964 Event Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open 1964 Event 19th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waldemar Golf Open 1964 Birthday Pamela Wright, born in Scotland, LPGA golfer, 1995 Jamie Farr Toledo-3rd 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Lady Carling Eastern Golf Open 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Squirt Ladies' Golf Open Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Clifford Ann Creed Golf Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational 1963 Event Mickey Wright/Dave Ragan, Jr. wins LPGA Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Golf 1963 Birthday Johanna Wright, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, WPVA volleyballer, Pismo Beach-4th 1963 Event 9th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Idaho Centennia Golf Tournament 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Albuquerque Swing Parade Golf Tournament 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waterloo Women's Golf Open Invitational 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Alpine Civitan Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA St. Petersburg Women's Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Carlsbad Cavern Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Albuquerque Swing Parade Golf Tournament 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Tournament 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Milwaukee Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Western Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship 1962 Death C Wright Mills, U.S. sociologist (Power Elite), dies at 45 1962 Event Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1961 Birthday Ian Andrew Wright, Hamilton New Zealand, rower 1996 Olympics 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Open 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sacramento Valley Golf Open 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Women's Golf Open 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open 1961 Event 16th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Columbus Golf Open 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Miami Golf Open 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open 1960 Death Richard N Wright, U.S. author (Native son), dies at 52 in Paris France 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Grossinger Golf Open 1960 Event 6th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1960 Birthday Simon Wright, heavy metal drummer, AC/DC 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1959 Event Guggenheim Museum, by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens in N.Y.C. 1959 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Machine International Golf Open Alliance 1959 Event 1st black to win a major golf tournament, William Wright 1959 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament 1959 Event 14th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1959 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Cavalier Golf Open 1959 Death Frank Lloyd Wright, U.S. architect (Guggenheim Museum New York), dies at 89 1959 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open 1958 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open 1958 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open 1958 Event 13th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1958 Event 4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1958 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open 1957 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open 1957 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open 1957 Event Mickey Wright wins Sea Island Golf Open 1956 Birthday Adrian Wright, rocker, Human League-Only Human 1956 Birthday Adrian Wright, Sheffield, rock vocalist, Human League-Only Human 1956 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open 1955 Birthday Steven Wright, droll comedian, Steven Wright Live 1954 Birthday Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ/actor, Funny Man 1954 Birthday John Wright, New Zealand cricketer, opening batsman 1978-92 1953 Birthday Kevin Wright, cricketer, Australian wicket-keeper 1979 1953 Birthday Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1953 Event Dizzy Dean, Al Simmons Chief Bender, Bobby Wallace, Harry Wright, Ed Barrow, and Bill Klem and Tom Connolly are inducted into Hall of Fame 1950 Birthday Amy Wright, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inside Moves, Accidental Tourist 1949 Birthday Maurice Willis Wright, composer 1949 Event Brigadier General Edwin K. Wright, USA, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1948 Birthday "Little" Stevie Wright, rocker, Easybeats 1948 Birthday Samuel E Wright, Camden, South Carolina, actor, Enos, Ball Four 1948 Event Wright Flyer, 1st plane to fly, returns to U.S. from England 1948 Death Orville Wright, U.S. aviation pioneer, dies at 76 1947 Birthday Michael Wright, Vice-Chancello, Aston University 1947 Event Brigadier General Edwin K Wright, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA 1946 Birthday Anne Wright, Vice-Chancellor, Sunderland U 1946 Birthday Philip Wright, rocker, Paper Lace 1945 Birthday Richard William Wright, rock guitarist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall 1945 Birthday Rick Wright, keyboardist of Pink Floyd 1945 Event 71st Preakness: Wayne D Wright aboard Polynesian wins in 1:58.8 1943 Birthday Max Wright, Detroit, actor, Buffalo Bill, Alf, Misfits of Science 1943 Birthday Gary Wright, singer, dream weaver, Spooky Tooth-It's All About 1942 Event 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4 1942 Birthday Margaret Wright, chief commissioner, Guide Association 1941 Birthday Jeremiah Wright, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pastor Emeritus, former Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, 8,500 member megachurch, former pastor of President Obama, known for politically charged, controversial sermons 1941 Birthday Ernest Wright, Jr., U.S. rock vocalist, Imperials-So Much 1941 Event White Sox Taft Wright sets AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games 1941 Event Richard Wright and Paul Green's "Native Son," premieres in New York City 1940 Event Richard Wright's novel "Native Son" is published 1940 Event Richard Wright's "Native Son" published 1939 Birthday O. V. Wright, born in Leno, Tennessee, singer, sang gospel, considered southern soul artist, first pop recording, 'That's How Strong My Love Is' 1939 Birthday Marian Wright Edelman, American Activist 1939 Death SS Van Dine, William Huntingdon Wright, detective writer, dies at 50 1937 Birthday Norman Wright, rocker, Del-Vikings 1935 Birthday Mickey Wright, born in San Diego, California, LPGA golfer, 4 times LPGA champ 1934 Event 66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2 1933 Birthday Leo N Wright, U.S. saxophonist, I left my heart in SF 1928 Birthday John Keith Wright, English economist and Assistant Secretary of State, 1971 - 1984 1926 Birthday Martha Wright, born in Seattle, singer, Let's Dance, Martha Wright Show 1925 Event Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright makes an unassisted triple play 1924 Birthday Billy Wright, English soccer player 1922 Birthday Jim Wright, born in Fort Worth, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1987 - 1989, Speaker of House 1921 Birthday Oliver Wright, British Ambassador, To U.S. 1920 Birthday David Wright, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, given name David John Murray Wright, editor of 'X', autobiography 'Deafness. A Personal Account' gives insight into deafness 1919 Birthday Ike Isaacs, born in Rangoon, Burma, guitarist, played jazz, known for work with Stephane Grappelli, played with Denny Wright in group Velvet in 1970's, taught at the Sydney Guitar School 1918 Birthday Teresa Wright, New York City, actress, Eleanor Gehrig-Pride of the Yankees 1918 Birthday Jay Wright Forrester, invented random-access magnetic core memory 1916 Birthday Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish Philosopher 1916 Birthday C. Wright Mills, American Sociologist 1914 Birthday Doug Wright, cricketer, England's leg-spinning genius of 30's and 40's 1912 Death Wilbur Wright, U.S. aviation pioneer, dies 1912 Birthday Roger Lewis, aviation executive, Lockheed, Curtiss Wright, Pan Am 1911 Birthday Austin Andrew Wright, sculptor 1911 Birthday Denis Wright, diplomat 1910 Birthday Wright Morris, U.S. writer 1909 Event Wright Brothers forms million dollar corp to manufacture airplanes 1909 Death Eugene Lefebvre, dies test piloting a Wright A aircraft 1909 Event Army Air Corps formed as Army takes 1st delivery from Wright Brothers 1909 Event Wright Brothers deliver 1st military plane to the army 1909 Event Orville Wright tests 1st U.S. Army airplane, flying 1h12m40s 1908 Event Orville Wright makes 1st 1-hour airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va 1908 Birthday Richard Wright, U.S., author, Native Son, Uncle Tom's Children 1908 Birthday Ronald Selby Wright, minister 1906 Event Wright Brothers patent the aeroplane 1906 Birthday Joseph Wright, born in Canada, oarsman, 1928 Olympics gold 1905 Event Orville/Wilbur Wright's "Flyer III" flight 38.5 km in 38.3" 1905 Event 25th U.S. Mens Tennis: Beals C Wright beats Holcombe Ward (62 61 119) 1905 Event Carroll Wright appointed 1st U.S. Commissioner of Labor 1904 Event Orville and Wilbur Wright fly a circle in their Flyer II 1904 Event Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight 1904 Birthday Fats Waller, Thomas Wright, jazz singer/composer, Ain't Misbehavin' 1903 Event At 10:35 AM, 1st sustained motorized aircraft flight (Orville Wright) 1903 Event Wright Bros make 1st flight at Kittyhawk 1903 Event Wright brothers obtain airplane patent 1901 Event 21st U.S. Mens Tennis: William Larned beats Beals C Wright (62 68 64 64) 1894 Birthday Will Wright, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Living Christ Story 1893 Event Harry Wright suggests umps keep ball-strike count a secret 1888 Birthday S S Van Dine, William Huntingdon Wright, author, Canary Murder Case 1879 Birthday Beals C Wright, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1905 1875 Death Chauncey Wright, American Philosopher 1871 Birthday Orville Wright, born in Dayton, Ohio, aviator 1867 Birthday Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisconsin, master builder, Guggenheim 1867 Birthday Wilbur Wright, of aeronautical fame, Wright Brothers 1865 Death George Wright, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies at 61 1862 Event Union troops under Brigadier-General Wright occupy Fernandina Florida 1861 Birthday Almroth Wright, born in Yorkshire, England, bacteriologist 1831 Birthday Marcus Joseph Wright, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1830 Birthday Chauncey Wright, American Philosopher 1820 Birthday Horatio Gouverneur Wright, Major General, Union volunteers 1810 Birthday Thomas Wright, historian 1803 Birthday George Wright, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1786 Death Patience Wright, 1st U.S. woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) 1779 Event Vice-Admiral Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada
