2002 Death Irene Worth, actress, Lost in Yonkers, dies at 85 1993 Event "Lost in Yonkers" closes at Richard Rodgers New York City after 780 performances 1991 Event Silky Stallone, wins the Cane Pace at Yonkers Raceway 1991 Event 45th Tony Awards: Lost in Yonkers and Will Rogers Follies win 1991 Event "Lost in Yonkers" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 780 performances 1991 Event Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," premieres in New York City 1988 Event U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism 1988 Event U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Yonkers argument they aren't racist 1987 Death Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79 1985 Event Yonkers is found guilty of segregating schools and housing 1983 Event U.S. District Court begins trying Yonkers accuse of race discrimination 1980 Event U.S. Justice Department sues Yonkers siting racial discrimination 1977 Event Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers, New York, accused of being "Son of Sam" 44 caliber killer 1973 Event New York Times reports almost all Superfectas run at Yonkers, Roosevelt and Monticello from Jan-Mar of 1973 were fixed 1970 Birthday Bill Roth, born in Yonkers, New York, gymnast, Gold Medal 1995 Pan American, 1996 Olympics 1952 Birthday Alec John Such, born in Yonkers, New York, rocker, musician, former bassist for band Bon Jovi, managed local New Jersey bands and Heaven band in Chicago with James Young of Styx 1948 Birthday Mercedes Ruehl, Queens, New York, actress, Lost in Yonkers, Crazy People 1938 Birthday Jon Voight, born in Yonkers, New York, actor, Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy 1922 Birthday Sid Caesar, Yonkers, New York, comedian, Your Show of Shows 1916 Birthday Samuel S. Stratton, born in Yonkers, New York, Representative-D-New York 1959 - 1989 1909 Event Leo Baekeland, Yonkers, patents 1st thermosetting plastic (Bakelite) 1903 Birthday Muriel Kirkland, Yonkers, New York, actress, Fast Workers, Hold Your Man 1889 Event John T. Reid opens 1st U.S. golf course in Yonkers, New York 1888 Event St. Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes 1888 Event John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans in Yonkers, New York
