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1995 Death - Benny Lee, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder, dies at 84

1995 Death - Phil Harris, Linton In, actor/comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 89

1992 Death - Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67

1988 Death - Dennis Day, actor/tenor (Jack Benny Show), dies of ALS at 71

1988 Death - Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71

1986 Death - Frank Nelson, actor (Ralph-I Love Lucy, Jack Benny Show), dies at 75

1986 Death - Benny Rubin, actor/comedian (Benny Rubin Show), dies at 87

1986 Death - Benny Goodman, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing), dies at 77

1983 Death - Mary Livingstone, Sadye Marks, Comedienne, (Jack Benny), dies at 77

1982 Death - Don Wilson, TV announcer (Jack Benny Show), dies at 81

1977 Death - Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71

1974 Death - Jack Benny, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 80

1974 Event - New York Met Benny Ayala hits a home run in his 1st at bat

1973 Event - Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet

1971 Event - "Benny Hill Show" tops TV ratings

1963 Birthday - Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne, Benny Hill Show

1962 Death - Benny "Kid" Paret, U.S. welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24

1962 Event - Benny Paret, KOed in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later

1961 Event - 13rd Emmy Awards: Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr and Barbara Stanwyck

1959 Event - Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet

1959 Event - 11st Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr

1955 Birthday - Benny Alexander, secretary general, South Africa Pan-Africanist Movement

1954 Birthday - Benny Defranco, rocker, Defrnco Family

1951 Birthday - Benny Neyman, Dutch singer, I Don't Know How

1951 Birthday - Benny Ayala, born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Benigno Ayala Felix, Major League Baseball player, played outfield, first base, designated hitter for New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals

1948 Birthday - Stefanie Marrian, Paris, France, comedienne, Benny Hill Show

1947 Death - Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51

1946 Birthday - Benny Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, singer, ABBA-Money! Money! Money!

1946 Event - Fred Allen's last radio show, his guest is Jack Benny

1939 Event - Benny Goodman records "Let's Dance"

1938 Event - Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing

1937 Event - Battle of the Century: Fred Allen and Jack Benny meet on radio

1936 Event - Benny Goodman and orchestra record "Stompin' at the Savoy" on Victor Records

1932 Event - Jack Benny's 1st radio show premieres (NBC Blue Network)

1932 Event - Jack Benny debuts on radio

1930 Event - "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1

1927 Birthday - Stan Getz, Philadelphia, jazz tenor saxophonist, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey

1925 Birthday - Benny Bailey, jazz trumpeter

1924 Birthday - Benny Hill, born in Southampton, England, comedian, Benny Hill Show

1923 Event - 49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6

1922 Birthday - Kai Winding, born in Aarhus, Denmark, jazz composer, trombonist, worked with J.J. Johnson, Benny Goodman, Paul Chambers, recorded "More" from "Mondo Cane" movie with Verve records

1917 Birthday - Dennis Day, Irish tenor/comedian, Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy

1914 Birthday - Sid Weiss, born in America, musician, jazz double-bassist, played clarinet, violin, tuba as a child, began playing bass as a teenager, worked with Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman

1911 Birthday - Benny Lee, born in Glasgow, Scotland, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder

1909 Birthday - Benny Goodman, Chicago, clarinetist/bandleader, King of Swing

1909 Birthday - Gene Krupa, Benny Goodman's drummer, Sing Sing Sing

1908 Birthday - Arturo De Cordova, Rodriguez, Merida Mexico, actor, Medal for Benny

1907 Birthday - Benny Carter, born in New York City, musician/composer, Easy Money, King Carter

1907 Birthday - Benny Payne, born in Philadelphia, pianist, Billy Daniels Show

1907 Birthday - Benny Baker, St. Joseph, Missouri, actor, 18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds

1905 Birthday - Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, born in Oakland California, actor, Jack Benny Show

1902 Birthday - Benny Waters, saxophonist

1900 Birthday - Fritz Feld, Berlin Germany, actor, Jack Benny Show, At the Circus

1899 Birthday - Benny Rubin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor/comedian, Benny Rubin Show

1896 Birthday - Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ, 1917-25

1894 Birthday - Jack Benny, Benjamin Kubelski, Waukegan, Illinois, "Oh! Rochester!"













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