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1996 Roger Tory Peterson, born in Jamestown, New York, ornithologist/writer 'How to Know Birds', dies at 87
1994 Bill Quinn, U.S. actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at 81 1980 Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80 1975 Ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds), dies at 97 1971 Sydney Penny, actress, Danni-New Gidget, Thorn Birds, All My Children 1957 Rachel Ward, born in Cornwell Manor, England, actress, Thorn Birds 1953 Philip Anglim, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Dane-Thorn Birds 1950 Holly Palance, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Thorn Birds, Ripley's Believe It 1947 Laurie Anderson, performance artist, O Superman, Excellent Birds 1937 Suzanne Pleshette, New York City, actress, Birds, Emily-Bob Newhart Show 1935 Tippi Hedren, born in Minnesota, actress, The Birds, Marnie, Bold and Beautiful 1933 Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch choreographer/ballet dancer, Painted Birds 1926 Allyn Ann McLerie, Quebec, actress, Tony Randall Show, Thorn Birds 1926 Jean Simmons, born in London, England, actress, Thorn Birds, Guys and Dolls 1913 1st U.S. law regulating the shooting of migratory birds passed 1909 Jessica Tandy, London, actress, Birds, Cocoon, Batteries Not Included 1909 U.S. prohibits interstate transportation of game birds 1908 Roger Tory Peterson, born in Jamestown, New York, ornithologist/writer 'How to Know Birds' 1907 Barbara Stanwyck, born in Brooklyn, actress, Dynasty II, Big Valley, Thorn Birds 1905 Kenneth Rexroth, U.S., poet, critic and translator Birds in the Bush 1899 Alfred Hitchcock, born in London, director, Psycho, Birds, Rear Window 1878 Ethel Griffies, actress, Billy Liar, Birds, We Live Again 1871 Millions of birds fly over western SF, darkens sky 1852 William Scarborough, Macon, Georgia, linguist/author, Birds of Aristophanes 1839 Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet, Bell Birds 1753 Thomas Bewick, England, artist, British Birds, Aesop's Fables |
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