1996 Death Irving Caesar, songwriter, dies at 101 1995 Death Michael Caesar, pope of pot, dies of liver cancer at 52 1994 Death Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor (City Heat), dies at 66 1994 Death Caesar Romero, actor (Joker-Batman), dies at 86 1993 Event Wrestlemania IX at Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Hulk Hogan pins Yokozuna 1992 Death Cesar [Caesar] Domela, painter/son of Ferdinand D Nieuwenhuis, dies 1986 Death Adolph Caesar, actor (Club Paradise, Soldier's Story), dies 1985 Event -19 degrees F (-28 degrees C), Caesar's Head, South Carolina (state record) 1982 Death Joey Forman, actor (Sid Caesar Show, Joey Bishop Show), dies at 53 1974 Death Ernest Milton, actor (Julius Caesar, Cat Girl), dies at 84 1973 Event Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman 1973 Death Edward G Robinson, Goldenberg, actor (Little Caesar), dies at 79 1968 Event Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Caesar's Palace Fountain 1952 Event 4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca wins 1950 Event "Your Show of Shows" with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca premieres on NBC Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen 1934 Birthday Little Caesar, vocalist, Little Caesar and the Romans 1926 Birthday Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor, City Heat, Homer and Eddie 1924 Birthday Canon A. D. Caesar, Sub Dean, HM Chapels Royal 1922 Birthday Sid Caesar, Yonkers, New York, comedian, Your Show of Shows 1915 Birthday Earl Wild, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, composer/pianist, Caesar's Hour, NBC Symph 1942 1906 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra," premieres in New York City 1906 Event GB Shaws German version of "Caesar and Cleopatra," premieres in Berlin" 1900 Birthday Helen Hayes, Washington D.C., actress, Caesar and Cleopatra, Happy Birthday 1899 Birthday William R Burnett, U.S., author, Little Caesar 1895 Birthday Irving Caesar, songwriter 1895 Birthday Louis Calhern, New York City, actor, Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle 1894 Birthday Warren William, Krech, Aitkin, Minnesota, actor, Caesar in Cleopatra 1830 Birthday Julius Caesar, cricketer, prominent batsman for Surrey 1804 Death Caesar Rodney, U.S. judge signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1784 Death Caesar Rodney, U.S. judge/singer Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1728 Birthday Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1724 Event Colley Cibber's "Caesar in Aegypt," premieres in London 1558 Death Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian physician (Poetice), dies at 74 1484 Birthday Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italy, scholar, On the Subtlety of Things 69 Event Roman emperor Galba adopts Marcus Piso Licinianus as Caesar 37 Birthday Claudius Drusus Germanicus Caesar Nero, emperor of Rome, 54-68 19 Death Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant of Rijnleger, dies at 33 15 Birthday Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commandant 12 Birthday Caligula, Gaius Caesar, 3rd Roman emperor, 37-41 AD