2015 Event American rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson become the first to successfully free-climb the Dawn Wall face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, a climb of 3,000 feet; the men started the climb on December 27th, 2014 1994 Death Clive Robertson Caldwell, British fighter pilot, dies at 84 1993 Death Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45 1993 Death Toy Caldwell, guitarist (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at 45 1987 Death Erskine Caldwell, novelist (Tobacco Road), dies at 83 1980 Death Timmy Caldwell, rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies 1980 Death Tommy Caldwell, rocker (Marshall Tucker Band), dies 1976 Event Sarah Caldwell is 1st woman to conduct at New York's Metropolitan Opera House as she led orchestra in a performance of "La Traviata" 1973 Event San Francisco Giants trade Willie McCovey to San Diego Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell 1971 Birthday Mike Caldwell, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Birthday Renee Tenison, Caldwell Id, playmate of the year, Nov, 1989 1967 Death Ron Caldwell, rocker (Bar-kays), dies in a plane crash 1967 Death Orville Caldwell, Deputy Major (LA-1940), dies at 71 1966 Birthday Adrian Caldwell, NBA forward and center for the Indiana Pacers 1962 Birthday Rob Burnett, born in North Caldwell, New Jersey, head writer, David Letterman 1951 Birthday Bobby Caldwell, New York City, rocker 1947 Event Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph 1944 Birthday Byron Berline, born in Caldwell, Kansas, musician, fiddle, mandolin player, famous for contemporary bluegrass music, played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, worked with Manassas, founded Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival 1944 Birthday Nicholas Caldwell, rocker, Whispers 1942 Birthday Steve Caldwell, rocker, Orleans 1941 Birthday Joe Louis Caldwell, born in Texas City, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1938 Birthday Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer 1956 Olympics bronze 1933 Birthday Zoe Caldwell, Australia, actress, Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1925 Event Dirigible "Shenandoah" crashed near Caldwell Ohio, 13 die 1925 Birthday Robert Caldwell Crawford, composer 1924 Birthday Sarah Caldwell, born in Maryville, Missouri, conductor/opera director, Flagstaff 1919 Event Indian's Ray Caldwell no-hits Yankees 3-0 1919 Event Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning 1918 Event Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000 1917 Birthday Max Showalter, born in Caldwell, Kansas, actor/composer, Stockard Channing Show 1910 Birthday Clive Robertson Caldwell, British fighter pilot 1903 Birthday Erskine P Caldwell, author, Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre 1900 Birthday "Janet" Taylor Caldwell, England, novelist, Melissa 1900 Birthday Taylor Caldwell, novelist 1896 Birthday Orville Caldwell, California, actor, Patsy, French Doll, Last Warning 1782 Birthday John Caldwell Calhoun, South Carolina, Andrew Jackson's Vice President, 1825 - 1832
