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2002 Dave Berg, cartoonist, Mad, dies at 81
2002 Dave Thomas, commercial icon/businessman, founded Wendy's, dies at 69 2000 Dave Peverett, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat dies 1999 Dave Longaberger, businessman, Basket company entrprenuer, dies at 64 1997 Dave Marr, golfer/commentator, dies at 63 1997 New Jersey Devils' Dave Andreychuk is 26th NHL to score 500 goals 1996 BPAA U.S. Bowling Open by Dave Husted 1996 17th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Dave Stockton 1996 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions won by Dave D'Entremont 1995 Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals, dies at 67 1995 Dave Clark, music promoter/songwriter, dies at 85 1995 BPAA U.S. Open won by Dave Husted 1994 12th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Dave Stockton 1994 Twin's Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054) 1994 Dave Winfield passes Frank Robinson for 12th on RBI list with 1,617 1993 Minn Twins Dave Winfield, is 19th to get 3,000 hits 1993 Dave Winfield hits 442nd home run to move into 19th place 1992 Toronto's Dave Winfield, 40, is oldest player to reach 100-RBI 1992 10th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Dave Stockton 1992 Englishman Dave Gauder, 224 lbs, pulls 196 ton jumbo jet, 3 inches 1991 Bengals hire Dave Shula as youngest NFL coach (32) 1991 Twins Dave Winfield is 23rd to hit 400 home run 1991 San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated 1991 Bob Knight, Larry O'Brien, Tiny Archibald, Dave Cowens, Harry Gallatin and Larry Fleisher elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1991 LA King Dave Taylor becomes 29th NHler to score 1000 points 1990 Dave Willock, actor (Queen of Outer Space), dies at 81 1990 Braves Dave Justice wins NL Rookie of Year 1990 9th no-hitter of 1990: Blue Jay Dave Steib beats Cleveland 3-0 1990 Dave Raghetti pitches in his 499th game as a New York Yankee, passing Whitey Ford in most appearances as a New York Yankee 1990 A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays and Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St. Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues 1990 "Dave Thomas Comedy Show," last airs on CBS-TV 1990 New York Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves 1990 Dave Thomas Comedy Show, debuts on CBS-TV 1990 New York Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt 1990 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Dave Ferraro 1990 Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oak A's contract 1989 Dave Stewart is 1st since 1976 to start consec World Series openers 1989 Cancer sufferer/San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky breaks arm on mound 1989 In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines 1989 Blue Jays Dave Steib's perfect game broken up in 9th with 2 outs by New York Yankee Roberto Kelly 1988 Dave Stieb, loses 2nd consecutive no hitter bid with 2 outs in 9th 1988 Dave Stieb has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in the 9th 1988 Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks record 8 field goals vs Edmonton 1988 In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16 1988 New York Yankees Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April - Sets AL and ties ML Record 1988 Dave Prater, rocker (Sam and Dave), dies in a car crash at 50 1987 Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks a CFL-record 60-yard field goal 1987 Bananarama's Siobhan Fahey marries Eurythmics Dave Stewart 1987 Yankees blow 11-4 lead but trailing 14-11 Dave Winfield's 8th inning grand slammer beats Toronto 15-14; Mattingly also grand slams 1986 New York Yankee Dave Righetti saves doubleheader for then record 46 saves 1986 Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson 1985 Dave Kingman hits his 400th home run 1985 Oakland A's Dave Kingman becomes 21st to hit 400 home run 1985 A's Dave Kingman is 21st to hit 400 home runs (off Matt Young at Seattle) 1985 Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno 1985 Cards trade D Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint to Giants for Jack Clark 1984 A's Dave Kingman hits his 3rd grand slam and 14th lifetime 1984 Dave Kingman's fly ball never comes down (stuck in Metrodome ceiling) 1984 Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits 3 home runs including a grand slam 1983 Dodgers trade Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut 1983 While warming up before 5th inning Yankee Dave Winfield accidentally kills a seagull 1983 New York Yankee Dave Righetti no-hits the Red Sox 1982 Lil' Dave, Davis Shelton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1982 Dave Garroway, TV host (Today Show), dies at 69 1982 All star MVP: Dave Conception (Cincinnati Reds) 1981 New York Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award 1981 Yankees Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year 1981 Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yankees for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles 1981 Dave Koza scores Marty Barrett with bases-loaded single in bottom of 33rd inning, Pawtucket beats Rochester 3-2 1980 New York Yankee Dave Winfield becomes highest-paid player, 10 years $15M 1980 Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph 1979 Murle Breer/Dave Eichelberger wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic 1979 "Girls Talk" by Dave Edmunds peaks at #65 1979 Dave Kingman becomes 6th to have a 2nd 3 home run game 1979 All star MVP: Dave Parker (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1978 Pirates outfielder Dave Parker wins NL MVP 1978 Phillies Dave Johnson is 1st to hit 2 pinch hit grand slams in a year 1978 Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and $125,000 to Rangers for Gaylord Perry (He wins 1978 Cy Young Award) 1977 Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer, Reggie hits 2 more 1977 Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977 1976 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional MD 1976 Dave Willis, American Actor 1975 Peter Seitz makes Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally free agents 1975 Jury can't decide on trial of Dave Forbes of Boston Bruins (1st athlete indicted for excessive violence during play) 1975 Dave Roche, Lindsay, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1974 Dave Kryskow scores Washington Capitals 1st NHL shorthanded goal 1974 Braves trade Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May 1974 Dave Fiore, tackle for the San Francisco 49ers 1973 Dave Chappelle, American Comedian 1973 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Dave Soutar 1973 Dave Wohlabaugh, corner for the New England Patriots 1973 Dave Cowens, wins NBA MVP 1973 Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner 1973 Dave Dickenson, CFL quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders 1972 Padres draft Dave Roberts #1, Indians draft Rick Manning #2 1972 Dave Barr, WLAF quarterback for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Dave Wohlabaugh, NFL center and guard for the New England Patriots 1971 Dave Scott becomes 1st person to drive a car on Moon 1971 Dave Karpa, Regina, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1971 Dave DeGraaf, born in Lansing, Michigan, team handball circle 1996 Olympics 1971 & Dave Bancroft and George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1970 52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills OK 1970 Dave Stevens, Fullerton California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1970 Dave Brown, NFL quarterback for the New York Giants 1970 Dave Eggers, American Writer 1969 Dave Nilsson, Brisbane Australia, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1969 Dave Moore, NFL tight end/fullback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1969 Dave Chaytors, CFL defensive tackle for the BC Lions 1969 Dave Pashko, born in Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 CPGA Winter Tour 1969 Dave Smits, soccer player, Willem II 1969 Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1969 Dave Grohl, drummer, Nirvana, Foo Fighters 1969 Dave Cruikshank, born in Northbrook, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1968 Dave Hansen, born in Long Beach, California, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Dave Jukes, born in Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Kawartha Lakes 1968 Dave Thomas, NFL cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1968 Dave Mlicki, born in Cleveland, Ohio, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Dave Davis 1968 Dave Zuniga, Worland, Wyoming, 136 lbs/greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1967 Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands 1967 Dave Hajek, Roseville California, infielder for the Houston Astros 1967 Dave Silvestri, born in St. Louis, Missouri, infielder, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos 1967 Dave Jareckie, born in Mexico City, Mexico, U.S. biathelete 1994 Olympics 1967 Dave Richardson, CFL tackle for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1967 Dave Navarro, American Musician 1967 71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45 1967 Dave Manson, Prince Albert, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Dave Matthews, singer/musician, Dave Matthews Band 1967 Dave Mcllwain, Seaforth, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1966 Dave Veres, born in Montgomery, Alabama, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Dave Clark 5 set record as they appear for 12th time on Ed Sullivan 1966 Dave Hollins, Buffalo, New York, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1966 Dave Richards, NFL guard for the Atlanta Falcons 1966 Dave Vankoughnett, CFL corner for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1965 Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 1965 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1965 Dave Marr wins PGA title 1965 Dave Davies of Kinks stumbles and is knocked unconscious on stage 1965 Dave Widell, NFL center/guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1965 Dave Attell, American Comedian 1965 Dave Lowry, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1964 Dave Gagner, Chatham, NHL center for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1964 Dave Ellefson, bassist, Megadeth 1964 Dave Martinez, Manhattan, New York, outfielder, Chicago White Sox 1964 Dave Boyes, St. Catharines Ontario, rower 1996 Olympics 1964 Dave Alexander, NFL center for the New York Jets 1964 Dave Parsons, rocker, Transvision Vamp, Sham 69-That's Life 1964 Dave Pirner, rocker, Soul Asylum 1964 Dave Wyman, NFL linebacker for the Denver Broncos 1964 Dave Ellett, Cleveland, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1963 Mickey Wright/Dave Ragan, Jr. wins LPGA Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Golf 1963 Dave Brantley, born in Florence, Alabama, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1963 Dave Koz, born in Encino, California, saxophonist, compared to David Sanborn, musician, radio host, played on CBS' The Pat Sajak Show, host of Dave Koz Morning Show with Pat Prescott, on a smooth jazz station in Los Angeles 1963 Dave Besteman, Madison Wis, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1963 Dave Foley, actor/comedian, Kids In The Hall, Dave Nelson-NewsRadio 1962 Dave Magadan, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs 1962 Dave Clark, Tupelo MS, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1962 Dave Gahan, Essex, rock vocalist, Depeche Mode-Dreaming of Me 1961 Dave Hannan, Sudbury, NHL center, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche 1961 Dave Mustaine, American Musician 1961 The Edge, Dave Evans, London, rock guitarist, U2-I Will Follow 1961 Dave Garroway is fired as Today Show host 1961 Dave Babych, Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks 1960 Dave Gilbert, cricketer, Aussie pace bowler in 9 Tests 1985-86 1960 Dave Pelzer, American Writer 1959 Dave Christian, Minnesota, NHL right wing, Washington Caps, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1959 Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit 1959 Dave Innis, born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1959 Dave Sharp, rock guitarist, Alarm-In the Summertime 1958 Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Powerslave 1958 Dave Righetti, baseball pitcher, Yankees, Giants 1958 Dave Krieg, NFL quarterback, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Oilers 1958 Argos' Boyd Carter, Dave Mann combine for record 131-yd punt return 1958 Dave Rummells, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nike golfer, 1993 Buick-2nd 1957 Dave Steib, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1957 Dave "Smoke" Stewart, born in Oakland California, pitcher, Oakland Athletic 1956 Dave Sim, Canadian Cartoonist 1956 Dave Wakeling, rock singer/guitarist 1956 Dave Dravecky, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, had arm amputated 1955 Dave Murray, English pop guitarist, Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast 1955 Dave Winer, American Scientist 1953 Dave Camp, born in Midland, Michigan, Representative-R-Michigan 1991 - 1953 Dave Amato, rocker for REO Speedwagon, Can't Fight this Feeling 1952 Dave Collins, baseball player 1952 Dave Hill, born in England, rock guitarist, Slade-Coz I Love You 1952 "Today Show" premieres with Dave Garroway and Jack Lescoulie on NBC-TV 1951 Dave Winfield, baseball outfielder, New York Yankees, Blue Jays, Twins 1951 Dave Rajsich, pitcher, New York Yankees 1951 Dave Hlubek, rock guitarist, Molly Hatchet 1951 Dave Parker, baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978 1950 Dave Freudenthal, American Politician 1950 Dave Reichert, American Politician 1950 Dave McCurdy, born in Canadian, Texas, Representative-D-Oklahoma 1981 - 1995 1949 Dave Hope, rock bassist, Kansas 1949 Dave Smally, rocker, Raspberries 1948 Dave Kingman, baseball player, Mets, Yankees, Giants 1948 Dave Winthrop, rock saxophonist, Supertramp 1948 Dave Cowens, NBA forward, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks 1948 Dave Samuels, vibraphonist, Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance 1948 Dave Thomas, St. Catherines Ontario, comedian, SCTV, Grace Under Fire 1948 Dave LaRoche, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1948 Dave Heineman, American Politician 1948 Dave Ball, rocker, Procul Harum 1947 Miroslav Vitous, born in Prague, Czech Republic, bassist, double bass, electric bass, jazz musician, compared to Dave Holland, Christian McBride 1947 Dave Pegg, British pop bassist, Jethro Tull-Crest of a Wave 1947 Dave Barry, born in Armonk, New York, humorist, author, Pulitzer-prize winner for Commentary 1988, wrote columns for the Miami Herald, books include 'Big Trouble', 'Dave Barry Turns 40', Dave Barry's Greatest Hits', 'Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys', style capitalizes on absurdities 1947 Dave Mason, Worcester, England, singer and songwriter, We Just Disagree 1947 Dave Mount, born in Carshalton, Surrey, rocker, member of the glam English rock band, Mud 1947 Dave Davies, London, rock vocalist and guitarist, Kinks-Lola 1946 Ivan Reitman, director/producer, Private Parts, Ghostbusters, Dave 1945 Dave Cutler, CFL place kicker for the Edmonton Eskimos 1945 Dave Knights, born in London, rock bassist, Procol Harum-Conquistador 1945 Dave Lee Travis, born in Derbyshire, England, radio presenter, stage name DLT, hosted shows on Garrison Radio, BBC Radio 1, Magic Network, DAB Digital Radio 1944 Dave Loggins, singer, Please come to Boston 1944 Dave Morgan, English Celebrity 1944 Dave Nelson, baseball player 1944 Larry Davidson, rocker, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1944 Dave, Otto Levenbach, Dutch singer, Du cote the Chez Swann 1944 Dave Edmunds, born in Wales, singer/guitarist, Rockpile-Baby I Love You 1944 Dave Holland, heavy metal rocker, Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law 1943 Dave Rowberry, Newcastle, rocker, Animals 1943 Dave Dee, born in Wiltshire, England, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of the chart-topping British pop/rock band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 1943 Dave Munden, rock drummer, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes 1943 Mike Smith, born in Edmonston, England, born Michael George Smith, singer, songwriter, keyboardist, music producer, played for The Dave Clark Five 1943 Chas Hodges, born in Edmonton, London, rocker, pianist, guitarist, vocalist, member of English duo Chas & Dave, worked with producer Joe Meek, backed Jerry Lee Lewis 1943 Dave Eichelberger, Waco, Texas, PGA golfer, 1971 Greater Milwaukee Open 1943 Denis Payton, rocker, Dave Clarke 5-Glad All Over 1943 Denny Payton, saxophonist, harmonica player, guitarist, singer, performed with the Dave Clark Five, English pop rock group 1943 Dennis Paxton, rocker, Dave Clark Five-Glad All Over 1943 Dave Rowberry, rocker, Animals-House of the Rising Sun 1943 Dave Peverett, born in Dulwich, South East London, rocker, singer, guitarist, founded, sang and played rhythm guitar for Foghat 1942 Dave Clark, born in London, England, rock drummer, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Dave Bargeron, born in New York City, rocker, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1942 Rick Huxley, guitarist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Lenny Davidson, London, rock guitarist, Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over 1942 Dave Sincock, cricketer, chinaman bowler played for Australia 1964-66 1942 Dave Brown, cricketer, Warwicks pace bowler, played 26X for England 1941 Dave Swarbrick, rocker, Fairport Convention 1941 Dave Parnas, American Scientist 1940 Bob Einstein, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne 1940 Dave DeBusschere, Detroit, NBA foward, New York Knick, last ABA commissioner 1938 Dave Obey, born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1969 - 1937 Dave Gavitt, formed Basketball's Big East Conference, 1979 1937 Dave Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis 1937 Dave Prater, Ocilla, Georgia, rock vocalist, Sam and Dave 1936 Dave Hobson, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1991 - 2009 1936 Dave Van Ronk, rocker/actor, Caffe Lena 1935 Dave Wilson, born in Scotland, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, diplomat, administrator, Sinologist, 27th Governor of Hong Kong 1987 - 1992 1934 Dave Guard, born in San Francisco, California, singer, songwriter, recording artist, guitar and banjo player, founding member of The Kingston Trio 1934 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8 1933 Dave Bristol, American Celebrity 1932 Dave Thomas, founder, Wendy's Restaurants 1929 Dave King, born in Twickenham, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall 1929 Dave Anderson, American Writer 1928 Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals 1928 Dave Dudley, singer, Six Days on the Road 1928 Dave Ketchum, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Agent 13-Get Smart 1926 Brother Dave Gardner, Novelty singer/comedian 1922 Dave Appell, singer/musician/songwriter, In the Midnight Hour 1922 Bernard Kalb, spokesman, State Department, actor, Dave 1920 Dave Bartholomew, Louisiana, jazz artist/songwriter, Blueberry Hill 1920 Dave Brubeck, Concord California, jazz pianist/composer, Gates of Justice 1917 Dave Street, born in Los Angeles, California, actor/singer, Broadway Open House 1915 St. Louis Dave Davenport no-hits Chicago (Federal League), 3-0 1913 Dave Garroway, born in Schnectady, New York, TV host, Today Show 1912 Dave O'Brien, Big Springs, Texas, actor, Kiss Me Kate, 1st Aid 1910 A "Dudley" Nourse, cricketer, son of Dave, brilliant South African bat 1909 Dave Clark, music promoter and songwriter 1895 Dave Franklin, New York City, composer, Hop-a-long Cassidy 1890 1st Dodger home run (Dave Foutz) 1878 A. W. "Dave" Nourse, cricketer, "Grand Old Man" of South African cricket 1876 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Philadelphia Athletics) 1870 Uncle Dave Macon, entertainer 1845 Dave Gregory, cricketer, Australia's 1st Test captain 1839 Ned Gregory, cricketer, bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test |
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