2002 Death Jeff Corey, actor/teacher, blacklisted actor during the McCarthy era, dies at 88 1989 Event New York Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA) 1989 Death Thomas Bernhard, most prominent German-speaking postwar era author, writer, playwright, novelist, dies at 58 of tuberculosis in Ohlsdorf, Upper Austria 1988 Death Carl Hubbell, pitcher for the New York Giants-253 wins, 2.97 lifetime ERA, dies in an auto accident 1980 Event Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic 1980 Event Cleveland Dan Spillner, 545 ERA, is 2 outs from a no-hitter when White Sox rookie Leo Sutherland singles 1979 Event Sandra Post wins LPGA ERA Real Estate Golf Classic 1978 Event Ron Guidry beats Cleveland 4-0, raising his record to 23-3 ERA 1.74 1978 Event House of Representatives approves (233-169), 39-month extension for ERA 1978 Event Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Washington D.C. for ERA 1975 Event President Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era" 1968 Event St. Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson's 13th shutout, ends with 1.12 ERA 1965 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Irwin Unger (Greenback Era) 1962 Death Val Paul, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922, dies at 73 in Hollywood, California 1959 Death Ed Walsh, baseball pitcher (1.82 ERA), dies at 78 1946 Event Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas opens (start of an era) 1941 Death Ruth Stonehouse, film director, silent era film actress, directed films 'The Winning Pair', 'Tacky Sue's Romance', dies in Hollywood, California, at age 48 1931 Birthday Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1931 Birthday Thomas Bernhard, born in Heerlen, Netherlands, most prominent German-speaking postwar era author, writer, playwright, novelist 1919 Birthday Allie Reynolds, New York Yankee pitcher, 1952 AL ERA leader, 2.07, 1915 Death Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (C'era una Volta), dies at 76 1914 Birthday William Westmoreland, born in Saxon, South Carolina, army general, Vietnam era 1906 Birthday Era Bell Thompson, Dakota Dick, U.S. actress, Ebony 1903 Birthday Carl Hubbell, born in Carthage, Missouri, pitcher for the New York Giants-253 wins, 2.97 lifetime ERA 1892 Birthday Ruth Stonehouse, born in Denver, Colorado, film director, silent era film actress, directed films 'The Winning Pair', 'Tacky Sue's Romance' 1886 Birthday Val Paul, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922 1885 Birthday Alice Paul, ERA advocate/founder, National Woman's Party 1881 Birthday Ed Walsh, pitcher, lowest lifetime ERA, 1.82 1877 Death Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Civil War, Confederate Army lieutenant general, cavalry leader, opposed Reconstruction era in the post-war South, dies in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 56 1873 Event Origin of Japanese Era 1854 Event "New Era" sinks off New Jersey coast with loss of 300 1850 Birthday Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist, New Era 1821 Birthday Nathan Bedford Forrest, born in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, American Civil War, Confederate Army lieutenant general, cavalry leader, opposed Reconstruction era in the post-war South 1792 Event Origin of French Republican Era 1781 Death Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, writer, dramatist, art critic, Enlightenment era writer, influenced development of German literature, dies at 52 in Braunschweig, Germany 1729 Birthday Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, born in Kamenz, Germany, writer, dramatist, art critic, Enlightenment era writer, influenced development of German literature 1556 Event Origin of Fasli Era (India) 1469 Birthday Manuel I, King of Portugal, 1495-1521, during era of exploration 632 Event Origin of Persian [Yezdegird] Era 622 Event Moslem Era begins-Mahomet begins flight from Mecca to Medina (Hejira) 622 Event Origin of Islamic Era (Muharram 1, 1 AH) 295 Event Origin of Era of Ascension 284 Event Origin of Era of Diocletian (Martyrs) 78 Event Origin of Saka Era (India)
