1999 Death Willie Morris, writer, The Ghosts of Medgar Evers, dies at 63 1994 Event Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson Miss, 30 years after the crime 1993 Event Guardian Angel Lisa Evers Sliwa files for divorce from Curtis Sliwa 1981 Event Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa and Lisa Evers marry 1964 Event Grand jury indicts Beckwith in murder of Medger Evers 1964 Event Beckwith arrested for murder of Medger Evers, found guilty 30 yr later 1963 Death Medgar Evers, NAACP official, shot in Jackson Miss at 37 1946 Event 11 players Tinker, Evers, Chance, Burkett, McCarthy, Waddell, Plank, Walsh, Chesbro, Griffith, and McGinnity are named to Hall of Fame 1929 Birthday Eduard W. "Ed" Bauer, Eddy Evers, Dutch actor, Bluejackets 1925 Birthday Medgar Evers, American Activist 1922 Birthday Charles Evers, civil rights leader, Amazing Grace 1922 Birthday Jason Evers, New York City, actor, Wrangler, Channing 1921 Birthday Hoot Evers, baseball player 1902 Event Tinker, Evers, and Chance appear together for 1st time 1877 Birthday Frank Chance, baseball player/manager, Tinkers to Evers to Chance
