2012 Event Australian daredevil Felix Baumgartner breaks the world record for human ascent by balloon by space diving 128,100 feet out of the Red Bull Stratos helium-filled balloon over Roswell, New Mexico 2002 Death Maria Felix, Mexican Actress 1997 Event Drug kingpin Ramon Arellano Felix placed on FBI's 10 most-wanted 1993 Death Felix Houphouet-Boigny, President of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88 1993 Death Felix White, choreographer (Black Vibrations Theatre), dies at 65 1993 Death Felix Grucci, fireworks expert, dies of Alzheimer's disease at 87 1989 Event Junior Felix of Toronto becomes 53rd to hit home run on 1st at bat 1988 Death Felix Wankel, developer of Wankel rotary engine, dies 1983 Death Felix Pappalardi, rocker (Cream, Mountain), dies 1982 Death Felix L V L J Labisse, French painter (libidoscaphes), dies at 76 1981 Death Paul Felix, Flemish architect (Song of the Sun), dies at 67 1979 Death Felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90 1975 Event New York Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays 1974 Event Cards beat Mets, 4-3, in 25 (7h4m), record 202 plate appearances, Felix Milan and John Milner come to bat 12 times each 1971 Birthday Felix Potvin, Anjou, NHL goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1971 Death Felix Wolfes, composer, dies at 78 1970 Death Marie V Felix, Prince of Luxemburg, dies 1969 Event Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain 1969 Death Felix Locher, actor (Frankenstein's Daughter), dies at 86 1967 Death Felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch, dies at 80 1966 Death Felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79 1965 Death Felix Frankfurter, American Judge 1963 Death Jean Felix Piccard, swiss explorer, dies on his 79th birthday 1960 Event Dr. Felix Houphouet-Boigny becomes president of Ivory Coast 1957 Event Felix Gaillard becomes premier of France 1957 Event Felix Gaillard forms government in France 1956 Event Dutch Communist Party office of Felix Meritis seized 1956 Death Felix Borowski, composer, dies at 84 1953 Birthday Felix Hanemann, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, musician, keyboardist, vocalist, founder of band, Zebra, member of band, Harry Slash & The Slashtones 1953 Death Felix M Abel, French dominican/biblical scholar, dies at 74 1952 Birthday Felix R de Rooy, Curacaos poet/sculptor 1951 Death Felix Petyrek, composer, dies at 59 1951 Birthday Benny Ayala, born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Benigno Ayala Felix, Major League Baseball player, played outfield, first base, designated hitter for New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals 1949 Death Felix Bressart, actor (Escape, Ninotchka, Iceland), dies at 54 1948 Birthday Felix MH Troch, Flemish actor and director, Gekkenbriefje 1947 Death Felix Salten, Siegmund Salzmann, Austria writer (Bambi), dies at 78 1947 Death Felix Timmermans, writer/painter (Gift from St. Nicholas), dies at 60 1946 Birthday Felix Meurders, Dutch radio host 1945 Death Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor (We Go on Trip), dies at 37 1944 Birthday Felix Cavaliere, Pelham, New York, rock keyboardist, Rascals-Lonely too Long 1944 Death Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz 1944 Death Felka Platek, wife of painter Felix Nussbaum, dies in Auschwitz 1944 Death Felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83 1944 Birthday Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor, Waaldrecht 1942 Death Felix Paul von Weingartner, Austria conductor/composer, dies at 79 1937 Death John Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72 1936 Event Felix the Cat, Cartoon Character, by Van Beuren from Otto Messmer 1933 Death Felix Adler, German Educator 1931 Death Felix Blumenfeld, composer, dies at 67 1928 Birthday Felix Rohatyn, Vienna Austria, investment banker, New York Big MAC Bonds 1928 Birthday Vaclav Felix, composer 1925 Death Felix E Vallotton, Swiss painter/writer (Chaste Susanne), dies at 60 1925 Death Felix Klein, German mathematician (Riemannsche Flachen), dies at 76 1922 Event Curacao harbor workers begin strike under Felix Chacuto 1922 Birthday Felix Werder, composer 1918 Death Felix Arndt, composer, dies at 29 1917 Event Russian secret police in Czechoslovakia forms under Felix Dzerzjinski 1917 Birthday Felix the Cat, cartoon character 1917 Death Leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer, dies at 72 1917 Birthday Felix Guerro Diaz, composer 1914 Death Felix Fivet, Belgian baby, executed by German troops at 3 weeks 1914 Birthday Felix Leclerc, composer 1914 Birthday Maria Felix, Mexican Actress 1913 Birthday Paul Felix, Flemish architect, Sun Song 1913 Birthday Felix Hartlaub, writer 1913 Death Felix Draeseke, composer, dies at 77 1912 Death Felix Dahn, writer, wrote 'Prehistory of the Germanic and Roman Peoples', dies at 77 1911 Death Felix Mottl, composer, dies at 54 1911 Death Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer, dies at 74 1910 Death Felix Tournachon, Nadar, French writer/photographer, dies at 89 1909 Death Kasimir Felix Badeni, Premier of Polish/Austria (1895-97), dies at 62 1908 Birthday Philip "Felix" Bekkers, actor, Czardasvorstin 1907 Birthday Alfred Alwin Felix Krupp, Essen Germany, arms manufacturer 1907 Birthday Felix de Nobel, Dutch orchestra leader 1905 Birthday Felix Bloch, Swiss/U.S. nuclear physicist, Nobel 1952 1905 Birthday Felix Houphouet-Boigny, President of Ivory coast, 1960-93 1905 Birthday Felix L V L J Labisse, French painter, libidoscaphes 1902 Birthday Felix Wankel, Germany, inventor, Wankel rotary-piston engine 1899 Event "Asprin" patented by Felix Hoffmann 1899 Death Francois Felix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57 1897 Death Felix Godefroid, composer, dies at 78 1895 Birthday Felix Bressart, born in Germany, actor, Ninotchka, Escape, Crossroads 1895 Event Felix Faure installed as president of France 1893 Birthday Marie V Felix, prince of Luxemburg/Bourbon-Parma 1892 Birthday Felix Wolfes, composer 1892 Birthday Felix Petyrek, composer 1889 Birthday Felix Arndt, composer 1889 Birthday Felix Aylmer, actor, Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St. Joan 1887 Birthday Felix A. Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist, gravity 1887 Birthday Felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch 1886 Birthday Felix Timmermans, Flemish writer/painter/cartoonist, Pallieter 1884 Birthday Jean Felix Piccard, born in Switzerland, scientist, explorer, and balloonist 1882 Birthday Felix Frankfurter, born in Vienna, Austria, 80th Supreme Court Justice, 1939-62 1882 Birthday Felix Locher, born in Switzerland, actor, Frankenstein's Daughter 1879 Birthday Marie Koenen, author/wife of Felix Rutten, Wassend Cereal 1878 Birthday Felix M Abel, French bible scholar, Jerusalem Nouvelle 1872 Birthday Felix Borowski, composer 1870 Death Felix Salm-Salm, Prussian/US prince/Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1869 Birthday Felix Salten, Siegmund Salzmann, Austria journalist, Bambi 1865 Birthday Felix E. Vallotton, Swiss/French painter/writer, Chaste Suzanna 1864 Birthday John Felix August Korling, composer 1863 Birthday Paul Felix Weingartner, born in Germany, conductor, Zara, Dalmatia 1863 Birthday Felix Blumenfeld, composer 1863 Birthday Felix Blumenfeld, composer 1862 Death Felix Zollicoffer, General killed after mistakenly riding into Union lines 1860 Birthday Felix Woyrsch, composer 1859 Birthday Pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist 1857 Death Felix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 1856 Birthday Felix Mottl, composer 1854 Birthday Tom Felix Horan, cricketer, Ireland Pioneering Australia all-rounder 1851 Birthday Felix Adler, German Educator 1849 Birthday Felix Klein, German mathematician, Evanston Colloquium 1847 Death Jacob L Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Germ pianist/composer, dies at 38 1846 Event Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah," premieres 1844 Birthday Leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer 1844 Birthday Henri Julien Felix Rousseau, French ambassador/painter, Dream 1842 Event 1st performance of Felix Mendelssohn's 3rd "Scottish" Symphony 1841 Death Felix Savart, French surgeon/physicist, dies at 49 1837 Event Felix Mendelssohn marries Cecile Jeanrenaud 1837 Birthday Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer 1836 Event Felix Mendelssohn's oratorium "St. Paul," premieres in Dusseldorf 1835 Birthday Felix Draeseke, composer 1834 Birthday Felix Dahn, born in Hamburg, Germany, writer, wrote 'Prehistory of the Germanic and Roman Peoples' 1833 Event Felix Mendelssohn's "Die erste Walpurgisnacht," premieres in Berlin 1833 Death Ramon Felix Cuellar y Altarriba, composer, dies at 55 1832 Event Felix Mendelssohn's "Reformation," premieres 1832 Event Felix Mendelssohn's "Hebrides," premieres 1831 Event Felix Mendelssohn's 1st Piano concert in G, premieres 1831 Death Charles Felix, blind King of Sardina (1821-31), dies at 74 1830 Birthday William Felix Brantley, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1821 Death Felix Maximo Lopez, composer, dies at 78 1821 Birthday Elisa Felix, tragedienne 1820 Birthday Nadar, Felix Tournachon, French painter, cartoonist, author and ballonist 1818 Event Felix Mendelssohn, 9, performs his 1st public concert (Berlin) 1818 Birthday Felix Godefroid, composer 1812 Birthday Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1809 Birthday Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer, Great Scherzos 1804 Birthday "Felix", cricketer, Nicholas Wanostracht 1801 Birthday Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist and composer, Felix Meritis 1797 Event Napoleon I's sister Elisa marries Felix Bacciochi 1791 Birthday Felix Savart, French surgeon/physicist, law of Biot and Savart 1791 Birthday Felix PBOG earl de Merode, Belgian minister of War/Finance 1777 Birthday Ramon Felix Cuellar y Altarriba, composer 1756 Birthday Charles Felix, King of Sardina, 1821-31 1742 Birthday Felix Maximo Lopez, composer 1635 Death Lope Felix de Vega, playwright and poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72 1587 Death Felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies 1562 Birthday Lope Felix de Vega, born in Madrid, Spain, dramatist/poet, Angelica, Arcadia 1530 Event St. Felix Flood ravages Dutch coast 1451 Death Amadeus VIII, last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at 67 1449 Event Anti-pope Felix V resigns 1383 Birthday Amadeus VIII, duke of Savoye/last antipope, Felix V, 1439-48 530 Event St. Felix IV ends his reign as Catholic Pope 526 Event St. Felix IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope 492 Event St. Felix III ends his reign as Catholic Pope 483 Event St. Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope 365 Event [Felix II] ends his reign as Catholic Pope 365 Death Felix II, Italian anti-pope, dies 274 Event St. Felix I ends his reign as Catholic Pope 273 Death Felix I, Italian Bishop of Rome, dies (or 274) 269 Event St. Felix I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
