2015 Event Queen Elizabeth II surpasses her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the U.K.'s longest-reigning royal with 63 years on the throne; Elizabeth II was installed on the throne at age 25 in 1952 after the sudden death of her father, George VI 2014 Event The U.S. Senate intelligence committee releases its report on CIA interrogation methods after 9/11; the report found that the CIA hid many of its actions from Congress and former President George W. Bush and claims that little useful intelligence resulted 2014 Event Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, announce that they are expecting their second child; baby Prince George celebrated his first birthday two months ago 2014 Event George Clooney and his girlfriend, British attorney Amal Alamuddin, are reportedly engaged 2014 Event Eight-month-old Prince George begins his first overseas royal tour with his parents, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge 2014 Event A 12-page letter written by Robert R. Livingston in 1775 is found by an archivist at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, George Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War; the letter explains why Livingston was chosen to help draft the Declaration of Independence 2013 Event Former U.S. President George W. Bush recovers after having a stent procedure to treat a blocked artery; the blockage was opened without any complications 2013 Event The German racing horse, Novellist, wins the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2013 Event Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to a son, the third in line to the British throne; the child, named George Alexander Louis, is formally known as His Royal Highness Prince of Cambridge 2013 Event Defendant George Zimmerman is found not guilty in the case regarding the fatal shooting of Treyvon Martin 2013 Event Former President George W. Bush's airplane, a Gulfstream IV, on its way to Dallas' Love Field , was diverted safely to Louisville International AIrport when the pilot smelled smoke 2013 Event George Osborne, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, announces that G7 finance ministers and central bankers agree that coordinate action should be taken against tax evaders 2013 Event All living former U.S. Presidents, including George W. Bush and current President Barack Obama, are present for the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas 2013 Event An investigation is taking place over recent hacking incident involving a hacker gaining access to the email accounts of former President George H. W. Bush, his friends and relatives 2013 Event After more than seven weeks of treatment for bronchitis, former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is released from The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas 2012 Event The BBC's George Entwistle steps down as Director-General, with Tim Davie replacing him Acting Director General 2012 Event George Lucas sells Lucasfilm Ltd. to the Walt Disney Company for $4.05 billion; the sale includes the rights to the 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars' franchises 2012 Event Former U.S. Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern dies at age 90 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 2012 Event Singer George Michael experiences 'major anxiety' and cancels the Australian leg of his tour; the singer resulted from life-threatening pneumonia in November 2011 2012 Event A proposal for a statue to George Orwell is flatly turned down by the BBC, who said Orwell resigned from the organization, 'because for some time past I have been conscious that I was wasting my time and the public money on doing work that produces no results.' 2012 Event The last known Pinta Island Tortoise, Lonesome George, is found dead in the Galapagos Islands 2012 Event Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne reveals the 2012 British budget which cuts the top rate of income tax 2011 Event The Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou receives a no-confidence motion against him after failing to hold a referendum on a eurozone bailout 2011 Event In Singapore, two cabinet ministers, George Yeo and Li Hwee Hua, become the highest ranking ministers to be unseated in a general election since 1963 2008 Event President George W. Bush signs the 700 billion dollar TARP program into law 2008 Death George Tibbits, composer, architect, works include, Otway Ranges Symphony, Battue, dies 2008 Death George Carlin, dies of heart failure at 71 2007 Death George E. Sangmeister, Representative-D-Illinois 1989 - 1995, died of leukemia at 76 2007 Death George Smathers, dies in Florida, of a stroke, at 93 2005 Event Samuel Alito is nominated for the Supreme Court by George W. Bush 2005 Event George W. Bush is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States 2004 Event George W. Bush wins a second term as U.S. president, winning 51% of the popular vote 2004 Event The Republican party nominates George W. Bush as its presidential candidate 2004 Event Former President George H. W. Bush celebrates his 80th birthday by skydiving 2003 Death Wally George, American Celebrity 2003 Death George Plimpton, writer/adventurer/actor, The Paris Review, dies at 76 2003 Event President George W. Bush declares that 'major combat operations' in Iraq are over 2003 Event In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush stated that Saddam Hussein had tried to acquire 'significant quantities of uranium from Africa' (a claim substantiated only by forged documents) 2002 Death George Roy Hill, director, The Sting, dies at 80 2002 Death George Porter, English Scientist 2002 Death George Sidney, American Director 2002 Death George Alec Effinger, writer, ", Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson: The Complete Stories, ", dies at 55 2002 Event In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush likens Iraq, Iran and North Korea to an 'axis of evil' 2001 Death Nigel Hawthorne, actor, The Madness of King George, dies at 72 2001 Death George Harrison, musician, The Beatles, dies at 58 2001 Death Gordon R. Dickson, writer, The Dragon and the George, dies at 77 2001 Event George W. Bush is inaugurated as the 43rd president of the United States 2001 Death George Carman, English Lawyer 2000 Event Al Gore concedes presidential election, George W. Bush named president 2000 Death George Montgomery, sculptor/actor, dies at 84 2000 Event Al Gore wins the popular vote but loses the electoral vote to George W. Bush 2000 Event The Republican party nominates George W. Bush to run for president 1999 Death George C. Scott, actor, Patton, dies at 71 1999 Death John F. Kennedy, Jr., publisher and philanthropist, 'George' magazine, dies at 38 1999 Death George Brown, Jr., Representative-D-California 1963 - 1971 and 1973 - 1999, died of complications from surgery 1998 Death George Wallace, politician, infamous Alabama governor, dies at 79 1998 Event New York Giant General Manager George Young resigns to accept NFL position 1997 Death George Fleming, cyclist, dies at 80 1997 Death George Petrie, actor (Honeymooners), dies on 85th birthday 1997 Death George Chambers, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago 1981 - 1986, dies 1997 Death George Bryan Ingham, artist, dies at 61 1997 Death George Fenneman, announcer, 'You Bet Your Life', dies at 77 1997 Event Baseball's Executive Council suspends New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner 1997 Death Brenda Carlin, TV producer and wife of comedian George Carlin, dies at 57 1997 Death George Wald, biologist, Nobel Prize winner for discovering vitamin A in the retina 1997 Death George Wald, scientist, dies at 90 1997 Death Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57 1997 Death George Armin Goyder, businessman and social philosopher, dies at 88 1997 Death George Young, footballer, dies at 74 1997 Death Joseph George Handy Hendleman, musician, dies at 76 1996 Death William George Rushton, actor (TW3)/author/cartoonist, dies at 59 1996 Death George Duby, historian, dies at 77 1996 Death George Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76 1996 Death George Nicholas, cartoon animator, dies at 85 1996 Death Bernard William George Rose, organist, dies at 80 1996 Death Edward George Edwards, chenist, dies at 82 1996 Death George Byatt, playwright, dies at 73 1996 Death Barry George Barrington Porter, politician, dies at 57 1996 Death George Houston, land economist, dies at 74 1996 Death Joseph Roy George Ralston, pilot, dies at 81 1996 Death George Henderson, priest/politician, dies at 74 1996 Death George Scheuer, writer/journalist, dies at 80 1996 Death George Patrick Reid, schoolkeeper, dies at 59 1996 Death George Levy, antique dealer/heritage campaigner, dies at 69 1996 Death Sidney George Gray, company secretary, dies at 82 1996 Death George Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81 1996 Death George Richard Samways, children's writer, dies at 101 1996 Death Alexander George Ogston, biochemist, dies at 85 1996 Death George Ghita Ionescu, academic, dies at 83 1996 Death Ronald George Woodman, pilot, dies at 82 1996 Death Andreas George Papandreou, Prime Minister of Greece 1981 - 1989, 1993 - 1996, dies at 76 1996 Death George Snell, genetecist, dies at 92 1996 Death George D. Snell, American Scientist 1996 Death James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist, dies at 77 1996 Death George Malcolm Thomson, journalist, dies at 96 1996 Death George M Tindley, songwriter/vocalist, dies at 57 1996 Death George Mackey Brown, poet, dies at 74 1996 Death Ronald George Hayward, political manager, dies at 78 1996 Death George Burns, American Comedian 1996 Death George Ian Murray, 10th Duke of Atholl, dies at 64 1996 Death George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher, dies at 66 1996 Death George Lowthian Trevelyan, designer/visionary, dies at 89 1995 Event 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB) 1995 Death George Ivan Smith, diplomat, dies at 80 1995 Death Derick Frederick George Emmison, archivist/historian, dies at 88 1995 Death Arthur George Bottomley, politician, dies at 88 1995 Death George Kirby, comedian/impressionist (Pearl Bailey), dies at 71 1995 Death George Chesterman Phillips, naval Officer, dies at 90 1995 Event "George" magazine premieres, published by John F Kennedy Jr 1995 Death George Romney, politician, dead Heart attack, dies at 88 1995 Death Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr, vocalist, dies at 66 1995 Death George Seldes, journalist, dies at 104 1995 Event George Foreman loses IBF boxing title, refused to fight Axel Schulz 1995 Event George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1995 Death Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar, composer and songwriter, dies at 61 1995 Death Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan, novelist, dies at 91 1995 Death Delroy George Wilson, singer, dies at 46 1995 Event George Foreman loses WBA boxing title, refusing to fight Tony Tucker 1995 Death Earring George Mayweather, blues harmonica player, dies at 66 1995 Death George Abbot, director (Damn Yankees), dies at 107 1995 Death George Abbott, playwright/actor/producer (Damn Yankees), dies at 105 1995 Death George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at 84 1995 Death George Richard James, saxophonist, dies at 88 1995 Death George Woodcock, author, dies at 82 1995 Death George Price, cartoonist (New Yorker), dies at 93 1994 Death Leigh Bowery, designer, pop star, model, performance artist, influenced Boy George, Vivienne Westwood, dies at 33 1994 Death George G F van Renesse, concert pianist/music director, dies at 85 1994 Death Michael [George] Somes, English dancer (Royal Ballet), dies at 77 1994 Death Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter, dies at 73 1994 Event George Burns, undergoes surgery to drain fluid from his brain 1994 Event Country singer George Jones undergoes triple bypass surgery 1994 Death John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington, dies at 59 1994 Death George Dixon, trumpet/sax, dies at 85 1994 Death George Wildman Ball, under minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 84 1994 Death George Peppard, actor (Breakfast at Tiffanys, A-Team), dies at 65 1994 Death George Gennimatas, Greek minister of National Economy, dies at 55 1994 Death George Osborne Sayles, historian, dies at 92 1994 Event Howard Stern stops a would-be jumper on the George Washington Bridge 1993 Death Don DeFore, actor (George Baxter-Hazel), dies of cardiac arrest at 76 1993 Death George Sheehan, cardiologist/marathoner, dies of prostate cancer at 74 1993 Event George Tiller, abortion doctor, shot in his arms by Rachelle Shannon 1993 Event 122nd British Golf Open: Greg Norman shoots a 267 at Royal St. George 1993 Death George "Spanky" McFarland, child actor (Our Gang), dies at age 65 1993 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett hits his 300th home run 1993 Event Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by George Branham 1993 Death George Mickelson, Governor of South Dakota, and 7 others, die in a plane crash 1993 Death George Ives, dies at 111 1993 Event Alan Bennett's "Madness of George III," premieres in London 1993 Event George Steinbenner is reinstated as owner of New York Yankees 1993 Death George E Wilburn, film editor, dies of emphysema at 77 1993 Death George Wallington, Giacinto Figlia, Italian bebop-pianist, dies 1993 Death George A Stephen, inventor (Weber Kettle Grill), dies at 71 1993 Death George L George, Russian/US journalist/director/producer, dies at 85 1992 Death Dorothy Walker Bush, mother of President George Bush, dies at 91 1992 Death George Adams, U.S. tenor saxophonist/flautist (Changes One), dies 1992 Event 1st overturn of a George Bush veto (cable bill) 1992 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett gets 4 hits to become 18th to get 3,000 hits 1992 Death Joseph L George, dies of cancer at 65 1992 Event Faye Vincent reinstates Yankee owner George Steinbrenner, eff 3/1/93 1992 Death "Gorgeous" George, Arena, wrestler, dies at 84 1992 Death George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87 1992 Death George Murphy, Senator-R-California 1965 - 1971, actor, dies of Leukemia at 89 1992 Event George Steinbrenner drops his suits against baseball 1992 Death George Lovi, U.S. columnist (Sky and Telescope's "Ramblings"), dies 1992 Death George Mann MacBeth, Scottish journalist/poet (A War Quartet), dies 1992 Death George Berkeley, actor (Life Stinks, Captains and Kings), dies at 70 1992 Event George Bush gets ill and vomits on Japanese prime minister's lap 1991 Event Howard Spira sentenced to 2 years in prison for trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner 1991 Death George Joseph Stigler, U.S. economist (Nobel 1982), dies at 80 1991 Event George Jo Hennard, 35, kills 23 and himself and wounds 20 in Texas 1991 Death George Sperti Sperti, inventor (Preparation H), dies at 91 1991 Event Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavywgt boxing title 1991 Event George Washington Bridge raises toll from $3.00 to $4.00 1991 Death George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71 1991 Death George Gobel, comedian, dies of a heart attack at 71 1991 Event U.S. Congress gives George Bush authority to wage war against Iraq 1990 Death George Allen, U.S. football coach of the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins, dies 1990 Event George Bush visits U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia 1990 Event 24th Country Music Association Award: George Strait wins 1990 Event George Brett becomes 1st to lead league in batting in 3 decades 1990 Death Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83 1990 Event Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George Bush 1990 Event George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki 1990 Death George Adamson, British conservationist (Born Free), murdered in Kenya 1990 Event George Steinbrenner steps down as New York Yankee owner 1990 Event George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as prinicipal partner of New York Yankees 1990 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett hits for the cycle 1990 Death George Wood, dies of diabetes complications at 56 1990 Event 42 year old George Foreman KOs George Cooney in 2 rounds 1989 Death George Oswald Browning "Gubby" Allen, cricketer, dies 1989 Event George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" and "Poor Little Girl" 1989 Death Ratu Sir George Cakobau, Fiji cricketer/Governor-General, dies 1989 Event George Forest's musical "Grand Hotel," premieres in New York City 1989 Event George Harrison releases "Best of Dark Horse 1976 - 1989" album 1989 Event 23rd Country Music Association Award: George Strait, Kathy Mattea wins 1989 Event George Brett gets his 2,500th hit 1989 Death George Coulouris, actor (Papillon, Runaway Bus), dies at 85 1989 Event George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose become CEO of Texas Rangers 1989 Event Senate rejects George H. W. Bush's nomination of John Tower as Defense Secretary 1989 Birthday Jake Lloyd, born in Fort Collins, Colorado, actor, played young Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas' 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace' and 'ER' television show 1989 Death George O'Hanlon, actor and director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71 1989 Event 16th American Music Award: Randy Travis and George Michael wins 1989 Event New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner meets with Pope John Paul II 1989 Event President Reagan pardons George Steinbrenner for illegal funds for Nixon 1988 Event George Bush beats Mike Dukakis for presidency 1988 Event George Bush and Michael Dukakis meet in 2nd debate 1988 Death George Alpert, railroad executive, dies at 90 1988 Event Arbitrator George Nicolau rules owners conspired against free agents 1988 Event Republicans nominate George H. W. Bush for president 1988 Event George Harrison releases "This is Love" 1988 Death George Rose, actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at 68 1988 Event George Harrison releases "When We Was Fab" 1987 Event George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP 1987 Event George Harrison releases "Got My Mind Set On You" 1987 Event Boy George barred from British TV show, he may be a bad influence 1987 Event U.S. Foreign minister George Shultz meets ANC-leader Oliver Tambo 1986 Event It is reported Boy George is being treated for heroin addiction 1986 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit 1986 Event George Corley Wallace, Governor, Democrat, Alabama, announces retirement plans 1985 Death George Rhodes, orchestra leader (Sammy Davis, Jr. Show), dies at 66 1985 Event U.S. Foreign Minister George Shultz arrives in West Berlin 1985 Event "Sunday in the Park with George" closes at Booth New York City after 604 performances 1985 Death George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 1985 Death George O'Brien, actor (Daniel Boone, Salute), dies of a stroke at 85 1985 Event 114th British Golf Open: Sandy Lyle shoots a 282 at Royal St. George 1985 Event 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), St. George, Utah (state rec) (103 degrees spread, UT 1985) 1985 Death George Chandler, actor (Lassie), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 87 1985 Death George Memmoli, actor (Earl-Hello Larry), dies at 46 1985 Death George Pravada, actor (Felscher-Holocaust), dies at 66 1985 Death George Schick, Czechoslovakian conductor (Chicago Symphony), dies at 76 1985 Death George Holmes, actor (Man in the Trunk), dies at 66 1984 Death George Waggner, director/writer, dies at 90 1984 Death George Aiken, Governor of Vermont 1937 - 1941, Senator-R-Vermont, 1941 - 1975, dies at 92 1984 Death George Matthews, Brooklyn, New York, actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73 1984 Death George Matthews, actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73 of heart disease 1984 Event Vice President candidate debate-Graldine Ferraro (D) and George Bush (R) 1984 Death George S Simpson, U.S. paleontologist, dies at 82 1984 Death George Gaylord Simpson, American Scientist 1984 Death George Gallup, pioneer of public opinion polls, dies 1984 Death George Oppen, American Poet 1984 Death George H Gallup, pollster (Gallup Poll), dies at 82 1984 Birthday Lauren Bush, born in Houston, Texas, fashion model, environmentalist, niece, President George W. Bush 1984 Death George Givot, actor (Versatile Vaudeville), dies at 81 1984 Event "Sunday in the Park with George" opens at Booth New York City for 604 performances 1983 Death George Headley, cricket (10 tons in 22 Tests, 1st black WI captain), dies 1983 Death Christopher George, actor (Chisum, Heist), dies of heart attack at 54 1983 Death George S Halas, NFL coach (Chicago Bears), dies at 88 1983 Death George Halas, American Coach 1983 Death George Liberace, violinist (Liberace Show), dies at 72 1983 Event George Meegen completes 2,426d (19K mi) walk across Western Hemisphere 1983 Event George Brett's 2 run home run against Yankees on July 24 (pine tar game) 1983 Death George Cukor, director (My Fair Lady), dies on 84th birthday 1983 Event AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires 1983 Death George Balanchine, Russian/US composer, dies at 79 1983 Death George Cukor, director, dies of stroke and heart attack at 83 1983 Event Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, becomes governor for record 4th time 1983 Death Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at 66 1982 Event George Harrison releases "Gone Troppo" album 1982 Event Andrew "Dice" Clay and George Wendt appear in "Trick or Treatment" 1982 Event Nobel prize for economy awarded to George Stigler 1982 Event Penn prison guard George Banks kills 13 (5 were his own children) 1982 Event George Brett gets his 1,500th hit 1982 Death George Kleinsinger, U.S. composer (Tubby the Tuba), dies at 68 1982 Event George P. Shultz sworn in as minister of Foreign affairs 1982 Event Senate confirms George Shultz as 60th sec of state by vote of 97-0 1982 Death George Amadee Tremblay, composer, dies at 71 1982 Event Secretary of State Alexander Haig, Jr. resigns, replaced by George Schultz 1981 Event Dr. George Nichopoulas is acquitted of overprescribing addictive drugs for Elvis Presley 1981 Event New York Yankee George Frazier loses 3 World Series games 1981 Event George Steinbrenner scuffles with 2 fans in a hotel elevator 1981 Death Chief Dan George, actor (Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man), dies at 82 1981 Event George Foster hits his 8th home run into red seats at Riverfront 1981 Event 110th British Golf Open: Bill Rogers shoots a 276 at Royal St. George 1981 Death George Voskovec, actor (Fred-Nero Wolfe, Peter-Skag), dies at 76 1981 Event 113th Belmont: George Martens aboard Summing wins in 2:29 1981 Event George Harrison releases "Somewhere in England" 1981 Death George Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83 1981 Death George Jessel, U.S. comic/toastmaster (Diary of Young Comic), dies at 83 1981 Event George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in the United Kingdom 1981 Event 16th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell and George Jones 1981 Event U.S. submarine George Washington rams Japanese freighter Nisso Maru 1981 Event George Harrison is ordered to pay ABKCO Music $587,000 for "subconscious plagiarism" "My Sweet Lord" with "He's So Fine" 1981 Event Rocket-powered ice sled attains 399 kph, Lake George, New York 1981 Event AL approves sale of White Sox to Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn for $20 million, and 80% of Mariners to George Argyros for $104 million 1980 Event 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB) 1980 Death George Raft, New York City, actor (Scarface), dies at 85 1980 Death George Raft, actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr. Ace), dies at 85 1980 Event Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP 1980 Death George Meany, union President (AFL-CIO), dies at 86 1980 Event George Brett goes 0-for-4 dropping his avg below .400 for good 1980 Event George Brett ends hitting streak at 30 1980 Event Kansas City Royals' George Brett, batting avg reach .400 1980 Event George Brett goes 4-for-4, raising his batting average to .401 1980 Death George H. Fallon, American Politician 1980 Death George Tobias, actor (Abner Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 78 1980 Death George Meany, labor leader, dies at 86 1979 Event Royals George Brett is 6th to have 20 doubles/triples/home runs in a season 1979 Death George Seaton, American Playwright 1979 Event George Brett gets his 1,000th hit 1979 Death George De Witt, TV host (Name that Tune), dies at 56 1979 Event George Harrison releases "Faster" 1979 Death Lowell George, rocker (Mothers of Invention, Little Feat), dies at 34 1979 Death George Brent, actor (Baby Face, Dark Victory, 42nd St), dies at 75 1979 Event George Harrison releases "Love Comes to Everyone" 1979 Event George Harrison releases "George Harrison" album 1979 Event George Harrison releases "Blow Away" 1978 Death George Moscone, (SF Mayor), shot by Dan White 1978 Event Royals' George Brett hits 3 home runs, Yankees win championship game 3, 6-5 1978 Event George Harrison marries Olivia 1978 Birthday Dhani Harrison, George Harrison's 1st child 1978 Event Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" 1978 Event Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points and San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in separate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter) 1978 Death George Paine, lefty cricket spinner (for England in WI 1935), dies 1978 Event In girls' High School basketball, Chicago Latin beats Harvard St. George 1977 Death George Hamilton Combs, TV host (Through the Curtain), dies at 78 1977 Event Reds' George Foster wins NL MVP 1977 Death George Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86 1977 Death George Kenney, American Soldier 1977 Event George and Patti Harrison divorce 1977 Event New York City fines George Willig 1 cents for each of 110 stories he climbed 1977 Event George Willig climbs New York City World Trade Center 1977 Event George Harrison releases "True Love" 1977 Event George Bush, ends term as 11th director of CIA 1976 Death George, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies 1976 Event George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live 1976 Event George Harrison releases "This Song" 1976 Birthday Piper Perabo, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, films include, 'George and the Dragon', 'The Cave', 'The Prestige' 1976 Event 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince 1976 Event Boy George expelled from school 1976 Event A&M sues George Harrison who fails to meet deadline for LP completion 1976 Death George Baxter, actor (Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged), dies at 71 1976 Event U.S. courts find George Harrison guilty of plagiarism for 'He's So Fine' 1976 Event George Harrison found guilty of plagurizing "My Sweet Lord" 1976 Birthday Melissa George, Australian Actress 1976 Event All star MVP: George Foster (Cincinnati Reds) 1976 Death George Curzon, dies at 77 1976 Event George Harrison sings lumberjack song with Monty Python 1976 Death George Sklavos, composer, dies at 87 1976 Event George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)" 1976 Event George Bush becomes 11th director of CIA (until 1977) 1976 Event George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest 1975 Event Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pirates for George "Doc" Medich 1975 Death John Scott Trotter, orchestra leader (George Gobel Show), dies at 67 1975 Event "Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin 1975 Event Saturday Night Live premieres with George Carlin as host 1975 Event George Harrison releases "Extra Texture" album in the United Kingdom 1975 Event Carol Mann wins LPGA George Washington Ladies Golf Classic 1975 Death George Stevens, U.S. director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 1974 Event George Harrison releases his "Dark Horse" album in the United Kingdom 1974 Event George Harrison releases "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" 1974 Event Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years 1974 Event Muhammad Ali KOs George Foreman in 8th round in Kinshasa Zaire 1974 Event U.S. General George Brown's speech deplores Jewish influence in U.S. over his treatment during the 1973 World Series 1974 Event Sandra Haynie wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic 1974 Event George Foreman TKOs Ken Norton in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1974 Event George Foreman KOs Ken Norton 1974 Event George Harrison announces his concert tour of U.S. in November 1973 Birthday George Jones, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 Event Bloodless military coup ousts Greek President George Papadopoulos 1973 Birthday George Harris, WLAF cornerback for the London Monarchs 1973 Event George Foreman KOs Jose "King" Roman in 1 for heavyweight boxing title 1973 Birthday George Zidek, NBA center, Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Hornets 1973 Event George Harrison pays 1,000,000 pounds tax on his Bangladesh concert and album 1973 Event Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic 1973 Death George Macready, U.S., actor (Martin Peyton-Peyton Place), dies at 73 1973 Birthday George Hincapie, born in Queens, New York, road cyclist, Olympics-76th-92, 96 1973 Event George Harrison releases "Living in the Material World" 1973 Event George Harrison's "Living in the Material World" goes gold 1973 Event George Harrison releases "Give Me Love" in the United Kingdom 1973 Death George Breakstone, actor and director (Great Expectations), dies at 53 1973 Event Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 1st major league hit 1973 Death Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer, dies at 68 1973 Death George Sisler, hall of famer 1st baseman (257 hits-1920), dies at 80 1973 Birthday George Hegamin, NFL/WLAF tail back, Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy 1973 Death George Morrison, dies at 82 1973 Event Mickey Welch, George Kelly and Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame 1973 Event George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1973 Birthday George Noga, CFL linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1973 Event George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million 1972 Death George Collins, (Rep-Ill), dies at 47, in airplane crash 1972 Event President Nixon (R) re-elected defeating George McGovern (D) 1972 Death William HAF, English prince/grandson of George V, dies in accident at 29 1972 Death George Wiess, General Manager (New York Yankees), dies at 78 1972 Event Kathy Ahern wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic 1972 Birthday Turner Stevenson, Prince George, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1972 Event Assassination attempt on governor George Wallace of Alabama 1972 Event George Wallace shot and left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Maryland 1972 Death George Sanders, actor (Mr Freeze-Batman, Ivanhoe), dies at 65 1972 Event Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President 1972 Event George Harrison is involved in a minor car accident 1972 Birthday Jason George, actor, Michael Bourre-Sunset Beach 1971 Death George Jackson, U.S. prisoner, shot to death at 29 1971 Event George Harrison's concert for Bangladesh takes place in New York City 1971 Event George Harrison releases "Bangladesh" 1971 Event Jane Blalock wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic 1971 Death George Blagoi, entertainer, dies 1971 Event 43rd Academy Awards - "Patton," George C Scott and Glenda Jackson win 1971 Birthday Finidi George, born in Part Harcourt, Nigeria, soccer player, played as a midfielder for Ajax, played Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998, played in England and Spain 1971 Death George Wood, England cricket wicketkeeper (v South Africa 1924), dies 1971 Event George Harrison is fined and his driving license is suspended for 1 year 1971 Birthday George Teague, NFL safety, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers 1971 Death George Shelton, actor (It Pays to be Ignorant), dies at 86 1971 Event "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison hit #1 on United Kingdom pop chart 1971 Event & Dave Bancroft and George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1971 Event George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" 1970 Birthday George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, 1996 Olympics 1970 Event George Harrison releases his triple album set "All Things Must Pass" 1970 Event George Harrison releases 3 album set "All Things Must Pass" 1970 Birthday Shane George, cricketer, S Australian fast bowler, Shield debut at 17 1970 Death George Frederick McKay, composer, dies at 71 1970 Event Phyllis Ann George (Texas), 21, crowned 43rd Miss America 1971 1970 Event Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of 1,053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado 1970 Event George Harrison releases "My Sweet Lord" single 1970 Birthday George Lynch, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1970 Death George Szell, Hungarian/U.S. conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, dies at 73 1970 Death Louise Harrison, mother of Beatle George, dies 1970 Event Judy Rankin wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic 1970 Birthday Morgan Fox, Prince George BC, playmate, Dec, 1990 1970 Birthday Stewart Malgunas, Prince George, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals 1970 Birthday George Coghill, WLAF safety for the Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Ron George, NFL linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons 1970 Event "Gantry" closes at George Abbott Theater New York City after 1 performance 1970 Event "Gantry" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 1 performance 1970 Birthday Dean Headley, cricket, grandson of George, England ODI quick 1996 1970 Death George M. Humphrey, American Lawyer 1970 Death George Humphrey, American Lawyer 1969 Event "Buck White" closes at George Abbott Theater New York City after 7 performances 1969 Event "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 7 performances 1969 Event George Harrison's "Something" is released in the United Kingdom 1969 Death George Preston Marshall, NFL president for the Washington Redskins, dies at 72 1969 Event Charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales 1969 Event "George M!" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 435 performances 1969 Birthday George Williams, born in Lacrosse WI, catcher for the Oakland A's 1969 Event 33rd Golf Masters Championship: George Archer wins, shooting a 281 1969 Event George Harrison and Patti Boyd are fined 250 pounds each for illegal drugs 1969 Birthday George Nimako, CFL safety for the Toronto Argonauts 1969 Death [George] Gabby Hayes, actor (Albuquerque, Colorado), dies at 83 1968 Death George Louis Francis Lewis, composer, dies at 16 1968 Event Nixon (R) beats Vice President Humphrey (D) and George C. Wallace for presidency 1968 Birthday George Koonce, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1968 Event George Harrison forms Singsong Ltd. 1968 Death George P Gooch, English historian/House of Commons leader, dies 1968 Death John George, actor (Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu), dies at 70 1968 Event Cincinnati Red George Culver no hits Phillies, 6-1 1968 Death George KFW von Kuchler, German marshal (Netherlands 1940), dies at 86 1968 Event "Wonderwall" with George Harrison premieres at Cannes Film Festival 1968 Death Lurleen Burns, wife of George Wallace/Governor of Alabama, dies at 41 1968 Event "George M!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 435 performances 1968 Event British minister of Foreign affairs George Brown resigns 1968 Event "Darling of the Day" closes at George Abbott New York City after 31 performances 1968 Event Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon and wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1968 Birthday George Quigley, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, skeet 1996 Olympics 1968 Event "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 31 performances 1967 Birthday Jeff George, NFL quarterback, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders 1967 Birthday Ron George, linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Death George Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated 1967 Event George Harrison is fined 6 pounds for speeding 1967 Birthday George McCloud, NBA forward and guard, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns 1967 Death George E Stone, actor (5 Star Final, Front Page), dies at 64 1967 Birthday George Eads, American Actor 1966 Birthday Dan Truman, St. George Utah, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1966 Event George Harrison is impressed by Ravi Shankar's concert in London 1966 Death Megan Lloyd George, English politician, dies at 64 1966 Death George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter, dies at 79 1966 Event Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1966 Event Beatle George Harrison marries model Patti Boyd 1965 Event George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th New York City, demolished 1965 Event Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing 1965 Death George Black, Canadian Public Servant 1965 Event Orioles' Brooks Robinson hits into his record tying (George Sisler) 1965 Death George Melachrino, composer, dies at 56 1965 Death George Davis, actor (Private Lives, Devil May Care), dies at 75 1965 Death George Calinescu, Romanian author (Lauda Lucrorilor), dies at 65 1965 Event George Harrison has his tonsils removed 1964 Event George Harrison's girlfriend Patti Boyd attacked by female Beatle fans 1964 Event George Harrison changes his company's name from Mornyork to Harrisongs 1964 Event George Blanda of Houston throws NFL-record 37 passes in 68 attempts 1964 Birthday George Ferris, cricketer, Leewards fast bowler 1964 Death George Dyson, composer, dies at 81 1964 Event George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company 1964 Death George Georgescu, composer, dies at 76 1964 Death Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns/comedian (Burns and Allen), dies at 62 1964 Event George Lascelles marries Patricia Tuckwell 1964 Birthday Richard Dunwoody, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, British jockey in National Hunt Racing, won King George VI Chase four times on the famous grey Desert Orchid in 1989 and 1990 1963 Death "Gorgeous George" Wagner, wrestler, dies 1963 Death George B Cressey, U.S. geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66 1963 Event Alabama Governor George Wallace served a federal injunction to stop orders of state police to bar black students from enrolling in white schools 1963 Event Alabama Governor George C. Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee HS 1963 Death George F Broque, cubist painter, dies at 81 in Paris 1963 Death Larry Keating, actor (George Burns Show, Roger-Mr Ed), dies at 67 1963 Birthday George Michael [Panos], British rock vocalist, Wham-I Want Your Sex 1963 Birthday George Michael, born in Bushey, England, singer, songwriter, member of band Wham!, famous song, 'Careless Whisper', sold over 100 million records 1963 Birthday George Heidweiler, Suriname, Dutch painter 1963 Event Decca signs Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison 1963 Event George Harrison is impressed by unsigned group "Rolling Stones" 1963 Death George Dolenz, Italian actor (Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 55 1963 Event Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas elected to football hall of fame 1963 Event George C. Wallace sworn in as governor of Alabama, his address states "segregation now; segregation tomorrow; segregation forever!" 1962 Death George Saiko, writer, dies at 70 1962 Birthday Marilyn, born in Kingston, Jamaica, born Peter Robinson, singer, famous for hit song, 'Calling Your Name', associated with Boy George 1962 Event Houston Oiler George Blanda throws for 6 TD passes vs New York Titans 56-17 1962 Birthday George Jamison, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Death Henry George Ley, composer, dies at 74 1962 Birthday Rachel Sweet, born in Akron, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, writer, recorded theme song for Nickelodeon series, Clarissa Explains It All, appeared as George Costanza's cousin, in Seinfeld, television episode, 'The Contest', released Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet, 1992 1962 Death George MacAulay Trevelyan, English royal historian, dies at 86 1962 Birthday George P N earl of St. Andrews, under English prince Edward 1962 Event Beatles meet their producer George Martin for 1st time, they record "Besame Mucho" with Peter Best on drums 1961 Event George Blanda of Houston Oilers kicks 55-yard field goal 1961 Event Houston George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns vs New York Titans (49-13) 1961 Death George H. Bender, Representative-R-Ohio 1939 - 1954, Senator-R-Ohio 1954 - 1957 1961 Birthday "Boy George" O'Dowd, androgynous vocalist and druggie, Culture Club 1961 Birthday Boy George, born in Eitham, England, singer, songwriter, successful band, Culture Club, hit song, 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?', 'Karma Chameleon' 1961 Death George S Kaufman, playwright/dir/pulitzer prize winner, dies at 72 1961 Birthday George Clooney, Lexington, Kentucky, actor, Dr. Douglas Ross-ER, Batman 1961 Birthday George Lopez, American Comedian 1961 Birthday Leigh Bowery, born in Sunshine, Australia, designer, pop star, model, performance artist, influenced Boy George, Vivienne Westwood 1961 Event George Weiss becomes President of New York Mets 1961 Death George Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at 56 1961 Death George de las Cuevas Bustillo y Teheran, Chilean marquis, dies at 75 1961 Birthday George Stephanopoulos, presidential adviser, Clinton 1960 Birthday John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, magazine publisher, 'George' magazine 1960 Event USS George Washington, 1st sub with nuclear ballistic missiles, launched 1960 Event George Weiss, at 66, resigns as General Manager of New York Yankees 1960 Event 1st submerged submarine, George Washington, to fire Polaris missile ( 1960 Event George Crowe sets record of 12 pinch hit home runs with a runner on 1960 Event "George Gobel Show," last airs on CBS-TV 1960 Death George Zucco, actor (Fog Island, Black Raven, Desire Me), dies at 74 1960 Event George Crowe's record 11th pinch-hit home run 1960 Birthday George Horvath, born in Sweden, pentathlete, 1980 Olympic 1959 Event George Washington, 1st ballistic missile sub commissioned 1959 Event AFL's 1st draft - New York Titans choice George Izo, quarterback, Notre Dame 1959 Birthday George Bell, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP 1959 Death George C Marshall, U.S. Army general, dies at 78 1959 Death George Marshall, American Statesman 1959 Death George C. Marshall, American Soldier 1959 Death George Grosz, German cartoonist/painter (Ecce Homo), dies at 65 1959 Death George Reeves, actor 'Superman', 'Gone with the Wind', shoots self at 45 1959 Event 1st ballistic missile sub launched, George Washington 1959 Death George Antheil, U.S. pianist/composer (Ballet Mecanique), dies at 58 1958 Birthday George Saunders, American Writer 1958 Event George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs 1958 Death Francis George Scott, composer, dies at 78 1958 Birthday Jay Don Blake, St. George, Utah, PGA golfer, 1991 Shearson Lehman Open 1958 Death George Edward Moore, English Philosopher 1958 Event George Harrison joins Quarrymen (Lennon-McCartney-Best-Sutcliffe) 1958 Birthday Gary George Hallberg, Berwyn, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1983 Andy Williams 1958 Event George Yardley (Pistons) is 1st NBAer to score 2,000 points in season 1957 Birthday George Leary, Newmarket Ontario, trap shooter, Olympics-16-92, 96 1957 Birthday Jeffrey George Sluman, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, 1988 PGA Champ 1957 Death George Cleveland, actor (Grampa-Lassie), dies at 74 1957 Birthday Jim Morris, impressionist/comedian, Ronald Reagan, George Bush 1957 Death George Bacovia [Vasiliu], Romanian poet/composer (Plumb), dies at 75 1957 Event Mad Bomber (George P. Metesky) accused of 30 explosions, arrested 1956 Death George Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74 1956 Death George Luther Foote, composer, dies at 70 1956 Death George A L Sarton, Belgian/US historian, dies at 71 1956 Birthday George David Low, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS-32, STS-43 1955 Event AFL and CIO merge, with George Meany as president 1955 Birthday George Radanovich, American Politician 1955 Birthday Steve George, rock keyboardist, Mr Mister 1954 Death Gladys George, actress (Roaring Twenties), dies at 50 1954 Birthday George McArdle, rock bassist, Little River Band Melbourne 1954 Death George Edward Robey, English comic/actor (Henry IV), dies at 85 1954 Birthday George Lynch, rock guitarist, Lynch Mob-Wicked Sensations 1954 Birthday Cathy St. George, born in Norfolk, Virginia, playmate, Aug, 1982 1954 Birthday George Galloway, British Politician 1954 Birthday George E. Mahlberg, Astrophysicist, Mount Palomar/Mount Wilson California, 1974 - 1978 1953 Death George Alexander Russell, composer, dies at 73 1953 Event Dr. Albert Schweitzer and General George C Marshall win Nobel Peace Prize 1953 Death George Herbert Walker, American Businessman 1953 Death George Barnes, cinematographer, dies at 60 1953 Event Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St. George, Utah) 1953 Birthday George Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, Brothers Johnson 1953 Birthday George Brett, born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Kansas City Royal 3rd baseman, 1980 AL MVP 1953 Birthday Jeb Bush, politician, born in Midland, Texas, 43rd Governor of Florida, younger brother of former President George W. Bush 1952 Event George Meany appointed as chairman of AFL 1952 Event George Axelrods "7 Year Itch," premieres in New York City 1952 Birthday George Meegen, England, walked 19,019 miles from Argentina to Alaska 1952 Death George Santayana, U.S. philosopher/poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88 1952 Event Sutro Baths, San Francisco purchased by George Whitney 1952 Birthday George Louis Francis Lewis, composer 1952 Birthday George Strait, Pearsall, Texas, country singer, All My Exes Live in Texas 1952 Event England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II 1952 Death George VI, King of Britain (1936-52), dies at 56 1952 Death King George VI, British Royalty 1951 Birthday Don [Sheldon George] Pooley, Jr., born in Phoenix, Arizona, PGA golfer, 1980 BC Open 1951 Event George Washington Carver monument unveiled 1950 Birthday Karl Rove, born in Denver, Colorado, Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, author, 'Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight' 1950 Death George Bernard Shaw, Irish author (Pygmalion), dies at 94 1950 Birthday Susan George, born in London, England, actress, Straw Dogs, Mandingo 1950 Birthday George D. Nelson, born in Iowa, PhD/astronaut, STS 41C, STS 61-C, STS-26 1950 Birthday George Noory, American Journalist 1950 Death George Richards Minot, American Scientist 1950 Birthday George Thorogood, American Musician 1950 Death George Orwell, author (Animal Farm, 1984), dies in London at 46 1949 Event George Lascelles marries Maria Stein 1949 Birthday George Willig, stuntman, climbed World Trade Center in 1977 1949 Birthday Elizabeth George, American Author 1949 Birthday George Howard, born in England, George Beaumont William Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle, member of the Third Creation, Earls of Carlisle, 1661 1949 Birthday George Foreman, born in Houston, Texas, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1973 - 1974, 1995 1949 Birthday George Brown, rock drummer, Kool and the Gang 1948 Birthday George Wendt, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Norm-Cheers 1948 Birthday Delroy George Wilson, singer 1948 Birthday George R[aymond] R[ichard] Martin, U.S., sci-fi author, Wild Cards 1948 Event King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London 1948 Death George Templeton Strong, composer, dies at 92 1948 Death George Frederick Boyle, composer, dies at 61 1948 Event CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece 1948 Event George Polk, CBS news correspondant, body found 1948 Birthday George Kooymans, Dutch guitarist/singer, Golden Earring 1947 Birthday George Grantham, Oklahoma, rock drummer/vocalist, Poco 1947 Birthday George Lawrence James, New Jersey, 4X400m relayer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Birthday George Young, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rock guitarist, Easybeats 1947 Event King George VI signs Indian Independence Bill 1947 Event Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlines Marshall Plan 1947 Death George II, king of Greece, dies at 56 1947 Birthday George Grantham, rocker, Poco-Crazy Eyes 1947 Birthday George Alec Effinger, U.S., sci-fi author, Nick of Time 1947 Event General George Marshall becomes Secretary of State 1946 Birthday George Santo Pietro, husband of Vanna White 1946 Event Greek king George II back in Athens 1946 Event King George II of Greece returns from exile 1946 Death Heinrich George, German actor (Jud Suss), commits suicide at 52 1946 Birthday Buddy Miles, born in Omaha, Nebraska, George Allen Miles, Jr., drummer, member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, played with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon 1946 Event George Orwell published "Animal Farm" 1946 Birthday George W. Bush, two-term American president 2000-2008 1946 Birthday George Best, Irish Athlete 1946 Death George Arliss, actor and writer (Dr. Syn, Voltaire), dies at 77 1946 Birthday George Duke, born in San Rafael, California, rocker 1945 Death George S Patton, U.S. General (Sicily/Normandy), dies in car crash at 60 1945 Death George S. Patton, American Soldier 1945 Event General George C. Marshall named special U.S. envoy to China 1945 Event A's catcher George George punches ump Joe Rue gets suspended 1945 Birthday George Biondo, rocker, Steppenwolf 1945 Birthday George Dzunda, born in Rosenheim, Germany, actor, Deer Hunter, Law and Order 1945 Death George Barbier, actor (Man Who Came to Dinner), dies at 80 1945 Birthday George Pataki, American Politician 1945 Birthday George E. Pataki, American Politician 1945 Birthday George Miller, born in Richmond, California, Representative-D-California 1975 - 1945 Birthday George Wadenius, rocker, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1945 Birthday Lowell George, rock vocalist and guitarist, Little Feat-Time is a Hero 1945 Event De Paul wins NIT basketball championship, George Mikan scores 34 1945 Death David Lloyd George, British (L) premier (1916-22), dies at 82 1945 Death George J L Maduro, resistance fighter (Madurodam), dies in Dachau 1945 Event Future president George Bush marries Barbara Pierce in Rye NY 1944 Event King George II of Greece, abdicates his throne 1944 Birthday Lynda Day George, San Marcos, Texas, actress, Casey-Mission Impossible 1944 Birthday George Baker, Hans Bouwens, Dutch vocalist, G B Selection 1944 Birthday Jonathan King, born in London, England, Kenneth George King, singer, songwriter, pop music producer, wrote song 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon', successful writer, producer for other musical artists 1944 Death George D Birkhoff, U.S. mathematician (Aesthetic measure), dies at 60 1944 Birthday George McCrae, U.S. singer, Lead Me On, Rock Your Baby 1944 Birthday George Nethercutt, American Politician 1944 Event During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane 1944 Death George W. Norris, U.S. senator (lame duck-amendement), dies 1944 Event King George VI promotes Montgomery to field marshal 1944 Event General George Leclercs troops advance towards Paris 1944 Death George A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60 1944 Death Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies 1944 Birthday Paul Lansky, born in New York, composer, electronic music, computer music language pioneer, studied with George Perle and Milton Babbitt, professor of music at Princeton University 1944 Birthday General George Norman Johnson, U.S. singer, Down at the Beach Club 1944 Death George Ade, U.S. novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 1944 Event Eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill and George VI discuss D-Day plan 1944 Birthday George Lucas, Modesto, California, director, Star Wars, Indiana Jones 1944 Birthday Patti Boyd, born in Somerset, England, Mrs. George Harrison and Mrs. Eric Clapton 1943 Birthday Mike Smith, born in Edmonston, England, born Michael George Smith, singer, songwriter, keyboardist, music producer, played for The Dave Clark Five 1943 Birthday George Darden, born in Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1983 - 1995 1943 Birthday George Roger Waters, keyboardist, Pink Floyd-Brick in the Wall 1943 Event U.S. forces led by General George Patton liberate Palermo, Sicily 1943 Event Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched 1943 Birthday George Benson, born in Pittsburgh, singer/guitarist, Greatest Love of All 1943 Birthday George Harrison, rocker, Beatle/Travelling Willberries-My Sweet Lord 1943 Death George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 1942 Birthday William HAF, English prince/grandson of George V 1942 Birthday Marlin Fitzwater, press secretary, George Bush 1942 Death George M Cohan, composer, dies at 64 1942 Death George M. Cohan, American Actor 1942 Death George EAE, English prince/earl of St. Andrews, dies in battle at 39 1942 Event Task Force 17 leaves Pearl Harbor under Admiral George Murray on Hornet 1942 Death George Sutherland, English Judge 1942 Event King George VI awards George Cross to Island of Malta 1942 Event George VI awards George Cross to people of Malta 1942 Birthday George Esson, Chief Constable, Dumfries and Galloway 1942 Birthday George Couroupos, composer 1941 Birthday George Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor 1941 Birthday George Bellamy, rocker, Tornados 1941 Birthday George Clinton, born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, rocker, Parliament-Funkadelic 1941 Birthday George Young, MP/British minister of housing and planning 1941 Birthday George Will, born in Champaign, Illinois, journalist, author, wrote, editor, National Review magazine 1972 - 1978, awarded Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1941 Event Greece Army surrenders to German Nazis RAF brings Greek king George II to Egypt 1941 Birthday Frank Gerstenberg, Edinburgh, principal, George Watson's College 1941 Birthday George S Mickelson, Gov-SD 1941 Birthday Dick Cheney, born in Lincoln Nebraska, Representative-R-Wyoming 1979 - 1989, George H. W. Bush's Secretary of Defense, 1989 - 1993, vice president 2001 - 2009 1940 Event George Matesky Mad Bomber's 1st time-bomb 1940 Event Kaufman and Harts "George Washington Slept Here," premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday George Greenstein, author, Secret of a Jewish Baker 1940 Event General George Marshall sworn in as chief of staff of U.S. army 1940 Birthday George Reinholt, Philadelphia, actor, Steve-Another World, One Life to Live 1940 Death George C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75 1940 Birthday George Takei, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets 1940 Birthday George Takei, actor, Hikaru Sulu-Star Trek 1940 Birthday Anita Bryant, born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, homophobe/singer, George Gobel Show 1940 Birthday George Paul, CEO, Norwich Union Insurance Group 1940 Birthday George A. Romero, actor and director, Creepshow, Martin, 2 Evil Eyes 1939 Death George Nicholls, Jr., actor (Finishing School), dies at 42 1939 Event George Kaufman/Moss Hart's "Man Who Came to Dinner," premieres in New York City 1939 Birthday George Archer, born in San Francisco, California, PGA golfer, 1969 Masters Bing Crosby 1939 Birthday George Lazenby, born in Goulburn, Australia, actor, OHMSS-James Bond 1939 Event Sammy Fain/Jack Yellen's musical "George White's Scandals" premieres 1939 Birthday George Hamilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Love at 1st Bite, Where the Boys Are 1939 Birthday Ron Headley, cricketer, son of George, 2 Tests WI vs. England 1973 1939 Birthday Barry George Barrington Porter, politician 1939 Event British king George VI visits U.S. 1939 Event 1st king and queen of England to visit U.S., George VI and Elizabeth 1939 Event British decoration, George Cross, 1st presented 1939 Event 65th Preakness: George Seabo aboard Challedon wins in 1:59.8 1939 Birthday George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist, Dark Sky Legacy 1939 Birthday George Bain, principal, London Business School 1939 Birthday Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher 1939 Event Victor Fleming replaces George Cukor as director of 'Gone With the Wind' 1939 Event Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler elected to Hall of Fame 1939 Event George Kaufman and Moss Hart's "American Way," premieres in New York City 1938 Event George Cukor announces Vivien Leigh will play Scarlett O'Hara 1938 Birthday George J. Hochbrueckner, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1987 - 1995 1938 Event George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH 1938 Birthday George Maharis, Astoria, New York, actor, Buz-Route 66, Most Deadly Game 1938 Birthday George Memmoli, New York City, actor, Earl-Hello Larry 1938 Birthday George Cummings, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show 1938 Death George Ellery Hale, astronomer, dies 1937 Death George AA Alting van Geusau, Dutch Minister of war (1918-20), dies at 73 1937 Birthday George Patrick Reid, schoolkeeper 1937 Event George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 345.49 MPH 1937 Birthday George Thoma, born in West Germany, cross country ski jumper 1960 Olympics gold 1937 Birthday William George Rushton, London, actor/author/cartoonist, TW3 1937 Birthday George Hamilton IV, born in North Carolina, actor, Evel Knievel, Love at 1st Bite 1937 Death George Gershwin, composer (American in Paris), dies at 38 1937 Event George VI crowned King of England 1937 Birthday George Carlin, born in New York, American comedian, actor, author, Grammy Award winner 1937 Birthday Paul Bailey, born in England, novelist, George Orewell prize-winner, lecturer at North Dakota State University, writer in residence, Kingston University, wrote At The Jerusalem, radio and television plays, and non-fiction books 1936 Event King Edward VIII marries Mrs. Wallis Simpson; abdicates throne Duke of York becomes King George VI 1936 Event England replaces King Edward VIII stamp series with King George VI 1936 Birthday Edward George Gibson, Buffalo, New York, astronaut, Skylab 4 1936 Birthday George Voinovich, American Politician 1936 Birthday George Bryan Ingham, artist 1936 Event 62nd Preakness: George Woolf aboard Bold Venture wins in 1:59 1936 Event Edward VIII succeeds British king George V 1936 Death George V, King of Britain (1910-36), dies at 70 1935 Event King George II returns to Greece after 12 years 1935 Birthday George Carey, English Clergyman 1935 Event English prince Henry (under George V) weds Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott 1935 Event George II returns to Greece and regains monarchy 1935 Event Judge Landis fines ump George Moriarty, Cubs manager Charlie Grimm and Chicago players W English, B Jurges and B Herman for actions in World Series 1935 Event "Porgy and Bess," by George Gershwin, New York premiere 1935 Event George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" opens on Broadway 1935 Birthday Michael Holroyd, born in London, England, author, biographer, wrote biographies of George Bernard Shaw, Augustus John 1935 Birthday George S Leotsakos, composer 1935 Birthday George Varnals, South African cricket batsman, England 1964-65 1935 Birthday Ronnie Burns, born in Evanston, Illinois, adopted son of George Burns 1935 Event Danno O'Mahoney beats Ed George in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1935 Birthday James George, U.S., weightlifter, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1956 Olympics 1935 Birthday Dennis Christopher George Potter, playwright, Karaoke, Midnight Movie 1935 Event British King George and Queen Mary celebrates silver jubilee 1935 Event George Headley completes 270 in cricket vs. England at Kingston 1935 Birthday George Genereux, born in Canada, trap shooter, 1952 Olympics gold 1935 Birthday John George Hughes, bishop of Kensington 1935 Death George P Baker, U.S. playwright (Dramatic Technique), dies at 68 1934 Birthday Bob Martinez, born in America, served as Mayor of Tampa, Florida and 40th Governor of Florida, initiated Preservation 2000, America's largest environmental land acquisition program, appointed Drug Czar by President George H.W. Bush 1934 Event English King George V weds princess Marina of Greece/Denmark 1934 Death George Henschel, composer, dies at 84 1934 Birthday Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar, composer and songwriter 1934 Birthday George Stamatoyannopoulos, born in Greece, medical genetics researcher 1934 Birthday George Ryan, American Politician 1934 Birthday George "Sparky" Anderson, South Dakota, baseball manager, Reds, Tigers 1934 Birthday Bryan George Kelly, composer 1933 Death Stefan George, German poet (Das neue Reich), dies at 65 1933 Birthday George Tibbits, born in Boulder, Australia, composer, architect, works include, Otway Ranges Symphony, Battue 1933 Birthday George Chakiris, born in Norwood, Ohio, actor, West Side Story 1933 Birthday Ann Richards, born in Lakeview, Texas, American politician, Democrat, Governor of Texas, second female governor of Texas, defeated for re-election by future U.S. President George W. Bush 1933 Birthday George J. Mitchell, born in Waterville, Maine, Senator-D-Maine 1980 - 1995 and Senate Whip 1989 - 1995 1933 Birthday George J. Mitchell, American Politician 1933 Birthday George Konrad, Hungarian Novelist 1932 Birthday George Schlatter, TV producer, Laugh-in 1932 Event During King George V Christmas dinner speech, his chair collapes 1932 Birthday George Furth, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/dir, Tammy, Good Guys, Dumplings 1932 Event George Kaufman and Edna Ferbers "Dinner at 8," premieres in New York City 1932 Event George Washington quarter goes into circulation 1932 Birthday George Burns, British TV host 1932 Birthday George Vallings, British Vice-Admiral 1932 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Too True to be Good," premieres in New York City 1932 Death George Eastman, U.S. industrialist (Kodak-camera), suicide at 77 1932 Event George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on "Guy Lombardo Show" 1932 Event "Free Eats" introduces George "Spanky" McFarland to "Our Gang" 1932 Birthday George H Clements, famous African 1931 Event George/Ira Gershwin's "Of Thee I Sing," premieres in New York City 1931 Birthday Wally George, American Celebrity 1931 Event George Washington Bridge connecting New York to New Jersey opens 1931 Birthday George Chambers, MS, rock bassist/vocalist, Chambers Brothers 1931 Event 51st U.S. Mens Tennis: H E Vines beats George M Lott, Jr. (79 63 97 75) 1931 Birthday George Jones, born in Saratoga, Texas, singer, Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me 1931 Event Babe Ruth hits his 600th home run, off George Blaeholder of Browns 1931 Event George Gunn gets 183 and son of a gunn George Vernon 100* same innings 1931 Birthday George Vassiliou, president of Cyprus, 1988-93 1931 Event 57th Preakness: George Ellis aboard Mate wins in 1:59 1931 Death George H. Mead, American Philosopher 1931 Death George Herbert Mead, American Philosopher 1931 Death George Whitefield Chadwick, composer, dies at 76 1931 Birthday George Baker, born in Bulgaria, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Curse of the Fly 1931 Birthday George E. Sangmeister, born in Frankfort, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1989 - 1995 1930 Event George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him 1930 Birthday Bill George, NFL linebacker, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams 1930 Event George Gershwin/Walter Donaldsons musical premieres in New York City 1930 Birthday George Soros, Hungarian Businessman 1930 Birthday George Steinbrenner, owner, New York Yankees, ship builder/horse owner 1930 Birthday George Gekas, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1983 - 2003 1930 Event George Headley scores 223 vs. England at Kingston 1930 Death George Haven Putnam, American Soldier 1930 Event George Headley completes twin tons in Test Cricket vs. England (114 and 112) 1930 Birthday Peggy King, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, vocalist/actress, George Gobel Show 1930 Event George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia established 1930 Event George Headley scores century on debut vs. England (made 176) 1929 Birthday George H Crumb, Charleston, West Virginia, composer, Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time 1929 Birthday George Crumb, American Composer 1929 Birthday George Carman, English Lawyer 1929 Birthday George McNicol, principal, Aberdeen University 1929 Birthday George Alan Dawson, jazz drummer/teacher 1929 Birthday Peter George, born in Akron, Ohio, weightlifter, Olympic-gold/2 silver-48, 52 1929 Event George Eastman demonstrates 1st technicolor movie in Rochester, New York 1929 Birthday George Steiner, professor, English 1929 Birthday Christopher George, Royal Oak, Minnesota, actor, Rat Patrol, Immortal 1928 Event George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) opens at 152 W 54th St. New York City 1928 Birthday George Lindsey, American Actor 1928 Event George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York City) 1928 Event George and Ira Gershwin's musical "Treasure Girl," premieres in New York City 1928 Death Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer, dies at 55 1928 Birthday George Emmett McFarland, Dallas, act, Spanky-Our Gang/Little Rascals 1928 Birthday George Peppard, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max 1928 Birthday Earring George Mayweather, blues Harmonica Player 1928 Birthday George Maharis, actor, Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66 1928 Event George Eastman shows 1st color motion pictures 1928 Death George Siegmann, actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba), dies at 46 1928 Birthday George Deukmejian, born in Menands, New York, Gov-Cal 1928 Event 63rd British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Royal St. George's 1928 Birthday George Grizzard, born in North Carolina, actor, Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica 1927 Event George Kaufman and Moss Hart's "Royal Family," premieres in New York City 1927 Event George Gershwin's "Funny Face," premieres in New York City 1927 Death George Nichols, actor (His Favorite Pastime, Star Boarder), dies at 62 1927 Birthday George Blanda, NFL kicker/quarterback, Bears, Oilers, Raiders 1927 Birthday George Hunter, born in South Africa, light heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1927 Birthday George Andrew Olah, American Scientist 1927 Birthday George Levy, antique dealer/heritage campaigner 1927 Birthday George Thoms, cricketer, 1 Test Australia against WI 1952, scored 16 and 28 1927 Birthday George Plimpton, New York City, sports writer, Paper Lion 1926 Birthday George Savalas, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Kojak 1926 Event George Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay," premieres in New York City 1926 Birthday George C Scott, Wise, Virginia, actor, Patton, Bible, Taps, Hardcore 1926 Birthday Arthur Wills, born in England, composer, professor at Royal Academy of Music in London, Director of Music at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, England, composed music for the organ and secular music based on George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four 1926 Event Philip Dunning and George Abbott's "Broadway," premieres in New York City 1926 Birthday David Ogilvy, born in London, England, David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, judge, served as Lord Chamberlain 1926 Birthday George C. Williams, American Scientist 1926 Birthday John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, born in England, 11th Duke of Marlborough, justice of the peace, cousin of Sir Winston Churchill 1926 Birthday George R. Ariyoshi, Gov-D-Hawaii 1926 Event George Burns marries Gracie Allen 1926 Birthday George Martin, record producer, The Beatles 1925 Event George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes," premieres in New York City 1925 Event George Bernard Shaw awarded Nobel 1925 Event George Kaufman's "Butter and Egg Man," premieres in New York City 1925 Birthday George Cooper, general 1925 Birthday Mikis Michael George Theodorakis, Chios Greece, composer, Raven 1925 Event George Lloyd of Dolobran becomes British High Director of Egypt 1925 Death George Stephanescu, composer, dies at 81 1925 Birthday George Cole, born in London, England, actor, Minder, Vampire Lovers 1925 Birthday George MacDonald Fraser, poet and author, Flashman at the Charge 1925 Death George N Curzon, British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66 1925 Birthday George Kennedy, born in New York City, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Blue Knight 1925 Death George Washington Cable, American Novelist 1925 Event British Liberals choose David Lloyd George as party leader 1925 Birthday Anthony George, Endicott, New York, actor, Untouchables, Checkmate 1925 Birthday George Connol, NFL Hall-of-Famer 1925 Birthday George Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker for the Chicago Bears 1924 Event George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good," premieres in New York City 1924 Birthday George Segal, New York, sculptor lifelike mixed-media figures, Bus Driver 1924 Birthday Tui St. George Tucker, composer 1924 Birthday George Sewell, English Actor 1924 Event New York Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit home runs in 6 cons games 1924 Birthday George Mikan, NBA center, 6-time all-pro 1924 Birthday George H. W. Bush, Massachusetts, 43rd Vice President 1981 - 1989, 41st President 1989 - 1993 1924 Birthday George Kirby, born in Chicago, comedian, ABC Comedy Hour, Pearl Bailey Show 1924 Event George Leigh-Mallory disappears 775' from Everest's summit 1924 Death George Street, English cricket wicket keeper (1 Test 1923), dies 1924 Event George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at Carnegie Hall (New York City) 1924 Event George Kaufman's "Beggar on Horseback," premieres in New York City 1924 Birthday George Guest, British organist 1924 Event George Kelly's "Show-Off," premieres in New York City 1924 Birthday Klaus George Roy, composer 1923 Event George Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan," premieres in New York City 1923 Event Greek king George II overthrown by army/republic 1923 Death George Elbridge Whiting, composer, dies at 83 1923 Event Red Sox 1st baseman George Burns pulls off an unassisted triple play 1923 Death George H Breitner, impressionist painter, dies at 65 1923 Birthday George Byatt, playwright 1923 Event English prince Albert (George VI) marries lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 1923 Birthday Paula Fox, U.S. children's books author, Poor George 1923 Death George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, egyptologist, dies at 56 1923 Birthday George Bean, cricketer, 92 runs in 3 Tests for England vs. Australia 1923 Birthday George H H Lascelles, English earl of Harewood/leader, Covent Garden 1922 Birthday George Roy Hill, dir, Slap Shot, Little Drummer Girl, Little Romance 1922 Birthday George Fullerton, cricketer, South African keeper-batsman 1947-51 1922 Event George Cohan's musical "Little Nellie Kelly," premieres in New York City 1922 Event Marc Connelly/George Kaufman's "'49ers," premieres in New York City 1922 Event King George V proclaims Irish Free state 1922 Birthday George S Irving, Springfield Massachusetts, singer and actor, Dumplings 1922 Death George August Lumbye, composer, dies at 79 1922 Birthday George Young, soccer star 1922 Death George Cadbury, American Businessman 1922 Event Browns George Sisler's 41-game hit streak is stopped by New York's Joe Bush 1922 Birthday George McGovern, born in Avon, South Dakota, Representative-D-South Dakota 1957 - 1961, Senator-D-South Dakota 1963 - 1981, Democratic President candidate 1972 1922 Birthday George Theophilus Walker, Washington D.C., composer, Praise of Lillies 1922 Event 57th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 300 at Royal St. George 1922 Birthday George Axelrod, playwright, Breakfast at Tiffany, Bus Stop 1922 Birthday George Allen, football coach, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins 1922 Event George Bernard Shaws "Back to Methusaleh V," premieres in New York City 1922 Event Marc Connelly and George Kaufman's "To the Ladies," premieres in New York City 1921 Birthday George Henderson, priest/politician 1921 Death George Stephen, Canadian Businessman 1921 Birthday George Houston, land economist 1921 Birthday George Nader, born in Pasadena, California, actor, Robot Monster, Away All Boats 1921 Birthday George Mackey Brown, poet 1921 Birthday Ray Lindwall, cricketer, Australian fast bowler and St. George full-back 1921 Birthday George Barnes, guitarist, Skip Farrell Show 1921 Event Jack Dempsey KOs George S Carpentier in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1st million dollar gate ($1.7m) boxing match (Dempsey KOs Carpentier) 1921 Birthday George Terry, chief constable, Sussex England 1921 Birthday George Jefferson, CEO, British Telecom 1921 Birthday Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter 1920 Birthday Michael Allinson, born in London, England, George Washington 1920 Event King George V signs Home Rule Act 1920 Birthday George P Schultz, U.S. Secretary of State, 1982 - 1989 1920 Birthday George Schultz, American Public Servant 1920 Birthday George Porter, English Scientist 1920 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in New York City 1920 Birthday George Tribe, cricketer, Australian chinaman bowler, Northants 1920 Event Browns 1st baseman George Sisler gets his record 257th hit of season 1920 Birthday George Shearing, London, blind pianist/composer, Lullabye of Byrdland 1920 Birthday George Ernest Leslie, trade union official 1920 Birthday George Brown, Jr., born in Holtville, California, Representative-D-California 1963 - 1971 and 1973 - 1999 1920 Birthday George Rose, Bicester England, actor, Beacon Hill, Holocaust 1920 Birthday George Skibine, Russian/U.S. dancer and choreographer, Tragedy in Verona 1920 Birthday George Breakston, Paris, France, actor and director, Jungle Stampede 1920 Birthday Joseph George Handy Hendleman, musician 1920 Birthday George Herman, newsman, CBS-TV 1919 Birthday George Fenneman, born in in Peking, China, TV announcer, 'You Bet Your Life' 1919 Birthday George Duby, historian 1919 Event Guy Bolton and George Middleton's "Adam and Eve," premieres in New York City 1919 Birthday George C Wallace, Clio Ala, gov-D-Ala, President candidate 1919 Birthday George C. Wallace, American Politician 1919 Birthday George Gobel, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/TV personality, I Love My Wife 1919 Birthday George London, Montreal Canada, bass-baritone, Monterone-Rigoleto 1919 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Augustus Does His Bit," premieres in New York City 1919 Birthday Andrea George Papandreou, Greek premier, 1981-89, 93- 1919 Death John C F, son of English king George V, dies at 13 1918 Death George H White, last post Reconstruction congressman (Penn), dies 1918 Death George H. White, American Politician 1918 Birthday James George "Jimmy" Rowles, jazz pianist 1918 Birthday George Rochberg, Paterson, New Jersey, composer, Concord Quartet 1918 Birthday George McAfee, NFL halfback for the Chicago Bears 1918 Event New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's 1918 Event British premier Lloyd George demand for unified peace 1917 Birthday George O'Hanlon, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Calvin-Life of Riley, George Jetson 1917 Birthday Robert Sterling, Newcastle, Pennsylvania, actor, George Kirby-Adv of Topper 1917 Birthday Michael [George] Somes, England, dancer, Royal Ballet 1917 Birthday George Mann, captain English cricket team 1917 Birthday Ronald George Hayward, political manager 1917 Event After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor 1917 Event British king George V takes the name Windsor 1917 Birthday George Gaynes, Helsinki Finland, actor, Henry-Punky Brewster 1917 Birthday George Fleming, cyclist 1917 Event Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway 1916 Event David Lloyd George forms British war government 1916 Event British government of David Lloyd George forms 1916 Event David Lloyd George replaces resigning H H Asquith as British PM 1916 Birthday George Sidney, American Director 1916 Birthday George Montgomery, Brady Mont, actor, Battle of Bulge, Hallucination 1916 Death George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer, dies at 31 1916 Birthday George Maduro, Antillian resistance fighter, Willemsorde/Madurodam 1916 Event 42nd Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard George Smith wins in 2:04 1916 Birthday Bernard William George Rose, composer/organist 1916 Birthday Yehudi Menuhin, born in New York City, New York, Lord Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, violinist, conductor, writer, studied under George Enescu, Louis Persinger, Adolf Busch 1916 Birthday George Wyle, born in New York City, New York, orchestra leader, Jerry Lewis Show, Flip Wilson Show 1916 Birthday Bernard George Stevens, composer 1916 Birthday George Abel, Canada, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1916 Death George Clement Martin, composer, dies at 71 1915 Birthday George Scheuer, writer/journalist 1915 Birthday George Mudie, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1935, 5 and 3-40 1915 Death George Joseph Smith, British Criminal 1915 Death George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer, dies at 53 1915 Birthday George Ivan Smith, diplomat 1915 Event Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st and winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever 1915 Event 47th Belmont: George Byrne aboard The Finn wins in 2:18.6 1915 Birthday George Perle, Bayonne, New Jersey, composer, 12 Tone Tonality 1915 Birthday George Chisholm, Scottish jazz trombonist 1915 Birthday George Cresswell, cricketer, 3 Tests for New Zealand aged 35 1915 Birthday George Brian Snape, businessman and rugby league entrepreneur 1915 Death George Mimot, physician (Nobel-1934), dies 1915 Event Neon Tube sign patented by George Claude 1915 Birthday Joseph Roy George Ralston, pilot 1914 Birthday George "Tiger" Haynes, guitarist/actor, Land Without Music, Guv'nor 1914 Event Boston Brave George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0 1914 Death George A Pogson, British consul in Puerto Rico, dies 1914 Birthday Sidney George Gray, company secretary 1914 Birthday Ronald George Woodman, pilot 1914 Birthday George Tabori, born in Budapest, Gyorgy Tabori, writer, theater director, worked for BBC in London, moved to United States, became screenwriter, translated works by Bertolt Brecht, Max Frisch 1914 Death George W. Hill, U.S. astronomer (moon orbit), dies at 76 1914 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," premieres 1914 Birthday George Reeves, born in Ashland, Kentucky, actor, Superman, 'Gone With the Wind' 1914 Death George Westinghouse, U.S. engineer (Westinghouse Electric), dies at 67 1914 Birthday Edward George Edwards, chemist 1914 Birthday George Kleinsinger, San Bernardino California, composer, Tubby the Tuba 1914 Birthday George Reeves, George Lescher Bessolo, actor, Superman 1913 Birthday George Smathers, born in New Jersey, American lawyer, politician, U.S. Senator from Florida 1913 Event St. Louis Browns manager George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League 1913 Event George Cohan's "7 Keys to Baldpate," premieres in New York City 1913 Event George W Buckner, named minister to Liberia 1913 Event George Bernard Shaws "Androcles and the Lion," premieres in London 1913 Birthday George H Brown, film producer 1913 Birthday George Walter Selwyn Lloyd, English composer, Serf, John Socman 1913 Birthday George Barati, composer 1913 Birthday George Ghita Ionescu, academic 1913 Death George I, king of Greece (1861-1913), assassinated by Schinas at 67 1913 Birthday George G Barker, English poet, Calamiterror, Anno Domini 1912 Death George Darwin, theorized Moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean, dies 1912 Death George Howard Darwin, British Scientist 1912 Birthday George E Palade, Romanian/U.S. cell biologist, ribosomen, Nobel 1974 1912 Birthday George Petrie, actor, Honeymooners 1912 Birthday George Kimble, geographer 1912 Event Detroit Tiger George Mullen no-hits St. Louis Browns, 7-0 1912 Birthday George Woodcock, author 1912 Death George Grossmith, English Actor 1912 Birthday George Mikes, Hungary, British writer, How to Be an Alien 1912 Birthday Edmund George Love, U.S., teacher/historian/author, A Small Bequest, = 1911 Birthday George Cates, New York City, orchestra leader, Lawrence Welk Show 1911 Event 45.7 cm rainfall at St. George, Georgia (state record) 1911 Birthday George Liberace, Menasha Wisconsin, violinist, Liberace Show 1911 Death George J Stoney, Irish physicist, dies at 85 1911 Event King George V of England crowned 1911 Death George Dorsey, American Politician 1911 Event 37th Kentucky Derby: George Archibald aboard Meridian wins in 2:05 1911 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Fanny's First Play," premieres in London 1911 Birthday George Huntington Hartford II, born in New York City, heir, A&P 1911 Birthday George Seaton, American Playwright 1911 Birthday Alexander George Ogston, biochemist 1911 Birthday George Amadee Tremblay, composer 1910 Event George Cohan's "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," premieres in New York City 1910 Birthday George D Kilpatrick, Canadian/British bible scholar 1910 Event "Krazy Kat" comic strip by George Herriman debuts in New York Journal 1910 Event King George V ascends to British throne 1910 Birthday George Musso, NFL guard for the Chicago Bears 1910 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Misalliance," premieres in London 1910 Birthday George H Poyser, English soccer player/manager, Brentford 1909 Birthday George Ball, Iowa, lawyer/undersecretary of state 1909 Birthday George W. Crockett, Jr., born in Jacksonville, Florida, Representative-D-Michigan 1980 - 1991 1909 Event George Sargent wins U.S. Open golf tournament 1909 Event 15th U.S. Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood Golf Club New Jersey 1909 Birthday George Headley, cricketer, in Panama All-time great WI batsman 1909 Death George Meredith, English poet and writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81 1909 Birthday George Melachrino, composer 1909 Birthday George Dixon, trumpet and sax 1909 Death George Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85 1909 Birthday George G F van Renesse, Dutch pianist/music director 1908 Birthday Donald [George] Bradman, Australian cricketer, 6,996 runs 1908 Birthday George Singer, composer 1908 Birthday George Kimble, geographer 1908 Event New York Giant George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inn 1908 Birthday George Armin Goyder, businessman/social philosopher 1908 Birthday John Scott Trotter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, orchestra leader, George Gobel Show 1908 Event George Bernard Shaws' "Getting Married," premieres in London 1908 Birthday George Oppen, American Poet 1908 Birthday George Schick, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor, Chicago Symphony 1908 Event New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska and Siberia) begins in New York City George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel 1908 Birthday George Pal, Hungarian/U.S. director, When Worlds Collide, Puppetoons 1908 Birthday George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor, Count of Monte Cristo 1907 Event George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut vs. Australia SCG 1907 Event George Cohans musical "Talk of the Town," premieres in New York City 1907 Birthday Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 Birthday George W. Romney, Gov-R-Michigan, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1969 - 1973 1907 Birthday Frederick George Emmison, archivist/historian 1907 Birthday Tamara Geva, born in Russia, dancer, actress, choreographer, married to George Balanchine 1907 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Philanderer," premieres in London 1907 Birthday Arthur George Bottomley, politician 1907 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell," premieres in London 1906 Birthday George Richard James, saxophonist 1906 Birthday Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/husband of English prince George 1906 Event George Bernard Shaws "Doctor's Dilemma," premieres in London 1906 Birthday George Wald, U.S., physiologist/biologist, eye, Nobel 1967 1906 Birthday Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1906 Birthday George Lowthian Trevelyan, designer/visionary 1906 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra," premieres in New York City 1906 Birthday George Martin Lott, Jr., tennis champ, 1931 U.S. Open runner-up 1906 Birthday Harry Von Zell, sidekick, George Burns Show 1906 Birthday George Sanders, Russia, actor, All About Eve-Academy Award 1950 1906 Birthday Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns, comedienne, George Burns Show 1906 Birthday George Posford, composer 1906 Event George B. Shaws "Captain Brassbound's Conversion," premieres in London 1906 Event George Cohan's musical "George Washington," premieres in New York City 1905 Birthday George Emlyn Williams, Wales, actor and playwright, David Copperfield 1905 Event George Bernard Shaws "Major Barbara," premieres in London 1905 Birthday George Bissett, cricketer, successful South African quick in 1927-28 1905 Death George MacDonald, sci-fi author (Princess and Curdie), dies at 80 1905 Birthday John C F, son of English King George V 1905 Birthday George Voskovec, Czechoslovakia, actor, Fred-Nero Wolfe, Peter-Skag 1905 Birthday George Baxter, born in Paris, France, actor, Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged 1904 Birthday George Stevens, U.S. director, Alice Adams, Penny Serenade 1904 Event George Cohans musical "Little Johnny Jones," premieres in New York City 1904 Event George Bernard Shaws "John Bull's Other Island," premieres in London 1904 Birthday George Chesterman Phillips, naval officer 1904 Event George Ade's "College Widow," premieres in New York City 1904 Birthday Gladys George, Patten Maine, actress, Roaring Twenties 1904 Event 38th Belmont: George Odom aboard Delhi wins in 2:06.6 1904 Birthday Kurt George Hugo Thomas, composer 1904 Birthday George Formby, William Booth, British singer/comic, Let George Do It 1904 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premieres in London 1904 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Candida," premiered in London 1904 Birthday George Brent, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, 42nd St, Jezebel 1904 Birthday George F. Kennan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. ambassador, to Moscow 1904 Birthday George Balanchine, composer/choreographer 1904 Birthday George Balanchine, dancer/choreographer/ballet producer 1903 Death George [Robert] Gissing, English novelist, dies at 46 1903 Birthday George Davis Snell, Bradford Massachusetts, geneticist, H-2 gene 1903 Birthday George Snell, genetecist 1903 Birthday George D. Snell, American Scientist 1903 Birthday George J Lewis, Guadalajara Mexico, sacotr, Don-Zorro 1903 Event George Ade's "County Chairman," premieres in New York City 1903 Event George Sutton becomes billard champ 1903 Birthday George Beadle, U.S. biologist, Nobel 1958 1903 Birthday George Coulouris, Manchester England, actor, Runaway Bus 1903 Birthday Paul George Vincent O'Shaughnessy Horgan, novelist 1903 Event George Wyman arrives in New York City by motorcycle 51 days out of SF 1903 Birthday George Orwell, British writer, Animal Farm, 1984 1903 Birthday George E. Stone, Lodz Poland, actor, Viva Villa, Last Mile 1903 Event 1st transcontinental motorcycle trip begins at San Francisco (George Wymann) 1903 Event George Wyman makes 1st motorcycle trip across the US 1903 Birthday George Dickinson, cricketer, bowled for New Zealand in their 1st 3 Tests 1903 Death George G Stokes, British physicist/president Royal Society, dies at 83 1902 Birthday George EAE, English prince/earl of St. Andrews 1902 Birthday Gracie Allen, born in San Francisco, California, Mrs. George Burns/comedian, Burns and Allen 1902 Birthday George H. Fallon, American Politician 1902 Birthday George Murphy, born in New Haven, Connecticut, Senator-R-California 1965 - 1971, actor and dancer, MGM Parade 1902 Birthday George Gaylord Simpson, American Scientist 1902 Birthday Megan Lloyd George, English politician 1902 Death George William Warren, composer, dies at 73 1901 Birthday George Gallup, Jefferson Iowa, public opinion pollster, Gallup Poll 1901 Birthday George Tobias, born in New York City, actor, Abner Kravitz-Bewitched 1901 Birthday George Price, cartoonist 1901 Birthday George Duckworth, cricket wicket-keeper, England late 20's early 30's 1901 Birthday George Osborne Sayles, historian 1901 Birthday George Keyt, born in Sri Lanka, artist, modern painter, cubist style, influenced by Henri Matisse, celebrated for line drawing translation of Gita Govinda into English and Sinhalese 1901 Event Term of George H. White, last of post-Reconstruction congressmen, ends 1901 Death George Mercer Dawson, Canadian Scientist 1901 Event George Cohan's musical "Governor's Son," premieres in New York City 1900 Birthday Elizabeth, Queen Mother Of England, King George VI's wife 1900 Birthday George Antheil, Trenton, New Jersey, composer, Airplane Sonata 1900 Birthday George Antheil, American Composer 1900 Event George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell," premieres in London 1900 Death George J D Campbell, British Minister of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76 1900 Death George Labram, U.S. mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle 1900 Death Edwin George Monk, composer, dies at 80 1899 Event George F Bryant of Boston patents the wooden golf tee 1899 Birthday George Macready, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Martin Peyton-Peyton Place 1899 Birthday George Malcolm Thomson, journalist 1899 Birthday Chief Dan George, actor, Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man. Smith! 1899 Birthday George Cukor, producer/director, Adam's Rib, Philadelphia Story 1899 Birthday George Calinescu, Romania, literature, Enigma Otilei 1899 Birthday George Frederick McKay, composer 1899 Event George Dewey becomes 1st in U.S. with rank of Admiral of the Navy 1899 Death George Morgan, 1st English motorist to die in an motor accident, dies 1898 Death George Frederick Bristow, composer, dies at 72 1898 Birthday George Cuzon, Amersham England, actor, Hooded Terror 1898 Birthday George Gershwin, Jacob Gershvin, Brooklyn, composer, Rhapsody in Blue 1898 Death George Grey, New Zealander Leader 1898 Death George Muller, English Clergyman 1898 Event U.S. forces under George Dewey captures Manila during Spanish-Amer war 1898 Birthday George Chandler, born in Waukegan, Illinois, actor, Lassie 1898 Birthday George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer, Diary of Young Comic 1898 Birthday George Alpert, railroad executive 1898 Birthday John George, Syria, actor, Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu 1898 Birthday George van Derton, Belgian 1898 Birthday George van Derton, Belgian racer, won 500 race 1897 Birthday George Preston Marshall, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins 1897 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Devil's Disciple," premieres in New York City 1897 Event George Davis (Giants) home run off Sport McAllister (Spiders) in DH 1897 Birthday George Szell, born in Budapest, Hungary, conductor, Metropolitan 1942-45 1897 Death George Garrett, composer, dies at 62 1896 Birthday George B Cressey, U.S. geographer, Asia's Lands and Peoples 1896 Birthday George Trafton, NFL center for the Chicago Bears 1896 Death George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., inventor (Ferris wheel), dies 1896 Birthday George H. Bender, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1939 - 1954, Senator-R-Ohio 1954 - 1957 1896 Event George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon 1896 Event George Samuelson completes rowing Atlantic (New York to England) 1896 Event George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket 1896 Event George Samuelson leaves New York harbor to row across Atlantic 1896 Birthday George L Funke, botanist, Flower Physiology 1896 Event George Lohmann takes 9-28 vs. South Africa at Johannesburg 1896 Event George Lohmann takes a hat-trick vs. South Africa, 8-7 for inning 1896 Birthday George Burns, New York City, actor/comedian, Oh God 1895 Event George Brownell patents a machine to make paper twine (Mass) 1895 Birthday George VI, king of England, 1936-52 1895 Birthday King George VI, British Royalty 1895 Event 1st U.S. patent granted for auto, George B. Selden 1895 Event George Selden patents 1st gasoline-driven car 1895 Birthday George Raft, born in New York City, actor, Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot 1895 Birthday George Raft, American Actor 1895 Event George Washington Murray elected to Congress from South Carolina 1895 Death George Frederick Root, composer, dies at 74 1895 Death George Scharf, critic, dies 1895 Birthday George "The Gipper" Gipp, football star, Notre Dame 1895 Birthday George S Halas, Papa Bear, end/coach, Bears, co-founder NFL 1895 Birthday George Halas, American Coach 1895 Birthday George Richard Samways, children's writer 1894 Birthday George Meany, New York City, labor leader, headed AFL-CIO 1894 Death George Inness, U.S. landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 1894 Birthday George Delacorte, born in New York City, philanthropist/publisher, Dell Books 1894 Birthday George Renevant, born in Paris, actor, Moulin Rouge, Scotland Yard, Comrade X 1894 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the Man," premieres in London 1893 Death George Elvey, composer, dies at 77 1893 Death George Alexander Osborne, composer, dies at 87 1893 Event George Edwardes "Gaiety Girl" premieres in London 1893 Birthday Heinrich George, Schulz, German actor, Hitlerjunge Quex 1893 Birthday George Grosz, German painter, Gott mit uns 1893 Birthday George Geary, cricketer, sturdy pace bowler for England 1924-34 1893 Event British King George V marries princess Victoria of Teck (Queen Mary) 1893 Event British fleet under Vice-Admiral George Tryon leaves Beirut 1893 Death George Washington Hewitt, composer, dies at 82 1892 Death George William Curtis, American Author 1892 Birthday George Aiken, born in Dummerston, Vermont, Governor of Vermont 1937 - 1941, Senator-R-Vermont, 1941 - 1975 1892 Birthday George "Slim" Summerville, U.S. actor, Keystone Cops 1892 Event George Sampson patents clothes dryer 1892 Birthday George Thomson, demonstrated electron diffraction, Nobel 1937 1892 Event George C. Blickensderfer patents portable typewriter 1892 Birthday George Saiko, writer 1892 Death George B Airy, English astronomer/writer, dies at 90 1891 Death George Washington Williams, historian (History of Negro), dies at 41 1891 Event George A Hormel and Co introduce Spam 1891 Death George Bancroft, American Historian 1890 Birthday George Merritt, born in London, England, actor, I Monster, Q Planes 1890 Birthday George Seldes, journalist 1890 Event Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers 1890 Birthday George II, king of Greece 1890 Event George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight) 1890 Birthday George M. Humphrey, American Lawyer 1890 Birthday George Humphrey, American Lawyer 1889 Birthday George S. Kaufman, American Dramatist 1889 Birthday George Davis, Netherlands, actor, Devil May Care 1889 Birthday George Douglas Howard Cole, socialist/novelist 1889 Birthday George Kenney, American Soldier 1889 Event George Eastman places Kodak Camera on sale for 1st time 1888 Birthday George Hubert Wilkins, born in Australia, polar explorer, Flying the Arctic 1888 Event George Eastman patents 1st roll-film camera and registers "Kodak" 1888 Birthday George Sklavos, composer 1888 Birthday George Challenor, cricketer, pioneering West Indian batsman 1888 Event 14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38 1888 Event George Eastman patents "Kodak box camera" 1887 Birthday Henry George Ley, composer 1887 Death George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 1887 Death George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 1887 Birthday George Brown, cricketer, legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's 1887 Birthday George Georgescu, composer 1887 Birthday George Abbott, born in Forestville, New York, producer, Damn Yankees, Pajama Game 1887 Birthday George Creten, Belgian sculptor and painter 1887 Event George Lohmann took 1st 8-wkt haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG 1886 Birthday George Norman Peterkin, composer 1886 Event George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon 1886 Event George Goldie gets charter for Royal Niger Company 1886 Birthday George Frederick Boyle, composer 1886 Birthday George Mallory, England, mountain climber, "because it is there" 1886 Birthday George Leigh Mallory, British Celebrity 1886 Birthday George Luther Foote, composer 1886 Birthday George Zucco, England, actor, Adv of Sherlock Holmes, Captain Fury 1885 Birthday George Minot, U.S., physician, worked on anemia, Nobel 1934 1885 Birthday George Richards Minot, American Scientist 1885 Birthday George S Patton, U.S. general, Sicily/Italy/Normandy, "Old Blood and Guts" 1885 Birthday George S. Patton, American Soldier 1885 Death George B McClellan, Union army general, dies at 58 1885 Death George McClellan, American Soldier 1885 Death George B. McClellan, American Soldier 1885 Birthday George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor, Courage of Lassie 1885 Birthday George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, composer 1885 Birthday George "Gabby" Hayes, Wellesvile, New York, actor, In Old Santa Fe, El Paso 1885 Death Charles George Gordon, British Governor-General of Sudan, executed at 51 1884 Event George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film 1884 Death George Bentham, English Scientist 1884 Birthday George Al Sarton, Belgian/U.S. historian 1884 Birthday George D. Birkhoff, U.S. mathematician, Aesthetic measure 1883 Birthday George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee, elected 1961 1883 Event 17th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard George Kinney wins in 2:42 1883 Birthday George Dyson, composer 1882 Birthday George Bancroft, born in Philadelphia, actor, Underworld, wife of Octavia Brooke 1882 Birthday George Jean Nathan, U.S., editor/author/critic, American Mercury 1882 Birthday George Siegmann, actor, Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist 1881 Death George Edmund Street, English Architect 1881 Birthday George Bacovia, Vasiliu, Romanian poet/composer/painter 1881 Death George Borrow, writer, dies 1881 Birthday George KFW von Kuchler, German Field Marshal, Invasion Netherlands 1881 Death George Linnaeus Banks, English Writer 1881 Death George William Martin, composer, dies at 56 1881 Death George Colley, British governor of Natal/general, dies in battle at 46 1880 Birthday George C Marshall, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, authored Marshall Plan, Nobel 1953 1880 Birthday George Marshall, American Statesman 1880 Birthday George C. Marshall, American Soldier 1880 Death George Eliot, Victorian novelist (Adam Bede), dies on 61st birthday 1880 Birthday George Alexander Russell, composer 1880 Event American Canoe Association founded at Lake George, New York 1880 Birthday George Mullin, pitcher, Detroit Tigers-no-hitter on 7/4/1912 1880 Death George W. Vreede, lawyer/politician, dies 1880 Event 6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37 1880 Birthday Francis George Scott, composer 1879 Birthday George Gunn, cricketer, elegant English batsman 1907-30 1879 Event 13th Belmont: George Evans aboard Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75 1879 Event George Selden files for 1st patent for a gasoline-driven automobile 1879 Death George Shepstone, British political affiliate, dies in battle 1878 Birthday George Hoyt Whipple, U.S., astrophysicist, Nobel-1934 1878 Birthday George M. Cohan, actor/singer, Phantom President, Give My Regards to Broadway 1878 Death George Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81 1878 Death George Gilbert Scott, architect, dies 1878 Death George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 1878 Event George W. Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator 1876 Death George Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36 1876 Event Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St. Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford 1876 Death Boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 Death George A Custer, U.S. general (Little Bighorn), dies at 36 1876 Death Thomas W. Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 Death George Armstrong Custer, American Soldier 1876 Event 1st to hit 2 home runs; and score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's) 1876 Event 1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics) 1876 Death George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 1876 Death George Sand, writer, dies at 71 1876 Birthday George Macauley Trevelyan, England, historian, Giuseppi Garibaldi 1875 Birthday George Herbert Walker, American Businessman 1875 Event George "Charmer" Zettlein pitches the 1st 9 inning shutout 1875 Event Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green 1875 Death George Bizet, composer, dies 1874 Death Johan George Schwartze, painter, dies 1873 Birthday George Edward Moore, English Philosopher 1873 Birthday George P Gooch, English historian/MP 1873 Birthday Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer 1873 Birthday George Black, Canadian Public Servant 1872 Birthday George Louis Beer, historian, authority on British colonies 1872 Event George B Brayton patents gasoline powered engine 1872 Event George Westinghouse, Jr. patents triple air brake for trains 1872 Birthday George Joseph Smith, British Criminal 1870 Birthday George Cormack, cereal inventor, Wheaties 1870 Birthday George A. Smith, born in Salt Lake City Utah, 8th President of Mormon church 1869 Birthday George Robey, comic 1869 Event Steam power brake patented (George Westinghouse) 1868 Birthday George Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor 1868 Death George Cattermole, painter/illustrator, dies 1868 Birthday Stefan George, born in Germany, lyric poet, Algabal 1868 Birthday George Arliss, born in London, England, actor, Devil, Green Goddess 1867 Birthday Jack Hearne, cricketer, cousin of George and Alec 12 Tests for Eng 1867 Death George Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 90 1866 Death George Shillibeer, pioneer of London's 1st bus service, dies 1866 Birthday Lord George ESMH Carnarvon, England, egyptologist, Tutanchamon 1866 Event Berkeley, California named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne) 1866 Birthday George P. Baker, U.S. playwright, 47 Workshop 1866 Birthday George Ade, U.S., journalist/playwright/humorist, Fables in Slang 1865 Death George Wright, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies at 61 1865 Birthday George A. Birmingham, Reverend James Owen Hannay, novelist 1865 Birthday George C Pearce, actor, Country Kid, British Agent, Valiant 1865 Birthday George V, Saksen-Coburg [Windsor], King of Great Britain, 1910-36 1865 Birthday George Lohmann, cricketer, England's great bowler late 19th cent 1865 Death George Phillips Bond, American Scientist 1864 Death George Boole, Irish Mathematician 1864 Birthday George Barbier, Philadelphia, actor, Tarzan's Revenge, Wife vs Secretary 1864 Death George Lincoln Prescott, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies of injuries 1864 Death George Pierce Doles, U.S. businessman/Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 34 1864 Death Solomon George Washington Dill, poor white ally of blacks, assassinated in his home by white terrorists in SC 1864 Birthday George AA Alting van Geusau, dir-gen, PTT, Dutch Minister of War, 1918-20 1864 Birthday George Washington Carver, American Scientist 1863 Birthday George Santayana, born in Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist, Last Puritan 1863 Event George Bizets opera "Les Pacheurs de Perles," premieres in Paris 1863 Death George Crockett Strong, U.S. Union general-major, dies of injuries at 29 1863 Birthday Alec Hearne, cricketer, brother of George and Frank, Kent 1884-1910 1863 Event Battle of Buffington's Island (St. George Creek), Ohio 1863 Event George A. Custer (23) appointed Union Brigadier-General 1863 Event U.S. General George Meade replaces General Hooker to be more aggressive 1863 Event Danish prince Wilhelm Georg of Sleeswok-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg chosen as king George of Greece 1863 Birthday George H. Mead, American Philosopher 1863 Birthday George Herbert Mead, American Philosopher 1863 Birthday David Lloyd George, L-PM-Britain, 1916-22 1862 Death George Dashiell Bayard, Union Brigadier General, dies at 27 1862 Event Confederate Secretary of War George B. Randolph resigns 1862 Death George Burgwyn Anderson, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 31 1862 Death George William Taylor, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1862 Death George W. Johnson, U.S. planter/Confederate (gov-Kentucky), dies at about 50 1862 Birthday George William Louis Marshall-Hall, composer 1862 Birthday George Sutherland, English Judge 1861 Death Philip St. George Cocke, Confederate Brigadier-General, commits suicide at 52 1861 Death George HG earl of Aberdeen, English minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 76 1861 Event General George B. McClellan made general in chief of Union armies 1861 Event Union General George McClellan takes command from McDowell of Potamic Army 1861 Birthday George William Norris, Rep/Sen-Neb, Lame duck-amendement 1860 Birthday George Fawcett, U.S. actor, Intolerance 1859 Event George Simpson patents electric range 1859 Death George Staunton, writer 1859 Birthday George Giffen, cricketer, one of Australia's greatest all-rounders 1859 Birthday George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., engineer/inventor, Ferris Wheel 1858 Birthday Frank Hearne, cricketer, bro of George and Alec, England and South Africa 1858 Death George Combe, phrenologist, dies 1858 Birthday George Washington Goethals, engineer, built Panama Canal 1858 Birthday Charles Haddon George Alexander, George Samson, British actor 1857 Birthday George Gissing, England, novelist 1857 Birthday George Gissing, English author, Thyrza, Crown of Life 1857 Birthday George H Breitner, Dutch impressionist painter/water colors painter 1856 Birthday George Adam Smith, Scottish Clergyman 1856 Birthday George Bernard Shaw, Dublin Ire, dramatist, Pygmalion-Nobel 1925 1856 Birthday George Hearne, cricketer, brother of Frank and Alec, Test for England 1856 Birthday George Templeton Strong, composer 1855 Birthday George Edwardes, British composer, Gaiety Girl 1855 Event George F Bristow's "Rip Van Winkle," 2nd American opera, opens in New York City 1855 Birthday George Bonnor, cricketer, big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888 1854 Birthday George Whitfield Chadwick, Lowell Massachusetts, composer, Judi Van Winke 1854 Birthday George Eastman, born in Waterville, New York, inventor, Kodak camera 1853 Event 1st potato chips prepared by Chef George Crum (Saratoga Springs New York) 1853 Death George Cockburn, British Soldier 1853 Birthday George Godfrey, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer, Old Chocolate 1852 Birthday George H. White, American Politician 1852 Event George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, New York 1852 Birthday George Clausen, painter 1852 Birthday George A. Moore, Ireland, painter/novelist, Esther Waters 1852 Death George Rodwell, composer, dies at 51 1851 Birthday George Ulyett, cricketer, great Yorkshire all-rounder 1873-93 1851 Birthday George F Moore, U.S. theologist, Hebrews, Old Testament 1850 Birthday George Henschel, composer 1849 Death George Washington Williams, 1st major black historian, dies 1849 Birthday George Mercer Dawson, Canadian Scientist 1848 Death George Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies 1847 Birthday George Grossmith, English Actor 1847 Birthday George Sorel, French Socialist thinker/author, violent revolutions 1847 Birthday George Robert Sims, English Journalist 1847 Death George F Kersting, German painter, dies at 61 1847 Event George B. Vashon becomes 1st black to enter New York State Bar 1846 Birthday George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in U.S. 1846 Birthday George Sax, inventor, saxophone 1845 Birthday George Howard Darwin, British Scientist 1845 Event George Abernethy becomes 1st governor of Oregon Country 1845 Death George Augustus Kollmann, composer, dies at 56 1844 Birthday George W. Cable, American writer, Northampton Years 1844 Birthday George Washington Cable, American Novelist 1844 Birthday George Clement Martin, composer 1844 Birthday George Haven Putnam, American Soldier 1843 Birthday George Stephanescu, composer 1843 Birthday George August Lumbye, composer 1842 Event Fugitive slave George Latimer, captured in Boston 1842 Birthday George Dorsey, American Politician 1841 Birthday George Melville, polar explorer, naval engineer 1841 Birthday Alfred Townsend George, Civil War journalist 1840 Birthday George Elbridge Whiting, composer 1840 Death George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies 1840 Birthday George Smith, born in London, England, assyriologist, cuneiform, script 1839 Birthday George Armstrong Custer, Major General Union volunteers 1839 Birthday George Cadbury, American Businessman 1839 Birthday Henry George, land reformer/writer, Progress and Poverty 1838 Birthday George W. Hill, U.S. astronomer, Moon orbit 1837 Birthday Admiral George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila 1837 Death Maria Fitzherbert, morganatic wife of King George IV, dies 1836 Birthday George Washington Gordon, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1836 Event HMS Beagle/Darwin reaches King George's Sound, Australia 1835 Birthday George Dashiell Bayard, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1835 Event George B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal 1834 Birthday George Garrett, composer 1833 Event Jacob Evert and George Dulty patent soda fountain 1833 Birthday Charles George Gordon, London, general, China, Khartoum 1832 Birthday George Henry Chapman, Major General Union volunteers 1832 Birthday George Crockett Strong, Major General Union volunteers 1832 Birthday George Washington Custis Lee, Major General Confederate Army 1832 Birthday George Doherty Johnston, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1832 Birthday John George Nicolay, U.S., author, Abe Lincoln's biographer 1832 Death George Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77 1831 Death John George Schetky, composer, dies at 55 1831 Death George Guest, composer, dies at 60 1831 Birthday George Burgwyn Anderson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1831 Birthday George M. Pullman, inventor of the railway sleeping car 1830 Birthday George Lucas Hartsuff, Major General Union volunteers 1830 Birthday George Pierce Doles, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1830 Birthday George Blake Cosby, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1829 Birthday George Crook, Major General Union volunteers 1829 Birthday George Stephen, Canadian Businessman 1829 Death George Washington Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, dies 1829 Birthday George Peabody Estey, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1828 Birthday George Leonard Andrews, Major General Union volunteers 1828 Birthday George Hume "Maryland" Steuart, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 Birthday George William Warren, composer 1828 Birthday George Baird Hodge, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1828 Birthday George Meredith, England, poet and novelist, Shaving of Shagpat 1827 Death George Canning, British minister of Foreign affairs, dies at 57 1826 Birthday George Brinton McClellan, Major General Union Army 1826 Birthday George B. McClellan, American Soldier 1826 Birthday George Washington Deitzler, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1826 Birthday George Parr, cricketer, legendary Notts batsman, 1st English touring captain 1826 Birthday George J Stoney, Irish physicist 1825 Birthday George Frederick Bristow, composer 1825 Birthday George Lafayette Beal, Major General Union volunteers 1825 Birthday George Phillips Bond, American Scientist 1825 Birthday George Inness, U.S. landscape painter, Delaware Water Gap 1825 Birthday George William Martin, composer 1825 Death George Gerson, composer, dies at 34 1825 Birthday George Edward Pickett, Major General Confederate Army 1824 Birthday George MacDonald, Scotland, sci-fi author, Princess and Curdie 1824 Birthday George E Street, British architect 1824 Birthday George Edmund Street, English Architect 1824 Death George Gorden Noel "Lord" Byron, poet, dies at 36 1824 Death George Gordon Byron, Scottish Poet 1824 Birthday George Jessel, English Judge 1824 Birthday George William Curtis, American Author 1824 Birthday George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1824 Birthday Nathan George "Shanks" Evans, Brigadier General, Confederacy 1823 Birthday George Henry Gordon, Major General Union volunteers 1823 Birthday George Thorndike Angell, Massachusetts, lawyer, ASPCA 1823 Birthday George JD Campbell, Scottish/British Minister to Indies, 1868-74/80-85 1822 Death George Knowil Jackson, composer, dies at 65 1822 Birthday George Sykes, Major General Union volunteers 1822 Birthday George Stoneman, U.S. Union general-major, Gov-Calif, 1883-87 1822 Birthday John George Walker, Major General Confederate Army 1821 Birthday George Williams, England, founder YMCA 1821 Birthday [George] Hector Tyndale, Major General Union volunteers 1821 Birthday George Linnaeus Banks, English Writer 1820 Birthday George Jerrison Stannard, Major General Union volunteers 1820 Birthday George Washington Morgan, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1820 Birthday George Frederick Root, composer 1820 Birthday George Grove, born in London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer 1820 Birthday George Davis, Attorney General Confederacy 1820 Death George III, king of Great Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81 1819 Birthday George Eliot, England, Victorian novelist, Adam Bede 1819 Birthday Edwin George Monk, composer 1819 Birthday George Eliot, Mary A Evans, England, author, Silas Marner 1819 Birthday George Washington Getty, Major General Union Army 1819 Birthday George Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician, spectroscope 1819 Death George Leonard, American Lawyer 1819 Birthday George Foster Shepley, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1818 Birthday George Brown, Canada, publisher, Toronto Globe, PM, L, 1858 1818 Birthday William George Fargo, founder, Wells Fargo 1818 Birthday George Wythe Randolph, Secretary War Confederacy 1818 Birthday George Sewall Boutwell, MC, Union 1817 Birthday George Washington Julian, MC, Union 1817 Birthday George Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer, Life of Goethe 1817 Birthday George Watts, London, painter 1816 Birthday George Henry Thomas, Major General Union Army 1816 Birthday George Elvey, composer 1815 Birthday George Gordon Meade, Major General Union Army 1815 Birthday George Boole, mathematician, Boolean algebra 1815 Event George Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia 1815 Birthday George Webb Morell, Major General Union volunteers 1814 Birthday George Cartier, C, Canadian co-PM, 1858-62 1814 Event George Stephenson introduced the 1st steam locomotive 1814 Death George Joseph Vogler, composer, dies at 64 1813 Event Americans capture Ft. George, Canada 1813 Birthday George Alexander Macfarren, composer 1813 Death George Clymer, U.S. merchant signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 73 1812 Death George Clinton, 4th U.S. Vice President, dies at 73 1st Vice President to, die in office 1812 Birthday George Grey, New Zealander Leader 1812 Birthday George Bibb Crittenden, Major General Confederate Army 1811 Birthday George Caleb Bingham, U.S., politician/painter, Country Election 1811 Birthday George Washington Hewitt, composer 1809 Birthday George Philip St. Cooke, Major General Union Army 1809 Birthday Philip St. George Cocke, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1809 Birthday George W. Vreede, Dutch lawyer/politician 1809 Birthday George Washington Cullom, Major General Union Army 1808 Event James Madison elected U.S. president/George Clinton vice-president 1807 Event George Canning becomes British minister of Foreign affairs 1807 Birthday George Alfred Trenholm, Secretary Treasury, Confederacy 1806 Birthday George Alexander Osborne, composer 1806 Death George Wythe, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at about 79 1806 Birthday George C Cadwalader, Major General Union volunteers 1806 Death George Frederic Pinto, composer, dies at 20 1805 Birthday George Muller, English Clergyman 1804 Event Thomas Jefferson re-elected U.S. president/George Clinton vice-president 1804 Birthday George Sand, born in France, female, novelist, Valentine, Le Figaro 1803 Birthday George Wright, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1803 Birthday George James Webb, composer 1802 Birthday George Archibald McCall, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1802 Birthday William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck 1802 Birthday George Douglas Ramsey, Major general Union Army 1801 Birthday George Biddle Airy, 7th Astronomer Royal 1801 Birthday George Sears Greene, Major General Union volunteers 1800 Birthday George Rodwell, composer 1800 Birthday George Bancroft, historian, Hall of Fame 1800 Birthday George Bentham, English Scientist 1800 Event King George III survives a 2nd assassination attempt 1799 Event George Washington is eulogized by Col Henry Lee as "1st in war, 1st in peace and 1st in hearts of his countrymen" 1799 Event George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon 1799 Death George Washington, 1st president United States 1789 - 1797, dies at 66 1798 Death George Read, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 65 1798 Event British Honduras beats Spain in battle of St. George 1798 Death George Vancouver, British explorer, (Voyage of Discovery), dies at 40 1798 Event Dr. George Balfour becomes 1st naval surgeon in the U.S. navy 1796 Birthday George Back, English sea officer/explorer, North Canada 1796 Death George Wilhelm Gruber, composer, dies on 67th birthday 1796 Event George Washington's farewell address as president 1796 Birthday George Catlin, U.S., author/painter, American Indian scenes 1795 Birthday George Peabody, South Danvers Massachusetts, merchant/philanthropist 1794 Death George Colman, the Elder, playwright, dies 1794 Birthday George Grote, British historian 1793 Death Lord George Gordon, British Politician 1793 Event 1st cabinet meeting at George Washington's home 1792 Event George Washington re-elected U.S. president 1792 Event Captain George Vancouver is 1st Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay 1792 Death George Mason, American Statesman 1792 Birthday George Cruikshank, London, caricaturist, Oliver Twist 1792 Event English warship Royal George capsizes in Spithead; kills 900 1792 Birthday George Mifflin Dallas, D, 11th Vice President, 1845-49 1792 Event George Vancouver discovers site of Vancouver BC 1792 Event Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain 1792 Death George Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies 1792 Event British Captain George Vancouver sights, names Mount Rainier, Washington 1792 Birthday John George Lambton, London, statesman, 1st Earl of Durham 1792 Event George Washington casts 1st presidential veto 1791 Birthday George Hayward, U.S., surgeon, 1st to use ether 1790 Birthday George Gerson, composer 1790 Event George Washington delivers 1st state of union address 1789 Event 1st presidental tour - George Washington in New England 1789 Event President George Washington appointed John Jay the 1st Chief Justice 1789 Death Mary Ball Washington, mother of George Washington, dies 1789 Event 1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in New York City) 1789 Event George Washington inaugurated as 1st president of the United States 1789 Event President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York 1789 Event George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration 1789 Birthday George Augustus Kollmann, composer 1788 Birthday Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet, Don Juan 1788 Birthday George Gordon Byron, Scottish Poet 1787 Event Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding 1787 Birthday George Simon Ohm, physicist, discovered Ohm's Law 1785 Birthday George F Kersting, German painter 1785 Birthday George Frederic Pinto, composer 1784 Birthday George HG earl of Aberdeen, English Secretary of State 1783 Event English king George III fires government of Portland 1783 Event Continental Army dissolved; George Washington's "Farewell Address" 1782 Event George Washington creates Order of Purple Heart 1782 Event George Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction 1781 Event George Washington begins to move his troops south to fight Cornwallis 1781 Birthday George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor, RR locomotive 1779 Death George Ross, U.S. judge/signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 49 1779 Event George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (Ind) from British 1778 Event George Washington headquarters at West Point for his Continental Army 1778 Birthday George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, born in London, England, English dandy 1777 Event ,George Washingtons army returns to Valley Forge Pennsylvania 1777 Event General George Washington's troops attacked British at Germantown, Pennsylvania 1776 Event George Washington defeats Hessians at Trenton 1776 Event George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from New Jersey 1776 Event George Washington asks for a spy volunteer, Nathan Hale volunteers 1776 Event Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops, New York 1776 Death Thomas Hickey, plan to hand George Washington to British, executed 1776 Birthday John George Schetky, composer 1776 Birthday George Thomas Smart, composer 1776 Event Continental Congress authorized a medal for George Washington 1776 Event General George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag 1775 Event King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion 1775 Event Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta 1775 Event George Washington takes command of U.S. troops 1775 Event George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army 1775 Event 2nd Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander 1773 Birthday George Cayley, England, found science of aerodynamics 1772 Birthday George Cockburn, British Soldier 1772 Death George Reuter, composer, dies at 63 1771 Death Tobias George Smollett, novelist (Adv of Roderick Random), dies at 50 1771 Birthday George Guest, composer 1770 Death George Grenville, British premier (1763-65)/Stamp Act, dies at 58 1770 Death George Whitefield, American Clergyman 1770 Birthday George Canning, London, British Prime Minister, 1827 1770 Birthday George Canning, C, British Prime Minister, 1827 1768 Birthday Caroline, Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV 1765 Death Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies 1764 Death George Parker, English astronomer, dies 1763 Event George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlement 1763 Birthday George Morland, England, artist of rural landscapes 1762 Birthday George IV, king of England, 1820-30 1760 Event George III ascends British throne 1760 Death George II (August), king of Great Britain (1727-60), dies at 76 1760 Death Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, dies at 75 1760 Event Native American hostages killed in Ft. Prince George 1759 Event George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Curtis 1758 Event George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess 1757 Birthday George Vancouver, surveyed Pacific coast from San Francisco to Vancouver I 1757 Birthday George Knowil Jackson, composer 1757 Event English king George II fires minister William Pitt, Sr. 1756 Death George Vertue, engraver, dies 1755 Event Battle at Lake George: English army beats France 1755 Birthday George Barrington, Irish Celebrity 1754 Birthday George Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet, Everlasting Mercy 1754 Event George Washington gives Ft. Necessity to France 1754 Event George Washington surrenders to French, Ft. Necessity (7 Years' War) 1754 Event George Washington defeats French and indians at Ft. Duquesne near Pittsburgh 1753 Event George Washington becomes a master mason 1753 Death George Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday 1752 Birthday George Rogers Clark, frontier military leader in Revolutionary War 1751 Birthday Lord George Gordon, British Politician 1751 Death Frederick Louis, English prince of Wales/son of George I, dies 1749 Birthday George Joseph Vogler, composer 1749 Event George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley 1746 Birthday Robert Livingston, delivered oath of office to George Washington 1743 Event George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" premieres in London 1742 Event George Frederic Handel's "Messiah" performed for 1st time (Dublin) 1741 Event George Frederick Handel's "The Messiah," premieres in Dublin 1741 Event George Frederick Handel finishes "Messiah" oratorio, after working on it non-stop for 23 days 1741 Birthday Charles Willson Peale, U.S., portrait painter and inventor, George Washington 1739 Death George Lillo, English dramatist (Fatal Curiosity), dies at 46 1739 Birthday George Clinton, New York, D-R, 4th Vice President, 1805-12 1739 Birthday George Clymer, U.S. merchant, signed Declaration of Independence 1738 Birthday George III, English King during American Revolution, 1760-1820 1738 Birthday George III, king of Great Britain, 1760-1820 1734 Event Prince Willem KHF van Orange marries George II's daughter Mary Anne 1733 Birthday George Read, U.S. judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1732 Birthday George Colman, "the Elder", playwright, baptised 1732 Birthday George Washington, born in Virginia, 1st President, 1789 - 1797 1730 Birthday George Ross, U.S. judge, signed Declaration of Independence 1729 Birthday George Wilhelm Gruber, composer 1729 Birthday George Leonard, American Lawyer 1727 Death George Ludwig, German monarch of Hannover/king of England, dies at 67 1725 Birthday George Mason, American Statesman 1724 Birthday George Stubbs, England, animal painter, House Frightened by Lion 1716 Birthday George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville 1715 Death George Hickes, English linguist (Old German Philology), dies at 73 1714 Birthday George Whitefield, American Clergyman 1714 Event Georg Ludwig van Hannover crowned as English King George I 1714 Event Georg Ludwig of Hannover crowned as King George I 1714 Event Monarch Georg Ludwig becomes king George I of England 1712 Birthday George Grenville, British Prime Minister, 1763-65 1708 Birthday George Reuter, composer 1707 Death George Farquhar, Irish Dramatist 1697 Birthday George Baron Anson, British admiral/explorer 1695 Death George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 1693 Birthday George Lillo, bourgeois English dramatist, London Merchant 1691 Death George Etherege, English stage writer (Love in a Tub), dies at 56 1691 Death George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 1689 Death George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys of Wem/infamous judge, dies 1687 Death George Villiers 2nd duke of Buckingham, dies at 59 1685 Birthday George Berkeley, born in Ireland, philosopher and bishop of Cloyne 1685 Birthday George Friedrich Handel, Halle Germany, organist/composer, Messiah 1685 Birthday Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company 1683 Birthday George II, king of England, 1727 - 1760 1683 Birthday George II [August], King of Great Britain, 1727-60 1670 Death George Monck, English general(-to the-sea), dies at 61 1660 Birthday George I, King of England, 1714-27 1660 Birthday Georg Ludwig, German monarch of Hannover/King George I of Gt Britain 1659 Event Princess Henriette C of Orange-Nassau weds monarch Johan George II 1642 Birthday George Hickes, English linguistic, Old German Philology 1639 Death George Jenatsch, Grisons leader, assassinated 1634 Death George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies 1633 Birthday George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax/author, Character of a Trimmer 1633 Death George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 60 1633 Death George Herbert, English poet, dies at 39 1628 Death George Viliers, 1st duke of Buckingham, assassinated by Felton at 36 1628 Birthday George Villiers, 2nd duke of Buckingham England 1627 Event English fleet under George Villiers leaves Rhe 1627 Event English fleet under George Villiers reaches La Rochelle 1627 Event English fleet under George Villiers reach La Rochelle 1625 Event Admiral George Villiers' fleet sails from Plymouth to Cadiz 1611 Event George Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury 1609 Event Admiral George Somers settles in Bermuda 1608 Birthday George Monck/Monk, English general and Governor of Scotland 1593 Birthday George Herbert, English metaphysical poet, 5 Mystical Songs 1592 Birthday George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/PM, 1625-28 1592 Birthday George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral 1562 Birthday George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury 1545 Death George Carew, English admiral, drowns 1540 Death George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen 1534 Event Pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht 1515 Event George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles 1504 Birthday George/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht 1471 Birthday George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia 1471 Death George van Podiebrad, king of Bohemia (1458-71), dies 1458 Event Hussite George van Podiebrad chosen king of Bohemia 1443 Event George Kastriotis [Skanderberg] proclaims Albania principality 303 Death George, knight/saint/patron of England, beheaded 303 Death George, knight of Cappadocie?/saint/patron of England, beheaded
