2015 Event Joey Logano wins the Daytona 500; Jeff Gordon starts out strong in his final Daytona 500 race, but loses his lead and his chance at a fourth victory after getting caught in a wreck 2010 Event Gordon Brown, United Kingdom's Prime Minister, gives evidence to the Iraq Inquiry 2008 Death Gordon B. Hinckley, dies in Salt Lake City, Utah, of natural causes, at 97 2005 Death Gordon Gould, American Physicist 2004 Death Gordon Cooper, astronaut/businessman, dies at 77 2003 Death Gordon Jump, actor, WKRP, dies at 71 2002 Death Gordon Matthews, engineer, inventor of voice mail, dies at 65 2001 Death Gordon R. Dickson, writer, The Dragon and the George, dies at 77 2000 Death Leo Gordon, actor/writer, War and Remembrance, dies at 78 2000 Death "Gordon ""Tex"" Beneke", band leader/saxophonist, led the Glenn Miller Orchestra after Miller's death, dies at 86 1997 Death Henry C. Gordon, USAF/astronaut (Dynasoar), dies at 71 1997 Event At age 25, Jeff Gordon is youngest winner in Daytona 500 history 1996 Death Irving Gordon, songwriter, dies at 81 1996 Death Gordon Scarrott, engineer, dies at 80 1996 Death W. Gordon Smith, playwright, dies at 67 1996 Death Peter Malcolm Gordon Raleigh, journalist, dies at 77 1996 Death Peter Gordon Dorrell, archaeologist/photographer, dies at 68 1995 Death Gordon DeMarco, writer/activist, dies at 51 1995 Death Vincent Gordon Lindsay White, tycoon, dies at 72 1995 Death Gail Gordon, actor (Our Miss Brooks, Lucy Show), dies of cancer at 89 1995 Death Gale Gordon, comedian (Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy), dies at 89 1995 Death Gordon Reynolds, musician, dies at 74 1995 Death Chris Pyne, Norman Christopher Chris Pyne, musician, trombonist, played with Humphrey Lyttelton, recorded with Ronnie Scott, toured with Frank Sinatra's backing bands, Gordon Beck, Charlie Watt's big band, dies at 56 1994 Death Gordon Cullen, architect, dies at 80 1994 Death Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist, dies at 59 1993 Death Gordon Douglas, actor and director (Tony Rome), dies of cancer at 85 1993 Death Gordon Douglas, director (Call Me Mr. Tibbs, Our Gang), dies at 85 1993 Death Michael Gordon, actor and director (Pillow Talk), dies at 83 1991 Death Gordon Heath, actor (Sapphire, Staircase, Animal Farm), dies 1991 Death William Gordon, screenwriter (Back to Bataan), dies 1991 Event Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge 1991 Event Gordon Greenidge scores 223 vs. Aus, his last Test Cricket knock at home 1991 Death Jean Rogers, actress (Flash Gordon, Hot Cargo), dies at 74 1990 Death Gordon Metcalfe, actor (Monster in the Closet), dies of AIDS at 43 1990 Death Dexter Gordon, Jazz saxophonist, dies of kidney failure at 67 1990 Death Gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66 1987 Death [Gordon] Randall [P D] Garrett, author (Lord Darcy), dies at 60 1986 Death Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64 1985 Death Ruth Gordon, actress (Big Bus), dies of a stroke in her sleep at 88 1984 Death Gordon Jacob, composer, dies at 88 1984 Death Gordon Sinclair, Canadian Journalist 1984 Death Gordon Jenkins, orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 73 1983 Death Gavin Gordon, television actor (Romance, Lone Cowboy), dies at 82 1982 Event Closest Indy 500, Gordon Johncock beats Rick Mears by 0.16 seconds 1981 Birthday Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1979 Event 31st Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ron Leibman and Ruth Gordon 1975 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1974 Event Test Cricket debut of Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, at Bangalore 1974 Death Kitty Gordon, entertainer, dies at 96 1974 Event "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24 1974 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1973 Birthday Paige Gordon, born in North Vancouver BC, diver, Olympics-16-92, 96 1973 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1972 Birthday GiGi Gordon, Butler, Pennsylvania, Miss America-Pennsylvania 1997 1972 Death Colin Gordon, actor (John-Baron), dies at 61 1972 Birthday Gordon Laro, NFL tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 Death Robert Gordon director/writer (Loveless), dies at 76 1970 Birthday Darrien Gordon, NFL cornerback, San Diego Chargers, Broncos Superbowl 32 1969 Event Apollo 12 (Conrad/Gordon/Bean) launched for 2nd manned Moon landing 1969 Birthday Dwayne Gordon, NFL linebacker, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets 1969 Birthday Robert Gordon, CFL receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos 1969 Birthday Keith Gordon, U.S. baseball outfielder, Cincinnati Reds 1968 Death John Gordon Mein, U.S. ambassador in Guatemala, dies 1968 Birthday Charles Gordon, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes 1967 Birthday Tom Gordon, Sebring, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1967 Birthday Bridgette Gordon, WNBA forward, Sacramento Monarchs, Olympics gold 88 1967 Death Gordon Harker, actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81 1967 Event Peter (Asher) and Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership 1966 Birthday Gordon Ramsay, Scottish Celebrity 1966 Event Gemini XI (Conrad/Gordon) returns to Earth 1966 Event Gemini XI (Charles Conrad and R Gordon) launched for 71-hour flight 1966 Death Edward Gordon Craig, British Actor 1966 Birthday Rexton Gordon, Jamaican dj/rapper, Shabba Ranks-Extra Naked 1966 Birthday Shabba Ranks, born in Sturgetown, St. Ann, Jamaica, born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon, reggae singer, recording artist, sex symbol, popular dancehall DJ, toaster, successful U.S. crossover artist, became first Grammy-Award winning dancehall artist 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully land the Gemini 5 in 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds, breaking the record for manned spaceflight for total mission duration 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully launch Gemini 5, the 11th manned spaceflight mission of all time 1965 Birthday Mike Gordon, American Musician 1964 Event Peter and Gordon release "World Without Love" 1963 Death Gordon Jones, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott and Costello), dies at 52 1963 Event Gordon Cooper completes 22 orbits in Faith 7, ends U.S. Proj Mercury 1963 Event Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched 1962 Death Gloria Gordon, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 81 1961 Event Charlie Finley, changes A's manager Joe Gordon (26-33) for Hank Bauer 1961 Birthday Keith Gordon, New York City, actor, Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean 1960 Event Detroit trades manager Jimmy Dykes for Cleveland's manager Joe Gordon 1959 Death O'Neil Gordon Collie Smith, WI cricket all-rounder, dies in car crash 1959 Death Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies 1957 Birthday Gordon Strachan, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, professional soccer player, played for Dundee, Leeds United, Coventry City, Manchester United, manager of Celtic and Middlesbrough 1956 Birthday Alvin Greenidge, cricketer, WI opener, no relation to Gordon or Geoff 1956 Birthday Gordon Bruks, England, Dr/cosmonaut 1955 Birthday Ornella Muti, born in Rome, Italy, actress, Flash Gordon, Most Beautiful Wife 1954 Event Sir Gordon Richards retires as a jockey with record 4,870 wins 1953 Birthday Kim Gordon, American Musician 1953 Death Charles Gordon Curtis, inventor of (Curtis-steam turbine), dies at 92 1952 Birthday Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1952 Birthday Gordon Smith, born in Pendleton, Oregon, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Oregon 1997 - 2009, President of the Oregon State Senate 1995 - 1997 1951 Birthday Sting, Gordon Sumner, rock vocalist, Police-Roxanne, actor, Dune 1951 Birthday Peter Gordon, born in New York City, New York, Peter Laurence Gordon, experimental composer, musician, opera, world music, jazz, rock influences, founder, Love of Life Orchestra, composed for Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, worked on Desperate Housewives soundtrack 1951 Birthday Gordon Greenidge, cricketer, great West Indian opener 1974-91 1951 Birthday Gordon Brown, born in Govan, Scotland, politician, Labor Party, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, former television journalist 1951 Birthday Gordon Prentice, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, politician, Labor Party, serves as Member of Parliament for Pendle, joined Graham Stringer in calling for resignation of Gordon Brown in July, 2008 1950 Birthday Greg Gordon, rock vocalist, Boys Band 1950 Event Braves Sid Gordon ties season grand slam record with 4 1950 Birthday Peter Hain, born in Nairobi, Kenya, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Commons, Cabinet member for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Member of Parliament for Neath 1949 Birthday Mary Gordon, U.S., author 1949 Event Yankees trade Joe Gordon to Cleveland for Allie Reynolds 1949 Birthday Bart Gordon, born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1985 - 1948 Birthday Barry Gordon, Brookline Massachusetts, actor, Gary-Archie Bunker's Place 1948 Birthday Gordon Clapp, North Conway, New Hampshire, actor, Greg Medavoy-NYPD Blue 1948 Birthday Geoff Greenidge, cricketer, no relation to Gordon, WI opener 1972-74 1946 Death Gordon Frederic Norton, composer, dies at 77 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 1945 Birthday Gordon "Snowy" Fleet, Merseyside, rock drummer, Easybeats 1945 Birthday Gordon Waller, born in Scotland, singer, Peter and Gordon-World Without Love 1945 Birthday Gordon Thompson, born in Ottawa Canada, actor, Adam Carrington-Dynasty 1944 Birthday Gordon DeMarco, writer/activist 1944 Birthday Quentin Davies, born in Oxford, England, Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford 1987 - 1997, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defense under Prime Minister, Gordon Brown 1944 Birthday Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell 1944 Birthday Gordon Gee, American Educator 1943 Event Yankee 2nd baseman Joe Gordon announces retirement (hates New York) 1943 Birthday Gordon Black, English industrialist 1942 Event Despite Ted Williams wins Triple Crown, Yankees Joe Gordon wins AL MVP 1942 Birthday Gordon Roddick, English cosmetic manufacturer, Body Shop 1941 Birthday Mariangela Melato, Milan Italy, actress, Flash Gordon, Summer Night 1941 Birthday Hannah Gordon, actress, Oh Alfie 1940 Birthday Gordon J. Humphrey, born in Bristol, Connecticut, Senator-R-New Hampshire, 1979 - 1990 1939 Birthday Chris Pyne, born in Bridlington, England, Norman Christopher Chris Pyne, musician, trombonist, played with Humphrey Lyttelton, recorded with Ronnie Scott, toured with Frank Sinatra's backing bands, Gordon Beck, Charlie Watt's big band 1938 Birthday Gordon Lightfoot, Ontario Canada, folksinger, Sundown 1938 Birthday Gordon Rorke, cricketer, Australian quickie, 4 Tests at end of 50's 1938 Birthday Philip Gordon Winsor, composer 1937 Birthday Gordon Banks, English Athlete 1937 Birthday Gordon Crosse, Bury Lancashire England, composer, Grace of Todd 1936 Birthday Gordon Honeycombe, broadcaster/author 1935 Birthday Gordon Mumma, born in Framingham, Massachusetts, composer, musician, co-founder, the Cooperative Studio for Electronic Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1934 Birthday Gordon Getty, born in San Francisco, California, fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, sold Getty Oil to Texaco, became classical music composer, contributes to the San Francisco Opera 1934 Birthday Arthur Gordon Clough, journalist 1934 Event "Flash Gordon" comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts 1932 Birthday Gordon Jump, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor, Arthur Carlson-WKRP, Growing Pains 1931 Birthday Nicholas Gordon Lennox, diplomat 1930 Birthday G[eorge] Gordon Liddy, head CIA/ate a rat/Watergate felon/radio host 1929 Birthday G. Gordon Liddy, American Entertainer 1929 Birthday Richard F. Gordon, Jr., born in in Seattle, Washington, Captain USN and astronaut, Gemini 11, Apollo 12 1929 Birthday Gordon Moore, American Businessman 1928 Birthday W. Gordon Smith, playwright 1928 Birthday Andrew Gordon Speedie-Pask, cybernetician stage producer/lyricist 1928 Birthday Gordon Downey, British Comptroller General/Reader Rep, Independent 1928 Birthday Peter Gordon Dorrell, archaeologist/photographer 1927 Birthday Gordon Scott, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Tarzan and the Trappers 1927 Birthday Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5 1927 Birthday Gordon Cooper, American Astronaut 1926 Birthday Don Gordon, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Prentiss-Lucan 1926 Birthday Karl Gordon Henize, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, astronaut, STS-51-F 1926 Birthday Gordon Leggat, cricketer, open batsman for New Zealand in 9 Tests 1953-56 1925 Birthday Henry C Gordon, USAF/astronaut, Dynasoar 1925 Birthday Edwin Gordon, New York City, VOA correspondant 1923 Birthday Gordon R[upert] Dickson, Canada, sci-fi author, Genetic General 1923 Birthday Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian Author 1923 Birthday Lord Gordon "Gordy" White, English industrialist/multi-millionaire 1923 Birthday Vincent Gordon Lindsay White, tycoon 1923 Birthday Dexter Gordon, U.S., tenor saxophonist/actor, Connection 1922 Birthday Leo V Gordon, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Circus Boy, Enos, Winds of War 1922 Birthday Phil Gordon, Meridian Mississippi, singer and actor, Jasper-Bev Hillbillies 1921 Birthday Gordon Reynolds, musician 1921 Birthday Gordon MacRae, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer and actor, Oklahoma, Carousel 1920 Birthday Gordon Gould, American Physicist 1920 Birthday Hayes Gordon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Sky Pirates, Dark Room 1919 Birthday Bruce Gordon, born in London, England, actor, Frank Nitti-Untouchables 1919 Birthday Peter Malcolm Gordon Raleigh, journalist 1918 Birthday Gordon Pirie, England, Group Captain 1916 Birthday Gordon Binkerd, composer 1916 Birthday Gordon Scarrott, engineer 1916 Birthday Gordon Hobday, Lord Lieutenant, Nottinghamshire 1915 Birthday Douglas Gordon Lilburn, composer 1915 Birthday Van Alexander, New York City, orchestra leader, Gordon MacRae Show 1915 Birthday Irving Gordon, songwriter 1914 Birthday Gordon Cullen, architect 1914 Birthday Gordon Tex Beneke, saxophonist/bandleader/vocalist, Glenn Miller Orchestra 1913 Birthday Gordon Wolstenholme, physician 1912 Birthday Gordon Parks, Ft. Scott, Kansas, film director/author, Learning Tree 1912 Birthday William Gordon Harris, civil engineer 1912 Event Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) forms in Savannah, by Juliette Gordon Low 1911 Birthday Norman Gordon, South Africa cricket pace bowler, against England 1938-39 1911 Birthday Colin Gordon, Ceylon, actor, John-Baron 1911 Birthday Gordon Jones, born in Alden, Iowa, actor, Mike the Cop-Abbott and Costello 1910 Birthday Gordon B. Hinckley, born in Utah, religious leader, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1910 Birthday Gordon Jenkins, Webster Grove, Missouri, orchestra leader, NBC Comedy Hour 1908 Birthday Gordon Weir, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 11 Tests 1930-37 1908 Birthday Gordon Fraser, Lawrence Massachusetts, newscaster, All Star News 1906 Birthday Edward Lansing Gordon, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi, long jumper, Olympics gold 32 1906 Birthday Gale Gordon, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Conklin-Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy 1905 Birthday Mowbray Henry Gordon Howard, 6th Earl of Effingham 1904 Birthday Gordon Richards, British jockey, winner of 4,870 races 1900 Birthday Gordon Sinclair, Canadian Journalist 1897 Birthday Gordon W. Allport, U.S., psychologist, personalities 1897 Birthday Gordon W. Allport, Psychologist 1896 Birthday Ruth Gordon, Massachusetts, actress, Rosemary's Baby, Harold and Maude 1895 Birthday Caroline Gordon, Kentucky, writer, Green Centuries 1895 Birthday Gordon Jacob, composer 1895 Birthday Bert I Gordon, New York 1895 Birthday Robert Gordon, born in Kansas, actor in Loveless 1891 Birthday Robert Gordon Sproul, educator/college President, University of California 1887 Birthday Alan Gordon Cunningham, Irish/British general/director of Palestine, 1945-48 1885 Birthday Gordon Harker, born in London, England, actor, Facts of Love, Champagne 1885 Death Charles George Gordon, British Governor-General of Sudan, executed at 51 1885 Event General Wolseley receives last distress signal of General Gordon in Khartoum 1884 Event General Gordon receives letter of Mahdi 1884 Event General Charles Gordon arrives in Khartoum 1884 Event General Charles Gordon departs London for Khartoum 1883 Event John Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" (Miss) 1883 Event John Gordon Cashmans begins "Vicksburg Evening Post" in Mississippi 1879 Event Governor-general Charles Gordon of Sudan returns to Cairo 1878 Birthday Kitty Gordon, Folkestone England, entertainer 1878 Birthday Joseph Gordon Coates, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1925 - 1928 1876 Event Sir Charles Gordon ends religious tolerance in Sudan 1872 Birthday Edward Gordon Craig, British Actor 1869 Birthday Gordon Frederic Norton, composer 1864 Death James Byron Gordon, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 41 1862 Death Nat Gordon, last pirate, hanged in New York City for stealing 1,000 slaves 1860 Birthday Juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder, Girl Scouts of America 1860 Birthday Charles Gordon Curtis, U.S. attorney/inventor, Curtis Turbine 1836 Birthday George Washington Gordon, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1833 Birthday Charles George Gordon, London, general, China, Khartoum 1832 Birthday John Brown Gordon, Major General Confederate Army 1824 Death George Gordon Byron, Scottish Poet 1823 Birthday George Henry Gordon, Major General Union volunteers 1822 Birthday Gordon Granger, Major General Union volunteers 1822 Birthday James Byron Gordon, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1815 Birthday George Gordon Meade, Major General Union Army 1793 Death Lord George Gordon, British Politician 1788 Event Lord Gordon found guilty of libel of queen of France 1788 Birthday Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet, Don Juan 1788 Birthday George Gordon Byron, Scottish Poet 1751 Birthday Lord George Gordon, British Politician
