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2013 Event - Northwest Africa 7325, a green meteorite found in Morocco, 2012, may have originated on planet Mercury; if scientists are correct, this will be the first known meteorite from Mercury

2012 Event - Florence Green, the last known veteran from World War I, dies in the United Kingdom at the age of 110

2011 Event - The most expensive painting ever auctioned, 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust', by Pablo Picasso, goes on display in London's Tate Gallery

2011 Event - The Superbowl XLV attracts a record high television audience; the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31 - 25

2010 Event - An auction at Christie's in New York sets a record for the most expensive work of art sold at auction when it sells Pablo Picasso's 'Nude, Green Leaves and Bust' for $106 million

2010 Death - Florence Green, the last known female First World War veteran who served with the Women's RAF in 1918, dies at 108

2002 Death - Adolph Green, "lyricist, screenwriter", Singin' in the Rain, dies at 86

2002 Death - S. William Green, Representative-R-New York 1978 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993, died of liver cancer

2000 Death - Fran Ryan, actress, Green Acres, dies at 83

1998 Event - Superbowl XXXII: Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers 31-24

1998 Event - Super Bowl XXXII, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers 31-24

1998 Event - NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers beat San Francisco 49'ers 23-10

1997 Event - Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played

1997 Event - Mavericks' A C Green ties Randy Smith's NBA record of 906 cons games

1997 Event - Britain's Andy Green sets jet-powered car record (763.035 mph)

1997 Event - New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988

1997 Event - Andy Green's Jet-powered car reaches record 749.69 MPH

1997 Event - Britain's Andy Green sets jet-powered car record (714 mph)

1997 Event - Tammie Green wins Giant Eagle LPGA Classic

1997 Event - Quarterback Brett Favre, re-signs with Green Bay Packers for $50M for 7 yrs

1997 Event - Tammie Green wins LPGA Sprint Titlehoders Championship

1997 Death - Alvy Moore, actor and producer, Mr. Kimball on Green Acres, dies at 75

1997 Event - Super Bowl XXXI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots 35-21

1996 Death - Peter James Frederick Green, CEO Lloyd's of London, dies at 71

1996 Death - Joseph Green, film maker, dies at 96

1996 Death - Sam Green, industrialist/inventor, dies at 88

1995 Event - Kelly Robbins and Tammie Green wins LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches

1995 Death - Eva Gabor, actress (Green Acres), dies at 74

1995 Death - Michael Horden, actor (Fool, Green Man, Scoop), dies at 83

1994 Event - Kelly Robbins and Tammie Green wins LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches

1994 Death - Pieter de Cort, Belgian rock guitarist (Betty Goes Green), dies at 25

1994 Event - Tammie Green wins Youngstown-Warren LPGA Golf Classic

1994 Death - Vasek Simek, Czechoslovakian/U.S. actor, 'Green Card', 'Mistress', dies at 66

1993 Death - Helen O'Connell, singer (Green Eyes), dies of cancer at 74

1993 Event - Don Henley booed in Milwaukee when he dedicates the song "It's Not Easy Being Green" to President Clinton

1993 Event - Tammie Green wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament

1993 Event - "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly hits #17

1993 Event - Tammie Green wins LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic

1992 Death - Bobby Russell, song writer (Honey, Little Green Apples), dies at 52

1992 Death - Hans Zullig, Swiss/German dancer (Green Table), dies

1992 Death - Dottie Green, female baseball player (Peaches), dies of cancer at 71

1992 Death - Petra Kelly, founder (German Green Party), found dead at 44

1990 Event - Return To Green Acres TV movie airs

1989 Death - Barry Sadler, singer (Green Berets), murdered at 49 in Murfreesboro Tn

1989 Event - Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as New York Yankee manager

1989 Event - 17th du Maurier Golf Classic: Tammie Green

1989 Death - John Waldo Green, composer, dies at 80

1988 Event - 91 m radio telescope dish at Green Bank, WV collapses

1988 Event - Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as manager of New York Yankees

1988 Event - Dallas Green replaces Lou Pinella as New York Yankee manager

1988 Event - Mike Tyson and Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem

1987 Death - Edith S. Green, Representative-D-Oregon, dies at 77

1987 Death - Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum, Actor (Mr Green Jeans), dies at 77

1986 Event - U.S. submarine Nathaniel Green runs aground in Irish Sea

1985 Event - 67th PGA Championship: Hubert Green shoots 278 at Cherry Hills Denver

1985 Event - Cards trade D Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint to Giants for Jack Clark

1982 Death - Tom Drake, actor (Green Years, Warkill), dies of lung cancer at 63

1981 Event - Atlanta Falcons tie record of 31 points in 4th quarter (vs Green Bay)

1980 Birthday - Eva Green, French Actress

1979 Event - Phillies replaces manager Danny Ozark with Dallas Green

1979 Death - John Wayne, actor (Green Berets, True Grit), dies at 72

1979 Death - Jack Soo, actor (Nick Yemana-Barney Miller, Green Berets), dies at 63

1978 Event - Reds don green uniforms for St. Patricks Day

1978 Event - Coleman, Comden and Green's musical premieres in New York City

1977 Event - John Lennon is granted a green card for permanent residence in U.S.

1977 Event - 77th U.S. Golf Open: Hubert Green shoots a 278 at Southern Hills Tulsa

1977 Event - "Party with Comden and Green" closes at Morosco New York City after 92 performances

1977 Event - "Party with Comden and Green" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 92 performances

1976 Death - Alastair Sim, actor 'Christmas Carol', 'Green for Danger', dies at 75

1975 Birthday - Darren Sharper, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1975 Birthday - Joe Andruzzi, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1975 Birthday - Chad Green, born in Dunkirk, New York, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze

1975 Birthday - Brett Conway, NFL kicker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1975 Death - Martyn Green, actor (Gilbert and Sullivan, Mikado), dies at 75

1974 Birthday - Ryan Longwell, NFL kicker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1974 Birthday - Chris Darkins, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1974 Birthday - Anthony Hicks, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1974 Event - Carol Mann wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic

1974 Birthday - Seth Green, American Actor

1974 Birthday - Derrick Mayes, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1974 Event - Styne, Comdem and Green's musical "Lorelei," premieres in New York City

1973 Death - Henry Green, English Novelist

1973 Birthday - Yatil Green, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins

1973 Birthday - Reggie Green, NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks

1973 Birthday - Darius Holland, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1973 Death - Karl H Waggerl, Austria author (Green Friends), dies at 75

1973 Birthday - Ross Verba, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1973 Birthday - Blaine McElmurry, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1973 Birthday - Keith McKenzie, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1973 Birthday - Brian Austin Green, born in Van Nuys, California, actor, David-Beverly Hills 90210

1973 Birthday - Tyrone Williams, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1973 Birthday - Walter Scott, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1973 Event - Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's

1973 Birthday - Aaron Hayden, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31

1973 Birthday - Blake Brockermeyer, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1973 Birthday - John Michels, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1973 Event - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA S&H Green Stamp Golf Classic

1972 Birthday - Brian Williams, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1972 Birthday - Roderick Mullen, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1972 Birthday - Aaron Taylor, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1972 Birthday - Shawn Green, born in Des Plaines Illinois, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays

1972 Event - Jack Tatum, Oakland, returns a fumble 104 yards vs Green Bay (rec)

1972 Birthday - Tyrone Davis, NFL tight end, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1972 Birthday - Shawn King, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1972 Birthday - Andrew Peterson, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1972 Birthday - Antonio Freeman, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1972 Death - Nigel Green, actor (Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File), dies at 47

1972 Birthday - Travis Jervey, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1972 Birthday - Marco Rivera, NFL/WLAF guard, Scottish Claymores, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1972 Birthday - Ron Davis, NFL cornerback, Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1972 Birthday - Billie Joe Armstrong, singer/musician, Green Day

1972 Birthday - Jermaine Smith, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1972 Birthday - Frank Garcia, NFL center, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1971 Birthday - Nicole Green, Springfield Ohio, 400m runner

1971 Birthday - Bernardo Harris, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1971 Birthday - Gabe Wilkins, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31

1971 Birthday - Adam Timmerman, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1971 Birthday - Craig Newsome, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1971 Birthday - Tom Green, born in Pembroke, Canada, actor, media personality, rapper, host of Tom Green's House Tonight' internet talk show, autobiography, 'Hollywood Causes Cancer'

1971 Death - Joe E. Lewis, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild', dies in New Jersey, age 69

1971 Birthday - Craig Hentrich, NFL punter, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1971 Birthday - Bob Kuberski, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1971 Birthday - Gilbert Brown, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1971 Birthday - Terry Mickens, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1971 Birthday - Richard Green, born in Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia, professional golfer, won 1997 Dubai Desert Classic, listed in the top 30 of the Official World Golf Rankings

1971 Birthday - William Henderson, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1971 Birthday - George Teague, NFL safety, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers

1971 Death - John Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50

1971 Birthday - Bill Schroeder, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1970 Birthday - Travis Green, Castlegar, NHL center for the New York Islanders

1970 Birthday - Earl Dotson, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1970 Birthday - Lamont Hollinquest, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1970 Birthday - Robert Green, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears

1970 Birthday - Trent Green, NFL quarterback for the Washington Redskins

1970 Birthday - Robert Brooks, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1970 Birthday - Dorsey Levens, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1970 Birthday - Doug Evans, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1970 Event - Libyan leader Gadaffi launches "Green Revolution"

1970 Event - Strouse, Adams, Comden and Green's musical "Applause," premieres in New York City

1970 Birthday - Shawn Price, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Buf Bills

1970 Birthday - Rod Smith, NFL cornerback for the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1970 Death - Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), dies at 66

1970 Birthday - Tyler Green, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies

1969 Birthday - Jeff Thomason, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1969 Birthday - Santana Dotson, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1969 Birthday - Rogerick Green, NFL cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars

1969 Birthday - Victor Green, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Jets

1969 Birthday - Brett Favre, NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1969 Birthday - Elbert Ellis, NFL wide receiver, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1969 Death - Rhys Williams, actor 'Nightmare', 'Okinawa', 'Corn is Green', dies at 71

1969 Death - Mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48

1969 Death - Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61

1969 Birthday - Mark Chmura, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1969 Birthday - Edgar Bennett, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1969 Birthday - Bob Wickman, Green Bay WI, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees

1969 Birthday - Jason Childs, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1968 Event - Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors and 2 game misconducts in a game against New York Rangers in New York's MSG

1968 Birthday - Rob Davis, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1968 Birthday - George Koonce, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1968 Event - WKGB TV channel 53 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (PBS) begins broadcasting

1968 Event - Minn Tommy Krammer passes for 6 touchdowns vs Green Bay (42-7)

1968 Event - 35th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 34, All-Stars 17 (69,917)

1968 Birthday - Leroy Butler, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31

1968 Birthday - Pat Terrell, NFL strong safety for the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1968 Birthday - Megan Follows, actress, Chase, Anne of Green Gables

1968 Birthday - Bryce Paup, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills

1968 Birthday - Chris Green, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills

1968 Event - Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of Green Bay Packers

1968 Birthday - Doug Pederson, NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1968 Birthday - Harold Green, NFL running back, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons

1968 Event - Superbowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, quarterback

1968 Birthday - Jackie Harris, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1967 Birthday - Nick Green, Australian rower 1996 Olympics

1967 Event - Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager

1967 Event - 34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70,934)

1967 Birthday - Eric Green, NFL tight end, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens

1967 Birthday - Suzy Green, born in Detroit, Michigan, LPGA golfer, 1995 Fieldcrest Cannon-26th

1967 Birthday - Derrick Graham, NFL tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Seat Seahawks

1967 Event - Superbowl I: Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, quarterback

1967 Event - Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in NFL championship game

1966 Birthday - Erin Deiters, Green Bay Wis, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-9th-1994

1966 Event - 33rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 38, All-Stars 0 (72,000)

1966 Event - Peter Green joins John Mayall's Bluebreakers

1966 Birthday - Lawyer Tillman, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1966 Birthday - Willie Green, NFL wide reciever, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32

1966 Event - North Vietnamese capture U.S. Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley

1966 Event - Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks)

1966 Event - Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game

1965 Event - Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown and the Green Apple," premieres

1965 Birthday - Paul Frase, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1965 Birthday - Mark Dennis, NFL tackle, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1965 Birthday - Chris Hoiles, Bowling Green, Ohio, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles

1965 Birthday - Harry Galbreath, NFL guard for the Green Bay Packers

1964 Birthday - Don Beebe, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1964 Birthday - Carlton Bailey, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1964 Birthday - Seth Joyner, NFL linebacker, Ariz, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1964 Birthday - Mary-Louise Parker, Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, actress, Fried Green Tomatoes

1964 Birthday - Bruce Wilkerson, NFL tackle, Jaguars, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1964 Birthday - Dave Pirner, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, singer, member and lead vocalist for the band Soul Asylum

1964 Death - Paul Cavanagh, actor (Black Arrow, Woman in Green), dies at 75

1964 Event - WBGU TV channel 27 in Bowling Green, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1964 Birthday - Dwight Stone, NFL receiver/running back, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1964 Birthday - Frank Winters, NFL center, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1964 Birthday - Mark Collins, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers

1963 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1963 Birthday - Mike Prior, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1963 Death - Henry Daniell, English actor (Woman in Green, Body Snatchers), dies

1963 Birthday - A C Green, NBA forward, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks

1963 Event - 30th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 20, Green Bay 17 (65,000)

1963 Birthday - Tommy Barnhardt, NFL punter, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, TB Bucs

1963 Birthday - Eugene Robinson, NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1963 Birthday - Arther van Dijk, drummer, Ivy Green

1963 Birthday - Jeff Dellenbach, NFL center, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1962 Event - Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game

1962 Event - "Green Onions" by Booker T and MG's peaks at #3

1962 Event - 29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000)

1962 Birthday - Andy Green, UK, 1st to break sound barrier on land

1962 Event - WBKO TV channel 13 in Bowling Green, Kentucky (ABC) begins broadcasting

1962 Birthday - Steve Bono, NFL quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31

1962 Birthday - Brian Green, born in Columbus Indiana, actor, Sam Fowler-Another World

1962 Birthday - Greg Kragen, NFL nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1962 Birthday - Brett Maxie, NFL safety, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1961 Event - Green Bay Packers shutout New York Giants 37-0 in NFL championship game

1961 Event - Styne/Comden/Green's musical "Subways are for Sleeping," premieres

1961 Birthday - Reggie White, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1961 Birthday - Frank Reich, NFL quarterback, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1961 Birthday - Mark Rodenhauser, NFL center, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1961 Birthday - Dan Stuart, U.S. singer and songwriter, Green on Red

1960 Event - Philadelphia Eagles beat Green Bay Packers 17-13 in NFL championship game

1960 Birthday - Damon Green, Pensacola, Florida, Nike golfer, 1990 Pensacola Open-49th

1960 Death - Alfred E Green, director (Copacabana), dies after long illness at 71

1960 Birthday - Bart de Boer, Dutch guitarist, Ivy Green

1960 Event - Project Ozma begins at Green Bank radio astronomy center

1960 Birthday - Robert Green, born in Omaha, Nebraska, tennis star

1960 Birthday - Darrell Green, NFL cornerback for the Washington Redskins

1960 Event - Songwriter Adolph Green marries actress and singer Phyllis Newman in New York City

1959 Birthday - Tammie Green, Somerset, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1989 du Maurier Ltd Classic

1959 Event - Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green)

1959 Birthday - Sam Mills, NFL linebacker, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1959 Event - "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 44 performances

1959 Event - "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 44 performances

1959 Event - Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach Green Bay Packers

1959 Event - "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 38 performances

1958 Event - "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 38 performances

1958 Birthday - Tim Mullens, Dutch singer/guitarist, Ivy green

1958 Birthday - Gregg Edelman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Green Card

1958 Birthday - Simon Francken, Dutch bassist, Ivy Green

1958 Birthday - Kenneth J Green, born in Danbury CT, PGA golfer, 1985 Buick Open

1958 Birthday - Debbie Green, born in South Korea, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver

1958 Birthday - Jello Biafra, born in Boulder, Colorado, born Eric Reed Boucher, musician, politician, anarchist, leading figure of the Green Party, wrote music for 'Dead Kennedy's'

1958 Event - Ernest Green and 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS

1958 Birthday - Andie MacDowell, born in Gaffney, South Carolina, model, actress, producer, appeared in 'Green Card', 'Sex, Lies and Videotape', 'Just the Ticket', 'Beauty Shop'

1957 Birthday - Paul Merton, born in Parsons Green, London, writer, actor, comedian, known for deadpan, dark comedic style, appeared in BBC's, 'Have I Got News for You'

1957 Birthday - Jacob Green, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks

1956 Birthday - Green [Gartside], rock vocalist, Scritti Politti-Flesh and Blood

1955 Birthday - Bill Lloyd, Bowling Green, Kentucky, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You

1955 Event - WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - WLUK TV channel 11 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1954 Birthday - 4/13/1954 Barbara Roche, born Barbara Maureen Margolis, Labour Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green

1953 Birthday - Lucinda Green, born in Andover, England, born Lucinda Jane Prior-Palmer, champion equestrian, journalist, won gold at 1982 World Championships

1953 Event - WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953 Birthday - Malcolm Green, rocker, Split Enz-I Got You

1952 Death - William Green, union chairman AFL 1924 - 1952, dies at 79

1952 Birthday - Pat MacDonald, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of band, Timbuk 3, Grammy Award Nominee for Best New Artist, 1987

1952 Birthday - Alan Autry, NFLer for the Green Bay Packers/actor, Heat of the Night

1952 Birthday - Philip Green, born in Croyden, England, businessman, owns large retail stores including Arcadia Group, 9th richest person in Britain, worth over $4 billion

1951 Birthday - Jorge Santana, born in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico, musician, member of band Malo, recorded with Malo members to produce solo albums Jorge Santana, It's All About Love, plays green Frender Stratocaster guitar, recorded Santana Brothers album with brother, Carlos Santana, 1994

1951 Birthday - Jack Green, musician, guitar, played with T. Rex, The Pretty Things, member of Rainbow, launched solo album Humanesque

1950 Birthday - Gary Green, born in Stroud Green, England, guitarist for Gentle Giant rock band, worked with Billy Sherwood on album, 'Back Against The Wall', 2005

1950 Birthday - P R Scott, Headmaster, Bancroft's School, Woodford Green

1949 Birthday - Petra Kelly, German peace activist/MP, Green

1949 Birthday - Bonnie Raitt, born in Burbank, California, country singer, Green Light, The Glow

1949 Birthday - David Green, Melbourne Australia, rock bassist, Air Supply

1948 Birthday - Steve Railsback, actor, Blue Monkey, Green Monkey, Escape 2000

1948 Birthday - Don Sweet, Vancouver, CFL, NFL place kicker, Montreal, Green Bay

1947 Birthday - Michael Green, English TV/video producer

1947 Birthday - Gene Green, born in Houston, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1993 -

1946 Birthday - Hubie Green, golfer, U.S. Open-1977, PGA-1985

1946 Birthday - Hubie Green, Birmingham, Alabama, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1977

1946 Birthday - Peter Green, Peter Greenbaum, London, rocker, Fleetwood Mac

1946 Birthday - Helen Shapiro, Bethnal Green London, rock vocalist, Culture Club

1946 Birthday - Lord Walton of Detchant, physician, Warden of Green College Oxford

1946 Birthday - Al Green, Forest City Arkansas, singer, Lets Stay Together

1946 Birthday - Ranger Doug, Douglas Green, Illinois, singer, Riders in Sky-Cowboy Way

1946 Birthday - David Green, English TV/video producer

1945 Event - Gould/Comden/Green's "Billion Dollar Baby," premieres in New York City

1945 Event - 12th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 19, All-Stars 7 (92,753)

1945 Event - DePaul beats Bowling Green for NIT title

1945 Birthday - Mark J. Green, born in Brooklyn, New York, lawyer and author, Closed Enterprise System

1944 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1943 Death - Gerard W. Kerncamp, historian/editor-in-chief (Green Amsterdam), dies

1942 Event - 14th Academy Awards - "How Green was My Valley," Cooper and Fontaine win

1941 Birthday - Oda Mayumi, Tokyo, resident artist, Green Gulch Zen Center

1941 Event - Richard Wright and Paul Green's "Native Son," premieres in New York City

1941 Event - Jimmy Dorsey and Orchestra record "Green Eyes" and "Maria Elena"

1940 Birthday - Bruce Lee, born in San Francisco, California, karate star/actor, Green Hornet

1940 Event - Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane

1940 Event - 7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567)

1940 Birthday - George Takei, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Sulu-Star Trek, Green Berets

1940 Birthday - Rita Tushingham, born in Liverpool, England, actress, Green Eyes, Dr. Zhivago

1940 Event - NFL Pro Bowl: Green Bay beats NFL All-Stars 16-7

1939 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat New York Giants 27-0

1938 Event - Emlyn Williams' "Corn is Green," premieres in London

1938 Death - Henry John Newbolt, poet/author (Studies Green and Gray), dies at 75

1937 Event - 4th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 6, Green Bay 0 (84,560)

1936 Birthday - Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers

1936 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1936 Event - "Green Hornet" radio show is 1st heard on WXYZ Radio in Detroit

1936 Birthday - Jerry Kramer, Green Bay Packer, author, Instant Replay

1935 Birthday - Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer, the Golden Boy

1935 Death - Anna Katharine Green, American Author

1935 Birthday - Henry Jordan, Emporia, Virginia, NFL defensive tackle, Cleveland, Green Bay

1934 Birthday - Michael Wayne, producer, McQ, Chisum, Green Berets, McLintock

1934 Birthday - Doc Green, rocker, Drifters

1934 Birthday - Dallas Green, baseball manager, Phillies, Yankees

1934 Birthday - Willie Davis, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay

1934 Birthday - Van Williams, Fort Worth, Texas, actor, Green Hornet, Tycoon

1934 Birthday - Bart Starr, NFL quarterback/coach, Green Bay

1933 Birthday - Forrest Gregg, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys

1933 Birthday - Reynolds Price, U.S. writer, Strengthened by a Pale Green Light

1932 Birthday - Jim Ringo, NFL center, Green Bay, Philadelphia

1932 Birthday - Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, U.S. jazz singer, Little Green Apples

1932 Birthday - Ivan Davis, Electra, Texas, pianist/writer, Hunger, Corn is Green

1931 Event - Paul Green's "House of Connelly," premieres in New York City

1931 Event - Lynn Riggs' "Green Grow the Lilacs," premieres in New York City

1930 Birthday - Jasper Johns, Augusta, Georgia, painter/sculptor, Green Target

1930 Event - Pulitzer prize awarded to Marc Connelly (Green Pastures)

1930 Event - "Green Pastures" opens at Mansfield Theater

1930 Event - 1st red and green traffic lights installed (Manhattan New York City)

1930 Event - Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in New York City

1929 Birthday - S. William Green, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-New York 1978 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993

1927 Event - Notre Dame's Fighting Irish changes blue jerseys for green

1926 Birthday - Aldo Ray, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, actor, God's Little Acre, Green Beret

1926 Birthday - Len Ford, NFL end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers

1926 Birthday - Arthur Arfons, auto racer/designer, Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH

1924 Death - William Archer, Scottish critic and playwright (Green Goddess), dies at 68

1924 Event - Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5

1924 Birthday - Nigel Green, South Africa, actor, Skull, Tobruk, Ipcress File

1924 Birthday - Peter James Frederick Green, CEO Lloyd's of London

1922 Event - Curly Lambeau and Green Bay Football Club granted NFL franchise

1922 Event - J. E. Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL

1921 Event - Z Parenteau and Schuyler Green's musical "Kiki," premieres in New York City

1921 Event - Green Bay Packers play 1st NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis

1921 Event - J E Clair of Acme Packing Co of Green Bay granted an NFL franchise

1921 Event - William Archer's "Green Goddess," premieres in New York City

1920 Birthday - Mitzi Green, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Little Orphan Annie

1920 Birthday - Harri Webb, Swansea, Wales, journalist, nationalist, poet, volunteered for the Royal Navy, published The Green Desert, a collection of poetry in 1969, Poems and Points in 1983

1920 Birthday - Helen O'Connell, Lima Ohio, singer, Green Eyes, Anapola

1919 Birthday - Curt Gowdy, Green River, Wyoming, sportscaster, ABC

1919 Birthday - Tony Canadeo, Chicago, NFL hall of fame halfback for the Green Bay Packers

1916 Death - Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green, (Witch of Wall Street), dies

1915 Birthday - Adolph Green, songwriter, married to Phyllis Newman

1913 Event - 27th U.S. Womens Tennis: Mary K Browne beats Dorothy Green (62 75)

1913 Birthday - Mary Green, headmistress, Kidbrooke School

1913 Birthday - Vince Lombardi, NFL coach for the Green Bay Packers

1913 Event - Harry Green runs world record marathon (2:38:16.2)

1912 Birthday - Clarke Hinkle, NFL fullback for the Green Bay Packers

1910 Birthday - Arnie Herber, born in NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants

1910 Birthday - Edith S. Green, born in Trent, South Dakota, Representative-D-Oregon 1955 - 1974

1909 Birthday - William Huston Natcher, born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Representative-D-Kentucky 1953 - 1994

1908 Birthday - John Waldo Green, New York City, composer, Body and Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger

1908 Birthday - Bernie Green, born in New York City, orchestra leader, Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show

1908 Birthday - Ray Burns Green, composer

1907 Birthday - John Wayne, Winterset, Iowa, actor, Green Berets, True Grit

1907 Birthday - Sam Green, industrialist/inventor

1906 Birthday - Richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist, How Green Was My Valley

1905 Birthday - Henry Green, English Novelist

1905 Birthday - Red Smith, Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist, Fight Talk

1904 Birthday - Jean Daste, actor, Z, Sorceress, Green Room, Stormy Waters

1903 Birthday - Johnny Blood, aka John McNally, early NFL halfback, Green Bay

1903 Birthday - Mark Rothko, Marcus Rothkovich, U.S., painter, Green on Blue

1903 Birthday - Mike Michalske, NFL guard, New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers

1902 Event - Clyde Fitch' "Girl with Green Eyes," premieres in New York City

1902 Birthday - Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild'

1901 Death - John Fiske, Edmund Fisk Green, U.S. historian/philosopher, dies

1900 Birthday - Julien Green, US/French writer, Frere Francois

1900 Birthday - Joseph Green, film maker

1899 Death - Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

1899 Birthday - Martyn Green, born in London, actor, Gilbert and Sullivan, Iceman Cometh

1898 Birthday - Earl "Curly" Lambeau, NFL coach for the Green Bay Packers

1895 Birthday - Caroline Gordon, Kentucky, writer, Green Centuries

1894 Birthday - Paul Green, U.S., novelist/playwright, In Abraham's Bosom

1891 Birthday - Francis McDonald, Bowling Green, Kentucky, actor, Will-Adv of Champion

1891 Birthday - Storm Jameson, English novelist, The Green Man, Cousin Honore

1890 Event - Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers

1889 Birthday - Alfred E. Green, born in Perris, California, director, Copacabana, Jolson Story

1885 Birthday - Charles E. Merrill, American Businessman, born in Green Cove Springs, Florida

1885 Birthday - Lili Green, Alice Sally Mary, Netherlands/England dancer

1880 Birthday - Donald Crisp, born in Scotland, actor, How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana

1879 Birthday - Ethel Barrymore, Philadelphia, actress, Constant Wife, Corn is Green

1875 Birthday - T F Powys, Wales, writer, Captain Patch, Goat Green

1875 Death - Duff Green, American Politician

1875 Event - Electric dental drill is patented by George F Green

1873 Birthday - William Green, president of American Federation of Labor, 1924-52

1868 Birthday - George Arliss, born in London, England, actor, Devil, Green Goddess

1867 Birthday - Emily Green Balch, U.S., sociologist/feminist/pacifist, Nobel 1946

1865 Death - John Wilkes Booth, assassin, is shot dead near Bowling Green Virginia at 27

1864 Death - William N. Green, Jr., Union Brigadier-General, dies

1864 Death - Thomas Green, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 50

1863 Death - Martin E Green, Confederate Brigadier-General, shot dead at 38

1862 Event - Battle at Green River Kentucky (Morgan's Ohio Raid)

1858 Birthday - Johan C Braakensiek, political cartoonist, Green Amsterdammer

1856 Birthday - William Archer, Scotland, writer, Green Goddess

1847 Birthday - Alice Sophia Stopford Green, Ireland, proponent of Irish independence

1846 Birthday - Anna Katharine Green, American Author

1846 Event - Dr. William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether

1842 Birthday - John Fiske, Edmund Fisk Green, U.S. historian and philosopher

1836 Event - Charles Darwin climbs Green Hill on Ascension

1834 Birthday - Henrietta, Hetty, Green, financier, Witch of Wall Street

1833 Birthday - Robert Green Ingersoll, New York, author/politician/agnostic, Attorney General-R-Illinois

1829 Birthday - Green Berry Raum, Brigadier General Union volunteers

1826 Birthday - Green Clay Smith, Major General Union volunteers

1819 Birthday - William Thomas Green Morton, dentist, used ether, HOF 1920

1819 Birthday - James Green Martin, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1818 Birthday - Isham Green Harris, Governor, Confederacy

1815 Birthday - Martin Edward Green, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1814 Birthday - Thomas Green, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1807 Birthday - Thomas Green Clemson, mining engineer, endowed Clemson University

1791 Birthday - Duff Green, American Politician

1777 Event - Battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout Brits

1775 Event - Green Mountain Boys capture Ft. Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution

1738 Birthday - Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War fighter, lead the Green Mtn Boys

1642 Event - Battle at Turnham Green, London: King Charles I vs English parliament

1383 Death - Amadeus VI, (Green Earl), earl of Savoy, dies at 49

1334 Birthday - Amadeus VI, Green Earl, earl of Savoye













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