1994 Event 66th Academy Awards - "Schindler's List," Tom Hanks and Holly Hunter win 1991 Event "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" closes at Shubert New York City after 225 performances 1990 Event "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" opens at Shubert New York City for 225 performances 1986 Event 1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis and Elvis Presley) 1984 Death Holly Roffey, youngest heart transplant, dies at 4 weeks 1984 Event Holly Roffey (11 days) gets heart transplant 1984 Birthday Holly Roffey, Englnd, youngest heart transplant 1983 Birthday Holly Valance, Australian Musician 1976 Birthday Holly Manthei, born in Edina, Minnesota, soccer midfielder/forward 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Holly Marie Combs, American Actress 1973 Birthday Holly Noelle Roehl, Miss Indiana USA 1996 1969 Birthday Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach California, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Holly Ann Salo, born in Keani, Alaska, Miss Alaska-America, 1991 1965 Event 11.08" (28.14 cm) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record) 1964 Birthday Holly Robinson, Philadelphia, actress, 21 Jump Street 1963 Birthday Lauren Holly, born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, actress 'Picket Fences' and 'NCIS' 1962 Birthday Holly Gagnier, Louisiana, actress, One Life to Live 1962 Death Arthur Holly Compton, American Scientist 1960 Birthday Holly Johnson, England, rock vocalist, Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1959 Death Buddy Holly, rocker (That'll be the Day), dies in a plane crash at 22 1959 Event Buddy Holly's last performance 1959 Event Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter" 1958 Event Buddy Holly weds Maria Santiago 1958 Birthday Holly Hunter, born in Atlanta Georgia, actress, Broadcast News, Roe vs Wade 1958 Birthday Holly Hunter, born in Conyers, Georgia, actress, Broadcast News, Once Around 1957 Birthday Sheila Escovedo, born in San Francisco, California, disco drummer, Krushgrove, Holly Rock 1957 Event Sam Cooke and Buddy Holly and Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show 1957 Event Buddy Holly and Crickets released 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away" 1957 Event "That'll Be Day" by Buddy Holly and Crickets reaches #1 1957 Birthday Holly Dunn, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Daddy's Hands 1957 Birthday Elly van Holly, running star, 3k indoor world record 1957 Event Buddy Holly and Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" 1956 Event Buddy Holly's 1st formal recording session 1956 Event Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville 1950 Birthday Holly Palance, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Thorn Birds, Ripley's Believe It 1949 Birthday Holly Near, American Musician 1944 Birthday Don Stroud, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Coogan's Bluff, Buddy Holly Story 1944 Birthday Gary Busey, born in Goose Creek, Texas, actor, Buddy Holly Story, Star in Born 1943 Birthday Bobby Keyes, born in Slaton, Texas, musician, saxophone player, played with Bobby Vee, Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, celebrated recording "Return to Sender", "Brown Sugar" 1939 Birthday Jerry Allison, Hillsboro, Texas, rock drummer, Buddy Holly and Crickets 1936 Birthday Buddy Holly, born in Lubbock, Texas, singer, Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day 1930 Event 115 degrees F (46 degrees C), Holly Springs, Mississippi (state record) 1930 Birthday Doyle Holly, comedian/country performer, Buckaroos 1892 Birthday Arthur Holly Compton, American Scientist 1874 Event James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti 1862 Event Battle of Holly Spring, MS 1862 Event Battle of Holly Spring, MS 1862 Event Battle of Holly Spring, MS 1645 Event Prince Frederik Henry conquerors Holly 1524 Event Pope Clemens VII fires Netherlands inquisitor-general French Van de Holly 1522 Event Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly inquisitor-general of Netherlands