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1998 David "Junior" Kimbrough, blues musician, dies at 67

1998 Amos "Junior" Wells, blues musician, dies at 63

1998 Junior Wells, blues harpist, dies at 63

1997 Tyrenda Williams, 18, of Alabama, crowned 40th America's Junior Miss

1996 Andrea Leah Plummer, of Tennessee, crowned 39th America's Junior Miss

1995 Junior Walker, tenor saxophonist, dies of cancer at 64

1995 Kiersten Rickenbach, of New Jersey, crowned America's Junior Miss

1994 Amy Osmond, of Utah, 17, crowned America's Junior Miss

1994 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer, dies at 61

1993 Rebecca Jones, of Georgia, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss

1991 Amy Elizabeth Goodman, of California, crowned America's Junior Miss

1990 Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss

1989 Kristin Huxhold, 18, of Missouri, crowned America's Junior Miss

1989 Junior Felix of Toronto becomes 53rd to hit home run on 1st at bat

1988 Kristen Logan, 17, of Mississippi, crowned America's Junior Miss

1987 Chuti Tiu, 17, of Wisconsin, crowned America's Junior Miss

1985 Valerie Lowrance, of Texas, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss

1984 Amber Kvanli, of Minnesota, crowned America's Junior Miss

1983 "Alvin" Junior Samples, country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 56

1983 Stephanie Kay Ashmore, of Alabama, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss

1982 Susan Lea Hammett, of Miss, 18, crowned 25th America's Junior Miss

1982 Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship

1981 Jennie Thompson, born in Wichita Falls, Texas, gymnast, Junior National-champ-93, 1996 Olympics

1981 Kimberley Ann Smith, of NC, 17, crowned America's Junior Miss

1974 Wings release "Junior's Farm"

1974 Andrei Medvedev, born in Kiev, Ukraine, tennis star, 1991 French Open junior

1973 Andrea Gaudenzi, born in Faenza, Italy, tennis star, 1990 French Open junior

1973 Junior Burrough, NBA forward for the Boston Celtics

1971 Junior Parker, rocker, dies during brain operation at 44

1971 Junior Bryant, NFL defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers

1969 David Wheaton, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, tennis star, 1987 U.S. junior boys

1969 Katerina Maleeva, Bulgaria, tennis player, U.S. Open Junior 1984

1969 Arnaud Boetsch, born in Meulam, France, tennis star, 1985 European Junior

1969 Junior Seau, NFL inside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers

1968 Akira Nogami, born in Narashino, Chiba, professional Japanese wrestler, actor, wrestled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, NJPW, in 1991, reigned as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, in 2000, appeared in television show, Kamen Rider Kuuga, competed part-time after 2004, regularly wrestling with Keiji Mutoh's All Japan Pro Wrestling

1968 Junior Murray, cricketer, WI keeper, no relation to Derryck or David

1965 Martine Robine, newspaper writer/Miss Junior Miss-France, 1984

1961 Junior, Norman Giscombe, R&B singer, Mama used to Say

1955 Norio Honaga, born in Japan, athlete, professional wrestler, junior heavyweight three-time, New Japan Pro Wrestling Champion in IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, retired and became referee in 1988

1953 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year

1946 William "Junior" Campbell, singer/guitarist, Marmalade

1941 Jerome Chodorov/Joseph Fields' "Junior Miss," premieres in New York City

1936 Marvin Junior, singer, Dells-Oh What a Night

1934 Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days

1933 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer

1932 James Lester, born in Nottingham, England, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Beeston, served as party whip, junior employment minister

1928 James "Junior" Gilliam, Dodgers, NL rookie of year 1953

1927 [Herman] Junior Parker, rocker, Driving Wheel, In the Dark

1926 "Alvin" Junior Samples, born in Cummings, Georgia, country singer, Hee Haw

1923 University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne)

1921 Junior Achievement incorporated in Colorado Springs Colo

1921 Junior Parker, born in Arkansas, blues vocalist/songwriter, Mystery Train

1910 1st junior high schools in U.S. opens (Berkeley California)

1909 1st junior high school established (Berkeley California)

1880 Julian Myrick, promoter of junior tennis

1862 Joaquim Casimiro Junior, composer, dies at 54


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