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2008 Roy Scheider, dies in Little Rock, Arkansas, complications from a staph infection, at 75
2005 Little Milton, American Musician 2004 Clinton Library opens in Little Rock Arkansas, containing 2 million photographs and 80 million documents 2004 Frances Dee, actress, Little Women, dies at 96 2003 Felice Bryant, Songwriter, ", Wake Up, Little Susie, ", dies at 77 2001 Victor Wong, actor/newscaster, Big Trouble in Little China, dies at 74 1998 Decapitated head of Danish Little Mermaid is returned 1998 Vandals decapitate Copenhagen's Little Mermaid 1997 "Little Foxes," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 56 performances 1997 "Little Foxes," opens at Vivian Beaumont New York City for 56 performances 1996 38th Grammy Awards: Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morisette wins 1994 Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor (City Heat), dies at 66 1994 "Best Little Whorehouse" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 16 performances 1994 "Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Font New York City for 16 per 1994 "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 9 performances 1994 "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon New York City for 9 performances 1994 "Little More Magic" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 30 performances 1994 "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 30 performances 1993 Maroun Bagdadi, director/writer (Little Wars, Veiled Man), dies at 42 1993 Long Beach, California beats Panama for little league world championship 1993 "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly hits #17 1993 President Dobrica Cosic of little Yugoslavia flees 1992 Bobby Russell, song writer (Honey, Little Green Apples), dies at 52 1992 Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies of colon cancer at 53 1992 Cleavon Little, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies at 53 1992 Carl Stotz, founder (baseball's little league), dies at 82 1992 "Little Hotel on the Side" closes at Belasco New York City after 41 performances 1992 "Little Hotel on the Side" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 41 performances 1991 Klaus Kinski, actor (Android, Little Drummer Girl), dies at 65 1991 Angelo "Little Moe" Rossitto, dwarf actor (Carousel), dies at 83 1991 Angelo Rossitto, dwarf known as "Little Moe"/actor (Dark), dies at 83 1991 Precious Bunny wins the 46th Little Brown Jug 1991 Taiwan captures its 15th Little League World Series, 11-0 1991 "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 7 performances 1991 "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 7 performances 1990 "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 11 performances 1990 Jon Benet Ramsey, little beauty queen, murdered in 1996 1990 "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 11 performances 1990 Little Richard gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame 1990 Charles Farrell, actor (Vern-My Little Margie), dies at 89 1990 A Tampa little leaguer, dies, after being struck by a pitch 1989 George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" and "Poor Little Girl" 1989 Trumbull Conn, is 1st U.S. team since 1983 to win Little League WS 1988 Christine Norden, actress (Little Shop of Horroers, Night Beat), dies 1988 16th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sally Little 1988 Women are allowed to compete in Little 500 bicycle race (Indiana) 1987 "Little Shop of Horrors," released in France 1987 "Little Shop of Horrors" is released in Germany 1986 Paul McCartney release "Pretty Little Head" 1986 Virginia Gregg, actress (Little Women), dies at 69 1985 Little Richard seriously injured in a car accident 1984 Lillian Hellman, playwright, (Little Foxes), dies at 79 1984 Ann Little, actress (Roaring Road), dies 1983 "Dance a Little Closer" opens and closes at Minskoff Theater New York City 1982 Menken and Ashman's musical "Little Shop of Horrors," premieres in New York City 1982 "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at E O'Neill New York City after 63 performances 1982 Sally Little wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic 1982 "Best Little Whorehouse in Tx" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 63 perf 1982 Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1982 11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little 1982 "Best Little Whorehouse..." closes at 46th St. New York City after 1577 performances 1982 "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City 1982 Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic 1982 "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 36 performances 1982 "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 36 performances 1981 Chief Dan George, actor (Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man), dies at 82 1981 Sally Little wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International 1981 Stephen Sondheim's musical "Marry Me a Little," premieres in New York City 1981 Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic 1981 Sally Little wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic 1980 William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor (Little Rascal), dies at 49 1980 Ben Savage, actor, Little Monsters, Wild Palms 1980 Sally Little wins LPGA WUI Golf Classic 1980 26th LPGA Championship won by Sally Little 1979 "Lonesome Loser" by Little River Band peaks at #6 1979 Sally Little wins LPGA Columbia Savings Golf Classic 1979 Sally wins LPGA Barth Golf Classic Little 1979 Lowell George, rocker (Mothers of Invention, Little Feat), dies at 34 1979 Little Richard quits rock and roll for religious pursuit 1979 Rock group "Little Feat" disbands 1979 Sally Little wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic 1978 "Best Little Whorehouse..." opens at 46th St. New York City for 1577 performances 1978 Wings release "With a Little Luck" 1978 Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic 1977 John Little McClellan, Senator-D-Arkansas 1943 - 1977 1977 Richard Carlson, actor and director (Little Foxes, Hunted), dies at 65 1977 Arkansas' Steve Little kicks a record tying 67 yard field goal 1976 Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament 1976 "Rich Little Show," debuts on NBC-TV 1976 Amanda Little, Miss USA-Texas, 1997, top 6 1976 Agatha Christie, mystery writer (10 Little Indians), dies at 85 1975 Simon and Garfunkel reunite on SNL, sing "My Little Town" 1975 Joanne Little acquitted of murder charges 1975 John Hargis, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, 100m butterfly 1996 Olympics 1975 "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater New York City after 5 performances 1975 "Men on the Moon" opens at Little Theater New York City for 5 performances 1974 "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances 1974 106th Belmont: Miguel Rivera aboard Little Current wins in 2:29.2 1974 Alanis Nadine Morisette, vocalist, Jagged Little Pill 1974 100th Preakness: Miguel Rivera aboard Current Little wins in 1:54.6 1974 Christian Bale, Wales, actor, Empire of the Sun, Little Women 1973 William Haines, actor (Little Annie Rooney), dies of cancer at 73 1973 New Jersey becomes 1st state to allow girls into little league 1973 "Little Night Music" opens at Majestic Theater on Broadway 1973 Lawsuit in Detroit challenges Little League's "no girls" rule 1973 William M Inge, U.S. playwright (Come Back Little Sheba), dies at 60 1973 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win 1973 "Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 601 performances 1973 Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in New York City 1973 Edward G Robinson, Goldenberg, actor (Little Caesar), dies at 79 1972 Missy Francis, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1972 "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond peaks at #38 1972 Paul McCartney and Wings release "Mary Had a Little Lamb" 1971 Neil Little, Medicine Hat, NHL goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers 1971 Corin "Corky" Nemec, Little Rock, actor, Tucker, Parker Lewis 1971 Charlotte Gainsbourg, born in London, England, actress, Little Thief 1971 Shannen Doherty, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Little House, Bev Hills 90210 1971 P Zindel's "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little," premieres in New York City 1970 River Phoenix, Madras Ore, actor, Little Nikta, Stand By Me 1970 Meredith Salenger, actress, Dream a Little Dream, The Kiss 1970 Brennan Little, St. Thomas Ont, golfer, 1994 Western States mini-tour 1969 Jackie DeShannon gets Gold Record for "Put Little Love in Your Heart" 1969 Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, 1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34 1968 Race riot in Miami, Chicago and Little Rock 1968 Little Willie John, rocker, dies at 30 1968 William E "Little Willie" John, U.S. R&B-singer (Fever), dies at 30) 1968 Harold Gray, U.S. comic strip artist (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 74 1968 Little Walter, rocker, dies at 37 1968 Lawson Little, amateur golfer (U.S./British Opens 1934,35), dies at 57 1967 Little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72 1967 Jules Feiffer's "Little Murders," premieres in New York City 1966 KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Valeria Golino, Naples Italy, actress, Rain Man, Little Flames 1966 Gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95 1966 Bobby Fuller, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, found dead at 22 1966 Doug McKeon, born in New Jersey, actor, Big Shamus Little Shamus, Centennial 1965 Malcolm X, Little, black Moslem leader, assassinated in New York City at 39 1965 Brandon Lee, born in Emerson, Colorado, actor, Showdown in Little Tokyo 1964 Clarence Kolb, actor (Mr Honeywell-My Little Margie), dies at 90 1964 Rod Steward records his 1st single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl" 1964 Debi Mazar, born in Queens, New York, actress, Civil Wars, Little Man Tate, LA Law 1964 Jan and Dean release "Little Old Lady From Pasadena" 1964 Melissa Gilbert Brinkman, Louisiana, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1963 "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances 1963 "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater New York City for 4 performances 1963 Carol Peterka, Little Falls, Minnesota, team handball back court, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 "Tambourines to Glory" closes at Little Theater New York City after 24 performances 1963 Tatum O'Neal, LA Cal, Mrs. John McEnroe, Paper Moon, Little Darlings 1963 "Tambourines to Glory" opens at Little Theater New York City for 24 performances 1963 Little Richard joins Everly Brothers Tour 1963 "Little Deuce Coupe" by The Beach Boys peaks at #15 1963 "Little Me" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 257 performances 1963 "Little" Stevie Wonder (13) releases "Fingertips" 1963 "Go Away Little Girl" by Steve Lawrence peaks at #1 1962 "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 257 performances 1962 Simon/Coleman/Leigh's musical "Little Me," premieres in New York City 1962 Melissa Sue Anderson, Cal, actress, Little House on the Prairie 1962 Suzee Pai, born in Toledo, Ohio, actress, Big Trouble in Little China 1962 Mick Jagger and Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue and Blue Boys 1962 Willie Best, actor (Charlie-My Little Margie), dies at 45 1961 Scott E Parazynski, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, MD/astronaut, STS-66, 86, sk:95 1961 "Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" by Coasters peaks at #23 1960 Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km 1959 Little Anthony and the Imperials record "Shimmy Shimmy Koko Bop" 1959 Danitra Vance, comedienne, SNL, Little Man Tate, Limit Up 1959 2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area 1959 Teddy Scholten wins Eurovision Song festival with "A Little Bit" 1958 U.S. Supreme Court orders Little Rock Arkansas high school to integrate 1958 Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock 1958 Ernest Green and 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS 1958 President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central High School, Little Rock 1958 Rik Mayall, comedian, Drop Dead Fred, Bottom, Little Noises 1957 Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration 1957 Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie" reaches #1 1957 Eisenhower orders U.S. troops to desegregate Little Rock schools 1957 White mob forces 9 black students who had entered a Little Rock high school in Arkansas to withdraw 1957 Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out National Guard to stop 9 black students from entering a Little Rock high school 1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder, U.S. author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90 1956 George Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74 1956 T. A. Sekar, Indian cricket pace-bowler, 2 Tests 1982-83 little impact 1956 Charles Dingle, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes', dies 1956 Little Richard releases "Tutti Frutti" 1956 Federal court bars former Little League Commissioner Carl Stotz from forming a rival group 1955 KTHV TV channel 11 in Little Rock, AR (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Rebecca Balding, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Carla-Lou Grant, Soap 1954 George McArdle, rock bassist, Little River Band Melbourne 1954 KARK TV channel 4 in Little Rock, AR (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Lesley-Anne Down, born in London, actress, A Little Night Music, Moonraker 1953 KATV TV channel 7 in Little Rock, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Maude K Adams, U.S. actress (Little Minister), dies 1953 Derek Pellicci, rock drummer, Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way 1952 Kate Capshaw, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Little Sex, Dreamscape 1952 John Hiatt, U.S. singer and songwriter, Have a Little Faith in Me 1952 Wayne John Levi, Little Falls, New York, PGA golfer, 1983 Buick Open 1951 Sally Little, Cape Town South Africa, LPGA golfer, 1982 Dinah Shore 1951 David Briggs, rock guitarist, Little River Band-Help is on it's Way 1950 Richard Keith, Lafayette, Louisiana, actor, Little Ricky-I Love Lucy 1950 Little Steven, Van Zandt, Asbury Park, New Jersey, rocker, Born to Run 1950 Ellen Greene, born in Brooklyn, New York, vocalist/actress, Little Shoppe of Horrors 1950 WM Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba," premieres in New York City 1950 Alan Hale, actor (Little John-Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 57 1949 Bill Payne, born in Waco, Texas, rock keyboardist, Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero 1948 "Little" Stevie Wright, rocker, Easybeats 1948 Beeb Birtles, Gerard Birtlekamp, rock guitarist, Little River Band 1948 Edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58 1948 Paul Barrere, rock vocalist and guitarist, Little Feat-Sailin' Shoes 1948 Little Peggy March, Margaret Battavio, vocalist, I Will Follow Him 1947 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport Pennsylvania win 1947 Graham Goble, Adelaide, Australia, rock guitarist, Little River Band 1947 Nedra Telley, New York City, vocalist, Ronettes-Be My Little Baby 1946 Diane Keaton, born in Louisiana, actress, Annie Hall, Little Drummer Girl 1945 Little Eva, born in Belhaven, North Carolina, rock vocalist, Locomotion 1945 Lowell George, rock vocalist and guitarist, Little Feat-Time is a Hero 1945 Michael Cristofer, actor and writer, Little Drummer Girl 1944 Glenn Shorrock, born in Sydney, Australia, rock vocalist, Little River Band 1944 Joe Cocker, Sheffield Eng, rock vocalist, Little Help From My Friends 1943 Oscar Harris, Surinames/Dutch singer, Try a Little Love 1943 Ronnie Spector, born in New York City, New York, singer, 'Be My Little Baby' 1943 Gil Gerard, Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Buck Rogers in 25th Century 1942 Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1942 Little Golden Books (children books) begins publishing 1942 Tommy F. Robinson, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Representative-D-Arkansas 1985 - 1991 1942 Frank Bonner, Little Rock AR, actor, WKRP, Hoax, You Can't Hurry Love 1942 Claude Miller, director, Garde a Vue, Little Thief, Wild Child 1941 Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 1941 Curtis Lee, born in Yuma, Arizona, singer, doo-wop and pop recording artist with Phil Spector, partnered with Tommy Boyce, sang 'Under the Moon of Love', 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' 1941 Brenton Wood, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, rocker, Gimme Little Sign 1941 Little Jayotis Washington, U.S. R&B singer, Persuasions 1941 Little Theater at Adelphi Strand closes 1941 Major Lance, U.S. boxer, dancer and singer, Hey Little Girl 1941 Ivana Loudova, born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Czech Republic, composer, wrote chamber, orchestral, children's choral works, including 'Little Christmas Cantata' 1940 Chris Farlowe, born in North London, England, John Henry Deighton, rocker, singer, soul, rhythm and blues, jazz rock, signed with Columbia and Immediate, once used pseudonym 'Little Joe Cook' 1940 Marcia Rodd, actress, Little Murders, T R Baskins 1940 Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer, Taxi, Little Buddah, Dick Tracy 1940 44th U.S. Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury Golf Club Ohio 1940 "Lake Shore Ltd" derails speed killing 34 near Little Falls NY 1940 Anthony Gaurdine, Little Anthony and Imperials-Goin Out of My Head 1940 Little Anthony [Gourdine], rocker, & Imperials 1939 Cleavon Little, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers 1939 "3 Little Fishies," by Kay Kyser hits #1 1939 Lillian Hellman's "Little Foxes," premieres in New York City 1938 Rich Little, Ottawa Canada, impressionist/actor, Love on a Rooftop 1938 Phil Everly, Brownie, Kentucky, singer, Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie 1937 William E "Little Willie" John, Woods, U.S. R&B singer, Fever 1937 Don Everly, Brownie, Kentucky, vocalist, Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie 1937 Conny Vandenbos, Dutch singer, My rose, my little rose 1935 Steve Lawrence, born in Brooklyn, singer and actor, Go Away Little Girl, Lonely Guy 1934 Robert E Hughes, New York City, orchestra leader, Rich Little Show 1934 Little Milton, rocker 1934 Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, California, tennis, 1st woman grand slam, 1953 1934 Little Milton, American Musician 1934 Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas 1934 Little Caesar, vocalist, Little Caesar and the Romans 1934 1st Donald Duck cartoon, Wise Little Hen, released 1934 Donald Duck made his 1st screen appearance ("The Wise Little Hen") 1934 Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by 3 strokes for U.S. Open 1933 Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut 1933 Robert Blake, Nutley, New Jersey, Baretta, Little Rascals, Coast to Coast 1933 Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released 1932 Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker, Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One 1932 Little Richard, born in Macon, Georgia, rocker, Tutty Fruity 1932 Milly Vitale, born in Rome, actress, 7 Little Foys, War and Peace, Juggler 1932 Ocie Lee "OC" Smith, U.S. jazz singer, Little Green Apples 1932 Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress, Little Women, Daisy Kenyon 1931 Darla Hood, Leedey Oklahoma, singer and actress, Little Rascals 1931 John LeCarre, Cornwell, England, spy novelist, Little Drummer Girl 1931 Thurston Harris, born in Indianapolis, vocalist, Little Bitty Pretty One 1931 1st broadcast of "Little Orphan Annie" on NBC-radio 1931 William "Buckwheat" Thomas, actor, Little Rascals 1930 J M Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact 1930 Tiny Little, Jr., Worthington, Minnesota, pianist, Lawrence Welk Show 1930 Barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author, Little Gloria Happy At Last 1930 Little Walter, Marion Walter Jacobs, rocker 1929 Milan Panic, premier of little Yugoslavia 1929 Jules Feiffer, New York City, cartoonist, Passionella, author, Little Murders 1929 Terry Moore, Helen Luella Koford, LA Cal, actress, Little Sheba 1928 Jack Lord, New York City, actor, Steve McGarrett-Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre 1928 George Emmett McFarland, Dallas, act, Spanky-Our Gang/Little Rascals 1928 Leos Janacek, Czechoslovakian composer and conductor (Sly Little Fox), dies at 74 1927 Anne Gillis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Adv of Tom Sawyer, Little Men 1926 Klaus Kinski, Nikolas Naksynski, Poland, actor, Little Drummer Girl 1926 Aldo Ray, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, actor, God's Little Acre, Green Beret 1926 Roger Corman, born in Detroit, producer and director, Little Shop of Horrors 1926 Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor, City Heat, Homer and Eddie 1925 Leonard Starr, comic strip cartoonist, Little Orphan Annie 1925 Gail Davis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Annie Oakley 1925 Dickie Moore, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Expert, Oliver Twist, Little Men 1925 Malcolm X, Little, Detroit Red, Omaha NB, founder, Black Muslims 1924 "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip 1st published 1924 1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in New York City Daily News 1924 Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts 1924 Thomas Berger, U.S., novelist, Vital Parts, Little Big Man 1924 Gloria Vanderbilt, don't my jeans look great, poor little rich girl 1923 Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane) 1922 George Roy Hill, dir, Slap Shot, Little Drummer Girl, Little Romance 1922 George Cohan's musical "Little Nellie Kelly," premieres in New York City 1922 Little Orphan Annie, comic strip character 1922 Joan Copeland, Miller, New York City, actress, Roseland, A Little Sex 1922 Gale Storm, born in Bloomington, Texas, actress, My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show 1921 Little Review faces obscenity charges for publishing "Ulysses," NY 1920 Don Taylor, Freeport, Pennsylvania, actor, Father's Little Dividend 1920 Mitzi Green, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Little Orphan Annie 1920 Little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia 1917 Dabbs Greer, born in Fairview, Missouri, actor, Gunsmoke, Little House on Prairie 1917 Thomas K Scherman, New York City, conductor, Little Orchestra Society 1947 - 1975 1916 1st tank used in war, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flors, France 1915 Edith Piaf, E Giovanna Gassion, Paris, chanteuse, Little Sparrow 1915 Dorothy Dell, actor, Little Miss Marker, Wharf Angel 1912 Max Croiset, playwright/director/actor, Dog of Flanders, Little Ark 1912 Jean Parker, Butte Mont, actress, Beyond Tomorrow, Little Women 1910 Ronald Russell, actor/manager, We are Angels, Little Dorrit 1910 Joan Bennett, Palasades, New Jersey, actress, Little Women, Disraeli 1907 Albert Rice Leventhal, publisher, Little Golden Books 1907 Lillian Hellman, playwright, Toys in the Attic, Little Foxes 1905 Dolores Costello, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Little Lord Fauntleroy 1904 George Cohans musical "Little Johnny Jones," premieres in New York City 1903 Erskine P Caldwell, author, Tobacco Road, God's Little Acre 1902 Morgan Beatty, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, news anchor, Du Mont Evening News 1902 Erin O'Brien-Moore, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Peyton Place, Our Little Girl 1901 Charles Farrell, Cape Cod Massachusetts, actor, Vern-My Little Margie 1900 Spencer Tracy, born in Milwaukee, actor, Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib 1900 William Haines, Staunton, Virginia, actor, Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney 1899 William R Burnett, U.S., author, Little Caesar 1899 Chief Dan George, actor, Little Big Man 1899 Chief Dan George, actor, Harry and Tonto, Little Big Man. Smith! 1899 Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor, Broadway Melody, Little Giant 1898 Jay C. Flippen, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay 1897 Emiel van Hemeldonck, Belgian writer, Little Emperor 1897 Emmy Arbous, Emilia J Henke, Dutch actress, Little Rascal 1896 Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith 1896 John Little McClellan, born in Sheridan, Arkansas, Senator-D-Arkansas 1943 - 1977 1896 Rex Ingram, Ireland, actor and director, Elmer Gantry, God's Little Acre 1894 Harold L Gray, creator, Little Orphan Annie 1893 Mao Tse-tung, of little red book fame, Prime Minister of China PR, 1949 - 1976 1893 Lou Little, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1960 1893 Mary Pickford, actress, Poor Little Rich Girl 1892 Alan Hale, Rufus A Mackahan, Washington D.C., actor, Little John-Robin Hood 1890 Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa-Sioux chief (Little Big Horn), killed by US 1890 Herbert Marshall, London, actor, Murder, Razor's Edge, Little Foxes 1890 James Rennie, born in Toronto, Ontario, actor, Lash, Little Damozel 1888 James Morrison, Mattoon, Illinois, actor, Little Detectives 1888 Maurice Chevalier, Paris, thanked heaven for little girls, Gigi 1887 Charles Dingle, born in Wabash, Indiana, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes' 1883 Edna May Oliver, Nutter, Malden, Massachusetts, actress, Little Women 1882 Gilbert M. Anderson, Max Aronson, Little Rock AR 1880 Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock, Arkansas, general, WW II, he did return! 1878 Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor, Stormy Weather, Little Colonel 1876 Custer and 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne at Little Big Horn 1876 Boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 George A Custer, U.S. general (Little Bighorn), dies at 36 1876 John Patton, trumpeter, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 Lame White Man, Cheyenne, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 Myles Keogh, U.S. officer, dies at Little Bighorn 1876 Thomas W. Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn 1874 Julius Bittner, Austrian composer, Little Violet 1873 John McGraw, born in Truxton, New York, MLB player and manager of the New York Giants, nicknamed 'Little Napoleon' 1871 Henri Stroethoff, Dutch actor, A Chique Little Boy 1871 Henry Stephenson, British WI, actor, Conquest, Little Old, New York, Mr. Lucky 1868 Mary Austin, Illinois, feminist/nature writer, Land of Little Rain 1868 Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock 1867 Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisconsin, kid book author, Little House on Prarie 1867 James Marcus, actor, Eagle, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Lone Avenger 1865 William Henry "Little Billy" Chase Whiting, Confederate General-Major, dies at 48 1864 John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 1864 Skirmish at Elkin's Ford Little Missouri River, Arkansas 1863 Arthur D Little, U.S., chemist, patented rayon 1863 Battle of Little Rock AK and Start of Chattanooga campaign 1863 Little Crow, Ta-oya-te-duta, Santee Sioux indian chief, dies 1862 [Lewis] Henry Little, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 45 1861 Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies 1850 Eugene Field, author/journalist, Little Boy Blue 1847 Little William Nelman poisons his grandpa 1835 Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop/composer, Little Town of Bethlehem 1832 Louisa May Alcott, Germantown, Pennsylvania, author, Little Women 1830 "Mary Had A Little Lamb," is written 1817 Lewis Henry Little, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1813 Stephen Arnold Douglas, Little giant, U.S. senator, Lincoln debates 1788 Sarah Josepha Hale, author, Mary Had a Little Lamb 1740 Czarina Anne of Little Russia, expels Jews 1740 Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne |
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