2014 Event Actor Matt Damon announces that he will return to the 'Bourne' movie franchise, starring in the next film to be released in 2016; interim star Jeremy Renner will also continue his role as Aaron Cross 2007 Death Matt Nagle, dies in Massachusetts, of a blood infection, at 27 1998 Event Matt Beck, an angry lottery accountant kills 4 at Connecticut state lottery 1994 Event 11,000th home run in New York Yankees history, Matt Nokes 1994 Event Circus performers Marissa Young (24) and Matt Richardson (21) wed 1994 Death Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United), dies at 84 1992 Event Matt Young no-hits Cleveland, but loses 2-1 1992 Event Matt Keough, in the dugout, is hit flush in the head by a batted ball 1991 Birthday Abraham Joseph Groening, son of Simpson creator Matt Groening 1991 Death Matt Bennett, actor (Hickey and Boggs), dies of brain tumor at 52 1991 Event Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title 1990 Event Mariner Matt Young becomes 21st AL'er to strike out 4 in 1 inning 1989 Event "Doctor Doctor," TV Comedy starring Matt Frewer, debuts on CBS-TV 1988 Event Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle (3:16.53) 1988 Event Matt Biondi swims world record 100m free style (48.42 sec) 1988 Event Matt Biondi swims U.S. record 200m freestyle (1:47.72) 1985 Event A's Dave Kingman is 21st to hit 400 home runs (off Matt Young at Seattle) 1984 Event Matt de Waal finishes 14,290-mi round trip from Salt Lake City (106d) 1980 Birthday Matt Long, American Actor 1979 Birthday Matt Nagle, born in Massachusetts, quadriplegic, first to use brain-computer interface to control movement 1979 Event A's Matt Keough A's beats Brewers 6-1 for 1st win after 14 straight losses, ended 1978 with 4 loses (1 shy of the record 19) 1976 Birthday Matt Welsh, born in Melbourne, Australia, professional swimmer, backstroke and butterfly gold medalist at the World Championships in Shanghai, 2006 1975 Birthday Matt LeCroy, Anderson, South Carolina, baseball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Birthday Matt Finkes, linebacker for the New York Jets 1974 Birthday Matt McKeon, Florissant, Missouri, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Birthday Matt Bongiovi, heavy metal rocker, cousin of Jon Bon Jovi 1974 Birthday Matt Lucas, born in Paddington, England, comedian, actor, known for 'Little Britain' television show 1974 Birthday Matt Robinson, American Actor 1974 Birthday Matt Lepsis, NFL tackle, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1973 Birthday Matt Stevens, safety for the Philadelphia Eagles 1973 Birthday Matt Dubuc, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1972 Birthday Matt O'Dwyer, NFL guard for the New York Jets 1972 Birthday Ben Affleck, born in Berkeley, California, actor, director, screenwriter, Academy-award winner for Good Will Hunting, 1987, founded production company LivePlanet with actor Matt Damon 1972 Birthday Matt Dyson, NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders 1972 Birthday Matt Wagner, born in Cedar falls, Iowa, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1972 Birthday Matt Joyce, NFL/WLAF guard/tackle, Cardinals, Seahawks, Claymores 1971 Birthday Matt Maloney, NBA guard for the Houston Rockets 1971 Birthday Matt Brown, WLAF guard for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 Birthday Matt Stone, born in Houston, Texas, musician, actor, screenwriter, co-creator of 'South Park' Emmy-Award winning television series, co-created film, 'Team America: World Police' 1971 Birthday Matt Martin, Hamden, NHL defenseman, Toronto Maple Leafs, 1994 Olympics 1971 Death Matt McHugh, actor (Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast), dies at 77 1970 Birthday Matt Blunt, born in Springfield, Missouri, politician, Republican, 54th Governor of Missouri, formerly an officer in the U.S. Navy 1970 Birthday Matt Damon, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actor, writer, Academy-Award winner for 'Good Will Hunting', starred in 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Bourne' films 1970 Birthday Matt Gay, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday Matt Gay, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1969 Birthday Matt Geiger, NBA center, Charlotte Hornets 1969 Birthday Matt Borlenghi, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Brian Bodine-All My Children 1969 Birthday Matt Blundin, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Matt Willig, NFL tackle and guard, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets 1969 Birthday Matt LaBounty, defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1968 Birthday Matt Darby, NFL safety, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Birthday Matt Elliott, NFL center/guard for the Carolina Panthers 1968 Birthday Matt Goss, rocker, Bros-I Owe You Nothing 1968 Birthday Matt Hamon, born in San Francisco, California, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Matt Turk, NFL punter for the Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Matt Mieske, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1968 Birthday Matt Stover, NFL kicker, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1967 Birthday Matt Howard, Fall River, Massachusetts, infielder, New York Yankees 1967 Birthday Matt Vanderbeek, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins 1967 Birthday Matt LeBlanc, actor, Joey Tribbiani-Friends 1967 Birthday Matt Karchner, born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1967 Birthday Matt Leblanc, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Joey-Friends 1967 Birthday Matt Bullard, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks 1967 Birthday Matthew Crane, Kimberton, Pennsylvania, actor, Matt Cory-Another World 1967 Birthday Matt Peterson, born in Chicago, Illinois, Nike golfer, 1992 Hawkeye Open-7th 1967 Birthday Matt Turner, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1966 Birthday Matt Drudge, American Celebrity, author of "The Drudge Report" 1966 Birthday Matt Brock, NFL defensive end/tackle for the New York Jets 1965 Birthday Matt Williams, infielder for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Birthday Matt Kabayama, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1965 Birthday Matt Biondi, U.S. 100m swimmer, Olympics-3 gold-84, 88, 92 1965 Birthday Matt Jackson, Birmingham, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Payless 1964 Birthday Doug Savant, born in Burbank, California, actor, Matt Fielding-Melrose Place 1964 Birthday Matt Dillon, born in New Rochelle, New York, actor, Flamingo Kid, Tex, Kansas 1964 Birthday Matt Hayes, Australian soling yachter 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Matt Anger, born in Walnut Creek, California, tennis star 1962 Birthday Matt Cameron, musician, Soundgarden 1961 Birthday Matt Ghaffari, Tehran Iran, U.S. greco-roman wrestler, Silver Medals 1992, 1994, Olympics 1961 Birthday Matt Johnson, rocker, The The-Infected Soul Mining 1961 Birthday Matt Cole, born in Stratford, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Space Coast 1960 Birthday Matt Mulhern, Philadelphia, actor, Biloxi Blues 1960 Birthday Mark Reilly, Matt Bianco, rocker, Indio-Big Harvest 1960 Birthday Matt Salinger, Windsor VT, actor, Captain America, Deadly Deception 1960 Death Matt Moore, actor (Deluge, Coquette), dies at 72 1958 Birthday Matt Reid, rock keyboardist, Berlin-Takes Your Breathe Away 1958 Birthday Matt Frewer, Washington D.C., actor, Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor 1957 Birthday Matt Lauer, born in New York City, New York, television host, Today Show co-anchor, television journalist 1956 Birthday Matt Craven, Port Colborne Ontario, actor, Juror, Killer, K2 1956 Birthday Matt Aitken, rocker, Stock Aitken and Waterman-Road Block 1956 Birthday Matt Bahr, NFL kicker, New England Patriots, New York Giants 1955 Birthday Matt Keough, baseball player, Oakland A's, New York Yankees 1955 Birthday Lee Horsley, Muleshoe, Texas, actor, Nero Wolfe, Matt Houston 1954 Birthday Matt Frenette, rock drummer, Loverboy 1954 Birthday Matt Groening, cartoonist, Life in Hell, Simpsons 1948 Birthday Alfred Matt, Austria, slalom 1968 Olympics bronze 1947 Birthday Edward Matt Dougherty, Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Deposit Guaranty 1946 Birthday Chelsea Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln 1941 Birthday Matt Snell, NFL running back, New York Jets, Super Bowl III 1936 Birthday Matt Clark, Washington D.C., actor and director, Return to Oz, Horror Show 1930 Birthday Matt Poore, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 14 tests 1953-56 average 15.43 1928 Birthday Vince Edwards, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ben Casey, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse 1923 Birthday James Arness, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, Matt Dillon-Gunsmoke, Thing 1922 Birthday Gene Evans, born in Hollbrook, Arizona, actor, My Friend Flicka, Matt Helm, Alamo 1921 Birthday Matt Higgins Doran, composer 1916 Birthday Penny Santon, Greenwich Village, New York, actress, Roll Out, Matt Houston 1914 Birthday Matt Dennis, born in Seattle, Washington vocalist, Matt Dennis Show 1909 Birthday Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach, Manchester United 1909 Birthday Matt Gonzalez, American Politician 1894 Birthday Matt McHugh, Pennsylvania, actor, Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast, Innocent Affair 1888 Birthday Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor, Coquette, Deluge 1826 Birthday Matt Whitaker Ransom, Brigadier General Confederate Army