2014 Event Storied American actor Mickey Rooney dies at age 93 of natural causes 2002 Death Mickey Newbury, singer, member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, wrote songs for Acuff-Rose Music, dies 1996 Death Mickey Fenn, docker/socialist, dies at 58 1995 Death Mickey Mantle, baseball great, New York Yankees, dies of cancer at 63 1992 Event Phils' Mickey Moradini makes an unassisted triple play 1991 Death James G MacDonald, cartoon voice (Mickey Mouse), dies at 84 1990 Event Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games 1989 Death Mickey Leland, Representative-D-Texas 1979 - 1989, and 15 others die in plane crash in Ethiopia 1988 Event Mike Schmidt passes Mickey Mantle with his 537th home run into 7th place 1986 Event Reggie Jackson hit his 537th home run passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place 1985 Death Mickey Simpson, actor (Wagonmaster), dies of a heart attack at 72 1985 Death Mickey Shaughnessy, actor (Chicago Teddy Bears), dies at 65 1985 Event Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle 1985 Event Mickey Mouse welcomed in China 1983 Event Edmonton Oilers beat New Jersey Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization" 1983 Event Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino 1981 Death Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79 1980 Event Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Mickey Hart are arrested for incitement 1977 Birthday Tisha Dabber, Shelbyville Indiana, actress, New Mickey Mouse Club 1977 Birthday Jason Miller, born in Silver Springs, Maryland, actor, New Mickey Mouse Club 1977 Birthday Josh Ackerman, actor, Mickey Mouse Club 1976 Birthday Keri Russell, actress, Mickey Mouse Club, Lottery, Daddy Girls 1975 Death Minta Durfee, actress (Keystone Comedies, Mickey), dies at 85 1974 Event Detroit Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps 1974 Event Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become 1st teammates elected to hall of fame on same day 1974 Event New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame 1973 Event 2nd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1973 Event Mickey Welch, George Kelly and Billy Evans elected to Hall of Fame 1970 Event Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio 1969 Event Carol Mann wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1969 Event Mickey Mantle Day, 60,096 saw #7 retired (I was there-BTG) 1969 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational 1969 Event New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle retires 1968 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1968 Event Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 1968 Event Denny McLain's 31st win and Mickey Mantle's 535th home run 1968 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA "500" Ladies Golf Classic 1968 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1968 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Palm Beach County Golf Open 1968 Event Mickey Wright wins Port Malabar Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead and plays the Straightater 1967 Event Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins Lady Carling Golf Open 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational 1967 Death Gertrude "Mickey" MacFadden, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 67 1967 Event Mickey Mantle's 500th home run off Oriole's Stu Miller 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational 1967 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career home run #500 off Stu Miller 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pacific Ladies' Golf Classic 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Ladies Golf Invitational 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Venice Ladies Golf Open 1965 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1965 Event Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game 1965 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open 1965 Event 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun 1965 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Baton Rouge Golf Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1964 Death Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63 1964 Event Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1964 Event Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs runs on back-to-back pitches 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open 1964 Event Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999, 2000 and 2001 and his 450th home run 1964 Event On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330) 1964 Event Mickey Mantle switch-hits home run record 10th and final time in a game 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open 1964 Event 19th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waldemar Golf Open 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Lady Carling Eastern Golf Open 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Squirt Ladies' Golf Open Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Clifford Ann Creed Golf Invitational 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational 1963 Event Mickey Wright/Dave Ragan, Jr. wins LPGA Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Golf 1963 Event 9th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Invitational 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Visalia Ladies' Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Idaho Centennia Golf Tournament 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Albuquerque Swing Parade Golf Tournament 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waterloo Women's Golf Open Invitational 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Babe Didrikson Zaharias Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Alpine Civitan Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA St. Petersburg Women's Golf Open 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1962 Event Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Carlsbad Cavern Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Albuquerque Swing Parade Golf Tournament 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Heart of America Golf Tournament 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Milwaukee Golf Open 1962 Death Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Western Golf Open 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship 1962 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits his 375th home run 1962 Event Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mickey Wright Golf Open 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sacramento Valley Golf Open 1961 Event Mickey Mantle becomes 7th to hit home run # 400 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Spokane Women's Golf Open 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open 1961 Event 16th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Columbus Golf Open 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Miami Golf Open 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA St. Petersburg Golf Open 1960 Event Mickey Vernon is hired as 1st manager of new Washington team 1960 Event Roger Maris nips Mickey Mantle as AL MVP, 225-222 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open 1960 Birthday Mickey Tettleton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, catcher for the Texas Rangers 1960 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' home run over right field roof in Detroit 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Eastern Golf Open 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Grossinger Golf Open 1960 Event 6th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1960 Event Mickey Mantle is 18th to hit 300 home runs 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1959 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Machine International Golf Open Alliance 1959 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament 1959 Event 14th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1959 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Cavalier Golf Open 1959 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open 1958 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open 1958 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open 1958 Event 13th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1958 Event 4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1958 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open 1957 Event Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP 1957 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open 1957 Event Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 200 1957 Event Mickey Stewart holds 7 cricket catches for Surrey vs. Northants 1957 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open 1957 Event Mickey Wright wins Sea Island Golf Open 1956 Event "I Love Mickey" by Mickey Mantle and Teresa Brewer peaks at #87 1956 Event New York Yankees Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd home run of season 1956 Event Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 home runs in a seaon 1956 Birthday Mickey Rourke, born in Schenectady, New York, actor, 9 Weeks, Wild Orchid, Homeboy 1956 Event At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there) 1956 Event Mickey Mantle home run just misses clearing Yankee Stadium's roof 1956 Event Mickey Mantle misses by 18" hitting 1st home run out of Yankee Stadium 1956 Event Mickey Mantle hits home run from both sides of plate for record 3rd time 1956 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open 1955 Event "Mickey Mouse Club" premieres 1955 Event Yankee Mickey Mantle pulls a hamstring muscle running out a bunt 1955 Event Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 100 1955 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 550' home run off Chicago Billy Pierce 1955 Event "Mickey Rooney Show," TV comedy last airs on NBC 1955 Event Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive home runs of at least 463' 1954 Event Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop 1953 Event Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series 1953 Birthday Mickey Rourke, boxer/actor, Wild Orchid, Barfly 1953 Event Mickey Mantle hits a 565' (172 m) home run in Washington D.C.'s Griffith Stadium 1952 Birthday Mickey Jones, Washington D.C., rock bassist 1952 Event Mickey Mantle hits his 1st grand-slammer 1951 Event Mickey Mantle's 1st home run 1951 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle goes 1-for-4 in his 1st game 1951 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle's 1st game, he goes 1 for 4 1949 Birthday Mickey Thomas, rock vocalist, Jefferson Airplane, Starship 1949 Birthday Mickey Lee Davis, Jr., Tennessee, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1945 Birthday Ivan "Ironman" Stewart, Mickey Thompson off-road champ, 1983, 84, 90 1945 Event Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride 1944 Birthday Mickey Leland, born in Lubbock, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1979 - 1989 1943 Birthday Mickey Hart, drummer, Grateful Dead 1942 Birthday Annette Funicello, born in Utica, New York, actress, Mickey Mouse Club 1941 Event Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike, Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely - would have been last out, instead Yankees score 4 and win 7-4 1941 Event Dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd) 1941 Birthday Stacy Keach, Savannah, Georgia, actor, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 1940 Birthday Mickey Lolich, pitcher, Detroit Tiger, won 25 in 1971 1940 Birthday Mickey Newbury, born in Houston, Texas, singer, member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, wrote songs for Acuff-Rose Music 1938 Birthday Mickey Stratton, born in Meriden, Connecticut, softball catcher, Hall of Fame 1969 1937 Birthday Mickey Edwards, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-R-Oklahoma 1977 - 1993 1937 Birthday Mickey McGill, U.S. vocalist, Dells-Love is Blue 1936 Event Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown 1936 Birthday Sylvia Robinson, rocker, Mickey and Sylvia-Love is Strange 1936 Birthday Mickey Gilley, born in Ferriday, Louisiana, country singer, Urban Cowboy 1935 Birthday Mickey Wright, born in San Diego, California, LPGA golfer, 4 times LPGA champ 1934 Event Although Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown, Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP 1933 Event Connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Detroit Tigers for $100,000 1932 Birthday Mickey Stewart, manager, England Cricket Team 1932 Event Goofy, aka Dippy Dawg, 1st appears in 'Mickey's Revue' by Walt Disney 1932 Event "Mickey Mouse" and "Silly Symphony" comics syndicated 1931 Birthday Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee, home run slugger, 1956 Triple Crown 1930 Event "Mickey Mouse" comic strip 1st appears 1928 Event Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in New York in "Steamboat Willie" 1928 Birthday Mickey Mouse, cartoon strip 1928 Event Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP honors, edging Heinie Manush by 2 points 1928 Event Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City) 1928 Event Mickey Mouse made his 1st appearance 1925 Birthday Mickey Baker, rocker 1920 Birthday Mickey Rooney, American Actor 1918 Birthday Mickey Spillane, Frank, born in Brooklyn, New York, mystery writer, I the Jury 1903 Birthday Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, .320 avg 1901 Birthday Walt Disney, born in Chicago, animator, Mickey Mouse 1901 Birthday Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight boxing champ, 1922-26 1894 Birthday Mabel Normand, Muriel Fortescue, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedienne, Mickey 1884 Event Mickey Welsh strikes-out 1st 9 men he faces
