2005 Death Percy Heath, American Musician 1996 Death Percy Edwards, animal imitator, dies at 88 1995 Death Henry A Walter Richard Percy, 11th Duke of Northumberland, dies at 42 1995 Death Percy Humphrey, musician, dies at 90 1994 Event Singer Percy Sledge pleads guilty to tax evasion 1992 Death Percy Herbert, actor (Captain Apache), dies of heart attack at 72 1990 Death Walker Percy, physician/novelist (Lancelot), dies of cancer at 73 1989 Death Percy Stuart, Suriname/Dutch sports journalist, dies 1984 Death Percy Norris, deputy high commissioner of India, shot dead 1984 Death Percy Mayfield, U.S. singer (Hit the Road Jack), dies at 63 1980 Death Charles Percy Snow, British writer (Friends and Associates), dies at 75 1978 Death Carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80 1977 Death Percy Marmont, actor (Secret Agent, Lisbon), dies at 93 1976 Death Percy Julian, holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78 1974 Birthday Percy Ellsworth, safety for the New York Giants 1973 Death Eileen Percy, silent film actress (Wicked, Backstage), dies at 72 1971 Death Percy Helton, actor (Homer-Beverly Hillbillies), dies at 77 1970 Death Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84 1967 Birthday Percy Snow, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1967 Death Ethel Percy Andrus, educator and founder of AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons , dies 1964 Death Percy Kilbride, actor (Ma and Pa Kettle), dies at 76 1961 Birthday Mike Percy, rocker, Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round 1961 Death Percy Aldridge Grainger, Australian/US composer/pianist, dies at 78 1953 Birthday Henry Percy, 11th duke of Northumberland, godchild of Elizabeth II 1946 Death Percy William Whitlock, composer, dies at 42 1940 Birthday Percy Sledge, soul singer, When A Man Loves A Woman 1939 Death Percy Scott Worthington, architect, dies 1932 Death Percy Pitt, composer, dies at 63 1932 Death Percy Fletcher, composer, dies at 52 1930 Event Percy Williams runs world record 100m (10.3 sec) 1926 Event Violet Percy runs female record marathon (3:40:22) 1925 Event Walter Percy Chrysler founded Chrysler Corp, Iacocca is 8 months old 1924 Birthday Percy Rodrigues, born in Montreal, Quebec, actor, Brainwaves 1923 Birthday Percy Heath, American Musician 1920 Event Percy Fender (Surrey vs. Northants) scores 100 in 35 minutes 1920 Birthday Percy Mayfield, U.S. singer, Please Send Me Someone to Love 1920 Birthday Percy Mansell, cricketer, leg-spin all-rounder in 13 Tests for South Africa 1919 Birthday Charles H. Percy, born in Pensacola, Florida, Senator-R-Illinois 1967 - 1985 1918 Death Percy Thomson Dean, lt-commander, killed at Zeebrugge, dies 1916 Birthday Walker Percy, Birmingham, Alabama, writer, Adventures of a Bad Catholic 1913 Birthday Percy Thrower, English radio host 1912 Event Percy Aldridge Grainger's "Shepherd's Key," premieres 1911 Event Percy Mackaye's "Scarecrow," premieres in New York City 1908 Birthday Percy Edwards, animal imitator 1908 Birthday Percy Faith, conductor, Summer Place 1905 Birthday Percy Humphrey, musician 1903 Birthday Percy William Whitlock, composer 1900 Birthday Eileen Percy, Belfast Ireland, silent film actress, Let's Go 1899 Birthday Percy L. Julian, chemist, drugs for treatment of arthritis 1898 Birthday Carleton Percy Hobbs, Farnborough England 1894 Birthday Percy Helton, New York, actor, Jail Busters, Harbor of Missing Men 1892 Birthday Percy Fender, cricketer, legendary Surrey and England all-rounder 1888 Birthday Percy Kilbride, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Egg and I, Ma and Pa Kettle 1887 Birthday Esme Percy, born in London, England, actor, Old Spanish Custom 1886 Birthday Percy Holmes, cricketer, England, 555 partners with Sutcliffe for Yorks 1885 Birthday Percy Brier, composer 1884 Birthday Ethel Percy Andrus, born in San Francisco, California, educator and founder of AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons 1883 Birthday Percy Marmont, born in London, England, actor, Captain Apache 1882 Birthday Percy Grainger, Melbourne, composer/pianist/conductor, Hill Songs 1881 Birthday Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor, large goalie glove 1880 Birthday Percy Sherwell, cricketer, great South African batsman-keeper-captain 1879 Birthday Percy Fletcher, composer 1875 Birthday Walter Percy Chrysler, found Chrysler Corp, 1925 1872 Event Samuel R. Percy patents dried milk 1869 Birthday Percy Pitt, composer 1858 Birthday Percy McDonnell, cricketer, Australian batsman of the 1880's 1855 Birthday Percival "Percy" Lowell, U.S. astronomer, predicted discovery of Pluto 1822 Death Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet (Prometheus unbound), drowns at 29 1811 Death Thomas Percy, English bishop of Dromore, dies at 82 1792 Birthday Percy Bysshe Shelley, born in England, romantic poet, Adonais 1729 Birthday Thomas Percy, English literary/bishop of Dromore 1626 Birthday John Aubrey, born in Percy, England, English writer, wrote 'Brief Lives' 1403 Death Henry Percy, Harry Hotspur, killed in battle at 39 1364 Birthday Henry Percy, Harry Hotspur, British soldier/politican
