2000 Event Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Pat Rafter 1999 Death Pete Conrad, "astronaut, businessman", third man to walk on the moon, dies at 69 1999 Event Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi 1998 Event Wimbledon Men's Finals, Pete Sampras beat Goran Ivanisevic 1997 Event 111th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats C Pioline (64 62 64) 1997 Event 85th Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Carlos Moya (62 63 63) 1996 Death Pete Rozelle, commissioner NFL, dies at 70 1996 Event 116th U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Michael Chang (61 64 76) 1995 Event 115th U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi (64 63 46 75) 1995 Event 109th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats B Becker (67 62 64 62) 1995 Event Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras to win Australian Open 1994 Death Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter, dies at 73 1994 Event 82nd Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Todd Martin (76 64 64) 1993 Event 113rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Cedric Pioline (64 64 63) 1993 Event 107th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Courier (76 76 36 63) 1992 Event 112th U.S. Mens Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Pete Sampras (36 64 76 62) 1992 Event Steffan Edberg beats Pete Sampress to win U.S. Open 1991 Event BPAA U.S. Open by Pete Weber 1991 Event Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose 1991 Event Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame 1990 Event 19 year old Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi to win U.S. Open 1990 Event 110th U.S. Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi (64 63 62) 1990 Event Pete Sampras ends Ivan Lendl's bid for 9th straight U.S. Open final 1990 Event Pete Rose begins 5-ms prison term at Marion (IL) Federal prison camp 1990 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion 1990 Event Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income 1989 Event Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose 1989 Event Pete Rose is suspended from baseball for life for gambling 1989 Death Pete de Freitas, drummer (Echo and the Bunnyman), dies 1989 Event Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years 1989 Event Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation 1989 Event Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling 1988 Event Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump 1988 Death "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, NBAer (Atlanta), dies of a heart attack at 40 1986 Death Lloyd Haynes, actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222), dies at 54 1985 Event Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record 1985 Event Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits 1985 Event Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader 1985 Event Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno 1984 Event Pete Rose returns to Cincinnati Reds as player-manager (gets 2 hits) 1984 Event Reds' Pete Rose collects record 3,053rd career single vs. Philadelphia 1984 Event Expos Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with his 3,052nd single 1984 Event Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski 1984 Event Pete Rose becomes 1st NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career 1983 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745 1983 Death Pete Farndon, rock bassist (Pretenders), dies 1982 Event Pete Vuckovich becomes Milwaukee's 2nd consecutive AL Cy Young 1982 Event Pete Rose sets record with his 13,941st plate appearance 1982 Event Pete Rose (Phillies) 12,365 at bat sets record (passes Aaron) 1982 Event Pete Rose gets his 3,772nd hit, moves past Aaron into 2nd place 1982 Event Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz) 1981 Event Pete Rose, 3,631 career hit, breaks Stan Musial's NL hit record 1981 Event Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's NL record of 3,630 hits 1981 Event Pete Squires sets record for 1575 steps of Empire State Building, 10m 1980 Event Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of Cheap Trick 1980 Event Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, and home in one inning for Phillies 1979 Event Pete Rose reaches 200 hits in a season for 10th time 1979 Event Phillies Pete Rose collects NL record 2,427th career single 1978 Event Free agent Pete Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Phillies 1978 Event Phillies Pete Rose becomes highest paid baseball player 1978 Event 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans, available 1978 Event Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games 1978 Event Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44 game hitting streak (ties NL) 1978 Event Pete Rose ties NL record hitting streak at 44 1978 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games 1978 Event Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games 1978 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits 1977 Event Pete Rose passes Frankie Frisch as switch-hit leader with 2,881 1977 Event New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 pts 1976 Death Connee Boswell, singer (Pete Kelly's Blue), dies at 68 1975 Death Pete Ham, rocker (Badfinger), commits suicide by hanging himself at 27 1974 Birthday Pete Kelley, 218 lbs, 99 kg, U.S. weightlifter, Olympics-14th-1996 1974 Birthday Pete Chryplewicz, tight end, Detroit Lions 1973 Event Pete Rose wins NL MVP 1973 Event NLCS game 3 brawl between Cincinnatis' Pete Rose and New York Met Bud Harrelson 1973 Event Pete Rose and Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000 1972 Event Pete Gogolak scores New York Giant record 8 pts after a touchdown 1972 Birthday Pete Kendall, NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Pete Bercich, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Birthday Pete Vordenberg, Rota Spain, U.S. cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1971 Birthday Pete Mitchell, NFL tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 Birthday Pete Sampras, born in Washington D.C., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1990, 93 95 1971 Birthday Pete Pierson, NFL tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1970 Event LSU's "Pistol" Pete Marovich scores 69 pts in losing cause 1970 Event Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points 1969 Event Pete Marovich sets NCAA record of hitting 30 of 31 foul shots 1969 Birthday Pete Shufelt, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1969 Event Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar 1969 Event Who's Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey charged with assault 1969 Birthday Pete Schourek, born in Austin, Texas, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Event LSU Pete Maravich scores 66, despite losing to Tulane 101-94 1968 Event Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP 1968 Birthday Pete Chilcutt, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1968 Event ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Pete Tountas 1967 Event Pete Knight in X-15 reaches 85 km 1967 Birthday Pete Stoyanovich, NFL kicker, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday Pete Harnisch, Commack, New York, pitcher for the New York Mets 1966 Birthday Pete Smith, U.S. baseball player, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully land the Gemini 5 in 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds, breaking the record for manned spaceflight for total mission duration 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully launch Gemini 5, the 11th manned spaceflight mission of all time 1964 Birthday Pete McCutcheon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Quebec Open 1964 Birthday Pete Jordan, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, Nike golfer, 1992 Fresno Open-2nd 1964 Birthday Pete Incaviglia, born in Pebble Beach, California, outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1963 Event Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year 1963 Event Harmon Killebrew (Twins) home runs off Pete Burnside (Senators) in DH 1963 Event Pete Rose triples for his 1st major league base hit 1963 Event Pete Rose debuts with hits in his 2 1st at bats in spring training 1962 Event Drummer Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of the Beatles 1962 Event Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr 1962 Event Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as Beatle drummer 1962 Event Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC) 1962 Event U.S. Open Tennis: Jimmy Bostwick defeats brother Pete to win 1961 Birthday Pete De Freitas, rocker, Echo and the Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here 1961 Birthday Pete de Freitas, Trinidad, rock drummer, Echo and the Bunnyman 1960 Event Boston 2nd baseman Pete Runnels goes 6-for-7 1960 Birthday Pete Metzelaars, NFL tight end, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions 1960 Event Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot 1959 Birthday Pete Burns, rocker, Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round 1959 Birthday Pete Trewavas, Middlesbrough, bassist, Marillion-Clutching at Straws 1958 Event 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (HB) 1958 Event Pete Runnels wins Comeback Player of Year (avg went from .230 to .322) 1958 Event 90th Belmont: Pete Anderson aboard Cavan wins in 2:30.2 1958 Birthday Pete Wylie, born in Liverpool, rocker, Sinful 1957 Birthday Frank Milton "Pete" Higgins II, Vice President, Microsoft Desktop 1957 Birthday Pete Jones, born near Watford, England, rocker, British bass guitarist, member of Public Image Ltd. 1957 Event Floyd Patterson KOs Pete Rademacher in 6 for heavyweight boxing title 1955 Birthday Pete Shelley, vocal/guitar, Buzzcocks-Going Steady, Love Bites 1954 Birthday Pete Byrne Bath England, rocker, Naked Eyes 1954 Event Patty Berg/Pete Cooper wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament 1951 Birthday Timothy Gullikson, tennis player and coach, Pete Sampras 1949 Birthday Pete Visclosky, born in Gary, Indiana, Representative-D-Indiana 1985 - 1948 Birthday "Pistol" Pete Maravich, NBA star for the Atlanta Hawks 1948 Birthday Pete Sears, bassist, Jefferson Starship 1947 Birthday Pete "Overend" Watts, rock bassist, Mott The Hoople-All Young Dudes 1947 Birthday Pete Ham, born in Swansea, Wales, rock vocalist, Badfinger-Come and Get It 1947 Death Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, U.S. Lieutenant-Admiral (WW II-Task Force 58), dies at 60 1947 Birthday Pete Waterman, rocker, Stock Aitken and Waterman-Road Block 1946 Birthday Pete Coors, American Businessman 1946 Birthday David Liebman, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, rocker, saxaphonist, flautist, worked with Steve Swallow, Pete La Roca, played with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis's group, appeared on 'Big Fun' album, among others 1945 Birthday Pete Townshend, British Musician 1945 Event 1 armed outfielder, St. L Brown Pete Gray, 1st game he goes 1 for 4 1945 Birthday Pete Postlethwaite, actor, The Boxer 1941 Birthday Pete Best, drummer, Beatles 1941 Birthday Pete Birrell, rock bassist, Freddie and The Dreamers 1941 Birthday Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Charlie hustle, most hits in majors 1940 Birthday Pete Brown, born in Ashtead, England, poet, lyricist, musical producer, worked with The Battered Ornaments, created Pete Brown & Piblokto! 1939 Birthday Pete Moore, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker, Miracles 1939 Birthday Warren "Pete" Moore, U.S. singer, Miracles-Tears of a Clown 1938 Event Paul Waner (Pirates) homers off Pete Sivess (Phillies) in DH 1936 Birthday Charles Dierkop, LaCrosse Wisconsin, actor, Det Pete Royster-Police Woman 1936 Birthday Pete Graves, rocker, Moonglows 1935 Birthday Pete Peterson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Representative-D-Florida 1991 - 1997 1935 Birthday Pete Hamill, born in Brooklyn, New York, journalist, New York Post 1935 Birthday Pete du Pont, American Politician 1934 Birthday Pete Barbutti, Scranton, Pennsylvania, comedian, Garry Moore Show 1933 Birthday Pete Wilson, born in Lake Forest, Illinois, Senator-R-California, 1983 -1988, Governor-R-California 1991 - 1999 1932 Birthday Lloyd Haynes, South Bend Indiana, actor, Pete Dixon-Room 222 1932 Birthday Pete Domenici, American Politician 1932 Event "Pete the Tramp" cartoon strip by C D Russell debuts 1931 Birthday Pete Stark, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-California 1973 - 1931 Birthday Pete Stark, American Politician 1930 Birthday Pete Fountain, born in New Orleans, jazz clarinetist, Lawrence Welk 1957-59 1930 Birthday Charles Pete Conrad, Jr., born in Philadelphia, USN/astronaut, Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2 1929 Birthday William Joseph "Pete" Knight, astronaut/test pilot, X-15 1926 Birthday Pete Rozelle, NFL commissioner 1960-89 1925 Birthday Cara Williams, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Pete and Gladys, Cara Williams Show 1923 Birthday Pete Pihos, NFL end, Phil Eagles 1923 Birthday Pete Domenici, born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Senator-R-New Mexico 1973 - 2009 1922 Event Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards 1921 Birthday Egbert George "Pete" Pitterson, trumpeter 1919 Birthday Pete Seeger, New York City, folk singer, Weaver, Goodnight Irene 1919 Birthday Than Wyenn, New York City, actor, Pete Kelly's Blues 1915 Birthday Pete Rugolo, bandleader/arranger, Fugitive 1915 Birthday Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder, St. Louis Browns 1911 Birthday Pete Piute, Morris Kaufman, born in New York City, comedian, Village Barn 1907 Birthday Connee Boswell, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Pete Kelly's Blue 1907 Birthday Pete Desjardins, U.S., platform and springboard diver 1928 Olympics gold 1902 Birthday Seton I Miller, Chehalis, Washington, writer, Pete's Dragon, Istanbul 1897 Birthday Wilbur, Pete, Henry, NFL tackle, Canton, New York Giants, Pottsville 1888 Birthday Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose 1887 Birthday Marc A. "Pete" Mitscher, U.S. lt-admiral, WW II-Task Force 58
