2007 Death Oscar Peterson, dies in Ontario, Canada, of renal failure, at 82 1996 Death Roger Tory Peterson, born in Jamestown, New York, ornithologist/writer 'How to Know Birds', dies at 87 1990 Event Gene Michael names New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager replacing Harding Peterson 1989 Event Bob Quinn resigns as New York Yankee Vice President/General Manager and replaced by Harding Peterson 1984 Event Lauri Peterson wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic 1983 Event Lauri Peterson wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic 1983 Event STS-6 specialist Story Musgrave and Don Peterson 1st STS spacewalk 1980 Event Peter Comita replaces Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick 1980 Event Pete Comita replaces Tom Peterson as bassist of Cheap Trick 1979 Event Frank Peterson, Jr. named 1st black general in Marine Corps 1977 Birthday Karen Ann Peterson, Miss Aruba Universe 1997 1974 Event Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline and Buskey to Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow and Upshaw 1973 Event Yankee pitchers Peterson and Kekich announce they swapped wives 1972 Birthday Andrew Peterson, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Anthony Peterson, NFL linebacker, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers 1971 Birthday Amy Peterson, Maplewood, Minnesota, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Todd Peterson, NFL kicker for the Seattle Seahawks 1968 Birthday Deniece Peterson, rocker, 5 Star-Silk and Steel 1967 Birthday Matt Peterson, born in Chicago, Illinois, Nike golfer, 1992 Hawkeye Open-7th 1967 Birthday Michael "Mike" Peterson, Washington D.C., rower 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Bill Peterson, Smithfield, North Carolina, WLAF general manager for the Amsterdam Admirals 1964 Birthday Julie Peterson, Havre de Grace, Maryland, playmate, Feb, 1987 1963 Birthday Stephen Peterson, born in Detroit, Michigan, Conn, rower 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Debbi Peterson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock drummer, Bangles-Eternal Flame 1959 Birthday Teri Peterson, Santa Monica Cal, playmate, July, 1980 1958 Birthday Vicki Peterson, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist and vocalist, Bangles 1951 Birthday Cassandra Peterson, Elvira, Kansas, actress, Echo Park, Elvira 1950 Birthday Benjamin Peterson, U.S., heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1948 Birthday John Peterson, U.S., Middleweight 1976 Olympics gold 1946 Birthday Sylvia Peterson, U.S. vocalist, Chiffons-He's So Fine 1945 Birthday Garry Peterson, rocker, Guess Who 1944 Birthday Collin Peterson, born in Fargo, North Dakota, Representative-D-Minnesota 1991 - 1944 Birthday Collin C. Peterson, American Politician 1943 Birthday David Peterson, Toronto, premier of Ontario Canada, L, 1982- 1942 Birthday Fritz Peterson, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees 1939 Birthday Ray Peterson, born in Denton, Texas, singer, Tell Laura I Love Her 1935 Birthday Pete Peterson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, Representative-D-Florida 1991 - 1997 1933 Birthday Donald Herod Peterson, Winona Mississippi, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-6 1933 Birthday Bruce A Peterson, U.S. test pilot, M2, HL-10 1925 Birthday Oscar Peterson, born in Montreal, Canada, jazz pianist, composer, Grammy Award winner 1921 Birthday John Willard Peterson, composer 1912 Birthday Arthur Peterson, Mandan ND, actor, Major-Soap, Crisis 1908 Birthday Roger Tory Peterson, born in Jamestown, New York, ornithologist/writer 'How to Know Birds' 1821 Birthday Alvin Peterson Hovey, Major General Union volunteers