2013 Event Joan Fontaine, a British and American actress and sister of Olivia de Havilland, dies at the age of 96; Fontaine is famous for roles in Alfred Hitchcock thrillers Suspicion and Rebecca 1997 Event 70th National Spelling Bee: Rebecca Sealfon wins spelling euonym 1995 Death Robert Flemyng, actor (Kafka, Rebecca, Funny Face), dies at 83 1994 Death Raymond Scott, composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85 1993 Event Rebecca Jones, of Georgia, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1990 Death Helen Jerome Eddy, actress (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 92 1989 Death Rebecca Schaeffer, actress (My Sister Sam), is shot by a fan at 21 1989 Death Daphne Du Maurier, English writer (Rebecca, Jamaica Inn), dies at 82 1983 Death Rebecca West, Irish Author 1981 Birthday Rebecca Wilson, born in Queensland, Australia, gymnast 1996 Olympics 1979 Death Rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93 1979 Death Rebecca Clarke, composer, dies at 93 1979 Birthday Rebecca Stoyel, born in South Australia, gymnast 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Rebecca Loos, English Celebrity 1976 Birthday Rebecca Darrington, Gillette Wyoming, Miss America-Wyoming 1997 1976 Birthday Rebecca Snyder, born in Grand Junction, Colorado, air pistol 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Rebecca Bailey, Christchurch New Zealand, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Rebecca Lobo, Massachusetts, WNBA center, 1996 Olympics gold, New York Liberty 1973 Event Rebecca Ann King (Colorado), 23, crowned 46th Miss America 1974 1972 Birthday Rebecca Romijn, born in Berkeley, California, model, actress, appeared in 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue' and played role of Mystique in film, 'X-Men' 1972 Birthday Rebecca Gayheart, actress, Hannah Mayberry-Loving 1971 Birthday Rebecca Lynn Gray, Indianapolis Indiana, Miss America-Indiana 1996 1970 Birthday Rebecca Joyce, Australia, rower 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Rebecca Schaeffer, Eugene Oregon, actress, Patti-My Sister Sam 1966 Death Eugene O'Brien, actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85 1964 Birthday Rebecca Michelle Ferratti, Helena MT, playmate, Jun, 1986 1963 Birthday Rebecca Twigg, born in Seattle, Washington 79K cyclist, Olympic silver 1984, 1992, 1996 1962 Birthday Rebecca Miller, American Director 1961 Birthday Rebecca De Mornay, born in Santa Rose, California, actress, Hand that Rocks Cradle 1955 Birthday Rebecca Balding, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Carla-Lou Grant, Soap 1953 Birthday Rebecca Holden, born in Austin, Texas, actress, April-Knight Rider 1949 Birthday Ken Follet, born in Cardiff, Wales, author, sold over 100 million copies of books including 'The Key to Rebecca', 'World Without End' 1946 Birthday Dolly Rebecca Parton, Sevierville, Tennessee, country singer, Dolly, 9 to 5 1922 Event Rebecca L. Felton sworn in as 1st female U.S. Senator 1922 Event Rebecca Felton of Georgia becomes 1st woman in Senate 1917 Birthday Joan Fontaine, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Gunga Din, Ivanhoe, Rebecca 1907 Birthday Laurence Olivier, England, actor, Rebecca, Hamlet, Jazz Singer 1907 Birthday Daphne du Maurier, English writer, Rebecca, Parasites 1898 Birthday Judith Anderson, born in Adelaide, Australia, actress, Laura, Rebecca, Tycoon 1892 Birthday Rebecca West, Cicely Isabel Fairfield, English author 1892 Birthday Rebecca West, Cicily I F Andrews, English author, Meaning of Treason 1891 Birthday Reginald Denny Richmond England, actor, Rebecca, Cat Ballou, Batman 1886 Birthday Rebecca Clarke, composer 1880 Birthday Eugene O'Brien, Boulder, Ohio, actor, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1864 Event Rebecca Lee (U.S.) becomes 1st black woman to receive a medical degree 1864 Birthday Rebecca Lee, 1st black woman to get a medical degree 1856 Birthday Kate Douglas Wiggins, author, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1822 Birthday Cesar-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-H Franck, Liege Belg, composer, Rebecca
