1999 Death Oliver Reed, actor, Oliver!, dies at 61 1996 Death Stanley William Reed, cineaste, dies at 85 1993 Death Taylor Reed, actor (Easy Money), dies of heart attack at 60 1992 Death Robert Reed, actor (Brady Bunch), dies of AIDs at 59 1992 Death Vernon William Reed Sr, singer, dies after a long illness at 73 1990 Death Gavin Reed, actor (Body Beneath), dies at 59 1990 Event U.S. hostage Frank Reed freed after 4 years in hands of pro-Iranians 1986 Death Henry Reed, English Writer 1986 Death Donna Reed, actress (Donna Reed Show, Dallas), dies of cancer at 64 1980 Death Marshall Reed, actor (Fred Asher-Lineup), dies at 62 1979 Death John Reed King, TV host (Why?, Let's See), dies at 64 1978 Death Bob Crane, actor (Donna Reed Show, Hogan-Hogan's Heroes), dies at 49 1978 Death Carl Betz, actor (Donna Reed Show), dies at 56 1978 Death Carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67 1977 Death Alan Reed, actor (Fred Allen)/voice (Fred Flintstone), dies at 69 1976 Event New York Knicks retire 1st number, # 19, Willis Reed 1976 Death Jimmy Reed, rocker, dies of epileptic seizure at 50 1976 Death Carol Reed, director (Agony and Ecstasy), dies 1974 Death Reed Hadley, actor (Racket Squad, Public Defender), dies at 63 1973 Birthday Kavis Reed, CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1972 Birthday Michael Reed, NFL cornerback for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Event "Another Puff" by Jerry Reed peaks at #65 1971 Birthday Jennifer Reed, Miss USA-Michigan 1997 1971 Birthday Krista Allen, born in Ventura, California, known for playing Billie Reed on 'Days of Our Lives' and Jenna Avid on 'Baywatch Hawaii', films include, 'Liar Liar' 1970 Event Thor Heyerdahl crosses Atlantic on reed raft 1969 Event Thor Heyerdahl and reed raft Ra II land in Barbados 57 days from Morocco 1967 Death Florence Reed, actress (Black Panther Club), dies after illness at 84 1967 Birthday Jake Reed, NFL wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings 1966 Birthday Steve Reed, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Birthday Steve Reed, born in Los Angeles, California, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1964 Birthday Andre Reed, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills 1963 Birthday Darren "Dizzy" Reed, U.S. musician, Guns n' Roses-Sweet Girl of Mine 1963 Birthday Dan Reed, rocker/actor, HOTS, Lake Consequence 1962 Birthday Jeff Reed, Joliet, Illinois, catcher for the Colorado Rockies 1962 Birthday Jody Reed, born in Tampa, Florida, infielder for the San Diego Padres 1962 Event Jack Reed's 22nd-inning home run wins longest New York Yankee game in history 1958 Birthday Jello Biafra, born in Boulder, Colorado, born Eric Reed Boucher, musician, politician, anarchist, leading figure of the Green Party, wrote music for 'Dead Kennedy's' 1955 Birthday Shanna Reed, Kansas City Kansas, actress, Major Dad, Mirrors 1954 Birthday Reed Birney, born in Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Greatest Man in the World 1949 Birthday Jack Reed, born in Cranston, Rhode Island, Representative-D-Rhode Island 1997 - 1949 Birthday Pamela Reed, born in Tacoma, Washington, actress, Grand, Kindergarten Cop, Home Court 1948 Birthday Reed Hundt, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Federal Communications Commission chairman, 1993 - 1997, advisor to McKinsey & Company 1946 Birthday Alaina Reed, Springfield Ohio, actress, Rose Lee Holloway-227 1945 Birthday Paul Petersen, born in Glendale California, actor, Jeff Stone-Donna Reed Show 1944 Birthday Shelley Fabares, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, singer, television debut 'Letter to Loretta', played role of Mary Stone in sitcom 'The Donna Reed Show', Primetime Emmy Award nominee for ABC sitcom 'Coach' 1942 Birthday Willis Reed, NBA hall of fame MVP center/coach for the New York Knicks 1942 Birthday Lou Reed, Firbank, Freeport, New York, rock vocalist in the Velvet Underground 1942 Birthday Shelly Fabares, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Donna Reed Show, Coach 1939 Birthday George William Reed, astronomy writer/cartoonist, Dark Sky Legacy 1938 Birthday Rex Reed, Ft. Worth, Texas, movie critic/actor, Myra Breckinridge 1938 Birthday Ishmael Reed, U.S., author, Last Days of Louisiana Red 1938 Birthday Oliver Reed, born in London, England, actor, Big Sleep 1937 Birthday Jerry Reed, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer/actor, Bat 21, Smokey and the Bandit 1935 Birthday Les Reed, songwriter, Heroin 1932 Birthday Robert Reed, born in Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse 1928 Birthday Bob Crane, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, actor, Col Hogan-Hogan's Heroes, Donna Reed 1927 Birthday Leslie Carpenter, CEO, Reed International 1925 Birthday Jimmy Reed, born in Mississippi, blues singer, Soulin', Big Boss Man 1923 Birthday Reed van Delft, Hendrika M Schwartz, actress, Golden draagkoets 1921 Birthday Donna Reed, born in Denison, Iowa, From Here to Eternity, Wonderful Life 1921 Birthday Alfred Reed, born in New York, New York, composer, wrote over 200 works for orchestra, chorus, concert band, chamber ensemble, wind ensemble, guest conductor, performing in Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America 1920 Birthday Carl Betz, born in Pittsburgh, actor, Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show 1919 Event John Reed forms American Communist Labor Party in Chicago 1917 Birthday Marshall Reed, Englewood California, actor, Fred Asher-Lineup 1916 Birthday Martha Raye, Margaret Reed, Butte Mont, actress, Martha Raye Show 1914 Birthday John Reed King, Atlantic City, New Jersey, TV host, Why?, Let's See 1914 Birthday Henry Reed, English Writer 1911 Birthday Reed Hadley, born in Petrolia, Texas, actor, Racket Squad, Shock, Grand Canyon 1911 Birthday Stanley William Reed, cineaste 1910 Birthday William Leonard Reed, composer 1910 Birthday Herbert Owen Reed, composer 1907 Birthday Alan Reed, New York City, actor, Mr Adams and Eve, voice, Fred Flintstone 1907 Birthday Alan Reed, actor/voice, Fred Allen Show, Fred Flintstone 1906 Birthday Carol Reed, motion picture director, 3rd Man 1902 Death Thomas Reed, American Politician 1902 Death Walter Reed, U.S. bacteriologist (Yellow Fever), dies 1900 Event Dr. Walter Reed begins research that beats Yellow Fever 1887 Birthday John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions 1883 Birthday Florence Reed, Philadelphia, silent film actress, Dancing Girl 1851 Birthday Walter Reed, U.S. Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever 1839 Birthday Thomas Reed, American Politician 1739 Death Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63 1665 Birthday Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar, Gekrookte Reed
