2013 Event American actress, Reese Witherspoon is arrested for disorderly conduct in Atlanta, Georgia 1999 Death Pee Wee Reese, American Athlete 1996 Death John Terence Reese, bridge master, dies at 82 1992 Death Robert Reese, producer, dies of natural causes at 66 1984 Event Harmon Killebrew, Rick Ferrell, Don Drysdale, Pee Wee Reese, and Luis Aparicio inducted into Hall of Fame 1984 Event Pee Wee Reese and Rick Ferrell elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame 1981 Death Brailsford Reese Brazeal, dean (Morehouse College), dies at 76 1977 Death Gustave Reese, composer, dies at 77 1976 Birthday Reese Witherspoon, American Actress 1967 Death Reese "Goose" Tatum, basketballer (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 45 1965 Birthday Jeff Reese, Brantford, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning 1958 Event Gil Hodges hits his 300th home run and Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game 1950 Event Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs 1950 Event Pee Wee Reese, hits the 3,000th Dodger home run 1941 Birthday Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, nicknamed Reese, rocker, singer, songwriter, record producer, founded band Earth, Wind and Fire 1932 Birthday Della Reese, Detroit, singer and actress, Della Reese Show, Royal Family 1919 Birthday [Harold] Pee Wee Reese, Hall of Fame shortstop, Dodgers 1918 Birthday Pee Wee Reese, American Athlete 1913 Birthday John Terence Reese, bridge master 1899 Birthday Gustave Reese, composer 1856 Birthday Lizette Woodworth Reese, U.S. poet, Branch of May, Tears 1818 Birthday John Reese Kenly, Major General Union volunteers