2014 Event The last protest camp has been removed in Hong Kong; activists staged several camps to demand the right to free elections rather than control of candidates and elections by the Chinese government 2014 Event French President Francois Hollande proposes that terminally ill patients should have the right to be sedated until death; the proposal does not suggest assisted termination of the patient's life 2014 Event Football players at Northwestern University cast votes on whether to form a union; the players were ruled last month to be university employees by the National Labor Relations Board, giving the students the right to organize 2013 Event In the House of Commons, MP's approve of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, advancing the right for gay marriage in England and Wales 2013 Event Macy's loses its dispute with JC Penney; JC Penney wins the right to sell unbranded housewares designed by Martha Stewart in its stores 2013 Event A court grants Iceland's Blaer Bjarkardottir the right to use her own name; after previously ruling Blaer was only a man's name, the Reykjavik court rules it could also be used as a girl's name 2012 Event Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and the MEP for Belgium voice concerns that the Flemish N-VA party and the far right are 'the same'; N-VA responds by saying their criticism is 'gratuitous' 2012 Event A letter written by Manal al Sharif, and signed by hundreds, urges Saudi King Abdullah to give women the right to drive 2011 Event In Taipei, protesters demand Taiwan's 200,000 foreign live-in caregivers receive the legal right to a weekly day off 2011 Event In Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah announces reforms that give women the right to vote and run in municipal elections 2011 Event The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers grants private companies the right to create new website domain suffixes 2010 Event The United Kingdom gives prisoners serving less than four years the right to vote 2010 Event In Washington, D.C, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu tells a lobby group that 'Jerusalem is not a settlement' and Israel has a 'right' to build there 2006 Event Bob Barker, from The Price is Right, retires after 35 years as host 2003 Death Rod Roddy, announcer, The Price Is Right, dies at 67 1997 Death Dennis James, game show host, The Price is Right, dies at 79 1997 Event Diane Blood, 32, in England, won right to use her dead husbands sperm 1994 Event Austrian conservative Vice President wins elections/extreme right gets 18.5% 1994 Death William Ambrose Right, footballer, dies at 70 1993 Event Price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accident 1992 Event Gregory Kingsley, 12, wins right to divorce his parents and live with his foster parents, he takes name Shawn Russ 1992 Event Janice Pennington is awarded $1.3M for accident on Price is Right set 1992 Event "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred peaks at #1 1992 Event Jane Fonda undergoes arthroscopic surgery on her right knee 1991 Event New York Rangers right wing Mike Gartner scores his 500th NHL goal 1991 Event U.S.S.R. grants republics right to secede under certain conditions 1990 Event Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later 1990 Death Bill Cullen, game show host (Price is Right), dies at 70 of cancer 1990 Event Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die 1989 Event Penn is 1st to restrict abortions after Supreme Court gave states the right to do so 1988 Event PLO leader Yasi Arafat accepts Israel's right to exist 1988 Event Britain ends suspects right to remain silent in crackdown on IRA 1988 Event "Price is Right" model Janice Pennington is knocked out by a TV camera 1988 Event Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games 1987 Death Joe Liggins, U.S. composer (I've a Right to Cry), dies at 71 1987 Event Yitzhak Shamir re-elected chairman of right wing Herut Party 1985 Death Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 1985 Event Billy Martin's right arm is broken by pitcher Ed Whitson 1984 Birthday Emily Ann Lloyd, actress, Sarah Kramer-Something So Right 1980 Birthday Billy L Sullivan, LI, New York, actor, Will Pacino-Something So Right 1980 Event Amer Book Award: William Styron (Sophie Choice)/T Wolfe (Right Stuff) 1980 Birthday Marne Patterson, born in Sherman Oaks, California, actress, Nicole-Something So Right 1979 Event "Kids Are All Right" premieres 1978 Birthday Sanna Lankosaari, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1978 Event Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" 1977 Birthday Maria Helena Selin, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1976 Birthday Shane Doan, Eston, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Birthday Craig Mills, Toronto, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1976 Birthday David Nemirovsky, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1975 Birthday Brett Lindros, London, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1975 Birthday Aron Ralston, born in America, mountain climber, motivational speaker, forced to amputate his right arm to free and save himself, when trapped by a boulder in Utah 1975 Birthday Landon Wilson, St. Louis, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1975 Birthday Todd Bertuzzi, Sudbury, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1975 Birthday Vitali Yachmenev, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL right wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1974 Birthday Pavol Demitra, Dubnica Slo, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators, Blues 1974 Event U.N. General Assembly recognizes Palestine right to sovereignty 1974 Birthday Chris Murray, Port Hardy, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1974 Birthday Valeri Bure, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens, Silver Meda 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Sergei Krivokrasov, born in Angarsk, Russia, NHL right wing, Blackhawks, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Bryan White, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, singer, songwriter, albums 'Bryan White', 'Between Now and Forever' certified platinum, album 'The Right Place' certified gold 1974 Birthday Stefan Ustorf, Kaufbeuren Ger, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1973 Birthday Markus Naslund, born in Bonassund, Sweden, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1973 Birthday Jere Lehtinen, Espoo Fin, NHL right wing, Dallas Stars, Olympic-bronze-98 1973 Birthday Hanna Riikka Nieminen, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Grant Marshall, Mississauga, NHL right wing for the Dallas Stars 1973 Birthday Alek Stojanov, born in Windsor, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1973 Birthday Alexei Kovalev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing for the New York Rangers 1973 Birthday Chris Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics 1973 Birthday Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics 1973 Birthday Mark Kolesar, Minnedosa, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1972 Birthday Jean-Francois Jomphe, Havre St-pierre California, NHL right wing, Anaheim 1972 Birthday Kirk Maltby, Guelph, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1972 Birthday Daniel Alfredsson, Grums Swe, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1972 Birthday Ed Patterson, Delta, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1972 Birthday Glen Murray, Halifax, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1972 Birthday Trent McCleary, Swift Current, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1972 Birthday Chris Right, CFL receiver, Montreal Alouettes 1972 Birthday Sandy Mccarthy, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1972 Birthday Turner Stevenson, Prince George, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1972 Birthday Mikael Renberg, Pitea Swe, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, TB Lightning 1972 Birthday Zigmund Palffy, Skalica Slo, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1972 Birthday Mariusz Czerkawski, born in Radomsko, Poland, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1972 Birthday Jaromir Jagr, Kladno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Penguins, Czechoslovakian, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2006 Olympics 1972 Birthday Mark Lawrence, Burlington, NHL right wing for the Dallas Stars 1971 Birthday Dan Plante, Hayward, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1971 Birthday Mike Sillinger, Regina, NHL right wing, Vanc Canucks, Anaheim Ducks 1971 Birthday Mike Craig, St. Mary's, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1971 Birthday Steven Rice, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1971 Birthday Oleg Petrov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1971 Birthday David Oliver, Sechelt, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1971 Birthday Alexander Selivanov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1971 Birthday Trent Klatt, Robbinsdale, NHL right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1970 Birthday Bill Guerin, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, New Jersey Devils, Oilers 1970 Birthday Tony Amonte, Hingham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks, USA 1970 Birthday Teemu Selanne, born in Helsinki, Finland, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1970 Birthday Andrei Kovalenko, Gorky Rus, NHL right wing, Mont Canadiens, Edmonton 1970 Birthday Jim Cummins, Dearborn, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1970 Birthday Trevor Linden, Medicine Hat, NHL right wing, Canucks, New York Islanders 1970 Birthday Derek D. Brown, born in Washington D.C., team handball right wing 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Denis Chasse, Montreal, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets 1970 Birthday Scott Levins, Spokane, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1969 Birthday Ed Ward, Edmonton, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1969 Birthday Tie Domi, Windsor, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1969 Event Don Drysdale retires because of damage to his right shoulder 1969 Birthday Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1969 Birthday Joe Sacco, Medford, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1969 Birthday Jody Hull, Cambridge, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1968 Birthday Keith Jones, Brantford, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1968 Birthday Tom Fitzgerald, Melrose, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1968 Event New York Yankee outfield Rocky Colavito pitches 2 2/3 innings and beats Tigers 6-5; he played right field in 2nd game and homered 1968 Birthday Theoren Fleury, NHL right wing, Calgary Flames, Canada 1968 Birthday Rob Dimaio, Calgary, NHL right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers 1968 Birthday Peter Bondra, Lutsk Ukr, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals 1968 Birthday Sari Krooks, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1968 Birthday Mark Recchi, Kamloops, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens 1967 Birthday Jocelyn Lemieux, Mont Laurier, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1967 Birthday Pat Elynuik, Foam Lake, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1967 Birthday Kelly Chase, Porcupine Plain California, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Joe Murphy, London, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1967 Birthday Scott Young, born in Clinton, Massachusetts, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Birthday Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Brad Dalgarno, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1967 Birthday Mike Keane, Winnipeg, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche 1967 Birthday Robert Kron, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Marianne Ihalainen, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1967 Birthday Randy Mckay, Montreal, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils 1967 Birthday Gregory Caccia, Bayshore, New York, team handball right back 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames 1966 Birthday Patricia Neder, Wauykesha WI, team handball right wing, Olympic-92, 96 1966 Birthday Jim Sandlak, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1966 Birthday Brad Lauer, Humboldt, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1966 Birthday Donovan Right, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1966 Birthday Rudy Poeschek, Kamloops, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Birthday Scott Mellanby, born in Montreal, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1966 Birthday Stephane Richer, Ripon, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils 1966 Birthday Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers 1966 Birthday Todd Ewen, born in Saskatoon, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1966 Birthday John Druce, Peterborough, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings 1966 Birthday Peter Douris, Toronto, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1965 Birthday Shane Churla, Fernie, NHL right wing, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers 1965 Birthday Bob Probert, born in Windsor, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks 1965 Birthday Wayne Presley, born in Detroit, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1965 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson asks congress to ensure everybody's right to vote 1965 Birthday Mikko Makela, Tampere Finland, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders 1965 Birthday Russ Courtnall, Duncan, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1964 Birthday Petr Klima, born in Chaomutov, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Birthday Joey Kocur, Calgary, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1964 Birthday John Maclean, Oshawa, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils 1964 Birthday John Tucker, Windsor, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Birthday Brett Hull, NHL right wing, MVP 1991, 86 goals 1964 Birthday Rosie Perez, born in Brooklyn, actress, Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump 1964 Birthday Brett Hull, born in Belleville, Ontario, NHL right wing, St. Louis Blues, USA 1963 Event Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles 1963 Birthday Kevin Dineen, Quebec City, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1963 Birthday Patrick Flatley, Ontario, right winger, New York Islanders, 4 Gold Medals 1998 Olympics 1962 Event 160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany, Georgia 1962 Birthday Shirlie Hollman, rocker, Pepsi and Shirley-All Right Now 1962 Birthday Darryl Strawberry, born in Los Angeles, California, right fielder for the Mets, Dodgers, Yankees 1961 Event Martin L. King protests for black voting right in Miami 1961 Event Supreme Court rules cities and states have right to censor films 1960 Event CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series 1960 Birthday Glenn Anderson, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers 1960 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' home run over right field roof in Detroit 1960 Birthday Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing, Minn North Stars, Washington Caps 1959 Birthday Mike Gartner, Ottawa, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1959 Event President De Gaulle recognizes Algerian right of self determination 1959 Birthday Dave Christian, Minnesota, NHL right wing, Washington Caps, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1958 Event Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2 1956 Event "The Price Is Right" debuts on NBC 1956 Event At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there) 1955 Birthday Glenne Headly, born in New London, Connecticut, actress, Dick Tracy, Making Mr. Right 1954 Birthday Jere Burns, Cambridge MS, actor, Something So Right, Kirk-Dear John 1954 Event Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident 1954 Event Elvis Presley records his 1st hit, "That's All Right" 1954 Event Amendment to give 18-year-olds right to vote is defeated 1954 Birthday Dennis Quaid, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Big Easy, Dreamscape, Right Stuff 1954 Event Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right" 1954 Birthday Karen Anne Quinlan, born in New Jersey, famous comatose patient, right to die case 1952 Event Ford Frick sets waiver rule to bar inter-league deals until all clubs in same league get right to bid 1952 Birthday Andy Fraser, born in Paddington, West London, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, played bass for Free, composed "All Right Now", wrote hits for Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker 1951 Birthday Guy LaFleur, Quebec, NHL right wing, Montreal, New York Rangers 1951 Birthday Dougie Thompson, rocker, Supertramp-Bloody Well Right 1951 Birthday Phil Neal, born in Irchester, Northamptonshire, professional soccer player, manger, right fullback, appeared in the first five of Liverpool's European Cup finals 1951 Birthday Kathleen Bradley, Youngstown, Ohio, model, Price is Right 1950 Birthday Ed Harris, Tenafly, New Jersey, actor, Right Stuff, Swing Shift, Walker, Coma 1950 Event Law of Return passes, guarantees all Jews right to live in Israel 1950 Event Swiss parliament refuses voting right for women 1950 Birthday Kathy Whitton Baker, born in Midland, Texas, actress, Right Stuff, 16 Candles 1947 Birthday David Hughes, born in Newton-le-Willows, England, cricketer, right batsman, made 10,419 first-class runs in 20 years for Lancashire 1947 Birthday Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor, Vic-Another World, Making Mr. Right 1946 Event Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck's right foot is amputated 1946 Event British premier Attlee agrees with India's right to independence 1946 Birthday Subroto Guha, cricketer, right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69 1945 Birthday Rik Elswit, rocker, Dr. Hook and Medicine Show-In the Right Place 1945 Event Gerbrandy British government refuses Dutch Jewish right to buy 1944 Birthday Eddy Raven, Lafayette, Louisiana, country singer, Right Hand Man 1942 Birthday Janice Pennington, born in Kansas, playmate, May 1971, model, Price is Right 1942 Birthday Scott Glenn, Pittsburgh, actor, Right Stuff, Personal Best, Backdraft 1940 Birthday Dr. John, Rebennack, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, vocalist, I Was in Right Place 1938 Birthday Rosalind Cash, Atlantic City, New Jersey, actress, Omega Man, Wrong is Right 1936 Birthday Philip Kaufman, director, Right Stuff, Henry and June 1936 Birthday Hans Haacke, Cologne Germany, artist, Right to Life, Dripper Boxes 1933 Event Women allowed to vote in Spain (helps right wing) 1933 Birthday Danny Aiello, New York City, actor, Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing 1931 Birthday Tom Wolfe, Richmond Virginia, journalist and author, wrote The Right Stuff 1931 Event Extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes president of Finland 1931 Birthday Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, NHL right wing, Canadiens, Rangers 1928 Birthday Hardy Kruger, born in Berlin, Germany, actor, Barry Lyndon, Wrong is Right 1928 Birthday George Grizzard, born in North Carolina, actor, Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica 1928 Birthday Gordie Howe, born in Floral, Saskatchewan, NHL right wing, Detroit Redwings 1928 Event Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose) 1925 Birthday Elliot Lawrence, Philadelphia, orchestra leader, Guide Right, Howard Cosell 1925 Birthday Kim Stanley, Patricia Reid, Tularosa, New Mexico, actress, Right Stuff 1924 Birthday Billy W. William Ambrose right, soccer star 1924 Birthday Ron Moody, born in London, England, actor, 12 Chairs, Wrong is Right 1923 Birthday Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, game show emcee "Price is Right" 1922 Event Supreme Court unanimously upheld 19th amend woman's right to vote 1922 Event Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road 1920 Event Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right 1919 Event Italy agress to general voting right/proportional representation 1916 Event 40,000 Amsterdam demonstrators demand general voting right 1915 Event 25,000 women march in New York City, demanding right to vote 1915 Event House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women right to vote 1913 Event Demonstrations for general voting right in Netherlands 1913 Event British House of Commons rejects woman's right to vote 1913 Birthday Edward Fiennes-Clinton, born in Australia, born Edward Horace Fiennes-Clinton, 18th Earl of Lincoln, engineer, landowner, inherited Earldom but formally did not prove his right to the title 1912 Event U.S. passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition government 1910 Birthday Johnny Olson, TV announcer, Price is Right 1907 Event Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote 1905 Event Whites win right to vote in South Africa 1901 Event SDAP demands general voting right/abolishing First Chamber 1893 Event New Zealand is 1st country to grant all its women the right to vote 1885 Event Dutch demonstrate for general voting right 1870 Event 15th Amendment passes, guarantees right to vote regardless of race 1869 Event Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (U.S. 1st) 1869 Event 15th Amendment guaranteeing right to vote sent to states 1868 Birthday Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity 1862 Event Emperor Alexander II grants Jews right to publish books 1853 Event Women's Right's Convention met (New York City) 1852 Event Dutch Government recognize Catholics right to organize 1846 Birthday Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, vicar/Dutch anarchist, Right for all 1844 Event Johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote 1839 Event Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president" 1837 Event Canada gives blacks the right to vote 1828 Event South Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws 1816 Event U.S. Supreme Court affirms its right to review state court decisions 1795 Event Pinckney's Treaty between Spain and U.S. is signed, establishing southern boundary of U.S. and giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi 1792 Event Gronings feminist Etta Palm demands women's right to divorce 1776 Event Continental Congress resolves "these United Colonies are and of right ought to be Free and Independent States" 1748 Event English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US 1656 Event Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam 1631 Event English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right 1424 Event Don Alfonso V of Aragon grants Barcelona the right to exclude Jews 1310 Event Shoes were made for both right and left feet
