1994 Death Gilbert Roland, Mexican/US actor (Armand in Camille), dies at 88 1994 Death Roland Ratzenberger, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, dies while qualifying for San Marino Prix, in 1994 1989 Death Roland Winters, actor (Jet Pilot, Meet Millie), dies at 84 1984 Death Roland Culver, actor (Thunderball), dies of heart problems at 83 1983 Event Roland Liboton becomes world champ cross-country cycling 1976 Death Adrian Roland Holst, poet (Past the Roads), dies at 88 1972 Birthday Roland Ramoser, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1971 Birthday Roland McGhee, Flint Michigan, long jumper 1967 Birthday Roland Holder, cricketer, West Indian batsman in ODI's 1993- 1967 Birthday Roland Jansen, soccer player, Willem II 1963 Birthday Roland Lefebvre, cricket pace bowler, Glamorgan and Holland 1961 Birthday Roland Orzabal, rock vocalist, Tears for Fears-Shout, Head over Heels 1961 Birthday Roland Gift, UK, rocker, Fine Young Cannibals-She Drives Me Crazy 1960 Birthday Roland Ratzenberger, Salzburg, Austria, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival 1955 Birthday Roland Emmerich, German Director 1954 Death Roland Diggle, composer, dies at 69 1953 Birthday Roland Butcher, cricketer, 1st black to play for England 1981 1953 Event Rocky Marciano TKOs Roland LaStarza in 11 for heavyweight boxing title 1953 Death Roland Young, actor (David Copperfield, Irene, Dulcy), dies at 65 1952 Birthday Duane Roland, rock guitarist, Molly Hatchet 1952 Death Henriette Roland Holst-de Schalk, marxist author, dies at 82 1950 Birthday Roland Matthes, born in East Germany, 100m/200m backstroke, 4 Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics, Silver Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics, Bronze Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics 1945 Birthday Adje Roland, Dutch disc-jockey 1945 Birthday Roland Joffe, director, City of Joy, Mission, Killing Fields 1945 Death Roland Freisler, German Nazi judge (July 20th plotter case), dies 1944 Death Romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78 1944 Event July 20th Plot trial under Roland Freis in Berlin begins 1938 Death Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter, dies at 70 1936 Birthday Roland Sheldon, pitcher, New York Yankees 1936 Birthday Rahsaan Kirk, Roland rocker 1928 Birthday Roland Moyle, British deputy chairman, Police Complaints Authority 1927 Birthday Roland Verhavert, Flemish screen writer, Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor 1924 Death Roland Napoleon Bonaparte, French officer/explorer (Surinam), dies at 65 1919 Death Roland baron Eotvos, Hungarian physicist, dies at 70 1918 Death Roland Garros, French stunt flyer, dies 1917 Birthday Tiny Rowland, Roland Fuhrop, German/British owner, Observer 1915 Death Roland Leighton, dies at 20 1915 Birthday Roland Barthes, French literary critic, L'Empire des Signer 1913 Event Roland Garros is 1st to fly over Mediterranean Sea 1911 Birthday Roland Jacobi Leich, composer 1905 Birthday Gilbert Roland, Luis Alonso, born in Juarez, Mexico, actor, Juarez, Barbarosa 1904 Birthday Roland Winters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Mama, Smothers Brothers 1900 Birthday Roland Culver, born in London, England, actor, Thunderball, Encore 1888 Birthday Adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet, Raged and Tired 1887 Birthday Roland Young, London, England 1885 Birthday Roland Diggle, composer 1869 Birthday Henriette Georgia Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet, Women in Forest 1868 Birthday Richard N Roland Holst, Dutch artist/painter 1858 Birthday Roland Napoleon Bonaparte, French officer/traveller, Surinam 1848 Birthday Roland baron Eotvos, Hungarian physicist 1829 Birthday Silas Weir Mitchell, U.S. physician/author, Roland Blake 1800 Death Niccolo Piccinni, Italian composer (Roland), dies at 72 1778 Event Piccinni's opera "Roland" premieres, Paris 1594 Death Roland de Lassus, composer, dies
