2015 Event Taylor Swift receives eight awards at the Billboard Music Awards; Pharrell Williams, Meghan Trainor, One Direction, and Sam Smith were also multiple winners at the ceremony 2013 Event At the annual Billboard Music Awards, Taylor Swift wins top album, top artist, and 6 other awards 2012 Event Eli Young Band wins song of the year for 'Crazy Girl' and Taylor Swift wins 'Entertainer of the Year' at the 2012 Academy of Country Music awards 2011 Event The Academy of Country Music Awards 2010 selects Taylor Swift winner of the 2010 Entertainer of the Year award 1997 Death Duncan Swift, jazz pianist, dies at 54 1996 Death Heather Swift, local councellor, dies at 79 1994 Death Paul Swift, U.S. actor (Egg Man in Pink Flamingo), dies of AIDS at 60 1986 Death Horace Heidt, orchestra leader (Swift Show Wagon), dies at 85 1974 Birthday Michael Swift, WLAF CB for the Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday Trent McCleary, Swift Current, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators 1969 Birthday Swift Burch, CFL defensive end, Montreal Alouettes 1964 Birthday Susan Swift, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Chisholms 1962 Birthday Nancy Harvey, Swift Current Sask, LPGA golfer, 1995 Youngstown-11th 1962 Birthday Nancy Filteau, Swift Current, Saskatchawan, 72k judoka 1996 Olympics 1949 Birthday Graham Swift, British Author 1943 Birthday Duncan Swift, jazz pianist 1936 Birthday Clive Swift, Liverpool, actor, Frenzy, Passage to India 1935 Birthday Al Swift, born in Tacoma, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1979 - 1995 1927 Birthday Richard Swift, composer 1917 Birthday Heather Swift, local councillor 1906 Birthday Lanny Ross, Seattle, radio singer, Show Boat, The Swift Show 1901 Birthday Horace Heidt, Alameda California, orchestra leader, Swift Show Wagon 1864 Event Battle of Cloyd's Mt, and Swift Creek, Virginia (Drewery's Bluff, Ft. Darling) 1862 Event Swift Run Gap, West Virginia skirmishes 1840 Birthday Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-colonel Confederate Army 1839 Birthday Gustavus Franklin Swift, founded Swift and Co 1819 Event 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in U.S. introduced in New York City 1745 Death Jonathan Swift, English writer (Gulliver's Travels), dies 1724 Event Jonathan Swift publishes last of Drapier's letters 1724 Event Jonathan Swift publishes Drapier's letters 1695 Event Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland 1667 Birthday Jonathan Swift, England, satirist, Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal
