1986 Death Benny Goodman, clarinetist/bandleader (King of Swing), dies at 77 1975 Death George Stevens, U.S. director (Swing Time, Gunga Din), dies at 70 1975 Death Brendan Fay, actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54 1973 Death Gene Krupa, U.S. swing drummer (Sing Sing Sing), dies at 64 1973 Death Mary Kornman, actress (Desert Trail, Swing it Professor), dies at 57 1971 Birthday Waqar Younis, cricketer, brilliant Pakistani fast/swing bowler 1963 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Albuquerque Swing Parade Golf Tournament 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Albuquerque Swing Parade Golf Tournament 1961 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Bill Brannin's Swing Parade Golf Tournament 1959 Death Helen Broderick, comedienne/actress (Swing Time, Top Hat), dies 1959 Birthday Corrinne Drewery, rocker, Swing Out Sister-Swing Out 1955 Birthday Martin Jackson, rocker, Swing Out Sister-Swing Out 1952 Birthday Neil Peart, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, born Neil Ellwood Peart, songwriter, drummer, percussionist, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz, swing, genres, member of Toronto band, Rush 1952 Birthday Alan Clark, keyboardist, Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing 1950 Birthday Ed Harris, Tenafly, New Jersey, actor, Right Stuff, Swing Shift, Walker, Coma 1950 Birthday Christine Lahti, born in Detroit, actress, Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift 1949 Birthday Mark Knopfler, guitar/vocals, Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing 1947 Birthday Bob Massie, cricketer, Australia swing bowler, 16 wkts on debut vs. England 1972 1946 Birthday Subroto Guha, cricketer, right arm swing bowler for India 1967-69 1944 Birthday Jonathan Demme, born in Baldwin, New York, actor and director, Caged Heat, Swing Shift 1934 Birthday Shirley Scott, swing/blues organist, with Stanley Turrentine 1932 Birthday Mahmood Hussain, Pakistani cricket swing bowler, 68 wkts in 27 Tests 1925 Birthday David Ironside, cricketer, South Africa swing bowler in 3 Tests vs. New Zealand 1953-54 1913 Birthday Sammy Kaye, saxophonist, Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye 1909 Birthday Benny Goodman, Chicago, clarinetist/bandleader, King of Swing 1895 Birthday Fred Badcock, cricketer, swing bowler in New Zealand's 1st Test matches 1891 Birthday Helen Broderick, U.S., comedienne/actress/singer, Swing Time
