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 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration identified cyclospora in salads made by Taylor Farms; the parasite caused illness in over 223 diners in Nebraska and Iowa 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 2012 Event Elizabeth Taylor's collection of artworks by Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas sell for over 13.7 million pounds at Christie's in London 2011 Event The Academy of Country Music Awards 2010 selects Taylor Swift winner of the 2010 Entertainer of the Year award 2010 Event Model Naomi Campbell confirms former President of Liberia Charles Taylor gave her diamonds she described as 'dirty looking stones' 2004 Death June Taylor, choreographer, Jackie Gleason Show, dies at 85 2002 Event 44th Grammy Awards, U2, Alicia Keyes, Nelly Furtado and James Taylor win major awards 2000 Death Johnnie Taylor, singer, Who's Makin' Love?, dies at 62 1997 Death Derek Taylor, Beatles publicist, dies of cancer at 65 1996 Death Martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner, dies at 57 1996 Death Mel Taylor, drummer, dies at 63 1995 Death Krissy Taylor, born in Miami, Florida, model, sister of supermodel, Niki Taylor, dies of respitory problems at 17 1995 Death Lionel Edmund "Sonny" Taylor, musician, dies at 70 1995 Death Robert Selby Taylor, bishop, dies at 86 1995 Event Wrestlemania XI in Conn-Lawrence Taylor defeats Bam Bam Bigelow 1995 Death Francis Taylor, builder, dies at 90 1995 Death Lord Taylor of Hadfield, British President of Taylor Woodrow Group, dies at 90 1995 Death Arthur S Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer/author (Notes on notes), dies at 65 1995 Death Gerard W. Taylor, South African/British surgeon, dies at 74 1994 Event New York Giants retire Lawrence Taylor's #56 1994 Death Dub Taylor, actor (Poor Pretty Eddie), dies of a heart attack at 87 1994 Death Walter C "Dub" Taylor II, U.S. actor (You Can't Take it All), dies at 86 1994 Death Sara Taylor, mother of Elizabeth, dies at 62 1994 Event Charles Taylor resigns as President of Liberia 1994 Event Liz Taylor released from the hospital after hip treatment 1993 Event Nobel prize for physics awarded to Russel Hulse and Joseph Taylor 1993 Death Taylor Reed, actor (Easy Money), dies of heart attack at 60 1992 Event Charles Taylor launches an offensive against Monrovia Liberia 1992 Death William Taylor, chairman (FDIC), dies at 53 1992 Event Helen Windsor (daughter of English prince Edward) weds Timothy Taylor 1992 Birthday Taylor Maine Pearl Brooks, daughter of country singer Garth Brooks 1992 Death Avonne Taylor, actress (My Best Girl, Honor Among Lovers), dies at 93 1991 Event Elizabeth Taylor weds for 8th time (Larry Fortensky) 1991 Event Lion's Terry Taylor reinstated after 1 year drug related suspension 1991 Death Vince Taylor, Brian Holden, British singer (Brand new Cadillac), dies 1991 Event New York Yankees selected 19-year-old Brien Taylor, #1 in amateur draft 1991 Event L.A. King Dave Taylor becomes 29th NHler to score 1000 points 1990 Death Alan J P Taylor, British historian (Origins of WW II), dies 1989 Event ODI debut for Mark Taylor and Sanath Jayasuriya at cricket MCG 1989 Event Charles Taylor enters Liberia to unseat President Samuel K Doe 1989 Event Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor complete 329 opening stand vs. England 1989 Event Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs. West Indies, Sydney 1987 Death Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies 1987 Death Maxwell D Taylor, U.S. commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85 1987 Event Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction 1987 Death Kent Taylor, actor (Boston Blackie, Rough Riders), dies at 79 1986 Death Carmol Taylor, country songwriter, dies at 53 of cancer 1985 Event Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds 1984 Event Elizabeth Taylor, undergoing rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Clinic 1984 Death Glen H Taylor, U.S. senator/Vice Presidential candidate (1948), dies at 80 1984 Death Ruth Taylor, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 76 1983 Death Vaughn Taylor, act (Jailhouse Rock), dies of cerebal hemmorrhage at 72 1983 Death Vaughn Taylor, actor (Johnny Jupiter), dies at 72 1983 Birthday Jordan Taylor Hanson, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop 1983 Birthday Taylor Hanson, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, percussionist, keyboardist, singer, member of band, Hanson, famous song, 'MMMBop', lead singer for the Tinted Windows band 1982 Event Liz Taylor's 7th divorce (John Warner) 1982 Event Andy Taylor of rock group Duran Duran weds Tracie Wilson 1981 Birthday Jonathan Taylor Thomas, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, actor, Randy-Home Improvement 1978 Birthday Krissy Taylor, born in Miami, Florida, model, sister of supermodel, Niki Taylor 1976 Event Liz Taylor's 7th marriage to John Warner 1976 Birthday Maurice Taylor, NBA forward for the Los Angeles Clippers 1976 Birthday Priscilla Taylor, born in Miami, Florida, playmate March, 1996 1976 Event Liz Taylor's 6th divorce (re-divorces Richard Burton) 1975 Event Liz Taylor's 6th marriage (re-marries Richard Burton) 1975 Birthday Jay R Ferguson, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Taylor Newton-Evening Shade 1975 Event Bob Taylor catches 7 in an innings, Derbyshire vs. Yorkshire 1975 Event Ron Woods replaces Mick Taylor as Rolling Stone guitarist 1975 Birthday Niki Taylor, model, Elle, Marie Claire 1974 Event Liz Taylor's 5th divorce (Richard Burton) 1974 Birthday Johnny Taylor, NBA forward, Orlando Magic 1974 Death Vinnie Taylor, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a drug overdose 1973 Birthday Bobby Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles 1972 Birthday Aaron Taylor, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1972 Birthday Jane Taylor, born in Maitland, Australia, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Wagga Waga 1972 Birthday Leland Taylor, defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens 1972 Event Barbra Striesand, James Taylor, Carole King and Quincy Jones perform at a benefit for George McGovern for President 1971 Birthday Karin Taylor, Kingston Jamacia, playmate, June, 1996 1971 Birthday Kathryn J Taylor, Miss USA-Kansas 1997 1971 Birthday Christine Taylor, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, actress, appeared in 'My Name is Earl' television show, 'The Brady Bunch' movie, married to Ben Stiller 1971 Birthday Kerry Taylor, U.S. baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1971 Birthday Ku'ualoha Taylor, Hawaii, Miss USA, Hawaii-Miss Congeniality-1996 1970 Birthday Chad Taylor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, musician, lead guitarist, member of the band, Live, album 'Throwing Copper', sold over 25 million records 1970 Death James M Taylor, USAF/astronaut, dies at 39 1970 Birthday Billy Ashley, born in Taylor, Michigan, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1969 Birthday Noah Taylor, Australian Actor 1969 Event Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins Rolling Stones 1969 Event Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones 1969 Death Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 1969 Event Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1968 Birthday Amy Louise Taylor, Kallested, actress, Silent Night Deadly Night 5 1967 Birthday Jay Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Event 39th Academy Awards - "Man For All Seasons," E Taylor and P Scofield win 1967 Birthday Lili Taylor, actress, Ransom, Short Cuts 1966 Event Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA 1966 Death Joseph Deems Taylor, composer, dies at 80 1965 Event D Heneker and J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl," premieres in London 1965 Event Bruce Taylor takes 5-86 in debut innings for New Zealand after ton 1965 Event Bruce Taylor hits 105 for New Zealand vs. India in 1st Test Cricket innings 1965 Death Forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81 1964 Birthday Kimberly Taylor, Cindy, model/Penthouse Pet 1990 1964 Birthday Keith Taylor, NFL safety for the Washington Redskins 1964 Birthday Mark Taylor, cricketer, genius Australian captain since 1994 1964 Birthday Paul Taylor, cricketer, England left-arm pace bowler in one Test 1993 1964 Event Prince A. Taylor becomes 1st black methodist bishop, New Jersey 1964 Event General Maxwell Taylor appointed U.S. ambassador in South Vietnam 1964 Event Liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton) 1964 Event Liz Taylor's 4th divorce (Eddie Fisher) 1962 Birthday Taylor Dayne, New York, vocalist, Tell it to My Heart 1962 Birthday John Taylor, NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers 1962 Birthday Taylor Dayne, Leslie Wunderman, born in New York, vocalist, I'll Always Love You 1961 Birthday Billy Taylor, Monticello, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1961 Event 33rd Academy Awards - "Apartment," Burt Lancaster and Liz Taylor win 1961 Birthday Andy Taylor, England, rock guitarist, Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf 1960 Birthday Donna Mayhew, born in Taylor, Pennsylvania, javelin thrower 1960 Birthday John Taylor, born in England, rock bassist, Duran Duran-Girls on Film 1960 Birthday Nancy Taylor, born in San Francisco, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Rochester International-54th 1960 Birthday Roger Taylor, rock drummer, Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf 1959 Death Taylor Holmes, actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 81 1959 Event Liz Taylor's 4th marriage (Eddie Fisher) 1959 Birthday Lawrence Taylor, LT, NFL's greatest linebacker for the New York Giants 1958 Birthday Taylor Negron, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Silvio-Detective School 1958 Death Estelle Taylor, dies at 64 1958 Event 1st flight with black stewardess, Ruth Carol Taylor, Ithaca New York 1957 Event Liz Taylor's 2nd divorce (Michael Wilding) 1956 Birthday Peter Taylor, cricketer, Australian off-spinner 1987-92 1956 Birthday Terry Taylor, Paul Klause, wrestler, WCW/WWF/NWA, Red Rooster 1954 Birthday Philthy Animal, Philip Taylor, rock drummer, Motorhead 1953 Birthday Gene Taylor, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Representative-D-Mississippi 1989 - 1953 Birthday James Taylor, born in South Carolina, rocker, Kool and The Gang 1952 Birthday Martin Taylor, born in England, former CEO, Barclays Bank, Chairman, Syngenta AG 1952 Birthday Derek Taylor, rocker, Let it Be, Beatles Anthology 1952 Event Liz Taylor's 2nd marriage to Michael Wilding 1952 Birthday Larry Fortensky, former husband of Liz Taylor, 7th 1951 Event Liz Taylor's 1st divorce, Conrad Hilton, Jr. 1950 Birthday Livingston Taylor, Boston, rocker, I Will be in Love With You 1950 Event Liz Taylor's 1st marriage to Conrad Hilton, Jr. 1949 Birthday Dennis Taylor, British snooker champion 1949 Birthday Kate Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, singer, songwriter, musical family members include Alex, Livingston, Hugh and James, albums include Sister Kate, Kate Taylor, famous hit 'It's In His Kiss' 1949 Birthday Roger Taylor, British rock drummer, Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody 1948 Death Stanner E V Taylor, U.S. director/writer (Lucky Jim, Ramona), dies at 71 1948 Birthday James Taylor, born in Boston, Massachusetts, vocalist and guitarist, Up on the Roof 1948 Birthday Felice Taylor, R&B singer, I Feel Love Comin' On 1948 Birthday Mick Taylor, rock bassist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar 1947 Birthday Altie Taylor, soccer star 1946 Birthday Nick Taylor, singer/guitarist, Bloodrock 1945 Birthday Taylor Hackford, director, Idolmaker, Officer and a Gentleman 1944 Birthday Taylor Hackford, director, Devil's Advocate 1944 Birthday Graham Taylor, English Coach 1943 Birthday Bruce Taylor, cricketer, big-hitting New Zealand all-rounder 1965-73 1943 Birthday Christopher Taylor White, rocker 1943 Birthday Dick Taylor, rock vocalist, Pretty Thing-Cry on Me 1943 Birthday Holland Taylor, Philadelphia, actress, Bossom Buddies, Camilla-Naked Truth 1942 Birthday John Taylor, jazz pianist 1942 Birthday Larry Taylor, born in Brooklyn, rocker, Canned Heat-On the Road Again 1942 Birthday Larry "The Mole" Taylor, rocker, Canned Heat 1941 Birthday Charley Taylor, NFL wide receiver/running back, Washington Redskin 1941 Birthday Bob Taylor, cricketer wicket-keeper, too often in Knotty's shadow 1940 Birthday Larie Taylor, sociologist/broadcaster 1940 Birthday Jud Taylor, actor, Dr. Gerson-Dr. Kildare 1939 Birthday Gwen Taylor, British actress, Life of Brian, Sob Sisters, Screaming 1938 Birthday Martyn Taylor, teacher/campaigner 1938 Birthday Buck Taylor, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Monroes, Gunsmoke 1938 Birthday Johnnie Taylor, U.S. gospel singer, I Believe in You 1938 Birthday Nathaniel Taylor, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Rollo-Sanford and Sons 1936 Birthday Larie Taylor, sociologist/broadcaster 1935 Birthday Koko Taylor, Cora Walton, U.S. vocalist, Queen of the Blues 1935 Birthday Ken Taylor, cricketer, England opening batsman three times 1959-64 1935 Birthday Renee Taylor, born in New York City, actress, Jack Paar Show, Mary Hartman, Nanny 1935 Birthday Martin Taylor, former vice-chairman, Hanson 1934 Event Lyndon B. Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor 1934 Birthday Ron Taylor, born in Sydney, Australia, cinematographer, Those Amazing Animals 1934 Birthday Austin "Ted" Taylor, U.S. gospel/R&B-singer, Be Ever Wonderful 1934 Birthday Rip Taylor, comedian, Gong Show, $1.98 Beauty Show 1933 Birthday Barbara Taylor Bradford, author 1933 Birthday Barbara Taylor Bradford, English Novelist 1933 Birthday Frank Taylor, Chief Constable, Durham 1933 Birthday Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer and jazz pianist, University of Wisconsin 1932 Birthday K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1932 Birthday Elizabeth Taylor, born in London, actress, Cleopatra, violet eyes 1932 Birthday Jaswick Taylor, cricketer, WI pace bowler 50s, 10 wkts in 3 Tests 1931 Event U.S. opera, "Peter Ibbetson," by Deems Taylor premieres at Met Opera New York City 1930 Birthday James M Taylor, Stamps ARK, USAF/astronaut 1930 Birthday William Taylor, British Chairman of Convocation, London University 1930 Birthday Cecil Taylor, American Musician 1929 Birthday John Taylor, bishop, St. Albans, Lord High Almoner to Queen 1929 Birthday Arthur S. Taylor, Jr., U.S. drummer and band leader, Taylor's Wailers 1929 Birthday Rod Taylor, born in Sydney, Australia, actor, Bearcats, Time Machine 1928 Birthday Gene Taylor, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Representative-D-Mississippi 1989 - 1927 Birthday Clarice Taylor, Virginia, actress, Nurse Bailey-Nurse 1926 Birthday Phyllis Taylor, educationist 1926 Birthday Nicky Hilton, 1st husband of Elizabeth Taylor 1925 Birthday Alistair Taylor, cricketer, one Test as opening bat for South Africa 1956 1925 Birthday Lionel Edmund "Sonny" Taylor, musician 1925 Event Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman Governor in USA 1924 Event Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland 1923 Birthday Don Taylor, cricketer, New Zealand 3 Tests, Auck stands w/Sutcliffe in Wisden 1922 Death William Desmond Taylor, director/actor (Broken Coin), dies at 49 1921 Birthday Billy Taylor, born in Greenville, North Carolina, orchestra leader, David Frost Show 1920 Birthday Don Taylor, Freeport, Pennsylvania, actor, Father's Little Dividend 1920 Birthday Gerard W. Taylor, South African/British surgeon 1917 Death Andrew Taylor Still, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine, died at age 89 1917 Birthday Margaret Taylor Burroughs, U.S. author/house painter, Black Queen 1917 Birthday Peter Taylor, U.S. writer 1915 Death Frederick W. Taylor, American Scientist 1914 Birthday Harold Taylor, Canada, educator, Art and the Future 1913 Event 53rd British Golf Open: J H Taylor shoots a 304 at Hoylake Hoylake 1912 Death Samuel Coleridge Taylor, African-British composer, dies at 37 1911 Birthday Robert Taylor, Filley, Nebraska, actor, Death Valley Days 1909 Birthday Robert Selby Taylor, bishop 1906 Event Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning 1906 Birthday Kent Taylor, Louis Weiss, Iowa, actor, Boston Blackie, Rough Riders 1906 Birthday Alan J P Taylor, British historian, English history 1914-1915 1906 Birthday A. J. P. Taylor, British Historian 1905 Event 2" rain falls in 10 minutes in Taylor, Texas 1905 Birthday Francis Taylor, builder 1902 Event 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 1901 Event 1st woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (Anna Taylor) 1901 Birthday General Maxwell D Taylor, former U.S. Army chief of staff 1901 Birthday Maxwell D. Taylor, Soldier 1900 Birthday "Janet" Taylor Caldwell, England, novelist, Melissa 1900 Birthday Taylor Caldwell, novelist 1899 Birthday Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress, 8 Commandments 1895 Birthday Johnny Taylor, cricketer, stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days 1889 Birthday Herbie Taylor, cricketer, prolific South African pre- and post-WWI 1888 Event 8th U.S. Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum, Jr. beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60) 1887 Birthday Karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist 1886 Death Henry Taylor, English Dramatist 1885 Birthday Joseph Deems Taylor, New York City, composer, Peter Ibbetson 1884 Birthday Laurette Taylor, Helen LM Cooney, U.S. actress, Broadway 1878 Birthday Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist, 1899 1878 Birthday Taylor Holmes, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely 1877 Birthday Stanner E V Taylor, born in St. Louis, Missouri, director and writer, Lucky Jim, Ramona 1876 Birthday Nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a Governor, Wyoming, 1925-27 1866 Event Lucy B Hobbs (Taylor) becomes 1st U.S. woman to earn a DDS degree 1865 Birthday Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician, Taylor series 1865 Event Battle of Citronville, Alabama; Richard Taylor surrenders 1864 Event Battle of Mansfield, Louisiana Federals routed by General Richard Taylor 1862 Death George William Taylor, U.S. Union Brigadier-General, dies in battle 1861 Event Skirmish at Taylor Mountain, (W)Virginia - CS General Wise retreats 1856 Birthday Frederick Winslow Taylor, father of scientific management 1856 Birthday Frederick W. Taylor, American Scientist 1852 Event Charles Reade/Tom Taylor's "Masks and Faces," premieres in London 1850 Event Vice President Fillmore becomes President following Zachary Taylor's death 1850 Death Zachary Taylor, 12th President (1849-50), dies in White House at 65 1850 Event Millard Fillmore sworn-in as president of U.S. (replacing Taylor) 1849 Event Zachary Taylor sworn in as 12th president 1849 Event U.S. had no president, Polks term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Senator David Atchison (President pro tem) term ended March 3rd 1848 Event General Zachary Taylor elected as president of US 1847 Event Battle of Buena Vista Mexico; Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans 1846 Event U.S. troops under General Taylor occupies Monterey Mexico 1846 Event General Zachary Taylor captures Monterey in Mexican War 1834 Death Samuel Taylor Coleridge, British poet, dies at 61 1833 Birthday Lucy Hobbs Taylor, 1st U.S. woman dentist, 1866 1828 Birthday Andrew Taylor Still, born in Lee County, Virginia, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine 1826 Birthday Richard Taylor, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1825 Birthday Thomas Hart Taylor, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1824 Death John Taylor, philosopher (Jeffersonian Democracy), dies at 70 1810 Birthday Phineas Taylor Barnum, Bethel Conn, circus promoter, Barnum and Bailey 1809 Birthday Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Assistant Secretary War, Confederacy 1800 Birthday Henry Taylor, English Dramatist 1796 Birthday Joseph Pannell Taylor, Brigadier General Union Army 1788 Birthday Margaret Smith Taylor, 1st lady, 1849-50 1784 Birthday Zachary Taylor, Whig, 12th President, Mar 5, 1849-July 9, 1850 1772 Birthday Samuel Taylor Coleridge, England, poet, Rime of Ancient Mariner 1753 Birthday John Taylor, Virginia, philosopher, Jeffersonian Democracy 1731 Death J Brook Taylor, English mathematician, dies at 46 1685 Birthday Brook Taylor, England, mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem 1667 Death Jeremy Taylor, British Clergyman
