2015 Event Australia's Liberal Party votes in Malcolm Turnbull to replace Tony Abbott as prime minister; Abbott had received majority backing from his party in a no-confidence vote just seven months ago 2015 Event Helen Mirren wins best leading actress for her role in 'The Audience,' and Alex Sharp wins best leading actor for 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' at the 69th annual Tony Awards 2014 Event Mike Nichols, director of a long list of successful productions in TV, film and theater, dies at age 83 of a heart attack; Nichols was one of very few directors to earn all four major industry awards: the Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony 2014 Event Race car driver Tony Stewart hits fellow driver Kevin Ward, Jr. with a vehicle on a sprint car track; Ward was walking on the track and did not survive the incident 2014 Event Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has accepted a role as economic advisor to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in order to help Egypt reform its economy and develop new business opportunities 2014 Event New Baseball Hall of Fame inductees determined by Baseball Writers' Association of America voters include: Frank Thomas, Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, and managers Tony La Russa, Joe Torre and Bobby Cox 2013 Event At The Tony Awards, held in New York City, Best Musical and other awards are given to the musical 'Kinky Boots', which has lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and is based on a book by Harvey Fierstein 2012 Event On Australia Day nearly 200 indigenous protesters surround a restaurant in Canberra, trapping Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, opposition leader inside 2011 Event Tony Tan Keng Yam wins Singapore's presidential election, becoming President-elect 2010 Event American Actor Tony Curtis dies in Las Vegas, Nevada; Curtis appeared in over 100 films 2010 Event BP CEO Tony Hayward testifies before the U.S. about the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster at the Deepwater Horizon rig that has caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history 2008 Death Tony Snow, dies in Washington, D.C., of colon cancer, at 53 2004 Event Tony Awards, Avenue Q, I Am My Own Wife, Henry IV revival and Assassins revival won major awards 2004 Death Tony Randall, actor, TV's The Odd Couple, dies at 84 2003 Event Tony Awards, Hairspray, Take Me Out, Long Day's Journey Into Night revival and Nine revival won major awards 2002 Death Tony Martinez, actor, The Real McCoys, dies at 82 2002 Event Tony Awards, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Private Lives revival, and Into the Woods revival won major awards 2001 Death Tony Miles, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 dies 2001 Event Tony Awards, The Producers, Proof, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest revival and 42nd Street revival won major awards 2000 Event Tony Awards, Copenhagen, Contact, The Real Thing revival, and Kiss Me Kate revival won major awards 1998 Event Tony Awards, Lion King, Caberet revival, Ragtime, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane won major awards 1998 Event Tony Awards, Side Man, Death of a Salesman revival, Annie Get Your Gun revival and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown revival won major awards 1998 Event FBI arrests 10 most wanted suspected serial killer Tony Ray Amati 1997 Event Anaheim Angels Tony Phillips arrested for purchasing cocaine 1997 Event 51st Tony Awards: Titanic and Last Night of Ballyhoo win 1997 Event Sammy Sosa (Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park home runs 1997 Death Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51 1997 Death Tony Williams, jazz musician, dies at 51 1996 Death Tony Parker, oral historian, dies at 73 1996 Event 50th Tony Awards: Master Class and Rent win 1996 Event Bruce Seldon TKOs Tony Tucker in 7 to win vacated WBA boxing title 1996 Event Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game 1995 Death Jeffrey Lynn, actor (Tony Rome, Butterfield 8, Up Front), dies at 89 1995 Event New York Yankee Tony Fernandez hits for the cycle 1995 Event 49th Tony Awards: Love! Valour! Compassion! and Sunset Boulevard win 1995 Death Ronald Anthony "Tony" Clegg, property trader, dies at 58 1995 Event George Foreman loses WBA boxing title, refusing to fight Tony Tucker 1995 Death Tony Secunda, rock band manager, dies at 54 1994 Death Charles "Honi" Coles, dancer (1983 Tony award), dies at 81 1994 Event Tony Rominger bicycles world record time (55,291 km) 1994 Event Tony Rominger bicycles world record time (53,832 km) 1994 Event New York Jets sign USA soccer goalkeeper Tony Miola as a place kicker 1994 Event 48th Tony Awards: Angels in America: Perestroika and Passion win 1994 Event Tony Curtis undergoes heart-bypass surgery 1994 Death Oliver Smith, U.S. set designer (Guys and Dolls-7 Tony Awards), dies at 75 1993 Death Gordon Douglas, actor and director (Tony Rome), dies of cancer at 85 1993 Death Tony Brafa, actor (Enrico Pallazzo-Naked Gun), dies at 72 1993 Event Tony Gwynn gets 6 hits, 4th time in 1993 a Padre gets 5 or more hits 1993 Event 47th Tony Awards: Angels in America and Kiss of the Spider Woman win 1993 Event Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1993 Event Tony Curtis weds Lisa Deutsch as his 4th wife 1992 Death Tony Williams, U.S., singer (Platters-Great Pretender), dies at 64 1992 Death Tony LeMans, singer/songwriter, dies in a car crash at 29 1992 Event 46th Tony Awards: Dancing at Lughnasa and Crazy For You win 1992 Death Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, mobster (St. Valentines Day), dies at 86 1992 Death Anthony "Tony" Papa, big band leader, dies at 65 1991 Death Tony Richardson, British director (Tom Jones), dies of AIDs at 63 1991 Event Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, and Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York 1991 Event 45th Tony Awards: Lost in Yonkers and Will Rogers Follies win 1991 Event Bill Veeck and Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1990 Event Model Cheryl Tiegs marries actor Tony Peck 1990 Event Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series 1990 Event 44th Tony Awards: Grapes of Wrath and City of Angels win 1990 Death Tony Conigliaro, baseball player (Red Sox), dies of pneumonia at 45 1989 Event 43rd Tony Awards: Heidi Chronicles and Jerome Robbin's Broadway win 1989 Event Tony Robinson of Jamaica becomes Nottingham's 1st black sheriff 1988 Event Lowest batting avg for NL champion (Tony Gwynn .313) 1988 Event Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame 1988 Event 42nd Tony Awards: M Butterfly and Phantom of the Opera win 1988 Event Mike Tyson KOs Tony Tubbs in 2 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Event Mike Tyson beat Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Event 41st Tony Awards: Fences and Les Miserables win 1987 Event Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for heavyweight boxing title 1987 Birthday Katie Danza, daughter of Tony and Tracy Danza 1987 Death Tony Stratton-Smith, journalist/record co CEO (Charisma), dies at 53 1986 Event Jim Fregosi replaces Tony LaRussa as White Sox manager 1986 Death Tony Desimone, combo leader (Ernie in Kovacsland), dies at 66 1986 Event 40th Tony Awards: I'm Not Rappaport and Mystery of Edwin Drood win 1986 Event Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1985 Event 39th Tony Awards: Biloxi Blues and Big River win 1985 Event Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno 1985 Event Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1984 Event 38th Tony Awards: Real Thing and La Cage Aux Folles win 1983 Event 37th Tony Awards: Torch Song Trilogy and Cats win 1983 Event Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault 1983 Event Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yd rush, Dallas vs Minnesota 1982 Event 36th Tony Awards: Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and Nine win 1981 Death Tony Aubin, composer, dies at 73 1981 Event 35th Tony Awards: Amadeus and 42nd Street win 1980 Event 34th Tony Awards: Children of a Lesser God and Evita win 1980 Death Tony Beckley, actor (Assault, When a Stranger Calls), dies at 51 1979 Event Tony Franklin of Philadelphia Eagles kicks 59-yard field goal 1979 Death Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 69 1979 Event 33rd Tony Awards: Elephant Man and Sweeny Todd win 1978 Event 32nd Tony Awards: Da and Ain't Misbehavin' win 1977 Birthday Tony Goskowicz, born in Wauwautosa, Wisconsin, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1977 Event 31st Tony Awards: Shadow Box and Annie win 1977 Event Tony Dorsett runs for record 202 yards in the Sugar Bowl 1976 Event 42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB) 1976 Event 30th Tony Awards: Travesties and Chorus Line win 1976 Birthday Tony Gonzalez, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1976 Birthday Tony Battie, NBA forward for the Denver Nuggets 1975 Event Tony Orlando and Dawn receives gold record for "He Don't Love You" 1975 Event 29th Tony Awards: Equus and Wiz win 1974 Birthday Tony Brackens, defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1974 Birthday Tony McCombs, linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals 1974 Event 28th Tony Awards: River Niger and Raisin win 1974 Event Tony Greig takes 8-86 vs. WI Port-of-Spain (later 5-70 in 2nd inn) 1974 Birthday Tony Alberda, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen 1974 Birthday Tony Delk, born in Covington, Tennessee, professional basketball player, point guard, shooting guard, leader of University of Kentucky Wildcats team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division 1973 Birthday Tony Graziani, quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons 1973 Birthday Tony Batista, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Oakland A's 1973 Birthday Tony McKenzie, WLAF guard for the London Monarchs 1973 Birthday Tony Banks, quarterback for the St. Louis Rams 1973 Event 27th Tony Awards: That Championship Season and Little Night Music win 1973 Birthday Tony Veland, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1973 Birthday Tony Ramirez, tackle, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Tony Dumas, NBA guard, Dallas Mavericks 1972 Birthday Tony Carter, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1972 Birthday Tony Bouie, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1972 Birthday Tony Berti, NFL tackle for the San Diego Chargers 1972 Birthday Tony Clark, born in Newton, Kansas, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Event Test Cricket debut of Tony Greig, vs. Australia at Old Trafford (57/62) 1972 Birthday Tony Ronaldson, Adelaide SA Australia, basketball forward 1996 Olympics 1972 Event 26th Tony Awards: Sticks and Bones and 2 Gentlemen of Verona win 1972 Birthday Tony Boselli, NFL offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1972 Birthday Tony Lawson, NSA Australia, diver 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Tony Johnson, tight end for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Birthday Tony Richardson, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Birthday Tony Cline, NFL tight end for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Birthday Tony Harrison, WLAF receiver for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1971 Birthday Tony Stewart, American Celebrity 1971 Birthday Tony Mcgee, NFL tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals 1971 Event 25th Tony Awards: Sleuth and Company win 1971 Birthday Tony Vinson, NFL running back, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens 1971 Birthday Tony Miller, Mount Pleasant Texas, 400m runner 1970 Birthday Tony Semple, NFL guard, Detroit Lions 1970 Event 90th U.S. Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Tony Roche (26 64 76 63) 1970 Event Tony Perez becomes 1st to hit a home run in red seats at Riverfront 1970 Birthday Tony Amonte, Hingham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks, USA 1970 Event 70th U.S. Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 281 at Hazeltine National Minn 1970 Birthday Tony Brown, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Event 24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy and Applause win 1970 Birthday Tony Sacca, WLAF quarterback, Barcelona Dragons 1970 Birthday Tony Farmer, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets 1969 Event 89th U.S. Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Tony Roche (79 61 62 62) 1969 Event 98th British Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 280 at Royal Lytham 1969 Birthday Tony McCoy, NFL defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts 1969 Event 23rd Tony Awards: Great White Hope and 1776 win 1968 Event 82nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats Tony Roche (63 64 62) 1968 Death Tony Hancock, actor and writer (Call Me Genius, Rebel), dies at 43 1968 Birthday Tony Smith, NBA guard for the Miami Heat 1968 Birthday Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder, completed the first 2.5-revolution aerial spin, the 900, licensed the 'Tony Hawk' videogame series 1968 Event 22nd Tony Awards: Rosencranz and Guilderstern and Hallelujah Baby! win 1967 Birthday Tony Tolbert, NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys 1967 Birthday Tony Covington, NFL safety for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Tony Mayberry, NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1967 Birthday Michael Bendetti, actor, Officer Tony McCann-21 Jump Street 1967 Event Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton 1967 Birthday Tony Massenburg, NBA forward for the Philadelphia 76ers 1967 Birthday Tony Massenburg, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies 1967 Event All star MVP: Tony Perez (Cincinnati Reds) 1967 Birthday Tony Siragusa, NFL defensive tackle, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens 1967 Event 21st Tony Awards: Homecoming and Cabaret win 1966 Birthday Tony Stargell, NFL cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears 1966 Death Tony Lema, U.S. golfer, dies at 32 1966 Event Brave pitcher Tony Cloninger, is 1st NL to hit 2 grand slams in a game 1966 Event 20th Tony Awards: Marat/Sade and Man of La Mancha win 1966 Event 5 Minnesota Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner, and Harmon Killebrew) all homer in 7th inning to beat A's 9-4 1966 Birthday Tony Jones, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1966 Birthday Tony Plourde, Chibougamau Quebec, sabre 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Tony Jones, WLAF receiver, Amsterdam Admirals, Frankfurt Galaxy 1965 Birthday Tony Woods, NFL defensive end for the Washington Redskins 1965 Birthday Tony Martin, NFL wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers 1965 Event 19th Tony Awards: Subject Was Roses and Fiddler on the Roof win 1965 Birthday Tony Burse, CFL fullback for the Edmonton Eskimos 1964 Birthday Tony Granato, Downers Grove, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings 1964 Event 18th Tony Awards: Luther and Hello Dolly win 1964 Birthday Tony Terry, rock producer, Tony Terry 1963 Birthday Tony Casillas, NFL defensive tackle, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys 1963 Birthday Tony Dodemaide, cricketer, Victorian, Sussex and Australian all-rounder 1963 Birthday [Michael] Tony Dees, Pascagoula, Mississippi, hurdler 1963 Event Phillies Johnny Callison hits for cycle, but Phillie centerfielder Tony Gonzalez's error ends his record 205 consecutive errorless games 1963 Event 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win 1963 Birthday Tony Castillo, Lara Venezuela, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1963 Birthday D'Wayne Wiggins, singer, Tony! Toni! Tone! 1963 Event Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "What'd I Say" and "Ruby Baby" 1962 Event Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "Let's Dance" 1962 Event Tony Sheridan and Beat Brothers record "Ya Ya (Parts 1 + 2)" 1962 Event Tony Bennett debuts in concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City 1962 Event 16th Tony Awards: Man For All Seasons and How to Succeed win 1962 Birthday Tony Blain, cricketer, New Zealand Test wicket-keeper 1962 Birthday Tony Kiley, rocker, Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways 1962 Event Tony Sheridan and Beatles produce "My Bonnie" and "The Saints" 1961 Birthday James Gandolfini, born in Westwood, New Jersey, actor, famous role of Tony Soprano in HBO series, 'The Sopranos', movies include, 'The Mexican', 'Get Shorty' 1961 Birthday Tony MacAlpine, heavy metal rocker, Solo-Edge of Insanity 1961 Event 15th Tony Awards: Becket and Bye Bye Birdie win 1960 Birthday Tony Hadley, rock vocalist, Spandau Ballet-True 1960 Birthday Tony Goldwyn, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ghost, Kuffs, Traces of Red 1960 Birthday Tony Gwynn, born in Los Angeles, California, outfielder for the San Diego Padres 1960 Event 14th Tony Awards: Miracle Worker and Fiorello! win 1960 Birthday Tony Robbins, born in North Hollywood, California, self-help author, motivational speaker, books include, 'Awaken the Giant Within', founder, 'Anthony Robbins Foundation' 1960 Birthday Tony O'Dell, born in Pasadena, California, actor, Alan Pinkard-Head of the Class 1959 Birthday Tony Phillips, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Chicago White Sox 1959 Birthday Tony Eason, football quarterback for the New England Patriots 1959 Birthday Tony Meo, English billiards champion, snookers 1959 Birthday Tony DeFranco, rocker, DeFranco Family 1959 Birthday Tony Phillips, born in Atlanta, Georgia, baseballoutfielder: Chicago White Sox 1959 Event 13th Tony Awards: J B and Redhead win 1958 Birthday Tony Pigott, cricketer, England pace bowler in a Test vs. New Zealand 1984 1958 Event 12th Tony Awards: Sunrise at Campobello and Music Man win 1958 Birthday Tony James, rock bassist, Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111 1958 Birthday Tony Sibson, born in Leicester, England, professional boxer, Middleweight, Light heavyweight, during the 1970's and 1980's 1958 Birthday Tony Aire, rocker, Adventures-Sea of Love 1957 Event Tony Kubek of the Yankees selected as AL Rookie of the Year 1957 Birthday Tony Fossas, Cuba, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1957 Birthday Tony Pena, born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, catcher, Cleveland Indians 1957 Event 11th Tony Awards: Long Days Journey into the Night and My Fair Lady win 1956 Birthday Tony Franklin, NFL kicker, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots 1956 Event 10th Tony Awards: Diary of Anne Frank and Damn Yankees win 1955 Birthday Ian Greig, cricketer, brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982 1955 Event 75th U.S. Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Ken Rosewall beats (97 63 63) 1955 Event 69th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Kurt Nielsen (63 75 61) 1955 Birthday Tony Allcock, born in Leicestershire, England, bowler, two-time world outdoor singles champion, 1992, 1996, world singles champion 1986, 1987, 2002, won silver medal in men's singles event at 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada 1955 Birthday Tony Snow, born in Kentucky, political commentator, columnist, radio, television news anchor, White House Press Secretary 1955 Birthday Tony Miles, born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 1955 Event 9th Tony Awards: Desperate Hours and Pajama Game win 1954 Birthday Tony Rosato, Naples Italy, comedian, SCTV, SNL, Amanda's 1954 Birthday Tony Dorsett, NFL running back, Dallas Cowboys, Heisman Trophy 1954 Birthday Tony Brock, born in England, rock drummer, Babys-Missing You 1954 Event 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon and Kismet win 1953 Birthday Tony Carey, born in Fresno California, rocker 1953 Birthday Tony Shalhoub, actor, Antonio Scarpacci-Wings, Big Night 1953 Event 73rd U.S. Mens Tennis: Tony Trabert beats Elias V Seixas, Jr. (63 62 63) 1953 Birthday Tony Armas, born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, Antonio Rafael Armas Machado, baseball player, two-time All-Star, played with California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, susceptible to injuries, on disabled list 12 times, missing 302 games 1953 Birthday Tony Blair, British Prime Minister, Labour, 1997- 1953 Event 7th Tony Awards: Crucible and Wonderful Town win 1952 Event 6th Tony Awards: Fourposter and King and I win 1951 Birthday Tony Danza, born in Brooklyn, Tony Banta-Taxi, Tony Micelli-Who's the Boss 1951 Event 5th Tony Awards: Guys and Dolls and Rose Tattoo win 1951 Birthday Elizabeth Swados, Buffalo, New York, composer/playwright, 1972 TONY 1950 Event 4th Tony Awards: Cocktail Party and South Pacific win 1950 Birthday Tony Banks, born in East Sussex, England, singer, musician, pianist, keyboard player, guitarist, founding member of Genesis 1950 Birthday Tony Papenfuss, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Daryl-Newhart 1950 Birthday Peter Hain, born in Nairobi, Kenya, politician, Labor Party, Leader of the House of Commons, Cabinet member for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Member of Parliament for Neath 1949 Birthday Tony Hoty, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ransom, Paper 1949 Birthday Tony Stevens, born in Willesden, London, bassist, musician, played bass with Foghat, Savoy Brown, releases include 'Looking In' 1949 Event 3rd Tony Awards: Death of a Salesman and Kiss Me Kate win 1948 Birthday Tony Hamilton, rocker, Aerosmith 1948 Birthday Telma Hopkins, Louisville, singer, Tony Orlando, Family Matters 1948 Birthday Tony Santini, rocker, Sha Na Na 1948 Birthday Tony DiCicco, Wethersfield, Connecticut, U.S. women's soccer coach 1996 Olympics 1948 Event 2nd Tony Awards: Mister Roberts win 1948 Birthday Tony Iommi, rock guitarist, Black Sabbath-Paranoid, Iron Man 1948 Birthday Tony DeMeur, rocker, Fabulous Poodles-Anna Rexia, Suicide Bridge 1947 Birthday Tony Wilson, Trinidad, rock vocalist, Hot Chocolate 1947 Birthday Tony Dell, cricketer, Australian left-arm quick, 2 Tests 1971 and 74 1947 Birthday Walter Willison, born in Monterrey Park, California, actor, McDuff the Talking Dog, Two By Two [Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award] 1947 Event 1st Tony Awards: Arthur Miller, David Wayne and Patricia Neal win 1947 Birthday Tony Cooner, born in Essex, drummer, Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing 1947 Birthday Tony Butler, rock bassist, Big Country-It's a Big Country, Wonderland 1946 Birthday Tony Craig, Kulasa, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, That Boy Next Door 1946 Birthday Joyce Vincent Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn 1946 Birthday Tony Greig, South Africa, cricketer, English all-rounder 1972-77 1946 Birthday Tony Howard, cricketer, WI off-spinner one Test vs. New Zealand 1972 1946 Birthday Tony Levin, American Musician 1946 Birthday Tony Klatka, rocker, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1946 Birthday Tony Ashton, born in Blackburn, England, singer, composer, rock pianist, producer, artist 1946 Birthday Tony Kaye, born in Leicester, England, musician, keyboardist for 'Yes', progressive rock group 1945 Birthday Tony Williams, jazz musician 1945 Birthday Tony Mann, Australia cricket leggie, 1977 century as nightwatchman vs. India 1945 Birthday Tony Roche, born in Tarcutta, Australia, professional tennis player, coach, upset Adriano Panatta to win the Davis Cup, 1977 1945 Birthday Tony Dow, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Wally-Leave it to Beaver 1945 Birthday Tony Conigliaro, Massachusetts, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox 1944 Birthday Tony Scott, director, Top Gun, Revenge, Days of Thunder 1944 Birthday Tony Jacklin, born in Scunthorpe, England, PGA golfer, 1970 U.S. Open 1944 Birthday Tony Orlando, born in New York City, singer, Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon 1944 Birthday T S "Tony" McPhee, rocker, Sad Go Round 1943 Birthday Tony Hicks, rocker, Hollies-The Air That I Breathe 1943 Birthday Tony Joe White, born in Oak Grove, Louisiana, nickname, 'The Swamp Fox', singer, guitarist, songwriter, known for hit 'Polk Salad Annie', swam rock genre 1943 Birthday Tony Mansfield, Anthony Bookbinder, rock drummer, Billy J Kramer 1943 Birthday Tony Esposito, born in Ontario, NHL goalie, Chicago Blackhawks 1943 Birthday Tony Banks, English politician, Lab 1942 Birthday Tony Coelho, born in Los Banos, California, Representative-D-California 1979 - 1989 1942 Birthday Tony Perez, baseball player 1942 Birthday Tony Meehan, born in New End, England, born Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan, musician, drummer, founding member of the Shadows with Hank Marvin, Bruce Welch, Jet Harris 1942 Birthday Tony Colton, rock producer, On the Boards 1942 Birthday Tony P. Hall, born in Dayton, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1979 - 2003 1941 Birthday Tony Sylvester, rocker, Main Ingredient 1941 Birthday Tony Valentino, rocker, Standells-Dirty Water 1941 Event Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 for heavyweight boxing title 1940 Birthday Tony Secunda, rock band manager 1940 Birthday Tony Bill, SD Cal, actor, What Really Happened to the Class of '65 1940 Birthday Tony Oliva, ball player, batting champ, AL Rookie of Year 1964 1940 Birthday Tony Jackson, born in Liverpool, rock bassist/vocalist, Searchers 1940 Birthday Tony Marlow, MP, Conservative 1939 Birthday Tony Roberts, New York City, actor, Annie Hall, Edge of Night, Lucie Arnaz Show 1939 Birthday Tony Budge, English contractor/tank maker/multi-millionaire 1939 Event Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 Birthday Tony Bloom, deputy CEO, Sketchley 1938 Birthday Tony Gomez, rocker, Foundations 1938 Birthday Tony White, cricketer, 2 Tests WI vs. Australia 1965 1937 Birthday Tony Anthony, Clarksburg, West Virginia, actor, Treasure of 4 Crowns 1937 Event Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yankees release Tony Lazzeri 1937 Birthday Tony Lewis, cricketer, England batsman, captain 1972-73 1937 Birthday Tom Stoppard, born in Czechoslovakia, playwright, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern-1968 Tony 1937 Birthday Ronald Anthony "Tony" Clegg, property trader 1936 Birthday Tony Lo Bianco, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ann Jillian Story, Hizzoner! 1936 Birthday Tony Kubek, shortstop, New York Yankees, sportscaster, NBC-TV, MSG 1936 Birthday David Pithey, cricketer, bro of Tony, South Africa all-rounder in 8 Tests 1936 Event Tony Lazzeri becomes 1st Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1936 Birthday Tony Musante, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, David Toma-Toma, Nowhere to Hide 1936 Event 40th U.S. Golf Open: Tony Manero shoots a 282 at Baltusrol Golf Club New Jersey 1936 Event Tony Lazerri 2 grand slams (11 RBIs); Ben Chapman sets record by reaching 1st 7 times safely, Yankees beat A's 25-2 1936 Birthday Tony Nash, born in England, bobsled, 1964 Olympics gold 1935 Birthday Tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire, Harrogate 1935 Event 1st time brothers on opposing teams hit home runs, Tony and Al Cuccunello 1935 Birthday Adam Wade, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn 1935 Birthday Tony Campolo, born in America, pastor, speaker, author, promotes evangelical reform, leader, 'Red Letter Christian' movement, focusing on Christ's teachings, wrote, 'A Reasonable Faith', known for famous sermon, 'It's Friday, But Sunday's Coming!' 1934 Event St. Louis Cardinals defeat Cincinnati Reds 8-6 in 18 innings, pitchers Dizzy Dean and Tony Freitos go the distant 1933 Birthday Tony Pithey, cricketer, brother of David, South African batsman in 17 Tests 1933 Birthday Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orchestra leader, Tony Orlando, Marie 1933 Birthday Tony Mullett, dir-general, National Criminal Intelligence Service 1933 Birthday Tony Brown, Charleston, West Virginia, newsman, Tony Brown's Journal 1931 Event Cincinnati Red Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6 1930 Birthday Tony Trabert, tennis pro, 1955 Wimbeldon 1929 Birthday Tony Lock, cricketer, highly successful England slow lefty bowler 1928 Birthday Tony Richardson, born in England, director, Delicate Balance 1928 Birthday Tony Williams, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, singer, Platters-Only You, Harbor Lights 1927 Event Tony Lazzeri Day at Yankee Stadium 1927 Event Tony Lazzeri hits 3 home runs Yankees beat White Sox 12-11 1926 Birthday Allyn Ann McLerie, Quebec, actress, Tony Randall Show, Thorn Birds 1926 Birthday Tony Bennett, born in Queens, New York, singer, Left a body part in SF 1925 Event Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th home run of the season 1925 Birthday Tony Crombie, drummer/bandleader 1925 Birthday Tony Curtis, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Some Like It Hot 1925 Birthday Tony Hillerman, American Author 1925 Birthday Tony Hancock, Birmingham England, actor, Rebel, Wrong Box 1925 Birthday Tony Benn, British minister of technology, 1968 1925 Birthday John Bury, born in England, theatre designer of sets, costumes, and lighting, made Amadeus with Peter Hall, nominated for multiple Tony awards 1924 Birthday Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricket fast bowler, took 70 wickets in 1950's 1924 Birthday Tony Britton, born in Birmingham, England, actor, Day of Jackal, Girl in my Soup 1923 Birthday Tony Parker, oral historian 1922 Birthday Tony Charmoli, director/choreographer, Dinah Shore, Danny Kaye 1922 Birthday Tony Charmoli, Minnesota, choreographer, Cher, Julie Andrew 1920 Birthday Tony Randall, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, actor, Felix-Odd Couple 1919 Birthday Jane Randolph, singer, backup for Tony Orlando, Dawn 1919 Birthday Tony Canadeo, Chicago, NFL hall of fame halfback for the Green Bay Packers 1918 Birthday Tony Mottola, born in Kearney, New Jersey, guitarist/host, Melody Street 1916 Birthday Tony Harris, cricketer, Springbok 5/8th, Test batsman, 1914 Birthday Tony Martin, Alvin Morris, SF, singer, It's a Blue World, To Each 1914 Event 1st scheduled airline flight, St. Petersburg-Tampa (Tony Jannus pilot) 1912 Birthday Tony Martin, Oakland Cal, singer, Tony Martin Show, Tonight We Love 1910 Birthday Abe Burrows, born in Brooklyn, New York, Broadway composer, Guys and Dolls 1951 TONY 1910 Birthday Richard Conte, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, 4 Just Men, Tony Rome, Hotel 1910 Birthday Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, born in Orange, New Jersey, boxer/actor, On the Waterfront 1909 Event Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to no decision in 6 for hw boxing title 1907 Birthday Tony Aubin, composer 1906 Birthday Jeffrey Lynn, actor, Tony Rome, Butterfield 8, Up Front 1905 Birthday Jule Styne, England, songwriter/composer, 1954 Academy Award, 1968 Tony 1904 Birthday W A "Tony" Boyle, United Mine Workers president 1901 Birthday A F [Tony] Pugsley, British rear-admiral, Walcheren attack, 1944, 1882 Event Louisville Tony Mullane is 1st to pitch righty then lefty
