Irish Retired Soccer Player. Outside Right. Capped 56 Times For Northern Ireland (1951-1963). Northern Ireland Manger (1980-1993). Won
British Home Championship Champion: 1980 & 1984 As Northern Ireland Manager, And Qualified For 1982, 1986 World Cups
WWII: ETO. 66th Infantry Division. Survivor of the sinking of the troopship SS Leopoldville on Dec. 24. 1944. She was torpedoed and sunk by the U-486. 763 soldiers died, together with 56 of her crew
WW2/U.S. Army with the 238th Combat Engineer Battalion. He landed on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944, and continued throughout Europe until the end of the war
Former driver - USAC Champ Car series. Indy career -remarkable moment of the '75 race: Tom Sneva ran over ER's front wheel and was launched into the Turn 2 wall, exploding before tumbling to a stop. Inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.
former college/NFL/CFL running back; played for Kansas State University, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes & Green Bay Packers; #4 pick overall 1954 NFL Draft
Former NHL defenseman. Played from 1955/56 to 1972/73 for the Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Minnesota, Montreal, Philadelphia, L.A., and Buffalo. All Star in 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968. Stanley Cup Champion 1955 Det. 1962,63,64,67 Tor. 1969 Mont
American Female Writer And Network Executive - TV Series - 'Diagnosis Murder' (178 Episodes 1993-2001), 'Matlock' (6 Episodes 1990-1991), 'Father Dowling Investigates' (6 Episodes 1990-1991). Movie -'A Perry Mason Mystery...'(3 Movies 1993-1994) Pus More
Songwriter associated with Outlaw country movement in 70s/Written more than 200 songs for Kenny Rogers ('Lucille') Patty Loveless ('Chains'), Johnny Cash ('Papa Was a Good Man'), Cash & Waylon Jennings ('There Ain't No Good Chain Gang')
former college/NFL running back; played for University of Minnesota, Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears; 1X Pro Bowler; All - Big Ten selection 2003; rushed for 3,276 yds in college; 4th round pick 2005 NFL Draft
aged 38, found dead in his Frisco, Texas, apartment on this date
former college/AFL guard; played for University of Kentucky, NY Jets & Houston Oilers; 2X AFL Champion; member of Jets Super Bowl III championship team; 6X AFL All-star
Composer of the novelty hit 'Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini' (rec'd by Brian Hyland); also wrote 'Catch a Falling Star' (Perry Como), 'Then Suddenly Love' (Frank Sinatra)
English Actress - TV Series - 'Porridge'(1974-1977), 'Eldorado'(1992-1993), 'The Two Ronnies'(1982-1986), 'Troubles and Strife'(1985-1986), 'Tickle on the Tum'(1988), 'Coronation Street'(2005-2006), 'The Glums'(1979), 'Second Time Around'(1974) Plus More
Actor: The Wild Bunch, Monte Walsh, The Getaway, American Graffiti, The Killer Elite, Night Shadows, Dynasty, Nightmare at Noon, Big Bad John, The Ballad of Little Jo, U Turn, Phantoms, The Newton Boys
Italian Former Female Actress And Model - 'Miss Italia' (1952) And Miss Europe (1953). Movie - 'Ho amato una diva' (1957), 'Accadde di notte' (1956), 'La porta dei sogni' (1955), 'The Sign of Venus' (1955), 'Amore e guai' (1958), 'Roman Tales' (1955)
US Marine aviator, born 1936. Served as the recovery helicopter co-pilot for some early NASA Mercury flights, including first US man in space Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, and Ham the Chimp before the manned missions. Served in Vietnam also
Actor: Another World, Our Family Honor, Something Wild, Field of Dreams, Goodfellas, Unlawful Entry, No Escape, Corrina Corrina, Operation Dumbo Drop, Turbulence, Cop Land, Hannibal, Blow, Narc, John Q, Identity, Texas Rising, Shades of Blue
JFK - US Secret Service 1959-1980; traveled a lot with Kennedy. He wasn't in Dallas on November 22, 1963, but was preparing the return of the president in Washington
MLB catcher from 1957-62 for Dodgers, A's, Giants, Mets. Best in 1961 with 243 at-bats had 31 RS, 10 doubles, 3 triples, 4 HR, 22 RBI, .243 BA. Cousin of Pete Falcone. Coaching with Mets, he planted famous Tomato Garden in Shea Stadium Bullpen. (1968-69)
former college/NFL tight end; played for Southern University & Tampa Bay Buccaneers; coached at South Florida & West Virginia; currently offensive coordinator at the University of Michigan
Filipino actress. Widow of actor and 2004 Philippine presidential candidate Fernando Poe Jr. AKA FPJ. Mother of Senator Grace Poe. Ang Probinsyano (Brothers in Netflix)
WWII: CBI. Member of the Merrill's Marauders, aka Unit Galahad, officially named the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), a US Army long-range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit
Actor: The Enforcer, High Anxiety, Foul Play, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Cardiac Arrest, The Competition, Sudden Impact, Crackers, P.K. and the Kid, Columbo, The Marrying Man, True Identity, Mrs. Doubtfire, Edtv, Bicentennial Man, Hereafter
WWII: Canadian / RAF Flying Ace, at least 19 victories, though assumed to have a much higher score, even by Nazi-German's war records. Highest scoring ace in the Western Desert Campaign
Retired Marine Corps officer who served as National Security Advisor to Ronald Reagan from 1983-1985. Was a leading architect of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). Pleaded guilty to charges related to the Iran-Contra affair
Ukraine politician (1933-2022), First President of the independent Ukraine (1991-94). Signed 1991 document with Boris Yeltsin stating the Soviet Union no longer existed, leading to Gorbachev's resignation
British Actor.Monsieur Leclerc on'Allo Allo'(1991-92),'Twisted Nerve','The Asylum','They Came from Beyond Space','Dads Army','Z-Cars','On the Buses','Juliet Bravo','The Bill'
Writer & Director: Ernest Goes to Camp, Ernest Saves Christmas, Ernest Goes to Jail, Ernest Scared Stupid, Ernest Rides Again, Slam Dunk Ernest, Ernest Goes to School, Ernest Goes to Africa, Ernest in the Army
WWII: D-Day. Landed with LST-510 on Omaha Beach around noon of June 6, 1944. 90-millimeter artillery gunner of Battery B of the 110th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. The 110th AAA would be credited as the first US unit to enter Paris
Manhattan Project scientist, born 1921. Harvard chemistry grad recruited to work at the Manhattan Project's Oak Ridge facility to help enrich Uranium 235, used in the Hiroshima bomb. Continued his work into the Cold War era
Actor - The Right Stuff, Remo Williams..., Tremors 1-2, Miami Blues, Henry and June, Timerider..., Silkwood, The Player, Short Cuts, Carny, Naked Gun 33 1/3, The Crow: Salvation, Swing Shift, Thunderheart, Southern Comfort, Invasion: Earth, Road Trip, ER
Actor: Strange Invaders, Year of the Dragon, Bloodstone, Point Break, The Last Boy Scout, White Sands, Wyatt Earp, Waterworld, Murder One, 187, The Big Lebowski, The Lesser Evil, Austin Powers, The Man in the High Castle
French Former Actress - Movies - 'OSS 117 Is Not Dead' (19578), 'Shadow of the Guillotine' (1956), 'Too Many Lovers' (1957), 'Blood on My Hands' (1970), 'Ces messieurs de la famille' (1968). TV Series - 'Au théâtre ce soir ' (1968-1973)