American baseball player (died 2017)

Roy Halladay

Harry Leroy Halladay III was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies between 1998 and 2013. His nickname, "Doc", coined by Toronto Blue Jays announcer Tom Cheek, was a reference to Wild West gunslinger Doc Holliday. His lasting durability allowed him to lead the league in complete games seven times, the most of any pitcher whose career began after 1945. He also led the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio five times and innings pitched four times.

Born

1977

May 14

Died

2017

Era

1970s

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Roy, in brief

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Key dates

1977 Born
2017 Died

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1027 Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks.
1097 The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade.
1264 Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the effective ruler of England.
1450 A large Ottoman force begins the siege of Albanian rebel forces in Krujë, that ultimately will fail.

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The world in 1977

When Roy arrived

april 11 London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched.
april 21 Annie opens on Broadway.
april 22 Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
april 28 The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.

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Mark Zuckerberg 1984– American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook Alain Vigneault 1961– Canadian ice hockey player and coach Amber Tamblyn 1983– American actress, author, model, director Charles Beyer 1814– German-English engineer, co-founded Beyer, Peacock & Company (died 1876) Eddie Low 1943–2024 New Zealand country singer and musician (died 2024) Lou Harrison 1917–2003 American composer and educator (born 1917) Marcel Junod 1904–1961 Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (born 1904) Martine McCutcheon 1976– English actress and singer

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