American wrestler

Ricky Morton

Richard Wendell Morton is an American professional wrestler who currently performs on the independent circuit. For most of his career, Morton has teamed with Robert Gibson as part of the Rock 'n' Roll Express, widely regarded as "the consummate babyface tag team". Morton has competed for numerous promotions in the United States including the Continental Wrestling Association, Mid-South Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and Extreme Championship Wrestling, as well as the Japanese promotions All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and Wrestle Association R.

Born

1956

September 21

Died

Living

Era

1950s

Country

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About

Ricky, in brief

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Life timeline

Key dates

1956 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

455 Emperor Avitus enters Italy with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.
1170 Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland: The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Anglo-Norman invaders.
1217 Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Caupo of Turaida are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day.
1435 The Treaty of Arras is promulgated, causing Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War.

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The world in 1956

When Ricky arrived

april 19 Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.
april 26 SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas.
april 3 Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
april 30 Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Abdul Hamid II 1842–1918 Ottoman sultan (born 1842) Don Dunstan 1926–1999 Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (born 1926) Doug Moe 1938– American basketball player and coach (died 2026) Ethan Coen 1957– American director, producer, and screenwriter Gustav Holst 1874–1934 English trombonist, composer, and educator (born 1874) Henry Gibson 1935–2009 American actor (born 1935) Howie Morenz 1902–1937 Canadian ice hockey player (born 1902) Israel Katz 1955– Israeli politician Johanna Vuoksenmaa 1965– Finnish director and screenwriter

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1956

Aldo Nova 1956– Canadian singer-songwriter and musician Andreas Floer 1956–1991 German mathematician and academic (died 1991) Angelika Machinek 1956–2006 German glider pilot (died 2006) Ashoke Sen 1956– Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist Bernard Sumner 1956– English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Bernie Wagenblast 1956– transportation journalist, founder of Transportation Communications Newsletter Bill Emmott 1956– English journalist and author Bob Saget 1956–2022 American comedian, actor, and television host (born 1956) Carrie Fisher 1956–2016 American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (born 1956)

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