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Historical Events

Results 101 - 164 of 164

1963 - South-African ANC Walter Sisulu/Andrew Mlangeni/Govan Mbeki arrested
1965 - Israeli Mapai-party nominates David Ben-Gurion
1965 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Midwest Golf Open
1967 - 38th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 15 at Anaheim Stadium, CA
1967 - All star MVP: Tony Perez (Cin Reds)
1967 - Kenny Rogers forms 1st Edition
1968 - Earl Weaver replaces Hank Bauer as manager of Orioles
1968 - Start of Colin Cowdrey's 100th Test, 1st person to do so
1969 - David Bowie releases "Space Oddity"
1969 - Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman"
1971 - Chilean parliament nationalizes US copper mines
1971 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic
1971 - Phillies Deron Johnson 3 HRs caps his 4 in a row
1973 - Brazilian Boeing 707 crashes near Paris, 122 killed
1974 - House Judiciary Committee releases evidence on Watergate inquiry
1974 - World Football League plays 1st games
1975 - Chinese archeologists discover a 3-acre burial site with 6,000 clay statues of warriors dating as early as 221 BC
1976 - 1st US football club in Austria forms (FAAFC-1st Austrian American)
1976 - 31st US Women's Open Golf Championship won by JoAnne Carner
1976 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1976 - In pre-game promo at Atlanta County Stadium, 34 couples wed at home plate followed by Championship Wrestling "Headlocks & Wedlocks"
1977 - Medal of Freedom awarded posthumously to Rev Martin Luther King Jr
1978 - 49th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at San Diego Stadium
1978 - All star MVP: Steve Garvey (LA Dodgers)
1978 - Auto with liquid gas crashes & explodes in Spain, 160 killed
1979 - US Skylab enters atmosphere over Australia & disintegrates
1980 - American hostage Richard I Queen freed by Iran
1981 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1981 - Neva Rockefeller is 1st woman ordered to pay her husband alimony
1981 - Sebastian Coe of UK sets record for 1K (2:12.18)
1982 - "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 5 perfs
1982 - 3rd US Seniors Golf Open: Miller Barber
1982 - Hollis Stacy wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic
1982 - Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid
1983 - Lorraine Elizabeth Downes, 19, of NZ, crowned 32nd Miss Universe
1984 - 55th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-1 at Candlestick Park, SF
1984 - All star MVP: Gary Carter (Mont Expos)
1984 - England's MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe
1984 - Govt orders air bags or seat belts would be required in cars by 1989
1984 - Lucas Mangope re-elected president of Bophuthatswana
1985 - Astros' Nolan Ryan, 1st to strike out 4000 (Mets' Danny Heep)
1985 - Refurbished Columbia moves overland from Palmdale to Dryden
1985 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1986 - Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74
1986 - Maricica Puica of Romania runs 2,000 m in 5:28.69 (record for women)
1986 - Mary Beth Whitehead christens surrogate Baby M, Sara
1987 - Heart's "Alone," single goes #1 for 3 weeks
1987 - Orioles Cal Ripkin becomes 1st to manage 2 sons, as Billy joins Cal
1988 - Mike Tyson hires Donald Trump as an advisor
1989 - 60th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim All star MVP: Bo Jackson (KC Royals)
1989 - President Ronald Reagan sportscasts All Star Game
1990 - NYC police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts)
1990 - Oka Crisis: First Nations land dispute in Quebec, Canada begins.
1991 - Calumet Farm, home to 8 Kentucky Derby winners, files bankruptcy
1991 - Nigerian DC-8 crashes near Djeddah, 261 die
1991 - Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii
1992 - Pres candidate Ross Perot at NAACP speech calls them "you people"
1993 - 14th US Seniors Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus
1993 - Nancy Lopez wins Youngstown-Warren LPGA Golf Classic
1994 - Suriname guilder devalued: NŸ1 = SŸ105
1995 - 66th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 at Ballpark at Arlington Tx
1995 - All star MVP: Jeff Conine (Fla Marlins)
1999 - 20th US Seniors Golf Open: at Des Moines GC, W Des Moines, Iowa
2006 - 209 people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.

Famous Birthdays

Results 101 - 200 of 227

1931 - Tab Hunter, actor (Damn Yankees, Lust in the Dust, Battle Cry)
1931 - Thurston Harris, Indianapolis, vocalist (Little Bitty Pretty One)
1931 - Tullio Regge, Italian physicist
1932 - Alex Hassilev, rocker (Limeliters)
1932 - Ron McAnally, horse trainer
1932 - Bob McGrath, American actor
1933 - Olga Havlova, political activist
1934 - Giorgio Armani, Milan Italy, fashion designer (American Gigolo)
1935 - Earlene Dennis Brown, Latero Tx, shot putter (Olympic-bronze-1960)
1935 - Oliver Napier, Northern Irish politician
1935 - Frederick Hemke, American saxophonist
1937 - Pai Hsien-yung, Taiwanese writer
1938 - Terry Garthwaite, US guitarist/singer (Joy of Cooking)
1939 - Larry Laoretti, Mahopac NJ, PGA golfer (US Seniors Open 1992)
1939 - Seth Gaaikema, Dutch night club performer
1940 - Rafael Martinez, horse trainer
1940 - Terry Patchett, politician
1940 - Yvon Charbonneau, French Canadian union leader and politician
1941 - Clive Puzey, Zimbabwean racing driver
1943 - Susan Seaforth Hayes, SF, actress (Days of our Life, Young & Restless)
1943 - Oscar D'León, Venezuelan musician
1944 - Bill Boggs, Phila, TV host/producer (Midday, Morton Downey Jr Show)
1944 - Peter de Savary, English financier/multi-millionaire
1944 - Myra Gale Brown, former wife of Jerry Lee Lewis
1945 - Adrienne Barbeau, Sacramento Calif, actress (Maude)
1945 - Robin Muyser, Dutch bassist (Les Baroques)
1945 - Patrick Joseph McGrath, Catholic bishop
1946 - Beverly Todd, Ohio, actress (Roots, Having Babies, Redd Foxx Show)
1946 - Edward J Markey, (Rep-D-MA, 1976- )
1946 - Cuthbert Johnson, Benedictine abbot.
1947 - Bo Lundgren, Swedish politician
1950 - Bonnie Pointer, singer (Pointer Sisters-Jump, I'm So Excited)
1950 - Jim Higgs, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1978-81)
1950 - Pervez Hoodbhoy, Pakistani nuclear physicist
1950 - Bruce McGill, American actor
1951 - Lawrence J Delucas, Syracuse NY, PhD/astronaut (STS 50)
1951 - Sridharan Jeganathan, cricketer (two Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
1952 - Stephen Lang, NYC, actor (Another You, Death of a Salesman)
1952 - John Kettley, English weather forecaster
1953 - Leon Spinks, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1978, Olympic-gold-1976)
1953 - Peter Bergman, Guantanamo Bay Cuba, actor (Eat or Be Eaten)
1954 - Benny Defranco, rocker (Defrnco Family)
1954 - Butch Reed, American professional wrestler
1955 - Sergey Babinov, USSR, ice hockey star (Olympic-gold-1972)
1956 - Sela Ward, Meridian Miss, actress (Hilary-Emerald Point NAS, Sisters)
1957 - Michael Rose, Kingston Jamaica, rocker (Black Uhuru-Brutal, Positive)
1957 - Pete Murphy, rocker (Love Hysteria)
1957 - Vince Williams, actor (Hamp-Guiding Light)
1957 - Peter Murphy, British musician (Bauhaus)
1958 - Mark Lester, Oxford England, actor (Oliver, Prince & Pauper)
1958 - Ray Dodds, rocker (Fairground Attraction-You Send Me)
1958 - Hugo Sánchez, Mexican footballer
1959 - Richie Sambora, guitarist (Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name)
1959 - Suzanne Vega, rock vocalist (My Name is Luka, Tom's Diner)
1960 - David Baerwald American songwriter/composer
1962 - Dale Hellestrae, NFLer (Dallas Cowboys)
1962 - Pauline McLynn, Irish actress
1963 - Al MacInnis, Inverness NS, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, St Louis)
1964 - Earl Jones, Inkster Mich, 800m runner (Olympic-bronze-1984)
1964 - Craig Charles, English actor
1964 - Kyrill, Prince of Preslav, titular Bulgarian royal family
1965 - Lisa Rinna, Newport Beach Calif, actress (Billie-Days of Our Life)
1965 - Tony Cottee, English footballer
1965 - Ernesto Hoost, Dutch kickboxer
1965 - Scott Shriner, American musician (Weezer)
1966 - Butch Reid, horse trainer
1966 - Debbe Dunning, Burbank CA, actress (Tool Time Girl-Home Improvement)
1966 - Mel Appleby, rocker (Mel & Kim-Coming to America)
1966 - Rod Strickland, NBA guard (Portland Trail Blazers, Wash Wizards)
1966 - Greg Grunberg, American actor
1966 - Mick Molloy, Australian comedian
1967 - Andy Ashby, KC MO, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
1967 - Donne Wall, Potosi MO, pitcher (Houston Astros)
1967 - Jeff Corwin, American naturalist and TV personality
1968 - Esera Tuaolo, NFL defensive tackle (Minn Vikings)
1968 - Michael Geist, Canadian academic
1969 - David Tao, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
1970 - Billy Ashley, Taylor MI, outfielder (LA Dodgers)
1970 - Pubudu Dissanayake, Sri Lanka cricket wicket-keeper (1993)
1970 - Justin Chambers, American actor
1971 - Brett Hauer, Edina Minn, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers)
1971 - Leisha Hailey, American actress and musician (Uh Huh Her)
1972 - Jerrott Willard, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
1972 - Joe Johnson, NFL defensive end (NO Saints)
1972 - Ken Irvin, NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills)
1972 - Jussi 69, Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes)
1972 - Steven Richards, Australian racing driver
1973 - Albert Guardado Jr, Redlands Calif, light flyweight boxer (Olymp-96)
1973 - Christine Monge, SF Calif, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
1973 - Konstantinos Kenteris, Greek athlete
1973 - Andrew Bird, American musician
1974 - Andre Ooyer, soccer player (Ajax/FC Volendam)
1974 - Hermann Hreiðarsson, Icelandic footballer
1974 - André Ooijer, Dutch footballer
1975 - Dawn Piepenbrink, wildrose Wis, pairs skater (& Nick Castaneda)
1975 - Samer el Nahhal, Finnish musician (Lordi)
1975 - Willie Anderson, American football player
1975 - Rubén Baraja, Spanish footballer
1975 - Riona Hazuki, Japanese actress
1975 - Lil' Kim, American rapper

Famous Deaths

Results 101 - 114 of 114

2001 - Herman Brood, Dutch singer and artist (b. 1946)
2004 - Laurance Rockefeller, American conservationist and philanthropist (b. 1910)
2005 - Gretchen Franklin, English actress (b. 1911)
2005 - Frances Langford, American actress and singer (b. 1914)
2005 - Jesús Iglesias, Argentine professional racing driver (b. 1922)
2006 - Barnard Hughes, American actor (b. 1915)
2006 - John Spencer, English snooker player (b. 1935)
2007 - Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the United States (b. 1912)
2007 - Alfonso López Michelsen, 32nd Colombian President (b. 1913)
2007 - Ed Mirvish, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1914)
2007 - Glenda Adams, Australian author (b. 1939)
2008 - Michael DeBakey, American surgeon and inventor (b. 1908)
2009 - Arturo Gatti, Italian-Canadian professional boxer (b. 1972)
2009 - Ji Xianlin, Chinese linguist and paleographer (b.1911)