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Historical Events

Results 101 - 178 of 178

1960 - Congo, Chad & Central African Republic declare independence
1960 - Echo I, 1st passive satellite launched
1960 - Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament
1960 - USSR's Sputnik 5 launched with 2 dogs
1960 - XEWT TV channel 12 in Tijuana-San Diego, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
1960 - Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
1962 - 1st time 2 manned crafts in space (USSR)
1962 - Rolling Stones 1st performance (Marquee Club, London)
1964 - 19th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright
1966 - 10.51" (26.70 cm) of rainfall, Sandusky Ohio (state record)
1966 - 37th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 10 at Busch Stad, St Louis
1966 - All star MVP: Brooks Robinson (Balt Orioles)
1966 - Race riot in Chicago
1966 - US Treasury announces it will buy mutilated silver coins at silver bullion price at Philadelphia & Denver mints
1967 - 23 die in Newark race riot
1967 - 5th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 4-0
1967 - Blacks in Newark, riot, 26 killed, 1500 injured & over 1000 arrested
1967 - Greek regime deprives 480 Greeks of their citizenship
1968 - Couve de Murville forms govt in France
1968 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1969 - 98th British Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 280 at Royal Lytham
1970 - 99th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 283 at St Andrews
1970 - Blues-Rock singer Janis Joplin debuts in Kentucky
1970 - Tanzania signs contract with China for building Tanzam-railway
1970 - Thor Heyerdahl crosses Atl Ocean in "Ra" docks in Barbados
1971 - Juan Corona, indicted for 25 murders
1972 - Democrats nominated George McGovern for president in Miami Fla
1973 - A fire destroys the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
1974 - John Ehrlichman convicted of violating Daniel Ellsberg's rights
1975 - 104th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 279 at Carnoustie
1975 - Bob Taylor catches 7 in an innings, Derbyshire v Yorkshire
1975 - Sao Tomé e Príncipe gains independence from Portugal (Natl Day)
1976 - Ian Dury & Kilburns disband
1977 - 1st free flight test of space shuttle Enterprise
1977 - John Edrich scores his 100th 100, Surrey v Derbyshire at The Oval
1978 - Sun Bank Building opens
1978 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1979 - Ian Palce joins Whitesnake
1979 - Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands) declares independence from UK
1979 - "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild & causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers
1981 - Debbie Austin wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
1982 - Britain announces it is returning 593 Argentine POWs
1982 - FEMA promises survivors of a nuclear war will get their mail
1983 - Chad govt troops reconquer Abéché
1984 - Geraldine Ferraro, NY becomes 1st woman major-party VP candidate
1985 - "Singin' in the Rain" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 367 perfs
1985 - Doctors discover a cancerous growth in Pres Reagan's colon
1985 - STS 51-F launch scrubbed at T -3s because of main engine shutdown
1987 - 15th du Maurier Golf Classic: Jody Rosenthal
1987 - 1st time in 20 years a delegation from USSR lands in Israel
1987 - 50 white South Africans meets ANCers in Dakar
1987 - 8th US Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player
1987 - Phillies Kent Tekulve pitches his 900th game in relief
1988 - 59th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin
1988 - All star MVP: Terry Steinbach (Oakland A's)
1988 - Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her
1988 - USSR launches Phobos II for Martian orbit
1989 - NY Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA)
1990 - "Les Miserables," opens at National Theatre, Washington
1990 - Boris Yeltsin quits Soviet Communist Party
1990 - Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990)
1992 - 13th US Seniors Golf Open: Larry Laoretti
1992 - Axl Rose arrested on riot charges in St Louis of Jul 2, 1991 concert
1992 - Betsy King wins LPGA Phar-Mor in Youngstown Golf Tournament
1993 - 7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, 160 killed
1993 - Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Promenade" opens in London
1993 - Don Imus begins broadcasting to Boston on WEEI (590 AM)
1994 - 65th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-8 at 3 Rivers Stad, Pitts
1994 - All star MVP: Fred McGriff (Atlanta Braves)
1994 - Nomination hearings for Steven Breyer for supreme court justice begins
1996 - Kirby Puckett, retires from Minn Twins
1996 - Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract for 1 year for $25 million
1996 - Start of 1st "Super 8's" tournament in Kuala Lumpur
1997 - Cubs play in their 5,000th consecutive gane with out being no-hit
1997 - Pirates Francisco Cordova & Ricardo Rincon no-hit Astros 3-0 in 10 inn
1998 - 16th Seniors Players Golf Championship:
1998 - Jamie Farr Kroger Golf Classic
2006 - Hezbollah initiates Operation True Promise.

Famous Birthdays

Results 101 - 200 of 201

1944 - Bill McCollum, (Rep-R-Florida, 1981- )
1944 - Denise Nicholas, Detroit Mich, actress (Room 222, Baby I'm Back)
1945 - Dimitar Penev, Bulgaria soccer player/union coach (Lokomotiv/CSKA)
1945 - Leopoldo Mastelloni, Italian actor
1946 - Graham Roope, cricketer (England batsman in 21 Tests 1972-78)
1946 - Sian Barbara Allen, Reading PA, actress (Scream Pretty Peggy)
1947 - Pollamani Krishnamurthy, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour)
1947 - Richard C. McCarty, American professor of psychology
1948 - Jay Thomas, dj/actor (Eddie LeBec-Cheers, Jerry Gold-Murphy Brown)
1948 - Richard Simmons, exercise guru (Deal-a-Meal)
1948 - Walter Egan, NYC, rock vocalist (Not Shy, Fundamental Roll)
1948 - Ben Burtt, American sound designer
1948 - Jay Thomas, American actor
1949 - Jay Thomas, Kermit Tx, DJ/actor (Mork & Mindy, Cheers, Murphy Brown)
1949 - John Wetton, rock vocalist/bassist (Asia, King Crisom)
1949 - Rick Hendrick, American NASCAR team owner, and car dealer.
1950 - Eric Carr, rock drummer (Kiss-Beth)
1951 - Cheryl Ladd, Huron SD, actress (Charlie's Angels, Purple Hearts)
1951 - Jamey Sheridan, Pasadena Calif, actor (Another World)
1951 - Brian Grazer, American film producer
1951 - Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano
1952 - Liz Mitchell, Jamaica, rock vocalist (Boney M)
1952 - Phil Kramer, Youngtown Oh, rocker (Iron Butterfly)
1952 - Voja Antonić, Serbian inventor and writer
1952 - Philip Taylor Kramer, Bass Guitar Player (d. 1995)
1954 - Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer
1956 - Mel Harris, [Mary Ellen], Bethlehem Pa, actress (Hope-30 Something)
1956 - Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
1957 - Buddy Foster, actor (Hondo, Mayberry RFD)
1957 - Rick Douglas Husband, Amarillo Texas, USAF mjr/astronaut
1958 - Tonya Lee Williams, Canadian actress
1959 - Judi Adams, Phoenix Az, archer (Olympics-1980, 96)
1959 - Rolonda Watts, talk show hostess (Rolanda)
1960 - Corynne Charby, French model, actress and singer
1961 - Bruce Braman, Greene NY, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1962 - Grecia Colmenares, Venezuela, actress (Esmeralda, Los Crinimales)
1962 - Stein Jorgesen, LA Calif, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1962 - Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
1962 - Dean Wilkins, English football manager
1963 - Norman Alvis, Fair Oaks Calif, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1963 - Thierry Tulasne, France, tennis star
1964 - Judi Evans Luciano, Montebello, actress (Paulina Cory-Another World)
1964 - Gaby Roslin, English television presenter
1965 - Eric Cullen, actor (Huntington Tower)
1965 - Michael Stewart, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)
1965 - Robin Wilson, rocker (Gin Blossoms)
1965 - Russ Bertram, Indianapolis Ind, diver (Olympics-96)
1965 - Sanjay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay Indian middle-order batsman)
1966 - Allegra Curtis, London, model/daughter of Christine Kaufmann
1966 - Annabel Croft, England, tennis star
1966 - Peter Shorts, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1967 - Bruny Surin, Cap Haitien Haiti, Canadian 4X100m sprinter (Oly-gold-96)
1967 - Joan Pitcock, Fresno CA, LPGA golfer (1995 Standard Register PING-3rd)
1967 - Richard Herring, English comedian
1967 - John Petrucci, American guitar player (Dream Theater)
1968 - Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer
1969 - Alan Mullally, cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler 1996)
1969 - Sabine Hack, Ulm Germany, tennis star (1995 Jakarta)
1969 - Jesse Pintado, American guitarist (Napalm Death) (d. 2006)
1970 - Chad Brown, NFL linebacker (Pitts Steelers)
1970 - Jaason Simmons, actor (Baywatch)
1970 - Jerry Ostroski, NFL guard (Buffalo Bills)
1970 - Markus Thomas, WLAF running back (Scottish Claymores)
1970 - Marsha Guialdo, San Juan Trinidad, 100m hurdler
1970 - Brian Lee Byung-Hun, South Korean actor
1970 - Juba Kalamka, American artist/activist
1971 - Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi, Hayward Calif, figure skater (Olympic-Gold-92)
1972 - Colin Quiney, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1972 - Travis Best, NBA guard (Indiana Pacers)
1972 - Travis Best, American basketball player
1972 - Brett Reed, American musician (Rancid)
1972 - Jake Wood, English actor
1973 - Christian Vieri, Italian footballer
1974 - Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer
1974 - Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer (Within Temptation)
1974 - Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler
1975 - Cheyenne Jackson, American actor and singer
1976 - Tracie Spencer, rocker
1976 - Anna Friel, British actress
1977 - Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
1977 - Neil Harris, English footballer
1977 - Steve Howey, American actor
1978 - Claire Chitham, New Zealand actress
1978 - Topher Grace, American actor
1978 - Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
1979 - Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
1980 - Tina Tharp, Jacksonville Fla, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
1980 - Johanna Klum, German TV presenter
1981 - Adrienne Camp, South African singer/songwriter
1982 - Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
1983 - Megumi Kawamura, Japanese volleyballer
1983 - Munaf Patel, Indian cricketer
1984 - Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer
1984 - Gareth Gates, British singer
1985 - Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer
1985 - Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel
1986 - JP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer
1986 - Krystal Forscutt, Australian model/reality TV contestant
1988 - Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer
1988 - Inbee Park, South Korean golfer

Famous Deaths

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