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Historical Events

Results 101 - 176 of 176

1961 - "Donnybrook!" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 68 performances
1961 - 90th British Golf Open: Arnold Palmer shoots a 284 at Royal Birkdale
1961 - Spain accept equal rights for men & women
1962 - Algeria becomes member of Arab League
1962 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Milwaukee Golf Open
1962 - Neth & Indonesia accord over New-Guinea
1963 - KAIT TV channel 8 in Jonesboro, AR (ABC) begins broadcasting
1963 - Paul McCartney is fined £17 for speeding
1964 - Barry M Goldwater (Sen-R-Az) nominated for president by Republicans
1965 - "Mariner IV" sends back 1st pictures of Mars
1965 - Athanassiades Novas succeeds Papandreo as premier of Greece
1967 - "Sweet Charity" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 608 performances
1967 - LA Wolves beat Wash Whips 6-5 in OT to be United Soccer Ass champs
1967 - Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina wins golf's British Open
1967 - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1968 - "One Life to Live" premieres on TV
1968 - Commercial air travel begins between US & USSR
1968 - France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1968 - NJ Americans moved to Comack & become NY Nets (ABA)
1968 - Soap opera "One Life To Live" premieres
1969 - Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader
1969 - Rod Carew ties record with his 7th steal of home in a season
1970 - Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship
1971 - Pres Nixon announces he would visit People's Rep of China
1972 - 101st British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots 278 at Muirfield Gullane
1972 - Sandra Palmer/Jane Blalock wins Angelo's Four-Ball Golf Championship
1973 - Calif Angel Nolan Ryan 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0
1973 - Carole Jo Skala wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic
1973 - Paul Getty III kidnapped
1973 - Ray Davies, announces retirement from Kinks then attempts suicide
1973 - Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 HRs
1974 - Military coup on Cyprus: archbishop/president Makarios flees
1975 - 46th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-3 at County Stadium, Milwaukee
1975 - All star MVP: Bill Madlock (Pitts Pirates) & John Matlock (NY Mets)
1975 - Apollo 18 launched (will rendezvous with Soyuz)
1975 - Soyuz 19 & Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous 2 days later
1976 - 36-hr kidnap of 26 school children & their bus driver in Calif
1978 - 107th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at St Andrews
1979 - 34th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jerilyn Britz
1979 - Morarji Desai resigns as premier of India
1980 - Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher breaks Yogi Berra's record
1982 - Body of Wendy Caulfield, 1st Green River victim, found near Seattle
1982 - Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas
1982 - Senate confirms George Shultz as 60th sec of state by vote of 97-0
1983 - 8 killed, 54 wounded, by Armenian extremists bomb at Orly, France
1983 - Linda Ronstadt debuts as Mabel in "Pirates of Penzance"
1984 - 39th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy
1984 - John Lennon releases "I'm Stepping Out"
1985 - Deborah Carthy-Deu, of Puerto Rico, crowned 34th Miss Universe
1986 - 57th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-2 at Astrodome, Houston
1986 - All star MVP: Roger Clemens (Boston Red Sox)
1987 - Boy George barred from British TV show, he may be a bad influence
1987 - John Poindexter testifies at Iran-Contra hearings
1987 - State of siege ends in Taiwan
1990 - 45th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King
1991 - France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island
1991 - US troops leave northern Iraq
1991 - Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle is 1st woman to officiate a men's pro basketball (USBL) game, game between New Haven Skyhawks & Phila Spirit
1992 - Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 3 weeks to have tumor removed
1994 - Gyula Horn sworn in as premier of Hungary
1994 - Israel & Jordan agree to talks in Wash DC on July 25th
1994 - NJ Nets Derrek Coleman accused of rape in Detroit
1994 - Sonia O'Sullivan runs 3K (8:21.64)
1995 - Birmingham Barracudas 1st CFL home game (vs Hamilton)
1995 - Jews take Jerusalem
1995 - Northern Virginia begins using new area code 540
1996 - After 2,216 consecutive games at shortstop, Cal Ripkin goes to 3rd
1996 - MSNBC begins Microsoft internet-NBC TV
1996 - Prince Charles & Princess Di sign divorce papers
1996 - Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake
1996 - A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
1999 - The inaugural game at the Seattle Mariners' Safeco Field was held in Seattle, Washington.
2002 - "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and to possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
2002 - Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
2003 - AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape Communications Corporation. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
2009 - A 7.9 Magnitude earthquake registers 160km west of Invercargill, New Zealand, creating a small tsunami.

Famous Birthdays

Results 101 - 200 of 232

1933 - Frederico Davia, opera singer
1933 - James Ball, economist
1933 - Julian Bream, guitarist
1934 - Harrison Birtwhistle, Accringto Lancashire, composer (Trombeau)
1934 - Simon Gournlay, president (British National Farmer's Union)
1934 - Harrison Birtwistle, English composer
1934 - Risto Jarva, Finnish filmmaker (d. 1977)
1935 - Alex Karras, Gary Ind, NFLer (Detroit Lions)/actor (George-Webster)
1935 - Ken Kercheval, Wolcottville Ind, actor (Cliff Barnes-Dallas)
1935 - Donn Clendenon, baseball player (d. 2005)
1936 - Marion Roe, MP (C)
1938 - Carmen Callil, publisher
1938 - Enrique Figuerola Camue, Cuba, 100m runner (Olympic-silver-1964)
1939 - Haseeb Ahsan, Pakistani cricket off-spinner (12 Tests 1958-62)
1939 - Patrick Wayne, LA Calif, actor (Rounder, Shirley, Beyond Atlantis)
1939 - Ronald Hadfield, chief constable (West Midlands England)
1939 - William David Hellerman, composer
1941 - Geoffrey Burgon, composer
1942 - Henry McCubbin, MEP (Labour)
1942 - Philip R Sharp, (Rep-D-Indiana, 1975- )
1942 - Mil Mascaras, Mexican professional wrestler
1943 - Diligenti quintuplets, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1943 - Jocelyn Burnell, astronomer
1944 - Jan-Michael Vincent, Denver, actor (Hooper, Tribes, Buster & Billie)
1944 - Millie Jackson, Thompson Ga, model/singer (Get it out 'cha system)
1945 - Peter Lewis, LA Calif, rock guitarist/vocalist (Moby Grape)
1945 - Jürgen Möllemann, German politician (d. 2003)
1946 - Hassabal Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah, sultan of Brunei
1946 - Linda Ronstadt, Tucson Az, singer (Dif Drum)/actress (Pir of Penzance)
1948 - Enrique Basilio, hurler, 1st lady to light Olympic flame (Mexico-1968)
1948 - Alicia Bridges, American singer
1949 - John Arthur Casken, composer
1949 - Kerry Short, Vineland Ont, Canad Tour golfer (Highland Amat-1981, 84)
1949 - Trevor Horn, rock producer (Buggles-Video Killed, Yes, Frankie)
1949 - WiIlliam Faure, producer
1949 - Carl Bildt, Swedish politician
1950 - Alan Hurst, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1974-79)
1950 - Colin Barnett, Australian politician
1950 - Arianna Huffington, Greek-born newspaper columnist
1951 - Jesse "The Body" Ventura, wrestler/actor (Predator, Running Man)
1952 - David Bell, horse trainer
1952 - David Pack, rocker (Ambrosia)
1952 - Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, (Rep-R-Florida)
1952 - Jeff Carlisi, rock guitarist (38 Special)
1952 - Jesse Ventura, [James Janos], wrestler/actor (mayor-Brooklyn Pk-MN)
1952 - Jill Long, (Rep-D-Indiana)
1952 - Larken Collins, rocker (Rossington-Collins Band)
1952 - Johnny Thunders, American musician (d. 1991)
1952 - Terry O'Quinn, American actor
1952 - Judy McGrath, American television executive
1953 - Cathy Larmouth Torrance Calif, playmate (Jun, 1981)
1953 - Franklyn Seales, St Vincent, actor (Dexter-Silver Spoons)
1953 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, president of Haiti (1991, 1994- )
1953 - John Denham, MP (Labour)
1954 - Boris Polak, Israel, Men's 50M Free Rifle 3 Positions (Oly-20-1996)
1956 - Joe Satriani, rocker
1956 - Kathy Kreiner, Canada, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1976)
1956 - Toshihiko Seko, Japanese runner (world record 25/30 km)
1956 - Ian Curtis, British musician (d. 1980)
1957 - Kate Kellaway, critic
1958 - Daniel Bruce Forsman, Rhinelander WI, PGA golfer (1992 Buick Open)
1958 - Mac Thornberry, American politician
1959 - Vincent Lindon, French actor
1959 - Shep Pettibone, American record producer
1960 - Alexander W Dunlap, Honolulu Hawaii, astronaut
1960 - Kim Alexis, Lockport NY, model (Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover)
1960 - Willie Aames, Newport Beach Ca, actor (8 is Enough, Paradise, Zapped)
1960 - Kim Alexis, American supermodel and actress
1961 - Forest Whitaker, Longview TX, actor (Bloodsport, Platoon, Stakeout)
1961 - Lolita Davidovich, actress (Blaze, Jungle2Jungle)
1961 - Jean-Christophe Grangé, French writer and screenwriter
1961 - Scott Ritter, UN weapons inspector in Iraq
1962 - Brigitte Nielsen, Eisinore Denmark, actress (Red Sonja, Rocky IV)
1963 - Joe Phillips, NFL defensive tackle (KC Chiefs)
1963 - Shari Headley, Brooklyn NY, actress (Mimi Reed-All My Children)
1963 - Steve Thomas, Stockport Eng, NHL left wing (NJ Devils)
1964 - Leonard Stabb, actor (Hunter Guthrie-One Life to Live, Guiding Light)
1965 - Kirt Manwaring, Elmira NY, catcher (SF Giants)
1965 - Scott Livingstone, Dallas TX, infielder (SD Padres, Det Tigers)
1965 - David Miliband, British politician
1966 - Irene Jacob, actress (Red, Othello)
1966 - Kristoff St John, NYC, actor (Adam-Generations, Young & Restless)
1966 - Rickey Foggie, CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1967 - Carnell Lake, NFL strong safety (Pitts Steelers)
1967 - Adam Savage, American actor
1968 - Eddie Griffin, American comedian
1968 - Stan Kirsch, American actor
1969 - Christina Novak, Miss Arizona USA (1996)
1969 - John Crotty, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trailblazers)
1969 - Johnny Scott, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions)
1969 - Lorenzo Williams, NBA center (Wash Wizards, Dallas Mavericks)
1969 - Peter Ciavaglia, Albany NY, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)
1969 - Richard Fletcher Pride III, Tuscaloosa AL, PGA golfer (1994 Fed Exp)
1970 - Julian Paynter, Australian 5k runner (Olympics-96)
1970 - Stephen Howard, NBA forward (Seattle Supersonics)
1970 - Chi Cheng, American musician (Deftones)
1971 - Dean Panaro, Knoxville Tenn, diver (Olympics-96)
1971 - Eric Lacroix, Montreal, NHL left wing (LA Kings)
1971 - Ernest Dye, NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
1971 - James Baldwin Jr, Southern Pines NC, pitcher (Chic White Sox)

Famous Deaths

Results 101 - 126 of 126

1986 - Florence Halop, actress (Florence-Night Court), dies at 63
1986 - Billy Haughton, American harness driver and trainer (b. 1923)
1987 - Alfie Bass, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served), dies at 66
1987 - Jack O'Hagan, cricketer/composer (Our Don Bradman), dies
1988 - Eleanor Estes, author (Ginger Pye, Moffats), dies at 82
1989 - Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (b. 1956)
1990 - Alison Leggatt, actress (Day of Triffids, Cows), dies at 86
1990 - Margaret Mary Lockwood, actress (Man in Grey, Wicked Lady), dies at 73
1990 - Troy Dixon, rapper (Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D), dies at 22 of a fall
1991 - Bert Convy, actor (Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw), dies at 57
1992 - Henk van der Molen, guitarist/composer/writer (Martine Bijl), dies
1992 - Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijan's most noted journalist (b. 1960)
1992 - Hammer DeRoburt, first President of Nauru (b. 1922)
1993 - David Brian, US actor (Damned Don't Cry, Fort Worth), dies at 78
1993 - Bobby Kent, alleged Florida bully murdered by his friends (b. 1973)
1994 - Jeanne Bieruma Oosting, Dutch painter/illustrator, dies
1995 - Eddie J Bush, golf professional, dies at 83
1995 - Willie George "Bill" Woodruff Sr, vocalist, dies at 66
1996 - Dana Hill, actress (Vacation), dies at 32
1997 - Alan Chaig, paleontologist (Carl Sagan of BBC), dies at 70
1997 - Gianni Versace, designer, shot to death by Andrew Cunanan at 50
2000 - Louis Quilico, Canadian baritone (b. 1925)
2003 - Roberto Bolaño, Chilean writer (b. 1953)
2003 - Tex Schramm, American football team president and general manager (b. 1920)
2006 - Robert H. Brooks, founder of Hooters of America (b. 1937)
2008 - Gyorgy Kolonics, Hungarian canoeist, Olympics medalist. (b. 1972)