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Historical Events

Results 101 - 173 of 173

1965 - Charles Ives' "From the Steeples & the Mountains," premieres
1965 - Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown & the Green Apple," premieres
1965 - LBJ signs Medicare bill, which goes into effect in 1966
1965 - Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants
1966 - Beatles' "Yesterday... & Today," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks
1966 - England beats West Germany 4-2 for soccer's 8th World Cup in London
1966 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Supertest Ladies Golf Open
1966 - US airplanes bombs demilitarized zone in Vietnam
1967 - Clifford Ann Creed/Margie Masters wins Yankee Ladies' Team Golf Champ
1967 - Race riot in Milwaukee (4 killed)
1968 - Beatles' Apple Boutique closes, entire inventory is given away
1968 - Wash Senator Ron Hansen makes 1st unassisted triple-play in 41 years
1969 - Astros Denis Menke & Jim Wynn hit grandslams in 9th inn vs Mets
1969 - Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas
1969 - KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
1969 - Mariner 6 passes Venus on 3410 km (74 photos)
1970 - -Aug 5] Hurricane Celia, kills 31 in Cuba, Florida & Texas
1970 - 30,000 attend Powder Ridge Rock Festival, Middlefield Ct
1971 - 38th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Baltimore 24, All Stars 17 (52,289)
1971 - George Harrison releases "Bangladesh"
1971 - Japanese Boeing 727 collides with an F-86 fighter killing 162
1971 - US Apollo 15 (Scott & Irwin) lands on Mare Imbrium on the Moon
1972 - "Ain't Supposed to Die Death" closes at Barrymore NYC after 325 perfs
1972 - Jan Ferraris wins LPGA Lady Pepsi Golf Open
1973 - Texas Rangers Jim Bibby no-hits 1st-place Oakland, 6-0
1974 - House Judiciary Committee votes on 3rd & last charge of "high crimes & misdemeanors" to impeach President Nixon in the Watergate cover-up
1975 - Simon Gray's "Otherwise Engaged," premieres in London
1975 - Teamsters Pres Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit
1976 - Giulio Andreotti sworn in as premier of Italy
1976 - Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball
1978 - Expos crush Braves, 19-0, collecting 28 hits & NL-record-tying 8 HRs
1978 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic
1980 - Houston Astro pitcher J R Richard suffers a stroke
1980 - Vanuatu (New Hebrides) gains independence from Britain & France
1981 - Belgian Senate accept laws against racism
1981 - Simon Gray's "Quartermaine's Terms," premieres in London
1982 - Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seats
1982 - USSR performs underground nuclear Test
1983 - Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, Calif
1983 - Weight lifter Sergei Didyk of USSR jerks a record 261 kg
1984 - Alvenus tanker at Cameron La, spills 2.8 million gallons of oil
1984 - Holly Roffey (11 days) gets heart transplant
1984 - Soap Opera "Santa Barbara" premieres on NBC TV
1985 - Discovery moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 51-I mission
1985 - Valerie Lowrance, of Texas, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss
1988 - Cin Red pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month
1988 - Harry Drake shoots arrow record 1873m
1988 - James Ogilvy (under Engl princess Alexandra) marries Julia Rawlinson
1988 - John Franco saves record 13th game of July
1988 - Jordanian King Hussein renounces sovereignity over West Bank to PLO
1988 - King Hussein dissolves Jordan's House of Representatives
1988 - Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hr, 4 min)
1989 - Chile amends its constitution
1989 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Atlantic City Golf Classic
1990 - 5 Bank of Credit & Commerce members found guilty of money
1990 - Graham Gooch scores 123 v India to follow up 1st innings 333
1990 - Soldiers opens fire on worshippers in Monrovian church, 200-600 die
1990 - George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as prinicipal partner of NY Yankees
1990 - The first Saturn automobile rolls off the assembly line.
1991 - MTV announces it will split into 3 channels in 1993
1991 - Red Sox Carlos Quintana is 11th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd)
1992 - Lin Li swims female world record/OR 200m medley (2:11.65)
1994 - Record 103.8°F (39.9°C) in Preschen Lausitz Germany
1995 - Becky Iverson wins LPGA Friendly's Golf Classic
1995 - Dominic Cork takes hat-trick in England Test Cricket win v WI
1995 - Lara completes 5th Test Cricket century, 145 at Old Trafford
1995 - Richie Ashburn and Mike Schmidt enter basaeball's Hall of Fame
1996 - Tommy Lasoda retires as LA Dodger manager
1997 - Terrorist double suicide bombing in Jerusalem, kills 14
1997 - Eighteen lives are lost in the Thredbo Landslide in New South Wales, Australia.
2002 - The accounting law referred to as "The Sarbanes Oxley Act" is signed into law by President George W. Bush.
2003 - In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
2006 - World's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.

Famous Birthdays

Results 101 - 196 of 196

1945 - Patrick Modiano, French novelist
1946 - Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond, rock bassist (Jethro Tull)
1946 - Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (d. 1994)
1947 - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austria, body builder (Commando, Terminator)
1947 - Margo Sappington, Baytown TX, actress (Oh Calcutta)
1947 - William Atherton, Ct, actor (Real Genius, Ghostbusters, Class of 44)
1947 - Jonathan Mann, AIDS activist (d. 1998)
1948 - Jean Reno, Moroccan-born French actor
1949 - Joyce Jones, US singer (1st Choice)
1949 - Duck Baker, American guitarist
1950 - Frank Stallone, NYC, Sylvestor's brother/actor (Barfly, Outlaw Force)
1950 - Wime de Craene, Flemish chansonnier/composer
1953 - Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-9)
1954 - Ken Olin, Chicago Ill, actor (Hill St Blues, Michael-30 Something)
1956 - Anita Hill, professor of law, Clarence Thomas' nemesis
1956 - Delta Burke, Orlando Fla, actress (Suzanne-Designing Women)
1956 - Phil Fearon, rocker (Galaxy, Kandidate-I Don't Want to Lose You)
1956 - Soraida Martinez, American Painter, Creator of Verdadism.
1957 - Bert Oosterbosch, Dutch bicyclist
1957 - Bill Cartwright, basketball player (NY Knicks, Chic Bulls)
1957 - Mark Tymchyshyn, Minneapolis, actor (Gavin-As The World Turns)
1957 - Rat Scabies, [Chris Miller], Surrey England, rock drummer (Damned)
1957 - Nery Pumpido, Argentine footballer
1957 - Clint Hurdle, American baseball player and manager
1958 - Daley Thompson, London, Decathalete (Olympic-gold-1980, 1984)
1958 - Kate Bush, Plumstead England, singer/songwriter (Wild Things)
1958 - Richard Burgi, Montclair NJ, actor (Chad Rollo-Another World)
1959 - Petra Felke, German DR, javelin thrower (world record 1988)
1960 - Richard Linklater, American filmmaker
1961 - Laurence Fishburne, Augusta GA, actor (Red Heat, School Daze)
1961 - Reggie Roby, NFL punter (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1962 - Andy Green, UK, 1st to break sound barrier on land
1962 - Monique Gabrielle, KC Mo, actress (Flashdance, Night Shift)
1962 - Tom Pagnozzi, Tucson AZ, catcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1962 - Vladimir Nikolayevich Dezhurov, Rus lt-colonel/cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-21)
1962 - Jay Feaster, American National Hockey League executive
1963 - Chris Mullin, Bkln NY, NBA forward (Warriors, Pacers, Olympic-gold-92)
1963 - Ingrid Butts, Denver Colo, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
1963 - Lisa Kudrow, Encino Calif, actress (Phoebe-Friends, Romy & Michele)
1963 - Monique Gabrielle, LA Cal, actress (Bad Girls 4, Amazon Women on Moon)
1964 - Vivica A. Fox, American actress
1964 - Jürgen Klinsmann, German footballer and manager
1964 - Alek Keshishian, Lebanese-born American film director
1965 - Tex Axile, rocker (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen)
1965 - Tim Munton, cricketer (England pace bowler in two Tests 1992)
1968 - Charles Gordon, CFL defensive back (Montreal Alouettes)
1968 - Michael Brandon, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers)
1968 - Terry Crews, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1968 - Robert Korzeniowski, Polish athlete
1968 - Sean Moore, Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers)
1969 - Duane Bock, Southampton NY, golfer (1991 Low Amateur NY State Open)
1969 - Errol Stewart, S African cricket wicket-keeper (limited-over 1993)
1969 - Robert Porcher, NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions)
1969 - Simon Baker, Australian actor
1970 - Ed Hawthorne, NFL defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins)
1970 - Joe Montford, CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1970 - Tom McManus, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1970 - Werner Hippler, WLAF TE (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1970 - Christopher Nolan, English film director
1971 - Ron Blazier, Altoona PA, pitcher (Phila Phillies)
1971 - Carl Vaughn, NFL/CFL Defensive Back (Redskins and Argos)
1971 - Sagi Kalev, Bodybuilder
1971 - Tom Green, Canadian comedian and actor
1971 - Christine Taylor, American actress
1972 - Clif Groce, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts)
1972 - Damon House, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1972 - Jim McIlvaine, NBA center (Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics)
1972 - Olga Chernyak, Kiev Ukraine, US fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
1973 - Andrea Gaudenzi, Faenza Italy, tennis star (1990 French Open junior)
1973 - Cara Jackson, Chandler Arizona, Miss America-Arizona (1996)
1973 - Markus Naslund, Bonassund Swe, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks)
1973 - Sonu Nigam, Indian singer/actor
1974 - Hilary Swank, Bellingham WA, actress (Karate Kid 4)
1974 - Radostin Kishishev, Bulgarian footballer
1974 - Jason Robinson, English dual-code rugby player
1975 - Tifini Hale, Palm Springs Calif, rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why)
1975 - Graham Nicholls, English artist
1977 - Jayme Dickman, South Bend Ind, 3x20 rifle (Olympics-1996)
1977 - Suangsuda Rodprasert, Miss Thailand Universe (1997)
1977 - Jaime Pressly, American actress
1977 - Ian Watkins, Welsh singer (Lostprophets)
1978 - James Branaman, American model and reality show contestant
1979 - Graeme McDowell, Northern Irish golfer
1979 - Carlos Arroyo, Puerto Rican basketball player
1980 - Sara Anzanello, Italian volleyball player
1980 - Chuck Thomas, British TV producer / presenter
1980 - James Anderson, English cricketer
1980 - Justin Rose, British golfer
1981 - Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer
1981 - Juan Smith, South African rugby player
1982 - Yvonne Strahovski, Australian actress
1983 - Sean Dillon, Irish footballer
1984 - Gabrielle Christian, American actress
1984 - Kevin Pittsnogle, American basketball player
1985 - Daniel Fredheim Holm, Norwegian footballer
2002 - Prince Hridayendra of Nepal, Nepalese royal

Famous Deaths

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