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Historical Events

Results 1 - 60 of 60

1st - Aretha Franklins 1st recording session
1st - Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France
1st - Chubby Checker releases "The Twist"
1st - Islamabad declared as the federal capital of the Government of Pakistan.
3rd - Niger gains independence from France
4th - Rocket propelled USAAF research aircraft sets record at 2,150 MPH
5th - Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France
5th - Detroit trades mgr Jimmy Dykes for Cleve's mgr Joe Gordon
6th - Pitt Steelers (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 43-16 in Toronto
7th - Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France
7th - Students stage kneel-in demonstrations in Atlanta churches
7th - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Waterloo Golf Open
8th - "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" hits #1
8th - Ivory Coast declares independence
8th - South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
9th - Race riot in Jacksonville Florida
10th - Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned 1st object from space
10th - Nicolaas Jouwe forms PANA in New-Guinea
11th - Chad declares Independence from France
11th - French colony of Chad became independent
12th - 27th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Baltimore 32, All-Stars 7 (70,000)
12th - Echo 1, 1st communications satellite, is launched
12th - Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 8.21m
12th - USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m
13th - Central African Republic & Chad proclaim independence from France
13th - USSR draws adviseors out of China
15th - CFL's Calgary Stampeders move into McMahon Stadium
15th - Chic Bears beat NY Giants 16-7 in Toronto (NFL expo)
15th - Congo (formerly Congo/Brazzaville) declares Independence from France
15th - Mil Brave Lew Burdette no-hits Phila Phillies, 1-0
15th - UFO is sighted by 3 California patrolmen
16th - Britain grants independence to crown colony of Cyprus
16th - Joseph Kittinger parachutes from balloon at 31,330 m (84,700')
16th - Republic of Congo (Zaire, Dem Rep of Congo) forms
17th - Francis Gary Powers U-2 spy trial opens in Moscow
17th - Gabon gains independence from France (National Day)
17th - Indonesia drops diplomatic relations with Netherlands
18th - 1st commercial oral contraceptive, Enovid 10 debuts in Skokie Ill
18th - 1st photograph bounced off a satellite, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
18th - Beatles give their 1st public performance (Kaiserkeller in Hamburg)
18th - Lew Burdette pitches to just 27 for a 1-0 no-hitter against Phillies
19th - Francis Gary Powers convicted of spying by USSR (U-2 incident)
19th - Sputnik 5 carries 2 dogs, 3 mice into orbit (later recovered alive)
20th - Senegal breaks from Mali federation, declaring independence
20th - USSR recovers 2 dogs, 1st living organisms to return from space
22nd - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Asheville Golf Open
22nd - Gil Hodges set NL righty HR record with #352
23rd - World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea)
24th - -127°F (-88°C), Vostok, Antarctica (world record)
24th - 60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil
25th - 17th summer olympics opens in Rome
25th - AFL begins placing players names on back of their jersies
25th - Demonstrations against premier Lumumba
27th - Anita Lonsbrough swims world/olympic record 200m (2:49.5)
27th - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Grossinger Golf Open
28th - White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run HR is disallowed as ump called time
29th - Jordan premier Hazza-el-Madjali deadly injured at bomb attack
30th - Boston 2nd baseman Pete Runnels goes 6-for-7
30th - East Germany imposes a partial blockade on West Berlin
31st - Agricultural Hall of Fame forms

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 74 of 74

1st - Chuck D, [Chuck Ridenhour], US rapper (Public Enemy)
1st - Richard Roeper, American columnist and film critic
2nd - Apollonia, [Patricia Kotero], Santa Monica Ca, actress (Purple Rain)
2nd - Linda Fratianne, US, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980)
2nd - Neal Morse, American musician (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic)
2nd - David Yow, American musician (Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard)
3rd - Gopal Sharma, Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85)
3rd - Tim Mayotte, Springfield Mass, tennis player (Olympic-silver-1988)
4th - Robbin Crosby, heavy metal rock guitarist/vocals (Ratt-Round & Round)
4th - Dean Malenko, American professional wrestler
4th - Bernard Rose, English director
4th - Tim Winton, Australian author
4th - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish politician
5th - Calvin Hayes, rocker
5th - Mike Nocito, rocker (Johnny Hates Jazz-Turn Back the Clock)
5th - Seth Swirsky, American songwriter
6th - Dale Ellis, NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics, Denver Nuggets)
7th - David Duchovny, NYC, actor (Fox Mulder-X Files)
7th - Jacquie O'Sullivan, rocker (Bananarama-Venus)
8th - Ulrich Maly, German politician
10th - Antonio Banderas, Malaga Spain, actor (Phila, Evita, Mambo Kings)
10th - [James] Kenneth Perry, Elizabethtown KY, PGA golfer (1991 Memorial)
10th - Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress
10th - Todd David Hess, First USAF Member inducted into Army's Order of Military Medical Merit.
11th - Leora "Sam" Jones, Mt Olive NC, US team handball player (Olympic-92)
12th - Lonny Chin, Liverpool England, playmate (Jan, 1983)
12th - Morty Black, heavy metal rocker (TNT-7 Seas)
12th - Laurent Fignon, French cyclist
13th - Koji Kondo, Japanese composer
13th - Phil Taylor, English darts player
14th - Broderick Thompson, NFL tackle/guard (Denver Broncos)
14th - Fred Roberts, NBA forward (LA Lakers)
14th - Cecilia Gasdia, Italian soprano
15th - Maureen "Peanut" Louie Harper, SF, tennis player (Denver-1985)
15th - Ron van de Berg, soccer player (Sparta)
15th - Tommy Aldridge, heavy metal rocker (Ozzy-Diary of a Mad Man)
16th - Timothy Hutton, Malibu Calif, actor (Turk 182, Ordinary People)
17th - Bruce Penhall, Balboa CA, actor (Savage Beach)
17th - Sean Penn, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Fast Times at Ridgemont High)
17th - Stephan Eicher, Swiss singer
18th - Sonny Skinner, Porstmouth VA, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Shreveport Open)
19th - Bobby Hebert, NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons)
19th - Dan "Woody" Woodgate, rocker
19th - Morten Andersen, NFL kicker (Atlanta Falcons)
19th - Ron Darling, Hawaii, baseball pitcher (NY Mets)
20th - Elizabeth Alda, daughter of Alan Alda, actress (Beth-Four Seasons)
20th - Mark Langston, San Diego CA, pitcher (California Angels)
20th - Troy Young, horse trainer
23rd - Helen Rees, director (Design Museum)
23rd - Rodney Alan Greenblat, American graphic artist
23rd - Chris Potter, Canadian actor
24th - Cal Ripken, Havre de Grace MD, shortstop (Balt Orioles, game streak)
24th - David Guillory, jockey
24th - Franz Vienboeck, Austria, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-13)
24th - Kris Monaghan, Spokane WA, golfer (1990 Red Robin Kyocera Inamori)
24th - Steven W Lindsey, Arcadia Calif, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 87, sk:95)
24th - Kim Christofte, Danish footballer
24th - Takashi Miike, Japanese filmmaker
24th - Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player
25th - Ashley Crow, American actress
26th - Branford Marsalis, jazz saxophonist (Bring on the Night, Tonight Show)
26th - Nancy Martinez, rocker
26th - Ola Ray, St Louis Mo, playmate (Jun, 1980)/actress (Thriller)
27th - Damon Keeve, SF Calif, heavyweight (209+ lbs) judoka (Olympics-92, 96)
28th - Cunningham T Ngcukana, South African worker's union leader
28th - Emma Samms, [Samuels], London, actress (Colby's, General Hospital)
28th - Leroy Chiao, Milwaukee Wisc, astronaut (STS 65, 72, sk: 92)
30th - Vic Wilk, Los Angeles CA, Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Knoxville Open)
30th - Chalino Sanchez, Mexican musician (d. 1992)
30th - Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese terrorist group Hizbollah
30th - Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1993)
30th - Guy A. Lepage, Quebec humorist, television host and producer
31st - Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper
31st - Chris Whitley, American musician (d. 2005)

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 16 of 16

5th - Arthur Meighen, 9th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1874)
7th - Vaino Hannikainen, composer, dies at 60
8th - Danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61
10th - Emil Strauss, German writer (Vaterland), dies
10th - Frank Lloyd, director (Berkeley Square, Blood on the Sun), dies at 72
10th - Oswald Veblin, mathematician
16th - Errol Holmes, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for England 1935), dies
20th - Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68
21st - David Barnard Steinman, American civil engineer and bridge designer (b. 1886)
22nd - Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler (b. 1898)
23rd - Oscar Hammerstein II, Broadway librettist, dies at 65
26th - Mark Hambourg, composer, dies at 81
28th - Anton Lajovic, composer, dies at 81
29th - Alexander Gauge, actor (Adv of Robin Hood), dies at 46
29th - Hazza el-Majali, PM of Jordan is assassinated
29th - Vicki Baum, writer, dies