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Historical Events

Results 1 - 52 of 52

1st - A Penzias & R Wilson detect 3°K primordial background radiation
1st - coal mine explosion in Fukuoka Japan kills 236
2nd - 2nd of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India)
3rd - Gemini 4 launched; 2nd US 2-man flight (McDivitt & White)
4th - Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"
5th - "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & Pharaohs hits #2
5th - 97th Belmont: John Sellers aboard Hail to All wins in 2:28.6
5th - Lopez Arellano becomes president of Honduras
6th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Blue Grass Golf Invitational
6th - Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive HRs beating White Sox 12-0
7th - Gemini 4 completes 62 orbits
7th - Morocco King Hassan suspends constitution, grabs power
7th - Sony Corp introduced its home video tape recorder, priced at $995
7th - Supreme Court rules 1879 Ct law ban of contraceptives unconstitutional
7th - The Supreme Court of the United States decides on Griswold v. Connecticut, effectively legalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
8th - A's draft Rick Monday #1
8th - US troops ordered to fight offensively in Vietnam
8th - USSR launches Luna 6; missed Moon
9th - Frenchman, Machal Jazy, runs record mile in 3:53.6
10th - Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Xoai begins.
12th - "Bajour" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 232 performances
12th - "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 199 perfs
12th - "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St Theater NYC after 540 perfs
12th - Beatles are awarded MBE
12th - Morio Shigematsu runs world record marathon (2:12:00)
12th - Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction"
12th - Sonny & Cher make their 1st TV appearance, "American Bandstand"
12th - South Vietnam Gen Nguyen Cao Ky succeeds Phan Huy Quat as premier
12th - Big Bang theory of creation of universe is supported by announcement of discovery of new celestial bodies know as blue galaxies
13th - 19th Tony Awards: Subject Was Roses & Fiddler on the Roof win
13th - Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Western Golf Open
14th - Beatles release album "Beatles VI"
14th - Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney no-hits NY Mets but loses in 11, 1-0
14th - John Lennon's 2nd book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published
15th - Bob Dylan records "Like a Rolling Stone"
15th - Denny McLain in relief strikesout 1st 7 batters faced & record 14 in 6 2/3 innings, Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts
15th - South Africa begins economic boycott of Dutch products
17th - 11.08" (28.14 cm) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record)
17th - 1st bombing by B-52 (50 km north of Saigon)
17th - Kinks arrive in NYC beginning their 1st US tour
19th - Algerian coup under colonel Houari Boumedienne, pres Ben Bella fired
19th - KYW-AM in Cleveland Ohio returns call letters to Philadelphia
20th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open
21st - 65th US Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 282 at Bellerive CC in St Louis
22nd - Freddie Trueman ends his Test cricket career, v NZ at Lord's
25th - Gyula Kallai succeeds Janos Kádár as premier of Hungary
26th - Wallon party forms in Belgium
27th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Carling Golf Open
28th - 1st US ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by Pres Johnson
28th - Princess Beatrice & Claus von Amsberg announce engagement
29th - USAF Capt Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85,530 m in X-15
30th - NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 86 of 86

1st - Dan Quinn, Ottawa, NHL center (Phila Flyers)
1st - India Allen, Portsmouth Va, playmate of the year (Dec, 1987)
2nd - Mark Waugh, cricketer (twin of Steve mighty batsman for Australia)
2nd - Steve Waugh, cricketer (twin of Mark mighty batsman for Australia)
2nd - Jim Knipfel, American autobiographer and journa
3rd - Suzan Kaminga, Austin TX, bodybuilder
3rd - Mike Gordon, American musician
3rd - Jeff Blumenkrantz, American composer and actor
4th - Andrea Jaeger, Chicago, tennis player (retired as a teenager)
4th - Beau Allred, baseball player
4th - Jonathan Canter, LA Cal, tennis star
4th - Kurt Stillwell, Glendale CA, infielder (Texas Rangers)
4th - Tim Perry, NBA forward (NJ Nets)
4th - Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
5th - Bob Probert, Windsor, NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks)
5th - Edward Hartman, Skalica CZE, hockey goalie (Team Slovakia)
5th - Karen Sillas, Bkln NY, actress (Prime Suspect)
5th - Sandrine Piau, French soprano
6th - David Whyte, rocker (Brother Beyond-Can You Keep a Secret)
6th - Sally McDermid, Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
6th - Wendy Wiebe, St Catharines Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)
7th - Mick Foley, American professional wrestler
7th - Damien Hirst, English artist
8th - Kevin Ritz, Eatonstown NJ, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
8th - Robert Platus, NYC, lip syncher (Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know This)
8th - Chris Chavis, American professional wrestler
9th - Gloria Reuben, actress (Jeanie Boulet-ER)
9th - Jeff Williams, Santa Monica Calif, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
9th - Michelle Francis Bird, campaigner
10th - Claudio Mezzadri, Switzerland, tennis star
10th - Elizabeth Hurley, Basingstroke England, actress (Christabel)
10th - Linda Evangelista, Canada, super model/actress (Catwalk, Unzipped)
10th - Vincent Perez, actor (The Crow-City of Angels)
11th - Anthony Painter, Milton NSW, Australasia golfer
11th - Giola Bruno, rocker (Expose)
11th - Joe Cain, NFL linebacker (Chic Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
11th - Manuel Uribe Garza, morbidly obese Mexican
12th - Cathy Tyson, Liverpool England, actress (Serpant & Rainbow)
12th - Cindy Lee Berryhill, US singer/songwriter (Baby)
12th - Gwen Torrence, Lithonia GA, 100m/200m/400m (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96)
12th - Filip Topol, Czech musician and writer
12th - Vicky Vette, Norwegian-born adult film actress
13th - Maninder Singh, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93)
13th - Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
13th - Lukas Ligeti, Austrian composer and drummer
15th - Carrie Mitchum, LA Calif, actress (Donna-Bold & Beautiful)
15th - David Bolton, Guyana, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Lando Mem Amateur)
15th - Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
15th - Adam Smith, American politician
16th - J J Birden, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
16th - Johannes Harisch, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
17th - Dan Jansen, West Allis Wisc, speed skater (Oly-gold-1984, 88, 92)
17th - Danny McManus, CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos)
17th - Dermontti Dawson, NFL center (Pitts Steelers)
17th - Gianluca Pozzi, Bari Italy, tennis star (1991 Brisbane)
17th - Kami Cotler, Long Beach Calif, actress (Elizabeth-Waltons)
17th - Mike Magnante, Glendale CA, pitcher (KC Royals)
17th - Ray Seals, NFL defensive end (Pitts Steelers, Carolina Panthers)
18th - Kim Dickens, American actress and model
19th - Karen Davies, Wrexham N Wales, golfer (1991 PING-Cellular One-6th)
19th - Sadie Frost, English actress
19th - Luc Donckerwolke, Belgian car designer
20th - Michael Landon Jr, Encino Calif, actor (Bonanza The Return)
21st - Michael Dolan, Oklahoma City OK, actor (Hamburger Hill, Liberace)
21st - Larry Wachowski, film director
21st - Yang Liwei, Chinese astronaut
22nd - Tommy Cunningham, rocker (Wet Wet Wet-Wishing I Was)
22nd - Ľubomír Moravčík, Slovakian footballer
22nd - Uwe Boll, German film director
23rd - Dawn Whiteham, New London Ct, bodybuilder (Penthouse Nov 1995)
23rd - John "Chip" McKibben II, Balboa Island Calif, rower (Olympics-1996)
23rd - Leith Wastle, Benalla VIC, Australasia golfer
23rd - Peter O'Malley, Bathurst NSW, Australasia golfer
23rd - Paul Arthurs, British guitarist (Oasis)
24th - Danielle Spencer, Bronx, actress (Dee Thomas-What's Happening)
24th - Patrick Jeffrey, Morristown NJ, diver (Olympics-5th-96)
24th - Shane Churla, Fernie, NHL right wing (LA Kings, NY Rangers)
24th - Uwe Krupp, Cologne Ger, NHL defenseman (Colo Avalanche, Germany 98)
24th - Uwe Krupp, German ice hockey player
28th - Michele Timms, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury, Olympics-1988, 96)
29th - Barry D, [Iain Bakker], English pop musician (Jesus Jones)
29th - Paul Jarvis, cricketer (England pace bowler 1988-93)
29th - Tripp Eisen, American musician
30th - Mitch Richmond, Ft Lauderdale Fl, NBA guard (Sac Kings, Oly-g-88, 96)
30th - Steve Duchesne, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
30th - Gary Pallister, English footballer

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 27 of 27

4th - Bernard Verhoeven, poet/educator (Pleidooi near een non), dies
6th - Lester Matthews, (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu), dies at 64
7th - Judy Holliday, comedienne (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), dies at 42
7th - Pierre Cardevielle, Fren composer/conductor (L'ile Rouge), dies at 59
7th - Richard Billinger, Austria poet/writer (Bauernpassion), dies
8th - Edmondo Rossoni, Italian fascist (b. 1884)
11th - José Mendes Cabeçadas, 95th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9th President of Portugal (b. 1883)
13th - Martin Buber, German/Israel philosopher/zionist/theologist, dies at 87
13th - David Drummond, Australian politician (b. 1890)
14th - Guido Guerrini, composer, dies at 74
15th - E. A. Speiser, American Bible scholar (b. 1902
15th - Steve Cochran, American actor (b. 1917)
17th - Arnold Meijer, leader (Fascist Nationally Front), dies
18th - George Melachrino, composer, dies at 56
19th - James B Collip, Canadian bio-chemist (insulin), dies at 72
20th - Ira Louvin, country singer (Louvin Brothers), dies at 41
21st - Bernard M Baruch, pres advisor (termed "Cold War"), dies at 94
22nd - Adriaan F Dussenbroek, Dutch doctor/co-founder (UNA), dies at 72
22nd - David O Selznick, producer (Gone With the Wind), dies at 63
23rd - Mary Boland, actress (Boy Trouble, New Moon), dies at 83
26th - Johan C T Kikkert, painter/etcher/critic, dies at 82
26th - Reginald Beckwith, actor/writer (39 Steps, Dr in Love), dies at 56
27th - Anthony Veiller, writer, dies at 62
28th - [Theodora E] Betsy Ranucci-Beckman, actress (Dood Water), dies at 88
28th - Red Nichols, American musician (b. 1905)
29th - Sidney Marion, actor (Outlaws is Coming, Quicksand), dies at 64
30th - Bessie Barriscale, actress (Plain Jane, Show Folks), dies