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Historical Events

Results 1 - 60 of 60

1st - 1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, SF
1st - Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing
1st - Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt)
3rd - Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young Award unanimously
4th - Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH) in Utah
7th - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
8th - "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV
8th - British Indian Ocean Territory formed
9th - 1st NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis
9th - 5:16 PM, massive power failure in New Engl, & Ontario (NY blackout)
9th - Hurricane hits north east US/Canada
9th - Willie Mays named NL MVP
9th - Several U.S. states and parts of Canada are hit by a series of blackouts lasting up to 13 hours in the Northeast Blackout of 1965.
10th - Manneke Piss statue stolen in Brussels
10th - Neth 2nd Chamber accept marriage princess Beatrice & Claus von Amsberg
10th - Willie Mays wins NL MVP
11th - Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas
11th - Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by PM Ian D Smith
11th - William Alfred's "Hogan's Goat," premieres in NYC
12th - Ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines
12th - General strike in Morocco against disappearance of Ben Barka
12th - Mad Dog Vachon beats Crusher in Denver, to become NWA champ
12th - Venera 2 launched by Soviet Union toward Venus
13th - "Skyscraper" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 248 performances
13th - "Yarmouth Castle" burns & sinks off Bahamas, killing 89
13th - Director Kenneth Tynan says the word "Fuck" on BBC
14th - "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 313 performances
14th - George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th NYC, demolished
14th - KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
14th - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Alamo Golf Open
14th - US govt sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam
15th - Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph)
16th - Venera 3 launched, 1st to land on another planet (crashes into Venus)
16th - Walt Disney launches Epcot Center: Prototype Community of Tomorrow
17th - General Meeting of UN refuses admittance of China PR
17th - William Eckert is unanimously elected commissioner of baseball
18th - Twins SS Zoilo Versalles is named AL MVP
19th - ABC radio begins weekly "Vietnam Update" report
19th - Kellogg's Pop Tarts pastries created
20th - "Pickwick" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 56 performances
20th - UN Security council calls for boycott of Rhodesia
20th - WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
21st - 1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel
21st - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
22nd - "Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Wash Sq Theater NYC for 2329 perfs
22nd - Bob Dylan weds Sara Lowndes
22nd - Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
23rd - 31st Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Garrett, Southern Cal (RB)
23rd - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
24th - Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu, becomes pres of Zaire
25th - Congo milt coup under Gen Mobutu, Pres Kasavubu overthrown
26th - Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year
26th - France launches 1st satellite, 92 lb (42 kg) A1-capsule (Asterix)
27th - 15-25,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam in Wash DC
27th - 1st French satellite launched, France becomes 3rd nation in space
27th - 53rd CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Winn Blue Bombers, 22-16
28th - Browns' Leroy Kelly sets club record for most punt return yds (109)
28th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
29th - "Anya" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 16 performances
29th - Dale Cummings does 14,118 consecutive sit-ups

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 86 of 86

1st - Richard Stephens, NFL guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
2nd - Chuck Klingbeil, NFL nose tackle (Miami Dolphins)
2nd - Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor
3rd - John Feskens, Dutch soccer player (Willem II)
3rd - Maty Monforth, TV host (Mike & Maty)
3rd - Michael Paul Springer, SF CA, PGA golfer (1994 Greater Milwaukee)
4th - Erik Norgard, NFL center/guard (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
4th - Gregory Scott [Koenig], Dearborn Mich, guitarist (Signs of Life)
4th - Malandra Burrows, English actress and singer
4th - Tomoaki Ishizuka "Pata", Japanese musician
4th - Wayne Static, American musician (Static-X)
5th - Famke Janssen, Dutch model and actress
5th - Kubrat, Prince of Panagiurishte, titular Bulgarian royal family
6th - Brian Givens, Lompoc CA, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
6th - Robert Oberrrauch, hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
7th - Sigrun Wodars, German athlete
8th - Bart Latuheru, soccer player (Vitesse)
8th - Jeff Blauser, Los gatos CA, infielder (Atlanta Braves)
8th - Mike Peluso, Pengilly Canada, NHL left wing (NJ Devils)
8th - Craig Chester, American actor and screenwriter
9th - Todd Gill, Cardinal, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
9th - Bryn Terfel, Welsh baritone
9th - Teryl Rothery, Canadian actress
10th - Eddie Irvine, Northern Irish race car driver
10th - Jamie Dixon, American basketball coach
11th - Brian Wilson, NYC, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
11th - Ruthie Matthes, Sun Valley Idaho, cyclist (Olympics-96)
11th - Max Mutchnick, American TV writer and producer
12th - Mike Keim, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
12th - Lex Lang, American voice actor
13th - Kevin Gamble, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings)
13th - Rob Natal, Long Beach CA, catcher (Florida Marlins)
13th - Sheryl Boyle, Renfrew Ontario, kayaker (Olympics-96)
13th - Zeljko Petrovic, soccer player (FC The Bosch/RKC)
15th - Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer
16th - Glen Edward Day, Mobile AL, PGA golfer (1994 Anheuser-Busch-2nd)
16th - Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Turin Italy, actress (Normal People)
17th - Grant Connell, Regina Saskatchawan, tennis player (Olympics-96)
17th - Paul Sorrento, Somerville MA, infielder (Seattle Mariners)
17th - Raffaella Reggi, Italy, tennis star
17th - Rob Koll, Bellefonte PA, 163 lbs/74 kg freestyle wrestler (Olymp-96)
17th - Winthrop Graham, Jamaica, 4x400m runner (Olympic-silver-1988)
17th - Amanda Brown, Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) and composer
18th - Mark Petkovsek, Beaumont TX, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
18th - Matt Kabayama, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
19th - Erik Wilhelm, NFL quarterback (NY Jets)
19th - Laurent Blanc, French footballer
19th - Sean Hughes, Irish comedian
20th - Andrew Stewart, CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
20th - Mike D[iamond], NYC, rap vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight)
20th - Sen Dog, Cuban rapper (Cypress Hill)
20th - Yoshiki Hayashi, Japanese musician (X Japan)
21st - Bjork, Iceland, singer (Like Someone in Love)
21st - Alexander Siddig, British actor
22nd - Eric Allen, NFL cornerback (NO Saints)
22nd - Mike Benjamin, Euclid Ohio, infielder (Phila Phillies)
22nd - R Duncan Douglas, NYC, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
22nd - Mads Mikkelsen, Danish actor
22nd - Peter Safran, British-born American film producer and talent agent
23rd - Michael Brainard, Hollywood CA, actor (Ted-Santa Barbara)
23rd - Rodion Gataullin, Uzbekistan, pole vaulter (Olympics-silver-88)
23rd - Jennifer Michael Hecht, American poet and historian
24th - Nyla Jane Carroll, New Plymouth NZ, 5k/10k/marathoner (Olympics-96)
24th - Kim Roe-ha, South Korean actor
24th - Shirley Henderson, Scottish actress
25th - Anthony Newman, NFL safety (New Orleans Saints)
25th - Cris Carter, NFL wide receiver (Minn Vikings)
25th - Jeff Norton, Acton, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers)
25th - Mike Gebhardt, Columbus Ohio, mistral yachter (Olympics-6th-1996)
25th - Yasmin "Yaz" Farooq, Waupun Wisc, rower (Olympics-4th-92, 96)
25th - Dougray Scott, Scottish television and film actor
27th - Danielle Ammaccapane, Babylon NY, LPGA golfer (1991 Register PING)
27th - Fiachna O'Braonain, Irish pop guitarist (Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go)
27th - Kathleen Heddle, Trail BC, rower (Olympics-gold-92/96)
27th - Raffaella Ragge, Italy, tennis star
28th - David Ecob, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
28th - Matt Williams, infielder (SF Giants)
28th - Erwin Mortier, Belgian author
29th - Ellen Cleghorne, comedienne (Saturday Night Live)
29th - Neill Barry, NYC, actor (Old Enough, Heat)
29th - Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese musician (d. 1992)
30th - Ben Stiller, NYC, actor (Ben Stiller Show, Next of Kin, Cable Guy)
30th - Mike Zandofsky, NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles)
30th - Aldair, Brazilian footballer
30th - Lee Klein, American Writer
30th - Prince Akishino of Japan

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 17 of 17

4th - Krsto Odak, composer, dies at 77
6th - Clarence Williams, composer, dies at 67
6th - Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varese, composer, dies at 81
7th - Friedrich Wildgans, composer, dies at 52
8th - Dorothy Kilgallen, American newspaper columnist (b. 1913)
11th - Gaston Glass, actor (Opening Your Eyes), dies after long illness at 65
12th - Syedna Taher Saifuddin, Bohra Spiritual Leader (b. 1888)
14th - George Bissett, cricketer (25 wickets in 4 Tests for S Africa), dies
14th - Russell Collins, actor (Niagara, Close Up, Shockproof), dies at 68
16th - Alexander King, author (Jack Paar Show), dies at 66
18th - Henry A Wallace, VP (1941-45)/founder (Progressive Party), dies at 77
23rd - Franc Debenham, Australian geographer/geologer, dies at 81
24th - Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1895)
25th - Dame Myra Hess, British pianist (b. 1890)
26th - Wild Bill Elliott, cowboy actor (49'ers), dies of cancer at 60
27th - Carl Parrish, composer, dies at 61
27th - Harry Harvey Sr, actor (It's a Man's World), dies at 64