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Historical Events

Results 1 - 69 of 69

1st - India & Pakistan border fights
2nd - Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his 400th HR (off Curt Simmons)
2nd - Treblinka trial in Dusseldorf ends
3rd - Curt Flood's record of 568 straight chances without an error begins
3rd - Garcia Godoy forms govt in Dominican Republic
3rd - Jim Hickman becomes 1st NY Met to hit 3 HRs in a game
3rd - Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Mysterium Fidei
3rd - Preparing a move to Anaheim, Angels change their name from LA to Calif
4th - Beatles' "Help!," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
4th - KREZ TV channel 6 in Durango, CO (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
4th - Rock group Who's wan is vandalized with $10,000 in equipment stolen
6th - India invades West Pakistan
6th - KLNE TV channel 3 in Lexington, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
7th - -10] Hurricane Betsy, kills 74 in Florida, Miss & La
7th - China announces that it will reinforce its troops in the Indian border.
8th - Hurricane Betsy kills 75 in Louisiana & Florida
8th - KC A's Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game
9th - Francois Mitterrand nominated for French presidency
9th - Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0)
9th - Tibet is made an autonomous region of China
10th - Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
10th - Phillies 10,000th game to a decision since 1900, Phils beat Cards
10th - WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
11th - Beatles' "Help!," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks
11th - Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets
11th - The 1st Cavalry Division of the United States Army arrives in Vietnam.
12th - 79th US Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats Billie Jean King (86 75)
12th - 85th US Mens Tennis: Manuel Santana beats Cliff Drysdale (62 79 75 61)
12th - Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida & Louisiana kills 75
12th - Manuel Santana wins US Tennis Open
12th - Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open
12th - WCEE TV channel 23 in Rockford, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting
13th - Beatles release "Yesterday"
13th - Beatles win 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964
13th - Today Show's 1st totally color broadcast
13th - Willie Mays's 500th HR (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win
14th - "F-Troop" premieres
14th - 4th meeting of 2nd Vatican council opened
15th - "Lost in Space" premieres
16th - Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleve Indians, 2-0
16th - Sobibor trial opens in Hagen West Germany
17th - WPHL TV channel 17 in Philadelphia, PA (IND) begins broadcasting
18th - "Get Smart" premieres
18th - Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game
19th - Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Visalia Golf Open
19th - Erhards CDU wins West German parliament elections
20th - WXXW (now WYCC) TV channel 20 in Chicago, IL (PBS) begins broadcasting
21st - O Kommissarova (USSR) sets women's longest parachute jump (46,250')
21st - Singapore admitted as a part of the United Nations.
22nd - India & Pakistan ceases-fire goes into effect
24th - Belgium Victor Leemans elected chairman of European Parliament
24th - Saudi-Arabian & Egyptian accord about Yemen
24th - Stefan Stefanopoulos forms Greek government
25th - "Do I Hear a Waltz?" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 220 perfs
25th - 60 year old Satchel Paige of KC A's pitches 3 scoreless innings
25th - Beatle cartoon show begins in US
25th - Children find trunk with corpse in Amsterdam canal
26th - 11th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Haynie
26th - Minnesota gains its 1st AL pennant by defeating Washington, 2-1
26th - Queen Elizabeth decorates Beatles with Order of British Empire
28th - Jack McKay in X-15 reaches 90 km
28th - Lava flows kill at least 350 (Taal Philippines)
28th - Volcano explodes on Luzon Philippines; 500 killed
29th - Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 27' 4 3/4"
29th - St L Cards Charlie Johnson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Cleve (49-13)
29th - WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting
29th - Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game & 6 times in one season
30th - Donovan's 1st US TV appearance (Shindig)
30th - LA Dodger Don Drysdale (23-12) wins 13th straight game, 7 by shutouts

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 72 of 72

1st - Aldo Swager, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1st - Hardy Nickerson, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
2nd - Doug Linton, Santa Ana CA, pitcher (KC Royals)
2nd - Lennox Lewis, WBC boxing champ
2nd - Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian filmmaker
3rd - Charlie Sheen, [Carlos Estavez], NYC, actor (Wall St, Platoon)
3rd - Maurizio Mansi, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
3rd - Todd Lewis, musician (Toadies)
4th - Terri Lynn Doss, Chicago Ill, playmate (Jul, 1988)
5th - Barbara Lufthansa Herzog, born during Lufthansa Frankfurt-NY flight
5th - Christopher Nolan, Ireland, handicapped writer (Under Eye of Clock)
5th - Tony Martin, NFL wide receiver (SD Chargers)
5th - César Rincón, colombian matador
5th - Chris Gore, American filmmaker
6th - Johan Garrels, soccer player (Alphense Boys, RKC)
6th - John Polson, Australian actor and film director
7th - Bruce Armstrong, NFL tackle (NE Patriots)
7th - Danny Harris, Torrance Calif, 400m hurdler (Olympic-silver-1984)
7th - Darko Pančev, Macedonian footballer
7th - Andreas Thom, German footballer
7th - Uta Pippig, German athlete
8th - Barbra Fontana Harris, Manhattan Beach CA, volleyballer (Oly-4th-96)
9th - Brenda Epperson, actress (Ashley Abbott-Young & Restless)
9th - Dan Majerle, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
9th - Marc Dunn, Kingston Ontario, volleyball player (Olympics-96)
9th - Todd Zeile, Van Nuys CA, infielder (Phila Phillies)
10th - Allison Daughtry, actress (Guilding Light)
10th - Brian Washington, NFL safety (KC Chiefs)
11th - John Schofield, journalist
11th - Tony Woods, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
11th - Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
11th - Paul Heyman, American wrestling manager
11th - Moby, American musician
12th - Silke Horner, German DR, swimmer (world record 100m-breast stroke)
12th - Vernon Maxwell, NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets)
12th - Einstein Kristiansen, Norwegian cartoonist, designer and TV host
12th - John Norwood Fisher, American musician
13th - Zak Starsky, rock drummer, son of Beatle Ringo
13th - Zak Starkey, British musician
13th - Annie Duke, American poker player
13th - Jeffrey Ross, American Comedian
14th - Troy Neel, baseball player
14th - Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia
15th - Rob Whitlock, Newcastle NSW, Australasia golfer
16th - Katy Kurtzman, Wash DC, actress (Lindsay-Dynasty)
17th - Yuji Naka, Japanese video game programmer
17th - Guy Picciotto, American musician (Rites of Spring, Fugazi)
17th - Bryan Singer, American director
19th - Debbye Turner, Miss America (1990)
19th - Katrina McClain, Charleston SC, basketball forward (Olympics-gold-96)
19th - Alexandra Vandernoot, Belgian actress
19th - Sabine Paturel, French singer
20th - Robert Rusler, actor (Game of Love, Vamp, Thrashin')
21st - Richard Brown, NFL linebacker (Minn Vikings)
22nd - Mark Guthrie, Buffalo NY, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
22nd - Andy Cairns, Irish musician
23rd - Ian Leggatt, Cambridge Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Canadian Tour)
23rd - Mark Woodforde, Adelaide Australia, tennis star (1993 Wimbledon mixed)
24th - Sean McNabb, American bassist (Quiet Riot, Great White, Rough Cutt, House of Lords)
25th - Fresh Prince, [Will Smith], rapper (Parents Just Don't Understand)
25th - Scottie Pippen, Hamburg Ak, basket forward (Bulls, Oly-2 gold-92, 96)
25th - Scottie Pippen, NBA forward (Chicago Bulls)
26th - Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress
27th - Steve Kerr, NBA guard (Chicago Bulls)
27th - Ricky Fuji, Japanese professional wrestler
27th - Alexis Stewart, American radio personality
27th - Bernard Lord, Premier of New Brunswick
28th - Joel Rane, author (Step on Up)
28th - Ginger Fish, American drummer (Marilyn Manson)
29th - Fora van Leijenhorst, Curacaos/Neth dancer (Josephine)
29th - Trent Yawney, Hudson Bay, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
30th - Kathleen Madigan, American comedian

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 22 of 22

2nd - Johannes Bobrowski, writer, dies at 48
3rd - Otto Lederer, actor (Jazz Singer), dies at 79
4th - Albert Schweitzer, German/French missionary (Nobel 1954), dies at 90
5th - Thomas Johnston, Scottish-born politician (b. 1882)
6th - Konstantin Mostras, composer, dies at 79
7th - Catherine Dale Owen, actress (Behind Office Doors), dies at 62
8th - Dorothy Danridge, actress (Island in the Sun), dies at 41 in Hollywood
9th - Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer, dies at 90
10th - Bobby Jordan, actor (Dead End Kids), dies of sclerosis of liver at 42
10th - Father Divine, American religious leader (b. 1880)
11th - Ralph C. Smedley, Founder of Toastmasters International (b. 1878)
13th - Jean B. Fletcher, American architect (b. 1915)
14th - Jack Hearne, cricketer (806 runs in 24 Tests for England), dies
15th - Steve Brown, American musician (b. 1890)
16th - Ahn Eak-tai, Korean musician, composer, and conductor (b. 1906)
26th - Clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59
26th - Otto Nothling, cricketer (did next to nothling in Aust), dies
26th - James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (b. 1898)
27th - Clara Bow, US actress, (Down to the Sea in Ships, Wings), dies at 60
27th - Harry Reser, orch leader (Sammy Kaye Show), dies at 69
28th - Eddie Gribbon, actor (Keystone Kops), dies after long illness
30th - E[dward] E[lmer] "Doc" Smith, sci-fi author (Triplanetary), dies at 75