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Historical Events

Results 1 - 43 of 43

1st - Charles Whitman climbs U of Texas tower & shoots 12 dead
1st - Former marine Charles Whitman kills 13 & wounds 31 at U of Texas
2nd - Radio Vila (New Hebrides) begins transmitting
3rd - S African govt bans Beatle records
5th - 33rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 38, All-Stars 0 (72,000)
5th - Beatle John Lennon says Beatles are more popular than Jesus
5th - Beatles' "Revolver" album is released
5th - Jose Torres beats Eddie Cotton to retain light-HW boxing title
5th - Martin Luther King Jr stoned during Chicago march
5th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
5th - Beatles release "Revolver" album in US
5th - Beatles release "Yellow Submarine" & "Eleanor Rigby" in UK
6th - Muhammad Ali KOs Brian London in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
6th - Salazarbrug over Tag opens (longest suspension bridge of Europe)
6th - US citizens demonstrate against war in Vietnam
7th - Race riot in Lansing Michigan
8th - Beatles' release "Revolver"
8th - South Arican Broadcasting bans Beatles (Lennon's anti-Jesus remark)
10th - 1st lunar orbiter launched by US
10th - Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere & leaving it again
11th - Last Beatle concert tour of US begins
14th - 1st US lunar orbiter begins orbiting Moon
14th - Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles
14th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
15th - Radio Free Asia (South Korea) begins radio transmission
17th - Pioneer 7 launched into solar orbit
17th - Willie Mays takes 2nd place on all-time HR list
19th - Earthquake strikes Varko Turkey: 2,400 killed
20th - Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert
21st - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open
22nd - Beatles arrive in NYC
23rd - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon
24th - USSR launches Luna 11 for orbit around Moon
26th - Balt Orioles Roznovsky & B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
26th - KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
27th - Francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world
27th - Oakland Pitcher Paul Lindblad begins a 385 cons errorless streak
27th - Race riot in Waukegan Illinois
27th - Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world
28th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Glass City Golf Classic
29th - Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF)
29th - Dutch Internal minister Smallenbroek resigns after driving drunk
31st - Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria)

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 79 of 79

1st - Darryl Hall, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers)
1st - Ganesh Mylvaganam, cricketer (UAE batsman 1996 World Cup)
1st - Horacia de la Pena, Argentina, tennis star
1st - Pat Carter, NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals)
1st - James St. James, American author and nightlife personality
2nd - Joseph Wanag, Wilson Ct, US judoka (Olympic-92)
2nd - Tim Wakefield, Melbourne FL, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
2nd - Tim Wakefield, American baseball player
3rd - Christine Richters, Fullerton Ca, playmate (May, 1986)
3rd - Eric Esch, American boxer
4th - Kensuke Sasaki, wrestler (WCW/NJPW/Calgary, Power Warrior)
5th - Jonathan Silverman, LA Cal, actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs, Single Guy)
6th - William Fred Mayfair, Phoenix AZ, PGA golfer (1993 Greater Milw Open)
7th - Kristin Hersch, US singer/songwriter (Throwing Muses)
7th - Tony Stargell, NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs, Chicago Bears)
7th - Jimmy Wales, American internet entrepreneur
8th - Chris Eubank, English boxer
8th - John Hudek, American baseball player
9th - Pat Petersen, LA Calif, actor (Michael-Knots Landing)
9th - Vinny Del Negro, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs)
10th - Gerald Williams, New Orleans LA, outfielder (NY Yankees)
10th - Hansi Kürsch, German singer
11th - Antonio Goss, NFL linebacker (SF 49ers)
11th - Nigel Martyn, English footballer
11th - Embeth Davidtz, American actress
12th - Bruce Covernton, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)
12th - Dean Hartgraves, Bakersfield CA, pitcher (Houston Astros)
12th - Gordy Morgan, Minneapolis MN, 163 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Oly-96)
12th - Greg Manusky, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
12th - Les Ferdinand, English footballer
13th - Glenn Donald Hamilton, NZ, beach volleyball player (Olympics-96)
13th - Shayne Corson, NHL forward (Team Canada Oly-1998, Montreal)
14th - David Hallyday, Boulougne France, actor (He's My Girl)
14th - Halle Berry, American actress
14th - Karl Petter Løken, Norwegian footballer
15th - Fred Strickland, linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
15th - Leo Goeas, guard (Baltimore Ravens)
15th - Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer
16th - Ed Olczyk, Chicago, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
16th - Rosey Edeh, London England, Canadian 400m hurdler (Olympics-4-92, 96)
16th - Terry Shumpert, Paducah KY, infielder (Chic Cubs)
17th - Cedric Figaro, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
17th - Zefross Moss, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, NE Patriots)
17th - Maysa Leak, American Jazz Singer
17th - Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder
17th - Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey player
18th - Cees Lock of hair, soccer player (NEC)
18th - Steve Avery, NFL fullback (Pitts Steelers)
18th - Gustavo Charif, Argentine artist
18th - Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress
19th - Lilian Garcia, wrestling announcer
19th - Lee Ann Womack, American musician
20th - Courtney Gibbs, Miss USA (1988)/actress (Baywatch)
20th - Greg Jackson, NFL strong safety (Phila Eagles, SD Chargers)
20th - Steven Finn, Laval, NHL defenseman (LA Kings)
20th - Dimebag Darrell, heavy metal guitarist (Pantera)
21st - John Wetteland, San Mateo CA, pitcher (NY Yanks, Rangers, Expos)
22nd - Mark Michaels, heavy metal guitarist (Teach Yourself Rhythm Guitar)
22nd - Rob Witschge, Dutch soccer star (Ajax/Feyenoord)
22nd - GZA, American rapper
23rd - Laura Richmond, Fort Dix NJ, playmate (Sep, 1988)
23rd - Rhonda Cator, Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96)
23rd - Rik Smits, NBA center (Indiana Pacers)
25th - Albert Belle, Shreveport LA, outfielder (Indians, White Sox)
25th - Derek Sherinian, American keyboardist
25th - Robert Maschio, American Actor ("The Todd" in Scrubs)
26th - Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player
26th - Shirley Manson, Scottish singer
27th - Deena Wigger, Colorado Springs CO, US shooter (Olympic-92)
27th - Juhan Parts, Prime Minister of Estonia
28th - Jerry Fehily, rocker (Hothouse Flowers-Don't Go)
28th - Teresa Zarzeczny Bell, Washington Crossing NJ, rower (Oly-silver-1996)
28th - Priya Dutt, Indian social worker and politician
29th - Dan Truman, St George Utah, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle)
30th - John Terry, CFL tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
30th - Michael Michele, Evansville In, actress (Nikki-Central Park West)
30th - Simon Wheeldon, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
31st - Jeff Frye, Oakland CA, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
31st - Jan Einar Thorsen, Norwegian Alpine skier

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 24 of 24

1st - Bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer, dies
1st - Charles Whitman, former marine, kills 13 at U of Texas, shot by cops
3rd - Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39
5th - Austin Diamond, cricketer (Australian capt to America 1913), dies
6th - Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger, sci-fi author (Space Lords), dies at 53
6th - Cordwainer Smith, American writer (b. 1913)
8th - Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63
9th - Gosta Nystroem, composer, dies at 75
10th - Felix A Vening Meinesz, geophysicist (black force), dies at 79
10th - Jacobus C Bloem, poet (Cinders), dies
14th - S J "Tip" Snooke, S Afr cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies
15th - Gerhard/Gerhart Pohl, German writer (Battle of Kolbenau), dies at 64
15th - Jan Kiepura, actor (Give Us this Night), dies of heart attack at 64
15th - Seena Owen, actress/writer (Queen Kelly), dies at 71
16th - Jack Mather, actor (Cisco Kid), dies of heart attack at 58
17th - Archibald Palm, cricketer (Test S Africa v England 1927-28), dies
17th - Michael Garrison, producer (Crowded Sky), dies after a fall at 43
18th - Isaac Keesing, Dutch founder (System Keesing), dies at 80
18th - Watze Cuperus, Frisian author (Struggle & Blessing), dies at 75
22nd - Apolinary Szeluto, composer, dies at 82
23rd - Francis Xavier Bushman, actor (Ben-Hur), dies at 83
26th - Art Baker, TV host (You Asked For It), dies at 67
29th - Sayyid Qutb, Egyptian theoretician (b. 1906)
31st - Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75