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Historical Events

Results 1 - 35 of 35

2nd - Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir dispute as number one item for the proposed Indo-Pak ministerial talks after 1965 war.
3rd - 1st operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched US
3rd - 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9)
4th - All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133
5th - BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island
7th - KWCM TV channel 10 in Appleton, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting
9th - Dow-Jones Index hits record 995 points
10th - Harmel govt in Belgium resigns
11th - SF Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year
13th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
14th - Australia introduces 1st decimal currency postage stamps
14th - Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points
14th - Writers Andrei Sinjavski & Joeij Daniel found guilty
14th - Australian currency is decimalised.
15th - Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater
16th - Bob Cowper makes 307 v England at the MCG, 727 mins, 20 fours
16th - End of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Aust WK
16th - France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
17th - French satellite Diapason D-1A launch into Earth orbit
20th - Author Valery Tarsis banished in USSR
21st - Indonesia's president Sukarno fires General Nasution
22nd - Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok & Ugolek, 1st 2-dog crew
23rd - Aldo Moro forms Italian government
23rd - Military coup in Syria ends Bitar govt
23rd - Premier Obote grabs power in Uganda
24th - Coup ousts Pres Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana
24th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
25th - Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad
26th - KBIM TV channel 10 in Roswell, NM (CBS) begins broadcasting
27th - Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford GRB
27th - Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova & Protopopov of URS
27th - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of US
27th - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer AUT
28th - Cavern Club (Beatles hangout) in Liverpool closes
28th - Sandy Koufax & Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 99 of 99

1st - Donna Edmondson, Greensboro NC, playmate of year (Nov, 1986)
1st - Eddie Zambrano, Venezuelan/US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs)
1st - Michelle Akers, Santa Clara Calif, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1st - Rob Lee, English footballer
2nd - Andrei Chesnokov, Russia, tennis star
2nd - Bob Alan Estes, Graham TX, PGA golfer (1994 Texas Open)
2nd - Tony Plourde, Chibougamau Quebec, sabre (Olympics-96)
2nd - Victor Muhammad, WLAF running back (London Monarchs)
2nd - D. C. Douglas, American actor and director
3rd - Danny Morrison, cricket pace bowler (NZ since 1987)
3rd - Gillian Bonner, Athens GA, playmate (Apr, 1996)
3rd - Sean Patrick Wade, Houston Texas, NZ marathoner (Olympics-96)
3rd - Frank Coraci, American film director
4th - Barry Klein, Grand Rapids Mich, rower (Olympics-1996)
4th - Marissa Laakso, Boston Mass, Miss Mass-America (1991)
4th - Spike, rocker [or Sep 18]
4th - Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russian cyclist
5th - Jose Maria Olazabal, golfer
5th - Apostolos Nanos, Greek archer
5th - Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (d. 1993)
6th - Alex Antonitsch, Austria, tennis star
6th - Rick Astley, rock vocalist (Never Gonna Give You Up)
6th - Tom Tupa, NFL punter/quarterback (Cleve Browns, NE Patriots)
7th - Chris Rock, comedian (SNL, CB4, Boomerang)
8th - Gary Coleman, Zion Ill, American actor (Arnold-Diff'rent Strokes)
8th - Kirk Muller, Kingston, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
8th - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
9th - Amanda Roocroft, opera singer
9th - James "Rachel" Bolan, Pt Pleasant NJ, rocker (Skid Row-Psycho Love)
9th - Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
9th - Harald Eia, Norwegian TV - comedian
10th - Daryl Johnston, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)
11th - Alexander Semak, Ufa Russia, NHL center (NY Islanders)
11th - Anthony Parker, NFL cornerback (Minn Vikings, St Louis Rams, TB Bucs)
11th - Patrick Kuhnen, West Germany, tennis star
11th - Stephen Gregory, NYC, actor (Chase-Young & Restless)
12th - Boty Goodwin, artist
13th - Freedom Williams, rock vocalist (C&C Music Factory-Everbody Dance Now)
13th - Tally Chanel, Tel Aviv Israel, actress (Warrior Queen)
14th - Clark Sherwood Dennis, Houston TX, PGA golfer (1990 Hawaiian Open-3rd)
14th - Petr Svoboda, Most Cze, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Oly-gold-1998)
15th - Melido Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
15th - Petra Huber, Austria, tennis star
16th - Eric Uptagrafft, Spokane Wash, prone rifle (Olympics-1996)
17th - Luc Robitaille, Montreal, NHL left wing (NY Rangers, Pitts Penguins)
17th - Melissa Brooke-Belland, rocker (Voice of the Beehive-Let it Bee)
17th - Ioannis Kalitzakis, Greek footballer
17th - Quorthon, Swedish musician (Bathory) (d. 2004)
17th - Michael Lepond, American musician
18th - Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets)
18th - Phillip De Freitas, cricket pace bowler (in Dominica England 1986-95)
18th - Guy Ferland, American television director
19th - Justine Bateman, Rye NY, actress (Mallory-Family Ties, Satisfaction)
19th - Matthew Ryan, Port Jefferson NY, team handball circle (Olympics-1996)
19th - Paul Haarhuis, Eindhoven Neth, tennis star (1994 US/Austral doubles)
19th - Peter Douris, Toronto, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
19th - Prince Markie D, [Mark Morale], rocker (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock)
19th - William White, NFL safety (KC Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons)
19th - Enzo Scifo, Belgian footballer
20th - Britt Hager, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos, St Louis Rams)
20th - Cecilia Cummins, Clintwood Va, 5th of 5 siblings born on 2/20
20th - Cindy Crawford, Dekalb Ill, super model (Sports Illustrated Swimsuit)
20th - Dennis Allen Mitchell, Cherry Point NC, 100m/200m (Olympics-silver-96)
20th - Derek Lilliquist, US baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians, Atl Braves)
21st - Bronwen Booth, London, actress (Andy-One Life to Live, Eternal Evil)
21st - Chris Donnels, US baseball infielder (Houston Astros)
21st - Edie Boyer, St Paul Minn, discus thrower
21st - Tommy Hendricks, rocker
21st - Wendy James, London England, vocalist (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen)
22nd - Brent Severyn, Vegreville, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)
22nd - Resga Riggins, Trussville Alabama, Miss Alabama-America (1991)
22nd - Suave, singer
22nd - Thorsten Kaye, soap actor (Patrick-One Life to Live, Silencers)
22nd - Rachel Dratch, American actress and comedienne
22nd - Brian Greig, Australian politician
22nd - Aiden Shaw, English pornographic actor
23rd - John Druce, Peterborough, NHL right wing (Phila Flyers, LA Kings)
23rd - Marc Price, actor/comedian (Skippy-Family Ties)
24th - Billy Zane, actor (Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic)
24th - Rene Arocha, Cubans/US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
25th - Don Anurasiri, cricketer (Sri Lankan slow left-armer)
25th - Samantha Phillips, Ft Meade MD, Penthouse Pet
25th - Stacey Cortez, actress (Sheila Cantillan-General Hospital)
25th - Tea Leoni, NYC, actress (Flying Blind, Naked Truth)
25th - Alexis Denisof, American actor
25th - Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
25th - Nancy O'Dell, American reporter and television personality
26th - Jennifer Grant, actress (Celeste-Beverly Hills 90210)
26th - Wesley Walls, NFL tight end (Carolina Panthers, SF 49ers, NO Saints)
26th - Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer
27th - Chris Howard, US baseball catcher (Seattle Mariners)
27th - Gregg Rainwater, actor (Buck Cross-Young Riders)
27th - Pete Smith, US baseball player (Atlanta Braves, NY Mets)
27th - Donal Logue, Canadian actor
28th - Erik van Kessel, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
28th - Jan Varholik, Kosice CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
28th - Tim Goad, NFL defensive tackle (Cleve Browns)
28th - Vincent Askew, NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics, Trailblazers)
28th - Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 30 of 30

1st - Buster Keaton, [Joseph Francis], US comic (General), dies at 69
1st - Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry], US gossip columnist, dies at 75
1st - Nicholas Piantanida, sets balloon flight record & dies in descent
1st - William Harrigan, actor (Invisible Man, Girl in 419), dies at 71
3rd - June Walker, actress (War Nurses), dies at 65
4th - Gilbert H Grosvenor, president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90
6th - Johan Algot Haquinius, composer, dies at 79
6th - Narcisa de Leon, Filipino film mogul (b. 1877)
9th - Sophie Tucker, Russ/US singer/actress (My Yiddish Mama), dies at 79
10th - Billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66
13th - Elio Vittorini, writer, dies
15th - Camillo Torres, Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies
15th - Gerard Ciołek, Polish architect (b. 1909)
16th - Hendrik W Tilanus, artillery officer/leader (CHU 1939-63), dies at 81
17th - Frank Pettingell, actor (Becket, Up the Creek), dies at 75
17th - Gail Kane, actress (White Sister, Arizona), dies at 81
17th - Hans Hofmann, German/US painter (Search for the Real), dies at 85
18th - Anne Anema, Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at 94
18th - Casimir von Paszthory, composer, dies at 79
18th - Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 31
18th - Robert Rossen, American screenwriter, producer, and director (b. 1908)
20th - Chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80
21st - Paul Comtois, French Canadian politician (b. 1895)
22nd - Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist/folklorist, dies at 74
25th - James D. Norris, American sports businessman (b. 1906)
26th - Minerva Urecal, actress (Peter Gunn, Adv of Tugboat Annie), dies at 71
26th - Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian freedom fighter and writer (b. 1883)
27th - Minerva Urecal, actress (Apache Rose, Ghost Crazy), dies at 81
28th - Charles A Bassett II, astronaut, dies at 34, in a crash of T-38 jet
28th - Elliot McKay See Jr, astronaut, dies at 38 in T-38 jet crash