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Historical Events

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Oct 9th - John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at a London art gallery
Oct 9th - Rolling Stones 1st LP recorded "Got Live if you Want It"
Oct 12th - Jimi Henrix Experience fors with Noel Redding & Mitch Mitchell
Oct 13th - 173 US airplanes bomb North-Vietnam
Oct 13th - Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA
Oct 14th - 175 US airplanes bomb North Vietnam
Oct 14th - Dutch govt of Cals falls by motion of Schmelzer
Oct 15th - Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself," as "terribly obscene"
Oct 15th - LBJ signs a bill creating Dept of Transportation (DOT)
Oct 15th - Black Panther Party was created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
Oct 16th - Joean Baez & 123 other ani-draft protestors arrested in Oakland
Oct 18th - "Apple Tree" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 463 performances
Oct 19th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Oct 19th - Yardbird 1st US tour (NYC)
Oct 21st - 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfed a school in Aberfan S Wales
Oct 22nd - USSR launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon
Oct 23rd - Sandra Spuzich/Jack Rule wins Haig & Haig Scotch Mixed Foursome Golf
Oct 25th - 6 youths sentenced in "Johnson murderer!" in Amsterdam
Oct 26th - 1st Pacific communications satellite launched, Intelsat 2
Oct 26th - US aircraft carrier Oriskany catches fire at Gulf on Tonken, 43 die
Oct 27th - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
Oct 27th - UN deprives South Africa of Namibia
Oct 27th - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
Oct 28th - Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour
Oct 29th - Lunar Orbiter 1 crashes on moon: 6.7°N 162°E
Oct 29th - National Organization of Women founded
Oct 30th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Las Cruces Ladies Golf Open
Nov 1st - Indian Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh terr created
Nov 1st - NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day)
Nov 1st - Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner
Nov 1st - William Dana in X-15 reaches 93 km
Nov 2nd - KHSD TV channel 11 in Lead, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting
Nov 2nd - The Cuban Adjustment Act enters force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
Nov 4th - Flooding of Arno River (Italy) destroys countless art works, kills 113
Nov 5th - Brigham Young QB Virgil Carter sets NCAA record of 599 yards gained
Nov 5th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Nov 6th - 1st entire lineup televised in color (NBC)
Nov 6th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Amarillo Ladies' Golf Open
Nov 6th - Lunar Orbiter 2 launched
Nov 7th - Jean-Claude van Itallie's "America Hurrah," premieres in NYC
Nov 7th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
Nov 7th - Lunar Orbiter 2 launched by US
Nov 8th - Edward W Brooke (Rep-R-Mass) becomes 1st black elected to Senate
Nov 8th - Frank Robinson selected AL MVP
Nov 8th - Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected governor of California
Nov 8th - Pres Johnson signs anti-trust immunity to AFL-NFL merger
Nov 9th - "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 107 perfs
Nov 9th - Oakland Coliseum Arena opens
Nov 10th - Jack Lynch becomes Irish premier
Nov 10th - Lunar Orbiter 2 reaches 196-1871 km around Moon
Nov 11th - Gemini 12 (Lovell & Aldrin) launched on 4-day flight
Nov 11th - Methodist Church & Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church
Nov 11th - NASA launches spaceship Gemini 12.
Nov 12th - Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ
Nov 12th - Dodgers complete an 18-game tour of Japan with a 9-8-1 record
Nov 12th - High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame
Nov 13th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Alamo Ladies' Golf Open
Nov 14th - Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title
Nov 15th - Gemini XII (Lovell/Aldrin) returns to Earth
Nov 16th - Dr Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury
Nov 16th - Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP
Nov 17th - Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour)
Nov 18th - Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to arthritic left elbow
Nov 18th - US RC bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays
Nov 18th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Nov 19th - Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ
Nov 20th - "Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1166 performances
Nov 20th - Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Success Golf Open
Nov 20th - Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL record 12 times
Nov 20th - Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage
Nov 21st - Dutch govt of Zijlstra forms
Nov 22nd - 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB)
Nov 23rd - Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year
Nov 24th - 1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire)
Nov 24th - 400 die of respiratory failure & heart attack in killer NYC smog
Nov 24th - The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sgt Pepper"
Nov 24th - A Bulgarian plane with 82 people on board crashes near Bratislava, Slovakia.
Nov 24th - New York City experiences the smoggiest day in the city's history.
Nov 25th - Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year
Nov 25th - Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its London debut at Bag O' Nails Club
Nov 25th - Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) closes down (reopen 12/31)
Nov 26th - "Walking Happy" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 161 perfs
Nov 26th - 1st major tidal power plant opens at Rance estuary, France
Nov 26th - 54th CFL Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders defeats Ottawa, 29-14
Nov 27th - In highest-scoring NFL game, Wash Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41
Nov 27th - Uruguay adopts constitution
Nov 28th - Coup in Burundi overthrows monarchy; a republic is declared
Nov 28th - Dominican Republic adopts constitution
Nov 29th - 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101
Nov 30th - Barbados gains independence from Britain (Natl Day)
Nov 30th - Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Maryland
Nov 30th - Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
Dec 1st - Georg Kiesinger elected West German chancellor
Dec 1st - Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Md to Boulder, Colo
Dec 2nd - Love, Moby Grape & Lee Michaels perform at Fillmore East
Dec 3rd - US performs underground nuclear test at Hattiesburg Miss
Dec 4th - KETS TV channel 2 in Little Rock, AR (PBS) begins broadcasting
Dec 4th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies Golf Invitational
Dec 5th - "I Do! I Do!" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 561 performances
Dec 6th - Polio vaccination becomes obligatory in Belgium

Famous Birthdays

Results 501 - 600 of 1,068

Jun 16th - Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
Jun 17th - Clare Look-Jaeger, Milwaukee Wisconsin, high jumper
Jun 17th - Fred Barnett, NFL wide receiver (Phila Eagles)
Jun 18th - Bob Kempainen, Minneapolis MN, marathoner (Olympics-96)
Jun 18th - Doug Bodger, Chemainus BC, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, San Jose)
Jun 18th - Kurt Browning, Alberta, figure skater (Olympic-5-1994)
Jun 18th - Luke Jensen, Grayling Mich, tennis star (1993 French Open doubles)
Jun 18th - Robert Kempainen, Minneapolis MN, marathoner (Oly-1996)
Jun 18th - Sandy Alomar, Salinas Puerto Rico, catcher (Cleveland Indians)
Jun 19th - Joichi Ito, Japanese entrepreneur
Jun 21st - David Williams, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers, NY Jets)
Jun 21st - Nan Woods, actress (1 More Saturday Night)
Jun 21st - Rudi Bakhtiar, American journalist
Jun 21st - Mancow Muller, American radio personality
Jun 22nd - Camille Benjamin, Cleveland Ohio, tennis star
Jun 22nd - Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, English baron/multi-millionaire
Jun 22nd - Meyrick Pringle, cricket pace bowler (South African)
Jun 22nd - Paul Randolph, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
Jun 23rd - Barbara Jordan, US softball outfielder (Olympics-gold-96)
Jun 23rd - Chantal Daucourt, Bienne Switz, mountain cyclist (world-bronze-95)
Jun 23rd - Vladislav Neiman, Israel, Men's flyweight boxer (Oly-1996)
Jun 23rd - Chico DeBarge, American musician (DeBarge)
Jun 23rd - Richie Ren, Taiwanese musician
Jun 24th - John Randle, Chicoutimi Que, golfer (1992 Canadian Tour Fall-3rd)
Jun 24th - Adrienne Shelly, American actress, director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
Jun 25th - Dikembe Mutombo, NBA center (Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets)
Jun 26th - Bryan Webb, horse trainer
Jun 26th - Kirk McLean, Toronto, NHL goalie (Vancouver Canucks)
Jun 26th - Paul Mokha, Erie Pa, rower (Olympics-1996)
Jun 27th - Jason Patric, NYC, actor (Lost Boys, Solar Babies)
Jun 27th - Jeff Conine, Tacoma Washington, outfielder (Florida Marlins)
Jun 27th - Mercedes Paz, Tucum Argentina, tennis star (1990 Strasbourg)
Jun 27th - Rob Harbison, Fallston MD, 3x40 rifle (Olympics-6th-1996)
Jun 27th - J. J. Abrams, American television writer and producer
Jun 28th - Andrew Lang, NBA center (Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks)
Jun 28th - John Cusack, Chicago, actor (Stand By Me, Sure Thing, Better Off Dead)
Jun 28th - Mary Stuart Masterson, Houston Tx, actress (Some Kind of Wonderful)
Jun 28th - Mike Bellamy, WLAF receiver (Frankfurt Galaxy)
Jun 29th - John Part, Canadian darts player
Jun 30th - "Iron" Mike Tyson, NY, youngest heavyweight boxing champ (1986-90)
Jun 30th - Louie Aguiar, NFL punter (KC Chiefs)
Jun 30th - Marton Csokas, New Zealand actor
Jul 1st - Eric Ball, NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
Jul 1st - Larisa Savchenko, Neiland Latvia, tennis star
Jul 1st - Patrick McEnroe, Manhasset NY, tennis star
Jul 1st - Shawn Burr, Sarnia, NHL left wing (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Jul 1st - Simon Arkell, Australian pole vaulter (Olympics-17th-92, 96)
Jul 1st - Enrico Annoni, Italian footballer
Jul 2nd - Blaise Rhodes, Berwyn Heights MD, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
Jul 2nd - Tim Spehr, Excelsior Springs MO, catcher (Montreal Expos)
Jul 3rd - Moises Alou, Atlanta GA, outfielder (Montreal Expos)
Jul 3rd - Neil O'Donnell, NFL quarterback (Pitts Steelers)
Jul 4th - Adrian Caldwell, NBA forward/center (Indiana Pacers)
Jul 4th - Lee Reherman, American actor
Jul 5th - Kathryn Erbe, American actress
Jul 5th - Susannah Doyle, British actress
Jul 5th - Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer
Jul 6th - Brian Posehn, American actor
Jul 7th - Hector Burba, Dayton OH, pitcher (Cin Reds)
Jul 7th - Jeff Shaw, Washington Ohio, pitcher (Cin Reds)
Jul 7th - Jim Gaffigan, American comedian
Jul 7th - Gundula Krause, German folk violinist
Jul 7th - Neil Tobin, American magician
Jul 9th - Pamela Adlon, American voice actress
Jul 10th - Alvoid Mays, NFL cornerback (Pitts Steelers)
Jul 10th - Johnny Grunge, wrestler (d. 2006)
Jul 11th - Butch Reid, horse trainer
Jul 11th - Debbe Dunning, Burbank CA, actress (Tool Time Girl-Home Improvement)
Jul 11th - Mel Appleby, rocker (Mel & Kim-Coming to America)
Jul 11th - Rod Strickland, NBA guard (Portland Trail Blazers, Wash Wizards)
Jul 11th - Greg Grunberg, American actor
Jul 11th - Mick Molloy, Australian comedian
Jul 12th - Allegra Curtis, London, model/daughter of Christine Kaufmann
Jul 12th - Annabel Croft, England, tennis star
Jul 12th - Peter Shorts, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
Jul 13th - Myong Hui Choe, North Korea, gymnist (Olympic-1980)
Jul 13th - Gerald Levert, American singer (d. 2006)
Jul 14th - D J Johnson, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
Jul 14th - Matthew Fox, Crowheart Wyo, actor (Party of 5, Fredhman Dorm)
Jul 14th - Tayna Donelly, rocker (Belly)
Jul 14th - Ellen Reid, Canadian musician (Crash Test Dummies)
Jul 14th - Brian Selznick, American author and illustrator
Jul 15th - Irene Jacob, actress (Red, Othello)
Jul 15th - Kristoff St John, NYC, actor (Adam-Generations, Young & Restless)
Jul 15th - Rickey Foggie, CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
Jul 16th - Bonnie Bright, Redondo Beach CA, WPVA volleyballer (Hermosa-17th-)
Jul 16th - Chip Lohmiller, NFL kicker (NO Saints)
Jul 16th - Jyrki Lumme, Tampere Fin, NHL defenseman (Canucks, Finland Oly-B-98)
Jul 16th - Warren Sallenback, South Surrey BC, cyclist (Olympics-96)
Jul 16th - Johnny Vaughan, English writer and broadcaster
Jul 17th - Michael John Bradley, Largo FL, PGA golfer (1993 Kemper Open-3rd)
Jul 17th - Sten Tolgfors, Swedish politician
Jul 18th - Dan[iel Dion] O'Brien, Portland Oregon, decathelete (Olympic-gold-96)
Jul 19th - David Segui, KC KS, infielder (Montreal Expos)
Jul 19th - Kate Rogerson, Pitts PA, LPGA golfer (1990 Circle K LPGA Tucson-2nd)
Jul 19th - Nancy Walls, American actress
Jul 20th - Beth Coats, Albuquerque NM, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
Jul 20th - Carlo L'Ami, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
Jul 20th - Mike Pero, Picton Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 CPGA Winter)
Jul 20th - Tracey Mcfarlane, US breaststroke swimmer (US record 100m)

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