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Historical Events

Results 1 - 50 of 50

1st - 110,000 attend Atlantic City Pop Festival
1st - 36th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Jets 26, All-Stars 24 (74,208)
1st - Mariner 6 sends close-up photo's of Mars
2nd - Bob Dylan makes surprise appearance at Hibbing HS Minn 10th reunion
2nd - Pres Nixon visits Romania
3rd - Reds beats Phillies 19-17
3rd - Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational
4th - Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium
5th - Mariner 7 flies past Mars
5th - Pirate Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a ball out of Dodger Stadium
6th - Balt Orioles pull their 3rd triple play (5-4-3 vs KC Royals)
9th - "Zorba" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 305 performances
9th - Manson family commits Tate-LaBianca murders
10th - Don Sutton breaks his 13-game losing streak to Cubs with a 4-2 win
10th - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Stroh's-WBLY Golf Open
11th - Don Drysdale retires because of damage to his right shoulder
11th - Pitts Steelers beat NY Giants 17-13 in Montreal (NFL expo)
12th - Boston Celtics sold for an NBA record $6 million
13th - Balt Oriole Jim Palmer no-hits Oakland A's, 8-0
13th - Temp Commissioner Bowie Kuhn elected for 7-year term by unanimous vote
14th - British troops intervene militarily in Northern Ireland
14th - NY Mets fall 9½ games back, later to win pennant
15th - Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm)
16th - WATL TV channel 36 in Atlanta, GA begins broadcasting
16th - Woodstock rock festival begins in NY
17th - -18] Hurricane Camille, kills 256 in Miss & Louisiana
17th - 51st PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 276 at NCR GC Dayton Ohio
17th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Southgate Ladies' Golf Open
17th - NY Jets beat NY Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting (pre season)
18th - Mick Jagger accidentally shot while filming "Ned Kelly"
19th - Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman no-hits Atlanta Braves, 3-0
20th - 69 cm rainfall in Nelson Co., Virginia (state record)
21st - Fire in Al-Aksa-mosque in Jerusalem
22nd - Beatles record a video for "Long & Winding Road"
22nd - Gloria O Smith, (NY), crowned 2nd Miss Black America
22nd - Hurricane Camille strikes US Gulf Coast kills 255
23rd - Audrey McElmory (US) wins World Cycling Championships, Brno
23rd - France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912)
24th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Tournament of Champs Golf Tournament
24th - Peru nationalizes US oil interests
25th - Det Lions beat Boston Patriots 22-9 in Montreal (NFL expo)
27th - Lindy's Pride win Hambletonian Stakes
27th - Mike Procter hits six consecutive sixes (across two overs)
29th - Joe Pepitone quits Yanks after being fined $500 for leaving the bench
29th - KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, MT (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
30th - 120,000 attend Texas Intl Pop Festival
30th - 25,000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash
30th - 69th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Steve Melnyk
30th - Racial disturbances in Fort Lauderdale Florida
31st - 25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 100 of 115

1st - Graham Thorpe, cricketer (England LHB Century on Test debut 1993)
1st - Kevin Jarvis, Lexington KY, pitcher (Cin Reds)
1st - David Wain, American actor
2nd - Cedric Ceballos, NBA forward (LA Lakers, Phoenix Suns)
2nd - Erik Meijer, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Uerdingen)
2nd - Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer
2nd - Jan Axel Blomberg Norwegian musician (Dimmu Borgir, Winds, Mayhem)
2nd - Richard Hallebeek, Dutch guitarist
3rd - Doug Overton, NBA guard (Phila 76ers, Denver Nuggets)
4th - Lee O'Leary, Compton CA, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
4th - Max Cavalera, Brazilian rock vocalist/guitarist (Sepultura)
4th - Norm Casola, CFL slot back (Toronto Argonauts)
4th - Michael DeLuise, American actor
5th - Halle Cioffi, Cleveland OH, tennis star
5th - James Fuller, NFL/WLAF safety (N O Saints, Frankfurt Galaxy, Scotland)
5th - Robert Scott, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
5th - Vasbert Conniel Drakes, cricketer (Barbados fast bowler, WI ODI 1995)
5th - Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-)
6th - Roberto Lanckohr, soccer player (MVV)
6th - Simon Doull, cricket medium pacer (NZ)
6th - Elliott Smith, American musician (d. 2003)
7th - Dave Smits, soccer player (Willem II)
7th - Jodi Figley, LPGA golfer
7th - Keith Cash, NFL tight end (KC Chiefs, Oakland Raiders)
7th - Ludovit Tatos, Lynnwood Wash, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
7th - Travis Brown, Durango Colo, cyclist (Olympics-96)
8th - Divine Brown, [Estelle Marie Thompson], SF, prostitute (Hugh Grant)
8th - Jerome Henderson, NFL cornerback (NY Jets, Phila Eagles)
8th - Dick Togo, Japanese professional wrestler
9th - Troy Percival, Fontana CA, pitcher (California Angels)
10th - Earl of Iveagh
10th - Iain Fraser, Scarborough, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
11th - Dave Pashko, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 CPGA Winter Tour)
11th - Eddie Garcia, LA, actor/musician (Guys Next Door-I Was Made For You)
11th - Wilfried Elzinga, soccer player (FC Twente)
11th - Jonah Matranga, American singer
12th - Kitty G, [Katia Geiger], Leningrad Russia, cable tv actress
12th - Lincoln Coleman, NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons)
12th - Nate Gwynne, Davis Calif, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
12th - Stuart Williams, cricketer (West Indian opening batsman 1994- )
12th - Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor
13th - Alex Fernandez, Miami Beach FL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
13th - Midori Ito, Tokyo Japan, ice skater (Oly-silver-92)
14th - Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer
14th - DJ Uncle Al, American hip-hop DJ (d. 2001)
15th - Eric Bieniemy, NFL running back (Cin Bengals)
15th - James Black, Regina, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
15th - Mark Heese, Toronto Ontario, beach volleyballer (Olympics-bronze-96)
15th - Pavel Kamentsev, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
15th - Yancey Thigpen, NFL wide receiver (Pitts Steelers)
15th - Cris Judd, American actor/choreographer
16th - Becky Delos Santos, Boston Mass, playmate (April, 1994)
16th - Ben Coates, NFL tight end (NE Patriots)
16th - Carl Henkel, Torrance Calif, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
16th - Andy Milder, American voice actor
17th - Christian Laettner, NBA forward/center (Atlanta Hawks, Oly-gold-92)
17th - Donald E Wahlberg Jr, Boston, rocker (New Kids-Hangin' Tough)
17th - Ed Cunningham, NFL center (Arizona Cardinals)
17th - Maria Strandlund, Akersberga Sweden, tennis star (1987 Futures NOR)
18th - Christian Slater, actor (Robin Hood, Untamed Heart, Heathers)
18th - Isaac Austin, NBA center (Miami Heat)
18th - Masta Killa, American rapper
18th - Everlast, American musician
18th - Edward Norton, American actor
19th - Christian Slater, NYC, actor (Legend of Billie Jean)
19th - Matthew Perry, Williamstown Mass, actor (Sydney, Chandler-Friends)
19th - Scott Ford, Norbrooke Germany, golfer (1994 Trafalgar CPGA-2nd)
19th - Nate Dogg, American rapper
19th - Kirk Herbstreit, American football analyst (College GameDay)
19th - Emigdio Preciado, Hispanic fugitive on FBI's Most Wanted list
19th - Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player
19th - Patrick Van Horn, American actor
19th - Clay Walker, American singer
20th - Bart Spark, soccer player (Veendam, SC Heerenveen)
20th - Francisco Torres, jockey
20th - Duke Droese, American professional wrestler
21st - Andujar Cedeno, La Romana Dom Rep, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
21st - Josee Chouinard, Rosemont Quebec, figure skater (Olymp-9th-1994)
22nd - Hipolito Pichardo, Esperanza Dom Rep, pitcher (KC Royals)
22nd - Maurice Graef, soccer player (VVW, Roda JC)
23rd - Amanda Hope, Austin Texas, playmate (Jul, 1992)
23rd - Clayton Holmes, NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
23rd - Keith Tyson, English artist
23rd - Jeremy Schaap, American sportswriter
25th - Catriona Matthew, Edinburgh Scotland, golfer (1995 British Open-12th)
25th - Derek Fung, Hong Kong, Canadian Tour golfer
25th - Elly Hakami, San Francisco CA, tennis star
25th - Mike Gisler, corner (New England Patriots)
25th - Mike Jones, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
25th - Vivek Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90)
26th - Elaine Irwin Mellencamp, Allentown Penn, wife of John Cougar
26th - Mike Gisler, NFL guard/center (NE Patriots)
26th - Nicole Arendt, Somerville NJ, tennis star (1996 Aust doubles finalist)
26th - Ricky Bottalico, New Britain CT, pitcher (Phila Phillies)
27th - Kipp Vickers, NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts)
27th - Mark Ealham, cricketer (Kent & England Test all-rounder 1996)
27th - Steven Van Randwijck, Wash DC, field hockey player (Olympics-96)
27th - Cesar Millan, professional dog trainer
27th - Chandra Wilson, American actress
28th - Jason Priestley, Vancouver BC, actor (Brandon-Beverly Hills 90210)

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 33 of 33

2nd - Clarence Dickinson, composer, dies at 96
6th - Theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65
7th - Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63
7th - Russ Morgan, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 65
8th - Sharon Tate, murdered by the Manson family at 26
8th - Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German eugenicist and Nazi physician (b. 1896)
9th - Abigail Folger, US, coffee magnate (Folgers), murdered
9th - George P Marshall, NFL president (Washington Redskins), dies at 72
9th - Robert Lehman, US multi-millionaire/director (Met Museum of Art), dies
9th - Sharon Tate, actress (Valley of Dolls), killed by Manson's gang at 26
9th - Voyteck Freykowski, US director, murdered
9th - Wojciech Frykowski, Polish writer (murdered) (b. 1936)
9th - Jay Sebring, American hair stylist (murdered) (b. 1933)
9th - Steven Parent, American student (murdered) (b. 1951)
10th - Leno LaBianca, American businessman (murdered) (b. 1925)
10th - Rosemary LaBianca, American housewife (murdered) (b. 1930)
12th - Dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72
14th - Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88
14th - Sigrid Gurie, actor (3 Faces West, Algiers), dies at 58
15th - Stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97
16th - Russ Bender, actor/writer (Air Patrol, Strangler), dies at 59
17th - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83
17th - Philip Blaiberg, after 19 days with artificial heart, dies
18th - Laci Boldemann, composer, dies at 48
18th - Mildred Davis, actress (Haunted Spooks), dies of coronary at 68
18th - Otto Stern, German/US physicist (Nobel 1943), dies at 81
27th - Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79
27th - Erika Mann, German/US author/daughter of Thomas Mann, dies
27th - Henri EJA de Page, Belgian lawyer, dies
27th - Ivy Compton-Burnett, novelist, dies
28th - Clarence R Hennecke, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 74
31st - Ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72
31st - Rocky Marciano, former heavyweight champ, dies in a plane crash at 45