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Historical Events

Results 1 - 53 of 53

1st - Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as president of Mexico
1st - NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins
1st - Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes People Democratic Republic of Yemen
2nd - Environmental Protection Agency begins (Dir: William Ruckelshaus)
2nd - Tippetts Opera "Knot Garden," premieres in London
3rd - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
4th - Unemployment in US increases to 5.8%
5th - LA Rams Willie Ellison sets NFL record of 247 yards rushing
5th - Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy & Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame
5th - Premiere of Dario Fo's Morte accidentale di un anarchico.
6th - Cleve Cavaliers 1st NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106
7th - Taizan Maezumi Roshi, head of LA Zen Center, receives dharma
7th - West Germany & Poland normalize relations
9th - Dutch Antilles: govt of Petronia falls
10th - North American Soccer League awards NY & Toronto franchises
11th - John Lennon releases an album that contains songs with word "fuck"
11th - Start of the 1st Test match at the WACA, v England
11th - Test Cricket debut of Gregory Stephen Chappell
12th - Polish government proclaims price rise
12th - Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 42 launched to study X-rays
12th - USSR performs underground nuclear test
13th - Greg Chappell scores 108 on Test debut v England at the WACA
13th - Neil Simon's "Gingerbread Lady," premieres in NYC
15th - Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261
15th - S Korean ferry Namyong-Ho sinks in Strait of Korea, 308 killed
15th - Soviet Venera 7 is 1st spacecraft to land on another planet (Venus)
15th - Illinois State Constitution is adopted at a special election.
16th - 1st successful landing on Venus (USSR)
16th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
17th - Gdansk, Poland shipworkers strike
17th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
17th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
17th - Polish 1970 protests: In Gdynia, soldiers fire at workers emerging from trains, killing dozens.
18th - "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 587 perfs
18th - Polish uprising fails
18th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
20th - Edward Gierek succeeds Wladyslaw Gomulka as Poland's party leader
21st - WUTV TV channel 29 in Buffalo, NY (IND) begins broadcasting
22nd - Treblinka SS commander Franz Stangl sentenced to life imprisonment
23rd - 7,511th performance of Agatha Christie's "Mousetrap" (record)
23rd - French author Régis Debray freed in Bolivia
23rd - NY World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m)
23rd - USSR performs nuclear test
24th - 9 Jews are convicted in Leningrad of hijacking a plane
24th - Walt Disney's "Aristocats" is released
27th - "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St James Theater NYC after 2844 performances
28th - "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" opens at Majestic NYC for 19 perfs
28th - Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution
30th - Paul McCartney sues his bandmates to dissolve the Beatles
31st - Congress authorizes Eisenhower dollar coin
31st - Paul McCartney files a lawsuit to disolve Beatles
31st - President Allende nationalizes Chilean coal mines
31st - Would have been start of Aust/Eng Test Cricket at MCG, washed out

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 100 of 116

1st - Kirk Rueter, Centralia IL, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
1st - Takahiro Ikenoue, WLAF LB (Rhein Fire)
1st - Todd Steussie, NFL guard/tackle (Minnesota Vikings)
1st - Jouko Ahola, Finnish strongman
1st - Sarah Silverman, American actress and comedian
2nd - Rene Pucher, Presov CZE, hockey forward (Team Slovakia)
3rd - Charles Hope, WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy)
3rd - Jennifer Rothschild, [Rubin], actress (Judas Project)
3rd - Laura Schuler, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98)
3rd - Lindsey Hunter, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons)
3rd - Paul Byrd, Louisville KY, pitcher (NY Mets)
3rd - Christian Karembeu, French footballer
4th - Jeff Blake, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
4th - Kevin Sussman, American actor
4th - Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler
5th - Heather Crickard, Miss Oklahoma USA (1996)
5th - Kevin Haller, Trochu, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers)
5th - Susan Sloane, Lexington KY, tennis star
5th - Thomas Smith, NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills)
6th - Eric Mahlum, NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts)
6th - Isabelle Arnould, Belgian swimmer
6th - Ulf Ekberg, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)
7th - Courtney Browne, cricketer (West Indies Test wicket-keeper 1995)
7th - Ed Robinson, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
7th - Rob Olson, Victoria BC, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Newlands Open)
9th - Donald Douglas, WLAF safety (Rhein Fire)
9th - Marlin Cannon, Dallas Texas, 200m/400m runner
9th - Kara DioGuardi, American songwriter, record producer, and singer
10th - Bryant Stith, NBA guard (Denver Nuggets)
11th - Danan Hughes, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
11th - Doug Nussmeier, NFL quarterback (NO Saints)
11th - Errict Rhett, NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs)
11th - Victoria Fuller, Santa Barbara Calif, playmate (Jan, 1996)
12th - Ivano Newbill, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)
12th - Jennifer Connelly, Bkln Heights NY, actress (Labyrinth, Rocketeer)
12th - Kirk Cameron, actor (Mike-Growing Pains, Teen Wolf II)
12th - Madchen Amick, Reno NV, actress (Shelly Johnson-Twin Peaks)
12th - Orlando Brown, NFL tackle (Cleve Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
13th - Basit Ali, cricketer (exciting Pakistani batsman 1993-)
13th - Elizabeth Patricia Reilly, North Providence RI, Miss America-RI (1996)
13th - George Van Os Jr, Houston TX, team handball left back (Oly-1996)
13th - Tonja Yevette Buford-Bailey, Dayton OH, 400m hurdler (Oly-bronze-96)
14th - Bradford Banta, NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
14th - Nadine Garner, Australian actress
14th - Anna Maria Jopek, Polish singer
14th - Beth Orton, English singer-songwriter
15th - Damon Thomas, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
15th - Lawrence Funderburke, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
15th - Mitchell Butler, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Cleveland Cavaliers)
15th - Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
17th - Benedictine, [St Bernard]; becomes heaviest known dog (137 kg)
17th - Earl Dotson, NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
17th - Michael Mols, soccer player (FC Twente)
18th - Lucious Harris, NBA guard (NJ Nets, Dallas Mavericks)
18th - Anthony Catanzaro, American fitness model
18th - Cowboy Troy, American rapper
18th - DMX, American rapper and actor
18th - Miles Marshall Lewis, American author
18th - Rob Van Dam, American professional wrestler
18th - Johnny Yeo, English artist
19th - Jon Cleveland, Fresno CA, Canadian 100m/200m swimmer (Oly-br-92, 96)
19th - Robert Lang, Teplice CZE, NHL forward (Team Czech Rep, Los Angeles)
19th - Wendy Miles, Australia, golfer (1993 T77 Alpine Aust Ladies Masters)
19th - Zac Foley, rock bassist (EMF-Unbelievable)
19th - Tyson Beckford, American model
20th - Dino Felicetti, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
20th - Grant Flower, cricketer (bro of Andy Zimbabwe Test opening batsman)
20th - Jason Simmons, CFL/WLAF defensive tackle (Roughriders, Claymores)
20th - Scott Slutzker, tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
20th - Tony Semple, NFL guard (Detroit Lions)
20th - Travis Green, Castlegar, NHL center (NY Islanders)
20th - Nicole DeBoer, Canadian actress
21st - Irving Spikes, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins)
21st - Monique Ambers, WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury)
21st - Ronnie Woolfork, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
22nd - Brooks Findlay, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
23rd - Kimberly Ann Cooley, Grand Forks ND, Miss America-ND (1996)
23rd - Martha Byrne, actress (Lily Grimaldi-As the World Turns)
23rd - Raymont Harris, NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
23rd - Shannon Noelle DePuy, Lynchburg Va, Miss Virg-America (1991-top 10)
24th - Filmel Johnson, NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills)
24th - Marian Smerciak, Martin CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
24th - Michael Batiste, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle (Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy)
24th - Romeo Wouden, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90, Heerenveen)
24th - Amaury Nolasco, American actor
24th - Will Oldham, American singer and songwriter
25th - Azhar Saeed, UAE cricketer (opening batsman 1996 World Cup)
25th - Ghalid Salamat, soccer player (MVV)
25th - Stu Barnes, Spruce Grove, NHL center (Florida Panthers)
26th - Lisa Gathright, Moline Ill, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-17th-1993)
26th - Radka Zrubakova, Bratislava Slovakia, tennis star (1994 Futures-GER)
26th - Willie Williams, NFL cornerback (Pitts Steelers, Seahawks)
26th - James Mercer, American musician (The Shins)
26th - Krissada Terrence, Thai singer and actor
27th - Frank Messmer, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
27th - Lorenzo Neal, NFL fullback (NO Saints, NY Jets)
27th - Mike Salmon, NFL/WLAF safety (Houston Oilers, Rhein Fire, SF 49ers)
27th - Steve Hoyem, WLAF offensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
28th - Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Haarlem Neth, tennis star (95, 96 Okla City)
28th - Elizabeth McIntyre, Dunbar WV, Miss America-WV (1996)

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 16 of 16

1st - Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies
6th - Thomas S Power, USAF-gen (Raid on Tokyo-March 1945), dies at 65
7th - Rube Goldberg, US cartoonist (Mike & Ike, Pulitzer 1948), dies at 87
8th - Christopher K Ingold, English chemist, dies at 77
9th - Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65
9th - Sir Feroz Khan Noon, Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1893)
12th - Louis Zimmer, Flem clock maker (Jubelklok, Wonder Clock), dies at 82
12th - Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (b. 1889)
14th - Franz Schlegelberger, German Nazi politician (b. 1876)
23rd - Charlie Ruggles, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show), dies at 84
26th - Lillian Board, British athlete (b. 1948)
28th - Charles "Sonny" Liston, heavyweight boxer champ (1962-64), dies
28th - L Mendel Rivers, (Rep-D-SC), dies at 65
29th - John de Mol, Dutch accordionist, dies at 58
29th - Marie Menken, American experimental filmmaker and socialite (b. 1909)
31st - Cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91