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Historical Events

Results 1 - 57 of 57

1st - Ford Frick, Earle Combs & Jesse Haines elected to Hall of Fame
1st - Stalled commuter train rammed by express in Argentina, 139 die
1st - WMAA TV channel 29 in Jackson, MS (PBS) begins broadcasting
1st - West-Germany & USSR sign gas contract
2nd - Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points
4th - "Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 23 performances
4th - "Gantry" opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 1 performance
4th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
5th - 1st Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six
5th - Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa v Australia, Durban
5th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
5th - WSCV TV channel 51 in Ft Lauderdale, FL (IND) suspends broadcasting
6th - Graeme Pollock completes 274 v Australia at Durban
6th - NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston & Portland
7th - "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV
7th - "Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by Archies
7th - LSU's "Pistol" Pete Marovich scores 69 pts in losing cause
7th - US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn
7th - US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood
10th - 26.4 cm precipitation falls on Mount Washington NH (state record)
10th - Dry powder avalanche moving at 120 mph smashes into youth hostel killing 40 Belgian, French, & German youths (Val d'Isere, France)
11th - 26.37 cm (10.38") of rainfall, Mt Washington, NH (state 24-hr rec)
11th - Japan becomes 4th nation to put a satellite (Osumi) in orbit
11th - John Lennon pays £1,344 fines for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland
12th - Anthony Shaffers "Sleuth," premieres in NYC
13th - Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48, 80 km from New Delhi
13th - NL offices begins move from Cin to SF (completed Feb 23)
14th - "Gantry" closes at George Abbott Theater NYC after 1 performance
15th - Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater
15th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational
15th - Dominican DC-9 crashes into sea at Santo Domingo, kills 102
15th - KAMU TV channel 15 in College Station, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
15th - Nationalists disrupt UN session on Congo
16th - Joe Frazier TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
17th - Jeffrey McDonald slices up his wife & daughter
17th - Joni Mitchell's final concert (Royal Albert Hall)
17th - Robert Marasco's "Child's Play," premieres in NYC
18th - Chicago 7 defendants found innocent of inciting to riot
18th - US president Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine"
19th - AL Cy Young winner Denny McLain suspended for bookmaking
19th - USSR launches Sputnik 52 & Molniya 1-13 communications satellite
21st - Jackson 5 make TV debut on "American Bandstand"
21st - Pathet Lao conquerors Xieng Khuang & Muong Suy
22nd - "Charles Aznavour" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 23 perfs
23rd - Guyana becomes a republic (National Day)
23rd - Holy Eucharist given by women for 1st time in Roman Catholic service
24th - 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)
24th - Heintje Simons (14) wins 7 gold records
24th - KVDO TV channel 3 in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
26th - "Georgy" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 4 performances
26th - Beatles release "Beatles Again" aka "Hey Jude" album
27th - NY Times (falsely) reports US army has ended domestic surveillance
28th - "Georgy" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 4 performances
28th - Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge
28th - Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53)
28th - KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast
28th - WUTR TV channel 20 in Utica-Rome, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 100 of 114

1st - Eric Mobley, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)
1st - Malik Sealy, NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons, LA Clippers)
1st - Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese racing driver
2nd - Chris Luneburg, WLAF T (London Monarchs)
2nd - Diego Martos, WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
2nd - Erik ten Hag, soccer player (FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht)
2nd - Ivan Vukov, soccer player (FC Volendam)
2nd - Nikolaos Michopoulos, Greek footballer
2nd - Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
2nd - C. Ernst Harth, Canadian actor
3rd - Alonza Barnett, WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals)
3rd - Eric Curry, NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Bucs)
3rd - Jason Muzzatti, Toronto, NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers)
3rd - Keith Carney, Providence, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team US)
3rd - Oscar Cordoba, Colombian footballer
3rd - Warwick Davis, British actor
4th - Alisa Marie Kimble, Miss USA-California (1997)
4th - Gabrielle Anwar, Laleham England, actress (Body Snatchers)
4th - John Frascatore, US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
4th - Nicole Wood, Canton OH, playmate (Apr, 1993)
4th - Todd Peterson, NFL kicker (Seattle Seahawks)
5th - Darren Lehmann, cricketer (SA & Vic LHB Australian ODI 1996)
5th - Forey Duckett, NFL/WLAF cornerback/safety (Saints, Scot Claymores)
6th - Jeff Rouse, US, 50m/100m backstroke swimmer (Olymp-gold/silver-92, 96)
6th - Mark Hutton, Adelaide Australia, pitcher (NY Yankees)
6th - Per Frandsen, Danish footballer
7th - Chris Gardocki, NFL punter (Indianapolis Colts)
7th - Denis Chasse, Montreal, NHL right wing (Winnipeg Jets)
7th - Stanley Roberts, NBA center (LA Clippers, Minn Timberwolves)
8th - Alonzo Mourning, NBA center (Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets)
8th - Cameron Cuffy, cricketer (St Vincent & WI fast bowler 1994-)
8th - John Filan, Australian footballer
9th - Glenn McGrath, cricketer (NSW & Australian fast bowler 1993-)
9th - Grant Moorhead, New Plymouth NZ, Australasia golfer
10th - Alberto Castillo, Dominican/US baseball catcher (NY Mets)
10th - Bobby Jones, Fresno CA, pitcher (NY Mets)
10th - Brendan Eppert, St Louis Mo, speed skater (Olympics-1994)
10th - Åsne Seierstad, Norwegian journalist
10th - Nobushige Kumakubo, Japanese racing driver
10th - Noureddine Naybet, Moroccan footballer
10th - Myrea Pettit, British illustrator
11th - Alistair Brown, cricketer (Surrey & England ODI opening batsman 1996)
11th - Jason Allyn Scott, Iowa City Iowa, rower (Olympics-1996)
11th - Fredrik Thordendal, Swedish musician
12th - Bryan Roy, Surinam/Dutch soccer star (Ajax)
12th - Dell Demps, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs)
12th - Lamar Thomas, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs, Miami Dolphins)
12th - Jim Creeggan, Canadian bassist (Barenaked Ladies)
12th - Judd Winick, writer and artist
13th - Kevin Stocker, US baseball infielder (Phila Phillies)
13th - Ruben Brown, NFL guard (Buffalo Bills)
13th - Vernon Patao, 141 lbs (64 kg) US weightlifter (alt-Olympics-1996)
13th - Karoline Krüger, Norwegian singer
14th - David Podlich, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
14th - Elaine Youngs, Orange Calif, volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-96)
14th - Guillaume Raoux, France, tennis star
14th - Kelly Stinnett, US baseball catcher (NY Mets)
14th - Richard Smehlik, Ostrava CZE, NHL defenseman (Team Czech Rep, Buffalo)
14th - Sean Hill, Duluth, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
14th - Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist
14th - Simon Pegg, British comedian and actor
15th - Gloria Trevi, Mexico, sexy spanish vocalist (A Gatas)
15th - Nathaniel Mills, Evanston Ill, speed skater (Olympics-1994)
15th - Tyrone Legette, NFL cornerback (NO Saints)
15th - Craig Gass, American impressionist and comedian
16th - Saskia Linssen, Venlo Holland, playmate (Jun, 1991)
16th - Serdar Ortac, Turkish popstar
16th - D.J. Wallis, American fitness competitor
16th - Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
17th - Tommy Moe, Anchorage Alaska, nordic skiier (Olympic-gold/silver-1994)
17th - Tim Mahoney, American musician (311)
17th - Dominic Purcell, English-born actor
18th - Tyler Green, US baseball pitcher (Phila Phillies)
18th - Raine Maida, Canadian musician (Our Lady Peace)
18th - Susan Egan, American actress
19th - Garland Hawkins, NFL defensive end (Chic Bears)
19th - Ruwan Kalpage, cricket off-spinner (Sri Lankan)
20th - Bryan Robinson, defensive end (St Louis Rams)
20th - Cheyenne Brando, Papeete Tahiti, daughter of Marlon
20th - Jeff Robinson, NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos, St Louis Rams)
20th - Leo Stefan, Chelyabinsk RUS, hockey forward (Team Germany)
21st - Javier De La Hoya, Mexican/US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
21st - Marc Woodard, NFL linebacker (Phila Eagles)
21st - Michael Slater, cricketer (devastating Aust opening bat since 1993)
21st - Patrick Pilloni, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
21st - Will Moore, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars)
22nd - Adam Keefe, NBA forward (Utah Jazz)
22nd - Dominic Roussel, Hull, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets)
22nd - Leo Stefan, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
23rd - Niecy Nash, American actress
24th - Jeff Garcia, CFL quarterback (Calgary Stampeders)
24th - Jonathan Ward, Balt Md, actor (Doug-Charles in Charge, Beans Baxter)
24th - Wilson Alvarez, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
24th - Kienast quintuplets, American quintuplets
25th - Alfred Jordan, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders)
25th - Brian O'Neal, NFL full back (SF 49ers)
25th - Corey Mayfield, NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
25th - Dave Brown, NFL quarterback (NY Giants)
25th - Joe Bowden, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
25th - Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators)

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 24 of 24

1st - Blaz Arnic, composer, dies at 69
1st - Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1921)
2nd - Bertrand Russell, philosopher, British MP, dies in Merioneth at 97
2nd - Jaroslav Vogel, composer, dies at 76
2nd - Lawrence Gray, American actor (b.1898)
5th - Rudy York, American baseball player (b. 1913)
6th - Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78
11th - Emil Abranyi, composer, dies at 87
12th - Andre Souris, composer, dies at 79
13th - Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (28 Tests for Engld, ct 60 stp 12), dies
15th - Sir Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (b. 1882)
17th - Agnon, [SJ Czaczkes], Hebrew writer (Nobel 1966), dies at 81
17th - Alfred Newman, US composer, dies at 69
17th - Schmuel J Agnon, novelist (Nobel 1966), dies
18th - Desiderius A Stracke, Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at 94
19th - Ralph Edward Flanders, (Sen-VT), dies at 89
20th - Albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86
20th - Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (b. 1885)
23rd - Hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904)
24th - Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73
25th - Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), dies at 66
26th - Ethel Leginska, composer, dies at 83
27th - Robert Bruce Lockhart, diplomat/writer, dies
27th - Marie Dionne, one of the French Canadian Dionne quintuplets (b. 1934)