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Historical Events

Results 1 - 59 of 59

1st - "Everything Is Beautiful" by Ray Stevens hits #1
1st - Com Bowie Kuhn reprimands Astro Jim Bouton for writing "Ball Four"
1st - Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days
1st - Tigers Al Kaline collides with another player & swallows his tongue
3rd - 1st artificial gene synthesized
3rd - Ray Davies of Kinks travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in "Lola," (Coca-Cola to Cherry Cola) because of BBC coml reference ban
4th - 43rd National Spelling Bee: Libby Childress wins spelling croissant
4th - SD Padres draft Mike Ivie #1
4th - Tonga (formerly Friendly Islands) declares independence from UK
4th - WSMW TV channel 27 in Worcester, MA (IND) begins broadcasting
4th - Yanks Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 1st of 3 times in 28 days
5th - KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, MT (CBS) begins broadcasting
5th - Chile becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
6th - 102nd Belmont: John Rotz aboard High Echelon wins in 2:34
7th - 22nd Emmy Awards: Marcus Welby, Robert Young & Susan Hampshire
7th - Jockey Willie Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 win
7th - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
7th - The Who's "Tommy" is performed at NY's Lincoln Center
8th - Players & management end labor dispute up min salary to $12,000
9th - Argentine milt junta under lt-gen Lanusse drives out pres Ongania
9th - Bob Dylan given honorary Doctorate of Music at Princeton U
9th - Harry A Blackmun, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice
11th - US leaves Wheelus AFB Libya
12th - Pitts Pirate Doc Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0
13th - "In The Summertime" by Mungo Jerry hit #1 in UK
13th - Beatles' "Let It Be," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 4 weeks
13th - Beatles' "Long & Winding Road," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 2 weeks
14th - Cincinnati Red Stockings loses 1st game after winning 130 straight
15th - 16th LPGA Championship won by Shirley Englehorn
16th - Kenneth A Gibson elected 1st black mayor of Newark, NJ
16th - Race riots in Miami Florida
17th - Edwin Land patents Polaroid camera
19th - A Nikolayev & V Sevastyanov return after 18 days in Soyuz 9
19th - Conservatives win British parliamentary election
19th - Jim Bouton's controversial "Ball Four" is published
19th - Yanks Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 2nd of 3 times in 28 days
19th - The Patent Cooperation Treaty is signed.
20th - "Ray Stevens Show," debuts on NBC-TV
20th - British govt of Edward Heath forms (with Margaret Thatcher)
20th - Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run HR
21st - 70th US Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 281 at Hazeltine Natl Minn
21st - Brazil beats Italy, 4-1, to win soccer's World Cup (in Mexico City)
21st - Detroit's Cesar Gutierrez goes 7-for-7 to tie a record set in 1892
21st - Judy Rankin wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic
22nd - Pres Nixon signs 26th amendment (voting age lowered to 18)
22nd - Supreme Court ruled juries of less than 12 are constitutional
22nd - WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) suspends broadcasting
23rd - "Red Skelton Show," last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV
23rd - Charles Rangel defeats Adam Clayton Powell in Democratic primary
23rd - Rocker Chubby Checker arrested for marijuana possession
24th - "Catch 22" opens in movie theaters
24th - Bobby Murcer ties record of 4 consecutive HRs
24th - Reds play final game at Cincinnati's Crosley Field, beat Giants 5-4
24th - Senate votes overwhelmingly to repeal Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
26th - Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Orioles beat Senators 12-2
28th - Mary Mills wins LPGA Len Immke Buick Golf Open
29th - US ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia
30th - Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City
30th - Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 100 of 129

1st - Joshua Compston, art impressario
1st - Raylee Johnson, NFL defensive end (SD Chargers)
1st - Scott Couper, WLAF receiver (Scottish Claymores)
1st - Shane Matthews, NFL quarterback (Chic Bears)
1st - Alexi Lalas, American soccer player
1st - Karen Mulder, Dutch supermodel
1st - R. Madhavan, Indian actor
2nd - Andy McCollum, NFL center/guard (New Orleans Saints)
2nd - Eric Riley, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves)
2nd - Marty Mcinnis, Weymouth, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
2nd - Mike Kelly, baseball player
2nd - Randy Fuller, NFL defensive back (Pitts Steelers)
2nd - B-Real, American rapper (Cypress Hill)
3rd - Andrea Congreaves, WNBA forward/center (Charlotte Sting)
3rd - Carl Everett, baseball player
3rd - Lanee Butler, Manhasset NY, mistral sailboat yachter (Olymp-11th-1996)
3rd - Peter Newton, Kailua Hawaii, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
3rd - Esther Hart, Dutch singer
3rd - Julie Masse, French Canadian singer
3rd - Peter Tägtgren, Swedish musician (Hypocrisy) and producer
3rd - Ammon McNeely, American rock climber
4th - Gary Lynagh, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
4th - Ronnie Harris, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
4th - Richie Hawtin, Canadian musician
4th - David Pybus, British musician
5th - Izabella Scorupco, Bialystok Poland, actress (Golden Eye)
5th - Martin Gelinas, Shawinigan, NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks)
5th - Todd Burger, guard (Chicago Bears)
6th - Randy Jordan, NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
6th - Eugeni Berzin, Russian cyclist
6th - Sarah Dessen, American author
6th - Albert Ferrer, Spanish footballer
6th - Anthony Norris, American professional wrestler
7th - Andrei Kovalenko, Gorky Rus, NHL right wing (Mont Canadiens, Edmonton)
7th - Chad Fann, NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers)
7th - Mike Modano, Livonia MI, NHL forward (Team USA, Dallas Stars)
7th - Cafu, Brazilian football player
8th - Troy Vincent, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles)
8th - Gabrielle Giffords, American politician
9th - Harry Van Hofwegen, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions)
9th - Russ Romaniuk, Winnipeg, NHL left wing (Phila Flyers)
10th - David Wilson, WLAF safety (Scottish Claymores)
10th - Laurel Korholz, La Jolla Calif, rower (Olympics-4th-96)
10th - Mike Doughty, American singer
11th - Brock Marion, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys)
11th - Roman Kontsek, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
11th - William Selby, Monroeville MI, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
11th - Chris Rice, singer/songwriter
12th - Damon Buford, Baltimore MD, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
12th - Lee Mayberry, NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Vancouver Grizzlies)
12th - Gordon Michael Woolvett, Canadian actor
13th - Chris Cairns, cricketer (son of Lance, NZ all-rounder)
13th - Lance Ringnald, Des Moines Iowa, US gymnist (Olympic-92)
13th - Shaun Young, cricketer (Tasmanian all-rounder, Young Aust 1995)
13th - Rivers Cuomo, American musician (Weezer)
13th - Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (d. 2004)
14th - Simone Fleurice Eden, Arcadia Ca, playmate (Feb, 1989)
14th - Todd Manning, fictional character (One Life to Live)
14th - Willie Beamon, NFL cornerback (NY Giants)
15th - Amanda Cromwell, Wash DC, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)
15th - Janie Eickhoff, Long Beach Calif, US cyclist (Olympic-92)
15th - Janie Quigley, Long Beach Calif, cyclist (Olympics-96)
15th - Zan Tabak, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
15th - Leah Remini, American actress
15th - Gaëlle Méchaly, French soprano
16th - Michael Husted, NFL place kicker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
16th - Phil A Mickelson, San Diego CA, PGA golfer (1991 Northern Telecom)
16th - Clifton Collins Jr., American actor
16th - Cobi Jones, American soccer player
17th - Arnold Ale, WLAF linebacker (Scottish Claymores)
17th - Jason Hanson, NFL kicker (Detroit Lions)
17th - Popeye Jones, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
17th - Ron "Popeye" Jones, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
17th - Stephane Fiset, Montreal, NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche)
17th - Will Forte, American writer, actor and comedian
17th - Michael Showalter, American comedian
18th - Greg Yaitanes, American television and film director
19th - Chris Gray, NFL guard (Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears)
19th - Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Australian field hockey midfielder (Oly-96)
19th - Leonard Humphries, CFL cornerback (BC Lions)
19th - Quincy Dushawn Watts, Detroit Mich, 400m runner
19th - Scott Brumfield, guard (Cincinnati Bengals)
19th - Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician
19th - Brian Welch, American guitarist
19th - Antonis Remos, Greek singer
20th - Shay-Oren Smadja, Israel, men's half middleweight judoka (Oly-1996)
20th - Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
20th - Andrea Nahles, German politician
20th - Bruce Woodcock, American computer games analyst
21st - Brandon Moore, NFL tackle (NE Patriots)
21st - John Roethlisberger, Afton Minn, gymnast (Olympics-5th-96)
21st - Sindee Coxx, American pornographic actress
21st - Pete Rock, American rapper/producer
22nd - Anne "Annie" Summertime Kakela, US rower (Olympics-4th-96)
22nd - David Frisch, NFL tight end (NE Patriots)
22nd - Rastko Cvetkovic, NBA center (Denver Nuggets)
22nd - Steven Page, Canadian singer (Barenaked Ladies)
22nd - Michel Elefteriades, Greek-Lebanese politician, artist, producer and businessman
23rd - A C Earl, NBA center (Toronto Raptors)
23rd - Kerri Ann Buchberger, Russell Manitoba, volleyballer (Olympics-96)

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 30 of 30

1st - G Ungaretti, writer, dies at 82
2nd - Bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer, designer, and founder of eponymous race team (b. 1937)
2nd - Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (b. 1888)
2nd - Albert Lamorisse, French film director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
3rd - Douwe Hermans Kiestra, [Harm Harmstra], Fries boer/writer, dies at 70
3rd - H G Hjalmar Schacht, pres Germany Kingdom bank/minister of Eco, dies
4th - Hjalmar Schcacht, [Horace Greeley], Nazi minister, dies
4th - Jopie [Johan A] Pengel, premier Suriname, dies
4th - Menasha Skulnik, comedian (Menasha the Magnificent), dies at 78
4th - Sonny Tufts, actor (Atomic Blonde, 7 Year Itch), dies at 58
5th - "Jopie" Pengel, [Johan A], premier Suriname (1963-69), dies at 54
5th - Jay Irving, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh), dies at 69
7th - Edward M Forster, Brit writer (Maurice, passage to India), dies at 91
7th - E. M. Forster, English author (b. 1879)
8th - Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (b. 1908)
11th - Aleksandr F Kerenski, Russian premier (1917), dies at 89
11th - Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler/painter, dies at 87
11th - Frank Laubach, Benton Pa, taught reading through phonetics, dies
11th - Frank Silvera, Jamaican actor (High Chaparral), dies at 55
11th - Earl Grant, American musician and singer (b. 1931)
11th - William 'Billy Batts' Devino, American crime figure (b. 1921)
16th - Elsa Triolet, writer, dies at 73
16th - Heino Eller, composer, dies at 83
16th - Brian Piccolo, American football player (b. 1943)
17th - Matthew Henderson, cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies
21st - Achmed Sukarno, 1st president of Indonesia (1945-67), dies at 68
23rd - Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (b. 1895)
27th - Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
29th - Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica), dies at 77
29th - Stefan Andres, German writer (Wir sind Utopia), dies at 64