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Historical Events

Results 1 - 67 of 67

2nd - 1st woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump)
2nd - 96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4
2nd - KOAI (now KNAZ) TV channel 2 in Flagstaff, AZ (NBC) 1st broadcast
3rd - 24th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3
3rd - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational
4th - National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio
4th - Premier Kosygin affirms existence Russian military advisors in Egypt
4th - Pulitzer prize awarded to Erik H Erikson (Gandhi's Truth)
5th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site
6th - Yuchiro Miura of Japan skies down Mt Everest
7th - "Long & Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release
8th - Beatles release "Let it Be" album
8th - Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in NYC's Wall Street
8th - NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99
9th - 100,000s demonstrate against Vietnam War
10th - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
10th - Brave's Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5
10th - Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games
11th - Sammy Davis Jr weds Altovise
11th - Henry Marrow is murdered in a violent racially-motivated crime in Oxford, North Carolina.
12th - Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run
12th - Harry A Blackmun is confirmed as a justice on Supreme Court
12th - KTVM TV channel 6 in Butte, MT (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
12th - Race riots in Augusta Georgia; 6 blacks killed (5 by cops)
12th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
13th - Beatles movie "Let it Be" premieres
14th - Cops kill 2 students in racial disturbance (Jackson State U, Miss)
14th - Harry A Blackmun appointed to Supreme Court
14th - NYC local newspaper "Our Town" begins publishing
14th - RAF-leader Andreas Baader freed after serving 2 years in West Berlin
14th - The Red Army Faction is established in Germany.
15th - Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be," is released in US
15th - Elizabeth Hoisington & Anna Mae Mays named 1st female US generals
15th - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
15th - Mississippi Highway Patrol kills 2 at Jackson State College
15th - South-Africa excluded from Olympic play
16th - 96th Preakness: Eddie Belmonte aboard Personality wins in 1:56.2
16th - Grover Henson Feels Forgotten by Bill Cosby hits #70
17th - Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits
17th - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Johnny Londoff Chevrolet Golf Tournament
17th - Thor Heyerdahl crosses Atlantic on reed raft Ra
20th - 100,000 march in NY supporting US policies in Vietnam
20th - 2 die in a NYC subway accident
20th - Beatles' "Let it Be" movie premieres in UK
21st - National Guard mobilizes to quell disturbances at Ohio State U
21st - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
22nd - Arab terrorists kill 9 children & 3 adults on a school bus
22nd - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
22nd - Mel Stottlemyre sets record by walking 11, but wins 2-0
23rd - Grateful Dead's 1st performance outside of US (England)
23rd - SD Padres beat SF Giants 17-16 in 15 innings
23rd - USSR performs nuclear test (underground)
23rd - A fire breaks out in the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Straits in north Wales contributing to its partial destruction and causing approximately £1,000,000 worth of fire damage.
24th - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational
24th - Peter Queen quits Fleetwood Mac to join a religious cult
24th - The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union.
25th - 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2
26th - The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
27th - British expedition climbs south face of Annapurna I
27th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
28th - The formerly united Free University of Brussels officially splits into two separate entities, the French-speaking Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
29th - USSR performs nuclear test (underground)
30th - "Minnie's Boys" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 80 performances
30th - Baseball All-Star voting is returned to fans
31st - At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die)
31st - KDUB TV channel 40 in Dubuque, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting
31st - Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA O'Sullivan Ladies' Golf Open

Famous Birthdays

Results 1 - 100 of 129

1st - Alex Van Pelt, NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills)
1st - Allen DeGraffenreid, WLAF wide receiver (Scotland Claymores)
1st - Alundis Brice, NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
1st - Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Oly-silver-92, 96)
2nd - Vania Thomas, Miss US Virgin Islands Universe (1997)
3rd - Alexia Dechaume-Ballert, La Rochelle France, tennis star (1992 Aust)
3rd - Ted Crowley, Concord Mass, US hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994)
4th - Dawn Staley, Phila, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)
4th - Gregg Alexander, American musician (New Radicals)
5th - Harold Nash, CFL halfback (Montreal Alouettes)
5th - LaPhonso Ellis, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets)
5th - Kyan Douglas, American TV-personality
5th - Juan Acevedo, baseball player
5th - Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
5th - Will Arnett, Canadian-American actor
5th - Soheil Ayari, French racer
6th - Emerson Martin, NFL guard (Pitts Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers)
6th - Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
7th - Edwin Zoetebier, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
7th - Mark Smith, Pasadena CA, outfielder (Baltimore Orioles)
7th - Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater (1995 Canadian Champ)
8th - Christine Stark, Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer (Olympics-96)
8th - Marco Heering, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
8th - Michael Bevan, cricketer (dashing NSW & Australian lefty bat)
9th - Doug Christie, NBA guard/forward (Toronto Raptors)
10th - Andre Stolz, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
10th - Perry Blake, Irish singer/songwriter
10th - Dallas Roberts, American actor
11th - Dean Capobianco, Australian 200m/400m (Olympics-92, 96)
11th - Michael Joubert, Australian 400m/800m (Olympics-96)
11th - Nicky Katt, American actor
11th - Glenn Hugill, British television presenter and producer
12th - Andreas Hestler, Victoria BC, cyclist (Olympics-96)
12th - Andrew Coltart, Dumfries Scotland, Australasia golfer
12th - James Michael Furyk, West Chester PA, PGA golfer (1994 Las Vegas-5th)
12th - Mike Malizia, Utica NY, Nike golfer (1993 Doral-Ryder Open-61st)
12th - Mike Weir, Sarnia Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (Ontario Amateur-1990, 92)
12th - Stevie Anderson, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
12th - Todd Hallett, Shelburne Nova Scotia, rower (Olympics-7-92, 96)
12th - Samantha Mathis, American actress
13th - Doug Evans, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
13th - Giuseppe Busillo, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
13th - Mark Beaufait, Royal Oak Mich, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)
13th - Mitch Lyons, NFL tight end (Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers)
13th - Selwyn Jones, NFL defensive back (Seahawks, Den Broncos-Superbowl 32)
14th - Natasha Ryan, LA Calif, actress (Amy-Ladies' Man)
14th - Sylvester Stanley, WLAF defensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
15th - Artie Smith, NFL defensive end (Cin Bengals)
15th - Cory Philpot, CFL running back (BC Lions)
15th - Desmond Howard, NFL receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders)
15th - Frank de Boer, Dutch soccer star (Ajax)
15th - Keith Tower, NBA center (LA Clippers)
15th - Prince Be, rapper (PM Dawn)
15th - Rod Smith, NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
15th - Ronald de Boer, Dutch soccer player (Ajax)
15th - Tony Brown, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
15th - Martin Rossiter, Welsh Musician
15th - Rod Smith, American football player
16th - Eric Lynch, NFL running back (Detroit Lions)
16th - Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina, tennis player (Olympic-silver-1988)
17th - Alan Wetmore, CFL fullback (Montreal Alouettes)
17th - Derrick Deese, NFL guard (SF 49ers)
17th - Hubert Davis, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, NY Knicks)
17th - Jim Cummins, Dearborn, NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks)
17th - Jodie Rogers, Melbourne Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
17th - John Karelse, soccer player (NAC)
17th - Jordan Nathaniel M Knight, Mass, rocker (New Kids-Hangin' Tough)
17th - Renzo Furlan, Italy, tennis star
17th - Stefania Croce, Bergamo Italy, golfer (95 State Farm Rail Classic-11)
17th - Todd Mundt, NBA center (Atlanta Hawks)
17th - Matt Lindland, American mixed martial arts fighter
18th - Clemens Zwijnenberg, soccer player (FC Twente)
18th - Vicky Sunohara, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98)
18th - Tina Fey, American writer/actress
19th - Choi Kyung-Ju, South Korean professional golfer
20th - Jason York, Nepean, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
20th - Missy Cress, Burbank CA, female catcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
20th - Niklas Andersson, Kungalv SWE, NHL forward (Team Sweden, NY Islanders)
20th - Terrell Brandon, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks)
20th - Louis Theroux, British television presenter
21st - Dorsey Levens, NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
21st - Roman Turek, Strakonice CZE, hockey goalie (Team Czech Rep, Oly-98)
21st - Scott "Munnster" Munn, Larkspur Calif, rower (Olympics-1996)
21st - Veronica Sanchez, Michoan Mexico, WPVA volleyballer (Hermosa-17-1994)
21st - Carl Veart, Australian former footballer
22nd - Clyde Johnson, cornerback (KC Chiefs)
22nd - Eric Wunderlich, US, 200m breaststroke (Olympics-7th-96)
22nd - Marcus Dowdell, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
22nd - Naomi Campbell, London England, model/actress (Cool as Ice, Unzipped)
22nd - Pedro Diniz, Brazilian Formula One driver
23rd - Grahae Hick, cricketer
23rd - Ricky Gutierrez, Miami FL, infielder (Houston Astros)
23rd - Yigal Amir, Israeli assassin of Yitzhak Rabin
23rd - Nanette Burstein, American director/producer
23rd - Bryan Herta, American race car driver
23rd - Blake Schwendiman, American author
24th - Jeff Zgonina, NFL defensive tackle (Carolina Panthers, Packers, Rams)
24th - Nick Castaneda, Birmingham Ala, pairs skater (& Dawn Piepenbrink)
24th - Thomas Alden Page, Glenridge NJ, rocker (New Kids-Hangin' Tough)
24th - Tommy Page, American singer

Famous Deaths

Results 1 - 20 of 20

1st - Crown Prince Euimin, Crown Prince Korea (b. 1897)
3rd - Candelario Huizar, composer, dies at 82
4th - 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard
4th - William Schroeder (b. 1950)
7th - Carlos Estrada, composer, dies at 60
9th - Percy Brier, composer, dies at 84
9th - Walter P Reuther, US worker's union leader/president (CIO), dies
9th - Andrew Watson Myles, Canadian politician (b. 1884)
11th - Johnny Hodges, American musician (b. 1906)
12th - Leonie "Nelly" Sachs, German/Swedish poet (Nobel 1966), dies at 78
12th - Wladyslaw Anders, Polish general (WW I, WW II), dies at 78
14th - Billie Burke, comedienne (Glinda-Wizard of Oz), dies at 84
17th - Nigel M Balchin, English author (My Executioner), dies at 61
21st - Vinton Hayworth, actor (Gen Schaeffer-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 63
21st - E. L. Grant Watson, Australian biologist (b. 1885)
22nd - Joseph W Krutch, US writer (Measure of Man), dies at 76
23rd - Nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr Bobbins), dies at 68
27th - Emmy van Lokhorst, author, dies at 78
29th - John Gunther, author/host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at 68
31st - Terry Sawchuk, hockey player (b. 1929)