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Historical Events

Results 101 - 163 of 163

1968 - 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, Calif
1968 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Gino Paoli Golf Open
1968 - WXTV TV channel 41 in New York-Paterson, NY (UNI) begins broadcasting
1969 - Willie Stargell is 1st to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium
1970 - Jim Morrison arrested for drunkenness
1971 - US launches 1st satellite into lunar orbit from manned spacecraft
1972 - Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Gov Wallace
1974 - Crawford-Butler Act allows Puerto Ricans to elect own governor
1974 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic
1975 - Robert Plant is involved in a car crash in Rhodes
1976 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1977 - Pres Carter establishes Dept of Energy
1977 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1979 - Italian govt of Cossiga begins
1979 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1980 - -11] Hurricane Aline, kills 272 in Texas & Caribbean
1980 - John & Yoko begin recording "Double Fantasy"
1980 - Seattle Mariners replace manager Darrell Johnson with Maury Wills
1981 - Columbia mated with SRBs & external tank for STS-2 mission
1981 - Oliver North is assigned to White House duty
1982 - NY Met Joel Youngblood singles in Chicago day game, he is traded, then singles for Expos in Philadelphia night game
1983 - Bettino Craxi sworn in as premier of Italy
1983 - France performs nuclear test
1983 - Revolution in Burkina
1983 - While warming up before 5th inning Yankee Dave Winfield accidentally kills a seagull
1984 - Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics
1984 - Cliff Johnson sets a record with his 19th pinch hit HR
1984 - Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 24 weeks
1984 - Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day)
1985 - "Dreamgirls" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 1522 performances
1985 - Calif Angel Rod Carew gets his 3,000th hit
1985 - Penny Hammel wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic
1985 - Phil Rizzuto Day, Yanks retire #10
1985 - Rod Carew, is 16th to get 3,000 hits
1985 - White Sox Tom Seaver is 17th to win #300, beating Yankees
1986 - OPEC lowers oil production 20%
1987 - At the Kingdome, Ruppert Jones hits a foul ball that sticks in speaker
1987 - FCC vote 4-0 to rescind fairness doctrine for broadcasters
1988 - Congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II
1988 - Hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case
1989 - Blue Jays Dave Steib's perfect game broken up in 9th with 2 outs by NY Yankee Roberto Kelly
1990 - 95.5°F (35.3°C) in De Bilt Neth (highest Aug temp in Neth)
1990 - European community proposes a boycott of Iraq
1991 - 1st time Seattle Mariners are 9 games over .500
1991 - Deb Richard wins LPGA Phar-Mor in Youngstown Golf Tournament
1991 - The Greek cruise ship Oceanos sinks off the Wild Coast of South Africa.
1993 - Angolese air force bombs Huambo
1993 - Rwandian Hutu's & Tutsi's sign peace treaty in Arusha
1993 - Tony Gwynn gets 6 hits, 4th time in 1993 a Padre gets 5 or more hits
1994 - Dwingeloo 1, near milky way system, discovered
1994 - Howard Stern drops out of NY gubernatorial race
1994 - Truck carrying millions of bees overturns on NY parkway
1995 - Darryl Strawberry joins the NY Yankees
1995 - Operation Storm begins in Croatia.
1996 - 24th du Maurier Golf Classic: Laura Davies
1996 - 26th Olympic games close at Atlanta, Georgia (sched)
1996 - J Bunning, E Weaver, B Foster, & N Hanlon inducted in Hall of Fame
1997 - "Keenan Ivory Wayan Show," premieres on Fox TV
1997 - 185,000 Teamsters union United Parcel Service drivers walk off the job.
2002 - Soham murders: 10 year old school girls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells go missing from the town of Soham, Cambridgeshire.
2005 - Prime Minister Paul Martin announces that Michaëlle Jean will be Canada's 27th — and first black — Governor General.
2006 - Dame Silvia Cartwright steps down as the Governor-General of New Zealand and is replaced by The Honourable Anand Satyanand, who is sworn in on 23 August.
2007 - NASA's Phoenix spaceship is launched.

Famous Birthdays

Results 101 - 200 of 209

1941 - Ted Strickland, (Rep-D-Ohio)
1941 - Martin Jarvis, English actor
1942 - David Russell Lange, PM (L) NZ (1984-89)
1942 - Cleon Jones, American baseball player
1943 - David Carr, rock keyboardist (Fortunes Leyton, London
1943 - Michael J McCulley, San Diego Calif, Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS-34)
1943 - Rodney Stuart Pattison, British yachtsman (Olympics)
1943 - Tina Cole, Hollywood, singer (King Cousins)/actress (Katie-My 3 Sons)
1943 - Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper
1944 - Richard Belzer, KOed by Hulk Hogan/comedian (How to be a Stand Up)
1945 - Fred Hansen, US, pole vaulter (Olympic-gold-1964)
1945 - John Qace Hardbattle, political activist
1946 - Maureen Cox Starkey, 1st wife of Beatle Ringo Starr
1947 - Kenneth Dryden, NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens, 6 Stanley Cups)
1947 - Paul Leyton, rocker (Seekers)
1947 - Klaus Schulze, German composer
1948 - James C Slattery, (Rep-D-Kansas, 1983- )
1949 - John Riggins, NFL running back (NY Jets, Wash Redskins)
1951 - Lane Evans, (Rep-D-IL, 1983- )
1952 - Bobby Buntrock, Denver Colo, actor (Harold Baxter-Hazel)
1952 - Daniel Bautista, Mexico, 20k walker (Olympic-gold-1976)
1952 - Kristoffer Tabori, [Siegel], LA Calif, actor (Rappaccini's Daughter)
1952 - Gábor Demszky, Hungarian politician
1952 - Moya Brennan, Irish singer
1954 - Janet Coles, LPGA golfer
1955 - Andrew M Allen, Phila Pa, Captain USMC/astronaut (STS 46, 62, 75)
1955 - Billy Bob Thornton, actor (Sling Blade)
1955 - Charles D "Sam" Gemar, Yankton SD, army/astronaut (STS 38, 48, 62)
1955 - Alberto Gonzales, American U.S. Attorney General
1957 - Robert E Andrews, (Rep-D-New Jersey)
1957 - Brooks D. Simpson, American historian
1957 - John Wark, Scottish footballer
1958 - Greg Foster, Maywood Ill, 110m hurdler (Olympic-silver-1984)
1958 - Mary Decker Tabb Slaney, NJ, olympic track star (mile record 4:16.71)
1958 - Allison Hedge Coke, American poet and writer
1958 - Kym Karath, American actress
1959 - Deedee Lasker, LPGA golfer
1959 - John Gormley, Irish politician
1960 - Robbin Crosby, heavy metal rock guitarist/vocals (Ratt-Round & Round)
1960 - Dean Malenko, American professional wrestler
1960 - Bernard Rose, English director
1960 - Tim Winton, Australian author
1960 - José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish politician
1961 - Barack Obama, 44th United States President (Democat) and first African--American president
1961 - Lauren Tom, American actress
1962 - Paul Williams, rock guitarist (Flock of Seagulls)
1962 - Roger Clemens, Dayton OH, pitcher (Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP)
1962 - Wesley Snipes, Orlando Fla, actor (New Jack City, Passenger 57)
1962 - Paul Reynolds, British musician
1963 - Andrew Bartlett, Australian politician
1964 - B J Surhoff, Bronx NY, infielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1964 - Clyde Simmons, NFL defensive end (Az Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars)
1964 - Gary King, British radio presenter
1965 - Crystal Chappell, Silver Spring Md, actress (Carly-Days of our Lives)
1965 - Trena Trice, WNBA forward/center (NY Liberty)
1965 - Dennis Lehane, American crime writer
1965 - Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish politician
1966 - Kensuke Sasaki, wrestler (WCW/NJPW/Calgary, Power Warrior)
1967 - Carrie Flemmer, Stettler Alberta, softball catcher (Olympics-96)
1967 - Kembra Pfahler, Hermosa Beach Ca, actress (Gotham Gold)
1967 - Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star
1967 - Michael Lawrence Marsh, LA Calif, sprinter (Oly-2 gold/silver-92, 96)
1967 - Mike Marsh, US, 200m runner (Olympic-Gold-1992)
1968 - Darcy Arreola, La Mesa Calif, 1.5k runner
1968 - James Francis, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
1968 - Marcus Schenkenberg, model (Calvin Klein)
1968 - Daniel Dae Kim, American actor
1969 - Lee O'Leary, Compton CA, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
1969 - Max Cavalera, Brazilian rock vocalist/guitarist (Sepultura)
1969 - Norm Casola, CFL slot back (Toronto Argonauts)
1969 - Michael DeLuise, American actor
1970 - Orlando Trustfull, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1970 - Owen McMahon, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)
1970 - Steven Jack, cricketer (South African pace bowler 1994-95)
1970 - John August, American screenwriter
1971 - Greg Frers, CFL safety (BC Lions)
1971 - Jeff Gordon, American race car driver
1972 - Stefan Brogren, Canadian actor
1973 - Alex Molden, cornerback (New Orleans Saints)
1973 - Eddie Cade, NFL full safety (NE Patriots)
1973 - Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1973 - Xavier Marchand, French swimmer
1974 - Canute Curtis, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
1974 - Kily González, Argentine footballer
1974 - Keenan Milton, Professional Skater
1975 - Beau Morgan, running back (Dallas Cowboys)
1975 - Kaipo Spenser, Wailuku HI, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
1975 - Andy Hallett, American actor
1975 - Daniella van Graas, Dutch model and actress
1976 - Andrew McLeod, Australian footballer
1977 - Frankie Kazarian, American professional wrestler
1977 - Luís Boa Morte, Portuguese footballer
1978 - Kurt Busch, American race car driver
1979 - Brandi Siegel, Miami Fla, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
1979 - Robin Peterson, South African cricketer
1980 - Dingdong Dantes, Filipino actor
1980 - Richard Dawson, English cricketer
1981 - Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
1981 - Marques Houston, American singer and actor (IMx)
1981 - Ben Scott, English cricketer

Famous Deaths

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