This Day in History for 11th December (Part 2)

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Historical Events

Events 101 - 169 of 169

1967 - Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit
1967 - People's front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) established
1967 - SST prototype "Concorde" 1st shown (France)
1968 - KECC (now KECY) TV channel 9 in El Centro, CA (CBS) 1st broadcast
1968 - US Soccer Football Association refuses to let NASL disband
1969 - Libya adopts constitution
1970 - John Lennon releases an album that contains songs with word "fuck"
1970 - Start of the 1st Test match at the WACA, v England
1970 - Test Cricket debut of Gregory Stephen Chappell
1971 - The Libertarian Party of the United States is formed.
1972 - Astronauts Cernan & Harrison become 11th & 12th on Moon
1972 - Jet's Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632)
1973 - Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman
1973 - NA Soccer League awards LA, SF, Seattle & Vancouver franchises
1973 - Ron Santo becomes 1st to invoke no-trade clause of 10-year-1-club vet
1973 - West German chancellor Willy Brandt normalizes trade with Czech
1975 - 1st class postage rises from 10 cents to 13 cents
1975 - Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis & Ken Brett from Pirates for George "Doc" Medich
1978 - 6 masked men bound 10 employees at Lufthansa cargo area at NY Kennedy Airport & made off with $5.8 M in cash & jewelry
Rocker/Beatle John Lennon 1979 - Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international
1979 - Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)
1980 - Dirk Wellham scores 100 on 1st-class debut, NSW v Victoria
1980 - The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (known as either CERCLA or Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
1981 - Argentine president/gen Roberto Viola flees
1981 - Muhammad Ali's 61st & last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick
1981 - Peru's Javier Perez de Cuellar becomes sec-gen of UN
1981 - Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center
1981 - UN Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Sec Genl
1981 - Wash Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2
1981 - El Mozote massacre: Salvadoran armed forces kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the country's civil war.
1983 - 1st visit to Lutheran church by a pope (John Paul II in Rome)
1983 - 72nd Australian Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (61 64 64)
1983 - Jan Stephens/Fred Couples wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
1984 - "Doug Henning & His World..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 60 perf
264th Pope John Paul II 1984 - Mauretania military coup under Col Maawiya Ould Sid'ahmed Taya
1985 - Computer store owner in Sacramento California killed by package bomb
1985 - Dow Jones closes above 1,500 for 1st time (1,511.70)
1985 - General Electric acquires RCA Corp & its subsidiary, NBC
1985 - NHL Record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (26) 12-9 & ties record of 21 goals
1986 - A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's National League
1986 - South Africa censors press
1987 - Test debut of Carl Hooper, WI v India at Bombay
1989 - "City of Angels" opens at Virginia Theater NYC for 878 performances
1989 - Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year KC Royals contract
1990 - 13 die in 83 vehicle accident in Chattanooga Tn I-75, due to fog
1990 - US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) returns from space
1991 - William Kennedy Smith found not guilty of rape
1992 - Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing $ Billion worth of damage
1992 - WNEW AM radio on 1130 in NYC ends transmitting after 58 years
1993 - 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (QB)
1993 - Eduardo Frei elected president of Chile
1994 - Kelly Robbins & Tammie Green wins LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches
1994 - Russian troops pull inside Tsjetsjenie
1995 - Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for $84 million
1997 - "Sunshine Boys," opens at Lyceum Theater NYC
1997 - Fed judge orders Microsoft not to bundle IE4 in Windows
1997 - The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change opens for signature.
1998 - Thai Airways Airbus A310-200 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101
2001 - The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization.
2005 - The Buncefield Oil Depot in Hemel Hempstead is rocked by explosions, causing a huge oil fire.
2005 - Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese (and many who were not) in Cronulla Sydney. These are followed up by ethnic attacks on Cronulla.
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 2006 - The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
2007 - Two car bombs go off at the Constitutional Court building in Algiers and the United Nations office. An estimated 45 people are killed in the bombings.
2008 - Bernard Madoff arrested and charged with securities fraud in $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
2009 - Tiger Woods announced an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage.
2010 - Two explosions occur in a busy shopping district of Stockholm, Sweden, killing one and injuring two others. Officials say the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack.
2012 - 125 people are killed and 200 are injured by bombings in Aqrab, Syria
2012 - HSBC bank settles with US authorities to pay $1.9 billion for drug cartel money laundering
2012 - British physicist, Stephen Hawking, wins the $3 million Fundamental Physics Prize, the most lucrative academic prize in the world

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 101 - 200 of 212

1939 - Thomas McGuane, US, writer (Colf Feet, Tom Horn, Missouri Breaks)
1939 - Tom Hayden, 60's activist/Mr Jane Fonda/(Rep-D-Ca)
1940 - Donna Mills, Chicago, Illinois, American actress (Knots Landing, Incident)
1941 - Max Baucus, (Sen-D-Mont)
1941 - Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch composer/conductor
1942 - Karen Susman, tennis pro (Wimbledon 1962)
1943 - John Kerry, Aurora, Colorado, American politician and 2004 presidential nominee of the Democratic Party
1944 - Booker T Jones, US organist (Booker T & MGs-Green Onions) [or Nov 12]
1944 - Brenda Lee, [Brenda Mae Tarpley], Lithonia Ga, singer (I'm Sorry)
1944 - David Ashley White, composer
1944 - Lynda Day George, San Marcos Tx, actress (Casey-Mission Impossible)
1944 - Teri Garr, American film actress
1944 - Jon Garrison, American tenor
1945 - Robert Pickett, rocker
1946 - Rick McCosker, cricketer (fine Australian opener 1975-80)
1946 - Teri Garr, Lakewood Ohio, actress (Mr Mom, Young Frankenstein)
1947 - Tom Fuccello, Newark NJ, actor (Dave-Dallas)
1948 - Elizabeth Baur, LA California, actress (Fran-Ironside, Teresa-Lancer)
1948 - Stamatis Spanoudakis, Greek composer
1950 - Christine Onassis, [Andreadis], NYC, Aristotle's daughter
1950 - Christina Onassis, American heiress (d. 1988)
1951 - Robert Cochran, Claremont Vt, skier (Olympics-1972)
1952 - Susan Seidelman, director (Desperately Seeking Susan)
1953 - Bess Armstrong, Balt Md, actress (Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws)
1953 - Ken Wahl, actor (Wanderers, Wise Guys)
1953 - Peter Isacksen, Dover NH, actor (CPO Sharkey, Jessie)
1954 - Bradley Dub Bryant, Amarillo TX, PGA golfer (1995 Walt Disney)
1954 - Jermaine Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer (Jackson 5-ABC)
1954 - Sylvester Clarke, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler & brick-thrower)
1954 - Guðlaugur Kristinn Óttarsson, Icelandic engineer
1954 - Santiago Creel, Mexican politician
1955 - Stu Jackson, Reading Pa, NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90)
1956 - Lani Brockman, playwright
1958 - Regina Marsikova, Prague, Czechoslovakian tennis player
1958 - Nikki Sixx, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
1959 - David Iwasaki-Smith, Warragul VIC, Australasia golfer
1959 - Jean-Louis Lamarre, La Prairie Que, golfer (Quebec PGA-1982, 85)
1959 - Tina Gayle, Frankfurt GFR, Cowboy cheerleader/actress (Kathy-Chips)
1959 - Lisa Gastineau, American reality show star
1960 - Danny Mijovic, Belgrade Yugo, Canadian Tour golfer (1984 Mexican)
1960 - Mary Beth Zimmerman, Mt Vernon IL, LPGA golfer (1987 Henredon Classic)
1960 - Rachel Portman, English film composer
1961 - Mike Henneman, St Charles MO, pitcher (Texas Rangers)
1961 - Marco Pierre White, English chef and restaurateur
1962 - Curtis Williams, rocker
1962 - Ejo Elburg, Dutch soccer player (Pax, NEC)
1962 - Kim Linehan, swimmer (1979 1500m World record)
1962 - Ben Browder, American actor
1962 - Paul Haslinger, Austrian-born composer
1962 - Nele Karajlić, Bosnian singer
1963 - Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German FR, tennis star
1963 - John Lammers, Dutch soccer player (NAC)
1963 - Mark Alalmo, actor (Avenging Force)
1963 - Mark Greatbatch, cricketer (big-hitting NZ opener)
1963 - Jon Brion, American musician/record producer
1964 - Dave Gagner, Chatham, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1964 - Justin Currie, Scottish rock vocalist/bassist (Del Amitri)
1964 - Thomas Howard, Middletown OH, outfielder (Cin Reds)
1964 - Michel Courtemanche, French Canadian comedian
1964 - John Mark Karr, American who claimed involvement in JonBenét Ramsey case
1964 - David Schools, American musician (Widespread Panic)
1964 - Cosy Sheridan, American singer
1965 - Jay Bell, Eglin AFB FL, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1965 - Laurie Carr, Dallas Tx, playmate (Dec, 1986)
1966 - Terry Sharpe, rocker (The Adventures, Starjets-Starjets)
1966 - Gary Dourdan, American actor
1966 - Leon Lai, Hong Kong Cantonese singer/actor
1967 - Davidson Matyczuk, Thunder Bay Ont, golfer (Thunder Bay-1986, 87)
1967 - Jackie Gallagher-Smith, LPGA golfer
1967 - Katy Steding, Lake Oswego Oregon, basketball forward (Oly-gold-96)
1967 - Richard Stemp, cricketer (Yorkshire & England A left-arm spinner)
1967 - DJ Yella, American DJ and music producer (N.W.A)
1968 - Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder (Houston Astros)
1968 - Mark Dailey, Parma Ohio, 1.5k runner
1969 - Stig Inge Bjørnebye, Norwegian footballer
1969 - Vishwanathan Anand, Indian chess grandmaster
1969 - Sean Grande, American sportscaster
1969 - Alessandro Melli, Italian footballer
1970 - Danan Hughes, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
1970 - Doug Nussmeier, NFL quarterback (NO Saints)
1970 - Errict Rhett, NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1970 - Victoria Fuller, Santa Barbara California, playmate (Jan, 1996)
1971 - Cedric Ihalauw, soccer player (Roda JC)
1971 - Willie McGinest, NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots)
1972 - Daniel Alfredsson, Grums Swe, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators)
1972 - Francisco Rodriguez, Brooklyn NY, pitcher (Minnesota Twins)
1972 - Robert Robinson, CFL defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1972 - Dana Macsim, Romanian television news reporter
1973 - Erin Moorad, Chicago Ill, pairs skater (& Richard Gillam)
1973 - Luke Casserly, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1973 - Ralph Intranuovo, East York, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers)
1974 - Kevin Devine, cornerback/kick returner (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1974 - Rey Mysterio, American professional wrestler
1974 - Ben Shephard, English TV personality
1975 - Gerben de Knegt, Dutch cyclist
1975 - Tomoka Kurotani, Japanese actress
1976 - Shareef AbdurRahim, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
1977 - Mark Streit, Swiss ice hockey player
1980 - Rider Strong, SF California, actor (Shawn Hunter-Boy Meets World)
1980 - Arya, Indian actor