This Day in History for 15th December (Part 2)

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Historical Events

Events 101 - 187 of 187

1961 - JFK visits Puerto Rico
1961 - L J Suenens appointed archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels
1962 - Vaughn Meader's "1st Family," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 12 wks
1964 - 1st time 4 people in space
1964 - American Radio Relay League (organization for hams) founded
1964 - Canada adopts maple leaf flag
1965 - 3rd cyclone of year kills 15,000 at the mouths of the Ganges River in Bangladesh
1965 - D Heneker & J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl," premieres in London
1965 - Gemini 6 launched; makes 1st rendezvous in space (with Gemini 7)
1965 - Queen Juliana opens Zeeland Bridge to Oosterschelde
1965 - William Eckert replaces Ford Frick as 4th commissioner of baseball
1966 - "Joyful Noise" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 12 performances
1966 - Audouin Dollfus discovers 10th satellite of Saturn, Janus
1966 - John W Mecom Jr becomes 1st owner of New Orlean Saints
1967 - Beatles release "Christmas Time is Here Again"
1967 - Joe Garagiola joins Today Show panel
1967 - Silver Bay bridge (Oh-WV) collapes during afternoon rush hr, 34 die
1967 - The Silver Bridge collapses, killing 46 people.
1969 - Plastic Ono Band, play their only concert at London's Lyceum Ballroom
1969 - SF Fire Dept replaces leather helmets with plastic ones
1970 - Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261
1970 - S Korean ferry Namyong-Ho sinks in Strait of Korea, 308 killed
1970 - Soviet Venera 7 is 1st spacecraft to land on another planet (Venus)
1970 - Illinois State Constitution is adopted at a special election.
1971 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1973 - American Psychiatric Association declares homosexuality is not mental illness
1973 - Golf Resort (Disney Inn) opens
1973 - Pirates of Caribbean ride opens at Disneyland
1973 - Sandy Hawley becomes 1st jockey to win 500 races in 1 year
1973 - Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game
1973 - US Psychiatrist say homosexuals are not mentally ill
1974 - A's Catfish Hunter is ruled a free agent (later signs with Yankees)
1976 - Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when ship ran aground
1976 - Jamaica premier Manley wins elections
1976 - Samoa becomes a member of the UN.
1978 - Saint Maarten Patriotic Movement (SPM) forms under W James
1978 - Test Cricket debut of Malcolm Marshall, v India at Bangalore
1979 - Deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama
1979 - World Court in Hague rules Iran should relase all US hostages
1980 - NY Yankee Dave Winfield becomes highest-paid player, 10 years $15M
1980 - Premier Queddei troops conquers Chad capital N'djamena
1980 - ZBZ Sangha registered after 5 yrs of administrative hassles in Warsaw
1981 - 4th Emmy Sports Award presentation
1981 - NASA launches Intelsat V satellite, no. 503
1982 - Bill Parcells becomes 12th head coach of NY Giants
1982 - Roy Williams, Teamsters pres, & 4 others convicted of bribery
1982 - Sao Tome & Principe constitution approved
1982 - Spain reopens border with Gibraltar
1983 - 3 KC Royals suspended due to cocaine usage
1983 - Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB
1983 - Last 80 US combat soldiers in Grenada withdrew
1983 - Wendy Wasserstein's "Isn't It Romantic," premieres in NYC
1984 - USSR launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet
Actor/Director Sylvester Stallone 1985 - Sylvester Stallone & Brigitte Nielson wed
1986 - 150 killed during race riot in Karachi
1986 - CIA director William Casey suffers a cerebral seizure
1986 - Carnegie Hall reopens after a $50 million facelift
1987 - "Les Miserables" opens at Shubert Theatre, Boston
1988 - Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks
1991 - "Nick & Nora" closes at Marquis Theater NYC after 9 performances
1991 - Deb Richard wins JBP Cup LPGA Match Play Golf Championship
1992 - Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year
1992 - WNew AM (1130) NYC resigns air, replaced by WBBR
1993 - C-130 flies into a Philippines hill & explodes, 16 killed
1993 - Haitian premier Robert Malval resigns
1993 - John Williams final appearance as conductor of Boston Pops
1993 - Lee Aspen resigns as secretary of defense
1993 - Y-12 crashes at Phonesavanh, Laos: 18 killed
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson 1993 - British premier Major/Irish premier Reynolds signs Downing Street Declaration concerning Northern Ireland self determination
1994 - "Tuna Christmas" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 20 performances
1994 - John Bruton becomes Ireland's premier
1994 - Liberia militia kills 48 inhabitants of Monrovia
1994 - Palau becomes a member of the UN.
1995 - Playboy goes back on sale after 36 year ban in Ireland
1995 - The European Communities Court of Justice hands down the "Bosman ruling", giving EU footballers the right to a free transfer at the end of their contracts, with the provision that they are transferring from one UEFA Federation to another.
1996 - Dottie Pepper & Juli Inkster win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches
1996 - Jim Colbert & Bob Murphy wins Diner's Club Senior PGA Golf Matches
1996 - Tom Lehman & Duffy Waldoff wins Diner's Club PGA Golf Matches
1997 - SF 49ers retire Joe Montana's #16
2001 - The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens after 11 years and $27,000,000 to fortify it, without fixing its famous lean.
2005 - Latvia amends its constitution to eliminate possibility of same-sex couples being entitled to marry.
2005 - Argentina's president Néstor Kirchner announces the early repayment of its external debt to the IMF.
2005 - Introduction of the F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.
2005 - The 2005 Atlantic Power Outage began.
2006 - First flight of the F-35 Lightning II.
2009 - Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner makes its maiden flight from Seattle, Washington.
2012 - 18 Asylum seekers drown in the Aegean Sea on the way to Greece from Turkey

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 101 - 200 of 217

1938 - Dennis RB Madide, South African Internal minister of Transkei
1939 - Cindy Birdsong, Camden NJ, rock vocalist (Labelle-Rainbow, Supremes)
1939 - Nicolaus A Huber, composer
1940 - Nick Buoniconti, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)/sportscaster (NBC)
1941 - Austin Savage, Welsh hockey player
1941 - Geoffrey Davies, English actor (Doctor at Sea, Doctor on the Go)
1942 - Dave Clark, London England, rock drummer (Dave Clark 5-Glad All Over)
1943 - Mihaly Hesz, Hungary, 1K kayak (Olympic-gold-1968)
1943 - Kathleen Blanco, American politician
1943 - Lucien den Arend, Dutch artist
1944 - Stan Bahnsen, pitcher (NY Yankee, 1968 AL Rookie-of-year)
1944 - Chico Mendes, Brazilian campaigner (d. 1988)
1945 - Thaao Penghlis, actor (Mission Impossible, Tony-Days of Our Life)
1946 - Carmine Appice, NYC, musician (Have You Heard, Keep on Rolling)
1946 - Harry Ray, Hackensack NJ, rock vocalist (Ray, Goodman, Brown)
1946 - Art Howe, American baseball player and manager
1947 - Rodney Bingenheimer, Pioneering American radio personality
1948 - David Gwillim, Plymouth England, actor (Island at Top of the World)
1948 - Melanie Chartoff, American actress
1948 - Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (d. 1991)
1949 - Don Johnson, Flatt Creek Mo, actor (Miami Vice, Harrad Experiment)
1949 - Ton [Teunis] Sijbrands, Dutch world checkers champion
1949 - Don Johnson, American actor
1951 - Joe Jordan, Scottish soccer star
1951 - Ken Knox, rock vocalist (Chairmen of the Board)
1952 - Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer
1952 - Julie Taymor, American director
1953 - J. M. DeMatteis, American comic book writer
1954 - Alex Cox, director (Repo Man)
1954 - Justin Ross, Bkln NY, actor (Sinatra, Chorus Line, Fan, Quick Change)
1954 - Mike Ratledge, author (2DAY & NEWDAY)/[email protected]
1955 - Melanie Chartoff, West Haven Ct, actress (Fridays, Parker Lewis)
1955 - Paul Simonon, English pop bassist (Clash-Havana 3 AM)
1957 - Tim Reynolds, Wiesbaden, Germany, guitarist (Dave Matthews Band)
1957 - Mario Marois, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 - Mike McAlary, American journalist (d. 1998)
1957 - Yuuichi Nagashima, Japanese voice actor
1958 - Eddy Annys, Belgian high jumper
1959 - Greg Matthews, cricketer (NSW & Aust off-spin all rounder Yeah yeah)
1959 - Heidi Bohay, Somerset NJ, actress (Megan-Hotel)
1959 - Rashid Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for Pakistan 1982-85)
1960 - Don Franklin, actor (Seaquest 2032, Noah Dixon-The Young Riders)
1960 - Doug Phelps, Leachville Ar, singer (Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)
1960 - Walter Werzowa, Austrian composer
1961 - Annie Pujol, Perpignan, French TV hostess (Roue de la Fortune)
1961 - Reginald Hudlin, director (House Party)
1961 - Karin Resetarits, Austrian journalist
1963 - Asif Karim, cricketer (slow left-arm bowler for Kenya 1996 World Cup)
1963 - David Wingate, NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics)
1963 - Helen Slater, NYC, actress (Supergirl, Billie Jean, Ruthless People)
1963 - Andrew Luster, Max Factor heir
1964 - Carlton Bailey, NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
1964 - Jerry Ball, NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings)
1965 - Kimberly Donley, Aurora IL, playmate (Mar, 1993)
1965 - Walter Reeves, NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns)
1966 - Carl Hooper, cricketer (WI off-spin all-rounder)
1966 - Manos Papayiannis, Greek fashion model and actor
1967 - Chris Gioskos, CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
1967 - Christine Larsen, New Westminster BC, synchro swimmer (Oly-silver-96)
1967 - Frank Hartley, NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers)
1967 - Keith Askins, NBA guard/forward (Miami Heat)
1967 - Mo Vaughn, Norwalk Conn, infielder (Boston Red Sox, MVP-1995)
1967 - David Howells, English footballer
1967 - Mo Vaughn, American baseball player
1968 - Garrett Wang, actor (Star Trek Voyager)
1968 - Javid Hussain, Indian film producer
1968 - Osama Ali Maher, Swedish politician
1969 - Dan Williams, NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos, KC Chiefs)
1969 - Sean Briscombe, Minneapolis Minn, diver (Olympics-96)
1969 - Wayne Simmons, linebacker (KC Chiefs)
1969 - Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian wheelchair athlete
1970 - Damon Thomas, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
1970 - Lawrence Funderburke, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
1970 - Mitchell Butler, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Cleveland Cavaliers)
1970 - Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
1971 - Boudewijk Pahlplatz, soccer player (FC Twente, PSV)
1971 - Chris Maumalanga, NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears, Az Cardinals)
1971 - Eric Bjornson, NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)
1971 - Ken Alexander, WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
1972 - Rodney Harrison, NFL safety (San Diego Chargers)
1972 - Stanislav Jasecko, Spisska Nova Ves, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
1972 - Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
1973 - Geoff Stewart, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1973 - James Stewart, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1973 - Mike Cherry, quarterback (NY Giants)
1973 - Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman (Team Germany, Colorado)
1973 - Tammy Melinda Pearman, Bkln Ny, soccer forward/defender (Olympics-96)
1973 - Ryu Seung-wan, South Korean actor and director
1974 - Jeffrey van der Stone, soccer player (RKC)
1976 - Baichung Bhutia, Indian footballer
1976 - Aaron Miles, American baseball player
1976 - Elix Skipper, American professional wrestler
1977 - Catherine Fox, 400m freestyle relay (Olympics-gold-96)
1977 - Larissa Fontaine, Chicago Ill, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)
1978 - Henrietta Nagyova, Nove Zamky Slovakia, tennis star (ITF/Cali-COL)
1978 - Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist (Epica)
1978 - Jerome McDougle, American football player
1979 - Adam Brody, American actor
1979 - Eric Young, Canadian professional wrestler
1980 - Sergio Pizzorno, English guitarist (Kasabian)