This Day in History for 24th December (Part 2)

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Historical Events

Events 101 - 116 of 116

1984 - Palace coup in Mauritania
1986 - French hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released
1986 - Iran offensive against Iraqi islands of Shatt al-Arab
1989 - Charles Taylor enters Liberia to unseat President Samuel K Doe
1989 - Panama's dictator, Manual Noriega seeks asylum at Vatican embassy
1990 - Expos trade Tim Raines to White Sox for Ivan Calderon & Barry Jones
1990 - Saddam says Israel will be Iraq's 1st target
1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of Soviet Union
1992 - Pres Bush pardons Caspar Weinberger of Iran-contra affair
1994 - 4 Moslem fundamentalists capture Air France pilot in Algiers
1997 - 1st time a Channukah candle is officially lit in Vatican City
1997 - The Sid El-Antri massacre (or Sidi Lamri) in Algeria kills 50-100 people.
1997 - The Dominican Republic becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty.
2000 - The Texas 7 hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot during the robbery.
2003 - The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.
2012 - 11 kindergarten children are killed after a minivan plunges into a roadside pond

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 101 - 200 of 202

1926 - Ronald Draper, cricketer (South African batsman v Australia 1949-50)
1926 - Paul Buissonneau, French-born Quebec theatre director
1927 - Mary Higgins Clark, suspense novelist
1927 - Teresa Stich-Randall, US soprano (Vienna State Opera)
1929 - Mary Higgins Clark, Bronx NY, author (Cry in the Night, Stillwatch)
1929 - Noel Da Costa, composer
1930 - Robert Joffrey, [Abdullah Jaffa Anver Bey Khan], US, dancer
1931 - Jill Bennett, Penang Malay, actress (Lady Jane, Concrete Jungle)
1931 - Mauricio Kagel, Argentina/German composer
1932 - Colin Cowdrey, cricketer (in India England batsman, 1st to 100 Tests)
1932 - [Michael] Colin Cowdrey, English cricket player
1932 - On Kawara, Japanese conceptual artist
1934 - Stjepan Mesić, president of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement and president of Croatia.
1937 - Félix Miéli Venerando, Brazilian football player
1938 - Ralp Inbar, Dutch TV host (Banana Split)
1938 - Valentim Loureiro, Portuguese politician, and former football chairman of Boavista F.C. and Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional
1940 - Anthony Fauci, US health official
1940 - Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner (1989- )
1941 - John Levene, British actor
1943 - Christiane Schmidtmer, Heidelberg Germany, actress (Ship of Fools)
1943 - Tatton Sykes, English baron/large landowner
1943 - Tarja Halonen, President of Finland
1944 - Erhard Keller, German FR, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1968, 72)
1944 - Mike Curb, Savannah Ga, singer (Mike Curb Congregation)
1944 - Oswald Gracias, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bombay
1945 - Lemmy, [Ian Kilminster], rocker (Hawkwind, Motorhead-Built for Speed)
1945 - Nicholas Meyer, director (Star Trek II Wrath of Khan)
1946 - John Akkerman, Dutch guitarist/composer (Focus-Can't Stand Noise)
1946 - Judy Tyler, LA CA, playmate (Jan 1966)
1946 - Sharon Farrell, Sioux City Iowa, (Lori-Hawaii 5-0, Young & Restless)
1946 - Brenda Howard, American bisexual activist (d. 2005)
1946 - Jeff Sessions, American politician
1947 - Kevin Sheedy, coach of Australian Football League club Essendon FC
1949 - Cameron Seward, LPGA golfer
1949 - Randy Neugebauer, American politician
1949 - Warwick Brown, Australian racing driver
1950 - Libbi Larsen, composer
1950 - Peter te Bos, Dutch singer (Claw Boys Claw)
1950 - Dana Gioia, American poet
1951 - Johnny Contardo, rocker (Sha Na Na-Shannon)
1951 - John D'Acquisto, baseball player
1953 - François Loos, French politician
1955 - Anwar Khan, cricketer (bowled four overs for Pakistan 1979)
1955 - Clarence Gilyard Jr, Moses Lake Wash, actor (Chips, Duck Factory)
1955 - Grand L. Bush, American actor
1956 - Stephanie Hodge, comedian/actress (I Madman, Happily Ever After)
1957 - Ian Burden, S Yorks England, rock bassist (Human League-Only Human)
1957 - Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan
1957 - Diane Tell, Quebec singer
1958 - Munetaka Higuchi, Japanese drummer
1959 - Keith Deller, British darts player
1959 - Anil Kapoor, Indian actor
1960 - Glenn McQueen, American animator (d. 2002)
1960 - Carol Vorderman, British television presenter
1961 - Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan Republic
1961 - Jay Wright, American basketball coach
1962 - Michael Ray, rocker
1963 - Mary Ramsey, singer (10,000 Maniacs)
1963 - Timo Jutila, Tampere FIN, hockey defenseman (Team Finland)
1963 - Jay Bilas, American basketball analyst
1963 - Caroline Aherne, British comedienne, writer and actress
1964 - Elbert Shelley, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
1964 - Gary Muller, South Africa, tennis star
1964 - Marcel van der Net, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1964 - Mark Valley, Odgensvurg NY, actor (Days of Our Lives)
1965 - Erika von Heiland, Angeles City Phil, US badminton player (Oly-92,96)
1965 - Michael Haynes, NFL wide receiver (NO Saints, Atlanta Falcons)
1965 - Nancy Reno, Elmhurst Ill, WPVA volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1965 - Winston Moss, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
1965 - Millard Powers, American musician and songwriter
1966 - Deidrich Bader, Wash DC, actor (Oswald-Drew Carey Show)
1967 - Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker
1968 - Joe Scuderi, cricketer (South Australian all-rounder)
1968 - Doyle Bramhall II, American guitarist
1968 - Marleen Renders, Belgian athlete
1969 - Kenny "Damn" Kelly, Paterson NJ, rapper (Riff-Judy had a Boyfriend)
1970 - Filmel Johnson, NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills)
1970 - Marian Smerciak, Martin CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1970 - Michael Batiste, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle (Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy)
1970 - Romeo Wouden, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90, Heerenveen)
1970 - Amaury Nolasco, American actor
1970 - Will Oldham, American singer and songwriter
Singer/Actor Ricky Martin (1971) 1971 - Ricky Martin, San Juan, Puerto Rico, singer (Menudo)/actor (General Hospital)
1971 - Tamir Bloom, NYC, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
1971 - Christopher Daniels, American professional wrestler
1971 - Giorgos Alkaios, Greek singer
1972 - Alvaro Mesen, Costa Rican footballer
1973 - Eddie Pope, Greensboro NC, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96)
1973 - Stephenie Meyer, Hartford, Connecticut, Author (Twilight)
1974 - Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer
1974 - Ryan Seacrest, American television host
1975 - Natalie Ward, Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman (Oly-br-96)
1978 - Yıldıray Baştürk, Turkish footballer
1979 - Chris Hero, American professional wrestler
1980 - Tomas Kalnoky, American musician (Streetlight Manifesto)
1981 - Dima Bilan, Karachay-Russian pop artist
1982 - Aiba Masaki, Japanese singer and actor
Author Stephenie Meyer (1973) 1982 - Robert Carmine, American singer
1985 - David Ragan, American race car driver
1986 - Edward Southall, British composer

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Famous Weddings

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 101 - 115 of 115

2005 - Michael Vale, American commercial actor (b. 1922)
2006 - "Braguinha", Brazilian songwriter (b. 1907)
2006 - Frank Stanton, American television executive (b. 1908)
2006 - Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian singer, poet and comedian (b. 1961)
2007 - Nicholas Pumfrey, British judge (b. 1951)
2007 - Akbar Radi, Iranian dramatist and playwright (b. 1939)
2008 - Harold Pinter, British playwright (b. 1930)
2009 - George Michael, American sportscaster (The George Michael Sports Machine) (b. 1939)
2009 - Rafael Caldera, lawyer, sociologist, writer, speaker, politician, and ex-president of Venezuela (b. 1916)
2010 - Elisabeth Beresford, British author and creator of The Wombles (b. 1926)
2010 - Orestes Quércia, Brazilian politician (b. 1938)
2010 - Eino Tamberg, Estonian composer (b. 1930)
2012 - Richard Rodney Bennett, English composer, dies at 76
2012 - Charles Durning, American actor, dies from natural causes at 89
2012 - Jack Klugman, American actor, dies at 90