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Historical Events

Results 101 - 198 of 198

1955 - Malenkov resigns as USSR premier, Bulganin replaces him
1955 - The Government of Sindh abolished Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000 km²) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
1956 - Mine disaster in Quaregnon Belgium, 8 die
1957 - SF Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall
1958 - Edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia
1958 - French planes bomb Sakiet Tunisia, 75 die
1958 - KIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1960 - Boston Celtic Bill Russell becomes 1st NBAer with 50 rebounds (51)
1960 - Congress opens hearings looking into payola
1960 - Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom issued an Order-in-Council, stating that she and her family would be known as the House of Windsor, and that her descendants will take the name "Mountbatten-Windsor".
1962 - KACB TV channel 3 in San Angelo, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1963 - 1st transmission of Clandestine Voice of Iraqi People (Communist)
1963 - AFL's Dallas Texans become KC Chiefs
1963 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1964 - Peter Shaffer's "Royal Hunt of the Sun," premieres in London
1964 - Rep Martha Griffiths address gets civil rights protection for women being added to the 1964 Civil Rights Act
1965 - Eastern DC-7B crashes into Atlantic off Jones Beach NJ, kills 84
1965 - Supremes release "Stop In the Name of Love"
1967 - Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games)
1967 - Peter (Asher) & Gordon (Waller) discontinue their singing partnership
1967 - Pirate Radio UKGM (England) closes down
1967 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1968 - Officers kill 3 students demonstrating in SC State (Orangeburg)
1969 - Last edition of Saturday Evening Post
1969 - Meteorite weighing over 1 ton falls in Chihuahua, Mexico
1971 - Pedro Morales beats Ivan Koloff in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ
1971 - South Vietnamese troops invade Laos
1971 - The Nasdaq stock market index debuts.
1972 - Josh Gibson & Buck Leonard selected to Hall of Fame
1973 - Jean Kerrs "Finishing Touches," premieres in NYC
1973 - Mushtaq & Asif Iqbal make 350 stand for 4th wicket v NZ
1973 - Senate names 7 members to investigate Watergate scandal
1974 - "Good Times," debuts on CBS TV
1974 - Ringo releases "You're 16"
1974 - Skylab 4's astronauts land
1974 - Soap opera "Secret Storm" ends a 20 year run
1975 - 1800 Unification church couples' wed in Korea
1975 - Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders
1976 - Hua Guofeng becomes premier of China PR
1976 - Jan Stephens wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Naples Golf Classic
1976 - Largest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Wash-21,130)
1977 - Earthquake in SF, at 5.0, strongest since 1966
1977 - Hustler publisher Larry Flynt sentenced due to
1978 - Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes PM of Kuwait
1978 - Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
1979 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1979 - Denis Sassou-Nguesso became the President of the Republic of the Congo for the first time.
1981 - "5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 12 perfs
1981 - "Brigadoon" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 133 performances
1981 - Sally Little wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
1981 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Elaine Zayak
1981 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
1982 - Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to A's breaking up the longest-playing infield (Cey-Russell-Lopes-Garvey)
1983 - 35th NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 9-3 at NY Islander
1983 - Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino
1983 - Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days
1983 - Tina Howe's "Painting Churches," premieres in NYC
1983 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
1983 - Champion thoroughbred Shergar kidnapped in Ireland; never found Lloyds of London pays $10.6 million insurance
1984 - 14th Winter Olympic games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1984 - 1st time 8 people in space
1984 - A's take Yankees pitcher Tim Belcher as Type A free agent compensation
1984 - Soyuz T-10 launches with crew of 3 to Salyut 7
1985 - 1st-class cricket debut of Jimmy Adams (age 17), Jamaica v Barbados
1985 - Bruce Morris, Marshall Univ, makes a 92' 5½" basketball shot
1985 - Michael Gross swims world record 800m freestyle (7:38.75)
1985 - Opposition leader Kim Dae Jung returns to South-Korea
1986 - 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition
1986 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano
1986 - 1984 Summer Olympics head of the LAPD bomb squad, Arleigh McCree, and his partner Officer Ronald Ball of the Firearms and explosives unit were killed while trying to dismantle two pipe bombs when they responded to a call. McCree was recognized as one of the top explosive experts in the world.
1987 - 37th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 154-149 (OT) at Seattle
1987 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
1988 - NASA launches DOD-2
1989 - 5 cm of snow falls in outskirts of Los Angeles
1989 - Jockey Chris Antley begins record of 64 consecutive winning days
1989 - US Boeing 707 crashes into Santa Maria mountain, 145 die
1990 - David Hares "Racing Demon," premieres in London
1990 - "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine
1991 - Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract
1992 - "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred peaks at #1
1992 - 16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France
1992 - Ulysses spacecraft passes Jupiter
1993 - Suchoi-24 crashes into Tupolev passenger flight, 134 die
1993 - GM sues NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" program had rigged 2 car-truck crashes to show that 1973-87 GM pickups were prone to fires
1994 - Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car
1994 - Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432
1994 - Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee charge with possession of loaded firearm
1995 - 6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed)
1996 - NFL & Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Balt but he had to leave the Browns' name behind
1996 - The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
1996 - The massive Internet collaboration "24 Hours in Cyberspace" takes place.
1998 - 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0
1998 - 48th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 135-114 at NYC
1998 - NHL stops season until Feb 24th to accomodate the Olympics
2002 - XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
2005 - Israel and Palestinians agree to cease-fire.
2008 - Nebraska bans electric chair as sole execution method.

Famous Birthdays

Results 101 - 200 of 236

1930 - Alejandro Rey, Buenos Aires, actor (Carlos-Flying Nun)
1930 - Arlan Stangeland, (Rep-R-MN, 1977- )
1930 - Catherine Hardy, Carollton Ga, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1952)
1930 - Manuel Castillo, composer
1930 - James Deetz, American anthropologist (d. 2000)
1931 - James Dean, Marion IN, stage/film actor (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause)
1932 - Jan H Christiaanse, president Dutch political party (CDA)
1932 - John Towner Williams, Flushing NY, composer/conductor (Boston Pops)
1933 - Elly Ameling, Rotterdam Holland, soprano (Ilya-Idomeneo)
1933 - Jack Larson, LA Calif, actor (Jimmy Olsen-Superman)
1934 - Galina Bystrova, USSR, pentathelete (1957, 58)
1934 - Nick Nolte, Omaha Nebr, actor (Teachers, 48 Hrs, Rich Man Poor Man)
1935 - Vincent Weir 3rd baron Inverforth, Scottish shipping magnate
1936 - Cletis Boyer, 3rd baseman (NY Yankees)
1936 - Larry Verne, singer (Custer)
1936 - Manohar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India v WI 1958-59)
1937 - Joe Raposa, composer/songwriter (Sesame Street)
1937 - Manfred Krug, Duisburg Germany, actor (Boxer)
1938 - Ray Sharpe, singer
1939 - Barry Mann, vocalist (Who Put the Bump)
1939 - Gerrit Lakmaaker, sculptor/painter (Leidsepleingroep)
1939 - José Maria Sison, Filipino communist
1940 - Averil Cameron, British(?) historian
1940 - Talib Rasul Hakim, composer
1940 - Ted Koppel, Lancashire England, American journalist (ABC Nightline)
1941 - Tom Rush, NH, rock guitarist/vocalist (Circle Game, Urge For Going)
1942 - Fritz Peterson, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
1942 - Robert Klein, Bronx, comedian/actor (Hooper, Deadly Rivals)
1942 - Terry Melcher, Rip Chords, Doris Day's son
1943 - Bob Oliver, baseball player
1943 - Creed Bratton, Calif, rock guitarist (Grass Roots-Sooner or Later)
1943 - Jose de Almeida Prado, composer
1943 - Pirzada Qasim, Pakistani poet and VC of Karachi University
1944 - Bunky Henry, golfer
1944 - Jim Capaldi, rocker (Traffic)
1944 - Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian documentary photographer
1946 - "Fito" Adolpho De La Parra, LA Calif, rocker (Canned Heat-Hot Money)
1946 - Paul Wheatbread, rocker (Gary Puckett & Union Gap-Young Girl)
1947 - Sam Gannon, cricketer (Austr lefty quick, 3 Tests v India 1977-78)
1948 - Dan Seals, McCamey Texas, vocalist (Seals & Crofts-You Still Move Me)
1948 - Lynda Lyon Block, American convicted murderer (d. 2002)
1949 - Brooke Adams, NYC, actress (Cynthia-OK Crackerby, Body Snatchers)
1949 - Julia Barr, Ft Wayne Ind, actress (Brooke-All My Children)
1949 - Scott Allen, USA, skater (Olympic-bronze-1964)
1950 - England Dan, singer (England Dan & John Ford Coley)
1950 - Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon, Cuba, cosmonaut
1950 - Michael Goodroe, rock bassist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
1950 - Ted Turner, rocker (Wishbone Ash)
1950 - Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress
1951 - Camille LaPierre, NHLer
1951 - Z'EV, American text/sound artist (born Stefan Weisser)
1952 - Hans Van de Lubbe, Dutch bassist/singer (Dike)
1952 - Nancy Lord, Libertarian VP candidate (1992)
1953 - Mary Steenburgen, Newport Ark, actress (Parenthood, Time After Time)
1953 - Roger Clavet, Québécois politician
1954 - "Sensational" Sherri Martel, [Russell], New Orl, wrestler (WWF/AWA)
1955 - Ethan Phillips, actor (Neelix-Star Trek Voyager)
1955 - Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, wrestler (WWF/WCW/NJPW/CWFI/Calgary)
1955 - John Grisham, writer (Client, Firm, Pelican Brief)
1955 - Nancy Oliver, American playwright and television writer
1956 - Dave Meros, American bassist (Spock's Beard)
1958 - Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
1959 - Heinz Gunthardt, Switzerland, tennis star
1959 - Irina Kalinina, USSR, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1980)
1959 - Pamela Jean Bryant, Indianapolis In, playmate (April, 1978)
1960 - Alex Scott, British horse trainer
1960 - Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing (Minn North Stars, Wash Caps)
1960 - Linda Fratianne, LA Calif, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980)
1961 - Sammy Llanas, rocker (Bodeans)
1961 - Vince Neil, American singer (Mötley Crüe)
1961 - Bruce Timm,TV Producer (DC Animated Universe)
1963 - Mohammad Azharuddin, cricketer (elegant Indian batsman 1984-)
1963 - Raleigh MCkenzie, NFL center/guard (Phila Eagles, SD Chargers)
1963 - Joshua Kadison, American pianist and songwriter
1964 - Dennis Gibson, NFL inside linebacker (SD Chargers)
1964 - Trinny Woodall, British fashion guru
1965 - Carmen Savy, Brisbane QLD, golfer (1990 Brisbane & District)
1965 - Jim Thornton, NFL tight end (Houston Oilers)
1965 - Lee Knight, CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1965 - Mathilda May, Paris France, actress (Lifeforce)
1965 - Rod Bernstine, NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
1965 - Terry McDaniel, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders, LA Raiders)
1966 - Gary Coleman, Zion Ill, American actor (Arnold-Diff'rent Strokes)
1966 - Kirk Muller, Kingston, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1966 - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
1967 - Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing (Wash Caps)
1968 - Joy Fawcett, Inglewood Calif, soccer defender (Olympics-96)
1968 - Ron Goetz, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1968 - Claudette Pace, Maltese singer
1969 - Herb Hohenberger, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
1969 - Mary McCormack, actress, (Murder One, Private Parts)
1969 - Shiva Rose, American actress
1970 - Alonzo Mourning, NBA center (Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets)
1970 - Cameron Cuffy, cricketer (St Vincent & WI fast bowler 1994-)
1970 - John Filan, Australian footballer
1971 - Heidi Mark, Columbus OH, playmate (Jul, 1995)
1972 - Adrian Rollins, cricketer (Derbyshire batsman, bro of Robert of Essex)
1972 - Marcus Pollard, NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
1973 - Andreas Gliatis, soccer player (NEC)
1973 - Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner

Famous Deaths

Results 101 - 122 of 122

1996 - John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76
1996 - Mercer Kennedy Ellington, trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76
1997 - Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57
1998 - William Lambert, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78
1998 - Julian Lincoln Simon, American economist and author (b. 1932)
1998 - Enoch Powell, British Conservative MP and shadow cabinet member (b.1912)
1999 - Iris Murdoch, Irish author (b. 1919)
2000 - Sid Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1918)
2000 - Bob Collins, American radio broadcaster (b.1942)
2000 - Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. 1967)
2001 - Ivo Caprino, Norwegian animated film director (b. 1920)
2002 - Joachim Hoffmann, German historian (b. 1930)
2002 - Ong Teng Cheong, President of Singapore (b. 1936)
2004 - Julius Schwartz, American comic book and science fiction editor (b. 1915)
2005 - Jimmy Smith, American jazz musician (b. 1925)
2005 - Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (The Doobie Brothers) (b. 1948)
2006 - Elton Dean, English musician (Soft Machine) (b. 1945)
2006 - Akira Ifukube, Japanese composer (b. 1914)
2007 - Anna Nicole Smith, Playboy playmate and tabloid fixture dies suddenly at 39
2007 - Ian Stevenson, Canadian-American professor and reincarnation expert (b. 1918)
2008 - Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947)
2009 - Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (b. 1982)