This Day in History for 26th June (Part 2)

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Historical Events

Events 101 - 179 of 179

1966 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Waterloo Women's Golf Open Invitational
1966 - Kanton Bazel leads female suffrage in Switzerland
1967 - Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals
1968 - Executive Council decides both AL & NL to divide into 2 divisions
1968 - Iwo Jima & Bonin Islands returned to Japan by US
1970 - Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Orioles beat Senators 12-2
1971 - "Man of La Mancha" closes at ANTA Wash Sq Theater NYC after 2329 perfs
1971 - Angels suspend Alex Johnson (after 5 benchings & 29 fines)
1972 - Bob Massie takes 16 wickets (8-84 & 8-53) on Test cricket debut v Eng
1972 - IRA proclaims resistant in North-Ireland
1973 - London production of "Grease" premieres
1973 - On Plesetsk Cosmodrome 9 people are killed in an explosion of a Cosmos 3-M rocket.
1974 - Liz Taylor's 5th divorce (Richard Burton)
1974 - The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio
1975 - Cher divorces Sonny Bono
1975 - Indian PM Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency
1975 - Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial.
1976 - WS shortstop Toby Harrah plays DH without touching a batted ball
1977 - 42 die in fire inmate causes at Maury County Jail in Columbia Tenn
1977 - Debbie Austin wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic
Singer & Cultural Icon Elvis Presley 1977 - Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career
1977 - The Yorkshire Ripper kills 16 year old shop assistant Jayne MacDonald in Leeds, changing public perception of the killer as she was the first victim who was not a prostitute.
1978 - Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles in France
1978 - First dedicated oceanographic satellite, SEASAT 1, launched
1978 - Air Canada Flight 189 to Toronto overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of 107 passengers on board perish.
1979 - Rocker Nigel Olsson runs a stop sign, crashes & kills a driver
1981 - "For Your Eyes Only" premieres in US
1982 - Carlos Lopes runs Europe record 10k (27:34.39)
1982 - US vetos UN Security Council resolution for a limited withdrawal from Beirut of Israeli & Palestine Liberation Organization forces
1983 - "Loving" premieres on TV
1983 - "Show Boat" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 73 performances
1983 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1984 - 1st flight of Shuttle Discovery (41-D) scrubbed at T -4
1984 - Barbra Streisand records "Here We Are at Last"
1986 - South African journalist Zwelakhe Sisulu arrested
Singer & Actress Barbra Streisand 1987 - Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yanks score 11 in 3rd & win 12-11 in 10 inn
1987 - Supreme Court Justice Lewis F Powell Jr announces his retirement
1988 - Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
1989 - Canada updates coins with a new potrait of the Queen
1989 - Supreme Court rules 16 year olds can receive death penalty
1990 - 122°F in Phoenix Arizona
1990 - 8 KS & OK radio stations boycott k d lang, due to her anti-meat ad
1990 - New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg release from hospital after fall
1991 - "Getting Married" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 70 perfs
1991 - ANC leader Nelson Mandela addresses congress
1991 - Amy Elizabeth Goodman, of California, crowned America's Junior Miss
1991 - Charlotte Hornets make Larry Johnson of UNLV, NBA's #1 draft pick
1991 - Ky medical examiner announces Zachary Taylor died of natural causes
1992 - India leases Tin Bigha corridor to Bangladesh
1992 - NYC's MTA votes to ban cigarette ads on Jan 1, 1993
Anti-apartheid activist/South African President Nelson Mandela 1992 - Supreme Court rules fund soliciting can be banned at airports
1992 - Denmark upsets German 2-0, to win European Soccer championship
1993 - "Late Night with David Letterman" airs for last time on NBC-TV
1993 - Actress Julia Roberts & country singer Lyle Lovett wed
1993 - NY Met Eddie Murray is 20th to get 1,600 RBIs
1993 - Rebecca Jones, of Georgia, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss
1993 - US Tomahawk-rockets hit Iraqi secret service, Baghdad
1993 - The U.S. launches a missile attack targeting Baghdad intelligence headquarters in retaliation for a thwarted assassination attempt against former President George H.W. Bush in April in Kuwait.
1994 - "Broken Glass" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 73 performances
1994 - "Medea" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 82 performances
1994 - 104°F (40°C) at Denver Colorado
1994 - 107°F (41.6°C) at Albuquerque New Mexico
1994 - 112°F (44.4°C) at El Paso Texas
1994 - 122°F (50°C) at Laughlin Nevada
1994 - 126°F (52.2°C) in Death Valley Calif
Actress Julia Roberts 1994 - Air Ivory Fokker's-27 crashes at Abidjan (16 killed/1 lives)
1994 - Donna Andrews wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic
1994 - Kirby Puckett pass Rod Carew with 2,088 hit as Twin's top hit leader
1994 - PLO-leader Yasser Arafat returns to Gaza after 27 years
1994 - US loses to Romania 1-0 in 1994 soccer world cup
1995 - Gunmen ambush Egyptian pres Hosni Mubarak, escapes unharmed
1995 - Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani deposes his father Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, in a bloodless coup.
1996 - Irish Journalist Veronica Guerin is shot in her car while in traffic in the outskirts of Dublin
1997 - Galileo, Ganymede Observations (Orbit 9)
1997 - Supreme Court strikes down Internet indecency law
1997 - Supreme Court upholds doctor-assisted suicide ban
1997 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment
2003 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that gender-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.
2008 - The U.S. Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. Heller that the ban on handguns in the District of Columbia is unconstitutional.

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 101 - 200 of 237

1927 - Leslie Carpenter, CEO (Reed International)
1928 - Jacob Druckman, Philadelphia, composer (Animus I Auerole)
1928 - Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Japanese inventor
1929 - Alexander Fenton, CEO (Euro Ethnological Research Center in Edinburgh)
1929 - Francesco Cossiga, president of Italy (1985- )
1929 - Ian Prestt, English ornithologist
1929 - Milton Glaser, American Designer
1930 - Willem G Statius Muller, Neth Antilles, conductor/pianist/composer
1931 - Alan Bailey, British sect (dept of transport)
1931 - Colin Wilson, author (Afterlife, Book of Great Mysteries)
1931 - Lucien Goethals, composer
1932 - Henry Bromfield, cricketer (S Afr off-spinner in 9 Tests 1961-65)
1933 - Claudio Abbado, Milan Italy, composer/conductor (London Symph-1982)
1933 - David Winnick, British MP
1934 - John V Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion/(Rep/Sen-D-California)
1934 - Josef Sommer, Germany, actor (Witness, Target, Iceman, Forced March)
1934 - Luis Felipe Pires, composer
1934 - Jeremy Wolfenden, British journalist (d. 1965)
1935 - Douglas Peterson, (Rep-D-Florida)
1936 - Robert Maclennan, British MP
1937 - Peter Pike, MP
1937 - Sombat Metanee, Thai film actor
1937 - Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1938 - Neil Abercrombie, (Rep-D-Hawaii, 1986-88)
1938 - Gerald North, American climatologist
1939 - Ansar Ilgamovich Sharafutdinov, Russian cosmonaut
1939 - Charles "Chuck" Robb, (Sen-D-Va)/husband of Lynda Bird Johnson
1939 - Smangaliso P Mkhatshwa, South Africa, sec-gen (Bishops' Conference 1983-88)
1940 - Billy Davis Jr, St Louis Mo, singer (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)
1940 - Robert Kramer, actor (A.K.)
1941 - Yves Beauchemin, Canadian novelist
1942 - Larry Taylor, Brooklyn, rocker (Canned Heat-On the Road Again)
1942 - Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer and Minister of Culture
1943 - Georgie Fame, rock vocalist (Get Away, Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde)
1943 - Jean Knight, US singer (Mr Big Stuff)
1943 - John Allen Strang, composer
1943 - John Beasley, American actor
1944 - Ruth Kempson, linguist (SOAS)
1945 - Barry Schrader, composer
1945 - David Heyn, cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman 1975 World Cup)
1945 - Malachi York, Nuwaubian leader
1946 - Clive Francis, London England, actor (Masada)
1948 - Allen Michael Doyle, Woonsocket RI, PGA golfer (1991 Memorial-64th)
1951 - Breyson Cooper, jockey
1951 - Gary Gilmour, cricketer (exciting Aussie all-rounder 1973-77)
1951 - Pamela Bellwood, [King], NYC, actress (Ellen-W.E.B., Claudia-Dynasty)
1951 - Rindy Ross, Portland Oregon, rock vocalist/saxophonist (Quarterflash)
1952 - Gordon McQueen, soccer player
1953 - James Anderson, writer
1953 - Ralph Ezell, Union Miss, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South)
1954 - Robert Davi, Astoria NY, opera singer/actor (Gangster Chronicles)
1955 - Mary Margaret Brownie, RI, fictional ID of Prymaat (Coneheads)
1955 - Mick Jones, London, rock vocalist/guitarist (Clash-Havana 3 AM)
1956 - Azhar Cachalia, Scottish/S Afr leader (United Democratic Front)
1956 - Bernard A Harris Jr, Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut (STS 55, 63)
Singer Chris Isaak (1956) 1956 - Chris Isaak, Stockton Ca, rock singer/songwriter (Wicked Game)
1956 - Robert Davi, actor (License to Kill, Raw Deal, Wild Thing)
1957 - Patty Smyth, NYC, rock vocalist (Scandal-Warrior)
1957 - Philippe Couillard, Quebec neurosurgeon and politician
1958 - Glen Stewart Godwin, Miami Fla, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
1959 - Mark McKinney, Canadian actor
1960 - Barbara Edwards, Albuqueque NM, playmate of year (Sept, 1983)/actress
1960 - Jumpy Geathers, NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1960 - Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist
1961 - Greg LeMond, US bicyclist (Tour de France winner-1986, 1989, 1990)
1962 - George P N earl of St Andrews, under English prince Edward
1962 - Jerome Kersey, NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Sea Supersonics)
1963 - Harriet Wheeler, English pop singer/composer (The Sundays)
1963 - Wendy Lucero-Schayes, Denver Co, US diver (Olympic-92)
1963 - Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, Russian businessman
1963 - Richard Garfield, American game designer
1964 - Alison Wyeth, Isle West Middlesex England, 1.5k/5k runner
1964 - Pamela Wright, Scotland, LPGA golfer (1995 Jamie Farr Toledo-3rd)
1964 - Zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, became tallest woman known (2.46 m, 8'1")
1966 - Bryan Webb, horse trainer
1966 - Kirk McLean, Toronto, NHL goalie (Vancouver Canucks)
1966 - Paul Mokha, Erie Pa, rower (Olympics-1996)
1967 - Travis Fine, Atlanta GA, actor (Ike McSwain-Young Riders)
1968 - Shannon Sharpe, NFL tight end (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1968 - Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer
1969 - Barry Kloeth, WLAF wide receiver (Amsterdam Admirals)
1969 - Harry Boatswain, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
1969 - Michael Myers, Cook County IL, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
1969 - Troy Auzenne, NFL tackle (Chic Bears)
1969 - Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer
Actor Chris O'Donnell (1970) 1970 - Chris O'Donnell, actor (School Ties, Robin-Batman Forever)
1970 - Nicole Richardson, Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
1970 - Paul Thomas Anderson, American filmmaker
1970 - Irv Gotti, American record producer
1970 - Matt Letscher, American actor
1970 - Nick Offerman, American actor
1971 - Carlton Gray, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts)
1971 - Eddie Parenti, Montreal Quebec, 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympics-96)
1971 - Max Biaggi, Italian motorcycle racer
1972 - Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper (Olympics-96)
1972 - Jerris McPhail, running back (Miami Dolphins)
1972 - Garou, Canadian singer
1973 - Aaron Jackson, Pitts Pa, actor (Mark Winkle-California Dreams)
1973 - Mischa Smoking, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
1973 - Reggie Brown, NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks)

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Famous Weddings

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Famous Divorces

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 101 - 107 of 107

2007 - Liz Claiborne, Belgian-born American fashion designer (b. 1929)
2007 - Joey Sadler, All Black rugby player (b. 1914)
2007 - Natasja Saad, Danish Reggae singer (b. 1974)
2010 - Sergio Vega, Mexican Banda singer (b.1969)
2010 - Algirdas Brazauskas, President of Lithuania (b. 1932)
2012 - Ann Curtis, American Olympic swimmer, dies at 86
2012 - Nora Ephron, American author/screenwriter, dies from pneumonia at 71