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Historical Events

Results 101 - 159 of 159

1968 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
1968 - Launch of Zond 6, 2nd unmanned circumlunar & return flight
1968 - Portuguese socialist Mario Soares freed
1969 - "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV
1970 - "2 by 2" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 343 performances
1970 - Luna 17, with unmanned self-propelled Lunokhod 1, is launched
1970 - R Rodgers/M Charnins musical "Two by Two," premieres in NYC
1971 - Joe Torre wins NL MVP, Vida Blue wins AL MVP
1971 - US table tennis team arrived in China
1974 - 2nd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets even series at 1 with 26-20 OT win
1974 - Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 11-0
1975 - Ore ship Edmund Fitzgerald & crew of 29 lost in storm on Lake Superior
1975 - PLO leader Yasser Arafat addresses UN in NYC
1975 - Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career
1975 - UN General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism
1976 - Utah Supreme Court OKs execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore
1977 - Amsterdam: RAF-terrorists Gert Schneider/Christof Wackernagel arrested
1977 - Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (NYC)
1978 - Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks
1978 - Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1978 - Yanks trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath & Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison & Griffin
1980 - Dan Rather refuses to pay his cabbie, CBS pays $12.55 fare
1980 - Poland acknowledges Solidarity union
1981 - "Oh, Brother!" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 3 performances
1981 - Ernest Thompson's "West Side Waltz," premieres in NYC
1982 - IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankrupcy
1982 - Susan Cooper/Hume Cronyns "Foxfire," premieres in NYC
1982 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened
1983 - "Amen Corner" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 83 performances
1983 - Federal government shut down
1984 - Australia all out 76 v West Indies at cricket WACA, Holding 6-21
1984 - Miami Hurricanes blows 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter lose to Md 42-40
1984 - Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again at Hollywood
1985 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1986 - Bangladesh Constitution restored
1987 - Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe 57-55 to win NL Cy Young Award
1988 - China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938
1988 - MLB All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7)
1988 - NY's MTA announces it may replace tokens with credit card type passes
1988 - Orel Hershiser (23-8) is a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young Award
1989 - Bulgarian party president Todor Zjikov, resigns
1989 - Germans begins demolishing Berlin Wall
1989 - Word Perfect 5.1 is shipped
1990 - Lebanon releases 2 french hostages (Camille Sontag & Marcel Coudari)
1991 - Bernie Kosar ends NFL record of 308 passes without an interception
1991 - Browns set club record for largest lead blown (led 23-0), Phila 32-30
1991 - Liselotte Neumann wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1991 - Martina Navratilova ties Chris Evert, 157 pro tennis tournament wins
1991 - Marty Glickman broadcasts his 1,000th football game
1991 - South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day v India
1993 - "Joseph & the Amazing" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 223 perfs
1993 - Slowakije govt of Meciar forms
1995 - In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop) are hanged by government forces.
1997 - "Jackie - An American Life," opens at Belasco Theater NYC
1997 - Artist Peter Max pleads guilty to tax fraud & time served
1997 - Nanny Louise Woodward, murder sentenced downgrade to manslaughter
2006 - Sri Lankan Tamil Parliamentarian Nadarajah Raviraj assassinated in Colombo.
2007 - ¿Por qué no te callas? incident between King Juan Carlos of Spain and Venezuela's president Hugo Chávez.
2084 - Transit of Earth as seen from Mars

Famous Birthdays

Results 101 - 200 of 241

1930 - Toma Prosev, composer
1932 - Don Henderson, English actor (d. 1997)
1932 - Roy Scheider, American actor (d. 2008)
1933 - Seymour Nurse, cricketer (prolific WI batsman, 258 v NZ 1969)
1933 - Ronald Evans, American astronaut (d. 1990)
1934 - Lucien Bianchi, Belgian auto racer
1934 - Norm Cash, Eldorado Texas, 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers)
1935 - Pippa Scott, LA Calif, actress (Virginian, Mr Lucky)
1935 - Ronald Ellwin Evans, St Francis Ks, Captain USN/astronaut (Apollo 17)
1935 - Roy Scheider, Orange NJ, actor (All That Jazz, Jaws, seaQuest DSV)
1935 - Igor Dmitrievich Novikov, Russian astrophysicist
1935 - Bernard Babior, American biochemist
1937 - Albert Hall, Boothton Alabama, actor (Trouble in Mind, Ryan's 4)
1938 - H J de Royen, director (Dutch Concertgebouw Orchestra)
1939 - Tommy "Bubba" Facenda, rocker
1939 - Russell Means, Native American activist
1940 - Screaming Lord Sutch, rocker
1941 - John Geoghegan, Silver Star recipient (d. 1965)
1941 - Kyu Sakamoto, Japanese singer and actor (d. 1985)
1942 - Michel Tabachnik, Swiss composer/conductor
1942 - Robert F. Engle, American economist, Nobel laureate
1942 - Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss Federal Councilor
1943 - Saxby Chambliss, American politician
1944 - Dave Loggins, singer (Please come to Boston)
1944 - Tim Rice, lyricist (Chess Moves, 1 Night in Bangkok)
1944 - Silvestre Reyes, American politician
1945 - Donna Fargo, NC, country singer (Happiest Girl in Whole USA)
1946 - Alaina Reed, Springfield Ohio, actress (Rose Lee Holloway-227)
1946 - Bill Bryson, Evanston Ill, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited)
1946 - David Stockman, Reagan's ex-budget director
1947 - Bechir Gemayel, pres Lebanon (8/23-9/14, 1982)
1948 - Greg Lake, rock vocalist/bassist (King Crimson, ELP)
1948 - Mario Viegas, actor (The Jew, Divine Comedy, Funeral of Patrao)
1948 - Aaron Brown, American broadcast journalist
1948 - Hugh Moffatt, American songwriter
1949 - Ann Reinking, Seattle, dancer/actress (All the Jazz, Micki & Maude)
1950 - Jack Scalia, Bkln NY, actor (Berrengers, Hollywood Beat)
1950 - Debra Hill, American screenwriter and film producer (d. 2005)
1951 - Morris Hatalsky, San Diego CA, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE White Rose-2nd)
1952 - Pat Severs, Camden SC, country singer (Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake)
1952 - Gerry DiNardo, American football coach
1954 - Mario Cipollina, California, rock bassist (Huey Lewis & The News)
1955 - Jack Clark, Penns, all star outfielder (Giants, Cards, Yanks, Padres)
1955 - James Chapman, American novelist
1955 - Roland Emmerich, German film producer and director
1956 - Matt Craven, Port Colborne Ontario, actor (Juror, Killer, K2)
1956 - Sinbad, comedian/actor (Different World, At the Apollo)
1956 - Mohsen Badawi, Egyptian entrepreneur and activist
1957 - Chris Joyce, rocker (Simply Red)
1957 - Jodi Anderson, Chicago Ill, US long jump champ (1978-81)
1958 - George Lowe, American voice actor
1958 - Massimo Morsello, Italian singer
1958 - Brooks Williams, American musician
1958 - Stephen Herek, American film director
1959 - Frank Maudsley, rock bassist/vocalist (Flock Of Seagulls)
1959 - MacKenzie Phillips, Alexandria Va, actress (Julie-1 Day at a Time)
1959 - Linda Cohn, American sports reporter
1960 - Lee Cross Rinker, Stuart FL, PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milwaukee-6th)
1960 - Neil Gaiman, English writer
1960 - Dan Hawkins, American college football coach
1961 - Junior, [Norman Giscombe], R&B singer (Mama used to Say)
1961 - Ramona Pagel, LA Calif, shot putter
1961 - Rudolf Grimm, Austrian physics professor
1961 - John Walton, English darts player
1962 - Cathy Boswell, Joliet Ill, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)
1963 - Michael Anthony Powell, Phila, long jumper (world record 1991)
1963 - Mike Powell, long jumper (Olympic-silver-88, 92)
1963 - Vanessa Angel, London England, actress (Another Chance)
1963 - Hugh Bonneville, English actor
1964 - Jushin Liger, [Keiichi Yamada], wrestler (WCW/NJPW)
1964 - Keith Lockhart, Whittier CA, infielder (KC Royals)
1964 - Kenny Rogers, Savannah GA, pitcher (Texas Rangers, NY Yankees)
1964 - Tish Certo, Niagara Falls NY, LPGA golfer (1981 Erie County (NY Champ)
1964 - Magnús Scheving, Icelandic athlete
1965 - Eddie Irvine, Northern Irish race car driver
1965 - Jamie Dixon, American basketball coach
1966 - Kyle Kopp, San Bernardino Ca, water polo 2m offense (Olympics-96)
1966 - Bill DeMott, American professional wrestler
1967 - Donya Fiorentino, US model
1967 - Jed Roberts, CFL defensive tackle (Edmonton Eskimos)
1967 - Michael Jai White, American actor
1968 - Calvin Tiggle, CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1968 - Jeffrey Kooistra, soccer player (SC Heerenveen/NEC)
1968 - Lissa Maria Sneck, ice hockey goalie (Finland, Oly-98)
1968 - Lonnie Marts, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs, Tennessee Oilers)
1968 - Steve Brookstein, English X Factor winner
1969 - Arjan van der Laan, Dutch soccer player (Sparta)
1969 - Dan Farthing, CFL slot back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1969 - Ed Ward, Edmonton, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
1969 - Rod Milstead, NFL guard (SF 49ers)
1969 - Faustino Asprilla, Colombian footballer
1969 - Ellen Pompeo, American actress
1969 - Jens Lehmann, German footballer
1970 - Trent Dimas, NM, gymnast (Olympics-gold-92, 96)
1970 - Warren G, American rapper
1970 - Freddy Loix, Belgian rally driver
1971 - Butch Huskey, Anadarko OK, infielder (NY Mets)
1971 - Heather Williams, Miss USA-Oregon (1997)
1971 - Jennifer McFalls, US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
1971 - Kate Slatter, Australian rower (Olympics-96)

Famous Deaths

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