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Historical Events

Results 101 - 200 of 257

1944 - Zeeuws & Flanders freed
1944 - World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren in the Netherlands.
1945 - 1st issue of Ebony magazine published by John H Johnson
1946 - Charles S Johnson becomes 1st black president of Fisk University
1946 - Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck's right foot is amputated
1946 - German "Country" Nedersaksen forms
1946 - Marken soccer team forms
1946 - NY Knicks 1st basketball game beat Toronto Huskies 68-66
1946 - Right foot of Cleve Indian's owner Bill Veeck is amputated
1946 - WABC becomes WCBS radio in NYC
1946 - WEAF radio changes call letters to WNBC (NYC)
1946 - West German state of Niedersachsen formed
1947 - "Medium & The Telephone" closes at Barrymore NYC after 211 perfs
1947 - 1st Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii
1947 - Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose," a large wooden airplane
1947 - UN trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, NZ & UK
1948 - Mao's Red army conquerors Mukden, Manchuria
1948 - Pres Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas Dewey
1950 - 1st negro player in NBA, (Celtic's Charles Cooper) Ft Wayne Ind
1950 - 82°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Nov
1950 - Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill Pres Truman at Blair House
1950 - Pope Pius XII witnesses "The Miracle of the Sun" while at the Vatican.
1950 - Pope Pius XII claims Papal Infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary.
1951 - "Top Banana" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 356 performances
1951 - 1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, NM
1951 - Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP
1951 - Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP
1951 - Jet magazine founded by John H Johnson
1951 - Johnny Mercers "Top Banana," premieres in NYC
1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1952 - 1st hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in Pacific Fusion occurs for 1st time on Earth
1953 - Emile Zatopek runs world record 10K (29:01.6) & 6 mile (28:08.4)
1953 - KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, TX (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 - KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 - WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 - Algeria begins rebellion against French rule
1954 - General Fulgencio Batista elected pres of Cuba
1954 - India takes over administration of 4 French Indian settlements
1954 - KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
1954 - US Senate admonishes Joseph Mccarthy because of slander campaign
1954 - The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence.
1955 - Time bomb aboard United DC-6 kills 44 above Longmont Colorado
1956 - Delhi becomes a territory of Indian union
1956 - Indian state of Madhya Pradesh forms
1956 - Indian states of Punjab, Patiala & PEPSU merge as Punjab protection
1956 - Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact
1956 - Nobel for physics awarded to Shockley, Brattain & Bardeen
1956 - Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Laetamur admodum
1956 - Formation of Kerala state in India.
1957 - KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 - KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, MT (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 - WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 - World longest suspension bridge opens (Mackinac Straits Mich)
1958 - USSR performs nuclear test
1959 - 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante)
1959 - Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt
1959 - Patrice Lumumba arrested in Belgian Congo
1959 - WOV-AM in NYC changes call letters to WADO
1960 - Balitmore Oriole shortstop Ron Hansen voted AL Rookie of Year
1960 - Benelux treaty goes into effect
1962 - Cuban missile crisis ends, JFK says USSR is dismantling missile bases
1962 - Greece enters European Common Market
1962 - KYVE TV channel 47 in Yakima, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1962 - USSR launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars
1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1962 - WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 - WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
1964 - George Blanda of Houston throws NFL-record 37 passes in 68 attempts
1964 - KC Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39)
1964 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Las Cruces Ladies' Golf Open
1964 - Vietcong-assault on airport Bien Hoa at Saigon
1965 - 1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, SF
1965 - Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing
1965 - Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt)
1966 - Indian Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh terr created
1966 - NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day)
1966 - Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner
1966 - William Dana in X-15 reaches 93 km
1968 - "Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 36 perfs
1968 - Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award
1968 - Motion Picture Assn of America introduces rating system (G, M, R, X)
1968 - US pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team
1968 - University of Suriname opens
1969 - Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks
1970 - 1st regular season Giants-Jets game, Giants win 22-10 at Shea
1970 - Discotheque in Grenoble France burns, all exits padlocked & 142 die
1970 - Fire on Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, 144 die
1970 - KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 - Eisenhower dollar put into circulation
1972 - 1st gay theme TV movie - "That Certain Summer"
1972 - Germaoin Gagnon scores 1st Islander hat trick
1973 - "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 68 performances
1973 - The Indian state of Mysore was renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu .
1974 - Fire kills 189 in less than 25 min (Sao Paulo Brazil)
1974 - UN affirms independence of Cyprus
1976 - "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse NYC for 16 perfs
1976 - Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule
1976 - W German Gens Krupinski/Franke admit to being Nazis

Famous Birthdays

Results 101 - 200 of 241

1923 - Gordon R[upert] Dickson, Canada, sci-fi author (Genetic General)
1923 - Victoria de los Angeles, Spanish soprano (d. 2005)
1924 - Robert N Rapoport, social anthropologist
1924 - Süleyman Demirel, 9th President of Turkey
1928 - James Edward Bradford, DC, HW weightlifer (Olympic-silver-1952, 56)
1928 - Leon Hart, NFLer (Heisman Trophy)
1929 - Betsy Palmer, E Chicago Ind, actress (Mr Roberts, Friday the 13th)
1929 - Nicholas Mavroules, (Rep-D-MA, 1979- )
1929 - Rudy [Herman R] Kousbroek, literary (Leopold the Buch)
1930 - A. R. Gurney, American playwright
1932 - John Clark, English-born actor/director
1932 - Al Arbour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1934 - Aat Veldhoen, Dutch artist
1934 - Hugh Bidwell, mayor (London)
1934 - Umberto Agnelli, VP (Fiat)
1934 - William James Matthias, composer
1934 - William Mathias, British composer (d. 1992)
1935 - Gary J Player, Johannesburg S Afr, PGA golfer (Brit Open-1959, 68, 74)
1935 - Edward Said, Palestinian-born literary critic (d. 2003)
1936 - Eddie Colman, English footballer (d. 1958)
1937 - Bill Anderson, country singer (Still, From This Pen)
1938 - Patrick Buchanan, commentator/politician (Crossfire)
1939 - Barbara Bosson, Belle Vernon Pa, actr (Fay-Hill St Blues, Hooperman)
1940 - Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Chief Justice of India
1940 - Barry Sadler, American singer (d. 1989)
1941 - Joe Louis Caldwell, Texas City, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1964)
1941 - Johnny Kendall, [Johan Donkerkaat], Dutch blues singer
1941 - Robert Foxworth, Houston Tx, actor (Chase-Falcon Crest, Frankenstein)
1941 - Alfio Basile, Argentine football coach
1942 - John M Spratt Jr, (Rep-D-SC, 1983- )
1942 - Larry Flynt, magazine publisher (Hustler)
1942 - Marcia Wallace, Creston Iowa, actress (Carol-Bob Newhart Show)
1942 - Michael Zaslow, Inglewood CA, actor (Roger Thorpe-Guiding Light)
1942 - Shere Hite, author/sex therapist
1943 - Salvatore Adamo, popular singer
1943 - John McEnery, English actor
1944 - Keith Emerson, England (Emerson, Lake & Palmer-Brain Salad Surgery)
1944 - Oscar Temaru, President of French Polynesia
1945 - Rick Grech, Bordeaux France, rock bassist (Blind Faith, Traffic)
1946 - Dennis Muren, American special effects artist
1947 - Anna Stuart, actress (Donna Love-Another World)
1947 - Rolando Garbey, Oriente Cuba, light MW boxer (Olympic-silver-1968)
1947 - Jim Steinman, American songwriter
1948 - Phil Myre, Canadian ice hockey player
1949 - Jeannie Berlin, LA Cal, actress (Heartbreak Kid, Portnoy's Complaint)
1949 - Michael D. Griffin, NASA chief administrator
1950 - Dan Peck, Panama City Fla, rock vocalist/guitarist (America)
1950 - Tony Hymphris, political activist
1951 - Craig Serjeant, cricketer (Australian batsman late seventies)
1951 - Ronald Bell, Youngstown Oh, rock sax (Kool & The Gang)
1951 - Fabrice Luchini, French actor
1953 - Jackie Zeman, actress (Bobbie Spencer-General Hospital)
1953 - Michael Zaslow, Inglewood CA, actor (One Life to Live, Guiding Light)
1953 - N Jan Davis, Cocoa Beach Florida, PhD/astronaut (STS 47, 60, 85)
1954 - Ruben Guerrero, Mexico, relay swimmer (Olympic-1968)
1955 - Beth Leavel, American musical theatre actress
1956 - Charles Moore, British editor-in-chief (Sunday Telegraph)
1956 - Lyle Lovett, Klein Tx, country singer (God Will, Joshua Judges Ruth)
1957 - Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d. 1988)
1958 - Rachel Ticotin, NYC, actress (Grace-For Love & Honor, Total Recall)
1958 - Jim Steinmeyer, Illusion creator
1958 - Charlie Kaufman, American screenwriter
1959 - Eddie MacDonald, rocker (The Alarm-Knocking on Heaven's Door)
1960 - Damon Green, Pensacola FL, Nike golfer (1990 Pensacola Open-49th)
1960 - Elizabeth Dennehy, actress (Guiding Light) [or Oct 1]
1960 - Fernando Valenzuela, Navajua Mexico, pitcher (LA Dodgers, SD Padres)
1960 - Said Aquita, runner (Oly-gold/bronze-1984)
1961 - Anne Donovan, Ridgewood NJ, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)
1961 - Kim Krizan, Calif, writer/actress (Slacker, Dazed & Confused)
1961 - Magne Furuholmen, Oslo Norway, keyboardist/vocalist (Aha-Take on Me)
1961 - Paul Jackson, cricketer (slow lefty bowler for Victoria & Queensland)
1961 - Louise Boije af Gennäs, Swedish writer and novelist
1961 - Calvin Johnson, American musician (Beat Happening, The Halo Benders, Dub Narcotic Sound System)
1962 - Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1962 - Kelly Kelland, London Ontario, softball 1st baseman (Olympics-96)
1962 - Maga Furuholmen, rocker
1962 - Michelle Estill, Scottsdale AZ, LPGA golfer (1991 PING-Cellular One)
1962 - Robert Willis, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
1963 - Antonella Ella, Italian entertainer
1963 - Brian Forde, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
1963 - Rick Allen, rock drummer (Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages)
1963 - Kenny Alphin, American guitarist (Big & Rich)
1963 - Monty Sopp, American professional wrestler
1963 - Mark Hughes, Welsh footballer
1964 - Eddie Williams, Sheveport LA, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
1964 - Kosala Kuruppuarachchi, cricketer (bowls 2 Tests for Sri Lanka 86-87)
1964 - Richard Cooper, NFL tackle (NO Saints, Phila Eagles)
1964 - Daran Norris, American actor
1965 - Richard Stephens, NFL guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1966 - Bob Wells, Yakima WA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
1966 - Danny Everett, 4x400m runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
1966 - Paul Lewis, Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-silver-92, 96)
1966 - Ruud Cabbage, soccer player (FC Twente)
1966 - Willie D, American hip hop artist, famous for being a member of The Geto Boys
1966 - Mary Hansen, Australian guitarist and singer (Stereolab) (d. 2002)
1967 - Steve Fritz, Salina Kansas, decathlete
1967 - Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician
1967 - Tina Arena, Australian singer
1967 - Carla van de Puttelaar, Dutch photographer
1968 - Bernard Dafney, NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens)

Famous Deaths

Results 101 - 105 of 105

2007 - S. Ali Raza, Bollywood Screenwriter (b. 1922)
2008 - Nathaniel Mayer, American soul musician (b. 1944)
2008 - Jacques Piccard, Swiss ocean explorer (b. 1922)
2008 - Yma Sumac, Peruvian singer (b. 1922)
2008 - Shakir Stewart, American music producer (b. 1974)