This Day in History for 25th October (Part 2)

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Historical Events

Events 101 - 181 of 181

1960 - 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, NYC
1960 - Cuba nationalizes all remaining US businesses
1961 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1962 - 110th member of UN admitted (Uganda)
1962 - 1st Belgian nuclear reactor begins operation
1962 - American author John Steinbeck awarded Nobel Prize in literature
1962 - Stevenson demands USSR amb Zorin answer regarding Cuban missle bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over"
1963 - Anti-Kennedy "WANTED FOR TREASON" pamphlets scattered in Dallas
1963 - Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Sweden
1964 - Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic judo gold medal winner
1964 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Golf Open
1964 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1964 - Viking Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in wrong direction for a safety
1965 - Rolling Stones release "Get Off of My Cloud"
1966 - 6 youths sentenced in "Johnson murderer!" in Amsterdam
1968 - Chicago recognizes Jean Baptiste Pointe de Sable as its 1st settler
1968 - Longest Oly field hockey game, Hol beats Spain 1-0 in 2h25m (6 OT)
1968 - Yoko Ono announces she is having John Lennon's baby
1970 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Women's Golf Charities Open
Artist & Musician Yoko Ono 1971 - Belgium & China PR establish diplomatic relations
1971 - General Meeting of UN agrees to admit China PR
1971 - Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World
1971 - UN votes to expel Chinese Nationalist-ruled Taiwan & admit Red China
1972 - Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in 1 hr
1972 - Nobel prize for economy awarded to Kenneth J Arrow & John R Hicks
1973 - Chris Wills wins 1st National hang-gliding championship
1973 - Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock & Vic Harris
1973 - SF Giants trade Willie McCovey to SD Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
1974 - Air Force fires 1st ICBM
1974 - Dmitri Shostakovitch' 15th String Quartet premieres in Leningrad
1974 - Wings release "Junior's Farm"
1975 - Denver Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St Louis Spirits
1975 - USSR's Venera 10 makes day-side Venus landing
1976 - 5th Enterprise, approach & lands test (ALT) flight
1976 - Gov Wallace grants full pardon to Clarence Norris, last known survivor of 9 Scottsboro Boys who were convicted in 1931 rape
1977 - Digital Equipment Corporation releases OpenVMS V1.0.
1978 - Israeli government approves "in principle," a draft compromise peace
1978 - Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL)
1979 - USSR performs underground nuclear test
1980 - Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
Singer & Actress Barbra Streisand 1980 - Barbra Streisand's "Guilty," album goes #1 for 3 weeks & her single "Woman In Love," goes #1 for 3 weeks
1981 - 11th NYC Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe in 2:25:29
1981 - 12th NYC Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:08:13
1981 - 200,000 demonstrate in Brussel against cruise missile
1981 - Allison Roe (2:25:29) & Alberto Salazar (2:08:13) win NYC marathon
1981 - George Steinbrenner scuffles with 2 fans in a hotel elevator
1982 - David Hookes scores Cricket century in 34 balls 43 mins, SA v Victoria
1983 - US invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population (US Wins!)
1984 - "Give My Regards to Broad Street" premieres (Gotham Theater-NYC)
1984 - Hepatitis virus is discovered
1984 - King Boudouin opens Museum for Modern Art in Brussels
1984 - Rangers beat Devils 11-2
1984 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1984 - West German Chancellor Rainer Barzel resigns due to corruption
1985 - Angels announce that they will not offer Rod Carew a new contract
New York Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner 1985 - Kosmos 1700 communications satellite placed in geostationary orbit
1986 - International Red Cross ousted from South Africa
1986 - Michael Sergio Parachutes into Shea Stadium during game 6 of WS
1986 - Trailing 5-3 with 2 out & no one on in bottom of 10th, NY rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball
1987 - Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St Louis Cards, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series
1988 - ABC News reports on potbellied pygmy porkers' popularity as pets
1988 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1990 - Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
1990 - NY Daily News goes on strike (lasts through March, 1991)
1991 - Aaqib Javed takes 7-37 in 10 overs v India in cric 1-dayer at Sharjah
1992 - "Dancing at Lughnasa" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 421 perfs
1992 - "Jake's Women" closes at Neil Simon Theater NYC after 245 performances
1992 - Rene Lachemann hired as Fla Marlins 1st manager
1992 - Lithuania holds a referendum on its first post-Soviet constitution.
1993 - Airbus A310 of Air Nigeria hijacked, 1 dead
Champion Boxer Evander Holyfield 1993 - Canada Liberal Party/Bloc Québécois wins parliamentary election
1993 - Daryll Cullinan hits 337* for Transvaal, SAf 1st-class cricket record
1994 - Susan Smith claims her 2 kids were carjack (she actually killed them)
1995 - "Victor/Victoria," opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 738 performances
1996 - Frank, brother of Yank manager Joe Torre, receives a heart transplant
1997 - After a brief civil war which has driven President Pascal Lissouba out of Brazzaville, Denis Sassou-Nguesso proclaims himself the President of the Republic of the Congo.
2001 - Windows XP first became available.
2004 - Fidel Castro, Cuba's President, announces that transactions using the American Dollar will be banned by November 8.
2007 - The first Airbus A380 passenger flight, operating for Singapore Airlines, with flight number SQ 380, flying scheduled service between Singapore and Sydney, Australia.
2009 - The 25 October 2009 Baghdad bombings kills 155 and wounds at least 721.
2012 - Hurricane Sandy makes landfall in Cuba and Haiti killing 65 people and causing over $80 million in damage

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 101 - 200 of 225

1936 - Alan Smith, cricket wicket-keeper (England1962-63 Aust-NZ tour)
1936 - Sir Martin Gilbert, British historian
1938 - Robert Webster, Berkeley Cal, diver (Oly-gold-1960, 64)
1939 - Robin Spry, Canadian filmmaker and producer (d. 2005)
1940 - Bobby Knight, college basketball coach (Indiana, Olympic-gold-1984)
1941 - Anne Tyler, American writer (Accidental Tourist)
1941 - Bobby Keetch, soccer player/entrepreneur
1941 - Helen Reddy, Melbourne Australia, rock vocalist (I Am Woman)
1943 - Roy Lynes, England, rock organist (Status Quo)
1943 - Selly Fernandes, Curacao poetess (Winking with Selly)
1944 - Jon Anderson, English rock singer for Yes
1944 - Kathy "Taffy" Danoff, Wash DC, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band)
1944 - James Carville, American political stategist and commentator
1945 - David Norman Schramm, physicist
1946 - Peter Lieberson, composer
1947 - Glenn Tipton, rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law)
1947 - John Hall, rocker
1948 - Dan Gable, Waterloo Iowa, 68kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-gold-72)
1948 - Dan Issel, NBA coach/player (27,482 points, Denver Nuggets)
1948 - Dave Cowens, NBA forward (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks)
1948 - Rob Halford, Engl metal singer (Judas Priest-Sin After Sin) [or 8/25]
1948 - Daniel Mark Epstein, American poet and biographer
1949 - Brian Kerwin, Chicago Ill, actor (Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo)
1949 - Walter Hyatt, Musician
1949 - Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player
1950 - John Matuszak, Milwaukee Wisc, NFLer (Raiders)/actor (Hollywood Beat)
1951 - Ransom Wilson, Tuscaloosa Alabama, flutist (Soliste NY)
1951 - Richard Lloyd, American guitarist (Television)
1952 - Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004)
1953 - Mark Will McNulty, Bindwa Zimbabwe, PGA golfer (1982 Danny Thomas-4th)
1953 - Muffin Spencer-Devlin, Piqua OH, LPGA golfer (1985 MasterCard Pro-Am)
1954 - Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Mass, jockey player (Olympics-gold-1980)
1955 - Danny Darwin, Bonham Texas, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1955 - Robin Eubanks, American jazz trombonist
1955 - Glynis Barber, English actress
1956 - Matthias Jabs, rock guitarist (Scorpions-Wind of Change)
1957 - Robbie Macintosh, rock guitarist/vocalist (Pretenders)
1958 - Dipak Patel, cricketer (in Kenya New Zealand off-spin all-rounder)
1958 - Kornelia Ender, Halle GDR, swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-1972, 76)
1958 - Mark Miller, Dayton Ohio, actor (Search for Grace, Love Field)
1960 - Kelli McMullen-Temple, Columbus OH, Canadian equestrian (Olympics-96)
1960 - Scott Anthony Haneline, Indianapolis, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
1960 - Tom Eplin, Hayward California, actor (Jake McKinnon-Another World)
1962 - Nick Hancock, British television presenter
1962 - Darlene Vogel, American actress
1963 - Tracy Nelson, California, American actress (Glitter, Square Pegs, Father Dowling)
1964 - Barb Broen-Ouellette, Edmonton Alberta, volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1964 - Johan de Kock, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
1964 - Melinda McGraw, Nicosa Cyprus, actress (Macenzie-Pursuit Of Happiness)
1964 - Michael Boatman, Colo Springs Colo, actor (Carter-Spin City)
1964 - Nick Thorp, rocker
1964 - Pat Swilling, NFL defensive end/linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
1964 - Nicole, German singer
1964 - Kevin Michael Richardson, American actor
1965 - Derrick Rostagno, LA California, tennis star
1965 - Leigh Ann Mills, Melbourne FL, LPGA golfer (1985 Mazda Champions)
1965 - Nick Thorpe, rocker (Curiosity Killed the Cat-Keep Your Distance)
1965 - Steve Decker, Rock Island IL, catcher (SF Giants)
1965 - Warren Ayres, cricketer (Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88)
1965 - Þorsteinn Bachmann, Icelandic actor
1965 - 2 Cold Scorpio, American professional wrestler
1966 - Wendel Clark, Kelvington, NHL left wing (Toronto, NY Islanders)
1966 - Perry Satullo, American professional wrestler
1967 - Anthony Johnson, NFL fullback (Chic Bears, Carolina Panthers)
1967 - Kelly Chase, Porcupine Plain Ca, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers)
1967 - Mazhar Hussein, cricketer (UAE batsman World Cup 1996)
1968 - Corey Miller, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
1968 - Lisa Trusel, Cal, actress (Lizette-Father Murphy, Days of our Lives)
1969 - Corey Harris, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins)
1969 - Eric Guliford, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers, NO Saints)
1969 - Josef Beranek, Litvinov Cze, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks, Oly-G-98)
1969 - Larry Thomas, Miami FL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
1969 - Oleg Salenko, Russian former footballer
1970 - Audra Wilks, Miss USA-Virginia (1997, Miss Photogenic)
1970 - Kelvin Ingram, NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks)
1970 - J.A. Adande, American sports columnist
1970 - Peter Aerts, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
1970 - Adam Goldberg, American actor
1970 - Adam Pascal, American actor
1970 - Ed Robertson, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)
1971 - Jeffrey Prommayon, soccer player (PSV)
1971 - Laura Chapot, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-96)
1971 - Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver (Minnesota Vikings, Scottish Claymores)
1971 - Midori, violinist
1971 - Stephanie Martin-Cobb, LPGA golfer
1971 - Simon Charlton, English footballer
1971 - Athena Chu, Hong Kong actress and singer
1972 - Leland Taylor, defensive tackle (Baltimore Ravens)
1972 - Jonathan Torrens, Canadian actor
1973 - Joe Angel Acosta Jr, SD CA, PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd)
1973 - Steve White, defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1974 - Chris Murray, Port Hardy, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
1974 - Frank Middleton, guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1974 - Joanne Black, Miss Universe-Ireland (1996)
1974 - Lee Byung-Kyu, Korean baseball player
1975 - Eirik Glambek Bøe, Norwegian musician
1975 - Ryan Clement, former XFL quarterback
1976 - Steve Jones, Irish footballer
1977 - Birgit Prinz, German footballer
1978 - Riley Mants, Winnipeg Manitoba, 200m breaststroker (Olympics-96)