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Search for "Home Financing" 0871 Battle at Marton: Ethelred van Wessex beats Danish invasion army 0986 Death - Lotharius King of France (954-86), dies at 44 0986 Lothair IV of the Franks dies March 2 at age 44 and is succeeded by his son, 19, who will reign briefly as Louis V (le Fainéant), embroiling the Carolingians with Adalberon, archbishop of Reims, and Hugh Capet 0986 Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1121 Dirk VI becomes count of Holland 1122 Death - Floris II the fat one, count of Holland, dies 1127 Assassination of Charles the Good, Count of Flanders. 1127 Death - Charles the Good, Count of Vlanderen, murdered 1316 Birth - Robert II the Steward, King of Scotland (1371-90) 1333 Death - Wladyslaw IV the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies 1383 Death - Amadeus VI count of Savoy, dies 1409 Birth - John II French duke of Alenon/co-fighter of Jeanne d'arc 1458 Hussite George van Podiebrad chosen king of Bohemia 1459 Birth - Adrian VI [Adriaan F Boeyens], Netherlands, Pope (1522-23) 1481 Birth - Franz von Sickingen German knight 1498 Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island 1545 Birth - Sir Thomas Bodley England, diplomat/scholar 1555 Birth - Ludovico Spontoni composer 1609 Birth - Hadji Chalfa/Ktib Tsjelebi Turkish literary (Djihannma) 1619 Death - Anne of Denmark daughter of Danish king Frederik II, dies at 44 1675 Prince William III installed as Governor of Overijssel 1699 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville 1661-1706 builds Fort Maurepas on the Gulf of Mexico; French control now extends all the way down the Mississippi River. 1717 The Loves of Mars and Venus becomes the first ballet performed in England. 1725 Georg F Händels opera "Giulio Cesare in Egitto", premieres in London 1755 Birth - Antoine-Frederic Gresnick composer 1758 Death - Johann Baptist Zimmermann German stucco worker, buried at 78 1759 Birth - Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner composer 1760 Birth - Camille Desmoulins France, journalist/pamphleteer/revolution leader 1769 Birth - DeWitt Clinton (Governor/Senator-NY) 1772 Death - Robert J Pothier French lawyer, dies at 73 1776 Americans begin shelling British troops in Boston 1787 Death - Jean Allamand French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 1789 Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances 1791 Long-distance communication speeds up with the unveiling of a semaphore machine in Paris. 1793 Birth - Sam[uel] Houston 1st president of Texas (1836-38, 1841-44) 1797 Death - Horace [Horatio] Walpole British horror writer, dies at 79 1799 Congress standardizes US weights & measures 1800 Death - Christian Friedrich Schale composer, dies at 86 1807 Congress bans slave trade effective January 1, 1808 1810 Birth - Leo XIII [Vincenzo G Pecci], 256th pope (1878-1903) 1813 Birth - George Alexander Macfarren composer 1815 Birth - Antonio Buzzolla composer 1815 Signing of Kandyan treaty by British invaders and Sri Lankan King. 1817 Birth - Jnos Arany Hungary, epic poet (Toldi, Death of King Buda) 1819 Territory of Arkansas organized 1819 US passed its first immigration law 1820 Birth - Multatuli writer 1822 Death - Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber composer, dies at 40 1824 Birth - Bedrich Friedrich Smetana Bohemian composer (Bartered Bride, Moldau) 1824 Birth - Constantine D Uschinsky Russian theorist 1824 Birth - Henry Beebee Carrington Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1912 1824 Interstate commerce comes under federal control 1828 Birth - Jefferson Columbus Davis Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1879 1829 Birth - Carl Schurz Major General (Union volunteers) journalist/political reformer/Civil War general 1831 John Frazee becomes the first US sculptor to receive a federal commission 1836 Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico 1836 Texas Revolution: Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico. 1836 Texas declares its independence from Mexico. 1838 Birth - David Duffle Wood composer 1840 Death - Heinrich Olbers German astronomer (discoverer of comets & asteroids), dies at 81 1844 Birth - Hermanus J A M Schaepman clergyman/Dutch politician 1853 Territory of Washington organized after separating from Oregon Territory 1855 Aleksandr Romanov becomes tsar of Russia 1855 Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia. 1855 Death - Nicholas I Pavlovitch tsar of Russia (1825-55), dies at 58 1858 Frederick Cook, New Orleans, patents a cotton-bale metallic tie 1861 Emancipation reform of 1861 in Russia: Tsar Alexander II signed the emancipation reform into law, abolishing Russian serfdom. 1861 Government Printing Office purchases a printing plant, Washington DC 1861 Nevada Territory and Dakota Territory are organized as political divisions of the United States. 1861 US Congress creates Dakota & Nevada Territories out of the Nebraska & Utah territories 1862 Birth - John Jay Chapman US advocate/poet/writer (Learning & Other Essays) 1862 Death - Frederick West Lander US Union Brigadier-General/poet, dies at 40 1863 Congress authorizes track width of 4'8½" for Union Pacific RR to be called the "Standard gauge " 1865 British newspaper "Morning Chronicle" begins publishing 1865 Freedman's Bureau founded for Black Education, 1865 1865 General Early's army is defeated at Waynesborough 1865 Second Taranaki War: The Volkner Incident in New Zealand. 1866 The first US company to make sewing needles by machine incorporated, Connecticut 1867 Congress abolishes peonage in New Mexico 1867 Death - French A Durlet Belgian sculptor/architect, dies at 50 1867 Jesse James-gang robs bank in Savannah MO, 1 dead 1867 US Congress creates the Department of Education 1867 US Congress passed the first Reconstruction Act 1868 Death - Carl Eberwein composer, dies at 81 1875 Birth - Hans Lietzman German theologist/church historian 1876 Birth - Gsta Forsell Swedish radiologist 1876 Birth - Pius XII [Euhenio MGG Pacelli], 260th Pope (1939-58) 1877 Rutherford B Hayes (R) declared President despite Samuel J Tilden (D) winning the popular vote, but is 1 electoral vote shy of victory 1878 Birth - Wander J de Haas Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz 1882 Birth - Wallis Clark Essex England, actress (Postal Inspector) 1882 Death - Louis Kufferath composer, dies at 70 1884 Birth - Leon Jongen composer 1887 Death - August W Eichler German botanist, dies at 47 1887 Death - Wilhelm Troszel composer, dies at 63 1888 The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace. 1889 Kansas passes first US antitrust 1893 Birth - Maxime Dumoulin composer 1893 The first federal railroad legislation passed; required safety features 1894 Birth - Renaat Veremans Flemish composer/conductor 1895 Birth - Felix Bressart Eydtkuhnen East Prussia Germany, actor (Ninotchka, Escape, Crossroads) 1895 Death - Berthe MP Morisot French painter/aquarelliste, dies at 54 1895 Death - Ismail Pasha kedive of Egypt (1863-79), dies at 64 1896 Ethiopia defeats Italy in the Battle of Adwa, marking the first victory of an African nation over a colonial power. 1896 George Lohmann takes 9-28 vs South Africa at Johannesburg 1898 Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England 1899 Admiral George Dewey becomes the first US Admiral of the Navy. 1899 Birth - Pattie Maie Menzies Australian dame 1899 In the state of Washington, USA, Mount Rainier National Park is established. 1900 Birth - Kurt J Weill Dessau Germany, composer/Brecht collaborator (Mahogany) 1901 Birth - Willem Bruynzeel Dutch timber-merchant 1901 Hawaii's first telegraph company opens 1902 Birth - Edward Uhler Condon atomic scientist (Manhattan Project) 1903 Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in New York NY 1904 Birth - Dr Seuss [Theodor Geisel] children's book author (Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who!) 1905 Birth - Marc Blitzstein Philadelphia PA, composer (Cradle Will Rock) 1907 General Louis Botha named premier of Transvaal 1908 Birth - Jan Brasser Dutch resistance fighter (Witte Ko)/communist 1909 Birth - Hanoch Jacoby composer 1909 Birth - Jan Fabricius Dutch playwright 1909 Birth - Mel Ott 1st National League-er to hit 500 homeruns, hall of famer (New York Giants) 1909 Great Britain, France, Germany & Italy ask Serbia to set no territorial demands 1910 2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington WA, 118 die 1910 Birth - Hope Clara Chenhalls food inspector 1911 Birth - William Hansen Washington DC, actor (Homebodies) 1912 Birth - Arthur Beaumont C Langton cricketer (South African pace bowler of 1930's) 1913 Birth - Godfried [Jan Arnold] Bomans Dutch humorist/writer (Pieter Bas) 1913 Birth - Marjorie Weaver Crossville TN, actress (Young Mr Lincoln) 1913 Birth - Mort Cooper baseball player (National League MVP 1942) 1915 Birth - Lona Andre actress (Case of Baby Sitter) 1915 British Vice Admiral Carden begins bombing of Dardanelles forts 1915 Vladmir Jabotinsky forms a Jewish military force to fight in Palestine 1916 Birth - Anne Vondeling Dutch politician (PvdA) 1916 Birth - Bernard George Stevens composer 1916 Death - Elisabeth OL [Carmen Sylva], Queen of Romania, dies at 72 1917 (Old Style) - Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the throne in favor of his brother Michael II of Russia. 1917 Birth - Desi Arnaz Santiago Cuba, singer/actor (Ricky Ricardo-I Love Lucy) 1917 Birth - Jim Konstanty baseball player (National League MVP 1950) 1917 Birth - John Gardner composer 1917 Jones Act: Puerto Rico territory created, US citizenship granted 1917 Puerto Ricans are granted US citizenship. 1917 The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans, United States citizenship. 1918 Birth - Peter O'Sullevan Ireland, horse racing commentator 1919 Birth - Eddie Lawrence comedian 1919 Birth - Jennifer Jones [Phyllis Isley] Tulsa OK, actress (Farewell to Arms) 1919 Birth - Tamara Toumanova dancer 1919 First congress of Communist International opens at the Kremlin 1919 The first Communist International meets in Moscow. 1920 Birth - Enrique Franco composer 1921 Birth - Robert Wilfred Levick Simpson composer 1922 Birth - Eric Feldbush composer 1922 Birth - Mario Zafred composer 1923 Birth - "Doc" Watson bluegrass musician 1923 Birth - Don Taylor cricketer (New Zealand 3 Tests, Auckland stands w/Sutcliffe in Wisden) 1923 Birth - Robert H Michel (Representative-Republican-IL, 1957- ) 1996 This was the year "The Book Clip - Guaranteed to keep your Book Open" first appeared on the Internet. See Pictures HERE www.bookclip.com 1923 Time magazine first edition 1924 Birth - Albert Vogel Dutch elocutionist 1924 Birth - Rnos Apostolidis Greek author/poet (Katigor) 1925 Japan's House of Representatives recognizes male suffrage 1925 Nationwide road numbering system & US shield marker adopted 1925 SDAP-Second-Faction (Dutch Socialists) of parliament demands drastic disarmament 1925 Secretary of Agriculture approves first list of United States Numbered Highways 1926 Birth - Murray Newton Rothbard economist/Libertarian Party founder 1927 Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year) 1927 Birth - Siegfried Kohler composer 1927 Birth - Witold Szalonec composer 1928 Birth - Philip K Dick writer 1929 Birth - Donald Gosling English parkeerplaatsenmagnaat/multi-millionaire 1929 Congress creates Court of Customs & Patent Appeals 1930 Birth - Jan van Noor Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) 1930 Birth - John Cullum Knoxville, actor (Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure) 1930 Death - David H Lawrence poet/writer (Lady Chatterley's Lover), dies at 44 1931 Birth - Duane F Graveline Newport VT, astronaut 1931 Birth - Mikhail S Gorbachev Privolnoye USSR, Soviet Secretary-General (1985-91) 1931 Birth - Tom Wolfe Richmond VA, journalist/author (Right Stuff) 1933 "King Kong", premieres at Radio City Music Hall & RKO Roxy NYC 1933 King Kong premieres in New York City. 1933 Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan 1934 Birth - Bernard Rands Sheffield England, composer (Wildtrack) 1934 Birth - Howard "Hopalong" Cassady NFLer 1934 Union Pacific tests light-weight high-speed passenger train, Omaha 1935 Birth - Al Waxman Toronto Canada, actor (Cagney & Lacey, Meatballs 3, Spasms) 1936 Birth - Henny Boskamp [Hoelscher], actor (Troeleke) 1936 Bradman scores 369 in 253 minutes, SA vs Tasmania, 46 fours 4 sixes 1937 Death - Gustav Wohlgemuth composer, dies at 73 1937 Mexico nationalizes oil 1938 Birth - Alan Lewis English textile factory/multi-millionaire 1938 Birth - Donald Schwall baseball player (1961 American League rookie of year) 1938 Birth - Simon Estes Centerville IA, bass/baritone (Wonton, Don Carlos) 1938 Landslides & floods cause over 200 deaths (Los Angeles CA) 1938 Trials of Soviet leaders begins in the Soviet Union 1939 Birth - Barbara Luna New York NY, actress (5 Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage) 1939 Birth - Gerard van Tongeren Dutch singer (Buffoons) 1939 Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. 1939 Death - Howard Carter British archaeologist/Egyptologist (King Tut), dies at 65 1939 Eugenio Pacelli chosen as Pope Pius XII 1939 Mass Legislature votea to ratify the Bill of Rights; 147 years late 1939 Roman Catholic Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope, taking the name Pius XII. 1940 Birth - Frederik van Zyl Slabbert chairman (South African Progressive Federal Party, 1979-86) 1940 Soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland 1941 World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joined the Axis Pact. 1942 14th Academy Awards: "How Green was My Valley", Gary Cooper & Joan Fontaine win 1942 Admiral Helfrich departs Java for Ceylon 1942 Birth - John Irving Exeter NH, writer (World According to Garp) 1942 Birth - Lou Reed [Louis Firbank] Freeport NY, vocalist/guitarist (Walk on the Wild Side, Velvet Underground) 1942 Birth - Tony Meehan [Daniel Meehan] London England, rocker (Drifters, Vipers) 1942 HMS STRONGHOLD, sunk south of Java - by gunfire from Japanese 8in cruiser 'Maya' and destroyers. 1942 Ten Jews are hung in Zdunsk Wola near Lodz as substitutes for "the 10 hanged sons of Haman." 1943 Birth - George Benson jazz/blues guitarist (Breezin', This Masquerade) 1943 Birth - Gordon Black English industrialist 1943 Birth - Rosa DeLauro (Representative-Democrat-CT) 1943 Birth - Stephen Dickman composer 1943 Canadian budget introduces unique PAY , PAY, PAY AND pay-as-you-earn income tax system. 1943 Death - Alexandre Yersin Swiss bacteriologist (bacteria plague), dies at 79 1943 RAAF in battle of the Bismarck Sea 1943 Sea battle in Bismarck Sea finishes, US & Australia win 1943 The first transport from Westerbork Netherlands to Sobibor concentration camp 1944 16th Academy Awards: "Casablanca", Jennifer Jones & Paul Lukas win 1944 Birth - Katherine Crawford actress (Captains & Kings, Gemini Man) 1944 Birth - Leif Segerstam composer 1944 Birth - Pam Barnett LPGA golfer 1944 Fumes from locomotive stalled in a tunnel suffocates 521 in Italy 1945 Birth - Gordon Thomson Ottawa Canada, actor (Adam Carrington-Dynasty) 1945 Birth - Joy Garrett actress (Jo-Days of Our Lives) 1946 Birth - Brian J Donnelly (Representative-Democrat-MA, 1979- ) 1946 Dutch troops land on East Bali 1946 Ho Chi Minh elected President of North Vietnam 1946 Ho Chi Minh is elected the President of North Vietnam. 1946 Kingman Douglass, becomes deputy director of CIA 1948 Birth - Larry Carlton rock composer (Against All Odds, Who's the Boss) 1949 A US Air Force B-50 Superfortress, the Lucky Lady Two, lands in Texas, after completing the first non-stop around the globe flight. 1949 Birth - Eddie Money [Mahoney] Brooklyn NY, singer/guitarist (Take Me Home Tonight) 1949 Birth - Gates McFadden actress (Beverly Crusher-Star Trek Next Generation) 1949 Birth - Rory Gallagher Ballyshannon Ireland, rock guitarist (See Here) 1949 Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute. 1949 Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes first nonstop round-the-world flight at Fort Worth TX, covering 23,452-mis in 94 hours 1949 The first automatic street light (New Milford CT) 195- Birth - Molly Cheek Bronxville NY, actress (Garry Shandling Show) 1950 Birth - Karen Carpenter New Haven CT, vocalist/drummer (We've Only Just Begun) 1950 Birth - Matthew Laurance Queens NY, actor/identical twin of Mitchell (Mel-Beverly Hills 90210, Ben-Duet) 1950 Birth - Mitchell Laurance Queens NY, actor/identical twin of Matthew (LA Law, Not Necessarily the News) 1950 Death - M Joseph V d'Arbaud French poet/author (Li cant palustre), dies at 76 1951 Birth - Cassie Yates Macon GA, actress (Osterman Weekend, Dynasty) 1951 National Defence publish first Canadian casualty list from Korea; six soldiers killed 1952 Birth - Laraine Newman Los Angeles CA, comedienne/actress (Saturday Night Live) 1953 Birth - William Simmons sax/keyboardist (Midnight Star-No Parking) 1953 The Academy Awards are first broadcast on television by NBC. 1954 Birth - Stone Phumelele Sizani South African treasurer (UDF) 1955 Birth - Dale Bosworth TV host (America's Most Wanted) 1955 Birth - Dale Bozzio Boston MA, rock vocalist (Missing Persons-Destination Unknown) 1955 Birth - Jay Osmond Ogden UT, singer (Osmond Brothers, Donny & Marie) 1955 Birth - Shoko Asahara [Chizuo Matsumoto], Japanese sect leader 1955 Birth - Steve Small cricketer (stalwart New South Wales opening batsman) 1955 King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicates the throne in favor of his father, King Norodom Suramarit. 1955 King Norodom Sihanukh of Cambodia succeeded by his father 1956 Birth - John Cowsill Newport RI, rock drummer (Cowsills-We Can Fly) 1956 Birth - Mark Evans Melbourne Australia, rock bassist (AC/DC-Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Warrior Soul-Last Decade of The Century) 1956 Morocco declares its independence from France. 1956 Morocco tears up the Treaty of Féz, declares independence from France 1957 Death - Harry E Soref inventor (padlock), dies at 70 1958 Birth - Ian Woosnam Welsh golfer 1958 Birth - Kevin Curren South Africa, tennis star 1958 The first surface crossing of Antarctic continent is completed in 99 days 1958 Yemen announces it will join the United Arab Republic 1959 Birth - Andrew Farriss Australia, rock keyboardist (Inxs-Kiss the Dirt) 1959 Birth - Larry Stewart Paducah KY, country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels) 1959 Birth - Laura Hurlbut LPGA golfer 1959 Death - Eric Blore actor (Abie's Irish Rose, Love Happy), dies at 70 1959 Death - Yrl Henrik Kilpinen Finnish composer, dies at 67 1961 Number one hit on UK music charts - Everly Brothers - Walk Right Back 1962 Birth - Al Del Greco NFL kicker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) 1962 Birth - Jon Bon Jovi [Bongiovi] Perth Amboy NJ, rocker (Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name) 1962 Birth - Philip Jonas Johannesburg South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Payless-2nd) 1962 Birth - Terry Steinbach New Ulm MN, catcher (Oakland A's) 1962 Death - Charles-Jean baron de la Valle-Poussin Belgian engineer, dies at 96 1962 In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup. 1962 JFK announces US will resume above ground nuclear testing 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scores incredible 100 points in an NBA game 1962 Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by tallying 100 points. 1963 Birth - Suzette Charles Mays Landing NJ, replaced Vanessa Williams as Miss America (1984) 1965 "Sound Of Music" opens 1965 Birth - Ron Gant Victoria TX, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals) 1966 215,000 US soldiers in Vietnam 1966 Birth - Judith Wiesner Hallein Austria, tennis star (1994 Schenectady) 1966 Birth - Stevie Rachelle rock vocalist (Tuff-What Comes Around Goes Around) 1967 9th Grammy Awards: Strangers in Night & Michele win 1967 Birth - Allan Boyko CFL slot back/twin of Bruce (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) 1967 Birth - Bruce Boyko CFL fullback/twin of Allan (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) 1967 Birth - Leo Gomez Canovanas PR, infielder (Chicago Cubs) 1967 Death - Gordon Harker actor (Inspector Hornleigh), dies at 81 1967 Number one hit on UK music charts - Engelbert Humperdink - Release Me 1968 Birth - Penny "Stamper" Davis Carlisle England, Canadian 470 yachter (Olympics-96) 1968 USAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world 1968 USSR launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit 1968 World Ice Dance Championship in Geneva won by Diane Towler & Bernard Ford (Great Britain) 1968 World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Lyudmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov (USSR) 1968 World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (USA) 1968 World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria) 1969 Chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die) 1969 In Toulouse, France the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. 1969 Maiden flight of supersonic Concorde, at Toulouse 1969 Phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season 1969 Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River. 1970 American Airlines' first flight of a Boeing 747 1970 Birth - Kevin Miniefield NFL defensive back (Chicago Bears) 1970 Birth - Steve Holman Indianapolis IN, miler 1970 Ottawa stops foreign takeover of Denison Mines, Canada's largest uranium mining company, by US interests 1970 Rhodesia declares an independent republic Britian replys with an economic blockade 1970 Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown. 1970 Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years 1971 Birth - Amber Smith Tampa FL, actress (Faithful, Funeral, Mirror Has 2 Faces) 1971 Birth - Donna Perry Glendale CA, playmate (November 1994) 1971 Birth - James Hammerstrand LaMesa CA, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96) 1971 Birth - Ray Hall NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1971 Birth - Ruffin Hamilton NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons) 1971 Death - Charles W Engelhard US silver multi-millionaire, dies at 54 1972 Death - Bill Lawrence news anchor (ABC), dies at 56 1972 Jean-Bédel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Central African Republic 1972 Pioneer 10 launched for Jupiter flyby 1972 The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets. 1973 "Black September" terrorists occupy Saudi Embassy in Khartoum 1973 Birth - John Elmore guard (Baltimore Ravens) 1973 Birth - Paul Popowich actor (Tommy Tricker & Stamp Traveler) 1973 Death - Cleo Noel US ambassador to Sudan is assassinated 1974 16th Grammy Awards: Killing Me Softly & Bette Midler win 1974 Birth - Martine Dessureault Montral Qubec Canada, 50 meter swimmer (Olympics-96) 1974 Death - Barbara Ruick actress/singer (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 41 1974 Grand jury concludes President Nixon is involved in Watergate cover-up 1974 Greg Chappell makes 247 vs New Zealand, 410 minutes, 29 fours 1 six 1974 US first-class postage stamps jump to 10 cents (from 8 cents) . 1975 Birth - Arleen McDonald Miss Mississippi-USA (1997) 1975 Death - Jean Kurt Forest composer, dies at 65 1976 Birth - Lars Bruggemann hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998) 1976 Walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest, it wasn't me 1977 Bette Davis is first woman to receive Life Achievement Award 1977 Future Tonight Show host Jay Leno debuts with host Johnny Carson 1977 Libya amends constitution 1978 Czech Vladimr Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28. 1978 Soyuz 28 carries 2 cosmonauts (1 Czechoslovakian) to Salyut 6 1978 The first of many broadcasts of the evening soap "Dallas" on CBS TV 1979 Death - Edith Craig actress (Harmony Lane, Smashing Rackets), dies at 71 1979 Death - Mollah Mustafa Barzani Kurdish leader, dies at 75 1979 Death - Sir Richard Sykes British ambassador is assassinated in Holland 1981 Aircraft hijacked by 3 Pakistani terrorists 1981 Death - Janear Hines actress (Roberta-Julia), dies at 30 1981 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington DC 1982 Death - Philip K[indred] Dick author (Hugo-1963, Dr Futurity), dies at 53 1982 Terror group "The Illuminated Path" frees 260 prisoners in Peru 1983 Compact Disc recordings developed by Phillips & Sony introduced 1983 Final episode of MASH; 125,000,000 viewers 1984 Death - Louis Basile actor (Louie-The Super), dies at 48 1984 Iran offensive against Iraq fails 1985 Death - John B Kelly Jr chairman US Olympics Committee, dies at 57 1985 Death - Sir Michael Redgrave actor/writer dies at 77 of Parkinson's disease 1985 US approves screening test for AIDS 1986 Death - Marcel Liebman Belgian historian, dies at 56 1986 Death - Zafer Masri mayor of Nablus, murdered 1986 English Protesters try to stop Land Rover motor company being sold to US 1987 Chrysler acquires American Motors. 1987 Death - Randolph Scott actor (Fort Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89 1988 Dutch Liberal Party merged with SDP 1989 12 European nations agree to ban chlorofluorocarbon production by 2000 1989 Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil 1989 Madonna's "Like a Prayer" premieres on worldwide Pepsi commercial 1989 New York Met Darryl Strawberry swings at teammate Keith Hernandez 1989 Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century. 1990 A grenade attack at a Panama discotheque kills a US soldier and injures 28 other people. 1990 Greyhound Bus goes on strike 1990 More than 6,000 bus drivers go on strike against US transportation company Greyhound. 1990 Nelson Mandela elected deputy President of the African National Congress. 1991 Battle at Rumaila Oil Field brings end to the 1991 Gulf War. 1991 Death - Clark Mollenhoff US journalist (Pulitzer Prize), dies 1991 Death - Freek Zoetmulder publisher (Austrian Encyclopedia)/neo-Nazi, dies 1991 Death - James "Cool Papa" Bell Negro baseball league great, dies at 87 1991 Death - Serge Gainsbourg composer/actor (Fury of Hercules), dies at 62 1991 UN votes in favor of US resolutions for cease fire with Iraq 1992 Death - Sandy Dennis actress (Up the Down Staircase), dies of cancer at 54 1992 Moldova joins the UN. 1992 Uzbekistan joins the United Nations. 1993 Claudette Colbert, suffers a stroke at 89 1993 Death - Floortje Peneder Dutch poet (Diary), dies at 15 1993 Death - Paul D Zimmerman US screenwriter (King of Comedy), dies at 54 1993 Salman Rushdie divorces Marianne Wiggins 1994 Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh promises to surrender if taped statement is broadcast; it is, but he doesn't 1994 Death - Donald McKenzie MacKinnon philosopher, dies at 80 1994 Death - Tengiz Abuladze filmmaker, dies at 70 1994 Miami begins a latin walk of fame, first star for Gloria Estefan 1994 William Natcher, (Representative-Democrat-KY), casts his 18,401 & last consecutive vote 1995 British trader Nick Leeson arrested for collapse of Barings Bank PLC 1995 Death - Hugo Cole musician/critic, dies at 77 1995 Death - Vladislav Listyev TV journalist, dies at 48 1995 Ferry boat sinks off Sumbe Angola, 42+ killed 1995 Personal posting - Meagan was born 1995 Space shuttle STS-67 (Endeavour 8), launches 1995 The NASA space shuttle Endeavour blasts off on a mission to study the far reaches of space. 1995 The UN evacutes the last of its peacekeeping forces from Somalia. 1995 Yahoo! is incorporated. 1996 Death - Jacobo Majluta President of Dominican Republic (1982), dies at 61 1996 Establishment of Ranabima Royal College, Kandy, Sri Lanka. 1996 Tendulkar scores 137 for India vs SL in Cricket World Cup, but still lose 1997 Saudi Arab billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal aquires 5% of Apple 1997 Soyuz TM-24 returns to Earth (Russia) 1998 Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice. 1999 Rock singer Dusty Springfield dies at her London area home at age 59. 2003 The first International Symposium on Taiwan Sign Language Linguistics is held at Chung Cheng University. 2004 Voters in the U.S. state of Georgia vote on a referendum concerning its Confederacy-derived flag. 2004 Personal posting - Rachel K. 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