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Search for "Home Financing" 0766 Death - Chrodegang church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50 1079 Omar Khayym completes the Iranian calendar. 1323 Treaty of Paris 1405 Birth - Johan II King of Castille 1447 Nicholas V becomes Pope. 1447 Tommaso Parentucelli succeeds Pope Eugene IV as Nicolas V 1454 Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledged allegiance to Casimir IV of Poland, and the Polish king agreed to help in their struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights. 1459 Birth - Jacob Fugger German banker/merchant 1460 Treaty of Alcacovas-Portugal gives Castile Canary Islands for West Africa 1475 Birth - Michelangelo Buonarroti painter/sculptor/architect (David, Pita) 1475 Michelangelo Renaissance artist: Sistine Chapel ceiling, was born 1479 Treaty of Alcaovas - Portugal gives the Canary Islands to Castile in exchange for claims in West Africa. 1483 Birth - Francesco Guicciardini Italy, attorney/president of Romagna 1492 Birth - Jean Luis Vives Spanish theory/humanist/reformer 1495 Birth - Luigi Alamanni Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione) 1521 Magellan discovers Guam 1521 Magellan discovers the Mariana Islands. 1579 Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht 1583 Death - Zacharias Ursinus German theologist (Heidelberger), dies at 48 1590 Earl Mauritius conquerors Breda "turfschip of Breda" 1615 Birth - Jan Zoet actor/playwright/poet (Parnasssus aan 't Y) 1615 Death - Pieter Both Dutch Admiral/1st Governor-General (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns 1616 Birth - Malachias Siebenhaar composer 1616 Death - Francis Beaumont Elizabethan dramatist, dies (birth date unknown) 1619 Birth - Cyrano de Bergerac famous nose, dramatist (A Voyage to the Moon) 1646 Joseph Jenkes, Massachusetts, receives first colonial machine patent 1664 King Louis XIV & Emperor of Brandenburg signs covenant 1665 Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society starts publishing 1674 Death - Johann Paul Schor German barok painter, dies at 58 1698 Birth - John Alberti Dutch theologist/philologist 1710 Birth - Giuseppi Antonio Paganelli composer 1714 Peace of Rastatt: French emperor Charles VI of Habsburg 1720 Death - Pieter van Flowers Flemish painter, buried at 63 1728 Spain & England sign (1st) Convention of Pardo 1740 Birth - Giovanni Meli Siclian poet (Buccolica) 1753 Death - Gerhardus Havingha composer, dies at 56 1754 Death - Henry Pelham English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57 1761 Birth - Earl d'Androssi French General/member of parliament 1763 Birth - Jean Xavier Lefevre composer 1765 Birth - Jan Kops Dutch agronomist/vicar 1775 The first Negro Mason in US initiated, Boston 1779 Birth - Philipp Roth composer 1785 Birth - Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski composer 1787 Birth - Joseph von Fraunhofer Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) 1788 The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement. 1791 Birth - Anna Claypoole Peale painted miniatures 1793 Birth - Bernhard Joseph Klein composer 1799 Napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine 1806 Birth - Elizabeth Barrett Browning poet (Sonnets from the Portuguese) 1808 The first college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard 1810 Illinois passes state vaccination legislation in US 1812 Birth - Aaron Lufkin Dennison father of American watchmaking 1820 Birth - Horatio Gouverneur Wright Major General (Union volunteers) 1820 The Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President James Monroe. The compromise allows Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state, but makes the rest of the northern part of the Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free. 1831 Birth - Friedrich C K von Bodelschwingh German theologist (Home Mission) 1831 Birth - Philip Henry Sheridan Albany NY, Major General (Union Army) 1831 Edgar Allen Poe removed from West Point military academy 1834 Toronto incorporated with William Lyon Mackenzie as its first mayor 1834 York, Upper Canada is incorporated as Toronto. 1835 Birth - Charles Ewing Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 1835 Birth - Ludwik Grossman composer 1836 3,000 Mexicans beat 182 Texans at the Alamo, after 13 day fight 1836 Death - Davy Crockett US pioneer (Alamo), killed in battle at 49 1836 Frontiersman Davy Crocket dies as the Alamo falls to Mexican troops, ending a 13-day siege in San Antonio, TX. 1836 HMS Beagle/Darwin reaches King George's Sound, Australia 1843 Birth - Artur Napoleao dos Santos composer 1846 Death - Nikoli A Poveloi Russian writer/publisher, dies at 49 1851 Death - Alexander Aliabiev composer, dies at 63 1852 Birth - Joseph Bayer composer 1853 The Giuseppe Verdi opera La Traviata premieres in Venice. 1853 The Verdi opera La Traviata opens in Venice, Italy. 1854 Death - Caspar GC Reinwardt German/Dutch biologist, dies at 80 1856 The University of Maryland, College Park is chartered as the Maryland Agricultural College. 1857 Dred Scott Decision: Supreme Court rules slaves cannot be citizens 1857 The US Supreme Court rules that slave Dred Scott cannot sue for his freedom in federal court. 1861 Provisionary Confederate Congress establishes Confederate Army 1862 Battle of Pea Ridge AR (Elkhorn Tavern) 1865 Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida 1865 President Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Ball 1867 Death - Wiktor Kazynski composer, dies at 54 1869 Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society. 1870 Birth - Oscar Straus Vienna Austria, composer (Ein Walzertraum) 1876 "Come here, Watson, I want you." were the first words transmitted through a receiver connected to a transmitter that Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) had designed as the telephone. 1882 Birth - Guy Kibbee El Paso TX, actor (Big Shot) 1882 Monarch Milan Obrenovic of Serbia crowns himself king 1885 Birth - Ring Lardner US, writer (You Know Me Al) 1886 The first US alternating current power plant starts, Great Barrington MA 1886 US nurses' magazine, The Nightingale, first appears, New York NY 1887 Birth - Henri Gagnon composer 1888 Author Louisa May Alcott (Little Women) dies. 1888 Death - Louisa May Alcott US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at 55 1890 Birth - Fernand Ansseau Belgian operator/theory (Orfeo) 1891 Birth - Victor Kilian Jersey City NJ, actor (Gentleman's Agreement) 1893 Birth - Kathleen Smoothy housewife (last link to Siege of Sidney Street) 1893 Birth - [Walter] Furry Lewis father of the blues 1895 J T Brown hits the fastest 50 in Test Crickets (28 minutes) England vs Australia 1896 In Detroit MI, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" for the first time 1897 Birth - Knudge Riisager Port Kunda Estonia, Danish composer (Quaarrtsiluni) 1898 Birth - Hal Hooker cricketer (New South Wales pace bowler of 20's & 30's) 1898 Birth - Jay C Flippen Little Rock AR, actor (Ensign O'Toole, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay) 1898 Birth - Jimmy Conzelman NFL QB/coach/team owner (Chicago) 1898 Birth - Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent Dutch soprano (Matthus Passion) 1899 "Aspirin" patented by Felix Hoffmann and still going strong 100 years later 1899 Bayer registers aspirin as a trademark. 1900 Birth - John Henry Pyle Pafford librarian (University of London) 1900 Birth - Ludwig Donath Vienna Austria, actor (Torn Curtain, Sirocco) 1900 Birth - Robert "Lefty" Grove baseball pitcher (300 game winner) 1900 Death - Gottlieb Daimler designed 1st motorcycle, dies at 65 1901 Birth - Mark Donskoy Odessa Russia, director (Heart of a Mother) 1901 In Bremen an assassin attempts to kill Wilhelm II of Germany. 1902 The Spanish football club Real Madrid is founded. 1903 Birth - Elizabeth Pinkston Becker US, platform diver (Olympics-gold-1928) 1904 Birth - Hugh Williams actor/writer (Charley's Aunt, Bank Holiday) 1904 Birth - Johannes C "Chris" Baay Dutch actor (Klatergoud, Surprise Raid) 1905 Birth - Bob Wills Kosse TX, actor (Lone Prairie, Tornado in the Saddle) 1906 Birth - Lou Costello Paterson NJ, comedian/actor (Abbott & Costello) 1906 Heavy storm bursts dike flooding Vlissingen, Netherlands 1906 Nora Blatch becomes first woman elected to American Society of Civil Engineers 1909 Birth - Dave Clark music promoter/songwriter 1909 Birth - Obafemi Awolowo Nigeria, President of Nigeria (1979-83) 1911 Birth - Charles Frank physicist 1911 Birth - Roland Jacobi Leich composer 1912 Birth - Madge Adam astronomer 1913 Birth - David Bowman trade unionist 1913 Birth - Ella Logan Glasgow Scotland, actress (52nd Street, Goldwyn Follies) 1913 Birth - Stewart Granger actor (Saraband for Dead Lovers) 1914 Birth - Kirill P Kondrashin Moscow Russia, conductor (Hollywood Bowl 1981) 1915 Greek King Constantine I fires premier Venizelos 1916 Birth - Rochelle Hudson Oklahoma City OK, actress (That's My Boy) 1917 Birth - J A Mommersteeg Dutch Assistant Secretary of Defense (KVP) 1917 Birth - Roy Scott cricketer (one Test New Zealand vs England 1947, 18, 1-74) 1917 Death - Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom premier of Belgium (1899), dies at 73 1918 US naval collier "Cyclops" disappears in Bermuda Triangle 1920 Birth - Lewis Gilbert London England, director/actor (You Only Live Twice) 1920 Birth - Roger Price Charleston WV, actor/writer (Who's There, Droodles) 1921 Birth - Julius Rudel Vienna Austria, conductor (NYC Opera 1957) 1921 Birth - Oliver Wright British Ambassador (To US) 1921 Birth - Ross Hunter Cleveland OH, producer (Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk) 1921 Police in Sunbury PA issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee 1921 The Portuguese Communist Party is founded as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International. 1922 Birth - Frankie Howerd York England, actor/comedian (Mr Mustard-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, That Was The Week That Was, Runaway Bus) 1923 Birth - Ed McMahon Detroit MI, TV host (Johnny Carson Show, Star Search) 1923 Birth - Erhard Karkoschka composer 1923 Birth - Raymond "Bill" Hoffenberg college president (Wolfson at Oxford) 1924 Birth - Sarah Caldwell Maryville MO, conductor/opera director (Flagstaff) 1924 Birth - William H Webster US, judge/head FBI/CIA 1924 British Labour government cuts military budget 1924 Death - Meyer E van Beem actor (Moittige Janus), dies at 85 1925 12,000 Nova Scotia coal miners go on strike until August 6 1925 Belgium annexes Eupen, Malmedy, and Sankt Vith. 1925 Pionerskaya Pravda, one of the oldest children's newspapers in Europe, is founded. 1926 Birth - Alan Greenspan economist/Presidential advisor (Federal Reserve Board) 1926 Birth - Andrzej Wajda Suwalki Poland, director (Ashes & Diamonds, Lotna) 1926 Birth - Ann Curtis 400 meter/800 meter US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1948) 1926 Birth - Elwood H [Bud] Hillis (Representative-Republican-IN, 1971- ) 1926 Birth - Jon Nordal composer 1926 Birth - Miroslav Klega composer 1926 China asks for a seat in the Security council 1927 Birth - John Fairchild Newark NJ, CEO (Fairchild publishing) 1927 Birth - Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr Shawnee OK, USAF/astronaut (Mercury 9, Gemini 5) 1927 Birth - Norman Treigle New Orleans LA, bass-baritone 1927 Birth - William J Bell Chicago IL, soap opera creator (Young & Restless) 1928 Birth - Gabriel Garca Mrquez Colombia, novelist (Europa Y America, Nobel 1982) 1928 Birth - Ronald Stevenson composer 1929 Birth - David Sheppard bishop (Liverpool)/cricketer (England batsman) 1929 Birth - Gnter Kunert German poet/writer (Kaiser von Hondu) 1929 Birth - Hal Miller British MP 1929 Birth - Ho Dam North Korean Secretary of State (1970-83) 1929 Birth - Thomas S Foley (Representative-Democrat-WA, 1965-94)/majority whip/Speaker of House 1929 Turkey & Bulgaria sign friendship treaty 1930 Brooklyn's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food 1930 Death - William Milton cricketer (South African Test captain in 3 Tests 1889-92), dies 1931 Birth - Carmen Delavallade US dancer/singer/actress (Aida) 1931 Birth - David Haddon Whitaker British publisher (Whitaker's Almanack) 1931 Birth - John Smith Los Angeles CA, actor (Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men) 1932 Death - John Philip Sousa US composer (Stars & Stripes Forever), dies at 77 1932 John Philip Sousa, composer, dies. 1933 Birth - Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins folk musician/composer 1933 Birth - Heiko Wierenga Dutch social-democrat mayor of Enschede (1977-94) 1933 Birth - Kim Elgie cricketer (South African bat vs New Zealand 1961-62, Scotland RU international) 1933 Birth - William Davis author/broadcaster (Battle at Bull Run) 1933 Death - Anton J Cermak US mayor of Chicago, murdered 1933 FDR declares a nationwide bank holiday 1933 Poland occupies free city Danzig (Gdansk) 1934 Birth - John Noakes British TV presenter 1935 Birth - Ronnie Delaney Ireland, 1500 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1956) 1936 Belgium ends Locarno-pact 1936 Birth - A "Bram" Stemerdink Dutch minister of Defense (PvdA) 1936 Birth - Jean Boht actress (Arthur's Hallowed Ground) 1936 Birth - Marion S Barry (Mayor-Democrat-DC, 1979-90, 95- ), drug indictment 1936 Death - Josef Stransky composer, dies at 63 1936 Death - Rubin Goldmark composer, dies at 63 1937 Birth - Doug Dillard actor (Clem-Popeye) 1937 Birth - Ivan Boesky Detroit MI, stockbroker inside trading 1937 Birth - Merle Haggard country singer 1937 Birth - Paul Mefano composer 1937 Birth - Valentina V Tereshkova-Nikolayev 1st woman in space (Vostok 6) 1937 Death - Frank Vosper actor/writer (Jew Suss), dies at 37 1938 Birth - Lovelace Watkins singer 1939 Birth - Christopher Bond (Senator-R-MO) 1939 Birth - David Spielberg Weslaco TX, actor (Jessica Novak, The Practice) 1939 Birth - Jerry Naylor Stephenville TX, rock vocalist (Crickets) 1939 Death - [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann German mathematician, dies at 86 1940 Birth - Joanna Miles Nice France, actress (Cross Creek, Delta County USA) 1940 Birth - Willie Stargell outfielder/1st baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1971 National League homerun leader) 1940 Winter War: An armistice is signed by Finland and the Soviet Union. 1941 Birth - Ann Winterton British MP 1941 Birth - Ben Murphy Jonesboro AR, actor (Name of the Game, Winds of War) 1941 Birth - Karyn Kupcinet actress (Carol-Gertrude Berg Show) 1941 Death - John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum sculptor (Mount Rushmore), dies at 73 1941 Death - Leen Schijvenschuurder Dutch February strike leader, executed 1943 Battle at Medenine, North-Africa; Rommels assault attack 1943 Sukarno asks for cooperation with Japanese occupiers 1944 Birth - Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Gisborne New Zealand, operatic soprano (Don Giovanni) 1944 Birth - Mary Wilson Detroit MI, vocalist (Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go) 1944 US planes bomb Berlin for the first time during WWII. 1945 117 SD-prisoners executed at Savage Farm 1945 A communist-dominated government under Petru Groza assumes power in Romania. 1945 Birth - Anna Maria Horsford New York NY, actress (Thelma Frye-Amen) 1945 Birth - Hugh Grundy Winchester England, drummer (Zombies-She's Not There) 1945 Birth - Rob Reiner Bronx NY, actor/director (All in the Family, Stand By Me) 1945 Chinese 38th division occupies Lashio 1945 Death - Jan Thijssen Dutch resistance fighter, executed at Savage Farm 1945 Death - Rudolph Karel composer, dies at 64 1945 Erich Honnecker & Erich Hanke flee Nazis 1946 Birth - David Jon Gilmour Cambridgeshire England, rock guitarist (Pink Floyd-The Wall) 1946 Birth - Martin Kove Brooklyn NY, actor (Victor-Cagney & Lacey) 1946 Birth - Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry Cameroon, astronaut (STS 18) 1946 Birth - Tony Klatka rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears) 1946 France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation 1946 Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh signs an agreement with France which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union. 1947 Birth - Dick Fosbury Portland OR, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1968) 1947 Birth - Judy Loe Urmston Manchester UK, actress (Singles, Meaning of Life) 1947 Birth - Kiki Dee Yorkshire England, singer (Don't Go Breaking My Heart) 1947 Death - Ludwig Weber composer, dies at 55 1947 XB-45, a US 4-engine jet bomber, makes first test flight, Muroc CA 1948 Birth - James FCS "Jim" Woude cartoonist 1948 USS Newport News, the first air-conditioned naval ship, is launched from Newport News, Virginia. 1949 Birth - Donald York rocker (Sha Na Na) 1949 Personal posting - John Francis Camajani is born in New York City to Giovanni and Helen Camajani 1949 Personal posting - Mike Meracle was born to Gilbert & Jessie Meracle in Herrin, Il. 1950 Death - Lew Lehr comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54 1950 Silly Putty invented still here today 1951 Belgium extends conscription to 24 months 1951 Birth - Stedman Graham Oprah Winfrey's fiance 1951 Death - Ivor Novello actor/writer (Lodger, Phantom Fiend), dies at 58 1951 The trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, David Greenglass, and Morton Sobell began in US District Court, New York City. All four were convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage and sentenced on April 5. 1952 Birth - Lyn Perrin executive administrator (WIC) 1953 Birth - Jackie Zeman Englewood NJ, actress (Bobbie-General Hospital) 1953 Georgy Maksimilianovich Malenkov succeeds Josef Stalin as Premier and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. 1953 Malenkov becomes chairman of the USSR 1954 Death - Jan Kalf Dutch literature/art historian, dies at 80 1954 Death - Louis Zimmermann violinist, dies at 80 1956 Birth - Peter Roebuck cricketer (Somerset opening batsman & SMH writer) 1957 Israel withdraws its troops from the Sinai Peninsula. 1957 The British African colonies of the Gold Coast and Togoland become the independent Republic of Ghana. 1957 United Kingdom colonies Gold Coast and British Togoland become the independent Republic of Ghana. 1958 Birth - Mike Gatting England cricketer 1959 11th Emmy Awards: Playhouse 90, Jack Benny Show, Raymond Burr 1959 Birth - Tom Arnold Ottuwa IA, comedian (Roseanne, True Lies) 1959 Death - Fred Stone actor (Hideaway, Westerner), dies at 85 1959 Farthest radio signal heard (Pioneer IV, 400,000 miles) 1959 Raymond Burr wins for best actor in a series at the 11th Emmy Awards for his work in TV's Perry Mason. 1960 Birth - [Eris] Sleepy Floyd NBA guard 1960 President Sukarno disbands Indonesia's parliament 1961 Death - George Formby British singer/comedian, dies at 56 1961 Death - Kjeld Abell Danish playwright/director of Tivoli, dies at 59 1961 Dutch Queen Juliana celebrates 12½ year government jubilee 1961 Dutch guilder revalued 4.74% 1961 London introduces minicabs 1962 Birth - Alison Nicholas Gibraltar, LPGA golfer (1995 LPGA Corning Classic) 1962 Death - Rezso Kokai composer, dies at 56 1962 Sons of Freedom Doukhobors bomb electric power pylon near Riondel, British Columbia 1962 US promise Thailand assistance against communist aggression 1963 Birth - Suzanne Crough rocker (Partridge Family) 1963 Death - Kornelis ter Laan 1st Dutch socialist mayor (Zaandam), dies at 91 1964 Birth - Cher Butler Garland TX, playmate (August, 1985) 1964 Birth - Reniet Vrieze rock singer/guitarist (Pilgrims-White Men) 1964 Constantine II becomes King of Greece. 1964 Constantine succeeds Paul I as king of Greece 1964 Death - King Paul I of Greece (1947-64), dies at 62 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 1964 Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali 1964 Liz Taylor's 4th divorce (Eddie Fisher) 1964 Prophet Elijah Muhammad officially gives Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali meaning "beloved of Allah". 1964 Tom O'Hara runs world record mile (3 :6.4) 1964 Tom O'Hara sets a new world record for the indoor mile run by completing it in 3 minutes, 56.4 seconds. 1965 "How to Succeed in Business" closes at 46th St NYC after 1415 performances 1965 Birth - Tammy Liley Long Beach CA, volleyball mid blocker/captain (Olympics-bronze-92, 96) 1965 Bruce Taylor hits 105 for New Zealand vs India in first Test Cricket innings 1965 Death - Margaret Dumont [Daisy Baker] actress (Animal Crackers), dies at 75 1965 Death - Ruvim Pergament composer, dies at 58 1965 Personal posting - David "Doc" Jones Born 1965 The first nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford 1966 Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" becomes #1 (13 weeks) 1966 Birth - Cliff Meidl Redondo Beach CA, sprint kayak (alternate-Olympics-96) 1966 Birth - Michelle Edwards WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers) 1966 Death - Richard Hageman composer, dies at 83 1967 2nd Academy of Country Music Awards 1967 Death - Nelson Eddy US baritone/actor (Phantom of the Opera), dies at 65 1967 Death - Oscar Shaw actor (Rhythm on the River, Marianne), dies at 76 1967 Death - Zoltn Kodly Hungarian composer (Hry Janos), dies at 84 1967 Jimmy Hoffa enters Lewisburg Federal Prison 1967 Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted 1967 Stalin's daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in US 1968 Birth - Carla McGhee Peoria IL, US basketball forward (Olympics-gold-96) 1968 Birth - Connie Britton Boston MA, actress (Nikki-Spin City) 1968 Birth - Jon Baker WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy) 1968 Birth - Marty Morgan Minneapolis MN, 180 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-96) 1968 Birth - Moira Kelly actress (Cutting Edge) 1968 Birth - Russell Butler Dandenong Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-28th-88, 96) 1968 Death - Isa Krejci composer, dies at 63 1968 Death - Joseph Martin Jr Speaker of the House, dies at 83 1969 Birth - Andrea Elson New York NY, actress (Lynn-Alf, Alice-Whiz Kids) 1969 Birth - Deems May NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers) 1970 Beatles release "Let it Be" in UK 1970 Birth - Amy Pietz Milwaukee WI, actress (Annie-Caroline In the City) 1970 Birth - Robbie Tobeck NFL guard/center (Atlanta Falcons) 1970 Birth - Scott Stahoviak Waukegan IL, infielder (Minnesota Twins) 1970 Death - William Hopper actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason), dies at 55 1970 Suspected murderer Charles Manson releases Lie: The Love & Terror Cult to help finance his defense. 1971 Birth - Darrick Martin NBA guard (Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves) 1971 Birth - Roger Salkeld Burbank CA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) 1971 Death - Raymond Herreman Flemish writer (Don't Forget to Live), dies at 74 1971 Number one hit on UK music charts - Mungo Jerry - Baby Jump 1972 Birth - Jamal Anderson fullback (Atlanta Falcons) 1972 Birth - Paul Frlan CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders) 1972 Birth - Shaquille O'Neal Newark NJ, NBA center (Magic, Lakers, Olympics-gold-96) 1972 Birth - Susan Alexander Silver Spring MD, Miss Maryland-America (1996) 1972 Jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer as golf's all-time money winner 1972 Keswick to Penrith railway officially closes 1973 Birth - Brian Olson Tallahassee FL, middleweight (189 lbs) judoka (Olympics-96) 1973 Birth - Greg Ostertag NBA center (Utah Jazz) 1973 Birth - Michael Finley NBA guard/forward (Phoenix Suns/Dallas Mavericks) 1973 Birth - Terry Adams Mobile AL, pitcher (Chicago Cubs) 1973 Death - Paul Klecki/Kletzki Polish violinist/composer/conductor, dies at 72 1973 Death - Pearl S[ydenstricker] Buck author (Good Earth-Nobel 1938), dies at 80 1973 Death - Vera Fjodorova Panova Russian author (Sputniki), dies at 67 1974 An Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo 1975 Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement over their border dispute. 1976 Death - "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom light-heavyweight box champion (1932-34), dies at 71 1976 Number one hit on UK music charts - Tina Charles - I Love To Love (But My Baby Loves To Dance) 1979 Death - Charles Wagenheim actor (Halligan-Gunsmoke), dies at 83 1980 7th Daytime Emmy Awards presentation - Susan Lucci loses for first time 1980 French Academy, founded in 1635, elects it first woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar) 1981 After 19 years presenting the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time. 1981 CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite gives his last newscast. 1981 Death - George Geary cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies 1981 Death - Klaus Grabowski child molester, shot by parent 1981 Soyuz 39 returns to Earth 1981 Walter Cronkite signs-off as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News" 1982 Death - Ayn Rand author-philosopher (The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged), dies in New York at 77 1982 Death - Jan Lemaire Dutch actor/writer (Beautiful Juultje), dies at 97 1982 Number one hit on UK music charts - Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1982 Susan Birmingham makes loudest recorded human shout (120 dB) 1983 Death - Thelma Pelish actress (Pajama Game), dies at 55 1983 Helmut Kohl's CDU/CSU wins West German parliament elections 1983 New Bedford MA woman charges she was gang-raped atop a pool table 1983 The United States Football League begins its first year of competition. 1984 Death - Henry Wilcoxon actor (Cleopatra, Dragnet, Jericho), dies of congessive heart failure at 78 1984 Death - Ian Cromb cricketer (5 Tests for New Zealand, 123 runs, 8 wickets), dies 1984 Death - Martin Niemller German submarine captain/anti-Nazi minister, dies at 92 1984 Death - Pierre Cochereau composer, dies at 59 1984 Twelve-month-long strike in British coal industry begins. 1985 Death - Eric Sloane US artist, dies at 80 1985 Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his first pro fight 1985 Méxican authorities find body of US drug agent Enrique C Salaazar 1985 Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "King & I" 1986 Death - Adolph Caesar actor (Club Paradise, Soldier's Story), dies 1986 Death - Georgia O'Keeffe US painter (Flowers), dies at 98 1986 USSR's Vega 1 flies by Halley's Comet at 8,889 km 1987 6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100 1987 A British ferry sinks off the Belgian port of Zeebrugg, killing 189. 1987 Belgium ferry boat "Herald of Free Enterprise" capsizes/sinks; 192 die 1987 In the Colombia - Ecuador region a 7.0 earthquake killed approximately 1,000 people, 4,000 missing, 20,000 homeless, extensive damage, landslides and ground cracks in Napo Province and in the Quito-Tulcan area, Ecuador 1987 The British ferry M/S Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds killing 193. 1988 3 IRA suspects were shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers 1988 Death - Konstantin Iliev composer, dies at 63 1988 In the Gulf of Alaska a 7.7 earthquake was felt in parts of Alaska, but little damage on land however an estimated 5,000 dollars damage caused to the ships Exxon North Slope, Exxon Boston and Exxon New Orleans 1988 Students at Gallaudet University go on strike in favor of the selection of a deaf university president. The protest is called Deaf President Now. 1989 Death - Harry Andrews actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at 77 1990 SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17 1990 The Soviet government allows its citizens to own factories and hire workers. 1991 Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that "aggression is defeated; The war is over" 1992 Death - Elvia Allman actress (Night at Earl Carroll's), dies of pneumonia 1992 Death - Emmy Huf Dutch cabaret performer/writer (I Want Warm Meat), dies 1992 Death - Maria Vieira da Silva Portuguese painter (Mirror Palace), dies at 83 1992 Personal posting - March 6 1992 on this date Ashley Marie Beaupre is born to Christina Marie De St. Croix on her 21st birthday 1992 Founding of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. 1992 The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers. 1993 Death - Cyril Collard French director (Lesson nuits fauves), dies at 35 1993 Death - Douglas Marland soap writer (As the World Turns), dies at 58 1993 Death - Nicholas Ridley English Minister of Finance, dies at 64 1994 Death - Leighton Noble singer/Bandleader, dies at 81 1994 Death - Max Schubert winemaker, dies at 89 1994 Death - Melina Mercouri Greek actress (Never on a Sunday), dies at about 68 1994 Death - Moses Rascoe blues singer, dies at 77 1994 Death - Tengis Abuladze Georgia SSR MP (Penalty), dies at 71 1994 Referendum in Moldova results in the electorate voting against possible reunification with Romania. 1994 United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by 2 wickets to win ICC Trophy 1995 9th American Comedy Awards: Rodney Dangerfield 1995 American Express Travel begins charging for domestic air tickets 1995 Death - David Beinhoff mayor, dies at 24 1995 Death - Delroy George Wilson singer, dies at 46 1995 Death - Emile van Moerkerken photographer (Ice Princess), dies at 78 1995 Death - Helene Weijel author (In Two Worlds), dies at 44 1995 US 4.5¢ equals 156.30 Dutch guilder (record) 1996 10th American Comedy Awards 1996 Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 vs Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lamar 1996 Death - Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay politician, dies at 88 1996 Death - Herbert "Herb" Hall clarinetist/saxophonist, dies at 88 1996 Death - Simon Cadell actor (Enemy at the Door), dies at 45 1997 Death - Anthony Hopkins clinical Neurologist, dies at 59 1997 Death - Jagan Guyanes Prime Minister of Guyana (1953, 57-64), dies 1997 Death - Michael Manley Jamaican Prime Minister (PNP, 1972-80, 89-92), dies 1997 Picasso's painting Tte de Femme is stolen from a London gallery, and is recovered a week later. 1998 Death - Adem Jasari Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader, killed 1999 Sheik Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, emir of Bahrain, dies at age 65. 2006 South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds signs a bill into legislation that would ban most abortions in the state. 2007 Former White House aide I. Lewis Libby, Jr. was found guilty on four of five counts of perjury and obstruction of justice trial. 2007 United States lottery Mega Millions set a new world record for the highest jackpot ever offered of US$390 million. More historical events added daily - keep checking back Add your own Personal Historic listing FREE! - Click Here Return to Daily Calendar Contact us at:infoATdatesinhistory.com change the AT to @ "This site contains links to other Internet sites. These links are not endorsements of any products or services in such sites, and no information in such site has been endorsed or approved by this site. We are not responsible for the content of external sites. We do not vouch for accuracy of the dates listed on this site." Privacy Policy .