This Day in History
January 2

What happened in history on this day: January 2? On January 2 in ... 17 - Publius Ovidius Naso Roman poet, dies. 69 - Roman Lower Rhine army proclaims its commander, Vitellius, emperor. 533 - John II begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1235 - Emperor Joseph II orders Jews of Galicia Austria to adopt family names. 1492 - Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day). 1570 - Tsar Ivan the Terrible march to Novgorod begins. 1585 - Spain and Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville. 1602 - Spanish forces in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale. 1642 - Birth of Mehmed IV sultan (Turkey). 1647 - Birth of Nathaniel Bacon leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Virginia (1676). 1678 - Staatsoper Hamburg opens with Theiles "Adam und Eva". 1699 - Birth of Osman III sultan (Turkey). 1713 - Birth of Mademoiselle Dumesnil Paris, tragic actress (Racine's Phadre, Hermione). 1726 - Domenico Zipoli composer, dies at age 37. 1727 - Birth of James Wolfe commanded British Army (captured Québec). 1728 - Birth of Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso Austrian count/diplomat in Belgium. 1729 - Birth of Johann Daniel Titius in Konitz, Germany (now in Poland); astronomer, professor at the University of Wittenberg, calculations expressing the distance between the planets and the sun became know as the "Titius-Bode law". 1732 - Birth of Franz Xaver Brixi composer. 1740 - Johann Georg Weichenberger composer, dies at age 63. 1752 - Birth of Philip Freneau poet of American Revolution (The American Village). 1757 - British troops recapture Calcutta, India. 1763 - John Casteret Earl Granville English premier, dies at age 72. 1776 - First revolutionary flag displayed. 1776 - Austria ends interrogation torture. 1777 - Birth of Christian D Rauch German sculptor. 1780 - Johann Ludwig Krebs composer, dies at age 66. 1783 - Death of Johann Bodmer near Zürich, Switzerland; historian, literary critic. 1788 - Georgia is fourth state to ratify US constitution. 1789 - Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee composer, dies at age 68. 1790 - Joseph A Feuchtmayer (Feichtmayer) German rococo sculptor, dies. 1790 - Mozart's opera "Cosi fan tutti" premieres, Vienna. 1800 - Free black community of Philadelphia Pennsylvania petitionsUS Congress to abolish slavery. 1801 - Johann C Lavater Swiss vicar/philosopher, dies at age 59. 1803 - Birth of Gugliemo Libri [della Somaia], Italian/French mathematician/book collector. 1803 - Ignaz Franz von Beecke composer, dies at age 69. 1807 - Birth of Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki composer. 1809 - Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns composer. 1811 - US Senator Thomas Pickering is first senator censured (revealed confidential documents communicated by the President of the US). 1814 - Lord Byron completes "The Corsair". 1818 - Lord Byron completes "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" (4th canto). 1822 - Birth of Rudolf Clausius in Köslin, Germany; professor of physics, formulated second law of thermodynamics, contributed to the theory of electrolysis. 1830 - Birth of Henry Kingsley English/Australian writer. 1831 - Birth of Justin Winston historian/librarian (Harvard). 1831 - Liberator, abolitionist newspaper, begins publishing in Boston. 1832 - First Curling club in US (Orchard Lake Curling Club) opens. 1835 - Birth of Charles Russell Lowell Jr Brigadier General (Union volunteers). 1837 - Birth of Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev Nizhny-Novgorod, Russia, composer (Tamara). 1839 - First photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre). 1842 - First US wire suspension bridge for general traffic opens in Pennsylvania. 1842 - Birth of Amy G C A Bonet-Maury French reformed theologist. 1843 - Richard Wagner's opera "Der Fliegende Holländer" premieres, Dresden. 1846 - Birth of Sandor Erkel composer. 1857 - Birth of Frederick Opper cartoonist (Willie and His Papa, Maud the Mule, Alphonse and Gaston). 1857 - Birth of Martha Carey Thomas educator/president (Bryn Mawr College). 1860 - Birth of William C Mills museum curator (excavated Ohio Indian mounds). 1861 - Birth of Helen Herron Taft first lady (1909-13). 1861 - Birth of Wilhelm Bölsche writer. 1861 - Death of Friedrich Wilhelm IV in Sanssoci Palace, Potsdam, Germany; King of Prussia (1840-61). 1861 - Wilhelm I becomes the Prussian King. 1861 - Colonel Charles Stone is put in charge of organizing District of Columbia militia. 1861 - South Carolina seizes inactive Fort Johnson in Charleston Harbor. 1863 - Birth of Lucia Zarate became lightest known adult human (2.1 kg at age 17). 1863 - Roger Weightman Hanson Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at age 35. 1863 - Battle of Murfreesboro (Stone's River) ends. 1870 - Ernst Barlach is born in Wedel, Germany; Expressionist sculptor and dramatist, Der Tote Tag, Der Findling, Die Sündflut. 1871 - King Amadeus I of Spain inaugurated at age 25. 1873 - Birth of Anton Pannekoek Dutch astronomer/marxist theorist (Communist Tactics). 1879 - First Test match hat-trick, Fred Spofforth at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 1879 - Birth of Johannes L "Jan" Walch Dutch literary (Grimaces). 1879 - Birth of Pieter Tesch Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands). 1879 - British battleship Thunder explodes in Gulf of Ismid, 9 die. 1879 - Northwestern League (minor baseball league) organized, Rockford Illinois. 1880 - Birth of Louis Breguet French aviation pioneer. 1881 - Camille Saint-Saëns' third Concerto in B, premieres. 1882 - Because of anti-monopoly laws, Standard Oil is organized as a trust. 1884 - Birth of Jacques Chardonne [Boutelleau], French writer (l'Epithalame). 1885 - Birth of Johannes Ringers Dutch water engineer (dikes). 1885 - General Wolseley receives last distress signal of General Gordon in Khartoum. 1886 - Birth of Moyshe Leyb Halpern Galican/US poet (In New-York). 1889 - Birth of Tito Schipa Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine). 1889 - Birth of Walter Baldwin Ohio; actor (Gay Amigo). 1890 - Alice Sanger becomes first female White House staffer. 1890 - Record 19'2" alligator shot in Louisiana by E A McIlhenny. 1892 - Birth of Lura Anson Nebraska, entertainer. 1892 - George B Airy English astronomer/writer, dies at age 90. 1893 - First US commemoratives and first US stamp to picture a woman issued. 1894 - Birth of Robert Nathan New York City, New York, poet, novelist (Portrait of Jennie). 1895 - Birth of Count Folke Bernadotte Sweden, statesman (Red Cross, United Nations). 1896 - Battle at Doornkop, South Africa (Boers beat Dr Jamesons troops). 1896 - Birth of Dziga Vertiv [Denis A Kaufman], Russian director (Sjagai, Soviet!). 1896 - Birth of Ernst-Lothar von Knorr composer. 1899 - Birth of Alexander Tcherepnin Saint Petersburg Russia, composer. 1899 - Birth of Paul-Henri Spaak Belgium, Premier/Secretary-General of NATO (1957-61). 1900 - E Verlinger begins manufacturing 7-inch single-sided records (Montréal). 1900 - Gustave Charpentiers opera "Louise" premieres in Paris. 1901 - Birth of Rex O'Malley London England; actor (Camille, Zara, Midnight). 1901 - Birth of Robert Marshall founder (Wilderness Society). 1901 - Birth of Torsten Ralf Swedish tenor (Daphne). 1903 - Birth of Anton van Duinkerken [Willem JMA Asselbergs], literary. 1903 - President T Roosevelt shuts down post office in Indianola Michigan, for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress because she was black. 1904 - Birth of James Melton Moultrie Georgia, opera tenor (Ford Festival). 1904 - Birth of Sally Rand Hickory County Missouri, stripper (fan dance). 1904 - James Longstreet Confederate General, dies at age 82. 1905 - Birth of Michael Kemp Tippett English composer/conductor (Child of our Time). 1905 - Elara, a satellite of Jupiter, discovered by Perrine. 1905 - Japanese troops capture Port Arthur. 1907 - Birth of Edward Albert Radice economist. 1907 - Birth of Salvador Ley composer. 1908 - Birth of Ben Grauer New York City, New York, newscaster (Big Story). 1908 - Birth of Janis Kepitis composer. 1908 - Canadian Governor General Earl Grey formally opens the Ottawa branch of the British Royal Mint. He strikes the first coin minted in Canada, a 50-cent piece. Countess of Grey strikes the first bronze cent. 1000 specimen sets are struck to mark the occasion. 1908 - Dom Joâo G da Câmara Portuguese journalist/playwright, dies at age 55. 1909 - First official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13 50). 1909 - Birth of Rene Etiemble French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais). 1910 - First junior high schools in US open in Berkeley California. 1910 - Birth of Ulrich Becher writer. 1911 - Brooklyn Dodgers president Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000. 1912 - Birth of Andre Ameller composer. 1912 - Birth of Anna Lee Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital). 1912 - Birth of Barbara Pentland Winnipeg Canada, composer. 1912 - Birth of Renato Guttuso Italian painter (The Flight from Etna, Crucifixion). 1912 - Death of Felix Dahn in Hamburg, Germany, age 77; professor of law, writer. 1913 - Birth of Ernest Sidey British air marshal. 1913 - Birth of Gardner Read Evanston, Illinois, composer. 1913 - Birth of Juanita E Jackson Mitchell US head (NAACP). 1913 - Birth of Léon P Teisserenc de Bort France, meteorologist. 1913 - Léon P Teisserenc de Bort French meteorologist (stratosphere), dies at age 57. 1913 - National Woman's Party forms. 1914 - Philips installs research department in Eindhoven. 1915 - Birth of John Hope Franklin historian. 1915 - Karl Goldmark Austria-Hungarian composer (Queen of Saba), dies at age 84. 1917 - Edward B Tylor English anthropologist, dies at age 84. 1917 - Royal Bank of Canada takes over Québec Bank. 1918 - Brooklyn Dodgers trade Casey Stengel and Cutshaw to Pittsburgh Steelers for Grimes and Mamaux. 1918 - NHL Montréal Wanderers disband after Westmount arena burns down. 1918 - Sijbe K Bakker vicar/theologist (Christian-Socialism), dies at age 42. 1919 - Anti-British uprising in Ireland. 1919 - Lithuania gains independence. 1920 - 10,000 US union and socialist organizers arrested (Palmer Raids). 1920 - Birth of Duke of Devonshire English large landowner/art collector. 1920 - Birth of Isaac Asimov Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy). 1920 - Birth of Penelope Jessel politcal activist. 1920 - Birth of Peter Harrison Swan bomber pilot/stockbroker. 1921 - First religious service radio broadcast in US, KDKA-Pittsburgh. 1921 - DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens. 1921 - Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg German chancellor/Prime Minister (Prussia); referred to the international treaty guaranteeing Belgian neutrality as "a scrap of paper", dies at age 64. 1922 - Birth of Jason Evers New York City, New York; actor (Wrangler, Channing). 1922 - Birth of Nico Schuyt composer. 1922 - Birth of Renata Tebaldi Pesaro Italy, lyric soprano. 1923 - Ku Klux Klan surprise attack on black residential area Rosewood Florida, 8 killed (compensation awarded in 1995). 1923 - Sam Carter black resident of Rosewood Florida, lynched by KKK. 1925 - Birth of Andry Maryanovich Nikodemovich composer. 1925 - Birth of William J Crowe Jr Kentucky, chairman joint chiefs of staff. 1925 - Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region established (now in Tadzhik SSR). 1927 - Birth of David Herbert publisher. 1927 - Birth of Gino Marchetti NFL defensive end (Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts). 1927 - Birth of Richard Belmont Ray (Representative-Democrat-Georgia). 1928 - Birth of Dan Rostenkowski (Representative-Democrat-Illinois, -1994), House Ways and Means Committee chair. 1928 - Birth of Gerhard Amanshauser writer. 1928 - Birth of Harry Hyams English immovable goods owner (Center Point). 1928 - Birth of Howard Caine Nashville Tennessee; actor (Brushfire). 1928 - Birth of Tiberiu Olah composer. 1928 - Birth of Vaughn Beals Cambridge Massachusetts, CEO (Harley Davidson motorcycle). 1929 - Birth of Art Prysock jazz musician. 1929 - Erich Wichman[n] Dutch fascist painter/sculptor, dies at age 38. 1929 - US and Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls. 1930 - Birth of Julius LaRosa Brooklyn New York, singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air). 1931 - Birth of Toshiki Kaifu premier of Japan (1989-91). 1932 - Birth of Dabney Coleman Austin Texas, (That Girl, Mary Hartman, Buffalo Bill). 1932 - Young gang shoot dead six police in Springfield Missouri. 1933 - Bradman scores 103 against the Bodyline attack in the second Test. 1933 - Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers in New York 13-3. 1933 - Ijmuider fishing strike begins (till July 11th). 1933 - US troops leave Nicaragua. 1934 - First state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania. 1934 - Bradman scores 253 New South Wales vs Queensland, 204 minutes, 29 fours 4 sixes. 1935 - Bruno R Hauptmann trial begins for kidnap-murder of Lindbergh baby. 1936 - First electron tube to enable night vision described, Saint Louis Missouri. 1936 - Birth of Roger Miller Fort Worth Texas, country singer (King of the Road, Dang Me). 1936 - Bradman scores 357 for South Africa vs Victoria, 424 minutes, 40 fours. 1937 - Birth of Marianne McDonald classicist/philanthropist. 1937 - Ross Alexander actor (Captain Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at age 29. 1938 - Birth of John Considine actor (Reginald Love-Another World). 1938 - Book publisher Simon and Schuster founded. 1939 - Birth of Jim Bakker televangelist (PTL Club)/philanderer (Jessica Hahn). 1939 - Bradman scores 107 South Africa vs Victoria, his fourth consecutive century. 1941 - Mischa Levitzki composer, dies at age 42. 1942 - The 28 nations at war with the Axis pledge no separate peace. 1942 - German troops in Bardia surrender. 1942 - Japanese troops occupy Manila Philippines. 1944 - First use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol). 1944 - Birth of Peter Eotvos composer. 1945 - Allied air raid on Neurenberg. 1945 - Betram Home Ramsay English Admiral/Commander Naval Forces (Normandy), dies at age 61. 1945 - Radio Orange ends cooperation at Liese-Aktion. 1946 - Joe Darling cricketer (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies. 1947 - Birth of Aleksandr Tikhonova USSR, biathalon relay (Olympics-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80). 1947 - Birth of Calvin Hill NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys). 1947 - Birth of Lanny Bassham US, rifle-3 position (Olympics-gold-1976). 1947 - Mahatma Gandhi begins march for peace in East-Bengali. 1949 - Birth of Chick Churchill Wales, keyboardist (Ten Years After-I'm Going Home). 1949 - Birth of Christopher Durang Montclair New Jersey, playwright/actor (Sister Mary). 1950 - Birth of Lou Gramm rocker (Foreigner-Midnight Blue, Ready Or Not). 1950 - Death of Emil Jannings (birth name: Theodor Friedrich Emil Janez) in Rorschach, Switzerland, age 65; movie actor Der blaue Engel, The Way of All Flesh. 1951 - Birth of Nadia Cassini [Gianna Lou Muller], Woodstock New York, model (Oui). 1951 - Philip Barry's "Second Threshold" premieres in New York City, New York. 1952 - "Pal Joey" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City, New York for 542 performances. 1952 - Birth of Ricky Van Shelton Grit Virginia, country singer (Wild-Eyed Dream). 1952 - Birth of Wendy Phillips Brooklyn New York, actress (Stacey- Executive Suite, Promised Land). 1954 - Birth of Ludmila Borozna USSR, volleyball player (Olympics-gold-1972). 1954 - Herman Wouks "Caine Mutiny" premieres in New York City, New York. 1955 - First Bob Cummings Show premieres on NBC (later on CBS). 1955 - José Antonio Remon President of Panamá (1952-55), assassinated. 1956 - Poujadists/communists win French parliamentary elections. 1957 - Birth of Joanna Pacula Tomszowaubelski Poland, actress (Gorky Park, Kiss). 1959 - Birth of Kirti Azad; cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83). 1960 - First redshank old world shore bird reported in North America (Halifax). 1960 - Birth of Raman Lamba; cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87). 1960 - Cees [Cornelis J] Laseur, Dutch actor/director (Hague Comedy), dies at age 60. 1960 - Chris van Abkoude, author (Pietje Bell, Kruimeltje), dies at about age 79. 1960 - Fausto Coppi, Italian, ran world record 45,798 km, dies at age 40. 1960 - Friedrich Adler, Austrian social-democrat, assasinated Prime Minister Stürgkh, dies in Zürich, Switzerland at age 80. 1960 - John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years. 1960 - Roger Sessions' 4th Symphony premieres. 1960 - US Senator John F Kennedy announces his candidacy for President. 1961 - First AFL Championship Game, Houston Oilers beat Los Angeles Chargers 24-16. 1961 - Bob Catterall, cricketer (1555 runs/24 Tests for South Africa 1922-31), dies. 1961 - CBS airs the last The Jackie Gleason Show TV show. 1961 - Hawaii's all-time low temperature, 14 degrees F recorded atop Haleakale. 1962 - Nighttime version of TV show Password with Allen Ludden premieres on CBS. 1963 - Birth of David Cone in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; baseball pitcher (New York Mets/Toronto Blue Jays/New York Yankees). 1963 - Birth of Edgar Martinez in New York City, New York, USA; baseball first baseman (Seattle Mariners). 1963 - Dick Powell, actor/director (Dick Powell Theater), dies at age 58. 1963 - Jack Carson, actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce), dies at age 52. 1964 - Ayub Khan elected President of Pakistan. 1964 - Birth of Christopher John Gray; priest. 1964 - Birth of Pernell Whitaker; boxer (Olympics-gold). 1964 - Birth of Rumesh Ratnayake; cricketer (Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92). 1964 - Failed assassination attempt on President Nkrumah of Ghana. 1965 - Birth of Diane Lane in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Streets of Fire, Lady Beware, Lonesome Dove). 1965 - Birth of Greg Swindell in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; pitcher (Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians). 1965 - Birth of Russ Courtnall in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada; NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks). 1965 - Martin Luther King Jr begins a drive to register black voters in the USA. 1965 - New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath. 1965 - Obverse design of all Canadian coins is changed to depict the Queen with a slightly more mature look. 1965 - Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, composer, dies at age 63. 1966 - First Jewish child born in Spain since 1492 expulsion. 1966 - Birth of Tia Carrere [Althea Janairo] in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; actress (Wayne's World, General Hospital). 1966 - Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game. 1967 - Birth of Harlon Barnett; NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings). 1968 - Birth of Cuba Gooding Jr; actor (Jerry McGuire, As Good As It Gets, Boyz N the Hood, A Few Good Men). 1968 - Birth of Scott Mitchell; NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions). 1968 - Christiaan Barnard performs second heart transplant. 1968 - Sanoesi Pane, Indonesian writer, dies. 1969 - Soviet Sport calls Emile Zatopek a public enemy. 1969 - Birth of Christy Turlington in San Francisco, California, USA; model (Calvin Klein Eternity). 1969 - Birth of Rick Tabaracci in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; NHL goalie (Calgary Flames). 1969 - Birth of Robert Svehla in Martin, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia). 1969 - Birth of Stephen Davies; Australian field hockey forward/vice captain (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996). 1969 - Georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at age 74. 1970 - Birth of Aleksandr Shimin; hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998). 1970 - Birth of Anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997). 1970 - Birth of Glenn Cadrez; NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl XXXII). 1970 - Birth of Royce Clayton in Burbank, California, USA; infielder (San Francisco Giants, Saint Louis Cardinals). 1970 - Piotr Rytel, composer, dies at age 85. 1970 - US population is 205,052,174; Black population: 22,600,000 (11.1%). 1971 - A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow, Scotland, killing 66. 1971 - Birth of Aamer Nazir; cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler 1993-). 1971 - Birth of Aaron Williams; NBA center (Seattle Supersonics). 1971 - Birth of Brad Parpan; WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire). 1971 - Birth of Horace Copeland; NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers). 1971 - Birth of Robert O'Neal; WLAF defensive back (Amsterdam Admirals). 1972 - Rothschilds closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater in New York City, New York after 505 performances. 1972 - Birth of Jeff Jackson; American baseball outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies). 1972 - Birth of Lake Dawson; NFL wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs). 1972 - Birth of Mattias Norstrom in Mora, Sweden; NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings). 1972 - Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers 14-3 in NFC championship game. 1972 - Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars. 1972 - Miami Dolphins beat Baltimore Colts 21-0 in AFC championship game. 1973 - Birth of Abu Wilson; running back (Indianapolis Colts). 1973 - Birth of Chris Woodruff in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; tennis star (1993 NCAA Division I). 1973 - Birth of Fredric Ford; WLAF cornerback (Scotland Claymores)/NFL cornerback (Eagles). 1973 - Birth of Sarah Schwald in Bellingham, Washington, USA; 1.5k runner. 1974 - 55 MPH automobile speed limit imposed by US President Richard Nixon. 1974 - Birth of Juha Lind; NHL forward (Team Finland Olympics-Bronze-1998, Dallas Stars). 1974 - Tex Ritter, country singer ("Five Star Jubilee"), dies at age 67. 1974 - Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres. 1975 - US Department of Interior designates grizzly bear a threatened species. 1977 - Bowie Kuhn suspends Atlanta Braves' owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing. 1977 - Erroll Garner, jazz pianist (Misty), dies at age 53. 1978 - Birth of Devin Doherty; actor (Jimmy Clayton - Swan's Crossing). 1978 - Bülent Ecevit forms government in Turkey. 1978 - Rhino Records releases their first album "Wildmania". 1979 - 30th New York Islanders' shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 9-0 versus Vancouver Canucks. 1979 - Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (versus West Indies). 1980 - Larry Williams, rocker, dies at age 44. 1980 - Birth of Rebekah Teasdale; British model and journalist. 1980 - 68th Australian Men Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (7-6, 6-3, 6-2). 1980 - Birth of Stephanie Stiegler in Santa Monica, California; pairs skater (and Zimmerman). 1981 - Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 200 metre butterfly (2:05.65). 1981 - Sylvester Clarke knocks out spectator with brick, West Indies vs Pakistan. 1981 - Birth of Maxi Rodriguez; Argentina and Atletico Madrid footballer. 1981 - David Lynch, singer (Platters-My Prayer), dies at age 51. 1982 - Camelot closes at Winter Garden Theater in New York City, New York after 48 performances. 1982 - 70th Australian Mens Tennis: Johan Kriek beats S Denton (6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4). 1982 - San Diego Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13:52 of overtime. 1983 - Bernard George Stevens, composer, dies at age 66. 1983 - Dick Emery, British comedian/actor (Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love), dies at age 65 (born 1915). 1983 - Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ. 1983 - Garry Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing Doonesbury. 1983 - Harriet Parsons, actress/producer (Susan Slept Here), dies at age 76 of cancer. 1983 - Ken Anderson of Cincinnati, Ohio completes record 20 consecutive passes. 1983 - Birth of Kate Bosworth; American actress. 1983 - The musical Annie is performed for the last time after 2,377 shows at the Uris Theatre on Broadway, New York City, New York, USA. 1983 - Sophisticated Ladies closes at Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City, New York after 767 performances. 1984 - Darryl Cullinan, 16, scores his first first-class cricket century. 1984 - Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship. 1984 - Riot in Tunis kills over 100. 1985 - Birth of Heather O'Reilly; US Women's national soccer player. 1985 - 90th hat trick in New York Islanders' history-Brent Sutter. 1985 - Australia beats West Indies by innings at SCG, Bob Holland 10 match wickets. 1985 - Egyptian President Mubarak re-appoints Coptic pope Shenuda III. 1985 - Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score. 1985 - Undefeated Brigham Young University becomes college football champion. 1986 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy scores his 500th goal. 1986 - Una Merkel, US actress (Abraham Lincoln), dies at age 82. 1987 - Birth of Loui Batley; British actress. 1987 - Birth of Lauren Storm; American actress. 1987 - Pennsylvania State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football championships. 1987 - Troops of Chad President Habré conquer Fada oasis. 1987 - Battle of Fada: The Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. 1988 - Death of Edmund Brisco Ford, British geneticist (born 1901). 1988 - Ashland Oil storage tank spills 3.8 million gallons, Pennsylvania. 1988 - Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and US President Ronald Reagan sign Canada-US free trade agreement. 1989 - Birth of Kaitlin Howell, Canadian actress. 1989 - Notre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championship. 1989 - UCLA wins a record 7th consecutive bowl game. 1990 - Alan Hale Jr, American actor (Skipper Jonas Grumby - Gilligan's Island), dies of cancer at age 71 (born 1921). 1990 - Belcampo [Herman Schönfeld Wichers], Dutch lawyer/writer, dies at age 87. 1990 - Dow Jones Industril Average hits record 2,800 (2,810.15). 1990 - Sting joins wrestling's four Horsemen (Flair, Arn Anderson, Ole Anderson). 1990 - Vladimir Alexis Ussachevsky, Manchuria composer (Creation), dies at age 78. 1991 - Colorado wins its first AP national title poll. 1991 - Edmond Jabés, writer, dies. 1991 - Renato Rascel, actor (7 Hills of Rome), dies of heart failure at age 78. 1992 - Test debut of Shane Warne, vs India at Sydney. 1992 - Virginia Field, actress (Dream Girl), dies of cancer at age 74. 1993 - "Gypsy Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City, New York after 55 performances. 1994 - Abe Lincoln in Illinois closes at Beaumont theater in New York City, New York after 40 performances. 1994 - Shakespeare after My Father closes at Helen Hayes theater in New York City, New York after 266 performances. 1994 - Battles between army and rebellious Indians in South Mexico; 57 dead. 1994 - Dixy Lee Ray, chairwoman (US Atomic Energy Commission), dies at age 79. 1994 - Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French director of International Monetary Fund (1963-73), dies at age 81. 1994 - Sammy Taft, Canadian businessman (coined term "hat trick"), dies at age 81. 1995 - Bus crashes in Luzon, Philippines, 29 killed. 1995 - Carquest Bowl 5: South Carolina beats West Virginia, 24-21. 1995 - Graham Sharp, ice skater, dies at age 77. 1995 - The animated TV series The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show first airs in syndication. 1995 - Manuel Rivera, Spanish painter/co-founder (El Paso), dies at age 67. 1995 - Mohammed Siyad Barre, General/President of Somalia (1969-91), dies at age 84 (born 1919). 1995 - Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (estimated 15 billion light years away). 1995 - Nancy Kelly, US actress (Bad Seed, Submarine Patrol), dies at age 73. 1996 - Death of Karl Targownik, Hungarian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor (born 1915). 1996 - Sydney Thompson, rock Climber, dies at age 81. 1996 - Thornton Page, astrophysicist, dies at age 82. 1997 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus Ohio on WBZX 99.7 FM. 1997 - Jim Rodger, sports writer, dies at age 75. 1997 - Randy California [Wolfe], rock guitarist, dies at age 45. 1998 - Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence. 1998 - A gunman shoots Antario Teodoro Filho, Brazilian politician and radio presenter, during a broadcast. 1999 - A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow at Milwaukee, Wisconsin and 19 inches (487 mm) at Chicago, Illinois. In Chicago, temperatures plunge to -13 degrees F (-25 degrees C), and 68 deaths are reported. 1999 - In Sichuan, China, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurs. 2000 - Death of Patrick O'Brian, English writer (born 1914). 2001 - Death of Teri Diver, American actress (born 1971). 2004 - Death of Paul Hopkins, Reported to be the oldest living former Major League Baseball player (born 1904). 2004 - Death of Etta Moten Barnett, American actress (born 1901). 2004 - Death of Lynn Cartwright, American actress (born 1927). 2006 - Death of John Woodnutt, British actor (born 1924). 2006 - The Bad Reichenhall ice rink roof in Germany collapses after heavy snowfall in the Bavarian Alps, killing 15. 2007 - The new constitution of Gibraltar comes into force. 2007 - Death of Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (born 1911). 2008 - Price of crude oil in the USA reaches US$100 per barrel. 2008 - In London, England, price of gold reaches a record US$861.10 per troy ounce, passing the previous high of $850 in January 1980. Platinum also rises to a record high $1,544 per ounce. 2008 - Death of George MacDonald Fraser, writer of Harry Flashman novels, at age 82. You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/thisday/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page. Other web pages of interest: Chronology of World History