This Day in History
February 25

What happened in history on this day: February 25? On February 25 in ... 779 - Walburgis, Anglo-Saxon abbess/saint (Walpurgis Night), dies. 1095 - Council of Rockingham bishop Anselmus vs King William II Rufus. 1247 - Hendrik IV duke of Limburg/earl of Bergen (1226-47), dies. 1358 - Dalmatië flees Venice. 1495 - Djem Sultan son of Turkish sultan Mehmed II, dies at age 35. 1497 - Italians troops reconquer Taranto on France. 1502 - Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats government machine. 1540 - Francisco Vásquez de Coronado searches for 7 cities of Cibola México. 1570 - Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth, absolves her subjects from allegiance. 1601 - Earl of Essex executed for treason in revolt against Queen Elizabeth. 1602 - Everard van Reyd Dutch historian, dies at about age 51. 1605 - Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen. 1623 - Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts. 1634 - Albrecht WE baron von Wallenstein German duke, murdered at age 50. 1634 - Van Friedland/Mecklenburg General-Admiral, dies at age 50. 1635 - Birth of Walraad the Elder, Dutch field marshall/earl of Nassau-Usingen. 1643 - Birth of Ahmed II 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95). 1643 - Dutch US colonists kill Algonquin-Indians. 1643 - Marco da Gagliano Italian opera composer, dies at age 60. 1667 - Abraham Crijnssens fleet reach Fort Willoughby on Suriname River. 1680 - Birth of Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz composer. 1682 - Alessandro Stradella Italian violist/composer, murdered at age 37. 1707 - Birth of Carlo Goldoni Italy, lawyer/playwright (Belisario, Love of the 3 Oranges). 1713 - Frederik I King of Prussia (1701-13), dies at age 55. 1719 - Giovanni Maria Casini composer, dies at age 66. 1723 - Sir Christopher Wren England, astronomer/architect, dies at age 90. 1725 - Birth of Armand-Louis Couperin Paris France, composer/organist (Notre Dame). 1725 - Birth of Karl Wilhelm Ramler German poet (Geistliche Kantaten). 1731 - Birth of Simon Stijl Frisian physician/writer. 1732 - Birth of Robert Hudson composer. 1735 - Birth of Ernst William Wolf composer. 1746 - Cumberlands troops occupy Aberdeen. 1751 - First performing monkey exhibited in America, New York City (admission 1 cent). 1778 - Birth of José Francisco de San Martín liberated Argentina, Chile and Perú. 1788 - Birth of Mateo Ferrer composer. 1791 - First Bank of US chartered. 1793 - First cabinet meeting (At George Washington's home). 1794 - Birth of Gerrit Schimmelpenninck Dutch earl of Nijenhuis/Peckedam. 1799 - First federal forestry legislation authorizes purchase of timber land. 1799 - US Congress passes first federal quarantine legislation. 1803 - 1,800 sovereign German states unite into 60 states. 1804 - Jefferson nominated for President at Democratic-Republican caucus. 1807 - Birth of George Alfred Trenholm Secretary Treasurer (Confederacy), died in 1876. 1808 - Birth of James Bowen Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886. 1809 - Birth of George Washington Cullom Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1892. 1811 - Birth of Carl Schuberth composer. 1814 - Birth of Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian national poet/painter. 1815 - Birth of Robert Hall Chilton Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1879. 1819 - Filinto Elísio [do Nascimento], Portuguese poet, dies at age 84. 1826 - Piotr A von der Pahlen military governor of Saint Petersburg, dies at age 60. 1828 - John Quincy Adam's son John marries in the White House. 1830 - Victor Hugo's "Hernani" premieres in Paris. 1832 - Birth of Theodorus J I Arnold bibliographer (Bibliotheca Belgian). 1833 - Birth of Clement Anselm Evans Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1911. 1833 - Birth of Julie Verstraete-Lacquet Flemish actress. 1836 - Samuel Colt patents first revolving barrel multishot firearm. 1837 - First US electric motor-powered printing press patented by Thomas Davenport of Rutlant, Vermont. 1838 - London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours. 1839 - Seminoles and black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to the West. 1840 - Birth of Alexis Hollander composer. 1840 - Birth of Otto Liebmann German philosopher (Climax of Theories). 1841 - Birth of Pierre Auguste Renoir Limoges France, Impressionist painter/sculptor. 1842 - Birth of Karl May German writer (Old Shatterhand/Winnetou). 1847 - Birth of John Watson Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism). 1847 - State University of Iowa is approved. 1851 - Ferdinand Simon Gassner composer, dies at age 53. 1852 - Thomas Moore writer (Odes of Anacreon), dies. 1855 - Birth of George Bonnor cricketer (big-hitting Aussie batter 1880-1888). 1859 - First use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence. 1860 - Birth of Menso Kamerlingh Onnes painter/water colors painter. 1860 - Birth of William James Ashley English economic-historian. 1862 - US Congress establishes the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 1862 - Paper currency (greenbacks) introduced in US by President Abraham Lincoln. 1863 - US Congress creates national banking system, comptroller of currency. 1865 - Otto Ludwig German writer (Zwischen Himmel und Erde), dies at age 47. 1866 - Birth of Benedetto Croce Italy, humanist/historian/editor/philosopher. 1868 - Andrew Johnson impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office act. 1868 - Birth of Anthony J Block Dutch lawyer (strafproces). 1870 - Hiram Revels, Mississippi, is sworn in as first black member ofUS Congress (Senator). 1871 - Birth of Oliver Samuel Campbell tennis champion (US Open-1890). 1873 - Birth of Enrico Caruso Naples Italy, operatic tenor (Faust). 1875 - Kiowa Indians under Lone Wolf (Guipago) surrender at Fort Sill. 1876 - Birth of Charles Freer art collector; endowed Freer Gallery. 1879 - Birth of Otakar Ostrcil composer. 1879 - US Congress passed first Timberland Protection Act. 1881 - Birth of William Foster Massachusetts, Communist Presidential candidate (1924,28,32). 1882 - Birth of Bruno Traven German writer (Sierra Madre). 1882 - Birth of Jozef Goossenaerts Flemish philologist (Language boundary). 1882 - Birth of Ludvig Nordström Sweden, writer (Story of Peter Svensk). 1885 - US Congress condemns barbed wire around government grounds. 1887 - Birth of Leonard Carey England; actor (Laughter). 1888 - Birth of John Foster Dulles US Secretary of State (1953-59). 1890 - Birth of Myra Hess London England, concert pianist. 1892 - James Barrie's "Walker London" premieres in London. 1894 - Birth of Ernst Friedrich Breslau Germany, pacifist (War Against War!). 1894 - Birth of Howard Wendell Poland; actor (4 Skulls of Jonathan Drake). 1894 - James Morrison Steele Mackaye US actor/author/director, dies at age 51. 1895 - Birth of DeBenneville "Bert" Bell Pennsylvania, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF (Eagles). 1895 - Birth of Henri Martelli composer. 1896 - Birth of John J McClellan (Senator-Democrat-Arkansas). 1896 - Italian government decides to attack governor Baratieri of Eritrea. 1897 - Birth of Lili Körber writer. 1898 - Birth of William Thomas Astbury English physicist/chemist (textiles). 1899 - Birth of Leo J Weisgerber German linguist. 1899 - Paul Julius von Reuter founder of the news agency (Reuters), dies. 1900 - Birth of Jed Harris producer/director (Billy Rose Show, Operation Mad Ball). 1901 - Birth of Federico Ghisi composer. 1901 - Birth of [Herbert] Zeppo Marx New York City, New York, comedian/actor (Marx Brothers). 1901 - George Cohan's musical "Governor's Son" premieres in New York City, New York. 1901 - Jose Rogel composer, dies at age 71. 1901 - US Steel Corp organizes under directorship of J P Morgan. 1902 - Birth of Max Kommerell German literary/author (Die Gefangenen). 1902 - Birth of Oscar Cullmann Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem). 1902 - Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf composer, dies at age 77. 1904 - Birth of Adelle Davis author (Lets Stay Healthy)/nutritionist (died of cancer). 1904 - J M Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish National Theatre Society. 1904 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Toronto Marlboroughs in two games. 1905 - Netherlands Workers van Vakverenigingen, (NVV) political party forms. 1906 - Anton Stepanovich Arensky Russian composer/conductor, dies at age 44. 1906 - Birth of Boris Papandopulo composer. 1906 - Birth of Domingo Ortega Spanish bullfighter. 1906 - Birth of Howard Zahniser Father of the Wilderness Act. 1906 - Birth of Warren Hymer New York City, New York; actor (Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob). 1907 - Birth of Mary Coyle Chase playwright (Harvey-Pulitzer Prize). 1907 - Birth of Shimen Rushkin Poland; actor (Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time). 1907 - George Bernard Shaw's "Philanderer" premieres in London. 1907 - US proclaims protectorate over Dominican Republic. 1908 - First tunnel under the Hudson River (railway tunnel) opens. 1908 - Birth of Frank G Slaughter author (Sangaree). 1909 - Birth of Edgar Pangborn US, sci-fi author (Judgment of Eve, Davy). 1909 - Birth of John Evan "Jasper" Weston Mather writer. 1910 - Birth of Millicent Fenwick New York City, New York, (Representative-Republican-New Jersey 1975-82) (Doonesbury). 1910 - Dali Lama flees Tibet from Chinese troop to British-Indies. 1911 - The opera "Natoma" is produced (Philadelphia). 1912 - Birth of Richard Wattis England; actor (Hobson's Choice, Prince and Showgirl). 1913 - 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax. 1913 - Birth of Gert Froebe Saxony Germany; actor (Goldfinger). 1913 - Birth of Jim Backus Cleveland Ohio; actor (Mr Magoo, Thurston Howell III-Gilligan's Island). 1914 - Birth of John Arlott cricketer (the doyen of cricket commentators and writers). 1914 - John Tenniel British illustrator (Alice in Wonderland), dies at age 93. 1915 - George Mimot physician (Nobel Prize-1934), dies. 1916 - Birth of Ian Wallace British CEO. 1916 - Birth of Ralph Baldwin harness driver (set 11 major world records). 1916 - German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun. 1917 - Birth of Alex Gordon architect. 1917 - Birth of Anthony Burgess essayist/novelist (A Clockwork Orange). 1917 - Birth of Asta E R Elstak Suriname/Dutch social worker. 1918 - Birth of Henry Norwood Ewell Harrisburg Pennsylvania, 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1948). 1918 - Birth of Robert Lorimer "Bobby" Riggs US tennis star (US Open 1939, 1941). 1919 - Birth of F de Jong Edz Dutch historian. 1919 - Birth of Monty Irvin baseball hall of famer (New York Giants). 1919 - League of Nations set up by Paris Treaty. 1919 - Oregon is first state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon). 1920 - Aloys Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at age 73. 1920 - Birth of Antony Duff diplomat. 1920 - Birth of Hayes Gordon Boston Massachusetts; actor (Sky Pirates, Dark Room). 1921 - Georgian SSR proclaimed. 1922 - Birth of Matti Rautio composer. 1923 - Birth of Roger Parker Lord Justice of Appeal. 1923 - Bread in Berlin rises to 2,000 mark. 1924 - Birth of Peg Ridge peace campaigner. 1924 - Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland High School basketball game (163-3). 1925 - Birth of Bert Remsen Glen Cove New York; actor (Mario-It's a Living). 1925 - Glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska. 1925 - Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia composer, dies at age 81. 1925 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran. 1925 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles. 1926 - Birth of Harvey McGregor QC/warden (New College-Oxford). 1926 - Francisco Franco becomes General of Spain. 1926 - Kwo-Min-Tang (Guomindang) declares war on government/warlords. 1927 - Birth of Dick Jones Snyder Texas; actor (Buffalo Bill Jr). 1927 - Birth of Jacques Monod composer. 1927 - Birth of Jane Nigh Hollywood California, actress (Lorelei-Big Town). 1927 - Birth of Ralph Stanley country singer. 1927 - Gdansk and Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor. 1928 - Birth of Keith Williamson British RAF marshal. 1928 - Birth of Larry Gelbart writer/producer/actor (Oh God!, MASH). 1928 - Birth of Richard Stern US writer. 1929 - Birth of Christopher George Royal Oak Minnesota; actor (Rat Patrol, Immortal). 1929 - Birth of Peter Bingham Hinchcliff British church historian (1 Sided Reciprocity). 1929 - Birth of Tommy Newsom Virginia, musician/bandleader/saxophonist (The Tonight Show). 1930 - Birth of Erica Pedretti writer. 1930 - Check photographing device patented. 1930 - George Headley completes twin tons in Test Cricket vs England (114 and 112). 1931 - Birth of Edward Kellett-Bowman British MEP. 1931 - Birth of J R Stephenson Lieutenant-Colonel/Secretary (MCC). 1932 - Birth of Faron Young country singer/actor (Hidden Guns, Daniel Boone). 1932 - Birth of Laurence New Major-General. 1932 - Birth of Martin William Karlins composer. 1932 - Immigrant Adolf Hitler gets German citizenship. 1933 - First genuine aircraft carrier christened, USS Ranger. 1933 - Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yards in, posts on goal line). 1933 - Thomas Yawkey purchases the Boston Red Sox. 1934 - Birth of Lord Crickhowell. 1934 - Birth of Michael Wheeler-Booth Clerk of the Parliaments. 1934 - Birth of Robert Neame brewer. 1934 - Daniel Protheroe composer, dies at age 67. 1934 - John J McGraw manager (New York Giants), dies at age 60. 1936 - Birth of Norman Orville Scribner composer. 1937 - Birth of Basia Johnson maid (inherited Johnson and Johnson fortune). 1937 - Birth of Bob Schieffer Austin Texas, newscaster (CBS Weekend News). 1937 - Birth of Tom Courtenay England; actor (Dresser, Dr Zhivago, To Catch a Spy). 1938 - Birth of Diane Baker Hollywood California, actress (Diary of Anne Frank, Marnie). 1938 - Birth of Farokh Engineer Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75). 1938 - Birth of Herb Elliott Australia, 1500 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1960). 1938 - British Lord Halifax becomes Foreign Minister. 1939 - First Anderson bomb shelter in Britain erected in an Islington garden. 1939 - Birth of A C F Verity master (Dulwich College). 1939 - Birth of Marisa Mell Vienna Austria, actress (Masquerade, Casanova '70). 1940 - First televised (W2XBS, New York City) hockey game (New York Rangers vs Canadiens). 1940 - Birth of Billy Packer Wellsville New York, basketball sportscaster (CBS). 1940 - Birth of George Paul CEO (Norwich Union Insurance Group). 1940 - Birth of Hector MacKenzie trade unionist. 1940 - Birth of Jesús Lopez-Cobos Toro Spain, conductor (International Conductor Competition). 1940 - Birth of Jud Taylor actor (Dr Gerson-Dr Kildare). 1940 - Birth of Ron Santo Chicago Cub shortstop (first baseball player to veto his trade). 1941 - Birth of David Puttnam London, film producer/CEO (Columbia Pictures). 1941 - Birth of Ramon Pagayon Santos composer. 1941 - Birth of Stewart Sutherland Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Edinburgh University). 1941 - Birth of Susan Browning Baldwin New York, actress (Pat-Mary Hartman). 1941 - Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8). 1941 - February strike against persecution of Jews, in Amsterdam. 1942 - Leo Ascher composer, dies at age 61. 1943 - Birth of George Harrison Liverpool England, rocker (My Sweet Lord, Beatles-Something, Traveling Wilburys-End of the Line). 1943 - Birth of Maryann Amacher composer. 1943 - Birth of Sally Jesse Raphael Easton Pennsylvania, TV talk show host (Sally). 1943 - Vietminh forms Indo Chinese Democratic Front. 1944 - Birth of Karen Grassle Berkeley California, actress (Caroline-Little House on the Prairie). 1944 - Birth of Kristina Holland Fayetteville North Carolina, (Tina-Courtship of Eddie's Father). 1944 - US first Army completes invasion plan. 1945 - Birth of Elkie Brooks Manchester England, rocker (Pearl's a Singer). 1945 - Birth of Shivadhar Srinivasa Naipaul Trinidad, novelist, essayist (Fireflies). 1945 - Mário R de Morais Andrade Brazilian poet/folklorist, dies at age 51. 1945 - US aircraft carriers attack Tokyo. 1946 - Birth of F Xaver Kroetz writer. 1947 - Birth of Eddie Thomson Australian soccer coach (Olyroos, Olympics-1996). 1947 - Birth of Lee Edward Evans Madera California, 400 metre runner (Olympics-2 gold-1968). 1947 - Birth of Lewis Moonie British Member of Parliament. 1947 - The Allied Control Council of Germany issues Law No. 46, disbanding Prussia. 1947 - Friedrich Paschen German physicist, dies at age 82. 1948 - Birth of G B Warren British biochemist. 1948 - Communists seize Czechoslovakia/C Gottwald becomes premier. 1949 - Birth of Lord Sempill. 1950 - NBC premieres the Your Show of Shows 90-minute variety TV show, with hosts Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Writers include Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and Woody Allen. 1950 - Birth of Anthony Lloyd British Member of Parliament. 1950 - Birth of Emitt Rhodes musician (The Merry-go-Round). 1950 - Birth of Neil Jordan director (Crying Game). 1950 - Birth of Rick Flair [Richard Fliehr], wrestling champion (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA). 1951 - "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 278 performances. 1951 - First Pan American Games open (Buenos Aires Argentina). 1951 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament. 1952 - 6th Winter Olympics games close at Oslo, Norway. 1952 - Birth of James A Barcia (Representative-Democrat-Michigan). 1953 - "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 559 performances. 1953 - Birth of Garrett Glaser entertainment correspondent (Entertainment Tonight). 1953 - Jesus Garcia Leoz composer, dies at age 49. 1954 - Abdul Nasser appointed Egyptian premier. 1954 - Birth of Steve Rixon Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1977-85). 1955 - Birth of Leann Hunley actress (Dane Carrington-Dynasty, Dawson's Creek). 1955 - Marij Kogoj composer, dies at age 59. 1956 - Birth of Davie Cooper soccer star. 1956 - Khrushchev denounces Stalin at 20th Soviet Party Conference. 1957 - Birth of Jane Ackroyd; British sculptor. 1957 - Birth of Stuart "Woody" Wood in Scotland; guitarist (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night"). 1957 - Kurt von Wolfurt, composer, dies at age 76. 1957 - Mark Aldanov [Mark A Landau], Russian/French chemist, dies at age 70. 1957 - US Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust-exempt professional sport. 1958 - Birth of Kurt Rambis; NBA forward (Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets) / Clark Kent look-alike. 1959 - Birth of Mike Peters; rocker (Alarm - "In the Summertime"). 1960 - Birth of Glen Bishop; cricketer (South Aussie bat, two ODI's for Australia 1987). 1960 - Everhardus J van Romondt, Dutch Antillean minister, dies at age 51. 1961 - Niagara ends Saint Bonaventura's 99-game home basketball win streak. 1961 - Paul Bikle in glider climbs from 1208 metre at release to record 14,100. 1962 - Birth of Birgit Fischer in German Democratic Republic; 500 metre kayaker (Olympics-gold-1980). 1962 - Birth of Cammy Ciarelli in Iowa City, Iowa, USA; WPVA volleyballer (Best of Beach-second-1995). 1962 - Birth of Foster Emerson Sylvers; rocker. 1962 - India Congress Party wins elections. 1962 - Mike O'Hara completes a record 97th marathon. 1962 - Wilhelm Pessler, German sociologist, dies at age 81. 1963 - The Beatles release their first single in US "Please Please Me". 1963 - Birth of Alison Roberts; fashion designer. 1963 - Birth of Paul O'Neill in Columbus, Ohio, USA; right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees). 1963 - Birth of Tom McHale; NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins). 1964 - Austrian chancellor Alfons Gorbach resigns. 1964 - Birth of Don Majkowski; NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions). 1964 - Birth of Steve Nevius; film editor (Eden, Fall Time, Damascus). 1964 - Cassius Clay, a 7-1 underdog, TKOs champion Sonny Liston in the 7th round to win the world heavyweight championship. 1965 - Birth of Carrot Top [Scott Thompson] in Florida, USA; comedian (American Comedy Award-1994). 1965 - Birth of Veronica Webb; supermodel/actress (Jungle Fever, Malcolm X). 1966 - Birth of Don Anurasiri; cricketer (Sri Lankan slow left-armer). 1966 - Birth of Stacey Cortez; actress (Sheila Cantillan - General Hospital). 1966 - Birth of Tea Leoni in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Flying Blind, Naked Truth). 1966 - Syrian military coup under Hafiz al-Assad. 1967 - Birth of Jenny Byrne in Perth, Australia; tennis star (1984 Futures-Wyong-Australia). 1967 - Birth of Nick Leeson; British banker (Baring bank). 1967 - Birth of Rich Rowland; US baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers). 1967 - John Griggs, actor (Joey Bishop Show), dies at age 57. 1968 - 430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea. 1968 - Birth of David Hulse; US baseball outfielder (Texas Rangers). 1968 - Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47), dies at age 96. 1968 - Makarios re-elected President of Cyprus. 1969 - Birth of Donald Hodge; NBA center (Charlotte Hornets). 1969 - Birth of Kerry Dienelt; Australian softball catcher/first baseman (Olympics-bronze-1996). 1969 - Birth of Michelle Gibson; equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-1996). 1969 - Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars. 1969 - Pension plan for baseball is agreed to. 1970 - Birth of Alfred Jordan; Canadian Football League cornerback (Calgary Stampeders). 1970 - Birth of Brian O'Neal; NFL full back (San Francisco 49ers). 1970 - Birth of Corey Mayfield; NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars). 1970 - Birth of Dave Brown; NFL quarterback (New York Giants). 1970 - Birth of Joe Bowden; NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers). 1970 - Birth of Troy Mallette in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators). 1970 - Mark Rothko, abstract expressionist (Green on Blue), dies at age 66. 1971 - Oh! Calcutta! opens at Belasco Theater in New York City for 1,316 performances. 1971 - Birth of Andrew Hermann; American 50K walker (Olympics-1996). 1971 - Birth of Byron Dafoe in Sussex, England; NHL goalie (Los Angeles Kings). 1971 - Birth of David Fox; American 50 metre freestyle (Olympics-6th-1996). 1971 - Birth of Helen Dobson in Skegness, England; golfer (1993 State Farm Rail Classic). 1971 - Birth of Nova Peris in Darwin, Australia; field hockey left halfback (Olympics-1996). 1971 - Birth of Sean Astin in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Goonies, Like Father Like Son, Toy Soldiers). 1972 - Birth of Chris Harrison; guard (Detroit Lions). 1972 - Birth of Erwin van de Looi; soccer player (Vitesse). 1972 - Birth of Sean Harris; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears). 1972 - Lopsided trade, Saint Louis Cardinals trade Steve Carlton to Philadelphia Phillies for Rick Wise. 1973 - Birth of Daryl Gardener; defensive end (Miami Dolphins). 1973 - Birth of Kirrily Sharpe in Bankstown, Australia; tennis star (1995 Futures-Saga-Japan). 1973 - Juan Corona sentenced to 25 life sentences for 25 murders. 1973 - Steven Sondheim's musical Little Night Music premieres at Shubert Theater in New York City, New York for 601 performances. 1974 - Birth of Detron Smith; NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32). 1974 - Birth of Tamarick Vanover; NFL wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs). 1974 - Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975. 1975 - Birth of Hercules Kyvelos in Montréal, Québec, Canada; boxer (Olympics-1996). 1975 - Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago, Illinois, at age 77. 1976 - Birth of Chris Pitman; rocker (Zaum, Tool). 1976 - Birth of Samaki Walker; NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks). 1977 - New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 points. 1977 - Oil tanker explosion west of Honolulu spills 31 million gallons. 1977 - Soyuz 24 returns to Earth. 1978 - Botham scores first Test Cricket century, 103 vs New Zealand Christchurch. 1978 - Daniel "Chappie" James Jr, retired Air Force General, dies at age 58. 1979 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic. 1979 - Soyuz 32 carries two cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station. 1980 - Military coup under Desi Bouterse and Roy Horb in Suriname ousts Prime Minister Henck Arron, replacing the government with a National Military Council. 1981 - L Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain. 1981 - New York Islanders give up their most goals (11) vs Calgary Flames. 1981 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1981 - 23rd Grammy Awards: "Sailing" by Christopher Cross, Billy Joel win. 1981 - Executive Board of Baseball Players' Association votes unanimously to strike on May 29 if the issue of free-agent compensation remains unresolved. 1982 - The European Court of Human Rights rules that teachers who cane, belt or tawse children against the wishes of their parents are in breach of the Human Rights Convention. 1982 - Final episode of The Lawrence Welk Show airs. 1982 - J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (two Tests for India 1947-48), dies. 1982 - Record speed for a snowmobile (239 kph). 1982 - Birth of Chris Baird; Northern Irish footballer. 1982 - Birth of Maria; WWE superstar. 1983 - John Cowles Sr, US publisher, dies at age 84. 1983 - Tennessee Williams, US writer (Streetcar Named Desire), chokes to death on a bottle cap at age 71 (born 1911). 1984 - Oil fire in Cubatao, Brazil kills 500. 1984 - Birth of Xing Huina, Chinese athlete. 1984 - Birth of Filip èebo, Slovak footballer. 1984 - Death of Sean Marsee, American athlete (born 1965). 1985 - Birth of Joakim Noah; American basketball player. 1985 - Birth of Benji Marshall; Australian NRL player. 1986 - Birth of Justin Berfield; American actor. 1986 - 28th Grammy Awards: "We Are the World", Sade, Phil Collins win. 1986 - Corazon Aquino becomes President of Philippines; former Philippines President Ferdinand E Marcos flees in defeat. 1986 - Iran conquerors Iraq peninsula Fao. 1986 - Thousands of Egyptian military police riot, protesting against bad salaries, destroying two luxury hotels. 1987 - James Coco, actor (Joe - Dumplings), dies at age 58. 1987 - LaMarr Hoyt is banned from US Major League Baseball for 1987, due to drug abuse. 1987 - US Supreme Court upholds (5-4) affirmative action. 1988 - Amapola Del Vando, actress (Cowboy), dies at age 78. 1988 - Birth of Rúrik Gíslason, Icelandic footballer. 1988 - South Korea adopts constitution. 1988 - Death of Kurt Mahler, German born Australian mathematician (born 1903). 1989 - First independent blue-collar labor union in Communist Hungary forms. 1989 - Dallas Cowboys fire coach Tom Landry after a 29-year career. 1989 - Javed Miandad scores 271 vs New Zealand at Eden Park. 1989 - Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title. 1990 - Australia beats Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup. 1990 - Deborra Hampton, actress (Crossroads, Two of a Kind), dies at age 30. 1991 - Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons vs Sri Lanka (122 and 100). 1991 - Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, and John Candy buy Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. 1991 - Iraqi SCUD missile hits US barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 29, injuring 99. 1992 - 34th Grammy Awards: Unforgettable, Marc Cohn win. 1992 - Digital Equipment unveils the 64-bit Alpha processor architecture, with speed estimates of 150 million instructions per second. 1992 - Birth of Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan Columbia South Carolina, sport pistol (Olympics-1996). 1992 - Guy Deghy, actor (Matter of Who, 1 Eyed Soldiers), dies at age 79. 1992 - John E Allen Jr, actor (1 2 3), dies. 1992 - Ollie O'Toole dies after long illness at age 79. 1992 - (to February 26) Massacre of 613 Azerbaijani civilians in Khojaly. 1993 - "Fool Moon" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 207 performances. 1993 - Eddie Constantine, actor (Alphaville, License to Kill), dies at age 75. 1993 - Florida Marlins introduce their mascot "Billy". 1993 - Jan D Boeke, Dutch organist/conductor, dies. 1993 - Jean G H "Sjeng" Tans, Dutch Prime Minister (Social Democrat, 1965-69), dies. 1993 - John D Boeke, organist/conductor, dies. 1993 - Pakistan all out 43 vs West Indies, world one-day international record low. 1993 - Troy Caldwell, country musician (Marshall Tucker Band), dies at age 45. 1994 - Hugh Tayfield, cricketer (170 wickets for South Africa in 37 Tests), dies. 1994 - Israeli Kahanist Baruch Goldstein opens fire inside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank. He kills 29 Muslims before worshippers beat him to death. 1994 - Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer, dies at age 80 (born 1914). 1994 - Peruvian Yak-40 crashes into mountain near Tingo Maria, kills 31. 1994 - Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame. 1994 - Wladyslaw Sila, Lawyer Adviser to Solidarity-Nowicki dies at age 80. 1994 - Yann Piat, French Member of Parliament (FN/PR), murdered at age 44. 1995 - Bomb attack on train in Assam, India (27 soldiers killed). 1995 - British heavyweight Nigel Benn hits Gerard McClellan in hospital. 1995 - Jack Clayton, British director (Great Gatsby), dies at age 73. 1995 - Muslim fundamentalists shoot 20 Shiite mosque goers dead. 1995 - Oh Jin Woo, Korean minister of defense, dies. 1995 - PBA National Championship Won by Scott Alexander. 1995 - Terence Weil, cellist/teacher, dies at age 73. 1996 - Father closes at Criterion Theater in New York City after 52 performances. 1996 - Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian doctor/actor (Killing Fields), murdered at age 45 (born 1940). 1996 - Marion Farouk, political scientist-Sluglett dies at age 59. 1996 - Rajindra Dhanraj takes 16-167 in match Trinidad vs Leeward Islands. 1996 - Vehbi Koc, industrialist/philanthropist, dies at age 94. 1997 - Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic, dies at age 71. 1997 - Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at age 51. 1998 - Birth of Brendon Baerg, American actor. 1998 - 40th Grammy Awards. 1998 - Luigi Veronesi, Italian abstract artist (Campo Grafico), dies at age 90. 1998 - Pamela Anderson Lee has husband Tommy Lee arrested on battery charges. 1998 - Switzerland's first legal brothel opens in Zurich. 1998 - Umberto Mastroianni Italian sculptor, dies at age 87. 1999 - Death of Glenn Seaborg, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912). 2001 - Death of Sir Donald Bradman, Australian cricketer (born 1908). 2005 - Wichita, Kansas police apprehend the so-called BTK serial killer Dennis Rader, 31 years after his first murder. 2005 - Terrorists kill five and wound 50 in Tel Aviv, Israel; Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for the attack. 2006 - Death of Darren McGavin, American actor (born 1922). 2006 - Death of Florian ZaBach, American musician and TV personality (born 1931). 2006 - Police officers and protesters are injured when a protest prior to the Love Ulster parade turns into a major riot. 2006 - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni wins his second re-election, sparking riots in Kampala by opposition supporters. 2007 - The European Space Agency confirms Rosetta's successful Mars trajectory fly-by. 2007 - The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, takes place at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. The Departed wins Best Picture. 2008 - Lee Myung-bak is sworn in as South Korea's new president. 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