This Day in History
March 6

What happened in history on this day: March 6? On March 6 in ... 766 - Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about age 50. 1079 - Omar ibn Ibrahim al-Chajjam completes Jalali-calendar. 1205 - Aken, [Philips van Zwaben], crowned Roman-Catholic German King. 1323 - Treaty of Paris. 1405 - Birth of Johan II King of Castille. 1447 - Tommaso Parentucelli succeeds Pope Eugene IV as Nicolas V. 1459 - Birth of Jacob Fugger German banker/merchant. 1460 - Treaty of Alcacovas-Portugal gives Castile Canary Islands for West Africa. 1475 - Birth of Michelangelo Buonarroti painter/sculptor/architect (David, Pièta). 1483 - Birth of Francesco Guicciardini Italy, attorney/president of Romagna. 1492 - Birth of Jean Luis Vives Spanish theory/humanist/reformer. 1495 - Birth of Luigi Alamanni Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione). 1521 - Magellan discovers Guam. 1579 - Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht. 1583 - Zacharias Ursinus German theologist (Heidelberger), dies at age 48. 1590 - Earl Mauritius conquerors Breda "turfschip of Breda". 1615 - Birth of Jan Zoet actor/playwright/poet (Parnasssus aan 't Y). 1615 - Pieter Both Dutch Admiral/first Governor-General (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns. 1616 - Birth of Malachias Siebenhaar composer. 1616 - Francis Beaumont Elizabethan dramatist, dies (birth date unknown). 1619 - Birth of Cyrano de Bergerac famous nose, dramatist (A Voyage to the Moon). 1628 - Emperor Ferdinand II delegates Restitutie-edict. 1646 - Joseph Jenkes, Massachusetts, receives first colonial machine patent. 1664 - King Louis XIV and Emperor of Brandenburg signs covenant. 1665 - Philosophical Transactions of Royal Society starts publishing. 1674 - Johann Paul Schor German barok painter, dies at age 58. 1698 - Birth of John Alberti Dutch theologist/philologist. 1710 - Birth of Giuseppi Antonio Paganelli composer. 1714 - Peace of Rastatt: French emperor Charles VI of Habsburg. 1720 - Pieter van Flowers Flemish painter, buried at age 63. 1728 - Spain and England sign (first) Convention of Pardo. 1740 - Birth of Giovanni Meli Siclian poet (Buccolica). 1753 - Gerhardus Havingha composer, dies at age 56. 1754 - Henry Pelham English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about age 57. 1761 - Birth of Earl d'Andréossi French General/member of parliament. 1763 - Birth of Jean Xavier Lefevre composer. 1765 - Birth of Jan Kops Dutch agronomist/vicar. 1775 - First Negro Mason in US initiated, Boston. 1779 - Birth of Philipp Roth composer. 1785 - Birth of Karol Kazimierz Kurpinski composer. 1787 - Birth of Joseph von Fraunhofer Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum). 1791 - Birth of Anna Claypoole Peale painted miniatures. 1793 - Birth of Bernhard Joseph Klein composer. 1799 - Napoleon captures Jaffa Palestine. 1806 - Birth of Elizabeth Barrett Browning poet (Sonnets from the Portuguese). 1808 - First college orchestra in US founded, at Harvard. 1810 - Illinois passes first state vaccination legislation in US. 1812 - Birth of Aaron Lufkin Dennison father of American watchmaking. 1816 - Jews are expelled from Free city of Lubeck Germany. 1820 - Birth of Horatio Gouverneur Wright Major General (Union volunteers). 1831 - Birth of Friedrich C K von Bodelschwingh German theologist (Home Mission). 1831 - Birth of Philip Henry Sheridan Albany New York, Major General (Union Army). 1831 - Edgar Allen Poe removed from West Point military academy. 1831 - Vincenzo Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula" premieres in Milan. 1834 - Toronto incorporated with William Lyon Mackenzie as its first mayor. 1835 - Birth of Charles Ewing Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1883. 1835 - Birth of Ludwik Grossman composer. 1836 - 3,000 Mexicans beat 182 Texans at the Alamo, after 13 day fight. 1836 - Davy Crockett US pioneer (Alamo), killed in battle at age 49. 1836 - HMS Beagle/Darwin reaches King George's Sound, Australia. 1838 - Franz Grillparzer's "Weh dem, der Lügt" premieres in Vienna. 1843 - Birth of Artur Napoleao dos Santos composer. 1846 - Nikoli A Poveloi Russian writer/publisher, dies at age 49. 1851 - Alexander Aliabiev composer, dies at age 63. 1851 - Dion Boucicault's "Love in a Maze" premieres in London. 1852 - Birth of Joseph Bayer composer. 1853 - Giuseppe Verdi's Opera "La Traviata" premieres in Venice. 1854 - Caspar GC Reinwardt German/Dutch biologist, dies at age 80. 1855 - Gustave Flaubert writes goodbye to Louise Colet. 1857 - Dred Scott Decision: Supreme Court rules slaves cannot be citizens. 1861 - Provisionary Confederate Congress establishes Confederate Army. 1862 - Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas (Elkhorn Tavern). 1865 - President Lincoln's second Inaugural Ball. 1865 - Battle of Natural Bridge, Florida. 1867 - Wiktor Kazynski composer, dies at age 54. 1870 - Birth of Oscar Straus Vienna Austria, composer (Ein Walzertraum). 1882 - Birth of Guy Kibbee El Paso Texas; actor (Big Shot). 1882 - Monarch Milan Obrenovic of Serbia crowns himself king. 1885 - Birth of Ring Lardner US, writer (You Know Me Al). 1886 - First US alternating current power plant starts, Great Barrington Massachusetts. 1886 - First US nurses' magazine, The Nightingale, first appears, New York City, New York. 1887 - Birth of Henri Gagnon composer. 1888 - Louisa May Alcott US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at age 55. 1890 - Birth of Fernand Ansseau Belgian operator/theory (Orfeo). 1891 - Birth of Victor Kilian Jersey City New Jersey; actor (Gentleman's Agreement). 1893 - Birth of Kathleen Smoothy housewife (last link to Siege of Sidney Street). 1893 - Birth of [Walter] Furry Lewis father of the blues. 1895 - England beat Australia to win one of the best cricket series ever, 3-2. 1895 - J T Brown hits the fastest 50 in Test Crickets (28 minutes) England vs Australia. 1896 - First auto in Detroit Michigan, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage". 1897 - Birth of Knudåge Riisager Port Kunda Estonia, Danish composer (Quaarrtsiluni). 1898 - Birth of Hal Hooker cricketer (New South Wales pace bowler of 1920s and 1930s). 1898 - Birth of Jay C Flippen Little Rock Arkansas; actor (Ensign O'Toole, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay). 1898 - Birth of Jimmy Conzelman NFL quarterback/coach/team owner (Chicago). 1898 - Birth of Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent Dutch soprano (Matthäus Passion). 1899 - "Aspirin" patented by Felix Hoffmann. 1900 - Birth of John Henry Pyle Pafford librarian (University of London). 1900 - Birth of Ludwig Donath Vienna Austria; actor (Torn Curtain, Sirocco). 1900 - Birth of Robert "Lefty" Grove baseball pitcher (300 game winner). 1900 - Gottlieb Daimler designed first motorcycle, dies at age 65. 1901 - Birth of Mark Donskoy Odessa Russia, director (Heart of a Mother). 1902 - Census Bureau forms. 1903 - Birth of Elizabeth Pinkston Becker US, platform diver (Olympics-gold-1928). 1904 - Birth of Hugh Williams actor/writer (Charley's Aunt, Bank Holiday). 1904 - Birth of Johannes C "Chris" Baay Dutch actor (Klatergoud, Surprise Raid). 1905 - Birth of Bob Wills Kosse Texas; actor (Lone Prairie, Tornado in the Saddle). 1906 - Birth of Lou Costello Paterson New Jersey, comedian/actor (Abbott and Costello). 1906 - Chicago Cubs sign third baseman Harry Steinfeldt to complete Tinker-Evers-Chance. 1906 - Heavy storm bursts dike flooding Vlissingen, Netherlands. 1906 - Nora Blatch becomes first woman elected to American Society of Civil Engineers. 1909 - Birth of Dave Clark music promoter/songwriter. 1909 - Birth of Obafemi Awolowo Nigeria, President of Nigeria (1979-83). 1909 - Gerhart Hauptmann's "Griselda" premieres in Vienna. 1911 - Birth of Charles Frank physicist. 1911 - Birth of Roland Jacobi Leich composer. 1912 - Birth of Madge Adam astronomer. 1913 - Birth of David Bowman trade unionist. 1913 - Birth of Ella Logan Glasgow Scotland, actress (52nd Street, Goldwyn Follies). 1913 - Birth of Stewart Granger actor (Saraband for Dead Lovers). 1914 - Birth of Kirill P Kondrashin Moscow Russia, conductor (Hollywood Bowl 1981). 1915 - Greek King Constantine I fires premier Venizelos. 1916 - Birth of Rochelle Hudson Oklahoma City Oklahoma, actress (That's My Boy). 1917 - Birth of J A Mommersteeg Dutch Assistant Secretary of Defense (KVP). 1917 - Birth of Roy Scott cricketer (one Test New Zealand vs England 1947, 18, 1-74). 1917 - Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom premier of Belgium (1899), dies at age 73. 1918 - US naval collier "Cyclops" disappears in Bermuda Triangle. 1919 - NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, three games to one with one tie. 1920 - Birth of Lewis Gilbert London England, director/actor (You Only Live Twice). 1920 - Birth of Roger Price Charleston West Virginia; actor/writer (Who's There, Droodles). 1921 - Birth of Julius Rudel Vienna Austria, conductor (New York City Opera 1957). 1921 - Birth of Oliver Wright British Ambassador (To US). 1921 - Birth of Ross Hunter Cleveland Ohio, producer (Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk). 1921 - Police in Sunbury Pennsylvania issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least four inches below the knee. 1922 - Babe Ruth signs three years at $52,000 a year New York Yankees contract. 1922 - Birth of Frankie Howerd York England; actor/comedian (Mr Mustard-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, That Was The Week That Was, Runaway Bus). 1922 - George Bernard Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh III/IV" premieres in New York City, New York. 1923 - Birth of Ed McMahon Detroit Michigan, TV host (Johnny Carson Show, Star Search). 1923 - Birth of Erhard Karkoschka composer. 1923 - Birth of Raymond "Bill" Hoffenberg college president (Wolfson at Oxford). 1923 - Saint Louis Cardinals announce their players will wear numbers on their uniforms. 1924 - Birth of Sarah Caldwell Maryville Missouri, conductor/opera director (Flagstaff). 1924 - Birth of William H Webster US, judge/head FBI/US Central Intelligence Agency. 1924 - British Labour government cuts military budget. 1924 - Meyer E van Beem actor (Moittige Janus), dies at age 85. 1925 - Belgium annexes Eupen, Malmédy and Sankt Vith. 1926 - Birth of Alan Greenspan economist/Presidential advisor (Federal Reserve Board). 1926 - Birth of Andrzej Wajda Suwalki Poland, director (Ashes and Diamonds, Lotna). 1926 - Birth of Ann Curtis 400 metre/800 metre US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1948). 1926 - Birth of Elwood H [Bud] Hillis (Representative-Republican-Indiana, 1971-). 1926 - Birth of Jon Nordal composer. 1926 - Birth of Miroslav Klega composer. 1926 - China asks for a seat in the Security council. 1927 - Birth of John Fairchild Newark New Jersey, CEO (Fairchild publishing). 1927 - Birth of Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr Shawnee Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut (Mercury 9, Gemini 5). 1927 - Birth of Norman Treigle New Orleans Louisiana, bass-baritone. 1927 - Birth of William J Bell Chicago Illinois, soap opera creator (The Young and the Restless). 1928 - Birth of Gabriel García Márquez Colombia, novelist (Europa Y America, Nobel Prize 1982). 1928 - Birth of Ronald Stevenson composer. 1929 - Birth of David Sheppard bishop (Liverpool)/cricketer (England batsman). 1929 - Birth of Günter Kunert German poet/writer (Kaiser von Hondu). 1929 - Birth of Hal Miller British Member of Parliament. 1929 - Birth of Ho Dam North Korean Secretary of State (1970-83). 1929 - Birth of Thomas S Foley (Representative-Democrat-Washington, 1965-94)/majority whip/Speaker of House. 1929 - Turkey and Bulgaria sign friendship treaty. 1930 - Brooklyn's Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food. 1930 - William Milton cricketer (South African Test captain in three Tests 1889-92), dies. 1931 - Birth of Carmen Delavallade US dancer/singer/actress (Aida). 1931 - Birth of David Haddon Whitaker British publisher (Whitaker's Almanack). 1931 - Birth of John Smith Los Angeles California; actor (Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men). 1932 - John Philip Sousa US composer (Stars and Stripes Forever), dies at age 77. 1933 - Anton J Cermak US mayor of Chicago, dies. 1933 - Birth of Dorothy "Dolly" Ann Collins folk musician/composer. 1933 - Birth of Heiko Wierenga Dutch social-democrat mayor of Enschede (1977-94). 1933 - Birth of Kim Elgie cricketer (South African bat vs New Zealand 1961-62, Scotland RU international). 1933 - Birth of William Davis author/broadcaster (Battle at Bull Run). 1933 - Franklin Roosevelt declares a nationwide bank holiday. 1933 - Maxwell Anderson's "Both your Houses" premieres in New York City, New York. 1933 - Poland occupies free city Danzig (Gdansk). 1934 - Birth of John Noakes British TV presenter. 1934 - Sidney Howard and Paul de Kruif's "Yellowjacket" premieres in New York City, New York. 1935 - Birth of Ronnie Delaney Ireland, 1500 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1956). 1935 - Frank Bartell (Czechoslovakia), cycles record 80.584 mph in Los Angeles. 1936 - Belgium ends Locarno-pact. 1936 - Birth of A "Bram" Stemerdink Dutch minister of Defense (PvdA). 1936 - Birth of Jean Boht actress (Arthur's Hallowed Ground). 1936 - Birth of Marion S Barry (Mayor-Democrat-DC, 1979-90, 95-), drug indictment. 1936 - Josef Stransky composer, dies at age 63. 1936 - Rubin Goldmark composer, dies at age 63. 1937 - Birth of Doug Dillard actor (Clem-Popeye). 1937 - Birth of Ivan Boesky Detroit Michigan, stockbroker inside trading. 1937 - Birth of Merle Haggard country singer. 1937 - Birth of Paul Mefano composer. 1937 - Birth of Valentina V Tereshkova-Nikolayev first woman in space (Vostok 6). 1937 - Frank Vosper actor/writer (Jew Suss), dies at age 37. 1938 - Birth of Lovelace Watkins singer. 1939 - Birth of Christopher Bond (Senator-Republican-Missouri). 1939 - Birth of David Spielberg Weslaco Texas; actor (Jessica Novak, The Practice). 1939 - Birth of Jerry Naylor Stephenville Texas, rock vocalist (Crickets). 1939 - [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann German mathematician, dies at age 86. 1940 - First US telecast from an airplane, New York City, New York. 1940 - Birth of Joanna Miles Nice France, actress (Cross Creek, Delta County USA). 1940 - Birth of Willie Stargell outfielder/first baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1971 National League homerun leader). 1941 - Birth of Ann Winterton British Member of Parliament. 1941 - Birth of Ben Murphy Jonesboro Arkansas; actor (Name of the Game, Winds of War). 1941 - Birth of Karyn Kupcinet actress (Carol-Gertrude Berg Show). 1941 - John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum sculptor (Mount Rushmore), dies at age 73. 1941 - 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 of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Gisborne New Zealand, operatic soprano (Don Giovanni). 1944 - Birth of Mary Wilson Detroit Michigan, vocalist (Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go). 1944 - (evening) 267 British bombers attack the railway centre at Trappes, south-west of Paris. Enormous damage is inflicted, with no loss of planes. This is the first attack of the Allied Transportation Plan, to disrupt German reinforcement routes prior to an amphibious landing. 1944 - USAF begins daylight bombing of Berlin. 1945 - 117 SD-prisoners executed at Savage Farm. 1945 - Assassination attempt on Höhere, SS Police führer Rauter. 1945 - Birth of Anna Maria Horsford New York City, New York, actress (Thelma Frye-Amen). 1945 - Birth of Hugh Grundy Winchester England, drummer (Zombies-She's Not There). 1945 - Birth of Rob Reiner Bronx New York; actor/director (All in the Family, Stand By Me). 1945 - Chinese 38th division occupies Lashio. 1945 - Erich Honnecker and Erich Hanke flee Nazis. 1945 - Federico García Lorca's "La Casa" premieres in Buenos Aires. 1945 - Jan Thijssen Dutch resistance fighter, executed at Savage Farm. 1945 - Rudolph Karel composer, dies at age 64. 1946 - Birth of David Jon Gilmour Cambridgeshire England, rock guitarist (Pink Floyd-The Wall). 1946 - Birth of Martin Kove Brooklyn New York; actor (Victor-Cagney and Lacey). 1946 - Birth of Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry Cameroon, astronaut (STS 18). 1946 - Birth of Tony Klatka rocker (Blood, Sweat and Tears). 1946 - France recognizes Vietnam statehood within Indo-Chinese federation. 1947 - Birth of Dick Fosbury Portland Oregon, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1968). 1947 - Birth of Judy Loe Urmston Manchester United Kingdom, actress (Singles, Meaning of Life). 1947 - Birth of Kiki Dee Yorkshire England, singer (Don't Go Breaking My Heart). 1947 - Ludwig Weber composer, dies at age 55. 1947 - XB-45, first US 4-engine jet bomber, makes first test flight, Muroc California. 1948 - Birth of James FCS "Jim" Woude cartoonist. 1949 - Birth of Donald York rocker (Sha Na Na). 1950 - Lew Lehr comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at age 54. 1951 - Belgium extends conscription to 24 months. 1951 - Beginning of high-profile trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, on charges of spying for the Soviet Union. 1951 - Birth of Stedman Graham Oprah Winfrey's fianceè. 1951 - Ivor Novello actor/writer (Lodger, Phantom Fiend), dies at age 58. 1952 - Birth of Lyn Perrin executive administrator (WIC). 1953 - Birth of Jackie Zeman Englewood New Jersey, actress (Bobbie-General Hospital). 1953 - Malenkov becomes chairman of the USSR. 1954 - Jan Kalf Dutch literature/art historian, dies at age 80. 1954 - Louis Zimmermann violinist, dies at age 80. 1955 - ABC airs the last (until 1958) Pantomime Quiz TV show. 1955 - Dutch premiere of Samuel Becketts' "Waiting for Godot". 1955 - Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. 1956 - Birth of Peter Roebuck cricketer (Somerset opening batsman and SMH writer). 1957 - Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) declares independence from United Kingdom. 1958 - Birth of Mike Gatting in England; cricketer. 1959 - Birth of Tom Arnold in Ottuwa, Iowa, USA; actor/comedian (Roseanne, True Lies). 1959 - Farthest radio signal heard (Pioneer IV, 400,000 miles). 1959 - Fred Stone, actor (Hideaway, Westerner), dies at age 85. 1960 - Birth of [Eris] Sleepy Floyd; NBA guard. 1960 - President Sukarno disbands Indonesia's parliament. 1961 - First London minicabs introduced in England. 1961 - Dutch Queen Juliana celebrates 12.5 year government jubilee. 1961 - George Formby, British singer/comedian, dies at age 56. 1961 - Kjeld Abell, Danish playwright/director of Tivoli, dies at age 59. 1962 - Birth of Alison Nicholas in Gibraltar; LPGA golfer (1995 LPGA Corning Classic). 1962 - Rezso Kokai, composer, dies at age 56. 1962 - Saint Louis, Missouri, votes to build a new downtown stadium for the Saint Louis Cardinals. 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1962 - US promise Thailand assistance against communist aggression. 1963 - Birth of Suzanne Crough; rocker (The Partridge Family). 1963 - Kornelis ter Laan, first Dutch socialist mayor (Zaandam), dies at age 91. 1964 - Birth of Reniet Vrieze; rock singer/guitarist (Pilgrims-White Men). 1964 - Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali. 1964 - King Paul I of Greece (1947-64) dies at age 62. 1964 - Constantine succeeds Paul I as king of Greece. 1964 - Elizabeth Taylor's third divorce (Eddie Fisher). 1964 - Tom O'Hara runs world record mile (3:06.4). 1965 - How to Succeed in Business closes at 46th Steet theater in New York City after 1415 performances. 1965 - First nonstop helicopter crossing of North America, JR Willford. 1965 - Birth of Tammy Liley in Long Beach, California, USA; volleyball mid blocker/captain (Olympics-bronze-1992, 1996). 1965 - Bruce Taylor hits 105 for New Zealand vs India in first Test Cricket innings. 1965 - Margaret Dumont [Daisy Baker], actress (Animal Crackers), dies at age 75. 1965 - Ruvim Pergament, composer, dies at age 58. 1966 - Barry Sadlers' "Ballad of the Green Berets" song becomes number 1 (for 13 weeks). 1966 - Birth of Cliff Meidl in Redondo Beach, California, USA; sprint kayak (alternate-Olympics-1996). 1966 - Birth of Michelle Edwards; WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers). 1966 - Richard Hageman, composer, dies at age 83. 1967 - Muhammad Ali is ordered by selective service to be inducted. 1967 - Nelson Eddy, US baritone/actor (Phantom of the Opera), dies at age 65. 1967 - Oscar Shaw, actor (Rhythm on the River, Marianne), dies at age 76. 1967 - Josef Stalin's daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in US. 1967 - Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer (Háry Janos), dies at age 84. 1968 - Birth of Carla McGhee in Peoria, Illinois, USA; American basketball forward (Olympics-gold-1996). 1968 - Birth of Connie Britton in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Nikki-Spin City). 1968 - Birth of Jon Baker; WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy). 1968 - Birth of Marty Morgan in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; 180.5 pounds greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-1996). 1968 - Birth of Moira Kelly; actress (Cutting Edge). 1968 - Birth of Russell Butler Dandenong in Victoria, Australia; diver (Olympics-28th-1988, 1996). 1968 - Isa Krejci, composer, dies at age 63. 1968 - Joseph Martin Jr, Speaker of the House, dies at age 83. 1969 - Birth of Andrea Elson in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Lynn - Alf, Alice - Whiz Kids). 1969 - Birth of Deems May; NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers). 1970 - Birth of Amy Pietz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; actress (Annie - Caroline In the City). 1970 - Birth of Robbie Tobeck; NFL guard/center (Atlanta Falcons). 1970 - Birth of Scott Stahoviak in Waukegan, Illinois, USA; infielder (Minnesota Twins). 1970 - William Hopper, actor (Paul Drake - Perry Mason), dies at age 55. 1971 - Birth of Darrick Martin; NBA guard (Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves). 1971 - Birth of Roger Salkeld in Burbank, California, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds). 1971 - Raymond Herreman, Flemish writer (Don't Forget to Live), dies at age 74. 1971 - Test Cricket debut of Sunil Gavaskar, vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain. 1972 - Birth of Jamal Anderson; fullback (Atlanta Falcons). 1972 - Birth of Paul Frlan; Canadian Football League linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders). 1972 - Birth of Shaquille O'Neal in Newark, New Jersey, USA; NBA center (Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Olympics-gold-1996). 1972 - Birth of Susan Alexander in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA; 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 of Brian Olson in Tallahassee, Florida, USA; middleweight (189 pounds) judoka (Olympics-1996). 1973 - Birth of Greg Ostertag; NBA center (Utah Jazz). 1973 - Birth of Michael Finley; NBA guard/forward (Phoenix Suns/Dallas Mavericks). 1973 - Birth of Terry Adams in Mobile, Alabama, USA; pitcher (Chicago Cubs). 1973 - In an exhibition game with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins' Larry Hisle becomes the first designated hitter (he hits two homeruns and knocks in 7 RBIs). 1973 - Paul Klecki/Kletzki, Polish violinist/composer/conductor, dies at age 72. 1973 - Pearl S[ydenstricker] Buck, author (The Good Earth - Nobel Prize 1938), dies at age 80. 1973 - Vera Fjodorova Panova, Russian author (Sputniki), dies at age 67. 1974 - An Italian loses a record US$1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo. 1974 - Brothers Ian and Greg Chappell score cricket century in each inning ot a Test match, at Wellington. 1976 - "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, light-heavyweight boxing champion (1932-34), dies at age 71. 1976 - World Ice Dance Championship in Gothenburg won by Liudmila Pakhomova and Alexandr Gorshkov (USSR). 1976 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Irina Rodnina and Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR). 1976 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill (USA). 1976 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (Great Britain). 1978 - Hustler publisher Larry Flynt shot and crippled by a sniper in Georgia, USA. 1979 - Charles Wagenheim, actor (Halligan - Gunsmoke), dies at age 83. 1980 - French Academy, founded in 1635, elects its first woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar). 1981 - France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island. 1981 - George Geary, English cricketer (14 Tests for England, 46 wickets), dies (born 1893). 1981 - Klaus Grabowski, child molester, shot by parent. 1981 - Soyuz 39 returns to Earth. 1981 - Birth of Ellen Muth; American actress. 1981 - After 19 years hosting the CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite signs off for the last time. 1982 - Ayn Rand, Russian-born author-philosopher (The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged), dies in New York at age 77 (born 1905). 1982 - Jan Lemaire, Dutch actor/writer (Beautiful Juultje), dies at age 97. 1982 - NBA highest scoring game: San Antonio beat Milwaukee Bucks 171-166 (three overtime periods). 1982 - Susan Birmingham makes loudest recorded human shout (120 dB). 1982 - Birth of Stephen Jordan; English footballer Manchester City. 1983 - Thelma Pelish, actress (Pajama Game), dies at age 55. 1983 - US Football League begins its first season. 1983 - The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) holds parliamentary elections. The CDU/CSU win 48.8 percent of the vote, the SPD 38.2 percent, the FDP 7 percent and the Green Party 5.6 percent. This is the first time the Greens have had seats in parliament. Helmut Kohl (CDU) continues as chancellor. 1983 - Anne-Marie Palli wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic. 1984 - Pierre Cochereau, composer, dies at age 59. 1984 - National Union of Mine Workers in England begin strike action (lasts 51 weeks). 1984 - Death of Martin Niemöller in Wiesbaden, Germany; commander of a submarine in World War I, pastor in Berlin, a leader in the resistance against Hitler, recipient of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1967 and the German "Grand Cross of Merit" in 1971. 1984 - Henry Wilcoxon, actor (Cleopatra, Dragnet, Jericho), dies of congessive heart failure at age 78. 1984 - Ian Cromb, cricketer (5 Tests for New Zealand, 123 runs, 8 wickets), dies. 1985 - Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to baseball Hall of Fame. 1985 - Eric Sloane, US artist, dies at age 80. 1985 - Mexican authorities find body of US drug agent Enrique C Salaazar. 1985 - Mike Tyson makes his professional debut in Albany, New York, a match he wins by a first round knockout of Hector Mercedes. 1985 - Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of King and I. 1986 - Birth of Eli Marienthal; American actor. 1986 - Adolph Caesar, actor (Club Paradise, Soldier's Story), dies. 1986 - Georgia O'Keeffe, American painter (Flowers), dies at age 98 (born 1887). 1986 - Ken Ludwig's Lend me a Tenor premieres in London, England. 1986 - USSR's Vega 1 flies by Halley's Comet at 8,889 km. 1987 - Birth of Hannah Taylor-Gordon; British actress. 1987 - In the Colombia - Ecuador border region, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurs. Approximately 1,000 people killed, 4,000 missing, 20,000 homeless, extensive damage in Ecuador. About 27 km of the oil pipeline in Ecuador destroyed or badly damaged. 1987 - Belgium ferry boat Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes outside the harbor off Zeebrugge, Belgium; 192 die. 1988 - 18th Easter Seal Telethon raises US$35,200,000. 1988 - Three Irish Republican Army suspects shot dead in Gibraltar by SAS officers. 1988 - Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open/Helene Curtis Pro-Am. 1988 - Julie Krone becomes winningest female jockey (1205 victories). 1988 - Konstantin Iliev, composer, dies at age 63. 1988 - Orville Moodey shoots 63 at Seniors golf tournament. 1988 - In the Gulf of Alaska, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurs. 1988 - Birth of Elaine and Melanie Silver, American actresses. 1989 - Harry Andrews, actor (Equus, Helen of Troy, Hill), dies at age 77 (born 1911). 1989 - New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 in exhibition game (first meeting since 1985). 1990 - American SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17. 1991 - Following Iraq's capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush tells US Congress that "aggression is defeated; The war is over". 1992 - Elvia Allman, actress (Night at Earl Carroll's), dies of pneumonia. 1992 - Emmy Huf, Dutch cabaret performer/writer (I Want Warm Meat), dies. 1992 - Birth of Momoko Tsugunaga, Japanese singer. 1992 - Maria Vieira da Silva, Portuguese painter (Mirror Palace), dies at age 83. 1992 - New York Yankees' pitcher Pascual Perez suspended for one year due to cocaine use. 1992 - Disney generally releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Blame it on the Bellboy to theatres in the US. 1992 - The computer virus Michelangelo is activated on personal computers. 1993 - Cyril Collard, French director (Lesson nuits fauves), dies at age 35. 1993 - Douglas Marland, soap writer (As the World Turns), dies at age 58. 1993 - Nicholas Ridley, English Minister of Finance, dies at age 64. 1994 - Colin Jackson runs world record 60 metre hurdles indoor (7.30 seconds). 1994 - Leighton Noble, singer/Bandleader, dies at age 81. 1994 - Max Schubert, winemaker, dies at age 89. 1994 - Melina Mercouri, Greek actress (Never on a Sunday), dies at about age 68. 1994 - Moses Rascoe, blues singer, dies at age 77. 1994 - Tengis Abuladze, Georgia SSR Member of Parliament (Penalty), dies at age 71. 1994 - United Arab Emirates beat Kenya by two wickets to win ICC Trophy. 1994 - A referendum in Moldova results in the electorate voting against possible reunification with Romania. 1994 - Death of Ray Arcel, American boxing trainer; was active from the 1920s through the 1980s (born 1899). 1995 - 9th American Comedy Awards: Rodney Dangerfield. 1995 - David Beinhoff, mayor, dies at age 24. 1995 - Delroy George Wilson, singer, dies at age 46. 1995 - Emile van Moerkerken, photographer (Ice Princess), dies at age 78. 1995 - Helene Weijel, author (In Two Worlds), dies at age 44. 1995 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Phoenix Arizona on KEDJ 106.3/100.3 FM. 1995 - Adrianus Jacobs, chairman of Internationale Nederlanden Groep Nevada, announces that his company will buy bankrupt Barings PLC Bank for a nominal price. 1995 - US 4.5 cents equals 156.30 Dutch guilder (record). 1996 - Birth of Savanah Stehlin, American actress. 1996 - 10th American Comedy Awards. 1996 - Second Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. 1996 - Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 vs Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lanka score 5-398 in 50 overs in World Cup vs Kenya. 1996 - Douglas Patrick Thomas Jay, politician, dies at age 88. 1996 - Herbert "Herb" Hall, clarinetist/saxophonist, dies at age 88. 1996 - Simon Cadell, actor (Enemy at the Door), dies at age 45. 1997 - Anthony Hopkins, clinical neurologist, dies at age 59. 1997 - Death of Cheddi Jagan, President of Guyana (1953, 1957-64) (born 1918). 1997 - Michael Manley, Jamaican Prime Minister (PNP, 1972-80, 1989-92), dies. 1997 - Picasso's Tête de Femme painting is stolen from a London gallery (recovered a week later). 1997 - In Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers overrun a military base and kill more than 200. 1998 - First time the British flag is flown over Buckingham Palace. 1998 - Adem Jasari, Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leader, is killed. 1998 - Matt Beck, an angry lottery accountant kills four at Connecticut state lottery. 1998 - Gramercy Pictures releases the film The Big Lebowski to theaters in Canada and the USA. 2000 - Advanced Micro Devices ships the first commercially-available 1 GHz processor. Intel follows two days later with its own 1 GHz Pentium III processor. 2002 - France agrees to return the remains of Saartjie Baartman to South Africa. 2003 - SCO Group files a lawsuit against IBM, claiming IBM illegally used licensed Unix technology in its Linux software. SCO seeks US$1 billion in damages. 2005 - Death of Teresa Wright, American actress (born 1918). 2005 - Death of Tommy Vance, British radio disc jockey (born 1941). 2006 - Death of Dana Reeve, American actress, wife of Christopher Reeve (born 1961). 2006 - Death of Kirby Puckett, U.S. baseball player (born 1960). 2006 - Death of King Floyd, American singer (born 1945). 2007 - In the USA, Mega Millions sets a new world record for the highest lottery jackpot of US$370 million. 2007 - Death of Jean Baudrillard, French philosopher and sociologist (born 1929). 2007 - Death of Allen Coage, American professional wrestler (born 1943). 2007 - Death of Ernest Gallo, American winemaker (born 1909). 2008 - In Baghdad, Iraq, two bomb attacks in a shopping area leave over 50 dead and 130 injured. 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