Historical Events 1963 - Double Dublin opens at Little Theater NYC for 4 performances 1963 - Beatles release I Want To Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There 1963 - US furnishes cereal to USSR 1964 - Beatles I Feel Fine, single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks 1964 - Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7 in AFL championship game 1964 - Moors Murderers claim last victim 1965 - Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand closes on Broadway 1965 - Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0 in AFL championship game 1965 - Paul McCartney is interviewed on pirate radio station Radio Caroline 1966 - Maulana Karenga establishes Kwanzaa (1st fruits of harvest) holiday 1966 - Jimi Hendrix writes Purple Haze backstage at the Upper Cut Club 1967 - BBC broadcasts Magical Mystery Tour 1967 - Dave Brubeck Quartet formally disbands 1968 - Arab terrorists in Athens fire on El Al plane, kills 1 1968 - Jay Allens Forty Carats, premieres in NYC 1968 - Led Zeppelins concert debut in Denver as opener for Vanilla Fudge 1968 - Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors & 2 game misconducts in a game against NY Rangers in NYs Madison Square Garden 1973 - Exorcist, starring Linda Blair & rated X, premieres 1973 - 2 Skylab 3 astronauts walk in space for a record 7 hours Rock Guitarist Jimi HendrixRock Guitarist Jimi Hendrix 1973 - Soyuz 13 returns to Earth 1974 - Washington Capitals 1st NHL sellout 1975 - 1st supersonic transport service (USSR-Tupolev-144) 1975 - A crowd of 85661 attends the 1st day of the Aust-WI MCG Test Cricket 1976 - Music Is closes at St James Theater NYC after 8 performances 1976 - The Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist) is founded. 1977 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1978 - Indias former PM, Indira Gandhi, released from jail 1979 - Soviet Special forces take over presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. 1980 - Aeroflot puts the Ilyushin Il-86 into service. 1981 - One of the great days Test Cricket at the MCG Aust v WI 1982 - TIMEs Man of the Year is a computer 1982 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1983 - Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, v Pakistan MCG 1983 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR 1985 - Test Cricket debut of Steve Waugh, v India at the MCG 1986 - Captured Iraqi Airways Boeing-737 in Saudi Arabia, about 60 killed 1986 - Doug Jarvis, 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games 1986 - TV soap Search for Tomorrow ends 35 year run 1987 - Les Miserables opens at National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavik 1988 - Legs Diamond opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 64 performances 1988 - Anti African student rebellion in China PR 1989 - ODI debut for Mark Taylor & Sanath Jayasuriya at cricket MCG 1990 - Garry Kasparov beats Antatoly Karpov to retain chess championship 1990 - Reggie Williams becomes 1st GM of WLAFs NY-NJ Knights 1990 - Senior Professional Baseball Association folds 1991 - Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years Night club operator Jack RubyNight club operator Jack Ruby 1991 - Jack Rubys gun sells for $220,000 in auction 1991 - Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India 1991 - NY Islander Derek King ties NJ Devils 5-5 with ½ second left 1992 - NY Jet announcer Marty Glickman retires at 75 1993 - Antonov-26 crashes at Gyumri, Armenia, 36 killed 1993 - Floyd, Nicklaus & Rodriguez wins Wendys 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tourn 1994 - French commandos terminate Air France hijacking in Marseille 1995 - Muttiah Muralitharan no-balled for throwing (SL v Aust, MCG) 1995 - Paul Adams becomes S Afrs youngest Test Cricket player, 18 yrs 340 ds 1996 - Start of the largest strike in South Korean history. 1996 - The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification goes into force. 1996 - Six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey is found beaten and strangled in the basement of her familys home in Boulder, Colorado. 1997 - The Soufriere Hills volcano on the island of Montserrat explodes, creating a small tsunami offshore. 1998 - Iraq announces its intention to fire upon U.S. and British warplanes that patrol the northern and southern no-fly zones. 1998 - Severe gales over Ireland, northern England, and southern Scotland cause widespread disruption and widespread power outages in Northern Ireland and southern Scotland. 1999 - Severe weather in France kills over 100 people and causes extensive damage to property, trees and the French national power grid (see Lothar). 2003 - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake devastates southeast Iranian city of Bam, killing tens of thousands and destroying the citadel of Arg-é Bam. 2004 - A 9.3 magnitude earthquake creates a tsunami causing devastation in Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Maldives and many other areas around the rim of the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people. 2005 - Boxing Day shooting on a busy shopping street in Toronto. 2006 - The 2006 Hengchun earthquake with 7.1 magnitude hit Taiwan. 2012 - China opens the world’s longest high speed rail route from Beijing to Guangzhou Famous Birthdays 1931 - Thomas Eden Binkley, musician 1931 - Thomas K Tom van Brook, actor/interpreter (Soldier of Orange) 1932 - Walter Leblanc, Belgian painter 1933 - Ugly Dave Gray, Australian television personality 1933 - Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer 1935 - Abdul Duke Fakir, Detroit MI, rock vocalist (Four Tops) 1935 - Barbara J Jacket, US athletic coach (Olympics 1972) 1935 - Rohan Kanhai, cricketer (one of West Indies finest batsmen) 1935 - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Pya Togo, General and President of Togo (1967 - 2005) 1936 - Kitty Dukakis, substance abuser/wife of Michael (Gov-Mass) 1937 - John Horton Conway, British mathematician 1937 - Jay Heimowitz, American poker player 1938 - Bahram Beizai, Iranian playwright and film director 1938 - Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi film director (d. 1989) 1939 - Lynn Martin, US secretary of Labor (1991-93) 1939 - [Harvey] Phil Spector, record producer (Wall of Sound) 1940 - Harmen Siezen, Dutch TV-journal host 1940 - Edward C. Prescott, American economist, Nobel laureate 1941 - Daniel Schmid, actor/director (Paloma, Violanta, Hecate, Amateurs) General and President of Togo Gnassingbé EyadémaGeneral and President of Togo Gnassingbé Eyadéma (1935) 1942 - Barry Wood, cricketer (England opener in early 70s) 1942 - Earl Cate, Ark, country singers (Cate Bros-Fire on the Tracks) 1942 - Ernie Cate, Ark, country singers (Cate Bros-Fire on the Tracks) 1942 - Rob de Nijs, Dutch singer (Put a candle in your window) 1942 - Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo, Guatemalan president 1942 - Gray Davis, former Governor of California 1944 - Jane Lapotaire, actress (Spirit of the Dead) 1945 - John Walsh, activist/TV host (Americas Most Wanted) 1946 - Gordon Edwards, rocker 1946 - Lisette Hordijk, Dutch TV broadcaster 1947 - Carlton Fisk, Vermont, all star catcher (Red Sox, White Sox) 1947 - Joyce Jillson, Cranston RI, psychic/actress (Superchick) 1947 - James T. Conway, 34th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps 1948 - Chris Chambliss, 1st baseman (NY Yankee) 1949 - Ira Newborn, NYC, orchestra leader (Manhattan Transfer) 1949 - José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor, Nobel laureate 1950 - Michael Jones, rocker (BT Express-Here Comes the Express) 1950 - Victoria Racimo, NYC, actress (Corene-Falcon Crest) 1951 - Richard Skinner, British DJ 1952 - Andre-Michel Schub, Paris France, pianist (Van Cliburn-1981) 1953 - Matthew Harding, businessman/soccer supporter 1953 - Valeri Yuriyevich Sharov, Russian cosmonaut 1953 - Leonel Fernández, Dominican politician and current President of the Dominican Republic 1953 - Henning Schmitz, German musician (Kraftwerk) 1954 - Ozzie Smith, Mobile AL, infielder (St Louis Cardinals) 1954 - Peter Woods, rocker (Romeo Void-Girl in Trouble) 1954 - Susan H Butcher, dog sled driver (Idatarod) 1954 - Ullrich Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox (Olympic-gold-1976) 1954 - Walter Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox (Olympic-gold-1976) 1955 - Evan Bayh, American politician 1956 - Gail Tatterson, WBL center (NY Stars) 1956 - Karen Smith, WBL forward (NY Stars) 1956 - David Sedaris, American essayist 1957 - Dermot Murnaghan, British broadcaster 1958 - Adrian Newey, British engineer 1959 - Lesley Tomlinson, Derbyshire England, cyclist (Olympics-96) 1959 - Koji Morimoto, Japanese animated film director 1960 - Temuera Morrison, New Zealand actor 1960 - Jim Toomey, American syndicated cartoonist 1961 - Storm Davis, Dallas Texas, pitcher (KC Royals) 1961 - Tahnee Welch, [La Tahn Renee Welch], San Diego CA, actress (Cocoon) 1961 - John Lynch, Irish actor 1963 - Lars Ulrich, Danish/US heavy metal drummer (Metallica-Kill em All) 1964 - Colleen Dion, Newburgh NY, actress (Search for Tomorrow) 1964 - Jeff King, Marion IN, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates) 1964 - Elizabeth Kostova, American author 1965 - Ben Husaby, Eden Prairie Minn, cross country skier (Olympics-1994) 1966 - Tim Legler, NBA guard (Washington Wizards/Bullets) 1967 - Tony Covington, NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks) 1968 - Darren Barber, Victoria BC, rower (Olympics-96) 1968 - Dennis Knight, American professional wrestler 1970 - Lisa Gathright, Moline Ill, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-17th-1993) 1970 - Radka Zrubakova, Bratislava Slovakia, tennis star (1994 Futures-GER) 1970 - Willie Williams, NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers, Seahawks) 1970 - James Mercer, American musician (The Shins) 1970 - Krissada Terrence, Thai singer and actor 1971 - Mark Lathwell, cricketer (England opening batsman v Australia 1993) 1971 - Jared Leto, Bossier City, Louisiana, American actor (My So Called Life, Requiem for a Dream) 1971 - Jonathan M. Parisen, American film director 1972 - Burnell Roques, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons) 1972 - Derrick Cullors, running back (New England Patriots) 1972 - Esteban Fuertes, Argentine footballer 1972 - Robert Muchamore, English childrens author 1973 - Ryan Berube, US, 800m freestyle relay (Olympics-gold-96) 1973 - Reichen Lehmkuhl, American television personality 1974 - Tiffany Brissette, actress (Vicki-Small Wonder) 1974 - Tony Brackens, defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars) 1975 - Marcelo Rios, Santiago Chile, tennis star (1995 Amsterdam) 1976 - Lea De Mae, Czech actress (d. 2004) 1977 - Brandee Layne Loving, Miss Mississippi Teen USA (1996) 1978 - Kaoru Sugayama, Japanese volleyball player 1979 - Fabián Carini, Uruguayan footballer 1979 - Dimitry Vassiliev, Russian ski jumper 1979 - Chris Daughtry, American singer 1979 - Mzbel, Ghanaian singer 1980 - Serena Phillips, Corvallis Ore, figure skater (1997 Pruetten champ) 1980 - Todd Dunivant, American soccer player 1982 - Kenneth Darby, American National Football League player 1982 - Oguri Shun, Japanese Actor/Model 1984 - Alex Schwazer, Italian race walker 1985 - Steven Hartman, Westlake CA, actor (Rick Forrester-Bold & Beautiful) Famous Five Finger Death Punch2002 - Herb Ritts, American photographer (b. 1952 2002 - Herb Ritts, American photographer (b. 1952) 2002 - Armand Zildjian, American cymbal manufacturer (b. 1921) 2004 - Sir Angus Ogilvy, British businessman, husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent (b. 1928) 2004 - Marianne Heiberg, Norwegian mediator (b. 1945) 2004 - Jonathan Drummond-Webb, South African pediatric heart surgeon (b. 1959) 2004 - Sigurd Køhn, Norwegian jazz musician, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. 1959) 2004 - Reggie White, American football player (b. 1961) 2004 - Aki Sirkesalo, Finnish musician, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. 1962) 2004 - Mieszko Talarczyk, Lead singer/Guitarist of grindcore band, Nasum, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. 1974) 2004 - Troy Broadbridge, Australian rules footballer, in 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (b. 1980) 2005 - Erich Topp, German submarine commander (b. 1914) 2005 - Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American mezzo-soprano (b. 1937) 2005 - Kerry Packer, Australian businessman (b. 1937) 2005 - Vincent Schiavelli, American actor (b. 1948) 2006 - Ivar Formo, Norwegian skier (b. 1951) 2006 - Gerald R Ford, 38th President of the United States, dies at 93 2007 - John A. Garraty, American biographer (b. 1920) 2007 - Stu Nahan, American Sportscaster (b. 1926) 2007 - Joe Dolan, Irish singer and entertainer (b. 1943) 38th US President Gerald Ford38th US President Gerald Ford (2006) 2008 - Gösta Krantz, Swedish actor (b. 1925) 2009 - Felix Wurman, American cellist and composer (b. 1958) 2010 - Teena Marie, American singer and composer (b. 1956) 2010 - Edward Bhengu, South African activist (b. 1934) 2012 - Gerry Anderson, English writer/producer/director, dies from Alzheimers disease at 83
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