Today In History

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06/18/1982 Curt Jurgens, actor (Disorder), dies of an acute heart attack at 66
Type: Death

06/18/1982 Djuna Barnes, writer, dies
Type: Death

06/18/1982 John Cheever, Pulitzer prize winning author, dies at 70 in Ossining
Type: Death

06/18/1982 Roberto Calvi, director (Banco Ambrosiano), hangs himself
Type: Death

06/18/1983 "Pump Boys and Dinettes" closes at Princess Theater NYC after 573 perfs
Type: Event

06/18/1983 7th Shuttle Mission-Challenger 2 launched-Sally Ride 1st US woman
Type: Event

06/18/1983 IRA's Joseph Doherty arrested in NYC
Type: Event

06/18/1984 84th US Golf Open: Fuzzy Zoeller shoots a 276 at Winged Foot GC NY
Type: Event

06/18/1985 Boston Red Sox Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs
Type: Event

06/18/1986 52 die in plane/helicopter collision over Grand Canyon
Type: Event

06/18/1986 De Havilland Twin Otter and Bell 206 helicopter collide, kills 25
Type: Event

06/18/1986 Don Sutton becomes 19th pitcher to win 300 games
Type: Event

06/18/1986 Heike Friedrich swims female world record 200m freestyle (1:57.55)
Type: Event

06/18/1986 Papua New Guinea score 9-455 in 60 overs v Gibraltar, ICC Trophy
Type: Event

06/18/1987 Charles Glass, ABC journalist, kidnapped in Lebanon
Type: Event

06/18/1987 Bruce Marshall, writer, dies at 87
Type: Death

06/18/1988 Jeff Hamilton, hits 8,000th Dodger home run
Type: Event

06/18/1989 "Starmites" closes at Criter Ctr SR Theater NYC after 60 performances
Type: Event

06/18/1989 89th US Golf Open: Curtis Strange shoots a 278 at Oak Hill CC NY
Type: Event

06/18/1989 Comet Churyunov-Gerasimenko at perihelion
Type: Event

06/18/1989 John Wayne Bobitt marries Lorena L Gallo
Type: Event

06/18/1989 Laura Davies wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
Type: Event

06/18/1990 1st ever lose for Cameroon in Soccer World Cup, USSR-4 Cameroon-0
Type: Event

06/18/1990 1st sudden death US Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin
Type: Event

06/18/1990 Dennis Dyer, cricketer (scored 96 3 Tests for South Africa), dies
Type: Death

06/18/1991 Boris Yeltsin, president of Russia, arrives in US
Type: Event

06/18/1991 Mud storm in Antofagasta Chile, kills 80
Type: Event

06/18/1991 SF Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated
Type: Event

06/18/1991 Yankee pitchers pick-off 3 Toronto Blue Jays
Type: Event

06/18/1991 Joan Caulfield, actress (My Favorite Husband), dies of cancer at 69
Type: Death

06/18/1992 Actor Jameson Parker weds actress Darleen Carr
Type: Event

06/18/1992 Ottawa Senators make goalie Peter Sidorkiewicz their 1st draft
Type: Event

06/18/1992 Tampa Bay Lightning make goalie Wendell Young their 1st draft
Type: Event

06/18/1992 Bob Kempainen, Minneapolis MN, marathoner (Olympics-66)
Type: Birth

06/18/1992 Peter Allen, entertainer (Legs Diamond), dies of aids at 48
Type: Death

06/18/1993 Expo's Dennis Martinez is 92nd to win 200 games
Type: Event

06/18/1993 Toru Takemitsu's "Archipelago" premieres in Aldeburgh England
Type: Event

06/18/1994 Aleksander Popov swims world record 100m free style (48.21 sec)
Type: Event

06/18/1994 Gay Games open in NYC
Type: Event

06/18/1994 US ties Switzerland 1-1 in their 1st game of 1994 soccer World Cup
Type: Event

06/18/1994 Jack Harkness, rose grower, dies at 75
Type: Death

06/18/1995 95th US Golf Open: Corey Pavin shoots a 280 at Shinnecock Hills NY
Type: Event

06/18/1995 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament
Type: Event

06/18/1995 Arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso), dies at 85
Type: Death

06/18/1995 Charles Martin, cartoonist, dies at 85
Type: Death

06/18/1996 Maitland Mackie, farmer, dies at 84
Type: Death

06/18/1996 Pierre Chany, writer/cycling journalist, dies at 73
Type: Death

06/18/2000 100th US Golf Open: at Pebble Beach Golf Links Calif
Type: Event

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06/19/1941 Marlene Warfield, Queens NY, actress (Victoria-Maude)
Type: Birth

06/19/1942 Paul Waner, is 7th to get 3,000 baseball hits
Type: Event

06/19/1942 Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, rocker (Spanky and Our Gang-Lazy Day)
Type: Birth

06/19/1942 Jos Brink, Dutch TV host (Op Zoek)
Type: Birth

06/19/1942 Neil Chalmers, director (National History Museum, London)
Type: Birth

06/19/1942 Robert [Bob] W Kasten Jr, (Sen-R-WI, 1981- )
Type: Birth

06/19/1943 "Shiek Of Arahy" Spike Jones and City Slickers peaks at #19
Type: Event

06/19/1943 NFL's Phila Eagles and Pitts Steelers merge, (dissolves on Dec 5)
Type: Event

06/19/1943 Race riot in Beaumont Texas
Type: Event

06/19/1944 Two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins
Type: Event

06/19/1944 300 Japanese aircrafts shot down
Type: Event

06/19/1944 French troops free Elba
Type: Event

06/19/1944 Heavy air raid on US fleet at Guam "Turkey Shoot"
Type: Event

06/19/1944 Japanese troops conquer Changsha China
Type: Event

06/19/1944 Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies
Type: Death

06/19/1944 Han Yong-woon, Zen teacher, dies in Seoul County, Korea at 65
Type: Death

06/19/1945 Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese politician (Nobel)
Type: Birth

06/19/1945 Tim Hovey, LA Calif, actor (Queen Bee, Toy Tiger, Man Afraid)
Type: Birth

06/19/1945 Tobias Wolff, US writer (This Boy's Life)
Type: Birth

06/19/1946 1st TV sports/boxing spectacular-Joe Louis *** Billy Conn
Type: Event

06/19/1947 1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca
Type: Event

06/19/1947 James T Walsh, (Rep-R-NY)
Type: Birth

06/19/1947 Phylicia Ayers-Allen Rashad, Houston, actress (Clair-Bill Cosby)
Type: Birth

06/19/1947 Salman Rushdie, Pak, novelist (Midnight's Children, Satanic Verses)
Type: Birth

06/19/1947 Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84
Type: Death

06/19/1948 Panama and Costa Rica recognize Israel
Type: Event

06/19/1948 USSR blocks access road to West Berlin
Type: Event

06/19/1948 Dervin Gordon, rocker
Type: Birth

06/19/1949 [Mary] Kathleen Turner, Springfield Mo, actress (Romancing The Stone)
Type: Birth

06/19/1950 Constance Forslund, San Diego Calif, actress (Shining Season)
Type: Birth

06/19/1951 Ann Wilson, San Diego Calif, rock vocalist (Heart-What About Love)
Type: Birth

06/19/1951 Daria Nicolodi, Florence Italy, actress (Terror, Shock)
Type: Birth

06/19/1952 "I've Got A Secret" debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host
Type: Event

06/19/1952 Bkln Dodger Carl Erskine no-hits Chicago Cubs, 5-0
Type: Event

06/19/1952 Robert Ainsworth, British MP
Type: Birth

06/19/1953 Albert W Dent, elected president of Natl Health Council
Type: Event

06/19/1953 WCSC TV channel 5 in Charleston, SC (CBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event

06/19/1953 WTPA (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, PA (ABC) 1st broadcast
Type: Event

06/19/1953 Larry Dunn, [Dunhill], US keyboardist (Earth Wind and Fire)
Type: Birth

06/19/1953 Ethel Rosenberg, executed at Sing Sing, in 5 tries
Type: Death

06/19/1953 Julius Rosenberg, NYC, 1st US civilian executed for espionage at 37
Type: Death

06/19/1954 54th US Golf Open: Ed Furgol shoots a 284 at Baltusrol GC in NJ
Type: Event

06/19/1954 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Western Golf Open
Type: Event

06/19/1954 Tasmanian Devil, debuts in "Devil May Hare" by Warner Bros
Type: Event

06/19/1954 Jim Cooper, (Rep-D-TN, 1983- )
Type: Birth

06/19/1954 Michael O'Brien, British MP
Type: Birth

06/19/1955 55th US Golf Open: Jack Fleck shoots a 287 at Olympic CC in SF
Type: Event

06/19/1955 Mickey Mantle hits career HR # 100
Type: Event

06/19/1955 Phils beat Cubs 1-0 in 15, ties longest shut out in Phillies history
Type: Event

06/19/1956 Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin end partnership after 16 films
Type: Event

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06/19/1970 Scott Brumfield, guard (Cincinnati Bengals)
Type: Birth

06/19/1971 Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance
Type: Event

06/19/1972 -29] Hurricane Agnes, kills 118 in NY and Florida
Type: Event

06/19/1972 40,000 pilots strike against naval officer
Type: Event

06/19/1972 Andre Strode, CFL defensive back (BC Lions)
Type: Birth

06/19/1972 Anna Van der Kamp, Abbotsford BC, rower (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth

06/19/1972 Millard Coleman, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
Type: Birth

06/19/1973 "Rocky Horror Picture Show," stage production opens in London
Type: Event

06/19/1973 Pete Rose and Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000
Type: Event

06/19/1973 Arne van de Berg, soccer player (Willem II)
Type: Birth

06/19/1973 Jahine Arnold, wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Type: Birth

06/19/1973 Josie Davis, actress (Charles in Charge) [or Jan 16]
Type: Birth

06/19/1973 Roger Delgado, actor (Adv's of Sir Francis Drake, Dr Who), dies at 55
Type: Death

06/19/1974 KC Royal Steve Busby 2nd no-hitter beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0
Type: Event

06/19/1974 Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) suspends constitution
Type: Event

06/19/1975 Anna Valle, Miss Universe-Italy (1996)
Type: Birth

06/19/1975 Anthony Parker, NBA guard (Phila 76ers)
Type: Birth

06/19/1975 Brandon Mitchell, defensive end (New England Patriots)
Type: Birth

06/19/1976 King Charles XVI Gustaf of Sweden marries Dutchess Silvia Sommerlath
Type: Event

06/19/1976 US Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth
Type: Event

06/19/1976 Darnell Autry, running back (Chicago Bears)
Type: Birth

06/19/1977 77th US Golf Open: Hubert Green shoots a 278 at Southern Hills Tulsa
Type: Event

06/19/1977 Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg
Type: Event

06/19/1977 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
Type: Event

06/19/1977 Pope Paul VI makes 19th-cen bishop John Neumann 1st US male saint
Type: Event

06/19/1977 Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 HRs, all against Yanks
Type: Event

06/19/1978 "Best Little Whorehouse..." opens at 46th St NYC for 1577 perfs
Type: Event

06/19/1978 Garfield, created by Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip
Type: Event

06/19/1978 Ian Botham takes 8-34 v Pakistan, his best Test cricket bowling
Type: Event

06/19/1978 Garfield the Cat, animated character "Big fat hairy deal"
Type: Birth

06/19/1979 In NY 36,211 show up to witness return of Billy Martin as Yank mgr
Type: Event

06/19/1979 Mali's constitution goes into effect
Type: Event

06/19/1979 Soni Meduna, Omaha Neb, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)
Type: Birth

06/19/1980 Battle between police and demonstrators in Capetown, 34 killed
Type: Event

06/19/1980 Amy Merrill, Miss Utah Teen USA (1997)
Type: Birth

06/19/1981 Boeing commercial Chinook 2-rotor helicopter is certified
Type: Event

06/19/1981 European Space Agency's Ariane carries 2 satellites into orbit
Type: Event

06/19/1981 Heaviest known orange (2.5 kg) exhibited, Nelspruit, S Africa
Type: Event

06/19/1981 India's APPLE satellite, 1st to be stabilized on 3 axes, launched
Type: Event

06/19/1982 John Cheever, US writer (Wapshot Chronicle, Pulitzer), dies at 70Type: Death

06/19/1983 "Octopussy" premieres in US
Type: Event

06/19/1983 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
Type: Event

06/19/1984 "Weird Al" Yankovic gives free live performance at Del Mar Fair
Type: Event

06/19/1984 1st live TV appearance by Chief Justice Warren Burger (Nightline)
Type: Event

06/19/1984 Emil Coleman, orchestra leader (Arthur Murray Party)
Type: Birth

06/19/1984 Lee Krasner Pollock, US painter, dies at 75
Type: Death

06/19/1984 Wladimir Rudolfovich Vogel, composer, dies at 88
Type: Death

06/19/1985 Reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move into 10th place
Type: Event

06/19/1986 Argentina beats West Germany 3-2 in soccer's 13th World Cup
Type: Event

06/19/1986 Coluche, [Michel Colucci], French comic, dies at 41
Type: Death