Today In History

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06/26/1944 Yanks, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yanks-1 and Giants-0
Type: Event
06/26/1944 Ruth Kempson, linguist (SOAS)
Type: Birth
06/26/1944 Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies
Type: Death
06/26/1945 England win the second Victory test cricket at Bramall Lane by 41 runs
Type: Event
06/26/1945 UN Charter signed by 50 nations in SF
Type: Event
06/26/1945 Barry Schrader, composer
Type: Birth
06/26/1945 David Heyn, cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman 1975 World Cup)
Type: Birth
06/26/1945 Erno Rapee, composer, dies at 54
Type: Death
06/26/1945 Nikolay Nikolayevich Tcherepnin, composer, dies at 72
Type: Death
06/26/1946 Dutch Nazi collaborator Arnold Meijer sentenced to 5 years
Type: Event
06/26/1946 Fred Allen's last radio show, his guest is Jack Benny
Type: Event
06/26/1946 Clive Francis, London England, actor (Masada)
Type: Birth
06/26/1946 Helen Mirren, England, actress (Madness of King George)
Type: Birth
06/26/1948 US denounces Soviet blockade of Berlin
Type: Event
06/26/1948 Allen Michael Doyle, Woonsocket RI, PGA golfer (1991 Memorial-64th)
Type: Birth
06/26/1949 1st Belgian parliamentary election where women can vote (CVP gains)
Type: Event
06/26/1950 Pres Gottwald of Czech confirms Milada Hor kov 's death sentence
Type: Event
06/26/1951 Breyson Cooper, jockey
Type: Birth
06/26/1951 Gary Gilmour, cricketer (exciting Aussie all-rounder 1973-77)
Type: Birth
06/26/1951 Pamela Bellwood, [King], NYC, actress (Ellen-W.E.B., Claudia-Dynasty)
Type: Birth
06/26/1951 Rindy Ross, Portland Oregon, rock vocalist/saxophonist (Quarterflash)
Type: Birth
06/26/1952 Dutch social democratic party wins elections (29&#37
Type: Event
06/26/1952 Nelson Mandela and 51 others infringe South Africa curfew
Type: Event
06/26/1952 Gordon McQueen, soccer player
Type: Birth
06/26/1953 KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, TX (CBS) 1st broadcast
Type: Event
06/26/1953 Russian vice-premier/interior minister Beria arrested
Type: Event
06/26/1953 James Anderson, writer
Type: Birth
06/26/1953 Ralph Ezell, Union Miss, singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South)
Type: Birth
06/26/1954 Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4
Type: Event
06/26/1954 Robert Davi, Astoria NY, opera singer/actor (Gangster Chronicles)
Type: Birth
06/26/1955 Actor Geoffrey Holder marries Carmen de Lavallade
Type: Event
06/26/1955 Freedom Charter signed in South-Africa
Type: Event
06/26/1955 Patty Berg wins LPGA Western Golf Open
Type: Event
06/26/1955 Mary Margaret Brownie, RI, fictional ID of Prymaat (Coneheads)
Type: Birth
06/26/1955 Mick Jones, London, rock vocalist/guitarist (Clash-Havana 3 AM)
Type: Birth
06/26/1956 Azhar Cachalia, Scottish/S Afr leader (United Democratic Front)
Type: Birth
06/26/1956 Bernard A Harris Jr, Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut (STS 55, 63)
Type: Birth
06/26/1956 Chris Isaak, Stockton Ca, rock singer/songwriter (Wicked Game)
Type: Birth
06/26/1956 Robert Davi, actor (License to Kill, Raw Deal, Wild Thing)
Type: Birth
06/26/1956 Clifford Brown, US jazz trumpeter (Joyspring, Jordu), dies at 25
Type: Death
06/26/1957 Patty Smyth, NYC, rock vocalist (Scandal-Warrior)
Type: Birth
06/26/1958 Gaston Eyskens becomes premier of Belgium
Type: Event
06/26/1958 Mackinac Straits Bridge, Michigan dedicated
Type: Event
06/26/1958 Vanguard SLV-2 launched for Earth orbit (failed)
Type: Event
06/26/1958 Glen Stewart Godwin, Miami Fla, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
Type: Birth
06/26/1958 Martinus Ballings, Flemish jesuit/author (Vocation), dies at 93
Type: Death
06/26/1959 Ingemar Johansson TKOs Floyd Patterson in 3 for heavywgt boxing title
Type: Event
06/26/1959 Queen Elizabeth and Pres Eisenhower open St Lawrence Seaway
Type: Event
06/26/1959 Audley Miller, cricketer (Test for England 1896), dies
Type: Death
06/26/1960 British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain
Type: Event

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06/26/1960 Hall of Fame allows veteran committee to vote annually
Type: Event
06/26/1960 Italian Somaliland declares independence from Italian-administration
Type: Event
06/26/1960 Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Rep) declares independence from France
Type: Event
06/26/1960 Barbara Edwards, Albuqueque NM, playmate of year (Sept, 1983)/actress
Type: Birth
06/26/1960 Jumpy Geathers, NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
Type: Birth
06/26/1960 John Brenden Kelly, rower (Olympic-gold-1920, 24), dies at 70
Type: Death
06/26/1961 Greg LeMond, US bicyclist (Tour de France winner-1986, 1989, 1990)
Type: Birth
06/26/1961 H‚lŠne Dutrieu, com‚dienne/stuntwoman/1st Belgian pilot, dies
Type: Death
06/26/1961 Kenneth F Fearing, US, poet (Afternoon of a pawnbroker), dies at 58
Type: Death
06/26/1962 Blacks begin passive resistance in Cairo Ill
Type: Event
06/26/1962 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0
Type: Event
06/26/1962 WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
06/26/1962 George P N earl of St Andrews, under English prince Edward
Type: Birth
06/26/1962 Jerome Kersey, NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Sea Supersonics)
Type: Birth
06/26/1963 Alfons Gorbach forms Austrian govt
Type: Event
06/26/1963 Dutch 2nd Chamber condemns commercial TV
Type: Event
06/26/1963 Kennedy visits W Berlin "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a Berliner)
Type: Event
06/26/1963 Devin Rene‚ De Vasquez, Baton Rouge La, playmate (June, 1985)/actress
Type: Birth
06/26/1963 Harriet Wheeler, English pop singer/composer (The Sundays)
Type: Birth
06/26/1963 Wendy Lucero-Schayes, Denver Co, US diver (Olympic-92)
Type: Birth
06/26/1963 Obe Postma, Fries, poet/geography/historian (Own Cart), dies
Type: Death
06/26/1964 Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album
Type: Event
06/26/1964 Blacks and Whites riot over racial segregation in St Augustine
Type: Event
06/26/1964 Mo‹se Tsjombe forms govt in Congo
Type: Event
06/26/1964 Alison Wyeth, Isle West Middlesex England, 1.5k/5k runner
Type: Birth
06/26/1964 Pamela Wright, Scotland, LPGA golfer (1995 Jamie Farr Toledo-3rd)
Type: Birth
06/26/1964 Zeng Jinlian, Hunan China, became tallest woman known (2.46 m, 8'1")
Type: Birth
06/26/1965 Wallon party forms in Belgium
Type: Event
06/26/1965 Johan C T Kikkert, painter/etcher/critic, dies at 82
Type: Death
06/26/1965 Reginald Beckwith, actor/writer (39 Steps, Dr in Love), dies at 56
Type: Death
06/26/1966 "Time for Singing" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 41 perfs
Type: Event
06/26/1966 Carol Mann wins LPGA Waterloo Women's Golf Open Invitational
Type: Event
06/26/1966 Kanton Bazel leads female suffrage in Switzerland
Type: Event
06/26/1966 Bryan Webb, horse trainer
Type: Birth
06/26/1966 ***k McLean, Toronto, NHL goalie (Vancouver Canucks)
Type: Birth
06/26/1966 Paul Mokha, Erie Pa, rower (Olympics-1996)
Type: Birth
06/26/1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals
Type: Event
06/26/1967 Travis Fine, Atlanta GA, actor (Ike McSwain-Young Riders)
Type: Birth
06/26/1967 Errol Hunte, cricketer (WI batsman in 3 Tests v England 1930), dies
Type: Death
06/26/1967 Francoise Dorl‚ac, actress (That Man From Rio), dies at 35
Type: Death
06/26/1968 Executive Council decides both AL and NL to divide into 2 divisions
Type: Event
06/26/1968 Iwo Jima and Bonin Islands returned to Japan by US
Type: Event
06/26/1968 Shannon Sharpe, NFL tight end (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
Type: Birth
06/26/1969 Barry Kloeth, WLAF wide receiver (Amsterdam Admirals)
Type: Birth
06/26/1969 Harry Boatswain, NFL tackle (Phila Eagles)
Type: Birth
06/26/1969 Michael Myers, Cook County IL, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
Type: Birth
06/26/1969 Troy Auzenne, NFL tackle (Chic Bears)
Type: Birth
06/26/1970 Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Orioles beat Senators 12-2
Type: Event
06/26/1970 Chris O'Donnell, actor (School Ties, Robin-Batman Forever)
Type: Birth
06/26/1970 Nicole Richardson, Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
Type: Birth

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06/26/1971 "Man of La Mancha" closes at ANTA Wash Sq Theater NYC after 2329 perfs
Type: Event
06/26/1971 Angels suspend Alex Johnson (after 5 benchings and 29 fines)
Type: Event
06/26/1971 Carlton Gray, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts)
Type: Birth
06/26/1971 Eddie Parenti, Montreal Quebec, 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
06/26/1971 Guillermo Uribe Holguin, composer, dies at 91
Type: Death
06/26/1971 Inia Te Wiata, opera singer, dies
Type: Death
06/26/1971 Juan Manen, composer, dies at 88
Type: Death
06/26/1972 Bob Massie takes 16 wickets (8-84 and 8-53) on Test cricket debut v Eng
Type: Event
06/26/1972 IRA proclaims resistant in North-Ireland
Type: Event
06/26/1972 Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
06/26/1972 Jerris McPhail, running back (Miami Dolphins)
Type: Birth
06/26/1972 David Lichine, [Lichtenstein], Russian/US choreographer, dies at 61
Type: Death
06/26/1973 London production of "Grease" premieres
Type: Event
06/26/1973 Aaron Jackson, Pitts Pa, actor (Mark Winkle-Calif Dreams)
Type: Birth
06/26/1973 Mischa Smoking, soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
Type: Birth
06/26/1973 Reggie Brown, NFL fullback (Seattle Seahawks)
Type: Birth
06/26/1973 Arnold Richardson, composer, dies at 59
Type: Death
06/26/1973 Ernest Truex, actor (Fluffy, Scared, His Girl Friday), dies at 82
Type: Death
06/26/1974 Liz Taylor's 5th divorce (Richard Burton)
Type: Event
06/26/1974 Derek Jeter, Pequanock NJ, shortstop (NY Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996)
Type: Birth
06/26/1974 Dieter Kalt, hockey forward (Team Austria 199
Type: Birth
06/26/1974 Jason Kendall, San Diego CA, catcher (Pitts Pirates)
Type: Birth
06/26/1975 Cher divorces Sonny Bono
Type: Event
06/26/1975 Indian PM Indira Gandhi declares a state of emergency
Type: Event
06/26/1975 Umeki Webb, WNBA guard/forward (Phoenix Mercury)
Type: Birth
06/26/1975 Jose Maria Escriv de Balaguer Alb s, founder (Opus Dei), dies at 73
Type: Death
06/26/1976 WS shortstop Toby Harrah plays DH without touching a batted ball
Type: Event
06/26/1976 Ed Jovanoski, Windsor Ont, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
Type: Birth
06/26/1976 Mpumelo Mbangwa, cricketer (Zimbabwe pace bowler v Pakistan 1996)
Type: Birth
06/26/1977 42 die in fire inmate causes at Maury County Jail in Columbia Tenn
Type: Event
06/26/1977 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic
Type: Event
06/26/1977 Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career
Type: Event
06/26/1977 Lou Reizner, rock vocalist/producer (Rod Stewart, Tommy), dies at 43
Type: Death
06/26/1977 Oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist, dies at 75
Type: Death
06/26/1978 Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles in France
Type: Event
06/26/1978 First dedicated oceanographic satellite, SEASAT 1, launched
Type: Event
06/26/1978 Rabbaji, president of South-Yemen, executed
Type: Death
06/26/1979 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final
Type: Event
06/26/1979 Rocker Nigel Olsson runs a stop sign, crashes and kills a driver
Type: Event
06/26/1979 Charles Clore, financier, dies
Type: Death
06/26/1981 "For Your Eyes Only" premieres in US
Type: Event
06/26/1981 Peter Kreuder, German composer, dies
Type: Death
06/26/1982 Carlos Lopes runs Europe record 10k (27:34.39)
Type: Event
06/26/1982 Marie Osmond marries Steve Craig
Type: Event
06/26/1982 US vetos UN Security Council resolution for a limited withdrawal from Beirut of Israeli and Palestine Liberation Organization forces
Type: Event
06/26/1982 Alexander Mitscherlich, German psychotherapist, dies
Type: Death
06/26/1982 Andr‚ Tchaikowsy, pianist/composer, dies
Type: Death
06/26/1982 Charles Russhon, USAF lt col/liaison for James Bond films, dies at 71
Type: Death
06/26/1982 Sandy Powell, costume designer, dies at 82
Type: Death
06/26/1983 "Loving" premieres on TV
Type: Event

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06/26/1983 "Show Boat" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 73 performances
Type: Event
06/26/1983 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
Type: Event
06/26/1983 Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82
Type: Death
06/26/1984 1st flight of Shuttle Discovery (41-D) scrubbed at T -4
Type: Event
06/26/1984 Barbra Streisand records "Here We Are at Last"
Type: Event
06/26/1984 Tiny Tim gets married
Type: Event
06/26/1984 Carl Foreman, producer, dies of cancer at 69
Type: Death
06/26/1984 George H Gallup, pollster (Gallup Poll), dies at 82
Type: Death
06/26/1986 South African journalist Zwelakhe Sisulu arrested
Type: Event
06/26/1986 Laurie Fishlock, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies
Type: Death
06/26/1987 Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yanks score 11 in 3rd and win 12-11 in 10 inn
Type: Event
06/26/1987 Supreme Court Justice Lewis F Powell Jr announces his retirement
Type: Event
06/26/1987 Glen Hall, cricketer (Test for South Africa 1965), commits suicide
Type: Death
06/26/1988 Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
Type: Event
06/26/1989 Canada updates coins with a new potrait of the Queen
Type: Event
06/26/1989 Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson marry for 2nd time
Type: Event
06/26/1989 Supreme Court rules 16 year olds can receive death penalty
Type: Event
06/26/1990 122øF in Phoenix Arizona
Type: Event
06/26/1990 8 KS and OK radio stations boycott k d lang, due to her anti-meat ad
Type: Event
06/26/1990 New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg release from hospital after fall
Type: Event
06/26/1990 Mary Ward, [Myra Syri‰r], actress (Playing for Keeps), dies
Type: Death
06/26/1991 "Getting Married" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 70 perfs
Type: Event
06/26/1991 ANC leader Nelson Mandela addresses congress
Type: Event
06/26/1991 Amy Elizabeth Goodman, of California, crowned America's Junior Miss
Type: Event
06/26/1991 Charlotte Hornets make Larry Johnson of UNLV, NBA's #1 draft pick
Type: Event
06/26/1991 Ky medical examiner announces Zachary Taylor died of natural causes
Type: Event
06/26/1991 Carmine Coppola, composer/conductor (Godfather II), dies at 80
Type: Death
06/26/1991 Paul Andor, actor (Mad Lover, Enemy of Women), dies
Type: Death
06/26/1992 India leases Tin Bigha corridor to Bangladesh
Type: Event
06/26/1992 NYC's MTA votes to ban cigarette ads on Jan 1, 1993
Type: Event
06/26/1992 Supreme Court rules fund soliciting can be banned at airports
Type: Event
06/26/1992 Geert Vissers, Dutch TV host (Gay Dating Show), dies
Type: Death
06/26/1992 Phil Rubenstein, US, actor (Tango and Cash, Robocop), dies
Type: Death
06/26/1993 "Late Night with David Letterman" airs for last time on NBC-TV
Type: Event
06/26/1993 Actress Julia Roberts and country singer Lyle Lovett wed
Type: Event
06/26/1993 NY Met Eddie Murray is 20th to get 1,600 RBIs
Type: Event
06/26/1993 Rebecca Jones, of Georgia, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss
Type: Event
06/26/1993 US Tomahawk-rockets hit Iraqi secret service, Baghdad
Type: Event
06/26/1993 Catherine Leno, mother of Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82
Type: Death
06/26/1993 Jack Bittner, entertainer, dies
Type: Death
06/26/1993 Roy Campanella, 3xMVP catcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71
Type: Death
06/26/1993 Willy C of Hemert, director/(text)poet (Small Truth), dies at 81
Type: Death
06/26/1994 "Broken Glass" closes at Booth Theater NYC after 73 performances
Type: Event
06/26/1994 "Medea" closes at Longacre Theater NYC after 82 performances
Type: Event
06/26/1994 104øF (40øC) at Denver Colorado
Type: Event
06/26/1994 107øF (41.6øC) at Albuquerque New Mexico
Type: Event
06/26/1994 112øF (44.4øC) at El Paso Texas
Type: Event
06/26/1994 122øF (50øC) at Laughlin Nevada
Type: Event
06/26/1994 126øF (52.2øC) in Death Valley Calif
Type: Event
06/26/1994 Actor Brandon Cruz (32) weds Elizabeth Finkelstein (26)
Type: Event

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06/26/1994 Air Ivory Fokker's-27 crashes at Abidjan (16 killed/1 lives)
Type: Event
06/26/1994 Donna Andrews wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic
Type: Event
06/26/1994 ***by Puckett pass Rod Carew with 2,088 hit as Twin's top hit leader
Type: Event
06/26/1994 PLO-leader Yasser Arafat returns to Gaza after 27 years
Type: Event
06/26/1994 US loses to Romania 1-0 in 1994 soccer world cup
Type: Event
06/26/1994 A "Bob" den Doolaard, author (Inn with the horseshoe), dies at 93
Type: Death
06/26/1994 Ian Board, barkeeper, dies at 64
Type: Death
06/26/1994 Jaharna Imam, Bangladeshi writer/political activist, dies at 65
Type: Death
06/26/1994 Roelof Kiers, VPRO-programmer/director (Macchiavelli), dies at 56
Type: Death
06/26/1994 Thomas henry Wait Armstrong, organist, dies at 96
Type: Death
06/26/1995 Gunmen ambush Egyptian pres Hosni Mubarak, escapes unharmed
Type: Event
06/26/1996 Veronica Guerin, journalist, dies at 36
Type: Death
06/26/1997 Galileo, Ganymede Observations (Orbit 9)
Type: Event
06/26/1997 Supreme Court strikes down Internet indecency law
Type: Event
06/26/1997 Supreme Court upholds doctor-assisted suicide ban
Type: Event

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06/28/0548 Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies
Type: Death
06/28/0573 Alboin, king of Longobarden, probably poisoned by his wife
Type: Death
06/28/0767 St Paul I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Type: Event
06/28/0767 Paul I, [Paolo Orsini?], Italian Pope (757-67), dies
Type: Death
06/28/1061 Floris I, count of Holland, dies
Type: Death
06/28/1119 Battle of Sarmada - Emir Ilghazi defeat French Crusaders
Type: Event
06/28/1245 1st Council of Lyons (13th ecumenical council) opens
Type: Event
06/28/1367 Sigismund, German Emperor/king of Hungary/Bohemia
Type: Birth
06/28/1385 Andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies
Type: Death
06/28/1461 Edward IV crowned king of England
Type: Event
06/28/1476 Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], inquisition/Pope (1555-59)
Type: Birth
06/28/1485 Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Neth
Type: Event
06/28/1490 Albrecht von Brandenburg, German archbishop/monarch of Mainz/cardinal
Type: Birth
06/28/1491 Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47)
Type: Birth
06/28/1519 King Carlos I elected Roman Catholic German emperor Charles V
Type: Event
06/28/1524 Duke van Bourbon occupies Province
Type: Event
06/28/1547 Cristofano Malvezzi, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1550 John Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator
Type: Birth
06/28/1575 Spanish troops conquer Buren
Type: Event
06/28/1577 Peter Paul Rubens, Siegen, Flemish Baroque painter (Circumcision)
Type: Birth
06/28/1583 Duke French van Valois returns to France
Type: Event
06/28/1586 Paul Siefert, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1593 Earl Mauritius conquerors Geertruidenberg
Type: Event
06/28/1598 Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Neth geographer, dies at 71
Type: Death
06/28/1617 Johan Evertsen de Captain, Swiss admiral, dies in battle
Type: Death
06/28/1629 Peace of AlŠs: Rights of French huguenots limited
Type: Event
06/28/1635 French colony of Guadeloupe established in Caribbean
Type: Event
06/28/1675 Battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburgs army beats Sweden
Type: Event
06/28/1712 Jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession)
Type: Birth
06/28/1714 Cornelis Chastelein, colonial director, dies at 56
Type: Death
06/28/1714 Daniel van Papenbroeck, Flemish jesuit/historian, dies at 86
Type: Death
06/28/1734 Jean-Jacques Beauvarget-Charpentier, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1742 Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer, dies at 52
Type: Death
06/28/1748 Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed
Type: Event
06/28/1748 Marretje Arends, [Matje of Nieuwendijk], Amsterdam plunderer, hanged
Type: Death
06/28/1748 Pieter van Dort, Amsterdam plunderer, hanged
Type: Death
06/28/1762 1st reported counterfeiting attempt (Boston)
Type: Event
06/28/1762 Russian tsarina Catharina II grabs power
Type: Event
06/28/1770 Quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia
Type: Event
06/28/1776 Charleston, SC repulses British sea attack
Type: Event
06/28/1776 Thomas Hickey, American sergeant convicted of treason, hanged
Type: Death
06/28/1778 Battle of Monmouth, NJ (Gen Washington beats Clinton)
Type: Event
06/28/1778 Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots
Type: Event
06/28/1787 Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces
Type: Birth
06/28/1788 Johann Christoph Vogel, composer, dies at 32
Type: Death
06/28/1798 Pierre Dutillieu, composer, dies at 44
Type: Death
06/28/1802 Johann J Angel, German author/director, dies at 60
Type: Death
06/28/1806 Napoleon Coste, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1806 Johann Friedrich Ludwig Sievers, composer, dies at 64
Type: Death
06/28/1807 British troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina
Type: Event

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06/28/1808 Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess/politican
Type: Birth
06/28/1812 Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter
Type: Birth
06/28/1813 Gerhard JD von Scharnhorst, Prus min of War (1807-10), dies in battle
Type: Death
06/28/1816 Jacob P P baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Min Foreign Affairs (1852-53)
Type: Birth
06/28/1820 Tomato is proven non-poisonous
Type: Event
06/28/1824 Paul Broca, France, brain surgeon/anthro (located speech center)
Type: Birth
06/28/1824 William Tatus Wofford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884
Type: Birth
06/28/1825 Richard ACE Erlenmeyer, German chemist (Erlenemyer kolf)
Type: Birth
06/28/1830 David Walker, abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens), dies at 44
Type: Death
06/28/1831 Joseph Joachim, Kittsee Germany, violinist (Hungarian Concerto)
Type: Birth
06/28/1832 Gerrit Moll measures noise of guns
Type: Event
06/28/1836 James Madison, 4th US pres (1809-17), dies in Montpelier Va at 85
Type: Death
06/28/1838 Britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey
Type: Event
06/28/1844 Gabriel de la Concepci¢n Vald‚s, "Placido", Cuban poet, dies at 35
Type: Death
06/28/1846 Adrian van de Ende, vicar/protestant reformer, dies at 77
Type: Death
06/28/1847 Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1852 Hans Huber, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1853 Edwin Arthur Jones, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1855 Giovanni Agostino Perotti, composer, dies at 86
Type: Death
06/28/1857 Joseph Fischhof, composer, dies at 53
Type: Death
06/28/1859 1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)
Type: Event
06/28/1861 Leipzig Observatory discovers short-period (6.2 yrs) Comet d'Arrest
Type: Event
06/28/1862 Day 4 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station/Garnett's Farm, VA
Type: Event
06/28/1865 Otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer/journalist (Remarkable Stories)
Type: Birth
06/28/1867 Luigi Pirandello, Italy, writer (6 Characters-Nobel 1934)
Type: Birth
06/28/1867 William Courtleigh, Guelph Ontario, actor (Eyes of Youth, Madame X)
Type: Birth
06/28/1869 Amsterdam typographer strike
Type: Event
06/28/1872 Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch, composer, dies at 66
Type: Death
06/28/1873 Alexis Carrel, France, surgeon/sociologist/biologist (Nobel 1912)
Type: Birth
06/28/1874 Freedmen's Bank closes
Type: Event
06/28/1874 Oley Speaks, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1876 August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59
Type: Death
06/28/1879 Sigurd von Koch, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1885 Berthold Viertel, writer
Type: Birth
06/28/1885 Giuseppe Mule, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1886 Joe Cox, cricketer (S African pace bowler in 1913-14 series v England)
Type: Birth
06/28/1887 Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0
Type: Event
06/28/1887 Boleslav Vomacka, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1888 George Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman)
Type: Birth
06/28/1889 Frank Mayo, silent screen actor (Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters)
Type: Birth
06/28/1889 Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer (Vassar), dies at 70
Type: Death
06/28/1890 Edouard Gregoir, composer, dies at 67
Type: Death
06/28/1891 Jose Inzenga y Castellanos, composer, dies at 63
Type: Death
06/28/1892 Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories
Type: Event
06/28/1892 Edward H Carr, England, historian (History of Soviet Russia)
Type: Birth
06/28/1893 Luciano Gallet, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1893 Nils Bjorkander, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1894 Labor Day established as a federal employees holiday
Type: Event
06/28/1894 Lois Wilson, Pitts Pa, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family)
Type: Birth
06/28/1895 El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form Central American Union
Type: Event

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06/28/1895 Kazimierz Sikorski, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1897 Marquis C de Bonchamps' expedition reaches Gore Ethiopia
Type: Event
06/28/1897 Jacobus J E Hondius, graphic artist
Type: Birth
06/28/1900 Leon Kruczkowski, Polish author (Kordian into Cham)
Type: Birth
06/28/1902 Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin
Type: Event
06/28/1902 US buys concession to build Panama canal from French for $40 million
Type: Event
06/28/1902 John Dillinger, US bank robber (public enemy #1)
Type: Birth
06/28/1902 Pierre Brunet, France, figure skater pair (Olympic-gold-1928, 32)
Type: Birth
06/28/1902 Richard Rodgers, Hammels Station NY, composer (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
Type: Birth
06/28/1903 Alan Bunce, Westfield NJ, actor (Albert-Ethel and Albert)
Type: Birth
06/28/1904 International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam
Type: Event
06/28/1904 Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1906 Maria Goeppert Mayer, US atomic physicist (Nobel 1963)
Type: Birth
06/28/1906 Nancy Mayhew Youngman, artist/educator
Type: Birth
06/28/1906 Safford Cape, US/Belgian conductor/composer/music historian
Type: Birth
06/28/1907 Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey
Type: Event
06/28/1907 Paul-Emile Victor, French pole explorer (La civilisation du phoque)
Type: Birth
06/28/1908 James L Reinsch, media-adviser (Roosevelt/Churchill/Kennedy)
Type: Birth
06/28/1909 1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens
Type: Event
06/28/1909 Arnold Shaw, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1909 Eric Ambler, London, suspense writer (Epitaph for a Spy)
Type: Birth
06/28/1909 French van Immerseel, Belgian graphic artist
Type: Birth
06/28/1909 Israel Durham, Phillies president dies
Type: Death
06/28/1910 Gustave Leon Huberti, composer, dies at 67
Type: Death
06/28/1911 Joseph Caillaux forms govt in France
Type: Event
06/28/1912 Audrey Langford, singing teacher
Type: Birth
06/28/1912 Carl F von Weisz„cker, German physicist/philosopher
Type: Birth
06/28/1912 Sergiu Celibidache, conductor
Type: Birth
06/28/1912 Josef V Sl dek, Czech poet (Za soumraku), dies at 66
Type: Death
06/28/1913 George Walter Selwyn Lloyd, English composer (Serf, John Socman)
Type: Birth
06/28/1914 Austria invades Siberia (WW I)
Type: Event
06/28/1914 Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player
Type: Birth
06/28/1914 Lester Raymond Flatt, TN, bluegrass (Earl-Ballad of Jed Clampett)
Type: Birth
06/28/1914 Franz Ferdinand, Austrian archduke (Sarajevo, Bosnia), assassinated
Type: Death
06/28/1914 Sophie, Princess of Austria, assassinated
Type: Death
06/28/1915 Victor Trumper, cricketer (48 Tests for Australia, 3163 runs), dies
Type: Death
06/28/1917 Potato entrepreneurs begins in Amsterdam
Type: Event
06/28/1917 Raggedy Ann doll invented
Type: Event
06/28/1917 Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer/actor (My Fair Lady)
Type: Birth
06/28/1918 1st flight between Hawaiian Islands
Type: Event
06/28/1918 Bert Schierbeek, [Lambertus], Dutch writer/poet (Cross Roads)
Type: Birth
06/28/1919 Carl Mazes pitches a complete doubleheader against NY Yankees
Type: Event
06/28/1919 Harry S Truman marries Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence
Type: Event
06/28/1919 Treaty of Versailles ending WW I signed in France
Type: Event
06/28/1921 P V Narasimha Rao, premier of India (1991- )
Type: Birth
06/28/1922 Terje Stigen, Norwegian author (Det siste paradiset)
Type: Birth
06/28/1923 Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th
Type: Event
06/28/1923 Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry for state visit to London
Type: Event
06/28/1923 Lloyd Labeach, Panama City, 100m/200m runner (Olympic-bronze-194
Type: Birth
06/28/1924 Test cricket umpire debut for Frank Chester, v South Africa at Lord's
Type: Event

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06/28/1924 Tornado strikes Sandusky Ohio and Lorain Ohio, killing 93
Type: Event
06/28/1924 Henk van Stipriaan, Dutch radio host
Type: Birth
06/28/1925 Giselher W Kleber, German (opera)composer (Die R„uber)
Type: Birth
06/28/1926 Mel Brooks, NYC, comedian/actor/director (Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs)
Type: Birth
06/28/1926 Robert Shelton Shapiro, journalist
Type: Birth
06/28/1927 Theo van Tijn, Dutch marxist/social-historian
Type: Birth
06/28/1928 Alfred E Smith (NY-Gov) nominated for president at Dem Convention
Type: Event
06/28/1928 Friedrich Schmiedl attempted rocket mail in Austria (unsuccessful)
Type: Event
06/28/1928 Andrew Gordon Speedie-Pask, cybernetician stage producer/lyricist
Type: Birth
06/28/1928 Peter Heine, cricketer (solid South African fast bowler in 1950's)
Type: Birth
06/28/1928 Ronald Alfred Gardyne "Rags" Butler, sailor
Type: Birth
06/28/1929 Don Dubbins, Brooklyn, actor (Enchanted Island, Fix)
Type: Birth
06/28/1930 1st night game in Detroit at newly built Hamtramck Stadium as Negro League Detroit Stars take on KC Monarchs
Type: Event
06/28/1930 Nikolay Nikolayevich Karetnikov, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1933 Gunnar Reynir Sveinsson, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1933 Pat Morita, Berkeley CA, actor (Happy Days, Karate Kid)
Type: Birth
06/28/1934 Hitler flies to Essen (Night of Long Knifes)
Type: Event
06/28/1934 Carl M Levin, (Sen-D Michigan, 1979- )
Type: Birth
06/28/1934 Roy Gilchrist, cricketer (volatile WI fast bowler of late 50s)
Type: Birth
06/28/1935 Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673
Type: Event
06/28/1935 FDR ordersa federal gold vault to be built at Fort Knox Kentucky
Type: Event
06/28/1936 Bill Orton, (Rep-R-UT, 1983- )
Type: Birth
06/28/1936 Gisela Kraft, writer
Type: Birth
06/28/1936 Major R Owens, (Rep-D-NY)
Type: Birth
06/28/1936 Peter Hall, folklorist/musician
Type: Birth
06/28/1937 Max Adler, Austrian socialist theorist, dies at 64
Type: Death
06/28/1938 Bradman scores 102* in drawn 2nd Test cricket at Lord's
Type: Event
06/28/1938 Queen Victoria ascends to British throne
Type: Event
06/28/1938 Leon E Panetta, (Rep-D-CA, 1977- )
Type: Birth
06/28/1939 Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
06/28/1939 Pan Am opens southern route transatlantic air service (Dixie Clipper)
Type: Event
06/28/1939 Yanks hit 13 HRs, sweep A's 23-2 and 10-0
Type: Event
06/28/1940 "Quiz Kids?" premieres on radio
Type: Event
06/28/1940 Romania cedes Bessarabia to Soviet Union
Type: Event
06/28/1940 Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya, dies at 44
Type: Death
06/28/1941 German and Romanian soldiers kill 11,000 Jews in Kishinev
Type: Event
06/28/1941 German troops occupy Galicia Poland
Type: Event
06/28/1942 Col-gen Von Hoth' 6th Pantser enters Voronezj
Type: Event
06/28/1942 Dumont TV network begins (WABD NY)
Type: Event
06/28/1942 "Chris" Martin Thembisile Hani, sec-gen (S Africa Communist Party)
Type: Birth
06/28/1942 Jim Kolbe, (Rep-R-AZ, 1985- )
Type: Birth
06/28/1942 Sjoukje Dijkstra, Holland, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1964)
Type: Birth
06/28/1943 Bobby Harrison, England, rock drummer (Procol Harum-Conquistador)
Type: Birth
06/28/1943 Ed Pastor, (Rep-D-Arizona)
Type: Birth
06/28/1945 Polish Provisional Govt of National Unity set up by Soviets
Type: Event
06/28/1945 Dave Knights, London, rock bassist (Procol Harum-Conquistador)
Type: Birth
06/28/1945 Jane Harmon, (Rep-D-California)
Type: Birth
06/28/1946 Enrico de Nicola becomes 1st pres of Italy
Type: Event
06/28/1946 Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleve Indians games begins
Type: Event
06/28/1946 Bruce Davison, Phila, actor (Capt Wyler-Hunter, Willard, High Risk)
Type: Birth

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06/28/1946 Gilda Radner, Detroit Mich, actress (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon)
Type: Birth
06/28/1946 John "Mike" Lounge, Denver Colo, astr (STS 51-I, STS 26, STS 35)
Type: Birth
06/28/1946 Robert L Asprin, US, sci-fi writer (Thieves World, Cold Cash War)
Type: Birth
06/28/1946 Robert Xavier Rodriguez, composer
Type: Birth
06/28/1946 Eduard Veterman, Dutch painter/playwright, dies in an auto accident
Type: Death
06/28/1947 "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1
Type: Event
06/28/1947 Mark Helprin, US writer
Type: Birth
06/28/1947 Patrick Kincaid, who wrote the TODAY program; send him a card
Type: Birth
06/28/1947 Stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72
Type: Death
06/28/1948 US/British airlift to West-Berlin begins
Type: Event
06/28/1948 Kathy Bates, Memphis TN, academy award winning actress (Misery)
Type: Birth
06/28/1949 Don Baylor, Tx, baseball player (Rockies, 1979 AL RBI leader, 267 HBP)
Type: Birth
06/28/1949 Edward Totah, art dealer
Type: Birth
06/28/1950 "Michael Todd's Peep Show" opens at Winter Garden NYC for 278 perfs
Type: Event
06/28/1950 North Korean forces capture Seoul, South Korea [or 1/4/1951?]
Type: Event
06/28/1950 Ken Arthur, Australian softball asst coach (Olympics-bronze-96)
Type: Birth
06/28/1950 Henry Balfour Gardiner, composer, dies at 72
Type: Death
06/28/1951 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV
Type: Event
06/28/1952 Pietro Mennea, Italian runner (200m world record)
Type: Birth
06/28/1953 8th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls
Type: Event
06/28/1954 111øF (44øC) at Camden, South Carolina (state record)
Type: Event
06/28/1954 Alice Krige, South Africa, actress (Chariots of Fire, Ladykiller)
Type: Birth
06/28/1954 Ava Barber, Knoxville Tn, country singer (Lawrence Welk Show)
Type: Birth
06/28/1954 Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26
Type: Death
06/28/1955 Mitch Addock, Macon MS, Nike golfer (1992 BC Open-11th)
Type: Birth
06/28/1955 Nikolai Simyatov, USSR, nordic skier (Olympic-3 golds-1976)
Type: Birth
06/28/1956 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates Chicago Ill
Type: Event
06/28/1956 Riots break out in Poznan Poland, 38 die
Type: Event
06/28/1957 Reds' fans stuff ballot box, electing 8 Reds as All Star starters
Type: Event
06/28/1957 Frick overrules and names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron to team
Type: Event
06/28/1957 Alfred D”blin, German/French author/co-founder (Sturm), dies at 78
Type: Death
06/28/1957 Ede Poldini, composer, dies at 88
Type: Death
06/28/1958 Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden
Type: Event
06/28/1958 Nancy Ramey swims world record 100m (1:09.6)
Type: Event
06/28/1958 Oran "Juice" Jones, rocker (Curiosity, Here I Go Again)
Type: Birth
06/28/1958 Sergei Shakrai, USSR, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980)
Type: Birth
06/28/1958 Alfred Noyes, British poet/essayist (Robin Hood), dies at 77
Type: Death
06/28/1958 George Gunn, cricketer (15 Tests for England), dies at 50
Type: Death
06/28/1959 Phils Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice (Losing to Giants 6-0)
Type: Event
06/28/1960 10.40" (26.42 cm) of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky (state 24-hour record)
Type: Event
06/28/1960 John Elway, NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
Type: Birth
06/28/1961 Phils and SF set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 inn tie
Type: Event
06/28/1961 Jay Schroeder, NFL quarterback (Wash Redskins, LA Raiders)
Type: Birth
06/28/1961 Jeff Malone, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Miami Heat)
Type: Birth
06/28/1962 Thalidomide drug banned in Netherlands
Type: Event
06/28/1962 Anisoara Stanciu-Cusmir, Romania, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1984)
Type: Birth
06/28/1962 Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59
Type: Death
06/28/1963 Belaunde Terry inaugurated as pres of Peru
Type: Event
06/28/1963 Khrushchev visits East-Berlin
Type: Event
06/28/1963 Allen Pitts, CFL slot back (Calgary Stampeders)
Type: Birth

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06/28/1963 Andy Cousin, rocker (All About Eve-All About Scarlet and Other Stories)
Type: Birth
06/28/1963 Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 HRs in 1911 world series) dies at 77
Type: Death
06/28/1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waldemar Golf Open
Type: Event
06/28/1964 Organization for Afo-American Unity forms in NY by Malcolm X
Type: Event
06/28/1964 Bryan Barker, NFL punter (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Type: Birth
06/28/1964 Stephanie Maynor, Chester England, golfer (1995 PING Welch's-13th)
Type: Birth
06/28/1964 Susan Mascarin, Detroit Mich, tennis star
Type: Birth
06/28/1964 King Calder, actor (Lt Grey-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64
Type: Death
06/28/1965 1st US ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by Pres Johnson
Type: Event
06/28/1965 Princess Beatrice and Claus von Amsberg announce engagement
Type: Event
06/28/1965 Michele Timms, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury, Olympics-1988, 96)
Type: Birth
06/28/1965 [Theodora E] Betsy Ranucci-Beckman, actress (Dood Water), dies at 88
Type: Death
06/28/1966 Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
06/28/1966 Andrew Lang, NBA center (Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks)
Type: Birth
06/28/1966 John Cusack, Chicago, actor (Stand By Me, Sure Thing, Better Off Dead)
Type: Birth
06/28/1966 Mary Stuart Masterson, Houston Tx, actress (Some Kind of Wonderful)
Type: Birth
06/28/1966 Mike Bellamy, WLAF receiver (Frankfurt Galaxy)
Type: Birth
06/28/1967 George Harrison is fined œ6 for speeding
Type: Event
06/28/1967 Israel annexes East Jerusalem
Type: Event
06/28/1967 Anthony Smith, NFL defensive end (Oakland Raiders)
Type: Birth
06/28/1967 Matt Karchner, Berwick PA, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
Type: Birth
06/28/1968 Daniel Ellsberg indicted for leaking Pentagon Papers
Type: Event
06/28/1969 John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut v WI at Lord's
Type: Event
06/28/1969 Danielle Brisebois, Bkln NY, actress (Archie's Place, Big Bad Mama 2)
Type: Birth
06/28/1969 Tichina Arnold, Queens, actress (Ryan's Hope, Sharla-All My Children)
Type: Birth
06/28/1970 Mary Mills wins LPGA Len Immke Buick Golf Open
Type: Event
06/28/1970 Mushtaq Ahmed, cricketer (prodigious Pakistani leggie 1990-)
Type: Birth
06/28/1970 [Jack] Stephen Burton, Indianapolis, actor (Chris-Out of this World)
Type: Birth
06/28/1971 Fillmore East closes
Type: Event
06/28/1971 Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 HRs and no-hits Reds
Type: Event
06/28/1971 Supreme Court (8-0) overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali
Type: Event
06/28/1971 Aileen Quinn, actress (Annie)
Type: Birth
06/28/1971 Bobby Hurley, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings)
Type: Birth
06/28/1971 Gary Downs, NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
Type: Birth
06/28/1971 Greg Evans, NFL/WLAF safety (Buffalo Bills, Frankfurt Galaxy)
Type: Birth
06/28/1971 Greg Keagle, Corning NY, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
Type: Birth
06/28/1971 Jeff Cothran, NFL fullback (Cin Bengals)
Type: Birth
06/28/1971 Henri Puvrez, Belgian sculptor (Serenity), dies at 78
Type: Death
06/28/1971 Joseph Colombo, mobster, shot dead at 48
Type: Death
06/28/1972 Arie van de Padt, Dutch soccer player (Tonegido, Sparta)
Type: Birth
06/28/1972 Eric Johnson, CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
Type: Birth
06/28/1972 Jerry Colquitt, WLAF quarterback (Frankfurt Galaxy)
Type: Birth
06/28/1972 Kelly Wiltshire, CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts)
Type: Birth
06/28/1972 Marvin Jones, NFL linebacker (NY Jets)
Type: Birth
06/28/1972 Ryan Fujita, hockey forward (Team Japan 199
Type: Birth
06/28/1973 Lawsuit in Detroit challenges Little League's "no girls" rule
Type: Event
06/28/1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected
Type: Event
06/28/1973 Alberto Berastegui, Spain, tennis star
Type: Birth
06/28/1973 Brian Maisonneuve, Detroit Mich, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)
Type: Birth
06/28/1973 Ingrid Seynhaeve, Brussels Belgium, model (Look of the Year 1991)
Type: Birth

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06/28/1974 Fall of earth and rocks kill 200 (Quebrada Blanca Canyon, Colombia)
Type: Event
06/28/1974 Wings release "Band on the Run" and "Zoo Gang" in UK
Type: Event
06/28/1974 Atilla Buday, Budapest Hungary, Canadian canoeist (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
06/28/1974 Josh[ua] Crosby, Manchester Mass, rower (Olympics-1996)
Type: Birth
06/28/1974 Karim Abdul-Jabaar, running back (Miami Dolphins)
Type: Birth
06/28/1974 Frank Sutton, actor (Sgt Vince Carter-Gomer Pyle USMC), dies at 50
Type: Death
06/28/1975 David Bowie releases "Fame"
Type: Event
06/28/1975 Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill)
Type: Event
06/28/1975 Chad Green, Dun***k NY, baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
Type: Birth
06/28/1975 Rod Serling, writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery), dies at 50
Type: Death
06/28/1976 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo
Type: Event
06/28/1976 Hijacked French Airbus lands in Entebbe, Uganda
Type: Event
06/28/1976 Stanley Baker, actor (Accident, Guns of Navarone), dies at 49
Type: Death
06/28/1977 Billy Hunter becomes Rangers' 4th manager in 6 days
Type: Event
06/28/1977 Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers
Type: Event
06/28/1977 Lindsay Lee, Okla City Okla, tennis star (1995 Futures-Woodlands TX)
Type: Birth
06/28/1978 UNICEF chooses rock group Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill
Type: Event
06/28/1978 Supreme Court orders Cal medical school to admit Allan Bakke a white man claiming reverse discrimination when application was rejected
Type: Event
06/28/1979 OPEC raises oil prices 24%
Type: Event
06/28/1979 ? Papajohn, Englewood Co, 1996 US Ladies' Figure Champion
Type: Birth
06/28/1979 Paul Dessau, German composer/conducter (Berlin, 1925-33), dies at 84
Type: Death
06/28/1980 NYC transit fare rises from 50› to 60›
Type: Event
06/28/1980 Heal Gahagan Douglas, (Rep-D-Ca), lost to Nixon, dies at 79
Type: Death
06/28/1980 Herbie Faye, comedian (Doc, Phil Silvers Show), dies at 81
Type: Death
06/28/1980 Jos‚ Iturbi, Spanish/US pianist (Peque¤a danza Espa¤ola), dies at 84
Type: Death
06/28/1980 Yoshiro Irino, composer, dies at 58
Type: Death
06/28/1981 "Piaf" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 165 performances
Type: Event
06/28/1981 74 government officials die in attack in Iran
Type: Event
06/28/1981 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament
Type: Event
06/28/1981 Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, Iran Islamic Rep Party founder, bombed
Type: Death
06/28/1981 Peter Paul Kreuder, German composer, dies at 75
Type: Death
06/28/1982 Prince Chuck and Lady Di name their baby "William"
Type: Event
06/28/1982 Gerard[us M] Rutten, director (Sterren stralen overal), dies
Type: Death
06/28/1982 Harry Mills, US, singer (Mills Brothers), dies at 70
Type: Death
06/28/1983 Bridge section along I-95 in Greenwich, Ct collapsed kills 3
Type: Event
06/28/1983 NASA launches Galaxy-A
Type: Event
06/28/1985 Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx
Type: Event
06/28/1985 James Craig, actor (Human Comedy, Kismet), dies of lung cancer at 74
Type: Death
06/28/1986 Irish population condemns divorce
Type: Event
06/28/1986 Kenneth and Nellie Pike challenge Ala Dem runoff win by AG C Graddick
Type: Event
06/28/1987 "Dreamgirls" opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 177 performances
Type: Event
06/28/1987 Deb Richard wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
Type: Event
06/28/1987 Don Baylor sets career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 (Pitcher Rick Rhoden)
Type: Event
06/28/1988 Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton
Type: Event
06/28/1988 Kurt Raab, writer/actor (Boarding School, Stationmaster's Wife), dies
Type: Death
06/28/1989 Joris Ivens, director (Indonesia), dies at 90
Type: Death
06/28/1990 17th annual Daytime Emmy Awards
Type: Event
06/28/1990 Emmy 17th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 11th time
Type: Event
06/28/1990 Estelle Lamont, entertainer, dies
Type: Death
06/28/1991 Ernie McCormick, cricketer (12 Tests for Australia), dies
Type: Death

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06/28/1991 Klas Bruinsma, clergyman, dies
Type: Death
06/28/1992 "Chinese Coffee" opens at Circle in Sq Theater NYC for 18 performances
Type: Event
06/28/1992 2 earthquakes, including 3rd strongest in US (7.4) rock Calif
Type: Event
06/28/1992 Burharnuddin Rabbani becomes president of Afghanistan
Type: Event
06/28/1992 Italian govt of Amato forms
Type: Event
06/28/1992 LA Police commisioner Daryl Gates steps down
Type: Event
06/28/1992 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
Type: Event
06/28/1992 Pres Bush's daughter Dorothy marries Bobby Koch
Type: Event
06/28/1992 US Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57
Type: Event
06/28/1992 Mikhail Tai, World chess champion (1960-61), dies at 55
Type: Death
06/28/1993 Doctors recommend ligament transplant to Jose Canseco's arm
Type: Event
06/28/1993 Jacques Lemaire is named NJ Devils 8th Head Coach
Type: Event
06/28/1993 NCRV shows last "Cheers" in Neth
Type: Event
06/28/1993 Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most HRs by a catcher
Type: Event
06/28/1993 Boris Christoff, Bulgaria/Italian bass (Don Carlos), dies at 79
Type: Death
06/28/1994 NY Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges
Type: Event
06/28/1994 Fredericka Carolyn Washington, actress (Black and Tan), dies at 90
Type: Death
06/28/1994 William A Henry III, critic (Time Mag), dies of heart attack at 44
Type: Death
06/28/1995 NJ Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign
Type: Event
06/28/1995 Donald Sinclair, vet, dies at 83
Type: Death
06/28/1996 "Nutty Professor," starring Eddie Murphy opens in theaters in the USA
Type: Event
06/28/1996 George Ghita Ionescu, academic, dies at 83
Type: Death
06/28/1996 Michael Wishart, artist, dies at 68
Type: Death
06/28/1996 Piers Gray, critic/writer, dies at 49
Type: Death
06/28/1996 Ronald George Woodman, pilot, dies at 82
Type: Death
06/28/1996 Willard F. McMurry, musician, dies at 89
Type: Death
06/28/1997 "Master Class," closes at Golden Theater NYC after 601 performances
Type: Event
06/28/1997 "Steel Peer," closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 76 perfs
Type: Event
06/28/1997 TV evangelist Robert Schuller attacks a flight attendant
Type: Event
06/28/1998 wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
Type: Event

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07/05/0649 St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Type: Event
07/05/0767 Duke of Nepi names his brother (leek) Pope Constantine II
Type: Event
07/05/1054 Brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported
Type: Event
07/05/1294 Pietro del Murrone elected as Pope Coelestinus V
Type: Event
07/05/1295 Scotland and France sign anti-English covenant
Type: Event
07/05/1436 German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten
Type: Event
07/05/1450 Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster
Type: Event
07/05/1539 Antonio M Zaccaria, Italian physician/saint, dies
Type: Death
07/05/1546 Johann Steuerlein, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1596 English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz
Type: Event
07/05/1626 Battle at Lenz: Rebel Austrian Boers defeated
Type: Event
07/05/1626 Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle
Type: Death
07/05/1643 1st recorded tornado in US (Essex County, Massachusetts)
Type: Event
07/05/1654 Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1681 Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies
Type: Death
07/05/1687 Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA published by Royal Society in England
Type: Event
07/05/1729 Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet
Type: Birth
07/05/1750 Slave revolt on Cura‡ao
Type: Event
07/05/1755 Sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage)
Type: Birth
07/05/1764 Janos Lavotta, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1775 William Crotch, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1781 Stamford Raffles, founder (Singapore)
Type: Birth
07/05/1791 Jos‚ Mar¡a Narv ez discovers Point Grey (now Vancouver BC)
Type: Event
07/05/1793 Pavel I Pestel, Russian officer
Type: Birth
07/05/1794 Sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker
Type: Birth
07/05/1801 David Glasgow Farragut, Tenn, Vice Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1870
Type: Birth
07/05/1803 William Jackson, composer, dies at 73
Type: Death
07/05/1808 Battle of Buenos Aires
Type: Event
07/05/1809 -6) Battle of Wagram - Napoleon beats archduke Charles
Type: Event
07/05/1810 Phineas Taylor Barnum, Bethel Conn, circus promoter (Barnum and Bailey)
Type: Birth
07/05/1811 Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain
Type: Event
07/05/1814 Americans defeat British and Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario
Type: Event
07/05/1828 Paul J C Gabriel, painter/water colors painter/etcher
Type: Birth
07/05/1830 France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest
Type: Event
07/05/1832 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin departs Rio de Janeiro
Type: Event
07/05/1834 Provisional government forms in Oregon Country
Type: Event
07/05/1841 Thomas Cook opens 1st travel agency
Type: Event
07/05/1843 Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil govt in Oregon Country
Type: Event
07/05/1843 Mandell Creighton, English bishop/historian
Type: Birth
07/05/1847 Agnes Marie Jacobina Zimmermann, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1851 Juanita, Mexican, lynched by Calif gold diggers
Type: Death
07/05/1852 Stefano Gobatti, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1852 Johann Baptist Weigl, composer, dies at 69
Type: Death
07/05/1853 Cecil John Rhodes, South Africa, politician/diamond merchant
Type: Birth
07/05/1857 Clara Zetkin, German women's rights advocate/communist
Type: Birth
07/05/1858 Maria J "Marie" Bakker, Dutch actress
Type: Birth
07/05/1859 Capt N C Brooks discovers Midway Islands
Type: Event
07/05/1861 Battle of Carthage, MO - US Gen Sigel attacks pro-secessionist
Type: Event
07/05/1863 Battle of Jackson, MS and Battle of Birdsong Ferry, MS
Type: Event
07/05/1864 Battle of Smith's Expedition, MS (Tupelo, Harrisburg)
Type: Event

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07/05/1865 Great Britain delegate's world 1st maximum speed laws
Type: Event
07/05/1865 Secret Service began operating under the Treasury Department
Type: Event
07/05/1867 Andrew Ellicott Douglass, Dendrochronologer (study of tree rings)
Type: Birth
07/05/1868 William H Singer, US painter/collector (Singer Museum, Laren)
Type: Birth
07/05/1871 Trial against Kiowa chief Satanta (White Bear) and Big Tree, begins
Type: Event
07/05/1871 Cristina di Trivulzio di Belgioioso, Italian princess, dies
Type: Death
07/05/1874 Gerhard von Keussler, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1877 Wanda A Landowska, Warsaw Poland, harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne)
Type: Birth
07/05/1878 Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1879 Dwight Filley Davis, US Sect of War/donated tennis' Davis Cup
Type: Birth
07/05/1879 Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor/composer (Tonhalle Orchestra)
Type: Birth
07/05/1880 Jan Kubelik, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1881 Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal
Type: Birth
07/05/1883 Frederick Scotson Clark, composer, dies at 42
Type: Death
07/05/1884 German consul-general Gustav Nachtigal takes possession of Cameroon
Type: Event
07/05/1884 US Congress accept 2nd Chinese Exclusion Act
Type: Event
07/05/1884 Victor Masse, composer, dies at 62
Type: Death
07/05/1885 Andr‚ Lhote, French painter/art historian (Trait‚ du paysage)
Type: Birth
07/05/1886 Felix Timmermans, Flemish writer/painter/cartoonist (Pallieter)
Type: Birth
07/05/1886 Willem Drees, PM of Netherland (PvdA, 1948-5/Indonesia (AOW)
Type: Birth
07/05/1886 Henry Gerhard, founder (Social-Democratic Union), dies at 57
Type: Death
07/05/1887 August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies
Type: Death
07/05/1889 Jean Cocteau, France, writer/artist/director (Le Potamak, Orph‚e)
Type: Birth
07/05/1891 Hail kills 6 horses in Rapid City, SD
Type: Event
07/05/1891 John Northrop, US, biochemist, crystallized enzymes (Nobel 1946)
Type: Birth
07/05/1894 Betty Paoli, writer, dies
Type: Death
07/05/1895 Gordon Jacob, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1897 Paul Ben-Haim, [Frankenburger], Munich Germany, Israeli composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1899 Anna Arnold Hedgeman, social activist (NYC cabinet)
Type: Birth
07/05/1899 Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1899 Marcel Achard, French screen/playwright (Jean de la Lune)
Type: Birth
07/05/1900 Compulsory education law passes Dutch 1st Chamber
Type: Event
07/05/1900 Bernardus J Cardinal Alfrink, cardinal of Utrecht Netherlands
Type: Birth
07/05/1902 Australia won the one and only Test Cricket played at Sheffield
Type: Event
07/05/1902 Frank Waters, writer
Type: Birth
07/05/1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, (Sen-R)/ambassador (VP candidate 1960)
Type: Birth
07/05/1903 Irwin Fischer, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1904 Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 inn
Type: Event
07/05/1904 Don Goddard, Binghamton NY, news anchor (ABC Evening News 1958-59)
Type: Birth
07/05/1904 Franz Adolf Syberg, composer
Type: Birth
07/05/1904 Harold Acton, English/Italian historian/art collector
Type: Birth
07/05/1904 Milburn Stone, Bruton Ks, actor (Doc-Gunsmoke)
Type: Birth
07/05/1905 Isa Miranda, [Ines Sampietro], Italian model/actress (La ronde)
Type: Birth
07/05/1905 Jock Cameron, South African cricket keeper (captain)
Type: Birth
07/05/1905 Carel V Gerritsen, free thinker, dies
Type: Death
07/05/1907 Maria Anna Mahler, Gustav Mahlers eldest daughter, dies at 5
Type: Death
07/05/1908 Jonas LI Lie, Norwegian writer (Kommandírens díttre), dies at 74
Type: Death
07/05/1909 Andrei Gromyko, USSR, diplomat/USSR President (1985-89) [7/18 NS]
Type: Birth
07/05/1909 Emil Bohn, composer, dies at 70
Type: Death
07/05/1910 Robert K Meston, US sociologist (functionalism)
Type: Birth