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August 23, 1998 Minnesota LPGA Classic August 23, 1995 Indians' Jose Mesa sets record with his 38th consecutive save August 23, 1995 Larry Hagman receives a liver transplant August 23, 1993 Dow Jones index reaches record high of 3,638.96 points August 23, 1993 Fred McGriff and David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back home runs twice in same game August 23, 1992 Kris Tschetter wins LPGA Northgate Computer Golf Classic August 23, 1992 Dennis Eckersley, who previously set record for most consecutive saves (40), is 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons August 23, 1990 Armenia declares independence August 23, 1990 East and West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3 August 23, 1990 U.S. begins call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf August 23, 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Montreal Expos, 1-0, in 22 innings (Rick Dempsey HR) August 23, 1989 Lewis/Everett/Burrell/Heard run world record 4x200 m (1:19.38) August 23, 1988 Mike Tyson and Mitch Green brawl at 4 A.M. in Harlem August 23, 1987 15-years old boy hijacks KLM B737, demands $1 billion August 23, 1987 Betsy King wins Atlantic City LPGA Golf Classic August 23, 1987 Violent rainfall/floods in Bangladesh, kills 100s August 23, 1986 "Rags" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances August 23, 1986 Vrijkomend vulkaangas kills 1500 people in Nyos-more, Cameroon August 23, 1985 Said Aouita of Morocco sets 1.5k record (3:29.46) in Berlin August 23, 1985 South African attorney/UDF leader "Dulah" Omar arrested August 23, 1985 West German top counter espionage Hans Tiedge moves to German DR August 23, 1985 Paul Hornung awarded $1,160,000 by a Louisville court against NCAA who barred him as a college football analyst for betting on games August 23, 1982 Lebanese falangist leader Bechir Gemayel elected as president August 23, 1982 Seattle Mariner pitcher Gaylord Perry ejected for throwing a spitter August 23, 1982 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. August 23, 1981 Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Championship of Women's Golf August 23, 1980 Charlie Finley sells A's for $127M to Haas (owners of Levi Strauss) August 23, 1979 Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in New York City August 23, 1979 Iran army opens offensive against Kurds August 23, 1978 Iranian students occupies Iranian embassy at Wassenaar August 23, 1977 1st man-powered flight of a mile (Bryan Allen in Gossamer Condor) August 23, 1977 Marxist philosopher Rudolf Bahro imprisoned in German DR August 23, 1977 Yanks leap frog over Red Soxs game in 1st place to stay August 23, 1976 Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die August 23, 1975 Classical Way wins Championship Cup at Roosevelt Raceway August 23, 1975 Communists take over Laos August 23, 1975 Ethiopian junta under Mengistu Haile August 23, 1975 Free guitarist Paul Kossoff revived from dead after heart attack August 23, 1975 Philip Kapleau conducts 1st jukai ceremony in Poland August 23, 1975 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. August 23, 1974 John Lennon reports seeing a UFO in New York City August 23, 1974 Zaheer Abbas scores 240 Pakistan vs. England at The Cricket Oval August 23, 1973 Intelsat communications satellite launched August 23, 1972 Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley) August 23, 1972 Chicago's Dick Allen is 4th (Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson) to homer into Comiskey Park's center field bleachers August 23, 1971 WGTU TV channel 29 in Traverse City, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting August 23, 1970 Kathy Ahern wins LPGA Southgate Ladies Golf Open August 23, 1970 Roberto Clemente compiles his record 2nd straight 5-hit game August 23, 1969 Audrey McElmory (U.S.) wins World Cycling Championships, Brno, August 23, 1969 France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912) August 23, 1968 Ringo quits Beatles over a disagreement, temporarily August 23, 1968 Yanks and Tigers play 3-3 tie in 19 due to 1 AM curfew August 23, 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 takes 1st photograph of Earth from Moon August 23, 1964 Marilynn Smith wins Albuquerque Professional Amateur Golf Tournament August 23, 1964 St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series August 23, 1963 Beatles release "She Loves You" in UK August 23, 1963 Ringo admits he wrote a song "Don't Pass Me By" August 23, 1963 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 23, 1962 1st Europe-U.S. live TV program (via Telstar) August 23, 1962 John Lennon weds Cynthia Powell August 23, 1961 Belgium sends troops to Rwanda-Urundi August 23, 1961 East Germany imposed new curbs on travel between West and East Berlin August 23, 1961 U.S. lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back August 23, 1960 World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea) August 23, 1959 Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Spokane Golf Open August 23, 1958 China PR resumes fire on Quemoi and Matsoe August 23, 1958 Marie Ashton completes playing piano a female record 133 hours August 23, 1957 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site August 23, 1955 Betty Jameson wins LPGA White Mountain Golf Open August 23, 1954 President Getulio Vargas of Brazil resigns temporarily August 23, 1953 Braves Phil Paine is 1st former major leaguer to play in Japan August 23, 1953 Cyclist Arie Van Vliet becomes world champion sprinter August 23, 1953 Dutch DC-6 crashes near Ymuiden in North Sea, 21 die August 23, 1953 KBAK TV channel 29 in Bakersfield, California (ABC) begins broadcasting August 23, 1953 Phil Grate sets record for throwing a baseball (443'3 ") August 23, 1953 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test August 23, 1952 Arab League security pact goes into effect August 23, 1952 Giants Bob Elliot is ejected for arguing a strike, Bobby Hoffman complete his at bat, he strikes out and is also ejected for arguing August 23, 1950 Jack Holden wins marathon (2:32:12) August 23, 1950 West Germany and Japan readmitted to International Amateur Athletic Federation August 23, 1948 Earl Bernadotte asks aid for fugitives to Palestine August 23, 1948 World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries August 23, 1947 President Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert August 23, 1946 13th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 16, Los Angeles 0 (97,380) August 23, 1944 94.5 degrees F (34.7 degrees C) in De Bilt Netherlands and 101.5 degrees F (38.6 degrees C) in Warnsvelt August 23, 1944 Allied troops capture Marseilles, France August 23, 1944 General George Leclercs troops advance towards Paris August 23, 1944 General Montgomery consults with Generals Bradley/Eisenhower August 23, 1944 King Michael of Romania ordered his forces to cease fire against Allies and dismissed the pro-Axis premier, Marshal Ion Antonescu August 23, 1944 Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) August 23, 1944 Sammellager Drancy freed August 23, 1944 U.S. 20th Army corp enter Fontainebleau/Melun de Seine August 23, 1944 U.S. B-24 crashes into school in Freckelton England, 76 killed August 23, 1943 Red army recaptures Charkow August 23, 1942 1st U.S. flights to land on Guadalcanal August 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad: 600 Luftwaffers bomb Stalingrad (40,000 die) August 23, 1942 British Premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Cairo August 23, 1942 Walter Johnson pitches to Babe Ruth in pregame attraction that draws 69,000 for New York - Washington game (raises $80,000 for Army-Navy relief August 23, 1940 German Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London August 23, 1940 Queen Wilhelmina fires premier De Geer August 23, 1939 John Cobb (Britain) drives 365.85 MPH (593.48 KPH) at Bonneville Flats August 23, 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop pact: East Europe divided between Hitler and Stalin August 23, 1939 U.S.S.R. and Germany sign a non-agression pact August 23, 1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop-pact (Soviet Union neutral/Poland divided) August 23, 1938 England score 7-903 decl vs. Australia Hutton 364 August 23, 1936 17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St. Louis Browns August 23, 1933 1st TV boxing match - Archie Sexton and Laurie Raiteri in London August 23, 1931 45th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Eileen B Whitingstall (64 61) August 23, 1931 Count Gyula Karolyi becomes premier of Hungary August 23, 1931 Philadelphia A's Lefty Grove, loses 1-0 (Browns) after winning 16 straight August 23, 1930 44th U.S. Womens Tennis: Betty Nuthall beats Anna McCune Harper (61 64) August 23, 1929 Arabs attack Jews in Israel August 23, 1926 40th U.S. Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Elizabeth Ryan (46 64 97) August 23, 1924 Mars' closest approach to Earth since 10th century August 23, 1920 M R Rinehart and A Hopwood's "Bat," premieres in New York City August 23, 1919 "Gasoline Alley" cartoon strip premieres in Chicago Tribune August 23, 1917 Race riot in Houston Texas (2 blacks and 11 whites killed) August 23, 1916 Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years August 23, 1915 Czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army August 23, 1914 German troops plunder Belgium August 23, 1914 Battle at Mons: general von Klucks troops beat Britten August 23, 1914 Gen von Hausen executes 612 inhabitants of Dinant Belgium August 23, 1914 Japan declares war on Germany in World War I August 23, 1911 British premier Asquith holds secret meeting about British strategy in case of war with Germany August 23, 1910 Fred Clarke makes a record 4 outfield assists for Pittsburgh August 23, 1907 Pitts Howie Camnitz no-hits New York Giants, 1-0 in 5 inning game August 23, 1906 Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Washington Senators August 23, 1906 Cuba's 1st president Tomas Estrada Palma asks for U.S. intervention August 23, 1904 Automobile tire chain patented August 23, 1903 6th Zionist Congres, Theodor Herzl declares Jewish state August 23, 1900 National Negro Business League organizes (Boston) August 23, 1898 18th U.S. Mens Tennis: Malcolm Whitman beats Dwight Davis (36 62 62 61) August 23, 1889 1st ship-to-shore wireless message received in U.S. (SF) August 23, 1883 Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks and and passballs count as errors prior to 1888) August 23, 1879 Governor-general Charles Gordon of Sudan returns to Cairo August 23, 1873 Albert Bridge creossing Thames opens August 23, 1869 1st carload of freight (boots and shoes) arrives in SF, from Boston August 23, 1866 Treaty of Prague ends Austro-Prussian war August 23, 1864 Union troops/fleet occupy Fort Morgan, Alabama August 23, 1862 Skirmish at Big Hill, Kentucky (2 Federal regiments) August 23, 1850 1st national women's rights convention convenes in Worcester Mass August 23, 1839 British capture Hong Kong from China August 23, 1838 Mt Holyoke Female Seminary (South Hadley, Mass) 1st graduating class August 23, 1833 Britain abolishes slavery in colonies; 700,000 slaves freed August 23, 1821 Mexico declares independence August 23, 1813 Battle of Grossbeeren - Prussians under Von Bulow repulse French August 23, 1796 African Methodist Episcopal Church incorporated August 23, 1784 Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it August 23, 1711 Admiral Hovenden Walkers fleet reach St. Lawrence August 23, 1617 1st one-way streets open (London) August 23, 1614 University of Groningen opens August 23, 1582 French van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders August 23, 1566 Beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam August 23, 1566 Land guardian Margaretha van Parma grants Calvinists rights August 23, 1553 Bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor August 23, 1542 Rabbi Joseph Caro completes his commentary of Tur Code August 23, 1441 Holland and Hanzesteden sign cease fire treaty August 23, 1328 Battle at Kassel: French troops stop uprising of Flemish farmers August 23, 1328 King Philip VI of France, crowned August 23, 1046 King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese August 23, 476 Odoacer elected King of Byzantine August 23, 406 Battle at Florence: Stilicho's Roman army beats Radagaisus' Barbarians |