2009 Death Frank McCourt, author, teacher, wrote Pulitzer-Prize winning book, 'Angela's Ashes', a memoir of his impoverished life in Ireland, dies at age 78 in Manhattan, New York 1997 Event Ashes of Timothy Leary and Gene Roddenberry launched into orbit 1997 Event Ashes of Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry are launched into space 1989 Event Australia take 3-0 series lead over England to regain Cricket Ashes 1985 Event England regain Cricket Ashes by beating Australia at The Oval 1984 Event Funeral for S Nakagawa and burial half his ashes next to N Senzaki 1984 Event Funeral for S Nakagawa and burial of half of his ashes 1983 Death Jerzy Andrzejewski, writer (Ashes and Diamonds), dies at 73 1983 Event Australia regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win vs. England 1977 Event England regain cricket Ashes by taking a 3-0 series lead over Australia 1975 Event Australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes 1972 Death Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, founder (SF Zen Center), ashes buried 1971 Event England regains cricket Ashes with a 2-0 series win 1959 Event Australia regain the Ashes with a 10 wicket victory at Adelaide 1956 Event England retain cricket Ashes, Jim Laker 46 wickets in the series 1956 Birthday Vinnie Vincent, heavy metal rocker, Solo-Ashes to Ashes 1953 Event England regained cricket Ashes after winning series 1-0 1946 Birthday Haile Gerima, director of Ashes and Embers 1944 Birthday Ken Shuttleworth, cricketpaceman, England on 1970-71 Ashes tour 1934 Event Australia beat England by 562 runs to regain Cricket Ashes 1933 Event England regains the Ashes, thanks to bodyline tactics 1930 Event Australia regain Ashes on 6th day of 5th Cricket Test 1930 Birthday Frank McCourt, born in Brooklyn, New York, author, teacher, wrote Pulitzer-Prize winning book, 'Angela's Ashes', a memoir of his impoverished life in Ireland 1926 Event England regain Ashes with 5th Test Cricket win, to take series 1-0 1926 Birthday Andrzej Wajda, born in Suwalki, Poland, director, Ashes and Diamonds, Lotna 1912 Event England regains cricket's Ashes 1909 Birthday Jerzy Andrzejewski, Warsaw Poland, writer, Ashes and Diamonds 1908 Event Australia regain the Ashes with a 308 run cricket victory vs England 1904 Event England regains cricket Ashes taking a 3-1 series lead vs. Australia 1903 Death Patrick McShane, cricket player/ump (1884-85 Ashes series), dies 1883 Event England team presented with ashes of a bail after Sydney Test
