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1996 Peter Bird, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days, dies at age 49 at sea during an attempt to row across the Pacific

1987 Nolan Ryan passes the 200-strikeout barrier for record 11th time

1984 Thames Barrier to stop flooding in London officially completed

1971 A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow Scotland, killing 66

1969 Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier

1964 Edgar Barrier, actor (Cobra Woman, Rocky, Macbeth), dies at 57

1962 Andy Green, UK, 1st to break sound barrier on land

1953 Jacqueline Cochran is 1st woman to break the sound barrier

1950 "Barrier" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 4 performances

1950 "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances

1947 Peter Bird, born in Britain, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days

1923 Chuck Yeager, U.S. test pilot, 1st man to break sound barrier

1922 Damon [Francis] Knight, U.S., sci-fi author, CV, Beyond the Barrier

1907 Edgar Barrier, born in New York, actor, Cobra Woman, Macbeth, Rocky, Cornered

1770 Captain James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia

1715 Barrier Treaty, Austria cedes area to Netherlands

1713 Netherlands and England sign accord concerning anti-French Barrier


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