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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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