1995 Henry Roth, novelist (Call it Sleep), dies at 89
1994 Jury finds Heidi Fleiss guilty of running a call girl ring
1993 Bangladesh moslem call for murder of feminist Taslima Nasrin
1993 Gordon Douglas, director (Call Me Mr. Tibbs, Our Gang), dies at 85
1990 U.S. begins call up of 46,000 reservists to the Persian Gulf
1990 As Met pitcher David Cone argues a call at 1st base, 2 Braves score
1990 Jimmy Van Heusen, composer (Call Me Irresponsible), dies at 77
1989 KHJ-TV in Los Angeles, California changes call letters to KCAL-TV
1989 KSO-AM in Des Moines Iowa changes call letters to KGGO
1988 KWK-FM in St. Louis Missouri changes call letters to WKBG
1987 WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format
1986 WIS-AM in Columbia South Carolina changes call letters to WVOC (now WOMG)
1986 KOB-AM in Albuquerque New Mexico changes call letters to KKOB
1986 KRE-AM in Berkeley, California changes call letters to KBLX (now KBFN)
1986 KXA-AM in Seattle, Washington changes call letters to KRPM
1986 KHJ-AM in Los Angeles, California changes call letters to KRTH
1985 On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series
1985 WJW-AM/TV in Cleveland Ohio change call letters to WRMR
1985 KHQ-AM in Spokane WA changes call letters to KLSN (now KAQQ)
1984 KWK-AM in St. Louis MO changes call letters to KGLD
1984 KSD-AM in St. Louis MO changes call letters to KUSA
1984 WRC-AM in Washington D.C. changes call letters to WWRC
1983 KYA-AM in San Francisco, California changes call letters to KOIT
1983 WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia changes call letters to WNSY
1983 KMO-AM in Tacoma Washington changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)
1982 KGB-AM in San Diego, California changes call letters to KCNN (now KPOP)
1981 William O Walker, publisher of Cleveland Call Post, dies at 85
1980 Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
1980 Iran rejects a call to World Court to release U.S. hostages
1978 Israeli government rejects Sadat's call for return of 2 Sinai areas
1978 Neo-Nazis call off plans to march in Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois
1978 Cully Richards, actor (Don't Call Me Charlie), dies at 68
1978 WRR-AM in Dallas Texas changes call letters to KAAM
1976 Alice Allen, actress (Call of the Hills), dies
1975 KOL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KMPS
1975 KTW-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KYAC (now KKFX)
1974 Brandon Call, actor, Baywatch, Blind Fury, Step by Step
1970 Baseball umpires call their 1st strike
1969 KAPN-AM in Santa Barbara, California changes call letters to KDB-AM
1969 KDB-AM in Santa Barbara, California changes call letters to KAPN
1968 Tony Hancock, actor and writer (Call Me Genius, Rebel), dies at 43
1965 KYW-AM in Cleveland Ohio returns call letters to Philadelphia
1963 Bill J Kramer and Dakotas record Lennon and McCartney "I Call Your Name"
1963 KRE-AM in Berkeley, California changes call letters to KPAT
1962 WMGM-AM in New York City changes call letters to WHN
1960 KDBQ-AM in San Francisco, California changes call letters to KYA
1960 KYA-AM in San Francisco changes call letters to KDBQ (for 2 weeks)
1960 WRCA radio changes call letters back to WNBC (New York City)
1959 WOV-AM in New York City changes call letters to WADO
1959 1st phone call between auto and plane
1959 KLX-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KEWB (now KNEW)
1959 Ford wins battle with Chrysler to call its new car "Falcon"
1958 Robert Greig, actor (Devil Doll, Indian Love Call), dies at 78
1957 Vince Gill, born in Norman, Oklahoma, country singer, When I Call Your Name
1955 Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums"
1955 Margaux Hemingway, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Lipstick, They Call Me Bruce
1954 WNBC radio changes call letters to WRCA (New York City)
1952 "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 644 performances
1951 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance
1951 Norma Jean Almodovar, Binghampton, auto-biographer, Cop to Call Girl
1950 "Call Me Madam" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 644 performances
1949 KQW-AM in San Francisco, California changes call letters to KCBS
1949 Chris Stein, Brooklyn, rock guitarist, Blondie-Heart of Glass, Call Me
1948 WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WMGM
1948 "Call Me Mister" closes at National Theater New York City after 734 performances
1947 KPO-AM in San Francisco, California changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)
1946 WEAF radio changes call letters to WNBC (New York City)
1946 "Call Me Mister" opens at National Theater New York City for 734 performances
1946 Rome/Auerbach/Horwitt's musical "Call Me Mister," premieres in New York City
1945 KLS-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA)
1945 WLB-AM in Minneapolis Minnesota changes call letters to KUOM
1942 Seyss-Inquart allows Dutch Nazi Anton Mussert to call himself Leader
1941 WOV-AM and WNEW-AM in New York City swaps call letters
1941 Terence Hill, born in Venice, Italy, actor, Super Fuzz, They Call Me Trinity
1936 KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING)
1936 Anthony Zerbe, Cal, actor, Harry-O, Centennial, They Call Me Mr. Tibbs
1936 Linda Lawson, Ann Arbor, Michigan, actress, Don't Call Me Charlie
1935 KTM-AM in Los Angeles California changes call letters to KEHE (now KABC)
1935 KSO-AM in Des Moines Iowa call sign is given to KWCR
1933 Spanish anarchists call for general strike
1932 KUT-AM in Austin Texas changes call letters to KNOW
1930 Bobby "Blue" Bland, Rosemark, Tennessee, blues singer, Call on the Drummer
1929 Arte Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie
1928 Radio Service Bulletin lists radio stations call signs that are to be changed to conform with international standards
1926 1st transatlantic telephone call, London - New York
1922 Capt Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
1922 J. D. Cannon, born in Salmon, Idaho, actor, McCloud, Ike, Call to Glory
1919 Baseball league presidents call for abolishment of spitball
1918 Eddy Arnold, Henderson, Tennessee, country singer, Cattle Call, Anytime
1914 John Hubbard, born in Indiana Harbor, Indiana, actor, Don't Call Me Charlie
1913 Cleveland Call and Post forms
1911 Benay Venuta, born in San Francisco, California, actress, Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister
1909 Liner "Arapahoe" is 1st ship to use SOS distress call
1909 Ump Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call, this leads to Hurst's banishment
1908 Ethel Merman, stage and screen actress, Anything Goes, Call Me Madam
1906 International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help
1906 John Carroll, [Julian LaFaye], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Wolf Call
1906 Henry Roth, Austria-Hungary/US writer, Call it Sleep
1890 Frank Conroy, Derby England, actor, Call of the Wild
1884 1st long-distance telephone call, Boston - New York
1883 1st telephone call between New York and Chicago
1876 1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson)
1876 Jack London, writer/socialist, Call of the Wild
1815 Leonhard von Call, composer, dies at 47
1767 Leonhard von Call, composer
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