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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 1956 Charles Dingle, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes', dies 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 Captain 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 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, born in Galicia, Austro-Hungary, writer, short story writer, novelist, Call It Sleep considered masterpiece of Jewish American literature 1891 Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true, dies, date of death celebrated by Theosophists, who call it, Whilte Lotus Day 1890 Frank Conroy, Derby England, actor, Call of the Wild 1887 Charles Dingle, born in Wabash, Indiana, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes' 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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