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1993 Trailing 3-1 with 2 outs in 9th, time is called prior to Mike Stanley pop out, gets a 2nd chance, and Yankees rally to beat Boston 4-3
1992 Wade Preston, actor (Man Called Sledge), dies at 62 1986 Cher called David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC 1984 Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called New York City, "Hymietown" 1983 John P Strijbos, writer (Called that Bird), dies at 92 1979 Claire Danes, New York City, actress, Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo and Juliet 1978 Devon Gummersall, born in Colorado, actor, 'Relativity', Brian in 'My So Called Life' 1974 Devon Odessa, actor, Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost 1973 Wilson Cruz, actor, My So Called Life, Ally McBeal 1973 John and Yoko form a new country with no laws or boundaries, called Nutopia, its national anthem is silence 1972 Jared Leto, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, actor, Jordan-My So Called Life 1972 Grace Slick maced by police when a band official called cops, pigs 1961 Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1960 Daniel Woodgate, born in London, England, Dan "Woody" Woodgate, rocker, drummer for Madness, and band called Steel Erection 1960 White Sox Ted Kluzewski's 3-run home run is disallowed as ump called time 1958 What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17 1958 New York City Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League 1955 Kevin Welch, California, country songwriter/actor, Thing Called Love 1954 Chris Stamey, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, musician, rocker, songwriter, record producer, formed the dB's, founded Car Records indie record label, founded recording studio called Modern Recording where he recorded and mixed Whiskeytown 1949 G. 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Gurdjieff, mystic, spiritual teacher, created 'The Work' idea, representing work on oneself, also called, the Fourth Way, dies at age 83, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 1946 Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats 1945 Maria Aitken, actress, Fish Called Wanda 1945 Scheduled demonstrations at Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field to end segregation in organized baseball are called off 1944 Corinna Tsopel, born in Athens, actress, Man Called Horse, Miss Universe, 64 1943 Michael Palin, England, comedian, Monty Python, Fish Called Wanda 1942 Eduard Visser, Dutch writer, Fyffes are now called Chiquita 1940 1st 75,000 men called to armed forces duty during peacetime 1939 Yankees beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning 1938 DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon" 1935 John Murray, cricketer, England 1961 - 1967, 1st wk called Murray to play Tests 1934 Academy Award 1st called Oscar in print (Sidney Skolsky) 1933 Congress is called into special session by FDR, and began its "100 days" 1931 Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1930 Richard Harris, Ire, actor, Man Called Horse, singer, MacArthur Park 1929 Beverly Sills, born in New York, opera singer, popularized opera, called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time magazine 1926 Cranley Onslow, born in England, politician, Conservative Member of Parliament for Woking, called for lower middle class taxes, life peer as Baron Onslow of Working in Surrey County 1922 Captain Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called 1922 Dr. Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar 1921 Dobrica Cosic, born in Velika Drenova, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, now Serbia, writer, political, national theorist, first president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992 - 1993, called 'Father of the Nation' 1918 John E Hoover decides to be called J Edgar Hoover 1918 Dwayne Andreas, born in Worthington, Minnesota, called the 'Soybean King', CEO of Archer Daniels Midland - ADM, largest producer of farm commodities in the U.S. for over 30 years 1917 Ossie Davis, born in Cogdell, Georgia, actor and playwright, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam 1915 Germany suppresses its "Vorwarts" newspaper after it called for peace 1912 Lady Bird Johnson, born in Texas, First Lady of the United States, called "Lady Bird", beautified Washington, D.C. 1912 Barry Sullivan, New York City, actor, Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man 1907 J M Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens; police are called 1879 Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone 1874 Major Walter Winfield patents game called "sphairistike" (lawn tennis) 1866 G. I. Gurdjieff, born in Alexandropol, Armenia, mystic, spiritual teacher, created 'The Work' idea, representing work on oneself, also called, the Fourth Way 1845 Naval School (now called U.S. Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis 1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event 1799 Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews 1653 New Amsterdam becomes a city, later called New York City 1629 King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he called it back 11 years later 1265 1st English Parliament called into session by Earl of Leicester 1138 English defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard |
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