2003 Don Gibson, songwriter/singer, I Can't Stop Loving You, dies at 75
2003 Barry White, man with velvet voice, ", Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe, ", dies at 58
2002 Signe Hasso, actress, original movie version of Heaven Can Wait, dies at 91
2002 Eileen Farrell, singer, Can't Help Singing: The Life of Eileen Farrell, dies at 82
2000 Bea Marcus, pitchwoman, famous for saying I've fallen and I can't get up!, dies at 88
1997 Edith Fore, pitchwoman, I've fallen and I can't get up!, dies at 81
1997 Mens Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)
1996 U.K. admits humans can catch CJD (Mad Cow Disease)
1995 Dorothy McHugh, actress (I Fallen and I Can't Get Up), dies at 87
1995 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Birmingham won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)
1994 Walter C "Dub" Taylor II, U.S. actor (You Can't Take it All), dies at 86
1994 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)
1993 Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (CAN)
1993 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN
1992 Supreme Court rules fund soliciting can be banned at airports
1992 FCC rules companies can own 30 AM and 30 FM stations (formerly 12)
1991 TV show "Roc" has a gay wedding episode - Can't Help Loving that Man
1991 Gene Tierney, U.S. actress (Laura/Heaven can wait), dies at 70
1991 Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable
1991 A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest
1991 Supreme Court rules jurors can't be barred from serving due to race
1991 11th Golden Raspberry Awards: Ford Fairlane and Ghosts Can't Do It wins
1991 Supreme Court rules unanimously employers can't exclude women from jobs where exposure to toxic chemicals could potentially damage fetus
1991 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kurt Browning (CAN)
1990 Greyhound files reoganization plan so they can be traded publically
1990 Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt
1990 Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq
1990 Mens Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (CAN)
1990 On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children and no man can stand her for long
1989 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN)
1988 WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive
1987 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Brian Orser (CAN)
1984 Supreme Court weakens 70-year-old "exclusionary rule"-evidence seized with defective court warrants can now be used in criminal trials
1984 Ice Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Underhill and Paul Martini (CAN)
1983 Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat 100th ranked male tennis player
1983 Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less
1983 Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students
1982 Supreme Court rules President can't be sued for actions in office
1981 1st Golden Raspberry Awards: Can't Stop the Music wins
1980 9th Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Gareau of Can in 2:34:28 Rosie Ruiz disqualified as women's champ she hadn't run entire course
1979 Supreme Court rules, 8-1, police can't randomly stop cars
1978 Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more
1977 Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released
1976 George Harrison releases "This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)"
1975 Jury can't decide on trial of Dave Forbes of Boston Bruins (1st athlete indicted for excessive violence during play)
1975 Troy Slaten, actor, Jerry-Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1974 Harry Hershfield, cartoonist (Can You Top This?), dies at 89
1974 Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs
1974 "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse New York City after 1065 per
1972 Michelle Menzies, born in Barrie, Ontario, Canadian ice pairs, 1995, 96 Can champs
1972 "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" opens at Playhouse New York City for 1,065 performances
1972 U.S. Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-yr residency to vote
1972 NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall
1972 Maurice A Chevalier, French actor (Can Can, Gigi), dies at 83
1970 Jean-Michel Bombardier, Brantford Ont Canada, ice pairs, 1995, 96 Can
1970 Mandy Smith, England, rocker, I Just Can't Wait, /wife of Bill Wyman
1970 Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" and "I Can Do It"
1970 Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years
1970 Ed Ford, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 72
1969 Jimmy McHugh, composer (Can't Give You Anything But Love), dies at 74
1969 William Jayne, actor, Mikey Randall-Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1968 Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31
1968 Ami Dolenz, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, General Hospital, Can't Buy Me Love
1967 Robert Anderson's "You Know I Can't Hear You ...," premieres in New York City
1966 Emma Dunn, actress (You Can't Fool Your Wife), dies at 91
1966 Australia bans Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself," as "terribly obscene"
1966 Supremes release "You Can't Hurry Love"
1966 David Bowie releases his 1st record (Can't Help Thinking About Me)
1966 Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 3 weeks
1965 "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in New York City for 280 performances
1965 Rolling Stones score their 1st #1, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"
1965 Rock group Who releases 1st album "I Can't Explain"
1964 Rosie Perez, born in Brooklyn, actress, Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump
1964 Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie
1964 "Anyone Can Whistle" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 9 performances
1964 "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 9 performances
1964 Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks
1963 Paul Brindley, English pop bassist, Sundays, Can't Be Sure
1962 "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes on Broadway
1962 "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes at Shubert New York City after 300 performances
1962 "You Can't Judge A Book By Cover" by Bo Diddley peaks at #48
1962 Charmaine Crooks, Mandeville JAM, Can 800m runner, Oly-84, 88, 92, 96
1962 "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert New York City for 300 performances
1961 Moss Heart, U.S. dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57
1961 Charles Coburn, actor (Heaven Can Wait, Idiot's Delight), dies at 84
1961 Martin Gore, rocker, Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough
1960 Rene Froger, Dutch singer, Everything Can Make a Man Happy
1960 Susan Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, Cowsills-We Can Fly
1960 Ice Pairs Championship at Vancouver won by Wagner and Paul (CAN)
1959 [Dennis Ray] "Oil Can" Boyd, baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1959 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul of CAN
1958 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Barbara Wagner/Rob Paul of CAN
1957 Ron Strykert, Australia, rock guitarist, Men At Work-Who Can it Be
1957 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul (CAN)
1957 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Det Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates
1956 Patti Scialfa, singer, As Long as I Can Be, /Mrs Bruce Springsteen
1956 John Cowsill, born in Newport, Rhode Island, rock drummer, Cowsills-We Can Fly
1955 "Can Can" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 892 performances
1955 Everard Verachtert, Flemish linguist (I Can Speak Nicely), dies at 81
1955 Reba McEntire, born in McAlester, Oklahoma, country singer, Can't Even Get the Blues
1955 Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist, Things Can Only Get Better
1955 Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Frances Dafoe and Bowden of CAN
1954 Barry Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock bassist, Cowsills-We Can Fly
1954 Joe Laurie Jr, comedian (Can You Top This?), dies at 61
1954 Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden CAN
1953 U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games
1953 [Toriano] Tito Jackson, singer, Jackson 5-ABC, Never Can Say Goodbye
1953 "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 892 performances
1953 Dave Amato, rocker for REO Speedwagon, Can't Fight this Feeling
1952 Paul Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock keyboardist, Cowsills-We Can Fly
1951 Andy Fletcher, rocker, Depeche Mode-Just Can't Get Enough
1951 Supreme Court rule "clear and present danger" of incitement to riot is not protected speech and can be a cause for arrest
1950 Richard Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rocker, Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly
1949 1st Belgian parliamentary election where women can vote (CVP gains)
1948 Hiroshi "Can" Kikuchi, Japan (stage)writer (Tjitj kaeru), dies at 59
1948 Bill Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock guitarist/vocals, Cowsills-We Can Fly
1947 Ann Peebles, born in Missouri, singer, I Can't Stand the Rain
1947 Ronald Townson, rock singer, 5th Dimension-We Can Fly
1946 Dennis Dugan, born in Wheaton, Illinois, actor and director, Can't Buy Me Love, Howling
1946 Lee Oskar, born in Denmark, rock harmonicist, War-Why Can't We Be Friends
1944 Timmy Thomas, U.S. singer and songwriter, Why Can't We Live Together
1944 Navy says black women can join WAVES
1943 Billy Swan, Cape Giradeau, Louisiana, rocker, I Can Help
1943 Tin Can Drive Day
1942 Baseball decides that players in milt can't play when on furlough
1942 Frank Bonner, Little Rock AR, actor, WKRP, Hoax, You Can't Hurry Love
1940 Johnny Nash, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, I Can See Clearly Now
1940 Hassett's second 122 of the game for Vic can't stop a NSW win
1938 Jackie Liebesit, rocker, Can
1937 Irmin Schmidt, rocker, Can
1937 Bill Lawry, cricketer, dour Australian lefty opener, Can talk a bit
1937 Dyan Cannon, born in Tacoma, Washington, Mrs. Cary Grant/actress, Heaven Can Wait
1935 Chuck Barksdale, U.S. singer, Dells-I Can Sing a Rainbow
1934 Wink Martindale, Jackson, Tennessee, TV host, Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This
1934 Gene Allison, U.S. R&B-singer, You Can Make It If You Try
1934 Jimmy Holiday, U.S. singer, How Can I Forget
1934 Tammy Grimes, Lynn Massachusetts, actress, Can't Stop the Music
1933 Yank refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cin Reds
1931 France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics
1930 Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire"
1928 Don Gibson, born in Shelby, North Carolina, singer/writer, I can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me
1927 NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants
1920 New York Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly
1918 Bela Can forms Hungarian Communist Party
1914 Laurie Lee, male poet and author, I Can't Stay Long
1911 Simone Simon, born in France, actress, All Money Can Buy, Ladies in Love
1910 John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads
1904 Gerhard Herzberg, Can, physicist, molecular structure-Nobel 1971
1904 Moss Hart, born in Bronx, New York, playwright, You Can't Take it With You, Act 1
1904 Jean Gabin, [Alexis Moncorge], actor, Stormy Waters, French Can Can
1900 George Bernard Shaws "You Never Can Tell," premieres in London
1899 Carnation processes its 1st can of evaporated milk
1897 Walter Pidgeon, New Brunswick Can, actor, Mrs Miniver, Madame Curie
1889 Edward Ciannelli, Ischia Italy, actor, You Can't Escape Forever
1888 Hiroshi "Can" Kikuchi, Japanese stagewriter, Tjitj Kaeru
1885 Harry Hershfield, Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist, Can You Top This?
1883 U.S. Supreme Court decides Native Americans can't be Americans
1871 3rd Enforcement Act (President can suspend writ of habeas corpus)
1866 J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener
1858 Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people
1849 Lincoln says "You can fool some of the people all of the time, and of people some of time, but you can't fool all of the people all of time"
1848 Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner
1843 Vincenzo Soliva decrees no Jew can live outside of ghetto in Italy
1821 Nikolai Nekrasov, Russ, poet/journalist, Who Can be Happy in Russia?
1797 Charles Newbold patents 1st cast-iron plow. He can't sell it to farmers, though, they fear effects of iron on soil!
1794 New York City formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect New York City from British
1787 Ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop
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