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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 Phyllis Hyman, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies, dies from suicide at 45 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 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, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 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 Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates 1956 Ron White, born in Fritch, Texas, comedian, performs stand up comedy, Grammy-Award nominee, member of Blue Collar Comedy Tour, projects include, 'You Can't Fix Stupid', influences include Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Hicks, George Carlin 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 Dan Hartman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, record producer, known for "I Can Dream About You" 1950 Richard Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rocker, Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly 1950 Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 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 Tom Peters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, writer, author, speaker, consultant, business management practices expert, co-wrote, 'In Search of Excellence', believes the least amount of overhead business processes can produce empowering decision-makers within an entire company organization 1942 Baseball decides that players in military 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 Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati 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 1926 Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing 1925 Warren G. Bennis, born in New York City, New York, scholar, author, Leadership Studies pioneer, studied group behavior at MIT, prompting interest in the then-nonexistent field of leadership, published 'Revisionist Theory of Leadership', 1961, stating that humanistic, democratic-style leaders can best manage change in the leadership environment 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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