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2008 John Michael Hayes, dies in New Hampshire, of natural causes, at 89
2008 Estelle Getty, dies in Los Angeles, California, of natural causes, at 84 2008 Albert Hofmann, dies in Switzerland, of natural causes, at 102 2008 Gordon B. Hinckley, dies in Salt Lake City, Utah, of natural causes, at 97 2007 Jane Wyman, dies in California, of natural causes, at 90 2007 Madeleine L'Engle, dies at 88, of natural causes 2007 Claudia Johnson, dies at 94, of natural causes 2007 Kiichi Miyazawa, dies in Tokyo, Japan, of natural causes, at 87 2005 James H. Scheuer, Representative-D-New York 1965 - 1973, 1975 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993, died of natural causes at age 85 2005 Hurricane Katrina causes sever damage to the Gulf Coast killing 1836 2003 Tom Lewis, Representative-R-Florida 1983 - 1995, died of natural causes 2003 David Bloom, TV journalist, died in Iraq of non-war-related causes, dies at 39 2001 Edward Boland, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1953 - 1989, died at the age of 90 from natural causes 2000 Herbert H. Bateman, Representative-R-Virginia 1982 - 2000, died of natural causes 1998 Thick Fog causes highway carnage in Belgium and Netherlands, 6 die 1992 Hank Worden, actor (Red River), dies of natural causes at 91 1992 Robert Reese, producer, dies of natural causes at 66 1992 Shirley Booth, actress (Hazel), dies of natural causes at 85 1992 Arline Bletcher, entertainer, dies of natural causes at 99 1992 Helen Deutsch, screenwriter, dies of natural causes 1990 Jill Bennett, actress (Skull, Hawks), dies of undisclosed causes at 58 1989 Hurricane Hugo causes extensive damage in Puerto Rico 1989 Leaking pipe of Asha, U.S.S.R. causes 2 trains to catch fire; 460 die 1988 Morgan Farley, actor (Open Secret), dies of natural causes at 90 1988 Fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage 1988 Harris Glenn Divine, dies of natural causes at 42 1987 New York Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl 1984 Centers for Disease Control says virus discovered in France causes AIDS 1980 Oil tanker explosion off Pilos, Greece, causes 37-million-gallon spill 1979 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park, causes fans to go wild and causes White Sox to forfeit 2nd game of a doubleheader to Tigers 1978 New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away 1978 Yankees score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Baltimore wins 3-0 1978 Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes manager Billy Martin to suspend him 1977 42 die in fire inmate causes at Maury County Jail in Columbia, Tennessee 1973 Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on New Jersey Turnpike 1972 Rock fall inside Vierzy Tunnel (France) causes 2 train crash; 107 die 1971 Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 and causes over $ B damage 1966 75 MPH air currents causes BOAC 707 crash into Mount Fuji, 124 die 1965 At a cost of $20,000, the outer Astrodome ceiling is painted because of sun's glare, this causes the grass to die 1953 Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas and causes $39M damage 1947 Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 and causes $850M in damage 1947 Chemical mixing error causes explosion that destroys 42 blocks in Los Angeles 1944 British order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece 1941 U.S.S.R. begins a counter offensive causes Germany to retreat 1934 Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Bill Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] and United Air Lines 1929 Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium crushes 2 people to death 1917 Jean-Louis Curtis, French writer, Just Causes 1917 Carl Karcher, born in Ohio, restauranteur, founder of Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, supported Conservative causes 1910 Passage of Earth through tail of Halley's Comet causes near-panic 1908 Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th and disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay and pennant) 1904 Professor Schron finds microbe that causes photosynthesis 1882 Dr. Robert Koch discovers germ that causes tuberculosis 1880 Jeannette Rankin, Representative-R-Montana 1917 - 1919 and 1941 - 1943, 1st female member of Congress, died at age 92 from natural causes 1868 Battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France 1868 Earthquakes kill 25,000 and causes $300 million damages (Peru and Ecuador) 1852 Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m) 1841 John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus 1834 Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, Potsdam Germ, biologist, Causes of Evolution 1824 Storm causes St. Petersburg flood, killing 10,000 1775 Congress issues "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent |
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