|
History Home Events Birthdays Deaths Years |
|
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! |
|
|
|
History Home Events Birthdays Deaths Years |
|
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! |
|
Central
|
|
|
2009 A new species of a giant carnivorous plant, Nepethes attenboroughii, is discovered in the central Phillipines highlands
1999 Earthquake kills 2,295 in central Taiwan 1997 Garth Brooks performs a free concert in Central Park New York for HBO 1997 Zdenek Mlynar, Secretary of Czechoslovakian Communist Central Committee (1968), dies 1995 Lynette Roberts, poet, studied at London's Central School for Arts and Crafts, dies at 86 1995 Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central 1995 Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title 1995 Edward Sutcliffe, judge (British Central Criminal Court), dies at 77 1994 Man shoots another man on IRT #4 train at Grand Central Station 1994 New York Central park reservior officially named after Jackie Kennedy Onasis 1993 Central African Republic ex-emperor Bokassa freed 1992 Wim Van Exter, founder Unity Profession Central (1944), dies 1992 Heinz Galinski, President (Central council for Jews in Germany), dies at 79 1991 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free concert in Central Park 1989 "Prince of Central Park" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 4 performances 1988 "Prince of Central Park" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 4 performances 1988 Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years 1987 5 Central American presidents sign peace accord in Guatemala 1987 Central Afr Rep ex-emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa sentenced to death 1986 Central African Republic adopts constitution 1986 Jennifer Levin, strangled by Robert Chambers in Central Park 1986 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library 1985 Central Park's Strawberry Fields, dedicated 1985 16 indicted by U.S. for granting sanctuary to Central American refugees 1984 Fire at Wilberg Mine in central Utah killed 27 people 1984 Central Intelligence Agency's Information Act passes 1984 Part of Central Park is named Strawberry Fields honoring John Lennon 1983 Storm cuts short free Diana Ross concert in New York's Central Park 1982 Seattle Baptist Church declares sanctuary for Central American refugees 1982 750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park New York City 1981 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform a reunion concert in Central Park 1981 Simon and Garfunkel reunite for a New York City Central Park concert 1981 Military coup under general Kolingba in Central African Republic, President Dacko flees 1981 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain 1979 Recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City 1979 Coup in Central African Rep: David Dacko overthrows emperor Bokassa I 1979 "Madwoman of Central Park West" closes at 22 Steps New York City after 86 performances 1979 Cars play concert in New York Central Park 1979 "Madwoman of Central Park West" opens at 22 Steps New York City for 86 performances 1979 "Madwoman of Central Park West" opens on Broadway 1979 22.2-km Oshimizu railroad tunnel holed through, central Honshu, Japan 1977 Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself 1976 Cleveland Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title 1972 6.25 Earthquake destroys central Managua Nicaragua, 10,000 die 1968 "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" Show on CBS TV 1968 Chad creates Union of Central African States 1968 Pennsylvania Railroad/New York City Central merge into Penn Central 1968 Paul Claxton, Vidalia Georgia, Nike golfer, NIKE Central Georgia Open-38th 1967 Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park performed 1967 Amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station 1967 Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station 1966 Military coup by Col Jean-Bedel Bokassa in Central African Republic 1960 Central African Republic and Chad proclaim independence from France 1960 Congo, Chad and Central African Republic declare independence 1959 Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st president, dies 1958 Central African Republic made autonomous member of French Community (National Day) 1958 Ernest Green and 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS 1958 President Eisenhower orders National Guard out of Central High School, Little Rock 1957 Frederick Law Olmsted, U.S. architect (Central Park), dies at 87 1957 Army withdraws for Little Rock Ark, after Central HS integration 1957 300 U.S. Army troops guard 9 black kids return to Central HS in Ark 1955 Henry W. Methorst, Dutch director (Central Bureau of Statistic), dies 1952 Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1951 Organization of Central American States forms 1950 Anthony Lloyd, born in England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, gay rights supporter, voted against the Iraq War and against renewal of the Trident Nuclear Missile System 1949 Freak heat wave sent central coast of Portugal to 158 degrees F for 2 minutes 1949 Central Intelligence Agency Act, passes 1948 Jennifer Adams, superintendent, Central Royal Parks 1947 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, New York City 1946 Larry Graham, Jr., rocker, Graham Central Station-One in a Million You 1946 U.S. president sets up CIA, Central Intelligence Agency 1944 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam 1944 Russian offensive in central front sector 1944 Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency 1943 Peter Graves, supt minister, Westminster Central Hall 1942 William McLennan, CEO, Central Statistical Office 1938 Utrecht Central Station destroyed by fire 1937 A recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City 1933 Marc F A Andries, Flemish actor, Central Station 1932 Jack Hibbert, director, Central Statistical Office 1931 Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe 1931 Stalin throws Krupskaya Lenin out of Central Committee 1930 Morag Timbury, director, Central Public Health Laboratory 1929 Michael Beavis, deputy commander-in-chief, Allied Forces Central Europe 1927 Anthony Garner, director, Conservative Central Office 1923 Poland annexes Central Lithuania 1923 United States signs friendship treaty with Central American countries 1922 GMcC Kitson, British principal, Central School of Speech/Drama 1919 Moscow's Politburo/Central Committee forms 1918 E. Howard Hunt, born in New York, American author, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spy, involved in Watergate 1917 Henderson Forsythe, Macon, Missouri, actor, Crisis at Central High 1915 Belgrade Serbia, surrenders to Central leaders 1914 Margaret Farrer, CEO, Central Midwives Board 1913 New York City's Grand Central Terminal opens 1912 Heinz Galinski, President, Central council for Jews in Germany 1912 Heinz Galinski, chairman (Central Council for Jews in Germany), dies 1909 Lynette Roberts, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Evelyn Beatrice Roberts, poet, studied at London's Central School for Arts and Crafts, Faber and Faber published works, 'Poems', 'Gods with stainless ears; a heroic poem' 1909 Coop. Far. Central Management forms 1908 Caledonia and Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship 1906 Andrei P Kirilenko, Russian member of Central Committee of CP 1905 King Leopold II opens Central Station Antwerp 1905 Harry Campion, statistician and founder, British Central Statistical Office 1904 New York City begins building Grand Central Station 1896 Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado) 1895 Electric central at Niagara Falls gives 1st steam 1895 El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form Central American Union 1891 British Central African Protectorate (now Malawi) forms 1889 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady) 1889 Amsterdam Central Station officially opens 1881 Ancient Egyptian obelisk "Cleopatra's Needle" erected in Central Park 1876 Meharry Medical College forms at Central Tennesse College 1871 Stanley presumes to meet Livingston in Ujiji, Central Africa 1865 Heinrich Barth, German historian/geographer (Central Africa), dies 1864 Battle of Trevillian Station, Virginia, Central Railroad 1864 Battle of Trevillian Station, Virginia, Central Railroad 1862 U.S. begins construction of Central Pacific Railroad 1857 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC 1839 Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia, OS 1838 Honduras declares independence of Central American Federation 1838 Central Museum opens in Utrecht Netherlands 1838 Central American federation is dissolved 1838 Nicaragua declares independence from Central American federation 1827 Petrus J H Cuypers, architect, Amsterdam Museum, Central station 1823 United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico 1822 Charles S Crocker, President of Central and South Pacific Railroad 1822 Frederick Law Olmsted, architect/writer, designed Central Park 1822 Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire 1821 Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer, Central Africa 1805 John Stephens, U.S. archaeologist; founded study of Central America 1792 Francisco Morazan, L, president of Central America, 1830-40 1786 Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of U.S. 1st effective central bank 1519 Austrian adel/burgerij in uprising against central government 1348 Prague University, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV |
|
|
|
|
| History Home Copyright 2010 BrainyMedia.com | |