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2002 Cliff Gorman, actor, All That Jazz, ., dies at 65

2001 Cliff Hillegass, businessman, invented Cliffs Notes, dies at 83

1994 Cliff Wilson, snooker player, dies at 60

1993 Cliff Young, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29

1986 Cliff Burton, bass player (Metallica), dies in a bus crash at 24

1986 Cliff Burton, rock bassist (Metallica), dies in bus crash at 24

1984 Toronto's Cliff Johnson hits record 19th career pinch HR

1984 Cliff Johnson sets a record with his 19th pinch hit HR

1983 Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR

1981 2 climbers fall 550 m down cliff near Angel Falls, Venezuela

1979 Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yanks Goose Gossage and Cliff

1977 Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive home runs in Toronto

1977 Cliff Bayer, born in New York City, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics

1976 Phil Boudreault, Copper Cliff Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics

1974 Cliff Arquette, comedian (Charlie Weaver), dies at 68

1972 Cliff Floyd, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder/1st base for the Montreal Expos

1971 Cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76

1970 Frank "Cliff" Mannon, Amarillo, Texas, team handball 1996 Olympics

1967 2 homemade buses collided on a mountain road in Terpate, Philippines plunging off a cliff, killing 84, injuring 140

1966 Cliff Meidl, born in Redondon Beach California, sprint kayak, alternate in 1996 Olympics

1965 Cliff Ronning, Vancouver, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks

1965 85th U.S. Mens Tennis: Manuel Santana beats Cliff Drysdale (62 79 75 61)

1962 Cliff Burton, rocker, Metallica

1954 Cliff Martinez, American Musician

1953 Schools 1st use Cliff's Notes

1953 Cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63

1952 Cliff Adams, rocker

1951 Pittsburgh Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0

1949 Cliff Williams, Sydney Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell

1948 Cliff Fish, rocker, Paper Lace

1948 Jimmy Cliff, Reggae singer

1948 Cliff Thorburn, Victoria, BC, champion snooker player

1947 John Ratzenberger, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, Cliff Clavin-Cheers

1945 Cliff De Young, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, F/X, Hunger, Shock Treatment

1942 Cliff Potts, born in Glendale California, actor, Ted-Lou Grant

1941 Cliff Stearns, Rep-R-Florida

1940 Cliff Richards, [Harry Webb], Lucknow India, rock voclist, Suddenly

1940 Cliff Richard, English Musician

1939 Cliff Thorburn, English snookers player

1936 Cliff Gorman, Jamacia, New York, actor, Boys in the Band, Angel

1935 Ken Kercheval, born in Wolcottville, Indiana, actor, Cliff Barnes-Dallas

1934 Cliff Wilson, snooker player

1925 Cliff Robertson, La Jolla California, actor, Charly, /spokesman for AT&T

1922 Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day

1911 Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row

1910 Cliff Battles, born in Akron, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Braves, Redskins

1907 Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire

1905 Cliff Arquette, born in Toledo, Ohio, comedian, Charlie Weaver

1896 Sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952)

1895 Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, 54th Street Revue

1895 Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, When You Wish Upon a Star

1894 Cliff Hall, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Crime Photographer

1889 Cliff Clark, actor, Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout

1887 Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes

1865 James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, SF

1863 Cliff House opens in San Francisco (1st of many on site)

1830 Adolph Sutro, San Francisco mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels



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