1997 Helene Hanff, author, 84 Charing Cross Road, dies at 80
1996 Muriel Monkhouse, Red Cross worker, dies at 86
1991 NH snaps its 32-game losing streak at home beating Holy Cross, 72-56
1990 Joel Fluellen, actor (Man Friday, Burning Cross), dies at 79
1989 Pilot Union tells pilots okay to cross Eastern picket lines
1989 Paul McCartney releases "My Brave Face" and "Ferry Cross the Mersey"
1987 31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station
1987 2 men became 1st hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic
1987 Milton J. Cross, born in New York City, TV announcer, Met Opera Auditions of the Air
1986 International Red Cross ousted from South Africa
1981 Jon Erikson (U.S.) becomes 1st to triple cross English Channel (38:27)
1981 23rd Grammy Awards: Sailing, Christopher Cross, Billy Joel wins
1980 Iraqi troops cross Iran's border, encircling Abadan
1975 Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78
1975 Milton J Cross, TV announcer (Met Opera Auditions), dies at 87
1974 Courageous (U.S.) beats Southern Cross (Australia) in 23rd America's Cup
1972 J Edgar Hoover, head of FBI (1924-72)/cross dresser, dies at 77
1971 Pete Vordenberg, Rota Spain, U.S. cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1971 12,000 South Vietnamese troops cross into Laos
1971 Cory Cross, Lloydminster, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning
1970 Nina Kemppel, Anchorage Alaska, cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1970 Quebec separatists kidnap British trade commissioner James Cross
1970 Luke Bodensteiner, Iowa City Iowa, cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1970 Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge
1970 Kerrin Petty, Townshend Vt, cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1969 Laura Wilson, Utica, New York, cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1968 Israeli forces cross Jordan River to attack PLO bases
1968 Kendall Cross, Hardin MT, 125 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-g-92, 96
1967 Howard Cross, NFL tight end for the New York Giants
1967 Spencer Tracy, U.S. actor (7th Cross, Father ot Bride), dies at 67
1966 Jeff Cross, NFL defensive end for the Miami Dolphins
1966 Laura McCabe, cross country skier, 1994 Olympics
1965 Ben Husaby, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1965 Dorcas Wonsavage, Madison Wis, cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1964 David Cross, American Actor
1963 Leslie Thompson, Burlington, Vermont, cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1963 Ingrid Butts, born in Denver, Colorado, cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1963 David Hendon and Douglas Cross' musical premieres in London
1962 E German border guards shot and kill Peter Fechter, 18, attempting to cross Berlin Wall into western sector
1961 Todd Boonstra, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1961 Marcia Cross, actress, Melrose Place
1960 Lee Cross Rinker, Stuart, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Greater Milwaukee-6th
1960 John Aalberg, Orland Norway, U.S. cross country skier 1994 Olympics
1960 South Korean troops cross 38th parallel into North Korea
1956 Thomas Wassberg, born in Sweden, 15K/50K cross country skier 1980 Olympics gold
1955 Marja-Liisa Hamalainen, Finnish cross country skier, Oly-gold-1984
1954 Jon Erikson, U.S., 1st to triple cross English Channel, 1981
1954 Randy Cross, American Athlete
1952 Chris Cross, [St. John], rock singer, Arthur
1952 Ulrich Wehling, born in German DR, cross country, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80
1952 SS United States cross Atlantic in record 82:40
1952 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cross Country Weathervane Golf Tournament
1952 Raisa Smetanina, U.S.S.R., cross country skier, Olympics gold 1976, 80, 92
1951 Ivar Formo, born in Norway, 50K cross country skier 1976 Olympics gold
1951 Christopher Cross, born in Texas, singer, Sailing
1951 Christopher Cross, [Geppert], Texas, singer, Sailing, Arthur's Theme
1950 Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea
1950 RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea
1950 Murphy Cross, born in Harve de Grace, Maryland, actor, Phyl and Mikhy, Perfect
1947 Ben Cross, England, actor, Chariots of Fire, Far Pavillions
1947 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47
1946 Erik Estrada, born in New York City, actor, CHiPs, Cross and Switchblade, Lightblast
1945 David A[llen] Drake, U.S., sci-fi author, Cross the Stars, Rolling Hot
1945 U.S. troops in Italy cross river Po
1945 Aubrey Cousins, Canadian sergeant (Victoria Cross), dies in battle
1945 Dennis Donnini, British rifleman (Victoria Cross), dies in battle at 19
1944 Former Washington 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross
1944 Red Cross wins Nobel peace prize
1944 John Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem
1944 Russian troops cross river Bug/march into Poland
1942 German troops cross Kuban River
1942 Dorie Miller, awarded Navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor
1942 King George VI awards George Cross to Island of Malta
1942 George VI awards George Cross to people of Malta
1942 Graham Nash, guitarist, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young-Southern Cross
1941 David Crosby, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, Crosby, Stills and Nash-Southern Cross
1941 Jack Edmonson, Australian corporal in Tobruk (Victoria Cross), dies
1941 Japanese armored barges cross Strait of Johore to attack Singapore
1941 Franco Nones, Italy, 30K cross country skier, 1968 Olympics gold
1940 Sicherheits police bans Free masons, Rotary and Red Cross
1940 Joanna Miles, born in Nice, France, actress, Cross Creek, Delta County USA
1939 Claudia Boyarskikh, U.S.S.R., 5K/10K cross country 1964 Olympic gold
1939 Irv Cross, NFL sportscaster, CBS-TV
1939 British decoration, George Cross, 1st presented
1939 Toini Gustafson, Sweden, 5K/10K cross country skier, Oly-gold-1968
1938 Lowell Cross, composer
1937 George Thoma, German FR, cross country ski jumper 1960 Olympics gold
1935 Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia
1934 Pat Boone, Florida, singer and actor, April Love, Cross and Switchblade
1934 Easter Cross on Mt. Davidson (SF) dedicated
1933 Mt. Davidson Cross lit by Franklin D. Roosevelt via telegraph
1932 1st gyro-stabilized vessel to cross Atlantic arrives in NY
1932 Amelia Earhart is 1st woman to fly solo cross the Atlantic
1931 Beverley Cross, playwright
1930 Ruth Nichols becomes 1st woman pilot to cross continent
1930 Sonja Ruthstrom, Swed, cross country relay skier 1960 Olympics gold
1930 Alevtina Koltschina, U.S.S.R., cross coutry relay skier, Oly-gold-1960
1929 Hallgeir Brenden, Norway, 15K/18K cross country, Oly-gold-1952, 56
1928 1st aerial cross of Pacific takes off from Oakland
1927 Charles Lindbergh is awarded the 1st Distinguished Flying Cross
1927 At 7:40 AM, Lindbergh takes off from New York to cross Atlantic for Paris
1926 Carolyn Heilbrun, [Amanda Cross], author, Lady Ottoline's Album
1925 Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier, Oly-gold-1956
1924 Siiri Rantanen, Finland, cross country skier 1956 Olympics gold
1921 Alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Algerian/French cross country, Oly-gold-1956
1920 Sheila Quinn, adviser, British Red Cross
1920 Lydia Wideman, Finland, 10K cross country skier 1952 Olympics gold
1919 British R-34 lands in New York, 1st airship to cross Atlantic (108 hr)
1918 Eduard "Mick" Mannock, British WW I flyer (Victoria Cross), dies
1918 Bert Schierbeek, [Lambertus], Dutch writer/poet, Cross Roads
1918 Josephin Peladan, French writer/CEO (French Red Cross), dies
1918 1st concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, SF
1918 American Red Magen David (Jewish Red Cross) forms
1917 Simon Slattvik, Norway, cross country ski jumper 1952 Olympics gold
1917 Hawaiian Red Cross forms
1916 1st cargo submarine to cross Atlantic arrives in U.S. from Germany
1914 Hansje Toussaint, [Hermina A Schenk], singer, Sing of the Cross
1914 French government awards king Albert of Belgium the Great Cross
1914 Earl Cadogan, British large landowner, Military Cross
1912 Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel
1912 Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90
1911 Hal Porter, Australia, writer, Tilted Cross, Paper Chase
1910 Stephen Jurika, Jr., U.S. pilot/capt, WW II, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross
1910 Joel Fluellen, Louisiana, actor, Burning Cross, Learning Tree
1910 J Henri Dunant, Swiss writer/founder (Red Cross, YMCA), dies
1910 Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53
1910 Muriel Monkhouse, Red Cross worker
1908 Oddbjorn Hagen, Norway, cross country jumper 1936 Olympics gold
1905 Fitzhugh Lee, U.S. pilot/vice-admiral, WW II, Navy Cross
1905 Lili Krus, born in Budapest Hungary, pianist, Austrian Cross of Honor 1978
1904 Karlo Arvi Kivimaa, Finnish writer, Groenende Cross
1903 Yerba Buena is 1st Key System ferry to cross San Francisco Bay
1901 Arleigh A Burke, Colo, Admiral, WW II, Solomon Islands, Navy Cross
1900 Anna Seghers, [Netty Radvanyi-Reiling], German author, 7th Cross
1897 Rhys Williams, Wales, actor, Nightmare, Okinawa, Cross My Heart
1896 William Jennings Bryan "cross of gold" speech at Dem convention
1896 Samuel Gonard, chairman, International Red Cross
1895 Count Folke Bernadotte, Sweden, statesman, Red Cross, UN
1894 Phillies Lave Cross hits for cycle vs Brooklyn Dodgers
1890 Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer, Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves
1885 Willem H. Winkel, Dutch physician/founder, Red Cross of Curacao
1882 U.S. Senate ratifies treaty establishing the Red Cross
1881 American Red Cross founded by Clara Barton
1877 Henry Morton Stanley reaches Boma during trip cross Africa
1875 Verney Cameron is 1st European to cross equitorial Africa
1870 British Red Cross Society forms
1867 Dutch Red Cross forms
1864 International Red Cross forms
1864 Red Cross forms in Geneva
1864 Skirmish at Mcafee's Cross Road Georgia, about 57 dies in battle
1864 Charing Cross Station opens in London
1863 International Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)
1863 Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva
1862 Skirmish at Parker Cross Roads, Tennessee
1862 Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia
1862 Jane Delano, U.S., nurse, teacher and founder, Red Cross
1859 Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope
1857 62 receive Victoria Cross
1856 Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter
1856 Victoria Cross established to acknowledge bravery
1846 Donner party, unable to cross the Donner Pass, construct a winter camp
1828 Jean Henri Dunant, Switz, writer/founder, Red Cross, YMCA, Nobel 1901
1821 Clara Harlowe Barton, Oxford Massachusetts, nurse/founder, American Red Cross
1819 320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)
1819 1st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga)
1814 Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific Ocean, 1st Americans to cross continent
1776 Washington and his troops cross Delaware River
1773 Capt James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66 degrees 33' S)
1718 William Penn, English Quaker/colonizer (No cross, no crown), dies
1579 Francis Drake leaves San Francisco to cross Pacific Ocean
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