2015 Event Serbian Novak Djokovic beats Swiss Roger Federer to win his second U.S. Men's Open title; a day earlier, Italian Flavia Pennetta beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci in the U.S. Women's Open to win her first Grand Slam, then announced her retirement 2015 Event Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi encounters resistance to proposed labor reforms as 150 million workers go on strike for a day in protest; Modi is seeking to make the Indian business environment more attractive to investment by foreign companies 2015 Event Australian golfer Jason Day wins the PGA Championship with a score of 20 under par; American Jordan Spieth wins second place, resulting in a rank of #1 in the world, replacing Northern Irish golf champ Rory McIlroy 2015 Event The Greek Parliament votes in favor of holding a referendum on July 5th regarding whether the country should accept reforms in exchange for continued bailouts; current bailouts expire on June 30th, the day that a $1.8 billion debt payment is due 2015 Event Officials find that Andreas Lubitz, co-pilot of downed Germanwings Flight 4U 9525, had mental and physical health problems that he hid from the airline; a doctor's note was found excusing him from work on the day that he crashed the plane 2014 Event Dr. Craig Spencer, diagnosed with Ebola on October 23rd, is healed and has been discharged from the hospital; Spencer raised fears of a U.S. epidemic after reporting that he had traveled to various public places the day before showing symptoms 2014 Event Craig Spencer, a U.S. doctor who served with Doctors Without Borders, is now in stable condition after contracting Ebola; Spencer began showing symptoms of the virus a day after commuting to various locations around New York City 2014 Event Israel reopens Jerusalem's Temple Mount a day after closing it to visitors in the wake of the shooting of activist Yehudah Glick; however, security restrictions have been applied to Muslim men seeking to pray at the site 2014 Event American doctor Craig Spencer has been diagnosed with Ebola after recently returning to New York from Sierra Leone; Spencer rode the subway, went bowling, and took a taxi the day before he began displaying symptoms 2014 Event Hong Kong protesters continue to clash with police a day after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying offers to engage in discussion; Leung said that he will not concede to demands for greater independence from central control, a key reason for the protest 2014 Event A second Dallas nurse, Amber Vinson, is diagnosed with Ebola a day after flying from Cleveland to Dallas; the Centers for Disease Control gave her approval to fly despite her symptoms 2014 Event American freelance videographer Ashoka Mukpo tests positive for Ebola while working in Liberia; the cameraman has been working in the country for the past three years but became symptomatic the day after beginning an assignment for NBC News 2014 Event Space station astronauts received an Easter Day delivery in the form of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spaceship filled with food, supplies, equipment and care packages; the space station delivery was the fourth for the commercial space technology company 2014 Event The U.N. celebrates International Women's Day with the theme 'Equality for women is progress for all' 2014 Event The Sochi Winter Olympics ends; on this last day of the competitions, Canada beats Sweden in men's hockey, keeping Canada as the reigning gold winner in two consecutive Winter Games 2014 Event A day before the U.S. Senate will vote on extending emergency unemployment benefits, Gene Sperling, Director of the White House National Economic Council publicly promoted the case for extending benefits 2013 Event To avoid Obamacare penalties, today is the last day consumers in the U.S. can sign up for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2013 Event A special episode of the British science fiction program 'Doctor Who' called, 'The Day of the Doctor' broadcasts simultaneously to 94 countries in celebration of the show's 50th Anniversary; the broadcast earned a Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama 2013 Event Pop band One Direction hosts 1D Day, a day consisting of a record, 7.5 hour-long socially interactive live-stream on YouTube and Google+ Hangout including live band performances and celebrity guests; the event was an unprecedented use of social media 2013 Event The U.S. commemorates day of John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas, Texas 2013 Event On the first day of its release, Sony's PlayStation 4 sells 1 million units in the U.S. and Canada; the PS4 launches in Europe November 29th, and Japan February 22, 2014 2013 Event The fifth installment of the 'Grand Theft Auto' videogame series is released by Rockstar Games, netting $800 million on the day it is launched 2013 Event China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama discuss cyber espionnage at the end of their two day summit 2013 Event U.S. wireless service provider T-Mobile has its opening day on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol TMUS 2013 Event China reports it will open the South China Sea's Paracel Islands to tourism before the May Day holiday. Vietnam voices strong opposition this move, as ownership of the Islands is in dispute 2013 Event Falkland Island residents complete the first day of a two day sovereignty referendum, determining whether the islands should remain a British overseas territory 2013 Event New findings from the University of Leicester indicate decreasing sitting time by 90 each day can result in major heath advantages, such as reducing the risk of Type 2 Diabetes 2012 Event Severe weather hits the U.S. on Christmas Day; more than 30 tornadoes are reported in Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana 2012 Event The FBI claim to have completed it's investigation into the terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya in one day 2012 Event Japanese automakers announce plans to cut output in China; they announce plans to suspend operations in the country until after National Day 2012 Event Britain has their greatest success in one day at an Olympics since 1908, winning six gold medals and a silver on Day Eight of the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Event During the second day of evidence at the Leveson Inquiry, Rupert Murdock reveals there was a 'cover-up' at 'News of the World' but that he had no knowledge of it 2012 Event On Australia Day nearly 200 indigenous protesters surround a restaurant in Canberra, trapping Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, opposition leader inside 2012 Event The U.K. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, William Hague, begins a two day tour of Myanmar 2011 Event Protesters in Cario's Tahir Square are beaten by Egyptian Army soldiers in a second day of skirmishes resulting in 10 deaths and hundreds of injured 2011 Event In Taipei, protesters demand Taiwan's 200,000 foreign live-in caregivers receive the legal right to a weekly day off 2011 Event In anticipation of Budget Day, students protesting against the Irish financial crisis occupy the office of Fine Gael lawmaker Anthony Lawlor 2011 Event NBA team owners and players reach an agreement, ending the 149-day NBA lockout; the new NBA season will begin Christmas day 2011 Event For the second day in a row, global stock markets fall as fears of a deepening economic crisis continue 2011 Event In Shanghai, Chinese lorry drivers continue their second day of protest against rising inflation 2011 Event St. Patrick's Day parates are celebrated internationally 2011 Event The Tokyo Stock Exchange falls more than five percent on the first day of trading following the 2011 Sendai earthquake 2011 Event Human Rights Watch reports 24 people were killed in Libya's 'Day of Rage' anti-regime protest 2011 Event In Malaysia, Islamic morality police arrest more than 80 muslims to prevent them from celebrating Valentine's Day 2011 Event Dubbed the 'Day of Martyrs' in honor of those killed in their fight for freedom, Egyptians continue protesting for the 13th day in Tahir Square 2011 Event Protesters continue their 12th day of nationwide protests in Cairo's Tahir Square, calling on President Hosni Mubarak to step down 2011 Event In Egypt, tens of thousands of people participate in a 'day of revolt' to protest against the government 2010 Event Pastor Terry Jones threatens to organize an international Burn a Koran Day in retaliation for plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero 2010 Event China commemorates victims of the Zhouqu landslide with a day of mourning 2010 Event The U.N. environment agency appoints actor Don Cheadle Goodwill Ambassador at a ceremony in Rwanda to mark World Environment Day 2010 Event Nepal declares a national day of mourning in honor of Girija Prasad Koirala, the 'elder statesman of South Asia' who dies in Kathmandu at age 86 2010 Event Real blood is spilled at the gates of government by the Thai redshirts, in a third day of protests 2010 Event The second day of conflict between Somali government troops and opposition forces in Mogadishu results in more than 20 civilian deaths 2003 Event Tony Awards, Hairspray, Take Me Out, Long Day's Journey Into Night revival and Nine revival won major awards 2000 Death Robin Day, British Journalist 2000 Death Catherine Crook de Camp, writer, The Day of the Dinosaur, dies at 92 1999 Death Bethel Leslie, actress/writer, Long Day's Journey into Night, dies at 70 1997 Death Alfred Day Hershey, American Scientist 1997 Event South Africa announces it is constructing largest modern day blimp 1996 Death Hugo Gryn, rabbi, broadcaster, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, leading voice in interfaith dialogue, dies at 66 1996 Death Richard Day, engineer/development expert, dies at 48 1996 Death Jo Van Fleet, actress (Seize the Day, Cinderella), dies at 75 1996 Event John Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight" 1996 Event 122nd Preakness: Pat Day aboard Louis Quatorze wins in 1:53.2 1996 Event Sotherby ends 4 day auction of Jackie O stuff-take in $34.5 million 1996 Event Sotherby begins 4 day auction of Jackie Onassis things nets $34.5 million 1996 Event 1st Opening Day in history in March takes place in Seattle 1996 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Qld vs. Vic) 1996 Event Last day of Test cricket for David Boon 1996 Event 15 day old siamese twins separated - Sarah Morales survives, Sarahi dies 1996 Event Germany celebrates it's 1st Holocaust Rememberance Day 1995 Event Matthew Elliott scores separate cricket century same day for Victoria 1995 Event Last day of Test cricket for Martin Crowe 1995 Event Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day" 1995 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Richie Richardson 1995 Event Indians and Browns play in Cleveland on same day for 1st time ever both lose - Chicago 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition) 1995 Event Northants all out 46 vs. Essex and wins game next day 1995 Event 121st Preakness: Pat Day aboard Timber Coutry wins in 1:54.4 1995 Event Dow Jones for 5th straight day of the week sets a new record (4430.59) 1995 Event President Clinton declares a national day of mourning for Oklahoma City 1995 Event Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting 1994 Death Alan Owen, English screenplay/actor (Hard Day's Night), dies at 69 1994 Death Madeleine Renaud, French actress (Longest Day)/director, dies at 94 1994 Event Circulation of Netherlands Telegraph/News of the Day reaches 800,000 1994 Event Baseball Night in America premieres, no Saturday day games 1994 Event 126th Belmont: Pat Day aboard Tabasco Cat wins in 2:26.8 1994 Event Cricketer Brian Lara hits record 501 not out/390 runs in 1 day 1994 Death Peter Graves, English actor (Derby Day/Admirable Crichton), dies at 82 1994 Event 120th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tabasco Cat wins in 1:56.4 1994 Event Cricketer Brian Lara hits 375 runs on 1 day (world record) 1994 Death Agatha Uwilingiyimana, Prime Minister of Rwanda (first female prime minister in Africa), assassinated, the day after President Habyarimana's plane was shot down, killing him and the president of Burundi 1994 Event Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706 1994 Event Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border 1994 Event Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev 1994 Event Worldwide Day for peace in Bosnia-Hercegovina 1994 Event -20 degrees F (-29 degrees C) (5:32 AM) coldest day ever recorded in Cleveland Ohio 1993 Event "Any Given Day" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 32 performances 1993 Event "Any Given Day" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 32 performances 1993 Death Ely A Landau, producer (Long Day's Journey), dies of stroke at 73 1993 Event Last day in 1st-class cricket for Mike Whitney, NSW vs. New Zealand 1993 Event Actor Daniel Day Lewis pleads guilty to speeding charges 1993 Event Day of Peace in South Africa 1993 Event Reggie Jackson Day - New York Yankees retire 13th # (#44) 1993 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket for Ian Botham 1993 Event Last day of Test cricket for Greg Matthews 1992 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney 1992 Birthday Adam Robert Worton, Newark DE, twin actor, Baby's Day Out 1992 Birthday Jacob Joseph Worton, Newark DE, twin actor, Baby's Day Out 1992 Event Last day of Test Cricket for David Gower 1992 Death Arletty, French actress (Hotel, Longest Day), dies at 94 1992 Event "Tin Bigha Day" protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh 1992 Event Last day of test cricket for Ian Botham and Allan Lamb 1992 Event Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker and WFAN DJ Don Imus change places for 1 day 1992 Death Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, mobster (St. Valentines Day), dies at 86 1992 Event 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03 1992 Event Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar 1992 Event Last day of Test cricket for Imran Khan 1991 Event CPN, Communist Party of Netherland, last day of existance 1991 Event U.S.S.R., last day of existence 1991 Event Last day of a washout Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka at Gujranwala 1991 Event Jackie Martling walks off of Howard Stern show for one day 1991 Death Richard Speck, mass murderer, dies a day before his 50th birthday 1991 Event AIDS awareness day 1991 Event A day before he dies, Freddie Mercury, 45, confirms he has AIDS 1991 Event Last day in Test Cricket for Viv Richards, Dujon and Marshall 1991 Event Manhattan Cable final day of amnesty to return illegal cable boxes 1991 Event Otis Nixon steals NL record 6 bases in 1 day 1991 Event Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge 1991 Event Congress ends railroad worker 1 day strike 1991 Event NFL owners strip Phoenix of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day 1991 Event Irish Lesbians and Gays march in St. Patrick Day parade 1991 Event 33rd Grammy Awards: Another Day in Paradise, Mariah Carey 1990 Event Zsa Zsa Gabor begins a 3 day jail sentence for slapping a cop 1990 Death Bobby Day, rocker (Rockin' Robin), dies of cancer at 58 1990 Event Hussein's Revolutionary Day speech claims Kuwait stole oil from Iraq 1990 Death Alison Leggatt, actress (Day of Triffids, Cows), dies at 86 1990 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee 1990 Event 116th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Summer Squall wins in 1:53.6 1990 Event 1st day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland New Zealand 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps 1989 Event "Day Without Art" - Artists demonstrate against AIDS 1989 Event Batting titles decided on final day Puckett goes 2-for-5 edges Carney Lansford .339 to .336, Gwynn's 3-for-4 edges Will Clark .336 to .333 1989 Event Hurricane Hugo begins 4 day sweep through Caribbean, killing 62 1989 Event Australia 0-301 at end of day one, 5th Test Cricket at Trent Bridge 1989 Event "Day By Day," last airs on NBC-TV 1989 Event 121st Belmont: Pat Day aboard Easy Goer wins in 2:26 1989 Event Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day" 1989 Event Republic Day in Sierra Leone 1989 Event New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2 1989 Event Dorothy Cudahy is 1st female grand marshal of St. Patrick Day Parade 1989 Event Last day of 1st class cricket for Dav Whatmore 1988 Event Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor OK after breast cancer surgery 1988 Event Just 1 day after 8/8/88 New York's daily number is 888 1988 Death Dennis Day, actor/tenor (Jack Benny Show), dies of ALS at 71 1988 Death Dennis Day, tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy), dies at 71 1988 Event Mets set Opening Day record with 6 home runs 1987 Event 1st jockey to win 9 races in 1 day (Chris Antley at Belmont) 1987 Event NBC technicians accept pact, end 118 day strike 1987 Event NFL Players Association orders an end to 24 day strike 1987 Event Last day in Test cricket for Larry Gomes and Joel Garner 1987 Event 163 day strike against Deere and Co ends, workers accept wage freeze 1987 Death Pieter G Buckinx, Flemish writer (7th Day), dies at 83 1986 Event RUN DMC calls for a day of peace among LA street gangs 1986 Event Billy Martin Day, his uniform number 1 retired 1986 Event Motley Crue's Vince Neil begins 30 day sentence for vehicular homicide 1986 Event 1 day general strike in South Africa 1986 Event Last day in Test cricket for Bob Holland 1985 Event Last day in Test cricket for Zaheer Abbas 1985 Event Henry G. Perry completes 157 day, 14,021 mile bicycle tour of Australia 1985 Event Hanspeter Beck of South Australia, finishes a 3,875 mile, 51 day trip from Western Australia to Melbourne on a unicycle 1985 Event Baseball players end a 2 day strike 1985 Event Major League Baseball Players' Association stages a midseason baseball strike (lasts 1 day) 1985 Event Phil Rizzuto Day, Yankees retire #10 1985 Event Viv Richards scores 300 in a day on the way to 322 vs. Warwicks cricket 1985 Event Indians-Brewers game at Cleveland Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out 1985 Event 111th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Tank's Prospect wins in 1:53.4 1985 Event White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game 1985 Event 1st day/night game at the MCG, Australia vs. England 1985 Death Wilfrid Brambell, actor (Hard Day's Night, Boys), dies at 72 1984 Event 6 day hijack of Kuwaiti jet ends 1984 Event 3,000 die in 3 day anti-Sikh riot in India 1984 Event Sotherby's in London begins 2 day auction of rock memorabilla 1984 Death Esther Phillips, U.S. singer (What a Difference a Day Makes), dies at 48 1984 Event Lou Pinella Day at Yankee Stadium 1984 Event Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day) 1984 Death Flora Robson, actress (Great Day, Frieda), dies in her sleep at 82 1984 Event Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day 1984 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird 1984 Event Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh and Lillee 1983 Event 100 million watch ABC-TV movie "Day After," about nuclear war 1983 Event President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L. King day 1983 Event Ron Grant completes a 217 day, 8,316 mile run around Australia 1983 Event Bobby Murcer Day at Yankee Stadium 1983 Event 1st National Missing Children's Day is proclaimed 1983 Event "Bang The Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren hits #63 1983 Event New York Met Tom Seaver's sets record 14th NL Opening Day assignment 1983 Death Billy Fury, actor (That'll Be the Day), dies at 42 of heart failure 1982 Event Aggrement reached ending 57 day football strike 1982 Event NFL players begin a 57 day strike 1982 Event NFL players begin a 57 day strike 1982 Event New York Met Joel Youngblood singles in Chicago day game, he is traded, then singles for Expos in Philadelphia night game 1982 Birthday Jessica Biel, born in Ely, Minnesota, actress, appeared in television series, '7th Heaven', films include, 'The Illusionist', 'Valentine's Day', 'Summer Catch' 1982 Event AT and T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day 1981 Event One of the great day's Test Cricket at the MCG Australia vs. WI 1981 Event Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1981 Event "Day in Hollywood, A Night..," closes at John Golden New York after 588 perf 1981 Event Sandra Day O'Conner becomes 1st female Supreme Court Justice 1981 Event U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor 1981 Event 42 day old, 2nd major league baseball strike ends 1981 Event Senate confirms Sandra Day O'Conner to Supreme Court (99-0) 1981 Event Sandra Day O'Connor nominated for the Supreme Court 1981 Event Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart retires, replaced by Sandra Day O'Connor, 1st woman on high court 1981 Event Baseball players begin a 50 day strike, their 3rd strike 1981 Death Bobby Sands, IRA activists dies in his 66th day of his hunger strike 1980 Birthday Jake Gyllenhaal, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, appeared in films, 'The Day After Tomorrow', 'Jarhead', 'Brokeback Mountain' 1980 Death Dorothy Day, author (Stump the Authors), dies at 83 1980 Event Pope John Paul II began 5 day visit to West Germany, 1980 Event Gabriella Brum, 18, of W Germany crowned 30th Miss World, she resigns the next day, because she wants to marry her 52 year old boyfriend 1980 Event New York Yankee Bob Watson hits Seattle Kingdome speaker, 2nd straight day 1980 Event "Day in Hollywood, A Night..." opens at John Golden New York City for 588 perf 1980 Death Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72 1979 Event Opening day of 4th Test Cricket, India 8-112 vs. Pakistan at Kanpur 1979 Event St. Vincent and Grenadines becomes independent of U.K. (National Day) 1979 Event Catfish Hunter Day at Yankee Stadium 1979 Event 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, New York 1979 Event Nicaragua Liberation Day; Sandinistas take over from Somoza 1979 Event Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad 1979 Event Lazarus and Vosburgh's "Day in Hollywood and night in Ukraine," premieres 1979 Event Major riot at Bourda prevents day's play in WSC Supertest 1979 Birthday Mena Suvari, born in Newport, Rhode Island, actress, fashion designer, movies include: 'American Beauty', 'American Pie', 'Day of the Dead' 1979 Event End of last 3+day D/N game for 15 years (WSC, SCG) 1978 Event Taiwan's final day of diplomatic relations with US 1978 Event Commencement of the 1st day/night WSC cricket supertest at VFL Park 1978 Event U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries 1978 Event Tom Stoppard's "Night and Day," premieres in London 1978 Event Baseball umps stage a 1 day strike 1978 Event On Old Timer's Day, New York Yankees announce that Billy Martin will return as New York Yankee manager in 1980 and Bob Lemon will become General Manager 1978 Event "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US 1978 Event Afghanistan revolution (National Day), pro-Russian military coup 1978 Event New York Yankees defeat White Sox 4-2 in home opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day 1978 Event Reds don green uniforms for St. Patricks Day 1978 Death John Cazale, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Deer Hunter), dies at 41 1978 Event 1st day of Test cricket for Desmond Haynes (WI vs. Australia) 1978 Event Australia beat India 3-2 on 6th day of final test 1977 Event For 2nd straight day, Oakland's Manny Sanguillen foils a no-hit bid 1977 Event Coup in Seychelles, National Day 1977 Event Violence during Puerto Rican Day in Chicago kills 2 1977 Event U.S. House of Representatives begin 90 day test of televising its sessions 1976 Event War criminal Pieter Menten captured 1 day after fleeing 1976 Event TCricket est debut of Javed Miandad, scores 163 on 1st day 1976 Event Seychelles Independence, Independence day 1976 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Brian Close, aged 45 1976 Event Student uprisings begin in Soweto, South Africa, Soweto Day 1976 Death Thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47 1976 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Lance Gibbs and Ian Redpath 1975 Event A crowd of 85661 attends the 1st day of the Aust-WI MCG Test Cricket 1975 Event 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV 1975 Event Lao People's Democratic Republic founded (National Day) 1975 Event Netherlands grants Suriname independence (National Day) 1975 Event Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day) 1975 Event Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia (National Day) 1975 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket for Hanif Mohammad 1975 Event Sao Tome e Principe gains independence from Portugal (National Day) 1975 Event Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day) 1975 Event Yankees sponsor Army Day at temporary home, Shea Stadium during 21-gun salute, part of fence is blown away, and another part is set afire 1975 Event Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Kampuchea National Day) 1974 Event Coup overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia (National Day) 1974 Birthday Jeremy O'day, CFL offensive linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts 1974 Event Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford become 1st teammates elected to hall of fame on same day 1974 Event Billy Martin is 1st AL manager ejected by ump from 2 games in 1 day 1974 Event Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai 1974 Birthday Eva Mendes, born in Miami, Florida, actress, known for movie, 'Training Day', and films, 'Hitch', 'The Spirit', 'We Own the Night' 1974 Event Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1974 Event England begins 3 day work week during mine strike 1974 Event NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead) 1973 Event Stevie Wonder involved in car crash, goes into a 4 day coma 1973 Death Robert Ryan, U.S. actor (Dirty Dozens, Longest Day), dies at 63 1973 Event "Daisy" A Day by Jud Strunk hits #14 1973 Event Bobby Riggs beat Margaret Smith Court in Mother's Day match in California 1973 Event Roberto Clemente Day, Pirates retire his number 1973 Event CBS radio begins on hour news 24 hours a day 1973 Event St. Patrick Day marchers carry 14 coffins commemorating Bloody Sunday 1973 Death Rudolf Kubin, composer, dies a day after 64th birthday 1972 Event Leap second day; also in 1973-79, 1987 1972 Birthday Christopher Daniel Barnes, ME, actor, Ross-Day by Day, As World Turns 1972 Event "Cheech and Chong Day" in San Antonio Texas 1972 Event 1st leap second day; also 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 1972 Death C. Day Lewis, English Poet 1972 Birthday Billie Joe Armstrong, singer/musician, Green Day 1971 Death Michael Rennie, actor (Day the Earth Stood Still), dies at 61 1971 Death Edith Day, actress (Romance of Air), dies at 75 1971 Event Sierra Leone becomes a republic (National Day) 1971 Event Paul McCartney releases "Another Day" in UK 1970 Birthday Jason Day, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1970 Event Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1970 Birthday Macy Gray, born in Canton, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, Grammy-Award winner, films, 'Idlewild', 'Training Day', hit song, 'I Try', famous album, 'On How Life Is' 1970 Event 4 day NFL strike ends 1970 Event 1st Earth Day held internationally to conserve natural resources 1970 Event San Francisco beats Cincinnati 2-1, only day Reds aren't in 1st place in 1970 1970 Event Guyana becomes a republic (National Day) 1970 Birthday Todd Day, NBA guard and forward for the Boston Celtics 1969 Event 2nd Vietnam Moratorium Day in US 1969 Event Bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day) 1969 Event Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war 1969 Event On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896) 1969 Event Mickey Mantle Day, 60,096 saw #7 retired (I was there-BTG) 1969 Event Robin Knox-Johnston ends 312 day non-stop sailing 1968 Event "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning 1968 Event Republic Guinea forms (day of republic) 1968 Birthday Will Smith, actor/rapper, Men In Black, Indepedence Day, Fresh Prince 1968 Event Swaziland gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1968 Event 50,000 participate in Solidarity Day March of Poor People's Campaign 1968 Event Sirhan Sirhan shoots Bobby Kennedy, who dies next day 1968 Event Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King assassination 1968 Event Mauritius gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1968 Event "Darling of the Day" closes at George Abbott New York City after 31 performances 1968 Event "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 31 performances 1967 Birthday Courtney Thorne-Smith, actress, Day by Day, Lucas, Summer School 1967 Event Yankees longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yankees win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes 1967 Death John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50 1967 Event 6 day war between Israel and Arab neighbors begin 1967 Event BBC bans Beatle's "A Day in the Life" (drug references) 1967 Event New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day) 1967 Death Franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60 1967 Event Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs. West Indies cancelled by riots 1966 Event Barbados gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1966 Event NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day) 1966 Event Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1966 Event Botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1966 Event "On A Clear Day You..." closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 280 performances 1966 Event 1st day of Sunday play in County Cricket, Essex vs. Somerset 1966 Event Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day 1966 Birthday John David Cullum, actor in 1776, Sweet Country, Day After 1966 Event 12 day New York City transit strike ends 1966 Event 12 day transit worker strike shuts down New York City subway 1965 Birthday Glen Edward Day, Mobile AL, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-2nd 1965 Event "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in New York City for 280 performances 1965 Event Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game 1965 Event Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues 1965 Event 6 day insurrection starts in Watts section of Los Angeles 1965 Event Singapore gains independence from Malaysia, National Day 1965 Event Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1965 Birthday Glenn Scarpelli, born in Staten Island, New York, actor, Alex-One Day At a Time, Fantasy 1965 Event Lava Lamp Day celebrated 1965 Event Gambia gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1964 Death H[enry] Beam Piper, U.S., sci-fi author (4 Day Planet), dies at 60 1964 Event Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1964 Birthday Griffin O'Neal, actor, April Fools Day, Wraith 1964 Event Mayor Daley declares "Ernie Banks Day" in Chicago 1964 Event Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 Event Beatles' "Hard Day's Night, A," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 14 weeks 1964 Event Beatles' film "Hard Day's Night" premieres in London 1964 Event Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album 1964 Event Phillies Jim Bunning pitches perfect game (Mets) on Fathers day, in 2nd game of DH, Mets get 3 hits, 3 being fewest hits in NL DH 1964 Event Underground America Day is 1st observed 1964 Event New Zealand Colin Bosher shears a record 565 sheep in 1 work day 1964 Event Sean Connery's 1st day of shooting on "Goldfinger" 1964 Death A Marja, Dutch author (Man of Day and Night), dies at 46 1963 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson proclaims Nov 25 a day of national mourning (for John F. Kennedy) 1963 Event 225,000 students boycot Chicago schools in Freedom Day protest 1963 Event Stan Musial Day in St. Louis 1963 Event Beatles Book is sold out on its 1st day of sale 1963 Event President Kennedy spent 1st full day in Ireland 1963 Birthday Claire Smith, born in Ottawa, Ontario, equestrian 3 day event 1996 Olympics 1963 Event New York City's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike 1963 Birthday Therese Washtock, Vancouver BC, 3 day equestrian 1996 Olympics 1963 Event Syrian Arab Rep Revolution Day - Military coup in Syria 1962 Event Grey Cup halted by fog, resumed next day (Winnipeg 28, Hamilton 27) 1962 Event "Brighter Day," last airs on CBS-TV daytime 1962 Event Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day) 1962 Event Trinidad and Tobago gain independence from Britain (National Day) 1962 Event U.S. stock market drops $20.8 billion in 1 day 1962 Birthday Julie Moran, TV hostess, Entertainment Tonight, Independence Day 1961 Birthday D B Sweeney, actor, Cutting Edge, Fire in the Sky, Day in October 1961 Event Cosmonaut Gherman Titov circles Earth for a full day in Vostok 2 1961 Birthday Andrew Nicholson, UK, New Zealand equestrian 3 day event 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Vaughn Jefferis, Matangi New Zealand, equestrian 3 day event, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Blyth Tait, England, New Zealand equestrian 3 day event, 1996 Olympics gold 1961 Death John Joseph Becker, composer, dies a day before 75th birthday 1960 Event Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day) 1960 Birthday James Prime, British rock keyboardist, Deacon Blue-Pay Day 1960 Death Howard Glenn, New York Titan, dies of injuries sustain in this day's game 1960 Event Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1960 Event "Queen For A Day," moves to ABC-TV 1960 Event Gabon gains independence from France, National Day 1960 Event Belgian parliament requires rest day for self employed 1960 Birthday Valerie Bertinelli, 1 Day at a Time, Sydney, Ms. Eddie Van Halen 1959 Birthday MacKenzie Phillips, Alexandria, Virginia, actress, Julie-1 Day at a Time 1959 Event Constitution of Tunisia promulgated (National Day) 1959 Event Empire Day renamed Commonwealth Day in England 1959 Event West Germany introduces 5 day work week 1959 Event Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale hits his 2nd Opening Day home run 1959 Death Buddy Holly, rocker (That'll be the Day), dies in a plane crash at 22 1959 Event Australia 1-200 1st day 4th Test vs. England, Adelaide Oval 1958 Event Niger gains autonomy within French Community (National Day) 1958 Event Central African Republic made autonomous member of French Community (National Day) 1958 Event AL announces Opening Day in 1959 will be earliest ever, April 9 1958 Birthday David Van Day, rocker, Dollar-Loves Gotta Hold on Me 1958 Event Guinea (French Guinea) gains independence from France (National Day) 1958 Birthday Ken Olandt, actor, April Fool's Day, Imposter, Leprechaun 1958 Birthday Sally Clark, born in Feilding New Zealand, equestrian 3 day event, 1996 Olympics silver 1958 Event British Empire Day is renamed "Commonwealth Day" 1958 Event West Indies 1-504 in reply to Pakistan 328, day 3 of 3rd Test Cricket 1957 Event "That'll Be Day" by Buddy Holly and Crickets reaches #1 1957 Birthday Margaret Colin, actress, Independence Day, Three Men and a Baby 1957 Event Buddy Holly and Crickets record "That'll Be the Day" 1956 Birthday David Sedaris, born in London, England, writer, comedian, published, 'Barrel Fever', 'Naked', 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' 1956 Event 1st Pakistan vs. Australia Test 95 runs scored on 1st day 1956 Death ... Kennedy, daughter of future President Kennedy, dies same day 1956 Event Pakistan proclaimed an Islamic republic in Commonwealth (National Day) 1956 Birthday Mark Todd, U.K., New Zealand equestrian 3 day event 1996 Olympics 1955 Event Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) 1955 Event After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games 1955 Event Last day as Test Cricket umpire for Frank Chester 1955 Event Strike in Belgium for 5 day work week 1955 Event 100 degrees F - Hottest day in Seattle Washington 1955 Event Atkinson and Depeiaza take WI from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs. Australia 1955 Birthday Graham Porter, cricketer, 1 day International for Australia 1979 1954 Birthday Bill Pullman, actor, Sommersby, League of their Own, Independence Day 1954 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Khalid Hassan aged 16 yrs, 356 days 1954 Event Soap Opera "The Brighter Day" premieres 1953 Birthday Russell Mael, Dwight Russel Day, California, rock vocalist, Sparks 1953 Event Supreme Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for next day their 14th anniversary 1953 Birthday Boyd Gaines, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Mark-One Day at a Time, Sure Thing 1952 Birthday Jeff Goldblum, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day 1952 Event "I am an American Day" and "Constitution Day" renamed "Citizenship Day" 1952 Event Commonwealth of Puerto Rico created (Constitution Day) 1952 Event General Neguib seizes power, Monarchy overthrown in Egypt (National Day) 1952 Event India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 earlier in the day 1952 Birthday Carol Kane, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Dog Day Afternoon, Simka-Taxi 1952 Birthday Mary McDonnell, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, actress, Sneakers, Independence Day 1952 Birthday Cory Day, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist 1952 Event Bangladesh Martyrs Day (martyrs of Bengali Language Movement) 1952 Birthday Veronica "Randy" Crawford, U.S. vocalist, One Day I'll Fly Away 1952 Event "RCA Victor Show Starring Dennis Day," debuts on NBC TV 1951 Event 1st Christmas Day in Test Crickets, Australia vs. WI at Adelaide 1951 Event West Indies defeat Australia by 6 wkts on 3rd day of 3rd Test Cricket 1951 Birthday Vicky Latta, Auckland New Zealand, equestrian 3 day event 1996 Olympics 1951 Event Israeli Knesset officially designated April 13 as Holocaust Day 1950 Event Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning home run) 1950 Birthday Stockwell Day, Canadian Politician 1950 Event Single day 16 team home run record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) 1950 Event Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade 1950 Event 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5) 1950 Birthday Miou-Miou, Paris, France, actress, Dog Day, My Other Husband 1949 Event German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) 1949 Event People's Rep of China proclaimed by Mao Tse-tung (National Day) 1949 Event Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day" 1949 Event Federal Republic of [West] Germany proclaimed (Republic Day) 1949 Birthday John Duttine, actor, Day of the Triffids 1948 Birthday Richard Masur, New York City, actor, David-One Day at a Time 1948 Event Republic of Korea (South Korea) proclaimed (National Day) 1948 Event 5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax 1948 Birthday Brian M[ichael] Stableford, UK, sci-fi author, Day of Wrath 1948 Birthday Michael Lembeck, born in Brooklyn, actor, Max-One Day at a Time 1948 Event Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs. Essex, world record 1948 Birthday Richard Day, engineer/development expert 1948 Birthday Mary Gordon-Watson, born in England, equestrian 3 day event, 1972 Olympics gold 1948 Event J D Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" appears in NY 1947 Event Heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries New York City under 25.8" of snow in 16 hours That same day, LA set a record high of 84 degrees F 1947 Event Taiwan passes Human Rights laws (Day of Earth Law) 1947 Event Day after United Nations decree for Israel, Jewish settlements attacked 1947 Birthday Val Fuentes, rocker, It's A Beautiful Day 1947 Birthday David Essex, Cook, London, rock vocalist/actor, That'll be the Day 1947 Event Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and through out United States 1947 Event Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (vs. New Zealand, Christchurch) 1946 Birthday Patricia Hodge, actress, Heat of the Day, Shell Seekers, Sunset 1946 Birthday Loudon Wainwright III, vocalist, April Fool's Day Morn 1946 Birthday Linda Kelsey, born in Minneapolis, actress, Billie-Lou Grant, Kate-Day by Day 1946 Birthday Jim Day, born in Canada, equestrian show jumper, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Event Alec Bedser takes 7-49 vs. India on 1st day of his 1st Test cricket 1946 Event Italian plebiscite chooses republic over monarchy, National Day 1946 Event Jordan gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1946 Event 5 die in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in San Francisco bay 1946 Event "Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater New York City after 167 performances 1946 Event Australia beats New Zealand in cricket at 3 30pm on 2nd day 1945 Event "Day before Spring" opens at National Theater New York City for 167 performances 1945 Event Hank Greenberg's final day home run wins pennant for Tigers 1945 Event Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day) 1945 Event V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WW II ends) 1945 Event V-J Day; Japan surrenders unconditionally to end WW II 1945 Event Day of Unity in West Germany, National Day 1945 Event Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) 1945 Event V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe 1945 Event Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) 1945 Event British Empire celebrates it's 1st British Empire Day 1945 Event International Women's Day is 1st observed 1945 Event Brotherhood Day 1st celebrated 1945 Death Carlo Felice Boghen, composer, dies a day before 76th birthday 1944 Birthday Lynda Day George, San Marcos, Texas, actress, Casey-Mission Impossible 1944 Event Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) 1944 Event Eindhoven free (Lightly Day) 1944 Event Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (National Day) 1944 Event Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) 1944 Event German field marshal von Kluge vanishes for one day 1944 Birthday Bonnie Franklin, Santa Monica Cal, TV actress, Ann-1 Day at a Time 1943 Birthday Edward Herrmann, born in Washington D.C., actor, Day of the Dolphin, Reds 1943 Event 7th day of battle at Kursk 1943 Event 6th day of battle at Kursk 1943 Event 5th day of battle at Kursk: Germans occupy Verchopenje 1943 Event 4th day of battle at Kursk: General Model uses last tank reserve 1943 Event 3rd day of battle at Kursk: Germans occupy Dubrova 1943 Event 2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25,000 German killed 1943 Birthday Mauro Checcoli, Italy, 3 day equestrian, won Olympic gold in 1964 1943 Event Tin Can Drive Day 1942 Event 13th day of battle at El Alamein: Afr corps draws back out Fuka-posing 1942 Event 12th day of battle at El Alamein: Scottish assault 1942 Event 11th day of battle at El Alamein: British assault on Tel el Aqqaqir 1942 Event 10th day of battle at El Alamein 1942 Event 9th day in battle at El Alamein 1942 Event 8th day of battle at El Alamein: new Australian assault 1942 Event 7th day of battle at El Alamein: Montgomery assault 1942 Event 6th day battle at El Alamein: British offensive under Montgomery 1942 Event 5th day of battle at El Alamein: heavy battles/Australian advance 1942 Event 2nd day of Battle of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal 1942 Event 4th day in battle at El Alamein: Australian breakthrough 1942 Event 3rd day of battle at El Alamein: British offensive 1942 Event 2nd day of battle at El Alamein: British infantry 1942 Event St. Louis Cardinals win NL pennant on last day of season 1942 Birthday Chris Sarandon, West Virginia, actor, Child's Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick 1942 Birthday Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane, rocker, Spanky and Our Gang-Lazy Day 1942 Event 3 day Battle of Java Sea ends, U.S. suffers a major naval defeat 1942 Event Radio Orange calls for March 1 day of prayer in Dutch Indies 1942 Birthday Terry Melcher, Rip Chords, Doris Day's son 1942 Event -19 degrees F (-27.4 degrees C), Netherland's coldest day since 1850 1941 Event Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for 4 years 1941 Birthday David LaFlamme, born in Utah, electric violinist, It's a Beautiful Day 1940 Birthday Alan O'Day, born in Hollywood, California, rocker 1940 Event Chicago Tribune sponsors Ted Lyons Day (White Sox pitcher) 1940 Event Cleveland Indian Bob Feller hurls an opening day no-hitter vs Chic, 1-0 1939 Birthday Ruby Nash Curtis, U.S. singer, Romantics-Our Day Will Come 1939 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket in England for 6 years 1939 Event Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day 1939 Event Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech 1939 Birthday Jason Miller, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor and writer, Exorcist, Light of Day 1939 Event England draw with South Africa at Durban on the 10th day 1939 Birthday Bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1938 Birthday Janette Scott, actress, Day of the Triffids 1938 Event Al Capp, cartoonist of Lil' Abner creates Sadie Hawkins Day 1938 Event John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day) 1938 Event On Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park, the A's win a doubleheader 1938 Birthday Frederick Forsyth, author, Day of the Jackal, Deceiver, Odessa File 1938 Birthday David Groh, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Joe-Rhoda, Don-Another Day 1938 Birthday Charles Siebert, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, One Day at A Time, Trapper John 1937 Birthday Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry 1937 Event Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in New York 1937 Event Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in LA 1937 Event Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" released 1937 Event Memorial Day Massacre - Chicago police shoot on union marchers, 10 die 1937 Birthday Arthur Kopit, U.S., playwright, Day Whores Came Out to Play Tennis 1937 Event U.S. Steel raises workers' wages to $5 a day 1937 Event 1st Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years there-after) 1936 Birthday Buddy Holly, born in Lubbock, Texas, singer, Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day 1936 Birthday D V Day, Principal, St. John's College, Durham U 1935 Death Clarence Day, writer (Life with Father), dies 1935 Event Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp 1934 Event Mother-in-law's day 1st celebrated (Amarillo, Texas) 1934 Event -14.3 degrees F (-25.7 degrees C), coldest day in New York City 1933 Event Another Christmas Day five-wicket haul by Clarrie Grimmett 1933 Birthday John Aniston, Crete, actor, Search for Tomorrow, Day of our Lives 1933 Event Verity bowls out Essex twice in a day, 8-47 and 9-44, at Leyton 1933 Event World Trade Day/National Maritime Day 1st celebrated 1933 Birthday Dalida, Cairo, actress/singer, Miss Egypt, The 6th Day 1932 Event SF's coldest day (27 degrees F) - it snows 1932 Birthday Queen Ferekit, of Thailand, Queens Day 1932 Birthday Bobby Day, Robert Byrd, Fort Worth, Texas, rock vocalist, Rockin' Robin 1932 Event President Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week 1932 Birthday Richard Lester, movie director, Hard Day's Night, Help!, Petulia 1931 Birthday Evald Schorm, Prague Czechoslovakia, director, Courage for Every Day 1931 Event 1st Test Cricket match at the Gabba Bradman scores 200 on 1st day 1931 Birthday Ray Danton, New York City, actor and director, Longest Day, Psychic Killer 1930 Birthday Genevieve Page, actress, Day and the Hour 1930 Event 690 earthquake shocks recorded in 1 day (Ito Japan) 1930 Event Joseph Sylvester becomes 1st jockey to win 7 races in 1 day 1930 Event Australia regain Ashes on 6th day of 5th Cricket Test 1930 Event Bradman scores 309 in a day vs England at Leeds, goes on to 334 1930 Birthday Hugo Gryn, born in Britain, rabbi, broadcaster, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, leading voice in interfaith dialogue 1930 Birthday Sandra Day O'Connor, born in Texas, 1st woman Supreme Court Justice, 1981- 1930 Birthday John Junkin, actor and writer, A Hard Day's Night 1929 Birthday Ira Levin, author, Rosemary Baby, Boys From Brazil, This Perfect Day 1929 Birthday Pat Harrington, Jr., New York City, actor, Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time 1929 Birthday Don Larsen, pitcher, New York Yankees, on what must have been a perfect day 1929 Event WOWO-AM, Indiana returns to air, 1 day after transmitter burns down 1929 Event St. Valentine's Day massacre (Chicago) 1929 Birthday Gerald Harper, broadcaster/actor, Tunes of Glory, Extra Day 1929 Event St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, 7 gangsters killed 1928 Event Christmas Day attendance at cricket MCG (Vic vs. NSW) 14,887 1928 Event 1st celebration of Author's Day 1928 Birthday Thomas Burnett Swann, U.S., sci-fi author, Day of Minotaur 1928 Birthday James Ivory, producer/director, Howard's End, Remains of the Day 1928 Event Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration) 1927 Event Tony Lazzeri Day at Yankee Stadium 1927 Birthday Gerry Mulligan, British saxophonist and orchestra leader, Jazz on a Summer Day 1927 Event Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs New York Rangers 1926 Birthday Rick Jason, New York City, actor, Day of the Wolves, Eagles Attack at Dawn 1926 Birthday Edmund Cooper, UK, sci-fi author, Seed of Light, All Fool's Day 1926 Event At 41, Walter Johnson pitches his 7th opening day shutout 1926 Birthday Fritz Weaver, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Josef-Holocaust, Day of the Dolphin 1926 Event James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hour day and $5 daily minimum wage 1925 Birthday Silvana Pampanini, Rome, Italy, actress, Day in Court, Island Sinner 1925 Birthday Dorothy Malone, Chic, actress, At Gunpoint, Night and Day, Peyton Place 1925 Event French psychologist Emil Coue brings his self-esteem therapy to U.S. "Every day in every way I am getting better and better" 1924 Event General Christian Worker's union demands 8 hour work day in Belgium 1924 Event German Republic day accepts Dawes plan 1924 Birthday Dinah Washington, Chicago, singer, What a Difference a Day Makes 1924 Birthday Martha Hyer, Texas, actress, Day of the Wolves, Night of the Grizzly 1924 Event England score 2-503 in day's play vs. South Africa at Lord's 1924 Birthday Tony Britton, born in Birmingham, England, actor, Day of Jackal, Girl in my Soup 1924 Birthday Doris Day, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, girl next door actress, Pillow Talk 1924 Event German Republic day 1923 Event Giants defeat Baltimore Orioles 9-0 to benefit former Giants owner John Day 1923 Birthday Robin Day, British Journalist 1923 Event Harry Heilmann goes 2-for-2, sit out rest of season, except for a pinch single on final day, hitting .403 1923 Event U.S. Steel Corp initiates 8th-hour work day 1923 Event KPD holds struggle day against fascism, in Germany 1923 Event Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC) 1923 Event German Republic day with laws against worker 1922 Event 1st commemoration of Navy Day 1922 Event Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day 1922 Event Babe Ruth suspended 1 day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an ump 1922 Event White Star Line Majestic completes 5 day maiden voyage 1922 Event World Law Day, 1st celebrated 1921 Event Coldest day in Nov in Netherlands -14.0 degrees C 1921 Event Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day) 1921 Event National Hospital Day 1st observed 1920 Birthday Nanette Fabray, born in San Diego, California, actress, Katherine-One Day at a Time 1920 Birthday Anita O'Day, vocalist/actress, Outfit, Zigzag, Jazz on a Summer Day 1920 Event Dutch law provides for an 8 hour working day 1920 Event Last day of Julian civil calendar (in parts of Bulgaria) 1920 Event Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yankees' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality 1920 Birthday Denver Pyle, Bethune, Colorado, actor, Dukes of Hazzard, Tammy, Doris Day 1920 Birthday Bert Weedon, born in Essex, London, musician, guitarist, composer, influenced Eric Clapton, Brian May, Mike Odefield, The Beatles, created "Play in a Day" guitar tutorial guide 1920 Birthday Richard Adams, author, Day Gone By 1920 Event Greek Independence Day 1920 Event Last day of Julian civil calendar in Greece 1919 Birthday Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer, Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton 1919 Event Austria parliament approves 8-hour day 1919 Event Labor conference committee in U.S. urges 8-hour work day and 48-hour week 1919 Event Serbian, Croatian and Slavic parliment accord for 8 hour work day 1919 Event Dutch 2nd chamber approves 8-hour day/No Sunday work 1919 Event French assembly decides on 8 hour work day 1919 Event Dutch steel workers strike for 8 hour day and minimum wages 1919 Birthday Jock Mahoney, Chicago, actor, Dallas, Yancy Derringer, Day of Fury 1919 Event 1st day of 5-day Seattle general strike 1918 Event 1st day of 1st-class cricket in Australia after WW I (Vic vs. NSW) 1918 Event Lithuania declares independence from Russia and Germany (National Day) 1918 Event Last day of the Julian calendar in Finland 1917 Event Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day) 1917 Birthday John Whiting, British dramatist/actor, Saint's Day 1917 Birthday Laraine Day, Roosevelt Utah, actress, Dr. Kildaire, I've Got a Secret 1917 Birthday Dennis Day, Irish tenor/comedian, Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy 1917 Event U.S. Supreme Court upheld 8-hour work day for railroad employees 1917 Event Great monarch Michael resigns after 1 day as czar 1916 Event 1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Indians 1916 Event A bomb went off during a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco killing 10 1916 Event 1st observance of Indian (Native American) Day 1916 Event Native American Day is 1st observed 1916 Birthday Gerrit Schulte, Le Fou Pedalant, Dutch 6 day bicyclist 1915 Event Massacre of Armenians by Turks starts (Armenian Martyrs Day) 1915 Event A's Herb Pennock is within 1 out of pitching 1st Opening Day no-hitter 1915 Birthday William Roycroft, born in Austria, equestrian 3 day, Olympic-bronze-1976 1914 Birthday Edward J Day, U.S. Postmaster General, 1961 1914 Birthday Michael Goodliffe, Cheshire England, actor, 5th Day of Peace 1914 Birthday Robert Wise, director, Day the Earth Stood Still, West Side Story 1914 Event 4th day of Tannenberg: Russian Narev-army panics, General Martos caught 1914 Event 3rd day of battle at Tannenberg: violent German/Russian battles 1914 Event 2nd day of battle at Tannenberg: German bombs Usdau 1914 Event Last day of club cricket for W G Grace at age 66 He made 69 1914 Event President Wilson proclaims Mother's Day 1914 Event U.S. Congress establishes mother's day 1914 Event Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hour day to $5.00/8-hour day 1913 Event Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers among Popular Songs" Malinda's Wedding Day is #1 1913 Event 10 Day Tragedy of Mexico-City; 3,000 die 1912 Birthday Lukas Ammann, Basel, actor, Day of Anger, Class Reunion, Palace Hotel 1912 Event Jackie Matthews takes 2 cricket hat-tricks same day Australia vs. South Africa 1912 Event The RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg at 11:40pm about 375 miles south of Newfoundland; it was the fourth day of her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City 1912 Birthday Wilfrid Brambell, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hard Day's Night 1911 Event Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus (Taiwan National Day) 1911 Event United Dutch Diamond workers get 8-hour day 1911 Event Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day 1911 Event 1st International Woman's Day 1911 Event Belgian Mining law introduces 9 -hour work day 1910 Birthday Cyril Cusack, Durban Natal South Africa, actor, Day of the Jackal 1910 Event Father's Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Wash) 1910 Event President Taft begins tradition of throwing out ball on opening day 1910 Event British miners strike for 8 hour working day 1909 Birthday Robert Ryan, Chicago, actor, Billy Budd, Dirty Dozen, Longest Day 1909 Event Middlesex beat Gloucs (Bristol) by Inn and 31 in a single day 1909 Event Moran and MacFarland (U.S.) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin) 1908 Birthday Alfred Day Hershey, American Scientist 1908 Event Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team 1908 Event 1st Mother's Day observed 1907 Birthday Jim Bishop, author, The Day Lincoln was Shot 1907 Birthday Allan Jones, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor/singer, A Day at the Races, Showboat 1907 Birthday Jack Bailey, Hampton Iowa, TV host, Queen for a Day 1907 Event Lusitania arrives in New York City after 5 day crossing of Atlantic (record) 1907 Event Government of Transvaal sends home 50,000 Chinese day workers 1907 Event President Theodore Roosevelt shakes a record 8,513 hands in 1 day 1906 Birthday Franz Waxman, Konigshutte, Germany, composer, Day at the Races 1906 Event C W Gregory (NSW vs. Qld) starts day at 48*, is 366* at stumps 1906 Birthday Richard Fanshawe, England, equestion 3 day event, Olympic-bronze-1936 1905 Event Latest day of 1st-class cricket in an Australia season (NSW vs. Qld) 1905 Event U.S. Supreme Court judges maximum work day unconstitutional 1905 Event 9 hour work day for diamond miners 1904 Event Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905 1904 Event Yankees 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant 1904 Event 1st day of New York City subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks 1904 Birthday C. Day Lewis, English Poet 1903 Birthday Nathanael West, American novelist, Day of the Locusts 1903 Birthday John Wyndham P L B Harris, U.S., sci-fi author, Day of the Triffids 1903 Event Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3 1903 Birthday Madeleine Renaud, Paris, France, actress, Helene, Longest Day 1902 Event Empire Day 1st celebrated in Britain 1902 Death Julius Sterling Morton, who started Arbor Day, dies at 72 1901 Event Memorial Day 1st observed in U.S. 1899 Event W G Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 years 320 days 1899 Event Black Americans observed day of fasting to protest lynchings 1899 Event Cuba liberated from Spain by U.S., known as National Day, U.S. occupies until 1902 1897 Event Brooklyn's last day as a city, it incorporates into New York City (1/1/1898) 1897 Birthday Dorothy Day, author, Stump the Authors 1896 Birthday Edith Day, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1895 Event King Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day 1895 Event North Carolina Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass 1894 Event Labor Day established as a federal employees holiday 1894 Event Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras (National Day, sort of) 1893 Birthday Curt Jurgens, Munich Germany, actor, Enemy Below, Longest Day 1891 Event 1st International 6 day bike race (New York MSG) ends 1891 Event 1st International 6 day bike race (New York MSG) begins 1891 Birthday Josef Hora, Czechoslovakian writer/poet, Working Day 1891 Death Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true, dies, date of death celebrated by Theosophists, who call it, Whilte Lotus Day 1891 Event Nebraska introduces 8 hour work day 1889 Death William Allingham, Irish poet (Day and Night Songs), dies at 68 1889 Event New York World's Nellie Bly (Liz Cochrane) begins 72 day world trip 1889 Birthday Margaret Dumont, actress-Marx Brothers' foil, Day at the Races 1889 Event 1st International Workers Day, according to 2nd International 1888 Event Lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day 1888 Birthday Shmuel Agnon, born in Israel, novelist, Day Before Yesterday-Nobel 1966 1888 Event 2nd day of the Great blizzard of '88 in NE U.S. (400 die) 1888 Birthday Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa, Iowa, actor, Every Day's a Holiday, Greed 1888 Death Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday 1887 Event Oregon becomes 1st U.S. state to make Labor Day a holiday 1886 Event U.S. general strike for 8 hour day, begins 1884 Event 1st Test Cricket to be played at Old Trafford 1st day washed out 1883 Event 1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (New York Gothams beat Cleveland Spiders 5-2) 1882 Event 10,000 workers march in 1st Labor Day parade in New York City 1879 Event Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day 1878 Event 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37 1874 Birthday Clarence Shepard Day, New York City, author, Life with Father 1872 Event Arbor day 1st celebrated in Nebraska, later changed to Apr 22 1871 Death Alexander, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 1 day old 1870 Event Last day U.S. silver coins allow to circulate in Canada 1870 Event Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S. silver coins to circulate in Canada 1868 Event President Andrew Johnson passes a law that government workers would work 8 hour day 1868 Event 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio 1868 Event Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves 1867 Event Last day of Julian calendar in Alaska 1865 Event 2nd day of Battle of Bentonville North Carolina 1865 Event 2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run) 1865 Event 13th amendment approved (National Freedom Day) 1864 Event General Shermans armies reach Savannah and 12 day siege begins 1864 Event 4th and last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia 1864 Event 3rd day of Battles at Waynesboro/Jones's Plantation, Georgia 1864 Event 2nd day of Battles at Waynesboro, Georgia 1864 Event 2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties 1864 Event 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia (about 3900 casualties) 1864 Event 2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia 1864 Event 6th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia: Confederate assault 1864 Event Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days 1864 Event 4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault 1864 Event 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia: Federal assault 1864 Event 3rd and last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia 1864 Event 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia 1864 Event Battle of Cold Harbour, Day 2 1864 Event 3rd day in Battle at Alexandria Louisiana: Confederate assault 1864 Event 6th and last day of battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties) 1864 Event 2nd/last day of Battle of Okolona, Mississippi 1863 Event Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day 1863 Event After 59 day siege, confederates evacuate Ft. Wagner, SC 1863 Event Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day) 1863 Event President Davis calls for this to be a day of fasting and prayer 1862 Event Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)-bloodiest day of Civil War, 23,110 die 1862 Event Battle of Antietam, bloodiest day in Civil War (Sharpsburg Md) 1862 Event Day 7 of 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill (Poindexter's Farm) Day 7 of Seven Days US15,249 CS17,583 1862 Event Day 6 of 7 Days-Battle of White Oak Swamp Virginia (Frayser's Farm) 1862 Event Day 5 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station, Virginia 1862 Event Day 4 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station/Garnett's Farm, Virginia 1862 Event Battle of Gaines' Mill, Virginia (Cold Harbor, Chickahominy Bluffs) Day 3 1862 Event Day 2 of 7 Days-Battle of Mechanicsville Virginia (Meadow Bridge) 1862 Event Battle of Oak Grove, Virginia (Orchard, Henrico, French's Field) (Kings's Schoolhouse) Day 1 of 7 Days 1862 Event 2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Virginia (11,165 casualties) 1862 Event Battle of Elkhorn Tavern, Day 2, Gens McCulloch and McIntosh killed 1861 Event 1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia 1857 Birthday Charles LP "Philip" Zilcken, painter/author, HW Knife Day 1852 Event Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day 1845 Event 1st nationally observed uniform election day in US 1845 Event Uniform U.S. election day for president and Vice President authorized 1844 Event Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) 1840 Event Waitangi Day; treaty signed between Britain and Maoris of New Zealand 1839 Event 2 day storm off Irish and English coast immortalized as "Big Wind" 1836 Event 3,000 Mexicans beat 182 Texans at the Alamo, after 13 day fight 1832 Birthday Julius Sterling Morton, born in Adams, New York, Governor of Nebraska 1893 - 1897, started Arbor Day 1831 Event Ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium 1830 Event New York Stock Exchange slowest day ever (31 shares traded) 1825 Event Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day) 1825 Event Bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day) 1822 Event Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day) 1821 Event Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1821 Event Greece gains independence from Turkey (National Day) 1818 Event "Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; 1st sung next day 1818 Event Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day) 1814 Event Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (National Day) 1814 Event Lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication 1811 Event Paraguay gains independence from Spain (National Day) 1810 Event Chile declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1810 Event Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event 1810 Event Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (National Day) 1809 Event Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1804 Event Haiti gains independence from France (National Day) 1797 Birthday W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, 10 day campaign 1796 Event 1st Independence Day celebration is held 1795 Birthday Charles Niellon, Belgian brigade general, 10 day campaign 1792 Event Columbus Day is 1st celebrated 1789 Event Washington proclaims 1st national Thanksgiving Day 1789 Death Thomas Day, author, killed by fall from a horse at Wargrave Berkshire 1788 Event Australia Day 1780 Event About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England to this day it's cause is still unexplained 1777 Event 1st national Thanksgiving Day, commemorating Burgoyne's surrender 1776 Event Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors 1762 Event 1st St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City 1756 Event St. Patrick's Day 1st celebrated in New York City at Crown and Thistle Tavern 1753 Event 1st official St. Patrick's Day 1752 Event This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1752 Event Last Julian calender day in U.S. and England (no Sept 3-Sept 13th) 1752 Event Last day of Julian calendar in Britain, British colonies 1700 Event Last day of Julian calendar in Denmark 1699 Event Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches" 1692 Event Royal Hospital Founders Day 1st celebrated 1668 Death Stephen Day, 1st British colonial printer, dies 1662 Event Dutch invasion of Macau repulsed, Macau Day 1651 Event Massachusetts General Court ordered a fine (five shillings) for "observing any such day as Christmas" 1621 Event Governor Bradford of U.S. colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day 1619 Event America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va) 1584 Event Last day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia and Holy Roman empire 1583 Event 1st day of the Gregorian calendar in Holland and Flanders 1582 Event Last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states 1554 Death Lady Jane Grey, deposed Queen of England, beheaded after 9 day rule 1523 Event Gustavus I becomes king of Sweden (Swedish National Day) 1493 Event Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily 1492 Event Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day) 1302 Event Romeo and Juliet's wedding day, according to Shakespeare 1180 Event Republic day of Gelnhausen
