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2005 Sony's PlayStation 3 makes it's debut at the E3 trade show

2005 The Huffington Post weblog makes it's debut

1997 Hideki Irabu makes his debut as a New York Yankee, he beats Tigers 10-3

1996 Lance Klusener takes 8-64 in debut Test Cricket to trounce India

1996 Mohammad Wasim scores 109 on Test Cricket debut, Pakistan vs. New Zealand Lahore

1996 Hasan Raza makes Test Cricket debut for Pakistan age 14 years 238 days

1996 Liam Botham takes 5-67 on 1st-class debut Hants vs. Middlesex

1996 David Sales makes 210 on 1st class cricket debut for Northants vs. Worcs

1996 Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test cricket debut

1996 Freddie Stocks, cricket (cent on debut and wkt on 1st ball, Notts), dies

1996 1st full ODI for the Netherlands, vs. New Zealand, cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47

1995 Ricky Ponting makes 96 on Test Cricket debut (Australia vs. Sri Lanka, WACA)

1995 1st-class Cricket debut of Paul Adams, W Province vs. N Transvaal

1995 Saleem Elahi scores century on ODI debut, Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka

1995 Troy Dixon scores cricket century on 1st-class debut for Qld vs. W Prov

1995 Holland's debut in English domestic comp (vs. Northants, NatWest)

1995 Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide

1994 1st-class cricket debut of Andrew Symonds (Queensland vs. NSW, SCG)

1993 Graham Thorpe scores 114 on Test Cricket debut, England vs. Australia

1993 Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman

1992 Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again'

1992 Praveen Amre scores century on Test Cricket debut (103 vs. SA, Durban)

1992 David Houghton gets Zimbabwe's 1st Test ton (121 vs. India, debut)

1992 Test Cricket debut of Muttiah Muralitharan, vs Australia at Colombo

1992 Romesh Kaluwitharana scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (SL vs. Australia)

1992 Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut, Zimbabwe vs. Sri Lanka

1992 Test debut of Shane Warne, vs. India at Sydney

1991 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, vs. Australia at the Gabba

1991 Test Cricket debut of Mike Whitney versus England at Old Trafford

1991 Test Cricket debut of Graeme Hick, vs. West Indies at Headingley

1991 Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, vs New Zealand at Hamilton

1990 Test Cricket debut of Saeed Anwar (Pak vs. WI), scores 0 and 0

1990 Jack Nicklaus made his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament

1990 Test debut of Mushtaq Ahmed, vs. Australia at Adelaide

1989 ODI debut for Mark Taylor and Sanath Jayasuriya at cricket MCG

1989 Michael Bevan scores cricket century on 1st-class debut (114 SA vs. WA)

1989 Test Cricket debut of Waqar Younis and Sachin Tendulkar at Karachi

1989 1-handed pitcher Jim Abbott debut but lasts only 4 2/3 inn

1989 Test Cricket debut of Aaqib Javed, Pak vs. New Zealand age 16 years 189 days

1989 Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs. West Indies, Sydney

1988 Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series

1988 Test Cricket debut of Ian Healy, vs Pakistan at Karachi

1988 Test Cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, WI vs. Pakistan, Georgetown

1988 Mark Greatbatch scores 107* vs. England on Test Cricket debut

1988 1st-class cricket debut of Brian Lara, Trinidad and Tobago vs. Leeward Is

1988 1st-class cricket debut of Hansie Cronje, OFS vs. Transvaal

1988 Narendra Hirwani takes 16-136 (8-61 and 8-75) vs. WI on Test debut

1988 Test debut of Phil Simmons, WI vs. India, Madras

1987 Test debut of Carl Hooper, WI vs. India at Bombay

1987 Brendon Kuruppu scores 201* on Test Cricket debut (Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand )

1986 1st-class cricket debut of Andy Flower, ZCU Presidents XI vs. Young WI

1986 San Diego Padre Jimmy Jones pitchs 1-hitter in his major league debut

1986 Shia LaBeouf, born in Los Angeles, California, voice actor, actor, comedian, appeared in Disney's 'Even Stevens' television series, film debut, 'Holes', appeared in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'

1986 Megan Fox, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, actress, sex symbol, debut film, 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen', breakout role, Mikaela Barnes in movie, 'Transformers', voted 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM

1986 1st-class cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, Leeward Is vs. Guyana

1985 Test Cricket debut of Steve Waugh, vs. India at the MCG

1985 Test debut of Merv Hughes, Geoff Marsh and Bruce Reid (v India)

1985 1st-class cricket debut of Jimmy Adams (age 17), Jamaica vs. Barbados

1985 Test debut of Wasim Akram, vs. New Zealand at Auckland (2-105)

1985 VH-1 made its broadcasting debut

1984 Test Cricket debut of Mohammad Azharuddin, vs. England at Calcutta

1984 Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, vs. WI at the MCG

1984 Limited-over International cricket debut for Wasim Akram, vs. New Zealand

1984 Test Cricket debut of David Boon age 23 and Bob Holland age 38 (v WI)

1984 1st-class cricket debut for Brian McMillan, Transvaal B vs. N Tvl B

1984 1st-class cricket debut of Wasim Akram, 2 months before his 1st Test

1983 Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, vs. Pakistan MCG

1983 Test Cricket debut of Richie Richardson, WI vs. India Bombay

1983 Wayne Phillips scores 159 on Test Cricket debut, vs. Pakistan at WACA

1983 Test cricket debut of Shoaib Mohammad, son of Hanif, vs. India Jullundur

1983 "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" and "Buckingham Blues" debut LP

1982 1st-class debut of Richie Richardson, Leeward Is vs. Barbados

1982 1st-class debut of Courtney Walsh, Jamaica vs. Leeward Islands

1982 Salim Malik scores 100 in 2nd inning of Test Cricket debut (v SL)

1982 Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs. Australia Wellington, run out 9

1981 Dirk Wellham scores 103 on Test Cricket debut, vs. England at Lord's

1981 Test cricket debut of Terry Alderman, vs. England at Trent Bridge

1981 SCTV Network 90, sequel to Second City Television debut on NBC

1980 Dirk Wellham scores 100 on 1st-class debut, NSW vs. Victoria

1980 1st-class debut of Mike Whitney, NSW vs. Qld (2-52 and 1-39)

1980 Debut of Pretenders

1979 Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit beats brother Tom

1979 "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut and cancelled that outing on CBS

1978 Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, vs. England at the MCG

1978 Test Cricket debut of Malcolm Marshall, vs. India at Bangalore

1978 Test Cricket debut of Rodney Hogg, vs. England at the Gabba

1978 Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs. Pakistan at Faisalabad

1978 Cricket Test debut of David Gower, vs. Pakistan, Edgbaston, scores 58

1978 Basil Williams scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, vs. Australia Georgetown

1977 Test Cricket debut of Abdul Qadir, vs. England at Lahore

1977 David Sales, cricketer, Northampton batsman, 210 on fc debut 1996

1977 Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years

1977 Test Cricket debut of Ian Botham vs. Australia Trent Bridge, 5-74 1st innings

1977 Coneheads debut on "Saturday Night Live"

1976 Sex Pistols release their debut single "Anarchy In The UK"

1976 Peter Petherick takes hat-trick on debut New Zealand vs. Pak Javed 1st wkt

1976 TCricket est debut of Javed Miandad, scores 163 on 1st day

1976 Test Cricket debut of Mike Brearley vs. West Indies (0 and 17)

1976 1st-class debut of Dav Whatmore, in Johannesburg

1976 Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut Ind vs. New Zealand Auckland

1975 Gary Cosier scores 109 vs. West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut

1975 Test Cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding, WI vs. Australia Brisbane

1975 Test Cricket debut of Graham Gooch, vs. Australia, out for a pair

1975 One-day international cricket debut, Javed Miandad age 17 years 364 days

1975 Atta-ur-Rehman, cricketer, Pakistani quickie, debut vs. England, age 17

1975 Leonard Baichan scores 105* on Test Cricket debut, vs. Pakistan Lahore

1974 Greenidge scores 107 in 2nd innings of Test Cricket debut vs. India

1974 Test Cricket debut of Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, at Bangalore

1974 Giants John Montefusco makes his major league debut

1974 Ramones concert debut (NY's CBGBs)

1974 Jewel, born in Payson, Utah, Jewel Kilcher, singer, guitarist, actress, musician, sold over 27 million albums worldwide, hit debut album 'Pieces of You'

1973 M T Ghani scores 104 on FC debut for Commerce Bank (Pak) age 44

1973 Frank Hayes scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. WI as England lose

1973 Test Cricket umpiring debut of H D "Dickie" Bird vs. New Zealand at Leeds

1973 "Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour," TV Variety; debut on ABC

1973 Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile

1973 Rodney Redmond scores 107 on debut vs. Pakistan, his only Test Cricket

1973 Test Cricket debut of Richard John Hadlee, New Zealand vs. Pakistan, Wellington

1972 Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson and Max Walker vs. Pakistan at MCG

1972 Bob Massie takes 16 wickets (8-84 and 8-53) on Test cricket debut vs. Eng

1972 Test Cricket debut of Tony Greig, vs. Australia at Old Trafford (57/62)

1972 Test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe WI vs. New Zealand Kingston, 214 and 100

1971 Greg Blewett, cricketer, Australia batsman, century on Test debut 1995

1971 Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win

1971 Test Cricket debut of Imran Khan, vs. England at Edgbaston (5, 0-36, 0-19)

1971 Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet

1971 Test Cricket debut of Sunil Gavaskar, vs. West Indies at Port-of-Spain

1971 Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, vs. England at Adelaide

1970 Greg Chappell scores 108 on Test debut vs. England at the WACA

1970 Test Cricket debut of Gregory Stephen Chappell

1970 Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh vs. England, Brisbane

1970 Shane George, cricketer, S Australian fast bowler, Shield debut at 17

1970 Reds spoil Pirates debut in Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, 3-2

1970 Damien Fleming, Australia cricket pace bowler, hat-trick on Test debut

1970 Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand

1970 Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs. Australia, Durban

1970 Test debut of Barry Richards, South Africa vs. Australia, Cape Town

1969 Romesh Kaluwitharana, cricket, big-hit SL batsman, ton on Test debut

1969 Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut vs. Australia Kanpur

1969 Graham Thorpe, cricketer, England LHB Century on Test debut 1993

1969 John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut vs. WI at Lord's

1969 Mica Paris, born in South London, England, born Michelle Wallen, rocker, singer, actress, radio and television presenter, known for 1988 debut platinum-selling album 'So Good'

1969 Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US

1968 Led Zeppelin's concert debut in Boston as opener for Vanilla Fudge

1968 Narendra Hirwani, cricketer, Ind leggie 16 wickets vs. WI on debut 1988

1968 Praveen Amre, cricketer, Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992

1967 Who and Cream make U.S. debut at Murray the K's Easter Show

1966 Test Cricket debut of Bishen Singh Bedi, India vs. WI Calcutta, 2-92

1966 Test debut of Clive Lloyd, vs. India Bombay, 82 and 78

1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its London debut at Bag O' Nails Club

1966 Test cricket debut of Derek Underwood, vs. WI Trent Bridge, wicketless

1966 Andrew Hudson, cricketer, South Africa, 163 on debut vs WI 1992

1966 Deana Carter, born in Nashville, Texas, Deana Kay Carter, country singer, famous for multi-platinum debut album 'Did I Shave My Legs for This?', albums include fourteen singles, three reached number one on the Billboard country charts, including 'Strawberry Wine'

1965 Test Cricket debut of Doug Walters vs. England at the Gabba

1965 Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 and homers

1965 Bruce Taylor takes 5-86 in debut innings for New Zealand after ton

1964 Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, vs. Pakistan MCG, 11, 0-49, 0-31

1964 Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla scores 166 on Cricket debut vs. Australia

1964 Test Cricket debut of Asif Iqbal, Majid Khan and Khalid Ibadulla vs. Australia

1964 Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie

1964 Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott vs. Australia at Trent Bridge, 48

1964 Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs. England on debut at Delhi

1963 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on Andy Williams Show

1963 Test Cricket debut of Graeme Pollock at the Gabba

1962 Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 years 8 days

1962 Osmond brothers debut on Andy Williams Show

1962 New York Mets make a losing debut

1962 Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC)

1962 Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio

1962 Brendon Kuruppu, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman, 201* debut vs. New Zealand 1987

1961 Beach Boys play their debut gig under that name

1961 Test Cricket debut of William Morris Lawry, vs. England at Edgbaston, 57

1961 Cellist Jacqueline du President debut in Wigmore Hall

1961 Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads"

1959 In his major league debut, San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey goes 4-for-4

1959 Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India vs. England on debut

1959 Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs. WI age 15 years 124 days

1959 Dirk Wellham, cricketer, century on NSW debut and Australian debut

1958 Test Cricket debut for Wes Hall, vs. India at Bombay

1958 Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2

1958 C A Milton scores 104* on Test Cricket debut, England vs. New Zealand Headingley

1958 Test Cricket debut of Lance Gibbs, WI vs. Pakistan, Port-of-Spain

1957 Test Cricket debut for Wally Grout and Bobby Simpson vs. South Africa

1957 Sam Cooke and Buddy Holly and Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show

1957 Comic strip "Andy Capp" made its debut

1957 Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai vs. England at Edgbaston

1955 Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India vs. New Zealand

1955 Test Cricket debut of Ken Barrington, vs. South Africa, Trent Bridge

1955 Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut WI vs. Australia, Kingston

1955 Steve McQueen makes his network TV debut (Goodyear Playhouse)

1954 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey vs. Australia at Gabba

1954 Test Cricket debut of Khalid Hassan, 16 years 352, then world record

1954 Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right"

1954 Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers vs. England at Kingston

1953 Test Cricket debut of Alan Davidson at Trent Bridge

1953 Gary Cosier, cricketer, Australian batsman 1975-78, 109 on debut vs. WI

1953 Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie

1953 Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 years 357 days

1952 R H Shodhan scores 110 on Test Cricket debut vs. Pakistan, Calcutta

1952 Test Cricket debut of Freddie Trueman vs. India at Headingley

1952 Ian Craig makes NSW cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (NSW record)

1952 Test debut of Richie Benaud, vs. West Indies at the SCG

1951 Cricket 1st-class debut of Hanif Mohammad, Pak XI vs. MCC, Lahore

1951 Cricket 1st-class debut of Raymond Illingworth

1951 Ernie Kovacs Show, TV Variety debut on NBC

1951 Test Cricket debut of Brian Statham, England vs. New Zealand Christchurch

1950 Test Cricket debut of Ramadhin and Valentine (8-104 1st inn) vs. England

1949 Basil Williams, cricketer, century on debut for West Indies 1978

1949 Test Cricket debut of Brian Close aged 18 years 149 days

1949 "Captain Video and His Video Rangers," debut on DUMONT-TV

1949 "It Pays To Be Ignorant," game Show, debut on CBS-TV

1948 Surinder Amarnath, cricketer, son of Lala 124 on debut vs. New Zealand 1976

1948 Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC

1948 Phillies pitching great Robin Roberts debut, loses 2-0 to Pirates

1948 H H H Johnson bowls WI to win vs. England 10-96 match on debut

1948 Billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut England vs. WI, out for 140

1948 Test Cricket debut of Frank Worrell, vs. England Port-of-Spain

1948 Test debut of Neil Harvey, vs. India at Adelaide

1948 W Indies vs. England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes and Jim Laker

1947 "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC

1947 Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut

1947 Bob Massie, cricketer, Australia swing bowler, 16 wkts on debut vs. England 1972

1947 Test Cricket debut of Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand vs. England at Christchurch

1946 Frank Hayes, cricketer, 106* England vs. WI on debut 1973

1946 Leonard Baichan, cricketer, WI opener, 103 vs. Pakistan on debut 1975

1946 Paul Dean, born in Vancouver, Canada, guitarist, founded band, Streetheart and Loverboy, won Composer of the Year Juno Award for 'Turn Me Loose', Loverboy's 1980 debut album

1944 "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debut on CBS radio

1944 Shelley Fabares, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, singer, television debut 'Letter to Loretta', played role of Mary Stone in sitcom 'The Donna Reed Show', Primetime Emmy Award nominee for ABC sitcom 'Coach'

1942 Peter Petherick, cricketer, New Zealand slow lefty 1976-77, hat-trick on debut

1941 Cards' Stan Musial makes his major league debut, going 2-for-4

1941 Martha Argerich, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, pianist, debut 1949

1941 John Hampshire, cricketer, of Yorkshire Century on debut for England 1969

1940 1st-class debut of Arthur Morris, who scores 148

1940 Tom and Jerry created by Hanna and Barbera debut by MGM

1940 Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

1939 Frank Sinatra made his recording debut

1939 Hanumant Singh, cricketer, 14 Tests for India-century on debut

1939 Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer, Indian bat 112 on debut vs. England 1959

1938 Paul Gibb scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. South Africa

1938 Ray Sharpe, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Lee Hazlewood produced debut album, second album featured Duane Eddy and Al Casey on guitars, recorded with King Curtis

1937 Test cricket debut of Len Hutton vs. New Zealand at Lord's, scores 0 and 1

1937 Cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Petunia Pig, debut

1936 Indians' Bob Feller makes his major league debut in relief

1936 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits

1935 Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla, cricketer, 166 on debut Pakistan vs. Australia 1964

1935 Test Cricket debut of "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith vs. South Africa, Durban

1935 Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 minutes on debut for Somerset

1935 "Your Hit Parade" made its debut on radio

1934 Bruce Pairaudeau, cricketer, WI opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut

1934 Sydney Burke, cricketer, South Africa quick, 11 wkts on Test debut vs. New Zealand 1961

1933 B H Valentine scores 133 on Test Cricket debut, England vs. India at Bombay

1933 Lala Amarnath scores century on Test Cricket debut (went on to 118)

1933 Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut

1933 A G Kripal Singh, cricketer, India, 100* on debut vs. New Zealand 1959

1932 Test debut of Bill O'Reilly, vs South Africa at Adelaide

1931 Rafael Puyana, Bogota Colombia, baroque harpsichordist, New York debut 1957

1930 J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, New Zealand vs. England, Wellington

1930 George Headley scores century on debut vs. England (made 176)

1929 Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut vs. England at Adelaide

1928 Test Cricket debut of Don Bradman, who scored 18 and 1 vs England

1928 R H "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer, century on Test debut for India

1928 "My Weekly Reader" magazine made its debut

1928 Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City)

1928 Katharine Hepburn's New York stage debut in "Night Hostess"

1928 Mae West's New York City debut in a daring new play "Diamond Lil"

1927 Test Cricket debut of Walter Hammond, who scored 51 and took 5-36 vs. S Af

1927 Cricket 1st-class debut of Don Bradman, NSW vs. South Australia

1925 Test Cricket debut of Clarrie Grimmett, who took 5-45 and 6-37 vs. England

1924 Judy Garland, 2, billed as Baby Frances, show business debut

1924 Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in 1st innings

1924 Test cricket ump debut for Frank Chester, vs. South Africa at Lord's

1920 Bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut vs. England SCG

1920 1st class debut of Walter Hammond

1920 Isaac Stern, born in Kreminiecz, Russia, violinist, debut San Francisco Symph

1915 Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut and 1st home run, loses to Yankees 4-3 in 15

1915 No 10 batsman F W Hyett scores century on debut, Vic vs. Tas

1914 Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox

1910 Wendell Bill, cricketer, NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930

1910 Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs

1909 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals

1908 Jack Hobbs makes his Test debut at the MCG (83 and 28)

1907 George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut vs. Australia SCG

1905 H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of F-C debut (NSW vs. Qld)

1905 Tiger Ty Cobb makes his debut, doubling off Yank Jack Chesbro

1905 1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey vs. Gentlemen (18 and 28)

1904 Ice cream cone makes its debut

1904 Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League)

1903 Reg Foster completes 287 England vs. Australia on Test Cricket debut

1903 Enrico Caruso U.S. debut (Metropolitan Opera House, New York) in "Rigoletto"

1902 Test Cricket debut of K S Ranjitsinhji vs. Australia, at Old Trafford

1902 Reg Duff 104 on Test debut, vs. England at MCG

1901 Test debut of S F Barnes vs. Australia SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings

1900 U.S. Navy's 1st submarine made its debut

1899 Cricket test debut of Wilfred Rhodes and Victor Trumper in Grace's last

1899 John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager

1899 Pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (England vs. South Africa Johannesburg)

1896 Ranjitsinhji completes 154* on Test Cricket debut vs. Australia, Old Trafford

1895 Walderman Marx, cricketer, S Af, 240 on FC debut, then world record,

1895 Albert Trott takes 8-43 on Test debut, then a record

1895 Victor Trumper makes first-class debut for NSW 17 years 64 days

1894 Test Cricket debut of Joe Darling, Ernie Jones, Archie MacLaren

1893 Harry Graham scores 107 on cricket debut Australia vs. England, Lord's

1889 Debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco)

1880 Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, made U.S. debut at New York's Booth Theater

1880 W G Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, vs. Australia The Oval

1878 Reg Duff, cricketer, Australian bat, century on debut 1902

1878 R E "Tip" Foster, cricketer, 287 on debut England vs. Australia SCG 1903

1877 Test Cricket debut of Fred "Demon" Spofforth, Australia vs. England MCG

1870 Harry Graham, cricketer, 107 on Test debut Australia vs. England 1893

1866 1st-class debut of G F Grace aged 15 years 159 days

1865 1st class cricket debut of Dr. W. G. Grace

1852 Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly

1827 James Southerton, cricketer, Test debut in the 1st ever Test at 49

1822 Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran

1787 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in New York City


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