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1999 Dana Plato, child star, Different Strokes, dies at 34
1996 Og Mandino, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1994 European Campaign against Racism "All different, All equal" begins 1993 Different Strokes actor Todd Bridges arrested for stabbing a tenant 1992 Dennis Eckersley, who previously set record for most consecutive saves (40), is 1st pitcher to record 40 saves in 4 different seasons 1990 1st time since 1966 that all 8 grand slam tennis champs are different 1987 Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title 1985 St. Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man 1979 "Different Worlds" by Maureen McGovern peaks at #18 1978 Jimmy Connors is 1st player to win U.S. Open on 3 different surfaces 1973 Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1972 "Different Times" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 24 performances 1972 "Different Times" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 24 performances 1970 Reds clout 7 home runs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 home runs, 6 for one team and 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records 1967 Lisa Bonet, SF, actress, Cosby Show, Different World, Angel Heart 1967 FCC requires AM-FM sister stations to be at least 50% different 1965 Charnele Brown, East Hampton, New York, actress, Kim-A Different World 1965 Kadeem Hardison, actor, A Different World, The Sixth Man 1965 Dick Stuart homers in a major league-record 23rd different park 1965 Todd Bridges, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Different Strokes, Fish 1956 Sinbad, comedian/actor, Different World, At the Apollo 1953 Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1952 Phoebe Snow, singer, Theme from "It's a Different World" 1939 Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure 1928 Peter Donat, Kentville Nova Scotia, Flamingo Road, Different Story 1927 Al Hansen, born in New York City, New York, Norwegian American artist, member of the 1960's Flexus art movement that blended different artistic media and disciplines 1924 Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams 1923 Og Mandino, born in Italy, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1920 Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host, over 20 different games 1912 Different nationalities battle with each other in Macedonia |
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