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2011 Event - In Berlin, Social Democrats do well in a state election; the Pirate Party enters a state parliament for the first time, with the Free Democrats achieving 2% of the vote

2010 Event - Russia announces its plan to sell Iran S-300 ground-to-air missiles, claiming that new U.N. sanctions do not cover stationary air defense weaponry

2010 Event - Rescuers search for over 200 people believed to be buried in their homes by a landslide in Murro do Bumba near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2000 Death - Peter McWilliams, writer, Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do, dies at 49

1998 Event - President Bill Clinton testifies before a grand jury investigating his conduct (first president to do so), and admits an 'inappropriate relationship' with Monica Lewinsky

1995 Event - 37th Grammy Awards: All I Want to Do, Streets of Philadelphia, Sheryl Crow

1993 Event - "What's Love Got to Do with It", premieres

1991 Event - 11th Golden Raspberry Awards: Ford Fairlane and Ghosts Can't Do It wins

1990 Event - Romania bans Communist party (1st Warsaw Pact member to do so)

1989 Event - Penn is 1st to restrict abortions after Supreme Court gave states the right to do so

1989 Event - Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions

1989 Event - 27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown

1987 Event - Philip Rush of New Zealand, set record for triple crossing English Channel his time 28:21, 10 hours faster than 1st man to do it

1987 Event - Imran Khan takes 300th Test Cricket wicket, only Pakistani to do so

1985 Event - 27th Grammy Awards: Whats Love Got to Do With It, Cyndi Lauper wins

1982 Event - "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." closes at Alvin New York City after 5 perf

1982 Event - "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." opens at Alvin New York City for 5 performances

1979 Event - "What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'" by Stephanie Mills peaks at #22

1970 Event - Barbra Streisand records "The Singer" and "I Can Do It"

1970 Death - Billy Stewart, singer (I Do Love You), dies in auto-accident at 32

1969 Birthday - Jamie Walters, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, singer, record producer, appeared on Beverly Hills, 90210, the Heights, song, 'How Do You Talk To An Angel' hit number 1 on Billboard Hot 100

1968 Event - Start of Colin Cowdrey's 100th Test, 1st person to do so

1968 Event - "I Do! I Do!" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 561 performances

1967 Birthday - Steve Zahn, born in Marshall, Minnesota, actor, appeared in films, 'Reality Bites', 'That Thing You Do', 'Happy Texas', 'Riding in Cars with Boys'

1966 Event - "I Do! I Do!" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 561 performances

1966 Birthday - Tone-Loc, Anthony Terrell Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, Let's Do It

1965 Event - "Do I Hear a Waltz?" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 220 performances

1965 Event - "Do I Hear a Waltz?" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 220 performances

1964 Birthday - Rosie Perez, born in Brooklyn, actress, Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump

1964 Event - Manfred Mann record Do Wah Diddy Diddy

1964 Event - Beatles' "Love Me Do," single goes #1

1962 Event - Beatles release their 1st record "Love Me Do"

1962 Event - Beatles cut "Love Me Do" and "PS I Love You" with Andy White on drums

1962 Event - Beatles record "How Do You Do It" at EMI

1962 Event - "Do Re Mi" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 400 performances

1961 Birthday - Toby Keith, born in Clinton, Oklahoma, country singer, hit singles include, 'Should've Been a Cowboy', 'How Do You Like Me Now?', toured with the USO

1961 Birthday - Boy George, born in Eitham, England, singer, songwriter, successful band, Culture Club, hit song, 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?', 'Karma Chameleon'

1960 Event - "Do Re Mi" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 400 performances

1960 Event - Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres in New York City

1958 Event - Phils drop plans for New York sportcast as Yankees threat to do same in Philadelphia

1958 Birthday - Angela Bassett, born in New York City, actress, What's Love Got to Do With It

1958 Event - U.S.S.R. suspends nuclear weapons tests, and urges U.S. and Britain to do same

1957 Birthday - Jenny Burton, New York City, rocker, Nobody Loves Me Like You Do

1957 Birthday - Lynette Love, U.S. tai kwan do champ 1987, Olympics 1988

1956 Birthday - Ava Cadell, born in Budapest, Hungary, actress, Do or Die

1955 Birthday - Juliusz Machulski, born in Poland, director, writer and actor, Do It Yourself

1952 Event - Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base

1948 Birthday - Michael Peters, choreographer, What's Love Got to Do with It

1947 Death - Julio A Peixoto, Brazilian writer (Fruta do Mato), dies at 70

1947 Birthday - Sylvester, rocker, Do Ya Wanna Funk

1946 Birthday - Patrick Fairley, guitarist, Marmalade-Oh La Di Oh La Do

1945 Birthday - Bette Midler, Patterson, New Jersey, singer and actress, Do You Want to Dance?

1945 Birthday - Lee Michaels, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, organist, pianist, known for Top 10 hit 'Do You Know What I Mean'

1945 Event - Gilbert Dodds, record miler (4:05.3), retires to do gospel work

1945 Birthday - Rod Stewart, born in London, singer, Maggie Mae, Do You Think I'm Sexy

1942 Birthday - Frankie Lymon, New York City, rocker, & Teenagers-Why do Fools Fall in Love

1942 Birthday - Jimmy Merchant, rock vocalist, Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools

1941 Event - German occupying army do a house search in Paris looking for Jews

1941 Event - Germans invade Dubno Poland, giving permission to Ukrainians to do whatever they want to 12,000 Jews living there

1941 Birthday - Herb Santiago, vocalist, Frankie Lymon and Teenagers-Why Do Fools Fall

1940 Birthday - Adam Faith, born in England, singer, Poor Me, What Do You Want?

1940 Birthday - Bobby Freeman, rocker, Do You Want to Dance

1939 Birthday - Dickey Do, Gerry Granahan, rocker, Dickey Doo and The Dont's

1939 Birthday - Neil Sedaka, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and songwriter, Breaking Up is Hard to Do

1938 Birthday - Lenny Welch, Asbury Park, New Jersey, Breaking up is Hard to Do

1937 Birthday - Emile Ford, born in Saint Lucia, West Indies, rocker, singer, guitarist, produced UK chart-topper 'What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For?,' recorded for Pye Records

1937 Birthday - Billy Stewart, U.S. R&B singer, I Do Love You

1935 Birthday - Manuel dos Santos Lima, Angolian revolutionary/poet, Pele do Diabo

1935 Birthday - Ronnie Hawkins, Arkansas, rocker, The Band-Who Do You Love?

1933 Birthday - Danny Aiello, New York City, actor, Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing

1929 Event - Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in SF

1925 Birthday - Johnny Carson, born in Corning, Iowa, comedian, Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust

1924 Birthday - Janet Frame, New Zealand, novelist, Intensive Care, Owls Do Cry

1912 Birthday - Jorge Amado, Brazilian writer, O Pais do Carnaval

1907 Birthday - Henri Storck, Flemish poet, Cantico do Lomem, Olympics Bichos

1904 Birthday - Robert Whitney, Newcastle-on-Tyne England, conductor, Sospiro do Roma

1904 Birthday - George Formby, William Booth, British singer/comic, Let George Do It

1881 Birthday - Lois Weber, 1st U.S. woman film director, What Do Men Want?

1871 Birthday - Maria do Carmo Geronimo, Brazilian lives to be at least 126

1859 Birthday - Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author and poet, Salmos do Prisoneiro

1849 Event - Abraham Lincoln applies for a patent; only U.S. president to do so

1819 Death - Filinto Elisio, do Nascimento, Portuguese poet, dies at 84

1798 Event - Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews

1774 Event - English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright

1734 Birthday - Filinto Elisio, Francisco M do Nascimento, Portuguese poet

1616 Death - Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74

1540 Event - Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so

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