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

1998 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 37th Grammy Awards: All I Want to Do, Streets of Philadelipha, Sheryl Crow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1964 Manfred Mann record Do Wah Diddy Diddy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1958 Phils drop plans for New York sportcast as Yanks threat to do same in Phila

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

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

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

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

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

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

1952 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 Michael Peters, choreographer, What's Love Got to Do with It

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

1947 Sylvester, rocker, Do Ya Wanna Funk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1940 Bobby Freeman, rocker, Do You Want to Dance

1939 Dickey Do, [Gerry Granahan], rocker, Dickey Doo and The Dont's

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

1938 Bradman scores his 1000th cricket run of Eng season, earliest to do so

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1924 Janet Frame, NZ, novelist, Intensive Care, Owls Do Cry

1912 Jorge Amado, Brazilian writer, O Pais do Carnaval

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

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

1904 George Formby, [William Booth], British singer/comic, Let George Do It

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

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

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

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

1819 Filinto Elisio, [do Nascimento], Portuguese poet, dies at 84

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

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

1734 Filinto Elisio, [Francisco M do Nascimento], Portuguese poet

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

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



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