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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