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1997 Terrorist double suicide bombing in Jerusalem, kills 14
1997 Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY 1996 Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play and nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension 1995 New double Beatle CD released with new song "Free as a Bird" 1995 Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays 1995 Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez perfect game is broken up in 10th inning as San Diego's Bip Roberts leads off with a double, Mont wins 1-0 1992 Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play 1990 Charles Arnt, actor (Double Exposure), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82 1990 New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1 1988 Mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies 1988 Javed Miandad completes 211, his 5th Test Cricket double, vs. Australia 1988 H A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies 1987 Andy Van Slyke home runs off R McDowell in both ends of double header 1984 Red Sox Jim Rice grounds into record 33rd double play en route to 36 1983 Tennis ace Arthur Ashe undergoes double bypass heart surgery 1982 2nd double hat trick in Islander history-Bossy and D Potvin 1982 24th Grammy Awards: Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy wins 1981 1st balloon crossing of Pacific is completed, Double Eagle V 1980 John Lennon releases "Double Fantasy" album in the United Kingdom 1980 Detroit blocks 21 Atlanta shots setting NBA record (double OT) 1980 John and Yoko begin recording "Double Fantasy" 1980 California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 home runs and double to beat Red Sox 20-2 1980 Cicely Courtneidge, actress (Double Exposure), dies at 87 1979 Kim Rhode, Whittier California, double trap, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1975 New York Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays 1973 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices 1973 2 bettors win largest U.S. Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit) 1973 John Oppio, Sparks Nevada, double trap 1996 Olympics 1972 Nate Colbert of San Diego Padres hits record tying 5 home runs in a double header 1972 Dane Cook, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Dane Jeffrey Cook, comedian, stand up comic, released five comedy albums, 'Retaliation' went double platinum, the highest charting comedy album in 28 years, appeared in 15 films since 1997, including 'My Best Friend's Girl' 1971 Lance Bade, Vancouver BC, U.S. double trap, Olympics-bronze-1996 1968 Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album 1968 David Alcoriza, Lodi California, double trap 1996 Olympics 1968 Beatles begin work on their only double album "Beatles" 1968 Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 home runs, a double and a single 1967 Howard Freeman, actor (Double Dynamite), dies after illness in New York City 1967 Brenda Catherine Lawson, Wanganui New Zealand, double scull rower 1996 Olympics 1966 Al Kelly, double talk comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 67 1965 Helena Sukova, Prague, Czech Republic, tennis star, 1985 U.S. Open's Double 1963 "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances 1963 "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater New York City for 4 performances 1963 Philippa June Baker, born in Wanganui New Zealand, double scull rower 1996 Olympics 1963 Horace Holden, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96 1963 Teresa Wentzel DeWitt, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, double trap 1996 Olympics 1962 Barbara Crampton, Levittown, New York, actress, Body Double, Young and Restless 1961 Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) at 42, completes 1st "double" crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hours 10 min 1961 St. Louis Cardinal Bill White hits 3 home runs and a double 1960 John Caliri, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble 1959 Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1959 Julian Clary, born in Teddington, England, comedian, novelist, employs campy delivery style, emphasizing use of double entendre, innuendo, videos of stage acts include 'My Glittering Passage', 'The Mincing Machine Tour' 1958 Wayne Dickert, Chattanooga, Tennessee, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96 1958 Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker), dies at 84 1956 Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header 1955 Polly Umrigar scores India's 1st Test Cricket double century, 223 vs. New Zealand 1954 JoAnne Russell, born in Miami, Florida, tennis player, Wibeldon Double 1977 1954 Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 home runs, 1 double) 1954 Craig Wasson, born in Oregon, actor, Body Double, 4 Friends, Men's Club 1953 Porter Hall, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity), dies at 64 1952 Wendy Turnbell, Australia, tennis player, 1979,82 U.S. Opens Double 1952 Deborah Shelton, Washington D.C., actress, Dallas, Ocean Kill, Body Double 1951 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 home runs, double and single vs Red Sox 1951 Patricia Richardson, Bethesada, Maryland, actress, Double Trouble, Home Imp 1948 Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6) 1948 Alf Hansen, born in Norway, double sculls, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics 1948 New York Yankees Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, home run) 1947 Miroslav Vitous, born in Prague, Czech Republic, bassist, double bass, electric bass, jazz musician, compared to Dave Holland, Christian McBride 1947 With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs and he lost game 1947 Barry Guy, born in London, England, composer, musician, double bass player, Guildhall School of Music teacher, influenced by contemporary jazz, member Michael Nyman Band 1946 Braves Bama Rowell double shatters Bulova clock in Ebbets Field 1943 Owen Keir Davidson, Australia, 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ 1942 Greg Ridley, born in Cumberland, England, rock, bass guitarist, played for Humble Pie and Spooky Tooth, popular double album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore 1941 2 fighters unable to continued slugfest, referee declares double KO 1941 Shima Iwashita, actress, Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide 1940 "Double or Nothing," a radio quiz show, 1st heard on Mutual Radio Net 1940 Brian DePalma, born in Newark, New Jersey, film director, Body Double, Dressed to Kill 1939 Bradman scores 267 SA vs. Vic, world record 34th double cricket century 1939 Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double 1938 Despite losing a double header, Yankees clinch pennant #10 1937 Olly Wilson, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, double bassist, musicologist, contemporary classical music, preeminent African American composer, studied with Robert Wykes, earned PhD from University of Iowa 1937 Detroit Tigers score 36 runs in double header vs St. Louis Browns 1936 Frank Martinus Arion, F Efraim M, Antilles, writer, Double Play 1936 Joe Medwick sets a still-standing NL record with his 64th double 1935 General Sarazen's double eagle on 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters 1934 Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays 1933 Bob Simmons, born in Fulham, England, stuntman, double for James Bond 1932 Bradman scores a cricket double century in Montreal 1932 Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 1931 Reno race track, becomes 1st in U.S. to use daily double wagering 1930 Baseball changes rule, ball bounces into stands not a home run, now a double 1929 Bernard Costello, U.S., double sculls, Olympics silver 1956 1927 Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian/double talker, Liar's Club 1926 Shortest double header, Yankees lose 6-1 in 72 minutes and lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yankees had already clinched pennant 1926 Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double 1926 White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double 1924 Marie Windsor, Emily Marie Bertelson, Utah, actress, Double Deal 1923 Elias Victor Seixas, U.S., mixed double tennis player, Wimbeld 1953-56 1921 Nancy Kelly, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actress, Double Exposure, Jesse James 1918 Peggy Moran, actress, Double Date, Horror Island 1918 Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays 1918 Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play 1917 Richard Desborough Burnell, born in England, double sculls 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Els Aarne, born in Ukraine, Estonian composer, pianist, composed chamber music for violoncello and double bass, wrote two symphonies, studied with composer Heino Eller 1915 Signe Hasso, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Johnny Angel, Double Life 1913 Phillies and Braves tie record of only 1 run in a double header, Phillies win 1st game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into 10th 1912 Garson Kanin, born in Rochester, New York, playwright/producer, Double Life 1912 Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield 1912 Juan Pujol Garcia, Garbo/Arabel, Spanish British/German double agent 1911 Yankees set team record 12 errors in a double header 1911 Florence Rice, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Double Wedding, Riding on Air 1911 Trumper scored double cricket ton vs. South Africa, goes on to get 214 1907 France's Henry Farman flies 30m in a double decker plane 1905 Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play 1905 Marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies 1901 Naunton Wayne, Wales, actor, Quartet, Hidden Room, Double Confession 1899 Paul Costello, U.S., double sculls, Gold Medals 1920, 1924, 1928 Olympics 1899 Howard Freeman, Helena MT, actor, Double Dynamite 1896 George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket 1893 For only time in history of U.S. Tennis championships, an event is held off the Eastern seaboard. Men's double championship in Chicago 1893 Cicely Courtneidge, born in Sydney, Australia, actress, Double Exposure 1891 Jonathan Hale, actor, Saint's Double Trouble, Saint Strikes Back 1888 Porter Hall, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Half-Breed, Double Indenity 1880 Joseph Tinker, baseball Hall of Famer, 1/3 of fame double play combo 1874 Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer, double decker 1871 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft. Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double 1849 Gold Coinage Act authorizes $20 Double Eagle gold coin 1816 1st double decked steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans 1722 Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance," premieres in Paris |
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