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2012 Event - A letter written by Manal al Sharif, and signed by hundreds, urges Saudi King Abdullah to give women the right to drive 2000 Death - Benjamin Orr, singer/guitarist, Drive, dies at 53 1996 Death - Tupac Shakur, rap star/actor (Juice, Bullet), killed in drive by at 25 1993 Death - Davey Allisson, race car drive, dies in a plane crash at 32 1984 Event - "Drive" by Cars peaks at #3 1983 Event - Tim Raines is 1st since Ty Cobb to steal 70 and drive in 70 runs 1982 Event - 30,000 Israeli troops invade Lebanon to drive out PLO 1977 Event - Psychic Romark attempts to drive blindfolded, smashed into cop van 1977 Event - Janet Guthrie becomes 1st woman to drive in Indy 500 1974 Birthday - Michael Manasseri, actor, License to Drive 1971 Birthday - Corey Haim, Toronto, actor, Silver Bullet, Lucas, License to Drive 1971 Event - Dave Scott becomes 1st person to drive a car on Moon 1971 Birthday - Corey Feldman, born in Encino, California, actor, License to Drive, Stand by Me 1968 Birthday - Naomi Watts, born in Shoreham, England, British-Australian actress, films include 'Mulholland Drive', 'King Kong' 1965 Event - Martin Luther King, Jr. begins a drive to register black voters 1964 Birthday - Cam Emerson, Hamilton Ont, Canadian golfer, 1989 Canadian Long Drive 1960 Death - Sammy White, actor (711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off), dies at 65 1957 Event - Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit by a line drive off Gil McDougald 1955 Event - Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th 1954 Event - Willie Mays famous over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz' 460' drive 1951 Event - Hurricane winds drive 6 ships ashore, Kingston, Jamaica 1950 Event - U.N. lands at Inchon to drive North Korean troops out of the south 1949 Event - Philadelphia fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners 1948 Birthday - Michael Bruce, rocker and actor, Rudy-Rainbow Drive 1948 Birthday - Shakin' Stevens, Mike Barrett, Wales, rocker, You Drive Me Crazy 1947 Event - General Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews 1943 Event - Tin Can Drive Day 1941 Event - Germany's drive to take Moscow halted 1937 Event - Josh Gibson home run just 2 feet below rim of Yankee Stadium, 580' drive 1932 Birthday - David Scott, born in San Antonio, Texas, astronaut, commander of Apollo 15 mission, seventh person to walk on the Moon, first person to drive on the Moon 1914 Event - Boston Braves begin drive from last to 1st place in NL 1900 Event - A German engineer patents front-wheel drive for automobiles 1898 Event - American troops, drive Spanish forces from La Guasimas Cuba 1897 Event - 1st electric taxi's drive in London 1894 Birthday - Sammy White, Rhode Island, actor, 711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off 1889 Event - 1st permit issued to drive a car through Central Park (Curtis P Brady) 1885 Event - Tacoma vigilantes drive out Chinese, burn their homes and businesses 1878 Event - 1st Dutch test drive of steam tram 1863 Event - Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back Union in Virginia 1861 Birthday - Emily Perkins Bissell, welfare worker, 1st christmas seal drive, 1907 1801 Event - British drive French forces from Abukir, Egypt 1793 Event - Dutch Prince Willem V establishes 2 brigades Drive Artillery 1746 Event - Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Netherlands armies 1664 Event - 4 British ships to drive Dutch out of New York, arrive in Boston 1572 Event - Beggars assault Oisterwijk, Netherlands, drive nuns out |
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