1996 Roger Bowen, actor (M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob), dies at 62
1990 Fire kills 110 on a ferry in Norway, in an unrelated event, 30 die in a ferry flip over in Burma
1984 1700 skiers participate in an alpine event at Are Sweden
1984 1st brother combo to win Gold and Silver in same event at Olympics (Phil and Steve Mahre-Slalom)
1983 WIBC Championship Tournament in Las Vegas, attracts 75,480 women bowlers for 83-day event
1965 Astrodome opens, 1st event is Judy Garland and Supremes concert
1963 Claire Smith, born in Ottawa, Ontario, equestrian 3 day event 1996 Olympics
1961 Andrew Nicholson, UK, NZ equestrian 3 day event 1996 Olympics
1961 Vaughn Jefferis, Matangi NZ, equestrian 3 day event, Olymp-bronze-96
1961 Blyth Tait, England, NZ equestrian 3 day event, 1996 Olympics gold
1958 Sally Clark, born in Feilding NZ, equestrian 3 day event, 1996 Olympics silver
1956 Mark Todd, U.K., NZ equestrian 3 day event 1996 Olympics
1952 1st closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event
1952 1st sporting event televised nationally-Walcott vs Charles boxing
1951 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)
1951 Vicky Latta, Auckland NZ, equestrian 3 day event 1996 Olympics
1948 Mary Gordon-Watson, born in England, equestrian 3 day event, 1972 Olympics gold
1939 Bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event, Olympics gold 1972
1938 1st telecast of an unscheduled event (fire), W2XBT, New York
1933 Roger Bowen, actor, M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob, Petulia
1931 1st telecast of a sporting event in Japan (baseball)
1927 Althea Gibson, Silver, South Carolina, 1st black tennis champion in a major event
1921 KDKA broadcast 1st radio sporting event, a boxing match (Ray-Dundee)
1908 Giant fireball impacts in Siberia (Tunguska Event) (Enckes comet)
1906 Richard Fanshawe, England, equestion 3 day event, Olympic-bronze-1936
1900 The term "orienteering" is 1st used for an event
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
1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event
1639 1st observation of transit of Venus occured (only 2, record event)
1638 Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in U.S.
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