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1997 Jamaica issues a warrant for singer Sade, who fails to report to court on charges of failure to obey a cop who signaled her to stop
1997 Telstar 401 Satellite Fails 1995 Indians' Jose Mesa fails in save attempt after 38th consecutive saves 1992 Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault and eliminated from Olympics decathlon 1990 Thatcher fails to defeat Heseltine's bid for party leadership 1989 Panamanian Defense Force attempted coup of Manuel Noriega fails 1988 Rocky Malebane-Metsing coup in Bophuthatswana fails 1984 Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Arnold Palmer fails to make U.S. Open golf tournament 1st time in 32 yrs 1984 Iran offensive against Iraq fails 1983 Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock 1983 Caps 2-Isles 6 -Patrick Semis-Denis Potvin fails on penalty shot 1983 Bob Bourne fails on 8th Islander penalty shot 1982 Clark Gilles fails in 7th Islander penalty shot 1982 Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification 1981 Spanish coup under Lt-colonel Antonio Tejero Molina fails 1980 U.S. military operation to save 52 hostages in Iran, fails, 8 die 1979 Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 5th penalty shot against Islanders 1977 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders 1977 Attempt for Moslem state in Chad fails 1976 A&M sues George Harrison who fails to meet deadline for LP completion 1975 Portugal military coup under general Spinola fails 1974 U.S.S.R.'s Soyuz fails to dock with Salyut 3 1974 Titan-Centaur Test launch fails 1972 Antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22 1970 Polish uprising fails 1970 Nixon nominates G Harold Carswell to Supreme Court (fails) 1968 Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in 6 consecutive games 1968 U.S.S.R. launches space probe Zond 4; fails to leave Earth orbit 1968 Evel Knievel fails in his attempt to jump Caesar's Palace Fountain 1967 ATS II launched but fails to reach orbit 1965 Luna 5 launched (U.S.S.R.) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) 1964 Centaur 3 launch vehicle fails to make Earth orbit 1963 Soviet Luna (4) reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach Moon 1962 1st U.S. Venus probe, Mariner 1, fails at lift-off 1962 Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno, fails 1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit 1961 Explorer (12) fails to reach Earth orbit 1961 Explorer 10 fails to reach Earth orbit 1960 Coup against South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem fails 1960 Explorer (8) fails to reach Earth orbit 1959 Uprising in La Paz Bolivia, fails 1959 Pro-Egyptian coup fails in Mosul Iraq 1958 Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit 1958 Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950 1957 1st U.S. attempt to launch a satellite fails - Vanguard rocket blows up 1945 Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister during most of WW II, attempts suicide rather than face war crimes tribunal attempt fails, later he is hanged 1945 NSB-Fuhrer Rost van Tonningen attempts and fails at suicide 1944 German counter attack at Avranches fails 1944 Anti-German attack at Avranches fails 1944 Danish resistance fails on assault on Taarbaek Fort near Copenhagen 1944 Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested 1944 Surprise attack on Weteringschans Amsterdam, fails 1943 Assassination attempt on Hitler fails 1941 Hirohiti's accord on Yamamoto's attack plan on Pearl Harbor fails 1941 German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on U.S. battleship Texas 1940 German air raid on Birmingham fails 1940 German air raid on Birmingham fails 1939 German U boat fails on attack of English battleship Nelson with Winston Churchill, Dudley Pound and Charles Forbes aboard 1938 Fascist coup in Romania, fails 1937 Clem Sohn, air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open 1934 Disarmament conference in Geneva fails 1931 Right-radical coup of Dr. Pfrimer fails in Austria 1931 Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe 1929 Belgium princess Marie-Jose and Italian crown prince Umberto gets engaged, assassination attempt on Umberto fails 1924 Assassination attempt on Mussolini fails 1921 Black Friday- Labour Party strike of mine workers fails 1920 Wolfgang Kapp's coup attempt in Berlin fails 1919 Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) 1916 Russian General Brusilov fails on his Eastern Front attack 1908 Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th and disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay and pennant) 1900 Attempted assassination of Prince of Wales in Brussels, fails 1894 Hottentotten uprising in Southwest-Africa fails 1888 French Panama Canal company fails 1876 Bank robbery by James/Younger fails (Cole/Bob/Jim Younger arrested) 1873 Black Friday: Jay Cooke and Co fails, causing a securities panic 1868 By one vote, Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1864 Battle of Franklin, Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities 1864 Confederate plot to burn New York City, fails 1864 Battle of the Crater: General Burnsides fails on attack of Petersburg 1858 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month 1787 Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails 1613 Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees 1603 Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed 1537 Uprising in Lubeck fails 1522 Uprising of adel/burgerij in Austria fails 1392 Assassination attempt on Pierre de Craon Van Clisson of France, fails 532 Nika uprising at Constantinople fails, 30-40,000 die |
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