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2007 Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century, died of intestinal cancer
2004 Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa 1996 Og Mandino, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1995 Lovelace Watkins, born in New Jersey, nicknamed, 'The Black Sinatra', singer, considered the greatest male soul singer of his time, dies of leukemia at 57 1991 Greatest extra-inning comeback, Pitts scores 6 in bottom of 11th erasing 5 run Cub lead, Pirates also trailed 7-2 in bottom of 9th 1988 New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs St. Louis Blues 1988 Greatest number of participants, 31,678, on a bicycle tour, London 1987 Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1986 New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1984 Greatest unpaced 1-hour bicycle distance, F Moser (Italy), 51.15 km 1983 World's greatest robbery 25,000,000 pounds of gold, Heathrow, England 1982 New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins 1982 Greatest helicopter lift, 56,888 kg, Podmoscovnoe, U.S.S.R. 1981 Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747 1981 Mike Bloomfield, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time', dies of drug overdose at 36 1980 New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks 1980 John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title 1979 New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks 1979 NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal 1976 NL greatest comeback, trailing 12-1 Phillies win 18-16 in 10, Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive home runs 1973 President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athelete of 1st century 1967 Roberto Baggio, born in Caldogno, Italy, retired Italian footballer, greatest of 125 footballers in 2004 FIFA 100 list 1965 Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva, cricket, Sri Lanka's greatest batsman 1959 Michael Pare, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Greatest American Hero, Houston Knights 1959 Lawrence Taylor, LT, NFL's greatest linebacker for the New York Giants 1958 What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17 1955 Joey Scarbury, born in Ontario, California, singer, Greatest American Hero 1955 Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, born in Hokkaido, Japan, sumo wrestler, 58th yokozuna, greatest, highest ranked sumo in recent times, won 31 tournament championships, coming in second to Taiho, noted as lightest yokozuna since Tochinoumi in the 1960's, head coach for Kokonoe stable 1954 Reed Birney, born in Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Greatest Man in the World 1954 Greg Ginn, born in America, guitarist, singer, songwriter, leader, Black Flag, hardcore punk, Rolling Stone's, 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time 1953 25th Academy Awards - "Greatest Show on Earth," Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth win (1st time televised) 1952 Imran Khan Niaz, cricketer, Pakistan's greatest all-rounder 1952 Greatest 24-hour rainfall begins: 187 cm at La Reunion, Indian Ocean 1951 Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1950 William Katt, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Greatest American Hero, 1st Love 1950 AP picks "Miracle Braves" of 1914 as greatest sports upset 1948 Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1947 Dave Barry, born in Armonk, New York, humorist, author, Pulitzer-prize winner for Commentary 1988, wrote columns for the Miami Herald, books include 'Big Trouble', 'Dave Barry Turns 40', Dave Barry's Greatest Hits', 'Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys', style capitalizes on absurdities 1944 Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers 1943 Mike Bloomfield, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time' 1943 Greatest tank battle in history ends with Russia's defeat of Germany at Kursk, almost 6,000 tanks take part, 2,900 were lost by Germany 1943 George Benson, born in Pittsburgh, singer/guitarist, Greatest Love of All 1942 Bing Crosby records "White Christmas," greatest selling record to date 1938 Lovelace Watkins, born in New Jersey, nicknamed, 'The Black Sinatra', singer, considered the greatest male soul singer of his time 1936 Yves Saint Laurent, born in Algeria, greatest French fashion designer of the 20th century 1933 Ian Tyson, born in British Columbia, Canada, singer, songwriter, guitarist, song 'Four Strong Winds' chosen as greatest Canadian song of all time, in Canada's Country Music Hall of Fame 1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1927 Mstislav Rostropovich, born in Russia, Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, nickname "Slava", cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century 1926 Marques Haynes, NBA player, World's Greatest Dribbler, Globetrotters 1923 Og Mandino, born in Italy, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1922 Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Greatest Horn in the World 1921 Betty Hutton, born in Michigan, American film actress, singer, 'Greatest Show on Earth' 1917 Vinoo Mankad, cricketer, India's greatest all-rounder to his time 1916 Don Tallon, cricketer, perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper 1907 Ringling Brothers Greatest Show on Earth buys Barnum and Bailey circus 1903 Walter Hammond, cricketer, one of the greatest of English batsman 1901 In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit) 1883 Julian Eltinge, Massachusetts, vaudeville star/greatest female impersonator 1881 Greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum and James A Bailey 1881 Barnum and Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (MSG) 1873 P. T. Barnum's circus, "Greatest Show on Earth," debuts (New York City) 1873 P. T. Barnum Hippodrome featuring "Greatest Show on Earth," opens (New York City) 1873 Barton King, cricketer, North America's greatest all-rounder 1873 Sydney Barnes, cricketer, probably England's greatest bowler 1859 George Giffen, cricketer, one of Australia's greatest all-rounders 1849 Hambletonian, Chester, New York, greatest standardbred horse 1848 William Gilbert Grace, Victorian England's greatest cricketer 1837 Paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time, 1857-61 1837 Joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57 1779 Joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist, "greatest clown in history" 1694 Matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies 1601 Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague |
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