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
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
1986 New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins
1984 Greatest unpaced 1-hr 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
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 Phils win 18-16 in 10, Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive HRs
1973 President Nixon proclaims Jim Thorpe greatest athelete of 1st century
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
1954 Reed Birney, born in Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Greatest Man in the World
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-hr rainfall begins: 187 cm at La Reunion, Indian Ocean
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
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
1926 Marques Haynes, NBA player, World's Greatest Dribbler, Globetrotters
1922 Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Greatest Horn in the World
1921 Betty Hutton, born in Battle Creek, Michigan, actress, 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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