History Home
Events     Birthdays     Deaths     Years

Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy!

Half


1991 Troy State sets NCAA Div II record with 103 points in 2nd half routing DeVry Institute 187-117

1990 Lisa Leslie of Morningside HS in Inglewood California scores 101 in 1st half, South Torrance HS decides not to play 2nd half and loses 102-24

1988 596 dead after cyclone hits Bangladesh, half a million homeless

1984 Funeral for S Nakagawa and burial half his ashes next to N Senzaki

1984 Funeral for S Nakagawa and burial of half of his ashes

1974 Katie Allen, Australian field hockey full back/half back 1996 Olympics

1971 Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half

1970 Robert Morley's "How the Other Half Loves," premieres in London

1970 Shay-Oren Smadja, born in Israel, men's half middleweight judoka, 1996 Olympics

1969 Australian aircraft carrier "Melbourne" slices U.S. destroyer "Frank E. Evans" in half, killing 74 (South Vietnam)

1968 "Half a Sixpence" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 512 performances

1967 Yael Arad, Israel, Women's half middleweight judoka, 1996 Olympics

1966 "Half a Sixpence" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 512 performances

1963 Congress authorizes Kennedy half dollar

1955 Angela Molina, born in Madrid, Spain, actress, Streets of Gold, Half of Heaven

1955 Diamanda Galas, born America, composer, musician, politically charged performance artist, keyboardist, singer, has a voice range of three and a half octaves

1945 Violent battles around Sugar Loaf/Half Moon Okinawa

1943 SS police chief Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children

1943 Joe Pesci, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Half Nelson, Goodfellas

1942 "Queen Mary" slices cruiser "Curacao" in half, killing 338

1940 British air attack destroys half of Italian fleet

1917 Jack Buetel, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Outlaw, Half Breed

1914 Jan Kapr, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, pupil of Jaroslav Ridky, second half of the 20th century's most prolific Czech composer

1902 Milford "Curly" Page, cricketer, New Zealand bat early 1930's, All Black half

1899 24th Preakness: R Clawson aboard Half Time wins in 1:47

1897 Morris Ankrum, Illinois, actor, Kronos, Half Human, Earth vs Flying Saucers

1839 Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die

1838 Fire destroys half of Charleston

1834 Delmonico's, one of New York's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee and half a pie for 12 cents

1673 Lord Berkley sells his half of New Jersey to the Quakers


History Home    Copyright 2009 BrainyMedia.com