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1996 Event - Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game
1993 Death - Thomas A Dorsey, jazz pianist (Take My Hand, Precious Lord), dies 1988 Death - Gert Froebe, actor (Lover's Wood, Upper Hand), dies at 75 1988 Event - Jennifer Levin's parents file $25M suit against Dorrian Red Hand Bar 1980 Event - Palestinian throws hand grenade on Jewish children in Antwerp, 1 dead 1978 Event - U.S. hand over St. Stephan crown to Hungary 1974 Death - Otto Waldis, actor (Unknown World, Whip Hand), dies at 72 1974 Event - Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee 1972 Event - Henry Kissinger declares "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam 1972 Birthday - Norman Hand, NFL defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Death - Charles Trowbridge, actor (Mummy's Hand), dies at 85 1965 Birthday - Annette Renee Peters, nee Hand, Reno Nevada, 1500/3000 runner 1964 Event - Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand," 1st #1 hit, stays #1 for 7 weeks 1964 Event - Beatles record in German "Komm, Gib Mir Diene Hand" and "Sie Leibt Dich" 1964 Event - Beatles 1st U.S. #1, "I Want to Hold your Hand" (Cashbox) 1964 Event - Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is #80 in U.S. (Cashbox) 1963 Event - Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There" 1963 Event - Beatles release "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 1963 Event - 1st million copy record prior to release "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 1963 Event - Beatles record "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 1963 Birthday - John Cameron Mitchell, born in El Paso, Texas, actor, Misplaced, Band of the Hand 1961 Birthday - Rebecca De Mornay, born in Santa Rose, California, actress, Hand that Rocks Cradle 1961 Death - Learned Hand, Chief judge of U.S. court of Appeals, dies at 89 1961 Death - Learned Hand, American Judge 1957 Event - Hand grenade explodes in Israel's Knesset (Parliament) 1950 Birthday - Robbie McIntosh, drummer, Avg White Band-Show your Hand 1950 Birthday - Steve Hill, country vocalist, A Winning Hand 1944 Birthday - Eddy Raven, Lafayette, Louisiana, country singer, Right Hand Man 1943 Birthday - Joy Harmon, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Cool Hand Luke 1940 Birthday - James Gammon, born in Newman, Illinois, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Nick-Nash Bridges 1937 Death - John Drinkwater, English poet/playwright (Bird in Hand), dies at 54 1935 Event - Babe Ruth's final game at Fenway Park, 41,766 on hand 1929 Birthday - Ralph Waite, born in White Plains, New York, actor, Cool Hand Luke, 5 Easy Piece 1926 Birthday - Harry Dean Stanton, born in West Irvine, Kentucky, actor, Alien, Cool Hand Luke 1925 Birthday - George Kennedy, born in New York City, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Blue Knight 1924 Event - Arnold Schonbergs opera "Die Gluckliche Hand," premieres in Vienna 1923 Event - 74,000 (62,281 paid) on hand for opening of Yankee Stadium 1920 Birthday - Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer, Whip Hand, High Stakes 1919 Birthday - Strother Martin, born in Kokomo, Indiana, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot 1907 Birthday - L[yon] Sprague de Camp, U.S., sci-fi author, Goblin Tower, Hand of Zei 1903 Birthday - Tom Tyler, Vincent Markowsky, Port Henry, New York, actor, Mummy's Hand 1900 Birthday - Richard Arlen, Virginia, actor, Alice in Wonderland, Crawling Hand 1896 Birthday - Senor Wences, ventriloquist, his hand acts as a puppet 1887 Birthday - Paul Wittgenstein, Vienna Austria, left hand specialist pianist 1872 Birthday - Learned Hand, born in Albany, New York, Chief judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 1776 Death - Thomas Hickey, plan to hand George Washington to British, executed |
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