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2007 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., dies of caridac arrest at 89, newspapers remembered him as a historian of power
2000 Elian Gonzalez is snatched by a SWAT team from his Florida relatives to return him to his father in Cuba 1997 Federal judge sentences Autumn Jackson, who claims to be Bill Cosby's daughter, to 26 months for trying to extort $40 million from him 1996 O. J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true" 1995 Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara and charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier 1995 FBI arrested Timothy McVeigh and charge him with Oklahoma City bombing 1994 Replay shows A's Bobby Witt beat KC's Gagne to 1st in 6th but ump Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, runing Witt's perfect game 1994 Agatha Uwilingiyimana, Prime Minister of Rwanda (first female prime minister in Africa), assassinated, the day after President Habyarimana's plane was shot down, killing him and the president of Burundi 1992 Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him 1991 Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him 1990 Manuel Noriega claims U.S. denied him a fair trial 1990 "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine 1989 U.S. troops invade Panama and oust Manuel Noriega, but don't catch him 1989 Michael Changs French Open win makes him youngest male to go to finals 1989 Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams and replace him with Cito Gaston 1989 New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2 1987 Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz acquitted after shooting 4 youths who tried to rob him 1986 Sydney J. Harris, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma', dies in Chicago, Illinois 1986 Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment 1986 Twins fire manager Ray Miller and replace him with coach Tom Kelly 1986 Indian pitcher Phil Niekro wins his 307th game tying him with 1985 Leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat 1985 Paul Hornung awarded $1,160,000 by a Louisville court against NCAA who barred him as a college football analyst for betting on games 1984 John Lennon releases "Every Man has a Woman Who Loves Him" 1984 Met Dwight Gooden's 11 strikeouts gives him NL rookie record 236 1984 Ed "Psycho" Gein, mass murderer (Psycho based on him), dies at 78 1983 Pope John Paul II pardons man who shot him (Mehmet Ali Agca) 1983 IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball 1982 "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" closes at Ambassador New York City after 6 perf 1982 "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador New York City for 6 performances 1982 Demanding an end to nuclear weapons, Norman Mayer, held Washington Monument hostage. After 10 hours, police kill him he had no explosives 1982 Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon and replaces him with Gene Michael 1981 Ronald Reagan arrives home from hospital after Hinkley shot him 1980 Mae West, actress (She Done Him Wrong), dies in Hollywood at 87 1978 Yankee Catfish Hunter's 6-2 win gives him a perfect 6-0 in Aug 1978 1978 Reggie Jackson refusal to bunt causes manager Billy Martin to suspend him 1977 Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg 1976 Ville Valo, born in Helsinki, Finland, musician, singer, songwriter, leader, HIM rock band, baritone voice, Moto Moto in Finnish version of movie, Madagaskar 2 1976 Andy Milonakis, born in Katonah, New York, actor, comedian, uses comedy to deflect from his congenital growth-hormone condition, giving him the voice, appearance of an adolescent boy, appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live television show 1973 Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him 1972 Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 home run hitter (649) 1971 Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach 1971 Joe E. Lewis, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild', dies in New Jersey, age 69 1970 Blaz Arnic, Slovenian composer, best known for his nine symphonies, The Society of Slovene Composers consider him the great Slovenian symphonic master of the 20th century, dies at 69 1961 Carey Lowell, New York City, actress, Me and Him, Guardian, Dangerously Close 1958 Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid 1956 White Sox manager Marty Marion resigns. AL Lopez replaces him 1955 Winston Churchill resigns as British Prime Minister, Anthony Eden succeeds him 1955 Malenkov resigns as U.S.S.R. premier, Bulganin replaces him 1951 Yvonne Elliman, U.S. actress and singer, I Don't Know How to Love Him 1948 Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' 1948 Little Peggy March, Margaret Battavio, vocalist, I Will Follow Him 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 1945 Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him 1943 Gen. Patton slaps a U.S. GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice 1942 Vikki Carr, born in El Paso, Texas, singer, Let it Please be Him 1939 Owen Moore, actor (She Done Him Wrong), commits suicide at 52 1939 Bradman hits 186 SA vs. Qld before Christ catches him at short-leg 1938 Bradman scores 225 South Australia vs. Qld before Christ gets him out 1938 Vikki Carr, born in El Paso, Texas, singer, Let it Be Him 1936 Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did no get good feilding, Sox suspend him 1935 General Sarazen's double eagle on 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters 1933 Britain's Fred Perry thwarts Australian Jack Crawford's bid for a Grand Slam by defeating him at U.S. Tennis championship 1931 Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1930 George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him 1930 Cub's Hack Wilson's 2 home runs give him NL record 56 home runs 1930 Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week 1929 Francis Gary Powers, U.S. spy, U.S.S.R. captures him in 1959 U-2 incident 1928 Alexis Korner, born in Paris, musician, Blues Inc-Bootleg Him 1927 Ponsford scores 336 against SA, giving him 1146 for month 1925 After a night on the town, Babe Ruth shows up late for batting practice Miller Huggins suspends Ruth and slaps a $5,000 fine on him 1920 Reds' Edd Roush falls asleep in center during long infield argument Heinie Groh goes to wake him, but ump ejects Roush for delay of game 1919 President Woodrow Wilson has a stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed 1918 Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him "for indifferent play" 1918 New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's 1917 Sydney J. Harris, born in London, England, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma' 1917 Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a runner on, he throws him out and retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game 1913 Mary Durack, born in Adelaide, Australia, poet, author, historian, wrote Kings in Grass Castles and Keep Him My Country 1909 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals 1905 Mistaking her husband for a burglar, Ty Cobb's mother kills him 1902 Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild' 1901 Blaz Arnic, born in Luce, Lower Styria, Austria-Hungary, Slovenian composer, best known for his nine symphonies, The Society of Slovene Composers consider him the great Slovenian symphonic master of the 20th century 1895 Oscar Wilde loses libel case against Marquess of Queensberry, who accused him of homosexual practices 1886 Owen Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor, She Done Him Wrong 1873 Lee Shubert, producer, theatres in New York and LA named after him 1862 U.S. Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him 1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell writes to Lincoln, tells him to grow a beard 1831 John Henslow asks Charles Darwin to travel with him on HMS Beagle 1830 Dutch King Willem I fires him displeasing parliament members 1681 English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania 1610 Henry Hudson enters bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay 1422 Charles V's son succeeds him as king Charles VII of France 661 Ali ibn Abi Talib, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad, dies at age 62 599 Ali ibn Abi Talib, born in Mecca, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad |
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