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2000 Sir Steven Runciman, historian, A History of the Crusuades, dies at 97
1998 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0 1997 At age 25, Jeff Gordon is youngest winner in Daytona 500 history 1996 4 women ordained priests in Jamaica, 1st in 330-year Anglican history 1996 1st Opening Day in history in March takes place in Seattle 1995 Worst snowstorm in Buffalo history, 37.9" in 24 hours, Starting December 9th at 7 PM, breaks previous record of 25.3" in 1982 1994 11,000th HR in New York Yankees history, Matt Nokes 1994 1,500th goal in Soccer World Cup history scored by Caceres of Argentina 1994 Anne P. Sidamon-Eristoff named chairwoman of Museum of National History 1993 Don Shula becomes winningest coach in NFL history 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place 1992 Scott Stevens is named 5th Captain in New Jersey Devils history 1992 Stefan Edberg beats Michael Chang in what is believed to be the longest match in U.S. Open history (5hr 26min) 1992 Eric Houston kills 4 in a California HS where he failed history 4 years prior 1992 NHL players begin 1st strike in 75-year history 1991 Nevada makes biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35-pt deficit in the 3rd quarter and rallying to beat Weber State 55-49 1991 Scorecard Harry, Space Appeal and Cafe Lex in 9th race at Belmont, creating 2nd triple dead heat in New York thoroughbred racing history 1991 Dennis Martinez pitches the 15th perfect game in baseball history 1991 Mount Unzen erupts in Japan, worst eruption in Japanese history 1991 Del Ballard, Jr. throws most famous gutter ball in PBA Tour history 1990 1st time in New York Yankee history they are completely swept season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0 1990 Phil Bradley hits 18th inside-the-park HR in Oriole history 1990 Reds win running their record to 9-0, best start in club history 1989 Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary 1989 Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen 1988 108th U.S. Mens Tennis: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (64 46 63 57 64) in 4 hours 55 minutes - longest men's final in U.S. Open history 1988 Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (15 games) 1987 South Africa longest mine strike in history ends 1987 Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history (171.49 MPH) 1987 Dow Jones Avg soared 664.7; 2nd biggest one-day gain in history 1986 Mrs Davina Thompson makse medical history by having the 1st heart, lung and liver transplant (Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England) 1986 Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31 1984 Michel Foucault, philosoph (History of Sexuality), dies of AIDs at 57 1983 4th largest snowfall in New York City history (18"(46 cm)) 1982 60th hat trick in Islander history - Bryan Trottier 1981 Chrysler Corp reports largest corporate losses in U.S. history 1981 50th hat trick in Islander history - John Tonelli scored 5 goals 1980 Phillies win their 1st World Championship in their 98-year history 1978 30th hat trick in Islander history (Mike Bossy) 1978 "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA New York City after 21 performances 1978 "History of the American Film" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 21 performances 1977 20th hat trick in Islander history - Bobby Nystrom 1976 Al Bumbry hits 17th inside-the-park HR in Oriole history 1974 Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres 1972 Hurricane Agnes is costliest natural disaster in American history 1971 Worst hotel fire in history kills 163 at Taeyokale Hotel in Seoul 1971 Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history 1970 Hurricane "Celia" becomes most expensive Gulf storm in history 1969 Louise L de Vilmorin, French poet/author (History d'aimer), dies at 67 1969 Longest tennis match in Wimbledon history, Pancho Gonzalez beats Charles Pasarell in 112 game (5hr12m) marathon 1968 Yankees turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins 1967 Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games) 1966 Pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of Dutch Race), dies 1966 Bill Russell became 1st black coach in NBA history (Boston Celtics) 1965 Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History 1964 Yankees clinch their 5th straight pennant, and 29th in club's history 1963 Historian Lee Allen says Indians-Senators game is 100,000th in history 1963 7th largest snowfall in New York City history (42.4 cm, 16.7") 1962 Jack Reed's 22nd-inning HR wins longest New York Yankee game in history 1961 Tom Holt, born in London, author, British novelist, writes mythopoeic novels that parody mythology, history, literature 1961 3rd place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as St. Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in 4 overtimes 1961 6th largest snowfall in New York City history (17.4" (44.2cm)) 1960 Longest speech in United Nations history (4 hours, 29 minutes, by Fidel Castro) 1960 9th largest snowfall in New York City history, 14.5" 1959 10th largest snowfall in New York City history (13.7") 1956 Desmond Haynes, cricket, WI opener-greatest batsman in 1-day history 1955 Phils beat Cubs 1-0 in 15, ties longest shut out in Phillies history 1954 Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games) 1950 Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4 1950 Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history 1948 8th largest snowfall in New York City history (15.3") 1948 Diane Ackerman, born in Waukegan, Illinois, American poet, author and naturalist, wrote 'Wife of Light' and 'A Natural History of Love' 1946 Highest ridership in New York City subway history (8.8 million passengers) 1946 Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in San Francisco history) 1944 Longest shut out in Phillies history, Phils beat Braves 1-0 in 15 inn 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 1942 Neil Chalmers, director, National History Museum, London 1941 Baroness Hollis of Heigham, history lecturer, University of East Anglia 1941 3rd largest snowfall in New York City history (18.1") 1940 Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in U.S. history 1939 Bob James, born in Marshall, Missouri, rocker, smooth jazz, fusion, arranger, producer, wrote "Nautilus" and "Take Me To Mardi Gras", two of the most sampled songs in hip hop history 1937 61,756, 2nd-largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, sees Dodgers ends Carl Hubbell's consecutive-game winning streak at 24 1936 Yankees sweep Indians, New York clinches pennant on earliest date in history 1935 Resident Institution for Social History (IISG) forms in Amsterdam 1935 Hubert Fichte, born in Germany, writer, columnist for magazine konkret, novelist, influenced by Marcel Proust, Hans henny Jahnn, Jean Genet, wrote novel Die Geschichte der Empfindlichkeit, translated as the history of sensibility 1934 Longest undefeated streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (18 games) 1930 Robert Buchanan, founder, Center for History of Tech Bath University 1926 Michel Foucault, French philosopher, History of Sexuality 1926 Carter Woodson wins Springarn Medal for research of Black history 1925 Longest win streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (9 games) 1924 History of Science Society organized at Boston 1921 Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history 1921 Margaret Gowing, professor, history, science 1920 Daniel Andersson, Swedish poet and writer (Polar History), dies at 32 1914 Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia A's, 1st sweep in World Series history 1910 3 passenger trains buried at Steven's Pass in Cascade Range. 118 die. Worst snow slide in U.S. history 1906 Alan J P Taylor, British historian, English history 1914-1915 1902 Roy Armstrong, English historian, History of Sussex 1901 Eric Voegelin, Germany, U.S. philosopher, Order and History 1900 Alexandre AM Stols [Chl van Halsbeke], publisher, History of Ecuador 1898 Allison Danzig, sports writer, Tennis Pictorial History 1898 Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist and writer, History of Sascha 1897 Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll) 1896 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece, American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history 1895 Ernest H Baillon, French botanist (History of Plants), dies at 67 1894 Dirk J Bush, Dutch/US mathematician, Concise History of Mathematics 1893 3rd worst hurricane in U.S. history kills 1,800 (Mississippi) 1893 For only time in history of U.S. Tennis championships, an event is held off the Eastern seaboard. Men's double championship in Chicago 1892 John Kieran, New York City, columnist/author, Natural History of New York City 1892 Edward H Carr, born in England, historian, History of Soviet Russia 1891 George Washington Williams, historian (History of Negro), dies at 41 1889 Arnold Toynbee, born in England, historian, Study of History 1888 2nd largest snowfall in New York City history (21") 1887 Pieter C A Geyl, historian, History of the Dutch Tribe 1881 Natural History Museum of South Kensington England opens 1877 John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 1876 Mary R. Beard, born in Indianapolis, historian, Woman as a Force in History 1876 Alfred L. Kroeber, Hoboken, New Jersey, author, Anthropologist looks at History 1876 1st tie in NL history (Athletics and Louisville, 2-2 in 14) 1874 Jules Michelet, French historian (History of France), dies at 75 1872 4th largest snowfall in New York City history (18") 1869 American Museum of Natural History opens (New York City) 1869 Alphonse MLP de Lamartine, French poet (History of Girondins), dies at 78 1862 Henri Pirenne, Belgian historian, History of Belgium 1856 Gerrit Kalff, writer, history of Dutch writers 1855 James Edward Kelly, U.S., sculptor "Sculptor of American History" 1855 Peter J Blok, Dutch historian, History of the Dutch People 1844 Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies 1832 H H Bancroft, historian, publisher, History of Pacific States 1827 Ernest H Baillon, French botanist, History of Plants 1824 Herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at 71 1819 Jean E "Adriaan" van Bevervoorde, journalist, History of Holland 1816 August W. Ambros, Austria musicologist, History of Music 1811 James Hall, U.S. geologist, Natural history of New York 1798 Jules Michelet, French historian, History of France, L'Amour 1795 Thomas Arnold, English educator/historian, History of Rome 1794 William Whewell, British philosopher, History of Inductive Science 1792 Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, History of Europe 1790 Jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed and stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89 1779 Joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist, "greatest clown in history" 1773 James Mill, born in Scotland, philosopher and historian, History of British India 1752 Herman Muntinghe, Dutch theologist, History of Mankind 1743 1st U.S. religious journal, The Christian History, published, Boston 1736 Jean-Sylvain, French historian, History of France 1727 Michel Adanson, French biologist, Natural History of Senegal 1719 John Hawkins, born in England, wrote 1st history of music 1717 Johann J Winckelmann, German archaeologist, History of Ancient Art 1707 George-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, writer on natural history 1706 Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 1644 John Wtenbogaert, theologist (Kerckelicke history), dies at 87 1630 Governor John Winthrop begins "History of New England" 1608 Thomas Fuller, England, literary, History of the Holy War 1607 Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published 1501 Leonhard Fuchs, Germany, botanist, History of Plants |
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