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2009 Claiborne Pell, dies in Newport, Rhode Island, of Parkinson's disease, at 90
2005 Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes west of Kyushu Island, Japan 2003 Fire at the Station rock club in Rhode Island kills nearly 100 1999 John Chafee, senator, Rhode Island senator, dies at 77 1997 Northville Long Island Senior Golf Classic 1996 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1995 Mount Ruapehu Volcano, North Island, New Zealand erupts 1995 Fire that wipes 6,000 acres begins in Hamptons on Long Island 1993 Herve Villechaize, actor (Fantasy Island), shoots self to death at 50 1992 6.8-7.5 earthquake strikes Flores Island (tsunami kills 3,000) 1992 1964 "Gilligan's Island" TV pilot 1st shown on TV (TBS) 1992 5 New York City cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine 1992 Alex Haley, (Roots), wins 1992 Ellis Island Award, posthumously 1991 "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 469 performances 1991 1st International flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico) 1991 Don Dubbins, actor (Enchanted Island, DI), dies at 63 1991 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1991 Natalie Schafer, actress (Gilligan's Island), dies at 90 from cancer 1990 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1990 "Once on this Island" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 469 performances 1990 Ellis Island reopens as a museum 1990 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1990 Alan Hale, Jr., Skipper on Gilligan's Island, dies of cancer at 71 1989 Peggy Thorpe-Bates, actress (Alcatraz Island), dies 1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1989 Jim Backus, actor (Magoo, Gilligan's Island), dies at 76 of pneumonia 1989 N.Y. State Legislature passes Staten Island secession bill 1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1988 Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks 1988 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island 1988 Staten Island ferry gets 1st pay phones 1988 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1988 Largest house (130 rooms) on Long Island sold for $22 million 1987 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1987 Iceberg twice size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic 1987 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1987 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1986 Mamo Clark, actor (1 Million BC, Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island), dies 1986 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1986 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1986 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1986 Aruba becomes independent from neighbor island Curaeao 1985 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1985 Shelley Taylor of Australia makes fastest swim ever around Manhattan Island, doing it in 6 hours 12 minutes 29 seconds 1985 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1985 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1984 Dolphin rocket launched off San Clemente Island 1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1984 Ashley Peldon, born in Staten Island, New York, actress, Marsha-Guilding Light, Deceived 1983 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1983 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1983 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1983 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1982 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1982 Argentina surrenders to Britain on S Georgia near Falkland Island 1982 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1981 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1981 "Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" airs 1981 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1981 Tommy Michaels, born in Staten Island, New York, actor, Timmy Hutton-All My Children 1980 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1980 Kelly Dutra, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1996 1980 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1980 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1979 Lauren Alviti, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1997 1979 Major nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island, Middletown, Pennsylvania (no deaths) 1979 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1978 Linda Scott, actress (Escape from Hell Island), dies at 28 1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1978 1st TV movie from a TV series - "Rescue from Gilligan's Island" 1978 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1978 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1978 "Fantasy Island" starring Ricardo Montalban premieres on ABC TV 1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1977 Ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77 1977 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Long Island Charity Golf Classic 1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1977 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1976 Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule 1976 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1976 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1976 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1976 Jennifer Capriati, born in Long Island, New York, tennis pro, 1992 Olympics gold 1976 Karen Bradley, Miss Rhode Island USA 1996 1975 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island 1975 Reunion Island stops printing stamps, France takes over production 1975 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) at Providence, Rhode Island (state record) 1975 U.S. forces raid Cambodian island of Koh Tang to free Mayaguez ship 1975 Elana Eve Chomiszak, born in Providence, Rhode Island, Miss America-Rhode Island 1997 1974 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1974 Amy Fisher, born in Long Island, New York, shot Mary Jo Buttafucco 1974 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1974 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1974 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1974 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1974 Discovery Island opens 1974 Irina Spirlea, born in Bucharest, Romania, tennis star, 1996 Amelia Island 1973 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1973 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1973 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1973 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1973 Claudia Jordan, Miss USA-Rhode Island, 1997, top 10 1973 Robert Pipkins, Staten Island, New York, luger 1994 Olympics 1973 83m wide gas tank on Staten Island explodes, 40 die 1973 Helgafell, island of Heimaey Iceland erupts for 1st time in 7,000 yrs 1973 Gas tank on Staten Island explodes, 40 die 1972 Convair 990A charter crashes in Tenerife Canary Island, 155 die 1972 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1972 Wake Island becomes unincorporated territory of U.S., U.S. Air Force 1972 Iberian Airlines crashes into 800' peak on island of Ibiza, 104 die 1971 Long Island NHL franchise purchased (New York Islanders) 1971 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians 1971 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1971 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1971 29 pilot whales beach themselves and die at San Clemente Island, California 1970 Elizabeth Patricia Reilly, North Providence, Rhode Island, Miss America-RI 1996 1970 Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1970 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1970 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island 1970 Steve Wojciechowski, born in Blue Island, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1970 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1970 Kengy Gardiner, born in Providence, Rhode Island, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-5th-1994 1970 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, New York City 1970 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1970 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1970 Ben Weir, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Bogey Hills-2nd 1969 Alcatraz Island off SF, is seized by militant Native Americans 1969 New York Nets move from Comack to Island Garden, Hempstead NY 1969 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians 1969 Jamie Walter, actor, Pirate Island 1969 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island 1969 Charles Winninger, actor (Cafe Metropole, Coney Island), dies at 84 1968 Jaqueline Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis on the island of Scorpios 1968 Ken Ryan, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1968 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1968 Griffin Drew, Hazelhurst Georgia, actress, Dinosaur Island 1968 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1968 France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island 1968 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1968 Sandra Bacher, Long Island, New York, half-heavyweight judoka, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1968 Susan Emily Savastano, E Providence, Rhode Island, Miss RI-America 1991 1968 Gianna Amore, born in Warwick, Rhode Island, playmate, August, 1989 1968 Marq Mellor, born in Long Island, New York, field hockey forward, 1996 Olympics 1968 Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia 1966 Grant Kenny, Norfolk Island NSW, Australasia golfer 1966 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1966 "Staten Island," 1st icebreaker to enter San Francisco bay 1966 France performs nuclear test at Fangataufa Island 1966 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1966 France performs nuclear Test at Fangataufa Island 1966 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1966 BBC opens a relay radio station on Ascension Island 1965 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians 1965 Steve Decker, Rock Island, Illinois, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Dorothy Danridge, actress (Island in the Sun), dies at 41 in Hollywood 1965 Glenn Scarpelli, born in Staten Island, New York, actor, Alex-One Day At a Time, Fantasy 1965 John "Chip" McKibben II, born in Balboa Island, California, rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Joe Cioe, Cranston, Rhode Island, Canadian Tour golfer, New Hampshire Open - 1992, 1993 1965 Ellis Island added to Statue of Liberty National monument 1963 Pam Casale, Camden, New Jersey, tennis player, Marco Island finals 1985 1963 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 Eric Lutes, born in Charlestown, Rhode Island, actor, Del-Caroline in the City 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1962 Island Records begins 1962 Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1962 U.S. resumes above ground nuclear testing, at Christmas Island 1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1961 KGIN TV channel 11 in Grand Island, NB (CBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Pat Dufficy, born in Westerly, Rhode Island, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1961 1st all-solid-propellant rocket put in orbit, Wallops Island, Va 1961 Suggs wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational Open 1960 TWA 266 and United 826 collide over Staten Island, kills 134 1960 Jeffrey Trachta, Staten Island, New York, actor, Thorne-Bold and Beautiful 1960 George Zucco, actor (Fog Island, Black Raven, Desire Me), dies at 74 1960 Susan Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1960 John Caliri, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational 1959 1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island 1958 Britain transfers Christmas Island (south of Java) to Australia 1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1958 Marlene Janssen, born in Rock Island, Illinois, playmate, Nov, 1982 1958 David H Mattheisen, Blue Island, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS-73 alt 1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1958 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island 1958 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Bikini Island 1958 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1958 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests) 1958 Indonesian paratroopers reconquers Morotai Island 1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests) 1958 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1958 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1958 Susan Molinari, born in Staten Island, New York, Representative-R-New York 1990 - 1997 1958 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open 1957 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1957 New volcanic island appears off Fayal Island Azores 1957 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric) 1957 1st British H-bomb explosion (over Christmas Island) 1957 Mickey Wright wins Sea Island Golf Open 1956 Peter Frechette, Warwick, Rhode Island, actor, Paint it Black, George-Profiler 1956 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Bikini Island 1956 Mark Mendoza, born in Long Island, New York, born Mark Glickman, known as Mark 'The Animal' Mendoza, bassist, songwriter, musician, member of band, Twisted Sister, also performed with The Dictators, Blackfoot, genres include hard rock, shank rock 1956 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1956 John Cowsill, born in Newport, Rhode Island, rock drummer, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1956 Bauer Marlene wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open 1955 Yun Fat Chow, Nam Nga Island Hong Kong, actor, Better Tomorrow 1955 Michael Pollan, born in Long Island, New York, professor of journalism, U of C, Berkeley, author, columnist, activist, wrote, 'The Omnivore's Dilemma', 'The Botany of Desire', 'In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto' 1955 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open 1954 Ellis Island, immigration station in New York Harbor, closed 1954 Barry Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock bassist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1954 Hurricane Carol strikes Long Island/New England, kills 68 1954 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1954 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island atmospher 1954 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1954 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1954 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island 1954 Suggs Louise wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open (Cloister) 1953 France closes jail on Devil Island 1952 Paul Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock keyboardist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1952 Harry Anderson, Newport, Rhode Island, actor, Judge Harry Stone-Night Court 1952 William F Readdy, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, astronaut, STS-42, 51, 79 1951 Lane Evans, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 2007 1951 James Stephens, Mount Kisko, New York, actor, Paper Chase, Devil's Island 1950 2 self-propelled trains of Long Island RR collide, killing 77 1950 U.S. troop land on Wolmi-Do island off of Seoul 1950 Richard Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rocker, Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly 1950 WHBF TV channel 4 in Rock Island, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Nationalist China evacuates Hainan Island 1949 Jack Reed, born in Cranston, Rhode Island, Representative-D-Rhode Island 1997 - 1949 Republic of China (Taiwan) forms on island of Formosa 1948 David Gwillim, Plymouth England, actor, Island at Top of the World 1948 Marleen Gorris, Dutch director, Mres Dalloway, Antonia, Last Island 1948 Ronald Machtley, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Rhode Island 1989 - 1995 1948 Allen Michael Doyle, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial-64th 1948 Jeffrey Osborne, born in Providence, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, On the Wings of Love 1948 Bill Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock guitarist/vocals, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1947 Joyce Jillson, Cranston, Rhode Island, psychic/actress, Superchick 1947 1st (U.S. Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island 1947 James Woods, born in Warwick, Rhode Island, actor, Salvador, Against All Odds 1947 Claudine Schneider, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Rhode Island, 1981 - 1991 1946 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear Test at Bikini Island 1945 Laura Dean, Staten Island New York City, composer/choreographer, Drumming 1945 Robert J. Mrazek, born in Newport, Rhode Island, Representative-D-New York 1983 - 1993 1945 Melba Moore, Beatrice, New York City, singer and actress, Ellis Island 1945 U.S. regains possession of Wake Island from Japan 1945 Ron Dante, Staten Island, New York, rock vocalist, Archies-Sugar, Sugar 1945 German island of Helgoland in North Sea surrenders to British 1945 British troops take Ramree Island, Burma 1944 Tholen Island freed 1944 Martha Rockwell, born in Providence, Rhode Island, skier, Mount Washington 1944 U.S. takes Eniwetok Island 1943 U.S. forces take control of Tarawa, Gilbert Island and Makin from Japanese 1943 U.S. troops land on Abemada, Gilbert Island 1943 U.S. forces land on Tarawa and Makin Atoll in Gilbert Island 1943 U.S. troops land on Bougainville Island on Solomon Island 1943 U.S. bombing of Bougainville, Solomon Island 1943 Battle at Vella Lavella, Solomon Island 1943 Japanse troops leave Kolombangara, Solomon Island 1943 Arundel (Solomon Island) in U.S. hands 1943 Last German Q/pirate ship sinks near Easter Island 1943 1st battle of Essex/new Yorktown: U.S. assault on Marcus Island 1943 Dutch submarine attacks Island Hertenbeest in NW Bali 1943 Joint Chiefs of Staff question Admiral Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island) 1943 British invades Pantelleria, tiny island south of Sicily 1943 Herve Villechaize, France, "Da Plane! Da Plane!", Fantasy Island 1943 Elmer R. Wilsoe, Island mayor, Curacao 1943 -60 degrees F (-51 degrees C), Island Park Dam, Idaho (state record) 1942 Vice-Admiral Mikawa lands at Guadalcanal, Solomon Island 1942 FBI captures 8 Nazi saboteurs from a sub off New York's Long Island 1942 Admiral Ernest King orders Tulagi (Solomon Island) reconquered 1942 Germany puts 4 saboteurs on Long Island 1942 USS Yorktown sinks near Midway Island 1942 Battle of Midway Island begins 1942 King George VI awards George Cross to Island of Malta 1942 Bill Conti, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, For Your Eyes Only, Rocky IV 1942 Carol Lynley, New York City, actress, Night Stalker, Fantasy Island, Immortal 1942 1st broadcast of Roy Plomley's "Desert Island Discs" on BBC 1942 -23 degrees F (-31 degrees C), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record) 1941 American forces on Wake Island surrender to Japanese 1941 Japanese attack Wake Island (only failed WW II-landing) 1941 Spalding Gray, Rhode Island, actor, Beaches, Clara's Heart, Heavy Petting 1941 Navy takes over Treasure Island, in San Francisco Bay 1941 David Blue, Cohen, born in Providence, Rhode Island, rocker, Cupid's Arrow 1941 Joan Baez, Staten Island, folk singer/human rights advocate 1940 Jim Albus, born in Staten Island, New York, PGA golfer, 1991 Mazda Senior Players 1940 Soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland 1940 Russian troops conquer Lasi Island 1940 Finnish troops vacate Koivisto island 1939 Wendy, Walter, Carlos, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, composer, Switched on Bach 1939 U.S. and U.K. agree on joint control of Canton and Enderbury Island in the Pacific 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island 1939 Mike Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open 1938 Alvin Curran, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, professor at Mills College, co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva, using electronic and environmental found sounds 1938 Don Dolan, Staten Island, New York, actor, Guy Lewis- General Hospital 1937 Pumping to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay is finished 1937 Stapleton, Staten Island becomes a customs-free port 1936 Ruth Buzzi, Westerly, Rhode Island, comedienne, Laugh-In, Margie-That Girl 1936 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay 1935 David Hartman, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, TV personality, Good Morning America 1935 Bob Denver, born in New Rochelle, New York, actor, Dobie Gillis, Gilligan's Island 1934 J. Carter Brown, Providence Rhode Island, art director, Washington National Gallery 1934 Typhoon strikes Honshu Island Japan, kills 4,000 1934 U.S. Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island abandoned 1934 Max Baer KO's Primo Carnera in 11 for HW box champ in Long Island City 1934 Tina Louise, New York City, actress, Ginger-Gilligan's Island, Julie-Dallas 1933 Peter I Island incorporated as a Norwegian dependency 1932 30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record) 1931 Richard Devon, born in Glendale California, actor, Battle of Blood Island 1931 Raoul Pleskow, born in Vienna, Austria, composer, studied with Otto Luenig, served on music faculty at C.W. Post College, Long Island University 1931 Norway claims Peter I Island 1931 Norman F. Lent, born in Oceanside, Long Island, Representative-R-New York 1971 - 1993 1930 Barry Unsworth, novelist, Pascali's Island 1930 John Bartholomew Tucker, born in Pennsylvania, TV host, Candid Camera, Treasure Island 1930 Bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency 1930 Robert Loggia, Staten Island, actor, Officer and a Gentleman, THE Cat 1929 Don Dubbins, born in Brooklyn, actor, Enchanted Island, Fix 1929 Jan Mayen island, 500 km NNE of Iceland, incorporated into Norway 1929 Francesco Scavullo, Staten Island, New York, celebrity photographer 1928 Gerald Arpino, Staten Island, New York, choreographer 1928 Fernand St. Germain, born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Rhode Island, 1961 - 1989 1927 Galway Kinnell, born in Providence, Rhode Island, author, Body Rags, Book of Nightmares 1926 June Haver, Rock Island, actress, Dolly Sisters, Girl Next Door 1926 Robert Creeley, Massachusetts, poet and novelist, Island 1926 David Hedison, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Colbys, Voyage to Bottom of Sea 1926 Frank Aletter, Long Island, New York, actor, Mac-It's About Time, Tom-Nancy 1925 Silvana Pampanini, Rome, Italy, actress, Day in Court, Island Sinner 1925 Meteorite falls on Ellemeet, Schouwen, Devil Island 1925 Ernst Jandl, born in Vienna, Austria, writer, poet, influenced by Dada, translated Gertrude Stein, Robert Creeley's The Island and John Cage's Silence 1925 Swain's Island (near American Samoa) annexed by U.S. 1925 Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island 1924 Russell Johnson, actor, professor-Gilligan's Island 1924 Nicholas Colasanto, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Coach Ernie-Cheers 1923 Roy Dotrice, Guernsey Channel Island, actor, Wizard 1922 John Chafee, born in Providence, Rhode Island, Senator-R-Rhode Island 1976 - 1999 1921 Jim Conzelman takes over as coach of Rock Island Independents from Frank Coughlin-only mid-game coaching change in NFL history 1921 William L. Bergsma, born in Oakland, California, composer, Fortunate Island 1920 Ricardo Montalban, born in Mexico, American radio, television, film actor, Mr. Roarke in 'Fantasy Island' television show 1919 Frank Middlemass, actor, Island, Oliver Twist 1919 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, author, Coney Island of the Mind 1919 Lawrence Ferlinghetti, U.S., beat poet, Coney Island of the Mind 1918 Claiborne Pell, born in New York, sponsor of the Pell Grant, U.S. State Senator from Rhode Island 1918 Peggy Moran, actress, Double Date, Horror Island 1918 Isabel Dean, England, actress, 5 Days one Summer, Virgin Island, Ransom 1918 Alan Hale [MacKahan], Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Skipper-Gilligan's Island 1917 Ruth Hussey, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actress, Another Thin Man, Philadelphia Story 1916 Van Johnson, Newport, Rhode Island, actor, Brigadoon, always wore red socks 1916 German saboteurs blow up a munitions plant on Black Tom Island, New Jersey 1916 Edward Platt, Staten Island, New York, actor, Chief-Get Smart 1915 Yul Brynner, born in Sakhalin Island, Japan, actor, King and I, 10 Commandments 1915 Bobby Hackett, born in Providence, Rhode Island, trumpeteer/orchestral leader, Air Time '57 1914 British and German fleets battle at Falkland Island 1914 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., born in Campobello Island, Canada,Representative-D-New York 1949 - 1955, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1914 John Murray, piloted HMS Challenger to Christmas Island, dies 1914 Morton DaCosta, born in Philadelphia, director, Island of Love, Music Man 1913 Axel Stordahl, born in Staten Island, New York, orchestra leader, Frank Sinatra Show 1912 Natalie Schaeffer, Rumson, New Jersey, actress, Lovey Howell-Gilligan's Island 1912 Italian mariners occupy Turkish Island of Rhodes 1912 Martin Denny, rocker and actor, Forbidden Island 1910 Douglas Spencer, actor, Thing, This Island Earth, River of No Return 1909 1st U.S. monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, Long Island, New York) 1908 Eddie Albert, born in Rock Island, Illinois, actor, Oliver-Green Acres 1907 Ellis Island, New York - 11,745 immigrants arrive 1907 Passenger ship Larchmont sinks by Block Island, 322 die 1906 James Brooks, U.S. mural painter, Acquisition of Long Island 1906 Ken Strong, NFL, AFL halfback, Staten Island, New York Yankees, New York Giants 1906 Aileen Riggin, Newport, Rhode Island, springboard diver, Gold Medal 1920, 1924 Olympics 1905 Part of Angel Island allocated for Immigration Detention Center 1905 Denis O'Dea, born in Dublin, actor, Esther and the King, Treasure Island 1904 George Bernard Shaws "John Bull's Other Island," premieres in London 1904 1st Vanderbilt Cup auto race (Hicksville, Long Island, New York) 1904 John Farrow, born in Sydney, Australia, director/actor, Botany Bay, Wake Island 1903 Glenna Collett Vare, born in Rhode Island, National Am Golf champ, 1922, 25, 28-30, 35 1903 Long Island's Jamaica Race Track opens 1903 Frankie Carle, born in Providence, Rhode Island, orchestra leader, Golden Touch 1901 Nelson Eddy, born in Providence, Rhode Island, baritone, Duets with Jeanette MacDonald 1901 55 die as Rock Island train derailed near Marshalltown Iowa 1901 Brian Donlevy, Ireland, actor, Barbary Coast, Glass Key, Wake Island 1900 New Ellis Island Immigration station completed costing $1.5 million 1900 Allen Jenkins, born in Staten Island, actor, Hey Jeannie, Top Cop, Girl Habit 1900 William Heinesen, Faroes Island, writer, Noatun 1899 George Macready, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Martin Peyton-Peyton Place 1899 Johan J Fabricius, Dutch novelist, Island of Demons 1899 Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, born in Long Island, New York, founder, Pan Am Airways 1899 U.S. takes possession of Wake Island in Pacific 1898 Alec Waugh, London, novelist, Island in the Sun, brother of Evelyn 1898 U.S. flag hoisted over Wake Island (Spanish-American War) 1898 American troops captured deserted Wake Island 1898 Army transfers Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay to Navy 1897 Solomon Andrees baloon/polar expedition reaches White Island 1897 John Laurie, born in Dumfries, Scotland, actor, Jericho, Island of Desire 1896 A. H. Whiting wins 1st automobile race held on a track in Cranston, Rhode Island 1896 Wyatt Eaton, artist, painter, portraitist, one of the founders of the Society of American Artists, dies from tuberculosis in Newport, Rhode Island 1896 Arthur Shields, Dublin Ireland, actor, River, Enchanted Island 1895 1st U.S. Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport Golf Club Rhode Island 1894 Ed Healey, NFL tackle, Rock Island Independents, Chicago Bears 1894 Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, actor, Anywhere USA 1894 Sammy White, Rhode Island, actor, 711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off 1894 U.S. warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef, near Solomon Island 1893 August Defresne, Dutch playwright/director, Uninhabited Island 1892 U.S. Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, San Francisco Bay 1892 Ellis Island becomes reception center for new immigrants 1890 Ellis Island, in New York City, opens as a U.S. immigration depot 1890 Ellis Island designated as an immigration station 1888 Robert Moses, power broker, built Long Island and New York City parks and roads 1888 Leadbelly, Louisiana, blues 12 string guitarist, Rock Island Line 1886 Eruption of Tarawera volcano destroys famous pink and white calcium carbonate hot-spring terraces (North Island, New Zealand) 1884 Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (New York City) 1884 On Coney Island, the 1st roller coaster begins operating 1883 Hubert Harrison, born in St. Croix, Virgin Island, writer/freedom fighter 1881 U.S. Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, San Francisco Bay 1880 Ole Bull, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater, dies of cancer, at home on Lysoen island, extensive funeral procession had 15 steamers, other vessels, transporting his body 1880 League of American Wheelmen (1st U.S. bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island 1879 Kirland Warbler discovered on Andros Island in Bahamas 1878 Grace Abbott, Grand Island, Nebraska, social worker, US Children Bureau 1876 Batholdi visits Bedloe Island, future home of his Statue of Liberty 1875 Napoleon "Larry" Lajoie, Rhode Island, hall of fame shortstop, .426 in 1901 1874 Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire 1873 Prince Edward Island becomes 7th Canadian province 1873 Prince Edward Island joins Canada 1871 Joseph McGinnity, born in Rock Island, Illinois, baseball pitcher for the New York Giants 1870 Staten Island ferry "Westfield" burns, killing 100 1864 Naval Engagement at Reynoldsburg Island 1863 Fortifications built on Angel Island (SF Bay) by troops 1863 Battle of Buffington's Island (St. George Creek), Ohio 1862 U.S. Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island 1862 Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, Island #10 falls 1862 Civil War action at Island #10 on Mississippi River 1862 Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound 1862 Federal fleet attack on Roanoke Island NC 1861 Battle of Balls Bluff, Virginia (Leesburg, Harrison's Island) 1861 Battle of Vienna, Virginia and Secessionville, South Carolina, James Island 1861 MS troops take Ft. Massachusetts an Ship Island 1858 Dutch government decides to vacate Schokland Island 1858 Hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked 1856 Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana 1856 Pitcairn Islanders arrive on Norfolk Island 1855 1st train crosses Mississippi River's 1st bridge, Rock Island, Illinois to Davenport Iowa 1854 Lighthouse forms on Alcatraz Island 1851 John F. Loudon discovers tin on East Indian Island of Billiton 1850 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, author, Treasure Island 1850 Airship Elizabeth leaves in storm for Fire Island, crashes (42 die) 1849 British seize Tigre Island in Gulf of Fonseca from Honduras 1849 Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co 1838 Rebellion at Pelee Island, Ontario Canada 1835 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin reache James Island, Galapagos archipelago 1835 HMS Beagle sails to Charles Island in Galapagos archipelago 1830 William Sprague, governor of Rhode Island, 1859-63 1821 Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica 1818 Maria Mitchell, 1st U.S. woman astronomer on Nantucket Island 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St. Helena 1813 James Jesse Strang, King of Mormons on Beaver Island, Michigan, 1850 - 1856 1813 David Melville, Newport, Rhode Island, patents apparatus for making coal gas 1798 David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut and bolt machine 1794 New York City formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect New York City from British 1793 Curacao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange 1793 Netherlands captures French island of St. Maarten (held until 1795) 1785 Samuel Ellis advertises to sell Oyster Island (Ellis Island), no takers 1784 Russian trappers established a colony on Kodiak Island, AK 1781 Dutch West Indies island of St. Eustatia taken by British 1781 Battle of Jersey (Island in UK) 1778 Rhode Island General Assembly authorizes enlistment of slaves 1776 Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors 1776 U.S. Army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, New York City 1776 British defeat Americans in Battle of Long Island 1776 Rhode Island declares independence from England 1774 Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves 1761 Puritan version of "Othello" opens in Newport Rhode Island 1745 Charles Stuart, the Younger, lands at Eriskay Island, Hebrides 1742 Battle of Bloody Marsh-Spanish assault on Simons Island, Georgia 1739 J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica 1728 Samuel Wallis, explorer, Wallis Island 1722 Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island 1709 Alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe") 1709 British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe" 1707 Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island signed Declaration of Independence 1700 Pacific Island of New Britain discovered 1697 Sjoucke Gabbes, Frisian sailor, dies/buried on Dirk-Hartog Island 1686 Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Defoe) 1664 Roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island 1663 King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island 1659 Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch Swiss lawyer/navigator, Easter Island 1652 Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal 1644 England grants patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island) 1639 William Coddington founds Newport, Rhode Island 1636 City of Providence, Rhode Island form 1634 Beach Island in North sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood 1631 Rhode Island, founder, Roger Williams arrives in Boston from England 1630 New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island 1626 Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth and buttons 1610 1st Dutch settlers arrive (from NJ), to colonize Manhattan Island 1595 Alvara Mendana discovers Marquesas Island 1587 2nd English colony forms on Roanoke Island off NC 1586 English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, North Carolina 1576 Tycho Brahe given Hveen Island to build Uraniborg Observatory 1575 King Frederick of Denmark offers island of Hveen to Tycho Brahe 1542 Explorer Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off California coast 1522 Portuguese Antonio de Brita signs treaty island of Ternate Molukkas 1499 Alonso dhe Ojeda discovers Curacao Island 1498 Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad 1498 Vasco da Gama's fleet visits Mozambique Island 1493 Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica 1493 Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica 1492 Columbus' fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas 1492 Columbus' fleet sites "Zandislands" (Ragged Island Range, Bahamas) 1492 Columbus lands on San Salvador Island 1492 Columbus sites "Isabela" (Fortune Island, Bahamas) 1492 Columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas) 1492 Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas) 794 Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island |
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