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2003 Event - The Concorde made its last commercial flight, landing at Heathrow Airport, London
1993 Event - Chinese MD82 makes crash landing at Urumqi, 12 killed 1993 Event - Actress Michele Phillips (Knots Landing) is robbed at gunpoint 1993 Event - CBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands 1993 Event - Last broadcast of "Knots landing" on CBS 1992 Event - Dutch DC-10 in fire at landing on Faro Portugal, 56 die 1992 Death - Larry Riley, actor (Soldier Story, Knots Landing), dies of AIDS at 39 1991 Event - Actor Ted Shackelford (Knots Landing) weds Annett Wolf 1990 Death - Howard Duff, actor (Heist, Knots Landing), dies of heart attack at 72 1990 Event - 6th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Knots Landing wins 1987 Event - Mathias Rust, 19, W. German pilot, makes unauthorized landing in U.S.S.R. 1980 Event - Saudi Arabian Lockhead Tristar crashes on landing at Riyadh, 301 die 1979 Event - "Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV 1977 Event - Supersonic Concorde jet's 1st landing in New York City 1976 Event - U.S. Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, 1st Martian landing 1975 Event - U.S.S.R.'s Venera 10 makes day-side Venus landing 1975 Event - Viking 1 launched to orbit around Mars, soft landing 1975 Event - U.S.S.R. launches Venera 10 for Venus landing 1975 Event - U.S.S.R. launches Venera 9 for Venus landing 1974 Event - Luna 23 launched (landing on Moon) 1973 Event - BEA flight to Basel, Switzerland, crashes on landing, killing 104 of 143 1973 Event - U.S.S.R. launches Luna 21 for Moon landing 1972 Birthday - Thomas Wilson Brown, actor, Jason-Knots Landing 1972 Event - Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon landing series, returns to Earth 1972 Event - Apollo 17 (U.S.), final manned lunar landing mission, launched 1972 Event - Venera 8 makes soft landing on Venus 1972 Event - Apollo 16 launched; 5th manned lunar landing (Decartes Highlands) 1972 Event - Luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit and soft landing on Moon 1971 Event - Apollo 15 launched (Scott and Irwin) to 4th manned landing on Moon 1971 Event - Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands 1971 Birthday - Tonya Crowe, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Olivia-Knots Landing 1970 Event - 1st successful landing on Venus (U.S.S.R.) 1969 Birthday - Kristy Swanson, actress, Knots Landing, Buffy Vampire Slayer 1969 Event - Apollo 12 (Conrad/Gordon/Bean) launched for 2nd manned Moon landing 1969 Event - U.S.S.R.'s Venera 6 launched for parachute landing on Venus 1969 Event - U.S.S.R. Venera 5 launched for 1st successful planet landing (Venus) 1967 Event - Surveyor 6 launched for soft landing on Moon 1967 Event - U.S. launches Surveyor 6; makes soft landing on Moon Nov 9 1967 Event - Surveyor 5 launched; makes soft landing on Moon Sept 10 1967 Event - Surveyor 4 launched to Moon; explodes just before landing 1967 Event - U.S.S.R. launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus 1966 Birthday - Pat Petersen, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Michael-Knots Landing 1966 Event - Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing at Tokyo, 64 die 1966 Event - 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9) 1965 Event - Ranger 8 makes hard landing on the Moon, returns photos, other data 1964 Birthday - Boyd Kestner, born in Virginia, actor, appeared in 'The Outsiders' television series, known for role as Alex Barth in 'Knots Landing' television series 1963 Birthday - Nicollette Sheridan, Worthing England, actress, Paige-Knots Landing 1959 Birthday - Teri Austin, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, Terminal Choice, Knots Landing 1959 Event - Cessna lands in Las Vegas after 65 d without landing (refuels in air) 1958 Birthday - Alec Baldwin, born in Amityville, New York, actor, Joshua-Knots Landing, Beetlejuice 1956 Birthday - Lisa Hartman Black, Houston, singer and actress, Tabitha, Knots Landing 1955 Birthday - Kim Lankford, born in Montebello, California, actress, Gingers-Knots Landing 1952 Birthday - Larry Riley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Harry-Stir Crazy, Knots Landing 1952 Event - 1st landing by an airplane at geographic North Pole 1951 Birthday - Penny Peyser, Irvington, New York, actress, Rich Man Poor Man, Knots Landing 1949 Birthday - Joe Regalbuto, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Knots Landing, Frank-Murphy Brown 1949 Birthday - Douglas Sheehan, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Ben-Knots Landing 1947 Birthday - Jane Elliot, New York City, actress, Baby Boom, General Hospital, Knots Landing 1947 Event - British stop ships Independence and In-Gathering from landing in Israel 1946 Birthday - Ted Shackelford, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Gary-Dallas, Knots Landing 1946 Birthday - Kathleen Noone, actress, All My Children, Party of 5, Knots Landing 1945 Event - Allied landing at Ternate Molukkas 1944 Birthday - Joanna Pettit, London, actress, Knots Landing, Cry of the Innocent 1944 Event - During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy 1943 Birthday - Donna Mills, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Knots Landing, Incident 1943 Event - Joint Chiefs of Staff question Admiral Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island) 1943 Birthday - Joan Van, born in Arkansas, New York City, actress, Valene-Dallas, Knots Landing 1943 Birthday - Kevin Dobson, born in Jackson Heights, New York, actor, Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon 1942 Event - Lieutenant-general Montgomery makes landing on Gibraltar 1942 Birthday - John Pleshette, New York City, actor, Richard-Knots Landing, 7th Avenue 1942 Birthday - Michele Lee, born in Los Angeles, California, actress and singer, Karen-Knots Landing, Love Bug 1942 Birthday - Stephen Macht, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, actor, Joe-Knots Landing, Cagney and Lacey 1940 Event - 2 German officers make emergency landing in Belgium 1923 Birthday - Ruth Roman, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Sylvia-Knots Landing, Dallas 1917 Birthday - Howard Duff, Bremerton Wash, actor, Flamingo Road, Knots Landing 1916 Event - 1st landing on Schiphol (Farman F-22 of Soesterberg) 1915 Event - Old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road 1911 Event - 1st shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania) 1864 Event - Battle of Blair's Landing Louisiana 1862 Event - Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia (Harrison's Landing, Crew's Farm) 1862 Event - Battle of West Point, Virginia (Eltham's Landing, Barnhamsville) 1861 Event - Battle of Mathias Point, Virginia - Rebel forces repel a Federal landing 1822 Death - Denmark Vesey, and 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, SC 1694 Event - English troop landing at Brest attack, 300 killed |
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