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2009 Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47
2005 Ted Koppel's last show as host of Nightline 2003 The Concorde made its last commercial flight, landing at Heathrow Airport, London 2003 Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, author and feminist, 'In the Last Analysis' and 'Writing a Woman's Life', committed suicide 2002 Jack Olsen, writer, Last Man Standing, dies at 77 2002 Ted Williams, athlete, last person to hit .400 for a season as a major leaguer, dies at 83 1999 Last upside down date until January 1, 6000 1998 Last episode of Seinfeld on NBC, commercials are $2 million each 1997 Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin 1997 Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to Kansas City Royals 1997 Bao Dai, ex-monarch, last emporer of Vietnam, dies at 83 1997 51st Tony Awards: Titanic and Last Night of Ballyhoo win 1997 Hartford Whalers last NHL game 1997 NHL Pittsburgh Penguin Mario Lemieux's last NHL regular game 1997 "Last Night of Ballyhoo" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City 1996 Last game at Atlanta County Fulton Stadium. Yankees win record 8th straight road post season win (with no loses) 1996 Last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Qld vs. Vic) 1996 Javed Miandad's last international in Pak's WC QF loss to India 1996 Last day of Test cricket for David Boon 1995 Last day of Test cricket for Martin Crowe 1995 "Broadway Limited" last train ride (began in 1902) 1995 Last day of Test Cricket for Richie Richardson 1995 Jaime de Mora y Aragon, actor/publicist (Last Judgement), dies at 70 1995 Arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso), dies at 85 1995 Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics) 1995 After 120 years the last 15 A and S department stores close 1995 Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting 1995 Last "Far Side" by cartoonist Gary Larson started in 1980 1994 Last Dutch electro-magnetic telephone exchange shuts down 1994 KLM's last DC-10 goes out of service 1994 "Baseball" TV Miniseries last airs on PBS 1994 Last U.S., British and French troops leave West-Berlin 1994 Last Russian soldiers leave Estonia and Latvia 1994 Last British troops leave Hong Kong (been there since Sept 1841) 1994 Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994 23rd and last part of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter, since July 16th 1994 "Cafe American," last airs on NBC-TV 1994 Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Italian set designer (Last Emperor), dies at 53 1994 Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border 1994 Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev 1994 William Huston Natcher, Representative-D-Kentucky, casts his 18,401 and last consecutive vote 1994 Aisin Giorro Pu Chieh, brother of Last Emperor of China, dies at 86 1994 Pu Yi, brother of last Chinese emperor, Pu Yi, dies at 87 1994 Derek Jarman, English director (Last of England), dies at 52 1993 Last day in 1st-class cricket for Mike Whitney, NSW vs. New Zealand 1993 Last honor guard at Lenin's mausoleum 1993 Indians play their last game at Cleveland Stadium, Chicago wins 4-0 1993 Indians win their last game at Cleveland Stadium, beating Brewers 6-4 1993 Nolan Ryan, 46, pitches his last game 1993 "Jelly's Last Jam" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 569 performances 1993 Last day of 1st-class cricket for Ian Botham 1993 "Curly" Joe DeRita, last of Three Stooges, dies of pneumonia at 83 1993 "Late Night with David Letterman" airs for last time on NBC-TV 1993 English mathematician Andrew Wiles proves last theorem of Fermat 1993 "Scattergories," game show; last airs on NBC-TV 1993 "Scrabble," second run," TV Game Show; last airs on NBC-TV 1993 Last broadcast of "Knots landing" on CBS 1993 Last broadcast of "Cheers" on NBC-TV 1993 Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman 1993 Last day of Test cricket for Greg Matthews 1992 Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney 1992 Paul Jabara, singer and actor (Last Dance), dies of AIDS at 44 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place 1992 Last day of Test Cricket for David Gower 1992 Albert Pierrepont, last British executioner (433 men/17 women), dies 1992 Last day of test cricket for Ian Botham and Allan Lamb 1992 "Jelly's Last Jam" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 569 performances 1992 Last defendant in St. John sex assault case sentenced to 3 years prob 1992 Imran Khan scores 72 and takes 1-43 off 6 2 overs in last ODI 1992 Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar 1992 Last building in Gateway area in Cleveland is demolished 1992 Barbara Couper, British actress (Last Days of Dolwyn), dies at 89 1992 Last day of Test cricket for Imran Khan 1991 CPN, Communist Party of Netherland, last day of existance 1991 U.S.S.R., last day of existence 1991 "Carol Burnett Show" last airs on CBS-TV 1991 Last day of a washout Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka at Gujranwala 1991 Muslim Shites release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years) 1991 Orioles last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (vs Detroit Tigers) 1991 Rte 35 Theater in Hazlit, last drive-in in NJ, closes 1991 Last day in Test Cricket for Viv Richards, Dujon and Marshall 1991 South Africa abolishes last of its apartheid laws 1991 Last Cubans troops leave Angola 1991 Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge 1991 Gordon Greenidge scores 223 vs. Aus, his last Test Cricket knock at home 1991 Last automat (coin operated cafeteria) closes (3rd and 42nd St, New York City) 1991 Last issue of Dutch Newspaper "Vroe Folk" (Free People) 1991 Doc Pomus, lyricist 'Save Last Dance for Me', dies at 65 1991 Soap opera "Generation's" last episode after a 2 year run 1990 Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year 1990 Last of Margaret Thatcher's original government resigns, Deputy Prime Minister Howe 1990 Chicago White Sox beat Seattle 2-1 in last game at Comiskey Park 1990 Last day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee 1990 "Dave Thomas Comedy Show," last airs on CBS-TV 1990 "It's Garry Shandling's Show," last airs on Fox-TV 1990 Last episode of "Newhart" airs on CBS-TV 1990 General Elvis, TV Drama last airs on ABC 1990 Last issue of Dutch communist daily De Waarheid (The Truth) 1989 Last Vietnamese soldier leaves Cambodia 1989 Chris Evert last U.S. Open match, she is defeated by Zina Garrison 1989 Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Tennis Open singles victory 1989 "Day By Day," last airs on NBC-TV 1989 Billy Smith, last original New York Islander, retires 1989 "Indiana Jones and Last Crusade" premieres 1989 Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) last appearance on Dallas 1989 Moonlighting, TV Crime Drama last airs on ABC 1989 Last graffiti covered New York City subway car retired 1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker 1989 Henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist, dies at 68 1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle 1989 Last day of 1st class cricket for Dav Whatmore 1988 Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released 1988 Last U.S. Playboy Club, Lansing, Michigan, closes 1988 "Sledge Hammer!" last aires on ABC-TV 1988 Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV 1988 Last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium 1988 45th Golden Globes: Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas 1987 Mary Spinell, actress (Last Horror Film), dies 1987 Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last years World Series 1987 "A Team," last aired on NBC-TV after 4 years 1987 Last wild condor captured on California wildlife reserve 1987 Last day in Test cricket for Larry Gomes and Joel Garner 1987 New Zealand beat WI by 5 wickets in Jeremy Coney's last Test Cricket 1986 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Brave Raj, Capote, Lady's Secret, Last Tycoon, Manila, Skywalker, Smile at Santa Anita 1986 Bobby (Patrick Duffy) returns to Dallas, his death is attributed to his wife Pam's bad dream (erases all of last season) 1986 "Blacke's Magic," last airs on NBC-TV 1986 Last day in Test cricket for Bob Holland 1986 Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball 4 times in his last game at the Rose Bowl 1985 Last day in Test cricket for Zaheer Abbas 1985 Bernard Hinault wins his 5th and last Tour de France 1985 Last USFL game-Baltimore Stars defeats Oakland Invaders, 28-24 1985 "Pryor's Place," children show last airs on CBS-TV 1985 Last edition of Brink Daily Mail/Sunday Express in South Africa 1984 Last Volkswagen Rabbit produced 1984 Last sixpence minted in Great Britain (in use since 1551) 1984 Barbra Streisand records "Here We Are at Last" 1984 "Thicke Of The Night," TV Talk Show last airs in syndication 1984 Johan Cruyffs last competitive match 1984 Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird 1984 Last U.S. Marines in multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon left Beirut 1984 Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh and Lillee 1984 Greg Chappell scores 182* in his last Test innings 1983 NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule 1983 Last 80 U.S. combat soldiers in Grenada withdrew 1983 Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Steelers beat New York Jets 34-7 1983 Robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65 1983 Last hand-cranked telephones U.S. went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial 1983 Carl Yastrezemski's last at bat 1983 "Laverne and Shirley," last airs on ABC-TV 1982 Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch 1982 "Taxi," last airs on ABC, moves to NBC in the fall 1982 WABC New York City plays its last record, John Lennon's Imagine 1982 Hal Hooker, cricket (307 partners with Kippax for last wicket), dies 1981 Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick 1981 Last game at Minn's Metropolitan Stadium, lose to Kansas City 5-2 1981 Last broadcast of "Waltons" on CBS-TV 1981 Yankee Ron Davis strikes out 8 consecutive Angels, ran record of 13 strikeouts of last 14 faced, also saved Gene Nelsons 1st win, 4-2 1981 Omar Bradley, last U.S. 5-star general, (Normandy) dies in New York at 88 1981 [Adele] Marie Astaire, actress (Last Man on Earth, Millie), dies at 82 1981 Islander Glenn Resch's 25th and last shut-out opponent-Flames 5-0 1981 Reds become last team to sign a free agent (Larry Biitner) 1980 "Wonderful World of Disney," last performance on NBC-TV 1980 Bob Marley's last concert 1980 Yes performs its last concert (MSG) 1980 John Arlott calls his last game, England vs. Australia at Lord's 1980 Led Zeppelin begins their last European tour 1980 Last broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC 1979 Quarterback Roger Staubach's last regular season game with the Dallas Cowboys 1979 Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st and last time 1979 Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad 1979 Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US 1979 End of last 3+day D/N game for 15 years (WSC, SCG) 1978 "For Richer, For Poorer," TV Daytime Soap; last airs on NBC-TV 1978 Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV 1978 Last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston 1978 Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue 1977 Hamida Djandoubi, convicted murderer last to, die by guillotine 1977 Last broadcast of "Mary Tyler Moore Show" on NBC-TV 1977 Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career 1977 "Brady Bunch Hour," last airs on ABC-TV 1976 Quarterback Joe Namath last game as a New York Jet 1976 Raymond Queneau, M Presle, French writer (Last Days), dies at 73 1976 Hank Aaron singles in his last at bat and drives in his 2,297th run 1976 Expo's last game at Montreal's Jarry Park 1976 Cleveland manager Frank Robinson last game as a player 1976 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth 1976 Last U.S. troops leave Thailand 1976 Last day of Test Cricket for Brian Close, aged 45 1976 Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 1976 "Magnificent Marble Machine," last airs on NBC-TV 1976 Last broadcast of "Marcus Welby, MD" on ABC-TV 1976 Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor, I Know What You Did Last Summer 1976 Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession 1976 Last day of Test Cricket for Lance Gibbs and Ian Redpath 1975 "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass 1975 Last day of 1st-class cricket for Hanif Mohammad 1975 Evelyn Brent, actress (Nitwits, Last Command, Spy Train), dies at 75 1975 Last U.S. helicopter leaves U.S. embassy grounds, Saigon surrenders 1975 Darwin Judge, USMC-corporal, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet 1975 Michael John Shea, USMC-lt/pilot, 1 of last soldiers killed in Vietnam 1975 William Craig Nystul, USMC Captain, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet 1975 Nicholas Soussanin, actor (Last Command), dies at 86 1975 Last South Vietnam president Nguyen Van Thieu resigns after 10 years 1974 "Monty Python's Flying Circus" last shown on BBC 1974 John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG New York City) 1974 Hank Aaron's 733rd career home run on his last NL at bat 1974 Robert Cox, last surviving member of Keystone Kops, dies at 79 1974 House Judiciary Committee votes on 3rd and last charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors" to impeach President Nixon in the Watergate cover-up 1974 "Flip Wilson Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1974 Dean Martin Show, last airs on NBC-TV 1974 Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai 1974 Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in Philippines, surrenders, 29 years after World War II ended 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 1973 David Eisenhower writes his last sports column 1973 Willie Mays hits 660th and last home run (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati) 1973 Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, last airs on NBC-TV 1973 Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies 1973 Funeral for LC William Nolde, last U.S. soldier killed in Vietnam War 1973 L C William Nolde, last U.S. soldier killed in Vietnam, funeral 1972 "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7 1972 Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon landing series, returns to Earth 1972 Baltimore Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later 1972 San Francisco Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row 1972 Dutch KRO-TV transmits 440th and last "Bonanza" 1972 Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam 1972 "Me and The Chimp," last airs on CBS-TV 1972 Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game 1972 Last train run between Penrith to Keswick United Kingdom 1972 Jef [Josephus CF] Last, Dutch poet/Indonesian politician, dies at 73 1971 Frank Wolff, actor (Erotic Illusion, Last Gun), suicide at 43 1971 Last issue of "Look" magazine is published 1971 Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field 1971 Carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64 1971 "Ed Sullivan Show" last broadcasts on CBS-TV 1971 Willie Mays hits record 22nd and last extra inning home run 1971 Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam 1971 Jan Greshoff, Dutch poet/author/journalist (Last Things), dies at 82 1971 Montgomery St. Station, last link in BART, 'holed thru' 1970 Peter II Karadjordjevic, last king of Yugoslavia (1934-45), dies at 57 1970 Last game at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium, Phils-2 Expos-1 1970 "NET Festival," last aired 1970 Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, actor, stand-up comedian, executive producer, NBC's Last Comic Standing reality television program 1970 "Red Skelton Show," last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV 1970 Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be," is released in US 1970 "Long and Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release 1970 New York Met Tom Seaver strikes out last 10 Padres, for a total of 19 1970 "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV 1970 Pendleton, Ford and Cryer's "Last Sweet Days of Isaac," premieres in New York City 1970 Beatles last recording session at EMI studios 1969 Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," premieres in New York City 1969 Vince Lombardi (Redskins) coaches his last football game, losing 1969 Last wooden passenger subway cars retired at Brooklyn Myrtle Beach el 1969 Seattle Pilots last game in Seattle, lose 3-1 to As in front of 5,473 1969 Angie Everhart, born in Akron, Ohio, model/actress, Jade, Last Action Hero 1969 "Smothers Brothers comedy Hour," last airs on CBS-TV 1969 Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC (Turnabout Intruder) 1969 Last Chevrolet Corsair built 1969 BBC Radio serial "Dales" 5,400th and last episode 1969 Last radio broadcast of "Mrs Dale's Diary" on BBS 1969 Seymour Nurse scores 258 in his last Test Cricket innings, WI vs. New Zealand 1969 Last edition of Saturday Evening Post 1969 Beatles perform last live gig (42-minute concert on roof of Apple HQs) 1969 Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert 1969 Cream releases their last album "Goodbye" 1968 Vanessa Vadim, Paris, daughter of Jane Fonda/actress, Last Party 1968 William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight) 1968 "Danny Thomas Hour," last airs on NBC-TV 1968 Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 vs. India in his last Test for ten years 1968 Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by U.S. for soft-landing on Moon 1967 Henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61 1967 Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72 1967 Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV 1967 John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50 1967 Anthony Mann, U.S. director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60 1967 Lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies 1967 "Milton Berle Show" last airs on ABC-TV 1966 Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program 1966 Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria) 1966 Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF) 1966 Last Beatle concert tour of U.S. begins 1966 Last game at old Busch stadium, St. Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF 1966 Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley) 1966 Who and the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC 1965 Nicholas Sparks, born in Omaha, Nebraska, bestselling author, writer, novelist, wrote, 'A Walk to Remember', author of novels including, 'Nights in Rodanthe', 'The Last Song', 'The Notebook' 1965 Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales) 1965 Helen Chandler, actress (Dracula, Salute, Last Flight), dies at 56 1965 Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies at 45 1965 "Outer Limits" last airs on ABC-TV 1964 Charles Meredith, actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70 1964 New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series 1964 New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series 1964 Netherlands last whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan 1964 Last United Nations troops leave Congo 1964 "New Phil Silvers Show," last airs on CBS-TV 1964 Last French troops leave Algeria 1964 Edwin John Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81 1963 J. Edgar Hoover last meeting with president John F. Kennedy 1963 New York newspaper "Mirror" last edition 1963 "King Leonardo," cartoon last airs on NBC-TV 1963 "Shari Lewis Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1963 Early Wynn, wins his 300th and last game at 43 1963 Joseph Self, murderer, executed; last Washington state execution in 25 yrs 1963 Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched 1963 Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game 1962 Last of Dutch militia leave New-Guinea 1962 Herman J Friedericy, Dutch author (Last General), dies at 62 1962 New York Yankees appear in 12 and win 9 of last 14 World Series 1962 "Brighter Day," last airs on CBS-TV daytime 1962 "Jan Murray Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1962 "Tonight Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1962 "Verdict Is Yours," last airs on CBS-TV 1962 Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70 1962 "Bob Newhart Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1962 "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV 1962 Zulqarnain, cricketer, last person in alphabetical order to play Test 1961 Ted Williams hits a home run on his last at bat 1961 Last Spanish troops leave Morocco 1961 Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years) 1961 Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis' 1961 Austrian 4th and last government of Raab resigns 1961 Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 1960 "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio 1960 CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series 1960 Elizabeth Perkins, Queens, New York, actress, About Last Night, Big 1960 On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids" 1960 "Johnny Ringo," TV Western Drama; last airs on CBS-TV 1960 "Millionaire," last airs on CBS-TV 1960 Ted Williams last at bat is his 521st home run off Jack Fisher 1960 "Pat Boone Show," last airs on ABC-TV 1960 Steve Allen Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1960 "George Gobel Show," last airs on CBS-TV 1960 Linda Fiorentino, born in Philadelphia, actress, Jade, Last Seduction, Moderns 1960 Joan Chen, Chen Chung, Shanghai China, actress, Last Emperor 1959 Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft. Worth 1959 Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117 1959 Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green) 1959 "Sammy Kaye Show," last airs on ABC-TV 1959 Yankees sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940 1959 Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle, last airs on NBC-TV 1959 John Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111 1959 Buddy Holly's last performance 1959 Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter" 1958 4th (last) Dutch government of Drees falls 1958 New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series 1958 "Studio One," TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV 1958 Pope Pius XII publishes his 39th and last encyclical Meminisse juvat 1958 "Make Me Laugh," TV Game Show; last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979 1958 Daniel Day-Lewis, born in England, actor, Last of the Mohicans, My Left Foot 1958 Last Municipal arc light, Mission and 25th removed (installed in 1913) 1957 New York Giants play and lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pitts) 1957 "Dollar A Second," last airs on NBC-TV 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0 1957 Duke Snider's 39th and 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field 1957 SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game 1957 Dodgers play last game in Jersey City (11-4 in NJ) 1957 Juan-Manuel Fangio, wins his last auto World Championship at 46 1957 Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Bkln) 1957 "Jonathan Winters Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1957 "I Love Lucy," last airs on CBS-TV 1957 Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV 1957 U.S. Army sells last homing pigeons 1956 Miss Frances [Horwich], last Ding Dong School on NBC-TV 1956 Last British/French troops leave Egypt 1956 "Johnny Carson Show," TV Variety; last airs on CBS-TV 1956 Albert Woolson, last veteran U.S. Union army, dies at 109 1956 Last Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey Circus under a canvas tent 1956 "Jimmy Durante Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1956 Last of foreign troops leaves Egypt as Brits leave Suez Canal 1956 "Milton Berle Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1956 "Bob Hope Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1956 Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV 1956 Last French troop leave Vietnam 1955 Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938 1955 Last allied occupying troops leave Austria 1955 Last Soviet forces leave Austria 1955 Last day as Test Cricket umpire for Frank Chester 1955 Ruth Ellis, last English woman (murderess), executed by hanging 1955 "Imogene Coca Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1955 "Mr Peepers" (TV Comedy) starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC 1955 "Mickey Rooney Show," TV comedy last airs on NBC 1955 Red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV 1954 "The Shadow," airs for last time on radio 1954 A's defeats Yankees 8-6 in last game franchise will play in Philadelphia 1954 Last day of Test Cricket for Khalid Hassan aged 16 yrs, 356 days 1954 Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor 1954 "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV 1954 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th 1954 Julie Carmen, born in Mount Vernon, New York, actress, Gloria, Last Plane Out 1953 "Bob and Ray Show," TV Variety; last air on NBC 1953 "Juvenile Jury," TV Childrens, last airs on NBC, moved to CBS 1953 "Racket Squad," TV Crime Drama, last airs on CBS 1953 St. Louis Browns play last game in Sportsman's Park, losing 100th game 1953 Billy Hunter is last St. Louis Browns player to homer in a game 1953 "Amos 'n Andy," TV Comedy, also radio from '29; last aired on CBS 1953 "Milton Berle Show/Texaco Star Theater," last airs on NBC-TV 1953 Census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years 1952 "Lights Out," last airs on NBC-TV 1952 George Santayana, U.S. philosopher/poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88 1952 Braves last game in Boston's Braves Field before move to Milwaukee 1952 Last tram ride in London 1952 Maria Schneider, born in Paris, actress, Last Tango in Paris, Crime of Honor 1952 Australia beat West Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38 1951 Last Belgian communities get electricity 1951 Vijay Merchant scores 154 vs. England in his last Test Cricket innings 1951 24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated 1951 "Victor Borge Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1951 Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory 1951 Richard Thomas, born in New York City, John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda 1950 Cleveland Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia 13-7) 1950 Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning home run) 1950 "Tin Pan Alley TV," last airs on ABC-TV 1950 Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) in London 1950 Willie Colon, born in born in Bronx, New York, actor, Last Flight 1950 Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run 1950 Cybill Shepherd, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Moonlighting, Last Picture Show 1949 International Military Tribunal at Neurenberg's last judgment 1949 Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30 1948 Marleen Gorris, Dutch director, Mres Dalloway, Antonia, Last Island 1948 Bradman scores his last century, 123 in his own testimonial 1948 Bradman scores 153 in his last 1st-class cricket innings in England 1948 Bradman scores 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's 1948 Bradman's last Test Cricket innings 1948 Bradman's 29th and last Test Cricket century, part of winning 3-404 1948 "Babe Ruth Story," premieres, Babe Ruth's last public appearance 1948 Ruben Blades, salsa singer and actor, Critical Condition, Last Fight 1948 Last British armies leave Israel 1948 Walter Olkewicz, Bayonne, New Jersey, actor, Last Resort, Wizards and Warriors 1948 Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia 1947 Wes Studi, actor, Last of the Mohicans 1947 Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" flies for 1st (& last) time 1947 Terje Rypdal, born in Oslo, Norway, composer, guitarist, works include 'Mystery Man', 'Last Nite', featured in the film 'Heat' 1947 Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (vs. New Zealand, Christchurch) 1947 Lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India 1946 Fred Allen's last radio show, his guest is Jack Benny 1946 League of Nations assembles for last time 1946 Last Test Cricket appearance of Bill O'Reilly (5-14 and 3-19) 1945 Niaz Ahmed, cricketer, 1st and last East Pakistani to play Test cricket 1945 Catherine Burns, New York City, actress, Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher 1945 Last organized Japanese defiance broken, Tarakan 1945 Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany 1945 1st and last assault of German Rammkommando on U.S. bombers 1945 Last German V-2 (buzz bomb) attack on London 1945 U.S. 7th Army occupies last part of Westwall 1944 Biggest and last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground 1944 Last German troops at Walcheren surrenders 1944 Last transport for Auschwitz arrives in Birkenau 1944 Browns last in AL attendance,only 6,172 watch them sweep New York Yankees in DH 1944 Last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders 1944 Hamilton Jordan, political advisor, 'Crisis - Last Days of the Carter Presidency' 1944 Last transport out camp Westerbork to Bergen Belsen 1944 68th and last transport of Dutch Jews (Anne Frank) leaves to Auschwitz 1944 Last transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz 1944 Last German troops in Marseille surrendered and Toulon cleared 1944 Last transport of French Jews to nazi-Germany 1944 Last Japanese troops driven out of India 1944 Anne Frank's last diary entry; 3 days later she is arrested 1944 Last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz 1944 Gladys Knight, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, leader of Pips, Last Train 1943 Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL 1943 Last German Q/pirate ship sinks near Easter Island 1943 Last Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie released (Girl Crazy) 1943 4th day of battle at Kursk: General Model uses last tank reserve 1942 Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried 1942 Hitler orders Rommels African corps to fight to last man 1942 Martin Scorsese, Queens, dir, Mean Streets, Last Temptation of Christ 1942 Last Vichy-French troops in Algeria surrender 1942 Last German offensive in Stalingrad 1942 Last camouflaged German raider Komet leaves Flushing harbor (Netherlands) 1942 St. Louis Cardinals win NL pennant on last day of season 1942 Beverly Aadland, Hollywood Cal, Errol Flynns last girlfriend 1942 Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies 1941 Chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point 1941 Last NFL drop kick for an extra point (Ray McLean, Chicago Bears) 1941 Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for 4 years 1941 101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes it's last run 1941 Admiral Nomura and Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note 1941 Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike, Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely - would have been last out, instead Yankees score 4 and win 7-4 1941 Don Nix, U.S. saxophonist, Last Night 1941 Last meeting of resistance fighter Comte d'Estienne d'Orves 1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory) 1941 Germans made their last major air attack on Britain 1941 Last great German air attack on Great Britain (Birmingham) 1941 Last British troops in Greece surrenders 1941 Florinda Bolkan, Ceara Brazil, actress, Damned, Last Valley, Word 1940 Dave DeBusschere, Detroit, NBA foward, New York Knick, last ABA commissioner 1940 Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run 1940 Last British troops leave Narvik, Norway 1940 Last British/French troop leave Dunkirk 1940 Bernardo Bertolucci, Parma, Italy, director, 1900, Last Emperor 1940 Bernardo Bertolucci, born in Parma, Italy, director, Last Tango in Paris 1939 Last Polish troops surrender 1939 Soviet-German treaty agree on 4th partition of Poland (WW II) and gives Lithuania to U.S.S.R., last Polish troops surrender 1939 Last day of 1st-class cricket in England for 6 years 1939 Sergei Rachmaninovs last appearance in Europe 1939 Peter Bogdanovich, born in Kingston, New York, director/producer, Last Picture Show 1939 5th and last Dutch government of Colijn, forms 1939 German Nazi's close last Jewish enterprises 1939 Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France 1938 Lou Gehrig hits record 23rd and last grand slam 1938 Ishmael Reed, U.S., author, Last Days of Louisiana Red 1936 Rainey Bethea, hanged, last U.S. public execution 1936 Betty Rollin, actress, Crossing Delancey, author, Last Wish 1935 Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs. Pirates 1934 Hobbs scores his 197th and last FC cricket ton at 51 years 163 days 1934 Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday 1933 Joe Lilliard quarterbacks Chicago Cardinals; last NFL black until 1946 1932 Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in last game of season 1932 Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43 1932 O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1930 Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce home run 1930 Barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author, Little Gloria Happy At Last 1929 Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd and last NL win 1929 James Last, orchestra leader/composer/arranger 1928 Last recording of Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," made 1928 Adam West, born in Walla Walla Wash, actor, Batman, Last Precinct 1928 Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees 1927 After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2 1927 Francois Leydet, sierra club, Last Redwoods 1927 Ford Motor Company produces last "Tin Lizzie" (begins Model A) 1927 Walter Johnson records 113th and last shutout of his career 1926 Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies 1926 Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22), dies 1926 Cloris Leachman, born in Des Moines, Iowa, actress, Last Picture Show, Phyllis 1926 Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, born in East Orange, New Jersey, author and feminist, 'In the Last Analysis' and 'Writing a Woman's Life' 1925 Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over 1925 Last Belgian troops vacate Duisburg 1925 Last U.S. troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912) 1925 Last allied occupying troops leave Ruhrgebied 1925 Jaime de Mora y Aragon, actor/publicist, Last Judgement 1924 Last French/Belgian troops leave Ruhrgebied 1923 Lenin's last article in Pravda (about Red bureaucracy) 1923 Last U.S. troops leave Rhineland (Germany) 1922 Last British troops leave Ireland Freestate 1921 Last San Francisco firehorses retired 1921 John M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies 1921 Funeral of last German Emperoress, Augusta Victoria 1921 Henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist 1920 Enrico Caruso gives his last public performance (New York City) 1920 Man O'War's last race and win 1920 Last day of Julian civil calendar (in parts of Bulgaria) 1920 Aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer, Jolly Joker's Last Joke 1920 Spanish bullfighter Joselito is fatally gored fighting his last bull 1920 Last day of Julian civil calendar in Greece 1920 Daniel F[rancis] Galouye, U.S., sci-fi author, Dark Universe, Last Leap 1920 Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt, 1936-52 1919 Dan O'Herlihy, Ireland, actor, Fail Safe, Last Starfighter, Robocop 1918 George H White, last post Reconstruction congressman (Penn), dies 1918 Ted Williams, Baseball's last .400 hitter for the Boston Red Sox 1918 Nicolas II Aleksandrovitch, last tsar of Russia, executed at 50 1918 Robert Preston, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter 1918 Last day of the Julian calendar in Finland 1917 Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79 1917 Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor, Last Train 1917 Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate 1917 Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, abdicates (OS) 1916 Last British-Indian contract workers arrive in Suriname 1915 Boston Braves start move from last place to become world series champs 1915 Last liberal British government of Asquith falls 1914 Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant 1914 Martha, last known passenger pigeon, dies at Cincinnati Zoo 1914 German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught 1914 Sherlock Holmes Adventure "His Last Bow" takes place 1914 Last day of club cricket for W G Grace at age 66 He made 69 1914 Boston Braves begin drive from last to 1st place in NL 1914 NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep 1913 Bo Dai, last emporer of Vietnam 1913 Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers among Popular Songs" Malinda's Wedding Day is #1 1912 RMS Titanic sets sail for its 1st and last voyage 1912 Captain Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far" 1912 Victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50 1912 Last Ch'ing (Manchu) emperor of China, Hsuan T'ung, abdicates 1911 Pieter Platteel, last governor Netherlands New-Guinea 1911 Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto (Berceuse elegique) 1910 Arthur John Howard, actor, Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage 1909 Heather Angel, Oxford England, actress, Informer, Last of Mohicans 1908 Pu Yi (Hsuan-T'ung) became China's Last Emperor at age 3 1908 Salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president, 1970-73 1908 Paul Lebeau, Flemish writer, Last Rose, Xanthippe 1905 Binnie Barnes, born in London, actress, Last of the Mohicans, 3 Musketeers 1904 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes 1903 George E. Stone, Lodz Poland, actor, Viva Villa, Last Mile 1903 Rex Lease, West Virginia, actor, Fast Bullets, Sunny Skies, Custer's Last Stand 1901 Anastasia N Romanova, great ruler of Russia/daughter of last tsar 1901 In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit) 1901 Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th 1901 Term of George H. White, last of post-Reconstruction congressmen, ends 1900 Last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed 1900 Herman J. Friedericy, H J Merlijn, writer, Last general 1899 Evelyn Brent, born in Tampa, Florida, actress, Panama Lady, Last Coomand 1899 W G Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 years 320 days 1899 Cricket test debut of Wilfred Rhodes and Victor Trumper in Grace's last 1898 Jef [Josephus C F] Last, Dutch poet/politician, The Spark 1898 Randolph Scott, actor, Last of the Mohicans, Western Union 1897 Brooklyn's last day as a city, it incorporates into New York City (1/1/1898) 1896 Last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned 1896 Gilbert and Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London 1896 Orville Caldwell, California, actor, Patsy, French Doll, Last Warning 1894 Charles Meredith, Knoxville, Pennsylvania, actor, Court of Last Resort 1894 4th and last British government of Gladstone resigns 1893 Harold Lloyd, Burchard, Nebraska, silent comic, Why Worry, Safety Last 1893 Kathleen Smoothy, housewife, last link to Siege of SIdney Street 1892 4th and last British government of Gladstone forms 1892 Hoot Gibson, Tekamah NE, western actor, Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw 1890 Last NL-AA World Series game Brooklyn ties Louisville 3 games and 1 tie 1889 John L. Sullivan KOs Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds (last bare-knuckle bout) 1889 Manoel II, last king of Portugal, 1908-10 1887 Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary, 1916-18 1887 Eduard Douwes Dekker writes his last text (Lf8-c5) 1886 Apache Chief Geronimo surrenders ending last major US-Indian war 1885 Nikos Kazantazakis, Greece, writer, Zorba, Last Temptation of Christ 1885 General Wolseley receives last distress signal of General Gordon in Khartoum 1884 Alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W. Friso, dies 1884 Julius P. Hoste, Belgium minister/daily newspaper publisher, Last News 1884 Sophie Tucker, Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas 1884 Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario) 1883 Northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont 1883 Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies 1882 Last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss 1881 Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams) 1877 Crazy Horse, Tashunka Witko, last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27 1877 Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south in New Orleans 1876 Truganini, last originating Tasmanian, dies 1874 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive, Ottoman viceroy, of Egypt, 1892-1914 1873 Last German troops leave France 1872 Alexandra Fjodorovna Romanova, last Russian tsarina, 1894-1918 1870 Georgia becomes last confederate to be readmitted to U.S. 1870 Last day U.S. silver coins allow to circulate in Canada 1870 Texas becomes last confederate state readmitted to Union 1870 Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S. silver coins to circulate in Canada 1868 Battle at Ueno: last Tokugawa armies defeated 1868 Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution 1868 Nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia, 1894-1917 1867 15th and last Tokugawa Shogun resigns in Japan 1867 Last day of Julian calendar in Alaska 1867 Last French troops leave Mexico 1866 Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate 1865 At Ft. Towson, General Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable Confederate army 1865 S Brownsville, Texas (Palmito Ranch) Final engagement of Civil War PVT John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed 1865 Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas 1865 At Appomattox, General Lee issues General Order #9, his last 1865 Battle of Bentonville ends, last Confederate effort to stop Sherman 1865 Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time 1865 Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck 1864 4th and last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia 1864 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia (about 3900 casualties) 1864 3rd and last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia 1864 General Lee wins his last victory of Civil War at Battle of Cold Harbor 1864 Last engagement in series of battles known as Spotsylvania 1864 Last battles at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (6,666 casualties) 1864 6th and last day of battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties) 1864 2nd/last day of Battle of Okolona, Mississippi 1863 George Santayana, born in Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist, Last Puritan 1863 Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day 1862 Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp 1862 2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Virginia (11,165 casualties) 1862 Nat Gordon, last pirate, hanged in New York City for stealing 1,000 slaves 1861 Tennessee becomes 11th (& last) state to secede from US 1861 Mehmed VI, last sultan of Ottoman Empire, 1918-22 1861 Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey, 1918-22 1856 Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana 1849 Last edition of Orange sheet "Journal de La Haye" 1848 Free last slaves in French colonies 1846 Elizabeth Barrett and R Browning exchange last letters before eloping 1845 Louis III, last king of Bavaria, 1913-18 1842 Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, d 1959 1839 John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 1838 Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii, 1891 - 1893 1836 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin leave South-America for last time 1835 Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago 1819 William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet 1817 Willem III, last male King of Netherlands, 1849-90 1804 New Jersey becomes last northern state to abolish slavery 1803 Edward Despard, last person drawn and quartered in England 1796 Last of Britain's troops withdraws from U.S. 1790 Rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution 1789 James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major U.S. novelist, Last of Mohicans 1783 Britain evacuates New York City, their last military position in US 1781 Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War 1779 Captain Cooks last notation in ship's log Discovery 1778 Ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet, Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis 1776 Captain Cook begins 3rd and last trip to Pacific (South Sea) 1768 Francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor, 1792-1806 1752 Last Julian calender day in U.S. and England (no Sept 3-Sept 13th) 1752 Last day of Julian calendar in Britain, British colonies 1747 Simon Fraser, 12th baron Lovat Jacobite, last man beheaded in England 1743 Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV 1737 de' Medici, last Medici-grand duke of Toscane, dies 1736 Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland 1732 Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland, 1764-95 1724 Jonathan Swift publishes last of Drapier's letters 1700 Last day of Julian calendar in Denmark 1692 Last (8) person hanged for witchcraft in U.S. (Salem Mass) 1690 Publick Occurrences, 1st U.S. (Boston) newspaper, publish 1st and last ed 1671 Colley Cibber, England, dramatist/poet laureate, Love's Last Shift 1661 Charles II, last Habsburg king of Spain, 1665-1700 1661 William Leddra, last Quaker, hanged in Boston 1658 Dutch troops occupy last Portugese Fort Jafnapatnam Ceylon 1654 Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife 1649 Last Swedish troops vacate Prague 1644 Si Sang, last Ming-emperor of China, commits suicide 1605 Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor 1584 Last day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia and Holy Roman empire 1582 Last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states 1580 Frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies 1572 Sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51 1563 Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years 1558 Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by French 1543 England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th and last wife) 1541 Michelangelo Buonarroti's paints "last judgement" in Sistine Chapel 1533 Francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa 1533 Atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors 1520 Montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, killed 1517 Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged 1504 King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta 1502 Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th and last voyage 1502 Columbus begins 4th and last trip to "Indies" 1493 Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily 1480 Rene, last heir of house of Anjou, dies 1468 Paul III, last Renaissance pope, 1534-49 1453 Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 1451 Amadeus VIII, last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at 67 1404 Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor 1383 Amadeus VIII, duke of Savoye/last antipope, Felix V, 1439-48 1378 Gregory XI, Pierre R the Beaufort, last French Pope (1370-78), dies 1340 Battle of Salado Spain: last Moor invasion driven back 1336 Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies 1314 Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies 1306 Vaclav III, last Premysliden-king of Bohemia (1305-06), murdered 1291 Sultan of Egypt and his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre 1290 Last of 16,000 English Jews expelled by King Edward I, leaves 1283 Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies 1270 8th and last crusade is launched 1264 Comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen 1171 Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies 1125 Hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies 1056 Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye 1032 Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies 987 Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies 911 Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies 899 Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies 872 Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 661 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 476 Romulus Augustulus, last Roman emperor in west, is deposed 404 Last gladiator competition in Rome 135 Betar last outpost of Bar Kochba falls to Rome |
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