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2011 Event - The Northern Lights become visible over much of North America due to a coronal mass ejection

1999 Death - Greg Moore, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series, fatally injured in violent car crash on the 10th lap of the CART season finale

1996 Death - Virginia Cherrill, actress (Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights), dies at 88

1993 Death - Jeff Morrow, actor (Robe, Harbor Lights, Blood Legacy), dies at 80

1988 Event - Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games

1987 Death - Arch Oboler, radio writer (Lights Out), dies at 77

1984 Death - Walter Woolf King, actor/TV host (Lights Cameras Action), dies at 85

1984 Death - Jack La Rue, TV narrator (Lights Out), dies at 81

1982 Birthday - Lucas Black, born in Decatur, Alabama, actor, appeared in film, 'Sling Blade', 'Jarhead', 'Friday Night Lights' and television series, 'American Gothic'

1981 Event - Cathy Reynolds wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship

1980 Event - Americans remembered Iran hostages by shining lights for 417 seconds

1980 Event - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championshipship

1979 Event - "Boom Boom (Out Go Lights)" by Pat Travers peaks at #56

1979 Event - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship

1978 Event - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship

1978 Event - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship

1975 Birthday - Greg Moore, born in New Westminster, British Columbia, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series

1975 Death - Dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78

1971 Event - Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure

1957 Birthday - Cathy Reynolds, born in Kansas City, Missouri, LPGA golfer, 1981 Golden Lights

1956 Birthday - Jay McInerney, writer, Bright Lights, Big City

1955 Birthday - Jay McInerney, author, Bright Lights, Big City

1952 Event - "Lights Out," last airs on NBC-TV

1951 Event - AL alters its restrictions on night games, adopting NL's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games

1951 Birthday - Ray Benson, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, country singer, House of Blue Lights

1950 Event - 1st major league day game completed under lights (Phils 6, Braves 5)

1950 Birthday - Teddy Pendergrass, born in Philadelphia, singer, Turn Off the Lights

1949 Birthday - Richard Thompson, vocalist and guitarist, Shoot Out the Lights

1942 Event - Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II

1938 Event - Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field

1931 Event - Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" premieres at Los Angeles Theater

1930 Event - 1st Canadian football game played under lights, Hamilton-UBC

1930 Event - Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights

1930 Event - 1st red and green traffic lights installed (Manhattan New York City)

1928 Event - 1st all-talking motion picture shown in New York (Lights of New York)

1928 Birthday - Tony Williams, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, singer, Platters-Only You, Harbor Lights

1926 Event - Traffic lights installed on Piccadilly Circus

1910 Event - Neon lights, 1st publically seen (Paris Auto Show)

1910 Event - Using 20, 137,000 candlepower arc lights, 2 amateur baseball teams play a night game at White Sox Park

1909 Event - 1st pro baseball game, minor league, played under lights

1908 Birthday - Virginia Cherrill, actress, Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights, Delicious

1902 Birthday - Jack Larue, New York City, actor, Lights Out, Mouthpiece, My Favorite Brunette

1889 Birthday - Charlie Chaplin, Tramp, comedian, City Lights, IBM salesman

1887 Birthday - Hank Mann, New York City, actor, City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road

1883 Event - Amsterdam's Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky gets electric lights

1883 Event - 1st night baseball under lights, Ft. Wayne Indiana

1882 Event - 1st string of Christmas tree lights created by Thomas Edison

1878 Event - 1st U.S. store to install electric lights, Philadelphia

1876 Birthday - Theodor Daubler, German writer, Northern Lights

1848 Event - Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)

1840 Birthday - Constance Fenimore Woolson, born in New Hampshire, writer, Jupiter Lights

1817 Event - 1st U.S. gas co incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights)













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