2011 Event Rioting takes place in English cities including Manchester, liverpool, Salford, Birmingham and Nottingham; police from Scotland are called in to help 2004 Death William Manchester, biographer, Douglas McArthur, dies at 82 1995 Death Bobby Stokes, athlete, English footballer, scored the winning goal in 1976, Southampton F.C. vs. Manchester United, FA Cup Final, in the 83rd-minute, considered biggest upset in FA Cup Final history, dies at 44 1995 Death George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at 84 1994 Death Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United), dies at 84 1992 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Palace Theatre, Manchester 1991 Event University of Manchester scientist announce finding a planet outside of solar system 1991 Event Manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam 1985 Event Airtours Boeing-737 crashes at airport of Manchester, 55 killed 1983 Event 11 year old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, leaves for U.S.S.R. 1981 Death William Loeb, publisher of Manchester Union Leader, New Hampshire, dies at 75 1979 Birthday Michael Owen, born in Chester, England, professional soccer player, striker, plays for Manchester United 1974 Birthday Josh[ua] Crosby, born in Manchester, Massachusetts, rower 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Michelle Tolson, Manchester, New Hampshire, Miss America - New Hampshire 1997 1970 Event Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II 1969 Event WXPO (now WNDS) TV channel 50 in Manchester, New Hampshire (IND) 1st broadcast 1969 Birthday Phil Plantier, Manchester, New Hampshire, outfielder, San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's 1968 Event Manchester United wins 13rd Europe Cup 1 in London 1967 Birthday Donovan Bailey, born in Manchester, Jamaica, Canada 100m runner, 2 Gold Medals 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch soccer goalie, Vitesse, Manchester 1961 Birthday Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Manchester England, actress, Kill Me Again 1961 Birthday Daniel C Burbank, born in Manchester, Connecticut, Lieutenant Commander USCG/astronaut 1961 Birthday Gillian Gilbert, Manchester England, rocker, New Order-Round and Round 1958 Birthday Nigel Twist, born in Manchester, rock drummer, Alarm-In the Summertime 1958 Birthday William Stuart Adamson, born in Manchester, rock guitarist, Big Country 1958 Birthday Andy Gibb, born in Manchester England, singer and TV host, Solid Gold 1958 Event 7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash 1958 Death 7 soccer players of Manchester United, die in an aircrash at Munich 1957 Birthday Chris Joyce, born in Manchester, England, drummer, played with Simply Red, new wave, punk rock, alternative rock genres 1957 Birthday Gordon Strachan, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, professional soccer player, played for Dundee, Leeds United, Coventry City, Manchester United, manager of Celtic and Middlesbrough 1956 Event Jim Laker takes 9-37 in Australia's 1st innings at Manchester 1956 Event Peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff and Juliet," premieres in Manchester 1954 Birthday Sammy McIlroy, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, soccer player, athlete, played for Manchester United, manages Morecambe Football Club, in Football League Two, the fourth division of English football 1954 Event WMUR TV channel 9 in Manchester, New Hampshire (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event Vaughan William's "Sinfonia Antartica," premieres in Manchester 1952 Birthday Lee M Morin, Manchester, New Hampshire, Commander USN/astronaut 1952 Birthday Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1951 Birthday Melissa Manchester, born in Bronx, New York, vocalist, Don't Cry Out Loud 1951 Birthday Bobby Stokes, born in Portsmouth, England, athlete, English footballer, scored the winning goal in 1976, Southampton F.C. vs. Manchester United, FA Cup Final, in the 83rd-minute, considered biggest upset in FA Cup Final history 1950 Birthday Keith Bradley, born in Birmingham, England, British politician, life peer, Labour Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington 1950 Birthday Anthony Lloyd, born in England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, gay rights supporter, voted against the Iraq War and against renewal of the Trident Nuclear Missile System 1949 Birthday Maurice Gibb, Manchester Eng, rocker, Bee Gees-Saturday Night Fever 1949 Birthday Robin Gibb, born in Manchester, England, rocker, Bee Gees-Saturday Night Fever 1948 Birthday Nigel Osborne, born in Manchester, England, composer, studied with Egon Wellesz, Kenneth Leighton, music professor, University of Edinburgh 1948 Event 1st stored computer program run, on Manchester Mark I 1947 Birthday Karl Greene, Manchester, rock bassist, Herman's Hermits 1947 Birthday Judy Loe, born in Urmston Manchester, United Kingdom, actress, Singles, Meaning of Life 1946 Birthday Barry Gibb, born in Manchester, England, guitarist/singer, Bee Gees 1946 Birthday Graham Gouldman, Manchester, England, bassist, 10cc-No Milk Today 1946 Birthday Ralph Kirshbaum, born in Denton, Texas, cellist, RNCM Manchester International Festival 1945 Birthday Davy Jones, born in Manchester, England, singer, Monkees-Last Train to Clarksville 1945 Birthday Wayne Fontana, Manchester England, rocker, Groovy Kind of Love 1945 Birthday Kevin Godley, Manchester England, rock vocalist, 10cc 1945 Birthday Elkie Brooks, Manchester England, rocker, Pearl's a Singer 1944 Birthday Rodney Marsh, born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, athlete, footballer, striker, player for Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, coached the New York United team in the American Soccer League 1943 Birthday Michael Unger, English editor-in-chief, Evening News, Manchester 1943 Birthday Roger Smalley, born in Manchester, England, composer, pianist, conductor, studied with Alexander Goehr, specialty, improvisation, live electronics 1942 Birthday Bernard Hill, Manchester, actor, Bellman and True, New World, Bounty 1942 Birthday Christopher Stone, Manchester, New Hampshire, actor, Dave-Dallas, Interns 1941 Birthday David Warner, born in Manchester, New Hampshire, actor, Star Trek VI, Time Bandits 1941 Birthday Roy Harper, Manchester, rocker, Folkjokeopus 1941 Birthday Roy Crewsdon, Manchester, rocker, Freddie and The Dreamers 1940 Birthday John Mahoney, born in Manchester, England, actor, Fraiser, Frantic, 8 Men Out 1937 Birthday John Ogdon, Manchester England, pianist/composer 1935 Birthday Elgar Howarth, born in Cannock, England, composer, conductor, educated at Manchester University, member of group, New Music Manchester 1934 Birthday Peter Maxwell Davies, Manchester England, composer, Prolation, Taverner 1933 Event Manchester Guardian warns of unknown nazi terror 1932 Birthday Mary Moon, Headmistress, Manchester High School for Girls 1932 Birthday James Anderton, Chief constable, Manchester England 1929 Birthday Vivien Merchant, born in Manchester, England, actress, Under Milk Wood 1927 Birthday Kenneth Eastham, born in England, politician, Labor Party Member of Parliament for Manchester Blackley 1979 - 1997 1926 Event Manchester Guardian (German Reichswehr/Red Army work together) 1925 Birthday Ziggy Talent, born in Manchester, New Hampshire, singer, Vaughn Monroe Show 1924 Birthday Stanley Eric Francis Booth-Clibborn, bishop, Manchester 1923 Birthday Alan Badel, Manchester England, actor, Shogun 1922 Birthday William Manchester, born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, historian, Death of a President 1919 Event AA Milne's "Mr Pim Passes By," premieres in Manchester 1919 Birthday Richard Mason, born near Manchester, England, author, learned Japanese in World War II, interrogated prisoners of war, wrote 'The Wind Cannot Read', 'The Fever Tree', 'The World of Suzie Wong' 1909 Birthday Astrid Allwyn, Manchester CT, actress, Charlie Chan's Secret 1909 Birthday Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach, Manchester United 1908 Event 1st credit union in U.S. forms, Manchester, New Hampshire 1908 Birthday Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host, Masterpiece Theatre 1903 Birthday George Coulouris, Manchester England, actor, Runaway Bus 1894 Event Simon Marks and Tom Spencer open Penny Bazaar in Manchester 1894 Event Manchester Ship Canal in England opens to traffic 1858 Event Charles Halle founds Halle Orchestra in Manchester 1855 Birthday Thomas F Tout, London, historian, Manchester school of historiography 1830 Event Duke of Wellington opens Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1819 Event Manchester Massacre: English police charge unemployed demonstrators 1794 Event John Dalton 1st lecture to Manchester Literary/Philosophical Society 1745 Event Bonnie Prince Charlies army draws into Manchester 1745 Event Bonnie Prince Charlies army moves into Manchester and occupy Carlisle 1736 Birthday Anna Lee, Manchester England, founder, Shaker movement in 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