1997 Pananayiotis Taki Vatikiotis, middle east scholar, dies at 69
1988 Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Christ's burial cloth, is shown by carbon-dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages
1986 AIDS patient Ryan White returns to classes at Western Middle School
1978 Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks
1972 Danielle Scott, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics
1972 Jeff Nygaard, born in Madison, Wisconsin, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics
1972 Ethan Watts, Philadelphia, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics
1971 Stephanie Thater, born in Kirkwood, Missouri, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics
1971 Tom Sorensen, born in Racine, Wisconsin, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics
1971 Bev Oden, born in Millington, Tennessee, volleyball middle blocker, 1996 Olympics
1971 James Hammerstrand, born in LaMesa California, volleyball middle blocker, 1996 Olympics
1970 Barry Minter, NFL middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears
1969 Bryan Ivie, Torrance California, volleyball middle blocker, Oly-br-92, 96
1967 Brett Winslow, born in Santa Barbara, California, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics
1967 Elaina Oden, born in Orange California, volleyball middle blocker, Olympics bronze-92, 96
1966 Lisa Lightfoot, Australian middle distance runner 1996 Olympics
1966 Eric Hill, NFL middle linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals
1966 Dan Truman, St. George Utah, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle
1963 Garth Jax, NFL middle linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals
1963 Ramon Andersson, born in Middle Swan Australia, canoeist, Olympics-br-92, 96
1961 Jimmy Olander, Palos Verdes Cal, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in Middle
1961 Dana Williams, Dayton Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle
1960 Marty Roe, Lebanon Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle
1959 Mike Singletary, NFL middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears
1958 Sjafroeddin Prawiranegara forms anti-government of Middle Sumatra
1956 7 Army trucks loaded with dynamite explode in middle of Cali, Columbia killing 1,100-1,200, destroying 2,000 buildings
1955 Brian Prout, Troy, New York, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle
1951 Tatyana Kazankina, U.S.S.R., middle distance runner, Olympics gold 1976
1949 Gene Johnson, born in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle
1940 Amsterdam time becomes MET (Middle European Time)
1936 Phil Sharpe, cricketer, England middle order batsman during 60's
1932 Vidiadhar S Naipaul, Trinidad, novelist, Middle Passage
1928 Pananayiotis Taki Vatikiotis, middle east scholar
1924 Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight, Olympics gold 1956, 60
1924 Norbert Schemansky, USA, middle heavyweight 1952 Olympics gold
1922 Fyvush Finkel, actor, Middle Ages, Picket Fences
1922 Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day
1920 Sugar Ray Robinson, [Walter Smith], middle/welterweight boxer, champ
1909 Glenn Cunningham, U.S. middle distance runner, 1930's
1881 Charlie Dell, New York City, actor, Pickle in the Middle
1862 Battle of Big Sandy River, Kentucky (Middle Creek)
1848 Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist, Middle Ages
70 Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem
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