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2002 Earthquake kills at least 1,000 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan
2002 Earthquake kills at least 150 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan 2001 Tony Miles, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 dies 1997 Tony Williams, jazz drummer (Miles Davis), dies at 51 1996 Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, diplomat, dies at 96 1994 David Miles Bensuan Economist-Butt, dies at 79 1991 Miles Davis, jazz trumpeter, dies of pneumonia at 65 1991 Miles Davis, American Musician 1990 SR-71 sets a transcontinental record, flying 2,404 miles in 1:08:17 1989 Longest Cab Ride Ever: 14,000 miles cost $16,000! 1988 World's Largest Sausage completed at 13 miles long 1988 In Santa Barbara, California, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 miles in 75 hours 20 minutes 1988 A Greek pedals self-powered aircraft, 74 miles 1986 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe begin cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay Alaska to Argentina 1986 David Goch finishes swimming 55,682 miles in a 25-yd pool 1986 Ashrita Furman peformed 8,341 somersaults over 12 miles 1985 Alayson Gibbons sets 24 hour women swim record of 42.05 miles in 25 meter pool 1985 Uno Lindstron of Sweden, juggles a soccer ball 13.11 miles 1985 Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hours, 30 minutes 1985 Michael Secrest (U.S.) completes 24-hour ride of 516 miles, 427 yards 1985 Michael Secrest (U.S.) begins 24-hour ride of 516 miles, 427 yards 1984 Mary Miles Minter, actress (Drums of Fate), die at 82 of heart failure 1984 8 men record longest distance (13 miles) rowed in 24 hours 1982 Cox 4 rowing record set at 12:52 for 99 miles (Geneva, Switzerland) 1982 Colin Wilson rides a surfboard 294 miles 1981 Voyager 2's closest approach to Saturn (63,000 miles/100,000 km) 1981 British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles) 1979 Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) transported 38 miles overland from Palmdale 1979 Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles) 1978 Joie Chitwood drives a Chevette 5.6 miles on just 2 wheels 1977 U.S. extends territorial waters to 200 miles 1975 Iceland moves International boundary from 50 to 200 miles 1975 Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world 1975 Farm truck packed with wedding party struck by a train, killing 66 in truck, 40 miles south of Poona, India 1974 Canadian John Hathaway begins 2-yr ride of 50,600 miles 1974 Miles Joseph, West Springfield Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975 1973 Tommy Chambers (Scotland) finishes 51 yr cycle tour (799,405 miles) 1973 Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus 1973 Secretariat wins Marlboro Cup in world record 1:45 2/5 for 1 miles 1972 Eddy Merckx (Belgium) covers 30 miles, 1,258 yards in 1 hour 1972 Hans-Werner Grosse glides 907.7 miles (1,461 km) in an AS-W-12 1972 Barron Miles, NFL def back for the Pittsburgh Steelers/WLAF corner, Frankfurt 1970 Wendy Miles, Australia, golfer, 1993 T77 Alpine Australia Ladies Masters 1970 Air Canada DC-8 crashes 7 miles from Toronto's airport killing 109 1970 Miles Davis Bitches Brew released 1969 KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, Montana (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 Mitch McLee, born in Miles, Michigan, drummer, Southgang 1969 Douglas Lee Mitchell, born in Miles, Michigan, heavy metal artist, Southgang 1969 Miles Malleson, actor and writer (Postman's Knock), dies at 80 1968 Alberto Giolani of Italy roller skates record 23.133 miles in 1 hour 1968 Marisa Danisi of West Germany roller skates record 21,995 miles in 1 hour 1966 Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour 1966 Jearl A Miles, born in Gainesville, Florida, 400m/long jumper, 1996 Olympics gold 1965 U.S. Mariner IV, 1st Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km) 1965 U.S. Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) NE of crater Alphonsus 1964 Miles WL Killearn of Killearn, baron/diplomat (Egypt), dies at 84 1964 Al Parker glides 644 miles without any motor 1963 NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 67 miles (106 km) 1963 SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km)) 1963 Thresher, U.S. atomic-powered submarine, sinks 220 miles east of Boston 1962 Due to it's no black policy, Phillies leave Jack Tar Harrison Hotel and move to Rocky Point Motel, 20 miles outside Clearwater, Florida 1961 Antonio Abertondo swims English Channel round trip (44 miles) 1961 Grant Shaud, actor, Miles Silverburg-Murphy Brown 1961 Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2 1959 River Canyon extending man-made Lake Hebgen by 5 miles. (Montana) 1959 1st aviator to fly a million miles (1.61 M km) in a jet (MC Garlow) 1959 Farthest radio signal heard (Pioneer IV, 400,000 miles) 1957 Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY 1957 Major Johnson, USAAF flies a Lockheed Starfight to 17.28 miles (27.8 K) 1956 Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted 1955 Tony Miles, born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 1954 Miles Chapin, New York City, actor, French Postcards, Get Crazy, Funhouse 1953 James di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles 1953 Jonathan di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles 1952 George Meegen, England, walked 19,019 miles from Argentina to Alaska 1951 Emile Zatopek runs world record 30,000m, 25,000m and 15 miles 1950 Due to rain, Indy 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins 1949 Lenny White, born in New York City, New York, musician, drummer, performed on Miles Davis' 'Bitches' Brew', recorded 'No Mystery', 'Romantic Warrior' with Return to Forever 1949 Otis Williams, Otis Miles, Texas, rock vocalist, Temptations 1949 1st Naples-Capri swim, 17 miles (27 km) (Giovanni Gambi) 1949 John Miles, vocal/guitar/keyboards, John Miles Band-Rebel, Zaragon 1949 Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes 1st nonstop round- the-world flight at Fort Worth, Texas, covering 23,452 miles in 94 hours 1947 Lynn Fitzgerald, marathoner, ran 133 miles 939 yards in 24 hours 1946 Buddy Miles, born in Omaha, Nebraska, George Allen Miles, Jr., drummer, member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, played with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon 1946 David Liebman, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, rocker, saxaphonist, flautist, worked with Steve Swallow, Pete La Roca, played with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis's group, appeared on 'Big Fun' album, among others 1946 India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles 1946 1st U.S. rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up) 1946 Miles Mander, actor and director (Murder, 3 Musketeers), dies at 57 1943 Lead, South Dakota, temp is 52 degrees F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16 degrees F 1942 Launch of 1st A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km) 1941 Sarah Miles, born in Essex, England, actress, Ryan's Hope, Big Sleep, Venom 1941 Germany advances within 60 miles of Moscow 1941 Ricardo Hoffmann, marathon swimmer, 299 miles 1940 Joanna Miles, born in Nice, France, actress, Cross Creek, Delta County USA 1934 Tina Maria Stone, runner, 1 year distance record of 15,472 miles 1932 Sylvia Miles, New York City, actress, Midnight Cowboy, Farewell My Lovely 1930 Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans 1930 Stomboli volcano (Sicily) throws 2-ton basaltic rocks 2 miles 1930 Vera Miles, Ralston, Boise City ID, actress, Psycho 1929 Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (New York to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days) 1929 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6 1928 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0) 1928 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium bicycled 76 miles 504 yards in 1 hour 1928 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium cycles record 76 miles 604 yards in 1 hour 1927 Japan dedicates 1st subway in Orient (route under 2 miles long) 1926 Miles Davis, Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud 1926 30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4 1925 Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier 1924 Peter Miles, British keeper of privy purse 1923 Miles Wingate, deputy master, Trinity House 1920 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China); Over 180,000 die 1915 Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, born in England, 17th Duke of Norfolk, The Most Notable Order of the Garter, Royal Victorian Order, awarded Military Cross 1914 David Miles Bensuan-Butt, economist 1914 1st U.S. motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks) 1912 1st running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" race, 7.63 miles / 12.3 km 1907 Bernard Miles, British actor, In Which We Serve, Mermaid Theatre 1900 Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, diplomat 1899 Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage 1895 America's 1st auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner avg 7 MPH 1893 1st electric car (built in Toronto) could go 15 miles between charges 1892 Dr. Miles V Lynk, physician, publishes 1st Black medical journal 1891 "Empire State Express" train goes from New York City to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M 1888 Miles Malleson, writer and actor, Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock 1888 Miles Mander, Wolverhampton England, actor, Tower of London 1887 A Miles patents elevator 1885 Malcolm Campbell, 1st auto racer to travel 5 miles/min, 8 km/min 1882 With 120 miles James Saunders wins New York City's 24 hour race and $100 prize 1880 Miles W L Killearn of Killearn, Scotish baron/diplomat 1866 Atlantic telegraph cable successfully laid (1,686 miles long) 1862 R E V Miles, U.S. Union Colonel, killed at Harpers Ferry 1859 Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St. Louis 1839 Nelson Appleton Miles, Major General Union volunteers 1839 Nelson A. Miles, American Soldier 1838 London pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours 1653 An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes 1621 Miles Standish appointed 1st commander of Plymouth colony 1569 Miles Coverdale, English bible translator Great bible, dies at 80 1568 Miles Coverdale, translator (1st complete English Bible), dies at 80 1492 Columbus' fleet about 400 sea miles from Puerto Rico |
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