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1997 Wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mount Everest for 3rd time
1995 Mount Ruapehu Volcano, North Island, New Zealand erupts 1995 World's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, 17, graduates Mount Sinai 1992 1st Belgian woman, Ingrid Baeyens, to ascend Mount Everest 1991 Underwater volcano, Mount Didicas, erupts in Philippines 1991 Philippines volcano Mount Pinatubo erupts 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcano on Philippines erupts 1991 Mount Unzen erupts in Japan, worst eruption in Japanese history 1991 Harry Glicken, volcanologist, killed by Mount Unzen Volcano in Japan 1991 Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) erupts for 1st time in 600 years 1990 Lawrence Durrell, Indian/English author (Mount Olive), dies at 78 1989 Walter McConnel, 57, is oldest to reach 27,000' Mount Everest top 1987 Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mount McKinley, Alaska 1986 Tenzing Norgay, Tibetan climber (Mount Everest 1953), dies at 71 1985 -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Mitchell, North Carolina (state record) 1982 Mount Palomar Observatory 1st to detect Halley's comet on 13th return 1982 Battle of Mount Longdon, Falkland Islands 1980 Macalaster University of St. Paul, Minnesota beating Mount Senario 17-14 1980 Mount Everest climbed by Italian Reinhold Messner, alone 1980 Reinhold Messner of Italy is 1st to solo ascent Mount Everest 1980 Mount St. Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die 1980 Mount St. Helens becomes active after 123 years 1979 Air New Zealand DC-10 crashes into Mount Erebus on Antarctica kills 257 1978 Adrienne Frantz, born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, Tiffany Thorne-Sunset Beach 1977 Danny Gerard, Mount Vernon, New York, actor, Alan Silver-Brooklyn Bridge 1975 Junko Tabei is 1st woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest 1975 Japanese Junko Tabei became 1st woman to reach Mount Everest's summit 1974 Mount Etna in Sicily erupted 1973 Ira S. Bowen, U.S. physicist and astronomer (Mount Wilson/Palomar), dies at 74 1972 200,000 attend Mount Pocono rock festival in Pennsylvania 1972 19 mountain climbers killed on Japan's Mount Fuji during an avalanche 1971 Garvin Alston, Mount Vernon, New York, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1971 Mount Etna erupts in Sicily Italy 1971 Tony Miller, Mount Pleasant Texas, 400m runner 1970 Yuchiro Miura of Japan skies down Mount Everest 1970 26.37 cm (10.38") of rainfall, Mount Washington, New Hampshire (state 24-hour rec) 1970 26.4 cm precipitation falls on Mount Washington, New Hampshire a state record 1969 Kimberly Ann Grimm, Mount Lake Park, Maryland, Miss Maryland-America 1991 1969 Kelly Robbins, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, LPGA golfer, 1995 McDonald's LPGA 1968 Mount Arenal, Costa Rica kills 80 in Pelee-type eruption 1967 Mount Washington cog railway train derails, kills 8 in New Hampshire 1967 WCMU TV channel 14 in Mount Pleasant, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Dean Cain, born in Mount Clemens, Michigan, actor, Clark-Lois and Clark 1966 75 MPH air currents causes BOAC 707 crash into Mount Fuji, 124 die 1965 Mount Blanc Road tunnel between France and Italy opens 1963 1st American, James Whittaker, conquers Mount Everest 1963 Eruptions of Mount Agung Bali, kills 1,900 Balinese 1962 John Lowry, Mount Vernon NY, New York City builder, dies at 79 1962 French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel 1962 Bonny Warner, born in Mount Baldy, California, lugist 1962 Eruptions on Mount Huascaran in Peru destroy 7 villages and kill 3,500 1961 Johnny Ray Huston, Mount Vernon, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1990 Honda Classic 1960 Mike Lookinland, born in Mount Pleasant, Utah, actor, Bobby-Brady Bunch 1960 Mary Beth Zimmerman, Mount Vernon, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1987 Henredon Classic 1960 Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics 1960 Cindy Figg-Currier, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, golfer, 1994 British Open-6th 1960 Peggy A. Whitson, Mount Ayr Iowa, PhD/astronaut 1956 Israeli flag hoisted on Mount Sinai 1956 Richard A. Searfoss, born in Mount Clemons, Michigan, Astronaut, STS-58, 76, sk 90 1956 Walter S Adams, U.S. astronomer/director of Mount Wilson, dies at 79 1956 Mount Bezymianny on Kamchatka Peninsula (U.S.S.R.) explodes 1955 Danny Joe Pohl, born in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1986 Colonial 1955 Jerry M Linenger, Mount Clemens, Michigan, PhD/Commander USN/astronaut, STS-81/84 1955 WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mount Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Denzel Washington, born in Mount Vernon, New York, actor, Dr. Chandler-St. Elsewhere 1954 George E. Mahlberg, Astrophysicist, Mount Palomar/Mount Wilson California, 1974 - 1978 1954 John Schneider, born in Mount Kisco, New York, actor, Bo-Dukes of Hazzard 1954 Julie Carmen, born in Mount Vernon, New York, actress, Gloria, Last Plane Out 1954 James F Reilly II, born in Mount Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut, STS-89, sk:100 1953 Tod Machover, born in Mount Vernon, New York, composer, innovative use of technology in music, designed interactive systems for Yo Yo Ma, Ying Quartet 1951 Superheated gases roll down Mount Catarman (Philippines), kills 500 1951 James Stephens, Mount Kisko, New York, actor, Paper Chase, Devil's Island 1951 "Cloud of Death" rolls down Mount Lamington, New Guinea kills 3-5,000 1949 Tom Verlaine, Miller, Mount Morris, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Television 1949 Bruce Jenner, born in Mount Kisco, New York, decathalete 1976 Olympics gold 1948 Korczak Ziolkowski begins sculpture of Crazy Horse near Mount Rushmore 1948 Arab Legion captures fort on Mount Scopus 1948 75 scientists ambushed on way to Mount Scopus 1947 200" mirror arrives at Mount Palomar 1947 Ken Singleton, born in Mount Vernon, New York, baseball player, Orioles 1947 Dave Mount, born in Carshalton, Surrey, rocker, member of the glam English rock band, Mud 1946 1st artificial snow produced from a natural cloud, Mount Greylock, MA 1946 Bill Kennedy of Rocky Mount (CPL) strikes out minors record 456 1944 Reinhold Messner, Italian mountain climber, Mount Everest 1944 Martha Rockwell, born in Providence, Rhode Island, skier, Mount Washington 1944 Mount Vesuvius, Italy explodes 1943 Roz Kelly, born in Mount Vernon, New York, actress, Owl and Pussycat, Happy Days 1943 Benjamin W. Jipcho, born in Mount Elgon, Kenya, 3K steeplechase, won Olympic silver in 1972 1943 Japanese Mount Austen on Guadalcanal captured 1942 Michael Eisner, born in Mount Kisko, New York, CEO, Walt Disney 1941 Mount Rushmore is completed 1941 Gutzon Borglum, sculptor Mount Rushmore, dies at 73 1941 John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, sculptor (Mount Rushmore), dies at 73 1939 Junko Tabei, Japan, 1st woman to climb Mount Everest 1939 Ferdinand Mount, British Writer 1938 Don Meredith, born in Mount Vernon, Texas, NFL quarterback, Cowboys, and Monday Night Football 1935 Dick Enberg, Mount Clemens, Michigan, sportscaster, Where's Huddles 1934 5.08-m (200") Mount Palomar Observatory mirror is cast 1934 Highest velocity wind ever recorded on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, 231 mph 1934 Easter Cross on Mount Davidson (SF) dedicated 1934 Howard Hanson's "Merry Mount," premieres in New York City 1933 Mount Davidson Cross lit by Franklin D. Roosevelt via telegraph 1933 1st flight over Mount Everest by Lord Clydesdale 1933 1st airplane flight over Mount Everest 1933 Mount Rushmore dedicated 1932 Timothy Renton, born in England, born Ronald Timothy Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, politician, Conservative Party, Minister of State, Margaret Thatcher's Chief Whip, Member of Parliament for Mid-Sussex 1931 Gavin MacLeod, Mount Kisco, New York, actor, Murray-Mary Tyler Moore, Love Boat 1930 Mount Van Hoevenberg bobsled run at Lake Placid, New York opens 1930 James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, light HW boxer 1956 Olympics gold 1930 Kenneth Nelson, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, actor, Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family 1930 -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Carroll, Illinois (state record) 1929 Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park 1929 Dick Clark, Mount Vernon, New York, TV Host, American Bandstand 1929 Dick Clark, Mount Vernon, New York, TV host, American Bandstand 1929 Jim Whittacker, mountain climber, 1st American to climb Mount Everest 1928 Ann Blyth, Mount Kisko, New York, actress, Kismet, Mildred Pierce 1928 Lew Gallo, Mount Kisko, actor, 12 O'Clock High 1926 Paul Lynde, Mount Vernon, Ohio, comedian, Uncle Arthur-Bewitched 1926 Andy Griffith, Mount Airy, North Carolina, actor, Andy Griffith Show, Matlock 1926 Tim Valentine, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1983 - 1995 1925 Mount Rushmore 1st proposed 1919 Edmund Hillary, born in Auckland, New Zealand, mountaineer, explorer, first climber to summit Mount Everest 1919 Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke through crater wall killing 5,000 people in 104 small villages 1918 Art Carney, Mount Vernon, New York, actor, Ed Norton-Honeymooners 1917 257cm-mirror for Mount Wilson Observatory mounted 1912 Cone of Mount Katmai (Alaska) collapses 1910 Highest mountain in North America, Alaska's Mount McKinley climbed 1909 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals 1909 Robert Helpmann, born in Mount Gambier, Australia, actor, Second Time Lucky 1908 1st ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica 1906 John Betjeman, poet laureate of England, Mount Zion 1906 Kay Kyser, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, orchestra leader, Kay Kyser's Kollege 1906 John Betjeman, English Poet Laureate 1972-1984, Mount Zion 1904 Kay Johnson, Mount Vernon, New York, actress, Real Glory, Of Human Bondage 1902 Mount Pelee erupts, wipes out St. Pierre, Martinique, kills 30,000 1899 President McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in U.S.) 1898 Ira S. Bowen, U.S. physicist and astronomer, Mount Wilson/Palomar 1891 Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania 1886 Teiichi Igarashi, Japan, climed Mount Fuji at age 99 1885 Ulysses S Grant, 18th U.S. president, dies in Mount McGregor, New York, at 63 1882 John Lowry, Mount Vernon, New York, New York City builder, Radio City Music Hall 1876 Walter S. Adams, U.S. astronomer and director of Mount Wilson, 1923 - 1946 1873 1st ascent of Mount Whitney, California, 14,494' 1873 Luigi A, duke of the Abruzzes, Italy, explorer/climber, Mount St. Elias 1870 1st ascent of Mount Rainier, Washington 1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum 1867 Gutzon Borglum, sculptor, Mount Rushmore 1864 Carl Ethan Akeley, U.S., naturalist, devoleped animal mount process 1864 Skirmish at Mount Elba, Arkansas 1861 Battle of Mount Ivy, Kentucky 1843 Mount Rainier in Washington State erupts 1842 Mount St. Helens in Washington, erupts 1838 Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (South Hadley, Mass) 1st graduating class 1837 Mount Holyoke Seminary in Mass-1st U.S. college founded for women 1837 1st ascent of Mount Marcy (5,344') highest in Adirondack, New York 1834 Mount Vesuvius erupts 1834 Charles Darwin climbs Mount Campana in Chile 1816 10" snowfall in New England, "year without a summer", from the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1805 Great Stoneface Mount found in New Hampshire 1800 Mount Vernon Gardens becomes site of 1st summer theater in U.S. 1799 George Washington's body interred at Mount Vernon 1797 Mary Lyon, U.S., educator, Mount Holyoke, Hall of Fame 1792 British Captain George Vancouver sights, names Mount Rainier, Washington 1741 Captain Bering discovers Mount St. Elias, Alaska 1693 Mount Etna erupts, Sicily 1669 Mount Etna in Sicily erupts, destroying Nicolosi, killing 20,000 1631 Mount Vesuvious, Italy erupts, destroys 6 villages and kills 4,000 1535 Jacques Cartier discovers Mount Royal (Montreal) 79 Mount Vesuvius erupts, buries Pompeii and Herculaneum, 15,000 die |
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