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2007 7.7 Earthquake in northern Chile
2003 Earthquake kills at least 2,266 in northern Algeria 2002 Peg Phillips, actress/theater company founder, Northern Exposure, dies at 84 2002 China Northern Airlines flight 6163 crashes in the ocean near Dalian, China after a fire is reported onboard, killing 112 1998 Twenty nine murdered by Irish terrorists in Omagh, Northern Ireland 1998 Earthquake kills about 5,000 in northern Afghanistan 1998 Negotiators from various factions sign the Good Friday Agreement, a plan for peace in Northern Ireland. 1998 Earthquake kills about 2,300 in northern Afghanistan 1998 U.S. military plane clips cable car lines in northern Italy, kills 20 1996 Muhammad al-Badr, magnate of Northern Yemen (1962), dies 1995 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Cigar, Desert Stormer, Inside Information, My Flag, Northern Spur, Ridgewood Pearl, Unbridled's Song 1995 Northern Virginia begins using new area code 540 1994 Northern Ireland Sinn Fein proclaims ceases-fire 1994 Morty the Moose, (Northern Exposure), dies at 6 1993 Northern Exposure star Barry Corbin falls off his horse 1993 British premier Major/Irish premier Reynolds signs Downing Street Declaration concerning Northern Ireland self determination 1993 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, 2 die 1992 Actress Peg Phillips (Northern Exposure), falls and breaks 3 fingers 1992 44th Emmy Awards: Northern Exposure, Christopher Lloyd and Dana Delane 1991 Horatio Luro, U.S. horse trainer (Northern Dancer), dies at 90 1991 U.S. troops leave northern Iraq 1991 U.S. begins air drops to Kurd refugees in Northern Iraq 1991 Northern Michigan wins its 1st NCAA hockey title 1991 Phil Mickelson wins PGA Northern Telecom Golf Open 1986 Northern Mariana Islands becomes a Commonwealth associated with US 1985 Republic of Ireland gains consultative role in Northern Ireland 1983 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus proclaimed 1982 Earthquake hits Northern Yemen; 2,000 die 1982 11 soldiers and 6 civilians die by bomb planted by Irish National Liberation Army exploded in a pub in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland 1979 18 British militia die in ambush/bomb attack in Northern Ireland 1979 Rainbow seen in Northern Wales for a 3 hours duration 1978 Northern Territory of Australia becomes self-governing 1978 Commonwealth of Northern Marianas established 1976 10,000 Northern Ireland women demonstrate for peace in Belfast 1976 Melanie Sibetang, Miss Northern Marianas Universe 1997 1975 Voters in Northern Mariana Is approve commonwealth status with U.S. 1974 Explosion and fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Washington 1974 Gabe Northern, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1974 Northern Ireland is brought under direct rule from Westminster 1973 Sunningdale Agreement in Northern Ireland 1972 Edward VIII, King of Great Britian/Northern Ireland/emperor (India 1936), dies at 77 1972 Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland 1971 Jack Barnhill, Northern Ireland senator, assassinated 1970 Phil A. Mickelson, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, 1991 Northern Telecom 1969 British troops intervene militarily in Northern Ireland 1967 Steven C Stricker, Edgerton WI, PGA golfer, 1994 Northern Telecom-2nd 1967 David Wayne Toms, Monroe, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1992 Northern Telecom-3rd 1964 90th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 1:56.8 1964 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00 1963 Marla Duncan, born in Fairfield, California, Miss Northern California fitness 1990 1963 Beatles begin their own music publishing company (Northern Songs) 1960 Sean Kerly, born in Whitstable, Kent, England, Sean Robin Kerly, athlete, field hockey player, awarded bronze medal at 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 1984, scored eight goals at 1988 Olympics in Seoul, playing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad 1960 Tuindorp-Oostzaan in Northern Amsterdam, flooded 1959 Robin L Freeman, St. Charles, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1993 Northern Telecom-3rd 1958 Great Britain issues regional stamps for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales 1958 Northern strip of Spanish Sahara ceded to Morocco 1956 Adam Arkin, Brooklyn, actor, Busting Loose, Pearl, Northern Exposure 1954 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 1953 Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1953 Mary, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dies at 85 1952 Grant Goodeve, Middlebury CT, actor, Northern Exposure 1952 Liam Neeson, born in Northern Ireland, actor, Schindler's List, Les Miserables 1947 Sam Neill, Northern Ireland, actor, Jurassic Park, Dead Calm, Piano 1947 Eric Bell, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, rock guitarist, Thin Lizzy 1947 John Reid, born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, politician, Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts, public service includes Secretary of State for Scotland, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1945 U.S. Northern Tractor Flotilla departs Ulithi to Okinawa 1944 Massive strikes in Northern Italian towns 1943 New Quebec (Chubb) Crater discovered in northern Quebec (3 km dia) 1943 Eddie McGrady, born in County Down, Northern Ireland, born Eddie Kevin McGrady, Member of Parliament for South Down, founding member of the Social Democratic and Labor Party 1942 1st U.S. force in Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland 1941 Japanese troops landed on northern Luzon in the Philippines 1940 German armour division moves into Northern France 1938 John Sheil, Northern Irish High Court judge 1936 Roy Beggs, born in Ballyclare, Northern Ireland, John Robert Beggs, Ulster Unionist Party, Member of Parliament for East Antrim 1983 - 2005, known for his Euroscepticism, strong support of Northern Ireland's grammar schools 1933 Terence Cooper, born in Northern Ireland, actor, Casino Royale 1930 John Cullum, born in Knoxville, actor, Hamlet, Hawaii, Northern Exposure 1929 Holling Gustav Vapor, character on Northern Exposure 1927 John McDermott, Lord Justice of Appeal, Northern Ireland 1925 Fred Catherwood, born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, politician, writer, Conservative member of the European Parliament, president of Evangelical Alliance 1924 Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty signed; Ireland receives dominion status; partition creates Northern Ireland 1921 1st parliament for Northern Ireland elected 1920 Basil Kelly, Lord Justice of Appeals, Northern Ireland 1919 Robert Lowry, born in Ireland, judge, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Baron Lowry of Crossgar in the County of Down 1918 Forest fire in Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin kills about 800 1918 1" of snow falls in Northern Pennsylvania 1914 Julie Bishop, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, My Hero, Northern Pursuit, Threat 1914 Northern and Southern Nigeria united in British colony of Nigeria 1911 South Australia transfers Northern Territory to federal government 1909 Kenneth Darling, Commander-in-chief Allied Forces, Northern Europe 1909 John Ridgely, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Northern Pursuit, Air Force 1903 Max Adrian, Enniskillen Northern Ireland, actor, Devils, Music Lover 1900 British protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria established 1894 Edward VIII, King of Great Britian/Northern Ireland/empero of India, 1936 1893 Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coast 1889 Barry Macollum, born in Northern Ireland 1883 Northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont 1876 Theodor Daubler, German writer, Northern Lights 1870 Ground broken for Northern Pacific Railway near Duluth, Minn 1864 Campaign in Northern Georgia - Chattanooga Georgia to Atlanta GA 1863 Northern Territory passes from New South Wales to South Australia 1862 Lincoln's Emancipation is published in Northern Newspapers 1853 Northern Daily Times, 1st provincial daily newspaper, starts in London 1838 James J Hill, Canada, RR entrepreneur, Great Northern Railroad 1835 Charles Darwin reaches Coquimbo in Northern Chile 1804 New Jersey becomes last northern state to abolish slavery 1783 Import of African slaves banned by all of the Northern states 1697 English king Willem III travels through northern Europe 1597 Diederik Sonoy, German/Netherlands governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 1509 Battle of Agnadello, French beat Venitians in Northern Italy 1375 Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands 1219 Floods in Northern Netherlands after storm, 1,000s killed 1196 Northern Dutch coast flooded, "Saint-Nicolaas Flood" 1167 Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League 739 P'u-chi Ho-shang Tao-chao, Northern Ch'an Line Zen teacher, dies 732 Ho-tse Shen-hui, Zen teacher disputes founder of Northern Ch'an line |
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