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2002 The Euro becomes the official currency for most of Europe
1996 George Ernest Leslie, trade union official, dies at 76 1996 Erskine Childers, United Nations official/civil servant, dies at 67 1994 United Arab Emirates' 1st official ODI, losing to India 1994 Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23) 1993 Deng Yingchao, high ranking communist China official, dies at 88 1993 Puerto Rico adds English as its 2nd official language 1991 Panel of 8 baseball experts vote to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris home run record and determine an official no hitter must go at least 9 innings 1989 Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after 9 years of use New York Mets Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129 1988 Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field 1987 Ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan government official, dies at 88 1986 Senate convicted U.S. District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him 5th federal official to be removed from office through impeachment 1986 Stanley Rous, British soccer official, dies at 91 1985 "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York City 1983 Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, California 1983 Former EPA official Rita Lavelle indicted for contempt of Congress 1983 Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial 1981 1st female soccer official is hired by NASL 1980 Oscar Ewing, U.S. government official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90 1978 NFL permanently adds 7th official (side judge) 1977 NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games 1976 Metroliner official opens in Brussels 1972 Grace Slick maced by police when a band official called cops, pigs 1972 Official Beatles Fan Club, closes down 1971 Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt 1970 Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles 1970 Paul McCartney announces official split of Beatles 1970 NFL selects Wilson as official football and scoreboard as official time 1969 Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds 1966 1st official meeting after 400 years of Catholic and Anglican Church 1965 NFL adds 6th official 1964 Vatican abolished Latin as official language of Roman Catholic liturgy 1964 1st official broadcast of Trans World Radio on Bonaire 1963 Official 30-day mourning period for President John F. Kennedy ends 1963 Medgar Evers, NAACP official, shot in Jackson Miss at 37 1961 Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto 1960 Netherlands - U.S. cemetery Margraten official opens 1960 Denise Strebig, born in San Bernardino, California, Denise Strebig-Haigh, professional golfer, toured with LPGA 1982-1990, married tour official Kerry Haigh, 1988, played college golf at University of Southern California 1960 Paul Azinger, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Paul William Azinger, professional golfer, ranked in the top 10 Official World Golf Rankings for 300 weeks between 1988 and 1994, won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour in 7 seasons, won 1993 PGA Championship 1959 1st official "missile mail" lands, Jacksonville, Florida 1958 Ian Woosnam, born in Oswestry, England, nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Wee Welshman', 'Woosers', Welsh, professional golfer, played first European Tour, 1979, won Swiss Open, 1982, number one in Official World Golf Rankings in 1991, awarded O.B.E. 2007 New Years Honors List 1957 Bernhard Langer, born in Anhausen, West Germany, professional golfer, two-time Masters champion, ranked as the world's first official number one player in 1986 1956 Zestienhoven airport at Rotterdam official opens 1955 1st official act of Princess Beatrice, launches tanker Vasum 1951 Harry T Moore, Florida NAACP official, killed by bomb 1950 New York City hires Dr. Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker" 1950 NY jury finds former State Department official Alger Hiss guilty of perjury 1949 Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic 1948 Former state department official Alger Hiss indicted in New York City for perjury 1947 NFL adds 5th official (back judge) and allows sudden death in playoffs 1943 Baseball approves official ball (with cork and balata) 1941 Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19) 1940 Anthony Fauci, U.S. health official 1939 Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I 1937 Peter M. Harris, Official Solicitor, Supreme Court 1937 Feyenoord-stadium official opens in Rotterdam 1935 Nuremberg Laws deprives German Jews of citizenship and makes swastika official symbol of Nazi Germany 1933 NFL starts official stats as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in champ game 1932 Nigel Lawson, British government official, The Power Game 1925 U.S.S.R.'s official news agency TASS forms 1923 Workers Party of America (New York City) becomes official Communist Party 1922 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia) 1920 George Ernest Leslie, trade union official 1918 Faye Glenn Abdellan, U.S. government official, health services 1917 Coen de Koning wins 2nd official 11 cities race (9:53) (record) 1916 Official flag of president of U.S. adopted 1909 1st official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13:50) 1907 "Ha-Tikva" adopted as official Zionist hymn 1906 Vera Menchik, Moscow, 1st official women's world chess champ, 1927 1905 2nd official International soccer match, Netherlands beats Belgium 4-0 1905 1st official soccer game between Belgium-Netherlands (1-4) 1905 Oveta Culp Hobby, government official/newspaper publisher/CEO, Houston Post 1904 Alger Hiss, State Department official hid papers in a pumpkin 1904 Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913 1904 "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted 1903 John Piper, British writer, US Churches in WW I, official war painter 1897 Indian, fans start calling the team Indians (in 1915 becomes official) 1895 Canal of Smock official opens 1895 Stanley Rous, British soccer official 1889 Oscar Ewing, U.S. government official, Everybody's Business 1878 Sabi Game Reserve, world's 1st official designated game reserve, opens 1876 1st official NL baseball game (Boston-6, Philadelphia-5) 1876 Albert Spalding with $800 starts sporting goods co, manufacturing 1st official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football 1873 Pelham Warner, cricketer, England 1898-1912, later notable official 1873 Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer, England captain 1909-10 later official 1871 Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates) 1870 Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S. silver coins to circulate in Canada 1869 Hiram R. Revels makes 1st official speech by a black in the Senate 1865 Confederate congress approves final design of "official flag" 1864 Palace for People's industry official opens in Amsterdam 1860 Lord Hawke, cricketer, England batsman 1890's, many official posts 1857 Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs 1845 Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion, 1866 1841 Charles Louis W J van Keverberg, Dutch government official, dies at 73 1841 Wilhelmus Kist, writer and director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82 1838 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide 1818 Official reopening of the White House 1775 1st official U.S. flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) 1769 Madame du Barry becomes King Louis XV's "official" mistress 1753 1st official St. Patrick's Day 303 1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued |
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