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2009 Norman Borlaug, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, dies
2009 One person out of 183 passengers and crew survives the crash of Yemenia Flight 626 off the coast of Moroni, Comoros 2008 One leap second is added to the end of the year 2001 Ken Kesey, author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, dies at 66 2001 Tony Awards, The Producers, Proof, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest revival and 42nd Street revival won major awards 1999 Two disaffected students brought guns to their high school in Columbine, Colorado and murdered twelve students, one teacher and then killed themselves 1998 President Clinton says "I want to say one thing to the American people I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" 1997 An abandoned building collapses on New York's 42nd St, no one hurt 1997 Sam Fuller, director/writer (Big Red One), dies at 86 1997 Bank One Senior Golf Classic 1997 Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77 1996 Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1996 Claudette Colbert, actress (Happened One Night), dies of stroke at 93 1996 Margaret Courtenay, actress (Royal Flash, Duet for One), dies at 72 1996 For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1995 Alison Nicholas wins PING-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1995 Jeff King of Pirates is 16th NL player to home run twice in one inning 1995 New York Police Department and New York Transit Police merge into one organization 1994 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Barathea, Cherokee Run, Concern, Flanders, One Dreamer, Tikkanen, Timber Country 1994 Pakistan defeat Australia by one wicket in Karachi Test 1994 Missie McGeorge wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1993 Donna Andrews wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1993 Carleton Morse, radio dramatist (One Man's Family), dies at 91 1993 West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide 1992 George Adams, U.S. tenor saxophonist/flautist (Changes One), dies 1992 Nancy Lopez wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1992 New York Lotto pays $30 million to one winner (#s are 12-15-30-33-40-48) 1991 6,000th episode of One Life To Live 1991 Soap opera "One Life To Live" airs its 6,000th episode 1991 Jackie Martling walks off of Howard Stern show for one day 1991 Ayrton Senna wins shortest Formula One race ever run (17 laps) 1991 Formal opening ceremony of International One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colorado 1991 Michelle Estill wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1991 Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for complicity in kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom died, She is freed pending appeal 1991 New York Lotto pays $33.3 million to one winner, with the numbers 18-21-32-33-35-38 1990 Edward Binns, U.S. actor (12 Angry One), dies of heart attack at 74 1990 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Ping-Cellular One Golf Championship 1990 Indians' Alex Cole sets club record with 5 stolen bases in one game 1990 Comic Relief '90 (4th one) raises $4.7 million 1990 No one elected to Hall of Fame for 2nd time in 3 years 1990 New York Lotto pays $35 million to one winner (18-25-26-32-42-44) 1989 Hayden Panettiere, actress, One Life to Live 1989 Australia 0-301 at end of day one, 5th Test Cricket at Trent Bridge 1989 Paul McCartney releases "This One" 1989 For one second this morning, the time is 01:23:45, 6-7-89 1989 New York Lotto pays $26.9 million to one winner (#s are 1-5-12-19-44-50) 1989 Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses 7 free throws in a game against Milwaukee, one missed by 2 feet 1988 Traveling Wilburys Volume One is released 1988 Jordy, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, French singer, guitarist, achieved Guinness Book of World Records as youngest singer with number one chart-topping hit, 'Dur dur d'etre bebe!', or, 'It's Tough to be a Baby', founded, tours, records with Jordy and the Dixies 1987 Alain Prost wins record 28th Formula one auto race 1987 Eric Davis is 7th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in one season 1987 Kevin Seitzer (Kansas City Royals), gets 6 hits in one baseball game 1986 Trailing 5-3 with 2 out and no one on in bottom of 10th, New York rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball 1986 Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Ariz) 1986 New York Lotto pays $30.5 million to one winner (#s are 19-20-27-34-41-46) 1985 "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 1985 "My One and Only" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 767 performances 1985 Actress Judith Licht (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (One Life to Live) 1984 Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive), dies at 79 1984 Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day 1984 Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning 1983 John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69 1983 AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires 1983 "My One and Only" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 767 performances 1983 Islanders tie NHL record with 3 shorthanded playoff goals vs Rangers Rangers 7-Isles 6-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 2-1 lead Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals in one Stanley Cup playoff game 1982 Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game 1982 Russell Thorson, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72 1981 One of the great day's Test Cricket at the MCG Australia vs. WI 1981 Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot 1980 Marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90 1980 John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title 1980 Kumar Anandan balanced on one foot for 33 hours 1980 Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, and home in one inning for Phillies 1980 New Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin 1979 "One Mo' Time" with Vernel Bagners premieres in New York City 1978 Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson 1978 BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent" 1978 Peggy Wood, actress (One Life to Live, Mama), dies at 86 1977 Sue Press is 1st woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one 1977 Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63 1977 Marjorie Gateson, actress (One Man's Family), dies at 86 1977 Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing 1976 Piper Cherokee crashes into Baltimore Memorial Stadium upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt 1976 Barbara Nichols, actress (Pajama Game, Loved One), dies at 46 1976 Victor Dalby Lord, ficticious character on One Life to Live, dies 1976 "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash hits #29 1975 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV 1975 NBC paid $5M for rights to show "Gone with the Wind" one time 1975 Maxwell Maltz, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals, dies 1975 Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders 1974 Walter Lippmann, U.S. journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85 1974 Jamie Jones, singer, All 4 One 1973 Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later 1973 Elmer Layden, one of Notre Dame's legendary 4-horsemen, died 1973 Luis Van Rooten, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 66 1972 Mayne One, rocker, Young Nation 1970 Michael B Enyaer, writer, Pilot One 1970 Reds clout 7 home runs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 home runs, 6 for one team and 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records 1969 Mary McCormack, actress, Murder One, Private Parts 1969 Ijaz Ahmed, Jr., cricketer, one Test Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1995 1968 Ming Na-Wen, actress, ER, One Night Stand, Lien-As the World Turns 1968 Ebrahim Essop-Adam, cricketer, one ODI for Zimbabwe 1992 1968 John and Yoko's "One on One" benefit for children at MSG 1968 "One Life to Live" premieres on TV 1968 Soap opera "One Life To Live" premieres 1968 Allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr. Citizen), dies at 53 1968 Salil Ankola, cricketer, Indian pace bowler one Test 1989 1967 Lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48 1967 Masood Anwar, cricketer, one Test Pakistan vs. West Indies 1990 1967 Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams 1966 Tracy Byrd, born in Vidor, Texas, Tracy Lynn Byrd, country singer, musician, known for Number One Billboard hit single 'Holdin' Heaven', recorded nine studio albums, 30 hit singles, 11 top ten hits 1966 Pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at 75 1966 Deana Carter, born in Nashville, Texas, Deana Kay Carter, country singer, famous for multi-platinum debut album 'Did I Shave My Legs for This?', albums include fourteen singles, three reached number one on the Billboard country charts, including 'Strawberry Wine' 1965 Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game and 6 times in one season 1965 John Stephenson, cricketer, England opening bat in one Test vs. Australia 1989 1964 Cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at 74 1964 Phils bomb Reds 10-0 as both teams finish one game behind St. Louis 1964 10th time Mantle switch-hits home run in a game, one goes 502 feet 1964 Paul Taylor, cricketer, England left-arm pace bowler in one Test 1993 1964 Ajay Sharma, cricketer, Indian spin all-rounder played one Test 1988 1964 1st government report warning smoking may be hazardous to one's health 1963 Paul McCartney is fined 31 pounds and his license is suspended for one year for speeding 1963 Whitney Houston, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer, One Moment in Time, Bodyguard 1963 Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels) 1963 Grant Herslov, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Wayne-Spencer, Under One Roof 1963 Gursharan Singh, cricketer, Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90 1962 Holly Gagnier, Louisiana, actress, One Life to Live 1962 Michelle Estill, born in Scottsdale, Arizona, LPGA golfer, 1991 PING-Cellular One 1962 Shahid Mahboob, cricketer, batted in one Test for Pakistan 1989 1961 Alan Wells, cricketer, England Test batsman vs. WI in one Test 1995 1961 3rd place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as St. Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in 4 overtimes 1961 Australia beat WI 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever 1960 Fiona Hutchison, born in Miami, Florida, actress, One Life to Live, Guiding Light 1960 Bono, born in Dublin, Ireland, born Paul David Hewson, Irish musician, activist, lead vocalist for rock band U2, 54th most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history, activism includes Product Red and the ONE campaign 1960 Barry McGuigan, born in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, professional boxer, world featherweight champion, number one featherweight challenger in the World Boxing Association 1959 Missie McGeorge, Pueblo CO, LPGA golfer, 1994 PING-Cellular One 1959 "Plan 9 From Outer Space," one of the worse films ever, premieres 1959 Shelley Burch, born in Tucson, Arizona, actress, One Life to Live, Identity Crisis 1959 Leonard Spigelgass' "Majority of One," premieres in New York City 1959 Anthony LaPaglia, actor, Murder One 1958 Michelle Bauer, California, actress, One Million Heels BC 1958 "Studio One," TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV 1958 Perez Prado "Mambo King," receives one of the 1st gold records 1958 Klaus Meine, rocker, Scorpions-No One Like You 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 1958 Julian Sands, actor, One Night Stand 1957 Rohan Jayasekera, cricketer, one Test Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan 1982 1957 Frederick Burton, actor (One Way Passage), dies at 86 1957 Melvin Edward Mays, one of FBI's most wanted 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 1957 Richie Ashburn, fouls hit fan Alice Roth twice in same at bat 1st one breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher 1956 Gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49 1956 Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One 1956 Laura Thorne, chef, named one of 10 best American chefs 1956 Nathan Lane, born in Jersey, New Jersey, actor, One of the Boys, Frankie and Johnnie 1956 Paul Parker, cricketer, one Test England vs. Australia 1981 1955 Wyllis Cooper, TV narrator (Volume One), dies at 56 1955 Ian Callen, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. India 1978, six wickets 1955 Mike Smith, born in Britain, British DJ, radio presenter, racing car driver, pilot, businessman, Breakfast Show Presenter of BBC Radio One 1986 - 1988, used on-air nickname 'Smithy' 1955 Columbia U scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years 1955 Robby Benson, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, One on One, Running Brave, Chosen 1954 Air Force One, 1st U.S. Presidential airplane, christened 1954 Imtiaz Ali, cricketer, brother of Inshan One Test WI vs. India 1976 1954 Lance Hoppens, rocker, Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me 1954 Alan Butcher, cricketer, one Test England vs. India, scored 14 and 20 1953 Michael Zaslow, Inglewood California, actor, One Life to Live, Guiding Light 1952 Elayne Boosler, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedienne, Broadway Baby, Party of One 1952 Nelson Piquet, auto racer, 3-time Formula One champ, 1981, '83, '87 1952 Paul Hibbert, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. India 1977, scored 13 and 2 1952 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2 1952 Veronica "Randy" Crawford, U.S. vocalist, One Day I'll Fly Away 1952 Australia beat West Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38 1951 Azmat Rana, cricketer, one Test for Pakistan against Australia 1980 1951 Gerald Anthony, actor, Marco Dane-General Hospital, One Life to Live 1951 Kim Zimmer, Michigan, actress, Guiding Light, Doctors, One Life to Live 1951 Larry Hoppens, rocker, Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me 1950 For a record 6th time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 home runs in one game 1950 Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54 1950 Shahid Israr, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper, in one Test vs. New Zealand 1976 1949 "One Man's Family" premieres on TV 1948 Bo Rucker, born in Tampa, Florida, actor, Superman, Soup for One, Lock Up 1948 Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs. Essex, world record 1947 Jeff Moss, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. Pakistan 1979 1947 Ashley Woodcock, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. New Zealand 1974, only knock 27 1947 Grace Moore, soprano/actress (One Night of Love), dies at 45 1946 Jacqueline Courtney, New Jersey, actress, Another World, One Life to Live 1946 Tony Howard, cricketer, WI off-spinner one Test vs. New Zealand 1972 1946 Murray Head, born in London, England, born Murray Seafield Saint-George Head, actor, singer, hit song, 'One Night in Bangkok' 1946 Countee Cullen, U.S. poet (Black Christ, One Way to Heaven), dies at 42 1945 Catherine Burns, New York City, actress, Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher 1945 Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer, one Test India vs. New Zealand 1969 1945 No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame 1944 German field marshal von Kluge vanishes for one day 1944 1st B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down 1944 Ross Duncan, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. England 1971, 0-30 1943 Roelof den Ambtman, Dutch actor and director, One Evening at Eva 1943 Weill/Perelman/Nash' musical "One Touch of Venus," premieres in New York City 1943 Maceo Parker, U.S. tenor saxophonist, King's One, Mo' Roots 1943 Kenneth Kelley, U.S. singer, Manhattans, One Life to Live 1942 Patricia Elliot, born in Gunnison, Colorado, actress, Renee-Empire, One Life to Live 1942 Patrick Michael Mitchell, born in Ottawa, one of FBI's most wanted 1942 Bobby Rydell, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock singer, Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie 1942 Count Basie records "One O'Clock Jump" 1941 Peter Truscott, cricketer, one Test New Zealand vs. Pakistan 1965, 3 and 26 1940 Sam Waterson, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, Capricorn One, Heaven's Gate 1940 George Reinholt, Philadelphia, actor, Steve-Another World, One Life to Live 1940 Walter Connolly, actor (It Happened One Night, Good Earth), dies at 53 1940 Erapalli Prasanna, cricketer, one of India's big four spinners 1940 Leslie Isben Rogge, one of FBI's most wanted 1939 Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure 1939 Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1939 Terry Dill, Forth Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 Bank One Senior Classic 1938 Rives McBee, Denton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 RJR Bank One Classic 1938 Glen Hall, cricket leg-spinner, South African in one Test vs. England 1964 1938 Phillies Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning 1938 Charles Siebert, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, One Day at A Time, Trapper John 1937 Rajinder Pal, cricketer, pace bowler in one Test India vs. Eng, 0-22 1937 Jack Nicholson, born in New Jersey, actor, One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest, Shining 1937 Clarence "Frogman" Henry, musician, You Always Hurt the One You Love 1937 All but one senior fouls out of a scrimmage game between seniors and sophomores, but he holds on to win the game 35-32 1937 Grahame Chevalier, cricketer, one Test for South Africa 1970, 0 and 0*, 5-100 1937 Doris Troy, Payne, U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Just One Kiss 1936 Keith Slater, cricketer, one Test for Australia 1958-59 series 1935 Rohan Kanhai, cricketer, one of West Indies' finest batsmen 1935 David Houston, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, singer, country music, recorded hit 'Almost Pursuaded', and 'With One Exception', 'My Elusive Dreams' with Tammy Wynette 1935 Ken Kesey, author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1935 Jim Dale, born in Rothwell, England, Broadway actor, Barnum, My One and Only 1935 Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour 1934 Derek Richardson, cricketer, played one innings for England 1957 1934 Arvind Apte, cricketer, brother of Madhav Scored 8 and 7 in one Test 1934 Louise Fletcher, Birmingham, Alabama, actress, One Flew over Cuckoo's Nest 1934 Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game 1934 Al Freeman, Jr., born in Texas, actor, One Life to Live, My Sweet Charlie 1934 "It Happened One Night," opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall 1933 Bruce Morrison, cricketer, one Test New Zealand vs. England 1963 1933 Johnny Unitas, NFL quarterback, Baltimore Colts, San Diego, one of the greats 1933 Joan Hackett, born in New York, actress, Will Penny, One Stone Pony 1932 Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker, Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One 1932 Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland) 1932 O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1932 1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC-radio 1932 Max Schubel, born in America, composer, contemporary classical music, founder and owner of Opus One records, recorded new music 1932 Milos Forman, Czechoslovakian/U.S. director, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', 'Amadeus' 1931 Thurston Harris, born in Indianapolis, vocalist, Little Bitty Pretty One 1931 Johan Fleerackers, Flemish vice-president of Dutch One 1930 C T Patankar, cricketer, kept wicket in one Test India vs. New Zealand 1955-56 1930 Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week 1930 Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee General Manager Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" 1929 John Rutherford, cricketer, one Test for Australia 1956 1929 Leslie Wight, cricketer, one Test WI vs. India 1953, scored 21 1929 Ulla Jacobson, Swedish actress, One Summer of Happiness 1929 "Tarzan," one of the 1st adventure comic strips, 1st appears 1928 Everton Weekes, cricketer, one of the 3 W's 1927 Dieter Noll, born in Riesa, Germany, writer, wrote two-volume novel Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt, over two million copies sold, volume one used as East German school curriculum 1927 John Buller, born in England, composer, known for Proenca, written for electric guitar, mezzo-soprano and orchestra, one of his sons is Ed Buller, a record producer 1927 Michael Frederick, cricketer, one Test WI vs. England 1954, scored 0 and 30 1926 Clyde Walcott, cricketer, one of the three W's, later ICC chairman 1925 Alistair Taylor, cricketer, one Test as opening bat for South Africa 1956 1924 Roy Miller, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1953, 23 and 0-28 1924 Frank Worrell, cricketer, one of the three W's, inspiring WI captain 1924 Fred Fisher, cricketer, one Test for New Zealand vs. SA 1953 1924 V N Swamy, cricketer, one Test India vs. New Zealand 1955, DNB, 0-45 1924 Norman Marshall, cricketer, brother of Roy, one Test for WI 1955 1923 Margaret Courtenay, actress, Royal Flash, Duet for One 1923 Pulitzer prize awarded to Willa Carter (One of Ours) 1922 Paul Scofield, born in England, stage and screen actor, considered one of the best British actors of the 20th century 1921 Gene Saks, New York, actor and director, One and Only, Prisoner of 2nd Ave 1920 Gerard Leman, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War, dies 1919 Keith Miller, cricketer, one of Australia's best ever all-rounders 1919 John Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Australia one Test 1895, one catch), dies 1919 Babe Ruth's 29th home run is 1st of year in Washington (1st in every park in league in one season) 1919 Lee Krieger, born in Maryland, actor, Clambake, One Way Wahini 1919 Charles Palmer, cricketer, one Test 1955, later MCC president 1919 Norman F Simpson, British playwright, One Way Pendulum 1919 Carole Landis, Fairchild WI, actress, One Million BC, Topper Returns 1918 Isabel Dean, England, actress, 5 Days one Summer, Virgin Island, Ransom 1918 Suzanne Flon, Paris, France, actress, One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge 1917 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st U.S. shot in WW I 1917 Andrew Wyeth, born in Pennsylvania, realist painter, one of the best-known artists of the middle 20th century 1917 1st jazz record "Dixie Jazz Band One Step," recorded by Nick LaRocca Original Dixieland Jazz Band, released by RCA Victor in Camden NJ 1917 Roy Scott, cricketer, one Test New Zealand vs. England 1947, 18, 1-74 1916 Cleveland Indians experiment with #s on their jerseys (one game) 1916 Victor Dalby Lord, ficticious character on One Life to Live 1916 Alec Coxon, cricketer, England pace bowler in one Test, 2-90 and 1-82 1915 Fred Freer, cricketer, Australian pace bowler played one Test in 1946 1915 George Mudie, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1935, 5 and 3-40 1915 Dennis Brookes, cricketer, one Test England vs. WI 1948, scored 10 and 7 1914 Barbara Ward, economist/writer, Only One Earth 1914 Norman Borlaug, born in Cresco, Iowa, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1913 John K M McCaffery, Moscow Idaho, TV host, One Minute Please 1913 MacDonald Carey, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actor, One Life to Live, Dream Girl 1913 Dicky Fuller, cricketer, one Test WI vs. England 1935, 1, 0-12 1911 Norman Oldfield, cricketer, English batsman one Test vs. WI 1939, 80 and 19 1909 Armand H F Boni, the Good One, Flemish poet/writer 1909 John Cochrane, South African cricket pace bowler, one Test 1931 1909 Gerald Bond, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1938, 0 and 0-16 1908 Cal Tinney, Oklahoma, comedian, Stop Me If You Heard This One 1908 England beat Australia by one wicket at the MCG 1907 Miran Bux, cricketer, his one season of Test and 1st-class play 1954-55 1906 Luis Van Rooten, Mexico City Mexico, actor, One Man's Family 1906 Betty Bronson, Trenton, New Jersey, actress, Evel Knievel, One Stolen Night 1906 Sidney Kingsley, U.S. playwright, One in White, Darkness at Noon 1906 1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile 1906 South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win 1905 Bill Raisch, one armed actor, Fred Johnson-Fugitive 1904 World's 1st subway, IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), opens in New York City, subway/bus fare is set at one nickel (Brooklyn bridge-145 and Bdwy) 1903 Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3 1903 Walter Hammond, cricketer, one of the greatest of English batsman 1902 England beat Australia by one wicket at The Oval Famous victory 1902 Australia won the one and only Test Cricket played at Sheffield 1902 Erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game 1902 L P Jai, cricketer, one Test India vs. England 1934, scored 19 and 0 1901 Grace Moore, U.S., soprano, One Night to Live 1901 Conrad Beck, born in Lohn, Switzerland, composer, studied with Jacques Ibert, head of Radio Basel music department for 30 years, composed concertos, symphonies, oratorio, elegy, instrumental, vocal music, and one ballet 1901 In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit) 1900 Start of the one and only olympic cricket match, in Paris 1899 Maxwell Maltz, born in America, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals 1899 Wyllis Cooper, Pekin, Illinois, TV narrator, Volume One 1898 Robert Keith, Fowler, Indiana, actor, Battle Circus, Branded, Wild One 1897 Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1923 1896 Wyatt Eaton, artist, painter, portraitist, one of the founders of the Society of American Artists, dies from tuberculosis in Newport, Rhode Island 1895 Lew Lehr, Philadelphia, comedian, Stop Me if I heard this One 1895 England beat Australia to win one of the best cricket series ever, 3-2 1895 Izak Buys, cricketer, one Test for South Africa 1922, 0 and 4*, 0-52 1894 Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of 1st U.S. autos at 6 MPH 1892 Roy Park, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. England 1920, out 1st ball 1892 Wendell Wilkie, presidential candidate, R-1940, author, One World 1892 Peggy Wood, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, One Life to Live, Mama 1891 Marjorie Gateson, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, One Man's Family 1890 Marc Connelly, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, playwright, One Minute Please 1883 Harold Baumgartner, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1913 1876 Frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats 1874 J H "Biddy" Anderson, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. Australia 1902 1871 Frederick Burton, Indiana, actor, One Way Passage 1868 By one vote, Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1868 J F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer, one Test South Africa 1892 1865 Godfrey Cripps, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1892, 18 and 3 1864 Louis Van Deyssel, writer, Small Republic, One Love 1861 At Gretna LA, one of 1st guns of Rebel Navy is cast 1859 George Giffen, cricketer, one of Australia's greatest all-rounders 1857 Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st U.S. autos 1852 Fire destroys 1,100 construction sites in Montreal Canada and no one die 1851 Gerard Leman, born in Liege, Belgium, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War 1849 Wyatt Eaton, born in Philipsburg, Canada, artist, painter, portraitist, one of the founders of the Society of American Artists 1843 Edvard Hagerup Grieg, born in Bergen, Norway, composer, Bewitched One 1834 Delmonico's, one of New York's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee and half a pie for 12 cents 1755 Nathan Hale, hanged patriot, had but one life to give for his country 1670 August II, the Strong One, King of Poland, 355 children 1658 Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Baroque prose writer, wrote 'El heroe' or 'The Hero', 'El politico', or 'The Politician', 'El discreto', 'The Discreet One', exiled for 'Criticon', or 'Faultfinder' 1601 Baltasar Gracian, born in Belmonte, Aragon, Spain, Spanish Baroque prose writer, wrote 'El heroe' or 'The Hero', 'El politico', or 'The Politician', 'El discreto', 'The Discreet One', exiled for 'Criticon', or 'Faultfinder' 1387 Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra, 1349-87 1345 Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal, built navy 1333 Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies 1155 Alfonso VIII, the Noble One, king of Castilia 1122 Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies 1108 Louis VI, "the Fat One," King of France, crowned 888 Charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies |
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