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2013 Event - A 6.0-magnitude earthquake named Nantou, strikes near Taipei, Taiwan; one person is killed and 19 injured 2013 Event - British catering firm Compass Group and Whitbread, one of the country's largest hotel chains, find horse DNA in products sold as "beef" 2012 Event - In Egypt, one hundred thousand people gather around the Presidential palace to protest proposed constitutional changes by Mohamed Morsi, the President of Egypt 2012 Event - A fire breaks out in the Tamweel Tower, one of about 80 towers built or still under construction in the Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai 2012 Event - Israel launches four airstrikes in response to multiple rockets being fired across the border. The airstrikes kill two Salafist jihadist militants and wound one other in the northern Gaza strip 2012 Event - The FBI claim to have completed it's investigation into the terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya in one day 2012 Event - The Formula One Belgian Grand Prix held at Spa-Francorchamps, is won by 32 year-old Jenson Button 2012 Event - Archeologist excavating the Templo Mayor, one of the Aztec's main temples in their capital city of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico city), make an unprecedented find - the skeleton of a young woman inside a burial, surrounded by piles of 1,789 human bones 2012 Event - Britain has their greatest success in one day at an Olympics since 1908, winning six gold medals and a silver on Day Eight of the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Event - At least one person is killed from an explosion in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya 2012 Event - At the 2012 Wimbledon Championships, tennis pro Roger Federer beats Andy Murray three sets to one at the Men's Singles final 2012 Event - Former Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. Presidency, John Edwards, is cleared on one count of corruption, with a mistrial declared on the other five counts 2012 Event - The nearly finished One World Trade Center overtakes the Empire State Building as the tallest building in New York City 2012 Event - One of the heroes of the French Resistance, Raymond Aubrac, dies at the age of 97 2012 Event - The movie 'John Carter' becomes one of the biggest losses in film history; Disney takes a $200 million writedown on the film 2012 Event - Adele, One Direction, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran are among the winners at the 2012 BRIT Awards for British popular music 2011 Event - During the 40th anniversary of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, a bomb kills one person and clashes break out between security and opposition protesters 2011 Event - The most expensive Bollywood film to date, Ra.One, is released to coincide with Diwali, the Hindu festival 2011 Event - Germany's Sebastian Vettel becomes the youngest driver to win the Formula One World Championship twice 2011 Event - NASA scientists announce the discovery of a circumbinary planet - a planet the orbits two stars instead of one 2011 Event - A landslide in Malaysia leaves one person killed and six missing 2011 Event - Typhoon Muifa approaches Japan's island of Okinawa; the typhoon is expected to be one of the most powerful storms to hit China in recent years 2011 Event - A Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737 plane crashed and split in to at the Chaddi Jagan International Airport; no one was injured 2011 Event - The NOAA declares 2011 one of the most extreme weather years on record 2011 Event - In a Schrodinger's cat experiment, researchers in Japan and Australia successfully teleport wave packets of light; this is the first transfer of quantum information from one point to another 2011 Event - One month after the Tohoku earthquake shook Japan, a 6.6 magnitude aftershock hit Japan, lasting nearly an hour 2011 Event - One hour before the deadline, the U.S. Congress reaches a deal on the 2011 U.S. federal budget, avoiding a government shutdown 2011 Event - In one of the biggest upsets in NFL history, the New York Jets defeat the New England Patriots 2011 Event - River levels in Queensland, Australia continue to rise, 200,000 people are affected and one fatality are reported 2010 Event - International shark experts are called to investigate attacks on tourists in Sharm el-Sheikh that included one fatality 2010 Event - The Leaf, one of the first mass market electric cars is launched by Nissan 2010 Event - Queen Elizabeth II launches a page on Facebook; no one is allowed to 'poke' or 'befriend' her 2010 Event - One of Al Qaeda's top commanders, Sheikh Mohammad Fateh al Masri, is killed in a recent drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region 2010 Event - In one of Spain's biggest corruption trials, 95 people, including two former mayors and a planning chief, appear in court in Malaga 2010 Event - Sumatra's Sinabung volcano erupts for the first time in 400 years, killing one and causing Indonesia to evacuate thousands of people 2010 Event - Heavy winds knock down the Anne Frank tree in Amsterdam, breaking off approximately one meter above the ground 2010 Event - The Taliban blow up a girls' school in Huwaid, Pakistan, no one is killed 2010 Event - A 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province, China, destroys at least 100 homes, injures 11 and kills one person 2010 Event - One year after thousands of children became ill from melamine in milk, new traces of melamine in milk products is discovered in China 2009 Death - 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 Event - Phillipine police arrest a new terror suspect one week after the head of the militant Rajah Solaiman Movement is captured 2009 Event - Typhoon Morakat approaches southeastern China, over one million people are evacuated 2009 Event - One person out of 183 passengers and crew survives the crash of Yemenia Flight 626 off the coast of Moroni, Comoros 2008 Event - One leap second is added to the end of the year 2001 Death - Ken Kesey, author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, dies at 66 2001 Death - Aaliyah, actress, model, singer, appeared in film, 'Romeo Must Die', successful album, 'One in a Million', dies in Marsh Harbour, The Bahamas, at age 22, in a plane crash 2001 Event - Tony Awards, The Producers, Proof, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest revival and 42nd Street revival won major awards 1999 Event - Two disaffected students brought guns to their high school in Columbine, Colorado and murdered twelve students, one teacher and then killed themselves 1998 Event - 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 Event - An abandoned building collapses on New York's 42nd St, no one hurt 1997 Death - Sam Fuller, director/writer (Big Red One), dies at 86 1997 Event - Bank One Senior Golf Classic 1997 Death - Willie Forkner, biker (Wild One), dies of heart attack at 77 1996 Event - Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1996 Death - Claudette Colbert, actress (Happened One Night), dies of stroke at 93 1996 Death - Margaret Courtenay, actress (Royal Flash, Duet for One), dies at 72 1996 Event - For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1995 Event - Alison Nicholas wins PING-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1995 Event - Jeff King of Pirates is 16th NL player to home run twice in one inning 1995 Event - New York Police Department and New York Transit Police merge into one organization 1994 Event - Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Barathea, Cherokee Run, Concern, Flanders, One Dreamer, Tikkanen, Timber Country 1994 Event - Pakistan defeat Australia by one wicket in Karachi Test 1994 Event - Missie McGeorge wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1994 Death - Bill Hicks, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand', dies of pancreatic cancer and liver cancer 1993 Event - Donna Andrews wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1993 Death - Carleton Morse, radio dramatist (One Man's Family), dies at 91 1993 Event - West Indies defeat Australia by one run in 4th Test at Adelaide 1992 Death - George Adams, U.S. tenor saxophonist/flautist (Changes One), dies 1992 Event - Nancy Lopez wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1992 Event - New York Lotto pays $30 million to one winner (#s are 12-15-30-33-40-48) 1991 Event - 6,000th episode of One Life To Live 1991 Event - Soap opera "One Life To Live" airs its 6,000th episode 1991 Event - Jackie Martling walks off of Howard Stern show for one day 1991 Event - Ayrton Senna wins shortest Formula One race ever run (17 laps) 1991 Event - Formal opening ceremony of International One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colorado 1991 Event - Michelle Estill wins Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship 1991 Event - 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 Event - New York Lotto pays $33.3 million to one winner, with the numbers 18-21-32-33-35-38 1990 Death - Edward Binns, U.S. actor (12 Angry One), dies of heart attack at 74 1990 Event - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Ping-Cellular One Golf Championship 1990 Event - Indians' Alex Cole sets club record with 5 stolen bases in one game 1990 Event - Comic Relief '90 (4th one) raises $4.7 million 1990 Event - No one elected to Hall of Fame for 2nd time in 3 years 1990 Event - New York Lotto pays $35 million to one winner (18-25-26-32-42-44) 1989 Birthday - Hayden Panettiere, actress, One Life to Live 1989 Event - Australia 0-301 at end of day one, 5th Test Cricket at Trent Bridge 1989 Event - Paul McCartney releases "This One" 1989 Event - For one second this morning, the time is 01:23:45, 6-7-89 1989 Event - New York Lotto pays $26.9 million to one winner (#s are 1-5-12-19-44-50) 1989 Event - Denver Nuggets' rookie Jerome Lane misses 7 free throws in a game against Milwaukee, one missed by 2 feet 1988 Event - Traveling Wilburys Volume One is released 1988 Birthday - 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 Event - Alain Prost wins record 28th Formula one auto race 1987 Event - Eric Davis is 7th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in one season 1987 Event - Kevin Seitzer (Kansas City Royals), gets 6 hits in one baseball game 1986 Event - 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 Event - Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Ariz) 1986 Event - New York Lotto pays $30.5 million to one winner (#s are 19-20-27-34-41-46) 1985 Event - "One Night In Bangkok" by Murray Head hits #3 1985 Event - "My One and Only" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 767 performances 1985 Event - Actress Judith Licht (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (One Life to Live) 1984 Birthday - LeBron James, born in Akron, Ohio, professional basketball player, nicknamed, 'King James', number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, won gold at 2008 Olympics 1984 Death - Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive), dies at 79 1984 Event - Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day 1984 Event - Cincinnati Reds Mario Soto throws 4 strikeouts in one inning 1983 Death - John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69 1983 Birthday - Kim Clijsters, born in Bilzen, Belgium, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World for singles and doubles, winner of 36 WTA singles and 11 WTA doubles titles 1983 Event - AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires 1983 Event - "My One and Only" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 767 performances 1983 Event - 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 1983 Birthday - Samantha Mumba, born in Dublin, Ireland, singer, actress, song, 'Gotta Tell You' reached number one in the Irish charts, appeared in movie, 'The Time Machine' 1982 Event - Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game 1982 Birthday - Andy Roddick, born in Omaha, Nebraska, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World for singles in November 2003 1982 Death - Russell Thorson, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 72 1981 Event - One of the great day's Test Cricket at the MCG Australia vs. WI 1981 Birthday - Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Birthday - Roger Federer, born in Wollerau, Switzerland, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World in March 2010, many consider him the greatest tennis player of all time 1981 Event - Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot 1981 Birthday - Lleyton Hewitt, born in Adelaide, South Australia, professional tennis player, youngest male ever ranked number one in the World, at age 20 1980 Death - Marc Connelly, playwright (One Minute Please), dies at 90 1980 Event - 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 Event - Kumar Anandan balanced on one foot for 33 hours 1980 Event - Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, and home in one inning for Phillies 1980 Birthday - Chingy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, born Howard Bailey, Jr., rapper, debut album, 'Jackpot' produced hit titled, 'One Call Away' and went Triple Platinum 1980 Event - New Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin 1979 Event - "One Mo' Time" with Vernel Bagners premieres in New York City 1979 Birthday - Jonny Wilkinson, born in Frimley, England, professional rugby union player, member of the England national team, considered one of the world's best rugby players 1979 Birthday - Aaliyah, born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, model, singer, appeared in film, 'Romeo Must Die', successful album, 'One in a Million' 1978 Event - Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson 1978 Event - BBC bans Sex Pistols "No One is Innocent" 1978 Death - Peggy Wood, actress (One Life to Live, Mama), dies at 86 1977 Event - Sue Press is 1st woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one 1977 Death - Jim Boles, actor (Kraft Music Hall, One Man's Family), dies at 63 1977 Death - Marjorie Gateson, actress (One Man's Family), dies at 86 1977 Event - Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing 1976 Event - Piper Cherokee crashes into Baltimore Memorial Stadium upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt 1976 Death - Barbara Nichols, actress (Pajama Game, Loved One), dies at 46 1976 Death - Victor Dalby Lord, ficticious character on One Life to Live, dies 1976 Event - "One Piece At A Time" by Johnny Cash hits #29 1975 Event - 1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV 1975 Birthday - Amisha Patel, born in Mumbai, India, actress, cited as one of Bollywood's sexiest actresses, appeared in films, 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.' 1975 Event - NBC paid $5M for rights to show 'Gone with the Wind' one time 1975 Death - 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 Event - Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders 1974 Death - Walter Lippmann, U.S. journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85 1974 Birthday - Ryan Phillippe, born in New Castle, Delaware, actor, appeared in 'One Life to Live' soap opera, films include, 'Cruel Intentions', 'Crash' 1973 Event - 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 Birthday - Deborah Cox, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, singer, hit song, 'Nobody's Supposed to Be Here' was 'Billboard's' longest-running number one R&B and hip-hop single 1973 Death - Elmer Layden, one of Notre Dame's legendary 4-horsemen, died 1973 Death - Luis Van Rooten, actor (One Man's Family), dies at 66 1972 Birthday - Filip Dewulf, born in Mol, Belgium, professional tennis player, won two ATP Tour singles titles, one doubles titles 1970 Birthday - Michael B Enyaer, writer, Pilot One 1970 Event - 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 Birthday - Mary McCormack, actress, Murder One, Private Parts 1969 Birthday - Ijaz Ahmed, Jr., cricketer, one Test Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1995 1968 Birthday - Ming Na-Wen, actress, ER, One Night Stand, Lien-As the World Turns 1968 Birthday - Ebrahim Essop-Adam, cricketer, one ODI for Zimbabwe 1992 1968 Birthday - Mika Hakkinen, born in Vantaa, Finland, racing driver, Formula One World Champion, seven times world champion 1968 Event - John and Yoko's "One on One" benefit for children at MSG 1968 Event - "One Life to Live" premieres on TV 1968 Event - Soap opera "One Life To Live" premieres 1968 Death - Allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr. Citizen), dies at 53 1968 Birthday - Moira Kelly, born in Queens, New York, actress, director, played Mandy Hampton in the television series, The West Wing, and Karen Roe on the show, One Tree Hill 1968 Birthday - Salil Ankola, cricketer, Indian pace bowler one Test 1989 1967 Death - Lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48 1967 Birthday - Masood Anwar, cricketer, one Test Pakistan vs. West Indies 1990 1967 Event - Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams 1967 Birthday - Vin Diesel, born in New York City, New York, actor, director, producer, appeared in 'The Fast and the Furious', 'Pitch Black', founder of One Race Films production company 1967 Birthday - Ulf Stenlund, born in Falun, Sweden, professional tennis player, won one doubles title in Bari, 1987 and one singles title in Palermo, 1986, highest ATP-ranking was 23rd in the World, April, 1987 1966 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Stefan Edberg, born in Vastervik, Sweden, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World in singles and doubles tennis 1966 Birthday - Irene Jacob, born in Suresnes, France, actress, famous for lead role in film 'The Double Life of Veronique', 'Three Colores: Red', considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation 1966 Death - Pat O'Malley, silent film actor (Wild One, Quiet Man), dies at 75 1966 Birthday - 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 Event - Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game and 6 times in one season 1965 Birthday - Shinya Hashimoto, born in Toki Gity, Japan, professional wrestler, competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid 1980s and 1990s, nicknamed one of the 'Three Musketeers' 1965 Birthday - John Stephenson, cricketer, England opening bat in one Test vs. Australia 1989 1964 Death - Cheerio Meredith, actress (One Happy Family), dies at 74 1964 Event - Phils bomb Reds 10-0 as both teams finish one game behind St. Louis 1964 Event - 10th time Mantle switch-hits home run in a game, one goes 502 feet 1964 Birthday - Paul Taylor, cricketer, England left-arm pace bowler in one Test 1993 1964 Birthday - Ajay Sharma, cricketer, Indian spin all-rounder played one Test 1988 1964 Event - 1st government report warning smoking may be hazardous to one's health 1963 Event - Paul McCartney is fined 31 pounds and his license is suspended for one year for speeding 1963 Birthday - Whitney Houston, born in Newark, New Jersey, singer, One Moment in Time, Bodyguard 1963 Event - Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels) 1963 Birthday - Grant Herslov, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Wayne-Spencer, Under One Roof 1963 Birthday - Gursharan Singh, cricketer, Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90 1962 Birthday - Holly Gagnier, Louisiana, actress, One Life to Live 1962 Birthday - Michelle Estill, born in Scottsdale, Arizona, LPGA golfer, 1991 PING-Cellular One 1962 Birthday - Shahid Mahboob, cricketer, batted in one Test for Pakistan 1989 1961 Birthday - Alan Wells, cricketer, England Test batsman vs. WI in one Test 1995 1961 Birthday - Bill Hicks, born in Valdosta, Georgia, comedian, social critic, dark comedic style, challenged mainstream beliefs, performed on HBO special, 'One Night Stand' 1961 Event - 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 Event - Australia beat WI 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever 1960 Birthday - Fiona Hutchison, born in Miami, Florida, actress, One Life to Live, Guiding Light 1960 Birthday - 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 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Missie McGeorge, Pueblo CO, LPGA golfer, 1994 PING-Cellular One 1959 Event - "Plan 9 From Outer Space," one of the worse films ever, premieres 1959 Birthday - Shelley Burch, born in Tucson, Arizona, actress, One Life to Live, Identity Crisis 1959 Event - Leonard Spigelgass' "Majority of One," premieres in New York City 1959 Birthday - Anthony LaPaglia, actor, Murder One 1958 Birthday - Michelle Bauer, California, actress, One Million Heels BC 1958 Event - "Studio One," TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV 1958 Event - Perez Prado "Mambo King," receives one of the 1st gold records 1958 Birthday - Klaus Meine, rocker, Scorpions-No One Like You 1958 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Julian Sands, actor, One Night Stand 1957 Birthday - Rohan Jayasekera, cricketer, one Test Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan 1982 1957 Death - Frederick Burton, actor (One Way Passage), dies at 86 1957 Birthday - Melvin Edward Mays, one of FBI's most wanted 1957 Birthday - 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 Event - 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 1957 Birthday - Faith Daniels, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, news anchor, CBS News, at age 27 was one of the youngest national news anchors ever, first journalist to host daily talk show, A Closer Look, 1991 1956 Birthday - David Sedaris, born in London, England, writer, comedian, published, 'Barrel Fever', 'Naked', 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' 1956 Death - Gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49 1956 Birthday - Jaki Graham, born in Birmingham, England, singer, 1994 hit 'Ain't Nobody', number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart 1956 Event - Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One 1956 Birthday - Laura Thorne, chef, named one of 10 best American chefs 1956 Birthday - Nathan Lane, born in Jersey, New Jersey, actor, One of the Boys, Frankie and Johnnie 1956 Birthday - Paul Parker, cricketer, one Test England vs. Australia 1981 1955 Birthday - Jane Siberry, born in Toronto, Canada, singer, songwriter, also known as 'Issa', hits include, 'I Muse Aloud', 'One More Color', 'Calling All Angels' 1955 Death - Wyllis Cooper, TV narrator (Volume One), dies at 56 1955 Birthday - Ian Callen, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. India 1978, six wickets 1955 Birthday - 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 Event - Columbia U scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years 1955 Birthday - Robby Benson, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, One on One, Running Brave, Chosen 1954 Event - Air Force One, 1st U.S. Presidential airplane, christened 1954 Birthday - Imtiaz Ali, cricketer, brother of Inshan One Test WI vs. India 1976 1954 Birthday - Lance Hoppens, rocker, Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me 1954 Birthday - Alan Butcher, cricketer, one Test England vs. India, scored 14 and 20 1953 Birthday - Michael Zaslow, Inglewood California, actor, One Life to Live, Guiding Light 1953 Birthday - Jimmy McCulloch, born in Glasgow, Scotland, guitarist, hard rock genre, played lead guitar in Paul McCartney's Wings from 1974 to 1977, member of band One in a Million 1953 Birthday - Sallie L. Baliunas, born in New York, New York, astrophysicist, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, cited as one of America's outstanding women scientists 1952 Birthday - Elayne Boosler, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedienne, Broadway Baby, Party of One 1952 Birthday - Nelson Piquet, auto racer, 3-time Formula One champ, 1981, '83, '87 1952 Birthday - Paul Hibbert, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. India 1977, scored 13 and 2 1952 Event - 84th Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard One Count wins in 2:30.2 1952 Birthday - Veronica "Randy" Crawford, U.S. vocalist, One Day I'll Fly Away 1952 Event - Australia beat West Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38 1951 Birthday - Azmat Rana, cricketer, one Test for Pakistan against Australia 1980 1951 Birthday - Gerald Anthony, actor, Marco Dane-General Hospital, One Life to Live 1951 Birthday - Alphonso Johnson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bassist, jazz, jazz fusion genres, considered one of the world's best bassists, played on Weather Report album Mysterious Traveller 1951 Birthday - Kim Zimmer, Michigan, actress, Guiding Light, Doctors, One Life to Live 1951 Birthday - Larry Hoppens, rocker, Orleans-Still the One, Dance With Me 1950 Event - For a record 6th time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 home runs in one game 1950 Death - Lew Lehr, comedian (Stop Me if I heard this One), dies at 54 1950 Birthday - Shahid Israr, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper, in one Test vs. New Zealand 1976 1949 Event - "One Man's Family" premieres on TV 1948 Birthday - Bo Rucker, born in Tampa, Florida, actor, Superman, Soup for One, Lock Up 1948 Event - Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs. Essex, world record 1947 Birthday - Jeff Moss, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. Pakistan 1979 1947 Birthday - Ashley Woodcock, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. New Zealand 1974, only knock 27 1947 Death - Grace Moore, soprano/actress (One Night of Love), dies at 45 1946 Birthday - Jacqueline Courtney, New Jersey, actress, Another World, One Life to Live 1946 Birthday - Tony Howard, cricketer, WI off-spinner one Test vs. New Zealand 1972 1946 Birthday - Murray Head, born in London, England, born Murray Seafield Saint-George Head, actor, singer, hit song, 'One Night in Bangkok' 1946 Death - Countee Cullen, U.S. poet (Black Christ, One Way to Heaven), dies at 42 1945 Birthday - Catherine Burns, New York City, actress, Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher 1945 Birthday - Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer, one Test India vs. New Zealand 1969 1945 Event - No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame 1944 Event - German field marshal von Kluge vanishes for one day 1944 Event - 1st B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down 1944 Birthday - Ross Duncan, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. England 1971, 0-30 1943 Birthday - Roelof den Ambtman, Dutch actor and director, One Evening at Eva 1943 Event - Weill/Perelman/Nash' musical "One Touch of Venus," premieres in New York City 1943 Birthday - Maceo Parker, U.S. tenor saxophonist, King's One, Mo' Roots 1943 Birthday - Kenneth Kelley, U.S. singer, Manhattans, One Life to Live 1942 Birthday - Patricia Elliot, born in Gunnison, Colorado, actress, Renee-Empire, One Life to Live 1942 Birthday - Patrick Michael Mitchell, born in Ottawa, one of FBI's most wanted 1942 Birthday - Bobby Rydell, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock singer, Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie 1942 Event - Count Basie records "One O'Clock Jump" 1941 Birthday - Peter Truscott, cricketer, one Test New Zealand vs. Pakistan 1965, 3 and 26 1940 Birthday - Sam Waterson, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, Capricorn One, Heaven's Gate 1940 Birthday - George Reinholt, Philadelphia, actor, Steve-Another World, One Life to Live 1940 Death - Walter Connolly, actor (It Happened One Night, Good Earth), dies at 53 1940 Birthday - Erapalli Prasanna, cricketer, one of India's big four spinners 1940 Birthday - Leslie Isben Rogge, one of FBI's most wanted 1939 Birthday - 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 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Terry Dill, Forth Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 Bank One Senior Classic 1938 Birthday - Rives McBee, Denton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 RJR Bank One Classic 1938 Birthday - Glen Hall, cricket leg-spinner, South African in one Test vs. England 1964 1938 Event - 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 Birthday - Charles Siebert, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, One Day at A Time, Trapper John 1937 Birthday - Rajinder Pal, cricketer, pace bowler in one Test India vs. Eng, 0-22 1937 Birthday - Jack Nicholson, born in New Jersey, actor, One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest, Shining 1937 Birthday - Clarence "Frogman" Henry, musician, You Always Hurt the One You Love 1937 Event - 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 Birthday - Grahame Chevalier, cricketer, one Test for South Africa 1970, 0 and 0*, 5-100 1937 Birthday - Doris Troy, Payne, U.S. soul singer and songwriter, Just One Kiss 1936 Birthday - Keith Slater, cricketer, one Test for Australia 1958-59 series 1935 Birthday - Rohan Kanhai, cricketer, one of West Indies' finest batsmen 1935 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Ken Kesey, author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1935 Birthday - Jim Dale, born in Rothwell, England, Broadway actor, Barnum, My One and Only 1935 Event - Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour 1934 Birthday - Derek Richardson, cricketer, played one innings for England 1957 1934 Birthday - Arvind Apte, cricketer, brother of Madhav Scored 8 and 7 in one Test 1934 Birthday - Louise Fletcher, Birmingham, Alabama, actress, One Flew over Cuckoo's Nest 1934 Event - Yankee Myrl Hoag hits 6 singles in one game 1934 Birthday - Al Freeman, Jr., born in Texas, actor, One Life to Live, My Sweet Charlie 1934 Event - "It Happened One Night," opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall 1933 Birthday - Bruce Morrison, cricketer, one Test New Zealand vs. England 1963 1933 Birthday - Johnny Unitas, NFL quarterback, Baltimore Colts, San Diego, one of the greats 1933 Birthday - Joan Hackett, born in New York, actress, Will Penny, One Stone Pony 1932 Birthday - Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker, Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One 1932 Event - Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland) 1932 Birthday - 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 Event - 1st broadcast of "One Man's Family" on NBC-radio 1932 Birthday - Max Schubel, born in America, composer, contemporary classical music, founder and owner of Opus One records, recorded new music 1932 Birthday - Milos Forman, Czechoslovakian/U.S. director, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', 'Amadeus' 1931 Birthday - Thurston Harris, born in Indianapolis, vocalist, Little Bitty Pretty One 1931 Birthday - Johan Fleerackers, Flemish vice-president of Dutch One 1930 Birthday - C T Patankar, cricketer, kept wicket in one Test India vs. New Zealand 1955-56 1930 Event - Ruth homers in both games of a doubleheader, giving him 9 in one week 1930 Event - 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 Birthday - John Rutherford, cricketer, one Test for Australia 1956 1929 Birthday - Leslie Wight, cricketer, one Test WI vs. India 1953, scored 21 1929 Birthday - Ulla Jacobson, Swedish actress, One Summer of Happiness 1929 Event - "Tarzan," one of the 1st adventure comic strips, 1st appears 1928 Birthday - Everton Weekes, cricketer, one of the 3 W's 1927 Birthday - 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 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Michael Frederick, cricketer, one Test WI vs. England 1954, scored 0 and 30 1926 Birthday - Clyde Walcott, cricketer, one of the three W's, later ICC chairman 1925 Birthday - Alistair Taylor, cricketer, one Test as opening bat for South Africa 1956 1924 Birthday - Roy Miller, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1953, 23 and 0-28 1924 Birthday - Frank Worrell, cricketer, one of the three W's, inspiring WI captain 1924 Birthday - Fred Fisher, cricketer, one Test for New Zealand vs. SA 1953 1924 Birthday - V N Swamy, cricketer, one Test India vs. New Zealand 1955, DNB, 0-45 1924 Birthday - Norman Marshall, cricketer, brother of Roy, one Test for WI 1955 1923 Birthday - Margaret Courtenay, actress, Royal Flash, Duet for One 1923 Event - Pulitzer prize awarded to Willa Carter (One of Ours) 1922 Birthday - Paul Scofield, born in England, stage and screen actor, considered one of the best British actors of the 20th century 1921 Birthday - Gene Saks, New York, actor and director, One and Only, Prisoner of 2nd Ave 1920 Death - 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 Birthday - Keith Miller, cricketer, one of Australia's best ever all-rounders 1919 Death - John Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Australia one Test 1895, one catch), dies 1919 Event - Babe Ruth's 29th home run is 1st of year in Washington (1st in every park in league in one season) 1919 Birthday - Lee Krieger, born in Maryland, actor, Clambake, One Way Wahini 1919 Birthday - Charles Palmer, cricketer, one Test 1955, later MCC president 1919 Birthday - Norman F Simpson, British playwright, One Way Pendulum 1919 Birthday - Carole Landis, Fairchild WI, actress, One Million BC, Topper Returns 1918 Birthday - Isabel Dean, England, actress, 5 Days one Summer, Virgin Island, Ransom 1918 Birthday - Suzanne Flon, Paris, France, actress, One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge 1917 Event - 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st U.S. shot in WW I 1917 Birthday - Andrew Wyeth, born in Pennsylvania, realist painter, one of the best-known artists of the middle 20th century 1917 Event - 1st jazz record "Dixie Jazz Band One Step," recorded by Nick LaRocca Original Dixieland Jazz Band, released by RCA Victor in Camden, New Jersey 1917 Birthday - Roy Scott, cricketer, one Test New Zealand vs. England 1947, 18, 1-74 1916 Event - Cleveland Indians experiment with #s on their jerseys (one game) 1916 Birthday - Victor Dalby Lord, ficticious character on One Life to Live 1916 Birthday - Alec Coxon, cricketer, England pace bowler in one Test, 2-90 and 1-82 1915 Birthday - Fred Freer, cricketer, Australian pace bowler played one Test in 1946 1915 Birthday - George Mudie, cricketer, WI all-rounder in one Test 1935, 5 and 3-40 1915 Birthday - Dennis Brookes, cricketer, one Test England vs. WI 1948, scored 10 and 7 1914 Birthday - Barbara Ward, economist/writer, Only One Earth 1914 Birthday - 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 Birthday - John K M McCaffery, Moscow Idaho, TV host, One Minute Please 1913 Birthday - MacDonald Carey, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actor, One Life to Live, Dream Girl 1913 Birthday - Dicky Fuller, cricketer, one Test WI vs. England 1935, 1, 0-12 1911 Birthday - Norman Oldfield, cricketer, English batsman one Test vs. WI 1939, 80 and 19 1909 Birthday - Armand H F Boni, the Good One, Flemish poet/writer 1909 Birthday - John Cochrane, South African cricket pace bowler, one Test 1931 1909 Birthday - Gerald Bond, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1938, 0 and 0-16 1908 Birthday - Cal Tinney, Oklahoma, comedian, Stop Me If You Heard This One 1908 Event - England beat Australia by one wicket at the MCG 1907 Birthday - Miran Bux, cricketer, his one season of Test and 1st-class play 1954-55 1906 Birthday - Luis Van Rooten, Mexico City Mexico, actor, One Man's Family 1906 Birthday - Betty Bronson, Trenton, New Jersey, actress, Evel Knievel, One Stolen Night 1906 Birthday - Sidney Kingsley, U.S. playwright, One in White, Darkness at Noon 1906 Event - 1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American) claimed to receive signals up to one mile 1906 Event - South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win 1905 Birthday - Bill Raisch, one armed actor, Fred Johnson-Fugitive 1903 Event - 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 Birthday - Walter Hammond, cricketer, one of the greatest of English batsman 1902 Event - England beat Australia by one wicket at The Oval Famous victory 1902 Event - Australia won the one and only Test Cricket played at Sheffield 1902 Event - Erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game 1902 Birthday - L P Jai, cricketer, one Test India vs. England 1934, scored 19 and 0 1901 Birthday - Grace Moore, U.S., soprano, One Night to Live 1901 Birthday - 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 Event - 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 Event - Start of the one and only olympic cricket match, in Paris 1899 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Wyllis Cooper, Pekin, Illinois, TV narrator, Volume One 1898 Birthday - Robert Keith, Fowler, Indiana, actor, Battle Circus, Branded, Wild One 1897 Birthday - Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1923 1896 Death - Wyatt Eaton, artist, painter, portraitist, one of the founders of the Society of American Artists, dies from tuberculosis in Newport, Rhode Island 1895 Birthday - Lew Lehr, Philadelphia, comedian, Stop Me if I heard this One 1895 Event - England beat Australia to win one of the best cricket series ever, 3-2 1895 Birthday - Izak Buys, cricketer, one Test for South Africa 1922, 0 and 4*, 0-52 1894 Event - Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of 1st U.S. autos at 6 MPH 1892 Birthday - Roy Park, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. England 1920, out 1st ball 1892 Birthday - Wendell Wilkie, presidential candidate, R-1940, author, One World 1892 Birthday - Peggy Wood, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, One Life to Live, Mama 1891 Birthday - Marjorie Gateson, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, One Man's Family 1890 Birthday - Marc Connelly, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, playwright, One Minute Please 1883 Birthday - Harold Baumgartner, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1913 1876 Birthday - Frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats 1874 Birthday - J H "Biddy" Anderson, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. Australia 1902 1871 Birthday - Frederick Burton, Indiana, actor, One Way Passage 1868 Event - By one vote, Senate fails to impeach President Andrew Johnson 1868 Birthday - J F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer, one Test South Africa 1892 1865 Birthday - Godfrey Cripps, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1892, 18 and 3 1864 Birthday - Louis Van Deyssel, writer, Small Republic, One Love 1861 Event - At Gretna LA, one of 1st guns of Rebel Navy is cast 1859 Birthday - George Giffen, cricketer, one of Australia's greatest all-rounders 1857 Birthday - Elwood Haynes, auto pioneer, built one of 1st U.S. autos 1852 Event - Fire destroys 1,100 construction sites in Montreal Canada and no one die 1851 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Wyatt Eaton, born in Philipsburg, Canada, artist, painter, portraitist, one of the founders of the Society of American Artists 1843 Birthday - Edvard Hagerup Grieg, born in Bergen, Norway, composer, Bewitched One 1834 Event - Delmonico's, one of New York's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee and half a pie for 12 cents 1755 Birthday - Nathan Hale, hanged patriot, had but one life to give for his country 1670 Birthday - August II, the Strong One, King of Poland, 355 children 1658 Death - 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 Birthday - 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 Birthday - Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra, 1349-87 1345 Birthday - Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal, built navy 1333 Death - Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies 1155 Birthday - Alfonso VIII, the Noble One, king of Castilia 1122 Death - Floris II, the fat one, count of Holland, dies 1108 Event - Louis VI, "the Fat One," King of France, crowned 888 Death - Charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies |
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