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2000 Renato Di Paolo, method actor, accidentally strangled himself while playing Judas onstage, dies at 22
1997 69 year old Gordie Howe begins playing AHL game with Syracuse Crunch 1995 Cal Ripken, Jr. ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games 1993 Ken Daneyko sets New Jersey Devil 'Ironman' record by playing 322nd cons game 1990 Mary Ward, Myra Syrier, actress (Playing for Keeps), dies 1989 New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2 1988 Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series 1984 Jim Deshales becomes 1,000th playing Yankee 1983 Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games 1983 NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring New York Yankees from playing season-opening series against Tigers in Denver 1981 "They're Playing Our Song" closes at Imperial New York City after 1082 performances 1979 Kevin St. Onge throws a playing card a record 185' 1979 "They're Playing Our Song" opens at Imperial New York City for 1082 performances 1979 Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres in New York City 1975 Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 games as a teen 1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL tie, playing Los Angeles Kings to 1-1 tie 1974 Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans "Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life" 1972 New York Yankees agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx 1971 Aileen Quinn, born in Yardley, Pennsylvania, actress, graduate of Drew University, noted for playing title role in 1982 film, Annie 1970 John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland 1965 Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954 - 1965) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 home runs while playing together on the same team 1962 Jimmy Baio, born in Brooklyn, actor, Billy Tate-Soap, Brass, Playing for Keeps 1961 Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal 1960 Steve Lyons, born in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen John Lyons, nicknamed 'Psycho', baseball player, outfielder, third baseman, television sportscaster, played with Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball team, known for oddities, such as playing hangman and tic-tac-toe with his spikes 1960 Eillen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turn (for > 30 yrs) 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 1959 Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1958 Marie Ashton completes playing piano a female record 133 hours 1957 Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites 1956 Ned Rothenberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, plays woodwind instruments, extended techniques include playing chords on saxophone 1956 Dodgers lose to the Reds, 2-1, playing in Jesey City 1956 Pirates and Kansas City A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white 1955 After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games 1955 Pancho Gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules 1954 WINS New York City begins playing rock n roll with Alan Freed Show 1953 Birmingham Alabama, bars Jackie Robinson's Negro-White All-Stars from playing there Robinson gives in and drops white players from his group 1951 Willie Mays begins playing for New York Giants 1951 Bonnie Lauer, born in America, professional golfer, won National Collegiate Championship playing for Michigan State University, won 2 LPGA Tours, served as 1988 LPGA President 1948 Columbia commits to 33 1/3 rpm records, plans to phase out 78's as Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS demonstrates "long playing record" 1946 2-for-42 and hitting .048 for 1946, Mel Ott stops playing baseball 1944 Yankees, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yankees-1 and Giants-0 1943 David Munden, born in England, played for the Tremeloes, a 50 year old band, Europe's longest playing rock and roll band 1941 BBC World Service begins playing V(ictory) (...-) 5th of Beethoven 1933 Lou Gehrig breaks record by playing in his 1,308th straight game 1932 Australia beat South Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hours 53 minutes playing time 1931 Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game (.3486) Jim Bottomley (.3481) 1925 Yankee Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak 1916 Mary Ward, Myra Syrier, actress, Jenny Kissed Me, Playing for Keeps 1914 Sid Weiss, born in America, musician, jazz double-bassist, played clarinet, violin, tuba as a child, began playing bass as a teenager, worked with Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman 1909 Cleo Brown, born in Mississippi, pianist, vocalist, stage name Cleo Patra Brown, performed on National Public Radio, stride piano playing was compared to Fats Waller 1906 Playing as "Sullivan," Columbia U jr Eddie Collins debuts with A's 1904 "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted 1901 Benjamin Adams arrested for playing golf on Sunday, New York 1876 Wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces and a pair of 8's 1872 Montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie 1659 Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in U.S.) 1651 Francois Fenelon, France, writer, Playing for Time 1621 Governor William Bradford of Plymouth forbids game playing on Christmas |
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