2003 Sudan Airways flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan, killing 116
2000 USS Cole bombed in the port of Aden, Yemen, killing 17 sailors
1996 Martin Bryant shoots and kills 35 in Port Arthur Tasmania
1995 1st NBA game at Rose Garden, Port Trailblazers lose to Grizzlies 92-80
1995 Dona Maria Pia de Braganca, pretender to Port throne, dies at 88
1992 46th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Port Trailblazers, 4 games to 2
1985 ARCO Anchorage runs aground near Port Angeles, WA
1978 Siobhan Drake-Brockman, born in Bunbury, Australia, tennis star, 1994 Port Pirie
1977 31st NBA Championship: Port Trailblazers beat Philadelphia 76er, 4 games to 2
1977 Ryan Mitchell, born in Port Augusta SA Australia, swimmer 1996 Olympics
1974 Chris Murray, Port Hardy, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens
1974 Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to cover burglary that torches "Gulliver's" nightclub killing 24 (Port Chester New York)
1974 Janet Reasons, Port Orchard, Washington, Miss America-Washington 1997
1974 Erik Schulz, Port Huron, Michigan, pairs skater, & Ilana Goldfogel
1973 Jason Bowen, Port Alice, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers
1973 Chris Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, Oly-94, New York Rangers
1973 Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, Oly-94, New York Rangers
1972 Henry M de Montherlant, French author (Port Royal), dies at 76
1972 Rachel Hetherington, born in Port Macquarie NSW, golfer, 1993 NSW Champ
1971 Isaiah Rider, NBA guard and forward for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Port Trailblazers
1969 Joseph P Kennedy, John F. Kennedy/RFK/TMK father, dies in Hyannis Port Massachusetts, at 81
1969 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Malabar Golf Invitational
1969 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Charlotte Golf Invitational
1968 Keith Osik, Port Jefferson, New York, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1968 Mickey Wright wins Port Malabar Golf Invitational
1967 Chris Port, NFL guard and tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1966 Matthew Ryan, Port Jefferson, New York, team handball circle 1996 Olympics
1965 1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel
1965 Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur, Texas, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1962 Clyde "Glide" Drexler, NBA Guard, Houston Rockets, Port Trailblazers
1962 Aura Abranches, Port actress (Lisboa, O Primo Basilio), dies at 65
1961 Eric Jespersen, Port Alberni BC, star yachter, Olympics-bronze-92, 96
1961 Roger Wessels, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, golfer, 1994 Canadian Masters
1957 KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast
1956 Ferdinand de Lesseps statue blown up in Port Said Egypt
1956 Matt Craven, Port Colborne Ontario, actor, Juror, Killer, K2
1953 Rosa Mota, Port marathoner 1988 Olympics gold
1953 Mike Ford, New York City, Canadian Tour golfer, 1976 Port Jefferson Open
1952 Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base
1951 Randy T Odle, Port Arthur Texas, astronaut
1950 New York City's Port Authority opens
1948 Haganah takes control of Safed and port of Haifa
1947 1st Jewish immigrants to Israel disembark at Port of Eilat
1945 G. W. Bailey, Port Arthur, Texas, actor, Dr. Beale-St. Elsewhere
1944 2 ammunition ships explodes at Port Chicago, California kills 322
1943 Janis Joplin, Port Arthur, Texas, bluesy rock singer, Down on Me
1943 Eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star, Europa Cup 1 1962
1942 Japan bombs Port Darwin, Australia
1942 Japanese attack on Port Moresby repelled
1942 British naval forces raid Nazi occupied French port of St. Nazaire
1940 Patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die
1940 Phyllis Davis, born in Port Arthur, Texas, actress, Love American Style, Vega$
1937 Stapleton, Staten Island becomes a customs-free port
1931 Ernest Lassy completes longest canoe journey without port (6,102 mi)
1930 Johnny Preston, Port Arthur, Texas, rocker, Feel So Fine
1930 1st seaplane glider flown, Port Washington, New York
1925 Robert Rauschenberg, Port Arthur Tex, painter, Gloria
1925 Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office
1922 Brian Kellett, CEO, Port of London Authority
1920 Artur Agostinho, Lisbon Port, actor, Capas Negras, Leao da Estrela
1919 Evelyn Keyes, Port Arthur, Texas, actress, Adventure of Martin Eden
1917 T. E. Lawrence captures Port of Agaba from Turkey
1917 Antonio JdC Feijo, Port diplomat/poet (Cancioneiro Chinˆs), dies at 55
1913 Harry Wismer, born in Port Huron, Michigan, AFL owner, New York Titans
1913 Babe [Mildred Ella] Didrikson, born in Port Arthur, Texas, hurdler, Oly-gold-32
1911 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Port Arthur (Ont) 13-4
1905 Japanese troops capture Port Arthur
1904 Russian Baltic fleet departs to Port Arthur
1904 Gen Nogi's assault on Port Arthur: 16,000 Japanese casualties
1904 Japanese fleet defeat Russians off Port Arthur
1904 Japan and Russia declares war after Japan's surprise attack on Russian fleet at Port Arthur disabled 7 Russian warships
1903 Tom Tyler, [Vincent Markowsky], Port Henry, New York, actor, Mummy's Hand
1901 Battle at Blood River Port: Boer Gen Botha beats mjr Goughs cavalry
1901 Battle at Elands River Port: Boer Gen Smuts destroys unit 17th Lancers
1901 Otto Waldis, Austria, actor, Port of Hell, Unknown World
1900 Colleen Moore, Port Huron, Michigan, actress, Scarlet Letter
1899 San Francisco named as a port of dispatch for Army transports
1897 Knudage Riisager, Port Kunda Estonia, Danish composer, Quaarrtsiluni
1889 Start of South Africa's 1st Test, vs. England, Port Elizabeth
1883 Maurice Utrillo, France, painter, Port St. Martin, Montmartre
1864 Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Bermuda Hundred)
1864 Skirmish at Port Walthall Junction Virginia (Drewry's Bluff)
1864 Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia
1863 Union troops enter Port Hudson
1863 Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana
1863 Siege on Port Hudson, Louisiana begins
1863 Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
1862 Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina (Port Royal Ferry)
1862 Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp
1862 Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina, Port Royal Ferry
1862 Battle of Ft. McRee, Florida Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina (Port Royal Ferry)
1861 Battle of Port Royal Bay, South Carolina (Ft. Walker, Ft. Beauregard)
1839 Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die
1836 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin departs Port Louis, Mauritius
1834 HMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn
1834 HMS Beagle for anchor in Port Famine, Magallanes Street
1834 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia
1833 Charles Darwins celebrates Christmas in Port Desire, Patagonia
1833 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port Deseado, Patagonie
1826 Netherland's South Willems Port (Bosch-Luik) opens
1806 British forces lay siege to French port of Boulogne using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve
1778 "Stars and Stripes" arrives in foreign port for 1st time (France)
1774 Boston Port Bill: British government orders Port of Boston closed
1774 English Parliament passes Boston Port Bill
1774 British close port of Boston to all commerce
1773 Pieter de Swart, architect (Delfts Port Rotterdam), dies at 63
1751 James Madison, born in Port Conway, Virginia, D-R, 4th U.S. president, 1809-17
1741 Charles Willson Peale, U.S., port painter/inventor, George Washington
1710 British troops occupies Port Royal, Nova Scotia
1690 English troops of W Phips conquer Port Royal Nova Scotia
1578 Pedro Nunes, [Nonius], Port mathematician/astronomer (nonius), dies
1550 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55
1536 Garcia de Resende, Port writer/publisher (Cancioneiro Geral), dies
1495 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint/founder, Brothers of Mercy
1277 John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies
1231 Antonius van Padua, [Fernando M de Bulhom], Port minister, dies at 35
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