2003 Donald O'Connor, actor/dancer, Singing in the Rain, dies at 78
2002 Adolph Green, "lyricist, screenwriter", Singin' in the Rain, dies at 86
1996 Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83
1994 Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as Giants beat Mets 4-2 in New York City
1993 Masugi Ibuse, Japanese author (Kuroi ame (Black rain)), dies at 95
1990 Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990)
1988 Sting performs his 1st Rain Forest benefit concert
1986 "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 367 performances
1985 "Singin' in the Rain" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 367 performances
1984 Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 24 weeks
1984 Tulsa, Oklahoma gets 13" of rain, 14 die
1979 Shirley Mason, actress (Let it Rain, Dark Skies), dies at 79
1979 Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record)
1978 Yanks score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Balt wins 3-0
1976 Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium
1972 14" of rain in 6 hours burst Rapid City, South Dakota dam, drowns 237
1971 Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962
1969 Rain Pryor, actress, Head of the Class, /daughter of Richard
1967 Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)
1966 Valeria Golino, Naples Italy, actress, Rain Man, Little Flames
1966 5" of rain falls on New York City
1966 Beatles record "Rain," 1st to use reverse tapes
1966 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain
1965 Roef-Ragas, Dutch actor, Missing Link, Red Rain, Juju, Mykosch
1961 31st All Star Baseball Game: 1-1 tie ends by rain at Fenway, Boston
1960 Apollonia, [Patricia Kotero], born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Purple Rain
1959 Kelly Lynch, born in Golden Walley, Minnesota, actress, Warm Summer Rain, Cocktail
1958 O+>, Prince, [Rogers Nelson], Minnesota, rocker/actor, 1999, Purple Rain
1957 42.0 cm rain falls on East St. Louis, Illinois, state record
1956 U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland
1955 Tish Hinojosa, San Antonia, Texas, country singer, Something in the Rain
1955 Michael Gazzo's "Hatful of Rain," premieres in New York City
1955 280 mm rain in Martinstown, Dorset, UK-record
1955 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record)
1954 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood
1952 David Stewart, rock guitarist, Eurtyhmics-Here Comes the Rain Again
1952 9" of rain fall creates a 20' wave in Lynmouth, England killing 34
1952 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Reunion (world record)
1950 33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record)
1950 Due to rain, Indy 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins
1950 John "Jocko" Marcellino, rocker/actor, Tagget, Hot to Trot, Rain Man
1947 Ann Peebles, born in Missouri, singer, I Can't Stand the Rain
1947 Melanie, [Safka], Astoria, vocalist/songwriter, Candles in Rain
1945 Tigers and A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain
1944 Sherry Lansing, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, China Syndrome, Black Rain
1942 3' of rain falls on Pennsylvania, flooding kills 15
1939 Clarence Williams III, New York City, actor, Mod Squad, 52 Pick Up, Purple Rain
1937 Robert Stone, U.S. writer, Who'll Stop the Rain, WUSA
1935 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati)
1935 12.0" (30.5 cm) of rain falls, Quinault RS, Washington (state record)
1934 SN Behrman's "Rain from Heaven," premieres in New York City
1932 Debbie Reynolds, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Singin' in the Rain
1931 Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China
1926 Karel Reisz, director, Everybody Wins, Isadora, Who'll Stop the Rain
1925 Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain
1922 Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain
1922 Barry Levinson, director, Rain Man
1916 22.22" (56.4 cm) of rain falls in Altapass North Carolina (state record)
1911 46" of rain (begining 7/14) falls in Baguio, Philippines
1911 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines
1905 2" rain falls in 10 mins in Taylor, Texas
1898 Joris Ivens, Nijmegen Netherlands, director, Rain
1894 Jeanne Eagels, actress, Rain, Under False Colors
1893 Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway)
1892 Thorne Smith, author, Topper, Rain in the Doorway, Stray Lamb
1888 Jean Murat, Pergneux France, actor, Eternal Rain, Carnival Flanders
1868 Mary Austin, Illinois, feminist/nature writer, Land of Little Rain
1861 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record
1854 Franz Courtens, Flemish painter, Golden Rain
1851 J M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam and Speed), dies at 76
1830 Christina Rossetti, London, poet, Winter Rain, Passing Away
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