2006 Egyptian ferry, Al Salam Boccaccio, sinks killing over 1200 people in the Red Sea
2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox beat Saint Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0
2004 "Paul ""Red"" Adair", Oil well fire expert, Hellfighters, dies at 88
2002 Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 1
1998 New York Islanders tie Detroit Red Wings 1-1, to end 10 game losing streak
1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 4 games to 0
1997 Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record 6 year $69 million contract
1997 Sam Fuller, director/writer (Big Red One), dies at 86
1997 Richard Gnida, Limo driver in Detroit Red Wings crash, pleads guilty
1997 Red Skelton, comedian (Red Skelton Show), dies at 84
1997 Red Skelton, comic, dies at 84
1997 Boston Red Sox trade Mike Stanley back to the New York Yankees
1997 Red Wings Vladimir Konstantinov and Slava Fetisov hurt in car crash
1997 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep the Philadelphia Flyers
1996 Muriel Monkhouse, Red Cross worker, dies at 86
1996 Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens beats Yankees for his 200th win
1996 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games
1996 En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61
1996 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season
1996 Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy
1995 Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1995 Leanoard "Red" Truss, R&B singer, dies at 47
1995 Souphanouvong, [Red Prince], president of Laos (1975-87), dies at 85
1994 Richard M Major, U.S. anti-terror specialist (CIA Red Book), dies at 72
1994 Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor (John F. Kennedy, 8 Seconds, Want to Live), dies at 33
1994 Cambodia's Red Khmer surprise attack on train, kills 13
1994 Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired
1994 Boris Alexandrov, conductor (Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble, dies at 88
1994 Johnny Morey Downs, actor/singer (Algiers, Red Head), dies at 80
1994 Red Rodney, [Albino Red/The Red Arrow], bebop-trumpeter, dies at 66
1993 "Red Shoes" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 5 performances
1993 "Red Shoes" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 5 performances
1993 Richard Jordan, U.S. actor (Hunt for Red October, Posse), dies at 55
1993 Red Sox Roger Clemens pitches 2,000th strike out, Danny Tartabul-NY
1993 Cincinnati Red pitcher Thomas Browning arrested for marijuana possession
1993 New York Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yanks, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st
1993 Red Tom Browning decides to watch his team play at Wrigley Field from the roof of a building across Sheffield Ave, he is fined $500
1993 Texas Ranger Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Red Sox, he gives up 3 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks, he damages his arm
1993 Seattle Mariner Chris Basio no-hits Boston Red Sox
1993 Alfredo de Leon, leader (Philippines Red Scorpio Gang), killed
1993 Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to racist comments
1992 Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks
1992 New Jersey Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, and white for the 1992-93 season
1992 Hank Worden, actor (Red River), dies of natural causes at 91
1992 Keith "Red" Mitchell, US/Swedish jazz bassist, dies
1992 Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies at 84
1992 Jenny Karezi, Greek actress (Red Lanterns), dies of cancer at 56
1992 Red Sox Mark Reardon sets record of 342 saves (vs Yanks 1-0)
1992 Mike Tyrell [Red Baron], British air acrobat, dies in an accident
1992 Indians set team record for long game lose to Red Sox (19 inn - 6 hr)
1992 Red Callender, U.S. jazz bassist (Unfinished dream), dies at 76
1992 Jean R Yawkey, owner (Boston Red Sox), dies of a stroke at 83
1992 Superbowl XXVI: Washington Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minnesota Superbowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB
1991 Ferry boat Salem Express sinks in Red Sea, 476 killed
1991 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award
1991 Only 1,695 fans watch Boston Red Sox play Cleveland
1991 Red Tom Browning vs Expo Dennis Martinez both perfect game pitcher
1991 Shotzie, Cincinnati Red dog mascot, dies at 9
1991 Red Sox Carlos Quintana is 11th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd)
1991 Red Sox and White Sox play then slowest 9 inning game (4:11)
1991 St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7
1991 Wim van den Brink, Dutch actor (Turkish Fruit, Red Sien), dies
1991 Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract
1991 Howard "Red" Grange, football's galloping ghost, dies at 87
1990 Oakland A's sweep Red Sox in 4 games to win ALCS
1990 Alberto Moravia, Italian writer (Woman in Red), dies at 82
1990 Boston Red Sox set major league record with 12 doubles in a game
1990 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion
1990 Minn Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0
1990 Kris Monaghan wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic
1990 Capucine, actress (Lion, Red Sun, Fellini Satyricon), dies at 55
1990 Tony Conigliaro, baseball player (Red Sox), dies of pneumonia at 45
1990 Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asst GM (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office)
1989 Red Khmer occupies Pailin in Cambodia
1989 Cornel Wilde, actor (Saadia, Comic, Beach Red, Gargoyles), dies at 74
1989 Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrezemski's #8
1989 Red's Tom Browning is 3 outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Phillie Dickie Thon doubles
1989 Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway
1989 Cincinnati Red Eric Davis hits for cycle
1989 Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic
1989 Red Schoendienst and Al Barlick elected to Hall of Fame
1989 California court throws out most of Margo Adams's $12 million breach-of- contract suit against Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs
1989 Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher signs $7.5M-3 year contract
1988 Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
1988 Oakland A's sweep Boston Red Sox in 4 games for AL pennant
1988 Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games
1988 Boston Red Sox set AL consecutive home victories at 23
1988 Red Sox beat Tigers 9-4 for AL record 23rd consecutive win at home
1988 Jennifer Levin's parents file $25M suit against Dorrian Red Hand Bar
1988 Cincinnati Red pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month
1988 Baltimore trades Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling
1988 Red Sox replace manager John McNamara with Joe Morgan
1988 Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her
1988 Red Sox begin AL record 23rd consecutive home win streak
1988 Boston Red Sox Barrett steals home
1988 Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East
1988 Margo Adams sues Red Sox 3rd baseman Wade Boggs for palimony
1988 Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's #1
1987 Red Sox Wade Boggs ties AL record of 200 hits for 5 straight seasons
1987 West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, forms trial in Russia
1987 Cincinnati Red Eric Davis becomes 7th and earliest 30 HR 30 steal man
1987 Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last years World Series
1987 Losing 9-0 to Red Sox, Yanks score 11 in 3rd and win 12-11 in 10 inn
1987 West German Mathias Rust lands airplane on Red Square
1987 New York Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl
1986 New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series
1986 International Red Cross ousted from South Africa
1986 California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox
1986 Red Sox Spike Owens scores 6 runs in a 24-5 rout of Cleveland Indians
1986 With 2 outs in 6th inning, Red Sox score 11 runs
1986 Red Sox trade shortstop Rey Quinones and pitcher Mike Trujillo to Mariners for shortstop Spike Owen and outfielder Dave Henderson
1986 Red Sox pitcher Tim Lollar gets a pinch-hit single
1986 All star MVP: Roger Clemens (Boston Red Sox)
1986 Nancy Reagan cuts red, white and blue ribbon; reopens Statue of Liberty
1986 Boston Red Sox trade for Tom Seaver
1986 Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], Limbourg activist, dies at 60
1986 Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners
1986 Despite losing, Red Sox Wade Boggs gets largest arbitration ($1.35M)
1985 Stanley G[rauman] Weinbaum, U.S., sci-fi author (Red Peri), dies at 85
1985 Joseph "Smoky Joe" Wood, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies at 95
1985 Marge Schott becomes CEO of Cincinnati Red
1985 Boston Red Sox Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs
1985 Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez and Cesar Cedeno
1984 Red Sox Jim Rice grounds into record 33rd double play en route to 36
1984 Boston Red Sox retires #9 (Ted Williams) and #4 (Joe Cronin)
1984 Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner
1984 Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana
1984 Superbowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders beat Washington Red Skins, 38-9 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders, RB
1983 New Jersey Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0
1983 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745
1983 New York Yankee Dave Righetti no-hits the Red Sox
1983 Superbowl XVII: Washington Red Skins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: John Riggins, Washington, RB
1982 Funeral services held in Moscow's Red Square for Leonid I Brezhnev
1982 36" snow (Red Lodge, MT)
1982 Dutch Internal minister Mr. M Red assigns BVD to spy on communists
1982 Twins rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, removes himself, due to taunts from Red Sox bleacher fans
1982 U.S. Gen Dozier freed from Red Brigade of Padua Italy
1982 Red Smith, sportscaster (Pulitzer, Fight Talk), dies at 76
1981 Members of Red Brigades kidnap Brig Gen James L Dozier
1981 Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yanks for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles
1981 Longest game at Fenway Park completed in 20, Mariners-8, Red Sox-7
1981 Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox, 8-7, in 20 inn (started 9/3)
1981 Longest game in Fenway Park, suspended in 19, Mariners-7, Red Sox-7
1981 George Foster hits his 8th HR into red seats at Riverfront
1981 Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered
1981 Robert Emmett Keane, actor (Rookie Cop, Red Dragon), dies
1981 Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox play to 2-2 tie in 32 innings, game suspended at 4:07 AM (Pawtucket later wins in 33rd)
1981 Arbitrator Goetz declares Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk a free agent
1981 Red Sox trade Fred Lynn to Angels for Frank Tanana and Joe Rudi
1981 40th Islander shut-out opponent-3-0 vs Red Wings-Billy Smith 15th
1980 California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 home runs and double to beat Red Sox 20-2
1980 Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 home runs in 5th inning vs New York Mets
1980 Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper and Money hit grand slams)
1980 Alfred Andersch, German writer (Red Head), dies at 66
1979 Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum
1979 Red Army beats New York Rangers 5-2 at MSG
1979 Red Sox Bob Watson is 1st to hit for cycle in AL and NL (Astros)
1979 Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski hits his 400th HR
1979 Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies
1978 Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP
1978 Yanks win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding
1978 Yanks lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox
1978 Red Sox finally beat Yanks in Sept 1978, 7-3
1978 Yanks beat Red Sox for 6th time in 2 weeks, 3-2
1978 4th game of Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yanks out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9
1978 3rd game of Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 7-0
1978 2nd game of Boston Massacre; Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2
1978 1st game of Boston Massacre, Yanks beat Red Sox 15-3
1978 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose sets NL record hitting in 38 consecutive games
1978 Cincinnati Red Tom Seaver no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0
1978 AL approves transfer of Red Sox to Jean Yawkey for $15M
1978 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits
1978 Red Rum wins 3rd consecutive Grand National and retires
1978 Red Brigade kidnaps former premier Aldo Moro in Italy, 5 killed
1977 Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Rangers for John Poloni and cash
1977 Leila Hyams, actress (Red Headed Woman, Freaks), dies at 72
1977 Yanks leap frog over Red Soxs game in 1st place to stay
1977 Red Sox wallop a major league-record 8 home runs beating Toronto 9-6
1977 Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 HRs, all against Yanks
1977 Red Sox (6) and Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11
1977 Islanders allow Red Wings only 11 shots on goal
1976 Egyptian SS Patria sinks in Red Sea, about 100 killed
1976 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
1976 Bowie Kuhn voids A's sales, totaling $35 million, of Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers to Red Sox, and Vida Blue to Yankees
1976 Ulrike Meinhof, lead Germany Red Army Faction, dies
1975 Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at MSG
1975 Red Sox's Fred Lynn is 1st rookie to win MVP (AL)
1975 Ed Giacomin as a Red Wing returns to Mad Sq Garden beats Rangers 6-4
1975 Cin Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series
1975 Red Sox Carlton Fisk's 12th inning HR beats Reds 7-6 in game 6 of WS
1975 Fred Lynn gets 10 RBIs in a Red Sox 15-1 victory over Tigers
1975 Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78
1975 Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh
1975 Cambodia President Lon Nol flees for Red Khmer
1975 Cass Daley, actress (Red Garters), dies at 59
1975 Dagmar Godowsky, actress (Common Law, Red Lights), dies at 78
1975 John Dierkes, actor (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 69
1974 Det Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps
1974 Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 and walks only 2 as Angels top Red Sox, 4-2
1974 Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox in 12 innings
1974 Italian Red Brigade officer Mario Sossi freed
1974 Red Brigade kidnaps Italian attorney general Mario Sossi
1973 M. Medoff's "When you Comin' Back, Red Ryder?," premieres in New York City
1973 Allan "Rocky" Lane, actor (voice of Mr. Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 72
1973 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet
1973 Wings release "Red Rose Speedway" in UK
1973 Paul McCartney releases "Red Rose Speedway" including "My Love"
1973 Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont
1973 Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH
1973 Superbowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Red Skins, 14-7 in LA
1972 Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL
1972 Vyacheslav Kozlov, Voskresensk, Russia, NHL forward, Detroit Red Wings
1972 Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Red Sox for Sparky Lyle
1971 Milton Rosmer, director (Murder in the Red Barn), dies at 90
1971 Walter Sande, actor (Red Planet Mars), dies of heart attack at 65
1971 U.N. votes to expel Taiwan and admit Red China
1971 Troy Malave, Cumana Venezuela, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
1971 Rich Garces, Maracay Aragua Venezuela, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1971 Cory Bailey, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1971 Alexander Delgado, Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher for the Boston Red Sox
1970 Joseph Hudson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1970 Allan Walker, actor and writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64
1970 Tony Perez becomes 1st to hit a HR in red seats at Riverfront
1970 All star MVP: Carl Yastremski (Boston Red Sox)
1970 Aaron Sele, born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1970 "Red Skelton Show," last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV
1970 Cincinnati Red Stockings loses 1st game after winning 130 straight
1970 William Selby, born in Monroeville, Michigan, infielder for the Boston Red Sox
1970 China PR launches its 1st satellite transmitting song "East is Red"
1970 "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater New York City
1970 Ghetty Chasun, Erie Penn, actress, Red Lips
1969 Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," premieres in New York City
1969 Kris Wirtz, Red Deer Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada
1969 Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th HR of season
1969 Nathan Minchey, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1969 Lee O'Leary, born in Compton, California, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
1969 Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader
1969 Oakland A's Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7
1969 Vaughn Eshelman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1969 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 3rd no-hitter beats Houston Astros, 10-0
1969 Jeff Tinsley, born in Shelbyville, Kentucky, outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
1969 "Red, White, and Maddox" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 41 performances
1969 Phil Plantier, Manchester NH, outfielder, San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's
1969 "Red, White, and Maddox" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 41 performances
1969 Brendan Shanahan, Mimico Ont, NHL left wing, Whalers, Red Wings
1968 Adam Rich, New York City, actor, Nicholas-8 is Enough, Code Red, Gun Shy
1968 Glen Wesley, Red Deer, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers
1968 Red Foley, country singer (Mr Smith Goes to Washington), dies at 58
1968 Cincinnati Red George Culver no hits Phillies, 6-1
1968 Eric Wedge, U.S. baseball catcher for the Boston Red Sox
1967 Mo Vaughn, Norwalk Conn, infielder, Boston Red Sox, MVP-1995
1967 Tom Gordon, Sebring, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1967 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series
1967 World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox
1967 Yanks longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yanks win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours and 19 minutes
1967 Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton
1967 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney retires 19 Pirates, then gets injured and leaves
1967 Minnesota Twin Dean Chance perfect games Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings
1967 Cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot and Blue), dies at 74
1967 Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th and lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th and Yanks beat them 6-3
1967 Mike Stanton, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox
1967 Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at
1967 John Valentin, Mineola, New York, infielder for the Boston Red Sox
1967 Red Ruffing selected to Hall of Fame
1967 Tim Naehring, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Boston Red Sox
1967 Chris Nabholz, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 C Thomas Howell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Red Dawn, Tank, Soul Man
1966 Hewlett Johnson, Red Deacon of Canterbury, dies
1966 Jeff Frye, born in Oakland California, infielder for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Tim Wakefield, Melbourne, Florida, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Irene Jacob, actress, Red, Othello
1966 Heathcliff Slocumb, born in Jamaica, New York, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Cincinnati Red Leo Cardenas hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader
1966 Bill Haselman, Long Branch, New Jersey, catcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Manon Kelley, Quebec City Canada, actress, Red Lips 2
1966 Mark Tinordi, Red Deer, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals
1966 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
1966 Arnold "Red" Auerbach retires as Boston Celtic's coach
1966 Eric Gunderson, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Stephen Mailer, born in New York City, actor, Red Meat, League of Their Own, War and Love
1966 Red Auerbach wins his 1,000th game as coach of NBA Boston Celtics
1965 Clara Bow, actress (It, Red Hair, Wings), dies of heart attack at 59
1965 Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0
1965 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0
1965 "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 87 performances
1965 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney no-hits New York Mets but loses in 11, 1-0
1965 Roef-Ragas, Dutch actor, Missing Link, Red Rain, Juju, Mykosch
1965 "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances
1964 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal
1964 Jose Canseco, born in Havana, Cuba, outfielder, Oak A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP
1964 Jeff Sellers, baseball pitcher, Red Sox
1964 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
1964 Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are selected to Hall of Fame
1963 Mike Stanley, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, catcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox
1963 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
1963 Maarten Schmidt discovers enormous red shifts in quasars
1963 Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas elected to football hall of fame
1963 Stark Young, U.S. writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81
1962 Jamie Moyer, Sellersville, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1962 Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist, Red Hot Chili Peppers
1962 Flea, [Michael Balzary], bassist, Red Hot Chili Peppers
1962 Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP
1962 Boston Red Sox Bill Monboquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0
1962 Brigitte Nielsen, born in Eisinore, Denmark, actress, Red Sonja, Rocky IV
1962 Shawn Paddock, rocker, Red Rockers
1962 Boston Red Sox Earl Wilson no-hits LA Angels, 2-0
1962 Red Sox Bill Monbouquette no-hits White Sox 1-0
1962 John Gruffith, rocker, Red Rockers
1962 Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals
1961 Soviet Party Congress unanimously approves a resolution removing Stalin's body from Lenin's tomb in Red Square
1961 Mark "Red" Mitchell, actor, John F. Kennedy, 8 Sceonds, I Want to Live
1961 Laurence Fishburne, born in Augusta, Georgia, actor, Red Heat, School Daze
1961 Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox
1961 Paul Coffey, Weston Ontario, NHL forward, Oilers, Penguins, Red Wings
1961 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
1961 Dan Stuart, U.S. singer and songwriter, Green on Red
1960 Kris Monaghan, Spokane, Washington, golfer, 1990 Red Robin Kyocera Inamori
1960 Tony Goldwyn, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ghost, Kuffs, Traces of Red
1960 Jim Reilly, rocker, Red Rockers
1960 Kelly LeBrock, born in New York City, actress, Weird Science, Woman in Red
1959 [Dennis Ray] "Oil Can" Boyd, baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1959 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive HRs
1959 Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green)
1959 White Sox Early Wynn beats Red Sox 1-0 on his own HR
1959 Ali Campbell, British reggae vocalist and guitarist, UB40-Red Red Wine
1959 Joe Hesketh, U.S. baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
1959 Earl Falconer, British reggae bassist, UB40-Red Red Wine
1959 Otis Nixon, U.S. baseball outfielder, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers
1958 Detroit Tiger Jim Bunning no-hits Boston Red Sox, 3-0
1958 Game in Kansas City between A's and Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado
1958 Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman, AL bat champ 1985-88
1958 Shelly West, born in Cleveland, Ohio, country singer, Red Hot, West by West
1958 Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid
1958 Henry M Tomlinson, British writer (Under red ensign), dies at 84
1958 Norman Lamont Hassan, British reggae musician, UB40-Red Red Wine
1957 John Webster, rocker, Red Ryder-Light in the Tunnel
1957 Jim Brown, rocker, UB40-Red Red Wine
1957 James Brown, British reggae singer/drummer, UB40-Red Red Wine
1957 Chris Joyce, rocker, Simply Red
1957 Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for San Francisco Seals-franchises only, not the players
1957 Ron Duguay, born in Canada, hockey player, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings
1957 Astro, [Terrence Wilson], England, rock vocalist, UB40-Red Red Wine
1957 Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 home runs in 6th inning in 11-0 win
1957 NHL Players Association forms (New York City), Red Wings' Ted Lindsay elected president
1957 Mickael Virtue, rock keyboardist, UB40-Red Red Wine
1956 Yanks set dubious record, stranding 20 men on base Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but Red Sox win 13-9 in Fenway
1956 Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th HR
1956 Orioles trailing Red Sox 8-0 come back to win 11-10 in 9 innings
1956 Terry Taylor, [Paul Klause], wrestler, WCW/WWF/NWA, Red Rooster
1956 Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans
1956 Cincinnati Red pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins
1956 Boston Red Sox Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0
1956 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
1956 Red Buttons debuts on TV in Studio One
1955 Yanks clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2
1955 Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st
1955 Dennis Haysbert, San Mateo California, actor, Code Red
1955 Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0
1955 Red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV
1955 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3
1954 Robin Campbell, British reggae vocalist and guitarist, UB40-Red Red Wine
1954 Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49
1954 International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China
1954 Sam J Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chris-Code Red, The Highway Man
1954 Ken Greer, rock guitarist, Red Rider
1954 Red deer, in Milwaukee Zoo, oldest known deer, dies at 26
1954 Rick Cerone, Newark, New Jersey, catcher, Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/Expos
1954 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3
1953 Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen
1953 Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees
1953 John Patrick's "Teahouse of the Red Moon," premieres in New York City
1953 Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment
1953 Jeff Jones, Red Rider, rock bassist/vocalist, Red Rider
1953 Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military
1953 Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief
1953 Eugene Stephens is 1st to get 3 hits and Red Sox score 17 runs in 1 Inning (7th) Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3
1953 Most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox)
1953 Tom Cochrane, born in Toronto, Canada, rock vocalist and guitarist, Red Rider
1953 Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox outfielder, AL MVP 1978
1953 Passenger ships Willem Ruys and Orange collide in the Red Sea
1952 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Montreal Canadiens in 4 games
1952 4th Emmy Awards: Red Skelton, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca wins
1951 Judith Ivey, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Lady in Red, Hello Again
1951 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double and single vs Red Sox
1951 Rob Baker, rock drummer, Red Rider
1950 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract
1950 Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year
1950 Walt Dropo of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year
1950 Chris De Burgh, [Davidson], Argent/Irish rock vocalist, Lady in Red
1950 Red Sox Dom DiMaggio leads AL with only 15 stolen bases
1950 Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs)
1950 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3
1950 Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Red Sox 9-0 in 6th
1949 Bill Buckner, born in California, 1st baseman, error cost Red Sox 1986 world series
1949 Chinese Red army occupies Canton
1949 Yanks and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yanks win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16
1949 Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place
1949 Cincinnati Red Walker Cooper gets 10 RBIs
1949 "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV
1949 Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai
1949 Chinese Red army conquerors Nanjing
1949 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1949 Mao's Red army conquers Ten-tsin
1948 Mao's Red army conquerors Mukden, Manchuria
1948 "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 831 performances
1948 China's Red army occupies Chinchov
1948 Indians beat Red Sox, 8-0, in 1st AL playoff game
1948 Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4)
1948 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1948 Yanks and Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game
1948 "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies
1947 Carlton Fisk, born in Vermont, all star catcher, Red Sox, White Sox
1947 Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox
1947 Harry Carey Sr, actor and director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69
1947 Yanks get 18 singles to beat Red Soxs 11-2
1947 "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1
1947 Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0
1947 1st night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3)
1947 Marian G Klaren, Dutch mime/actress, Red Cabbage
1947 "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 831 performances
1946 Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140)
1946 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series
1946 Boston Red Sox clinch AL pennant
1946 Andrei Vlasov, Russian general (Red Army, Wehrmacht) executed at 45
1946 Boston Red Sox Rudy York hits 2 grand slams in 1 game, gets 10 RBIs
1946 Cleve Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and HR but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 HR with 8 RBIs
1946 Elizabeth A. Lynn, U.S., sci-fi author, Watchtower, Red Hawk
1946 Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yanks 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam
1946 Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game
1945 Red Sox Tom McBride is 3rd to get 6 RBIs in an inning (4th)
1945 Victory celebration at Red Square
1945 Red Army occupies Demmin
1945 Red Army opens attack on German Reichstag building in Berlin
1945 Red army completely surrounds Berlin
1945 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
1945 Hannie Schaft, "Girl with red hair," executed
1945 Red Army begins Battle of Berlin
1945 Red Army occupy Wien (Vienna)
1945 Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder
1945 Red Army frees Crakow-Plaszow concentration camp
1945 Christine Kaufmann, Austria, actress, Town Without Pity, Red Lips
1945 Tony Conigliaro, Massachusetts, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
1944 Red Cross wins Nobel peace prize
1944 Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0
1944 Cincinnati Red Clyde Shoun no-hits Boston Braves, 1-0
1944 John Milius, writer, Red Dawn, 1941, Big Wednesday
1944 Det Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0
1943 Ferguson Jenkins, baseball pitcher, Red Sox
1943 Judith Frost, British Columbia, artist, To Red, Dust Drawings
1943 Red Army recaptures Brjansk
1943 Red Army occupies Bachmatsj
1943 Red Army under Gen Vatutin recaptures Achtyrka
1943 Red army recaptures Charkow
1943 Red army recaptures Spas-Demensk
1943 Red Army recaptures Tchukujev, at Kharkov
1943 Red Army recaptures Bogodukov
1943 Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs
1943 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games
1943 Red Army evacuates Belgorod
1943 Red Army evacuates Kharkov
1943 Tully Marshall, actor (Let's Go, Red Dust), dies at 78
1943 Red army conquers Kharkov
1943 Red Army recaptures Kursk
1943 Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
1943 Red Army recaptures Pitomnik airport at Stalingrad
1942 Red army occupies German airports at Tasjinskaja and Morozowsk
1942 German units go through Red October-factory in Stalingrad
1942 Red Sox star Ted Williams enlists as a Navy aviator
1942 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
1941 Yanks beat Red Sox 6-3 and clinch their 12th and earliest pennant
1941 Red army evacuates Smolensk
1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory)
1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove, 41, wins his 300th game
1941 Robert Forster, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Lady in Red, Alligator
1941 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1941 Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1941 Shima Iwashita, actress, Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide
1940 Luis Tiant, Cuba, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees
1940 Willie Tyler, Red Level Ala, ventriloquist, Lester
1940 Dario Argento, director, Creepers, Deep Red, Tenebrae
1940 Sicherheits police bans Free masons, Rotary and Red Cross
1940 Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run
1939 Yanks beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning
1939 Yanks beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win
1939 Carl Yastrzemski, born in New York, Boston Red Sox great, 1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame
1939 Red Sox Jim Tabor hits 2 grand slams in 1 game
1939 Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HR
1939 Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double
1938 Cincinnati Red Lonny Frey hits 8 doubles in a doubleheader
1938 St. Louis Browns walk Boston Red Sox Jimmy Foxx 6 times in a row
1938 1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter
1938 Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer no-hits Boston Braves, 3-0
1938 Yanks sweep Red Sox 10-0 and 5-4 in front of 83,533 at Yankee Stadium
1938 Paul-Henri Spak forms red coalition of Belgium
1938 Ishmael Reed, U.S., author, Last Days of Louisiana Red
1937 Red Sox acquire the contract of 19-year-old Ted Williams
1937 Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit
1937 Al Geiberger, Red Bluff California, PGA golfer, 1962 Ontario Open
1937 Red Grooms, American Artist
1937 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 3 games to 2
1936 Red Sox turn a triple-play on Yankees
1936 Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did no get good feilding, Sox suspend him
1936 Kenneth Loach, TV director (Singing the Blues in Red), dies
1936 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1
1936 Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in NHL longest game (2h56m30s)
1936 Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in 16 mins and 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 mins), ends 1-0
1936 Peter H J "Piet" van Doorne, director BOVA Red Peppers, executed at 52
1936 1st ski jumping tournament, Red Wing, Minnesota
1935 Italian bombers destroy Swedish Red Cross unit in Ethiopia
1935 A's sell Jimmie Foxx to the Red Sox for $150,000
1935 Cincinnati Red Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th beat Phils 15-4
1935 Charles Grodin, actor, Woman in Red, Lonely Guy, Heartbreak Kid
1935 Bobby Vinton, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Roses are Red, Blue on Blue
1935 Amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit
1934 While Washington player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece and adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox
1934 Chinese Red leader under Mao Tse Tung begins Long March
1934 Ulrike Meinhof, German Red Army member
1934 Idle Detroit wins pennant, as Red Sox beat Yankees 5-0
1934 Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell hits 2 home runs to beat White Sox 3-2 in 12
1934 Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning including record 4 consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters
1934 New Fenway Park opens, Washington Senators beat Red Sox 6-5
1934 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1
1933 Jerry [Eugene] Pournelle, U.S., sci-fi author, Mercenary, Red Dragon
1933 1st time, brothers on opposite teams homer in the same game. Red Sox
1933 Thomas Yawkey purchases Boston Red Sox
1932 New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3
1932 Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing homers and wins game 1-0 in 10 tying
1932 1st Sunday game at Fenway Park, Yanks beat Red Sox 13-2
1932 "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies
1931 Red Sox Earl Webb sets record with 65 en route to 67 doubles
1931 Cincinnati Red Tony Cuccinello goes 6 for 6
1931 Washington Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0
1930 New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 home runs to beat St. Louis Browns, 7-6
1930 Lou Gehrig grand slams as Yanks beat Red Sox 14-13
1930 1st red and green traffic lights installed (Manhattan New York City)
1929 Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Red Sox manager
1929 Jimmy Piersall, baseball player, Red Sox, Senators, Indians
1929 Red Terrill, Jr., horse trainer
1929 Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field
1928 Phyllis Kirk, Syracuse, New York, actress, Thin Man, Red Button's Show
1927 Red Robert Chudnick Rodney, jazz trumpeter
1927 Red Sox beat New York Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings at Fenway Park
1927 Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings
1927 Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, NHL hall of famer, Norris trophy
1927 Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox
1927 Guy Mitchell, [Al Cernick], born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker/actor, Red Garters
1926 German Marx government falls due to cooperation with red army
1926 Manchester Guardian (German Reichswehr/Red Army work together)
1926 Julie Adams, Waterloo Iowa, actress, Yancy Derringer, Code Red
1926 Charles Van de Banks, Flemish writer/poet (Red Horse), dies
1926 NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings
1926 Indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox)
1926 White Sox Ted Lyons no hits Red Sox 6-0 in just 67 minutes at Fenway
1926 Cincinnati Red Curt Walker ties record of 2 triples in an inning
1926 Moira Shearer, Dunfermline Scotland, ballerina, Red Shoes
1925 Red Grange signs with Chicago Bears directly out of college
1925 Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears
1925 Dirk de Vroome, [Red Giant], SS'er
1925 Malcolm X, [Little], [Detroit Red], Omaha NB, founder, Black Muslims
1925 Guy Mitchell, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle
1924 Hamilton Tiger Red Green scores 5 goals to beat Tor Maple Leafs 10-5
1924 Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs)
1924 Bruce Norris, NHL owner, Detroit Red Wings
1924 Lenin placed in Mausoleum in Red Square
1923 Yanks slaughter Red Sox 24-4
1923 Red Sox 1st baseman George Burns pulls off an unassisted triple play
1923 After a single, Red Sox Howard Ehmke retires next 27 Yanks
1923 Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Philadelphia A's, 4-0
1923 Harry Frazee, sells Red Sox to Ohio businessmen for $1M
1923 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 27-3 with 13 runs in 6th inning
1923 Lenin's last article in Pravda (about Red bureaucracy)
1923 Al "Red" Schoendienst, baseball manager/2nd baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals
1922 Royal Dano, New York City, actor, Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II
1921 Red Army under Trotsky attack sailors of Kronstadt
1920 Hannie [Jannetje J] Schaft, "Girl with red hair"
1920 Sheila Quinn, adviser, British Red Cross
1920 Red Sox-Indians game postponed in Boston to allow Indian players to attend Ray Chapman's funeral in Cleveland
1920 William "Red" Holzman, NBA coach, New York Knickerbockers, 754 wins
1920 Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th HR leads Yanks to 8-2 win
1920 Washington Senator Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox, 1-0
1920 Gen Wrangel opens offensive against red Army
1920 Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to New York Yankees
1920 New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Red Sox for $125,000
1919 Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season
1919 Yanks and Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth
1919 Red Army captures Omsk, Siberia
1919 Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a game for his 1st of 72 times
1919 Red Buttons, [Aaron Chwatt], Bronx New York City, comedian/actor, Sayonara
1918 Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000
1918 Robert Feller, MLB pitcher, Red Sox, led AL in strikeouts 7 times
1918 Ted Williams, hitter, Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47
1918 Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 15th World Series
1918 Boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)
1918 Ted Williams, Baseball's last .400 hitter for the Boston Red Sox
1918 Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway scores Amos Strunk, the Red Sox win 1-0 over Cleve, prevailing rules reduce Babe's HR to a triple
1918 Josephin Peladan, French writer/CEO (French Red Cross), dies
1918 Boston Red Sox Dutch Leonard's 2nd no-hitter beats Tigers, 5-0
1918 Yankees set record with 8 sacrifices, beat Red Sox's Babe Ruth 5-4
1918 "Red Baron", [Manfred von Richtofen], shot down in WW I at 25
1918 American Red Magen David (Jewish Red Cross) forms
1918 Dominic DiMaggio, baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
1917 1st Infantry division "Big Red One" shoots 1st U.S. shot in WW I
1917 Arnold "Red" Auerbach, NBA coach/GM, Boston Celtic
1917 Red Auerbach, American Coach
1917 Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a runner on, he throws him out and retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game
1917 Hawaiian Red Cross forms
1917 Red Sox Babe Ruth beats Washington Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0
1917 Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway
1917 Babe Ruth beats New York Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox
1917 Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleveland for $15,000
1916 Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series
1916 Van Johnson, Newport, Rhode Island, actor, Brigadoon, always wore red socks
1916 Robert Shaw, born in Red Bluff, California, chorale conductor, Robert Shaw Chorale
1916 Stanley Kauffmann, born in New York City, playwright, Red Handkerchief Man
1915 Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 in 12th World Series
1915 Red Sox, 3-1, with an 8th inning 2 run rally
1915 Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit
1915 Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series
1915 Cass Daley, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actress, Red Garters
1915 Red Adair, oilman, fought oil fires in Kuwait
1915 Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut and 1st HR, loses to Yanks 4-3 in 15
1914 Giuseppe Berto, Italian writer, Heaven Sees Red
1914 Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1
1914 Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox
1914 Babe Ruth debuts as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox, he beats Cleveland 4-3
1914 Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles
1914 Alfred Andersch, German writer, Red Head
1913 Red Skelton, born in Vincennes, Indiana, comedian, Red Skelton Show
1913 Les Tremayne, London, actor, Angry Red Planet, War of the Worlds
1912 Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield
1912 Red Sox defeat A's 3-0 for then AL record 105th win
1912 Michelangelo Antonioni, born in Ferrara, Italy, director, Blow-up, Red Desert
1912 Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins
1912 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)
1912 Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat New York Highlanders 7-6 in 11
1912 Clara Barton, organizer (American Red Cross), dies at 90
1912 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs. Harvard)
1911 Red Tuesday-20,000 protest for universal rights
1911 Boston Red Sox Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0
1911 Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0
1911 Red Sox Joe Wood strikes out 3 pinch hitters in 9th for 5-4 win
1910 J Henri Dunant, Swiss writer/founder (Red Cross, YMCA), dies
1910 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won
1910 Washington Red Killefer sacrifices record 4 times against Detroit
1910 Red Foley, born in Blue Lick, Kentucky, country singer, Mr Smith Goes to Washington
1910 David Rose, born in London, England, orch leader, Red Skelton Show, Stripper
1910 Muriel Monkhouse, Red Cross worker
1909 Red Cloud, Sioux indian chief, dies
1909 Souphanouvong, [Red Prince], president of Laos, 1975-87
1909 New York Giant Red Ames 2nd no-hitter, loses in 13 on a 7 hitter to Dodgers
1909 Dutch, Emil, Leonard, baseball pitcher, Boston Red Sox, 1.01 ERA 1914
1909 Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps
1908 Sophie Stewart, born in Scotland, actress, As You Like It, Under the Red Robe
1908 Walter L "Red" Barber, Mississippi, sports announcer, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yanks
1907 Robert A[nson] Heinlein, U.S., sci-fi author, 4 Hugos, Red Planet
1906 Joe Cronin, baseball, Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930, AL Pres
1906 V Herbert and H Blossom's musical "Red Mill," premieres in New York City
1906 Cincinnati Red John Weimer no-hits Dodgers, 1-0 in 7 inning game
1906 Allan Walker, actor and writer, Red Buttons Show
1905 Michael Powell, English director/screen writer/producer, Red Shoes
1905 Red Smith, Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist, Fight Talk
1905 Boris Alexandrov, conductor, Red Army Song/Dance Ensemble
1905 Edgar P. Snow, U.S. author/journalist: Red star over China
1905 Philadelphia A's beat Boston Red Sox 4-2 in 20 inning game
1905 Leila Hyams, New York City, actress, Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap
1904 Justus van Maurik, cigar manuf |
