2014 Event Bubba Watson, American golfer, wins the Masters Tournament for the second year in a row 2014 Event Larry Ellison of Oracle Corp. is ranked the highest-paid U.S. executive for the second year in a row; Ellison's 2013 compensation of $78.4 million is more than twice that of runner-up Robert Iger of Walt Disney Corp, with $34.3 million 2013 Event President Barack Obama and the First Family begin their 17-day Hawaiian vacation; this is the sixth year in a row the Obama's have visited family and friends on the island of Oahu for Christmas and New Year's 2013 Event For the second year in a row, Novak Djokovic is the winner of the Shanghai Masters Tennis competition 2011 Event For the second day in a row, global stock markets fall as fears of a deepening economic crisis continue 2010 Event The last death row inmate in Cuba has his death sentence commuted; the nation is against capital punishment and has commuted many death sentences since 2008 1996 Death Peter Bird, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days, dies at age 49 at sea during an attempt to row across the Pacific 1991 Event Joe Coleman 3rd 100 RBI season in a row 3 teams (Cleveland, San Diego and Toronto) 1991 Event Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row 1990 Event John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row 1988 Event Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row 1982 Event Cards win 12th game in a row; 7-4 over Phillies 1982 Death Victor Jory, Alaskan actor (Kings Row, Manhunt), dies at 79 1979 Event Michael Cairney topples a record row of 169,713 dominoes 1973 Death Betty Field, actress (Kings Row), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 60 1973 Event Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row 1972 Event San Francisco Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row 1971 Event Phillies Deron Johnson 3 home runs caps his 4 in a row 1971 Event UCLA loses to Notre Dame, UCLA then wins next 88 games in a row 1964 Death Robert Burton, actor (Dr. Gordon-Kings Row), dies at 69 1964 Birthday Rachel Bolan, born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, born James Southworth, bass player, songwriter and co-founder of metal band, Skid Row 1964 Event Bapu Nadkarni 32-27-5-0 vs. England, 21 maiden overs in a row 1959 Event De Gaulle grants amnesty to 130 to Algerian death row convicts 1958 Event Test Cricket debuts against New Zealand for Dexter, Illingworth and Subba Row 1958 Event Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record 1954 Event Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row 1954 Event Robin Roberts gives up a home run then retires next 27 men in a row 1953 Event Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row 1953 Event Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a single, then retires next 27 in a row 1952 Birthday The Lau, Dutch singer/guitarist/composer, The Scene, Row Row Row 1944 Event Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1943 Event Philadelphia A's drop AL record tying 20th game in a row, win the 2nd game 1938 Birthday Alan Jones, cricketer, England vs. ROW 1970 his only International honour 1938 Event St. Louis Browns walk Boston Red Sox Jimmy Foxx 6 times in a row 1932 Birthday Raman Subba Row, CEO, Test/County Cricket Board 1930 Event Philadelphia A's win AL championship for 2nd year in a row 1929 Birthday Bob Bouma, Dutch TV host, For a Postcard in the Front Row 1927 Event After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2 1927 Event For 2nd Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath 1926 Birthday Nan Leslie, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Kings Row, Californians 1925 Event Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row 1924 Birthday Robert Horton, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena 1922 Event St. Louis gets record 10 hits in a row and beats Phillies 14-8 1922 Event Annie Oakley sets record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row 1913 Birthday Betty Field, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Kings Row, Bus Stop 1911 Event Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row 1908 Event Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row 1902 Birthday Victor Jory, Dawson City Canada, actor, Kings Row, Manhunt 1896 Event G Harpo and F Samuelson leave New York to row the Atlantic (takes 54 days) 1896 Event George Samuelson leaves New York harbor to row across Atlantic 1895 Birthday Robert Burton, actor, Dr. Gordon-Kings Row 1875 Birthday Thomas W. Ross, actor, Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm
