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1996 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 Joe Coleman 3rd 100 RBI season in a row 3 teams (Cleveland, San Diego and Toronto) 1991 Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row 1990 John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row 1988 Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row 1982 Cards win 12th game in a row; 7-4 over Phillies 1982 Victor Jory, Alaskan actor (Kings Row, Manhunt), dies at 79 1979 Michael Cairney topples a record row of 169,713 dominoes 1974 LA Skid Row slasher kills 1st of 8 1973 Betty Field, actress (Kings Row), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 60 1973 Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row 1972 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 Phillies Deron Johnson 3 home runs caps his 4 in a row 1971 UCLA loses to Notre Dame, UCLA then wins next 88 games in a row 1964 Robert Burton, actor (Dr. Gordon-Kings Row), dies at 69 1964 Rachel Bolan, rocker, Skid Row 1964 Bapu Nadkarni 32-27-5-0 vs. England, 21 maiden overs in a row 1959 De Gaulle grants amnesty to 130 to Algerian death row convicts 1958 Test Cricket debuts against New Zealand for Dexter, Illingworth and Subba Row 1958 Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford fans 6 in a row to tie an AL record 1954 Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row 1954 Robin Roberts gives up a home run then retires next 27 men in a row 1953 Braves Max Surkont strikes out record 8 Reds in a row 1953 Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a single, then retires next 27 in a row 1952 The Lau, Dutch singer/guitarist/composer, The Scene, Row Row Row 1944 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 Philadelphia A's drop AL record tying 20th game in a row, win the 2nd game 1938 Alan Jones, cricketer, England vs. ROW 1970 his only International honour 1938 St. Louis Browns walk Boston Red Sox Jimmy Foxx 6 times in a row 1932 Raman Subba Row, CEO, Test/County Cricket Board 1930 Philadelphia A's win AL championship for 2nd year in a row 1929 Bob Bouma, Dutch TV host, For a Postcard in the Front Row 1927 After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2 1927 For 2nd Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath 1926 Nan Leslie, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Kings Row, Californians 1925 Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row 1924 Robert Horton, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena 1922 St. Louis gets record 10 hits in a row and beats Phillies 14-8 1922 Annie Oakley sets record by breaking 100 clay targets in a row 1913 Betty Field, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Kings Row, Bus Stop 1911 Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row 1908 Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row 1902 Victor Jory, Dawson City Canada, actor, Kings Row, Manhunt 1896 G Harpo and F Samuelson leave New York to row the Atlantic (takes 54 days) 1896 George Samuelson leaves New York harbor to row across Atlantic 1895 Robert Burton, actor, Dr. Gordon-Kings Row 1875 Thomas W. Ross, actor, Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm |
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