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2010 Event - Taiwan is hit by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, twelve people are injured, communications and rail services are disrupted

2005 Event - New York City union members shut down subway and bus services for 3 days

1991 Event - 5% sales tax on consumer goods and services goes into effect in U.S.S.R.

1986 Event - Funeral services held for Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme

1985 Event - Funeral services held for Konstantin Chernenko (Moscow)

1982 Event - Funeral services held in Moscow's Red Square for Leonid I Brezhnev

1981 Event - RKO radio network is 1st to offer 2 separate overnight services

1980 Event - Department of Health and Human Services begins operation

1978 Event - Funeral services held for Pope John Paul I

1964 Event - During services held for Sam Cooke fans caused damage to Funeral Home

1961 Birthday - Ellery Hanley, born in Leeds, England, rugby league player, honored by the Queen in January, 1990, for his services to the game

1959 Death - William J "Wild Bill" Donovan, Office Strategic Services, dies at 76

1957 Event - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA United Voluntary Services Golf Open

1954 Birthday - Michael O'Brien, born in Worcester, England, Mike O'Brien, politician, Labor Party, since 1992, serves as Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire, served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, became Minister of State for Health Services, 2009

1949 Event - Indian owner Bill Veeck holds funeral services to bury 1948 pennant

1946 Birthday - Annette Penhaligon, born in England, politician, secretary for Member of Parliament for Truro, in Cornwall, England, knighted for services to politics and public service

1945 Event - Bradman scores 112, his 1st post-War century, SA vs. Australia Services

1945 Event - Australia Services lose 3rd Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts

1945 Event - Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs. India at Calcutta

1945 Event - Australian Services draw 1st Victory Test against India

1945 Event - Lindsay Hassett scores 187 and 124* for Australia Services at Delhi

1945 Event - U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) disbands

1945 Event - Bob Cristofani scores 110 for Australia Services at Old Trafford

1945 Event - England defeat Australia Services by 6 wkts in 5th Victory Test Cricket

1945 Event - England and Australia Services draw 4th Victory Test

1945 Event - Australian Services win 3rd Victory Test Cricket by 4 wickets

1945 Event - Australia Services win 1st Victory Test Cricket at Lord's by 6 wickets

1945 Event - Start of the 1st Victory Test Cricket between England and Australia Services

1942 Event - National Boxing Association freezes titles of those serving in armed services

1942 Event - OSS, Office of Strategic Services, forms

1933 Birthday - Louis W. Sullivan, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1989 - 1993

1931 Birthday - Margaret Heckler, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1983-85

1931 Birthday - William Utting, chief inspector, British Social Services

1931 Birthday - Joan Clague, director of nursing services, Marie Curie Foundation

1930 Event - 1st religious services telecast in U.S. (W2XBS New York City)

1924 Birthday - John Kilgour, director of prison medical services, Home Office

1923 Birthday - Joan Moriarty, Brigadier matron-in-chief/dir, Army Nursing Services

1920 Birthday - Richard O'Brien, CEO, Manpower Services Commission

1918 Birthday - Faye Glenn Abdellan, U.S. government official, health services

1918 Birthday - Otis R Bowen, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1985 - 1989

1915 Event - U.S. Coast Guard created from Life Saving and Revenue Cutter services

1659 Event - Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in U.S.)

1430 Event - Jews of Sicily are no longer required to attend conversionist services


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