1995 Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (5:00.26)
1994 Rudolf Hrusinsky, Czech actor (Short Cut, Golden Eels), dies at 72
1993 Gary Kasparov defeats Nigel Short for chess championship
1993 WLPM, the Short, Dutch MP (KVP, 1945-73), dies at 83
1990 NL releases short list of teams for 1993 NL expansion
1990 Roald Dahl, Br short story author (Sweet Mystery of Life), dies at 74
1990 Richard R Briggs, dies after short illness at 71
1990 Gordon Jackson, actor (Hamlet), dies after a short illness at 66
1989 Andrei Gromyko, Soviet diplomat, dies just short of his 80th birthday
1988 Bob Steele, [Robert Bradbury], dies after short illness at 60
1988 Raymond Carver, poet/short story writer (Furious Season), dies at 50
1987 Australia hang on for draw vs. NZ at MCG, 1 wkt left 17 runs short
1984 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL short handed season scoring record at 11
1983 Storm cuts short free Diana Ross concert in New York's Central Park
1982 "Your Arms are Too Short to Box" closes at Alvin New York City after 69 performances
1982 New Jersey Devils 1st short handed goal-Don Lever
1982 "Your Arms are Too Short..." opens at Alvin New York City for 69 performances
1982 Federal Equal Rights Amendment fails 3 states short of ratification
1981 Ron Davis pitches 10th consecutive strike out, 1 short of record
1980 "Your Arm's Too Short to Box" closes at Ambassador New York City after 149 performances
1980 "Your Arm's Too Short to Box..." opens at Ambassador New York City for 149 performances
1979 Alex Bradford, actor/composer (Your Arms too Short...), dies at 51
1978 "Your Arm's Too Short..." closes at Lyceum New York City after 429 performances
1977 Tony Goskowicz, born in Wauwautosa, Wisconsin, short track skater 1994 Olympics
1976 "Your Arm's Too Short..." opens at Lyceum New York City for 429 performances
1975 Soyuz 18A launch aborted short of orbit; cosmonauts return safely
1974 Miguel Pinero's "Short Eyes," premieres in New York City
1973 Michael Dunn, short actor (Justine, Boom, Madigan), dies at 38
1973 Melissa Short, born in Kaaawa, Hawaii, Miss America, Hawaii-Top 10-1997
1971 Amy Peterson, Maplewood, Minnesota, short track skater 1994 Olympics
1968 Randy Bartz, Roseville, Minnesota, short track skater 1994 Olympics
1968 John Coyle, West Bloomfield, Michigan, short track skater 1994 Olympics
1968 Gertrude Short, actress (Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus), dies at 66
1967 Eric Flaim, Pembroke Massachusetts, short track skater 1994 Olympics
1967 Lili Taylor, actress, Ransom, Short Cuts
1965 Phillies' Chris Short strikes-out 18 New York Mets
1965 Nigel Short, British Celebrity
1964 Andy Gabel, born in Chicago, Illinois, short track skater 1994 Olympics
1964 German DR government allows short visits to West Germany
1963 Fisher Stevens, Chicago, actor, My Science Project, Short Circuit
1962 Cathy Turner, born in Rochester, New York, short track skater 1994 Olympics gold
1960 David Boon, cricketer, short backward square from Tasmania
1958 Steve Guttenberg, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Police Academy, Short Circuit
1958 Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart and peaks at #3
1950 Howard Swanson's "Short Symphony," premieres
1950 Martin Short, born in Hamilton, Ontario, comedian, SNL, SCTV, 3 Amigos
1949 Kerry Short, Vineland Ont, Canad Tour golfer, Highland Amat-1981, 84
1947 Ann Beattie, Washington D.C., short story writer, New Yorker Magazine
1946 Clare Short, British MP
1943 Randy Newman, New Orleans, vocalist, Short People, Love, Louisiana, Raindrops
1943 Randy Newman, rock vocalitst, Short People
1941 Colin Milburn, cricketer, England bat whose career was cut short
1940 Austin Pendleton, born in Warren, Ohio, actor, Short Circuit, Simon, Hello Again
1939 John Badham, Luton England, director, Dracula, Short Circuit
1938 Raymond Carver, poet/short story writer, Furious Season
1924 Bobby Short, born in Danville, Illinois, singer/pianist, Carlisle Hotel
1923 Manon H E Alving, Dutch actress, Short American
1920 Rudolf Hrusinsky, Czech actor, Short Cut, Golden Eels
1913 Delmore Schwartz, U.S., poet/short story writer/critic, Shenandoah
1911 Britain's 1st twin-engine airplane (Short S.39) test flown
1903 Due to drought the U.S. side of Niagara Falls runs short of water
1902 Gertrude Short, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus
1902 Kathryn Forbes, short story writer, mama's bank account
1899 Conrad Aiken, U.S., poet/short story writer/critic, Selected Poems
1893 Dorothy Parker, New Jersey, short story writer, 1958 Marjorie Peabody Award
1887 Alexander Woollcott, New Jersey, short story writer, Man Who Came to Dinner
1886 R Pelgrom, oldest Dutch man, died Apr 15, 1994, 9 days short of 108
1880 Eduard M Meijers, Dutch lawyer, Short Cause
1869 Marie Dressler, [Leila M Koerber], Ontario, actress, Caught Short
1867 Herbert Prior, born in England, actor, Caught Short, Slave of Desire
1838 Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb], famous short person
1742 Edmond Hoyle published his "Short Treatise" on the card game whist
1640 English Short Parliament unites
1640 English Short Parliament forms
1333 Wladyslaw IV, the Short One/Great, duke/king of Poland, dies
768 Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53
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