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1995 Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (5:00.26)
1994 Rudolf Hrusinsky, Czechoslovakian 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. New Zealand 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 1980 Larry Williams, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie, dies from a gunshot wound, in Los Angeles, California, at age 44 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 East Germany 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 1962 David Foster Wallace, born in New York, author, novelist, short story and literary fiction writer 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, born in Washington, D.C., short story writer, novelist, compared to John Updike, J.D Salinger, professor at Harvard, University of Virginia, Rea Award for the Short Story recipient 1946 Clare Short, born in Birmingham, England, politician, left wing, Secretary of State for Internal Development, supports legislating cannabis, critical of Israel 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 1935 Larry Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, pianist, rock and roll, rhythm and blues genres, recorded, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Short Fat Fannie 1924 Bobby Short, born in Danville, Illinois, singer/pianist, Carlisle Hotel 1923 Manon H E Alving, Dutch actress, Short American 1922 Grace Paley, born in New York, short story writer, political activist, pacifist, poet 1920 Rudolf Hrusinsky, Czechoslovakian 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 1906 Henry Roth, born in Galicia, Austro-Hungary, writer, short story writer, novelist, Call It Sleep considered masterpiece of Jewish American literature 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 1876 Hans Bethge, born in Dessau, Germany, writer, short stories, essays, plays, poetry on love, nature, works include, 'Agyptische Reise' 'Egyptian Journey' 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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