2015 Event An outbreak of an unknown disease in Nigeria has so far resulted in 17 deaths, each occurring within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms; while tests show that the disease is not viral, the cause has not yet been identified 2014 Event NASA successfully tests its unmanned Orion spaceship for potential human flight over 3,500 miles from Earth; several years and more tests will be needed before the vessel is ready for human travel, potentially paving the way for manned trips to Mars 2014 Event North Korea threatens nuclear tests, and activity has been detected at one of the nation's nuclear facilities; the threat was made after the U.N. recommended trying North Korean officials in the International Criminal Court for human rights crimes 2014 Event A bird flu outbreak has been identified on three poultry farms in the Netherlands; though current tests show the virus strain to pose a low risk to humans, infected birds will be slaughtered 2014 Event American freelance videographer Ashoka Mukpo tests positive for Ebola while working in Liberia; the cameraman has been working in the country for the past three years but became symptomatic the day after beginning an assignment for NBC News 2014 Event Tennis champion Serena Williams beats Karolina Pliskova in her first game since leaving the Wimbledon games on July 1st due to illness; Williams will undergo future medical tests to confirm whether the illness was caused by a virus 2013 Event South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is released from the hospital after having "successful" medical tests; prior reports stated he was hospitalized for a routine checkup 2013 Event Nestle removes its beef pasta meals from supermarkets in France, Spain and Italy after tests confirm the food giant has products contaminated with horsemeat 2012 Event U. K. government officials announce that Viaspan, a solution used to preserve some donor organs, could be contaminated with bacteria after tests identified Bacillus cereus was present in the solution used to test Viaspan's sterility 2012 Event U.S. President Barack Obama begins a three-day visit to South Korea, as tensions rise over North Korea's proposed missile tests 2011 Event The U.S. National Football League ratifies a new collective bargaining agreement which includes provisions for human growth hormone tests 2011 Event Tests show radioactive cesium is present in small quantities in residents of Iitate and Kawamata, Fukushima, towns located 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2000 Death Victor Serebriakoff, genius, designed IQ tests, dies at 86 1998 Event Pakistan tests underground nuclear weapons, sparking fears of a nuclear conflict with India 1998 Event India resumes underground nuclear tests after more than a 20 year gap 1996 Death Cyril Poole, cricket (Notts 1946-62, England 1951-52 in 3 Tests), dies 1996 Death Tommy Mitchell, cricket (Derbyshire leg-spin, 5 Tests for Eng), dies 1993 Death Leslie Townsend, cricket all-rounder (England in 4 Tests 1930-34), dies 1993 Event Russian space agency tests a 82' wide space mirror 1991 Death Prior Jones, West Indian cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1948-52), dies 1990 Death Malcolm Hilton, English cricket slow left-arm (4 Tests), dies 1988 Event Shroud of Turin, revered by many Christians as Christ's burial cloth, is shown by carbon-dating tests to be a fake from the Middle Ages 1988 Event Lab tests reportedly show Shroud of Turin not Christ's burial cloth 1986 Event Allan Border scores the 10,000th run in Tests (v India, Bombay) 1986 Event NASA announces tests designed to verify ignition pressure dynamics 1985 Death Sandy Bell, South African cricket pace bowler (16 Tests), dies 1985 Death Jack Robertson, South Africa cricket spinner (3 Tests vs. Australia 1935-36), dies 1985 Death Don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in 2 Tests 1951), dies 1983 Death George Headley, cricket (10 tons in 22 Tests, 1st black WI captain), dies 1982 Death J K Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), dies 1981 Death Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricket (2 Tests for India, 29 runs and 0-13), dies 1980 Event Reagan said he would submit to periodic medical tests 1980 Death Clarrie Grimmett, cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies 1979 Death Bill Farrimond, England cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests 1930-35), dies 1979 Event Ian Botham makes 1000 runs/100 wkts in Tests in his 21st match 1979 Death C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies 1976 Event U.S. and Russia agreed on size of nuclear tests for peaceful use 1976 Death Harry Elliott, England cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 1927-34), dies 1976 Event Ian Redpath hits his only 2 sixes in Cricket Tests, vs. WI Adelaide 1973 Birthday Zahid Fazal, Pakistani cricket batsman, occasional Tests since 1992 1973 Death Stan Worthington, English cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1930-36), dies 1973 Event U.S. performs 3 nuclear tests at Rifle, Colorado 1973 Birthday Rahul Dravid, cricket batter, prolific Karnataka, Tests for India 96 1972 Birthday Saurav Ganguly, cricketer, centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996 1971 Death Edward van der Merwe, cricket keeper (South Africa in 2 Tests in 30's), dies 1971 Death Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies 1970 Death Probir Sen, cricket (20 catch and 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies 1968 Birthday Mark Burmester, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in 3 Tests 1992 1968 Event Apollo 5 launched to Moon; unmanned lunar module tests made 1967 Death Freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies 1967 Birthday Roshan Jurangpathy, cricketer, 2 Tests for Sri Lanka 1985-86 1967 Death Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies 1966 Death S J "Tip" Snooke, South Africa cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 1905-23), dies 1965 Birthday Tim Munton, cricketer, England pace bowler in two Tests 1992 1965 Death Bill Hitch, England cricket fast-bowler (7 Tests 1911-21), dies 1965 Birthday Maninder Singh, cricketer, Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93 1965 Birthday Kaushik Amalean, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka 1986-88 1964 Birthday Robert Haynes, cricketer, Jamaica and WI leggie, one-dayer but no Tests 1964 Birthday Kosala Kuruppuarachchi, cricketer, bowls 2 Tests for Sri Lanka 86-87 1964 Birthday Graeme Labrooy, cricketer, Sri Lankan pace bowler in 9 Tests 1986-91 1964 Birthday Nadeem Abbasi, cricketer, three Tests for Pakistan vs. India 1989 1964 Death W L Cornford, England cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests vs. New Zealand 1930), dies 1964 Death C R Browne, cricket leg-spinner (WI in 4 Tests, 6 wkts), dies 1964 Birthday Rumesh Ratnayake, cricketer, Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92 1963 Birthday David Williams, WI cricket wicket-keeper, 3 Tests 1992 1963 Birthday Mike Veletta, cricketer, West Aussie opening bat, 8 Tests for Australia 1963 Birthday Robert Bailey, cricketer, England batsman in four Tests 1988-90 1963 Event Treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by U.S., UK, U.S.S.R. 1963 Birthday Jack Russell, superb England cricket wicket-keeper, 36 Tests 1988-94 1963 Birthday Naved Anjum, cricketer, Pakistani all-rounder, two Tests 1989-90 1963 Birthday Zakir Khan, cricketer, two Tests for Pakistan 1986 - 1989 1963 Birthday David Capel, cricketer, England all-rounder in 15 Tests 1987-90 1963 Birthday Aamer Malik, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 13 Tests 1987-90 1962 Birthday Salim Jaffer, cricketer, Pakistani pace bowler in 14 Tests 1986-91 1962 Birthday Philip Newport, cricketer, England pace bowler in 3 Tests 1988-91 1961 Event Soviet Union tests a 58 megaton hydrogen bomb 1961 Birthday Sanath Kaluperuma, cricketer, four Tests for Sri Lanka 1984-88 1961 Event U.S.S.R. performs nuclear tests at Kapustin Yar and Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. 1961 Birthday Neil Mallender, cricketer, England pace bowler in two Tests 1992 1961 Birthday Robbie Kerr, cricketer, Queensland opener 2 Tests for Australia 1985 1961 Birthday Norman Cowans, cricketer, England fast bowler in 19 Tests 1982-85 1961 Birthday Ranjit Madurasinghe, cricketer, 3 Tests for Sri Lanka 1988-92 1960 Birthday Dave Gilbert, cricketer, Aussie pace bowler in 9 Tests 1985-86 1960 Birthday Amal Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in 9 Tests 1983-88 1960 Birthday Gopal Sharma, Indian cricket off-spinner, 2 Tests 1984-85 1960 Birthday Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler, Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84 1960 Birthday Martyn Moxon, cricketer, England batsman in ten Tests 1986-89 1960 Birthday Roger Wijesuriya, cricketer, bowling avg 294 in 4 Tests for Sri Lanka 1960 Birthday Tim Curtis, cricketer, England righty batsman in 5 Tests 1988-89 1959 Birthday Rashid Khan, cricketer, 4 Tests for Pakistan 1982-85 1959 Death Charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies 1959 Birthday Salim Yousuf, cricketer, Pakistani wicket-keeper in 32 Tests 1986-90 1959 Event Intikhab Alam bowls Colin McDonald with 1st ball in Tests 1959 Birthday Bruce French, cricketer, England wicketkeeper in 16 Tests 1986-88 1959 Birthday Ali Shah, cricketer, Zimbabwe all-rounder in two Tests 1992 1959 Birthday Tahir Naqqash, cricketer, Pakistani pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1982-85 1959 Birthday Paul Terry, cricketer, in Germany Two Tests England vs. WI 1984 1959 Birthday Kirti Azad, cricketer, Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83 1958 Birthday Tim Robinson, cricketer, solid England opener in 29 Tests 1984-89 1958 Death Charles Macartney, cricket (35 Tests 1907-26, 2131 runs 45 wkts), dies 1958 Event U.S. performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests) 1958 Event U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) 1958 Event U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) 1958 Event U.S. performs nuclear test at Bikini Island (atmospheric tests) 1958 Event U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) 1958 Event U.S.S.R. suspends nuclear weapons tests, and urges U.S. and Britain to do same 1957 Birthday Yohan Gunasekera, cricketer, 2 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983 1957 Birthday Bill Athey, cricketer, England batsman in 23 Tests 1980-88 1957 Birthday Neal Radford, cricketer, Zambia England pace bowler in 3 Tests 1986-88 1957 Event U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests) 1957 Birthday Ashok Malhotra, cricketer, Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84 1956 Birthday Anura Ranasinghe, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982 1956 Event U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test (atmospheric tests) 1956 Event U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) 1956 Birthday Nick Cook, cricketer, England lefty slow bowler in 15 Tests 1983-89 1956 Event U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) 1956 Event U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) 1956 Birthday Asoka De Silva, cricket leg-spinner, Sri Lanka in 10 Tests 1985-91 1956 Birthday T. A. Sekar, Indian cricket pace-bowler, 2 Tests 1982-83 little impact 1956 Birthday Ijaz Faqih, cricketer, Pakistan off-spin all-rounder in 5 Tests 80-88 1956 Birthday David Smith, cricketer, England lefty batsman in 2 Tests vs. WI 1986 1955 Birthday Susil Fernando, cricketer, 5 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983 1955 Birthday Ian Greig, cricketer, brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982 1955 Birthday Liaqat Ali, cricket pace bowler, Pakistani in six Tests 1975-79 1955 Event Dr. Jonas Salk successfully tests Polio vaccine 1954 Birthday Suru Nayak, cricketer, two Tests for India vs. England 1982 1954 Birthday Allan Lamb, cricketer, Langebaanweg, Cape Prov, 79 Tests for England 1954 Birthday Jayantha Amerasinghe, cricketer, 2 Tests for Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand 1983 1953 Birthday Aftab Baloch, cricketer, Pakistani in 2 Tests, scored 428 for Sind 74 1952 Birthday Ajit De Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan lefty spinner in four Tests 1982 1952 Birthday Graham Yallop, cricketer, Australian captain in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6 1952 Birthday Gary Troup, cricketer, New Zealand lefty pace bowler in 15 Tests 1976-86 1952 Birthday Mahes Goonatillake, cricketer, Sri Lankan keeper in their 1st 5 Tests 1952 Birthday Sew Shivnarine, cricketer, 3 Tests for WI 1978, later USA captain 1952 Death Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for England 3 for Ind), dies 1951 Birthday John Childs, cricketer, England left-arm spinner, two Tests vs. WI 1988 1951 Birthday Sridharan Jeganathan, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand 1983 1951 Birthday David Ogilvie, cricketer, 5 Tests for Australia 1977-78 1951 Event U.S. performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) 1951 Event U.S. begins 126 nuclear tests at Nevada Test Site 1950 Birthday Graeme Beard, cricketer, NSW medium-pace all-rounder 3 Tests 1980 1950 Birthday Brian Rose, cricketer, England batsman in 9 Tests 1977-81 1950 Death Sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies 1950 Birthday Talat Ali, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in ten Tests 1972-80 1950 Birthday Ehtesham-ud-din, cricketer, Pakistani pace bowler in 5 Tests 1980-82 1950 Birthday Graham Barlow, cricketer, England batsman in 3 Tests 1976-77 1949 Birthday Wally Edwards, cricketer, three Tests Australia vs. England 1974 1949 Death Arthur Fielder, England cricket fast bowler (6 Tests 1903-08), dies 1949 Birthday Lalith Kaluperuma, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982 1949 Birthday John Lever, cricketer, England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81 1948 Birthday Ashok Gandotra, cricketer, in Rio de Janiero Two Tests for India 1969 1948 Birthday Mike Hendrick, cricketer, England seam bowler in 30 Tests 1974-81 1948 Birthday Murray Parker, cricketer, brother of John Three Tests for New Zealand 1976 1948 Death Hanson Carter, cricket (28 Tests for Australia, caught 44 stumped 21), dies 1948 Birthday Bruce Francis, cricketer, Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972 1948 Death Ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies 1947 Birthday Tony Dell, cricketer, Australian left-arm quick, 2 Tests 1971 and 74 1947 Birthday Murray Webb, cricketer, New Zealand fast bowler in 3 Tests, 4 wkts at 117 75 1947 Death Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for England 1907-08), dies 1947 Birthday David Colley, cricketer, NSW quickie, 3 Tests for Australia 1972 1947 Birthday Salah-ud-Din, cricketer, played 5 Tests for Pakistan 1965-69 1947 Birthday Sam Gannon, cricketer, Austr lefty quick, 3 Tests vs. India 1977-78 1947 Death Fred Barratt, cricket (5 wkts at 47 in 5 Tests for England 1929-30), dies 1946 Birthday Ramnath Parkar, cricket batsman, Indian in 2 Tests vs. England 1972-73 1946 Birthday Graham Roope, cricketer, England batsman in 21 Tests 1972-78 1946 Birthday Roger Tolchard, cricketer, English keeper played Tests as a batsman 1977 1946 Death Joe Humphries, cricket wicket keeper (3 Tests for England 1907-08), dies 1946 Birthday Aftab Gul, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in six Tests 1969-71 1946 Birthday Mohammad Ilyas, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69 1946 Birthday Mohammad Nazir, Pakistani cricket off-spinner, 14 Tests 1969-83 1946 Birthday Graham Vivian, cricketer, son of Giff, 5 Tests for New Zealand 1965-72 1946 Birthday Desmond Lewis, WI cricket batsman/keeper, avg 86.33 in 3 Tests 1945 Birthday Barry Richards, extraordinary cricket batsman, 4 Tests for South Africa 1945 Birthday Ambar Roy, cricketer, nephew of Pankaj Batted in 4 Tests 1969-70 1945 Birthday Graeme Watson, cricketer, Australian opening batsman 5 Tests 1966-72 1945 Birthday Sudhir Naik, cricketer, Indian Test batsman in 2 Tests 1974 1944 Birthday David O'Sullivan, New Zealand cricket left-arm spinner, in 11 Tests 1973-76 1944 Birthday Grayson Shillingford, cricket bowler, WI 1969-71, 7 Tests 15 wickets 1944 Birthday Clive Hubert Lloyd, cricketer, "Supercat", 110 Tests 1966-85 1944 Birthday Arif Butt, cricketer, pace bowler for Pakistan in three Tests 1964-65 1944 Birthday Clive Radley, cricketer, England batsman in 8 Tests 1978 1944 Birthday Abdul Kadir, cricketer, Pakistani batsman-keeper in 4 Tests 1964-65 1944 Birthday Irvine Shillingford, cricketer, cousin of Grayson, 4 Tests for WI 1944 Birthday Salim Altaf, cricketer, Pakistan medium-pacer in 21 Tests 1967-78 1944 Birthday Geoff Arnold, cricketer, England medium-pacer in 34 Tests 1967-75 1944 Birthday Lee Irvine, cricketer, South African batsman, only Tests in 1970 1944 Birthday Charlie Davis, cricketer, WI batsman in 15 Tests 1968-73 1944 Death C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies 1943 Birthday Barry Milburn, cricketer, New Zealand wicket-keeper in three Tests 1969 1943 Birthday Naushad Ali, cricketer, Pakistani wicket-keeper in six Tests 1964-65 1943 Birthday Shafqat Rana, Pakistani cricket batsman, 5 Tests 1964-69 1942 Birthday Hemant Kanitkar, cricketer, batted in two Tests India vs. WI 1974 1942 Birthday Pervez Sajjad, Pakistani cricket left-arm spinner, 19 Tests 1964-73 1942 Birthday Richard Hutton, cricketer, son of Len, 5 Tests 1971 1942 Birthday U. N. Kulkarni, cricketer, Indian pace bowler in four Tests 1967-68 1942 Birthday Laurie Mayne, cricketer, Australian pace bowler in 6 Tests 1965-70 1941 Birthday Milkha Singh, cricketer, bro of Kripal Singh India batsman in 4 Tests 1941 Birthday Brian Yuile, cricketer, New Zealand slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests 1941 Birthday Grahame Bilby, cricketer, two Tests New Zealand vs. England 1966 1941 Birthday Keith Thomson, cricketer, batted in 2 Tests New Zealand vs. India 1968 1941 Birthday Robin Bynoe, cricketer, WI opening batsman in 4 Tests 1959-67 1941 Birthday Ross Morgan, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 20 Tests 1965-72 1941 Birthday Gary Bartlett, cricket pace bowler, New Zealand in 10 Tests in the 1960's 1940 Birthday Rex Sellers, Australia cricketer leg-spinner, bowled 5 overs in Tests 1940 Birthday Pat Trimborn, cricket pace bowler, South African in 4 Tests 1966-70 1940 Birthday Dennis Gamsy, cricketer, South African bat in 2 Tests vs. Australia 1970 1939 Birthday Afaq Hussain, cricketer, Pakistani off-spinner in 2 Tests 1961-64 1939 Birthday Roger Prideaux, cricketer, England batsman in 3 Tests 1968-69 1939 Birthday Haseeb Ahsan, Pakistani cricket off-spinner, 12 Tests 1958-62 1939 Birthday Ron Headley, cricketer, son of George, 2 Tests WI vs. England 1973 1939 Birthday Hanumant Singh, cricketer, 14 Tests for India-century on debut 1939 Birthday Lester King, cricketer, WI fast bowler, 2 Tests 1962-68, 9 wkts 1939 Birthday Antao D'Souza, cricketer, Pakistani pace bowler in six Tests 1959-62 1938 Birthday Bill Playle, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 8 Tests without distinction 1938 Birthday Tony White, cricketer, 2 Tests WI vs. Australia 1965 1938 Birthday Richard Dumbrill, cricketer, South African all-rounder in 5 Tests 1965-67 1938 Birthday John Sparling, New Zealand cricket all-rounder, 11 Tests 1958-64 1938 Birthday Gordon Rorke, cricketer, Australian quickie, 4 Tests at end of 50's 1938 Death H V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer, 7 Tests for Australia 1910 -1912, dies 1938 Birthday Javed Burki, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1960-69 1938 Event 1st U.S. law requiring medical tests for marriage licenses 1938 Birthday Mohammad Farooq, cricketer, Pakistani pace bowler in 7 Tests 1960-65 1938 Event New York 1st requires serological blood tests of pregnant women 1938 Birthday Ijaz Butt, cricketer, Pakistani opening batsman in 8 Tests 1958-60 1937 Birthday Saeed Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 41 Tests 1958-73 1937 Birthday Duncan Sharpe, cricketer, 3 Tests for Pakistan 1959-60 1937 Birthday John Ward, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper, 8 Tests 1964 - 1968 1937 Birthday Peter Lashley, cricketer, 4 Tests for West Indies 1960-66 1937 Birthday Ken Higgs, cricketer, effective England pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1965-68 1937 Birthday R Surendranath, cricketer, Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s 1936 Event Bell Labs tests coaxial cable for TV use 1936 Birthday Barry Sinclair, cricketer, 21 Tests for New Zealand in the 60's, 3 centuries 1936 Birthday David Pithey, cricketer, bro of Tony, South Africa all-rounder in 8 Tests 1936 Birthday V Subramanya, cricketer, Indian batsman in nine Tests mid-60's 1936 Birthday M. A. "Kelly" Seymour, cricketer, South Africa off-spinner in 7 Tests 1963-70 1936 Birthday Khalid Wazir, cricketer, son of S Wazir Ali 2 Tests for Pakistan 1954 1936 Death Tommy Ward, South African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted 1936 Birthday Manohar Hardikar, cricketer, batted in 2 Tests India vs. WI 1958-59 1935 Birthday Fred Rumsey, England, cricket lefty pace bowler, 5 Tests 1964-65 1935 Birthday Prakash Bhandari, cricketer, 3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs 1935 Birthday Mohammad Munaf, cricketer, Pakistani pace bowler in 4 Tests 1959-62 1935 Birthday Bob Barber, cricketer, dashing England lefty bat in 28 Tests 1960-68 1935 Birthday Tom Cartwright, England cricket medium pacer, 5 Tests 1964-65 1935 Death William Brockwell, cricket (British all-rounder in 7 Tests 1893-99), dies 1935 Birthday V V Kumar, cricketer, useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests 1935 Birthday Bruce Bolton, cricketer, two Tests New Zealand vs. England 1959 1935 Birthday John Murray, cricketer, England 1961 - 1967, 1st wk called Murray to play Tests 1935 Event Blood tests authorized as evidence in court cases (New York) 1935 Event Driving tests introduced in Great Britain 1934 Birthday Geoff Millman, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1961-62 1934 Birthday Reg Scarlett, WI cricket off-spinner, 3 Tests 1960 1934 Birthday J E F "John" Beck, cricketer, lefty bat in 8 Tests for New Zealand 1953-56 1934 Birthday Chandu Borde, cricket batsman, 55 Tests for India 1959-67 1934 Birthday Ivor Mendonca, WI cricket wicket-keeper, 2 Tests 1962 1934 Birthday Munir Malik, Pakistani cricket pace bowler, 3 Tests 1959-62 1934 Birthday Ivan Madray, WI cricket leg-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 3 runs 0-108 1934 Birthday Hammond Furlonge, cricketer, WI batsman in 3 Tests 1955-56 1934 Birthday Martin Horton, cricketer, England off-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 1959 1934 Birthday Bruce Pairaudeau, cricketer, WI opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut 1934 Event Driving tests introduced in Britain 1934 Event Union Pacific tests light-weight high-speed passenger train, Omaha 1933 Birthday Tony Pithey, cricketer, brother of David, South African batsman in 17 Tests 1933 Birthday Ian Sinclair, cricketer, 2 Tests New Zealand vs. WI 1956, bowling average 120.00 1933 Birthday Len Coldwell, cricket bowler, England medium-fast in 7 Tests 1962-64 1932 Birthday Colin Cowdrey, cricketer, in India England batsman, 1st to 100 Tests 1932 Birthday Madhav Apte, cricketer, bro of Arvind 7 Tests for India, 1 century 1932 Death Henry Howell, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 1920-24), dies 1932 Birthday Henry Bromfield, cricketer, South Africa off-spinner in 9 Tests 1961-65 1932 Birthday Bob Blair, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler in 19 Tests in 50s 1932 Birthday Mahmood Hussain, Pakistani cricket swing bowler, 68 wkts in 27 Tests 1932 Birthday Jaswick Taylor, cricketer, WI pace bowler 50s, 10 wkts in 3 Tests 1931 Birthday Noel McGregor, cricketer, batted in 25 Tests for New Zealand 1955-65 1931 Birthday Tommy Greenhough, cricketer, English leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1959-60 1931 Birthday Jim Parks, cricketer, England batsman-keeper in 46 Tests 1954-68 1931 Birthday Eddie Fuller, cricketer, South African fast bowler in 7 Tests 1952-58 1930 Birthday Alim-ud-Din, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62 1930 Death J T Tyldesley, cricket (1661 runs in 31 Tests for England 1898-1909), dies 1930 Birthday J M Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact 1930 Birthday Ramnath Kenny, cricketer, batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's 1930 Birthday Roy McLean, cricketer, prolific South African batsman played 40 Tests 1930 Birthday Matt Poore, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 14 tests 1953-56 average 15.43 1930 Birthday Roy Marshall, cricket opener, prolific Hampshire only 4 Tests for WI 1930 Birthday Shuja-ud-Din, cricketer, batted in 19 Tests for Pakistan 1954-62 1930 Birthday G R Sunderam, cricket pace bowler, 2 Tests India vs. New Zealand 1955-56 1930 Birthday C. D. Gopinath, cricketer, batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's 1929 Birthday Keith Andrew, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63 1929 Birthday Peter Loader, cricketer, England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59, later WA 1929 Birthday Ventappa Muddiah, cricketer, Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61 1929 Birthday Jack Flavell, cricketer, England pace bowler in 4 Tests 1961-64 1929 Birthday Sydney Gedye, cricketer, opening batsman in four Tests for New Zealand 1964 1928 Birthday Trevor Meale, cricketer, batted in 2 Tests New Zealand vs. England 1958 1928 Birthday Datta Gaekwad, cricketer, father of Anshuman, batted in 11 Tests 50's 1928 Birthday Ken Hough, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler in two Tests vs. England 1959 1928 Birthday Jack Nel, cricketer, South African opening bat in 6 Tests 1949-57 1928 Birthday C V Gadkari, cricketer, Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953 - 1955 1928 Birthday Ken Archer, cricketer, Australian batsman, 5 Tests early 50s 1928 Birthday Imtiaz Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistan wicket-keeper in 41 Tests 1952-62 1928 Birthday Khan Mohammad, cricketer, Pakistan fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests 1927 Birthday G S Ramchand, cricketer, valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India 1927 Death William Attewell, cricket bowler (England in 10 Tests 1884-1891), dies 1927 Birthday Israr Ali, cricket pace bowler, Pakistani in 4 Tests 1952-59 1927 Birthday John Hayes, cricketer, New Zealand fast bowler in 15 Tests 1951-58 1926 Birthday Frank King, cricketer, WI fast bowler in 14 Tests in 50's, 29 wkts 1926 Birthday Zulfiqar Ahmed, Pakistani cricket pace bowler, 9 Tests 1952-56 1926 Birthday Gordon Leggat, cricketer, open batsman for New Zealand in 9 Tests 1953-56 1926 Birthday Doug Insole, cricketer, England batsman of the 50's, nine Tests 1925 Birthday Ghulam Guard, cricketer, lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959 1925 Birthday Ken Funston, South African cricket batsman, 18 Tests during 1950's 1925 Birthday Bill Parkhouse, cricketer, England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59 1925 Birthday David Ironside, cricketer, South Africa swing bowler in 3 Tests vs. New Zealand 1953-54 1925 Birthday H G Kischenchand, cricketer, 5 Tests for India 1947-52 1925 Birthday Maqsood Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 16 Tests 1952-56 1924 Birthday Mohammed Ghazali, cricketer, Pak off-spinner wicketless in 2 Tests 54 1924 Birthday Russell Endean, cricketer, 28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956 1924 Birthday Don Kenyon, cricketer, England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55 1924 Death Jack Board, cricket wicket-keeper (England in 6 Tests 1898-1906), dies 1923 Death Syd Callaway, cricket all-round (3 Tests for Australia 1891-95), dies 1923 Birthday Bruce Dooland, cricketer, Australian leg-spinner, 3 Tests mid-forties 1923 Birthday Kenneth Rickards, cricketer, WI batsman two Tests 104 runs 1923 Birthday John Holt, Jr., cricketer, WI batsman in 17 Tests, 1066 runs at 36 75 1923 Birthday John Watkins, cricketer, South African all-rounder in 15 Tests 49-57 1923 Birthday Lawrie Miller, New Zealand cricketer, opening bat in 13 Tests 1923 Birthday George Bean, cricketer, 92 runs in 3 Tests for England vs. Australia 1923 Birthday Don Taylor, cricketer, New Zealand 3 Tests, Auck stands w/Sutcliffe in Wisden 1922 Birthday Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer, off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's 1922 Birthday Anton Murray, cricketer, South African batsman in 10 Tests 1951-55 1922 Birthday Ebrahim Maka, Indian cricket wicketkeeper, 2 Tests 1952 1922 Birthday Clifford McWatt, cricketer, WI wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1954-55 1921 Birthday Frank Mooney, cricketer, dependable wicket-keeper for New Zealand in 13 Tests 1920 Birthday Robert Christiani, cricketer, brother of Cyril WI batsman in 22 Tests 1920 Birthday Anwar Hussain, cricketer, four Tests for Pakistan vs. India 1952-53 1920 Birthday Chandrasekhar Sarwate, cricketer, batted in 9 Tests for India 1946-52 1920 Birthday Percy Mansell, cricketer, leg-spin all-rounder in 13 Tests for South Africa 1919 Death Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies 1919 Birthday Alex Moir, cricketer, New Zealand leg-spinner in 17 Tests 1950-59 1919 Birthday Guy Overton, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler in 3 Tests on 1953-54 SA tour 1919 Death Henry Wood, England cricket wicket keeper (in 4 Tests 1888-92), dies 1919 Birthday Lindsay Tuckett, cricketer, son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49 1919 Birthday K C Ibrahim, cricketer, batted in 4 Tests India vs. WI 1948-49 1917 Birthday K M Rangnekar, cricketer, batted in 3 Tests India vs. Australia 1947-48 1917 Birthday Prior Jones, cricketer, WI pace bowler in 9 Tests 1948-52 1917 Death William Shalders, South Africa cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies 1917 Birthday Jack Robertson, cricketer, superb England batsman only played 11 Tests 1916 Birthday Mervyn Wallace, cricketer, 13 Tests for New Zealand, latterly as captain 1916 Birthday Esmond Kentish, cricketer, WI fast bowler in 2 Tests 1948 and 1954 1915 Birthday George Cresswell, cricketer, 3 Tests for New Zealand aged 35 1914 Birthday Denis Begbie, cricketer, South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50 1914 Birthday Billy Wade, cricket wicket-keeper, South African in 11 Tests 1938-50 1914 Birthday C S Nayudu, cricketer, brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie 1912 Event U.S. Army tests 1st machine gun mounted on a plane 1912 Birthday David Townsend, cricketer, 3 Tests England vs. WI 1935 1912 Death Bill Storer, English cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests 1897-99), dies 1911 Birthday Joe Hardstaff, Jr., cricketer, son of Joseph, 23 Tests for England 1911 Birthday A. W. "Dooley" Briscoe, cricketer, batted in 2 Tests for South Africa 30's 1910 Birthday Eric Tindall, cricketer, All Black rep who kept wicket in 5 Tests 1910 Death Allen Hill, cricket bowler (England, 2 Tests), dies 1910 Birthday Mahomed Nissar, cricketer, pioneer Indian opening bowler in Tests 1910 Birthday Laurie Nash, cricketer, Tasmanian fast-bowler, 2 Tests for Australia 1910 Event 1st stumping by a 12th man in Tests (N C Tufnell, SAf vs. Eng) 1909 Birthday Don Cleverley, cricketer, two Tests for New Zealand 1932 and 1946, took 0-130 1909 Birthday Eric Quail Davies, cricket pace bowler, 5 Tests for South Africa 1935-39 1909 Birthday Ronnie Grieveson, South Africa cricket keeper/batsman, 2 Tests vs. England 1939 1909 Birthday Albert Roberts, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37 1909 Event Orville Wright tests 1st U.S. Army airplane, flying 1h12m40s 1909 Birthday Charlie Walker, South Australia cricket wicket-keeper, toured but no Tests 1908 Birthday Gordon Weir, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in 11 Tests 1930-37 1908 Birthday Alf Gover, cricketer, bowled in 4 Tests for England/famous coach 1907 Birthday Syd Curnow, cricketer, South African batsman in 7 Tests 1930-32 1907 Death Harry Boyle, round-arm cricket bowler (12 of Australia's early Tests), dies 1907 Birthday Leo O'Brien, cricketer, Australian batsman in 5 Tests 1932-36 1906 Birthday Eric Dalton, cricketer, 2 centuries in 15 Tests for South Africa 1929-39 1906 Birthday A J "Sandy" Bell, South Africa cricket fast bowler, 16 Tests 1929-35 1906 Birthday Alexander Matheson, New Zealand cricket pace bowler, 2 Tests 1930-31 1904 Birthday Tim Wall, cricketer, 18 Tests for Australia 1928-34 1904 Birthday Ellis Achong, cricketer, West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests 1903 Birthday George Dickinson, cricketer, bowled for New Zealand in their 1st 3 Tests 1902 Birthday Stanley Coen, cricketer, South African batsman in two Tests 1927-28 1900 Birthday Roger Blunt, cricketer, New Zealand all-rounder in 9 Tests 1930-32 1898 Birthday Tom Lowry, cricketer, New Zealand batsman in seven Tests and their 1st Test captain 1898 Event Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground) 1897 Birthday Jacobus Petrus Duminy, cricketer, three Tests for South Africa 1927-29 1897 Birthday Alan Kippax, cricketer, 22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant bat 1896 Birthday Cyril Allcott, cricketer, New Zealand all-rounder in their early Tests 1894 Event Elwood Haynes successfully tests one of 1st U.S. autos at 6 MPH 1893 Birthday J M Blankenberg, cricketer, 60 wkts in 18 Tests for South Africa 1893 Birthday Wilton St. Hill, WI cricketer, 3 Tests 1928-30 1891 Birthday Fritz Feigl, Austria, chemist, spot tests 1891 Birthday J. W. Hearne, cricket leg-spinner, all-rounder for England in 24 Tests 1890 Birthday Horace Chapman, cricketer, leg-spin all-rounder for South Africa in 2 Tests 1886 Birthday Jack Crawford, cricketer, England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08 1885 Event Louis Pasteur successfully tests an anti-rabies vaccine 1884 Birthday C "Ormy" C Pearse, cricketer, 3 Tests for South Africa in Australia 1910-11 1884 Death Fred Morley, cricket lefty quick (16 wkts in 4 Tests for Eng), dies 1884 Birthday Rolland Beaumont, cricketer, South African batsman in 5 tests 1912-14 1883 Event England complete 1st innings victory in Tests vs. Australia MCG 1882 Birthday Harry Makepeace, cricketer, 4 Tests for England vs. Australia 1920-21 1882 Birthday Thomas Campbell, South African cricket wicketkeeper, 5 Tests 1909-12 1879 Birthday Niels Bjerrum, Danish chemist, ph tests 1876 Birthday Ted Arnold, cricketer, England all-rounder in 10 Tests 1903-05 1875 Birthday Len Braund, cricketer, great England all-rounder in 23 Tests 1901-08 1875 Birthday N F Druce, cricketer, 5 Tests for England vs. Australia 1897-98 1874 Birthday Joseph Willoughby, cricketer, 2 Tests for South Africa 1895-96 1874 Birthday Albert Relf, cricketer, England all-rounder in 13 Tests 1903-14 1873 Birthday Johnny Tyldesley, cricketer, brother of Ernest, 31 Tests for England 1870 Birthday Syd Gregory, cricketer, Australian batsman in 58 Tests 1890-1912 1868 Birthday Bill Lockwood, cricketer, England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1893-1902 1867 Birthday Jack Hearne, cricketer, cousin of George and Alec 12 Tests for Eng 1860 Birthday C T Studd, cricketer, brother of G B, five Tests for England 1859 Birthday G B Studd, cricketer, brother of C T, 4 Tests for England 1858 Birthday Billy Gunn, cricketer, Notts and England batsman in 11 Tests 1886-99 1851 Birthday Lord Harris, cricketer, 4 Tests for England MCC big-wig 1787 Event John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton 1752 Event Benjamin Franklins 1st tests the lightning rod 1742 Event Willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes
