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2008 8.0 Earthquake in southwest China kills more than 69,000
2007 Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century, died of intestinal cancer 2006 Eileen Caddy, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries, dies at age 89 in Findhorn, Scotland 2006 Java, Indonesia suffers a 6.3 magnitue earthquake, killing more than 6,000 2004 Tropical Storm Jeanne kills more than 550 during flooding in Haiti 2003 Earthquake kills more than 30,000 in Bam, Iran 1999 Frankie Vaughan, singer/actor, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, dies at 71 1998 India resumes underground nuclear tests after more than a 20 year gap 1998 Mya Than Tint, Myanmarese author, dies of brain hemorrhage at 69 1998 Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed agreement to purchase Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million, an NFL franchise record 1997 More Swedes died than were born in 1997, 1st time since 1809 1996 U Hia Than, politician, dies at 52 1996 Ivan V. Lalic, poet, awarded most prestigious literary prizes in Yugoslavia, poems are translated into more than twenty languages, dies at 65 1995 Senator Bob Packwoord R-Oregon resigns rather than face expulsion 1995 Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years 1991 Brett Hull is 3rd NHLer to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49) 1990 Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits 1988 Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades 1988 Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into US 1987 Dow Jones for 1st time falls more than 100 pts (108.35) 1987 Philip Rush of New Zealand, set record for triple crossing English Channel his time 28:21, 10 hours faster than 1st man to do it 1987 Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on "Nightline" 1987 Less than a month after re-signing, A's pitcher Vida Blue retires 1986 Russian TU-144 flies for 1st time faster than sound 1986 Discovery moves to OPF where more than 200 modification are made 1986 Paul Tournier, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings, dies from carcinoma, Troinex, Switzerland 1985 Tornados in Penn, Ohio, New York and Canada kill 88 and injured more than 1,000 1983 Attorney General Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "because food is free and that's easier than paying for it" 1982 U.S. budget deficit reaches more than $110 trillion for fiscal year 1982 1982 Scott Weiland runs Detroit marathon backwards in less than 5 hours 1982 Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men 1982 Earl Anthony becomes 1st pro bowler to win more than $1 million 1981 Largest U.S. bank robbery in Tucson, Arizona, more than $33 million stolen 1981 Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey 1980 Jacqueline Cochrane, U.S. pilot/1st female faster than sound, dies at 70 1978 Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 1978 RR clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service 1977 Elvis Costello releases his 1st record "Less Than Zero" 1976 Lotte (Krause-)Lehmann, German soprano (More than singing), dies at 88 1976 Percy Julian, holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78 1974 Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs 1974 Fire kills 189 in less than 25 minutes (Sao Paulo Brazil) 1974 Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series 1970 Supreme Court ruled juries of less than 12 are constitutional 1967 Pat Badger, heavy metal bassist, Extreme-More Than Words 1966 Nuno Bettencourt, Azores, rock guitarist, Extreme-More Than Words 1966 John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" 1965 2nd of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000, Ganges R India 1965 1st of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (India) 1965 Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School 1964 Gilroy Roberts becomes 1st U.S. chief engraver to retire (than die) 1964 Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1963 Paul Geary, born in Boston, Massachusetts, heavy metal drummer, Extreme-More Than Words 1962 U.S. mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million 1962 West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album 1961 Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion 1961 Gary Cherone, born in Boston, heavy metal vocalist, Extreme-More Than Words 1959 USAF concludes less than 1% of UFO's are unknown objects 1958 Baseball announces players and coaches rather than fans pick all stars 1957 U.S. announces manufacture of Borazon (harder than diamond) 1957 Researchers announce Borazan (harder than diamonds) been developed 1957 Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to New York Giants 1955 Mark Mitchell, actor, Larger than Life, Lift Off, Ground Zero 1954 John Kimmel, born in East Orange, New Jersey, John C. Kimmel, horse trainer, trained at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, trained famous horses, Better Than Honour, Premium Tap, wins include Florida Derby, 2004, Pennsylvania Derby, 2007, among others 1953 Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team 1952 Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks. Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 seconds 1949 Fran Sheehan, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling 1949 Fran Sheehan, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock bassist, Boston-More than a Feeling 1948 British De Havilland 08-fighter flies faster than sound 1947 Tom Scholz, rock guitarist/keyboardist, Boston-More Than a Feeling 1946 Pirates players vote 20-16 to walkout rather than play the Giants 1945 Hideki Tojo, Japanese Prime Minister during most of WW II, attempts suicide rather than face war crimes tribunal attempt fails, later he is hanged 1944 Michael Johnson, born in Alamosa, Colorado, pop, guitarist, country, pop music, known for song, 'Bluer Than Blue' 1944 Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans 1944 In occupied Rome, Nazis execute more than 300 civilians 1943 Hanna Schygulla, Katowice Silesia, actress, Love is Colder than Death 1943 Neale Donald Walsch, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, author, wrote series of books titled, 'Conversations With God', which include, 'What God Wants', 'Happier than God', 'Friendship with God', ' Communion with God' 1940 Joseph Brodsky, U.S.S.R., author, Less than 1, Nobel 1987 1939 Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1937 Rather than accept any trade offers, the Yankees release Tony Lazzeri 1936 Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown 1931 Hikaru Hayashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, conductor, pianist, wrote more than 30 operas, over 100 film scores, authored more than 20 books 1931 Ivan V. Lalic, born in Belgrade, Serbia, poet, awarded most prestigious literary prizes in Yugoslavia, poems are translated into more than twenty languages 1930 Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee General Manager Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" 1929 1st time New York curb stock exchange transacts more business than New York Exch 1927 Raaj Kumar, born in Balochistan, Pakistan, film star, actor in Bollywood movies, famous for film 'Mother India', starred in more than 70 Bollywood films, had an iconic, gravelly voice 1927 Mstislav Rostropovich, born in Russia, Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, nickname "Slava", cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century 1926 Big Mama Thornton, blues singer, Ball and Chain, Stronger than Dirt 1924 White Sox beat New York Giants 8-4 in Dublin, less than 20 fans attend 1919 Than Wyenn, New York City, actor, Pete Kelly's Blues 1917 Eileen Caddy, born in Alexandria, Egypt, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries 1916 Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, winner of more than 141 U.S. tennis titles 1912 Edgar Evans, born in Cardiganshire, Wales, tenor, singer, founder of Covent Garden Opera Company, performed more than 45 roles 1907 Malcolm Atterbury, Philadelphia, actor, Jonas-Thicker than Water, Apples Way 1904 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes 1904 Leslie French, actor/singer, More than a Miracle 1900 Bruno Apitz, born in Leipzip, Germany, writer, published poems in Communist newspapers, novel 'Nackt unter Wolfen', Naked Among the Wolves, translated into more than thirty languages 1898 Paul Tournier, born in Geneva, Switzerland, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings 1892 U.S. Patent Office says J. W. Swan, rather than Thomas Edison, invented the electric light carbon for the incandescent lamp 1889 New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1888 Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose 1880 Helen Keller, blind-deaf author/lecturer had more sense than many 1873 Harry M O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Stranger than Fiction 1858 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month 1852 Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day 1845 More than 1,000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh Pa 1839 Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president" 1828 More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, Gibraltar 1809 Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state 1791 Samuel Mulliken, Philadelphia, is 1st to obtain more than 1 U.S. patent 1755 Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000 1733 England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions 1653 An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes |
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