2015 Event Cuban President Raul Castro meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican as a gesture of gratitude for the pontiff's role in facilitating renewed diplomatic ties between Cuba the U.S.; Pope Francis will visit both countries in September 2014 Event Slovakia sets a new precedent by electing Andrej Kiska, a millionaire, as president; Mr. Kiska is the first president without ties to the Communist party to be elected since 1993, when the country was formed out of the breakup of Czechoslovakia 2014 Event After restricting its ties with Cuba since 1996, the European Union agrees to launch negotiations; the talks aim to increase the dialogue on human rights and increase trade and investment between Cuba and the EU 2013 Event For reasons of 'strategic national interest', Gambian President Yahya Jammeh announces the nation will cut its diplomatic ties with Taiwan but would remain a friend of Taiwan's people 2013 Event President of China, Xi Jinping addresses leaders in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, vowing to strengthen ties with Africa 2011 Event With an unbeaten run of 14 wins, Australian mare Black Caviar ties the horse racing record for consecutive victories set by Phar Lap 2011 Event The cell phone of Osama bin Laden's courier is reported to contain contacts with Harakat-ul-Mujahadeen, suggesting potential ties to Pakistan's intelligence agencies 2010 Event David Cameron, Prime Minister of Britain, embarks on an official visit aimed at building closer economic ties to the People's Republic of China 1997 Event Mavericks' A C Green ties Randy Smith's NBA record of 906 cons games 1997 Event New York Rangers are 1st NHL team to open with 4 straight ties 1996 Event New York Jet Nick Lowrey ties Jan Stenerud with 373 NFL field goals 1996 Event Roger Clemens ties his own major league record with 20 strikeouts 1996 Event Cigar wins record 16th straight win, (ties Citation in 1940) 1996 Event New York Yankee John Weteland ties Lee Smith's record of 19 consecutive saves 1995 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. ties Gehrig's record of playing in 2,130 straight games 1995 Event Twins Marty Cordova ties rookie record of home runs in 5 consecutive games 1995 Event Eddie Murray of Indians hits his 463rd career home run (ties for 18th) 1995 Event Martin Brodeur ties NHL record getting his 3rd playoff shutout in 4 1994 Event U.S. ties Switzerland 1-1 in their 1st game of 1994 soccer World Cup 1994 Event David Robinson scores ties 7th highest total in the NBA - 71 1994 Event Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals 1993 Event New York Met Anthony Young ties record of 23rd straight lose 1992 Event Seattle's Randy Johnson ties AL record for lefties with 18 strike outs 1992 Event Sparky Anderson ties Hughie Jennings as Detroit's winningest manager 1992 Event John Jaha ties record of 11 teammates to steal 10 bases (Brewers) 1991 Event New York Islander Derek King ties New Jersey Devils 5-5 with second left 1991 Event Martina Navratilova ties Chris Evert, 157 pro tennis tournament wins 1991 Event Mike Lerch of Princeton ties NCAA record with 370 receiving yards 1991 Event Chip Beck ties PGA lowest 18 hole score of 59 1991 Event New York Met David Cone ties NL record by striking out 19 Phillies 1991 Event Fresno State ties NCAA record with 49 points in a quarter, as they route New Mexico 94-17 1990 Event Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia restore diplomatic ties 1990 Event Iran agrees to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq 1990 Event Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 home runs as a catcher 1990 Event Egypt (500-1 longshot) ties favorite Netherlands 1-1 in World Cup game 1990 Event Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games 1990 Event Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's record of pitching 12 1-hitters 1989 Event Braves Dale Murphy, hits 2 3-run home runs in an inning, 14th man to hit 2 home runs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning 1989 Event Final TV episode of "Family Ties" airs 1989 Event Trinidad and Tobago ties U.S. 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Event Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period 1989 Event New York Yankee Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons, his 287th win puts him 19th overall as Yankees beat Twins on opening day 4-2 1988 Event New York Yankees Dave Winfield gets his 29th RBI of April - Sets AL and ties ML Record 1988 Event New Jersey Devil Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of 8 pts in a playoff game (hat trick and 5 assists) in 10-4 rout over the Capitals 1987 Event Red Sox Wade Boggs ties AL record of 200 hits for 5 straight seasons 1987 Event Knuckleballer Charlie Hough on the mound, Rangers catcher Geno Petralli ties the major league record by allowing 6 passed balls 1987 Event Jackie Joyner-Kersee ties world record with 24'5 " jump 1987 Event Jack Morris ties AL record with 5 wild pitches in a 4-2 lose 1987 Event Don Mattingly ties 1st base fielding record with 22 put-outs 1987 Event New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of home runs in 8 cons games 1987 Event Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) 1986 Event Mike Scott ties playoff record of 14 strikeouts, beats Mets 1-0 1986 Event Heike Drechsler of E Germany ties world women's 200 m mark (21.71s) 1986 Event Jordanian King Hussein severs ties with PLO 1985 Event NHL Record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (26) 12-9 and ties record of 21 goals 1985 Event Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits 1985 Event New York Mets Gary Carter's 2 home runs ties record of 5 home runs in 2 games 1985 Event Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals 1984 Event Dwight Gooden ties record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games 1984 Event Evelyn Ashford of U.S. ties world women's mark for 100 m, 10.76 sec 1984 Event Expos Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with his 3,052nd single 1984 Event Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 inn) 1984 Event Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL rec scores 5 seconds into game 1984 Event Adrian Dantly (Utah), ties NBA record of 28 free throws 1983 Event New York Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing 1983 Event Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino 1981 Event Doug Small (Winnipeg Jets) ties NHL record scoring at 5 second mark 1981 Birthday Brian Bonsall, actor, Family Ties, Star Trek Next Generation 1981 Event NBA New York Knick Bill Cartwright, ties record of 19 of 19 free throws 1981 Event Paul 'Bear' Bryant ties Amos Alonzo Stagg with 314 football wins 1981 Event New York Giant Joe Danelo ties NFL record of 6 field goals in a game 1981 Event Pete Rose ties Stan Musial's NL record of 3,630 hits 1980 Event New York Met Doug Flynn ties record of 3 triples in a game 1980 Event Dietmar Mogenburg of West Germany ties high jump record at 7'8" 1978 Event 4th game of Boston Massacre; Yankees beat Red Sox 7-4. This ties them for 1st place. Yankees out hit 'em 67-21; score 42-9 1978 Event Pete Rose goes hitless, ends his 44 game hitting streak (ties NL) 1978 Event Pete Rose ties NL record hitting streak at 44 1978 Event Pete Rose ties NL hitting streak of 37 games 1978 Event David Thompson scores ties 3rd highest total in the NBA - 73 1976 Event New York Yankee Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles 1976 Event San Diego Padre pitcher Randy Jones ties record of 68 innings without a walk 1975 Event Phillies Mike Schmidt's 2 home runs ties NL record of 11 home runs in April 1974 Event Lou Brock ties (104) and then sets (105) baseball stolen base mark 1974 Event Yank shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 inn game 1974 Event Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th 1973 Event Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial) 1973 Birthday Tina Yothers, born in Whittier, California, actress, singer, played role of Jennifer Keaton on television series, 'Family Ties' 1972 Event Hank Aaron's grandslammer (14) ties him for NL lead with Gil Hodges and moves him ahead of Willie Mays as #2 home run hitter (649) 1971 Event Brooks Robinson ties Series record, reaches base 5 straight times 1970 Event Willie Stargell (Pirates) ties record of 5 extra base hits in a game 1970 Birthday Chris O'Donnell, actor, School Ties, Robin-Batman Forever 1970 Event Bobby Murcer ties record of 4 consecutive home runs 1969 Event Rod Carew ties record with his 7th steal of home in a season 1968 Birthday Brendan Fraser, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, actor, School Ties, 20 Bucks 1968 Event Roy Face ties W Johnson's record of 802 pitching appearances with club 1968 Event Frank Howard ties AL record with home run in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games 1967 Event Phillies Jim Bunning ties NL record of 5, 1-0 losses in a year 1967 Event Phillies Clay Dairymple ties NL record of 6 walks in doubleheader 1966 Event Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day 1966 Birthday Marc Price, actor/comedian, Skippy-Family Ties 1966 Birthday Justine Bateman, Rye, New York, actress, Mallory-Family Ties, Satisfaction 1965 Event Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record 1965 Event Senators Frank Howard ties record with 7 strikeouts in DH 1965 Event Denny McLain in relief strikesout 1st 7 batters faced and record 14 in 6 2/3 innings, Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts 1965 Event Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel 1964 Event On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330) 1964 Birthday Courtney Cox, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Family Ties, Monica-Friends 1963 Event Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record 1963 Event Braves Warren Spahn ties Christy Mathewson with 13 20-win seasons 1963 Event Cleveland ties record of 4 consecutive home runs (Held, Ramos, Francona, Brown) 1963 Event SF Guy Rogers ties NBA record with 28 assists 1962 Event Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy 1961 Event Jim Gentile's ties record of 5 grand slams in a year 1961 Birthday Michael J. Fox, actor, Family Ties, Back to the Future, Teen Wolf 1960 Birthday Tracy Pollan, born in New York City, actress 'Family Ties', aka Mrs. Michael J. Fox 1958 Event Pirate Roberto Clemente ties record of 3 triples in a game 1958 Birthday Scott Valentine, actor, Nick-Family Ties, My Demon Lover 1956 Event Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th home run 1956 Event Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher 1956 Event Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs 1955 Event Willie Mays hits record tying 9th home run at Ebbets Field (ties Joe Adcock) 1955 Event Balclutha ties up at Pier 43 and becomes a floating museum 1955 Event Phils beat Cubs 1-0 in 15, ties longest shut out in Phillies history 1954 Event Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor 1954 Event Bert Olmstead, Mont Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game 1952 Event 6th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 1-1 at Detroit 1952 Event Braves Warren Spahn ties NL record of Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15-inning, 3-1 loss 1951 Event 5th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 2-2 at Toronto 1951 Event Gil McDougald ties major league record with 6 RBIs in 1 inning 1950 Event Braves Sid Gordon ties season grand slam record with 4 1949 Event Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run 1947 Birthday Meredith Baxter-Birney, California, actress, Family Ties, Bridget Loves Bernie 1947 Birthday Michael Gross, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Family Ties, FBI murders 1945 Event Phillies Vince DiMaggio ties NL record with 4th grand slam of season 1944 Event Yankees Johnny Lindell ties record with 4 consecutive doubles in a game 1944 Event Icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark 1941 Event Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak 1936 Event Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 hits for 7 times 1934 Event Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times 1932 Event Frank Crosetti ties record, striking out twice in 1 inning 1929 Event Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games 1928 Event New York Giant Fred Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader 1927 Event Babe Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games 1927 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, in 2 games and 2 ties 1926 Event Yankees' Bob Meusel ties record with 3 sacrifice flies 1926 Event Cincinnati Red Curt Walker ties record of 2 triples in an inning 1920 Event Ruth ties his record of 29 home runs in a season 1919 Event Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 home runs 1919 Event White Sox Happy Felsch ties record of 4 outfield assists in a game 1918 Event Russia severs diplomatic ties with U.S. 1918 Event Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays 1912 Event Red Sox pitcher Joe Wood ties then record of 16 straight wins 1912 Event New York Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak 1906 Event Yankee 1st baseman Hal Chase's 22 put-outs ties record 1890 Event Last NL-AA World Series game Brooklyn ties Louisville 3 games and 1 tie 1888 Event New York Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak 1214 Event Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France
