1996 Death Rio Reiser, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene, dies at 46 1996 Event Sri Lanka 9-349 in 50 overs beat Pakistan 315 all out, Singapore Jayasuriya hits ton in 48 balls, world ODI record at Singapore 1993 Death Anthonius AM "Ton" Kors, writer (Time of Anton de Lange), dies at 47 1992 Event David Houghton gets Zimbabwe's 1st Test ton (121 vs. India, debut) 1992 Death Ton Hasebos, cameraman/TV director (Gnome Hasebos), dies 1992 Event Englishman Dave Gauder, 224 lbs, pulls 196 ton jumbo jet, 3 inches 1992 Death Ton Brandsteder, CEO (Sony Netherland BV), dies at 74 1991 Event 55 ton concrete beam falls in Montreal's Olympic Stadium 1991 Event Ton Sijbrands improves world record blind checker games (15 wins) 1991 Event Mark Waugh scores ton in 1st Test Cricket innings, vs. England Adelaide 1989 Death Ton Regtien, Dutch student leader, dies at 51 1980 Event Imran Khan scores his 1st Test Cricket ton, 123 vs. WI Lahore 1980 Birthday Shahid Afridi, cricketer, ton in 37 balls in 1st ODI innings 1975 Event G S Chappell gets ton in each inn of 1st Test Cricket as captain vs. WI 1975 Event Mike Vail extends hitting streak ton rookie-record 23 straight game 1974 Event Viv Richards scores 1st Test Cricket ton 192 vs. India 20 fours 6 sixes 1973 Event Biggest U.S. tanker "Brooklyn" christened (230,000 ton) 1972 Event Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion 1970 Event 1st Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six 1969 Birthday Romesh Kaluwitharana, cricket, big-hit SL batsman, ton on Test debut 1969 Event Ton Duc Thang elected president of North Vietnam 1969 Event U.S. B-52's drop 3,000 ton bombs at Cambodian boundary 1969 Event Meteorite weighing over 1 ton falls in Chihuahua, Mexico 1965 Event Doug Walters makes maiden Test ton in 1st Test, goes on to 155 1965 Birthday Tom Moody, cricket batsman, Australian 1989-92 Ton in 26 minutes 1965 Event Bruce Taylor takes 5-86 in debut innings for New Zealand after ton 1963 Birthday Mike Rindel, cricketer, N Transvaal opening bat ODI ton vs. Pak 1995 1961 Birthday Kevan James, cricketer, all-rounder 4 wkts/4 balls and ton vs. India 1996 1959 Birthday Ton Lokhoff, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1954 Event 2 ton locomotive swept into ravine by avalanche 10 die (Austria) 1952 Birthday Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch rock keyboardist, Earth and Fire 1950 Birthday Alan Turner, Aussie cricket left-handed opener, World Cup ton 1975 1950 Birthday Rio Reiser, born in Berlin, Germany, born Ralph Christian Mobius, musician, singer, political activist, member of ton Steine Scherben, a famous rock group, wrote Rachhaussong supporting the squatter scene 1949 Birthday Ton [Teunis] Sijbrands, Dutch world checkers champion 1949 Event A M de Jong's murderer, Ton van Gog arrested in Scheveningen, Netherlands 1947 Event 180-metric ton blue whale (record) caught in South Atlantic 1946 Birthday Anthonius A M "Ton" Kors, Dutch writer, Hannie Schaft 1945 Event Dutch author A M de Jong's murderer Ton van Gog escapes 1945 Event 1,000 allied bombers harass Essen, 4,662 ton bombs 1945 Event Almost 1000 Flying Fortresses drop 3000 ton bombs on Berlin 1944 Event 3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed 1944 Event RAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin 1943 Event 63 U Boats (359,300 ton) sinks this month 1943 Event 39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton) 1942 Event 60 U boats sunk this month (330,000 ton) 1942 Event 109 U boats sunk this month (729,000 ton) 1942 Event 94 U boats sunk this month (619,000 ton) 1942 Event U boats sunk this month 108 ships (544,000 ton) 1942 Event U boats sank 96 allied ships this month: 476,000 ton 1942 Event 144 U boats (700,000 ton) sunk this month 1942 Birthday Ton de Kok, Dutch MP, CDA 1942 Event 62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton) 1941 Event 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) 1941 Event 13 U boats sunk this month (62,000 ton) 1941 Event 23 U-boats sunk this month (80,000 ton) 1941 Event U boats sink 21 allied ships this month: 94,000 ton 1941 Event 61 U-boats (310,000 ton) sunk this month 1941 Event 41 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) 1941 Event 39 U Boats (197,000 ton) sunk this month 1941 Event 21 U boats sunk this month (127,000 ton) 1940 Event 37 U boats sunk this month (213,000 ton) 1940 Event 32 U boats sunk this month (147,000 ton) 1940 Event 63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) 1940 Event 56 U-boats sunk this month (268,000 ton) 1940 Event 38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton) 1940 Event 58 U-boats (284,000 ton) sunk this month 1940 Event 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton) 1940 Event 40 U boats sunk this month (111,000 ton) 1939 Event 25 U boats sunk this month (81,000 ton) 1939 Event 21 U boats sunk this month (52,000 ton) 1939 Event 27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton) 1939 Event 41 U-boats sunk this month (153,000 ton) 1939 Event SA wicketkeeper Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* vs. NSW 1938 Birthday Ton Regtien, Dutch student leader 1938 Event 500 ton meteorite lands near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1938 Event Compton scores 1st Test Cricket ton (102 vs. Australia) aged 20 years 19 days 1938 Event Bradman scores a second innings 113 vs. Qld after a ton in the 1st 1934 Event Hobbs scores his 197th and last FC cricket ton at 51 years 163 days 1931 Birthday Ton Frinking, Dutch MP, CDA 1929 Event Bradman scores 123 Australia vs. England at MCG, his 2nd Test Cricket ton 1926 Birthday Ton de Leeuw, Dutch composer 1922 Birthday Ton Lensink, Dutch actor, Rituelen 1919 Birthday Antonius C "Ton" Lutz, Dutch actor and director, Lucifer 1918 Birthday Ton Brandsteder, CEO/founder, Sony Nederland 1911 Event Trumper scored double cricket ton vs. South Africa, goes on to get 214 1910 Event Jack Hobbs 1st Test ton (187 vs. SAfr), his only Test hit wicket 1896 Event Grease fire ignites ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek Colorado 1819 Event 320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)
