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2009 Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, endorses Russia's decision to turn off gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine

2000 Vickie Sue Robinson, disco diva, Turn the Beat Around, dies at 45

1997 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs San Francisco Giants)

1994 O.J. Simpson doesn't turn himself in on murder charges, Los Angeles police chase his Ford Bronco for 1 hours, eventually gives up

1992 Cleveland Indians turn a triple play

1991 4,355 turn out to see Expos play New York Mets at Shea Stadium

1990 Minn Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0

1989 Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4

1984 5,251 turn out to see Phillies play New York Mets at Shea Stadium

1983 3,112 turn out to see Pirates play New York Mets at Shea Stadium

1982 2,251 turn out to see Expos play New York Mets at Shea Stadium

1980 1,754 turn out to see Phillies play New York Mets at Shea Stadium

1978 Senate votes to turn Panama Canal over to Panama on Dec 31, 1999

1977 Texas Rangers turn their 1st triple play (vs A's)

1977 Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin L Hooks

1977 "Turn Loose On My Leg" by Jim Stafford peaks at #98

1974 Supreme Court unanimously rules Nixon must turn over Watergate tapes

1973 Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica

1968 "National Turn in Your Draft Card Day" features draft card burning

1968 Yankees turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins

1967 Beatles turn down $1 million New York concert offer by Sid Berstein

1962 New York Mets lose record 120th game as Cubs turn triple play and beat New York 5-1

1960 Eillen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turn (for > 30 yrs)

1957 Richenel, Hubertus R Baars, singer/performer, Turn My Page

1954 B Britten's opera "Turn of the Screw," premieres in Venice

1950 Teddy Pendergrass, born in Philadelphia, singer, Turn Off the Lights

1946 Yankees turn triple-play and defeat Tigers' 5-3

1946 Paul Dean, born in Vancouver, Canada, guitarist, founded band, Streetheart and Loverboy, won Composer of the Year Juno Award for 'Turn Me Loose', Loverboy's 1980 debut album

1944 German occupier turn off electricity in Amsterdam

1944 Clarence White, guitarist, Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!

1944 Michael Clarke, born in New York City, rock drummer, Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn!

1943 Fabian Forte, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, vocalist, Turn Me Loose, Tiger

1942 Chris Hillman, born in San Diego, California, singer, Byrds-Turn Turn Turn

1942 Roger McGuinn, guitarist, Byrds-Turn Turn Turn, Mr. Tambourine Man

1941 Ian Whitcomb, born in England, rocker, You Turn Me On

1936 Mort Shuman, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer, songwriter, pianist, co-wrote 'Viva Las Vegas', ' Turn Me Loose', compositions recorded by Dion, Andy Williams, Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley

1936 Red Sox turn a triple-play on Yankees

1934 [Clyde] Skip Batten, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, Byrds-Turn Turn Turn

1931 Yankees turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to Indians

1920 Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th home run leads Yankees to 8-2 win

1920 Dutch refuse to turn over ex-kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany to allies

1916 Yankees turn triple-play beating Browns 10-6

1912 Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers 2nd base)

1906 Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4

1873 M. A. Noble, cricketer, great Australian all-rounder at turn of century

1870 Joe Darling, cricketer, Australian lefty batsman at turn of century

1869 Bill Howell, cricketer, Australian bowler at turn of century

1869 Ernest Jones, cricket pace bowler, marvellous Australia at turn of century

1867 Hugh Trumble, cricket off-spinner, great Australia at turn of century

1867 Queen Victoria and Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel

1843 Henry James, US/British writer/critic, Turn of the Screw, Bostonians

1834 HMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn

1825 Creek Indian treaty signed. Tribal chiefs agree to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and migrate west by Sept 1, 1826

1741 Benedict Arnold, U.S. general turn traitor, Revolutionary War

1202 Knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39


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