2004 Yemeni judge sentences two Islamists death for the 2000 attack on the USS Cole, that killed 17 sailors
2001 Eleven die after two trucks collide, head on, in a mountain tunnel in Switzerland
2000 Two onboard torpedoes explode on the Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea, which eventually killed all onboard, despite a rescue operation
1999 Jennifer Paterson, cook/writer/motorcyclist, Two Fat Ladies, dies at 71
1999 Dirk Bogarde, actor/writer, A Tale of Two Cities, dies at 78
1999 Two disaffected students brought guns to their high school in Columbine, Colorado and murdered twelve students, one teacher and then killed themselves
1998 House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment, charging President Clinton with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice
1997 Willem de Kooning painting, "Two Standing Women," sold for $4,182,500
1995 Japanese police arrest cult leader Shoko Asahara and charged him with Nerve-gas attack on Tokyo's subways two months earlier
1995 Helene Weijel, author (In Two Worlds), dies at 44
1991 With two months left, White Sox set new home attendance (2,150,951)
1990 Johnny Beagley, winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies
1990 New York Lotto pays $35 million to two winner (#s are 6-14-24-32-34-51)
1989 F Fischer, German war criminal (4, Two of Breda), dies
1984 Willem de Kooning's "Two Women" sells for $1,980,000
1979 Joyce Grenfell (Adventure for Two), actress, dies at 69
1977 Neil Simon's "Chapter Two," premieres in New York City
1975 Michel Simon, actor (Panic, Plague, Two of Us), dies at 80
1974 Head-on collision between two buses kills 21 (Ankara, Turkey)
1972 Saurav Ganguly, cricketer, centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996
1970 R Rodgers/M Charnins musical "Two by Two," premieres in New York City
1970 Juano Hernandez, actor (St. Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74
1970 Reds clout 7 home runs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 HRs, 6 for one team and 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records
1969 Mike Procter hits six consecutive sixes (across two overs)
1969 Soyuz 4 launched; rendezvous with Soyuz 5 two days later
1968 John and Yoko release their 1st album "Two Virgins" in UK
1968 Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31
1965 Tim Munton, cricketer, England pace bowler in two Tests 1992
1965 Kaushik Amalean, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka 1986-88
1963 Naved Anjum, cricketer, Pakistani all-rounder, two Tests 1989-90
1963 Zakir Khan, cricketer, two Tests for Pakistan 1986-89
1963 Glenn Trimble, cricketer, son of Sam Two ODI's for Australia 1986
1962 Anthony Edwards, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, It Takes Two, Dr. Greene-ER
1962 Jan M Romein, historian (Breaking of Two Ages), dies
1961 Neil Mallender, cricketer, England pace bowler in two Tests 1992
1961 Kimberly Foster, actress, It Takes Two
1959 Ali Shah, cricketer, Zimbabwe all-rounder in two Tests 1992
1959 Paul Terry, cricketer, in Germany Two Tests England vs. WI 1984
1958 William Gibson's "Two for the Seesaw," premieres in New York City
1956 Indians' Jim Busby hits a grand slam in two consecutive at bats
1955 Ian Greig, cricketer, brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982
1954 Suru Nayak, cricketer, two Tests for India vs. England 1982
1954 Armistice divides Vietnam into two countries
1954 Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio and records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" and "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"
1953 "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 90 performances
1952 "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 90 performances
1951 John Childs, cricketer, England left-arm spinner, two Tests vs. WI 1988
1951 Sridharan Jeganathan, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka vs. NZ 1983
1949 Lalith Kaluperuma, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982
1948 Ashok Gandotra, cricketer, in Rio de Janiero Two Tests for India 1969
1947 Walter Willison, born in Monterrey Park, California, actor, McDuff the Talking Dog, Two By Two [Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award]
1946 Vincent Millie Youmans, U.S. composer (Tea For Two), dies at 47
1943 Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs
1942 Hemant Kanitkar, cricketer, batted in two Tests India vs. WI 1974
1942 Tweety Bird, aka Tweety Pie, debuts in "Tale of Two Kitties"
1941 U.S. president Roosevelt signs Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act
1941 Grahame Bilby, cricketer, two Tests NZ vs. England 1966
1940 Lewis and Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show," premieres in New York City
1939 Agatha N "Kim" Weston, U.S. gospel/singer, It Takes Two
1939 Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, Dutch actor and director (Two Boys), dies at 67
1939 William Bell, [Yarborough], U.S. singer, Tryin' to Love Two
1937 Warren Berlinger, Brooklyn, actor, Larry-Joey Bishop Shop, Take Two
1935 Bruce Bolton, cricketer, two Tests NZ vs. England 1959
1934 "Cocktails For Two," by Duke Ellington hits #1
1930 Brian Statham, cricketer, masterful England quick for two decades
1928 Ken Hough, cricketer, NZ pace bowler in two Tests vs. England 1959
1927 Carl Toms, stage designer, 1 Million BC, Moon Zero Two
1926 "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1
1925 Nicolai Gedda, born in Stockholm, Sweden, opera tenor, Opera Two to Six
1925 "Tea For Two" by Marion Harris hit #1
1923 Kenneth Rickards, cricketer, WI batsman two Tests 104 runs
1918 Bob Carroll, singer and actor, Stage Two Revue, Stranger
1911 Jules Dassin, Middletown CT, director, Circle of Two, Never on Sunday
1911 Mason Gross, Dr/TV professor, Think Fast, Two for the Money
1909 Don Cleverley, cricketer, two Tests for NZ 1932 and 1946, took 0-130
1907 Albert Trott takes two hat-tricks in an innings, Mddx vs. Somerset
1902 Stanley Coen, cricketer, South African batsman in two Tests 1927-28
1901 NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes
1898 Vincent, Miller, Youmans, U.S. composer/songwriter, Tea for Two
1891 Geertruida M W "Truus" Bakker, Dutch actress, The Two Orphans
1884 Jackie Matthews, cricketer, Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912
1859 Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is published
1859 Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" published
1856 [Marie] Louise Hens, Flemish actress, Two Orphans
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