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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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