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2010 China begins text message surveillance, blocking customers from the country's two largest operators for lewd messages
2009 Two mass graves relating to Columbia's long fight with the Farc, were found in northwest and south Columbia 2009 Inmates at Iraq's notoriuous Abu Grraib prison start a fire and clash with guards during two days of unrest 2009 Fearing that turkeys contracted swine flu from humans, two turkey farms in Valparaiso, Chile are quarantined 2009 Two previously unknown works by Mozart - a concerto movement and a prelude, are performed in Salzburg, Austria 2009 Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida 2009 After two years of trying to maintain order, Ethiopian military forces start pulling out of Somalia 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 home runs, 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 - 1989 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 Sunny Deol, born in New Delhi, India, actor, action movie star, director, producer, winner, two National Film Awards, hit film 'Gadar: Ek Prem Katha' 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 1957 Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas 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 Sammy McIlroy, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, soccer player, athlete, played for Manchester United, manages Morecambe Football Club, in Football League Two, the fourth division of English football 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. New Zealand 1983 1949 Lalith Kaluperuma, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982 1948 Ashok Gandotra, cricketer, in Rio de Janiero Two Tests for India 1969 1948 Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' 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 1943 Burt Rutan, born in Estacada, Oregon, Elbert Leander Burt Rutan, inventor, aerospace engineer, created the Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and SpaceShipOne, which entered space two times in fourteen days 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 New Zealand vs. England 1966 1940 Lewis and Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show," premieres in New York City 1939 Bob James, born in Marshall, Missouri, rocker, smooth jazz, fusion, arranger, producer, wrote "Nautilus" and "Take Me To Mardi Gras", two of the most sampled songs in hip hop history 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 New Zealand vs. England 1959 1934 "Cocktails For Two," by Duke Ellington hits #1 1932 Igor Stuhec, born in Slovenia, composer, studied under Hanns Jelinek at Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, wrote orchestral works applying textural techniques, and two operas 1930 Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1928 Ken Hough, cricketer, New Zealand pace bowler in two Tests vs. England 1959 1927 Dieter Noll, born in Riesa, Germany, writer, wrote two-volume novel Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt, over two million copies sold, volume one used as East German school curriculum 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 1917 Els Aarne, born in Ukraine, Estonian composer, pianist, composed chamber music for violoncello and double bass, wrote two symphonies, studied with composer Heino Eller 1917 Jane Bowles, born in New York, New York, writer, playwright, wrote 'Two Serious Ladies', 'In The Summer House', works admired by Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, John Ashbery 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 New Zealand 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, Australia 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 Louise Hens, Flemish actress, Two Orphans |
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