2004 At least 250 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia
1998 At least 119 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia
1997 Boone Valley Senior Golf Classic
1994 126 degrees F (52.2 degrees C) in Death Valley California
1993 Donald Alexander, System director/producer (East Valley), dies at 79
1992 6.6 earthquake in Big Bear Valley of Los Angeles
1992 Plane crash at Perris Valley Airport California, kills 16 parachutists
1991 Eleanor Berry, actress (Death Valley Days), dies
1990 Barbara Stanwyck, [Ruby Stevens], actress (Big Valley), dies at 82
1985 Dam in Fiemme Valley Italy bursts; 200-300 die
1984 Napoleon Whiting, actor (Silas-Big Valley), dies at 75
1984 Cleveland Metroparks' Valley Parkway All Purpose Trails are completed
1982 Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley
1976 Frankie Darro, actor (Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men), dies at 58
1975 21st Ryder Cup: U.S., 21-11 at Laurel Valley GC Pa
1975 Justin Huish, born in Fountain Valley, California, archer, Olympics gold 1996
1974 Jacqueline Susann, author (Valley of the Dolls), dies of cancer at 53
1973 Ntala Skinner, Sun Valley Idaho, biathelete 1994 Olympics
1972 Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium
1971 Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 and causes over $ B damage
1970 Aaron Sele, born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1969 U.S. performs nuclear test at Grand Valley Colorado
1969 Sharon Tate, actress (Valley of Dolls), killed by Manson's gang at 26
1969 Stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78
1969 Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57
1968 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley, Texas
1968 Scott Radinsky, born in Simi Valley, California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1967 Jenn Thompson, New York City, actor, Dee-Harper Valley PTA
1967 Moon Unit Zappa, rocker, Valley Girl, Frank's daughter
1967 Carlos Briceno, born in Fountain Valley, California, beach volleyball, Oly-br-92, 96
1967 Ed Sprague, born in Castro Valley, California, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
1966 Brian Keyser, Castro Valley California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1966 Paul Michael Valley, actor, Ryan Harrison-Another World
1966 Julianna Margulies, born in Spring Valley, New York, actress, Carol Hathaway-ER
1966 Anderson Cummins, cricketer, in Packer's Valley Barbados and WI quickie
1966 Richard Greenwood, born in Los Angeles, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Napa Valley
1966 North Vietnamese capture U.S. Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley
1965 Ruthie Matthes, Sun Valley Idaho, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1965 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley GC PA
1964 Mark Valley, Odgensvurg, New York, actor, Days of Our Lives
1964 Norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal
1964 Dean Spriddle, Plymouth, England, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Oak Valley
1963 Dam in Piave valley Italy, breaks' about 2,000 die
1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sacramento Valley Golf Open
1960 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, Colorado
1960 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colo
1958 Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California
1957 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley GC Dayton Ohio
1954 KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting
1951 Mississippi Valley State University founded
1950 Cynthia Meyers, playmate, Dec 1968, /actress, Beyond Valley of Dolls
1947 Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 and causes $850M in damage
1945 Jeannie C Riley, Texas, singer, Harper Valley PTA, Hee Haw
1943 Sharon Tate, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Valley of the Dolls
1942 Bob Mosley, Paradise Valley California, rock bassist, Moby Grape
1942 Linda Evans, Hartford, actr, Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo
1942 Fight at Matanikau, Guadalcanal (John Hersey-Into the Valley)
1942 8 die as coal waste heap slides in river valley near Oakwood, Virginia
1942 14th Academy Awards - "How Green was My Valley," Cooper and Fontaine win
1941 Florinda Bolkan, Ceara Brazil, actress, Damned, Last Valley, Word
1940 Mills Watson, born in Oakland, California, actor, Harper Valley PTA, BJ and Bear
1937 Merle Haggard, Bakersfield, California, country singer, Death Valley Days
1936 Tom T. Hall, Olive Hill, Kentucky, country singer and writer, Harper Valley PTA
1933 Jean Shepard, Pauls Valley Oklahoma, country singer, Ozark Jubilee
1933 Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams
1930 Air-borne chemicals combine with fog to kill 60 (Meuse Valley Belgium)
1930 1st broadcast of "Death Valley Days" on NBC-radio
1929 Peter Breck, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Black Saddle, Big Valley, Benji
1928 450 die in St. Francisquito Valley Dam burst (Calif)
1927 Tropical storm flooding kills 84 in Winooski River Valley (Vt)
1927 James Curwood, U.S. journalist and writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49
1923 Dale Robertson, Harrah, Oklahoma, actor, Death Valley Days, Walter-Dynasty
1921 Battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey and Greece
1921 Jacqueline Susann, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, author, Valley of the Dolls
1918 Frankie Darro, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men
1915 7.8 earthquake shakes Pleasant Valley Nevada
1912 Patrick White, Australia, novelist, Happy Valley, Nobel 1973
1912 Eve Arden, born in Mill Valley, California, actress, Connie-Our Miss Brooks
1912 Richard Carlson, Minnesota, actor, All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi
1911 Robert Taylor, Filley, Nebraska, actor, Death Valley Days
1907 Barbara Stanwyck, born in Brooklyn, actress, Dynasty II, Big Valley, Thorn Birds
1906 Richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist, How Green Was My Valley
1902 Stu Erwin, Squaw Valley California, actor, Stu Erwin Show
1895 Ohio Valley Improvement Association forms
1893 Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway)
1890 Gertrude McCoy, born in Sugar Valley, Georgia, silent screen actress, Blue Bird
1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Boscombe Valley Mystery"
1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Valley of Fear"
1880 Donald Crisp, born in Scotland, actor, How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana
1873 President Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perce indians
1872 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California
1864 Grant approves Sheridan's plan for Shenandoah Valley Campaign
1864 Early retreats from Washington City back to Shenandoah Valley
1864 Lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley
1862 Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp
1862 Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia
1862 Valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Ft. Royal, Virginia
1862 Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell Va
1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA
1862 Battle of Kernstown VA-Jackson begins his Valley Campaign
1862 Agoston Haraszthy, 1st vintner in Sonoma Valley, imports 10,000
1851 Yosemite Valley discovered in California
1846 Mormons found 1st English settlement in California (San Joaquin Valley)
1822 1st eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley
1806 A side of Rossberg Peak collapses into Goldau Valley Switz, kills 500
1805 Samuel Palmer, London, painter/etcher, Valley of Vision
1781 Los Angeles founded by 44 in Bahia de las Fumas, (Valley of Smokes)
1778 Iroquois Indians in New York kill 40 in Cherry Valley Massacre
1778 Washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge
1778 Baron von Steuben joins Continental Army at Valley Forge
1777 Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for winter
1777 George Washingtons army returns to Valley Forge Pa
1749 George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley
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