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2004 Ukraine re-elects Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich. but the election results were thrown out after large protests about the way the election was conducted
2003 Robert McCloskey, writer/illustrator, Make Way for Ducklings, dies at 78 1996 Metropolitan Transportation Authority raises New York City bridge tolls to $3.50 each way 1995 Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan (aviator), dies 1995 Ida Lupino, actress/director (Hard Way, High Sierra), dies at 77 1995 New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign 1994 Dwingeloo 1, near milky way system, discovered 1994 Eileen Way, actress (Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings), dies at 82 1993 James Donald, actor (In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies at 76 1993 Daniel Fuchs, U.S., screenwriter (Hard Way), dies at 84 1993 New York Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st 1993 Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84 1991 Peter Willes, British actor/producer (Way We Live), dies 1989 Dort Clark, actor (In Harm's Way), dies 1988 Clifford D[onald] Simak, sci-fi author (Hugo, Way Station), dies at 83 1987 Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season and ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8) 1986 Helen Mack, actress (Son of Kong, Milky Way), dies 1985 "Every Step Of The Way" by John Waite peaks at #25 1985 Met Dwight Gooden strikes out 16 on way to his 13th consecutive win 1985 Viv Richards scores 300 in a day on the way to 322 vs. Warwicks cricket 1981 Frank McHugh, actor (Dawn Patrol, Going My Way), dies at 83 1979 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey wins 1979 21st Grammy Awards: Just the Way You Are, Taste of Honey 1978 New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away 1978 New York Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season) 1978 Gunman shoots his way into Iraqi Embassy in Paris 1977 Bing Crosby, singer and actor (Going My Way), dies of a heart attack at 74 1977 Doobie Brothers sponsor a Golf Classic and Concert for United Way 1976 Michael Goodliffe, actor (Gorgon, 7th Dawn, Way Out), dies at 61 1975 Classical Way wins Championship Cup at Roosevelt Raceway 1974 Dorothy Fields, U.S. singer (Way you Look Tonight), dies at 68 1974 Barbra Striesand's 1st #1 hit, "The Way We Were" 1972 Charles Way, NFL fullback for the New York Giants 1970 Nydia Westman, actress (Going My Way, Young Mr. Bobbins), dies at 68 1969 Joey Restivo, born in Brooklyn, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies 1968 Wyatt Pauley, Ecuador, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies 1967 Lee Krieger, actor (Clambake, One Way Wahini), dies at 48 1967 Charlie Pennaelino, Queens, New York, rocker, Linear-I Never Felt This Way 1966 Harold Burrage, U.S. singer/pianist (Got to Find a Way), dies at 35 1964 Lenny Kravitz, singer/guitar, 911 is a Joke, Are You Gonna Go My Way? 1964 Demolition begins on Polo Grounds to clear way for housing project 1963 Sharon Lynn, actress (Way Out West, Big Broadcast), dies at 53 1963 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win 1963 Paul Way, born in Kingsbury, Middlesex, British golfer, won Brabazon Trophy, 1981, turned pro in 1982, won KLM Dutch Open while on the European Tour, second youngest Ryder Cup player in 1983, and 1985, finished in the top 100 in 1993, on the Order of Merit, after 1997, his participation in tournament golf waned 1962 Eric Olson, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Apple's Way 1962 Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104 1962 3 convicts used spoons to dig their way out of Alcatraz 1962 Richard Coles, rocker, Communards-Don't Leave Me This Way 1961 Franny Michel, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Patricia-Apple's Way 1961 Barry Fitzgerald, actor (Going My Way), dies at 72 1960 Tad Mosels "All the Way Home," premieres in New York City 1960 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4 1958 Apie [Adrian P] Prince, Dutch writer (I Go Me Own Way), dies 1957 Frederick Burton, actor (One Way Passage), dies at 86 1957 Vincent Van Patten, Belrose, New York, actor, Apple's Way, 3 for the Road 1957 Gene Lockhart, New York City actor (Going My Way), dies at 65 1955 Carmen Miranda, singer and actress (Down Argentine Way), dies at 42 1954 Will Patton, born in Charleston, South Carolina, actor, No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun 1954 Richard Finch, rock bassist, KC and Sunshine-That's the Way I Like It 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 Derek Pellicci, rock drummer, Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way 1952 Lisa Eichhorn, Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Cutter's Way, Yankees 1951 Leidse astronomers discover radio signal out of Milky Way system 1951 David Briggs, rock guitarist, Little River Band-Help is on it's Way 1950 Joe Perry, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rock guitarist, Aerosmith-Walk this Way 1950 NFL rule changes open way for 2-platoon system (offense and defense) 1950 Emil Jannings, actor (The Way of All Flesh), dies at 65 1949 Victor Ostrovsky, Canadian/Israel, Mossad agent, By Way of Deception 1949 G. I. Gurdjieff, mystic, spiritual teacher, created 'The Work' idea, representing work on oneself, also called, the Fourth Way, dies at age 83, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France 1948 Jim Bonfanti, rocker, Raspberries-Go All the Way 1948 75 scientists ambushed on way to Mount Scopus 1946 Ranger Doug, Douglas Green, Illinois, singer, Riders in Sky-Cowboy Way 1946 Countee Cullen, U.S. poet (Black Christ, One Way to Heaven), dies at 42 1945 17th Academy Awards - "Going my Way," Bing Cosby and Ingrid Bergman win 1945 John Heard, actor, Cat People, Cutter's Way, CHUD 1944 Hywel Bennett, born in South Wales, actor, Family Way, Shelley 1942 Mick Fleetwood, born in London, rock drummer, Fleetwood Mac-Go Your Own Way 1941 Joe Dimaggio on way to 56, ties Willie Keeler's 44 game hit streak 1940 Dionne Warwick, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer, Solid Gold, Way to San Jose 1939 George Kaufman and Moss Hart's "American Way," premieres in New York City 1938 Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan arrives in Ireland-left New York for California 1938 Douglas (Wrong Way) Corrigan leaves New York for LA, wound up in Ireland 1938 Louis EJM de la Vallee-Poussin, (The Way to Nirvana), dies at 69 1934 Edwin Hubble photo shows as many galaxies as Milky Way has stars 1933 Mary Ure, England, model/actress, Reflection of Fear, Windom's Way 1929 Roy Riegels runs 60 yards the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery 1925 French psychologist Emil Coue brings his self-esteem therapy to U.S. "Every day in every way I am getting better and better" 1923 Canton Bulldogs win 1st on way to 17-0 season 1921 Jerome Hines, Heinz, born in Hollywood, California, basso, I am The Way 1921 Milos Jancso, Vac Hungary, director, My Way Home 1920 Viveca Lindfors, Uppsala Sweden, actress, Way We Were, Welcome to LA 1920 Dolph Sweet, born in New York City, actor, Gimme a Break, Which Way is Up 1920 Georges Marchal, Nancy France, actor, Evil Eden, Gina, Milky Way 1919 Lee Krieger, born in Maryland, actor, Clambake, One Way Wahini 1919 Norman F Simpson, British playwright, One Way Pendulum 1917 Jessica Mitford, author, American Way of Death 1916 Peter Finch, London, actor, Network, Windom's Way, Raid on Entebbe 1913 Carmen Miranda, singer and actress, 4 Jills in a Jeep, Down Argentine Way 1913 Rise Stevens, New York City, mezzo-soprano, Met Opera, actor, Going My Way 1912 Gene Kelly, born in Pittsburgh, dancer/actor, An American in Paris, Going My Way 1912 1st Stanley Cup game to be played in 3 20-minute periods, formerly played in 30-minute halfs, Quebec beats Moncton 9-3 on way to sweep 1912 Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor, Windom's Way, Young Winston 1911 Eileen Way, actress, Les Miserables, Rainbow, Vikings, Assassin 1910 Sharon Lynn, born in Weatherford, Texas, actress, Way Out West, Big Broadcast 1909 Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs 1909 Eugene Walter's "Easiest Way," premieres in New York City 1907 Malcolm Atterbury, Philadelphia, actor, Jonas-Thicker than Water, Apples Way 1906 Bartholomeus J "Bart" Bok, Dutch/U.S. astronomer, Milky Way 1905 Constance Bennett, New York City, actress, Easiest Way, Ladies in Love 1904 Clifford D[onald] Simak, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Empire, Way Station 1903 Bing Crosby, born in Tacoma, Washington, singer, White Christmas, Going My Way 1902 Nydia Westman, New York City, actress, Going My Way, Young Mr. Bobbins 1901 Clyde Fitch' "Way of the World," premieres in New York City 1895 Bertil Lindblad, Swedish astronomer, Milky Way system 1891 Gene Lockhart, New York City, actor, Going My Way, Christmas Carol 1888 Barry Fitzgerald, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Academy Award-Going My Way 1884 Apie Prince, Dutch author, Me Own Way 1882 Creighton Hale, Cork Ireland, actor, Gorilla Man, Way Down East 1880 NY's Broadway lit by electricity, becomes known as "Great White Way" 1871 Frederick Burton, Indiana, actor, One Way Passage 1866 G. I. Gurdjieff, born in Alexandropol, Armenia, mystic, spiritual teacher, created 'The Work' idea, representing work on oneself, also called, the Fourth Way 1865 Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 1,547. 1450 of 2000 paroled Union POWs on their way home are killed when river steamer "Sultana" blows up 1855 Charles Post, who had a way with breakfast cereals, Post Cereals 1835 Samuel Butler, England, author, Erewhom, Way of All Flesh 1835 Charles Darwin departs Santiago Chile on his way to Portillo Pass 1670 William Congreve, England, writer, Old Bachelor, Way of the World 1660 General Moncks army battles with the Tweed on way to London 1568 Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral perfects a way to bottle beer |
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