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2009 Dozens are killed and injured when wildfires spread across France, Spain, Sardinia and Greece
2009 A large amount of space debris is created when a Russan and American satellite collide over Siberia 1999 Hazel Frederick, face in a crowd, faced the camera when Mary Tyler Moore tossed her hat in the opening credits of her show, dies at 91 1997 San Francisco Giant J. T. Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch 1997 73 Israelis die when army copters collide 1996 230 people die when TWA 800 crashes outside of New York City 1993 Met Vince Coleman injures 3 when he throws cherry bomb at Dodger fans 1993 Don Henley booed in Milwaukee when he dedicates the song "It's Not Easy Being Green" to President Clinton 1992 Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him 1992 New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train 1992 Ben Vereen suffers injuries when hit by a car 1992 Richard Derr, actor (When Worlds Collide), dies at 74 of cancer 1991 27 lost at sea when 2 U.S. Navy anti-submarine planes collide 1990 4th American Comedy Award: When Harry Met Sally 1989 Red's Tom Browning is 3 outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Phillie Dickie Thon doubles 1989 Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing 1989 Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car 1988 George Harrison releases "When We Was Fab" 1987 Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass 1986 167 die when Mexicana Airlines Boeing 727 crashes 1985 150 killed when a Spanish jetliner crashed approaching Bilbao, Spain 1985 Tina Majorino, actress, Waterworld, When a Man Loves a Woman 1985 Naval exercises canceled when U.S. refuses to tell New Zealand of nuclear weapons 1984 Despite Mike Bossy 4 goals Islanders lose 5-6 to Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-77-3-4 1984 "When You Close Your Eyes" by Night Ranger peaks at #14 1983 "When I'm With You" by Sheriff peaks at #61 1983 Soyuz T-8 launched; mission aborted when capsule fails to dock 1982 Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini 1982 Fahd becomes king of Saudi Arabia when King Khalid dies at 69 1981 Ann Harding, actress (When Ladies Meet, Devotion), dies 1981 Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions 1980 4,500 die when a pair of earthquakes strikes NW Algeria 1980 Cleveland Dan Spillner, 545 ERA, is 2 outs from a no-hitter when White Sox rookie Leo Sutherland singles 1980 Tony Beckley, actor (Assault, When a Stranger Calls), dies at 51 1978 Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1 1978 Supreme Court orders California medical school to admit Allan Bakke a white man claiming reverse discrimination when application was rejected 1977 Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) 1976 Argo Merchant tanker off Massachusetts' SE coast, spills 7.6 m gallons of crude when ship ran aground 1975 President Ford escapes injury when his limousine is struck broadside 1975 500 drown when 2 river boats collide and sink in China's West River 1975 Linda Ronstadt releases "When Will I Be Loved" 1975 14 die when British freighter "Lake Illawarra" rams pylon bridge between Derwent and Hobart, Tasmania and ship sinks 1974 Approximately 140 die when suspension bridge collapses (Nepal) 1974 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck, Belem, Brazil 1973 M. Medoff's "When you Comin' Back, Red Ryder?," premieres in New York City 1972 Grace Slick maced by police when a band official called cops, pigs 1970 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank 1970 1,086 die when 7.4 quake destroys 254 villages (Gediz Turkey) 1969 Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a home run in World Series 1967 Brent Muscat, rocker, Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over 1965 Jeanette MacDonald, soprano (When I'm Calling You), dies at 63 1964 Bunning continues pitching perfectly to New York Mets until 2 outs in 5th, when Joe Christopher beats out a bunt. He totals 15 innings 1963 3 fuel tanks explodes when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland-Only case of lightning caused crash, 81 die 1963 Greg Steele, rocker, Faster Pussycat-Wake Me When It's Over 1962 Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for 10 yrs 1962 2 members of Flying Wallendas' high-wire act killed when their 7-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit 1961 Meg Ryan, Bethel, Connecticut, actress, When Harry Met Sally, As the World Turns 1961 Beatles record Aint She Sweet, Cry for a Shadow, When the Saints Go Marching In, Why, Nobody's Child and My Bonnie, in Hamburg 1960 60 people die when bus plunges off bridge into Turvo River, Brazil 1957 Vince Gill, born in Norman, Oklahoma, country singer, When I Call Your Name 1955 2 killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascott racetrack, England 1955 Randy Wanwarmer, born in Denver, vocalist, Just When I Needed You Most 1954 Dan Hill, rocker, Sometimes When We Touch 1953 Barry Sonnenfeld, director, When Harry Met Sally, Big, Misery 1949 Philadelphia fans cause A's to forfeit game when they riot over a trapped line drive by Rich Ashburn, Giants leading 4-2 in 9th declared winners 1948 WHEN (now WTVH) TV channel 5 in Syracuse, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 20 Jews killed when a bomb is thrown into Jewish quarter of Cairo 1948 Leo Sayer, Gerard, England, singer, When I Need Love 1947 200 die when train derails and fell into a river in Canton, China 1946 Brenda Holloway, U.S. singer and songwriter, When I'm Gone 1945 Raphael, Spain, spanish singer, When the Sun Sets, Lo Meyur de Ano 1944 Charles Burnett, director, When it Rains, Glass Shield 1942 Baseball decides that players in military can't play when on furlough 1941 Billy Fury, Liverpool, singer/guitarist, When Will You Say I Love You 1940 Percy Sledge, soul singer, When A Man Loves A Woman 1940 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ) 1940 27 killed, 15 injured when truck full of migrant workers collides with a train outside McAllen, Texas 1940 Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star" 1938 Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing 1937 Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit 1937 Clem Sohn, air show performer dies at 26 when his chute fails to open 1936 Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did no get good feilding, Sox suspend him 1936 Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife fainted when he returned to track 1935 Esther Phillips, EM Jones, U.S. singer, When a Woman Loves a Man 1930 Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans 1930 George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him 1928 Charles Kingsford-Smith and Charles Ulm are 1st to fly across the Pacific when they end their flight from California to Brisbane 1926 Helen Gallagher, born in Brooklyn, actress, Ryan's Hope, Strangers When We Meet 1925 Denise Darcel, Paris, France, actress, Dangerous When Wet 1925 44 die when Dreyfus Hotel in Boston collapses 1923 Esther Williams, born in Inglewood, California, actress/swimmer, Dangerous when Wet 1916 Asiago Italy falls when Austrian troops attack the Italian front 1914 World War I began when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 1913 Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously 1908 George Pal, Hungarian/U.S. director, When Worlds Collide, Puppetoons 1904 Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913 1903 Michael Kalatozov, Russian producer, When the Cranes Fly 1901 Jeanette MacDonald, born in Philadelphia, actress and singer, When I'm Calling You 1901 Cornelia Otis Skinner, Chic, writer, When Our Hearts Were Young and Gay 1900 6,000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas 1898 [Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer, When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1895 Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, When You Wish Upon a Star 1887 Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes 1882 Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks 1872 U.S. cargo ship Mary Celeste set sail from New York on a journey which ended when it is found mysteriously abandoned the following month 1870 Saki, Hector Hugo Munro, Burma, author, Reginald, When William Came 1868 Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves 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 1858 Lincoln makes a speech about when you can fool people 1857 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC 1853 John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans 1818 Keats composes his sonnet, "When I Have Fears" 1791 Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gave its approval 1787 Shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Captain Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass 1738 Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" 1640 Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Mass colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin 1492 Columbus misses Florida when he changed course |
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