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2007 Art Buchwald, dies at 74, posts his video obituary in which he declared, "Hi. I'm Art Buchwald, and I just died."
2004 President Bush signs the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Act of 2004 which reorganizes intelligence agencies and creates position of national security director 2000 Two onboard torpedoes explode on the Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea, which eventually killed all onboard, despite a rescue operation 1999 During a bombing run over Belgrade, NATO accidentally bombs the Chinese embassy, killing four which launches massive protests throughout China 1998 Shinichi Suzuki, music educator, "developed the ""Suzuki Method"" which taugh violin to children", dies at 98 1994 Arthur Berry, playwright, artist, teacher, poet, studied, then taught at Burslem School of Art, absorbed by Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, which in 1971 became North Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he taught painting until 1985, dies at 69 1993 James Donald, actor (In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies at 76 1992 Battleship USS Missouri, on which, Japan surrendered, decommissioned 1991 A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest 1989 General Manuel Noriega's government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin 1982 English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England 1978 Kofi Busia, statesman, leader of the Ghana Congress Party, which became the United Party, Prime Minister, 2nd Republic of Ghana, 1969 - 1972, died 1973 Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game home run in which he pitched 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Medicare bill, which goes into effect in 1966 1964 Clinton Gregory, born in Martinsville, Virginia, singer, songwriter, recording artist, fiddler, country and bluegrass genres, recorded seven studio albums, chartered 11 Billboard Hot country Singles and Tracks, including Play, Ruby, Play, which reached no. 25 on the charts 1962 West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album 1961 Vasa, which sunk on her maiden voyage in 1628, is raised 1956 Mark Handley, born in Hollywood, California, writer, screenwriter, playwright, married, lived in log cabin with his wife to live in isolation, wrote play Idioglossia, which became the film, Nell, starring Jodie Foster, 1994, directed by Michael Apted 1954 Michael Chetwood, born in Telford, England, rocker, musician, played for pop band T'Pau, which had Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom in the 1980's 1954 Colette, writer, best-known for novel 'Gigi', which became a stage musical, dies at 81 in Paris, France 1952 Operations begin at United Suriname Workers of Netherlands which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers 1951 "La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination and is the 1st X-rated movie, opened in London 1947 OPA, which issued WW II rationing coupons, disbands 1943 Neale Donald Walsch, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, author, wrote series of books titled, 'Conversations With God', which include, 'What God Wants', 'Happier than God', 'Friendship with God', ' Communion with God' 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 1938 Congress approves Vinson Naval Act, which funds a two-ocean navy 1934 U.S. troops leave Haiti, which had been occupied since 1915 1929 President Hoover proclaims Kellogg-Briand Pact which renounces war 1928 Fathometer, which measures underwater depth, patented 1927 Boris Porena, born in Rome, Italy, Italian composer, didactical expert, studied under Goffredo Petrassi, influenced by neoclassical poetics, wrote texts about music including Musica-Societa which includes social and political analysis 1925 Arthur Berry, born in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, England, playwright, artist, teacher, poet, studied, then taught at Burslem School of Art, absorbed by Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, which in 1971 became North Staffordshire Polytechnic, where he taught painting until 1985 1920 Dolph Sweet, born in New York City, actor, Gimme a Break, Which Way is Up 1919 Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke through crater wall killing 5,000 people in 104 small villages 1913 Kofi Busia, born in Wenchi, Ghana, statesman, leader of the Ghana Congress Party, which became the United Party, Catholic, Prime Minister, 2nd Republic of Ghana, 1969 - 1972 1910 1st Washington State election in which women could vote 1908 John Krohn begins walk around perimeter of U.S., which took 357 days 1907 Bernard Miles, British actor, In Which We Serve, Mermaid Theatre 1906 U.S. inventor Lee de Forest patents "Audion," a 3-diode amplification valve which proved a pioneering development in radio and broadcasting 1906 Stanford White, Architect, shot dead atop Madison Square Garden which he designed by Harry Thaw jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit 1899 Noel Coward, England, playwright, In Which We Serve-1942 Academy Award 1894 Congress passes Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, which includes a graduated income tax later struck down by the Supreme Court 1891 Rice Institute, which became Rice University, is chartered 1880 Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr. Watson is wounded, breaks out 1873 Colette, born in Yonee, France, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, writer, best-known for novel 'Gigi', which became a stage musical 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 1859 Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania and Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico 1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event 1803 Battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French 1801 Giuseppe Piazzi discovers 1st asteroid, which is named Ceres later 1776 Thomas Paine published his 1st "American Crisis" essay, in which he wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls" 1772 Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720 1701 Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft. Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit 1138 English defeated Scots at Cowton Moor Banners of various saints were carried into battle which led to being called Battle of the Standard 1066 Battle of Hastings, in which William the Conqueror wins England |
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