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2000 Renato Di Paolo, method actor, accidentally strangled himself while playing Judas onstage, dies at 22 1997 New York Ranger Wayne Gretsky wife Janet is knocked unconcious and gets 2 stitches while watching the game as a plexiglass falls on her 1996 John McSheery, dies of heart attack while umpiring a game, at 51 1995 Rob Harris, sky surfer, dies while skydiving at 28 1995 Michael Jackson collapses while rehearsing for an HBO special 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 Sheena Easton collapses on stage while performing in "Man of LaMancha" 1989 In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines 1989 Rod Stewart hits his head while on stage and knocks himself out 1989 Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women 1983 While warming up before 5th inning Yankee Dave Winfield accidentally kills a seagull 1982 David Blue, rocker, dies while jogging in Greenwich Village at 41 1982 28 skiers perform backflips while holding hands, Bromont, Quebec 1980 Vostok rocket exploded on launch pad while being refueled, killing 50 1978 Sid Vicious attempts suicide while at Riker's Detention Center in New York City 1972 John Sebastian makes 63 consecutive free throws while blindfolded 1972 Phil King, rock (Blue Oyster Cult), shot in head at 24 while gambling 1969 Mick Jagger accidentally shot while filming "Ned Kelly" 1968 Frank Borman's Christmas reading while orbiting Moon 1966 Eric Clapton records guitar tracks for Harrison's "While My Guitar..." 1965 Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954-65) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 home runs while playing together on the same team 1962 Dodger coach Leo Durocher suffers a near-fatal allergic reaction to a penicillin injection while in the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds 1959 Hiram L Fong sworn in as 1st Chinese-American senator while Daniel K Inouye sworn in as 1st Japanese-American Rep (Both from Hawaii) 1957 Jerry Lee Lewis weds his cousin Myra Gale Brown, 13, while still married to his 1st wife Jane Mitcham 1957 Anthony J Morabito, co-owner of San Francisco '49ers, dies while watching a game 1957 Richie Ashburn, fouls hit fan Alice Roth twice in same at bat 1st one breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher 1951 Simon Barere, pianist, dies while perfoming at Carnegie Hall 1947 Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricket opener, Gavaskar's partner for a while 1945 A riot ensued in San Francisco while the city was celebrating the end of WW II 1943 Terence Rattigan's "While the Sun Shines," premieres in London 1943 Lead, South Dakota, temp is 52 degrees F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood SD records -16 degrees F 1936 Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling, Cambridge U vs. MCC 1934 While Washington player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece and adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox 1923 Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in New York City 1921 AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7 1918 President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office 1912 Bull Moose Teddy Roosevelt shot while campaigning in Milwaukee 1911 Bill Murdoch, cricketer, dies while watching Aust vs. South Africa Test 1894 Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man 1876 Wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces and a pair of 8's 1542 Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R

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