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2008 One leap second is added to the end of the year
2008 Radovan Karadzic arrested on war crimes after a 12 year manhunt 2005 Syria withdraws troops from Lebanon, ending its 29 year military occupation 1999 International Year of Elderly 1998 U.S. movie box office hits record $6.24 billion for year 1998 India resumes underground nuclear tests after more than a 20 year gap 1998 U.S. movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days) 1998 Mary Kay LeTourneau, 36, former teacher, who violated probation by seeing 14 year old father of her baby, sentenced to 7 years 1997 Red Sox sign Pedro Martinez to record 6 year $69 million contract 1997 NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach 1997 Dick Vitale signs with ESPN through year 2004 1997 San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year 1997 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns, he is named AL Manager of Year 1997 Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra is 6th unanimous AL Rookie of Year 1997 Phillies 3rd baseman Scott Rolen selected unanimous Rookie of Year 1997 Seattle Mariners break record for most home runs in a year (258) 1997 Atlanta Braves sign Greg Maddux to record 5 year, $575 Million deal 1997 Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X, set afire by 12 year old grandson 1997 Span scientists announce new human species in 780,000 year old fossil 1997 69 year old Gordie Howe begins playing AHL game with Syracuse Crunch 1997 Major League Baseball announces 5 year, $50M deal with Pepsi 1997 68 year old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse Crunch 1997 San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9M 2 year contract 1996 61 law enforcement officers, killed by felons in U.S. this year 1996 Los Angeles Dodger Todd Hollandsworth wins NL Rookie of Year 1996 Wayne Gretzky signs a 2 year deal with New York Rangers 1996 Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract for 1 year for $25 million 1996 Heidi Fleiss scheduled to begin her 7 year jail sentence 1995 David Cone signs $19.5 million 3 year contract with New York Yankees 1995 Playboy goes back on sale after 36 year ban in Ireland 1995 Rockies are 1st team to make postseason before 7th year in existence 1995 International Year of Tolerance 1994 Tom Ewell, S Yewell Tompkins, U.S. actor (7 Year Itch), dies at 85 1994 Corrupt Italian ex-premier Craxi gets 8 year jail sentenced 1994 Jordan and Israeli end 46 year state of war (Washington D.C.) 1994 Final Episode of LA Law after 8 year run 1994 Roland Ratzenberger, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, dies while qualifying for San Marino Prix, in 1994 1994 Howard Stern's New Year's Eve Beauty Pageant 1994 International Year of Family 1994 Jacobs Field opens with "Gateway's New Year's Eve Countdown to '94" 1993 Giants need to beat Dodgers to force a playoff game with Braves for NL West title, but Dodgers destroy Giants 12-1, Giants end year 103-59 1993 Farmer Sugeng finds 1.2 million year old Pithecanthropus IX skull 1993 CBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands 1993 Final episode of 6 year run of ABC's "Wonder Years" in Netherlands 1993 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman and takes New York City subway train and 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride 1993 South Africa White Wolves kill 5 year old black girl 1993 IRA-bomb kills 3 year old in Warrington England 1993 Michael Kanin, screenwriter (Woman of the Year), dies at 83 1993 Marge Schott suspended from baseball for 1 year due to racism 1993 Cincinnati Red owner Marge Schott suspended for 1 year due to racist comments 1993 "My Favorite Year" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City after 37 performances 1992 General Suwa finds tooth of 4.4 million year old Australopithecus ramidus 1992 Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year 1992 "My Favorite Year" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City for 37 performances 1992 Alison L Gertz, U.S. aids-activist/Esquire women of year, dies of aids 1992 Army refused to overturn 127 year old conviction against Dr. Mudd 1992 Stefanie Ann Sargent, guitarist (7 Year Bitch), dies of overdose at 24 1992 Great British postage stamp 350 year battle near Edgehill 1992 Minnesota Twin Bert Blyleven is 2nd to win as teenager and 40 year old 1992 Yankee pitcher Pascual Perez suspended for 1 year due to cocaine 1992 Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single year contract - $4.7 mil 1992 International Space Year begins 1991 Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year 1991 Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez 1991 Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with New York Mets 1991 Monica Seles, sets female tennis record winning $2,457,758 in a year 1991 2 year experimental Biosphere 2 in Oracle Arizona begins 1991 After 3 year reign as AL champs, A's are eliminated from AL West 1991 Lion's Terry Taylor reinstated after 1 year drug related suspension 1991 Sides in Angola sign a treaty ending 16 year civil war 1991 Bjorn Borg loses 6-2, 6-3 to Jordi Arrese after 8 year lay off 1991 Johnny Carson announces he will retire next year from Tonight Show 1991 Dwight Goodin signs $5.15 million 3 year contract with New York Mets 1991 Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract 1991 Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending 22 year rule 1991 Soap opera "Generation's" last episode after a 2 year run 1990 Iraq begins a military draft of 17 year olds 1990 Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year 1990 Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar, Jr. wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously 1990 Braves Dave Justice wins NL Rookie of Year 1990 Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year 1990 101 year old Sam Ackerman weds 95 year old Eva in New Rochelle, New York 1990 19 year old Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi to win U.S. Open 1990 Oakland beats New York 7-3 to complete a 12-game sweep of Yankees this year 1990 Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego) 1990 Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract 1990 TV Guide selects Arsenio Hall as TV personality of year 1990 South Africa President F W de Klerk lifts 4 year of state of emergency 1990 Judy Carne arrested at JFK airport on an 11 year old drug warrant 1990 Guns and Roses' Axl marries Erin Everly (annulled same year) 1990 New York court of appeals ends 2 year legal battle over 1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of case 1990 Violeta Barrios de Chamorro begins a 6 year term as Nicaragua's president 1990 Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oak A's contract 1990 42 year old George Foreman KOs George Cooney in 2 rounds 1989 Jockey Kent Desormeaux sets record with 598 wins in a year 1989 Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract 1989 Mark Langston signs record $3.2 million per year California Angels contract 1989 Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract 1989 Kirby Pucket signs record $3,000,000 per year Minnesota Twins contract 1989 Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royal contract 1989 Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of Year 1989 Balt's Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year 1989 14 year old actress Drew Barrymore, attempts suicide 1989 Congressman Lukins found guilty of having sex with a 16 year old girl 1989 Susan Lucci loses daytime emmy for 10th straight year 1989 23 year old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires 1989 14 year old Scott Isaacs spells spoliator to win 1989 Spelling Bee 1989 Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record $7.9M-3 year contract 1989 Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs $7.9M-3 year contract 1989 Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher signs $7.5M-3 year contract 1989 Reagan becomes 1st President elected in a "0" year, since 1840, to leave office alive 1989 29 year old French woman gives birth to sextuplets in Paris 1989 "Ryan's Hope" ends 13 year run on ABC-TV 1989 Year of the Young Reader begins 1988 Vladimir Titov and Musa Manarov return to earth (a year) with Chretien 1988 Oklahoma's College football team gets 3 year probation 1988 Walt Weiss wins AL rookie of year (3rd straight for Oakland A's) 1988 Chris Sabo, wins NL Rookie of Year award 1988 Iran and Iraq begin talks to end their 8 year war 1988 New York City 1st case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (9 year old Bronx boy) 1988 Minnesota Twins pull 2nd triple-play of year and beat Cleveland 6-2 1988 Russian troops begin pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war 1988 Baltimore Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park 1988 Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak 1988 Year of the Reader begins 1987 Benito Santiago, Padres catcher, wins NL Rookie of Year 1987 Oakland 1st baseman Mark McGwire wins AL Rookie of Year 1987 New York Yankee Don Mattingly hits record 6th grand slam of year 1987 Detroit Tiger Darrell Evans is 1st 40 year old to hit 30 home runs 1987 Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for 3rd straight year 1987 Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for year record ($697,385) 1987 Rookie of the Year Award is renamed to honor Jackie Robinson 1987 Don Mattingly wins highest salary arbitration ($1,975,000 per year) 1987 International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins 1986 TV soap "Search for Tomorrow" ends 35 year run 1986 A's Jose Canseco wins AL Rookie of Year 1986 Cards reliever Todd Worrell wins NL Rookie of Year 1986 After 14 wins, Roger Clemens suffer his 1st loss of year 1986 Peter Uberroth suspended 7 baseball players for 1 year, after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs 1986 Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his 1st year 1986 International Peace Year begins 1985 Cards Vince Coleman wins NL Rookie of Year 1985 White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year 1985 Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year 1985 International Youth Year begins 1984 TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run 1984 Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year 1984 New York Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year 1984 Tigers clinch AL East championship (spent all year in 1st place) 1984 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery 1984 6 year old Texan Stormie Jones gets 1st heart and liver transplant 1983 Warren Cromartie signs 3 year $2.5M contract with Yomiuri Giants 1983 Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use 1983 11 year old Samantha Smith of Manchester, Maine, leaves for U.S.S.R. 1983 "Woman of the Year" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 770 performances 1983 World Communications Year begins 1982 TV soap "Doctors" ends 19 year run 1982 TIME's Man of the Year is a computer 1982 Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year 1982 U.S. budget deficit reaches more than $110 trillion for fiscal year 1982 1982 Rickey Henderson is fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a year 1982 AT and T looses record $7 BILLION for fiscal year ending on this day 1982 Metropolitan Transportation Authority launches a 5 year plan to upgrade the New York City subway system 1982 TA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City subway system 1981 Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers) wins NL Rookie of the Year 1981 New York Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award 1981 Yankees Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year 1981 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1981 Fulton County (Atlanta) grand jury indicts Wayne B. William 23 year old photographers, for murder of 2 of 28 blacks killed in Atlanta 1981 "Woman of the Year" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 770 performances 1981 1st homicide at Disneyland, 18 year old is stabbed to death 1981 Muhammad Ali talks a despondent 21 year old out of committing suicide 1981 International Year for the Disabled begins 1980 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year for the Oakland A's 1980 Gabriella Brum, 18, of W Germany crowned 30th Miss World, she resigns the next day, because she wants to marry her 52 year old boyfriend 1980 Jerry Mumphrey joins Ozzie Smith, and Gene Richards to steal 50 bases this year for Padres 1980 John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg stage one of the greatest U.S. Open finals as 21 year old McEnroe fends off Borg to win his 2nd straight title 1980 Thomas Ian Nicholas, actor, Radio Flyer, Rookie of the Year 1980 Julie Marie Bryan, 18, of Georgia, crowned America's Young Woman of Year 1980 Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year 1980 "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 17 performances 1980 "Happy New Year" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 17 performances 1980 Soap opera "Love of Life" ends a 28 year run 1979 Los Angeles Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year 1979 Twins John Castino and Jays Alfredo Griffin tie for AL Rookie of Year 1979 Astros sign Nolan Ryan, to record 4 year, $4.5 million contract 1979 British newspaper "Times" resumes publishing after 1 year 1979 Charlie Smith, oldest American (137 year), dies 1979 Phillies Tug McGraw gives up record 4th grand slam of year 1979 Susan Horvath, of Penn, crowned America's Young Woman of the Year 1979 President Carter commuted Patricia Hearst's 7 year sentence to 2 years 1979 Entertainer of the Year Awards 1979 International Year of the Child begins 1978 Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award 1978 Yankees win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year 1978 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) strikes down 148 year policy of excluding black men from priesthood 1978 Phillies Dave Johnson is 1st to hit 2 pinch hit grand slams in a year 1978 Oscar Homolka, actor (7 Year Itch, Ball of Fire), dies at 79 1977 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year 1977 Nolan Ryan strikes out 300 batters for 5th straight year 1977 Bowie Kuhn suspends Braves owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing 1976 TV soap "Somerset" ends 6 year run 1976 U.N. General Assembly passes a resolution declaring 1979 - Year of Child 1976 Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with New York Yankees 1976 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (New York Yankees) 1975 Giants pitcher John "the Count of" Montefusco wins NL Rookie of Year 1975 Boston's Fred Lynn is the overwhelming choice as AL Rookie of Year 1975 Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year," premieres in New York City 1975 1st Annual Comedy Awards of the Year hosted by Alan King 1975 International Women's Year begins 1974 Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year New York Yankees contract 1974 Cardinals' Lou Brock is named Sportsman of the Year 1974 Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride wins NL Rookie of Year 1974 Rangers' Mike Hargrove wins AL Rookie of Year 1974 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers) 1974 Derek Jeter, born in Pequanock, New Jersey, shortstop, New York Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996 1974 During a David Cassidy concert in London a 14 year old is trampled 1974 Soap opera "Secret Storm" ends a 20 year run 1974 "Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on ABC 1974 World Population Year begins 1973 Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year 1973 Sandy Hawley becomes 1st jockey to win 500 races in 1 year 1973 Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman 1973 Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year 1973 Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry wins AL Rookie of Year 1973 Gary Matthews wins NL Rookie of Year 1973 New York Yankees close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5, Ralph Houk 1973 Ingrid Seynhaeve, born in Brussels, Belgium, model, Look of the Year 1991 1973 After a 5 year run soap "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" ends 1973 White Sox Dick Allen signs 3 year contract for record $750,000 1972 U.S. ends 22 year travel ban to China 1972 Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL 1972 Chicago Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year 1972 "Arthur Godfrey Time" ends a 27 year run on radio 1972 Hank Aaron becomes 1st baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year 1972 International Book Year begins 1971 Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year 1971 Trey Ames, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, David-A Year in the Life 1971 Sci-fi soap opera "Dark Shadows" concludes an almost 5 year run 1971 Winnie Mandela sentenced to 1 year in jail in South Africa 1971 George Harrison is fined and his driving license is suspended for 1 year 1970 Carl Morton (18-11 for last-place Expos), receives NL Rookie of Year 1970 Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year 1970 Sonny Tufts, actor (Atomic Blonde, 7 Year Itch), dies at 58 1970 Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul and Mary) plead guilty to "taking immoral liberties" with a 14 year old girl 1970 100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam 1969 Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year 1969 KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year 1969 Zager and Evans release "In the Year 2525" 1969 Pat Hurst, San Leandro California, LPGA golfer, 1995 Rolex Rookie of the Year 1969 David Morland, born in North Bay, Ontario, golfer, 1992 Trafalgar Rookie of Year 1969 Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo 1968 Renee Tenison, Caldwell Id, playmate of the year, Nov, 1989 1968 Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of Year 1968 Cardinal's super pitcher Bob Gibson's 13th shutout of year 1968 6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown, Maryland) 1967 Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year 1967 Phillies Jim Bunning ties NL record of 5, 1-0 losses in a year 1967 Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge 1967 Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records 1966 Cincinnati infielder Tommy Helms is voted NL Rookie of Year 1966 Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year 1966 50 year old Frank Sinatra marries 21 year old Mia Farrow in Las Vegas 1966 AFL chooses 36 year old Al Davis as commissioner 1966 5 time Horse of the Year, Kelso, retires 1966 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year 1966 Donna Edmondson, Greensboro, North Carolina, playmate of year, Nov, 1986 1965 CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at $18.8 million per year 1965 3rd cyclone of year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges River 1965 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 1965 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year 1965 60 year old Satchel Paige of Kansas City A's pitches 3 scoreless innings 1965 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0 1965 Minor Watson, actor (Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid), dies at 75 1965 India Allen, Portsmouth, Virginia, playmate of the year, Dec, 1987 1965 Stephen Manley, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Donny-Married the 1st Year 1965 Braves offer Milwaukee $500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier, the proposal is turned down 1965 International Cooperation Year begins 1964 Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium 1964 Paul Hornung and Alex Karras reinstated in NFL after 1 year suspension 1964 Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City 1964 NBC purchases AFL 5 year (1965-69) TV rights for $36 million 1963 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on Andy Williams Show 1963 Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year 1963 Mark McGwire, 1st baseman, AL rookie of year 1988, Oakland A's, Cards 1963 Paul McCartney is fined 31 pounds and his license is suspended for one year for speeding 1963 Stan Musial announces he will retire at end of year 1963 Kimberley Conrad Hefner, born in Moulton, Alabama, playmate of year, Jan, 1988 1963 Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants signs a record $100,000 per year contract 1962 Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year 1962 France and Algerian Moslems negotiate truce to end 7 year war 1962 Paul Webb, born in Essex, England, musician, producer, bass player, member of reggae band Eskalator, joined band TalkTalk in 1981, produced album 'The Year of the Leopard' with James Jorkston in 1996 1961 For 2nd cons year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year 1961 Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year 1961 Steve Young, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, NFL Player of Year '92 1961 Jim Gentile's ties record of 5 grand slams in a year 1961 Carol Norman, Ardmore Oklahoma, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1982 1961 Lisa Rathgber, Hillsboro, Illinois, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1980 1961 Lisa Wagner, bowler, 3-time LPBT Player of Year, Bowler of Decade 1961 After a 4 year trial Nelson Mandela is acquitted on treason charge 1961 Dutch Queen Juliana celebrates 12 year government jubilee 1961 Wendy Liebman, born in Manhasset, New York, comedian, performs stand up comedy, American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year, 1997, appeared on HBO, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show 1960 Expansion LA Angels sign a 4 year lease to use Dodger Stadium 1960 Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year 1960 Balitmore Oriole shortstop Ron Hansen voted AL Rookie of Year 1960 Roland Ratzenberger, Salzburg, Austria, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival 1960 Barbara Edwards, born in Albuqueque, New Mexico, playmate of year, Sept, 1983, actress 1960 ABC and AFL sign a 5 year contract 1959 Marianne Gravatte, born in Hollywood, California, playmate of year, Oct, 1982 1959 Nikki Gianulias, Vallejo California, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1979 1959 Washington Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year 1959 Giants slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of Year 1959 Walter Ray Williams, Jr., bowler, twice Player of the Year 1959 World Refugee Year begins 1959 Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach Green Bay Packers 1959 Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL 1958 International Geophyscial Year ends 1958 Charles De Gaulle wins 7 year term as 1st President of 5th Rep of France 1958 Roberto Guerrero, Medelin Colombia, Indy racer, Rookie of Year 1984 1958 Pete Runnels wins Comeback Player of Year (avg went from .230 to .322) 1958 Dorothy Straight, 4 year old author, How World Begun 1957 Tony Kubek of the Yankees selected as AL Rookie of the Year 1957 Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford wins NL Rookie of Year 1957 Soviet 7 year plan (1959-1965) announced 1957 International Geophysical Year begins, ends December 31, 1958 1957 Donna Adamek, Duarte California, bowler, BWAA Woman of Year 1978-81 1957 Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new 3 year lease for Ebbets Field 1956 Frank Robinson (NL) and Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year 1956 Terri Welles, Knepper, California, playmate of the year, Dec, 1980 1956 AP names Cincinnati manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year 1956 Yankees clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year 1955 Rosanne Cash, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Seven Year Ache, I Wonder 1955 Debra Jo Fondren, Los Angeles Cal, playmate of year, September, 1977 1954 Senator Eddie Yost draws his 100th walk for 5th year in a row 1954 Phil Neale, born in Scunthorpe, England, cricketer, coach, team manager, played for Worcestershire, played football for Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United, 1989 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1953 Willie Shoemaker shatters record, riding 485 winners in a year 1953 Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim "Junior" Gilliam wins NL Rookie of Year 1953 Monique St. Pierre, Weisbaden Germany, playmate of year, Nov, 1978 1953 Charley Dressen resigns rather than take 1 year contract as Dodger mgr 1953 Kathleen Ann Shower, born in Brookville, Ohio, Playmate of the Year, May, 1985 1953 Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1952 A's Harry Byrd selected AL Rookie of Year 1952 Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year 1952 George Axelrods "7 Year Itch," premieres in New York City 1951 New York Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year 1951 Lillian Muller, Grimstad Norway, playmate of year, Aug, 1975 1951 Mark Roth, bowler, 4-time PBA Player of Year 1951 Shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari 1951 Baseball signs 6 year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for $6 million 1950 Jockeys W Shoemaker and Joe Culmone set record of 388 wins in a year 1950 Boston Brave Sam Jethroe wins NL Rookie of Year 1950 Phillies skipper Eddie Sawyer selected as Manager of Year 1950 Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year 1950 Walt Dropo of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year 1950 Phils pitcher Jim Konstanty makes record 71st appearance of year 1950 Gary Matthews, baseball player, 1973 NL rookie of year 1950 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 New York City college becomes 1st to win NCAA and National Inv Basketball in same year 1949 Marilyn Cole, Portsmouth, England, playmate of the year, Jan, 1972 1949 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (New York Yankees) 1948 Sandra Post, born in Oakville, Ontario, professional golfer, won LPGA Championship 1968, LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Award 1968 1948 28 year old British Mandate over Palestine ends 1948 Billy O'Donnell, harness racer driver of year, 1984 1947 Jackie Robinson is named 1947 "Rookie of Year" 1947 Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News 1947 New York Giants 183-185 home run of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936 1947 Baseball suspends Brooklyn Dodger Leo Durocher for 1 year 1946 Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of Year" 1946 Paul Dean, born in Vancouver, Canada, guitarist, founded band, Streetheart and Loverboy, won Composer of the Year Juno Award for 'Turn Me Loose', Loverboy's 1980 debut album 1945 Rod Carew, baseball slugger, AL Rookie of Year 1967 1945 Al Stewart, born in Glasgow, Scotland, rocker, Year of the Cat 1945 Curtis Blefary, baseball player, 1965 AL rookie of year 1945 "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio 1945 Lisa Nicole Baker, born in Detroit, Texas, playmate of the year, Nov 1966 1945 Bob Griese, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year 1944 NBA rookie of the year in 1966, Rick Barry 1944 Youngest baseball player, Cincinnati Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall 1943 David Munden, born in England, played for the Tremeloes, a 50 year old band, Europe's longest playing rock and roll band 1943 Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6 1943 Lou Pinella, Yankee manager, 1969 AL rookie of the year 1943 Nikki Giovanni, poet, LHJ Woman of the Year 1973 1942 "Woman of the Year," starring Hepburn and Tracy opens at Radio City 1941 101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes it's last run 1941 Ted Williams lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400 1940 Wrestling returns to Madison Square Garden after 12 year lay off 1940 Nazi-Germany, Italy and Japan sign 10 year formal alliance (Axis) 1940 Tony Oliva, ball player, batting champ, AL Rookie of Year 1964 1939 Mike Ditka, coach/tight-end, Bears, Cowboys, NFL rookie year 1961 1939 Kathy Whitworth, Monahans, Texas, golfer, 7 time LPGA Player of Year 1938 Joseph Bologna, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Citizen Cohn, My Favorite Year 1938 Tom Tresh, New York Yankee, 1962 AL Rookie of Year 1938 Donald Schwall, baseball player, 1961 AL rookie of year 1938 Jacky Cupit, golfer, Rookie of Year 1961 1937 Clemon Daniels, AFL player of year 1963, halfback, Oak, Dallas SF 1937 It's revealed Quaker Oats pays Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads 1936 17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St. Louis Browns 1936 Frank Howard, baseball player, NL Rookie of the Year 1960 1935 Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of year en route to 115 1935 U.S. captures Davis Cup for 7th straight year 1935 Amsterdam city council accept city growth plan through the year 2000 1935 Weapons pact ends 3 year war of Gran Chaco, Bolivia vs Paraguay 1934 St. Louis Card clinch pennant as Dizzy Dean wins his 30th of year 1934 Tina Maria Stone, runner, 1 year distance record of 15,472 miles 1934 Gino Cappelletti, ORFU, AFL running back, AFL Player of Year 1964 1933 Don McNeill's Pepper Pot (Breakfast Club) begins 35 year run on NBC 1932 Francoise Fabian, Hussein Dey Algeria, actress, Happy New Year 1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, golfer, 3-time PGA Player of Year, '66, '68, '70 1930 Philadelphia A's win AL championship for 2nd year in a row 1930 Ornette Coleman, jazz composer, Downbeat Musician of Year 1966 1929 New York to San Francisco foot race ends (2 months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde 1929 27 year old William S. Paley becomes CBS president 1928 James "Junior" Gilliam, Dodgers, NL rookie of year 1953 1928 U.S.S.R. launches its 1st 5 year plan 1928 Noel Coward's musical "This Year of Grace," premieres in London 1927 Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year) 1926 15th party congress CPSU ends/5 year plan begins 1926 Don Carter, bowler, 6-time Bowler of Year, 1953-54, 57-58, 60-61 1925 AL decides to alternate leagues for game 1 of World Series each year 1925 NL holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where NL began 1923 Queen Wilhelmina celebrates 25 year jubilee 1923 University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne) 1922 Italian parliament gives Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year" 1922 Ty Cobb gets 5 hits in a game for record 4th time in a year 1922 Carl Reiner, born in Bronx, comedian, 2000 Year Old Man, Dick Van Dyke Show 1922 Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year New York Yankee contract 1920 "1st Year" with Frank Craven premieres in New York City 1920 Big Show ends 2 year run on NBC radio 1919 Babe Ruth's 29th home run is 1st of year in Washington (1st in every park in league in one season) 1919 Lino Ventura, born in Parma, Italy, actor, Happy New Year 1919 Founding of League of Nations, 1st meeting 1 year later 1919 3 year old German Communist Party (Spartacus) crushed 1917 Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager, 1948 AP Athlete of Year 1916 Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of year 1915 President Wilson, widowed the year before, marries Edith Bolling Galt 1915 Lardner Ring, Jr., Chicago, screenwriter, Woman of the Year 1915 Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight boxing champ, 1947 fight of year 1914 Marion Ladewig, Michigan, bowler, 9 time woman bowler of year 1950-63 1913 Yankees win 13th game of year after losing 36 games 1911 Alfred Scott Witherbee, Jr., U.S., 3 year old who drowned on Lusitania 1910 Michael Kanin, born in Rochester, New York, director/writer/actor, Woman of the Year 1909 Tom Ewell, S Yewell Tompkins, Kentucky, actor, Tom Ewell Show, 7 Year Itch 1908 Yankees lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season 1908 Alfonso Lopez, baseball player, AL Manager of the year 1959 1908 1st time, ball signifying new year dropped at Times Square 1907 For 1st time a ball drops at Times Square to signal new year 1906 Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year 1904 New York Yankee Jack Chesbro's 1st of 41 wins this year 1904 John J. Sirica, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, John Joseph Sirica, judge, Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, presided over Watergate scandal, Time magazine Person of the Year, 1973 1897 1800-1900 year old fossil of "girl of Yde" found in Drente, Netherlands 1891 8 year old Jewish tailor's daughter disappears in Greece, rumor spreads that she was a Christian girl ritually killed by Jews 1890 1st 44 Javans arrive in Suriname, to work 5 year on sugar plantations 1889 Minor Watson, Marianna AR, actor, Woman of the Year, Viva Cisco Kid 1887 Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller 1876 Victor Moore, Hammonton, New Jersey, comedian, Ziegfeld Follies, 7 Year Itch 1874 Child labor law takes 12 year olds out of work force 1861 Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate president 1861 U.S. marshals appropriate previous year's telegraph dispatches, to reveal prosecessionist evidence 1830 France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest 1823 Robert J Fruin, historian, 80 year war 1816 10" snowfall in New England, "year without a summer", from the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1812 Eagle Fokke Simonsz, writer (Year 3000), dies at about 57 1790 Columbia returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st ship to carry U.S. flag around the world 1784 Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it 1784 1st U.S. balloon flight, 13 year old Edward Warren 1774 Heinrich A Fouque, Prussian general (7 year war), dies at 76 1757 Battle at Rossbach (7 year war/French and Indian War) 1729 Michael F B Freiherr von Melas, Austrian general, 7 Year Wars 1699 Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1 1697 Germany signs French/English/Spanish/Netherlands/Brandenburgs peace treaty ending 9 year War 1694 Bank of England granted 12 year charter by Act of Parliament 1667 Treaty of Andrussovo-ends 13 year war between Poland and Russia 1648 Treaty of Westphalia ends 30 year war and Holy Roman Empire 1622 Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25) 1621 Spain and Netherlands 12 Year Resistant Pact ends 1609 Netherlands, England and France sign 12 year Covenant 1609 Spain and Netherlands sign 12 Year Resistant Pact 1593 Vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno 1589 Maarten Schenck van Nideggen, Lieutenant Colonel (80 year war), dies at about 49 1453 2nd Battle at Castillon: France beats English, end of hundred year war |
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