2015 Event Migrants in Serbia trying to enter the E.U. via Hungary attempt to break through a border gate, causing conflict with Hungarian police; Hungary has closed its border, but Serbia will send travelers to Croatia so they can then go on to northern Europe 2015 Event Negotiations break down between Greece's leftist Syriza government and the European Union regarding issuance of additional bailout funding; Greece has a deadline of tomorrow to repay USD $336 million of its existing debt 2012 Event Vietnamese police break up anti-China protests over oil and gas claims in the disputed territorial waters of the South China Sea 2012 Event The Sudanese city of Khartoum requires security forces to break up anti-austerity protests 2011 Event During the 40th anniversary of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, a bomb kills one person and clashes break out between security and opposition protesters 2003 Death Nell Carter, actress, Gimme a Break, dies at 54 2001 Event Terrorists break into parliament building in New Delhi, murder at least 12 1997 Event Compaq testifies Microsoft threaten to break Windows 95 agreement if they showcased a Netscape icon 1997 Event Seattle Mariners break record for most home runs in a year (258) 1997 Event U.S. government forces closure of Hudson Foods due to E Coli break out 1997 Event Yankees break Minnesota Twins Brad Radke's string of 12 straight wins 1996 Event Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play and nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension 1995 Event Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games) 1994 Event Rockwell B-1B Lancers break 11 world speed records 1990 Death Jessica James, actress (Spring Break), dies of breast cancer at 60 1988 Event New York Islanders break 12 game losing streak, beat Devils 5-2 1988 Event Minn Twins are 1st AL club ever to break 3 million season attendance 1988 Event Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton 1987 Event A's Mark McGwire is 1st rookie to hit 30 home runs before All Star break 1985 Birthday Lauri Hendler, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, actress, Julie-Gimme a Break 1984 Event Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time 1983 Event Denver Nugget coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record 1983 Event Gary Trudeau takes a 20-month break from writing "Doonesbury" 1982 Death Hank Ladd, TV host (Arrow Show, Waiting for the Break), dies at 74 1980 Event Cosmonauts Ryumin and Popov break space endurance record of 176 days 1980 Birthday Matthew Lawrence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, actor, Matthew-Gimme a Break 1979 Event Rock group, Emerson, Lake and Palmer break up 1979 Event Battles between Kurds and Iranians break in Sananday Iran 1976 Event Randy Jones wins NL record 16 games before All Star break 1976 Event Morocco and Mauretania break diplomatic relations with Algeria 1975 Birthday Joey Lawrence, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental 1973 Event Islanders break 12 game losing streak, 20 game road winless streak 1973 Event Mali and Niger break diplomatic relations with Israel 1972 Event White House "plumbers" break into Democratic National headquarters at the Watergate Hotel 1970 Event 1st tennis tie break at a Grand Slam (U.S. Open) (9 pt sudden death) 1970 Event International Law Tennis Association institutes 9 point tie break rule 1970 Event Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in New York City's Wall Street 1968 Event NL announces break into 2 divisions for 1969 1968 Birthday David Chokachi, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, actor, known for roles in television series Baywatch, Witchblade, Beyond the Break 1967 Event Race riots break out in Newark, 27 die 1967 Birthday Lara Jill Miller, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, actress, Samantha-Gimme a Break 1967 Death Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water 1965 Event Several Arab nations break ties with West Germany after it established diplomatic relations with Israel 1964 Event Chicago police break up Rolling Stones press conference 1962 Event French and Italian workers break through at Mount Blanc Vehicular Tunnel 1962 Birthday Andy Green, UK, 1st to break sound barrier on land 1961 Event U.S.S.R. and Albania break diplomatic relations 1961 Birthday Kari Michaelsen, New York City, actress, Katie-Gimme a Break 1958 Event Battles between Turkish and Greeks Cypriots break out 1957 Event Don Bowden becomes 1st American to break 4 minute mile (3m58s7) 1956 Event Riots break out in Poznan Poland, 38 die 1954 Event Australia and U.S.S.R. break diplomatic relations 1953 Event Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1,300 MPH) 1953 Event Jacqueline Cochran is 1st woman to break the sound barrier 1950 Birthday Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower, 1st to break 70m 1948 Birthday Nell Carter, born in Birmingham, Alabama, actress, Nell-Gimme a Break, Lobo 1948 Birthday Reb Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cage, Yor, Captain America, Fast Break 1947 Event Brazil and Chile break diplomatic relations with U.S.S.R. 1946 Event 66,545 fans help Yankees break million attendance mark, the earliest 1944 Event Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1943 Event German Wehrmacht deployed in order to break Dutch strikes 1938 Event Crystal Night - Germans break windows owned by Jews 1938 Event Anti-Jewish riots break out in Dabrowa Poland 1936 Event Anti-Jewish riots break out in Palestine 1934 Event Black-McKeller Bill passes causes Bill Boeing empire to break up into Boeing United Aircraft [Technologies] and United Air Lines 1934 Event 1st Jewish immigrant ship to break the English blockade in Palestine 1931 Event Lou Gehrig's 4 RBIs break his old RBI mark of 175 en route to 184 1929 Death Nicolaas Theunissen, South Africa cricket break bowler (2nd Test 1889), dies 1927 Birthday Gloria Jean, born in Buffalo, New York, actress, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 1926 Event Italy establishes corp of force in order to break powerful unions 1925 Event Thermit explosive 1st used to break up ice jam, Waddington, New York 1923 Birthday Chuck Yeager, U.S. test pilot, 1st man to break sound barrier 1920 Birthday Dolph Sweet, born in New York City, actor, Gimme a Break, Which Way is Up 1912 Event 15 young women fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break 1904 Birthday John Hoyt, Bronxville, New York, actor, Gimme a Break, Tom Dick and Mary 1904 Birthday Peter Van Steeden, born in Amsterdam Netherlands, orchestra leader, Break the Bank 1900 Birthday Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break 1879 Event Thomas Ray becomes youngest to break a world track and field record pole-vaulting 11' 2" at age 17 years and 198 days 1852 Event Anti Jewish riots break out in Stockholm 1839 Event Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England 1829 Event Danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200 1806 Event 1st trotter to break 3 minute mile, Yankee 1683 Event Turkish troops break through defense of Vienna 1600 Event Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588 1587 Event Dutch County Groningen flood by dike break 1421 Event Holland/Zealand dikes break in storm, 1000s killed 1264 Event Anti-Jewish riots break out in Arnstadt Germany
