2013 Event The 'fiscal cliff deal' is approved in the U.S. House of Representatives 2002 Death Cliff Gorman, actor, All That Jazz, ., dies at 65 2001 Death Cliff Hillegass, businessman, invented Cliffs Notes, dies at 83 1994 Death Cliff Wilson, snooker player, dies at 60 1993 Death Cliff Young, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29 1986 Death Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica, a thrash metal band, dies in Sweden at age 24, when tour bus for the band skidded and crashed, inducted posthumously into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica 1984 Event Toronto's Cliff Johnson hits record 19th career pinch home run 1984 Event Cliff Johnson sets a record with his 19th pinch hit home run 1983 Event Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit home run 1981 Event 2 climbers fall 550 m down cliff near Angel Falls, Venezuela 1979 Event Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yankees Goose Gossage and Cliff 1977 Event Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive home runs in Toronto 1977 Birthday Cliff Bayer, born in New York City, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Phil Boudreault, Copper Cliff Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics 1974 Death Cliff Arquette, comedian (Charlie Weaver), dies at 68 1972 Birthday Cliff Floyd, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder/1st base for the Montreal Expos 1971 Death Cliff Edwards, "Ukulele Ike", singer (54th Street Revue), dies at 76 1970 Birthday Frank "Cliff" Mannon, Amarillo, Texas, team handball 1996 Olympics 1967 Event 2 homemade buses collided on a mountain road in Terpate, Philippines plunging off a cliff, killing 84, injuring 140 1966 Birthday Cliff Meidl, born in Redondon Beach California, sprint kayak, alternate in 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Cliff Ronning, Vancouver, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks 1965 Event 85th U.S. Mens Tennis: Manuel Santana beats Cliff Drysdale (62 79 75 61) 1962 Birthday Cliff Burton, born in Castro Valley, California, bass player for Metallica, a thrash metal band 1954 Birthday Cliff Martinez, American Musician 1953 Event Schools 1st use Cliff's Notes 1953 Death Cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63 1952 Birthday Cliff Adams, born in London, England, rocker, formed Cliff Adams Singers, known for ballads and novelty songs 1951 Event Pittsburgh Pirate Cliff Chambers no-hits Boston Brave, 3-0 1949 Birthday Cliff Williams, Sydney Australia, rock bassist, AC/DC-Highway to Hell 1948 Birthday Cliff Fish, rocker, Paper Lace 1948 Birthday Jimmy Cliff, Reggae singer 1948 Birthday Cliff Thorburn, Victoria, BC, champion snooker player 1947 Birthday John Ratzenberger, born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, actor, Cliff Clavin-Cheers 1945 Birthday Cliff De Young, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, F/X, Hunger, Shock Treatment 1942 Birthday Cliff Potts, born in Glendale California, actor, Ted-Lou Grant 1941 Birthday Cliff Stearns, born in Washington, D.C., Representative-R-Florida 1989 - 1940 Birthday Cliff Richards, Harry Webb, Lucknow India, rock voclist, Suddenly 1940 Birthday Cliff Richard, English Musician 1939 Birthday Cliff Thorburn, English snookers player 1936 Birthday Cliff Gorman, Jamacia, New York, actor, Boys in the Band, Angel 1935 Birthday Ken Kercheval, born in Wolcottville, Indiana, actor, Cliff Barnes-Dallas 1934 Birthday Cliff Wilson, snooker player 1925 Birthday Cliff Robertson, La Jolla California, actor, Charly, spokesman for AT&T 1922 Event Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day 1911 Event Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row 1910 Birthday Cliff Battles, born in Akron, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Braves, Redskins 1907 Event Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire 1905 Birthday Cliff Arquette, born in Toledo, Ohio, comedian, Charlie Weaver 1896 Event Sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) 1895 Birthday Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, 54th Street Revue 1895 Birthday Cliff Edwards, born in Hannibal, Missouri, singer, When You Wish Upon a Star 1894 Birthday Cliff Hall, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Crime Photographer 1889 Birthday Cliff Clark, actor, Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout 1887 Event Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes 1865 Event James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, SF 1863 Event Cliff House opens in San Francisco (1st of many on site) 1830 Birthday Adolph Sutro, San Francisco mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels
