2014 Event Prominent Chinese legal activist, Xu Zhiyong, is sentenced to four years in prison; convicted of 'gathering a crowd to disturb public order,' the case is seen as evidence that Communist Party leaders wish to expunge any challenges to the power or leadership 2012 Event In Dublin, an estimated crowd of 10,000 protesters demonstrated against austerity and called for a general strike to shut down the country 2010 Event A crowd of 500,000 people attend a 'Restoring Honor' rally hosted by Glenn Beck at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. 2009 Event A crowd of 50,000 people participate in a memorial service at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 1999 Death Hazel Frederick, face in a crowd, faced the camera when Mary Tyler Moore tossed her hat in the opening credits of her show, dies at 91 1994 Event Largest Opening Day crowd at Yankee Stadium, 56,706 1994 Event 10th largest wrestling crowd (58,000-Tokyo Dome) 1993 Event 7th largest wrestling crowd (63,500-Tokyo Dome) 1992 Event Largest wrestling crowd out side of U.S. (75,000) at Wembley Stadium 1992 Event 5th Largest wrestling crowd (64,287-Toronto SkyDome) 1992 Event 8th largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome) 1991 Death Eleanor Boardman, actor (Crowd), dies in at 93 1991 Event Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome 1991 Event Largest crowd to watch Atlantic Coast Womens Basketball game (11,520) 1990 Death Helene Stanley, actress (Carnival Story, Roar of the Crowd), dies 1990 Event 4th largest NBA crowd (45,458) see Orlando play at Minneapolis 1990 Event 6th Largest wrestling crowd (63,900-Tokyo Dome) 1989 Event 8th Largest wrestling crowd (60,000-Tokyo Dome) 1989 Event Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom 1988 Event Largest crowd (55,438) at a season game at Riverfront (Reds vs. Cards) 1988 Event 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago at Detroit 1987 Event 53,745 largest NBA crowd to date-Philadelphia at Detroit 1987 Event 38,873 NBA crowd watch Chicago at Detroit 1987 Event Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL New York Giant Stadium (beat Washington 17-0) 1986 Event Largest wrestling crowd in Canada (69,300) at Toronto Stadium 1986 Event 44,180 largest NBA crowd to date - Philadelphia at Detroit 1985 Event Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit) 1985 Event Largest NBA crowd to date, 43,816, sees Philadelphia at Detroit 1983 Event Smallest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Nets-1,814) 1983 Event Hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard 1982 Event Largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Minnesota 52,279 1979 Event Crowd at Islamabad, Pakistan attack U.S. embassy, 1 dies 1977 Event Largest baseball crowd in Penns, 64,924 see Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 in 4th NL championship game (Dodgers win pennant) 1976 Event Largest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Wash-21,130) 1975 Event A crowd of 85661 attends the 1st day of the Aust-WI MCG Test Cricket 1974 Event Taiwan police shoots into crowd 1974 Event Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Golden State-1,641) 1972 Event Bloody Sunday: British soldiers fire into crowd, kill 13 1972 Event Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Lakers-11,178) 1971 Event Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history 1971 Event Golfing Vice President Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into crowd, injuring 2 1969 Event 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cincinnati - Detroit, San Diego - Boston 1966 Event Smallest Yankee stadium crowd, 413 see White Sox win 4-1 1965 Event 2 trucks crashed into a crowd of dancers (Sotouboua Togo) kills 125 1959 Birthday Colin Quinn, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, writer, appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', host of 'Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn' 1957 Event NFL record crowd (102,368), '49ers vs Rams in LA 1957 Birthday Alan Campbell, born in Homestead, Florida, actor, E Z-3's a Crowd 1957 Birthday Mary Cadorette, born in East Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Vicky-3's a Crowd 1954 Event Indians sweep Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563) 1947 Event New York Yankees beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised 1947 Event Record World Series crowd of 73,365 at Yankee Stadium ($325,828) 1945 Event SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22 1943 Event Bomb fleeing crowd falls into London shelter; 173 die 1942 Birthday Dobie Gray, Brookshire, Texas, singer, In Crowd 1937 Event 61,756, 2nd-largest crowd in Polo Grounds history, sees Dodgers ends Carl Hubbell's consecutive-game winning streak at 24 1936 Event Bradman scores 192 for S A vs. Vic before a MCG crowd of 21000 1932 Birthday Isaac "Redd" Holt, U.S. drummer, Young-Holt Unlimited-In Crowd 1932 Birthday Robert Mandan, Clever, Missouri, actor, Chester-Soap, James-3's a Crowd 1930 Event Tasmania all out 280, WI 2-139 at Hobart Crowd 2,500 1929 Event Grimmett takes 6-146 for SA, Queensland all out 380 Crowd 5,390 1928 Death Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87 1926 Event Victoria all out for 1107 against NSW at the MCG Crowd 22,348 1922 Event Largest Polo Grounds crowd see Meusel, Ruth and Gehrig consecutive home runs 1914 Death Bai Long, White Wolf, Chinese Robin Hood/crowd leader, dies 1911 Event Largest baseball crowd ever 38,281 (Polo Grounds) see Giants beat A's, 2-1 (gate is record $77,379) 1909 Birthday David Riesman, U.S. sociologist, Lonely Crowd 1908 Event Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers 1881 Event Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12 1861 Event Warsaw Massacre: Russians fire on crowd demonstrating against Russia 1840 Birthday Thomas Hardy, England, poet and novelist, Far from the Madding Crowd 1829 Event Unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball 1770 Event Boston Massacre, British troops kill 5 in crowd. Crispus Attackus becomes 1st black to die for American freedom 1718 Death Jacob F Muller, Sjako/Jaco, German/Netherlands crowd leader, beheaded at 28 1517 Event Gelderse crowd robber murders population of Asperen 1498 Event Crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence, Italy
