2012 Event All members of the Commonwealth of Nations, who have the British Monarch as their head of state, agree to the Succession of the Crown Bill, enabling a female child, for the first time, to become monarch 2012 Event Following the death of Crown Prince, Nayef bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz becomes Saudi Arabia's heir apparent 2011 Event Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia dies, raising questions about succession in the kingdom 2010 Event The Wittelsback-Graff Diamond, a 31.06-carat Fancy Deep Blue diamond, once part of the Austrian and Bavarian Crown jewels, is placed on display at the Smithsonian 2003 Death Rachel Kempson, actress, Jewel in the Crown, dies at 92 1997 Event Lemrick Nelson found guilty in the fatal stabbing on Hasidic Jew Yankel Rosenbaum in Crown Heights Brooklyn in 1991 1997 Death Asfa Wossen, Amha Selassie, crown emperor of Ethiopia in exile, dies 1993 Event Japanese crown prince Naruhito weds Masaka Owada 1992 Event Japanese crown prince Naruhito announces engagement to Masaka Owada 1992 Event Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown 1991 Event Jumbo Tsuruta beats Stan Hansen to win All Japan Triple Crown title 1990 Event James "Buster" Douglas KOs Mike Tyson to win heavyweight boxing crown 1990 Death Nathan Wartels, publisher (Crown), dies at 88 of pneumonia 1984 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again at Hollywood 1984 Event New York Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg 1979 Event Joanne Carner wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament 1978 Event Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes Prime Minister of Kuwait 1978 Event Joanne Carner wins Colgate Triple Crown Match-Play Golf Championship 1978 Event U.S. hand over St. Stephan crown to Hungary 1977 Event Jane Blalock wins LPGA Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament 1975 Event Jane Blalock wins LPGA 14 Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament 1975 Event Australian Prime Minister removed by crown (1st elected Prime Minister removed in 200 yrs) 1975 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Colgate Golf Triple Crown 1973 Event Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m 1971 Birthday Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, Crown Prince/son of King of Nepal 1970 Birthday Secreteriat, race horse, triple crown, 1973 1969 Event Royal Canadian Mint formally forms as a Crown Corp 1968 Event Carl Yastrzemski .3005 avg wins his 2nd straight batting crown 1968 Birthday Frederik, Heir Apparent Crown Prince of Denmark 1967 Birthday Willem-Alexander CGF, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Netherlands 1966 Event Dutch crown princess Beatrix marries Claus von Amsberg 1964 Event "Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 3 performances 1964 Event "Cafe Crown" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 3 performances 1963 Event Sikkim crown prince Paldan Thondup Namgyal marries Hope Cooke 1960 Event Britain grants independence to crown colony of Cyprus 1960 Event Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Royal Crown Golf Open 1960 Birthday Crown Prince Naruhito, heir apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan, eldest son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko 1959 Birthday Stephen Roche, born in Dundrum, Ireland, racing cyclist, second ever to win Triple Crown victories, 58 professional career wins 1959 Event Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica, made a crown colony 1959 Event Japan's Crown Prince Akihito marries commoner Michiko Shoda 1958 Death Abdoel Illah, crown prince of Iraq, murdered 1955 Death Ruprecht, crown prince of Bayern/general-Field Marshal, dies 1954 Birthday Rene Russo, born in Burbank, California, Renee Marie Russo, television, film actress, model, breakthrough role as Lorna Cole in 'Lethal Weapon 3' and 'Lethal Weapon 4', appeared in 'The Thomas Crown Affair' with Pierce Brosnan 1952 Birthday Monique Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince/Heir Apparent to Thailand throne 1947 Death Gustav Adolf, crown prince of Sweden, dies in air crash 1946 Birthday Charles Dane, England, actor, Plenty, Jewel in the Crown 1946 Event British North Borneo Co transfers rights to British crown 1946 Event Rajah cedes Sarawak to British crown 1946 Birthday Tim Pigott-Smith, actor, Sweet William, Jewel in Crown 1942 Event Despite Ted Williams wins Triple Crown, Yankees Joe Gordon wins AL MVP 1942 Birthday Christopher Howes, Crown Estate Second Commissioner 1941 Event 73rd Belmont: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway win in 2:31, triple crown 1940 Event Crown prince Michael succeeds Carol II as king of Romania 1937 Birthday Harald, Crown Prince, son of King Olav V, heir apparent of Norway 1937 Event St. Louis Cardinals Triple Crown winner Joe Medwick is named NL MVP 1937 Event Aden becomes British crown colony 1935 Event Swedish princess Ingrid marries Danish crown prince Frederik (IX) 1934 Event Although Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown, Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP 1933 Event Newfoundland reverts to being a crown colony 1931 Birthday Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee, home run slugger, 1956 Triple Crown 1931 Event Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season 1930 Event Belgium Princess Marie-Jose marries Italian's crown prince Umberto 1929 Event Belgium princess Marie-Jose and Italian crown prince Umberto gets engaged, assassination attempt on Umberto fails 1927 Birthday Stanley Dancer, harness racer, 4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown 1926 Event Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden 1926 Event Belgian crown prince Leopold and Swedish princess Astrid get engaged 1925 Event Cyprus becomes a British Crown Colony 1925 Birthday Lord Hooson QC, crown court recorder 1924 Event Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co 1922 Event Japanese crown prince Hirohito appointed prince-regent 1922 Birthday Wilfrid Bourne, QC/Clerk of the Crown in Chancery 1920 Event British East Africa renamed Kenya and becomes a British crown colony 1919 Event 51st Belmont: J Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:17.6 and Trip Crown 1918 Event Iceland becomes independent state under Danish crown 1918 Birthday Ted Williams, hitter, Red Sox, AL MVP '46, '49; Trip Crown '42, '47 1916 Birthday Asfa Wossen, Crown prince of Ethiopia/son of emperor Haile Selassi 1916 Birthday Ciro D Crown, premier of Dutch Antilles, 1968-69 1900 Event Belgium crown prince Albert von Saksen-Coburg weds Elisabeth of Bayern 1900 Event Lord Roberts' troops occupies Crown city 1897 Event King Leopold II takes Belgian crown 1886 Birthday Willem E Crown, Antillian writer 1879 Death Willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39 1879 Death E Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23 1873 Event Dentist John Beers of San Francisco patents gold crown 1870 Event Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch 1869 Birthday Ruprecht, crown prince of Bavaria/general-Field Marshall 1867 Event Singapore, Penang and Malakka become British crown colonies 1860 Death Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies 1858 Event Government of India transferred from East India Company to Crown 1858 Event Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia 1857 Birthday George Gissing, English author, Thyrza, Crown of Life 1850 Event Swedish/Norwegian crown prince Charles weds Dutch princess Wilhelmina 1843 Event Hong Kong proclaimed a British Crown Colony 1835 Birthday Leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized 1830 Event Louis-Philippe formally accepts crown of France, following abdication of Charles X 1798 Birthday Carolina F L duchess of Berry, daughter of crown prince of Naples 1797 Event Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews 1756 Event St. Patrick's Day 1st celebrated in New York City at Crown and Thistle Tavern 1730 Event Crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England 1718 Death William Penn, English Quaker/colonizer 'No cross, no crown', dies 1701 Event Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover 1688 Event Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy 1684 Event Colony Massachusetts under authority of English crown mounted 1671 Event Col Thomas Blood attempts to steal Crown Jewels 1657 Event English Lord Protector Cromwell refuses crown 1657 Event English Humble Petition offers Lord Protector Cromwell the crown 1624 Event Judge directs U.S. colony Virginia to English crown 1584 Death Francois-Hercule de Valois, French crown prince, dies at 28 1558 Event Queen Mary Stuart of Scotland marries French crown prince Francois 1556 Event Pope Paul IV refuses to crown Ferdinand of Austria emperor 1518 Event Henry VIII's daughter Mary marries French crown prince 1502 Death Arthur, English crown prince/husband of Catharina of Aragon, dies 1501 Event English crown prince Arthur marries Catharina of Aragon 1499 Event Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown 1496 Event Emperor Maximiliaans daughter marries Spanish crown prince Johan of Aragon/Philip de Blank marries Johanna "the Waanzinnige" of Aragon 1495 Event French King Charles VIII enters Naples to claim crown 1469 Event Crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castilie 1216 Event French crown prince Louis enters England 1120 Death William, English crown prince/son of Henry I, drowns at 17 1093 Death Edward Macduncan, Scottish crown prince/son of Malcolm II, dies in battle
