2015 Event The death toll rises to 104 from a massive explosion three days ago at a warehouse containing hazardous chemicals in the port of Tianjin, China; 720 were also injured in the disaster 2015 Event China devalues the yuan by 1% after devaluations of 1.62% and 1.92% over the past two days; the moves are an effort to stem an economic slowdown by boosting the competitiveness of exports and reducing the costs of borrowing 2015 Event Scientists announce discovery of a planet in the Kepler-452 solar system that closely resembles Earth in size and orbit; the planet, Kepler 452-b, has a diameter 60% larger than Earth's but an orbit that is 385 days, close to Earth's 365 days 2015 Event Seth Blatter, president of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), resigns five days after his re-election to a fifth term; several FIFA officials were recently arrested in a corruption scandal, but Blatter has not been charged 2015 Event Harriette Thompson, at 92 years and three months, becomes the oldest person to finish a marathon, beating the previous record holder of 92 years and 19 days 2015 Event Oil spill cleanup continues at Refugio State Beach in California after a pipeline burst two days ago; about 21,000 gallons of oil have been released into the ocean and 105,000 gallons on land 2015 Event The World Health Organization declares Liberia free of the Ebola virus after a period of 42 days with no new cases, which is twice the normal quarantine duration; over 4,700 people perished in the nation during the epidemic 2015 Event The human trafficking crisis continues in the Mediterranean, as approximately 7,000 migrants are rescued from 34 vessels intercepted over the last few days 2015 Event The world's oldest living person, Gertrude Weaver of the U.S., dies at age 116, just five days after the death of the previous record holder, Misao Okawa of Japan, who died at age 117 2015 Event A 37-year-old man from South Carolina is rescued 500 miles from home after 66 days lost at sea; Louis Jordan had been in an antique 35-foot sailboat fishing in the open sea when the boat capsized in a storm, and he survived on fish and rainwater 2015 Event The last Ebola patient in Liberia, a 58-year-old English teacher, has been released; the nation will be declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization if no new cases of the virus emerge in the next 42 days 2015 Event TransAsia Airways suspends flights and begins retraining all its pilots in compliance with orders from Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration after the crash of Flight 235 into the Keelung River three days ago 2015 Event The Ezadeen, an abandoned ship carrying 450 Syrians, is rescued from choppy waters and brought safely to shore in Italy; the ship is the second to be abandoned by human traffickers off the nation's coast in the last four days 2014 Event A live Ebola sample is mistakenly sent to a U.S. Centers for Disease Control laboratory that does not meet safety and security standards for handling the virus; a laboratory worker is being monitored for 21 days due to potential exposure 2014 Event 'The Battle of the Five Armies', the last film in 'The Hobbit' series, grosses over $90 million in its first five days of release, exceeding box office expectations of $75 million 2014 Event Snow storms are ending in the Buffalo, New York region, leaving behind up to 7 feet of snow and placing the region at risk for floods as temperatures rise over the next few days; the storms resulted in 13 deaths and hundreds of stranded motorists 2014 Event Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to develop Ebola in the U.S., dies after 11 days in a Dallas hospital; he was sent home after an initial hospital visit despite stating he had been in West Africa, but he was admitted upon his return two days later 2014 Event India has successfully launched a space probe into orbit around Mars on its first attempt, making it the first Asian country to orbit the planet; at $74 million, the spacecraft cost about 11% of the U.S. Maven, which reached Mars orbit two days prior 2014 Event Days after imposing additional sanctions against Russia, U.S. President Barack Obama contacts Russian President Vladimir Putin to express concern about Russia's continuing support of Ukrainian separatists 2014 Event In West Virginia, 10 people were hospitalized and 300,000 people have been unable to use tap water for four days since 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, an industrial chemical, leaked into the Elk river 2013 Event Authorities at Los Angeles International Airport investigate the explosion of the second dry ice bomb in two days on the premises; no one was injured and no arrests were made 2013 Event Pakistan's Balochistan province experiences a 6.8-magnitude earthquake four days after the area was struck by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that resulted in over 515 deaths 2013 Event Within days of its launch, the 'Grand Theft Auto V' videogame reaches sales of $1billion, becoming the fastest single entertainment product ever to achieve these sales 2013 Event France drafts a resolution for the Syrian government to turn over its stockpiles of chemical weapons in 15 days 2013 Event The Pentagon will furlough 650,000 civilian employees without pay for six days this year after receiving warnings that mandatory budget cuts might idle defense workers for a longer period of time 2013 Event China's President, Xi Jinping and South Koran President Park Geun-hye meet for four days of talks aimed at reducing tensions on the Koran Peninsula 2013 Event Savar, Bangladesh celebrates a woman found alive in the rubble 17 days after after a garment factory building collapsed and killed over 1,042 people 2013 Event After being hospitalized for nine days for pneumonia, former South African President Nelson Mandela, age 94, was released from the hospital 2013 Event Days after a new U.S.-South Korea military pact, North Korea issues new threats to strike targets in Hawaii, Guam, South Korea and the U.S. mainland 2013 Event Zillur Rahman, age 84, the President of Bangladesh, dies in office after a long illness at a hospital in Singapore; the government declared three days of mourning 2012 Event At 115 years old and 266 days, Jiroemon Kimura of Japan becomes the world's oldest living person 2012 Event The 52-foot iconic statue known as Big Tex, is destroyed by fire during the final days of the 2012 State Fair of Texas 2012 Event NASA reports its three-man crew of Joe Acaba and Russian colleagues Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin landed safely in the Russian-made Soyuz capsule after 123 days at the International Space Station 2012 Event Only two days after being named to his new post, Shinichi Nishimiya, the newly-appointed Japanese ambassador to China is hospitalized after collapsing in Tokyo 2012 Event U.S. pastor Billy Graham is hospitalized for several days at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina due to bronchitis; he recently suffered pneumonia in November, 2011 2012 Event Three widows and two daughters of Osama bin Laden were charged with illegally living in Pakistan; they were sentenced with 45 days in jail and fined $114 each 2012 Event After losing power three days ago due to an engine room fire, the Costa Allegra cruise ship arrives at the Seychelles 2011 Event Belgium's new federal government is sworn in after a historically long 541 days of negotiations 2011 Event Australia's Qantas airlines and its unions are ordered to settle their industrial dispute within 21 days 2011 Event U.S. company Apple Inc. breaks company sales records with the release of its iPhone 4S smartphone with over 4 million units sold in 4 days 2011 Event After days of protests, martial law is declared in Xilinhot, a city located in Inner Mongolia 2011 Event In Egypt, authorities extend the detention of former President Hosni Mubarak for another 15 days 2011 Event Former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak and sons, Alaa and Gamal, are detained for 15 days of questioning regarding charges of corruption and abuse of power 2011 Event The 14th Dalai Lama, head of the Tibetan exile movement, plans to retire within days 2011 Event The Arctic sun rises two days earlier than expected over Ilulissat, Greenland 2011 Event Tunisia's youth protest for several days over political grievances and social problems including the job market and purchase power 2010 Event Mexico's lead investigator of the 72 corpses found near the U.S. Texas border at Tamaulipas, has been missing for two days 2010 Event Two days after Rwanda's presidential election, Kigali, Rwanda reports that a grenade attack occurred during rush hour 2010 Event Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, responds to a fiscal state of emergency by requiring most state employees to take three days of unpaid leave per month 2010 Event Ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan's city of Osh and Jalal-Abad left more than 100 people dead and over 1,400 injured after three days of four days of fighting 2010 Event Fighting over the past three days in Darfur, Sudan's western region, has killed 41 people 2010 Event Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rejects demands by Thai protesters to dissolve Parliament in 30 days 2010 Event The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that exploded off the coast of Louisiana two days ago, sinks; the wreck is leading crude oil and diesel at an alarming rate 2010 Event Residents of Mogadishu are instructed to leave the war zone after more than 50 are killed in three days of violence 2009 Event Inmates at Iraq's notoriuous Abu Grraib prison start a fire and clash with guards during two days of unrest 2008 Event Mumbai terrorist attacks kill over 195 people over four days 2005 Event New York City union members shut down subway and bus services for 3 days 1998 Event U.S. movie box office hits quickest $1 billion for year (51 days) 1997 Death Richard Vernon, British actor (Gandhi, Hard Days Night), dies at 72 1997 Event Shirley Allen, 51, held Illinois police off for 39 days captured 1997 Death Stanislav Shatalin, Russian economist (500 Days), dies 1996 Event Hasan Raza makes Test Cricket debut for Pakistan age 14 years 238 days 1996 Event Freeman in Montana give up to FBI after 81 days 1996 Death Peter Bird, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days, dies at age 49 at sea during an attempt to row across the Pacific 1996 Event John Bobbitt is put under house arrest in Las Vegas for 120 days 1995 Death Gary Bond, actor (Outback, Zulu, Anne of Thousand Days), dies at 55 1995 Event Worst fire in New York in 80 years ends after 4 days 1995 Event After 5 days Shannon Faulkner quits as 1st woman at the Citadel 1995 Death David Warrilow, actor (Simon, Radio Days, Barton Fink), dies at 60 1995 Event Former WMMS engineer William Alford is sentenced to 10 days and $1,000 fine for cutting feed during Howard Stern's broadcast from Cleveland 1995 Event STS-67 (Endeavour 8) lands after 16 days 1995 Event Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days 1994 Event Space shuttle STS-65: Columbia 17, lands after record 14 days 55 minutes 1994 Event New York Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges 1994 Event 1st multi-racial election in South Africa ends [3 days] 1994 Event 1st multi-racial election in South Africa begins [3 days] Dr. Nomaza Paintin is 1st black South African to vote 1994 Event Former President Nixon suffered a stroke and dies 4 days later 1994 Event Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (21 days after his divorce) weds Mary Richardson 1994 Event Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months and 9 days 1994 Death Macdonald Carey, actor (Days of Our Lives), dies of cancer at 81 1994 Event 10th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1993 Event Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 2 days for fractured shoulder 1993 Event Ricky Ponting hits twin tons for Tasmania aged 18 years 84 days 1993 Death Fletcher Knebel, author (7 Days in May), commits suicide at 81 1993 Death Joy Garrett, actress (Days of Our Lives), dies of liver failure 1993 Death Joy Garrett, actress (Days of Our Live), dies of liver failure at 47 1992 Death Malcolm Atterbury, actor (7 Days in May, Wild River), dies at 85 1992 Death Robert Morley, actor (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 84 1992 Event NHL strike ends after 10 days 1992 Death Barbara Couper, British actress (Last Days of Dolwyn), dies at 89 1991 Event Norm Charlton suspended for 7 days for intentionally hitting Steve Scioscia with a pitch 1991 Death Eleanor Berry, actress (Death Valley Days), dies 1991 Event Communist coup is crushed in U.S.S.R. in 2 days 1991 Death Dwight Weist, Radio actor/film narrator (Radio Days), dies at 81 1991 Death Lee Remick, actress (Days of Wine and Roses), dies of cancer at 55 1991 Event "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 126 performances 1991 Event 7th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1990 Event Right to Die case permits Nancy Cruzan to have her feeding tube removed, she dies 12 days later 1990 Event "Those Were The Days" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 126 performances 1990 Event NBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leap" for 5 straight days 1990 Event Cheers' star Kelsey Grammer sentenced to jail for 30 days for DWI 1989 Event Tendulkar scores a Test Cricket fifty age 16 years 214 days, a record 1989 Death Rene Muawad, assassinated 17 days after elected president of Lebanon 1989 Event Buck Helm found alive after being buried 4 days, in San Francisco earthquake 1989 Event Cards outfielder Leon Durham suspended for 60 days due to drugs 1989 Event 5 days after hitting a home run for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners, 1989 Event The movie "Batman," set record of quickest $100 million (10 days) 1989 Event Jockey Chris Antley ends record of 64 consecutive winning days 1989 Event Test Cricket debut of Aaqib Javed, Pak vs. New Zealand age 16 years 189 days 1989 Event Jockey Chris Antley begins record of 64 consecutive winning days 1989 Event 6 claim to survive in rubble, 35 days after Armenian quake (hoax) 1988 Event Ronald J. Dossenbach sets world record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS in 13 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes 1988 Event Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes) 1988 Event Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs 1988 Event Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump 1988 Event 4th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1987 Event Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, who escaped 2 days earlier, recaptured 1987 Event NFL players go on strike for 24 days 1987 Event Kevin Gross is 2nd pitcher in 8 days to be ejected for scuffing ball 1987 Event Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North concludes 6 days of Congressional testimony 1987 Event 11th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Days of Our Live wins 1986 Event Phillies and Pirates play a 6 game series in 4 days 1986 Death William J Schroeder, (longest-survivor with permanent artificial) heart, dies at 54, after 620 days with Jarvik VII man-made pump) 1986 Event Dodge Morgan sailed solo nonstop around world in 150 days 1986 Event 1 million days since traditional foundation of Rome, 4/21/753 BC 1985 Event Mary Joe Fernandez, 14 years and 8 days old is youngest to win a U.S. Tennis Open match (beats Sara Gomer in 1st round) 1985 Event Baseball players go on strike for 2 days 1985 Event Nicholas Mark Sanders (England) begins circumnavigation of globe, covering 13,035 road miles in 78 days, 3 hours, 30 minutes 1984 Event "Baby Fae" gets baboon heart transplant, lives 21 days 1984 Event 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit 1984 Event 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D)-Discovery 1-launched (6 days) 1984 Event Holly Roffey (11 days) gets heart transplant 1984 Event NL suspends Mario Soto 5 days for Reds-Cubs fight on May 27th 1984 Event New Zealand beat England (82 and 93) by an innings in 3 days 1983 Event Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off 1983 Event 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-launched (6 days) 1983 Event Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death in Roanoke, Virginia 1983 Death Barney Clark, 1st artifical heart recipient, dies after 112 days at 62 1983 Event Eric Peters sets transatlantic sailboat record (E-W)-46 days 1982 Event Soyuz T-5 returns to Earth, 211 days after take-off 1982 Event 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart 1982 Event Soyuz T-5 is launched-Berezovoi and Lebedev for 211 days in space 1982 Event Nicaragua suspends their citizens rights for 30 days 1981 Death Maria Palmer, actress (Days of Glory, Web), dies 1981 Event Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 55 days for infection 1981 Event 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived back in US 1981 Event 52 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days are freed 1981 Event British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles) 1980 Death Jersey calf, lived 222 days with an artificial heart 1980 Event Cosmonauts Popov and Ryumin set space endurance record of 184 days 1980 Event Cosmonauts Ryumin and Popov break space endurance record of 176 days 1980 Event Paul McCartney jailed in Tokyo for 10 days on marijuana possession 1979 Event 500 Iranian "students" seize U.S. embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days) 1979 Death S J Perelman, U.S. humorist (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 75 1979 Event "My Sharonna" by the Knack hits #1 (stays for 42 days) 1979 Event Soviet Cosmonauts Vladimir Lyakov and Valery Ryumin returned to Earth aboard Soyuz 34 after a record 175 days in space 1978 Death Houari Boumediene, Algerian president, dies after 40 days in a coma at 53 1978 Death John Paul I, Pope for 34 days, dies at 65 1978 Death John Paul I, Albino Luciano, Pope (1978), dies after 33 days as pope 1978 Event Egyptian and Israeli officials begin 2 days of talks 1978 Event Soyuz 29 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6; they stay 139 days 1977 Event Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977 1977 Event Billy Hunter becomes Rangers' 4th manager in 6 days 1977 Event Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez 1976 Event Javed Miandad, 206 vs. New Zealand, age 19 years 141 days (29 fours 1 six) 1976 Death Raymond Queneau, M Presle, French writer (Last Days), dies at 73 1976 Event Soyuz 22 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit for 8 days 1976 Event "Laverne and Shirley" spinoff from "Happy Days" premieres on ABC TV 1975 Birthday Heather O'Rourke, born in San Diego, California, actress, Happy Days, Poltergeist 1975 Event 6 So Moluccan terrorists surrender, holding 23 hostages for 12 days 1975 Birthday Mandy Barnett, country singer, Maybe, Rainy Days 1975 Event Apollo and Soyuz linked in orbit for 2 days, separate 1975 Event Soyuz 19 and Apollo 18 launched; rendezvous 2 days later 1975 Event Cher files for divorce from Gregg Allman, 10 days after they married 1975 Event Cher, just 4 days after divorcing Sonny Bono marries Gregg Allman 1975 Event One-day international cricket debut, Javed Miandad age 17 years 364 days 1975 Event Salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days 1974 Event Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for 6 days 1974 Event Longest team (6) trampoline bouncing marathon (1,248 hours (52 days)) 1974 Event John Lennon is ordered to leave U.S. in 60 days 1974 Event Mike Marshall goes 9-0 with 3 saves in 20 appearances in 30 days 1974 Event "Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on ABC 1973 Event Soyuz 13 launched into Earth orbit for 8 days 1973 Event Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit (2 days) 1973 Event 3-man crew of Skylab 3 make safe splashdown in Pacific after 59 days 1972 Event San Francisco Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row 1972 Birthday Michael Bays, born in Enrico, California, actor, Bronx Zoo, Days of Our Live 1972 Event 1st baseball players' strike ends after 13 days 1971 Event Peruvian Airlines Electra crashes at headwaters of Amazon, killing all except Juliane Margaret Koepcke found 10 days later 1971 Birthday Bryan Dattilo, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, California Dreaming, Days of Our Lives 1971 Event Soyuz 11 docks with Salyut 1 for 22 days 1971 Event Nixon administration arrests 13,000 anti-war protesters in 3 days 1971 Birthday Krista Allen, born in Ventura, California, known for playing Billie Reed on 'Days of Our Lives' and Jenna Avid on 'Baywatch Hawaii', films include, 'Liar Liar' 1970 Event 6 days of race rioting in Hartford, Connecticut 1970 Event New York Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for 3rd time in 28 days 1970 Event A Nikolayev and V Sevastyanov return after 18 days in Soyuz 9 1970 Event Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 2nd of 3 times in 28 days 1970 Event Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 1st of 3 times in 28 days 1970 Event Soyuz 9 launched into Earth orbit for 18 days 1970 Event Apollo 13 launched to Moon; unable to land, returns in 6 days 1970 Event Pendleton, Ford and Cryer's "Last Sweet Days of Isaac," premieres in New York City 1969 Event Soyuz 6 launched; Soyuz 7 and 8 follow in next 2 days 1969 Event Thor Heyerdahl and reed raft Ra II land in Barbados 57 days from Morocco 1969 Event Police raid Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, New York, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against police, it lasts 3 days 1969 Death Stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78 1969 Death Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 1969 Event Apollo 9 launched for 151 Earth orbits (10 days) 1969 Event Soyuz 4 launched; rendezvous with Soyuz 5 two days later 1968 Birthday Lisa Trusel, Cal, actress, Lizette-Father Murphy, Days of our Lives 1968 Event Satchel Paige, 62, and needing 158 days on a major league payroll to qualify for a pension, is signed by Braves 1968 Event Haiti closes down shortwave station 4VEH for 40 days 1968 Birthday Shannon Sturges, born in Hollywood, California, actress, daytime soap opera veteran, appeared in television shows Passions, Charmed, Savannah, Days of Our Lives 1967 Death Louis Washkansky, 18 days after 1st heart transplant, dies at 55 1966 Birthday Olga Bicherova, gymnastics, won title at 15 years 33 days 1966 Event Pulitzer prize awarded Arthur M Schlesinger, Jr. (Thousand Days) 1965 Event "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV 1965 Event Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad successfully land the Gemini 5 in 7 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 14 seconds, breaking the record for manned spaceflight for total mission duration 1965 Event Watts riots begin in Southeast LA, lasts 6 days 1965 Birthday Crystal Chappell, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, actress, Carly "Days of our Lives" 1965 Event Beatles' "Eight Days a Week," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 2 weeks 1964 Birthday Mark Valley, Odgensvurg, New York, actor, Days of Our Lives 1964 Birthday Kristian Alfonso, born in Brockton, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Lives, Falcon Crest 1964 Event Beatles' "A Hard Days Night" opens in New York City 1964 Event WMCA (New York City) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th 1964 Event 6th Grammy Awards: Days of Wine and Roses, Striesand wins 2 1964 Event Beatles begin filming "Hard Days Night," Harrison meets Patti Boyd 1963 Birthday Karen Moncrieff, Sacramento California, actress, Xtro 3, Days of Our Lives 1963 Birthday Lisa Howard, actress, Days of Our Life, Rolling Vengeance 1963 Death Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, dies at only 3 days 1963 Birthday Patrick Kennedy, son of President Kennedy, lives only 3 days 1963 Event Valery Bykovsky in Vostok 5 orbits earth 81 times in 5 days 1963 Birthday Tracey E. Bregman Recht, Munich Germany, actress, Days of Our Life 1963 Death Endzion Barelli, dies 2 days after winning a boxing match at 18 1962 Event Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 years 8 days 1962 Event Cosmonaut Micolaev set then record longest space flight - 4 days 1962 Event Burundi and Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) 1962 Event Benny Paret, KOed in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later 1962 Event Nawab of Pataudi captains India cricket vs. WI age 21 years 77 days 1962 Birthday Michael T Weiss, Chicago, actor, Jarod-Pretender, Days of our Lives 1962 Death Snub Pollard, actor (Limelight, Arizona Days), dies of cancer at 72 1961 Event Museum of Modern Art hangs Matisse's Le Bateau upside down for 47 days 1961 Birthday Erin Moran, born in Burbank, California, actress, Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi 1961 Event Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days," premieres in New York City 1961 Birthday Cathy Silvers, New York City, actress, Jenny-Happy Days, Foley Square 1961 Event U.S. nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours 1961 Event Mushtaq Mohammad scores 1st Test Cricket century at 17 years 82 days 1960 Event Francis Chichester arrive in New York aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing 1960 Birthday Billy Warlock, born in Hawthorne, California, actor, Flip-Happy Days, Baywatch 1960 Event Riot curtails third days play at Port-Of-Spain WI vs. England 1959 Event 11 days after Tibet uprising, China dissolves Tibet's government and installs Panchen Lama 1959 Event Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs. WI age 15 years 124 days 1958 Birthday Billy Hufsey, actor, Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life 1958 Birthday Alain Chabat, actor, French Twist, Six Days Six Night 1958 Event U.S. nuclear sub USS Seawolfe remains record 60 days under pole 1958 Event U.S. nuclear sub USS Skate remains 31 days under Pole (record) 1958 Birthday Wallace Kurth, actor, Days of Our Lives, Ned/Ed-General Hospital 1958 Death Michael Todd, producer (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 56 1958 Event 1st surface crossing of Antarctic continent is completed in 99 days 1958 Event Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets 6 world records in 2 days 1957 Event 11th Tony Awards: Long Days Journey into the Night and My Fair Lady win 1957 Event 29th Academy Awards - "Around World in 80 Days," Bergman, Brynner win 1956 Birthday Arleen Sorkin, actress, Days of Our Lives, America's Funniest Videos 1956 Event Indians' Jim Busby hits 2nd grand slam in two days in a 4-2 win vs. the Kansas City A's 1956 Event Buddy Holly records "Blue Days Black Night" in Nashville 1955 Event All Peron feast days disposed of in Argentina 1955 Birthday Patti Weaver, West Virginia, actress, Days of our Life, Gina-Young and Restless 1955 Birthday Linda Purl, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, actress, Gloria-Happy Days, Matlock 1955 Event Hurricane Connie begins pounding U.S. for 11 days 1955 Birthday Michael Sabatino, born in California, actor, Days of Our Life, Bold and Beautiful 1955 Birthday Peter Reckell, Elkhart, actor, Days of our Lifes 1954 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Khalid Hassan aged 16 yrs, 356 days 1954 Event Cards' Joe Cunningham hits 2 home runs for record 3 home runs in his 1st 2 days 1954 Birthday Ron Howard, Oklahoma, actor and director, American Graffiti, Happy Days 1953 Birthday Donny Most, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Ralph Malph-Happy Days 1953 Event Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie 1953 Event Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 years 357 days 1952 Death Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61 1952 Event Ian Craig makes NSW cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (NSW record) 1951 Birthday Stephen Nichols, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Witchboard, Days of our Lives 1950 Birthday Suzi Quatro, born in Detroit, singer, Stumblin', actress, Happy Days 1950 Birthday Mary Hopkin, South Wales, singer, Those Were the Days 1949 Birthday Anson Williams, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Potsie-Happy Days 1949 Birthday Anson Williams, actor, Happy Days 1949 Event Test Cricket debut of Brian Close aged 18 years 149 days 1949 Event Charley Lupica begins stay on 4' platform atop a 60' pole, vowing to stay until Indians clinch pennant. (They don't, and stays 117 days) 1949 Birthday Victor Garber, born in Montreal, Quebec, actor, Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 1948 Birthday John de Lancie, actor, Q-Star Trek Next Gen, Days of our Lives 1947 Birthday Peter Bird, born in Britain, ocean rower, first person to cross the Pacific ocean solo, trip from San Francisco to Great Barrier Reef, lasted 294 days 1947 Event Australia vs. England at MCG drawn in 6 days, 1st cricket draw in Australia since 1882 1946 Birthday Gloria Loring, New York City, actress and singer, Days of our Life 1945 Birthday Henry Winkler, New York City, actor, Fonz-Happy Days, Night Shift 1945 Death Bruno Frank, born in Stuttgart, Germany, writer, dramatist, novelist, wrote 'Trenchk', 'The Days of the King', dies at 58 in Beverly Hills, California 1945 Event He Shima Okinawa conquered in 5 days, 5,000 die 1945 Event 900 Japanese soldiers reportedly killed by crocodiles in 2 days 1944 Birthday Deidre Hall, Milwaukee, actress, Days of our Lives, Our House 1944 Birthday Hamilton Jordan, political advisor, 'Crisis - Last Days of the Carter Presidency' 1944 Birthday Peter Cetera, born in Chicago, lead singer, Chicago-25 or 6 to 4, Old Days 1944 Event Anne Frank's last diary entry; 3 days later she is arrested 1944 Birthday Tony Scott, director, Top Gun, Revenge, Days of Thunder 1944 Event Leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed 1943 Birthday Lana Cantrell, born in Sydney, Australia, singer, Those Were the Days 1943 Birthday Roz Kelly, born in Mount Vernon, New York, actress, Owl and Pussycat, Happy Days 1943 Birthday Susan Seaforth Hayes, actress, Days of our Life, Young and Restless 1943 Birthday Burt Rutan, born in Estacada, Oregon, Elbert Leander Burt Rutan, inventor, aerospace engineer, created the Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and SpaceShipOne, which entered space two times in fourteen days 1943 Event Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto ends after 30 days of fighting 1943 Event Poon Lim found after being adrift 133 days 1943 Birthday Mary Frann, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Joanna-Newhart, Days of Our Live 1942 Birthday Paul Butterfield, born in Chicago, blues musician, Better Days 1942 Event Poon Lim set adrift for 133 days after his boat is torpedoed 1942 Event Steward Poon Lim begins floating in a raft 133 days 1942 Event New York Yankees Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series, he is fined $200 and suspended for 1st 30 days of 1943 season 1941 Event Howard Florey and Norman Heatley meet for 1st time, 11 days later they successfully recreate penicillin 1940 Event Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces attacked by air, 114 days 1940 Birthday Anne Campbell, born in England, politician, Labor Member of Parliament for Cambridge, portrayed by Harriet Walter in 10 Days to War, a BBC drama on events leading up to the Iraq War 1940 Birthday Gary Bond, England, actor, Outback, Zulu, Anne of Thousand Days 1939 Event O'Reilly takes 14-45 (8-23 and 6-22) as NSW crush Qld in 2 days 1939 Event Warsaw Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance 1938 Birthday Terry "5 Wigs" Wogan, British talk show host, Irish Days 1938 Event Compton scores 1st Test Cricket ton (102 vs. Australia) aged 20 years 19 days 1938 Event Dutch writer Maurits Dekker sentenced to 50 days for "offending a friendly head of state" (Hitler) 1938 Birthday Ishmael Reed, U.S., author, Last Days of Louisiana Red 1937 Birthday Merle Haggard, Bakersfield, California, country singer, Death Valley Days 1937 Birthday Jed Allan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Days of our Lives, CC-Santa Barbara 1936 Event H. R. Ekins of "NY World-Telegram" beats 2 other reporters in a race around the world on commercial flights, by 18 days 1935 Birthday Lee Remick, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer 1934 Birthday David Warrilow, actor, Simon, Radio Days, Dakota Road, Barton Fink 1934 Birthday Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days 1934 Event Hobbs scores his 197th and last FC cricket ton at 51 years 163 days 1934 Event Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shield career age 51 years 298 days 1934 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in New York City 1933 Birthday Pat Morita, born in California, actor, Arnold-Happy Days, Karate Kid 1933 Birthday Danny Aiello, born in New York City, actor, Moonstruck, Radio Days 1933 Event Congress is called into special session by FDR, and began its "100 days" 1933 Event 2 days after becoming chancellor, Adolf Hitler dissolves Parliament 1932 Birthday Christy Brown, born in Dublin, novelist, My Left Foot, Down All the Days 1931 Event Gehrig hits his 3rd grand slam in 4 days and his 6th home run in consec games 1930 Event 1st woman pilot on a transcontinental air flight Miss Ruth Nichols (Mineola, New York to California), in a Lockheed-Vega, took 7 days 1930 Event 1st broadcast of "Death Valley Days" on NBC-radio 1930 Birthday Julian Slade, born in London, England, writer, best-known work 'Salad Days', UK's longest running musical 1930 Event 4th Test Cricket WI vs. England ends in a draw after nine days 1930 Event Wilfred Rhodes ends Test Cricket career aged 52 years 165 days 1930 Event "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1 1929 Event Otto E Funk, 62, ends marathon walk (New York to SF, 4165 miles in 183 days) 1928 Birthday Marion Ross, Albert Lea, Minnesota, actress, Marion-Happy Days, Brooklyn Bridge 1928 Birthday Theodore Sorenson, presidential advisor, John F. Kennedy, author, 1000 Days 1928 Birthday Dave Dudley, singer, Six Days on the Road 1927 Birthday Tom Bosley, Chicago, actor, Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote 1927 Event Hammond scores his 1,000th cricket run of the season after 22 days 1925 Birthday Alun Owen, North Wales, writer, Hard Days Night, actor, Servant 1925 Birthday Bill Hayes, born in Harvey, Illinois, actor, Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life 1925 Birthday Richard Vernon, born in England, actor, Servant, Gandhi, Hard Days Night 1925 Birthday Jack Lemmon, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Days of Wine and Roses, Missing 1924 Event 160 consecutive days of 100 degrees at Marble Bar, Australia begins 1923 Birthday Dale Robertson, Harrah, Oklahoma, actor, Death Valley Days, Walter-Dynasty 1922 Birthday Max Bygraves, London, actor, Tom Brown's School Days 1922 Birthday Ralph Roberts, Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Tradition, Gone are the Days 1922 Birthday Kathleen Byron, born in London, England, actress, Abdication, Profile, 4 Days 1919 Birthday Al Molinaro, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days 1919 Event 1st transatlantic flight ends; U.S. Navy flying boat takes 11 days 1918 Birthday Isabel Dean, England, actress, 5 Days one Summer, Virgin Island, Ransom 1917 Event Tornadoes kills 211 over 4 days in Midwest U.S. 1916 Birthday Theodore P. Toynbee, British journalist and writer, Savage Days, Barricade 1913 Birthday Anthony Quayle, born in England, actor, Anne of 1000 Days, Lawrence of Arabia 1911 Event Calbraith Rogers completes 1st crossing of U.S. by airplane (84 days) 1911 Event Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing 1st transcontinental airplane flight (84 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, New York, Sept 17) 1911 Birthday Cantinflas, Mario Moreno, Mexico, actor, Around World in 80 Days 1911 Birthday Robert Taylor, Filley, Nebraska, actor, Death Valley Days 1909 Birthday Mike Todd, Avrom Goldbogen, U.S. director, 80 days 1908 Event Lusitania crosses Atlantic in record 4 days 15 hours, New York City 1908 Event John Krohn begins walk around perimeter of U.S., which took 357 days 1908 Event New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska and Siberia) begins in New York City George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel 1907 Birthday Peggy Ashcroft, Croydon England, actress, Dear Brutus, Happy Days 1907 Death Maria Anna Mahler, Gustav Mahlers eldest daughter, dies of scarlet fever and diptheria at 4 years and 7 months of age in Maiernigg, Austria, five days after her father, Gustav Mahler's 47th birthday. She is buried at Grinzing Cemetery, Vienna. 1906 Event New York Highlanders win 6th game in 3 days from Washington (3 straight DHs) 1906 Birthday Andre Demedts, Flemish writer, Rainfall of the Days 1905 Event Great General Strike in Russia begins; lasts 11 days 1905 Birthday Robert Newton, England, actor, Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days 1905 Death Jules Verne, sci-fi author (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 77 1904 Event White Sox lefty Doc White, pitches his 5th shutout in 18 days 1904 Birthday S J Perelman, Brooklyn, author/humorist, Around the World in 80 Days 1903 Birthday Barbara Moore, doctor, walked across U.S. in 86 days in 1960 1903 Event George Wyman arrives in New York City by motorcycle 51 days out of SF 1903 Event AL/NL batting champ Ed Delahanty, disappears, found dead days later 1901 Event President William McKinley, shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at Pan American Exposition in Buffalo NY, he dies 8th days later 1901 Birthday Florence Elridge, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Long Days Journey into the Night 1901 Birthday Michael Todd, producer, Around the World in 80 Days 1900 Event 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later 1899 Event 2nd quake in 7 days (8.6) hits Yakutat Bay Alaska 1899 Event W G Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 years 320 days 1897 Event 1st frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming) 1896 Event G Harpo and F Samuelson leave New York to row the Atlantic (takes 54 days) 1895 Birthday Johnny Taylor, cricketer, stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days 1895 Event W. G. Grace scores his 1,000th Cricket run of the season after 22 days 1895 Event Victor Trumper makes first-class debut for NSW 17 years 64 days 1894 Birthday Beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress, Around World in 80 Days 1890 Birthday Franz Werfel, Austria, author, 40 Days of Musa Dagh 1890 Event Geo Train and Sam Wall circle world in record 67 days, Tacoma-Tacoma 1890 Event Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days) 1889 Event New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1889 Birthday Snub Pollard, Melbourne Australi, actor, Don't Shove, Arizona Days 1887 Birthday Muriel Aked, Bingley England actress, Happiest Days of Your Life 1887 Birthday Bruno Frank, born in Stuttgart, Germany, writer, dramatist, novelist, wrote 'Trenchk', 'The Days of the King' 1886 Birthday R Pelgrom, oldest Dutch man, died Apr 15, 1994, 9 days short of 108 1880 Event 6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days 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 1878 Birthday Franklyn Farnum, actor, Cowboy and Bandit, Scarlet Car, Frontier Days 1876 Death Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old 1873 Event Panic sweeps New York Stock Exchange (railroad bond default/bank failure) New York shut banks for 10 days due to a bank scandal 1871 Event Great Chicago Fire is finally extinguished after 3 days, 300 killed 1867 Event Bricklayers start working 8-hour days 1866 Event 1st-class debut of G F Grace aged 15 years 159 days 1864 Event Petersburg Campaign-Battle of Weldon Railroad day 1 of 3 days 1864 Event At Petersburg, Grant ends 4 days of assaults 1864 Event Battle of North Anna, Va, 1st of 3 days of fighting 1864 Event Atlanta Campaign-5 days fighting begins at Rocky Face Ridge 1862 Event Day 7 of 7 Days-Battle of Malvern Hill (Poindexter's Farm) Day 7 of Seven Days US15,249 CS17,583 1862 Event Battle of Oak Grove, Virginia (Orchard, Henrico, French's Field) (Kings's Schoolhouse) Day 1 of 7 Days 1862 Event General John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin, Tennessee 1860 Event Clipper Andrew Jackson arrives in SF, 89 days out of NY 1849 Event Memmon is 1st clipper to reach San Francisco, 120 days out of New York 1845 Event Homing pigeon completes 11,000 km trip (Namibia-London) in 55 days 1836 Event 3,000 Mexicans attack 182 Texans at Alamo, lasts 13 days 1823 Birthday Thomas Hughes, England, author, Tom Brown's School Days 1816 Event Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days 1799 Birthday Amos Bronson Alcott, U.S. educator/poet, Concord Days 1789 Event John Adams sworn in as 1st U.S. Vice President (9 days before Washington) 1775 Event 4 people buried by avalanche for 37 days, 3 survive (Italy) 1752 Event This day never happened nor next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1752 Event Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias, died 2 days later 1741 Event George Frederick Handel finishes "Messiah" oratorio, after working on it non-stop for 23 days 1689 Event Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan 1608 Event John Smith's story of Jamestown's 1st days submitted for publication 1591 Death Innocent IX, Giovanni Facchinetti, Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 1582 Event Many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days 1554 Death Jane Grey, queen of England for 13 days, beheaded at 17 1553 Event 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days 1537 Birthday Jane Grey, Queen of England for 9 days 1501 Birthday Marcellus II, Marcello Cervini, Italy, humanist/Pope, 1555, 22 days 1316 Event Jan I becomes king of France, dies 4 days later 1316 Birthday Jean I, king of France, Nov 15-19, 1316, he lived only 4 days 1241 Death Celestine IV, Goffredo Castiglioni, Pope (1241, 16 days), dies 1054 Event Brightest known super-nova (Crab Nebula) starts shining (23 days) 708 Death Sisinnius, Greek-Syrian pope (708, 20 days), dies 708 Event Sisinnius begins his reign as Pope (dies 20 days later)
