2013 Event American actress Angelina Jolie announces she underwent elective double mastectomy surgery because she carried the BRCA1 gene and had a family history of breast cancer 2012 Event After the U.S. delists the Mujahideen-e Khalq as a terrorist entity, Iran accuses the United States of having 'double standards' 2011 Event In efforts to fund rising social security costs, the Government of Japan plans to double its sales tax over four years 1997 Event Terrorist double suicide bombing in Jerusalem, kills 14 1997 Event Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY 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 New double Beatle CD released with new song "Free as a Bird" 1995 Event Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays 1995 Event Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez perfect game is broken up in 10th inning as San Diego's Bip Roberts leads off with a double, Mont wins 1-0 1992 Event Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play 1990 Death Charles Arnt, actor (Double Exposure), dies of pancreatic cancer at 82 1990 Event New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1 1988 Death Mary Morris, actress (Agitator, Double Door), dies 1988 Event Javed Miandad completes 211, his 5th Test Cricket double, vs. Australia 1988 Death H A R (Kim) Philby, British double agent, dies 1987 Event Andy Van Slyke home runs off R. McDowell in both ends of double header 1984 Event Red Sox Jim Rice grounds into record 33rd double play en route to 36 1983 Event Tennis ace Arthur Ashe undergoes double bypass heart surgery 1982 Event 2nd double hat trick in Islander history-Bossy and D Potvin 1982 Event 24th Grammy Awards: Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy wins 1981 Event 1st balloon crossing of Pacific is completed, Double Eagle V 1980 Event John Lennon releases "Double Fantasy" album in the United Kingdom 1980 Event Detroit blocks 21 Atlanta shots setting NBA record (double OT) 1980 Event John and Yoko begin recording "Double Fantasy" 1980 Event California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 home runs and double to beat Red Sox 20-2 1980 Death Cicely Courtneidge, actress (Double Exposure), dies at 87 1979 Birthday Kim Rhode, Whittier California, double trap, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1975 Event New York Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays 1973 Event 6 Persian Gulf nations double their oil prices 1973 Event 2 bettors win largest U.S. Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit) 1973 Birthday John Oppio, Sparks Nevada, double trap 1996 Olympics 1972 Event Nate Colbert of San Diego Padres hits record tying 5 home runs in a double header 1972 Birthday Dane Cook, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Dane Jeffrey Cook, comedian, stand up comic, released five comedy albums, 'Retaliation' went double platinum, the highest charting comedy album in 28 years, appeared in 15 films since 1997, including 'My Best Friend's Girl' 1971 Birthday Missy Elliot, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, actress, producer, recording artist, double platinum album 'Under Construction', produced music for Mya, Beyonce, Lil' Kim 1971 Birthday Lance Bade, Vancouver BC, U.S. double trap, Olympics-bronze-1996 1970 Birthday Benedictine, a St. Bernard, full name Benedictine Daily Double, becomes heaviest known dog, 367 lbs (166.4 kg), lived until the age of 14 1968 Event Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album 1968 Birthday David Alcoriza, Lodi California, double trap 1996 Olympics 1968 Event Beatles begin work on their only double album "Beatles" 1968 Event Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 home runs, a double and a single 1968 Birthday Ashley Judd, born in Granada Hills, California, actress, films include, 'Kiss the Girls', 'High Crimes', 'Double Jeopardy' 1967 Death Howard Freeman, actor (Double Dynamite), dies after illness in New York City 1967 Birthday Brenda Catherine Lawson, Wanganui New Zealand, double scull rower 1996 Olympics 1966 Death Al Kelly, double talk comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 67 1966 Birthday Irene Jacob, born in Suresnes, France, actress, famous for lead role in film 'The Double Life of Veronique', 'Three Colores: Red', considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation 1965 Birthday Helena Sukova, Prague, Czech Republic, tennis star, 1985 U.S. Open's Double 1963 Event "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances 1963 Event "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater New York City for 4 performances 1963 Birthday Philippa June Baker, born in Wanganui New Zealand, double scull rower 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Horace Holden, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96 1963 Birthday Teresa Wentzel DeWitt, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, double trap 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Barbara Crampton, Levittown, New York, actress, Body Double, Young and Restless 1962 Birthday Trace Adkins, born in Springhill, Louisiana, country music singer, successful album 'Songs About Me' was certified double multi-platinum 1961 Event Antonio Albertondo (Argentina) at 42, completes 1st "double" crossing swim of English Channel in 43 hours 10 min 1961 Event St. Louis Cardinal Bill White hits 3 home runs and a double 1960 Birthday John Caliri, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble 1959 Birthday Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1959 Birthday Julian Clary, born in Teddington, England, comedian, novelist, employs campy delivery style, emphasizing use of double entendre, innuendo, videos of stage acts include 'My Glittering Passage', 'The Mincing Machine Tour' 1958 Birthday Wayne Dickert, Chattanooga, Tennessee, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96 1958 Death Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker), dies at 84 1956 Event Gus Bell (Reds) homers off Bob Miller in both ends of a double header 1955 Event Polly Umrigar scores India's 1st Test Cricket double century, 223 vs. New Zealand 1954 Birthday JoAnne Russell, born in Miami, Florida, tennis player, Wibeldon Double 1977 1954 Event Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 home runs, 1 double) 1954 Birthday Craig Wasson, born in Oregon, actor, Body Double, 4 Friends, Men's Club 1953 Death Porter Hall, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity), dies at 64 1952 Birthday Wendy Turnbell, Australia, tennis player, 1979,82 U.S. Opens Double 1952 Birthday Deborah Shelton, Washington D.C., actress, Dallas, Ocean Kill, Body Double 1951 Event Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 home runs, double and single vs Red Sox 1951 Birthday Patricia Richardson, born in Bethesada, Maryland, actress, 'Double Trouble', 'Home Improvement' 1948 Event Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6) 1948 Birthday Alf Hansen, born in Norway, double sculls, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics 1948 Event New York Yankees Joe Dimaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, home run) 1947 Birthday Miroslav Vitous, born in Prague, Czech Republic, bassist, double bass, electric bass, jazz musician, compared to Dave Holland, Christian McBride 1947 Event With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs and he lost game 1947 Birthday Barry Guy, born in London, England, composer, musician, double bass player, Guildhall School of Music teacher, influenced by contemporary jazz, member Michael Nyman Band 1946 Event Braves Bama Rowell double shatters Bulova clock in Ebbets Field 1943 Birthday Owen Keir Davidson, Australia, 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ 1942 Birthday Greg Ridley, born in Cumberland, England, rock, bass guitarist, played for Humble Pie and Spooky Tooth, popular double album Performance Rockin' the Fillmore 1941 Event 2 fighters unable to continued slugfest, referee declares double KO 1941 Birthday Shima Iwashita, actress, Red Lion, Hara-Kiri, Double Suicide 1940 Event "Double or Nothing," a radio quiz show, 1st heard on Mutual Radio Net 1940 Birthday Brian DePalma, born in Newark, New Jersey, film director, Body Double, Dressed to Kill 1939 Event Bradman scores 267 SA vs. Vic, world record 34th double cricket century 1939 Event Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double 1938 Event Despite losing a double header, Yankees clinch pennant #10 1937 Birthday Olly Wilson, born in St. Louis, Missouri, composer, double bassist, musicologist, contemporary classical music, preeminent African American composer, studied with Robert Wykes, earned PhD from University of Iowa 1937 Event Detroit Tigers score 36 runs in double header vs St. Louis Browns 1936 Birthday Frank Martinus Arion, F Efraim M, Antilles, writer, Double Play 1936 Event Joe Medwick sets a still-standing NL record with his 64th double 1935 Event General Sarazen's double eagle on 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters 1934 Event Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays 1933 Birthday Bob Simmons, born in Fulham, England, stuntman, double for James Bond 1932 Event Bradman scores a cricket double century in Montreal 1932 Event Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 1931 Event Reno race track, becomes 1st in U.S. to use daily double wagering 1930 Event Baseball changes rule, ball bounces into stands not a home run, now a double 1929 Birthday Bernard Costello, U.S., double sculls, Olympics silver 1956 1927 Birthday Norm Crosby, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian/double talker, Liar's Club 1926 Event Shortest double header, Yankees lose 6-1 in 72 minutes and lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yankees had already clinched pennant 1926 Event Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double 1926 Event White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double 1924 Birthday Marie Windsor, Emily Marie Bertelson, Utah, actress, Double Deal 1923 Birthday Elias Victor Seixas, U.S., mixed double tennis player, Wimbeld 1953-56 1921 Birthday Nancy Kelly, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, actress, Double Exposure, Jesse James 1918 Birthday Peggy Moran, actress, Double Date, Horror Island 1918 Event Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays 1918 Event Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play 1917 Birthday Richard Desborough Burnell, born in England, double sculls 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Birthday Els Aarne, born in Ukraine, Estonian composer, pianist, composed chamber music for violoncello and double bass, wrote two symphonies, studied with composer Heino Eller 1915 Birthday Signe Hasso, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Johnny Angel, Double Life 1913 Event Phillies and Braves tie record of only 1 run in a double header, Phillies win 1st game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into 10th 1912 Birthday Garson Kanin, born in Rochester, New York, playwright/producer, Double Life 1912 Event Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield 1912 Birthday Juan Pujol Garcia, Garbo/Arabel, Spanish British/German double agent 1911 Event Yankees set team record 12 errors in a double header 1911 Birthday Florence Rice, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Double Wedding, Riding on Air 1911 Event Trumper scored double cricket ton vs. South Africa, goes on to get 214 1907 Event France's Henry Farman flies 30m in a double decker plane 1905 Event Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play 1905 Death Marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies 1901 Birthday Naunton Wayne, Wales, actor, Quartet, Hidden Room, Double Confession 1899 Birthday Paul Costello, U.S., double sculls, Gold Medals 1920, 1924, 1928 Olympics 1899 Birthday Howard Freeman, Helena MT, actor, Double Dynamite 1896 Event George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket 1893 Event For only time in history of U.S. Tennis championships, an event is held off the Eastern seaboard. Men's double championship in Chicago 1893 Birthday Cicely Courtneidge, born in Sydney, Australia, actress, Double Exposure 1891 Birthday Jonathan Hale, actor, Saint's Double Trouble, Saint Strikes Back 1888 Birthday Porter Hall, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Half-Breed, Double Indenity 1880 Birthday Joseph Tinker, baseball Hall of Famer, 1/3 of fame double play combo 1874 Birthday Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer, double decker 1871 Event 1st baseball league game (National Association of Baseball Players), (Ft. Wayne 2, Cleveland 0) Deacon Jim White gets 1st hit, a double 1849 Event Gold Coinage Act authorizes $20 Double Eagle gold coin 1816 Event 1st double decked steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans 1722 Event Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance," premieres in Paris
