2015 Event Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen, resigns in the midst of a scandal in which the company confessed to installing software in its cars for the last 7 years in order to fool emissions test devices while violating U.S. clean air standards 2015 Event Greek judge Vassiliki Thanou is sworn in as the nation's interim prime minister after last week's resignation of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras; new elections for the position will be held in September 2015 Event Amazon.com joins eBay and others in removing Confederate flag items from its site after last week's shooting of nine African American church members; though part of U.S. Civil War history, the flag is also seen by many as a symbol of racism 2015 Event Philae, the comet lander that was deposited on Comet 67P last year, has awoken after several months in hibernation due to low power; scientists hope that the lander's power will last long enough for them to download data 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 Nigerian troops rescue 93 women and 200 girls from Boko Haram encampments in the Sambisa Forest; the 'Chibok girls', kidnapped by the militants last year and taken into the forest, were not among those rescued 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 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 '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 The last protest camp has been removed in Hong Kong; activists staged several camps to demand the right to free elections rather than control of candidates and elections by the Chinese government 2014 Event NASA awakens its New Horizons craft from hibernation for the last time; the vessel was launched 9 years ago to travel over 3 billion miles to Pluto and will be within range to begin data collection on the planet in January 2015 2014 Event The Church of England announces that it has changed its rules to allow female bishops; the church has allowed female priests for the last 20 years but has not allowed women to serve in higher positions until now 2014 Event The San Francisco Giants are this year's World Champions of Baseball after winning the World Series over the Kansas City Royals with a score of 3-2; this marks the third title by the Giants in the last 5 years 2014 Event Fast food giant McDonald's announces that its third-quarter profit fell by 30 percent from the third quarter of last year; analysts attribute the trouble to greater competition and customer dissatisfaction with price increases 2014 Event Derek Jeter bats the winning ball in his last home game for the New York Yankees, resulting in a 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles 2014 Death Tommy Ramone, former drummer and the last living member of punk rock band The Ramones, dies at age 65 of cancer 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama requests $2 billion for emergency measures to address illegal immigration and enhance security at the border with Mexico; thousands of children have been caught in the last 8 months crossing the border without adults 2014 Event Last year's World Cup victor Spain is defeated by Chile in the tournament today, eliminating the champion team's chances for a second title 2014 Event The Malaysian government has released the last transmission from Malaysian Air Flight 370; the data confirm that the plane was last located over the eastern Indian Ocean; over a year of mapping and search may be needed before remnants might be found 2014 Event Japanese banks are promoting women to upper management levels for the first time in history; four women in the nation's top three banks have been promoted in the last year 2014 Event Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel has resigned in the wake of security breaches late last year in which customer data was stolen; the company will be run by John Mulligan, the company's Chief Financial Officer, until a new president is identified 2014 Event Football players at Northwestern University cast votes on whether to form a union; the players were ruled last month to be university employees by the National Labor Relations Board, giving the students the right to organize 2014 Event China updates its environmental laws, providing more legal framework for addressing violations; the laws were last changed in 1989, prior to the nation's accelerated growth and rate of environmental degradation 2014 Event An American, Meb Keflezighi, wins the men's Boston Marathon, one year after the race was targeted by bombings; an American last won the men's race in 1983 2014 Event Bill Gates is named the world's richest person in the 'Forbes' annual ranking, with a total net worth of $76 billion; he outranked last year's wealthiest person, Carlos Slim, by $4 billion 2014 Event Researchers report that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy can increase the risk of ADHD diagnoses as the babies mature; taking acetaminophen in the first trimester has the lowest risk at 9%, but there is a 63% likelihood of the condition in babies if the drug is taken in the last two trimesters 2014 Event The Sochi Winter Olympics ends; on this last day of the competitions, Canada beats Sweden in men's hockey, keeping Canada as the reigning gold winner in two consecutive Winter Games 2014 Event Chinese automaker Dongfeng and the French government have each invested in PSA Peugeot Citroen, which ranked as the European car company with the lowest sales of new vehicles last year 2014 Event The U.S. Postal Service will soon implement a rate hike in postage, approved last December the price of first-class postage stamps to 49 cents from 46 cents 2014 Event U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry criticizes Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, for legislation he signed last week to ban same-sex marriage and criminalize gay rights groups and their activities; the law includes penalties of up to 14 years imprisonment 2013 Event To avoid Obamacare penalties, today is the last day consumers in the U.S. can sign up for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2013 Event Ukraine's former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko posted messages supporting the anti-government protesters who toppled the last status of Vladimir Lenin on her website, calling on suporters to keep up their demands 2013 Event In Kiev, Russia, anti-government protesters topple the last surviving monument of Vladimir Lenin; the monument fell in Bessarabska Square; it was was pounded with hammers and only some parts of the Soviet hero's legs remained 2013 Event One of the rarest mammals on earth, the saola, an Asian unicorn is released by WWF; the photo was taken by a camera trap in a forest in central Vietnam in September 2013, last seen 15 years ago 2013 Event The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, completed his last shift as a search and rescue helicopter pilot in the Royal Air Force; he will now focus on Royal and community work 2013 Event Conservationists determine poachers killed the last known rhinoceroses in Mozambique; these poachers worked with game rangers responsible for protecting them 2012 Event U.S. Governor of Colorado, John Hickenlooper, emboldened by the passage of a voter-approved amendment to the state constitution last month, declared marijuana legal for recreational use 2012 Event The film 'Chinese Zodiac' featuring martial arts star Jackie Chan, will be the last film made by the action star 2012 Event After last months extensive flooding, North Korea asks the United Nations for food aid 2012 Event The last known Pinta Island Tortoise, Lonesome George, is found dead in the Galapagos Islands 2012 Event The planet Venus makes its last transit of the 21st century beginning at 22:09 UTC June 5, and ending 4:49 UTC June 6 2012 Event The last nuclear reactor in Japan is shut down, leaving the country without nuclear power since 1970 2012 Event Japan's car sales soar significantly after last year's earthquake and tsunami, coming in at a 92% rise year-over-year 2012 Event Mali swears in Dioncounda Traore, an interim president, marking the country's transition back to civilian rule following last month's coup 2012 Event Russians stage protests in response to last week's election of Vladimir Putin as President for a third term 2012 Event In New Zealand's city of Christchurch, thousands of people commemorate the first anniversary of the earthquake where 185 people died last year 2012 Event Florence Green, the last known veteran from World War I, dies in the United Kingdom at the age of 110 2011 Event Consumers spend over $30 billion on online holiday shopping in the U.S., a 15 percent increase over last year 2011 Event The last convoy of U.S. Army soldiers leaves Iraq, formally marking the end of the Iraq War 2011 Event The last nine-megaton B53 warheads, in service since 1962, are disassembled near Amarillo, Texas 2011 Event Malta becomes the last country in the European Union to legalize divorce 2011 Event Crewmembers of the Endeavour space shuttle Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff take what is potentially the last spacewalk ever conducted by a space shuttle crew 2011 Event Burial services for Claude Choules, aged 110, the last living veteran of World War I, take place in West Australia's port of Fremantle 2011 Event The last surviving veteran of World War I, Frank Buckles, dies in Charles Town, West Virginia at the age of 110 2011 Event Scientists claim 2010 was the warmest year ever recorded, and the last decade the warmest ever recorded, in 200 years 2011 Event Following general elections last year, Burma's new parliament is set to convene on January 31 2010 Event The last death row inmate in Cuba has his death sentence commuted; the nation is against capital punishment and has commuted many death sentences since 2008 2010 Event The first snowfall in the last 128 years occurs in the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia; 500 flights are affected 2010 Event In Hong Kong, 80,000 people rally in response to last week's fatal tourist coast hijacking hostage crisis in the Philippines 2010 Event At last count, 76 people are dead while hundreds have disappeared after a train crash in the Republic of Congo caused the train to fall into a ravine 2010 Event The BBC finds evidence of a massacre in the Democratic Republic of Congo carried out by the Lord's Resistance Army last December, in which 321 people, including children, were killed 2010 Event A car bomb explodes in a courthouse located in Newry, Northern Ireland. The area's last incidence of a car bombing was in the year 2000 2010 Death Florence Green, the last known female First World War veteran who served with the Women's RAF in 1918, dies at 108 2009 Death Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47 2005 Event Ted Koppel's last show as host of Nightline 2003 Event The Concorde made its last commercial flight, landing at Heathrow Airport, London 2003 Death Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, author and feminist, 'In the Last Analysis' and 'Writing a Woman's Life', committed suicide 2002 Death Jack Olsen, writer, Last Man Standing, dies at 77 2002 Death Ted Williams, athlete, last person to hit .400 for a season as a major leaguer, dies at 83 1999 Event Last upside down date until January 1, 6000 1998 Event Last episode of Seinfeld on NBC, commercials are $2 million each 1997 Event Florida releases Alex Arias, the last original Marlin 1997 Event Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to Kansas City Royals 1997 Death Bao Dai, ex-monarch, last emporer of Vietnam, dies at 83 1997 Event 51st Tony Awards: Titanic and Last Night of Ballyhoo win 1997 Event Hartford Whalers last NHL game 1997 Event NHL Pittsburgh Penguin Mario Lemieux's last NHL regular game 1997 Event "Last Night of Ballyhoo" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City 1996 Event Last game at Atlanta County Fulton Stadium. Yankees win record 8th straight road post season win (with no loses) 1996 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket for Allan Border (Qld vs. Vic) 1996 Event Javed Miandad's last international in Pak's WC QF loss to India 1996 Event Last day of Test cricket for David Boon 1995 Event Last day of Test cricket for Martin Crowe 1995 Event "Broadway Limited" last train ride (began in 1902) 1995 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Richie Richardson 1995 Death Jaime de Mora y Aragon, actor/publicist (Last Judgement), dies at 70 1995 Death Arthur John Howard, actor (Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso), dies at 85 1995 Event Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics) 1995 Event After 120 years the last 15 A and S department stores close 1995 Event Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting 1995 Event Last "Far Side" by cartoonist Gary Larson started in 1980 1994 Event Last Dutch electro-magnetic telephone exchange shuts down 1994 Event KLM's last DC-10 goes out of service 1994 Event "Baseball" TV Miniseries last airs on PBS 1994 Event Last U.S., British and French troops leave West-Berlin 1994 Event Last Russian soldiers leave Estonia and Latvia 1994 Event Last British troops leave Hong Kong (been there since Sept 1841) 1994 Event Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994 Event 23rd and last part of Comet Shoemaker-Levy hit Jupiter, since July 16th 1994 Event "Cafe American," last airs on NBC-TV 1994 Death Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Italian set designer (Last Emperor), dies at 53 1994 Event Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border 1994 Event Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev 1994 Event William Huston Natcher, Representative-D-Kentucky, casts his 18,401 and last consecutive vote 1994 Death Aisin Giorro Pu Chieh, brother of Last Emperor of China, dies at 86 1994 Death Pu Yi, brother of last Chinese emperor, Pu Yi, dies at 87 1994 Death Derek Jarman, English director (Last of England), dies at 52 1993 Event Last day in 1st-class cricket for Mike Whitney, NSW vs. New Zealand 1993 Event Last honor guard at Lenin's mausoleum 1993 Event Indians play their last game at Cleveland Stadium, Chicago wins 4-0 1993 Event Indians win their last game at Cleveland Stadium, beating Brewers 6-4 1993 Event Nolan Ryan, 46, pitches his last game 1993 Event "Jelly's Last Jam" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 569 performances 1993 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket for Ian Botham 1993 Death "Curly" Joe DeRita, last of Three Stooges, dies of pneumonia at 83 1993 Event "Late Night with David Letterman" airs for last time on NBC-TV 1993 Event English mathematician Andrew Wiles proves last theorem of Fermat 1993 Event "Scattergories," game show; last airs on NBC-TV 1993 Event "Scrabble," second run," TV Game Show; last airs on NBC-TV 1993 Event Last broadcast of "Knots landing" on CBS 1993 Event Last broadcast of "Cheers" on NBC-TV 1993 Event Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman 1993 Event Last day of Test cricket for Greg Matthews 1992 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Michael Whitney 1992 Death Paul Jabara, singer and actor (Last Dance), dies of AIDS at 44 1992 Event Los Angeles Dodgers for 1st time in history clinch last place 1992 Event Last day of Test Cricket for David Gower 1992 Death Albert Pierrepont, last British executioner (433 men/17 women), dies 1992 Event Last day of test cricket for Ian Botham and Allan Lamb 1992 Event "Jelly's Last Jam" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 569 performances 1992 Event Last defendant in St. John sex assault case sentenced to 3 years prob 1992 Event Imran Khan scores 72 and takes 1-43 off 6 2 overs in last ODI 1992 Event Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar 1992 Event Last building in Gateway area in Cleveland is demolished 1992 Death Barbara Couper, British actress (Last Days of Dolwyn), dies at 89 1992 Event Last day of Test cricket for Imran Khan 1991 Event CPN, Communist Party of Netherland, last day of existance 1991 Event U.S.S.R., last day of existence 1991 Event "Carol Burnett Show" last airs on CBS-TV 1991 Event Last day of a washout Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka at Gujranwala 1991 Event Muslim Shites release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years) 1991 Event Orioles last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (vs Detroit Tigers) 1991 Event Rte 35 Theater in Hazlit, last drive-in in New Jersey, closes 1991 Event Last day in Test Cricket for Viv Richards, Dujon and Marshall 1991 Event South Africa abolishes last of its apartheid laws 1991 Event Last Cubans troops leave Angola 1991 Event Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge 1991 Event Gordon Greenidge scores 223 vs. Aus, his last Test Cricket knock at home 1991 Event Last automat (coin operated cafeteria) closes (3rd and 42nd St, New York City) 1991 Event Last issue of Dutch Newspaper "Vroe Folk" (Free People) 1991 Death Doc Pomus, lyricist 'Save Last Dance for Me', dies at 65 1991 Event Soap opera "Generation's" last episode after a 2 year run 1990 Event Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year 1990 Event Last of Margaret Thatcher's original government resigns, Deputy Prime Minister Howe 1990 Event Chicago White Sox beat Seattle 2-1 in last game at Comiskey Park 1990 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Richard Hadlee 1990 Event "Dave Thomas Comedy Show," last airs on CBS-TV 1990 Event "It's Garry Shandling's Show," last airs on Fox-TV 1990 Event Last episode of "Newhart" airs on CBS-TV 1990 Event General Elvis, TV Drama last airs on ABC 1990 Event Last issue of Dutch communist daily De Waarheid (The Truth) 1989 Event Last Vietnamese soldier leaves Cambodia 1989 Event Chris Evert last U.S. Open match, she is defeated by Zina Garrison 1989 Event Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Tennis Open singles victory 1989 Event "Day By Day," last airs on NBC-TV 1989 Event Billy Smith, last original New York Islander, retires 1989 Event "Indiana Jones and Last Crusade" premieres 1989 Event Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) last appearance on Dallas 1989 Event Moonlighting, TV Crime Drama last airs on ABC 1989 Event Last graffiti covered New York City subway car retired 1989 Event Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker 1989 Death Henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist, dies at 68 1989 Event Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle 1989 Event Last day of 1st class cricket for Dav Whatmore 1988 Event Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released 1988 Event Last U.S. Playboy Club, Lansing, Michigan, closes 1988 Event "Sledge Hammer!" last aires on ABC-TV 1988 Event Last broadcast of "Crossroads" on British TV 1988 Event Last East Limburg coal mine closes in Gent Belgium 1988 Event 45th Golden Globes: Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas 1987 Death Mary Spinell, actress (Last Horror Film), dies 1987 Event Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last years World Series 1987 Event "A Team," last aired on NBC-TV after 4 years 1987 Event Last wild condor captured on California wildlife reserve 1987 Event Last day in Test cricket for Larry Gomes and Joel Garner 1987 Event New Zealand beat WI by 5 wickets in Jeremy Coney's last Test Cricket 1986 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Brave Raj, Capote, Lady's Secret, Last Tycoon, Manila, Skywalker, Smile at Santa Anita 1986 Event Bobby (Patrick Duffy) returns to Dallas, his death is attributed to his wife Pam's bad dream (erases all of last season) 1986 Event "Blacke's Magic," last airs on NBC-TV 1986 Event Last day in Test cricket for Bob Holland 1986 Event Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball 4 times in his last game at the Rose Bowl 1985 Event Last day in Test cricket for Zaheer Abbas 1985 Event Bernard Hinault wins his 5th and last Tour de France 1985 Event Last USFL game-Baltimore Stars defeats Oakland Invaders, 28-24 1985 Event "Pryor's Place," children show last airs on CBS-TV 1985 Event Last edition of Brink Daily Mail/Sunday Express in South Africa 1984 Event Last Volkswagen Rabbit produced 1984 Event Yoko Ono releases "I'm Stepping Out", the last single from the John Lennon and Yoko Ono album 'Milk and Honey' 1984 Event Last sixpence minted in Great Britain (in use since 1551) 1984 Event Barbra Streisand records "Here We Are at Last" 1984 Event "Thicke Of The Night," TV Talk Show last airs in syndication 1984 Event Johan Cruyffs last competitive match 1984 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird 1984 Event Last U.S. Marines in multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon left Beirut 1984 Event Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh and Lillee 1984 Event Greg Chappell scores 182* in his last Test innings 1983 Event NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule 1983 Event Last 80 U.S. combat soldiers in Grenada withdrew 1983 Event Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Steelers beat New York Jets 34-7 1983 Death Robert Aldrich, dir/producer (Last Sunset), dies at 65 1983 Event Last hand-cranked telephones U.S. went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial 1983 Event Carl Yastrezemski's last at bat 1983 Event "Laverne and Shirley," last airs on ABC-TV 1982 Event Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch 1982 Event "Taxi," last airs on ABC, moves to NBC in the fall 1982 Event WABC New York City plays its last record, John Lennon's Imagine 1982 Death Hal Hooker, cricket (307 partners with Kippax for last wicket), dies 1981 Event Muhammad Ali's 61st and last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick 1981 Event Last game at Minn's Metropolitan Stadium, lose to Kansas City 5-2 1981 Event Last broadcast of "Waltons" on CBS-TV 1981 Event Yankee Ron Davis strikes out 8 consecutive Angels, ran record of 13 strikeouts of last 14 faced, also saved Gene Nelsons 1st win, 4-2 1981 Death Omar Bradley, last U.S. 5-star general, (Normandy) dies in New York at 88 1981 Death [Adele] Marie Astaire, actress (Last Man on Earth, Millie), dies at 82 1981 Event Islander Glenn Resch's 25th and last shut-out opponent-Flames 5-0 1981 Event Reds become last team to sign a free agent (Larry Biitner) 1980 Event "Wonderful World of Disney," last performance on NBC-TV 1980 Event Bob Marley's last concert 1980 Event Yes performs its last concert (MSG) 1980 Event John Arlott calls his last game, England vs. Australia at Lord's 1980 Event Led Zeppelin begins their last European tour 1980 Event Last broadcast of "Rockford Files" on NBC 1979 Event Quarterback Roger Staubach's last regular season game with the Dallas Cowboys 1979 Event Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st and last time 1979 Event Last day of Test cricket for Mushtaq Mohammad 1979 Event Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US 1979 Event End of last 3+day D/N game for 15 years (WSC, SCG) 1978 Event "For Richer, For Poorer," TV Daytime Soap; last airs on NBC-TV 1978 Birthday Wes Bentley, born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, actor, films include 'Beloved', 'American Beauty', 'The Last Word' 1978 Event Last broadcast of "Columbo" on NBC TV 1978 Event Last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston 1978 Event Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue 1977 Death Hamida Djandoubi, convicted murderer last to, die by guillotine 1977 Event Last broadcast of "Mary Tyler Moore Show" on NBC-TV 1977 Event Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career 1977 Event "Brady Bunch Hour," last airs on ABC-TV 1976 Event Quarterback Joe Namath last game as a New York Jet 1976 Death Raymond Queneau, M Presle, French writer (Last Days), dies at 73 1976 Event Hank Aaron singles in his last at bat and drives in his 2,297th run 1976 Event Expo's last game at Montreal's Jarry Park 1976 Event Cleveland manager Frank Robinson last game as a player 1976 Event U.S.S.R. launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth 1976 Event Last U.S. troops leave Thailand 1976 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Brian Close, aged 45 1976 Death Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train), dies at 58 1976 Event "Magnificent Marble Machine," last airs on NBC-TV 1976 Event Last broadcast of "Marcus Welby, MD" on ABC-TV 1976 Birthday Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor, I Know What You Did Last Summer 1976 Event Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession 1976 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Lance Gibbs and Ian Redpath 1975 Event "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass 1975 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket for Hanif Mohammad 1975 Death Evelyn Brent, actress (Nitwits, Last Command, Spy Train), dies at 75 1975 Event Last U.S. helicopter leaves U.S. embassy grounds, Saigon surrenders 1975 Death Darwin Judge, USMC-corporal, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet 1975 Death Michael John Shea, USMC-lt/pilot, 1 of last soldiers killed in Vietnam 1975 Death William Craig Nystul, USMC Captain, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet 1975 Death Nicholas Soussanin, actor (Last Command), dies at 86 1975 Event Last South Vietnam president Nguyen Van Thieu resigns after 10 years 1974 Event "Monty Python's Flying Circus" last shown on BBC 1974 Event John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG New York City) 1974 Event Hank Aaron's 733rd career home run on his last NL at bat 1974 Death Robert Cox, last surviving member of Keystone Kops, dies at 79 1974 Event House Judiciary Committee votes on 3rd and last charge of "high crimes and misdemeanors" to impeach President Nixon in the Watergate cover-up 1974 Event "Flip Wilson Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1974 Event Dean Martin Show, last airs on NBC-TV 1974 Event Last day of Test cricket for Garry Sobers and Rohan Kanhai 1974 Event Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in Philippines, surrenders, 29 years after World War II ended 1973 Event Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him 1973 Event David Eisenhower writes his last sports column 1973 Event Willie Mays hits 660th and last home run (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati) 1973 Birthday Carson Daly, born in Santa Monica, California, television host, 'Last Call with Carson Daly' on NBC, a late-night talk show 1973 Event Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, last airs on NBC-TV 1973 Death Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies 1973 Event Funeral for LC William Nolde, last U.S. soldier killed in Vietnam War 1973 Death L C William Nolde, last U.S. soldier killed in Vietnam, funeral 1972 Event "Immaculate Reception" Steelers turns around a 7-6 defeat with a last second touchdown reception against Raiders to win 13-7 1972 Event Apollo 17, last of Apollo Moon landing series, returns to Earth 1972 Event Baltimore Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later 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 Event Dutch KRO-TV transmits 440th and last "Bonanza" 1972 Event Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam 1972 Event "Me and The Chimp," last airs on CBS-TV 1972 Event Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game 1972 Event Last train run between Penrith to Keswick United Kingdom 1972 Death Jef [Josephus CF] Last, Dutch poet/Indonesian politician, dies at 73 1971 Death Frank Wolff, actor (Erotic Illusion, Last Gun), suicide at 43 1971 Event Last issue of "Look" magazine is published 1971 Event Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field 1971 Death Carleton Young, actor (Court of Last Resorts), dies at 64 1971 Event "Ed Sullivan Show" last broadcasts on CBS-TV 1971 Event Willie Mays hits record 22nd and last extra inning home run 1971 Event Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam 1971 Death Jan Greshoff, Dutch poet/author/journalist (Last Things), dies at 82 1971 Event Montgomery St. Station, last link in BART, 'holed thru' 1970 Death Peter II Karadjordjevic, last king of Yugoslavia (1934-45), dies at 57 1970 Event Last game at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium, Phils-2 Expos-1 1970 Event "NET Festival," last aired 1970 Birthday Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, actor, stand-up comedian, executive producer, NBC's Last Comic Standing reality television program 1970 Event "Red Skelton Show," last airs on CBS-TV, moved to NBC-TV 1970 Event Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be," is released in US 1970 Event "Long and Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release 1970 Event New York Met Tom Seaver strikes out last 10 Padres, for a total of 19 1970 Event "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV 1970 Event Pendleton, Ford and Cryer's "Last Sweet Days of Isaac," premieres in New York City 1970 Event Beatles last recording session at EMI studios 1969 Event Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," premieres in New York City 1969 Event Vince Lombardi (Redskins) coaches his last football game, losing 1969 Event Last wooden passenger subway cars retired at Brooklyn Myrtle Beach el 1969 Event Seattle Pilots last game in Seattle, lose 3-1 to As in front of 5,473 1969 Birthday Angie Everhart, born in Akron, Ohio, model/actress, Jade, Last Action Hero 1969 Event "Smothers Brothers comedy Hour," last airs on CBS-TV 1969 Event Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC (Turnabout Intruder) 1969 Event Last Chevrolet Corsair built 1969 Event BBC Radio serial "Dales" 5,400th and last episode 1969 Event Last radio broadcast of "Mrs Dale's Diary" on BBS 1969 Event Seymour Nurse scores 258 in his last Test Cricket innings, WI vs. New Zealand 1969 Event Last edition of Saturday Evening Post 1969 Event Beatles perform last live gig (42-minute concert on roof of Apple HQs) 1969 Event Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert 1969 Event Cream releases their last album "Goodbye" 1968 Birthday Vanessa Vadim, Paris, daughter of Jane Fonda/actress, Last Party 1968 Event William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight) 1968 Event "Danny Thomas Hour," last airs on NBC-TV 1968 Event Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 vs. India in his last Test for ten years 1968 Event Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by U.S. for soft-landing on Moon 1967 Death Henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61 1967 Death Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (Last Night of Proms), dies at 72 1967 Event Last broadcast of "What's My Line" on CBS TV 1967 Death John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50 1967 Death Anthony Mann, U.S. director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60 1967 Death Lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies 1967 Event "Milton Berle Show" last airs on ABC-TV 1966 Event Britains rock TV show, "Ready Steady Go," last program 1966 Event Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria) 1966 Event Beatles last public concert (Candlestick Park, SF) 1966 Event Last Beatle concert tour of U.S. begins 1966 Event Last game at old Busch stadium, St. Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF 1966 Event Last British concert by Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley) 1966 Event Who and the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC 1965 Birthday Nicholas Sparks, born in Omaha, Nebraska, bestselling author, writer, novelist, wrote, 'A Walk to Remember', author of novels including, 'Nights in Rodanthe', 'The Last Song', 'The Notebook' 1965 Event Beatles last Great Britain concert (Capitol Theatre in Cardiff Wales) 1965 Death Helen Chandler, actress (Dracula, Salute, Last Flight), dies at 56 1965 Death Farouk I, last King of Egypt (1936-52), dies at 45 1965 Event "Outer Limits" last airs on ABC-TV 1964 Death Charles Meredith, actor (Court of Last Resort), dies at 70 1964 Event New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series 1964 Event New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series 1964 Event Netherlands last whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan 1964 Event Last United Nations troops leave Congo 1964 Event "New Phil Silvers Show," last airs on CBS-TV 1964 Event Last French troops leave Algeria 1964 Death Edwin John Pratt, Canadian poet (Towards the Last Spike), dies at 81 1963 Event J. Edgar Hoover last meeting with president John F. Kennedy 1963 Event New York newspaper "Mirror" last edition 1963 Event "King Leonardo," cartoon last airs on NBC-TV 1963 Event "Shari Lewis Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1963 Event Early Wynn, wins his 300th and last game at 43 1963 Death Joseph Self, murderer, executed; last Washington state execution in 25 yrs 1963 Event Last Project Mercury flight, L Gordon Cooper in Faith 7, launched 1963 Event Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game 1962 Event Last of Dutch militia leave New-Guinea 1962 Death Herman J Friedericy, Dutch author (Last General), dies at 62 1962 Event New York Yankees appear in 12 and win 9 of last 14 World Series 1962 Event "Brighter Day," last airs on CBS-TV daytime 1962 Event "Jan Murray Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1962 Event "Tonight Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1962 Event "Verdict Is Yours," last airs on CBS-TV 1962 Death Hoot Gibson, silent screen cowboy actor (Last Outlaw), dies at 70 1962 Event "Bob Newhart Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1962 Event "Tell It To Groucho" last airs on CBS-TV 1962 Birthday Zulqarnain, cricketer, last person in alphabetical order to play Test 1961 Event Ted Williams hits a home run on his last at bat 1961 Event Last Spanish troops leave Morocco 1961 Event Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years) 1961 Birthday Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis' 1961 Event Austrian 4th and last government of Raab resigns 1961 Death Thomas Beecham, English conductor (Last Night of the Prom), dies at 81 1960 Event "Amos 'n' Andy" made its last broadcast on CBS radio 1960 Event CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series 1960 Birthday Elizabeth Perkins, Queens, New York, actress, About Last Night, Big 1960 Event On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids" 1960 Event "Johnny Ringo," TV Western Drama; last airs on CBS-TV 1960 Event "Millionaire," last airs on CBS-TV 1960 Event Ted Williams last at bat is his 521st home run off Jack Fisher 1960 Event "Pat Boone Show," last airs on ABC-TV 1960 Event Steve Allen Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1960 Event "George Gobel Show," last airs on CBS-TV 1960 Birthday Linda Fiorentino, born in Philadelphia, actress, Jade, Last Seduction, Moderns 1960 Birthday Joan Chen, Chen Chung, Shanghai China, actress, Last Emperor 1959 Event Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft. Worth 1959 Death Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117 1959 Birthday Ken Watanabe, born in Koide, Japan, actor, Academy-Award nominee, appeared in films, 'Letters from Iwo Jima', 'The Last Samurai' 1959 Event Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green) 1959 Event "Sammy Kaye Show," last airs on ABC-TV 1959 Event Yankees sink to last place, 1st time since May 25, 1940 1959 Event Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle, last airs on NBC-TV 1959 Death John Sailling, last documented Civil War vet, dies at 111 1959 Event Buddy Holly's last performance 1959 Event Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter" 1958 Event 4th (last) Dutch government of Drees falls 1958 Event New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series 1958 Event "Studio One," TV Anthology Drama last airs on CBS-TV 1958 Event Pope Pius XII publishes his 39th and last encyclical Meminisse juvat 1958 Event "Make Me Laugh," TV Game Show; last airs on ABC-TV, syndicated 1979 1958 Birthday Daniel Day-Lewis, born in England, actor, Last of the Mohicans, My Left Foot 1958 Event Last Municipal arc light, Mission and 25th removed (installed in 1913) 1957 Event New York Giants play and lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pitts) 1957 Event "Dollar A Second," last airs on NBC-TV 1957 Event Brooklyn Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0 1957 Event Duke Snider's 39th and 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field 1957 Event SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game 1957 Event Juan-Manuel Fangio, wins his last auto World Championship at 46 1957 Event Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Bkln) 1957 Event "Jonathan Winters Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1957 Event "I Love Lucy," last airs on CBS-TV 1957 Event Last broadcast of "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV 1957 Event U.S. Army sells last homing pigeons 1956 Event Miss Frances [Horwich], last Ding Dong School on NBC-TV 1956 Event Last British/French troops leave Egypt 1956 Event "Johnny Carson Show," TV Variety; last airs on CBS-TV 1956 Death Albert Woolson, last veteran U.S. Union army, dies at 109 1956 Event Last Ringling Bros, Barnum and Bailey Circus under a canvas tent 1956 Event "Jimmy Durante Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1956 Event Last of foreign troops leaves Egypt as Brits leave Suez Canal 1956 Event "Milton Berle Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1956 Event "Bob Hope Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1956 Event Pinky Lee Show, last airs on NBC-TV 1956 Event Last French troop leave Vietnam 1955 Event Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938 1955 Event Last allied occupying troops leave Austria 1955 Event Last Soviet forces leave Austria 1955 Event Last day as Test Cricket umpire for Frank Chester 1955 Death Ruth Ellis, last English woman (murderess), executed by hanging 1955 Event "Imogene Coca Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1955 Event "Mr Peepers" (TV Comedy) starring Wally Cox airs for last time on NBC 1955 Event "Mickey Rooney Show," TV comedy last airs on NBC 1955 Event Red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV 1954 Event "The Shadow," airs for last time on radio 1954 Event A's defeats Yankees 8-6 in last game franchise will play in Philadelphia 1954 Event Last day of Test Cricket for Khalid Hassan aged 16 yrs, 356 days 1954 Event Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor 1954 Event "Your Show Of Shows," last airs on NBC-TV 1954 Event 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th 1954 Birthday Julie Carmen, born in Mount Vernon, New York, actress, Gloria, Last Plane Out 1953 Event "Bob and Ray Show," TV Variety; last air on NBC 1953 Event "Juvenile Jury," TV Childrens, last airs on NBC, moved to CBS 1953 Event "Racket Squad," TV Crime Drama, last airs on CBS 1953 Event St. Louis Browns play last game in Sportsman's Park, losing 100th game 1953 Event Billy Hunter is last St. Louis Browns player to homer in a game 1953 Event "Amos 'n Andy," TV Comedy, also radio from '29; last aired on CBS 1953 Event "Milton Berle Show/Texaco Star Theater," last airs on NBC-TV 1953 Event Census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years 1952 Event "Lights Out," last airs on NBC-TV 1952 Death George Santayana, U.S. philosopher/poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88 1952 Event Braves last game in Boston's Braves Field before move to Milwaukee 1952 Birthday Alexei Sayle, born in Anfield, England, actor, comedian, author, films include, 'Gorky Park', 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', wrote, 'Mister Roberts' 1952 Event Last tram ride in London 1952 Birthday Maria Schneider, born in Paris, actress, Last Tango in Paris, Crime of Honor 1952 Event Australia beat West Indies by one wicket at the MCG, last stand 38 1951 Event Last Belgian communities get electricity 1951 Event Vijay Merchant scores 154 vs. England in his last Test Cricket innings 1951 Event 24th Infantry Regiment, last all-black military unit, deactivated 1951 Event "Victor Borge Show," last airs on NBC-TV 1951 Event Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory 1951 Birthday Richard Thomas, born in New York City, John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda 1950 Event Cleveland Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia 13-7) 1950 Event Phillies win NL pennant on last day of season (10th inning home run) 1950 Event "Tin Pan Alley TV," last airs on ABC-TV 1950 Event Richard Strauss' "4 Last Songs" (4 letzte Lieder) in London 1950 Birthday Willie Colon, born in born in Bronx, New York, actor, Last Flight 1950 Event Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run 1950 Birthday Cybill Shepherd, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Moonlighting, Last Picture Show 1949 Event International Military Tribunal at Neurenberg's last judgment 1949 Event Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30 1948 Birthday Marleen Gorris, Dutch director, Mres Dalloway, Antonia, Last Island 1948 Event Bradman scores his last century, 123 in his own testimonial 1948 Event Bradman scores 153 in his last 1st-class cricket innings in England 1948 Event Bradman scores 150 in 212 minutes in his last innings at Lord's 1948 Event Bradman's last Test Cricket innings 1948 Event Bradman's 29th and last Test Cricket century, part of winning 3-404 1948 Event "Babe Ruth Story," premieres, Babe Ruth's last public appearance 1948 Birthday Ruben Blades, salsa singer and actor, Critical Condition, Last Fight 1948 Event Last British armies leave Israel 1948 Birthday Walter Olkewicz, Bayonne, New Jersey, actor, Last Resort, Wizards and Warriors 1948 Event Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia 1947 Birthday Wes Studi, actor, Last of the Mohicans 1947 Event Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" flies for 1st (& last) time 1947 Birthday Terje Rypdal, born in Oslo, Norway, composer, guitarist, works include 'Mystery Man', 'Last Nite', featured in the film 'Heat' 1947 Event Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (vs. New Zealand, Christchurch) 1947 Event Lord Mountbatten appointed as last viceroy of India 1946 Event Fred Allen's last radio show, his guest is Jack Benny 1946 Event League of Nations assembles for last time 1946 Event Last Test Cricket appearance of Bill O'Reilly (5-14 and 3-19) 1945 Birthday Niaz Ahmed, cricketer, 1st and last East Pakistani to play Test cricket 1945 Birthday Catherine Burns, New York City, actress, Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher 1945 Event Last organized Japanese defiance broken, Tarakan 1945 Event Last Boeing B-17 attack against Nazi Germany 1945 Event 1st and last assault of German Rammkommando on U.S. bombers 1945 Event Last German V-2 (buzz bomb) attack on London 1945 Event U.S. 7th Army occupies last part of Westwall 1944 Event Biggest and last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground 1944 Event Last German troops at Walcheren surrenders 1944 Event Last transport for Auschwitz arrives in Birkenau 1944 Event Browns last in AL attendance,only 6,172 watch them sweep New York Yankees in DH 1944 Event Last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders 1944 Birthday Hamilton Jordan, political advisor, 'Crisis - Last Days of the Carter Presidency' 1944 Event Last transport out camp Westerbork to Bergen Belsen 1944 Event 68th and last transport of Dutch Jews (Anne Frank) leaves to Auschwitz 1944 Event Last transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz 1944 Event Last German troops in Marseille surrendered and Toulon cleared 1944 Event Last transport of French Jews to nazi-Germany 1944 Event Last Japanese troops driven out of India 1944 Event Anne Frank's last diary entry; 3 days later she is arrested 1944 Event Last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz 1944 Birthday Gladys Knight, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, leader of Pips, Last Train 1943 Event Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL 1943 Event Last German Q/pirate ship sinks near Easter Island 1943 Event Last Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie released (Girl Crazy) 1943 Event 4th day of battle at Kursk: General Model uses last tank reserve 1942 Death Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried 1942 Event Hitler orders Rommels African corps to fight to last man 1942 Birthday Martin Scorsese, Queens, dir, Mean Streets, Last Temptation of Christ 1942 Event Last Vichy-French troops in Algeria surrender 1942 Event Last German offensive in Stalingrad 1942 Event Last camouflaged German raider Komet leaves Flushing harbor (Netherlands) 1942 Event St. Louis Cardinals win NL pennant on last day of season 1942 Birthday Beverly Aadland, Hollywood Cal, Errol Flynns last girlfriend 1942 Event Japanese land in Java, last Allied bastion in Dutch East Indies 1941 Event Chicago Bears Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point 1941 Event Last NFL drop kick for an extra point (Ray McLean, Chicago Bears) 1941 Event Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for 4 years 1941 Event 101 year old Nyack-Tarrytown (NY) ferry makes it's last run 1941 Event Admiral Nomura and Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note 1941 Event Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike, Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely - would have been last out, instead Yankees score 4 and win 7-4 1941 Birthday Don Nix, U.S. saxophonist, Last Night 1941 Event Last meeting of resistance fighter Comte d'Estienne d'Orves 1941 Event Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory) 1941 Event Germans made their last major air attack on Britain 1941 Event Last great German air attack on Great Britain (Birmingham) 1941 Event Last British troops in Greece surrenders 1941 Birthday Florinda Bolkan, Ceara Brazil, actress, Damned, Last Valley, Word 1940 Birthday Dave DeBusschere, Detroit, NBA foward, New York Knick, last ABA commissioner 1940 Event Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run 1940 Event Last British troops leave Narvik, Norway 1940 Event Last British/French troop leave Dunkirk 1940 Birthday Bernardo Bertolucci, Parma, Italy, director, 1900, Last Emperor 1940 Birthday Bernardo Bertolucci, born in Parma, Italy, director, Last Tango in Paris 1939 Event Last Polish troops surrender 1939 Event Soviet-German treaty agree on 4th partition of Poland (WW II) and gives Lithuania to U.S.S.R., last Polish troops surrender 1939 Event Last day of 1st-class cricket in England for 6 years 1939 Event Sergei Rachmaninovs last appearance in Europe 1939 Birthday Peter Bogdanovich, born in Kingston, New York, director/producer, Last Picture Show 1939 Event 5th and last Dutch government of Colijn, forms 1939 Event German Nazi's close last Jewish enterprises 1939 Death Eugene Weldman, last guillotined in France 1938 Event Lou Gehrig hits record 23rd and last grand slam 1938 Birthday Ishmael Reed, U.S., author, Last Days of Louisiana Red 1936 Death Rainey Bethea, hanged, last U.S. public execution 1936 Birthday Betty Rollin, actress, Crossing Delancey, author, Last Wish 1935 Event Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs. Pirates 1934 Event Hobbs scores his 197th and last FC cricket ton at 51 years 163 days 1934 Event Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday 1933 Event Joe Lilliard quarterbacks Chicago Cardinals; last NFL black until 1946 1932 Event Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in last game of season 1932 Death Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10), dies at 43 1932 Birthday O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1930 Event Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce home run 1930 Birthday Barbara Goldsmith, New Rochelle, author, Little Gloria Happy At Last 1929 Event Grover Alexander beats Phils 7-1 for his 373rd and last NL win 1929 Birthday James Last, orchestra leader/composer/arranger 1928 Event Last recording of Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," made 1928 Birthday Adam West, born in Walla Walla Wash, actor, Batman, Last Precinct 1928 Event Ty Cobb last hitting appearance, pops out against Yankees 1927 Event After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2 1927 Birthday Francois Leydet, sierra club, Last Redwoods 1927 Event Ford Motor Company produces last "Tin Lizzie" (begins Model A) 1927 Event Walter Johnson records 113th and last shutout of his career 1926 Death Mehmed VI Vahideddin (Mohammed Osman), last sultan of Turkey, dies 1926 Death Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey (1918-22), dies 1926 Birthday Cloris Leachman, born in Des Moines, Iowa, actress, Last Picture Show, Phyllis 1926 Birthday Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, born in East Orange, New Jersey, author and feminist, 'In the Last Analysis' and 'Writing a Woman's Life' 1925 Event Last Qajar Shah of Iran deposed; Rexa Shah Pahlavi takes over 1925 Event Last Belgian troops vacate Duisburg 1925 Event Last U.S. troops leave Nicaragua (there since 1912) 1925 Event Last allied occupying troops leave Ruhrgebied 1925 Birthday Jaime de Mora y Aragon, actor/publicist, Last Judgement 1924 Event Last French/Belgian troops leave Ruhrgebied 1923 Event Lenin's last article in Pravda (about Red bureaucracy) 1923 Event Last U.S. troops leave Rhineland (Germany) 1922 Event Last British troops leave Ireland Freestate 1921 Event Last San Francisco firehorses retired 1921 Death John M Martin, last confederate congress member, dies 1921 Event Funeral of last German Emperoress, Augusta Victoria 1921 Birthday Henk van Galen Last, Dutch journalist 1920 Event Enrico Caruso gives his last public performance (New York City) 1920 Event Man O'War's last race and win 1920 Event Last day of Julian civil calendar (in parts of Bulgaria) 1920 Birthday Aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer, Jolly Joker's Last Joke 1920 Event Spanish bullfighter Joselito is fatally gored fighting his last bull 1920 Event Last day of Julian civil calendar in Greece 1920 Birthday Daniel F[rancis] Galouye, U.S., sci-fi author, Dark Universe, Last Leap 1920 Birthday Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt, 1936-52 1919 Birthday Dan O'Herlihy, Ireland, actor, Fail Safe, Last Starfighter, Robocop 1918 Death George H White, last post Reconstruction congressman (Penn), dies 1918 Birthday Ted Williams, Baseball's last .400 hitter for the Boston Red Sox 1918 Death Nicolas II Aleksandrovitch, last tsar of Russia, executed at 50 1918 Birthday Robert Preston, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actor, Music Man, Mame, Last Starfighter 1918 Event Last day of the Julian calendar in Finland 1917 Death Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii (1891-93), dies from a stroke at 79 1917 Birthday Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor, Last Train 1917 Event Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate 1917 Event Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, abdicates (OS) 1916 Event Last British-Indian contract workers arrive in Suriname 1915 Event Boston Braves start move from last place to become world series champs 1915 Event Last liberal British government of Asquith falls 1914 Event Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant 1914 Death Martha, last known passenger pigeon, dies at Cincinnati Zoo 1914 Event German army occupies last fort at Luik, Belgian general Leman caught 1914 Event Sherlock Holmes Adventure "His Last Bow" takes place 1914 Event Last day of club cricket for W G Grace at age 66 He made 69 1914 Event Boston Braves begin drive from last to 1st place in NL 1914 Event NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep 1913 Birthday Bo Dai, last emporer of Vietnam 1913 Event Billboard publishes earliest known "Last Week's 10 Best Sellers among Popular Songs" Malinda's Wedding Day is #1 1912 Event RMS Titanic sets sail for its 1st and last voyage 1912 Event Captain Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far" 1912 Event Victor Trumper's last Test Cricket innings c Woolley b Barnes 50 1912 Event Last Ch'ing (Manchu) emperor of China, Hsuan T'ung, abdicates 1911 Birthday Pieter Platteel, last governor Netherlands New-Guinea 1911 Event Gustav Mahler conducts his last concerto (Berceuse elegique) 1910 Birthday Arthur John Howard, actor, Frieda, Last Holiday, Paradiso, Glass Cage 1909 Birthday Heather Angel, Oxford England, actress, Informer, Last of Mohicans 1908 Event Pu Yi (Hsuan-T'ung) became China's Last Emperor at age 3 1908 Birthday Salvador Allende Gossens, Chile's last elected president, 1970-73 1908 Birthday Paul Lebeau, Flemish writer, Last Rose, Xanthippe 1905 Birthday Binnie Barnes, born in London, actress, Last of the Mohicans, 3 Musketeers 1904 Event 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes 1903 Birthday George E. Stone, Lodz Poland, actor, Viva Villa, Last Mile 1903 Birthday Rex Lease, West Virginia, actor, Fast Bullets, Sunny Skies, Custer's Last Stand 1901 Birthday Anastasia N Romanova, great ruler of Russia/daughter of last tsar 1901 Event In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit) 1901 Event Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th 1901 Event Term of George H. White, last of post-Reconstruction congressmen, ends 1900 Event Last 2000 British prisoners in Nooitgedagt South Africa freed 1900 Birthday Herman J. Friedericy, H J Merlijn, writer, Last general 1899 Birthday Evelyn Brent, born in Tampa, Florida, actress, Panama Lady, Last Coomand 1899 Event W G Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 years 320 days 1899 Event Cricket test debut of Wilfred Rhodes and Victor Trumper in Grace's last 1898 Birthday Jef [Josephus C F] Last, Dutch poet/politician, The Spark 1898 Birthday Randolph Scott, actor, Last of the Mohicans, Western Union 1897 Event Brooklyn's last day as a city, it incorporates into New York City (1/1/1898) 1896 Event Last Czar of Russia, Nicholas II, crowned 1896 Event Gilbert and Sullivan's last operette "Grand Duke," premieres in London 1896 Birthday Orville Caldwell, California, actor, Patsy, French Doll, Last Warning 1894 Birthday Charles Meredith, Knoxville, Pennsylvania, actor, Court of Last Resort 1894 Event 4th and last British government of Gladstone resigns 1893 Birthday Harold Lloyd, Burchard, Nebraska, silent comic, Why Worry, Safety Last 1893 Birthday Kathleen Smoothy, housewife, last link to Siege of SIdney Street 1892 Event 4th and last British government of Gladstone forms 1892 Birthday Hoot Gibson, Tekamah NE, western actor, Horse Soldier, Last Outlaw 1890 Event Last NL-AA World Series game Brooklyn ties Louisville 3 games and 1 tie 1889 Event John L. Sullivan KOs Jake Kilrain in 75 rounds (last bare-knuckle bout) 1889 Birthday Manoel II, last king of Portugal, 1908-10 1887 Birthday Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary, 1916-18 1887 Event Eduard Douwes Dekker writes his last text (Lf8-c5) 1886 Event Apache Chief Geronimo surrenders ending last major US-Indian war 1885 Birthday Nikos Kazantazakis, Greece, writer, Zorba, Last Temptation of Christ 1885 Event General Wolseley receives last distress signal of General Gordon in Khartoum 1884 Death Alexander, prince/last male descendent of Johan W. Friso, dies 1884 Birthday Julius P. Hoste, Belgium minister/daily newspaper publisher, Last News 1884 Birthday Sophie Tucker, Russia, singer/last of red hot mammas 1884 Event Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario) 1883 Event Northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont 1883 Death Last Quagga, zebra with less slashes (in Artis), dies 1882 Event Last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss 1881 Event Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams) 1877 Death Crazy Horse, Tashunka Witko, last great Sioux war chief, dies at 27 1877 Event Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south in New Orleans 1876 Death Truganini, last originating Tasmanian, dies 1874 Birthday 'Abbas Hilmi II, last khedive, Ottoman viceroy, of Egypt, 1892-1914 1873 Event Last German troops leave France 1872 Birthday Alexandra Fjodorovna Romanova, last Russian tsarina, 1894-1918 1870 Event Georgia becomes last confederate to be readmitted to U.S. 1870 Event Last day U.S. silver coins allow to circulate in Canada 1870 Event Texas becomes last confederate state readmitted to Union 1870 Event Official proclamation sets April 15 as last day of grace for U.S. silver coins to circulate in Canada 1868 Event Battle at Ueno: last Tokugawa armies defeated 1868 Death Michael Barrett, Irish nationalist, last British public execution 1868 Birthday Nicholas II Aleksandrovitsj, last tsar of Russia, 1894-1917 1867 Event 15th and last Tokugawa Shogun resigns in Japan 1867 Event Last day of Julian calendar in Alaska 1867 Event Last French troops leave Mexico 1866 Event Last Navaho chief Manuelito, turns self in at Fort Wingate 1865 Event At Ft. Towson, General Stand Watie surrenders last sizeable Confederate army 1865 Event S Brownsville, Texas (Palmito Ranch) Final engagement of Civil War PVT John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed 1865 Event Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas 1865 Event At Appomattox, General Lee issues General Order #9, his last 1865 Event Battle of Bentonville ends, last Confederate effort to stop Sherman 1865 Event Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time 1865 Birthday Friedrich A H von Waldeck, brother of queen Emma/last ruler of Waldeck 1864 Event 4th and last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia 1864 Event 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia (about 3900 casualties) 1864 Event 3rd and last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia 1864 Event General Lee wins his last victory of Civil War at Battle of Cold Harbor 1864 Event Last engagement in series of battles known as Spotsylvania 1864 Event Last battles at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (6,666 casualties) 1864 Event 6th and last day of battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties) 1864 Event 2nd/last day of Battle of Okolona, Mississippi 1863 Birthday George Santayana, born in Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist, Last Puritan 1863 Event Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day 1862 Event Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp 1862 Event 2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Virginia (11,165 casualties) 1862 Death Nat Gordon, last pirate, hanged in New York City for stealing 1,000 slaves 1861 Event Tennessee becomes 11th (& last) state to secede from US 1861 Birthday Mehmed VI, last sultan of Ottoman Empire, 1918-22 1861 Birthday Mohammed VI Vahideddin, last sultan of Turkey, 1918-22 1856 Event Hurricane washes away 2-300 revelers at Last Island, Louisiana 1849 Event Last edition of Orange sheet "Journal de La Haye" 1848 Event Free last slaves in French colonies 1846 Event Elizabeth Barrett and R Browning exchange last letters before eloping 1845 Birthday Louis III, last king of Bavaria, 1913-18 1842 Birthday Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, d 1959 1839 Death John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 1838 Birthday Liliuokalani, last queen of Hawaii, 1891 - 1893 1836 Event HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin leave South-America for last time 1835 Event Last Pottawatomie Indians leave Chicago 1819 Event William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet 1817 Birthday Willem III, last male King of Netherlands, 1849-90 1804 Event New Jersey becomes last northern state to abolish slavery 1803 Death Edward Despard, last person drawn and quartered in England 1796 Event Last of Britain's troops withdraws from U.S. 1790 Event Rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution 1789 Birthday James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major U.S. novelist, Last of Mohicans 1783 Event Britain evacuates New York City, their last military position in US 1781 Event Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War 1779 Event Captain Cooks last notation in ship's log Discovery 1778 Birthday Ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet, Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis 1776 Event Captain Cook begins 3rd and last trip to Pacific (South Sea) 1768 Birthday Francis II, Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor, 1792-1806 1752 Event Last Julian calender day in U.S. and England (no Sept 3-Sept 13th) 1752 Event Last day of Julian calendar in Britain, British colonies 1747 Death Simon Fraser, 12th baron Lovat Jacobite, last man beheaded in England 1743 Birthday Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV 1737 Death de' Medici, last Medici-grand duke of Toscane, dies 1736 Event Abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland 1732 Birthday Stanislaw II August Poniatowski, last king of Poland, 1764-95 1724 Event Jonathan Swift publishes last of Drapier's letters 1700 Event Last day of Julian calendar in Denmark 1692 Event Last (8) person hanged for witchcraft in U.S. (Salem Mass) 1690 Event Publick Occurrences, 1st U.S. (Boston) newspaper, publish 1st and last ed 1671 Birthday Colley Cibber, England, dramatist/poet laureate, Love's Last Shift 1661 Birthday Charles II, last Habsburg king of Spain, 1665-1700 1661 Death William Leddra, last Quaker, hanged in Boston 1658 Event Dutch troops occupy last Portugese Fort Jafnapatnam Ceylon 1654 Event Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife 1649 Event Last Swedish troops vacate Prague 1644 Death Si Sang, last Ming-emperor of China, commits suicide 1605 Birthday Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor 1584 Event Last day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia and Holy Roman empire 1582 Event Last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states 1580 Death Frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies 1572 Death Sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51 1563 Event Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years 1558 Event Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by French 1543 Event England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th and last wife) 1541 Event Michelangelo Buonarroti's paints "last judgement" in Sistine Chapel 1533 Event Francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa 1533 Death Atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors 1520 Death Montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor, killed 1517 Death Tuman Bey, last Mamelukken sultan of Egypt, hanged 1504 Event King Louis XII loses last bulwark in Naples, Caeta 1502 Event Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th and last voyage 1502 Event Columbus begins 4th and last trip to "Indies" 1493 Event Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily 1480 Death Rene, last heir of house of Anjou, dies 1468 Birthday Paul III, last Renaissance pope, 1534-49 1453 Death Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49 1451 Death Amadeus VIII, last anti-pope Felix V (1439-49), dies at 67 1404 Birthday Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor 1383 Birthday Amadeus VIII, duke of Savoye/last antipope, Felix V, 1439-48 1378 Death Gregory XI, Pierre R the Beaufort, last French Pope (1370-78), dies 1340 Event Battle of Salado Spain: last Moor invasion driven back 1336 Death Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies 1314 Death Jacques De Molay, the last grand master of Order of Knights, dies 1306 Death Vaclav III, last Premysliden-king of Bohemia (1305-06), murdered 1291 Event Sultan of Egypt and his son take last Christian stronghold of Acre 1290 Event Last of 16,000 English Jews expelled by King Edward I, leaves 1283 Death Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies 1270 Event 8th and last crusade is launched 1264 Event Comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen 1171 Death Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies 1125 Death Hendrik V, last Salische German king, dies 1056 Event Supernova Crab nebula last seen by the naked eye 1032 Death Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies 987 Death Louis V, last Carlovingians King of France (966-987), dies 911 Death Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies 899 Death Arnulf of Carinthia, last emperor of Austria-France, dies 872 Death Adrian II, Italian Pope (867-72)/last married pope, dies at about 80 661 Death Ali ibn Abi Talib, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad, dies at age 62 599 Birthday Ali ibn Abi Talib, born in Mecca, the holiest meeting site of Islam, son-in-law, of prophet Muhammad, Muslim Sunni - Shi'a split occurred because Sunni's consider him 4th, last Rashidun, Shi'a's consider him first Imam, rightful successor to Muhammad 476 Event Romulus Augustulus, last Roman emperor in west, is deposed 404 Event Last gladiator competition in Rome 135 Event Betar last outpost of Bar Kochba falls to Rome
