2007 Death Gian Carlo Menotti, dies at 95, in Monte Carlo, Monaco 1980 Event "The Well-Tuned Piano" by La Monte Young premieres (takes 4 h 12 m) 1974 Event An Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo 1973 Event Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1965 Birthday Stephanie Marie Elisabeth de Grimaldi, Monte Carlo Monaco, Princess 1963 Death Monte Blue, silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at 73 1963 Death George Dolenz, Italian actor (Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 55 1958 Birthday Monte Lynch, cricketer, Surrey batsman, WI Rebel, England ODI player 1957 Birthday Tony Pena, born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, catcher, Cleveland Indians 1957 Birthday Caroline Louise Marguerite Grimaldi, Monte Carlo Monaco, princess 1956 Event Great Britain performs nuclear Test at Monte Bello Is Australia 1952 Event 1st British nuclear test at Monte Bello Is Australia 1952 Event Great Britain performs nuclear test at Monte Bello Is Australia 1952 Event Monte Bello-Island (Great Britain 1st atom bomb explosion) 1951 Event In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn 1949 Event Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson are 1st blacks to play for New York Giants 1949 Birthday Fanny Ardant, born in Monte Carlo, actress, Australia, Confidentially Yours 1949 Event New York Giants sign their 1st black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith 1944 Event Polish 2nd Army corps captures convent of Monte Cassino, Italy 1944 Event Bombing and shooting at Monte Cassino convent Italy, begins 1943 Event Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy begins 1943 Event Strike of Monte Cassino, Italy begins 1938 Event Yankees Monte Pearson no-hits Indians 13-0, DiMaggio hits 3 triples 1935 Birthday La Monte Young, Bern Idaho, composer, Composition in 1990 1935 Birthday Monte Markham, born in Manatee, Florida, actor, Second Hundred Years, Dallas 1932 Event Bizet, Massine and Miro's "Jeux d'Enfants," premieres in Monte Carlo 1932 Event Emmanuel Chabriers and Balanchines ballet premieres in Monte Carlo 1924 Event Poulenc/Nijinska's ballet "Les Biches," premieres in Monte Carlo 1922 Birthday Marina Svetlova, ballerina/choreographer, Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo 1919 Birthday Jacques Marin, Paris, actor, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 1917 Birthday Lou Monte, born in New Jersey, singer, Peppino the Italian Mouse 1917 Event Puccini's "La Rondine," premieres in Monte Carlo 1915 Birthday Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona, Spain, composer, Monte Carlo 1915 Birthday Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona Spain, composer, Monte Carlo 1913 Event Gabriel Faure's opera "Penelope," premieres in Monte Carlo 1911 Event Frenchman Henri Rougier wins 1st Rally of Monte Carlo 1908 Birthday George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor, Count of Monte Cristo 1906 Birthday Donald Novis, Hastings England, actor, Monte Carlo 1905 Birthday Leo Genn, born in London, England, actor, Affair in Monte Carlo 1902 Event Jules Massenets opera premieres in Monte Carlo 1902 Event Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame," premieres in Monte Carlo 1900 Event British troops occupy Monte Christo Natal 1890 Birthday Monte Blue, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, silent film actor, Montana, Oh Boy 1837 Birthday David Capriles, director of psychiatry of Monte Christo, Curacao 1833 Event Charles Darwin visits Guardia del Monte, Argentina 1665 Event Battle at Monte Carlo: English and Portuguese army beat Spain 1653 Death Johan van Galen, Dutch Admiral (Dunes Monte Christo), dies at about 48 1652 Event Battle of Monte Christo: Dutch fleet under J van Galen beat English 1603 Death Philippus the Monte, priest/bandmaster/composer, dies at 82 1555 Death Julius III, Giovanni M del Monte, Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 1550 Event Giovanni Maria del Monte elected Pope Julius III 1091 Event Battle at Monte Levunium: Emperor Alexius I beats Petshegenes 754 Death Karloman, abbot of Monte cassino, dies at >39
