2013 Event The largest fancy orange diamond on record was sold at Christie's auction in Geneva; the 14.82-carat stunner sold for $35.5 million 2013 Event Beatrix of the Netherlands announces she will abdicate her throne to her son, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, on April 30, 2013 2012 Event Women-only literary prizes are launched by Canada and Australia; the prize, formerly known as the Orange continues its search for a sponsor 2012 Event For the first time since the Vietnam War ended in 1975, the United States plans to help clean up herbicide Agent Orange from areas in Vietnam 2011 Event Casey Anthony, cleared of murdering her daughter Caylee and set to be released from the Orange County, Florida jail, attracts major crowds unhappy with the judgement 1994 Event Orange County California files for bankruptcy 1993 Death Anthony Burgess, novelist (Clockwork Orange), dies of cancer at 76 1992 Death Leo Halle, soccer goalie (Go Ahead, Orange), dies 1991 Death Johan Schmitz, actor (Gysbregt van Aemstel/Soldat van Orange), dies 1987 Event Weird Al Yankovic performs live at 72nd National Orange Show 1986 Event Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship 1984 Event $180m out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit 1984 Event Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship 1982 Death Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58 1982 Event Clemson wins the Orange Bowl for college football championship 1981 Event Heaviest known orange (2.5 kg) exhibited, Nelspruit, South Africa 1979 Event U.S. admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange 1979 Event Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1978 Event Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1978 Death Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt and Pepper), dies at 57 1977 Event Judy Rankin wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1976 Event Joanne Carner wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1975 Birthday Lauryn Hill, born in South Orange, New Jersey, singer, actress, won five Grammy's for 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' album, which sold over 18 million copies worldwide 1975 Event Amy Alcott wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1974 Birthday Lyndsay Kahler, born in Orange, California, Miss America-California 1997 1974 Birthday Alex Corretja, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1990 Orange Bowl boys 16 1974 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1973 Birthday Tiffany M Sloan, Orange county California, playmate, Oct, 1992 1973 Event Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1972 Event Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1971 Event Stanley Kubrick's X-rated "A Clockwork Orange" premieres 1971 Birthday Heath Sims, Orange California, 149 lbs/68 kg greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Donna Faber, born in East Orange, New Jersey, tennis star 1971 Event Jan Ferraris wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1971 Birthday Scott Williams, Orange California, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Karen Courtland, Orange, New Jersey, pairs skaters 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Jason Lee, born in Orange, California, actor, professional skateboarder, known for playing Earl Hickey on 'My Name Is Earl' television series 1970 Birthday Cristiano Caratti, born in Italy, tennis star, 1987 Orange Bowl boys doubles 1970 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic 1970 Birthday Elaine Youngs, Orange California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics 1969 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Open 1968 Birthday Sally Smith, Orange NSW, golfer, 1993 T67 Alpine Australia Ladies Masters 1968 Birthday Thomas P Auth, Orange, New Jersey, rower 1996 Olympics 1968 Event Kathie Whitworth wins LPGA St. Petersburg Orange Blossom Golf Open 1967 Birthday Martha Nix, Orange County California, actress, Serena-Waltons 1967 Birthday Elexa Wills/Orrange, Orange Texas, long jumper/triple jumper 1967 Birthday Laurie Wood, born in Orange, California, playmate, March, 1989 1967 Birthday Ian Ziering, born in West Orange, New Jersey, actor, Steve Sanders-Beverly Hills 90210 1967 Birthday Elaina Oden, born in Orange California, volleyball middle blocker, Olympics bronze-92, 96 1967 Event Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St. Petersburg Orange Golf Classic 1965 Birthday Carin Garbarra, East Orange, New Jersey, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Mark E Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut 1964 Birthday Scott J Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut 1963 Birthday Schae Harrison, born in Orange, California, actress, Darla-Bold and Beautiful 1962 Birthday Joetta Clark, East Orange, New Jersey, 800m runner, Olympic-1992 1960 Birthday Misha Mck, East Orange, New Jersey, actress, Gerri-Me and Mrs. C 1959 Birthday Kevin Spacey, born in South Orange, New Jersey, actor, Dad, Henry and June, Darrow 1958 Birthday Debra Jensen, born in Orange County, California, playmate, January, 1978 1956 Birthday Ena Heese, South African costume designer, Willem of Orange 1955 Event Disneyland opens its doors in rural Orange County 1954 Birthday John Kimmel, born in East Orange, New Jersey, John C. Kimmel, horse trainer, trained at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, trained famous horses, Better Than Honour, Premium Tap, wins include Florida Derby, 2004, Pennsylvania Derby, 2007, among others 1954 Death Aart A van Schelven, church historian (Willem of Orange), dies at 73 1953 Death Cor Hermus, actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63 1953 Birthday Henriette J. Toll, actress, Soldier of Orange 1953 Event Passenger ships Willem Ruys and Orange collide in the Red Sea 1952 Birthday Joel Silver, South Orange, New Jersey, producer, Warriors, Xanadu, Die Hard 1951 Birthday Andre Hazes, Dutch barkeeper/singer, We Love Orange 1947 Birthday Lex van Delden, Dutch actor, Soldier of Orange 1946 Birthday Walter "Clyde" Orange, Florida, rocker, Commodores-Too Hot to Trot 1946 Death Herman de Man, Salomon H Hamburger, author/Radio Orange, dies 1946 Birthday Bryan D O'Connor, Orange Cal, Col USMC/astronaut, STS-61B, STS-40 1946 Birthday Gillian Hills, born in Cairo, Egypt, actress, Blow-up, Clockwork Orange 1945 Event Premier Gerbrandy on Radio Orange tells Dutch they are liberated 1945 Event Radio Orange ends cooperation at Liese-Aktion 1944 Event Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts 1943 Birthday Sammi Smith, born in Orange County, California, born Jewel Faye Smith, musician, songwriter, famous hit 'Help Me Make It Through the Night' written by Kris Kristofferson, part of 1970's 'outlaw country' movement 1943 Birthday Malcolm McDowell, born in Leeds, England, actor, Clockwork Orange, Caligula 1943 Birthday John Oliver Creighton, born in Orange, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51G, 36, 48 1942 Birthday Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut Meister, Orange, New Jersey, rocker, Angels 1942 Event Radio Orange calls to defy order to wear "Jewish star" 1942 Event Radio Orange calls for March 1 day of prayer in Dutch Indies 1941 Event Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason 1940 Birthday Dionne Warwick, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer, Solid Gold, Way to San Jose 1940 Birthday Barbara Allbut, Orange, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Angels 1940 Event Radio Orange, London begins 1940 Birthday David Ackroyd, Orange, New Jersey, actor, I Come in Peace, Memories of Me 1939 Birthday Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1938 Birthday John Harris Harbison, Orange, New Jersey, composer 1937 Death James Marcus, actor (Clockwork Orange), dies at 60 1936 Birthday Bill Zeliff, born in East Orange, New Jersey, Representative-R-New Hampshire 1991 - 1997 1935 Birthday Gail Fisher, Orange, New Jersey, actress, Peggy-Mannix 1935 Event 1st Sugar Bowl and 1st Orange Bowl 1934 Event 1st Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem of Orange," premieres 1931 Birthday Thomas K "Tom" van Brook, actor/interpreter, Soldier of Orange 1931 Death Thomas A. Edison, inventor, dies in West Orange, New Jersey, at 84 1926 Birthday Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, born in East Orange, New Jersey, author and feminist, 'In the Last Analysis' and 'Writing a Woman's Life' 1923 Birthday Henny Alma, Hendrika den Broek, Dutch actress, Soldier of Orange 1922 Birthday Joan Caulfield, East Orange, New Jersey, actress, Liz-My Favorite Husband 1922 Birthday Patrick J G McGee, born in North Ireland, actor, Clockwork Orange 1921 Event President Harding opens (via telephone) 1st Valencia Orange Show 1921 Birthday Gordon MacRae, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer and actor, Oklahoma, Carousel 1920 Birthday Michael Bates, Jhansi India, actor, Clockwork Orange, Patton 1918 Event Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen 1917 Birthday Anthony Burgess, essayist/novelist, Clockwork Orange 1916 Birthday A. P. W. Botha, Orange Free State, president of South Africa 1910 Death Marie, Princess of Wied/Orange Nassau, dies 1910 Birthday Johan Doorn, Dutch journalist/resistance fighter, Orange Newspaper 1910 Birthday Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, born in Orange, New Jersey, boxer/actor, On the Waterfront 1907 Birthday Gerhard Alexander, Veldheer, Dutch actor, Prince Willem of Orange 1900 Event Britain annexes Orange Free State (as Orange River Colony) 1900 Event Britain annexes Orange Free State 1899 Event Orange Free state mobilizes 1898 Birthday Herman de Man, Salomon H Hamburger, Dutch writer/Radio Orange 1893 Event 1st movie close-up, of a sneeze, Edison studio, West Orange, New Jersey 1893 Event Thomas Edison complete's worlds 1st movie studio in West Orange, New Jersey 1891 Birthday Henry O'Neill, Orange, New Jersey, actor, Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble 1887 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" 1887 Birthday Billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor, White Sin 1880 Birthday Aart A van Schelven, Dutch church historian, Willem of Orange 1879 Death Willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39 1876 Birthday Gerard J Arbous, actor/publicist, Prince William of Orange 1854 Event Great Britain and Orange Free state sign Convention of Bloemfontein 1854 Event British recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa) 1851 Event 1st meeting of anti-revolutionary "Netherlands and Orange" 1851 Birthday [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands 1850 Death Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange, dies at 74 1849 Event Last edition of Orange sheet "Journal de La Haye" 1843 Birthday Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange/son of king Willem III 1841 Birthday Marie von Wied, Princess of Orange Nassau 1820 Death Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68 1799 Death W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25 1793 Event Curacao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange 1787 Event Orange troops occupy Area at Duurstede 1786 Event Orange troops plunder Hattem/Elburg 1774 Birthday W G Frederik, prince of Orange 1752 Event Prince Willem van Orange becomes Knight of Garter 1751 Birthday Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V 1734 Event Prince Willem KHF van Orange marries George II's daughter Mary Anne 1713 Event Dutch State-General signs peace with France: Netherlands loses Orange Princedom 1711 Death Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange/(Nassau-Dietz), drowns at 23 1688 Event Whig-Lords questions prince Willem III van Orange on Protestantism 1688 Birthday Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, Marijke Meu, princess of Orange 1687 Birthday Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler, Nassau-Dietz, 1687 Birthday Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz 1678 Event Battle of Mons-French repulse William of Orange 1664 Event Dutch Fort Orange (Albany New York) surrenders to English 1657 Death Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daugher of Willem of Orange, dies at 75 1650 Death Willem II, earl of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 24 1647 Death Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 63 1629 Death Emilia of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange, dies at 59 1627 Birthday Louise Henriette, Mlle d'Orange, daughter of Frederik Henry 1626 Birthday William II, prince of Orange/stadholder 1625 Death Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57 1620 Death Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange, dies at 65 1620 Death Louise de Coligny, 4th wife of Willem of Orange, dies at 65 1618 Death Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63 1597 Death Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies 1584 Death Willem I "the Silent", Willem of Orange, earl of Nassau, dies at 51 1584 Birthday Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange 1583 Event William of Orange marries Louise de Coligny 1582 Event Willem van Orange moves from Antwerp to Delft 1582 Death Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies 1582 Event Prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp 1581 Birthday Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange 1581 Event States of Holland/Zealand recognized by Willem van Orange 1580 Birthday Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange 1580 Event Prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam 1580 Event Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange 1579 Birthday Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange 1578 Birthday Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange 1577 Death Anna, duchess of Saxon/wife of prince Willem of Orange, dies at 32 1575 Event Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon 1575 Event William of Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon 1574 Event Prince Willem van Orange installs university 1572 Event Willem van Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht 1569 Birthday Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange and Anna of Saxon 1568 Event In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw 1567 Event Dutch prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda 1564 Event Willem van Orange demands freedom of conscience/religion 1561 Event Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxon 1561 Event William of Orange appointed viceroy of Burgundy/Charolais 1559 Event Willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland/Zealand/Utrecht 1556 Event Willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies 1555 Event William of Orange becomes member of Council of State 1555 Birthday Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange 1551 Event Willem of Orange weds countess Anna van Egmond and Buren 1550 Birthday Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange 1545 Event Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange 1544 Birthday Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange, 1561-71 1544 Death Rene of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle 1530 Death Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies 1505 Event Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg 1502 Death Jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies 1463 Death Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies 1418 Death Jan III Chalon, prince of Orange/Governor of Burgundy, dies
