2014 Event Continued rain in the Hiroshima province of Japan poses a risk of additional landslides, which have caused the death of at least 42 people to date 2014 Event Dale Earnhardt, Jr. wins his second Daytona 500 race, 10 years after his first win, in a race postponed for hours by heavy rain 2013 Event The U.S. State of California is experiencing the driest year on record, and rain is not expected in the near future; San Francisco is having the driest year ever since the Gold Rush began in 1849 2013 Event The worst monsoon season in 50 years rages on as Northern India prepares for more rain 2012 Event Heavy rain and high winds across England and Wales kill two people and flood 800 homes 2012 Event Pensacola, Florida and adjacent areas experience widespread flooding after over 12 inches of rain falls on the area 2011 Event Heavy rain in Pennsylvania causes 1,000 Hershey Middle School students in the Derry Township School District to be stranded 2011 Event Tropical Storm Arlene, the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season's first tropical storm, lands near Cabo Rojo and brings heavy rain to Mexico and southern Texas 2009 Event A train travelling through heavy rain in Hua Hin in southern Thailand, is derailed, killing serval people and injuring dozens 2003 Death Donald O'Connor, actor/dancer, Singing in the Rain, dies at 78 2002 Death Adolph Green, "lyricist, screenwriter", Singin' in the Rain, dies at 86 1996 Death Gene Kelly, actor and dancer, 'An American in Paris', 'Singin' in the Rain', dies at 83 1994 Event Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as Giants beat Mets 4-2 in New York City 1993 Death Masugi Ibuse, Japanese author (Kuroi ame (Black rain)), dies at 95 1990 Event Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990) 1988 Event Sting performs his 1st Rain Forest benefit concert 1986 Event "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 367 performances 1985 Event "Singin' in the Rain" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 367 performances 1984 Event Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 24 weeks 1984 Event Tulsa, Oklahoma gets 13" of rain, 14 die 1979 Death Shirley Mason, actress (Let it Rain, Dark Skies), dies at 79 1979 Event Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record) 1978 Event Yankees score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Baltimore wins 3-0 1976 Event Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium 1972 Event 14" of rain in 6 hours burst Rapid City, South Dakota dam, drowns 237 1971 Event Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962 1969 Birthday Rain Pryor, actress, Head of the Class, daughter of Richard 1967 Event Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) 1966 Birthday Valeria Golino, Naples Italy, actress, Rain Man, Little Flames 1966 Event 5" of rain falls on New York City 1966 Event Beatles record "Rain," 1st to use reverse tapes 1966 Event 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain 1965 Birthday Roef-Ragas, Dutch actor, Missing Link, Red Rain, Juju, Mykosch 1964 Birthday Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1961 Event 31st All Star Baseball Game: 1-1 tie ends by rain at Fenway, Boston 1960 Birthday Apollonia, Patricia Kotero, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Purple Rain 1959 Birthday Kelly Lynch, born in Golden Walley, Minnesota, actress, Warm Summer Rain, Cocktail 1958 Birthday O+>, Prince, Rogers Nelson, Minnesota, rocker/actor, 1999, Purple Rain 1957 Event 42.0 cm rain falls on East St. Louis, Illinois, state record 1956 Event U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland 1955 Birthday Tish Hinojosa, San Antonia, Texas, country singer, Something in the Rain 1955 Event Michael Gazzo's "Hatful of Rain," premieres in New York City 1955 Event 280 mm rain in Martinstown, Dorset, UK-record 1955 Event 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record) 1954 Event 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood 1954 Birthday Chris Hughes, born in London, England, drummer, musician, record producer, played drums for Dalek I Love You, The Blitz Brothers, member, Adam and the Ants, produced Tears for Fears, The Hurting, Songs from the Big Chair, co-produced Peter Gabriel's 'Red Rain' 1952 Birthday David Stewart, rock guitarist, Eurtyhmics-Here Comes the Rain Again 1952 Event 9" of rain fall creates a 20' wave in Lynmouth, England killing 34 1952 Event 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Reunion (world record) 1950 Event 33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) 1950 Event Due to rain, Indy 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins 1950 Birthday John "Jocko" Marcellino, rocker/actor, Tagget, Hot to Trot, Rain Man 1947 Birthday Ann Peebles, born in Missouri, singer, I Can't Stand the Rain 1947 Birthday Melanie, Safka, Astoria, vocalist/songwriter, Candles in Rain 1945 Event Tigers and A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain 1944 Birthday Sherry Lansing, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, China Syndrome, Black Rain 1942 Event 3' of rain falls on Pennsylvania, flooding kills 15 1939 Birthday Clarence Williams III, New York City, actor, Mod Squad, 52 Pick Up, Purple Rain 1937 Birthday Robert Stone, U.S. writer, Who'll Stop the Rain, WUSA 1935 Event 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati) 1935 Event 12.0" (30.5 cm) of rain falls, Quinault RS, Washington (state record) 1934 Event SN Behrman's "Rain from Heaven," premieres in New York City 1932 Birthday Debbie Reynolds, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Singin' in the Rain 1931 Event Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China 1926 Birthday Karel Reisz, director, Everybody Wins, Isadora, Who'll Stop the Rain 1925 Birthday Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain 1922 Event Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain 1922 Birthday Barry Levinson, director, Rain Man 1916 Event 22.22" (56.4 cm) of rain falls in Altapass North Carolina (state record) 1912 Birthday Gene Kelly, born in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, dancer and actor, 'An American in Paris', 'Singin' in the Rain' 1911 Event 46" of rain (begining 7/14) falls in Baguio, Philippines 1911 Event 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines 1905 Event 2" rain falls in 10 minutes in Taylor, Texas 1898 Birthday Joris Ivens, Nijmegen Netherlands, director, Rain 1894 Birthday Jeanne Eagels, actress, Rain, Under False Colors 1893 Event Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) 1892 Birthday Thorne Smith, author, Topper, Rain in the Doorway, Stray Lamb 1888 Birthday Jean Murat, Pergneux France, actor, Eternal Rain, Carnival Flanders 1868 Birthday Mary Austin, Illinois, feminist/nature writer, Land of Little Rain 1861 Event 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record 1854 Birthday Franz Courtens, Flemish painter, Golden Rain 1851 Death J M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam and Speed), dies at 76 1830 Birthday Christina Rossetti, London, poet, Winter Rain, Passing Away
