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What happened in history on this day: March 4?
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- 1152 - Friedrich I (Barbarossa) is elected German King in Frankfurt.
- 1172 - Stephan III King of Hungary (1162-72), dies.
- 1238 - Some 200,000 Mongols defeat the Russian armies, killing Grand Prince Yuri II.
- 1275 - Chinese astronomers observe a total eclipse of the sun.
- 1394 - Birth of Prince Henry (the Navigator) to King João I and Queen Philippa; sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery.
- 1461 - Battle at Towton: Duke Edward of York beats English queen Margaretha Edward IV recognized as king of England.
- 1484 - Kazimierz the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at age 25.
- 1492 - Birth of Francesco de Layolle composer.
- 1540 - Protestant count Philip of Hessen marries second wife.
- 1570 - King Philip II bans foreign Dutch students.
- 1590 - Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda.
- 1611 - George Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury.
- 1617 - Arcangelo Crivelli composer, dies at age 70.
- 1621 - Jacarta, Java renamed Batavia.
- 1651 - Birth of John Baron Somers (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700).
- 1665 - English King Charles II declares war on Netherlands.
- 1675 - John Flamsteed appointed first Astronomer Royal of England.
- 1678 - Birth of Antonio Vivaldi in Venice; Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (Four Seasons).
- 1681 - King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Pennsylvania.
- 1699 - Jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany.
- 1741 - English fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena.
- 1754 - Birth of Benjamin Waterhouse physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer).
- 1765 - Birth of Charles Dibdin England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized).
- 1774 - William Herschel becomes the first to sight the Orion Nebula.
- 1776 - George Washington's Continental Army besieges Boston.
- 1782 - Birth of Johann Wyss; Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson).
- 1789 - First US Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives).
- 1789 - Birth of Pavel P Gagarin; Russian monarch.
- 1791 - President George Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session.
- 1791 - Vermont admitted as 14th state (first addition to the 13 colonies).
- 1793 - French troops conquer Geertruidenberg, Netherlands.
- 1793 - President George Washington's second inauguration, shortest speech (133 words).
- 1797 - John Adams inaugurated as second President of the USA.
- 1798 - Birth of John Joseph Abercrombie; US Brigadier General (Union volunteers) (dies 1877).
- 1801 - First President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson).
- 1813 - Birth of Wijnand J J Nuijen; romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked).
- 1825 - Inauguration of John Quincy Adams as President of the USA.
- 1826 - First US railroad chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy, Massachusetts.
- 1826 - Birth of John Buford; Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1863).
- 1828 - Birth of Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton; Brigadier General (Confederate Army).
- 1829 - Andrew Jackson swears the oath of office to become 7th President of the USA.
- 1837 - City of Chicago incorporates in Illinois.
- 1837 - Martin Van Buren is sworn into office as 8th US President.
- 1841 - Birth of Kristian Mandrup Elster; Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl).
- 1843 - Antonio López de Santa Anna becomes President (7th time) of Mexico.
- 1844 - Birth of Josip Jurcic; Slovenian writer (10th Brother).
- 1845 - James K Polk inaugrated as 11th President of the United States. In his inaugural address, Polk states that the US claim to "the country of the Oregon" is "clear and unquestionable".
- 1848 - Sardinia-Piemonte gets new Constitution.
- 1849 - US has no President, as James Polk's term ended on a Sunday, Zachary Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Senator David Atchison (president pro tem) term ended March third.
- 1849 - Zachary Taylor takes office as 12th President of the USA.
- 1853 - Pope Pius IX recovers Catholic hierarchy in Netherlands.
- 1853 - Franklin Pierce begins term as 14th US President.
- 1853 - William Rufus de Vane King is sworn in as 13th US Vice President (Democrat).
- 1857 - James Buchanan is inaugurated as 15th US President.
- 1861 - Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as 16th President of the USA.
- 1861 - US President Abraham Lincoln opens Government Printing Office.
- 1861 - Confederate States of America adopts "Stars and Bars" flag.
- 1862 - Birth of Robert Emden; Swiss geologist/astro-physicist (Emden-polytroop).
- 1863 - US government establishes the Territory of Idaho.
- 1864 - Thomas Starr King, Unitarian clergyman (Christianity and Humanity), dies.
- 1865 - Abraham Lincoln inaugurated for his second term as President of the USA.
- 1865 - Congress of the Confederate States of America approves final design of "official flag".
- 1866 - Alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ), dies at age 77.
- 1869 - Ulysses Grant inaugurated as 18th President of the US.
- 1873 - New York Daily Graphic, first illustrated daily newspaper in US, begins publishing.
- 1875 - Birth of Enrique Larreta [E R Maza]; Argentine diplomat (Gloria de Don Ramiro).
- 1875 - Birth of Suze Groeneweg; Dutch parliament member (SDAP, 1918-37).
- 1877 - Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch Governor (Saint Maarten), dies at age 42.
- 1880 - New York Daily Graphic publishes first half-tone engraving, by S H Horgan.
- 1881 - California becomes first US state to pass plant quarantine legislation.
- 1881 - James Garfield is inaugurated as 20th President of the USA.
- 1881 - South African President Kruger accepts ceasefire.
- 1882 - Britain's first electric trams run in East London.
- 1883 - Alexander H Stephens, Vice President of Confederate States of America, dies at age 71.
- 1885 - Birth of Willem H Winkel; Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curaçao).
- 1885 - Stephen Grover Cleveland is sworn into office as 22nd US President.
- 1887 - Gottlieb Daimler unveils his first automobile, which he test runs in Esslingen and Cannstatt, Germany.
- 1888 - Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at age 88.
- 1888 - Birth of Knute Rockne; Norwegian/US football player/coach (Notre Dame).
- 1889 - Benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd US President.
- 1889 - Birth of Pearl White [Victoria]; US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline).
- 1890 - The 1.5-mile long Forth Railway Bridge of Scotland is completed, the world's first major steel bridge, with girders spanning 1710 feet.
- 1891 - Birth of Dazzy Vance; hall of fame pitcher (led National League in strike-outs 7-years).
- 1893 - Francis Dhanis' army attacks the Lualaba, occupies Nyangwe.
- 1893 - Stephen Grover Cleveland is sworn into office as 24th US President.
- 1894 - Great fire in Shanghai, China; over 1,000 buildings destroyed.
- 1897 - Birth of Francis "Lefty" O'Doul; baseball player/organized Japanese baseball.
- 1897 - William McKinley inaugurated as 25th President of United States.
- 1900 - Birth of Roberto Soundy in El Salvador; trap shooter (Olympics-1968).
- 1901 - Birth of Charles H Goren; bridge card game master (26 US titles).
- 1901 - Birth of Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo Madagaskisch; poet (Enfants d'Orphée).
- 1901 - President William McKinley is inaugurated for a second term as President of the USA.
- 1902 - American Automobile Association (AAA) is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1903 - Joseph H Shorthouse, English writer (John Inglesant), dies at age 68.
- 1904 - Birth of Norman Alexander Robertson in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Canadian high commissioner to Great Britain, undersecretary of state, ambassador to Washington, clerk of Privy Council (dies 1968).
- 1904 - Birth of George Gamow; nuclear physicist/cosmologist/writer (1, 2, 3...'infinity').
- 1905 - Birth of Lili Kràus in Budapest, Hungary; pianist (Austrian Cross of Honor 1978).
- 1905 - Theodore Roosevelt begins second term in office as US President.
- 1907 - Birth of Edgar Barrier in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Cobra Woman, Macbeth, Rocky, Cornered).
- 1909 - Birth of Harry B Helmsley in New York City, New York, USA; billionaire builder (Empire State Building).
- 1909 - President Taft inaugrated as 27th US President during 10-inch snowstorm.
- 1911 - Victor Berger (Wisconsin) becomes first socialist congressman in US.
- 1912 - Birth of John Garfield in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Air Force, Destination Tokyo, Juarez).
- 1913 - The US Mint releases the Indian Head nickel to circulation.
- 1913 - First US law regulating the shooting of migratory birds is passed.
- 1913 - US government Department of Commerce and Labor is split into separate departments.
- 1913 - Woodrow Wilson inaugurated as 28th President of the USA.
- 1915 - Birth of Petrus de Jong; Dutch premier (KVP, 1967-71).
- 1916 - Birth of Giorgio Bassani; Italian writer (Botteghe Oscure).
- 1916 - Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at age 36.
- 1918 - Birth of Margaret Osborne DuPont in Joseph, Oregon, USA; tennis pro (US Open 1948-50).
- 1918 - At Fort Riley, Kansas, USA, US Private Albert Gitchell is the first case of a new strain of influenza.
- 1918 - Terek Autonomous Republic established in RSFSR (until 1921).
- 1920 - Last day of Julian civil calendar in Greece.
- 1921 - Birth of Joan Greenwood in London, England; actress/director (Amorous Mr Prawn).
- 1921 - The Arkansas Hot Springs is designated as America's 18th national park.
- 1921 - Inauguration of Warren G. Harding as US President.
- 1923 - Birth of Patrick Moore in England; astronomer/writer (A-Z of Astronomy).
- 1923 - Birth of Piero J d'Inzeo in France; equestrian show jumper (Olympics-gold-1952, 1964).
- 1923 - Vladimir Lenin's last article in Pravda (about Red bureaucracy).
- 1924 - "Happy Birthday To You" published by Claydon Sunny.
- 1925 - Calvin Coolidge is inaugurated as US President, broadcast live on 21 radio stations.
- 1925 - Swain's Island (near American Samoa) annexed by US.
- 1926 - De Geer government in Netherlands takes office.
- 1927 - Birth of Thayer David in Medford, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Eiger Sanction, Rocky, Nero Wolfe, Savages).
- 1928 - "Bunion Run" race from Los Angeles, California to New York City begins; it is won by Andy Payne.
- 1928 - Birth of Alan Sillitoe in Nottingham, England; British author (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner).
- 1929 - Birth of Bernard Haitink in Amsterdam, Netherlands; conductor (London Philharmonic Orchestra 1969-78).
- 1929 - Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st US President.
- 1929 - Charles Curtis (Republican-Kansas) becomes first native American Vice President.
- 1930 - Coolidge Dam in Arizona dedicated.
- 1930 - Emma Fahning bowls a santioned perfect [300] game.
- 1931 - Birth of Ernesto Rosenstand; Arubian playwright (Kiko Ta Di Nos?).
- 1931 - Donald Bradman bowled by Herman Griffith for a duck as West Indies win the cricket Test.
- 1931 - West Indies beat Australia in cricket for the first time, by 30 runs at Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1931 - The British viceroy of India and Mohandas Gandhi negotiate.
- 1932 - Birth of Hessel Rienks; economist/Dutch second chamber member (PvdA).
- 1932 - Birth of Miriam Makeba in Johannesburg, South Africa; singer (Grammy 1965).
- 1933 - Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss dissolves Austrian parliament.
- 1933 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States.
- 1933 - Willie Walker, US jazz singer/guitarist ("Dupree Blues"), dies at age 36.
- 1933 - By the end of the day, banks in 32 of the 48 US states are closed.
- 1934 - Birth of Barbara McNair in Racine, Wisconsin, USA; singer/actress (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, Ed Sullivan Show, General Hospital, Barbara McNair Show).
- 1934 - Birth of Mario Davidovsky in Buenos Aires, Argentina; composer (Synchronisms).
- 1936 - First flight of airship Hindenburg, Germany.
- 1936 - Birth of Eric Allandale; rocker (Foundations).
- 1937 - Birth of Graeme Dowling; cricket player (New Zealand, 239 versus India 1968).
- 1937 - Birth of Ron Carter; jazz bassist (Ron Carter Meets Bach).
- 1937 - The 9th Annual Academy Awards show is held in the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California, hosted by actor/producer/writer/composer/comedian George Jessel. Some awards:
- Outstanding Production: The Great Ziegfeld,
- Best Picture: The Great Ziegfeld,
- Best Director: Frank Capra for Mr. Deeds Goes To Town,
- Best Actor: Paul Muni in The Story Of Louis Pasteur,
- Best Actress: Luise Rainer in The Great Ziegfeld.
- 1938 - Birth of Paula Prentiss in San Antonio, Texas, USA; actress (He and She, Parallax View, Mr. and Mrs. Dracula).
- 1940 - Birth of Kas Garas in Kaunas, Lithuania; actor (Hamlyn - Strange Report).
- 1941 - Eighteen Geuzen resistance fighters sentenced to death in The Hague.
- 1941 - Birth of Adrian Lyne; director (Fatal Attraction, 9 1/2 Weeks, Jacob's Ladder).
- 1941 - Birth of Ji-Tu Cumbuka in Helena, Alabama, USA; actor (Roots, Man Called Sloane).
- 1941 - Birth of John Aprea in Englewood, New Jersey, USA; actor (Lucas - Another World, Godfather 2).
- 1941 - Birth of John Hancock in Hazen, Arkansas, USA; actor (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights).
- 1941 - NHL Chicago Blackhawks' goalie Samuel LoPresti stops record 80 of 83 Boston Bruins' shots.
- 1941 - British commandos make a large-scale raid on Lofoten Islands, Norway. The raid is a complete success, capturing 225 prisoners and evacuating 315 Norwegian volunteers.
- 1943 - Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek foreign minister, dies at age 71.
- 1943 - Pieter C Boutens, Dutch poet (Beatrijs), dies at age 73.
- 1943 - Transport number 50 departs with French Jews to Maidanek/Sobibor.
- 1944 - First US bombing of Berlin.
- 1944 - Birth of Bobby Womack in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; rhythm and blues singer/guitarist ("Woman's Got to Have It").
- 1945 - Birth of Dieter Meier; Swiss singer/children's book writer (Yello).
- 1945 - Birth of Jaime Tirelli in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Orlando Lopez - Ball Four).
- 1945 - Finland declares war on Germany.
- 1946 - Birth of Haile Gerima; director (Ashes and Embers).
- 1946 - Birth of Michael Ashcroft; English entrepreneur/multi-millionaire (Hawley-ADT).
- 1946 - Birth of Ralph Kirshbaum in Denton, Texas, USA; cellist (RNCM Manchester International Festival).
- 1948 - Antonin Artaud, French poet/actor (Napoleon), dies at age 51.
- 1948 - Birth of Billy Gibbons; rock guitarist (ZZ Top - "Cheap Sunglasses", "Legs", "Fandango").
- 1948 - Birth of Chris Squire in London, England; rock bassist (Yes - "Fish Out of Water").
- 1948 - Birth of Shakin' Stevens AKA Mike Barrett in Ely, Wales; rocker ("You Drive Me Crazy").
- 1949 - Andrei Vishinsky succeeds Molotov as Soviet Foreign minister.
- 1949 - Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player.
- 1949 - Security Council of United Nations recommends membership for Israel.
- 1950 - Birth of Emilio Estefan in Cuba; rocker (Miami Sound Machine - "1 2 3").
- 1950 - Birth of Judy Dickinson in Akron, Ohio, USA; LPGA golfer (1985 Boston Five Classic).
- 1950 - Birth of Rafael Canizares Poey in Alacs Mountains, Cuba; basketball player (Olympics-bronze-1972).
- 1951 - Birth of Chris Rea in Middlesborough, England; rock guitarist ("Fool If You Think It Is Over", "Heaven").
- 1951 - Birth of Gwen Welles in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; actress (Desert Hearts, Sticky Fingers, Angel On My Shoulder).
- 1951 - Birth of Kenny Dalglish; British soccer star (100+ goals).
- 1952 - Birth of Ronn Moss in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Ridge - The Bold and the Beautiful, Santa Barbara).
- 1953 - Birth of Christopher H Smith; American politician (Representative-Republican-New Jersey, 1981-).
- 1953 - Birth of Kay Lenz in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Moving Violations, Rich Man Poor Man, Reasonable Doubts, The Tick, Simon and Simon).
- 1953 - Sergei S Prokoviev, Russian composer (Peter and the Wolf), dies at age 61.
- 1954 - Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, announces the first successful kidney transplant.
- 1954 - Birth of Catherine O'Hara in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress/comedienne (Beetlejuice, SCTV, Committed, Six Feet Under).
- 1954 - Birth of Irina Ratushinskaya in the USSR; poet (Grey is the color of hope).
- 1954 - Birth of Peter Erling Jacobsen in Portland, Oregon, USA; PGA golfer (1990 Bob Hope).
- 1954 - Birth of Adrian Zmed in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (TJ Hooker, Dance Fever).
- 1955 - First radio facsimile transmission sent across the continent.
- 1955 - Birth of Benny Alexander; Secretary-General (South African Pan-Africanist Movement).
- 1958 - Albert Kuyle [Lou Kuitenbrouwer], writer (Jesus' Carpet), dies at age 54.
- 1958 - Birth of Patricia Heaton in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress (Debra - Everybody Loves Raymond).
- 1959 - Birth of Kelly Lynch in Golden Walley, Minnesota, USA; actress (Warm Summer Rain, Cocktail).
- 1959 - US Pioneer IV misses Moon and becomes second (US first) artificial planet.
- 1960 - Birth of Reggie McElroy; NFL tackle (Denver Broncos).
- 1960 - Birth of Russell Todd in Troy, New York, USA; actor (Dr Jamie Frame - Another World).
- 1960 - Birth of Mykelti Williamson; actor (Boomtown, The Fugitive).
- 1960 - French freighter La Coubre explodes in Havana, Cuba, killing 100.
- 1960 - American baritone singer Leonard Warren dies of a massive stroke during a performance of Verdi's La Forza del Destino at the New York's Metropolitan Opera.
- 1961 - Birth of David "Tinker" Juarez in Los Angeles, California, USA; cyclist (Olympics-19th-1996).
- 1961 - Birth of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini; boxer (killed a boxer in the ring).
- 1961 - Birth of Roger Wessels in Port Elizabeth, South Africa; golfer (1994 Canadian Masters).
- 1961 - Birth of Steven Weber in Queens, New York, USA; actor (Brian Hackett - Wings, Studio 60).
- 1961 - Paul-Henri Spaak resigns as Secretary-General of NATO.
- 1962 - The United States Atomic Energy Commission announces that the first atomic power plant at McMurdo Station in Antarctica is in operation.
- 1962 - Birth of Brant Ian Woodward in Hurstville, New Zealand; trap shooter (Olympics-1996).
- 1962 - Birth of Greg Kragen; NFL nose tackle (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers).
- 1962 - Birth of Steve Fletcher in London, England; actor (Brad - One Life to Live).
- 1963 - Birth of Jason Newsted; US heavy-metal bassist (Metallica - "Kill 'em All").
- 1963 - Birth of MDV [Michiel de Vos]; Dutch pop bassist (Burma Shave - "Stash").
- 1964 - Birth of Emilia Eberle in Romania; gymnast, scores a perfect 10 in 1980 Olympics.
- 1964 - Birth of Linda French in Oak Park, Illinois, USA; badminton player (Olympics-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Tom Lampkin in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; catcher (San Francisco Giants).
- 1965 - Birth of Alexandra Harbold, New York City, New York, USA; sprint kayak (Olympics-1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Dana Brown in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Miss Tennessee-America (1990-third).
- 1965 - Birth of Stacy Edwards in Glasgow, Montana, USA; actress (Santa Barbara, Chicago Hope).
- 1966 - Birth of Kevin Johnson; NBA guard (Phoenix Suns).
- 1966 - Birth of Mike Small in Aurora, Illinois, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Emerald Coast).
- 1966 - Birth of Grand Puba; rapper (Brand Nubian).
- 1966 - Birth of Patrick Hannan; English pop drummer (Sundays - "Can't Be Sure").
- 1966 - Canadian Pacific airliner explodes on landing in Tokyo, Japan; 64 die.
- 1966 - John Lennon says "We (The Beatles) are more popular than Jesus".
- 1966 - North Sea Gas is first pumped ashore by British Petroleum.
- 1966 - The last Studebaker car rolls off the production line in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- 1967 - Birth of Evan Dando; singer (The Lemonheads).
- 1967 - Birth of Daryll Cullinan; South African cricket player (batsman Warne's bunny).
- 1967 - Birth of Juliana Furtado in New York City, New York, USA; mountain cyclist (world champion-1991, 1992, Olympics-10th-1996).
- 1967 - World Ice Dance Championship in Vienna, Austria won by Diane Towler and Bernard Ford (Great Britain).
- 1967 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Vienna, Austria won by Ljudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov (USSR).
- 1967 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Peggy Fleming (USA).
- 1967 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria).
- 1968 - Birth of Brian Hunter in Torrance, California; infielder (Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros).
- 1968 - Birth of Dionna Harris in Wilmington, Delaware, USA; softball outfielder (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Evan Dando; rocker (Lemonheads).
- 1968 - Birth of Patsy Kensit in Hounslow, London, England; rocker/actress (Lethal Weapon 2, 21, Hanover St).
- 1968 - Joe Frazier TKOs Buster Mathis in 11 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1968 - Martin Luther King Junior announces plans for Poor People's Campaign.
- 1968 - Orbiting Geophysical Observatory 5 launched.
- 1969 - Birth of Jeff Tinsley in Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA; outfielder (Boston Red Sox).
- 1969 - Birth of Karrie Poppinga in Manhattan Beach, California, USA; volleyball player (Pismo Beach-4-1995).
- 1969 - Birth of Kenneth Benson; Canadian Football League linebacker (Toronto Argonauts).
- 1970 - Birth of Dave Stevens in Fullerton, California, USA; pitcher (Minnesota Twins).
- 1970 - Birth of Marja Helena Paluila; ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics-1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Matt Gay; WLAF safety (Rhein Fire).
- 1970 - Birth of Tina Paternostro in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA; golfer (1995 JAL Big Apple-57th).
- 1970 - Birth of Nick Stabile; actor (Passions, Sunset Beach).
- 1970 - French submarine Eurydice explodes.
- 1970 - Jacksonville is first college basketball team to average 100+ points per game.
- 1970 - New York Rangers set NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out.
- 1971 - Birth of Fergal Lawler; drummer (The Cranberries).
- 1971 - "City Command" kidnaps four US military men at Ankara, Turkey.
- 1971 - Birth of Edwin van Holten; soccer player (FC Volendam).
- 1972 - Birth of Chris Borg in Lexington, South Carolina, USA; canoe (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Martin Saint Pierre in Ripon, Québec, Canada; 20k walker (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Robert Smith; NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1972 - Birth of Sherida Pawiroredjo in Suriname; Miss Indra Maju (1993).
- 1972 - Erhard Keller (Germany) skates world record 1000 metre (1:18.5).
- 1972 - Last train run between Penrith and Keswick, United Kingdom.
- 1972 - Libya and USSR sign cooperation treaty.
- 1973 - Birth of Phillip Daniels; NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1974 - Birth of Jarrett Deuling Vernon; NHL left wing (New York Islanders).
- 1974 - Birth of Karol Kucera in Bratislava, Slovakia; tennis star (1995-Rosmalen).
- 1974 - Birth of Sherry Wigginton in Austin, Texas, USA; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Harold Wilson replaces resigning Ed Heath as British premier.
- 1976 - John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes in Toledo, Ohio.
- 1976 - San Francisco Giants are bought for US$8 million by Bob Lurie and Bud Herseth.
- 1976 - Death of Walter Schottky in Pretzfeld, Germany; physicist at the Universities of Würzburg and Rostock; a number of discoveries are named after him: the Schottky effect, the Schottky defect, and the Schottky barrier.
- 1977 - The first Cray-1 supercomputer is shipped to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.
- 1977 - Birth of Anna Baitchik; Miss Russia-Universe (1997).
- 1977 - Colin Croft takes 8-29 against Pakistan at Port-of-Spain.
- 1977 - In Romania, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurs, centered about 170 kilometers northeast of Bucharest. It killed 1,500, injured about 10,500, and caused extensive damage in Bucharest and other parts of Romania. This shock was felt from Rome to Moscow and from Turkey to Finland.
- 1978 - Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue.
- 1979 - CBS airs the 200th episode of US TV show All in the Family.
- 1979 - Sally Little wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic.
- 1979 - The U.S. Voyager I space probe photos reveal Jupiter's rings.
- 1979 - Birth of John Lawler AKA John Fratelli; Scottish singer (The Fratellis).
- 1979 - The 100th episode of US TV show The Waltons airs.
- 1980 - 40th hat trick in New York Islanders' history-Mike Bossy.
- 1980 - Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe.
- 1981 - Torin Thatcher, actor (Houdini, Isranbul, Lady Godiva), dies.
- 1982 - Second double hat trick in New York Islanders' history-Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin.
- 1982 - NASA launches Intelsat V.
- 1983 - Hergé [Georges Rémi], Belgian cartoonist (Rin-Tin-Tin), dies at age 75 (born 1907).
- 1984 - Pee Wee Reese and Rick Ferrell elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
- 1984 - Birth of Donny Tourette; lead singer (Towers of London).
- 1984 - Nancy Lopez wins Uniden LPGA Golf Invitational.
- 1985 - Virtual ban on leaded gas in USA ordered by EPA.
- 1985 - The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS, used since then to screen all blood donations in the United States.
- 1986 - Border completes twin Test tons (140 and 114) versus New Zealand.
- 1986 - Richard Manuel, Canadian rock vocalist/pianist (The Band), commits suicide at age 40 (born 1943).
- 1986 - Today tabloid launched (Britain's first national color newspaper).
- 1987 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses the American people on the Iran-Contra Affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had 'deteriorated' into an arms-for-hostages deal.
- 1987 - The ABC TV network airs the first episode of the Disney TV show Harry.
- 1989 - Javier Sotomayor high jumps indoor world record (2.43 metre).
- 1989 - The first Australian Capital Territory elections are held.
- 1989 - Time, Inc. and Warner Communications announce plans for a merger, to form Time Warner.
- 1989 - The Disney Channel debuts the TV series Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers.
- 1989 - The Purley Station rail crash in London, England, leaves five dead and 94 injured.
- 1990 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 1990 - US 65th manned space mission STS 36 (Atlantis 6) returns from space.
- 1990 - In Pakistan, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs. At least 11 people killed, about 40 injured and many homes and buildings damaged.
- 1990 - Birth of Andrea Bowen; actress (Desperate Housewives).
- 1991 - Bank of Credit and Commerce International divests itself of first American Bank.
- 1991 - Iraq releases six US, three British, and one Italian prisoners-of-war.
- 1991 - Vance Colvig, actor (UHF, Barfly, My Chauffeur), dies at age 72.
- 1992 - Birth of Jazmin Grace Rotolo, daughter of Albert II, Prince of Monaco.
- 1992 - Arthur Babbitt, animator (Mr Magoo, Goofy), dies at age 84 of heart failure (born 1907).
- 1992 - C Meijer, Dutch editor in chief (Typhoon), dies.
- 1992 - Christian K Nelson, inventor (Eskimo Pie), dies at age 98.
- 1992 - Nestor Almendros, Spanish/US cameraman (Kramer versus Kramer), dies at age 61.
- 1993 - Art Hodes, Russian/US jazz/blues pianist/editor (Jazz Record), dies.
- 1993 - Birth of Jenna Boyd; actress (The Gathering, Mary Christmas).
- 1993 - Authorities announce the capture of suspected World Trade Center bombing conspirator Mohammad Salameh.
- 1993 - Richard Sale, writer/director (Oscar, Torpedo Run), dies at age 80.
- 1994 - Four Arab terrorists are convicted for their roles in the World Trade Center bombing, which killed six and injured more than 1,000.
- 1994 - Guus Verstraete Sr, Dutch actor/director (Two Drops of Water), dies at age 79.
- 1994 - Death of John Candy at age 43 of a heart attack while filming on location in Mexico; comedian, actor (SCTV Network, Uncle Buck, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Home Alone).
- 1994 - Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launches into orbit.
- 1995 - Blind teenage boy receives a 'Bionic Eye' at a Washington Hospital.
- 1995 - George Foreman loses WBA boxing title, refusing to fight Tony Tucker.
- 1995 - Michael Johnson runs world record 400-metre indoor (44.63 seconds).
- 1995 - Replacement New York Yankees beat New York Mets 2-1.
- 1996 - Death of Minnie Pearl AKA Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon at age 83 from a stroke in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry radio show (1940), Hee-Haw TV show, Country Music Association Hall of Fame).
- 1997 - Brazil Senate allows women to wear slacks.
- 1997 - Comet Hale-Bopp directly above the Sun (1.04 AU).
- 1997 - Zeya Start-1 launched (Russia).
- 1997 - U.S. President Bill Clinton bars federal funding for any research on human cloning.
- 1997 - NBC airs the first episode of TV show Just Shoot Me.
- 1997 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show The Practice.
- 1998 - The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
- 1999 - In a military court, United States Marine Corps Captain Richard Ashby is acquitted of the charge of reckless flying which resulted in the deaths of 20 skiers in the Italian Alps, when his low-flying jet hit a gondola cable.
- 1999 - Death of Eddie Dean at age 91 in Newhall, California; singing cowboy ("I Dreamed Of A Hillbilly Heaven").
- 2000 - Sony releases the PlayStation 2 video game system in Japan. It features 294.912 MHz 128-bit Emotion Engine processor, 32 MB RAM, 147.456 MHz Graphics Synthesizer with 4 MB embedded VRAM cache, 2 MB sound RAM, 48 sound channels, 24X CD-ROM, 4X DVD ROM drive. Price is 39,800 yen. One million units are sold on the first weekend.
- 2001 - Hintze Ribeiro disaster: A bridge collapses in northern Portugal, killing up to 70 people.
- 2001 - Death of Glenn Hughes at age 50 of lung cancer; singer (Village People - "YMCA").
- 2002 - Death of Elyne Mitchell, Australian author of children's novels (born 1913).
- 2004 - A mixture of synthetic ammonia and nitrogen from the Sichuan General Chemical Factory leaks into the Tuo river in Sichuan province, Chinam shutting down water for drinking and bathing for nearly one million people.
- 2005 - The car of released Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena is fired on by U.S. soldiers in Iraq, causing the death of one passenger and injuring two more.
- 2005 - The United Nations warns that about 90 million Africans could be infected with HIV in the future, without further action against the spread of the disease.
- 2006 - The final contact attempt with Pioneer 10 receives no response.
- 2006 - Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway is christened by Bishop Ole Christian Kvarme at the chapel inside The Royal Palace in Oslo.
- 2008 - Russian energy company Gazprom cuts gas supplies to the Ukraine by a further 25 percent.
- 2008 - Platinum hits a record high of US$2273 per ounce on the London spot market.
- 2008 - Reverend Ian Paisley announces he will stand down in May as Northern Ireland's first minister and leader of Democratic Unionists.
- 2008 - Death of Gary Gygax, American writer and creator of Dungeons & Dragons game, at age 69.
- 2009 - China announces it will increase military spending by 14.9 percent this year to 480.6 billion yuan (US$70.2 billion). The increase is the 19th double-digit boost in defence spending in the last 20 years.
- 2009 - The US government launches a US$75 billion foreclosure relief plan, part of a US$275 billion housing stimulus program announced last month.
- 2009 - The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.
- 2009 - Death of Horton Foote, Oscar- and Pulitzer Prize winning stage and screenwriter, at age 92, in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Notable works: The Young Man From Atlanta (Pulitzer), To Kill a Mockingbird (Oscar), Tender Mercies (Oscar), The Trip to Bountiful.
- 2011 - Death of Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, 30th Prime Minister of Nepal (born 1924).
- 2012 - In the Russian presidential election, Vladimir Putin wins with 64 percent of the vote.
- 2012 - A series of explosions are reported at a munitions dump in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, with at least 250 people dead.
- 2016 - Buena Vista releases the film Zootopia to theaters.
- 2018 - Former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and daughter Yulia are poisoned by the Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England.
- 2020 - Death of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, 137th Prime Minister of Peru and 5th United Nations Secretary-General (born 1920).
- 2022 - Royal Caribbean International's Wonder of the Seas cruise ship sets sail on its first cruise, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to the Caribbean.
- 2022 - Suicide bomber in a Shia Muslim mosque in Peshawar Pakistan kills 63, wounds alomst 200.
- 2022 - Death of Shane Warne at age 52 in Thailand, possibly of heart attack; Australian cricket legend (best-ever leg-break bowler, 708 wickets in Test matches).
- 2023 - Death of Judy Heumann at age 75; American disability rights activist.
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