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607
Comet 1P / 607 H1 (Halley) approaches within 0.0898 AUs of Earth
1451
Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne
1524
Pope Clemens VII fires Netherlands Inquisitor-General French Van de Holly
1529
2nd Parliament of Spiers bans Lutheranism
1539
Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt
1552
Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel
1587
Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet
1591
Chartres surrenders to King Henri IV in France
1619
Theatrum Anatomicum opens in Amsterdam
1713
Emperor Karel VI ends Pragmatic Sanctions
1770
Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1 / 3 part of Suriname
1770
Captain James Cook 1st sees Australia
1774
CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis, " premieres in Paris
1775
Minutemen Captain John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon
1775
Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world"
1782
Netherlands recognizes US
1825
33 patriotic exiles return to Uruguay
1837
Cheyney University forms as the Institute for Colored Youth
1839
Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom and Luxembourg a Grand Duchy
1852
California Historical Society forms
1853
Netherlands Van Hall government forms
1861
Baltimore riots-4 soldiers, 9 civilians killed
1861
Lincoln orders blockade of Confederate ports (Civil War)
1863
Union troops / fleet occupy For Huger, Virginia
1864
Naval Engagement at Cherbourg, FR: USS Kearsage vs. CSS Alabama
1874
Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire
1877
Opera "Les Cloches de Cornerville" is produced (Paris)
1890
Henry Morton Stanley inaugurated in Brussels
1892
Charles Duryea takes 1st American-made auto out for a spin (Mass)
1897
1st American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (Boston)
1897
1st Boston Marathon won by John McDermott of New York in 2:55:10
1898
2nd Boston Marathon won by Ron McDonald of Mass in 2:42:00
1899
3rd Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Mass in 2:54:38
1900
4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4
1900
Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10
1901
5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6
1901
James J Caffrey wins Boston marathon (2:29:23.6)
1902
6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of New York in 2:43:12
1904
8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of New York in 2:38:04.4
1904
Much of Toronto destroyed by fire
1905
9th Boston Marathon won by Fred Lorz of New York in 2:38:25.4
1906
10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Mass in 2:45:45
1906
Belgian naval education ship Comte The Stain de Naeyer sets sail
1906
San Francisco earthquake ends killing 452
1907
11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24
1909
13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud of NH in 2:53:36.8
1910
14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4
1911
15th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:21:39.6
1912
16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of New York in 2:21:18.2
1913
17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson of Minn in 2:25:14.8
1915
19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2
1916
"Bing Boys are Here" opens in London
1916
20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth of Mass in 2:27:16.4
1916
Italians troops conquer Col di Lana at Merano
1917
21st Boston Marathon won by Bill Kennedy of New York in 2:28:37.2
1919
23rd Boston Marathon won by Carl Linder of Mass in 2:29:13.4
1919
French assembly decides on 8 hour work day
1919
Leslie Irvin of US makes 1st parachute jump and free fall
1919
Opera "Monsieur Beaucaire" is produced (London)
1920
24th Boston Marathon won by Peter Trivoulidas of Greece in 2:29:31
1921
25th Boston Marathon won by Frank Zuna of New Jersey in 2:18:57.6
1921
Funeral of last German Emperoress, Augusta Victoria
1922
26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:18:10
1923
27th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:23:37.4
1923
New Egyptian law allows suffrage for men, except soldiers
1924
"National Barn Dance" premieres on WLS Chicago
1924
28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:29:40.2
1926
30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4
1927
"Vagabond King" opens in London
1927
31st Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:40:22.2
1928
32nd Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:37:07.8
1928
Japanese troops occupies Sjantung-schiereiland
1928
Yanks are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926
1929
33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6
1930
34th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:34:48.2
1932
36th Boston Marathon won by Paul de Bruyn of Germany in 2:33:36.4
1932
President Herbert Hoover suggests 5 day work week
1933
37th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:31:01.6
1933
FDR announces US will leave gold standard
1934
38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8
1934
Shirley Temple appears in her 1st movie, "Stand Up & Cheer"
1935
39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:32:07.4
1936
Anti-Jewish riots break out in Palestine
1937
41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20
1938
42nd Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:35:34.8
1938
Phil Emmett Mueller and Dodger Ernie Koy both homer in their 1st at bat
1939
43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:28:51.8
1939
Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late)
1940
"Lake Shore Ltd" derails speed killing 34 near Little Falls, New York
1940
Dutch Prime Minister De Geer declares state of siege
1941
45th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:30:38
1941
Bulgarian troops invade Macedonia
1941
Milk rationed in Holland
1942
46th Boston Marathon won by Joe Smith of Mass in 2:26:51.2
1943
Jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto
1944
Allied fleet attack Sabang Sumatra
1945
49th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:30:40.2
1945
Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel" opens on Broadway
1945
US aircraft carrier Franklin heavy damaged in Japanese air raid
1945
US offensive against Shuri-barrier on Okinawa
1946
Yankees switch from 3rd base to 1st base dug out
1947
51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39
1947
French ship explodes in Texas City harbor, kills about 522
1947
Suh Yun Buck wins world record marathon (2:25:39)
1948
ABC-TV network begins
1948
Chiang Kai-shek elected President of Nationalist China
1949
53rd Boston Marathon won by Gosta Leandersson of Sweden in 2:31:50.8
1949
Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth
1950
54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39
1951
"Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 267 performances
1951
55th Boston Marathon won by Shigeki Tanaka of Japan in 2:27:45
1951
Gen Douglas MacArthur ends his military career
1952
56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53
1953
Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open
1953
WAFB TV channel 9 in Baton Rouge, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954
58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39
1954
7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th
1955
59th Boston Marathon won by Hideo Hamamura of Japan in 2:18:22
1956
1st ML baseball game in NJ, Dodgers beat Phils in Roosevelt Stadium
1956
60th Boston Marathon won by Antti Viskari of Finland in 2:14:14
1958
62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalic of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54
1959
Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1959
Uprising in La Paz Bolivia, fails
1960
64th Boston Marathon won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54
1961
65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39
1962
66th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:48
1962
NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 46,900m
1963
"Hot Spot" opens at Majestic Theater NYC for 43 performances
1963
67th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:18:58
1964
Mickey Wright wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational
1964
Rightist coup in Laos, Suvanna Phuma remains Premier
1965
1st all news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in NYC) begins operating
1965
69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in 2:16:33
1965
T.A.M.I. Show premieres in London
1966
70th Boston Marathon won by Kenji Kimihara of Japan in 2:17:11
1966
In 1st regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, Angels lose 3-1 to Chic
1966
Roberta Bignay becomes 1st woman to run in the Boston Marathon
1967
"Casino Royale" premieres
1967
71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45
1967
US Surveyor III lands on Moon
1968
72nd Boston Marathon won by Amby Burfoot of Conn in 2:22:17
1968
Belgian construction workers strike
1968
NL owners approve expansion for 2 new teams
1970
"Look to the Lilies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 25 performances
1970
24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy and Applause win
1970
Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational
1971
75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45
1971
Charles Manson sentenced to life (Sharon Tate murder)
1971
Sierra Leone becomes a Republic (National Day)
1971
USSR Salyut 1 launched; 1st manned lab in orbit
1972
Bangladesh becomes a member of British Commonwealth
1972
Hungary revises constitution
1973
Barbra Streisand records "Between Yesterday & Tomorrow"
1973
Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as Yankee President
1974
Oriole Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park HR against New York Yankees
1975
India launches 1st satellite with help of the USSR
1976
80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Washington, DC in 2:20:19
1978
Yitzhak Navron elected 5th President of Israel
1979
FCC raids and shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Brooklyn NY)
1979
Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yanks Goose Gossage and Cliff
1979
Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb
1981
Beth Daniel wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf
1981
Oakland Athletics runs record to 11-0
1981
Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox play to 2-2 tie in 32 innings, game suspended at 4:07 AM (Pawtucket later wins in 33rd)
1982
86th Boston Marathon won by Alberto Salazar of Oreg in 2:08:51
1982
Guinon Bluford announced as 1st black Astronaut
1982
Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery
1982
Sally Ride announced as 1st woman Astronaut
1982
USSR Salyut 7 space station put into orbit
1984
Nemesis, death star of dinosaurs 1st appears in print (Nature Magazine)
1985
16th Space Shuttle Mission (51-D) - Discovery 4 returns to Earth
1986
Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1987
Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 and record 12th straight AL win
1987
Gregory Robertson does 200 mph free fall to save unconscious skydiver
1987
Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Santa Barbara Golf Open
1987
LA Clippers end season with a terrible 12-70 record
1987
Last wild condor captured on California wildlife reserve
1989
Gun turret explodes on USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors
1989
Kevin Elster (NY Mets), sets errorless shortstop mark at 73
1989
Republic Day in Sierra Leone
1990
Contra guerrillas, leftist Sandinistas and incoming government agree to truce
1991
Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
1991
Greyhound Bus posts $195 million loss for 1990
1992
"4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" closes at Beaumont NYC after 38 performances
1992
Balki and Mary Ann wed on "Perfect Strangers"
1993
Branch Davidians in Waco Texas commit suicide after 51 day siege
1993
Fire in psychiatric institute in South Korea, kills 40
1994
15th Emmy Sports Award presentation
1994
Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10km (11:25.88)
1994
Inkatha ends boycott of South African multi-racial election
1994
Rodney King award $3,800,000 in compensation of police beating
1994
Supreme Court outlaws excluding people from juries because of gender
1995
Chopper 4 1st used on WNBC TV (NYC) news
1995
Truck bomb at Federal Building in Okla City, kills 168 and injures 500
1996
Rangers scores 16 in 8th vs. Orioles
1996
South Africa defeat Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah
1997
Renee Slaughter, crowned 14th Miss Hawaiian Tropic International
1997
SD Padres and St. Louis Cardinals play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii
1998
59th PGA Seniors Golf Championship
1998
Wins City of Hope Golf Classic
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