Events
1968 - The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form ill-fated Penn Central Transportation.
1969 - Saturday mail delivery in Canada is eliminated.
1969 - Diplomatic relations between Peru and the Soviet Union are established.
1972 - Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
1974 - A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in Sao Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
1974 - Kuala Lumpur is declared a Federal Territory.
1978 - Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees the United States to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
1979 - Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter.
1979 - The Ayatollah Khomeini is welcomed back into Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
1981 - Trevor Chappell bowls an "Underarm Ball" to Brian McKechnie to prevent New Zealand scoring a 6, and tying the One Day International, on the last ball of the third match in the final of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, leading directly led to the International Cricket Council banning underarm bowling as not within the spirit of the game.
1982 - Senegal and the Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia.
1989 - The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
1992 - The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal Disaster case.
1994 - In Portland, Oregon Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty for his role in attacking figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.
1996 - The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
2004 - 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
2005 - Nepal King Gyanendra exercises Coup d'état to capture the democracy becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
2005 - Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act, making Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage.
Births
1950 - Mike Campbell, American guitarist and producer
1951 - Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter
1953 - Brendan Batson, English former footballer
1953 - Duane Chapman, American TV personality
1954 - Chuck Dukowski, American musician (Black Flag)
1954 - Bill Mumy, American actor and musician
1955 - Ernie Camacho, baseball player
1956 - Exene Cervenka, American musician
1956 - Mike Kitchen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1958 - Jackie Shroff, Indian actor
1958 - Luther Blissett (footballer), English footballer
1961 - Volker Fried, German field hockey player
1962 - José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
1962 - Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist
1964 - Mario Pelchat, Quebec singer
1964 - Linus Roache, English actor
1965 - Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
1965 - Brandon Lee, American actor (d. 1993)
1965 - Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
1966 - Michelle Akers, American soccer player
1966 - Rob Lee, English footballer
1967 - Meg Cabot, American author
1967 - Patle Shishupal Natthu, Indian politician
1968 - Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress
1968 - Pauly Shore, American comedian
1968 - Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player
1968 - Kent Mercker, American baseball player
1969 - Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer
1969 - Joshua Redman, American musician
1969 - Brian Krause, American actor
1969 - Patrick Wilson, American musician
1970 - Malik Sealy, American basketball player (d. 2000)
1970 - Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese racing driver
1971 - Michael C. Hall, American actor
1971 - Jill Kelly, American porn actress
1971 - Ron Welty, American musician
1971 - Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian footballer
1971 - Ajay Jadeja, Former Indian cricketer
1972 - Yoshi DeHerrera, American TV personality
1972 - Kami (musician), Full name Kamimura Ukyou, Drummer of the Japanese visual kei band Malice Mizer
1973 - Yuri Landman, Experimental musical instrument builder, musician and comic book artist
1973 - Makiko Ohmoto, Japanese voice actress
1974 - Roberto Heras, Spanish cyclist
1974 - David Meca, Spanish long distance swimmer
1975 - Big Boi, American musician (Outkast)
1975 - Katerina Thanou, Greek sprinter
1976 - Phil Ivey, American poker player
1977 - Kevin Kilbane, Irish footballer
1979 - Julie Augustyniak, American soccer player
1979 - Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
1979 - Valentin Elizalde, Mexican Singer (d.2006)
1980 - Héctor Luna, Dominican Republic baseball player
1980 - Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
1980 - Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
1981 - Luis Lamá, Angolan footballer
1981 - Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
1981 - Rob Austin, British racing driver
1982 - Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
1983 - Kevin Martin, American basketball player
1984 - Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
1984 - Lee Thompson Young, American actor
1985 - Dean Shiels, Northern Irish footballer
1985 - Rachael Scdoris, American dog musher
1985 - Jodi Gordon, Australian actress and model
1986 - Lauren Conrad, American TV star
Deaths
1989 - Elaine de Kooning, American artist (b. 1918)
1991 - Carol Dempster, American actress (b. 1901)
1991 - Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914)
1997 - Herb Caen, American newspaper columnist (b. 1916)
1999 - Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (b. 1907)
2001 - André D'Allemagne, Quebec teacher, political observer and essayist (b. 1929)
2002 - Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (b. 1925)
2003 - Mongo Santamaria, Cuban percussionist and band leader (b. 1922)
2004 - May O'Donnell, American modern dancer and choreographer (b. 1909)
2005 - John Vernon, Canadian actor (b. 1932)
2006 - Dick Bass, American football player (b. 1937)
2006 - Bryce Harland, New Zealand diplomat (b. 1931)
2007 - Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-born composer (b. 1911)
2007 - Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dance choreographer (b. 1937)
2007 - Whitney Balliett, American jazz critic (b. 1926)
2007 - Ray Berres, American baseball player (b. 1907)
2007 - Ahmad Abu Laban, Danish Muslim leader (b. 1946)
Source : Wikipedia
1968 - The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form ill-fated Penn Central Transportation.
1969 - Saturday mail delivery in Canada is eliminated.
1969 - Diplomatic relations between Peru and the Soviet Union are established.
1972 - Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
1974 - A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in Sao Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
1974 - Kuala Lumpur is declared a Federal Territory.
1978 - Director Roman Polanski skips bail and flees the United States to France after pleading guilty to charges of engaging in sex with a 13-year-old girl.
1979 - Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence was commuted by President Jimmy Carter.
1979 - The Ayatollah Khomeini is welcomed back into Tehran, Iran after nearly 15 years of exile.
1981 - Trevor Chappell bowls an "Underarm Ball" to Brian McKechnie to prevent New Zealand scoring a 6, and tying the One Day International, on the last ball of the third match in the final of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup, leading directly led to the International Cricket Council banning underarm bowling as not within the spirit of the game.
1982 - Senegal and the Gambia form a loose confederation known as Senegambia.
1989 - The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
1992 - The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal Disaster case.
1994 - In Portland, Oregon Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty for his role in attacking figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.
1996 - The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
2004 - 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured in a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
2005 - Nepal King Gyanendra exercises Coup d'état to capture the democracy becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
2005 - Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act, making Canada the fourth country to sanction same-sex marriage.
Births
1950 - Mike Campbell, American guitarist and producer
1951 - Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter
1953 - Brendan Batson, English former footballer
1953 - Duane Chapman, American TV personality
1954 - Chuck Dukowski, American musician (Black Flag)
1954 - Bill Mumy, American actor and musician
1955 - Ernie Camacho, baseball player
1956 - Exene Cervenka, American musician
1956 - Mike Kitchen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1958 - Jackie Shroff, Indian actor
1958 - Luther Blissett (footballer), English footballer
1961 - Volker Fried, German field hockey player
1962 - José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
1962 - Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist
1964 - Mario Pelchat, Quebec singer
1964 - Linus Roache, English actor
1965 - Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
1965 - Brandon Lee, American actor (d. 1993)
1965 - Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
1966 - Michelle Akers, American soccer player
1966 - Rob Lee, English footballer
1967 - Meg Cabot, American author
1967 - Patle Shishupal Natthu, Indian politician
1968 - Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress
1968 - Pauly Shore, American comedian
1968 - Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player
1968 - Kent Mercker, American baseball player
1969 - Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer
1969 - Joshua Redman, American musician
1969 - Brian Krause, American actor
1969 - Patrick Wilson, American musician
1970 - Malik Sealy, American basketball player (d. 2000)
1970 - Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese racing driver
1971 - Michael C. Hall, American actor
1971 - Jill Kelly, American porn actress
1971 - Ron Welty, American musician
1971 - Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian footballer
1971 - Ajay Jadeja, Former Indian cricketer
1972 - Yoshi DeHerrera, American TV personality
1972 - Kami (musician), Full name Kamimura Ukyou, Drummer of the Japanese visual kei band Malice Mizer
1973 - Yuri Landman, Experimental musical instrument builder, musician and comic book artist
1973 - Makiko Ohmoto, Japanese voice actress
1974 - Roberto Heras, Spanish cyclist
1974 - David Meca, Spanish long distance swimmer
1975 - Big Boi, American musician (Outkast)
1975 - Katerina Thanou, Greek sprinter
1976 - Phil Ivey, American poker player
1977 - Kevin Kilbane, Irish footballer
1979 - Julie Augustyniak, American soccer player
1979 - Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
1979 - Valentin Elizalde, Mexican Singer (d.2006)
1980 - Héctor Luna, Dominican Republic baseball player
1980 - Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
1980 - Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
1981 - Luis Lamá, Angolan footballer
1981 - Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
1981 - Rob Austin, British racing driver
1982 - Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
1983 - Kevin Martin, American basketball player
1984 - Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
1984 - Lee Thompson Young, American actor
1985 - Dean Shiels, Northern Irish footballer
1985 - Rachael Scdoris, American dog musher
1985 - Jodi Gordon, Australian actress and model
1986 - Lauren Conrad, American TV star
Deaths
1989 - Elaine de Kooning, American artist (b. 1918)
1991 - Carol Dempster, American actress (b. 1901)
1991 - Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914)
1997 - Herb Caen, American newspaper columnist (b. 1916)
1999 - Paul Mellon, American philanthropist (b. 1907)
2001 - André D'Allemagne, Quebec teacher, political observer and essayist (b. 1929)
2002 - Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (b. 1925)
2003 - Mongo Santamaria, Cuban percussionist and band leader (b. 1922)
2004 - May O'Donnell, American modern dancer and choreographer (b. 1909)
2005 - John Vernon, Canadian actor (b. 1932)
2006 - Dick Bass, American football player (b. 1937)
2006 - Bryce Harland, New Zealand diplomat (b. 1931)
2007 - Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-born composer (b. 1911)
2007 - Seri Wangnaitham, Thai dance choreographer (b. 1937)
2007 - Whitney Balliett, American jazz critic (b. 1926)
2007 - Ray Berres, American baseball player (b. 1907)
2007 - Ahmad Abu Laban, Danish Muslim leader (b. 1946)
Source : Wikipedia
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