HistoryOrb: What major events happened when you were born? - General

Historical Events Events 1 - 5 of 5 - "Good & Evil" & "Sibs" premieres on ABC TV - After 3 year reign as AL champs, A's are eliminated from AL West - Deion Sanders, left Braves July 31 to report to NFL Falcons, returns - Doogie Howser loses his virginity - Robin Yount is 37th to hit 2,000 singles Famous Deaths Deaths 1 - 3 of 3 - Mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73 - Peter Bellamy, folk singer (b. 1944) - Theodore Geisel, children's author (Dr Seuss), dies of cancer at 87 :(

June 3rd 1991 - Mount Unzen erupts in Japan, worst eruption in Japanese history Deaths - Andy Milligan, cinematographer/director (Sweeney Todd), dies at 62 - Eva La Gailliene, Brit/US actress/director (Resurrection), dies at 92 - Harry Glicken, volcanologist, killed by Mt Unzen Volcano in Japan - Takeshi Nagata, Japanese geophysicist (b. 1913) - Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son Dodger manager, dies of pneumonia at 33 Holy fuck...

Events - BASF plant in Cincinnati explodes in flames, 1 dies - Cincinnati Red Pete Rose is sentence to 5 months for tax evasion - Dave Raghetti pitches in his 499th game as a NY Yankee, passing Whitey Ford in most appearances as a NY Yankee - Richard Nixon library opens in Yorba Linda, Calif Birthdays - Steven Anthony Lawrence, American actor Deaths - Eddie Quillan, actor (Brigadoon, Summer Magic), dies of cancer at 83 - Herbert Nelson, actor (Guilding Light), dies of a stroke at 76 - Johnny Wayne, comedian (Wayne & Shuster), dies of cancer at 72

Today in History for 24th January 1992 Deaths 1 - 4 of 4 - Charles Moulin, French actor (French Tarzan), dies - John Bleifer, actor (Highway to Heaven), dies at 90 - Ricky Ray Rector, American murderer (b. 1950) - Tina Chow, model, dies of AIDs at 41

Historical Events Events 1 - 2 of 2 - Howard Stern adds Baltimore to his radio network (WJFK-AM) - New Zealand's Resource Management Act 1991 commences. Famous Deaths Deaths 1 - 1 of 1 - Jan van Tongeren, painter, dies Rather uneventful.

[B]Famous Deaths[/B]: October 29th, 1997 - Anton LaVey, American founder of the Church of Satan (b. 1930)

Historical Events Events 1 - 1 of 1 - The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress. Famous Deaths Deaths 1 - 1 of 1 - Clive Burton, neuropathologist, dies at 54 Communications Decency Act was about internet porn so I guess that's something!

August 26 1997 - Beni-Ali massacre in Algeria; 60-100 people killed.

October 23 1993 Events 1 - 3 of 3 - 7 killed by IRA-bomb attack in Belfast - Paramilitia kills 22 demonstrators at Bijbihara Kashmir - Tor Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2, in 89th World Series

Not a damn thing happened on my birthday. My date isn't even listed, it just skips the day on the calendar. The irony of this is, I'm studying history for a living :v:

[B]Historical Events[/B] - Premier Lubbers sees CDA-party leader Elco Brinkman as successor - US troops invade Panama & oust Manuel Noriega, but don't catch him Famous Birthdays [B]Birthdays 1 - 1 of 1[/B] - Virgilio Falco, Italian politician [B]Famous Deaths[/B] - Audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77

June 3rd 1985 - Brewers draft B J Surhoff #1 - Massive anti-ETA demonstration in Basques And I don't even understand the first one. Baseball?

April 11th, 1996 - "King & I," premieres at Neil Simon Theater in NYC for 781 perform - Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season [B]Famous Deaths[/B] - Daniel Wolf, journalist, dies at 80 - Edwin Clarke, historian/neurologist, dies at 76 - Jessica Dubroff, hoped to be youngest to fly across US, crashed at 7 - Louis Osman, artist/goldsmith/craftsman, dies at 82 - Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, advertising magnate, dies at 89

- Falun Gong is banned in the People's Republic of China, and a large scale crackdown of the practice is launched. [B](I already knew this one—it's meditation.)[/B] - Princess Alexandra of Hanover, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco is born - Sandra Gould, American actress (b. 1916) ded

It's starting to depress me that I own articles of clothing that are literally older than posters on Facepunch, but at least I've been reminded of the existence of Mikhail Gorbachev and the OJ Simpson Trial.

Historical Events Events 1 - 1 of 1 - "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" opens at Richard Rodgers NYC for 320 perf Famous Deaths Deaths 1 - 1 of 1 - Bill Bixby, actor (My Favorite Martian), dies from cancer at 59

Famous Deaths Deaths 1 - 3 of 3 - Isadore "Friz" Freling, cartoon director (Sylvester), dies at 88 - Ron Weatherburn, jazz pianist, dies at 61 - Severn Darden, comedian (Second City), dies at 65 :<

Historical Events Events 1 - 3 of 3 - 21st American Music Award: Whitney Houston wins - Howard Stern stops a would-be jumper on the George Washington Bridge - Jim Nabors undergoes a liver transplant Famous Deaths Deaths 1 - 3 of 3 - Maarten Vrolijk, Dutch soc-dem minister (CRM 1965-66), dies at 74 - Richard Bissell, US under director of CIA (Pig's Bay), dies at 84 - Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer (b. 1913) Well at least someone won when I was born

Events 1 - 1 of 1 - IRA bomb in Manchester wrecks city centre at 11.17am, injuring 200 Famous Birthdays Birthdays 1 - 1 of 1 - Cedric Pioline, Neuilly/Seine France, tennis pro (US open final-93) Famous Deaths Deaths 1 - 5 of 5 - Dick Murdoch, professional wrestler (b. 1946) - Ella Fitzgerald, singer, dies at 78 [b]- Fitzroy Maclean, the original James Bond, dies at 85[/b] - Helen Sinclair Glatz, musician, dies at 88 - Jean Gimpel, author/iconoclast, dies at 77 :'(

Hey my birthday is April 26th too! But I'm a bit younger, 1997 lol [B]Historical Events[/B] - "Life," opens at Barrymore Theater NYC [B]Famous Deaths[/B] - Joey Faye, comic (Fruit of the Loom grapes), dies at 86 - Peng Zhen, mayor of Beijing China (1951-66), dies - Yegorov, Russian leader (1994-95), dies

[B]Famous Weddings[/B] Weddings 1 - 2 of 2 - Elder son of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and socialite John F. Kennedy Jr. (35) weds Caroline Bisset (30) at the wood-frame Brack Chapel of the First African Baptist Church in Cumberland Island, Georgia - Supermodel Christie Brinkey marries for 4th time to Peter Cook [B]Famous Deaths[/B] Deaths 1 - 3 of 3 - John Stachniewski, scholar/teacher, dies at 42 - Julius Silverman, politician, dies at 90 - Sabine Zlatin, nurse, dies at 89 wat

[B]Famous Deaths[/B] - Billy Williams, actor (Adv of Kit Carson), dies at 76 of brain tumor - Hans Rosenberg, astronomer/alderman of Utrecht, dies Well fuck, I feel like this is somehow my fault for being born on that day. These people will probably be more valued by society than I ever will be so that makes it even worse.

Deaths - Alexander Salkind, producer (Superman), dies at 75

25th of May 1995 [B]Historical Events[/B] - Betsy King wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic - Rockies' Andres Galarraga is 4th to HR in 3 consecutive innings [B]Famous Deaths[/B] - Warren Earl Burger, Supreme Court Justice, dies of heart failure at 78 I don't know any of these people

August 29th 1997. Deaths: Princess Diana (two days later, on the 31st) 3 billion people (in Terminator) Events: -Skynet becomes self-aware - At least 98 villagers are killed by the GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.

July 4th America declared it's independence baby!! Famous birthdays: William Goldsmith yaaaa!!!!!

29th January Events: 1916 – World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins. 1944 – World War II: Approximately 38 men, women, and children die in the Koniuchy massacre in Poland. 1998 – In Birmingham, Alabama, a bomb explodes at an abortion clinic, killing one and severely wounding another. Serial bomber Eric Robert Rudolph is suspected as the culprit. Births: 1843 – William McKinley, American politician, 25th President of the United States 1996 - Animosus Deaths: 1941 – Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece 1998 – Joseph Alioto, American politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco Only done more notable people.

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I was born

[b]Historical Events[/b] - Russian AN-24 plane crashes in Turkey, 50 die [b]Famous Deaths[/b] - Willem de Kooning (abstract artist), dead Alzheimer's at 92 Well that's depressing.