2015 Event Astronauts at the International Space Station complete a tricky cable installation project to prepare for addition of docking ports; the ports will be able to receive manned commercial space capsules such as those launched by SpaceX and Boeing 2014 Event India's central bank states that domestic credit cards must complete extra validation when used to buy local goods or services; some businesses have avoided the rule by using foreign payment systems, resulting in cash flows out of the country 2013 Event The Shenzhou 10 spacecraft returns to Earth after China's crew complete's its 15-day mission, completing the country's fifth manned spaceflight 2013 Event Three extremely well-preserved, most complete triceratops specimens ever found are unearthed in Wyoming 2013 Event Falkland Island residents complete the first day of a two day sovereignty referendum, determining whether the islands should remain a British overseas territory 2012 Event The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission together complete rules to limit which firms are required to register with either or both agencies as 'swap dealers' 2002 Death George Alec Effinger, writer, ", Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson: The Complete Stories, ", dies at 55 1996 Event New York Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for 1st time 1996 Event Lloyd and Titchard complete 358 stand for 4th wkt Lancs vs. Essex 1995 Event Sri Lanka complete 2-1 Test Cricket series win in Pakistan from 0-1 1993 Event India complete a 3-0 series drubbing of England 1991 Event New York Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game 1990 Event Steve and Mark Waugh complete 464* partnership for NSW vs. WA 1990 Event England and France complete Chunnel 1990 Event Oakland beats New York 7-3 to complete a 12-game sweep of Yankees this year 1990 Event After pitching a no-hitter lose, New York Yankee Andy Hawkins pitches a complete 12 inn game and loses 2-0 1989 Event 1st complete ring around Neptune discovered 1989 Event Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor complete 329 opening stand vs. England 1988 Event 32 divers finish cycling underwater on a standard tricycle,to complete 116.66 mi in 75 hours 20 minutes 1988 Event In Santa Barbara, California, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 miles in 75 hours 20 minutes 1988 Event Experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, complete 1st nonstop, round-the-world flight without refueling lands 1987 Event Yves Pol of France runs complete marathon backwards (3:57:57) 1987 Event Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina 1986 Event Institute for War documents publishes Anne Franks complete diary 1986 Event West Indies complete 5-0 demolition of England 1984 Event Britain and China complete a proposed agreement to transfer Hong Kong to China by 1997 1984 Event West Indies complete 5-0 series annihilation of England 1984 Event Challenger astronauts complete 1st in space satellite repair 1983 Event Brunei gains complete independence from Britain 1982 Event Decca releases Beatle audition "Complete Silver Beatles" album 1980 Event Oakland A's pitch record 78th complete game of season 1977 Event Ron Guidry's 1st complete game, 7-0 over Kansas City Royals 1976 Event Australia complete 5-1 series drubbing of West Indies 1975 Event Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world 1974 Death Amy Vanderbilt, U.S. author (Complete book of etiquette), dies at 66 1974 Event Most complete early man skeleton found (Johanson and Gray in Ethiopia) 1974 Event Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks 1973 Event Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game complete 5/28) 1971 Event Qatar regains complete independence from Britain 1970 Event South Africa complete 4-0 series drubbing of Australia 1969 Birthday Trevor Peres, U.S., metal guitarist, Obituary-The End Complete 1967 Event U.S.S.R.'s Kosmos 186 and 188 complete 1st automatic docking 1966 Event Dodgers complete an 18-game tour of Japan with a 9-8-1 record 1966 Event Lawry and Simpson complete 244 opening stand vs. England, Adelaide 1965 Event Lawry and Simpson complete opening stand of 382 against W Indies 1964 Event Sandy Koufax throws his 9th complete game without allowing a walk 1964 Event Barlow and Graeme Pollock complete 341 stand at Adelaide Oval 1960 Event Sobers and Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wkt vs. England 1959 Event England complete 5-0 series drubbing of India 1954 Event Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings vs. England 1953 Event Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games 1952 Event Giants Bob Elliot is ejected for arguing a strike, Bobby Hoffman complete his at bat, he strikes out and is also ejected for arguing 1952 Event Satchel Paige, 47, becomes oldest pitcher to win a complete shutout 1950 Event West Indies complete historic 3-1 series win against England 1948 Event Satchel Paige at 42, pitches his 1st major league complete game 1948 Event Communist complete takeover of Czechoslovakia; President Bernes resigns 1948 Event Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia 1947 Birthday Dave Barry, born in Armonk, New York, humorist, author, Pulitzer-prize winner for Commentary 1988, wrote columns for the Miami Herald, books include 'Big Trouble', 'Dave Barry Turns 40', Dave Barry's Greatest Hits', 'Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys', style capitalizes on absurdities 1947 Event Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket 1946 Event Bradman and Barnes complete 405 run 5th wkt stand, score 234 ea 1945 Event Formal undertaking of complete German surrender 1945 Event U.S. forces land on Corregidor, complete conquest on March 3 1943 Event 1st telecast of a complete opera (Hansel and Gretel), Schenectady, New York 1941 Event Hitler takes complete command of German Army 1940 Event British complete miracle of Dunkirk by evacuating 300,000 troops 1939 Event Clara Adams, New York City, is 1st woman to complete round world flight 1935 Birthday Peter Frankl, born in Hungary, pianist, performs classical music, Romantic period, early Modern, recorded the complete solo piano music of Debussy, performed with world class orchestras throughout America and Europe 1931 Event British Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd 1926 Event Indian Emil Levsen pitches complete doubleheader victory (Red Sox) 1921 Event Australia Cricket team complete 5-0 drubbing of England 1919 Event Carl Mazes pitches a complete doubleheader against New York Yankees 1917 Event Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader 1908 Birthday Amy Vanderbilt, authority on etiquette, Complete Book of Etiquette 1906 Event Joseph Harris (Boston) and Jack Coombs (A's) pitch complete 24 inn game 1906 Event Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning 1906 Event South Africa complete a 4-1 series drubbing of England 1906 Event Cubs sign 3rd baseman Harry Steinfeldt to complete Tinker-Evers-Chance 1904 Event Boston pitchers achieve 148 complete games-an AL record, also record for total complete games AL 1,098, NL 1,089 1904 Event Yankees Jack Chesbro ends string of 30 consecutive complete games 1903 Event Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3 1901 Event 1st complete performance of Debussy's "Nocturnes" 1898 Event Australia complete a 4-1 series annihilation of England 1896 Event George Giffen is 1st to complete 1000/100 double, in 30th Test Cricket 1895 Event 1st complete execution of Gustav Mahlers 2nd Symphony 1893 Event Thomas Edison complete's worlds 1st movie studio in West Orange, New Jersey 1883 Event England complete 1st innings victory in Tests vs. Australia MCG 1863 Event Siege of Vicksburg, investment of city complete 1812 Birthday Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, Complete Nonsense Book 1711 Birthday Jupiter Hammon, 1st American black to publish poetry, Complete Works 1568 Death Miles Coverdale, translator (1st complete English Bible), dies at 80 1190 Event Crusades complete massacre of Jews of York England
