2013 Event Best-selling American author Tom Clancy dies at the age of 66; the author's debut book, 'The Hunt for Red October' has been cited as one of the greatest genre novels ever written 2011 Event The 2011 Paris Air Show features the international debut of the new Boeing 747-8 2005 Event Sony's PlayStation 3 makes it's debut at the E3 trade show 2005 Event The Huffington Post weblog makes it's debut 1997 Event Hideki Irabu makes his debut as a New York Yankee, he beats Tigers 10-3 1996 Event Lance Klusener takes 8-64 in debut Test Cricket to trounce India 1996 Event Mohammad Wasim scores 109 on Test Cricket debut, Pakistan vs. New Zealand Lahore 1996 Event Hasan Raza makes Test Cricket debut for Pakistan age 14 years 238 days 1996 Event Liam Botham takes 5-67 on 1st-class debut Hants vs. Middlesex 1996 Event David Sales makes 210 on 1st class cricket debut for Northants vs. Worcs 1996 Event Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test cricket debut 1996 Death Freddie Stocks, cricket (cent on debut and wkt on 1st ball, Notts), dies 1996 Event 1st full ODI for the Netherlands, vs. New Zealand, cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47 1995 Event Ricky Ponting makes 96 on Test Cricket debut (Australia vs. Sri Lanka, WACA) 1995 Event 1st-class Cricket debut of Paul Adams, W Province vs. N Transvaal 1995 Event Saleem Elahi scores century on ODI debut, Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1995 Event Troy Dixon scores cricket century on 1st-class debut for Qld vs. W Prov 1995 Event Holland's debut in English domestic comp (vs. Northants, NatWest) 1995 Event Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut vs England, Adelaide 1994 Event 1st-class cricket debut of Andrew Symonds (Queensland vs. NSW, SCG) 1993 Event Graham Thorpe scores 114 on Test Cricket debut, England vs. Australia 1993 Event Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman 1992 Birthday Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again' 1992 Event Praveen Amre scores century on Test Cricket debut (103 vs. SA, Durban) 1992 Event David Houghton gets Zimbabwe's 1st Test ton (121 vs. India, debut) 1992 Event Test Cricket debut of Muttiah Muralitharan, vs Australia at Colombo 1992 Event Romesh Kaluwitharana scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (SL vs. Australia) 1992 Event Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut, Zimbabwe vs. Sri Lanka 1992 Event Test debut of Shane Warne, vs. India at Sydney 1991 Event Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, vs. Australia at the Gabba 1991 Event Test Cricket debut of Mike Whitney versus England at Old Trafford 1991 Event Test Cricket debut of Graeme Hick, vs. West Indies at Headingley 1991 Event Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, vs New Zealand at Hamilton 1990 Event Test Cricket debut of Saeed Anwar (Pak vs. WI), scores 0 and 0 1990 Event Jack Nicklaus made his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament 1990 Event Test debut of Mushtaq Ahmed, vs. Australia at Adelaide 1989 Event ODI debut for Mark Taylor and Sanath Jayasuriya at cricket MCG 1989 Event Michael Bevan scores cricket century on 1st-class debut (114 SA vs. WA) 1989 Event Test Cricket debut of Waqar Younis and Sachin Tendulkar at Karachi 1989 Event 1-handed pitcher Jim Abbott debut but lasts only 4 2/3 inn 1989 Event Test Cricket debut of Aaqib Javed, Pak vs. New Zealand age 16 years 189 days 1989 Event Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia vs. West Indies, Sydney 1988 Birthday Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series 1988 Event Test Cricket debut of Ian Healy, vs Pakistan at Karachi 1988 Event Test Cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, WI vs. Pakistan, Georgetown 1988 Event Mark Greatbatch scores 107* vs. England on Test Cricket debut 1988 Event 1st-class cricket debut of Brian Lara, Trinidad and Tobago vs. Leeward Is 1988 Event 1st-class cricket debut of Hansie Cronje, OFS vs. Transvaal 1988 Event Narendra Hirwani takes 16-136 (8-61 and 8-75) vs. WI on Test debut 1988 Event Test debut of Phil Simmons, WI vs. India, Madras 1987 Event Test debut of Carl Hooper, WI vs. India at Bombay 1987 Event Brendon Kuruppu scores 201* on Test Cricket debut (Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand ) 1986 Event 1st-class cricket debut of Andy Flower, ZCU Presidents XI vs. Young WI 1986 Event San Diego Padre Jimmy Jones pitchs 1-hitter in his major league debut 1986 Birthday Shia LaBeouf, born in Los Angeles, California, voice actor, actor, comedian, appeared in Disney's 'Even Stevens' television series, film debut, 'Holes', appeared in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' 1986 Birthday Megan Fox, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, actress, sex symbol, debut film, 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen', breakout role, Mikaela Barnes in movie, 'Transformers', voted 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM 1986 Event 1st-class cricket debut of Curtly Ambrose, Leeward Is vs. Guyana 1985 Event Test Cricket debut of Steve Waugh, vs. India at the MCG 1985 Event Test debut of Merv Hughes, Geoff Marsh and Bruce Reid (v India) 1985 Event 1st-class cricket debut of Jimmy Adams (age 17), Jamaica vs. Barbados 1985 Event Test debut of Wasim Akram, vs. New Zealand at Auckland (2-105) 1985 Event VH-1 made its broadcasting debut 1984 Event Test Cricket debut of Mohammad Azharuddin, vs. England at Calcutta 1984 Event Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, vs. WI at the MCG 1984 Event Limited-over International cricket debut for Wasim Akram, vs. New Zealand 1984 Event Test Cricket debut of David Boon age 23 and Bob Holland age 38 (v WI) 1984 Event 1st-class cricket debut for Brian McMillan, Transvaal B vs. N Tvl B 1984 Event 1st-class cricket debut of Wasim Akram, 2 months before his 1st Test 1983 Event Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, vs. Pakistan MCG 1983 Event Test Cricket debut of Richie Richardson, WI vs. India Bombay 1983 Event Wayne Phillips scores 159 on Test Cricket debut, vs. Pakistan at WACA 1983 Event Test cricket debut of Shoaib Mohammad, son of Hanif, vs. India Jullundur 1983 Event "Weird Al" Yankovic records "Ricky" and "Buckingham Blues" debut LP 1982 Event 1st-class debut of Richie Richardson, Leeward Is vs. Barbados 1982 Event 1st-class debut of Courtney Walsh, Jamaica vs. Leeward Islands 1982 Event Salim Malik scores 100 in 2nd inning of Test Cricket debut (v SL) 1982 Event Test Cricket debut of Martin Crowe, vs. Australia Wellington, run out 9 1981 Event Dirk Wellham scores 103 on Test Cricket debut, vs. England at Lord's 1981 Event Test cricket debut of Terry Alderman, vs. England at Trent Bridge 1981 Event SCTV Network 90, sequel to Second City Television debut on NBC 1981 Birthday Alicia Keys, born in New York City, New York, born Alicia Augello Cook, singer, recording artist, actress, debut album, 'Songs in A Minor', won five Grammy Awards 1981 Birthday Willa Ford, born in America, singer, songwriter, television personality, modeled for 'Playboy' magazine, debut album titled, 'Willa Was Here' 1980 Event Dirk Wellham scores 100 on 1st-class debut, NSW vs. Victoria 1980 Event 1st-class debut of Mike Whitney, NSW vs. Qld (2-52 and 1-39) 1980 Birthday Chingy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, born Howard Bailey, Jr., rapper, debut album, 'Jackpot' produced hit titled, 'One Call Away' and went Triple Platinum 1980 Event Debut of Pretenders 1979 Event Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit beats brother Tom 1979 Event "Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut and cancelled that outing on CBS 1978 Event Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, vs. England at the MCG 1978 Event Test Cricket debut of Malcolm Marshall, vs. India at Bangalore 1978 Event Test Cricket debut of Rodney Hogg, vs. England at the Gabba 1978 Birthday Clay Aiken, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, singer, appeared on 'American Idol' television show, debut album, 'Measure of a Man' went multi-platinum 1978 Event Test debut of Kapil Dev, India vs. Pakistan at Faisalabad 1978 Event Cricket Test debut of David Gower, vs. Pakistan, Edgbaston, scores 58 1978 Event Basil Williams scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, vs. Australia Georgetown 1977 Event Test Cricket debut of Abdul Qadir, vs. England at Lahore 1977 Birthday David Sales, cricketer, Northampton batsman, 210 on fc debut 1996 1977 Event Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years 1977 Event Test Cricket debut of Ian Botham vs. Australia Trent Bridge, 5-74 1st innings 1977 Event Coneheads debut on "Saturday Night Live" 1976 Event Sex Pistols release their debut single "Anarchy In The UK" 1976 Event Peter Petherick takes hat-trick on debut New Zealand vs. Pak Javed 1st wkt 1976 Event TCricket est debut of Javed Miandad, scores 163 on 1st day 1976 Event Test Cricket debut of Mike Brearley vs. West Indies (0 and 17) 1976 Event 1st-class debut of Dav Whatmore, in Johannesburg 1976 Event Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut Ind vs. New Zealand Auckland 1975 Event Gary Cosier scores 109 vs. West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut 1975 Event Test Cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding, WI vs. Australia Brisbane 1975 Birthday Lil' Kim, born New York City, New York, born Kimberly Denise Jones, hip hop, rapper, debut album 'Conspiracy' generated three hit singles 1975 Event Test Cricket debut of Graham Gooch, vs. Australia, out for a pair 1975 Event One-day international cricket debut, Javed Miandad age 17 years 364 days 1975 Birthday Atta-ur-Rehman, cricketer, Pakistani quickie, debut vs. England, age 17 1975 Event Leonard Baichan scores 105* on Test Cricket debut, vs. Pakistan Lahore 1974 Event Greenidge scores 107 in 2nd innings of Test Cricket debut vs. India 1974 Event Test Cricket debut of Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, at Bangalore 1974 Event Giants John Montefusco makes his major league debut 1974 Event Ramones concert debut (NY's CBGBs) 1974 Birthday Jewel, born in Payson, Utah, Jewel Kilcher, singer, guitarist, actress, musician, sold over 27 million albums worldwide, hit debut album 'Pieces of You' 1973 Event M T Ghani scores 104 on FC debut for Commerce Bank (Pak) age 44 1973 Event Frank Hayes scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. WI as England lose 1973 Event Test Cricket umpiring debut of H D "Dickie" Bird vs. New Zealand at Leeds 1973 Event "Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour," TV Variety; debut on ABC 1973 Event Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile 1973 Event Rodney Redmond scores 107 on debut vs. Pakistan, his only Test Cricket 1973 Event Test Cricket debut of Richard John Hadlee, New Zealand vs. Pakistan, Wellington 1972 Event Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson and Max Walker vs. Pakistan at MCG 1972 Event Bob Massie takes 16 wickets (8-84 and 8-53) on Test cricket debut vs. Eng 1972 Event Test Cricket debut of Tony Greig, vs. Australia at Old Trafford (57/62) 1972 Event Test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe WI vs. New Zealand Kingston, 214 and 100 1971 Birthday Greg Blewett, cricketer, Australia batsman, century on Test debut 1995 1971 Event Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win 1971 Event Test Cricket debut of Imran Khan, vs. England at Edgbaston (5, 0-36, 0-19) 1971 Event Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet 1971 Event Test Cricket debut of Sunil Gavaskar, vs. West Indies at Port-of-Spain 1971 Event Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, vs. England at Adelaide 1970 Event Greg Chappell scores 108 on Test debut vs. England at the WACA 1970 Event Test Cricket debut of Gregory Stephen Chappell 1970 Event Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh vs. England, Brisbane 1970 Birthday Shane George, cricketer, S Australian fast bowler, Shield debut at 17 1970 Event Reds spoil Pirates debut in Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, 3-2 1970 Birthday Damien Fleming, Australia cricket pace bowler, hat-trick on Test debut 1970 Event Jackson 5 make TV debut on American Bandstand 1970 Event Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa vs. Australia, Durban 1970 Event Test debut of Barry Richards, South Africa vs. Australia, Cape Town 1969 Birthday Romesh Kaluwitharana, cricket, big-hit SL batsman, ton on Test debut 1969 Event Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut vs. Australia Kanpur 1969 Birthday Graham Thorpe, cricketer, England LHB Century on Test debut 1993 1969 Event John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut vs. WI at Lord's 1969 Birthday Mica Paris, born in South London, England, born Michelle Wallen, rocker, singer, actress, radio and television presenter, known for 1988 debut platinum-selling album 'So Good' 1969 Event Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US 1968 Event Led Zeppelin's concert debut in Boston as opener for Vanilla Fudge 1968 Birthday Narendra Hirwani, cricketer, Ind leggie 16 wickets vs. WI on debut 1988 1968 Birthday Praveen Amre, cricketer, Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992 1967 Event Who and Cream make U.S. debut at Murray the K's Easter Show 1966 Event Test Cricket debut of Bishen Singh Bedi, India vs. WI Calcutta, 2-92 1966 Event Test debut of Clive Lloyd, vs. India Bombay, 82 and 78 1966 Event Jimi Hendrix Experience makes its London debut at Bag O' Nails Club 1966 Event Test cricket debut of Derek Underwood, vs. WI Trent Bridge, wicketless 1966 Birthday Andrew Hudson, cricketer, South Africa, 163 on debut vs WI 1992 1966 Birthday Deana Carter, born in Nashville, Texas, Deana Kay Carter, country singer, famous for multi-platinum debut album 'Did I Shave My Legs for This?', albums include fourteen singles, three reached number one on the Billboard country charts, including 'Strawberry Wine' 1965 Event Test Cricket debut of Doug Walters vs. England at the Gabba 1965 Event Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 and homers 1965 Event Bruce Taylor takes 5-86 in debut innings for New Zealand after ton 1964 Event Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, vs. Pakistan MCG, 11, 0-49, 0-31 1964 Event Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla scores 166 on Cricket debut vs. Australia 1964 Event Test Cricket debut of Asif Iqbal, Majid Khan and Khalid Ibadulla vs. Australia 1964 Event Davie Jones and King Bees debut "I Can't Help Thinking About Me," group disbands but Davie Jones goes on to success as David Bowie 1964 Event Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott vs. Australia at Trent Bridge, 48 1964 Event Hanumant Singh scores 105 India vs. England on debut at Delhi 1963 Event 6 year old Donny Osmond singing debut on Andy Williams Show 1963 Event Test Cricket debut of Graeme Pollock at the Gabba 1963 Birthday Coolio, born in Compton, California, rapper, and actor, released hit debut single, 'Fantastic Voyage', 1994, and 'Gangsta's Paradise', 1995 1962 Event Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 years 8 days 1962 Event Osmond brothers debut on Andy Williams Show 1962 Event New York Mets make a losing debut 1962 Event Beatles, with Pete Best, TV debut (perform "Dream Baby" on BBC) 1962 Event Beatles made their broadcasting debut on BBC radio 1962 Birthday Brendon Kuruppu, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman, 201* debut vs. New Zealand 1987 1961 Event Beach Boys play their debut gig under that name 1961 Event Test Cricket debut of William Morris Lawry, vs. England at Edgbaston, 57 1961 Event Cellist Jacqueline du President debut in Wigmore Hall 1961 Event Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads" 1959 Event In his major league debut, San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey goes 4-for-4 1959 Event Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India vs. England on debut 1959 Event Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs. WI age 15 years 124 days 1959 Birthday Dirk Wellham, cricketer, century on NSW debut and Australian debut 1958 Event Test Cricket debut for Wes Hall, vs. India at Bombay 1958 Event Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2 1958 Event C A Milton scores 104* on Test Cricket debut, England vs. New Zealand Headingley 1958 Event Test Cricket debut of Lance Gibbs, WI vs. Pakistan, Port-of-Spain 1957 Event Test Cricket debut for Wally Grout and Bobby Simpson vs. South Africa 1957 Event Sam Cooke and Buddy Holly and Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show 1957 Event Comic strip "Andy Capp" made its debut 1957 Event Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai vs. England at Edgbaston 1955 Event Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India vs. New Zealand 1955 Event Test Cricket debut of Ken Barrington, vs. South Africa, Trent Bridge 1955 Event Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut WI vs. Australia, Kingston 1955 Event Steve McQueen makes his network TV debut (Goodyear Playhouse) 1954 Event Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey vs. Australia at Gabba 1954 Event Test Cricket debut of Khalid Hassan, 16 years 352, then world record 1954 Event Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right" 1954 Event Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers vs. England at Kingston 1953 Event Test Cricket debut of Alan Davidson at Trent Bridge 1953 Birthday Gary Cosier, cricketer, Australian batsman 1975-78, 109 on debut vs. WI 1953 Event Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie 1953 Event Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 years 357 days 1952 Event R H Shodhan scores 110 on Test Cricket debut vs. Pakistan, Calcutta 1952 Event Test Cricket debut of Freddie Trueman vs. India at Headingley 1952 Event Ian Craig makes NSW cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (NSW record) 1952 Event Test debut of Richie Benaud, vs. West Indies at the SCG 1951 Event Cricket 1st-class debut of Hanif Mohammad, Pak XI vs. MCC, Lahore 1951 Event Cricket 1st-class debut of Raymond Illingworth 1951 Event Ernie Kovacs Show, TV Variety debut on NBC 1951 Event Test Cricket debut of Brian Statham, England vs. New Zealand Christchurch 1950 Event Test Cricket debut of Ramadhin and Valentine (8-104 1st inn) vs. England 1949 Birthday Basil Williams, cricketer, century on debut for West Indies 1978 1949 Event Test Cricket debut of Brian Close aged 18 years 149 days 1949 Event "Captain Video and His Video Rangers," debut on DUMONT-TV 1949 Event "It Pays To Be Ignorant," game Show, debut on CBS-TV 1948 Birthday Surinder Amarnath, cricketer, son of Lala 124 on debut vs. New Zealand 1976 1948 Event Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" TV debut on ABC 1948 Event Phillies pitching great Robin Roberts debut, loses 2-0 to Pirates 1948 Event H H H Johnson bowls WI to win vs. England 10-96 match on debut 1948 Event Billy Griffith scores cricket century on debut England vs. WI, out for 140 1948 Event Test Cricket debut of Frank Worrell, vs. England Port-of-Spain 1948 Event Test debut of Neil Harvey, vs. India at Adelaide 1948 Event W Indies vs. England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes and Jim Laker 1947 Event "Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC 1947 Event Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut 1947 Birthday Bob Massie, cricketer, Australia swing bowler, 16 wkts on debut vs. England 1972 1947 Event Test Cricket debut of Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand vs. England at Christchurch 1946 Birthday Frank Hayes, cricketer, 106* England vs. WI on debut 1973 1946 Birthday Leonard Baichan, cricketer, WI opener, 103 vs. Pakistan on debut 1975 1946 Birthday Paul Dean, born in Vancouver, Canada, guitarist, founded band, Streetheart and Loverboy, won Composer of the Year Juno Award for 'Turn Me Loose', Loverboy's 1980 debut album 1944 Event "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debut on CBS radio 1944 Birthday Shelley Fabares, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, singer, television debut 'Letter to Loretta', played role of Mary Stone in sitcom 'The Donna Reed Show', Primetime Emmy Award nominee for ABC sitcom 'Coach' 1942 Birthday Peter Petherick, cricketer, New Zealand slow lefty 1976-77, hat-trick on debut 1941 Event Cards' Stan Musial makes his major league debut, going 2-for-4 1941 Birthday Martha Argerich, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, pianist, debut 1949 1941 Birthday John Hampshire, cricketer, of Yorkshire Century on debut for England 1969 1940 Event 1st-class debut of Arthur Morris, who scores 148 1940 Event Tom and Jerry created by Hanna and Barbera debut by MGM 1940 Event Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 1939 Event Frank Sinatra made his recording debut 1939 Birthday Hanumant Singh, cricketer, 14 Tests for India-century on debut 1939 Birthday Abbas Ali Baig, cricketer, Indian bat 112 on debut vs. England 1959 1938 Event Paul Gibb scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. South Africa 1938 Birthday Ray Sharpe, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Lee Hazlewood produced debut album, second album featured Duane Eddy and Al Casey on guitars, recorded with King Curtis 1937 Event Test cricket debut of Len Hutton vs. New Zealand at Lord's, scores 0 and 1 1937 Event Cartoon characters Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Petunia Pig, debut 1936 Event Indians' Bob Feller makes his major league debut in relief 1936 Event New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits 1935 Birthday Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla, cricketer, 166 on debut Pakistan vs. Australia 1964 1935 Event Test Cricket debut of "Chuck" Fleetwood-Smith vs. South Africa, Durban 1935 Event Harold Gimblett scores 123 in 80 minutes on debut for Somerset 1935 Event "Your Hit Parade" made its debut on radio 1934 Birthday Bruce Pairaudeau, cricketer, WI opening bat in 13 Tests, 115 on debut 1934 Birthday Sydney Burke, cricketer, South Africa quick, 11 wkts on Test debut vs. New Zealand 1961 1933 Event B H Valentine scores 133 on Test Cricket debut, England vs. India at Bombay 1933 Event Lala Amarnath scores century on Test Cricket debut (went on to 118) 1933 Event Little King, Cartoon Character, by Von Beuren, debut 1933 Birthday A G Kripal Singh, cricketer, India, 100* on debut vs. New Zealand 1959 1932 Event Test debut of Bill O'Reilly, vs South Africa at Adelaide 1931 Birthday Rafael Puyana, Bogota Colombia, baroque harpsichordist, New York debut 1957 1930 Event J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, New Zealand vs. England, Wellington 1930 Event George Headley scores century on debut vs. England (made 176) 1929 Event Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut vs. England at Adelaide 1928 Event Test Cricket debut of Don Bradman, who scored 18 and 1 vs England 1928 Birthday R H "Deepak" Shodhan, cricketer, century on Test debut for India 1928 Event "My Weekly Reader" magazine made its debut 1928 Event Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City) 1928 Event Katharine Hepburn's New York stage debut in "Night Hostess" 1928 Event Mae West's New York City debut in a daring new play "Diamond Lil" 1927 Event Test Cricket debut of Walter Hammond, who scored 51 and took 5-36 vs. S Af 1927 Event Cricket 1st-class debut of Don Bradman, NSW vs. South Australia 1925 Event Test Cricket debut of Clarrie Grimmett, who took 5-45 and 6-37 vs. England 1924 Event Judy Garland, 2, billed as Baby Frances, show business debut 1924 Event Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scored 110 in 1st innings 1924 Event Test cricket ump debut for Frank Chester, vs. South Africa at Lord's 1920 Event Bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut vs. England SCG 1920 Event 1st class debut of Walter Hammond 1920 Birthday Isaac Stern, born in Kreminiecz, Russia, violinist, debut San Francisco Symph 1915 Event Red Sox Babe Ruth pitching debut and 1st home run, loses to Yankees 4-3 in 15 1915 Event No 10 batsman F W Hyett scores century on debut, Vic vs. Tas 1914 Event Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut, pitches for Red Sox 1910 Birthday Wendell Bill, cricketer, NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930 1910 Event Simpson-Hayward (England) takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs 1909 Event Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals 1908 Event Jack Hobbs makes his Test debut at the MCG (83 and 28) 1907 Event George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut vs. Australia SCG 1905 Event H V Hordern takes 8-81 in 2nd innings of F-C debut (NSW vs. Qld) 1905 Event Tiger Ty Cobb makes his debut, doubling off Yank Jack Chesbro 1905 Event 1st-class Cricket debut of Jack Hobbs, Surrey vs. Gentlemen (18 and 28) 1904 Event Ice cream cone makes its debut 1904 Event Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) 1903 Event Reg Foster completes 287 England vs. Australia on Test Cricket debut 1903 Event Enrico Caruso U.S. debut (Metropolitan Opera House, New York) in "Rigoletto" 1902 Event Test Cricket debut of K S Ranjitsinhji vs. Australia, at Old Trafford 1902 Event Reg Duff 104 on Test debut, vs. England at MCG 1901 Event Test debut of S F Barnes vs. Australia SCG, took 5-65 in 1st innings 1900 Event U.S. Navy's 1st submarine made its debut 1899 Event Cricket test debut of Wilfred Rhodes and Victor Trumper in Grace's last 1899 Event John McGraw, at 36, managerial debut as Oriole manager 1899 Event Pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (England vs. South Africa Johannesburg) 1896 Event Ranjitsinhji completes 154* on Test Cricket debut vs. Australia, Old Trafford 1895 Birthday Walderman Marx, cricketer, S Af, 240 on FC debut, then world record, 1895 Event Albert Trott takes 8-43 on Test debut, then a record 1895 Event Victor Trumper makes first-class debut for NSW 17 years 64 days 1894 Event Test Cricket debut of Joe Darling, Ernie Jones, Archie MacLaren 1893 Event Harry Graham scores 107 on cricket debut Australia vs. England, Lord's 1889 Event Debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco) 1880 Event Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, made U.S. debut at New York's Booth Theater 1880 Event W G Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, vs. Australia The Oval 1878 Birthday Reg Duff, cricketer, Australian bat, century on debut 1902 1878 Birthday R E "Tip" Foster, cricketer, 287 on debut England vs. Australia SCG 1903 1877 Event Test Cricket debut of Fred "Demon" Spofforth, Australia vs. England MCG 1870 Birthday Harry Graham, cricketer, 107 on Test debut Australia vs. England 1893 1866 Event 1st-class debut of G F Grace aged 15 years 159 days 1865 Event 1st class cricket debut of Dr. W. G. Grace 1852 Event Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly 1827 Birthday James Southerton, cricketer, Test debut in the 1st ever Test at 49 1822 Event Franz Liszts (11) debut as pianist Isabella Colbran 1787 Event 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in New York City
