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2012 Event - A fire breaks out in the Tamweel Tower, one of about 80 towers built or still under construction in the Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai 2012 Event - The 52-foot iconic statue known as Big Tex, is destroyed by fire during the final days of the 2012 State Fair of Texas 2012 Event - Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, the four thousand year-old ridge-top monastery in Bhutan catches fire and is destroyed; no relics were lost in the fire because the monastery was under renovation 2012 Event - Krasna Horka, a historic Slovakian castle, is heavily damaged in a fire 2012 Event - After losing power three days ago due to an engine room fire, the Costa Allegra cruise ship arrives at the Seychelles 2012 Event - Following an engine room fire, the cruise ship costa Allegra is left adrift in the Indian Ocean near the Seychelles 2011 Event - In London, British rioters set police cars on fire in the suburb of Tottenham 2011 Event - An extremist explodes a car bomb in Oslo, Norway, killing at least seven people; he then opens fire at a Labour Party youth camp in Utoya, Norway, killing 84 2011 Event - In China, a fire in a coal mine in Shandong Province leaves at least 36 people trapped underground 2011 Event - In Greece, Police fire tear gas on protesters angry over cuts their government made in co-operation with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund 2011 Event - The Wallow Fire becomes the largest wildfire in Arizona history; firefighters have contained 20% of the 469,407-acre fire 2011 Event - Residents in the U.S. towns of Eagar and Springerville, Arizona fully evacuate as the Wallow Fire wildfire rages on 2011 Event - James Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis calls for the Federal Reserve to limit its purchase of U.S. Treasuries because they 'feed the fire' of inflation 2010 Event - Turkey's historic Haydarpa a Terminal is damaged in a fire in Istanbul 2010 Event - In San Bruno, California, a fire begins with a massive explosion in a natural gas line, kills 4 people, destroys many homes, and continues burning 2010 Event - Two U.S. embassy cars are set on fire in Kabul after a U.S. vehicle collides with a civilian vehicle 2010 Event - Buildings across Bangkok are set on fire by red shirt protesters after the military stormed a protest camp in the center of the city 2009 Event - 20 people are killed in a fire at a nightclub in the North Sumatra capital of Medan, Indonesia 2009 Event - Inmates at Iraq's notoriuous Abu Grraib prison start a fire and clash with guards during two days of unrest 2009 Event - The engine on an airbus A320 plane catches fire at Paris-Orly airport, eight people are injured 2006 Event - U.N. cease fire takes effect in Lebanon 2004 Death - "Paul ""Red"" Adair", Oil well fire expert, Hellfighters, dies at 88 2004 Event - Paraguay supermarket fire kills at least 300 2004 Event - Train fire and explosion in Ryongchon, North Korea kills at least 160 and levels several buildings 2003 Event - Fire at the Station rock club in Rhode Island kills nearly 100 2003 Event - Arsonist set a fire in a trian station in Daegu, South Korea kills nearly 200 2002 Event - China Northern Airlines flight 6163 crashes in the ocean near Dalian, China after a fire is reported onboard, killing 112 2002 Event - Stove mishap sets Egyption train on fire, kills over 360 people 1999 Death - Elliot Richardson, honest U.S. attorney general, fired by Nixon after he refused to fire Archibald Cox, dies at 79 1999 Death - Mel Torme, "singer, songwriter", Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire, dies at 73 1998 Event - SwissAir flight 111 crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia killing all 229 onbaord, likely cause was an electrical fire 1998 Event - New York Rangers fire head coach Colin Campbell 1997 Event - Fire breaks out at Palais de Chaillot in Paris 1997 Event - World Bowl: Barcelona Dragon beat Rhein Fire, 38-24 1997 Event - Ali Abu Kamal opens fire in Empire State Building and kills 1 1996 Death - Jeremy Sinden, actor (Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem), dies at 45 1995 Death - Butterfly McQueen, actress 'Gone With the Wind', dies in a fire at 84 1995 Event - Worst fire in New York in 80 years ends after 4 days 1995 Event - Fire that wipes 6,000 acres begins in Hamptons on Long Island 1994 Event - Fire in cinema in Karamay China, 310 killed 1994 Event - Cruiser Achille Lauro destroyed by fire at Somalia, 4 die 1994 Event - Fire in disco in Fuxin, North-China, 233 killed 1994 Event - Fire Department puts out smokey electrical fire in White House 1994 Event - Bobcat Goldthwait charged with misdemeanors for fire on Tonight Show 1994 Event - Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on Tonight Show 1994 Event - Oil tank/airship crash at Bosporus (huge fire/15+ killed) 1994 Event - Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55 1993 Event - Fire in textile factory in Fuzjou China, 60 killed 1993 Death - Duncan Gibbins, director (Fire With Fire), dies in California fire at 41 1993 Event - "Grace Under Fire," starring Brett Butler debuts on ABC-TV 1993 Event - Historical Kapelbrug in Luzern, Switzerland, destroyed by fire 1993 Event - Fire in the press box at Altanta Fulton County Stadium 1993 Event - Moslem fundamentalists in Sivas Turkey, set hotel on fire, kill 36 1993 Event - Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire 1993 Event - Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145 1993 Event - Fire in psychiatric institute in South Korea, kills 40 1993 Event - The Branch Davidian Compound near Waco, Texas, is destroyed in a fire after 51-day stand-off; 76 people die, including 24 British nationals and 20 children 1993 Event - Fire in Linxi department store in Tangshan China, kills 79 1992 Event - Dutch DC-10 in fire at landing on Faro Portugal, 56 die 1992 Event - Part of Vienna Hofburg destroyed by fire 1992 Event - Queen Elizabeth's home Windsor Castle catches fire 1992 Birthday - Cole Sprouse, born in Arezzo, Italy, actor, Patrick Kelly-Grace Under Fire 1992 Birthday - Dylan Sprouse, born in Arezzo, Italy, actor, Patrick Kelly-Grace Under Fire 1992 Event - Cease fire in Somalia begins 1991 Event - 24 die in a fire in Oakland, California 1991 Death - Brad Davis, U.S., actor (Midnight Express, Chariots of Fire), dies at 41 1991 Death - Steve Marriott, English guitarist (Small Faces), dies in a fire at 44 1991 Event - U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq declaration 1991 Event - John Robin Baitz' "Substance of Fire," premieres in New York City 1991 Event - Iraqi generals and General Schwarzkopf meet to discuss cease fire 1991 Event - U.N. votes in favor of U.S. resolutions for cease fire with Iraq 1991 Event - U.S. and allied forces grant Iraq a cease fire 1991 Death - Louis Seigner, actor (Eclipse, Special Section), dies in a fire at 87 1990 Event - Fire destroys some of Universal Studio's stages 1990 Event - Soldiers opens fire on worshippers in Monrovian church, 200-600 die 1990 Event - New York City's Empire State Building catches fire - no fatalities 1990 Event - New York Mets fire manager Davey Johnson and hire Bud Harrelson 1990 Event - Birmingham Fire issued an original franchise in WLAF 1990 Event - Norwegian Scandinavian Star catches fire; about 170 die 1990 Event - Fire kills 110 on a ferry in Norway, in an unrelated event, 30 die in a ferry flip over in Burma 1990 Event - Fire in illegal New York City social club, kills 87 1990 Death - Ian Charleson, actor (Gandhi, Chariots of Fire), dies of AIDS at 40 1989 Event - Leaking pipe of Asha, U.S.S.R. causes 2 trains to catch fire; 460 die 1989 Event - NHL's New York Rangers fire General Manager and coach Phil Esposito 1989 Event - Blue Jays fire manager Jimy Williams and replace him with Cito Gaston 1989 Event - Gunman opens fire in California schoolyard; 5 students slain, 30 wounded 1988 Event - New York Islanders fire Simpson, Arbour new coach 1988 Death - Peter Langan, Irish restaurateur (Langans London), dies in fire 1988 Event - Fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage 1988 Event - Heavy fire destroys historic center of Lisbon 1988 Event - Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war 1988 Event - Angola, Cuba and South Africa sign cease fire treaty 1988 Event - Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire 1987 Event - 31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station 1987 Event - 60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico 1986 Event - Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 97 1986 Event - Fire in Sandoz-factory Basel, 30 tons of chemicals in the Rhine 1986 Event - Fire in Kinross gold mine, Transvaal South Africa, 177 killed 1986 Event - Twins fire manager Ray Miller and replace him with coach Tom Kelly 1986 Birthday - Kaitlin Cullum, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Libby Kelly-Grace Under Fire 1986 Event - 800,000 books destroyed by fire in Los Angeles Central Library 1986 Event - English Hampton Court palace destroyed by fire, 1 dead 1985 Event - 40 die and 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground 1985 Event - Soccer stadium in Bradford England catches fire; 53 die 1984 Event - Fire at Wilberg Mine in central Utah killed 27 people 1984 Event - Puerto Rican tanker, San Francisco explodes spilling 2 million gallons of oil as ship caught fire 1984 Event - Triangle Oil Corp, above-ground storage tank at Jacksonville Fla, spills 2.5 m gallons of oil burned after lightning sparked a fire 1984 Event - Fire destroys a set in "A View to the Kill" 1984 Event - Oil fire in Cubatao Brazil kills 500 1983 Event - Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo 1983 Event - Disco in Madrid catches fire; 83 die 1983 Event - Despite being in 1st place in NL East, Phils fire manager Pat Corrales 1983 Event - 5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx 1983 Event - Toilet catches fire on Air Canada's DC-9, 23 die at Cincinnati 1983 Death - Stan Rogers, musician, dies in aircraft fire 1983 Event - Fire in Nassermeer Egypt kills 357 1983 Death - Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71 1982 Event - Fire in Salung tunnel, Afghanistan, 1,000+ Russians die 1982 Event - Riot in Amsterdam as tram catches fire 1982 Event - Arson fire engulfs apt-hotel in LA, 25 die 1982 Event - Yankees fire manager Bob Lemon and replaces him with Gene Michael 1982 Event - 54th Academy Awards - "Chariots of Fire," Henry Fonda and K Hepburn win 1981 Event - 8 killed and 198 injured by fire at Las Vegas Hilton 1980 Event - Fire at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84 1980 Event - MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in fire; 84 die 1980 Event - ANC sets fire to Sasol oil installations in South Africa 1980 Event - Fire in nursing home in Kingston Jamaica, kills 157 1980 Event - Soviet sub catches fire off Japan, 9 die 1979 Event - Tigers fire manager Les Moss, hiring Sparky Anderson 1978 Event - Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years 1978 Event - 10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, New York 1978 Event - Iranian troops fire on anti-Shah student protesters by Tehran U 1978 Event - Gunmen open fire on an Israeli El Al Airline bus in London 1978 Event - 422 die in an arson fire at a movie theater in Iran 1978 Event - Memphis fire fighters halt 3-day strike under a court order 1978 Event - Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training) 1978 Death - Oscar Homolka, actor (7 Year Itch, Ball of Fire), dies at 79 1977 Event - 42 die in fire inmate causes at Maury County Jail in Columbia, Tennessee 1977 Event - Indians fire manager Frank Robinson and replace him with Jeff Torborg 1977 Event - 165 killed in a fire at Beverly Hills Supper Club in Kentucky 1977 Event - Fire in hotel Duc de Brabant Brussels, kills 19 1977 Event - A nightclub fire in Cincinnati killed 164 1977 Event - Nightclub in Cincinnati fire kills 164 1977 Event - Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed 1976 Death - Oskar Brusewitz, East German vicar, sets self on fire 1976 Event - Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues U.S. flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire 1976 Event - Zeiss planetarium in Hague destroyed by fire 1975 Event - Gas stove explodes and starts fire killing 138 (Mecca Saudi Arabia) 1975 Event - Fire in prison hospital kills 10 prisoners and 1 guard (Sanford Fla) 1975 Death - Dame Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor, dies in fire at 72 1974 Event - Fire kills 189 in less than 25 minutes (Sao Paulo Brazil) 1974 Event - Explosion and fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Washington 1974 Event - Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to cover burglary that torches "Gulliver's" nightclub killing 24 (Port Chester New York) 1974 Birthday - Lee Cole, WLAF cornerback for the Rhein Fire 1974 Birthday - Michael Swift, WLAF CB for the Rhein Fire 1974 Birthday - Michael Dritlein, WLAF wide receiver for the Rhein Fire 1974 Event - Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres 1973 Birthday - Barry Stokes, WLAF offensive linesman for the Rhein Fire 1973 Event - Fire at Taiyo department store, kills 101 and injures 84 (Kumamoto Japan) 1973 Event - Security Council Resolution 338-cease fire to Yom Kippur War 1973 Birthday - Mike Sheldon, WLAF Guard for the Rhein Fire 1973 Event - Arab terrorists open fire at Athens airport, kills 3 injures 55 1973 Event - Flash fire kills 51 at amusement park, Isle of Man, UK 1973 Birthday - Leslie Ratliffe, WLAF offensive tackle for the Rhein Fire 1973 Birthday - Spencer Folau, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Baltimore Ravens, Rhein Fire 1973 Birthday - Atle Larsen, WLAF kicker, Rhein Fire 1973 Birthday - Josh LaRocca, WLAF quarterback, Rhein Fire 1973 Birthday - Vladimir Iiic, WLAF defensive end, Barcelona Dragons, Rhein Fire 1973 Birthday - Kyle Richardson, WLAF punter for the Rhein Fire 1973 Birthday - Mark Brook, WLAF LB for the Rhein Fire 1973 Birthday - Jamal Cox, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday - Artis Houston, WLAF cornerback for the Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday - Riddick Parker, WLAF defensive tackle, Rhein Fire, Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday - Tyrone Williams, WLAF/NFL defensive tackle, Chicago Bears, Rhein Fire 1972 Event - Bloody Sunday: British soldiers fire into crowd, kill 13 1972 Birthday - John Jones, WLAF guard for the Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday - Manley Woods, NFL/WLAF receiver, Seattle Seahawks, Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday - Stacy Evans, WLAF defensive end for the Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday - Ontiwaun Carter, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday - Jamal Ellis, NFL/WLAF cornerback, Denver Broncos, Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday - Willie Brown, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Seattle Seahawks. Rhein Fire 1972 Event - Electrical fire in Sunshine Silver mine. 126 die (Kellogg Idaho) 1972 Birthday - Ethan Brooks, NFL/WAFL tackle, Atlanta Falcons, Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday - Shigemasa Ito, WLAF offensive linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday - David Rhodes, WLAF wide receiver, Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday - Chris Shelling, WLAF cornerback, Rhein Fire 1972 Event - Passenger ship Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire 1971 Birthday - Steve Hardin, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Ind Colts, Rhein Fire 1971 Event - Worst hotel fire in history kills 163 at Taeyokale Hotel in Seoul 1971 Birthday - Tommie Boyd, NFL/WLAF receiver, Detroit Lions, Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Mike Groh, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Markus Finke, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1971 Event - Cease fire between India and Pakistan in Kashmir 1971 Birthday - John Anderson, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Bob Kronenberg, WLAF center for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Terry Dean, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Byron Chamberlain, NFL/WLAF tight end Denver Broncos, Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Terry Richardson, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Aubrey Beavers, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Miami Dolphins, Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - David Merritt, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Larry Kennedy, WLAF cornerback for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Anthony Fieldings, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Thomas Bailey, WLAF wide receiver for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Jose Munoz, WLAF offensive tackle for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Derrick Clark, NFL/WLAF fullback, Broncos, Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Bob Kronenberg, WLAF corner, Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Frank Habermann, WLAF defensive linebacker, Rhein Fire 1971 Event - Egypt refuses to renew the Suez cease fire 1971 Birthday - James Roberson, WLAF defensive end, Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Derek Allen, NFL/WLAF offensive linebacker, New York Giants, Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Kevin Knox, WLAF receiver for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday - Brad Parpan, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Dunstan Anderson, NFL defensive end, Dolphins, NO Saints, Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Mike Salmon, NFL/WLAF safety, Houston Oilers, Rhein Fire, San Francisco 49ers 1970 Birthday - Steve Hoyem, WLAF offensive tackle for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Donald Douglas, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Takahiro Ikenoue, WLAF LB for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Ricky Powers, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Jason Carthen, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1970 Event - Fire on Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, 144 die 1970 Birthday - Lance Teichelmann, WLAF defensive tackle for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Sylvester Stanley, WLAF defensive tackle for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Claus Biedermann, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Israel Stanley, NFL/WLAF defensive end, NO Saints, Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Matt Gay, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Matt Gay, WLAF safety for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Leo Araguz, NLF/WLAF punter, Oakland Raiders, Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - Takahiro Ikenoue, WLAF defensive linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday - James Wilson, WLAF defensive end for the Rhein Fire 1969 Birthday - Mike Alexander, WLAF corner for the Rhein Fire 1969 Event - San Francisco Fire Department replaces leather helmets with plastic ones 1969 Birthday - Sebastian Savage, WLAF cornerback for the Rhein Fire 1969 Birthday - Pete Shufelt, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1969 Event - Fire in Al-Aksa-mosque in Jerusalem 1969 Event - Cleveland's Cuyahgo River catches fire 1969 Birthday - Martin Driever, WLAF tight end for the Rhein Fire 1969 Birthday - Jay Hillmann, WLAF running back, Rhein Fire 1968 Event - Arab terrorists in Athens fire on El Al plane, kills 1 1968 Birthday - Peter Gross-Pass, WLAF defensive linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1968 Birthday - T J Rubley, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire 1968 Event - Mexico City police fire on protesting students, 300-500 killed 1968 Event - President De Gaulle proposes referendum and students set fire to Paris bourse 1968 Birthday - Andy Kelly, WLAF quarterback for the Rhein Fire 1968 Birthday - Roger Mar, born in Seattle, Washington rapid fire pistol 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday - Sean Foster, WLAF wide reciever for the Rhein Fire 1967 Birthday - Percy Snow, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1967 Event - Fire aboard carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin kills 134 1967 Birthday - Andreas Motzkus, WLAF receiver for the Rhein Fire 1967 Event - Doors' "Light My Fire" hits #1 1967 Birthday - Olaf Hampel, WLAF offensive linebacker, Frankfurt Galaxy, Rhein Fire 1967 Event - Fire at L'Innovation department store kills 322 (Brussels, Belgium) 1967 Event - Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee 1967 Death - Roger B Chaffee, astronaut, dies at 31 in Apollo I fire 1967 Death - Virgil I (Gus) Grissom, astronaut, dies at 40 in Apollo I fire 1966 Birthday - Tommie Stowers, WLAF tight end for the Rhein Fire 1966 Event - U.S. aircraft carrier Oriskany catches fire at Gulf on Tonken, 43 die 1966 Event - Buddhist sets self on fire at U.S. consulate in Hue South-Vietnam 1966 Event - Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene 1966 Birthday - Ricky Andrews, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1965 Event - Djakarta Moslems set fire to PKI-headquarter 1965 Event - Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die 1965 Event - Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad India kills 400 1965 Death - Linda Darnell, dies from burns received in a fire at 41 1965 Birthday - Diane Lane, New York City, actress, Streets of Fire, Lady Beware, Lonesome Dove 1964 Event - Yankees fire Manager Yogi Berra 1964 Event - San Francisco Fire Department Museum is dedicated 1964 Event - U.S. naval fire on Hon Ngu/Hon Mo, North Vietnam 1964 Event - Fire in Wegimond Belgium resort, kills 19 1964 Event - Iranian motor launch catches fire and sinks killing 113 (Persian Gulf) 1964 Birthday - Rob Lowe, born in Charlottesville, Virginia, actor, St. Elmo's Fire, Class 1963 Event - Fire on Greek ship Laconia, 128 die 1963 Event - Morocco and Algeria signs cease fire 1962 Birthday - Andrew McCarthy, New York City, actor, St. Elmo's Fire, Class 1962 Event - Black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia 1962 Event - Pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos 1962 Birthday - Rae Dawn Chong, born in Edmonton, Alberta, actress, Quest for Fire 1961 Event - Disgruntled employee set fire to a circus tent in Niteroi Brazil 1961 Event - Niteroi Circus of Rio de Janeiro catches fire; 323 die 1961 Birthday - D B Sweeney, actor, Cutting Edge, Fire in the Sky, Day in October 1960 Event - Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die) 1960 Event - Fire in movie theater kills 152 children (Amude Spain) 1960 Event - 1st submerged submarine, George Washington, to fire Polaris missile ( 1960 Event - Fire raging through a Guatemala City, Guatemala insane asylum kills 225, severly injuring 300 1960 Event - Scotch factory explodes burying 20 fire fighters (Glasgow Scotland) 1959 Birthday - Mare Winningham, born in Phoenix, Arizona, actress, St. Elmo's Fire, Turner and Hooch 1958 Event - Bogota warehouse fire kills 82 1958 Event - China resumes fire on Quemoi and Matsoe 1958 Birthday - Brett Butler, born in Montgomery, Alabama, comedienne, Grace-Grace Under Fire 1958 Event - Jerry Lee Lewis' "Great Balls of Fire" reaches #1 1957 Birthday - Cy Curnin, Londo, England, rock vocalist, Fixx-Sign of Fire 1957 Event - Turkish and Syrian border guards exchange fire 1957 Event - 1st submarine designed to fire guided missiles launched, Grayback 1957 Birthday - Brett Butler, comedian, Grace Under Fire 1957 Birthday - Walter Rohlfing, born in Dusseldorf, WLAF defensive line coach, Rhein Fire 1957 Event - Fire in Warreton Mo, kills 72 1956 Event - Fire and explosion kill 263 miners at Marcinelle, Belgium 1956 Birthday - Wes Chandler, Florida, WLAF wide receiver coach for the Rhein Fire 1956 Event - Egypt and Israel agree to a cease fire 1956 Birthday - Linda Grovenor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire 1956 Birthday - John McNally, Naha Okinawa, U.S. rapid fire pistol, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1955 Event - Fire in cinema to Sclessin Belgium, kills 39 1954 Birthday - Alice Krige, born in South Africa, actress, Chariots of Fire, Ladykiller 1954 Birthday - Jeff Apple, born in Miami, Florida, producer, In the Line of Fire 1954 Event - 4 Puerto Ricans open fire in U.S. House of Representatives injuring 5 representatives 1954 Event - Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire 1953 Birthday - Alan Moore, born in Northampton, England, author, wrote comic book series, 'Watchmen', 'From Hell' and 'V for Vendetta', wrote novel, 'Voice of Fire' 1953 Event - Ike promises to fire as Red any federal worker taking 5th amendment 1953 Birthday - Larry Dunn, Dunhill, U.S. keyboardist, Earth Wind and Fire 1952 Birthday - Alexander Leibkind, Germany, judo, 1976 Olympics, WLAF, General Manager for the Rhein Fire 1952 Birthday - Barrel Scherpenzeel, rocker, Earth and Fire 1952 Birthday - Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch rock keyboardist, Earth and Fire 1952 Event - St. Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby 1952 Birthday - Diane E[lizabeth] Duane, U.S., sci-fi author, Door into Fire 1952 Event - Fire in main building of French Port Martin Antarctic base 1951 Birthday - Richard Chaves, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actor, Cease Fire, Predator 1951 Birthday - Verdine White, U.S. bassist, Earth, Wind and Fire 1951 Birthday - Dean Unruh, born in Riverton, Wyoming, WLAF offensive line coach for the Rhein Fire 1951 Event - SF City Hall dome fire 1950 Birthday - Jon Polito, Philadelphia, actor, Fire With Fire, Homicide 1950 Event - After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau 1950 Birthday - Ronnie Laws, U.S. saxophonist/guitarist, Earth, Wind and Fire 1950 Event - Because of forest fire in Br Columbia, blue moon appears in England 1950 Death - Pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68 1950 Birthday - Jeremy Sinden, actor, Chariots of Fire, Ascendancy, Harem 1950 Birthday - Ron Perlman, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Quest for Fire, Beauty and the Beast 1949 Birthday - Manfred Burgsmuller, WLAF kicker for the Rhein Fire 1949 Birthday - Manfred Burgsmuller, WLAF kicker for the Rhein Fire 1949 Event - 128 die as fire guts Canadian passenger steamer Noronic in Toronto 1949 Event - Fire in Chiang-king, China, destroys 7,000 lives 1949 Event - Fire in riverfront area kills 1,700 (Chungking China) 1949 Birthday - Ian Charleson, Edinburgh Scotland, actor, Gandhi, Chariots of Fire 1949 Event - Republic Indonesia proclaims cease fire 1949 Birthday - Lyle Alzado, NFLer, Los Angeles Raiders and actor, Oceans of Fire, Hangfire 1948 Birthday - Jessica Cleaves, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, member, Friends of Distinction, performed with Earth, Wind & Fire 1948 Birthday - Robert Ginty, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Paper Chase, White Fire 1948 Event - Israel and Arabs agree to a cease fire 1948 Birthday - Dave Thomas, St. Catherines Ontario, comedian, SCTV, Grace Under Fire 1948 Event - Netherlands and Indonesia agree to a cease fire 1947 Birthday - Ben Cross, England, actor, Chariots of Fire, Far Pavillions 1947 Birthday - Jerney Kaagman, Dutch singer, Earth and Fire 1947 Event - Explosions and fire on French ship Grandcamp 1947 Event - Massive explosion and fire kills 522 in Texas City, Texas 1946 Event - Fire at Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, kills 119 1946 Birthday - Bert Bouquet, bassist, Earth and Fire, Focus 1946 Event - French Navy fire in Haiphong Vietnam, kills 6,000 1946 Event - Netherlands and Indonesia sign cease fire 1946 Event - Netherland and Indonesia sign cease fire 1946 Birthday - Peter Egan, actor, Bean, Chariots of Fire 1946 Event - 10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas 1946 Event - 19 guests at Canfield Hotel die in fire, Dubuque, Iowa 1946 Event - Fire at LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge kills 61 (Chicago, Illinois) 1946 Birthday - Robbie Kreiger, born in Los Angeles, California, guitarist, Doors-Come on Baby Light My Fire 1945 Birthday - John Densmore, Louisiana, drummer, Doors-C'mon Light My Fire 1945 Birthday - Leigh Lawson, born in Atherston, England, actress, Fire and Sword, Charlie Boy 1945 Birthday - Terry Anderson, born in Sydney, Australia, U.S. rapid fire pistol, Olympic-80, 96 1945 Event - U.S. drops fire bombs on Tokyo 1945 Event - SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22 1945 Event - Tokyo in fire after night time B-29 bombing 1945 Event - 334 U.S. B-29 Superfortresses attack Tokyo with 120,000 fire bomb 1944 Event - Finland and Russia agree to cease fire 1944 Event - King Michael of Romania ordered his forces to cease fire against Allies and dismissed the pro-Axis premier, Marshal Ion Antonescu 1944 Event - Smokey Bear debuts as spokeman for fire prevention 1944 Event - 300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions 1944 Event - World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum and Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn) 1944 Event - 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford, Connecticut 1944 Event - 1,100 U.S. guns fire 4th of July salute at German lines in Normandy 1943 Event - Fire in decrepit old Gulf Hotel kills 45 (Houston Texas) 1943 Event - General Castellano signs cease fire treaty in Sicily 1943 Event - Nazi occupiers attack city Orel, leave it in fire 1943 Event - U.S. 82nd Airborne division shot at, by "friendly fire" in Sicily 1943 Birthday - Vangelis, Papathanasiou, composer/keyboardist, Chariots of Fire 1943 Event - Van der Veen Resistance starts fire in Amsterdam employment bureau 1942 Event - 500 die in a fire that destroyed Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston 1942 Event - Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire kills 602 (Boston Mass) 1942 Birthday - Fred Thompson, senator, R-Tennessee, actor, 'In the Line of Fire' 1942 Event - A Schoenberg and Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in New York City 1941 Birthday - Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, nicknamed Reese, rocker, singer, songwriter, record producer, founded band Earth, Wind and Fire 1941 Event - Cease fire of Joan of Arc, ends combat in Lebanon and Syria 1940 Birthday - Frances FitzGerald, New York City, journalist/author, Fire in the Lake 1940 Birthday - Galen Hall, WLAF Head Coach, Orlando Thunder, Rhein Fire 1940 Event - Finland-Russian cease fire signed, Finland gives up Karelische 1939 Event - Oil refinery fire kills 500 and destroys Lagunillas, Venezuela 1939 Event - German Luftwaffe strikes Warsaw with (fire)bombs 1939 Event - English Spook house Borley Rectory destroyed in a fire 1938 Event - Margaret Hamilton's costume catches fire in filming of "Wizard of Oz" 1938 Event - Utrecht Central Station destroyed by fire 1938 Event - 1st telecast of an unscheduled event (fire), W2XBT, New York 1938 Event - 38 die in Terminal Hotel fire in Atlanta, Georgia 1937 Event - Forest fire kills 14 and injures 50 in Cody Wyoming 1937 Event - Franco-artillery fire on Madrid 1936 Event - London's Crystal Palace (built 1851), destroyed by fire 1936 Event - 7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel 1936 Birthday - Brian Fuller, commandant, Fire Service College, England 1935 Death - Andy Adams, U.S. writer (Cattle fire), dies at 76 1935 Birthday - Szilard Kun, born in Hungary, rapid fire pistol, 1952 Olympics silver 1935 Birthday - Ray Manzarek, keyboardist, Doors-Light My Fire, Unknown Soldier 1934 Event - Luxury passenger ship Morro Castle for New Jersey catches fire, 133 die 1934 Event - Fire destroys Hakodate Japan (kills 1,500, injures 1,000) 1934 Event - Fire destroys Hakodate Japan, killing about 1,500 1934 Event - Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also) 1933 Event - Bolivia and Paraguay sign weapon cease fire 1933 Event - 2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire 1933 Event - Nazis set fire to German parliament building, Reichstag, blame it on Communists 1931 Birthday - Carlos Castaneda, U.S., writer/mystic, Eagle's Gift, Fire From Within 1931 Event - Crystal Palace in Hyde Park London destroyed by fire 1931 Birthday - Alex Cord, New York City, actor, Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum 1931 Event - Gas explosion Fire in Fushun-coal mine, Manchuria kills 3,000 1931 Birthday - Gene Hackman, born in California, actor, Bonnie and Clyde, Under Fire, Superman 1930 Birthday - Cherry Barbara Grimm, Lockett, New Zealand, sci-fi author, Nearest Fire 1930 Event - Fire at Ohio State Penitentiary kills 322 1930 Event - Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" 1929 Event - Fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio) 1929 Event - Palace for People's industry in Amsterdam devastated by fire 1928 Birthday - Elie Wiesel, Romania, author, Souls on Fire, Nazi hunter, Nobel 1986 1927 Event - Fire in Laurier Palace cinema in Montreal, 78 children died 1926 Event - Fire breaks out in Fenway Park 1926 Event - Forest fire burns 900 acres and kills 2 in San Luis Obispo, California 1924 Event - School in Babb's Switch, Oklahoma catches fire, 36 die 1923 Event - Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC) 1923 Event - French soldiers fire on workers at Krupp factory in Essen; 13 die 1922 Event - Turkey and Greece sign cease fire 1921 Birthday - Neville Brand, Kewanee, Illinois, actor, DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk 1920 Birthday - Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Massachusetts, singer, Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire 1919 Event - British troops fire on Amritsar India demonstrators; killing 350 1918 Event - Cloquet Minnesota and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die 1918 Event - Forest fire in Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin kills about 800 1918 Event - Electrical fire kills 38 mental patients at Oklahoma State Hospital 1917 Event - Train near Chirurcha Romania catches fire and explodes; 100s die 1916 Event - Disastrous fire in Ellendale, North Dakota 1916 Event - Irish nationalists set post office on fire in Dublin 1915 Event - British fleet fire on Dardanellen coast 1914 Event - German fleet under Admiral Souchon fire on Algerian coast 1913 Event - Explosion and fire in Universal Coal Mine, South Wales 1913 Event - British passenger ship Volturno catches fire in Atlantic (136 kill) 1912 Event - Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick 1911 Event - Fire breaks out at Empire Theater in Edinburgh Scotland 1911 Event - Triangle Shirtwaist Factory catches fire 145 die, all but 13 girls 1911 Event - Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul Turkey 1910 Event - Great Idaho Fire destroys 3 million acres of timber 1910 Birthday - Ulrich Becher, born in Germany, writer, author, playwright, studied law in Berlin, novella series condemned by Nazi party, burned in book-burning fire, received Lifetime Achievement Award from Swiss Schiller Foundation 1909 Event - 259 miners die in a fire at St. Paul Mine at Cherry Ill 1908 Event - Fire makes 17,000 homeless in Chelsea Massachusetts 1908 Event - Collingwood Ohio primary school catches fire; 180 die 1907 Event - Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire 1906 Event - 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000 1906 Event - San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 and destroys 75% of city 1905 Event - 1st forest fire lookout tower placed in operation, Greenville, Maine 1904 Birthday - Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St. Petersburg Russia, composer, In the Fire, 1904 Birthday - Dmitri B Kabalevsky, St. Petersburg Russia, composer, In the Fire, 1904 Event - Much of Toronto destroyed by fire 1904 Event - Baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks) 1903 Event - Fire at Chicago's Iriquois Theater kills 602 1903 Event - Electric lamp sets fire to Iroquois theater in Chicago; 602 die 1901 Event - Fire destroyed 1,700 buildings in Jacksonville, Florida 1900 Event - Fire in Cincinnati nearly destroys Reds' grandstand 1899 Event - Windsor luxury hotel in New York City catches fire, 92 die 1898 Death - Hubert Howard, British journalist (Times), dies through friendly fire 1897 Event - Fire in Paris bazaar at Rue Jean Goujon kills 200 1896 Event - Grease fire ignites ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek Colorado 1896 Event - Fight in Central Dance Hall starts fire (Cripple Creek Colorado) 1894 Event - Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium and 170 other buildings 1894 Event - Fire in Boston bleachers spreads to 170 adjoining buildings 1894 Event - Great fire in Shanghai; over 1,000 buildings destroyed 1894 Event - Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire 1892 Event - New York City Metropolitan Opera House catches fire 1892 Event - Striking steel workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania fire on scabs, killing 7 1890 Event - D. McCree patents portable fire escape 1890 Event - Amsterdam Theater destroyed by fire 1889 Event - Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks 1889 Death - Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85 1887 Event - British SS Wah Yeung catches fire on Canton River off Hong Kong 1887 Event - Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200 1887 Event - Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die 1886 Event - Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Vancouver 1883 Event - Fire at un-insured New Hall Hotel in Milwaukee Wisconsin, kills 71 1883 Event - Fire in circus Ferroni in Berditschoft Poland kills 430 1883 Event - Fire at uninsured Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin kills 71. General Tom Thumb of P T Barnum fame, escapes unhurt 1882 Event - British HMS Flirt fire at and destroy Abari village in Niger 1881 Event - Vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, kills between 640-850 1881 Event - Gas lamp sets fire to Nice France opera house; 70 die 1876 Event - Fire at Brooklyn Theater kills 295, trampled or burned to death 1874 Event - Emigrant ship Cospatrick catches fire and sinks off Auckland, New Zealand 1874 Event - Barracks on Alcatraz Island destroyed in fire 1872 Event - Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston 1872 Event - Thomas J. Martin patents fire extinguisher 1871 Event - Great Chicago Fire is finally extinguished after 3 days, 300 killed 1871 Event - Great Fire kills 200, destroys over 4miles (10 km) of Chicago buildings, and original Emancipation Proclamation 1871 Event - 16-hour fire injures 30 of Chicago's 185 firefighters 1870 Event - Constantinople in fire; 900 die 1869 Event - Mine fire kills 179 at Avondale Pennsylvania 1866 Event - Paid fire department replaces volunteer companies 1866 Event - Great fire in Quebec destroys 2,500 houses 1866 Event - Firecracker thrown in wood starts fire destroying of Portland, Me 1865 Event - Fire alarm and police telegraph system put into operation in San Francisco 1865 Event - SS General Lyon at Cape Hatteras catches fire and sinks, killing 400 1864 Event - Fire Department celebrates 1st annual ball 1864 Event - Confederate troops attack Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in fire 1864 Death - Micah Jenkins, Confederate Brigadier-General (friendly fire), dies at 28 1864 Event - Fire in Rotterdam Netherlands damages Museum Boymans 1863 Event - Jesuit church in Chile catches fire, 2,500 die in panic 1863 Event - 1st U.S. fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia 1863 Event - Fire extinguisher patented by Alanson Crane 1862 Event - Much of Enschede Netherlands destroyed by fire 1861 Birthday - Pedro De Cordoba, New York City, actor, Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur 1861 Event - Warsaw Massacre: Russians fire on crowd demonstrating against Russia 1858 Event - Hamburg-US ship Austria catches fire and sinks, 471 die 1858 Event - Great fire in London harbor 1857 Event - William Francis Channing and Moses G Farmer patents electric fire alarm 1856 Event - Covent Garden Opera House destroyed in a fire 1853 Event - Cincinnati became 1st U.S. city to pay fire fighters a regular salary 1853 Event - 1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in U.S. enters service 1852 Event - Fire destroys 1,100 construction sites in Montreal Canada and no one die 1851 Event - Fire devastates Library of Congress in Wash, destroys 35,000 volumes 1851 Event - U.S. Library of Congress catches fire; 35,000 books burn 1851 Event - Fire destroys part of San Francisco 1851 Event - 1st major San Francisco fire 1851 Event - Most of San Francisco destroyed by fire; 30 die 1850 Event - Rangoon Burma, destroyed by fire 1850 Event - Hawaiian Fire Department established 1850 Event - 1st Hawaiian fire engine 1850 Event - Great fire in San Francisco 1850 Event - Airship Elizabeth leaves in storm for Fire Island, crashes (42 die) 1850 Event - Fire destroys part of San Francisco 1849 Event - Fire destroy Centrum in St. Louis Missouri 1848 Event - Austria and Sardinia sign cease fire 1845 Event - Fire in New York City destroys 1,000 homes and kills many 1845 Event - Fire in Quebec Canada, 1,500 houses destroyed 1845 Event - Fire kills 1,600 in popular theater in Canton, China 1845 Event - More than 1,000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh Pa 1844 Event - Fire destroys U.S. mint at Charlotte, North Carolina 1842 Event - Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die 1842 Event - City-wide fire burns for over 100 hours (Hamburg Germany) 1841 Event - Erie boat in Buffalo New York catches fire; 242 die 1841 Event - 1st U.S. steam fire engine tested, New York City 1839 Event - Great fire in NY 1838 Event - Fire destroys half of Charleston 1836 Event - Lehman-theater in St. Petersburg catches fire; 100s die 1835 Event - Fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York City 1835 Event - 1st U.S. mutual fire insurance company issues 1st policy (RI) 1834 Event - London parliament catches fire; historic documents burn 1832 Event - Rebellious slaves set fire to Paramaribo Suriname 1830 Event - Great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves 1824 Event - Fire at Cairo ammunitions dump kills 4,000 horses 1821 Event - James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose 1821 Event - Paramaribo Suriname catches fire, 4 die 1816 Event - Teatro San Carlo in Naples destroyed by fire 1812 Event - Fire in Moscow destroys 90% of houses and 1,000 churchs 1812 Event - Fire of Moscow 1812 Event - Napoleon occupies Moscow and fires start (fire extinguished on the 19th) 1810 Event - 1st U.S. fire insurance joint-stock company organized, Philadelphia 1808 Event - Covent Garden Theatre Royal destroyed by fire 1803 Event - Great fire in Bombay, India 1800 Event - English warship Queen Charlotte catches fire; 700 die 1798 Event - Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews 1798 Event - Federal St. Theater, Boston, becomes 1st in U.S. destroyed by fire 1797 Event - France and Austria signs cease fire 1796 Event - Cease fire of Cherasco 1795 Event - Fire destroy 1/3 of Copenhagen; 18,000 injured 1788 Event - Fire destroyed 856 buildings in New Orleans Louisiana 1775 Event - Minutemen Captain John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon 1772 Birthday - William Congreve, English officer, design fire rocket 1772 Event - Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed 1768 Event - 1st American chartered fire insurance company opens (Penn) 1766 Event - 1st fire escape patented, wicker basket on a pulley and chain 1764 Event - Winthrop Telescope, is destroyed in a Harvard fire 1760 Event - Great Fire of Boston destroys 349 buildings 1752 Event - 3rd great fire in Moscow in 2 weeks; 1/3 of city destroyed 1752 Event - Moscow houses and churchs destroyed by fire 1752 Event - 1st U.S. fire insurance policy issued (Philadelphia) 1751 Event - Fire in Stockholm destroys 1,000 houses 1738 Birthday - Charles Lord Cornwallis, soldier/statesman "fire when ready Gridley" 1722 Event - French C. Hopffer patents fire extinguisher 1690 Event - French and Indian troops set Schenectady settlement New York on fire 1684 Event - Spain and Germany sign cease fire with France 1677 Event - John and Nicolaas van der Heyden patents fire extinguisher 1676 Event - Rebels under Nathaniel Bacon set Jamestown Virginia on fire 1672 Event - Joan Blaeus publishers destroyed by fire in Amsterdam 1668 Event - Fire in Wiener Hofburg in Vienna, emperor Leopold I rescued 1666 Event - St. Paul's in London destroyed by fire 1666 Event - Great Fire in London ends, kills 8 1666 Event - Great Fire in London ends, kills 8 1666 Event - Fire in London destroys 13,000 houses and kills 8 1666 Event - Great London Fire begins in Pudding Lane. 80% of London is destroyed 1654 Event - Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp, Netherlands, 1 dies 1652 Event - Fire on Dutch Dam, Amsterdam's city hall burns 1646 Event - Spain and Netherlands signs temporary cease fire 1637 Birthday - John van der Heyden, Dutch painter and inventor, fire extinguisher 1623 Event - Fire at Plymouth, Massachusetts destroys several buildings 1608 Event - Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia 1573 Event - Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem 1568 Event - Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire 1554 Event - Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands 1548 Event - Great fire in Brielle 1547 Event - Great fire in Moscow 1537 Event - Resistant of Bomy: French/Dutch cease fire 1441 Event - Holland and Hanzesteden sign cease fire treaty 1428 Event - Jacoba of Bavaria signs cease fire with Philip the Good 1393 Event - Fire during Royal Ball at Paris, 4 die (Ball of the Ardents) 1391 Event - Castilian sailors fire attack Jewish ghetto of Barcelona, 100's killed 1391 Event - Mob led by Ferrand Martinez surounds and sets fire to Jewish quarter of Seville Spain, surviving Jews sold into slavery 1349 Event - Jews of Cologne Germany set themselves on fire to avoid baptism 1345 Event - Holy spirit glides above fire: "the miracle of Amsterdam" (legend) 1285 Event - 180 Jews refuse baptism in Munich Germany, they are set on fire 1192 Event - Sultan Saladin and king Richard the lion hearted sign cease fire 1099 Event - Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria 64 Event - Circus Maximus in Rome catches fire 64 Event - Great Fire of Rome begins (Nero didn't fiddle) |
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