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2008 8.0 Earthquake in southwest China kills more than 69,000
2007 Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century, died of intestinal cancer 2006 Eileen Caddy, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries, dies at age 89 in Findhorn, Scotland 2006 Java, Indonesia suffers a 6.3 magnitue earthquake, killing more than 6,000 2004 Tropical Storm Jeanne kills more than 550 during flooding in Haiti 2003 Earthquake kills more than 30,000 in Bam, Iran 1998 India resumes underground nuclear tests after more than a 20 year gap 1998 Author Tom Clancy confirms he signed agreement to purchase Minnesota Vikings for slightly more than $200 million, an NFL franchise record 1997 More Swedes died than were born in 1997, 1st time since 1809 1996 Ivan V. Lalic, poet, awarded most prestigious literary prizes in Yugoslavia, poems are translated into more than twenty languages, dies at 65 1995 New York City bans smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more 1995 Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years 1994 Frederik "Frits" van der More, archaeologist/art historian, dies at 87 1994 "Little More Magic" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 30 performances 1994 "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 30 performances 1993 Tony Gwynn gets 6 hits, 4th time in 1993 a Padre gets 5 or more hits 1990 FCC implements "SYNDEX" giving independent stations more rights over cable TV outlets for exclusive syndicated programs 1989 NASA confirmed Voyager 2's discovery of 3 more moons of Neptune designated temporarily 1989 N2, 1989 N3 and 1989 N24 1989 Only 17 hole-in-ones recorded since U.S. open began, today 4 more are made all on 6th hole (Weaver, Wiebe, Pate and Price) 1988 Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades 1988 NBC signs lease to stay in New York City, 33 more years 1988 Jeff Reardon becomes 1st to record 40 or more saves in both AL and NL 1988 Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than 3 tons of cocaine into US 1988 Kiran More stumps five WI batsman at Madras, world Test record 1987 New York Giant Raul Allegre kicks 2, 50 or more yard field goals in a game 1987 Dow Jones for 1st time falls more than 100 pts (108.35) 1987 Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on "Nightline" 1986 Discovery moves to OPF where more than 200 modification are made 1986 Paul Tournier, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings, dies from carcinoma, Troinex, Switzerland 1986 New York Met Dwight Gooden is 1st to strike out 200 or more in 1st 3 seasons 1985 Tornados in Penn, Ohio, New York and Canada kill 88 and injured more than 1,000 1984 Paul McCartney release "No More Lonely Nights" 1982 U.S. budget deficit reaches more than $110 trillion for fiscal year 1982 1982 Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seats 1982 Kenneth More, British actor (Genevieve), dies of Parkinson disease at 67 1982 Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men 1982 Earl Anthony becomes 1st pro bowler to win more than $1 million 1981 Britney Spears, born in McComb, Mississippi, singer, songwriter, dancer, entertainer, number one Billboard Hot 100 hit 'Baby One More Time' 1981 Largest U.S. bank robbery in Tucson, Arizona, more than $33 million stolen 1981 Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey 1978 Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 1978 RR clerks go on strike, halting more than 2/3s of rail service 1978 Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more 1977 Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer, Reggie hits 2 more 1977 "Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Fat Woman)" by Joe Tex hits #12 1976 Lotte (Krause-)Lehmann, German soprano (More than singing), dies at 88 1976 Percy Julian, holder of more than 138 chemical patents, dies at 78 1973 Insurance industry announces auto racers get into more highway accidents 1967 Erik van der More, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1967 Vijay Yadav, cricketer, Indian wicket-keeper between More and Mongia 1966 Nan Woods, actress, 1 More Saturday Night 1966 John Lennon, says "We (the Beatles) are more popular than Jesus" 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson sends 50,000 more soldiers to Vietnam 1964 "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 15 performances 1964 "Something More!" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 15 performances 1964 Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1963 Billy Gould, born in Los Angeles, California, rock bassist, Faith No More 1962 Mike "Puffy" Bordin, SF, rock drummer, Faith No More 1962 Nixon tells press he won't be available to kick around any more 1962 U.S. mail truck in Plymouth, Mass robbed of more than $1.5 million 1962 3 more Cleveland home run set AL record for most home runs (26) over 8 games 1962 West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 54 weeks which is more than 20 weeks longer than any other album 1961 Marshall Plan expires after distributing more than $12 billion 1961 Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more home runs twice in a season 1961 Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba 1961 British minister Enoch Powell makes medical insurance more expensive 1958 Leo Kenter, Dutch drummer, Trockener Kecks-More! More! More! 1958 Carmel, McCourt, England, rocker, Storm, More More More 1958 Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times 1955 West German unions protest for 40-hour work week and more wages 1953 French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy 1947 Koos Alberts, Krommenhoek, Dutch vocalist, Many More Years to Come 1945 Noel Coward's revue "Sigh no More," premieres in London 1944 Personnel and executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food 1944 Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans 1944 In occupied Rome, Nazis execute more than 300 civilians 1943 Shoe rationing begins in U.S. (may purchase up to 3 more pairs in 1942) 1941 Barbet Schroeder, director, Barfly, Single White Female, More 1939 Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1937 Paul Elmer More, American Critic 1935 H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses and sinks 371 more 1931 Hikaru Hayashi, born in Tokyo, Japan, composer, conductor, pianist, wrote more than 30 operas, over 100 film scores, authored more than 20 books 1931 Ivan V. Lalic, born in Belgrade, Serbia, poet, awarded most prestigious literary prizes in Yugoslavia, poems are translated into more than twenty languages 1930 Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee General Manager Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" 1929 1st time New York curb stock exchange transacts more business than New York Exch 1927 Raaj Kumar, born in Balochistan, Pakistan, film star, actor in Bollywood movies, famous for film 'Mother India', starred in more than 70 Bollywood films, had an iconic, gravelly voice 1927 Mstislav Rostropovich, born in Russia, Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich, nickname "Slava", cellist, conductor, commissioned new works, enlarged cello repertoire more than any cellist, considered greatest cellist of 20th century 1925 U.S. Congress makes Surpreme Court appeal more difficult 1925 Lee Van Cleef, New Jersey, actor, For a Few Dollars More, Escape from New York 1923 Hitler demands "hatred and more hatred" in Berlin 1922 Stan Lee, writer, editor and co-creator of Spider-Man, Incredible Hulk, Fantastic Four and many more comic characters 1922 Kai Winding, born in Aarhus, Denmark, jazz composer, trombonist, worked with J.J. Johnson, Benny Goodman, Paul Chambers, recorded "More" from "Mondo Cane" movie with Verve records 1918 7 U.S. soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans and captures 132 more 1918 Joe Carveth, NHL forward, scored 20 or more goals in 3 seasons 1917 Eileen Caddy, born in Alexandria, Egypt, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries 1916 Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, winner of more than 141 U.S. tennis titles 1914 Kenneth More, born in England, actor, 39 Steps, Doctor in the House 1912 Edgar Evans, born in Cardiganshire, Wales, tenor, singer, founder of Covent Garden Opera Company, performed more than 45 roles 1904 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes 1904 Leslie French, actor/singer, More than a Miracle 1900 Bruno Apitz, born in Leipzip, Germany, writer, published poems in Communist newspapers, novel 'Nackt unter Wolfen', Naked Among the Wolves, translated into more than thirty languages 1898 Paul Tournier, born in Geneva, Switzerland, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings 1896 Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith 1888 Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes 1888 "Jack the Ripper" butchers 2 more women, Liz Stride and Kate Eddowes 1888 Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose 1880 Helen Keller, blind-deaf author/lecturer had more sense than many 1864 Paul Elmer More, American Critic 1863 U.S. General George Meade replaces General Hooker to be more aggressive 1862 Confederate forces defeated at More's Hill, Mo 1852 Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day 1845 More than 1,000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh Pa 1833 Hannah More, English Writer 1828 More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, Gibraltar 1815 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Johnstown, New York, suffragist, 80 Years and More 1791 Samuel Mulliken, Philadelphia, is 1st to obtain more than 1 U.S. patent 1755 Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000 1745 Hannah More, English Writer 1570 Peace of Saint-Germain-and-Laye, more freedom for huguenots 1535 Thomas More, philosopher (Utopia), executed for treason at 57 1535 Sir Thomas More goes on trial in England charged with treason 1532 Sir Thomas More resigns as English Lord Chancellor 1529 Thomas More appointed English Lord Chancellor 1478 Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint, Utopia 1242 Battle on the More of Pskov Estonia |
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