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2009 Concern about spreading influenza from Mexico and the United States to other countries is expressed by the WHO
2008 Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages are rescued from FARC by Colombia 2001 The heir to the Nepalese throne killed his parents and eight other family members before shooting himself, after an argument over his choice of a bride 1999 "Glen Seaborg, Ph.D", chemist, won a Nobel for discovering plutonium and other elements, dies at 86 1993 Cy Howard, director (Lovers and Other Strangers), dies at 77 1992 President candidate Bill Clinton (D) and Genifer Flowers accuse each other of lying over her assertion they had a 12-year affair 1991 Thomas Tryon, actor (Cardinal)/writer (Other), dies at 65 1991 Bob Milacki and 3 other Baltimore Oriole pitchers no-hit A's 2-0 1990 Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits 1990 Iraqi troops surround U.S. and other embassies in Kuwait City 1990 South Africa's President FW de Klerk promises to free Nelson Mandela and legalizes ANC and 60 other political orgs 1989 South Africa President FW de Klerk frees Sisulu and 4 other political prisoners 1989 Steve Garvey marries Candace Thomas while at same time being accused of fathering children by 2 other women 1988 Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays and other expressive activities 1981 Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey 1980 Joseph Doherty and 3 other IRA men arrested for murder 1978 U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries 1978 Billy Martin resigns as Yankee manager after "one is a born liar the other a convicted one" comment about Steinbrenner and Jackson 1976 Seattle and Toronto picks 30 unprotected players on other AL rosters Ruppert Jones (Seattle) and Bob Bailor (Toronto) are picked 1st 1974 Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series 1974 6th time Phils get just 1 assist in game; no other team did it twice 1973 "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV 1973 Brothers Jim and Gaylord Perry face each other for only time, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, as Gaylord loses 1972 U.S., U.S.S.R. and 70 other nations agree to ban biological weapons 1970 Robert Morley's "How the Other Half Loves," premieres in London 1969 Laura Leighton, actress, Sydney-Melrose Place, Other Woman 1968 1st time, 2 soon-to-be-named MVPs oppose each other Cards Bob Gibson beat Tigers Denny McLain 4-0 1966 Joean Baez and 123 other ani-draft protestors arrested in Oakland 1965 Ranger 8 makes hard landing on the Moon, returns photos, other data 1964 Star of India and other jewels are stolen in New York 1963 Andy Cousin, rocker, All About Eve-All About Scarlet and Other Stories 1963 Jet Li, born in Beijing, China, Li Lianjie, Chinese martial artist, actor, international film star, appeared in Lethal Weapon 4, with Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, Wushu champion, studied Changquan, among other arts 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 India seizes Goa and 2 other Portuguese colonies 1960 CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr. Malone and 2nd Mrs. Burton) and cancels 4 other series 1960 "Laughs and Other Events" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 8 performances 1960 "Laughs and Other Events" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 8 performances 1960 Alan Freed and eight other DJ accused of taking radio payola 1960 Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88 1959 Gwili Andre, actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies 1958 Robert H W Welch, Jr. and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis to form anti-Communist John Birch Society 1956 AL President Will Harridge bars Washington Senators move to West Coast, unless unanimously approved by the other AL owners 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team 1951 Alfred Krupp and 28 other German war criminals freed 1950 Miou-Miou, Paris, France, actress, Dog Day, My Other Husband 1949 Anita Louis, U.S. singer, Soul Children, I'll Be the Other Woman 1949 Dorus Vrede, Surinam poet, Otobanda; the Other Bank 1947 Marilyn Hassett, LA Ca, actress, Bell Jar, Other Side of Mt 1944 Jonathan King, born in London, England, Kenneth George King, singer, songwriter, pop music producer, wrote song 'Everyone's Gone to the Moon', successful writer, producer for other musical artists 1944 Peter Eotvos, born in Odorheiu Secuiesc, Hungary, now Romania, composer, conductor, works include 'Love and Other Demons' 1942 Anne Frank, 13, goes into hiding with her family and 4 other Jews 1942 James H. Doolittle bombs Tokyo and other Japanese cities 1942 U.S. and 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis 1939 Robert Nye, writer, Facts of Life and other fiction, 3 Views of Man 1936 H. R. Ekins of "NY World-Telegram" beats 2 other reporters in a race around the world on commercial flights, by 18 days 1934 Alan Bennett, England, playwright/actor, Secret Policeman's Other Ball 1933 Richard Castellano, Bronx, actor, Godfather, Lovers and Other Stranger 1932 Graham Arnold, born in England, artist, founder of Brotherhood of Ruralists, other members include Jann Haworth, Sir Peter Blake, worked with oil and mixed media, realistic and surrealistic elements 1928 Cynthia Ozick, U.S., author, Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories 1927 Oskar Pastior, born in Sibiu, Romania, poet, writer, translator, studied German at University of Bucharest, translated Romanian literature into German, among other works by Tudor Arghezi, Tristan Tzara, Gellu Naum, Urmuz 1927 Lucio Fulci, born in Rome, Italy, director, screenwriter, actor, known for directing gore films, Zombi 2 and The Beyond, other genres, including giallo, western, comedy 1924 Edwin Hubble announces existence of other galactic systems 1923 New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium 1923 Flyweights Gene LaRue and Kid Pancho KO each other simultaneously 1920 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln 1918 Cloquet Minnesota and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die 1915 Elisabeth Eybers, South Afr/Dutch poet, That Woman and Other Verses 1912 Different nationalities battle with each other in Macedonia 1909 Robin Orr, born in Brechin, Scotland, musician, composer, professor of music, composed three operas, Full Circle, Hermiston, On the Razzle, among other symphonies, church music, chamber works 1906 T. Roosevelt is 1st President to visit other countries (P Rico and Panama) 1905 Erika Mann, German/US author, Other Germany, daughter of Thomas Mann 1904 George Bernard Shaws "John Bull's Other Island," premieres in London 1903 Countee Cullen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, poet, Black Christ and Other Poems 1902 Swami Vivekananda, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893, dies at age 39, suffered form Asthma, diabetes, and other physical ailments 1902 2 deaf-mutes face each other for 1st time as Dummy Hoy leads off for the Reds against Dummy Taylor of the Giants, Reds win 5-3 1902 Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays', dies 1901 1st AL game, Chicago beats Cleveland Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out 1899 Allen Tate, U.S., poet, Mr Pope and Other Poems 1898 Louise Beavers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other 1894 Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium and 170 other buildings 1887 Robinson Jeffers, U.S., poet/playwright, Tamar and Other Poems, Medea 1880 Ole Bull, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater, dies of cancer, at home on Lysoen island, extensive funeral procession had 15 steamers, other vessels, transporting his body 1878 Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer, Black Dogs and Other Stories 1871 Alma Kruger, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Made For Each Other 1867 Lionel Pigot Johnson, born in England, poet and critic, Ireland and Other Poems 1865 Mary Surratt, and 3 other Lincoln conspirators, hanged 1862 John Jay Chapman, U.S. advocate/poet/writer, Learning and Other Essays 1861 Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and 4 other southern senators resign 1852 Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays' 1814 Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov, Russian poet and writer, Demon and other poems 1794 Robespierre, and 22 other terrorists executed to thunderous cheers 1794 Congress bans U.S. vessels from supplying slaves to other countries 1733 England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions 1659 English Rump-government fires John Lambert and other generals 1582 Gregorian calendar introduced in Italy, other Catholic countries 1531 Kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other 921 Treaty of Bonn: East France and West France recognize each other |
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