2012 Event In east London, archeologists find remains of the Curtain Theatre, which opened in 1577 and was where some of Shakespeare's plays were performed 1997 Event Gordie Howie, 69, plays in 7th decade, with IHL'S Detroit Vipers 1995 Event Cards shortstop Ozzie Smith sets record of 1,554 double plays 1995 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games 1994 Event Don Mattingly plays 1st base 1,469 game for Yankees (2nd most) 1992 Event Deion Sanders, plays for Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Braves (Baseball) 1992 Event U.S. Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibtion game, beat Venez 20-0 1991 Event Cal Ripken plays in his 1,500th consecutive game 1990 Event Minn Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0 1990 Event Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list 1989 Event U.S. plays El Salvador, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Event Houston's Terry Puhl plays in his 1,403rd game, most by a Canadian 1989 Event Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker 1988 Event Robert Englund, actor who plays Freddie Kruger weds Nancy Booth 1988 Event Cal Ripken, Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game 1988 Event Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays and other expressive activities 1987 Event New York Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game 1984 Event Steffi Graf plays her 1st pro tennis match 1984 Event Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski 1982 Event Steve Garvey plays in his 1,000th consecutive game and goes 0-for-4 1982 Event WABC New York City plays its last record, John Lennon's Imagine 1981 Birthday Robert Earnshaw, born in Mufulira, Zambia, Welsh international soccer player, striker, plays for Nottingham Forest 1981 Birthday Jonny Lang, born in Fargo, North Dakota, born Jon Gordon Langseth, Jr., singer, songwriter, guitarist, rock, gospel, blues musician, plays Benedict guitars, Fender Telecaster Thinline, voice sounds like veteran blues singer, toured with Sting, performed for President Bill Clinton 1980 Event Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 minutes and a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in NHL 1979 Event Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game 1979 Birthday Michael Owen, born in Chester, England, professional soccer player, striker, plays for Manchester United 1978 Event Graig Nettles at 3rd makes many spectactular plays in WS game 3 as Guidry beats Dodgers, after trailing 2 games to 0 Yankees win next 4 1977 Event Angels acquire Dave Kingman from Padres for cash 9 days later Yankees buy Kingman (started with Mets) who plays in all 4 divisions in 1977 1977 Event Czechoslovakian chess master Vlastimil Hort plays 201 games simultaneously and only loses 10 1976 Event WS shortstop Toby Harrah plays DH without touching a batted ball 1975 Event New York Met Felix Milan hits 4 singles; erased by Joe Torres 4 double plays 1974 Event World Football League plays 1st games 1973 Event Teri Garr plays role of a stripper on "The Nurse" 1973 Event Gene Krupa, drummer, plays for final time with Benny Goodman Quartet 1973 Event KISS plays their 1st show (Coventry Club in Queens New York) 1972 Event Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game 1971 Birthday Midori, born in Osaka, Japan, violinist, prodigy, studied at Julliard, plays the 1734 Buarnerius del Gesu violin 1968 Event Twins' Cesar Tovar pitched a hitless inning and plays all 9 positions 1967 Event Mickey Hart joins the Grateful Dead and plays the Straightater 1967 Event Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils 1966 Event Janis Joplin plays her 1st gig in San Francisco 1965 Event Cubs tie major league record of 3 triple plays in a season 1965 Event KC A's Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game 1965 Event Continental Football League plays 1st games 1964 Event Yankee Phil Linz plays harmonica on bus despite Yogi Berra's orders 1964 Event Cilla Black records Beatle's "Its For You," McCartney plays piano 1964 Event WMCA (New York City) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th 1964 Birthday Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1963 Event Murray The K, a New York DJ plays "She Loves You" on the radio 1963 Event Bob Cousy plays his last NBA game 1962 Event Bob Dylan plays New York City Carnegie Hall 1962 Event Homer Blancos plays finest round in golf, shooting a 55 1960 Birthday Django Bates, born in Beckenham, England, jazz musician, founder, Human Chain, plays tenor horn, keyboards, piano 1960 Event 4th American Football League plays 1st game (Denver 13, Boston 10) 1960 Event Johnny Cash plays 1st of many free concerts behind bars 1958 Birthday Nikki Sixx, born in San Jose, California, musician, songwriter, member, Motley Crue, plays hard rock, heavy metal genres, wrote, most successful album 'Dr. Feelgood' 1958 Event Canadian Football League plays 1st game (Winnipeg 29, Edmonton 21) 1958 Event Brooks Robinson, hits into 1st of record 4 triple plays 1958 Event Gil Hodges hits his 300th home run and Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game 1958 Birthday Werner Schwab, born in Austria, writer, playwright, visual artist, studied sculpture at Vienna's Akademie der bildenden Kunste in 1990, wrote sixteen plays, produced eight, controversial works in the Austrian Black comedy tradition 1957 Event Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak) 1956 Birthday Ned Rothenberg, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, plays woodwind instruments, extended techniques include playing chords on saxophone 1954 Event Yogi Berra plays his only game at 3rd and Mickey Mantle plays shortstop 1954 Event BC Lions plays its 1st CF game, they lose to Montreal Alouettes, 22-0 1954 Birthday Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1951 Birthday Jorge Santana, born in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico, musician, member of band Malo, recorded with Malo members to produce solo albums Jorge Santana, It's All About Love, plays green Frender Stratocaster guitar, recorded Santana Brothers album with brother, Carlos Santana, 1994 1949 Event Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30 1948 Event Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6) 1946 Event All-American Football Conference plays 1st game (Clev 44, Miami 0) 1946 Event Joe Garagiola plays his 1st major league baseball game 1946 Birthday John Klemmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, songwriter, arranger, saxophonist, plays jazz, pop, cross over jazz, co-written music with David Batteau 1944 Event Tommy Brown, just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers 1944 Event Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts 1944 Birthday Cuba Gooding, U.S. singer, Everybody Plays the Fool 1941 Birthday Wayne Hussey, born in Bristol, England, guitarist, The Sisters of Mercy, lead singer, The Mission, rocker, plays Line 6 Variax 500, Gretsch White Falcon 1940 Event 3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2) 1937 Event 2nd American Football League plays 1st game (LA 21, Pittsburgh 0) 1937 Event Cleveland (Los Angeles) Rams plays their 1st NFL game, lose 28-0 1937 Event Phillies Dolph Camilli, plays 1st base and registers no put outs 1937 Birthday Paul Bailey, born in England, novelist, George Orewell prize-winner, lecturer at North Dakota State University, writer in residence, Kingston University, wrote At The Jerusalem, radio and television plays, and non-fiction books 1936 Event 1st baseman Walter Alston plays in his only major league game 1936 Birthday Doug Kershaw, Louisiana, plays electric fiddle 1935 Event 1st NFL draft; Jay Berwanger of U Chicago is 1st pick (by Eagles) He never plays in NFL 1934 Event Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive game 1934 Event Tigers' Goose Goslin grounds into 4 straight double plays 1934 Event Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game 1933 Event Washington Senator coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57 1933 Event Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game 1933 Birthday Julian Bream, born in London, England, guitarist, plays baroque guitar, lute, considered the 20th century's most distinguished classical guitarists 1932 Event Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland) 1932 Death Minnie Maddern Fiske, actress (Henrik Ibsen's plays), dies at 66 1930 Birthday D[avid] G[uy] Compton, UK, sci-fi author, Synthajoy, Radio Plays 1930 Death Alois Jirasek, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone', dies in Prague, Czechoslovakia 1926 Event Bradman plays his 1st State selection trial He only made 37 1925 Event Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears 1922 Event Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team 1920 Event 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln 1920 Event NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays 1st games 1918 Event Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays 1912 Event Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on 1907 Event Interprovincial Rugby Football Union plays 1st game (Mtl 17 Tor 8) 1906 Event Philadelphia A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits 2 home runs 1881 Event Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams) 1876 Birthday Hans Bethge, born in Dessau, Germany, writer, short stories, essays, plays, poetry on love, nature, works include, 'Agyptische Reise' 'Egyptian Journey' 1869 Event Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club plays its 1st game 1865 Birthday Minnie Maddern Fiske, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actress, Henrik Ibsen's plays 1851 Birthday Alois Jirasek, born in Czechoslovakia, writer, taught secondary school, wrote plays, historical novels, including, 'Against Everyone' 1598 Event Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande
