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2003 Donald O'Connor, actor/dancer, Singing in the Rain, dies at 78
2002 Adolph Green, "lyricist, screenwriter", Singin' in the Rain, dies at 86 1996 Gene Kelly, actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at 83 1994 Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as Giants beat Mets 4-2 in New York City 1993 Masugi Ibuse, Japanese author (Kuroi ame (Black rain)), dies at 95 1990 Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990) 1988 Sting performs his 1st Rain Forest benefit concert 1986 "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 367 performances 1985 "Singin' in the Rain" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 367 performances 1984 Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 24 weeks 1984 Tulsa, Oklahoma gets 13" of rain, 14 die 1979 Shirley Mason, actress (Let it Rain, Dark Skies), dies at 79 1979 Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record) 1978 Yankees score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Baltimore wins 3-0 1976 Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium 1972 14" of rain in 6 hours burst Rapid City, South Dakota dam, drowns 237 1971 Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962 1969 Rain Pryor, actress, Head of the Class, daughter of Richard 1967 Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games) 1966 Valeria Golino, Naples Italy, actress, Rain Man, Little Flames 1966 5" of rain falls on New York City 1966 Beatles record "Rain," 1st to use reverse tapes 1966 550 die in landslides in mountains behind Rio de Janeiro after rain 1965 Roef-Ragas, Dutch actor, Missing Link, Red Rain, Juju, Mykosch 1964 Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1961 31st All Star Baseball Game: 1-1 tie ends by rain at Fenway, Boston 1960 Apollonia, Patricia Kotero, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Purple Rain 1959 Kelly Lynch, born in Golden Walley, Minnesota, actress, Warm Summer Rain, Cocktail 1958 O+>, Prince, Rogers Nelson, Minnesota, rocker/actor, 1999, Purple Rain 1957 42.0 cm rain falls on East St. Louis, Illinois, state record 1956 U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland 1955 Tish Hinojosa, San Antonia, Texas, country singer, Something in the Rain 1955 Michael Gazzo's "Hatful of Rain," premieres in New York City 1955 280 mm rain in Martinstown, Dorset, UK-record 1955 28.7 cm rain falls at Lake Maloya New Mexico (state record) 1954 200 pilgrims drown in Farahzad Iran rain storm flood 1954 Chris Hughes, born in London, England, drummer, musician, record producer, played drums for Dalek I Love You, The Blitz Brothers, member, Adam and the Ants, produced Tears for Fears, The Hurting, Songs from the Big Chair, co-produced Peter Gabriel's 'Red Rain' 1952 David Stewart, rock guitarist, Eurtyhmics-Here Comes the Rain Again 1952 9" of rain fall creates a 20' wave in Lynmouth, England killing 34 1952 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Reunion (world record) 1950 33.4 cm rain fall at York, Nebraska (state record) 1950 Due to rain, Indy 500 shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins 1950 John "Jocko" Marcellino, rocker/actor, Tagget, Hot to Trot, Rain Man 1947 Ann Peebles, born in Missouri, singer, I Can't Stand the Rain 1947 Melanie, Safka, Astoria, vocalist/songwriter, Candles in Rain 1945 Tigers and A's both have 7 straight games postponed due to rain 1944 Sherry Lansing, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, China Syndrome, Black Rain 1942 3' of rain falls on Pennsylvania, flooding kills 15 1939 Clarence Williams III, New York City, actor, Mod Squad, 52 Pick Up, Purple Rain 1937 Robert Stone, U.S. writer, Who'll Stop the Rain, WUSA 1935 1st scheduled night game, postponed due to rain (Cincinnati) 1935 12.0" (30.5 cm) of rain falls, Quinault RS, Washington (state record) 1934 SN Behrman's "Rain from Heaven," premieres in New York City 1932 Debbie Reynolds, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Singin' in the Rain 1931 Yangtzee River floods after heavy rain crumbles dikes in China 1926 Karel Reisz, director, Everybody Wins, Isadora, Who'll Stop the Rain 1925 Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain 1922 Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain 1922 Barry Levinson, director, Rain Man 1916 22.22" (56.4 cm) of rain falls in Altapass North Carolina (state record) 1911 46" of rain (begining 7/14) falls in Baguio, Philippines 1911 46" of rain begins to fall in Baguio, Philippines 1905 2" rain falls in 10 minutes in Taylor, Texas 1898 Joris Ivens, Nijmegen Netherlands, director, Rain 1894 Jeanne Eagels, actress, Rain, Under False Colors 1893 Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) 1892 Thorne Smith, author, Topper, Rain in the Doorway, Stray Lamb 1888 Jean Murat, Pergneux France, actor, Eternal Rain, Carnival Flanders 1868 Mary Austin, Illinois, feminist/nature writer, Land of Little Rain 1861 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record 1854 Franz Courtens, Flemish painter, Golden Rain 1851 J M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam and Speed), dies at 76 1830 Christina Rossetti, London, poet, Winter Rain, Passing Away |
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