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2000 "Ring Lardner, Jr", writer, M*A*S*H screenwriter, dies at 85

1995 Mike Tyson returns to the ring and DQs Peter McNeeley in 38 seconds

1994 Jury finds Heidi Fleiss guilty of running a call girl ring

1991 Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7.45 karat diamond ring

1989 1st complete ring around Neptune discovered

1989 U.S. bust Chinese ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 Billion street value)

1987 Mohammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame

1986 Farthest thrown object-an "Aerobie" flying ring, 383 m (1,257')

1983 Doodles Weaver, actor/comedian (Ring of Fire), shoots himself at 71

1982 Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship

1979 British government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring

1973 Justin Ring, CFL linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger Cats

1967 Cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot and Blue), dies at 74

1967 Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries

1961 Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, boxer, killed a boxer in the ring

1961 Russian espionage ring detected in Great Britain

1960 Jennifer Rush, singer and songwriter, Destiny, Ring of Ice

1958 Carl Brisson, actor (Ship Cafe, Ring, Song of Soho), dies at 64

1949 Tom Tripplehorn, rocker, Gary Lewis and Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1946 Gary Lewis, Jerry's son, singer, & The Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1944 David Costell, born in Pittsburg, rocker, Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Diamond Ring

1943 Al Ramsey, born in New Jersey, rocker, Gary Lewis and the Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1943 David Walker, rock keyboardist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-Diamond Ring

1939 John R West, rock guitarist, Gary Lewis and Playboys-This Diamond Ring

1933 Lillian Hall-Davies actress (Farmer's Wife, Ring), dies at 36

1926 Cards trade Rogers Hornsby to Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring

1918 Doug Ring, cricketer, Australian leggie of the late 40's early 50's

1915 Lardner Ring, Jr., Chicago, screenwriter, Woman of the Year

1915 Ring Lardner, Jr., writer

1912 Martin Gabel, born in Philadelphia, TV host, With this Ring

1908 Inez Courtney, born in New York City, actress, 13th Man, Crime Ring, Raven

1907 Christopher Fry, Bristol England, playwright, Ring Around the Moon

1907 Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring

1892 Cyril Ring, Massachusetts, actor, Body and Soul

1889 Robert Browning, English poet (Ring and Book), dies at 77

1885 Ringgold "Ring" Lardner, baseball player

1885 Ring Lardner, U.S., writer, You Know Me Al

1881 Vienna's Ring Theater destroyed by fire, kills between 640-850

1876 Wagner's "Of the Ring," premieres

1876 President Grants private-secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring

1875 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-U.S. activities

1871 John Fabricius, Netherlands/English stageauthor, Ring of Prophet

1853 John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans

1829 August Kekule von Stradonitz, discovered structure of benzene ring

1813 Richard Wagner, Leipsig Germany, composer, Ring, Flying Dutchman

1779 Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog

1695 Christian Huygens, inventor/astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66


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