2013 Event The U.S. State of California is experiencing the driest year on record, and rain is not expected in the near future; San Francisco is having the driest year ever since the Gold Rush began in 1849 2012 Event Scientists studying the Sutter's Mill meteorite, found near where the Sutter's Mill California Gold Rush site, determine it contains the oldest material in the Solar System 2010 Event Two days after Rwanda's presidential election, Kigali, Rwanda reports that a grenade attack occurred during rush hour 1997 Event Raley's Gold Rush Senior Golf Classic 1997 Event 69th Academy Awards - Oscar Ceremony Billy Crystal hosts, The English Patient wins Best Picture, Geoffrey Rush and Frances McDormand win lead acting awards 1997 Event 54th Golden Globes: English Patient, Brenda Blethyn and Geoffrey Rush 1994 Event Radio conservative Rush Limbaugh (43) weds Marta Fitzgerald (35) 1994 Event Radio personality Rush Limbaugh weds wife #3, Marta Fitzgerald 1993 Death Billy Eckstine, jazz singer (Fools Rush In), dies at 78 of stroke 1991 Death Ken Curtis, actor (Lost, Freckles, California Gold Rush), dies at 74 1990 Event NFL New York Giant Otis Anderson becomes 8th to rush for 10,000th yard 1989 Event Texas A&I, Johnny Bailey sets NCAA season rush record at 6,085 yards 1987 Event Philip Rush of New Zealand, set record for triple crossing English Channel his time 28:21, 10 hours faster than 1st man to do it 1983 Event Franco Harris becomes 3rd NFL to rush 11,000 yards 1983 Event Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yd rush, Dallas vs Minnesota 1974 Death Barbara Jo Allen, actress (Girl Rush, Melody Ranch), dies at 66 1973 Event O. J. Simpson becomes 1st NFLer to rush 2,000 yard in a season 1971 Event Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field 1967 Event Silver Bay bridge (Oh-WV) collapes during afternoon rush hour, 34 die 1961 Birthday Jon Tenney, born in Princeton, New Jersey, actor, lead role in television series, Brooklyn South, appeared in Fools Rush In, Nixon, was married to Terri Hatcher 1961 Birthday Ian Rush, born in St. Asaph, Wales, soccer player, footballer, striker, played with Liverpool FC, Welsh national football team 1960 Birthday Jennifer Rush, singer and songwriter, Destiny, Ring of Ice 1960 Birthday Chuck D, born in Roosevelt, New York, rapper, author, leader, Public Enemy, created politically, socially conscious rap music, focused on hip hop genre, albums include, 'Yo! Bum Rush the Show', 'Fear of a Black Planet' 1958 Birthday Jane Wiedlin, Wisconsin, singer/guitarist, GoGos, Fur, Rush Hour 1954 Birthday Tom Blomberg, Dutch radio host/producer, Evening Rush Hour 1954 Birthday Frank Marino, born in Montreal, Canada, Francesco Antonio Marino, guitarist, rocker, musician, songwriter, leader of Canadian band Mahogany Rush 1953 Birthday Alex Lifeson, born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Rush 1953 Death Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 1952 Birthday Neil Peart, born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, born Neil Ellwood Peart, songwriter, drummer, percussionist, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz, swing, genres, member of Toronto band, Rush 1951 Birthday Geoffrey Rush, Australian Actor 1951 Birthday Rush Limbaugh, born in Girardeau, Missouri, radio personality 1947 Birthday Larry Brown, NFL runningback, 3rd to rush over 4,000 yards 1946 Birthday Bobby Rush, born in Albany, Georgia, Representative-D-Illinois 1993 - 1946 Birthday Bobby Rush, American Politician 1941 Birthday Tom Rush, born in New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Circle Game, Urge For Going 1935 Birthday Loren Rush, born in America, composer, works include, the drone piece 'Hard Music' 1927 Birthday Barbara Rush, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Marsha-Peyton Place, Flamingo Road 1918 Death Gertrude E Durden Rush, U.S. composer/playwright, dies at 38 1904 Birthday Wally Brown, Malden, Massachusetts, actor, Zombies on Broadway, Girl Rush 1889 Event Oklahoma land rush officially started; some were "sooner" 1888 Birthday Marion Lorne, Philadelphia, actress, Strangers on a Train, Girl Rush 1880 Birthday Gertrude E Durden Rush, U.S. composer/playwright, Black Girls Burden 1859 Death Richard Rush, American Lawyer 1849 Event 1st boat load of gold rush prospectors arrives in San Francisco from east coast 1848 Event President Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms California gold discovery 1833 Death William Rush, Indians sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), dies 1813 Death Benjamin Rush, physician and abolotionist, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 67 1780 Birthday Richard Rush, American Lawyer 1745 Birthday Benjamin Rush, Byberry, Pennsylvania, physician, general and signer, Declaration of Independence
