1997 Event Montreal Expos retire Andre Dawson's uniform #10 1997 Event Minnesota Twins retire Kirby Puckett's uniform number 1995 Event New York Islanders retire Bobby Nystrom's uniform #23 1993 Death Blandine Ebinger, Loeser, actress (Madchen in Uniform), dies at 94 1992 Event Florida Marlins unveil their uniform 1992 Event Los Angeles Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform 1990 Event Philadelphia Phillies retire Mike Schmidt's uniform #20 1989 Event New York Rangers retire goalie Eddie Giacomin's #1 uniform 1986 Event Billy Martin Day, his uniform number 1 retired 1984 Event Cincinnati Reds retire Johnny Bench's #5 uniform 1975 Event Supreme Court rules uniform minimum legal fees are a violation 1955 Event Elston Howard becomes the 1st black to wear the Yankee uniform 1943 Event Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest 1939 Event Yankees retire 1st uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), 1st Old Timers Day 1934 Event National and American baseball leagues select a uniform ball 1932 Event Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland) 1931 Event Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players and NL continues to prohibit uniform numbers 1930 Event New German Reichstag opens with 107 NSDAP'ers in uniform 1929 Event New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers 1923 Event Babe Ruth makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a Giants uniform 1911 Event Cy Young's farewell appearance in a major league game is a letdown as he loses to Brooklyn 13-3 in a Braves uniform in his 906th game 1908 Event 1st football uniform numerals used (University of Pittsburgh) 1890 Birthday Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer, Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves 1871 Event The decimal currency system is made uniform in Canada 1868 Event Standard uniform approved for postal carriers 1845 Event 1st nationally observed uniform election day in US 1845 Event Uniform U.S. election day for president and Vice President authorized 1787 Birthday Louis Angely, German, comedy writer, Sieben Madchen in Uniform
