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2004 At least 250 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia
1998 At least 119 Muslim pilgrims crushed to death during the annual stoning of Satan ritual in the Mena Valley, Saudi Arabia 1997 Boone Valley Senior Golf Classic 1994 126 degrees F (52.2 degrees C) in Death Valley California 1993 Donald Alexander, System director/producer (East Valley), dies at 79 1992 6.6 earthquake in Big Bear Valley of Los Angeles 1992 Plane crash at Perris Valley Airport California, kills 16 parachutists 1991 Eleanor Berry, actress (Death Valley Days), dies 1990 Barbara Stanwyck, Ruby Stevens, actress (Big Valley), dies at 82 1985 Dam in Fiemme Valley Italy bursts; 200-300 die 1984 Napoleon Whiting, actor (Silas-Big Valley), dies at 75 1984 Cleveland Metroparks' Valley Parkway All Purpose Trails are completed 1982 Israel wipes out Syrian SAM missiles in Bekaa Valley 1976 Frankie Darro, actor (Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men), dies at 58 1975 21st Ryder Cup: U.S., 21-11 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1975 Justin Huish, born in Fountain Valley, California, archer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1974 Jacqueline Susann, author (Valley of the Dolls), dies of cancer at 53 1973 Ntala Skinner, Sun Valley Idaho, biathelete 1994 Olympics 1972 Chemical spill with fog sickens hundreds in Meuse Valley Belgium 1971 Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 and causes over $ B damage 1970 Aaron Sele, born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1969 U.S. performs nuclear test at Grand Valley Colorado 1969 Sharon Tate, actress (Valley of Dolls), killed by Manson's gang at 26 1969 Stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78 1969 Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57 1968 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley, Texas 1968 Scott Radinsky, born in Simi Valley, California, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1967 Jenn Thompson, New York City, actor, Dee-Harper Valley PTA 1967 Moon Unit Zappa, rocker, Valley Girl, Frank's daughter 1967 Carlos Briceno, born in Fountain Valley, California, beach volleyball, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1967 Ed Sprague, born in Castro Valley, California, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1966 Brian Keyser, Castro Valley California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1966 Paul Michael Valley, actor, Ryan Harrison-Another World 1966 Julianna Margulies, born in Spring Valley, New York, actress, Carol Hathaway-ER 1966 Anderson Cummins, cricketer, in Packer's Valley Barbados and WI quickie 1966 Richard Greenwood, born in Los Angeles, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Napa Valley 1966 North Vietnamese capture U.S. Green Beret Camp at Ashau Valley 1965 Ruthie Matthes, Sun Valley Idaho, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1965 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1964 Mark Valley, Odgensvurg, New York, actor, Days of Our Lives 1964 Norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal 1964 Dean Spriddle, Plymouth, England, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Oak Valley 1963 Dam in Piave valley Italy, breaks' about 2,000 die 1961 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sacramento Valley Golf Open 1960 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, Colorado 1960 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colorado 1958 Frank Zappa graduates from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California 1957 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton Ohio 1954 KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 Earl Pomeroy, born in Valley City, North Dakota, Representative-D-North Dakota 1993 - 1951 Mississippi Valley State University founded 1950 Cynthia Meyers, playmate, Dec 1968, actress, Beyond Valley of Dolls 1948 Robert Spink, born in Haworth, Worth Valley, Yorkshire, England, Robert Michael Spink, politician, Independence Party, former Conservative Party member, became Member of Parliament for Castle Point in June, 2001 1947 Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 and causes $850M in damage 1946 Paul Beresford, born in Levin, New Zealand, Sir Alexander Paul Beresford, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Mole Valley 1945 Jeannie C Riley, Texas, singer, Harper Valley PTA, Hee Haw 1943 Ronald Campbell, born in Tynemouth, England, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Blyth Valley 1943 Sharon Tate, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Valley of the Dolls 1942 Bob Mosley, Paradise Valley California, rock bassist, Moby Grape 1942 Linda Evans, Hartford, actress, Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo 1942 Fight at Matanikau, Guadalcanal (John Hersey-Into the Valley) 1942 8 die as coal waste heap slides in river valley near Oakwood, Virginia 1942 Raymond J. McGrath, born in Valley Stream, New York, Representative-R-New York 1981 - 1993 1942 14th Academy Awards - "How Green was My Valley," Cooper and Fontaine win 1941 Florinda Bolkan, Ceara Brazil, actress, Damned, Last Valley, Word 1940 Mills Watson, born in Oakland, California, actor, Harper Valley PTA, BJ and Bear 1937 Merle Haggard, Bakersfield, California, country singer, Death Valley Days 1936 Tom T. Hall, Olive Hill, Kentucky, country singer and writer, Harper Valley PTA 1933 Jean Shepard, Pauls Valley Oklahoma, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1933 Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams 1930 Air-borne chemicals combine with fog to kill 60 (Meuse Valley Belgium) 1930 1st broadcast of "Death Valley Days" on NBC-radio 1929 Peter Breck, born in Rochester, New York, actor, Black Saddle, Big Valley, Benji 1928 450 die in St. Francisquito Valley Dam burst (Calif) 1927 Tropical storm flooding kills 84 in Winooski River Valley (Vt) 1927 James Curwood, U.S. journalist and writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49 1923 Dale Robertson, Harrah, Oklahoma, actor, Death Valley Days, Walter-Dynasty 1921 Battle of Sakaray Valley begins between Turkey and Greece 1921 Jacqueline Susann, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, author, Valley of the Dolls 1918 Frankie Darro, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men 1915 7.8 earthquake shakes Pleasant Valley Nevada 1913 Robert Mondavi, born in Minnesota, American vintner, marketer, attracted worldwide recognition for Napa Valley wines 1912 Patrick White, Australia, novelist, Happy Valley, Nobel 1973 1912 Eve Arden, born in Mill Valley, California, actress, Connie-Our Miss Brooks 1912 Richard Carlson, Minnesota, actor, All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi 1911 Robert Taylor, Filley, Nebraska, actor, Death Valley Days 1907 Barbara Stanwyck, born in Brooklyn, actress, Dynasty II, Big Valley, Thorn Birds 1906 Richard Llewellyn, Wales, novelist, How Green Was My Valley 1902 Stu Erwin, Squaw Valley California, actor, Stu Erwin Show 1895 Ohio Valley Improvement Association forms 1893 Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) 1890 Gertrude McCoy, born in Sugar Valley, Georgia, silent screen actress, Blue Bird 1889 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Boscombe Valley Mystery" 1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Valley of Fear" 1880 Donald Crisp, born in Scotland, actor, How Green Was My Valley, Pollyana 1873 President Grant decrees Wallowa Valley for Nez-Perce indians 1872 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California 1864 Grant approves Sheridan's plan for Shenandoah Valley Campaign 1864 Early retreats from Washington City back to Shenandoah Valley 1864 Lee sends Early into Shenandoah Valley 1862 Battle of Port Republic, last of 5 battles in Jacksons Valley camp 1862 Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia 1862 Valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Ft. Royal, Virginia 1862 Valley Campaign: Federals repulsed at Battle of McDowell Va 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign, Jackson's Battle of Woodstock, VA 1862 Battle of Kernstown VA-Jackson begins his Valley Campaign 1862 Agoston Haraszthy, 1st vintner in Sonoma Valley, imports 10,000 1851 Yosemite Valley discovered in California 1846 Mormons found 1st English settlement in California (San Joaquin Valley) 1822 1st eruption of Galunggung (Java) sends boiling sludge into valley 1806 A side of Rossberg Peak collapses into Goldau Valley, Switzerland, kills 500 1805 Samuel Palmer, London, painter/etcher, Valley of Vision 1781 Los Angeles founded by 44 in Bahia de las Fumas, (Valley of Smokes) 1778 Iroquois Indians in New York kill 40 in Cherry Valley Massacre 1778 Washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge 1778 Baron von Steuben joins Continental Army at Valley Forge 1777 Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for winter 1777 ,George Washingtons army returns to Valley Forge Pennsylvania 1749 George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley |
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