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2009 Norman Borlaug, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, dies
2007 Burj Dubai becomes the world's largest structure 2007 Vietnam becomes the 150th member of the World Trade Organization 2006 Italy wins the World Cup 5-3 vs. France 2005 Steve Fossett flys the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer to a world record by completing the first non-stop, non-refueled, solo flight around the world 2005 Adriana Iliescu becomes the oldest woman in the world to give birth at 66 2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox beat Saint Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0 2004 World Series, Florida Marlins beat the New York Yankees 4 games to 2 2004 Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan, formerly world's oldest person in 2004, dies at 114 2004 Charlotte Benkner, the world's second oldest person for a few years, dies at 114 2004 Norris McWhirter, Guinness World Records curator/commentator, dies at 78 2003 Kamato Hongo, old man, world's oldest well-documented man for almost four years, dies at 116 2003 "Elizabeth ""Ma Pampo"" Israel", old woman, ", may have been world's oldest but ""undocumented"" person, ", dies at 128, disputed 2003 "DeVon ""Robot Man"" Smith", world champion hitchhiker, dies at 76 2003 Lynne Thigpen, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Nancy-Love Sidney 2003 Lynne Thigpen, actress, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, dies at 54 2002 World Series, Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 2001 Tony Miles, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 dies 2001 World Series, Arizona Diamondbacks beat New York Yankees 4 games to 3 2000 World Series, New York Yankees beat the New York Mets 4 games to 1 2000 "Raymond E. Portwood, Jr", game creator, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, dies at 66 2000 Joe Mayhew, cartoonist/reviewer, Washington Post Book World, dies at 57 2000 A. E. van Vogt, writer, The World of Null-A, dies at 87 1999 The London Eye, the world's largest Ferris wheel, opens by the banks of the Thames 1999 Greg Moore, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series, fatally injured in violent car crash on the 10th lap of the CART season finale 1999 World Series, New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0 1999 Hoyt Axton, singer/actor/songwriter, Joy to the World, dies at 61 1999 Saul Steinberg, cartoonist/modern artist, A View of the World from Manhattan, dies at 84 1998 World Series, New York Yankees beat San Diego Padres 4 games to 0 1998 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf 1998 World Bowl in Frankfurt Germany 1998 World Ice Dance Figure Skating Championship in Minnesota 1998 World Mens Figure Skating Championship in Minnesota 1998 World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Minn 1998 World League of American Football becomes NFL East 1998 48th NHL All-Star Game: North America beats World 8-7 at Vancouver 1998 World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life 1997 Japanese Maglev train builders claim world speed record at 332 MPH 1997 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Countess Diana, Elmhurst, Ajina, Spinning World, Favorite Trick, Chief Bearhart, Skip Away 1997 World Series: Florida Marlins beat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3 1997 Cleveland Marquis Grissom World Series hitting streak ends after 15 games 1997 Coldest World Series game Marlins vs Cleveland (38 degrees F) 1997 2nd longest 9 inning World Series game (4:12) as Marlins and Indians were tied 7-7 going into the 9th, Mariners win 14-11 1997 Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana breaks world record, 318 million distributed 1997 Cleveland Marquis Grissom hit in his 15th straight World Series game (streak ends at 15, he is 2nd to Hank Baur with 17) 1997 700th World Series home run (Sandy Alomar, Cleveland Indians) 1997 David Duval wins Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Golf Classic 1997 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Samsung World Championship 1997 Japan's maglev train breaks world speed record at 280.3 mph 1997 Gul Mohammed, world's shortest man (22.1"/56.16 cm), dies at 36 1997 Shirley Clarke, actress (Cool World), dies at 78 1997 Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo elected to World Golf Hall of Fame 1997 Greg Norman wins World Series of Golf shooting 273 1997 Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of world trade center bombing goes on trial 1997 Jeanne Calment, world's oldest person in 1997, dies at 122 1997 World Bowl: Barcelona Dragon beat Rhein Fire, 38-24 1997 NFL announces it will give $3M to CFL and possible "World Classic Bowl" 1997 Australian parliament overturns world's 1st and only euthanasia law 1997 39th Grammy Awards: Change the World Babyface, Beck and LeAnn Rimes wins 1997 Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant 1996 Howard E Rollins, Jr., actor (Ed Harding-Another World), dies at 46 1996 Irebe Skliva, 18, of Greece, crowned 46th Miss World 1996 New York Yankees set record by coming back from 6-0 in World Series game to beat Atlanta Braves 8-6, also set record of 7th straight road win 1996 Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf 1996 Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series 1996 Samsung World Championship of Women's Golf 1996 Braves beat New York Yankees by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series 1996 William Prince, actor (Ken Baxter-Another World), dies at 83 1996 Sri Lanka defeat Australia to win Singer World Series at Colombo 1996 Og Mandino, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1996 India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's 1996 Austin Michael Luciano, actor, Dante Carlino-Another World 1996 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions won by Dave D'Entremont 1996 Sri Lanka 9-349 in 50 overs beat Pakistan 315 all out, Singapore Jayasuriya hits ton in 48 balls, world ODI record at Singapore 1996 Aravinda De Silva gets 107* and 3-42 in cricket World Cup victory 1996 Sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets to win the World Cup 1996 Australia beat West Indies by 5 runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi 1996 Sri Lanka beat India in World Cup semi as riots stop play 1996 Chris Harris scores 130 in losing New Zealand side vs. Australia, World Cup 1996 Mark Waugh scores 110 vs. New Zealand for his third century of the World Cup 1996 Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 vs. Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lanka score 5-398 in 50 overs in World Cup vs. Kenya 1996 Tendulkar scores 137 for Ind vs. SL in Cricket World Cup, but still lose 1996 Kenya defeat West Indies (all out 93) in Cricket World Cup 1996 Mark Waugh scores 126 in World Cup against India 1996 Mark Waugh scores 130 in World Cup vs Kenya, 207 w/brother Steve 1996 1st full ODI for Kenya, Cricket World Cup vs. India 1996 Tendulkar scores 127* in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya 1996 1st full ODI for the Netherlands, vs. New Zealand, cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47 1996 Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup 1996 Arleigh Burke, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during President Eisenhower administration, served admirably in World War II and the Korean War, dies at 94 1995 Martina Ertl of Germany wins her 3rd giant slalom world cup 1995 Benny Lee, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder, dies at 84 1995 Jacqueline Aguilera Marcano, 19, of Venezuela, crowned 45th Miss World 1995 Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians in 6 games in World Series 1995 Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA World Championship of Women's Golf 1995 John Rodolph, wheelchair-race world record holder, hit by truck at 31 1995 Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals, dies at 67 1995 Andrew Symonds scores 254 Gloucs vs. Glam, world record 16 x 6 1995 Colin Gray, fighter ace in World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, dies at 80 1995 Forbes Mag announces Bill Gates is the richest man in world, worth$12.9 billion dollars 1995 Jack Wagner, actor/voice (Disneyland, Walt Disney World), dies 1995 World's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, 17, graduates Mount Sinai 1995 Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world chess champ, dies 1995 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Aulby 1995 Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper (1979 World Cup), suicide 1995 World's largest bank-Japan's Mitsubishi Bank and Bank of Tokyo merge 1995 Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450) 1995 Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:54.08) 1995 World best 7th wkt stand 461 by Bhupinder Singh, Jr. and P Dharmani 1995 Yolanda Chen hop-skip-jumps world indoor record 15.03m 1995 Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (5:00.26) 1995 Michael Johnson runs world record 400m indoor (44.63 sec) 1995 Linford Christie runs world record 200m indoor (20.25 sec) 1995 Angela Kennedy swims world record 100m butterfly 1995 Warnecke swims world record 50m freestyle 1995 Angela Kennedy swims woman's world record 50m butterfly 1995 Bonnie Blair skates female world record 500m (38.69 sec) 1995 Jeff Rouse swims world record 50m backstroke (24.37 sec) 1995 Moses Kiptanui runs world record 3k indoor (7:35.15) 1995 Sun Cayun pole vaults indoor female world record (4.13m) 1995 Susan Auch skates female world record 500m (38.94 sec) 1995 Danyon Loader swims world record 400m freestyle (340.46) 1995 Mark Foster swims world record 50m butterfly (23.55 sec) 1995 Sun Cayun pole vaults female indoor world record (4.12m) 1995 Irina Privalova runs female world record 50m (5.96 sec) 1995 Amy van Dikes swims woman's world record 50 m butterfly (26.73) 1995 Australia beat Australia A 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1994 Robert Emhardt, actor (Mac Cory-Another World), dies at 80 1994 Aishwarya Rai, 21, of India, crowned 44th Miss World 1994 Tony Rominger bicycles world record time (55,291 km) 1994 Tony Rominger bicycles world record time (53,832 km) 1994 Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Championships of Women's Golf 1994 Lu Bin swims female 200m medley world record (2:11.57) 1994 Jingyi Le swims female world record 50m freestyle 1994 Tom Dolan swims world record 400m medley (4:12.30) 1994 Jingyi Le swims world record 100m women's freestyle (54.01 sec) 1994 Billy Wright, English soccer player (World Champion 1950), dies at 70 1994 Miguel Indurain bicycles world record time (53,040 km) 1994 Detlef Macha, East Germany cyclist (5x world champ), dies at 35 1994 Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m free style (14:41.66) 1994 Kieren Perkins swims world record 800m free style (7:46.00) 1994 Noureddine Morceli runs world record 3000m (7:25.11) 1994 The Rolling Stones begin Voodoo Lounge world tour 1994 Sergei Bubka ploe vaults his 35th world record (6.14 m) 1994 William Sigei runs world record 10k (26:52.53) 1994 Brazil beats Italy in a shoot out, for their 4th soccer world cup 1994 Sweden shuts out Bulgaria 4-0, to finish 3rd in the World Cup 1994 Lex Humphries, born in New York City, New York, drummer, music style mixed world music with jazz, worked with John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef, dies at 57 1994 Sonia O'Sullivan runs female world record 2K (5:25.36) 1994 Sonia O'Sullivan runs world record 2k (5:25.36) 1994 Sonia O'Sullivan runs female 2K world record (5:25.36) 1994 Lerou Burrell runs world record 100m (9.85) 1994 U.S. loses to Brazil 1-0 in 1994 World Cup quarter finals 1994 Romania eliminates Argentina 3-2 in soccer world cup 1994 Andres Escobar, Colombia world cup soccer star, shot for losing to US 1994 U.S. loses to Romania 1-0 in 1994 soccer world cup 1994 1,500th goal in Soccer World Cup history scored by Caceres of Argentina 1994 U.S. beats Colombia 2-1 in 1994 soccer world cup (1st win since 1950) 1994 Aleksander Popov swims world record 100m free style (48.21 sec) 1994 U.S. ties Switzerland 1-1 in their 1st game of 1994 soccer World Cup 1994 1994 World Cup soccer match begin, Germany vs Bolivia in Chicago 1994 Haile Gebre Selassie runs world record 5 km (12:56.96) 1994 Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (52,713 km) 1994 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Norm Duke 1994 Sohail and Inzamam make world record ODI partnership of 263 1994 Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10km (11:25.88) 1994 Cricketer Brian Lara hits 375 runs on 1 day (world record) 1994 Walter Arnold, Germ theologist (World council of Churches), dies at 64 1994 Rockwell B-1B Lancers break 11 world speed records 1994 Bonnie Blair skates world record 500 m ladies (38.99 sec) 1994 Gunda Niemann skates world record 5 km ladies (7:03.26) 1994 Gunda Niemann skates un-official world record 10 km ladies (14:22.60) 1994 Yuka Sato of Japan wins world figure skating championship in Tokyo 1994 Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3 km (4:09.32) 1994 Yasunori Miyabe skates world record 1000 m (1:12.37) 1994 Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10 km (11:28) 1994 Mark Foster swims world record 50m butterfly (23.68 sec) 1994 Joop C Swart, publisher/founder (World Press Photo), dies at 69 1994 Colin Jackson runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.30 sec) 1994 4 Arab terrorist founded guilty of bombing the World Trade Center 1994 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 10 km (13:30.55) 1994 Dan Jansen skates world record 1000m (1:12.43) 1994 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 1500m (1:51.29) 1994 Inna Lassovskaya jumps world record 14.9m 1994 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5000m 6:34,96 1994 Inna Lassovskaya jumps world record 14.90m 1994 Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432 1994 Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77m 1994 Merlene Ottey runs world record 50 m indoor (6.00 sec) 1994 Russian team beats ladies world record 4x800 m indoor (8:18.71) 1994 Irina Privalova runs world record 50m indoor (6.03 sec) 1994 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.76) 1994 Kapil Dev equals Richard Hadlee's world record of 431 Test wkts 1994 Ulrike Maier, olympic skier, breaks neck during world cup skiing at 26 1994 Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m) 1994 Australia beat South Africa 2-1 to win the World Series Cup 1994 Scott skates world record 1000m (1:12.54) 1994 Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61m) 1994 Ukraine says it will give up world's 3rd largest nuclear arsenal 1994 Gunda Niemann skates world record (167.282 pts) 1994 Rintje Ritsma skates world record (156.201 points) 1994 Rintje Ritsma skates world record 1500m (1:51.60) 1994 Yat Weiju swims world record 50m butterfly stroke (26.44) 1994 Zhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool (26.44) 1994 Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.82) 1994 Yat Weiju swims world record 100m butterfly stroke (58.71) 1994 Zhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool record (58.71) 1994 Aleksandr Popov swims world record 100m free style (47.83) 1993 Kevin Scott skates world record 1K (1:12.54) 1993 Kevin Scott skates world record 1000 m (1:12.54) 1993 Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 5 km 7:13.29 1993 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (35.92 sec) 1993 Johann Koss skates world record 5K (6:35.53) 1993 Lisa Hanna, 18, of Jamaica, crowned 43rd Miss World 1993 End of world, according to Ukrainian sect White Brotherhood 1993 Tor Blue Jays beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2, in 89th World Series 1993 Highest scoring World Series game Blue Jays 15, Phillies 14 in 4h14m 1993 Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA World Championship of Women's Golf 1993 Lindsay Fabes, actor, Charlie Winthrop-Another World 1993 Willie Mosconi, world billiards champ, dies of heart attack at 80 1993 Junxia Cheek runs ladies world record 3000m (8:06.11) 1993 Junxia Cheek runs 3000 m ladies world record (8:12.29) 1993 Junxia Qu runs 1500m ladies world record (3:50.46) 1993 Cheek Junxia wins world record ladies 10 km (29:31.78) 1993 Noureddine Morceli runs world record mile (3:44,39) 1993 Hassan II mosque opens in Casablanca, 2nd largest mosque in the world 1993 Long Beach, California beats Panama for little league world championship 1993 Colin Jackson runs world record 110m hurdles (12.91) 1993 Sally Gunnell runs lady world record 400m hurdles (52.74") 1993 Javier Sotomayor jumps world record 2.45 m high 1993 Angela Kennedy swims world record 50 m butterfly stroke (26.93) 1993 Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (51,596 K) 1993 Yobes Ondieki runs world record 10km (26:58.38) 1993 Richard Chelimo run world record 10 km (27:07.91) 1993 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by George Branham 1993 Bertus Aafjes, poet and writer (World is a Muze), dies at 78 1993 Jeff Rouse swims world record 100m backstroke (51.43 sec) 1993 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (36.02 sec) 1993 Johan Koss skates world record 5km (6:36.57) 1993 Douglas Marland, soap writer (As the World Turns), dies at 58 1993 Iolanda Chen triple jumps world indoor record hop step (14.46m) 1993 2nd tallest building in world, New York City World Trade Center bombed, 7 die 1993 Constance Ford, U.S. actress (Another World, Burden Hunt), dies at 64 1993 Pakistan all out 43 vs. West Indies, world one-day int record low 1993 Bobby Moore, English soccer team captain (World champs 1966), dies 1993 Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 m) 1993 Michael Morrison, actor (Caleb-As the World Turns), dies at 33 1993 Michael David Morrison, actor (Caleb-As the World Turns), dies at 33 1993 Mark Foster swims world record 50m free style (21.60 sec) 1993 Sandra V"lker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.33 sec) 1993 Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000m indoor (2:34:84) 1993 Merlene Ottey runs world record 200m indoor (21.87 sec) 1993 Irina Privalova runs world record 60m indoor (6.92 seconds) 1993 Jani Sievinen swims world record 200m backstroke (1:55.59) 1993 David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service), dies at 54 1993 Kate Wilkinson, actress (Clara-Another World), dies of cancer at 76 1993 Irina Privalova runs world record 50m indoor (6.05 sec) 1993 Johan Koss skates world record 5 km in 6:38.77 1993 Johan Koss skates world record 5 km in 6:38.77 1993 Kees Scherer, Dutch photographer (World Press Photo), dies at 72 1993 West Indies win the World Series Cup, beating Australia 2-0 1993 Russian Irina Privalova cycles world record 300m indoor (35.45") 1993 Franziska van Almsick swims world record 100 m free style (53.33) 1992 Julia Kurotchkina, 18, of Russia, crowned 42nd Miss World 1992 Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again' 1992 Sandra Volker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.57 sec) 1992 Jan Karlsson swims world record 50m butterfly (23.80 sec) 1992 Jani Sievinen swims world record 100m medley (53.78 sec) 1992 Louise Karlsson swims world record 50m freestyle (31.19 sec) 1992 David Oliver, actor (Perry Hutchins-Another World), dies of AIDS at 30 1992 Lee Jang Rim predicts that today would be the end of the world! 1992 Toronto Blue Jays beat Atl Braves, 4 games to 2, in 88th World Series 1992 Atlanta, becomes 1st U.S. team to win a World Series game out of US 1992 1st World Series game outside of U.S. - Toronto beats Atlanta 1992 1st non-U.S. team to win a World Series Game; Toronto 5, Atlanta 4 1992 1st World Series with non-U.S. team, Toronto loses 3-1 to Braves 1992 Sergei Boebka pole vaults world record (6.13m) 1992 NFL decides to suspend World League Football 1992 Noureddine Morceli runs world record 1500m (3:28.86) 1992 Dan O'Brien sets world record decathlon (8891 pts) 1992 England get 7-363 in 55 overs vs Pakistan, then world ODI record 1992 Moses Kiptanui runs world record 3k (7:28.96) 1992 USA/U.S.S.R. Around World Air Race begins at Santa Monica 1992 Jeff Rouse swims world record/OR 100m backstroke (53.86 sec) 1992 Kieren John Perkins swims world record/OR 1500m free style (14:43.4) 1992 Tamas Darnyi swims world record/Olympics 200m backstroke (1:59.36) 1992 Yang Wenyi swims world record/OR 50m freestyle (24.79 sec) 1992 Lin Li swims female world record/OR 200m medley (2:11.65) 1992 Evgueni Sadovyi swims world record/OR 400m freestyle (3:45.00) 1992 Sadovyi swim world record 4x200m freestyle (7:11.95) 1992 Round World Air Race begins in Paris 1992 Sharon Belden, of Fla, 25, crowned Miss World USA 1992 Mikhail Tai, World chess champion (1960-61), dies at 55 1992 Joris Diels, Flemish/Dutch director/actor (It's a Cruel World), dies 1992 Tyler Davison, was world's smallest baby at 6 inches, 11 ounces 1992 WLAF World Bowl 2: Sacramento beats Orlando 21-17, Montreal 1992 World's largest environmental summit opens, Rio De Janeiro Brazil 1992 Robert Morley, actor (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 84 1992 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marc McDowell 1992 Sean Rademaker, actor, Kirkland Harrison-Another World 1992 World's 7 wealthiest nations agree on $24B aid for former U.S.S.R. 1992 Ann Transon runs female world record 50k (3:35:31) 1992 Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs to win World Cup 1992 England beat South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final 1992 Pakistan scores 6-264 to overhaul New Zealand in exciting World Cup semi 1992 Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury 1992 Sandra Seuser/Katrin Schreiter/Annet Hesselbarth/Grit Breuer walk female indoor world record 4x400m (3:27.22) 1992 Nicole Stevenson swims world record 200m backstroke (2:06.78) 1992 Anita Hall swims female world record 200m freestyle (2:25.35) 1992 Jenny Thompson swims 100m freestyle world record (1:01.40) 1992 World Cup scoreline Zimbabwe 4-312, Sri Lanka 7-313 1992 Andre Cason runs world record 6 m indoor (6.41 sec) 1992 Kieren John Perkins swims world record 800m freestyle (7:46.60) 1992 Merlene Ottey runs world record 60m indoor (6.96 sec) 1992 Michael Johnson runs indoor world record 400m (44.97 sec) 1992 Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07m) 1992 Jani Sievinen swims world record 400m medley (4:07.10) 1992 Danny Everett runs world record 400m indoor (45.02 sec) 1992 Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m freestyle (14:32.40) 1992 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m in 36.41" 1992 Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1991 Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiminez, 20, of Venezuela, crowned 41st Miss World 1991 W Hudson, U.S. "strongest man to the world" (540 kg), dies 1991 A J Kitt, U.S., wins World Skiing Cup 1991 Pan American World Airways ceased operations 1991 1st world championship of women's soccer, U.S. defeats Norway 2-1 1991 Martin Lopez-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57) 1991 Minn Twins beat Altanta Braves 1-0 in 10 to win World Series in 7 1991 Meg Mallon wins LPGA Daikyo World Golf Championship 1991 U.S. women's gymnastics team win 1st World Championships medal (silver) 1991 Kim Zmeskal is 1st American to win a medal at World Gymnastics Championships, she wins the gold with 39.848 pts 1991 Hiromi Taniguchi wins 3rd world championship marathon (2:14:57) 1991 Krizstina Egerszegi swims world record 200m backstroke (2:06.62) 1991 Wanda Panfil wins 3rd female world champion marathon (2:29:53) 1991 Taiwan captures its 15th Little League World Series, 11-0 1991 Krizstina Egerszegi swims world record 100 m backstroke (1:00.31) 1991 Norbert Rosza swims world record 100m breast stroke (1:01.29) 1991 Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world Chess Champion 1991 Michael Ray Barrowman swims world record 200m breaststroke (2:10.60) 1991 WLAF 1st world bowl London Monarchs defeat Barlecona Dragons 21-0 1991 College World Series: Louisiana State defeats Wichita State 6-3 1991 Seppo Raty of Finland improves his world javelin record to 318' 1" 1991 Arturo Barrios runs world record one-hour distance (21,096 km) 1991 World's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs 1991 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio 1991 Jakov Tolstikov wins 4th World Cup marathon (2:09:17) 1991 Rosa Mota wins 4th World Cup female marathon (2:26:14) 1991 Ton Sijbrands improves world record blind checker games (15 wins) 1991 Martin Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:52.51) 1991 Thomas Bos skates world record 3 km (3:65.16) 1991 Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.12m) 1991 1st World League of American Football games, London beats Frankfurt 24-11, Sacramento beats Raleigh-Dur 9-3 and Mont beats Birmingham 20-5 1991 Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg clinches his 4th slalom World Cup 1991 Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 m indoor (22.24 sec) 1991 Rico Lieder/Jens Carlowitz/Karsten Just/Thomas Schonlebe walk 4x400m indoor world record (3:03.05) 1991 Merlene Ottey runs world record 200m indoor (22.24 sec) 1991 Noureddine Morceli runs world record 1500m indoor (3:34:16) 1991 End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) 1st draft 1991 Johann Koss skates world record 10 km (13:43.54) 1991 Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5k (6:41:73) 1991 Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones make 467 stand vs. SL, world record 1991 World's largest oil spill, caused by embattled Iraqi forces in Kuwait 1991 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1991 Melvin Stewart swims world record 200 m butterfly (1:55.69) 1991 Tamas Darnyi swims world record 400m medley (4:12.36) 1991 Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 sec) 1991 Fu Mingxia, 12, of China wins World Swimming Championships gold medal 1990 Betsy King wins Itoman LPGA World Match Play Golf Championship 1990 Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3k ladies (4:10.80) 1990 Gina Marie Tolleson of USA, 21, crowned 40th Miss World 1990 Will Kuluva, actor (To Trap a Spy, Go Naked in World), dies at 73 1990 Esther Canseco calls Oakland A's manager Tony La Russa a "punk" for not starting husband Jose in the World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds sweep Oakland A's in 86th World Series 1990 Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat 1990 Cathy Gerring wins LPGA Trophee Urban World Golf Championship 1990 Carlos Thompson, actor (Mistress of the World), dies at 67 1990 Radio stations around world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon 1990 Curtis Lemay, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations, dies at age 83 1990 Tom Moody scores 100 in 26 minutes in county cricket, world record 1990 Germany beats Argentina 1-0 for soccer's 14th World Cup at Rome 1990 Italy beats England in soccer's World Cup consolation game 1990 1st ever loss for Cameroon in Soccer World Cup, U.S.S.R. - 4 Cameroon - 0 1990 Egypt (500-1 longshot) ties favorite Netherlands 1-1 in World Cup game 1990 Czechoslovakia beats U.S. 5-1 in World Cup soccer 1990 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Dave Ferraro 1990 Villanova's women set a 6,000 m relay world record of 17:18:10 1990 Tom Rolfing, actor (He Knows You're Alone, Cliff-Another World), dies 1990 Johnny Beagley, winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies 1990 World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall in New York City 1990 Dionisio Castro cycles world record 20km (57:18.4) 1990 Tom Hunter swims world record 50m freestyle (21.81 sec) 1990 1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa) 1990 Mark Tewsksbury swims world record 50m backstroke (25.06 sec) 1990 Australia beat Pakistan 2-0 to win the Cricket World Series Cup 1990 Ian Smith 173* New Zealand vs. India, 136 balls, world record for no 9 bat 1990 Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5k (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13) 1990 Anders Holmertz swims world record 400 m freestyle (3:40.81) 1990 Danny Everett runs world record 400m indoor (45:04) 1990 Lyudmila Narozhi-Lenko runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.69) 1990 1st McDonalds in Russia opens in Moscow, world's biggest McDonalds 1990 Lynn Jennings runs world record 5K indoor at 15:22.64 1989 Dmitri Volkov swims world record 50m freestyle (27.15 sec) 1989 France TGV train reaches world record speed of 482.4 kph 1989 Aneta Kreglicka of Poland, 24, crowned 39th Miss World 1989 U.S. beats Trinidad, 1-0 qualifing for 1990 world soccer cup finals it was US' 1st qualification since 1950 1989 U.S. plays El Salvador, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played 1989 Earthquake in San Francisco (6.9) cancels 3rd game of World Series, kills 67 1989 Dave Stewart is 1st since 1976 to start consec World Series openers 1989 Oakland beats Toronto, 4-3 in Game 5, to advance to the World Series 1989 Betsy King wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship 1989 Lewis/Everett/Burrell/Heard run world record 4x200 m (1:19.38) 1989 Janet B Evans swims female world record 800m freestyle (8:16.22) 1989 Said Aouita runs world record 3000 m (7:29.45) 1989 Giorgio Lamberti swims world record 200m free style (1:46.69) 1989 Paula Ivan runs female world record 1 mile (4:15.61) 1989 U.S. beats Guatemala 2-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Ground breaking begins in Minnesota on world's largest mall 1989 Trinidad and Tobago ties U.S. 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Douglass Watson, actor (Mac Cory-Another World), dies at 68 1989 U.S. beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Berendrechtsluis opens in Antwerp, biggest flood lock in world 1989 Costa Rica beats U.S. 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1989 Zeleka Metaferia wins 3rd World Cup marathon (2:10:28) 1989 Sue Marchiano wins 3rd World Cup female marathon (2:30:48) 1989 Earl Nightingale, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs, dies 1989 Roger Kingdom runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.36 sec) 1989 Soviet Union officially submits to jurisdiction of the World Court 1989 Roger Kingdom runs indoor world record 60m hurdles (7.37 seconds) 1989 Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 m indoor (8:33.82) 1989 Javier Sotomayor high jumps indoor world record (2.43m) 1989 World's 1st satellite Skyphone opens 1989 West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup 1988 Shuttle Atlantis launches world's 1st nuclear-war-fighting satellite 1988 Linda Petursdottir of Iceland, 18, crowned 38th Miss World 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland A's in World Series 4 games to 1 1988 Dodgers win World Series, LA 1st to have both NBA and baseball champs as LA beats Oakland A's, 4 games to 1 in 85th World Series 1988 Orel Hirsheiser, 1st to pitch shutout in playoff and World Series 1988 With 2 outs in bottom of 9th, an injured Kirk Gibson hits dramatic 2 run home run to gives Dodgers a 5-4 win in 1st game of World Series 1988 Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle (3:16.53) 1988 Carl Lewis runs world record 100m (9.92 sec) 1988 Sports Aid - jogging to feed the world 1988 Javier Sotomayer of Cuba high jumps world record 2.43 m (7' 11 ") 1988 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship 1988 Yordanka Donkova runs world record 100 m hurdles (12.21) 1988 Butch Reynolds runs world record 400m (43.29) 1988 Butch Reynolds runs world record 400 m (43.29) 1988 U.S. beats Jamacia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1988 Ronald J. Dossenbach sets world record for pedaling across Canada from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS in 13 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes 1988 Matt Biondi swims world record 100m free style (48.42 sec) 1988 Ronald J Dossenbach begins world record ride, pedaling across Canada from Vancouver BC, to Halifax, NS (13 days, 15 hours, 4 minutes) 1988 U.S. and Jamacia play scoreless tie, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup 1988 Florence Joyner runs 100 m in women's world record 10.49 seconds 1988 World's Largest Sausage completed at 13 miles long 1988 Kay Baxter, Best Bodybuilder in the World (1983-85), dies at 42 1988 World Exposition, Expo 88 opens in Brisbane, Australia 1988 Karolina Szabo runs female world record 25k (1:29:30)/30k (1:47;06) 1988 Ethiopian Belayneh Densimo runs world record marathon (2:06:50) 1988 Kerri Ann Darling, actress, Alli Fowler-Another World 1988 Janet B. Evans swims 1500m freestyle female world record (15:52.10) 1988 Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:25.25) 1988 Glenn Cunningham, U.S. world record miler, dies at 78 1988 Yvonne van Gennip skates world record 5 km ladies (7:14.13) 1988 Gulfstream G-IV goes around the world 36:08:34 1988 Christa Rotherburger (GDR) skates ladies world record 1000m (1:17.65) 1988 Bonnie Blair skates world record 500m (39.10 sec) 1988 Gustafson skates world record 10km (13:48.20) 1988 Andre Hoffmann skates world record 1500m (1:52.06) 1988 Cornelia Oschkenat hurdles indoor world record 50m (6.58 sec) 1988 Rob Druppers runs world record indoor 1000m (2:16.2) 1988 Stefka Kostadinova high jumps indoor world record (2.06 m) 1988 Helga Arendt, Silke-Beate Knoll, Mechthild Kluth, Gisela Kinzel walk indoor female world record 4x200m (1:32.55) 1988 Christine Wachtel runs world record 800m indoor (1:56:40) 1988 Heike Dreschler long jumps world record indoor (7.37m) 1988 Ronald Weigel runs unofficial world record speed walking (18:11.41) 1988 Lin[wood V] Carter, U.S., sci-fi writer (Lost World of Time), dies at 57 1988 Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15 1988 United Airlines Boeing 747SP, circles world in 36h54m15s 1988 Australia beat New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1988 Andre Hoffman skates world record 1500m (1:52.06) 1988 Kiran More stumps five WI batsman at Madras, world Test record 1988 Jordy, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, French singer, guitarist, achieved Guinness Book of World Records as youngest singer with number one chart-topping hit, 'Dur dur d'etre bebe!', or, 'It's Tough to be a Baby', founded, tours, records with Jordy and the Dixies 1988 Brent Collins, soap actor (Another World), dies of heart attack at 46 1987 Gari Kasparov becomes world chess champ 1987 Christa Rothenburger skates female world record 500m (39.39 sec) 1987 Schonbrunn skates world record 3 km ladies (4:16.76) 1987 Karlstad skates world record 10 km (13:48.51) 1987 Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria, 20, crowned 37th Miss World 1987 Australia beat England by 7 runs to win cricket World Cup 1987 A pair in Coventry, England ties world record for longest singles tennis match at 80 hours 21 minutes 1987 Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series 1987 1st indoor World Series game (Minnesota Metrodome) 1987 West Indies score 4-360 in 50 overs in Cricket World Cup vs. Sri Lanka 1987 Janet B Evans swims female world record 400m freestyle (4:03.85) 1987 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship 1987 Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec 1987 Silke Horneer swims female world record 100m breaststroke (1:07.91) 1987 Straatsburg: Manuela Stellmach/Astrid Strauss/Anke Mohring/ Heike Friedrich swims female world record 4x200m freestyle (7:55.47) 1987 Jackie Joyner-Kersee ties world record with 24'5 " jump 1987 Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last years World Series 1987 Said Aouita of Morocco runs world record 5,000 m (12:58.39) 1987 Said Aouita runs world record 2000m (4:50.81) 1987 Patrik Sjoberg of Sweden set a new world record in high jump 1987 Ahmed Salah wins 2nd World Cup marathon (2:10:55) 1987 Zoja Ivanova wins 2nd female World Cup marathon (2:30:39) 1987 Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies world record 5 km (7:20.36) 1987 Bonnie Blair skates ladies world record 500 m (39.43 sec) 1987 Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies world record 3 km (4:16.85) 1987 Nelli Cooman becomes world champion 60m indoor 1987 Mike Conley triple jumps world indoor record (17.76m) 1987 Bruno Marie-Rose runs world record 200m indoor (20.36 sec) 1987 Karlstad skates world record 10km (14:03,92) 1987 Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater 1987 England beat Australia 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1987 Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose and Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team 1986 Pat Davis, ranked 412th among world tennis competitors wins Davis Cup 1986 Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game 6 of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $500 1986 Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took off from Edwards AFB, California on 1st non-stop, non-refueled flight around world 1986 Hilbert van der Duim skates 1 hour world record 39.4928 km 1986 Giselle Jeanne-Marie LaRonde of Trinidad, 23, crowned 36th Miss World 1986 New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series 1986 Trailing 5-3 with 2 out and no one on in bottom of 10th, New York rallies to win Game 6 of the World Series, 6-5, Bill Buckner misplays a ball 1986 25th NY, NL appearance in World Series (Mets vs A's) 1986 Jozef Pribilinec speed walking world record time (15,447k) 1986 Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff (U.S. News World Report) 1986 Heike Drechsler of E Germany ties world women's 200 m mark (21.71s) 1986 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Nestle World Golf Championship 1986 Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74 1986 Lindsay Lohan, actress, Alli Fowler-Another World 1986 Argentina becomes world champion soccer team (3-2 against W-Germany) 1986 Robert Drivas, actor (Our Private World), dies at 47 1986 World Court rules U.S. aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal 1986 Pedro Morales swims world record 100m butterfly (52.84) 1986 Argentina beats West Germany 3-2 in soccer's 13th World Cup 1986 Heike Friedrich swims female world record 200m freestyle (1:57.55) 1986 Jurgen Schull sets world discus record, 74.07 m 1986 Megan Fox, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, actress, sex symbol, debut film, 'Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen', breakout role, Mikaela Barnes in movie, 'Transformers', voted 'Sexiest Woman in the World' by FHM 1986 Chernobyl, U.S.S.R. site of world's worst nuclear power plant disaster 1986 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marshall Holman 1986 Madrid-Nelli Cooman runs world record 60m indoor (7 sec) 1986 Dodge Morgan sailed solo nonstop around world in 150 days 1986 World oil prices dip below $10 a barrel 1986 Ehrig skates ladies world record 5 km (7:20.99) 1986 Kania skates ladies world record 1500m (1:59.30) 1986 Kania skates ladies world record 500 m (39.52 sec) and 3 km (4:18.02) 1986 28th Grammy Awards: We Are the World, Sade, Phil Collins wins 1986 Nelli Fiere-Cooman runs world record 60 m indoor (7.00 sec) 1986 Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater 1986 Karlstad skates world record 10 km (14:12.14) 1986 Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup 1986 West German team swims world record 4x200 m freestyle (7:05.17) 1985 Holmfriour Karlsottir of Iceland, 22, crowned 35th Miss World 1985 Gary Kasparov becomes world chess champion 1985 Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series 1985 On a poor call in 6th game, umpire Don Deckinger starts a string of events costing Cardinals the World Series 1985 Bret Saberhagen gives Kansas City Royals their 1st World Series win 1985 Walt Disney World receives its 200-millionth guest 1985 Igor Paklin of U.S.S.R. set a new high jump world record at 7-11 12 1985 Cyclist Joop Zoetemelk becomes world champion 1985 Mary Decker Slaney runs mile in world record 4:16.71 1985 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Nestle World Championship of Women's Golf 1985 Rudolf Povarnitsin of U.S.S.R. sets new high jump world record (7'10"12) 1985 Eugene Carson Blake, Secretary-General World Council of Churches, dies at 78 1985 Dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World), dies at 74 1985 Carlos Lopes runs world record marathon (2:07:12) 1985 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mark Williams 1985 Ahmed Salah wins 1st World Cup marathon (2:08:09) 1985 Katrin Dorre wins 1st female World Cup marathon (2:33:30) 1985 Matti Nykanen of Finland set a world ski jump record of 623' 1985 India beat Pakistan to win "World Championship of Cricket" 1985 Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater 1985 World chess championship match abandoned-Karpov 25, Kasparov 23 1985 West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win cricket World Series Cup 1985 Michael Gross swims world record 800m freestyle (7:38.75) 1985 "Doug Henning and His World..." closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York after 60 perf 1985 Mark Mckoy cycles world record 50m hurdles indoor (5.25) 1985 "We are the World" is recorded by Pop stars in LA 1985 U.S. renounces jurisdiction of World Court despite previous promise 1984 "Doug Henning and His World..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 60 perf 1984 Niki Lauda becomes 3rd time motor racing world champ 1984 Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05 1984 Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series 1984 Zdena Silvaha (Cz) throws discus 74.55 m (women's world record) 1984 Evelyn Ashford of U.S. ties world women's mark for 100 m, 10.76 sec 1984 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf 1984 Marita Koch of E Germany sets world women's mark for 200m, 21.71s 1984 World of Rivers world exposition opens in New Orleans 1984 Joan Benoit runs world record female marathon (2:22:43) 1984 Andrea Schone skates ladies world record 5 km (7:34.52) 1984 Igor Malkov skates world record 10 km (14:21.51) 1984 Andrea Schone skates ladies world record 3 km (4:20.91) 1984 British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become 1st skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships 1984 Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor (8.675 m) 1984 West Indies beat Australia 2-0-1 to win cricket World Series Cup receiving all perfect scores for quality and gold medal 1984 Frank Aquilera sets world frisbee distance record (168m) Las Vegas 1984 Francesco Moser bicycles world record time: 50,808 km 1984 Schonbrun skates world record 5 km (7:39.44) 1983 Leora Dana, actress (Sylvie Kosloff-Another World), dies 1983 World's greatest robbery 25,000,000 pounds of gold, Heathrow, England 1983 Harm Wiersma retains checkers world championship 1983 Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3 in 80th World Series 1983 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf 1983 1st World Track and Field Championships 1983 -128.6 degrees F (-89.2 degrees C) recorded, Vostok, Antarctica (world record) 1983 Dick Smith makes 1st solo helicopter flight around the world 1983 India beat West Indies by 43 runs to win Cricket World Cup 1983 Winston Davis takes 7-51 in Cricket World Cup match vs. Australia 1983 Zhu Jianhua of China set a new world record in high jump at 7-9 14 1983 Rosa Mota runs female world record 20k (1:06:55.5) 1983 Grete Waltz runs female world record marathon (2:25:29) 1983 Christa Rothenburger skates world record 500 m ladies (39.69 sec) 1983 Pavel Pegov skates world record 1000m (1:12.58) 1983 Don Ritchie runs world record 50 mile (4:51:49) 1983 Tamara McKinney becomes 1st U.S. woman skier to win the World Cup 1983 Roland Liboton becomes world champ cross-country cycling 1983 Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup 1983 World Boxing Council becomes 1st to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds 1983 World's longest subaqueous tunnel (53.90 km) opens, Honshu-Hokkaid 1983 Hulk Hogan pins Iron Sheik for World Wrestling Federation title 1983 Schone skates ladies world record 5 km (7:40.97) 1983 World Communications Year begins 1982 Ingrid Berghmans (Netherlands) retains judo's world championship 1982 Mariasela Alvarez of Dominican Republic, crowned 32nd Miss World 1982 St. Louis Cardinals beat Mil Brewers, 4 games to 3 in 79th World Series 1982 Robin Yount is 1st to have 2 4-hit games in a World Series 1982 Milwaukee Brewer Paul Molitor getrs world sereis record 5 hits 1982 Fernando Lamas, actor and director (Lost World), dies of cancer at 67 1982 Nahum Goldmann, President Zionist World Organization, dies at 87 1982 Joanne Carner wins LPGA Chevrolet World Championship of Women's Golf 1982 Ruth Voorst, South African (A World Apart), killed by letter bomb 1982 Petra Schneider swims world record 400m medley (4:36.10) 1982 Leendert Braat, sculptor/writer (White World), dies 1982 Italy beats West Germany 3-1 for soccer's 12th World Cup in Madrid 1982 Tara Lipinski, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, figure skater, 1997 World Champ 1982 Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship 1982 Louis J N Gerardin, bicyclist (world champ sprint 1930), dies at 69 1982 Hugh Marlowe, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World), dies at 71 1982 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee opens 1982 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Durbin 1982 Elaine Zayak, lands 6 triple jumps to win world skating championship 1982 Jarmilla Kratochvilova run world record 400 m indoor (49.59 sec) 1982 Gustafson skates world record 10 km (14:26.59) 1982 West Indies beat Australia 3-1 to win World Series Cup 1982 World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2 1982 Petra Schneider swims world record 1500 m freestyle (15:43.31) 1981 Machgielis "Max" Euwe, world chess champion (1935-37), dies at 80 1981 Anatoly Karpov, U.S.S.R. retains world chess championship 1981 Pilin Leon of Venezuela, crowned 31st Miss World 1981 New York Yankee George Frazier loses 3 World Series games 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 2 in 78th World Series 1981 West Tampa Florida defeats Richmand Virgina, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series 1981 Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Championship of Women's Golf 1981 Highest score in World Cup soccor match (New Zealand-13, Fiji-0) 1981 Mary Terstegge Meagher swims world record 100m butterfly (57.93) 1981 Mary Terstegge Meagher swims world record 200m butterfly (2:05.96) 1981 Humbar Estuary Bridge, U.K., world's longest span, 1.4 km, opens 1981 Carleton Coon, anthropology professor (What in the World), dies at 76 1981 Hoyt J Fuller, editor (1st World magazine), dies at 57 1981 Danielle Christine Fishel, Mesa, Arizona, actress, Topanga-Boy Meets World 1981 Silvana Cruciata runs 15k female world record (49:44.0) 1981 Christa Rothenburger skates ladies world record 500 m 40.18 sec 1981 Gabi Schonbrunn skates ladies world record 3 km (4:21.70) 1981 Yevgeni Kulikov skates world record 500m (36.91 seconds) 1981 Toshihiko Seko runs world record 25k (1:13:55.8)/30k (1:29:18.8) 1981 Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond, Virginia 1981 James Sanford equals 50m indoor world record (5.61 sec) 1981 Suleiman Nyambui runs world record 5k indoor (13:20.4) 1981 Australia beats New Zealand 3-1 to win World Series Cup 1981 Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1:13.39) 1980 "Wonderful World of Disney," last performance on NBC-TV 1980 Rider Strong, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Shawn Hunter-Boy Meets World 1980 Kimberley Santos, 19 of Guam, crowned 30th Miss World 1980 Gabriella Brum, 18, of W Germany crowned 30th Miss World, she resigns the next day, because she wants to marry her 52 year old boyfriend 1980 Julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16,806 m) 1980 Leon Janney, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World, Hawk), dies at 63 1980 Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph 1980 1st (& only) time Phillies win World Series (in 98 years) 1980 Phillies win their 1st World Championship in their 98-year history 1980 Brooke Alexander, 18, of Hawaii, crowned Miss World USA 1980 Beth Daniel wins LPGA World Series of Women's Golf 1980 World's longest auto tunnel, St. Gotthard in Swiss Alps, opens 1980 U.S. swimmers set 3 world records at National championships 1980 Steve Overt runs world record 3:48.8 mile in Oslo 1980 Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06) 1980 ESPN begins televising college world series games 1980 Iran rejects a call to World Court to release U.S. hostages 1980 World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated 1980 Jordana Brewster, born in Panama, actress, Nikki Graves-As the World Turns 1980 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Wayne Webb 1980 Eric Heiden skates world record 1000m (1:13.60) 1980 Winifred Wagner-William, German World Festival organizer, dies at 82 1980 Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater 1980 West Indies beat England 2-0 to win 1st World Series Cup 1979 World Court in Hague rules Iran should relase all U.S. hostages 1979 Walt Disney World's 100-millionth guest 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series 1979 S J Perelman, U.S. humorist (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 75 1979 Jaycie Phelps, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, gymnast, Bronze Medal 1995 World/Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1979 Pietro Mennea runs world record 200 m (19.72") 1979 Ludwig Renn, writer, fought in World War I on the Western Front, wrote, 'Krieg', member, Communist Party of Germany, dies at 90 1979 Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo 1979 West Indies beat England by 92 runs to win Cricket World Cup 1979 Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset 1979 Canada all out 45 in Cricket World Cup vs. England, in 40 3 overs 1979 Ixtoc I rig in Gulf of Mexico blows; 3 million bbl of oil spilled, world's worst oil spillage 1979 CBS-TV airs "Wings Over the World" with Paul McCartney 1979 Eric Heiden equals skating world record 1000m (1:14.99) 1978 Don Ritchie runs world record 100k (6:10:20) 1978 Grete Weitz runs female world record marathon (2:32:29.8) 1978 New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2 in 75th World Series 1978 Yankees win 22nd World Championship capping their great comeback year 1978 New York Yankee Reggie Jackson causes World Series controversy by getting in the way of a throw to 1st and deflects the ball away 1978 Yankees and Dodgers play in World Series # 75 1978 Ken Warby set world water speed record at 319.627 mph (514 kph) 1978 Dutch women hockey team wins world championship 1978 Jacqueline Smith of Great Britain scores 10 straight dead center strikes on a 4" disk in World Parachute Championships in Yugoslavia 1978 Gerrie Knetemann becomes world cyclist champion 1978 Tatyana Providokhina runs female world record 1k (2:30.6) 1978 Louise Joy Brown, born in Oldham, England, world's 1st "test tube baby" 1978 World's strongest dog, 80-kg St. Bernard, pulls 2909-kg load 27 m 1978 Argentina beats Holland 3-1 in soccer's 11th World Cup at Buenos Aires 1978 Thomas Odoyo, cricketer, Kenyan all-rounder 1996 World Cup 1978 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony 1978 Irene Skliva, born in Athens, Greece, Miss World 1996 1978 Eric Heiden skates world record 1000m (1:14.99) 1978 Brigitte Kraus runs world record 1000 m indoor (2:34.8) 1977 Miss World Contest - Miss U.K. wears $9,500 platinum bikini 1977 New York Yankees win their 21st World Championship, 4 games 1977 Yankees beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, 1st in 15 years 1977 Don Ritchie runs world record 100 mile (11:30:51) 1977 Linda Ronstadt sings national anthem at World Series 1977 Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:34:47.5) 1977 Thomas Wessinghage/Harald Hudak/Michael Lederer/Karl Fleschen walk world record 4x1500m (14:38.8) 1977 George Willig climbs New York City World Trade Center 1977 Amanda Borden, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, gymnast, Silver Medal 1994 World, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1977 Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:35:15.4) 1977 Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.33) 1977 Bas Zuiderent, cricketer for Holland all-rounder 1996 World Cup 1977 Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship 1977 World's largest crowd-12.7 million-for Indian religious festival 1976 Cincinnati Reds sweep New York Yankees, in 73rd World Series 1976 New York Yankee Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles 1976 Coldest World Series game Yankees vs Cincinnati, 39 degrees F (until 1997) 1976 Harm Wiersma becomes world checker champion 1976 Will Friedle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Eric-Boy Meets World, Gift of Love 1976 Michael Weiss, Washington D.C., figure skater, 1997 World Champ-7th 1976 Eldon Joersz and Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3,530 kph 1976 Bobby Unser sets world record for fastest pit stop (4 seconds) 1976 Panama 747SP lands after record flight around world (46:26) 1976 Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.70) 1976 Malikov skates world record 1000m (1:15.76) 1976 Walt Disney World logged its 50 millionth guest 1976 World's largest telescope (600 cm) begins operation (U.S.S.R.) 1976 Shae-Lyn Bourne, Chatham Ontario, ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th 1975 Cincinnati Reds beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 72nd World Series 1975 World Football League disbands 1975 Jacqueline Hansen runs women's world record marathon (2:38:19) 1975 World Football League folds 1975 Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world 1975 Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79 1975 West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs to win Cricket World Cup 1975 Gary Gilmour takes 6-14 in Cricket World Cup semi vs. England 1975 Dennis Lillee takes 1st one-day 5WI, 5-34 vs. Pakistan World Cup 1975 Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, vs. WI Cricket World Cup 1975 Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m (world record) 1975 Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:40:15.8) 1975 Greg Moore, born in New Westminster, British Columbia, promising Canadian racecar driver, competed in Indy Lights, CART World Series 1975 Liane Winter wins world record female Boston marathon (2:42:24) 1975 Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it 1975 Walt Disney World Shopping Village opens 1975 Valeri Muratov skates world record 1000m (1:16.92) 1975 Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 500m (37.99 sec) 1975 Christina Nigra, actress, Out of This World 1974 1st World Football League Bowl, Birmingham Americans beat Florida 1974 Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon (2:43:54.5) 1974 Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:46:24) 1974 Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series 1974 U.S. General George Brown's speech deplores Jewish influence in U.S. over his treatment during the 1973 World Series 1974 Warren Hull, actor (Strike it Rich, Who in the World), dies at 71 1974 World's tallest structure, 646-m Polish radio mast, completed 1974 World Football League plays 1st games 1974 West Germany beats Netherlands 2-1 for soccer's 10th World Cup in Munich 1974 John C Ransom, U.S. poet (World's Body), dies 1974 Dutch women hockey team becomes world champion 1974 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony 11/16 1974 Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in New York City (110 stories) 1974 Otto Waldis, actor (Unknown World, Whip Hand), dies at 72 1974 Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in Philippines, surrenders, 29 years after World War II ended 1974 Billy DeWolfe, actor (Good Morning World), dies at 67 1974 World's worst air disaster, Turkish DC-10 crashes in Paris (346 die) 1974 Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975 1974 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater 1974 Jennifer Lien, actress, Hannah Moore-Another World 1974 World Football League founded 1974 World Population Year begins 1973 Ato Boldon, born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, athlete, world's fastest human sprinter, 4-time World Champion and Olympic medalist 1973 World Football League grants 1st franchise (Detroit) 1973 A's manager Dick Williams quits after A's beat Mets in World Series 1973 Willie Mays last hit, as Mets beat A's in World Series game 2 A's Mike Andrews makes 2 errors, prompting owner Finley to remove him 1973 Secretariat wins Marlboro Cup in world record 1:45 2/5 for 1 miles 1973 Jackie Stewart becomes Formula 1 world champion 1973 Netherlands wins hockey world's championship 1973 Kieren Perkins, Australian free-style 1500m swimmer, world record 1973 George Harrison releases "Living in the Material World" 1973 George Harrison's "Living in the Material World" goes gold 1973 Chicago's Sears Tower, world's tallest building finished 1973 Kennedy Otieno, Kenya cricket wicket-keeper, 85 vs. Australia 1996 World Cup 1973 Eisenhower Tunnel, world's highest/U.S. longest, opens 1973 Diego Serrano, Quito Ecuador, actor, Tomas Rivera-Another World 1973 Manfred Kokot runs world record 50m indoor (5.61 sec) 1973 Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1973 Efskind skates world record 1000m (1:17.6) 1972 Maureen Flannigan, actress, Evie-Out of This World 1972 Mahalia Jackson, vocalist (Got Whole World in His Hands), dies at 61 1972 Christopher Daniel Barnes, ME, actor, Ross-Day by Day, As World Turns 1972 Oakland A's 1st championship; beat Reds, 4 games to 3 in World Series 1972 Oakland A Gene Tenace is 1st to homer in 1st 2 World Series at bats 1972 Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series 1972 1st games of World Hockey Association 1972 Emerson Fittipaldi is youngest to win an auto race World Championship 1972 Bobby Fischer (U.S.) defeats Boris Spassky (U.S.S.R.) for world chess title 1972 Lasse Viren runs Olympic/world record 10,000m (27:38.4) 1972 Philip Potter appointed Secretary-General of World council of Churches 1972 Andrew Kavovit, actor, Paul-As the World Turns 1972 Bob Seagren pole vaults world record 5.63m 1972 West Germany wins soccer world championship 1972 Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia) 1972 Ton Sijbrands becomes world checker champion 1972 Charlie Haas, born in Houston, Texas, Charles Doyle 'Charlie' Haas II, professional wrestler, wrestles for World Wrestling Entertainment, previously teamed with brother, Russ, on independent circuit, winning JAPW Tag Team Championship 1972 Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic 1972 Erhard Keller (Germany) skates world record 1000m (1:18.5) 1972 Ard Schenk becomes world champ skater 1972 Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer (He Got the Whole World), dies at 60 1971 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World 1971 Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement 1971 Laura Moss, Kings Mountain, Ohio, actress, Amanda Cory-Another World 1971 Roy Disney dedicates Walt Disney World 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series 1971 1st World Series night game (Pittsburgh 4-Baltimore 3) 1971 Hitesh Modi, cricketer, Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup 1971 Rain washes out Game 2, 1st World Series postponement since 1962 1971 Borden's opens a turn-of-century ice cream parlor at Disney World 1971 Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens 1971 World Hockey Association forms 1971 Moses Kiptanui, Kenyan 3K runner, world record 1971 Adrienne Beames runs female world record marathon (2:46:30) 1971 Scott Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, 1996 World Mens' Champion 1971 Roy Keane, born in Cork, Ireland, soccer player, midfielder, manager of Ipswich Town, an English Championship club, represented Republic of Ireland in 1994 World Cup and 2002 World Cup 1971 Wendy Benson, born in New York City, actress, Meredith-As the World Turns 1971 Steve Tikolo, cricketer, outstanding Kenyan batsman in 1996 World Cup 1971 Martin Suji, cricketer, Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup 1971 Eric Nies, actor, MTV Real World, Grind 1971 Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) 1971 Hayley Carr, born in Salzburg, Austria, actress, Courtney-As the World Turns 1971 Victor Kraatz, born in Berlin, Germany, Canadian ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th 1971 Jose Solano, born in Inglewood, California, actor, played Manny Gutierrez on Baywatch, listed as '50 Most Beautiful People in the World' by YM Magazine, nominated for the ALMA Award 1971 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic 1971 Ard Schenk skates world record 1000m (1:18.8) 1971 Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (1:58.7) 1971 Sonny Liston, World Champ hw boxer (1962-64), found dead at 36 1970 Azhar Saeed, UAE cricketer, opening batsman 1996 World Cup 1970 NY World Trade Center reaches highest point (411 m) 1970 Martha Byrne, actress, Lily Grimaldi-As the World Turns 1970 Arshad Laiq, cricket all-rounder, United Arab Emirates World Cup 1996 1970 Dahlia Salem, actress, Sofia Carlino-Another World, approx 1970] 1970 Alla Korot, Odessa U.S.S.R., actress, Jenna Norris-Another World 1970 Baltimore Orioles beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series 1970 Jacco Eltingh, Heerde, Netherlands, tennis star, 1993 ATP World Doubles 1970 Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship 1970 Klaas Van Noortwijk, cricketer, Holland batsman 1996 World Cup 1970 Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City 1970 Brian Bloom, actor, As the World Turns 1970 [Jack] Stephen Burton, Indianapolis, actor, Chris-Out of this World 1970 Brazil beats Italy, 4-1, to win soccer's World Cup, in Mexico City 1970 Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion 1970 Heike Friedrich, born in East Germany swimmer, world record 200m 1970 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson 1970 2 men begin ascent of south face of Annapurna I, highest final stage in a wall climb in world 1970 U.S.S.R. wins its 8th straight world hockey championship 1970 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champion all-round ladies skater 1970 Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53) 1970 Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater 1970 Eric Gouka, cricketer, Netherlands pace bowler 1996 World Cup 1970 Valeri Muratov skates world record 500m (38.99 sec) 1970 World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight 1970 Hasse Borjes skates world record 500m in 38.9 sec 1969 Martha Byrne, actress, Lily-As the World Turns 1969 Bill Toomey achieves world record-score (8417 points) 1969 Craig Evans, cricketer, Zimbabwe batsman 1996 World Cup 1969 Katrin Krabbe, Neubrandenburg, East Germany, 100m/200m, World Champ 1991 1969 Dahlia Salem, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Sofia Carlino-Another World 1969 100-1 shot New York Mets beat Orioles 5-3 and win 66th World Series in 5 1969 Met Cleon Jones awarded 1st base when shoe polish on ball proves he is hit by a pitch, he scores on a home run in World Series 1969 Bank of America World Headquarters (555 California) dedicated 1969 New York Met Ron Swoboda's spectacular diving catch of sinking liner with runners at 1st and 3rd in 9th, Mets win in 10th in World Series game 1969 Oriole Earl Weaver becomes 1st manager ejected in a World Series 1969 Ty Murray, rodeo cowboy, 5-time all-around world champion 1969 Scott DeFreitas, Newton Massachusetts, actor, Andy Dixon-As the World Turns 1969 Audrey McElmory (U.S.) wins World Cycling Championships, Brno, 1969 Amy Carlson, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, actress, Josie-Another World, 1969-Approx] 1969 Cree Summer, actress, Freddie-Different World 1969 Sanath Jayasuriya, cricketer, Sri Lankan open bat MVP-1996 World Cup 1969 Alina Ivanova, born in Ukraine, race walker, indoor 3K world record 1969 John Pennel pole vaults world record (5.45 m) 1969 Maurice Odumbe, cricketer, Kenyan batsman and 1996 World Cup captain 1969 "Dear World" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 132 performances 1969 Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp 1969 Walt Disney World construction begins 1969 Dondre T Whitfield, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Another World, All My Children 1969 Marcel Schewe, cricketer, Holland wicket-keeper 1996 World Cup 1969 Judson Mills, Purcellville, Virginia, actor, Hutch-As The World Turns 1969 Brian Lara, cricketer, WI left-hand bat Smashed world records in 1994 1969 Firestone World Bowling Tournament (Mercury Open) won by Jim Godman 1969 "Dear World" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 132 performances 1969 Jerry Herman's "Dear World," premieres in New York City 1969 Giorgio Lamberti, Italian free style swimmer, world record 200m 1969 Andre Cason, U.S. runner, world record 50 indoor 1969 Neville Williams' "Chronology of the Expanding World" completed 1968 Anders Holmertz, Swedish free style swimmer, world record 400m 1968 Ming Na-Wen, actress, ER, One Night Stand, Lien-As the World Turns 1968 Irina Privalova, Russian runner, indoor world record 50/60m 1968 Parker Posey, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Tess Shelby-As the World Turns 1968 Grayson McCouch, New York City, actor, Morgan Winthrop-Another World 1968 Lee Evans sets world record of 43.8 seconds in 400 meter dash 1968 Robert van Oosterom, cricket opening batsman, Holland 1996 World Cup 1968 J R Hines of U.S. runs 100m in world record 9.95 sec 1968 Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series 1968 Toni Braxton, singer, You Mean the World to Me 1968 Bob Gibson sets a World Series record of 17 strikeouts 1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies World Series of Golf 1968 France became world's 5th thermonuclear power, explodes on Mururoa 1968 Halle Berry, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Miss World USA, 1986, actress, Boomerang 1968 Chris Boardman, English cyclist, world 1 hour record 1968 Saeed Al-Saffar, cricketer, UAE batsman 1996 World Cup, later captain 1968 Fred Blasie wins 5th wrestling world championship belt 1968 Mark Tewsksbury, Canada swimmer, world record backstroke 1968 Franklin C Fry, U.S. minister (World Rad of Church), dies 1968 Merle Kendrick, orchestra leader (Window on the World), dies at 72 1968 Alicia Coppola, actress, Lorna Devon-Another World 1968 Jim Clark, of Scotland, world driving champ, dies at 32 in race car 1968 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Dave Davis 1968 Irina Belova, Russian pentathelete, world record 1992 1968 LIFE mag calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world" 1968 USAF displays Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, biggest plane in the world 1968 Abeyratne Samarasekera, UAE cricket all-rounder, 1996 World Cup 1968 Johanne Samarasekera, UAE cricket opening bowler, 96 World Cup 1968 Imtiaz Abbasi, UAE cricket wicket-keeper, World Cup 1996 1968 Kristen Marie, actress, Cheryl McKinnon-Another World 1968 World trade conference Unctad 2 opens in New Delhi 1968 Tim De Leede, cricketer, Holland batsman 1996 World Cup 1967 Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:09:36.4) 1967 Robert McNamara elected president of World bank 1967 Lisa Bonet, SF, actress, Cosby Show, Different World, Angel Heart 1967 Ferdinand Bracke bicycles world record time (48,093 km) 1967 Mazhar Hussein, cricketer, UAE batsman World Cup 1996 1967 Javier Sotomayor, Cuban jumper, world record 1989 1967 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 World Series 1967 World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox 1967 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yankees, Giants or Dodgers 1967 King Boudouin inaugurates world's biggest floodgate (Antwerp) 1967 International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system 1967 Anni Pede runs female world record marathon (3:07:26) 1967 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf 1967 Reinout Scholte, cricketer, Netherlands batsman 1996 World Cup 1967 Julian McMahon, actor, Ian Rain-Another World, John Grant-Profiler 1967 BBC starts their World Radio Club 1967 400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special 1967 Sarah Malin, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, actress, Stephane Prescott-Another World 1967 Wasim Haider, cricketer, member Pakistan's 1992 World Cup squad 1967 Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22) 1967 Matthew Crane, Kimberton, Pennsylvania, actor, Matt Cory-Another World 1967 Highest tower to the world finished, 537m (U.S.S.R.) 1967 Mark Mortimer, actor, Nick Hudson-Another World 1967 Stefan Johnstown, Norwegian speed walker, world record 20 km 1967 113 East Europeans attending World Amateur hockey championships in Vienna, ask for political asylum 1967 Sandra Reinhardt, born in Pittsburgh, actress, Another World, Illegal in Blue 1967 Andrew Zesers, cricketer, played for Australia in 1987 World Cup 1967 Juli Furtado, born in New York City, mountain cyclist, world champion 1991, 92 1967 Tim Vine, born in London, Enlgand, actor, comedian, performs stand up comedy, television, appears at festivals, tours through the United Kingdom include 'Current Puns' and 'Punslinger', achieved Guinness World Record for most jokes told in an hour 1967 Stien Kaiser becomes world champion lady's skater 1967 Kees Verkerk becomes world champ all round skater 1967 Nicholas Gillingham, British swimmer, world record 200m freestyle 1967 Christine Tucci, actress, Amanda Cory-Another World 1967 Ricky Paull Goldin, SF, actor, Doug-Hail to the Chief, Another World 1966 Joseph Barbara, New Symrna, Florida, actor, Joe Carlino-Another World 1966 Baltimore Orioles sweep Los Angeles Dodgers, in 63rd World Series 1966 Oriole Jim Palmer, 20, is youngest to pitch a World Series shutout 1966 Paul Michael Valley, actor, Ryan Harrison-Another World 1966 24th World San Francisco Convention honors Gene Roddenberry 1966 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Ladies' World Series of Golf 1966 Francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world 1966 Sir Francis Chichester begins 1st solo ocean voyage around the world 1966 Ganesh Mylvaganam, cricketer, UAE batsman 1996 World Cup 1966 England beats West Germany 4-2 for soccer's 8th World Cup in London 1966 Zola Budd, born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, track and field long distance runner, trained and raced barefoot, politically controversial figure, two-time Women's 5000 meters world record holder, two-time World Cross Country Championships winner 1966 Paolo Seganti, actor, Damian-As the World Turns 1966 Lisa Stansfield, English pop singer, Around the World 1966 1st world festival of black art (Dakar Senegal) 1966 Chris Bruno, actor, Michael-All My Children, Dennis-Another World 1966 Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19m indoor world record 1966 Dmitri Volkov, Russian swimmer, world record 1966 Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater 1966 Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:05.2) 1966 Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:06.2) 1966 Chetan Sharma, cricketer, Ind Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987 1966 Tia Carrere, Althea Janairo, Honolulu, actress, Wayne's World 1965 Supremes release "My World is Empty Without You" 1965 Colleen Dion, actress, Brett Gardner-Another World 1965 Harry Harvey Sr, actor (It's a Man's World), dies at 64 1965 Charnele Brown, East Hampton, New York, actress, Kim-A Different World 1965 Dodgers and Sandy Koufax win 7th game of 62nd World Series vs Twins 1965 Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of World Series beating Twins 2-0 1965 Robert Mitera aces 447-yd 10th hole at Miracle Hills, Omaha, Nebr to score world's longest straight hole-in-one 1965 Jill Powell, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actress, Marcy-As The World Turns 1965 Silke Horner, born in East Germany, swimmer, world record 100m-breast stroke 1965 Jon Hensley, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, actor, Holden Snyder-As the World Turns 1965 Kyra Sedgwick, actress, Phenomenon, Singles, Julia-Another World 1965 Jennifer Ashe, actress, As the World Turns 1965 Kadeem Hardison, actor, A Different World, The Sixth Man 1965 Australian Ronald Clarke runs world record 10k (27:39.4) 1965 Morio Shigematsu runs world record marathon (2:12:00) 1965 Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria high jumper, world record 1987 1965 Bruno Marie-Rose, French runner, world record 200 m indoor 1965 Edward Odumbe, cricketer, Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup 1965 New York World's Fair reopens for 2nd and final season 1965 Marlon Vonhagt, cricketer, 1 ODI Sri Lanka 1984-85 World Series Cup 1965 Clayton Prince, Philadelphia, actor, Hairspray, Reuben-Another World 1965 Allison Hossack, Manitoba, actress, Olivia-Another World 1965 Christine Wachtel, E German running star, world indoor record 800m 1964 Donald Campbell (UK) sets world water speed record (276.33 mph) 1964 David Tikolo, Kenyan cricket batsman, 1996 World Cup 1964 Heike Drechsler, Gera, East Germany, sprinter, 1988 world record 1964 World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (New York City) 1964 Piet Moeskops, Dutch world champion cyclist (1921-24, 26), dies at 71 1964 Abebe Bikila runs world/olympic record marathon (2:12:11.2) 1964 China becomes world's 5th nuclear power 1964 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 61st World Series 1964 New York Yankees appears in 14 and win 9 of last 16 World Series 1964 New York Yankees make 14th appearance in last 16 and 29th in 61 World Series 1964 Thomas "Tom" Hunter, U.S. 50M FREESTYLE swimmer, world record 1964 1st official broadcast of Trans World Radio on Bonaire 1964 Gene Watkins, Waco, Texas, actor, James Walsh-As the World Turns 1964 Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright (Playboy of Western World), dies at 84 1964 Faith Ford, born in Louisiana, actress, Another World, Corky-Murphy Brown 1964 St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series 1964 1st broadcast by Trans World Radio on Bonaire 1964 Harry Lee "Butch" Reynolds, U.S., 400m runner, world record 1964 Mildred Simpson runs female world record marathon (3:19:33) 1964 Susan Marie Snyder, actress, Julie-As the World Turns 1964 Judi Evans Luciano, born in Montebello, actress, Paulina Cory-Another World 1964 Salim Raza, UAE cricket all-rounder, 1996 World Cup 1964 Michael Gross, born in West Germany, swimmer, Olympic-2 world records-1984 1964 Basil Heatley runs world record marathon (2:13:55) 1964 Beatles "World Tour" begins in Copenhagen Denmark 1964 Elizabeth McColgan, British running star, world record 5 km indoor 1964 Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45) 1964 Peter and Gordon release "World Without Love" 1964 Heike Henkel, born in West Germany, world record indoor high jumper 1992 1964 "Another World" and "As the World Turns" premieres on TV 1964 Martin Lopez-Zubero, Spanish backstroke swimmer, world record 200m 1964 World's Fair (Flushing Meadow, Corona Park, New York) opens 1964 Jerrie Mock becomes 1st woman to fly solo around the world 1964 Geraldine Mock of U.S. is 1st woman to fly solo round the world 1964 Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (world's longest) 1964 Paul Parker, born in West Ham, London, athlete, soccer player, commentator, critical player at 1990 World Cup with England, manager, Blue Square Premier League 1964 UNCTAD 1 world conference opens in Geneva 1964 Tom O'Hara runs world record mile (3:56.4) 1964 Chris Farley, actor, SNL, Wayne's World, Coneheads 1964 "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert New York City after 556 perf 1964 Kaitlin Hopkins, New York City, actress, Kelsey-Another World 1964 World's largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured, Wisconsin 1964 Plans for World Trade Center announced (New York City) 1963 Paul Hindemith, German composer (Composer's World), dies at 68 1963 Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) 1963 Asif Karim, cricketer, slow left-arm bowler for Kenya 1996 World Cup 1963 Allyson Rice-Taylor, Huntington, West Virginia, actress, As the World Turns 1963 Michael Anthony Powell, Philadelphia, long jumper, world record 1991 1963 Carole Joan Crawford, 20, of Jamaica, crowned 13th Miss World 1963 Vijay Mehra, cricketer, United Arab Emirates batsman 1996 World Cup 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers sweep New York Yankees, in 60th World Series 1963 Dodgers' Sandy Koufax strikes out World Series record 15 Yankees 1963 Gabriele Reinsch, born in East Germany, discus thrower, world record 1988 1963 Craig Breedlove sets world auto speed record at 407.45 MPH 1963 Kadeem Hardison, born in New York City, actor, Dwayne-Different World 1963 Joanna Going, actress, Lisa Grady-Another World 1963 Paula Ivan, Romanian runner, world record mile 1963 Jose Oquendo, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jose Manuel Roberto Guillermo Contreras Oquendo, baseball player, infielder, coach, signed with New York Mets at age fifteen, member, St. Louis Cardinals, played 1987 World Series, record for fewest second baseman errors, 1990 1963 Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 home runs in 1911 world series) dies at 77 1963 Buddy Nobles runs world record marathon (2:14:28) 1963 Mike Myers, born in Scarborough, Canada, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, film producer, movies include 'Wayne's World', 'Austin Powers', 'Shrek' 1963 Dipak Chudasama, cricketer, Kenya opening batsman 1996 World Cup 1963 Gary Kasparov, U.S.S.R., world chess champion, 1985- 1963 Garry Kasparov, born in Azerbaijan, Soviet Union, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist 1963 Jasmine Guy, born in Boston Massachusetts, actress, Whitley-Different World 1963 Mohammad Ishaq, cricketer, UAE batsman 1996 World Cup 1963 Toru Terasawa runs world record marathon 2:15:15.8 1963 1st U.S. female world figure skating champ (Tenley Albright) 1963 Jevgeni Grishin skates world record 500m in 39.6 sec 1963 Petra Schneider, E German swimming star, world record 400m 1963 G Woods succeeds Eugene Black as president of the World Bank 1962 Melanie Smith, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Emily-As the World Turns 1962 Kim Linehan, swimmer, 1979 1500m World record 1962 Dutch Catharina Lodders elected Miss World 1962 Yankees beat Giants for 20th world championship 1962 Yankees (20th championship) beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 in World Series 1962 New York Yankees appear in 12 and win 9 of last 14 World Series 1962 Whitey Ford's World Series 33 2/3 scoreless inning streak ends 1962 "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off" opens at Shubert New York City for 886 performances 1962 Roger Kingdom, U.S. 60m hurdler, world record 1962 Savannah, world's 1st nuclear-powered ship, completes maiden voyage from Yorktown, Va, to Savannah, Ga 1962 Bolotnikov runs world record 10km (28:18.2) 1962 Tina Lehtola, born in Finland, women's ski jumper, world's record holder 1962 Galina Chistyakova, Russian jumper, world record 1988 1962 Jensen Buchanan, born in Montgomery, Alabama, actress, Vicky/Marley-Another World 1962 Brazil Beats Czechoslovakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago 1962 Floris Jansen, cricketer, Netherlands pace bowler 1996 World Cup 1962 Jim Beatty runs world record 2 mile (8:29.8) 1962 Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio 1962 Robert Druppers, runner, world record 1 km indoor 1962 Sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater 1962 Brian Green, born in Columbus Indiana, actor, Sam Fowler-Another World 1962 [Babette] Renee Props, Oklahoma, actress, Elly Snyder-As the World Turns 1962 Sultan Zarawani, cricketer, United Arab Emirates captain 1996 World Cup 1961 Mark McKoy, Canadian track star, world record 50m indoor 1961 Anton Geesink becomes 1st not-Japanese judo world champion 1961 Julianne Moore, actress, Lost World, 9 Months 1961 Meg Ryan, Bethel, Connecticut, actress, When Harry Met Sally, As the World Turns 1961 New York Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 58th World Series 1961 World Series scoreless pitching streak Yankees beat Reds 4 games to 1 1961 Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's World Series record of 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings, running his streak to 32 1961 Whitey Ford's 3rd straight World Series shutout 1961 Mary Ellen Stuart, actress, Frannie Crawford-As the World Turns 1961 Yordanka Donkova, Bulgaria, 100 m hurdler, world record 1961 Jensen Buchanan, Montgomery, Alabama, actress, Vicky/Marley-Another World 1961 Dawnn Lewis, actress, Jaleesa-Different World 1961 Bricusse and Newley's musical "Stop the world I want to ...," premieres 1961 Mohammad Aslam, UAE cricketer batsman, 1996 World Cup 1961 "Happiest Girl in the World" closes at Martin Beck New York City after 97 performances 1961 Maxi Priest, Max Elliott, Jamaican/English singer, Wild World 1961 Botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time 1961 ABC's "Wide World of Sports, debuts 1961 "Happiest Girl in the World" opens at Martin Beck New York City for 97 performances 1961 Grigoriy Kornev, Russian speed walker, world record 5 km 1961 Russell Todd, actor, Jamie Frame-Another World 1961 Yobes Ondieki, Kenya, 10K runner, world record 1961 Henk van der Grift (Netherlands) becomes world champ all-round skater 1961 Henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater 1961 Sherry Ramsay, Stauton, Virginia, actress, Trish Mason-As the World Turns 1961 Maia Chiburdanidze, Kutaisi U.S.S.R., women's world chess champ 1960 Gary Lineker, English soccer player, World Cup 1986 1960 Diego A Maradona, Argentina/Italy soccer player, World Cup 1960 Tom Eplin, Hayward California, actor, Jake McKinnon-Another World 1960 Pirate's Mazeroski's bottom of 9th lead off home run beats New York Yankees 10-9 in game 7 of 57th World Series 1960 Bobby Richarson hits a World Series grand slammer 1960 Abebe Bikila runs Olympic/World record marathon (2:15:16.2) 1960 Anita Lonsbrough swims world/olympic record 200m (2:49.5) 1960 -127 degrees F (-88 degrees C), Vostok, Antarctica (world record) 1960 World's largest frog (3.3 kg) caught (Equatorial Guinea) 1960 In Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) Sirima Bandaranaike is world's 1st woman PM 1960 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer 1960 Jozef/Josef Pribilinec, born in Czechoslovakia, speed walker, world record 10K 1960 Armin Hary runs world record 100m (10.0) 1960 Eillen Fulton begins playing Lisa on As the World Turn (for > 30 yrs) 1960 Jurgen Schult, born in West Germany, discus thrower, world record 1986 1960 Michael Tal beats Botvinnik 12 -8 for world chess championship 1960 Anne Howard, born in San Diego, California, actress, Nicole Love-Another World 1960 Russell Todd, born in Troy, New York, actor, Dr. Jamie Frame-Another World 1960 Barry McGuigan, born in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, professional boxer, world featherweight champion, number one featherweight challenger in the World Boxing Association 1960 Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71 1960 B J Jefferson, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Ronnie Laurance-Another World 1960 Paul Azinger, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Paul William Azinger, professional golfer, ranked in the top 10 Official World Golf Rankings for 300 weeks between 1988 and 1994, won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour in 7 seasons, won 1993 PGA Championship 1960 1st redshank old world shore bird reported in North America (Halifax) 1960 Fausto Coppi, Italian, ran world record 45,798 km, dies at 40 1960 Michael David Morrison, actor, Caleb Snyder-As the World Turns 1959 J B Jordan in F-104C sets world altitude record, 31,513m 1959 Burke Moses, New York City, actor, Sean Baxter-As the World Turns 1959 Charles Grant, Winston Salem, North Carolina, actor, Another World 1959 Corinne Rottschaeffer elected Miss World 1959 Pan Am begins regular flights around World 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago White Sox, 4 games to 2 in 56th World Series 1959 Single game World Series attendence record set (92,706 in LA) 1959 1st World Series game played west of St. Louis (in LA) 1959 Los Angeles Dodgers set World Series attendance record at 92,394 1959 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic) 1959 Andy Waller, cricketer, big-hitting Zimbabwe batsman-1992 World Cup 1959 Armin Kogler, born in Austria, skier, 2-time winner of jumping World Cup 1959 Petra Felke, born in East Germany, javelin thrower, world record 1988 1959 World Refugee Year begins 1959 World's 1st hovercraft (SR-N1) tested at Cowes England 1959 Ed Fry, actor, Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World 1959 Hanif Mohammad completes 499 for Karachi, then 1st class world record 1958 Iqbal Sikander, cricketer, Pakistan leg-spinner 1992 World Cup 1958 Alan Jackson, born in Newnan, Georgia, country singer, Here in the Real World 1958 Paul Osborn's "World of Suzie Wong," premieres in New York City 1958 New York Yankees beat Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series 1958 New York Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last 10 World Series 1958 Braves Eddie Mathews strikes out for World Series record 11th time 1958 Wilfredo Benitez, PR, boxer, world champ at 17y176d 1958 World's 1st Moon probe, US's Thor-Able, explodes at T +77 sec 1958 Richard Burgi, born in Montclair, New Jersey, actor, Chad Rollo-Another World 1958 Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in soccer's 6th World Cup at Stockholm 1958 Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden 1958 Nancy Ramey swims world record 100m (1:09.6) 1958 Dorothy Straight, 4 year old author, How World Begun 1958 Paul Weller, guitar, Jam-This is Modern World, Style Council 1958 Botvinnik recaptures world chess championship 1958 Brussel's (Belgium) World Fair opens 1958 Cammie Lusko, born in Los Angeles, California, Guinness' World Strongest Woman 1958 Michael Todd, producer (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 56 1958 Ian Woosnam, born in Oswestry, England, nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Wee Welshman', 'Woosers', Welsh, professional golfer, played first European Tour, 1979, won Swiss Open, 1982, number one in Official World Golf Rankings in 1991, awarded O.B.E. 2007 New Years Honors List 1958 5-time world driving champion Juan Fangio kidnapped by Cuban rebels 1958 Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets 6 world records in 2 days 1958 Lisa Loring, actress, As the World Turns, Wednesday-Addams Family 1958 Henry Kuttner, sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), dies at 42 1958 Frank Ullrich, East Germany, world biathlon champion 1957 James Sanford, U.S. runner, world record 50m indoor 1957 Charles Grant, actor, Evan Frame-Another World, Bold and Beautiful 1957 World longest suspension bridge opens in Mackinac Straits, Michigan 1957 Karl Wallingher, Prestatyn Wales, rocker, World Party 1957 Braves' Lew Burdette beats Yankees for 3rd time in 1 World Series 1957 Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series 1957 Shahzad Altaf, cricketer, UAE off-spinner 1996 World Cup 1957 New York Yankees appear in their 25th World Series 1957 Bernhard Langer, born in Anhausen, West Germany, professional golfer, two-time Masters champion, ranked as the world's first official number one player in 1986 1957 Steve Davis, born in Plumstead, London, snooker player, nine-ball pool player, won six World Championships in the 1980's, performed well in Mosconi Cup, World Pool Championships 1957 Juan-Manuel Fangio, wins his last auto World Championship at 46 1957 Mark Tymchyshyn, Minneapolis, actor, Gavin-As The World Turns 1957 Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas 1957 Elly van Holly, running star, 3k indoor world record 1957 Eric Bristow, "Crafty Cockney", England, dart thrower, 5 World Masters 1957 Maurizio Damilano, Italian speed walker, 30K World Record 1957 World's biggest glass oven used 1957 29th Academy Awards - "Around World in 80 Days," Bergman, Brynner win 1957 Shaukat Dukanwala, cricketer, Baroda off-spinner, UAE World Cup 1996 1957 3 B-52s leave California for 1st non-stop round world flights 1956 Doina Melinte, Romanian running star, world record 1500 m/mile indoor 1956 Alice Barrett, born in New York City, actress, Frankie Frame-Another World 1956 Sinbad, comedian/actor, Different World, At the Apollo 1956 Leo Baeck, President of World Union for Progressive Judaism, dies at 83 1956 Pyotr Bolotnikov runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1956 Yankees Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series 1956 Don Larsen, New York, pitches only perfect World Series game, vs Brooklyn 1956 Yogi Berra becomes 4th Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1956 Sal Maglie and Dodgers defeat Yankees 6-3 in opening game of World Series 1956 Stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36 1956 Vladimir Kuts runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1956 Paul Molitor, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, infielder, Mn Twins, 1993 World Series MVP 1956 Marlene Bauer Hagge wins LPGA World Golf Championship 1956 Bell X-2 rocket plane sets world aircraft speed record of 3,050 kph 1956 Charlie Magri, world champ flyweight boxer, 1983 1956 Iharos runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1956 Toshihiko Seko, Japanese runner, world record 25/30 km 1956 Russell Christian, rocker, Christians-Harvest the World 1956 World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, San Francisco 1956 World championships of judo are 1st held, in Tokyo 1956 Clarence Beaumont, 1st batter in 1st World Series, dies at 75 1956 Soap operas "As the World Turns" and "Edge of Night" premieres on TV 1956 Peter Twiss sets new world air record 1,132 mph (1,823 kph) 1956 Cockie Gastelaars swims world record 100 m freestyle (1:04.2) 1956 Balwinder Singh Sandhu, cricketer, Sikh pace bowler 1983 World Cup 1955 Kevin Conroy, Westport CT, actor, Tour of Duty, Another World 1955 Sue Novara-Reber, born in Flint, Michigan, cyclist, 1975 World sprint champ 1955 Peter Boynton, Danaiscotta Maine, actor, Tonio-As the World Turns 1955 Emile Zatopek runs world record 15 mile (1:14:01) and 25,000m (1:16:36) 1955 Yo-Yo, Massachusetts, Paris, France, world famous Chinese cellist 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 1955 Piet Lieftinck becomes director v/h IMF (World bank) 1955 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (New York Yankees beat Dodgers) 1955 Fred Kaps becomes world champion magician 1955 Guinness Book of World Records 1st published 1955 Roger Moens runs world record 800 m (1:45.7) 1955 Henry Preistman, rocker, Christians-Harvest the World 1955 Tony Allcock, born in Leicestershire, England, bowler, two-time world outdoor singles champion, 1992, 1996, world singles champion 1986, 1987, 2002, won silver medal in men's singles event at 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada 1955 Bill Koch, born in Brattleboro, Vermont, skier, first U.S. world-class cross-country skier, won 1982 Cross-country skiing World Cup 1955 William Koch, U.S. skier, World Cup 1982 1955 Dana Carvey, born in Missoula, Montana, comedian, SNL, Garth-Wayne's World 1955 Buster Mottram, born in Kingston upon Thames, in south-west London, English tennis player, ranked 15th best tennis player in the world, represented Great Britain in Davis Cup eight times 1955 Tony Miles, born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 1955 Dana Carvey, comedian, SNL, Wayne's World 1955 Sally Spencer, actress, M J McKinnon-Another World 1955 Bev Francis, Australia, world women's power-lifting champion 1954 New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series 1954 Reed Birney, born in Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Greatest Man in the World 1954 Patty Berg wins LPGA World Golf Championshio 1954 Lisa Brown, KC, Missouri, actress, Guiding Light, Iva-As the World Turns 1954 West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern 1954 Test Cricket debut of Khalid Hassan, 16 years 352, then world record 1954 John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) 1954 Emile Zatopek runs world record 5K (13:57.2) 1954 Marina Langner, Dusseldorf Germany, Miss World runner-up, 1975 1954 Donna Pescow, born in Brooklyn, actress, Angie, Out of this World, Rainbow 1954 John Bolger, actor, Captain Gabe McNamara-Another World 1953 Betty Wright, born in Miami, Florida, singer, rhythm and blues, soul music, influenced the world of hip hop, sang with Alice Cooper, Gloria Estefan, song Shoorah! Shoorah!, used in movie Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1953 World B Free, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors 1953 Emile Zatopek runs world record 10K (29:01.6) and 6 mile (28:08.4) 1953 50th World Series sees New York Yankees beat Dodgers, 4 games to 2, as New York Billy Martin's 12 hits set record; Yankees win record 5th consec WS 1953 Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4) 1953 Mickey Mantle hits a grand slam in World Series 1953 Dodger Carl Erskine strikes out 14 Yankees in World Series 1953 Cyclist Arie Van Vliet becomes world champion sprinter 1953 Philece Sampler, San Angelo, Texas, actress, Donna Love-Another World 1953 1st passenger to fly commercially around the world < 100 hours 1953 Raul Ramirez, born in Ensenada, Baja California, professional Mexican tennis player, in 1976, ranked No. 4 in the world, in 1983, ranked No. 6 in the world in doubles, won 60 doubles titles, 19 singles titles, married former Miss Universe, Venezuelan-born Maritza Sayalero 1953 Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:18:40.2) 1953 Lawrence Lau, actor, Jamie Frame-Another World 1953 Tatyana Providokhina, Russian 1K runner, world record 1953 Steve Lubbers, cricketer, captain of Dutch World Cup team 1996 1953 Suleiman Nyambui, Tanzanian runner, world record 5k indoor 1953 Svetlana Ulmasova, U.S.S.R., 3K, world title 1978 1953 Yuri Sergejev skates world record 500m in 40.9 sec 1953 Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78 1952 Karla Bonoff, rock singer, New World, Restless Nights 1952 Joel Garner, born in Christ Church, Barbados, right-handed, fast bowler, nicknamed 'Big Bird', West Indian cricketer, played 1979 Cricket World Cup, 1983 Cricket World Cup 1952 North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH 1952 Flavian Aponso, cricketer, rebel Sri Lankan 1982, Netherlands World Cup 1996 1952 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3 in 49th World Series 1952 Yankees tie their own record of 4 consecutive World Series wins 1952 Betty Jameson wins LPGA World Golf Championship 1952 Phoebe Snow, singer, Theme from "It's a Different World" 1952 Pietro Mennea, Italian runner, 200m world record 1952 Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2) 1952 Dan Halldorson, born in Winnipeg, Canadian Tour golfer, 1985 World Cup 1952 1870 mm rain in Cilaos, Reunion (world record) 1952 Raul Gonzalez, Mexican 50K speed walker, world record 1952 Sharon Gabet, Fort Wayne, Indiana, actress, Edge of Night, Another World 1951 Emile Zatopek runs world record 30,000m, 25,000m and 15 miles 1951 Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in World Series, DiMaggio's final game 1951 Gil McDougald's World Series grand slam helps Yankees beat Giants 13-1 1951 In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn 1951 Emile Zatopek runs world record 20,000 m and 10 mile 1951 Emile Zatopek runs world record 20k (1:01:15.8) 1951 Mark McCumber, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mark Randall McCumber, golfer, won PGA tour ten times, won World Cup of Golf for the United states with Ben Crenshaw, golf analyst for Fox Sports, golf course architect 1951 Queen Noor of Jordan, born in Washington, D.C., Lisa Najeeb Halaby, president of United World Colleges movement, fourth wife and widow to King Hussein of Jordan 1951 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship 1951 Terry Davis, born in New York City, actress, Stacey Winthrop-Another World 1951 Diana Dennis, born in Portland, Oregon, body builder, Women Physique World 1951 Jamey Sheridan, born in Pasadena, California, actor, Another World 1951 Peter Gordon, born in New York City, New York, Peter Laurence Gordon, experimental composer, musician, opera, world music, jazz, rock influences, founder, Love of Life Orchestra, composed for Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, worked on Desperate Housewives soundtrack 1951 John Conteh, born in Liverpool, England, athlete, former British boxer, world light-heavyweight boxing champion 1951 Anatoli Karpov, U.S.S.R., world chess champion, 1975-85 1951 "Out of This World" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 157 performances 1951 Robert Mark, U.S. chairman (Caste World Congress), dies at 41 1951 World's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville Tx, to 134th St, New York City) 1950 Gillette and Mutual buy All Star and World Series rights ($6M for 6 yrs) 1950 "Out of This World" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 157 performances 1950 Cole Porter's musical "Out of this World," premieres in New York City 1950 U.S. win 1st world championship bridge contest 1950 Howard E Rollins, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bannister-Wildside,Another World 1950 New York Yankees sweep Philadelphia Phillies in 47th World Series 1950 Whitey Ford wins his 1st World Series game, 5-2 1950 Yankees win 13th world championship sweeping Phillies 1950 Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army 1950 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship 1950 Maricica Puica, born in Romania, 2K runner, world record 1950 Alan Turner, Aussie cricket left-handed opener, World Cup ton 1975 1950 Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 for soccer's 4th World Cup in Rio de Janeiro 1950 U.S. beats England 1-0 in a world cup soccer game (next win in 1994) 1950 Cathy Sherk, born in Bancroft, Ontario, professional golfer, achieved No. 1 World ranking by Golf Digest, 1978, earned silver medal with Canadian team at 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships, joined LPGA tour, inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, 1995 1950 Michael Swan, born in Palo Alto, California, actor, Duncan-As The World Turns 1950 Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70 1950 Gabriel Byrne, Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hello Again, Cool World 1950 Marina Stepanova, Russian hurdler, world record 1986 1950 Terry Lester, Indianapolis, actor, Young and Restless, As World Turns 1950 U.N. World Meteorological Organization established 1950 Mark Pinter, born in Decorah, Iowa, actor, Behind the Screen, Another World 1950 Jody Schecter, South African auto maker, World Driver's 1979 1949 Ton [Teunis] Sijbrands, Dutch world checkers champion 1949 Bill Buckner, born in California, 1st baseman, error cost Red Sox 1986 world series 1949 Emile Zatopek runs world record 10,000m (29:21.2) 1949 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1 in 46th World Series 1949 Viljo Heino runs world record 10k (29:27.2) 1949 Geoff Capes, born in Holbeach, England, shot putter, two-time winner, World's Strongest Man title, two-time Commonwealth Games shot put champion 1949 Kale Browne, born in San Rafael, California, actor, Michael Hudson-Another World 1949 Emile Zatopek runs world record 10,000m, 29:28.2 1949 George Willig, stuntman, climbed World Trade Center in 1977 1949 Ken Follet, born in Cardiff, Wales, author, sold over 100 million copies of books including 'The Key to Rebecca', 'World Without End' 1949 Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player 1949 Nikki Lauda, Austria, formula 1 auto racer, world champ 1975, 77, 84 1949 Richard Button retains world figure skating championship in Paris 1949 Panic in Quito Ecuador, after "War of the World" played on radio 1949 Willie Pep recaptures world featherweight boxing title 1949 Sunil Wettimuny, cricket, Sri Lanka open batsman 1975-79 World Cups 1949 Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic 1949 George Foreman, born in Houston, Texas, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1973 - 1974, 1995 1949 Malcolm Campbell, English cyclist (world speed-record), dies at 63 1948 Larry Byrom, rocker, Steppenwolf-Hour of the World 1948 Lynne Thigpen, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Nancy-Love Sidney 1948 David Gwillim, Plymouth England, actor, Island at Top of the World 1948 Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player 1948 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series 1948 Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland 1948 World Council of Churches forms under W Fisherman It Hooft 1948 Shakti Gawain, author, personal development expert, environmentalist, wrote series of successful books, including 'Creative Visualization' and 'Creating True Prosperity', books have sold over 10 million copies, co-founder, New World Library Publishing Company 1948 F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record of 1080 kph 1948 Ground breaking ceremony for United Nations world headquarters 1948 U.N.'s World Health Organization forms 1948 World Council of Churches formed by 147 churches from 44 countries 1948 Stephen Schnetzer, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Cass Winthrop-Another World 1948 Botvinnik wins 5-player tournament to determine world chess champion 1948 Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs. Essex, world record 1948 World Health Organization forms by U.N. 1948 John Cunningham sets world altitude record (54,492' (18,133 m)) 1948 Jimmy Greenspoon, LA Cal, rock organist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1948 Dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US 1948 Manfred Kokot, East German runner, world record 50 m indoor 1947 Anna Stuart, actress, Donna Love-Another World 1947 NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World" presented to UN 1947 Radio rights for the World Series sell for $475,000 for 3 years 1947 Joe Morton, New York City, actor, Hal-Grady, Abel Marsh-Another World 1947 Larry MacPhail resigns as Yankees General Manager after final game of World Series 1947 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 3, in 44th World Series 1947 Al Gionfriddo makes a great catch off Joe Dimaggio in World Series 1947 With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs and he lost game 1947 Yankee Yogi Berra becomes 1st to pinch hit a World Series homer 1947 Record World Series crowd of 73,365 at Yankee Stadium ($325,828) 1947 Happy Chandler announces Ford and Gillette to sponsor World Series 1947 John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH 1947 Marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speed record, 1,047 kph 1947 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport Pennsylvania win 1947 Walter Willison, born in Monterrey Park, California, actor, McDuff the Talking Dog, Two By Two [Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award] 1947 Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor, Vic-Another World, Making Mr. Right 1947 Suh Yun Buck wins world record marathon (2:25:39) 1947 Operations begin at Radio Netherlands World radio 1947 Ian Millar, Halifax NS, dressage rider, World Cup 1988, 89, Silver Medal 2008 Olympics 1946 Alan Jones, Australia, auto racer, 1980 World Champion 1946 Anura Tennekoon, cricketer, Sri Lankan World Cup captain 1975-79 1946 Smallest World Series share since 1918 (Cards $3,748, Red Sox $2,140) 1946 St. Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 43rd World Series 1946 Enos Slaughter scores from 1st on a single in World Series 1946 Andre Bolhuis, hockey player, World Cup 1973, European Cup 1978 1946 Jacqueline Courtney, New Jersey, actress, Another World, One Life to Live 1946 Marilyn Vos Savant, born in St. Louis, Missouri, writer/world's highest IQ, 228 1946 U.S. officially submits to jurisdiction of World Court 1946 Robert L Asprin, U.S., sci-fi writer, Thieves World, Cold Cash War 1946 Janice Giteck, born in Hicksville, New York, composer, influenced by world music, American Indian music, studied with Olivier Messiaen 1946 Alexander A Aljechin, world chess champ (1927-35, 37-46), dies at 53 1945 International Monetary Fund established - World Bank founded 1945 New world air speed record 606 mph (975 kph) set by HJ Wilson of RAF 1945 Denise Alexander, New York City, actress, General Hospital, Another World 1945 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series 1945 Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4 of World Series and is escorted out, he casts goat curse on Cubs 1945 Tigers and Cubs meet in World Series for 4th time 1945 World Federation of Trade Unions forms; CIO a member 1945 Kay Baxter, Woodsfield Ohio, Best Bodybuilder in World, 1983-85 1945 Chandler sells World Series radio rights for $150,000 to Gillette, Ford had been World Series sponsor since 1934, pay $100,000 annually 1945 Khaleda Zia, born in Dinajpur District, India, first female Prime Minister of Bangladesh 1991 - 1996, listed in Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World 2006 1945 Linda Harrison, born in Berlin, Maryland, actress, Bracken's World, Planet of Apes 1945 David Heyn, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman 1975 World Cup 1945 Robin Strasser, New York City, actress, Dorian-One Life to Live, Another World 1945 V K Ramaswamy, cricketer, Indian Test umpire stood in 1996 World Cup 1945 Joe Schermie, Madison Wi, bassist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1945 Johan Eykman, theologist (World Church), dies at 52 1944 Jack L[aurence] Chalker, U.S., sci-fi author, Saga of Well World 1944 Warren Burton, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Jason Dunlap in 'Another World' 1944 St. Louis Cardinals beat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series 1944 1st All St. Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park 1944 St. Louis Browns win 1st World Series game in their only appearance 1944 Jackie DeShannon, Hazel Kentucky, singer, What the World Needs Now 1944 Arne Andersson runs world record 1 mile (4:01.6) 1944 In World War II, U.S. troops secure Saipan as Japan fell 1944 World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum and Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn) 1944 Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing IMF and World Bank 1944 Ranjit Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket wicketkeeper, 1975 World Cup 1944 Tom Okker, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, tennis player, nickname, The Flying Dutchman, world's top doubles player, 1969, world's top ten singles player for 17 years 1944 David Gerrold, Jerrold David Friedman, author, World of Star Trek 1944 During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy 1944 Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, heavyweight boxer, 1964 Olympic gold medal, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1968 - 1973 1943 Floyd Sneed, Calgary, rock drummer, Three Dog Night-Joy to the World 1943 New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series 1943 Fanny Whiteers-Koen breaks jumping world record 1943 Susan Jameson, actress, Secret World of Polly Flint 1943 Burt Rutan, born in Estacada, Oregon, Elbert Leander Burt Rutan, inventor, aerospace engineer, created the Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and SpaceShipOne, which entered space two times in fourteen days 1943 Cilla Black, Liverpool England, rock vocalist, You're My World 1943 Linda Dano, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Felicia Gallant-Another World 1943 James Gow and A d'Usseau's "Tomorrow the World," premieres in New York City 1943 Bobby Fischer, born in Chicago, eleventh World Chess Champion, American chess Grandmaster 1943 World's largest office building, Pentagon, completed 1942 Bernard Hill, Manchester, actor, Bellman and True, New World, Bounty 1942 In World War II, battle of Guadalcanal began 1942 Bicyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world record (45,848 km) 1942 Kees Verkerk, skater World Champion, 1967, Olympics gold 68 1942 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 1, in 39th World Series 1942 New York Yankees Frank Crosetti shoves ump Bill Summers in World Series, he is fined $200 and suspended for 1st 30 days of 1943 season 1942 Gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m 1942 Gunther Hagg (Sweden) sets world record for 3,000m (8:01.2) 1942 Chuck Negron, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Seinheuer throws female world record spear (47.24m) 1942 Giacomo Agostini, born in Lovere, Italy, world motorcycle race champion 1942 Chuck Negron, singer, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Rick Sylvester, parachute ski jumper, world record 3,300' 1942 Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 1942 John Irving, born in New Hampshire, short-story writer, wrote World According to Garp 1942 K Callan, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Joe's World, Martha-Lois and Clark 1942 1st around world flight, Pan Am "Pacific Clipper" 1941 Barry Hadlee, cricketer, bro of Dayle and Richard, New Zealand World Cup 1975 1941 Mary Alice, Indianola MS, newscaster, CBS, Lettie-Different World 1941 Charles Keating, born in London, England, actor, Carl Hutchins-Another World 1941 New York Yankees beat Dodgers 4 games to 1, in 38th World Series 1941 Yankees beat Dodgers 3-2 at Yankee Stadium in opener of World Series 1941 BBC World Service begins playing V(ictory) (...-) 5th of Beethoven 1941 Micki Grant, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, singer, soprano, actress, writer, composer, appeared on NBC's Another World, became first African-American cast member of a daytime soap opera 1941 Rudolf Harbig runs world record 1k (2:21.5) 1941 Nona Gaprindasvili, U.S.S.R., world women's chess champ, 1962-78 1941 Jonah Barrington, British World champion squash player, 1966-73 1941 John Aprea, born in Englewood, New Jersey, actor, Lucas-Another World, Godfather 2 1940 Julie Parrish, Middlesboro, Kentucky, actress, Good Morning World, Capitol 1940 Cincinnati Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series 1940 Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series 1940 Reds beat Tigers ending NL's 10-game World Series losing streak 1940 George Reinholt, Philadelphia, actor, Steve-Another World, One Life to Live 1940 Beverlee McKinsey, Oklahoma, actress, Iris-Another World, Guiding Light 1940 Dennis Cole, born in Detroit, actor, Felony Squad, Brackens's World 1940 Robert Wadlow, world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32 1940 Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec) 1940 Chay Blyth, English sailor, Alone in Order to the World 1940 New York World's Fair reopens 1940 Patricia Bruder, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Ellen-As the World Turns 1940 David Broome, Show Jumper, world champion 1970 1939 Bradman scores 267 SA vs. Vic, world record 34th double cricket century 1939 Cor Klint swims world record 200 m backstroke (2:38.8) 1939 Denise Alexander, actress, Mary McKinnon-Another World 1939 New York Yankees sweep Reds in 36th World Series, 4th straight WS win 1939 Clara Adams, New York City, is 1st woman to complete round world flight 1939 Elijah Beardsworth, world quick shaving champion, dies 1939 Heinz Holliger, born in Langenthal, Switzerland, studied with Pierre Boulez, composer, world's most famous oboe player 1939 Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress, Flower Drum Song, World of Suzie Wong 1939 NBC/RCA 1st public TV demo with Franklin D. Roosevelt at opening of New York World's Fair 1939 New York World's Fair opens 1938 Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater, world champ 1938 David Borden, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, minimalist music, jazz pianist, founded Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company, the world's first synthesizer ensemble, wrote vocal, chamber ensemble, music, style similar to Phillip Glass, Terry Riley 1938 Larry Bryggman, Concord California, actor, Dr. John Dixon-As the World Turns 1938 Robert Drivas, Choromokos, Chicago, actor, Our Private World 1938 Chris Robinson, Florida, actor, Stanley, General Hospital, Another World 1938 New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win 1938 David Willis, British journalist, BBC World Service 1938 Yankees Lefty Gomez sets record of 6 World Series wins without a loss 1938 Time capsule, to be opened in 6939, buried at World's Fair in New York City (capsule contained a woman's hat, man's pipe and 1,100' of microfilm) 1938 George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH 1938 John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day) 1938 Graf Zeppelin II, world's largest airship, makes maiden flight 1938 Howard Hughes flies around the world in 91 hours 1938 Shin Geum Dan, born in North Korea, 400m/800m runner, 1962 world record 1938 Italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris 1938 Rie Van Veen swims world record 200m free style (2:24.6) 1938 Hans Engnestangen skates world record 500m (41.8 sec) 1938 Eduard van Beinum becomes world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall 1938 John Considine, actor, Reginald Love-Another World 1937 Russian chess player Aljechin recaptures world title from Max Euwe 1937 World's fair of Paris closes (31.2 million visitors) 1937 Messerschmidt ME-109V13 flies world record 610.4 kph 1937 Archambaud bicycles world record time (45,796 km) 1937 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 1 in 34th World Series 1937 Frans Slaats bicycles world record time (45,563 km) 1937 Mikhail N Tai, Latvia, World chess champion, 1960-61 1937 George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 345.49 MPH 1937 World's largest flower blooms in New York Botanical Garden, 12' calla lily 1937 Mort Zuckerman, CEO, US News and World Report, New York Daily News 1937 Raymond Ceulemans, Belgian world champ billiards player 1937 Jon Hassell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, composer, played the trumpet, PhD in musicology, known for influencing world music scene with unique electronic manipulation of trumpet sounds 1937 Ron Clarke, Australia, runner, held 19 world records 1937 Ragnhild Hveger swims world free style record 400m (5:14.2) 1937 Gaston Roelants, Belgium, world cross-country champion 1937 Boris Spassky, U.S.S.R., world chess champion, 1969-72 1936 H. R. Ekins of "NY World-Telegram" beats 2 other reporters in a race around the world on commercial flights, by 18 days 1936 New York Yankees beat Giants 4 games to 2 in 33rd World Series 1936 Record 66,669 at Yankee Stadium for 4th game of World Series 1936 Yankees set new attendance record of 64,842 in 3rd game of World Series 1936 New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4 1936 Tony Lazzeri becomes 1st Yank to hit a World Series grand slam 1936 Bill Mazeroski, MLB 2nd baseman, won 1960 World Series for Pitts 1936 Lex Humphries, born in New York City, New York, drummer, music style mixed world music with jazz, worked with John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef 1936 Demo baseball game at 1936 Olympics in Berlin, world beats U.S., 6-5 1936 Kathryn Hays, New York City, actress, Kim Hughes-As the World Turns 1936 German boxer Max Schmeling World Champion KOs Joe Louis 1936 Isidore Weiss, French world checker champion, dies 1936 Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver, world champ 1966 1936 Willy den Ouden swims world record 100 m free style (1:04.6) 1936 Grimmett becomes world record wicket taker with no 190 vs. South Africa 1935 Max Euwe becomes world champ chess beating Alexander Aljechin 1935 Austria has world's 1st Day of Postage Stamp 1935 Kitei Son runs world record marathon (2:26:42) 1935 Judge Landis fines ump George Moriarty, Cubs manager Charlie Grimm and Chicago players W English, B Jurges and B Herman for actions in World Series 1935 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series 1935 Peter Frankl, born in Hungary, pianist, performs classical music, Romantic period, early Modern, recorded the complete solo piano music of Debussy, performed with world class orchestras throughout America and Europe 1935 Willy de Supervise swims runs world record 200 m freestyle (2:25.2) 1935 Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in one hour 1935 Lord Grenfell, head of External affairs European office, world bank 1935 World Congress for Women's Rights concludes in Istanbul 1935 Brussel's World Expo opens 1935 Yasuo Ikenada runs world record marathon (2:26:44) 1935 Fusahige Suzuki runs world record marathon (2:27:49) 1934 Barry Briggs, New Zealand auto maker, World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66 1934 Nicolas Coster, actor, Robert Delaney-Another World 1934 Peter Haskell, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Bracken's World, Rituals 1934 St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series 1934 Madlyn Rhue, Washington D.C., actress, Bracken's World, Executive Suite 1934 Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000 1934 Willy de Supervise swims world record 400m (5:16.0) 1934 Italy beats Czechoslovakia 2-1 (OT) in soccer's 2nd World Cup at Rome 1934 World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines 1934 Don Hastings, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Captain Video, Bob-As the World Turns 1934 Elizabeth Allen, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actress, Laura-Bracken's World 1933 Rik Van Looy, Belgian cyclist, world champion, 1961 1933 New York Giants beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 1 in 30th World Series 1933 Rafael Frubeck de Burgos, Burgos, Spain, conductor, World of Song 1933 Eileen Fulton, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Our Private World 1933 Jan van Houten bicycles world record time (44,588 km) 1933 Jacques van Egmond becomes world champion amateur cyclist 1933 Temp reaches 136 degrees F (57.8 degrees C) at San Luis Potosi, Mexico (world record) 1933 Wiley Post began 1st solo flight around world 1933 Financial and Economy World conference opens, 66 countries 1933 Century of Progress world's fair opens in Chicago 1933 World Trade Day/National Maritime Day 1st celebrated 1933 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair 1933 Quincy Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer and singer, We Are The World 1932 Dnjepr Dam in U.S.S.R. put into operation (world's biggest) 1932 New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series 1932 World Series moves to Chicago, In 5th inning, Babe Ruth waits until he has 2 strikes, points and hits next pitch into center field bleachers 1932 New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3 1932 Ingemar Johansson, Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1952 1932 Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title 1932 Maria Itkina, U.S.S.R., sprinter, 9 world records 1932 Jim Berry, cartoonist, Berry's World 1931 Skeeter Davis, Mary Penick, Dry Ridge, Kentucky, singer, End of World 1931 Ronnie Schell, Richmond Cal, comedian, Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World 1931 David Bryant, English world champion bowler/tv-host 1931 St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 3 in 28th World Series 1931 World Series is a rematch as A's seek 3rd straight title vs Cards 1931 Captain G H Stainworth flies world speed record (655 kph) 1931 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2 mile (8:59.6) 1931 Wiley Post and Harold Catty took off for flight around world 1931 Jackie Mason, born in Wisconsin, comedian, World According to Me, Chicken Soup 1931 David Shepherd, born in Britain, painter, artist, considered world's most famous conservationists, famous for paintings of wildlife 1931 Gustav Thoni, Italy, skiier, World Cup-1971, 72, 73, 75 1931 Christopher Chataway, British MP/athlete, world record 5k 1931 Leslie Bricuse, English/US composer, Stop the world I want to get off 1931 Galina Zybina, U.S.S.R., discus thrower, 15 world records between 1952-58 1931 E[dgar] L[aurence] Doctorow, New York City, novelist, World's Fair 1930 J[ames] G[raham] Ballard, China, sci-fi author, Drowned World 1930 Jules Ladoumegue runs world record 1 km (2:23.6) 1930 Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 2 in 27th World Series 1930 A's Jack Quinn, 46, pitches 2 inn, is oldest to play in World Series 1930 World Series opens at Phila's Shibe Park, Philadelphia A's beat St. Louis 5-2 1930 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 20,000m (1:04:38.4) 1930 NY World reports disappearance of supreme court justice Joseph Crater 1930 Percy Williams runs world record 100m (10.3 sec) 1930 Uruguay beats Argentina 4-2 for soccer's 1st World Cup in Montevideo 1930 Jacqueline Brookes, Montclair, New Jersey, actress, Jack and Mike, Another World 1930 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay 1930 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile, 29:36.4 1930 June Knox-Mawer, British radio host/novelist, World of Islands 1930 North Sea floodgate at Ijmuiden (biggest in world) officially opens 1929 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series 1929 Philadelphia A's set World Series record of 10 runs in an inning 1929 Cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning 1929 A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs 1929 Tigran Petrosyan, U.S.S.R., world chess champion, 1963-69 1929 Lee Patterson, born in Vancouver, BC, actor, Dave-Surfside Six, Another World 1929 Michael Ryan, actor, John Randolph-Another World 1929 Vatican City, world's smallest country, made an enclave of Rome 1929 Clas Thunberg skates world record 500m in 42.8 sec 1928 World record 10th wicket stand 307 (Kippax / Hooker) NSW vs. Vic 1928 New York Yankees sweep Cards in 25th World Series, Ruth hits 3 home run in game 1928 New York Yankees become 1st to sweep consecutive World Series 1928 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0) 1928 25th World Series begins, New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals 1928 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 15m (46:49.6) 1928 Georges Ronsse becomes world champion cyclists 1928 Constance Ford, U.S. actress, Cabinet of Calgary, Ada-Another World 1928 Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals 1928 Nina Otkalenko, U.S.S.R., 800m runner, 9 world records 1927 Franklin "Bud" Held, javelin world champ, 1949, 51, 53-55 1927 Clairmonte Depeiaza, cricketer, world record partnership vs. Australia 1955 1927 New York Yankees sweep Pirates in 24th World Series 1927 Yank Herb Pennock retires 1st 22 Pirates in World Series game 1927 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2000 m: 5:24.6 1927 Val Dufour, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Eugenie Grandet, Another World 1927 Geoffrey WT Atkins, British World Champion racket player, 1954-72 1926 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 23rd World Series 1926 Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs in a World Series game, Yankees beat Cards 10-5 1926 Marques Haynes, NBA player, World's Greatest Dribbler, Globetrotters 1926 Bill Flemming, sportscaster, ABC's Wide World of Sports 1926 Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:11.4) 1926 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:20.4) 1926 Paavo Nurmi walks world record 4x1500m (16:26.2) 1926 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000 m (8:25.4) 1926 Duncan Watson, president, World Blind Union 1926 Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 1926 U.S. Senate agrees to join World Court 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates beat Washington Senators, 4 games to 3 in 22nd World Series 1925 Albert Michelsen runs world record marathon (2:19:01.8) 1925 White Sox Dickie Kerr, 1st appearance since winning 2 world series games in 1919 1925 Norris McWhirter, author, Guinness Book of World Records 1925 Ross McWhirter, author, Guinness Book of World Records 1925 World's fair opens in Chicago 1925 AL decides to alternate leagues for game 1 of World Series each year 1925 Joop C Swart, Dutch publisher/founder, World Press Photo 1925 Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 1925 Bill Burrud, born in Hollywood, California, host, Safari to Adventure, Animal World 1924 Aggrement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years 1924 Piet Roozenburg, World champ checker player, 1948 . . 55 1924 Washington Senators win their 1st World Series beat Giants in 7 1924 New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series 1924 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 4 mile (19:15.4) and 5 mile (24:06.2) 1924 Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand 1924 Malcolm Campbell sets world auto speed record at 146.16 MPH 1924 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2) 1924 Cyclist Piet Moeskops regains world sprint championist 1924 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m (3:52.6) 1924 Sheldon Allman, born in Chicago, actor, Norm-Harris Against the World 1923 Og Mandino, born in Italy, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1923 New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2 1923 New York Giant's Casey Stengel home run beats Yankees 1-0 in World Series 1923 Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a World Series game 1923 New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium 1923 Albin Stenroos runs world record 20 km (1:07:11.2) 1923 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3 mile (14:11.2) 1923 Paavo Nurmi runs world record mile (4:10.4) 1923 Constance Ford, actress, Ada Hobson-Another World 1923 Alden Winship Clausen, Hamilton, Illinois, banker, President of World Bank 1922 Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Greatest Horn in the World 1922 Karel and Josef Capek's "World We Live In," premieres in New York City 1922 New York Giants beat Yankees, 4 games to 0, with a tie in 19th World Series 1922 1st radio link, WNJ (Newark) and WGY (Senectady) link for World Series 1922 Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain 1922 Yankees and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game 1922 For 1st time, entire World Series broadcast over radio (WJZ and WGY) 1922 John Farr, born in Nottingham, England, Sir John Arnold Farr, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Harborough 1959 - 1992, served with Royal Navy during World War II 1922 Bicyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world sprint champ 1922 136.4 degrees F (58 degrees C), El Aziziyah, Libya in shade (world record) 1922 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:35.4) 1922 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2000m (5:26.3) 1922 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:28.6) 1922 1st world championship athletics for women, held in Paris 1922 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minn) 1922 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:28.2) 1922 Iser J Koepermann, Russian/U.S. world checkers champ, 1958-68, 75-76 1922 Harding Lemay, born in North Bangor, New York, headwriter, Another World 1922 World Law Day, 1st celebrated 1921 AL votes to return to best-of-7 World Series, while NL votes best-of-9 Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7 1921 Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel, and Bill Piercy defy Landis ban on World Series 1921 Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player, World Champ 1950-55 1921 New York Giants beat New York Yankees, 5 games to 3 in 18th World Series 1921 Babe Ruth's 1st World Series homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays 1921 Fewest hits in World Series Game, 5, Yankees (3) beat Giants (2), 3-0 1921 1st World Series radio broadcast, Yankees beat Giants 3-0 1921 Jim McKay, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC's Wide World of Sports 1921 Philip A. Potter, Dominica Secretary-General World council of Churches 1921 Cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world champ sprinter 1921 Ernest Gold, born in Vienna, Austria, Ernst Gold, composer, wrote nearly 100 film and television scores, including It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, On the Beach, four Academy-Award nominations, three Golden Globe nominations 1921 Ezzard Charles, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1949-51 1921 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:40.2) 1921 Ian Percival, born in England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Southport, served in World War II in North Africa and Burma, earned rank of Major 1921 Charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 seconds) 1921 Earl Nightingale, born in Los Angeles, California, author, motivational speaker, his radio program, 'Our Changing World', most highly syndicated radio program ever, recorded over 7,000 radio programs 1921 Douglass Watson, Jackson Georgia, actor, Satan Murders, Another World 1920 Chicago grand jury indicts Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns as go-betweens in Black Sox World Series scandal 1920 Gerard Leman, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War, dies 1920 World Series celebration in Wade Park brings out 50,000+ Clevelanders 1920 Cleveland Indians beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series 1920 Indian Bill Wambsganns makes 1st unassisted World Series triple play 1920 Indian's Elmer Smith hits 1st World Series grand slam 1920 1st World Series game in Cleveland, Indians win 2-1 1920 1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleveland's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln 1920 8 White Sox indicted, threw 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal) 1920 Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series 1920 Irene Dailey, New York City, actress, Liz-Another World, Grissom Gang 1920 Dolph Sweet, actor, Gil McGowan-Another World 1920 Irving Howe, U.S., writer/critic, World of Our Fathers 1920 Kees Scherer, Dutch photographer, World Press Photo 1920 Antony Duff, born in England, served Royal Navy during World War II, Deputy Governor of Southern Rhodesia, diplomat, Director-General of Military Intelligence, section 5, 1985 - 1988, the United Kingdom's internal security service 1919 Reds beat White Sox, 5 games to 3 in 16th World Series. This series is known as black sox scandal as 8 White Sox throw series 1919 White Sox catcher Ray Schalk is 2nd man ejected from a World Series 1919 Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series 1919 World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal) 1919 Fausto Coppi, Italian bicylist, world record 45,798 km 1919 National Commission recommends a best-of-9 World Series 1919 Cincinnati Reds are 10 games back in NL, and win World Series 1919 Richard Mason, born near Manchester, England, author, learned Japanese in World War II, interrogated prisoners of war, wrote 'The Wind Cannot Read', 'The Fever Tree', 'The World of Suzie Wong' 1919 John Gregson, born in Liverpool England, actor, Gideon CID, Shirley's World 1918 Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min 1918 Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 15th World Series 1918 Players on both sides threaten to strike the World Series unless they are guaranteed $2,500 to the winners and $1,000 each for the losers 1918 Due to WW I, 15th World Series begins a month early 1918 Helen Wagner, Lubbock, Texas, actress, Nancy-As The World Turns 1918 Sect Baker grants extended exemption to World Series players 1917 U.S. becomes 13th country to declare war on Austria during World War I 1917 Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 14th World Series 1917 Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter 1917 Pravda (Lenin names Russia "Free land of world") 1917 U.S. declares war on Germany, enters World War I 1917 Hans Deutgen, Sweden, world champion archer 1916 Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series 1916 In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3 1916 Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings 1916 Edward D Pain, English journalist (New York World), dies in battle at 36 1916 Alex Dreier, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, newscaster, Whats it all about World? 1916 Robert S. McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1961 - 1968, head World Bank 1916 Sirimavo Bandaranaike, world's 1st woman PM, Sri Lanka, 1960..77 1916 Ralph Baldwin, harness driver, set 11 major world records 1915 Jack Johnson is 1st black world heavyweight boxing champion 1915 Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 1 in 12th World Series 1915 Woodrow Wilson becomes 1st President to attend a World Series game 1915 Phillies win their 1st and only World Series game before 1980, beating 1915 Red Sox ask Braves for use of their larger park for World Series 1915 Boston Braves start move from last place to become world series champs 1915 J. Donald Budge, U.S. tennis player, 1st to hold world's 4 major titles 1915 Maurice B. Latey, commentator, BBC World Service 1915 Henry Kuttner, U.S., sci-fi author, Dark World, As You Were 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco opens 1915 Ann Sheridan, Denton Texas, actress, Dodge City, Another World 1914 Tony Martin, Alvin Morris, SF, singer, It's a Blue World, To Each 1914 Colin Gray, born in Christchurch, New Zealand, fighter ace in World War II, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, fought Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Channel Front 1914 Boston Braves sweep Philadelphia A's, 1st sweep in World Series history 1914 German troops take Antwerp in World War I 1914 Japan declares war on Germany in World War I 1914 Sydney Wooderson, miler, world record 1937 1914 Montenegro declares war against Austria-Hungary in World War I 1914 World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through Churches forms 1914 World War I began when Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 1914 Robert Emhardt, actor, Mac-Another World, Underworld USA, Mooncussers 1914 NL's Boston Braves start climb from last place to world series sweep 1914 Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, and win World Series 1914 Oscar Egg bicycles world record time (44,247 km) 1914 Oscar Egg bicycles world record time (44,247 km) 1914 Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1937 - 1949 1914 "World, the Flesh and the Devil," 1st color film, shown in London 1914 1st full color film shown "World, Flesh and Devil" in London 1914 Norman Borlaug, born in Cresco, Iowa, humanitarian, agronomist, discoveries saved one billion lives worldwide, winner, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize, recognizing contributions to world peace for methods to increase food supply, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1914 World's 1st airline, St. Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line, begins 1914 Oscar Mathisen skates world record 500 m in 43.7 sec in Oslo 1913 1st crossword puzzle (with 32 clues) printed in New York World 1913 John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw and is fired 1913 Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 1 in 10th World Series 1913 Fred Davis, English world champ snooker player, 1948-49, 51 1913 Willie Mosconi, world champion pool player, 1941-57 1913 Alexis Ahlgren runs world record maraton (2:36:06.6) 1913 Harry Green runs world record marathon (2:38:16.2) 1913 Philippa Bevans, actress, Notorious Landlady, World of Henry Orient 1912 Minoru Yamasaki, architect, World Trade Center, New York 1912 Socialist International rejects that world war is coming 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record marathon (2:29:39.2) 1912 Boston beats New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series 1912 Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield 1912 World's 1st cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy 1912 Michael Wilding, born in England, actor, Courtney Affair, World of Suzie Wong 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record 5000m (14:36.6) 1912 Donald Lippincott runs world record 100m (10.6) 1912 Rene Gabriels, Belgian billiard pro, 7 World/9 European championships 1912 World's 1st flying boat's maiden flight, (Glenn Curtiss in New York) 1911 Philadelphia A's beat New York Giants, 4 games to 2 in 8th World Series 1911 Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer, Whole World in his Hands 1911 Garros sets world altitude record of 4,250 m (13,944 ft) 1911 M Fourny sets world aircraft distance record of 720 km 1911 Cantinflas, Mario Moreno, Mexico, actor, Around World in 80 Days 1911 Benny Lee, born in Glasgow, Scotland, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder 1911 Hume Cronyn, born in London, Ontario, actor, World According to Garp, Cocoon 1911 Terry-Thomas, born in England, actor, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1911 Philadelphia Athletics are 12 games back in AL, and will win World Series 1911 Patrick Maitland, born in England, 17th Earl of Lauderdale, journalist, World War II Special Correspondent, Member of Parliament for Lanark 1911 Mikhail Botvinnik, of U.S.S.R., world chess champion, 1948-63 1910 New Yorks's Penn Station opens as world's largest train station 1910 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1 in 7th World Series 1910 1st appearance of cork centered baseball in World Series 1910 Thaddaus Robl, German bicyclist (world record), dies 1910 Henry Wijnmalen flies to 2,800m altitude (world record) 1910 World's 1st female cop, Alice Stebbins Wells, appointed (LAPD) 1910 Nan Gindele, U.S. javelin thrower, World Record 1932-38 1910 Arthur Hazlerigg, born in England, Lord Hazlerigg, 2nd Baron Hazlerigg, awarded Military Cross, judge, Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire, soldier, served during World War II, life peer 1909 Pirates beat Tigers 4 games to 3 in 6th World Series 1909 Pirates beat Tigers, 5-4, forces 1st full 7 game world series 1909 Ty Cobb steals home in World Series game 1909 AH Latham of France sets world airplane altitude record of 155 m 1909 World's 1st air race held in Rheims France. Glenn Curtiss (USA) wins 1909 Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) 1909 Frederick Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) 1909 Robert Fowler runs world record marathon (2:46:52.6) 1909 Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) 1908 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 1 in 5th World Series, 1st rematch 1908 Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers 1908 Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris 1908 John Hayes wins 4th olympics marathon (2:55:18.4 world record) 1908 World congress for Woman's rights opens in Amsterdam 1908 World's most intense shower (2.47" in 3 minutes) at Portobelo, Panama 1908 Frank Gotch wins world heavyweight wrestling championship in 2 hours 1908 Quickest world heavyweight title fight (Burns KOs Roche in 88 seconds) 1907 Great White Fleet sails from Hampton Downs on it's World Cruise 1907 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series 1907 Hector H Malot, French lawyer/author (Alone in the World), dies at 77 1907 World's 1st air force established in the U.S. Army 1907 Froelich Rainey, born in Wisconsin, quiz moderator, What in the World 1907 Billy Dewolfe, Wollaston Massachusetts, actor, Good Morning World 1907 J M Synge's "Playboy of Western World" opens; police are called 1906 Cinema Omnia Pathe, world's 1st cinema, opens (Paris) 1906 Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1906 Eugene Carson Blake, U.S. Secretary-General of World council of Churches, 1966-72 1906 All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series 1906 White Sox Ed Walsh strikes out then record 12 in a World Series game 1906 "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world 1906 Vera Menchik, Moscow, 1st official women's world chess champ, 1927 1906 Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km 1906 Rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 sec 1905 New York Giants beats Philadelphia A's, 4 games to 1 in 2nd World Series 1905 Giant's Christy Mathewson's 3rd straight World Series shutout 1905 Philadelphia A's meet Giants in World Series, Giants win 3-0 1905 Max Schmeling, Germany, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1930-32 1905 Penns Railroad debuts fastest train in world, New York - Chicago in 18 hours 1905 Robert Newton, England, actor, Henry V, Around the World in 80 Days 1905 World Exposition opens in Luik 1905 Jules Verne, sci-fi author (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 77 1905 World's largest diamond, Cullinan - 3106 carets, found in South Africa 1905 Coen de Koning becomes world champion all-round skater 1904 World's 1st subway, IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), opens in New York City, subway/bus fare is set at one nickel (Brooklyn bridge-145 and Bdwy) 1904 Camille Jenatzy sets world auto speed record at 65.79 MPH 1904 Carleton Coon, prof of anthropology, What in the World 1904 S J Perelman, Brooklyn, author/humorist, Around the World in 80 Days 1903 1st baseball World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Pilgrims (Red Sox) 1903 Warren Hull, Gasport, New York, actor, Strike it Rich, Who in the World 1902 Swami Vivekananda, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893, dies at age 39, suffered form Asthma, diabetes, and other physical ailments 1902 Lucie Rie, born in Vienna, Austria, born Luzie Gomperz, potter, works displayed in collections around the world including the Museum of Modern Art in New York 1901 Clyde Fitch' "Way of the World," premieres in New York City 1901 Arleigh Burke, born in Boulder, Colorado, admiral, U.S. Navy, Chief of Naval Operations during President Eisenhower administration, served admirably in World War II and the Korean War 1901 Michael Todd, producer, Around the World in 80 Days 1901 Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion, 1935-37 1901 Otto Waldis, Austria, actor, Port of Hell, Unknown World 1901 Janina Spychajowa-Kurkowska, Poland, women's world champion archer 1900 World's Fair in Paris opens, 50 million visitors 1900 Franklin C Fry, U.S. minister, Lutheran World Relief 1900 Izak D du Plessis, South African writer and director, 3rd World 1900 World's longest railroad tunnel (Simplon) links Italy and Switzerland, opens 1900 Peter Ostlund skates world record 500m (45.2 sec) 1900 Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, forms in England 1899 World Goodwill Day-26 nations meet in 1st Hague Peace Conference 1898 Tushar Kanti Ghosh, world's oldest/longest serving newspaper Editor 1898 Berenice Abbott, born in Springfield, Ohio, photographer, World of Atget 1898 Gene Tunney, world heavyweight boxing champion, 1926-30 1898 Eugene R. Black, U.S., President of World Bank, 1953-62 1897 World's 1st car dealer opens in London 1897 After Bob Fitzsimmons KOs much larger Jim Corbett to win world HW championship he says, "The bigger they are, the harder they fall" 1895 World's 1st movie theater opens in Paris 1895 Nahum Goldmann, born in Switzerland, President Zionist World Organization 1895 Walderman Marx, cricketer, S Af, 240 on FC debut, then world record, 1895 Jean Giono, French writer, World Chant 1895 Jaap Eden skates world record 10km (17:56) 1895 Wilhelm Mauseth skates world record 500 m (46.8 seconds) 1894 1st newspaper Sunday color comic section published (New York World) 1894 Aldous Huxley, born in Surrey, England, author, Brave New World 1894 Beatrice Lillie, Toronto, comedian/actress, Around World in 80 Days 1894 Emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player 1894 French cyclist Henri Desgrange rides 100km in world record 2:39:18 1894 Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 sec 1894 Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire 1893 Anton Dvorak's "New World Symphony" premieres 1893 Dvoraks "From the New World" premieres at Carnegie Hall New York City 1893 Fern Andra, Watseka, Illinois, actress, Eyes of the World 1893 1st newspaper color supplement (New York World) 1893 Piet Moeskops, Dutch world champ cyclist, 1921-24, 26 1893 World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago 1893 Einar Halvorsen skates world record 500m (48 sec) 1893 Alfred Naess skates world record 500m (49.4 sec) 1893 Jaap Eden skates world record 1500m (2:35) 1892 Phileas Fogg completes around world trip, according to Verne 1892 Alexander Alekhine, Russia, world chess champion, 1927-35, 37-46 1892 Wendell Wilkie, presidential candidate, R-1940, author, One World 1891 1st world weightlifting championship held 1891 Oscar Grunden skates world record 500m (50.8 sec) 1890 Last NL-AA World Series game Brooklyn ties Louisville 3 games and 1 tie 1890 Geo Train and Sam Wall circle world in record 67 days, Tacoma-Tacoma 1890 Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 5 km (9:19) 1890 Nellie Bly beats Phileas Fogg's time around world by 8 days (72 days) 1889 New York World's Nellie Bly (Liz Cochrane) begins 72 day world trip 1889 New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days She succeeded, by finishing trip following January in 72 days, 6 1889 New York Giants (NL) beat Brooklyn (AA) in world series 6 games to 3 1889 1st all New York City World Series New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn (AA) 1889 Ludwig Renn, born in Dresden, Germany, writer, fought in World War I on the Western Front, wrote, 'Krieg', member, Communist Party of Germany 1888 Jose Raul Capablanca, Cuba, world chess champion, 1921-27 1888 World's 1st beauty contest (Spa Belgium) 1888 Bobby Clark, vaudevillan, World's funniest circus clown 1888 Adrianus M de Jong, Dutch writer, World Tour of Bulletje and Bonestaak 1887 Detroit (NL) beats St. Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series 1887 Detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3 1887 Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF) 1886 St. Louis Browns win World Championship by beating Chicago 4-3 in 10 1886 John "Home Run" Baker, hall of famer, hit 2 home run in 1911 world series 1886 London Times publishes world's 1st classified ad 1885 Gottlieb Daimler's motorcycle, world's 1st, unveiled 1884 1st World Series OK by AA, Providence (NL) sweeps New York Mets (AA) in 3 1884 1st World Series OKed by AA, Providence (NL) beats New York Mets (AA) 6-0 1884 Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 years 9 mos) 1883 Jose Clemente Orozco, Mexico, painter, Epic of Culture in New World 1883 Olivier Gloux, Gustave Aimard, French world explorer, dies at 64 1883 Amsterdam World's Fair opens 1883 28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair 1882 1st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0 1882 1st World Series game, Cincinnati (AA) beats Chicago (NL) 4-0 1882 Circus owner PT Barnum buys his world famous elephant Jumbo 1881 World's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin) 1880 Sean O'Casey, born in Ireland, playwright, Playboy of the Western World 1880 Elisabeth Achelis, creator, World Calendar 1879 Stanislas Bizot, French world checker champion, 1925 1879 Thomas Ray becomes youngest to break a world track and field record pole-vaulting 11' 2" at age 17 years and 198 days 1879 Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 1878 Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist, 1899 1878 Sabi Game Reserve, world's 1st official designated game reserve, opens 1877 Thaddaus Robl, German bicylist, world record 1875 World 1st roller skating rink opens in London 1875 Philipp A. Kohnstamm, philosopher/theorist, Mensch and World 1875 Jeanne Louise Calment, France, world's oldest woman, died at 122 1874 World Postal Union forms in Bern, Switzerland 1874 Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies 1874 Arthur van Schendel, Dutch writer, The World a Dancing Party 1873 Jaap Eden, Dutch World Champion cycling and speed skating 1873 Construction begins on Clay St. (SF) for world's 1st cable railroad 1873 Leo Baeck, rabbi/president, World Union for Progressive Judaism 1873 Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Vienna 1872 HMS Challenger sets sail on 3 -year world oceanographic cruise 1872 World's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales 1872 Charles Burgess Fry, cricketer/world record long jumper 1872 Yellowstone becomes world's 1st national park 1871 World's 1st cat show (Crystal Palace, London) 1868 Emanuel Lasker, Germany, world chess champion, 1894-21 1865 Great Britain delegate's world 1st maximum speed laws 1863 Swami Vivekananda, born in Calcutta, India, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893 1861 22,990 mm of rain falls in Cherrapunji Assam in 1861, world record 1861 9,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam: world record 1857 World's 1st soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in England 1853 1st U.S. World's fair opens, Crystal Palace New York 1851 Gerard Leman, born in Liege, Belgium, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War 1849 Henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke and steel operation 1847 Joseph Pulitzer, born in Hungary, publisher, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, New York World 1846 Ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world 1843 Preacher William Miller of Mass predicts the world will end today 1841 Antonin Dvorak, Nelahozeves Czechoslovakia, composer, New World Symphony 1838 Tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law, Nobel 1911 1836 Wilhelm Steinitz, Austria, world chess champion, 1866-94 1827 William Holdman Hunt, English painter, Light of the World 1818 Olivier Gloux, Aimard, French world explorer/writer, Grande Flibuste 1818 Adolf Anderssen, Prussia, world chess champion, 1851-66 1815 World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland 1797 Claude Ambroise Seurat, born in Troyes, France, World's skinniest man 1791 Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, 1st published 1791 Richard Price, nonconformist minister/writer (Alabi's World), dies 1790 Robert Gray's Columbia, completes 1st American around world voyage 1790 Columbia returns to Boston after 3 year journey, 1st ship to carry U.S. flag around the world 1787 1st U.S. voyage around the world - Columbia leaves Boston 1785 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident 1777 Carl Friedrich Gauss, world's great mathematician 1775 Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world" 1766 John Byron back in England after trip around the world 1751 1st international world title prize fight-Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M Petit of France in 29 minutes in England 1718 James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents world's 1st machine gun 1698 Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 1682 William Penn left England to sail to New World 1670 William Congreve, England, writer, Old Bachelor, Way of the World 1656 Armagh James Ussher, Archbishop (said world began 4004 BC), dies at 76 1655 Biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam 1607 1st permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown, Virginia 1601 Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world 1587 1st English child born in New World, Virginia Dare 1581 Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of world 1577 Sir Francis Drake sets sail from England to go around world 1522 Magellen with Vittoria returns to Spain, after 1st round world trip 1521 Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50 1519 Ferdinand Magellan starts 1st successful circumnavigation of world 1502 Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World 1497 Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for 1st voyage to New World 1494 On 2nd voyage to New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica 1493 Columbus' 2nd expedition to New World 1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after 1st new world voyage 1493 Columbus left new world on return from 1st voyage 1492 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus 1373 Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Alliance, world's oldest, signed in London 1325 Sheik Ibn Battuta begins 1st world trip, Tangiers to Mecca 930 World's oldest parliament, the Iceland Parliament, established |
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