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2009 Former President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, receives 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces
2009 After two years of trying to maintain order, Ethiopian military forces start pulling out of Somalia 2008 Charlton Heston, dies at 84, at his home in Beverly Hills, California, with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, by his side 2006 Bob Barker, from The Price is Right, retires after 35 years as host 2006 Stephen Harper, wins the election in Canada and is the first conservative Prime Minister in 12 years 2004 Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa 2004 Alexandra Scott, young philanthropist, raised over $700,000 for cancer research in 4 years by selling lemonade, dies at 8 2004 Hugh Cave, pulp writer, a professional writer for over 70 years, dies at 95 2004 Charlotte Benkner, the world's second oldest person for a few years, dies at 114 2003 Kamato Hongo, old man, world's oldest well-documented man for almost four years, dies at 116 2002 Harold Russell, Oscar winner, The Best Years of Our Lives, dies at 88 2000 David Brower, ecological activist, executive director of the Sierra Club for nearly 20 years, dies at 88 2000 After years of preparation for Y2K, only minor computer-related problems were reported (a problem with Hotmail, with a nuclear power plant in Japan and with apartment heating in Korea) 1998 Russia buries tsar Nicholas II and family, 80 years after they died 1998 Mary Kay LeTourneau, 36, former teacher, who violated probation by seeing 14 year old father of her baby, sentenced to 7 years 1997 Newscaster David Brinkley, 74, retires after 54 years in broadcasting 1997 William J. Brennan, jurist, served on the Supreme Court for 34 years (1956-90), dies at 91 1997 Russia and Chechnya sign peace deal after 400 years of conflict 1996 After 24 years, Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, ends 1996 Hasan Raza makes Test Cricket debut for Pakistan age 14 years 238 days 1996 Alvaro Arzu aimed at ending 35 years of civil war 1996 Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11 1996 Winnie Mandela divorces Nelson after 38 years of marriage 1996 For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1996 After 27 years, Betty Rubble debuts as a Flintstone vitamin 1995 Paul Adams becomes South Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, 18 years 340 ds 1995 Keith Moore sentenced to 6 years for robbing Sting of $9,000,000 1995 Worst fire in New York in 80 years ends after 4 days 1995 Henning Kronstam, ballet dancer, performed over 120 roles with Royal Danish Ballet for over 20 years, dies at 60 of a pulmonary embolism 1995 After 120 years the last 15 A and S department stores close 1995 Houston Post folds after 116 years 1995 Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years 1995 Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years 1995 1st New York City Mayor Trophy's High school track meet in 19 years 1995 Most distant galaxy yet discovered found by scientists using Keck telescope in Hawaii (est 15 billion light years away) 1994 Beatles' 1st album in 25 years, Live at BBC, is released in Britain 1994 Jeff Gillooly sentenced to 2 years for attack on Nancy Kerrigan 1994 St. Maarten "Godfather" Claude Wathey sentenced to 1 years 1994 PLO-leader Yasser Arafat returns to Gaza after 27 years 1994 Alexander Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile 1994 Barbra Striesand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years 1994 Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson Miss, 30 years after the crime 1993 Barbra Striesand does her 1st live public concert in 20 years 1993 Tom Glavine wins 20 games in 3 straight years 1993 Kelly Ahrendt, 1st NYer to die of rabies in 40 years, dies at 14 1993 John Castrios, 1st murder in Washington, New Hampshire in 200 years, killed at 45 1993 Final episode of 6 year run of ABC's "Wonder Years" in Netherlands 1993 Paraguay holds its 1st President and parliamentary elections in 50 years 1993 Uranus passes Neptune (once every 171 years) 1993 Ricky Ponting hits twin tons for Tasmania aged 18 years 84 days 1993 Sears announces it is closing its catalog sales department after 97 years 1992 Dana Andrews, actor (Best Years of Our Lifes), dies at 83 1992 WNEW AM radio on 1130 in New York City ends transmitting after 58 years 1992 Amy Fisher sentenced 5-15 years for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco 1992 New York Giants announce they will quit WNEW Radio after 32 years for WOR 1992 Roman Catholic church reinstates Galileo Galilei after 359 years 1992 1st Berlin Air Show in 60 years 1992 Eric Houston kills 4 in a California HS where he failed history 4 years prior 1992 "Who's The Boss," final episode after 8 years on ABC TV 1992 After 151 years Britain's "Punch Magazine" final issue 1992 Last defendant in St. John sex assault case sentenced to 3 years prob 1992 NHL New York Rangers clinch 1st NHL regular season championship in 50 years 1992 Leona Helmsley sentence to 4 years for tax evasion 1992 Steven Brian Pennell, 1st execution in Delaware in 45 years at 34 1992 Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years 1991 Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years 1991 Howard Spira sentenced to 2 years in prison for trying to extort money from Yankees owner George Steinbrenner 1991 Muslim Shites release last U.S. hostage Terry Anderson (held 6 years) 1991 Poet Maria Elene Cruz Varela sentenced to 2 years (Cuba) 1991 U.S. hostage Jesse Turner released from 5 years in captivity in Beirut 1991 NCAA places Tenn on 2 years probation for football recruting violations 1991 1st South African international competition in 25 years, gymnastics 1991 Mount Pinatubo (Philippines) erupts for 1st time in 600 years 1991 Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for complicity in kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom died, She is freed pending appeal 1991 Willi Boskovsky, Austrian conductor (new years concert), dies at 81 1991 Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars) 1991 Iran releases British hostage Roger Cooper after 5 years 1991 Albania offers 1st multi-party election in 50 years 1991 All American Bowl ends after 14 years 1991 Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi meet after 28 years 1991 Israel reopens consulate in U.S.S.R. after 23 years 1990 Salman Rushdie, author, ordered to death by Iran for blasphemy, appears in public for 1st time in 2 years 1990 Michael Milken is sentenced to 10 years for security law violations 1990 1st Russian Orthodox service in 70 years held in St. Basil's Cathedral 1990 Washington National Cathedral construction is completed after 83 years 1990 Oakland A's Bob Welch becomes 1st 25 game winner in 10 years 1990 Werner Janssen, U.S. composer (New Years Eve in New York), dies at 91 1990 Justice William Brennan resigns from Supreme Court after 36 years 1990 U.S. hostage Frank Reed freed after 4 years in hands of pro-Iranians 1990 John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row 1990 No one elected to Hall of Fame for 2nd time in 3 years 1990 Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner for 27 years, freed in South Africa 1989 After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts Nicolea Ceausescu 1989 "I Love Lucy" Christmas episode, shown for 1st time in over 30 years 1989 Tendulkar scores a Test Cricket fifty age 16 years 214 days, a record 1989 Brazil holds 1st free presidential election in 29 years 1989 Conrad Beck, composer, studied with Jacques Ibert, head of Radio Basel music department for 30 years, dies at 88 1989 Reverend Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud 1989 Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years 1989 Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4 1989 Eastern Europe's 1st somewhat free election in 40 years held in Poland 1989 Joel Steinberg sentenced to 25 years for killing his adopted daughter 1989 Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years 1989 Robert McFarlane gets $20,000 fine, 2 years probation for Iran-Contra 1989 Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage 1989 Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison 1989 Test Cricket debut of Aaqib Javed, Pak vs. New Zealand age 16 years 189 days 1989 Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after 9 years of use New York Mets Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129 1989 AT&T reports 1st loss in 103 years; $1.67 B in 1988 1988 NBC signs lease to stay in New York City, 33 more years 1988 Benazir Bhutto wins 1st free Pakistani elections in 11 years 1988 40th Emmy Awards: 30something, Wonder Years and Richard Kiley 1988 Cease fire between Iran and Iraq takes effect after 8 years of war 1988 Renovated Central Park Zoo reopens after 4 years 1988 Jose Canseco is 1st to hit 30 home runs in 1st 3 years 1988 Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for 1st visit in 21 years 1988 Boston's worst traffic jam in 30 years 1988 Rascals begin 1st tour in 20 years 1988 Women sentenced to 90 years in 1st product tampering murder case 1988 1st non-pitcher, Jose Oquendo, in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he and St. Louis Cardinals lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn 1988 New York Met Davey Johnson becomes 2nd manager to record 400 victory in 1st 4 years (Al Lopez did it 1st) 1988 Andre beats Hulk Hogan in 1st prime-time wrestling match in 30 years 1987 Ivan F. Boesky sentenced to 3 years for insider trading 1987 Rudolph Hess, Nazi (46 years in Spandau Prison), commits suicide at 93 1987 Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last years World Series 1987 Taiwan ends 37 years of martial law 1987 1st time in 20 years a delegation from U.S.S.R. lands in Israel 1987 Kitty Dukakis, revealed addiction to amphetamines for 26 years 1987 "A Team," last aired on NBC-TV after 4 years 1987 Margaret Thatcher is 1st British Prime Minister in 160 years to win 3rd term 1987 Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, resigns, after making racial remarks on "Nightline" 1987 David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years 1987 7 top New York Mafia bosses sentenced to 100 years in prison each 1986 Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi 1986 U.S. Navy officer Jerry A Whitworth sentenced to 365 years for spying 1986 Jim Kelly signs with NFL Buffalo Bills ($75 million for 5 years) 1986 Guy Hunt elected 1st Republican governor of Alabama in 112 years 1986 Anti-apartheid activist Helene Pastoors sentenced to 10 years in South Africa 1986 Argentine ex-president Galtieri sentenced to 12 years 1986 U.S. Senate ratifies UN's anti-genocide convention 37 years later 1985 Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC 1985 Mary Joe Fernandez, 14 years and 8 days old is youngest to win a U.S. Tennis Open match (beats Sara Gomer in 1st round) 1985 Tancredo Neves becomes 1st elected president of Brazil in 21 years 1984 Creosote bush determined to be 11,700 years old 1984 After 518 goals and 14 years with Mont Canadiens, Guy LaFleur retires 1984 Nicaragua holds 1st free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63% 1984 Margie V Barfield, U.S. murderer, 1st woman electricuted in 22 years 1984 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti sentenced to 2 years 1984 Derek Underwood's maiden FC century after 22 years of trying 1984 South Africa prisoner Nelson Mandela sees his wife for 1st time in 22 years 1984 Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network 1984 U.S. establishes full diplomatic relations with Vatican after 117 years 1983 South Africa worker's union leader Curnick Ndlovu freed after 19 years 1983 Everly Brothers reunite after 10 years (Royal Albert Hall) 1983 U.S. Mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle) 1983 LSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 years for counterfeiting 1983 Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault 1983 Oldest human skeleton, aged 80,000 years, discovered in Egypt 1983 OPEC cut oil prices for 1st time in 23 years 1983 IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball 1982 CBS Mystery Theater final episode on radio after 8 years 1982 Artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95 1982 Streetcars stop running on Market St. after 122 years of service 1982 Tom Drake, actor (Green Years, Warkill), dies of lung cancer at 63 1982 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 1st visit to U.S. in almost 11 years 1981 Former Dolphin, Mercury Morris, is sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficing, conspiracy, and possession of cocaine 1981 1st live radio drama in 25 years (Halloween Story on NBC) 1981 Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's murderer, is sentenced to 20 years 1981 Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life for Lennon's murder 1981 Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73 1981 George Harrison releases "All Those Years Ago" in the United Kingdom 1981 Dixie, a mouse who lived 6 years, dies 1981 Argentine ex-president Isabel Peron sentenced to 8 years 1980 New York Yankee Dave Winfield becomes highest-paid player, 10 years $15M 1980 ZBZ Sangha registered after 5 years of administrative hassles in Warsaw 1980 1st (& only) time Phillies win World Series (in 98 years) 1980 Michael Myers (D-Pa), is 1st rep expelled in over 100 years (ABSCAM) 1980 Dutch war criminal Pieter Menten sentenced to 10 years 1980 Mount St. Helens becomes active after 123 years 1980 Bombay gets its 1st rock concert in 10 years (The Police) 1980 Studio 54 owners Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager sentenced to 3 years in prison for tax evasion and fined $20,000 1979 Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62 1979 U.S. returns Canal Zone to Panama after 75 years 1979 Jackie Mercer wins her 4th golf title 31 years after her 1st 1979 End of last 3+day D/N game for 15 years (WSC, SCG) 1979 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile 1979 Emerson, Lake and Palmer disband after 10 years together 1979 President Carter commuted Patricia Hearst's 7 year sentence to 2 years 1978 Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years 1978 Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home run in 11 straight years 1978 Alexander Ginzburg sentenced by Soviet court to 8 years 1978 David Berkowitz sentenced in New York Supreme Court to 25 years to life 1978 1st class postage now 15 cents (13 cents for 3 years) 1977 RAF-terrorist Knut Folkerts sentenced to 20 years 1977 War criminal Pieter Menten sentenced in Amsterdam to 15 years 1977 Yankees beat Dodgers 8-4 for 21st world championship, 1st in 15 years 1977 Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robbeneiland South Africa 1977 Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years 1977 Spain's 1st free elections since 1936 (41 years) 1977 Final European scheduled run of Orient Express (94 years) 1977 Andreas Baader and members of Baader-Meinhoff jailed for life after a trial lasting nearly 2 years in Stuttgart, Germany 1977 Communist party in Spain allowed legally after 40 years 1976 George, a goose that lived to 49 years 8 months, dies 1976 Spain's parliament establishes democracy after 37 years of dictatorship 1976 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years 1976 Javed Miandad, 206 vs. New Zealand, age 19 years 141 days (29 fours 1 six) 1976 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by President Carter 1976 Allman Brother's roadie Scooter Herring sentenced to 75 years for providing drugs for the group, based on Gregg Allman's testimony 1976 Rock duo Loggins and Messina break-up after 6 years 1976 Fred Savage, born in Illinois, actor, Kevin-Wonder Years, Vice Versa 1976 After 12 years, Brian Wilson performs with the Beach Boys 1976 Lowell Thomas ends 46 years as radio network reporter 1976 Josh Saviano, actor, Paul Pfeiffer-Wonder Years 1976 Princess Margaret separates from the Earl of Snowdon, after 16 years 1975 Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas retired after 36 years 1975 Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule 1975 University of California reports galaxy 3C123 at 8 billion light years distance 1975 One-day international cricket debut, Javed Miandad age 17 years 364 days 1975 Last South Vietnam president Nguyen Van Thieu resigns after 10 years 1975 Ethiopia ends monarchy after 3000 years 1975 Michael Tricario, actor, Randy-Wonder Years 1974 New York Yankees sign Jim "Catfish" Hunter to 5 years for record $3.75 million 1974 Beatles are legally disbanded (4 years after suit was brought) 1974 Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years 1974 Johnson Grigsby freed after 66 years in jail 1974 Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years 1974 1st intentional interstellar radio message sent, Arecibo telescope towards M 41, a cluster of stars some 25,000 light years away 1974 Last Japanese soldier, a guerrilla operating in Philippines, surrenders, 29 years after World War II ended 1974 U.S. and Egypt re-form diplomatic relations after 7 years 1973 Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years 1973 Turkey's state of siege ends (after 2 years) 1973 Garvey, Lopes, Cey and Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8 years (Los Angeles Dodgers) 1973 U.S. troops leave Vietnam, 9 years after Tonkin Resolution 1973 Susan Shaw, is 1st woman in 171 years in London's Stock exchange 1972 Worst U.S. rail accident in 14 years; 45 die in Chicago 1972 Baltimore Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later 1972 Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Governor Wallace 1972 Ryukyu Is and Daito Is returned to Japan after 27 years of U.S. control 1972 Jason Hervey, actor, Wayne Arnold-Wonder Years 1972 Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching University of Kentucky 1972 Dane Cook, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Dane Jeffrey Cook, comedian, stand up comic, released five comedy albums, 'Retaliation' went double platinum, the highest charting comedy album in 28 years, appeared in 15 films since 1997, including 'My Best Friend's Girl' 1972 1st airship flown over Britain in 20 years (Europa) 1971 Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule 1971 After 1,200 years Britain abandons 12-shilling system for decimal 1970 RAF-leader Andreas Baader freed after serving 2 years in West Berlin 1970 Supreme Court ruled draft evaders can not be penalized after 5 years 1969 31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 UCLA wins its 5th national championship in 6 years 1969 Noordiers vicar Ian Paisley sentenced to 3 years 1968 Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert after 3 years 1968 After 5 years Russia once again jams Voice of America radio 1968 Washington Senator Ron Hansen makes 1st unassisted triple-play in 41 years 1968 RAF-leader Andreas Baader sentenced to 3 years in West Berlin 1968 Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 vs. India in his last Test for ten years 1967 French author Regis Debray sentenced to 30 years in Bolivia 1967 Shah of Iran crowns himself after 26 years on Peacock Throne 1967 Carl Sandburg, poet (Abraham Lincoln: Prairie Years), dies at 89 1967 Mohammed Ali, Cassius Clay, sentenced to 5 years 1967 Beatles sign a contract to stay together for 10 years 1967 Yugoslav author Mihaljo Mihaljov sentenced 4 years 1967 Olivia d'Abo, born in London, England, actress, Wonder Years, Single Guy 1966 Dr. Sam Sheppard freed after 9 years in jail, by a jury 1966 Olga Bicherova, gymnastics, won title at 15 years 33 days 1966 Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy Koufax clinches 3rd Los Angeles pennant in 4 years 1966 1st official meeting after 400 years of Catholic and Anglican Church 1966 Jockey Johnny Longden retires after 40 years (6,032 wins) 1965 Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball 1965 Jim Clark becomes 1st foreigner in 49 years to win Indy 1965 South Africa worker's union leader Henry Fazzie sentenced to 10 years 1964 Jesus Alou is 1st Giant in 40 years to get 6 hits in a game 1964 Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1964 9 men sentenced 25-30 years for Britain's 1963 "Great Train Robbery" 1964 John Lennon is reunited with his father Freddie after 17 years 1964 Great Train Robbers sentenced to a total of 307 years behind bars 1964 Jimmy Hoffa sentenced to 8 years 1963 Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio (runs 11 years) 1963 Los Angeles ends streetcar service after 90 years 1962 Doug Walters makes 1st-class debut for NSW 17 years 8 days 1962 Hunters Point (SF) jitney ends service after 50 years 1962 Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule 1962 Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule 1962 Ex-president Milovan Djilas sentenced to 5 years 1962 Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races) 1962 Nawab of Pataudi captains India cricket vs. WI age 21 years 77 days 1962 Algerian War ends after 7 years (250,000 die), Ben Bella flees 1962 8 of 9 planets align for 1st time in 400 years 1961 Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House for 17 years, dies at 79 1961 Last trip (Paris to Bucharest) on Orient Express (after 78 years) 1961 Mushtaq Mohammad scores 1st Test Cricket century at 17 years 82 days 1960 Italy beats U.S. in Davis cup (1st time in 24 years U.S. not in finals) 1960 Casey Stengel retired by New York Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years) 1960 John Reynolds sets age of solar system at 4,950,000,000 years 1959 Dr. Leakey discovers oldest human skull (600,000 years old) 1959 Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years 1959 Test debut for Mushtaq Mohammad vs. WI age 15 years 124 days 1959 Archbishop Makarios returns to Cyprus after 3 years 1958 Dale Long becomes 1st major league lefty catcher in 52 years 1958 1st class postage up to 4 cents (had been 3 cents for 26 years) 1958 Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock 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 1957 U.S. sentences Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel to 30 years and $3,000 1957 Soviet spy Jack Sobel sentenced to 7 years (New York City) 1957 Yugoslav dissident Milovan Djilos sentenced to 7 years 1957 Daniel Stern, Stamford, Connecticut, actor, City Slickers, Wonder Years 1956 Murphy Morobe, South Afr UDF leader, spent 3 years in Robbeneiland Jail 1956 After 72 years, Britain gives up Suez Canal to Egyptian control 1955 British Army patrols withdraw from Belfast after 20 years 1955 Columbia U scientists develope an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years 1954 Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later) 1954 Formal peace takes place, ending 7+ years of fighting in Indochina between French and Communist Vietminh 1954 Test Cricket debut of Khalid Hassan, 16 years 352, then world record 1953 Jomo Kenyatta sentenced to 7 years in Kenya 1953 Census indicates 239,000 farmers gave up farming in last 2 years 1953 Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie 1953 Bobby Simpson makes 1st-class debut for NSW 16 years 357 days 1952 Ian Craig makes NSW cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (NSW record) 1951 Dan Duva, boxing promoter/producer, Howard Stern New Years Party 1951 Romanian bishop A Pacha of Timisoara sentenced to 18 years 1951 Alley Mills, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Norma Arnold-Wonder Years 1950 After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau 1950 Connie Mack retires as manager of A's after 50 years 1950 King Leopold, after 6 years in exile, returns to Belgium 1950 Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years for atomic espionage (London) 1949 Amsterdam Telegraph-director/SS'er Henri Holdert sentenced to 12 years 1949 Iva Toguri D'Aquino (Tokyo Rose) sentenced to 10 years and $10,000 fine 1949 Test Cricket debut of Brian Close aged 18 years 149 days 1949 Chick Churchill, Wales, keyboardist, Ten Years After-I'm Going Home 1947 Schilderijenvervalser Han of Meegeren to 1 years jail sentenced 1947 Jack Arnold, character on Wonder Years 1947 Radio rights for the World Series sell for $475,000 for 3 years 1947 David Hughes, born in Newton-le-Willows, England, cricketer, right batsman, made 10,419 first-class runs in 20 years for Lancashire 1947 Dan Lauria, actor, Jack Arnold-Wonder Years, 1947 approx 1947 19th Academy Awards - "Best Years of Lives," De Havilland, March win 1947 Derek Shulman, born in Glasgow, Scotland, musician, singer, rocker, instrumentalist, vocalist for band Gentle Giant, recorded twelve albums with them in ten years 1947 Chose Alberts, Krommenhoek, vocalist, Yet Many Years 1947 Koos Alberts, Krommenhoek, Dutch vocalist, Many More Years to Come 1946 Court martial convicts Henry de Man to 20 years, in Brussels 1946 Dutch Nazi collaborator Arnold Meijer sentenced to 5 years 1946 NSB mayor of Rotterdam, Netherlands, FE Muller sentence to 100 years in jail 1946 British Government takes control of Bank of England, after 252 years 1945 Robert Benchley, U.S. humorist (My 10 years in a quandary), dies at 56 1945 1st ball point pen goes on sale, 57 years after it is patented 1945 Ric Lee, rock drummer, Ten Years After-Cannock, Staffs 1944 Alvin Lee, Nottingham England, rock vocals/guitarist, 10 Years After 1944 Tommy Brown, just 16 years and 8 months old, plays shortstop for Dodgers 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 1943 Leo Lyons, Standbridge Beds, rock bassist, Ten Years After 1942 1st legal New Jersey horse race in 50 years; Garden State Park track opens 1942 1st twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6 raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund 1941 Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for 4 years 1941 Marina Ripa, Rome, Italy, countess/writer, My First 40 Years 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years 1941 Britain leases defense bases in Trinidad to U.S. for 99 years 1940 Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series 1939 Yeshiva of Mir closes after 124 years 1939 Last day of 1st-class cricket in England for 6 years 1939 Connecticut finally approves Bill of Rights (148 years late) 1939 Massachusetts Legislature vote to ratify the Bill of Rights - 147 years late 1939 Michael Rudman, English theater director/producer, Donkeys' Years 1938 Rugers beats Princeton 1st time in 60 years as Rutgers Stad dedicated 1938 Kenny Rogers, singer, Through the Years, actor, Coward of the County 1938 Compton scores 1st Test Cricket ton (102 vs. Australia) aged 20 years 19 days 1937 1st Inauguration day on Jan 20th, (held every 4th years there-after) 1936 Neville E Alexander, South african, 10 years in Robbeneiland Jail 1935 Frans, MJ Francois, Erens, literary (Years Gone By), dies at 78 1935 Maria H "Mina" Beersmans, Flemish actress (After 30 Years), dies at 72 1935 King George II returns to Greece after 12 years 1935 Monte Markham, born in Manatee, Florida, actor, Second Hundred Years, Dallas 1935 Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years 1934 Henning Kronstam, born in Copenhagen, Denmark, ballet dancer, performed over 120 roles with Royal Danish Ballet for over 20 years 1934 Hobbs scores his 197th and last FC cricket ton at 51 years 163 days 1934 Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shield career age 51 years 298 days 1934 Nazi Germany and Poland sign non-attack treaty for 10 years 1933 Reiner Kunze, born in Oelsnitz, Germany, writer, dissident of the German Democratic Republic, book, 'The Lovely Years', published in West Germany 1933 Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan 1932 Mussolini promises to remain dictator for 30 years 1931 Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion 1930 Bandung, Java: ir Sukarno 4 years jail sentenced 1930 Yankees announce signing Joe McCarthy to manage for 4 years 1930 Wilfred Rhodes ends Test Cricket career aged 52 years 165 days 1929 Billy Nair, South Africa union/SACP leader, 20 years in Robbeneiland Prison 1928 Notre Dame finally lost a football game after nearly 25 years 1928 Josip Broz (Tito) sentenced to 5 years in jail 1928 David Somerset, born in England, David Robert Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort, British peer, criticized for accepting public funds on riverbed land granted to his dukedom 400 years ago 1926 Edgar D Ngoyi, South African ANC leader, 17 years in Robbeneiland Jail 1926 Eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51 1924 Aggrement reached on permanent rotation of World Series with each league, getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years 1924 Rusi Modi, cricketer, strong Indian batsman in post-War years 1924 Darrell Royal, born in Hollis, Oklahoma, football coach, in 20 years as head coach, University of Texas Longhorn never lost a season, elected to College Football Hall of Fame, 1983 1924 After 8 years of occupation, U.S. troops leave Dominican Republic 1924 Hitler sentenced to 5 years labor but General Ludendorff acquitted 1923 Marcus Garvey sentenced to 5 years for using mail to defraud 1922 Yankees final game at Polo Grounds (played there 7 years) 1922 British court sentences Mahatma Gandhi to 6 years in prison 1922 British magistrates in India sentence Mohandas K. Gandhi to 6 years in prison for disobedience 1922 Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year New York Yankee contract 1922 Geological survey says U.S. oil supply would be depleted in 20 years 1921 After 84 years of British control, Afghanistan achieves sovereignty 1920 Saul Bass, born in New York City, New York, graphic designer, filmmaker, created title sequences for 40 years, famous for The Man with the Golden Arm, kinetic typography in North by Northwest, Vertigo 1920 British Mandate over Palestine goes into effect, lasts 28 years 1919 Louis Heren, journalist and writer, China's Three Thousand Years 1918 Dwayne Andreas, born in Worthington, Minnesota, called the 'Soybean King', CEO of Archer Daniels Midland - ADM, largest producer of farm commodities in the U.S. for over 30 years 1917 Wilf Ferguson, cricket leg-spinner, West Indian of post-WWII years 1917 Helen Suzman, born in South Africa, politician and anti-apartheid activist, served 36 years in parliament 1917 60,000 people of Petrograd welcome Prince Kropotkin, banned 41 years 1917 1st synagogue in 425 years opens in Madrid 1916 Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years 1915 U.S. takes control of customs and finances of Haiti for 10 years 1915 John Egerton, born in England, born John Egerton, 6th Duke of Sutherland, served with British Expeditionary Force, captured at St. Valery, spent four years in a prisoner of war camp 1914 Harold Russell, actor, Best Years of Our Life 1913 British suffragette Emily Pankhurst sentenced to 3 years in jail 1911 Ken Farnes, cricket bowler, fast England in pre-WW II years 1910 Japan annexes Korea after 5 years as a protectorate 1909 Willi Boskovsky, born in Austria, conductor, new years concert 1909 Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years 1908 Arthur O'Connell, born in New York City, actor, Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years 1905 Ruby Middleton Forsythe, teacher, 50 years in 1 room school in SC 1904 After 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed 1902 John McGraw becomes manager of New York Giants (stays for 30 years) 1901 Conrad Beck, born in Lohn, Switzerland, composer, studied with Jacques Ibert, head of Radio Basel music department for 30 years, composed concertos, symphonies, oratorio, elegy, instrumental, vocal music, and one ballet 1901 After 63 years England stops sale of Queen Victoria postage stamps series and begins King Edward VII series 1900 After 4 years of work, 1st section of New York subway opens 1899 San Francisco City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building 1899 W G Grace's last day of Test cricket aged 50 years 320 days 1899 Werner Janssen, New York City, conductor and composer, New Years Eve in New York 1898 China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years 1895 Jack Gregory, cricketer, Australian all-rounder of post-WWI years 1895 Oscar Wilde sentenced to 2 years hard labor for being a sodomite 1895 Tasmania beat Victoria for 1st F-C victory in 41 years 1895 Victor Trumper makes first-class debut for NSW 17 years 64 days 1894 Decision to hold modern Olympics every 4 years 1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 20 years 1889 Robert Benchley, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, humorist, My 10 Years in a Quandary 1889 Bert Collins, cricketer, Aussie batsman in the post WW I years 1888 Bandai volcano (Japan) erupts for 1st time in 1,000 years 1884 Thomas Stevens starts 1st bike trip around world (2 years 9 mos) 1880 Koln cathedral completed, 633 years after it begun 1880 Alfred Noyes, British poet/essayist, Loom of Years, Highwayman 1879 Thomas Ray becomes youngest to break a world track and field record pole-vaulting 11' 2" at age 17 years and 198 days 1876 Suriname begins compulsory education for 7-12 years 1875 Congress authorizes 20 cent coin, lasts only 3 years 1874 William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall (New York City) convicted of defrauding city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment 1870 Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years 1866 Armando Frid, Argentina, live until July 28 1990, 124 years 1866 1st-class debut of G F Grace aged 15 years 159 days 1863 Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "4 score and 7 years..." 1863 City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years 1862 U.S. Confederate Congress calls up all white males (18-35 years) 1861 Enlistment increases from 3 months to 2 years 1859 Philadelphia A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later 1857 Henry Osborn, Conn, paleontologist/author, 52 Years of Research 1857 French [M J Francois] Erens, lawyer/literary, Pursue Years 1849 James E Smith, became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger 1844 George W. Cable, American writer, Northampton Years 1837 Queen Victoria at 18 ascends British throne following death of uncle King William IV Ruled for 63 years ending in 1901 1836 Darwin returns to England aboard HMS Beagle (after 5 years) 1834 William Thomson enters Glasgow University at 10 years 4 months 1833 1st newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty, 10 years old-NY Sun) 1815 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Johnstown, New York, suffragist, 80 Years and More 1815 Richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast 1811 President Madison prohibits trade with Britain for 3rd time in 4 years 1787 John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton 1787 Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old 1783 Worst quake in 8 years kills some 50,000 (Calabria, Italy) 1764 John Adams marries Abigail Smith, marriage lasts 54 years 1759 British capture Fort Niagara from French (7 Years' War) 1756 Prussian Libya occupies Saxson: beginning 7 years War 1756 Britain declares war on France (7 Years' or French and Indian War) 1754 George Washington surrenders to French, Ft. Necessity (7 Years' War) 1743 John Fitch, inventor, had a working steamboat years before Fulton 1714 Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) 1709 Alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe") 1709 British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe" 1697 Peace of Saki (ends 9 years war) 1694 Mary II, Queen of England, dies after 5 years of rule at 32 1694 English parliamentary election set for every 3 years 1686 Robinson Crusoe leaves his island after 28 years (as per Defoe) 1640 Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule 1629 King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he called it back 11 years later 1618 2nd Defenestration of Prague; beginning of 30 Years War 1589 William Bradford, Governor of Plymouth colony for 30 years 1563 Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years 1561 Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France 1457 Oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg) 1450 French defeat English at Battle of Formigny in 100 Years' War 1419 French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years War 1340 In the Hundred Years War, British fleet destroys French at Sluys 1303 Treaty of Paris restores Gascony to British in Hundred Years War 1291 Akko reconquered after 200 years by French crusaders, and destroyed 837 Best view of Halley's Comet in 2000 years |
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