2015 Event The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has taken back Floyd Mayweather's welterweight title belt, won after his recent victory over Manny Pacquiao; WBO stripped the title after Mayweather failed to pay a $200,000 fee and vacate his existing titles 2015 Event Tiger Woods announces that he will be taking a hiatus from golf in order to recover from a recent injury and work on improving his game back to peak levels; Woods did not specify an expected return date to the game 2014 Event Sony Corporation's gaming service is back online after a hacking attack disrupted its PlayStation Network; the company is probing whether this incident is related to the attack on its Sony Pictures Division earlier this month 2014 Event Kurdish peshmerga fighters are able to recapture part of the Mosul Dam after U.S. airstrikes push back Islamic State militants 2014 Event U.S. air strikes, in combination with Kurdish forces, pushed back an assault by Islamic State militants upon Yazidi minorities trapped on Mt. Sinjar in Iraq; the action allowed thousands to escape 2014 Event After advancing to the World Cup semifinals, Brazil loses star player Neymar, who suffered a broken vertebra after a knee to the back during the Colombia match 2014 Event Tiger Woods has announced that he will begin golfing again after a three-month hiatus he took to recover from back surgery; he will play in the Quicken Loans National in Maryland next week 2013 Event Pope Francis gives his Urbi et Orbi speech (to the City of Rome and to the World), a papal address and Apostolic Blessing dating back to Ancient Rome; the Pope calls for peace in Syria and South Sudan 2013 Event Scientists in Canada bring 400 year-old bryophyte specimens left behind by retreating glaciers during the Ice Age back to life 2013 Event The oldest water ever found is discovered in a Canadian mine; the water dates back 2.6 billion years 2013 Event The Soyuz capsule safely lands in Kazakhstan, carrying Expedition 35 astronauts Thomas Marshburn of the U.S., Chris Hadfield of Canada and Roman Romanenko of Russia back from the International Space Station 2013 Event A new study reports that all Europeans are related to a small group of ancestors dating back only 1,000 years; researchers believe it's likely that everyone in the world is related over the past few thousand years 2013 Event In efforts to turn its back on nuclear power, Japan announces plans to build the world's largest offshore wind farm in the Fukushima Prefecture, near the site of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 2012 Event The Chicago Teachers Union leadership votes to suspend the strike; teachers go back to school as union members review a tentative pact with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel 2012 Event At the National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the U.S. Democratic Party vote three separate times in order to approve putting the terms, 'God', 'Jerusalem', and 'Israel' back into the platform 2012 Event Illegally excavated Buddhist relics that were recovered by Pakistani police were stolen from a police station in Karachi; the pieces date back to the Gandhara civilization which existed over 2,000 years ago in Pakistan 2012 Event Mali swears in Dioncounda Traore, an interim president, marking the country's transition back to civilian rule following last month's coup 2011 Event Over half a million people participate in the world's largest wildlife survey after extreme cold drives exotic birds into Britain's back gardens 2010 Event While world leaders back Africa's Alassane Ouattara as the Ivory Coast presidential election winner, a swearing-in ceremony is held for Laurent Gbagbo in Cote D'Ivoire 1997 Event Boston Red Sox trade Mike Stanley back to the New York Yankees 1997 Event "Empire Strikes Back, special edition," premieres 1997 Event Heart attacks sends Frank Sinatra back to hospital 1996 Event 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 Event Yankees losing 8-0 to Chicago White Sox, come back to win 9-8 1995 Event Playboy goes back on sale after 36 year ban in Ireland 1995 Event Court orders Darryl Strawberry to pay back $350,000 in taxes 1994 Event U.S. changes refugee policy, by sending Haitian boat people back 1994 Death Edward Kienholz, U.S. sculptor (Back seat of a '38 Dodge), dies at 66 1993 Death Richard Landau, U.S. screenwriter (Back to Bataan), dies at 79 1992 Death Marshall Thompson, U.S. actor (To Hell and Back), dies at 66 1992 Death Francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45 1991 Death William Gordon, screenwriter (Back to Bataan), dies 1991 Death Carol Gillies, actress (Back Home, Baby Boom), dies at 50 1991 Event Rob Dibble back from 3-game suspension, is ejected for throwing at and hitting Cubs baserunner Doug Dascenzo Cubs win, 8-5 1991 Event St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 1990 Death Jay Currin, stuntman/actor (Back to the Beach, Serial), dies at 34 1990 Death Tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies at 70 1989 Event Senegambia separates back into Gambia and Senegal 1989 Event New York City court of appeals overturns lower court decision and returns America's Cup back to U.S. (from New Zealand) 1989 Event After 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey, Voyager 2 flies over cloudtops of Neptune and its moon Triton, sending back photographs of swamps 1989 Event Toronto Blue Jays are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East 1989 Event Jerry Parks, Oklahoma defensive back, charged with shooting a teammate 1988 Event Boston Red Sox are 10 games back in AL, and go on to win AL East 1987 Event Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East 1987 Event Dennis Conner and Stars and Stripes bring America's Cup back to US 1986 Death Kate Wolf, folksinger (Back Roads), dies of leukemia at 44 1986 Event Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) comes back from dead on Dallas 1986 Event Iowa's All-American running back, Ronnie Harmon, fumbles the ball 4 times in his last game at the Rose Bowl 1985 Event Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB 1985 Event Discovery flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1985 Event Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx 1985 Event Coca Cola announces they'd bring back their 99-year-old formula 1985 Event Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1985 Event STS-51-E vehicle rolls back to Vandenberg AFB; mission cancelled 1984 Event White Horse by Laid Back hits #26 1984 Birthday Ryan O'Donohue, born in Pomona, California, actress, Byrds of Paradise, Boys are Back 1984 Event Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1983 Event Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB 1982 Event Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands and sends back data from Venus 1982 Event Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on Venus, sends back data 1981 Event Football running back, Herschel Walker, of University of Georgia, takes out a Lloyd's of London insurance policy for $1 million 1981 Event "Bring Back Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 4 performances 1981 Event "Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 4 performances 1981 Event 52 Americans held hostage by Iran for 444 days arrived back in US 1980 Event U.S. spacecraft Voyager I sent back 1st close-up pictures of Saturn 1980 Event "Empire Strikes Back" premieres 1979 Event Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City and back to Yates Center, Ks 1979 Event Wings release "Back to the Egg" album 1979 Birthday Sean Fox, actor, 3 Ninjas Kick Back, Calendar Girl 1979 Death Mabel Taliaferro, actress (My Love Come Back), dies at 91 1978 Event New York Yankees win to gain sole possession of 1st place from 14 games back 1978 Event Yankees score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Baltimore wins 3-0 1977 Birthday Shaun Alexander, born in Florence, Kentucky, football, running back, played college football at University of Alabama, drafted by Seattle Seahawks, placed 19th overall in 2000 National Football League Draft 1976 Birthday Darnell Autry, running back for the Chicago Bears 1976 Birthday Terry Battle, running back, Detroit Lions 1976 Birthday Byron Hanspard, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1975 Birthday Kesley Perrin, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1975 Birthday Chad Levitt, running back for the Oakland Raiders 1975 Birthday Darren Sharper, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1975 Birthday Kate Winslet, born in Reading, England, actress, Titanic, Jude, Hamlet, Get Back 1975 Birthday Beau Morgan, running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1975 Birthday Lawrence Phillips, running back for the St. Louis Rams 1975 Birthday Bret Anderson, CFL slot back for the BC Lions 1975 Birthday Tiki Barber, running back for the New York Giants 1975 Birthday William Hampton, CFL defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders 1975 Birthday Duce Staley, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles 1975 Birthday Chris Szarka, CFL full back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1975 Birthday Warrick Dunn, running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1974 Birthday Jerald Moore, running back for the St. Louis Rams 1974 Death Johnny Mack Brown, actor (Lawman is Born, Back Trail), dies at 70 1974 Birthday Rashaan Salaam, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1974 Birthday Archie Amerson, CFL running back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1974 Birthday Karim Abdul-Jabaar, running back for the Miami Dolphins 1974 Birthday Leeland McElroy, running back for the Arizona Cardinals 1974 Birthday Kenny Bynum, running back for the San Diego Chargers 1974 Birthday Chris Darkins, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1974 Birthday Alfred Shipman, CFL slot back for the BC Lions 1974 Birthday Eric Lane, running back for the New York Giants 1974 Birthday Stephen Davis, running back for the Washington Redskins 1974 Birthday Katie Allen, Australian field hockey full back/half back 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Detron Smith, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1974 Birthday Kenyon Cotton, full back for the Baltimore Ravens 1974 Birthday Tim Hall, running back for the Oakland Raiders 1974 Birthday Tim Biakabutuka, running back for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday George Jones, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 Birthday Stanley Pritchett, running back for the Miami Dolphins 1973 Birthday Jay Hamilton, CFL running back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1973 Birthday Nick Ferguson, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1973 Birthday Donny Brady, defensive back for the Baltimore Ravens 1973 Birthday Sedrick Shaw, running back for the New England Patriots 1973 Event M. Medoff's "When you Comin' Back, Red Ryder?," premieres in New York City 1973 Birthday Ellis Johnson, NFL defensive back for the Indianapolis Colts 1973 Birthday Blaine McElmurry, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1973 Birthday Derrick Beatty, CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1973 Birthday Priest Holmes, running back for the Baltimore Ravens 1973 Birthday Terrell Fletcher, NFL running back for the San Diego Chargers 1973 Birthday Sherman Williams, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1973 Birthday Thomas Haskins, CFL running back, Montreal Alouettes 1973 Birthday Kyle Walters, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1973 Event New York Mets are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1973 Birthday Carl Kidd, NFL defensive back for the Oakland Raiders 1973 Death William M Inge, U.S. playwright (Come Back Little Sheba), dies at 60 1973 Birthday Napoleon Kaufman, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1973 Birthday Corey Walker, running back for the Philadelphia Eagles 1973 Birthday Tyrone Williams, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1973 Birthday Tory James, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1973 Birthday Matt Dubuc, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1973 Birthday Curtis Martin, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1973 Birthday Aaron Hayden, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31 1973 Birthday Rodney Thomas, running back for the Tennessee Oilers 1973 Birthday Marshall Faulk, running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1973 Birthday Larry Bowie, running back for the Washington Redskins 1973 Birthday Sammie Brennan, CFL defensive back, BC Lions 1973 Birthday Tony Veland, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1973 Birthday Winslow Oliver, running back for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday Marshall Faulk, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1973 Birthday Harold Morrow, full back for the Minnesota Vikings 1973 Birthday Kavis Reed, CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1973 Birthday Raymond Jackson, NFL defensive back for the Buffalo Bills 1973 Birthday George Hegamin, NFL/WLAF tail back, Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy 1973 Birthday Brad Yamaoka, CFL running back for the BC Lions 1973 Birthday Mario Bates, NFL-running back for the New Orleans Saints 1973 Birthday Lethon Flowers, NFL defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1973 Birthday Lamont Warren, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1973 Birthday Abu Wilson, running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1972 Birthday Chris Parker, running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1972 Birthday Jim Kitts, WLAF running back, Frankfurt Galaxy, Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Derrick Cullors, running back for the New England Patriots 1972 Birthday Jamal Willis, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1972 Birthday Roderick Mullen, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1972 Birthday Zack Crockett, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1972 Birthday Chris Hetherington, running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1972 Birthday Jason Burns, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Jimmy Gary, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Terrell Davis, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1972 Birthday J J Smith, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Mike Archie, running back for the Tennessee Oilers 1972 Birthday Jared Kaaiohelo, WLAF running back for the Scottish Claymores 1972 Birthday Torey Hunter, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes 1972 Birthday Jamal Anderson, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 Birthday Butler By'not'e, NFL running back for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Richard Huntley, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 Birthday Allen Williams, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Darrius Johnson, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32 1972 Birthday Antonius Bonner, CFL defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts 1972 Birthday Tony Carter, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1972 Birthday Derrick Harris, running back for the St. Louis Rams 1972 Birthday Lee McClinton, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Clif Groce, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1972 Birthday Bryce Bevill, CFL defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1972 Birthday Ryan Christopherson, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1972 Birthday Sean Graham, CFL slot back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1972 Birthday Joe Aska, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1972 Birthday Aldi Henry, CFL defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders 1972 Birthday Ontiwaun Carter, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1972 Event Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1972 Birthday Kelly Wiltshire, CFL defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts 1972 Birthday Jerris McPhail, running back for the Miami Dolphins 1972 Birthday Cory Schlesinger, NHL running back, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Andre Strode, CFL defensive back for the BC Lions 1972 Birthday Gary Downs, running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 Birthday Terry Wilburn, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons 1972 Birthday Tito Paul, NFL defensive back, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals 1972 Birthday Rene Ingoglia, running back for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Birthday Ronald Williams, CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1972 Birthday Akili Johnson, NFL defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons 1972 Birthday Travis Jervey, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1972 Birthday Natrone Means, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars 1972 Birthday Donald Blair, CFL slot back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1972 Birthday Frank West, CFL defensive back, Hamilton Tiger Cats 1972 Birthday John Leach, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1972 Event Ringo releases "Back off Bugaloo" in UK 1972 Birthday Antowain Smith, running back for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Birthday Robert Smith, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Profail Grier, CFL running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1972 Event Paul McCartney releases "Give Ireland back to the Irish" single 1972 Birthday Greg Hill, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Steve Papin, WLAF running back for the Scotland Claymores 1972 Birthday William Floyd, full back for the San Francisco 49ers 1972 Birthday Jerome Bettis, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1972 Birthday Bruno Heppell, CFL full back, Montreal Alouettes 1972 Birthday Charlie Garner, NFL running back for the Philadelphia Eagles 1972 Event BBC bans "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" by Wings 1972 Birthday Kelvin Anderson, CFL running back for the Calgary Stampeders 1972 Birthday Keith Elias, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1972 Birthday Lance Brown, NFL defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals 1972 Event Wings release "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" in UK 1972 Birthday Marvin Coleman, CFL defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders 1972 Birthday Carey Bender, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Birthday Shannon Garrett, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1972 Birthday Tyrone Wheatley, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1972 Birthday Bryon Morris, running back for the Baltimore Ravens 1972 Birthday Byron "Bam" Morris, NFL running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1972 Birthday Dominique Ross, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1972 Birthday Chuck Levy, kick returner/running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1972 Birthday Barron Miles, NFL def back for the Pittsburgh Steelers/WLAF corner, Frankfurt 1971 Birthday James Stewart, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1971 Birthday Ernest Hunter, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Jerry Ellison, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1971 Birthday Markus Finke, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday James Stewart, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1971 Birthday Vince Danielsen, CFL slot back for the Calgary Stampeders 1971 Birthday Ron Rivers, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1971 Birthday Terry Richardson, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday Amp Lee, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams 1971 Birthday Ryan Terry, NFL running back/kick returner for the Arizona Cardinals 1971 Birthday Richie Anderson, NFL running back for the New York Jets 1971 Birthday Joseph Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Kevin Bouie, NFL running back, Philadelphia Eagles, Ariz Cardinals 1971 Event Paul and Linda McCartney release "Back Seat of My Car" 1971 Birthday Ron Dickerson, WLAF running back, Scottish Claymores, London Monarchs 1971 Birthday Craig Newsome, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1971 Birthday Mike Morreale, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1971 Birthday Marcello Simmons, CFL defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts 1971 Birthday Reggie Carthon, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1971 Birthday William Bell, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Rick Walters, CFL slot back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1971 Birthday Brent Alexander, NFL defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals 1971 Birthday Darick Holmes, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Birthday Gary Downs, NFL running back for the Denver Broncos 1971 Birthday Pedro Garau, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons 1971 Birthday Brad Elberg, CFL running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1971 Birthday Corey Croom, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1971 Birthday Yonel Jourdain, NFL running back/kick returner for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Birthday Derek Brown, NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints 1971 Birthday Tim Tindale, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Birthday Andre Bolduc, CFL slot back, Edmonton Eskimos 1971 Birthday Tony Vinson, NFL running back, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens 1971 Birthday Marc Tobert, CFL slot back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1971 Birthday Terryl Ulmer, CFL defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1971 Birthday Glyn Milburn, NFL running back/kick returner, Den Broncos, Det Lions 1971 Birthday William Henderson, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1971 Birthday Larry Jones, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday Derrick Witherspoon, NFL running back for the Philadelphia Eagles 1971 Birthday Brent Moss, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1971 Birthday Reggie Brooks, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1971 Birthday LeShon Johnson, running back for the Arizona Cardinals 1971 Birthday Roosevelt Potts, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1971 Birthday Errol Brown, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1971 Birthday Garrison Hearst, NFL running back, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers 1971 Birthday Beno Bryant, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Filmel Johnson, NFL defensive back for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Birthday Raymont Harris, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1970 Birthday Irving Spikes, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Errict Rhett, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1970 Birthday Ricky Powers, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire 1970 Birthday Lamar Smith, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Calvin Jones, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1970 Birthday Trevor Cobb, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Dawn Marple, born in Salem, Ohio, team handball wing/back 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Dino Philyaw, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1970 Birthday Rob Hitchcock, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Birthday Walter Dunson, NFL running back/kicker returner for the Arizona Cardinals 1970 Birthday Ralph Dawkins, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Birthday Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner for the New York Jets 1970 Birthday Eric Gant, WLAF running back for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1970 Birthday Le'Shai Maston, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1970 Birthday Vaughn Hebron, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1970 Birthday Hency Charles, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes 1970 Birthday Eric L Blount, CFL running back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1970 Birthday Prince Wimbley, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Birthday Robert Green, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1970 Birthday Wes Bender, WLAF/NFL running back, Frankfurt Galaxy, NO Saints 1970 Birthday Tom Europe, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes 1970 Birthday Kenny Wilhite, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Birthday Markus Thomas, WLAF running back for the Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Randy Jordan, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1970 Birthday Randy Fuller, NFL defensive back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1970 Birthday Dorsey Levens, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1970 Birthday Eric Lynch, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Cory Philpot, CFL running back for the BC Lions 1970 Birthday Doug Evans, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1970 Birthday Selwyn Jones, NFL defensive back, Seahawks, Den Broncos Superbowl 32 1970 Birthday Jason Belser, defensive back for the Indianapolis Colts 1970 Birthday Frank Temming, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1970 Event Apollo 13 returns back safely to Earth 1970 Birthday Gerald Vaughn, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1970 Birthday Tim Jacobs, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday James Johnson, NFL/WLAF running back, Tampa Bucs, Frankfurt Galaxy 1970 Birthday Ralph Dawkins, NFL running back, NO Saints 1970 Birthday Kevin Miniefield, NFL defensive back for the Chicago Bears 1970 Birthday Lisa Eagen, Harlan Iowa, team handball wing/back court 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Brian O'Neal, NFL full back for the San Francisco 49ers 1970 Birthday Ronald Moore, NFL running back, New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, Az Cardinals 1970 Birthday Terry Kirby, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers 1969 Birthday Rodney Culver, NFL running back for the San Diego Chargers 1969 Birthday T C Wright, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals 1969 Birthday Arthur Numan, born in Heemskerk, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for FC Twente, Rangers, played left back, team manager for Netherlands B squad 1969 Birthday Bobby Phillips, WLAF running back, Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy 1969 Birthday Kwamie Lassiter, NFL defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals 1969 Event 1st Jackson Five record to enter top 100 (I Want You Back) 1969 Birthday Trevor Shaw, CFL slot back for the BC Lions 1969 Event Beatles with Billy Preston release "Get Back" in UK 1969 Birthday Dan Farthing, CFL slot back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1969 Birthday Tommy Henry, CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1969 Birthday Mike Saunders, CFL running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1969 Birthday Eric Bieniemy, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Event New York Mets fall 9 games back, later to win pennant 1969 Birthday Lincoln Coleman, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1969 Birthday Norm Casola, CFL slot back for the Toronto Argonauts 1969 Birthday Gary Brown, NFL running back for the Houston Oilers 1969 Birthday Glenn Rogers, Jr., CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1969 Event Beatles' "Get Back," single goes #1 and stays #1 for 5 weeks 1969 Birthday Aaron Ruffin, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1969 Birthday Emmitt Smith, running back, Dallas Cowboys, 3-time NFL rushing leader 1969 Birthday Ricky Watters, NFL running back for the Philadelphia Eagles 1969 Birthday Rodney Hampton, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1969 Birthday Scottie Graham, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Tom Beer, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday J. P. Izquierdo, CFL slot back for the Calgary Stampeders 1969 Birthday Jay Hillmann, WLAF running back, Rhein Fire 1969 Birthday Sam Gash, NFL running back for the New England Patriots 1969 Birthday Ronald Humphrey, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts 1969 Birthday Dean Noel, CFL full back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1969 Birthday Tommy Vardell, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday [Touchdown] Tommy Vardell, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1969 Birthday Edgar Bennett, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1969 Birthday Ted Long, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1969 Birthday Robert Wilson, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1969 Birthday Erric Pegram, NFL running back, Pit Steelers, New York Giants, San Diego Chargers 1968 Birthday Anthony Lynn, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1968 Birthday Aaron Craver, NFL running back, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers 1968 Birthday Ricky Ervins, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1968 Birthday Steven Penn, Brevard, North Carolina, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Cacho Conde, WLAF tight end/running back, Barcelona Dragons 1968 Birthday Bob Christian, NFL running back, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons 1968 Birthday Rodney Thomas, NFL running back for the Houston Oilers 1968 Birthday Charles Anthony, CFL defensive back for the Toronto Argonauts 1968 Birthday Jock Climie, CFL slot back, Montreal Alouettes 1968 Birthday Dawn Allinger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, team handball back court, 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Brian Mitchell, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Siran Stacy, WLAF running back for the Scottish Claymores 1968 Birthday Charles Gordon, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes 1968 Birthday Douglas Craft, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes 1968 Birthday Leroy Butler, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31 1968 Birthday Barry Sanders, NFL running back, Detroit Lions, 1988 Heisman Trophy 1968 Birthday Reggie Cobb, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars 1968 Birthday Derek Loville, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1968 Birthday Loville Derek, NFL running back, Denver Broncos, Superbowl 32 1968 Birthday Fred McAfee, NFL running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1968 Birthday Adam Walker, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1968 Birthday Larry Centers, NFL running back for the Arizona Cardinals 1968 Birthday Char Thompson, WLAF running back, Barcelona Dragons 1968 Birthday Cedric Smith, NFL running back, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Birthday Leroy Hoard, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Vince Workman, NFL running back, Packers, Panthers, Colts 1968 Birthday Toni Lee Jameson, Minneapolis, team handball back court 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Mike Trevathan, CFL slot back for the BC Lions 1968 Birthday Reggie Rivers, NFL running back for the Denver Broncos 1968 Birthday Terry Allen, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins 1968 Birthday Leroy Thompson, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Birthday Harold Green, NFL running back, Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons 1968 Birthday Eric Metcalf, NFL receiver/running back, Atl Falcons, San Diego Chargers 1968 Birthday Nathaniel Bolton, WLAF running back for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1967 Event U.N. Sec council passes resolution 242 - Israel must give back occupied land 1967 Birthday Howard Griffith, NFL running back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1967 Birthday James Joseph, NFL running back for the Cincinnati Bengals 1967 Event Soviet Venera 4 becomes 1st probe to send data back from Venus 1967 Birthday Derrick Moore, NFL running back, Az Cardinals, Carolina Panthers 1967 Birthday Michael Pringle, CFL running back, Montreal Alouettes 1967 Birthday Bernie Parmalee, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Birthday Dexter Carter, NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers 1967 Birthday Chris Armstrong, CFL slot back, Montreal Alouettes 1967 Birthday Randy Baldwin, NFL running back for the Carolina Panthers 1967 Birthday Robert Drummond, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1967 Event Dylan's 1965 U.K. Tour is released as film "Don't Look Back" 1967 Birthday Robert Blackmon, defensive back, Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Harvey Williams, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1967 Event Shortwave Radio New York Worldwide goes back on the air after a week off 1967 Birthday Charles Evans, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1967 Birthday Derrick Fenner, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1967 Birthday David Lang, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1967 Birthday Dale Joseph, CFL defensive back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1967 Birthday Allan Boyko, CFL slot back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1967 Birthday Steve Broussard, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Randy Hilliard, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1967 Birthday Chris Warren, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Gregory Caccia, Bayshore, New York, team handball right back 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Ray Crockett, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1966 Birthday Courtney Griffin, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1966 Birthday Darren Flutie, CFL slot back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1966 Birthday Rod Harris, CFL slot back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1966 Birthday Trent Brown, CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1966 Birthday Craig Heyward, NFL running back for the Atlanta Falcons 1966 Birthday Eric Ball, NFL running back for the Oakland Raiders 1966 Birthday Thurman Thomas, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1966 Birthday Eddie Brown, CFL slot back for the Edmonton Eskimos 1966 Birthday David Meggett, NFL running back, New York Giants, New England Patriots 1966 Birthday Lewis Tillman, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1966 Birthday Lorenzo White, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1966 Birthday Mark Higgs, NFL running back for the Arizona Cardinals 1966 Birthday Odie Harris, NFL safety and defensive back for the Houston Oilers 1966 Birthday Daryl Johnston, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1966 Birthday Victor Muhammad, WLAF running back for the London Monarchs 1965 Birthday John Keller, Jr., Toledo Ohio, team handball back court 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Todd McNair, NFL running back/kick returner for the Houston Oilers 1965 Birthday Robert Holland, CFL defensive back for the BC Lions 1965 Birthday Ken Evraire, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1965 Event "Mariner IV" sends back 1st pictures of Mars 1965 Birthday Marc Logan, NFL running back for the Washington Redskins 1965 Birthday Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School 1965 Birthday Ben Torriero, WLAF running back, Scottish Claymores 1965 Birthday Lee Knight, CFL full back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats 1965 Birthday Rod Bernstine, NFL running back for the Denver Broncos 1965 Birthday Kim Clarke, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, team handball back court, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Michael Clemons, CFL running back for the Toronto Argonauts 1964 Birthday David Tate, NFL defensive back for the Indianapolis Colts 1964 Birthday Darrick Heath, Hempstead, New York, team handball left back 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Bobby Joe Edmonds, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1964 Birthday Crispin Glover, actor, Back to the Future 1964 Event St. Louis Cardinals are 11 games back in NL, and win World Series 1964 Birthday Robert Mimbs, CFL running back for the Saskatchewan Roughriders 1964 Event Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon; sent back 4308 TV pictures 1964 Birthday Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers 1964 Event Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st U.S. visit 1964 Birthday Sharon Cain, born in San Antonio, Texas, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Dwight Stone, NFL receiver/running back, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1963 Birthday Carol Peterka, Little Falls, Minnesota, team handball back court, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Mike Prior, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1963 Birthday Keith Byars, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots 1963 Birthday Tim McKyer, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32 1963 Birthday Allen Pitts, CFL slot back for the Calgary Stampeders 1962 Birthday William "The Refrigerator" Perry, NFL defensive back for the Chicago Bears 1962 Event Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year 1962 Birthday Calvin Hayes, rocker, Johnny Hates Jazz-Turn Back the Clock 1962 Event Canada government orders changing nickel back to round shape 1962 Birthday Earnest Byner, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1962 Event June 15 the Mets send Chiti back to Cleveland 1962 Birthday Herschel Walker, WFL/NFL running back for New Jersey Generals, Dallas Cowboy 1961 Event U.S. lunar probe Ranger 1 reaches 190 km from Earth, falls back 1961 Birthday Michael J. Fox, actor, Family Ties, Back to the Future, Teen Wolf 1961 Birthday Lea Thompson, actress, Back to the Future, Caroline In The City 1961 Event 87th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6 1961 Event 87th Kentucky Derby: John Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 2:04 1961 Birthday Paul McCrane, actor, Hotel New Hampshire, We're Fighting Back 1960 Event AFL begins placing players names on back of their jersies 1960 Event WRCA radio changes call letters back to WNBC (New York City) 1960 Birthday Marcus Allen, NFL running back, Los Angeles Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Heisman 1981 1960 Death Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48 1959 Event U.S.S.R. Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side 1959 Birthday Ronnie Lott, Albuquerque, New Mexico, NFL defensive back, SF 49er 1959 Event Chicago Cards trade running back Ollie Matson to Los Angeles Rams for 9 players 1958 Event U.S. lunar probe Pioneer 3 reaches 107,269 km, falls back 1958 Event 2nd U.S. Moon probe, Pioneer 1, reaches 113,810 km, falls back 1958 Event Silky Sullivan comes from 40 lengths back to win by 3 at Santa Anita 1957 Birthday Otis J Anderson, NFL running back, New York Giants, 1990 Superbowl MVP 1957 Birthday Ottis "O J" Anderson, NFL running back for the New York Giants 1956 Event Orioles trailing Red Sox 8-0 come back to win 11-10 in 9 innings 1956 Event Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings 1956 Event John Osbornes "Look Back in Anger," premieres in London 1955 Event Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus 1955 Event Date returned to in "Back to the Future" and "Back to the Future II" 1955 Event After playing 274 straight games at 2nd base, Nellie Fox is given a day off he comes back next 798 consecutive games 1955 Birthday Lisa Banes, born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, actress, Cocktail, Look Back in Anger 1955 Birthday Earl Campbell, NFL running back, Houston, New Orleans, 1977 Heisman 1955 Event Jill Kinmont hits a tree and breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race 1954 Birthday Walter Payton, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1954 Birthday Gary Fencik, NFL defensive back for the Chicago Bears 1954 Birthday David Keith, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, actor, Back Roads, Firestarter 1954 Birthday Tony Dorsett, NFL running back, Dallas Cowboys, Heisman Trophy 1954 Birthday Ron Palillo, born in Connecticut, actor, Arnold Horshack-Welcome Back Kotter 1954 Birthday John Travolta, born in Englewood, New Jersey, actor, Welcome Back Kotter, Pulp Fiction 1953 Birthday Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, born in New York City, actor, Freddie-Welcome Back Kotter 1952 Birthday Sam Kinison, screaming comedian/actor, Back to School, Charlie Hoover 1952 Event Professor WF Libby said Stonehedge dates back to 1848 BC 1951 Birthday Terry Metcalf, Seattle, NFL, CFL running back, St. Louis, Toronto 1951 Birthday Greg Pruitt, NFL running back, Los Angeles Raiders, Super Bowl XVIII 1951 Birthday Robert Hegyes, New Jersey, actor, Underground Aces, Welcome Back Kotter 1951 Birthday Brian Downey, rock drummer, Thin Lizzy-Boys are Back in Town 1950 Event Coronation Stone, taken from Scone in Scotland by Edward I in 1296, stolen from Westminster Abbey and smuggled back to Scotland 1950 Birthday Joan Armatrading, St. Kitts, singer, Back to the Night 1950 Birthday Gary Green, born in Stroud Green, England, guitarist for Gentle Giant rock band, worked with Billy Sherwood on album, 'Back Against The Wall', 2005 1950 Birthday Otis Armstrong, NFL running back for the Denver Broncos 1950 Birthday Chuck Foreman, NFL running back for the Minnesota Vikings 1950 Event 3 months as National-American Football League takes back NFL name 1950 Event WM Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba," premieres in New York City 1949 Birthday John Riggins, NFL running back, New York Jets, Washington Redskins 1948 Event Dr. Frank G Back (New York City) patents lens to provide zoom effects 1948 Birthday Jack Tatum, Cherryville, North Carolina, NFL defensive back, Raiders 1948 Birthday Clyde Kusatsu, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actor, Ali-Bring 'em Back Alive 1948 Birthday Nick Drake, rocker, Back to Fruit Tree 1948 Birthday Robert Zemeckis, director, Forrest Gump, Back to the Future 1948 Birthday Marcia Strassman, born in New York City, actress, Julle Kotter-Welcome Back Kotter 1947 Birthday O[renthal] J[ames] Simpson, SF, NFL running back, Buf Bills, actor 1947 Event 1st edition of Anne Frank's "The Back of House" published 1947 Event NFL adds 5th official (back judge) and allows sudden death in playoffs 1947 Birthday Calvin Hill, NFL running back for the Dallas Cowboys 1946 Birthday Larry Csonka, NFL running back, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants 1946 Birthday Demond Wilson, Valdosta Georgia, actor, Sanford and Son, Baby I'm Back 1946 Event Greek king George II back in Athens 1946 Birthday Gabe Kaplan, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor, Welcome Back Kotter 1946 Birthday Rocky Bleier, born in Wisconsin, NFL running back for Pittsburgh Steelers 1944 Event Greece: British premier Churchill flies back to London 1944 Event British premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow 1944 Birthday Denise Nicholas, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Room 222, Baby I'm Back 1944 Birthday John Sebastian, born in New York City, singer, Loving Spoonful, Welcome Back Kotter 1944 Birthday Charley Musselwhite, blues musician, Stand Back, Louisiana Fog 1943 Event Cairo: president Roosevelt travels back to the US 1943 Birthday Emerson Boozer, NFL running back, New York Jet, sportscaster 1943 Birthday Gary Waldhorn, actor, To the Camp and Back 1943 Birthday Marv Albert, New York City, "Yes!" sportscaster, NBC-TV, back biter 1943 Birthday Gale Sayers, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears 1943 Event German troops pull back through Kasserine-pass Tunisia 1942 Event 13th day of battle at El Alamein: Afr corps draws back out Fuka-posing 1942 Event Field Marshal Rommel back in North-Africa 1942 Event British Premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Cairo 1942 Event Premier Churchill travels back to Cairo from Moscow 1941 Event Japanese aircraft carriers Akagi/Kagu back in Kure, Japan 1941 Birthday Charley Taylor, NFL wide receiver/running back, Washington Redskin 1941 Birthday Matt Snell, NFL running back, New York Jets, Super Bowl III 1941 Birthday Hubertus AGM "Bert" Andre, Dutch actor, Turkish Fruit-Come Back 1941 Death Marcus Garvey, U.S. black leader (Back to Africa Movement), dies at 52 1940 Birthday Willie Brown, NFL defensive back, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders 1940 Birthday Clem Curtis, born in Trinidad, singer, lead vocalist for The Foundations, a British soul group, including hits, 'Baby Now That I've Found You', 'Back On My Feet Again', 'Any Old Time' 1938 Birthday Christopher Lloyd, Stamford, Connecticut, actor, Taxi, Back to the Future 1938 Birthday Connie Stevens, born in Brooklyn, singer and actress, Hawaiian Eye, Back to Beach 1938 Birthday Larry Wilson, NFL back, Cardinals 1937 Birthday Billy Dee Williams, born in Harlem New York City, actor, Chiefs, Empire Strikes Back 1936 Event New York Giants are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1936 Birthday Sally Kellerman, Long Beach Cal, actress, M*A*S*H, Back to School 1936 Birthday Jim Brown, Georgia, NFL full back for the Cleveland Browns/actor, Dirty Dozen 1935 Event Chicago Cubs are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win the pennant 1935 Birthday Bobby Mitchell, NFL running back/wide receiver, Browns, Redskins 1934 Birthday Gino Cappelletti, ORFU, AFL running back, AFL Player of Year 1964 1933 Birthday Lenny Moore, NFL back for the Baltimore Colts 1932 Event 1st class postage back up to 3 cents from 2 cents 1931 Birthday John McPhee, author, Back to ---- 1931 Birthday [Patricia] Claire Bloom, London, actress, Charly, Look Back in Anger 1930 Event St. Louis Cardinals are 12 games back in NL, and go on to win pennant 1929 Birthday John Osborne, England, playwright, Look Back in Anger, Luther-TONY 1964 1928 Birthday Jack Christiansen, Kansas, NFL hall of famer defensive back, Lions 1928 Birthday Dick "Night Train" Lane, NFL defensive back, Rams, Cards, Lions 1928 Birthday John Gavin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Back Street, Psycho, Murder for Sale 1927 Birthday Gregg Palmer, SF, actor, Scream, To Hell and Back 1926 Birthday Claude, Buddy, Young, NFL running back, Yankees, Texans, Colts 1925 Birthday Marshall Thompson, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Bog, To Hell and Back, Daktari 1925 Event Great Britain goes back to gold standard 1925 Event U.S.S.R. and Japan sign treaty of Peking, Seychelles back to U.S.S.R. 1923 Event 2 "Black Sox" sue White Sox (unsuccessfully) for back salary 1922 Event George Bernard Shaws "Back to Methusaleh V," premieres in New York City 1922 Event GB Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh III/IV," premieres in New York City 1922 Event G. B. Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II," premieres in New York City 1922 Event J. E. Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL 1920 Event Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City 1920 Birthday Marion Motley, NFL running back, all-time leading AAFC rusher 1919 Event Cincinnati Reds are 10 games back in NL, and win World Series 1918 Event Allies forced Germans back across Hindenburg Line 1917 Birthday Robert Conquest, English author, Back to Life 1916 Event Allies turned back Germans in WW I's Battle of Verdun 1914 Event Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, and win World Series 1912 Birthday Kenny Baker, radio singer and actor, Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back 1911 Event Tigers trailing White Sox 13-1 come back to win 16-15 1911 Event Philadelphia Athletics are 12 games back in AL, and will win World Series 1911 Birthday Margaret Sullavan, born in Norfolk, Virginia, actress, Back Street 1911 Birthday Joey Adams, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor/columnist, ABC's Back That Fact 1906 Birthday Satchel Paige, American Athlete, baseball pitcher, never look back 1904 Birthday Johnny Mack Brown, Dothan AL, actor, Lawman is Born, Back Trail 1902 Event Orioles forfeit to St. Louis having only 5 players available to play they then forfeit their franchise back to the AL 1897 Death Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer (To Chicago and Back), dies at 34 1891 Birthday Jonathan Hale, actor, Saint's Double Trouble, Saint Strikes Back 1889 Event Daniel Stover and William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake 1887 Birthday Mabel Taliaferro, New York City, actress, Sentimental Tommy, My Love Come Back 1884 Birthday Torben Myer, Copenhagen Denmark, actor, Girl Who Came Back 1879 Birthday Oscar Back, Austrian-Dutch viola player 1864 Event Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, Union beats back Confederate attackers 1864 Event Early retreats from Washington City back to Shenandoah Valley 1864 Event Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia 1864 Event Great Britain gives Isotope Islands back to Greece 1863 Event Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back Union in Virginia 1863 Birthday Aleko Konstantinov, Bulgarian writer, To Chicago and Back 1846 Event Battle of Resaca de la Palma-U.S. sends Mexico back to Rio Grande 1820 Event 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (New York to Sierra Leone) 1810 Death Konrad Back, composer, dies at 60 1796 Birthday George Back, English sea officer/explorer, North Canada 1779 Event Earl d'orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest 1776 Event U.S. Army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, New York City 1771 Event James Cook sails Endeavour back to Downs England 1766 Event John Byron back in England after trip around the world 1749 Birthday Konrad Back, composer 1726 Event Benjamin Franklin sails back to Philadelphia 1695 Event King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England 1690 Event King Willem III escapes back to England 1688 Event King James II escapes back to London 1639 Event Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England 1629 Event King Charles I dissolved Parliament; he called it back 11 years later 1556 Event Portuguese Marranos who revert back to Judaism burned by order of Pope 1552 Event Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle 1522 Event Duke of Albany takes captured French back to Scotland 1501 Event Explorer Pedro Cabral back in Lisbon 1340 Event Battle of Salado Spain: last Moor invasion driven back
