June 9 NOTABLE EVENTS 68 - Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging. 1863 - American Civil War: Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia 1934 - Donald Duck debuts in The Wise Little Hen. 1935 - Alcoholics Anonymous founded when Dr. Bob Smith had his last drink on June 9, 1935. 1973 - Secretariat wins the Triple Crown. 1980 - Comedian Richard Pryor attempts to commit suicide by dousing himself with rum and setting it ablaze during a cocaine binge. BIRTHS 1672 - Tsar Peter I of Russia 1891 - Cole Porter, American composer and lyricist 1915 - Les Paul, influential American guitarist 1931 - Jackie Mason, American comedian 1939 - Dick Vitale, American sportscaster 1951 - Dave Parker, Major league baseball player 1961 - Michael J. Fox, Canadian-born actor 1961 - Aaron Sorkin, American writer 1963 - Johnny Depp, American actor 1973 - Tedy Bruschi, American football player 1980 - Me 1981 - Natalie Portman, Israeli-born actress
June 26 1956 - Chris Isaak 1968 - Shannon Sharpe 1970 - Chris O'Donnell 1970 - Sean Hayes 1970 - Irv Gotti 1973 - Gretchen Wilson 1974 - Derek Jeter 1974 - Jason Kendall 1976 - Ed Jovanovski 1976 - Chad Pennington 1980 - Michael Vick
The day I was born : 1970 - Jimi Hendrix plays at Berkeley Community Theatre one of the last live performances before his death. 1908 - Mel Blanc, American voice actor (d. 1989) 1943 - Gale Sayers, American football player 1964 - Wynonna Judd, American singer (WRONG JUDD) 1972 - Manny Ramirez, Dominican Major League Baseball player
July 5: 1653 - Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (d. 1726) 1801 - David Farragut, American naval commander (d. 1870) 1810 - Phineas Taylor "P. T." Barnum, American circus owner (d. 1891) 1889 - Jean Cocteau, French writer (d. 1963) 1902 - Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American diplomat (d. 1985) 1928 - Warren Oates, American actor (d. 1982) 1934 - Katherine Helmond, American actress 1936 - Shirley Knight, American actress 1944 - Robbie Robertson, Canadian guitarist 1950 - Huey Lewis, American musician 1951 - Rich Gossage, baseball player 1974 - Amoroso, Brazilian football player 1976 - Marina Dias, Brazilian supermodel 1979 - Amélie Mauresmo, French tennis player 1985 - Stephanie McIntosh, Australian actress
August 3rd, 1977 Events: 1492 - Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain 1946 - National Basketball Association is founded in the United States Births: 1925 - Marv Levy, American football coach 1926 - Tony Bennett, American singer 1940 - Martin Sheen, American actor 1941 - Martha Stewart, American publisher and media personality 1950 - John Landis, American film director 1963 - James Hetfield, American singer and guitarist (Metallica) 1976 - Troy Glaus, American baseball player 1977 - Tom Brady, American football player
September 22 Tommy Lasorda David Stern (HA!) Toni Basil David Coverdale Debby Boone Nick Cave Joan Jett Scott Baio Bonnie Hunt Vince Coleman Mike Richter Mike Matheny Bob Sapp Mystikal Ronaldo (same day)
January 18 1689 - Montesquieu, French writer (d. 1755) 1779 - Peter Roget, British lexicographer (d. 1869) 1782 - Daniel Webster, American statesman (d. 1852) 1854 - Thomas Watson, American telephone pioneer (d. 1934) 1892 - Oliver Hardy, American comedian and actor (d. 1957) 1904 - Cary Grant, English actor (d. 1986) 1905 - Joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (d. 2002) 1913 - Danny Kaye, American actor (d. 1987) 1955 - Kevin Costner, American actor 1965 - Dave Attell, American writer and comedian 1970 - DJ Quik, American rapper 1980 - Julius Peppers, American football player Events 1788 - The first 736 convicts banished from England to Australia landed in Botany Bay creating the first Australian Penal Colony 1861 - American Civil War - Georgia joins South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama in secession from the United States. 1884 - Dr William Price attempts to cremate the body of his infant son, Jesus Christ Price, setting a legal precedent for cremation in the UK. 1896 - The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time. 1964 - Plans are revealed for the World Trade Center in New York City. 1964 - The Beatles appear on the Billboard magazine charts for the first time. 1967 - Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler," is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life in prison. 1975 - The Jeffersons debuts on CBS. 1983 - The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe Olympic medals to his family. 1990 - Washington, DC, Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting. 1993 - For the first time, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is officially observed in all 50 United States states. 1995 -In southern France near Vallon-Pont-d'Arc a network of caves are discovered that contain paintings and engravings that are 17,000 to 20,000 years old. 1998 - Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the Bill Clinton - Monica Lewinsky affair story on his website The Drudge Report.
August 1st 10 BC - Claudius, Roman Emperor (d. 54) 126 - Pertinax, Roman Emperor (d. 193) 1313 - Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) 1377 - Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) 1744 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French scientist (d. 1829) 1770 - William Clark, American explorer (d. 1838) 1779 - Francis Scott Key, American lawyer and lyricist (d. 1843) 1819 - Herman Melville, American writer (d. 1891) 1933 - Dom DeLuise, American actor and comedian 1936 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer 1937 - Al D'Amato, U.S. Senator from New York 1942 - Jerry Garcia, American guitarist, lyricist, and singer (The Grateful Dead) (d. 1995) 1950 - Jim Carroll, American poet and actor 1953 - Robert Cray, American singer 1955 - Trevor Berbick, Jamaican boxer 1959 - Joe Elliott, English musician (Def Leppard) 1960 - Chuck D, American rapper (Public Enemy) 1960 - Richard Roeper, American newspaper columnist and film critic 1963 - Coolio, American rapper 1965 - Sam Mendes, British stage and film director 1970 - David James, English footballer 1973 - Tempestt Bledsoe, American actress 1978 - Edgerrin James, American football player 1978 - Dhani Harrison, musician 1981 - M. Shadows, American musician (Avenged Sevenfold) 1984 - Bastian Schweinsteiger, German footballer Events : 1961 - Six Flags Over Texas, the first Six Flags park, opens. 1966 - Charles Whitman kills 15 people shooting from the Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police. 1971 - George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh in New York City features, among others, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Leon Russell. (My Birth Date ) 1981 - First broadcasts by MTV. The first video played was "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles. Holidays and Observances : Rastafari movement - Celebration of the liberation of Haile Selassie from slavery Nicaragua - Fiesta Day Lughnasadh - Lá Lúnasa, the traditional first day of Autumn in Ireland
The list of stuff on mine(Aug 5) is pretty unimpressive Events * 1305 - William Wallace, who led Scottish resistance to England, is captured by the English near Glasgow and transported to London for trial and execution. * 1858 - Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It operated for less than a month. * 1861 - American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government issues the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US $800; rescinded in 1872). * 1884 - The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. * 1914 - In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed. * 1924 - The comic strip ''Little Orphan Annie'' by Harold Gray made its debut. * 1957 - ''American Bandstand,'' hosted by Dick Clark, made its network debut on ABC. * 1962 - Film actress and sex icon, Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her Los Angeles home after apparently overdosing on sleeping pills. * 1963 - United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign a nuclear test ban treaty. * 1966 - The album ''Revolver'' by the Beatles was released. * 1981 - Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work. * 1992 - Federal civil rights charges were filed against four Los Angeles police officers acquitted of state charges in the videotaped beating of Rodney King; two were later convicted. * 1994 - A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington chose Kenneth W. Starr to take over the Whitewater investigation from Robert Fiske. * 1999 - Mark McGwire becomes the 16th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. * 2000 - Academy Award winning actor Sir Alec Guiness dies at Midhurst in West Sussex at the age of 86. He had recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. * 2001 - The Cleveland Indians defeat the Seattle Mariners 15-14 in a record-setting game known as the Impossible Return. Births * 1906 - John Huston, American director (d. 1987) * 1930 - Neil Armstrong, astronaut * 1946 - Loni Anderson, American actress * 1947 - Rick Derringer, American musician * 1956 - Maureen McCormick, American actress * 1961 - Tawney Kitaen, American actress * 1962 - Patrick Ewing, American basketball player * 1964 - Adam Yauch, American musician(MCA, Beastie Boys) * 1965 - My day of birth * 1966 - Jonathan Silverman, American actor * 1972 - Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian bassist (Fear Factory) * 1977 - Mark Mulder, baseball player * 1981 - Carl Crawford, baseball player Deaths * 1895 - Friedrich Engels, German philosopher (b. 1820) * 1946 - Wilhelm Marx, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1863) * 1955 - Carmen Miranda, Portuguese actress and singer (b. 1909) * 1962 - Marilyn Monroe, American actress (b. 1926) * 1984 - Richard Burton, British actor (b. 1925) * 1991 - Paul Brown, American football coach (b. 1908) * 1992 - Jeff Porcaro, American drummer (b. 1954) * 2000 - Sir Alec Guinness, British actor (b. 1914) * 2002 - Chick Hearn, American basketball announcer (b. 1916) * 2005 - Jim O'Hora, American football coach (b. 1915)
