Happy Birthday Jeff. Knowing Jeff, I bet the most exciting thing he does today is eat a veggieburger.
Happy Birthday Jeff! I greatly appreciate your contributions to cc.net and to the BBS. Have a great one!
BTW, you and Tracey Lords have the same birthday! ALSO, the drag queen Divine died on this day too! Other events on this special day... 1934 World's largest pearl (6.4 kg) found at Palawan, Philippines 1938 64th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Lawrin wins in 2:04.8 1938 Dutch Minister of Justice Goseling calls fugitives of Nazi-Germany "undesired strangers" 1939 Germany & Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis 1940 Winston Churchill becomes PM of Britain 1941 British House of Commons votes for Churchill (477-3) 1941 Cornerstone of Bank of America building at 300 Montgomery laid 1941 Glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA 1942 Battle of Coral Sea ends stopping Japanese expansion 1942 Nazi decree orders all Jewish pregnant women of Kovno Ghetto executed 1943 British 11th Huzaren occupies Tunis Tunisia 1943 Dutch men 18-35 obliged to report to labor camps 1943 Liberty Ship George Washington Carver, named after scientist, launched 1943 US 1st Armour division occupies Ferryville Tunisia 1943 US 9th Infantry division occupies Bizerta/Bensert Tunisia 1944 German assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia 1945 Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League 1945 Formal undertaking of complete German surrender 1945 German General Keitel repeats surrender signing in Berlin for the benefit of the Russians; WWII ends in Europe 1945 Mauthausen Concentration Camp liberated 1945 Nazi Generals Jodl & Von Friedenburg surrender 1945 Princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands 1945 Pulitzer prize awarded to John Hersey (Bell for Adano) 1945 SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22 1946 William H Hastie inaugurated as 1st black governor of Virgin Islands 1947 "Kraft Television Theater" premieres on NBC 1947 General MacArthur approves Japanese constitution 1947 Paraguayian Government unleashes contra revolt 1948 Nazi collaborator V-Mann Antonius van de Waals sentenced to death 1949 75th Kentucky Derby: Steve Brooks aboard Ponder wins in 2:04.2 1951 International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics 1951 Pulitzer prize awarded to Conrad Richter (The Town) 1953 "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 892 performances 1953 Record 537-kg swordfish is caught by L E Marron, in Chile 1954 French surrender to Vietminh after 55-day siege at Dien Bien Phu 1954 US, Great-Britain & France reject Russian membership in NATO 1955 81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8 1955 USSR signs peace treaty with France & Great-Britain 1955 West Europe Union established 1956 Battle at Oran, Algeria, kills 300 1956 New York Giant Bill White, homers in his 1st at bat 1956 Pulitzer prize awarded to Frances Goodrich & Albert Hackett 1957 Indians' pitcher Herb Score is hit in the face by a line drive off Gil McDougald 1958 Major Howard Johnson, USAF, sets aircraft altitude record in F-104 (Lockheed Starfighter), 27,810 meters 1959 "Roy Campanella Night" Largest baseball crowd (93,103 in Los Angeles Coliseum) sees Dodgers' Sandy Koufax beat Yankees 6-2 in exhibition 1959 Largest baseball crowd (93,103 in Los Angeles Coliseum) sees Dodgers' Sandy Koufax beat Yankees 6-2 in exhibition 1960 "Christine" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 12 performances 1960 "Flower Drum Song" closes at St James Theater NYC after 602 performances 1960 "From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 21 performances 1960 86th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Venetian Way wins in 2:02.4 1960 Leonid Brezhnev replaces Kliment Voroshilov as President of USSR 1960 Los Angeles Dodger Norm Sherry's 11th homerun wins the game for brother Larry 1960 Michael Tal beats Botvinnik 12½-8½ for world chess championship 1960 USSR announces Francis Gary Powers confessed to being a CIA spy 1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 27 performances 1961 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open 1962 Pulitzer prize awarded to Theodore H White (Making of President 1960) 1962 US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island 1963 Bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champion 1963 SETC Telstar 2 launched (apogee 6,700 miles (10,800 km)) 1965 WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau WI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 92nd Kentucky Derby: Donald Brumfield aboard Kauai King wins in 2:02 1966 Mamas & Papas "Monday Monday" hits #1 1966 Yankees fire manager Johnny Keene 1967 Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1969 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1 1969 Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, becomes deputy director of CIA 1970 "Long & Winding Road" becomes Beatles' last American release 1972 26th NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1 1972 Betty Burfeindt wins Sealy LPGA Golf Classic 1973 Pulitzer prize awarded to Eudora Welty (Optimist's Daughter) 1974 Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert Lowell (Dolphin) 1975 Flyers 3-Isles 4 (OT)-Semifinals-Flyers hold 3-1 lead 1975 President Ford declares an end to "Vietnam Era" 1975 Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 53 launched to study X-rays 1977 "Happy End" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 75 performances 1977 103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2 1979 5th UNCTAD-conference opens in Manila 1979 Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland) 1980 Josip Tito, Yugoslav President, buried 1980 Samm-Art Williams' "Home" premieres in NYC 1982 "Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore NYC for 12 performances 1982 Federal jury rules NFL violates antitrust laws in preventing Oakland Raiders from moving to Los Angeles 1982 IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1 1982 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1983 109th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Sunny's Halo wins in 2:02.2 1983 August Hoffman perform record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups 1983 August Hoffman performs record 29,051 consecutive sit-ups 1983 Bruins 4-Isles 8-Wales Conference Championship-Isles win series 4-2 1984 $180 million out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit 1984 Sharon Barrett wins LPGA Potamkin Cadillac Golf Classic 1986 Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I 1986 Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires 1987 105º F in Sacramento CA 1987 Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) final episode on Cheers 1988 114th Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens on Winning Colors wins in 2:02.2 1988 USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR 1989 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Crestar Golf Classic 1989 Mark Merrony (Wales) cycles for 30 minutes in Nepal at 21,030 feet 1989 Panamanian voters reject dictator Manuel Noriega's bid for presidency 1991 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island 1991 Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs 1992 5 NYC cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine 1992 Constitutional amendment barring mid-term congressional raises passes 1992 Jockey Angel Cordero retires after winning over 7,000 horse races 1992 US space shuttle STS-49 launched (maiden voyage of Endeavour) 1993 South Africa agrees to multi-racial elections 1994 120th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron on Go For Gin wins in 2:03.6 1994 Denver Nuggets become NBA's 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle) 1994 Edvard Munchs painting "The Scream" recovered 3 months after stolen 1994 Gary Hart's girlfriend Donna Rice (36) weds Jack Hughes (42) 1994 Matlock actor Daniel Roebuck (30) weds Kelly Durst (24) 1995 "On the Waterfront" closes at Atkinson Theater NYC after 8 performances 1995 Jacques Chirac wins French presidential election 1995 Michelle McGann wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic 1995 Twins beat Indians 10-9 in 17 innings, 6 hours & 36 minutes 1996 Comedian Martin Lawrence suffers a nervous breakdown 1997 Expos scores 13 in 6th at Giants 1997 Galileo, 4th Ganymede Flyby (Orbit 8)
Happy Birthday, Jeff. Always remember age is just another stupid number. (In spanish Feliz Cumpleanos)
