This Day in History
December 9

What happened in history on this day: December 9? On December 9 in ... 536 - Byzantines Libya occupies Rome on Ostrogoten. 656 - Battle of Kameel: Kalief Al ibn Abu Talib beats rebellion. 1165 - Malcom IV king of Scotland (1153-65), dies at age 24. 1212 - Frederik II crowns himself Roman Catholic king. 1292 - Sa'di great Persian poet (Orchard, Rose Garden), dies. 1315 - Swiss Woudsteden renews Eternal Covenant (Oath Society). 1392 - Birth of Peter Prince/Regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa benfeitoria). 1425 - Pope Martinus V forms University of Leuven. 1437 - Death of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor from 1433-1437, in Znojmo, Bohemia (born near Nürnberg); last emperor of the House of Luxembourg. 1561 - Birth of Edwin Sandys a founder of Virginia colony. 1565 - Pius IV [Gianangelo de' Medici] Italian Pope (1559-65), dies at age 66. 1569 - Birth of Martinus de Porres Peru, saint (patron of social justice). 1570 - Geuzen under Herman de Ruyter occupies Loevestein. 1571 - Birth of Adrian A Metius Dutch mathematician/fort architect. 1581 - Birth of Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana daughter of Willem of Orange. 1594 - Birth of Gustavus II Adolphus king who made Sweden a major power (1611-32). 1608 - Birth of John Milton London, poet/puritan (Paradise Lost). 1625 - Netherlands and England sign military treaty. 1625 - Ubbo Emmius [van Embden] Frisian humanist/historian, dies at age 78. 1636 - Giovanni B Aleotti Italian writer/theater architect, dies at about age 90. 1640 - Settler Hugh Bewitt banished from Massachusetts colony when he declares himself to be free of original sin. 1641 - Anthonie "Antoon" van Dyck Flemish painter, dies at age 42. 1658 - Dutch troops occupy harbor city Quilon (Coilan) India. 1669 - Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi] Italian Pope (1667-69), dies. 1674 - Edward Hyde first earl of Clarendon English Prime Minister (1660-67), dies at age 65. 1706 - Pedro II king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at age 58. 1715 - Birth of Georg Gottfried Petri composer. 1717 - Birth of Johann J Winckelmann German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art). 1724 - Colley Cibber's "Caesar in Aegypt" premieres in London. 1728 - Birth of Pietro Alessandro Guglieli composer. 1738 - Jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia. 1742 - Birth of Carl W Scheele Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid). 1747 - England and Netherlands sign military treaty. 1754 - Birth of Etienne Ozi composer. 1762 - British parliament accepts the Treaty of Paris. 1767 - Benedetto Alfieri Italian architect (San Giovanni Battista), dies. 1770 - Gottlieb Theophil Muffat composer, dies at age 80. 1783 - First execution at English Newgate-jail. 1791 - Birth of Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner composer. 1793 - Noah Webster establishes New York's first daily newspaper, American Minerva. 1796 - Birth of Prudent-Louis Aubery du Boulley composer. 1805 - Comet 3D/1805 V1 (Biela) approaches within 0.0366 astronomical units (AUs) of Earth. 1814 - Jose Angel Lamas composer, dies at age 39. 1819 - Ann C Coleman fiancee of President Buchanan, commits suicide. 1824 - Battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain. 1827 - François Leonard Rouwyzer composer, dies at age 90. 1837 - Birth of Charles Èmile Waldteufel Strasbourg France, waltz composer (Skaters). 1842 - Birth of Pjotr A Kopotkin Russian ruler/anarchist. 1842 - Saint M Glinka's opera "Russlan Ludmilla" premieres in Petersburg. 1843 - Birth of P Paul Leroy-Beaulieu French economist (Economiste Français). 1848 - First gold from California is delivered to the Philadelphia Mint. 1848 - Birth of Joel Chandler Harris; US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories). 1851 - First Young Men's Christian Association in North America (Montréal). 1853 - Birth of Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn Rochester New York, pitcher (60-12 in 1884). 1854 - Birth of Pekka Hannikainen composer. 1854 - Lord Tennyson's poem, "Charge of the Light Brigade" published. 1858 - In Ausson, France, a building is hit by a meteorite. 1859 - Birth of Algernon Ashton composer. 1861 - Battle of Bird Creek, Indian Territory (High Shoal, Chusto-Talasah). 1862 - Birth of Karel Kovarovic composer. 1864 - Birth of Sidney Homer composer. 1868 - First British government of William Gladstone forms. 1868 - Birth of Fritz Haber; German phycist-chemist (Nobel Prize 1918). 1878 - Birth of Géza Révész; Hungarian/Dutch psychologist (Talent and Genius). 1882 - Birth of Joaquín Turina in Seville, Spain; composer (Rima). 1883 - Birth of Alexander Papagos; Greek fieldmarshal/supreme commander. 1883 - New Brunswick, Canada, adopts Eastern Standard Time (until 1902). 1884 - Levant Richardson patents ball-bearing skate. 1886 - Birth of Clarence Birdseye; frozen vegatable king (Birdseye). 1889 - Birth of John P "Hannes" Kolehmainen; Finnish long-distance runner (Olympics-gold 1912). 1894 - Roman Catholics win Parliamentary election in Belgium. 1897 - Birth of Hermione Gingold in London, England; actress (Gigi, Music Man). 1898 - Birth of Emmett Kelly in Sedan, Kansas, USA; circus clown (Weary Willie). 1899 - Birth of Howard Freeman in Helena, Montana, USA; actor (Double Dynamite). 1899 - Birth of Jean de Brunhoff in France; children's book author (Babar the Elephant). 1899 - Birth of Leonie Fuller Adams; US poet (Those not elected). 1902 - American League announces purchase of grounds for a baseball stadium in New York. 1902 - Birth of Margaret Hamilton in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress (Wicked Witch - The Wizard of Oz) (dies 1985). 1902 - Birth of Richard A Butler in England; Dutch Minister of Finance/Foreign affairs. 1903 - Norwegian parliament vote unanimiously for female suffrage. 1905 - Birth of Dalton Trumbo; US writer/film director (Johnny Got His Gun). 1905 - French National Assembly votes for separation of church and state. 1906 - Birth of Freddy Martin in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; orchestra leader (started Merv Griffin). 1906 - Birth of Grace Murray Hopper; computer innovator. 1906 - New York American reports Belgian King Leopold II bribed US Senate commission on the Congo. 1909 - First US monoplane flown (Henry W Walden, in Long Island, New York). 1909 - Birth of Douglas Fairbanks Junior in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Ghost Story). 1910 - Birth of Dick Elffers; Dutch graphic artist/painter (Holland Festival). 1910 - Birth of Stephen Jurika Junior; US pilot/captain (WWII, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross). 1910 - French troops occupy Morrocan harbor city Agadir. 1911 - Birth of [William] Broderick Crawford in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (All the King's Men, Highway Patrol, Hunter, Liar's Moon). 1912 - Birth of Thomas P "Tip" O'Neill; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Massachusetts 1977-86)/Speaker of the House. 1913 - Birth of Frances Reid in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA; actress (Alice - Days of Our Lives). 1913 - Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris. 1913 - John K Tener becomes president of baseball's National League. 1915 - Birth of Colin McCool; cricket player (Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s). 1915 - Birth of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in Jarotschin, Germany; soprano (Der Rosenkavalier). 1916 - Birth of Wolfgang Hildesheimer; German/Swiss architect/writer (Mozart biography). 1916 - P Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, French economist (Economist France), dies at age 73. 1917 - British forces under General Edmund Allenby capture Jerusalem. 1918 - Birth of Issur Danielovitch AKA Izzy Demsky AKA Kirk Douglas; actor (Gunfight at the OK Corral, Seven Days in May). 1918 - French troops occupy Mainz, Germany. 1922 - Birth of Redd Foxx in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; comedian (Sanford and Son, Redd Foxx Show). 1922 - Gabriel Narutowicz is elected Polish President. 1924 - Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer (Gisbertus of Aemstel), dies at age 70. 1924 - Dutch and Hungary trade treaty signed. 1924 - Michael Hainisch re-elected Austrian President. 1925 - American League extends Ban Johnson's baseball contract to 1935 and raise to $40,000. 1925 - Birth of Dina Merrill in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8). 1926 - USGA legalizes steel shaft golf clubs. 1928 - Birth of Dick Van Patten in Queens, New York, USA; actor (Tom Bradford - Eight is Enough). 1929 - Birth of Bob Hawke; cricket player (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford University 1954). 1929 - Birth of John Cassavetes in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Dirty Dozen, Rosemary's Baby). 1929 - Birth of Robert J L Hawke (Labour); Prime Minister Australia (1983-91). 1929 - Willis Cuttell, cricket player (two Tests England versus South Africa 1899), dies. 1930 - Birth of Buck Henry in New York City, New York, USA; screenwriter/comedian (Saturday Night Live, Get Smart). 1930 - Jim Slight, cricket player (represented Australia at Oval 1880), dies. 1931 - Major League Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players and National League continues to prohibit numbers on uniforms. 1931 - Japanese army attacks Chinese province of Jehol. 1931 - Spain becomes a republic. 1933 - 21st Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Sarnia Imperials, 4-3. 1933 - Birth of Milt Campbell in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA; hurdler/decathlete (Olympics-gold-1956). 1933 - Birth of Orville Moody in Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA; PGA golfer (1969 US Open). 1933 - Morice Bird, cricket player (scored 280 runs in 10 Tests for England), dies. 1933 - Romania disallows fascist Iron Guard. 1934 - Birth of Al Kaline in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; baseball outfielder (Detroit Tigers). 1934 - Birth of Judi Dench in York, England; British stage and film actress (As Time Goes By, M - Goldeneye, Queen Victoria - Her Majesty Mrs Brown). 1934 - Birth of Milton Gray Campbell in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA; decathlete (Olympics-gold-1956). 1934 - Birth of [Amos] Junior Wells in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; blues singer ("In My Younger Days"). 1934 - New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears 30-13 for NFL championship. 1935 - Birth of Dominico Tromp in Aruba; stage leader. 1936 - American League authorizes night baseball for Saint Louis. 1936 - Australia all out 58 versus England Donald Bradman out for a duck. 1938 - Birth of Elizabeth H "Rina" Venter; South African minister of Health care. 1938 - Birth of [David] Deacon Jones; NFL defensive end (Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins). 1938 - 8th Pan American Conference opens in Lima, Peru. 1939 - 27th Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 8-7. 1939 - Russian air raid on Helsinki, Finland. 1940 - Birth of Sammy Strain; American singer (Imperials - "Hurt So Bad"). 1940 - British assault on Banghazi Libya. 1940 - British troops make first major offensive in North Africa (Libya) during World War II. 1940 - Illegal Jewish immigrants to Haifa are deported to Mauritius. 1940 - Maletti, Italian general, dies in battle. 1940 - South Australia all out for 47 versus New South Wales, O'Reilly 5-11. 1941 - First US World War II bombing mission in the Far East, Luzon, Philippines. 1941 - 7th Heisman Trophy Award: Bruce Smith, Minnesota (Half Back). 1941 - Birth of Beau Bridges in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Hotel New Hampshire, 5th Musketeer). 1941 - China declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy. 1941 - Adolf Hitler orders US ships torpedoed. 1941 - Leonard "Leo" Polak, Dutch philosopher, dies in Sachsenhausen at age 61. 1942 - Birth of Dick Butkus in Chicago, Illinois, USA; NFL hall of fame linebacker (Chicago Bears)/sportscaster. 1942 - Birth of Joe McGinniss in Rye, New York, USA; author (Selling of the President 1968). 1943 - Birth of Rick Danko in Canada; rocker (The Band - "Islands", "Stage Fright"). 1944 - Birth of George Baker [Hans Bouwens]; Dutch vocalist (G B Selection). 1944 - Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at age 28. 1945 - Birth of Michael Nouri in Washington DC, USA; actor (Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues). 1948 - Birth of Marleen Gorris; Dutch director (Mres Dalloway, Antonia, Last Island). 1948 - Birth of Ron Vawter in Latham, New York, USA; actor (Philadelphia, Empire City, Twister). 1948 - Sir Timothy O'Brien, cricket player (Bart five Tests England 1884-96), dies. 1948 - United Nations' General Assembly unanimously approves Convention on Genocide. 1949 - Birth of Thomas O Kite Jr in Austin, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1978 British Columbia Open, Crosby 1983). 1949 - Dutch second Chamber accepts Indonesian sovereignty. 1949 - NFL merges Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Colts from AAFC. 1950 - Birth of Joan Armatrading in Saint Kitts; singer ("Back to the Night"). 1951 - Voters approve merger of three states to form Baden-Württemberg, West Germany. 1952 - Birth of Jim Kerr; radio personality, New York City morning radio for 22 years. 1952 - Birth of Michael Dorn; actor (Worf - Star Trek: The Next Generation). 1953 - Birth of John Malkovich in Christopher, Illinois, USA; actor/director (Killing Fields). 1953 - Birth of World B Free; NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors). 1953 - General Electric announces all Communist employees will be fired. 1953 - Montreal Canadiens (106) and Toronto Maple Leafs (98) get 204 penalty minutes. 1954 - Birth of Herman Finkers; Dutch cabaret performer. 1954 - Dmitri Shostakovich appointed honored guest of Swedish Royal Music Academy. 1956 - Birth of Sylvia in Kokomo, Indiana, USA; country singer (Nobody). 1957 - First Japanese ambassador to Israel. 1957 - Birth of Donny Osmond in Ogden, Utah, USA; singer (Osmond Brothers, Donny and Marie). 1957 - Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies. 1958 - Birth of Nancy J Currie in Wilmington, Delaware, USA; Major Army/astronaut (STS 57, 70, sk: 88). 1958 - Robert H W Welch Jr and 11 other men meet in Indianapolis, Indiana to form the anti-Communist John Birch Society. 1959 - Walter Compton, news anchor (DuMont Evening News), dies at age 47. 1960 - First broadcast of Coronation Street on British ITV. 1960 - Birth of Juan Samuel in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic; infielder (New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays). 1961 - Birth of Christiane Jolissaint in Switzerland; tennis star. 1961 - Birth of Ian Andrew Wright in Hamilton, New Zealand; rower (Olympics-1996). 1961 - Birth of Joe Lando in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Byron Sully - Dr Quinn). 1961 - In Israel, German SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann is found guilty of war crimes. 1961 - Tanganyika gains independence from Britain, takes name Tanzania. 1961 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs New York Knicks. 1962 - Tanganyika becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth. 1963 - Birth of Barry Wilburn; NFL full safety (Philadelphia Eagles). 1963 - Birth of Bárbara Palacios in Caracas, Venezuela; Miss Universe (1986). 1963 - Philibert Schmitz, Belgian historian (Order of Saint Benoît), dies at age 75. 1964 - Birth of Petr Briza in Prague, Czechoslovakia; hockey goalie (Team Czechoslovakia Representative). 1964 - Edith L Sitwell, English poet/author (Wheels), dies at age 77. 1965 - A Charlie Brown Christmas TV show premieres. 1965 - Birth of Brad Savage in Livdnia, Michigan, USA; actor (Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice). 1965 - Birth of Caryn Kadavy in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; figure skater. 1965 - Birth of Karla Nelson in Pine City, Minnesota, USA; bodybuilder-Ms America (1993). 1965 - Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles. 1965 - Nikolai Podgorny replaces Anastas Mikoyan as President of Presidium (USSR). 1966 - Birth of Dana Murzyn in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks). 1967 - Birth of Cathy Mockett in Newport Beach, California, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Youngstown-7th). 1967 - Birth of Ray Agnew; NFL nose tackle (Carolina Panthers, New York Giants). 1967 - Nicolae Ceausescu becomes President (dictator) of Romania. 1968 - Birth of Bill Johnson; NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers). 1968 - Birth of Brent Price; NBA guard (Houston Rockets, Washington Bullets). 1968 - Birth of Kurt Angle in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; 220 pounds freestyle wrestler (Olympics-gold-1996). 1968 - Birth of Michael Foster in Richmond, Virginia, USA; drummer (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime). 1968 - Doug Engelbart demonstrates first computer mouse at Stanford, California. 1969 - Birth of Allison Smith in Bronx, New York, USA; actress (Jennie - Cagney and Lacey, Kate and Allie). 1969 - Birth of Greg[ory] Klingsporn in Morristown, New Jersey, USA; rower (Olympics-1996). 1969 - Birth of Jakob Dylan in New York City, New York, USA; singer/guitarist/Bob Dylan's son (The Wallflowers - "One Headlight"). 1969 - Birth of Ramon Garcia in Guanare, Venezuela; pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers). 1970 - Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at age 65. 1970 - Birth of David Kersh in Houston, Texas, USA; country singer ("If I Never Stop Loving You"). 1970 - Birth of Donald Douglas; WLAF safety (Rhein Fire). 1970 - Birth of Marlin Cannon in Dallas, Texas, USA; 200 metre/400 metre runner. 1970 - Dutch Antilles: Government of Petronia falls. 1971 - Birth of Chris Boniol, NFL kicker (Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles). 1971 - Birth of Clifton Abraham, NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers). 1971 - Birth of Petr Nedved in Libercec, Czechoslovakia; NHL center (Team Czechoslovakia, Pittsburgh Penguins). 1971 - Birth of Todd Van Poppel in Hinsdale Illinois, USA; pitcher (Oakland Athletics). 1971 - Lewis F Powell Jr appointed to the US Supreme Court. 1971 - Ralph J Bunche, United Nations delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at age 67 in New York City, New York. 1972 - Birth of Fabrice Santoro in Tahiti; tennis star. 1972 - Birth of Paul Greene; Australian 100 metre/200 metre/400 metre (Olympics-1996). 1973 - Birth of Tony Batista in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; infielder (Oakland Athletics). 1973 - Bruno Sammartino beats Stan Stasiak in New York, to become WWF champion. 1973 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Jim Bakken kicks six field goals versus Atlanta Falcons. 1973 - Sunningdale Agreement in Northern Ireland. 1974 - George Carew, cricket player (4 Tests for West Indies between 1935 and 1949), dies. 1974 - Johnson Grigsby freed after 66 years in jail. 1975 - Birth of Joshua Rudoy; actor (Harry and the Hendersons). 1975 - Birth of Stuart McRae; Australian rower (Olympics-1996). 1975 - US President Gerald Ford signs US$2.3 billion loan-authorization for New York City. 1975 - William A Wellman, US director (Ox Bow Incident), dies at age 79. 1976 - Nino Martini, actor (Here's to Romance), dies at age 71. 1978 - First game of the Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle versus Milwaukee Does. 1978 - Birth of Mandy James in Jacksonville, Florida; rhythmic gymnast (US team-1996). 1978 - Pioneer Venus 2 drops five probes into atmosphere of Venus. 1979 - Murle Breer/Dave Eichelberger win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. 1980 - Birth of Ryder Hesjedal; Canadian professional cyclist. 1981 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania police officer Daniel Faulkner is shot and killed during a routine traffic stop of a vehicle driven by William Cook, Mumia Abu-Jamal's younger brother. 1982 - Joey Forman, actor (Sid Caesar Show, Joey Bishop Show), dies at age 53. 1982 - Leon Jaworski, Watergate special prosecutor, dies in Texas at age 77. 1982 - Paul Godwin [Goldfein], Polish/Dutch violist, dies at age 80. 1982 - Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist, dies at age 55. 1982 - Fritz Usinger, German writer (Song against Death), dies at age 87. 1983 - The Australian Dollar is allowed to float, by Federal treasurer Paul Keating. 1983 - Birth of Dariusz Dudka; Polish football player. 1983 - US Attorney General Edwin Meese says people go to soup kitchens "...because the food is free and that's easier than paying for it". 1983 - David Rounds, actor (Terence - Beacon Hill), dies at age 53. 1983 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1984 - 59th Australian Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Sukova (6-7, 6-1, 6-3). 1984 - Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1984 - Iranian commandos end six-day capture of Kuwaiti plane. 1984 - Los Angeles Rams' Eric Dickerson rushes 215 yards for season record 2,003 yards. 1984 - Vicki Alvarez/Mike McDonald win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. 1985 - 74th Australian Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Mats Wilander (6-4, 6-3, 6-3). 1987 - Larry Bird ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws. 1987 - Microsoft ships Microsoft Windows 2.01. It features overlapping windows, and can use protected mode on the 80286 processor. 1987 - General Rahimuddin Khan retires from the Pakistan Army, as well as the cabinet of the country's military dictatorship. 1988 - New York Yankees sign 12-year television contract with Madison Square Garden for US$500 million. 1988 - The last Dodge Aries and Plymouth Reliant roll off the assembly line in a Chrysler factory. 1990 - Betsy King wins Itoman LPGA World Match Play Golf Championship. 1990 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3k ladies (4:10.80). 1990 - Houston Oilers (58) scores most points against Cleveland Browns (14). 1990 - Slobodan MiloÜevic becomes President of Serbia. 1990 - Lech Walesa wins presidential election in Poland. 1990 - Mike Mazurski, wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at age 80. 1990 - NFL New York Giants' Otis Anderson becomes 8th to rush for 10,000th yard. 1991 - Birth of Prince Joachim, Archduke of Austria-Este, Belgian prince. 1992 - 1800 U.S. Marines storm Mogadishu, Somalia, first units of a multinational force to restore order and provide starvation relief. 1992 - Carl Barger, baseball president (Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins), dies at age 62. 1992 - Cincinnati Reds' owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks. 1992 - New Jersey Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, and white for the 1992-93 season. 1992 - Prince Charles and Princess Diana separation announced by British Prime Minister, John Major. 1992 - Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (versus New Zealand by nine wickets). 1992 - Vincent Gardenia, actor (All in the Family, L.A. Law, Moonstruck), dies at age 71. 1993 - Pitcher Randy Johnson re-signs with the Seattle Mariners for US$20.25 million over three years. 1993 - Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at age 67 (born 1926). 1993 - Ivory Coast Premier Ouattara resigns. 1993 - Muhammad Reza Golpayegani, ayatollah of Iran, dies. 1994 - 13m diameter asteroid 1994XM1 passes within 100,000km of Earth. 1994 - Garnet Silk, Jamaican raggae-singer, dies at age 28. 1994 - Kim II Sung, President of North Korea (1945-94), dies at age 82. 1994 - Maureen Cox Starkey, ex-wife of Ringo Starr, dies of Leukemia at age 48. 1994 - Max Bill, Swiss painter/sculptor/politician, dies at age 85. 1995 - 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (Running Back). 1995 - Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan, aviator, dies. 1995 - Hugh Armstrong Clegg, industrial relations academic, dies at age 75. 1995 - Toni Cade Bambara, filmmaker, dies at age 56. 1995 - Vitali Viktorovich Savitsky, biologist/politician, dies at age 40. 1995 - Vivian Blaine, actress (Guys and Dolls), dies of heart failure at age 74. 1996 - Alain Emile Louis Marie Poher, French President of European Parliament (1966-69), dies at age 87. 1996 - Anne Bolt, photo-journalist/trade unionist, dies at age 84. 1996 - Faron Young, country singer, commits suicide at age 64. 1996 - Ivor Roberts-Jones, sculptor, dies at age 83. 1996 - Mary Douglas Nichol Leakey, archaeologist/anthropologist, dies at age 83. 2000 - The Colorado Rockies announce the signing of pitcher Mike Hampton to a eight-year, US$123.8 amillion contract. 2002 - United Airlines, the second largest airline in the world, files under the United States Bankruptcy Code Chapter 11. 2002 - Death of Stan Rice, American painter and poet (born 1942). 2003 - Death of Paul Simon, U.S. Senator from Illinois (born 1928). 2003 - A female suicide bomber blows herself up outside Moscow's National Hotel, across from the Kremlin and Red Square, killing five bystanders. 2004 - Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, formerly of the metal act Pantera, is shot by a jilted fan while performing with his new group, Damageplan. 2006 - A fire at a hospital in Moscow kills 45 people. 2007 - Death of Thore Skogman, Swedish entertainer (born 1931). 2007 - In Oruro, Bolivia, part of the constituent assembly accepts 411 new clauses of the constitution. 2007 - Seven South American governments agree on the creation of the Banco del Sur, a common development bank for the region. 2008 - The Bank of Canada drops the overnight interest rate to 1.5 percent, lowest in 50 years. 2008 - Death of Yuri Glazkov, Russian cosmonaut (born 1939). 2008 - Death of Dražan Jerkovic, Croatian football player and manager (born 1936).         Your Ad Here         You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. 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