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100 years anniversary | ||||
14 Dec 1924 | Marion Morgan: Singer (Stop the Music) | |||
14 Dec 1924 | Siiri Rantanen: Finland -- Cross country skier (1956 Olympics - Gold Medalist) | |||
14 Dec 1924 | Chiang Kai-shek occupies Hankou | |||
14 Dec 1924 | Raj Kapoor, Pakistani-Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1988) | |||
14 Dec 1924 | WW2 | A new method in the launch of ship-based aircraft was displayed with the explosive-powered catapult launch of a Martin MO-1 observation plane from the forward turret of the USS Mississippi. Previously, ships other than aircraft-carriers had top come to a halt in order to lower the aircraft into the water to allow them to take off. | ||
14 Dec 1924 | Marion Morgan singer (Stop the Music) | |||
14 Dec 1924 | Siiri Rantanen Finland, cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1956) | |||
14 Dec 1924 | Chiang Kai-shek occupies Hankou | |||
14 Dec 1924 | Respighi's symphony "Pini di Roma" premieres in Paris | |||
75 years anniversary | ||||
14 Dec 1949 | Bill Buckner: California, United States -- 1st baseman - error cost Red Sox 1986 World Series | |||
14 Dec 1949 | Cliff Williams: Sydney, NSW -- Rock bassist (AC / DC-Highway to Hell) | |||
14 Dec 1949 | Dee Wallace Stone: Kansas City, Missouri -- Actress (Critters, 10, ET) | |||
14 Dec 1949 | Bill Buckner, American baseball player and manager | |||
14 Dec 1949 | Cliff Williams, English bass player and singer (AC/DC, Home and Bandit) | |||
14 Dec 1949 | birth Cliff Williams, bass player for AC/DC (he replaced Mark Evans in 1977). UK No.36 single with 'Whole Lotta Rosie', the bands 1980 UK No.1 & US No.14 album Back in Black sold over 49 million copies. | |||
14 Dec 1949 | Bill Buckner California, 1st baseman, error cost Red Sox 1986 world series | |||
14 Dec 1949 | Dee Wallace Stone [Deanna Bowers] Kansas City MO, actress (Critters, Secret Admirer, 10) | |||
14 Dec 1949 | Cliff Williams Sydney Australia, rock bassist (AC/DC-Highway to Hell) | |||
50 years anniversary | ||||
14 Dec 1974 | Billy Koch: Garden City, New York -- Baseball pitcher (1996 Olympics - Bronze Medalist) | |||
14 Dec 1974 | Walter Lippmann: US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85 | |||
14 Dec 1974 | Billy Koch, American baseball player | |||
14 Dec 1974 | Walter Lippmann, American journalist and author (b. 1889) | |||
14 Dec 1974 | Billy Koch Garden City NY, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96) | |||
14 Dec 1974 | Walter Lippmann US journalist (One of Dynasty), dies at 85 | |||
14 Dec 1974 | Islander Glenn Resch's 1st shut-out opponent-Kings 3-0 | |||
14 Dec 1974 | Viv Richards scores 1st Test Cricket ton 192 vs India 20 fours 6 sixes | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
14 Dec 1999 | Gré Brouwenstijn, Dutch soprano (b. 1915) | |||
14 Dec 1999 | Torrential rains cause flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure. | |||
14 Dec 1999 | Sir Paul McCartney appeared at The Cavern Club Liverpool, his last gig at the venue was in 1963. The show was filmed for TV and also went out live on the Internet. | |||
20 years anniversary | ||||
14 Dec 2004 | Rod Kanehl, American baseball player (b. 1934) | |||
14 Dec 2004 | Fernando Poe, Jr., Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1939) | |||
14 Dec 2004 | The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France. | |||
14 Dec 2004 | The funeral took place in Arlington, Texas for Damageplan and Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell, Eddie Van Halen, placed Darrells original black and yellow stripes guitar into the Kiss Kasket he was buried in. Several thousand fans and friends gathered at the Arlington Convention Center in Arlington, to mourn the guitarists death. Darrell was shot five times in the back of the head during a gig at the Alrosa Villa Club in Columbus on 8th Dec 04 by a mentally ill former US Marine. Damageplan's drum technician, John Brooks, and tour manager, Chris Paluska, were both injured in the incident. | |||
14 Dec 2004 |
Millau Viaduct opened In 2004, the Viaduc de Millau (Millau Viaduct) was opened, bridging the River Tarn in Southern France. The Millau Viaduct, designed by Sir Norman Foster, is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world. Taller than the Eiffel Tower, the tallest pylon is 340m high, making it the world's highest road bridge. The roadway carries the A75 motorway from Clermont-Ferraud south to Beziers, crosses 2.5-km and rises 270m above the valley. Before the bridge, the motor route through the town of Millau suffered continual traffic jams, but the bridge shortened the journey by 100 km and saved 4 hours of driving time. Construction began 10 Oct 2001. It has a steel deck, rather than concrete roadbed. |
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15 years anniversary | ||||
14 Dec 2009 | Alan A'Court, English footballer and manager (b. 1934) | |||
10 years anniversary | ||||
14 Dec 2014 | Angalifu, American rhinoceros (b. 1970) | |||
14 Dec 2014 | Theo Colborn, American zoologist and academic (b. 1927) | |||
14 Dec 2014 | Irene Dalis, American soprano and pianist (b. 1925) | |||
14 Dec 2014 | Louis Alphonse Koyagialo, Congolese politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1947) | |||
14 Dec 2014 | Bess Myerson, American model and actress, Miss America 1945 (b. 1924) | |||
14 Dec 2014 | Fred Thurston, American football player (b. 1933) |