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Thursday, 23 May 2013
1972 Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian premier/sect-gen (NATO, 1957-61), dies at 73 on this day in history. Share it »
1973 Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later on this day in history. Share it »
1977 Stacy Moskowitz, shot to death by Son of Sam, at 20 on this day in history. Share it »
1978 Gunman shoots his way into the Iraqi Embassy in Paris on this day in history. Share it »
1978 Carleton Percy Hobbs, actor (I Claudius, Dark Places), dies at 80 on this day in history. Share it »
1979 On this day in history n Chernykh discovers asteroids #2402 Satpaev & #2416 Sharonov Share it »
1979 Beatrix Lehmann, actress (Psyche '59, Rat, Staircase), dies at 76 on this day in history. Share it »
1980 On this day in history john Phillips of the Mamas & Papas is arrested on drug charges Share it »
1980 Soyuz 37 crew returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 36 on this day in history. Share it »
1980 On this day in history bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49 Share it »
1981 Arnette Hubbard installed as first woman president of the Natl Bar Assn on this day in history. Share it »
1981 Gen Omar Torrijos, leader of Panama, dies in plane crash on this day in history. Share it »
1982 On this day in history 46 kids & 7 adults die as 2 buses & several cars collide in France Share it »
1984 US men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics on this day in history. Share it »
1984 Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive), dies at 79 on this day in history. Share it »
1985 On this day in history eugene Carson Blake, sec-gen World Council of Churches, dies at 78 Share it »
1986 Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, US jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73 on this day in history. Share it »
1987 Rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle on this day in history. Share it »
1988 On this day in history miami Dolphins beat SF 49ers 27-21 in London Share it »
1988 Trinidad Silva, killed in auto accident at 38 on this day in history. Share it »
1990 On this day in history nolan Ryan becomes the 20th major league pitcher to win 300 games Share it »
1990 On this day in history fernando Sancho, dies after operation for malignant tumor at 72 Share it »
1992 On this day in history g Harold Carswell, supreme court justice candidate 1970, dies at 72 Share it »
1993 Baudouin, king of Belgium (1951-93), dies at 62 from heart problems on this day in history. Share it »
1994 Anne Shelton, British singer (Glenn Miller Band), dies at 66 on this day in history. Share it »
1995 Genevieve Tobin Keighley, actress (Zaza, Great Gambini), dies at 83 on this day in history. Share it »
1996 On this day in history joan "Maudie" Warburton, painter, dies at 76 Share it »
1997 Beam Dai, head of South Vietnam (1949-55), dies on this day in history. Share it »
2011 Arab Spring: Because of the uncertaintities associated with a clamp-down of the free press, there is believed to be at least 121 people killed in a Syrian Army tank raid on the town of Hama and over 150 people are reportedly killed across the country. The total dead throughout Syria may never be known, but an estimate as of sep 24 is 3,000 on this day in history. Share it »
2011 On this day in history in Thailand over 12.8 million people are affected by severe flooding. The World Bank estimates damages at 1,440 billion baht (US$45 billion). Share it »
2012 On this day in history two car bombs kill 21 people in Baghdad, Iraq Share it »
