This Day In History

MedicCook · 05-01-2009, 10:48 PM

May 2nd

1519
Artist Leonardo da Vinci died.

1885
Good Housekeeping magazine went on sale for the first time.

1932
Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time.

1939
Lou Gehrig established a new major-league baseball record when he played his 2,130th consecutive game. It would take another 57 years before Cal Ripken, Jr., broke it.

1945
The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin.

1946
The "Battle of Alcatraz" takes place, killing two guards and three inmates.

1955
Tennessee Williams won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

1969
The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II departed on her maiden voyage to New York.

1972
J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI for 48 years, died at age 77.

1994
Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa’s first multiracial election.

1997
The Labour Party’s Tony Blair became Prime Minister of Britain, ending 18 years of conservative rule. At 44, he was the youngest prime minister in 185 years.

Birthdays
85 Theodore Bikel Actor
73 Engelbert Humperdinck Singer
64 R.C. Bannon Country singer
64 Bianca Jagger Actress
63 Lesley Gore Singer
63 David Suchet Actor
61 Larry Gatlin Country singer
59 Lou Gramm Rock singer (Foreigner)
57 Christine Baranski Actress
47 Elizabeth Berridge Actress
47 Ty Herndon Country singer
40 Todd Sucherman Rock musician (Styx)
37 Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Actor, wrestler
34 David Beckham Soccer player
32 Jenna Von Oy Actress
26 Gaius Charles Actor ("Friday Night Lights")
24 Lily Allen Singer
24 Sarah Hughes Figure skater
19 Kay Panabaker Actress
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67 Catherine II, called Catherine the Great 5/2/1729 - 6/11/1796 reigned as Empress of Russia
86 Henry Martyn Robert 5/2/1837 - 5/11/1923 American army officer; author of "Robert's Rules of Order"
63 Eddie Collins 5/2/1887 - 3/25/1951 Baseball Hall of Famer
25 Manfred Richthofen 5/2/1892 - 4/21/1918 German fighter pilot in World War I; known as the "Red Baron"
94 Benjamin Spock 5/2/1903 - 3/15/1998 American pediatrician; wrote influential child-rearing books
74 Bing Crosby 5/2/1903 - 10/14/1977 Singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death.
41 Ray Traylor aka Big Boss Man 5/2/1963 - 9/22/2004 Professional wrestler

05-01-2009, 10:48 PM	#11
MedicCook Mila smoked my cigar Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Ryan Location: Schaghticoke, NY Posts: 10,946 Trading: (7)	Re: This Day In History May 2nd 1519 Artist Leonardo da Vinci died. 1885 Good Housekeeping magazine went on sale for the first time. 1932 Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time. 1939 Lou Gehrig established a new major-league baseball record when he played his 2,130th consecutive game. It would take another 57 years before Cal Ripken, Jr., broke it. 1945 The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin. 1946 The "Battle of Alcatraz" takes place, killing two guards and three inmates. 1955 Tennessee Williams won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 1969 The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II departed on her maiden voyage to New York. 1972 J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI for 48 years, died at age 77. 1994 Nelson Mandela was victorious in South Africa’s first multiracial election. 1997 The Labour Party’s Tony Blair became Prime Minister of Britain, ending 18 years of conservative rule. At 44, he was the youngest prime minister in 185 years. Birthdays 85 Theodore Bikel Actor 73 Engelbert Humperdinck Singer 64 R.C. Bannon Country singer 64 Bianca Jagger Actress 63 Lesley Gore Singer 63 David Suchet Actor 61 Larry Gatlin Country singer 59 Lou Gramm Rock singer (Foreigner) 57 Christine Baranski Actress 47 Elizabeth Berridge Actress 47 Ty Herndon Country singer 40 Todd Sucherman Rock musician (Styx) 37 Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Actor, wrestler 34 David Beckham Soccer player 32 Jenna Von Oy Actress 26 Gaius Charles Actor ("Friday Night Lights") 24 Lily Allen Singer 24 Sarah Hughes Figure skater 19 Kay Panabaker Actress ?? CigarDoc Cigar Asylum Inmate ?? stevieray Cigar Asylum Inmate 67 Catherine II, called Catherine the Great 5/2/1729 - 6/11/1796 reigned as Empress of Russia 86 Henry Martyn Robert 5/2/1837 - 5/11/1923 American army officer; author of "Robert's Rules of Order" 63 Eddie Collins 5/2/1887 - 3/25/1951 Baseball Hall of Famer 25 Manfred Richthofen 5/2/1892 - 4/21/1918 German fighter pilot in World War I; known as the "Red Baron" 94 Benjamin Spock 5/2/1903 - 3/15/1998 American pediatrician; wrote influential child-rearing books 74 Bing Crosby 5/2/1903 - 10/14/1977 Singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death. 41 Ray Traylor aka Big Boss Man 5/2/1963 - 9/22/2004 Professional wrestler __________________ 27 World Series Championship's "If your wife doesn't like the aroma of your cigar, change your wife.", Zino Davidoff

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