1963-US country singer
Patsy Cline, 30,dies in a
plane crash in Tennessee.
1963-US country singer
Patsy Cline, 30,dies in a
plane crash in Tennessee.
1965-New Zealand's Bruce
Taylor scores 105 v India in
Kolokata in his first cricket test.
He later takes five wickets in
an innings (5-85) to become
the only test cricketer to
achieve this double on debut.
1986-The Young Ones and Cliff Richard
release a new version of the hit
Living Doll.
1945-Anne Frank.who wrote
a diary of her World War ll
experiences, dies of typhus.
1942-A Japanese reconnaissance plane
flys over Auckland, New Zealand
1956-New Zealand record their
first test cricket victory, bowling
the West Indies out for 77 on the
final day of the fourth test at
Eden Park to win by 190 runs.
1974-New Zealand gains its
first cricket win against
Australia with Glenn Turner
scoring two centuries at
Lancaster Park, Christchurch.
1984-The Cars released their album
Heatbeat city.
1872-The first English
FA Cup final is held with
Wanderers defeating Royal
Engineers 1-0 in London.
1897-New Zealand boxer
Bo Fitzsimmons becomes
World heavyweight champion
when he knocks out Jim
Corbett (US) in Carson City.
1969-Beatle John Lennon,
28,marries Yoko Ono, 36,
in Gibraltar.
1970-Musician David Bowie,
23,weds model Angie Barnett,
20,in London.
1994-I Love Rock 'N Roll by
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
hits number one in the US.
2020-US country singer
Kenny Rogers dies, aged 81,
at a hospice in Georgia.
1974-The Eagles released their
album On The Border.
1896-sixty five people are
killed after an explosion at
the Brunner mine on New
Zealand's West Coast.
1940-New Zealand prime
Minister Michael Joseph
Savage dies,aged 68,of
cancer while in office.
1952-The film Singin' In The
Rain premiers in New York.
1980-The Mt St Helens
volcano in Washington state
erupts after 123 years
1955-New Zealand are
dismissed for a record low
score of 26 in their cricket test
against England at Eden Park
1959-The movie Some Like
It Hot is released in New York
On this Day in history we celebrate the murder of jesus.
What? That's what we're doing right?
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
1903-Richard Pearce,of South
Canterbury, reportedly flies a
monoplane several hundred
metres near Timaru New Zealand.
1981- At the first Golden Raspberry
Awards, Can't Stop The Music wins
worst Picture.
1993-US actor Brendon Lee,28,dies
in a firearms incident on the set of
The Crow
2016-British comedian Ronnie Corbett
dies, aged 85,of motor neurone disease by
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