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1993 Ryder Cup
The 30th Ryder Cup Matches were held in England at The Belfry in Wishaw , Warwickshire , near Sutton Coldfield . The United States team won a second consecutive Ryder Cup , by a margin of 15 to 13 points . Europe took a slender one point lead into the Sunday singles matches in what was a close contest . Davis Love III ...
1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw
These are the official results of the Men 's Hammer Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki , Finland . There were a total of 33 participating athletes , with the final held on Tuesday August 9 , 1983 . The qualification mark was set at 73.50 metres .
11th Alberta Legislature
The 11th Alberta Legislative Assembly lasted from 1948 to 1952 . The Social Credit government led by Premier Ernest Manning won a 4th term in office with a massive majority . The opposition was divided between the Liberal and Co-operative Commonwealth and 2 Independents .
1990 Baylor Bears football team
The 1990 Baylor Bears football team ( variously `` Baylor '' , `` BU '' , or the `` Bears '' ) represented Baylor University in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season . They were represented in the Southwest Conference . They played their home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco , Texas . They were coached by head...
1978–79 European Cup
The 1978 -- 79 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by English champions Nottingham Forest in the final against Malmö FF . Forest , enjoying a great run of success under Brian Clough , had defeated defending two-time champions Liverpool in the first round .
1952–53 Scottish Division Two
The 1952 -- 53 Scottish Second Division was won by Stirling Albion who , along with second placed Hamilton Academical , were promoted to the First Division . Albion Rovers finished bottom .
1958 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1958 .
1983 Popayán earthquake
The 1983 Popayán earthquake ( El Terremoto de Popayán ) occurred on 31 March in Popayán , Colombia . It had a magnitude of at least 5.5 with an epicenter south west of Popayán at a depth of 12-15 km . The earthquake killed 267 people and resulted in the passing of new laws requiring earthquake resistant building materi...
1922–23 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 1922 -- 23 was the 46th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level , entering the Scottish Football League for the 24th time and the Scottish Cup for the 35th time .
100 Feet
100 Feet is a 2008 American horror film written and directed by Eric Red and starring Famke Janssen , Bobby Cannavale , Ed Westwick and Michael Paré .
1790s in rail transport
This article lists events relating to rail transport that occurred during the 1790s .
1950 Washington and Lee Generals football team
The 1950 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented the Washington and Lee Generals of Washington and Lee during the 1950 college football season .
1978 in the United Arab Emirates
Events from the year 1978 in the United Arab Emirates .
1887 SAFA season
The 1887 South Australian Football Association season was the 11th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia . 1887 saw Gawler , Hotham and West Adelaide join the SAFA with the last of those bearing no relation to the modern day Bloods .
1941 Stanford Indians football team
The 1941 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) intercollegiate competition during the 1941 season . Second-year head coach Clark Shaughnessy led the team to a 6 -- 3 record . Before the season , Stanford , which the year prior had finished 10...
1974–75 Australian Film Institute Awards
The 17th Australian Film Awards ceremony , presented by the Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) honoured the best Australian films of 1974 and 1975 and took place on 23 March 1975 , at the Sydney Opera House , in Sydney , New South Wales . Actress Glenda Jackson hosted the ceremony .
1994 in Laos
The following lists events that happened during 1994 in Laos .
(You're My One and Only) True Love
'' ( You 're My One and Only ) True Love '' was a hit single by Seduction . It peaked at # 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , # 56 on the R&B chart , and # 3 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart . It was an unexpected success , achieving Gold certification in the United States . This result ultimately opened the door for ...
17 cm K (E)
The 17 cm Kanone in Eisenbahnlafette ( 17 cm K ( E ) ) was a German railroad gun used in the Second World War .
(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear
'' ( I 'm Always Touched by Your ) Presence , Dear , '' is a song by the American band Blondie . It was released in 1978 as the second single from the band 's second album Plastic Letters , reaching # 10 in the UK singles chart in May 1978 . It was never released as a single in the US .
1939 Australian Championships – Men's Singles
John Bromwich defeated Adrian Quist 6 -- 4 , 6 -- 1 , 6 -- 2 in the final to win the Men 's Singles tennis title at the 1939 Australian Championships .
108th (Madras Infantry) Regiment of Foot
The 108th Regiment of Foot ( Madras Infantry ) was an infantry regiment of the British Army , raised by the Honourable East India Company in 1766 . Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 27th ( Inniskilling ) Regiment of Foot to form the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers .
(-)-delta-cadinene synthase
- delta-cadinene synthase is an enzyme with systematic name ( 2E ,6 E ) - farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ( cyclizing , - delta-cadinene-forming ) . This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction ( 2E ,6 E ) - farnesyl diphosphate - delta-cadinene + diphosphate The cyclization mechanism involves an in...
1760s in South Africa
1952 National Invitation Tournament
The 1952 National Invitation Tournament was the 1952 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition . The 1952 tournament was won by La Salle University . Tom Gola and Norm Grekin were co-MVPs .
1983–84 Honduran Liga Nacional
A change in the rules took place in 1983-84 , the championship was decided in 36 rounds without playoffs , Vida won its second title after finishing first this season .
1893 Rutgers Queensmen football team
The 1893 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1893 college football season . The Queensmen compiled a 0 -- 4 record and were outscored by their opponents , 88 to 8 . The team had no coach , and its captains were Chalmers P. Van Dyke , and Gabe Ludlow , George Ludlow .
1998 elections in India
19th Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 19th Reserve Division ( 19 . Reserve-Division ) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I . The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 as part of X Reserve Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I . The divis...
1803 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation 's poetry or literature ( for instance , Irish or France ) .
1891 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1891 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1891 college football season . Led by Frederick Lincoln Emory in his first and only year as the Mountaineers ' head coach , this was the first West Virginia Mountaineers football team . They lost the only game they played Wash...
1986 Baltimore Orioles season
The 1986 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball . It involved the Orioles finishing 7th in the American League East with a record of 73 wins and 89 losses .
125th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
125th Street is an express station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway . Located at the intersection of 125th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan , it is served by the A and D trains at all times , by the C train at all times except late nights , and by the B train on weekdays . Nearby l...
1939 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1939 in Norwegian music .
1966 Cincinnati Reds season
The 1966 Cincinnati Reds season consisted of the Reds finishing in seventh place in the National League with a record of 76 -- 84 , 18 games behind the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers . The Reds were managed by Don Heffner ( 37 -- 46 ) and Dave Bristol ( 39 -- 38 ) , who replaced Heffner in mid-July .
1989 West Papua earthquake
The 1989 West Papua earthquake struck West Papua , Indonesia -- then Irian Jaya province -- on August 1 with a moment magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ) . Around 120 people were killed , mainly due to landslides and mudslides .
1989 Dunhill Cup
The 1989 Dunhill Cup was the fifth Dunhill Cup . It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries , each represented by three players . The Cup was played 28 September -- 1 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland . The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company . The American team of Mark Calcavecchia , Tom Kite...
135th Georgia General Assembly
The 135th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 8 , 1979 , at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta . The 135th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 134th and served as the precedent for the 136th General Assembly in 1981 .
1983 Houston Astros season
The Houston Astros ' 1983 season was a season in American baseball . It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West .
15-metre class
The IYRU Fifteen Metre class yachts are constructed to the First International rule of 1907 . A total of twenty 15mR yachts were built between 1907 and 1917 , the four that have survived are still actively raced .
1992 Dunhill Cup
The 1992 Dunhill Cup was the eighth Dunhill Cup . It was a team tournament featuring 16 countries , each represented by three players . The Cup was played 15 -- 18 October at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland . The sponsor was the Alfred Dunhill company . The English team of David Gilford , Steven Richardson , a...
1997 U.S. Cup
The 1997 U.S. Cup was a United States Soccer Federation ( USSF ) organized tournament held in January 1997 . USSF had hosted the annual U.S. Cup since 1992 , except for the FIFA World Cup years of 1994 and 1998 when no tournament took place . The 1997 U.S. Cup included the host United States , Mexico , Peru and Denmark...
1990–91 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Femenino
The 1990 -- 91 Liga Nacional de Fútbol Femenino was the third season of the Spanish women 's football top tier . Oiartzun KE was the champion thanks to its better head-to-head .
1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles Qualifying
The qualifying rounds for the 1997 Wimbledon Championships were played from 17 to 22 June 1997 at the Bank of England Ground in Roehampton , London , United Kingdom .
1967 Major League Baseball draft
The Major League Baseball draft ( or `` first-year player draft '' ) recruits amateur baseball players into the American Major League Baseball league . The players selected in 1967 included many talented prospects who later had careers in the professional league . Some selections included Bobby Grich and Don Baylor ( B...
1923 Dartmouth Indians football team
The 1923 Dartmouth Indians football team represented Dartmouth College in the 1923 college football season .
1984 Wimbledon Championships
The 1984 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England . It was the 98th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and the centenary of the Ladies Singles championship , held from 25 June to 8 July 1984 . To celebrat...
1994–95 Algerian Championnat National
The 1994-1995 Algerian Championnat National was the 33rd season of the Algerian Championnat National since its establishment in 1962 . A total of 16 teams contested the league , with US Chaouia as the defending champions , The Championnat started on November 11 , 1994 . and ended on June 22 , 1995 .
1980 US Open – Women's Singles
Tracy Austin was the defending champion , but lost in the semifinals to Chris Evert in a rematch of the final of the previous year . Chris Evert-Lloyd defeated Hana Mandlíková 5 -- 7 , 6 -- 1 , 6 -- 1 in the final to win the women 's singles tennis title at the 1980 US Open .
1524 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation 's poetry or literature ( for instance , Irish or France ) .
1946 VFA season
The 1946 Victorian Football Association season was the 65th season of the Australian rules football competition . The premiership was won by the Sandringham Football Club , which defeated Camberwell by seven points in the Grand Final on 5 October . It was the first premiership in the club 's history .
'65 Love Affair
'' '65 Love Affair '' is a song performed by Paul Davis on his album Cool Night . Released in 1982 , the song hit # 6 for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1982 . It spent 20 weeks on the chart , and on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 chart , it placed at # 39 , and on Cashbox 's chart at # 60 . This song ma...
1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
The 1983 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team represented the University of Tulsa during the 1983 college football season . In their seventh year under head coach John Cooper , the Golden Hurricane compiled an 8 -- 3 record ( 5-0 against conference opponents ) and won the Missouri Valley Conference championship . The...
1994 Sta. Lucia Realtors season
The 1994 Sta . Lucia Realtors season was the second season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ) .
1983 ABC Championship
The 1983 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Men were held in Hong Kong from November 20 to November 29 , 1983 . Queen Elizabeth Stadium and Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre were used for this tournament .
1951 in sports
1951 in sports describes the year 's events in world sport .
1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The 1965 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East division with an 10 -- 4 record and won the Grey Cup over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers .
1989 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1989 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season . Coached by Pat Dye , the team finished the season with a 10 -- 2 record and won their third straight SEC title . On December 2 , Alabama visited Auburn on their home campus for the first time in the histor...
18th Field Artillery Regiment
The 18th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916 .
1941–42 Palestine League
The 1941 -- 42 Palestine League was the ninth season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine . The defending champions were Hapoel Tel Aviv . The Palestine League was divided into three regional divisions ( Haifa , Jerusalem , Southern ) with playoffs at the end of the season , with the league winners...
1825 in archaeology
The year 1825 in archaeology involved some significant events .
1938–39 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1938 -- 39 English football season , Brentford competed in the Football League First Division . A six-match unbeaten run in February and March 1939 pulled the club clear of a near-certain relegation .
1997 Nike Tour
The 1997 Nike Tour season was the eighth season of the Nike Tour , the PGA Tour 's official developmental tour , now known as the Web.com Tour . The top fifteen players on the final money list earned PGA Tour cards for 1998 .
1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women 's 800 metres event at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Kelvin Hall on 3 and 4 March .
1991–92 Newport A.F.C. season
The 1991 -- 92 season was the second consecutive season played in the Southern League Midland Division . The club finished in 10th place .
1964–65 Israel State Cup
The 1964 -- 65 Israel State Cup ( גביע המדינה , Gvia HaMedina ) was the 26th season of Israel 's nationwide football cup competition and the 11th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence . The competition began on 7 November 1964 , with first round matches , involving Liga Bet and Liga Gimel teams . For the firs...
1975 UMass Minutemen football team
The 1975 UMass Minutemen football team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 1975 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Yankee Conference in NCAA Division II . The team was coached by Dick MacPherson and played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Hadley , Massachusetts . UMass finishe...
1991 Copa Chile
The Copa Chile-Digeder 1991 was the 23rd edition of the Chilean Cup tournament . The competition started on March 2 , 1991 , and concluded on November 13 , 1991 . Universidad Católica won the competition for their third time , beating Cobreloa 1-0 on the final . The points system used in the first round of the tournam...
14th Independent Battery Michigan Light Artillery
The 14th Independent Battery Michigan Volunteer Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War .
1994 Salem Open-Beijing – Men's Doubles
Paul Annacone and Doug Flach were the defending champions , but did not participate this year . Tommy Ho and Kent Kinnear won the title , defeating David Adams and Andrei Olhovskiy 7 -- 6 , 6 -- 3 in the final .
1735 in art
Events from the year 1735 in art .
1907 Chattanooga Moccasins football team
The University of Chattanooga , located in the American city of Chattanooga , Tennessee and today known as the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga , fielded a gridiron football team for the first time in the 1907 college football season . This team was independent of any collegiate football conference and finished i...
1739 in Russia
Events from the year 1739 in Russia
13 September 2008 Delhi bombings
The 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings were a series of five synchronised bomb blasts that took place within a span of few minutes on Saturday , 13 September 2008 at various locations in Delhi , India . The first bomb exploded at 18:07 IST , and four other blasts followed in succession , with at least 30 people killed an...
1671 in Sweden
Events from the year 1671 in Sweden
1903–04 Northern Football League
The 1903 -- 04 Northern Football League season was the fifteenth in the history of the Northern Football League , a football competition in Northern England .
1960 BC Lions season
The 1960 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the West Division with a 5 -- 9 -- 2 record . Coming off of last season 's success , the fan attendance continued to be strong , with most games close or over 30,000 fans per game . However , due to inconsistent quarterbacking from Jim Walden and Randy Duncan , t...
1766 in Wales
Events from the year 1766 in Wales .
1952 in South Africa
1962 European Baseball Championship
The 1962 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands for the fifth time in a row . Italy finished as runner-up .
1966–67 Serie C
The 1966 -- 67 Serie C was the twenty-ninth edition of Serie C , the third highest league in the Italian football league system .
1989 UCI Road World Cup
The 1989 UCI Road World Cup was the first edition of the UCI Road World Cup . It was won by Irish rider Sean Kelly of .
19th Light Dragoons
The 19th Light Dragoons was a cavalry regiment of the British Army created in 1781 for service in British India . The regiment served in India until 1806 , and in North America during the War of 1812 , and was disbanded in Britain in 1821 .
1931 New York Yankees season
The 1931 New York Yankees season was the team 's 29th season in New York and its 31st season overall . The team finished with a record of 94 -- 59 , finishing 13.5 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics . New York was managed by Joe McCarthy . The Yankees played their home games at Yankee Stadium . This team is notabl...
1991 Volvo International – Singles
Derrick Rostagno was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Goran Ivanišević . Petr Korda won in the final 6 -- 4 , 6 -- 2 against Ivanišević .
1927 International Cross Country Championships
The 1927 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon , Wales , at the Caerleon Racecourse on 2 April 1927 . A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald , and on Track Stats . Complete results , medallists , and the results of British athletes were published .
1995 Ryder Cup
The 31st Ryder Cup Matches were held September 22 -- 24 , 1995 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford , New York , a suburb southeast of Rochester . The European team won the competition by a margin of 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 points to win back the Cup . At the time , this was only Europe 's second victory...
1980 Japan Soccer League
Statistics of Japan Soccer League in season 1980 . For the first time ever , automatic promotion and relegation was introduced for the first and last places of the Second Division , which means that the last place in the First Division went down .
1979 New York Jets season
The 1979 New York Jets season was the 20th season for the team and the 10th in the National Football League . It began with the team trying to improve upon its 8 -- 8 record from 1978 under head coach Walt Michaels . The Jets finished the season with a record of 8 -- 8 . Matt Robinson started the season at quarterbac...
1500 in art
1689 in Sweden
Events from the year 1689 in Sweden
1957 in spaceflight
The first orbital flight of an artificial satellite , Sputnik 1 , was launched in October 1957 , by the Soviet Union . In November , the second orbital flight took place . The Soviet Union launched the first animal to orbit the Earth , a dog , Laika , who died in orbit a few days after launch . There were also 189 ...
1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
The 1959 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season . The Buckeyes compiled a 3 -- 5 -- 1 record .
1959 in Australian television
1959 in Australian television was the fourth year of television broadcasts in Australia .
1961 Boston Red Sox season
The 1961 Boston Red Sox season was the 61st season in the franchise 's Major League Baseball history . The Red Sox finished sixth in the American League ( AL ) with a record of 76 wins and 86 losses , 33 games behind the AL and World Series champion New York Yankees .
1235 in poetry
1990 Blockbuster Bowl
The 1990 Blockbuster Bowl was an American college football bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Florida State Seminoles .
1755 Cape Ann earthquake
The 1755 Cape Ann earthquake took place off the coast of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay ( present-day Massachusetts ) on November 18 . At between 6.0 and 6.3 on the Richter scale , it remains the largest earthquake in the history of Massachusetts . No one was killed , but it damaged hundreds of buildings in ...
1902–03 Colgate men's basketball team
The 1902 -- 03 Colgate Radiers men 's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 1902 -- 03 college men 's basketball season . The head coach was Ellery Huntington Sr. coaching the Raiders in his third season . The team had finished with an overall record of 7 -- 1 .
1976 Paris Open – Singles
The 1976 Paris Open -- Singles tournament took place at the Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy from October 25 . Tom Okker was the defending champion , but lost in the quarter-finals to Jaime Fillol . Eddie Dibbs won in the final 5 -- 7 , 6 -- 4 , 6 -- 4 , 7 -- 6 , against Fillol .