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1891 Nebraska Old Gold Knights football team | The 1891 Nebraska Old Gold Knights football team was represented the University of Nebraska in the 1891 college football season . The team played its single home game at Lincoln Park , in Lincoln , Nebraska . |
1962 Individual Speedway World Championship | The 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship . |
1961 Liberty Bowl | The 1961 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Syracuse Orangemen and the Miami Hurricanes . |
1993 United States Interregional Soccer League | The 1993 United States Interregional Soccer League was an American outdoor soccer season run by the United States Interregional Soccer League . |
1900–01 Irish League | The Irish League in season 1900 -- 01 comprised 6 teams , and Distillery won the championship . |
1764 Cogshall | 1764 Cogshall , provisional designation , is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 7 , 1953 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in the U.S state of Indiana . The asteroid with a low orbital inclination of 2.2 degrees has an diameter of about 26 kilometers . Named in honor of Wilbur A. Cogshall , professor of astronomy at Indiana University and director of Kirkwood Observatory . He was known for his work on visual binary stars , photography of solar eclipses , and as a teacher of many who followed professional careers in astronomy . |
1992 Los Angeles Raiders season | The 1992 Los Angeles Raiders season was their 33rd in the National Football League ( NFL ) . They were unable to improve upon their previous season 's output of 9 -- 7 , winning only seven games . This was the first time in three seasons the team failed to qualify for the playoffs . |
1983 Algerian Cup Final | The 1983 Algerian Cup Final was the 21st final of the Algerian Cup . The final took place on May 20 , 1983 , at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers with kick-off at 19:00 . MP Alger beat ASC Oran 4-3 after extra time to win their fourth Algerian Cup . |
1895 Home Nations Championship | The 1895 Home Nations Championship was the thirteenth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship . Six matches were played between 5 January and 16 March . It was contested by England , Ireland , Scotland and Wales . Scotland won all their three matches to win the championship outright for the fourth time ( excluding two other titles shared with England ) , and completed the Triple Crown for the second time . |
12 Camelopardalis | 12 Camelopardalis is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Camelopardalis . It also forms a double star with 11 Camelopardalis , which is only 3 arcminutes away . 12 Camelopardalis is classified as an orange K-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +6.08 . The binary is an RS Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its brightness varies by 0.14 magnitudes with a period of 82.8 days . The orbital period of the binary is 80.174 days . 12 Camelopardalis is approximately 625 light years from Earth . |
1986 Bluebonnet Bowl | The 1986 Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Colorado Buffaloes and the Baylor Bears . |
1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team | The 1991 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their sixth year under head coach John Gutekunst , the Golden Gophers compiled a 6 -- 5 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 302 to 104 . Offensive linemen Chip Brixius , defensive back Chris Cohen , wide receiver Omar Douglas , linebacker Dan LiSanti , running back Ken McClintock , defensive back Jeff Rosga and linebacker Lance Wolkow were named Academic All-Big Ten . Defensive back Sean Lumpkin was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award and Carl Eller Award . Tight end Patt Evans was awarded the Bruce Smith Award . Ken McClintock was awarded the Bobby Bell Award . Linebacker Joel Staats was awarded the Butch Nash Award . Quarterback Scott Schaffner was awarded the Paul Giel Award . Total attendance for the season was 218,219 , which averaged out to 36,369 per game . The season high for attendance was against the San José State . |
1935 Wayne Tartars football team | The 1935 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University ( later renamed Wayne State University ) as an independent during the 1935 college football season . In their fourth year under head coach Joe Gembis , the Tartars compiled a 5 -- 2 -- 1 record and shut out four of eight opponents . The team defeated St. Mary 's College ( 33 -- 0 ) , Central Michigan ( 13 -- 6 ) , Buffalo ( 14 -- 0 ) , Kalamazoo College ( 13 -- 12 ) , and Hope College ( 16 -- 0 ) , lost to Eastern Michigan ( 6-16 ) and Hillsdale College ( 6 -- 7 ) , and tied with Albion College ( 0 -- 0 ) . Fred Bens was the team captain . The team played its four home games at Kelsey Field located at the corner of Fourth and Lysander in Detroit and used an old house for lockers , showers , equipment and training rooms . |
1980 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | The 1980 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling . They took place in Besançon , France in 1980 . Due to the 1980 Summer Olympics only ten events were contested , 8 for men ( 5 for professionals , 3 for amateurs ) and 2 for women . |
1975 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup | The 1975 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup was the second official edition of Europe 's premier field hockey club competition . It took place in Frankfurt , where it was won once again by hosts SC 1880 Frankfurt - the last of five titles in a row . |
111th Regiment of Foot (Loyal Birmingham Volunteers) | The 111th Regiment of Foot ( Loyal Birmingham Volunteers ) was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1794 to 1795 . It was formed in May 1794 , and was disbanded in 1795 . |
1989 Latvian SSR Higher League | Statistics of Latvian Higher League in the 1989 season . |
1890 in Russia | Events from the year 1890 in Russia |
1987–88 Juventus F.C. season | Juventus F.C. finished sixth place in Serie A , reached the semi finals of the Coppa Italia and the round of 32 in the UEFA Cup |
1982–83 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team | The 1982 -- 83 Michigan Wolverines men 's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1982 -- 83 season . The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor , Michigan , and was a member of the Big Ten Conference . Under the direction of head coach Bill Frieder , the team finished ninth in the Big Ten Conference . The team failed to earn an invitation to either the 1983 National Invitation Tournament or the 1983 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament . The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll , and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll . |
1999 Oaxaca earthquake | The 1999 Oaxaca earthquake occurred on September 30 at 11:31 local time ( 16:31 UTC ) in Oaxaca , Mexico , 60 km NNW of Puerto Ángel . The epicenter was located near San Agustin Loxicha . It had a magnitude of Mw 7.4 . The maximum intensity reached MM VIII in southwestern Oaxaca , and could be felt strongly in Mexico City . The torrential rains preceding and following the temblor intensified the damage of this earthquake . 35 people were reported dead . The archeological site of the ancient Zapotec city of Monte Alban also suffered damage in this earthquake . This was an intraplate earthquake in the Cocos Plate , with a normal-faulting mechanism . The fault plane was 90 km long and 45 km wide . The maximum slip was about 2.5 m , which was located about 20 and 40 km WNW of the hypocenter . A research of M. A. Dunajecka and S. A. Pulinets showed that anomalies in temperature and humidity had been observed before the earthquake . |
12th government of Turkey | The 12th government of Turkey ( 3 April 1939 -- 9 July 1942 ) governed Turkey during the early years of the Second World War . It is also known as the second Saydam government . |
1996 du Maurier Open – Women's Doubles | Gabriela Sabatini and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Larisa Savchenko and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario . Savchenko and Sánchez Vicario won in the final 7 -- 6 , 6 -- 1 against Mary Joe Fernández and Helena Suková . |
1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw | The final of the Women 's Hammer Throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest , Hungary was held on Saturday August 22 , 1998 . There were a total number of 35 participating athletes . The qualifying rounds were staged a day earlier , on Friday August 21 , with the mark set at 61.50 metres . It was the first time in history that women competed in the hammer throw at the European Championships . |
1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | The 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships ( 1979 WJHC ) was the third edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from 27 December 1978 until 3 January 1979 . The tournament was held in Karlstad and Karlskoga , Sweden . The Soviet Union won its third consecutive gold medal , while Czechoslovakia won the silver , and Sweden the bronze . |
1962 Miami Hurricanes football team | The 1962 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami in the 1962 college football season . The team 's offense scored 189 points while the defense allowed 217 points . The Hurricanes competed in the final Gotham Bowl , held at Yankee Stadium . Just 6,166 people came to the game , in which the Nebraska defeated Miami , 36 -- 34 . . It was the only college bowl game ever played at the stadium . |
1998 Oakland Athletics season | The Oakland Athletics ' 1998 season saw the A 's finish with a record of 74 wins and 88 losses . The campaign was the first of the Billy Beane era . While the Athletics finished a distant fourth in the AL West , they improved upon the prior year 's dismal output of 65-97 . The strong play of Jason Giambi , Matt Stairs and Kenny Rogers highlighted an otherwise forgettable campaign . Rogers ' performance was particularly impressive ; in arguably the finest season of his career , he won 16 games and posted a 3.17 Earned Run Average ( both were the best full-season marks by an Athletics starter since 1992 ) . Additionally , the 1998 season marked Rickey Henderson 's fourth ( and final ) stint with the Athletics . Henderson , at the age of 39 , stole a total 66 bases ; this total lead the league in that category . Lastly , rookie Ben Grieve collected a Rookie of the Year ( ROY ) award for his solid debut season . The award was the Athletics ' first since Walt Weiss received one in 1988 . The Athletics posted a winning record in 1999 . The organization , under Beane , would not post another losing season until 2007 . |
1996–97 Chelsea F.C. season | During the 1996 -- 97 English football season , Chelsea competed in the Premier League . |
1969 Copa del Generalísimo | The 1969 Copa del Generalísimo is the 67th staging of the Spanish Cup . The competition began on May 4 , 1969 , and concluded on June 15 , 1969 , with the final . |
17 (Motel album) | 17 is the second studio album by Mexican Latin rock band Motel . |
1927 VPI Gobblers football team | The 1927 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1927 college football season . The team was led by their head coach Andy Gustafson and finished with a record of five wins and four losses ( 5 -- 4 ) . |
(Can You) Feel the Passion | '' ( Can You ) Feel the Passion '' is a 1991 rave-theme House song recorded , written , and produced by the American/British group Blue Pearl . The single is to date the act 's best known song , which had better success in the United States , hitting No. 1 on both Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart and the UK Dance Chart in 1992 , while reaching No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart . |
1957 Los Angeles State Diablos football team | The 1957 Los Angeles State Diablos football team represented Los Angeles StateCalifornia State University , Los Angeles was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 -- 1963 . See : Cal State LA during the 1957 College Division football season . Los Angeles State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association ( CCAA ) . The team was led by seventh-year head coach Leonard ( Bud ) Adams , who had been the leader of the team since the school started playing intercollegiate football in 1951 . The Diablos played their four home games at four separate sites . They finished the season with a record of five wins and four losses ( 5 -- 4 , 1 -- 1 CCAA ) . |
1980 European Figure Skating Championships | The 1980 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1979 -- 1980 season . Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU member nations competed for the title of European champion . Skaters competed in the disciplines of men 's singles , ladies ' singles , pair skating , and ice dancing . In 1980 , the European Championships were held in Gothenburg , Sweden . |
1963–64 Cincinnati Royals season | The 1963 -- 64 season was the Royals 16th season in the NBA and its 7th in Cincinnati . The Royals finished in 2nd place with a 55 -- 25 record , the second best record in the NBA . The team 's outstanding roster included Oscar Robertson , Jerry Lucas , Team Captain Wayne Embry , Jack Twyman , Bucky Bockhorn , Bob Boozer , Tom Hawkins , Adrian Smith , Bud Olsen , Larry Staverman and coach Jack McMahon . The team is noteworthy for having both the NBA MVP in Robertson and the NBA Rookie of the Year in Lucas , a rare occurrence in NBA history . The team played most of their home games at Cincinnati Gardens arena , but also hosted home games that season in Dayton , Lima , Columbus at Saint John arena and Cleveland at Cleveland Arena . In the playoffs the Royals defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in a 5-game series , but both Lucas and Olsen would be lost to injury . In the Eastern Conference Final , the Royals were eliminated by the Boston Celtics , who triumphed in 5 games . |
1985 in association football | The following are the football ( soccer ) events of the year 1985 throughout the world . |
1990s in fashion | For the majority of the decade , 1990s fashion in Europe , Oceania , Asia , and America was defined by a return to minimalist fashion contrasted to the more elaborate and flashy trends of the 1980s . One notable shift in the western world was the mainstream adoption of tattoos , body piercings aside from ear piercing and to a lesser extent , other forms of body modification such as branding . In the early 1990s , several late 1980s fashions remained very stylish among both sexes . However , the popularity of grunge and alternative rock music helped bring the simple , unkempt grunge look into the mainstream by 1992 . The anti-conformist approach to fashion led to the popularisation of the casual chic look ; this included T-shirts , jeans , hoodies , and sneakers , a trend which continued into the 2000s ( decade ) . Additionally , fashion trends throughout the decade recycled styles from previous decades , notably the 1950s , 1960s and 1970s . Due to increased availability of the internet and satellite television outside of the United States , plus the reduction of import tariffs under NAFTA , fashion became more globalized and homogeneous in the late 1990s and early 2000s . |
1925 Vanderbilt Commodores football team | The 1925 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1925 Southern Conference football season . The 1925 season was Dan McGugin 's 21st year as head coach . |
1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | The women 's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki , Finland , at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 13 and 14 August 1994 . |
1911 in Australian literature | This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1911 . For an overview of world literature see 1911 in literature . See also : 1910 in Australian literature , 1911 in Australia , 1912 in Australian literature . |
1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres | The men 's 400 metres event at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March . |
11:11 (Sasha Sokol album) | After five years of absence , Sasha Sökol returned her music career with 11:11 . Different musicians collaborated with her , Julieta Venegas , Nacho Maño from Presuntos Implicados , Juan Pablo Manzanero and Jorge Reyes . It includes cover versions of Suzanne Vega , Nino Ferrer , Nina Hagen and Marry Me Jane . First Single `` Serás el Aire '' was a huge success . She started an acoustic tour to promote this record . |
1991–92 Boston Bruins season | The 1991 -- 92 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in second place in the Adams Division with a record of 36 wins , 32 losses , and 12 ties for 84 points . They defeated the Buffalo Sabres in seven games in the Division Semi-final and swept the Montreal Canadiens in the Division Finals before being swept themselves in the Wales Conference Finals by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins . |
11th Parachute Brigade (France) | The 11th Parachute Brigade ( -LSB- -LSB- -LSB- List of French paratrooper units , 11e Brigade Parachutiste -RSB- -RSB- , -LSB- -LSB- List of French paratrooper units , 11e BP -RSB- -RSB- -RSB- ) is a unit of the French Army , dominantly infantry , part of the French Airborne Units and specialized in air combat and air assault . The Brigade 's primary vocation is to project in emergency in order to contribute a first response to a situational crisis . An elite unit of the French Army , the brigade is commanded by a général de brigade ( Brigadier General ) with headquarters based in Balma near Toulouse . The Brigade 's soldiers and airborne Marines wear the red beret ( amaranth ) except for the Legionnaires of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment who wear Green beret of the French Foreign Legion . The 11th Parachute Brigade originally the 11th Light Intervention Division ( 11e DLI ) was created from airborne units contingents of the 10th Parachute Division 10e D.P and 25th Parachute Division 25e D.P of France , both dissolved following the Algiers putsch of 1961 during the Algerian War . |
1965 The Citadel Bulldogs football team | The 1965 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel , The Military College of South Carolina in the 1965 college football season . Eddie Teague served as head coach for the ninth season . The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium . |
1948 in organized crime | See also : 1947 in organized crime , other events of 1948 , 1949 in organized crime and the list of ` years in Organized Crime ' . |
...And They Obey | `` And They Obey '' is a song by English band Kinesis , released as their first single in 2002 . The song 's first release was on the band 's Worship Yourself EP , in 2001 . It was re-recorded at Ionian Studios , Bolton using multi tracks and released as a CD single on 25 February 2002 . |
1892 Sewanee Tigers football team | The 1892 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee : The University of the South in the 1892 season . In their second ever season as a full-time squad , the Tigers posted a 5 -- 1 -- 1 record . |
1821 in paleontology | |
1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | The 1997 IIHF World U20 Championship were held in Geneva and Morges , Switzerland . The tournament was won by Canada , who won their record fifth-straight gold medal with a 2 -- 0 victory over the United States in the gold medal match . Mike York of the United States was the top scorer in the tournament , with five goals and five assists for ten points . The tournament all-star team selected upon the conclusion of the tournament included forwards Mike York ( United States ) , Sergei Samsonov ( Russia ) and Christian Dube ( Canada ) ; defencemen Mark Streit ( Switzerland ) and Chris Phillips ( Canada ) ; and goaltender Brian Boucher ( United States ) . Notable future National Hockey League ( NHL ) stars that played in this year 's tournament included Joe Thornton ( Canada ) , Daniel Brière ( Canada ) and Marián Hossa ( Slovakia ) . |
110th New York Volunteer Infantry | The 110th New York Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . |
1951–52 SK Rapid Wien season | |
1965 Philadelphia Eagles season | The Philadelphia Eagles had a season of 5 wins to 9 losses out of the 14 games they played . The coach of the Eagles in the season was Joe Kuharich , and the owner was Jerry Wolman . The Eagles began the season with a win against the St. Louis Cardinals that followed with a loss against the New York Giants . In the season , for every win they had a loss followed . The Eagles lost four games in a row after winning against the Dallas Cowboys . Those chains of losses caused the team to fall into 5th place of the NFL Eastern Division , cost them from entering the playoffs . |
17th Air Army | The 17th Air Army ( 17-я воздушная армия ) was an Air army of the Red Air Force and Soviet Air Forces from 1942 . |
1929 in Mandatory Palestine | Events in the year 1929 in the British Mandate of Palestine . |
1927–28 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season | Huddersfield Town 's 1927-28 campaign was the last season of Town 's true dominance of English football . They finished 2nd behind Everton , although if they had won all their last 3 games , they would have won the title , but they only beat Portsmouth and lost Sheffield United and Aston Villa . They also reached their 3rd FA Cup Final , losing to Blackburn Rovers in controversial circumstances . |
1714 in Norway | Events in the year 1714 in Norway . |
1955 Estonian SSR Football Championship | The 1955 Estonian SSR Football Championship was won by Tallinna Kalev . |
1989 Recopa Sudamericana | The 1989 Recopa Sudamericana was the first Recopa Sudamericana , a football competition for South American clubs that won the previous year 's two most important competitions in the continent : the Copa Libertadores and the Supercopa Sudamericana . The inaugural edition was disputed between Nacional , winners of the 1988 Copa Libertadores , and Racing , winners of the 1988 Supercopa Sudamericana . The first leg was played on January 31 in Montevideo , while the second leg was played in Buenos Aires on February 6 . Nacional won the final series 4-1 on points as Daniel Fonseca of Nacional scored the first goal of the competition as well as the only one in this final . |
1869 in Argentina | |
1982–83 Algerian Cup | The 1982 -- 83 Algerian Cup is the 21st edition of the Algerian Cup . DNC Alger are the defending champions , having beaten NA Hussein Dey 2 -- 1 in the previous season 's final . |
1958 New Zealand Grand Prix | The 1958 New Zealand Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Ardmore Circuit on 11 January 1958 . |
1982 Thomas Cup | The 1982 Thomas Cup was the 12th tournament of Thomas Cup , the most important men 's badminton team competition in the world . The final round was held in London , England . China won its first title after beating Indonesia in the final round . |
1994 Heathrow mortar attacks | The 1994 Heathrow mortar attacks were a series of homemade mortar bomb attacks targeted at Heathrow Airport carried out by the Provisional IRA . Over a five-day period , Heathrow was targeted three times ( 9 , 11 , and 13 March ) by the IRA , which fired 12 mortars rounds . Heathrow was a symbolic target due to its importance to the United Kingdom 's economy , and much disruption was caused when areas of the airport were closed over the period due to the IRA attacks . The gravity of the incident was heightened by the fact that Queen Elizabeth II was being flown back to Heathrow by the RAF on 10 March . |
1907 Copa del Rey Final | The 1907 Copa del Rey Final was the 5th final of the Copa del Rey , the Spanish football cup competition . The match took place on 30 March 1907 at the Hipódromo , Madrid . The match was contested by Club Bizcaya and Madrid CF. This match was not exactly a final , as the tournament was a round-robin tournament . Nevertheless , both teams finished with 6 points , son this tiebreaker playoff final was played . Madrid FC lifted the trophy for the third time in a row and thus won the trophy in property . |
1962 in Argentine football | 1962 in Argentine football saw Boca Juniors win the Argentine Primera . Racing Club were Argentina 's representatives in the Copa Libertadores where they were eliminated in the first round . |
12th Virginia Cavalry | The 12th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment raised in Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia . Virginia 's 12th Cavalry Regiment ( originally called 10th Regiment ) was organized at Conrad 's Store , Virginia , in June 1862 , with ten companies from the 7th Virginia Cavalry regiment , which consisted of twenty-nine companies at the time . The unit served in W.E. Jones ' , Rosser 's , and J. Dearing 's Brigade , Army of Northern Virginia . It fought in Northern Virginia , in the Maryland Campaign , at Brandy Station , then was involved in various conflicts in the western part of Virginia . The regiment continued the fight at Bristoe and Mine Run , in the battles around The Wilderness and Cold Harbor , and in Early 's operations in the Shenandoah Valley . During mid-April , 1865 , it disbanded . The field officers were Colonel Asher W. Harman , Lieutenant Colonels Richard H. Burks and Thomas B. Massie , and Major John L. Knott . |
1982 VFL draft | The 1982 Victorian Football League ( VFL ) draft was the second annual national draft held by the VFL , the leading Australian rules football league . Held on 19 October 1982 , all twelve VFL clubs participated in the draft , each having two picks , with the team finishing last in the 1982 VFL season having first choice , followed by the other eleven clubs in reverse finishing position order . Wooden spooners Footscray Football Club named East Fremantle ruckman Andrew Purser as the first pick of the draft . The draft was limited to players aged sixteen and above in non-Victorian based competitions and tied players wishing to move to Victoria to the club that drafted them . Eleven South Australians were named , with eight Western Australians , three Tasmanians and two Queenslanders also drafted . The draft , introduced as an equalisation strategy in response to the increasing transfer fees and player salaries at the time , was discontinued after the 1982 Draft , following requests from Melbourne and Geelong officials to consider a moratorium on interstate transfers , aimed at allowing South and Western Australian clubs hit by the draft to recover . The draft did not reoccur until 1986 and has been held every year since . |
13th Infantry Brigade (Hungary) | The 13th Infantry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II . |
168th (2nd London) Brigade | The 168th ( 2nd London ) Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army that saw service during both World War I and World War II . Throughout its existence , serving under many different titles and designations , the brigade was an integral part of the 56th ( London ) Infantry Division . It served on the Western Front during World War I and in the Italian Campaign during World War II . It was finally disbanded in the 1960s . |
1929 Dissolution Honours | The 1929 Dissolution Honours List was issued on 28 June 1929 at the advice of outgoing Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin . |
1999 Skate America | The 1999 Skate America was the first event of six in the 1999 -- 2000 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating , a senior-level international invitational competition series . It was held at the World Arena in Colorado Springs , Colorado on October 27 -- 31 . Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men 's singles , ladies ' singles , pair skating , and ice dancing . Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 1999 -- 2000 Grand Prix Final . The compulsory dance was the Viennese Waltz . |
148th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps | The 148th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps ( 148 RAC ) was an armoured regiment of the British Army 's Royal Armoured Corps during World War II . It fought in the invasion of Normandy in 1944 . |
105th Division | In military terms , 105th Division may refer to : |
1997 Utah Utes football team | The Utes were unable to get another bowl bid in the 1997 season , going just 6 -- 5 . This was also the last season in the old Rice Stadium . Immediately after the final home game ( against ) , the stadium was torn down and rebuilt into the new Rice -- Eccles Stadium , partly in anticipation of the upcoming 2002 Olympic Games . |
1907 Rudneva | 1907 Rudneva , provisional designation , is a moderately bright , stony asteroid from the main-belt , about 11 kilometers in diameter . It was discovered on September 11 , 1972 , by Ukrainian astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj . The assumed S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.4 -- 2.7 AU once every 4 years ( 1,484 days ) . It has a long rotation period of 44 hours and a geometric albedo of about 0.20 . It is named after Ukrainian-born Evgeniya Maksimovna Rudneva ( 1920 -- 1944 ) a member of the Astronomical -- Geodetical Society of the U.S.S.R. , head of the solar department , and Hero of the Soviet Union . She voluntarily joined the army as a navigator in the all-female Night Bombers Aviation Regiment , known as the Night Witches . She died in April 1944 , while flying her 645th combat mission . |
1958 Santos FC season | The 1958 season was the forty-seventh season for Santos FC . |
1891 in art | |
1973 Fiesta Bowl | The 1973 Fiesta Bowl matched the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Pittsburgh Panthers . |
1992–93 Eccellenza Friuli – Venezia Giulia | Eccellenza Friuli - Venezia Giulia 1992-1993 was the 6th level of Italian football , and it was the highest one in this region . This is the 1st season of Eccellenza , 16 clubs took part in : 12 clubs come from Eccellenza 1991 -- 92 2 clubs were relegated from Interregionale 1991-92 2 clubs were promoted from Prima Categoria Friuli - Venezia Giulia 1991-92 . |
1914 Star | The 1914 Star , colloquially known as the Mons Star , is a British World War I campaign medal for service in France or Belgium between 5 August and 22 November 1914 . |
1237 | Year 1237 ( MCCXXXVII ) was a common year starting on Thursday ( link will display the full calendar ) of the Julian calendar . |
1202 in Scotland | Events from the year 1202 in the Kingdom of Scotland . |
10th Manitoba Legislature | The members of the 10th Manitoba Legislature were elected in the Manitoba general election held in December 1899 . The legislature sat from March 29 , 1900 , to June 25 , 1903 . The Conservatives led by Hugh John Macdonald formed the government . After Macdonald resigned in 1900 to run for a federal seat , Rodmond Roblin became party leader and premier . Thomas Greenway of the Liberal Party was Leader of the Opposition . William Hespeler served as speaker for the assembly . There were four sessions of the 10th Legislature : James Colebrooke Patterson was Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba until October 10 , 1900 , when Daniel Hunter McMillan became lieutenant governor . |
1988 LSU Tigers football team | The 1988 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season . The LSU offense scored 249 points while the defense allowed 204 points . |
1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers season | The 1968-69 NBA season was the 76ers 20th season in the NBA and 6th season in Philadelphia . The team would post a record of 55 -- 27 . In the opening round of the playoffs they lost to the Boston Celtics 4-1 , with three of the losses coming at the Spectrum . Without Wilt Chamberlain , the 76ers turned to Lucious Jackson to be the center on a more up tempo , fast breaking syle to be run by new Head Coach Jack Ramsey , but Jackson suffered a major injury during the season and was never the same player . |
1953 NFL Championship Game | The National Football League championship game was the 21st annual championship game , held on December 27 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit . The defending NFL champion Detroit Lions ( 10 -- 2 ) of the Western Conference were led by quarterback Bobby Layne and running back Doak Walker , and the Cleveland Browns ( 11 -- 1 ) of the Eastern Conference were led by head coach Paul Brown and quarterback Otto Graham . The game was a rematch of the previous year , which was won by the Lions , 17 -- 7 . This was the Browns ' fourth consecutive NFL championship game appearance since joining the league in , and they were favored by three points . The Lions were attempting to become the third team in the championship game era ( since 1933 ) to win two titles in a row , following the Chicago Bears ( 1940 , 1941 ) and Philadelphia Eagles ( 1948 , 1949 ) . The home underdog Lions rallied in the fourth quarter with a late touchdown and conversion to win by a single point , 17 -- 16 . The two teams met the following year for a third consecutive title match-up . |
1997–98 Scottish Premier Division | The 1997 -- 98 Scottish Premier Division season was the last season of Scottish Football League Premier Division football before the change to the Scottish Premier League . It began on 1 August 1997 . |
1740s in South Africa | |
1964–65 Liga Gimel | The 1964 -- 65 Liga Gimel season saw 162 clubs competing in 14 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet . Hapoel Hatzor , Hapoel Kafr Yasif , Maccabi Kiryat Yam , Hapoel Sde Nahum , Beitar Tirat HaCarmel , Hapoel Binyamina , Hapoel HaSharon HaTzfoni , Hapoel Sha'ariya , Elite Ramat Gan , Beitar Holon , Maccabi Kiryat Malakhi , Hapoel Beit Shemesh , Beitar Ashkelon and Hapoel Yeruham won their regional divisions and qualified for the Promotion play-offs . At the Promotion play-offs , Hapoel Sde Nahum , Hapoel Binyamina , Maccabi Kiryat Yam and Beitar Tirat HaCarmel were promoted to Liga Bet from the North play-offs , whilst Hapoel Sha'ariya , Hapoel Beit Shemesh , Elite Ramat Gan and Beitar Holon were promoted to Liga Bet from the South play-offs . |
1966 New York Jets season | The 1966 New York Jets season was the seventh season for the team in the American Football League ( AFL ) . The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5 -- 8 -- 1 record from 1965 under head coach Weeb Ewbank . The Jets finished the season 6 -- 6 -- 2 . |
1101 in Ireland | Events from the year 1101 in Ireland . |
1948 European Figure Skating Championships | The 1948 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Figure Skating Championships of the 1947-1948 season . Elite senior-level figure skaters from European ISU Member Nations , in adtdition to the United States and Canada , competed for the title of European Champion . Skaters competed in the disciplines of ladies ' singles , men 's singles , and pair skating . Because North Americans were allowed to participate , the best European single skaters , Eva Pawlik of Austria and Hans Gerschwiler of Switzerland , were awarded only the European Silver Medals . That was the reason the International Skating Union restricted the 1949 Europeans and all the following European Championships to European skaters . In 1948 , the European Championships were held in Prague , Czechoslovakia . |
1975 São Paulo FC season | The 1975 football season was São Paulo 's 46th season since club 's existence . |
1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix | The 1960 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season . It took place on 22 May 1960 at the Clermont-Ferrand circuit . |
1999 East Timorese crisis | The 1999 East Timorese crisis began with attacks by anti-independence militants on civilians , and expanded to general violence throughout the country , centred in the capital Dili . The violence erupted after a majority of eligible voters in the population of East Timor chose independence from Indonesia . Some 1,400 civilians are believed to have died . A UN-authorized force ( INTERFET ) consisting mainly of Australian Defence Force personnel was deployed to East Timor to establish and maintain peace . |
1997 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles | Daniele Bracciali and Jocelyn Robichaud were the defending champions , but both turned 18 years old during the season and , therefore , were unable to compete in Juniors . Luis Horna and Nicolás Massú won the title by defeating Jaco van der Westhuizen and Wesley Whitehouse 6 -- 4 , 6 -- 2 in the final . It was the 2nd Grand Slam title for Horna and the 1st Grand Slam title for Massú in their respective doubles careers . |
16th Street Bridge (Washington, D.C.) | The 16th Street Bridge , also known as the Piney Branch Bridge , is an automobile and pedestrian bridge that carries 16th Street NW over Piney Branch and Piney Branch Parkway in Washington , D.C. . It was the first parabolic arch bridge in the United States . Construction on the first span began in 1905 as part of the northward extension of 16th Street , and was finished in 1907 but was never opened to traffic . The second span began construction in 1909 and was completed in 1910 . The bridge was renovated in 1990 , and again beginning in October 2014 . The bridge , which spans the Piney Branch addition to Rock Creek Park , sits at the corner of four Washington , D.C. , neighborhoods : Sixteenth Street Heights , Crestwood , Columbia Heights , and Mount Pleasant . |
199th | 199th may refer to : 199th ( Manchester ) Brigade , formation of the British Army during the First World War 199th Battalion Duchess of Connaught 's Own Irish Rangers , CEF , unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War 199th Brigade ( People 's Republic of China ) , one of the five maneuver elements of the 26th Group Army in the Jinan Military Region 199th Fighter Squadron , unit of the Hawaii Air National Guard 154th Wing located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam , Honolulu , Hawaii 199th Infantry Brigade ( United States ) , unit of the United States Army 199th New York State Legislature , the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly , from January 1 , 2011 to June 24 , 2012 199th Street ( Manhattan ) National Lampoon The 199th Birthday Book , American humor book that was issued in 1975 in paperback Pennsylvania 's 199th Representative District |
16 Persei | 16 Persei ( 16 Per ) is a class F2III ( yellow-white giant ) star in the constellation Perseus . Its apparent magnitude is 4.22 and it is approximately 120.8 light years away based on parallax . It has two reported companions : B , with magnitude 12.8 and separation 76.7 '' , and C , with magnitude 10.43 and separation 234 '' . |
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