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1501 in poetry | Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation 's poetry or literature ( for instance , Irish or France ) . |
1959 Baltimore Orioles season | The 1959 Baltimore Orioles season was the franchise 's sixth season in Baltimore , Maryland , and its 59th overall . It resulted with the Orioles finishing sixth in the American League with a record of 74 wins and 80 losses , 22 games behind the AL champion Chicago White Sox . |
1943 in art | |
1948 Ole Miss Rebels football team | The 1948 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1948 college football season . The Rebels were led by second-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford , Mississippi . Ole Miss finished with just one loss , to rival Tulane , to pl... |
1981 Asian Athletics Championships | The fourth Asian Championships in Athletics were held in 1981 in Tokyo , Japan . |
1987 Baylor Bears football team | The 1987 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Bears finished the season fifth in the Southwest Conference . |
1934 Western State Hilltoppers football team | The 1934 Western State Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School ( later renamed Western Michigan University ) as an independent during the 1934 college football season . In their sixth season under head coach Mike Gary , the Hilltoppers compiled a 7 -- 1 record and outscored their opponents , 1... |
1949–50 Blackpool F.C. season | The 1949-50 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 42nd season ( 39th consecutive ) in the Football League . They competed in the 22-team Division One , then the top tier of English football , finishing seventh . Stan Mortensen was the club 's top scorer for the sixth consecutive season , with 25 goals ( 22 in the league and t... |
1939 Ottawa Rough Riders season | The 1939 Ottawa Rough Riders finished in 1st place in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union with a 5 -- 1 record , but lost the 27th Grey Cup to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . |
1965 Pro Bowl | The 1965 Pro Bowl was the NFL 's fifteenth annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1964 season . The game was played on January 10 , 1965 , at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles , California in front of 60,698 . The coaches for the game were Don Shula of Baltimore Colts for... |
1950–51 Philadelphia Warriors season | The 1950 -- 51 NBA season was the Warriors ' 5th season in the NBA . |
1430 in Ireland | Events from the year 1430 in Ireland . |
1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team | The 1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1990 College football season . The Crimson Tide was led by first-year head coach Gene Stallings , replacing Bill Curry who left for the University of Kentucky . |
1952–53 Northern Rugby Football League season | The 1952 -- 53 Rugby Football League season was the 58th season of rugby league football . |
1952 NBA Playoffs | The 1952 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association 's 1951 -- 52 season . The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Minneapolis Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals . For the first time in NBA histor... |
1972–73 Philadelphia 76ers season | The 1972 -- 73 Philadelphia 76ers season was their 24th season in the NBA and tenth in Philadelphia . Coming off a 30 -- 52 record in the previous season , the 76ers lost their first 15 games of the season and a few months later set a then-record 20 game losing streak in a single season . Their record following the 2... |
1766 in Canada | Events from the year 1766 in Canada . |
1981 Men's World Team Squash Championships | The 1981 Men 's World Team Squash Championships were held in Sweden and took place from September 24 until October 3 , 1981 . |
1936 Irish Greyhound Derby | The 1936 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August with the final being held at Harold 's Cross Stadiumin Dublin on August 28 . The winner Minstrel Rover won # 320 and was owned and trained by Michael Sheehan . |
1982 Sligo Senior Football Championship | This is a round-up of the 1982 Sligo Senior Football Championship . Tourlestrane were crowned champions in this year , after defeating St. Patrick 's in what was regarded as a hugely entertaining final . Tourlestrane had scuppered St. Mary 's hopes of a fourth successive title at the semi-final stage . |
1964 in organized crime | See also : 1963 in organized crime , other events of 1964 , 1965 in organized crime and the list of ` years in Organized Crime ' . |
1949 Team Speedway Polish Championship | 1949 Team Speedway Polish Championship season was the second season and is used to determine the Team Polish Champion . |
1989–90 Birmingham City F.C. season | The 1989 -- 90 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club 's 87th in the Football League and the first in their history in which they played in the third tier of the English football league system . After a sound start to the season , with six wins from the first ten games , their results worsened , and t... |
1951 Oregon State Beavers football team | The 1951 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the 1951 NCAA college football season . The Beavers ended this season with four wins and six losses . The Beavers scored 204 points and allowed 180 points . The team was led by head coach Kip Taylor . |
1881 Detroit Wolverines season | In 1881 , Detroit Mayor William G. Thompson bought most of the players from the defunct Cincinnati Reds franchise and formed the Detroit Wolverines , which joined the National League . The team finished the season with a 41 -- 43 record , good enough for fourth place in the NL race . |
16th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) | The 16th Congress of the Russian Communist Party ( Bolsheviks ) was held during 26 June - 13 July 1930 in Moscow . The congress of the Russian Communist Party ( Bolsheviks ) was attended by 1,268 voting delegates and 891 delegates with observer status . It elected the 16th Central Committee . An exercise of devotion ... |
1976 in literature | This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1976 . |
1902 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team | The 1902 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented Michigan Agricultural College ( MAC ) in the 1902 college football season . In their second year under head coach George Denman , the Aggies compiled a 4 -- 5 record and were outscored by their opponents 208 to 93 , including a 119 to 0 loss to Michigan on... |
10G-PON | 10G-PON ( also known as XG-PON ) is a 2010 computer networking standard for data links , capable of delivering shared Internet access rates up to 10 Gbit/s ( gigabits per second ) over existing dark fiber . This is the ITU-T 's next generation standard following on from G-PON or Gigabit-capable PON . Optical fibre is s... |
1956 Miami Hurricanes football team | The 1956 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami for the 1956 college football season . The Hurricanes played their home games at the Burdine Stadium in Miami , Florida . The team was coached by Andy Gustafson , in his ninth year as head coach for the Hurricanes . |
1984 French Open – Mixed Doubles | The Mixed Doubles tournament at the 1984 French Open was held from 26 May until 10 June 1984 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris , France . Dick Stockton and Anne Smith won the title , defeating Laurie Warder and Anne Minter in the final . |
1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game | The 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 19th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League ( AL ) and National League ( NL ) , the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball . The game was held on July 8 , 1952 , at Shibe Park in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania the home of the... |
1928 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team | The 1928 Carnegie Tech Tartans football team represented the Carnegie Institute of Technology -- now known as Carnegie Mellon University -- in the 1928 college football season . |
1984 CECAFA Cup | The 1984 CECAFA Cup was the 12th edition of the tournament . It was held in Uganda , and was won by Zambia . The matches were played between December 1 -- 15 . |
1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles | The men 's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku , Finland , on 11 and 12 July 1997 . |
1989 in Israel | Events in the year 1989 in Israel . |
1974 New York Sets season | The 1974 New York Sets season was the inaugural season for the franchise in World Team Tennis ( WTT ) . The team had 15 wins and 29 losses and finished in last place in the Atlantic Section . |
1994–95 Taça de Portugal | The 1994 -- 95 Taça de Portugal was the 56th edition of the Portuguese football knockout tournament , organized by the Portuguese Football Federation ( FPF ) . The 1994 -- 95 Taça de Portugal began in September 1994 . The final was played on 10 June 1995 at the Estádio Nacional . Porto were the previous holders , hav... |
1983 Georgia Bulldogs football team | The 1983 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season . |
1802 in Sweden | Events from the year 1802 in Sweden |
1979–80 Port Vale F.C. season | The 1979 -- 80 season was Port Vale 's 68th season of football in the Football League , and their second successive season ( eighth overall ) in the Fourth Division . One of the club 's worst ever seasons , Vale finished twentieth in the league , and exited both cup competitions at the first stage . They also lost a tr... |
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12 Play | 12 Play is the debut studio album by American R&B and soul musician R. Kelly ; it was released on November 9 , 1993 , by Jive Records . The album follows his tenure with R&B group Public Announcement , with whom he released one album , Born into the 90 's ( 1992 ) . It went on to top the R&B albums chart for nine weeks... |
1627 in music | The year 1627 in music involved some significant events . |
1898 in science | The year 1898 in science and technology involved some significant events , listed below . |
1947 SMU Mustangs football team | The 1947 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1947 college football season . Coached by Matty Bell , SMU gained the Southwest Conference crown , posting a 9 -- 0 -- 2 record . SMU faced Penn State in the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic . |
1985 New York Film Critics Circle Awards | 51st New York Film Critics Circle Awards January 26 , 1986 Best Picture : Prizzi 's Honor The 51st New York Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1985 . The winners were announced on December 18 , 1985 , and the awards were given on January 26 , 1986 . |
1857 Grand National | The 1857 Grand National was the 19th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree near Liverpool , England , on 4 March 1857 . |
1945 in fine arts of the Soviet Union | The year 1945 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts . |
1943–44 1re série season | The 1943 -- 44 1re série season was the 26th season of the 1re série , the top level of ice hockey in France . Chamonix Hockey Club won their 10th championship . |
1970 Birthday Honours | The 1970 Queen 's Birthday Honours were appointments to orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms to reward and highlight citizens ' good works , on the occasion of the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II . They were announced in supplements to the London Gazette of 5 June 1970 . At this time honours for ... |
1999 Soul Train Music Awards | The 1999 Soul Train Music Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles , California and aired live in select cities on March 26 , 1999 ( and was later syndicated in other areas ) , honoring the best in R&B , soul , rap , jazz , and gospel music from the previous year . The show was hosted by Tyra Banks , Bri... |
1371 in Ireland | Events from the year 1371 in Ireland . |
1935 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles | Fred Perry ( GBR ) defeated Gottfried von Cramm ( GER ) 6 -- 2 , 6 -- 4 , 6 -- 4 in the final to win the Gentlemen 's Singles tennis title at the 1935 Wimbledon Championships . |
1907–08 ECAHA season | The 1907 -- 08 ECAHA season was the third season of the Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association ( ECAHA ) . lasted from . Teams played a ten-game schedule . The Montreal Wanderers would win the league championship with a record of eight wins , two losses . |
1939 English Greyhound Derby | The 1939 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 24 June 1939 at White City Stadium . The winner Highland Rum received a first prize of # 1,250 . The attendance was 92,000 and the totalisator turnover for the final was # 14,341 and for the meeting it was # 114,780 which set a new record for ... |
1994–95 Austrian Hockey League season | The 1994 -- 95 Austrian Hockey League season was the 65th season of the Austrian Hockey League , the top level of ice hockey in Austria . 10 teams participated in the league , and VEU Feldkirch won the championship . |
1985–86 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup | The 1985/86 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 7th World Cup season in ski jumping . It began in Thunder Bay , Canada on 7 December 1985 and finished in Planica , Yugoslavia on 23 March 1986 . The individual World Cup was won by Matti Nykänen and Nations Cup by Austria . |
1979 Pro Bowl | The 1979 Pro Bowl was the NFL 's 29th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1978 season . The game was played on Monday , January 29 , 1979 , at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles , California before a crowd of 38,333 . The final score was NFC 13 , AFC 7 . Bum Phillips of t... |
1872 in Wales | This article is about the particular significance of the year 1872 to Wales and its people . |
1741 in Sweden | Events from the year 1741 in Sweden |
1993 Oregon State Beavers football team | The 1993 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University in the Pacific-10 Conference ( Pac-10 ) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their third season under head coach Jerry Pettibone , the Beavers compiled a 4 -- 7 record ( 2 -- 6 against Pac-10 opponents ) , finished in a ti... |
1961 Segunda División Peruana | The 1961 Segunda División Peruana , the second division of Peruvian football ( soccer ) , was played by 10 teams . The tournament winner , KDT Nacional was promoted to the Primera División Peruana 1962 . |
1957–58 Philadelphia Warriors season | The 1957 -- 58 NBA season was the Warriors ' 12th season in the NBA . |
1978 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final | For more detail & team line-outs see separate entry for 1978 Senior Camogie Championship . The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 47th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1978 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship , an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland ... |
1927 Chicago White Sox season | |
1221 Avenue of the Americas | 1221 Avenue of the Americas ( formerly also known as McGraw-Hill Building ) is a skyscraper located at 1221 Sixth Avenue , in Manhattan , New York City . |
1958 Yorkshire Cup | 1958 Yorkshire Cup 1958 was the fifty-first occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held . Leeds won the trophy by beating Wakefield Trinity by the score of 24-20 . The match was played at Odsal in the City of Bradford , now in West Yorkshire . The attendance was 26,927 and receipts were # 3,833 |
1992 John Hancock Bowl | The 1992 John Hancock Bowl was college football bowl game played on December 31 , 1992 at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso , Texas . The game pitted the Baylor Bears against the Arizona Wildcats . It was final contest of the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams , and ended in a 20 -- 15 victory for Baylor .... |
1911 Open Championship | The 1911 Open Championship was the 51st Open Championship , held 26 -- 30 June at Royal St George 's Golf Club in Sandwich , England . Harry Vardon won the Championship for the fifth time after a playoff against Arnaud Massy . There was no qualifying event and with 226 entries it was not possible for all the players ... |
1961 Michigan State Spartans football team | The 1961 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1961 Big Ten Conference football season . In their eighth season under head coach Duffy Daugherty , the Spartans compiled a 7 -- 2 overall record ( 5 -- 2 against Big Ten opponents ) , finished in third place in the Big Ten Conf... |
1999 Gerry Weber Open – Singles | Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion , but did not take part in 1999 . |
1939 in the United Kingdom | Events from the year 1939 in the United Kingdom . This year sees the start of World War II . |
1995–96 Primera Divisió | Statistics of Primera Divisió in the 1995/1996 season . |
1892 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team | The 1892 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College during the 1892 college football season . |
1991 in Italian television | This is a list of Italian television related events from 1991 . |
1999 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying | |
1907 in architecture | The year 1907 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings . |
111 Battalion | 111 Battalion was a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army . |
1.-class torpedo boat | The 1 . class torpedo boat was a designation in the Scandinavian countries for a type of fast steam ships on more than 80 tons . |
1987 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | The 13th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards were announced on 19 December 1987 and given on 21 January 1988 . |
1988 Arab Nations Cup | The 1988 Arab Nations Cup is the fifth edition of the Arab Nations Cup hosted by Amman , Jordan . The defending champion Iraq won the title for the 4th time . |
1998–99 Cupa României | The 1998 -- 99 Cupa României was the 61st edition of Romania 's most prestigious football cup competition . The title was won by Steaua Bucureşti against Rapid București . |
1898–99 Belgian First Division | Statistics of Belgian First Division in the 1898/1899 season . |
1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres | These are the official results of the Women 's 400 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart , Germany . There were a total of 37 participating athletes , with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 1993-08-17 . |
1912 in architecture | The year 1912 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings . |
1974 Gulf Cup of Nations | The 3rd Gulf Cup of Nations or Arabian Gulf Cup , was held in Kuwait , between March 15 to March 29 , 1974 . All matches were played Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium . The format of the competition was different from 1972 , as the finals were expanded from 5 to 6 teams , and therefore there was a new system for the cham... |
1787 in Canada | Events from the year 1787 in Canada . |
1982–83 Serie A | The 1982 -- 83 Serie A season was won by A.S. Roma . |
1995 World Polo Championship | The 1995 World Polo Championship was played in St. Moritz , Switzerland during 1995 and was won by Brazil . This event brought together six teams from around the world . |
1961–62 Primeira Divisão | Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1961/1962 season . |
1997 Toyota Princess Cup – Singles | Monica Seles won in the final 6 -- 1 , 3 -- 6 , 7 -- 6 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario . |
1st Filmfare Awards | The 1st Filmfare Awards were held on March 21 , 1954 , honoring the best in Hindi cinema in 1953 . That year they were known as Clare Awards , after Clare Mendonca , film critic of The Times of India who had died in the same year . |
1996 Chimbote earthquake | The 1996 Chimbote earthquake occurred on February 21 at about 130 km off the coast of northern Peru , near the Peru -- Chile Trench . It was an earthquake of magnitude Mw 7.4 . |
1992 Skate Canada International | The 1992 Skate Canada International was held in Victoria , British Columbia on November 5 -- 8 . Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men 's singles , ladies ' singles , pair skating , and ice dancing . |
1997 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone | |
158th New York State Legislature | The 158th New York State Legislature , consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly , met from January 2 to April 17 , 1935 , during the third year of Herbert H. Lehman 's governorship , in Albany . |
1936 in Wales | This article is about the particular significance of the year 1936 to Wales and its people . |
1634: The Galileo Affair | 1634 : The Galileo Affair is the fourth book and third novel published in the 1632 series . It is co-written by American authors Eric Flint and Andrew Dennis and was published in 2004 . It follows the activities of an embassy party sent from the United States of Europe ( Grantville ) to Venice , Italy , where the three... |
1962–63 Yugoslav Cup | The 1962 -- 63 Yugoslav Cup was the 16th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia , the Yugoslav Cup ( Kup Jugoslavije ) , also known as the `` Marshal Tito Cup '' ( Kup Maršala Tita ) , since its establishment in 1946 . |
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