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1939 PGA Championship | The 1939 PGA Championship was the 22nd PGA Championship , held July 9 -- 15 at Pomonok Country Club in Queens , New York . Then a match play championship , Henry Picard won his only PGA Championship , defeating Byron Nelson with a birdie at the 37th hole . It was the second of his two major titles ; he won the Masters in 1938 . Nelson won the U.S. Open three months earlier and the next PGA Championship in 1940 . Beginning in 1939 , he made five finals in six PGA Championships , and won his second title in 1945 . Picard had not trailed and led by two as late as the 26th hole , but the match was squared on the 29th green and Nelson led by one after 32 holes . Both birdied the par-5 33rd and Picard sank a curling putt from over 20 ft for par to halve the 34th hole and stay one back . They halved the par-3 35th at par and both had birdie putts on the 36th green . Nelson missed his from 10 ft feet while Picard sank his from three to square up the match . On the extra hole , both again had birdie putts : Picard made his from ten feet while Nelson missed his from six . Defending champion Paul Runyan lost in the quarterfinals to Dick Metz . This PGA Championship was held during the 1939 New York World 's Fair . The golf course no longer exists ; Pomonok Country Club disbanded in 1949 and the property was developed for residences . |
1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football team | The 1987 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro , Georgia . The team was coached by Erk Russell , in his sixth year as head coach for the Eagles . |
1971–72 Football League Cup | The 1971 -- 72 Football League Cup was the 12th season of the Football League Cup , a knock-out competition for England 's top 92 football clubs . The tournament started on 17 August 1971 and ended with the final at Wembley on 4 March 1972 . Stoke City won the tournament after defeating Chelsea in the final at Wembley Stadium , London . Entry for all football league clubs became compulsory this season . |
1996–97 Utah Jazz season | The 1996 -- 97 NBA season was the Jazz 's 23rd season in the National Basketball Association , and 18th season in Salt Lake City , Utah . For the season , the Jazz changed their logo that more closely reflects the state of Utah featuring purple mountains , and sky blue in the script . The new colors seemed to agree with the Jazz as they went on a 15-game winning streak after a 2 -- 2 start to the season . The Jazz then posted a 31 -- 4 record after the All-Star break , and finished first place in the Western Conference with a franchise best record of 64 -- 18 . Karl Malone averaged 27.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game as he took home MVP honors . He was also selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game along with John Stockton . In the playoffs , the Jazz got off to a flying start in the first round sweeping the Los Angeles Clippers in the three straight games . In the semifinals , they continued to roll easily knocking the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one . In the Western Conference Finals , they took a 2 -- 0 series lead over the Houston Rockets . However , the Rockets would even the series at two games a piece as Eddie Johnson hit a dramatic buzzer beater to win Game 4 . After taking Game 5 at home , Game 6 would be another battle and appeared to be heading for overtime , as Stockton nailed a three-point buzzer beater that launched the Jazz to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history . In their first trip to the finals , the Jazz lost in six games to the Chicago Bulls . The Jazz 's new logo and uniforms would both last until 2004 . |
1990 Uganda Super League | The 1990 Ugandan Super League was the 23rd season of the official Ugandan football championship , the top-level football league of Uganda . |
1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team | The 1970 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season . This was Ray Nagel 's fifth and final season as head coach of the Hawkeyes . |
1986 Minnesota Twins season | The 1986 Minnesota Twins finished a 71-91 , sixth in the AL West . 1,255,453 fans attended Twins games , the second lowest total in the American League . |
1999 Australian Individual Speedway Championship | The 1999 Australian Individual Speedway Championship was held at the Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura , Victoria on 13 February 1999 . Former World # 3 Todd Wiltshire won his first Australian Championship defeating Jason Lyons in a runoff after both finished on 14 points . Adelaide 's Nigel Sadler finished third after defeating Perth 's Frank Smart and local youngster Travis McGowan in a runoff after all three riders finished on 10 points . Despite the championship being run on his home track , defending champion Leigh Adams did not ride in the Australian Final for the first time since 1991 where he had been forced to withdraw after breaking his wrist in a crash in Adelaide three weeks before the event . |
1943 Major League Baseball season | The 1943 Major League Baseball season , saw the New York Yankees defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1943 World Series . In order to conserve rail transport during World War II , the 1943 Spring training was limited to an area east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River . The Chicago White Sox held camp in French Lick , Indiana , the Washington Senators in College Park , Maryland , and the New York Yankees in Asbury Park , New Jersey . |
18th parallel | 18th parallel may refer to : 18th parallel north , a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere 18th parallel south , a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere |
1946 Indianapolis 500 | The 30th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday , May 30 , 1946 . This was the first Indianapolis 500 presided over by new track owner Tony Hulman . The track had closed in late 1941 due to World War II , and over the next four years , the facility fell into a terrible state of disrepair . Hulman purchased the Speedway in November 1945 , and quickly went to work cleaning up the grounds , which had become overwhelmed by overgrowth and weeds . The Speedway re-opened , and the 1946 race was considered a rousing success . Race winner George Robson would be killed in a racing crash just months after the victory . The 1946 running of the 500 was the first of sixty-one consecutive years ( 1946-2006 ) that featured popular fixture Tom Carnegie on the Speedway public address system . During the pre-race ceremonies , James Melton performed the song `` Back Home Again in Indiana . '' It was the first time the traditional song had been performed before the start of the race . |
08/15 | 08/15 may refer to : MG 08/15 , machine gun 08/15 ( film series ) 08/15 ( film ) , first part of the film series |
155 North Wacker | 155 North Wacker is a 48 story skyscraper located in Chicago , Illinois designed by Goettsch Partners and was developed by the John Buck Company . It stands 638 feet ( 195 m ) . It has received LEED silver pre-certification . The construction started in 2007 and was completed in 2009 . |
111th New York State Legislature | The 111th New York State Legislature , consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly , met from January 3 to July 20 , 1888 , during the fourth year of David B. Hill 's governorship , in Albany . |
1940 in architecture | The year 1940 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings . |
1995–96 Cupa României | The 1995 -- 96 Cupa României was the 58th edition of Romania 's most prestigious football cup competition . The title was won by Steaua Bucureşti against Gloria Bistrița . |
16th United States Colored Infantry | The 16th United States Colored Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The regiment was composed of African American enlisted men commanded by white officers and was authorized by the Bureau of Colored Troops which was created by the United States War Department on May 22 , 1863 . |
15 April 2013 Iraq attacks | A wave of bombings and shootings across Iraq killed at least 75 people and injured more than 356 others on 15 April . The attacks came just days before the provincial elections which will be held on 20 April . |
1884 in France | Events from the year 1884 in France . |
1990 United States Grand Prix | The 1990 United States Grand Prix was the opening motor race of the 1990 Formula One season held on March 11 , 1990 , in Phoenix , Arizona . It was the 32nd United States Grand Prix since the American Grand Prize was first held in 1908 , and the 25th under Formula One regulations since the first United States Grand Prix was held at Sebring , Florida in 1959 . It was the second to be held on the streets of Phoenix and ran over 72 laps of the 4 km-circuit . The race was won by Brazilian Ayrton Senna , driving a McLaren MP4/5B by eight seconds over French driver Jean Alesi in his comparatively under-funded Tyrrell 018 . Throughout the race , the pair enthralled fans with some fabulous and daring passing for the lead . It was Alesi 's first podium finish , with Belgian driver Thierry Boutsen in a Williams FW13B coming home third . |
1991 Philadelphia Wings season | The 1991 Philadelphia Wings season marked the team 's fifth season of operation . |
1927 Italian Grand Prix | The 1927 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Monza on 4 September 1927 and run to Formula Libre regulations . It was part of the 1927 AIACR World Manufacturers ' Championship season . |
1961–62 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team | The 1961 -- 62 Creighton Bluejays men 's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1961 -- 62 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bluejays , led by third year head coach John J. ` Red ' McManus , played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium . They finished the season 21-5 . The Creighton Bluejays earned a bid into the 1962 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Memphis State in the Midwest Region Quarterfinals round before falling in the Midwest Region Semifinals to the # 2 ranked , and eventual 1962 National Champion , Cincinnati Bearcats . The Bluejays defeated Texas Tech in the Midwest Region Third Place game . Before the season started , Red appeared before the Quarterback Club in Omaha and with his first words stated that Creighton was going to a post season tournament . A majority of the people felt that McManus had a fatal case of over-optimism . The previous year 's 8-17 record was far from good . McManus worked tirelessly to turn Creighton into a basketball power . He utilized sharp recruiting and tough coaching to put the Bluejays back on the road to fame . The hard work paid off . Sophomore Paul Silas would blossom into a force in the middle , leading the nation in rebounding for the 1961-62 and 1962-63 seasons . |
1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres | The women 's 60 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 3 March . |
1997–98 Liga Indonesia Premier Division | This article is concerned with the Indonesian football results of Liga Indonesia season 1997/1998 . 31 teams involved in this season . The 1997/98 Liga Indonesia did not finish due to some issues with the PSSI . |
1996–97 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | The 1996 -- 97 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 season was the 71st season of top-tier football in Tunisia . |
1508 in science | The year 1508 in science and technology included a number of events , some of which are listed here . |
1952 NASCAR Grand National Series | The 1952 NASCAR Grand National Series was the fourth season of the premier stock car racing championship sanctioned by NASCAR . Once the season was concluded , driver Tim Flock was crowned the Grand National champion after winning 8 of the 33 events that he competed in . This was the first year that NASCAR scheduled its events to avoid the conflicts of having two races , at two different tracks , on the same day . The only exception was on June 1 , when races were held at both Toledo Speedway in Ohio , and Hayloft Speedway in Augusta , Georgia . Herb Thomas finished second to Flock after competing in 32 races , and Lee Petty finished third in the standings that year . Throughout the 1952 season , a total of 261 drivers entered at least one of the 34 events . Virtually every American car manufacturer ( at the time ) had at least one of their cars start that season . 1952 was also the first season that sponsors such as Pure Oil Co ( which later became Union 76 , and eventually Unocal ) , and Champion Spark Plug Inc. started paying contingency award monies in exchange for the publicity they would receive by drivers sponsoring their products . |
1996 European Judo Championships | The 1996 European Judo Championships were the 7th edition of the European Judo Championships , and were held in The Hague , Netherlands on 19 May 1996 . |
1744 in Norway | Events in the year 1744 in Norway . |
1. Heaviest Artillery Regiment | The Polish 1 . Heaviest Artillery Regiment was formed in mid-1920 and saw limited combat at the end of the Polish-Soviet War in 1920 . At the time , the unit was equipped with 210 mm mortars and 149.1 mm cannons . By 1921 the regiment was motorized and 155 mm howitzers were added . In 1934 , the unit was moved to Gora Kalwaria . |
1999–00 Ranji Trophy | The 1999 -- 00 Ranji Trophy was the 66th season of the Ranji Trophy . Mumbai defeated Hyderabad by 297 runs in the final . V. V. S. Laxman set new seasonal records of 1415 runs and eight hundreds . Kanwaljit Singh 's 62 wickets is the second best for a season , after Bishan Bedi 's 64 wickets in 1974-75 . |
13th G-15 summit | The Thirteenth G-15 summit was held in Havana , Cuba on September 14 , 2006 . The group 's meeting was coordinated to take place at the same time as a non-aligned summit of 116 developing nations in the Cuban capital . The summit agenda of the Group of 15 ( G-15 ) encompassed a range of issues . The summit theme was `` Rural and Agricultural Development and the Management of Water Resources . '' The gathering brought together leaders , representatives and policymakers from non-aligned nations . African G-15 nations are Algeria , Egypt , Kenya , Nigeria , Senegal , and Zimbabwe . Those from Asia are India , Indonesia , Iran , Malaysia , and Sri Lanka . Latin American G-15 nations include Argentina , Brazil , Chile , Jamaica , Mexico , Peru and Venezuela . |
1687 in Norway | Events in the year 1687 in Norway . |
1935–36 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team | The 1935 -- 36 Indiana Hoosiers men 's basketball team represented Indiana University . Their head coach was Everett Dean , who was in his 12th year . The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington , Indiana , and was a member of the Big Ten Conference . The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 18 -- 2 and a conference record of 11 -- 1 , finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference . |
1968 in science | The year 1968 in science and technology involved some significant events , listed below . |
13th Army Band (United States) | The 13th Army Band , is the , `` best kept secret in the National Guard , '' according to Florida 's Adjutant General , Major General Michael A. Calhoun . The band is under the direction of CW2 Stephen K. Rivero and is currently located in Fort Lauderdale , Florida . |
1837 in Wales | This article is about the particular significance of the year 1837 to Wales and its people . |
1998–99 Luxembourg National Division | Statistics of the Luxembourg National Division in the 1998 -- 99 season . |
1893 Carlisle Indians football team | The 1893 Carlisle Indians football team represented the Carlisle Indians football team of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School during the 1893 college football season . The sport was reinstituted after a long absence . The Indians were coached by W. G. Thompson in the school 's first year of organized intercollegiate football recognized by the NCAA . The Indians were consistently outsized by the teams they scheduled , and they in turn relied on speed and guile to remain competitive . The team compiled a record of 2 -- 1 ; outscored opponents 60 to 16 . Richard Henry Pratt laid out the fundamental rule of Carlisle football ; `` Promise me that you 'll never slug . '' |
1981–82 FA Trophy | The 1981 -- 82 FA Trophy was the thirteenth season of the FA Trophy . |
1999 Malaysian Grand Prix | The 1999 Malaysian Grand Prix ( formally the I Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix ) was a Formula One motor race held on 17 October 1999 at the Sepang International Circuit near Sepang , Malaysia . It was the fifteenth race of the 1999 Formula One season . The 56-lap race was won by Eddie Irvine driving a Ferrari car from a second position start . Michael Schumacher , in his first race back since breaking his leg during that season 's British Grand Prix at Silverstone , and who started from pole position , finished second with Mika Häkkinen finishing third driving for McLaren . |
12th Illinois Cavalry | The 12th Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a volunteer cavalry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . |
1990 BMW Open | The 1990 BMW Open was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Munich , Germany . The tournament was held from 30 April through 7 May 1990 . |
1992 (album) | 1992 is the eighth studio album by American rapper The Game . It was released on October 14 , 2016 , by Blood Money Entertainment and eOne Music . The album features a single guest appearance by R&B singer Jeremih and a prominent -LSB- uncredited -RSB- feature by Jason Derulo , as well as uncredited appearances by Osbe Chill , Lorine Chia and Sonyae Elise . |
1971–72 Cleveland Cavaliers season | The 1971 -- 72 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the second season of NBA basketball in Cleveland , Ohio . The Cavaliers finished the season with a 23 -- 59 record , finishing last in the Central Division and 7th in the Eastern Conference . Rookie top pick Austin Carr was named to the All-Rookie team and John Johnson and Butch Beard were named All-Stars . |
1944–45 Swedish football Division 2 | Statistics of Swedish football Division 2 in season 1944/1945 . |
1895 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | The 1895 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the ninth staging of Ireland 's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition . Tipperary were the champions . |
1931 Grand National | The 1931 Grand National was the 90th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool , England , on 27 March 1931 . The steeplechase was won by Grakle , at odds of 100/6 . The nine-year-old was ridden by jockey Bob Lyall and trained by Tom Coulthwaite for owner Cecil Taylor , who collected the # 9,310 prize . Gregalach , winner in 1929 , finished in second place ; Annandale was third and Rhyticere fourth . Forty-three horses ran and all but two returned safely to the stables . Swift Roland was fatally injured at Becher 's Brook when another faller landed on him , and Drin was euthanised after incurring a leg fracture at Valentine 's Brook . |
1992 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team | The 1992 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season . |
1 California | 1 California , California One , 1st California , California First , or variant thereof , may refer to : One California , San Francisco office building One California Plaza , Los Angeles office building OneCalifornia Bank , bank OneCalifornia , political opposition group to Six Californias `` 1 California '' is a San Francisco Muni bus line California 1 California State Route 1 1st California First California Mortgage California Battalion 1st California Infantry 1st Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry 1st California Veteran Infantry Battalion 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry , California Volunteers California 1st California 's 1st district ( disambiguation ) California 's 1st congressional district California 's 1st State Assembly district California 's 1st State Senate district |
1917 in Romania | |
115 Squadron (Israel) | 115 Squadron , also known as the Flying Dragon or Red Squadron , is the Israeli Air Force 's aggressor squadron . Based at Ovda , it is the sole IAF squadron to operate fixed-wing aircraft , helicopters and also ground-based assets . |
1973 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship | The 1973 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship . |
1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team | The 1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana -- Champaign during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season . They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference . Their home games were played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign , Illinois . The team 's head coach was Ron Turner , who was in his first season with the Illini . Illinois had a record of 0 -- 11 and failed to make a bowl game . |
105th Ohio Infantry | The 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 105th OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . |
1966–67 Regionalliga | The 1966 -- 67 Regionalliga was the fourth season of the Regionalliga , the second tier of the German football league system . The league operated in five regional divisions , Berlin , North , South , Southwest and West . The five league champions and all five runners-up , at the end of the season , entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season . The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga Berlin and Regionalliga Südwest champions Alemannia Aachen and Borussia Neunkirchen . |
1979–80 Aberdeen F.C. season | Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division , Scottish Cup , League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1979 -- 80 . They finished first in the Premier Division , the club 's first Premier Division title and second Scottish league championship . In the cups , they reached the Scottish Cup Semi final , losing to Rangers , and lost the League Cup Final after a replay against Dundee United . In Europe , they were drawn against Eintracht Frankfurt , losing 1 -- 2 on aggregate over two legs in the first round . |
1934 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1934 was the 48th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship , Ireland 's premier hurling knock-out competition . Limerick won the championship , beating Dublin 5-2 to 2-6 in a replay of the final . |
1870 Glaukos | 1870 Glaukos , provisional designation , is a carbonaceous Jupiter trojan from the Trojan camp , approximately 45 kilometers in diameter . |
1982 European Fencing Championships | The 1982 European Fencing Championships were held in Mödling , Austria . The competition consisted of individual events only . |
1878 in the United Kingdom | Events from the year 1878 in the United Kingdom . |
1986 | The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations . |
10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg | The 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg or 10.SS-Panzer-Division Frundsberg was a German Waffen SS panzer division . The division was formed at the beginning of 1943 as a reserve for the expected Allied invasion of France . However , their first campaign was in Ukraine in April 1944 . Afterwards , the unit was then transferred to the west , where it fought the Allies in France and at Arnhem . The division was moved to Pomerania , then fought south east of Berlin in the Lausitz area until the end of the war . |
1000 Ways to Die (season 2) | The TV show 1000 Ways to Die airs on the cable channel Spike . New episodes air on Monday nights at 10/9C , beginning on March 12 , 2012 , with the Season 4 premiere . |
1779 in literature | This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1779 . |
1911 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | The 1911 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling . They took place in Rome , Italy in 1911 . Four events for men were contested , two for professionals and two for amateurs . |
1944 New York Giants (MLB) season | The 1944 New York Giants season was the franchise 's 62nd season . The team finished in fifth place in the National League with an 67-87 record , 38 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals . |
1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football team | The 1966 Cal Poly Mustangs football team represented California Polytechnic State UniversityThe official name of Cal Poly is California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo . However , it has been more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly since 1947 . See : Cal Poly during the 1966 College Division football season . Cal Poly competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association ( CCAA ) . The team was led by fifth-year head coach Sheldon Harden and played home games at Mustang Stadium in San Luis Obispo , California . They finished the season with a record of six wins and four losses ( 6 -- 4 , 2 -- 3 CCAA ) . |
1831 in sports | 1831 in sports describes the year 's events in world sport . |
1153 in Ireland | Events from the year 1153 in Ireland . |
1953 Washington Senators season | The 1953 Washington Senators won 76 games , lost 76 , and finished in fifth place in the American League . They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium . This was their last winning season until 1962 . |
1969 Wales rugby union tour | The 1969 Wales rugby union tour was a series of rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Australia , Fiji and New Zealand . The tour took in four matches against regional and invitational teams and three tests ; two to New Zealand and one to Australia . This was the second official Wales tour to the southern hemisphere and the first to Australasia and Melanesia . The tour results were mixed for Wales ; the team was unbeaten in the non-test matches and were victorious over Australia , but were completely out-classed by New Zealand . The captaincy of the tour was given to Newport 's Brian Price . |
1991 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina | The 1991 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the last census of the population undertaken in the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina before the Bosnian War . It was conducted during the final week of March 1991 . For the 1991 census there were 109 municipalities of which ten were part of Sarajevo . |
1964 Washington State Cougars football team | The 1964 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Athletic Association of Western Universities ( AAWU ) during the 1964 college football season . In their first season under head coach Bert Clark , the Cougars compiled a 3 -- 6 -- 1 record ( 1 -- 2 -- 1 against AAWU opponents ) , finished in a tie for sixth place in the AAWU , and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 208 to 165 . The team 's statistical leaders included Dave Peterson with 478 passing yards , Clancy Williams with 783 rushing yards , and Tom Kelley with 218 receiving yards . |
1881 Birthday Honours | The 1881 Birthday Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire . The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen , and were published in The London Gazette on 24 May 1881 . The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour , and arranged by honour , with classes ( Knight , Knight Grand Cross , etc. ) and then divisions ( Military , Civil , etc. ) as appropriate . |
1960 in Libya | The following lists events that happened in 1960 in Libya . |
1672 in France | Events from the year 1672 in France |
1934–35 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team | The 1934 -- 35 St. Francis Terriers men 's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1934 -- 35 NCAA men 's basketball season . The team was coached by Rody Cooney , who was in his third year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers . The team was not part of a conference and played as division I independents . The 1934 -- 35 team finished with a .500 record at 12 -- 12 . |
1994 UAB Blazers football team | The 1994 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham ( UAB ) in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season , and was the fourth team fielded by the school . The Blazers were led by head coach Jim Hilyer , who entered his fourth season as the UAB 's head coach . They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham , Alabama and competed as a Division I-AA Independent . The Blazers finished their second season at the I-AA level with a record of seven wins and four losses ( 7 -- 4 ) . |
1983–84 New York Islanders season | The 1983 -- 84 New York Islanders season was the 12th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League . This season involved participating in the Stanley Cup Finals , but losing the Cup to the Edmonton Oilers . |
1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship | The 1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America 's National Sports Car Championship . It began January 31 , 1954 , and ended November 7 , 1954 , after twelve races . For the first time , championships were awarded to drivers in each class , rather than an overall championship as before . |
1939/1940 Daily Mail Gold Cup | The 1939/1940 Daily Mail Gold Cup was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the Daily Mail . The cup was won by Alec Brown with Sydney Lee finishing in second place in the final table . It was the sixth and last Daily Mail Gold Cup tournament , although only the fourth as a snooker event . The Daily Mail Gold Cup ran from 1935 to 1940 . |
1965 Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team | The 1965 Saint Louis Billikens men 's soccer team represented Saint Louis University during the 1965 NCAA Division I men 's soccer season . The Billikens won their fifth NCAA title this season . It was the eighth ever season the Billikens fielded a men 's varsity soccer team . |
1928 World Table Tennis Championships | The 2nd World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm from January 24 to January 29 , 1928 . |
1208 (band) | 1208 ( generally pronounced `` twelve-o-eight '' or `` twelve-zero-eight '' ) was a punk rock band from Hermosa Beach , California that formed in 1994 . The name `` 1208 '' came from the apartment number they first shared . They released two full-length studio albums on Epitaph Records : Feedback Is Payback ( 2002 ) and Turn of the Screw ( 2004 ) . Their song `` Fall Apart '' from Turn of The Screw was featured on the popular PlayStation 2 and Xbox game Burnout 3 . In November 2006 , the band was reported to be working on a third album , however the album never materialized . 1208 reunited in 2009 for a one-off show with T.S.O.L. . All original members performed , with the exception of drummer Manny McNamara . Deviates drummer Donald Conrad filled in on drums . Singer Alex Flynn is the nephew of Black Flag founder Greg Ginn and artist Raymond Pettibon . |
128 (number) | 128 ( one hundred -LSB- and -RSB- twenty-eight ) is the natural number following 127 and preceding 129 . |
1931–32 Galatasaray S.K. season | The 1931 -- 32 season was Galatasaray SK 's 28th in existence . Galatasaray SK did not join the Istanbul Football League due to the disagreement regarding the match revenues and played only friendly matches . Galatasaray SK 's did not participate the İstanbul Shield Organization either . |
14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun | The 14 cm/40 11th Year Type naval gun was the standard surface battery for Japanese submarine cruisers of World War II . Most carried single guns , but Junsen type submarines carried two . Japanese submarines I-7 and I-8 carried an unusual twin mounting capable of elevating to 40 ° . Eleventh year type refers to the horizontal sliding breech block on these guns . Breech block design began in 1922 CE , the eleventh year of the Taishō period . The gun fired a projectile 14 cm in diameter , and the barrel was 40 calibers long ( barrel length is 14 cm x 40 = 560 centimeters or 220 inches ) . |
1934–35 SK Rapid Wien season | The 1934-35 SK Rapid Wien season was the 38th season in club history . |
1942 Purdue Boilermakers football team | The 1942 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1942 Big Ten Conference football season . In their first season under head coach Elmer Burnham , the Boilermakers compiled a 1 -- 8 record , finished in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 1 -- 4 record against conference opponents , and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 179 to 27 . |
1970s in motorsport | This article documents the events in motorsport that happened in the 1970s . |
1975 World Snooker Championship | The 1975 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place at various locations in Australia . The final was held at the Nunawading Basketball Centre on Burwood Highway , in Burwood East , Victoria . In the final Ray Reardon won 10 of the 12 frames on the second day to lead 16 -- 8 but Eddie Charlton won the first 9 frames on day 3 to lead . Reardon then led 23 -- 21 before Charlton won 8 frames in a row to lead 29 -- 23 , needing just 2 of the last 9 frames to win . However Reardon then won 7 frames in a row to lead again and , although Charlton levelled the match at 30 -- 30 , Reardon won the deciding frame to win 31 -- 30 . |
1900 Kansas State Aggies football team | The 1900 Kansas State Aggies football team represented Kansas State Agricultural College during the 1900 college football season . |
1969 European Weightlifting Championships | The 1969 European Weightlifting Championships were held at the Torwar Hall in Warsaw , Poland from September 20 to September 28 , 1969 . This was the 48th edition of the event . There were 108 men in action from 19 nations . This tournament was a part of 1969 World Weightlifting Championships . |
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1988 Minnesota Twins season | The 1988 Minnesota Twins finished a 91-71 , second in the AL West . 3,030,672 fans attended Twins games , at the time , establishing a new major league record . Pitcher Allan Anderson had his most successful season in 1988 , winning the American League ERA title at 2.45 and compiling a record of 16-9 in 30 starts . |
1983 New Zealand National Soccer League | The 1983 New Zealand National Soccer League was the 14th season of a nationwide round-robin club competition in New Zealand football . Manurewa comfortably won the league for the first time , finishing eight points clear of second-placed Hanimex North Shore United . This was the first season in which a win scored three points ; prior to this they were worth only two . |
1961 Kentucky Wildcats football team | The 1961 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1961 college football season . |
1665 in Ireland | Events from the year 1665 in Ireland . |
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