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1954 Auburn Tigers football team
The 1954 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1954 college football season . It was the Tigers ' 63rd overall and 22nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . The team was led by head coach Ralph `` Shug '' Jordan , in his fourth year , and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham , Alabama . They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses ( 8 -- 3 overall , 3 -- 3 in the SEC ) and with a victory over Baylor in the Gator Bowl .
1992 European Seniors Tour
The 1992 European Seniors Tour was the inaugural season of the European Seniors Tour , the professional golf tour for men aged 50 and above operated by the PGA European Tour .
19:19
'' ' 19:19 '' is the seventh episode of the second season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium . It premiered on the Fox network on November 7 , 1997 . The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong , and directed by Thomas J. Wright . `` 19:19 '' featured guest appearances by Kristen Cloke and Christian Hoff . Millennium Group offender profiler Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) investigates the abduction of a bus full of schoolchildren , requiring the help of fellow Group members Peter Watts ( Terry O'Quinn ) and Lara Means ( Cloke ) as he tracks a man preparing for a third world war . `` 19:19 '' featured several minor guest stars who would later return to the series , as well as the second appearance by recurring actor Cloke . The episode was viewed by approximately 5.98 million households in its initial broadcast , and received a mixed response from television critics .
1994 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 1994 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference . The team was led by head coach John Ralston , in his second year as head coach at San Jose State . They played their home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose , California . The Spartans finished the 1994 season with a record of three wins and eight losses ( 3 -- 8 , 3 -- 3 Big West ) .
100 (number)
100 or one hundred ( Roman numeral : ) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101 . In medieval contexts , it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of `` hundred '' to describe the long hundred of six score or 120 .
1998 Qatar Crown Prince Cup
The 1998 Qatar Crown Prince Cup was the 4th edition of this cup tournament in men 's football ( soccer ) . It was played by the top 4 teams of the Q-League . Al-Sadd were crowned champions for the first time .
1978 European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump
The women 's long jump at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Praha , then Czechoslovakia , at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 29 and 30 August 1978 .
1990 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft
The 1990 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft was the seventh season of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft ( German Touring Car Championship ) . The season had twelve rounds with two races each .
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
The CAF Second Round was the second stage of qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) zone . The eight teams advancing from the first round were joined by the eight highest ranked African nations : Algeria , Cameroon , Côte d'Ivoire , Egypt , Kenya , Morocco , Nigeria and Zaire .
1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche 6 -- 3 , 6 -- 4 , 6 -- 2 in the final to win the Gentlemen 's Singles title at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships . It was Laver 's third Wimbledon title , and his seventh grand slam overall . This was the first year when professional tennis players were allowed to compete at the Wimbledon Championships . Previously only amateur tennis players could compete . John Newcombe was the defending champion , but was defeated in the fourth round by Arthur Ashe .
1834 in South Africa
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1997 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada
The table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1997 . The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case , and which justices joined each reason . This list , however , does not include reasons on motions .
1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
The 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season . The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro , Georgia . The team was coached by Frank Ellwood , in his first and only year as head coach for the Eagles .
1961 CFL season
The 1961 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the eighth season in modern-day Canadian football , although it is officially the fourth Canadian Football League season .
1951 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
The year 1951 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts .
1716 in piracy
See also : 1715 in piracy , other events of 1716 , 1717 in piracy and the list of ` years of Piracy ' .
1996 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The 1996 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race , sponsored by Telstra , was the 52nd annual running of the `` blue water classic '' Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race . As in past editions of the race , it was hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney , New South Wales . As with previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races , the 1996 edition began on Sydney Harbour , at noon on Boxing Day ( 26 December 1996 ) , before heading south for 630 nautical miles ( 1,170 km ) through the Tasman Sea , past Bass Strait , into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent , to cross the finish line in Hobart , Tasmania . The 1996 fleet comprised 95 starters of which 78 completed the race and 17 yachts retired .
16th Reserve Division (German Empire)
The 16th Reserve Division ( 16 . Reserve-Division ) was a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I . The division was formed on mobilization of the German Army in August 1914 as part of VIII Reserve Corps . The division was disbanded in 1919 during the demobilization of the German Army after World War I . The division was recruited primarily in the Prussian Rhine Province . At the beginning of the war , it formed the VIII Reserve Corps with the 15th Reserve Division . This was the unit in which Adolf Hitler served from 1914-1918 .
1962–63 United States network television schedule (weekday)
These are the daytime Monday -- Friday schedules on all three networks for each calendar season beginning September 1962 . All times are Eastern/Pacific . Talk/Variety shows are highlighted in yellow , Local News & Programs are highlighted in white , Reruns of Prime Time Shows are orange , Game Shows are pink , Soap Operas are chartreuse , News Programs are gold and all others are light blue . Debut Shows are shown in Bold Letters .
1983 OFC U-17 Championship
The 1983 OFC U-17 Championship , was the OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament , the biennial football championship of Oceania ( OFC ) . It was the 1st edition of the tournament and was held in Auckland , New Zealand from 3 to 10 December 1983 . New Zealand qualified for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship , in China .
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1933 Western State Hilltoppers football team
The 1933 Western State Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Normal School ( later renamed Western Michigan University ) as an independent during the 1933 college football season . In their fifth season under head coach Mike Gary , the Hilltoppers compiled a 3 -- 3 -- 1 record and outscored their opponents , 66 to 64 . Center Maurice Tingstad was the team captain .
1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 1974 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season . This was Bob Commings ' first year as head coach of the Hawkeyes .
1997–98 Israel State Cup
The 1997 -- 98 Israel State Cup ( גביע המדינה , Gvia HaMedina ) was the 59th season of Israel 's nationwide football cup competition and the 44th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence . The competition was won by Maccabi Haifa who had beaten Hapoel Jerusalem 2 -- 0 in the final . By winning , Maccabi Haifa qualified to the 1998 -- 99 UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup , entering in the qualifying round .
1970–71 in Scottish football
The 1970 -- 71 season was the 98th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 74th season of Scottish league football .
1992–93 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1992 -- 93 NBA season was the 76ers 44th season in the National Basketball Association , and 30th season in Philadelphia . During the offseason , the Sixers acquired Jeff Hornacek , Andrew Lang and Tim Perry from the Phoenix Suns . The Sixers got off to a bad start losing 11 of their first 14 games . The team also suffered two defeats that were greater than 50 points ( at Kings 154 -- 98 on Jan. 2 , and at Sonics 149 -- 93 on Mar. 6 ) . As the NBA in the 1990s emphasized more defensive play , head coach Doug Moe tried to implement an up-tempo attack offense similar to his Nuggets teams of the 1980s , which failed miserably . With the team holding a 19 -- 37 record in early March , he was fired and replaced with Fred Carter . On March 28 , during a nationally televised broadcast game between the Suns and the Sixers , former 76ers forward Charles Barkley received a standing ovation from his former home fans at The Spectrum . When the Sixers team was introduced , the crowd booed loudly at them . The Suns went on to win 110 -- 100 . Late in the season , the Sixers signed free agent Thomas Jordan , who played in the final four games of the season averaging 11.0 points , 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game . The Sixers finished sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 26 -- 56 record . Top draft pick Clarence Weatherspoon made the All-Rookie Second Team . Following the season , Hersey Hawkins was traded to the Charlotte Hornets , Armen Gilliam and Ron Anderson both signed as free agents with the New Jersey Nets , Lang signed with the Atlanta Hawks , Manute Bol signed with the Miami Heat , and Jordan was released and returned to playing overseas , ending his short lived stint in the NBA .
1915 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1915 North Carolina Tar Heels football team was an American football team that represented the University of North Carolina in the 1915 college football season . The team compiled a 4 -- 3 -- 1 record and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 105 to 98 .
1966–67 1re série season
The 1966 -- 67 1re série season was the 46th season of the 1re série , the top level of ice hockey in France . Chamonix Hockey Club won their 23rd league title .
1978–79 Scottish Second Division
The 1978 -- 79 Scottish Second Division was won by Berwick Rangers who , along with second placed Dunfermline Athletic , were promoted to the First Division . Meadowbank Thistle finished bottom .
1986–87 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1986 season began on December 28 , 1986 . The postseason tournament concluded with the New York Giants defeating the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI , 39 -- 20 , on January 25 , 1987 , at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena , California .
1728 in France
Events from the year 1728 in France .
1874–75 FA Cup
The 1874 -- 75 FA Cup was the fourth season of England 's oldest football tournament , the Football Association Challenge Cup or `` FA Cup '' . 29 teams entered , one more than the previous season , although four of the 29 never played a match . The final was contested by Royal Engineers -- playing in their third final in the four seasons of the FA Cup -- and Old Etonians -- playing in their first final . On their way to the final , Royal Engineers knocked out Cambridge University in the Second Round and holders Oxford University in the Semi-finals , while Old Etonians only managed to score more than one goal in one match : their second replay against Swifts , which they won 3 -- 0 . The biggest win of the competition was recorded by two-time FA Cup winners Wanderers , who beat Farningham 16 -- 0 in the First Round . In the final , played on 13 March 1875 , Old Etonians forced a replay against Royal Engineers , with the two sides playing out a 1 -- 1 draw . The replay was played three days later , when goals from Henry Renny-Tailyour and William Stafford secured a 2 -- 0 win for Royal Engineers .
1994 Topper South American Open (tennis)
The 1994 ATP Buenos Aires was an Association of Tennis Professionals tennis tournament held in Buenos Aires , Argentina and played on outdoor clay courts . It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from November 7 to November 14 .
1916 in India
Events in the year 1916 in India .
1923 Yorkshire Cup
The 1923 Yorkshire Cup was the sixteenth occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held . This year , for the fourth consecutive year , produced another new name was inscribed on the trophy . Hull F.C. ( previously three times beaten finalists ) won the trophy by beating Huddersfield by the score of 10-4 in the final . The match was played at Headingley , Leeds , now in West Yorkshire . The attendance was 23,300 and receipts were # 1,728 .
1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men 's 1500 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8 and 9 March .
1963–64 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1963 -- 64 season was Stoke City 's 57th season in the Football League and the 33rd in the First Division . With the club now on a high after gaining promotion back to England 's top tier manager Tony Waddington wasted no time in bringing in new signings to make sure relegation was avoided . He broke the transfer record and despite some concern during the season Stoke stayed up comfortably in 17th position . Stoke enjoyed success in the League Cup reaching the final against Leicester City before losing 4 -- 3 over two legs .
1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump
The men 's triple jump at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Roma , Italy , at Stadio Olimpico on 8 September 1974 .
16.6 (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead)
16.6 ( Before the Devil Knows You 're Dead ) is the eighth studio album by the German heavy metal band Primal Fear . It is the first album by the band not featuring long-time guitarist Stefan Leibing and the first album featuring new guitarist Magnus Karlsson . The band says of the album that it `` includes a lot of the vibe of our very first albums '' and also `` a lot of fresh and new elements '' .
1976 Rothmans International Series
The 1976 Rothmans International Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to single seater racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1 . The series , which was the first Rothmans International Series , was won by Vern Schuppan , driving a Lola T332 Chevrolet .
1929 College Football All-America Team
The 1929 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1929 . The seven selectors recognized by the NCAA as `` official '' for the 1929 season are ( 1 ) Collier 's Weekly , as selected by Grantland Rice , ( 2 ) the Associated Press , ( 3 ) the United Press , ( 4 ) the All-America Board , ( 5 ) the International News Service ( INS ) , ( 6 ) the Newspaper Enterprise Association ( NEA ) , and ( 7 ) the North American Newspaper Alliance ( NANA ) .
1980 Lancashire Cup
The 1980 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition 1980 was the sixty-eighth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held . Warrington won the trophy by beating Wigan by the score of 26-10 The match was played at Knowsley Road , Eccleston , St Helens , Merseyside , ( historically in the county of Lancashire ) . The attendance was 6,279 and receipts were # 8,629.00
121st Fighter Aviation Squadron
The 121st Fighter Aviation Squadron ( Serbo-Croatian : 121 . lovačka avijacijska eskadrila / 121 . ловачка авијацијска ескадрила ) was an aviation squadron of Yugoslav Air Force established in April , 1961 as part of 83rd Fighter Aviation Regiment at Zemunik military airport . It was equipped with US-made North American F-86E Sabre jet fighter aircraft . In 1963 the 83rd Fighter Aviation Regiment with its both squadrons ( 120th and 121st Fighter Aviation Squadron ) has been dislocated from Zemunik to Titograd military airport . By the end of year 1964 the 83rd Fighter Aviation Regiment has been disbanded . The 121st Fighter Aviation Squadron was also disbanded . Its personnel and equipment were attached to 120th Fighter Aviation Squadron .
1997 FIA GT Zeltweg 4 Hours
The 1997 FIA GT Zeltweg 4 Hours was the sixth race of the 1997 FIA GT Championship season . It was run at the redesigned A1-Ring , Austria on August 3 , 1997 .
1979 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1979 Atlantic hurricane season was the first season to include both male and female names , as well as the common six-year rotating lists of tropical cyclone names . The season officially began on June 1 , and lasted until November 30 . These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin . It was slightly below average , with nine systems reaching tropical storm intensity . The first system , an unnumbered tropical depression , developed north of Puerto Rico on June 9 . Two days later , Tropical Depression One formed and produced severe flooding in Jamaica , with 40 deaths and about $ 27 million ( 1979 USD ) in damage . Tropical Storm Ana caused minimal impact in the Lesser Antilles . Hurricane Bob spawned tornadoes and produced minor wind damage along the Gulf Coast of the United States , primarily in Louisiana , while the remnants caused flooding , especially in Indiana . Tropical Storm Claudette caused extensive flooding , due to torrential rainfall . There were two deaths and damaged totaled $ 750 million . The most intense tropical cyclone of the season was Hurricane David . It moved across the Lesser Antilles in late August , with the worst hit islands being Dominica and Martinique . The storm then strengthened further and struck Dominican Republic as a Category 5 hurricane . David was the strongest and deadliest tropical cyclone to make landfall in that country since 1930 . In Dominican Republic alone , the system caused approximately 1,000 death and $ 1 billion in damage . Later , David brought wind damage , tornadoes , and flooding to portions of the East Coast of the United States . Overall , the storm resulted in 2,068 deaths and $ 1.54 billion in damage . Hurricane Frederic brought destruction to the Gulf Coast of the United States , especially in Alabama and Mississippi . With $ 2.3 billion in damage , Frederic was the costliest hurricane in the history of the United States , until Hurricane Alicia in 1983 . Tropical Storm Elena brought flooding to the Greater Houston area , with five deaths and about $ 10 million in damage . However , little impact was reported elsewhere . Hurricane Henri remained offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and disrupted efforts to stop the Ixtoc I oil spill . Henri also caused flooding in portions of Mexico . In mid and late-September , a tropical depression caused flooding in the Southern United States , especially Texas . Four deaths were reported , two in Texas and two in Kentucky . Toward the end of October , a brief subtropical storm struck Newfoundland , but left little impact . Other than Tropical Depression One and the tropical depression that brought flooding to the Southern United States in mid and late-September , none of the other depressions caused significant effects of land . Collectively , the tropical cyclones of the season resulted in $ 4.63 billion in damage and at least 2,136 deaths . Pacific Storm Blanca originated in the basin .
1963 Tampa Spartans football team
The 1963 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1963 college football season . It was the Spartans ' 27th season and competed as a member of the NAIA . The team was led by head coach Fred Pancoast , in his second year , and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa , Florida . They finished with a record of four wins , five losses and one tie ( 4 -- 5 -- 1 ) . Pancoast resigned as the Spartans ' head coach on January 20 , 1964 , to take the position of ends coach at Florida .
1978 Macdonald Brier
The 1978 Macdonald Brier , Canada 's national men 's curling championship was held March 5 -- 10 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver .
1975 Five Nations Championship
The 1975 Five Nations Championship was the forty-sixth series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship . Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations , this was the eighty-first series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship . Ten matches were played between 18 January and 15 March . It was contested by England , France , Ireland , Scotland , and Wales . The championship was won by Wales , the team 's eighteenth title ( excluding another nine shared championships ) . The game between Scotland and Wales at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on 1 March attracted a World Record rugby attendance of 104,000 fans . This record would not be broken until a Bledisloe Cup game between Australia and New Zealand attracted 107,042 to the Sydney Olympic Stadium in 1999 . The attendance at Murrayfield remains the Championship 's record crowd , the record attendance in Europe and the third highest rugby attendance in history . With Scotland winning 12-10 it was the only loss for the Welsh during the 1975 Five Nations .
1913 Colorado Silver and Gold football team
The 1913 Colorado Silver and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado during the 1913 college football season . Head coach Fred Folsom led the team to a 3 -- 0 -- 1 mark in the RMFAC and 5 -- 1 -- 1 overall . The team lost to Oklahoma on Thanksgiving Day .
1998 Uganda Cup
Uganda Cup 1998 was the 24th season of the main Ugandan football Cup .
1989–90 DDR-Oberliga
The 1989 -- 90 DDR-Oberliga was the 41st season of the DDR-Oberliga , the first tier of league football in East Germany . It was the last season of the league under the name of DDR-Oberliga as it played as the NOFV-Oberliga in the following season . East Germany saw great political change during the 1989 -- 90 season with the opening of borders in October 1989 , free elections in March 1990 and the eventual German reunification later in the year . The league was contested by fourteen teams . Dynamo Dresden won the championship , the club 's last out of eight East German championships . Torsten Gütschow of Dynamo Dresden was the league 's top scorer with 18 goals , while Ulf Kirsten , also of Dynamo Dresden , took out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award . On the strength of the 1989 -- 90 title Dynamo Dresden qualified for the 1990 -- 91 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Red Star Belgrade in the quarter finals . Second-placed FC Karl-Marx-Stadt qualified for the 1990 -- 91 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out by Borussia Dortmund in the first round while third-placed 1 . FC Magdeburg lost to Girondins de Bordeaux in the second round . With Dynamo Dresden having won the double the losing cup finalist , Dynamo Schwerin , playing in the tier two DDR-Liga , took part in the 1990 -- 91 European Cup Winners ' Cup where it was knocked out in the first round by FK Austria Wien . During the season Berliner FC Dynamo was renamed to FC Berlin , BSG Wismut Aue was renamed to FC Wismut Aue and BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt became Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl while further name changes followed in the off-season . As another sign of the changes in East Germany players were , for the first time , allowed to transfer to western clubs during the 1989 -- 90 seasons . Andreas Thom was the first , leaving BFC Dynamo for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in February 1990 , followed by others which , while financially lucrative , left DDR-Oberliga clubs like Dynamo weakened .
1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 400 metre freestyle
The finals and the qualifying heats of the Women 's 400 metres Freestyle event at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca , Spain .
1978 African Cup of Nations qualification
This page details the qualification of the 1978 African Cup of Nations
1,1'-Azobis-1,2,3-triazole
1,1 ′ - Azobis-1 ,2,3 - triazole is a moderately explosive but comparatively stable chemical compound which contains a long continuous chain of nitrogen atoms , with an unbroken chain of eight nitrogen atoms cyclised into two 1,2,3-triazole rings . It is stable up to 194 ° C . The compound exhibits cis -- trans isomerism at the central azo group : the trans isomer is more stable and is yellow , while the cis isomer is less stable and is blue . The two rings are aromatic and form a conjugated system with the azo linkage . This chromophore allows the trans compound to be isomerised to the cis when treated with an appropriate wavelength of ultraviolet light .
1996 AFC U-17 Championship
1996 AFC U-17 Championship
112th Cavalry Regiment
The 112th Cavalry Regiment was a Texas National Guard regiment that served in several Pacific campaigns during World War II .
.ph
. ph is the Internet country code top-level domain ( ccTLD ) for the Philippines .
10 Days in a Madhouse
10 days in a Madhouse is a 2015 American biographical film about the experiences of undercover journalist Nellie Bly where , as a reporter working for Joseph Pulitzer , she got herself committed to Blackwell 's Island Asylum to report on atrocities . The production was written and directed by Timothy Hines with consultation from one of Bly 's modern biographers , Brooke Kroeger . The film draws from Bly 's exposé Ten Days in a Mad-House , which led to significant reforms in the treatment of mental health patients in her time . The cast includes Caroline Barry , Christopher Lambert , Kelly Le Brock , Julia Chantrey and Alexandra Callas . This film has garnered extreme controversy for breach of contract . Christopher Lambert , the male lead , was the only actor compensated in full for his work on the feminist film , while the female cast members remain unpaid as of 2017 . Reviews for 10 Days in a Madhouse are predominantly negative . Audiences often cite poor directing , editing , and high school production grade performances .
1683 in Sweden
Events from the year 1683 in Sweden
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1979–80 League of Ireland
Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1979 -- 80 season .
1947 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1947 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1947 season in Camogie . The championship was won by Antrim who defeated Dublin by a three-point margin in the final . The semi-final between Dublin and Galway ranks alongside the disputed semi-final of 1966 between Dublin and Tipperary as the most controversial in camogie history .
1949 AAA Championship Car season
The 1949 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 14 races , beginning in Arlington , Texas on April 24 and concluding in Del Mar , California on November 6 . There were also two non-championship events . The AAA National Champion was Johnnie Parsons , and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Bill Holland . The season was marred by George Metzler 's death at Indianapolis in practice , Bill Sheffler 's death at Trenton also in practice , and Rex Mays 's death in the final race at Del Mar. .
186th Aero Squadron
The 186th Aero Squadron was an Air Service , United States Army unit that fought on the Western Front during World War I. The squadron was assigned as an Army Observation Squadron , performing long-range , strategic reconnaissance over the entire length of the United States First Army sector of the Western Front in France . After the 1918 Armistice with Germany , the squadron was assigned to the United States Third Army , VII Corps Observation Group at Trier Airfield , Germany as part of the Allied Occupation of the Rhineland . The squadron was demobilized in Germany during July 1919 and its members returned to the United States . There is no modern United States Air Force unit that shares its lineage and history .
1991–92 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1991 -- 92 rugby union Scottish Inter-District Championship was a curtailed championship . Unusually 6 teams competed in this year 's tournament . Glasgow District , Edinburgh District , South , North and Midlands and the Anglo Scots were joined by a SRU Presidents XV side . Each team played only 2 matches . No winner was declared .
1998 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles
Mariaan de Swardt and Jana Novotná won in the final 6 -- 1 , 6 -- 3 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva .
155th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
The was an infantry division of the Imperial Japanese Army . Its call sign was the . It was formed 28 February 1945 in Zentsūji , Kagawa as a square division . It was a part of the 16 simultaneously created divisions batch numbering from 140th to 160th .
1747 in Norway
Events in the year 1747 in Norway .
1976–77 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1976 -- 77 FIBA European Champions Cup was the 20th edition of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup ( now called EuroLeague ) . The Final was held at the Pionir Hall , in Belgrade , Yugoslavia , on April 7 , 1977 . Maccabi Elite defeated Mobilgirgi Varèse , by a result of 78 -- 77 . This year saw a competition system change , as FIBA opted to replace classic knock-out round qualifications with a group stage .
10.000 Watts of Artificial Pleasures
10,000 Watts of Artificial Pleasures ( often stylized as 10.000 Watts of Artificial Pleasures ) is the debut EP album , as well as the very first project by Italian industrial rock band Dope Stars Inc. . It was released periodically throughout 2003 . Being self-produced and distributed , the band created a street team to sell copies of the album in order to get the attention of labels for future projects . Copies of the EP sold out quickly and boosted the band 's reputation into gaining a record deal with Trisol Music Group .
1917 Bath Riots
1917 Bath Riots occurred in January 1917 at the Santa Fe Bridge between El Paso , Texas and Juárez , Mexico . The riots lasted from January 28 to January 30 and were sparked by new immigration policies at the El Paso -- Juárez Immigration and Naturalization Service office , requiring Mexicans crossing the border to take de-lousing baths and be vaccinated . Reports of nude photography of women bathers and fear of potential fire from the kerosene baths led Carmelita Torres to refuse to submit to the procedure . Denied a refund of her transport fare , she began yelling at the officials and convinced other riders to join her . After three days , the discontent subsided , but the disinfections of Mexicans at the U.S. border continued for forty years .
1991–92 Soviet Cup
The 1991-92 Soviet Cup was the last edition of an already non-existing political entity , the Soviet Union . In the spring of 1992 , all three remaining Ukrainian clubs withdrew from the competition leaving only Russian and Central Asian clubs to contest the main trophy . Because of that only one game was played during the competition 's quarterfinals , while a club from Tajikistan , Pamir Dushanbe , advanced to the semifinals where it was eliminated . The winner of the competition , Spartak Moscow , qualified for the continental tournament representing Russia .
1999 NCAA Rifle Championships
The 1999 NCAA Rifle Championships were contested at the 20th annual NCAA-sanctioned competition to determine the team and individual national champions of co-ed collegiate rifle shooting in the United States . The championship was hosted by Norwich University in Northfield , Vermont . Alaska topped the team standings , finishing 108 points ( 6,276 -- 6,168 ) points ahead of Navy . This was the Nanooks ' second team title . First the first time since 1980 , one shooter , Kelly Mansfield ( Alaska ) , captured the individual national championship for both the smallbore and air rifle events .
1997 Brisbane Broncos season
The 1997 Brisbane Broncos season was the tenth in the history of the Brisbane Broncos club . This season was unique in that they participated in the Australian Super League 's 1997 Telstra Cup premiership and 1997 World Club Championship , winning both competitions .
1951 Florida Gators football team
The 1951 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1951 college football season . The season was Bob Woodruff 's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team . The highlights of the season included two intersectional victories over the Wyoming Cowboys ( 13 -- 0 ) and the Loyola Lions ( 40 -- 7 ) , and two Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) victories over the Vanderbilt Commodores ( 33 -- 13 ) during Florida 's homecoming and the Alabama Crimson Tide ( 30 -- 21 ) in Tuscaloosa , Alabama . For the second year in a row , Woodruff 's 1951 Florida Gators finished 5 -- 5 overall and 2 -- 4 in the SEC , placing ninth among twelve conference teams .
1879 Chicago White Stockings season
The 1879 Chicago White Stockings season was the 8th season of the Chicago White Stockings franchise , the 4th in the National League and the 2nd at Lakefront Park . The White Stockings finished fourth in the National League with a record of 46 -- 33 .
1970 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1970 ECAC Hockey Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 9th tournament in league history . It was played between March 10 and March 14 , 1970 . Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites , while the ` final four ' games were played at the Boston Garden in Boston , Massachusetts . By reaching the championship game both , Cornell and Clarkson received invitations to participate in the 1970 NCAA Division I Men 's Ice Hockey Tournament .
1988 Australian Sports Car Championship
The 1988 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing competition open to Group 2A Sports Cars ( including Clubman cars at the sole discretion of CAMS ) , FISA C1 cars ( up to 6 litres ) , FISA C2 cars ( up to 5 litres ) and Sports Sedans . The title , which was the 20th Australian Sports Car Championship , was contested over a four round series and was won by Alan Nolan , driving a Nola Chevrolet . As of 2014 this is the final Australian Sports Car Championship contested .
1945 in film
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events .
141st Air Refueling Wing
The 141st Air Refueling Wing ( 141 ARW ) is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard , stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base , Spokane , Washington . If activated to federal service , the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command . The 116th Air Refueling Squadron assigned to the Wings 141st Operations Group , is a descendant organization of the World War I 116th Aero Squadron , established on 28 August 1917 . It was reformed on 6 August 1924 , as the 116th Observation Squadron , and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II .
1994–95 Sunderland A.F.C. season
During the 1994 -- 95 English football season , Sunderland A.F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
19th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 19th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War .
1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
The Senior men 's race at the 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Warszawa , Poland , at the Służewiec Racecourse on March 22 , 1987 . A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald and in the Evening Times . Complete results , medallists , and the results of British athletes were published .
'A' You're Adorable
A ' You 're Adorable '' is a popular song with music by Sid Lippman and lyrics by Buddy Kaye and Fred Wise , published in 1948 . The biggest hit version was recorded by Perry Como , with The Fontane Sisters on March 1 , 1949 . This recording was released on single records as follows : In the United States , by RCA Victor , on 78 rpm ( catalog number 20-3381-B ) and 45 rpm ( catalog number 47-2899 ) , in 1949 , with the flip side `` When Is Sometime ? '' This record reached # 1 on the US chart on April 9 , 1949 . In the United Kingdom , by HMV , on 78 rpm ( catalog number BD-1250 ) in June 1949 , with the flip side `` Forever and Ever '' In Japan , by Victor Entertainment , on 78 rpm ( catalog number S-2 ) , with the flip side `` Bali Ha'i '' In Australia , by His Master 's Voice , on 78 rpm ( catalog number E.A. 3850 ) , with the flip side `` My Melancholy Baby '' Another recording by Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae was also very popular . The recording was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 15393 . The flip side was `` Need You . '' The recording first appeared on the Billboard charts on March 25 , 1949 , lasting 13 weeks and peaking at position # 4 . Another recording by the Tony Pastor orchestra also charted . The recording was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38449 . The recording first appeared on the Billboard charts on May 6 , 1949 , lasting 2 weeks and peaking at position # 22 . The song formed the basis for a Morecambe and Wise sketch , where Eric Morecambe started with `` A you 're adorable , B you 're so beautiful '' and then randomly chose letters such as J , Q or Z to fox Ernie Wise . The song was used in a Star Trek : The Next Generation DVD extra , where Patrick Stewart , as Jean-Luc Picard , sang the song with slightly altered lyrics . The song was also performed by an Anything Muppet on Sesame Street to his girlfriend , who was then scared off by Cookie Monster . ` A ' , You 're Adorable is a song from the video Baby Animal Songs
1761 in Sweden
Events from the year 1761 in Sweden
1903–04 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team
The 1903 -- 04 Connecticut Aggies men 's basketball team represented Connecticut Agricultural College , now the University of Connecticut , in the 1903 -- 04 collegiate men 's basketball season . The Aggies completed the season with a 6 -- 3 record against mostly local high schools . The Aggies were members of the Athletic League of New England State Colleges .
1936 Home Nations Championship
The 1936 Home Nations Championship was the thirty-second series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship . Including the previous incarnations as the Five Nations , and prior to that , the Home Nations , this was the forty-ninth series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship . Six matches were played between 18 January and 21 March . It was contested by England , Ireland , Scotland and Wales .
103rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
The 103rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment ( 103rd HAA Rgt ) was an air defence unit of the British Army 's Royal Artillery during World War II . It saw action during the Liverpool Blitz , landed on D-Day and served throughout the subsequent campaign in North West Europe and defended the cities of Belgium against V-1 flying bombs .
1970 Dutch Open (tennis)
The 1970 Dutch Open was a men 's tennis tournament staged in Hilversum , Netherlands . The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was held from August 3 to August 9 , 1970 . It was the 14th edition of the tournament and Tom Okker won the singles title .
1971 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1971 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Meran , Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time . The mixed C-2 team event was discontinued following the 1969 championships . Meran hosted the championships previously in 1953 , tying a record set both by Geneva , Switzerland ( 1949 , 1959 ) and by Spittal , Austria ( 1963 , 1965 ) .
1991 AFL draft
1856 in paleontology
1993 Men's African Volleyball Championship
The 1993 Men 's African Volleyball Championship was in Algiers , Algeria , with 10 teams participating in the continental championship .
1934 Grand Prix season
The 1934 Grand Prix season was the final year of a two-year hiatus for the European Championship . Achille Varzi proved to be the most successful driver , winning six Grands Prix . Alfa Romeo 's cars proved difficult to beat , winning 18 of the season 's 35 Grands Prix .
1921 St. Louis Cardinals season
The 1921 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team 's 40th season in St. Louis , Missouri and the 30th season in the National League . The Cardinals went 87 -- 66 during the season and finished 3rd in the National League .
18th Japan Record Awards
The 18th Annual Japan Record Awards took place at the Imperial Garden Theater in Chiyoda , Tokyo , on December 31 , 1976 , starting at 7:00 PM JST . The primary ceremonies were televised in Japan on TBS .
171st Aviation Squadron (Australia)
The 171st Aviation Squadron ( 171 Avn Sqn ) is an Australian Army helicopter squadron equipped with S70A Black Hawk helicopters and provides support to the Special Operations Command . The squadron is based at Luscombe Airfield , Holsworthy Barracks , Sydney and forms part of the 6th Aviation Regiment .
1919 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 1919 Stanley Cup playoffs were played from February 22 to March 29 , when the National Hockey League ( NHL ) champion Montreal Canadiens defeated the Pacific Coast Hockey Association ( PCHA ) champion Seattle Metropolitans for the Stanley Cup . The finals ended with no champion because the series was suspended after five games due to the Spanish flu outbreak . It was the only time in the history of the Stanley Cup that it was not awarded due to a no-decision after playoffs were held .
1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake
The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake occurred on July 17 with a moment magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII ( Severe ) . The event occurred on a reverse fault near the north coast region of Papua New Guinea , 25 km from the coast near Aitape , and caused a large undersea landslide which caused a tsunami that hit the coast , killing between at least 2,183 and 2,700 people and injuring thousands .
1963 Western North Carolina 500
The 1963 Western North Carolina 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series ( now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ) event that was held on August 11 , 1969 , at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville , North Carolina . The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade . Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the `` strictly stock '' vehicles of the 1950s ; most of the cars were trailered to events or hauled in by trucks .