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1985–86 Denver Nuggets season | The 1985 -- 86 NBA season was the Nuggets ' 10th season in the NBA and 19th season as a franchise . |
1524 Joensuu | 1524 Joensuu , provisional designation , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt , approximately 42 kilometers in diameter . It was discovered on 18 September 1939 , by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland , and named for the town of Joensuu . |
1987–88 Liga Leumit | The 1987 -- 88 Liga Leumit season saw the league experiment with a split-league system . After the first two rounds ( 26 matches ) , the league split , with the top eight clubs forming a Championship group and the bottom six forming a Relegation group . Within the groups , the clubs played each other once more . Hapo... |
1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump | The men 's long jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy , France , at Parc des Sports on 29 and 30 July . |
1889 in Portugal | Events in the year 1889 in Portugal . |
1976 in Taiwan | Events from the year 1976 in Taiwan . This year is numbered Minguo 65 according to the official Republic of China calendar . |
1997 ICC Trophy squads | Twenty-two teams participated in the 1997 ICC Trophy , the sixth edition of the tournament . Two teams , Italy and Scotland , were making their debuts . |
1984–85 Northern Premier League | The 1984 -- 85 Northern Premier League season was the 17th in the history of the Northern Premier League , a football competition in England . |
1891 Cornell Big Red football team | The 1891 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1891 college football season . The team compiled a 7 -- 3 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 298 to 34 . No Cornell players received honors on the 1891 College Football All-America ... |
1975 British Saloon Car Championship | The 1975 British Saloon Car Championship was the 18th season of the championship . The title was won by Andy Rouse , driving a Triumph Dolomite Sprint . |
1984 NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship | The 1984 NCAA Men 's Water Polo Championship was the 16th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men 's collegiate water polo . Tournament matches were played at the Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach , California during December 1984 . California defeated Stanford in the final , 9 -- 8 , to win t... |
1902 FA Cup Final | The 1902 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Southampton at Crystal Palace . Southampton became the last team from outside The Football League to reach the final of the FA Cup . The match finished 1 -- 1 after extra time , with the goals scored by Alf Common for Sheffield United and Harry Wood for Southa... |
1958 college football season | The 1958 NCAA University Division football season was notable in that it was the first to feature the two-point conversion . On January 13 , 1958 , the 11-man NCAA Rules Committee unanimously approved a resolution to allow teams to choose between kicking an extra point after a touchdown , or running or passing from the... |
1997 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 64 kg | The 1997 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Chiang Mai , Thailand from December 6 to December 14 . The men 's competition in the 64 kg division was staged on 8 December 1997 . |
1929 French Championships – Men's Singles | René Lacoste defeated Jean Borotra 6 -- 3 , 2 -- 6 , 6 -- 0 , 2 -- 6 , 8 -- 6 in the final to win the Men 's Singles tennis title at the 1929 French Championships . |
1987 European Figure Skating Championships | The 1987 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Sarajevo , Yugoslavia between 3-8 February 1987 . Elite skaters from European ISU member nations competed in the disciplines of men 's singles , ladies ' singles , pair skating , and ice dancing . |
1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw | The women 's javelin throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy , France , at Parc des Sports on 28 and 29 July . An old specification 600g javelin was used . |
1983 Lisbon Open – Singles | Mats Wilander defeated Yannick Noah 2-6 , 7-6 , 6-4 in the final to secure the title . |
1913 State of the Union Address | The 1913 State of the Union Address was given by Woodrow Wilson , the 28th President of the United States , on December 2 , 1913 . It was given directly to the United States Congress by the president . Wilson was the first to do so since John Adams in 1800 . With a few exceptions all addresses since then have been give... |
1918 VPI Gobblers football team | The 1918 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute in the 1918 college football season . Led by second year head coach Charles Bernier , the team went 7 -- 0 and claims a South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( SAIAA ) championship . ... |
1960 in poetry | Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation 's poetry or literature ( for instance , Irish or France ) . |
1992–93 in English football | The 1992-93 season was the 114th season of football in England . The season saw the Premier League in its first season replacing The Football League as the top league in England . The teams played in the Premier League twice a year each , one away and one home and were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw ... |
1932 in China | Events in the year 1932 in China . |
1946 Titleholders Championship | The 1946 Titleholders Championship was contested from April 9 -- 12 at Augusta Country Club . It was the 7th edition of the Titleholders Championship . This event was won by Louise Suggs . |
1902 Oregon Webfoots football team | The 1902 Oregon Webfoots football team represented the University of Oregon in the 1902 college football season . It was the Webfoots ' ninth season , they competed as an independent and were led by head coach Marion F. Dolph . They finished the season with a record of three wins , one loss and three ties ( 3 -- 1 -- 3... |
1945 Latvian SSR Higher League | Statistics of Latvian Higher League in the 1945 season . |
1873 Roma Street railway station building | The 1873 Roma Street railway station building is a heritage-listed railway station building at Roma Street railway station , 159 Roma Street , Brisbane central business district , City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1873 to 1940s circa by John ... |
1989 WAFU Club Championship | The 1989 WAFU Club Championship was the thirteenth football club tournament season that took place for the runners-up of each West African country 's domestic league , the West African Club Championship . It was won by Nigeria 's Ranchers Bees after defeating ASEC Abidjan under the away goals rule with a total of 4-3 g... |
1941 All-Pro Team | The 1941 All-Pro Team consisted of American football players chosen by various selectors for the All-Pro team of the National Football League ( NFL ) for the 1941 NFL season . Teams were selected by , among others , the so-called `` official '' All-Pro team selected by a committee of professional football writers for t... |
1932 Olympics | 1932 Olympics may refer to : The 1932 Winter Olympics , which were held in Lake Placid , United States The 1932 Summer Olympics , which were held in Los Angeles , United States |
1770 in Wales | This article is about the particular significance of the year 1770 to Wales and its people . |
1996–97 Elitserien season | The 1996 -- 97 Elitserien season was the 22nd season of the Elitserien , the top level of ice hockey in Sweden . 12 teams participated in the league , and Färjestads BK won the championship . |
1902 Rose Bowl | Originally titled the `` Tournament East -- West football game , '' what is now known as the Rose Bowl Game was first played on January 1 , 1902 , at Tournament Park in Pasadena , California , starting the tradition of New Year 's Day bowl games . The inaugural game featured Fielding H. Yost 's dominating 1901 Michig... |
1931–32 Palestine League | The 1931 -- 32 Palestine League was the first complete season of league football in the British Mandate for Palestine , and the first played in an autumn-spring format . Although in previous seasons several leagues were contested , none are recognized by the Israeli Football Association . The season began on 7 Novemb... |
1989 Pilkington Glass Championships – Singles | Martina Navratilova was the defending champion and won in the final 7 -- 6 , 6 -- 2 against Raffaella Reggi . |
104th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery | The 104 Field Battery , Royal Australian Artillery was formed in the town of Moascar in Egypt during March 1916 as the 104th Field Artillery ( Howitzer ) Battery , part of 4th Field Artillery Brigade . The battery was disbanded , reformed and rerolled many times during its history . It is now one of three gun batteries... |
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124th Ohio Infantry | The 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry ( or 124th OVI ) was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War . |
1574 in science | The year 1574 in science and technology involved some significant events . |
1947–48 Slovenian Republic League | The 1947 -- 48 season was the 25th season of the Slovenian Republic League and the third as a part of SFR Yugoslavia . |
121st New York State Legislature | The 121st New York State Legislature , consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly , met from January 5 to July 16 , 1898 , during the second year of Frank S. Black 's governorship , in Albany . |
1958 LFF Lyga | Statistics of LFF Lyga in the 1958 season . |
1600 in philosophy | 1600 in philosophy |
1995 Korea Cup | 1995 Korea Cup was the 21st competition of Korea Cup . The competition was held from 3 June 1995 to 12 June 1995 . The tournament was won by Ecuador for the first time . |
1975 in Turkish television | This is a list of Turkish television related events from 1975 . |
1971 Rothmans 3 Hour | The 1971 Rothmans 3 Hour was motor race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars . It was staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst , in New South Wales , Australia on 12 April 1971 . The race , which was Heat 1 of the 1971 Australian Manufacturers ' Championship , was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falc... |
1978 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament | The 1978 NCAA Division II Men 's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men 's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1977-8 NCAA Division II men 's basketball season . It was won by Cheyney State of Pennsylvania an... |
1932 Australian Championships | The 1932 Australian Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor Grass courts at the Memorial Drive , Adelaide , Australia from 8 February to 13 February . It was the 25th edition of the Australian Championships ( now known as the Australian Open ) , the 5th held in Adelaide , and the first Grand Sl... |
100 Huntley Street | 100 Huntley Street is a Christian daily television talk show and the flagship program of Crossroads Christian Communications based in Burlington , Ontario , Canada . Created in 1976 by David Mainse , it first aired on June 15 , 1977 , from its first studios located at 100 Huntley Street in the St. James Town area of Do... |
1934 LFF Lyga | Statistics of LFF Lyga in the 1934 season . |
10 Ursae Majoris | 10 Ursae Majoris ( 10 UMa ) is a star in the constellation Lynx . Its apparent magnitude is 3.96 . It is the third-brightest star in Lynx . Originally in the neighbouring constellation Ursa Major , it became part of Lynx with the official laying down of the constellation borders . Appearing to be of magnitude 3.97 , ... |
1909–10 Welsh Amateur Cup | The 1909 -- 10 Welsh Amateur Cup was the 20th season of the Welsh Amateur Cup . The cup was won by Johnstown Amateurs who defeated Bangor Reserves 2-1 in the final at Sealand Road , Chester . |
1921 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team | The 1921 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1921 Big Ten Conference football season . In their 22nd and final year under head coach Henry L. Williams , the Golden Gophers compiled a 3 -- 4 record ( 2 -- 4 against Big Ten Conference opponents ) and were outscored by the... |
1971–72 Football League First Division | Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1971-72 season . |
1984 Chatham Cup | The 1984 Chatham Cup was the 57th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand . Early stages of the competition were run in three regions ( northern , central , and southern ) , with the National League teams receiving a bye until the fourth round ( last 32 ) of the competition . In all , 128 teams... |
1983 ABN World Tennis Tournament | The 1983 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a men 's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands . It was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix circuit . It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from 14 March through 20 March 1983 . Gene Mayer won the singles title . |
151st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom) | The 151st Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service during the Second World War in Belgium and France in 1940 , and later in North Africa , Tunisia and Sicily , and later in Normandy in mid-1944 and North-western Europe . The brigade was part of the 50th ( Northumbrian ) Infan... |
1995 in South Korea | Events from the year 1995 in South Korea . |
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1979 Centennial Cup | The 1979 Centennial Cup is the ninth Tier II Junior `` A '' 1979 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League . The Centennial Cup was competed for by the winners of the Abbott Cup , Dudley Hewitt Cup , and the Callaghan Cup . The tournament was hosted by the Prince Albert Raiders in the... |
1947 Grand Prix season | The 1947 Grand Prix season was the second post-war year for Grand Prix racing . It constituted the first full season of the FIA 's Formula One motor racing . Luigi Villoresi proved to be the most successful driver , winning six Grands Prix . Alfa Romeo 's cars proved difficult to beat , winning 13 of the season 's 32 G... |
16th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry | The 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . A detachment of the 16th New York had the distinction of killing Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth and apprehending accomplice David Herold . |
100% English | 100 % English is a Channel 4 television programme shown in November 2006 in the United Kingdom . It looked at the genetic makeup of English people who considered themselves to be ethnically English and found that while all had an ethnic makeup similar to people of European descent , a minority discovered genetic marker... |
1982 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships | The 1982 NCAA Division I Men 's Tennis Championships were the 36th annual championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men 's singles , doubles , and team collegiate tennis in the United States . This year 's tournaments were played in Athens , Georgia , hosted by the University of Georgia . T... |
1916 in literature | This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1916 . |
1992 Yemen hotel bombings | The 1992 Yemen hotel bombings were a series of terrorist bomb attacks carried out by the group Al-Qaeda on December 29 , 1992 , that were intended to kill United States Marines in Aden , Yemen . It is considered to be the first attack on the United States by Al-Qaeda , though the objective was unsuccessful . |
1. FC Bruchsal | 1 . FC Bruchsal is a German association football club from the town of Bruchsal , Baden-Württemberg . The club 's greatest success has been promotion to the tier five Oberliga Baden-Württemberg in 2013 but it was relegated after only one season at this level . |
1985 ATP Challenger Series | The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) . The 1985 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 39 tournaments , with prize money ranging from $ 25,000 up to $ 75,000 . |
1983 WNBL season | The 1983 WNBL season '' ' was the third season of competition since its establishment in 1981 . A total of 10 teams contested the league . |
1967 Cal Poly Mustangs football team | The 1967 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 19... |
1846 in architecture | The year 1846 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings . |
1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team | The 1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1901 Western Conference football season . In their first season under head coach Edgar Holt , the Illini compiled a 8 -- 2 record and finished in fourth place in the Western Conference . ... |
1979 Tokyo Indoor – Doubles | Ross Case and Geoff Masters were the defending champions , but lost in the first round this year . Marty Riessen and Sherwood Stewart won the title , defeating Mike Cahill and Terry Moor 6 -- 4 , 7 -- 6 in the final . |
1911 Detroit Titans football team | The 1911 Detroit Titans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Detroit in the 1911 college football season . In its first season under head coach Royal R. Campbell , the team compiled a 4 -- 4 record and was outscored by its opponents by a combined total of 53 to 41 . |
179th Fighter Squadron | The 179th Fighter Squadron ( 179 FS ) is a unit of the Minnesota Air National Guard 148th Fighter Wing located at Duluth Air National Guard Base , Minnesota . The 179th is equipped with the General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon . |
1922 VFL Grand Final | The 1922 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Fitzroy Football Club and Collingwood Football Club , held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 21 October 1922 . It was the 26th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League , staged to determine the premiers for the... |
11th Infantry Regiment (Greece) | The 11th Infantry Regiment ( 11ο Σύνταγμα Πεζικού '' Αργυρόκαστρο '' , 11ο ΣΠ ) is an infantry regiment of the Hellenic Army . It was founded in March 1897 in Larissa as part of the 2nd Infantry Division 's 4th Brigade . With the Army reorganization of 1912 , it was subordinated to the 4th Infantry Division , where it ... |
1973 in Cambodia | The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Cambodia . |
1903 in Sweden | Events from the year 1903 in Sweden |
1979 in Jordan | Events from the year 1979 in Jordan . |
1883 Harvard Crimson football team | The 1883 Harvard Crimson football team represented Harvard University in the 1883 college football season . They finished with an 8 -- 2 record . |
1920 Rice Owls football team | The 1920 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1920 college football season . |
1989 Sovran Bank Classic – Singles | Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year . Tim Mayotte won in the final 3 -- 6 , 6 -- 4 , 7 -- 5 against Brad Gilbert . |
1998 Singapore Open – Singles | The 1998 Singapore Open was a men 's tennis tournament played on Indoor Hard in Singapore , Singapore that was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour . It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 12 October -- 18 October . |
11th Royal Tank Regiment | The 11th Royal Tank Regiment ( 11 RTR ) was an armoured regiment of the British Army . It is part of the Royal Tank Regiment , itself part of the Royal Armoured Corps . |
1977–78 Serie B | This article contains information on the 1977-1978 season of Serie B , the second highest football league in Italy . |
1984 Samoa National League | The 1984 Samoa National League , or also known as the Upolo First Division , was the 6th edition of the Samoa National League , the top league of the Football Federation Samoa . Kiwi F.C. won their first title , eventually becoming the first in a three title streak . FOPA and YFC were both relegated to the 1985 Samoa... |
1989 Football League Third Division play-off Final | The 1989 Football League Third Division play-off final was a two-legged football match played at on 31 May and 3 June 1989 , to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Third Division to the Second Division of The Football League in the 1988 -- 89 season . Port Vale faced Bristol Rovers . It was th... |
1973 Asian Athletics Championships | The inaugural Asian Athletics Championships were held in 1973 at the Rodriguez Sports Center in Marikina , Metro Manila , Philippines from November 18 -- 23 , 1973 . |
1954–55 Dumbarton F.C. season | Season 1954 -- 55 was the 71st Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level , entering the Scottish Football League for the 49th time , the Scottish Cup for the 60th time and the Supplementary League Cup for the first time . |
1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final | The 1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 88th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship , an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland . John Egan and sub Ger O'Driscoll scored goals for a surprise win . It was the... |
1810 in archaeology | The year 1810 in archaeology involved some significant events . |
1917 Canton Bulldogs season | The 1917 Canton Bulldogs season was their eleventh season in the Ohio League . The team finished with a 9 -- 1 record and captured their third Ohio League championship . |
15 Camelopardalis | 15 Camelopardalis ( 15 Cam ) is a star in the constellation Camelopardalis . Its apparent magnitude is 6.12 . |
1989 Geneva Open – Singles | Marián Vajda was the defending champion , but did not participate this year . Marc Rosset won the title , defeating Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6 -- 4 , 7 -- 5 in the final . |
1923 Úrvalsdeild | Statistics of Úrvalsdeild in the 1923 season . |
1922–23 Ottawa Senators season | The 1922 -- 23 Ottawa Senators season was the club 's 38th season of play and sixth season in the NHL . They were coming off a disappointing playoff run in 1922 , as they lost to the Toronto St. Pats in the NHL finals in a close , hard fought series . The Senators would finish first in the standings , defeat Montreal i... |
1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump | The men 's long jump event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8 March . |
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1958–59 NBA season | The 1958 -- 59 NBA Season was the 13th season of the National Basketball Association . The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship ( the first of what would be 8 straight ) , beating the Minneapolis Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals . |
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