January 1
Birth of Johnie Church NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks).
Lee MacPhail takes over as AL president, succeeding Joe Cronin.
NBC radio begins on the hour news 24 hours a day (following CBS lead).
World Population Year begins.
January 2
55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon.
Birth of Juha Lind NHL forward (Team Finland Olympics-Bronze-1998, Dallas).
Tex Ritter country singer (5 Star Jubilee), dies at 67.
Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres.
January 3
Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as premier of Spain.
Birth of Stefan Ustorf Kaufbeuren Germany, NHL right wing (Washington Capitals).
Birth of Todd Warriner Blenheim, NHL left wing (Toronto Maple Leafs).
Burma accepts its constitution.
Gino Cervi actor (Becket, Don Camillo), dies at 72.
Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London.
Miguel Piñero's "Short Eyes" premieres in New York City NY.
New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager.
January 4
Birth of Carl Powell defensive end (Indianapolis Colts).
Karel Janacek composer, dies at 70.
Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee.
January 5
Birth of Calvin Collins center/guard (Atlanta Falcons).
Birth of John Drew Nichols Oklahoma, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See).
Birth of Michelle Scerri Melbourne Australia, golfer (1995 Tasmanian).
Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother".
Roy Bargy orchestra leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79.
January 6
"CBS Mystery Theater" premieres on radio.
Birth of Juan Roque tackle (Detroit Lions).


Birth of Marcus Crandell CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos).
Birth of Paul Grant NBA center (Minnesota Timberwolves).
David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican sculptor/muralist, dies at 77.
England begins 3 day work week during mine strike.
January 7
Birth of Jennifer LeRoy Craig CO, playmate (Feb, 1993).
Dutch rations gasoline.
January 8
Birth of Arjan Blaauw Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen).
Birth of Brian Roberson wide receiver (New York Giants).
E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come" premieres in New York City NY.
Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London.
Loch Ness Monster photographed.
Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York.
January 9
Birth of Craig Wishart cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman vs South Africa 1995).
Birth of Jamain Stephens NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers).
January 10
Birth of Andre Kirwan CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts).
Birth of Hollis Thomas defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles).
January 11
ABC airs final episode of "Love, American Style".
Birth of Echo Leta Johnson Austin TX, playmate (Jan, 1993).
Birth of Goran Lozanovski Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96).
Birth of Rod Jones NFL guard (Cincinnati Bengals).
Birth of Rosenkowitz sextuplets Cape Town South Africa (first known to survive infancy).
Birth of Toderick Malone WLAF wide receiver (London Monarchs).
Birth of Warren Morris Alexandria LA, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96).
January 12
"Joker" by Steve Miller Band peaks at #1.
Birth of Melanie Jayne Chisholm "Sporty Spice", Widnes, vocalist (Spice Girls).
Libya and Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic".
January 13
Birth of Matt Lepsis NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl XXXII).
Birth of Sergei Brylin Moscow Russia, NHL center (New Jersey Devils).
Super Bowl VIII Miami Dolphins beat Minnesota Vikings, 24-7 in Houston; Super Bowl MVP Larry Csonka, Miami, Running Back.
January 14
Birth of Hugues Legault Montréal Québec Canada, 50m swimmer (Olympics-96).
Birth of Kevin Jefferson NFL linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals).
Birth of Michael Dritlein WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire).
Birth of Nancy Napolski Hinsdale Idaho, air rifle (Olympics-1996).
Josef Smrkovsky Czechoslovakia parliament chairman, dies at 62.
World Football League founded.
January 15
"Happy Days" begins an 11 year run on ABC.
24th NBA All-Star Game West beats East 134-123 at Seattle.
Birth of Aubrey Jo Hiller Missoula MT, Miss Montana-America (1996).
Birth of Mike Minter safety (Carolina Panthers).
Expert panel reports 18½-m gap in Watergate tape, 5 separate erasures.
Karel Salmon composer, dies at 76.
January 16   "Jaws" by Peter Benchley is published.
Birth of Kate Moss Addiscomb Surrey England, model (Calvin Klein).
L A Landslide kills 9, Canyonville OR.
New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Hall of Fame.
January 17
Birth of Derrick Mason wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers).
Birth of Guillermo Mercedes Dominican/US baseball infielder (Texas Rangers).
Birth of Marcus Spriggs offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills).
Birth of Sharon Marie Ferris New Zealand, yachter (Olympics-96).
Styne, Comdem and Green's musical "Lorelei" premieres in New York City NY.
January 18
"The $6 Million Man" starring Lee Majors premieres on ABC TV.
Birth of Devon Odessa actor (Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost).
Birth of Shane Burton defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins).
Israel and Egypt sign weapons accord.
January 19
Belgium government of Leburton falls.
Birth of Amaury Telemaco Higuey Dominican Republic, pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
Birth of Gregory Playfair Suriname/Dutch soccer player (PSV).
Birth of Tarik Oulida soccer player (Ajax/Seville).
Birth of Walter Jones tackle (Seattle Seahawks).
Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak.
January 20
4th NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 15-13.
7th ABA All-Star Game East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia.
Birth of Calvin Harrison Orlando Florida, 200m/400m runner.
Birth of Rae Carruth wide receiver (Carolina Panthers).
Edmund Blunden British poet/critic, dies at 77.
Essex Community College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball.
January 21
Birth of Jerald Sowell fullback (New York Jets).
Birth of Jerry Wunsch tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
Birth of Orpheus Roye defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers).
Gold hits record $161.31 an ounce in London.
Jan Arends Dutch poet/author, dies at 48.
Ken Viljoen cricketer (played 27 Tests for South Africa 1930-47), dies.
Lewis L Strauss head US Atomic Energy Commission (1953-58), dies at 78.
Silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London.
January 22
Birth of Pavel Mikhalevitch soccer player (NEC).


Birth of Stephanie Rottier St Niklaas Belgium, tennis star (1995 semi Prague).
Leon Lontoc actor (Henry-Burke's Law), dies at 64.
January 23
First edition of women's magazine "Story".
Birth of Glen Chapple cricketer (Lancashire and England A pace bowler).
Birth of Tiffani-Amber Theissen Long Beach CA, actress (Saved by Bell, 90210).
January 24
Birth of Kristy Sargeant Edmonton Alberta, ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada).
Birth of Layla Linn Miss New Mexico-USA (1996).
Birth of Tim Biakabutuka running back (Carolina Panthers).
January 25
Birth of Adam Meadows offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
Birth of Daniel Sproule Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics-96).
Birth of Jonathan Bryan Colling Boston MA, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys).
Bülent Ecevit forms government in Turkey.
Ray Kroc, CEO (McDonald's), buys San Diego Padres for $12 million.
South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard transplanted the first human heart without removal of the old one.
January 26
S v Vegesack writer, dies at 85.
Wiktor Labunski composer, dies at 78.
January 27
"Lorelei" opens at Palace Theater New York City NY for 320 performances.
Georgios Grivas Greek General/opposition leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75.
Paula Ludwig writer, dies at 74.
January 28
Birth of Derrick Mayes NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI).
Birth of Jermaine Dye Oakland CA, outfielder (Atlanta Braves).
Birth of Tony Delk NBA guard (San Francisco Warriors).
Birth of Vitaly Tregubov hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
Birth of Zack Bronson safety (San Francisco 49ers).
Dino Buzzati writer, dies at 67.
Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Hall of Fame.
January 29
27th NHL All-Star Game West beat East 6-4 at Chicago.
Birth of David LaFleur tight end (Dallas Cowboys).
Birth of Jeff Mitchell corner (Baltimore Ravens).
Birth of Kris Burley Truro Nova Scotia, gymnast (Olympics-96).
Birth of Pat Walsh WLAF Tackle (London Monarchs).
January 30
Bill Whitty cricketer (37 wickets vs South Africa 1910-11 series), dies.
Birth of Christian Bale Wales, actor (Empire of the Sun, Little Women).
Birth of Martina Jerant Windsor Ontario, basketball center (Olympics-96).
Birth of Robert Rollins cricketer (big-hitting Essex wicketkeeper-batsman).
USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakstan/Semipalatinsk USSR.
January 31
Birth of Bob Mulder soccer player (Appingedam, FC Groningen).
Birth of Lorenzo Styles NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons).
Birth of Othella Harrington NBA forward (Houston Rockets).
Birth of Pavi Sald ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics-98).
Birth of Tory Toogood Australian rower (Olympics-96).
Glenn Morris olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61.
Harry Baum actor (Crime and Punishment), dies at 58.
McDonald's founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres.
Paul Haesaerts Flemish architect/painter (Flandre), dies at 72.
Roger Pryor actor (Lady by Choice), dies at 72.
Samuel Goldwyn Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), dies at 91.
February 1
"Good Times" (spinoff from "Maude") premieres on CBS TV.
Birth of Jennifer Lien actress (Hannah Moore-Another World).
Birth of Lisa Marie Scott Pensacola FL, playmate (February 1994).
Birth of Randy Josselyn Los Angeles CA, actor (Fever Lake, Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure).
Birth of Walter McCarty NBA forward (Boston Celtics).
Lynda Ann Healy first Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle.
Marieluise Fleißer writer, dies at 71.
February 2
Barbra Streisand's first #1 hit, "The Way We Were".
Birth of David Buck Honolulu HI, kayak (alternate-Olympics-96).
Birth of J R Conrad offensive tackle/guard (New York Jets).
Birth of Jeff Cassar soccer goalkeeper (Olympics-gold-96).
Jean Absil Belgian composer (Bénédictions), dies at 80.
Pope Paul VI encyclical "To Honor Mary".
Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavaliers vs Golden State-1,641).
February 3
"Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 performances.
Sandra Palmer win LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational.
February 4
Benzine rationing ends in Netherlands.
Birth of Brandon Convery Kingston, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs).
Birth of Chris Ward defensive end (Baltimore Ravens).
Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his first word, at 2½ months.
Gas rationing ends in Netherlands.
Mihail Andricu composer, dies at 79.
Patricia Hearst (19), daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army.
February 5
Birth of Adrienne Johnson WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers).
British mine strike.
Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win.
Maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph.
US Mariner 10 returns first close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure.
February 6
Third time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0.
Birth of Nathan Davis defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons).
Birth of Olaf Lindenbergh soccer player (Ajax, De Graafschap).
Dutch speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis.
US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon.
February 7
Arline Judge actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61.
Birth of Ryan Phillips linebacker (New York Giants).
Birth of Steve Nash NBA guard (Phoenix Suns).
Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day).
Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" opens in movie theaters.
February 8
"Good Times" debuts on CBS TV.
Fern Andra dies at 80.
Fritz Zwicky Swiss/US astronomer (supernova), dies at 75.
Ringo Starr releases "You're 16".
Skylab 4's astronauts land.
Soap opera "The Secret Storm" ends a 20 year run.
February 9
"Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare peaks at #41.
"The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair peaks at #24.
Birth of Brad Maynard punter (New York Giants).
Birth of John Wallace NBA forward (Toronto Raptors).
Birth of Orlando Bobo guard (Minnesota Vikings).
Cees de Lange Dutch conferencier, dies at 60.
US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill.
US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr.
February 10
"Gigi" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 103 performances.
Birth of Andrew English CFL receiver (British Columbia Lions).
Birth of Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi Colombes France, tennis star (1994 Futures NC).
Birth of Ty Law NFL cornerback (New England Patriots).
Gail Denenber wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic.
Iran/Iraqi border fight breaks out.
Judy Ikenberry wins first Us women's marathon (2:55:17).
Silver futures hit record $4.81½ an ounce in London.
February 11
First baseball arbitration Twins pitcher Dick Woodson seeking $29,000 wins, Twins offered $23,000.
Anna Q Nilsson actress (Toll Gate, Sorrell and Son), dies at 85.
Birth of Brian Newman guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
Birth of Ronnie Ward linebacker (Miami Dolphins).
Birth of Wally Richardson quarterback (Baltimore Ravens).
Dick Woodson is first of 48 to invoke baseball's new arbitration rule.
Titan-Centaur test launch fails.
February 12
Birth of Ian Mcintyre Montréal, NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks).
February 13
"Rainbow Jones" opens and closes at Music Box Theater NYC.
Birth of Anthony Mortas hockey forward (Team France 1998).
Dissident Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from USSR.
James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame.
February 14
Birth of Michael Lowery NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears).
Birth of Rob Jahrling Australian rower (Olympics-96).
C S Dempster cricketer (10 Tests for New Zealand, 723 runs), dies.
February 15
Birth of Erik Schulz Port Huron MI, pairs skater (and Ilana Goldfogel).
Birth of Jodie McMullen Miss Australia-Universe/Miss Congeniality (1996).
Birth of Tim Hall running back (Oakland Raiders).
Birth of Ugueth Urbina Caracas Venezuela, pitcher (Montréal Expos).
Kurt Magnus Atterberg composer, dies at 86.
February 16
Birth of Jevon Langford defensive end (Cincinnati Bengals).
Birth of Kathy McCormack ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-silver-98).
Birth of Kimberly Dawn Whipany Oklahoma, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See).
February 17
49 die in stampede for seats at soccer match, Cairo, Egypt.
Birth of Jerry O'Connell New York NY, actor (Scream 2, Sliders, Andrew Clements-My Secret Identity).
Birth of Valeria Mazza Rosario Argentina, model (Cosmopolitan-July 1995).
Carol Mann wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic.
February 18
Birth of Yevgeny Kafelnikov Russia, tennis star.
NASA launches Italian satellite San Marcos C-2 (235/843 km).
US ambassador to India Daniel Moynihan presents $2,046,700,000 check.
February 19
First American Music Award.
Birth of Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sochi Russia, tennis star (1995 doubles-Hamburg).
February 20
Birth of Katerina Kroupova Olomouc Czechoslovakia, tennis star (1994 Futures-Sofia-Bulgaria).
Cher files for separation from husband Sonny Bono.
David Monrad Johansen composer, dies at 85.
Gordie Howe comes out of retirement for $1 million from Houston Aeros, WHA.
February 21
Birth of Alexei Lojkin NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics-98).
Birth of Rohsaan Griffin Texas City TX, 200 meter runner.
Israeli forces leave western Suez.
Silver hits record $5.96½ an ounce in London.
Yugoslavia adopts constitution.
February 22
Birth of Aaron Gavey Sudbury, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning).
Birth of Kyoko Nagatsuka Shizuoka Prefecture Japan, tennis star (1996 Hobart).
Ethiopian police shoot at demonstrators.
February 23
Birth of Herschelle Gibbs cricketer (South African Test batsman 1996).
Birth of Kenyon Cotton full back (Baltimore Ravens).
Florence Rice actress (Girl in 1313, Carnival), dies at 63.
Teri Garr appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Confessions of an Orth".
February 24
Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champion all-round skater.
Birth of Jeremy Laster Fullerton CA, water polo driver (Olympics-96).
Birth of Simeon Rice defensive end (Arizona Cardinals).
Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh.
February 25
Birth of Detron Smith NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
Birth of Tamarick Vanover NFL wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs).
Veronica and Colin Scargill (England) begin tandem bicycle ride a record 18,020 miles around the world, completed on August 27, 1975.
February 26
Birth of Ron Fox soccer player (Willem II).
Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris.
February 27
"People" magazine begins sales.
Birth of Chris Dishman guard (Arizona Cardinals).
Birth of Jim Maher cricketer (Queensland lefty batsman victorious 1995 side).
Pat Brady Toledo OH, actor (Roy Rogers Show), dies at 59.
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
February 28
Birth of Katie Allen Australian field hockey full back/half back (Olympics-96).
Birth of Kevin Abrams cornerback (Detroit Lions).
Birth of Michael Manasseri actor (License to Drive).
Birth of Michael Swift WLAF CB (Rhein Fire).
Ethiopian government of Makonnen forms.
Labour Party wins British parliamentary election.
Mees Toxopeus Dutch rescue-vessel captain, dies at 89.
Taiwan police shoot into crowd.
US and Egypt re-establish diplomatic relations after 7 years.