On This Day.....

1960 - The Beatles' Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested then deported from Hamburg, former West Germany, for accusation of attempted arson.

1970 - The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen was founded.
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1968 - Foo Fighters bassist Nathan Gregor 'Nate' Mendel was born.
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1971 - The emirates of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai and Umm Al Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
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1971 - The Montreaux Casino was destroyed by fire during a show by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. Deep Purple witnessed the event from the other side of Lake Geneva, Hence the song 'Smoke on the Water...' 8)

1976 - The Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K." was released. .oO( 'I am the Antichrist....' )

1986 - A lawsuit was filed against Judas Priest and CBS Records, alleging that two fans shot themselves after listening to the band's music for six hours. :roll: .oO( I listened to them for ages the other day, but the only person I wanted to shoot was Sixxy ).

1991 - Gilby Clarke replaced Izzy Stradlin as rhythm guitarist for Guns 'N' Roses.
 
1917 - Finland was granted independence from Russia.
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1956 - During the 1956 Olympic Games, the water polo game between Hungary and the Soviet Union turned violent when players from both teams fought each other in the pool following the Soviet invasion of Hungary 2 months earlier. This event would be known as the "Blood in the Water" match when one of Hungary's players injured his eye after being punched by a Soviet opponent.

1979 - Australian-Samoan footballer Timothy Joel 'Tim' Cahill was born.
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1998 - The 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand, were opened.
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afraidtoshooteddie, the Montreux Casino fire occurred on December 4, 1971, not the previous date.
 
1941 - Sir Geoffrey Charles 'Geoff' Hurst, winner of the 1966 F.I.F.A. World Cup with England, was born.
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1943 - The late singer of The Doors James Douglas 'Jim' Morrison was born.
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1956 - The 1956 Olympic Games were closed. The former Soviet Union returned home with a total of 98 medals (37 gold, 29 silver, 32 bronze).

2003 - Ozzy Osbourne was injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident. His injuries included a fractured left collarbone, eight fractured ribs and stable fracture to one of the vertebrae in his neck.
 
1964 - Rammstein guitarist Heiko Paul Hiersche a.k.a. Paul Landers was born.
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1969 - Bixente Lizarazu, winner of the 1998 F.I.F.A. World Cup, the 2000 U.E.F.A. European Championship and the 2001 and 2003 F.I.F.A. Confederations Cups with France, was born.
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1976 - K.I.S.S. guitarist Ace Frehley was nearly electrocuted during a concert in Florida. He had touched a short-circuited light and was carried from the stage but returned 10 minutes later to continue and finish the show.

1981 - Javier Pedro Saviola, winner of the 2001 F.I.F.A. Under-21 World Cup and the 2004 Olympic gold medal in football with Argentina, was born.
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1960 - George Harrison was deported from the former West Germany for being too young to perform there with the Beatles.

1991 - Kazakhstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
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1945 - Former K.I.S.S. drummer George Peter John Criscuola, better known as Peter Criss, was born.
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1980 - English footballer Ashley Cole was born.
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1998 - The 1998 Asian Games were closed. China returns home with the largest tally of medals - 274 (129 gold, 78 silver, 67 bronze).
 
1988 - At 7:03pm Pan-Am 747 Flight 103 exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, Killing 270 on the Aircraft and on the Ground.

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1992 - 07:33 UTC. A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Crashed while attempting to land at Faro Airport (Portugal) in severe weather, killing 56 of the 340 on board.
The aircraft came in too fast and the landing gear collapsed on touchdown causing the aircraft to break in two and burst into flames.

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1963 - Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was born.
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1968 - Led Zeppelin began its first U.S. tour in Boston.

1979 - Opening night of the Concerts for the People of Kampuchea at the Hammersmith Odeon; a benefit concert organized by Paul McCartney, then with his band Wings, and the late U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim for the war victims of Cambodia.

1991 - The Supreme Soviet meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union.
 
Searching for facts for today.........

I am shocked on 2 counts :shock: :shock:

1. I never knew he was THAT old :shock: :shock: :shock:

1942 - R.O. Sullivan crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the 100th time.

and....

2. :shock: :shock: :shock:

1987 - The bodies of 14 relatives of Gene Simmons were found at his home near Dover, AR. Simmons had gone on a shooting spree in Russellville that claimed two other lives.


:err: Shouldn't he be in jail for that
 
rockin_plumber said:
Searching for facts for today.........

I am shocked on 2 counts :shock: :shock:


1987 - The bodies of 14 relatives of Gene Simmons were found at his home near Dover, AR. Simmons had gone on a shooting spree in Russellville that claimed two other lives.


:err: Shouldn't he be in jail for that
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You can get away with almost anything when you have money. LOL
.oO(Just ask Michael Jackson)
 
1978 - English footballer Kieron Courtney Dyer was born.
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rocky, Khalid Boulahrouz used to play for Chelsea from 2006-08 before moving to German club VfB Stuttgart where he is currently playing.
 
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