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1936. August 8 – With five minutes remaining in extra time in an Olympic football match between Peru and Austria, a group of Peruvian fans, one brandishing a revolver, invaded the pitch and assaulted Austrian players, officials and stadium security; during the ensuing chaos, Peru scored two goals and won the match 4–2.
The death of Aeschylus, killed by a turtle dropped onto his head by a falcon, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini. This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
Baseball. October 22 – 2005 Japan Series – The Chiba Lotte Marines sweep the Hanshin Tigers 4 games to 0. October 26 – 2005 MLB World Series – The Chicago White Sox sweep the Houston Astros 4 games to 0 to win the World Series for the first time since 1917.
1997 – The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina. 2001 – Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed. 2003 – The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.
January. January 27: Apollo 1 fire. January 2 – Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future president of the U.S., is inaugurated the new governor of California. January 4 – The Doors ' self-titled debut album is released. January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch Operation ...
2021 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Major sports news [ edit ] In mountain running, the Gansu ultramarathon disaster in the Yellow River Stone Forest , China led 21 runners to die from hypothermia.
GRIDIRON. When: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 21-23. Where: Roxy’s Downtown, 412 ½ E. Douglas. Tickets: $45 for show only, $60 with dinner, from wichitagridiron.com, roxysdowntown.com or 316 ...
The National Lacrosse League of 1974 and 1975 is formed. It is not related to the modern National Lacrosse League. The Rochester Griffens defeat the Philadelphia Wings in the six-game National Lacrosse League (1974–75) championship, 4 to 2 games. The New Westminster Salmonbellies win the Mann Cup.