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12/31/1967
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"Henry, Sweet Henry" closes at Palace Theater NYC after 80 perfs
Type: Event
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12/31/1967
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Oakland Raiders beat Houston Oilers 40-7 in AFL championship game
Type: Event
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12/31/1967
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1st NBA game at Great Western Forum, LA Lakers beat Houston 147-118
Type: Event
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12/31/1967
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Brad Daluiso, NFL place kicker (NY Giants)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1967
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Packers beat Cowboys 21-17 in NFL championship game (-13ø F)
Type: Event
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12/31/1968
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Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85
Type: Death
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12/31/1968
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1st test flight of Tupolev TU 144
Type: Event
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12/31/1968
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1st supersonic airliner flown (Russian TU-144)
Type: Event
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12/31/1968
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George Louis Francis Lewis, composer, dies at 16
Type: Death
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12/31/1968
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Sabin V Dragoi, composer, dies at 74
Type: Death
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12/31/1968
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NY Jets win AFL championship
Type: Event
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12/31/1969
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Salvatore Baccaloni, opera singer/actor (Full of Life), dies at 69
Type: Death
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12/31/1969
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Congo-Brazzaville becomes People's republic, under major Ngouabi
Type: Event
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12/31/1969
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Martha Byrne, actress (Lily-As the World Turns)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1970
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Congress authorizes Eisenhower dollar coin
Type: Event
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12/31/1970
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Bryon Russell, NBA forward (Utah Jazz)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1970
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Dan Howe, Kingston Ontario, canoeist (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1970
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Dunstan Anderson, NFL defensive end (Dolphins, NO Saints, Rhein Fire)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1970
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Edwin Huizinga, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Emmen)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1970
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Michel Brunet, Gatineau Quebec, ice dancer (1996 Canadians-2nd)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1970
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Paul McCartney files a lawsuit to disolve Beatles
Type: Event
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12/31/1970
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Would have been start of Aust/Eng Test Cricket at MCG, washed out
Type: Event
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12/31/1970
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President Allende nationalizes Chilean coal mines
Type: Event
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12/31/1970
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Cyril M Scott, English composer/author (Alchemist), dies at 91
Type: Death
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12/31/1971
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Peter Deuel, actor (Gidget, Love on a Rooftop), commits suicide at 31
Type: Death
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12/31/1971
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KAID TV channel 4 in Boise, ID (PBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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12/31/1971
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Lt Gen Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, ends term as deputy director of CIA
Type: Event
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12/31/1971
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Heath Shuler, NFL quarterback (Washington Redskins, NO Saints)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1971
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Erin Warren, Winchester Mass, luger (Olympics-1994)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1971
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Brent Barry, NBA guard (LA Clippers)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1972
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Leap second day; also in 1973-79, 1987
Type: Event
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12/31/1972
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Chris Parker, running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1972
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Roberto Clemente, slugger (Pitts Pirate), dies in a plane crash at 38
Type: Death
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12/31/1972
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Kelvin Kinney, defensive end (Washington Redskins)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1972
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Joseph Mulrey McIntyre, rocker (New Kids-Lovin' You Forever)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1972
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Cole Ford, NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1972
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Miami Dolphins beat Pitts Steelers 21-7 in AFC championship game
Type: Event
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12/31/1972
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39th Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma 14 beats Penn State 0
Type: Event
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12/31/1972
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Washington Redskins beat Dallas Cowboys 26-3 in NFC championship game
Type: Event
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12/31/1973
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40th Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame 24 beats Alabama 23
Type: Event
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12/31/1973
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61st Australian Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats O Parun (63 67 75 61)
Type: Event
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12/31/1973
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Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year
Type: Event
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12/31/1973
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George Jones, running back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1973
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Hiroyuki Miura, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1973
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Curtis Myden, Calgary Alberta, 200m/400m swimmer (Oly-2 bronze-96)
Type: Birth
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12/31/1974
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Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year NY Yank contract
Type: Event
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12/31/1974
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Popular Electronics displays Altair 8800 computer
Type: Event
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12/31/1974
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41st Sugar Bowl: Nebraska 13 beats Florida 10
Type: Event
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12/31/1974
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Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac
Type: Event
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12/31/1974
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Gold legal in US, Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin
Type: Event
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