History Hop Tags - Breaks

1334-11-23

St Clemens Flood: Dike breaks at Flemish/Zeeuwse/Dutch coast

1355-02-10

The St. Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days.

1375-10-10

Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands

1567-09-29

War of Religion breaks out in France - Huguenots try to kidnap king Charles IX

1570-01-23

Earl of Moray, regent of Scotland, assassinated; civil war breaks out

1574-10-01

-2] Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers

1651-03-05

South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm

1709-03-27

Dike at Hardinxveld breaks (Alblasserwaard flooded)

1801-02-17

US House of Representatives breaks electoral college tie, chooses Thomas Jefferson President over Burr

1830-07-27

Revolution breaks out in Paris, opposing laws of Charles X

1838-01-08

Rebellion at Amherstburg, Ontario breaks out

1848-03-15

A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform party.

1861-02-01

Dike breaks in Gelderland, Netherlands

1876-05-02

The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria.

1877-07-21

-27] US army breaks railroad strike

1880-07-27

Battle of Maiwand, at which Dr Watson is wounded, breaks out

1894-06-17

1st US poliomyelitis epidemic breaks out, Rutland, Vermont

1897-12-12

Anti-Jewish violence breaks out in Bucharest Romania

1900-03-24

New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.

1902-02-20

Heavy surf breaks over Seal Rocks & damages Sutro Baths, SF

1905-02-11

James Blackstone, Seattle, bowls 299½-last pin breaks but stands

1906-05-14

Flagpole at the White Sox ballpark breaks during pennant-raising

1907-05-27

Bubonic Plague breaks out in San Francisco

1911-05-09

Fire breaks out at Empire Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland

1912-04-01

Greek athlete Konstantinos Tsiklitiras breaks the world record -in standing long jump jumping 3.47 metres.

1912-09-15

War between Turkey & Montenegro breaks out in Albania

1912-09-17

Center fielder Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn & hits 4 singles

1912-10-18

The First Balkan War breaks out, with Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece opposed to Turkey

1913-01-06

Attempting to end hostilities in the Balkans, the London Peace Conference breaks down because Turkey refuses to cede Adrianpole, the Aegean island, and Crete

1914-04-11

Mexican President Huerta breaks off diplomatic relations with the US

1917-02-03

US liner Housatonic is sunk by German submarine, on the same day that US President Wilson breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany

1917-03-07

Russian February Revolution breaks out [OS=Feb 24] with strike at Putilov factory in Petrograd

1917-11-20

First successful tank use in battle (Britain breaks through German lines) at Battle of Cambrai WWI

1918-10-28

Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up

1920-12-13

Netherland breaks contact with kingdom of Serbia, Croatia & Slavia

1924-09-03

Civil war breaks out in China (Gen Tsi moves to Shanghai)

1926-04-07

Mussolini's Irish wife breaks his nose

1926-05-08

Fire breaks out in Fenway Park, home of Boston Red Socks baseball team

1929-07-17

USSR breaks diplomatic relations with China

1929-11-18

Large earthquake in Atlantic breaks transatlantic cable in 28 places

1930-08-26

Hack Wilson hits his 44th HR, breaks Chuck Klein's NL record

1932-08-10

A 5.1-kg (11.2-pound) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.

1934-03-03

John Dillinger breaks out of jail using a wooden pistol

1935-05-25

Track and field athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 6 world records in 45 minutes at Big Ten meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor US

1936-03-07

Hitler breaks Treaty of Versailles, sends troops to Rhineland

1939-03-17

Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945): The Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and the Japanese breaks out.

1941-02-20

Romania breaks relations with Netherlands

1941-05-09

British Army breaks German spy codes

1941-07-02

DiMaggio breaks Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak (45th of 56)

1943-01-31

Chile breaks contact with Germany & Japan

1943-04-27

Soviet Union breaks contact with Polish government exiled in London

1943-08-02

Armed revolt breaks out in Treblinka

1943-09-19

Fanny Whiteers-Koen breaks jumping world record

1944-08-02

Turkey breaks diplomatic relationship with nazi-Germany

1944-09-04

Finland breaks diplomatic contact with Nazi Germany

1944-12-03

The Greek Civil War breaks out in a newly-liberated Greece, between communists and royalists.

1945-03-25

US 1st army breaks out bridgehead near Remagen

1946-12-19

War breaks out in Indochina as Ho Chi Minh attacks French in Hanoi

1947-09-01

NY Giants 183-185 HR of year breaks Yankee mark of 182 in 1936

1948-05-30

A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.

1949-03-30

Riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joined NATO.

1950-07-11

17th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-3 in 14 at Comiskey Park, Chic Ted Williams breaks his elbow; 1st extra inning All Star Game

1953-02-11

USSR breaks diplomatic relations with Israel

1953-02-12

USSR breaks relations with Israel

1954-03-01

In spring training, baseballer Ted Williams breaks his collarbone

1954-03-13

Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron

1954-05-06

Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4)

1954-08-10

Neth Indonesian Union breaks up

1954-09-14

Giants' Willie Mays gets 82nd extra-base hit, breaks Mel Ott's record

1955-01-25

Jill Kinmont hits a tree & breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race

1957-06-01

1st US runner breaks 4 minute mile (Don Bowden) [see May 5, 1956]

1957-08-17

Richie Ashburn, fouls hit fan Alice Roth twice in same at bat 1st one breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher

1957-08-20

USAAF balloon breaks an altitude record at 102,000' (310,896 m)

1958-07-20

King Hussein of Jordan breaks off diplomatic relations with UAR

1959-08-31

Sandy Koufax breaks Dizzy Dean's NL mark of 18 strikeouts in a game

1960-08-20

Senegal breaks from Mali federation, declaring independence

1961-01-03

US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba

1961-01-05

US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba

1961-07-08

Portuguese steamer "Save" breaks up off Mozambique, 227 die

1961-10-09

Yank Whitey Ford breaks Ruth record of 29 2/3 consecutive inning

1962-05-06

Pathet Lao breaks cease fire/conquerors Nam Tha Laos

1962-05-19

Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's NL hit record with 3,431

1963-10-09

Dam in Piave valley Italy, breaks' about 2,000 die

1964-01-13

Hindu-Muslim rioting breaks out in the Indian city of Calcutta - now Kolkata - resulting in the deaths of more than 100 people.

1965-05-04

Willie Mays 512th HR breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record

1966-02-14

Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points

1966-03-11

Military coup led by Indonesian Gen Suharto breaks out

1966-04-16

Rhodesian PM Ian Smith breaks diplomatic relations with Britain

1967-03-16

Pirate Radio Station 333 (Radio Britain) ship breaks down

1968-07-20

Jane Asher breaks her engagement with Paul McCartney on live TV

1968-07-24

Hoyt Wilhelm's 907th breaks Cy Young's record for pitching appearances

1969-06-27

Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match

1969-08-10

Don Sutton breaks his 13-game losing streak to Cubs with a 4-2 win

1969-10-01

Concorde 001 test flight breaks sound barrier

1970-05-23

A fire breaks out in the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Straits in north Wales contributing to its partial destruction and causing approximately £1,000,000 worth of fire damage.

1970-06-04

Yanks Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 1st of 3 times in 28 days

1970-06-19

Yanks Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for the 2nd of 3 times in 28 days

1970-07-02

NY Yankees Horace Clarke breaks up a no-hitter in the 9th for 3rd time in 28 days

1971-09-03

Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office

1972-03-23

Evel Knievel breaks 93 bones after successfully clearing 35 cars

1972-10-16

Creedence Clearwater Revival breaks up

1973-05-17

Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's

1973-08-25

Butch Trucks, drummer of Allman Brothers, breaks a leg in a car crash

1974-02-10

Iran/Iraqi border fight breaks out

1975-01-14

USSR breaks trade agreement with US

1975-06-23

Rocker Alice Cooper falls off stage in Vancouver, breaks 6 ribs

1975-09-14

Robin Yount breaks Mel Ott's record, playing in 242 games as a teen

1977-12-05

Egypt breaks dipl relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq & S Yemen

1978-05-09

Fee Waybill of Tubes breaks a leg falling off stage

1979-02-13

Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm

1979-09-05

Roscoe Tanner fires 11 aces, breaks the net with his bullet serve & upsets top-seeded Bjorn Borg in US Tennis Open quarterfinals

1980-04-01

Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's record with 103rd assist

1980-04-07

Jimmy Carter breaks relations with Iran during hostage crisis

1980-07-15

Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher which breaks Yogi Berra's record

1980-09-17

Iraq breaks 1975 treaty with Iran and proclaims sovereignty over Shatt al-Arab waterway

1980-12-04

2 months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up

1981-08-10

Pete Rose, 3,631 career hit, breaks Stan Musial's NL hit record

1982-08-27

Rickey Henderson steals 119th base of season breaks Lou Brock's mark

1983-04-26

Dow Jones Industrial Avg breaks 1,200 for 1st time

1983-05-24

Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students

1983-08-25

Triple A baseball's Louisville Redbirds breaks 1 million fan mark

1984-04-05

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)

1984-05-02

Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid

1984-09-03

Bruce Sutter breaks NL record for saves in a season with his 38th

1985-03-29

Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist

1986-01-01

Barbra Striesand & Jon Peters relationship breaks up

1986-03-07

Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist

1987-07-17

Iran & France breaks diplomatic relations

1988-01-29

Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15

1988-05-18

In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16

1988-09-30

LA Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings

1989-08-15

In 2nd start since after cancer treatment, Giants Dave Dravecky breaks his pitching arm while throwing to Tim Raines

1989-12-16

Protest breaks out in Timişoara in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor, László Tőkés.

1990-02-25

On a BBC taped interview, rock star Stevie Nicks breaks down, saying that she will never have children & no man can stand her for long

1990-03-20

Singer Gloria Estefan breaks her collarbone in a bus accident

1990-06-19

Gary Carter catches his 1,862nd career game breaks Al Lopez's NL mark

1990-11-17

David Crosby breaks his left leg, ankle and shoulder in a motorcycle accident in Los Angles, CA

1991-04-18

John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136

1991-05-01

Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal

1991-05-05

A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after a Salvadoran man is shot by police.

1991-08-07

Charles Austin breaks US high jump record at 7'10½"

1992-01-01

Europe breaks down trade barriers

1992-04-20

Joan Lunden, breaks her left shoulder after being thrown from a horse

1992-06-14

Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play

1992-06-15

Jeff Reardon breaks Rollie Fingers' save record with #342

1992-11-14

Actress Peg Phillips (Northern Exposure), falls & breaks 3 fingers

1993-06-07

Cleveland breaks ground for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

1993-08-28

Dam breaks in Qinghai West China, 223 killed

1993-10-16

Anti-Nazi riot breaks out in Welling in Kent, after police stop protesters approaching British National Party headquarters

1994-01-15

Hague motorist with .51% alcohol in blood, breaks Dutch record (.47%)

1994-01-15

Queen Elizabeth falls off her horse & breaks her left wrist

1994-06-22

Ken Griffey Jr breaks Ruth's record for most HRs by end of June (31)

1995-09-06

Cal Ripken Jr breaks Gehrig's record, plays in 2,131 straight games

1995-09-28

Dennis Martinez pitch breaks Kirby Puckett's jaw in Indians 12-4 win

1995-10-08

Dolphin's Dan Marino breaks Tarkenton's NFL career completions record

1995-11-12

Marino breaks Tarkenton's NFL all-time passing yardage mark of 47,003

1995-12-10

Worst snowstorm in Buffalo history, 37.9" in 24 hours (Starting Dec 9 at 7 PM, breaks previous record of 25.3" in 1982

1996-05-30

Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play & nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension

1996-10-13

NY Jet Nick Lowrey breaks Jan Stenerud NFL field goal record at 374

1997-06-01

LA Dodger Wilton Guerrero's bat breaks, revealing it is corked

1997-07-22

Fire breaks out at Palais de Chaillot in Paris

1997-10-03

Japan's maglev train breaks world speed record at 280.3 mph

1997-10-21

Elton John's tribute to Diana, Princess of wales, breaks world record, 318 million dist

1999-06-06

In Australian Rules Football, Tony Lockett breaks the record for career goals, previously 1299 by Gordon Coventry and which had stood since 1937.

1999-08-26

Michael Johnson breaks the 400 metres world record with a time of 43.18 seconds.

2002-05-25

China Airlines Flight 611: A Boeing 747-200 breaks apart in mid-air and plunges into the Taiwan Strait killing 225 people.

2002-07-07

A scandal breaks out in the United Kingdom when news reports accuse MI6 of sheltering Abu Qatada, the supposed European Al Qaeda leader.

2005-10-15

Riot in Toledo, Ohio breaks out during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested.

2007-08-07

Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.

2008-05-31

Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds.

2012-05-02

Barcelona football player Lionel Messi breaks the European goal-scoring record with 68 goals

2012-12-10

Norwegian Magnus Carlsen breaks Garry Kasparov's 13-year Elo rating record

2013-01-01

Magnus Carlsen breaks Garry Kasparov's chess FIDE rating, reaching 2,861

2013-02-15

Over 1,200 people are injured after a meteor breaks up over Chelyabinsk, Russia

2014-07-08

Miroslav Klose breaks the World Cup goal scoring record with 16 goals

2015-10-30

27 dead, scores injured after fire breaks out at Romanian nightclub

2016-01-03

Jimmy Butler of the Chicago Bulls breaks Michael Jordan's team record for points in a half Butlerscored 40 points in the second half. The Bulls won the game 115-113 over the Toronto Raptors.

2016-04-14

Golden State Warriors: 73rd win breaks Chicago Bulls' NBA record

2016-08-12

Michael Phelps's 13th Individual Gold Breaks an Ancient Record

2016-12-03

Trump breaks US policy stance with direct Taiwan call

2017-04-10

Russell Westbrook Breaks Oscar Robertson's Triple-Double Record vs. Nuggets

1907-01-30

Lois Corbett, Don Breaks Leg

1918-01-25

Ernie Harwell, 42: Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier

1920-9-29

Ella Lucille Dinning, Takin' the Breaks

1924-9-27

R.L. Armstrong, The Missouri Breaks

1928-03-26

Rade Kojadinovic, When Day Breaks

1929-08-21

Toma Jovanovic, When Day Breaks

1936-02-11

Sebastian Breaks, The Heroes of Telemark

1939-05-02

Gates Brown, 42: Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier

1939-12-11

Thomas McGuane, US, writer (Colf Feet, Tom Horn, Missouri Breaks)

1939-12-11

Thomas McGuane, The Missouri Breaks

1940-03-25

Jim Breaks, Episode #2.4

1943-12-25

Zafir Hadzimanov, When Day Breaks

1947-07-24

Predrag Ejdus, When Day Breaks

1949-08-09

Jonathan Kellerman, When the Bough Breaks

1952-05-28

Kenneth Miller, All Hell Breaks Loose

1952-06-14

Colin Tarrant, When the Bough Breaks

1959-08-09

Kurtis Blow, NYC, rapper (Krushgroove-The Breaks)

1960-08-17

Leslie Jean Porter, And Then It Breaks

1968-01-26

Michael T. Moore, All Hell Breaks Loose: Part 2

1970-03-24

Jeff Lewis, When the Water Breaks

1974-05-31

Guy Nardulli, And Then It Breaks

1974-9-24

Stephen Breaks, Captain Jack

1975-08-04

Basil Shadid, Heart Breaks Open

1981-03-16

Curtis Granderson, 42: Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier

1985-9-05

Riley Raymer, When the Bough Breaks

1987-9-09

Baby Sinead, Joanna Angel Breaks 'Em in

2008-06-26

Marvelle Mendoza, No Breaks on the Midnight Express: Part 2

1983-01-08

Lois Corbett, Don Breaks Leg

1994-01-29

Ulrike Maier, olympic skier, breaks neck during world cup skiing at 26

2000-04-28

Ella Lucille Dinning, Takin' the Breaks

2010-05-04

Ernie Harwell, 42: Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier

2012-01-26

Colin Tarrant, When the Bough Breaks

2012-06-09

Toma Jovanovic, When Day Breaks

2013-09-27

Gates Brown, 42: Jackie Robinson Breaks the Color Barrier