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Durham - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1865-04-26 |
Battle of Durham Station, NC (Greensboro) |
1865-04-26 |
Confederate Gen J E Johnston surrenders Army of Tenn, at Durham NC |
1871-06-16 |
The University Tests Act allows students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests, except for courses in theology. |
1891-09-03 |
John Stephens Durham named US minister to Haiti |
1908-03-23 |
American diplomat Durham Stevens is attacked by Korean assassins Jeon Myeong-un and Jang In-hwan, leading to his death in a hospital two days later. |
1942-10-20 |
"Durham Manifesto" calls for fundamental changes in race relations |
1954-09-02 |
WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, NC (ABC) begins broadcasting |
1956-12-15 |
WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, NC (CBS) begins broadcasting |
1959-07-06 |
WENH TV channel 11 in Durham, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting |
1967-07-19 |
Race riots in Durham NC |
1968-11-04 |
WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, NC (NBC) 1st broadcast |
1989-09-22 |
Cards outfielder Leon Durham suspended for 60 days due to drugs |
1994-06-06 |
Brian Lara scores 501 not out for Warwickshire vs Durham |
1994-06-06 |
Warwickshire score 4 for 810 declared against Durham |
1996-09-13 |
Phil Simmons scores 171 & takes 6-14 for Leics v Durham |
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Durham - Notable Birthdays
Durham - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1633-01-31 |
Nathaniel Crew, English bishop (Durham) |
1791-04-09 |
George Peacock, Denton County Durham, English Mathematician (algebraic theory) |
1792-04-12 |
John George Lambton, London, statesman (1st Earl of Durham) |
1828-04-13 |
Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham |
1851-02-01 |
Durham Stevens, American diplomat (d. 1908) |
1856-03-11 |
George Durham, Texas Rangers |
1868-07-14 |
Gertrude Bell, Durham, British archaeologist (Desert & The Sown), (d. 1926) |
1877-06-27 |
Louis Durham, A Crook's Sweetheart |
1906-04-16 |
Pigmeat Markham, Durham NC, comedian (Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In) |
1912-02-14 |
Dorothea Durham, Cabin in the Sky |
1914-11-23 |
Roger Avon, Durham actor (d. 1998) |
1916-10-03 |
James Herriot [Alfred Wight], Sunderland, County Durham, veterinarian/novelist (All Creatures Great and Small), (d. 1995) |
1917-9-06 |
Richard Durham, The Greatest |
1918-04-06 |
Joan Bernard, Principal (Trevelyan College, Durham) |
1920-01-10 |
Max Patkin, Bull Durham |
1920-06-21 |
Marcel Durham, The Dark Crystal |
1920-12-04 |
Yank Durham, Episode #23.20 |
1925-01-26 |
David Jenkins, Bishop (Durham) |
1930-09-22 |
Roger Durham Hannay, composer |
1930-9-08 |
Marilyn Durham, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing |
1931-04-17 |
Ruth Etchells, principal (St John's College-Durham) |
1932-05-21 |
John Armitage, principal (College of St Hilda & St Bede Durham) |
1932-11-15 |
Clyde L McPhatter, Durham NC, singer (Drifters-Treasure My Love) |
1933-02-14 |
Evelyn Ebsworth, Vice-Chancellor (Durham U) |
1933-03-27 |
Frank Taylor, Chief Constable (Durham) |
1936-02-01 |
G H Blake, Principal (Collingwood College, Durham U) |
1936-03-22 |
Roger Whittaker, Nairobi Kenya, country singer (Durham Town) |
1936-08-11 |
D V Day, Principal (St John's College, Durham U) |
1938-12-16 |
Michael Greer, Durham NC, actor (Bobby Gentry Show) |
1941-05-24 |
Martin Mogg, governor (British Durham Prison) |
1943-07-03 |
Judith Durham, singer |
1943-07-03 |
Judith Durham, The Benny Hill Show |
1943-12-17 |
Dave Dee, Meet Judith Durham |
1946-10-04 |
Susan Sarandon, [Tomaling], Jackson Hgts NY, actress (Bull Durham) |
1947-02-12 |
Jim Durham, The NBA on TBS |
1948-03-26 |
Armin Ganz, Bull Durham |
1949-07-22 |
Geoffrey Durham, Episode #2.3 |
1951-08-01 |
David Jasper, British principal (St Chad's College Durham England) |
1951-10-09 |
Robert Wuhl, Union NJ, actor (Bull Durham, Good Morning Vietnam) |
1953-10-31 |
John Lucas, Durham NC, NBA guard (Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee) |
1955-01-18 |
Kevin Costner, Los Angeles California, American actor (Fandango, Silverado, Bull Durham) |
1955-08-01 |
David Jasper, British principal (St Chad's College Durham England) |
1955-12-27 |
Jeff Hyde, Bull Durham |
1956-10-25 |
Danny Gans, Bull Durham |
1957-07-31 |
Leon Durham, American baseball player |
1957-07-31 |
Leon Durham, Little Big League |
1957-08-31 |
Gina Schock, Bull Durham |
1958-06-19 |
Butch Davis, Bull Durham |
1958-10-16 |
Tim Robbins, West Covina CA, actor (Bull Durham, Shawshank Redemption) |
1959-04-09 |
Christopher Durham, One Life to Live |
1962-11-14 |
Sid Akins, Bull Durham |
1963-07-02 |
Garnet Durham, The Pledge |
1963-11-02 |
Jenny Robertson, Bull Durham |
1966-07-10 |
Mike Durham, Cactus Jack Invades ECW |
1969-02-21 |
Chad Durham, Wide Open |
1969-06-29 |
Simon Brown, cricketer (Durham pace bowler, England 1996) |
1971-11-30 |
Ray Durham, Charlotte, North Carolina, American MLB infielder (Chicago White Sox) |
1971-11-30 |
Ray Durham, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs |
1971-9-27 |
Amy Durham, Jesus Freak |
1972-05-21 |
Russell Durham Comegys, The Punisher |
1975-11-06 |
Katy Durham, Bedazzled |
1978-07-01 |
Rhea Durham, The Wedding Scammer |
1981-05-06 |
Adam Durham, Children's Ward |
1982-02-09 |
Alex Durham, The Andromeda Strain |
1989-06-15 |
Danielle Durham, A Descent of Woodpeckers |
1989-08-10 |
Sophie Durham, Son of a Gun |
1990-05-16 |
Timothy Durham, First Day |
1992-05-02 |
Henry Durham, Mid Life Christmas |
Durham - Notable Weddings
Durham - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1815-01-02 |
Leading Romantic Age poet Lord Byron (27) marries Anne Isabella Milbanke (22)by special licence, at Seaham Hall in County Durham. |
2009-08-01 |
Fashion model Rhea Durham (34) weds actor and producer Mark Wahlberg (41) at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills |
Durham - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1437-11-20 |
Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham, cardinal and lord chancellor (b. 1363) |
1845-04-02 |
Philip Charles Durham, Royal Navy Admiral (b. 1763) |
1889-12-21 |
Joseph B Lightfoot, English theologist/bishop of Durham, dies at 61 |
1908-03-25 |
Durham Stevens, American diplomat (b. 1851) |
1909-06-28 |
Israel Durham, Phillies president dies |
1940-05-28 |
George Durham, Texas Rangers |
1960-06-28 |
Louis Durham, A Crook's Sweetheart |
1981-05-28 |
Mary Lou Williams, black musician, dies at 71 in Durham NC |
1984-04-27 |
Richard Durham, The Greatest |
1987-03-06 |
Eddie Durham, Arizona Dream |
1989-01-16 |
Trey Wilson, actor (Bull Durham, Twins, Raising Arizona), dies |
1990-04-15 |
Dorothea Durham, Cabin in the Sky |
1995-10-09 |
Armin Ganz, Bull Durham |
1998-12-21 |
Roger Avon, Durham actor (b. 1914) |
1999-10-30 |
Max Patkin, Bull Durham |
2006-02-16 |
Mike Durham, Cactus Jack Invades ECW |
2008-03-05 |
Jeff Hyde, Bull Durham |
2008-04-26 |
Nino Candido, Bull Durham |
2008-07-06 |
Bobby Durham, American jazz drummer (b. 1937) |
2009-01-09 |
Dave Dee, Meet Judith Durham |
2009-05-01 |
Danny Gans, Bull Durham |
2012-11-04 |
Jim Durham, The NBA on TBS |
2015-03-19 |
Marilyn Durham, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing |
2016-03-10 |
Durham cricket pioneer Don Robson dies aged 82 |
2016-03-15 |
Extreme Weight Loss' Rod Durham dies aged 52 |
